Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1930, Page 21

sP Four Major Events on Bowling List : Miami Fight Planner May ORTS. TRI-CITY FINALE AT HALL; KING PIN HAS BIG NIGHT Newspaper Tournament Champions Open Play-Off in Baltimore, Finish Here—Monumental ; City Stars Visit—Sweepstakes On. BY R. D. THOMAS. tional three-cornered battle A Here's the program: THREE-RING bowling circus at the big King Pin and a na- at Convention Hall will hold the attention of duckpin fandom tonight. At the King Pin. King Pin sweepstakes. i in vs. Baltimore Recreation Happy Five. &32; ;in Girls vs. Baltimore Recreation Girls. At Convention Hall. : | inal skirmish of men and women champions of Washington | Stnr.nl;laaltimore Sun and Boston Herald singles tournaments. All will start at 8 o'clock. The grand final of newspaper tournaments opens this after- noon at the Recreation in Baltimore, with Tony De Fino and Bess Ackman representing Washington; Baltimore, and Manuel 1 Silveira and Janette Killgren, Boston. Leo Vulgaris and Helen Spencer, The men are rolling five games in each set and the girls three; total pins to determine the winners. Ample seating accommodations will be_ available for all who care to see the Convention Hall end of the tri- city series. De Fino was low man among the male champs and Mrs. Ackman second | among the girls. The scores that won the tournaments follow: Washington— De Fino, 632; Mrs. Ackman, 344; Balti: more—Vaulgaris, 675; Miss Spencer. 354 Boston—Silveira, 662; Miss Killgren, 3! 4. 5The King Pin men, leaders of the District League, will oppose a team which not long ago established 2 na- tional record for one game. The Recre- atjon five in a Greater Baltimore major league match came within five pins of reaching the long-dreamed-of goal of 700. Ray Von Dreele, holder of several records and one of the most popular duckpin stars in the country, is the Recreation ace. His co-stars are Hap Franz, Carl Eissele, Arthur Waters and d dt. Roé:l: Dmmll.: next Saturday will have his shot at Jack White, the “Iron Man of Connecticut,” who took the measure of our own Howard Campbell. Incidentally, Campbell and Von Dreele will be rival anchor men tonight. ing Pin girls, national tour- nament champlons, will oppose perhaps the strongest line-up of their sex in the . Anyway, Baltimore thinks mfl::mmmmmmmt and the King Pins may concur. They were beaten by 72 pins in the first set of the current serles, in Baltimore, in which the Recreations scores of sn,h:ns At that, chief interest at the King Pin may be in the sweepstakes in which a large field of stars will go to post. Most of those who took part in the Campbell sweepstakes have entered. Entries will be accepted until a few minutes before starting time. The fee is $2, with 60 per cent of the prize fund to go to the winner, 30 per cent to the runner-up and 10 per cent to third place winner. While all this is taking place, the Convention Hall team will be at Roa- noke, Va., for the opening block of a home-and-home series with the Roa- noke All-Stars. ‘Henry and Oscar Hiser, with a total of 1,208 for five games, took the lead in the brothers’ tournament, which opened at Tad Howard's Rendezvous and will be finished at the Lucky Strike next Friday night. Henry shot 607 and Oscar 601. Harry and Lonnie Krauss rolled into second place with 1,190. It might be closer to the truth to say that Harry rolled into second place and dragged Lon with him. Their totals were: Harry, 637; Lon, 553. Harry's set was the best of the open- ing block, in which 38 pairs rolled. Phil Heflelfinger, champion of Washington newspaper men, was second high with 629. Following are the scores of the three leading pairs: Osea 1us 11 1 100 601 REN R 108 10 1R N e Totals 217 246 266 233 226—1,208 Lonnie 104 116 96 112 125— Harry 105 131 141 120 131— Totals 200 247 237 241 256—1,190 Ross Heffelfinger.. 90 103 114 131 131— 559 Bott HeRelfneer 629 Totals ... 133 121 132 116 fi [ 213 224 246 237 2681188 Lucy Owen, paired with Elsie Fischer against Sam Benson and George Bradt, established an alley record for women at the Georgetown Recreation when she shot & score of 150 in her first game. DOWN THE LINE WITH W. 0. McGEZHA. The Sullivan Legend. rts, especially with the younger generation, who are skep- BY THIS TIME he has become a legendary figure in American tical regarding the great deeds accredited to him. They seem to recall only the weaknesses of the Boston Strong Boy, his eccentricities and his extravagances. But after all, he was weak in a powerful fashion, and his eccentricities were those of a royal per- | sonage. And probably John L. Sullivan will be remembered long after those who have worn the ermine of the heavyweight championship after him have been forgotten. He may be remembered as a semi- mythological character, but he wi 1l be remembered. It was none other than Mr. William A. Muldoon, the dean of professional American sports, who Boston Strong Boy to a world that first heard the challenge of the | was much impressed. “I can lick any man in the house,” bellowed John L. Sullivan. His subsequent career proved that he did not take in too much territory. In fact, it | developed that John L. Sullivan as a youth was ultra-conservative. He might have said, “I can lick any man in the world.” Mr. Muldoon at the time was travel- ing at the head of a refined vaudeville show which was demonstrating the fine points of the manly art of modified murder and