The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 16, 1923, Page 25

iad ries FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1923. HOT SUN LIMBERS “DOC” JOHNSTON’S GREAT THROWING ARM CHARLEY PADDOCK TO RUN DASHES AT PULLMAN TRACK MEET oe plied, getting players. DUGDALE ning of “Rummy” Lane é Wo: HAPTER LXVIL. f > were driving out to the ball park at Cedar Rapids one day in 1896 when I was managing the Peoria club, and when we climbed into the bus there was a little dried- up fellow sitting huddled up in the corner, | cockeyed drunk. I took him by the collar and tossed him | out on the sidewalk. “Don't you know who I am?” he stuttered. “My name—hic—is Lane.” “I don't care if it’s Julius Caesar,” I re- rather peevish over it, as I didn’t like drunken men around the ball- “I always ride to the ball park—hio—in the other cities with the men,” tinued, putting on an insulted air. I'm an old ball player!” The players filed into the ‘bus and we drove on, leaving him on the curb. think anything more about it. Lane con- I didn’t That night one of the players came to me and said that “Rummy” Lane was in town. And then I remembered that the bird that had been Lane. “Who's he? I iked. And the fellow told me the story of “Rummy” Lane, which Is considered one of the classics now of old-time baseball. Mike Kelly was one of the most colorful players that ever played the national game. After his days of playing were over he tried his hand St managing the Cincinnati club, but was never a very successful pilot In spite of his prowess as a player. The Cincinnati players were hanging around one of the saloons one night and Kelly noticed @ strange fellow with than his share of wet stuff. Kelly walked up to him and sald, “Lane,” lisped the person in quest “What's your first handle?" “Never had any; just Lane,” “Well, by golly, the bunch lapping up more “What's your name, young fellow?” ion. continued Mike. answered the newcomer. I'l give you one!™ declared Kelly. Mike walked over to the bar and took hold of a beer bottle and motioned Lane to come ‘over to the bar, too, Lane did, and Kelly reached out and amacked him over the head with Abe bottle. With the foamy contents deluging “I hereby christen you ‘Rummy’ Lane? And the name stuck. Lane, Kelly shouted: Lane came out of It tn time to assimilate another beer, Saturday Dugdale will tell about Tealey Raymond, whom he con- ates ihe best i manager in the old Northwestern league. Whab> Kvans thinks trick’ stuff Im sport hurt 1 oc game? vi Hoppe, famous billiard mpion, is convinced that trick is bad for any expert who de to excel In straight play ‘This fact was forcibly brought out uring a conversation I recently had With Hoppe while his partner, Char- ley Peterson, was performing many uncanny feats with the tvories. “Show me a shot I cannot make,” is Peterson’s slogan. I have the word of Hoppe that no one has ever figured out @ shot for which Peterson cannot devise a way of executing. He can make a so-called impossible shot in billiards, not in ‘one way, but three or four. T asked Hoppe if he did much trick stuff. “Very little,” he replied. “I much prefer to watch Peterson. He is the champion trick shot, and since I cannot do that line as well, I much prefer to remain a spectator. I am positive that trick stuff hurts a bil- Ward player, throws him off his stroke. In match play, no billlardist resorta to trick stuff, hence it re tards rather than helps.” Hoppe, who enjoys golf, says there 4s no doubt in his mind but that Joe Kirkwood wot!d be a much greater golfer if he confined himself to straight play and cut loose from his bag of tricks. Hoppe’s remark that |® player never resorted to trick stuff in matoh play recalled an inci dent I saw in tournament play with Kirkwood enacting th the leading rola A tow days prior to the opening of the tournament, Kirkwood had put on his trick exhibition. In the tour. Bament play his Me waa just such as used for one of his trick shots. I wondered how he would play the shot, as It wag a rather difficult Ue. He played ft In the regular man. her, getting on the green in nice style. Then he took another ball, placed it in hte some position, and, facing away from the bunker, drove | the ball on the green in trick style, the ball trickling to within a few inches of the hole. For a baseball cane, I have in mind Allan Sothoron. Few big league pitchers