Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1923, Page 30

80" Griffith Remains Silent on Subject of Eddie Collins as Washingion Manage THE STAR’S PANORAMA OF BASE BALL A Pictorial Highlight History of the National Game (Copyright, 1923, in U. S.-and Great Britain by North American Newspaper Alliance.. All rights reserved.) LOCAL BOSS AND CHANCE ; HAVE CONFAB IN CHICAGO and Rice Mentioned in Connection With Rumored Negotiations—Bush Seeks Job as Pilot of St. Paul Club. Names of Harr By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December il.—The rumor market in the base b stock exchange here dropped sev nounced that the conference between Clark Griffith of the Wash- ington Americans and officials of the Chicago White Sox had been unable to come to any agreement Eddie Collins, the White Sox star second baseman. not on the open market,” said Secretary Harry Girabi- ner of the White Sox today. “W cvery club in the American League for his services, but we want him ourselves. Of course, if we can make a satisfactory trade, Collins or any other member of the Sox will be transferred, but we are satis- fied with our fine-up as it stands. would be glad to get him, and the club would not stand in his way if he can be traded into a managerial berth somewhere on satisfac Coflins i tory terms. “The Washington club, however, had no offer that would tempt us to let go a second baseman of Collins' caliber.” HICAGO, December 11. White Sox and the Washing C mention of th s met with only eteran infielder der -There is something on the fire between the peerless second sacker, is the point of contention. ials, but it i SPORTS. eral points today when it was an- - for the transfer to Washington of ¢ have had propesals from almost All the American League clubs ton Senators, and Eddie Collins, the So far the | possible manager for the Senators | now known that President Clark ifith met with Manager Frank Chance of the Sox last night, and it is ured that the talk was for no other purpose tl understanding whereby Collins would go to Washington Griffith, upon his arriv when it came to avoided anything ort, all further queries with a cla 1ave his manager selected even be: end. He said’l with a grain of salt Gridth asked whether he would state unconditionaily that Col- ing would manage the Senators, His reply was that he would ot. He answered ilarly d whether he would tr out Chance and talic business during the meetings here. A few urs later he ted in a star cha T Ses- with the Sox pilot That Collins may snd Washington is about only pot left for the v was engthened yesterday evening, when ment _that th the market usually spéaks - and had he thought there was only a slim possibility of putting over a deal, he would have held h Should Collins go t 1s problematical as to who woul given to Sox in return. Harris and Rice have been n tioned, but the dopesters have it fi ured tha Griff Would ver let both men go ualess he received more Collins in return. In Collins the ators would be getting a real second baseman, one good for several sea- sons to come, but Harris is somewhat of a skill performer himself, and none doubts the ability of the fleet- footed Rlce, 1f the Sox could get these two fellaws for their present field captain, the trade, no doubt, would be consummated in the twin- kling of an eye. Donie Bush, the deposed Washing- ton pilot, who is here looking for cmployment, had a_talk with Presi- dent Norton of the St. Paul American Assoclation club today and requested that he be given consideration when it comes time to pick a leader for the Saints. Norton promised to keep Bush in mind. Jake Daubert, the Cin- cinnati first baseman, was reported in line for the post, but latest re- ports have it that the Reds are go- ing to keep Daubert, probably be- cause they couldn't get out of the National League on walvers. answer a bra was siy when to seek the GEORGIA TECH 1924 GRID TEAM SHOULD BE STRONG| |11.—An agreement that the Univer- BY LAWRENCE PERRY. HE quality of Georgia Tech’s hadn't given it much thought, but that is to be taken | ure in a trade, | Stanley | an 10 try to reach some s pilot. rday, was every bit the “Old Fo de of ‘questions tossed at him. He that bore semblance to a definite reply, and then cut | n that he doubted whether he would | ¢ he departed from here this week | 'MAY MAKE OFFER LATER, GRIFF SAYS the Associated Press, CHICAGO, December 1l.