Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1923, Page 30

" 'SPORTS.’ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 192 SPORTS 7 Griffith May Name Manager Next Week : Johnson Still Strikeout King of League EXPECTED TO PICK PILOT AT BIG CHICAGO MEETING Some Major Club Due to Lake Slugger—Giants M Get Paul Strand, the Salt y Get Both Groves and Boley From Baltimore. EW YORK, December S—It is nounce his 1924 manager at wee that time, accord: rangements will ha the midseason slumping habit of the __Another little matter of gossip of Salt Lake City. will be announce. the Chicago meeting able morsct toghe club that gets i ve been made to give Wa reported that Clark Griffith will an- ¢ big league meeting in Chicago nexu ing to the rumors drifting east, ar- hington a man who can stop ionals that Paul Strand, the hard thumper d as a major league club member at With his record of hits, he is going to be a desir- . The Athletics_were one of the clubs that sought him, and there are others who would like to pi western record for them. The Cubs because the younger Kiilefer has h seasons. Another interesting bit ROSSID is that § pitcher, and shortstop, of transfer oves, the Baltimore i the Baltimore tr they Nationals. Yankees, demanded Giants weut John Dunn, ecd with will o to the Roley was offere who baiked on the Refore McGraw to Europe it the Baltimor: him_ to let the the Giants. No price the that er, plaver was two rice Burns Ma orge Burn been a o the fact or lot. might Become Cincinnati er next season, b the teams that wer him bad nothing in the way his caliber to offer Cin- for him well usly e as a managerial pos- hen they began to feel if Cincinnati would let were informed that the im was to offer just us good in his plac on t with @ Vifer for Danb. that e P pern ability on it play- au- sibility, but around’ to see him go, they d a nt would ANt St. Paul peurs einnat will _quit base fshed with the - few who chanc ror o Jor 1o When Cincinna last to do. disposition to tiink Daubert whea he however ball spring | plazers. ther Daubert would sueces. Was no confirmatio ren cinr q him up. find him a pretty bargain if he could bat within tv The Chicago Nationals would venty points of his are conversant with what he can do, ad a chance to see Strand for two 'BENTLEY T0 TRAIN ' HARD THIS WINTER BALTIM: Bent! paid B: show M After a t In the National started in to do spend the whole In tiptop shape 1924 Bentley reported to fat and out of spring training season was waiting around her MeGiraw or Juck some of the purcha meantime other ball getting ready for t got a bad start 2 0 as the 19 RE, the timore aw Dy piteher 7 mber 5, fohn MeGraw for, means to he ¢ worth it of indifferent League Bentley Babe Ruth and will off season getting for the of season campaign the Giants hog late in the of 1423 He Baltimore fc Dunn to fork money. In plavers wes grind. Jack shape world serios was ley returned to his Mary and began following the country gentieman i’ dogs Wl and now is Test of the off re the weather a bounds. md loves his Jey has hunted nz to nter and of fine red foxhounds yme. He is taking these as well as a string inte fants south and spend 2 w. Hot Snrings be as fit Apionship thander. HAGERSTOWN NAMES PILOT. HAGERSTOW before the big December cast St thre MERCURY-INTERIOR GAME WMAY BE PUNTING BATTLE ASHINGTON sandlot fans are likely to be treated to punting of a kind s Georgetoy om witnessed 1 University | Maryland ace. L 2 iversity Mercury o and T 1 will play end an to who is the hest booter. clevens. resy Brewer quarte el for who game Fate ticipated A long, arduous Sby Interior la o o Buaky D) t nign b tewhen vwenty- ere sent throu teugi job on Coach Brewe nt hi 1 dispose 1ent is contid the Depu Prospects of a Moha to be played va ed bright as a elub’s willingnes a gam tubt, would fatten tie purse each club, but the question is being asked, “Why shpuld Int ne with the has one tory over the Fanx still are buzzing o cury-Mohawk in_which the & ter won by 10 t fizat- ing