Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1924, Page 31

—e == SPIORTS. Cleveland Has Array of Might S OF 1924 MAY SET INDIAN TEAM RECORD FOR HITTING With George Burns. Added to Roster, Speakerites , Shape Up as One of Greatest Collections of Batters in History of the Diamond. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, January 15.—The Cleveland American base ball ciub. as it stands today is one of the greatest collection of hitters in thé ’ history of the game. Presuming that the team bats as well as it did last scason, what an array of war clubs opposing pitchers will have to face! And even if it doesn't bat quite as well, what a combination of s1&m and swat it has gathered by ad. In 1923 Speaker, Jamieson and Ryth, Witt and Meusel of the champi .338%5, and Heilmann, Cobb, Veach an The Cleveland infleld of 1924, with Burné included. will be made up of four batters—Sewell, Stephenson and Lutzke. in addition to Burns, who bat- ted for .314 In 1923, Detroit's infield- ers, including Rigney, Pratt, Blue, Haney and Jones, all of whom prob- ably will be with Detroit in 1924, batted only .228 las: season, while the Yankee infleld, Pipp, Ward, Du- gan and Scott, batted only .279%. The Cleveland outficld led Detrolt in batting by a point last season. The Cleveland inficld, with Lutzke down to .236, batted .314, which wa Q318,25 points beter than Detroit's fNfield, and 34 points better than New York's. With Burns added, the Cleveland infield should bat around which brings to mind the days of the “Big Four,” who could roar no more loudly themselves than this 1924 Cleveland outfit Perhaps not all of these players will hit as well in 1924 as they dld but it's falrly safe to at none of them has gone over top and started on the down &rade. When Myatt can boast a Thle ¢ is catching. Cleveland .285 batting cataher. ned up rival pitchers for When he is pitching, Myatt catching, and the reconstructed Clevelands are all on the fleld to- gethcr, base ball fans wiil see one of the mightiest arrays of batting talent In years, (Copyright, 1924 ) 13 EXHIBITION DATES BOOKED FOR INDIANS CLEVELAND, January 14.—Thirteen exhibition games have been booked by the Cleveland Indians with Natlonal League and American Association clubs during the spring training season. The first game will be played on St. Patrick’s day at Lakeland, the Indians’ trafning grounds, withe the Clndinnatl Reds. Other games are: March 19, Clncln- nati, at Orlando; 20, Boston Braves, at St\ Petersburg; 22, Brooklyn, at Clear- water: 2o, Philadelphia, at Laksland; 7. Brooklyn, at Lakeland; 28, Colum- bus, at Lakeland Negot ons are under way for games from Lakeland. vi Lakeland the_Indians ay at Afianta on April 2 and at » the next day. From April 4 to will be quartered in New Or- aging contests with the South- gue champions April 5 and 6. En route north the Indians will drop Cincinnati for games April 12 ALEKHIN, CHESS STAR, IN EXHIBITION HERE A. Alekhin, Russian chess master, is ® giv exhibition of simultaneous play here January 24, under the auspices of the Capital City Chess Club. A place for the matches has not vet been selected. Alekhin, who is well known for his remarkable ability at ches sidered by enthusiasts a rare qualities. He will be oppos leading players of the local clubs in his engagement here. Russjan master is to glve an_ exhi Mtion in Baltimore just before his shington appearance. Stirling Kerr, president of the Cap- ital City Chess Club, is directly in charge of arrangements for the event, which will be open to the pub- | lic. les e —_— e STRIBLING DISQUALIFIED, FATHER STRIKES REFEREE WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., January 1 W. L. oung"”) Stribling, Ma- had a o con, Ga., schmfl:my fl‘sr;‘tler, thrilling contest last night. 4n 1t %ne Was disquaiified for hit- 1{ng on the break, Phil Pritchard, the reteree, giving the bout to Norm Genet of Akron, Ohio, in the sixth round. ] Thereupon “Pa” Stribling took one punch at Pritchard, but they were separated before any more serious damage was done. ._Stribling had much the better of the Aghting. R PLAYER-WRITER NETMEN “ OPPQSED ON THE COAST SAN FRANCISCO, January 15.