Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1925, Page 82

6 YHE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON‘, D. ©, .OCTOBER 11, 1925—SPORTS SECTION, - - Many “Hot” Patents on Diamond Equipment : Dempsey Needs Wills’ Bout Coin' JACK, NOT BROKE, WANTS ! BELL-RINGING BALL IS ONE ~ OF FREAK AIDS TO SPORT Grooved and Flattened Bats, Waterproof Spheres, Leather-Covered Pellets and Others Are Ideas of Inventors to Make Game Scientific. BY JOHN PPLICATIONS for patents on can-openers are not the only A perfecting of sporting goods, I. WHITE. perpetual-motion machines and trick things that help to make life miser- able for the personnel of the United States Patent Office. A small | j; army of inventors, wise and otherwise, have turned their talents to the | G especially base ball equipment; and in the | 5 Patent Office Library, alongside the papers issued for the devices actually used in the modern diamond sport, for dozens of “nut” ideas for improvi OQutstanding among thes sphere or bell with a clapper supposed to re tip and to serve as a guide for the ments over foul tips, Samuel Hipkiss there are records of patents issued ng the national pastime. e is a base ball containing a hojlow metal gister on every hit or foul Hoping to eliminate .argu- catcher. t ted the device back of Boston perfec in 1876, but for some reason or other the big leaguers have “bguz’ content to struggle along all these years with the ordinary style of “pill. Waterproof Balls. aterproof balls with vulcanized rubber covers have been patented, as well as balls made of condensed cot- tonseed hulls and various composition materials. An attachabl leather cover, gummed on the inside and de- signed to make the game cheaper by prolonging the life of the pellets, was patented only last March by a New York inventor. A number of patents have been I sued for base ball covers alone, as well as on the machinery used in their manufacture. Several of these are held by members of the Shibe family of Philadelphia, a name linked closely Wwith the history of big-ttme base ball. Papers on improvements in bats also are numerous in the Government files. Bats with various sizes and shapes of grooves and slots, intended to glve greater spring and increased hitting power, bats with hollow centers, wil- lows contalnin - sliding welghts, two- plece bats, crocked bats and laminated bats, all have received the attention of ambitious inventors who believed they could improve the sport. One genius placed a raised ring' on the bat handle to insure proper gripping, and another designed a non- breakable war club made of smal rods glued together. Wrapping a bat half way of its length with wire was one inventor's way of strength ening the wood and preventing in Jurles from fiying pieces when some swatter happened to smash a-Louis- ville slugger to bits with a mighty | wallop. According to several improvers of the game, the way to prevent fouls was to present a roughened surface to the ball. Consequently, one bored shallow holes in the heavy end, an- other cut lateral grooves in it and an- other merely roughened the wood in Various ways. Various outlandish as well as practical grips also have been patented. ‘An attachable weight to be used by the player when swinging his bat while walking from the dugout to the plate was the brain child of one de- signer. He figured that If the bats- man could handle his bat easily when | the heavy weight was attached, he would be & “whizz” when he stood up to the plate with only the weight of the wood to swing. BUCCANEERS’ STAR PLAY REFLECTED IN STATISTICS T and 78 in less than 13. WO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR players took part in National | League games during 1925, 186 playing in more than 15 contests For the sixth consecutive season Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis mana- ger, led the National League in batting, finishing 1925 with a percentage of 403. This is the third time that Hornsby has hit over 400, tying the records of Ty Cobb. with Detroit, in 1911, 1912 and 1922, and Jesse Burkett, with Cleveland Nationals, in 1895 and 1896, and St. Louis Na- tionals in 1901. If Hornsby leads the he will tic the record of Ty consecutive years, from 1907 to 191 years is 1 years. Rogers al t clouts, falling 3 short of his this