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SPORTS. T HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0., THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1925. SPORTS. 31 - Harris Got His Nickname When Just a Kid : Few Changes Planned for Brooklyn “BUCKING” IN BASKET BALL MADE IT STICK Stanley Profited Greatly by Tips From Big League Veterans on Dry Docks Team in 1918. Chapter XVIII—Getting Nicknamed Bucky. BY STANLEY (BUCKY) HARRIS. I playing in more than 80 g Baltimore Dry Docks Club. leaguers and developed a fast team. mig! make a utility inficlder. My showing with Buffalo hadn't been impressive games pounds. and 7 triples. 1 1 falrly well in the field, but my average was nothing to boast about I was in 66 game: s a second baseman played 20 games at shortstoy average at second At shortstop my aver- There were plenty ple could play rings itchers who eagues were later came up n the Inter- Dazzy Van ster a short time games and 1 five form which brought the top. But even then he rid of speed. He struck out rage of four men short season. Rommel a Comer Then. ater wed star with the Wwas a promising W g and Waite H with had been turned down He won two games He struck out ¥t was 1 d me ur rket re good friends s a coming pitcher. Frock told me he for pitche mend He found where he was a fast one n Willie and short and B Edd W hom bby slter = We didn't Veterans Show How. 1 ocom; base out arned more in a few weeks ¥ y previous rans went me. It could do education to cover from the teal. He lay at Mai to round taught taking enough the and Jud pivot for a d me lots prove U pro hai r before. my end up with of professional the boy who vater and knows he 1 was s to the advlc d players, to an out me my t how n mak a_double rked with uble p pointers « batting. tuition d my r such had finished ball. I ) swim ough, f the oon I ma- ¥ the base was lik s th the tha fl “ has fortunate e and help to swim. excellent infield o ted nickname, Harris?" day " T answered. drawled Like : Buck Rucked Broncho. I was e s on my 1 he broncho. but_the il Gar- tough little a kid zotten u Ty K erar along right » on bucking,” the vet- “You've got to fight for everything you get in this world. If you battle hard enough you'll reach the big leagues. And when you get ther ep right on plugging away. The guy who stays the top longest is the one who fights the hardest. They th lots of top. Maybe so. But 1 any one hanging on »n the job of young- knock the has this Cubs star of the fa- said: “Bucky, I'm done in of your- 1 never field.” c ighneck on off the Rated Not Worth 1 $5.000 with him that were numbered had back hat his throwing arm g. He still could hit the 1918 season his bat in help- Whe disagreed 1s a player te his legs gone on ¥ £ howev had bee ng Washington i grac He the fenc He w In @ powerful weapo finish third in the He was one of the 1 batters I have ever could knock a ball over with apparently no effort of the greatest players the & has developed and a thor- oughbred of the diamond Schulte urged Clark Griffith to buy from Buffalo club while together aid Joe Washington leader learn- ot $5,000. looked up ords and unimp He knew was expecting arly cail to the colors. Under the conditions he re- fused to buy my release. I don't blame him, though I was disappoint- ed at the time. But failure to land with Washington soon was for- gotten. I received a call to military service and was ordered to report to Camp Crane, at Allentown, Pa (Copyright, 1925.) T were So le He my T four 1 my Tomorrow: Passed up by McGraw. WYNNE DECLINES OFFER TO COACH AT NEBRASKA OMAHA, Nebr. January 22.—Chet Wynne, foot ball coach at Creighton University, today denied rumors that he would become head foot ball coach at the University of Nebraska He announced he had notifled Ne- braska athletic officials that he de- sired to remain at Creighton until his present contract expires two years hence. Wynne's time when announcement came ebraska authorities ad- mitted that the former Notre Dame fullback was most highly regarded for the position. a DIDN'T finish the 1918 season in the International League.. were small and the clubs were hard-pressed to make ends meet. After mes He gathered a squad of major and minor | | | | Ebbets Field | aia we | | | | | | aid not score ! worth | vegetation, The crowds signed by Sam Frock of the 1 was He hired me on