The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 29, 1922, Page 9

SDAY, MARCH 29, 1922. 7 eAM NO. 24. the Green Lake Juniors, filed an entry in The league Tuesday, the last day to enter the circuit. son Sunday must be turned in at The Star. to play in the league. ‘N 7 St. Louis Browns Uncover Pair of Baseball Phenoms at Mobile ind City Club Has Two Great Prospects in Gene Robertson, Infielder, and Ce-| dric Durst, a Fly Chaser; Both Men Will Stick With the Club; Robertson Is a| Smart Tosser, While Durst Looks Like a Real Hitter OBILE, Ala., March 29,—Two new baseball phenoms have been entered by the St, Louis Browns. There may be more, for one can never tell just how far a young rookie is going to jump. In the 1922 edition of Lee Fohl’s pennant entry prepping at Mobile, Ala., there are 13 pitchers, two catchers, two infielders and one out- Robertson and Outfielder Cedric Durst. Robertson originally is a graduate of the corner lots of St. Louis. He He is a shortstopper along the lines of Everett} ———=1 Scott of the Yankees and! Charley Hollocher of the} Cubs. CAMPUS GOSSIP | °°\:r%oes | erful swat at the ball for a chap who Robertson is a shortstopper by trade. BY HAROLD MARQUI 155 pounds. stands but & feet § inches, wetine| THE SEATTLE STAR Star Junior Baseball Portland’s Hope He’s Jimmy Middleton, right-handed pitcher, who comes to the Beavers from Detroit. He’s showing good form in spring training and is expected to open the Season on the hill for his club. jfans and experts have fired at me since my victory over Gibbons. 24 Junior Teams Entered in Star Baseball League The season starts Sunday. The schedule for Sunday’s games will be published in ; . tomorrow’s Star. All home teams must immediately obtain certificates from the care- Tonight at 6 o'clock the signed contracts.of all the teams that plan to start the sea- | takers of their playfield for Sunday’s games. -H. In case the grounds can’t be obtained the managers should inform The Star imme- All teams failing to turnin their signed contracts by that time will not be allowed | diately so that new arrangements can be made. The complete schedule for the season will be ready for publication Saturday. Ruth Makes Mistake in Playing First—Evans BY BILLY EVANS FOR setre Deke eth haved feet tate tn 2, gute nf Mow Goteeme the other day. ~ The St, Louls Cardinals were playing the Yankees, It so happened that Babe was unfortunate enough to boot a grounder that Jost the ball game. ‘The lows of that ball game means nothing to Rath or the New York club. The fact that Ruth played first base ix the big thing. Babe Kath is the most valuable asset in baseball, Ruth is really a crack outfielder and a singger beyond compare. Babe Ruth is not « first baseman and never will be. Any time Babe plays the infield in a regular game, or even in means so much to the New York club, as well as every other Ameri can league team, that Babe should pass up any pleasure that he gets He Can Outbox Champion BY HARRY GREB Conqueror of Tommy Gibbons HAT about a go with Jack| That is why I jumped at the Dempeey? | chance to take on Gibbons, Bome of That is a question a jot of fight |My friends didn’t approve of such a match. They figured Gibbons’ punch- jing power was too great. As & matter of fact, a bout with Dempsey is the ambition of my Life. | PAGE 9 ‘Toronto. 4 ‘Is Puck | Champion St. Patricks Smother Van- couver Millionaires, 5 to | 1 in Final Title Tilt } —ORONTO, March 29—An airtight defense and the fielder making their debut into major league society. practice, he is taking an unnecessary chance, He is constantly court uncanny accuse The two who already have attracted attention are Infielder Eugene ing injury. racy of Dy Rath is such an immense attraction his presence in the lineup shooting wom the fifth and de- ciding game of own famous “whole team” defense, Securing an early lead of three goals, the St. Pats dropped back on the de- | fensive and formed an almost impen- | etrable line in front of their goal. Dye, however, was not