Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1927, Page 32

32 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY. Cobb Is Expected to Sign With Philadelphia Athletics for Service This Season GEORGIAN IN CONFERENCE |ALEXANDER 0BTAINS WITH CONNIE MACK TODAY | A RAISE AND SIGNS Bonds of Friendship Incline Tyrus Toward Howley of St. Louis Browns—But the “Peach™ Really Wants to Land in New York. ‘R. EW YORK, February $.—Ty | Cobb is a body of base bail | talent entirely surrounded by | Connie Mack, Col. Ruppert and Dan Howley. They don't intend to let him break free from the barrier, for one of the three is almost certain to land Ty for the 1927 I ball season. Cobb was in Philadelphia today for a scheduled conference with Connie Mack of the Athletics. Some obser- vers say that the Athletics are lead- ing the fleld in the race for Cobb's' services, but the fact remains that Cobb wants to land in New York. Whatever the ties of friendship may be that would take him out to St. Louis with the man who has been closest to him In base ball—Dan Howley—Cobb, with his tremendous reputation for records and glory achieved, wants to play in New York at the wind-up of his career. Yet being thrifty, having a kindly disposi- tion toward Howley and admiring Connie Mack, Ty could find an abid- ing place with either of them and not be without the price of & hound dawg any time next Summer. Metropolis Is Magnet. Whatever Cobb may decide to do will not affect In the least the secret desire of his base ball heart to run and bat for the benefit of the fans of New York. In that respect he is not one whit different from the general run of base ball players. Once upon a time players did like to play with Boston rather than with New York, and they were very partial to Chi- cago in earlier days, and even to Philadelphia. But in modern times the lure of New York has attracted their bucolic minds because they could go home and tell the folks how they put the metropolis at their feet. Col. Ruppert’s club, the Yankees, will put out a large sum of money rather than ses Cobb go to the Na- tional League, yet the Yanks will not enter into competition with the Browns and Athletics. That places the money end before Cobb in a less lurid light than otherwise. The Browns and the Athletics are the rivals who really are bidding to get Cobb. It Cobb goes to St. Louis he will put the Browns in the race as sure as base ball is played. With Cobb and George Sisler, who is as likely to play four-fifths normal base ball this year as any other kind, the Browns will move into the grand march and flirt with Mlle. Pennant. 1 Cobb goes to the Athletics he will make that team a pennant winner. There is enough good in the team to rush out and take a lead that will stir up a cloud of dust and scatter microbes all over its rivals. A tre- mendous reserve forca in its real fighters is present on the team. Two clubs in the National League would like to get Cobb. New York is one of them. Chicago would go after him. In Chicago Ty would get as great an ovation, if his season were successful, as he would get in New York. Perhaps it would be greater. If the Cubs can win 10 more games in 1927 they have a chance to get some- thing more out of the season than lusty approval, as they got last year. If Cobb should put the Cubs on their pennant feet he would be a greater idol than ever he was in Detroit at the helght of his greatest success. The Yankees would gtve Cobb a sal- ary as high as he got from Detroit. But they are not raising any ante advanced by other clubs in the Amer- fjcan League, and that is why the Browns and the Athletics are accorded the best chances at the moment for the services of the Georgia “Peach.” (Covyright. 1927.) OSMAND WINTER éHOICE IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY By the Assoctated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky., February 8. Osmand, ace of J. E. Widener's 3- year-olds and Winter book favorite.to win the fifty-third renewal of the Ken- tucky Derby, has arrived here from Mr. Widener’'s Elmdorf farm, near Lexington, to enter training for the classic. ‘Widener also has named Chance Shot and Kelv for the Derby, but Os- mand, a gelding, is considered his best bet. Pete Coyne, recently signed by ‘Widener to train his horses, will have charge of Osmond during his prepara- tion for the $50,000 added race to be run at Churchill Downs May 14, REDS PAY DIVIDEND. CINCINNATI, Ohio, February § (#).