the chance that I T hit 241 in 85 I had put on some weight and tipped the scales at about 130 ids. Still I had trouble doing more than poking the ball out of the infield. I gathered only 18 extra-base hits. These included 11 two-baggers I didn’t have a homer to my credit TORONTO WILL HAVE TORONTO, January new stadium for the Toronto International gue base ball team on the harbor ommission’s property was practically assured when an order in council was issed at Ottawa handing over 8 °s of land for the purpose. e present ball grounds are lo- cated on Hanlans Point and have to reached 7 the city by ferry. This inconvenlence has been sug- gested as the reason for small crowds at the games The new grounds are on the edge o the harbor near the center of the cit and belong to the Federal Governmen KILLEFER SPURNS OFFER OF DODGERS, IT IS SAID SEATTLE, Wash, January 22.— | Wade Killefer, manager of the Seattle which won the 1924 Pacific B Ball gue champlon- has vefused an offer to manage Brooklyn Natlonal League club at a salary of $15,000 a year, the Post- Intelligencer said today. The paper s«id that Manager Kille- was to re an annual salary $20,000 if made good the first | season = he 4 | team, Coast ship, he eive Florida ix the only State in the Union which has not established a fish and game commission. Fifty Years AN ACCESSIBLE PARK| DUNDEE TELLS WHY HE LEFT FRANCE IN HASTE BY JOHNNY DUNDEE. Former Featherweight Champion of the World. Special Radio Dispatch to The Star. ABOARD FRENCH LINER PARIS, Bound for New York, Jan- uary 22.—1 explained to the French boxing promoters the circum- stances under which I left France. Serious iliness in the family made it impe ive that my wife take the firnt boat for home. She was in no condition to go alone and in- sisted that I accompany her. Is there anything wrong in my hastening home when news like that arrives? (Copyright, 1925, by Consolidated Press Asso- clation.) DUNDEE APPEARS DUE T0 BE WELL PUNISHED BY FAIR PLA NEW YORK, January 22.—Having outlined his defense in a radio state- ment made under his name, it remains to be seen how the New York Athletic Commission will be impressed by Johnny Dundee’s excuse for running out on the French boxing promoters, after he had signed an agreement to fight Bretonnel. The New York commissioners, general thing, are a pretty hard- hearted, one might even say hard- boiled, set of men when it comes to dealing with boxers whose sins, al- leged or otherwise, have brought them on the carpet But i any commissioner was abroad with his wife and his wife had | sickness in her family, that commis- | sioner would likely find himself hur- rying home on the first ship whether he wanted to go or not. So it may be that the boxing board, taking such a condition into consideration, will not be too hard on Johnny, granting that Johnny gives satisfactory proof of the existence of said relative and proves also that the relative is really | sick. The trouble is that this Is an inter- national affair, and what with repa- rations and one thing and another, France is all grouched up about the United States as it stands. Were New York's official boxing board to sanc- tion the antics of a- prizefighter in running out on them, this offense, added to the weight of other offenses, might cause a war. Or ambassadors might be recalled, or, to go even far- ther than that, the French might say that Carpentier could never come over here again. All in all there are good chances that Johnny Dundee, despite the i1l ness of his wife's relative, may be of fictally crucified to satisfy French pride. of Base Ball as a One of a Series of Articles by John B. Foster Com- memorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the National League, Next S XLV—HISTORIC GAMES—LONG N 1920, on May 1, after the Natio 1876, th I pire pir ton. 1 the score 1 to Boston clubs. McCormick w at to Be Celebrated eason. EST NATIONAL LEAGUE GAME. nal League had been organized since 1 Cadore pitched for Brooklyn, all the long 26 innings, and Oeschger, pitched all the game for Boston. It the pitchers has been a star since, noi ing, which leads to speculation as t have its limitations and whether nine in one afternoon. Unfortunately, some of the best pitching stars have pitched far more than nine innings without being over- come by the effort, so that 26 innings may not have ruined