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RIDLEY EMINISC Told to Leo ENCES © D-EDucdate AT a TLE AR (es, PAGE 12 AND GORMAN STEP SIX ROUNDS TO SPLIT VERDICT } ‘ H. Lassen A Wonderful Boner CHAPTER NE of the hottest pennant races that any league ever staged was put on by the Internationa! league in 1887 LXXXIX, —the year that I caught for the Buffalo club. Five of ry the home stretch with about a game 10 down the nd a half teams came Separating the first and fifth place clubs. In one of the close battles with S) ‘acuse on the Syracuse diamond I saw Simmons, the left fielder for that club, make the mgét | wonderful bonehead pl Sounds goofy, doesn't it? ear: Fanning had pitched the da our club and y I ever saw. But lend an I had caught, and we came right back with the same battery the day this play in q cuse had used and Buckley t In those day first in order Tt was our turn 4 anning reached fir and fal an over to fhe foul te trouble DUGDALB new ball. lth, and F He le be the next hi feet Stmmons catch, altho he Fanning had Simmons didn had let the bal! But he made the rubber Toronto ove ‘That certainly was a bitter fight. « ashe ng fly to was 0 realize that ¢rop foul then the on F bh was the most wor foul territ sally beat us out for the pennant by leas uestion came up. And Syra- their crack battery of Dundon wo days running, ys the home team took the bat to get th first crack at the the plate in the last of the st with one down. feat for id that w arkable lett the a pitcher, ‘Then have to catch the bail, ] trotted ac I ever saw an & game. as if he couldn't haye so and Fa nehead piny The next chapter will appear Thursday, Tournament | of Heavies Opens Soon 4g the great delight of the flock of ambitions heavyweight glove-| pushers who have signed for the state | championship tournament of The/ Star and the “rm of Austin & Salt,| the senliminary clash of t will be put on at the new Ninth andj Ofive gym on April 28, “Caruso” Dan} Salt announced today. While it was originally planned to start the tournament several weeks: ago, the program was held up thru the difficulties attending the transfer of gymnasium equipment when Aus- tin & Balt moved from their old quarters on First ave. to the now ‘The official opening of the gym- ®asium is set for April 21. Wvery sporteman who has visited the Ninth and Olive physical culture has been impressed with the ideal location of the building and the ultra-modern/ equipment the management ts put- ting in. Plenty of light and alr !s assured by generous window space, and the; elevation of the second floor allows free circulation of alr. The First ave. ym was always undestrable, as the air circulation in the basement quar- ters was bed. Additional aspirants for honors in the dreadnought tonnage division of fighters are shooting their names In to Austin @ Salt daily. All entrants wio have not mailed their full Rames, phone numbers and addresses to Austin & Sait should do so at Ponce. The latest Seattle man to signify his intention of battling for tourna. ment honors is John Budwick of 6621 Flora ave. He is six feet, two inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. Budwick has had no ring experience. VARSITY GOLF CHAMP WINNER) At the close of 29 holes of golf, Jack Westland held his title ax links champion of the University of Washington by the hairline margin | of one hole, over Bryan Winter. Winter held a lead over a major portion of the route, Westland turn- ing defeat Into victory by sensa onal putting near the close or the match, CLEVELAND READY NEW ORLEANS—The Cleveland | Indians will break camp here Sun.| day night and start on the journey home. TEX SEMI- SOFT COLLARS Will not wilt, crease, curl or fray. Appear stiff, are soft, Launder easily. 35¢ each, 3 for $1 Made by the makers of ArrowCollars 00000006000000009 WANTED A Few More “Kummy" Players at 214 Jefferson Bt. Just back of L, C. Smith Bldg. Card Tables, Pool, Cigars, Candies, Soft Drinks, Fountain Lanches Pay Checks Cashed Cincy Star Is Praised by. Tinker RLANDO, Fla, April 11L— “The greatest pitcher that has broken inte the National league since the days of Mathewson, The nearest replica Six’ I ever expect to see. He re niinds me of Matty every time I see him wind up. There ts ease and grace to every motion, “The remarkable thing about that fellow Is that he stepped right from the college diamond to the big league a finkshed pitcher.” There you have the opinion of Joo Tinker relative to Pete Donahue, star pitcher of the Cincinnat! Reda, to ‘Big y before for IF eathers Fail to End Feud Blond and Brunet Rivals Fall Down on All Kayo Threats BY SEABURN BROWN ILL, if you think