—Eddie Collins, premier second baseman of | the American League and captain of the Chicago White Sox, is for sale or trade and may become ot the Washington eclub 1924 season | | mana for the ik Chanee. newly manager of the White Sox, mad. startling announcement _last ilins, had been cast into the | market. This announcement | nportant to come f of more than 1,200 ba who assembied here to in or for the 1924 | le their house | ile not denying | | that he had talked over the prospects | f landing Collins, intimated that he | | was in a ree He de- | clined to make a flat statement, say- | in can't say a thing now. ‘ollins, if he I8 traded, will be one | of the last two plavers who remained { on the club wrecked in 1920 as a re- | sult of the world series scandai of | e and myself simply rem- " Griffith told newspaper me; and I may make a small offer for Colling’ services later.” NEW ORLEANS KEEPS YANKS. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December 11.—The New York Yankees tday closed a deal | with the New Orleans club of the | Southern Association to train at New | Orleans next spring. freshman team this year argues in favor of a stronger varsity outfit in 1924 than wore the golden jerseys in the season just past. t a lesson of the sort ‘marks the fall than in many past autunui tory of all prominent foot ball playi Curiously, it occurred this year have represented the best ioot ball in the Vanderbift alone retained her place Auburn. SPORT WAR LOOMING OVER PADDOCK CASE NEW YORK, December 11.—Another elash in athletic governing circles over the suspension by the Amateur Athletic Unton of Charles Paddock, | r, for competing with- out A. A. U. sanction in an interna- tional college meet in Paris last spring may grow out of the annual meeting of the National Collegiate sprinting sta Athletic_Association at Atlanta, De- | cember 27 and 28. The N. C. A. A. which sanctioned Paddock’s participation abroad de- spite the A. A. U. has challenged the latter body's failure to reinstate the Californian in a notice distribut- ed to members announcing that the case will be laid before the conven- tion. ‘This notic points out that the French Athletic Federation has lifted suspensions it imposed as a result of Paddock’s part in the Paris meet and declares that the attitude of the A. A. T. has raised an issue involving twi principles. The principles are defined 28 “whether or not the colleges have to request authority of any super- organization to entes intercollegiate athletic competition in this or any other countr; and “whether or not all amateur atliletes of good charac ter, who are citizens of the United States and have never ‘repres another country, are eligible to enter our Olympic tryouts.” * So far as the A. A. U. is concerned, Paddock’s disqualification was auto- matic when he went abroad to com- pete In defiance of a ruling against foreign trips by American athletes infs vear because of the proximity of the Olympics. In addition he had made certain charges against the A. A. U. which, officials say, substantiated or iwithdrawn by tho athleto before the lifting of his sus- vension wil be consldered. COURT ACTION MENACES LUQUE’S LIFE CONTRACT HAVANA, Cuba, December 11.— Adolu: Luque, pitcher of the Cincin- nati Nationals, is being sued for di- jorcs by bis wife, Senora Bugenia ‘aldes Lugue, according to Heraldo de Cuba, which publishes a court no- tice saying the first proceedings have been flled. The couple have an eight- vear-old daughter, Olga Luque. The Cuban twirler, who led" all major league moundsmen last season, is managing the Havana base ball team in the Cuban National Leaguo this winter. No cause for the divorce proceedings was given. —_— PHILADELPHIA, December 11— The state athletic commission has announced that mixed boxing bouts would not be sanctioned in Penneyl- vania, suted | must be | The Tornado blew more mildly this ng colleges from time to tir to three institutions which annually | south, Tech, Georgia and in the van. | Tech’s material was poor this sea- son; Auburn and Georgia were none too well favored in this respect, and at the same time installed new coaches and new systems of play. | A single season is too short a pe- | riod for adjustmeats to be made. | Alabama, under her new coach, | Wade, gives bright promise for the future. Indeed had it not bean fer |a thorough beating by Florlda after ans had swamped | 11, Alabama would have been le to rankin in the top flight ! | this season, despit_a tie with Geo: gia Tech. 