The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 5, 1925, Page 12

PAGE 18 rut AR Sammy Mandell May Quit Lightweight Title Tourney NURMI NOW READY TO RACE RAY MILE! Tex Rickard to Have Great Sport Car Barn Site Selected for Massive Structure Arena [ That Will House Great Athletic Plant in New York; Will Easily Seat 23,000 Persons EW YORK, Feb. moter, states 1 will t 15, 1925. present gard an ghth ave, an dowr Tex Rickard, sport w Madison ccupancy by be on the pre Square Oc Garde tober Sl the 1 st rden with the aid ¢ nterests and other be president. Car barns have long oceup Rickard ha ecured permi the arden property to the He will site lovers the new new owners of AS ssion of perpet old g ture Sammy Crane Goes Home! A 200 feet wide by 500 feet long, and 126 feet from pavement to cornice Crane had a talk with “Red” Kille fer when the manager was CRANE w weeks ago It will contain the most mod: ern ice hockey equipment. A franchise acquired from the Hockey |} league and will be seen and asked \ ary, saying for Pennsyl forthcoming Lockard nothing more from ¢ the repért that he had gone home Lockard says the club rying about the infielc | altho his star shortstop is | route home. \. an players action there || next winter, says } } Husky Frosh Beat PROBE HELD e nl Univer basketba Suggestion EW YORK, Fet further action in the dal be withheld until om r Landis returns to the ed States t report of Assistant ney Brothers, who his investigation of th nell case. Brothers Jimmy O'Connell's case only one that can be submitted to the grand} put 18 y jury for an indictment on a crim inal charge of attempting to bribe a professional baseball player * Eddie Huffman Is suggested that when Commiss Landis returns, it be decided au a conference with him whethe © | stuctman, ask the grand jury to indict O’Con-| 0. isa {Willams of El Cer Frank Frisch, Ross Young and |jos night, George Kelly, mentioned in O'Con nell’s confession as having knowl- | edge that he was proach | Heinie Sand with an to throw a_game between the Phils and Gi ants, were absolved in the report but Cozy Dolan was said to failed to remove the suspicion caused by his failure to remember anything when ne was examined by | Landis. j Youth Winner of trict At comple THE ¢ Dolan-O'Con PAS, M Goddard annua Em fof the that the believes ne AN won th CO, Feb. 6 at le conquerer 8 | natius Mary's, Ignatian | night. plays basketball anta Clara on the NOCK TO SIGN NEW Herb | nock, s! been a holdout, fx ex Pen | ; It will cover a plot of ground Annual Dog Derby! court here to-| Ellensburg Five = th ly OKEL WINS PORTLAND, Or w Winner in South’; SANTA CL. ARA| Ruth’s Condition NEW alarmed YORK, F wbout th ' said tod MAT maTe H Mons Parque, French Aristocrat of Kennels MONS PARQUE and blue ribbo Mons Parque, fe in the Seattle West, Kew s and vated one of the finest of Mra, W, A. ub show pecimens Beavers and Indians Is Not earnings he'll be will have Life of Ump F new contract within a few days Much Longer |OUR BOARDING HOUSE Than Player Gr Feb. &. njoy a long and major league career, take up um-} piring and make a success of it The life of a star ball player is short at best} but a good umpire, it | there is such a person, can go on| indefinitely. | There is Bob Emsatie of the N tional league, for instance started in 1891, over 24 years age and is still at it. While he didn’t work regularly last season, doing | rey azue much of | ks ‘AGO, If you would Zz Za UNDERSTAND HOOPLE,-THAT You ARE GOING “fo WorK NExT WEEK! OVERHEARD “HE BOYS SANING You F4 HAD A JOB, ONE WH FINE CHANCES OF ELEVATION!. H i 4] WAS | | prosperous | | scout duty for the , the time, he is still a miost capable | official. Tommy Conndlly of the Ameri league started in 1898 and has per formed for 26 years in the big show Hank O'Day, Bill Rigler and Billy Evan: formed 20 years or game, Klem, Charles s have more all per-| at the Calgary Is Winner * | Over Victoria