Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1927, Page 46

SPORTS! » AMERICAN LEAGUE HEAD " READY TO QUIT MONDAY Hopes That Next President of Circuit Will Not Be “Rubber Stamp” Man—Turning Over Office So “Child Could Read Its History.” By the Ascociated Pross. HICAGO, Octol 13.—His “house in orde Ban John- son, stormy petrel of organ ized base ball, is ready to turn over the keys of his ar- ©old office of presi league next fore he had o ohnson g. ay, or 15 d ally planned. no reason for his de- cision to speed up his resignation, his | on | parting message dwelling entirely the future of base ball. On Monday the board of d the league —Frank J. Ni troit, ( Phil Ball of of Philadelph Fon, at his ¢ resignation, &nd possibly to choose his successor. While no announcement of the prob. able candidates has been made, base ball writers zre almost unanimou: their zuess tnat it will be E. S. Bar- nard, president of the Cleveland club. am over the office 1 child could read its ident Johnson sai Ty 5 ever have no trouble. coessor will be a stronz man, for the good of Without one the 1 rectors of n of De- Louis and Ben Shibe . to rec man must have re form in all groups and one dominate all factions and | “must be kept free from taint jent of the A n | | caree | writer | took the job and had the league func- . N ark Griffith of Washington, | —will meet with John- | in | | gaged authorily. A rubber stamp presi will be a mistake. an iron hand, without friendship or He also wad regard for the game from gambling and syndicating. Johnson’s spectacular a in base ball ber, 1893, when he was clected pres dent of the old Western League. though the league was only formative a t that time, Johnson, then a sports | on a Cincinnati newspaper, tioning when the base ball season opened. After several seasons Johnson and his friends became ambitious and decided to change the name of the eive his formal || eague to the American League. to look over his records | "I < Then trouble started with the Na- tional League, Johnson challenging the National League's right to major league cla fication. Scores of pl en from the National v the American, and for two vears there was continual strife be- tween the two organizations. - But be- tween the 1902 and 1903. seasons a | peace parley was held and the present will | playing greement was started. that time Johnson has en- in many battles with league is and players over base s. He is now 63 years old and has no pians for the future ex- cept a vacation in Honolulu. ince n He must rule with | DEMPSEY MAY MAKE . PEACE WITH KEARNS British Woman’s Channel Feat Claim Causes Much Skepticism By the Associated Press. RIS, October 13.—Skepticism in the French press regarding the record-breaking Channel swim of Dr. Dorothy Coch- rane Logan (Mona McClellan) of London is countered by a d to Le Matin from Boulogne, investigation has shown that started from Cape Gris as claimed. A man from the semaphore station on the cape, strolling on the cliffs swhile off dut w the swimmer start, the dispftch says, and the boat which accompanied her was sighted by the Jighthouse kecper, a hotel man and by Ishak Helmy, the Igyptian swim- mer. an and her trainer, Horace Carey, have sworn to affidavits in London regarding her claim of cross- ing the Channel in 13 hours 10 min- utes, and Carey declared the swim- mer would receive the prize of £1,000 (nearly Lord Riddell for the fi Gertrude 31 minutes, In New York, Mrs. Clemington Cor son (Mille Gade), second woman to swim the Channel, threw cold water on Dr. Logan’s claim. “If I could have made myself, be- lieve she did it in 13 hours, I should have been the first one to send a ssage of congratulation,” she said. “But if she can do it in 13 hou ertrude Ederle can do it in 6.” Mrs. Corson also said that she her- self would be willing to give Dr. Logan “a start of half the Channel and still beat her across. iss Bderle, on the other hand, said: f the report is true, I send her my congratulations. The more power to her! I hope to give her another mark to shoot at some time.” The whole matter appears to rest with the swimmer's statement and the testimony of witnesses, as the secretary of the British Amateur Swimming_Association says that or- gaization does not give official recog- nition to Channel swims. WHEAT AND JACOBSON ARE LET GO BY MACKS PHILADELPHIA, October 13 (#).