Evening Star Newspaper, January 21, 1926, Page 39

SPORTS. COSTLY MISPLAY CAUSED HUGGINS TO “FIRE” ROGER National Benching, Sent From Yanks After Making Error That Gave Giants Series. BY lannary JOHN B. FOSTER. EW 21 YORK Roger Peck of 1020, It consequence since had heen understood that Rucky despite his sorry showing Clark Griffith, says Peck is Harris intended to start Roger at again in the last world series racked in 1921 P Giants n th Ya Huggins Rucky’s hoss, Myer. for the one run which decided in favor the all-New York series that year. It He allowed an easy grounder hit by legs. Peck was popular and little was plavers, although, as it so happened, it but now to he side In the happened George Buddy wsible favor of eck was v the final game of the very first inning [N ahe cost the ¢ misplay th ks the series Peck chase it. He panned right furious with because he did not he had missed Some erities the he ed Rk Now enters an wnalyst who that Peck was 30 gumes behind leader in “games plaved” in 1925 behind the leader in times at ha behind the leader in runs scored behind the leader in number of hits 2 hehind the leader in toial 3 hehind the leader in two-haggers 15 hehind in three-baggers, 29 hehind in home runs, 19 behind in hits and 30 behind the leader hases In batting percentage Lebind the leader. 14 leader in runs batted in, 41 behind in getiing bases on balls, 18 points be. hind the leader in fielding, 99 behind in putouts. 184 hehind in assists and % hehind the leader in double plays. Not to knock # man_when he is down—or on his way—Wut this ana Ivst wants to know on what standard the committee of eminent choosers selected I'eck (Copyright says the 36 [ the hall a let Peck Huggins, It hall not ou have | Peck play play machine Harris Appreciatio but latter was 5 < one o seven sins of o g0 the ball, even bases Wishin ball second ch Knocks nd ed admirable « 1t and and Husg Maore n for Peck was 49 zins for hehind the Then Peck plaver Te near the close of last se; val American eed with iends o e, Some disa particnlarly f the Athletics, hut never was chosel After that flop in the world errors and he selection Simmons theless of ne I'eck made his aw ith eight was responsihle | ROUNDING THIRD By Hugh A. Jennings series again CHAPTER LXIV. 1. Cornelius UDGED by h Mack Mack his Philad s Tecore McGillicuddy, known in base ball as Connie t record in the American lecague as a man- ved as astute, shrewd. cunning and intelli- For several vears he had splen- Athletics, and in a cloped one of the greatest fielding ability d by the did with few seasons he sat infields of His pitching staff con- atop the hase ball world time. cansidering hirti ahle w Connie. der Ahe Sitchers proved e thin and that can be is in cities. 1 vith machine 1914, when his of its . At the same time Comiskey s a great first baseman, and it is said he was the first man who eve plaved deep amd made his pitche: cover first and take the throw from him. This stvle is used bv all hall clubs now on balls hit to deep first territory. catisfaction of all w consistent as bhad consistent had Tike team he could out to his had tired of winner ser in cert but_in e height Philadelpt Athlet A team precision At is was fory base ng the hi. 1 hortstop, Who Is Reported to Be Slated for| inpaugh is hack in the lime- | which he has accnpied in more different ways than any plaver | THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, D. €., THURSDAY JANUARY | PAN-AMERICAN RING EVENT SET FOR MAY Br the Associated Press RUENOS AIRES, January 21 Preparations for the second pan- American amateur boxing champion ships to he held here In May are going forward under the direction of the South American Boxing Confed- eration. South w0 enter a team of 16 boxers, two in each of | the efght clasces, for competition | ARainet teams from the United States and Canada. Negotiations for the North Ameri can representation now are in the hands of the confederation's repre- sentative in York, Spruflle Rraden The first Pan-American ships, an outgrowth of ! veloped at the 1924 Olymples, were held last year at Boston. The United States captured four titles, Canada three and Uruguay one. Tentative agreement has heen reached for sending eight boxers from the United States and four from Can- ada to Ruenos Aires in May. CUBS TO PLAY MANY America plans champion plans de- EXHIBITION GAMES CHICAGO, ident William Cubs has arrived Coast and announced exhibition dates March 26, nd 29 (morn- ing game) at San Francisco. March 25 at Oakland and oon game at San Francisco 29 The are scheduled reach the trafning camp on Catalina Island February 14 and the first exhibition games will be plaved nagainst the Losx Angeles club fu Los Angeles March 5. 