Men) Feb. 5—Cal- 1 to 0, in da Hockey ¢@ last night. | CALGARY, gary defeated Victo a torrid Western (¢ association contest h The veteran Rusty Crawford scor ed the lone tally of the contest in the first period, after 11 minuie and 35 seconds of piay pad elapsed Except for Crawford's shot, the two teams battled on even terme Alta., | California Five Is | Winner ie ioe Rivals' ELEY, University of California's bo it two straight over California, southern night, winning 33 to 24. the southern and Bel the Bruins, were the stars, tying for” point honors. ONLY A RUMOR, GT. CLAIR, MY FRIEND, | HMM NES w HAW opp How THE FACTS BECOME DISTORTED AFTER BEING CIRCULATED BY IDLE TONGUES IoNT 1? TRUTH IS: I MERELY CONSIDERED BUYING A SEAT INTHE STOCK EXCHANGE I ONE WOULD HARDLY CALL THAT, GOING To WORK, EH 24 IST.CLAR TRON 1M STILL A SUBTLE TIN BETTING on CAN, REFERRING]! TH’ MAJOR “o-TH' MASORS |] GIVWG “THAT Sow OF RUNNING [] SOB, “TH AN ELEVATOR, AS HAVING FINE CHANCES FOR ELEVATION !=/ A STAMP Nou CAFC HEEL! He's B _ Play for Come Lead : « real battle and ywards deciding ther Linco} Anne at Broadwa and Fr "| Rifle Shot ___ Makes Mark | “Ad” Topperwain, the world’s greatest rifle » performed the most wonderful feat ever accom: plished with a rifle when, in duly, inches square nine of them. These blocks and missed only represent — six cords of wood, and ‘Topperwain mounted the lumber and posed for a photograph when he com- pleted his remarkable feat of en- durance and skill ‘Topperwain on this occasion in- tended to shoot at 5,000 blocks a » but as he went right along ng them, the score-keeper t bother weil he had shot at 7,000. Then it was led to shoot at 7,500 a day for 10 days if the ith would hold out. Tt didn’ fore Topper wain shot at blocks. These blocks were thrown 25 feet in the air by an assistant, ade straight runs of 13,219, GW. “BABE” RUTH New York Yankee Outtielder Born—Baltimore, Md., February 7, T8094 Major league career—Joined Bos- ton Red Sox in 1914, coming from Providence, in the International |league. Sold to Yankees in 1920, | Reported sale price, $125,000, Start- }ed as southpaw pitcher. Switched to outfield because of pronounced bat ting abili Outstanding | world record feats—In 1921 set by crashing out 59 |home runs. Lod league in batting 1924, Greatest home run hitter in As 8 history. J gan ar Flying Finn Not Afraid | of Challenge: Ray Charges Finn Runs| at Trick Distances; | Nurmi Breaks Record Hugo the two y night, ave run withdrawing fr lle race here Satu in which he was against Nurmi eriticined the “trlek that the Finn & running and challenged him to meet him in a mile race Kay said that had always been willing to at dard He never he any and for special con race distance, asked mile race | games | |from Gi | Prim, and Gus Fager who have been tra lhe arrived. Nurmi made two new records at distances that were not on record. He made a new record | of 11:443-5 for 4,000 meters, and ! he beat Alf Shrubb's outdoor record for 4,000 yards by do: ing the distance in 10:55 Hin Nurmi to Race College Star IN’ YORK, Fet un in » New| nm matched f-mile games half-m. Fishbaugh’s| held early next} would be will yard at he give him a five art in “He | id to get o of his favor nces and he Ix not ashamed he is b It wou be | impossible uC nh} a race fi ruary, as | schedule is well filled up into| . |Paddock Ready ito Meet Nurmi ASADENA, Cal., Feb. 5 Paddock, champion sprint has postponed his sailing date for an round-the-world tour in hopes of being permitted to race Paavo Nurmi, sensational long - distance man. Paddock February, | Charlie star, had but, | planned to sail in when unable to se announced he would not leave early in March New York dispatches today quoted Nurmi ns willing to meet Paddock, but stated the great Finn could not work the clash into his February schedule. “Ll race Nurmi if it ea ranged for the first week i Paddock said, “My original offer of a five-yard handicap on a 100-yard dash still stands. 