Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1925, Page 22

NING STAR, WA HINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1925. SPORTS. Stanley Harris Starts Here the Story of His Career, “Mine Boy to Manager” BUCKY'S RAPID RISE " AMAZES BASE BALL Youthful Pilot’s Achievements Form| One of Most Remarkable Narra- tives in Annals of Sports. sbiography of Staniey Harris s of the s in the and the The rise of is one of the v eight Chapter 1—Reaching the Top. STANLEY (BUCKY) HARRIS. he BY ambled to the center of the dia- gh Gover President of the ent and diplomatic cly the vned the announcer’s megaphoned for—Wash-ing-ton I” r. who said that . but he e day and did. the age of 13, ax d to be on form a prospeet the back ~ the » he did t the st - weizh muc ' into had Six g in s previ n club it still in a Friends | rkin a coal I had He said he was here he is after Bucky Harris, star, 1z to zet there a tid it. zo [ FUTURE OF JOHNSON STILL IS UNDECIDED OAKLAND, Wal Johnson w n club, essful January 5.—Future plans famous pitcher of were the sub- Sunday fol- negotiation of the Ofkland Pacific Coast discussion unsuc purchase b of the League Arriving here for the expressed pur- pose buying the club, a cash offer of $385,000, which used by J. Cal Ewing, who, 1 Howard, owns the franchise. limit on an option which the on pitcher held expired re- it was disclosed. Regarding future disposition of the said, “If Johnson or any ants to buy the Oakland . he will have to wait until xt Winter to talk business.” Johnson declined to make statement. as to his future Asked if he would rejoin said gton club gan 1 over th with 1 cently When He ally [ Grasped any plan he Na- 1s made me proposition. How- ers won to the training camp until some time =0 1 have plenty of time I will do dence, there wa 5 Bucky,” pa No one in hunr taxis so la- Finally were held up by peliceman who declared no autos could pass. Our driver argued | the matter. | “Only the President can get by | Rere!” the cop declured as if to wind up | the argument “Man, 1 got ‘Bucky’ bus!” the driver came back “Why didn’t you say at iy ill to decide what wer belled a traffic the the other so FRENCH TENNIS HONORS France, January 5.—Su- Lenglen and her partner, zabeth Ryan, came through _the Christmas-New Year tournament here | without the loss of a single set, win- 7+ [ning the finals in the women's double: O Y . o raur | vesterday from Mrs. Satterthwaite e e T e er Phom|and Mra. Neville Smith of England, T knew I had reached the top in the | 50 € - 11 world 5 base ball world etill a mighty rz (Cops. ot DLy idg T her temporar All'rights re: | ehampionship play since the Wimble- don tournament of last June. She in- the tends to compete in the French cham- Dpionships and also at Wimbledon, Harris in this showed cket that she Is wielder in spite retirement from Lengle in United St Anierican Newspap rved.) and Can Alliance Tomorrow—Another Picture, Side of | there Johnson | 105 the same Bucky, working i the hands of President of Washingto the youngest & Mr. Stanley. Harris ! manager more widely kno ba on record and pilot tionals, went to work he His remarkab, in the coal n et. He Base vall player when was @ year sity begins on Novembe And he Ball st and at once began to hope. was born on a semi-profess Merle, 2lso became a s nley Har team, quickly tur His chance failed twice @ job with With came in 1916, with more in the same yi Reading in 1917, with him work out at the Polo Gro he thought he He made his big I The next 192 the youngest big league ington becaus the outset 1g heads year he became and in at age 27, of 27, pilot ever k n Wash ashington in t nant for the first time ual stars for world the ensuing 12 months ring in defense of his title Concluding his New 5 EW YORK, January will find h contenders. Tommy Gibbons and are the two men most talked of as opponents for Dempsey this year. It is practic foregone that Gibbons and the champion will meet, but it is by no Harry W means so certain that Wills will get a chance at the title. Rickard Wants Wills Bout. Tex Rickard would to I mpsey and Wills m d always has been anxious f but it is unquestioned that there is some political opposition to the fight in this State, and that public opinion is divided to the value mixed t for the greatest pugi title of the world. Were opinion would he like et an the bout, thus in two question that Dempsey would have to fisht Wills or else’ be compelled to retire. Public opinion when it rushes in bulk agal a man is as effective in the case of a prize fighter as in the case of a man prominent in any other walk of life But where there are cross-eddies and counter-ucrrents and the like, it not so difficult to maintain a stand any one doubts the status of public oh concerning a Wills-Dempsey as set forth by the writer, lot ask Paddy Mullins, Wills