The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 8, 1922, Page 11

. s THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1922 THE SEATTLE BENNY LEONARD IS GROOMING BROTHER FOR RING TITLE) “PEP” YOUNG D DOING GREAT COME, BACK WITH PHILLY ATHLETICS? a Fig | F avorites | Win Their | Net Games Johnson, A. Langlie pedi | | Kozlowski Cop Matches | in Star Tennis Meet Crack Star Infield VORITES won their matehes in o third day's play of The Star t tennis tournament at Woodland park Wednesday Fletcher Johnson. Frank Kozlowski and Art Langtie, three of the strongest contenders for men’s singles honors, won their first matches easily, Johnson defeating H. B. Klinker, Kozlowski trimming Paul Dyer and Langlie defeating Ted 01 son. The results of yesterday's matches with the schedule for today follows: WEDNESDAY RESULTS } dunior Singles Donaki Schioeman beat Shaw by default Wayne O'Brien beat Marry Don Frizzell, 60, 6-2. George Clarke beat Atwood Scott, 6-3, 61. | Herbert Robinson beat Bertram | Curran, 6.0, 6-0. Dean Christie beat Art Barn | strom, 6-1, 61 } Bilt Fox beat Walter Swanson, €2, 75. } George Miller beat Walter Jacob- son by default. } Viret Scott beat Nelson Robinson, | 64, 6-8, 64. Men's Singtes wo Pettyjohn beat Bud Marton, Rw. 62. rege Pollack beat W. I. Arnold, | 6-7, 9.7, EB. WwW. pee oe beat Orde! McLain, ; by default. Rh innate beat E. Williams, 1-6, bet ,Disey beat Pat oxonnent,| the history of The Star league. The quartet Lovee“ iipienicbenil can hit, run and field and they play well together. In the “ees oti co moinaen.| upper left hand corner is Cecil Kirkey, who covers first base. | In the upper right hand corner is Art Butler, second) | sacker. In the lower left hand corner is Oscar Collina,| | shortstop, and the other fellow pictured is Roy Finney, the Hart beet J. D. Henry, e4! A. Langlie beat Ted Olson, 61, 61.) Anson Littler beat Lee Davis, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1. R. Ruffcorn beat Eddie Bauer, 61, 6-4. j third s sacker. R. Ruffoorn beat Lestie Christian by default. W. H. Jacobson beat H. E. Brain erd by default, K. McPherson and J. Levine both; Gefauited. Fletcher Johnson beat H. B, Kink. er, 6-1, 6-4. Frank Kozlowski beat Paul Dyer, ] €2, 63. ~ | ‘Thursday's schedule follows: AT4P. M. Bud Marion vs. Ed Boyest. Howard Langiie vs. Harold Rauer. Nelson Robinson vs. Kenneth Dun- lPectass Watson, Lee Steil, Bon Stein, Dixie Fleager Ror Carlson vs. Frank Moreland; teur Title at Victoria, B. C. jorman = W! . vin | ais. seid mos | BY ALEX C. ROSE — Caer _ Bill Walt'¥ TICTORIA, B. C., June 8.—No matter what happens in today’s and tomorrow’s matches, Seattle will be repre- sented in the finals of the Northwest Amateur Golf cham- | pionship when play starts on Saturday morning at the Col- of A. | wood course here, because the entire lower bracket is com- a ena |posed.of players from the Puget Sound city. Stein, Stel, | Bertram Curran vs, Laurence Shir- | |Fleager and Speirs survived yesterday’s round, and in the |upper half Watson's name also appears, which gives Seattle five of the eight men who will tee off this morning. The second round matches yesterday had one thrilling battle which had to go three extra holes, Russ Smith, the | | Waverley crack, with a birdie winning his match against | |J. A. Yellowlees, of Vancouver on the 89th green. Jack | Westland, who created a big Joe Phillips vis. Don Schloeman. Zac Kalbach vs Ralph Loe. Clarence Nau vs Peras Dix. W. E. Hardy ve. Eugene Resos. Earl White vs. L. Kleinberg. Henry Nolian vs. W. B. Farris. w. Hardy vs. Eugene Resos. | L. V. Foye va. Leo Lagerstrom. heater Duett ve. O. T. Stephens. ce Hesketh vs. P. Klug. Howard Langlie vs. Herbert Erche. W. B. Jacobson vs. Joe Schwarts. | ATT P.M. | Sensation by his victory over|5 win es Vaughn; Watson beat | i cay, 7 and tell won agains an Williams vs. Windy Lang- Dr. O. F. Willing in the first ed Presid f oe ree ge L. C. Montag vs. Don Shanks. jround, was eliminated yester-/s and 7; Fleager won by default and Dick Vander Las vs. Herman|day by George Von Elm, the | stein ousted Neville by three up and Meyer : title holder. jone to play. Simonne Bourque vs. Leila Weitz | re University of Washington) Here's how they will pair up to — x x , |champion was outclassed all the way, | day —— McKinney vs. EB. W-! and the mate on the 25th hole! Von Elm vs. Smith; Wilhelm va.