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\ . y Manager SPORTS. BUCKY RECEIVED PRO " OFFER AS A RESULT Bill Coughlin of Scranton Tendered Him $125 a Month Bid on Showing Against Yankees. Chapter II—I Face a Big Leaguer. BY STANLEY (BUCKY) HARRIS. ITHIN three years from th Donie Bush I played again W while on the way from the West. 1} e time I marveled at the work of st a major league club myself. The New York Yankees booked a game in Scranton on an off day had improved enough to get a chance % on the club of minor Icaguers and semi-professionals selected to oppose il ! Jetihings that T was too small for the them Jimmy O'Neill, a member of the famous base ball stop on our club. He later was with name for himself in the big leagues He was a far better shortstop than would bave played any ‘position in agdinst the major leaguers. ., That was the first time I ever sa imp T smarveled at his deftness. that he and I would some da Judge, get in the record books for two-ply Peck was a great inficlder then. He s a better one today. Few short- 8thps In the history of the game have had his uncanny knowledge of bat- | terd. He has a wonderful pair of | hands, can throw accurately from any posttion and always is a dangerous man when at bat in a pinch. Above | 8ll. he has the truly great player's temiperament. He never quits. The greater the emergency, the better he ariges to It. I need only refer to his pla¥ing in helping Washington win its“first pennant and world series to make my point clear. - Unless I am gréatly mistaken he has several more years as a star ahead of him But to return to my first appear- ance against a major league club. T aidf't get Into the game until the iast four innings. Fo time it aidn’t | 10dk as if 1 would be used. I as on the bench in uniform, however, and that meant I was zetting somewhere in.my ambition. When Bill Coughlin manager of the Scranton club then, told me to “get in there and let's see what you got!” I couldn't have been more pleased had he willed me a for- tune on the spot 112 Pounds of Hope. The game was only an_exhibition | contest to the Yanks. I know none | of them even 4 the name of the zawky, aw 112-pound 1ad who | 100k his pla third base at the beginning of the seventh inning. But, | to that youngster, {t was the most important day of his life. 1 was at last actually in a game with big leaguers Ibhave had my shars of thrills since. such as earning a regular berth with Washington, being named as the youngest big league manager in the history of the game, winning a pen- nant and topping it off with a world champlonship. I can truthfully say | none of them could touch the joy felt when I was ordered to | there and let's see what vou got™ | Truth to tell, when the game ended with the Yankees 3-to-2 winners in | 10 innings, 1 1t think I had very much. I was nervous a cat and | tried to hide my feelings by a stant stream of chatter. Fortunately, | 1 dtdn't have a hard chance. Only | two balls were hit at me. Fritz Mai- sel contributed one and Hughie High | the‘other. Both should have been] easy outs. a i AWalsh, on First, T Saves Him. Nervous a1 _gat them Walsh was playing for' us. He saved me on both plays. Malsel was fast lead-off man, ae I knéw by reputation, and I hurried my throw on him When the ball left my hand 1 was sure was headed | for’the stands. Tony had to jump high. He came down with h foot on the bag, just a stride ahead of Maisel. Later he made almost the| same sort of a play to retire High. Dazzy” Vance, now the star of the National League pitchers, had just come up with the Yanks at the Mvdi of the Nebraska League season. He | had* had a good year with Hastings. He''pitched the last four finnings against us, relieving Ensign Cottrell I faced him twice. His speed had me tled in a knot the first time. The second time up I rapped sharply over second. Peckinpaugh robbed me of a hit-by a great stop and & wonderful throw. I felt good to think I could even connect against big league pitehing. & must have was, going however, to first. Tony | the initial sack I just| it shown some of the esrmiarks of a professional prospect, 10% Immediatély after the game Coughlin tried to sign me to a Scran- tpfficontract. He didn’t have a blank forin handy and wrote out the terms of74n agréement on the back of an en§blope. They called for $125 a moath for six months if I made good ! 