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30 CROP OF LEMONS IN 1923 HELD LARGE Brooklyn’s Bona-Fide Bid ST INHISTORY of $275,000 for Hornsby Marks Turning Point in Offers—Ruth Only Real “Century Plant” of Game. EW YORK, December 19.—A N tionals $275,000 for Rogers Hornsby. new record offer for all time for a base ball player on the hoof was made during the recent base ball doings at Chicago. Charles H. Ebbets offered the St. Louis Na- | St. Louis’ action in re-! Incidentally. tusing the offer constitutés the record declination of a big offer. Much fun was poked at Ebbe charged him with seeking publicity But it was a bona-fide offer time Brooklyn had made such a bid ts_by ribald base ball critics, who without any intent of making good And what is more, this was not the first Ebbets offered Sam Breadon that | sum for Hornsby during the world series, but only got laughed at. But this new high record mark players, if the prophecy of one of vrganized base ball i This man, who has scouted every | part of the United States, and who has spent as much money for players as any single individual in the world | ~-not his own money, of course—says | the ball player hereafter will bring nothing like the high price he has in | the past. There must be a reason for such a condition if it exists, and the,reason, according to this prophet, lies iff the showing made in 1923 by the plavers who were bought for the largest| sums. The 1923 crop of lemons never | in the histor Three hundred thousand dollars went to waste without raising any- thing but a thirst, and the base ball owners who had gambled and lost all that money felt offended. They didn’t hold t resy ble, though of course are, because they took the gamble. They hold the players responsible bacause they didn't make good, and they hold the selling clubs responsible beca: the latter have got the money. Only Ruth Hax Made Good. The only player ever purchased for 90 or more who has n rood ball is Babe Ruth ccording man who val s ball players living. He thi there is no er selling for $30.000 who has made good for two years. Possibly This opinion ig the result of o - tion during the past season. Cer- rainly there was not enough actual profit made on the players of high cost In 1922 to warrant continuing top figures for ordinary men. | 1t the opinion of thi man are, proved to be correct s probable that the vear wil pted s that of the high-water mark b ball v tions, but the of the Brooklyn club must be its proper standing with the of other clubs for ball players. top price is more than a quarter of « million doliars ainst the W pen- nies which were given for the first ball player ever sold from one club 1o another. There is an interesting | ct in connection with that first ball | ver who was sold He is “”nhi something like one million dol- so his friends say. Ciphers run tgal races in base ball Has Yade the Most Mon Another point to be raised in con- nection with this matter of ball play- ers and their capitalization is that | Ttuth, the most successful investment of all, has made the most money as a single individual of all the pla e ball history th,” said Lrought' the young man up in ball, “should have a monument himéelf in the American League, and | the National League should -op- rate in building it. Ruth made base ball when it needed help the worst hind of a way after the war. “Some one said that Col. Ruppert values his base ball holdings at $10.- 000.000. If that is the case. Ruth is the only ball player in the world who Las made $10.000,000 for another man. By that T mean the only player to whom that sum can be directly at- tributed as downright earnings, for | what was the New York American J.eague club worth before Ruth joined Jt? It seems to me that this is an \nstance where the ability of a player to make money is proved, and If he| made that much for one man what did he make in_ addition for the re- | mainder of his league and indirectly | for the National League? g know | that sometimes Lall men say players do not make money for them, bu# &1l submit my argument in this | case to any court on carth.” Babe Ix a Century Plant, : There seems to hav. Tiuth in all bas and the men who let hundreds of thousands of dollars filter through their fingers without success, trying to find an- ther Ruth, are getting ready to shut down on the big gamble for the im- possible. It seems that they g only one Ruth to the century. I the century plant of base ball. NATIONALS AND DODGERS MEET TWICE IN SPRING NEW YORK, December 19.