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Pitcher’s Box
. -When Fordhsin journeys to New
Haven today to assist Yale in the
opening of its baseball season into
the New Yorkers will be running into
a team that gives early promise of
being a very presentable one indeed.
Upder the direction of Joe Wood
-ths “Smoky Joe” of American
League fame—a big group of ex.
porienced men has been hard at
. work all winter'tn the cage and. out
to ler proportions. outdoors on
the d field acres the way from
the new Lspham Field house.
Yale is certainly riding the crest of
the sport wave these days. There is
no cohege in the East more fortun-
ate in the material which has come
through its portals in recent years.
Football. baseball. track crew—all of
them are working with material left
over.
Wood. who is handling the team
for his second season and. inciden-
tally. is extremely popular at'New
Haven. is more or less non-com-
mittal about his tram. But it is plain
that he is not doing a great deal of.
worrying.
"it is hard to form any definite
conclusions." he says. "before we
have started to play. \Vc'll be bet-
ter in some spots than we were last
season. And in other places we will
feel the loss or good players.
"But I think that the team ought
to measure up fairly well with. the
one \of last season. at any rate. It
may be better. there are several
likely looking boys out this year.
“l've lost a good catcher. a very
good catcher. in Bill Mallory. and
a fine first baseman in Charlie
O'Hearn. Then there is Hatcher.
the third baseman. Those are the
three biggest holes'that we have to
fill this year."
Yale went through a fairly suc-
cessful season last year which ended
in a triple tie for the Big Three hon-
ors. Yale lost to Princeton. then do-
feated liaixard.
In contrast to Princeton. their tra-
ditional rivals. the Ells this season
are plentifuily stocked with pitch-
ers. Wood has a squad of eight or
nine men, with five of them of cli-
perience.
Ducky l‘ond. (he most unpopular
Yale man at Harvard in y,cars is
the captain of the ball team and
ElHasGoodIuoking Team on Paper
WillMissBizBillMallory
7‘ ——"Du‘cky” Pond Will Be the Mainstay in
—Nine
Behind the Bat
..__.___,._..
back. while his seasons of the past
have always been erratic. has gener-
allyrisuttotheoccasioninthebis'
games. There is the feeling at New ‘
Havel! this year that he is better
than he has been in the past.
A great deal of hope is being pin-
ned to Holsblro. a treshman star
of two years ago. who was not in
college last season. Holsbird had a
world of speed with the freshmen
and has been going in a sensational
fashion in the early spring work. ’
Then there is Harry Scott. the
football man who kicked the field
goal against Princeton last year. who
was a sub last year. scott use a good
fast ball. but an inclination to wild~
ness in the past has detracted from
his work.
For catchers. the team has \Valk-
er. Barclay. Hincliffe and Lovejoy.
Walker and Barclay Were members
of last year's freshmen team and
the former is a fast. cleancut little
worker. Hinciiffe was a sub last year
and Lovejoy. last year's football cap-
tain. has been a sub for two years.
He has shown some improvement
this season.
O'iiearn's post at first base will
probably be filled by another foot-
ball man. Bill Kline. the big sopho-
more halfback, is a leading candi-
date. as are Jerry Wadsworth. sec-
ond string back of last fall. and
Dick Worthham. the football guard.
At second there is Dan Lindley.~
who played last season. He is the
football half-back and one of the
fastest men in the game. McLarcn.
regular second baseman on the
freshman team of last year. is also
out. At shortstop it appears at pres-
ent that Vesta. a stocky little chap
who has impressed Wood very woil.
will be in action. He was the reg-
ular on last year‘s freshman nine.
Though if has not yet been doll-
nitely decided. it appears that. with
Festa at short. Wood may move
Ewing. the regular shortstop of last
season. over to third base. Here he
has also Coleman. the captain and
third baseman of the last freshman
nine.
in the outfield there are the vet-
cran Petter wear and Widdy Neale
for left and center and in right field
it appears probable that Cushing the
best outfielder of last year‘s fresh-
thc main pitcher. The big football
April 11
Is the day.
6 z.
One week from nut Tuesday the
major It‘agues will get Ilndt‘r way.
This is the day lIlil'. all baseball,
fans have br:-:n lnng waiting for.
u e O
. A large delegation of loos] fans
will go to New York on that day to
attend the opening there. It will be
a great day.
