Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1924, Page 30

JACK PROVING SOCIAL HIT . ‘OF THE SEASON AT MIAMI No i’ink Tea Is Complete Without the Heavyweight Champion, Who Owns the Dress Clothes He Uses, Hires His Bathing Suits. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. | TAMI BEACH, Fla,, January 17.—Jack Dempsey, champion pugilist of the world, is down here leading the life of Riley. . Jack is the | M social hit of the season. No pink tea is complete without him. Last .night he entertained a party at the opening dinner dance of the exclusive Miami Beach Casino. Today he was a judge at the greyhound races of the exclusive Miami Kennels Club. The society columns of the Aiami papers fairly hum with the doings of the great mauler. And docs Jack like all this social attention? You should see the per- petual grin which adorns a face which would be classic if it were not for tlat caved-in nose. Jack takes to society like a duck to water. He also takes to the water every day at the beach. He has to take to it to get| away from the throngs of admirers who gather about him without any jman The California bathin, the Miami mermaids who cluster zbout _f camera sticks its head up over the horizon. sort of invitation. Dame rumor has been busy with Jack since he has been down here, 100, but he stoutly denles he has any intention at this time of taking unto Iimeel?' a second wife. Jack hasn't Zorgotten all the troubles of his first venture, and he is not looking for arnother trouble just now outside the squared vircle. The champlon’s greatest delight sgems to_be to play with the kiddles on _the beach. He romps with them by the hour, thereby winning many motherly hearts by showing them that a prize fighter s not always as bad as they paint him. If Willlam Harrison Dempsey, as some of the soclety writers refer to him, had been sent to Tlorida on a mission of prop- aganda for the prize ring he could not have done a better job.than he has by merely following his natural hent. Something New for Jack. © It usually is the fate of a champion to be lionfzed in certain circles and certaln strata of society, but Jack Dempsey is experiencing something entirely new. And be it said to his credit,” he is handling the “soclal Stuf™’ like a thorough gentleman. This is his first trip to this winter playground of the rich and the so- i beauties can be no lovelier than ack every time a motion picture SOX-INDIAN TRADE IS LAUDED BY BAN CHICAGO, January 17.—President Ban Johnson of the American League said today the deal between Boston and Cleveland involving the shifting of seven players was a strategic move that will result in making the Red Sox a contender for the 1924 pennant. He sald that Bob Quinn, president of the Red Sox, had displayed "a world of base ball intelligence” in engineer- ing the deal, which also had strength- ened the Cleveland club. “Since Quinn took the reins at Bos. ton he has been one of the most ener- getic men in base ball and is tryin, to give the Boston fa.s a winner, President Johnsonssald. “He acquired one of the most promising shortstops in the country by getting Dudley Lee from Tulse. His next move was to Bet a veteran to play alongside the CHAPTER BY HANS 37—What Do You K RIC I now of Hit and Run? WAGNER. 'ONTINUING what I have decided to call my examination papers I would like the amateur leges and on the of questions. roast ball play The Hit and Run. 1. Is the hit and run the most im- portant offensive play in base ball? 2. Which is more successful in col- lege ball, hitting behind the runner or ahead of the runner? In profes- slonal base ball? 3. Does the base runner egt the same lead and start in a clean’ steal? 4. Is it advisable to hit and run {with no outs and a close score? Not close? 5. Do you hit and run with one or two outs, close score? Not close? 6. Do you hit and run with a man on first and third? Do you ever hit and run with a tn on first and second? 8. Do you ever hit and run with a pitcher on base? 9. 1Is the best time to hit and run when you have the pitcher in the hole? Generally speaking the answer to jmost of those questions should be yes. Some of them, though, are open to discussion. It is that discussion that I am trying to encourage. Noth- ing gets a base ball club or any other business as far along as an intelli- gent discusslon of the problems that will have to be solved. I submitted that set of questions to the boys at Carnegle Tech and you would be surprised to know what a large percentage of them answered them correctly. One of them answered: "I know the Inside Golf |_ByCHESTER HORTON__| Golfers are teld over snd over mever to lift the head. But they find that somectking must be dome with the head, at least after the clubhead has passed through the 1ft it them—not ball clubs now being organized in the col- town lots to get together and study the following group Also I would like some. of the fans who are inclined to ers on the spur of the moment to look these over: answer ought to be ‘Jes’ but you have asked if we do those things that we ought to do. The answer. to that is_often ‘n While good, hard common sense should be used in deciding whether AGNER'S STORY ter one than Fred Clarke. Claude| Ritchey, though not a heavy hitter ardinarfly, was very good at the pla Ty Cobb is a wonder; at it.' The for- mer Boston Red Sox had it down pat. The hit and run, I think, is an ideal offensive play for college teams. 