Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1927, Page 30

SV SP ORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, FRIDAY JANUARY 1927. Bidding for Services of Exonerated Base Ball Stars Apt to Become Spirited 'COBB IN COMEBACK MUST : SPURV NATIONAL LEAGUE Navin Tells Former Tiger Pilot He May Deal With Any American Club—Barnard Would Not Care to Have Speaker Rejoin Indians. P¥ the Associated Press HICAGO, January rattling of base ball skelelons has blended into the tinkling of gold as base ball clubs, major and mior, bid for the sarvices of the two Southerners—Ty ~Cobb of Georgia and Tris Speaker of Texas. Cobb, at Augusta, Ga., today defi- y announced that he would return e ball this year. Speaker al- is in training for the season Imittedly looking about for the ormer manager of the Detroit aid he w going back for pne more big i ter having been vindicated by La but that he had not decided where he would pla In what he termed his first “offic statemc ce reading Landis' de- vision exonerating him, Cobb said he did not want it said’ that his last game had been mm 1 back into ba Cobb ¢ he said in made town, a free agent _which was " Detroit club and that hold my resignation, _1'have been released Cobb id he had eived a num- ber of ofters and it probably would take him sometime to decide which | was the best one | | Wants One More Big Year. ‘1 fully nentl; ‘but 1 club does he said, by that c’ub.’ intended to retire perma- the Georgia Peach continued, ince this thing has come up e decided 1 will have to go back i have one more big year. He expressed confidence in his ability to “play base ball with the 7pest of them.” “I was innocent of the charges und knew I would be cleared,” said Iy in commenting on Landis’ ruling. “Words fail to express my happiness 2 over my vindication. I have suffered deeply, but never lost hope that | eventually right and justice would | prevail. I wish to thank from the bottom of my heart the base ball e _the hewspapers, sporting : nd all my friends for Ihelr} ars 1 have given my all | 1 am supremely happy | that what I gave not | ven in vair Formally exonerated of charges that hinted of a “fixed” game and of betting by the two, Speaker and Cobb | £ today were the center of managerial | © interest, not only in the American | 2 League, where they long have been outstanding performers, but in’ the ational, the International and the embitious Blue Ridge League as well, By decision of Commissioner Landis : yesterday and by subsequent action Zon the part of the owners of the De- troit and Cleveland clubs, which Cobb - and Speaker, respectively, managed 7 last year, the players are now free iagents, able to make whatever ar-| ;rangements they desire for their base 2 ball future, Technically each is on the reserve 7 list of his club. President Frank J. ZNavin of the Detror-pi; ver, ~informed Cobb by telegraph yester- ay that he may dicker with any - American League team he cares to, ”end that his transfer trom Detroit will “be effected without cost to the club - that may wish to sign the Georgan. Speaker to Change. President 1. S. Barnard of Cleve- land pointed out that while he, per- ronally was delighted with Speaker’s exoneration, “it would not be good dor base ball” for Speaker to appear ;1o know row night of the Veteran Athletes Association, and Connie Mack of the Athletics expects to see him then Mack said he would like to have Speaker, but has made no offers tc him. President Navin of the Tigers, who also is acting head of the American League, made it clear in his message to Cobb that the Georgla jewel may negotiate “with any club in the Amer- ican League.’” This was viewed by some as a warning to the National ! League to keep its hands off. Many Deals Rumored. There have been rumors of a deal that would transfer Cobb to Cleveland and Speaker to Detroit. Cobb also has been offered $25,000 for a year’s con- tract to play with the Baltimore Inter- nationals. Cobb said that he would preciated”” He previously had in- this year. Martinsburg, W. Va., Ridge League, is so anxious to have Cobb that it has offered him virtually the entire club if he will accept the dency of the organization for A new park and the club fran- were among the inductments held out to the Georzian, who made no comment on me oftcr. TO GET TY AND TRIS NEW YORK, January 28 (#).—The Yankees have joined the quest for Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker, Col. Jacob Ruppert, owner (‘l b. 