Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1924, Page 31

S PORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JAN UARY 18, 1924. SPOR TS. & Maranville Would Bolster Detroit Club : sn fied With Present Code YGERS ARE IN DIRE NEED OF A KEYSTONE GUARDIAN Pirate Shortstop Can Be Waived Out of National League Ty Cobb Prol to Plug That Hol BY JOHN bably Will Grab Him - e at Second Base. B. FOSTER. EW YORK, Jaruary 18—If Walter Maranville can be waived out of the National League, where there seems to be little desire to retain him, will the Detroit Americans take him and put him on Dreyfuss has made overtures to National owners, offer- g them Maranville for something else, but no National owner can see cond base? aranville. New York appeared to have a gap at shortstop when Bancroft was ent to Boston, but preferred to fill it with Jackson, who promised better h the spring of 1922 than anybody taken from the minors, and who seems o be fulfilling that promise. Brooklyn is none to sure at short, but prefers to go ahead with its ohnny Jones of Portland, Ore., rather than take on Maranville. The Phil- xdelphia ationals have little beyond the average at short, and perhaps hey might make a swap that would give them Maranville if they would let 2 good outfielder go to Pittsburgh, but so far they don’t seem to like the idea. either. Boston doesn't want him and_the ubs probably will mot take him, though they could use a good shart- top. St. Louis doesn’'t seem to b nterested, either. ‘The Detroit Tygers are in the nerican League race for the cham- onship with a gap at second that is Having the combined souls of Frank avin and Ty Cobb something awful. ‘in_has said he didn't see how the ygers had a chance without & good écond baseman. Rabbit Can Play Second. -Now, Maranville can play second base. He can play it better than any wan on the Detroit club. He not 1 in physically, although he has \cen called careless of himself. He vould o into the American League knd be as successful as or more suc- esstul than Cutshaw, who was waiv- d out of tho National and made a orking g9od year out of his first with Jetroit. 1f Maranville is to be passed qt of the National League Detroit 1d 0 than 7 ihe litile fellow the base ball that him, ranville would put fire Into an d that needs it. “There is no di- rect statement that he has been con- 1 by Detroit, but there is a vmor that he never will be allowed < o to & minor if Detroit can help . and if the opportunity offered to \. the Detroit ciub, which fs : sight of a pennant and lacking the trength in the infield to claim it ould be foolish if it dldn't grab i Chance ¥s Worth Taking. chance is worth taking, and cquisition might give the Lygers the plug they need for stcond, has been a weak spot for a Pratt was taken from the iericans in 1922 in the hope might help out, but he was wer than he had ever been before, 1d Detrolt found itself blocked fn ¢ attempt to win a pennant. Pratt 1 is with the team because he can y, and he hits, but the Ty- ore than a utllity man ho can hit. Haney gave his best, t second base seems not to be his 5t ip the infield. G YEAR IN PROSPECT OR GAME, LANDIS THINKS anuary. 18.—Judge K. base ball commissicner, at the Benjamin Franklin the Franklin ‘ypothetae here last night, said the nterest base ball is more than iceping pace with the growth of ulation in America vear, he said, saw a handsome in' the attendance at major . and the prospects are e ot hat 2% will be a great year, pro- d that the two leagues “deilver. e SPRING WORK OF GIANTS TO START FEBRUARY 22 YEW YORK, January 18.—Marching orders for the first training camp sontingent of the New York Glants av en issued by Manager John [McGraw. The entlre corps of bat- erymen, veterans and recruits alike, will report at Sarasota, the team's ew Florida camp, on February 32. Hughey Jennings. who has signed a 1 contract to continue as assistant ianager, will lead the vanguard into he Everglades state. The signed ntract of Perce Malone, rookle aitchier from Portsmouth, Va., has n received. o 1cGRAW GETS PITCHER FROM THE TOLEDO CLUB TOLEDO, January 18.