Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1923, Page 74

L Jimmy COVERED MORE TERRITORY THAN ANY OF HIS RIVALS Began as Outfielder With Boston, But Became Star at Far Corner When Loaned to Louisville for Part of 1895 Season. F JAMES J. COLLINS’ MAJOR i Year. Club. League. G. P ases National. 104 1896 Natlonal. 83 1897 Natlonnl. 133 1895 Natlonal. 152 1599 Natlonal | 151 1900 Natlonal. 142 1901 Ameriean 138 1902 American 105 1903 American 130 1904 American 156 1905 American 13 1906 1908 1907 American Ameriean Ameriean Philadeiphin Boston-Phila. Total, 11 yenrs TIN LEAGUE BATTING RECORD. AB. R. 75 TR, 156 122 255 298 &5 17 34 51 6,792 1.057 1.999 2,760 BY FREDERICK G. LIEB. JIMMY COLLINS was the great is a statement which fey wil J galled hot corner of the inficld. There probably never was a third baseman who had the knack for roaming over the ground as well as ficlding marvels at third—Nash, Mc! Collins just ranged a little more ter Collins the cxtr; the exception of a few months sp o voted to Boston. the American Ledgue champions of 1903 ager of the latter team. N Like many other famous ball play ers. Collins found his position as a regular by accident. Jimmy was born in Buffalo, N. Y.. on January 16, 1878, several months before John. McGraw * was born in Olean, N. Y., not so many miles distant. He was educated & St Joseph's College, in Buffalo. where he played the outfield. Broké In as Outfielder. Collins came into the National League an outfielder, plaving center field for Boston, on April 19, 1895, the sopening game of the season. The youngster made a good start, as i Scored two runs and slammed Stock dale, the Washington pitcher, for a pair of doubles. days had Bil Boston in those Nash. the third base king of his era, was no thought third, and there changing him. The Louisville club was short of players and in mid- season Boston agreed to loan Collins to the Colonels. He played his first National League same at third base for Louisville in a contest with the Phillies at the Srounds of the latter club of June 13 1895, and thereafter Collins never was seen in any other position than third base. on _recalled Collins in 1896, and 4n 1897 Frank Selee put together his famous infield of Collins. Long! Lowe and Tenneyv. Collins succeeded the veteran Nash at third, as Billy was released to Philadelphia. and Tenney, the voung left-handed catcher from Brown, pushed Tom Rucker off first This infield was one of the greatest ever assembled. Many consider it the greatest of them all Holds Several Records. Collins holds several rdcords. In 1899 he chances at third base for the Boston Nationals, the greatest number ever handled by any third baseman. In 1900, his last in the National League, major league handled 601 + took care of 252 putouts. another rec- ord for a third baseman. —In 1904 | he played 156 games at third base for the Red Sox. a record shared by 14 Foster of the Washingtons in | 1914. . | When the American League in-| ~vaded Boston in 1901 Collins was ap- pointed manager of the new Red Sox team, and he induced many of hi fellow Boston National players to cast 1heir lot witlt the new league. Col- lins' early vears as a pla were quite successful, as his teams ©f 1901 and 1902 finished well up, and he won the pennants in 1903-04. topping off the 1903 season with a world's series victory over the Pirates. Colli 1905 | < team of veterans broke in when the club lost twenty straight games. and Jimmy was de- posed as manager and tre to | Philadelphia for Jack Knight However. he the: *had taken on waeight and lost ‘much of his speed, his career coming to an end after two ns with the Athletics. right, 1923, by Al Munro Elias.) i ng manager | of. est third baseman of all time 1 contradict Collins. and base ball has seen many Graw, Bradley. Lord and Groh. ritory than any others, so was a hard, dangerous hitter, getting many base knocks “base type, while he was a fair but smart base-runner. With his closing vears in Philadelphia. Collins' cntire big league career was de- He played on four championship teams in the Hub— ational League pennant winners of 1897 and 1898 and the Red Sox Jimmy was playing man- MORGAN AND FAWSETT TRAPS cnt with Louisville in 1895, and and 1904. 1 * VIETORS AT ThE force them. But for that a commis- | sioner of base ball would have been Shooting in fine form yesterday aft- of no great value ean and C. C. Faw:| Realizing that he lacked a little of ernoon R. D. Morgan and C. C. FaW: | pg personal knowledge and famitiar- cett won back their lost laurels asjity necessary. the judge immediately two-man team title holders of the!set about to make hm‘]:“]l"u‘ m:"h"»{ District, defeating their challengers, | the game. = He attended evers i J. Marcey and F. P. Williams, and a field of seven other pairs. Morgan came through with 50 stralght and Fawcett missed but one. | Marcey and Williams scored 46 each. Hogan and Monroe finished third with 46 and 45, respecfively. a total of 91 Morgan won high gun spoon with 50 straight and Dr. Parsons took handi- | cap spoon from