The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 22, 1922, Page 10

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“tary, dinted tn a ‘Switch Bill Kenworthy to the Bea Slawtomer Is Slated for Short Local Club Almost Cinch to Obtain Krug if Ken- worthy Deal Is Made OMMY LY, the Dartmouth fielder who comes to Seattle » year's experience young in in the American association and Western league. may be the man! to plug the short stop ho! t has = glaring weakr on the Seattle ball club ever since the Indians re-entered the Hague back In 1919. Connolly is capadle of playing Gither second base or shortstop. Jimmy Richardson, local secre fanning bee the other day that Connolly is expected fo play shortstop for the Indians with Bi Stumpf doing utility roles Sts nd eccret in Northwestern Hi circles that a deal between and Portland that wil and bring Marty Krug here is ly hanging tire until Ken y's appeal on his side contract Hs pettiod by Judge Landis. aon jbout of the evening. Kenworthy is too valuable a ball to be sitting on the side while it is very doubtful if Boldt and Walter McCredie will him go to the Rose City with getting Krug. It would be an Swap as both men rank with Dest tossers in the league. | With Krug on second and Con molly on she it would be a mighty second base combination for Indians, Of course, Connolly “May not live up to the advance “Potices that have drifted here from last year. t From information that ly avail Sbie on Connolly at the present time, he is a young fellow, about ‘BA or 25 years old, a left-handed hit fer and fast, figuring to steal be- 30 and 40 bases in the Coast HIGHLY @f baseball men who know. With. Connolly on shortstop, Krug Murphys oa first eto on third, the In- would present a great infield, | nse that ced % he eg! de! | to take @ back seat for any similar department in the league. - TOO TOUGH FOR JON a boy for Morgan Jones | Fast night at the Pavilion, the Irish. ex lived up| Man getting the call. J Yo his advance reputation as a boxer. and in the first two rounds his cloves Fattled against Harrahan’s jaw like the waves on the w.k. seashore. ‘The bout slowed up in the third @nd fourth cantos, ax Harrahan set the pace and clung to infighting. He Battered Jones’ body until it was as Fed as the barn on the old farm Jones wiited under the punishment Bd lacked the strength to push the Stronger boy away and cut him up Jong range. Harrahan was entitled to the ver rankie Pantley and Abie Gordon, fn the semi-windup, put up the best Pantiey took the first two rounds handily. Gor- don solved Frankie's style in tha third session, made him miss rep @Mly and took the round with heavy socking. The last round wa fair. Both boys thi Winds and tore in for ak Ing most of the punches with their lower jaws. Gordon evidently had a Might edge in the opinion of the ref eree, ns he called the mill a draw ‘The decision was popular and hurt neither boy. In the other bouts, easily outpointed Freddie Kelly took a from Soldier Woods, and Joe kayoed Art Fitzsimmons, Fitz«im mons may develop into a good boy but he lacks experience at present, LEO DRESSEN IS GRID PRO Pat Owen Leo Dressen, Vernon's new first facker, is a pro football player. He} weored the winning touchdown in the famous ‘Taylorville-Carlinvil game that caused the big pre gional expose that rocked penieti< a recently, WASHINGTON FIVE PREPARING FOR CAGE FINALS CONNOT- | American association, where he | Williams eird battle Bee } | | } Fumb i Seth in Code of Football les After Cro: When Rules Committee Meets in Gotham Soon BY BILLY E rules committee with the football code when the new York to consider suggestions? Unquestionably changes that could be made to better the None of them is of a ture, yet a slight change here and there might help. year several lost because the player carrying the ball) failed to retail possession of it after cross-| ILL the game. Last ing the goal line. Usually when a player so offends a member of the op- posing team falls on the ball, converting a touchdown into nothing more than a mere touchback, A great many of the leading football coaches and offi-| cials seem to think that some : VANS do any meet there are radical ne college games were pecial provision should be made in the rules for fumbled balls after the player carry: ing it had crossed the goal line, There is a rule in football that the ball shall be declared | dead when the ball or any part of the player's out of bounds, which means over the side lines. If the player carrying the ball/- fumbles it after he steps ont of! bounds, and the ball ix recovered by the opposition, the ball reverts to the original holder SHOULD TOUCHDOWN COUNT? Fumbiing after having crom the side lines mrans nothing, since automatically stops the mo ment the player ts forced out of Leunds Just how to cover such a contin fency is up to the officials, Some of the coaches believe the hdown shoul! count, if the ball is fumble! after the player has crossed