The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 2, 1924, Page 17

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OSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1924, Paul Strand’s Comeback Has Whole Ball World Talking BY BILLY EVANS R two months last season Connie Mack’s Athletics startled the baseball world, His team was pressing the New York Yankees for the league leadership, Connie Mack enthused perhaps less than any other individual over the success of his team, Naturally Connie was pleased, but he had a feeling that his team was stepping a little faster than its normal gait, “T am not satisfied with my woutticld, It lacks batting strength and doesn’t cover as mich ground as it should, It is a weak- ness that I fear will become apparent be- fore the close of the season,” race, started , t * 8 & o slide from a * * & Connie Mack so expressed himself to mo one day on the bench as we were discuss- ing the sensational work of his team. that time his club was about three games back of New York, which was leading the Theh the Athletics blew. Two weeks after Mack had expressed fears for his outfield things began to happen, and the Athletics sition of honor in the select four to a lowly spot in the second division. Since the close of tha baseball season Mack has made the two: bi, the year, the purchase of st deals of e two most THE SEATT At waukee. Mack in sec team, The career of Paul like fiction. tion to reach the top. SEATTLE FANS PLEASED WITH * * % * * &® WashingtonGrid Players | Show Up Well in Classic George Wilson, Elmer Tesreau, Freddy Abel, Lal Sherman and Husky Linesmen Play Great Game in Upholding Standard of Western Football BY JACK hte es ‘ sport fans are loud in praising the University Ber Washington football team following that magnificent 7 fight against a foxy vy team-at Pasadena, Tues- The fact that ‘the Washingtonians were able to tie ~ score with the count against them on two different occasions, proves that the Seattle boys have the heart to win. Great things are predicted for them next year. Washington has, unquestionably, two of the greatest backs and one of the greatest guards in the country in her MONEY! Dudley Lee Brings $25,000 on Sale to Boston Red Sox lineup. “Dynamite” George Wilson proved himself to be a human battering ram, tearing thru the Navy opposition for substantiol gains each time he took the ball. Elmer Tesreau, a fighting Chehalis bearcat, Bayed ag venga ti me harassed by severe and painful y in- = oS cee al ger until his legs refused to support his body any lon- Camp Passed ger. Tesreau ran some great Up This Star | interference for Freddy Abel and George Wilson during One of th P.. t guards '9 the |) the course of the game. country in 1923 was McMillan, the ant andenlesy a8 Zuppke lead: In every game ABEL, paar the Suckers played the giant line. || ABEL, TOO man's performance was one of the big feature: of Grang succes at lus due to McMillan‘ asaistance. But dic " on reau in the way of individual achievements !n the backfield, came Les Sherman and Fred Abel. Abel, especially, was a glorious success in rman's steadiness in boot {es for point with the out- come of the game depending on the steadiness of his toe was another salient feature of the game, bard of Harv rd Bate, but he « have enovsh, stuff to earn tion on at least one of the three selections. | Jimmy Bryan, all-coast guard. was |by fur the beat lineman on ci }team, MEEHAN ‘CANNED pathhes IN HEAVY SCRAP |s2esit= Atet= pass inte in the }fourth quarter that brought the; OAKLAND, Cal, Jan. 2—Th@/tying touchduwn over the line for Willie Mechan-Sam Baker fight | Washington. came to.an unhappy end here, Ye \evERETT BOYS according to telegraphic dis It was Bryan's effort in} po when the two big boys! cranny our Were ordered from the ring in th) Gagahaw — stout-heatred Enoch fourth seam for not showing |p cshavw, of Elverett, showed Seat- tle how his teams fight. Bagshaw, mI ainted rt’ gmmy Duity outminted Marty |with his Everett high achool boys— Tanftton emg baogr y Farr in| Wilson, Walters, Abe Wilson, Wes- trom and Sherman—ashowed real University of Washington owe the TENDLER LOSES [tnt {sso cc tana br us TO DARK HORSE jetforts in bringing a purple and gold 7** \team to the front for the first time PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.