Art Olsen took the mound yes-
terday a ainst the Boston Americans
for the Jashville team. He pitched
the first three innings of the game
against the American league team
and made a fair showing.
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Art has been in training with the
Nashville team for several days now
Mecca-dingtoallmmrts.heis
sounding into goOd shape. ne ex-
pects to go big in the Southem ctr-
cuit this nelson.
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sport Barrage
01st and Comment of Special In“ to
NorwalkFans
BylsfloyDJJowm
' trott team.
This is not the first time that
VEAN GREGG IS
TO. BE WATCHED
CLEARWATER. Flo... April 4.—
Tho 1925 edition of the Washington
Senators, now being rehearsed un-
der the dltection of the producers.
hie-rs. Griffith and Harris. will fes-
turs. among other things, Sylvanus
(Venn) Gregg. the veteran left-
hsnded necromancer. in'a. specialty
not entitled "Bridging the Gap." It
was 14 years ago that the venerable
performer made his first appearance
before big time audiences. and
' since his last tour of the major cit-
ies he has been doing coast time.
Gregg's reappearance before the
American league public was'person-
. klly arranged by Mr. Griffith. who
' spent a large sum of money‘to'maks
the'ceming tour possible. In Seattle
during the last mason Gregg scored
25 signal triumphs and attracted so
the season Messrs. Ruppert and
' cl". made on short to bring him
Jill. This undertaking fell through.
however, when the Seattle people
'reftfied to reieast him from his
—; Oust em attracted public no-
tint when Ill-searing in the kerose'nom
use. as tdaho in not. That was in
sit-ob on sane district that Walter
ail-hon. another of tho madam
manly a. few years‘ More.
“m .3
m in 1999 and heroes thi-
7‘ much attention that at one stage of -
Mtbat his contract was
man team, will have the call.
Boeion Red
While he was with the De-
L’llscn.has faced the
Sex.
he turned in the best
game of his big league career
against the club from Beantown.
O O O
A good showing in the Southern
league this sessOn may mean anoth-
er trial in the big leagues for Artho
ur. All NOrwslk is pulling for him
to make good.
0
Olsen is one of the most popu-
lar baseball players turned out in
Norwalk. The fans of the city dem-
onstrated this while he was with the
Detroit team. at which time they
presented him with a purse.
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Young Mulligsns’ bout scheduled
to be held in Holyoke last evening
with \fOung Salvatore. was called
9H. because One of the boxers in the
main bout of the evening was un-
able to apps".
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Mulligan will not halt his train-
ing. as he is scheduled to appear in
New Bedford a week from Monday.
fused to accept the salary offered
and remained in the West through-
out 1910. this time being featured
in Portland. Cleveland exercised an
option on his services. and in 1911
he made his first appearance in big
time staying with tne old Cleveland
troupe until July of 1935 when he
went to Boston in the same circuit. ~
During the 1910 season he visited
Buffalo for a brief engagement and
returned to Boston. only to go to
Providence early the following sea—
son. Upon going back to Boston.
later in 1917. he figured in one of
the big early contract switches with
Kopp. Thomas and 860.000 to Phil.
adelphia, for Bush. Schsng. and
Strunk. three of the leading por-
formers of that day. two’ of whom
are still doing big time. '
After the 1910 season in‘-Phila-
delphis. Gregg. believing his star to
be setting. retired. Ho‘éhsnged his
mind after a short withdrawn and
made his reappearance
where he began sEKrtng hls run of
greatness-es.
ms eodtraot is reported to new
cost Producers Gridlth and Harris
886. 000. ‘ ,
W
M“ William Joins Best-st.
(Waterbury American.)
Thetone ofths'fiesrstpspersie
slowly imp . ,A friend came up
fromNew York the other day and
toldostoryofthepressesstopped
inoneoftho'fiesrst'offioess’nds
use changed to eliminate the word
season which appeared on it. the
explanation being that orders had
been given that scandal should not
any lpnger be p ,for itself but
only when it co tes news worth
WM”fl-‘Fflflm'flmm anon
P
in Seattle. =
;.