Fawcett, after a shoot-off, scoring 24 to 23 Six squads reportea and an effort will be made to train a team that can defeat the Oriole gunners af the meet on March 31. Team races will be held between the Blues and the Reds, the —_— That In picking an all-star team for all time, scveral positions may be in doubt, but there is practical unanimity among base ball men in selecting Collins for the so- But (Released E: Base Ball, Given Praise. Why He Was Essential to Sport Is Pointed Out. In concluding these memoirs of my thirty vears in base ball, I would be | guilty of serious and unfair omission if 1 didl not discuss the most impor- tant constructive move. fo my that base ball has ever made—the naming of a commissioner of base ball with absolute authority Not only did base ball make a big constructive move in deciding on the commissioner, rather than a commis- sion comprised of ghree men. but the | { Judge Kenesaw M. Landis to fill the | job. . From the very we had more or less annovance over the na | tional commission because of its mem- bers being a part of the game. Iven the chairman. August Herrmann, wa president of the Cincinnati Club. The other members were presidents the American and National league T don't know of a fairs or _inore conscientious man than Garry Herr- {mann and 1 do not believe he was ever influenced by his nneciion with the Cineinnati Club. At the same time, the mere fact of the connection often gave rise to innuendo ifi the newspapers, Obviously the only thing to do was to have a man of recognized ability, who had no connection whatsoever with any club or any league. The chance of getting Judge Landis. federal judge of national reputation, made this change possible The judge showed his strength the moment we invite him to accent the position. He refused umless he was given absolute authority to inflict punishment ag well as fo decide on He would not consent to a clause which read “and recommend” punish- ment. To make his decisions stand up he must have the authority to en- function whet minors. He wanted to know what it was “all about. Before he made atep you may rest assured that he did know. t0o. One of the first big moves made by the commissioner was to enforce the ilaw against barnstorming without iperm jon. 1t so happened that his I first hard decision hit one of the most spectacular figures in the game—Babe Ruth Landia Started Well. While that was a blow to finances as well as other things I think it was a good thing that the first punish- ment hit a plaver of great promi- nence. 1t showed that the judge in- tended to have things run to the letter of the law regardless of person- alfty. I do not mean that it was a Washington Ladies’ League Landis, Commissioner of mind, bull's-cye was rung I the selection of | of THE SUNDAY - STAR, -WASHINGTON,. D:i. C.,- MAR BY. JOHN J. McGRAW, xolusiy | Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, sport in-the least by his absence. His| absence might affect the fortunes of one ciub, but it can never hurt the sport, It is & good thing for players | to know this—good for evervbody. That particular angle of base ball always has interested me. Whenever great star arises it is frequently | d that a team could never ge falong without him. How often have you heard that said about Mathewson lin the old days; about Wagner. | Lajoie, even th nous Mike Kelly” All ‘of those gr ones went out | and the game went right on The greatness of Judge Landis, though. lies in his wonderful fore- sight, hit vision. Always he 10oks to the future and sees the possibilities of base batl. He seems 1o undersiand the mind of the public toward the game. So few of our base ball people give a thought to that in the midst of their petty quarrels! [ Being of the great army of fans and not of the base ball machiner. Judge Landis has a broad viewpoint the very viewpoint that base ball al- ways has needed will not take up the third series on fhe commissioner is very careful 1osers to buy a dinner for the wine | good thing for Babe Ruth personally. | The commissioner 1€ Vory careful | ners. i to be hit first. 1 would feel the same | 208 0€ R, 0 M 00" broughe to Hit. Shot ar. | about any great player—a man like| tention. 1o matter how small or R. D. Morgan. 50 80 | Mathewson. or Hornsby, or Sisler, (url ‘\‘ '“””‘ 1 \“ the sam e‘lllnr he C. C. Fawsett. 49 50 | instance. The plavers can never sayinconsequent d can.atrike quickly | e 47 80|03t the judge started out by picking | thinks rapidiv and can » quickly C. C. Waters... .. 47 B0} the small TEy. if it be nelessary. o o Zamen. 4 5 %Iis always a good thing in base Judge “There” In Plneh. 3. Marcey..... it 48 3 iball to bring out the fact that no| rhe pest instance I have observed F. P. Williams.. . 46 50 | player is greater thanthe game.| ., 5 4.0 ceeing the proper n T, . Monre 45 50 !y, slow up the progress of the- instantly and na E.n e G. A. Emmons... ... .. o 5o|would L Capt. H. M. Horton, 43 50| Dr. A. B. Btine. PEREEEEy 43 50 W. C. Blundoa........ 43 50 J. T. McCarron.......... 