man- He knows how things stand than any one Iking to Mullins it is plain to sce, that_he has not gre th that Kearns, Dempsey will risk the valuable th negro, who, while offering no as- surance as to his ability to knock out the champion, must certainly be credited with boxing ability sufficient to make it a good bet that he would stand Dempsey off and perhaps out- point him. Right now Dempsey has enough money to_ retire on, and it Is a fact that he is tired of the life of a cham- pion. fighter and wishes to rise to a higher plane of endeavor. not cut It opi fight him ager be too, May Get Nose Hurt. The fixing of Dempsey’s nose was a sign of his ambition in this respect. The Grecian effect the surgeons have contrived for him has certainly made | his face a better object for a camera to shoot at, but so far as pugnacity is concerned his countenance lost. a lot when that retrousse fighting beak was ironed out and generally beauti- | fied. 3 As a matter of fact, it is the opin- ion of doctors that a good bust on the nose might be attended by dangers in the way of serious infection. Kearns, in the meantime, would like to see some more money flowing into the coffers, as he Is much more of a spender than is his champion. Firpo seems out as a future op- ponent for Dempsey. Rickard has made it clear that he is through with Luis. This is unfortunate, for the Argentinian never would have got anywhere had it not been for the loving and skillful manner with which Tex built up the big fellow. He is now floundering about Europe, and the first thing he knows some one will pick his pockets. (Copyright, 1025.) ROUND WORLD GOLFER. P. C. Crenshaw of the Edgewater Golf Club, Chicago, has started on a golf tour which will take him around the world. He will spend a year play- ing at least one round on links in every country. with a . caliber rifie at a distance of 50 feet is the remarkable re rd of a schoolboy marksman of Fresno, Calif, | Hitting 1,095 consecutive bull's-eyes | Harris But look at him now e silver na 7 and determination . when he was born at Port moved to Pittston onal pitcher for Hughey mi-professional. s, at work at 13, besides being @ star i Buffalo in 1918, then headed for military camp when the drmistice to Buffalo in 1919, a year memorable In 1919 Harris, who could have been sold to other cl would have Washington's regular igton’s history, and was one of the -Jack Dempsey from the Pacific Coast that the New Year f than he has enjoyed in some time im any man under conditions that are satisfactory, financial attractiveness of the bouts, public interest 4 when he wasx just that ki ving at by the citizens Nationals—and . presented ¢ t ax manager the big leazu. BUCKY, YOUNGEST MANAGER, BECAME A SEMI-PRO AT 14 1 as Bucky, youngest b 1924 g ieague the world champions, th nes at the age of 13 and was a semi-pro face P s he his father had been of ad- N. ¥ th an in the family Jennings, and an cider brother, ed into a semi-professional. the » with lesser clubs Norfolk the war disbanded the Tigers—and they let him o And Virginia League the He when he But he kept_on L i and landed International Leag ' for the fact that McGraw watched rds and passed him bs, d Wash York i a cha b being the ccond. basema of the Ame de manager team He won the League ndi DEMPSEY PLANS TO FIGHT SOON; MAY MEET GIBBONS BY SPARROW McG sends word ds him ir he writer and that ing that the full t v expects wwre than once i appea Year greetings, Dempsey says he is ready to meet | said conditions includ CHAMPIONS IN FIGHT | ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT NEW Walker welte Mc heavywelght the excitement in of the coming w s pugilistic gram when they m n a Newark N. J, ring on Wednesday night in a 12-round. no-de n match This match will be unique, in that it will be the first time a champion has stepped up two classes to meet another champior Although Walker will enter the ring lighter than McTigue, there will not be any great difference in their weight. Walker will scale over the 150 mark, while McTigue will likely welgh between 160 and 165. YORK, —Mickey 1 Mike ligh fu January th, N Treland. world champion, will the ma Sliza 1 nish better health and eligibility of | MATTY WOULD LIKE TO SIGN RED GRANGE By the Assaciated Pre Christy Mathewson Poston Braves, would Red Grange, gridiron | University of lilinoi star can play | recent minor leaguc ford, the former eral - western ne hitters ar on lathy Sy Eu president of the like te sign wonder of the it the foot ball ball. During the conclave at Hart- piteher a about of the games was made into his foot. ball reputation said I refer to Harry McCormi former Giant o ridicon ut riculated there greatest pinch a l ball 1l when was a star Im ¥ Grifiith, who journeyed 10 Brooklyn Dod from old New Engl League, is b by Irival in the giant Dick Ci | Portiand