— Zach Wheat,. veteran outfielder, will not be with the Philadelphia Athletics next year. He has been given his un- conditional release by Connie Mack. “Baby Doll” Jacobson, another out- fielder, also has been given his un- conditional freedom from the Phila- delphia club. THE EVENING Johnson to Leave With “House RIGNEY, STEWART SOLD TO BIRMINGHAM CLUB Two more men who wore Na- tional uniforms this year have ! passed to the minors.’ They are | Topper Rigney and Stufly Stewart, infidldcrs, who have been sold to Birmingham. Rigney was little used Curing the scason after com- ing frem the Red Sox in exdhange for Buddy Myer. Stewart at his | cwn request goes back to the club from which the Nationals pur- chased him late 25. Walter Johnson, Sam Rice, Joe Judge and Ollie Tucker, now be- lenging to the Nationals, and Frank Brower, a former membeor of the club, are to engage in_an exhibiticn game at Warrenton, Va., v with the the Phil- National Leaguers in a th> benefit of the Warren- ton Boy Scouts. Dy the Associated Press. / YORK, October New York Daily News in righted stor: Demp- sey and his former manager, Jack Kearns, are about to slgn a_peace pact, returning Kearns as pilot of the for 13.—~The a copy- ation is e within ten days will return s on plans for a p. which will include | in Chicago, De- v York. under take which Tk arnstorming t battles this Winte troit, Los Angel The Daily News s the terms of the peac Kearns has agreed to v suits he has pending Dempsey, while Dempsey to sien a long-term contract giving Kearns one-third of all his future earnings. Since their break, after_the Demp- sey-Firpo fight in 1923, Kearns has kept the former champion constantly involved in law suits. One of these suits in which Kearns sued for $33,- scheduled to come up_for v hearing in Trenton, N. J., DUNDEE AND HUDKINS 70 FIGHT OCTOBER 29 LOS ANGELES. October 13 (#).— The State Athletic Commission has approved a_championship match here October 20 between Joe Dundee, welterweight _titleholder, and Hudkins of Nebraska. Dick Donald, promoter, said he would post hond today of approxi- mately $60,000 in conformity to the commission rule requiring a forfeit bond of 70 per cent of the estimated mum recelpts for Wrigley Field renawhere the bout will be staged. Dundee and Hudkins have been in training here for some time. MAY SUSPEND MANDEL. NEW YORK, October 13 (#).—The National Boxing Association of the United States is planning to suspend fammy Mandell of Rockford, Il., as world lightweight champion, it is learned from Thomas E. Donohue, president ‘of the association. Failure STAR. | work in “Ace" | to defend his crown is the reasen. 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EW YORK, October 13.—Pitch- infielders and “anything t seems to be good for a ball team” will be acquired by the Chicago Cubs before the season opens, according to word comes to this correspondent from | one of the club’s directors. ack of experienced pitchers that lost the championship of the Na- i League for the Cubs, so the goans believe, We had to crowd Charley Root-all of the time, and while he responded too much for him,” the Cub director said. “Root thought that he.could win 30 games and was as eager to try for that goal as the manager was to let him try. He held up well until the latter part of the season, when his arm began to shake. “It was then oy even before then that we expected quite a little from Sheriff Blake and Guy Bush. They d appeared fine pitchers in their 1926, but they did not come as effectively as expected. s almost invincible against nts in 1926, but he was not in nd he was not very effective nst other teams where it was be- lieved ne would be. Blake pitched about as he did in 1926, although im- provement was looked for. To top off other pitching trouble, Percy Jones did not comeé back when a piece of bone was taken from his elbow. By another season he may be in fine shape again.” Need New Players. “Will the Cubs try to get some new vla for 1928?" o any kind of players that seem to be good for a ball team that plays base ball for all it is worth, but lacks endurance. Manager Joe McCarthy was never worrying about his fielders and his batters last season. The Cubs had such a good lead at one time that we could have held our own even had we sagged a little in both flelding and batting. We could not hold our own when the pitchers could not hold their gam After the slips began to come