the art of pachydermy, as wrestling more recently is known. Mr. Muldoon was impressed and was instru- mental in bringing the Boston Strong Boy to Harry Hill's Electric Light Pal- ace in New York, where the cauliflower industry had its certer in those days. John L. Sullivan challenged Jem Mace, but that gladiator, looking the Boston Strong Boy over, was evasive. A lesser gladiator who needed the $50 purse volunteered for the sacrifice. Sullivan butchered him as losing fight- ers were butchered in those days. The Boston Strong Boy was toasted by the gentlemen of the fancy who frequented Hill's Electric Light Palace. ‘Then somebody recalled that the vanquished one had a wife and family who were destitute. There was much alecholic sympathy, and the hat was passed for the sufferers from Sullivan’s - first great victory. When the hat came | to Sullivan, he tossed in the $50 purse with a light gesture. It was the only| money he had in the world. But what | did he care? He was the king. He/ eould lick any man in the world. Afterward he did walk with kings or those about to be kings and as an equal. ‘When he visited England, the grand- father of the present Prince of Wales, also a patron of the sports, sought him | out. John L. Sullivan was condescend- | ing enough to treat his highness as an equal, and it is recorded that he said to him: “Remember me to your good mother, the Queen, and tell her that I| ve heard a lot about her.” It was the | of one royal personage to an-| oths ‘The Bullivan-Kilrain fight was the| last epic of the bare-knuckle days and | the law of the London prizering. Sul- livan fought them all, with the excep- tion of Peter Jackson, for Sullivan drew the color line. There are those who| insisted sacrileglously that this was a| matter of caution, but those who knew | John L. best stoutly insist that this was | decreed by his various managers. | ‘The fighter who annoyed him most and who was most hated by John L. ‘was Charley Mitchell, the Englishman. It is recorded that once, when Mitchell spiked him as they fought on the turf, Eullivan made the classic remark: “Be| a gentleman, Charley, if you can, you | blankety-blank.” Challenging the World. ‘OHN L. SULLIVAN mas ture that has not appealed to any of his successors. He toured the country, offering a prize to anybody who would stand against him for four rounds. Many tried, but the prize never was collected. Those were days of ! riotous living for Sullivan. He was now thoroughly convinced that he could | whip any man in the world and feit that there was no necessity of keeping himself prepared to prove it. His progress through the land was like the progress of a monarch. He did | not wear a crown, but he wore the fa- | H mous diamond belt of the champion- ship. They wanted him to run for | Congress, but that was no occupation for a king. The royal belt, alas! even- tually found its way into a pawnshop, ‘where the royal jewels were extracted one by one. ‘William A. Muldoon tried to bring the reckless John L. back to the straight ‘and narrow He talked to Sulli- king. “Will you be a man or will you be a bum?” he dedo(themy:n who could whip any man in the world. Sullivan listened for hile and fol- lowed Muldoon into training. But it did not last. ‘When the match with James J. Cor- bett was arranged at New Orleans, none of the idolizers of the great gladiator realized that he was what afterward was known as the “mere hollow shell of his former self.” Neither did Sullivan as he rode to the slaughter in an open- faced hack with old Bill McCabe bel- lowing with maudlin sentiment a song concerning a “handful of earth from the land of my birth.” Dropped to his haunches, he uttered the classic: “I was beaten by a younger and a better man. Thank God, he is an American!” John L. felt that the heavyweight champlonship belonged in America. FTER the defeat by Corbett, John L. Sullivan became an exiled mon- arch. He became an ardent pro- hibitionist, which took him away from his former friends, and spent most of | his exile near Boston. The prohibition people declined his support as a “tem- perance” lecturer, which showed short- sightedness on their part. John L. Sul- livan, the ex-champion, could provide some powerful arguments. Sullivan also tried the stage, but with no marked success. The sterling melo- drama in which he extricated the her- oine from impossible places with his fists lasted only a short time. Perhaps it was because the art of the Boston Strong Boy was too powerful for the stage of the period. He did play Simon Legree in a version of “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” but he used the whip too vigo: ously on Uncle Tom. He seemed to think that Uncle Tom was Peter Jackson. | During the Spanish-American War John L. wrote and uttered some scath- ing denunciations of Spain, which may have helped to win that struggle. He was a stanch friend of Theodore Roosevelt the elder, and that admira- tion was mutual, to the scandal of many earnest Republicans. Sullivan was the connecting link be- | tween the old and the new in fistiana. He fought the last championship bare- knuckle fight and the first with the gloves. Then the new school crowded him off the boards, and with him the | | glamor of his tim one ges-| At the finish he stamped to the doors | of Valhalla and, hammering at the door, shouted: “Let me in! I can lick | any man in the house.” And there they knew it by this time, and nobody will challenge the great Sullivan legend in that place. TUNNEY dUITS HOSPITAL. NEW YORK, February 1 (#).