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28 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHIN - GTON, D. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1923. SPORTS. Base Ball Attendance Records to Fall : Pitching Staffs Worry Major Moguls “MY THIRTY YEARS IN BASE BALL” BY JOHN J. McGRAW, Manager New York Giants, Three Times World Champions. SHRINE ! i VISITORS TO TAX CAPACITY OF PARK HERE Washington Due for Touch of Real World Series }-. Atmosphere During Conclave in June—Jack { w- BY DENMAN A two weeks from toda; can League Park next June. { . Bentley Making It Tough for Himself. THOMPSON LL attendance records for Washington will be shattered at Ameri- This is not a prediction that the Na- tionals, who do not even commence training for the campaign until will have made such a sensational showing that fans will flock to the inclosure to cheer their prospective pennant win- ners. Nor that another Babe Ruth will be developed in the local ranks whose feats of slugging will attract the bugs in droves. The Bushmen may not be in the first division at the time; they may even be far down the list, but crowds of unprecedented proportions will march on the stadium at 7th street and Florida avenue daily for the period of a week or 'more. 3 How come? Well, the annual session of the Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North America, to give the conclave its full title, w carly in the month, and there this vi every available form of recreation wil tertainment for the visiting nobles. With the forethought necessary for to have z a task of the magnitude assumed by them the offickals of Almas Temple 1l hold forth in the capital for three days ’ ; be so many wearers of the fez camped in inity preceding and following, s well as during the sessions, that be wholly insufficient to afford en- tough time of it making the grade in the National League, for he possesses the severe handicap of temperament, a characteristic that tost no time in broaching the subject| has broken out on more than one oc- of having big league base ball on 1ap for their guests, and Clark Grit- fith, prompted by civic zeal and with an eye on the financial weather vane, agreed to persuade the American League schedule makers to consider the advisability of having the local club “at home"” during the period re. ferred to. The Thing Has Been Done. It has been done. Just what teams are listed to sojourn here during the festivities cannot be divulged, fo American League schedule, off at least, is shrouded in secrec. must_remain so until next Tues ut Harry Standiford, secretary he executive committee of the local riners, and Chairman Ed Snyder f the entertainment committee have een advised that three different lubs, representing both the eastern Znd western sections of the circuit, have been routed into Washington during the twelve days from June 1 to June 12, with the Shrine conven- tion carded right in the middle of the period, June 5, 6 and 7 Washington has experienced many “pig days" in base ball, but never has it had more than two in a row such as it will see next June when the population of the capital will be practically doubled for a period. Many thousands of the visitors will be from sections where base ball of a big ledgue brand is not available, and with the facilities for entertain- ing upward of half a million stran- sers all too few, jams of record pro- vortions can be counted on. Washington may not win the pen- nant this year, or ever, but local fans will get a real touch of world series atmosphere when they attempt to veach their favorite roosting place at Mr. Griffith’s stadium any, day in the first week of June Jack Bentley's Case. If Jaok Bentley likes to play base ball and welcomes the opportunity to demonstrate to the world at large that he is of real major league call- ber, some kind friend should induce him to switch his tactic obtain from Owner Dunn part of the 00 which Baltimore received for him, in addition to playing material, Bentley has shifted his demands to the Giants, informing his purchasers that he will stay out of the gama yin- less they are riet. Bentley has compiled a most markable record with the Orioles, his work in the box, on first hase and with the stick having been a weighty factor in the runaway race staged by the Birds in the Internutional League for the past three years. His left-handed ~efforts on the mound in 1920 enabled him to top all pitchers of the AA circuit, with 16 won and 3 lost, for an ewrned-run average of 2.11 runs per nine-inning game. In 1921 he was