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STANLEY COYHESKIE IS
HOPE 0F CLEVELAND TEAM
'Yeteran Spitballer
ing Season-
Yankees -
Is in Great Shape for Com-
Indians Aim to Halt the
Critic Figures That Cleveland
Excels' in All Departments Except Pitchers
Cleveland baseba' fans say that
Utlnley Coveleski the Indian's
mighty spltballer, is in good health
again and expects to be a factor in
.‘l‘ria Speaker's drive for a pennant.
Bhaute. who is regarded by Steve
O‘Neill as a coming high ranking
boxman. reported that in spite of
the fact that he was ill recently he
feels as strong as an ox.
George Uhle. who is at hot Springs
with the rest of the pitchers after his
wonderful work last year. ought to
lash as well next season with an im-
proved team behind him Jim Joe
Edwards should come through this
. year and if he does the Indians will
i} 1 have four dependable pitchers.
enough to win a pennant. all else
being equal.
It is upon the pitching staff that
the Indians' chances rest next season.
for the fans and critics of that city
declare that in other departments
of team play and individual work the
Yankees and Cleveland are about
evenly matched.
. One critic has gone to the trouble
of deciding the relative strength of
the two teams by the point system,
figuring that in all departments the
Indians exceil except on the mound.
Hero is how he figures the Indians
win on points:
“The Indians are a better batting
team than the Yankees in spite of
the heavy butting of Babe Ruth. 1?.
field the Yankee are steadier
the the Indians, but the Red Skins
will cover more ground. In base
running it is pretty near a toss up.
Taking it Man for Man.
“Taking them man for man. which
would you say Were the better team?
(in first base would you rather have
George iiurns or Wailio I’ipp? Last
year Burns mode more runs than
I'ipp. batted out a better average,
hit for more extra bases and received
more bases on balls. “'aliie drove
more runs across the plate than
George (lid. in the. field “'nllie had
the hizhvr average, but George hund-
led the greater number of chances.
(in these points. score Burns 5 and
1‘ ipp 2.
"At second base Stephenson outhit
\Vard and was responsible for more
runs pr- r game. On runs scored and
extra bases the two men run neck
and nick—n. ilrnw. \‘v’nrd walked
oftener and hail the higher fielding
average, but Stevie accepted more
”chances per game. Count Stephe'n-
son 3. Ward 1'. Probably some thing
out to he allowed \Varil for being
the more seasoned performer. but
right now we're considering only no-
tunl statistics.
"At short the declining Deacon
’ Scott has Just one point to Joe Sew-
eli‘s six. Scott acquired a higher
fielding average. but Joe beat him
on every other point of the game. It
is especially interesting to observe
that ill the “will Joey averaged 5.2
nooeptwl r-hnnt-vs per g'lmc lo Scot-
ty's 4. 8. Credit Sewell 0. Scotty 1.
Lntake Not Finished.
"Rube’Lutzke hasn' t the finish of
Joe Dugan. and yet Rube accepted
3. 8 chances per game last season to
Joe's 3.1. That's covering ground.
Also Rube walked oftener than
Joe. But otherwise the tempermental
New Yorker shades the Indian. Score
Dugan 6. Lutzke 2.
"On all these points of runs scored
batting average extra bases. runs
responsible for. walks. fielding aver-
age and chances accepted. Jamieson
has it over Bob M‘eusel like a tent
with but the single exception of runs
respénsible for. and that in part is
accounted for by the fact that Jamie
is a leadot‘f man while Bob bats far
enough down in the list to have the
bags often loaded for his damaging
bat. Score. Jamieson 6. Meusel 1.
Afield Meusei is bad. He is a strong-
er thrower than Jamie. but he is just
as likely to throw to the wrong place
as not. and over the grand stand at
that. Jamie is pretty nearly the best
ground caverer and surest catch in
the league. So we wouldn't trade
Jnmie for a flock of Bobs, would
we?
Speaker Why the Best.
“In center field \Vitt'snlverage was
better than Speaker's. and. when
you've said that you have said all
that can be brought forward in favor
of the little blond. Speaker walks
off with all other honors. No argu:
ment necessary. when the score
stands G'to 1 in Spoke's favor.