| Abrams. | Lee Stell bested his old team mate,! Watson; Stell va Speirs; Fleager v FRIDAYS SCEDUL Clare Griewold, in a grand exhibition | stein. . oe tS op {of the royal and ancient came All matches should be well worth Fistcher Johness. vs, Morton Rot| SO? Mo and Clark Speira| seciig, ant tne teth-bole gossip has — “ | won under wraps, and Dixie Fleager| it that Von Elm, Wilhelm, Speirs and ¢. Naw vs, Charies Hoyt i won by default when his opponent! stein will emerge victorious, but Re vs. Frank Moreland. | 14 team mate; Jack Ballinger, of|it is hard to fleure out where Norman Whitted va. Melvin! th. North End club, received word! dopesters get thelr calculation, be ipa ; that his uncle, Judge Bellinger, had| cause, with the exception of Russ Oe coma Robinson vs. GeOrwe! dies. Jack took the afternoon boat! Smith, who is playing streaky rolf, larke | : : for Seattle, after holding Dixie to a they are all shooting par or better Chester ‘Duct, va, Morton Robin | 57.05 souna ont tute wrorning Jour.| aie yond decker: wan the only seg ATS P.M. [ney Seattle player to survive the first Art 1 1 ‘ ne Ww. E.| Bon Stein, after a very mediocre round of the women's championship | = a an «A oie | game in the first half of his match! yesterday, defeating Mra, Parry in| a a T. Stephens-Chester | With Jack Neville, came back in the 7 aie 6 ieee gn - ree wy afte 01 ou t est golf , Duett vs. winner James Scully.Al- afternoon round with the best s he Wheeler of the aad Waeued | has played for many a day, and de id Mra. T. Hote S. Holbrook vs. Ed Hickman. pn Californian by a three-up Country club H. Williams vs.-winner Kd Boyest- |" their ma by wide margins. | The Seattleite had ev club in his A Bud Marion wast his Tesults were ax foflows: Mra. Hutch Mildred Itkin vs. Irene Steph j bar sage dl ne! rey caging re ings beat Mra. Hancocks, 6 and { Libbie Ferris vs. Rita Meyer Pose one 1 te ee ecinterea Miss Kavanaugh beat Mra. Young, p, jtwoatpy: Fens Ts. of - — C17 and ies Halloran beat Mrs. j ATO. M. : bs the ipareing teen ] M Hallorar Ar Christ Knust vs. winner Bertram }!?, : tches were as| Howard 14; Miss Anderson beat Curren-Laurence Shirley Leo “S' Mrs, Wheeler, 5 and 4; Mrs, Crane Dick Burr vs. winner W. B. Ferris agen beat Weatland, 12 ana 11;|0eat Mrs. McAllister, 4 and 2; Mrs. Henry Nollan. Moga ye we bhp Brey Philbrick beat Mrs. Mara, 4 and 3 - nith defeated Yellowlees one-up and Winner L. V. Foye-Leo Lager. | Sint) : f ored a 7and MT. Jackson beat Mra. Parry, and strom vs, winner Nelson Robinson. | the 39th hole; Wilhelm scored a Mrs. Sweeney beat Mra. Hotchkiss Kenneth Dun n . 18 and 6 Winner Bruce Hesketh-P. Klug v*.| K iggeg Girl Twice; Today's match will be a great teat | winner Harold _ Williams- Windy 70) 25, the Seattle player ax whe is pitt Langlie i | Judge Charges $70 jiviinst stra “sweeney, the 1920 b Dis W. Hart. | KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 8—)champion and present British Colur cil Pettyjohn vs. winner How-| io. Kissing a girl twice against her|bin title holder, a crown that shi unglie-Herbert Erche |will, Arthur R. Horncastle was!has worn for six successive years Armand Marion vs. Wallace Howe. | fined 4 $70. {In the upper half of the draw Miss — Wasson. | Dorcen Kavanaugh, the California M. | state champion, will be given a real Winner Zac KatbachRatph Loe! Loves Jazz More lbattle, as she will have Mra. Huten vs, winner George McKinney-E. W. Hams ef bartepcnent toa na Abrams Than Hubby—War! tady le coubldersd’ by’ tuady 45 bet Maxwell Pollack vs. winner Don} pAaRIs, June &—M. Henri Tor-| easily the class of the women'a df Shanks-L. C. Montag | tilion got « divorce on the grounds | \iyion ing'a teinte sae ba ie H.C. Meliraith vs. winner Dick| that his wife loved jazz music more! }jws. stm, tutchines cu Mime Ku, Vander Las-Herman Meyer {than she lo him. ‘ | i | anaugh, Miss Halleran vs, Mrs R. Bresnahan winner W. B Ne Pca gesagt | Crane, Miss Anderson vs. Mrs. Phil Ansor. Littler vs Prank Korlow-| And Now She Wants |rick. ates, Jockson va, srw aki. { weeny Sirs. Hardy ve. Gertrude pear, | t0 Tame Elephants) 41 « mecting of tne pacitic North : ied : "| RATON, New Mexico, June §.