The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 6, 1923, Page 21

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 19238 'Ruth’s Salary | Has Reputation ases on Balls Walking Babe BY BILLY EV ANS THE SEATTLE STAR ABE RUTH recely ands 2) y New ¥ « be er extrac: y s salary wh from $ In y figu « clos 1 1 Ba x ct yea Y 1 memory every far ne et# crowds to the t park wants to see R s always a disap pointment when the Habe fails ta t to seo him because @ reputation of swatter of ny intention being har s thunder s for which elyes his fat salary Jentally such a custom de ng nome game in w I After being frank: whe base hit t have w to me “I ought to Ine home runs are a jot I replied. mean hom about the ba ng over my baseball data | ed Ruth was the h necomd with 148 bases a season. Rece: 2 over thes 1923 figures ay 4 that in the first 50 games Ruth had recelved €4 bases on balls, « majority of them being intentional. At that rate he’ wil rk of 148 series at received seven n n two games. - On his rip tothe plate in one of the was attended by 50. afe. The neat he came to bat was Intention in that huge crows } tional passes jonal pass fs not 1 ¢ of baseball. For y STAR migses ee BALL raked IS STAKE wel SUNDAY eee 21 Willard I Not Looking Extra Good Big Jess Seems to Lack Pep and Ginger in His Workouts for Firpo BY PAUL R. MALLON 4, Y., July 6—Jeas not look #0 good. inst the about 40 years, the attempting to on which! Floyd the milk fund benefit @ ne Polo Grounds several physical des fon of bis training to all outward the Willaré Uthe and trim. 4 the same and his hands ing partners His big should powerful musc smack against b jwith the old-t But Jess in his workouts gives the impression that “something i lacking inside.” He doesn't seem to have the zip. It is one thing for a man of 40 long years to get himself down to physical perfection for one battle, but it is quite an- | other for him to maintain that com n for weeks ‘Jess isn't feeling well today/® |Ray Archer, Jess’ manager, @x- |plained. “‘He’s just like everyone ¢lse—he has an off day now and Jess never was a fancy dancer. |He always was a slow, plugging worker, lacking brilliancy in box ing. But yesterday he seemed slower than ever. With only six days remaining before his big fight, which he wants to make a stepping letone for a match with Jack Demp- sey, he had an “off day.” | His abdominal muscles are as |strong as ever. He let Joe Cook land Jimmy White throw a heavy | medicine ball at him for three min- @ jutes and, tho he was puffing at jthe finish, he took it. * In the sparring, tho, Cook and White and a negro made him look jeasy. They landed repeated lefts, Jand, tho they couldn't hurt the big | |boy, they showered him with blows @ on all side: 4 Jeas himself was worried about the way they hit him. Anyone could see it in his movementa, |¥inally he announced, “That's all for © this afternoon,” and retired to the™ showers. ‘ “I thought they had’ under-rated Tommy Gibbons,” he said with Willard smile, commenting on the = wise men of the game | f ‘ 7 a i Dempsey-Gibbons fight at Shelby to devise ways and means Jack Dempsey | Tommy Gibbons —Photos by NEA Service. |wtommy is a good boxer and hi ng the out of the maneu : , - knows:a lot.” without any success’ as yet.’ It stn he § ent ee Ho pu urprised Demp: e. He waved a salute to Dempsey, nervous, gaze shift. ainty that. so a aM al ~ ies reached the. arena meld ads a shook hands ans in the arena ¢ from the floor to the alr, ion will be taken relative t ing of a good batter, whe et of the tribe and answered with a olding the firm look of the challenger; avoiding the interest the world wi th called to against started away and | | ty, ke chan ait mpl ieee Something seemed to be enger appe 1. Ho jurfl Gibbons whirled to deep Into the me mind. CAN’T REFEREE t ft 1 arn | of the man with rhaps it was the coi 1 1 m | br | the smile of ft ¥ » D ft { duct! Gib} | Perhaps it/was some RENTON N. Jeffries ha tees barred Willard-Fi Jim At Westminster and Eddy Sts. referee of th :| Final Mix July 12, wae me Is Set for PROVIDENCE. tice te ew seue die thtes Dateman and ‘Team AMT. Mil, 2M, 90, HR. HH. SD, Pet s 3 Comparison has shown. that year: : SouthPark tie anon eat ; a 9 8 about every name in the Blue MEARKLE, Senttle LD uetibow eos eae? 18 Book of Providence society is ENGLISHMEN The Three Brothers and jie. Seo ¥ anclaca : “4 su 7 7 an at mumbe, Balt Lake H i pts iss a nocug ny books | ot ARE BETTING) Louie’s Cleaners Will <0 % 5 : 1 1 : Vernon 2 4 pe ~ King’s _ Providence, The craze in at Britain for 3 * Le : tere ‘ 4 ore. jweepetakes in Rothe tauitg: football | Battle for Trophy k ‘ He er: ; ee ane 3 e : and other sports is growing, and the | Los French Dry Cleaners and|tewis, Salt Lake. : ea ae ect UAL 64 cos x, I a ‘wenty Browning-King Stores in Eighteen Cities upon teams will fight {t/ olt Sunday at|Arlett, Oakland ) 3 ‘ in| Te