listed fourth, With 12 victories, 1 defeat and a mark of 2.35 in effectiveness, while last season he again headed his fel- Jow flingers, copping 13 battles, losing 2 and vielding an average of but 1 Tuns in each regulation contest, Nifty itching, this, and paralleled in a atting way by an average of .359 for the three vears, his total of 9 hits in this period including 165 dou- bles, 56 triples and 84 homers, ev dence encugh that he swats 'em far as well as frequently, Jeopardizing His Chances. All this in a minor league, of course, but his admirers always have stoutly contended that only Dunn's refusal to let hfm advance has pre- vented Beutley from establishing himself as a big league star, and, Tow that Jack has the chance, he is Jeopardizing it by uttempting to sep- arate a wad of coin from one of the toughest eggs the game ever has known—Johp Joseph McGraw. In one highly important respect Bentley is well able to voice his de. *mands, for, with extensive farm hold- ings in nearby Maryland, he could /®ive up his off-season side line of selling _automobiles and worry mot at all, base ball or no base ball; but 4if he llkes the game and wants to Pprove to himself as well as others that he possesses real major league class he will be wise not to rile his new boss too much. No magn. te in base ball can better afford or is mors likely to toss his investment aside for the purpose of malntaining dis- cipline than McGraw. With all his ability, Bentley figures re- i | | { | 11y dons Failing to | casion in the most critical stages of the pennant race and was in evidenc as recently as last fall when the oles were playing St. Paul in the tle world serie ‘The Saints solved Bentley's ~tuff and, arter being laced for a’few innings, Jack left the mound and disappeared under the stands, ignoring Dunm's frantic pleas for him to return and play first base. Bentley is sensitive. Jeers make him nervous and razzing upsets him. He" due to get plenty of it from the wolves who infest the Polo Grounds. No plaver unable to stand the gaff of criticism leveled at him from the stands in Harlem can make good with the Giants. Jack would have plenty to contend with in the natural course of events, but the grand opera star tactics he is pursuing now will ren- dar his path even thornier if he final- a Glant uniform. as he prob ably will. The Sandy Spring farmer meraly is making a tough situation tougher—for himself. MAJORITY OF CHAMPION GIANTS STILL UNSIGNED NEW YORK, February 16—The New York National League base ball club has announced that with three exceptions no unsigned players would be permittel either at the prelimi- nary training camp, at Marlin, Tex., or at its main camp at San Artonio. The exceptions are George Kelly. Em!l Meusel and Charles Stengel, who took part in the midwinter tour to the orient. With the club ready for its training season, the majority of teh regular members of the champion Giants re main unsigned. Players who hav not signed up yet are: Catchers Sny der and Smith, Pitchers Nehf, Scott, J. Barnes. V. Barnes and Bentley, In- fielders Kelly, Bancroft and Rawlings, and Outfielders Stengel and Meusel. — e BRTIH FOUR O LAY PHIAELPHATEANS CINCINNATI, Ohid, February 16.— Members of the all-stur English polo teant Jeft Cincinnati taday fore Phila- delphia, where they are to play ex hibition games before going ta New York to compete for the dnternational polo championship. Capt. Egan stated he had made ar- rangements for his team to play one game of outdoor polo at Pynehurst, S. C. immediately following'ghe in- ternatlonal contests. The Britishers last night defeated the Cincinnati Riding Club Mayers by a score of 10 to 9 in_one of the best played and mest exciting games ever seen in this city. BABE RUTH ON HIS WAY. TO BOIL OFF POUNDAGE NEW YORK, February 16.—Babe Ruth {8 traveling today toward Hot Springs, Ark., training camp of the Yankees, He is the first member of the &lup to start for the proving grounds. Col. T. L. Huston and Col. Jacob Ruppert, heads of the Yankee club, escorted the home run king to the train. Ruth will do no heavy work for several weeks, but will take baths. in an effort to reduce weight. HOLLOCHER ON SHELF. CHICAGO, February 16.