—Vir- tually recovered from a kidney opera- ticn, Gene Tunney, former heavyweight champion, has left the Presbyterian tal. ‘Tunney was accompanied by his wife, the former Polly Lauder. They declined to state their destination. GEHRIG'S AUTO SMASHED. NEW YORK, February 1 (#)—Lou Gehrig, first baseman of the Yankee base ball team, narrowly escaped in- THE EVEXI?;'G STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 19y, By DENMAN 1 century in connection with Joe Cantillon. asserted was more speed and had seen, and it was due to th mons of the Great Umpire. who was field leader of the twelfth to hold that job, made regarded as without Parallel in Johnson is one o shone any three unearthed by Amos Rusie and Rube Waddell. eccentric southpaw is unknown credit than any one else. It was “Pongo” who dis- patched his temporarily dis- abled catcher, Cliff Blanken- ship, to Weiser, Idaho, to look over the gangling youth of whose prowess so many glow- ing reports had been received by the Washington pilot. It so happened that Blank- enship never actually saw Johnson in action before he obtained—only by capitulating to the insistence of the canny Kansan that return fare be guaranteed — Walter’s consent to come to Washington, but it is a matter of knowledge that Cantillon recognized Johnson’s tentialities the first time arney donned an all too small uniform and furnished a sam- ple of the speed that was destined to carve his name in- delibly in balldom’s hall of fame. Griff’s Life-long Friend. A friendship that survived through 42 years, dating from the time they first met, existed between Cantillon and Grif- fith, who battled together on the same team and later against each other when Clark graduated from pitcher to manager, while Joe directed games in the umpirical blue. Although at time occupled with positions far removed, | ON THE SIDE LINES With the Sports Editor THOMPSON N the passing of Joe Cantillon base ball has lost one of its most interesting and respected characters. At various times player, umpire, manager and scout in his more than half a the game, “Pungo,” as he was universally known, obtained an insight into its ramifications Surpassed by none, and until the very end retained a keen interest in the pastime he did S0 much to upbuild. It was more than a score of years ago that Cantillon fin- ished a three-year term as pilot of the Washington club—his only service as a major league boss—but there are three per- sons prominently affiliated with the Nationals in whose careers he figured prominently as as- sociate, hoss and friend—Clark Griffith, Walter Johnson and Joe Engel—and none of his legion of admirers will mourn his loss more sincerely. Engel, now president of the Chattanooga club, Washing- ton's Southern Association farm, as well as being sole scout of the Nationals, was a protege of Cantillon, from whom he took orders with both the Nationals and Minneapolis Millers when Engel was a pitcher with what Cantillon less control than any he ever eir close association that Engel gave up his Washington residence and lived for so many years at Hickman, Ky. where Cantillon Friday answered the sum- It is to the fatherly counsel of his first tutor, Cantillon, Nationals when Johnson, the his major league debut in 1907, that Barney attributes credit for a pitching career generally the game’s annals. a trio of pitchers, credit for whose devel- opment is accorded Cantillon, who for sheer brilliance out- an individual, the others being How Cantillon came to find the robust Rusie or the to this column, and just what constitutes “discovery” of a player may be debatable, but in Johnson's case there is no doubt Cantillon is more entitled to seldom a season passed that these old cronies failed to meet up. Of recent years it had been Cantillon’s practice to visit with Griff in Florida, and last Spring he spent several weeks hobnobbing with the Washing- ton prexy at the Tampa train- ing base of the Nationals. This was the last time this writer saw Cantillon, with whom he had been acquainted for more than a decade and who always found him delight- ful in chat and a never-failing source of copy. Put “0. K.” on Liska. At that time Cantillon was suffering from the effects of an illness which made it dif- ficult for which to walk, but his naturally keen mind was as alert as ever. One clearly recalled opinion he voiced then was that Ad Liska “had the goods.” Due to his connection with the Amer- ican Association as surpervisor of umpires in 1928, Cantillon had seen quite a bit of the boy performing with the Minne- apolis club and on the strength of Joe's judging that Liska “would do” we will be not at all surprised if he earns a reg- ular pitching job with the Na- tionals next Summer. BY GEORGE A. BARTON, INNEAPOLIS, Minn,, February 1.—We have listened to cork- ing story-tellers during our | long association with the sports world, but Joe Cantillon, base ball vet- eran who died yesterday in Hickman, Ky., was the king of them all. “Pongo” knew countless base b.ll’ stories and never repeated. Sarcastic as well as witty, he never lost an ar- gument. No one could beat him at repartee. ‘;n the middle of the 1908 season Washington, which Joe was managing, was in a losing streak. Cantillon was peevish as a caged tiger. Journeying in from the ball park after his club had lost to the Browns, Joe asked the driver how far they were from the river. “Only a few blocks, Mr. Cantillon.” “Head for the river and dump this wagonload of base ball garbage i, snapped “Pongo.” Three members of the famous De- lahanty family—Ed, Jim and Frank— played at various times under Cantillon. Disgusted because Frank was in a bat- ting slump, “Pongo” opened up on him one afternoon after he had fanned twice with men on the runways. “What a great hitter you are!” Fights Last Night By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO.—Primo Carnera, Italy, knocked out Elzear Rioux, Canada (1): King Tut, Minneapolis, outpointed Bruce Flowers, New Rochelle, N. ‘Y. (10); Al Greenfield, Chicago, outpoint- ed Jean Boireau, France (6); Ray Mc- Intyre, Los Angeles, outpointed Irish Mickey Gill, Dublin, Ireland (6). NEW YORK.—Al Singer, New York, outpointed _Stanislaus Loayza, Chile (10); Doc Conrad, Newark, N. J., out- pointed Harry Ebbetts, Brooklyn (10); Dom Volente, England, outpointed Louis Quadrini, Italy (10). BOSTON.—Ace Hudkins, Nebraska, knocked out Arthur Flynn, Lawrence, Mass. (3). ERIE, Pa—Tommy Freeman. Cleve- land, outpointed Bobby La Salle, Chi- cago (10); Joe Coffman, Buffalo, N. Y., stopped Jackie Hammer, Cleveland (5) DETROIT—Terry Roth. Brooklyn, outpointed Pete Firpo, Detroit (6). CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa.—Jack Mec- Carthy, Chicago, outpointed Young Battling Nelson, Waterloo, Iowa (10). OMAHA, Nebr.—Joey Phalen, Omaha, knocked out Sergt. Ray McPeck, Chi- cago (2). MASON CITY, Iowa.—Frankie Spar- g0, Mason City, outpointed Spin Nelson, Austin, Minn. (8). HOLLYWOOD, Calif. Campbell, Los An{elu. Benny Ross, Buffalo (1). SACRAMENTO, Calif—Phil Guer- rera, Reno, Ariz.. outpointed Jiro Ku- magai, Japan (6). SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Bert Colima, — Prankie knocked out ury last night when his automobile Jury “an as no man could talk to the was struck and practidilly de by a street car in the Bi Pongo Joe Was Always Winner In Wordy Base Ball Clashes snorted Joe. “Your brother Ed was the greatest hitter that ever lived and I never paid him more than $2,800 a season. Here I am paying you $3,500 and you couldn't hit me with a bat if I ran across the plate carrying an open umbrella in each hand!” ‘The season Wallle Christiansen was sold by St. Paul to Cincinnati, Seacap, spotting Cantillon one afternoon in a box back of the St. Paul dugout, mean- dered over and sald, “Howdy, Joe, whadaya think of old Seacap getting a chance in the big show? I'll cer- tainly whale the daylights out.of that old agate in the National League.” “Huh,” growled Joe, “if you can hit good enough to hold & job in the Na- ilonll League, I'm going in for pitch- on his championship Minneapolis team, never tires telling how “Pongo” caught him and Bill Lelivelt lapping up beer one hot night. Smith and Lelivelt made a bluff to leave as Joe entered, but Joe wouldn't have it. “Come, sit down, you guys, and be sociable,”” commanded “Pongo.” And Joe kept Smith and Lelivelt sit- ting there absorbing beer until 4 a.m. The heat the following day was op- pressive. “Thank goodness we won't have to work today,” Smitty chirped to Lelivelt before game time. “It would be pretty tough to be out there nine innings this afternoon after a hard fight.” A few minutes later the umpire strolled over the dugout and asked Joe for his battery. “Lelivelt and Smith,” answered Joe without cracking a smile. This was the day Lelivelt pitched a no-hit, no-run game against Toledo. In 1909, the last year Joe managed Washington, he tried a youngster, Jim- my Mulligan, from Galveston, at third. ‘Washington was playing Detroit the day Mulligan made his debut. “Listen, kid,” Joe told Mulligan be- fore the game, “this fellow Cobb often lays down bunts along the third-base line and beats 'em out to first. So be on the lookout.” “Leave that guy to me, Joe, and I'll show you how to take care of him,” Mulligan replied. Cobb, his first time up, saw Mulli- gan playing for a bunt, so Tyrus de- cided to match speed with the kid. Getting a pitch to his liking the Peach dumped a roller at the recruit and set out for first like lightning. Mulligan, eager to fleld the ball quickly, booted it and made two or three grabs before recovering. Cobb sprinted for second. Mulligan threw the ball in the general direction of first, but it escaped the first sacker and rolled to the grandstand, Cobb scoring. “ Cobb a few innings later beat out | another bunt to Mulligan, sprinted third on another housemaid’s heave the rookie, and scored when the right- filder, after rounding up the ball, cut | loose 'with a wild throw to the plate. “Listen, you,” *I " howled at ' Mulligan, “the next time Cobb pokes | a bunt at you, grab the ball, run back to third base and try and head him ‘gfl there instcad of making the play at rst.” Mexico, and Herman Bundren, San Francisco, drew (10). (Copyrisht, 1930, by Min American News- paper Alliance.) | about $17,000. | action of Commissionar Gardner. ‘Wilbur Smith, one of Joe's catchers | to. by PRIV U BOUT PURSE I HELD UP Italian Giant Wins in 47 Seconds—1lllinois Board Questions Fight. BY WILLIAM WEEKS. Associated Press Sports Writer. HICAGO, February 1.