THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. -PORTLAND, DECEMBER 2G, 1920
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QUARTET OF WELL-KNOWN RINGMEN WHO ARE DOWN TO BOX ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S CARD AT ARMORY.
Afl Boxers Have Headlined
Bills in Past.
FARMER LODGE ARRIVES
Bobby Evans Has Several Middle-
weights Lined Up to Meet
Victor In Contest Here.
BY DICK SHARP.
The winners in Wednesday night's
bouts at the armory will have some
thing: to hitch their wagon to besides
a star, as every boy on the card that
gainr a verdict will be featured on
fc:lhcoming shows under the auspices
of the Portland boxing commission,
according to Bobby Evans, match
maker.
Every boxer on the card has boxed
Eioie than one main e-ent in his day
a-nd most of them are still in that
day: in fact, all of tnem are. Lang-
ford. Barry. Egan, Darcy, Lodge, Her
man. Vernon, Blue, Kose and Simmy
Gordon are all recognized as main-
event boxers west of the Rocky
mountains.
Langford has been boxing main
events for 18 years. Jim Barry the
young California heavyweight, who
will battle Sam in the main go of
ten cantos Wednesday night, nas been
boxing main goes for two years; Joe
F.san. the Boston boxer, is rated as
one of the best middleweights in the WRESTLING CHAMPIOX GATH
world: Jimmy Darcy is a main eventer
in any city on the coast; Farmer
Lodge fights on top of several cards
a month in Minneapolis and fat. fau:.
Tiny Herman has fought two main
events here within the past two
months, and so on down the line.
Farmer Lodge, whom Mike Collins,
former manager of Fred Fulton, is
grooming for a crack at Jack Demp-
soy's heavyweight crown, arrived here
yesterday and worked out at the Lon
don club. Lodge is a strapping young
fellow and a likely-looking contender
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Chicago Lands National
Championship Series.
Left to right Jimmy Durcy, - Jim
Barry, Joe Egvn, Sammy Qordon,
STECHER MONEY 1KER
ERS COIX QUITE OFTEX.
Lesser Luminaries Make Smaller
Sums Than Champs but Are
Always Busy.
The average reader of the sport
pages has an idea that a champion
pugilist, such ,a the world's title
Collins has been bringing him along holder. Jack Dempsey, is the one
slowly for over a year and sent him great money-maker. It may occasion
out here purposesly to get a little some surprise to hear that several
more seasoning before sending him lesser sporting luminaries are in line
after the front rank of the country's I to make more money, or as much at
heavyweight boxers. I least. To be sure, they do not make
Herman, who is the best heavy- it in big lumps, but thev are more
we.ie-ht nrosnect that the northwest I consistent .collectors of the coin.
can offer, will give Lodge a thorough I Take the case of Joe Stecher, heavy
tryout and if the Minneapolis jobber I weight wrestling champion. There is
can get over Tiny he will find plenty little question that this athlete is get
of work here. I ting more money and has a bigger
The winner of the ten-round semi- hank account than DemDsev. elim-
final between Joe Egan and Jimmy inating the fact that Dempsey has
Darcy will be given a crack at one had to spend a big sum in his various
of the best middleweights obtain- ha
w suits in connection with thn
able in the main event of the Jan- slacker charges preferred against him
uary 19, card. I some time ago.
-Matchmaker Evans has Battling While DemDsev trets bie- sums for
Ortega, George "Knockout Brown hIs contests, he fights only a few
and Marty Farrell under consideration I times a y.rr. On the other hand,
to form the opposition. Stecher wll engage in as many
The two preliminaries stick out wreatline matches in niu month
with fight. Tex Vernon is down . to Dempsey takes on fights in a whole
Dame f u ' ruuimo. ... year. Stecher does not get as much
Sammy Gordon and Ray Rose are monejr for each appearance, but in the
slated to travel a like number. These loDg ru it ,s quUe probabie he accu.
four boys do not shirk work for a mul!lte. mor- thft v.r ri.a
Dempsey, notwithstanding the big
purses the latter is awarded. Hence.
jaeK -K-earns, wno is aDoui tne dusi- while Demnsey is idle for months at
est fight manager in America, has a time, there are few months in which
English pair won 66, lost 21 and tied
or halved four. This makes a per
centage won of 72.7. When it is con
sidered that they met the best pro
fessional and amateur golfers of the
United States, it is -evident that we
have a considerable distance to do
before we may consider ourselves ,in
the same class as the best the old
country is able to produce. Goflers
of this country who were enabled to
follow the play of this British pair are
unanimous in their estimate that their
visit did much to inspire American
players and that it will tend to bet
ter the quality of play.
TY
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COAST TRIP GEORGIA PEACH
PROVES SUCCESS.
minute.