the efficiency of Cadore and Oeschger, although, it is possible they strained their arms se- verely at such an early period of the year. The 1¢ test in th of 22 gest game prior to this con- National League had been nnings, and, oddly enough, Joklyn figured in that contest, play- ing against the Pittsburgh nine and winning by 6 to 5, August 22, 1817, at The longest game in history in a minor league was one of innings, so both major leagues and minor leagues were tied after the finish of the contest in Boston. Only twice during the 26 innings a Brooklyn player reach third base—once in the fifth, when Brook- Iyn scored, and a second time in the enteenth inning, when Brooklyn In that inning they filled the bases with one hand out, but Oeschger had fine fielders work- ing behind him on that day and a ctacular double play retired the side. he Brooklyn run was made when Krueger, the Brooklyn catcher, was glven a base on balls and Cadore w thrown out at first. Krueger went to ccond base, and when Olson hit a single over Maranville's head Krueger crossed the plate. Boston got its run in the sixth in- ning. One hand was out when Cruise batted the ball safly to left fleld for three bases. Holke rapped a short fly, which fell behind third base, and is an interesting fact that neither of r shown any great indication of shin- o whether the human arm does not innings are not enough to be pitched Wheat made a wonderful running catch. So certain was Johnson of Brooklyn that Wh could not get the ball that he failed to cover third and a sure double play was missed because Wheat could have caught the runner, who was well on his way home. Cruise got back safely to third, and Boeckel, who is now dead, batted the ball to base and Cruise scored. It w Boeckel's third consecutive hit. He went on to second when the ball was thrown to the plate, and Maranville, the néxt batter, doubled to center field. Boeckel was thrown out, Hood to Cadore to Krueger, and Boston lost its opportunity to win. Boeckel never was @ fast runner and the throw w. too quick for him. Of the Brooklyn team who played in that game, three remain in Brooklyn. They are Neis, Johnston and Wheat. Of the Boston team, those still at the Hub are Pow- ell, Mann and O'Nell. The Brooklyn team got 9 hits in the 26 innings and the Boston team made 15. Cadore struck out € players and Oeschger 7. Cadore gave 5 bases on balls and Oeschger 4. Both pitchers were asked in other years If they re- gretted or were glad they had pitched this record-breaking contest of all time. Neither seemed to be very happy over it, and probably that was due to the fact that both of them never had much luck after it. Next—Another long gam nings without either side scoring a run. (Copyright, 1925.) THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS BY WILL H. DILG, President, Izaak Walton League of America. VE often wondered, when reading or “Minnie, the Three-Toed Wolf [ about it? ¥ Well, they do. Make no mistake so, right ou “Notable kills during the year in- clude an old white wolf in Arizona, known for the past elght years on the Aguila range and reported by stock- men to have killed about $25,000 of cattle and sheep im that On one occasion this wolf was known to have killed 65 sheep in one night and 40 in another. It averaged calf about every four nights. Coyotes had learned to follow this old wolf, sometimes as many as 120r1 t & time, In order to feast on the leavings after it had made a kill Stockmen had placed a bounty of $500 on its scalp and many private hunters and trappers had worked for it months at a time without results. Its range was most unusual for a wolf, being in the low, hot desert, at an altitude of not more than 3,000 feet above sea level, and in a district overgrown with the typlcal desert such as palo verdes and mesquites. . This wolf succumbed in October to skillfully placed poisoned bait.” : A wolf locally known by forest rangers and stockmen as the ‘hutch- ering wolf' was trapped in Eagle County, Colo.,, during Jul 1923. In addition to its record kill- ed outright, it had an time. definitely stories of “Old Scarface, the Grizzly, 7 or “Scourge of the Ranges,” if such remarkable animals ever really might exist. Have you ever wondered about it. The Biological Survey says t loud. Reading their report for the year we find that: tation for biting off the ears and