7: Coughlin Agrees to Delay. AL the time 1 wéfhmaster in was a full-fledged the Butler Colliery and, making bit more than $12 a werk Coughlin’s proposition would héfime more than a year's work In theimine—provided, of course, I made £96f. I didn't think of possible fail- ur®, but T wanted to talk the matter, o¥#r with mother, Merle and Tony, WAlsh before I decided. I had all the Winter in which to make up my mind. Cofighlin agreed to the delay. ~“%/informed Tony of the proposal on thg . way home. He told me it was a £864 thing I hadn't sewed myself up with Scrant “I heard Hughey Jen- niggs had a acout there looking vou over” he sald. “Maybe you'll get a| ch¥hce with the Tigers next Spring.” Later I heard the scout reported to' big: leagues. That night, however, I wa§ treading on alr when I reached home. 1 told mother all the good news and gave her the $20 I got for pla¥ing to buy a dress. She banked the: money for me. That night she afi@ 1 celebrated going to the movies. by 25.) Copsright, 19: POLO TEAMS REACH ' TURNEY SEMI-FINALS Fomorrow: A Big League Call. | GHICAGO, January 15— Chicago Wi meet New York and Brooklyn engages Cincinnati tonight in the | semi-finals of the Intercity indoor | D) tournament at the Chicago Rid- ing Club. The teams survived tl of¥éning competition last night. Consolation games will be played hetween Philadelphia and Detroit and Ngfark and Cleveland. Phs players victorious tonight will Té# tomorrow for the champlonship egounter Saturday 4n the opening play New York won offr Cleveland, 1915 to 13 dsfeated Newark, 24% to 21 1514 to §%, "5 beat Philadelphia, ai lost to Brooklya, 16% . Detrok | N amily, played short- Washington and would have made a but for a long and serious illness. I They put me on third base. 1 order to get a chance to perform w Roger Peckinpaugh in action. He ressed me quite as much as had Bush. He started three double plays. Nothing was farther from my thoughts than be working side side, and, along with Joe ngs. Inside Golf By Chestes Horton. kill The collapse of the right alde in the forward swing ix a twin to n left-side collapse in the back swing, though the right side may collapse during | the hitting swing | because of press- ing. The reason I have urged play ers to use a more compact awing.| especially in the back swing, and to keep the back awing very shor is because the co Inpse of the left side, I have ob- served, hardly ever besine until the | player reaches the point, in the back | awing, where he HORIZONTAL AB| strives to go back farther with the | (AUSES COLLARSE ————————= club than the nat- ural Instinet calls for. It In thix ad- | ditlonal pull on himself that pullx the left side into a collapse. To get a correct line on the hack swing, try moving the clubhend stralght back away from you until the arms just begin pull at the left shoulder. From this point xtop all arm action and stop all tendency to lift the club higher with the arms, and merely | turn your shoulders to the right slight Then whip the club back | and see what heppens. (Copyright, 1925.) JETTinG (Lun HEAD BFLOW ROBINSCN LOSES 100 POUNDS IN ILLNESS By the Asscciated Pross. Wilbert Robinson, veteran pilot of the Brooklyn Nationals, is %o far along the road to recovery from the effects of several recent operations that he will report at Clearwater, {Fla, the Dodger training camp,. late month however, has asked the club trainer, “Doc” Hart of Chicago, to report esrly to help put thé manager in condition for the com- ing campaign. The Dodgers' leader is reported to have lost 100 pounds during his fliness. Nelson Gordon Greene, who declures himself a lineal descendant of Gen. Nathaniel Greene of Revolutionary War days, and who bears the name of one who never gave up the ship, returns to the Brooklyn Dodgers this season determined to prove his mettle. G. Greene uses his portside artil- lery when in action and is said to have discovered a teasing &hot which reaches tHe targe:, passing the enemy "bout 'midships in Its descent. It is called the “hesitation.” There is a place on the Greene, as Dutch Ruether transferred to another ship. C. E. LEAGUE GAMES ONE-SIDED AFFAIRS A double-header played last night by teams in_the District of Columbia Christian Endeavor Basket Ball Leagué resulted in the Friends tossers defeating Calvary Baptist basketers, 34 to 6, and the Eastern Presbyterians winning trom the First Presbyterians, 18 to 4. John Eiseman, forward for Friends five, and Picrce of the same outfit accounted for 9 and 5 goals, re- spectively. Plerdon of the Eastern Presbyterians led his team in scoring with five two-counters. Friends are now leading the league with two wins in as many starts. Eastern comes next with one vie- tory and no defeats, while Calvary Baptist has won one and lost one CANADIAN WINS SHOOT. READING, Pa., January 15.—Samuel C. Vance of Tilsonburg, Ontario, cap- tain of the Canadian trapshooting team in the 1924 Olympics, won the Reading live bird special here, kill- ing 48 out of a possible 50. crew for has been the THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS BY WILL President Izaak Walton League of America. ESTERDAY I suggested that the woods were a perfectly safe place in which to sleep. I pointed out that the old strife for supremacy between man and the other forest inhabitants was over. the strife between the white man and the Indian, in America, was over also. about as reasonable as that of a man and hid in swamps for three days when he heard his partner shoot a small rifle at some partridge and thought they were attacked by Indians. It happened only a year or so ago. Frank Stick, the noted painter, un- doubtedly America’s authority on out- door subjects as set down on canvas, told me about it the other day. Stick a few years ago was a guide during the Summer in Wisconsin. He took out, on one trip late in the Fall, a couple of men who had never been in the woods before. Stick noticed this, and he told them that the Indians were still abundant, and he told som pretty blood- curdling things about them. They were distinctly impressed. While go- ing over a portage Stick, who was in the lead, came on & bunch of grouse. | on But the fear that some persons feel when they find themselves alone in the woods and the apparent victim of all sorts of mythical beasts is T ADAMS, REINHARDT SIGN WITH GRIFFS Special Dispateh to The Star. TAMPA, Fla, January 15.—Man- ager Stanley Harris of the Nationals today announced that the signed con- tracts of Spencer Adams and Majoc Reinhardt had been received at the offices of the club in the Tampa Bay Hotel here. The terms were not made pubife. “Adams is the Inflelder obtained hy draft from the Oakland club of the Pacific Coast League and Reinhardt is the big young outfielder purchased from the Greenville team of the South Atlantic Assoclation. The roster is not yet complete, but Griff expects all contracts to be in within a week or so. He anticipfites no hold-outs, he says, but will be prepared for any emergencies that may arise. Unique and handsome gifts are to be presented to Johnson and Harris by W. F. Miller, president of the Florida-West Indies Corporation. Shortly after the last world series Mr. Miller sent to his timberlands in Santo Domingo for two pleces of the finest mahogany obtainable, had them shaped into two bats and glven an old hippendale finish, with small en- graved silver plates on each. The formal presentation will not be made until the opening game of the season, Wall will make Lhe presentation on behalf of the citizens of Tampa and || Mr. Miller. t McTIGUE SEEKING PEACE WITH N. Y. BOXING BODY NEW YORK, January 15.—Mike McTigue, light-heavywelght boxing champlon, is seeking peace with the New York State Athletic Commission and will take out a license if he is 1 assured that he will not draw sus- pension. He expressed a d tof! meet Paul Berlenbach of Astoria. | Long Island, before facing Gene | Tunney, American light-heavyweight | title holder. 1 a SOLD TO HARRIMAN | NEW YORK, January 15—W. Averiil Harriman, youthful financier and sportsman, yesterday became the owner of 20 race horses which had been the property of the August Belmont. The sala to have involved an $250,000. All the horsee in the transfer have been Wintering at Belmont Park, | d with the exception of Lucky Play, which s in training in California It is understood that Harriman will continue to race under the name of the Log Cabin Stable, but he plans to make a change in colors. It ie also said that he is contemplating |1 the establishment in the future of a|r breeding farm in or near Goshen, N.-Y. The horses purchased yesterday in- clude the four-year-old Ladkin, win- er of the second International Spe- cial at Aqueduct and other good races | b last vear. The following is a I #0ld, together with their breeding: Ladkin, ch. h., 4, by Fair Play—Lading Tucky PIAy, br. h., 4, by Fair Play—Lucky Cafen Hlina Grass Chanee Play, lle Chance. t is sald |t outlay of t t of the horses Play, b. h., 4, by Fair Play—Blue | 4 eh. e, 2, by Fair P by Prisciila. Caron, gr. c., 2, by Honrless—C Crossire, ch, by Hotirles Sawars. Deviper.' b Hourless—La Dwina. High Star, by North Star Ili— Haute Roche. br Fair Play—Catalpa. c. 2, by Hourleas— .2, by Hourless—Catspaw. e. 2, Dy Hourless— Ballot Bred. aclysm, ch. c. Danger Rock—Cattish. y Fair Play—Quelle est anigan, b. f., 2, by Hourle b b. £.. 