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=5 Rickard Never Knew a Grudge Battle : NO SUCH A THING, - INOPINION OF TEX Learned Basic Principles of Promoting in Handling Jeff-Johnson Go. \This is the only autobiography written by Tex Rickard. It was pre- pared _in_collaboration with Boze- man_ Bulger, for publication ezclu- sively by The Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance. Shortly before Rickard’s death he discussed with Bulger plans for pub- lication of these memoirs in book Jorm. Following is the fifteenth in- stallment of the autobiography, which is appearing in daily chapters. BY TPEX RICKARD. (In Collaboration with Bozeman Bulger.) T was in the Reno fight between JefIries and Johnson that I began 10 learn the basic principles of pro- moting, of making a big affair like that successful. An editor in the West has written to ask me if I ever knew of a real grudge fight. Frankly, I never did. Moreover, I don't believe there ever was one. In the old days it used to be accept- €d as the proper form for one fighter to refuse to speak to his opponent while training. There were stories, probably encouraged by some booster, about the two fighters meeting acci- dentally while doing road work and al- most coming to blows. This was sup- posed to convince the public that they were bitter enemies and, consequently, would put up a harder fight. That to me is a lot of bosh. I never believed in it, and the more I see of the fight game the less I believe in it. ‘The public likes to look on a fight as & sporting event. No man ever showed poor sportsmanship by being friendly 1o _his opponent before and after the fight. That was my theory and I put it Into practice with Jeffries and John- son. Goes Fishing With Jeff. I used to make a point of going fish- ing or hunting with Jeffries and of, visiting him at his headquarters. On other occasions I would get Jack John- son’s big racing car and ride with him. I never tried to keep anybody from see- ing me do it, either. You ought to have heard the busy- bodies warning me about this. “It's bad dope for you to be seen out with these fighters,” they would tel me. “There'll be a lot of underground talk. Don't forget you are the pro- moter and the referee.” “Maybe you are right,” I told one ad- Vviser, “but I'm going out fishing with i’]:gr,l,es tomorrow. I like to talk to Often Jeffries would ask me about Johnson, +What kind of shape is he in, Tex?" “Fine,” T told him. “He'll give you quite a fight.” Then Johnson would ask about Jef- {ries. I would teli him the same thing. :‘l’ ;ou"lll?n ne\)rlet:n tr’:( u;‘ ;l;uer one of them g e & cinch, wolu!}d]h‘:ve been ft;ol;;h. T ater years ve gone further in this line., I have mldg special ar- rangements for the two fighters to be Seen together before the fight. The fans like that, and so d for that matter. R Fight Not Fixed., While we were getting ready in Reno there was much whispered tzlk to the %%:vil that I{hIe ’fizht had been fixed. was all foolishness. Off B?'e% lmhou:' 1; to this day. i Tiam effries had no idea that Johnso; would win that fight. o it !w{u Johltxson who lacl e wasn't so sure. A proof of this is that Jeffries felt so ssre of winning he insisted on 60 per cent of the purse going to the winner. Johnson felt the same way about it. If there had been any thought of Johnson lying down they would have split the purse nearer even. You can go and bet that Jim ;lli:‘!;hs thought himself sure of win- In justice to Jeffries, by the way, it is a fact that the suddenchange of climate from San Francisco to Reno affected him very seriously. He con- tracted stomach trouble and diarrhea. That made him sloy and loggy, and he could not entirely get rid of it by training. A big item in that fight, apparently overlooked by many at the start, was the moving "picture rights. Johnson and Jeffries were to divide their share of this equally. Johnson made a bad mistake in selling out his entire pic- ture interest for $50,000. Jeffries PORTS. OH, MAN! WHAT! BET oN THAT FOURTH RATER 7 WHAT DO You THINK L AM- A - \SUCKEi?/ 1 WELL WELL I SURE DID PUT ONE oveER- You OWE ME CIGHTY BUCKS, TELL You WHAT ('Lt Do - GIVE You sSI1x To = _— NEXT DAY, YoU'RE CRAZY- MAKE VT E(GH To FIVE AND I'T EVEN AT THAT PRICE 7 How'D You HAPPEN To PICK OUT A LEMON LIKE THAT - 7 roe TAke You- M A FooL To Do ALL RIGHT YOoU'RE oM EIGHTY To FFTY T You've GoT THE BEST OF \T ~You ALWAYS TAKe THE FAVORITE —BY BRIGGS OH WELL CHEER P YoU'VE GoT A CHANCE iy I Ho ~ WHY Don'T You PIcK OUT A WINNGR T 1 KNEW ALL THE TIME YoUu WERE WRONG HEAVY RING FOES BOTH SEE VICTORY Sharkey Figures Battle as Warm-Up—Christner Just as Confident. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 24.—There was an abundance of confidence today at the training quarters of Jack Sharkey of Boston and K. O. Christner, gradu- ate of Akron rubber plants, who meet in & 10-round clash in Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. ‘The loquacious gob can see nothing in the scrap but a good warm-up for his battle with Young Stribling at Mi- ami Beach, while the 34-year-old Ohio- an, who sprang into prominence by punching Knute Hansen out of the heavyweight picture a couple of months ago, has told the world he expects to tag Sharkey with the same wallop he used on the melancholy Dane. Realizing that he must make a bet- ter than ordinary showing tomorrow if the Stribling fight is to meet with any financial success, Sharkey says he will end the affair in short order. “One-punch hitters are always dan- gerous, even to the cleverest ring man,” he declared. “But I have met them be- fore, held my own and carried the fight my way. I am not blind to the fact that Christner can hit. But I feel I am good enough to beat him and go on past Stribling and the rest to the title.” Christner used fewer words, but made them fully as confident. “My manager, iny Herman, has been everywhere in the world but Miami Beach,” he said. “I plan to take him down there when I fight Stribling in Sharkey's place.” . TAYLOR TO FIGHT SINGER. NEW YORK, Janyary 24 (#).—Bud Taylor of Terre Haute, Ind., former held onto his and it netted him $66,660. | National Boxing Association bantam- At Reno the preliminary arrange- | weight champion, and Al Singer, young ments took on a different air. There |New York scrapper, have been’ signed was all sorts of fun. The newspaper | for a 10-round bout in Madjson Square men really had more to write about |Garden February 8. than if we had stayed in San Fran- cisco. There was more of the romance of the Goldfield fight about it. Johnson kep*. his admirers and oth- ers constantly amused with his racing automobile and his big bull fiddle. Some have an idea that Jack was not serious about racing that car. Don't you believe it. He thought himself the greatest racing driver in the world and would take any sort of chances. Johnson also knew how to play that big bull fiddle. It was his delight to g7t a crowd of white folks at night or 2’ternoon and make the old bull snort. lie could actually do tricks with that | biz fiddle. Fond of Chicken Dinners. Another of kis favorite pastimes was | to have chicken dinners. Always he | k2d a smile for everybody. It was a golden smile, too. It always looked | o me as if Jack Johnson had more gold | teeth than anybody in the world. There were frequent reports that Jeffries was acting ugly and surly, while Johnson was happy-go-lucky and | iriendly. As a matter of fact, Jeffries is a big, friendly fellow. He was suffering from | that stomach trouble. Try as he would, | he could not entirely get over it. That | mAde him worry. He was not surly or eullen. i I watched these fellows train because I wanted to learn as much as possible 2bout my job of referee. As the Fourth of July approached, that referecing Fusiness .made me sit up and think. H - (Next, Jeff and Johnson in the ring.) | fip{(::gmx pace] w:tlh tie former xg skl s | 55, eption is as muc (et Y rasaner Aiianery ATeHICAn | g keynote of court offense as it 1 of gridiron attack. All of which tends to put the premium in athletics upon mind rather than matter. g\:ry one agrees that this is splen- id. Deception Apace With Basket Ball BY SOL METZGER. You hear much more about smart foot ball plays than you do about bagket ball attack, but the latter PAIR OF NORTHWESTERN ATHLETES IN HOSPITAL CHICAGO, January 24 (#).—Two of Northwestern University's greatest ath- letes were in the hospital today. Walter Holmer, captein of the 1928 | foot ball team and All-Western Confer- ence fullback, underwent an_operation for hernia yesterday, while “Rut” Walter, star center on the basket ball team, was nursing torn ligaments in his right leg. Harvard’s lateral passing won from Yale in foot ball last Fall, But what about the lateral pass shown in the upper part of the il- lustration, that Wisconsin and many other basket ball teams are using? Isn't 4t a step higher in strategy? ‘The stunt is successful because of the human curiosity of players and spectators to see the ball. Player is all set to shoot and an opponent intervenes. Past him to the rear like a flash whizzes a teammate, a sighal is called, the ball tossed back- ward into this rushing player's hands. A dribble and into the bas- ket goes’ the ball for 2 points. In the lower illustration the tap pass is shown. Teams do not al- ways catch the ball any more. But habit has taught us they will. Re- sult—opponent gets set for the catch and in a jffy another player has the ball. The tap makes for speedy play, play almost impossible to break up. (Copyright, 19200 FIELD TO BREED RACERS ON AN ELABORATE SCALE CHICAGO, January 24 (#).