of the Paetfic Coat FWith Eddie wn Zac oing well newcomer will find ynly one vul bl in the out- feld where Griffith is or was wont to wvander. become torrid s a hoxing an, K argument as he Army instructor in the astone, tormer National League and than Ac wm ht have Ir ohnstone taken Giants White ound ind France the boy r nd t in land Rhin ve Arthur Do Club the ald to fore- the Baseman to of Pacitic Cc tell the “Bak unds | | coming to First Poole the Ruth’ of the and McCann. It Hollings to Por S an Emmet that John rx that G T of the orge Burn t I event E Ba Ellis th been prevalent of the Nations Leagu me time i have for s add a itting | the 19 Chicago New Yo der to season. He Whit would not Since tak the Sisler ¥ zur BY FAIRPLAY. YORK. bor January s will g0 to L he? Ingland aid and as he did in Monta Jack a whole lot more at Shelby Bioom- d made when as much for a, that he re 1 his train bunch train- expenses and took 1 a fal amp at Sh was such 14 ticket England the t is will ertising. It's o a cha when of the d ed over lest nd ght Tnei- cried recalled tha writer his European trip His scheme is to Renault ther demand | | Jack I o atie | in his | since | prove ntall it might called build be t the turn on he started prestig SARAZEN BREAKS RECO HOLLYWOOD Fla., January Gene Sarazen again lowered the rec- | ora for the 18-hole course here yes- | terday, when he sank a long put® on | the last hole for a 67. He paired with Leo Diegel, Canadian open champion, RD. in a match with Tommy Armour and | Bill Mehlhorn. and Diegel won 1 up. Sarazen YALE AND TIGERS ARGUE OVER FIRST GRID BATTLE BY LAWRENCE PERRY. EW YORK, January 5.—Yale a N first intercollegiate foot ball It is a_matter c played the first intercollegiate game i now this claim had been allowed to But now the Yale Alumni Weekly has come forth debating this proud distinction and maintaining that the Yale-Columbia game of 1872 was reality the first intercolleglate ball contest. The News backs up this assertion by quoting Walter Camp’s book, “Yale: Her Campus, Classrooms and Athletics.” Says Camp, “In of 1872 Yale challenged Columbia and the first le te game between colleges was played.” “Why,” plaintively asserts Edward M. Norris, editor of the Princeton Alumni_ Weekly, - “this first game played by Yale was any more legiti- mate than the five intercollegiate games that preceded it is not ap- parent to the lay mind “If,” continues Norris, “this tention should happen to fall under the eye of the Hon. Willlam S. Gum- mere, '70, chief justic of New Jer- sey, who was captain of the Prince- ton team that played the first inte collegiate game with Rutgers in the Autumn of 1869, no doubt that emi- nent jurist would be Interested to know the difference between a legiti- mate and an illegitimate game of foot ball and in particular to be informed as to why after all these years that historic first game in which he par- ticipated is now branded as illegiti- mate.” It would seem that pending the views of Judge Gummere it is dis- tinctly up to the Yale alumni organ to define the difference between le- gitimate and illegitimate foot ball as played in the late sixties and early seventies. It is true t the rules under which the two games were played differed somewhat, but not so materially as to bulwark the attitude Yale has taken. In the meantime it is to be noted that Michigan claims to bave played oot con- substantiated the fall | nd Princeton are indulging in a polite little war as to which of the two univergities participated in the game. record that Princeton and Rutgers n the Fall of 1869, 55 years ago. Until stand unchallenged. | the first organized foot ball in | Middle West, having gone in for the | game and produced a team in 1878 GRAND CIRCUIT MEETING TO PLAN FOR CAMPAIGN CLEVELAND, Ohio, January 5.— Stewards of the grand circuit met here today in annual conference, w®TCh, one of them declared, prom- the most important since the organization was formed in 1873 \l important changes in rules to improve harness horse racing were before the rules committee. These provide for the inauguration of claim- ing and dash races, registration with the stewards of trotters and pacers raced in the circuit and for reduc- tion of entrance fec he schedule committee, arranging dates for 1925, was faced with filling two weeks held by last year. Indications were that the cireuit would be composed of North Randall, Toledo, Columbus, Kalama- z00, Hartford, Syracuse, Readville, Lexington and Aurora, Ill, the latter a new member. NEW BILLIARD RECORD. Tom Newman, the billiard champion of England, recently established ‘a new world record for English billiard runs when he made 1,370. His feat eclipsed ' anything ever before ac- complished in the history of the game. PHILADELPHIA, January i Harry Edwards, former boxing pro- moter in this city, died in a