1 hope the race can be made possible.” Clone La Blanche Employed as Tailor} COLUSA, Cal, Feb. 5.—George| La Blanche, the Marine, who knocked out the original Jack Demp: xey with the famous elbow pivot punch, Is working here as a tailor |He is now living under his real |name, George Ferguson. Altho he is more than 70 years of age, he is }still sound and is making a com-| \rortable living. until | Amateur Bouts to Be Staged Friday Ted Whitman is busy arranging the bouts for the amateur smoker |that will be staged Friday night at the Austin & Salt gymnasium. Nine }or 10 bouts will be offered and a big crowd of fans is expected to turn out. Tiger Flowers fe ' Victor Over Moore NEWARK, N. J., Feb, 3.—Tiger Flowers, negro middleweight, easily won the decision over Ted Moore of England in a 12-round bout here htast night. ST. MARY'S LOSES SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4.—St, Ig- natius college basketballers edowned the St. Mary's five here last night, 16 to 10. | YORK, a, avo | ‘ | a | Johnny cure desired accommodations today | § the net results (Trade or Sale | Eddie Kane for Fighter sel Manager Claims Mandejj and Sid Terris Not Giy. en Fair Deal BY HENRY L. FARRELL Sammy * Nehtwelghe of the ga Sammy Mande} in the fine ot certain that the draw, an would be “usagi vis, admitted to be the ” Three Leading Field in Big Golf Tourney Jd fp Tk ssion should | that t l-Terris | f r we are wil Jing to acce such. Otherwise may arise i | have to draw at these two bor awn again as op ould the comes is Hn they me protest be opponents so that Mandell could not be accused of protesting against a hard opponent after the draw was made, He sald he was not going to do any thing definitely until he had + commissioners, mission insists upon r the winner of t t be allowed one or San Fra nelsco, nde nels two byes Other Complications .|Hellman Signed to THE »mplications that Z Box Danny Martin peet the tournament plan ‘ New York commission, develop with the announcement that the sylvania commission was goin a competition Mareh 1 ant ‘ ¢ New York commission a ny | Peay appointed Eddie Wagner and Alex Hart as the Pennsylyani at le andidates. The dates also are it inflict Pacoma feather k Hellsnan, | © the t champion, mec “py. | ° urphy, of Oakland, in the | that he has signea Meet to Consider "eh! New Harvard Coach | CAMBRIDGE, Feb. 5.—The Har | vard football committee is expectel to m here again this (week conside: I pall cos hi n event Salt anno Al clever Spokane r the picked his of 1 event nt yet Buck Holley Given Draw With Loughran|™ OAKLAND, Feb Buck Holley | of n was given a draw with! red a Te Tommy L ran of Philadel was ee eee pepe the six-round main event at snatan| pr egpaaehie ee accept at the at-| tion, announced he could not ditorium here last night. The. de-| gor business reasons cision was unpopular, fans booing| aes Referee Bob Shand for 10 minutes | ite oe had raised the hands of |Eddie Martin to Box Cleveland ND, Feb. 5.—Eddie Mar tbe new bantamweight oon has been signed to meet Carl jmaine of Cleveland in a 10-round |bout here on February 24. appointment of a new foot h to succeed Bob Fisher, s been in charge of th squa fad for ax years. Fisher, whe JOHNNY BURNS WINS SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. | 5.— Bur outpointed Sailor Smith in six rounds at National hall last night. PELKEY Jock Mallone, and Ray Pel meet at East | bruary 13. The weight will be 16¢ pounds. CHICAGO, F Paul middie \Glenn Hartranft to Lead Stanford PALO ALTO, Cal, Feb. 5m (“Tiny”) Hartranft was last In tennis the outcome pny on|elected captain of Stanford's as the statisticians |team for the coming season, would say. ranft is from Fullerton, Cale COLLARS Upstanding, smooth and permanently - white collars. They will not wilt, cra or sag. They are pre-shrunk and are- easily laundered Cuvert, Peasopy & Co. Inc. Makers Troy, N.Y: