The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 15, 1922, Page 23

7 6 PAGE 4 * * * * % / THE SEATTLE STAR * * 6 % FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1922. EAGUE-LEADING SEATTLE METS WILL PLAY IN VICTORIA TONIGHT-+ * * % | BILL CUNNINGHAM SAYS RAY ROHWER SHOULD PLAY WELL HERE Former Seattle Star Says Young Fellow Coming Here From Pittsburg Can Hit and Is Fairly Fast; Cunningham Wintering in San Francisco; Other Gossip of Baseball BY LEO H. LASSEN ACK in the summer of 1921, when Bill Cun- ningham was sold to the New York Giants by the Indians, he was playing just as good baseball as any outfielder in this league. Bill was hitting, fielding and playing a fine all-around game. He knows the class of the Coast league, and when he passes judgment on a player about to enter this company his say-80 means something. Cunningham, who is wintering in San Francisco, says that Ray Rohwer, the young | outfielder obtained by Seattle from Pitts- burg on the Spencer Adams deal, should make good in the Coast circuit next summer. Says William: a young fellow, ambitious, a good hitter, a With regular work he should develop into a star. He's one of those husky, intelligent }young fellows, anxious to make good and he’s bound to | hustle because he wants to get back into the big time again. Well, that’s that. Hustlers and young blood are what the Indians need, and if Rohwer displays those two talents a lot of other shortcomings will be forgiven. “13: Oakland Building Strong Staff AKLAND is building @ powerful) ramento, in 1920, The riding he got pitching staff for next season. |in the big leagues was too much for Another good hurler will give the | the big southpaw. Acorns one of the best mound staffs Kremer is a much better pitcher in the minors. than Seattle fans gave him credit for $200,000 in the draft Four star men are on the Oakland | being. Ho never did set the Seattle roster now. Headed by Buzz Ariett, | park on fire, but the players will tell JOHNSON, eritictz! the staff looks pretty sweet. There’s| you that he has one of the amartest P fusal of = tending. haan Walter Mails, Harry Krause and Ray | heads tn the league. to accept the draft, said that | Kremer, too. Krause, a smart veteran, still has players to them ts like throw. Arlett had a big year last season | enough cunning in his arm to be a # tlie players in bondage. How(/@"4 should go even better with a winner with a geod club. the two rookie shortstops the | €00d club behind him next season. Another pitcher, an infielder and bought? Mails ts said to be just as good as | an outfielder, and the Ray City team when he went to Cleveland from Sac-' will be set for the 1923 season. RGUMENTS major and miner leagues ever the draft question are too complicated a matter for the or @inary fan to get himself wildly excited about. One of the easiest ways to ex- between the Blain the differences between the minor and major leagues on | draft is to turn to page Sof | report of John Farrell, sec- Tetary of the national association, “on find: Amount pald for assignment of oe ©. ae Additional amounts due if play- (@Fs are retained, $222,350, MAT ts a total of $1,117,400 that the minors drew tm one season gales of players to the major Ni ‘ Rohwer is green fielder and fairly fast. the draft prevailed, the names players would be stuck In a the major league owners would them out and give the owners of player an amount varying from to $2,600. players that went up to the rs @uring the last season and ® ones thet are going up next might not have drawn more R natural ability, Pinches Kunz, the big Sacramento pitcher sold to the Pirates the other day, was just about the best righthander in the league last summer. But he hasn't learned the smart traits of baseball pitching yet. He tries to throw the onion past every hitter, Brick Eldred told the writer that Kunz showed him more speed than any other pitcher in the m!nors and that's a tribute, coming from a hitter ke Eldred. Vernon Announcement Due Soon TE next big news to break injcult and he's bound to fill in the the Coast league ts expected to | places where he needs atrength. He should obtain at least five good men be the announcement from Los An-| 4 the American league cham- geles as to the material turned over | pions for the star southpaw. to the Vernon Tigers on the Jake/ Essick need an outfielder and a May deal with the New York Yanks.