Mascart While Some
Say Dundee Has Al-
'. ready Signed Up
CHAMPIONS
Bouts Areto Be' Staged
at 126 Pounds With
Mascart Assured of
Place '
A fifteen round bout between Ed-
ouard Mascot-t. featherweight chain—
pion of Europe. and Kid KIN“
more than likely will no: down '1"
curtain on boxins in Madison
Square Garden on May 5. The bout
will be for the reaches-welsh! chm-
pionship of the world and will re-
celve the sanction of the New York
State Athletic Commission on this
scgre. for Ksplan is reconifld as
featherweight champion by the io-
csl board in view of his victory in
the recent elimination tournament
held in the 126 pound division.
The match is not closed as yet.
but it is expected that all the details
will be signed and sealed some time
during the coming week. Ksplsn
is due here from California on
Tuesday. and Matchmaker Frank
Flournoy will get to work on the
proposition immediately upon the
arrival of the youngster from Meri-
den.
Flournoy claims that the match
is as good as in but thd demands of
Mascart may halt proceedings at
the eleventh hour. The matchmaker
had a conference yesterday with
Lew Burston. who is guiding the
destinies of the European champion
while he is in this country. They
discussed the various phases of the
match and retired to meet again to-
day for the final settlement on the
terms so that ll‘lournoy will know
what he may ofler Kaplan on ar-
rival.
[finder ordinary circumstances
Knplamwould be entitled to 37 1~2
per cent. under the boxing law and
Mascara would have to be content
with the challenger‘s share of 12
l~: per cent. But Rureton claims
that Mascart should get a greater
percentage in view of the fact that
Kaplan's title is a rather synthetic
one. while the Frenchman is the
real champion of Europe. an honor
which certainly is worthy of con-
sideration.
Burston has numerous offers from
out of town promoters with consid-
erable financial inducements. so he
feels that he must get at least a fair
amount for meeting the man who is
recognized as champion by the New
York commission. On the other
hand. Mascarf is ready to sign with
Johnny Dundee for the customary
percentage allowed the challenger.
but he cannot see his way clear to
labor under the same conditions
with Kaplan. ,
So once more the old argument as
to the real featherweight champion
crops up. Many fans maintain that
Dundee still holds the title and this
contention will continue to exist Just
as long as Johnny is in the game
and insists, that he feels capable of
making the fc-athcrueight limit of
126 pounds;
No one realises this condition
better than Frank Flournoy for he
did his best to sign Dundee for s
m‘ntch with either Kaplsn or Mes-
cart. in this way the winner could
meet the man who drew the ye
later in the summer in a bout t at
would produce the undisputed
champion of the world. not Dun-
dco placed such a prohibitive figure
on his services that Flonrnoy was
forced to call of! negotiations and
center his attention on the due! be-
tween Mascart and Kaplsn.
Dundee evidently figures that he
will do better in the open air. where
the purses may be larger under fs-
vorsble conditions and so be pre-
sented a high figure to Flournoy in
order to stall off the bout until the
summer. “’hich may be the very
bost.idea after all. Ksplan and
Msscart can fight in the closing
show at the Garden and the winner
can meet Dundee for the title. That
would straighten out the featheh
\
lweight tangle better than 'anything
else. Then. if Dundee refused to
tight the victor he would sutomsto
icslly forfeit all claim to the feath-
erweight crown.
humour
mm RELAY
11" action of the Dartmouth ath-
letic officials in naming a team to
run at the Drake Relays at Des
Moises. Iowa, on April 25. at the
Janie time ignoring oompletly the
University of Pennsylvania. carnival
at Franklin Field. Philadelphia. has
caused not a. little comment it. col-
-lege circles.
Dartmouth will send a one-mile
team to the Drake meeting. captain-
ed and anchored by Harold Bates.
the best qu'srter-miler that has
worn the Green since the days of
Jim Riley.
While no official snnounconient
has been forthcoming regarding
Dartmouth's action in lepving the
Penn Relays nu. it is surmised
that the reasons governing this
move are two is numbEr and thor-
oughly practical ones. too. One of
them concerns nuance. It is under-
stood that the Drake t
psysst leastsportionofthoeso
penses of teams that come from
afar to the Des Molnes carnival.
Pennsylvania. on the other
4.9“ not share with her a‘
?
Kaplan May Meet
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By JOHN B. FOSTER
(Copyright. 1925.)