'he Yankees are interested in these layers, especially Speaker,” National League from getting them, we would take both players.” MARTINSBURG SEEKS TY AS PRESIDENT OF CLUB/! MARTINSBURG, W. Va., January 28 (#)—Marunsburg of the Blue Ridge League nhas offered Ty Cobb | virtually the whole club if he will | consent to accept the presidency of the local organization for the 1927 season. A new park will be completed this | Spring, and this together with the franchise and everything that goe: with it was tendered the former De- | troit American manager. SPOKE COMING EAST [ TO TALK BUSINESS | D, January 28 (P).—| as on his way to Phil: ostensibly to attend a CLEVELAN Tris Speaker delphia today. Athletes’ Association. After the Philadelphia dinner Tris is expected to go to Washington. Just before leaving Cleveland, Speaker re- ceived a telegram from l’re;(dem Clark Griffith, asking him to join the ‘Washington team. Tris had been in training for t'l'o‘ weeks at a gymnasium with several of his fol"méx’ teammates. S o GAVE N INTERVIEW, BAN JOHNSON STATES. not accept lhls offer, although he “ap- | dicated he mlghl not play base ball | in the Blue | according to | of the I p he said. | “If it were necessary to keep the | | 5 at Pocono Manor, dinner there Saturday of the Veteran | BELIEVE IT OR NOT. A~ ¢ BT i John 3. Connors #% ' —— af Roxbury, Mass g B SMOKED 250 CIGARS (N 48 Hours HEINIE MILLER Charopion of the Navy' WAS KNOCKED DOWN |3 TIMES IN 4 ROUNDS — _BUT WON THE BATTLE . —By RIPLEY | summated st ¥ Tieerivs RODE (80 MiLes " & ¢ \90%". BEST SKI JUMPERS IN EASTERN EVENT By the Associated Pross. W YORK anuary 28.—Leading | inmnere of Ca and the United States have enrolled for the Eastern ski championships on February 4 and Pa., with six well known athletes seeking to wrest the crown from Rolf Monsen. In the field which will oppose the 1926 title holder are Norman Berger, Canadian_champion; Henry L. Jung- mann of New York, holder of the Eu- ropean record for distance; Anders Haugen, Olympic entrant from this | country in 024; Lars Olson of the Swedish Ski Club, Henry Hall of De- | | troit and Nels Nelson of British Co- | lumbia. The meet will be opened with a eross-country race one week from to- }du)fl the jumping to follow on Satur- { day. TUNNEY CHALLENGED | | BY BRITISH CHAMPION | ¢ the Asso Ln\lx) anuary 28.—Phil Scott, British heavyweight champion, who defeated the Italian titlcholder Barta: | zolo here last issued }RUTH GETS COLD FEET | Moore (14). 'MARYLAND RACING DATES APPROVED BALTIMORE, January 2 land's racing dates for been approved by the Maryland Rac- ing Commusssion. Official sanction of the dates likely will be made today by the governing turf solons. The dates would have been an- nounced yesterday but for the fact | that the Bowie people have missed fire in filing their application. | This matter, it was said last night, | was to be rectified today and the official blanks will be in the hands | of the commissioners this afternoon Just as soon as the Bowie zmpn-\ cation is filed Secretary Ferd Ha: ward will notify the various State tracks that they can make plans to | operate this vear. Representatives of the tracl- Maryland met recently in the offices | of thef MafMnid Jockemstiub aud agree tes. Pimlico, Harve de. G Laurel and Timonium sent in their applica- tions, but Bowie, which also operates Marlboro, got mixed up, tention was called to that fact se eral days ago. | Members of the commission were | informed of the Bowle and Marlboro | dates and they met with their ap- proval, although official applications | | have not yet been received. Marylanders will see the usual 92| days of the sport this vear on the IN RADIOING ATTEMPT MARION, Ohio, January 28 (#).—*“It's easier to face a crowd you can see than one you can't | How “Babe” Ruth, home run king, got “cold feet” as he stood before the microphone at KDKA, broadcasting s n in Pittsburgh, has just been revealed here by H. W. A ¢in, KDKA announcer. The “€abe” was to have made an address to ether fans and after ke had been announced he stood by "tlho “mike” unable to utter a word. A Pittsburgh paper’s managing editor stepped into the breach and read his talk. Afterward, Artin said, letters were received com- nnind.ln: Ruth’s fine speaking voice. Fights Last Night By the Associated 88, | PITTSBURGH.—Dick Conlon, Al- toona, Pa., beat Willle Beetle, New- ark, N. J.'(10). LONDON — Phil Scott, British heavyweight champion, defeated Bar- azzolo, Italian champlon, on a foul (7). Tommy Milligan, middleweight champion of ILurope, defeated Ted | GRAND_ RAPID! Mich.