| couple of infielders badly, while Bill Easick is one of the shrewd- May's going will leave a big gap in est dealers in the Pacific Const cir-| the hurling department. Art Fletcher Is Man of Old Fighting School Philadelphia uniform. While Fletcher still has consider. able baseball in him, It is probable that he will do much of the man- aging from the bench. He will fil When he gets over the {dea of try ing to throw every pitch thru an tron wall Kan should be a real star. He has « world of natural stuff, « whale of a fast ball and has a build that can stand plenty of work. With a smart catcher like Walter Schmidt, Kunz should learn some of the smart stuff in short order with the Pirates. Kunz was recommended to the Pt- rates by Scout Bill Hinchman, who also looked over Lefty Burger, here. un ize FF ei a AH : E a #58 Fy H | the Philadelphia club i abe if Fletcher is a pupil of the McGraw school of baseball. He «pent 11 years with the Giants before being ‘transferred to Philadelphia, McGraw holds likes the fighters. Figg’ The new manager of the Phillies came to the Giants from the Dallas club of tho Texas league. Under McGraw’s direction he developed into @ star. Coming to the Philites In 1920 he played one season, and then an- a As ‘a player, Fletcher and the umpires never got along very well. | As @ result Arthur was out of the) game quite a bit. It will be interest. ing to see if he ts able to curb his habit of arguing with the umpire | now that he ts a manager, Fletcher is 36 years old, has al- ways been rated a smart player, and having had the benefit of Mc- nounced his permanent retirement | graw’s instruction, should do well as from the game. After a year in busi-|a manager, His material at Phila ness the call of the diamond was|delphia, however, 1s nothing to too great and he again donned a | boast of. Physical Fitness Is Big Key to Athletic Success. Physical condition 1s the chief ability to tle Iowa for the Western requisite of sport. No matter how [Conference championship, clever a man may be he cannot do ‘ Prag aay made Kirk « star, Ho lacked condition im 1921. at that his stuff unless he is in condition. time he was just as able, otherwise, Bernie Kirk of Michigan was th¢/as this year. But nobody mentioned leading end of the West this year. | him and he did nothing much to help was ‘hoice and there © meets William Demetrai | 2° 7## the Popular c his team. ic tonight in a six-round fa no question but that his play had Kirk realized why he fafied tn 1921 atch. a great deal to do with Michigan's class, council, the of the university, the Philadelphia so- the campus “Y," the Varsity the Ivy club and the Polity 3, Dec, 15.--“Strangler” ‘Lewis retained his heavy- ‘wrestling title here last night ating Stanislaus Zbyszko, tor- won the second and third after losing the first. By the he won permanent possession Rickard belt. th m= : and immediately began preparing for the season of 1922. Careful diet, regular hours and well-planned exer. cises brought him into remarkable Physical condition. Kirk was fit when the training season started. Kirk played every minute of every game he started this year, He never had time taken out. He was really & physical marvel, considering how hard he played, As the players trotted off the field at the close of the Michigan-Iilinots game, Kirk rushed into the club- house, changed clothes and was away before the crowd had left the stadium, While other players were lying exhausted, subject to the hand: of the trainers, Kirk was on th way to the woods outside of Ann | Arbor and here he spent or That’s what they all say, when they see this style of the “City de Luxe” Italian Briar Pipes. ‘The manufacturer of theso pipes has the beauty of the finished product in view when selecting the best grade of briar, when specially treating and when finish. ing. This care assures the smoker of hours hunting. And the Illinois game was Kirk's hardest and most brilliant. In that kame he was directly and indireotly responsible for Michigan's 24 points and pulled the most spectacular pias performed by a Michigan player this year when he ran 80 yards for a touchdown from kick-off. Georges Carpentier fell before the comparatively