—Word was recelved here today that Charley Hollocher, star shortstop and captain of thé Chicago National League club, is confined to his home in St. Louls by an attack of influenza and will be unable to leave with the Cubs’ first squad tomorrow for the training camp at Catalina Island, Calif. YOUR OPPORTUNITY - ki, Grasp It Now—and Save Dollars Suits Reduced Suitable for Spring Wear $45.00 Suits Now $47.50 $50.00 $52.50 $55.00 $57.50 $60.00 $65.00 $30.00 ” » » ” Your garment made by skilled Union-Tailors in our daylight workrooms on the premises. JOS. A. WILNER & CO. Custom Tai lors (Released Exclusively Through the North American Newspaper Alliance.) How ‘American League Helped in De;elopmem of Base Ball—Old Ath- letics One of Greatest Clubs—The Team That Stole a Pennant. 1912, in many. ways, was, to I my mind, one of the most in- teresting and important periods in major league base ball. The Ameri- can League had completely estab- lished iteslf as a permanent fixture inn the history of the game, and bitterness had begun to die away, Everybody realized that the two major leagues had proved a good thing for the game rather than a detriment. It enabled us to establish as a permanent classic the annual world serfes. With this feelin, structive teams. HE five years between 1907 and & came hard, con- _efforts to build up great Bach league was on its met- tle. The public was being given the best that money and intelligence could provide. Appreciation of this was shown by an immedlate growth in attendance all over the country. In other words, base ball had etertd a new era. Since that time it has never lagged, except, of course, during the world war. Three Great Clubs Formed. An evidence of the importance of this era was the devi lopment of at least three great ball clubs—the Ath- letics, the Giants and the Cubs. To this day those three teams are used as & basis for comparison in Judging the strength of pennant win- ners. There have been constant Argu- ments as to the respective merits of those three clubs. As T have said before, 1 think my 1905 team wus the smartest of the clubs that 1 have handied. Though it was not so fast, it was much smarter than our clubs of 1911-12-13. I have never regarded the Chicago club of 1906-7-8 as the greatest of ball clubs. It had determi ion nd fighting =pirit, and it had smartness, but it did not have the natural strength of the Athletics of 1911 or of the 1905 New York team. Mackmen Had Everything. Nobody appreciates the efforts of the famous Cubs more than myself, but in all frankness I must say that Chance’s club was not as good as the Athletics of 1911—a team that lasted until Connie Mack finally broke it up, deliberately. In that team Connie Mack had practically everything that is needed for a great club. There were no weak spots that one could indicate with certainty. In the first place it had wonderful pitching. Very few ball clubs were ever equipped ‘with such pitchers as Bender, Plank and Coombs. All of these were thinking pitchers. In ad- dition they had the goods physically A club with a trio of such pitchers would be pretty hard to beat in a season or in a series any time. Always Packed a Punch. 1 don’t remember ever having seen a much better combination around second base than Eddie Collins and Jack BaiTy. Then, at third, there was Frank Baker. Stuffy Meclnnis came along soon and there was an in- fleld pretty nearly perfect All of these men could hit and all knew the tricks of the game in the field. The Athletics had a punch at all times. Our pitchers realized that to their sorrow the first time we ran against them. On the other hand our batters knew what they were up against when they had to face such pitchers as Plank, Coombs and Ben- der. 1 have no hesitation in expressing the opinion that the Athletics of that period were one of the greatest ball clubs of all times. 5 We had to face them for the world championship in 1911. Giants Possessed Speed. Going into that fight we had_one of the fastest clubs that New York ever turned out, but it was mot the smartest club by any means. We were just emerging from the period of completely rebuilding a team with nger blood. )o\‘i’eghad made many trades and had dug up several youngsters since the stormy days of 1907 and 1908. Final- ly I got together this outfit, and it won_the_pennant: Meyers, Merkle, Doyle, Fletcher, Herzog, Schaefer, Murray, Snodgrass, Devore. Mathew- Bon, Marquard, Tesreau and Wiltse. Mighty few ball clubs ever put to- gother were faster than that combi- nation. That, I think, was the great- est base running club I ever saw. We stole so many bases—led the league so far In that respect—that we were jokingly referred to as having literally stolen the pennant. Uniforms Were in Tatters. The players got the motion that they could steal on anybody, and that belief was §o strong that they went HOOKS WILTSE. One of the quartet of invincible hurl- ers with