the goal line, provided the player is {ree when he crosses the line | The coaches believe some distine | |tlon should be made if a player is tackled b pefore crossing the line, and then fumbles as he croaves the line. with the tackler holding on. In bh a case they feel the ball should be tn play, since the tackle Was primarily the cause of the fumble, The elimination of the goal after . touchdown is generally favoret ‘There is no question but that son day this feature of play will stricken out. RESTRICTION (ON PASS | Some restriction on the forward) taken back | pass in also suggested. ‘The opinion | hurter started | prevatis | betme overdone. “Walter McCredie expects him to|late in the game, goes to the for-|of teams. good as Walter obtained titm | ward pase almest entirely in hope raised that many teams are in mo-/ fm the East on the recommendation |% getting away with a long tqts tion before the ball is pansed, there touchdown. |tor a that the forward pass A losing It has been suggested that sfter| bdncompicted forward pass,| this play in, the code, as it resolves | thy that the remaining three every other pass tried in} downs # which! ment on Syracuse Runner Being Hailed as Another Meredith That Melvin Suttner, the limbed athlete of Syracuse, wilt be another Ted Meredith, Pent'x great flier, is the opinion of Tom Keene, Syracuse track coach, Of course that is saying a whole lot, but after the thrilting exhibition by Suttner when he won the Millrose 600 in New York some stock will have to be taken in the amertion of the Orange track mentor. Suttner is built well for a run ner over the quarter to halfmile route, and those who have seen bim perform this winter on the Indoor track at the Archbold gymnasium say that he can travel much faster than did Charley Reidpath when that in tereollegiate and Olympic wizard speeded around the track here fn dintances from 300 yards to « half mile. And those who re. membered Reldpath know that he could step in fine style. certain | | -—————_———_} | || He May Not Be ng Line With Ball, Forward Pass | and Goal After Touchdown Due for Consideration | tinkering) in} person is} | is Incomplete, the hall shall be! to the place where the the play. There has a number The contention has been |by making the play illegal. ‘There in really no way to cover itself purely into a matter of jude the part of of the Officials. Curve Ball Is Hardest on Arm, Says Johnson | BY WALTER JOHNSON } i HARRAHAN proved a bit too wer pews. a6 Sapwary tough j *pitbalis reatest strain on the pitcher's all year, so I am not com. places the |Petent to speak on just what effect | ite constant the have seem that it is « hard b fact that mort #pitball short use the on arm. However, pitchers had a career maken it de ¥ on the arm the spitball few Since Is now pases, only a very pitchers being per a comparison is of no particular mitted tw to use it, two | moment jarm? The curve ball i the toughest ball for the pitcher. It is unques bly the hardest of all types, « the spitba I never used the spitball to any great extent. One year, when every pitcher was using it, I learned how to throw it. I did so simply to keep up with the times, ra t the thought of using it Oceassionally in a pinch with two strikes on the batter, | would throw }him a spitball. His great surprise more than any deceptive break I got on the bull, made it rather ef fective One season I threw perhaps 50 The Oxford univers Jarrosae temo States late in score played. Fordhan jay be Holy gage in of colle Crome baseball nine will em- 35 games April 11 to June 20, wn as a Me Warner will re thietes ord shell course on By Harold Marquis on Washington State and Idaho. Washington's baskethall team, | 2J4aho must drop two to the erippled physically and three Cougars in order to put the beaten on the last trip, | Purple and Gold back at the inning to get into | ead of the | That sho for the final series of the sea | will trim W. &. C. is the o1 won against O. A. C, Friday and | jon of Coach Kdmundson. Wash- Saturday. | ington had little trouble with The team and coach, altho | the Cougars when all the reg handicapped by severe injuries, ulars were in, while 0 stop: and have not lost any of the | “Windy” Crawford is in the ght of the first part of | poorest condition of the squad. ason. O. A. C. play ee diminutive guard ‘ teum almost to a standatil | knocked n bleache the Corvallis floor in the f oe) | in the f game and injurie seriea and can be counted on to ft eg may result in ater to give Washington a big bate | on the knee Heinte Sielk tle in the finals of the season Evan Lewis and Chet Froude While Washington is com- | were all put on the injured list pleting the season, all eyes are during the last series, but Ed » know v4 experien used a wo that the curve is very the arm from my the days when 1 almost enti almost own fast fin In ball h & game in games quently used a curve as if it was tured been using a 1 day catcher an I Late In which TI