43 50 3 v Lieus, J. F. Rupert. .42 50 | i E. W. Ford. 2 v 41 50 | N. Franklin... . 39 50 | H. W..Floyd..... . 39 50 W. F, Burrows........ 7 50 ' Dr. 3. C. Wynkoop. .. 3 50| | H. Marc . 34 50 ' i = H. C. Reamer. 33 50 | é. { g’rfitn.v 32 50 | o gGerman: ks 50 BYSHOTCERY. Professienal. | WING to the necessity of clearing up postponed matches. the | i LOCAL LACROSSE TEAM O the Recreation drives until March 19. a week later than at first PREPARING FOR SEASON |planncd. Post Office Club has arranged to allow the league an extra | Washington o open its scheidule March 29 in the Central High stadium. with a contest with Stevens Institute. All the re- mainder of the contests will be plaved at 15th and H 'streets northeast. A squad is working out daily on the grounds at the foot of 17th street. '"ROD AND REEL By Perr: . " . s . . | He lleys last week between the OW that the sun’s warmth is beginning (o give the air a spring- | Hospital alless Jast Seer, ¢ feam and like touch, the angler naturally thinks of the time when he can |a l(!oa‘nin.i of meln n"l‘(:l\lll' 11‘\»‘1|'z>1§unf'url x'f:-» try to hook the dénizens of tife decp | tatter, who won with seores’of 45 488, few i P e f ie ca C 1 503. Dorothy Wilson ha both high A few things must happen before this can be done. Recent reports | e i Set, getting 113 and 310. Euia | from Cumberland stated that the up in a jumbled mass. Of course, this When the ice melts it will cause a many tons of mud and dirt. But a few move warm days will cause the ice to break up. Naturally, | the river will be in a pretty muddy | condition by the time it reaches| Harpers Ferry, and there it will be| augmented by the chocolate-colored water from the Shenandoah, a fierce enemy to the clearness of the Poto- nac in times of melting snow, ice and heavy summer rains. 1t will not'be long now. though. un- | til the angler can get out his rod and yeel. In fa:t, hardheads already have made their appearance in the waters of the lower Potomac and Chesapeake | Beach. It is probable, however, that the hardheads have beerr in these water§ all the wintes. It has been what is calied an open winter, owing to the lack of heavy ice. Les. C. A. Simpsxon and J. 1. Thomp- son recently caught a record jewfifh at Miami, 'la. Naturally, they were proud of their catch, and had a picture Taken showing their prize and nu- “~merous other fish landed the same day. Upon their return to Washington the picture was sent to The Star, ré- produced - Sunday, February 18, and the weight of the fish given.as seven- 1y pounds. Needless to say this was an error. Instead of weighing seventy pounds the monster fish weighed 470 pounds. FAMOUS FISHING LINES “And let me tell you, that vou keep s far from the water ae You can pos- i sibly, whether you with a fly or a worm: and fish down stream.”—lzaak Walton, “And_mow you must be off to get gour dinner—not fo order it at a ®hop, but to look for it in the woods gnd waters.”—Henry van Dyke. juddenly the strike eame, <o Lre- smendous in its energy that it almost ulled me from my seat; so quick, erce, bewildering, that I could think of nothing but to hold on."—Zane Grey. “1t was n summer day, and 1 was jome six_or eight summers old, when auben Wood came down the street th some fAsh that he had caught in o sredm-then the northérn boundary L4 y Miller ———— per Potomac is filled with ice, piled also is true of its many tributaries. very heavy current and bring down of the village, but now in it and fish- less” —Fied Mather. “People talk sometimes as if a sort of still. quality experienced by angling. It ought much more properly to be call- ed self-control, and if another qual- ity essential to success be added. let it be endurance.’—Viscount Grey of Falloden. “Many a day have I had a long walk. under a _very suftry atmosphere and the burthen of my apparatus, as the reward of my assiduity.”” —Capt. Thomas Williamson, 180S. “The disturbance in ' the water | calmed down, and the line came back with the feeling of emptiness with which most of us are familiar! Bennion, “May the dineane of angling—if dis- ease it may be called—every moment of which is fraught with health and happiness, become _epidemic_among my countrymen!”—Henry P. Wells. ‘Walton produced an_imperishable classic, which has been read by thou- sands who have never wet a line. Henry van Dyke. “I'hough the love of angling is gen- erally acquired in youth, yet it some- times attacks persons of more mature age; conveys a maggot into their head, and then they dream of gen- tles."—G. Christopher Davies. “Whe woll use the game of an- glynge must and ryse eérly."—Jolyans Barns, “Boke of St. Albans,” 1488. “Of the fish ‘we kept possibly a dozen, the smallest ones. The others —larger and wiser now—are still frolicking in the waters of the Shel- burn, unless some fish hog has found his way to that fine water, which 1 think doubtful, for a fish hog is usu- ally too lazy and too stingy to spend the effort and time and money neces- sary to get there.”—Albert Bige- low Paine. (From lzank Walton Monthly.) —_— NITTANY LIONS SCORE. STATE COLLEGE, Pa., March 3.