raised Hornsby Cy Williams, who has d ership in total bases on hits went to ger amassed a tota’ of 389 bases. Hazen Cuyler, fast Pirate outfielder, also showed the way in making three-baggers, with 26. St. Louis, rapped out the most hits, Hornsby, in batting. Jim Bottom ner-up,_to his teammate, Wheat's Double Lead. The veteran Brooklyn outfielder, Zach Wheat, made the most two-bag- gers, 44; one more than Bottomley of the Cardinals, who had 43. Ralph Pinelli, Cincinnati, again topped the sacrifice hitters with 34 sacrifice blows. Max Carey, of National Pittsburgh, the dean League base stealers again led his circuit in steals, with 44 Earl Adams, of the Chicago Cubs, went to bat the most times, 625. Five players took part in all the contests engaged in by their clubs. They were Jim Bottomiev and Lester | Rell of St. Louls, Bddle Brown, Brooklyn, and Hazen Cuyler and Glenn Wright, Pittsburgh. Al of them participated in 153 games. Wright has not missed, a game with the Pirates since jumping into the line-up as a regular in 1923, and has played in 306 consecutive games. Clyde Barnhart of Pittsburgh had the longest batting streak of the year, hitting safely in a run of 25 games, before three Chicago hurlers put on the brakes. He made 42 hits in 99 tries for .424. The longest run scoring streak was endured by Zach Wheat, Brooklyn, Who made 17 runs in 13 straight games, before being stopped by the Cincinnati defense on August 29, Manager Rogers Hornsby ot the Cardinals rapped out two home runs in a game four times during the sea- son. Six Triple Plays. There were six triple plays made in the National League, one of them being unassisted. Glenn Wright of the Pirates made an unas ple play against Loul 7. Besides this, the Cubs and Phil lles each made two triple plays, and the Giants one. Four hits in a game was done by players 164 times, Hazen Cuyler of the Pirates turning the trick nine times. Five hits In a game was done 12 times, Zack Wheat, Brooklyn, doing the feat twice during the season. Hazen uyler, Pirate outfielder, tied Ed Konetchy's league record of making 10 consecutive hits. Konetchy, however, turned the trick twice while with the Brookiyn Dodgers. Jake Gettman, with the Washington Na- tionals in 1897, also performed this feat. The major league record is elaven consecutive hits, set by Tris Speaker, Cleveland, in 1920. Cuyler scored five runs in a game twice, and Rogers Hornsby once. They were the only players to score 397, compared to .39 for Ty Cobb { t st s> o led the league in home-run hitting, with 39 circuit own National League record of 42. lifetime homer mark to 180, 6 less than made 186 since his National League debut. as many as five runs in a game dur- ing the year. The only no-hit contest of the sea- gon in both leagues was turned in by Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn's fast-ball Xing. On_September 13 he turned back the Phils without a hit, after having pitched a one-hit contest against the same team five days be- fore. As it was, Vance pitched six- teen consecutive runless innings against the Phils. Pete Donohue, Cincinnati mounds- man, was beaten by the Phillies on the nineteenth of August, after he had beaten them twenty consecutive times since s entry into the National League. ° Home runs with the bases filled were hit 17 times during the course of the year. Bottomley, St. Louls; Cuyler, ~ Pittsburgh, and Willlams, Philadelphia, each performed the feat twice. Bill Sherdel, St. Louls' best per- former on the mound during the cur- rent season; topped the National League pitchers with a mark of .727. He won 16 games and lost 6. Sherdel is the first left-hander to lead the National loop since 1919, when Dutch Ruether, then with Cincinnati, led the circuit with a mark of .760- | Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn, and Pete league the next three years running Cobb, who led the American League nine 5. Hornsby’s average for the during the latter’s best s Inci- Lead- Hornsby also. The St. Louis slug- tallied the most runs, 144, and 227, being run- Donohue, Cincinnati, pitched the most complete games, 26. Vance, Luque, Cincinnati, and Carlson, Philadelphia, turned in the most shutouts, four aplece. Emil" Yde, Pittsburgh southpaw, turned in the longest winning streak, hurling nine consecutive victories be- fore bein beaten by Boston on Au- gust 25. Ray Kremer, a teammate finished the season with an unbroken run of eight consecutive wins. The longest losing streak for pitch- ers was elght games, suffered by both Ryan and Marquard, of the Boston Braves. Double Play Record. Arthur Vance beat the Phillies 6 times. s Burleigh Grimes of Brooklyn drop- ped five games to the Phils, while Wilbur Cooper of the Chicago team | lost the same number of decisions to| the New York Giants. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati estab- lished a new double play record in a game this season, each making six twin killings in a_ninenning game. George Harper of the Phils finished the season with an unbroken bat- ting streak of fourteen games. Pittsburgh led the clubs in bat- ting with a mark of .306. The club's all round superiority was also shown by it leading the clubs in run scor- ing, with 915 runs; in making hits, with 1,645; in_hitting doubles, with 305; triples, with 103, and in stealing bases with 156. The Chicago Cubs participated in the most games, 154. The Brooklyn team' had the most at bats, 5,470. Brooklyn was also shut out the most times of any club, 10. The New York Giants made the most home runs, 114. The. Cincinnat{ team sacrificed the | most times, 169. St. Louis was shut out the least times of all the clubs, getting a dose of shut-outs only three times during the season. MORAN, ONCE BOXER, NOW LONDON TAILOR By the Associated Press. Frank Moran, the popular boxer, who for a time was quartermaster on the presidential yacht Mayflower dur- ing the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, has given up the business of measuring men in the ring and has taken to measuring them in a tailor shop instead. His place of business is in the famed Saville Row, in ndon, which, with ‘Bond street, is generally ranked as the heart of the dictatorship in men’s fashions for the whole world. Moran, who fought Jess Willard and other top-notchers, but never quite reached the top of the ladder in his profession, deciued ‘some time ago to retire from the fighting game and make his home in London, where he has many friends among the sporting- ly inclined of the social elect. He is a great reader of books, at- tributing this habit to his association with _Teddy, whose conversations aboard the presidential yacht, Moran says, instilled in him a hunger for education and the better things of life generally. + PRIVATE LINKS POPULAR. Private golf courses are springing up everywhere in England, sometimes in most unexpected places. The lat- est is on the roof of’ Adelaide House, in London. It is made of Cumberland turf, which is watered from an ar. tesian well, and the turf has so accli- matized itself that recently the green- keeper found mushrooms growing on it and had them for breakfast. HOME-RUN RECORDS FOR 1925 CAMPAIGN NATIO! 1924, Hornsby. Cardinals Hartoett, Cubs Fournier, Robins. . :.." Bottomley, Cardinais. . L iz Zhch T Wrighistone Brooks. Cub. . e i PRI 0 SR abs. kson. G Smith, Re Granthani, P nline. Phills Sinith. Pirate Roush, 5 5 s wBEee o | Welsn. | Shinners fith R T T - = ot Cub: P | S Lenzotbueaoarss B | usel Y Moy Ruth. Vi Rice. Brow [ Mitiér."Athle | Hargra Cariyle, Red Sox. . Hoope: Kamm. White Flagstéad. Red Sox Johnson Dikes. Athie Wingo, Ty S O'Rourke. Tygers.". *Hartford. E his, S. A. 4P tlanta, S. A. $Mem- P. C.'L” tPortland, FINAL STANDI National. New York | St. Louis: . Philadelphia Chicago Pittshin Brooklisn . Cincinnat Boston - | Detroit | Boston Chicago Totals: . Total (both le Total (both leagues. John Gully, the champion pugilist of England, became speaker of the House of Commons and continued |as such for 30 years. T back five clubs without a run. and Carlson of the Phillies, in the Lyons blanked the Yankees twice, the Red Sox twice and the Nationals once. Two of Luque's shutouts, over the Giants and the Braves, were won by 1.0 scores Al told, a dozen Ameri- can Leaguers scored one or more shut- outs, and an equal number of National Leaguers used the whitewash brush on one or more occasions. ‘The list of shutouts this year shows that Cincinnati pitchers blanked all the clubs in the league one or more times, while the Boston Braves-were ! shut out at least once by the other seven clubs. In the American League the cham- NATIONAL