—The California Lawn Tennis Association, through its executive committee, has forwarded to national headquarters an indorsement of the proposed change in the rules to bar amateurs from commercializing their tennis ability by writing for newspapers for money, according to Dr. Sumner Hardy, president of the state asso- clation. Formal approval of the proposed réla will be given by the state as- Boclation at its annual meeting early in March, Dr. Hardy added. CONCANNON IS- BUSY. Joe Concannon and V. R. Ferrell were to compete in a pooket billiard match today at 5:15 o'clock in the Red Cross auditorium. at Walter TReed Hospital. Concannon. will ap- pear in another match at B o'clock tonight, opposing Drew Thompson at Miller's billiard parlore, RIXEY SIGNS CONTRACT. + CINCINNATI, Ohto, January 15. Pitcher Kppa Rixey has signed a contract to ' play with the Cincin- nati Nationals the. coming season: - s. TO ENTER IRISE OLYMPICS. SOUTH BEND, Ind., January 15.— Notre Dame will be represented in the Irieh-American Olympie in Dublin next August by Paul Kennedy, track capt~‘n. and Tom Lieb, star discus thrower. Radiators and Flegll:an IFFER] JAKES AR A S R ST R nnfi?‘. WORKS WITTSTATT! 819 13th, Y. 6410, 1435 P. M. 7443, ‘BATTERY g CHARGING LEAVE YOUR CAP 0 K1 WA CARTY'S-1608-14" ding Burns as first baseman!’ - _Summa batted at the rate of 35 ionship-winning Yankees batted onl: nd Manush of Detroit did cnly..349%y. GRIFF GETS SHIRLEY, N. C. U. FIRST SACKER A youngater Clark Grifith hopes. ultimately will prove the smeces- sor to Joe Judge at the imitial sack for the Natiomals has beem scquired in the person of E. R. irley, University of Nerth Oaro- Una athlcte. Shirley in deserfired by Scout Billy Doyle, whe tried unauccesatally to land him for the Detrolt Tyge fine-looking Ind, nearly ing 180 pounds, er with o gr hand hitter of power, wi more ginger than Pepper Jim Ause tin of the Browns." P wa arm and a right- 1h pay the Virginia leaguers a ' round sum in the event Shirley is kept after being inspected at Tam- Pa next spring. < WASHINGTON U. OARSMEN START TRAINING GRIND SEATTLE, Wash., January 15.—A- long training grind has opened for the University of Washin which last June won the national in: rcollegiate rowing champions! | the Poughkeepate regatta, T """ P B¢ Five members of the championship varsity eight are back in school and expected to appear at practice - this wee| the Petworths. Curb Cafe pinspillers. _The victors hit games of 538, 576 and 559 in order. A third game of 523 was the only one above 500 made by Pet- worth. * Mulroe of Curb Ca: the best fizures of the match, of 134 and set of 367. | ! s had i a game | tn the Nattomn there was something like a battle when the Linwcods won two of three from the Belmonts, the latter. taking { the second game by four ping with a 540. Anchorman Lewis of the Lin- i {woods was in the spotiight with a game of 131 and a set of.354, 3 Commercials. of the Washington Ladies’ League swept their mateh with Saies Tax girls, winning_all three games by good margin: )riz Nell had a set 6f 312 and Miss O'Brfen & game of 125. Capital League Three matches were rolled in the Agricultural Ladies’ League, Informa- tion winning all three games from Crop Estimates, . and V. pulling the same trick aghinst Live Stock, and Interdivision grabbing the odd game from Stenographers. 0dd Fellows staged four contests. Harmony won two of three from Golden Rule, Mount Pleasant took the odd from Eastern. Cleveland dropped. two games to Salem and Amity .got. the odd from Central. Percy. Ellett of Amity was the star of the eveniug with a game of 148 and set of 365. Shipping _Board League bowfed three matches. Voyage Accounts captured the odd from Contract, Sec- retary got three games front “Hecon- clliation and supply and Wiles swept its series with Lega{ Claims. Buhr- man of Contract had the best game, 126, and Boston of Supply and Files the top set, 337. Rolling all games over 500, Eagles of the Athletic Club League. swamped Arlington. Mayhew of the victors had the high set, 343, and was tied with Steiner, teammate, for high game, at 131. E Patent No. 2 of the Nelghborhvod League won all three games from the Yeggs, and Rejects captured the odd game from Patent No. 1. Calhoun of No. 2 was the top man, with a set of 330 and game of 128. R$ -JOS. ORNSTEIN, Prop. Fon 4109tk Street-N.W. ston crew, | ‘CHAPTER 36—Ghuckles’ an SP RING training always has been. that is I do not know, unless i exercises during the winter. in getting .in § ¢ easier to me than the huntin; that I.did during the: winte: Always there has been an o @ts- cussion as to the advantages of a long