—A sched- ule of fifteen exhibition games in lorida preceding the annual spring series with the New York Yank has been arranged for the Brooklyn National. League club. Except for two games with the waukee club of the American Asso- ciation, all the Dodgers’ opponents will be major league teams. The schedule: March 11, St. Louls| XNationals, at_Bradentown; March 13, | Philadelphia Nationals, March 15, Milwaukee, March 17, Philadelphia J.eesburg: , C cans, at Clearwater; ‘Mz ington American: March 22, Clevelan Clearwater; who base to k Dunn, h but one d Americans, at 24, Milwaukee, at Palmetto; o Boston fon als, at Clearwater: March...26, St ouls Nationals, at Clearwater; March 7, Cleveland Americans, at Lakeland: March 28, Chicago Amerteans, at | \Winter Park; March 21, Washington) Americans, at Tampa; April 1, Phil- | adelphia Nationals, at Clearwater; April 2. Boston Nationals, at St. Petersburg. YANKEES REPORT BUYING HURLER; OMAHA DIFFERS NEW YORK, December 19.—The New York Yankees have announced the purchase for $10,000 of N. Cullop, right-handed pitcher of the Omaha club of the Western League. He is not related to Nick Cullop, former +Yankee southpaw. He was one of the leading twirlers in the Western League last year. OMAHA, Neb., December 19 —Denial that a deal for Nick Cullop, pitcher for the Omaha club, has been closed by the New York Yankees for $10,000 has been made by Barney Burch, owner of the club. Burch said he had asked $1%,000 for Cullop, with a clause which would return the twirler here in case he did not make good. So far as he knew, he LlhA'Id. the Yankees had not agreed to this. REDS MAY AID HENDRICKS. CINCINNATI, Ohio, December 19.— A plan whereby Manager Jack Hend- vicks would receive - the fnanctal backing of the Cincinnati Nationals in acquiring ownership of the Indian- &polls American Association club has | authority | hurried Kicks that went a s a turning point in offers for ball the best judges of player-values in worth anything. 'BIG LEAGUES TO END CAMPAIGNS EARLIER W YORK. December 19.—The Lase ball season will be almost a week shorter than lasj year's, if the major leagues' schedule committee goes through with plans adopted in Chicago. Discussing the new sched- ule tentatively adopted, President John A. Heydler of the National League said that the season will start on Tuesday, April i3, and end either on Mond eptember 29, or Tuesday, September 20, Thereby the big leagues will chop Six days oft the championship season, although still playing 154 games, Last Year's campaign started on April 17 d finished on October 7. The 1924 season wiil be slightly under twen! our weeks long, and it will be over in time to get the world series started by October . eight or nine days sic began. dule makers have effected | uction by cutting the schedule and cramming in a few double-head- | ers in midyear. i the schedule committee shorten the season” said Heydler | vesterday. “It s found, for one thing, that many of the magnates did not like such a late close as last sea- son Then we also figured that next Year being a presidential election year rest in late September and Octo- be centered in that cam- e ball could not com- 4 1ly with the elections. hedule committee, consist- & of Ban Johnson, Barney Dreytas aud myself, is strongly in favor of | the move, and since we have supreme | to make it 1 feel safe in predicting that it will go through. Because of the fact that there is no | .‘\;xlm (,\lh!rull in Boston and Philadel- | Phia. those cities in the Natia i Leaguc will be asked to take covens | double-headers, but 1 g ate nn{ difficulty over' this will still | leave many open dates near the end | of the n for the play! s poned game: LS e CEuokt, SCHOOL SOCCERISTS AWAIT SECOND GAME decided to Scoreless ties between soccer teams of Pierce and Monroe schools are he. coming a arly habit. Last season theso elevenes battled to a .to.0 score in the first game of their city champicnship series, and yesterday repeated in the initial contes 1923 laurels, They will'meet again tomorrow at 3:30 o'clock at the Union station plaza. Pilerce had several scoring oppor- tunities yesterday, but clever defen- sive work by Highfield, Monroe's stel- goal guard, kept his being beaten. Biddle, inside ri 2 . insi ght for Pierce, brought the ball within strik. | Ing distance of Monroe's goal numer| ous times, then he was forced to muke stray. ARMY LACKS A GAME 'OF FILLING GRID LIST Y., December 19.