LEAGUE, NATS HURLERS SHUT OUT EVERY TEAM OF LEAGUE| ED LYONS of the Chicago White: Sox, whose won and lost record shows him to be one of the stars of the late major league cam- paign, accounted for .the most shut-outs of the year in turning Five other major leaguers cach scored four shut-outs—Adolfo Luque of the Reds, Dazzy Vance of the Robins National League, and Sammy Gray of the Athletics and Joe Giard of the Browns, in the American League. plon Natfonals shut out every other club in the circuit, and the Red So> had the doubtful honor of being helc scoreless at least once by every club The Yankees were in a class by them selves in regard to shutouts. They were blanked by their rivals a dozen times in 1925. There were fourteen 1.0 games in the American League and &ix of these duels in the National. The most fa mous of these was the 1.0 victory scored by Herb Pennock of the Yan kees over Groves of the Athletics in 15_innings. The complete list of shutouts, show ing winning pitcher, follows: o AMERICAN LEAGUE. WP TR e 3] “aoIaIAR Clicinnati - St Towe Philadelphia New York Brooklyn Chc: Toston Pittabureh S por e It [T ‘ashington | Phlladelphia” iladelphia’ st. Louls Cleveland Boston Detroit o Lost Juna (Luque) . (Luaue) . autmann) (Benton) . (Aldridxe 0 (Vence 5—Cinetanat!, 1: Boston. 0 June 17—Cincinnati 1; N. Y. 0 June 30—Chicago. 1: Plits.. 0 (K July 10-—Boston, 1: Cincinnatl, O Aug. te.. 1: Boston. 0 rooklyu, 1: Phila.. *Ten innings, 2—0 . 2: Boaton. O (Dean) Chlcago. 0' (Cooney). April 17—New Yos May 12 : Brooklyn O (Jones) [ (. ¢ ‘Boston. Bicyn. 0 {Scott). Jacobsl . Sherdel) . Couch (Meadows). {Benton). 3—0 pril 26—Boston 3. Bklyn. 0 (Marguard). ay 13- Y.. 3. Cincinhatl 0 (Nebf). urie 16—St L 37 Boston. 0 (Dickerman). 16—Phila.. 3" Chicag, 0 (Mitchell). y 18 —Cincinnati, 3: N_ Y. 0 (Luaue) . 0 (Vance). St. L. 0 (Mays Phila 0 (Luque). Boston. 0 (Alexander) Cincinpatl_ 0 (Carlson). * Pitte.. 0 (Fitzstmmons) New York., O (Ulrich) 1—0 April 14—Cincinnatl. 4: St. L.. 0 (Donohue). July 7—Cincinnatf. 4: PHtla 0 (Dononue). y 3—Cir H . 10—Phila.. 4- Boston. 112--SC Louis, 4 Pitta. 0 (S| . 2i—New York. 4: Pitfs. 0 5—0 St. Loufs. 5: Chgo.. O (Reinhart). hila b: St. Louis, 0 (Carlson). —o L.. 0, Cheo, 0 cDickerman) Bklym. 0 (Rixey Phila. 0 (Barn (Vance) . (Kadfmaun). Ring). (Scott)” 9—<t. Louis. 5—Cinicinnati . 30—St. Lous 3—st. Louls, 10—0 6—Bklyn, 10: Boston, —— RACE COURSE ATOP HILL. The race course at Richmond, York- shire, one of the best known in Eng- ;;mld. is situated on the top of a high il | O Daz L them back 1925 scason. a run, but the marvel of this game the Phillies also—on September 8. and only 27 batters faced him. By virtue of his one-hit game May 13 Arthur Nehf of the Giants h Of the one-hit pitchers the most un- fortunate was Ted Lyons of the White who blanked the Nationals on Ted pitched no-hit ball re out in the ninth in- ationals sub- Joe Bush until two ning, when Bob Veach, stitute, lined out 2 of the Browns can League twirler to pitch a one-hit game, the Nationals again being the victims. Vance s the only National League in the AMERICAN LEAGUE. ONE HIT. Aug. 27—Bush_(St. Louis) vs. Wash. 8 25Eyohs Cnleyey Ve Wash. TWO HITS. May 23—Whitchill (Detroit) va, Wash, #0_Johnson (Wash.) ve. Phila. i 2 2 ja) vs. Bostor E ) va. Detrox vs. Cleveland. nock (New York) ve. Chicago. cs (New York) vs. Phila. THREE HITS. Apr. 24—Wells-Holloway_(Detroit) vs. Chgo. May " 2—Dan angilder (St. Louis) vs. Chicago. May 13—Raumgaitner-Groves troit. téon_(Chicago) (Cleveland) vs. ate (Cleveland) > (Cleveland) ve. Phila. . Boston. . Cleveland, 1 ells Danforth- (Phila.) vs. Aug. Aug. 7—Lyons (Chicago) i Auzl 16—Glard (St. Louls) York) v *Five innings. {Ten innings. FOUR HITS. 16—Vangilder (St. Louid) va. Cleve, 17—Shaute (Cleveland) vs. St. Loufs. 18—Pennock (New York) 5 27—Mogridge - Marberry (Washingtob) vs. Boston. 28—Davis (St. Louis) vs. Detrolt.® 28 _Johnson (Wash.) ve. Bos 2—_Faber (Chicago)_ vi 13—Pennock (New York) Li—HoytFerguson (New York) it oss-Fuhr (Boston) va St. Louis. ush (3t. Louis) va. Phila; —Shocker (New York) ve. Boston, 8—Kair (Cleveland) vs, St. Louls, J—Baumgartner-Groves (Phila.) va. Boston. Danss (Detroit) New York. Chicago. Apr. Apr. Apr: Apr. Apr. pr. bt May May 17—Quinn (Boston) 26—Coveleskie_(Wash.)' vs, New Yo 25—Rommel - Walberg ~— Philadelp) ‘Boston. 