have more stuff than id Sothoron, yet Gothoron failed to be |@ great pitcher, because he refused to stick to a distinct style of de- livery. Any time Sothoron got a com- manding lead, he would start to ex- periment. He would use a sidearm Gelivery, then a crons-fire, next an overhand ball, then a splitter, and so on down the line. He had a bagful of pitching tricks that he often brought into play In league competi- tion, but they alwys got him into trouble, When Sothoron stuck to his regular style he was one of the hardest pitchers in the American league to beat. HAIR GROOM KeepsHair Combed _fomb Hair—And It Stays Millions Keep Hair Combed, Glossy, Well-Groomed— Few Cents Buys Jar any Drugstore—Not Sticky, Smelly Even stubborn, unruly or sham- pooed hair stays combed ali day in any syle you like, a dignified combing cream which gives that natural glows and well- groomed effect to your hair-that good dross both in “Halr-Groom" | business and on social occasions. Greaselens, stainiess “Hair-Groom” does not show on the hair because it is absorbed by the scalp, therefore your haireremains #0 soft and pli- ably and so natural that no one can fi tulad “Why, | THE SEATTI TrackKing | toPerform on Cinders Will Represent U. S. C. Trojans for Last Time in Northwest BY LEO H. LASSEN HARLEY PADDOCK, buman,” der path far the last time for the | University of Southern California at) | the Coast conference meet at Pull man, Wash. in May, ‘This ts the definite announcement ef Coach Cromwell, U, & C. track mentor. The Trojans were planning to In- vade the Zast this year, but decided not to when their petition for admis sion to the National Intercollegtat, } association was turned down for tw present, The U. 8, ©, team will be one of the, strongest entered in the meet. California is also coming North with a strong team. ‘The famous Golden Bear track squad, twice win- }ner of the national collegiate meet soused in the cab in the afternoon's argument was named | in the East, will meet Washington in a dual meet May 19 at the Stadium before competing in the Coast meet at Pullman, California, captained by the ta mous Brick Muller, who is doing the high jump, broad jump and discus events, will open ita season with U, 8. C tn a dual meet Saturday at Los Angeles Btanford ts undecided as to wheth- er the track team will be sent North to Pullman. ‘The entry of Paddock and the Call- fornia squad will attract one of the biggest crowds in the history of Merthwest track ¢ track to Pullman, Fugate Is Signed to Box Here Portland Lightweight to Make Seattle Ring De- but in Tuesday’s Show BY SEABURN BROWN NOTHER new face will be intro- duced to the Crymal Pool ring at Austin & Salt’s boxing smoker Tuesday night when Johnny Fugate, Portland Ughtwelght, who \ has boon doing \C his mitt slinging in California for some time, clambers between the ropes for the six-round semi-windup. Fugate's opponent has not been e0- lected. Dan Salt announced this morning that the best boy obtain- able will be signed to box the Rose City ringster, Both Vie Foley and Dandy Dillon are working out dally for their six- round title clash. With the North- west and Canadian bantamweight titles at stake, neither of the midgets is taking any chance of los- ing thru failing to be tn the pink of condition. While Foley, thru his previous win over Dillon, will be a slight favorite to retain his fistic crowns; but the Uttle Minneapolis fisticuffer showed @ lot of stuff against Georgie Lee at the last show and clearly proved his fight to a second chance for the 120- pound honors. Dillon looked better than he did in his initial Seattle start, which was with Foley. He ts apparently accli- m teaitt,and:tn shape to battle at his LENGLEN IS VICTOR OVER U. S. CHAMP NN. France, March 16,—Mile. Suzanne Lengien demonstrated today her right to the crown as queen of tennis when whe defeated Mra. Molla Mallory, American cham- pion and her greatest rival, 6-0 and 60 in the fourth round of the Nice championship tournament. ‘The defeat of the American star was a rout. Mrs. Mallory never had a chance, but she went down gamely. Suzanne had a great day. She was primed for the battle of her life and shep layed spectacularly ind at times vindictively. To the gallery the defeat of the American was not a great surprise, Mrs. Malilory has been playing Poorly for some time. She had no control of her strokes and seemed unable to get her volleys over the net. Only two gamen of the match —the third and fourth of tho second set, went to deuce, Mile, Lenglen directed her attack at the weak backhand of the Amer. ‘lean star and was successful trom the start in throwing Mra, Mallory off her Tati | WEINER HAS STUFF LEESBURG, Tila, March 16.