cleven that winged- foot combination wiil ainst Indeper Alexandria ns will ¢ padded dow at Un enter t in northein Virginia, « Apache.Athletie Ciub v -pound title against Wav- etic Club. The: lowers and are exy spivited mateh. will start play with several ne Witverl v omen. There will he no Dost-; to decide the champi: on game of the ereabouts*when Bill Ker con, former and Brooke for Interier Department fith Stadi Sunday. s in this vicinity. Kenyon Opinion seems to be divided as s fray should decide this question, 123-pound cla cording to the \munuger of the Navujos, the eleven claims the title in this division ult the chailense hurled at 1jos by the Southern Preps for " naush Navejos, by b foot rewer, former m Th v, have abandoned ket ball. Gomex with teams averaging 1 110 pounds are wanted by Etna Ath cording to Capt. Moran, phoned o 45 o'eloc to Look fors to 1 neutral _field. foux Ju Mardfeldts are an 7 with the Trinit played Sunday on o ager Bob Walton of the Mard- < s receiving challenges at North 447 after 6:30 o'clock Midgets ure secking the eighty-five-ninety- class. Telephone challengi ager Henry Hutt, Adams 3303, o'clocl:. Lagaye Fames pound to Ma aft 1 Olympic gridders. who downed the Texaco Midgets in a 25-to-0 fray, are ‘asting about for contests. Manager Cesassa is booking games at Colum- after 6 o'clock. Mercury Juniors’ manager is urged ‘o get in touch with the JKanawha pilot at Potomac 639 after 5 o'clock a regard (o the game Sunday for the i b-pound title, Having handily disposed of five op- and tied two, the Crescent osition the lienges are be- wor George Rob- 1z received by M erts at Columbia Perry Athletie Club wants to meet the Crescent Athletic Club to decide the championship of Mount Pleasant. Get in_tonch with Manager Sumerr at 2 Kenyon street, CHICK EVANS TELLS: The Funi The funniest play I ever saw did net occur in a mateh in which T was engaged. | was a mere spectator, and in aceidental one, t Motoring with ‘som Long Island one Sunday two or three SumMmers ago. our car passed through a real estate devel- opment which buasted as a feature a Zolf course. The links were not exaetly ideal because, from lack of space, they ve- cupied In part ground that already had been improved with streets and sidewalks. . . On a number of holes it was neces- sary to play right across these streets. Sometimes, players delayed their strokes to let vehicles pass by. Rolling down a etreet between high embankments, which really formed very efficient hazards, we heard loud shouting. Looking about, w —one of that sort : ist has labeled the “Fussy Foursome™ —standing on @ tee on the high ground to our right, and velling and gesticulating to a handsome sedan just in front of us. Coming to a stop, the driver of the sedan learned that a member of the “fussy foursome.” not noticing his approach. had driven for the green, some 170 vards bevond the street. and. topping his ball, had bounced it through the open window and inta the cushioned interior of the car. - Ilearned these details because, at- tracted by the hullaballoo, we ' had stopped, 100, That. which -followed kept us rooted to the spot. “I'm sorry we had to stop you,” ex- plained the .owner of the ball, “but that's a new ball and I don’t’ want to lose It. And I don't want to lose friends on afternoon, a foursome hich the cartoon- st Play I Ever Saw stroke cither by | another ball. ‘We're plaving vents a hole. and d this wreckia’ crew to beat me out of | good money on a play like this.” “You poor fish!” interjected ond member of the foursome, “you're gonna lose a stroke anyway. How vou gonua play that ball outta the car? Yowll have to drop it in | the street and count one!" ay, if you'll just take a look at ball youw'll see where you're wrong,"” rejoined the other. | “His rival looked. We all did, in | fact. The little white sphere was Iying saucily on the floor of the | sedan. nbout three inches from the back of the front seat. *Miste: #ald its owner, addressing the proprietor of the sedan. “would | you