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SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1925. SPORT Si Harris Expects His Twirling Staff to Show Marked Improvement This Season - HURLER ZAHNISER’S FATE . TARDINESS OF VETERANS . IS DEPLORED BY IANAGER Failure of Johnson and Mogridge to Get in Line Is Worrying Bucky—Intimates That He Will Depend on These Two and Zach. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. Sports Editor, The Star. OT SPRINGS, Ark,, February 20.—While his team is better forti- fied in every department, save that of backstopping, where Muddy Ruel again is expected to bear the brunt of the work, having only occasionzl assistance from Benny Tate, it is in the box that Manager Harris expects the greatest improvement to be shown by his 1925 Na- tionals over the aggregation that proved good enough last year to win the American League pennant and then drill on to a world championship as the foundation of his curving corps for the coming campaign. In this connection the vouthful pilot's poorly concealed concern over the tardiness of Johnson and Mogridge in lining up for service this season is explained by the fact that it is these two and Zachary that he regards as the foundation of his cuurving corps for the coming campaign. Buck did not say this in so many words, but indicated in a discus- sion of his pitching prospects today that the three old-timers are at least tentatively booked to be regulars, with the issue put up to the other mem- bers of the cast to prove they are better qual: T am a bit disappointed these boy have been so late toeing the line, said Harris today, “and hope nothing comas up to serfously retard the training of a single one. Griff told me before I left Tampa to come here as the offers he had made his players would hold good only until their re- porting dates, and that if they were not accepted by that time they would be withdrawn and that no further overtures would be made by the club; that if they subsequently came to him he would sign them, but not at the original figure; that they would have to accept a cut, adding that he wouldn't yield even if it meant that the team would land in last place. His contention was that he had treated them fairly in the matter of remu- neration and that he would not stand to be held up. Avxlous for Settlement. “I would like to see the Johnson and Mogridge seftled, be- cause with those of the others al- ready assured we would have a well balanced staff, and the probabie ab- sence of Gregg would make little dif- ference.” Judged by the tenor of Harris' re- marks his pre-season plans encompass the use of Walter, Jezebel and George &s a nuclaus for his mound staff, with Fred Marberry and Allen Russell de- pended upon largely for relief duties. 1t wotld seem from Bucky's remarks that he is not laying any too much store in the ability of the balking Zanhiser, Martina, Brillheart, Dudley or Kelly to prove important factors in the defense of the club, and that the question of who will become the fourth member of the quartet of reg- ulars will be determined by what Dutch Ruether, Stan Coveleskie, Wa ren Ogden and Jim McNamara show It may come as a surprise that the last named should be accorded such cases of & high advance rating by the youth- | ful pilot, but he asserts that the in- formatior * regarding this juvenile portsider’s ability is so flattering that he must be given serious considera- tion. McNamara is the hurler fq whom Ralph Miller and Dad Hankins were shifted to Wichita, where he anade a highly creditable showing last season, with a cash payment of $15.000 to be made if he is retained beyond the sgart of the season and a third athlete, who may prove to be Brillheart, still due. MeNamara is Praixed. “Wise base ball men on the coast, where McNamara lives, assert he ha the makings of a first-class pitcher, says Harris, “and no less an authority than Frank Isbell has assured Grift that he is ripe for the majors right now. Griff has a lot of confidence in the judgment of the old Chicago star first baseman, who bossed McNamara in the Western League last Summer, and expects him to make a formidable bid for retention. If McNamara has ar light at Tampa, where he willbe g! en every chance to demonstrate advisability of keeping him. Yesterday's hike proved to be by far the most strenuous thus far in- dulged in by the Nationals, and de- veloped the fact that the ve‘eran, Stan Coveleskie, probably is in better con- dition than any of his mates. ‘The tramp included climbing one of the toughest and steepest hills in this vicin- ity, and the ancient Pole not only was in the lead throughout but finished com- paratively fresh, while his fellow s were pretty well fagged. were