6 and Several other the Coast, will leave on April Kansas City to play the association club there on April & 9, 10 and 11 before going to Cincinnati to open the season on April 14 EAST POTOMAC LINKS | CLOSED FOR FEW DAYS January 21 (@).—F Veeck of the Chicago from the Pacific the following = after- March afte res will be plaved which the club stopping off at m Potomac Park vesterdav and not heen shut the Winter. but will renpen as soon as the ground hecomes hardened. The course will close for repairs on January 31 and will reopen again on March officials in charge explained Althou g0l co ix closed down h the rse was closed today, it has st went to East Potomae vesterday were advised the course had been closed for a few days because of wet ground conditions ST. PAUL, Al Niehaus, sold by the St Atlanta of Minn first I the 1) has heen Association Club ithern Asso Januars 1semar ul monotor had not been Athletics drew nd the club’s share in series of 1914, the owners lost money that o f they barely that after the ided to dis sin buildinz was becoming s lently. If it is that th he thin o them the world would h Asam world hand er of fact broke HILE more or series « tt combination. In this I think justified. He had a great that losingproposition His having won money Mack he ball 1z public vision of contests. Ferrall comes formal competition for the where he may home pennant contracts plavers a could wanted more than to pay but every once in have a sporting ave A necessary io legitimatelx Tire of Winn The cond adelphia also exisied in Roston gt tired of winning teams in Roston and the winners lost onagze. In New York it is different. If the team does not happen be up i New York. it fails to draw. They have to have a te New York The more the more fans will the temm play When Mack decide rebuild, he did not know was ahead of him He faced 10 lonz and lean seasons in which his team was never higher than seventh. Not until 1924 did the \thletics bes e tendency to climb. Build nant winners is L long and undertaking Connie can te world, and if any doubts has o record to Affor The s evil = advert r howler is ng Teams, v views it the game and keep in duckpinning at Rut the Azzie manazer allex owners should cater cially to the fellows who hit averages ranging from 90 to 97. are some of Ferrall's views “There s an old proverh effect that one should never £ift horse in the mouth it in poor taste for a howler to question the methods used by alley managers in staging their ous prize contesis. But the th presents itself that some 90 per cent of the active howlers of thix eity average less, and that logically this zroup should be given first con sideration in prize contesis these fellows dout equivalent matching lightweight champion with Dempsev. The little chap might ac complish something. but the odds aguinst him would be tremendous. “Let me Allusty During recent Christmas holidays staged a team contest, the scores be aided by handicaps picked from Christmas tree. These numbers rang ed from 1 1o 200, That sounds fal enough at first, but, when con sider the matter. just what chance do you think the average team howling around 485 had to heat nut a Distriet league competitor, even with a heavy handicap? In the tournament, for the District League entrant. Is It really necessary to sav who won first prize? Now announcement is made contest open to high men only varfous teams that use certain alleys Fizure for vourself what chance the high men on teams of the Knights of Pythiax, Agriculture Interbureau or imilar leagues will have in competi tion with leaders of some hig teams of the District League.’ as rall He is needed to ihlic high insiste Phil They jon. that existed interest pitch that a e espe for Here winr the come m team ant in to to the look a perhaps see is a all vari ght to st h a4 he ' ssing with stars the k prove ,. sy to Rill manager Auced resigned besi pro- of the Stahl int mis- arrigan think him them all. He gerial abil- with his pitehers and knowl- an abil and the last made him a ster- had wonderful Lewis, Tris Speak- do not he- 1 trio that excel- zan & o cha Jake His ap tile enthusiasm as manager the wised 1 to ned The joh pable howed hrewdne sdge of able man von i his man properly h dr of them a contender e title was an in Duffy Harry Hooper he game ever surpassed them Jence Miller Huggir cized and few 1 nusnal manazer hat do not believ The fact has made no man has est xifted with as man antfield 1 fielding of a on the has heen much gard him as an There are many him a good man- remains that Hug- an excellent rvecord d make the record ablished without being some talent. Huggins f the St. Louis zer sins Ferrall suggests that for bowlers be grouped -ding to ability on such con- in classes the dfives. John a while likes to get into a chance at an alley | for me | | | big | the owner tlonals. did well with poor mater In New York he was able to gather better materinl and he carried team to the top. You cannot batter than that. He brought the flag to the American lLeazue zrounds on Manhattan Island, and he followed this feat with two more in successlon. The next year he fin- ished xecond In a close race. He won two world titles. Ie is of a retir- fng disposition. a sort of recluse. Who Concerning this he savs: “Apparently ndardized classification should be worked out for and tournaments to be in howlers generally. old assoclati A 105 or bette; those 97 to inclusive, and ¢ for owlers, der, these figures to Qiply doubles and teams. Or ‘scrateh’ figure of 112, say might be fixed and all howlers under st his a all contests by I like the o bowlers, averaging classes B for 104, or u to singles, system | ev articipated | Wlth the Bowlers admitting that tournaments for high-class bowlers only are \. Ferrall, manager of the Agri- iture Interbureau League, is of the opinion that alley mana- sers onght not to overiook the ordinary run of duckpinners when arrang- o bat with a strong plea for the pro- icllow who docs most of his howling little tournament a prize the necessity for “getting the wond n order to huild # respectihle average Two howlers participating in 42 games each have recistered exactly the same number of marks. 18 strikes and 68 spares. Yet one man's average is 104 and the other man's slightly less than on marks figure in this but it Is safe to say that the greater part of the difference i due to the ability of the first man to ‘zet the wood." A pin thrown away here and there plavs havoe with sex son averages Counts E s unpleasantly npers team in a sonic Association match. The lea leaders were knocked for a loop in all three games by Gompers that car ried a handicap of 13 pins a game info the contest. The scores were 551 and 530 to and 540, Arthur Urban rolled & et of 381 for La Fay ette. but his teammates were unable to glve him much help, La Fayette prised by the ¢ sur Ma e History of Bush Leagues B. Golf Strategies That Won Some Important Struggles HOW HAGEN USED STRATEGY AGAINST DIEGEL 39™ (320) FAIRWAY [r DIEGEL — HA o g Tee 5 g ey LENGTH OF HOLE - 410 YARDS ERHAPS the boldest bit of strategy ever staged in a championship P golf match was that pulled off by Walter Hagen in the third round of the Professional Golfers’ Association tournament at Olympia Ficlds, Chicago, during a life-and-death struggle with Leo Diegel This strategy, incidentally, combined the very highest elements of sportsmanship. Only the supreme wit and audacity of a Hagen could have conceived it. The terrific struggle which Walter | and he sank his ball unerringly. Then passed through before he succeeded | without moment’s hesitation, he in reestablishing his right to the stooped. picked up Deigel's bail and crown he had won fn 1924 is so recent handed 1t to his opponent that its outward detalls probably are “I'll give vou that Leo," he | to the thirty | {and | fore him John B. Foster- CHAPTER Roston and Brooklvn. When Decatur. 26 United States, hox score and all Before then there had heen a game of 25 innings at Devils Lake. N. Dak.. 0:0, in 1891. This was before there was a Natlonal Association, but it is long hefore the National League equaled it with a battle hetween sociation makes fts base ball that shall league base ball. It i the National its solid@ guarantee, t | big stand down in New Orleans, proudly boasts that he the largest plaving fleld in the world At Birmingham they have a con- crete stand and a dinmond that is like the “big league folks'” diamonds in ery way, tiptop place where owds may congregate in safety to base ball Atlanta has headway be attractive toward has led to the a4 new fixture for base all, and so have most of the smaller citfes that are in the Atlantic Coast section and tributary to Atlanta At Louisville the owners of the club have built a concrete stand which is Three Fye League holds the record for plaving the longest of all minor league games—26 innings inning game at Bloomington in 1909, the news of it traveled all over the Men marveled at the achievement. fof such players that the National As-| asocavion, win | NEXT, SAYS DEMPSEY where | 51 By the Assoc | I reports that atlil fresh in the minds of golf en-| xaid thusiasts. Al Watrous carried him | The inth green in the first| \When Walter holed his Brady was not jumped Instantaneous speeulation the second round, |as to whether Diegal might not then which Hagen won, 7 and . But and there he heaten. Sinking a side only won from Diegel on the fort hill putt. even if it is oniy 30 inches green in the third round. while | long. to tie a match so bitterly fought Cooper pushed him hard in the semi- 1= a formidable task. Many a similar finale, losing 3 and 1. It was not until ona has heen missed the final, fn which the champion beat | On ali sides wers hes Rill Milhorn, & and that he had | tions of admiration things pretty much his own way That's real sportsmanship Oh, well. it was a lttle putt.” Hagen. “leo would have made it Diegel Pald Tribute. In the clubhouse later Diegel him self paid tribute to the champion ‘Hage.' " he mald. “that certainly was a sporty thing of you to do.’ And, make no mistake. conceding that putt was real sportsmanship, en tirely typlcal of Hagen. one the greatest competitive golfers all time Rut sage veved in surprise all 1t had gallery gasped round. Mike troublesome in S0 to a4 exclama said Inside Detalls Given. h But if the enthusiasts know these facts, few, i anv of them. have heard of the inside details of Hagen's victory over Diegel Here was the situation confronting Hagen ax the final stages of his match with Leo developed At the end of the mo was 5 down He reached noon round 3 With h remal played. Diegel still was 3 up Hagen won the next hole one after that was halved to he plaved to wqu I knew ning round he the turn wn of the after of four ng to be more than that it was a mes Diegel from Hagen. It con 1o once more the fact his great rival's indomitahle courage I wanted to impress Diegel with the idex | wasn't worried,” Walter ex plained to a close associate Whether he succeeded impartial ohserver must conclude for himself. Hagzen. Arat to drive off from the fortieth tee, smashed a ter rific shot stralght down the center Diegel topped his drive and was not much more than even with Walter on hir second Walter won the hole. 4 and &, and the match, paving the way to another championship «Copsright. byt the Two holes and he had to win hath the match’ i T coonid ever side Tea, T'd have a fine win Walter, “hut seemad possihle ’ A hirdie on the thirty-fifth hole put Hagen only 1 down. and Diegel, feeling the effects of holding to a steadily de creasing margin. justifiably slpped a bit on the thirty-sixth. lost the hole, 4 and 5. and fonnd himself in the posi tion of having to start all over again in his attempt to eliminate the re. doubtable Walter Halved Next Tw The thirt aln hance this hardly & to not the e “HANDS OF F” v-seventh and thirty-eighth Lo nd thirty was on the hole that Hagen pulled his great strat- | ex This strategy, which did not fnvolve the single swing of a club, consisted | of a hit of psvchology which not a | person in the gallery suspected The third hole of the No. 2 course | at Olvmpia F on which Hagen and Dlegel were playing, Is something over 400 vards in length about 410 The play calls for a drive and No. 3 iron or good stiff mashis shot to the green, which has bunkers at the front and hoth sides, with corner entrances The green slopes upward toward the rear. with the slope rather sharply accentuated hevond the eup Now it i a proof of Hagen's mental greainess that he conceived his strategy on the spur of the moment At a time when there appeared not the slightest opportunity tactical maneuvering After the second shots a halved hole appeared very likely, although the advantage, if any, lav with Diegal Hagen's iron &hot had left him just off the edge of the green near the front right corner, where the ground falls awav to a lower level. Diegel's had placed his ball hole high on the left side of the green Ran Ball to Side. Walter ran his ball to the rizht side of the cup and 4 feet away him a side-hill play for his par 4 Diegel putted, but 21y or 3 feet short, also with a side-hfll play be. BY JOHN 21.—Ma serious to the N said Race majors abandon the practice of takin ball chow Tohr McGraw of unless they have defi and all. A college man. <chool hefare he fnishes b to make good at once in hase ball quires nerves. 2 peevish disposition a | eral and against base ball in partict Rob Quinn. head of the Americans. saye he tells coll stick 1o thefr hooks and professional hase hall they have finished their colleges. He doesn't think college men who are lifted from the campus—and the cabarets—before thev have had their fling at heing senlors ever get far with higher base ball EW YORK, Jar consideratior uary to have made of the de ey up according te Gian made the pre for Roston eze men farzet How Huggins Figu Miller uggins of the Y he doesn’t give a whoop for lege players who may join before they have finished school. \Men who aren’t ready to give 1 thelr thought to the game are hetter off out of it, he thinks. Lack of devoted at tention the minor details of | game, according to Hug. is one of the things that has hurt Babe Ruth “If he couldn’t refrain from trying tn take the summa cum lande hot dog mplonship of the world, and fell what would happen to a young experienced hall plaver who nad kind of degrea upon his Hug wants to know. Eddie Colling, a college self. never would pluck a vouth of college against his will, hut he can see no hurt in a eollege man plaving hase hall if he is inclined that way and will pay attentfon to the game. George Sisler is a college man. and he can't see any harm in a college man playing ball—hut he can’t see any college men who can play hall George is trying a fresh experiment with Nevers of Stanford. whom he has signed to the Browns for next sea- son The only college player with whom Pittsburgh ever had anv luck was Max Carey. Barney Drevfuss admits he has listened to the college siren with regard to other plavers. but he has had to let most of them go. and isn’t especially keen about more. leaving any col his team It was at this moment that Hagen's strategy was born. He was first to play. Hix fameus putter did not desert him mind XXXIV man_him and that contest wac played 111.. and Bloomington, I1L. played that and the outfielders have hut to reach out and pick fruit from the branches | and fiy hits from the air. WILL FIGHT TUNNEY ted Press. MIAMI, Fla., January 21.—Despite he had received an offer of half a million dollars to fight Harry Wills, heavyweight contender, Jack Detmpsey, world heavyweight champion. believes his next adversary will be Gene Tunney The Miami Herald said today the champion yesterday received the Wills offer from Paddy Mulling, manager of Where Real Trouble Lies. The real trouble In connection with the quesiion of influencing college ball players has little to do with tak ing them after they are through with college. The trouble has been, and still is, that college men are signed to professional base ball agreements while they still are in college. When college men sign such agreements they get a case of divided attention- about 40 per cent of their thought he- negro “black who offered t the | hiring | DIRECTORS LEADING INTERSTATE QUINTS Directors and Fngineers are waging | A warm fight for the lead in the In. | terstate Commerce Commission Duck. | pin League. The former with 30 wins | and 12 losses now hold first place by two Lewis of the leading quint has in the 42 games ave 109.34 to head in that respect. He also spare making with 96 nance is the leading 18, League 1o an| the eircuit | leads in Tepper of Fi rike maker with | statistics follow: TEAM RECORDS W. L. Directros Engineers | Finance | Informal | Tram- Correspondanes Doclats Supnlies INDIVIDUAL RECORDS DIRECTORS HG 141 136 120 128 Hs Lewis 281 Bodkin Randrirk Rice | Brooks | 3 | Potter Howland 23 ; Shay | | Mark Strohm Baker Rell M Law FHanhak Norman & INFORMAL Dramondson Rupert McDanial Oxmand MeNarnes Friedman 42333 CASES 130 a3 i8 Baclise Capenhater Barisl we'at weiler Kline Revn Douglas Mavnard Kahat Rogers 0 3 a8 a3 1 3 15 Marhis Rrennan Tevell Panison Kel Pa Aletin Sehle Albus Hrde as g a0 A Morton Rowman MO e Williama COLLEGIANS MAY BE MAJORS’ POLICY |~ B. FOSTER. jor league officials have been request that Breckenridge is | Ball Commissioner Landis, that the g hove out of college into the big base | Henry vesn't care much for coliege plavers | thein mindsito it college Horszood v \hl, aw, who is weaned away from ymice of a good salary and who fails | s likely never to make good. He ac- 4 a grouch agamst the world in gen- is ar AFTER 21 YEARS TWO MEET AT GOLF EVENT/| Br the Associated Press SAN