2, br Black Tony—Mi .3, Fair Play—Royal Ty E La Chan- nanene. Helter Herencia. Mistral Regal, Skelter, . by Hourless— CUBS BOAST OF RECORD FOR LENGTHY PITCHERS The Chicago Cubs, with 16 pitchers the roster, boast the tallest twirling staff in the major leagues for 1925. Headed by Nick Dumovich and Eulas Morgan, each of whom measures 6 feet 2 inches, the Cubs have 10 moundsmen, all § feet tall or more. Three of the 6-footers are southpaws — Dumovich, Joe West-|t nedge, who stands 6 feet 113 inches, and Wilbur Cooper, who came from the Pirates. Morgan, a twin glant with Dumo- vich, came from the Wichita Falls, Texas League, club. Dumovich was re- |1 called from the same club. George Stueland, who was with the club lats season, and Joe ~Westnedge, from Danville, Va., stand 6 feet 11 inches, and Aléxander, Kaufmann, Jacobs, Bush,. Cooper and Herbert Brett are in the 6-foot class. GETS TWO SKATING EVENTS. NEW YORK, January 15 in- ternational indoor epeed champlonships for both men and women will be held in Pittsburgh during the latter part of February The definite date has not been de- [, cided on, but it will follow the out: door title events scheduled the first two weeks of February at Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, N. Y. MAT BOUT TO ZBYSZKO. CHICAGO, January 15.—Stanislaus Zbyszko last night defeated Allen Eustace of Wakefield, Kan, in a wrestling match, two out of three falls, winning the first and third falls. —The b3 H. DILG. And that who once ran away into the thickets He unslung his .22-caliber rifle and shot two or three of them. When he looked around the man behind him had disappeared. He and the remaining camper shouted and called and searched all the rest of the day. Then they went back and got some help and a sys- tematic searching of the woods took place. They found the man ethree days later, his clothes in tatters and his mind wandering. When heYecov- ered he told his story. He had thought they were attacked by In- dians and had fled. The shouts he thought were indlan war whoops, That was his last appearance out- side of the city. with Dempsey, probably Wi other reserved for a climax to the outdoor season in September. when Mayor Perry G.|promising material most of the other divisions, particu- and middleweights, cham und outpointed 176-pound crown in tests, while suffering the further ig- nominy of being his division by promoter's 1924 St a chance. S pion ) 20 BELMONT RAc formidable foes in Tiger Flowers, At- ERS lanta negro, and Pack Delaney of Bridgeport, Conn week in a test wi a contender for G 3 Slattery, Buffalo youngster, also must be reckoned with disfavor Athletic late Maj, | challenge from Dave Shade for a wel- from the ard, who apparently has outgrown his ness. ness to injury w pare himself for a fling at title, an_event that season, mission to arrange an eliminat featherw nament Sid Ter; start a favorite on the strength of his Sid Barbarian, Mandell and Luis Vi- er king, work, with Bobby Garcia, Mike Dun- dee and Babe Herman among his most new none too firm a grasp on hi with maine, Phil Rosenberg and Abe Gold- stein, the former champion stalemate in flyweight ranks turning to his native Philippines, but he crown agai outstanding rival SUZANNE RESUMES Lenglen engaged match at tournament play yesterday for the first time since courts at Wimbledon though merly, and disposed of Mlle. Neveu, a handicap player, without the loss of a game In two sets woman player either from England or France of the staging SKATE7RWS AT CbRNELL 1 By the Associated Press. Cornell on Beebe Lake, the ice playground of the university over the ice to the siren strains. @ll previous records in attendance. HE EVENING RTAR, WASHINGTON, ‘Harris Got Big Thrill From Playing Against Major Eeague Club for First Time PEPPERY FISTIC PROGRAM IS IN PROSPE D. U, THURSDAY,-JANUARY 15, 1925.. CT THIS YEAR Outlook Brightened by Probability That Dempsey Will Stake Title—Outside .of Heavyweight Class Fine Material Is Bristlin~. By the Associated Pross. EW YORK, January 15. N tunes were at low ebb, but severa! divisions may again prove a barrier to title acti The most attractive outlook for The fistic calendar for 1925 holds prospects for a more interesting canipaign than last year, when ring for- r circumstances