—Pitcher Joe radshaw ‘of the “Toledo American ssoclation base ball club has been bld to the New York Natlonals, ac- rding to announcement by Roger rosnahan, president of the local club. Toledo will receive in return Catcher l«ston, formerly star of the Milwau- e club, and Pitcher Scott, world ries hero of 1922. Bresnahan in- mated that he had received some h in addition to the players SIX GIANTS SIGN. SW YORK, January 18. — T! nts have announced the recelpt of ned contracts from Hank Gowdy, icher; Heinie Groh, third baseman} ed Maguire, infielder, and Pitchers brnis Guerin, Walter Huntzinger d A. C. Stoner. Huntsinger former- with the University of vivania, and Stoner is & recruit m Knoxville, Tenn. OLD NAT” WILL HELP . S. AGAINST BRITISH 'NEW YORK, January 18.—To pre- nt Great Britain from gaining perma- nt possession of the British-America p, the trophy competed for by teams six-meter yachts representing the 0 countries, “Old Nat" Herreshoft, bted yacht designer and bullder, has nsented to postpone Ms retirement for e more year and do his best to turn t a capable American boat. 1f the British-team wins this year's jries in Long Island sound it will hold o cup, since it won last year In the lent. The terms upon which the bohy was presented provided that country to win t in_succession d hold it permanently. In 1922 the erican team won. "Old Nat” has been building_yachts Bristol, Conn., for years. He has d great success with large craft for |52 fending the America cup—the trophy which Sir Thomas Lipton has chal- d_for ages past. Among the big pit Herreshoft turned out were De- der, Columbia, ce and - ree orders already have been ed for new yachts. Commodore W. ‘W._Stewart of Seawanhaka-Corin- Yacht Club gave his commission the Herreshoff works. The Nevins rks at City Isl have been given p other two commissions, one for C. jwnsend Irvin and H. Dé B. - n, and the other for Clinton H. Crane @ Henry M. Crane. —_——— 'oot ball, form considered by rmans as being too rough, has b me one of the most popular gam ong schoolboys and college men t countr, Fletcher, a sound judge of his mcds, may not want Maranville, BROGAN IS REINSTATED; TRIO OF GRIFFMEN SIGN Godfrey Brogas, the pint-size | southpaw from the Sally League, agnin is in good standing fm or- sanized base ball and will be eli- wible to play with the Nationals this year. Brogam, bought from Charleston In 1922, refused to re- port that fall owing to a row over his demand for part of the pur- chase price from the Chariestom club, and did not play last sen- son because of iliness. Notice of his reinstatement was received by Clark Grifith from Commis- sioner Landis today. Another item of mews emanat- ing from base ball headquarters s that Sam Rice, Jasper Wyam- dotte Roe and Bennett Thistie- waite Tate have been added to the list of Nationals signed ‘for 1924. Roe is n tall, left hand pitcher, purchased from Chatancoga a Tate is a young catcher obtaimed from Memphis. PIONEER BAT MAKER DIES AT AGE OF 90 LOUISVILLE, Ky, January 18.—J. Fred Hillerich, ninety, ploneer base ball bat manufacturer and maker of the {famous “Louisville Slugger,” used by {many major league players, died at his home here early today from complica- tions of a fractured hip recelved when he fell on the ice at his home January 2. He was active and in good heaith until the time of his fall. Hillerich retired as president of the Hillerich and Sons Company, _the largest base ball bat manufacturing plant in the world, in 1916. Since then the company has been reorganized under the name of Hillerich & Bradsby, and besides manufacturing bats are known &8 the makers of the par X-L golf cluba. Major league ball players always wel- comed an exhibition game with the Loulsville American _Assoclation ‘club here during the spring so they couid visit the manufacturing plant and select their own bats. Inside Golf _By CHESTER HORTON Lifting the head, instead -of tarning it, has among other ef- feots the result of causing the clubhead merely to swing around with the body instead of sheoting' into and out after the ball. Thus lifting the head takes ajl the punch out of your swing. Note in the sketch how the head , but ol through the ball the course clubhead will travel. Yt will cut_thgough the ball from right to left. result will slmost surely be a slice. When the head is thus raised the lifting begins Befere the clubkead reackes the ball, and that is why it so dis- astrously affects the fiight of the ball. The player will not be com- aclons of it, but his head will go up first and then the clubhead comes into the bal He will finish, usually, completely off bal- ance and with a sense of bewflder- erment as to what ‘has The force of his body happened. weight, swinging, will pull ki feet off the b the Don’t lift the head—turs it. (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) RICKEY SEEKS A CATCHER. ST. LOUIS, January 18.