Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1925, Page 43

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY DECEMBER 1 1925 Champs Lead in Activities on Paths : Firpo Would Meet Dempsey in Ring Again OFFICIAL FIGURES PROVE SPEED BIG AID TO NATS Griffs Land Ten Men in Hitters—Goslin Tops Fi With 19, and S BY DENMAN Sperte Editor, HAT i < <econd straight penn of the show t official hatting records publication today They the b with 1siness of base stealing Wh letes caught mg game In ¢ the whao B to a greater ite Sox were t W steal extent the honors i & the Griffmen fini Athletics set by second ~ pack by a wide margain. It is in than any and were barely runs scored, a_department in which the | Detroft Charmed Circle of .300| eld in Swatting Triples, } tan Harris Leads in Sacrificing. ‘ THOMPSON, The Star, <peed afoot plaved an important part in attainment of Wash- ant is apparent from perusal af the American League for 1925, released | he Nationals topped the entire field 134 theits, 5 more than were achieved ith the Nationals in the number of their rivals, hed just 4 points under the mark of nosed out by .the same team Tygers led | 1 runs scored by opponents that the | slendid défensive qualities of the Charfpions are reflected. the 699 regis- tered against them entitling them to the A's in second place ‘he zenerally heavier ear, compared with a season ago. 18 wed by the that the 1925 sta three teams with an av \ 300, while the urex in 1924 were 295, a mark h happens to he the same as that rieved the fourth team this hitting this Ten of Griffs ten men Exceed 300, the charmed Nationals present a greater of 300 < than any other and a notable feature ix that all the catchers are in 1 The individual clubking erown vas earned by Harry Hellman of the ers, who spurted near the end to criake Tris Speaker, veteran pilot the Indians. who appeared but infrequently in the last few weeks of the season. Mack's sensational voungster, Al ®immons, nosed Ty ¢ Wb out of third place, but the dean American Leaguers. in compiling verage of .37%. further hoosted d of exceeding the 300 mark L an even score of consecutive vears \ithough Ruth not only lost the hatting championship he won in 1924 t nome-run honors as well when his highest ranking in this respect, ui(h‘ Yankee teammate. Boh Meusel, | pounded out 33 circult drives. Babe's *5 round trippers entitle him to the leadership in percentage of homers | per xames plaved Rice Earnx Distinction. Another of Ruth's 1924 distinctions, | & that of champlon run getter, was won by Johnny Mostil of the White Sox who with 43 steals also was the best hase thief. In a tie at 26 for second place were Goslin and Rice, and to am alo went high individual hon « among the Nationals for hitting with 350, while Rice also shared with Simmons the distinction of being the only player to participate in every one of his team's games Goslin led in the manufacture of triples with 19, and Marty McManus of the Browns, with 44, achieved the xreatest total of two-base hits, Farl Sheely of the White Sox and Sim mons finishing with one less, while the latter grahbed the real slugging crown with 392 total bases. Although | he achleved a modest .287 in batting Stan Harris earned brackets in one particular attack., his 41 sacrifices putting him at the top of the list of suleides GEHRIG SO GOOD YANKS MAY PUT PIPP ON BLOCK! BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK 1.—No first baseman of the Yankees, Gehrig December at first base as a regula who is local talent, if he have and will this city. hame-r king, the Gehr Last when gs and hicarbonate the un ti g procession. Ruth came back eiehri vea d Many th as and New Yorkers who were for a% he conld deliver home the team winning. soured complately on the infant ause they had wagered pretty heavily that the YVanks wonld come back with another mpionship in 1925, and they took of as well as | the pennant, liness of Ruth, as a personal af or the the S0 when loss he was ont again on the! eld in the latter part of the season the cheers were as much for the wrmer Columbia College