ANTONIO, —Fhe recent Tex.. Texas open golf tourna ment brought together Rolfers who had seen since they competed in England two decades ago. | Twenty.one vouths were play-off of an ment January 21 two not each other vears two British engaged in an 18hole important golf tourna the famous Westward Ho “They had hean born and rear ed within a few deors of each other in Liverpoal Finally Fulford, crowned Al Hearn his conqueror AR over course, one of the striplings, S. S forged to the front and was | the winner over his friend the defeated. congratulated and they parted. The winner went into the merchant ma rine: the lnser accepted golf seriously and hecame a professional. The two never saw each nther again until last Friday. Fulford. now ulford. had | Monreith, at | san Lieut. Comdr . docked his ship. Yho‘ Galveston and came to Antonio fo witness the golfing | i Hearn, now of Hastings. | | was one of the great field of | ! jonals who came here in search Jof the $6.000 cash prizes. { Recognition was instantaneous with | both Their mothers still live within a few | doors of each other in Liverpool. [Inside Golf By Chester Horton aps the commonest of all sways | Per during the golf swing is the lunse of the hody forward with the forward swinging elubhead. This is plain | pressing and so | | many golfers fall | — into this habit ' that it hecomes a | favored to reta giving | r LIKELY RECRUITS FOUND FOR BOSTON AMERICANS |New Talent Is Expected to Strengthen Infield and Catching Departments—Todt and Lee Likely to Remain at First and Short. By the B than League pack Among 1} land of P played his ab paign. and Fred Ha i Detroit The b, Getior Phil Todt Dty OSTON, Jar ments by Red when the and catchinz depart St o - Sox | aher <uce hopes of Ted Me( Herrera rom Port- ho di s are K ohtained thelol 11 s in the closir of the @ part ce i le for a vear's regulars, are Herrera, if likely will get lin preference Rogell, a re will nave post in Ch Minneapolis The backs strengthened Alec Gaston from Toledo Stokes and Rill DEMP@E\ -TUNNEY BATTLE IS DECLARED IN MAKIN BY FAIRPLAY. he the ke Ruffi ve their veters Wingfield and nicleus for a pitching Lundgren, right-handed afted from the « the Southers vell stead be Gene Tu Tex Rick hy 'the fa that the a to sign ar Rut sea lawy advise the wr point Ricka project on \’u k “omething of a it shoat evervhody hed er quite P e ling hy no n ma obah vants e inney and Dempsey 1t is not it h a pas clear lefinite Thirty Acres ir Feelers have a month or hility of holdi in any State ospecis of a returns have show veek held. But master of as Rick his way LA BARBA GETS DECISION ANGELES. Calif lel La Barba, we LOS i January flvweight newspaper e Sene flas e last night ‘h.m. when he | Willard-Johnso Boxing was but the governor that n f he ALOYS GET A GAME. Al Gene ame tonight symnasium EEEEEEBEE Sport Mart 1303 F St - n's there mixed ¥ D] 1410 N. Y. Ave. WEATER3 SALE The Famous “Sport Mart” Kind Reduced 59,95 Reduced 58.95 $12.00, Reduced 57. 5 $10.00, Reduced 36,45 Men’s—Women's—Children's o] | $15.00, $13.50, to $8.00, $7.00, Reduced Reduced $6.00, Reduced $5.50, Reduced All Sizes and GOLF CLUB SALE to 3515 $4.65 $3.95 $345 Colors to to to to to to ! | @ | aranteed All Models, Wood and Irons Bags, 209, Off | Lumberjack Shirts. .1, Off Mufflers (silk, wool) .15 Off Caps (collegiate) .. . $1.69 IAll Models, Wood and Irons Burke Golf Leather Windbreakers $10.95 the panther,” build his own arena in New York or Jersey Clty and handle the entire fight himself. Although Dempsey himself on the Wills offer, the Her- ald said, he intimated that such a bout as Mullins proposes conli mnot be held Regarding [one of the show xights of the eity, and {“Cap” Neal. who hosses it the most perfect park | The stands thronghe cireuits have heen iy shuns the crowds m | | H m that rate given handicaps of two-thirds of the difference, bheing g noved. Thus a man averaging 100 would have a handicap & pins a game. If that is considered too high a 30 per cent handicap might be used. “In any case the maximum handl cap should not he more than 12 to 15 b S howler unal- stadiums. Other coast cities will have & onIn g 1N, 8AY, A |pew stands, and so they go from one dozen leagiie games should be rated city to another, usually an enduring | Tunney, who is here also, vesterday | 2isquatch concrete structure denied they had been matched for a | = | The National Association has done |fight on any definite date. howlers | 2 £ ! : S oa “E(':"w'"'fi(‘,': most of th