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The Norwalk high school basketball
team traveled to Fairfield last night
where they defeated the high school
of that place by the score of 25-32.
The game was fast from start to
finish. and the result hung in the bal-
ance up until the final whistle blew.
The local team fiashed a passing game
last ntht. which completely baffled
,the Fairfieldfive. Franke, the captain
of thehigh school team was the out-
standing star of the local» "we. During
the game he tuned in ve baskets
from the fioor for a total of 10 points.
' He also played a fine fioor game and
broke up many or the plays of the
Wrfield team with his fine work.
Skidd and Holmes'also played a fine
game. Each of these players made
two baskets. and Skidd tossed in’ four-
.goals.
The Bicrne brother were the stars
for the Falrfield five. These boys
made 18 points between them. Each
of them made three, baskets. Kish.
the star football players for Fairfield
high last year. was in the line-up of
the basketball team last night. He
played a fine game. but did not shape
up as well in a basketball uniform as
he did in a football uniform.
The local team looked better last
night. han at any time this scuson.
They owed the results of the hard
practice that they have been putting
in of late under the watchful eye of
Coach Stephen B. Clifford.
.In the pr-"Iilnnry game last night
the Fairilcld high girls' team defeated
the girls' team from the Staples high
school of Westport by the score of 25-
14. The Westport girls were out-
classed from the start of the game.
and never had a chance to win. The
trip to Fail-field was made by trolley.
The score of the game is as follows:
NORW'ALK HIGH
G. F. P.
Holmes. rf............2 1 .5
Fineson.lt ............ 1 0 2
Franke.c ........... 5 0 10
Skldd,rg ..... ........ 2 4 8
Melamned.lg o o 0
Total ............... 5 25 10
FAIRFIELDHIGH
G. F. P.
Sharkcy.rt............ 0 0 0
Kish.lf.rg............ 1 0 2
'1‘. Bleme.c ............3 4 10
J.Bierne.c............3 4 10
Sherwood. lg.......... 1 0 a
Total... ...... ...... 8 6 22
Referee-Carr.
M’GRAW SEEKS
THREE NEW STARS
Eon THE GIANTS
By NRA Service
NE“? YORK. Jan. 20.—Manager
McGraw is never content to stand pat
no matter how strong his team may
appear on paper.
It is said that McGraw. while satis-
i‘led with his infield. feels that the out-
field. pitching staff and catching de-
partment could stand some strength-
suing.
Having that in mind it is said Mc-
Gruw has designs on three National
League stars.
Eddie Itoush of Cincinnati would fit
In nicely in the Giants’ outfield ac-
cording to McGraw. Roush would
probably welcome a change to New
York.
_ Always strong for Pitcher Lee Mea-
dows of the Phillies. McGrsw is said
to be again angling for the bespecta-
cled stair twirler.
Now that Plttsburg has placed Cat—
hher Schmidt on the market. McGraw
would not be averse to [purchasing
him. However. BarneyDreytus may
pass up any proposition that will
strengthen the Giants. '
Johnny Dundee
Outpoint‘s Pepper
Martin in Boston
BOSTON. Jan. 20.—Johnny Dun-
dee of New York. Junior lightweight
champion. was awarded the decision
over “Pepper" Martin of Brooklyn. at
the close or their ten round bout here
last night. Dundee weighed 71311-2
pounds and Martin 132 1-2.
Martin took two rounds. according
to ringside opinion. and thotwo were
even. The remaining six went to Dun-
dee by a shade. according to the ex-
perts. A section of the'crowd did not
share this view. however. and the de-
cision met with jeers as w l as cheers.
In the opening round stag-
gered Dundee with a right swing to
head. Dundee came back strong in
the second round. and this and the
third round were even. In the next
three rounds it was a ding dong bat-
tle. the honors in the seventh. when
he presented Dundee with rights and
lofts from every angle. For the re-
mainder of the bout Dundee out-
boxed and outgeneraled his Opponent.
UpTNemWoi-ld’s
~ Ice Skating Mark
IARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y.. Jan.