mind backing up to the spot | where you picked up the ball?" | The autoist smiled. | “Certainly not” he said. “T1l be glad to. ¥ play golf myself and Il | admit I'm anxious to see the finish iof this play | When the car came to a stop the player climbed in amid scoffs from | his comrades, opened the door on the «ide toward the green—not without loud protests from his fellows—and, despite an awkward stance, succeed- ed in making a very neat chip-shot out of the sedan, over the embank- ment and into the falrway. We all stayed for the finale. Our friend laid his third stroke on the- green and-eventually won the hole by sinking his first putt. There was considerable warm argument, but he_collected 30 cenis. Undoubtedly it was the best comedy ‘play 1 ever saw. ; having to drop syndicate.’ @at 10 coned if 1 want | that — Jack | Bent- | vail | PITCHERS WHO WORKED TEN OR LOWEST NUMBER OF E ORE COMPLETE GA MES, RATED ACCORDING TO ARNED RUNS PER NINE-INNING GAME ENTS. Name—Club, 8. Coveleskle, Cleveland .... W. C. Hoxt, New York.... E.R. Van Gilder, St. Louls. . 8. M. Smith, Cleveland.. ., Georgs Mogridge, Washington ..., 1B A Rommel, Philadelpbis. i enock.’ New York T . Boxton Shuwkes. New York (Johnon, Washington Pillete, Detroit 5L Paul Zubniser, Washington | . : ontcn oo 2 Thindvighin ros, Chicugo Tigindeiphin - ‘Washington PITCHERS WHO WORKED 10 i L 35 IVE OR MORE IN PLETE GAMES FORTY- IN(}S 270 OPPON N, o0 B 100 110 105 146 120 17 102 30 AND LESS THA 3 H 4. s 4 M TEN COM- Name—Club, Marberry, Washingtoa .... len Russell, Washington Thurston.” St Louio K. Nasior Iphin 1 Shinate T. Davis, st P—— pha . B. Hollingsworth, Tery e troit 3 Chivaio, Washington ¥ Washington nshin. Warmoth ton, Clevelund . Pruett, 8 Holloway Fraeis, | William W. H. G K. ¢ . Watler F. 3 0D W H. Ogaen U R A Moo [ W. B Lant’s . Urtroit S THAN FORTY- WITH GAMES WON OR CHAIF GOW L e Roe, i “IVE INNI Nome - Clun Toy Mecker, T sl Whitehill Lester Howe Ted Lyons, ¢ eng Pl Nanie—(lub, Woodvward, Chicago Waskington Hatvey, b Cadore, Ch Do " S ut Aeipi iphia ¥ THE FOLLOW 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 Dave Black irroctor, J helly Metire DECEMBER 11 DATE SET FOR METING OF A. L. CHICAGO, ceting of been called here ber 11, President today CHILEAN SCRAPPER LATEST SENSATION South gl may Angel The annual Tuesday, Decem- Johuson aunounce league also will ion on December 1 Commissicner Landis ting December December the American L fu scember th another his hold Firy The Chileun hwelght, toimb:rone who, tha United s i knocked out three o succession. He is « nd pi bs d cember 14 a ere he will b aterbury, Conit. in me of Ing in Was necessar; hias rapid ptemby it in for his by e oist r + Garden ns 1grie of @ twelve-round BARBARIAN SCORES IN GO WITH DUNDEE Vicentini's eritics be- manner of stamped him, el the Leonar has a In three yes ot ALty oppon winning in June on over Julio South American this yea triump Tex believes 3 < conten i romoter, romisi title now DETR Barl, Dundee pion, here T, Sid i Johns featherweight s in s, thirty 1 hilean light- e gained of Uu- world cham in a on hout ten-rov wsp drav was vie and was fought at eighing 1 ty-one year: wild_at atch weights, and Bar- | tombstones: |an_ eve ve en course, o I work on stoi SOME CIGAR! RGED WITH GAMES LO: It 1 [ 0 1 1 16 26 9 a4 38 6 TWERE CREDITED 1 a o 24 1 N6GS. BUT 0 633 S W, 0 2 i iin 1 1 W Davenpont, Edmondson, Emil £l race Ozmer, Wolf, J, o Eiliott, w F, Schemanske, Wingtivld. 'DEMPSEY NEEDS JOB TO PAY INCOME TAX CHICAGO, D chamipion, ! cember §.