The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 14, 1923, Page 13

DAY WED: FEBRUARY 14, 1928. * THE SEATTLE TAR (DEMINISCENC D-ED Baseball and the Youngsters CHAPTER XLI. Jeague season soon. That's one of the greatest things in the world for the | . ~—_ good of the game. | Actual participation for the youngster makes the real fans of the men of tomorrow. And it makes better men. I am told that more than 80 teams are expected to play this year, and that means that nearly 500 players will take part in the game. It was playing baseball and love for the game that took me out of the iron moulders’ shop, and that was no sweet place for a kid to work in the ‘80s, Baseball kept me in the open, showed me the country and was an education. There were only two catchers in Peoria at that time, and I was one of them. I lived and breathed baseball, and had no in in the iron moulders’ trade, but I had to make my 3 Eremember one day one of the moulders called for me to bring hin IT was what they called a the monicker applted He had seen me play ball the 4 wouldn't believe his eyes that the pepleas young fellow working tn the shop was the same wild Indian who had almont his neck catching the day before, He advised me to take up the and I did. And I've had a very pleasant, altho not always casy in the national game. T have to laugh when I think of this. But all kids start out on a Vacant lot some place and that’s just where I started, There was the Proverbial “crab” in the neighborhood in the guise of one of the good S Rousewives who used to burn the ballx that went foul into her garden. One day we made up a fake ball and put a little powdér in {t and when she put it in the stove it blew the lids off. We thought it had < Seured her, but the next day ehe got another bal) and, instead of returning Ht or putting it in the stove, she took it out In tha woodshed and chopped ft up. I wouldn't advise present youngsters to do such a stunt by any means; 7 Dut what kids wil! do! When the old Northwestern league park was located at 12th and Yesler ‘the fans used to walk downtown after the games a great deal for the ) exercise. A block from the park was a vacant lot where an old, white Teaded fellow nearly 70 years old, used to play with the kids every Bight. Usually the fans ganged around and watched them play with as fuck interest as they did the league games. That's real love for haseball Ts pretty soft foF the youngsters of today to have regular league unt forms, balls, umpires, league organization and the Itke. paasing up a good thing if they don’ use boy,” y're certainly get behind such an organization Thursday Duxdale will discuss the making over of Hunky Schorr into an outfielder. Junior Diamond Finals Are Scheduled in July 3) ¥ four teams will play in the finals in The Star league this year. This means that no matter how many teams enter the league the circuit will be divided into four divisions. The reason for this is that the Seattle Coast league park il be available for only three Sundays in July for the juniors and with four teams night when the managers meet for be completed the first time. It ix some nifty ree weeks. trophy, and will be kept in competi- Phe champlonahip seriea wil! start| tion as & perpetual trophy for the ly 15. The second game will be| league. Played July 22 and the third July 29 —— ‘The prettminaries will be started | AGE LIMIT WILL April 15 and the cate may be moved| BE UNCHANGED Back a Sunday or two in case there! ‘The usual age Umit of The Star Parent enough teams to make the} league has been determined by tho Season long enough. | first game. But this year, regardless The schedule will be arranged 40 / of when the first game is played, the F that each team can have an out-of: jimit will be April 15. The rule ts town date every third Sunday or . | that all players who have become 22 A round robin will be played in| years of age on or before April 15, tach of the four ieague divisions) 1923, are ineligible to play. Spd the winners will be the finalists. | in just Each team murt designate a home Srounds and ax nearly ax possible fach squad will have an equal