More Than One Hundred Thousand
People Attend 15 Games in
1 Which He Appeared. u
There is no question that Ty CoB
is one of the most popular Players
who ever trod a diamond. He came
to this coast on a contract for a se
ries of J 5 games, each , of which was
to net the Georgia peach 31000. That
the undertaking was a success is best
exemplified in the fact that in the
FOUR-ROUND AMATEUR BOUTS
PLANNED BY SAM GOODMAN
President of Pacific Association Believes Boxing Tournaments Can Be
Arranged on Strictly Non-professional Basis.
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BT HARRY B. SMITH. .
AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25. (Spe-
Plans are under way by
which the Pacific association of
the Amateur Athletic union, the gov
erning body, of amateur athletics on
the Pacific coast, will dabble in the
four-round fight game. Sam Good
man, president of the Pacific associa
tion, is sponsor for the movement. He
believes the sport-loving public of San
Francisco wants to see boxing and
thinks that it can be handled on a
strictly amateur basis.
Also Sam thinks that money can be
made through the profits of the
shows for the purchase of athletic
equipment for the various play.
grounds in this city. The idea is to
call for entries from boys who are
registered as -amateurs. There will
be a series or elimination contests,
and then the finals. The tournament.
according to plans, would extend over
a matter of five months with the win
ners given a chance to make the east
15 carries nlavpii Cohh wn.a looked at
by considerably more than 100.000 ' ern trip for the national champion-
people, all anxious to see this wizard , ships.
Stecher and other wrestlers are not
pulling down good-eized purses for
their efforts on the mat. , .
.
With only one Intersectional foot
ball game remaining to be played
taken time off to spend the holidays
with his mother who resides in Oak
land. CaL
Tony Melcholr, the Chicago heavy
weight protege of Sam Langford, may
join his former tutor here within a I this season, that between the Uni
very short time. Barney Furrie, who versity of California and Ohio State
Is looking after Melchoir at present in university at Pasadena on New Tear's
the wmdy city, is willing to allow his day, preparations already are on foot
charge to start west. for east-versus-west-cdntests in other
lines of sDort. The Universitv of Cat
Al Sommers, the Portland middle- hfornia and the Universitv of Illinois
weight, who put up many good fights are negotiating on a date for another
nere ana surprised tne ians oi tne annual track and field meet euch as
norinwest Dy oeieaung uoraon aic- thev held last sDring. nd it is nossi
Kay at Pocatello. Idaho, a few weeks bie that the date will be announced
Back, nas purcnased naif interest in in the verv near future
the uate city Atnietic club of Foea.- jn thcir iast meet, held in Berkeley,
tello, and when not actually taking the Californians won out only in the
part in the contest will share in the last event, when they took the relay
K'uwio vi. Lite iv micu uuici uyjA- i rnoe fhA fins! result hpinp- KQ in
ers are catching and pitching before points. Tnis meet was held on Satur-
uia tiuo. i dav Anril 3. The teams were m.
stricter to 15 men on each side.
Bill Tate, the giant negro sparring
partner, has been offered a match A summary of results of all the
with tne winner or the Jim carry- games played by the British profea-
tam Langiord contest. Tate is one sional golfers, Vardon and Kay. dur-
of the finest built boxers that ever ing their recent trip to this country
appeared in the squared circle and shows that they are entitled to all
capable of giving any boxer in the I the enconiums lavished on them but.
land a, tussle.
Wrestling is going big In New York
and this is the opinion of one scribe
of the recent Lewis-Stecher bout:
"Strangler Lewis is the wrestling"
champion of the world, having won
the honor from Joe Stecher in a bout
which had every sign of being abso
lutely on the level. Quite a number
of followers of the sport took the
stand that Lewis' victory practically
was foreshadowed, as 'it was his turn
to take tht title.' However, those
who saw the bout last Monday night
and were in a position to analyze
the moves of the contestants came
away with the impression that they
had seen a rara avis a bona fide mat
battle.
"Lewis and Stecher now stand
alone. Wladek Zbyszko is going bad!
very fast and no longer is in 'a class
with the top-notchers. Stanislaus
Zbyszko is not quite as good as his
younger brother. He is too old. Earl
Caddock, is making a comeback cam
paign and we may look for a Lewis
Caddock match in the near future.
Plestina may be good, but he cannot
break into the charmed circle and
get a match with Lewis or Stecher.
The time is ripe for the entry of some
new sensation. Joe Pecok of Ne
braska, who gave Stecher a terrific
bout last year, may develop into a
first-class man."
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This In a Chicago paper: . "Dis
patches from St. Louis that Eddie
Shannon beat Charley White there in
eighth rounds' last night are contra
dicted by 'Chicagoans who returned
from the bout today. White adherents
cay St. Louis promoters are trying to
make a big card of Shannon and that
the referee allowed the San Francisco
ioy to use the heel of his glove and
his elbows. White claims he scored
two knockdowns one in the thiru
vod the other in the fourth round."