{“‘itlt this dispatch TU‘I"_V John
B. Faster completes his :malyilral
cycle of the sixteen major lmgur
baseball clubs. after seeing thvm nll
in option
training. His tour of the training
camps has extended over a pu-riod
of nearly six weeks. it carry-l bun.
from coast to coast and hack‘uknin
then extended through the South
and practically all ovm Florida Ilv
the time he returngto his Hurling
point at New York he will b. Wet: :n-
cled a. total distance of mow,- than
lII.0(‘O milcs.)
AUGUSTA. 6a.. 1‘... routv, North
from Orlando, Fla). .\pril «L—Thv‘
Cincinnati club is divided into (“0
factions.
sit-r. who is playing first base. uml
who are pulling for Brcsslcv to >\iC-
coed
First base has been a vexing
problem to Jack Iicndrlcks. Cincin-
nati's manager. from the time that'
Jake Daubcrt passed on last Orto-
ber. Hendricks st flntt base from
lndlanapolis to Cdiforuia nod back.
and 500 everybody fed him up on
first base. whether he was at a
hoarsal.
and little first base lmps danced all
around the bed. ,
"Everybody in the world who had.
or know of. a first baseman. tried to
sell me one." said Hendricks. "I
went to California on the Strongih
of recommendations from that part
better than Bressler in the Xatlonol
League. All the coming minor lung-
ue first basemen were laid before
my eyes. like diamonds in a gem
shop. but I didn't take them. The
more that I pondered over the Hit-
ustion the more obstinate l became
with myself. "this man.‘ I said.
meaning Breasler, 'csn go through
and Pat going to put my faith in
him)“
Franklin Fiad. stadium. that seats
more than 40.000per’sons.
Dartmouth's rather meagre ath-
letic income is sorely taxed h
year by the operation of sending 'the
Green trsckmen to the indoor and
outdoor Inter-collegiate A. A. A.‘ A.
championships and to various duul
meet engagements. The answer is
obvious. '
Thousands of Hanover graduates
are locatedln the Middle West and
from these comesesn insistent de-
mand for thedppesrsnce of the
various Dartmouth-teams is that
section. Last year when the Green' s
one mile team ran a neck and neck
race with the Iowa and Illinois
Quarter-nation. hundreds of Dart-
mouth alumni from all parts of the
Corn Illr made the trip to Des
Molnes to feast their eyes on the
sight of green jerseys in .bompeti-
tion with' the Western cracks.
The Dartmouth. runners should
give a good account of themselves
at the“ W“ Bsr'ry Hillmsn
the Green track cases. has devolop-
ed a. issue of midgets but one
am fossil tau.» the Do on?
team dubbed as» on top
Georgetown. We. as Harvard in
the one mile race ”the recent In-
temeilsglute AitAl‘A. A: indosr
nuts the profits accruing from 1M
“6-day. mm is
Wigs. mould Rates at an;
a... stemnghh
in the procbss of spring“
One is made up of Titus-I
the other of all the other pluy.~x-——'
bridge party or going to a choir rc- ;
He woke up in the night’
of the United 8tates.-hut l didn't.
buy the man they tried to sell me:
because I figured he would hit nox
JOHNNY BoTLEQ i
CINCINNATI REDS -,T00 BELIEVEi
THEY HAVE CHANCE FOR PENNANT
Admit Much Depends on Playing of Bressler at l
First Base— Have Seven Good Pitchers——
Manager Hendricks Tells Line- -up to Foster
Praises Caveney ll ho W ill Play Short
l Sn Iilv‘l't‘ it he Tires-hr 1.1 first.
.“lxlz .il 3‘"(‘i>an. t'nvwnry at shof'iv
limp and llinclll :l' third hasv ~-.In
1v Ill‘IlI uilh a smash and .1 “Me
sun-(p that “l'I ptnh the little to
(in front This \vnr if ihty kelp go-
ing in all other unis Thorn blue
fill-nu rqmrts if uthor illliclds to
>'.l ml for (‘lnoinnntl lult '.Iilh is ”i"
“ll“ III that “III in: IO'SUIJMI’ so Ill-n.
Id: 1M.» tohl tho “liter
"Iqu' “hunt (‘.‘th'ilty, “arm"!
to rm?" ll-mlricks was asked.