4—Coveleskie (Wagh. Phila, Chigo. | i—Fennock (New Yg uipn-Walber b A R A e AR e i oo ash, eirolt. Detroit. ) vs. Phila. 1_Ehmie (Boston) va. New York. _ 7 Edwards (Chicago) Ve, Cleveland. J0—Buckeve (Cloveland) ¢s. Detroft. 7—Wingfield (Boston) ve. St. Loui Walberg (Phila.) et Sent. ¥ Louis ept. 18—Grove: 6. sent. | Sept. o twirler to pitch a two-hit game, while | ONLY ONE NO-HIT GAME "IN BIG LEAGUES IN 1925 Vance, leading pitcher of the major leagues in the number of victories, goes the credit of recording the pitching gem of the cing the Phillics on September 13, Dazzy turned without a hit, completing the only no-hit.game of the season. Other no-hit games have been better, if one considers that Dazzy allowed of Vance's was that it followed on | the heels of a one-hit contest. Vance pitched his one-hit game against In this contest he allowed no runs, the Robins’ star became one of a select group of five major league twirlers who were credited with allow- ng only one safety over the regulation route. National League pitchers in this group and two in the American. There are two other On cld the Reds to one safety. On May 22 Percy Jones of the Cubs stopped the Robins with a hit. against the Cubs on August 23 and the two hits were so scratchy that many fans left Ebbets Field belleving that the strikeout king had pitched a perfect contest. ‘Walter Johnson’s best efforts were two contests in which he allowed but two safe bingles. He stopped the Ath- letics and Tigers in that way. One of the best pitching performances of the season over a route was Herb Pen- nock’s 4-hit contest against the Phila- delphia Athletics in 15 innings. The pitching highlights of the sea- son follow: NATIONAL LEAGUE. NO HIT. Sept. 13—V (Brooklym) vs. Phila. ep! ance (B-ookim) vs. ay 13—Neht (New York) vs. Cincinnatl, ay 53—Jones' (Chicago) ve. Brookin. Sept. 8—Vance (Brooklyn) vs. Phila. TWO HITS. Aug. 23—Vance (Brooklyn) vs. Chicago. THREE HITS. Apr. 25—Donohus (Cincinnatt May 12—Kaufmann (Chicago May - 16—Bentley (N. Y.) Vi June 6—Luaue (Cincinnati) vs. Bi June 21— Chicago) ve. Phil: June 28 Haines (St. Louis) vs. CI June 30—Kautmann (Chicago) ve. Pitts. Juiy “4—Kautmaun (Chicuko) vs. St July 6—Barnes (New York) ve. Phils lhclndnnllh ttsburgh. vs. St. Louts, Crncinnati rooklyn.® i July 25—Alexander (Chicago) v July 25—Mails (St Louis) va. Aug. 8—Couch (Phila.) vs, Chicago. Aug. lZ—Efirhnrflt 1Bkl{n) 've. Cincinnati. . 16—B! N ork) Brooklyn. > 16—Cooney (Boston) va. New York. . 22—<Carleon (Phila.) St. Louis, 30—Carlson (Phila.) vs. Cincinnatf. Ten innings. FOUR HITS. Apr. 14—Vance (Brooklyn) vs. Phils . 16—Meadows (Pittsburgh) ve. Chgo. . 16—Ecott (New York) vs. Boston. 17— (New York) . 18—Donohue (Cincinnati) v - 19—Dickerman (St. Louts) - 20—Sothoron (St. Louis) vs. pr. 27—Feuy (Brooklya) on. o vs. May 15_.?13‘.:::&&’.3’&‘@ (Boston) ve. Cin- May 31—Blake {(Chi vs._Pittal E i ke LY s G, June 12—Sherdel (5t. Louis) ve. Phila. Juae 18—Graham-Marquard (Bostou) vs. St s. July 3—Donohite (Cincinnati) v Iy R iures) v Gntiaro. July 10—Benton (Boston) vs. Cincinnati. iy 13 Croenteld *New Yoik). vs. July 16—Mitchell (Phila,) ve ‘hicago. July 17—Maile'(St. Louls) vs. New York. ‘Biiyn. July 18- —Reinhart (8 July 21—Mitchell tnffi.'ff“‘ Jul ‘Vance (Broaklyn) Juiy Aug. rnards Sroon) 2 ool Aug. G—Decatur-Betts (Phila.) v, gl i e Bitisboreh, h) va. Borton. Pittsbu 5% ) Sept. 13—Retnhart (St. Lo N Sebt. 32— Alexandor Joses " (Cicigo) . Sept. 26—Fitzeimm Sent P sraay .":b',‘.,fi»." o, Biste o axo 1—0. . Louls 0 (Shaute). Detroit 0 Rob ew k 0 ( 115 yw };u‘rk.f) ‘X Ly TY, 0 (Coveleskie) . 1: Phila 0 (Shawkey) 1: Phila, O (Pennock).§ Detroit, 0 (Ruffing). Cleve.. 0 (Marberry).t Wash._ 0 (Whitehill) .+ 2i New York. 0 (Faver 28 New York. 0 (Giard) 17— Washe. 1: Detroit. 0 (Coveloakio —=&t. Louis. 1: Phila.. 0 (Giard). nnings. Eleven innings. 3Twelv Ffieen tooings. bt 2—0 Cleveland. 0 (Rom Boston” 6 (Tyonay. Chieo.. 0 (Bnnoic). Wath: 0 (Chie) Y.. 0 (Reutheri. L. 0 (Wingtield). Apri) 17—Cleve 1: April 23—Chicago 1 3—Phila Aug. Sept. v Apri] 18—Phila June 14—C:. June Wash.. 0 (Harri 3P 0"k St Louis. 0 (John<on) Boston. 0 ‘(Jonen) R 0 (Lyons) bt iy July Aug. % - 0 (Grand) Chicago. 0 _(Wingfield) . :Cleve. 0 (Giard) Chicago: 10 (Gray) . Phith, 0 (o) 0 (Blankenship). . _8—Boston, 3 . 15—St. Lois. .. 