only five athletes in party—Harr Covey, Judge, Ruether and McNally. Big Fred Mar- herry was excused because of the mishap of the day before which re sulted in a badly skinned hand in addition to numerous other minor injuries, such as bruises and scratches. Goslin was given permis- sion to lay off to avoid the danger of getting trained down too fine, and in the case of Peckinpaugh it was deemed advisable to let him have a couple of days of mild exercise on the golf links before tackling the more srenuous work on the mountain paths. Goalin Defeats Ruth. hooked up in a_match on again _Babe Ruth, with and Joe Bush, the former Yankee pitcher recently. traded to the Browns for Shocker, com- pleting the Goose con- trived to win a sizable sum from the Bambino, although the amount reduced considerably by Ruth's feat in holing a mashie pitch of 50 yards from the rough. Harrls merely laughed at a story from New York, appearing in the current issue of a weekly base ball publication, which represented Man- ager McGraw as having outsmarted Clark Griffith in arranging for the Spring tour of the Nationals and Glants. In this yarn it is stated that In obtaining a renewal of the hostilities of last Fall McGraw has played a sharp trick on Griff, in that it will give the old league cham- pions a fine chance to redeem them- selves with Gotham fans by mopping up the earth with their 1924 con- querors. McGraw is plctured as chuckling over the fact that Harris will have to “go easy”. with his num- erous veterans in the training season, whereas the Giants' leader will not have to take any such precautions, and by driving his athletes at top speed should win a great majority of the dozen or so games listed. “It will be time enough for that New York gang to crow when they have licked us was Harris' ‘com- ment. “They haven't done that thing yet, and it remains to be seen whether they ever will.” CHISOX TO WEAR BLUE. the Associated Press. The Chicago Americans, whose uni- forms for the past eight years have been gray, have adopted blue as the color for their 1925 working clothes. The traditional white hosiery and caps of white and blue will complete the costume. RACER BRINGS $17,500. By the Associated Press. Mose Goldblatt, race horse owner and trainer, has purchased by T. H. Bernhardt the coit Collier, considered among the best 2-year-olds at New Orleans, at a reported price of $17,50 iv Goslin vthing it will soon Be brought to| the | was | | ed for the distinction. PILOT RICKEY STILL IS A SCHOOLMASTER ST. LOUIS, Mo., February 20.— Manager Branch Rickey of the St Louis Cardinals still is the school- master type of base ball manager. Years of criticism have not changed his views on training ball players. Rickey was a ploneer in training camp development, introducing chalk talks, batting Mages and sliding pits. “When 1 introduced batting cages, sliding pits, morning meetings and chalk talks, everybody said I was a theorist,” he said. “They laughed at me, but every big league club now does the things which when first done caused me to be called a theorist. “Years ago only two managers had meetings. Connie Mack was one and I was the other. Now they all have them and managers who are hopeless and helpless at those meetings, who can teach nothing, have thelr meetings just the same, bécause if they didn't they would be eriticized. “The same thing is true of every- thing I introduced. They laughed at my batting cages, but who leads the league in batting? “Of course, we have Rogers Horns- by to raise the team average, but, excluding him, we have a team of luggers.- Why? The batting case, largely.” BOWEN FIGHTS DRAW. RICHMOND, Va., February 20.—Lou Guglielmini of Charlotte, N. C.. and Andy Bowen of Washington fought 10 rounds to a draw last night in the fea- ture bout of a boxing exhibition at the Richmond Grays® armory. RED SOX SIGN PROTHRO. BOSTON, February 20.—The signed contract of James T. Prothro, third baseman, has been received by the Boston Americans. Prothro was ob- tained from Washington. Fifty Years of Base Budll One of a Series of Articles by John B. Foster Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the National League This Year. LXVII—LEAGUE PRESIDENTS—THOMAS J. LYNCH, SIXTH PRESIDENT. HE choice of Thomas J. Lynch for president of the National League was one of the most unusual selections of an executive in the It resulted from the most bitter fight that ever had been waged in the league over the choicg of a president. It was a severer and more caustic quarrel than that between the factions when Nicholas Young was superseded first by a board of control and then by league’s history. Henry Clay Pulliam. . There were two candidates for the presidency of the league