first haseman they were for Ruth, and enthu siasm for Gehrig grew constantly be canuse he was improving. He was an awkward and clumsy first baseman when he hegan. He did not know how to play his feet. Ry the way, that was one of the things that Pipp did hest of all, and it now looks as If he has heen crowded out by the hig- newed New Yorker Whether Huggins will keep Pipp or it him out for a trade is something that one or two National League lubs are watching closely. If Plpp's health fs in fine condition again he ill fit mighty well with any of three jonal League clubs that would go fter him in case he were passed out f the American League In his own league the fatrly well fixed. Sisler fs a fixture, are Blue and Neun for Detroit perhaps Sheely will Pipp conld make clubs of St are il Louis and lot of difference in Cleveland if going because that team needs ence on first hase Philadelphia Americans hasemen to burn. and Washing an has more than Judge, hecause the Nationals went after Me(iee, n Wast erner. and lagded him. and everybody that this was a mighty good | have hinks hus Perhaps Brooklyn would pp. Fournier slowing up. sround at like to got unquestionably and doesn’t cover enough first. The Boston Nationals 114 use Pipp. Never mind how good Furrus may be. he ecan't play first hase like Pipp when the latter is fit The trouble with Pipp going to the National- League, however, would he his mental attitude after having heen | With a championship team in New York. That sort of an experience con verts all ball plavers into merchants, | hankers and “busts.” (Copyright WAGNER AND PHILLIPE NOW RUNNING A STORE By the Asso The iated Press of on paths two the themselves hase ball stars diamond won and the Pitts. hurgh Pirates in the early 1900°s have heen together Ch L. ( Phillipe and Honus Wagner, he of the clumsy feet, who appeared to do everythidg wrong but still during his time did it hetter than anv one else, are engaged in the sporting goods business in Pitts. Turgh & I'he presence of the two stars in the store when an old-time fan happens 1o enter is always the oceasion for a fanning bee. Most often the conver \iion relates to the memorable serfes DLetween the and the Boston Red Sox of 1904 The Sox won there who together fame for joined in husiness. rles Deacon™) but during that series | record hung up hy a vet evan who had reached Pittaburgh via he Louisville route. He was 6 feet 1 inch, and every inch a hase hall play er. The record still siands. and it more than likelv will never be aqualed. The pitcher referred to was Phil- lipe. He pitched in five full games during the 1904 classic and was ré-. rned victorious in three of them. led the sum total of the Pirate successes in the series Althongh 33 vears old. Phillipe has not _shrunk in height or popularity nd’is almost as active as ever. was a His vietories s Lacrosse a game which orig nated with the Indians. and was fathered for white men by Dr. Beer of Montreal, is starts with | fes will be asked for Gehrig, | and it is almost certain that he will | © next waivers season. is beginning to vie with Ruth for popular success in 1926 Babe Ruth, me of his life to kecp up with the to the team after his attack of ho had been going so well that he divided the cheers of the crowd with the Bohemian il Inside Golf By Chester Horton, Making the tee hall take a one of golf's accomplishments. Con- trary to the ordinary player's idea of it, it Is not the ball with overspin that carries far, but t h e’ underspun ball. To impart underspin to the tee shot vou the ball slightly helow its cent The hall then will loft fairly well. and the air has the same effect upon it that pressure has the wings o airplane. T driving force sends the ball for- | ward, and the un- derspin on it keeps it up. Those long - carrving alls that appear do so because the The because in the THOWING \HY UNDERSPIN KEEPS| BALL IN AIR i air on an h e \WIND RESISTANCE 'S GREATER BELOW CENTER OF BALL THAN ABOVE, CAUSING 1T TO RISE o hang in the air plaver has imparted underspin underspun tee shot zoes far the longer you keep the ball air the farther it will carry. Abe | Mitchell can outcarry with his ball | hecause he keeps It aloft three sec- onds longer, say, than would he the | case without the underspin—and three | seconds more in the air, through un- | derspin, means 75 vards more on the | fairway for the hall | (Conrright, 195, { KEARNS IS BLOCKING WALKER-MILLIGAN GO in is | § | Biothra | Granowsk) hit |3 > < i Philadelphia . ... Washington St. Louis Cleveiand Chicago New York Boston 54 158 152 YEKS WHO PARTICITA )3 10 SXZ3335 Pl Odom.. New York Fox. 