'Mike Donohue, the for- | mer Auburu_ coach, seems to. have | had tough sledding’ at Tulane. hs mow a commit- the United States has been testing steel-shafted clubs with a view to confirming .or_disapproving the o der of the United States Golf As- | sociation forbidding the metal clubs to be used. In inside circles the rumor is persistent that the com- mittee after thorough investigation. \ decided that there is no reason { why clubs of the sort should be bar- red. For many mo tee appointed by Golf Association (Copyright, 1923.) ELEVENS TO BATTLE FOR 3D CORPS TITLE Doughboy gridironers representing the Tank School at Camp Meade will defend their 3d Corps Area champion- ship title against the Fort Monroe eleven tomorrow at 1 o'clock on the former's grounds. 3 With victories over Fort Eustls, Norfolk Naval Base and several other leading service teams, the Monroe gridders expect to.make the golng rough for the Tankers. , . An enviable record has been made by the Tank School this yvear, as it has emerged victorious In every serv- ice game this season. This will be the last game of the year for the Tankers. : 1 Because of their seven victories over formidable teams, the Mercury Junlors claim the 115-120-pound title of the District. Emblem Reserv Linworth, Argyles, Clovers, Argyle Prep Juniérs, Paramounts and St. Stephens have met defeat at the hands of Mercury. ; : Corinthian Mi who claim the award in the 100-pound cliss, are seeking an, opponent for - Sunday. Lg{h-llengescn are bi’lng” recelved by al T arles Phillips, Columbia ‘“r}ag'p The Corinthi D!B hSVSu ‘won thirteen straight games this year. Members of the Stanton Juniors are to hold a meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Jimmy Farrell, treet northeast, = \TRIP OF NAVY ELEVEN THE' EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, NO. 34—BASE BALLS AND PRESIDENTS. PRESIDENT HARDING AS A ¥ ACCOMPANIT MOST OF THE OTHER CABINET MEMBERS WERE AT THE OPENING GAME S SEASON. THE N 5. AND THESE THREE OCCUPANTS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOX AT GROUNDS SHARED IN THE JOY OF THE WON, In Mike Kelly's book of base ball stories he has an amusing ac- count of a visit paid by Anson’s Chicago team to President Cleve- land at the White House. Those stars were husky and nearly all of them over six feet tall. They shook hands with the same fervor that they gripped a bat. One by one they were presented to Mr. Cleveland, who met them with enthusiasm, his rather fat hand receiving the full force of the greeting, that the last man faced him the President was lamed, and said so. Then he chat- he young and showed that the White House was up on the national game. As a matter of fact, the White Iways has been. Spalding, sh correspondence, estab- lished his own satisfaction— though the histdrian hasn't fol- lowed it up—that Abraham Lin- Springfield kept waiting the ¢ ittee come to notify him of his nomination for the presi- dency while he went to the bat. There is no doubt that high officials have been de- votees of the game. Has there ted a while with these men, told been sent forth a then of base ball in Buffalo when s year's dvorld series NO. 35.—THE BASE BALL LEAGUE I'here is only one base ball lan- | E 1 the Terro del the words the it and play the game, nd it made its way even into the sacred precincts of the most sacred places in China during the occupation by the allied armies in the Boxer days. Ii there is no record of a game around the north pole, Spalding quotes an account of an arctic game. Where there a mid- night sun no game can be called on account of darkness, so base ball reaps advantages in different climes. Certain cellenc was to coln so when o always ptia Fuega song, ar guage to speak, and that's Amer- in of ican. Just as the French have never been able to get over the “brutal elements” in our national game, so we've never been able to recognize our game “French as she is spokg.” How wouid you like to call Babe Ruth “la cham- oeur ou droit” (right fielder), or to tell your neighbor that Ruth made “une course sans arret” (a home run) Yet base ball is like the British flag—the sun never sets on the diamond. The game is played the | world over. “The heathen black n is y it is the sport par ex- The French failed to | of price | The a | mean e sales of tick is interpreted vy and Wash ting the Rose ournament of Roses g the annual w dena. SBY PLAYING SANTA | virtually | from th | mittee a { tival in HORN TO COAST IS ASSURED SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.. December sity of Washington and the Navy would have full charge of arrange- | ments for the New Year day foot | ball game between the Washington and the Naval Academy elevens, was reached yesterday after an eight- hour conference here participated in by representatives of the Huskies, the N v and the Pasadena Tourna- | ment of Roses committee. | This action is thought to have re- moved the last possible barrier to the east-west game as the Pacific Coast conference at Its meeting last week had sald It would not sanction the contest unless the teams handled all details, including the establishing nber 11.