hospital at Vineland, . N. today after a lingering iliness. He was 56 years old. the | Windsor, Ontario, | BIG LEAGUERS GIVEN MEDALS BY FRENCH —John M Comiskey and Hughey have been awarded silver the French Ball whila each member of the nd Chicago White who visited Paris last Novem- ber is to receive a bronze medal as a gouvenir of the trip. The diploma accompar tribute to American ball players which will ken to New York by “Sparrow” Robertson, the federation’s Al courier, sailing on the January 10, contains all refer the big leaguers | sced from which the great game base ball is expected to spring Europe” also bears letter from the federation’s president ¥rantz Reichel, extending an invit visit France again this autumn, when | the fe undertakes to make all the preliminary arrange to | insure the the gar SPAIN IS PLANNING | MOTOR SPEEDWAY W Jen PARIS. Charles nings January g this t spec avole srical wing of in ents success o e, anuar: wiil —The race 1926 tak Automo- the fronted task suital on ich fch of the ays, but that rmous 1t upon ch the r re o been de- Madrid A comp: the | any has 1 the the s new company Prix way which auto whick angements for th run on th ntr for the irand t the adja sidered suitable oined up w that at Monza and other th finished sports w on new speed size within TENNIS RAPIDLY GAINS | POPULARITY IN FRANCE | France the | ¢ 4,416 in there were in the use pared with The number der the auspice aments held *the foderation °d, totaling 114 3 in 191 being de s more | Young | with gre | expect that er. this s agair rapidity and th: 1 a couple of will be availak composed Cochet ve borne petiffon icials ars sev- | to replace the tr Borotra, Henri Lacosté, who t of Davis Cup co; burden GOLFERS BEAT ARCHERS | TO EVEN UP THE SCORE PHOENTX day Ariz., Janu driver and putter retaliated against the hers, who two weeks ago feated the to 2, in | which the w and arrow were pitted against t The lovers of t Scotch g defeated their o ponents up. | The archers fired their arrows at| four-inch discs placed on the greens, | | while the golfers played thetr regu- {lar ga Ex- - local de- 3 foursome be clubs, | today | PENN GREAT GAME STATE. Pennsylvania has among the big gam. | Nation with a 1 kill of nearly 7,000 buck deer, 700 bea | wild turkeys, 32,000 woodeock, {quail, 750,000 grc 1 and 3,2 50,000 rabbits ken its place untries of the 100,000 squirrels | GRANGE'S SILVER TONGS. At a dinner given in honor of\Harold | (“Red”) Grange, sensational halfback | of the Tilinois foot ball team, promi- nent citizens of Wheaton, I, pre- nted him a pair of ice tongs. The present was symbolic of “Red’s” va- cation-time occupation 200 CYCLISTS ORGANIZE. wo hundred cyelists have formed a nion in the Duchy of Luxemboursg. The mateurs and repre- | of the largest and strongest | organizatic of its kind in all Eu- | 2 3 | Greb Wedding Delayed. CHICAGO, January G.—The wed-| ding of Harry Greb, world middle- | weight pugilistic champion, and Miss Louise Walton of tres was postponed indefinitely last night when Father Malloy of St. Thomas of Canterbury Church declined to of- ficiate because neither had obtained permission of diocesan authorities to marry. Inside Golf By Chester Horton. Thoughtiessness in golf is the mext thing to carelessness, though the cost of this is reckoned in somewhat dif- | ferent term and results. Always 1 in the golf shot, whatever it is, the eye must first give instruction to the mind. The mind | then Instructs the | muxeles, O nlngi this process of in- struction is thoughtlessne s~ . That is why it is S0 necessary to “ measure the line 1 of flight with the eye preliminary to the shot. It is why the line for the putt must be studied. 1f there is an undulation In the ground the eye must see it and the mind must record what ix to be done about . If the lie on the fair- green is bad the eye must take the circumstances into account, and the brain, through the eye, is thus en- | | ablea’ to inform the muscles what in | to he dene. No golfer can hope to | progress with the game who does not do these things. We see, therefore, | that the golf ahot need not depend on Inck. Maks i rest on certainty. (Copyright, 1925.) | considered | rubber that jout of the box. ONE-MAN AUTHORITY IRKS BIG BASE BALL MAGNATES Landis’ Enemies Ready to Wield Hatchet When His Contract Expires—Moguls of Majors Want Old Commission Government. BY GEORGE CHADWICK. EW YORK, January 5—When Judge Landis’ contract as high eom- missioner of base ball expires three years from now, it will not ewed 5 N be ren The writer makes this statement on the authority of one of the men who voted to give the judge the absolute sway he has and who still i ball. It is his opinion that the government of the game will return to the three-man commission form which existed before Judge Landis was appointed. v Dissatisfaction with the present system places too much power in the hands of one man ball will h the one of the big men oi bas is due base tn wh will third part etiun £0 major 1 government of com ague 1d for which a said th will a dummy chairman issior presidents 2 rosted will ba chosen, formant. It which is not be because authority Principle Is “The prineipal of abso base ball bad uld be tion wrong as t. no matter W righ could do i office. dominat no r three can The when was x a nated and rule spite the fact cue had two ard. T inor e three Natio ad. No to do m o big win the prize tha for he tern e ot do as well as Natio Pittsburgh. 