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

PAGE 10 Bambino Is | Putting Up | BetterGame Not Hitting Many Home _ Runs, but He’s Playing All-Around Game 4 BY BILLY EVANS PETE Babe Ruth doesn't hit % quota of home runs in 1 S Yankees are going to be dec Pup against it.” That was the belief exp’ P many of the baseball experts > to the opening of the | Majority, the hope B depended almost entirely on Ruth's _ slugging. = Can Ruth come back? That proved as great a tople for Misoussion: Would Mimbino after F six months of intensive training, re B gain the batting eye that made him the most feared batsman in all the History of the game? Ruth, during the fir Of play, has upset the ope in a great many ways. given the lic to several well beliefs: Ruth and the New k club have Swonclusively proved that it is S weccasary for Babe to be hitting S daily home run for the Yankees t | be up in the _ RUTH ST. _ COMEBACK He has also staged Rhat a great many of the expe Moubted, although he has not be W fence busting to an alarming extent © Prior to going South and during @he spring training season Ruth worked as hard as y rookle Patriving to win a place as a regular Pe When the season opened he was in Mthe best condition of his baseball | career. However, physica! condition ig not everything in baseball; the Batting eye must also be in shape. During the games in the South Mthe old-time Ruth swing lacked the Thythm that was once a thing of S beauty, even when the big fe @wung thrice in vain and wended This way to the bench for the cus S tomery drink of water. The once Perfect coordination appeared season, To a st six prese He has jefin: HITTING HAS BEEN TIMELY Bince the opening of the season} MRuth has been constantly improv- | Wag at the plate. A home run in the first game that decided the con fest gaye him some of the much. f meeded confidence. ©Im a number of cases his home drive has proved the deciding pr. In the recent 15-inning with Chicago, the longest con- feat In the American league to date, it was Ruth's home run that broke the affair. Ruth, however, has come back In departments in much more} ie ner than In the mere vt of hitting. home runs. Babe, because of his splendid ical condition, is covering more In the fleid thin. he ever @. Never in all his career has he| own so well. The loss cf some. pounds has given him a free to his throws that formerly Jacking. 7ES RUTH WE THREE | Already this year I have seen} Gth save three ball games thru Temarkable catch. Likewise, reat throw, one of them cutting} the tieing run at the pate, /fore the battle start the other completing a double pla the plate from third. year Ruth would down on these | that saved the day for the| Tacoma, after he w of the Yankees | jonty tite during the melee have | land remarkable | foul verdict over Morgan Jones, o THE SEATTLE (OUR BOARDIN BY JOVE, MARTHA M'DEAR# I BELIEVE I cal GeT ANOTHER SEASON'S WEAR OUT OF “THIS “TROPICAL Surt MIND Nou, I BOUGHT IT TEN Years AGO WHEN [ Was UNITED STATES CONSUL-1O ABATA~ I DOUBT IF You CAN FIND A FABRIC OF “THIS QUALITY “TODAY ! = } HOUSE Ware HE'S GOING “0 FLV “HAT ‘OW NEG» ANOTHER GERVICEABLE FABRIC 1S BLUE DENIM!. IT 1S USUALLY MADE UP IN ATWo PIECE SUIT FoR FORMAL WEAR “TO WORK» I THINK THEN ARE CALLED OVERALLS! = THIS HE cri SIGNAL AGAIN LOOKS LIKE HE “THROUGH A “TRANGOM A “HATS HIS PARK BENCH “TUXEDO !« HE CLAIMS 1S GENUINE PALM BEACH MATERIAL « MANNBE THATS WHY (16 So DISTR SUMMER « ALWAYS AWLED C T Il BABE RUTH MORE VALUABLE PLAYER NOW THAN EVER BEFORE ‘HE first big Seattle tennis tournament of the s« park, Monday, when the city championships will be decided. constructive work in tennis, and the club deserves the support of non-members of the city, mil ason gets under way at the Tennis club, at Madison The local club is doing some real s well as the members. The tournament is open for all players, and entries can be listed until Saturday at the club or at either Spalding’s or Piper & Taft’s sporting goods stores. Callow Picks Oarsmen for Hudson Race Papyrus Is | ANE MAIOR STRUTS OUT HIS SETOF WRINKLES = Knockdown Saves Coast Title for Davis; Cline Forces Arena Scrap ‘ BY LEO H. LASSEN | NO-COUNT knockdown in the first round was all that saved the Coast welterweight title for Travie Davis last night. After