the Giants of 1908. out and did it. On one trip west we arrived in Chicago with a club in [rags and tatters—had to telexraph for new uniforms—nearly every man on the club had slid th at out of his uniform pants. We had p and patched until the principal fe ture of our pants was safety pins Josh Devore's clothes barely hung on him and Doyle's and Merkle's, Mur- ray's and Herzog's were almost as bad. Hitting the dirt repeatedly day after day puts the average uniform to quite a test. This telegram of ours for news pants created a lot of amusement at the tim In the first game in Chicago Josh Devore slid so completely out of his patched-up breeches that a cordon of players had to form around him and escort him off the field. Players Show the Strain. Toward the end of the season our club was all worn out physically and mentally. The strain had been too hard and they were overtrained— stale. That was an abstemious club. JACK FOURNIER BALKS OVER SHIFT T0 ROBINS ST. LOUIS, February 16.—Refusal of Jacques Fournier, St. Louis Na- tional first baseman, to report to the Brooklyn Nationals, to which he was traded yesterday for “Hy” Mvers, outfielder, xnd a year's option on Ray Schmandt, first baseman, was based on personal business reasons, he sald here today, and not on antipathy to- ward the Brooklyn club. It was said here that unless Four- nier changed his mind the Brooklyn club would be the only loser, for it was explained the clubs do not guar- antee delivery of players. Samuel Breaden, president of the St. Louis Nationals, who negotiated the exchange of players at the Na- tional League meeting in New York, said he did not anticipate any diffi- culty in signing up Myers, who was reported to be holding out for an increase in salary from the Brooklyn club. “I will quit the game for good be- fore I go to mny club outside of St. Louis,” Fournier declared. “I have gone into the insurance business here as @ profession which I intend to follow. 1 am making more money selling insurance during the winter months than 1 can_ possibly make playing ball during the summer. Be. ing in business here, I have to play ball here. I realize that I have but a few years’ playing ability left, and I want to end my diamond career with the Cardinals, because my future rests in St. Louis. Wo fiave just approved one of the largest and ptost unique automobile advertising campaigns that has ever appeared in this territory, which we know :_3“. 1938 series. 11 produce numerous inquiries about the Oakland To follow up these inquiries and develop them $ato buyers, it 1s necessary for us to increase our present sales organization and we need men, with responsibilities, for wholesale and retail sales work, ‘who are experienced sslesmen or feel that they have abllity. sales Individuale who can meet our requirements are mssured that the remunerations they can earn for the same amount of effort will be larger than they “sould possibly earn elsewhere, and is upon a basis thet is as unusus! es Guerantee. the Oakland 15,000-Mile All intervisws and communications will be held that wow't win» tehed | 1 { i i { ! | deteat, {land, We had no difficulty about r conduct. That is one time that I favored the use of ale or beer. The players were going around with a haggard look in their eves and heavy lines in their faces. ‘Some one suggested that the gang would like to see Wilbert Robin- son, who had been with us in the training period. His jovial smile was always a good tonic for the players. We telegraphed for him to join us. He was in business in Baltimore at the time. Robbie showed up the next day. After looking the players over he asked them: “Who's dead around here? What's the matter?” Robbie Cheers 'Em Up. With a few slaps on the back he rounded the young fellows up und put new spirit in them. He took Chief Meyers, Rube Marquard and others off that night and made them take a few glasses of ale. The pennant fight was forgotten and they laughed over spring training jokes The psycho- logical effect was wonderful. kn a little while the young fellows relaxed and became natural again. They spurted right ahead and won out. Our club wa ] and shot to pieces when we faced the i Athletics in the world serles in 1911. I do not give that as a reason for our but it was a contributing cause.” The main cause of our losing that series was the wonderful hitting and pitching of the Athletics. In that series we had two games broken up by Home Run Baker, if you will remember. Incidentally, both of these famous home runs were made off pitches that had been de- livered against orders. Marquard and Matthewson both pitched to Baker contrary to instructions. 