1 to St it was Ban Johnson tha Nat represesntatives American League was sent or . 1 and be ught h t ued th g for Landis is a where i hod of ad time it is offended the Ameri blunder of th that Judge ague man. s of the it was Barne he had somet el National d the other an League? presen aahese it within hands of that which « of -individ & man to hanc leag that it i vial is th is idual both , and it is = Wash world serie neerns and nder- Eal ndis Has Enemies. ses act their “ould tl ajor acpendently and without reference the writer asked resent e to sign the and hum Dreyt it the writer a Oddly ch, the The more in a way they try to get w (Copyri Fifty Years of Base Ball One of a Series of Articles by John B. Foster Com- memorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the National Lpngu‘(l. to Be Celebrated Next Season. absol ness each other? love Fabric Is ble. “Imposs S ba int reprisa wera taken that base would get along wi revision and procedur system of base ball owners— s d on get- XXXIL—LEADING PITCHERS—AMOS RUSIE. HOUGH Rausie did not survive League’s 50 years of history s long as ot there is no doubt th I itle him to be considered as one ¢ pitchers of the organization. Rusie came from Indianapolis, Where he picked up his base 1 on the lots. All that has been told arious t as to how threw the ball for a team that played back and forth be- tween Indianapolis and smaller towns, as was the in those days, true. skill and ability en speed that wher W | was a pitcher in the | who could throw a perhaps not more th him who had as much (Next—tCy™ custom is Loung.) LEAGUE ADDS MEMBERS | ZmrsEuReE, t here town, Ohlo Altoona a viously bec and by attention was called to bility because of some games in which he exhibited unusual skill, and then the Indianapolis club, a member of the National stituted a little inve > taking Rusie He reported at the ball park and pitched to the club| members, E of what he coul ball by listening to the conversation of others. | There came a time when it was that Rusie was ready for an introduction to the National | League. He was taken with the In- | Scordls Hent and dlanapolis club to Cleveland and the [ T°% (0NNt In thel next day he was put In the bOX 0 |¢ournamansty i’ pitch his first game and make him- | copen i 00 00 BE selt famous. The writer saw that = game, as he saw the first game that Young pitched, and the first game that -Mathewson pitched Rusle had magnificent speed e had the Cleveland players pu But by and by the situation taut and the game b to pitched for Indianapolis to own. Rusie began to grow habit which it took him a long to overcome. The harder that worked the farther his curve and it was. evident, even then, he was a great picther in the ro He started so many runs over the ¢ ands could help but win and at last he was taken finally e CUEISTS PLAY TONIGHT Morris Dent and ( Richm cond match illiara zed at the Grand At the Sign of the Moon and led. me well Wonder What Merts Will Nay Today ¢ bec hold wild ome Daily 6 POL Saturd S P at he bent that Established 1803 Semi-Annual Clearance S-A-L-E Suit or Overcoat Made as You Want Them Lato 15 Off 202 For Our $30 Values See our showing. It is the only way you can appreciate the wvalue. Higher Grades at Proportionate Savings | Full Dress Suits |To Order, Silk $4500‘ |Lined ... . Mertz & Mertz Co. 906 F Street the | not was sent back to| the first train ' that Frank Bancroft, Tndianapolis club as he had | young ball | That night he Indianapolis on left Cleveland. manager of the was deeply chagrined boasted that he had a | player with him who would set the | world on fire. Later Pat Tebeau, manager of the Cleveland club. insisted that Bancroft made a bigger mistake than Rusfe “Banny had a diamond in the rough,” said Pat. “We knew it when we tried to hit him. Banny, being a bench manager, didn’t know it.” There came a time when Rusle had his day and when he rode as the king of pitchers from one end of the circuit to the other. He never as continuously successful as pitchers because of his own shortcomings. When at his best he had a curve ball that no pitcher has duplicated since his time and none ever before him. 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