surrounding ity. the new year hinges on the prob- pecul ability that Jack Dempsey will risk the shapely contour of his recon- structed nose and stake his title for the first time since his spectacular | three-round slugfest with Luis Angel Firpo in September, 1923, heavyweight champion may take on two opponents, Tommy Gibbons and The Harry Wills, with an outside chance that Firpo will stage a comeback Gibbons, if he gains a return match would face he chatpion in May or June, with a or Firpo bout, providing no candidates jump to the fore, Outside of the ranks, in heavyweight is bristling arly among the light heavyweights but few of the fons appear anxlous to fun | risks. Mike McTigue has been repeatedly by rivals for his world no-decision con- in the ranked fourth Tex Rickard in “best ten,” but the tenaciously to his aurels. Gene Tunney, the Amevican ight-heavyweight champlon: Young bling and Paul Berlenbach all ap- »able of dethroning McTigue, are unlikely to be given rishman clings pear c but they the middleweights, Cham- Greb faces particularly Among Har This palr clash this ch should produce eb’s crown. Jimi Mickey Walker stande out as one of he few fighting titleholders, but is in with the New York State Commission for declining a erweight title battle, Lightweight ranks inactivity of suffering Leon- are Benny n as a result of prolonged idle- Leonard’s health and prone- also have stood in the He may pre- Walker's fell through last but it would not be surpris- ng to see him retire from lightweight anks, leaving the State Athleti divisi y of his ring work. le tournament, as was done eight cl In such a tour- s, New Yorker, would brilliant record, with Jack Bernstein, ini other outstanding contenders. Kid Kaplan, récently crowned feath- promises to keep up active langerous foes. Cannonball Martin, bantamweight champion, has laurels, contenders Carl Tre- such as Pancho Villa has brought about a by re- defend his Amer- only come back to st Frankie Genero, champion, his may fcan flyweight SINGLES NET PLAY NICE, France, January 15.—Suzanne in a tennis singles she left the last June. She appeared in good condition, al- somewhat thinner than for- to meet with dan- in the present other prominent She gerous ournament, is unlikely competition as no is entered Lenglen's father iz manager e Tennis Club., which Is and conducting the tourna- Mile. ment. PROVIDED WITH MUSIC To lend impetus to Winter sports at University. an electrically operated calliope has been installed Hundreds of skaters are gliding Reports to the athletic association ndicate that the season will eclipse TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'’S, 7th & F MR. MOTORIST The manufacturer of ‘our motor car or truck will tell you not to use grease in the transmission or differentigl gears, be- cause grease cannot flow to the bearing surfaces, and that the gears cut a clean path through the grease and run practically unlu- bricated. For the gears in your car will be best insured by the use of EBONITE. At dealers’ pound cans, and at service stations from the Checker-board ONITE in five- "EBON ITS.SHREDDED: OIL FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND HE AR AX L a couple and establish his right to replace one of these candidates. DEMPSEY IS CHANGED MAN WITH ‘SLUGGERS’ BY FAIR PLAY. NEW YORK. January 15.—When news hit the great white way of the make-up Jack Dempsey is foisting upon the public of Los Angeles thess days there was genaral constern tlon. According to the story, the champion has grown sidsburns, or, as they used to be called, “'sluggers. The report is that with these lawns upon the ides of his face and his reconstructed nose Daré Devil Jack looks like a combination butler-bank- er-collection agent—anything but a world champlon pugilist. And If he keeps on as he is going he may not even have his looks left after his next battle. Danny Kramer s going to join the exodus to the Pacific Coast. Maybe he hus planned to ko because Lou aplan, who beat him in New York of weeks ago, will be out there, Or perhaps he thinks that, knowink Californta pretty well, he will do better than most Eastérners in that climate. Eddis Cannonball Martin, thé ban- tamweight champion who has been suspended until February by the New York Athletic Commission for fight- ing an unsatisfactory bout against Fasana, is only a boy vyet, just 21 years old. If he is not wall handled by & man of mature years some one will knock him off “shortly. That some one may be Carl Tremaine. PRESIDENT OF ILLINOIS U. ON OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CHAMPAIGN, Ils. January 15.