—Branch Rickey, manager of the St. Louls Na- tlonals; 18 en route to eastern cities in search of a catcher. Boaton and New York are the principal points on his itinerary, and the Cardinal lot _sald he also might acquire & itcher or two.” SETS FIELDING RECORD. George Maisel of Toronto estab- lished a new fielding record for the International League last on when he accepted 235 chances in eighty-seven games without making an error in the outfleld, according to the official fielding averages. —_— REDLAND IS ENTHUSED. CINCINNATI, January 18.—The en- thusissm of fans and piayers has read to the directors of the Cincin. nat! Natiopal League base dall club, and In all probability a majority of the club officials will go to the sprin training camp at Orlando, Fla., wit] the first squad of athletes on March 1, it 1s reported her: ST. LOUIS WANTS TOURNEY. 8T. LOUIS, January 18.—8t. Louls is in the race for the national clay court tenn! champlonship tourna- ment._ The award will be made in New York'February 2 by the United States Lawn Tennis Assoclation. mulfi-*lm and F. WORKS it B A WITTSTATT’S R. 19 e, F. el Role. NIRRT CHAPTER 39.—Do You Know What's Worth Rooting For? BY HANS WAGNER. A 1. Is the art of stealin, 2. Does the success of in speed? 3. Is stealing third advisable with 4. Do you use the double steal wit The answer to the first question, of course, 16 yes. This decline is due largely to the chances of hitting the lively ball safely. They are greater, I belisve, than the chances of steal- ing successfully. It is not my purpose to answer all these questions, thereby killing what nterest they may have. For the benefit of the fan who not so e: pert. however, I will explain that th stealing of third is, or should be, eas- fer than stealing second. players contend that no man ou to thrown out stealing third at any time. It is all in the start. An experienced ball player instinctively knows his own speed and is a good n Therefore, if h tart to steal third he it. With & good lead they can’t throw him out. If he hasn't sufficient start, then he ouzht not to steal. Ninety times out of a hun- dred when a runner is thrown out stealing third it is a matter of bad Jjudgment. Any skiliful base runner can time the play exactly. Lively Ball Chief Factor. Of course the pltchers and oatchers ‘both have improved, but not enough to cause the present decline in base stealing. Most of that can be laid to the lively ball. The Delnyed Steal. 1. Is the single delayed steal & €00d play? Double? 2. 1s the proper time for the man on first to start when the catcher is in the act of returning the ball to the pitcher? Or just when the catcher is actually throwing it to the pitcher? 3. Do you have a man stealing second go hard and then hold up nesr second, giving the man on third a chance to score, when there are run- ners on first and third? The delayed steal s a very tricky and a very effective play at times. It is called delayed, because the runner does not start until the catcher has the ball—the ordinary steal starts with the pitcher’s throw to the catch er. If the runner can start at the e: act moment when the catcher is let- ting the ball go back to the pitcher it will succesd often. It then takes two throws to get the runner, and the catchers throw to the pitcher fis never as fast as from the pitcher to the catcher. The delayed steal also has the element of surprise. Substitute Pinch Hitters. 1. Is substituting pinch hittersim- portant in offensive base ball 2. Would you substitute a pinch Pleasant League was quite fit last night and grabbed all three. games from the Clifton team. In the last game the victors stepped on the gas and ran up a count of 531. Wolf was the bright star of the evening, with & set of 354. Cost of the losers had the high game, 134. In the Commerelal League Wilkins Company team won two out of three from Peoples Drug Store. Ulrich of the winmers was the topliner, with a set of 355 and game of 132. Galt's captured the odd game from the Ralelgh Haberdasher quint, losing the last round by a single pin. ‘Woodward & Lothrop pulled the clean-up act on_the Berberich team in the Business Men's League. Sim son of the winners was the best mai with a set of 328 and game of 125. Two matches were rolled in the War Deépartment League, the Hermies winning the odd from the Surgeons and the Hobbles taking two of thr. games from the Barbettes. Franklin of the Hobbies had the best set, 341, 2nd