“We ask-u! \vnivcrs but you know
hmi at Fish! in rural! ihvm."v\ “as
«pigmliivnl iInS\\'l‘l. '.ln'I ( a-
lithr itpnrlui in :1 NH] (‘llII
l‘. his III- as hi his this spring. 1h
is limo lur l-zill pknor ”hill ihn in—
Vinny “ho \\ i< down Il~ro in 19"<i '
h.-
“1‘
:hv»
\"."It\'
i ‘.:\l‘l thv mlltl- -l!'."'
7:2.znmn Ill 1-" I am satisfied
3:.» ('.ill to lhrrc. Rnush. uf course-.1
in center. lilght livid is (Ili’ldt'd br.‘
:wm-n “’allu-r and i‘lem‘l‘ Smith.
.huven't durtd-‘d \vhk‘h it will ht.
and maybe lhn‘y \till he alternated.
"For onuhlrs, \\‘lm:o and liar-
lglnn-s —.lI’ltI “u “‘iilll nnolht‘r A
lmujor lanIl" vlub should have three
cutthors. ‘l‘hv .plIiIN ls are the samc
as last \cnr and l‘ll back thlm
; against any other crowd in the Na-
tional League."
The Reds have .1 lot of confidence
(m n thm I‘lllVi‘ bet-n auu-«zd of
lumninc lllvir thamplonsnlps long in
2'irl\ :iniu ul lill“ shut of the season.
it isnl that kind of confidtnoe this
war. whistling to keep up courage.
It s the confidence that comes from
feeling that as tho .\‘aiional League
.is constituted for 192 -. tlic\ have :l
t‘hnnt'c.
FIHCC
fallen Chicago they figure lhlir
team “ill be the contending team in
the “at with Pittsburgh. They?
think they ban the pit. hora to pull
them through and the infitld to
hack the pit. hers.
Zitzman Certainly has improved.
and he can be dtDCndt’d upon to
play a good defensive game. which
the Cinncinnatis did not always have
last year. If he comes through with
the bat and if Elmer Smith should
develop some of his ability to smash
the ball for cleanups that he. made
in the American League. the llcds
should be able to hit ten points he“.
tcr than in 1924 That will make
more than ten per cent. difference
to the winning chance of the team.
Give the Reds that ten per cent.
mid they should no info the first di-
vision. If they get started the and
can keep the pace. they are ikely
to develop into pennant contenders.
it is a team which has always
been one of ups and downs. but it
has material. Any team that'can
enter the National League race with
a stat! of pitchers made up of Shoe.
han( I.uque. Donahue. Rixey.- Ben-
ton. Mays and Jackie May—the roy-
al seven ad they call them—may
keep the National league on edge
all season.
There is fine reserve power for
the infield in Dre-en, with a sore
arm right now; Bohne. who it”
no means through: slid Fowler. who
raps the‘bsil even, if he doesn't-sl-
wsys field everything perfectli '
But after all. much centers upon
what Dressier does it out bass—s.
player who batted 350 in ”stand
splusrforwhom everyothorpisgv
o'ronhlstesm is pulling. like
starts well and maintains his good
him. Then if. the pitchers main.
tsin them-om. this-tum gill
an awful lot or uniting mans:
”mm out.
4
the accidents that hil\t‘ lie-I
start. the Reds will ‘go along with -
,_
K'E :DAVIS
By NORMAN E. BROWN.
lf l-Jddic Collins babv manager of
'lhc big leagues. does anything with
Ihis \\hitc Sax children this season
it will be through the medium of in-
jecting morale. harmony and the
'ol' pr ppcr " as the ball players say,
imto his men and not through the
Iinjoctlon of any new material.
For. as the Sox wind up their
’trninlng at their Shreveport. 1A..
lamp. thorv In over) indication the
lie-am “ill lino up about as it did
list year—nun to the always on-
cvrtnin shortstop position.
v This lmlng the case one can get
..1 bell-T slant on what Collins has,
‘ DETROIT TIGERS:
alone with the team by watching
lhi‘ m Undtl’ championship play than
't sizing them up in “orkoui ses-
’«ions and I am delaying my opinions
ion the success of Collins until that
ltimc.
nnce more Harvey McClellan
Seems to have thl‘ shortstopping 10b
for the old reason that the IIclub
Loss-s IlflVl‘ dug up no one who is
lvctter at that position. lke Davis.