Bud Ridley is a better man than Joe Gorman, you have a perfect right to that opinion; if your ideas aa to the reapective fistice ty of the battiers runs to the contrary, there's plenty of lief, or | | basis for that b: The went feather flashes rounds in the 1 At Na A event amo. ker tilt at ena the ie little to choose tween the b and the brunette the that old rivalry is as unsettled as ever | Only on a couple of fieting occa jelons dur was s the encounter to leave either careless enough bia chin to the test ef the B pr pe d an offe open other'n left mitt tough rosa | a bit when sive that cautious! slow until Gorman uncork |staggered Ridley The first round |three minutes of |Both boys boxed v tion, sparring for ing. Gorman was the o | Rid connected with a couple of stift Both cored heavily in the infighting, Gor him a was boxing th da and clinch as even an can be. xtreme cau ts in the second canto man’s slight In the third, Gorman slugged Rid ley Bach aggressiveness giving edge, to end one wallop, but nelith solidly The round in the main an exhibition | infighting, ho ‘" even. [RIDLEY WEAKENS |IN FOURTH Joa Waterman worry him in the After @ couple of changes, rman caught Ridley flush on the chin with his trusty portside gun. ‘The blonde boy was ttaggered, Ridley rallied quickly, lend Gorman again made Water man's heart leap by almont lifting Ridley off his fect with another left. Gorman then lost his chance to win by missing with the hardest sewing mill with had plenty to fourth round ineffectual ox |squeeze play of the evening. Ridley stepped tn side the punch and it glanced off the hack of his head. Ridley showed unexpected stamina by taking the offensive near the end of the period and driving in several light lefta to the swarthy Gorman’s hinge-pl It was ning, Ridley evened Gorman’s lead and earned a draw by shading the Port landur in the fifth and sixth see. sions. Gorman missed several tims in the fifth, and Ridley had the bet tor of several slugging bees, forcing Gorman to back up. Ridley’a edge jin the infighting in tho fifth forced Gorman to hold. SEMI-WINDUP 118 TERRIBLE Chick Rocco pawed thelr way rix-round semi-windup, during which It was an unsolicited testimonial, as| Donahue was busy pitching ii bat-| ting practice. | Pete Donahne I the youngster who joined the Reds several years! ago direct from Christian Brothers’ college in Texas and won fame over. night. After his first game he wns voted star recruit, a big | leaguer, and he hag since lived up to| that reputation. Donahue is expected to carry mueh of the Cincinnati pitching burden this year. He Is 5 trifle heavier than last year, which is good news to Manager Moran, who would ikke to add even 15 pounds more to his star piteher’s weight, well reailaing that Dona- hoe has a busy season ahead of him. “A great pitcher and a fine boy" In Manager Moran's slzeup of Pete a real the best round of the eve and George Burne SOX WIN AT LAST jot Morphesa. KNOXVILLE, ‘Tenn.—One triple| Each punished the other in tedious and three double plays of the White| infighting, but neither opened up, Sox infield stopped the Giznts cold| altho Rocco apparently waa willing and McGraw's team lost a 10-Inning|to box a bit. About three real wal attle by a score of 4 to %, Willle|lops were landed during the six Kamm hit a homer and Jimmy |founds, all of them by Rocco. ‘The O/Connell got three singles in threo | (raw verdict was well received. times up. MICKEY HANNON KEATS LANGFORD Mickey Hannon sort of upset the dope by shading Young Sam Lang: |ford in the four round special event. PHILADELPHIA.—By working a in the eighth inning} came alas ‘broke al The wolves growled at Referee the Athletics i | Pete Moe's decision; but Hannon was cere wee evetete ree | to the shade by outboxing poner | entitied ie Go Phillies) jna outfighting Langford in the firat three rounds. Mickey tired in the last stanza and took @ severe lacing, but had piled up too great a lead in the early rounds for the tough colored boy to | overcome. | Ludwig Jones kayoed Billy Nash lin the second bout. The unexpected jending came in the third round Nash outboxed Jones in the first round, Jones took the second by a shade. The Tacoma boy began [hitting too hard tn the third and Nash stepped into one that put him laway for several minutes, | Young Fousee and Johnny Hawkoa jfought a slashing draw in. the opener, NEW YORK, April 11,—Benny Gould, Canadian featherweight, fought Mike Dundes, Chicago, for seven rounds last night with a broken Jaw and collapsed in his cor |ner before the ninth round started | Dundee broke the Canadian’s jaw In jthe first round but Gould stuck gamely under a terrific assault until |he was forced to quit by exhaustion. He was taken to @ hospital, where lit was sald today he was in no den PHILLIE! yesterday, 1 tol runs that being defeat | | | STAR E I wish to enter the ... in The Star Junior Baseba rules and regulations of the Marion Ardeil, champion| woman walker, is shown here leading George Brown, | world’s cham pion walker, (Addr Entries close April 14, ing editor of The Star. during their match at Miami, Fla, Brown gave Misa Ar- dell two laps and won by a few yards. to a draw in the!