hare of home games. The man agers should inform the sporting! Siltor of The Star ax to their home (rounds at Friday's meeting of the Vague. Those teams who can't make thelr flown suit arrangements may be | helped by “Snoose” Lambert, Weat & Wheeler manager this year, who ts sounding out some of the business [houses trying to get them to back | teams. NO SPECIAL BALL FOR LOOP No special baseball will be used In The Star league thia year, this same rule having been adopted several seasons ago. The only requirement lis that sorne standard make in good condition be used. The home team [| will furnish the first two balls, the (| visiting team the third, and then the b\ teams alternate {if more balls are needed. Each team is to retain its own property after each game. EAD The beautiful oak and bronze 5 Siven to The Star league by Seattle baseball club is ready and | REGARDING ° | BARRED PLAYERS | The only players barred from play- ing in The Star league this year aro | those fellows who played on both the, Georgetown Cubs of two years ago b|and the L. V. Westemans of last Blyear. Both of these teams quit dur. jing the finals and any players who were members of both teams are in- eligible to play this year. ‘LEONARD HAD | A MEDIUM WIDTH, CLOSE | MEETING, SMART LOOKING |t | Y Benneh Leonard, the Ngehtweight champion, is @ prominent actor among the pugtlistic prominenta. | Benneh 19 a newcomer to Broadway, but he had a lot of experience }around the country when he was a | member of the popular dancing act | of Leonard and Dundes, Only one other act was more popu- Jareand had a longer run and thet was Britton and Lewin. FOHL FACING. REAL THING Lee Foh! will be up against tt with his St. Louis Browns {f George Sis- \ter's bad shoulder doesn’t got | well The Browns can never get any place in the next pennant race without an experienced first baseman and third COLLAR q Clurrr, Prasony &Co., Inc. 100000000, Don’t Kick About 3 the Weather Go whero it Is nice and warm © The ZERO 24 Jefferson Bt. Just back of L, C. Smith Bldg, Card Tables, Pool, Cigars, DOOOO000000 Candies, Soft Drinks, busernan. Kohl has no one to fall Fountain Lunches back on and It was this lack of re- Pay Checks Cashed serve material that enabled the Yanks to take the pennant away from Bt. Louls last year, 90000000000 00000 SEE where The Star league will start its fourth junior j ie Sundays im suly for: the ') the round robin for the title| ¥t! be on display at The Star Friday | ‘The divisions of the clubs into the! MUST HAVE four preliminary circuits will be | SUITS | Made by draw In the presence of | Every team in the league must the managers. have uniforms this year, The league cannot be operated on| TEAMS MUST HAVE a big league basis if half of the HOME GROUNDS teams are not uniformed. EXPERIENCE | Edmionton or eae to | Show in Coast Debut | Headed by Famous Duke Keats, | Eskimos Are Making First Trip to Coast; Jack Walker to Start; Other Hockey News | TONIGHT’S GAME IS TO START AT 9:15 O’CLOCK Storma are Seattle. delaying art at 915 the Edmonton They will arrive here a fe’ in their uniforms in taxis to the Arena hockey team on its way to w minutes late and wil) be rushed where the game with the Mets BY LEO H. LASSEN ton Eskimos Coast hockey attle Mets at They took the Canadian gina Caps, 2 night and th the three C They play Monday. The visitor: Keats is said star now, at the height of his of interest here tonight. son, the speedy defense star, jin the game. week. Roy Rickey is still out of the Seattle team will take the in Victoria F that Gordon Fraser will still be on the defense. N the lead in the Prairie league, the Edmon- are making their debut in tonight, clashing with the Se- the Arena. the undisputed leadership’ of circuit by drubbing the Re- to 1, in Edmonton Monday ey will try to hold it against it teams. Seattle here tonight, Victoria ‘riday and at Vancouver on 's are headed by Duke Keats, one of the greatest ice men in the game. to be a wonderful offensive game. , He will be the center Next to Keats in importance on this team is Joe Simp- said to be the fastest skater The rest of the team will be made up