—Primo Carnera, Italy's big muscle man, today was the tentative holder of a 47-second knockout over Elzear Rioux, French-Canadian heavyweight—a conquest which will not become official, nor will the boxers re- ceive any money for their chore, until the Illinois State Boxing Commission is convinced the contest was “genuine.” ‘The unveiling of Primo before Ch.l-; cago eyes, and the attendant ceremony, was quickly accomplished at the Chl-: cago Stadium last night. During the| 47 seconds of action in the first round, Carnera knocked the French-Canadian to the floor six times, the last time leaving him there, apparently thoroughly chilled with his chin snuggled in the canvas. ‘While no definite charges of anything wrong were made, Frederick Gardner, member of the athletic commission, a; nounced the purses of both fighters! would be held up pending an investiga- tion into the match. He said the judges and Referee Dave Barry would be called upon next Tuesday, for consultation as to the genuineness of the knockdowns, and that Carnera and his opponent also would be requested to answer some questions. Crowd Jeers at Finish. After Referee Barry had tolled off the count of 10 following the sixth knock- down, the spectators, 17,349, who left $59,625 at the stadium ticket windows, booed and hurled folded newspapers and programs into the ring to express their Rioux was guaranteed X for his share of the entertain- ment, while Carnera’s cut amounted to Rioux spotted the Italian Goliath 631 pounds, and appeared to be extremely nervous as he entered the ring. Primo opened up with a left hook which shook Rioux. Then followed a series of smashes, each of which was good for a knockdown. Rioux took a count of one on a right to the head; and the next blow, a left to the back of Elzear's head, sent him sprawling between Carnera’s legs. Three vicious-looking rights ac- counted for three more bounces by Rioux before a final right finished him. Rioux did not land a punch during the brief encounter—in fact he did not even attempt to throw a glove at Primo. His defense appeared to be based on the premise that he was safest while on the canvas, Carnera, Cie Indignant. Both Carnera and his manager, Leon Cie, were vehemently indignant the ‘The huge Italian stormed about his dressing room and through his interpreter gave his version of the fight. “I hit him first on the nose with & straight left.” he said in mingled French and Italian. “My second blow was a straight right which landed on the temple and split my glove. The third blow was to the shoulder and the fourth struck my opponent on his chin. It was my first blow that stunned him, and he could not raise his arms except toct‘ry ;o ;i!rl:;ld :Imu:lr." le decla that the connection of Abe Attell, former featherweight cham- plon, with Carnera’s retinue had no significance except that he was a box- ing instructor. Attell's association with the party previously had been ques- tioned. 1 The semi-final bout between Kin Tut of Minneapolis and Bruc: Flowers, New Rochelle, N. Y. Negro lightweight, went the limit and re- sulted in a decision for the rugged Minnesota puncher. He knocked Flowers down twice for counts of nine in the seventh round, but Flowers ral- lied gamely in the last two rounds to outbox Tut. It was the second meet- ifln:,'t.he last one ending in a great TO BURY CANTILLON AT BOYHOOD HOME By the Assoclated Press. HICKMAN, Ky, February 1. — Joe Cantillon, veteran base ball player, um- pire, manager and all-around man of ;’;sn?ls: ball déelr‘l’\nnd‘ whobedl;d at his e here yesterday, will uried at his boyhood home in Janesville, Wis., where, as & bat boy, he first the national game. ' - ¢ entered Members of the family announced that after funeral services in Sacred Heart Church here today, conducted by the Rev. Father Gettlefinger, that the body would be kept in the ecity until Sunday night. Then it will be ac- companied to Janesville by members of the family and close friends. It will be in the Wisconsin town Where “Pongo” Joe's friends of the sport world will come to pay their last re- spects. Services will be conducted again before burial there. The death of “Pongo” Joe yesterday removed from the base ball world one of the most picturesque figures it had ever known. From bat boy to player, from player fo manager, then on to a scout for the majors and then an umpire, his career was one that carried him to all sections of America, and in each place he left hosts of friends. Today these friends poured messages in to console his wite, who was with him when he died. A stroke of paralysis last week held him to his bed and finally resulted in his death many days after doctors had declared he would live but a few hours. SWEDEN IS CHALLENGED FOR YACHTING TROPHY NEW YORK, February 1 (#).—A for- mal challenge for the Scandinavian Gold Cup has been forwarded to Sweden, cup_holder, by the North American Yacht Racing Unlon, The competition, for 6-meter yachts, will be sailed off Gothenburg, Sweden, beginning June 24. Our Davis Cup Squad —Its Flaws and Merits BY VINCENT RICHARDS All tennis enthusiasts will find keen interest in this series by a famous player and former Davis Base Ball’s By John No. 2—The First Perfectly Pitched Game. R. JOHN LEE RICHMOND pitched the first perfect game in base ball on June 12, 1880, against Cleveland at Worcester, Mass. No-hit games had been pitched before that day, but the game of Lee Richmond was perfect, not a man reaching first base. He was not a doctor then. He was Just out of Brown University. Not a player of large physique, he appeared to be almost too frail to pitch nine innings of big league base ball, to say nothing of pitching a perfect game. He was a left-hand