1 leave the rest of the questions open for discussion.. If any amateur is interested and can't find a ready nswer just ask any major league ball player. The Squeese—Single and Double. 1. Is the squeeze play & §0od play in modern base ball? 2. Do you use the squeeze play with no outs, with a weak hitter? Good hitter? 3. Do you use it with one out-and a weak batter? Good batter? 4. Do you advise the runner to wait_until the pitcher is delivering the ball or to break as In stealing home? 5. Do you advise bunting to first or third base? 6. Why isn’t the squeeze play used more in big league base ball? to hit and run it must be done some- times as a surprise. I might explain that big league batters usually hit behind the runner for the simple rea- son that they are skilful enough to do it. Hitting behind the runner means that if a runner {s on first base, we'll say, the batter gives him the signal to'start and he then hits the ball between first and second—be- ‘hind the runner. That is a big point in the play. If the ball is hit through to right field the base runner can go all the way to third. 1If the ball goes into left he is Iikely to be stopped at second. Must Be Sure of Direction. Players to work the hit and run successfully must be men who are pretty sure of hitting the ball in the direction indicated. Many of them cannot hit into a certain field. As a rule ball clubs arrange their batting order so that the star hit and run men will be together and| near the top of the list. | Wiilie Keeler and John McGraw were great hit and run men. In fact, their club, the old Orioles, first made it a successful stunt. Kid Elberfield was a good hit and run man. So was Miller Huggins. 1 never saw a bet- IN SANDLOT B BALTIMORE IS LONESOME ALTIMORE, January 17.—Baltimore has been a very active member of the National Base Ball Federation for a period of twelve months and is well acquainted in sandlot circles. But Baltimore is lonesome ;Bemu“ Swatans cBupplanaiity) B I think I have given the younger player a few posers there. All of them, though, are like the first read- er to the recruits after they have been In the league for a month. The answers to those questions are all based on common sense. Grifith Given the Credit. ¥or the benefit of those who may not know definitions the squeeze play is a runner starting for home as the itcher throws to the batter. The atter bunts the ball. The runner is #o close that there Is no chance of getting him at the plate. Often, in the confusion, the pitcher also falls to_get the batter at first, This play first came into general prominence with the New York Amer- icans nearly twenty years ago. Clark Griffith was often given credit for FEDERATION| bell, =o they youngster, and Wamby sifould fill the claily bored, but he says it will not | D! be_his last. 'Jack’s home is in south- ern: California, but he says he does not feel he is being faithless to Los Angeles in coming to Florida. ‘'With Steve O'Nelll behind the plate the pltching staft should show up well. The acquisition of Veach will Eive the club one of the hardest hit- Pitcher Dempsey has his secretary with him. He insists it is not a social sec- Tetary, but nevertheless the secre- tary’s big job at the moment is keep- 1DE track of the champlon's com- Metely filled engagement list. Tues- day the champion took his first flight in a flying boat. The day was a uqually one, with intermittent sun- shine and rain. The wind at times ‘blew nearly forty miles an hour, but the trip was made in safety and the champion did not complain of air sickness despite the choppiness of the atmosphere. Sunday the champlon is going out of his class to enter a bout at the Roman pools on the beach. He is Zoing to try to land a human tarpon. The swimmer will have a line at- . tached to his head by a harness-look- ing something like a foot ball helmet, and Dempsey has undertaken to land him in thirty minutes. ' Champ Looks a Bit Seft. Dempsey is looking & bit soft, but | is keeping as fit as his tocial en- gagements permit. He is not losing touch with doings in the pugilistic world: and says that he- belleves some dauy Be will have to defend his title agalnst Young Stribbling, the Geor- ala schoolboy, who is fighting down this -way about every ten daye Dempsey says, however, that he will draw the line at fighting Pa Strib- bling. X It seems that a bout in West Palm Beach this week the referee disquali- fled Young_Stribling for disobeying orders. Thereupon Pa _Stribling leaped into the ring and took a roundhouse wallop at the unsuspect- ing officlal. Ma Stribling remained m - and collected. Jack says he can’t fight .the whole Stribling fam- ily, but he likes the boy's style and belleves he has a future in the ring i£ he.ls not rushed too fast and over- worked. Here's a closing social note: Dempsey has own evening clothes with him, but he hires his bathing suits. He's just that democratic. GEORGE FOSTER HOPES TO RETURN TO MAJORS SPRINGFIELD, Mo., January 17.