of Winkler in goal, Trapp on defense and Gange and Arbour on the wings. Seattle will start Jack Walker at center with Frank Foy- ston in reserve as Frank broke his nose in Victoria last the game, too, which means Otherwise ice with its usual lineup. Farmers to Clash With | Husky Five |TP\HE Oregon Aggies will furnish the opposition for Washing ton’s crack hoopers here Saturday night, and a win for the Purple and Gold will give them a big edge for the championship, altho the Husky five must still defeat Oregon, too, | the following week. The Aggies aro bringing a good team, headed by Hyjelte, one of the best centers on the Coast, and Gill, a crack forward, ‘The rest of the regular team is made up of Ridings at forward and | Steele and McMullen, guards, | At the present writing, the Aggies | and Washingtor. are leading the field in both the Northwest and Northern | | division of the Coast races. The Ag | Bies defeated Washington at O. A C., 35 to 28, recently, but In turn loat | to Idaho and Oregon. Washington has been defeated only by Idaho and| 0. A.C The Washington team completes the neason at home with the two Or. ¢ron games, and if the locals win both games, they take the Northwest | title and-will represent the North- | west In the championship series with the Southern winner, probably Stan- ford. 1 Steam heat will be tarned the Arena for tonight's game with Falmonton, the first time this has been on at over here. dove for a puck game Frank Foyston's nose ts badly bent and | he won't have It fixed until after to- night's melee, Roy Rickey ts expected to be ready to play for the Mets again here next Wednonday night. It looks like the Toronto St, Pate are out of the running for the Eaat- ern hockey Utle, Ottawa and Les Canadiens are At present, the procession ¥dmonton ts points In the pr GREB LOSING FAN FRIENDS BY FOULING ARRY GREB, holder of the American Mght heavyweight championship, 1# losing the flocks of friends he used to have in New York with his foul tactios in the ring. His actions in gouging, heeling, elbowing, | butting, holding and hitting against Tom Gibbons, Gene Tunney and Toomy Loughran were so flagrantly and openly a violation of the rules that it 1s strange he was allowed to wet away with it. Greb is one of William Mutdoon's pet little hobbies and he has always} | been able'to get away with anything in New York Outside of the ring Greb is one of the finest and most likable boxers in the business, but he seems to leave hin nice traits in the dressing room when he fs working, HERE’S CALL FOR CRITICS Those critios who expound tho opinions that participation in #trenu- ous sports robs girls of thelr beauty and feminine charms have certainly nover had a good look at Helen Wills, Glenna Collett, Aileen Riggin or Helen Wainwright. The let of "good lookers" doesn't end with them, but they are among the most striking ex amples, Bercot to Box Black in Tacoma 1TH show of last night tn the reo ord book, fistic attention of Seattle fann will be centered on Tacoma to- morrow night, when Dode Bercot, the Monroe logger, makes his next start with Joo Black, the tough little Denver lightweight, tn « atx-round | #0. Black ty undoubtedly the most ex- pertenced boy whom Bercot Ras fought yet, and he should be a good opponent for the Bearcat, however, isn't strong enough to hurt the logger any, and, unless the dope is badly Upset, Bercot should win, After the Black fight, Bercot will be pointed for his elght-round fight with Harry ‘Anderson, which will be held in Everett, February 23, It Isn’t So Tough for Jack 8 long as governors, boxing com-| missions and a large part of the | Public persint in the attitude that his ease is one of only trivial importance, Jack Dempsey might just as well re- tire from the ring. There is little else | tor him to do right now. Just now Dempsey is up against the samo thing that caused Jim Jef-/ | fries to go into retirement, only that Jett didn’t have any opponents to | keep him busy and there is some- | thing wrong with the few that Demp- | sey has in his division, Willard 1 | too old, Johnson is too young, Gib: bona Is too ght and Wills Is too | dark. Dempsey will not weep at the un- kind fates that keep him from get- ting Into the ring, however. Perhaps he considers himself fortunate. So long an he stays away from an arena, he will retain his title and if he keeps away from hix profession long enough, parts of the public might forget that he is the champlon prize- fighter. The champion, who Is now a wealthy man, 1s not keen any more about the company that he was once associated with in the tin-ear ranks, He would much rather be known as a young business man. When ho re- turned recently from Callfornia many of his old cronies found that Jack was cooling on them and many of his staunchest supporters in the early days when he didn't have anything and needed everything are walling that he is giving them the Ritz now. Dempsey really thinks now that he is an actor and, if he can't pick up 4 million for an afternoon's work in the ring, he will confine his work to the movies where the pay 1s almost as good. There wore no movies in the old days, When a champion got too good he had to quit and go into the saloon business, In these days of op- portunities, however, Dempsey can find dough wherever he places his hands, CHANCE MAY FOOL SHARPS Frank Chance may furnish ono of the murprines of the season next mm- mer with the Boston Red Sox. Much of what the Sox are to do tn tho Amorican league pennant race de- pends on the pitching staff. Chance In getting himself a young ball club and as |t now stands {t tn by no. means a good bet for the cellar, O'Doul and Murray are fine young pitching prospects MeMillan may de- velop Into a wonderful young third haseman, as he seems to have It inf him ané Johnny Mitchell has the markings of a great shortstop the weekly Crystal Pool | Black, | Team— Queen Anne Roosevelt Lincoln Ballard Broadway Franklin Garfield West Seni Won 6 eoreuaan Broadway away from home and Queen Anne at Ballard. Roosevelt must face Broadway and Ballard at home and Queen Anne on the hin, Queen Anne tangles with Roose: velt at home and Ballard at Ballard Broadway isn't figured to beat any of the leaders, but the Tigers are by far the strongest club in the second division and they may upset the dope. | Tho next games are booked for Friday with Lincoln playing at Broadway, West Seattle at Queen | Anno, Ballard at Roosevelt and Gar feld at Franklin. LINCOLN NOSES OUT BALLARD Coming from behind after Ballard had held @ alight three-point lead juntil the closing minutes of play, Lincoln noned out Ballard at Ballard yenteray 20 to 17. them, Chet Duett converted two free hrows for the Green Lakers and put ehm in tho lead. Jack Torney registered a basket just before the whistle and the gamo was tn the toe box. It was a good game to win and a mighty tough one ot lose. Duett led the scorers with two field goal and four out of five free throws while Brattset, of Ballard, dropped in three field goals. Russell Seymour was the moat dangerous Ballard man on the floor, playing @ good game, while Len Mo: Cutechin and Bterrit, Idncoln guards, both turned In good exhibitions, The score by quarters follows: Lincoln ., soe 4 3 8 6~20 Ballard +2 7 8 O17 Ballard (17) Lincotn (30) Bitngaby (6) Torney (4) Bratsett (6) Potts (2) Nardin (2) + Duett (A) jeCutehoon (4) « Starrett (2) 7 8 O17 42 8 6—20 Aubatitutions—None. Ofticlals—Rennie, umpire, referee; Harrison, INDIANS FORCE TEDDIES Wont Seattle showed unexpected strongth against Roosevelt, holding the leaders to a 19 to 13 count at ‘Wort Soattle. The Teddies, how- ever, were without the services of Monty Snider, thelr crack forward. Roosevelt (10)' West Gaattie (18) Fiagint hanaby (7) Mullane (8) + Kohl (2) Day (4). ¢ Ramm (2) Nowell a » Gourlay Orne Runes (2) for Koh), Kohl for Hunts, Bloxam for Morse, Morse for Bloxam, Hodwan) for Iyllengren, Officlale—Bobble Morris, refores; Wes Rennie, umpire, QUAYS WIN EASILY The Queen Anne five had no trouble winning from Garfield by a 24 to 12 count at Queen Anno yes. terday, Eddie Butler running wild with 18 points. Perey Bolstud played a nifty floor gamo. Gartiola (2) 0 ‘ arrager (2) Pasoaitiutionss |" Teel for Brown, Bobleuker for Austin, Frankiin