~—Jack Demp- heavyweight pugilistic 125 80 much of his fortune | tied up in estate he has to go back to w to get money to pay his income tax, according to friends who P here. where he will W Chicago newspaper raise 1as funds for the poo r Juck Kearns is co ing ngements for a th tour for the champion, the it to_include ma castern ties Whiile the ampion d he not Hke stage work. daily formances will lea n in con 10 start the strenuous grind of tral ing for ne hout willine to fiz contend including Har return bout with F nd meeting with Tom Gibbons. rivnds ¢ Dempzey Keains ha purchased hotel and severai apa on the Pactfic coust added to their holdings ir Los Angeles. the another nd around TIP FOR FISHERMEN. HARP! RRY. W. Va., Dec ber Shenandoah river clear Potomac very cloudy morn A { weignt, | Ttalian, in Bue: Girard isa100% hand-made Havana filler cigar whose unequalled taste “to the last inch” is due to 52 years’ experience in the manufacture of cigars and the use of the world’s fil:mt wh“dmsfi There’s a Girard in the size and shape you like—from 10c straight to 3 for 50c. WASHINGTON TOBACCO CO., WASH., D. C. ALL FIELDING RECORDS SHATTERED BY YANKS In finishing the playing senson of 1028 in the American Lengue with a team flelding nverage of 977, the New York Yankees broke all records in either the American ationnl leagues. ecord in the Lengue ix held by the Cincinnati Heds. When they won their pen- t in 1919, the Reds ficlded at a 074 rate. The Cubs tied this fig- wre in 1921, The Ameriean League record was 975, made by the Bowton Red Sox on two different oceasions—1919 and 1921, It was 875, MALONE NOW IN LINE FOR BIG MONEY BOUTSI BY FAIR PLAY. NEW YORK, December 5.—Talk of a Walker-Jock Malone match as a preliminary bout to a matchbetween the winner and Benny Leonard may be set down as bosh. Malone's vic- tory over Georgia Ward by a tech- nical knock-out rates the St. Paul mittman way up and right now he is in line for big money. Georgia Ward never was a cham- pion and never had any chance of be- ing, but, just the same, the Jerseyman was clever and well up at the top of the second-raters. For any one, even a clhumpion, to topple him as Malone did. speaks much for the ability of Ward's opponent. Georgia always w a hard man to hurt and also clever as they make them. What _will probably happen — if fickey Wal ws signs of activ- ty—will be money w Malone, and af shall see what we shall see. But if Walker and Malone do meet I be no curtain- raiser for any battle—it will be w big battle all by itself. Mulone, to be sure, WALTER ALSO LEADS ALL LOCAL PITCHERS IN WINS Coveleskie Most Effective, According to Official Averages for 1923, Although Pennock Achieved Highest Percentage. BY DENMAN THOMPSON "CCORDING to the official American League pitching records for 1923, issucd today, there were only four hurlers in the circuit bet- ter than George Mogridge of the Nationals, tak he earned rt averages as a basis for comparison, but at the business of winning ball games, on which the managers rate a flinger's worth, the local leithand failed to put himself in line for a raise in pay, for he contrived merely to break even in twenty-six games. Although thirteenth in the list as the league ranks boxmea, Walter Johnson topped the Washington contingent among those who worked in ten or more complete games, with seventeen victories against twelve defeats. The discrepancy between earned-run effectiveness and winning pe centage is further illustrated by the fact that Stan Coveleskie of the I dians yielded the lowest average of tallies—276—yet failed to capture a majority of his engagements, while Herb Pennock of the Yanks, the front runner, with a percentage of .760 for nincteen wins and six losses, ranked seventh in effectiveness. Inside Golf ' — By CHESTER HORTON The supreme mistake made by moxt golfers Ix ome they perhaps have never seen discussed and cer- tainly one about the consequences of which they are fn darkness, often through a whole golfing career. Thix king of the boners, to use expressive langunge, Is the com- Waite Hoyt of the Yankees came closest to earning top honors in both stems of figuring by rating secon in effectiveness and third winning percentage, only Pennock and another teammate, Sam Jones, boasting better figures than his 651 George Uhle of the Indians provsd to be the fron man of the league by taking part fty-four games | twenty-nin them complete af- fairs, " and copped the greatess number of battles—twenty-six—als though his sixteen