The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 16, 1928, Page 5

I RINGING UP F! THER THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE. MONDAY. JAN. 1928. By GEORGE McMANUS ound their mark BY COLLY- || EVERY wWAN || THEY ARE | 0 1926, by DAY BY DAY IN | GITTIN' PRETTIER | AN’ PRETTIER: Tat'l Feature Service, Tnc. Greet Brit b 25 | WONDER IF THAT FELL OFF L THE WiNDOW UPSTAIRS OR WOZ 1T THROWN? JUST LOOK AT THAT OLD Foo E,“,q( A 1l 1-6 A. J. REAGH IS SUMMONED BY DEATH IN EAST Oldtime Basebaii Player, Founder Wellknown Firm, Passes PHIA, A cne of the founders of- the ympany hear old time base Atlantic City He PHILADEI Reach, sporting Is ¢ his name, and an ball player, died at last Saturday afternoon. 87 years of age. an. 16 Every baseball ward the outfieid of any Ameri can League park, bears the name of one long and honorably identi fied with the great national spo:it A. J. Reach. Manufacturing however, was which Reach nition. Long that soars to sporting good:, not the field first attained 1 before the A. Reach Company, Philadelphia, came one of the large produc of athletic equipment and the ¢ ficial maker of all Americs League Dbasebails, “Al” Reach w well known as a home run batier and second baseman. Came to U. S. i 1841 Born in London, May 25, 1840, i was brought by his par New York a year later, 3 life he started as a newsboy Although successful, the pennies did not accumulate rapidly and he abandoned that busin to ba come an iron moulder. am iren moulder he worked twelve hour a day and whenever he had time for recreation lie devoted it {o baseball oh the backlots of Brooklyn. Those who recalled his perform- ances in those early days said he showed the same earnestness that characterized him as a newsboy and an iron 'worker. He could play better than most of the oth- er boys and young men on th sand lots. He was a catcher in those days and d brainy one. His playing attracted attention aut he found a place on the Eckford team of Brooklyn. The Eckfords were one of the famous aggrega- tions of the day and followers of baseball watched the players closely, for from such teams as the Brooklyn Eckfords recruits were obtained for the leading clubs of the country. ‘When Reach was twenty-five years old Colonel Thomas . Fiiz gerald, owner of the Philadelphia Athletics in those days, offercl Reach wages to play baseball for a living. In 1865 playing base- ball for money was considercd hardly within the pale of gond sport, and $256 a week was an ex- ceptional salary, paid only to the stars of the game. It is not re- corded what Reach's offer was, but it could not likely have beea ) more than that figure. At the time of Colonel’ Fitzgor- ald’s proposition another offer was made Reach from Baltimore. He accepted the former and was tried out in various positions. Eventually he was placed at sec- ond base and became one of the best of his day. Incidentally, it is said Reach was the first pro- fessional ball player ever employ- ed as such’in Philadelp] Began as Newsboy The business instinct that had guided him as a newsboy again became apparent and while othe: players of the. old Athletics wera| sitting around recounting th= plays of the day for admiring fans, Reach was working in a cigar store he had establised. He attended the cigar store in the ornings before games and again The store evolved into| TED PRE. ALFRED J. REACH he formed a late B, F. Ame ars later with the A few partnership Shibe (for whom t League baseball park in phia is named)’ for the manufac ture of baseball goods. Ons the chief products of the facto was baseballs, made with a wiy ing machine which Reach iy to have invented. . Reach helped Philadelphia bas the Philadelphia Nationals. the expansion of the sport and the increasing recognition of his produc ach opened additional plants for the manufacture of equipment in Philadelphia and in Brantford, Ontario Christmas Day married to Mi Brooklyn, N. ) were born one son and thres daughters. In his later yeais Reach pelinquished control of ui factories to his son. Retirement, however, did not mean inacti to the patron of the Great Ame