. {Weiss Bronx. Per. they sun ed
—_-‘
1 Bobby Wallace. in. 4.." one of ,
“the W 'shortstops t everllived. :
is a soon for the Chicago Cubs thih
year.
' Hairline,.shoimd,,nroin.nAvaal--,
' uahle man to the Cubq from several
angles. It is rather-surprising that_no )in
American League club signed him'to
act in such a capacity.
No one is a better judge of a ball
stern.
- Yale’s Two. Leading
Coaches Are Away
Away on Sick Leave
NEW HAVEN. Jan. 26.—-Two of
Yale's leading coaches are now on the
sick list.
John G. Mack, trainer of the foot-
ball team'and coach of the track men.
left yesterday for Bermuda to re-
cuperate from a breakdown which oc-'
curred after the football season
closed. He will remain south for a
month or ‘more.
’Joe Fogarty. cOach of the basket-
ball team. yesterday entered the New
Haven hospital, where he will be un-
der the care of specialists from the
Yale Medical school for a week. His
illness was diagnosed as a slight at-
tack of diabetes. He expects to be
back with the team in time for the
next game. February 6.
Kearns Continues
Fight Negotiations
By Associated Pres
NEW YORK. Jan. 26.—Negotiations
wl be continued between Jack
K arns. manager of Jack Dempsey.
and several boxing promoters who are
anxious to stage several championship
bouts with the” title holder glad some
of his challengers next summer.
Despite the six day option Kearns
sold yesterday to Tex Rickard. one
of the promoters. binding the cham-
pion from accepting for a week any
officer that may be made by other bid-
ders for the champion's service. it is
expected that "conversations" will
ensue today.
Kearns probably will confer with,
Harry Frazee. owner of the Boston
Red Sox. and Tom O’Rourke, match-
maker for the club which has license
to stage bouts at the Polo Grounds.
and perhaps he will see Rickard
again today. At any rate a definite
agreement will be made with no one‘
except the Texan.
While negotiations are continuing
Luis Angel Firpo. the Argentine giant.
will be preparing to embark for the
United States. - He will sail on the
Southern Cross from Buenos Aires on
February 1 and will arrive here about
February 19.
The welcome with which he is
greeted will be far different from that
he received when first he came here.
about a year ago. Then unknown. in a
land speaking a strange language
with no one familiar in sporting af-
fairs to guide him. he made an ap-
pearance. created a sensation and'
fought several bouts with second and
third raters before returning home.
Reports from South America are
that Firpo is much improved in rilfip
ability and capable of taking care at
himself when he meets Bill Brennan.
the perennial stalking horse. at Nadi-
ison Square Garden. March 12. When
here Firpo demonstrated terrific hite
ting abilty. but his crudlty was amaz-
ing and he stood little chance against
a. clever man.
McGraw to Have
Twenty Pitchers
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. .26.—-After nearly
losing the National League champion-
ship last year through a partial break-
down of his pitching staff. John J.
McGraw. manager of the New York
Giants. will take a stitch in time. For
the first time in years. the Giants will
have twenty pitchers at their spring
training camp.
With the regulars. who will report
at Marlin Springs. Tex» on Feb. 22.
in charge of Coach Cosy Doian. will
be a number of recruit pitchers. in—
cluding, Jack Bentley. the Baltimore
star purchased this winter. “Long
John” Scott. the man who came back
and won fame in the last world series
will be with the regulars.
McGraw. already has in mind nine-
teen of the twenty hurlers whose ex-
penses he will pay south. The twen-
tleth he has not yet acquired. but it
is understood that negotiations are
pending for.hlm. ' ,
The Giants today announced" the
purchase of Fred Hamman. a‘giant
youngster from the Brooklyn moms.
Babe Ruth’s. Blood .
Pressure Gees Up
NEW YORK, .Jan. ”m-Babe Ruth's
blood pressure went up today andi'he .
smiled broader-thanhe hasdonesimsl
the world series. In the world’s Mes
' he didn't do so well. ‘ . " "
WI! completed amphitheater. M“
.3. “Say." said the Babe. “ha-c
1* WW” ‘3 with” gunshot no'"
“gamma-r." 5:3. haste-tests
, marrow to cheer for their team. Ves
locals. Ken Seoiicld and. Dave Carlson
are the forwards. Pat. Drlscoll will
to play amateur rules.'. With profes.
team looks for another victory.
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eontly‘def o .
umwhlchbmnfld’sredmof‘
line-up against the visitors:
bring the series to a finish. .
take place after the games.