setbacks reduce , his average. Rusxell a Horse for Work. s of of is a middle- eight, but he might train down and as a welter. Maybe he unless Mickey's crowd him closely. Walker's chief trouble since he has been champion The worth of Allen Russell, rubber- has been meeting men supposedly at 4 armed he of the Griffs, is di cateh weights and finding they had cernible from the fact that he work- fained to the welter limit in the hope ed fhionly two tiits leas then Uhle, but of sneaking the Kereighead man's ti- only four of his total of fAfty-two tle from him. games were complete affairs, al- (Copsright, 1 though he is credited with winnir ten and losing seven, ILLINOIS-NAVY CONTEST ot e IN 1924 IS IMPROBABLE son cont s at the Aging though he be. URBANA, 1, December 5.—Hope of an_lllinois- the way to all his rivals in strike- outs with 126—one more than was d by Bush and Shawkey of vy foot hall game the ons. Barr > whiffed in 1924 has been practically aban- the er number one game, doned by the Illinols athletic of- when he turned welve of the ficers on receipt of a telegram from Red Sox on Octol Annapolis declining to mcet the 11- venteen Wash lini on either October 4 or or in the November 15. m not fr ‘Coach Bob Zuppke is unwilling to figures oppos schedule a game on_October 11, the date offered by the Navy, because it would mean a long train trip the week the Michigan game. o newcomers Paul Z DIEGEL MAY BE PRO AT A NEW YORK CLUB lowed by Monroe Mitchell and Ol phant Marberry. The latter was one of four youngsters credited NEW YORK Diegel, has ended averares of 1.000, with four wins anc no_defeats Ehmke of the the Yanks en zolf instructor to Edward B. MeLean, Washington publisher, and is expected to onal of a metropoli- been learned BUENOS AIRES MAY GET FIRPO-SPALLA FISTCGIO four days wi against the Yanks, dians he ngton t a July en «nd paralieied Jones aga BUENOS AIRES, December e gotlations, which it is reported are likely to prove successfu under way for a boxing bout by Angel Firpo. the Argentin and Ei Spalia, o will watche TLL WT THiG ) at st. Johr top of the heap. Walter showed achie back 1 al statist tly enough their nam hniser st 2 promise. By the compromise I menn the xeemingly never-ending tendency of the player to give up trying to do a thing properly and ¢ xome make-shift of hix own The funda nds ont before must not be adjusted by co mixing with them. The compro- mixe with o golf fundamental ix mbout the xame & an cutting off n foot heeause m xhoe might be 100 small. (Capsr HAVERS-SARAZEN MATCH LISTED FOR CALIFORNIA NEW YORK, December i—T. W Niblett, representing Arthur G Havers, British ‘open golf champion, and Gene Sarazen. American profes- sional title holder, have signed agree- ments whereby Havers and are to in a match lifornia in January The British tit rive in America December 19. first t holes OGLETHORPE ELECTS. - i s 0 ATLANTA, Ga,, December 5.—Adrian [in San Francisco, and the surier. healfbick, will captain the | thirty-six at Los Angeles, on or ab; Ogiethorpe foot ball squad January 18 and 20 Red Sox and J d hall ‘mances against former and December 5—Leo d tournament ph e Sment_as pricate Jobu F. Dille Cat " 5 on of the In two hits this . Tygers agai Whitehtll, in his debut w Covie Has Best Control. eskie was the stinglest passes, considering the number of nings he pitched, wh the Browns was the most generous, walh , although Grier Friday of ten set the record for one anking fourteen of the White Sux g battle on Ju 17 due E of pitchers used the record w this troit was high wit 1o low with “levelan elphia Covi arazen meet e in ey y- the totals | 286 5> % S . Society BWrand Correctly cut evening Clothes A properly cut dinner coat is necessary for every man and it’s correct for nearly every evening occasion. The perfection of Society Brand cut shows at its best in the dinner coat illustrated. The Robinhood medium weight overcoat is a smartly cut coat for either evening or day wear. Dinner suits, $75 __ Overcoats $50 and up The Hecht Co. ,_7_thatF