— George Foster, former Boston Red Sox, pitcher and, later, manager of SIe Springfield (Western Association) ul year. « Foster has eigned ‘to-hurl for the Oakland ~ (Pacific Coast League) Club and announced to local friends that'he expects to pitch his way back to the majors. b, will ‘attempt a come-back this | i | i ting outflelds in*the league. Boone should develop into a great pitcher under Manager Fohl and O'Nelll. Conolly aleo may be expect- ed to become a great outfielder. “The Cleveland club, In getting George: Burns back into_the fold, |s Eetting just what it wants. Burns fa one of the best first basemen in base ball and is well thought of by Cleveland fans. I do not think that either club was materially weakened by the deal. Fewster and Walters have a lot of base ball left and will help the Indians.” President Johnson sald Quinn was determined to give Boston fans 2 pen- nant-contending’ ball club. HARD LUCK TRAILS _PIRATE OUTFIELDS BY JOHN'B. FOSTER. NEW YORK, January 17.—Pitts- burgh has had more hard Juck with its outflelds in the last ten years than any club in the National League. Al- Ways verging on the mightiest out- field in the circuit, something has happened every year to set back the itrio on which Barney Dreyfuss had pinned. his hopes. When the season of 1923 began, for example, Dreyfuss had a lot of out- flelders who could hit on paper to the éxtent of .329. They batted -.305 in reality. If Pittsburgh had not been weakened by poor pitching that slump would have taken the Pirates to the bow-wows, anyway. Russell probably will go back to the corn.lands from which McKech- nie brought him this year, in part payment for Glenn Wright, the Kan- sas City ‘shortstop. Reports are around that Bigbee, who was alling last season, is not coming around as he should. 'If that is true, Pittsburgh seems, on the verge'of getting one of its usual pre-season swats. Mueller is.a coming batter and that helps. But whether he is ready for a regular berth at Pittsburgh is an- other matger. Barnhart has hit like a real batter ever since he has been with the Pirates. But he is not quite ready to be a regular unless Pitts: burgh i3 simply forced to use him in that capacity. But that fsn't all the story. The Plrates must get.a better outfeld than they had last vear if they hope to bask in the 1924 limelight. Where are they to get it? TODD, BRITISHER, CAN EARN FAME BY BEATING MALONE BY FAIR PLAY. N shot at fame tomorrow ni St. Paul topnotcher. tion holds the westerner to leading men in his class. The trouble about Boston is that You get word of a decision up there and'then have to walt until the pop- ular ‘verdict drifts' in. The officlal and, the popular decisions don't al- ways agree. New York in some de- 3Tee -Is akin to Boston in this re- spect, and only the other day we he, a wild " yelp from western Pennsylvania; all of which shows that erring arbiters of boxing matches afe not:confined to any one city or ction. Todd’s record would indicate that Malane has met few, If any,. better men-than- he, always, of course, ex- «apting Mickey Walker, from whom -Jock-took a decision in twelve rounds in Boston In 1922, Otherwise, Pal 5 n wney, u gash, Georgie Ward and Augie Ratner are Tegarded. b{ critics as easler prey than ToAd {s expected to be. The. man- whom -the two fighters liave met in common is Augle Ratner. Ratner and Malone fought one rat- tling draw In New York, and Malone then ‘took a ten-round decision from the. New - Yorker in Detroit. Todd Tought Ratner twice in London, fight- ing fifteen rounds the second battle With a broken hand, yet winning.- So, all in all, that Boston battle will ‘be worth keeping in mind by who llke to figure on future champlons. B (Copyright, 1924) PETERSBURG WILL STAY "IN.-THE VIRGINIA LEAGUE PETERSBURG, Va., Jenuary 17.— Petersburg will retain its franchise ;: thc.cvol:rrdl:l(l !:atc League: this sea- ng to_an announcement m&n h&mq R..Webster, following Lis canference with W. 8. Moye, presi- dent of the league. Webster, who will ke over the club-holdings in this city, has placed In the hands of the league ~Nead. a. .certified: -cheek - for| 35,000 covering the club's bond for the seasom.- Webster will sign a contract jeasing the McKenzle Street Park. | EW YORK, January 17.