can Game, for he became an vn thusiastic golfer and played fro- quently on the links near TPhii- delphia or Atlantic City, where he made his final residence. LONDON BANS BABY BUGGY ‘PRAM’ SHEDS LONDON, Jan. to be \no “pram" don. Front yards ang gardens have other purposes than that of hous- ing baby carriages, and the Lon- don County Council has made its view very clear in the matter. Lady Hilton Young made a test case—and lost. She set her perambulator shed up in the gars den of her house, “Leinster Cor- ner House,” and the London County Council says she must tear it down. Her- representative- before the Council was no less a personage than her husband, Commander Sir Edward Hilton Young, mem- to organize eball club, Wita 1866, Louise Betts, « and to them Reach was 16.—There are sheds in Lon- {ber of Parliament. Sir Edward submitted plans, diagrams, maps and eharts, and even photographs of the babies whose. “pram’ shed was at stake, with an’ eloquent plea which the councillors agreed would have sounded well even in the House of Commons. The.perambulator shed was de- scribed as a small, inconspicuous little building with a decorated roof edge and a tiny window, but the council decided that it was outlawed by a building act of 1894 and that anyway it took up as much space as a garage—| ! {and what would London look like| ilin a few years' time if every-| ‘Ibody who had a baby had a 'm-" hed in his front yard? fenn iimu their own hands in Philadel- FIREMEN WIN FROM SCHOOL Hilltoppers onp Torrid Contest in Second | Clash Local Fives | re Depar mmed the 1; lay cvening in| game in th basketh 1001 i their return Hall in one of the harde { games of the prosent The | Baeh t the Illllmm 5 1\1 « } 1] | Con- Nel- | son, ‘what was easily this season, his and ability In haudling showing up well, High School ca his besi 1 | | | zers toc | i ing canto of the game accurate passing and some shooting were able to place them-| selves in the lead, 10 to 7, when the whistle blew. The High School hoys “kept up | the fast pace well into the second | period, | the first half the Wiremen spurt ed and at hall time had ¢ within one point of a tie, the Hi School being in the lead, 19 to 18 In the third quarter hoth h'un: went after the ball with ggance and hard playing (alhfl‘. out the approval of the rooters while the Firemen forged unm! and ended lh‘ quarter \\nll a siz-! point lead e, ) | But thoe th | a ven-| Hilitonpers ¢id nof give up and came back i {the closing period strong, with I Orme playing for J. Orme. Thel Hi hoys came within four points | of tying the score when Wai | elected to break up his combina tion and replace Neilson with| Jensen and later put Johnsop in! for Burke for a short time, while| Neilson was returned as the quar- ter neared its end. From the time the first substi-| tution was made after the duar ter began the Firemen had eve thing their way, while the Sc llnul showed poor guarding. The whis- tle -ended the scoring for the Fire | Department. For the first time this year the Hilltoppers did not use the five-| man defense system, but checked | ‘man to man instead. With tlufil' method they seemed fo malke| much better progre: while m~ game ‘was. more interestinz and!| faster work was required of n:.\| High School hoopsters. Lineups and Summary High School Firemen Livie (10) . F_Hollmann (1) J. Orme (4) Blake (6) Neilson (8) Campen a2/ Burke (6) -.Garpick (2) | Berrgren (1) ~Mangan (7) Substitution Hlxh School—", Orme (2) for J. Orme, Jensen for Neilson, Johnson for Burke, Burke for Johnson, Neilson for Jensen, Firemen—Barragar (8) for Meoa- gan, Mangan for Blake, Blake for Barragar, Barragar for Hollmann, | Hollmann for Mangan. « Officials: . referee, I. Sabin;| timer, Raven; scorer,, Shattuck. | s0 casily { ol { NEW YORK, Jan. 6—Ceorgo! Godfrey, the black shadow of Leiperville, the 260-pound negr) who hai knocked out his last sev- enteen ' o] ts, has been matched to meet Knute Hansen, .the Dane, at Philadelphia on Jan- uary 23, The wm the match wu«’ made Dnbflc by Jim Dougherty, manager of Godfrey. Dougherty preferre to have but towards the end m,‘ | get