Schott of the Surgeons, top game, 132. In the Annex No. 1 League Sub- section E won two out of three from Sub-section D. Mansey of the win- ners had the best game, 113. Marine Corps of the Navy Depart- ment League grabbed all three games from the Lithographers. Burton of e ! ! I Suits & also included. considerable saving. Newcorn 100 Many ball | cal ht Overcoats Made to Measure Bear in mind that every yard of woolens in our store is embraced— absolutely nothing reserved! New Spring Suitings that have but recently arrived are S a conclusion to my base ball examination papers, I pfesent the following for study by the amateur ball teams this spring. A close study and discussion of them, I feel sure, will help: Stealing Bases. bases on the decline? stealing lie chiefly in the lead and quick start or #a or one out? one or one out? . 5. Has the half-balk motion of pitchers interfered with stealing? 6. Is the throwing of catchers more speedy and accurate? 7. Is it easier to steal third than second? Have pitchers improved in holding runners on bases? 9. Do you advise stealing home? If so, when? hitter for a pitcher who Is going all right at the middle of the game? Do you belleve in shifting your line-up according to left or right handed pitching? 4. Give a code of Is that could be used in offensive 6 ball. 5. Which do you consider the more important—a strong offense or a strong defense, including pitching’ 6. Have the new on pitching hurt the effectiveness of pitchers (in league ball) (actually) (Phychologi- 1y)? 7. Has the rule ecmlullll'lf the catcher to stay in the box until the pitoher has dellvered the ball helped the offense? Has it prevented Inten- tional passing of batters? 8. 1Is there as much Inside base ball used today as in former years? What Simple Signs Menn. These questions, I realize, open up a wide flsld of discussion. The opin- fon of any one man cannot decide them, For Instance, T do not believe In shifting & line-up for left or right handed pitching. At least I belleve a team ought to be constructed so that such a shift would not be nec- essary. We never thought of such a thing in the old days. A good batter ought to be able to hit any kind of pitching. Still, there are very able managers who ‘do make these shifts. There are critical moments, I admit, when it is a good thing. But as a general principie I do not believe in it. That_the uninitiated may under- stand my question on a code of sig- nals, let me explain that all ball clubs have one. I have asked this question in the hope that amateurs will make theirs simple. Any complicated set of signals {s worse than none at all. If a batter wants to signal for the hit and run imple sign is to re- , Tub the end of his bat, tap the bat on the heel of his shoe—any of those will do. As good a signal as any for stealing {s simply for the coach at first base to tell the man when to go. Some teams use words instead of signs still laugh about the Boston managerwho use to give the signal for stealing by i\:elll\'ig “Red Leary, the bank rob- er!” McGraw and Clarke always used very simple signals. I have seen Mc- Graw merely indicate with his hands, while sitting on the bench, what he wanted the runner to do. &bove all, an amateur team should mever have complicated signals. The Sgne. as we call them, can't be studied In WITH THE PINSPILLERS Mount Pleasant quint of the Mount the Marines had the best set, 333, and L;\zrerlne of the losers the high game, J. L. Edwards of the Financlal League swept the boar being the victim. victors had a set of 345 and game of 147. Merchants' Trust Company won the odd from Crane Parris Company, Keller having the best set, 309. Jee of the Carry Ice Cream League won two of three gal from Peach, H. Williams having t high game, 120. Four matches were rolled in the Public Debt Girls' League. Accounts took all three games from Surrenders, Securities did the same to Audlt, Clatms won the odd game from Ad- ministrative and Register Account won two out of three froms Reglsters. Miss Parker of Register Accounts smashed the pins for 106. Freight Auditors of the Southern Rallway League won the odd game from Construction, Bernhardt having the best set, 334, and Dorn the high ga: 138. ' Engineers captured all three games from the Law team. the Burean of Standards League, Chemists_won the odd game from Unlons, G. Carne smashing the pins for the high game of 124. Terminal League Ex- re away with the odd game 'rom the Round House gi , Currier and E. Carroll of the losers being tied for high game at 103. earance Sale— ‘Brings the Most Sweeping Reductions Ever Made! The mild weather this winter has left us with a quan- tity of overcoatings and suitings that under ordinary con- ditions would have been sold. For a Quick Clearance 129:0 d W .00 and $47.50 $ .50 | +392 & Green Were $40.00 and $42.50 $48. 