pitcher. But Lee Richmond was a pitcher of cunning and control. He knew much about the curve that was then begin- ning to make greater headway. He studied his batters and he accepted the help of his catcher. He was not a strike-out pitcher, in the sense that he tried to lord it over the batter by using great speed. He had a good change of pace and he worked the batter's weak spot, tempting him to swing, luring him to lunge, and often contriving to strike him out because one of those evasive curves would bend away, increasing its loop with a gentle motion that in- duced the batter to reach out farther and farther and upset his balance. ‘When Lee Richmond first went West to pitch, after he had thrown that perfect game against the Cleveland Club in Worcester, the base ball en- thusiasts in the country beyond the Allegheny Mountains could not believe that this slender chap, with a little BPORTS i 1 Biggest “Firsts” Series Describing First Records of the Biggest Plays B. Foste: brush of a mustache and a placid smile, could be the man who had defeated the famous Cleveland team, with its marvelous _infield and hard-hitting outfield. Dunlap played second base for Cleveland in those days and no one ever played it better. Dunlap was a good batter, one of the best of his time. Richmond fooled him completely. In the year before Richmond pitched the first perfect game in the history of base ball he had pitched a no-hit exhibition game against Chicago at | Worcester. The New England city was not a big league town that year. Rich- mond still was a member of Bro University. It was not considered amiss for a college pitcher to pitch against professionals as long as he did not violate any rule which would forfeit his amateur standing. “Pop” Anson, the Chicago leader, sald it was a great pitching feat, but he thought Richmond was too light for a big leaguer. Anson slipped on his judgment, but he did that every now and then because he had a notion that the only ball players really worth while were the six-footers. Richmond once was asked to tell the story of his perfect game, the first in organized base ball. “There is no story,” he said, with a smile. “I couldn't have pitched it if the fielders had not been so expert in handling the ball. No pitcher can pitch a perfect game If he does not have perfect co-operation.” Schoolboys used to follow him in ad- miration and to imitate every motion of his pitching arm, especially if they were left-handed. They looked upon him as one of themselves. Richmond died only recently, in Toledo, Ohio. (Copyright, 1930.) TWO STARS PACING | TEXAS OPEN FIELD Shute, Espinosa Tied for Lead in Golf Event as Second Round Begins. BY GALE TALBOT, JR., How Dutra Plays Explosion Shot BY SOL METZGER. Olin Dutra, a native Californian of Spanish descent, who is pro at the Beckwood Country Club, near Los Angeles, is looked upon as one of the future greats of the links. Olin recently tied Joe Kirkwood for the Long Beach open, with 216 strokes. Horton Smith took 232. Dutra knows both his fairways and his sand traps and spends a lot of time in the latter. His idea for blasting them out is to use an open Associated Press Sports Writer, AN ANTONIO, Tex., February 1 Closely bunched after yesterday's opening round, a crack field of professional linksmen today awaited the second 18-hole test of the $7,500 Texas open tournament. Sev: under yesterday's sun were cast in the role of spectators, their cards torn up and their spirit broken by the tricky championship course. Pacing the sturdier lot that remaincd Densmore Shute of Columbus, Ohio, Los Angeles open champion, and Al Espinosa, Chicago veteran. By banging their way around in 68 strokes, 3 under par, the pair put daylight between themselves and the remainder of the fleld. Only two others faced today's round | under par. They were Tony Manero and Mike Turnesa. both of Elmsford, | N. Y. Each did yesterday's 18 holes | in 70, 1 under perfect golf. Mike's more famous brother, Joe, was one of those who gave up the ghost before completing the initial round, and the | youngster evidently was bent on up- holding the family honor. ‘Three strokes out of the lead were Johnnie Golden, Paterson, N. J.: O. P. | Hart, Wheeling, W. Va., and Ray Man- drum, Los Angeles. Of the huge field that faced the starter yesterda: they were the only ones to turn in par 1's. Stars Remain in Play. Up to that point the boys were exclusive, but they shot 72s and 73: over premises. Most of the more popular stars landed in one of those two groups. Among the 11 who whack- ed around in 72 and found themselves in easy umklnr distance of the lead were Bill Mehlhorn, winner the last two years, and Horton Smith, at money player of the last two Winter tours. Wee Bobby Cruickshank, Pur- chase, N. Y.: Ed Dudley, Wilmington, Del., and Harry Cooper, unattached, also were in the select group. Listed among the 73s were such links- men as Al Watrous, Detroit; Billie Burke, Greenwich, Conn., and Jack Forrester, Hackensack, N. J. Forrester’s usual calm was ruffied only slightly when he sank his tee shot on No. 10 in yesterday's round. A few of the boys who had been counted upon to stay in the thick of the fight for the money prizes took en- tirely too many strokes yesterday and found themselves hanging on precari- ously today. Henry Clucl, Brldgegort. Conn,, and Cralg Wood, Bloomfield, N. ach required 76 to get around. Wilfred Cox, Brooklyn, who shot a spectacular 66 in the