fre my arm would dead, and I would ome £ pick can be of great aasiat piteher in Some Ap ¥ disagreeing with his receiver to a his nelection seem to uld be a catchers ivery shy w ing me, it en “Gabby” easy going to He very me would Wh can't complimentary nay ways use a curve, Wa our fast one Iter, when |PLESTINA WILL “CALL” CHAMP Marin Plestina, lenger of Star persistent us Zbyszko. chal world’s heavyweight wrestling champion, will be at the ringside tonight, when Zbyszko wrestles Armos Laitinen at the Coliseum, Plestina, who el that the “wrestling trust” has barre him from meeting any of the le heavyweight grapplers, plans jechallenge the winner of the match from the ringwid mundson expect to play this week inals of the conference wason will probably be played without preliminaries, Kdmund. son expressed himself as op. posed to a prelimina ame, 4 it holds up the main game and gives little opportunity for the teams to warm up before the whistle Apparently only five men will make their varsity letter in basketha th year This will be the cond season that only five men have satisfied the quirement of eight complete halve A change in the re quirement to make it le ox acting been suggested and will be acted on by the board been much comment) team,|on the shift plays need by Street was catch. | \*" will have another chance to down || hefore accepting the Peoria con Joe Crumb and Derrill Leavitt will || tract make another attempt at the team in the 145-pound « Each man making the trip and taking part in both the O, A. C tourna t Saturday night and the Oregon meet Monday, will make « arsity letter, Competition in two | intercollegiate meets sat the | luntversity requirement handicap teanon, MORE CHANCES TUE SEAT Speedy, but He Can Crash Pi Art Griggs may have to accept @ iw a rae with an toe but when the veteran Loe pelea first sacker hits the stitched onion on the nose he doesn't have to ren, the ve but play firat base regularly for the Angeles champions again. r” is one of ‘ast aren expects “The silent Blu at veterans of the neverthele he te Los the right Information. Ihe rather centered Count leagor will wee the Wilson batt this season, @ rubber-centered salve. Hawin Qoebet M * on c FOR WRESTLERS Tryouts for several places on the arsity wrestling team will be con ducted by ch Jimmy Arbuthnot before the squad mi its invasion of Oregon thie weekeend » Dixon before Leo Nichols “Windy” control next s¢ son, nm, Captain Jimmy Crawford, Siclk and Evan Lewis ure the five who are certain to make the big “W." Chet Froude is the only other man likely to have a chance for the honor and he would have to play all of both games this week qualit With 15 men carrled on the squad, Edmundson hos been forced to make very few sub stitutions this season. The team has been found to lose punch without the regular veteran combination and, unless necesst tated by injuri¢ the coach has stuck to his original lino ups, TLE STAR Mets Face Sree Champions -at Arena Locals Have Chance for! | Playoff if They Beat Canadians Tonight Mike ward, Mondehein, WIN for Beattie tonight will cineh aed. Dutuned & place in the playoff for the Coakt hockey! Conch Mell te counting heavily wpen Radia Butler, crack sophomore player title for the lo 19 replace Jesse Douglas on the Queer will be stacking up against the “lead” Malloy, whe played sev- cham: | fal games with the Battery © team who have it The Bar league, is now playing # plone, * forward berth oo Queen Anne's see~ already GUalified end team. He may rejoin the Hat for the title reries tery team in time to play in the fine Are Fame weeinat Hen Paris Billiards at on = the TORS Cotting ‘next week lee The Mets are a cinch to at least tie Victoria whether they win to: A Seattle low tonight night or not will put Vieteria in position to te iding that the Caps beat Van | The Mar will give couver in Victoria Friday night ie Beattlc will still be without the | , Tyting 9 pole ot Sorworge wil be tie nervices of k Walker ‘tonight, | fer the tmar toamec Army iakonhuo to |but Gordon Fraser has been dotng | the ding center, while Clinton so well at rover that he will start firnt block of their exhibition series in that posttion against the cham tt! thin afternoon at Brown & Hulen’s pions mca Phin afternoc lay sta Aitho Vancouver bas cinched ft» a be oc ag, ene ee ey place in the playoff next week, the |] Four blocks of 200 t | \ ocks 0 points are sche ever lone jove fo! champions never owe any lore | VARSITY TRACK _|auica’ ‘the second wil begin at 8 ne Mets and the two © « ° abe a ip. m. today, and the third and J pret A: to ok saa ther one MEN TURN OUT //,..20) iets eee a et cir mpeedy Coach Edmundron has picked = berger ! as cane Victoria and protege! pa & number of new track men recent diidalechgiibtaaipati tied the playoff game wii staged) iy and the varsity track is dotted | at Vancouver Monday night. Th) with runners every afternoon. The JOE CONNOLLY Playoff for the big tithe will De) coach will