for Cady, New Beaver Outfielder Portland has one of the best outfield lineups for the Coast league season this year, and Lee King, former New York Giant, is expected to be one of the regulars, Lincoln Takes Inside Track for Cage Title ow Prep Hoop Boys Ranks Now INCOLN took the inside for the prep basketball cham- pionship Tuesday by defeating Ballard 20 to 17 in |the feature game of the day’s play. Lincoln is favored considerably by the schedule for the rest of the season, meeting Broadway at Broadway, Franklin and Garfield at home. Ballard has three tough games left, playing Roosevelt and | With the count 17 to 16 against |< | | PAGE 13 | epiildigpmapitigippsicirasese rc SE ene 7.) ! Si) ~PRAIRIE HOCKEY LEADERS BATTLING METS AT ARENA TONIGHT TRAVIE DAVIS SOCKS HIS WAY TO. WIN OVER HEINIE ‘SCHUMAN Everett Miller. Stops Champion in Last One Davis Floors Schumann Six Times in Final Round; Buell Beats Neil and Wins Bout With Foley for Next Week BY LEO H, LASSEN NOCKING Heinie Schuman down six timer, three times in the sixth round, Travie Davis socked his way to an easy win over the Coast welterweight champion at the Crystal Pool last night and once more lays claim to the Coast title. i Schuman was an easy mark for Davis* right hand and the Everett battler floored Heinie with first round. third session ceedings. of doing. ing himself off of the floor. to act. Schuman tried to muss up They sey that Welly Smith te slated to play shortetop for the Oak- land Acorns next year. Smith wae obtained by from Galveston in the Texas league. Sacramento bas five catchers on tts Kohler, Stanage, Bahang, Cook tho Bchang may be retained for utility ‘work. Harry Thom m, southpaw pitcher ob- tained by Sacramento from the Interna- uite @ hitter and now and then. agus, fills in as an outs * Frank Brasitl's weak may cost him his job sacker for Portland in spite of his great hitting. He is too slow in get~ fing the bali back to the plate on double steals, and Portland may lose | more games by this weakness thas For Aealoet Pet. || they will by Frank's clouting. * a 57'|| tes. Amguien ceribes’ expect to ove a od us $57 || noward Lindimore Marty Krug | 1 173 98 887 for the second base Job st 2 4 but most of the fans w c 7) ae a ernest te fone 5 103 4a 286 y : ‘s i 38 | KEEPING ’EM 7 82 186 000 |) Exendine to | Coach State || A. A. Exendine, former Car || lisle football star and coach at Georgetown University last year, | will tutor the Washington State || football team next year. Hoe is || the third Indlan to lead the Cou- || gars, Dietz and Welch preceding him. Officiais—Dick Munson, referee; Brown, umpire. TIGERS WIN Broadway ran away from Frank- iin in the closing minutes of play and beat the Quakers at Franklin 26 to 16. The Tigers presented an almort entirely new lineup. Broadway (36) Franklin (16) ‘ Kawnzos Wilson (6) Garrison opesee + Kono Teukuno (3) . Dare (5) Boore by pariod. Broadway 10 4 a2 Franklin Bubatitui Layton (2) for Kawazoe, Offictale—Referee, Eckman; Peek. CHICAGO, Feb. 14.—Two teams held a lap lead today after a night, of hard riding in the international | sixday bicycle race here. Grenda and Cockler and Broceo and Egg stolo the lap just after the gun) sounded ending the series of mid- night sprints. The leaders had cov- ered 956 miles and two laps at the Sist hour, PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 14,— Ed: die Collins, captain and second base. man of the Chicago White Sox, still is hopeful that he will be traded to/| the New York Yanks. “I certainly would like to join! Schang, Shawkey, Bush, Pennock and the rest of my old Athletic team. | mates who are now with the Yanks. 8AN FRANCISCO, Feb, . 