— President David Kinley of the Uni- versity of Illinols has been named the third member of the American Olympic Committee. A letter confirm- ing the appointment has been re- ceived by the new member from Baron Plerre de Coubertin, president of the committee. Dr. Kinley takes the place of Prof. W. M. Sloane of Princeton, who has resigned. The other two American members are Charles H. Sherrill and Wiiliam arland of Los Angeles. SPORTS. 31 NEW MAT CHAMPION \CONGRESSIONAL CONTROL OF BASE BALL IS URGED IS GOING ON STAGE By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 15.—All po bility of a match In the immedia future between Wayne. Munn, world heavyweight wrestling champion, and Ed (“Strangler”) Lewis, from whom he recently won the title, was eliminate when Munn announced that he has signed a $2,500-a-week vaudeville con- tract and will start his tour at Kan- sas City the first of February, The Nebraskan said that no big en- gagements for the mat will be taken on in the meantirie. CHICAGO, January 15.—Billy San dow, manager of Ed (Strangler) Lewls, is here to confer with his at- torney on plans to enjoin Wayne Munn, former Nebraska foot ball star, from using the title of world heavy- weight wrestling champion. Munn defeated Lewis in a disputed match at Kansas City last Thursday, and is now demanding the $10,000 diamond-studded champlonship belt awarded Lewis when he won the title three years ago. Munn and his manager are expect- €d to be here to start action t6 eb- tain the champlonship trophy from Lewis. Because Munn Is said to have fouled Lewls by throwing him out of the ring for the second fall at Kansak City, Sandow refuses to admit that Léwis lost the title. 1 MUNN IS WRESTLER OF MANY PROJECTS CHICAGO, January 15.—Wayne J. Munn, world heavyweight wrestling champion, has a réepertoirs of profes- himsel? 88 well othér man, Against Jimmy Goodrich of Buffalo he outdashed and outcuffed his man, but appearsd to register little more than anneyance. the other night o Petition Headed by Letter Carrying Name of Ban Johnson Provides for Licensing of Players and the Payment of Union Salartes. EW YORK, January 15— N Somebody has thrown a curve at Ameri- can base ball. Into the discussion of the diamond game yesterday came a petition, headed by a letter with the name of B. B. John- son, president of the American League, attached, which urges Congress to take charge of the American national game, license margagers, players and umpires and pay union salaries. The as President Johnson's letter was city. The plan set forth follows, TERRIS HAS AN 0DD METHOD OF FIGHTING ~ former amateur from New York's East Side, has bean un- able to display a knockout punch in his recent engagéments. the trail of Benny Leonard’s lightweight title, he has adopted & jumping style which is dangerous to as baffing to the Sid _Terris, On ‘Winter raciag gets under way to- day at the new million-dollar plant More than 600 horses are quartersd at the Seven races will be the Miami Jockéy Club. Florida course. slone that might give him claim to|run dally. 4 champlionship as all-round pér- former. His versatility has been di playsd, on bccasion, in the roles of athlets, soldiér, farmhand, teacher, Preacher and clown. Four days befors Munn title from “Strangler” Lewis he preached & sermon In the First Christlan Church, in Kansas City, at the request of the pastor, his friend. Before that tha young glant was sugcessively a foot Ball star, an Army lleuténant,” a wheat hand, circus clown, &chool principal and prize fighter. Tha last was the briefest part he attempted. In the University of Nebraska he studisd mediciné for thres years, took part in college dramatics and was & tackle on the Cornhusker elevén in ‘16 and '17, in the latter year play- ing in the game which Notre Dame lost, 0 to 7. He went to war and was made an officer. Afterward he was principal of two schools in Nebraska. He has done Boy Scout work and has been a Y. M. C. A7 instructor. Yesterday he signed a $2,500-a-week vaudeville contract. - TILDEN ENTERS MOVIES; NOT IN TENNIS PICTURE NEW YORK, January 15.—Willilam T. Tilden, 2d, of Philadelphia, national tennis champion, will start upon a motion picture career next Wednes- day, it became known whan it wa: announced he had signed a contract. tosk the to have nothing to do with tennis. Oreg., yestérda. 