7. This is a wonderful opportunity for every man to fill his clothing wants for the fyext season at a very 2 F Street N.W. base ball as they are in foot ball— by a series of numbers. s to the offensive side having an advantage by the catcher being forced to remain in his box until the ball {s delivered, the result is an open question. That rule was in- tended to prevent the pitchers pur- posely passing batters. It certainly has been a faflure in that respect. It is no trouble for the catcher to step out of the box after the pitcher has turned loose the ball. He can cateh most of the pitch-vuts without getting out of his box. Personally, I do not belleve there much inside ball used today as —simply because it With a lively ball to hit, the batters are inclined to take a sock at it Stralghtaway hitting Is much more In vogue than it ever was. I have Intended these questions se- riously. I felt that any narrative of is Copyright, 1033, 1s United e base ball as told by me wquld not be worth while i 1 could not be of help to the coming players. If by these auestions, which I have prepared very carefully, I have done any good, then I feel somewhat repaid. I want to see base ball develop and improve, because I love it. 1 would like to see other young plavers have an | easier time at the start than I did. They can do it by heeding the expe riences of others. It they are ambi tious to be professional ball players, then 1€ 18 their duty to study thel profession s a life work. If they don't they will be bushers to the end of their days. And this goes for men in any other profession. ~There is no secret_about It. is hard work and sapplication. Un- less that work is enjoyable it won't count. Tomorrow (concluding): Hew the Game Can Be Strensthemed. BOXING FANS SKEPTICAL ABOUT WILLS’ BAD HAND BY FAIl N didn’t hurt his hand nearly s EW YORK, January 18—What through the uptown districts? R PLAY. ’s this news, filtering like slow poison Harry Wills, runs the gossip, o badly as had been given out. As is known, he had three bouts on the fire, the first with Bartley Madden, in Newark, on February 4. All these bouts have been called off because of Wills’ alleged metacarpal injury. There is talk that all this is due to an understanding between Wills and Mullins, on the one hand, and Rickard, on the other, that the negro will be or Boy! DUSKY BOXER FACES BAN IN CONNECTICUT HARTFORD, Conn., January 18.— Harry Wills, heavywelght contender, faces possible suspension by the Con- nectlcut athletic board because his manager, “Paddy” Mullins, refused to sllow the local boxing commission to examine the hand Wills is said to have injured Monday. The local commission has requested the state board to take action “toward forcing Wills to come to Hartford and be examined by a local physician and also to take action toward preventing Harry Wills from appearing in any other ring until he had fought Jack Taylor for the American Legion in the local state armory.” Mullins and Wills appeared in Hart- ford yesterday long enough to display to the chairman of the local commis- sion, who was waiting at the railroad station, the fighter's bandaged hand and an X-ray picture said to havo been taken of that hand. Mullins re- fused to accompany the commissioner to a hospital at which an X-ray pic- ture of Willy' bandaged hand was to have been taken. He arrived on the train bound for New York and he departed on the same train, remaining in Hartford not more than ten minutes. CONCANNON KEEPS BUSY. Charles Bartelmes will be the op- ponent of Joe Concannon in a pocket billiards match tonight at 8:30 o'clock at '8 cademy. Concannon owed the way to George Wheatley in an exhibition contest last night. TWO BOUTS ARRANGED. MILWAUKEE, January 18.