tails or otherwise mutilating young calves, and even full-grown cattle.” And now we come to “Old Three Toes,” villain of villains. This hunter should desert the Survey and write a book. He may be a good hunter, but it's & cinch he's a better writer: ““A notorious she wolf was taken in December south of Pueblo, Colo., which had been known for a long time in that section and was respon- sible for the killing of many cattle. The hunter rode the range frequented by this wolf and succeeded in killing it within three weeks. It had been in traps several times previously, but had escaped, losing a toe on each front foot. The wound had healed 50 completely as to give the appearance of a naturally three-toed animal.” And now, as we shall see, Frank Merriweather himself works for the Biological Survey. Cast your lamps on his latest conquest: “In northern Michigan, where the work has been in progress for three ears and where wolves have been very materially reduced in numbers, a hunter discovered signs that a small pack of wolves had recently passed. Four traps were set close together and the following morning the trapper was rewarded by finding an adult ‘wolf in each.” zame in its history was played by the Brooklyn and | It lasted 26 innings and was called by Um- right field for a | NEW BIG LEAGUE WAIVER C HICAGO, January 22—A new RULE O0K.D BY COUNCIL arrangement of settlement between base ball clubs for players claimed by the waiver rule was adopted vesterday by base ball’s advisory council 1f a purchased player is claimed by a rival club within a year after the purchase, the club c aiming must pay the price that the other club paid, and, if the price was in cash and players, none of the players can be figured at more than $4,000. The council also granted increases in the pay of umpires who work in the world series from $2,000 to $2.500 and of those who handle city series from $500 to $750. Added incentive for a club to finish in the first divi- ston was created by a ruling providing for a share in the world serles gate receipts by the team landing fourth place. One result of giving the fourth- place winners a cut in the series money, council members sald, will be to keep the race for fourth position at top speed to the end of the season. Last year, it was pointed out, the race for fourth p League was keen almost to the final game, and it often happens that the winners of first, second and third places are practically settled two or threc weeks before the end of the season and there is nothing left to| fight for except fourth place. The cut | in the series money will glve an add- ed Incentive to such a contest, council members said Assurances from both the National in the American | source at the command of these two organizations would be placed at the disposal of Kenesaw Mountain Landis, base ball commissioner, and District Attorney Banton of New York, in as- sisting the New York prosecutor: in his investigation of the Doian-0'Con- nell bribery scandal was made at the meeting of the counci District Attorney Banton has asked the commissioner for the addresses of all the principals figuring in the scan- Qal, together with any data bearing on the case not already included in the published te iony This win be promptly tu over, Con stoner Landis said Yesterday's mecting of the advisory council was the first since the break in relations between Landis and Ban Johnson, president of the American League, Soon aftcr Landis became commissioner. It was attended by President Heydler of the National League and Frank J. Navin; president of the Detroit club, selected by the American League club owners as the representative on the council after they removed Johnson from member- and American Leagues that every re- ship. MICHAEL SCOTT TELLS: Vardon’s Shot That Made and have parti [ | championships of Australia, to have Him Five-Time Champion HAVE been playing golf overa long period of years—37 to be exact— pated in all sorts of tournaments all over the world. It has been my good fortune to have won the amateur and open been amateur champion of France, to have participated in the annual England-Scotland matches and to have played in the Walker cup matches, championships and the British open I ever saw, and the hardest, did not Superficially it was not a difficult shot at all. It did not come out of bad rough or troublesome