unknown Siki because beauty, service and satisfaction. You may secure these pipes from your regular dealer or through ING CIGAR CO., Ine. of lack of condition. He under- 707 First Ave, 1406 Fourth Ave. estimated his opponent, failed to 910 Second Ave, 418 Pike St, | train properly and was forced to pay the penalty in defeat. In any sport, condition is the first and chief requisite. Both Ruth and Carpentior are now well aware of that tac ketball five, missing the On the Job Again Praises New Redskin Evan Lewis, captain of this year’s Washington bas- s turning out with his team, after st few practice days. Lewis, one of the best floor men and shots in the conference last year, is being counted upon as one of Washing- ton’s aces again this season. Illinois Holds Palm for Upsetting “Dope Urbana Eleven W: pectedly This Fall; 1916; hi pail, the Zupp! t TZ parade. However, when the smoke had cleared away, it was the Badgers had figured the tilt in a more or less light vein, but as was the case with Minnesota and Ohio the shoe was on the other foot at the con- gang from Urbana that was on the long end of a 14 to 9 count, The outcome of that never-to-be-forgotten battle, by the way, still remains as one of the unsolved mysteries of Big Ten football. Three years later Ohio State met Tilincis on Ohio field, Columbus. The Staters were al! primed for the title, but fn the Inst 10 seconds of the struggte Zuppke sent in one of the Fletcher boys to boot @ field Lt And he did, and again Tilinois h Mterally robbed a team out of the conference championship by a ® to 7 poore, ‘Then there was the contest a year ago when the Suckers again tackled the Buckeyes at Columbus. Again the Staters were in the running for Western Conference honors, being deadlocked with Iowa, But once again Zuppke's charges swept the foe aside and Iilinols was once more on the right end of a 7 to 0 verdict. And thid®peason the Urbana elev- en again surprised the entire grid. fron world—as well as themselves, perhape—by edging the powerful Wisconsin unit 3 to 0. The Star Cincy Red Pitcher Is After More Weight Now INCINNATI, 0, Deo, 16.— Pete Donahue, star pitcher of the Reds, has been ordered to add to his poundage, The order comes direct from President Gar- ry Herrmann, Pete is a whale of a pitcher despite his tall, lean figure, However, it is believed the addition of 20 pounda will greatly improve his work. He finished last season drawn pretty fine. Donahue 1 a student at Texas Christian university. He has been requested to take a long vacation prior to the opening of the season, at the club's ex- pense. and blastin; bitions of other Wisconsin Team Unex- t Minnesota That Way in ji Beat Ohio State Last Year HEN it comes to tipping over the old dope titular hopes and am- estern Conference elevens, Im goes without dispute to Coach e and his fighting Illinois teams. ‘or the fourth time in the past six seasons, the Suckers have turned seeming defeat into victory, and by pulling the un- expected have eliminated as many aggre- gations over that span of years. it was back in 1916 that the Suckers first Praca to the fore as “title destroyers.” Coach Williams, of Minnesota, had a powerful machine—in fact, it was rated as one of the best in the entire country. But then came the game with the Illini, which outfit had enjoyed just a fair season. Wisconsin, beaten by Minnesota 54 to 0, had held the Zuppke platoon to a scoreless tie, and ithe Gophers, therefore, figured the fray in the nature of a in previous campaigns, clusion of hostilities, of championship aspirants, MORGANTOWN, named, In that campaign Thus it would seem that Zuppke and his mon exist on blasting the titular ambitions of other Western Conference aggregations, for in some manner or other they seem to rise to the occasion, no matter what the odds may be, and crush the hopes W. Va., Dec. 1 Walter Eckersal) and George Var- nell, of Spokane, were approved by the athletio officials of West Virginia university as officiale for the West Virginia-Gonzaga posteeason game. The other two officials have not been A BICYCLE FOR XMAS All Models $29.50 Up Terms and Bicycle Co. Excelsior Motorcycle 301 FB. Pine St. Ell, 0997 Excitement | | Missing as" Mags Meet Major League Session Is| Over Without Much | News Developing —- | BY RENRY