— Pennsylvania State defeated Lehigh in a wrestling mjeet here today, 14 slow patience were the great | President Rawlings has drawn !and will have it ready for distribu given the use of four alleys, five nights each weck [run six weeks instead of eleven, as was the case with cach team rolling | once a week. The girls stili are having a merry chase for the moving theater prizes, the lucky ones last wes being Pauline Thomas, 116; Catherine Watts, 108; Anna McCormick, 106; Loraine Guili, 109, and Agda Brenner, 98. Dorothy White, the thirtéen-year-old star of the league, has been transferred from the Post Office Department quint #t0 the Internal Revenue team The special match at the W alter Reed | White had second high game with 112 | More tham the 1 interest at- tached to the coming match between teams from the Times and Star, as the friends of each quint are confident their fayorites will win. Practically the best bowlers on each paper will roll. The Times team comprises Lawrence, Ca- hoon, Boyd, Bradley, Warren and Mal- colm. The Star bowlers are Holbraok Ellett, Crampton. Dave McCarty, Bu hans, Baum and ‘Whitford. The match will be rolled on the King Pin alleys Wednesday night, stagting at 7:30, total pins to count. As_the bowling season nears its end, it looks more and more like another pennant flag for the Rathskeller quint in the District League. Should the sea- son end with a tie, there would be noth- Jing to it. as the Rathskellers right now leads by a big margin in total pins. Man- hattans have made a gallant struggle. but it will require a great deal of this {team to maintain its fast gait after the defeat administered by the Terminal Ice Friday night i The standing to date is as follows: Rathskeller, 42 and 21: Manhattans, 41 | ! i and 22; Terminal Ice. 40 and 23. i The race practically is among this trio_of teams, the others being so far back that it would require sensational bowling_for either the King Pins or Royals to get up in the front group. Addition of Joe Toomev has made the Terminal -Ice a formidable aggregation, but Rathskellers have a bunch of steady bowlers and it will require some great work for the two teams back of them to regain the lead. Evening Star League at the end of its regular season will hold a tour- nament instead of a banquet as first contemplated, a majority of the mem- bers favoring the roll for prizes in- stead. of the eats. Secretary-treas- sum urer Roy ‘Whitford has a goodl in hand for prize winners. Emery Ellett, captain of the In- dians of the Evening Star League. has the most enthusiastic team in erganization. It is now leading with a fair margin, and it looks as though its hustling will Keep it in front. Miltner of the Sharpshooters of the Byreau of Standards League. carries the hongrs of making the highest set of the geason, 363. -He also leads in spares and i® runner-up in the aver- Lacrosse Club is due|week for purpose of taking care of postponed games up the schedule for the third series tion this week. Manager \aith has | aking the schedule | abeyance, but” all drrangements and| details are expected to be rounded | | up within the next week or two. | hisx should be a good week for the | leading teams in the District League, | as they are scheduled to meet quints | Jower down in the pennant race as} | | follows: Monday, Royals Rath- | skeller; Tuesday, Colonials vs. N. tionals: Wednesday, King Pins vs.| Shermans; Thursday, Terminal Ice vs. odfellows; Friday, Regulars v Manhattans This Will be the final weel: at home | of the Washington Ladies' League before moving to the Recreation for the grand finale. Good matches are | listed as follows: Monday, Mount Pleasant vs. Western Union; Tues- | day, Columbians vs. Billie's Team; Wednesday, Hilltoppers vs. War De- partment; Thursday, Central Post Office vs. Independe: Friday; Post Office Department Registry; Sat- urday, Sales Tax Internal ' Rev- enue. Athletic Club League has the fol- lowing matches scheduled for this week: Monday (double-header), Ana- costia vs. Georgetown, Aloysius vs. Dominican Lyceum; Tuesday (double- header), -Argonne vs. _Arkington, Waverly vs. Rosedale; Wednesday, Keokuk vs. Linworth; Thursday, Hill- top vs. Irish-American; Friday. Ijex- ington vs. Excelsor Good contents are expected in the National al League this week. several of the leading quints hook- ing up as follows: Monday. Curb Cafe vs. Post Office; Tuesday, Corby Bak- Potomac Bank; Wednesday. | tionals vs. District Motor Com- pany; Thursday, Columbia vs. George- town A. C. day, Rathskeller vs. Washington' Gas Company. 