the first round “Tiger” Johnny Cline, of Los Angeles, carried all the fight to Davis, and while the champion counte did all of the forcing and Davis marred his showing by holding. Ted Whitman called it }50-50. Outside of the first-round knockdown, and a toe-to-toe slugg ner in the fifth round, the fight was devoid of thrills. Davis won the fir: battler jumped right. up again before Referee Whit-| man could start a count. | Cline took the aggressive in the} second, but didn't do any damage, | and Davis landed the only effective | punch of the round, a left hook to| {the head that staggered Cline: just |#an lat the ben. | The third and fourth were aver. | | without either doing anything mar. |#alt Lake velous. Davis opened up for the first and in the/ fifth, when he started swinging with Cline in a corner. They hopped | to it for several seconds, Davis finally going into a clinch. Cltne| traded punch for punch with iim. The sixth found Cline winning * I|the round by his forcing tac “seen him save two others by| Davis beng content to hang on announced be. | as Davis 148 weighed inj} The weights were nd Cline 145%. The: | second before the ticing run had/at 3 p. m Mysterious Billy Smith, Jr. Port- lightweight, was awarded a as examined by ees. Excellent physical condi-| Dr. Hanley in the dressing room at} felis the story. I don’t look Ruth to smash any home-run ds, but he is still a big threat.} addition, the Yankees are play-| heads-up game, displaying a| spirit, and in general acting the great club the teani really | Ruth and the’ Yankees are prov- conclusively that ‘Battering doesn’t have to be breaking Tun records for the club to Fight up there all the way. PORTLAND IS AGAIN LOSER FRANCISCO, June 6,—San ran wild here yesterday, | ind defeated Portland, 11 to 4. It the eighth consecutive defeat for | Yarrison and Daly;| OLONS BEATEN IN FIRST TILT “SACRAMENTO, June 6—Loy An-| won from Sacramento, 5 to 2, in the first game of the series H. 11 9 E. 2 1 Rr aes ‘Lyons, Thomas and Byler; Hughes, | and Koehler. HUSKIES WIN ORTHFIELD, Minn, June 6.— College fell victim to the University of Washington Il team here yesterday, the winning, 4 to 1. A rally varly inning netted all of hington'’s runs, @ Washington teain left last ht for State College, Pa, where meet Penn State !riday after. on.. The score— RH. E. DUM Gi oecvarvecscseve 4 10° “4 College ... Ps ae _ Batteries: Harper and Walby; ‘oock and O'Brien, |Flore Hurd, of Yakima, opened the LACROSSE PLAY OPENS Pi: ‘The Syracuse University lacrosse m opens its London tour the lat- part of this week against the hurt aggregation. The Syra- twelve boasts of a strong line- and is confident of winning a majo of the games on the other de of the water, the finish of the third round. Smith fell to the floor at the end of the third round and claimed foul, but Referee Schacht refused to allow it. Dr, Hanley then ex amined him and awarded him the fight. It reversed Schacht’s ver-| dict, | Smith claimed a foul in the first | round, but Schacht refused to ae it then. The scrap was filled with plenty | of action, the going being about! even until the foul blow was struck “Kid” Johnson, Olympia light- weight, and Benny Shannon, Salt Lake battler, put on an Johnson holding _ continuously. Whitman called it even. Schacht called one of his “draw” verdicts in the second tiff after/ Lon Mallody, of Salt Lake, had| given Pat Williams a beautiful box. | ing lesson and a neat trimming. | Phil Sheridan, Tacoma lightte, and show with a draw. COLORED RING | STARS COMING) “Panama” Joe Gans, colored wel-| terweight champion, and “Kid” Nor-| folk, negro light heavyweight champ, | are en route from the East to San Franciseo. where they expect to ap- pear in shows. Frank Tabor will handle the boys in the West. DUKE TORACE | L. A. YOUNGSTER}! Duke Kahanomoku, the Hawalian swimming star, and Buddy Smith, 16- year-old star of the Los Angeles Ath- letic club, will meet in a 60-yard free style race as a special event of a program at the club on June 6. PRE 1A Santos) HD Jim Jeffries Will Be There James J. Jeffries, former world's heavyweight champion, has announced thit he plans to go to Shelby to see the match between Jack Dempsey, present champion, and ‘Tommy Gibbons of St, Paul. Jeffries ways that he beliéves that Gibbons has a chance to win, He also ventured to say that he thinks Luis Hirpo, Ar- gentine heavyweight, will defeat Joxs Willard, the former cham. pion, when they meet in New York July 12. it Star Chatter || round by his right cross on the chin that She, fi | PACIVIC COAST LEAGUE | Wo: ancisco |... #aeramento Vernon Portland Angeles sa | Seattle Oakland | RESULTS | Francisco 11, Portland 4 Anpeiss 5, Sacramento 3. | y wamen led | NATIONAL LEAGUE 33 it » | < ieiew 5] | | 55) is iH uestnrs eaten New York Cinctnnat! Pittsburg Only gumes AMERICAN LEAGUE | t.