—Rogers an of the National big profi by flooding the market It was ex onecaric 1 that usually thirty- letide trees are sold in St. Lou ommission mer- chants bought thirty-three carloads. Several days ago the price of a good |sized tree was $3. Then it was learned that Hornsby had bought seven car- loads for local sale and the price dropped to $1.25. Hornsby, when asked about the mat- ter today, replied, “Business is pretty good. No wonder smokers everywhere say Cinco is better than most ten- cent cigars. The Eisen- lohrs sure know how to put value into a cigar. They have been at it over 70 years. Every time you buy .Cinco you buy—for a few cents—three gen- erations of knowledge . and skill. W. H. WARNER _ 504 Eleventh St. N.W. Exclusive Washington Distributors J. S. BLACKWELL & SON- Alexandris, Va. Northern Virginia Distributors .. HARDING AND SECRETARY HUGHES. PRESENT WHEN THi* TIONALS TRIMMED THE YA OF 'NATIONS. TO FOLKS IN ST. LOUIS| D. ¢, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1923.. INTERIOR GRIDDERS END SEASON SUNDAY Interfor Department gridironers, newly crowned sandlot champions. of the District, will close their 1922 schedule with a game against the Edgewood Arsenal eleven of Balti- more Sundsy in Clark Griffith Sta- dium. Play will start at 2:30 o'clock. The doughboys will bring a strong team here. Lieut. Sulllvan, formerly of West Polnt. and Meecham, former luminary of Massachusetts Tech, are to display their wares for Edgewood. Others include Stearns, former Gal- laudef star; Timberlake of the 3rd Corps team and Irving, former A. E. F._ace, Dr. A. D. Butz of Interior will use the same line-up Sunfll% that appear- ed against Mercury. Zube Sullivan, Jack Willlams and Bill Kenyon are being counted upon heavily. BARS AS OFFICIALS ANY ASSOCIATED WITH PROS COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 11.— Athletic directors and faculty mana- gers of Ohio conference colleges have reiterated their stand against the use of foot ball officials who had become identified with the professional game. The body ratified a rule that any official who either plays or officiates in a professional foot ball game be kept off the list of officials eligible to conduct Ohlo conference games. The motion was made by Boyd Chambers of the University of Cin- cinnati, who later was elected presi- dent of the Athletic Directors’ Or- ganization. LOVEJOY WILL LEAD YALE’S 1924 ELEVEN PICTURE WA THE WASHIN began—that no President or gov- ernor or mayor was present to send the ball into the arena? Did we not, during the dark days of the Harding funcral, read the tribute to the President by a man who used to play on the same team with him? Were not Presi- dent Tait and Vice President Sherman and Senator Knox fre- quenters of the game? Presidents probably have not been oiten to the base ball grounds as they have been to the official Army and Navy foot ball games, but they have been often and been “good Americans” with the crowds NEW HAVEN, Conn., December 11— Yale's foot ball squad unexpectedly clected a 1924 captain yesterday. The team met, as Yale elevens have for forty years, at Pafs’ gallery for its official plcture, .and chose Winslow Meston Loveloy of Montelair, N. J., to lead the Blue's gridiron campaign next season. While no statement was made, it is understood that Richard John Luman of Pinedale, Wyo., received the second |largest number of votes. Lovejoy starred at center on the Yale team for the last two seasons. He isone of the most_brililant scholars of his class, and has maintained an honor stand since he came to Yale. He caught for the freshman team two vears ago and was substitute backstop to Bill Mallory on the var- sity last spring. Mallory I8 the retir- ing foot ball captain. Lovejoy, who played foot ball and base ball in Exeter before coming to Yale, is twenty years old,.five feet ten inches in height and weighs 190 pounds. Twenty-nine players were eligible to vote, and all cast ballots. TIP FOR FISHERMEN. HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, Decem- ber 11.