Jackson May Face Perjury .Charge.
If Joe Jackson attempts to deny
that he confessed to throwing games
In the 1919 world's series' when he is
brought to trial in Chicago next
month on the indictment growing out
of the ecandal. he will have a tough
time of it, according to officials of
the state's attorney's office. When it
was learned in Chicago that Jackson
had issued a statement at Greenville,
S. C, denying that he had ever con
fessed, it was pointed out that his
testimony that he had received $5000
for throwing games had been made
under oath before the grand jury and
that he would be liable to prosecu
tion on a perjury charge if be denied
It in court.
at the same time, are far from being
invincible.
of the game. More than half of this
total was in the larger cities and
covered only six games.
It made no difference if Cobb
played at San Francisco, Los Angeles
or San Diego, or if he was up hi the
"bush" country and played the little
towns, everyone for miles around
wanted to see him and made it their
business to be at the place designated
for the game. A man must be pos
sessed of something to be such a
magnet. True, every little boy knows
the name of Ty Cobb and said boy's
father has known of Ty for a great
many years, but while his ability as
played is a dirawing magnet, his own
personality has made the Georgia
peach an asset that any promoter has
always been safe in taking a
chance on.
Cobb is never happier than when
he can mix in with a bunch of school
boys and show them something about
the game. In all his tour of the
coast the great player endeared him
self to thousands of school boys and
his talks with them wherever he
went proved the' happiest moments
he spent, from his point of view, on
the tour of this coast, which he is
just closing.
James Zerver, Henderson, Ky.,
tackle, was chosen 1921 captain of
the University of Kentucky football
team at' a banquet, when letters were
Of a total of 81 matches played, the awarded to 16 men.
OUIMET ANALYZES FAMOUS
PUSH SHOT FOR GOLFERS
Ball Is Struck Just Shade Below Axis in MucKSame Manner Billiard
Player Would Play Draw Shot.
Goodman will give the victors .only
trophies and will see to it they are
suitably engraved to lessen the op
portunity for the sale of the same.
i The. schenje,.is a good, one if the
professionalfpur-rounders are to be
suppressed for all time to come. At
the same time, Goodman is laying
himself liable to a lot of grief. It's
not the easiest thing in the world to
separate the sheep from the lambs. In
short, it is hard to find out just which
are the simon-pure amateurs and
which are not.
Even though "medals" are not to-
be awarded the fighters -or boxers if
you please there is much in the waj
of expense, and these fellows who
have never done any promoting will
find plenty of obstacles.
To myt way of thinking, there, is a
question whether the public will care
for the four-round fights of the ama
teurs after the professionals, but pos
sibly that will be better than nothing.
In the meantime, we are being fed
up on wrestling and the fans seem to
like the sport. A week back Cad
dock took the decision from Jimmy
Londos. The early part of this week
the Omaha grappler with a thousand
falls took the measure of Ad Santel.
Caddock, Tiever in danger at the
hands of Sarttel. took the first fall In
little more than an hour and a half,
worked the remainder of the two-
hour limit and won the decision.
When we look back on the old
days when Santel "owned the town,"
and recall the ease with which he j
clamped his arm scissors on his op
ponents, we realize that most of the
boys were "prants" for the Dutch
man. Santel was an idol and about
90 per cent of the people thought
there was no one in the world to
equal him.
But with Caddock it was a different
story. Santel tried time and again
for his arm scissors. Generally speak
ing it was blocked. Just once during
the evening did Santel get his hold
and that time it was broken.
Caddock didn't linger after the
match. He wanted to be in time to
spend the Christmas with his wife and
babies. Then, too, on December 28. he
has an engagement to wrestle John
Pesek in Des Moines.
Possibly he will return here for
New Year's day, though that is a
point not as yet definitely arranged.
Schuler would like to stage this
match provided he can get Strangler
Lewis. Uie new champion, but it will
take a day or so to decide.
Our own champion, Lewis, got home
for the hofidays. He was met at the
train by his wife. Dr. Ada Scott Mor
ten Frederick of San Jose. Cal., and
their five-months-old baby. Then the
story leaked out that the Strangler is
a daddy. The little girl is named
Bobada, a combination of the first
names of , her father and mother.
Lewis admits that Stecher put up a
hard match and was r.ot easy to beat.
" But I made up my mind that either
I was going to win or he would
had trained all summer with this
match in view, and was never in bet
ter condition. Stecher did clamp on
his body scissors and he hurt me,
but I managed to break his holds and
finally pin hi.n to the mat. Of course
I'm ready to defend my title and
there's no reason why I can't start
the first of the year.
Schuler is planning quite an ex
tensive wrestling programme for the
coming year. He has the promise of
Joe Stecher to come here the first of
the year for two matches in January,
and Wladek Zbyszko has also tele
graphed that he is open for an en
gagement on January 14. Schuler
would like to use Zbyszko with
Londos, but Is also anxious to make
sure of Stecher. who is considered a
stronger card hereabouts.