| P Detroit St. Louls Hoston Washingt Chicago St. Louis 10, Philadelphia 3, New York 7, Chicago 6 (10 innings). Valley Merchants game will be can- celed Sunday as it hae no bearing | on the final outcome of The Star Junior league race. | The Best Shoe Shop and Rainier. | | George Engle should got in touch with the sporting editor of The Btar. He is Fequested to umpire in the semi-finals If possible, The Star t# looking for an- other capable umpire to work with him. Art Batler ts expected to start the! game on the hill for West & Wheeler, | Hunday, the Wert Seattic prep star be-| Ing eligible for mound duty The Star! league now that the high ac 1 seamen | is over Vincent MeCutchin, captain-elect of the Lincoln high sehool baseball squad, played with the Fremont Cy- clones in The Star Jeague this sea- won, * The Threo Brothers Dye Works will have plenty of pitching strength In their fight for the fing with Harold Shidler, Vinnie Galer and Cart Roe in lino, It's a crack outfit Bill Stitts, the Tailored Ready speed king, Is having a hard time getting a eateher to work with year steadily. Moody, White and Tousley are the boys who have canght him, with the latter doing duty now, him this WILLARD FAVORED, Jess Willard is a slight favorite to beat Luis Firpo on July 12 in New York City. Betting in the metropolis gives the former cham. pion @ alight edge, Jat bee in a neutral cor- floored Cline. The L. A. Star Loop Winner of Great Race Eng, June the 140th field of 19 ond and Parth third P8OM DOW? ni i DO 4 Papyrus rby from starters two minutes finished ahead by came in fourth. Don It was the victory in winner uccenalve B and Iria Parth owned 4 Derby, by the threat anowned entry Top which the Boot Guard was de the rid. Archi 6 race, jockey, was nd . wh tend the derby, w he Hines of Pr ce of Wa cur ab 6 Chr wey Two of owned by th entered were Lady and women. They we mes “Portumna fluctuated up the ra During support for Papyrus hourly night heay and Ph into later before u at Town Guard as favorite, but ho recovered and shortly time he wan quoted at while Papyrus was next and Pharos third, at 13 to Parth being far down in the list at 20 to 1, to win Most of the tipsters avoided advis | ing beta on Town Guard, despite hin | popular favoritiem, due to rumors Pilots to Assemble| M*s AGERS of the ‘Three Broth- ore’ Dye Works, Louie's Fren | Dry Cleaners, West & Wheoler anc Tailored Ready aro asked to meet | the sporting editor of The Star to. | night, at the Star office, at 7 O'clock, to go over plans for the semi-finals and the finals of Star Junior Baseball league. | The Loule's French Dry Cleaners and West &° Wh meet at Upper Woodland park at noon. Present plans clash South Park, altho efforts are being made to stage the gamo either Broadw Woodland park er | Playfield or | he had gone lame. JOHNSON IS BIG HOPE OF ’ TYRUS COBB) ETROIT, June 6—The hopes of the Detroit Tigers for the com- ing season are goinng to rise and fall on the showing made by Pitcher Sylvester Johnson Who ts Sylvester Johnson? ak. Well, you he is the young man se club of the Pacific Coast league for $40,000, Herman Pillette was thrown in the deal for good measure, Last season Pillette won 19 games The winners of these two games |for Detroit while Johnson turned in will meet in a two-out-of-three game |only three victories, series for the championship of the league vg CRIPPLED BALL | STAR IS BACK Eimer Leifer, former Pirate, who was 80 severely injured | ner. lision with another | the same mind. that physicians despaired of |#tory to win, even if you have the last pla year in a Pittsburg |the stuff and should be a It club seems should rather str bank go that a strongest lfor the coming season