It—Jos floors of w York city.
fiddle Atlantic ice ska champion.
m missed a new world's
when be negotiated three-
ofamilelsazozz-iinarsce
Ti Q I?
b
Ed Rommel's feit .in winning 3':
games tor a team finishing seventh .ia
the American League, race was un-
- questionably the outstanding pitching
feat or the American League last
season. -
Rommel was probably as good an
pitcher in 1921 as‘ he was last year.
yet few people were talking’ about
him then. The reason. of course. is‘
that he didn‘t win 27 games in 1011.
Since the close of last season.
Rommel has been the most-talked-
about figure in baseball. Pitching for
the Athletics. a confirmed tailender
for seven years. Rommel took down
27 victories. In other words. Rom-
mel was'the main reason why the
Athletics finished seventh instead of
last in 1912. ’
What kind of a pitcher is this fel-
low Rommel- Rommel certainly
must have a world of stud! What
about that knuckle ball? Would Rom-
mel ever lose a game with a firm d1"-
vision club? These and scores of
other questions involving the great-
ness of Rommel have been fired at
me since the close of the sense}
Rommel is Peculiar Type
Ed Rommel is thepeculiar type of
a great pitcher. " To the fan. sitting
in a comfortable seat in the stand.
it is probably impoMble for him to
figure why Rommel » isn't hit much
harder. His speed appears to be or-
dinary. and his control perfect when
he wants it to be.
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A. ,(L
. ' How‘ 30mm. Home ma
lug—speed. 'I venture‘to say‘that 86
per cent. of the American League
pitchers have a better» fast ball than
Rommel. His curve is snappy. but
not any better than most of the
other good pitchers in the majors.
Why en the remarkable success
Rommel has good—but not burn-
I
England seems to‘ be fast losing its
hold as a leader in sports. This wt
is becoming apparent to the Brito .
0 O 0
At one time a great mango: the
wcrld records were held by Britons.
Hardly a year passed without one of
them breaking one or more records.
e O O .
A perusal of the latest sport recon:
discloses the paucity of world’s rot»
ords held by W. In all sport
they seem to be on the (iodine.
O O O
The British. in explanation. often
argue that the American is a special-
ist in sports almost to the verge of
professionalism. Such a statement is
quickly shattered by glancing at the
Olympic records in the Pentathlon
and Decathlon. In those events. the
American and Scandinavian athletes
predoninate. "
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Why are the athletes of Great Bri-
tain slipping? F. A. 11. Webster. one
o? the leading writers of Great Bri-
tain. ofiers some very convincing rea-
sons for the failure of Great Britain to
hold its own in the athletic world.
Here are some of the conclusions by
Webster:
0 O O .
The main difference between Bri-
tish‘snd foreign sportsmen is thattlse
latter are content to practice patiently
for years to attain proficiency: we. re~
rnembcl'hig our established reputation
for sporting supremacy. want unmod-
lnte results—without the bother at.
working for them.
e e s
"In Scandinavia. whence '
RED sox INEIEID
is BIG PROBLEM
EEEOEECTTANCE
By NBA Service ‘ ‘
BOSTON. Mesa. Jan. 20.—In as-
suming the management of the Bos-
ton Red Sex. Frank Chance accepts
about the toughest assignment in
baseball. As the Red Sox team now
stands it is Just a‘fair minor league
club.
There is only one feature about
taking charge of the Sox that is to
the advantage of Chance: the fact that
the club finished a bad last in 1928.
Any position in the race other than
last place will be regarded as a step
come
of progress. Chance has said that he
will be satisfied with nothing worse
than sixth in his first year and would
like to head the second division.
Chance's biggest problem is his in-
field. As a matter of fact. he hasn‘t
any infield. There are a lot of infield
candidates in the Boston roster but
few of them stand out as capable re-
gulars.
Getting together an infield will be
Cbance's first big task. -then comes
polishing up the pitching staff. .the
catchers and the outfield.
Politics Responsible
for Raw Suspension.
~ Declares Dean
er
‘ - ‘Dmtol'r. *Jon. ‘22...r..o;. u.
only! 0: termal protests an
M day nspenston‘ orjsge' ‘ ‘91”.
the Illinois Athletic Gab iron ”as
ttohiation in A. g u, m 2 .
cials of the csurnu A. an... ‘-‘ “ ‘
““1 WM... he now.
nounced tie-upe‘zsion.
fwd to comment,“ .
N" Y9“: that m veal-I.