Yale’Director
Investi‘Westminster
tween.ancis Sullivan of Boston. the
so-callod owner of the outfit. and the
league omciala
If'tho officers of the league con-
tinue to show their hostility to Sul-
livan. thus preventing the West-
minster-s appearing in good amateur
standing. Woodcock will try to bring
about an arrangement whereby the
team will remain here underxa dif-
ferent name and daish its schedule in
the hockey league. '
Brown School
. to Play Center
Tomorrow afternoon at the Norwalk
Armory. the Center Junior high
school basketball team will take on
theiKstx-ongost opponent of the sea:
son in the Brown school of Hartford.
The Brown iteam were the state
junior champions last season. and are
out to cop that titleagnin. this year.
They have had a very successful sea-
son todate. having defeated many
The Center team. has also had a‘
very succeuful season to date. having
defeated many of the best teams in'
this section. and are confident that
they will'score a win-over the Hart-
ford team, when they meet tomorrow.
They have put n some hard practice
during the we under the watch-
ful eye of Coach Mount-ray. The Cen-
ter girls will play in the. preliminary
game. '
It is expected that every student in
the Center school will be on hand to-
Brotherton will referee the games.
Three Games in
Westport Tonight
WESTPORT. Jan. 26.—-Three bas-
ketballgames will be on the program
for Friday'evening in National Hall
on State street. Thempt‘ game which
Will start at 7 o'clock will be played
betuen the Staples high school Girls
and the BetheLhigh school girk. The
next game will be between the boys of
Staples .high‘school and Bethe! high
school. In the main, attromon of the
evening the Yale and Towns nvo'of
Stamford and the‘Compo' Life Guards.
Bridgeport will referee.
If Clayton 11ch captain of the
Life Guards. plays but of town with
the Rooters of Bridgeport. Harry
Quinn will then jump center for the
play his guard positionand Ed Quinn
of the Yale squad willpiay the other
guard, A wool: ago the Gum-do lostt-to
the Yale and Towns» in Stamford.
81-19.,when the Com‘ wore-forced
sional rules in Nationalvafiil! the home
The ms. broth'ers will be in the
lineup of the . ' ave. besides
mm“! b.» Us?“ 30. “0113.017. '
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tumult this but “than“! ' 7"
player than Wallace, and 'it 'is a ., local .
cinch that the Cubs will get none the ion. who pm ”‘1‘ th
worst of it from a scouting angle with
Wallace looking after their interests.“
n addition Wallace should prove a -
gr t help to Killefer in the develop- Dodgers 'mth them.
most of his young inflelders. Wallace.
as past master at shortetopping.—
touching a runner being his specialty
-—should be tble to polish the rough
spots 01! Killefer’s promising young:
basketballtflmwmboin‘thew . _
line-p, and the)? V111 31” 31“! help the club. ,
"Sunny" Gordon of: tho Brooklyr Babs 3“,“: Cit“ ,
, .. Schang, Joe‘Dugan. Waitejioy‘tLJoe
Bush and Everett- Scott are lust-a few
of the starspurchased by‘theeYan-
keel. Thus players have" played a
prominent,” in the success of the
The local team, has put in some
hard practice this. week for tonight’s
game. They will use their usual strong
The preliminary game should be a
hummer. as theBattsry team will be
out to score a win. tithe Separates
three straight wins for>them. and will
It is expected that one of the largest
crowdiof the season will been hand
to see tonight's games. Dancing will
Disbnrment
NEW YORK. Jan. ram—Harold F.
Woodcock; general manager of the»
Yale athletic department. Malay
tried to find out the exactstatus of;ths
Westminster hockey team.suspension‘.
The team defaulted its scheduled
game with the Boston A. A.~in Boston.
Yale operates the Westminster fran-
chise ona fifty—fifty basis and is mak-
ing an elfort to keep the teamptythe
ice here. The hi ‘ comes over the
failure of the U ited States Hockey
League officials to deliver what is
known asfamateur cards to the locals.
The 'Westminsters are the amateur
champions of the United States. but
there is a] long distance row on be-.
strong school teams around the state ‘
first base
of Westportwill clash. Joe Watersof .
if it was believed the
club“
make . matte
in baseball.
else in . his repetoire.
the ball.
for. ,
played a prominent part.
, u in _’ in tilb seclusion 0 their
{1' :Duringnhe last two yearsrhtheown-
' 'ers of the New York Americans” have
made “a number of; big desk for star
players. also has been ~no~obstacle
' player would
19:3, . Wally "
:No‘ player in baseball iii. placed
more obstacles in the winningz'ways
ht's “me, it -wiii inenn- of e ~Yank’eee_ than Pitcher Urban
"m ”m an erof‘tijSt. Louis Browns. To .
~wor_se Shocker was ,
once a member of the New York. to
Not on. the Field.
The passing of Shocker from
Yankee’to the Browns was one of the
errors not made on the ball field b
the New York Americans.
Shocker was traded to the Browns ‘
together with four other players for
Der-rill Pratt and Eddie Plank. In ad-
dition there was a cash consideration
of $25,090 that went to the Browns.
Pratt'has since passed from the
Yankee lineup. Eddie Plank. never
reported to New York. retiring from
the game. Shocker is today one of
the game's greatest pitchers. .
' Allowed to Drift. ‘
Shocker. a pitching prise with. To-
ronto in 1916. was allowed to drift
from the Yankees a yeair later. Since,
departing he has won gobs of glory.
Certainly there is no smarter pitcher
The star of, the Browns' stafl‘ isa
master'of the spltball. one of the few
remaining curvers to rel
damp delivery. .‘He has
toit. Always the possessgr of on, cherv of Shocker-type in the clash
canny‘control. he works the corps
rarely'cutflng‘the hem of the
The Yankees certainly missed a pit- .
Shocker is a master-"strategist. lie
makes a‘ careful study of every batter.
learns their weakness and then pitches -
: . mire. 'Ra'y Schllk ' had defined the
. intention ofgthehase .runner before he
IdEllhlEvane
Wm denies
AY'SCHALK is one of and no_one out. the batsman
down a hunt. which both the third
baseman and pitcher went after. The
pitcher handled the hunt. getting“ the
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out otthe'pi‘tchex’s wgyéin he!
the greatest catchers
the game ever pro-
.duced. largely because
aside from the , '
giving of signa'ls.
. catching and throwing
my scram is a thinker. There in
’a "We everything. he. does on the
ball field. He gives thought to every
ball pitched. He is constanty- looking
over his playing said to see that in-
nelders and“ outnelders shift properly
for the style of pitch he has signaled
When Hal Class was playing first
base for the Chicago White
and Schalk pulled many a‘remarksble
play. While Schalk featured two of
the most unusual plays 'I ever saw a
catcher .make, assistance from wane.
It was the duty of the right holder to
One of thehplays was the result of i make a'snap throw-to Schal’ gym cragg-
fast thinking on the part of Schalh
and a perfectly timed throw. by Glues.
The other play was the result of «a.
plan that Schalk and Chase
worked out. . . _
Ray Schalk is the only catcher I.
ever saw get“ a puto'ut ‘at thh'd‘base
on a throw from the first baseman. g
The only catcher to get a putout at
in a throw from/an outJ
fielder. As to the play atthird:
of times but only was confirm! once
Yet. as aft‘ér event‘s proved; it saved'
the ball game.
with the Giants. ‘The star. of_ the
Browns" pitching stafl- is at his best
in the pinch. . ~—
—-s. very fast man—noticed. that third
base was Iuncovered'as be rounded
second base. He decided to try for“
reached second." and had raced down
to third base from his position back of
the plate.
Hal Chase'had also sized up the
situation. He held his throw until
Schalk was able ,to get into position to
receive it... Then he made a fast, ac~
curate throw tofthird. Schalk re-
ceived the throw a fraction b: a sec-
ond ahead of the runner. and. man-
ag‘d toiiit the ball on sun Wag
a drive for the runner as ,hs'started
his hook-slide into the base.
It was a most remarkable play be-
cause it required quick thinking on
Schaik's part. and even faster execu-
tion for him to reach third ahead of
the runner. To complete the play it
required a perfect throw by Chase;
On the other play. it seems Schalk
and Chase agreed thatlw‘hen a bats-
man singledto t held with no one
out. Chasewoni :“continue to play a
deep first base and pay no attention
to the runner. This was to cause the
runner to round' iii-stand» take a big
lead toward second in caserthe ball
wslfumbled. ‘
Schalk’s part of the 331.3%“. to
rush to first just behindfithe runner.
that he might get the runner if he
tr gito get-back toured-or be in a
pool on for a throwgto second in case
I
the {impel- decidedtondvance.
The play was tried perhaps a score
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With a visiting runner’on first base 'The'bug“ runnenmrlglnally on first inglevuruw.‘ - """"
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Chat ancLComment of Special Intg
-' «g. .7 ‘“ NorwalkFans.
Wmuaoynnom , a
It will bequite (feather in the cap
of the contex- Junior‘ high school up against the r
basketball” if they can score a $111k": tonight alx '
‘ '1‘ over “I. Brown school Satin-d”, mm“- The Siam”:
EA 'week from. Saturday the Frank- The
unmxhigh five will meet the team is all setf
mi Red ‘Hen Separates and the the hip to see the log]
Wmmmthethirdgame ‘a.
of their series. The Battery nve will A large crowd of ‘_
be‘ont to score a win over the Indians 1““ SCboois win he 0:. |
Hunt. the speedy forward of the B”""‘ “11001 W Harald
‘Bstteryteammaynotbeintheline- "-
up tonight. as he h working out“ mad“ Zbynko rm
The Nomlk Big Flve will have
their hands mu with the Port Chester see the bout.
team this evening. The boys from ‘ ' .
New York state have a very fast'team.
0
What has happened to the Cal!