cn a pitcher jablo to win only three lye: games last ‘i uch, however, ager Cobb knows that in the cane, Johns s win- The Detroit catchers Often it * anoth his life, pitched the Minto club of |stuff. Pitching records of the majors the North Dakota State league to an|are filled with such cases, 11-to-2 victory over Bismarck re- cently. | DAVE SHADE TO | MEET WALKER} NEW YORK, June 6,—Mickey Walker, world’s welterweight cham: will meet Dave Shade in New. . N. J, on July 4, according to an | announcement made here last night. Willie Kamm PHILADELPHIA, June 6 “Willie Kamm of the Chicago White Sox is the greatest field ing third baseman I have ever seen in action,” says Umpire Brick Owens of the American League “This fellow Kamm can do everything that Bradley and Col- lins tver did and besides has a few tricks of his own,” says Owens. "I don’t think he will ever Jead the lengue in batting, but he will hold up his end at the bat. “In the spring series with the Giants I saw enough of Kamm to convince mo that he is a real big leaguer. Chicago won't have to worry about third base for a long time. Kamm can go in elther direction and is a wonder on balls hit down the foul line, the seemingly impossible chances" | Johnson is a fast-ball pitcher with a rather peculiar sidearm style, which at times is a bit like that af. ltected by Carl Mays. Without a doubt the big question mark In pennant chances, Syl Johnson is WEDDING BELLS Miss Penelope Parkman, ly known tenn’s player, who will be a June bride, will make participa tion in the Bfitish women's singles Jawn tennis championship at bledon a part of her tour. a honeymoon s| are of} Detroit's | national. | Wim: | That head sounds as tho it should be over an interview with Frank A, Vanderlip on instance the noted financier is giving the decis In this financial investment. Emmons slides into base in the game between Chicago and |New York bankers and brokers at the Vanderlip estate at Y. | Sleepy Hollow, N. | Blake Due to Pitch in South iff, wax due to pitch the open. jing game of the Seattle-Vernon eo ries; for the Indians’ in Los Angeles today. Blake won his last start, his first | victory after ning straight defeats. Much interest is centered upon him today, as the fans are expecting a |great deal of him. ‘The tribe is in pretty good condition i } all for the other two clubs to/¢ured by Detroit from the Portland | for the Tigers and the Redskins are | [expected to lay much better ball |than they did on their last trip. They play in Oakland next week, [before coming home again iMARTY O’TOOLE TO PLAY HERE) Marty O'Toole, famous Pittsburg pitcher of a few years back, who Ieeus sojourning in these parts of late, |has been signed ‘by the Shaner & | Wolff team of the local semi-pro |league, it was announced yesterday. Great Falls Is Awaitirg Rush GREAT ‘FALLS, Mont., June |] 6—Great Falls is 100 miles from Shelby—but its looking for the fight rush, too. Hundreds of persons are ex pected to seek sléeping quarters here rather than run tho risk of going slecpleas in Shelby, | Hotels are anticipating || crowds. And the Great Falls | Commercial Club has gone fur- It is establishing a room- | ing bureau to tke care of the big |] ther. overflow. MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHERS FUSS ABOUT LIVELY BALL PHILADELPHIA, June 6.—Major league batters are wondering what kind of a ball will be in use the coming season, Major league pitchers are also giv- ing some thought to the same ques: lt has been rumored that the ball would be toned down a bit this year, The 1922 brand was the live Hest ball ever manufactured, Tho materials used in making it were the best and always uniform, so that a superior ball was always in use. Aw a rule the hatters have the edge in the spring. The pitchers round into shape slower than the batsmen. Bad weather in the early spring seems to affect the arms of the pitchers more than the eyes of the batters. BAD ARM MAY FORCE SENSATION HILADELPHIA, June 6, — A weak throwing arm may ultl mately force Connie Mack to bench one of the most promising young sters that has broken into the ma. jors in years, Reference is made to Center Vielder "Wid" Matthews, who has been holding down that position tn the Athletics’ lineup since the open. ing of the season, Matthews