Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1924, Page 25

NEW REGULATIONS LIKELY 1ON TWO PHASES OF GAME 0, Bounds Penalty Due, K. for Steel Shafts and Reduction of Out-of- But Sizé of Ball and ‘Stymie Rule Will Be Unchanged. F RIDAY and Saturday of this week the leading legal lights and execu- tives of the game of golf in the United States will get together at New York to go through the form of electing Wynant D. Vanderpool oi New York president of the United States Golf Association and to take action on several major matters of legislation affecting practically every golfer in this country. Golfers, by and large, are not so much interested in Mr. Vander- pool's forthcoming election as they are in the legislative matters that will come before the association. vill y _The president of the United States Golf Association, to the rank and file of golfers, more or less a figure- head, representing a somewhat vague organization which doesn't have much to do in a personal way with the game of the several million mediocre players we have, although his administration does have a good deal to do with the less than 10 per cent of really good golfers What the rank and file of players the country over are interested in is the action of the parent body on four major topics just now teeming with interest in the minds of golfers. These are in the order of their im- vortance: The steel shafted golf club; reduction of the penalty for an out- of-bounds ball from stroke and dis- tance to just distance; standardization of the ball and the ever-present (Stymie. 3 On the latter two points the as- sociation probably will take no ac- tion, notwithstanding an ever-press- ing demand, recurring from year to year, particularly in regard to the tymie, that it be eliminated or its practical elimination be brought about by a rule that permits the player of the nearer byl to lift. On the other 1wo points some legislation is prom- ised. Steel Shaft Favored. The wise and far-seeing heads of ®olf in this country, influenced in a major degree by the wishes of their *“constituents,” the rank and file of the divot diggers—the contributing members of golf clubs who have made possible the ama®ng spread of the game—are slated to officially late the steel shaft into competi- n. That they also are influenced v the increasing absence of suitable hickory shafts and a growing impres- sion that the steel shaft does not add : an undesirable factor from either the ndpoint of length or of accuracy, and that it does introduce the clement of standardization, is not to be doubted. So it appears from all outward angles that the 1924 season will see the steel shaft accepted in good standing among the elite and the great unwashed of American golfers. Its advantages are many, its disadvantages few, and any talk- ing points against it can be disproved by its record. But one great factor stands in the way of its universal adoption—the time-honored_tradition that a golf club shall be a hand-con- structed affair, made from wood, and not a manufactured, fabricated affair made by more modern processes. Anent Size of the Ball. Standardization of the golf ball, em- bracing an increase in size and a de- crease in weight, have been urged upon the governing body of golf. Al- though these changes must be brought about, in the opinign of J. F. Byers of Pittshurgh, retiring president of the association, In order to prevent the totally unnecessary expenditure of an aggregate of millions of dollars an- nually to meet the distance obtained by the new balls brought out each Year by the manufacturers, it is doubtful if any action will be taken. Byers touched upon this matter at Chicago when he presented the prizes to the winners in the amateur cham- pionship. A concensus among lead- ing players appears to be that the best interests of the game itself and of all classes of players will be served by making the ball lighter and its size larger. Better liss will be ob- tained by a, larger ball, although its flight when hit hard may not be so long. due to its size, and particularly in a wind, due to its weight. Ad- vance announcements, however, are that no change will be made In the ball this year. As to Out-of-Bounds. Alan. D. Wilson of Merion, Pa., home - of amateur champlon Max Marston, is prépared to submit a pro- posal to bring back the out-of- bounds penalty to loss of distance only, as it was until two years ago. Mr. Wilson was instrumental in hav- ing the association adopt & ground rule putting this into effect at the amateur championship, particularly after seeing Mike Brady take 11 on a par 3 hole at Inwood a few months earlier, and witnessing John Burke of St. Paul roll up a total of 9 on a par 4 hole at the same course through