they were almost always due to the fact that the pitching began to di- minish in effectiveness in the latter part of the game. “The third basg problem was a vex- ing one. None of the players who were taken on in place of Freigau was any better, and maybe not so good. “Twice in succession McCarthy has been able to take the Cubs to the front until they sagged in the latter part of the playing season. In 1928, if the players can be obtained, the Cubs will be at it again. There are only a few of the positions that would not be changed if the right kind of players turned up. The team wants pitchers particularly’ and will try to get them.” “How about Kiki Cuyler?” Cubs Can Use Pitchers. “If Cuyler is really on the base ball market, the Chicago team will go as finely the task wa: through Bush v The same quality is also found in Gulf No-Nox Motor Fuel That New Improved Supreme Motor Qil D. €. THURSDAY. OCTOBER: 13, 1927. 'ANYTHING GOOD FOR CLUB 'NOW SOUGHT FOR CHICAGO {Pitchers Especially Desired by Team That Sagged After Making National League Pace So Long. See No-Chance to Procure Cuyler. far to get him as any. other™team, far as I know. get 1way from doubts whether the Pirates will trade anything o us. ably need pitchers just as badl burgh needs them.” Cuyler?” of that. own ground.” i i SPORTS. in Order” : Cubs Are Casting About for Talent HARTZ BADLY HURT; , AUTO RACE STOPPED By the Associated Press. SALEM, N. H,, October 13.—Colum- bus day racers were scattering to new fields today, leaving behind in a Law. rence,. Mass.. hospital Harry Hartz, whose spectacular crash set fire o | the speedway In the sixty-fitth. mile | of what was to have been the 200- mile feature event. ; His .crash ended the race and senf | Hartz_hurtling through the air 35 | feet from his overturning machine. Peter de Paolo missed hitting him by | a fraction of a second. Hartz's in-| ju included a deep gash in the A Cuyler trade prob: | head, possible concussion of the brain involve pitchers, and we [A0d @ broken leg. Hospital authoritics | e ; 4 put_his name on the danger list | as Pitts-| " rpe speed king was attempting to | snatch the lead from Frank Lockhart | when he lost control of his car while | doing 126 miles an hour. The car| burst Into flames, starting four f along the infield rail. The resultant use of chemicals to kill the blaze drew. dense clouds of smoke across il have Tt looks as if he Pittsburgh, I will “Would you trade Hack Wilson for “I don't know. MecCarthy is boss Hack is some hitter on our (Copyright. 1927.) the track and caused the hasty halt- ing of the rest of the racers. Track officials held a quick confer- ence and announced that the drivers | would place in the race in the posi- | RIGTS END CONTESTS e OF RUTH AND GEHRIG tions in which they were when ftlag- A second special 75-mile bob- contest was ordered, and Lock-| By fhe Assoctated Press, art led from the start. | NEW YORK, October 13.—Bab¢ Hartz was given .second place in| Ruth and Lou Gehrig have startec the interrupted race while De Paolo, |out to play two ball games on the present championship point leader. | first leg of their barnstorming tour was thied. “Babe” Stapp took second |and both have resulted in riots with place in the 7smile whirl, with De | no damage doro, : Paclo third The Ba “Equal division of the purse was de- | star team o o iq oimoia, Lou le¢ cided on for both races, first place| Bushwicks yesterday at Brooklyn in each carrying $3500. Lockhart|Ruth getting two doubles and a single won_$7,000 De Paolo, | Gehrig a double. The contest ended $2,000, and | just as the Bushwicks started to take Lockhart | their final turn at bat. first race 4| Ruth who had played first base seconds, with @|and taken a turn on the pitching econd behind | mound, elected to sit in a box seat o L A crowd of 26,000 fans, crowding the park to its capacity, swarmed toward HAS ONE MORE GAME. e Totie, on Mg AT e aere ~ Arlington All-Star nine will close| was provided and the Babe got te its season Sunday on Arlington din»‘ safety, but there was no chance tc mond with Washington Red Sox as|resume play. opponents, All players are asked to| The day previous Ruth and Gehrig report before 2:30 o'clock. Brown | played at Trenton, N. J., and the con. will draw the pitching assignment for | test was halted by a swarm of young the home nine. | sters. 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