0dd Fellown’ .League's dates for this week are: Monday, Eastern vs. Har- y; Tuesday, Brightwood vs. Fred D. Stuart; Wednesday, Ami Federal City; Thursday, Central -vs, Covenant; Friday, Washington vs. Mount Pleasant. Several of the best teams in Knights of Pythias League cl week, as follows: Monday, /Webster vs. Columbia; Tuesday, Syracusian vs. Rathbone Superior; Wednesday, Ama- ranth vs. Calanthe; Thursday, Excel- sior _vs. He:mione; Friday, Capital vs.: Century-Decatur This week’s schedule of the Typo- thetae League is as follows: Mon- day, Washington Monotype Com- pany vs. National Publishing Com- pany; Tuesday. Joyce Engraving Com- pany vs. Columbia Printing Company; Wednesday, Andrews Paper Company vs. Doing Printing Company: Thurs- day (double-header), J. D. Milans vs. Standard Engraving Company, Rans- dell Company vs, Gibson Brothers; Friday. National Capital Press vs. Judd & Detweile three comtents are listed this k in the Buteau of Standards As Iy Through the North American Newspaper Alliznce.) [ JH - -4, - 1923 Collins Greatest Third Baseman : Carey Exemplifi “MY THIRTY YEARS IN BASE BALL” Manager New York Giants, Three Times World Champions High Commissioner of Base Ball. even more important—was in the wa: he handled the situation when th game between the Giamts and th Yanks was called on account of dark- ing great as- ness by the umpires, cz tonishment and disgat the spectators. T can readily appreciate the fee ings of the fans. The decision eve sfaction amon; came as a surprise to us on the ficld e Turleae The average fan knows little about | Brmoe of Umbrls won: Blus Nowd. seconti the machinations of base ball. the of- | gCreq # ficial in whom authority is vested in | THIRD RACE. six furlongs—Ralco wo3: m‘l certain situations. They had hcard | drian. second: Gangon. third. Time. 1.141.5. bout Judg as he entered the stand. They natu- : = con: Bir Thomas Kean. second: Tally thought. as commissioner of | gEArder won; ol o 1 hase ball He ram eversthing, Thes | Biamey Stoss, third. ~ Time, 1. did not realize that once a game is| FIFTH RACE, one mile and a sixteenth— started the umpire’s authority is ab- | Neddam won: Lampus, second; Tulalip. third. solute. It is necessary that it be ab: | Time: 14845, = Scratcbed—Tricks. Mechanic. Solute oment's reflectio . “Tady Lillian. s sonnoenba reflection. Il [ senusEate one mile and an eighth— court of appeal from an umpire’s de- | nus WoI: Dumbfounder. second oy v, | cision the games would be in constant wrangle 5 On top of this lack of knowledg: the fans realized that as much a $120,000 had been taken in at th gate: that if another game was play ed that much more money would come in aga In their excitement FIRST RACE, five and one-half furlongs and disappointment the thought im- | Miss Edra won: Joe Campbell, second: Little mediately arose that this was merely | Smile, third. Time, 110. Scratched—_Steve. a chance to take advantage of a tech- | little Abe. 'Irene Dellis, Argonne Forrest. AL Sl Lone Pine, second; Plow Steel, third. Time, The fans, thinking the judge re-|1.163.5. Scratched—Myrtle A., Private Peat. sponsible, vented their wrath on him. ying a word. The thing that worried him, though, He stood it without was that the sportsmanship game was in question. blow to base ball 000 people went that merely a money-ma that the outcome o tered little. In New out the country hundreds of thou sands of people were, perhaps, think ing that right then. Judge Landis acted quickly. £ th it would be away thinkin, i 3 ing institution the games mat rk and through Landis. had cheered him He saw what the world series, after all, was i Be- fore we had suspected his intention L4 —SPORTS . SECTION. | MONTGOMERY LEAGUE ELECTS 1923 OFFICERS ROCKVILLE, Md., March ‘3.—The recently selected members -of the board of governors of the Montgom- ery County Hase Ball League met here and elected officers for the year, as follows: President, Dr. Bates Etchison of Gaithersburg; vice presi- dent, W. Harry Beard of Rockville: secrotary-treasurer, Army Pollock of Boyds, and _publicity agent, Busey Howard of Bethesda. Robert L. Tol- son, Dr. Ktchison and Mr. werg named as a committee to revise| the constitution and by-law sists of Albert Terflinger of Boyds, Ira Darby of Gaithersburg, ~W. Harry Beard of Rockville, Herbert Hyatt of Damascus, John T. Williams? of Kensington and Rev. James Kirk-! patrick of Bethesda. The organization has been request- ed to increase the number of clubs from six to eight, and Poolesville.{ Washington Grove, « Colesville ana, Sandv Spring have asked for fran-i chises. This: will be decided at a meeting to be héld the latter part ot I March 3 Preceding the meeting of ‘the new hoard of govermors, the board of governors for 1922 met and closed uy lasgt vear's business. Bovds was ofh- cially awarded the championship trophy, and it wae reported that the treasury showed a balance of $i6.0% with ail bills paid The feeling among those who at- tended the meeting was that the com- ing season is sure to prove a success The season will probably start on May 30 and close on Labor day. Probably only bona fide residents of the county will be allowed to play in the league. Havana Results FIRST RACE. six _furlongs—Whispering won; Califa, second: Dinty Moore, third. Time, 11515, A1l started. SECOND RACE, one mile—Lotta Speed won; second: Czardom, third, Black Top, Time, 14125, Al tarted. Third race, one mile—Acosta won: Darn- Time, ley, second: Drapery, third. 