— | foot ball team will play nine games in 1921, eight of the opponents having been selected, Columbia, which “hasn't ‘met the Cadets on the gridiron since 1899, may be the nipth opponent here No- vember 15 The schedule, one the Army has faced, contains four in- | tersectional games, including that with Notre Dame at the Polo Grounds | October 18. site of the annual clash with probably on November 29, s not been selected. So far as completed follow October 4. St. Louis: 11, Detroit; 18, Notre Dame at New York: 25,' Boston University. November 1, Yalo at New Haven; 8, Florida; 22, Norwich. APACHES AND WAVERLYS IN GRID GLASH SUNDAY Apache gridders are to defend their 150-pound title against the Waverly Athletic Club Sunday at 2:30 at Unlon Park. When these elevens last met Waverly upset the dope by hold- ng its opponents to a scoreless tie. leven from of the _stiffest the schedule Corinthian Midgets aro anxious to | hook a return game with the Friend- #hip Midgets, according to the for- mer's manager, at Columbia 3904. CHICAGO U. TO PLAY BIG EASTERN ELEVEN CHICAGO, December 19.—A. A. Stagg, veteran foot ball coach of the University of Chicago, has announced that the Maroon schedule for 1924 would be filled out with an intersec- tional game with a leading eastern team. The identity of the eastern oppo- nent will not be revealed until a con- tract is signed. X The Chicago schedule to date fol- low October 4, Missouri; 18, Indiana; 25, Ohie Btate at Columbus. November 1, Purdue; 8, Dlinois; 15, North- western; 22, Wisconsin, HAS PROSPEROUS SEASON. CHICAGO, December 19.—With a total attendance of 665,428, the 1923 season -of the Western League was been approved by. President August IHerrmann of the Reds. NEWARK CLUB TO BUILD. NEWARK, N. J., December 19.— Tentative plans for erection of a concrete stadium seating 30,000 as the lome grounds of the Newark club of the International League have been sccepted. Negotiations for'a site are in progress. the most prosperous in history. The Tulsa club, which finished second In the pennant race, led in attendance with 142,728, PIRATES LET MATTOX GO. PITTSBURGH, Pa., Decembear 19.— Release of Catcher James Mattox to the Wichita Falls club of the Texas League has been announced by the -1 Pittsburgh_Pirates, S ! re & number of reasons why | ntest for the | ! Washington [ Conference ti RRERER CHAPTER 9—The Secret of My Batting. + BY HANS WAGNER FAN, writing to ask that I discuss the art of batting, wants to know first what was the secret of my success—how I man- aged to hit over .300 for so many consecutive years when nobody else did. To be candid, I don’t know. There was no secret about it, however. From the time I start- ed as a boy 1 simply walked up and took a slam at any ball that happened to suit me. 1 don’t be- lieve half of them were over the plate. And that brings up someth that might be interesting. bert Robinson, who "had more than twenty years' experience behind the bat, told me once that he had kept pretty fair tab on the kind of balls that were hit safely. xty per cent of the balls that Latters landed on,” he says, “were not over the plate. A big per- centage of batters will strike out on balls right over the pan and will hit those on the inside+and outside right on the nose. Most of the hits are made on balls out- side That, in a way, proves that I had the correct notion in swing- ing at the one that suited me whether it was over or not. The batter who, is particular about getting the ball just right will not make many hits. He is like the youngster who failed to offer at a single ball and was called out on strikes by Bill Klem, the umpire. \ He raised the dickens of a kick. “You can’t get any hits with that bat on your shoulder, young man,” said the umpire. In the last big series between New York and Pittsburgh, when the Giants