a combinatlon of narrow fairways and shots just a little off the line. If experts such as this pair are punished so severely, argues Wil- son, what must be the mental an- guish of the 100 shooter who is pen- alized stroke and distance, or a mat- ter of two strokes to all intents and purposes, for a ball just a little off the line? To the mediocre plaver who is striving with might und main to get below the century mark, this extra stroke means just as much 48 it does to the pros who are shoot- ing for a money prize, or the crack amateurs who play for the “glory” of the game. So without doubt, the 1924 meet- ing of the United States Golf Asso ciation will result in some much- needed legislation to benefit the rank and file of golfers in this country That more legislation is needed is not doubted, but that the action shortly to be taken will lead to a better game and possibly other im- provements later on is apparent. Inside Golf — By CHESTER HORTON_ _ For wome strange reason it ix more diffcult to keep the eye fo- cused on the ball in short shots than in longer full shots. Perhaps the nenrmness of the objective In the short run-up or pitch to ‘the Ereen ncts as a magnet to the myer's comsciousness, thus di- wviding his attention between the the objective of the shot. Tt pitches or run-ups con- centration and ansolite’ focus on the ball delicacy with the hands ix called for. A very good rule to keep in mind. for all shots and for this shot icularly, I never to let the head move until the ball has been hit. If the hend is kept still to that point it will be apt to stay atill automatically afterward. At leant fts movements afterward will kave no effect onm the ball. Many a short run-up is ruined be- cause these precautions are for- sotten. (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) TENDLER IS BEATEN BY NEW RING STAR PHILADELPHIA, Pa., January 2.— Lew Tendler, for several years a lead- | ing contender for the lightweight championship, yesterday suffered the worst defeat of his long ring career at the hands of i\'nre Goldman, a fel- low Philadelphian and until recent- ly comparatively unknown in fistic cireles. - Goldman, who gained some promi- nence last’ summer by his defeat of Pinkey Mitchell, handed Tendler more pupishment in ten rounds than Benny Leonard, the titie holder, did In twenty-seven rounds during two meetings for the championship. Twice Goldman sent Tendler to the mat for the count of nine, and to show that he was equally effective with either hand he did It once with his right and again with his left. Both times Tendler staggered to his feet groggy, but managed to weave his way into close quarters and hold on_ until he regained his bearings. Only his ring generalship saved him from a knockout, in the opinion of the experts. That Tendler has gone back was the almost unanimous opinion of the experts at the ringside. His blow: they said, lacked power and much of his old-time skill and stamina was gone. Credit, however, was given to Goldman for his decisive victory and many professed to see for him further honors in the 'lightwelight division. Although Tendler's friends said that he was handicapped to some- extent by an injured left hand, Tend- ler said he had no excuse to offer and that all the credit was due his opponent. “I fought the best I could,” he said. “Goldman is a great puncher and won the fight fairly. Goldman is twenty-two years old and has been in the ring about two years. —_— DEMPSEY TO GET READY FOR BATTLE IN SPRING NEW YORK, January Z2—Jack Dempuey, world _ heavyweight champion, has left New York for Florida, where he will establish WILLIAMS PROGRESSES IN COME-BACK IN RING NEW YORK, January 2—Kid Wil- Mame of Baltimore, former bantam- weight champion, won the judges’ de- cision over Midget Smith of New York In a twelve-round bout in Brooklyn yesterday. Willlams® victory was another step forward in his efforts to make come-back. A week ago he defeate: Dannie Lee. —_——— FULTON STOPS LAMSON. PORTLAND, Oreg., January 2.— Fred Fuiton, heavyweight boxer of Minneapolis, ' knocked out George Lamson of Omaha in the second round yesterday. TAYLOR WHIPS NABLE. NEW YORK, January 2.—Bud Tay- lor, Chicago bantamweight, easily de- feated Sammy Nable of New York in a twelve-round bout at the Ploneer Athletic Club yesterday. Taylor led throughout. — SPALLA TO COME TO U. S. MILAN, January 2.