Word has just been received from
Manila that Lew (Packey) McFarland
formerly an Olympic club boxer, who
turned pro, was stopped in the sixth
round of a match with Denein Cohs
nela, the Filipino lightweight who has
been making such a hit Dencio, 'ac
cording to reports, opened no on his
man in the fourth round and in the
sixth round Manager Art O'Connor,
acting for MoFarland,. tossed in a
towel in token of defeat.
SAN FRANCISCO LOSER
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BY FRANCIS OUIMET.
AM not certain whether it was
Duncan or Campbell who first dis
covered the push shot, but I do
clearly recall the first time I ever saw
it played. At the time I did not under
stand golf ery well. I looked only
for results. The reasons for them
were beyond me. It so happened that
I went out to see Nipper Campbell,
the old Brooklin Country club pro
fessional, in a match. He was called
upon to pitch to a severely trapped
green and I noted that he chose a
mashie niblic with which to play his
shot. I saw his ball leave the club
head on a low trajectory and strike
the green.
I think nearly all of us expected the
same result that comes when a fellow
tons a ball. We looked to see Camp
bell's ball bound on and over the
green -"nto one of the yawning traps.
To our amazement it took just one
bound -and then died as though the
life had been taken completely out of
It. It was evident that Campbell had
planned it all in advance.
Afterward I asked him about this
shot and he told me that it was called
the push shot. It was a long time
before I saw it used again success
fully. In fact the next time I was
fortunate enough to see another golf
er Dlav it with confidence was when
I watched Harold Hilton during, his
American invasion which brought him
our American title. At the time Hil
ton used it very frequently. On one
occasion at Apawamis in 1911 he
played this shot to one of the greens
In such a manner that it looked for all
the world Hke a half-topped stroke.
Those of us near the green expected
to see his ball go scooting across it
and into the deep trap beyond, so low
was it flying. But, like Campbell's
ball the first time I ever saw this
shot played, it took a long bound and
then died.
Later, that same year, I saw the
present British open champion, George
Duncan, play an exhibition match at
the Wollaston Golf club "with Mike
Brady. It was a windy day and on
many holes the wind .was at its 1
height and dead against the players.
What I remember most clearly about
that exhibition was the phenomenal
way in which Duncan played a low
flying ball into the teeth of the wind
and in such a manner that it stopped
dead after striking the ground. Since
those days this shot has taken hold
very rapidly in. this country.
It can readily be seen what a valua
ble shot this one is for a windy day.
No other approach can be handled
with such telling effect, for the high
mashie with all the back spin in the
world is a questionable attempt on
such an occasion. The push shot is
not. But we have discovered since
those times that the push shot has
other uses as well. It stops a ball
betfer than any shot I know of. That
means its mastery is a wonderful
thing to possess.
To execute the push shot the ball
is struck just a shade below the axis
in much the same manner a billiard
player would play a draw shot. This
causes a terrific back spin to be im
parted, which causes it to stop im
mediately upon coming into contact
with the ground. And as it is played
low, such a ball simply bores its way
through space, almost uninfluenced by
the highest winds. The hands are in
advance of the ball when it is struck
and this tends to turn the face of the
club over the ball. This is done to
smother the height that the ball might
otherwise have. Then the arms are
held stiff so . that the ball can be
punched away from its resting place.
As the body has to be slightly ahead
of the ball as well, the whole tend
ency is to crowd the ball down, to
keep it low.
As I said last weeje. this shot is an
other product of climatic conditions.
The British players simply had to
solve an approach other than the high
pitch with backspin to the greens on
account of the high winds prevalent
on their courses. The push shot is the
result. It has proven a big boon to
golfN The reason why it is a recent
product or the game is because of the
rubber-cored ball. In the old days
such a stroke was almost useless.
(Copyright, 1920,. Sol . Metxger.) '
GRID STAR IS
BILL CtrXXTXGHAM "WRITES
VERSE AXD MUSIC.
Dartmouth Football Player Chains
Fame With Pen' as Well as
Ability as Athlete.
HANOVER. N. H., Dec. 25. "Texas
Bill" Cunningham, crack center of the
Dartmouth college eleven, is known
as "the musical football player."
When off the gridiron Cunningham
plays the piano and writes music as
part of his football training. Music
gives a new punch to Cunningham s
football tactics.
In addition to being a writer for
magazines and newspapers and having
a one-act play now tveling on the
Keith circuit, Cunningham is a musi
cian of no mean ability. He has been
assistant to the professor of music at
Dartmouth, playing the big organ in
Rollins chapel. He also gives recitals
in many cities of Texas and in Cali
fornia. As a member of the Dartmouth Glee
club the Texas wizard has sung his
way over a good deal of country, and
as a composer has contributed various
bits to college and town entertain
ments. Perhaps his greatest triumph
as a song writer came last summer.
when he won from a field of 50
competitors the $250 prize offered for
a song for the great Texas state fair.