satisfied, | and, with the breaks favoring him on his shots, was responsible for four of the winners’ five tallies, The Millionaires were forced to dee | liver their attack from the center fee, made the enormous leap from municipal baseball to the Browns in the out of first nackis x. the worlas spring of 1919, However, Babe's habit is peculiar to many of the game's greatest champ tonsh He tarried the entire season under Jimmy Burke for his experience 1 Romy f ee always work out at some position pes course and then had two seasons of minor league ball. | ; against Vana — pene y his second ‘season in professional ball. Born at Austin, Tex., August 23, i ” eae i RRC. 5g samc — pot have st : , he played in the home town semi-pro circuit as a kid and then blossomed forth with | 2 night, 6 to 1, i esont in the Texas league last season. ‘Greb Is Confident That aire wont aa z There they are—Robertson and Durst, the selections for the phenom class with the a taste of their will put his men thru six weeks of Bryan is working in track and Har lout the piteher to the limit, He is jbont in perfectly waitable to me ever, I was unable to reach # vital spot. wind attack. With ber settled for the “ i Py aneat ehaetaten wusttial . oof The way some of them put the| Down in my heart I didn’t think 1/% ‘heir occasions for close-in shoot+ Spring Grid Practice Next Week [pont te qreanins Rvorteea tor ton auestion to me, 1 know they expect Could knock Gibbons out, altho I in. |!" were few and far between. PRING football will be added to} the championship elevens of former | general utility infield position, by |me to anewer that I have no desire tended to try for such a thing. Aéasne scared the Wastenneny aaa | ROthe lst of varsity sports next | years. | practicing him at second base and| j*© meet the champion. | In one round I am sure I had Gm. | seal > nein re period, with tive aie when Coach Enoch Bagehew| Captain Bob Ingram wM befihird base | If the public is enough Interested bons in bad shape. I really felt that | Sees to go, bul King the net while the trots out his pigskin warriors for! mined next month as the vareity| Iie general knowledge of baseball [te attend. a8 entee reliable prometer | T could have sent bias, Gown he |ii0'. ) moradie gealle eith'a 4 thelr pre-season workout. The coach |leader ts also XR crew man. Jimmy|is what Wopresses Fobl. He waits |will handie the match, « Dempsey Would bave taken the count. How. | 1% nto goalie with @ white peeliminary training and wind up/per is pitching with the baseball/a skillful bunter | nr | PO fhe spring season with a few days|squad. With these exceptions most| In fielding Robby gets a running \YANK INNER | Never tn my life a4 I train for a! 8 start on the ball the minute It etarte bout as I did for the meeting with of vigorous scrimmage. AB the varsity men and frosh | eontenders who are not in other are expected to report. The egach states that little consideration ‘eit be given a man next fall who falls to show up for the spring lof the veterans of last season will be on hand for the spring workout Galligan may stick with the baseball jteam and others of the vursity isquad will be prevented from re porting by conflicting work. Bi Grimm, veteran tackle, will Jappear once more in a Purple an4/ Varsity Sprinters Show Well ‘Synge EDMUNDSON ts develop-; the three events. ing a nice quartet of sprinters | ning him a good second, but does for bis half-mile relay team in the Anderson ts rum not show the speed he will have om its course off the bat. He whips the ball across the diamond with an | underhand throw and plays the slow rollers in back of the piteher with ease. In plain words Robertson ts flawless aa a ball player | Duret is a remarkable hitter for seeming the power of Tillie Walker's, | ls one of exceptional strength. With Durst it is atmply a question backstops with the Yankees will be able to make the grade This means he will again put atching problem up to his f last year, Schang, Devor Face Fans | of polishing the rough spots, for it| fm