The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 6, 1923, Page 10

THE SHPALTLeE SLAR ALUKL EMI WISCEN ICES OF ~D- EDuodatle > As Told to Leo H. Lassen | Days Was Looked Upon as Sissy CHAPTER VIII CAN remember back in the old days when players, out loves were considered sissies by the other men. For gloves, and it wasn't until along in 1898 or '94 that big pads they do today. Jerry Denny, one of the great infielders glove, refusing to play with one. and he was one of the old school who refused fangled” school of playe When I was back in Louisville, thru the plant of the “Louisville Slugger” pany is one of the most famous in the busi I can remember when Pete Browning, one of the great hitters of terday, gave this company, then a planing started this company in the bat busines: The bats weren't of such good quality th broke more easily. or carriage tongue: For years Dugdale their teeth from being knocked out. He had extremely large, Kentucky, a few weeks ago, I was taken | side of the catchers, who used | years nobody but catchers the catchers began using a never did use al tough hands, i to be a member of the “new-/| of the time, bat factory This bat ness, and has been for y com- rs. | mill, his first bat order. en as they are now—the wood} The original bats were usually made out of wagon} the catchers didn’t have any dependable masks for protection and they used to wear a piece of rubber under their upper lip to =~ Some student at Yale invented the first mask about 1880, andI remember the commo-| it caused in baseball circles, as it was a new ULISEYES HE late Herman) Schaefer hada keen | sense of humor. | While Schaefer | was always regard: ed an one of the comedians of the ball field, few play- ern possessed keen er intellect. other words, Schaefer was a bail player. Better than the mechanically, Schaefer ror is iy valuable because he played his head. ‘| Schaefer goes the credit of in about the most unique F T have ever seen in the majors. the rules to be changed. & , at the time, was a mem-| ‘of the Washington club. The club was the opposing | and the game was staged at it was late in the game, Washing | rhe bataman, making the count two ® run to tle, Milan was! balis and two strikes. base and Schaefer on first.| On the next pitch, to the conster- 4 club had used uP/nation of everybody and the great bof its reserve strength, andjconfusion of the Chicago club, the batsman was a rather/Senaefor ran pack to first base at hitter, it was decided to keep | full speed. Then things began to the lineup. j happen. second ball pitched Schae-| ‘The Chicago catcher threw the fecond base. He had hoped | bail to second base, and the fielder a throw, that might enable stepped on the bag, but the umpire to make @ dash for home. /made no decision. Schaefer reached second, the; The ball was then thrown to the! Gelivered two more balls to| first baseman. sora wag Schaefer ‘our Star ‘The ball was then thrown to sec- ond, only to have Schaefer start back to first. The second baseman innovation then. But it was of very! “flight wire and not dependable. It was years before the catch- | ers “trusted” them and stood {| up to catch all the pitches. Some Cinctnnat! women, as I re mober ft, invented the first chest protector. It was blown up by wind. The present cork, protector, now in use, wasn't invented until }1905, Billy Sullivan, the Chicago White Sox catcher, making ft up Shin guards were unheard of in the old days, the guards not coming into use until 1906 when Roger Bresnahan brought them tnto the game with the New York Giants. Of all the baneball equipment the }hall has alone been the same since |the start of the game, the same weight and size—being standard all of the time. Of course, of late years they are more lively and have cork centers instead of the olf rub ber center. Monday Dugdale wiht tell of one of the greatest plays he ever saw Mike