—Stockholders of the Cincinnati Base Ball Club Co., at a meeting of the directors, were notified that a 6 per cent dividend had been declared. The club last year declared two div- idends totaling 20 per cent, When Base Ball Was Young BY JOHN B. FOSTER ‘Wonderful Arm, Wonderful Moustach More than one ball player of rare|and rising to his feet, shouted over|Rinth and worst beating last night, #kill has had a short career. Some- times this is due to physical inability to keep the pace, a breakdown in mus- cular demands; sometimes it is because the laxity of the player in personal at- tention has brought about a speedy termination of his art; sometimes it is the fault of “too many friends,” which ‘was more often the reason for the end of a promising ball player in years gone by than it is now. One of the presumably greatest left- hand pitchers who ever walked on a field, never made the reputation for himseif—that is not quite accurate— never was given the credit that others below him in physical skill did receive. His name was Ed Cushman. They have heard of him out in Erie, Pa. They knew him in Philadelphia, and of all the base ball history that ever was written for Milwaukee there naver was a chapter more notable than that relating to Ed Cushman. No-Hit Game in 1884, In the book that gives the records of base ball there is an item to the effect that Edward L. Cushman, Milwaukee, member of the Unlon Assoclation team of that city, pitched a no-hit game against Washington on Septem- ber 28, 1884. The score was 6 to 0 in favor of Milwaukee. The game was interesting, in spite of the fact that Cushman was killing off the other team. In many no-hit games there is little of interest to the spectators, ex- cept the probable accomplishment of the feat of pitching a no-hit game. ‘That is a very big thing in base ball— bigger perhaps than the fans in gen- eral realize chman was a very tall , with a left arm which had a sweep like that of a frantic gilant fighting New Jersey mosquitoes in the high grass of a swamp. He circled his southpaw around his head and had the batter so terrified by the motions of his famous pitching “‘wing” that men & unable to hit because of fright well because Cushman had his no-hit game for the team he came to that erit- > where the crowd had its centered upon his success. little to go and not a hit yet by the opposition! The fans 1 to work uneasily upon their 8 and slide back and forth, dreading that the next batter might hit safely and spoil the pitcher's cord. Had Wonderful Moustache. addition to possessing a wonder- pitching, Cushman pos- onderful moustache, - 1t was nt, naturally tinted, grew continued story, and away from his face se of the upper-lip nment of & walrus, stache in base ball in ¢ when moustaches ommon and long in base ball, s proud of it. With his commanding figure, waving in the wind, Cushman e center of the stage and the s when he was at work. When the ball his arm ‘' passed face. three more batters to to get his no-hit game, an excited fan could stand it no longer, HAWKINS /il > W MOTOR CO. Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street 1333-37 14th St. Main 5780 [ young the din of the game: “Ed, gosh darn it, break off the end of that cussed moustache of yours or chew it off before it gets in the way of your arm and spoils a no-hit game!" Cushman said afterward that he pretty nearly missed out because he was convulsed with laughter by that sally. The Washington players said he never had a chance to miss out. “A batter can't hit when he can't see,” was their comment. (Copyright. 1027.) 'l‘ummw—flallln:“!‘nw Rules of By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, Cleveland Ale: ing ace of the recelve 8.—Grover ear-old pitch- Cardinals, has reward for pitching into the world cham- plonship. It is a contract for the 1927 season, containing a substantial boost in sal- over the figure he received last v He declined, however, to reveal the amount. | Alexander turned down the first contract sent him because he did not {like the looks of the figures. They | looked too natural, he said, because | they called for the same amount he | got last year—a figure in force before he became a world serfes hero, The veteran pitcher intends starting for the Florida tralning camp of the Cardinals within three weeks, be- cause he wants to work himself into condition slowly. His reliable right arm is as good as ever, he said, but he needs more time in which to iron out the accumulation of Winter kinks. INTERNATIONAL LOOP REJECTS THE DRAFT By the Associated Press, W YORK, February 8.