known that the ® youngster having Young Frisco Star Will Be bane trie N®™ ORLEANS 2 4 The New York infield will con Jods of enforced inactivity for Baker. remained intact practically thruout the season. this arrangement is at third base where Baker is thought to be too Gibbons. The fact that I was as fast proved that. Realizing that Gibbons was gener. aq ly regarded as the logical contender I wanted to eliminate him and thereby win the position he occupied IS ALL SET la. March t of Waillie Pipp at first, Aaron |him much the same as I did Gib- bons. Gibbons has a punch, but it was of no use to him. I am honest when I say that 1 feel that I can outbox Dempecy in a bout of 12 to 15 rounds. The only apparent weakness tn om my feet at the clowe as the start First period —t, St St. Patricks, Dye. 1:50. Second pertod—3, St. Patricks, Denen- y. 7:08, | wiret pertod—sktnner, 2 minutes: Stews art, 2 minutes; MacKay, 2 minutes. Second period—Adama, 2 minutes, | Third period—Adams, ? minutes, ‘BARRETT LOOKS | tater he season. all * ‘ h and Hoffman. bade oe ‘annual carnival this year. Vie Hur./ later in t hall i not equipped with the com | in Spotlight Glare When | mer brittle to survive the wear and tear| There would always be the chance| * } . teulariy fast start; hile the rt Y passin | ley, Casey Anderson, Jobnny Witson| Hall has a particularly plete knowledge of major league S Starts ' While the Yankee etaff ten't |) or wnother strenuous race. of a knockout by Dempsey of course. | LIKE A CHAMP Coleman «: the four|and if available will be « big factor training eason the best in the league it is far 1 and “Shade” © Culemtaat and? 2 aa he bes Baker is getting old, as baseball | That would be the best bet. There} Bobby Barrett, the new ligtite who look like Washington's contend |in the sprint division. Coleman Anyway, Fob! to peattive that he} trees Aiden: tan: ahs t : . 2 ot To ball - cing to be players measure age. and his lero) was always that chance in my h, who jolted the com+ Tee eek apectal century and sfint | Wilson are running behind the Oth-|nas two for the phenom claas in Rob-| AYO ball player ie going to The fine style in which D* |/are none too good Injuries to his|bout with Gibbons, j weight faehy wee. Sen ae Fasys. Tass Hall would be a mem-|er men, but show promise of the lertson and Durst j** watched more carefully this)| vormer came thru last fall ba |} iegy forced him out of the game| I am honest when I say I think 14 Placency of fight followers the coum tar of the team, but there is some | speed they demonstrated in ARNE at }wummer than Jimmy O'Connell, greatly retieved any worry that |! top jong periods at more than one |¢an outbox Dempsey. Of one thing|try over by knocking out Hymie question regarding his omg ae hington will be much stronger YOUNG MOUN | For fear you have forgotten, || Huggins might have had. critical stage of the 1971 pennant /I am positive, 1 would make a far|Gold (Oakland Jim Duffy) in three Edmundson has been holding shington will : | Jimmy O'Connell is the young man Previous to Devormer’s great || pursuit. It is feared that he will| better fight than did Carpentier. | Philadelph bh this week jim the shorter runs and dashes than that ime - rounds at Phi phia recently, is tryouts for his dash me: hh | nt ais seme na. | for whom John McGraw of the New || work, Huggins felt that an 'm 1)» the victim of the same fate again (Copyright, 1922, Seattle Star) | h in tb nm, according % ‘and the results show little differ-|in other divisions this y¥ MAN IS FIND York Giants paid $75,000 to the San | Jury to Schang spelled dimster [| this year. je BR ha VF |no flash in the pan, according to @nce in the four to date. Huriey « & consistent leader as he has been for two years. He will be counted | mundson has few distance men ho outstanding weight m. The |quarter milers are numerous and for the Yankees, That situation no longer exists. Fran » a week the Const leagne season FOR BRAVES winning another pennant, |the Yankees are well equipped with RECORD BOOK OUT