—| West Golf association, held here last . | Maria Falaria little Mexican ¢ night Seattle was awarded the 1923 »Americans Prepare |i» tamed and nade pois of bad. |mevt. ‘The Seattle Golf elub will ns s14 |Ker and two prairle dogs. have the istance of the Inglewood | to Explore Brazil! - |Country club to share the burden of R10 DE JANEIRO, June &—Two| LONDON, June &—The chief rid-|play during the first three days. A gricon expeditions are on ing elephant at the zoo is on strike,|S. Kerry of Seattle was elected i bere for the exploration of| It refuses to carry any children on | president and Frank Sweeney of Spo- terior of Brazil. ite back. kane vice president. West & Wheeler's club has one of the best junior infields in| and Clark Speirs Are Still in the Running for Ama- | Dyers Are | Still Star | Favorites Three Brothers Is Team to Beat for Star Junior, Ball Trophy | yo | Three Brothers Dye We am is the big hurdie for ¢ oth club in The Star Junior Base ball league finaln | ‘The * A 1921 champions with | their batting power and general all- | jaround ability ran into a snag in} ;the serappy Washington park tear | jin the opening game of the seri | But they me back againat ¥ remont | j Next Sunday they ff the West }& Wheeler club and if they set back | the Real Estate boys club in the league will have tasted defeat ao ! the Dye Warks nine will be th, favorites for the ttle again. | If Went & Wheeler win, with their victory over Washington park all ready In the record book, the South park aggregation will have the inside track to the ttle, They figure to beat the Hillman Merchants, while Fremont will give them ‘a hard tuxsle and may beat them, Washington park, the real dark horne of the series now, should beat | the Hillman Merchants Sunday un-| less the Merchants show @ big re versal in form over their showing against Fremont in their opening | zame |} Thin tiff will be played at noon| at Lincoln park and West & Wheel ler and the Three Brothers team will argue at 2 p.m. at the same place Fremont is idie. DAVIS WILL HURL | FOR FREMONT The showing of Bud Davis in thi | closing innings of the Three Brot ers game probably means that hi | will hurl for the Cyclones during), | the rest of the series, Davia he good speed and pretty fair curv ball. It will weaken the Fremon infield to take him from the sho stop berth as he's the best shor’ ; Patcher in the league. but Ed Jone should be able to fill this place mati factorily The Fremont teem wal weakened Sunday by the loss a Kenney Johnson, Lincoln high echod star, who was furured to cover shor atop. have started on the Jones would have played | which would have strengthened th {Fremont combination. NOT MUCH KNOWN REGARDING HILLMANS The Hillman Merchants will etic! i out for the rest of the final j rertes, according to Kenny Staats) | present manager of the team. Ho | Staats will line up his men for th known at the present time. Hd should send in his probable lineup. } The Merchants certainly had az) ff-day in their game with Fremon jas they played good ball in the pre: | minartes losing only one gam and that to the Three Brothers entry yet BUTLER MAY PrTrcH Art Butler, West Seattle pre pitcher, who hax been playing second base for the West & Wheeler team. may pitch for the Real Estate team! | Sunday against the Three Brothers If he does he's apt to break up their }infield combination. Who would cover second for the W. & W. boy hasn't been announced PUBLICITY TOO MUCH HRpaee PECKINPAUGH, stat shortstop of the Washingtor team, has been having the worst pring of his career Peckinpaugh himself finds it im | possible of explanation Often some recruit is spoiled by too much publicity, The cane of Peckinpaugh may be one, of thoae) | unusual ones in baseball, where a | veteran ig the victim of too much | preea agenting | Peckinpaugh {# rather inclined ta }that line of reasoning. In discussing } hin case, he eays “When I was secured by the Wash ington club, many of the experts were kind enough to say that my ad dition to the team practically assured | the pennant. | “That line of gossip was much published