| half of the house sank into the arins | NTRY BLAN 8) Send this blank to the sport- | | | | } | hor, basket star. ning for this spring. Besides being an expert performer on the gymnasium e, Jane’ Leiley, shown here, ig Atlanta’s best feminine} She'll take part in the big Southern indoor athletic meet the Girls’ Gymnasium club of Atlanta is plan-|\™ Redskins ComeBack With Win | Tribe Snaps Out of Slump and Outplays Senators to Tune of 7-4 ACRAME 1, = Desy fact that the home club slightly outhit the visitors, Beattle walked all over Sacramento in the opening game of| the week yesterday, 7 to 4, The Tribe outplayed the Ben | ators in the field and socked out their nine bingles | when they counted. pee ¢ § | baa | & She Wd i? Figgets PACIEIO COAST LEAGUE Won, Lost Pet 400 #00 60 fan Fras Macramento , 100 60 Meattle 400 a3 433 2 3 2 s 2 ‘ ‘ RESULTS onto 4 and 4 nd 1, sane postponed 0, Apr. the Beattie 1, Bacra t Lake 9, woo b, Oak Angelos OW THE SERIES STANDS Won ta 1 Gacramento . Portland « Oakland © Le Angeles smnee the hillock for| 1 got along with but one| | | Beattion Vean Gregg chance to #hoW|Iane, if , 1 ain: genininens | Jon at the old portaide soupbone ts go |jhn" to the|Bidred, et |Orr, ae |Janvrin retired the aide, after Blake pp dwin n four hits and @ run, and| Biake ninth frame retired the first) | Totals | Sacra take took ung Los Angeles at oning until the elg - THE scCORE AB. drove him to the showers and to be quite an asset therners this summer. 16 jin the » Gress, Dp. eureascecce? cocceeceoo™ three men to face him ento— a won the game in the neo ond inning, when five hits, a walk, | He two errors and a sacrifice put five nters acrous the platter, Penner, Mol who started pitching for Sacramento, F 112 Teams Listed in Jun squads are: Asaht tar Baseball C | Hillman | French Dry ¢ | Any of the above named teams) |that do not intend to open the |season April 22, should inform the | sporting editor of The Star immedi Gtely | Entries for other teams are still) open and will close Saturday at noon, | Blanks should be filled out and sent to The Star immodiately, PARIS MEET TO BE LAST FOR PADDOCK. P ASADENA, April 11 Charley Paddock, world's cham. plon sprinter, is off for Paris to day to participate tn the interna tional colixge champlonships. He already holds the world's record in the two main sprint events to be held there—the 100 and 200 moter dashes. “It wna in Franco that I was first faitiated into International competition and it stems most prob- able that in France I will run my last big race,” sald Paddock as he bade hia friends farewell. ‘Before I throw my shoes in the Seino I }hope to do my best in the tnter. jcollegiate championships of the world, under the colors of the Uni vernity of Southern California.” BILL BRENNAN DESERTS RING NEW YORK, April 11—Convinced at net by the decisiveness of hin recent defeat at the hands of Luis Firpo, that his career tn the ring is a thing of the past, Bill Brennan Announced his retirement here late lyeuterday. Brennan spent several days in a hospital following tho ter- jrific battering and knockout Firpo |handed him. Cal, CUE CHAMPION TAKES MATCH Nosing out Henry Solomon by one point in the first blook of their 160. point threeoushion billlard match last night, Walter Johnson, North: west champion, took a lead of 50 to 49, ‘The champion had trouble in |getting started, and Solomon piled up a commanding early lead, but could not hold it against the steady |work of Johnson in the final ton | ings, RA’ MEET EXTENDED SAN DIEGO, Cal, April 14.—Tho Tijuana raco meet has been extend ed four days, Instead of closing next Sunday, it will resume on Thursday, April 19, and close on Sunday, April 22. CUBS TAKE BEATING TULSA, Okla—Vie Albright blew up in the third and the Chicago Cubs lost to the Oklahoma City Weatern league team 12 to 6 Tho Cubs play Tulsa toda COLIMA TRIMS SHADE LO8 ANGELES.