for | how |her honor, when the purse was FIREMEN LOSE T0 COLLEGIANS - aitbanks Five Spurs in Fourth Quarter to Win Thrilling Contest ure sn and the glant Dane is by the most important pug traction now on the calendar. will sejtle the real status of current black menace. Hansen is the best | Godfrey has been ed to meet !In his last New York bout, H sen knocked out Phil Scott, hea weight champion of England. May Enter Running Shml]ll Hansen defeat Godfr: will be forced to enta in his elimination tour ment, although he ering him at the p nt time. On the other hand, should God- frey stop Hansen, Rickard will bLe in a more embarrassing predica ment than ever, and he annoy ed enov I'iL’]H now. - FIGHT BUSINESS BAD IN FRANCE 16—Promoting box here i profitless In the fastest and most thrilling basketball game of the season the quintet from the Alaska Coll defeated the local Firemen yesterday afternoon in their open- ing game here in the A. B. Hal by a single point, the final count being 3 From start to finish the two teams battled neck and neck, with the finish in doubt until the ‘final whistle blew immediately after the College sank its winning bas ket when one point to the rear of the Firemen. ith, center tive, was the f the game the opponent 50 in to the Tairbanks outstanding player He covered the floor like a blanket and was n the cern of the game at every moment, while he scored 19, or a little baotter than ona-half of the visitors’ points. All _seven of the College had 1 opportunity to play Romig and Boswell of the Collegi- ans were out on fouls in the fourth quarter. Hollmann of the locals injured his foot in the seo. ond quarter and was replaced by Mangan, and the latter played of 60 men Jan, hes | point Scor men m 1i kets, throw seconds Connors, guarded under his own basket long and he game moment. The Colleze tempts good throws werc shots were made by and Summ. ro ra M Camipen men-—Mangan mann, Holimann f Officials { pire, H. Sabin | Winn; scorers, | tuck - GONFIDENT OF 500D SEASON Colle, 11 1oy game the « the last minute. The d back and forth er, at moment ihie locals and the next Desperately try VELAND, Jan, ague closed 1 condition” and with the knowledge t the College five played | is well in organization, and sank two bas tatement issued hera by tying the score. A freel Barnard, new president of by Mangan put the locals league. the lead once more. Ahout 15 “The American before time callod | fident of a greatly who had been m | petition among its replace Romig, was un-|ing 1928 Barnard A | unusual mber to him was completed | changes have taken nk the shot, winning the | the close of last season Fairbanks at the iast|the clubs involved seem been benefited behind in t end of the of pr canto n in the the sing 11 while the up a total out ¢ pited tch the of scor in this in favor | again:t | to run managed well into to ba outdone | The | quar casily demons League {3 con: improved com membars dur- declared. “An player place simce and’ all to have was sent left of pass for the Cievs group of prominent a new era in the field thair shows that five shot from the times and made 17 of while 3 of free converted. Fifty-fiv the firemen, core hook 4 land club by, a citizens inaugu the progressive history of the American League, which has al ways been proud of the characier of the ownership of its respective clubs. “While the comprehensive plans of the new Cleveland owners wii! not be completely operative dur- ing 1928, the influence of the vision and plans for the future sure to be felt this year not on'y in Cleveland but throughout th ol RELIABLE TRANSFER Phone 149 Res. 148 COURTESY aad GOOD SERVICE Our Motto pursul vs Jeff Dickson of Memphis, Tenn., sometimes called | the “Tex Rickard of France.” Boxing promoters here must pav in taxes about 40 per cent of their gross receipts. They complain it impossgible for them to stage a % bout. Unable to meet the high financial demands of promi- nent he they must revert to second- The fight son one of his best games here, while he was responsible for 14 of (he Firemen's points. All of the play ers on each side played excellent games, ;' there being but few| bungles made. T Opening up fast the first quarter, the Firemen temporarily | ran over the College bunch, and at one time in the period had a G-polut lead which was cut down to 4 points as the whistle sound- ed ending the quarier, with the lo- calg leading, 10 to 6. The second quart SAW ‘men from the College spurting catch up with the Firemen anl 20.