—Tt is reported that Erminfo Spalla. the Itallan heavywelght fighter, after his coming fight with Luis Angel Firpo in Buenos Aires will go to New York to meet Gene Tunney and Tom Gibbons. FANS’ ARDOR IS CHILLEN S0 BOUT IS CALLED OFF omtmnfi January 3—Alex Trambitis of Portiand, Ores., spar- ring partner of Jack Dempsey, and Johmny Karr, Cleveland welter- ‘weight, who were to have stepped ten rounds at East Chicago last might, did net enter the ring, Zero ‘weather cooled the enthusiasm of the fans and the fight was called off when the expected customers fajled to travel the thirty-five miles trom Chicago to the scene of 4 Dattin training quarters for an indefinite . prospect of a bout .n the early spring was sald to be the Jdmpelling motive Dempsey’'s de- claton to go mow LEWIS IS A WINNER OVER JAP GRAPPLER CHICAGO, January 2.—Ed (“Stran- gler”) Lewis, world heavywelight wrestling champion, last night defeat- ed Taro Myaki, Japanese champion jtu jitsu, in & mixed match in which the American and Japanese styles of wrestling were employed. E ‘Lewls won the first fall in the sec- ond period after a total wrestling time of .35.46 with a head lock. The first bout was the jiu jitsu style, calling for . twenty minutes wrestling, with a five- minute rest. The 'Japanese wrestler was hurt in the final bout, and the second fall was obtained by Lewls in casy fashion with a Eeld lock after .02.17. tanislaus Zbyszko, Polish champion, defeated Joe Zickman of Nebraska, in a one-fall ‘match in .56.21, with a trotch and arm lock. . ——— . LOHMAN AND KING DRAW, Gl RAPIDS, Mich.,, January' 2. —Joo Lohman, light-heavywelght. of Toledo, and Soldier King of Grand Rapids fought ten rounds to & draw yesterday, in the opinion of news- paper men. HARVARD FOUR WINGS. PINEHURST, N. C. J P Winning the final match by 8 to the Harvard polo team nosed ot thé Sandhill Greens with two games'in & series of three. Ee Radiators and Fenders ! Ch-iner 23 Some More Tips on Defense. BY HANS WAGNER. MY posing as a base ball schoolmaster is sure to give some of the old-timers a laugh, but as long as I've started I've got to go through with it. May- be, at that, I'll help some young player to get started right. Before winding up my views on how to play shortstop I want to present .one more block of questions for discussion among the amateur General Infield Defene. 1. With a man on first and third, doudle steal being attempted, do you have the catcher pegging stralght through? you have the second base- man or shortstop covering second on sacrifice bunts with a runner on ret? With runner on second and sac- ce bunt used, do you have your first bascman coming in, pitcher flelding all to his right and third baseman playing the bag? 4. Would you have the pitcher pitch a_good strike when expecting a sacrifice bunt? 5. Do you find the hit and run played more on the first ball pitched than any other? Why? Those should not be so hard to answer. I will not give my answers, because I think they will be more EW YORK, January N up in 1923. CHAMPIONS VICTORS IN PAIR OF SCRAPS PITTSBURGH. Pa. January Pancho Villa, fiyweight champion of the world, won the judges' decision over Tony Norman of Pittsburgh in a ten-round bout yesterday. Villa outfought Norman in every round except the tenth, which was about even. In the sixth réund Villa clipped Norman on the head with a right and sent him down for the count of eight. AKRON, Ohio, January 2.—Joe Lynch, New York, champion bantam- weight boxer of the world, today knocked out Jimmy Murphy of St Louis, In the third round of a sched- uled twelve-round bout here. CHANEY ES WALKER. ROCHESTER, N." Y., January 2.— Andy Chaney ‘of Baltimore, was given the decision. over Archie ‘Walker of New York yesterday after twelve rounds of fighting. Chaney welghed 133 and Walker 1341, BILLY MISKE LOSES FIGHT WITH DEATH MINNEAPOLIS, January 2—Billy Miske, St. Paul heavywelght pugilist, died late yesterday at a hospital after a week's illness, from an acute attack of Bright's disease. He was twenty-nine years old. Although ‘Miske had suffered from a chronic condition® of the disease for four vears, he did not become seriously ill until recently. He spent Christmas with his family in St. Paul. but collapsed the next day. William A. Miske was born_in St Patl, Minn., April 13, 1894. He af tended the public schools in that eoity and_ started fighting before St. Paul and Minneapolis boxing clubs. In 1913 he battled . ten-round, no- decision contests with Mike O'Dowd and Tommy Gibbons, who also start- ed professional boxing about the same time. Miske soon grew into the heavy- weight class and knocked out such men as Jim Flynn, Farmer Lodge and Tom Cowler and defeated or battled -no-decision contests with Charlie Weinert, Jack Dillon, Bartley Madden, Fred Fulton, Gunboat Smith, Bill Brennan, Harry Greb, Battling Levinsky and practically all the leaders of his division Miske fought one ten-round and one six-round draw with Jack Demp- sey, but In 1920, after a long siege of illness, he was knocked out by the world champlon’ in three rounds at_Benton Harbor, Mich. Miske and