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This has added fo | Kearns' unpopularity. -Dapper Jack | does not mind that, so long as he | rakes in the coin. But now that he | has a Walker instead of a Dempsey | as a trump card he is likely to get pinched before he gets through There plenty of money lving thead for any shrewd manager of a | fighter like Walker, but it is a case | of catching the fish with a hook in- | stead of with a net. The sooner | Kearns grabs this fact the hetter he | will be off financially and other ways. As for Milligan. he looks like a nat- | ural fighter. In hix one showing on this side of the water he was impres ve. He showed remarkable courage under the handicap of a badly gashed eve and waded into the attack half | blinded by blood. | He sure is a good sender, is Tommy. and | | The question now is, can he take it? | it ix said he never has been floored. | let_alone knocked out. This speaks well for him. 1 Milligan stands up and fights. | Walker likes an opponent to do this, | and were the two to meet the battle would be sure to be one of the slug- = of the vear. Will Kearns see the light and be sufficiently moderate in his demands to let the match be made? Maybe. | (Copyright. LEADS BALKLINE EVENT. Roland Clark once more is leading the field in the city championship 18.2 balkline billiard tournament as a re- sult of his 250-t0-119 win over Foutz t night at Lewis & Krauss' parlors. The winner's high run was 31, 1925.) { [ not {one else a until 10:30 that night, out of the house after 9 o'clock. When I reached home my fat Walker azainst Tomms Milligan. who | waiting for me when I got down to breakfast the next morning. asked me where I was the previous played ball in Lehighton. Vell, vou play no more. If Stay in Lehighton,” my father told 1 =ald no more, but the next Satu day noon 1 again sneaked off to highton father was walting for me. He de- | manded to know where I had been and 1T told him Father Changes Mind. “I told you last Sunday that if you ever went to Lehighton again you | could stay there and I didn't want you in this house any more. Now pack up | vour things and get out,” sald my father. He meant it, but my brother interceded for me and began arguing in my brhalf. While my appeal T got a bright thought. Webh Clauss had given me $5 for each game and my expenses. I had saved the $5 from the first game and 1 had the 35| that he handed me for the second | gama. 1 pulled out the two $5 bills and handed them to my father. ““That's what 1 got for playing and that's better than working all week in a mine, isn't it 1 said. My father knew nothing about bas hall, strange as it may know men ever got money for playing ball, and the sudden informa- tion took him off his feet. That any one should pay me or any dollar for playing bail seemed ridiculous to him, but there in his hand lay $10 and he began looking at the matter from a different angle. | He withdrew his objections and even agreed to come to Lehighton and watch me play. Gets a Calldown. I can still remember the first game that my, father saw me play. We hall ‘Wilkes-Barre as our opponents that afternoon, and a tight contest promised. but much base ball dope is upset and the game became a walk- away for ua and it was the first time in my life that I was ever vou do, When 1 arrived, home my | brother was making his | seem. He did | was | rict with us hovs. We had ta he in 1 had not told my father that I agreed Saturday afternoons, and so as soon ¢ folowing Saturday I sneaked off to game and I missed my train, so had n a later