were fighting to cinch the pennant, [ saw a pinch hitter stand up there and take a third strike. There is no excuse for a man doing that. He is sent up there to hit, and it is his busi- ness to force the opportunity if he can't get it otherwise. The trouble is they'd rather use an alibi than take a chance. They sort of fear to stand the gafi— don’t want it brought to an issue. Fred Clarke had the right idea about that. One day one of our players went up with men on bases and two out, and took a third strike. Everybody groaned. “That's the worst umpiring [ ever saw,” declared the batter, coming back to the bench. “That ball was a foot outside.” “I don't care whether it was over or not, retorted Fred. “If they are close enough to call a strike they are certainly close enough to hit at. That kind of alibi doesn’t go.” TARHEEL FIVE LISTS C. U. AND MARYLAND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., December 19. Catholic Univers Maryland and Navy are included on the North Caro- lina basket ball schedule, as just an- nounced by Charles T. Wollen, grad- uate manager of athletics. Seven gam the remainder in Vir- ginia, will be pl ed during the jaunt. Catholie University will be met at February 4 and Mary- land will be engaged ut College Park the next evening. The Tarheels' schedule in full fol lows January 4. Durham Y. M. C. A bam: 8, Meroer: 18, Guilford: at Charlotte; 23, Elon; 26, Wal ‘Wake Forest; 81, Trinity. Februa: 2, V. M. L, at Catholio an“nlty, at Washington; land, at College Pi ’Ll"rhl! An; i | | at Dur- Davidson, Forest, at , Mary- napolis: s ir. 26, ‘Washington Lee, to March 4, Southern Con- ference tourney, at Atlanta. North Carolina won the Southern e in 1922 and took the south Atlantic honors last vear. Pros- pects for a winning quint this year also are exceptionally bright. THREE SCHOOL FIVES IN CONTESTS TODAY Western, Central and Business games today. Western probably has the toughest foe in the Catholic Uni- versity freshmen at Brookland. tral is to entertaln Annapolis High School on the Blue and White's floor, while Business was booked to en- counter the Epiphany Eagles at the Central Collseum. Gonzags High Sehool gave a good exhibition of teamwork when it down- jed the Hyattsville High tossers, 34 to 17, yesterday. Mitchell and Genau did some fine playing for the winners. Conch Sotain of Tech, will give his charges lots of work during the hol daye. The Manual Trainers demo; strated that they are in need of much conditioning in_the scrimmage game with the Y. M. C. A. Day School quint, Although ‘Tech outscored the “Y" Dlayers, Sotzin was not satisfied with the work displayed by his team. WOMAN SKATER TURNS PRO. TORONTO, December 19.—Miss Gladys Robinson, champion woman Speed skater of Canada and the United States, has decided to join professional ranks and will leave soon for an exhibition tour. HEWITT TO TRY AGAIN. Thomas Hewitt, District pocket bil- liard champion, who was defeated by Willlam Parsons, 125 to 70, in the round robin of the billlard tourna- ment, will meet Charles Bartelmes tonight at-7:45 o'clock at the Grand | Central parlors. — MAT BOUTS TONIGHT. Joe Turner and Chris Jordan will wrestle tonight at the Central Coli- seum. A preliminary bout between HBobby Mainfort and Zeke Smith also ie scheduled. LEADS SOUTH CAROLINA. COLUMBIA, 8. C., December 19.— bl’nnll’e !l:dbnr ‘:{ Cl;l;lu:.:n has een elec n of South Caro- lllel"’ 1924 !am&u team. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON;, basket ball teams were to appear in | Cen- | fense, employin, | D. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1923, Co ht, 1023, in United Stace asd ‘Groat Britain, ubs, Japan and South America, b North Amerioan News lisnoe, Al rights e In my early days I used to make up my mind that I would hit at it whether it was a strike or not. I found I got just about as many hits that way as any other. The whol¢ thing in hitting a - base ball is your step. If you step right and time your swing with it so that everything goes into the ball at once you will come pretty near hitting, safe. It is very much the same as what they call timing in goli. No mat- ter how well you swing or how nicely you stand at the bat you are not going to get results un- less your step into the ball is made at the exact moment. Thate makes you pivot with your swing. 