1 do not mean to sav that we would have won the world pennant if that had not happened. but we cerwainly would have had a hetter chance. 1 had instructed Marquard not pitch a high, fast ball to Baker, but he forgot. He put one just in that spot and Baker “whammed” it into the stands. Strangely enough, Matthew- son, who rarely ever forgot anything in his life, did exactly the same thing when he pitched. After maneuvering around awhile he handed Baker a high, fast one in an effort to cross him. Again Baker slammed it into the stands. Marquard's Sense of Humor. An amusing feature of those inci- dents was the articles in the papers by Marquard and Matthewson. Bnth re writing signed stories on the series. Matty told how Marquard had pitched the wrong ball to Baker. When Marquard came out in his a; ticle he agreed that Matty knew wh he was talking about hecause he pitched the same thing. The players and the fans had a good laugh out of that. For the first time we discrvered that Marquard had a sense of humor. (Copyright, 1923, T. 8. and Canada, by Christy W sndicate.) Ish 'TODD QUTPOINTS LEWIS FOR BRITISH RING TITLE By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 16. — Roland Todd last night defeated Ted “Kid” Lewis on points in a twenty-round bout in Albert Hall, thereby regain- ing the middleweight championship, which he lost to Lewis November 20 last. T.ewis was the holder of both the British and European lightweight championships. ~The betting was mostly in his favor. 4 Up to the tenth roud Lewis was the aggressor, but afterwards Todd, who has the reputation of being one of the greatest defensive boxers in Eng- took the tinitiative. Shortly after the fourteenth Lewis was badly battered and fast tiring. In the last three rounds Lewis tried to get over his famous right swing, but was un- able to do so, and Todd easily was a victor on_ points. The Lonsdale belt does not go to Todd with his victory, but will be returned to the National Sporting Club. The manager of Todd says he will take his protege to the United States and challenge Johnny Wilson for the world middleweight cham- pionship. BRAVES RETAIN DEVLIN. BOSTON, February 16.—*“Art” Dev- lin, formerly third baseman for the New York ~Giants and the Boston Braves, has been retained as a coach for the Braves for 1923, Manager Fred Mitchell has announced. Deviin will be associated as coach with Dick Rudolph, former Braves pitcher. ules of | champlonships at Washington Canoe | pretty well worn out | Young Men's SEVEND. . WRESTLERS | IN PRE-TITLE MATCHES| 1 Seven of the thirteen wrestlers who are to compete in_the prelim- inaries of the South Auantic A. A. U | Club tonight are Washington men. The Washington Cange Club will be represented by Clarence Bruce, George Bruce and Don Udall, Gallau: ol- lege by James Orman, Prentis Lucado and Stephen Cherry, and the Y. 31 C. A. by M. C. Bafley. The bouts will start at § o'clock. Al classes except that for 133- pounders will require only one pre- liminary. In the 135-pound division where three are to compete for the right to meet the present title- holder, the winner of the first hout will have to take on the third entry The finals are to be conducted Lo morrow night at the Baltimore Y MC A Pairings for tonight's engagements follow: 126-pound class—0. . Bruoe, Washington Canoe Club, and James N. Orman, Gallaudet. 135-pound class—Two bouts. Boy Seaton, tn- attached, Middleburg, Va.; George R. Bruc Washington Cance Club, and Prentis U Lucado, Gallaudet. 147-pound _clasi—Roy. Seaton, Middlsburg, Va., and ton _Oanoe Club. 160-pound class—M. una:tached on T. Udall, Washing- C. Bailey, Washington Christian _Association, and Gallaudet College. ass—Mike Thalberg, Baltimore s Christian Association, and Wil- | ettt 3»—Norman J. Dellone, Doyle’. Atbletic Cub, and Fred Glath, Baltunore ¥oung Men's Christian Association, LEGION POSTS T0 FIGHT Stephen Ch 180 pound: X M, CHICAGO, February 16.