onc. 1 did not arrive home | her was alrcady asleep, but he was He afternoon and I explained that I had | you needn’t come back home. me. | My father, not knowing what it was | all about, sat in the grandstand and | pretended an unusual interest in the | proceedings. Webb Clauss, a practical joker, walked over to him abhout the | eighth inning and sald, “Mr. Jen- nings, I don’t know what's the matter with vour bov Hugh today, but he's | not playing his beat. I think he's lay- jmg down on me.” My father told | Clauss, “I'll attend to that fellow. You ilen\b him to me.” i I heard my father'’s shrill whistle. | | Whenever he wanted us he aid not | call, but whistled, and thers was no| | mistaking that particular whistle. 1! walked over to where he was sitting and he said: “What are vou lavin® | Why don't vou play ball?” 1 iooked startled, for I did not know at the time what Clauss had done. I'm playving all right. How ean T| |1ay down?" T tried to explain, “when | | tha score is 8 to 1 in our favor with | only another inning to go?” | down for? Smoothes Things Over. “You're not playin' vour' best an’ | the score isn't any 8 to 1.” An' you zot more to play. I'm goin’ to watch you, and if you don't get in there an'| |try you are through playin’ ball, and | T'll see that you are.” I told Clauss Wbout it and he sald that he would fix it, a0 he went | over and told my father I was doing much better and I was winning the game. After it was over he told him I had won for Lehighton. My father was greatly pleased and wanted to show his appreciation. As I went into the hotel he told me to ask all the | players to step down to the bar and have a drink on him. Rut before I extended the inyitation T-had another bright idea and decided | (Copsright. 1925.) ¥iagatead Todt Schalk, Ch | Marberry. Scot. New Vork. Washin(o l?ll *n. Washin lnn e Wambagansn Bon [ Bous S D R Cole | semi.-final i to open April to work: it out. l g Spurgeon, Cleveland W ‘New York. |l kN ity Philadeiptia uraton. = MeNeely, Washingtor Errell M 5 <7 Har, E, Johnaon, Riskop. P i iy AT Detroit Datroit Detrort rodt, Boston . . Yeelch: Philadeipihia ago . Leibold, Washington viot? nitadeipia amotte, & Arbar Lot Adums, Washington Syatt Cieverim Roberisan. St Touis Neun Detroit iooper. Chicagn = Binchoff, Chicago-Bosion Roaenthal, Bonton Washingf Vashingtor Liouin ‘Boston Kamm Bennett, Baealer. Hanay W L EREREREEE R R CRRIERR Picinich, * Bush, £t Boston Louis anally, Creveiana Louis G T L L LR PR Boston Cleveland Philadeinhia ¥ Detroit o1 Philadeibhia B Eichrodt. Cleve Now Y Williams Baston Tetront Clevelana St Taouis Hoston aon, Chieago Littzke, Cleveland Whitehill_ Tetrait Rufiing. Roston .. rexe. Washington 5, Toston® - Cale " Detral leveiand Taikenahin. Chicag | Kornig. "New Fore R Hurris. Philageiphia Woodall - Detrott New York York Detront Borton e hiladelphia Eot Leanard Grav. Philadelph Zachary. Washington Danforth F. Davie Shoel St Louis Stod New York Boston New York Cleveland Philadelphia Cieveland-Chicago Chicago Sperce Walber Edwards Crengros Ehmkr Kusnell Zahnis Shawk R Grov W Coveleskl. Faber Fergnn Quinn, H_ Johnson | Giard." St B GLLT EER PR Kl Washington ficago Boaton-N. V.-Wash Philadeiphia ow York Towis When Joe Downey, middieweight champion of the Unitad States Navv, faces Tex Stovall tomorrow night in the eight.round main attraction of the Aloysius Cluh smoker he will he hacked by a crowd of rooters from the Seaman Gunners’ School and Rellevue magazine, where he was sta- tioned while on duty here. The saflors are anxious tn get a glimpse of the Navy's new title holder, wha is scheduled later on for matehes with Sammy Baker in Jersey ity | and Joe Bashara in Norfolk. Willie Morrison of Fort Myer and Lew Me Carthy of Raltimore are listed for the of six rounds. In addition 1o the baxing card « 32 rounds, the Alovsius Cluh will pre sent several musical numbers, includ- ing selections by the Aloy Puartet and the Fort Mver Cavalry Band. The lat ter arganization was procured througzh the courtesy of Lieut. James Patter- son. BOWL RECORD GAME IN DISTRICT LEAGUE By rolling a game of 663 while de- | feating the King Pin five last night, | Convention Hall howlers set a new ree. ord for the District league and came within five pins of the city mark of | Gfifi_qfip! by the Waverly five on April | 2, 1924, | In order to reach this new high mark in their league's history, mem bers made the following scores: Mor- | Ran. 146: Nolan. 