Xnacien at | South Park for the champlonship of st ‘6 ‘vernon, ¢ McGOVERN WINS. |The Star league. ‘The big game will an Fra 3 ae ‘ ley, Hara a ELDRED, Seattle 56 188 “ CLOSE VERDICT | “sz sans hare ron. rm and Ei ttg = : Ridiie d July Clearance Sale Sunday's winner | p, £| YARYAN, Seattle i ; i 4 JOSE, Cal, July 6 Eddie jone tilt was ‘ a ‘ ‘ Seattle 3 , Oe ls Fuad Bile | ety with the dus ae ‘ dea ree ee Men’s and Boys’ in event he last nig ight, Young | league by the pisecaah i tbN Tae at ee m . ; . : : 1 4 +34 a8 Canfield, Sacra 4 Cl h d F h ee Pie at a astens | “Mgt peviten and Be Ealen| Pa dla Pb tHE Bh Sake ee othing and Furnishings in the four-round semi-tinal | will handle the umpiring ea ae 2 Maly § a3 : A bitter battle 1s expected as the m nae tr 320 o chat ane i Our regular semi-annual clearance sale of three games 1 so: fa ave been . $ 4 4 4 BIKE RACING | veh ween Duar “Tacia'e tearn came | metiee, Vara: 4: 1 4 ie furl ° 8 men’s, young men’s and boys’ suits, top GOING GREAT |from retina to win the first game [Watin, Seatieg (0000000002 40 doe HR" ok at at io coats and furnishings starts today—hun- wihdatbectny pinalsinew Ene con tases it aie tn : ) 1 » lars ere dreds of wonderful values are offered p here. and the foremost |c aime end tied it up, tho.acore be i : yee neta eccsito oe od throughout our store—for example— Suropean stars can | 5.5 when the teams had to quit 44 43 8 6 | Ryan, “Sacra 6 the sn nein, ut re wale Rai Bott od Hoga atk SRE nt} en sand Young Men's Suits Hoth teams pitchers |B ge in aT ry Ra Saat aire educed for July them is apt to Loule’s outfit |aurmeriend, Portland 19 69 Ha Pd tay: Seas aniie a 4 has EB. Manca, ox and age ready for the firing | hree Brothers ha ps, re eee Floyd Johnson to Try Again Friern sous Clearance Sale $3595 2.88553 3508 3750 ON, the former =) Aboard the < Seattle See Shelby | | yweight who was running for F by Jess Willare Dan Salt was the rummy king oth way and ac ore the battle starter i | was the greatest battle they eve: . * oy eae Wii Diamiotid: Dust: )) °¢:088 salt wis the try bine: | enenuoah wae: bait sgh act pM ANGE te at He neon bap Top Coats and Gabardtae Calta 9ns/60 and ® and work his Daniel 1. took the boys ite | wasn't shade enough for his ascanii ‘ iE $28 50 . in |. Pitchar John Quinn's single tn | a few stray nickels Dr, Binyon was the noisiest | face. and ‘Robert got # “nicely ears ie they wouldn't go 3 ip matched to fight Sa ARON THIS Fo “ man on the trip. Ye gawds, how burned during the across the street to sce,the same a? : a erat . $ ‘ Jack McAuliffe in the semi-wind pias reed oro ih Clarence Blewett, the Dall o-| that bird can talk! | Shelby engagement, fight over again, Boys’ knicker suits, juvenile suits and wash of the Willard-Firpo show |}, Manager Spebker of the tndians made logy yoribe, bought a silk handker [ee —- suits at clearance prices. ‘ gone to Sulphur || tw? xine "up, helping defeat the |chief in Shelby and paid two} Nate Druxman took up « collec:| Royal Brougham also had a trick| After several hours of play the to do his train- ard of |head. covering, macks for ty hom 1 from the fans for the stew a cap with an in | boys conceded that Frank Fuqua | Men’s furnishings values that are real | he « candidate for the eryl dining car and for the chefs, {stalled sunshade. It was quite the |plays a nasty game of pitch. | & ; . . SEN) i nothing to say,” John- teing robbed. Clarence |ns thoy dia no vice In. feed: | thing | | money savers. Come into Browning-King’s tated as he tett for hin train- || fey vaked the proprietor of the conoes- ling the boys. ‘The Spokane cars | Harry Grayson, of the Los often; you can have the best for the least, j arters, “excepting that 1 sar aenbie bought his fir f|were hitched on to tho Seattle train! Mike Collins had a lot to say dur- | Ang press; Elliott Metealf, of | Ns 4 ; eee series oat Ow ine |b id robbed an ige coaches |at Spokane and one diner had toling the trip, including the wish {the Tribune; Scoop Toole, | # z I will_quilt the £ arnogers. } med home reste fecd eight vat Fa bottle of Gold bier while ait-Jof “the Siverett: News, and Bud Second Ave. and University St. Pee: not be a © |[awatting onrniva the card ee ad ting on the.pine boards vefore the |Jones, of the Spokane Press, were tae Migsen EDA On fi " Wonley Young, in oh of the| Sam Andorson and Charley Man: |big fight got under way. Jsome of the Northwest sorites who | Arcade Square set chek ita. ene arma «whit out the 1 pocial for tho Great Northern, do:|ning hopped up into the ring at} Jcame back with the Seattle train BEd tod expatandaa hen er LT M four Mite and won the Terves a lot of credit for the good |Shelby und got somo good pictures Opinion was greatly divided jafter spending several days in 1 so rie : | of the werles fur Boston, |e wang had, ‘The train made lof the challenger and champion be-| on the fight, Some suid that it |Shelby, : /| | gung