hazard. The man who made it did not have to play over a bad trap and his lie was a good one In an advantageous | position in the falrway. Yet to make this play required the essence of all the skill of one of the greatest golf- ers that ever lived Harry Vardon was the maker of this remarkable shot and it came up during the British open championship at Sandwich in 1911 Vardon and Arnaud Massey, the Frenchman who had won the British open at Hovlake in 1907, were tied with scores of 303 at the end of the regulation holes play. The 18-hole play-off which followed re- sulted in a very close contest. It was nip and tuck all the way until the two experts, followed by a huge gal- le: reached the seventeenth hole The seventeenth at Sandwich is a long hole, par 5. Ordinarily the third shot is up a very steep hill slope. The green is placed just beyond the crest of the hill, and it has a down- ward slope toward the rear. Obvi- ously a ball pitched over the hill so that it would drop on the green would be unlikely to hold and would go on over into trouble at the rear. It I remember correctly, Vardon had a lead of one stroke as he and Massey came to the seventeenth. Both got good drives and second shots were short of the green about the same distance—130 yards. I was standing at one side of the green as Vardon played and noted every detail of his shot. Very few golfers could have made it He did not use a niblick, but called upon his mashie. Moreover, although the green was fast and sloping away | from him, he played a low ball. His pitch cleared the crest of the hill, struck the green 4 yards short of the hole and came to a stop 2 feet above it. What a back spin he must have put on it! Have you ever tried to hold a ball on a similar green? Massey took a five and Vardon sank his putt for a birdie four. This gave the Englishman a lead of two strokes. His great mashie play was the straw that broke the Frenchman's back Harry had a margin of four strokes at the finish, thus acquiring his fifth open championship. He ran the string up to six in 1914, AMATEa%r BIKE CHAMPION TO TURN PROFESSIONAL By the Associated Press. Willle Fenn, jr., of Newark, N. J, former national amateur bicycle rac ing champlon and member of the Olymplcy team last vear, has turned professional and will make his debut in six-day competition at the Chicago grind next month Only 20 years old, Fenn is seeking to emulate Bobby Walthour, jr. another former amateur who has been a sensation in professional ranks lately. P FLACK WOULD RETURN TO GAME, SAYS RICKEY By the Associated Press. Max Flack, St. Louis National out- fielder, who has been carried on base ball's ineligible list since he quit last Summer, when the Cardinals wanted to send him to the Pacific Coast League, will apply to Commissioner K. M. Landis for reinstatement, Man- ager Branch Rickey has announced. ‘WARNS WALKER’S RIVALS. NEW YORK, January 22.—The pen- alty for boxing Mickey Walker, world welterweight champion, who is in dis- favor with the New York Athletic Commission, will be six months' sus- pension in this State, it has been an- nounced. HARVARD RUNNERS SCORE. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., January 22.— Harvard defeated Massachusetts Tech in dual relay carnival on the latter’s track, carrying off six of the seven races. SLATTERY WINS FIGHT. BUFFALO, N. Y., January 22.—Jim- my Slattery, local middleweizht, out- boxed and outpunched Joe Lohman, To- ledo, Ohlo, light-heavyweight, in a six- round bout last night. Slattery scored three knockdowns. DECISION TO STIRBLING. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich,, January 22. —Young Stribling, Macon, Ga., light- heavyweight fighter, was given a news- paper decision last night over Jimmy Delaney of St. Paul, at the end of 10 round TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats | DISTRICT TANK SQUADS and American amateur | But the best play the British : championships seem sensational Inside Golf By Chester Horton. In all the golfer's study of the back awing in golf he should keep clearly In mind the one great necessity of cetting the weight | In back of the| ball. Any method | that indicates he, can hit the golf | ball without first | doing this wxhould | at once be put down as faulty, since the - golf | awing is closely related to suel common exertio ax throwing = stone or hall or swinging