“As between Howard Summa and
Babe Ruth-well, the score is 7 to 0
in Babe‘s favor. axfd that's not dis-
crezlitable to Summa either. It would
be seven to nothing in Babe's favor
against almost any right fielder you
might think of.
"But before we leave Ruth lets go
back and pick up Speaker for a mo-
ment. Last year Speaker made 218
hits and walked 93 times; total 311.
Ruth made 205 hits and walked
170 times; total 375. “'ith this bat-
ting record Speaker scored 133 runs
himself and was responsible for 130
others; total 263. while Ruth scored
151 himself and was responsible for
130 others; total 281. ._ Average runs
of both kinds to the reached first
total—~Speaker 8.4 Ruth .75. All
of which rather indicates that Spoke
is a mighty dangerous citizen to 0p
posing pitchers.
“However_ to get back to the main
track. we have one more position to
consider. Behind the bat. taking
only Myatt and Schang. the Cleve-
lander leads in batting average and
in runs responsible for—2 points to
\anly‘s 5.
“Now if you'll count up all these
points. you will find that the Indians
have a total of 30 to the Yanks' 24.
"In fielding the ‘Yanks score 9
points to the Indians' 7.
"In batting the Indians have earn-
ed 23 points to the Yanks' 15."
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Sport Barrage .1
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Chat and Comment of Special Infierest 5
Norwalk Fans.
Spring training ramps.
0 O 0
How would you like to go‘.’
o O O
The Compo Life Guards and the
led Mon Five will go at it
again tomorrow evening in the third
game of their series. Each team
has won a game so there should be
plenty of action tomorrow night, as
both outfits are anxious to gain the
lead.
‘0
“‘0 are not sure which rush it is
that is keeping us home. but at any
rule it is a rush. 'l'lJen on the other
I hand, if we went South this year.
the Ti'amt Dome Investigating Com-
mittee might decide to investigate
our heavy expenditure of long green.
‘ O O I
In these days of investigation one
has to be very careful. less someone
decide to investigate. It is a very
poor day in Washington when an
investigation is not started. Now
they are going to investigate the sale
of fight tickets by Tex Rickard in
New York State.
'Poor old Tex. They have tried to
run him out of boxing several times
by bringing various charges against
i him. This is lost. another one of
those things that will never amount
to anything. If they hold an inves-
tigation Tex will come out in.“ right
in the end.
a a. 0
Arthur Olsen the pride of Nor-
ByLeRwD.Downs “
\mlk’s baseball fans.
is not sure
whr‘re he will do his stuff this lean
son. Arthur was released by Detroit
to Birmingham of the Southern lea-
guc during the winter and as yet
has not come to terms with that
outfit.
a a a L
The Fraternal league will do their
stuil’ this evening. It. is ex ed
that a large crowd will be on hand
to witness the games. as great in-
terest is being shown in this circuit.
The Odd Policies are out to land
in top place during this half of the
schedule. .
Er . .
If he can come to any kind of
terms with the Birmingham team.
Art will sign up with them. as he
feels that he is in for another good
season and if this is the case. he will
be picked up by a Major gue
team Quin at the end of the season.
0 . O O
1/
Olsen wasn't. given the proper
chance with Detroit last seam and
I am surprised that the other Major
league team's let him drift out of the
big show. He only pitched one full
game and won it. In his other con-
tests, he went in as a relief twirler.
O O O
I suppose we shouldn't be sur-
prised over Art being waived out of
the Majors, as several mighty fine
players have gone the same route
and no one seems, to know just
why.
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OliDMENIN
BY \‘OR‘MAN E. QROW'N
Ever since David put a wide hook
on a stone and bounced it off Go-
liath's chin the wise boys have been
remarking. "Youth will be Served."
And since that same eventual
June morning the sceptics have been
pointing out exceptions to the rule.
Today the same harpers pull the
old saw and an ever growing list of
aged and decrcpld map refute the
theory by starring in a'il brand!“ of
athletics despite the ravages of
time.
The other day, came word from
London that Sir Claude Le Urea.
plgny. at the tender age of 77. had
started for Egypt with. his heart set
on swimming the narrow ,gut at the
first cataract of the Nile, Be per-
formed the feat once—in 1.8897 and
now. after a lapse of 85 years--t1im
or three times the span of the aver-
age athlete's days in competition—-
he hopes to duplicate the achieve-
nient.