after the death of Pulliam. One of them was John Montgomery Ward, a former ball player, and the other Robert Brown of Louis- ville, a newspaper writer. The Jatter had the backing of “Garry Herrmann, who, like Brown, was an Elk, and who became friendly with Brown through as- sociation in that organization. Brown is now dead. John A. Heydler had acted as presi- dent when Pulliam had passed on, and during the remainder of the year to which Pulliam was still eligible by rea- son of the term of office to which he had been voted. Heydler acted well and faithfully, but when it came time for election of a president he was not a candidate for the office, preferring to run again for his old office of secretary. He had incurred a little hostility dur- ing his efforts in the Pulliam interim from some sources, and in addition to that he did not have any desire at that immediate time to occupy the position of executive. The harassments of the office were too obvious. At the annual meeting of the league. it soon became evident that the dele- gates were in for a pitched battle over the presidency, as John T. Brush, then in power on the New York club, would not vote for Brown and he would not support Ward, whom he had never quite forgiven for organizing the Brotherhood of Base Ball Players, which eventually resulted in the worst battle that the league ever had in its history.® While it did not cost Brush heavily in money it had nearly impoverished some of his friends, and he held Ward as much re- sponsible for that condition as any man living in base ball. The league finally came to a deadlock, and Brush flatly served ngtice upon it that he would have neither of its candi- THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS BY WILL H. DILG, President izaak Walton League of America. | live there, and who have been there. The Hole is a great place for big game. Here are found many grizzly bears, brown bears and black bears, and here are gray wolves and coyotes, mountain lions, wolverines and other beasts. there, only one is feared by the inhabitants. No, it isn’t the grizzly. It's the moose! The settler's idea of a catastrophe i3 to meet a moose. They tell many tales of moose that have attdcked people, and the stories of moose that have held up people on horseback or in sleighs, sometimes for hours, are legion. Donald Hough says that two per- sons of excellent reliability told him of having been treed by bull moose, and another told of being attacked by one. “And court records-will-show,-I-un- derstand, that one.man was arrested for shooting & bull moose that held CONFESS to a great admiration for this animal, and perhaps talk about him too much. But I can’t miss telling about moose of Jacksons Hole. I never have seén them, but I have heard about them from men who JOHNSON IS ON HIS WAY AND HARRIS IS PLEASED HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Fehruary 20—“Beat news I've nce my pointment manager.” That was the wire went by Bucky Har- ris to Clark Grimt responne to n telegram from the Washing- ton club president to the effect that Walter Johnson is on his way to Hot Springs and that Jes Zachary has signed and is already working at Tampn. With Curley Ogden due to arrive hore today only Gregs and Mog- ridge remain to be heard from. There in little doubt the latter will sign In a hurry when he hears that Johnxon and Zachary are on the job, for to George thin will mean there is another world series eck In prowpeet mext Fall SISLER MAKES WAGER THAT HE'LL HIT .340 CHICAGO, Februsfy 20.—Georse Sis- ler, manager of the St. Louis Browns, has made a bet—and he will not be dis- ciplined for it by President Johnson of the American League. On the contrar: if the peerless George wins his wag. he will be tendered a banquet, and b ball men in general will join in efforts to do him honor. During the recent base ball meeting in St. Louis Sisler told President John- son he had wagered a suit of clothes that he would hit .340 for the 1925 sea- son, o confldent is he that his eyesight is again as good as ever, and that he has recovered from the sinus trouble which put him out of the game for a vear and handicapped his work last year. As Sisler gogs, so go the Browns, is the saying in St. Louis, and naturally the stock of Phil Ball's entry in the American League derby has been boost- ed by the good news from the manager. It is felt that Sisler's return to his old stride will be the chief “cog in stabiliz- ing the club.” SANDLOT BASE BALL DUE FOR BIG SEASON Sandlot base ball in the District will take on new life if plans pre- sented at a meeting of the Washing- ton Base Ball and Athletic Associa- tion last night can be put across. Another meeting at which unlim- ited