—The In- ternational Bas Ball League has gone on record as opposed to the draft in any form after rejecting the pro- posed new major-minor agreement under which the major leagues offered to increase the price of class “AA" players from $5,000 to $7,500. In explaining the .refusal of the circuit to alter the present modified draft plan, President John Conway Toole said the question of prices did not enter into the matter. “We don't want the draft in any form what- ever,” he asserted. The vote against the new agree- ment was 7 to 1, the Buffalo club casting the only dissenting ballot. Tn their stand, President Toole said, In- ternational clubs would be supported by four other minor leagues—the Western, Pacific Coast, American Assoctation and Three-1 Adoption of the usual schedule of 168 games set the following opening contests for April 13—Toronto at Jersey City, Buffalo at Reading, Rochester at Newark and Syracuse at Baltimore. The campalgn will end on September 18. ILLINOIS AND INDIANA FIVES GET REVENGE By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February _8.—Tllinois and Indiana Big Ten basket ball teams today were avenged, as the first half of the Conference race ended. ‘The Hiini, who had been handed & one-point defeat by Ohio early in the season when their cham- plonship hopes were bright, smothered the Ohloans at Urbana last night, 43 to 30. The Indiana five, outplayed Satur- day by Chicago, had to take out their vengeance on the lowly Minnesotans. The Hooslers gave the Gophers their 42 to 16. Although the Illinois and Indiana teams gained in percentage by their victories, their standing in the Con- ference race was unchanged, they re- main tied for fourth place with five wictories and two defeats each. Ohio also remained stationary in seventh place, and Minnesota, being unable to sink any lower, clung to the sbottom rung. Four more Big Ten games are on this week's program, Chicago at Wis- consin, Illinois at Iowa, Northwest- ern at Minnesota and Purdue at Ohlo State, all on Saturday night. T T T T T P T T T T T T T B L R s e SRS S A AARLALS A0 Limited space at the i v AIAARAANERRLE This Week we have on exhibition n Y. M. C. A. FIFTH TO QUIT OLYMPIC lie Ascociated Press. NEW YORK, February 8.—Reiterat- ing charges that the Amateur Athletic Union has gained “autocratic control” of the American Olympic Assoclation, the Young Men's Christian Association has withdrawn from membership in the Olympic body. This action, announced by Dr. John Brown, jr., was forecast recently when the Y. M. C. A. protested against the necessity of having its representatives in the international Y. M. C. A. ath- letic championships at Copenhagen, Denmark, next July approved by the Amateur Athletic Union. The Y. M. C. A. is the fifth organiza- tion to withdraw from the American Olympic Association, the others being the United States Navy, National Col- legiate Athletic Association, National Amateur Athletic Federation and Western Conference. All were mem- bers of the group defeated by the Amateur Athletic Union and its allies in the contest for control of the Olym- plc organization at Washington last November, Alleged Amateur Athletic Union “domination” of athletics, especlally international competition by Ameri- ans, forms the principal basis of com- plaint by these groups. “The extent of this control is readily indicated by the fact that the A. A. U, has so shaped the constitution of the American Olympic Assoclation as to give it approximately 30 representa- tives,” sald Dr. Brown in explanation ASSOCIATION of the Y. M. C. A.’s decision, “whereas no other organization has more than 3 and approximately 35 organizations have but 1.” The chief point of issue between the Y. M. C. A. and A. A. U, Dr. Brown emphasizes, i3 “the arbitra of the A. A. U. that athletes of differ- ent bodles wishing to compete togeth er must first register individually and become members of the A. A. U. They also are required to join the A. A. U. as clubs to secure a ‘sanction’ to hold meets, for which a fee is required in addition to the club membership fee.” ressing his opinion that the | s “chiefly concerned in get- | t ting control of ‘star’ athletes after | they give promise of becoming na- |1 tlonal champions or candidates for the | Olympic games,” Dr. Brown's state- |t ment concludes « “The young men participating in_tourna- ments organized by the Y. M. C. A. |z to compete, representing their indus- tries, churches or schools in basket | r ball, track and field athletics, wres- tling, swimming and other sports, even when these events are organized entirely for the mutual benefit and en- | T joyment of those concerned. “Fundamentally this is the real rea- |t son why the Y. M. C. A. is opposed to the A. A. U. controlling the American | Olympic committee and why the Y. M. C. A, has withdrawn its mem bership. t By the Associated Press. ITHACA, N. Y., February 8.