—Officials of various Chicago American Legion posts planned to seek an injunction today to prevent Charles C. Fitzmorris, chief police, from enforcing his order clamy ing on the boxing 1id here ing contests between pugilists had been announced being negotiated for, all net proce: for the benefit of former soldiers, when | Chief Fitzmorris police to halt Burrage F presid Chicago Law and Order League the attention of W i son, mayor, to the The state law prohibits pr where such exhibits are open to public and where an admission fee charged. The numerous contests ing the past fall and winter have under the guise of “club entertu ments,” and some of the best known boxers have been engaged, with the “gate” running as high as $8,000 to $10,000. Last summer a club which was ofier- ing_boxing contests. with the procced to be donated to charity, obtained injunction which prevented police inter- ference. Fitzmorris sought an interpre tation from the city legal departrent yesterday and acted after he was formed the December _injunction ferred specifically to one contest, not to those in prospect now. The “headliners” at the next Ameri- can Legion show here would have been Midget Smith of New York and Joe Burman of Chicago, regarded as first- class fiyweights. BECKETT-SMITH FIGHT SCHEDULED FOR MAY 14 LONDON. February 16.—Joe Beck- | ett and Dick Smith, the heavyweight fighters, have signed a confract to meet in'a twenty-round bout May 11 The men were to have fought Mon- day night, but the bout was post- poned in consequence of an injury to| Beckgit's left hand. H l i LYNCH WILL SEE RIVAL BANTAMWEIGHTS BATTLE| NEW YORK. February 16.—Carl Tremaine of Cleveland ~and Irish| Johnny Curtain of Jersey City, two| of the leading contenders for .Joe| Lynch’s bantamweight title, will meet tonight in a twelve-round match at Madison Square Garden. Lynch will be at the ringside, as he has agreed to meet the winner in a match to be held early in the summer Several box- y k nationa = w ordered t after Arthur af cailed Thomp- vesterday all bouts exh Zhits, e dur- been a"n! Radiators and Fenders ANY KIND MADE OR REPAIRED. Cores installed in any make. 10 DIFFERENT MAKES RADIATORS, WITTSTATT'S R. and F. WORKS 819 13th. F. 6410. 1425 P, M. 7443, EARL &.WILSON SAGELAWN A better Semi-Sort Collar Earl & Wilson SEMI-SOFT Collars have a lock front to prevent gapping above the tie |, | SUZANNE, PLAYING FINE NONE OF THEM SATISFIED WITH THEIR MOUND CORPS ilure to Take Into Consideration ballers Is Mainly Responsible on Most Clubs Passing of Spit- for Condi- tio BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, February Icagues e should be I 16.—The pitching situation in both j in more or less all of the sixteen clubs, is not all it At least, it would be extremely difficulty to find an major league manager who is completel . t Indecd. it would be almost as difficuit to find any manager who would nor aduit, confidentially, or otherwisc, that he is very much dissatisfied witl i boxmen as a whole. This situation as it exists, however, is a logica one, and the fault, more or less, of the managers and owners themselves = When the 11 pitcher was firs ’ Down abolished st of the r a; dilly They had faile light bowlers took part in elimination tournament at the to realize to what extent the saliva ball artist had the game at his mercy Pin alleys last night und Maxey enberg, wit J. Imirie. { Those who lad one two spit-ba pitchers said to themselves: “Oh, we 1 should ¥ one 1 Simmonds, 5 1d ¢, D drépped Ly can kee; rulir the time he I it £'s high ganie the suceessful will be other pitchers type who will e top men will prize tomorrow v satisfied with his twirling stai the Alleys spit the « -dallied we have the King ¥ Ros- sur and b thers dr f the Bdrnes und | i the gap.” the wayside. nd so they went wa do wa thre 1he Tonizht and the e nighs e the spitters’ tuw t hue and or pitchers, a STty of them want There are quite a n handed pitchers ball just a littls must” work the rers of ut the wise batters do v this is on. pitchers must put the bal hen they do the fence the Poxt Office of League Mount scores. 465 Cit e Washington | Ledies two out of three Pleasant quint _with 500 and 436. Eliza- f the winners toppl - pins for the best set of 528, wl Malcolm had the high game the the plat going ere rternal Revenne girle won 1 e from the Western [ni 138 and 43 ame by one p r &rabbed all the h 19 and a game of 1 ball gocs oy averages of the well know reason 50 why much soutl Car Buj M. C. A nigh the lders' team of the nning all auint three ga d Miller of H remains, rer vou t side str thr the {BELGIAN-FRENCH RACES TARGETS OF GERMANY between the in th former’s postponed of several Distr illness onials be hattans tonight pared | tag penait vided In many « have TENNIS, AWAITS MOLLA ' iy the Associated CANNES, B e, February 16— The arrival of Virs. Molla Bjurstedt is scheduled 1o land rance today, finds Mile. englen plaring in greater form than ever. The French star reached the third ronnd of the woman's singles here without losing a single game. 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