—~Bartley | SLAGLE IS PRAISED and its at-| . |PITCHING MAIN PROBLEM MAJOR LEAGUE LISTS OF NATIONALS FOR 1927 ™ B¢ NADENONDAY tOnly Deal Club Has Made Looks to Bolstering of | Mound Corps—Veterans Seem Likely to Hold Forth in Infield and Outfield. Note: This is the cleventh of a | series of stories on 1927 major | league club prospects. 1 By the Associated Press i ¢ to decide | fate of hington | ¢lub in the American League pennant race this year. Collapse of the team’s vet- eran hurling corps last r has spurred the club to action, and of the 40 players on ‘Washington's roster, more than half are pitchers! The squad includes the veterans Walter Johnson and Stan Coveleskie, the former of whom will start his twent: first campaign as a Senator next| Spring The only dem ‘Washington has con- the close,of the 1926 | race was a roke to 8 rengthen the | | are | understudy. January 28 (#).—Dates championship games in the and American Leagues will 1 drawn Monday in a meeting at New York of the two e sched ule committees, it nnounced ; by William Harrid o Ban Johnson The American besides Harridge, Quinn, president Sox, and Harr of the \©hi The | President Dreyf CHICA for the Leakue committee includes Rober of the Boston Red Grabiner, secretary x League members are Heydler and Barne: club owner, f being the only lefthanders in the squad. McNeeley:, expectad tring outfleld. e Judge, ilr John Pittsbs Goslin and Rice agalr to comprise the first- The inner cordon will Harrls, Myer and Bluege. hile Ruel and Tate will divide the catching burden with John Berger, a | draftee from New Haven, acting as TARH EEL YIVE BEATEN. CHAPEL HILL, N. ¢ P).—Wake Forest o i | Carolina, basket ball Several promising infielders and flv- | night, 30 to 23. At chasers are due for an inspection at | half the Carolinians the Tampa training camp. to 12 . January eated North mound staff. This swap brought here || a pair of White Sox hurlers, Hollis | Thurston and Leo Mangum, in e |change for the veteran shortstop, | Roger Peckinpaugh. Thurston, still on the sunny side of || 30, achieved 20 victorles for the last- | place White Sox in 1924. Fred Mar- berry, well known relief pitche George Murray, and Curley Ogden, also re Draft, purchase and recall all have been invoked in assembling the re- mainder of the array Manager Bucky | Harris hopes to weld into a winning | box. | Alvin Crowder, Irving Hadley, Deca- aff. Among the prospects are tur Jones, Willard Morrell and Gar- land Braxton, who joins the local forces as part of the deal that sent Dutch Ruether to the Yankees last season. Braxton shares with Burke, drafted from Little Rock, and Thomas, a rookie farmed to Birmingham and || Rochestor last season, the distinction CURB ON ATHLETIC SCOUTING PLANNED; CHICAGO, January 28 (#).—Big Ten athletic chiefs believe it is legiti- mate to give banquets to prospective | athletes, to “rush’ at interscholast! meets, for coaches to talk at high | school banquets and for athletic di-| rectors to inquire about men graduat- ing from prep schools. These permissible acti listed in a proposal on recruiting of P school athletes, prepared for sub- mission today to the “Big Sixty,” the academic and athletic powers of the | ‘Western Conference. The code proposed a brand of ille. gality, however, scholarships by any than the regular faculty agencies, giving or advancing of money, coaches’ visits to high | school meets for recruiting purposes and similar practices. When the conference was originally called by Maj. John L. Griffith, Big Ten commissioner, its designated chief concern was to unravel the mngle of Blg Ten gridiron schedules, but the athletic directors got together last week and worked odt & four-year | schedule needing only formal vroval of the conferees, BY PRINCETON DEAN | By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, January 28-—Jake Slagle, Princeton All-American full- || back, is an outstanding example of the college man whose success, ain from last year's team. || |l 30x334, Cord .. | upon granting of | ap- 73 3~ NINTH ST-N. “where savings are greatest’”’ AFTER-INVENTORY i DOWN GO PRICES ON HIGH QUALITY TIRES DIAMOND % CORD TIRES . .$6.95 | 29x4.40, Cord. .$10.95 | 30x4.95, Cord. .$11.95 | 30x5.25, Cord. .$12.95 | 31x5.25, Cord. | 32x433, Cord .. .$15.95 | 30x5.77, Cord. 33x43%, Cord .. .$16.95 | 33x6.00, 1 EXTRA SPECIAL 30x3 Guaranteed Inner Tube 1 30x3', Guaranteed Inner Tube | 29x4.40 Guaranteed Inner Tube ARV]N HEATERS Side Curtains FOR FORDS | AND CHEVROLET | 31x4, Cord .. 32x4, Cord 33x4, Cord ..$1.19 ties were | Roadster, 1915 to 1925... 