\morican Association infield star.
v ill step into that berth eventually.
yllntvt‘ver. That's one good bet. But-
HE! “lvhita. Kan. .. star. is the third
wandulate for the job Shoely. COI-
line and Kamm complete the infield
“Is In tors The one other youngster
“ilh the team who scams lo threat-
--n any of the regulars is Johnny
.1 lancy. first hast-mun obtained from
lIlo New Orleans club.
Barr-Ht Dost-rte Infield.
Bobby Barrett. 'general utility
man. has gone over to the ranks of
the outtiv l hrs. He may get a chance
[0 show if Harry Hooper. veteran
‘unrdcncr. is asked to duote most
,of his ilnh‘ to coaching duties and
.\iaurim Alchdcacon fails to newer
{tom a bruised foot. As it looks.
nuw hotv.cvi>r Mosul. Falk and Elsh
'uill do the gardening.
I
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i
The pitching staff is composed of
Robertson. Cvengroe. Man-
Ted
Ted
niwr.
gum. Davenport, Sieengrafe.
l' lanlu‘nshlp. Gorham Leverette.
Lions and two rookies.
‘. ind Foxeman.
Robertson and Faber are named
first for the simple reason that
lmuch depends on the showing of'
'llll SP. l‘llt"l‘.
The vctcran Faber. who suffered
fzom a split bone in his pitching
: lrm last season. says he is set for
.i big year. Robertson.
worth little to the club last season
after a; brilliant campaign. says he
31s back in his tarly (oi-m. tribe-e
uvo birds get' going good they'll not
only help the morale of the club
but the standings also.
Ray Schalk intends to catch‘ 100
or more games this season. His is-
tentions are good. If he finds that
the winter hasn't slowed him down
too much he will be a big help to
:Co‘lllns if he falters "Buck"
iCrousc will have to fight it out with
George. Bischoff Texas League back-
stop. fox the berth. This despite the
fact that Bischoff is a newcomer
and Crouse has been in training a
couple of years to fill Ray's shoes.
Now. there isn‘t much here to
rave about in the way of a ball club.
But Collins has reasons to believe
that he can whip this material into
a better ball team than the one that.
represented the Chicagoans last sea-
son.
For this reason:
The team was s disorganized one
from the start last season. For a
time no one knew who was man ._
aging the team. Then the-laid
td'sa of a triumviruse was tried. wuh
Ed Walsh.‘ Johnny Eves-s “.00!-
uns‘tfying to to! something sum
That‘ idea hauled Eves-s was made
manager. By that time the pipers.
didn‘t care whether the mason'lsn-
ed ‘two' days or tyre years.
no only men who kept his heed
up was collins.
He'll always keep his noodle up.
And be h solos to set Mods-up
baseball out of the So: now. ,.
'l‘suoos'tlp ‘.llo lists.
The license, plate of an automobile
$1355“? ”1‘5“." uni-{#9364
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NEW YORK. April 4.-Negotia-
films for the heavyweight title bout
between Jack Dempsey and Harry
Wills have been quietly maturing the
past two weeks. which practically in-
sures tho staging of this much dis-
cumed contest shortly alter the
middle of September it has been
learned from a reliable source that
thh big fistic contest is not likely
to go to Tex Rickard. Jimmy Be
Forest. Charles Henderson or any
other previously mentioned in con-
nection with the promotion of this
most important of heavyweight
bouts.
The correspondent has hm bound
{not to reveal the proposed scene oi
ktion. we are in a position to say
that a site has been contracted for
very close to New York City that will
insure the handling of the greatest
crowd that ever assembled at a box-
ing contest. Arrangements are as-
sured for the handling of 150.000
and Jack Dempsey's end of the purse
figules to be not less than 8750.000.
Some of the most important fig-
urea in the world of sports.
way connected-with boxing. and of’
financial promin nm are behind the
project. Tiny will be rcpreecnud by:
Jacs Cur ey in the role of
maker. Curlm incidentalh.
tully promoted the bout in u‘h.ch
Jess Willard wresled the heavy-
weight l.s.ic Cronii li'um sack .mhn-
son. it is pertinent that Curlcy. who
>UCCeSH—
iltlehoidcr. is now to bau- ‘a big
hand in putting over one of the most
discusstd mat-d matches in the his-
tory of the game.