0 (Robertson). 0 (Vangilder) L..'0 (Zahoiser). igBoston. 0 (Dause). 5 Louis, 0 (Zachary). . 5: Phila.. 0 (;numn:f,” Louis. ' 5: W hicago. dwards) 0_(Johneon). @ (Buckeve) ew York 0 (Bush). roit. 0 (Ruffing). 5 New ¥ 190—Cleve.. . 20—St. Louis, 5. . 24—Boston, B: Det 6—0 24—Phila. 6 Boston. 0 (Hfar . 38 —Chicago. 6: Boton. 0 Lyon - 36Cleveland. 8: Phila. 0 T—0 Phila.. 0 (Johnson). 8—0 New York. 0 (Gray). &: Cleve.” 0 (Shocker). Louts. 0 (Ogden). +—0 J1—Wash.. 9: Chicago, 0 (Johnson). 30—Phila. 0: Detrolt. 0 (Grayr- 10—0 6—Cheo.. 10: Boston. 0 (Blankenship). SPhila; 108 N Yo '0 (Baumsartmer). | 1—0 1—Cleveland. 11, Detroit. 0 (Smith). 3—Wash., 1i: Boston, 0’ (Coveleskie). 12—0 §—New York. 12: St. L., O (Shocker). 17—0 Wash.. 0 (Lyons). June 30—Wash., April 27—Phil Sept. 16—Ne Sept. 27—Wash.. ric & May Juiy Aug. Oct. July July May Sept. GORMAN MAY SEEK | DEMPSEY BOUT SOON BY FAIR PLAY. Bud Gorman, Western heavyweight, may be a new face among the logical contenders for Jack Dempsey’s title when another season rolls aroun In the short time he has heen fight- ing Bud has held his own against some of the best heavywelghts. He holds a decision against young Bob Fitzsimmons, Bob Roper. Homer Smith and Billy Shade, and Jack De- mave went down to defeat twice be fore him. Lately, Ernfe Owens, the coast heavyweight, whom Jack Kearns hopes to bufld up as a substitute for | Jack Dempsey in his stable, did not show so well against Bud. . 10—Chicago. JAP GIRL IN NET SPORT. Tokuko Moriwake has the distinc- tion of being the first Japanese woman tenunis player to participate in an American tournament. She recently | League pitchers, two b competed in a meet in southern Cali- fornia. GLENN WRIGHT HERO OF TRIPLE UNAIDED ‘The unassisted triple play made its rare appearance in 1925, after the year 1924 had gone into the records without one in the major leagues. Glenn Wright, of the champlon Pijtsburgh Pirates, was the hero of this baseball aovelty. It happened on May 7 in a game with the Cardinals and did not show gain this year. The rarity of Wright's feat may be gathered from he fact that there were only seven three-ply killings {n the mafjors ‘n 1825—six in the National and one in he American—and Wright's unassist- ed play was one of the seven. ‘Wright turned the trick in the ninth ‘nning. With Cooney on second and Hornsby on first, Bottomley lined to Wright. He touched second, retiring “ooney, who had started for third, and hen he touched out Hornsby, who had Aashed for the keystone sack. ‘The Phillies and the Cubs each made wo triple plays. In neither case did he same player appear both times. The Robins were the victims of a triple play on three occasions. Pitts- burgh, St. Louls and Boston were the sther victims in the National League. “he New York Glants executed one, 1 lengthy affair, in which the ball assed from Jackson to Gowdy to Groh o0 Jackson to Kelly and finally to Ferry for the third put-out.= ‘The Sewell brothers, Luke and Joe, and Spurgeon turned in the only triple play in the American League, the Ath- letics being the victims The triple play records follow: National League. 1—Schultz, Henline and Fon seca (Philadelphia) vs. Bos ton. T—Wright, unhssisted burg), vs. St. Louls. iberg and Maranville (Chi- cago) vs. Brooklyn. June12—Jackson, Gowdy, Groh, on, Kelly ana Terry k) vs. Pittsburgh. Sund and Hawks vs. Brook- May (Pitts- June 29—Carlson, (Philadelphia) Iyn Adams, Staley, Grimm and Hartnett (Chicago) vs. Brooklyn. American League. Spurgeon, L. Sewell and J. Sewell (Cleveland) vs. Philadelphia. SPORTING ARENA SMALL. The amphitheater of the National Sporting Club in London, where many of the most historic boXing contests on record have been decided, seats fewer than 1,000 spectators. MONEY FOR HIS VENTURES Has Nest Egg Income, But Movies and Hotel Are Not Yet Gold Mines—Experts W.. They’ll H ier Where old Fight. BY SPARROW McGANN. EW YORK, October 10.