Kelly, the king of carly catchers, eoginesr while catching for Pop Anson's Chi cago club. \CUE STARS TO PLAY MONDAY | CHICAGO, Jan. ¢—Jake Schaefer and Roger Conti, stars of the great eat billiard players in the world, will meet here Monday tn the first block of their match to determine who will play Willie Hoppe for the title, They Play three blocks of 18.2 balkitme billiards, 600 points each night. WASHINGTON. IS BASKET WINNER ‘The University of Washington [hoop five defeated the Spalding quin {tet in a practice game at the varsity gym last night by a to 35 tally. Windy Crawford ied the scorers with 18 points, SAMMY CRANE IS STILL ILL! a “Bearcat” Dode Bercot, the Latest Glove Sensation in Northwest Rings = SPue oncy Bx [KIND OF HIGH LIFE ) HE KNOWS p (He's Welcome He’s Welcome ) Mets Now —— ee © Bert Niehoff & | Bert Niehoff wanted to stay on the | Coast this year, but when he couldn't land a job, he returned as manager of the Mobile Southern league club, He's certainly welcome there, as he won Mobile's first pennant last sea | | Rest in Victoria and Vancouver Win Friday Puck Games | in Canada TRAM STANDINGS Van Heattio GAMES NEXT WERK Vietorta Tag Mets done It. The Seattle hockey gang lost to Victoria inst night, 5 to 1, in the Island City, and Vancouver beat Edmonton by \he same score ‘The results shoved Seattle into the Const league cellar for the first time in years, Seattle plays Vietoria in Van- couver Monday and Vancouver plays Saskatoon on the prairie. have gone and B LIKE ‘ a B INTS WILO CATS FOR ROAD WORK WOLVERTON DUE HERE Harry Wolverton, manager out baseball business with of February. Joaquin valley independent | Williams. club for his release. he is quitting baseball. lease if Spencer quits, as he retired list. This gives the cl |season, is due in Seattle Sunday. Nick Williams and Jim Boldt until the gang entrains for spring training in the latter part \ PUNCH. ge UNYAN'S Se INDAY of the Seattle Indians for this He will help straighten CONTRACTS TO BE MAILED OUT SOO: | Seattle contracts will be put in the mails about the first of the week, as soon as Wolverton arrives on the job. |LEONARD DRAWS BIG DOUGH “Hub” Leonard, former big league southpaw, pitching |star, drew $1,000 a month and a large percent gate receifits for pitching for one of the clubs in the San of the league last year, says Nick |ED SPENCER ASKS FOR RELEASE Ed Spencer, veteran Seattle catcher, has asked the Seattle Spencer was sold to Mobile and says There is no use in issuing this re- can be put on the voluntary lub owner adequate protection. JAY, JANUAKY 6, 1922. All Teams Stronger for 1923 Seattle Scout and Business Manager Gossips About Coming Diamond Year BY LEO H. L ASSE N Ms, Kamm will leave a big gp at EAdje Mulligan is a good ball player, but Kamm is Kamm “It Ve Juke May, to the Dttrott Tigers it will be a big loss, and regardiess of whom the Tigers ket from the New York Yanks Bill | Eestck’s pitching staff will be weake jer. May won 35 games last year, and there aren't n pitchers in that can do that trick Los Angeles will be stronger. look for Ri the 1 Killefer to have one of best clubs in the league. He is | getting mo: 4 in his infield with on first base, and if lays second his infield will be made. Deal at third and Me Auley at shortstop are cinches. The |rest of his club looks fine. | “Salt Lake bears watching. They | will miss Heine Sands at shortstop, as Jimmy Smith, thelr new short- fielder can't compare with him. Roy Lesite, obtained for first base, ‘will lucky {f he gets by in this company. | Duffy Lewin fooled the boys this year, however, when he pulled the Kees out of the second dtviston «nto |fourth place. His team has plenty jot batting power, |OAKS HAVE | PITCHERS “Ouxtand is a cinch to be stronger Cal Ewing cleaning house, They will have a great pitching staff in Malls, Ariett, Kremer, Krause— four stars—for a nucleus. “Sacramento had