Spaulding’s record book for the Fortunately for their chances of however. Jack Kearns, who has been handling Duffy since he went East. Kearns, says a New York dispatch, thinks 1 blast "yea | . . mal eal chow thety beste te encet of the ErEReEURG. Fi will be on in full blast. The ey - seme past season in all departments of on in the low hurdies on well as ef big eo a ead Ay eg ETER RG, Fla. March of the cynical fans will soon be cold extra infielders. Mike McNally, who professional and amateur sports is Barrett will climb to the top of the sprints. He holds Coast records inj} ° : 2%—The find of the training |}, 9 sing his work SCHAEF' played so brilliant a gwme after re |? "| lightweight heap, if he will develop = | camp season from the Boston Braves’) Not ¢ will O'Connell be recety- | placing Baker jast season, again is|now on the market, and the local), good left hand to back up his Baseball Cut Is Due [standpoint is Pitcher Ernest Lan-|ing the once over from She home} IS AGAIN available for service, Huggins also |store is expecting a new shipment. already highly-developed right hand. NOTHER slice in Coach Mat- , competition, but improved a lot over | sing town fans in San Francisco, but all] has MoMillan, @ most promising Their first consignment was small| And Kearns is a good judge of 2 : . tats the commer and to Guin up cneny os United States youngster, in rewerve and have been sold out. ringsters. (ews baseball squad. . which |the summer and le of ns | Manager Mitchen hag been xo tm. |°"S" ¢ the snorting eet —— ‘alt & i the club to about 20 mem- | ball this year. Mackenzie is a The glare of th porting * eat execetea any day this week. |Canadian who can bat as well as|preseed by the showing of the tight, however, dosen't seem to RAV) micAGo, March 29.—After fall-| The coach has bad several days of |twirl, and brings a nifty record | youngater that he has already nomi. changed O'Connell in the least oe ing down badly at the start of ‘ ’ feir weather to work the men on|from the Northern sandiots. WIth/ nated him as one of his regulars When queried as Aye "ome the second block of his 1,500-point ‘ {he diamond and has eliminated in| Harper, Setzer and Leonard of eg ihiniteds to Gabi tector, weleta S48 about gi Me nent) priee (82 balk line billiard match with fis mind most of the superfluous year and his new moundsmen, Mat | $s and has a fant ball that fair-|stecraw paid for him, he modestly | World's Champion ke Schaefer. thews will have diffic clipping ee | McGraw pal sii 2 ore lant ° , materia! hews will ha 4 bine ty hops. He halls from Renaselaer, -emarked sggiediy ogee Hanpe otapet The Washington team looks strong | his pitching string without cutting | © sae lor league ta tif one year ® remarkable comeback in the fina all departments of the game this ou sable men : ; ue in ine a eingle mings and put himself back in the , ‘ : th aneth sin obtained by the Bor-| removed. Iam n [ ; f d Matty will have litt Maloney and Boyd are well qua ne was att have race, altho Schaefer won the 500 trouble g = Fm g a club that will | fied to handle the pitchers from the|ton club from the South Atlantic ; “ie Use /Point block, 600 to 486, ‘The total be a 3 Sadan 4 ast. The|r ng end. Maloney is a sweet sue. While his record was not = hecate (wow etanda, Schacter, 1,000; Hoppe im one ir n 15 and ae * seen sant gon on|[batter as well and worries his op | wee dirs . didn't ge 962. rs “ek ee tan 1 he first| ponents ali the time. Welts is a | lo it in no way gives T am very aoe 3 ae at he Bihalnie: whs-aeahel’ sear’ sete Goma will be part of the Campus| wonderful second baseman and 1s|% correct impression of his value to/chance in the Mal tull (sn so, sot il Mg eich te teteees tals Zs fine a game as ever. | his ¢ . pao aden after he ran out the pai v4 k-end : Torrance, Bakke, Marriott and Lewis| He was one of the hardest work-| proved ball player in 1923. TF wri nee with an unfinished run, | -University week- “ ey afiel th go k chers in the league and was|need another year in the minors. . iret