—Out latest development in the lo; N one fact is clear—Dcmpsey i in the ring. of all the puzzlement concerning the ng-standing Wills-Dempsey situation s sincere in his desire to meet Wills It is not that Dempsey is in a better mood concerning Wills, or has any overhelming hankering to -undergo the rigorous 12 months that he has allotted himself in w all. The plain copper- This is not to finances that he never will be that. he stowed away some years ago in »f which cannot be touched, his in ‘ust now. Needs the Money. His movie interests have not vet turned into gold mines—far from it— nd his principal asset, the big apart- nent hotel in Los Angeles which he wns, 1s something of a problem. In ‘rder to pay it has to be three-quar- ers filled with guests. Such a condi ion has not existed in the last vear. Tack has been talking of adding -estaurant to buck it up. It will cost money to do this. Tt is 1lso costing money to carry an estab- ishment that is not paving. What is he answer? Why, another fight. No e on the inside doubts that Jack is eager for a big-money bout. One reason for his break with Kearns was the dapper manager's slump last year as a provider of in- come. First he had an accident and broke his leg. Then he got into a blackmail suit. Later he fell down stairs and hurt his leg again. Finally all that Kearns got for his fighter was a short $10,000-a-week theatrical en gagement. # This, coupled with the fact that Mrs. Dempsey did not like Kearns; and that dislike was recipro- cated by the manager, brought about the exisitng break in relations be- tween the two men. Some persons think Jack would be better off right now if he had had an adviser as shrewd and knowing as h to pre Kearns, a man who could guide him | through the jungle of matchmaking into which he has entered. Ile has never had any faith that New York could hold this mixed bout since the time when the New York Boxing Com- mission ordered him to sign to meet VANCE IS EASILY LEADING PITCHER ON STRIKEOUTS AZZY VANCE of Brooklyn, st D of the Robins’ pitching staff finishe strikeout feats for a single game Vance was also in a class by himseli. | The strikeout feature of the year was recorded by Dazzy on Ju gainst_the St. Louis Cardinals. ned 17 of the oppos tion 9 innings—making a new record for strikeouts in an eftra-inning | in a game at home affair, and Dazzy fa game, There was no other game near to| this in strike-out brilliancy. Ten | strikeouts game were made on sixX | occasions. All were n e by National , Vance, two | by Adolfo Luque, of the' Reds, and one each by Flint Rhem of St. Louis, and John Blake of Chicago. The National League had games in which nine men were re- tired on strikes by one pitcher, and i | three of these Vance was the pitcher. | In seven games Vance retired eight men on stri and in three games he fanned seven. His performances NATIONAL LEAGUE. SEVEN. dows (Pittsburgh) vs. Chicago. rrison (Pittsburgh) va. Boston. e 1Cin » (Bllyn) vs : Bilin) ve. S, Chicago. ¥ ve. St. Louis ‘e, Cincinnatt. four | Pittehurgh. v Fork 3 July 1 ‘Auve. Oct. G6—Dean (New S—Greentield (N. ¥ S—Blake (Chicago) EIGHT. Apr. 14—VYance (Bkln) ve, Phila. Apr. 19—Lugue (Cincinnati) ve: Pittsburgh. Apr. 19—Dicl n (&t Louis) vs. Chigo. ‘Ml LV!:‘:“ York) }‘; ‘Ph(ll. i—Vance (Bklyn) va. Boston. 4+—Meadows (Pittsburgh) vs Phila, %) v, Chicago. 1—Jones (Chicago) ve. Phila. — (Cincinnati) vs. Chicago. York. NINE. —Vance (Bklyn) vs Chicaso, —Aldridge_(Pittsburgh) vs. Phila. »—Vance (Blklyn) ve Boston, ve Phila. ve. New York. . Chicago. e (C 1 1R—Blake (Chicago) vs. Phila. 28—Lugue (Cincinnati) 'vs. Phila. *Ten innings. SEVENTEEN. July 20—Vance (Bklyn) ve. St. Louts.® Ten innings (flfteen in nine innings *You ean’t beat them for a real smoke. ‘Take it from me I've ‘tried ’em all and 1 know. Packed with choice tobaccos from tip to tip—that’s why. Just try one and see!” Try an z Admiration Cigar Today 2 for 25¢ 3 for S50c MIRATION pati) ve. Phila | May | 10c and 15c! rikeout king of 1924, casily held the heights in 1925 against the assaults of his major league rivals. With a total of 221, 41 behind his record of a year ago, the ace d the season far in front. And 20 This was a 10-i on—15 of them in the regula- in the box place the older circuit ahead of the American League strike-out feats. The best in the American League are two games In which there were nine strike-outs by one pitcher. Lefty Groves of the Athletics and Alec Fe: guson of the Nationals, turned the trick. Walter Johnson of the Na | tionals did not shine in this spec this vear as he has.in the past. His best performance was eight, against the Tygers on June 11. The leading strike-out performances in both leagues follow: AMERICAN LEAGUE. SEVEN. May 