1.40 3 All started. Newport won: third. Time, 1.45 FIFTH RACE. one mil Felix M won; Mooresque. third, Time. 1.454.5. All started. SIXTH RACE. one mile and fifty yards— Roseate won: ity Lady, second: Walte Turnbow, third. Time, 1.44. All started. - ’ & Fluff won: Hys- teria, _secon 3 Time, 1.18. Scratched—Last Girl. Margaret Einora, Rib, Hotfoet. Flip. May Girl. SECOND RACE, five and one-half furlongs— n Scratched—Oreus. Poor Sport, Ci FOURTH RACE. one mile and Miracle Man Top Mast, Buxom, Scottish Chief. { o e Tia Juana Results. 01d Homestead, I. W. Harper and Lady Small. THIRD RACE, one mile and seventy yards— Breeze won: North Tower. second: God, third, Time, 14915, Scratched—Missoula, Counsel. Stlex IL. Fizer, Mr. X. and Cigale. FOURTH RACE. one mile ‘and reventy yards—Walter Dant won: Dolph. second: Dr. Tubbs, third. Time, 1.48. Scratched- ek amore, Gipsey Joe, Fireworth, Montona and Eugenia e r TFTH RACE, six furlongs—Clock Stocking Endive, third. Time won; Allie Ochs| TH RACE, one mile and forty yards— Deciaced off on &oount of muddy track SEVENTH RACE. one mile snd seventy “Mas v won, Phillanderer, sec- Th0; Glemwel. thixd. Time. 1.47 2.5, Serasched Adams The new board of governors eon-| es Science of Game FENCE BUSTING NOT ONLY 'WAY TO FAME, HE PROVES Place on All Major Clubs for Fellow Who Can Bunt, Run Bases Intelligently and Score Often, Says Pirate Outfielder. ACK in the regions of the country barnyard there probably are thousands of youths who prefer a career equal to Babe Ruth, Bon 2 Meusel, Ken Williams, Rogers Hornsby and those sons of lon distance swat to the presidential chair. But they sigh. Nature, they sax. has not been kind. They are‘doomed to the medium physique—not more than 150 pounds and Ruth scales over 200. As they flip. the yarn ball their thoughts run to: “What might ha:« been.” And because dad has told them that they will not become physi cal giants they feel, then and there, that life is not what the fairy book- say it is. You may theogize. argue and explain until the crack of doom anid facts will still. remain_as unchanged as time. A mental genius is not the only one who knows that Babe Ruth can sock a ball farther than Heinie Groh. The last time Ruth-stepped on the scales he weighed 208 pounds. Groh’s count is 157 pounds. But for those who never will reach the power of Hercules and the mus- e LAl A B3 | CHAMPION N. L. THIEVER masor Jeague tuture betore them.| v DURING MANY SEASONS Probably not as spectacular as the career of Ruth. but there have beeu'| others hanging around for ten and fifteen years, and who will retire with a golden egg that will keep the wolf Since Bob Bencher departed the National League, Max s has beeh the leading bane stealer. Bescher was high in 1911 with 80 from the door. and ngain in 1912 with n From Max Carey, Pittsburgh out-| seven of the last 10 seanons Cares fielder, comes the cheering news for| has gained the bane voung America of medium bulld. honors. He missed In 1914 when Fripe e e George Burns stole hanes, in 1919 when Burns stole 40 and in 1921 when Frankie Frisch atole 49. Intereating figures on Carey's record follow: “There is a place on all big league clubs for a fellow who can bunt, run bases intelligently and score runs,” is the advice passed around by Carey. A major league ball club composed| Year. G. Runs. Ave. of nothing but physical giants—how | * 156 140 far would it progress? 140 a5 That's the point which Carey dis- 130 cueses and brings out before the naked eyes. Carey speaks from his own book of experience. He was a ball player with Concordia College in 1908. He had never won any medals as a weight lifter. But he was de- termined to stick to the game. He| was a right-handed hitter, butj changed to the left side for that ad- vantage to first base, and the outfleld boards were never disturbed with his{ swing at the plate. “But 1 knew that the game was de- cided by the runs scored,” said Carey. “I went out to develop myself in two not a heavyweight. bases intelligently pitcher put it over.’ In twelve seasons with the Pirates it is, and *bunt, make the departments—base running and scien. | Carey has been in the .300 class but tific batting. four times. Outfielder a general And Carey in his talk, which he| rule, are the heavy hitters, hut Cares hopes will reach the ears and the|is an exeeption because he ean huni eyes of the youngsters mourning the absence of the heavywelght frame, impresses the fact that base running | and scientific batting are as valuable | as fence-busting. Base Ru “Base running nature. ball as far as Ruth, jiams. valuable donation from rabbit could spot me fifty probably beat me in a 100 run the bases intelligently 1 make the pitcher put it over. His highest batting average was last season wher he reached .329. Tn 1911, eight yedre back, he baited but .243 SIX BOUTS ARE LISTED FOR FORT MYER SHOW Six bouts are scheduled for the boxinug tournament to be held at Fort M Tuesday night. two at_six rounds four af four rounds. Following is arrangement of the bouts: 145 pounds—Private Willie Fort Myer, vs. Seaman Pats Naval Air Station. six rounds. & Vet Gift. not a