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1mm
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2.22 '
that Ro mel attained in 1922?
t
‘2
many of the. world's finest perform-
ers in sport nowadays, boys play every
conceivable sort of game that will
harden them and make themoulck:
at about 18 years of age they pick a
rgroup of allied events in which they
become pastmasters.
I O . O "
"We practice sporting events hap-
hasard: the foreigners study them.
as witness their extensive‘use of slow-
motion films for instructional pur-
poses. their lectures and admirably
educated instructors.‘ most of whom
come from the United States. Sweden.
or Norwby. '
_ O O '0
“The foreigner goes in for “to sport
he takes up to wait and
for the best results; we. as I say.‘want
hnmediese results. “If they do; no
conic, we turn ourvatt’enuon to soon
more easy pastime; .
“Agaimsve are far too conservativ'p
in sport. other tions are will '
to learn"'frbm~th'e$“fl§344 . -l¥
"In lawn tennis and other sports we
stick to our old. old singers. while
the rising generation waits until it is
.old enough (too old. according tothe
lights of our opponents) for interna-
tional honors. s
"As far as the team games are con-
cerned we hold the iorcigners too
cheaply. We do not trouble to pre—
pare our men properly. nor do ‘we.al-
ways put our best teams in the field.
"And there you have the whole rea-
son why- we have ceased to break or
even hold records. We have lost the
art of taking trouble and we can't
play a waiting game." '
Hagen and Kirkwood
Beat Sarazen _
and Hutchinson
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Jan. 20. —
Wallter Hagen. British open gdlf
champion. and Joe Kirkwood. former
Australian champiorrand holder of
the California open title. yesterday de~
tested _ Gene Sarasen. national open
and professional champion. and Jock
Hutchinson. former VBrltish open
champion, I .up. and 1 to play in an
eighteen-hole‘matoh at the Miwick
Country Club.
r’ ‘M c'iio'M- one
(Moll, 355' code
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2.... .3"...ch ram-mm
rpltcho‘rr'tof 3e
glen in games and lost 12. ‘Late “in '
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vsmeas Vim-l Mas
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Rommeliboasts the m deceptive
knuckle ball in the Ame . League.
Others pitchers have developed a
good knudkle ball. but none that I
have-ever seen compares with that
of Rommel. -
.It is so difficult to handle that
: Venom...
- even terms
a
3r: 7 '
1
Team
m..,glilio.‘dr0ps ball attention with
Romm‘j or ‘working. 'Some of them
never hit ‘his glove. Cy works no
the «,theorrthat the each tiai thing to
do is stop the ball rather'than catch‘
it. I '
With most pitchers. the knuckle
bail is a last resort. the delivery» to
'to iin~the pinch. With--mc!
the knuckie‘vball is his .232»:me
has o'f‘not-only the knuckle ball but
also ‘his fast one.
Usuall .with a good hitter up.-
Rommelygoes to work on~him ’with
the knuckle ball..' He, may went two
or three kniekle bells without get-
ting‘the batter to onerxat them. Then
it is that his great controlmroves its
value. 'It'never seems , any great
trouble for Rommel to‘ come
with a couple- of fast ones to-get on
with the batter. With
the calf three beilssnd-two strikes.
Rommel ~Jnvuiably slips up the
knuckle ball. 3.
A most unusual knuckle. ball. good
control. plenty of nerve: and the
ability to field. explainsJRommpis
succem. No infielder in:'the game
can" handle ground bails ‘jnore clev-
eriy.’ When he is pitching. the Ath-
ietics 1:sz 11er infielders iii the game.
Add to this s._ keen mind and you
have the fo’rmuia for Ed Rommel's
success. ~
Perkins. one of the best catchers in
ELDOM do t
pitchers 'enjo a
big season in.
their first year
in the majors.
Rarel does a
"rooki break in
as a~regular in
‘ his first year.
2 , - Usually he sits on
the bench . the
ifipitcher in a game that seems
Herman Pillette of the Detroit
tenure; 1832 was one of the few as:
tango“ in. a_ deal with portions.
wherabythe 1 .
Johnsimand‘ - liege. 'Johnson was
M pd-es theis'tsr7Piliette' 'as the
ray recruit Twith'promile. ‘
e season he seemed to be suffering
quite so~eflectlve. .