Bill, however, is inclined to think
that "Honey, Pray for the Lights to
Go Out," which he sold to Irvln Berlin,
was a better song.
While serving with the American
expeditionary forces in France Cun
ningham supplied southwestern news
papers .with war correspondence,
which gave him a high rating as a
keen observer with a fine sense of se
lection, and discrimination and ability
to paint word pictures of the sort
for which his idol, Richard Harding
Davis, was famous. Last summer he
made a thrilling trip into Mexico,
where he interviewed President Obre
gon for a group of newspapers,
r Cunningham began his literary ca
reer by translating Latin poetry Into
Transfer of Tourney Will Prevent
Multnomah From Competing ,
In Xext Great Events. 1
Amateur Athletic' union officials
have changed several of the award
of national swimming events made
at the annual meeting at New Orleans
last month. At the time, the award
were considered final, but now comes
the notice that the national water
polo championship has been trans
ferred from San Francisco to Chi
cago.
With the exception of last year.
when the polo games were staged at
San Francisco, it has been customary
to hold this aquatic classio In th
east, generally in Chicago or New
York. Illinois Athletic club held the
rhamnionBhin for four years, unt'l
defeated by the Olympians oi m
Francisco last year. ' s
The change will cause disappoint
ment among local polo players, for
had the games been held in tne soutn
ern city. Multnomah club would un
doubtedly have been represented A
it is, the club will not send a team
to the national event and the Olym
Die club will be the only coast team
making the eastern trip. About six
polo teams will compete in the na
tionals.
Olympic club swimmers have been
in training for several weeks and
personnel of the seven who will make
the team has been announced. They
include Jim Keseluere, Be orge
Schroth, Preston Stiger. ' Jack Col
lins. George Mitchell. Ernie smun
Lester Smith and Jimmy Carson. It
is possible that Portland fans may
have a glimpse of the present title
holders, for they expect to return
from the windy city via Portland
Multnomah club could assemble a wa
ter polo team that would make it In
teresting for the southerners should
they care to come this way.
Atlantic City ha won the national
fancy diving championships for worn
en. This event was scheduled for
Detroit, according to word from the
convention, but this has been
changed. Portland is interested, for
Thelma Payne of Multnomah club is
the present title-holder and will
Journey to the east coast to defend
her title.
Detroit has held the diving cham
pionships the last two years Before
hat, the . event was held for sev
ral years on the coast, Los Angeles
nd Portland staging it.
New York was expected to.get the
award, having bid for it several
times, as has also Philadelphia, but
Atlantic City, located between thse
two cities, finally was chosen. While
no date has been set, the event will
be staged between February 25, and
March 25.
The Australian-bound swimmers,
Ethelda Bliebtrey and Warren Kea
loha. both performed before their de
parture for the antipodes. Miss Blieb
trey was unable to break any rec
ords. She confined her efforts to ex
hibition work at Chalmers. Van
couver, B. C. where the swimming
elite of the north watched the per
formance of this American and world
champion swimmer, who wrested the
world's title from the British.'
Warren Kealoha, before leaving
Honolulu, set a new record in th
century back-stroke of 1:06 2-5,
breaking , his own record made at
Detroit early this year.
Victoria, B. C, swimmers will break
the mid-winter calm that has settled
down on the swimming game in th
northwest by staging a Christmas
swim in the Gorge. Swimmers from
Vancouver will join them. This i
the only event of the kind in the
northwest and the first since Mult
nomah club put on mid-winter swim
several years back. The Olympic
club of San Francisco breaks th
New Year with a cross-town mara
thon, and a dip in the Pacific in the
shadow of the Cliff House.
Iln 23S. Kruif 212. Mormon 104-213. Prrrr
21. Wood 2 IS, (Joodvrtn BOT-S1S, Alliitry
L'4H.ja. Wood 2lo. Ulnlr 221-SU2, U.Hani
201, Kalk 201.
Tram Standings for City Imkui.
W. I., ivt. Av.
Hadlpy-SMver Tallorn 20 18 wi
Boanl of Trade Bar. 8hop.2ll ) "! Mi.H
ZHIerbarh l'aper Co I 14 67 Km
Toke Point Oyaler Grille. .1 17 4k.' M'4
St. .Nleholaa Cafeteria IS 20 3II4 7
nooaKiv.BlueIXatnonda.il 22 3S3 UTtl
Htfrh team, three game. Board of Trade
Barbara. 2fMt; hlKh team, alnicle a-aiiie.
Zellerbach Hapor Co., 1U21; huh Individ
ual g-ame. Wood. 2M: high Individual,
three gamea. Anntey, rl4; nlffh Individual
average. Perry. 102; aecond hlch Individ
ual average. Bell, 1H0; third high Individ
ual average, Goodwin. 188.