—The Potomac river was mud- dy and the Shenandoah was slightly oudy this morning. | Inside Golf L—By CHESTER HORTON as | carry through the P: | but records that even as there is a Culebra cut, so there was a Culebra nine during the cutting by the Americans. There would be vast humor in a book written by one of our sport- ing editors who would go the world Australia, to Burmah, to South Africa—fresh from our world series and de- scribe “base ball as sheis played.® A base ball league of nations would be a go. show round—to Tomorrow: “The Evolution of the Bat.” [NOTRE DAME RETAINS ITS STAR BACKFIELD SOUTH BEND, Ind., December 11.— ‘While losing four regular players and six substitutes, the Notre Danfe Uni- | versity foot ball team next year will | have its entire regular baokfield again |in competition in addition to several strong line players, Coach Knute | Rockne raid today. His_quartet of returning stars are Don Miller, Jimmy Crowley, Harry reher and Elmer Layden. | Five of elght games to be played |by Notre Dame have been arranged. They include: Lombard at Notre Dame, October 4: Army at New York, October 18; Princeton at Princeton, October 25; Georgia Tech at Notre Dame, November 1; Nebraska at Notre Dame, November 15. Maker of 51 Goif Chamyicus. “‘Golf's most suscessful teacher,” says ‘Chick” Evans. The center of the putting stroke is the ssme ns the swing center in the full drive—the head. ‘The golfer must always keep that fact in mind when he steps upon the putting green, aince the movement of the head, while put- ting, Is as fatal as moving it dur- ing the long shots through the fafrgreen. Look at the diagram in the sketch. Asx you putt center your mind on hitting the ball in a precise spot and in keeping the blade at right angle clear through to the end of the stroke. Let that be your whole concern, and while you are thus observing the actiom of the tter and keeping the biade in ifne, the chances are that you will hear the ball plop inte the cup. (Copyright, John Give a Box of 100 Greetings A4 GREETINGS BOX of .one hundred Herbert Tareytons is a seasonable token of good will, a tan. gible evidence of good taste, and a welcome supply of good cigarettes. Herbert Cigarettes = STAR PLACED ON MARKET BY CHICAGO CLUB OWNER Base Ball Magnates Settle Down to Real Business After Hectic Opening Day of Many Rumors and Fe wAccomplishments, HICAGO, December 11.—After one hectic day of fleeting ru I and few accomplishments, professional base ball league offic today settled down to the second of their week's sessions with a more definite program of work before them. Amid talk of big player trades, deals involving managers and scheds ules, the various league officers and the board of arbitration of the tional Association of Minor Leagues got down to action. As a consequence of a first-day aninouncement, Eddie Collins, premier second baseman of the American League and captain of the C ago White Sox, finds himself on the market, either for sale or trade. It i3 reported that he may become manager of the Washington club for the 1 season, but Clark Griffith, president of that club, declined to make a flat statement either of affirmation or denial. Six meetings were held yesterday, but the National League, Southern Association and the International League were the only o - ganizations accomplishing any business. COLONIAL BOWLERS | S huss sttt e OVERCOME [CEMEN 0ds were befora the National Leaguo. Colonials of the District Duckpin President Heydler sald that the past League stepped on the King Pin al- year broke all attendance records for the National League, and also broks leys last night and took two of three from Terminal Ice, something of a records for the number of base balls used. Tt took 3,563 dozen to supp the "teams, he advised. Ofcials agreed that number would have to surprise to the friends of the latter. Charley Benson, Colonfal anchor man, complained of not feeling well before the game started, then bowled a set come down. The leagus decided that the pitchers of 342. Johnny Welsh and Harville backed him up in great style, will have to get along, as last seaso without the use of rosin or oth foreign substances. An attempt remove that restriction was unsu cessful. There also was discussic Sweeps were not rolled in many leagues last night, a majority of the matches being close and interesting. In the Neighborhood Ledgue, Paten! No. 2, took three games from t of a proposal by President Bak. Philadelphia to prevent home runs Yeegs quint, winning the initial round by two pins, from balls that bound into the bleac! ers. Action was deferred while Pre. ident Heydler attempts to make & ruling covering