Tommy Gibbons met five times, the former winning on a foul in New York in October, 1922, and the jJatter taking three decisions. One bout in Minneapolis ended in & draw. Early in 1920 Miske was Informed by his physiclans that he had Bright's disease and must retire from the ring. At the time Miske had just gone through bankruptcy after loi ing his entire savings—$45,000— the automobile business. “If 1 am going to die, it might as well happen in the ring as in bed” the St. Paul fighter replied. “Tell me what to do and I will beat this sickness.” A diet was prescribed and six months later he was boxing again, making enough to fill the family exchequer. ‘Misko had a good year in 1922, knocking out Jack Renault, Al Rob- erts, Billy Shade, Homer Smith, Wil lie Meehan and Fred Fulton. His last fight was with Bill Brennan six weeks Alo}ufla kn:cke\l out Brennan e fou! round, I ke engaged in about 120 ring bBattles. His only knockout was by Dempsey and he lost only onme de- cision battle, to Kid Norfolk. He was married and s survived by his widow and three children. +Match Your Odd Coats valuable as: reminders to keep the cpllege player thinking. -~ - In my last article I promised that 1 would g0 on with my discussion of how the position of shortstop should be played. I had got te the part con- cerning taking throws and touching the runner. As I intimated, don't attempt to be smart and block base runners off the bag. If you do you won't play short- stop long. Give them half the bag in a sense of 'fairness as well as a sense of safety. . Knows Route of Ball. A shortstop knows where the ball will be thrown the moment It start So, using that as a gulde, he can determine which side of the bag to glve the runner. That makes it easy to touch him because he will surely slide for the open side. If you at- tempt to block him he is liable to get away with a hook slide. ‘ If a shortstop fails to touch the runner as he comes In he should never go after him again unless he overslides. Youw've alwdys got & chance of the umpire faliing to see that you missed him, but If you try to touch him a second time it is @ cinch that the umpire will call him safe. It is Important that a young shortstop learn to touch the runner with the same motion that he catches the ball. The touch must be made quick and enappy. The double play is the most im- portant play In base ball. Shortstops and second basemen who are w this never last In the big league. In making a double play when tak- ing the throw at second base the shortstop should always step into the diamond as he mikes his throw to first. This gives him a free hand and prevents being run into by the runner. If the play is close and the er deliberately tries to block a LUQUE’S HURLING RECORD BEST IN N. L. SINCE WAR BY JOHN B. FOSTER. 2.—Pitcher Lugue of Cincinnati has been credited with a fine season in 1923, but it seems that he did bet- ter, even, than he has been given credit for. pitching record that has been made in the National League since the war. Luque’s percentage of games won in 1923 was .771. ished with a percentage of .769, although he did not pitch in as many games as in 1923. However, .769 is the best record attained in all that time in the National League, with the exception of the one Luque rolled His was the best In 1919 he fin- For pitchers who took part in five complete _games or more, the records for the National League, beginning in 1919, were as follows: 1n 1919, Luque, .769; Reuther, .760; Sallee, .750; Fisher, -737—all Cincinnat! players. Jess Barnes of New York had a_.735 In 1920 the only National Leaguer to pitch .700 or better was Clarence Mitchell of Brooklyn, whose percentage was .714. In 1921 Glasner and Adams of Pittsburgh tied with .737 and Doak of St. Louis pitched .714 ball. In 1922 Douglas of New York led with .733. It Is interesting to note:that Luque has soared to the top after quite a drop from his 1919 form. He dropped to .591 in 1520, to 472 In 1921 and to .36 in Figures The American League did not give official sanction to a won and lost per- centage in 1919, but in 1920 Bagby of Cleveland had a record of .721, Mays of New York .708 and Kerr of Chicago -700. In 1921 Morton of Cleveland had .727 and Mays of New York .705. In 1922 Bush of New York had .788 and Kolb of St. Louls .778. In 1923 Pennock of New York had .760, Jones of New York .724, and Cole of_Detroit, .722. There are only two pitchers in the American League who have done bet- ter than Luque. These are Bush and Kolp, in 1922." Kolp, however, not pitch nearly as many games as Luque and the latter's record is bet- ter by comparison. Bush attained his record of .788 in 1922 by pitching twenty games, but Luque obtained his rec- ord of .77l in 1923 by