leagues will be formed was an- nounced for next Friday night at Spalding’s. Sunday, week day and cdmbined | Sunday and week day leagues are to | be organized with not more than eight teams in each. The old Com- mercial League will be reorganized on a new basis that will allow outside players to perform on teams repre- senting business houses, and promi- nent merchants will be asked to sup- port the best teams on the basis of thefr advertising value. SCOTT NOT SO OLD. By the Associated Press Wally Schang, Bob Shawkey and| Ernie Johnson are the oldest mem- | bers of the New York Yankees' base- | ball squad. Everett Scott, whom age has been overcoming for the last two seasons, is only 32, one year older than George Herman Ruth of home- run inclinations. dates for president, and that the mem- bers might as well make up their minds to it one time as another. A president might have been elected without the sup- port of New York if the delegates had been able to center on one against New York, but that could not be brought about, as there were men who were as keen against Ward as Brush. At length, after ballots had been taken until the members were tired, the league finaily told Brush that if he would pre- sent his candidate to them at the ses- sion of the following day they would vote for him. Brush, who was quite ill at the time, retired to his hotel, and during the evening fully made up his mind to name a New York newspaper writer as his candidate the following day. Upon second thought he decided that he wished the writer to be placed in a different condition, as it had to do with base ball, and changed his mind. It was then, while in consultation with a friend. that the name of Lynch was brought up without the slightest connec- tion with the presidency of the National League. Brush, immediately seized upon it. “Here is my man,” he said. He got into touch with Lynch by long-distance tele- phone in New Britain, Conn., and the next day nearly struck the National League session dumb when he an- nounced Lynch as his candidate and asked for votes for his election. The members stuck by thelr promise and made_Lynch president. He continued in the position for four years, and was re- moved because he ‘“couldn’t make speeches well enough in public” to suit some of the finicky members, and also because he was very biuff and straight- forward. He died In 1924. (In his next artfcle Foster will write about the National League's seventh president, John Kinley Tener.) But of all the animals in up his team on the road for two hours and which had to be shot so thé family coyld get home. The big bull just stood there, with his hair 6n end, pawing the .snow and snorting, threatening the team when- ever it tried to move forward. The horses of Jackson Hole are so afraid of moose that whenever they get scent of one they become nervous and, at times, unmanageable. Horses are always on the qui vive when moving through moose territory. But-just the same, I like the moose, and admire him more than I @0 any other wild animal that lives. | matters MY GREATEST THRILL IN SPORT BY SAM C. DOBBS Famous Big-Game Hunter. On September 1, 1921, I alighted from a train at the Mount Robson station platform in British Columbia on the eve of the realization of the dream of a life- time-—a big game hunt in the Canadian Rockies. 1 was fortunate enough to se- cure for my | sulde Phillips of Jasper, Alberta, one of the best hunters and | guides that 1 have ever known—a real man and an ideal com- panion. SAM C. DOBBS, 1t wax n wonderful experience and ® very successful hunt. When [ re- turned to the raillroad on the first day of October I wax uble to wire home | that I had got two sheep, two goats, | one mooxe, one caribou uand a grizzly | bear. But the big th of the whole hunt was that grizzly, As a matter of fact, I was hunting grizzly most of the 30 days and got the other game as a sort of by-product of the hunt. But, notwithstanding the fact that we were continuously hunt- ing grizzly and frequently saw fresh signs, and at one time we were So close behind one that the melting snow was running into his enormous tracks, vet it was not until the 25th of September that I saw my first and only grizzly on that hunt, After u particularly hard climb over a high, range of mountains on the head-waters of Sheep Creeck, just on the dividing line between . British Columbia and Alberta, we came down through a skirt of spruce timber. It had been snowing at intervals all the morning and we were pushing ahead to get to a well protected place to camp that night | ipx. who was abont 20 yards of me, suddenly xtopped, threw | up his hands for silence and xaid in a oud whisper, “Hear—a damned big | &rizzly about hulf a mile