an ax or sledge. Any Kolfer's common wense will tell him he could de neither of thewe without firat drawing K hin welght amd balancing it for the for- ward hit. I maintain that one of the bext ways for a player to met the trae knack of the golf wwing v take an ax and swing it into You would never twist your around directly to the right with ax. Why do it with the golf club? As you sink the ax into the log you will observe your left hip to o right in with {t—same thing identically with the golf club. Parallel the clubhead and the hip action, aml the &olf swing will begin to get easy. (Copyright, 1925.) T~ 1ET HIPS hove ALONG LINE A8 - TO MEET NAVY PLEBES Central High School, Catholic Uni- versity freshmen, and Devitt Prep appear on the swimming schedule of the Navy Plebes, Devitt goes to Annapolis on Febru- ary 28; Catholic Universtiy makes the trip on March 14, and Central is booked for March 21. GARCIA REGISTERS K. 0. HARTFORD, Conn, January 22. Bobby Garcia of Baltimore won a knockout victory over Terry Parker of Boston in the fourth round last night. A State commisaion doctor de- clared, after examining Parker, that the knockout blow was foul, but the SHOCKER “GREATEST” IN RUPPERT’S OPINION NEW YORK, January Shocker is the greatest base ball in 22 —Urban pitcher in the opinfon of Col Jacob Ruppert, owner of the New York Yankees, who recently traded Joe Bush to the St. Louls Browns for the star of the Mound City staf. Ruppert admitted that he had re- ceived numerous letters of protest at the departure of Bush. “Don’t forget that Shocker is some- what of a hitter,” he said. “Remem- ber, beside:, that it takes a lot of ‘stuff’ in a man to work for seven seasons In the hot weather of St. Louts and stlll pitch winning base ball. Remember, also, that Shocker started pitching in the big leagues— he brgie in with us fn 1917—when Bysh was a veteran. Bush pitched and won a world serfes game from the Glants for the Athletics in 1913, The four- years' viear and t on u pitcher make Shocker look the bet- ter from our viewpoint.” 516 WILL COMPETE IN DUCKPIN TOURNEY President Earl Stocking of the Washington Duckpin Association has ompleted the list of assignments for the individual duckpin tourney that opens next Monday night in the Coll- seum. There are 516 entries, including 45 from Baltimore and 4 from Mar- tinsburg, W. Va. Voting on preference of alleys by the entrants resulted in a majority for the Coliseum, The prize list embraces a solid gold watch as the first award, 10 silver cups presented by the pewspapers, the different bowling alleys and Har- ris Jewelry Company and 14 mer- chandise orders from merchants of Washington The inauguration of the tourney has been designated as “Baltimore night,” the star pin smashers of that city occupying the drives, along with several of Washington's best. A band will enliven things on the opening night. Speeches also will be made by several prominent bowling enthusiasts. | KAPLAN SURE TO FIND REAL BOXER ON COAST| By the Assoctated Press. Kid Kaplan, newly crowned feather weight champion, will find keen com petition if he goes through with his plan invade the Pacific Coast,| pugilism’'s newest happy hunting| grounds. | Bud Ridley, a product of northern Idaho, and one of the most highly touted performers on the slope, has been picked as an opponent for Kap- | lan at Vernon, in February. GRID'S RING ENTRANTS ARE FAILING TO SHINE, By the Associated Press. Foot ball's entries in the pugllistic games appear to have been stopped at midfield, while Wayne (“Big") Munn reigns among the matmen. Sully Montgomery, product of the erstwhile prominent Centre College team, was outboxed by Jack Sharley in Boston Tuesday night, and at the same | ttme the glant Ed (“Heck”) Garvey, formerly of the Notre Dame shock wall, could only gain a draw against Dan Bright of England in a New York contest. Munn found himself inept at boxing. POLO TEAM NOT TO VISIT. BUENOS AIRES, January ~—The Santa Inez polo team, winner of last year's Argentine open championship, has postponed its proposed visit to Europe and the United States this year, owing to the death of Jose Drysdale, who was to have financed the tour. commission supported the referee's verdict L i ————— e e ———— At the Sign of the Moon ‘Wonder What Merts Will Say Today? Close Dafly at 6 Py Established 1803 ENTIRE STOCK Ya to U3 OFF Suit