— Nate {in seven years. Goldman, local lightie, won a decision) As q result of yesterday's contest, over Lew Tendler, championship |e tmust be seen that Bagshaw is the contender, in their 10-round bout here| only man who will eventually bring| last night. Goldman was the 9&-) washington to the front in foot- Sressor thruout the mill, and had | batt Mendler gromgy several times. The|ine truskies numbered among the decision raised few howls. | English doctor says brain should not play golf... . The an ought to know brain we Rot play golf. | eadtin football as well as the lead- FRANCE WINS Smith while he built up his football Seotland today, 19 to 10, In the n and now that It has shown its true _ California, Stanford, the entire coast | Bagshaw’s team toes tho line for its INSTANT USE In outfits of the country. C sifornia had patience with Andy | ON GRIDIRON (ts “Wasnincton has waited tor| PARIS, Jan. 2-——France defe shaw's system to take effect annual football game between teams| merit, Washington thanks Bagshaw Tepresenting the two countries. and waits patiently for next yes and the entire country will have to be on their toes next year when initial start. 625 Miles of Pipeline Transportation Pro- vides Fuel for Instant Use. Do you take full advantage of the economy of this service at this time of the year? When your furnace fire and other heating devices are not sufficient and the house is cold— LIGHT YOUR GAS OVEN 5 or 10 minutes and be comfortable. It is economy because no heat is wasted. SEATTLE LIGHTING CO. THE GAS CO. Stuart Bldg. MA in-6767 Not far behind Wilson and Tes-/ rl class at Pasadena. Seattle and the! Another two years will seo! DUDLEY LEE | The Tulsa club of the Western league recently sold Shortstop Dud- ley Leo to the Boston Red Sox for | $25,000. ‘Fans Sorry | Dundee Has a New Boss EW YORK, Jan. ~Many of Johnny Dund friends here are condemning him for not return- ing to Scotty Monteith when he «e- cided to let a manager nundie his business affairs, | was a mere stripling and mado « great fighter of him. Dundee and Monteith used to be inseparable. They were great pals. Monteith handled him in most of his big fights, handled him when he fought Johnny Kilbane 20 rounds to a draw for the featherweight title on the Coast, and handied him {n other important en gagements. Finally they had a clash of opin- }ions over a certain matter, and de | clded to go different ways. Dundee | continued to fight without the serv- | ices of m manager, and prospered for a while. Eventually he found the manager o load was interfering with his fight- ing, so he placed the business details | of his fighting in the hands of Jimmy Johnston. immy {8 a capable man, and adway is glad to seo him make a | 00d connection with Dundee, but the | | Scotch Wop's friends feel that he Monteith, and ended his | fighting career as he started tt. | Monteith ts now connected with Madison Square Garden in a minor capacit DEMAREE BACK WITH BEAVERS |: Al Demaree, cartoonist-pitcher, fin tion club, just n ) his Portland aff back |tween them that at ares drew np oture he ‘TIGERS ARE WILLING NOW Tho Vernon club, it is stated, was ust oftered York Ya gement had rev ard based on May ork the past Huggins, ather dis season JAP WRESTLER EASY FOR ED), CHICAGO, Jar fat using his pe ed Taro Myaki traight caused Camp's All-Amer Monteith took Dundee up when he} fone back to his old} BY EARNEST A. BLOOD Under Whose Direction the Famous Passalo High School Basketball Team Has Established Its Remarkable Record ATCHING a game of well played basketball Is similar to seeing a perfect machine or piece of mechan- {sm perform. Every part ts co-ordin- ated, ‘The usual mode followed tn select. ing a tentative fy team for a season of games is to choose the best w Individual players from all those re porting for play. However, I do not seloct my teams tn this man- ner, Individual stars do not neceanarily make up the beat basketball team, As a matter of BLOOD fact, personal stars have ruined many excellent basketball machines direction, weakening tho combined strength. In choosing my squads I decide what if is I want to fulfill the need. Each man must be an entirely dit. ferent cog. All must have distinct and dinstmilar qualifications. In the Proportion as the men on the same team play allke, just so much is the team weakened. Basketball coaches {n nelecting thelr teams might do well to follow the example of motion picturo direc. tors and choose types. For instance: One forward should be @ right-handed player, his team. talked about minor league outfielders, Paul Strand of Salt Lake and Simmons of Mil- of the minors feels that he has plugged up the one weak spot in the makeup of his spirit prevailing over odds that would haye discouraged most athletes. the bushes after a brief trial in the majors failed to break his courage and determina- Like Babe Ruth, Paul Strand broke into the majors as a pitcher, Like Ruth, Strand —becaune each pulled in an opposite | LE STAR as uring these two stars abili A the HUSKIES’ SHOWING \ WITH NAVY BRITT IN TAC * & % Picking Cage Players * » #& FamedCoachTellsH ow mate left-handed, It tan't often that one finds this natural combination, altho I have had left and right-hand. ed players on neveral occasions, It ls comparatively easy, however, to develop forwards who readily learn to pass and shoot with etther hand, ‘Tho Ideal center, of course, is tall. Yet, one of the most successful plyot men that I ever coached waa only five feet elght Inches tall. He was Tke Rumsey, the only Passaic man to make the alletate team. The center must be able to get into the air whether it fs by his unusual height or jumping ability. I prefer the jumping ability, for then the player usually is more versatile and joan bo used in play all over the court. | My guards must be able to get into the alr to intercept passes and be efficient in working the ball down the floor, They must also be able to pass with elther hand and to be a constant threat to the opposi- tion by being efficient shots at long range. Along with these apleific requisites all of the players must have the us- ual qualities of speed, endurance, cunning and the fundamental quall- tles of basketball players. I am not so particular as to size, | altho 1 do realize that a good big man ja still better than a good small one. If 1 do select any small men, thoy must be exceptionally good, | On a small floor | prefer big, rangy }men and on a big floor small, ‘fast | men. It never Is my plan to concentrate on any five men. We alway several teams and any one of the players is capable of being sent into our hardest test Outfit Has HILADELPHIA, Jan. Now that he has acquired the players he wanted to get, Connie Mack is confident that the Athletics will be formidable contenders for the American league pennant thruout the en- tire race next season, “We are all net,” he said, on his return to Philadelphia, after engineering deals for Second Baseman Max Bishop and Out- | fielders Paul Strand and Al Sim- mons, “and figure to have a real punch for the first time in many years.” Conntfe apparently plans to keep Joo Hauser at first, Chick Galloway at short, Sammy Hale at third and Bing Miller in left field, but second base is debatable Jimmy Dykes and Washington d Duke] ence a tough Dem-| part of the country. wome | ting coon | Hesketh, ho will but | out forward combination. m Ed) pr T now appears that Coach Hec ndson's 1924 basketball creation ank favo y with the best loueth on tho coast. The Washing. n cage men, following a period of {4 m practice games, have rc a into typical Edmundson form and are fit to give any outfit in the confer for upremacy. Ag ai aa manager, ed} In Captain Dick Frayn and Bob th ae Je a Al had signed to pitch | rosketh the tall Washington mentor | for hi avers. It was agree 1 be-| hag two of the best forwards in this Hesketh, espe- , excels in the basket shooting | Ho {8 fast, dependable and | seemingly never tires, Hesketh will make critics wipe their eyes when into action for the 1924 cially, he swings season Captain Frayn 1s a good floor man| and can shove the egg in the bask t | with the best of them. Paired make Center Is still in doub Clark and George Ander the post equally well get the tip-off most of ly falls on llerac plays a ame, but has much n Geor pla Clarke ean occasion: work, in the hol t pects at Washi ing of Heinie Ralph Gundla the ling-standing guard, shoes ¢ yan mort Jach it has bee experien Ob pract | appears, handlo guard. Gardner is a } und a fighter from the He ard checker and Chet Frou Connie Mack Says His 1 up a danger-} Punch Now Bishop as preferred cand | and so are right and center where “Bugs” Welch will fight it out with Simmons and Strand. Perkins and Bruggy will shoulder the bulk of the catching burden, with Eddie Rommel, Rollie fe lor, Bob Hasty, Rubo Walberg and Lefty Heinmach handling the pitching assignment. The tall Trojan thinks so well of this combination that he ts planning to drop his catcher down to eighth place in his bat- ting order, with Bishop or Dykes in the load-off position. He fig- ures that more than 20 were lost by the Athletics last