Individual Average for City League.
(Including e-amifl of Dewmhrr 20. 1
ame.
Perry
Bell
uoodwin
Kruse .
Kranklln
Raymond
Kalk
Henry
Hood "
Blaney a t
Xellson
Anatey
Flavin
Kons .
Wilson ,
Sholan
Heffron
Banks
Oallant
Montton
Blair
I.und
Kneyae
Johnaon ..........
Melater
Kreer
Sherrell
House
Uearv
De Witt
Flanagun
Coe. A. E
Sheeta
MINOR'S PRESIDENT
IS CANADIAN PASTOR
Oregon Mollne Plow Co.
International Harveator
Mitchell, lewla. Slaver
John Deere Plow Co...
Individual averages
l.und
i;inesn
Hagan
Kt m-aid
Smith
Taylor
VVIertman.
Peakn. ,
Toason
(irania.
Whalen
Freehorne
Rleger
Sarictiant.
Moaner.
Hutler
Foley ,
Froltag
Groat ,
Highest single game score. 2ftt. rolle-d
oy Air. i.und. also taking the highest
throe-game score of 41. Mr. tllecson
promises to give him a close race for high
honors. In the two hundred club are
L,und, HagAn, ;ieeson, Klgr, Klncald.
Gins. Pins. A.
. SS 6:i.'.2 1!2
. SO MM 1W
. 83 ' lx
, H3 B1IMI lt
, 33 812 1A
. 27 4l'!0 1S
. 26 4711.1 1M
, 21 8MII
, 33 H 1M2
10-6 11
, 33 M'.'iO lw
. S3 r.l'.KI li
, 8.1 l'l
. 33 5117 17'.l
. 21 37(1.1 17!)
8 1(107 17
. 83 HHM 177
27 471"! 177
. 21 371 177
S3 r.Sltt 17H
SO S2S.1 17ll
6 HIST 17H
, 27 4724 17.1
1 832T 17.",
15 2(131 17.1
2T 4711 174
.10 61K.1 173
32 4!1 172
M."i2 1T2
211 4!H3 17(1
.12 ,13!i3 1iW
1H 8U47 Kin
24 4(l."3 lt.U
nlrment league.
Won. Lrftsl. Avge.
... 8 4 .!3
Co. 7 6 .(I7
L'o.. 8 T .11.(3
...4 11 .2..H
Avge. Pins.
Todil
1R 2231
173 I. '..V.I
: 170 2U3.1
MS IMI4
1.14 23 1
1.14 2313
147 1324
14H 2111
14.1 2173
14.1 173H
142 42ii
141 2111
13S 1(1.11
, 13 IH'il
, 137 2"li2
, i:i 2(M.i
130 4(1
134 12(12
131 11X.II
R. Pearson Most Picturesque
Figure at Confab.
YEARS LIVED IN TRENCHES
llby Clik-flaln of Ilnx-ball To
-More Than six IVet III Air
mail Weighs 210.
JOHNSON EASILY HURT
white sox iiEcnviT Fit ;i i.i-;
PLAYER.
Lack of Ability to Stand PhjMcal
Strain Keeps Player Out of
51 any Game.
On the Alleys.
Eng-llsh and astonishing- the academic
highbrows who had been deceived by
his physical appearance. Though long
a member of the- Arts, Dartmouth's
club oi soft-handed undergraduate
poets, musicians, artists and writers
and also a member of Round Robin, a
senior literary society, which debates
matters of great moment, the profes
sors still are discussina- him an nn
of the puzzles that bob up once in sam'
every generation to upset all labora
tory dope.
Another thing to Bill's long list of
acuviuej is tnai ne is a rider. With
a Miss Robertson of N e w York he
won the prize for officers and ladies
at the American expeditionary forces
horse show at Ltmans, and on Jerry,
General Pershing's horse, carried off
the honors in the half-mile race for
orncers' mounts.
From the time that he broke into
tne iimengnt as a football player last
year Cunningham has claimed a cood
deal of attention from gridiron en
thusiasts, and since his great play
against Alexander of Syracuse, a few
weens ago, nis name has been nrnml.
nently mentioned for all-American
honors. "Texas Bill" is 24 years old,
stands 5 feet 10 inches in his' football
shoes and weighs 177 pounds.
The race In the City league continues to
be a close affair. The Hadley-Silver Tailor
team and the Board of Trade Barber Shop
live are In a tie lor first place, with tbj
Zellerbach Paper company team but one
game behind them. The Hood River Blue
Diamond team lost two games last week
to the Zellerbach Paper company team.
The Hadley-Silver Tailors won all three of
Its games with the St. Nicholas cafeteria
five, and the Board of Trade Barber Shop
team won all three games from the Toke
Point Oyster Grille team.
FOOTBALL CHAXGES FLAWED
Washington and Jefferson System
to Undergo Reorganization.