1 don't know exactly how to teach that to anybody. but once you get the feel of it you'll know exactly what I mean. The golfers all know. Then when you hit you must go right on through with the swing. That gives distance. If a batter steps ahead of his swing or swings ahead of his step he will either foul the ball or hLift it to one of the outfielders. To check the bat when you meet the ball is worst of all. That is really nothing more than a long bunt. “That bird certainly stands nice at the bat.” - I'll bet I've heard that 10000 | times, and so have you. The | * scouts always comment on whether a fellow has a nice posi- * tion up there or not. i Personally I don’t think it makes a bit of difference how you stand at the bat. As long as vou time your step and your Basket Ball Tips TO PUSH THROUGH “5 MAN" DEFENSE— X X O¢ B v Onoor suarD USE PIVOT AND SHORT _PASS ATTACK , - FORWARDS AND CENTER IN STRAIGHT LINE ACROSS FLOOR, 1 GUARD PLAYS ABOUT 15 FT. BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF FLOOR, | | How can an attack be pushed throngh the “five-man defense”? | Answered by W. E. MEANWELL Coach, University of Wisconsin, in- ventor of the short-passing game, the crins-cross attack and the five-man defense. Always has a dangerous and | leading team in the conference. * % * | = | There are (1) long and (2) short | passing attacks, (3) combinations of both, and (4) the dribble and back pass to a trailer. Each one will be successful in the hands of a coach who has mastered that particular style and can teach it. I have had most success with a pivot and short pass attack against a five-man de- the forwards and center in a straight line across the | floor and about ten feet apart, and with a guard trailing about fifteen feet behind the first line of attack and in the middle of the floor. The first line passes the ball be- tween themselves and advances until the defense stops further progress. When that occurs the man with the ball pivots and passes, preferably to a man running forward, but finally assing backward if in danger of osing the ball. “The first line ad- vances by criss-crossing from side to side. The pivot is frequently em- ployed and the passes are mostly on a lowrplane and preferably by means of a bounce or underhand pass. (Copyright, 1928.) GOLF STARS MODEST. NEW YORK, December 19.—More reticent than most arrivals, Arthur Havers, British open golf champion, and James Ockenden. who holds the French open title, have arrived here. They declined to talk about their chances of winning tournaments in the west and south in which they will participite this winter. WILSON STOPS McCARTHY. BOSTON, December 19 —Johnny Wilson, former middleweight cham- plon, scored a technical knockout over Pat McCarthy of Roxbury here last night. The latter’s seconds threw a towel the ring after the third round. llson weighed 160 pounds and McCarthy 165. .| tle throughout, This is the famous Cobb-Wagner grip, which Hans recommends. swing, the way stand amounts to nothing. Nobody ever taught me how to stand at the bat, They used to say I crouched like a big gorilla. I don’t know whether | did or not. What’s more, I never did care. I didn't even think about it. T went up there to hit the ball and I hit it the best way [ could. McGraw was a good hitter and he stood up straight, chopping into the ball with a short, sharp swing. Keeler also batted in that On the other hand, Dele- y use to take a healthy barn- door swing and he would knock the ball out of the lot. Take Heinie Groh, for instance. What would you have.thought of Heinie as a hitter if you had been sent out as a scout to look him over? That peculiar way he stands, fac- ing the pitcher with the bat held high over his head, would have queered him with any scout. Still, Groh a corking good hitter. The good batter is the one who bats just like Webster wrote the English language—in his own way. The main thing—the whole thing to be natural. If it feels better to jump up and down like a Comanche Indian, why do it. If you don’t get any hits that way you'll soon change your mind. An important thing is never to be in a hurry. Above all don't try to pres If you are over- anxious the pitcher will get