down the valley." And 1 am not so sure but then and there I got the thrill of a litetime. With the charge to hurry, but not make any noise, Phillips and T started | along the edge of the timber to get in shooting distance of the bear, who, he | said, was digging gophers on a bench on the other side of the valley. We kept out of sight, but made good time | down through the timber antil we were finally opposite Mr. Grizzly, when I saw him for the first time. He was backing out of a hole re he had made a meal of a family of BAUM IS PREPARED TO BATTLE TURNER Sam Harris, veteran manager of the prize ring, who placed Kid Williams | on the bantamweight throne and who has George Chaney under his man- agement, reports that Charley Baum, | another of his charges, 18 in the pink | of condition and is ready to Rive Jackie Turner the fight of his life in their 12-round go at the Washington | Barracks on Wednesday night Baum has met the best of the mid- | dleweights in the East, and at Kenil- worth last Summer was credited with | having the edge over Turner, when | the fight was stopped by the sheriff. Both fighters are determined to finish as soon as possible, each claiming that the other caused the foul that ended their last meeting. Four six-round bouts will complete the card. Col. Ericson will referee the main go. TO TRAIN ORDINANCE FOR TURF COMEBACK By the Associated Pross. Ordinance, recently purchased for the stud by the Greentree stables, will be put in training in the hope that the lameness which checked his brilliant career as a three-year-old, and which baffled veterinary science, will have dis- appeared. The entry lists for the Spring stakes of the Queens County Jockey Club, closed this week, indicate that Ordi- nance will be tested against tie three conquerors of the French horse, Epinard, in the international races last Summer, Wise Counsellor, Ladkin and Sarazen. Such a quartet would be sufficient to arouse an immense amount of enthu- siasm, but the lists also show the name of Optimist, 4 yvears old, recently pur- chased and brought from France by the Log Cabin Stable. Other contenders in- clude Altawood, Wilderness, In Memo- riam, Mad Play, Bracadale, Cherry Pie and Aga Khan. . RAILWAY BOWLERS IN INTERCITY MATCH A squad of Southern Railway League bowlers leaves tonight for Roanoke, where a team of Norfolk and Western Railroad duckpinners will be met to- morrow in the first five-game block of an intercity match of ten games Joe Mulroe will head the Southern team. Others in the squad will be selected from among Whalen, Harris, Duncan, Stanley, Spencer, Surguy and Howder. The Southern team generally has triumphed over the Roanoke aggrega~ tion, but this Winter the latter prom- ises to be more formidable. Mount Pleasant quint .of the Wash- ington Ladles’ League registered a new all-time set record ‘for ‘wéman bowlers in the District when it bowled back into a first-place tie in the circuit with the Commercials by. taking three games from the Colum- bians. The Mount Pleasant total, of 1,510 topped by eight pins the old mark held jointly by the Mount Pleasants and the Commercials. The record makers came within two pins of smashing the high-game mark with their total of 534 in their third effort of the set. Annle Anderson ' led 'the Mount Pleasants with a set of 336, including a game of 137. Jennie Malcolm bowled 307, and Gladys Lowd 306. Emiiy vell of the Coumoians rolled 310, and Mrs. Franklin of the same team 308. S A el WILHELM TO MANAGE. BRIDGEPORT, Conn,, February 20.— Irving K. Wilhelm, veteran base ball man jdentified with the game for 27 years as player, manager and coach, has been appointed manager of the Bridge- port Eastern League club. Wilhelm, who succeeds Dick Hoblitzel, was once man- Donuld p’ ®ophers, snugly tucked away for the Winter. That hole I afterward ex- amined. One could have dumped a truckload of dirt in it without filling it up und yet he had dug it while we were going that half mile—and at no slow puce either! Under Phillips' skillful guidance we worked our way across from the timber up behind some stunted cedar until we were within approximately 200 yards of Mr. Grizzly, who about that” time started off toward the timber just bevond. There was no time to lose. Phillips’ “better get him quick” added to my already excited condition and caused me to take a hurried shot, which missed. My bullet buried itself in the ground just above the bear's back, throWwing up quite a shower of dirt, which caused him to Jump around and me great humilia- tion In a spirit of mischief, Phillips, a most remarkable shot, nicked the grizzly very low in the belly, with his Savage .22 high-power rifie, which aused him to set up an awful ro However, it