take more direct charge 1 and March 3. waged March of the squad as soon as basketball atason is over and he can give his Hart and Pole, a pair of distance | men developed in cromcountry last | HIGH SCHOOL | fall, look good to Edmundson. Miner, | frowh Crom country champion, | dropped out of school thin quarter, |but may return in the pring, 1a mundeon ix shy on distance { Face came thru with victories | in4 welcomes the addition of any | yesterday, Queen Anne defeating | miters or two-milers. | Broadway 21 to 10 at Broadway, |" | while Franklin was given the | stare of the season, just nosing out Ballard, 19 to 18, at Ballard, | LEAGUE WIN Both leaders in the high schoot BE DOUGLAS was the big star of the Quay win over the Tigers the HHIll ace netting four pretty field | goals, The game was hard-played | ithruout, with the winne holding |the edge thruout, particularly in the | second half. | The score follows: Geren Anne a | o—Dutty for Mondeshein. | tor Dufty, Duffy for Mond: | achein, Weteh for Duffy, Field goals Kaults % De Aral Playing on their home floor, the Ballard five gave Franklin's basket cers afternoon of thelr young liver: Franklin led comfortably at half time, 14 to 7; but « last period rally walled the Shingleweavers to within one point of tying up the tit. Frank | lin Matty opped Green for Rall conain Green was high Shew tallying 10 nt tomers point man with 16 SUMMARY Frankiia (19) Ballard (18) mager( ry . Hobby Morris Key Kekmaon : MORRY RATH IS SOLD TO K. C. Rath, Frivco second sacker has been sold to the Kan club of the American asso. City lation, Pat Eastley Will Play for Peoria Club This Season EMEMBER Pat FE Most every Seattle fan who used to sit in on the ball game in the old Northwestern league remembers this popular right hander w Pat has signed to play with Peoria in the Three league this year, He will be working under Stonewall (Bill) Jackson who i* piloting the club. Jack. son used to play back In 1912. Fastley considering the job of managing the Hagerstown th Hue Ridge league first for Seattle was lacs santa Hockey Vancouver vs. Seattle Wednesday, Feb, 22 8:30 P, M. Sharp Teeserved seats now on sale at the Arena office, 1210 bth ave, Phone Main 2493. ICE SKATERS No public day evening, The Arena h by the Puget Power ¢ for and gue ATTE: ating on February 24th s been erved Sound Light & its employes TION Fri land the Giants bad such a flock of |lop; but if Harper's clevernens n| good outfielders that he was given/offeet his own shortage of ED TOM CONNOLLY MAY SOLVE SEATTLE KEYSTONE PROBLEM Few Changes Needed Four Games Are Booked for Star Loop This Week Hoth games ncheduled for the elimination series in The Star Junior Basketball league race for Collins 4 1 tonight have been pontponed. © Shaner & Wolff team and the Imperiale will play at the Biks’ club at & Pp. m. Baturday night, while the st Bhown-Yesler A, C, mix been nhifted to one week from tonight, and will be played at Col The achedule for the league for this week, aa revined, follown Dandy Baking Co, vs. Bi y © at the Armory at 7 Fri pm Washington Park Rallard Cubs at Bikes’ club at 8 p.m. Sat urday Dandy ing Co, ve. Collins Cubs at Knights of Columbus at 7 p.m, Saturd: Imperiais ve, Shaner & Wolff at Elke’ club at & p. m. Saturday (CUE CHAMP IN ACTION HERE TODAY y" NG JAKE SCHAEFER, world’s champion at 18.2 balk line billiards, and Moger Conti neh ehampion. IS GIVEN AIR Joe Connolly, former San Fren cleco outfielder, bas been released by the New York Giants without trial, Joe was shipped to the Texas jeague last year by the Beals and was then sent up to from that loop. Joe was « heldout the blue envelope, He looked promis. ing here. were playing the the Giants | ESDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1922. $333 Bob Harper Has Chance to Advance < Seattle Lightie Meets Jo Welling in 10-Roun Go in Portland BY SEABURN BROWN OEY HARE has the ch of his life to a long jen the ladder of gliletic fame oF 483_2,3.322.373, f ae hb meets Welling, one the best I weights in jon country, etal Tj round go at - land tonight. 4 On his 4 against the best men in the KB . | kame, Welling i* favored to . |the go. He has boxed nod - fights with such men aa . Leonard, lightweight cham ®, Sailor Freedman and Mel Coogs In his firet fight with Leo a 15-round go at Madison Garden, Welling gave the pion a great battle, losing emg technical kayo in the 14th peq thru exhaustion. He is clever hard puneber, and one of gamest boys in the ring today, | | Harper bas nearly everythi top-notch miller needs exe dangerous punch. He can box the beet and uses his brains tn ring, but can’t hit hard enoug! disturb the boye with the tron His infighting bas improved. Welling made a great impret on Portland raiibirds in his go Keddie Pinkman, but the uff was short to give him a chance to all he bas. Pinkman quit in third canto after Welling hit cauliflower ear and flooded the with gore. 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