This much has been dvfl'i'iltcly
settled:
Contracts for the battle
ground were definitely closed
Several days ago
Jack KI-arils. tuner several
long conferences. has accepted
terms for the champions end
of the purse.
Paddy Mullins. manager of
Harry “’ills. also has been tak-
en in confidence do the affair.
and this is the real secret behind
HUGGINS SAYS
IIE FEARS ONLY
Yankee Manager Be-
- Will Not
Coming Race
NASHV’ILLL.’ April s. ~ "the club
that I fear'most in the American
League race this season is Detroit.’
said .\iillcr Huggins today.
fear the \Vashington Senators
much as some are lit-liming. l have
ll‘l'ad many articles in which i am
suppos d to have said that the fight
“ill be between Thu Yankees and the
Senators."
tant taut-lung you for publication
that 1 fear Ty Cobb‘s players more
than any other team. Washington
will never be as dangerous this year
as they were last. You can take .hat
lrom me.
race." Huggins continued. "l'm per-
dition of my players. You hear much
talk about them ‘running “'lId.' I
:.right here. i know what my ball
, players are doing Col. Ruppert
knows what they are doing.
"They are not living like some are
‘ led to believe. I Just told them there.
Were many sto.ies going around that'
Ldid not believe. I told them that l
oi! the field.
"Ball players have a particul sr
w~ny u. “.4... mg. .u) inuytls -ie m 1.
it's an old ball club.
so old ball player how he must live
and how he must play ball.
"So 1 have left my players to
their own discretion. They have all
made good money in the game. If
they want to continue making this
money they will have to live right. If
met. their means of earning a liveli—
hood is impaired. They all know that
and they are living just as good
lives as a manager could wish for a
team that averages as old as mine.
"i am sstistield with my club.
Ruth is somewhat overweight. Yet
he is having one of tin best training
seasons of his career. He will con-
tinue to get fat and latter as the
years go on. He es on fat read—
ily. Each year that extra. fat will be
harder to get off. He complains
about his loss being sore. and then
goesontandrunsthebassssrtcrs
hit like a greyhound. He fooh you.
lie fools me. But he continues to
be the greatest player in the land.
“Yes. I expect to win this year.
11o club is stronger with Earl
Combs in centre field..l was troubled
with the injury'of Word last mason.
Then a few of my voter-en. pitchers_
developedsorsarmafflhsvenot
thess' amenities this season it should
besnipsndmokrseesllthewsy.
for we American League is we‘ll
based.”
m (“Relate") Odom. from
the University of fins. who Hu-
”up thinks will-nomad Evceit Scott
at inert. Joined the club s't Nash
Ville. Ho‘worksd out with the teen!
IN NEW YORK su
Plans Contemplate Crowd of 150 ,oco .
$175,000 As Champion’ s Part of Purse
Battle Will Be Staged Within Short l
tance of Manhattan Island
in no;
match- ;
had so big a hand in bringing back.
the big pugi'lstlc honor to a whnv‘
lieVes That Senators.
igurc in-
"l don'll
as‘
"i never said that. 1 am not reluc-.
"it was notthe Senators that de-':
tested us last season as much as it,
was the Tigers that put us out of the;
fectly satisdcd with the present conw
“ant to take issue with that rumor‘
had implicit faith in their conduct
You can’t tell:
an old fighter how to train nor how'
to fight no more than you can tell'
the stand of the New
pion's manage r. u‘::._‘,1 1,
soy or no one.
An emissary (3’ :.~'.;
scy's is due in.
weeks to ml... 1." 4- '
sonal nozzle of th prop“.Kc
on behalf of the l, .; ‘
Dempsey is exp-wt d
East within thr- e a...
final setting of th-
ct.
7‘
» u
\‘fbln
5.,
'Z‘.
.0 ,
.
‘8 lor-
Application : .- ..
ease for the no .1,
filed with be 5‘-
Commission ultl. n '
weeks.
From the forcgnlrg ‘.l w j:
that the plans of a? t- -
are well under “:13
cd that the WW
motors will be up ::-.; ;
a building at I):kii’.-' ..
street.