on to it in a minute. You'll have a fat you is 'AD STONE SEEMS HEADED FOR LIGHT-HEAVY HOURS | figh being BY FAIR PLAY. EW YORK, December 19—Th N country. he has more than made good all the TITLE TO FRENCHMAN WHO WHIPS BELGIAN By the Associated Press. PARIS, December Mascart, the French featherweight fighter, last night defeated Henri Hebrans of Belgium on points in a fifteen-round bout. By his victory Mascart stepped into the European featherweight cha plonship recently vacated by Criqui. His fight with the hard-hitting Bel- gian, Hebrans, although it did not end in a knockout. was none the less impressive. The little Frenchman had the bet- ter of every round, forcing the bat- 19.—Edourard Bugene womderful ability to take punishment. Mascart's boxing seemingly has im- proved some. but although be is the best in Europe, it is believed he needs more seasoning before attempt- ing to meet the American feather- weights. He has decided to remain in Europe over the winter, and will fight Charles Ledoux on February 19 The best fight of the evening was between Paul Fritch of Antwerp, the Olympic lightweight champion, and Robert Sirvain, which ended in a draw after twelve terrific rounds. GRID COACHES TO MEET IN ATLANTA ON DEC. 29 ATLANTA, Ga., December 19.—The third annual meeting of the American Foot Ball Coaches’ Association will be held here December 29, according to an announcement received here from Dr. J. W. Wilce, director of foot ball at Ohio State University and secre- tary treasurer of the organization. Coaches from all sections of the coun- try are expected to attend. Sessions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association will be held in Atlanta at the same time, it was an- nounced. Discussions at the meétings will center around practical foot ball problems, rules and coaching ethics, according to the program outlined. A A. Stagg of the University of Chi- cago is scheduled to discuss foot ball ethics. FIRPO WOULD BOX MADDEN. NEW YORK, December 19.—Bartley Madden, New York heavyweight, has received a cabled offer of $10,000 for a fight with Luis Angel Firpo next February at Buenos Alres from Jose Tuere, promoter of the Buenos Aires Sporting Association. PIRATES GET COLLEGIAN. PITTSBURGH, December 19.—Pitts- burgh has announced Clifford Knox, a student at the Towa State College, has been signed for a try-out as catcher next spring. DANCE TO FIX DIAMOND. Cherrydale Athletic Club will hold a New Year eve dance next Monday at the firemen’s. auditorium. . The proceeds will be used for condition- ing the new ball fleld. meet Bill Shade at the Madison Square Garden this week, looks Fiere IeroEer o to be one of the most promising light heavy prospects in the | Johnny Nearly two years ago Fred Bendel of Newark discovered Stone | in his lair under the Preakness hills and touted him highly. but Hebrans showed | chance of getting a good one to hit at! Always look the pitcher over carefully and give him the im- pression that you are not worry- ing about the matter. It's a sinch he’s worrying as much as you are. I am often asked if I think it advisable to change the batting style of a youngster when he comes into the big league. I do not. Many a good ball player has been spoiled by making him change his style of swing or the way he grips the bat. It makes him awkward, unnatural. As I write this 1 have just picked up a little pamphlet illys- trating the different grips. Tne accompanying photograph is the one the author of the book calls the Wagner-Cobb grip. He ad- vises against its use, explaining that it is not a good style. That's odd enough to make me simile. Cobb and myself, accord- ing to the records, led the big leagues more than any other bat- ters. Still, the fellow might be right. You will notice that Cobb and myself bat with our hands some distance apart, about four inches. Most other batters keep their hands together very much like golfers do. Now, that is all right for those who like it. 1 have tried all the other grips and never could use any of them. My hands remind me of two horses, pulling one at a time. With the hands apart—the Cobb-Wagner style—I have bet- ter control of the bat. I can bunt or swing hard; can swing quick, medium or slow. That grip en- ables me to hit high, low, inside