or Overcoat “Tailored for You” As low as $1850 See our showing of woolens— it’s the only way to appreciate the values. Full Dress Suits To Order, $45 Silk Lined Mertz & Mertz Co. 906 F Street TAILORS EISEMAN’S, 7th & F ROBINSON VIRTUALLY TO STAND PAT ON DODGERS Successor to Southpaw Dutch Ruether, Now a Griff- man, Is Chief Need of Runner-Up to Giants in the National League. By the Amociated Pross. N bolster third base. EW YORK, January 22—Barring a bit of tinkering wi field, the riveting of an otherwise strong pitcl L a southpaw to replace “Dutch” Ruether Manager Wilbert d Robinson wil second-place Brooklyn Nationa! League team for 1925 gathered a host of material for mo! principal efforts being directed toward woefully weak last season zation at the Cl yolstering up Dick Loftus now is the strongest candidate for Tommy in right field. Robbie was forced to use Griffith a ing last season, due to the frequent Brooklyn’s only substitute right-handed batter Griffith’s hitting took a slump shortly. If loftus lands the regular he will alternate with Neis, accord- ing to the brand of opposing pitch- ing. As a last resort, if Loftus fails to deliver or Dick Cox, slugger obtained from Portland, Oreg., does not measure up to re- quirements, Manager Robinson may send the veteran Jimmy Johnston to the outfleld. Johnston performed there before he was called to the in- fleld to plug up a seive-like innner defense and helped win two pennantes. Uncle Robbie has recalled Frank “Dutch” Henry from New Orleans in the bellef that the erratic south- paw has developed sufficiently to im- prove somewhat on Ruether's 1924 record. Ruether won only § out of 21 games last season Henry was sent to the Southern League club in July in the deal by which John Ho lingsworth, a right-hander, was ob- tained. He won 10 out'of 12 games in the South. Pitchers Are Recalled. “Dewey” Hinkel and Nelson Greene, two six-footers, and Danny McPhee. & roly-poly bit of portside pitchin machinery, have been recalled from the sticks to battle for regular berths with Leon Willlams, Jackson Miss.; Gormer Wilson, Des Moines. and Charles Schwartz, Great- Fa Mont. Wilson appears to be the be of the recruits. Schwartz pro who pitched brillfantly the Brooklyn barnstorm northwest last Fall While Milton Stock started Robins on their climb toward pennant last Spring, his finish not so Inspiring, and there are dications that a switch at the hot corner is contemplated. Should Loftus, Neis or Cox make the grade in right fleld, the logical successor Stock would be the versatile Jimm Johnston. Moe Berg, former Princeton star, has been recalled from the American Association for another trial, while Jerry Standaert, a youth from Charlotte, is another infield prospect The brunt of the pitching will again rest on “Dazzy” Vance, Burleigh Grimes and Bill Doak, with “Rube"” Ehrhardt, who made a splendid record last season as another member of Brooklyn's “big four.” Vance already {s at ~Clearwater, though not signed. He has been quoted as saying that he is prepared to sign, despitc the report that he is holding out for a three-year contract. Plenty of Right-Handers. Uncle Robble has a host of other hight-handers in reserve. Ernie Osborne, John Hollin, Roberts are last years holdovers Paul Schreiber has been recalled from the sticks and Jesse Rush of Water- burg and Guy Cantrell of Okmulgee Okla., brought in as recruits. Henc the Brooklyn manager will have pitchers, seven of them southpaws, at the Spring camp to look over with his new coach, Ben Egan. Jack Fournler at first, Andy High at second and Johnny Mitchell at short are depended upon to return to azainst s in the the the was in- Go sun vet | berth | their powerful | c inst left ned by The njuries sus result was Tommy never was strong against south paw twirling, and there is a chance he may figure the waiver list posts this 3 and regular_infield h Wheat in center f e ruck and that Giants. figures his 1 the & tes with in R el upsett le R CLARKE WILL SPRINT FOR FIFTH REGIMENT BALTIMORE, January 22 1ls Clarke, former star sprinter « Hopkins worl record Amer relay 400 relay Olympic games t with Louis A f Johns nd an E an that 4 has c t co! runner. Running meter relay a new re 1924 Ol on the record-settin Leon Murchi Frank Hussey WALKER-LOOS DEFEAT FARRELL-CRUICKSHAN? 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