in Washington. It wad raid that with me at short, Washing. ton had the best infield in the Amer. ican league, if not both leagues | “Such kind words weré all very! |lovely, but it seems there has been a reaction. The fans, having beer fed on the pennant-winning talk} failed to take vary kindly to the tail | f that our club began pulling} opening of the season. | » 1 was the player advertised | n vdividual who made cet | | pennent for Washingtory s naturally started to pick me }to pleces, My failure to get away to a good start has given them many opportunities to use me as a target} for their jibes: | “One player seidom makes any ball | club It reteher unfortunate | for me that I was advertised as the |man Washington ded to make certain a penpant in 1922, Gur fail | ure to show has made me the ont “No ball team can win without |vonsistent pitching, Thus wo! haven't had that brand, Once our | nitchers hit their stride, we are go-| ing to make all kinds of trouble.” j C Joshua Green Building WE SELL BASEBALL TICKETS Washington park game Sunday im‘ 1) They may prove to be a dark horse FOR ROGER} * STAR Succeed Champion Lightweight King Savi His Brother Will Soon Be Ready for Trial ied BOB DORMAN ost fighters. when they get to be champe, think of nothing but how to hold their titles—not to whom they can leave them. But Benny Leonard, pre mier tight weight, in keeping the championship in A championship bs He ad his own family. an asnet lo a family mits he can't be titleholder he nays, but he wants his successor to be named Leonard, . too. So he has been training his broth er. Joey, up in the way he sbould go. Joe'n never yet in the ring,” he said, “but son and I are sure he's about ready | now, and we expect to start him out in a few weeks, “I've worked on and with Joe for | four years, I've taught him all my cke. He's game and cool and He's 19 years old, he weighs he’s 5 feet, § inches tall, and has a very long reach. “We Leonards have all been fight ore—Willie, Charley and myself. Joe will make the fourth. 1 believe he'll be the best of the lot.” Benny had just finished a stiff workout in the gym with his brother, who hadn't been by any means oa the receiving end alone. THE CREEPI “It really was funny,” Mra. Hewitt said, here that old woman sat and walling and knitting, and the louder she she would knit weepin, cried the faster And about once every so often she would stop long enough to turn tearful eyes to her husband, who like the other men, was busy with his fire arma, and cry out “Oh, Samuel! Do be careful I'm so afraid you'll hurt someone with that gun! “Hy suppertime every man had ma gun ready, bullets and patches and his plans made for fighting off the attack “The dishes were washed and | put away and under normal con- ditions we would have been put | on the floor. 1] to bed (probably can't see how mother did manage all that crowd of children.) “But no one was to go to sleep that night. Every eye and ear must watch and listen, “Owen the tree. BASEBALL PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Portland vs. Seattle 2:45 Ladies’ Day, Thursday Children’s Day, Friday Double-Header Sunday, 1:30 Reserved Seats for Saturday and Sunday games now selling. an hy-- Building believes | forever, | - 2 Ta! Page his full number of | Beavers | Even Up Series Portland Slugs Elmer Ja | Hes ramento cobs From Mound and The score Lon Angeles lAt Ban Pre | Scores 9 to 8 Win PACIFIC Coast a 1S3e% BAG! 20 ‘ * " a7 ‘ " PAGE 114 Keystoul .| Star Is “| Not Thras “4 rr “"\Let Out by Detroit Be- ;| cause of a Bad Arm, waabiiliaaeots Bete. | Se — neleco . ye lesan hosed, be ai! Young Is Coming Back 5” 1 2 Baldwin oumbe and Youle A GRAND galaxy of boots and i BY BILLY EVANS a bingles was staged over a two ie ULADELPRIA'® and a half hour period at Rainier ROR Ashetiea team park yosterday—25 bingles and seven | iio, Willlame and Byler ‘ / a inished i bots. | ‘The score 4 nm Portland, getting more of the for. | O« te 1h ae mer and fewer of the latter, won! Kraus, * and Koehler; has been the seme out, 9 to 8, Before it finally reached Houck, James and Haansh, | a — ot bra = an end, five abet | ed| The score n ie E. ‘wo mon! oa ; ae, Sve MATRENNS ‘BES CNGTEN OE) Se