L. FARRELL | EW YORK, Deo. 16—After & week of discussion about the cesnity of clean uniforms and the jeans of pop bottles forever, the! major league club owners were on their way home today The most important event of the annual conclave of th men who make their living out of baseball was the failure of Ban Johnson's bomb to explode. The president of the Amertean league some weeks ago told all with | tears that he was going to say some thing at the meeting of moguls that would knock them off thelr chairs As far as is known, however, all the magnates retained their positions. | The magnates did take one con-| structive move to stop the talk in the sticks about “pennant buying.” | They decided that after June 15 no trades or sales can be made between | major league clubs. Stars can be plucked out of the minors, however, without violating the rule. [NO BIG | DEALS MADE Ar was predicted, there were no dig deals at the concla All the club owners and the managers want- 4 infielders, outfielders, pitchers and catchers, but in their character. intic way they wanted them for nothing. Miller Huggins, manager of Babe Ruth and com: » gaid today he would like to have Eddie Collins on second base next year, but because of the rules he would have to have eight other men in the batting or- der, and the White Sox wanted every player he had. The Cards, Tigers, Reds White Sox want Joe Boley, leged star shortstop from Baltimore, but Jack Dunn aays he will not sell him. LANDIS WINS AGAIN Judge Landis won another deci from Ban Johnson before the * semsions ended. The moguls de major leagues would contest of any number of delegates that answered the call of the commissioner to gather. If the commissioner and only one club owner meet next year in the annual joint session it will be a quorum. While the club owners were bat- ting all day the baseball writers got together and passed a resol tion that Ty Cobb batted only .299 jast year, and tha the should not go on the record books as a 400 batter, The writers took the position that the official scorer is entitied to Just as much authority as an umpire, and umpires are never overruled on @ Question of Judgment. COACHING JOB IS NOT SOFT POSITION NOW EE job of football coach has be- come aa precarious a position managing a major league ball club. You must deliver or be on your way. “Buck” O'Neil, who coached with great success for several years at Syracuse, has jut resigned as Co- lumbla coach. When football was re- sumed at that Institution, O'Neil was the popular selection to put Columbia on the map. For various reasons he has fatled. It t* practically a certainty that “Greasy” Neale will not be at Wash- ington and Jefferson next fal O'Neil, who developed a great team last year, has had only fair success this season. After defeating Lafay- ette, hin team lost to Detroit Univer- , Pitteburg and West Virginia. All ts not well at Yale. Continued defeats by Harvard and Princeton hasn't strengthened the position of Tad Jones. A number of other coaches are up against the same old story—faflure to win. Most of them will soon be in the field for new berths, BIG DOUGH IN MINORS BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.—Joe Boley, star shortstop of the Baltimore In. ternationals, has signed a new con- tract for a reported salary of $6,600 have high social stand- ing. They are welcome guests in the finest homes and clubs— always present where good fellowship pre- vails. Manufactured in bond at Tampa, Fla., of clear selected all- Havana _ tobacco, You'll especially like the “Colorado” color. Buy them at ye cl igar Stores mul imported Pipes for Christmas Gifts And! win over Johnny Jordan being in t the al- | book. cided that @ joint session of the | from Th j Six Coaches in Lead; Developed Powerful Teams Who are the leading football roaches of the year? Bill Roper, of Princeton, ts de serving of @ high rating. The Tigers won all jaht games on their schedule, defeating Harvard Yale and Chicago in the Gil Dobie, of Cornell, veloped another great Ithaca, i» deserving of considera tion. Then there le Knute Rockne, of Notre Dame. Having lost a doz on of his star players of 1921, he took « green team and molded it into one of the strongest elevens of the year. Andy Smith has met with bie Usual suCceNs at California Fielding