innit vhile | Morgan ix a promising twirler are likely infielders with good edn great deal as a relief pite In addition, by this time next/ran 157 in the first inning, while that Washington added to ber st ype ed shine soe a whip} In the minors he had a tende year a lot of the fang will have for-| Hoppe stopped at “3 a ‘ Ve = K since last season. He hails from mberiain is wing 4 Mba stipe Aygo artic year ® lot Chout the” $75,000 New the second period, Schaefer led the ou may lan n the outfield | to hed “ a expe: lorme hampion, 300 to 97. the Middie West and pitches a good | that m third b a job, | but Manager Afitche Teptt pole tor me and woe |S Olu oom talere te ream tein ied brand of ball. Liston looks like a|instend of his old third base j00 |). will soon overcome any lack of much when I make my debut Ir His own faitu to terns welcome addition to the string of FMliles, McMahon, Gardner and Peter) 1° ee In the early innings apparently had | Veteran pitchers. He missed the|son are other stellar outer garden Since joining the Braves his pitch. That in certainty fome sensible rea. | little effect on the tron-nerved Hop. varsity team last year thru severe | ers san atvie bab peur Slightly corrected | soning by one of the most advertised |pe. His play was unsteady at times. ” nd Mitchell feels cortain it will tend ng men in the country. | ee ee ot te oh ae . ; | Schnefer—157 , 35, 16, 2, Crew Makes Fast Time to better his contro Bla -ase mappa aly REW pr 44 are a lot brighter | formed a combination that satisfles| Lansing already has demonstrated TWO HURLERS | Hoppe—42, 54, 7, 14, 167 EW » panda opeyeate oe their showing over the that he Is smart. In addition he has | prcid tI Are ap nzomgy lactogen jeates “that his judgment the ability, Mitchen already has AKE GRADE ‘ehasiiaridasionst ook am he directs his men y ve ae ea ES Bieasant look an he directs Jak. The |is good The time made was in the |labeled him a regular M varsity cight, manning the Wasb-| second varsity’s shell, which Is slow H BROWNS ROSS CUBS WIN . hree.|er than the Tyee, Washington's new ingtonia II, rowed over the thr The T 1g Pon mile course in 1610 yesterday, bet-|racing craft. The Tyce is being OBILE, Ale, March %9—Two FIRST BATTLES fr time than any of the crews have | loostened up in the oarlocks apd M new members are now regard 1H Ross Cubs have hopped off to Smadé all season. The record for|slides and put into final shape for =, od an regulars on the pitching staff a good start In The Star Junior | the course, established in 1915, is|the annual regatta with California, | They are Southpaw Dave Danforth | league season with a pair of wins in| iene April 2 | trace Columbus and Wayne Wright| practice games. Last Saturday the Lander scome at last to have| Coach Leader will select the soulaetiie [Cubs trounced the Seattle college | “ . ee | COUrRe this week over which the © ey ire added to Urban Shocker, | nine, 35 to 1, and Sunday they threw | cn , reentta will be rowed. The selection| yaneprptp, 0—Jess White, Tus- m Vangilder, Daxie Davis, Bill|the hooks into the Mt, Baker Wild-| ‘ ‘ will b mined on the showing | kaloose, Ala, heavy, knocked out " _ feats by a 12-to-9 tally, Both games Jimmy Austin Is ag over the old course | tas Casap, Pittsburg, in six rounds, |Tayne and Ray Kolp, | | |Aan tt S At e Day playfield. | Real Example for | ‘om Leschi to Madrona And oven |, PHILADELPHIA, Pa—witile Jackson, |g Urban Ehocker, who won 21), The Cubs haw lined Up the follow the proposed re n the nort 4 hewelght uted ing talent for w ‘ 5 ie season | Young Performers | ons ‘or Mercer isiand to the Lake games last 9008 tow andl. catchery} yas Pitt csegtd aaeoe 4 : Poughkeepsie regatta are being cor herts, theayy.