a lot ef tough luck last year and Charley Pick is building up a good club, making « lot of radical changes, “Portland should be more settled |this year and that should help. Jimmy Middleton 18 @ good man and after the turbulent 1922 season I liook for better things in the Rose | City. | “Seattle ts butlding up a strong club with experienced players. If [these kind of ball players fail none |of them will make good. Harry Wol- verton is a smart baseball man and you can tell Seatth fans for me that they'll like him." ICTORIA, B. C, Jan, 6. —Out Playing the Mots at every turn, | |MORRY SHICK SOLD TO SOUTHER Morry Shick, Salt Lake outfielder, has been sold to the oe recy “igi poe! prntesg hockey | New Orleans Southern league team by Duffy Lew: The Seattle team wan handicapped | Strand, Lewis and Wilhoit, the Bees have three regular out- the loss of Frank Foyston, who quickly threw the ball to the first} Sammy Crane, Seattle infielde baseman and Schaefer was caught |!n still very fi! In Harrisburg, Penn:, | betwaen the bases. A run-up en-| according to reports from there. Ho sued. | was stricken with pneumonia while In the meantime Milan had been|en route to his home on the train. waiting his chance. While Schaefer | Sprinters in Season ‘Williams te Everett in an eight-round bout Pri: day, and tackles Kid Johneten in Olympia ine six-round mix Jane ary) by . was being run down between first and second, Milan tried to score, but was retired at the plate on a| close dectston. That play started all kinds of ar gument. Schaefer had run the bases in reverse order, yet the rules failed to specifically cover his act Now the rules aay, that when al player so rungs, all that ts necessary to retire him is to hold the ball on ‘some able prophet rather than|the base he vacated, or touch him to the doubtful ability of| with the ball while not on such artists. It is a job which| base. but a Jump behind the selec- —= of an All-American football} TOMORROW: The greatest gras Pitohing 1 as ever saw, \LOOS LEADING IN GOLF MEET LOS ANGEL Jan, 6.—Eddie Lead Dash Field JACKSON V. SCHOLZ YORK, Jan. 6—Selection of an All-American sprinter for| should Be placed in the hands “There are four men who have a Feal claim to this honor—Charlie Paddock, Al Leconey, Loren Murcht- pon and Hob Mcallister. Paddock, accustomed as he is to the ciimate of Southern California, yom, Los Angeles golfer, led the ‘would be badly handicapped by them (field in the first day's play in the meting with any of the other thre®!/cantornia open championship here ‘this section of the country, while, | |2riday with @ card of 147. Al Espin em the other hand, it is doubtful if | 1.1 Geattio star, was tied for sixth ol of the above-mentioned men} sae with 154, invade the West and lead| “ee Goarlte to the tape in any sprinting | \FRANKIE. FARREN It would have been unwise for DOES COMEBACK i le to have accepted any of the is he received to compete| Franke Farren is doing a real “im Eastern indoor meets. He would |ring comeback in California, He 1 ‘Rave had everything to win, it is|boxing main events again. He meets “true, but truer still, he would have| Frankie Burns in Oakland tn a four- had everything to lose and the odds | round scrap Wednew would have been against him from - ‘the start. Furthermore, it would have proved absolfitely nothing. There is a great difference be- tween indoor and outdoor sprinting. ‘An athiete by weeks of practice “Must accustom himself to the feel of the “boards” and learn the tricky tga of the short turns, Pad @ock has no facilities for training ‘Of this kind, and, as he would have been expected to compete in the 300- yard dash, he would have undoubt ‘edly negotiated the turns like a ship without @ rudder and have repeated hie unfortunate experience of 1920. $0 the coming outdoor season may solve the problem, Paddock has de: eided to come Kast and will be wel eomed with open