— “Letty” Weiner will be a regular hurler for the Phillies if he keeps up his present form. Pitching foor Innings for the regulara he allowed the Yannigana only one hit, The regulara won, 7 to 0, Will you be one of the 1,000 PARTNERS? | Turn back to page 2, “the fastest will compete on the cin-| | ) MUCH” OF YOUNG'S SUCCESS WAS out "H GRIGER’S) CATCHING, 1B presentday method of ble league managers in having one catcher do practically all of the team's recetving during the season has to @ certain extent done away | with the famous batteries much as were known to the game some years ago. Until George Gibson caught 160} games for Pitteburg in 1909—setting & record that still stands—divided work was the usual thing. Now, Ray Schalk’s record of 142 games caught for the White Sox last sea- om tops very little the records af Perkina of the Athletics and Ber ‘roid of the Senators, In the old days, when backstop- ping duties were generally divided between two or three men, most of the hurlers preferred tolling with certain players behind the plate, That ts when @ certain pitcher was on the hilltop he waually wanted a certain catcher to receive his slants. It didn't matter, in many cases at leant, whether or not the backstop ‘There ts talk around the fan Fren- isco bay district that the promoters are going to drag Willie Mechan out of retirement for another comeback. dim Tracey, the pe rank Aus trallan, and Bill Roper, army heery- weight, are coming to Califoraia soon and they mnat have opponents. Moehan's last “comeback” was last Anges againet Clift Kramer, and wi & beating. re are looking for a good opponent for Foley they might try to angle Frankie Monroe to come North. Monroe is fighting with good round Oakland, and Beattle fi w him fight Bud Ridley and in Beatle two years ago know he can fight. If the prom They are putting on 10 four-round scraps on the Frisce cards now, The authorities refuse to allow any na- tionally known boys to box in the Golden Gate city, and so the pro- moters put on quantity instead of quality. Josephs tn still getting by as a event In Callfornia in spite of the that he In his last fight he was kayoed time, by Jimmy Dutty Jimmy Bacco in still fighting in fornia. He is just getting by and that’s all. SAYS PRO LINKSMEN COME. HIGH MPHIS, Tenn., March 16.—The Western Golf association is in- youtigating claims that professional golfers are being overpaid for exhi- bitons, say: harles O, Pell, Mem- phis architect, president of the Wentern Golf association. “Exhibitions are a wonderful thing, states Pfeil. “They Inspire players, and the more staged, the better golf is benefited. However, smaller clubs cannot afford to pay enormous sums and are deprived of the privilege of getting the matches.” Pfeil is a booster of Chick Evans’ plan to raise money to give some caddy a college education. Hvans has dictated a number of phonograph records, each a lesson in golf, and they are on sale, The money de- rived will be used toward giving the winner of a caddy tournament to be staged at Chicago, an education, Pfeil ia 61 years old and was 30 years of age before he played his firet game. He says he fe an "80 player,” but ts far from satisfied. He is also on the executive com- mittes of the United States Golf as- soatation. A. N, YOW Physiolan and Sure eon, uses Chinese and herbs tn & all dineases n and women, dpeclalixen In atom- h trouble, female Youble and other t . ow miners Remedy Co, | catcher. tting beaten all of the | ¢ jain 4306, seattic, Wash Jurday nights Famous Battery Canbinas line of Baseball Are Diamond Memories was favored nevertheless, For instance, Joe Wood, when with the Boston Red Sox, always pre- ferred to work with Forrest Cady jwhenever be was on the mound, tho Bill Carrigan was the team's best Likewise, Walter Johnson wanted none other than Ainamith | behind the rubber when Eddie was & Senator. And only a few years ago, “Hub” Leonard favored Larry Woodall of the Detroit Tigers to “hold him up” deapite the fact that Bassler was, and stil ts, the club's premier catcher, And #o {t was