training trip or a short on Some managérs even contend that it {s better to traln protty well noxth 50 that the playars, will fot be affect- ed by the sudden change in climate - as they come back home. Clark Qrif- fith tried this scheme with good re-. ults, in Virginia. The great ma- fority, though, find it better to go fAY, #outh, where the playerp, due, ta-thd warmth, can e up their tireq muscles’ without catching. cold. The Pittsburgh club has found Hot Springs to be the best tfaining »; I always liked it there. Walk and |down those Arkansas moy was a good muscle duilder in itself. You' can't walk anywhere in -Hot Springs without golng up er down hill. The hot waters help a lot in loosening up the muscles - The main thing the pitchers have acquire is control. They work in’ gradually, getting stronger and more accurate day by day. | MeGraw,_ Has Rigid Rules. ‘The thaln. paint ln xnrlnf trainih adcording to my observation, is-the chance of trying out the recruyits afd seeing what they really can do, Same managers allow the old timers to get In shape according to their awn h:uA Others have a rigld systern, and éven the . most famous and serlencad players have to follow the ‘disclpiine. The'idea of this.ls thas.it-sets.nn e: ample for the youngsters. John Me- Graw is one of thass who has a rigid —he will do éverything he asks the youfigest player to do. He (s the first man up in the morning and the. last one to leave the field at night. Miller Huggins of the champion Yankees, used the system last year of letting the scasoned players get In shape as they deemed oest. That worked out all tight, too. They won the pennant and the world champion- ship. S0, you never can tell which is best. 'I'think the biggest result, after all, {s that the players get to know éach other better and estabifsh themselves as Bort of a family. before the hard season starts. ~ ‘There is never an i | i y particular rule in base ball training as to what CURB CAFE BOWLERS TOP. - DISTRICT CIRCUIT AGAIN URB CAFE quint resumed the lead in the District Duckpin.League last night, displacing the Manhattans by taking three games froi y against the more experienced George A. Simmonds Company woo the odd game from Standard Engrav- ing ‘Company in the Typothetas League, and Ransdell did the same against Andrews Paper Company. top game, 120. Chief Clerks of the Health Service Leagué captured the 6dd game from X, D. Division. Feiton of the defeat- ed quint had the highest game, 113. gue M. A e quint pulled the clegn-up stunt er'’s Shop, winning by large gins. Sewall of the winners was in the spotlight with a game of 134 and set of $36. Gnlt's annexed sn easy match in the Commercial League when Goldenberg forfeited, and Hecht won the odd game from Washington Battery Com- ny. -Bernstein of Hecht was the tép man, with a set, of 341 and a gathe of 130. National Savings and Trust swept tife boards in the Bankers League, ‘erpetual Bullding Association being the victim. Lincoln National won the o0dd from National Bank of Washing- ton, but Starr of the latter team had set of 351 and game of 123. {4 Celumbia of the Knights of Pythias League won all three games from Union, Ricks of the victors hit a set of:32t and game of 123. . dn the Ladies’ Agricultural League. 4&ccounts won all three games from Extension No. 2, and Extension No. 1 took two of three from Secretary’s. Miss Huncke of Accounts was the only one to roll a century game. Natural Resources ‘won the odd game from Special Audit in the In- ternal Revenue League. Schuman of the latter.quint had & set,of 342. . An interesting match s carded for Thursday afternoon and Friday night between George Friend of the He- brew League and Earl McPhilomy of the District League. Ten games will be rolled, the .first §veé at the Recreation and the final five on the Petworth alleys. Total pips are to count. * 2 1OS0E90600064906000000086000640 $ The Pickin's Are Still Good! $ Only 15 Days Remain Before We $| Have to Vacate—So EVERY HAT IN THE HOUSE MUST BE SOLD!! ‘BY- ANS system. One thing about him, though | Arnold of the Simmonds team had the’| T T e T Spfluil Tralning. d Chores in “WAGNER. ; . and ¥ think it to me a sort of lark, an is to most of the regulars who know how to prepare themselves, and have no particular worry about their jobs. During can sit back and have all the laughs. ° Fot some men, though, spring’ training the day is over they