is a mite of a ball play. er on the type of Willie Keeler. Aw J# matter of fact, he revembles tho late Keoler in. many that he does not the contrary, he cut, Matthews in a fine leadoff man, Boing small, he is hard to pitch to, In addition ho uses good judgment at the plate. He is very fast and ean yunt or drag in the most ap. proved style, He is an excellent fielder, belng able to cover plenty of ground and is a sure éateh, ‘His one fault is a very weak arm, True, not many outfielders are ways, except Ke his bat, ,On takes a healthy throwing out men at the plate these days. Matthews, however, is placed at a disadvantage because of his arm for on balls hit into his territory oppos ing players run wild, Knowing this, Matthews tries to hurry the execu tion of plays on ground and fly balls, which makes for inaccuracy. His manner of catching a fly ball, & In Rabbit) Maranville, with his hands cupped against his stomach, also tends to make It a more diffi. The usual bad weather that strikes the teums after leaving their Southern camps has again been ex: perienced this year, It was an ex: cellent idea to start the season a week late in 1923. Otherwise many “& postponed game would have been piled up during the first week of play. The first month or so of the sea- son invariably serves as 4 barometer of what is to follow, It April and May show high In the homerun fea. ture of the game another season of swat may be looked for, The firm that manufactures the major league baseball in located here, The heads refuse to make any comment on tho ball, other than saying it is the best possible ball that can be produced, They leaye the rest to your imagination, AL RECRUIT TO BENCH cult matter to get the ball away quickly, Matthews is a hustler, He is al ways trying, If Frank Welch of the Athletics, who has much nat- ural ability, hustled lke Matthews, he would be one of fhe stars of the game. Despite several games that Mat. thews has lost because of poor throws, Connie Mack sticks to him, contending that his assets will win more ball games than his faults will lose, RED BLAKE, the Virginia sher-| Pop Geers Will Drive Agai ain The veteran reinsman, “Pop” || Geers, who after 50 years as a |] driver of light harness pacers, is || planning an active campaign for the coming season. Geers, who is now in his 7ard year, intends to drive on all of the more’ prom- inent Eastern tracks before retir- ing. “OPERATOR TO WATCH SCRAP I1GH B. DOBYNS, United Press telegraph operator at The Star, choice ringside bbons fight at y , Bending the details of the scrap to all parts of the world over the United Press wire. at The Star Tuesday and left last |night for New York citys where he | will discuss details of covering the big scrap with United Press officials, He will also be a member of the ammittes to confer on the proposed {wage increase for telegraph oper- ators. » He-will then proceed to Shelby the latter part of this month, Dobyns | will return to The Star immediately | after the big sera) STATUE FOR WADDELL SURE President Harrison J. Benson of the San Antonio, Texas, league club, Who originated the idea of jerecting a monument over the jgrave of “Rube” Waddell, one of baseball's greatest hurlers, reports |that the subscriptions already re- jeelved are sufficient to cover all ex- | penses and that work will begin im- mediately on the monument. FIRPO DRAWS. COLOR LINE Luis Angel Firpo, Argentine heavyweight, has drawn the colored line. He refused the other day to talk when promoters asked him if he would agree to a match with Sam Langford, the Boston “Tar Baby.” SOX RELEASE HURLER George Connoly, pitcher, obtained by the Chicago White Sox from the Toronto Internationals, has been re- leased by Manager Gleason to the Galveston, Texas, League club, on as R. W.