pitching twen- ty-eight complete games. Of course, the latter performance is better than Bush's. Pennock, in 1923, pitched twenty-one games to make his .760. The' more Luque’s pitching is an- alyzed in 1923 the greater it becomes in’ comparison with the work of his rivals. He set out in 1923 to piich thirty games and fell short of that by only two. And while doing it he jumped frory the booby prizedom cf 1922 to the Yop of his league. Waverly Athletic Club wants its members to report at a meeting to- night at 8 o'clock at 827 4th street northeast. . TRUSS 'EXPERTS COMING TO WASHINGTON W. S. Rice of Agams, N. Y., orig- inator of the famous Rice Method for Rupture is sending men and women fitters as his personal rep- resentatives to Washington, D. C. They will be at the National Hotel, 6th St. and Penn. Ave., Friday and Saturday, Jan. 4 and 5. Every ruptured man and woman should take advantage of this great op- portunity. ‘The Rice Method for Rupture is known the world over. You can now see this Method demonstrated and have a Rice Appliance fitted to you. 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Anyway, it will cost you nothing to come in and learn all about the Rice Support and the wonderful opportunity for help and recovery it offers in your-case. Remember, the Rice Representatives will there only two days, them your opportunity will be gone. Hours 9 to 12 a.m., 2 to 5§ pm, or 7 to'9 evenings. ‘Women will e personal at- tention of Lady At t in sepa- rate apartments. Don’'t miss this great .:grflr- tunity to see these representativea. “Q-::.. . aia | complete | “Deacon” Phillipe, Regarded by Wag- ner as One of the Greatest Pitch- ers of All Times. shortstop the latter always has his right arm free for a throw if he steps in instead of standing still. Now, if the ball is hit to the short- £top and he has to start the double play, his most important move is the way he throws the ball to the second baseman. It fsn't enough to toss it 80 he can catch it. The expert short- stop tosses tife ball o that the sec- ong baseman can make ¢ free throw tofirst. The best way Yo do this is to toss the ball underhanded, chest high and directly over the bag—not to where you see the baseman stand- ing. If the shortstop tosses the ball low or too far over, the second base- man Joses time in stooping and com- Ing up to make the throw. In taking & throw from the catoher on the double steal it depends entirely on the start and speed of the runner on third kase whether he starts for home or whether he holds his base. The shortstop must figure this out in a fraction of a second and deter- mine whether he should stay on the bag and take the throw or whether he should run in and take ft. If he goes in he is after the man on third and must forget the other. Buxfest Bird Dog of AllL A shortston must learn to hold base runners close to the bags by letting them know that he is watching them. | By doiug this carefully he can Keep them back on every pitch. It should be the duty of the short- stop to take all possible throws at third base from the outfleld. This enables the third baseman to do the backing up, along with the pitches. The shortstop really has more du- ties than any man on the infield. He was originally called shortstop be-! cause he was supposed to be a help| to the outfield as well as the infield. In other words, he is a short fielder. In some cities they still call him that. The expert shortstop goes out and relays throws from the outfield. This is one of the most important duties. especially if he has a good arm. If he hasn’t a good arm he has no busi- ness in the big league. Dave Bancroft, who will manage the Braves next season. is as good a man as 1 ever saw in cutting off throws from the outfield. He won a game in the world series two years ago that way. There was a man on first and one on third when a single was hit to the outfleld. The throw started for third base, supposedly, with no chance of getting the run- ner. Instead it went to Bancroft, who had placed himself for it. He let the first runner go on to third, but turned and whipped the ball to second, get- ting the batter, who had tried to stretch the hit. That wasn't new at all—it is often done—but it filus- trates what I mean about playing the position. If a shortstop keeps his head on his job and watches the base runners Open Daily Until 6 P.M. “"Wonder What Merts Will Say Today" At the Sign of the Moon Established 1893 Our Entire Stock at Big Reductions An unprecedented value-giving in tailoring. You have choice of our magnificent stock of fabrics and the services of our tailoring experts. Tailor-made means you get the garment made as you want it. Suit or Overcoat To Order closely he will soon learn to judge