are quite ready to crawl is nurse their sore muscles and bruises. These are some ball players, by the way, who never have had muscular sorenéss jn the spring. that they have Kept up their. athletic Personally I nexer ha pe. To tell the truth the ‘spring - trainin g basket ball, iddoot, base ball’and so on the' off hours they 'ur{‘hrd' worle. When in bed at 9°¢’clack and ust why, any ttouble at all was much player sholla bat it seust be re- membered that a ball Blkyer is difter: gnt trom all other athletes in that e has to prépare for an every-dsy job that lasts il gummer. Therefore he must liva Juet s naturally as porsible. There is little difference be- tween the diet'of a ball player and of any ordinary business man. There shouldn't be. To me it always was the fun, the vractical jokes and the skylarking of 2 southern trainingitrip that appesi- e like to laugh, though T hever was much of = jokester mysolf. One of the old gags that alw gave me o laugh wew o3 the train going to the camp. eré would A lot of raw, young recrufte who, course, had to take the upper Werths. Rank is as strict in basec the army. The regulars mu; lower berths and they look- on it is & matter of right. In fact, the privi lege of & lower berth sort of marks a fellow as having made good., For a voung recruit to take a -lewer would be considered a terrible affrant to the Veterans. It would be like trea- son. Well, when these SMITH’S 68 IS BEST. IN BIG GOLF FIELD LOS ANGELES, Callf., January 15. {—Heavy slumping on.the part of in- [ternational starsand consistent shoot- |ing by Macdonald Smith of San Fran- clsco, who turned in a card of 68, marked the opening day's play of the i California open golf tournament. A sauthwest wind swept across |the north course and bothered many jof the'entrants, but on the southern with -this breesze at his back went out In 36 and in tn 33 Par on the south course is:-71 and on the north course 72.- - Putting was the downfail of & large number of the internationally. known players, the sloping greeas causing many an overshot. John Black of Wichita, Kans, could do no better than an 82 on the north course. Sasen had to bes satisfled with 75. e sank & beautiful 25- foot putt on the first green and lost his gumnl éye until.he reached the ninth, where he dropped a 20-footer. Arthur Havers, English champlon, another victim 'of- erratic putting. turned In a card of 82 young fellows 2. Havers was strong with the driver and mashle. the other stars, with the excep- Petworth’ had a number of second-string mien ftion of Smith. a similar tale was told. | bowling and could make little headwa Jéé Kirkwood, California champlon and noted trick-shot plaver, hung up : Fred. Wright, member vé the Walker cup team, had 85: J. Coken- den, French champlon, 84, and Willle Hunter, 83. TRACE AMONG SPRINT STARS BEING URGED BY _l_.),nlwn_zscp; PERRY. NEW . YORK,. January 15.—Loren Murchison’s feat n winning the Met- ropolitan A. A. U. title 70-yard dash over Scholz, the defending title hald- er, at the Dsceola Club meet in the 7th . Regiment armory on Saturday night, has given renewed impetus to talk concerning the relative ability of the Newark A. C. star and Charley Paddock and Frank Hussey, the schoolboy phenomenon. Friends” of Murchison, who is now the N.-A. A U. champion at 60 and 300 yards, beilove-that he is the greas est sprinter ih the country and that if he could meét other clatmants for this honor in a series of races he would demonatrate this assertion conclusively. . .. 2 Murchison himsélf has stated—or the ‘statement st feast has been at- tributed to him—that Hussey, in-his opinion, {8’ ovérrated.. He .believes | Paddock, on the other- hand, to ‘be the ‘great ramner thatthe &outhern Californian appears to be, but thinks he ‘could show ‘himself to be equally ‘great, if not greater, were & spac! series of spriating contests between him and the temperamental Paddock to_dé arrangsd. a5 ‘Why couldn’t such an event be ar-. ranged? - Surely the difculty in bringing lmmer two such-blasin stars an- irchison and Paddocl would not be nearly so great as was involved In bringing Papyrus to this country to race Zev. As for Hussey and Murchison, they live within can+ hot shot of each other. | HOCKEY RESULTS. Paul, 2; Cleve- th, 15 Pittaburgh, &, Eq|||u|mmum|gm!llmmumuunmnmm1||1!1n tr _iSale now going full blast . - Stocks Now Complete 'Don’t Resitate—TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE REDUCTIONS NOW—your size and ‘ style ave here—DROP AROUND TODAY. the) whole arm full of shoes. He got on Tl GENUINE start most of them have never rid- den in a pullman sieeper and don't really know the diffarence between an upper and lower. learn quick, though. :’. used wc‘lfgbl':: ‘oun lers as ey were i i that they had bet- e ir small change to the porters to keep for them as it might fall out of their pockets. 