cteere 2: 8 8 aN. {7 |the American helr wares. | At Detroit 6) sere 8 2 league campaigns” : and Perkins; Ehmke and Bassler C Connie Mack's or. Right up into the last half of the sanisatieal ninth, it looked tho the Tribe} NATIONAL LEAGUE eri I might take the contest, especially | Won, Lost long after Hood doubled—however hor eet 9 j yar process of » Beavers thrive on right-handed | (¢ ‘ | ea nstructicmy 4 pitching, *o the appearance of Jacobs as the Tribal moundsman was |‘ the signal for slaughter in the open. ing canto. Elmer was greeted with a salvo of base knocks, and five). Beavers crowned the platter. Hunky! pironure | Schorr finally went in and retired! at Phitadeiphia the aide. Patteries Portland scored again in the fourth, ringing the bell twice, and) counted in the seventh and eighth. Beattle woke up in the fifth frame, rting four hits into three runs, | and in the next inning came within | | ene run of tying the tally by scoring | twiee. | emith; Miller [At New York | Morrison rand ¢ 218 | habits of the team is due not i to the men that Mack has had under n HM. F | him for the last few years, On the 6 6 leontrary, the bulk of the eredit is” ‘and Gooch; Meadows, Weinert and Henline 5 However, the reason for the ; | den turn of events in the life given to three players who came te — the Athietics thin year from ot clubs, “Pep” Young, second man, was secured from D “Bing” Miller, center fielder, came to” Philadelphia from Washington, “Doc” Johnston, first baseman, from Cleveland. | Young's case is peculiar. | From that point on it was any-|\ Batteries: Cheeves, Osborne, Jonem | none & CANO Deo Me ufman end 0 Fy ot » Shea, ” body's game. The Tribe kept pace | Kaufman A ay ha eon ‘Young ‘suddenty Soil }with the Beavers by counting two| «i et nn. y| throwing weakness. He found it more in the eighth inning, and in| | ‘the seore— 7 Ty "| possible to throw accurately te fi jthe ninth made a valiant effort to |Cinannatt : : 5| particularly when there were corner the one elusive run necessary | natteries: Toque and Wingo; Vance,| ners on the bases. His bad thr to tie the ball game into a knot.) smith and Deberry. were nearly all ‘cost! With two down, Hood smagked out amennlint elaal . - da a double, and Cueto's gyrations at " Won tok ve When he showed the same } the plate indicated that he had at 1s ness this spring Detroit decided jeast a three-bagger to work out of se | Young could not overcome the | his system; but it was a false hope, | Tsenines | 48 long as he played with the for the Cuban felled to reach first. | petro j and ro waivers were asked on 4 FEE ORE os ‘ 4 ts | ¢ ‘onnie Mack took him at wrnrtiand A Hee ve ver price, ea a 2 When Young reported th rf Oe ea | FF 5 Bt ad J) Jy yj] the Athletic bors asked him how tb Re les | @] At. Cleveland * is ¢/@rm was and Young told him that ef 4 2 2 e Ratterieos “rancia,. Philtips, Turk. | was in fine shape. i» ‘ 1 2 © | Jonnson and Gnarrity; Morton, Matis and 6.8 Re ©) L. Sewell (11 tenttes). “How's your throwing?” Hutheriand, p ....2 @ 23 ; pas re nu 2d Mack. Ross, p orreen k e aae + score & RH RI meas Totals cccroueuueneoucrel eureewuous? o2cccce-nsecen R 19 ’ “18 Sllegiate gs ary: Innings pitched—Ry Jacobs . by Buthertand 3%, by Scorr &. Credit |¢ ry to Sutherland; charge defeat to! Couch C At hat-—Off Jacobe §, off Buth Hits batted: off Schorr | nath oft Suth- lin Chicago. reapansttie | . 2, perian By Ross 4. Bai 1, off Sehorr 1 ‘Wild pitches 0, Brasil, ¢ o bite HI A. 8 UL w. Pr larence 3 Collins and Ruel; Kolp and Severeid. | mecave, “Hotge and Behalx |WASHINGTON | ATHLETES TO “| REMAIN HOME VYERSING the former decision of the athletic committee of the board of control, no Washington men | will be sent to the national intercol mes this year. were expected to make the trip to icago for the June 16-17 classic. (“Hee") Davis, Four men Edmund json will attend a meeting of the al rules committee at that time | He is the only Western | |man on the track and field rules con ference and will be sent East by the | The decision not to send jthe men East resulted from jfon to cut down expenditures, a decis- | “You say your arm fs all right, that your throwing is bad. the trouble?” “Mental, “I guess so, too. But