Pasture Life Guard bask'etball hem?
They have not been heard from in a ,Week!.
The Red Men areputung in some
hard practice this week. and the mem-
bersofthsteamaresurethaithey
The Wakeman Memorial buketball
team who play the Bed Men Big Five ‘
next Nonday night. have notlost a T1ckey_the big and,
game this season. and the local team
will have to traveL at top speed to
The Compo Life 9%
Yale &
1? defeated the G , .
played in 8:21:11!sz11L
local high lb ‘
orlhrj
Haven “night. it ile- ‘
number of local m1 "
row afternoon to “a.
isle. -
tween the Center F. ‘
action in Bl‘ldgeponfml
he takes on Cyclops MIN-h
of fans from this city r1
Johnny Siiugmq. in
fighter from “mom“
an operation in. 3—».
not be back 1: 1::- Wk
Johnny stated the 0'“!
he would new-r link of
ring during the mott‘: c.- »
this is the bad luck mm
Shugrue fami‘y. Hr.- Sta‘ed .
never won a liz‘nt 5:; "
February.
3 s I
Spn‘ng‘woods last seasons:
with that team agal: via
ball season rolls around .
NEW CHAMPION
Char" ley O'Connell is JimmyDunn's
lightweight hope for championship
honors. -
Jimmy Dunn of-Cleveland, who has
developed more good boys than any
other boxing manager in the country.
has a desk-e to turn out a champion
in every class before he gives up the
fistic game.
D is the man who made Johnny
Klibane featherweight champion. a
title he still\ .hods.
If ever a fighter knocked out an
opponent. Bryan Downey did that
very thinp'to Johnny Wilson, middle-
iWa‘ltllE. butt” 7
recognised as the premier middle-
weight.
Dunn is confident either Carl Tre-
maine or Al Corbett can beat. Joe
Lynch. bant'nmweight champion. He
also has high hopes for O'Connell as
a light weight uptant.
Dunn's desire to turn out a cham-
pion for every class is not without the
realms of- possibility. '
EMMANMERHOPBTOD
weight champion. . Downer honatly
W
‘FOR EVERY l. .
CHARLEY 000.“ .u
lmmc FINISH
If leading the leegng in making
home runs is any consolation to a
seventh place team. then the Phila-
delphia Athletics have rightful claim
to that rather meager honor. ,For
Connie Mack’s gang topped the Amer-
ican loop in circuit smashes in 1922.
compiling 111 of these blows.
“Tillie" Walker and “Ding” Killer
wersvthcm letters for the Quaker-
town. entry, the former crashing out
:1 four-ply knocks. and the latter :1.
Then followed Dykes with 12. Welch
11. Hansen- 9. Galloway s. Perkins 6.
Sched- do and Hasty. Naylor. Young.
» Johnston'and HcGowan with! each.
‘ Of till-cellister Walker ranked sec-'
ondto Kenneth Williams, for the
league premiershipand Miller tied
with Bellman for fourth place. Dykes
paladin Eighth; difldlnt the. honors
‘withVBm-ns‘of Boston and Falk of the
YEI'WEREFIRSTINHOMER
lNSEVENlll
White Sox. . .
The St. Louis BTCWZS
and place in the home
ment. accruing 9': such. ‘
New York. aided an:
"Babe" Ruth and “1305'.
third with 95. Ciel-612::
the rear, makizg 3'.‘ ‘
sacks" smashes. of “tier1
er got over ore-third c':
Much of the success 0. 3!
in driving out circuit 5"
to the layout of the part.
is rather short. . :d the .of
front of the bleachers all!
run wallop only an ordnfl
This fault. however, is '- .
led. The wall in iron! 053
stands is heir: made 2011!
higher. It wili 2.11:: ='
drive into the kit-nu- '
Philly this year.
‘ 1M CharlsyiPitts of Anstraiia
has been ulectedas uw‘maer‘sop-
patient in next Hominy night's wind-
'upnPitts takes the place ofJohnny
lief-detain! of Mes. who wired
thathsscannot boxion wt of an
‘ A
Bitten
Box Te'ndler .
ransom Jan. zc.—om-
pt..thaArena,.annoi-Toed last
“*—
« advise him that the church
‘ of retaining his service-
‘ fared 'by Albert
‘ field. Fraud! “-
AIRFIELD .‘IIXISTI'I
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FAIRFIELD. Jar.- 26. ,
E. Sileox is to be asked ll"
111"resignation as pastor ’
church of Christ (COFm_
‘mording to the action "
meeting at the members :3-
“ night A committee“.
lppOtnted to approach ...
. In spite Of the ”a“:
attendance W85 "g“.
meeting which “'35 pm
Dean Bacon Wakem 1
resignation was ".3? an.“ .
plemented by addmw’
Dr. Silcox.
In accordance glittery.
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mittee comp058d
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