} Dobyns bid farewell to his friends |“ Expects No Changes in “W’’ Shells N who guides the 1 oft |¢*—DusTY” CALLOW, the of rsity and frosh crew this month, has selected the rowing squad that will take ne long jaunt back to Poughkeepsie, The a that rowed 4 destinies varsity cr inst California at Oake land this » with the exception of Roland France, who replaced Wright Parkins in No, 4. ¥ completed scholastic work im alifornia race. w picked the three varsity subs last night. The varsity subs that will take the long jaunt Virgil “Spud” Murphy, Keith Enloe and Bill Walker, while the first yean men who will go East are 2d Johnson and Holmes Hyland. © are no changes in the frosh jare | Friday morning over the Olympian, crack Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul | train. They stop off for a race with the University of Wisconsin varsity on Lake Mendota June 16. The frosh will, not compete at Wisconsin, but expect to get in a few good practice licks on the lake. Immediately after the Wisconsin the two crews will leave for Poughkeepsie, N. Y., | where they will establish headquar- ters and start intensive training for the national s championships jon June Coach Callow plans to give the men two workouts daily on the. Hudgon. Because of the cooler weather in the | morning, the workout then will be | more strenuous. They will row about 10 miles a day on the Hudson during ctice, he stated he two Washington shells will be distinguished. n the Hudson by the white-tipped oars. During prac- tice the jen will wear white jer- seys with gold “W's” on their breasts, ‘The Varsity will row in the new shell “Husky” while the Frosh, as is the custom, will use/the Var- sity's last shell, the “Tyee “It was the "“Tyec” in which the Washing- ton crew rowed to victory over the University of California at Oakland in April. An allaniversity assembly will be held tonight at Meany hali to give the oarsmen ‘a send-off on the campus. McINNIS IS NOW SHINING FOR BRAVES OSTON, June 6.—The fine show- * ing of “Staff, McInnis with Boston Braves makes it appar- the American League made a mistake in walving him out of organization. The play of McInnis has featured nearly every game in which he has participated. His great fielding ability has steadied the Boston in- field and at the bat he has deliv- ered inany a timely hit. There must ve a bit of mystery connected with the waiving on Mc- Innis, He had a contract with Cleveland calling for $9,000. When he consented to go to Cleveland in a deal put over ty Harry Frazee, the Boston owner agreed to pay him a bonus of $5,000 for three years. One year of the contract was com- pleted when Cleveland cut loose. Owner Frazee is far from being the most popular magnate in the American League. After — being waived out McInnis says several American League clubs offered him the same.salary that Cleveland paid him last year—$9,000. It hardly seems possible that a gentleman's agreement to save the unpopular Frazee the sum of $10,000 was the motive back of the unusual pro. cedure, Regaraless of the reason, it stands out as a grave error on the part of the American League. What a man MeInnis would be for the St. Louis Browns with Sisler ailing and -un- able to play, possibly out for the entire year. race rov fexo SEASON SOON The racing season at Reno, Nev. will begin on June 9, under the management of William P. Kyne, San Francisco sportsman. Horses from all parts of the country will compete. Sr QLBY, Mont. June 6.—All the loom) color for a three: reel Wild West movie is here for the Dempsey-Gibbons game of fisticuffs. Chief Many Tail Feathers gave a home talent Indian celebration with his tribe of redskins for d- die Kane, manager of Tom Gib- bons, They are getting in good with the manager, In the hope that thoy will get to see the fight. The promoters are beginning to see green cash now, Close to $50,000 has already been’ collected in the sale of tickets since last Friday, Pasteboards have been sont to agencies in a dozen big cities, Including Chicago, — gt. Paul, New York, Minneapolis, ge. attle, ‘Tacoma, Spokane, san Indians Endeavoring to Get in Good With Fight Managers Francisco, Los Angeles, ‘Winni- peg, Calgary, Vancouver and oth: er points, Promoter Mike Collins and Mayor Jim Johnson are in Se ‘ttle today, They have run short of tickets and have asked for an. other thousand. ringside, To date there are 32 special trains in the making, exclusive of five from Canada, Heavy rain is falling and hold. ing up the werk on the big arena, Tt is unusual for this secs tion, ‘Two inches fell in the last week, ‘The average for the year in Montana is 13 inches, The Gibbens camp is nearly completed and will be ready for ‘he St, Paul vontender to work ut immediately upon his arrl Wednesday, Ag