America will send to Paris as a
member of its Olympic 'marathon
squad William Kennedy ‘ of East
garding his age and says-.1116 is still
in .he prime of life. He s—dmt at
the age when many men are fight-
ing fat. failing eyesight and hard-
ening'ot the attain. He has run
35 or more marathons in the last
two decades. I'l those 35.2;Iihts he
has failed to finish third or beiter
but a .'v".'.‘ timas. _
The last exh'lii‘on of‘hia form
ch; in the ':;,i.~more ‘ilfdlhbn.
in fee: 1nd much
of- the .younger
when he jog::e1
rverhu than mum
l" 'I "('13
Of course. Li Na years 0» long
distance runni t.' Li has reduc d the
solemn: of consoivlng strength to
that degree, burhis success is re-
markabie when one considers the
years he has given the sport; . ‘
The other day mode than 1000 'of
Europe's ,best harriérs feed the
mark-06a 10- -mile cross country
run. Out of this. army just’ 138 fin-
ished the distance. One of the 183
was M. Verhulst. the oldest cross
country tanner on the continent. He
is 67 and has been running over a
quarter of a century. .
The spiked shoe.sport;doea ."not
hold a monopoly on the old boys.
A month ago Pop Geers celebrat-
ed his 73rd anniversary by doping
1his 1924 racing schedule. Fifty years
of light “harness racing and over a
hundred accidents to himself and his
horses have not. cooled Geer's ardor
for the game. He is the f‘grand old
man" of the sport. -
Then There Is Vaulon
Scott!“
daily) refer to goal as an old man’s
game. Events of recent years have
proved it a young man s.aport. We
refer you to the performances of
Bobby Jones Gene Sprazen. Arthur
Havers et al.
But Harry Vardon. the grandI'daddy
ATHLETICS G
AT MURMURS OF
-‘1RoNMAM‘.-
o MCGLN‘NITJ’S
genocide VIM BE
UFFAW 'RAUCOTUSLY
“YOUTH WILL BE
lS STILLM
%Wlu:m$ MTHALI.
Porchestcr. Conn/He is modest. re—'
(the lisf'fls ' dwindlinx‘
rr's mmpmtxou _.
men get. I‘ve we
was sociable 1 1
on. Six‘times Vardon has won the
British open championship. He is
the only golfer who has held both
t British and American open
ti es. Since 1894 his name has been
on the lips of golfing tans.
Need We mention the name of
"Iron Man" Joe McGinulty? After
some 30 odd years as a pitcher Mc-
Ginnity has quit hurling (perhaps,
only temporarily) to help John Mc-
Graw coach his young pttche
some of whom were not born w on
McGinnily was at the height of his
career.
They're More Babies
Babe Adams. Jake Duabert and
a score or more players still in the
game who boast of more than 40
years of age. are kids compared to
Joe. but they are years past the age
at which bail players are supposed
to find themselves burned out.
Tom Sharkey. Well past. 50,. has
been boxing exhibition bouts on the
Pacific Coast. His uncrowned fame
as a ready. willing fighter and en-
tertainer back in the palmy days of
Sullivan. Jeftries and Corbett. is
known by even the younger . folk
who know of his deeds only from
word‘or writings of the old timers.
And yet someone in the back row
howls: “This is the age of youth."
MANYYANKS
NOT SIGNED
Several Twirlers on
Holdout List —— Two
Giant Recruits Are
Holding Out .,
NEW YORK. Feb. al.—Eighteen
members of the.New York Yankee
and Giant squads have not yet sign-
ed 1924 contract. club officials re-
ported today. Of this number only
two Giant pitching‘ recruits are
known to be holdouts . Wayland
Dean. obtained from Louisville, de-
manding more salary. while Ernie
Mann. bought from Wichita. Kan-
sas. wants a part of his purchase
price.
Herb Pennock and Wally Schang.
veteran Yankee battery. expect to
confer with club oflicials Thursday
before signing. If they come into
the fold they will leave immediately
for Hot Springs. Arkansas.
Harvey Hendrick. outfielder. and
Adolfo Arguiko. a Mexican pitcher
from Bronsville, Texas. sent in their
signed contracts to the Yankees to«
day.