flelds where disputcs on that question ariss. Old League Pl Jubllee, A committce was named by the tional League to see that the 1 seasorf {s properly conducted as tis i fiftieth anniversary of the organiza- There was good bowling aplenty in the Shipping Board t.eague, but Sup- ply and Files was the only team to sweep the boards, the Secretary out- fit being the victims. A nice 133 by Lapgley of the winners helped win the first game. Contract rolled 525, 494 and 526, but could only win two of three from Centrallzed Accounts. Reconclliation also got big games, but tion. The mecting also passed a reso- lution deploring the death of Willlam Legal Claims managed to put omne game to its credit. Donovan, who was killed in the wre of th® Twentieth Century Limite Sunday. The Southern Assoclation elected John D. Martin president, secretary In _the Terminal Y League, Black and White avon all three games from Station M. While the scores were small, they were close enough to make’ every round interesting to the Na- under consideration as manager of the Newark Club. The International and Pacifio Coast leagues and the American Assoclation reached an agreement relating to the draft, hich, if° accepted, 1 plan under wh AA leagues would pt m league players, and only those not re- called on option would be subject to the draft for the sum of $10,000. Under the plan {f the player dr ed did not come up to expectations would be offered back to the club from which he came for $6,000. Pl jers without previous major league ex- | perience would not be subject to draft. A committes of three from was named to comsider and treasurer at a salary of $5,000 a year. A schedule of 168 games was voted by the International League, with the final box. JEagles of the Athletic Club League put over three games of unusual fig- ures, 556, 534 and 657, crushing the season In 1924 opening April 16. It Linworth team. Manley of the vic- was reported that “Buck” Herzog, former Natlonal League player, was tors shot a 382 for the best set of the evening. Epworth of the East Washington Church League, pulled the sweep act on the Ninth Street quint, Hawley's 119 being the best game of the match. Lincoln National Bank splendid games in the League and rode rough-shod over the Riggs, No. 2, team. Weaver of the victims had the top game, 129. shot three Bankers' | i league {plan. George Sisler and Babe Ruth were voted awards for their distingu playing in 1922 and 1923, but the n, ture of the awards was left to Presi- dent Johnson's decision. While rumors of important trades ran into the hundreds only two actual deals were announced. They involved Max Bishop, star second baseman of the Baltimore Orioles, who was pu chased by Connle Mack of the At letics for a reported $15,000 and some players, and the purchase by Buffalo of Dewey Hill, a catcher with Toront; Joe Boley, shortstop of the Balt more club, was offered for sale f ,$100,000, but there was little response The various leagues met again to- day to take up their business where it left off last night. The national board of arbitration; considering the Pacific Coast League lcase, Involving claims by Willlam G. McCarthy, deposed president, and |Harry A. Willlams, incumbent, ad- {Journed at 3:30 o'clock this morning, after a continuous session of nearly fourteen hours, without making any statement. The board will resums consideration of the case at ¢ p.m. each the In the Manonic Leagume Hope trav- eled at express gait and smothered Potomac under scores of 677, 535 and 513. Forney's set of 351 tops the lis With a handicap of seven pins, St. John's could win only two of three from La Fayette, putting over scores | of 535, 574 and 524 to do that. A set| of 368 by Anchorman Bobb was the best. 1 Commercials of the Washington| Ladies’ League, won all three games from War Department, Miss Beattle of the losers, getting the high game and set. The Comforter Club took three from Post Office Department. e JOE BISHOP OF ORIOLES IS SOLD TO ATHLETICS By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December 11.—Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, has announced the transfer to his club of Joe Bishop, star second baseman of the Baltimore Interna- tionals. Several players will be given [ Noble L. Frank of Harrisburg, a line- to Baltimore in trade, besides some | man, has be > cash, it is understood, but #he exact 1924 University terms were not given out. ball team. er 11.— of EVEN MALL IS THE KING OF THEWINGS AND WINGS ARE THE THING TODAY ARRO COLLARS CLUETT. PEABODY &7 €O Shc. Hohrs