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Jew manager was signed, whose con- | ~tract could not bhe broken, and that - hie did not believe it would be right ‘for Speaker to be merel a player on “ l(-‘;lm which for eight years he man- szed. There was much talk of offers for ;the services for both Cobb and Speak- er, but thus far negotiations have not s reached farther than the “feeler” siage, Speaker, who has not played ball ;s long as the Georgian, has shown Zhimself still to be a fast, shrewd, -quick-throwing fielder, despite his gray locks. Cobb remains a dangerous “batsman, a sure fielder and a crafty baserunner, despite slowing limbs. Griff in Quest for Tris. Clark Griffith, president of the - Washington Senators, has asked * Speaker to join that club. Col. Jacob ZRuppert, speaking for the New York ; Yankees, of which he Is president, 7 sadd t ankees “are interested in Zboth pl.n)tx especially Speaker.” © Then, too, there is- an opening Z@wuiting Speaker in the Philadelphia Americans’ outfield. Speaker has ‘accepted an invitation to attend the clated Press a denial of the inter-] view quoting him Wednesday as| eriticising Commissioner Landis and insisting that he had no intention of retiring as president of the American League. “Positively no statement was mulei oy me,” Johnson sald. “The story on its face was absurd. The interview appearing in the Chicago papers is absolutely untrue.” Both Chicago and Kansas City pa- pers printed the interview which said that Johnson planned to come pack here next week and “stmtuten | things out.” KELLY WILL MEET DENT | IN CUE TITLE TOURNEY George Kelly, winner over Charlie Bartelmes yesterday, will meet Morris Dent in a continuation of the District pocket billiard championship at the Arcadia today. McCann will meet Reddy in another contest. Kelly defeated the former title hold- er, 100 to 89, having a high run of 82. Chick Lappine trounced Dent, 100 -unnual dinner 1y Philadelphia tomop- to 86, | posit { world cha | thelr 20-round match for a purse of | In the fifth round Bartazzolo floor- London or New York. Scott said he was prepared to de- | 000 to back his belief that | could not stop him in 10| “After the Bartazzolo decision,” Scott said, “I feel entitled to seek the pionship.” cott was m\«en the decision over Bartazzolo in the seventh round of £2,500, when the Italian was disquali- fied for hitting low. Scott made a rather poor display, ring crities thought, but clearly outclased his op- ponent. ed the British champlon with a left hook. The Italian was almost helpless on the ropes, being punished with rights and lefts, when he landed the low punch. HORSEHIDE SHORTAGE LOOMING IN BASE BALL | By tho Associated Pres A horseless age is fraught with peril to America’s national game. A Cin- cinnati sporting goods manufacturer says some substitute may have to be When Base Ball Was Young BY JOH\ B. FOSTER The First Base Ball “Goat™ Once there were two major league Qiamonds on one field. This was ir “New York City, where the Giants played on the east side of the Polo Grounds and the Metropolitans played : Between them there 4 . The Polo Grbunds ‘that time was at 110th street and fth ave It was very ample fleld. It reached back of Central Park toward Harlem. Its west side was the rougher | its east side & t there were resorts uptown where in lcyon days th w York fan could it on a porch after a ball game and \rgue with his friends and neighbors ;long after the hour that he should have been home. M 1 dinner was belated or lost in those days because the fans couldn't agree upon the - merits of the players whom they had atching. s when two teams play on - one field the 80 play on the same * diamond, but in the case of the Polo Grounds' they played on separate dia- )nds because there was room for two nonds where now there are blocks of apartment houses. This alled the Polo Grounds be: ciation had n s use to the ball players. Openings Were Ceremonious. t Polo Ground: e ball season in In the days of the fi Lo opening of a bi New York City «u very ceremoni- ous and courtly affair. The band pa- yaded, the distinguished - pied seats in the private New York had folding players were clean shaven and dressed in their new white flannels and the boxes—only | hats crowning their heads, chairs—the | unloaded their occupants and at me various road houses, and there elab- orately cooked dinners were served | after the game, The players always paraded “com- pany front” with the band. The man- agers of the rival teams, their long frock coats hanging gracefully from their shoulders and their high silk marched to home plate and saluted the spec- tators with an elaborate bow, suavely moving their head covering. Rehearses Grand Entry. The