amateur-pro evlen:i relapsed and took 78 in his first round. Freddie McLeon, Washington, D. C., practically eliminated himself with a 79. Leaders’ Cards. Cards of the leaders: 254 3538 5 43-33-68 O 3 L 444 343 434 445 5 i 34 ER 532 3 33668 Johnny Dawson, Chicago, started out as though to distance the amateur field. His 75 was two strokes better than that of his closest rival, Lewis Levinson of San Antonio. — CONGRESSIONAL CLUB HAS WINTER SPORTS Abandoning the usual warm weather sports of golf and tennis, members of the Congressional Country Club are enjoying Winter sports these days. Con- gressional is particularly favored by contour of terrain {fcr coasting and skilng and the little lake which lies south of the tenth tee is covered with something like 10 inches of ice. Alex Armour, the club professional, and a group of aides, today were com- pleting the job of cleaning the snow from the ice, in preparation for the skaters who are expected to use the pond over the week end. A slide from one of the hills down across the pond already has been prepared, and with all the snow cleared from the ice, ‘Winter sports will be in full swing at Congressional within a few hours. Frank Hartig, Army, Navy and Marine Corps Country Club pro, announces the Cup ace. In it Richards takes up, one by one, the players nominated for the 1930 United States Davis Cup squad. He ‘analyzes the strength and weakness of each man, and tells his likelihood of making Richards’ final article will name the team he believes should and will be chosen to fight to win the cup back—and it will predict the final outcome. Starting Sunday. ¥ e opening of a golf school at 1317 New York avenue, at which lessons will be given by Hartig and his assistants and . Hal ain e0) Diffenbaugh and Al rh'l: Price as assistants. BOXER IS EXONERATED. DETROIT, February 1 (#).—A cor- oner's jury has held Eddie Koppy, De- troit lightweight boxer, blameless for e death of Mickey Darmon, whom he knocked out in a preliminary bout D —— at Olympia last week, eral score who started with light hearts | OLIN DUTRA BLASTING FROM SAND § NOTE. .HOwW CLUG | 15 PULLED THRU .4 ANO iN TOWARD HIS LEFT HIP AS FACE 1S OPEN GALL 15 LIFTED HEAD OOwWM to battle for the $1,500 first prize were | \ THROUGHOUT o stance, dig in deep with the feet, keep the head down and, like Abe Mitchell when he hits through, Dutra pulls the club through and in toward his left hip. As the face of his niblick is open the ball is lifted high into_space. This scheme of hitting across the ball from right to left seems to be pretty generally used in exploding. Sol Metzger has prepared a com. plete analysis of the pivot, with lusentions, which will aid any golf- er. He will gladly send it to any reader requesting it. Inclose a stamped, addressed envelope. (Copyright, 1930.) By the Assoclated Press, EDGEWATER PARK, Miss., Febru- ary 1.—Two former college golf rivals, Fred Lamprecht of New Orleans, and Jack Westland of Chieago, were finalists today in the Pan-American golf tour- nament. Westland, who is French amateur champion and former Pacific Northwest titalist, was anxious to even an old score with Lamprecht, who defeated him in the finals of the national inter- collegiate tournament at Montclair, N. J., in 1926, when Westland represented the University of Washington and Lamprecht Tulane University. Westland has been playing brilliant' golf during the Pan-American meet. Six down and eight to play Lamprecht went to 37 holes to win in the semi-finals over Frank Justin of Chicago. Wi ,|land had an easier route to the finals by eliminating Johnny Lehman of Chi- cago, 3 and 2. BARRED FROM BOUTS By the Assocated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, February 1. — Filipino boxers were barred from ap- pearing in the ring at El Centro today as a result of a protest from citizens who feared their appearance would re- sult in further riots such as occurred recently at Watsonville, Calif. James Woods, State boxing commis- sioner, used the long-distance telephone last night to cancel a bout between Kid Bullahan, Filipino, and Kid Kodky, a white boxer. Woods issued the order not to permit Bullahan to fight after Brawley citi- zens reported that Filigino was held there on a charge of “sequestering” a white girl. Although he stopped the fight at El Centro, Commissioner Woods permitted a Filipino boxer to appear in the ring at_Hollywood. Young Carpentero fought Tommy Gardner and lost a six-round decision. There was no disturbance. 12,500 Tenpin Bowlers " Enter Title Tourney CLEVELAND, February 1 (#).— Topplers of the maple humbering around 12,500 and representing about 250 cities will participate in the thirtieth annual Ameyican Bowling Tenpin Congress here March 1 to April 6, it was announced today as officials prepated to close the entry lists tonight. Cleveland is expected to make good its pledge of 1,000 booster teams by tonight, while more than 1,500 teams comprising the best in bowling have been entered from over the United States and Canada. All of the champions crowned last year have announced they will de- fend their titles. They are the Huo Recreation five of Joliet, IIl, in the five-man teams: Butler and Klecz | of Chicago, in the doubles; Adolph Unke of Milwaukee, the singlez, and Otto Stein, jr., of St. Louls, in the all-events, | two places at once. | | 1 B—S§ ]Ifiss His Show CAREY HAS OTHER THAN RING AFFAIRS Head of Garden May Have to Attend to Business in South