gave me time to throw wther shell in my rifle and get my self in hand. My second shot took him in the side and he went down, roaring and tearing at his wound. Contrary to all expectations, inxtead ot bear taking to the woods he started down the hill toward us with blood-curdling roar and growl. My xt shot got him in the shoulder and my next one wax a miss, as the grizsly was still charging. By that time he had reached the banks of the creek, which were some four feet above the water and about ten feet wide. The bear attempted to jump the creek, but failed to make it and’started to climb up the bank on our side. As his head and chest ap- at a distance straight in the found my shot of about 75 vard face. I afterward true—a 9% m. m. soft-nosed bullet struck him in the upper lip in the center of his nose, knock out all of his front teeth nd tearing his lower jaw into shreds. This, of course, knocked him back into the creek and I thought that I had killed him 1 had neither killed him . nor de- stroyed his xpirit, for in a few xeconds he came crawling out, though very &roggy. While he wax getting out I refilied the magazine of my rifie and ax he came on two additional, wel placed shots finally stopped him. As I stood on the ¢rest of that little ridge in the midst of the Rock and looked down and realized that it was my trophy, that I had at last killed the most prized, as well as the most dificult game of the con tinent, I received the greatest thrill that can possibly come to a sports- man. GARCIA AND HERMAN WILL FIGHT TONIGHT NEW YORK, February 20.—Shadows of the recent featherweight boxing tournament which gave Louis (Kid) Kaplan of Meriden, Conn, a world title, will be cast over the ring at Madison Square Garden tonight Bobby Garcia of Camp Holabird, Md who was first to face Kaplan tournament and gave him his hardest battle, will meet Babe Herman, who veral times has held the present champicn to a draw, and who, as an alternate, knocked out the veteran Billy DeFoe of St. Paul. In the semi- final Danny Kramer of Philadelphia, who went down in the seventh round of the clash that gave Kaplan the title, will meet Leo (Kid) Roy, lead- ing featherweight of Canada ‘With these bou the famous Gar- den starts its last contribution to boxing, for there will be few idle days, except while the six-day bicycle riders are pedaling, from now until May 5. The next day workmen will commence the work of tearing down the old structure at Twenty-sixth street and Madison avenue, Lightweights, seeking the crown re- cently turned over to a tournament by Benny Leonard, will battle there during the coming Week and on Thursday. night Jack Delaiey of Bridgeport, Conn., and Tigef Flowers, negro middleweight from Atlanta, face each other in a 15-round con- test. Delaney knocked out Flowers in two rounds a few weeks ago. BRADLEY WILL CAPTAIN COLUMBIA DIAMONDERS Columbia Athletic Club base ballers of Alexandria will be led in the Spring campaign by James Bradley, outfielder of last season, who was elected captain of the team at a recent meeting. Kermit Smith has been elected president of the club, while Ralph Scrivener is to manage the diamond combination. 2 2B P L Sl MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, February 20. —Outplaying the crippled Pittsburgh team, Minneapolis defeated the Yellow Jackets, 2 to 1, in a United States ‘Amateur Hockey League’ contest. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F THE TURN-OVER OF YOUR ENGINE —is the most important con- sideration in your car. If your engine hums and runs without break, you can drive your car contentedly, knowing it will® get there and back all. right. That feeling you can have all the time - when wWe -ovVerhaul your car for you. % Sheridan Garage, Inc. A. A. A, Service Station 2516 Q Street N.W. (Q Btroet Bridge) ager of the Philadelphia Nationals, Telephone West 2442 pearcd above the bank I let fly at him | | ring in the | GREGG WILL JOIN GRIFFS; BRILLHEART AT TAMPA TAMPA, 1 February 20.— * President Grifith received a tele- gram from A. L. Lockhard, head of the Seattle ball club, this morn- ing stating that Vean Gregs, vet- erau pitcher, whowe purchase from Seattle by the Natlonalx had pre- cipitated n controversy baxed upon his demands for parf of the pur- chaxe money, had agreed to sigm » Washington contract and would report at Tampa. The telegram stated that Gregs had been given $1,000 of the pur- chaxe pric J. Benson Brillheart reported at tralning headquarters early this morning. FIRPO STAGES MILD MONTE CARLO BOUT BY FAIR PLAY. NEW YORK, February 20.