with many others, They were used to certain recelvers working with them. They all bad thetr favorites, Perhaps one of the most famous batteries of the last 20 years was that of Young and Criger of the Bos- ton Americans. Johnson and Street ranked a close second. For years Cy and Low tolled to- gether, Whenever old Denton T. was on the mound {t was invariably Criger who was in back of the rub was a so-called “first stringer,” he | ber. WADDELL WOULD PITCH To NO ONE BUT” SCHRECK Ray Schalk, who caught most major league games last season | Much of Young’s mucorss as a pitcher was due to the ability of Criger. For Lou was a smart, clever | receiver, and in his day was consid jered one of the best in the circuit, He got all out of Young there was | possible to get. | Other famous battery pairs, whose | names the older generation of fans | Well recall hearing the umpires an. |nounce at the start of a game, were Mathewson and Bowerman and Mathewson and Bresnahan of the Giants, Brown and Kling of the Cubs, Mullin and Schmidt, Detroit; Walsh and Bullivan, White Sox; ‘Waddell and Schreck and Plank and Powers of the Athletics with Alex. ander and Killifer of the Phillies and Cubs ranking among the more fa mous of recent years. And there were many others, too, whose nam: were legion. But nowadays things are different, for the star catcher on a team usually does the bulk of the work behind the home plate, and pitchers consequently don’t, as a rule, have any chance for preference. PINELLI’S REVERSAL OF FORM ASTOUNDS CRITICS pe athe produces many un- usual situations, The case of Babe Pinelli, star third sacker of the Cincinnati Reds, is @ g00d example, Just at present third base is a de- batable spot in the Detrolt infield Bobby Jones and Fred Haney will fight si out for the regular berth. * A few years ago Pinolli was a member of the Detroit squad. He was tried out at third at various times and finally sent back to the minors as a trifle shy big league class, In justice to Pinelli, however, {t should be stated that he didn't get the opportunity his ability de- served, The moment he slumped in his work he was benched. Last fall the Chicago club paid something lke $100,000 for Willie Kamm to the San Francisco club of the Coast league. Kamm is ex. pected to star at third base for the Chicago White Sox. Prior to getting a chance with De- jtroit, Pinelli was tried out by the White Sox. As at Detroit he never received a very thoro trial. After being twice passed to the minors by American league clubs Pinelli is resurrected for the third time as a big league possibility and makes good at Cincinnatl. When itt {s remembered that Pinolli succeeded Heine Groh at Cin- clnnati, rated one of the best third sackers in the business, his hop to fame {ns all the more praiseworthy. Pinelli, twice a failure in the American league, In one year wins a place in stardom as a National leaguer. All of which merely proves that you can never tell in baseball, STATZ IS BEST GOLFER IN RANKS OF BASEBALL RNOLD STATZ is easily the best golfer among the big league ball players,” says the fa. mous Jock Hutchison. “Most ball players are good driv- ers, but inclined to be weak on the greens. Baseball has developed the desire to hit ‘em a mile and it goes with them fn thelr golf game. “While Statz is a ttle fellow he ean hit them a la Babe Ruth, How. evet, you don't need to be big to hit a long ball in golf, for example there Is Jock Hutchison and Gene Sarazen,” sald the genial Jock as a broad smile crept over his face. “L see where Matty 1s coming back to baseball as an owner,” continued Jock, “Glad to hear that, for Matty ia a great fellow and a mighty good golfer, I would rank him close to Statz. Then there is Fred Merklo, he plays a fine game, “stuffy” MoInnia has great possi- bilities as a golfer, They tell me he has been playing only about a year, but the day I watched him he looked like a veteran, "Ot the old players who have dropped out, Chief Bender and Jack POINTER IS GIVEN FIRST SHOW HONORS NTERNATIONAL NELLIE FER- RIS, a young pointer, was awarded six blue and one purple ribbon by Judge Jack Bradshaw, on the open- ing day of the Puget Sound Kennel club show Friday, Manzheta, a wolf hound, went reserve. The show has developed into the largest, both In the number of en- tries and the attendance, that has ever been staged in this part of the