(fe™% weeks and he is in condition | a mains a mer ane tinivestity eladuee anil Y Dougian "New |to_ pitch. | Henry Allen. Browns. James 0 dered is rb pote A guar ye ‘The one who Is expected to pitch} Lite Mason, brate his 40th b ps it ‘ sr the Browns close to the pennant Is} | Loft field—Hovert Stansbaugh, George oe —* es te sor for honors in the Danforth | Center flelt—Itay Jensen, Rawin Don he remains a major content , | | Southpaw Dave haa been tn the | netiey a eee Bowe. fe — S | | American league before—with the} Right fleld-—Ralph Henkanson, Frank gle Alp? Bergrtaesgls as Athletics and the White Sox. oo x sear oring tothe s8ation OCH BUEF SLATED | socrnnzcy Zananct expo ution and ane White Gon forte nat 4 his box of ed Harvey Bright in 12 rounds. | ~ . | agguad es gd ev far lleraite FOR HARD GOES | pincked too green. With the White) ROPER TO BOX pepper are to rf 0: . ig ity ‘ ghapee ® casaiionn a ae Jox he did not have a chance to ° Bhwwe nny Bu rid’s bantam-| sAN FPRANCTS Fred van won| Hox bh American leagu FI eS ena | seta tnsciny Gacdsers moa. Geisler Bee: |oreaw ist with Claude ‘SVitliame, 208 CARL MORRIS akes soo cooking easy fpuite the contrary. life | ts ahead of him, if tentative | Ker from tra O'Rourke, both by decisions, | ai. Cyeotte, Urban Faber and Dick| Carl Morris and Bob Roper are) . practicing shortstop, second ba "wont a iat eta = gaan Kerr for the regulars 4 to do battle for 12 rounds at naa even first bese this spring gery. Joe Murmas and: Pete tnigt nan April 12, M AT me eve ¥ w : a Ltzerma © thru. Burman recently | - - Wright ia a graduate of Ohio|uisa, Oklahoma, on April 12, Mor va Be ad i] boss might need me sorea 4 ode my co atbos LOS ANGELES.—Youns George deteat- | gtate university. He was tried out ris ia one of the few active relics YOUR DEALER or LLIOTT 5017 — Peaeogec gar t defeating Midget Jed Bellor Lacry: Varnon inet hight |by the Browns two seasons of the old “white hope” days when Aspiring youngsters m Aare dun, whe lost the wah his land a course at Louisville seems tolevery fighter of heavyweight pound & page from Jim Aus bias anol ur & “tne any time} Manila is the greatest hemp mar-|have fitted him for the American!age was @ candidate for # crack ut bel), Book | ne wares. ket in the world, league. Jack Johnson, work. ‘ ‘ epaowepene a - the fight ga Theasie will have @ lot more beef /Gold uniform and plug up one hong PO oy San . wae ™ el | Ward at second, Everett Scott, for ee, eid Yorke et tea |, Third peried—4, St. Patricks, Dye, 1:87 q Tag than hejof the line. Kubn, Wiswald, Wilson, rm nes of Bobby Veach— | —_-——) | nce ot the Hon: naa a\ foal the y ory has entitled 5 st Patricks, Dye, 2:00; 6, Vancouvery a @m the field thie spring Malvrook are. other |that slugging left-handed type Yank Back of the Boston Red Sax, at|me to such consideration, I regard | Adame, 10 tad last fall for bie varsity squad, /Brickson and Ho! om 7. that | 18 Copter field be has pot come up| onne ankee Backstop hort and J. Franklin Baker at myself as the logical contender for Subottont for several veterans have returned linemen from the ser Hire the | With @ single weakness. He races Recruits Fail to third Une title, despite my nize, Jue pete — Bese ny for Smytie, feed the beavy frosh squad will be | will add beef and experien alin the direction of te fencse witn| f Except at short, where Scott re| What is more, I have better than | "menent” period Andrews for Dyels Bééed to bis string. With the re jsquad. Hall, Hill, Quass, Green. am’ lithe surenens of Tris fpeaker, he > Make Major Grade | pisces the veteran Roger Peckin-|an even chance (o win the title, Tobin for Skinner; Denenny for Smytley fara of the crew and track mea|from the frosh team, Dailey, HAM | diays the low liners as Jimmy @heck 1 oon TW ORLEANS, La. March ||PQUEH. this is the same combina-| I have no thought that I comld|**ier for Tobin; Dye for Andrews, Best September the coach will have |ley, Deck, Hay, Petrie and Clrk|trq gia during his paimy days and ee ene ens han || {On A» that which started the 1921 /knock Dempsey out. That wouldn't | pastes tor stinners Smylie for Deuemays & mquad that will equal in power| will be available for the bac he has an arm which, while not po» ak that mone of the recruit ||*™Paien, and exeept during per-|be my plan of battle, I would fight | Stackhouse for Dyes