or outside—in fact, I can take a better and more natural cut at any kind of a ball. ' The divided hand grip is good for carrying out what [ have said about the step and timing. Arms, shoulders and legs work as one. Babe Ruth has an entirely dii- ierent grip. He catches the bat well on the little end with both hands locked together. His grip is very much the same as that of Frank Schulte. Both are very long hitters. It must be all right for Ruth. He brings home the bacon. Still, T feel sure that those long swingers do not have as good a chance to clip at had balls as men like Cobb and my- self would have with the divided grip. 1 guess there always will be a lot of argument about the differ- ent kinds of grips, the weight of bats, the swing and so on It only goes to show that the proper notion is go up there and hit the ball in the most natural way that you know how. When a slump gets you it .won't make any difference what vou do. But I will take up slumps later. l th S [0} w! S Dy fo our th T) P t R. w w fes fei fe fed fei c Tomorrow: The Bug Enters Base Ball—at 2 A.M | 1 | da. res his Ad Stone lad of Paterson, who will ™ Siy then nice things that were said about him Stone in appe e resembles Jack | Dempsey and, llke the champ.on, he can sock with either hand. He weighs 1 pounds and is s | over six f in height. He learned | his boxing in the service, having served a term with the Marine Corps, in which he enlisted in 1917. Unless all signs fail, Stone is going to add to the good impression he has been making upon the Now York boxing enthusiasts. t B u Now Tex Rickard says he is not in- terested in puiting Tommy Gibbons against Dempsey. He never was. He let Montana get the bout last July, | and now, lik poker plaver who | | has all the he needs, he is | standing pat | Gibbons wia Jack. Well | the writ th in si a cards 1 draw well against| X is tue promoter. and | R only—well, a_writer. |th Yet if Gibbons would not attract a |of crowd to see him do battie with| Dempsey, then our notion of boxing | enterprises is hopelessly off. Harry Wills important problem. Bartley Madden, Why the hesitatior he can beat so—then wh over clinchin, the ready and wil battler? now debating an | . Shall he fight| 5} shall he not?| () If Harry thinks | " —really think slightest paus. engagement itk 18 Irish-American (Copyright, 1923.) HANDLEY A. C. TO STAGE MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN A citywide membership campaign is being conducted by the Handley | Athletic Club that inténds to put ath- letics on the map in northwest. ! Officials of the club expect to mus- [ N is in no sense a drait in the original theory of the plan, which v prevent base ball from becoming a trust, The modified drait simply means that the club accepting players ir. and ment. one of champions of matches being of four rounds and the defeated 4. C. Skir defeated Sputtiswood Ferguson, Mercy. feated John - return ear. Charley | ni | {and furi Rickard does not think | of the leading. last night, SPOR TS. MINORS MERELY AGREE TO TAKE IN “BOARDERS” Modified Arrangement Simply Means Smaller (Cir- cuits Accept on Loan for Development Players Who Must Be Returned on Demand. BY JOHN v the ter in base bail; adopted b; Association at Chicago them on loan of holding the pl he majors accepts imply another wa The Brook akland, Calif If Brool hen there have been reci IKI NABBED AS HE GIVES MONEY “TO BUY A DRINK” WEEHAWKEN, N, J., December 19 —Batting” Siki. the Senegalexe boxer, was arrested here last night after a series of “singularr” anties during which he displayed a roll of $600. His attempts to present ench man with a dollar or two ‘“to buy a drink” led to his arrest on a chsrge of disorderly conduct. He wans releaxed under $100 caxh bond for a hearing December 286, YOUNG DENICO WINS NAVY BOXING TITLE. NEW YORK, December 19 —Young encio of the U. S. §. Mayflower was he group of eight boxers and who won titles of the scouting fleet of the tournament wrestlers of in he Nav last night at Madison Square Garden. of the| he little resident's Fillpino m boy yacht outfought Javier for flyweight laurels. had held the title for three years. Washington boy on s defeated by in the ummaries boxing Billy Vince he U. S. 5. F Tagium of elterwelight class. n