Reorganization of Washington's and
Jefferson's football system is planned
for 1921. Coach Morrow, who has
had charge of the red and black for
two years, has served notice that he
will not again tutor tne Presidents.
It is also understood that Graduate
Manager Miller has had enough.
The indications are that Robert M.
Murphy, who was for 11 years man
ager of Washington and Jefferson's
football, and under whose regime the
Presidents achieved their greatest
football renown, will next year be
at the head of affairs. ' Th athletic
council within the next two weeks
will take action which is expected to
result in a readjustment. It is known
that Murphy- is willing again to as
sume the rerhB of government, and
should he be retained, as is confi
dently expected, red and black sup
porters look for a new era in Wash-
infftoa and Jefferson football.
Charley Kruse and Charlie Bell were the
only members of the league to get by
witnout a miss.
Lund made the S-T split In his first
"Silver Fox" Kom Is gradually working
back to his old-time form. He hit 'em for
a 190 average.
"Lefty" Monson also had a good series,
getting an average of lui.
Charley Bell, the old "reliable" at the
Toke Point team, was high for hit team
with 56S.
"Flavin and Franklin turned In nice
counts for their team, with 582 and 662.
Both had but one miss apiece,
Blair, with 600, and Gallant, with BAA,
led the attack for the St. Nicholas Cafe
teria team.
"Duke" Goodwin Is again displaying bis
bowling medal. He rolled but.
"Pop" Anstey broke all league records
thus far this season for high three games
when he rolled OCA. The previous high
three games was 636, which was held by
Walter wood
"Bags" Raymond and "Chesty' Sheets
have Just returned from a two weeks'
trip through the east. While In Chicago
they tried to arrange a special match with
Jimmy Smith and Count Gengler, but tbe
latter two told them to go get a reputa
tion and then come back.
Last week's honors: High team, three
games. Hadley-Silver Tailors, 279; hlah
team, single game. Board of Trade Barbers,
977; high individual series, Anstey, 6H4;
high individual game, Anstey, 248: Two
Hundred club, Flavin 213, Konz 224. Frank-
TURKEY SHOOT
NOW ON
AMERICAN RIFLE RANGE
430 WASHINGTON STREET.
BETWEEN 11TH AND 1ZTH
LADIES' PATRONAGE
INVITED.
POPULAR PRICES. '
EteHena' Public Amuemnt
Eaterprlaem.
If Ernie Johnson could stand the
physical strain of "bearing down"
every day he would be the greateot
shortstop In the game today. A sen
sational statement, when one consid
ers that it is made by mnny of the
most prominent baseball men in the
country. Last Reason's Salt - Lake
anager, who will All Charley
'Swede" Rleherg's shoes with the re
constructed Pale Hose, has but on
fault his inability to be always I
the fray. Johnson is what is know
as a fragile pastimcr. lie's easily In
Jured.
Ernie Johnson is a marvelous short
fielder. No one can dig them out
the dirt in a more finished manne
han the player who once shone so
brilliantly with the Angels. lies
worthy successor of Rlsberg.
Fielder A. Jones, the old White Sox
and St. Louis American and Federal
league manager, declared that John
on is one of the brainiest baseballera
e has ever met. Johnson spent sev-
ral seasons wth Jones In St. Louis,
How Eddie Herr pried him out of the
American league In the winter of 1918
will always remain a mystery.
Johnson finished third among Coaht
league hitters during 1920, only Earl
Shecly, his first baseman, and Hack
enschmidt Miller of the Oaks topping
him. He took part in 161 exhibitions
hotfotted it to the rubber 647 times,
mauling the agate for a .337 percent
age. Earnest Ernie scored 115 runs
and socked out 219 base hits, tnclud
ing 39 doubles, seven three-baggers
and two Babe Ruths.
His 52 stolen bases brand him as
one of the fastest cowpath artists In
the minors and he'll kep American
league catchers in hot water Just as
sure as the sun win rise.
Tou're a marvelius athlete, Ernie
Johnson. Rest up this winter, "bear
down" in every game with the White
Sox in 1921 and they'll soon list your
John Hancock right along with those
of Roger Pecklnpaugh, Everett Scott
and a few more.
BY .MALCOHM XIacLEA.V.
CHICAGO. Dec. 25. (Special )
More than 250 baseball magnates, of
ficials and managers, attended the
minor league meeting at Kansas CHy
recently, including a luigc number
from the majors. And the most In
teresting person among them all was
not Han Johnson, or Uarrv Herrmann,
or one of the other big liBlits. It wu
'"earson of I'alaaiy. the "Iml.y"
president of the Western Canada
Ion Kile.
When he went to Kansas City he
had been president of that far-awi.-oi'Kanlsatlon
exactly nine days. It
was hiH first venture In rnrsionH 1
spurt, but he Is an old-timer aiiiona
the amateurs.