126: Mulroe, 122; Mil. | ler. 138, and Roxenberg, 131 Rosenberg also set a new individual mark for the circuit during the course of the evening’s bowling. With games of 135, 142 and 131. he registered a set total of 408, breaking the record of 399 recently made hy George Friend. TEARNEY STAYS HEAD OF WESTERN LEAGUE | By the Associated Press, KANSAS CITY. December 1.—A. R. arney has withdrawn his resigna. | tion and will continue as president of | the Western League for two more vears. The action was taken at a meeting of league directors here. | Tearney's resignation was submitted September 19, after several club own- ers had charged that the president was not_devoting enough time to league affairs The resignation had heen discussed | at three meetings of the league direc- | tors, but no actlon had been taken. | Tearney’s contract calls for two years® more service. A committee was chosen to draft | a schedule of 168 games. the season | 14, with the Northern league plaving in Tul- City, Wichita and St. citi of the sa, Oklahoma Joseph. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT BUFFALO.—Tiger Flowers, Atlanta negro middle-weight, won a decision over Renny Ross, Buffalo. (Six rounds.) SALT LAKE CITY.—Johnny O'Brien, Boston, knocked out Pat Gilbert, Salt Lake, in the third round of their six- round bout. CINCINNAT].—Frankie Welsh, Chi- cago welterweight, beat Joe Ander- son. (Ten rounds.) MEMPHIS.—Jimmy Cox, Memphis welterweight, won a technical knock- out over Young Dillon of Louisville, seven rounds. Louis Andrews, Mem: Dphis featherwelght, gained a_decision over Cotton Nelson of Nashville, eight rounds, i . The game. of soccer s now played in more than 80 different countries, ‘LUIS IS NOT CONVINCED CHAMP IS BETTER MAN Argentine Heavyweight Plans to Return to United States and Re-enter Pugilistic Arena—Jack Willing to Give Wild Bull Scrap. 200 1y tha Associated Pres AIRES, weight champion, ne St =353 NOS December 1.1 F the Argen return to the g irpo o is ahout to stage a States, United States 1% 3 in the United a3y o back to the and re-enter the boxing game ready adversary who may present himself until T have once more_clinched Firpa Many t in New York, better man than HOREMANS GAINS BIG MARGIN ON SCHAEFER | wut with Jack Dempsey.” said he was beaten by Dempser at said he is mot convinced the Polo Gronnds, that Dempsey is a as “The Wild Bull of the Pampas.” | a8 Firpo is known here, has utilized much of his time in selling American automobiles and accessories. Just now he is engaged in portraving the hero in a motion picture which is be ing filmed in Buenos Aires. His husi neas activities have kept him so bus: that he has rejected all offers to fight, notwithstznding tempting purses He intends to leave Argentina next March. e will go first to London and take on = He then will gn to C: visiting the Uni States, CHICAGO Horemans young Jak 182 balkline Gpoint o <ult of 1 ated Press December 1.-—Kdouard elzian challenger of aefer. world champion plaver. has he titlist as of 500 in the night artist dic b an first 1 h last comers. before wze on ada m Los Angeles i< that o give Firpo an Los Angeles the «aid the fight he The champion added that he Ay to mest Firpo or any other opponent, as he felt that perhaps the public desired him 1c fight A match 1 Los Angele for ten rounds with twelve rounds with ut a decist Word fry Dempsey other hat: though Tacl Schaeter block of eight in high run of 236 in the 1,103 in the firs playing ran nings, w ffth and trips to th a out n Harry Wills Sohnereirs Hest age of 4 They was 146 for an aver- store of the s LASKER AND MARSHALL DRAW IN CHESS EVENT MOSCOW, December 1 (P).—Three | Russians imirsky. 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