Plilettc had a big
Charley Robertson of the Chicago
White Sox.’ who achieved undying
Pete Done): in his first complete
year at Cincinnati. was tile big noise
tionsl. , ,
While the work’ I the trio of
pitchers mentioned was ‘high class.
still I can recall no recruit pitcher
who made such a sensational debut
or enjoyed so big a season as did
Pitcher Harry Krause with the'Ath-
l_etics in 1909.
In 1908 the Athletics finished sixth
with a percentage-of .4“, gust three
points in advance 0: Washington.
that finished seventh. In 1909 the
Athletia wprised the baseball‘
world, by finhhtng second. completely
upsetting the expert do '
As unexpected as he showing
of the Athletics. it was ‘ no more so
than the pitching of mrry Kmuse.
I umpired in a great many of the
games pitched "by ’in the
greater part of the '
season. occasionally filling in as a re-‘
ceptions'to the rule. Pillette “can. -
' secured‘Pitchers.-
‘Detroit’ffitsam
3-9: were just the.;r'everss."
' Plagues. ‘ Re, .
s; bit from ovurwork: and wasn’t
year. sodid"
fame with 'his no-run-nmhlt game. '.
in which in t a player reached first. ‘
among the young pitchersin the lino, ;
Bflbl Evans
" saying I never saw a recruit
,pitcher work better. He acted like a
veteran from the very start and his
great work was largely instrumental
in keeping the Athletics in the race.
Kraun ’de his debut May 8.
1909. in a game against Washington.
and shut out his opponents, winning
‘1 to 0. He won his second game by
the name score over Chicago.
The‘crltics began t5 sit up and
trike netice. and continued to do so
trade. This is made.poulbiexbeoauso> ,~
~of .1the" greatix control that ‘Rommd
--,~ .-;.
thflrthhgdstraight gemeotthepesson‘
last 11% when they .detested, the
m .
of Brooklyn. - , .-
‘i V'- . . . x h ‘ 5
Wow Canaan was defeated .Isst
by the Kacey basketball team
«Bridgeport. This was their first do-
feat some time; as they have been
go like a house a fire. -
O O O
The fight between Moran and Ten-
dler at the Garden in New York City
last. night was a hummer. Bothvof
these boys went at top speed through.
out the battle.
he: The Emort Knights 01 Colum-
bus team have been playing
some great basketball this season.
They have lost but very few games.
0 0 O
The local high school teanr came
They handed the Fairfield Ugh school
basketball earn a neat trimming. The
local boys are playing a fast- game at
the present time.
The Port Chester team should make
the Nor-walk Big Five go some to
score a win over them on next Friday
night. This team beat the R. B. a. W.
five.
O O 0
Devon will bring over a strong
team to play the Red Men on next
Monday night. The will also bring
over a large crow of rioters with
them. This evening will be called
Devon night. -
0 O O '
The second game between the Red
Man Separates and the Battery C fiae
should be a hummer. The Battery
team wil' be out to even the series on
Monday night. .
SAX}! FRANCISCO. Jan. 20.+De-
spite the calm now existing. all is not
\
for some time. as Krause won his
first 10 games, the most remarkable
winning streak ever staged by a re-
cruit in his major league debut.
Six of his victories wer'e shutouts.
Only-five runs, were made bysthc op-
position in 10 games. Three of the
victories; were scored at “3‘an
of Detroit. Ipennant win he pl-e-
ceding year. St.- Louis finally beat
him in 11 innings. In no one game
did Kmuse allow more than six hits.
Unquestiombly. the first year; '1th
of Southpaw Harry Kresge rates as
the .mcst unusal Ig‘ever ;saw——lt is
unique in major league cirbles. ‘
spring. and I want to,» out-econ!
i
OUR , OARDIIIG . HOUSEeBy About
(.7
armorial)~ w—rmo' rig-m ball
game I eva- saw.- 1: »
xiii-sterrifioswlngandhisstanceat
.Ilidthefaethetakssatreeswingat
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time. aud‘Itelt em it ”flu-em
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PRESIDENT was. McCARTHY
g , rt Barrage‘é
Chat and Comment of;
. Nor-walkF
. By [alloy D. Downs
acmel- last night- with another win.‘
COAST LEAGUE PRESIDENT WILL
; FGHTMAJORS To LAST T
SpeCiaI In
ans. team
It looks as 1; W
field next season With
,Lau tram. is» ‘
uni: Ru
user of the Palmer: Sin
e g .