country, Dr. L. W, Brydon, president, reported this morning, The show, which is being ataged at the Crystal Pool, will close Sa saturday, Coombs were mighty good. I believe Bender would have been one of the game's greatest golfers had he cared to take up the game as a business. “I often watched Bender and marveled at hia control. They tell mo that he {s equally good at the traps. His. well-known accuracy would have stood him in good stead on the golf links had he cared to take up the game.” COLLEGIAN GETS BY TAMPA, Fla, March 16—"Chick” Gagnon, former Holy Cross star, who was obtained by the Senators from Detroit, temporarily replaced Peck on the regulars in the interclub gamos and Manager Bush admits he is highly pleased with his work at shortstop, ROBINS HOOK BRAVES CLEARWATER, Fla., March 16, With Commissioner Landis and other celebrities on the side Hnes, the Brooklyn Robins opened the ex- hibition season by beating the Bos. ton Braves, 12 to 7, SCHMIDT REPORTS HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March 16- The entire Pirate squad Is now. in camp here, following the arrival of Catcher Walter Sohmidt, Ss ORLANDO, Fia., March 16,—Piteh- er Eppa Rixey has signed to play with the Reds, which leaves Eddie Rousch ue Saly, Red holdout, TIGERS ALL PRESENT AUGUSTA, Ga., March 16.—Tho Detroit Tigers’ squad ts complete today, Tra Flagstead and Rip Col- ling having reported, KAMM ON BENCH SEGUIN, x Maroh 16.— Willie Kamm, suffering from a bruised leg, will not play again until the White Sox meet the Glants in San Antonio PAGE 25 Wolverton Tries Out 9 Infield Combination | Regulars Do Stuff Under Cr Critical Eye of Gray Wolf; Johnston Looks Better With Each Successive Work- out; Weather Is Perfect | BY LEO H. LASSEN dished up by Indians, and tl the briskest w 5 so far. 's The same p: over an hour, and Praul doir After the hi ton kept the on first, Jan he is rounding into condition A skull practice was held | Sporting Editor The Star, Now at the Training Camp of the Seattle Indians AN JOSE, March 16.—A midsummer day was in order, with the regular club hitting for third and Crane at shortstop most of the time, Johnston is graually beginning to step around faster and did some snappy infielding practice, loosening up his arm and doing his first real throwing of the training season, Wolverton gathered his regular squad for signal drill. Old Sol Thursday for the he Redskins went thru one of orkouts of the training season rogram as on Wednesday was with Plummer, Ricker, Donn ig the pitching. itting practice Harry Wolver~ infield busy, having Johnston vrin on second, Baldwin on with the hotter weather. He in the morning again, when With BY LEO H. LASSEN BAN JOSE, Cal. March 16.—After 10 years of utility work in the major leagues, where he served as extra infielder with the Boston Red Sox, Bt Louls Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers, Harold Janvrin is playing as a regular with the Seattle Indians for the first time. Unless he breaks a leg or worse, Janvrin will open the season for the Indians at the second pillow. He is} 4 smooth worker around that second | wack and his experience will stand him in good stead. He is a careful infielder and will make a good com- bination with either Sam Crane of Bill Orr at shortstop. With Doc Johnston at first base the left side of the Seattle infield will be pretty near base-hit proof. “It's Uke a letter from home to play regularly,” says Janyrin. “When | you're utility man the fans expect you to play just as well as a fellow who has been there every day. It ef- fects your hitting and all-around play to be shifted around Altho I was always considered a utility man in the big time I playyed in over 100 games every season. “I Uke the Seattle bunch and am particularly impressed by Harry Wolverton. He's a great deal like Bill Carrigan, the famous leader of the Boston Red Sox when the Bean- town club was in the heyday of its career. He's for his ball players and the men are for him.” Janvrin is a congenial fellow and looks like a steady performer. He has @ good disposition and should win @ home with Seattle diamond bugs. TOUGH TO CATCH FOR WHITE SOX Everett Yaryan pines for action. The new Seattle catcher ts a young fellow, big and husky and he likes to playy ball. It was dynamite for him to sit on the Chicago White Sox bench day after day last summer while Ray Schalk did all the