—Roland Todd, the English middleweight champion, who fought such-a creditable battle against heavier Tommy Loughran at the Garden a few weeks ago, will have a hig ght in Boston, when he faces Jock Malone, the If Roland beats the clever Jock he will be entitled to high considera- as one of the principal contenders for the world title. Even if he a draw he will have claim to respect as one of the CARP WANTS BOUT, BUT GIBBONS BALKS BY FAIR.PLAY. NEW YORK, January 17.—The best report that can be obtalned is that Georges Carpentier now is anxious to come over to this country and will do so as soon as Tex Rickard gets him a good fight. Rickard appears | to be having his troubles in this respect. e is enough of a showman to ize that the best fight that could be arranged for Carpentier would. be with Tommy Gibbons. That is a logical bout and would be a sell-out. The Frenchman, who has nothing to lose these days, appears to be willing, but Gibbons is mot. It looks T Tommy values the loser's end of a bout with Dempsey more than he does the proceeds of a “little battle of the century. If Gibbons and Dempsey were to meet out west—not too far west; Kearns and Dempsey would shiver at the thought of that—they would draw a big house, because out'there feéw, If any, are convinced that the Shelby bout showed anything other than that Tommy Is a close rival-of Dempsey's. But In the east sporting men always have been suspicious of the looks of the Montana affair. The ease with which the champion brought the massive and nll'fod Firpo to the floor almost -every time he hit him, coupled th- the fact of his weal hitting against Glbbons, doesn't look Just right to the, eastern wi And. this {s responsible ‘for ‘the “lack of interest one finds hereabouts in another Dempsey-Gibbons battle. (Coprright, 192¢.) Enowing that this practice can rob the clabhead of some of its ef- chency. - Instead of lifting the head—turn it. That fs the correct way to fol lew the “'~ht of the ball. Joc) Hutchinson nus u xnack of turn- ing his head to the right om the backswing, rnd to the left as clab goes through. Turalmg the kead mot lifting it. By the same token, when you are dressing your ball do mot 1ift the head, as ®o many players do, to Erve a look dewn the fairway. ressing. be kept from lifting because the slighteat lift of the hea: the clubhead omt of Fortunately, turning the head to one side or the other, or both, ki no effect at all on the clubhead. (Copyright, John ¥. Dille Co.) COAST GOLF CLASSIC TO MACDONALD SMITH LOS ANGELES, Calif., Januery 17.— A lead of four strokes in the first day of competition, obtained by brilliant and consistent playing in & high wind and the ability to conquer tricky groens that baffled a number of inter- nationally famous golf stars yester- day gave Macdonald Smith, San Fran- cisco professional, the 1924 open golf champlonship of California. Smith finished with the low score ot 285 {n the state open tournament on the Los Angeles Couatry Club links, leading Eddie Loos, Annandale, Calif. professional, by one-stroke,. Loos be- ing runner-up with a score of 296. Third honors were divided between Abe Espinosa of Oakland snd Hareld Sampson, professional at the munlel- pal links, San Francisco, each having a total of 297. Fourteen players turned in cards lower than Gene Sarazen, New York, who shot a 808, and twenty-six were ahead of Ockenden, French open champion, who had 317, while Havers, British open champion, was thirty- ninth on the list, with a $28. —_— . . PIRATES RELEASE LEAVITT. PITTSBURGH, January 17.—Roy- don Leavitt of Gotham, N. H., an out- flelder, has been released outright to the Willlamsport “club of the New York-Pennsylvania - - League, - Sam Dreytuss, treasurer of the Plitsburgh National League club, announced to- day. G Wender What Merts Will Say and wants some neighbors. When the sandlot convention is staged here tomorrow and Saturday the national organization will be asked for as- sistance in organizing an eastern field. Baltimore’s nearest neighbor now is Johnstown, Pa., and the local federation wants to see Philadelphia, Washington, York, Harrisburg, Nor- folk and Richmond in the organization. If Washington comes in that may- | be, the impetus needed to enlist Nor- folk and’ Richmond from Virginia. It is likely. the natfonal body will get behind the scheme with much enthusiasm, for a year ago when Baltimore applled for membership and was admitted the hope was ex- pressed then that neighboring cities to Baltimore might be persuaded to come in. ' Balimore was looked to for leader- | ship and inspiration In the eastern | field. Baltimore had a successful season as a federation member, but failed to come near winning a title. Had Baltimore won a title it would have provided even a greater in- spiration for the neighboring towns. ‘Washington has high class organi- zatlons in ‘sandlot base ball. The government offices have taken the leadership in amateur base ball and there has been keen rivalry between the various leagues and