arms by ambitious sprinters hopeful of taking hix num- ber, it is to be hoped that in the ‘event all four can be brought to- ‘gether a series of races can be ar. Fanged no that there will then be Ro déubt as to who is the fastest man in the country. ‘Take Fast Steamers at Colman Dock REGULAR SCHEDULE Leave Seattle Datiy *6:20, 1:15, #9100, 10:30, 11:90 & m., 1:45, 9:16, 616 pm. Except Sunday Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and funday, 11:40 p.m. AUTOMOBILE FERRY seattle te Bremerton Dally stra tetp Passenger Yate Navy Yard Route Colman Dock ‘MITCHELL TO BOX DUNDEE | MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan, 6.— Richie Mitchell and Johnny Dundee will box 10 rounds in a no-decision |fight here Monday. GILBERT WILL PILOT DENVER Billy Gilbert, forfer Mastern league manager, has been signed to Pilot the Denver club in the West} rm league next season, ILAVIN SIGNED | HK. Lavin, ytain of the m last spring |tryout with the crack outfielder and racuse university has signed for a Boston Braves, — | Castle of this city won the decision | over Danny Edwards, California ne-| sro bantam, at the end of their 10-| | found bout here last night hi | Box STEIN, Seattle's leading | D iinksman, ts the third best goit-| jer on the Pacific Coast, according | to the very expert opinion Hay Chapman, editor of the Pacific Golf } Motor magazine, jana whose fifth | 2 foremost | rs of the Pacific Coast | Jappears in the Janus insu, | [George Von Him, the Northwest champion, and Dr. Paul Hunter, the | crack Californian, are bracketed to- gether at the top of the list Jack Neville, Callfornia champion and Hay's bogs, jalongside of Bon Stein and Wred| Wright for position No Out of | the 1% players listed from the North. | west, five are from Seattle, namely:| Stein, Clark, Speirs, Lee Stell, For est Watson and H. A. ("Dixie") F ger. In fact, “Dopester” Chapman | seems ot think @ great deal of Ls Stell, who has been awarded two! amateur } is paired BY BEANEATERS | | this all-star ‘The Pirates, Seattte’ tour hockey team, will crack ama- the Vie manager of the Pirate at the Arena. office The Lesion p Wanderers the Amertean game Monday Seven doubleheads remain on the Inck Kerr, crack goalte of the Pirates: has @ great record of having shut out # opponents in three straight games. positions—Nos, 12 22, just an oversight which is excusable, amount of territory hunt and This is in Hay's The nele is very in our humble opinion, Forest Wat #on, on his 1922 record, should have been placed weverat notches up the list. Howe how Hay Chapman ha “1 tion good, altho, here's em: Geor Dr John Salt Lake, Midwick Claremont. » Von Kim, aul Hunter, r tein, Wright Chandler an, Wave Oo. F. Willing, Waverle Clark Splera, Inglewood. Dr. Chas, H, Walter, Sequoyah. Rude wil m, Waverle Everett H. Seaver, L. A Loo Stell, Seattle John J, Metugh, Olympic, 3, ville joauttle jr, Flintrid 6 1 8 9 | 10 i 12 19 0. ¢ 4 considering the | 16 he covered in| 1 }19 ts resting up an injured le. Frank Frederickson was the whole works for Victoria, scoring three goals and getting an assist, Vietorta Beattie re Holmes Rickey Mat Oatenan Morris | Fredertekson 2 ker Firat peri 3, Vie ee Frederickson from Oatman, Mesking Victoria, +4 Beoond “ WDMONTON, Jan. 6,— Vancouver “4 outplayed the Exkimos last night | and the Coast champions won a 6 to 1 victory over the I hockey team. The stone-wall ¢ of the Ma jroons featured the oni game, Ervin 8. c Norman Robert James A Forest Watson, Clare Griswold, Fred Le Blond, H. A Armstrong, L. A. © Macbeth, Wilshire. Hunter, Claremont Ritehie, Olympic. Seattle Portland. ir., Los Angeles. Seattle te ‘Tatum, Frank A, Kales, Robert BH, Hunter, Russell Smith, Robert He W. W, Camp J. Lawr Kelly, Lincoln Park Sam 1, Conlan, jr., Olympto Nelson B. Barker, San Diego. 18. 