The Yankees who have not yet
signed include Joe Dugan. Waite
Hoyt. Walter C. Pinn. Aaron I...
Ward. Lawton Witt. Robert Meusel.
Robert J. Sharkey. Samuel P. Jones.
Bar B. Combs Milton Gaston. Her-
ber J. Pennock. Henry Swenson
and Walter Schang.
The Giants not yet in line include
Virgil Barns. Frank Snyder. Ross
Young. Ernie Maunn and Wayland
Dean.
Oliver Tucker. farmed out to the
New Orleans club of the Southern
Association lastfseason. but recalled
.by the Yankees at the close of the
season. has been released outright
to the New Orleans club.
More automobiles are stolen , each
year from 20 of the largest :itles in
this country than' are used in Bel-
of golf in England. is still carrying glun!’
.A
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girl-«spam is 1001" A atom- -
SAMETEAM ..j ;
AT SYRACUSE
Internation al League
Club to Have Same
Array of. Players as
Last Season
SYRACUSE, N. Y.. Fol).
President Phillip G Barteline.tf
Syracuse International League base-
li club. announced today that the
tars will line up with virtually the
same array in the opening game of
the 1924 season that played the
closing games of the 1923 'season
The one possibility .of a change is
at short. where Tom Thieve now is
likely to give \Vaiter Keating and
the youthful Krahe a battle for the
job. .
Swansboro will remain. at first
Gislason at second and Main at
third.. while behind the plate Red
McKee will be assited by male.
former Southern League catcher:
Art. Reinhart, Jean Dubue. Fred
Frankhouse. Adolph Plerotte. Bill
Ward and Bill will be the veteran
pitchers. with a possibility of Silic-
ker Parks again being in the fold.
Parks. however, may be traded or
sold before the start of the season.
as he is said to be anxious to get
away from the stars.
‘ In the outfield President Bartelme
expects Roscoe “Wattle" Helm.
Melvin "Doc" Silva and Jim Tag-
gert to perform it‘fio other out-
fielder: are obtained before the
start of the seasons
., COWSLIP
Teacher — "Take this sentence:
"fake the cow out of this lot.’ What
mood?"
SEBW "
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For First Time in Ca.-
reer Will Compete in
a N a ta on a l 11
Championship
NEW YORK. Feb. 21.--Despite
the well-known locker room saying
about not allowing business to in-
terfere with golf. Max Maraton. na-
tional amateur champion. has 55th-
or thoughts on the matter. Owing
to the pressure~of business Man has
had to go very cirbfnllyiabeut ar-
ranging hls schedule for the corn-
lng season. but regardless of That
thltiear. for the first time. in his
golf career, he will compOte in the
national open championship.
"I never entertained serious
thought about playing in the open
until after my victory in the ama-
teur at flossnioor last yearn"; said
Marston yesterday. "Inasmuch as
I came through with the champions
ship in thatevent I feel that it
would be proper for me to compete
in the open. I thinlrthis is espec-
ially so due to the fact that. I was
fortunate enough to defeat Bobby
Jones, holder of the open crown, in
the national amateur."
By the foregoing remarks it will
be gathered that Mar-ton has given
very serious théiught. to mapping
out his competitive golf‘ activities
for the Year. He has. The sched-
ule he has set for himself will in-
clude twenty-six days of actual
tournament m.
"I can't possibly spare any more
time from business than that.“ said
Marston.
The champion with pencil in hand
very carefully went over the list of
big tournaments in which he would
be able to play. Max. after writing
down several tournament; bid to
check back. He conceded six days
for the open championship which
will necessitate travel to Oakland
Hills at Birmingham. Mich" and
seven days were conceded for the
NEW YORK. Feb. 2.1.4wa Bar
lehbach is taking an unfair advan—
tage of the praise that has. “con
showered upon .him. Because local
sprirting writers have said nice
things about this hard hitting young
ster. he has become a great attact-
tion. But instead of playing fair
With the fans he has made capital
of the sudden popularity that has
come to him by taking on a lot of
globe who could not give rl‘ fol-
lowers a run for their money.
Berlenbach has had! thenty-foor
bouts. most of them in the amateur
class. He won all of them with
knockouts. which was not so emark
of his opponents could fight even a
little bit. Altogether too much has
\been made of the raci: that.‘ no one
has gone the limit with him. He is
so anxious to keep his record
straight that he is afraid to meet a
man who miglft have a chance.