17—Faber (Chicago) vs. Phila May 23 Hoyt New York) v Cleveland p. 28—Shawkey ‘w York) vs. Boston. June 16—Johnson (Wash.) St. Lows. June 17—Faber (Chi ago] ve. Boston June 25—Leonard ( toit) vs. St. Louis. June 30—Johnson (Wash.) vs. P’hila. New York) ve. Bostop. (Boston) va. St. Louie. (Wash.) ve. St. Louis. EIGHT. April 20—Jones (New York) vs. Boston. May 26—Leonard (Detroit) ve. Chicago. June 11—Johneon (Wash.) Deroit. June 12—Shaute (Cleveland) ve New York. June 22—Bush (St. Louis) va. Phila Sept.” 7—Ehmke (Hoston) va. New York. Sept. 12—Walberg (Phila.) vs. New York. NINE. May 30—Groves (Phila.) vs. New York. Aur. 28— Herguson (Wash.) ve. Chicago. mke Sept. 26—Thomas Pennsylvania has more trapshoot- ing clubs than any other State. eted fact is that Jack is in ueed of mon ay Dempsey is broke. <o pare for the big combat. No, not at 2 has he handled his But, aside from the nest egg income the form of an annuity, the principal vestments arc not in the best shape So the negro, and then when Dempsey complied he was informed by William Muldoon that the bout would not be permitted. 1t is the only fight in sight in whicix the champion sees any chance of real money, and since he needs rea money, he grabbed at the opporte c apparent opportunity, Fitzsimmons placed within his resc) There are many who believe thas this fight will not come off and that | as a matter of fact, it could he held in only two places on this continent- Tia Juana, Mexico, or up in-Canad: Floyd Fitzsimmons may have struck a gold mine in the way of backing in Indiana. If so, it was more than b had when he was last in New York carrying paper with Dempsey’s signe- ture. He did not then have a hun dred doilars’ worth of backing. Ask Who Wills Beat. Sporting men in California close 10 the writer advise him that there kick in the Golden State ove an opponent for Dempses. saw Sam Langford knock Harrs out fn 1916, and four years 1w him belabor Willie Meehan and a lumberman named Anderson in unsuccessful_efforts to knock them out while the crowd jeered. Luis Firpo stayed the route with him. S rtley Madden. Who, ask ha Coast critics, has he ever licked pempsey himself _believ his heart he can stow Wills aw rounds, and many string along with {him in this_hunch. At any rate | there is no doubt he really wants battle now, and that the coming 1 { months will see him rrying to induce | promoters to offer money for tryout | bouts against any heavyweights who {can be lured into the ring, Tunney | excepted. Dempsey wants to save Tunney fo! another big-money fight after Wilis out of the way. — QUAHTER-MILEH NAMED CAPTAIN AT COLUMBIA NEW YORK. October 10.—Josep pbell of New York has been elec ptain of the Columbia track tean: son of 1926. The new leader has had two vears | of varsity experience us a quarter anc half miler. His best performance was when he broke the Colum record by covering the in a dual meet witlh also took fifth place in the t the outdoor intercollegiates. * OLD SPORT REVIVED IN SOUTH CAROLINA Reviving an old Southern sport *h had fallen into disuse for nearl: ars, the people of Cameron, a i’ ! tle South Carolinz town, have reinsti- tuted the annual custom of holding tilting tournaments, | Harking back to the days of chiv e sport of tilting now consists jes of charges by horsemen N course il attempts to securs on their wooden lances small rings uspended above the track. Following the tournament, the most { colorful event of the day is the coro- nation of the queen at the town audi torium, where, surrounded by her tendants, the reigning lady of the tournament is enthroned. Knight, ges and heralds n full rega bute to the pic- ue ceremony. Plans for the it is said. Originating probably in the “quin sport of old France, in whi five, instead of three, rings were used the Southern ort of tilting i | thought to have been introduced into this counury by early settlers of | French origin No Long Waits Here We can tailor a suit or overcoat for you in three days if necessary. Our regular schedule is only about one week. And Speed is never gained through any slighting of workma nship; but due to the fact that all our work is done in our own shops. SUITS and O’COATS Made to Measare 435 to ‘50 Quality, Workmanship and Fit Guaranteed Jos. A. Wilner & Co. CUSTOM Cor 8th and G TAILORS Sts Northwest