4 Wanting to do the right thing these poor kids would shell o their small ‘thange to the porter, whe would thank them. The next morning they would Bet guch a laugh thi they would never even think of asking for it n. « That was a_cruel trick to play on these kids who rarely ever had any more change than the law s, but it was funny at that. T o, W ST S 4t on the train gol 0 Hol 5 we_called hg'n 'rad fll:ll off lgu réal for ‘awhile, tried Mr. ‘Clarké—aid everything to make himself agreeable. “Now,” one of the boys told him. coming us & young fellow sou had bettér sit up tonight and d_the valuables. nything s like pen on a train like this. That young tellow over (her.e hw“ be on guard uty tomorrow night.” AU rer unreed Hed. “Glad to do.it 'l watch everything. He was a big Texan and the look In his eye showed that he meant to do_that duty properly. too. During the night the young fellow, who was half dozing, woke up to sec a man going out the door with & the job Immediately. .1 was awakened to hear a terrible commotion up {n the smoking com- paftment. I heard my name called saveral times, “Come up here and help me, Mr. “"l,!ncrl." ‘h;Lcnlled out. “I've got him, all right.” 1 went up thera and had to walt Inside Golf —By CHESTER HORTON __ 1t in scissoring the hands after the clubhead passes through the ball you let the right hand roll over on top of the left before the ball is hit, the re- sultant flight of the ball will be & hook. If the right hand goes under ‘the shaft as the clubhéad goes through the ball will In the sketch the corfect sclssoring movement is shown.” The clubhead t been whipped through the nd the projecting right hip shows how the body weight has been thrown solidly into the impact of clubhead and ball. The left arm has | {been held in fairly close~but not | ight—against the body. The right arm and right shoulder have “dug into the ball," as they should. From ithis point ‘the right hand_will roll jcompletely over the hand and pull the ieft arm on up and around. (s e e 5 B e e efore you shy { right shoulder into it. ° ey (Copyright, Jon ¥. Dilie Co.) MATCH PLAY IS BEGUN IN FLORIDA GOLF EVENT BELLEAIR, Fls., January 15.—The first round of the championship fifght {of the annual January golf tourna- {ment here got under way today. More than seventy golfers had qualified and were entered. Henry J. Topping of Greenwich, {Conn., and Dr. L. B. Dickerson of |Clearwater, Fla., tied for the low medal score In the qualifying round Yestérday with 79 strokes each. Among the others who qualified were Hugh Halswell of Dallas, Tex., with a score of $3; Grantland Rice of Englewood, with 84: George Morse, Rutland, Vt., 85; Charles L. Fay, West Chester Biltmore, 87; J. D. Standish, Detroit, 87; Dr. C. H. Gardner, Rhode Island Country CluB, 81, and George imlch, Cincinnati, 91. HANEY, D. C. SANDLOTTER, SIGNED BY MARTINSBURG Pete Haney, last year's first sacker, ©of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, has signed a contract with the Mar- tinsburg club of the Blue Ridge League. Haney, who is only seventeen years old, first came to the limelight with Trinity Athletic Club two years ago. DATES FOR S. A. SWIMS TO BE FIXED THURSDAY South Atlantic aspirants for swim- ming chemplonships will anxiously await ‘the Teport of the sectional A. A. U. swimming committee that meef inBaltimore Thursday night Dates places and events of the cards for the various title races then will be fixed. Harold Parran is chairman of the committee of nine that includes only one Washingtonian, Reginald Ruther- ford of the Washington Canoe Club. Oxfords THE FINEST SHOES THAT MONEY CAN BUY—at prices actuall, asked to pay for shoes of unknown or doubtful manufacture and quality—THINK OF SHOES—OUR ENTIRE - STOCK AT SUCH REDUCTIONS! HESS i : less than you are until the door was unlocked. Then 1 found the porter over in the corner, scared to death, and the big Texan ng over him holding a pistol. He had chased that porter ‘down, had taken away the shoes that he was shining and had locked him up in t“.h! Iflnoklll compartment until he got help. What Those Nets Ave For. Every ball club in the world, I supposs, works the old gag of mak- ing the youngsters sleep with: their arms In the little hammocks so as to keep from falling out their berths and also to protect their pitching m Claude Ritchey, once made a left- handed pitcher move so &8 to get on the side which had left-handed ham- 5. One of the old tricks which always to put coupling s big stones in a sTip while it was station platform. T have known them to carry that weight around for soveral hundred miles before getting on to what was the matier. We used to do that even to the young news- paper men—the first trippers, as we called them. Old Harry Vaughn, the catcher, once distributed thres or four loaded cigars around and forgot abdut it.| The next day one of the newspaper men had one of thesé cigars sticking in his vest pocket, innocently too.} Vaughn, having forgotten about his| Joke, sheaked up behind the reporter | and stole the cigar out of his pocket. | In a few minutes the gang heard a noise like a firecracker golng off and| the doggonedest eputiering and spit- | ting. Old Harry fire and ashes | all over him. :le Ih.d lighted one ufi s own loaded clgars. h\’nu[hn, who afterward ran a hotel n Cincinnati, never forgot that joke that backfired on him, as long as he lved. 5 FIGHT SHOW TONIGHT IS TRIBUTE TO MISKE ST. PATL, Minn, January 15— Tribute L) the late Billy Miske, once a serious contender for the heavy- welght boxing champlonship, will be| Paid hers tonight by northwest fans at a testimonlal boxing program. A substantial sum is expected to be/ realised for Miske's widow and three children. | Just before tne first bout the crowd | will rise while 2 gong will sound a final count for Miske, wWho died New | Year day after a long fight with Bright's disease, during which he had attempted to butld up, in the ring, the family fortune lost in al business venture. Tonight's card, on which many no- tables of the fight arena have volun- teered their services free, was ar- ranged by Twin cities sports writers. Mickey Walker, world welterweight champlon, will box for four rounds with & sparring partner. Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul heavywelght, and Jimmy Delaney, also of St. Paul, wili, appear in a four-round exhibition, as will | and Richle Mitchell of Mil- ! | main bout will be a six-rounder n Eddie Morris, Sloux City wel- terweight, and Dago Joe Gans, St.! Sunner Jos Quinn, Minneapol!s, | Tommy Burns, Detroit, light heavywelghts, are also scheduled for six rounds. i . Harry Hellmann, Detroit, Mich., champlon batsman of the American League, and a friend of Miske, will be one of the referees. A base ball autographed by Babe. Ruth, champion home-run slugger of the New York Yankees, brought here by Heilmann, will be auctioned to the | highest bidder. Speecehs praising ! Miske's ring record and home life and a musical program will complete | the entertainment. i BOXING IN NEW YORK | SCORED IN ASSEMBLY | ALBANY, N. Y. January 15.—At- tacks on the operation of the state boxing law were opened in the as- sembly last night with the introduc- tion of two bills aimed to do away with professional bouts and a resolu- tion caliing for an investigation of the state athletic commission and all matters connected with boxing in New York. Republicans and democrats united in the attack. Bert Lord of Chenango, republican, introduced a bill to re- peal the boxing law and abolish the athletic commission. “The boxing game generally has become a disgrace in this state,” Zord declared. Alfred J. Kennedy of Queens, demo- crat, introduced a bill to prohibit the holding of boxing or wrestling matches for prizes or purses or where admission s charged. This would permit the continuation ‘of amateur oxing only. The resolution calling for an. in- vestigation of the situation was in- troduced by James Pale, democrat, ot New York. it declared that & “popu- | lar sentiment seems to be prevalent that the state boxing law is not op- erating to the satisfaction of the ublic,” and that unfair deelsions, | “unconscionable purses, exorbitant dmission fees and other conditions” been permitted. S - -NOW IS THE TIME TO SAVE! ! ! SALE of HESS high SHOES and Winter-Weight $10, $10.50 $11 Values 35 SONS INC. e ——— et e e T T SPORTS." Sluggers : Fans in Air as to Greb-Wilson Bout UNCERTAIN AS TO HARRY " BEING IN TIPTOP TRIM Feared He May Be Weakened in Making 160 Pounds. ' Supposed to Be at His Best at 166—Wills May Meet Tartar in Madden. BY FAIR ‘PLAY. EW YORK, January 15.