The back(rs of '!.v
of such prominvnce
responsibility is I. ~. .
Jack Cuney has it...» ; _.
taming thn: bat I-a: . . .
iris for the {Ind1.t..'.l.
I lay has merely . bod-1‘.
capacity of match-nut.
Curie) todav
prise-i that at“ 0:12..
nection with t: I, p..-.:.
known. \Vhilc admww
writer had a Iluu ill-c . -
Sty-\VIIIS project and ~
outlined allO\e \\':'-- z: ‘.
refused to discuss IIl x.
tho-r detail Ht. said :3
ranged to malt» sen...- :
nounccments in conr. - *
matter in the xl-dr :
plored the fact tha.
leaked out.
As lo the scene or ii.-
the writer is not pf‘nli' -~ : ’
yond t. e assurance thy ‘
is idral so far as 8CC€:\~
, requisite arrang~ nmnl: 4,
ed. It will have man} .i-:
a fight Ct ntro 0\er ( lfhcz‘ .;
basixsil parks and liar - -
to be feared in the Way t' l =—
parimvnt obstacl s such a- "
ocountered by the-licndczw :;
promoters.
\1'7‘.
‘1
" m ‘
I}! "
- 2 Exhibition Games
3
s‘
' ranks BEAT DODGl‘lts.
l ATLANTA, 6a.. April 4
l I? 5
l .
l
s-osssea .
New York (A)
Brooklyn (.\‘l
Francis, Fennock and {11--
Petty. Schwartz. Rush, UrL”:.
Tmlor.
SESATOES I'SE BRL'FH
NE“ ORLEABS . April 4.
.......... 5
Washington (.At .......
I.\'cw Orleans (S) .
Johnson. Gregg and Rlit-I. '
Hodge. Broussard and Lars:
1
RED $01 “13’.
{ NASHVILLE. Tenn.
,.
[Boston (A)
.Nashullc (Si
\\infir-.Id Ross
Ols~n Foukcs
lGrccnbel-g.
Luvev uni ‘HT
Dans ‘.
an}
INDIANS TRIUMPH
MONTGOMERY. Apnl 4
ll
Mobile (Sl ............
iCleveiand (A) ......... 7 .
' Blcthin, Long. Atkins an; 1 .
Buckeye. Yotvcll and L. S-
TIGERS DO\\'.\' llILDr
’ AUGUSTA. Ga .\prli 4
'Detroit (A) .. ..
Cincinnati (N) . .....
Leohnrd, Johnson ~
Basalt-r; Shuhnr. Earths.
l\\' logo
I MACKEJIS VICTORIOI ~.
2 PORTSMOUTH. Va. .\.“.1 -
Philadelphia (Al ......
Portsmouth (VL) ...... 5 3
Rolls. Stokes and Cowllza' -
Poetz. Dunegan. Turner ;
fmcak.
RED SOX \\I.\.
ST. PETERSBL‘RG. l‘ig,
Boston (N) ............ I
St. Petersburg. (F) ..... 6 ’
Van Brunt. Batchelder a: l 5*
Cousinau: licwltl. ngl'.‘
and Abel].
, .
PIRATES “111? AM.” ~
LOS ANGELES. April ; ..
ll. —
Pittsburgh (X) 5
Los Angeles (C) ....... 6 .
Meadows and Smith; C:- '1.
'.
Ramsey.
TORRINGIONHY
nuEATED BY
WHEELER FIVE
2'!
'he
Phillips and Sptr»
CHICAGO, April 4.—I'P-‘ "
predictions. “'heeler. Miss.
smallest town represented in tr»
thnal basketball tournament )‘Nr‘f'
defeated Torrtngton. Conn. 35 t. 1‘.
winning a place in the duals.
Players from Torrlngton earned
inclined to depend upon thel-Issr
fomrd. aseukowski. but he cc 116
not stand the pro-are.
The Hollidsy Brtohsrs of Wheel”
played the stellar parts. shooting 13
of their team‘s 11 baskets.
Wheeler never was in dang" 1’
ran wfld from the start and at thf
:2-
”I the Yank-b plum 1‘be him
end of the em half. has 'rorrlns'on
stinmwithssooreofii tot
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