—Bert Colima do claively beat Billy Shade in four rounds here last night, Il league, subject to organization, +» team all the (Manager) (Phone) turned over the burden to Canfield|}., at this juncture, A fourt ning rally netted the Senators three runs, but Blake final ly pulled thru the storm and breezed until the elhth. yan, Seattle receiver, poled out The | Cantela, 9 ‘Kohan hea, p ttyan Magi eeceoreurnoonec? the first homer of the season. won & $30 prize, ALS TAKE EASY WIN OAKLAND, April 11 thos Ban Francisco game of the f singind; biow Office hours for Star league basl- nees will be from 11 to Lf and from 1 to 2 ech day from now on, |) Managers should coll in at these | hours when they hare calls to maka | Opening from Oa took week's series rday, 5 to 1.|° s never threatened until the when two blows put run Hite 3 oO Summary: Innings plus, by Canfield 3, by Shea by Gregg 1%, by Yel redlt vie to Blake; obi pitched over their lone The | San Francisco Dod Davia, crack shortstop of the| Oakland . Cyclones Inst year, le lort to the team| Batteries — Geary and this year as Re expects to play te the| icraues, Murchio and Thomas, Northwestern league in the northern mr wae a Te part of the state score— . off Biake 20, off 3/ Gre oft Yellowhorse Hits batted— Yelle; | Off Penner 4, off Canfield t, off Shea 3, |off Bike 11, Runs scored—Ott Penner 4, joff Canfield 3, off Bieke 4, off Bhea 1, Kune responsible for——Biake 4, Penner 4, Canfield 1, Shea 1, Struck out—By Pen- ner. 2, by Canfield 2, by Blake 2, by Bhea ON RAMPAGE per, 2, by Canfield Blake 2, by Bhe Sep , by Grege 3, Bases on balle— ake SALT LAKE CITY, April 11.—|( ote Penner 1, off Canfield 1. Hit by Slaughtering Portland's pitching #e| yitened ball—Johnaton, by Penner. Stolen lections for 17 hita, Balt Lake tight- i See EN. pore Home in — Yaryan, Two-base hits— Janv: The scoro— Portland 2 Balt Lake... 2 Batteries—Bench, Pilette and By- ler; Singleton and Peters, BEE £\.UGGERS “Lefty” Backmen, a now pitcher fn Star hi ranks, is showing up well with West &@ Wi oul ni Manngere heaving praction Eames fined ap for thie coming Sunday ould call & thle information immediately to this department, yrin, Johnston, Brown. Triple play— Schang, Janvrin. Pune batted (o—Yaryan |3, Johnston, Blake, Lane, Kochler 3, ‘aught stealing—Baldwin, Kopp, Janvrin. Double play—Jaavrin to Orr to Johnaton. Left on baste—Seattle 3, Bactamento 6. Time—3;01, Contracts, completely filled ovt, are due at The Star Baturday night. Pittesn men can be signed for (he iret wame, wlecoecee-~coco-coe® Star Meet May Be in Late June Woodland Net Play Not | to Conflict With Other | Important Events park tennis rte Star-Woodland | urna at may not be held this Jyear until the last two weeks in June, To hold ft early in May would be rushing the # n considerably. |The last week in Ai y would conflict with Pacific coast conference iutery Jcollegiates and high school tourna ment and the first two weeks in June would conflict with school and university examinations. There will be nd conflict with the city tournament this year. Last season the city meet and Woodland park event were staged at the same lime, working a severe handicap on players who were entered in both, The Star tournament thia year will include the usual events of men’s singles and doubles, women's singles and doubles, mixed doubles jand junior boys’ singles and doubles. Definite announcement of the date will be made in these eolumng within a short time, Handball King Joe “Red” Murray SE PAUL, April 10—Greet the 1923 national handball champ! He's Joe “Red” Murray, who lives near Oakdale, Cal, and who won his laurels recently in the tourney here against such players as Mayard Laswell of Los Angeles, Joe Blake of Detroit, Dr. Carl Haedge of St Paul and Albert Hobleman of Balti- more. Who smokes Cinco? Survey No. 17, City of Dayton. A section of the Cinco National Census. ‘ Male population 77,114, Cinco sales over 1,392,000 per year, 642 stores distribute Cinca Dayton Registered her preference and joined the Cinco cities many years ago. Today, this 2 for 15c cigar is the first choice of smokers who discriminate, Men who exact the most for their money pick this wondersmeke, There are Old Timers who call Cinco “a repeater.” It repeats in quality—that’s why it repeats in but a pedigreed cigar? Buy sales, and stays sold. Famous for 2 Leche reek idea of widesprea Cineo Glatribation of flavor, mild and mellow, Cinco created its ownclassand exclusively maintains it, There are smokers whostarted with this cigar many, many years ago and have been buying them ever since. That's more than a record, it's a pedi- gree. Can you afford to smoke any a pair of Cincos today, you've a treat in store, for 15c better still, a new-type Cince pocket-pack of ten for 75c. Wholesale Distributor: National O Grocery Co, J

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