—Men whose opinion as to the outcome of ring battles is backed by large sums of their own money are lay- ing off the Greb-Wilson battle. Very few bets have been made, and all these have been at even money; they have been small wagers, h"d,'ll' worth mentioninf. he big money will go down when the bettors are satisfied as to Greb's condition. There has been a lot of talk that Harry will be weak- ended at 160 pounds, and the testimony of his former manager, George Engel, that he is at his best at 166 pounds and not so good below that weight is being industriously circulated. = There are some Indications that Death May Be Blow Wilson may go into the ring with the . odds on him, but if this ¥s so0, wise At New York Boxing parsons wiil take great Interest in determining just who-is taking the dreb end. It would not be surprising in this event to see some of our shrewdest bettors standing on small end with both feet. But the writer thinks when the real show- down comes Greb will reign a 2 to t favorite. Bartley Madden, who meets Harry Wills next month, has 'had plenty of experience against good men. He has, In fact, mét the best of the boil- |ing’ outside of Dempsey, Firpo and Wills. And never has he been knock- ed from his feet. This doesn’t mean that Bartley has the skill to avoid blows, for he hasn't. But his head is hard to rock and his underpinning is ‘a8 solid on the canvas as though his fest were incased in a diver's shoes. ,Madden has produced two biz sur- . !gftises in the course of his career. The ifirst was when he knocked out Jim |Coffey years ago. Every one had- ooked to see Bartiey pass out quick- ‘ly. Then, in 1921, after Gibbons had .made his great record of eighteen straight knockouts Madden was the 1lad who stayed the limit with Tomny. and broke his chain. He nét only ;stayed, but gave the 8t. Paul battler 1a lot of opposition. s 'FULTON IS STRIVING " FOR GO WITH FIRPO ST. PAUL, Minn., January j& match of Luls Angel Firpo, Sout { American heavyweight, in sight #f ha icontinues knocking out all comers, Fred Fulton, heavyweight plasters pugilist, of Minneapolls, today began winding up training for his bout with | This Ix Frankie Jerome, New York boxer, who died Sunday night of a crrebral hemorrhage, following an opération. Friday night Jerome wiis Bob Roper of Miaml. Fla. January 31. carried unconsclous from The possibllity of a Fulton-Firpo e Garden after Bud fight was mentioned in a letter re- iamte bantamwelght, ceived vesterday by Jack Reddy, Ful- out in th final . ton's manager, from Billy McCarney, round of a terrific twelve-round bout.| New York promoter. If invetigmtion proves Jerome wam| _McCarney declared that if the lanky permitied to enter the ring in poor: Minneapolisan kept on knocking onut condition, efforts to repeal the box-|opponents he would get an early Ing law in New York, which has been | clance to swap punches with the Ar- a turget for legislators for montha, ' Sentine. will be renewed. Reddy Is considering offers received BOXER 1S SURMONED | S i i IN DEATH OF RIVAL! Fulton and George Godfrey, negro NEW YORK, January 15.—District | heavyweight. Fulton's lastest kmock- * out victory was over Tiny Herman of O Attorney Bunton today begins an fn- | vestigation into the death of Frankie | maha in the second round at Min- neapolis Friday. > Jerome, bantamweight boxer, from in- juries suffered during a bout with ! Match Your Odd Coats With Our Special ‘Bud™ Taylor of Terre Haute, Ind., n‘ Madison Square Garden Friday night. I An autopsy by Medical Examiner N s 65 ris yesterd; e led th: rday feveaied that o biood vee. | — UP He sel in Jerome's head had been ruptu ¢ & blow on the right temple, psed after the fight and died Sun- Save the price of entire day night a few hours after an opera- new suit. All colors, sizes, tion to relieve a cerebral hemorrhage. - patterns. aylor was summoned by District At- ,S 'y Banton to appear at his office 605-607 7th St. N.W, for the investigation. Jerome's death has created ¥n some quarters an apprehension that the case may revive agitation for anti-boxing legislation in New York state. 1. 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