my ts also are mental. For seven years 3 have been managing ball clubs that have succeeded in finishing each year and that is enough trouble for anyone. I can g3 thize with you. ‘Now, I want you to do fust thing for me and that is—throw # ball. “You are going to play second hbase. You are going to play it The position is yours. Nobody is ing to give you any advice or fere with you and nobody is to criticize you. All you have toda | is go out there and play second when you get that ball, you throw Now, I don't care if you throw it 20 feet wide of first base or 20 |feet over the first baseman's head. | Throw it into the grandstand oF | throw it out of the park, but throw | it and throw it every time you set it. That's all.” Young followed Mack's advice. The disappeared, Beit throwing — weakness Lane, Hood, Three-| ‘The original plan was to send| With this fault erased oun Seay ie peaneritice "Coach Edmundson, with Vic Hurley, | Mtting the ball and doing some rer Brasil, Cox, King Wistersil, |Chuck Frankland, Reg Pratt and|™arkable fielding. Bidred. Schorr, Crane, Caught either Cecil Callison or Earl Mason| Confidence was restored in him. maling—Woifer, Hrasii, Double plays |to compete, Washington entered four (nd when a man fully believes fi game ‘Toman and Carroll. |men last season and took fourth | himself he can do remarkable Umpires New Seal Pitcher al Is Now Bridegroom! CHICAGO, ney, White Sox pitcher, who was nt to the San Francisco club of the ot |place in the meet. the expenses |realleed from the last acitic Coast league as part payment| CANYON CITY, Col., ‘or Willie Kamm, third baseman, | Sutter, an aged man was married here yeste and will/ smashed a window to in the Seals imn ked up. ! | it F the VAN HEUSEN cost as much as six ordinary collars it still would be the most econ- omical collar in the world. For long after the six have gone the VAN HEUSEN is still going strong, laundering as easily as a handkerchief and savigig shirts and ties, HILLIPS- JONES CORPORATION, Makers ¢ 1225 BROADWAY About 80 per cent | season were gate receipts. June 8.—Doug Mc-| Smashes Window to Get in Jail June $.- out get NEW YORK —Fred| sults show in the American league of work, | standing column, himself His desire was granted | things. Young has been doing them, | His infielding has been the sense tion of the Athletics’ play, just as “Bing” Miller's outfielding has been, Young is playing better ball than he ever played before. * Mack's system of handling his ers is bearing fruit and the re pla The other day “Tillie” Walker and Miller were both after a fly ball. Either could jhave gotten it. Neither saw the other and the result was a collision,» the ball falling safe. As they ree turned to the bench, Miller said to Walker, “Why don’t you keep out of the way, I'd got that ball if you” hadn't run into me, Watch out | where you're going.” “Now, boys," said Connie. “Tt was all right. Neither of you could have gotten it. You both did right in try: ing for it and neither is’ to blamer nobody could be blamed.” * And the Athletics are winning: 'HERE’S REAL STICK MARK TO SHOOT AT Abort this season's most sense. tional tosser of professional ball | is George Block, playing manager of | the St. Petersburg, Fla., Saints. Block has filled every position on the team except in the twirling de |partment, but he specializes behind | the bat, and out of 100 times he has | faced the pitcher he has hammered }out 53 hits, for an average of .530. | Righteen of his swats were for two | bases and eight times he smashed |out triplets, Getting extra base hits jin the Florida State league is “some” feat. A batted ball landing in the outfield falls dead and rarely rolls more than 20 feet, George bats right-handed and cam hit ‘em anywhere on the lot. | In 1911 Block was the property of | the Cardinals. Later he was farmed jout to Denver, In 1918 he Was to | have reported to Brooklyn, But just |then he was claimed for military | service, Tater he suffered a broken |shonider, which eliminated him frevat major ball, Now, however, scouts from the big leagues are showing up in Florida to watch him perform, Good judges say he'll class with any catcher in the game jf his arm's te be depended on,