re- celving. “Schalk wants to catch every game himself and he won't give an: body else a chance to work,” says Yaryan, “and you can't make good sitting on the bench.” GARDNER EXPECTED TO OPEN SEASON Harry Gardner, the veteran spud heaver, will undoubtedly pitch the first game for Seattle With the training season a little more than a week old, Harry was bending spitters over the plate in practice. He's ready right now. Gardner has a rubber arm if there ever was one, ‘With a little more experience Harry ought to be quite a heaver. SHORTSTOP IS BIG QUESTION The Seattle club 1s carrying three regular shortstops now—Sam Crane, Billy Orr, Jack Martin and this youngster, Bill Ramage. Crane, with his flashy fielding, is holding down the position onthe regular squad at present. Martin isn't in shape yet, ‘as he fs carrying quite a lot of extra weight. Orr Is in swell condition, as he played ball during the winter around Sacramento. Orr ts the best hitter of the bunch and the most steady player, The wise boys here expect Orr to open at short, with Crane at third if Harry Baldwin fails to make the grade at the look-in corner. THE OUTFIELD PROBLEM At the present time Wolverton has Eldred in left field, Lane tn center and Rohwer in right on the regular squad. But it is doubtful if Eldred will be much of a success in left field at home, where the Indians have one of the longest left fields in the league, “Brick” can cover enough ground, but whether he can throw well enough for this berth remains to be seen, Lane belongs im center field be- cause of his speed and throwing wing. Rohwer is a oft-handed heaver and reallyy belongs tn right. If Rohwer, however, can play the sunfield at home he may be shifted to left, as he throws well and seems able to cover a lot of ground. RUBY OUT WITH INJURY Hal Ruby, the your San Diogo third sacker, Is on *he hospital list with an injured fipger, It looks like a felon ts developing, and if tt does he can be couytted out for the rest of the trainipg season, Ruby has looked good, “trtioularly at the plate, where he tale-ja toe hold on the ball, LAKE orurey W Blako has plenty Janvrin Delighted $e nal Regular Job of stuff, take It from me.”* Frank Tobin talking. Tobe caught Blake during the” batting practice the other day and! says that Blake showed him a classy floater. The new pitcher has an easy do- livery, using both overhand and sides arm shoots. | HETLMAN’S LONG a4 DRIVE ; The boys were talking about long © 4 drives during the fanning bee today, ; | 824 Billy Orr claims the longest hit | he ever saw was in 1917 when Harry | Hellman combed a fast ball over the |clubhouse on the San Francisco grounds, Anybody who has been om the Frisco field will appreciate what &@ wallop that must have been. coaching purposes only. Martin Peppery cuss, and they say plenty about inside baseball. Janvrin and Bam Crane are ciaft the snooker championship of the eli They haven't clashed for the title yet. Hal Raby bas bad finger his: tivewilg: hand," eca Th Leese ® felon is developing. third sacker was showing plenty stuff, Bitty Lane is up to his olf again. He swiped home as clean ss whistle the other Gay against the . Clara collegians. Bob Johnston. club trainer, te quite fight follower, and he referees lage amokers. He's like Billy this respect, as the former trainer of! Indians was a good ring official. Billy Orr is still throwing ee = Orr played winter ball "a ‘Secra~ mento, and led the league hares It's hard to figure how going to keep him cat of hea Frank Tobin has been out of for a few days with a sore throwing 4 Fred Blake, the young hurler, eputy sheriff down in Virginia the winter months, and the boys dubbed him “Sheriff,” as expected, CUBS MEET ANGELS AVALON, Cal, March 16.— Cubs ventured into Los ng again today and will meet Angels in a three-game tt series. Junior League Managers Me LL matters pertaining to work of organizing The son of 1923 will be threshed out to- night when managers, both of clubs already signed and of pros- pective teams, meet at the Be of The Star with “Snoose" Lam- | bert, league manager. % The meeting has been held over | for some time, due to slowness the part of managers in lining af players for the season. troubles managers have had In or: ganization of their clubs, and any misunderstandin of the rules, will also be straight~ ened out. 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