—Luis Firpo's first dip into fighting in Europe turned out to be a mild exhi- bition at Monte Carlo. A regular fight had been advertised, and Jack Townsend had been rigged up as Luis’ opponent. Apparently it was enough to s Jack that he was an Americ fighter—at least so far as Carlo was concerned. But American fight follower sme set-up as soon as Townsend's was mentioned Jack is willing, but not enduring. He will start in and fight like a| dervish until some one clips him on the chin. All the top-notchers Town- send has met have connected with his glazed jaw at one time or another But nothing happened to him when he faced Firpo at Monte Carlo, and nothing happened to Harry Drake, who followed Townsend into the r Either irpo was too lazy to chase | them in the few rounds they boxed | or else he wanted to encourage some | of the British and continental fight- ers to whom pr may | money in for the risk | v will take in getting into the with the Wild Bull. Probably this is the explanation. v of.f n negro | Monte | every | ea the | name return - the Boston base ball club onderful season’s record of 71 victories and only 8 defeats. | ing Special Dispateh to Th T Star. depa any, it will have upon t IS MAIN TOPIC AT TAMPA (& AMPA, Fla,, February 20.—Speculation as to what effect the hastyy ture from training camp headquarters yesterday of Pitcher Paul Vernon Zahniser will have upon his future status with the Nationals, but more particularly what effect, i the chances of the champions in the fight for another pennant, was freely indulged in by players and others clo: Zahniser's abrupt action caused re- gret among his teammates. He is| well liked, and, in addition, at least two of the squad here regard Paul | as a clever pitcher, potentially one of | the best in cither league. Zahniser's record last year was nothing to exult over, howeverf. He participated in 24| games, and, while he is charged with losing only seven contests and win- ng five, the a erage of runs earned ft his delivery, 4:40, ranked him above Martina only hniser's natural questioned, but he seems to lack the which makes for a winning | Dpitcher. As to his future status, from remarks made after the pitcher's departure it would | seem that he Ix not destined to play ny great part in the future calcula- tions. want fighters, not malcontents, ff declared. “Our club won last | year because the men were out there fighting every minute of the time. 1| have treated every member of my | team with extrema fairness as to | salary. I expect and demand a return of that spirit of fairness from the players. If they are lacking in that they will have no place on our ball club. Tom Zachary signed a one-year con- tr late yesterday, but he smoked | about 15 cigars while engaged in the | dickering which preceded his attach- | his John Hancock to the 1925 | document. Tor several hours Wed- | nesday after his arrival from North | he talked with Griff, but could make scant headway agalnst the supply of cigars the Na- onal’s head had on hand, and the adjourned without def ability is un- poise Yesterday Zac went into a committee of the whole | to consider the matter, and after | three hours' talk Tom emerged from | nd Griffith again | Delan se to the club here today. riffith cigar ‘nestling in ocket Neither party agreed on, but what concer is that Zach signed. Earlier in the day, at the abbr ated work-out at Plant Field, Z showed that he is in fine trim. W he only tossed Schacht, presseg aid to Tate and Hargrave in the celving game, his easy movem demonstrated that it will not req a great deal of conditioning to the southpaw ready. Harry his s the into Kelley, whose 14 Association’s pennant last pressed with his phys although his efforts were strictly to lobbing the ball tied with Clise Dudley for the of being the youngest member of squad, each being 20 yvears old, while he is not as husky he has a pair of shoulders which one to think that he can put m steam back of his deliver vear, coat intimated the term o ach hile up & few balls to Al service as an re- ents uire get victories by President Griffith | helped Memphis to win the Southern im, 1 appearance, confined Kelley i3 honor ths and Dudley, lead nuch James McNamara, who had to cross the continent to join the team, hav- ing wintered in a small town 15 miles outsid Oakland, is tall and pears to be bit underweight comes to the Nationals with : tation of having ex ely good tral for a southpaw. ar Ha epu- DELANEY AND FLOWERS TO SWAP BLOWS AG NEW YORK, February 20— ard hitting Bridge Conn., middleweight, and Tiger ¥ Atlanta negro, have ed for a return contest of 15 ro at Madison Square Garden Thu Delaney won by a kn the boss' evidently satisfied with his but wi room contract, ‘CoR CORMER 27™A& Q" STS., N-W, CorD ‘{"13'5" SBUILO'NG ' Al . ‘QQMQLES co 14™ & \ STS, N-W. 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