gift fromj “To hit a Wil i comments Care Hornsby, teb Russell and others nature rds and | rd dash But put me on first base and I'm go- | ing to worry the opposing pitcher. “My tip is to make a close study of A base running and batting. Base run- ning does not necessarily mean base stealing. The way the game has changed base stealing is not as prom- inent as it was several years ago. But vou can turn the result of many. im- portant games by stealing second or advancing a base on your own quick move or a brief blunder by a flelder. Pto Mo: 2% “imagine I hit less home runs| 124 pounds—Private Tony Piscitel than any prominent outflelder in the [Fort Mver, vs. Corporal David Jone- National League. But I have fiot be-| Fort Mver, six rounds, pounds—Private John B. Morrison Mver, vs. Private Lester Martit Fort Myer. four rounds. 145 pounds—Private Hicks Fort, Fort Myer, va. Private Charles Wisenesk Fort Myer, four rounds. 130 pounds—Private Gordon Staples Fort Myer, vs. Private Joseph A. Leste: Fort Myer, four rounds. 145 pounds—Private John J. Gold, come discouraged. I just resolved my- Self to the opinion that that wasn't my part of the club. There are others at lo‘ld?:ullz‘sidfl' ‘my contribution is bunt. ing for a sacrifice, bunting to upset the infield, choppy place hitting> with a runner, getting to first base and thei figuring how I am going to get around and score the run. 2 Myer, vs. Private Dan McCullo - Practice Is Necessary. Pershing Stables. Washington, \*""f‘ “For the little fellow I would ad-|rounds. vise long practice of these things. Bunting is easy. Just tackle it and master it. T have my many laugl during the season watching those fencc-busters coming up there to Match Your Odd Coats he called in the ow o ¥ ol . Polly Wal d indial II. H a st ball and having | e, - e oF e o IRt M “acver | SSEERACE o i pid Bycay DRGSO T Erndbiand serec “With Our Special ‘orget the expression on his face, the | teenths—Vic won; ? }—| “It is impossible to do everything anxiety and also determination. Charley Boy, third, Time, 2.05, ' Scratched: il and now and Ruled Receipts to Charity. “Gentlemen.” he said, “it is neces sary to give this money to charity The public does not understand the situation.” { In detail then he quickly outlined ! his plan. Naturally, we w the im- portance of it and acted with him | By giving that money to charity an showing that the postponement wa not for sordid financial reason th public understood. Everything cam out all right. The main force of the judge's ac- tion was the rapidity of it. If he ha, waited a day or two to give the mat- ter consideration the damage would No amount of after- thought could have remedied it. He have been done. hit the bull's-eye by acting on th spur of the moment. And he acte right! = I am convinced that night at Madison Square Garden. Th entries include Goullet and Alfred Grenda. the for the greatest | the teams of Alfred Touis, Famnie Nail, Moge's Pink and Col. Matt. SHARPSHOOTERS LEAD n. d | 5 % e STANDARDS BOWLERS i Three teams are battling for the lead lin the Bureau of Standards Duckpin League. Although Sharpshooters have held firmly to first place since the be ginning of the season, Aeros and Unions are still in the race. g Watson of Unions is out in front in individual averages, having a _ln‘lrk of 106.5 for forty-four games. Miltner of the Sharpshooters, with 103.45 for sixty d e d | {then !of five times up. times, o you may miss connections on the bunt. but not more than once out perfect at all “Learn. too. that the plate measures but seventeen inches and the strike must come between the knees and the_shoulder. “Don’t chase them out of this zone. Look over my record and vou will see that I always am around the top for drawing walks. Last season I was high with eighty, and there were more dangerous hitters in the league than myself. . e “Take Emil Meusel.of the Giants a mighty batter. He had thirty-five bases on balls. George Kelly of the Giants is another fence-buster. He drew thirty. On walks alone 1 reached first base fifty more times than Kel “1 explain this merely to prove tol the youngster who is looking forward to a base ball career that he can get up to the big league without hitting only home runs. 7 “The fellow with a reputation for crowding the pitcher, making him put them over, is going to disturb the TROUSERS $4.65 Save the price of an enmtire new suit. All colors, sizes, pat- EISEMAN’S 605-607 7th St. N.W. i BASE BALL UNIFORMS Made to your order or 9000000000 pitcher. Ore walk has been known i 4 to rattie a brilliant pitcher in a close e tegelu siork —came Lo zat in now and look over Study Moves of Pitcher. samples. “On_ first. take as much ground as % vou think you can save. Study the Enough Uniforms pitcher carefully. You will learn 5 A vhat each man has a particular mark —to outfit all teams in which tells you whether he is going Washington. to throw to first base or to the plate. Prices begin The pitcher is trying to prevent you | 5 3 $4 50 rom getting a big lead. He wants at ceeeee o to keep you from stealing second. The catcher also is worried. He calls for a pitch-out. Another follows. The next one just misses the plate. You have earned a walk for the bat- ter. WALFORD’S 909 Pa. Ave. N.W. : e runner-up. constructive base ball move of orert | B ecrages. 