—Pinkie Mitchell, Milwaukee junior welter- weight, has been matched to meet Lew Tendler of Philadelphia in a ten-round bout here February 11. Pap, Moran of New Orleat Mendelsohn, Milwaukee have and Johnny lightweight, n matched for February 25. ‘WANTS PLAYERS NUMBERED. MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 18— Thomas D. Watkins, president of the Memphis club of the Southern Asso- clation, will ask league directors to adopt a rule requiring that base ball players on the fleld be numbered, as is customary in foot ball ‘games. ‘Watkins has announced that he will submit the proposal at the scheduled meeting to be held in New Orleans January 28. -— “Snooker” ix the mame given to pocket billlards in England. lpined against Luis Firpo in an open-air bout at the Polo Grounds e's Thirty Acres this summer, on a percentage basis. This would be big stuff for Wills, because it is a cinch that were he and Firpo to be the attractions all the cus- tomers who had the price would sit in at the show. In the meantime, are they sore over in Jersey? Are they! There is talk that the Pennsyl- vania state boxing commisston will in- vestigate that Scranton decision in the Latzo-8choell bout. Pete lost the de- cision unjustly, according te eye wit- nesses, and there seems to be some criticism as to the lack of disinterested- ness on the part of one or more of the judges. Latzo, of course, was & big favorite to win, and his defeat was a surprise throughout the country wher- even Pete has shown. (Copyright, 1924.) GREB-WILSON SCRAP DUE TO BE A HUMMER NEW YORK, January 18—The world middleweight title will be at stake tonight in Madison Square Gar- den when Harry Greb, Pittsburgh “windmill,” defends his 180-pound crown In a fiftesn-round match with Johnny Wilson of Boston, the former | champion. Wilson has showed Improved form in a recent come-back effort and his Dackers belleve he has an excellent chance to recover the championship. Greb, however, finished his training yeosterday witk the assertion he was in exoellent condition, and would have no trouble making the class limit this afternoon. Tiny Jim Herman of Omaha and Jack “McAuliffe, 2d, of Detroit, are miflhed in a heavyweight contest as the semi-final. LYNCH TO DEFEND TITLE IN BOUT WITH McKENNA Lynch, bantamwelght chompion” of the world, will defend his title here tonight in a scheduled ten-round, no- decision bout with Eddie McKenna of New Orleane. Lynch will receive §3.000 and risks his championship only by losing on a knock-out. MORAN AND WAGNER FACE. ST. LOUIS, January 18.—Pal Moran, New Orleens lightweight, who 1s said to be In line for a championship bout with Benny Leonard as a result of his knockout victories over Charlie White and Johnny Shugrue, will trade punches with Eddie “Kid” Wagner of Philadelphia here tonight. The bout is scheduled to go ten rounds. AVERAGE GOLFER CONTENT WITH GAME AS IT IS NOW Hue and Cry for Further Tinkering With Royal and Anciént Sport Indicates Tod Much Attention Is Being Paid to the Crack Players. BY WALTER CAMP. 'HE hue and cry for further ti T nkering with the game of golf con- tinues with ever-increasing proportions and few there are, appar- ently, who realize that the proposed changes are all for the benefit The key to Hocsse of a little group of professionals and star amateurs. Some would lengthen the courses so that the stars can’t get around with the present ball in so much under par. Others would alter the ball so that the experts can’t drive it so far, and thus do away with the “necessity” for lengthening the tirely too much attention is being exceptional amateurs. SHE WONDERS WHY FIRPO DIDN'T DEFEAT DEMPSEY NEW YORK, Jammary 18—Luis Angel Firpo might have wea the world Reavyweight ehamplonship from Jack Dempwey If he had treated the titleholder as roughly as he did her furniturs, Mrs. Mil- dred Swartziander asserted after belng awarded $800 damages in a munieipal court sait afainst the ing to the 4 the pampas” leased ‘Went $4th street apart- ment for six months, during which time, she charges, chatr and table lews were broken, upholstery ruined and other articies badly marred. BIG BOUT IS SLATED FOR EARLY IN JUNE NEW YORK, January 18—Tex Rickard's announcement of a fifteen- round decision match In New York between Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul challenger, the first week in June, which Jack Kearns hastened to explaln from Hot Springs, Ark. was “news” to him and the champion, was made by the boxing promoter in the belief, he sald, that Kearns would agree to it when he reached New York in a few days. Rickard's confidence that Kearns would have no objections to such an attractive contest in this city was based, he explained, on discussions they 'recently had on the subject. While no arrangement has yet been made with the champion’s manager, Rickard said he did not think there should be any difficulties. Rickard aleo planned to- stage about the middle of July a clash be- tween Harry Wills, negro world’s champlonship _aspirant, and Luls Angel Firpo, South American seeker of Dempsey's crown, the winner to meet Dempsey in September should the champlon dispose of Gibbons in June. Kearns, on the other hand, says he expects Dempsey to meet Firpo in July in a return match, and an- nounced for the information of all concerned that New York was not the only place that hankered not only for a Dempsey-Firpo match, but for Dempsey-Wills _and Dempsey-Gib- bons fights as well. e RENAULT TO FIGHT SMITH. MUSKEGON, Mich.,, January 18.