Its organization has| While these reported negotiations | on the chin when |Fiven confidence where there was none | are under way Gov. John W. Martin they clashed last night on the Hall |YeRTS ago. when men were not quite jal Fort Myers was pondering whether tenm's drives in n “Distiet Teague |Sure whether they would have a club|he would allow the champion to ap- 2 = . woke up in the morning. |pear in a Miami ring for an exhibition . S| - e he | When they ) A match. Slamming vigorously from the | and never quite sure that some hobo | fight. Chefgoveinor salalhe would | the Larmvette basehall fine il moet el 4 ; o ¢ b s 3 sunce his decision at Tallahassee | § 3 n he h Rames find Tost (he (hird by omiy 1o | WOUd not Iay their hase ball stand to jannounce e LT ne o waste with a carelessly thrown match. S 5 B scores were 551, 609 and 563 to| Down in Florida. where the influx of — . teenthisrect oUthount: GOLFERS UNDAUNTED. ' | yANKS BEAT CANADIANS. CHICAGO, 22 — 572, 572 and 573. George Friend led e o e ghees & I i 136 and 139 for a set count of /AN 4 b Despite ice and snow and freezing | MONTREAL, January 21 (®).—In temperatures, Chicago golfers are | the first stages of the amateur racquet faring forth to the links and championship of Canada. P. Wharton TRt e o fhe oot uhe bad | . onors went to Ma = . b A e O 10 e |parks in all' the Tnitea States. The | are Hole-in-one Club has a start. Play- | of Boston defeated A. . Chipman of ing at Olympia Fields in Montreal, 15—2, 15—I11, 15—7, and | who began his set with a score stands are not huge, hut the striic. | threesome, 1 another Bostonian, G. R. Fearinz, de- A | fures have modern comforts with | it opera chairs, and they have *arl Wilkie, member of the club, sunk e hor At e et ol af e | feated G. H. Turpin of Montreal, 15—9, 15—0, 10—15, 16—14. thei grass diamonds. No. 2 course, a distafite of 280 yards. ing given to college and 60 to hase | ball—with the result that both college work and lase ball “zip” suffer. (Copyright. 1996.) Wool Vests. . ......$3.85 Sheepskin Shoes. ...$1.69 [ GLOVES Driving 13 off Basket Balls. . .....1; Off Punching Bags. ... .14 Off | Soccer Balls.......1, Off o $1.25 Exercisers . ... .95¢ | $3.00 Exercisers ...$2.45 Travelo Sweaters, $5.95 SPORT MART “Let Us Be Your Sport Specialist” 914 F St._1303 F St.—1410 N. Y. 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Anson among the great managers of the game, bu Anson Was never a greal manager jle was a plaver-manager and most his reputation was earned as a Even then it was not be- fielding or base running due to his powers as a He canont be included in ¢ leading managers. Charles Comiskey made a fine reputation as a manager of the St S Louis Browns nnder the awnership Recently published averages for one n? Chrie Von der Ahe. Comiskey led of the clased leagues of the eiry con- {a¢ browns te four pennants for Von tain a rather striking *fllustration of dld not commit THIRD IN CUE EVENT. Charles Bartelmes 1w third honors in the District champion- ship pocket billlard tourney, when Joseph Crowley defeated Clive Rich.| mond, 100 to 83. Crowley and Rich-| mond will decide fourth place tomor- | row. LAFAYEm T0 MEET. | arice you take. Former members and candidates for | very the Lafayette base ball nine will meet ‘ | | | e at | | awarded Dress | Calif.. one j the Dempsey-Tunney proposed fight. bhoth Dempsey and less confirmed fault | more you throw your hody in the less you. use the clubhead. and the shorter 'the dis- This is one of the obstirate facts about golf and | you cannot remove the fact no matter {how hard vou struggle with body ITunges as yvou swing the club forward. | You might as well take it easfer and m fi with them. It is m o] lm m |just let the clubhead swing. because m SNAP THE CLOBHEAD THRU WITH WRISTS. nal Ice € good their threat Hall a stiff sock of plaver. cause of <kill, hut ~lugger. any groun a hard lesson to learn, but the player should keep in mind at all times that the golf will cannot possi LIy be hit with the body—it must be hit ‘with the club- the club is certain to win this battle of | brawn with you in the end. The for ward lunge of the hody s | clubhead to toe in and the hall persist- ently is hooked. This is hecause asr the hody lunges forward. inte the | direction line, the right arm throws out. away from the body. and rolls the clubface over toward the hall. head. and the | | | (Copsrizht. 19726.) s Januaryy At the park at Winter Haven all the field Is surrounded by orange trees,