America. ILLIAM F. CAREY of W rious construction and Sooner or later he will start for If he starts sooner, it will be are whistling for him shrilly. discuss with him the matter of 1f Carey starts later it will be for wish to see him on the ground. Carey there are a lot of queens around Florida front row. tion®, is very muu‘gh. Moreover, Bruen, show even more of a London atmos- of television, Carey scarcely can be in tickets for the Sharkey-Scott bout. It Madison Square Gar- aviation companies, is a bit un- somewhere from New York, but for South America, where the en- believe there also is some Indian moving freight across her front the stupendous battle of Miami, where is counted upon to furnish no little of who wish ally to discuss with When it comes to front-row seats getting the idea from the Miami track, gz:::: than will be furnished by Philip As a result he will his tickets for is to be hoped that Bruen will let him BY WALTER TRUMBULL. den, New York, and va- decided regarding his plans. the question is where? gines on a railroad he is buildin Queen who wishes personally to yard all who are fighting on a percentage the color for this entertainment and him the matter of getting seats in the Frank Bruen, in active charge of opes might bulld in stalls. thus giving the It is evident that, even in this day have to make up his mind in the next i the former case, b wil then need have good ones. ‘The New York Boxing Commission 2 en in the matter of match-making. Even though this might appear to be somewhat outside its prov- ince, the commission probably only had the good of Campolo at heart in refus- ing to permit him to box Risko. For his height, Risko is a very tough fel- low. He also is a very tough fellow for anybody else’s height and if any- thing should happen Campolo has a long way to fall. Then, too, if Risko should ruin a lot of these tall fellows, who would be left to box Carnera? Peterson was con- sidered tall enough, but Peterson got all used up in the first round. A further supply is needed and Campolo measures up to standard. Knute Hansen is not the right height for any of those big . When Christner caught Hansen 17 pounds under weight and socked him on the chin, he earned the gratitude of -a whole race of giants. Knute has a right hand which bars him as an op- ponent for any attraction in the course of being built up. One thing the commission might do to advantage is to bar any bout where an interest in both contestants is held by the same up of business men. It is rumored that such a thing might happen and it would appear to be a combination in restraint of trade. The action of the Chicago commis- |sion in correcting the point addition of one of its referees and reversing a verdict some days after the bout, raises interesting possibilities. For example, the loser in a poker game might say to the big winner, when the time to | cash in arrived: “I have just discovered that I mis~ counted the hand on which I drnpfid out an hour ago. On the recount I find that I had you trimmed. Please hand over the amount of that pot.” This would make poker even a more friendly game than it is now. It is stated that, on his arrival at Miami, Scott was met by a band play. ing “God Save the King.” So far as may be learned the King is in no dan- ger, but the selection may have been made on the theory that his majesty later may send an encouraging telegram reading: “Go on in, Phil. He can't hurt us.” (Copyright, 1930. by the North American Newspaper Alliance.) TO HIS RING VICTIMS By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 1.—One more victory had been added M‘A{ to the already imposing record of Singer, Bronx idol, who some experts believe will be the next lightweight champion of the world. Singer belted out an easy decision victory over Stanislaus Loayza, rugged Chilean, in a slam-bang battle in Madi- son Square Garden last night. Eighteen thousand fans gave Loayza a tremendous ovation as he ?!‘ft the ring after an exhibition of gameness seldom equaled here before. There was no question, however, as to the decision. Singer won eight of the ten rounds, Loayza one, the tenth, and the second was even, Singer gave the Chilean a terrific lac- ing and nearly knocked him out in the third and sixth rounds. In the third the Bronx youngster floored Loayza for A count of nine with a hard smash to the jaw. Another flurry of right-hand Jolts had the Chilean staggering in the sixth, but Singer could not floor him again. Loayza rallied in brilliant fash~ fon in the tenth round and had Singer worried with a half dozen left hooks and right crosses to the chin, but the Nelvlvaorker boxed his way out of difi- culty. Singer weighed 134'%; Loayza, 136%. MICKEY WALKER'S WIFE HAS A NEW DAUGHTER PASADENA, Calif., February 1 (#).— A daughter was born to the wife of Mickey Walker, champion middleweight boxer, at a hospital here Monday, at- tendants revealed today. Mrs. Margaret Veronica Walker, the mother, is separated from the pugilist, having sued him for divorce. The divorce action requested that the mother be given the custody of their 5-year-old son and “an expected child.” Mrs. Walker recently came here from New York. DRAGONS A. C. WINNER. Dragons A. C. of the Garnet-Patter- .|son Community Center, defeated Arm- strong Wonder quint, 26 to 18. ¥ A QIRESERREOR Radiis e a1 wsve WITTSTATT'S RADIATOR, FENDER Agbnwnv .WO“& . N.W. «m:n&n “ie. NO MORE METERS TO CLICK AWAY YOUR DIMES,, See page A-3