clubs. Wash- Ington probably is better satisfied with its lot than the average city's| sandlotters are. It may be hard to coax Washington into the fold. A greater Interest could be work- ed up in eandlot title games if the opponents -of the Baltimore teams | were from citles nearer than Cleve- | land and Pittsburgh. If Baltimore | could play geographical rivals it would be easier to ralse money by collections and pull out ahead of the game financially. The long distance to travel has been a burden op Baitimore, Pitts- | burgh and Cleveland teams. Car fare is'high. Baltimore teams lost money last year, they claim. The first as- sessment was $50. Each team enter- ing the championship must pay $100 and post a $50 forfelt. The heavy | expense of bringing teams from Pittsburgh and Cleveland amounted to more, then, than the gate re- ceipts or collections, they say. Baltimore has its own reasons for | ————eeee BALTIMORE MARKSMEN SHOOT HERE SATURDAY Washington Gun Club members will be opposed to the Oriole shooters of Baltimore Saturday over the Ben- ning traps in the 4th match of the inter-city contests. The first event will start at 1 o'clock. Members of the local club. ha: taken two out of three matches from the Orioles. A luncheon will be served by the women of St. Alban’s. Church. NEW AILMENT IS ADDED TO BALL PLAYERS’ LIST CHICAGO, January 17. — Curling eyelash has been added to the list of bi bal] players’ ailments, along with charleyhorse, stone bruise and others, it became known upon re- ceipt of a telegram from Ernest Os- jborne, elongated pitcher of the Chi- cago Nationals, who underwent an | operation at Atlanta, Ga., to be re- lieved from the annoyance. | Osborne said that the ailment was entirely different from that of an in- grown hair. The lashes grew out wanting neighbors in the federation. And the federation, ever alert for new_territory, is just as ween to ex- | pand and take in more cities. So York_and Harrisburg. Washington and Philadelphia, Norfolk and Rich- mond might as well prepare them- selves for a vigorous solicitation. SANDLOT NINE.LEADERS TO HEAR OF FEDERATION | Representatfves of the city's lead- | Ing unlimited base ball clubs are _to meet in the Knickerbockers' club- house, 3265 N street, Monday night to h reports of the delegates of the Washington branch of National Base Ball Federation attending the Baltimore meeting tomorrow and Saturday. Further action on the reorganiza- tion of the 1923 sandlot base ball commission probably will be taken. Petworth Athletic Club, Knicker- bockers, Dominican Lyceum, Mo- hawks, Milans, Waverly, Shamrocks and the Garflelds are expected to send representatives. {182, and Edmund H. Driggs, jr.. New Copyvig) 1933, in Usited Btoen wed Grecs Brtiais, Oube: Japan and Bouth Morth Lisace, starting it. I don't know if that is true. All the clubs_used it, and with great effect at firsth 1 have asked why the big leagues do not use it oftener. The answer to that is that if they use it frequently the opposition would expect it. Any good pitcher can beat the squeeze play if he is looking for it. In fact, it was impossible to work the play on some pitchers. A fan who read a previous article has asked me to give my opinion as to the best method of beating the squeeze play. If the batter is right handed the only sure method for the pitcher is to throw directly at the batters chest. That will keep him from hitting the ball, and when he backs off the catcher will have a free hand and open space in which to touch the runner as he slides in. If the ball is pitched outside—away from the batter—the catcher may be turned around so that he cannot whirl and touch the runner. Christy Mathewson used to say that SOLDIERS HAVE AN EDGE - ON NAVY IN More Experienced West Rubber Game From BASKET BALL Pointers Doped to Wit Middies Next Month. Annapolitans Weak in Center Position. A POLIS, January 17—The next occasion for the meeting of teams representing the service schools will be the basket ball game between the Naval and Military Academy fives, to be played at West Point on February 23. A tie for the series exists in this sport, a: in foot ball, both teams having won two games. The remaining schedule of the Naval Academy five contains few games of special interest except against the Army. There are severa) strong teams booked for game before the final contest, but the only one of special interest will be that against Georgetown, to be played at Annapolis on the 26th of the present month. It is certain to be a hard- fought contest. At present, the odds would seem to favor the Army in the crucial he could beat the squeeze play any | game. It has all of the players which inflicted a defeat on the Navy team time he kept his eye on third base. If the pitcher looks at the bag as he makes his swing he can see if the runner has started. 