their speed and-how they slide: By watching their manerisms he can also get a pretty good line on when they intend to steal, The Batter Has Eyes, Too. A shortstop, especially in the big leagues, must watch himself all the time so as not to tip the batter off when he Intends to cover second base. Remember, the batter is just as smart and also is watching him. Once he discovers that the shortstop intends to cover the bag he is likely to give the hit-and-run sign and hit the ball right through that position. That always makes an infleld look foolish. A shortstop should always hold his position to see if the batter is going to hit on that particular pitch—then jump with the swing of his bat. If he doesn't ‘swing, jump toward second. A shortstop should never think about making errors. He should go after everything possible. Often you will knock down hits that look im- possible to stop. Errors are part of the game, so do not be afrald of making them. These views on the position of shortstop also apply to the second baseman in a general way. The main difference is that the second baseman does not have to have as long a throwing arm. . One plece of advice that T would like to give to college players and other amateurs 1s to forget that idea that there are such things as natural born ball players. There are no sach things, no more than there are natu- ral born steel magnates and bank presidents. You've got to learn your job by hard work, steady thinking and constant practice. It has been sald of me that T was a natural born ball player, but the fellows who made that crack prob- ubly never knew how hard I worked and how I studied to keep track of my opponents. -Honestly, 1 have worked one solid hour at a time in the morning trying to overcome a fault I had in touching runners or in handling slow-hit balls. 1f you are going to be a ball player, be a'good one, whether you intend doing it for a living or not. 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All he needs—sad to say—is greater punching ability” The chances are he will develop more power as he gains experience. But what counts just now is that he plastered a ring-tried bruiser good and plenty and can have all sorts of engagements at goodly sums im this section of the country. Poor Billy Miske. A game fighter and a fine fellow. He never should after his first battle against Dempsey at Michigan City two or three years ago. His physicians warned him s to his_exact condi- tion and Miske entered business. But he failed, had to have money, so he risked his life to get it—and lost. (Copyright, 1923 Southerner Wins Handily. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 2.—Young Stribling, Georgia schoolboy boxer, has climbed another notch in the gusllhfl.lc ladder. Making his debut efore a metropolitan fight crowd ve terday at the 1st Reglment Armory, in Newark. the nineteen-year-oid Georgla youth decisively whipped Dave Rosenberg, Brooklyn middle- weight, and demonstrated that he is & factor to be reckoned with in fistic ranks. Critics, who gave Stribling unanimous verdict after a slas) their hing, mauling twelve-round. match, agreed that the southerner showed excep- though his fighting tional promise, - Woodmard & Lotheop | | equipment, still in its development stage, had some flaws. Stribling ‘has youthful vigor and stamina, speed, alertness and ag- gressivenes in his favor, but against Rosenberg he did not show decisive hitting powers. And, though his de- fense seemed capable, it showed the lack of experience. Stribling battered Rosenberg from pillar to post in nearly every round, but, though he had the New Yorker in distres in at least three rounds, the Georgian could not put over a finish- |ing blow. Rosenberg, a willing ab- sorber of punishment, at times car- ried the fight to his young opponent, but Stribling's long left and right hooks and wicked uppercuts dealt out telling damage. Stribling, five pounds heavier, put physical advantages to good use and was matched by berg only in ruggedness. Stribling's first appearance here at- tracted more than 7,000 fight fans and the youth's showing apparently re- cefved popular favor. Novelty to the Georgian's debut was given by the presence of “Pa’ and “Ma” Stribling and a younger brother, who were conspicuous in the boxer's corner. Eddie Brady. Brooklyn feather- weight, was awarded a_decision over Bobby Garcia of Camp Holabird, Md., in the twelve-round semi-final bout. DOWN STAIRS STORE An Extreme Value Sale Men’s Overcoats, $ 6'50 This Sale Offers 140 Men a Rare Opportunity Splendid Overcoats at $16.50—a valué seldom seen. They are tai- lored of fabricsmade by the American Woolen Company—that sig- nifies worth. 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