Yost, ot Michigan, had one of his best years, He devel oped @ smart, versatile team at Ann Arbor, Cc. W. Spears, former Dart mouth atar, is having @ big year at Univ of West Virginia Hin tenm i rated a» one of the best in the country. Of course, there are many oth ers who have far exceeded expec tations, but the above are all the outstanding figures in the foot ball world. who de Dode Rercott, the Monroe bearcat, faces another tough assignment soon in Everett, meeting Young O'Dowd, of Aberdeen, over the 10-rvund route. Bud Ridiey showed that he leat punch, and ¢ bis best noe or-round @ the other night in and, when he dropped Jimmy Dun- for @ five count Ted Krache, the Hoquiam ring seneation, murt have the real stuff, His record has never been dented by « defest, two victories ever Morgan Jones an Fis © drow wtih © fallow named . The latter must have the stutt, however, ae he hung a sleep punch on Al Macks’s jaw there re- eontly, Roberts, the Tacoman Davie in xotene a week lay. ie wb or, bet if Travio te tn. form, perience should win for him. EDDIE EAYRS WORCESTER’S rea: " RCESTER, Mass. Dec, manage the team. Brown university a decade ago. in the National league. a player by an Pastern league club. up baseball and run for a berth In is tn Providence), came to manage Worcester. Up politics, for a while at least. 2 OOD BALL PILOT 15.— When this burg decided to get back on the baseball map by pur- chasing a franchise in the Eastern league, Eddie Eayrs wes selected as the man to put it over, He will Eayrs was a baseball sensation at Pitteburg paid a fancy price for him. Later he was sent to Boston Last season New Haven bought him from Boston for $4,000, said to be the largest amount ever paid for Eayrs has political aspirations. He had practically decided to give the Rhode Island senate (his home when the offer Tt was) so alluring that he decided to pass| valuable team players bed the ice 125 All-Wool Models With Belt All Around and Convertible Collar Formerly Priced RAINCOAT CO. 904 2" Ave. ‘Muldoon Men Far | gn Lead | Locals Hitting Terrific | Hockey Pace; Best Sea- son in Years BY LEO H. LASSEN INIGHT the league - leadl e Mets wi perform in Vi torla, B. Oy their second vise it to the Iviand City this season, The Cougars desperate b cause they have been dumped into the cellar again by the ouver Mas » whl be a the Mets one of the hard season in their est fights of home lair | With «ix out of seven Coast | league struggles on the right side | of the hockey ledger, the Seattle | club is far out tn front in the race, the best start that a Seattie hockey team has ever made. And the club today isn't at top |strength because Bernie Morris, veteran forward, and badly needed on the reserve line, is still out of te jthe game He won't be ready for fome time yet, convalescing from poisoning. The only two games the Mots have lost this year were both lost Jon home {ce, Vancouver trimming |the leaders and the St, Pats nosing them out, The team that can clean up of) the road like the locals have doing are just about guing w cash in. —-- | MUST FACE PLAYOFF Regardless of how far the Mets may finish in front during the wlar season they must still face the playoff of two games that decides the Coast title each year, One game will be played in each of the two cities finishing one, two, Total goals count and one bad night may cost the winning team, on the se@ son's play, the Coast honors, REGINA COMING NEXT WEEK Seattle fans are looking forward with interest to the coming of the Regina team, the first Prairie league club to make an invasion of the Coast. ‘The Regina outfit won the Prairie league title last year and gave Vancouver an awful scare by winning the first game of thelr playott at Vancouver. Regina cracked on their home ice, however, and Vancouver went East as the Western representatives, FOYSTON 18 “60 MINUTE” STAR Mickey MacKay may be the Ty Cobb of hockey and all that, b when It comes to playing the game at top #peed continuously we give the palm to Frank Foyston, Mae Kay is a faster skater than Foye ton and a better defensive player because of the experience at the rover position for years. But in scoring and team play and contin- uous action Foyston is the best of the lot. The Blonde Wizard of the Seattle team fs one of the most sport. 730 YEA