year for lack of a single hit, and his ‘determination to strengthen his batting attack {s reflected in his purchase of Paul Strand, who {s nothing if not a hit ’sCageTeam Is Showing Much Class j Wards who could step Into the first lineup at instant's notice Peters and Harold St | good guards. St is one of the best pr squad. Windy John are and ould bo a big help this year | a9 teamwork goes, the has much yet to learn. | Washington has the raw material, but it must be developed. The} period from New Year's until Jan- uary 12, the date of the Whitman e, will be spent in | teamwork training, mostly. Intensivo (Frank and Jawn Are Home Again Frank Chance and Johnny Ey ers will be k amid home sur roundings next sens s Lender and t 1 are to pal tt again with tho White Sox. Fifteen yoars or s0 ago, Frank nd Johnny were making for th Ch gO ( Th old pen at was fn th 1913 Ch as manager ar E that Boston Br many path ance a big p nal triumph of the And n Natic these t seems destined to achieve his greatest fame an Paul Strand came tionals at 17 years of age. burden “for the Braves. little time with Strand, He was sent back to the bushes for more seasoning. + & & TOD MORGAN FIGURES TO DEFEAT CHEE CHEE ave | All John, a rophomore, | ts ao} Ry outfielder noted for his batting ty. to the Boston Na- George Stall- all time, For nine years h Strand reads almost ings was manager of the Braves. Strand _ since his brief trial It is a story of the fighting seemed to have plenty of stuff, but control was unknown to him. At that time Rud- heralded as the bes' Nine years in olph, Tyler and James were carrying the country. Stallings wasted Mack feels that minor league crop lways a good batsman, Strand took to outfield when an injury to his arm cut gation. So do a lo! PAGE 17 down his pitching ite He met with such success as an outfielder that, like Ruth, he passed up the twirling game for Now he comes back to the American League and Simmons, regarded as the cream of the tively make his club a first division aggre- ¢ has toiled in the bushes with the Boston Braves. { outfield prospect in the the addition of Strand of outfielders, will posi- t of other managers. Coast Feathe al: dale Should Beat Woman Horseshoe Champion Out to Win Third Title Too Much for Aggressive with boxing closed down ringworms are turning tainment, where Tod Morgan, pion, and Chee Chee Britt, rugged Tacoman, are fighting six rounds Thursday night. Britt, a two-handed fighter with a record of 11 straight victories, has been coming to the front fast this season and because he keeps on top of his opponent constantly, figures to give Morgan a harder fight than Georgie Sollis did last week in Ta- coma. §ollis, a hook puncher and | a one-wallop fighter, didn't have a; chance of hitting the clever Morgan. When he faced Sollis it was Mor- gan's first start in nearly three months and his judgment of distance in his punching was a trifle off. He should go much better Thursday, As the winner of this fight will) | undoubtedly meet the winner of the} Dandy Dillon-Danny Nunes fight here next week, Thursday's battle should be quite a stake for both boys. Unless Britt makes the Coast Imit of 128 pounds, Morgan's Coast title won't be at stake Thursday. Len Mallody, the popular Wyo-|1 | ming featherweight, is back In the} Northwest again, and will fight Sam- my Gordon, the veteran Portlander, MRS. JOHN F. FRANCISCO T. PETERSBURG, Fia., Jan. 2. What Willie Hoppe is to bil-| lards, Mrs. John IF. Francisco of this | city 1s rapidly coming to be in horse- | | shoe pitchin | | ‘Threo nati tournaments have} | The usual three four-round pre- luminaries will be carded. George Shanklin is promoting the show at the gles’ hall. 4 g00d crowd of Seattle fans is expected. ‘ROCKY KANSAS BEATS MYERS NEW YORK, Jan. 2.—Altho knocked down twice, Rocky Kansas |finished strong enough to win a |10-round decision from Teddy Myers. MIDGET SMITH IS WALLOPED | BROOKLYN, Jan, 2—Kiad Will- fams, former world's bantamweight champion, won a 12-round decision from Midg mith, New York. WHAT DID HE SA Mexican rebels called off thelr war for a day and celebrated in the cab- Dempsey Is After Three | iss? scsi oe oi BY HENRY L, FARRELL EW YOR*:, Jan. 2.