The ring is very good to boxers
who have more than usual talent.
but it is not an institution for deal-
ing out charity. Berienbach will find
that he must do something in return
for all the easy money that will be
showered upon him or the shower
will cease.
-There was no excuse for last Fri-
day's night’s
It di’d not’help the youngster's pro-
gress in the least because he gained
no helpful experience by socking an
opponent not capable of hitting mck
It disgusted the capacity crowd that
ed would be a contest.
Afraid “of Angie Bamer
with Augie Rather. but insisted on
defense of his amateur crown at
Merlon.
Walsh on the ground that he is not
experienced enough to face a man
NEW LIGHT-HEAVY FLASH IS LIKENED
T0 STANLEY KETCHEL; REAL MODEST
Pupil—"The Eow."—-Denver Clar-
ion.
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ihesayg'hrtappndatstha
. ' 1'rniauuuin’a .
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middle . heavyweight sen-ah. can hill to Sta-Raf
KeteheI..Alt:%tPaulhaathadd&hun'airee-hi hairy-3:;
wanna sin "gowns 'I’InjustPanlBer-ienhacll,’
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able when it is considered that none‘
affair with Pat Walsh;
turned outrto see what they expect-y
Berloubach was offered a match
SAY THAT BEREENBACH
SHOULD TAKE CHAN ii
_‘___‘
Fans Thllyyl‘YV'lthhaIt’uTifiungSter Is .
Fair 1 c That Sup t
sided Bouts--- Would Not MAKE: .. ‘t'
. ner in/His 13th Bout '
NOT De
ting is afrl
a m_an TlA1‘
a real their»
Asa matter
to be an Til"
bach‘s poi:
wants to gm.
itucc. Alain“: i .
tie trade. 11:.1 ::
through 1.1:
have to be of
more.
Berleni," “v:
13‘ Rainer, :
«anger e; L31" -
i: beaten 2: .
good than 3;
'riinking 0:
his. In or:
tassing . up
‘he only \v
of fighting: __ .*
GIBBONS—Blllll
HANGING :2:
Confer e n c e Betw.
Kearns and Ric
Fails to llateri.
at New York
NE\\' XV
lions lor 1: ~:'
hea\\t\ti"‘.t ‘ -, . .
Jack Dunge- :. i .‘ -:.:;:v
hung I
conference 1 ,
the title in. .- 1: a.
Rickard 1‘; 'it- '
fight her»: .:
failed to m a
Kearlls “'1 :7,
‘t‘T‘Ti"
111'
fir-2 '. - ..
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Meanwhliw. r. c: '11: ': llii'
Carney. l1‘irpo's Ai‘.1“ .1. h:
representative. 1‘ ‘
cate which is
match between i
Wills in July ape: 1., _
week :1 dtpfisl‘.
ferablc to a l lCZ"~
bind a tm'
South Amtri
ed that till
guarantee 0‘ _ .
posited by the .:;i t:— .
negotiations are to
HARMON 1071's?
EASTERN R '1
QL’IXCY 1:5., . ,, :‘
"Fighting llcb’ 1
Quincy Cullrgvn I . :~ '1.
umpire in 11:1; ‘ ‘ ~ '
arrangements 1
President Ii; =i
Baseball LL11: 1:.
Coacl. Ii '1 .
Weeks in Uh. M: <: ~.~.
gue last year, :. 1.. .1
his Work was so s 1.;
was brought to :
President lieydicr.
in the Eastern L;
league. Harmon 34.:- ?
report to Dan
Eastern League. 12.,
in' April.
“'as Tooilmll i’iaicf .
Harmon grad .‘am 11'
College at Jack. , 1.
a student at Denxer ‘
1905 and 114116 11“: 5
ball and baseball: 11-1
ton Law School .2: L ..
graduating thin? in.
bachelbr of laws. .-
halfback ‘and to”
ball team. He
various schools 5
for the last three- I1
ceach at Quincy CL
9Harmen umpired
Montana League 2:1 :1
fore he went to the .‘-'.._1
ley and organized ha.- . .. ..
By Al P059
Norwalk Chronicler