20 Annandale Claremont Midwick Waverley Vancouver Virginia * This arrangement is alphabetical A. C. Thompson, president of the State bank, loves to well ag play golf. saying @ cupful, but Friend ax which ts fielders. Tilden Shows Great Form BY CHARLES R. LYNCH HICAGO, Jan. 6—-William = T. Tilden IT, national tennis cham | pion, still looks Ike the king of the despite a loss of part of his finger. Tilden was the same dazzling, ac- veteran in his match here night with Francis Hunter of the indoor championship, marked the opening of season, ‘Tilden won our lant holder h It was the first publio match tn | which Tilden has appeared since the Joperation, when he lost a portion of the middie finger of his stroke hand. His followers, critical in |their fear that the injury bad af \f his game, were more than | satisfied, His comeback was per | Wife has got the floor now, which ts rightfully hers by all laws of golf. because she became a member Jub last ‘Thurs. Mrs. C. dom, of the Holein.One Playing with and Mrs. A. Byers, Side course, last Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Thompson's to the third hole (85 yards) trickled into the cup, Fr he must remain seated and sient Elmer Todd arrived in the final bracket of the president's cup eompe tition at the Seattle Golf club this week when he took Bon Stein into camp by three up and one to play ner will oppose the winner of the ager-MoMicken match in the finals for Dave Moss’ trophy It took Claw tanley 22 holes jtefore he could shake off Hd Arger singer in their semi-final match in the! Stanley | on the West | nd Hysband is tickled, but | in Chicago Net Exhibition: fect and against one of the strong jest men on the Indoor courts in the antry. Tilden had everything. | His service was like a shot, his vol |leying, both fore and back hand, [was perfect; his skill at the net and his placement shots could not have been better, The champion even went so far as to spring his old trick of turn. jing bis back and dropping his rac jauet, covering in time to make a | Perfect return, MARTIN LOSES | NEW YORK, Jan, 6.—Jack Bern- |stein of Yonkers won the decision jover Pepp Martin at the end of | the! l2-round bout tn Madison [Square Garden here last night. Around the Links With Alex C. Rose jthe president's cup competition |the West Side club. The winner of the Stevenson-Thompson semi-final match in the upper half of the draw will furnish the opposition for Claude in the finals, A, E. Ayers, 1922 |president, has a fine trophy ready for the winner, The acon holiday attraction at the Hill links last week-end re ted in a tie for first honors when |Gordon Haw and Bob Pinnell each finished four up on bogey B. Archie Stuart and tied for third prize, ringing the colonei in two A field of 35 competition Cannit | Scott each down, Roy Camp finishing five up on bogey, led the field of 48 entrants in the North End tourney on New Year's day. A. W. Tidmarsh, three up, took second prize, at! Jack | starters entered the | Lonnie Austin had an offer te bes Dode Bercot with Morgan Jones in Tes coma January 18, but turned tt down, Jones too heavy and too inex: 1 for the Monroe boy yet. weighing 160 ‘The Seattle miller is working lke "s gyn) in first ol Stokes In » the youngster whe Tare sees Sp Jee, Mesoee ta. sue the Crystal Poot bouts under management Matthews, whe, alse hana tease Mannon’s ring ba: Joe Benjamin has called off his bout with Morgan Jones, scheduled for Ta- coma January 16 CHANCE C CALLS OFF BIG DEAL Frank Chance is anxious to get Bud McMillan from the New York Yankees to play shortstop for the Boston Red Sox next year, but he won't tradé at Miller Huggins’ terms, Huggins wanted to land Herb Pennock, one of the best le handed pitchers in the business, for MeMilian. You NG WINS WASHINGTON, Pa. Jan. 6.— Patsy Young, Pittsburg, defeated | Billy Williams, Martin's Ferry, Ohio, in 10 rounds last night PRICES a'r ‘Tourtn| ahnort, PAC CORY 3995 Roads B1,1051 Se er Coupe Scpansenaer Coupe Pitcher i