—Prof. A. V. Hill, British scfentist and Nobel prize winner in 1922, will undertake experiments with the Cornell Univer- sity track team during the next few months to determine the sclentific components of running energy. Prof. Hill, a nonresident lecturer in chemistry at the university, has constructed apparatus by which he hopes to determine the initial acceler- ation of a track man in the first 20 vards of a race, the horsepower de- veloped in starting, the maximum speed developed during the various distances, the onset of fatigue and the resultant gradual loss of speed. Veloc- ity just before and after the take-off in_the broad jump will be computed. Data will bo prepared in the form of graphs showing the characteristics of each athlete during a contest, with the speed and acceleration at every moment throughout an entire race in- dicated on the charts. Electrical apparatus especially de- signed for the tests consists of a series of wire colls placed at measured dis- tances along the track. Thin steel magnets, sewed into the shirts of the athletes, cause passage of an induced current through the coils as the run- ner races by each station. A gal- vanometer, attached to cofls and re- cording each variation of the current, will trace the reactions on moving photographic paper. These methods will enable Prof. Hill to measure running times to the five-hundredth of a second, a degree of accuracy never before attained in athletic events.' Similar methods ap- plied to the velocity of shells during the World War resulted in measure- ments to a ten-thousandth of a second. Prof. Hill has arranged with Dr. Charles Best of Toronto, a collabo- rator in the discovery of insulin, to pit Cornell athletes in a competition with Canadian runners to determine which can consume the more oxygen per minute and more completely ex- haust themselves in the course of a race. 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Players who were with the North- erns at any time during 1926 are urged to be present. A dance will be held after the banquet. PRO COURT LEAGUE. Washington . Rochestor Pochecter R ity Chic New “Fork 000 Washington, 30: Fort Wayne, : TONIGHT'S GAMES 0 at Baltimore. ‘ayne at Philadelphia. TOMORROW'S GAME. Chicago at Baltimore. Chic Fort i TWO ARE UNBEATEN battle of his defense of the title left national tournament. youngster, 50 to 48 last night by the remarkable run of 3, 6 and 9 points in his last three innings. heels is Augle Kieckhefer, a former champlon, with four victories to five for Reiselt. took a Campanioni, managing committee of the matches with his cue ball before he completed | A. A. U. will not even permit | cue ball brush the red ball, although panioni also failed to see the error, but match replayed If there was any ques- tion about his victory. third youngster, met his first defeat of the | McCourt of Cleveland. ordered RUNNING TO BE STUDIED | FROM SCIENTIFIC ANGLE Lookabaugh McCourt ... INJURED COURT REFEREE American League League cracked vertebrae when caught in a scrimmage during tween Cleveland and Washington at gency since the accident, for his home in Trenton, N. will be under the care of a physician for the next month, during which he will have to continue wearing a brace. able to |league. resume his referee position. 10-round bout with Young Harry Wills, San Diego negro, to be staged here February 22, Hayden Wadhams, matchmaker for the Vernon arena, every game he has played since he FEBRUARY 8, 1927. IN 3-CUSHION EVENT By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 8.—The closest Otto Reiselt, three-cushion billlard champion, still in the lead today in the He defeated Allen Hall, St. Louis Right on his The f protest of the tournament ictory away from Raimundo Cuban star, when the ordered his 50-48 victory over Tiff Den- on of Kansas City replayed. | For his thirtleth point the smiling | ittlo Cuban touched both object balls | he three-cushion shot. The referee, “harles McEllicott, failed to see the awarded the Cuban the point. Cam- | requested the committee to order the Gus Copulos of Detroit, another for- mer champion, climbed into a tie for with his third straight vic- Art Thurnblad, Chicago ory when ournament at the hands of Charles Yesterday's results: b McCourt, 50; Thurnblad, 31 (68 innings) Campanioni. 50; Denton, 48 (69 innings) : replayed fer: © 44 (63 leckhefer, nning ) 50: Hall, 48 (54 innings). y's matches: Thurnblad vs. Kenney. Hall vs. Lookabaugh Copulos vs. McCourt. Kieckhefer ve. Campanion!, Standing of Players. w. Lookabaugh, b i 3 1 1 LEAVES HOSPITAL TODAY William (Chuck) Salador, colorful Pro Basket Ball referee, who suffered a L recent game be- he Arcadia, today was to leave Emer- Hospital, where he has been ¥ While uble to get around, Salador Later he is expected to be TENDLER LISTS BOUT. (senior game), Center. Juniors vs. Royals (junior), Southeast Center; Park View vs. Woodlothians VERNON, Calif,, February 8 (#).