1f he has start- | ed all the pitcher has to ‘do is pitch the ball high, outside or at the bat- ter—anything to keep him from hit- ting it.” If the batter misses the ball the squeeze play always looks ridic- ulous. It was practically impossible to work the squeeze play on Alexander. The squeeze play is great for a surprise, but as a regular stunt it falls down. When it does fall down nothing in all base ball looks more stupid. Tomorrow: Do You Know What's ‘Worth Rooting For? DYER TOPS GOLFERS IN BERMUDA EVENT HAMILTON, Bermuda, January 17. —Frank Dyer, New Jersey state champion, proved the star of the American golfers: competing in the shooting §0, 79—159 for-the low score in the qualifying round of thirty-six holes vesterday. I Ranking next to Dyer s Arthur! Yates, Rochester, N. ¥., with §5, i York state champlon, in third po- sition, with 83, 80 —163. , The 7 round of Yates was the outstanding feature. A. F. Brooke, Washington: W. H. J. Hipple, Philadelphia, and L. K. Schwartz, Newark, were among those |who qualified. PRESENT WAR TAX 0. K. FOR AMERICAN LEAGUE CHICAGO, January 17.—Base ball wiil continue to do its bit to help Un- cle Sam defray its wartime obliga- tions as far as the American League is concerned, President Johnson said after receiving a telegram from Wal- ter E. Hapgood, secretary of the Rochester club of the International League. stating that numerous amusement enterprises were making | an effort before the Mellon tax com- mittee to have the war tax eliminat- ed. President Johnson said Me saw no reason why base ball should not give the government all possible help, and that the league would make no effort to interfere with the present tax. million a day =) | defeated it last year. last year. On the other hand, it has lost its coach, Harry Fisher, and may have some effect upon the team. The Navy has nearly the same team it had last year, but it is not nearly so experienced as the Army’s five, which Still, it is sho ing great speed and learning to play clever basket ball under Coach Allen. Its fault just now is poor shooting on the part of most of thé players, but an Improvement along this line wouid mean a really strong team. The weak spot in the team has been center. Day played very well at the opening of the season, but hus failed to locate the basket in recent games, and he s ot as tall as centers should b Nelther Elstrum nor Scheibeler, both of whom e plenty of heght .. shown siffficlent form to justify them in being placed on the varsity team. Cen ter still is the position that is causing the most worry. Harris and Craig, at present in the forward positions, are fast, but Harris is very short, #nd, though playing hard and cleverly, is rather easily blocked. Height i, in'fact, one of the great .acks of the Navy team, making it easier tor opponents to put up a strong defense. Though Capt. McKee always h been a forward, since returning wi the foot ball squad from the Paci coast he has plaved both that posi- tion and guard. The squad seems to {be richer in forwards than in guards and it is belleved that McKee's scor- ing ability will show itself in one poa sition as well as the other. He has |gotten” into form with remarkablg promptness. Signer and Parrish also are zood forwards, and generally are used i |a part of each game. Leggett, Barn 4nd Matteucel are the best of ti |guards, and Legget who improv: |greatly this season a r being on |squad for two years, is McKee's rur- |ning mate at present. The loss of Shapley, whose collar- |bune was broken in' the foot ball game against Washington, is a seri- ous one. He undoubtedly was one o the fastest and hardest playing guards among the colleges, It o= out of the question for him to plax any basket ball this season. JAMES BRAID TELLS: Breaking a Club to Win. HERE are a lot of anecdotes whici have for tneir theme the su 36 GO TO AN ISLAND TO TEST GOLF BALLS NEW YORK, January 17.—Cor- S. Lee, mecretary of the States Golf Association, thirty-five amateur golfers gone to Jekyl Island, elght- con miles off the coast of Georgia, where, with golf ballx of varying sizes rnd welghts, will_ex- periment for ten days in an effort to_ determine the standardized olf ball of the future. Careful tests to learn how balls of var ing size and weight act r varying comditions will be made. British _golf authoritles cabled cpproval of the test. have OSTERGARD TO RETURN. CHICAGO, January 17.—“Red” Os- tergard, former third baseman at Georgetown University, Tex., and member of the Chicago Americans in 1921, is coming back to the White Sox to try for an outfield berth. 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The only club that would carry tis | green was my cleck. “Give it to me” I told my caddie. “I'm certain to break the shaft, b I must make the green.” 2 He shook his head sorrowfully as he complied. *'Tis a bonny club,” he muttered. I dug the turf mightily. S enough, the shaft snapped off cleanly. But the ball flew straight to t! green. It was a step toward victors and was worti the pric favor