Eliot; ‘.
Riiey she-dd 2.,
team up in the .2322?
En will take a number of "
mayors up wiry him. 12” '
6 g .
The baseba'l fans are
eager interest the opgmna ‘
bail mason. Thi- caning”g
be one Of the [4.5; it the
game in Normal; ,, "
O s .
The Monker
another series of
mg tourname:.: on
night. Monday night a:
known as "Ladles' Xight.“
e e .
Grotto '1!
game. in ._
Johnny Dundee (let
sit
Martin in Boston last a;
his age, Dundee 8.th tub
hand some of the 501mm»
trimming. “
I n .
A number of local firm .
to Danbury next Tuesdsv .
the bouts in that cm: in:
wolk's fighters win big o; 2:.
e s .
"Red" Riley, the old So
ball star win be back 22 u
again next season. "Red"
playing the game a 3325?:
and every season he Rizal;-
be the last for him. but they.
pire yells "play bail" in
there.
The local high school (am
fine baseball team next in.
is some fine material in 1:9 .
a nine.
well between the majors 2:!
Leading the cause of m
leagues is “Bi::y" McCarthy.
of the Pacific Coast League
The minors can't see the
proposed by the minors. x
has profited more by thelk
ers to the majors that. is
League. So it is no wonder
can't see the draft ic‘ez
New York paid 875.0va in
hell. Chicago coughed up i1
Kamm and so on down the
the last two or three yea-s -
League has profited to the
about $200.0U0 in the select
The draft price “Quid is
7500 for a player. vhict in
ferent from Stanly.- and i:
The majors. in order to
minors at their own game. -
it 'permissible to send out
to the minors on option. 0 '
make it possible to develop
recruits without losing title -
Resident McCarthy says : .
Coast League will fight the
posal to a finish.
As a matter of fact. 3! i
just about confirmed lhl
League is entitled to big 1
sideratlon.
WW6
- What ails Babe Ruth! -Have the
pitchers discovered his weakness?
Can Ruth come‘back? What 3 his
biggen' problem?
no Ruth come back with the old-
time wallop?
That is the big it in baseball.
particularly from a, New York stand-
point.
Hughey Jennings. who assists John
leases? in managing the New' York
liev'es would soon make Ruth the
most-(Cred batter in the MCI.
~2‘Pitchers now realise that pitching
fast and on the inside to Ruth is fatal.
the plate makes such a urn-ctr pick-
ing." says Jennings. ‘ '
"Inciden . the infield so 11am
on Ruth that many a basehtt‘is ‘gob-
bled upou on him that under ordi-
nary- conditions would‘go safe.
“Ruth,annot hit m'pitch-
etrwhohave a goodechnnge of pace.
'his is d‘uerto his petition at the plate
every pitch. . -
'“Wh‘at Ruth should it :~is~to'mix
themuponthemltch III was
“A. lameness-followed ms’k‘r'som
REALADVlCETOBABER
Giants. has a system which he. he-.
1being! to colors. but 5‘
3 LI
4 lights.
tul and honorable
9‘ ass-today?
OFFERS SOME
up on the bat. That work!
an easy matter to drop a lot
lcaguers into left field. which
ly vacant because of the n!
fielders shift or. him. All
bunt would also keep the .-
ing.
"Nothing will heip Ruth -
his stride any quicker than i »
part of the pitchers. Ruth-
this about if her wit} forgell
for a time and content
singles and doubles.
“The pitchers now have I
edge on Ruth. because of
at the plate and the face , '
free swinger. He should '
style—mix 'm up.”
Birds are as sensitive Ii
most readily 10 Km
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LET ME 1213.1
YOU JUST AS 105
As you are today-"h“
.- you axe—With the “
smile, the same look 0"
determination.
I want to remember 3'“
known you. a loving flu-‘3'
thought has always be.“
.10: use: whose dire“
guided my mind and my '
mu. ths in youth
dang: Pa 1‘.
en!
tag, I want to fem
8“ you 8 photos“;
father or your “Wm" ‘
r mother I
more
From father 0
daughter. nothing is
than .a photograph-
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