—Marshall Field, Chicago turf enthusiest and| stable owner, is going into the business | of breeding thoroughbreds on an elabor- ate scale. He has already puichased 1,000 acres of land at The Plains, Va. 8timulus, which raced with great success under the Field silks several .V!l;-! ago, will be at the head of the etu Player. Bluege, Oswald . Boss, Harley .. Cronin, Joseph . Gooch, Charles . Hayes, Minter C Judge, Joe .. Myer, Charles S. Stewart, John .. Yoter, Elmer Barnes, Emile Goslin, Leon . Harris, Spencer .. Rice, E. C.... Simons, Melbern . West, Sam Bolton, Cli Bool, Albert Kenna, Ed. . Ruel, Herold Tate, Bennet Pos. . .Infielder. .Inflelder. Infielder. .Outfielder. Outflelder. Outfielder. Outfielder. Braxton, Garland .. Brown, Lloyd Burke, Robert Campbell, Archie . Cantrell, Guy .. Hadley, Irving ... Hopkins, Paul Jones, Sam . Liska, Adolph Marberry, Fred . McCullough, Paul ‘Weaver, james Nick Altroc! .Pitcher, .Pitcher. .Pitcher. coach. WINERARPACEY FRPREEEEERER PR EREER T L R EEE L L L EE LI ] Al Schacht, » Bt. Thr. Bt.Av. Age. Home Town. Washington, D, Jonesboro, La. San Francisco, Ventura, Calif, Clayton, Ala. Washington, D. Ellisville, Miss. Lake City, Fla. McKees Rocks, Suggsville, Ala. Salem, N. J. Seattle, Wash. Washington, D. Fulton, Ky. Rochester, Tex. High Point, N. Lincoln, Nebr. San_Francisco, St. Loufs, Mo. W. Frankfort, TIl, Burlington, N. C. Knightsville, In Joliet, Ill. Los Angeles, Calif, Wilburton, Okla. Lynn, Mass. Chester, Conn. Woodsfleld, Ohio. 15”7 Dwight, Nebr. 0 Corsicana, Tex. 5710'2” 190 New Castle, Pa. 6’ 6',” 230 Bowling Green, Mike Martin, trainer. 511 13 13 6 9 13 16 412 coach., Clyde Milan, coach. Club with in 1928, Washington. Little Rock and Washington. Kansas City and Washington. Little Rock Southern Association. Washington and Minneapolis. Washington. Boston, American League. Birmingham, South. Association. Minneapolis, Amer. Association. Washington. ‘Washington. Minneapolis, Amer. Association. Washington. Birmingham, South. Association. ‘Washington. High Point, Piedmont League. Nashville, Southern Association, Minneapolis and Washington. Washington. N ‘Washington. Washington. ‘Washington. ‘Washington. St. Paul, American Association. Baltimore, International League. ‘Washington. Montreal, International League, ‘Washington. Minneapolis, Amer. Association, ‘Washington. ‘Toledo, American Association. Chatianooga and Washington. Ed. Gharrity, coach. C. Calif. C. Pa. C. C. Calif. d. Ky. KILLILEA, WHO HELPED ORGANIZE A. L., DIES MILWAUKEE, Wis, January 24 (#).—Henry J. Killilea, 62, one of the members of the little group that founded the American Base Ball League in 1899, is dead. The local sportsman, who also was owner of the Milwaukee club of the American Association, died at his home here yesterday of heart disease afler a brief illness. Killilea, with his brother Matt, Connie Mack, Charles Comiskey and Ban Johnson, founded the league at a meeting in the Killilea home here and for several years he acted as its counsel. He became president of the Bos- ton Red Sox in 1903, when that club was tottering on financial difficul- ties, and won the pennant. For nearly a quarter of a century thereafter he took no active part in base ball. In 1928 he purchased the Mil« waukee Brewers, Much of the base ball magnate's early fame arose during his college days at the University of Michigan. His ability on the diamond won the approval of the Detroit Tigers, but he refused an offer to turn profes- sional. He enjoyed a brilliant ama- teur standing as a foot ball player. MANDELL IS READY TO FIGHT, BUT WHOM? By the Assoclated Press. ROCKFORD, 1ll, January 24— Sammy Mandell is ready at any time to defend his lightweight title, but he would like to know from Paul Prehn, president of the National Boxing Asso- ciation, just who he is supposed to defend it against, and who will take care of the guarantees. Prehn yesterday announced that the titles of four champions, including Mandell, would be declared forfeit in the 27 States members of the N. B. A. if the men did not defend them within that time. “Does Prehn want to take the responsibility of finding somebody for me to fight?” inquired Mandell. “Will he put up the guarantee?” Other champions named in the asso- ciation’s order were Tommy Loughran, light heavyweight: Mickey Walker, middleweight, and Joe Dundee, welter- weight. SKINKER EAGLES PLAY IN RICHMOND TOMORROW| RICHMOND, Va, January 24— | Amateur basket ball fans here are ex- pecting the treat of the season tomor- row night, when Skinker Eagles of Washington meet the fast traveling Richmond Blues. Both téfims are riding on the crest of waves of triumph and a merry battle is expected. OLD DOMINION FIVE WINS. ALEXANDRIA, January 24.—Old Dominion Boat Club tossers defeated BOWLING MATCHES HERE ATTRACT LARGE CROWDS ROVIDING ample space to ac- commodate large galleries of spectators attracted to impor- tant duckpin events is fast be- coming a major problem for local bowling promoters. Standing room is now at a premium in many of the establishments ~when feature matches are scheduled. Enormous crowds which witnessed the first two blocks of the Howard Campbell sweepstakes at Convention Hall and King Pin No. 1 demonstrated that the duckpin game is not alone for the participants as found in other cities, bufilu great attraction for the fans as well, More than a thousand fans crowded the stands at Convention Hall to see the big event get under way two weeks ago and many more were unsuccessful in their attempts to gain points of vantage to witness the second block at King Pin No. 1. Although the plans to have the Coli- seum circus seats ready for the final block Saturday night, Manager Lonnie Krauds is confident that he will be unable to seat all who will turn out to see Hap Burtner, Brad Mandley, Tony Santini and other stars battle for the big cash prizes. Lonnie expects to seat more than a thousand fans, but at- tendance on the first two dates indi- cate that those who wish to gain these seats will have to come early. Attendance at special bowling tourna- ments and matches this year has con- vinced alley managers that in planning new plants for the future more space will have to be allotted for accommo- dating the growing army of followers of the sport. Until the advent of the maple duck- pin, bowling was considered a game for the bowlers only. There was little interest for the onlooker. Not so any longer. Special events and even league matcxhes of importance serve to “pack ‘em in.” Much interest has been developed for the program to be held at Georgetown Recreation Center ‘tomorrow night when Marjorie Bradt sends her Com- mercials team of Washington Ladies’ League against Sam Benson's Recrea- tion team, which is now leading the Center League. Marie Frere and Mar- jorle will also engage Benson and George Bradt, Marjorie’s brother, in a doubles duel. Commercials, who hold the National Duckpin Bowling Congress champion- ship and are now battling for the Washington Ladies’ League champion- ship, will have their line-up intact, including Margaret Miltner, The Eve- ning Star woman champion; Elaine Cresap's Rifles, 42 to 33, in the armory | here last night. George Mason High | | drubbed OCakton High, 45 to 11, in the ! | preliminary. TROUSERS 3 To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F T N Still “conveniently located on 14th street,” and the #1 same set slogan o “Satistac- 2| tion Plus" from smiling sales and service men. Palmer and Virginia Yarnell in addi- tion to Frere and Bradt. ‘The doubles match will mark the first appearance of the Frere-Bradt combination since its remarkable show- ing e against Howard Campbell and Arthur Logan at King Pin in December. Bradt shot 608 for 5 games on that occasion, topping the score of either of the men. Benson will anchor for the George- town team, which includes Jack Tal- bert, Harold Hodges, Herb Young and George Stevens. In neither of the matches will the fair bowlers be con- ceded a handicap. REIGH COUNT OUT OF LINCOLNSHIRE By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, January 24.—Reigh Count, regarded as the best of the American three-year-olds last season, has been withdrawn from the Lincolnshire han- dicap, to be run in the middle of March, ‘There was no explanation when the name of the horse, nominated by Mrs. John D. Hertz of Chicago, did not appear on the list of acceptances. It is understood that Reigh Count came over solely to compete for the gold cup at Ascot. It had been thought that he was likely to have a try-out in one of the handicaps to accustom him to racecourse conditions before the big event at Ascot. Reigh Count was given top weight of 128 pounds for the Lincolnshire handicap. This impost was also given to Fohanaun. John D. Hertz predicted the with- | drawal of Reigh Count recently when he id @ said: “Mitchell (the trainer) is almost sure to scratch him shortly rather than have any wagers made on him in the future books.” Hertz added that he did not consider the weight assigned the horse excessive, but that the race came too early to zet the horse ready. STAR,” WASHINGTON. D. C;° THURSDAY. JANUARY 2% 10907 Hornsby Finds Managing Brings Woe RAJAH RELUCTANT T0 BECOME PILOT Troubles in Base Ball Did Not Really Start Till He Took Reins. BY ROGERS HORNSBY. HE season of 1925 was a big turn- ing point in my base ball expe- riences, for it was during that campaign that I became a man- ager and began to get real money out of the game. One might think this was the ning of great success and the van ng of iroubles and cares, but as things turned out it was the beginning of a peried of trouble and disappointment that at times had me so disgusted with base ball that I longed to quit and retire to the peace and quiet of coun- try life. However, my early enthusiasm to play ball never left me in these times and I forgot trouble and care as soon as I put cn a uniform. I guess that, coupled with my desire to acquire enough wealth to be independent, kept me going. I am convinced now that those troubles and cares have ceased. - For a time after Miller Huggins left the St. Louis Cardinals to lead the Yankees, Jack Hendricks, now manager in Cincinnati, was our boss in St. Louis. Then came Branch Rickey. He was on the job several years, and while I was not in favor of his methods of playing, teaching and training, I was able to go along with him without serious rowing. There was one time in New York when T said something I should not have said, as I was not the manager, and that led to quite a fuss with Rickey in the clubhouse after the game. Hornsby’s Row With Rickey. We were right up in the fight for the. pennant. It was late in the season and much depended upon our beating the Giants. A young collegian had just Jjoined us. Much to m~ surprise, Rickey started him on the mound in this cru- cial contest. I think the Giants got enough runs in the first inning to win two or three games before we could get the pitcher out. He was awfully wild. I said something and it started a row. G In the Spring of 1925 we trained on the Pacific Coast, and while we were in camp our president, Sam Breaden, came out intending to depose Rickey as leader. At least Rickey thought so. He even appealed to me to intercede for him, and I did. No change was made and we came back and opened the season with Branch still leading. Memorial day we played in Pitts- burgh and the following morning I still was in bed at the hotel there when my telephone rang and our secretary told me Mr. Breaden wanted to see me. “I'll go to his room as soon as I can get dressed and eat breakfast,” I an- swered, never thinking that the sum- mons was of great importance. When I entered the breakfast room Rickey was there and called me over. “I guess Breaden wants you to man- age the team,” he said. “I've been fired. If you don't want to take it, I wish you would put in a word for Bert Shotton.” At the time, Bert was Rickey's assistant. “I don't want the job,” was my re- ply. “I think I'm too young to be a manager.” Sure enough, when I went to Breaden's room, he told me at once that he wanted me to take the man- agement of the team. First Refused Big Job. “I don't want the place,” I protested. I told Breaden I thought I was too young, and that I didn't like to start in on such a job in midseason—that if I was to be manager I would want to pick my own players for the positions during the training trip. He insisted, and asked me to call up my wife and talk with her about fit. She told me to do as I thought best. I still refused to accept, and then Rickey offered me something which finally caused me to take the position, “I'll sell you my stock in the club.” he said. “You can have it for $50,000, 1,167 shares.” ‘That made me think it over. Here was a chance to be 2 part owner in the club. We had the nucleus of a good | team. I figured that with a few | changes we might be in the pennant fight and that the club would earn a lot of money. I learned that it was possible to finance the purchase of the stock. I accepted the job as-manager. I got a raise in salary. I bought the stock and then I found myself a big league manager, but I never dreamed that my troubles were just about to begin. (Copyright, 1929, North American Newspaper Alliance.) (Next—Winning the Pennant.) “It's my BIGGEST SELLER! Try it!" Write for FREE Cooking end Baking Recipe Booklet At All Dealers! THE SPORTLIGHT By Grantland Rice. Saving Nerves. Mac Smith tied for the United States open championship 20 years ago, back in 1909, when he was about 20 years old. At 40 he is still a great golfer in tournament play, and he will still be a great golfer at 50, because he has the easy, smooth, simple type of swing that doesn't wear out his nervous system. Golf 1s less of an effort wich Mac Smith than any one I know. For this reason even nine rounds are frequently called monotonous. They are not monotonous to any one interested in the problem of smoothness or rhythm. The average golfer is about 90 per cent tension. Most of this tension is due to the fact that his swing is wrong and his conception of the game is wrong. One muscle is fighting another, and both are fighting against his nervous system. Yet none of this is necessary to hit a golf ball and get the required distance. Good golf is easy golf. It is almost impossible to keep relaxed with the fundamentals of the swing incorrect. In a way it is a double job, because relaxed effort helps lead to the fundamentals, and the right fundamentals help lead to relaxed effort. They travel together. Mac Smith's style is a fine example for the average golfer to study because it carries the idea of ease. It is much more ::fl.hs‘zllng than a hit. One can swing without tightening up easier than one Nick Goes Fanning. Dear Sir: Nick Altrock was fanning the other day. He cost the Chica White Sox less than $200 and drew far less salary as a star pitcher than Clark Griffith now pays him as a clown. Nick had the greatest motion toward first base of any ene ever in the game. Pliching in the Pacific Coast League, he once walked eight batters and picked seven of them off first base. He also was the greatest flelding pitcner of all time. al Chase was the greatest baseman of all time, declares Altrock. Nap Lajol the g::?“‘}" second, blnsem;n‘ Jimmy Collins the best at third base and ‘V’ngjr?r:' of all shortstops. He picks Cobb, Speaker and Ruth f¢ Buck Ewing to catch. He picks no pitchers, e 4 eeeY “Modern pitchers do not have the chance the oldtimers had,”™ “All of the new rules of base ball have been against the ;{(‘Cher'.jl T:: makers have restricted a pitcher's motion in the box: every time you around there is a new ball in play and the batter gets all the favors, speaking of pitchers, there never was a_harder man to hit than Addie Joss. And how would you like to have Brown, Pfeist Vi team. or Bender, Plank, Combs and Wndd”;l;‘l:' s A OYera biond you e In more thn: ag vears of base ball, Altrock decl: ever saw was made by “Jigger” Donahue, in the world series Rohe, utbh%‘w!::u.&o: third baseman, made a wild thmw.er&flhfio&ckfl:o{fi: vhile 1ying o vi et AR e K bnyg. g on his side, stretched full length, with his toe stories of the days when bass rTules ares, the greatest play he These oldtimers tell great fighting game and our national sport, Good Name, Sir: Young Horton Smith starts his climb toward the heights of golf with a good name. There's been a Smith prominent in American golf since lghe game began on this side of the waters. First, there was Willie: then Alex Macdonald. Horton is no kin to the Smiths of Carnoustie, but a name’s a name, for a’ that, and he can swing a wood or iron as well ot o aad e ca g n as well as any Scot everlt;u come ball was to them a LDTIMER. Sir: There must have been a number of professionals pulling t baracuda when Bob Jones recently went deep-sea tthlng and hogked gnemor! 125 marine tigers. The first stymied Bob for an ho 3 golfers ever have been able yt:ldo. T L e thfin I?.mu Grover Cleveland Alexander starts South soon for his nineteenth invasion of the sun. As long as he can carry the same head on his should change of pace he will still be starting South for some time to ;‘m:.rs A‘ncdhll::: of pace, directed by a smart dome, is still worth a fi ball that breaks like a pretzel. FIECSHOS Sokmand| & elitvy GRAND STAND COACHES DELAY THEIR .BANQUET Dr. George T. Sharp, president of the Grandstand Coaches’ Association, has LAZZERI’'S ARM IS 0. K., PLAYER TELLS HUGGINS NEW YORK, January 24 (#).—Tony Lazzeri reports through Manager Miller announced that because of sickness and the fact that so many coaches will be engaged on the date, the first an- nual banquet of the association, sched- uled for Saurday night at the Ban- nockburn Club, has been indefinitely postponed. It is the aim of the association to cement friendship between the actual coaches of teams hereabout and those who ‘“coach” from the stand: Huggins that he no longer is bothered by a lame salary wing. A letter from Huggins said he had re- ceived word from the Yankees' second baseman that the arm no longer bothered him, even when he subjected it to the severe test of playing a game a short time ago. PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY. Philadelphia, 1; Newark, 1. Duluth, 3; St. Paul, 2. Win, Niagara Falls, defies SLUSH - SNOW.- MUD HE picture tells the story. 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