77) Ry raménto Pacific Coast base ball club, skull when his automobile ovér yestérday néar Sacramento. ter, died at Portland, ice prési- tion of He was dent of the National Askoc Sciéntific Angling Club SHOCKER IS CONVALESCING. *16. — Urban Shockar today is récovering from an operation for the removal of his ton- sils and of a tumor from his right The former star hurler of the is on the road to complete ccording to Dr. Robert Hy- ST. LOUIS, January shoulder. the Browns, Yankee recovery, land. recently traded to EASY FOR BERLENBACH. PHILADELPHIA, January 15.—Paul Berlenbach, Néw York middleweight, last night scored a technical knock- out over Rocky Smith, Battle Creek, in the fourth of a echedule The referee stopped Berlenbach weighed 156 and Mich., 10-round bout. fight. Smith 151 pounds. NEW YORK, January match between featherweight champion of and Louis (Kid) Kaplan, principals could agree on terms. manager of Leéague suftéred a fractured turned 15.—Tex Rickard says hé is réady to stage & Edouard Maseart, Europe, world Tilden's first picture plot was sald | featherweéizht chainpicn, if the two paper circulated here is believed to have come from Cleveland, addressed to Joseph A. Collier of that in part: | _“No man, or set of men, may own more than one club in each league. “Each club, umplire, manager, coach and player must secure a licenss from the Government each year, and such license may be suspended for the good of the game or for any other reuson. “No ¢lub may carry more than 25 uniformed man after the first month of any season. No trades or sales of Dlavers between the clubs of a léague may be made at any timeswithout consent of the majority of clubs in such league “All players in a league must be paid the same amount of salary, de- pending upon length of service in any league of that class, or better. Kach club may offer prizes every year for the best batter, flelddr and pitcher, provided ail clubs in the league do the samé and that all prizea are uni- form. Each league will be fres to make its own schedule of rates every vear.” For Commimion of Three. The patition calls for a commission of “three honest men, appointsd by the President of the United States, to administer the law, but not to adminfster the game.” The commis- sion would have headquarters “away from thé political atmosphers of Washington.” Jail penalties and fines are sug- gésted for any violation of the law. The letter signed by Johnson reads: “Your position relative to the regu- lation of our national game is cor- rect. It is my rm cénviction that wé can only secure sadequate and saticfactory ~ results through the medium of a commission created by the Governmen TITLE RbWINfi»HE(’i;TTA IS SOUGHT BY ST. LOUIS | By the Assoclatéd Press. St. Louis will try to get the annual régatta of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen this year. Sur- veyors are mapping out a-mile-and- a-quarter straight-away course at Créve Couér Lake. St. Louis claims the central location probably would increasa the éntry list. WALKER BOOKS FIGHT. VERNON, Calif, January 15 Micky Walker, welterweight cham- pion of the world, has been matched with Bert Colima, welter king of the Pacific Coast, for a 12-round no-de- cision bout at Doyle's Arena here February 24 Bankruprcy ‘Case No. 1519 In the: Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in the m atter of GLOBE CLOTHING CO. 803 Pennsylvania Avenue SALE NOW ON IN FULL BLAST The folks swamped us yesterday. We had to close to rearrange the stock. Money must be raised immediately to repay the funds advanced for the com- promise paid the creditors. Therefore, we're sellin and lease REGARDLESS OF COST OR VALUE. Better Than an Investment—It's Like Finding Money— To Buy Your Wantg NOW for Next Spring and Fall You will never have tunity to p Merchandise at these Think of urchase such Standard another such oppor- uality Unheard of Prices. It, Men! g NOW our stock, fixtures SUITS and OVERCOATS at $14.75—Values Up to $35.00 SUITS and OVERCOATS at $19.75—Values Up to $40.00 E. & W. Imported Poplin Shirts, $2.19, were $4 $3 Suede Gloves, $1.79 80x80 Percale Shirts, 89c, were $2 $1.50 Neckwear, sale price, 69c Arrow and Lion Brand Collars, 2 for 25¢ Stetson and Borsalino Hats, Up to $7 Values, $1.19 Lot of ODD TROUSERS, very special, $1.79 Interwoven Socks, silk, 50c . Van Heusen Collars, Now 25¢ In fact, Evemthz‘ng---Regardleés of Cost or Value Sale Starts GLoBE CroTHING Co. 8 a.m. 803 Pennsylvania Avenue Come Early Our Loss Your Gain 803 Pennsylvania Avenue

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