— Tendler, veteran Philadelphia ightwelght, has been signed for a|( b Stan Brown has notched a goal in |1 oined the New York Rangers hockey © Minin, N.Y, The Precious Why He Recommends Lucky Strikes b that he had made up his mind. clude $50,000 a year from Dan Howley, sisting of $40,000 salary and a $10,000 | bonus for signing; $50,000 from Brook- | lyn, made up of a $30,000 salary and | a the crowd protested loudly when he|amount unknown, from Connie Mack of the Philadelphia. Athleticd. the Georgian leaned to the opinion that he has decided to cast his lot with the Athletics. a regular berth with a club that will be in the thick of the American League fight. veteran from § Philadelphia and finally to New York, ship stand in the way of Ty's desire to hook up with @ possible pennant winner.” Cobb's trall as the latter prepared to go to Philadelphia. for a chat with Connie Mack. He declared this hardly significant on his part, however, as he COMMUNITY TOSSERS play in the Community Center Basket Ball League with the schedule well under way in the senior classes in the Columbia Heights and East Washing- ton divisions. the pace in the Columbla Heights senior class with two wins in as many starts and Independents are out front in the East Washington senior class. has been completed and teams which fell by the wayside in that round are planning a comeback in the second group of tests. been played by March 1. finals will then determine the teams to meet for the champlonship of the the remainder of this week: Tremonts vs. Park View (senior), Co- ve. Heights; Mr. Vernon vs. Park View RS- N (senior), Columbla_Helghts; Warwicks etsog vs. Independents (senior), East Wash- Tremonts (senior), Columbia Heights. Saturday—Live Wires vs. Warwicks team, * (senior), East Washington, SPORTS. TY MAKES UP HIS MIND, BUT WITHHOLDS DECISION Offers Include $50,000 Each From Browns and Dodgers—Hornsby’s Stock Problem Being Considered—Herb Pennock a Hold-Out. By the Associated P: EW YORK, February 8.—Ty Cobb has decided on the club he will play with this vear, but he refused today to indi- cate which one. He sald only intends to return to Atlanta for a visi with Cobb, regardless of the outcome of the negotiations. ‘Worries beset magnates clust New York for the schedule mm; Rogers Hornsby, former man of the world champlon St. Louls Cardinal brought stock problems to the New Y Glants’ doorstep for s n. Hornsb who holds 1,1 shares in the Cardi , although he has hecome a Giant t rough the trade with uis for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Rice, said he had no object itration, but that he must are or there will be Hornsby base hits next Summer- President John A. Heydler of the league, who has declared Hornsby ¢ n not hold St. Louis stock while playing for the Giants, is likely to try to bring about an agreement between Hor nsb: and m Breadon, Cardinal president who has offered $60 a share for stoc) Pennock Holding Out. A conference between Herb Pennock left-handed pitching ace, and New York Yankee officials, disclosed that the world series star is holdi ry increase. The offers to him were known to in- manager of the St. Louis Browns, con- | Lot $20,000 bonus, and a third, the R Thought to Favor A's. Base ball men and close friends of | He is known to desire Howley, who has sought the| . Louls to Georgia to has declared he will not let “our friend. Howley still was sticking close to S that the Browls prac ly have agreed to send Outflelder Cedric Durst and Pitcher Joe Giard to the Yankees for Pitcher Jones and at least one other playe: LAMAR DEFEATS ALLEN, SCORING TECHNICAL K. 0. BOSTON, February 8.—Carrying the fight to his opponent from the opening gong, Henry Lamar, Washington boy, former 175-pound national amateur champlon, last night scored ove: Whitey Allen at the Boston Arena He was awarded a. technical knc out after six rounds. It was Lam: initial appearance in the Hub as a pro fessional. His opponent was neve: dangerous. ARE BUSY IN LEAGUE Interesting competition is marking Tremonts are setting GOLF DATE CHANGED. | CHICAGO, February 8 (#).—The | date of the Women's” Western Golt | Championship Tournament has. been adyanced one week to August 15 to avold a conflict with the Men's National Amateur, at Minneapolis. All 'the preliminary games will have | =t TaB UNIvuRSAL GAB SALES & SERVICE HANDLEY 3730 Georgia Ave. RADIATORS, FENDERS DE AND RE ToRs Tr FPAIRED in The East Washington first round Following Is the league schedule for Tonight—Live Wires vs. Auroras at East Washington Tomorrow Independent (unlimited), Columbia Heights Center: lumbia Heights. 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