14. — Charges that Young Dudley, Now | Orleans negro r, and Jimmy Dufty had agreed to Tight a framed” 0 at Oakland tonight wery denied by all concerned today. Duffy was alleged to have let Dudley stay four rounds in order to “smoke up” fut: ure battles. NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Great Brit: ain today filed a challenge for tho Davis cup with the United? States Lawn, Tennis association, Under the new system, the Brit ish team will be permitted to go} thru the preliminary rounds in the Buropean zone, A crowd of 1,000,000 persons, not too closely packed for comfort, would cover 70 acros, |and ‘he hasn't missed a meal. HEAVY REAL PROBLEM NOW E hardest thing in keeping a heavyweight stable is keeping ‘em heavy, according to James Joy Johnston, the “Boy Bandit" and the champion gatherer of heavyweight hopes. “They gotta be fed to keep ‘em | heavyweights and they won't do any- thing for their feed.” James Joy says Jimmy Dougherty, the Baron of Philadelphia, has hed the same experience. The Baron has in charge a huge colored heavyweight, George Godfrey. Geurge hasn't had a bout in months He earned some money recently acting as a sparring partner In New York | with Fleyad Johnson. When he got back to Philadelphia he didn't have a cent. But he did have a new steamer trunk with his name on ft, a pair of white spats, a high hat and three canes, HERE’S REAL CONFIDENCE If managerial confidence means anything, young Floyd Johnson will be the world’s heavywelght champion some day. Charley Cook, his mana- ger, says he ts going to book him with Harry Wills after the Jess Wil- lard bout. Dempsey might act as his sparring partner if he didn't have something else on hand, to $25, Valet Au Not more than two will be | Shave in 78 Seconds —this comfort way [i takes a super-blade to do it! And that means a Valet AutoStrop Razor. It took years toperfectit. Tryit, men—you'll agree that a once-over is enough and that you've never known such shaving pleasure before. Pick up a Valet AutoStrop Razor at your dealer's today, Outfit complete with strop and blades, $1. Other sets up Strop Razor his ‘starboard mitten in the He had Schuman dizzy in the from two more right-hand knockdowns, and when he had floored Schuman three times in the sixth Referee Ted Whitman rightfully stopped pro- Schuman didn’t put up the kind of fight that he is capable He acted like an amateur thruout the fight and he couldn't get out of the way of any of the punches. His only contribution to the evening’s entertainment was pick- That’s no way for a champion Davis’ bum left optic, which caused Davis to give up the ghost in his last | meeting with Schumann in Tacoma after three rounds. But the eye has repaired and Davis was seeing pretty accurately. Davis showed a tremendous kick and slugged most of the time, laying off his usual lefthand jabs, Davis’ return to topnotch form un- doubtedly means that he will be seen in action here again soon, probably. meeting Jimmy Duffy or Bob Harper gain. + BUELL WINS FROM NEIL Sailor Eddie Buell carried too many guns for Eddie Nell and the sailor lad beat the Everett hantamweight in three of the six rounds, enough to give him the decision, Ted Whitman also called this one. Buell showed his usual kick in his right mitt. He {s too strong for Nel} and this difference gave him the fight. BUELL TO MEET VIC FOLEY Buell, who has showed up well fos three weeks running, will meet @ tough egg next week when he stack# up with Vic Foley, the crack Vam couver, B. C., bantamweight at the Pool Tuesday. This ought to be & whale of a fight. Owen Roberts and Mickey Hannon put up a great draw in the fours round special event, the Iightweights getting a big hand for their bouts Roberts tried to slug with Hannon in the fourth round and Mickey mad6 him back up. Roberts then clicked Hannon with five straight left hooks that evened things up, Pete Moe called this one. 2 RESULTS OF PRELIMINARIES Ernie Datley, local Htaatwetghg won a slugging match from a husky sailor labeled Sailor Garcla. It was an interesting mix. Ted Whitman called the verdict. Ludwig Jones nearly stopped Joe Resos in tho opener, with Pete Moe officiating. Because of the gofty winter weath: er only @ small house sat tn on the smoker, Nate Druxinman staged it, PADDOCK WILL SETTLE GOSSIP Charley Paddock's decision to East this summer and do some sprinting will silence the crittes who have been panning him for confining his activities to the California tracks, Charley's sprinting probably will si- lence the critics who have been talk- ing about California's starts and such things. SAREE RTO toss