‘per ‘cent, the @ity ten per gent| . o7 00 i oes o thelr sttemot Bnc Waple ,“I"”;";'“l,""" i "" “|by one point, sinking four fieid per eent. his le ae 4[J)llll 1 this Toril Mne “ | zoals and one from ). francs. . P 4 " - & s 2000 francs. . Publicity, organt | oy 10 yne iremen were held ation and rental of the Velo |0 : % Jrotie A EHVaI Gdtontited or &n. | V0 from the ficld and two freo e 28,000 aangounted for AN (hraws. The scora at the end ut h N ihe first half w Firemen 16, “Thus, you see, the promoter College 15. when signing his fighters must M s figure to get actually a bare 59 o 1 i e L groxe iperiod of the second hall when per cent of his nominal Bross fo |y, gank' threo from the fleld M ceipts,” declared Dickson. The Sationt A ever hope fo |49 Many attempts while the Firo- lghont, price JNG it ever Hop 3 men's score was augmented hy a riogside seat is 300 francs—about $12 three points from free throws. . / The College dropped another “I know Tex s the groatest| " oliege opped promoter ever, but I'd like to he would get around in ters, Andre Routis-Al promoted recently brought in 16,000 and about 500,000 francs, door boxing record gate for The state stepped in and took Browa by Dick spectators an tha 0l starred in the opening thiz |i DODGE BROTHERS one.’ P RETIRING CITY MATRON 'GIVEN $8,000 BY PUBLIC | MINNEAPOLIS, .Jan. 16.— l Room and Board. “President Straight Eight” entire cireuit.” A — Fada 'Radio Sets and accessor- ies, Columbia Phonographs and records. Radio Electric Co., Mar- tin Lynch, TIIF ROC KLAND BOARDING HOUSE is now open: for business. Home Cook- Short, Prop. e We make men's sults for $55 st P WOLLAND —adv ing. 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LAGERGREN,, Prop. aiv. ! !L | 1 Expert Motor Car Service Is a Science Cénl.muc enjoying the eomforts Iactm‘y built into your car lilvmg it serviced by experts. i | | Basketball Alaska College vs. Juneau High Monday Night, 8 o’clock Alaska College Douglas High ' Tuesday Night, 8 o’clock ALL GAMES AT A. B. HALL General admission, 50¢ Series Tickets, $1.00 Series Tickets for sale at Binleg Mauro Drug Co. and Burford’s & | witi O'Doul to start | & about 180 pounds, M’GREW MAY USE OTT AS REGULAR; 0’DOUL GN BENCH YORIK twenty : legs rid Glant Melyvin ot hall MeGraw he league week ries of It can't, hav to feld the Cubs the Pacific O'Doul w ed pit right-handed southpaws conditional to we with Ar Jahn, and mo Coast wiih recently on in reserve 1 sw batter, will Thig, Lol cow upon O'Donl" mack the Southpaws. wou that a player thereabouts, playing every in the week, need fea: no pitchers. Th what O'Doul did out there in sunny California Ott last broke down eariy in the season. He developed a series ~of charley hortes 'in dis- couraging succession and was used chiefly as a pinch hitter. H did play a number of games, no- tably when Rddie Roush’s logs e way. But chiefly Ott servel as a pinch hitter and bench warm- er. According to McGraw, Ott is too big for his legs. He weighs and at nineteen stand the banz- baseball. say hoots 5 oor day year his legs would not ing of every day Last fall when the train dig. banded for the year, McGraw gl Ott to spend as much time as pos- sible hunting and walking throush woods. Ottt promised to do so, but thus far he has not hothered sending any letters headquar- ters and the gray-haired chisftain of the Giants i§ without facts on his case. to e ee FAIRBANRS BAusKETBALL FIVE DEFEATS WRANGELL The Fairbanks Coliege Dbasket- ball team defeated Wrangell here last Friday night by a score of 2§ to 21, - GUN CLUB MEMBEB.S ATTENTION Annual meeting will ‘be held Monday night at 7 o’cloek in the card room of the Junean Bil- liards. 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