85 complled by years was the placing of authority in | Mess: Hill and Bowker, official | the hands of 'a commissioner—and | scorers, follow: . | making Judge Kenesaw M. Landis TEAM STANDING. that commissioner. - 6. W. L Pt (The End.) 6 41 19 .683 = g 6@ 3T 23 617 (Coprright, 1923, T. 8. and Canadn. by Christy | Jolons 5 e Walsh Sypdicate.) ' * | Gumps - @ = k. AN Siirots 6 23 37T .38 Industrials e 18 41 a7 TEAM AVERASES. pe rpshooters Snrmeots T T b3 Unions T1° 354 335 Giiing: 75 326 632 “Midgets 61 278 518 Industrials - 0 308 532 . *Three games forfeited. INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES. CHICAGO. March 3.—Johnny W i SHARPEHOOTERS. muller, " holder ~of an impressive R T String’ of world’s records. will go |Miltner T abroad to seek new titles. He wil] | Brenner T sail May 22. and his first appearance | DEOKTAR 47 138 361 9643 is scheduled for the Liverpool carni- | yrsoss,” 37 113 301 933l val June 9. Later he will swim in!Fewail D a1 10s 290 8820 several English championships. AERoOE Next week the gwimming star. ac- 54 132 342 99.51 companied by - Harold _ Krueger, W ole 3 N3 another Illinois Athletic Club swim-, 56 120 315 964 mer, will be seen .in several eastern | 48 126 346 meefs. They ‘plan to leave here Sun- 52 114 303 91.00 day. : UNIQNS. Welssmaller is carded for an ex- i hibition swim at Yale March 6, and 3% %8 then the pair will compete ‘in the 37 saas National A. A. 'U. ‘100-yard cham- 32 883 pionship at’ Brookiine, - Mass., March 322 9148 7. and the National-A. A. U. 220- 26 yard championship at Pitisburgh, March 9. J 230 - Paayer” a3 a0 tenburg ... - GIANNINI, FORMER YALE |&gwe™ i i ROWING COACH, IS DEAD |55 2 ou ! s L a 208 8811 NEW YORK, March 3.—Eugene J. MIDGETS. Giannini, famous oarsman and former | gooser 57 182 8271 953k coach ‘of freshman crews at Yale, |Cragos ..... AT N7 312 %15 died at his home here last night after | Van Dusen 204 9336 a short. illness. Poters ... 304 9122 *He won more than thirty races as |Bufs ... e ne a single sculler. In recent years he ht . e had been physical director and coach at the New York Athletic Club. 330 128 330 9334 —_—————— 5 104 306 9230 15 TEAMS IN BIKE GRIND. oo NEW YORK, March 3.—Fifteen 101 28 8633 teams will start in the thirty-fourth . I8 B international six-day race tomorrow | Those bowling less than 12 games not listed. e M. I. T. DEFEATS YALE. ages with 103-4 jation, as follows: Tuesday, Unions ve.§ Aeros: Wednesday, Midgets vs. mer 4 winner in the December Tz here, and Maurice Brocco and Willie CAMB Mass, March 3. Massachusetts Institute of Technol- between the Western Union teams of this city and Cleveland still is In VSR Infustriaie. Gugnps; Thursday, Sharpshooters v Coburn. 1920 vigtors, second in-December. who finished 0By gymnastic team defeated Yale to- day, 25 to 99, Bl ST L2222 2222222222222 “A team always is dangerous with two on. Then perhaps you have the boy who soaks ’em high and far next up. He comes across with.a long wallop and vou have won the game. “It always has been a mystery to me that more players have not per- $E= OO0 AWEEK fected base running. It's easy. A fellow who just made my eves popi out when I entered the XNational{ - s 2 1923 Mad League was Bob Bescher. T have | BUssiahci M uuc] never seen his equal. He had the speed of a deer and he knew how to get his lead off first base. 1 don't see how any catcher ever prevented him from stealing second base. “I am_gifted with only ordinary speed. But I get my lead and my start as the pitcher is getting ready to deliver the ball. Cites Play in 1922 Series. “Before I finish 1 want to Impress upon the youth the value of keeping | the eyes open at all times as a-base runner. Don't pull up approaching a base. Make your turn for the bag at full speed. It is easier to stop ACE Four Cylinder MOTOR CYCLE Call at our store, see how easy it is to become the proud possessor of an ACE merica’s greatest motor- cycle—built in Philadelphia and guaranteed for® one, than to start again and & juggle by & year. {leld‘:r may allow you o gain an ex- No red tape. Immediate ra base. Rl “Of all the plays in the 1922 world ey, O Sctocicicles taken in trade. HAVERFORD CYCLE SALES CO. 522 10th St. N.W, serles the one that interested me more than any othér was.the time Witt was caught off first base while standing a foot away. from the bag. This happened in the third game, the third inning, after he had drawn # walk from John Scott and on the third pitch to Joe Dugan, Earl Smith snapped the ball down to - George | Kelly and Witt was caught off. His mind could not have bheen on the game. There is no excuse*for a basc ' runner. being cau; flat-flooted like | that. It is different if he Is trying to pull something and falls. “In school it was ‘readin’, 'ritin’ and ‘rithmetic.” In base ball, when you're g l