the othr bouts—the restling of one fall—follow: BOXING. ntamweight—Al Monge, ed Kid Boutiste, Overto: atherweight—Mikey Grey, ated Nick Esparito, Reid. Lightweight—Lester Hummell, . ‘Wright. Middieweight—Charles Hotman, Wyoming, de- Wyoming, de- ‘Wyoming, Colorsdo, Light heavyweght—Jos Morano, Florida, defented Morris Schecter, Rappahannock. Bob Grant. Wyoming, de- attiing'’ Dusge Simpson. WRESTLING. Lightweight—R. Prinzsbyski, Wyoming, de- ated J. K. Johnson, Touoey. > Welterweight—Mike Michaels, Wyoming, de- ated P. L. Smitka of Huntington, N. Y. Middleweight—Edward Shaboo, Florida, de- ated Harry Ekizian of Aimenia. Heavyweight—Tarzan_ Knight, ~Utal, ated Blackio Gemas, Lamson. HILEAN RING MARVEL CALLED TO HIS NEW YORK icentini, Chi ated by Johnny Shugr will return home this week in jonse 1o an urgent message fr , his manager said toda; his has upset temporarily ting plans of Vicentini, who was sroomed for a match :nny Leonard, lightweigt on, but the Chilean is expe to this country eariy Heavyweigh! Decem an _ligh T ham- ted to His manager sald he would r mateh with either Clinton_of Brooklyn or Pal orun of New Orleans. 'FAST BOUT TO WHITE AS BARRET IS HURT PHILADELPHIA, De White of Chicago v »bby Barrett, fton He in the sixth round of their round bout last night or cal knockout. In the sixth, Barrett s hat he strained hi 1 temporary paralysis de and forcing him to U'p to that point the s, with Barrett d Johnny t, In the ten ose, U e judge's d Philadlephia. GENARO BEATS CLIFFORD. DETR Mich.. December 19— rankie vweight hampion, ifford hiladelphia nd bout h f newspa- d_Midget Joey round sen: in in the opin On the New of Mi Th r men th of hwartz 1d b Yo t FOR WINDSHIELDS OR BODIES. Installed While You Wait. Taranto & Wasman 1017 NEW YORE AVE. N.W. :W YORK, December 19.—W! de- | ith | B. FOSTER. hat is known as the modifi draft Pacific Coast League and Americas consultation with the major leagues t to m are to be returned on demand layer contract in perpetuity. n Nationals, for example, might place a player with the lub under the plan subject to drait on an optional agree- n recalls the player it follows a custom always in vogue rocal agreements between majors af d minors. i ., 1f Brooklyn does recall him | the player becomes subject to draft. | 1t he is not drafted his title remains with the club that holds him. The POOT EUY MEVer gets away frora thart first cor B It hangs like a burr | to a mul Players Oakland jeet 1o t up a se lots, iginally dev am, a d ped by the however, are not sub- ft Oakland pick Habe Ruti'on e 'san probably will not happen until 2525, said Babe belongs to Oak land, uniess and until the Oakland { Club gets ready to sell him at its own [price.” Of course, the rule applies everywhere that the new condition are in effect. The coast was m, cited as an example, View of Loufsville Club. In this connection it is interestin to note the plain language of one the officials of the Louisville after it wa a4 modified would be put er wiil ball far d of a draft b: b agree, a century which pl. ins in base Yir major leagus owner, not take the trouble to de . to take away from us a 11 whom we find by going int the woods ““The free draft, which is the orig inal draft, permitted that egort of thing { The modified draft, as It is called, ha knocked down the value of our players as it {s. We've got two worth whil nybody. and we've been sponged ,000 because some of the clubs gue would rather be annexed !to major league base ball than devel |opers of sport. That's the whole thing in a nut 1. rmed for Development. wodified draft, in effect, simply passes ajor league player out to | minor league for development and edu tion. The player knows that he does not belong to the minors, and_maybs he will be serious and develop himself, and maybe he will not. There were imany of the latter cases In the minors | season, and many of the minors that had this trouble can trace two. thirds of it to the fact that thei players did not give a hoot. You c have two or three ownerships in bas ball and get much out of players who know the situation ‘The modified draft, as now in effect {simply means “summer boarders taken here.” { (Coprright, 1923.) BRITTON WHIPS KAPLAN. 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