—Jack Demp- wants to defend his heavy: nt title three times this year. Ho has asked Tex Rickani to get} work for him on Memorial day, In-| dependence day and Labor day. Jee your own judgment,” was) the only information Rickard was able to get out of the champion about tho heavyweights he wanted | to work with, } Dempsey left yesterday by boat | for Jncksonville, Fla, with Teddy Hayes, his traveling companion and/ secretary | The champion sald before leaving | been held since the Woman's Horse-| shoo Pitching association was first | formed. | Mrs. Francisco finished second tn the first one, won the second and successfully defended her titie in the third, “I don't care so much about win- ning the titles,”” Mrs, Francisco, “but I do like tho idea of keeping reasonably slim, and I've dropped about 20 pounds since I began toss- |ing the horseshoes.” There seems nothing else to do, | girls, but to go out and get your. | selves a flock of old horseshoes and | start fin; the dern things around, TODAY UNTIL FRID. WILL KING is Musical Comedy Co, in ‘FOLLIES OF 1924" A Frolic of Fun and Frivolity And Rs) GAY GintS NY GORGEQUSLY Ithat he was going do a little} Dublng “eee but impression Raby Adams that is going esditiee Hag “P down uth for ular Fatorite amp to be used in gettir for a Mem al day fight ing, Dempsey and iy n long talk about their] 1924 progmm and they discussed he contenders with whom three| contests. might be arranged. | Dempsey wants Tommy Glbons, | CIRCUIT VAUDRVILLE ly —2 120-8115 Luis Firpo and Harry Wills in the Twlee Jer named but Rickard does not}| —— Re oes t D101 » | with the champion about Gib | ENID | MARGARET | bons a drawing ca aa P Rickard eald not tors ogo that|| MAP KEY) YOUNG he was willing to | GINA || AND COMPANY | Vocal charncterist only in light heavyweight compe-|| “fiers Comes the | and favorite pho- ttt Bride” nograph artiste | “Gibbons would not be a food} | _ STONE & HAYS ie eara around New York with Demp-| Rockwell and Fox cy,” Rickard said. “He is too light] TWO NOBLE TS ty get a house around Lere.” | “WILSON AUBREY TRIO~ Rickard strong for a return THRED WHIRLWINDS beaut with # 0. He believes by ar = fal onditions will be pase that Arnaut Bros gihinecter Att Witt ere THE INIMITABLE By CORtGE With Mey be ar Topics—siews—Orchestra—Pables i ic, B0c, 756, $1: Mats, 156, cling that | tod be Be. kard and Ty Mullin: THERE IS A DAILY MATINEE ager the negro chauffeur, said to ently |LEAVENWORTH WINS ANOTHER Playing sive fl hich bewildered thetr enworth All-Stars took the meas have been romoyed re-| RIGOL ETTO BROTHERS with SWANSON SISTERS “AROUND THD WORLD" Kafka & Stanley an ag or game visitors, Holliday & Willette _ ~ FRIDKIN & RHODA raaeis inte Teka of play.! been touring for the| a, | Pantagescope | HOWARD & LEWIS" tourists in ¢ St. Paul ha last two wee department Britt Will Give Morgan Harder Fight Thursday Than Georgie Sollis Did Last Week, but Morgan Knews JOE LYNCH IS | Stopped’ Jimmy Murphy, St. in the six-round semi-windup. jhim twice in the second. i\CHANEY TAKES Walker, New York, lost a decision to Andy Chaney, Baltimore, in thelr 12-round fight here last night. The men are lightweights, HEILI Complete paca! and Parlx = zation, $1.10, Local Management Franke P. METROPOLITAN - & & OMA r er Champion Tacoma Boy Tacoman, here for the week, Seattle to Tacoma for their enter- Coast featherweight cham- Havers Talks About Clubs NEW YORK, Jan. 2—Arthur Havers, visiting British golf champion, sees no harm in rib- bed-faced or “punched” clubs, such as have been legislated out of the big championships in Eu- rope and this country. “It takes just as much skill to play one kind of a club as an. other,” says Havers, “The freak clubs may add to the skill of the expert player, but they will not ‘give skill to a play- er who ts not expert to begin with.” KAYO WINNER MARION, Ohio, Jan. 2.—Joo vynch, world’s bantam champlon, Louts, in the third round, after flooring WALKER FIGHT ROCHESTER, Jan. 2.— Archie FRI, SAT—JAN, 4-5 Matince on Saturday rams THEATRE ° Different Pro ‘The Season's Distinctive = aden PURE ADA AV LOWA de atly and Magnificent Scenle Effects. THE PRODUCTIONS: Friday Evening: “AMARILLA” and “ORIENTAL IMPRESSIONS” Saturday Matinee: “POLISH WEDDING” and “FAIRY DOLL” Saturday Evening: “RUSSIAN FOLKLORE” and “AUTUMN LEAVES” Each Performance Prices: $3.85, $3.30, $2.75, $2.20, $1.6 SEAT SALE TODAY at Sherman, Clay & Co. Hood, Now Playing, With Matinee SATURDAY ED. WYNN AND FORGET YOUR TROUBLES 50; Nights, $1, COMING 6 Nights—2 Matinees Week of January 7 to 12 EMENT GALLO'S GRAND PERA CG’. AMERICA’S GREATEST TOURING ORGANIZATION Hundred People — One guished Ametican and Europ Stars—Symphony Orchestra—Bril- Mant Chorus—Superb Stage Set- tings. in the following operant Monda SPAT SALE TODAY