Giants had a lot of wags on| their team and they told their man- ager that he needed a little brushing up and practice to make his formal bow like a statesman. They arranged with him to rehearse his grand entry the day before the opening game. Surreptitiously they introduced a goat to the field. Harlem in those days. The manager walked to home plate on the forenoon of the day before the game as the boys were practicing and he practiced bowing. Simultaneously the players let the goat loose. The manager bowed and bowed, and by and by the goat decided he was being | personally affronted, and the manager | subsequently knew how a goat felt about that matter, manager up and dusted him after it happened. "Too bad, old boy, too bad.” | "0 course it is. Why can't you fellows be more careful when you | practice base runnin’ an’ not bust into a man like that!” It nany days before he found out what had really hit him. Tomorrow: “The Wonders of Chewing acco.” down grounds were hung with the national . golors. Coaches drove to the field and (Cobyright. 1927.) Goats roamed all Ll ____—___ ____J They picked the | found for horsehide in base balls and | gloves, Some 5,500 horsehides are used in se balls made in Cincinnati cach | year, and 12,000 more are consumed | {for ‘the manufacture of mitts and | | gloves, Hair from the mancs and | tails of 1,000 horses are used each year fnr paddml-t | PIRATES GET DOCTOR FOR TRAINING CAMP By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, Pa., January 28.— The management of the Pittsburgh National League base ball club hopes to tak: stitch in time this year as) concerns training camp injuries and | indispositions | Dr. William L. Marks, for 20 years | | official doctor for all Curnegie Tech athletes, has been a given a two- | month leave of absence from the col- lege_gvm to accompany the team to the Paso Robles camp next month, Last year the team was handicapped in its Spripg training activities through injuries and illness. __ HAWKINS Ui MOTOR CO. Conveniently Located on Fourtegnth Street 1333-37 14th Main 5780 | Dame will defend the cup it won last await only offic 1;\1 ratification: Bowie—Southe arsiand . Agrieyitura) | 3 Ao oBthe ANl abAT T days) 7 ITY, > | “Havre Grace—Hartford Aericultural CULVER _CITY, Calit—Everett | j4x 1.‘“ Afdociation. April 16 o' April Strong, Omaha middleweight, de- | 50" (15 dave = feated Mike O'Connor, Los Angeles lflm]l;(«-‘T\(» land Jockey Club, May 2 to 10). “Cumberland—Cumperland_State Fair | sociation, August 27 to September 1 | ““Rontum State Fair an llulllmnrvd lay\mly TACOMA, Wash.—Ralph Smith, Los | beat John Lestfr Johnson, | FIGHTS TONIGHT. k! 'W YORK—Paul Berlenbach vs. Mike McTigue (12). Yale Okun, \ew‘ York, vs. bddle Huffman, California. ’“ NOTRE DAME FOUR WILL DEFEND TITLE| By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 28.—The f.’-ml]P university relay race, in which Notre n \b‘\rflzmd Asricuffural Soclel Ber s o ? Septem! avre bo—fllrl’ ord A | (n)fl(l &fl!‘dfirl Am«jl‘hnllun Septem!| 1 el Mar tate, Fair, Tac., octo- | ht‘l’ ‘ '.0 Octgber 20 (2 Pimlicoo Maryland .Yorkcy Ciab, Novem. | ber 10 Nove {)e 127111 ey NORTHWESTERN MAY | ENGAGE DARTMOUTH| | By the Associated Press. i | “CHICAGO, January _28—Negoti- | atlons for a Dartmouth-Northwestern | foot ball game in 1928 are in progress. Harry Heneage, supervisor of ath- | letics at Dartmouth, has been in con- ference with “Tug” Wilson, director of Purple sports, and it was indicated that an October date a year hence has tentatively been agreed upon. The new Big Ten schedule gives Northwestern a stiff list for 1928, and approval of the yet unselected new aited before the intersec- ntest definitely is added to the Purple card. her MY cujtural | r 21 to | year, features the tenth annual in- door track and fleld games of the II- linois Athletic Club tonight at the Broadway Armory. Knute K. Rockne, Notre Dame ath- letic director, will referee the meet. His runners won by an inch last year from Iowa State, winner of the event | more times than any other school. | R. M. Conger, veteran Iowa State miler oxpected to be the star in the mile event. Handicaps from 1 to 6 inches have been assigned to the high jumpers | c who will compete with Harold M. Os- borne, the world record holder. More than 275 athletes are entered for the 18 events. { Other Sports on Page 32. Weather! Get In On This Timely Reduction 1-Tube Crosley set. 2-Tube Crosley set. 2-Tube Crosley set. 5-Tube Crosley set. Radio Hylite 45-v. B Battery.. Hylite 22Y;-v. B Battery. 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