The story of his llfo reads like a
romance. K. Pearson towers in th.
uir several inrliea over 6 feot and
weighs i'4il pounds. He served over
seas for yeurs as an Infunirv
of the third Canadian division, was
seventy wounded in anion and In
pnvau lire is a minister In the
Methodist church.
So far s I learn II. lv,r.,.. u
the first clergyman who has been
president of a profebslonnl baseball
cHgile He la an outstanding charm--er.
A person's eyes can't lulu fol.
lowing him. Onre, when walking at
.' l a nirlle, miiliHi v nolice had
to keep a largo crowd of lieinian kids
from following him.
On returning to the front from
home, he walked down Wall street In
New York wearing his somewhat
battered Canadian uniform, so I am
told, and Mlirsi-t.-d an enormous
amount of attention.
As a oiing man he went to rolleae
at Toronlo unUerslly. and played first
nase on ine tune, lie was laier promi
nent mm un oflieial lii Hiiialeur hockey
and in the m til. tic union.
Although a minister, he was an
Infantry lieutenant In the mllllla In
the Canadian northwest, and was
among the first to go overseas. He
ould have been a chaplain, but stuck
with the infantry as a company com-
mnniler.
n his division was another famous
minister. Ralph Connor, the novelist.
Twice II. l'carson reached the tank
of senior raptain of his company (the
unauiuns having two contains and
four lli-uteniinls in each rompnny).
He might have reached his majority
but for two facts.
Oner he was wounded In the
shouloer and sent back to England.
where he. recovered lie In it absent
rom the front more than three
months he lost his rank as senior
caplaln. Working up to It again, he
was one of two men overseas elected
to the provincial legislalure from Al
berta by the soldiers a most dis
tinguished honor.
e
Having been at the front about' I wo
years at the time, serving In a part of
the Vpres battle, at the Homme and
other noted fights, he applied for
leave to attend the session of the
legislature back home, and received
It.
He then went buck overseas and
once more rose to be company com.
mandcr. He was at I'arls the day
before the armistice was signed and
there met Jack Hendricks, manager
of the Indianapolis rluh, who whs
serving wlih one of the outfits con
nected with the I'nlted States army.
"I didn't know at the time it was
the same Hendricks who played ball
In the States." said H. l'earson. "So
1 was somewhale surprised to see
him at Kansas City among the base-,
ball lights. I stopped hi in. and he
recognised me Instantly as the man
he had met in l'aris two years ago
to the very day. Wasn't that quite a
coincidence."
FOOTBALL FAME LINGERS
Star of Other Days Is Coach and
Popular as Ever.
From 1893 to 1920 Is a long cry,
hut John Richards and George Bunge
were then, as now, football heroes of
the first rank on the campus at the
University of Wisconsin. John Rich
ards in his day was one of the best
plunging fullbacks in the West. And
many a time the way was cleared for
his drives by George Bunge, who
nlaved guard. That was in the days
of three downs, five yards to gain.
Today Richards is coaching tne
Badgers, and George Bunge Jr. is
playing center. The younger Bunge
nlaved his father's position (guard)
iof ir hut this season was shifted There are as many
to the middle position to fill the va-' place at Oak Ridge, and rumor has
cancy left sy unucx tarpenier, an- n turn mm ina Kmuua
conference pivot man last season. good chance of being selected.
Ii.-ing goes nnother tradition, that-of
Barbara Krletchie. who waved the
American flag at Frederick town:
Who touches a hair of yon gray head,
Dies like a dog. March on. he said.
Magnate Smith of Frederick, Md.. a
member of the Blue Ridge league, at
tended the meeting of the minor
leaguers at Kansas City. His father
lived three doors from Barbara
Frlotchle's home.
Said Smith: "Stonewall Jackson
and the confederates dldn t march
past her home, which was about half
block from the corner, nut It is
very possible that she could have
waved the flag from her window.
and that It could have been seen from
he street where the soldiers trudged.
Many Golfers Seek Job.
Although golf courses are heconr
Ing more and more numerous the race
or good Jotis among ine proiession-
als is as keen as ever. In .New York,
where It Is known that vacancies
xlst at Oak Kidge and '.rest Neck,
nnllcatlons have been pouring In.
Something like 128 "pros." Including
Scots, Britons and homebrecls. are
seeklnf to fill the shoes of George
McLean, rerently engaged by the
Grassy Sprain club at Kronxvllle.
more arter r ox s
"You may be Sure
says the Good Judge
That you are getting full
value for your money
when you use this class of
tobacco.
The good, rich, real to
bacco taste lasts so long,
you , don't need a fresh
chew nearly as often nor
do you need so big a chew
as you did with the ordi
nary kind.
Any man who has used the
Real Tobacco Chew will
tell you that.
Put ufi in two styles
W-B GUT is a long fine-cut tobacco
, RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco
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