— Jack Renault, Canadian heavyweight, Eas been matched with Homer Smith of Kalamazoo for a ten-round bout here February 6. —_— T0 FIGHT IN AUSTRALIA CHICAGO, January 18.—Joe Burman of Chicago, until recently a contender for the world bantamweight boxing championship, {8 going to Austrialia to engage in flve twenty-round con- tests. Mrs. Swartsiander, Il of — e POINTER TAKES STAKE. GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn., January 18.—The pointer “Muscle Shoals Jake,” owned by J. C. Foster, t Worth, Texas, won the ail-age in the annual trials of the United States Fleld Trials Association con- cludsd here yesterday. courses. But the truth is that en- paid to the professionals and the The broad-minded expert has brought out the fact that making the ball lighter will make the iron and pitch shots to the pin much more difficult to play, especially on a windy day, and has gone out and experimented on this proposition and confirmed his opinfon. Another has called attention to the much mora difficult undertaking with & lighter, larger ball on a windy day. which, as he admits, would still further dit- ferentlate between the exceptionally lén;(d-hlltins player and the average olfer. Dubsa Are Satisfied New. There are few, indeed, who chal. lenge the statement that a great deal of pleasure to the average player has resulted from the use of the present ball, in seeing his drive go farther. And from the day when the gutty ball was replaced by the rubber core every Improvement has been toward giving this man greater satisfaction through Increased dis- tance from the tee. In fact, meny belleve that it is this satisfaction which has been one of the reasons for the wonderfully increase@ popu- larity of the game. Narrowing it down, then, to hard facts, it is doubtful whether there is any necessity for changing the ball on the theory that if It be not changed the courses must be further lengthened. And perhaps the best measure of this is the staterment of one of the professionals, who advo- cated the change in the ball so as to dmlnke t’(:’e average 400-yard hole rive and a midiron shot | of a drive and mashie. atens How many of the rank and file of golfers are forced now to use a mashis zhot for their second to a hole of 400 yards? One would rch far among S0 per cent of the golfers to find one who is afrald to go over & 400-yard green on his second shot, with a midiron. The mere fact that some of the huge hitters on a 550-vard hole use an iron or a spoon for their second shots has little bearing upon the game of golf as &ll)‘ed by 80 per cent of the men in this country, More- over, until the majority of men, say 80 per cent of the players at any club, find the present courses too easy and begin to score under 80, con- sistently, it is hardly time for worry. Money Qften Is Wasted. As for the lengthening of courses, there is no question that a great - deal of this has been unnecessary. And if one looks further into the huge sums spent upon courses he finds s by folly in other so-called “improve- ments,” which, in some instances, have even been a detriment to the course. Quite a considerable sum of money has also been spent in changes which one greens committee advocates and carries into effect and then, these changes proving unsatisfactory, an- other greens committee comes in and more money in repairing the akes of the old committee. (Copyright, 1924.) ‘\STRIBLING-CARPENTIER BOUT SOUGHT BY MIAMI MIAMI, Fla, January 18.—Definite proposals have been made for a bout in Miami late in February between _ Young Stribling of Macon, Ga., and Georges Carpentfer, W. I ¢Pa’ Stribling. _father-manager of the Macon fighter, has agreed to the match. AUTO GLASS FOR WINDSHIELDS OR BODIES. Installed While Yeu Wait. Taranto & Wasman 1017 NEW YORE AVE. N.W. 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