Medford mail tribune., March 15, 1928, Page 7, Image 7

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ART NEWTON HAS
h BIG LEAD IN
an
N.Y.
(Ity KiiNhWl J. Xewlmiri, A.vsut'iuU'il i
Press Sports Writer.) !
I'KAC'H SPRINGS, Hualuimi In
dian HcHcrvutlon. Ariz., Mar. J 5. i
IJP) When the more thun 100 foul-;
racers yet in the Los Angeles to!
New York marathon lined up to-:
day on the twelfth lap of the 3100-1
inJJo course. Arthur Newton, 44-
yfi-old British endurance marvel,'
topped ti Itst by the comfortable;
margin of nearly eight hours in
elapsed time. For the 397.4 miles
covered slnco the start March 4,;
the sinewy entrant from Khodesiu,
South 'Agrica, hud a total time of
ttl:l'3:0U. He came in first yestor-;
day on the 51 -mile lap between
Kingman and Peach Springs to addj
1:05:30 to his lead over Andrew
- Payne of Claromore, Olka., second'
in lnpsod time standing. '
i'ayno cheeked in fourth Wed
nesday and Ins tut; time today
Newton' UuU running, under"
circuinstuncs that so fur have run
the gamut iu weather, has brought
him six first places m the 11 laps
now put behind.
The long lap yesterday took its
toll, but two of the outstanding en
trant who had succumbed pre
viously were buck in competition
today. Charles Hart, 3-car-old
idol, und the "grand old man" of
the race, took up the grind today
10 miles back from Peach Springs.
He had been picked up in u, slate
of exhaustion. Xirk Wuumiiuahu,
Hopi Indian from Orabui, At is,, got
Into uctiun -0 miles behind Hurt.
An injred leg and unkle caused
him to drop out yesterday, but
treatment overnight put him back
in shape.
Leaders in elapsed time at the
sturl of thcQwelfth lap today were
as follows:
Arthur Xewtun, lihudesiu, 61:
3U:ul).
Andrew Payne, Clurcmure, Okla.,
(59:07:02.
Arne Soumenin, Detroit. 70:29:
15.
Juh u Crunlck, Saskatoon, Cull
uda, JLl :4a: 10.
P 0"l e r Uuvuzzi, Southampton,
England, ?2:UU:uo.
Kd Carducr. Seattle, 72:17:10.
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Take After Pnun.
AUOL'STA. Ga. There's more
than one athlete in the Cobb fam
ily. Miss Shirley Cobb has just
won a blue ribbon ut a horse show.
Her brother. Junior, is an excel
lent tenuis player. Their dad U
Ty.
may have to bury hiti dream Qt
two half -million dollar purses in
a year and content himself with
! philosophical research.
IE
E fHOREIVlANS WINS i ALL READY FOR
FOR -JUNE FIGHT: BILLIARD TITLE PENNANT FIGHT
NKW YOlilC, March 15. bPj
reeling anything but cheerful
after thinking of his heavyweight
merry-go-round Tex Kickurd to-,
duy left an impress-ion that Gene
iTunney would be without an op
ponent on June 14. the date pro-
jected for a heavyweight title
mutch at the Yankee stadium.
Although i:?ckard did not make
any d jfiuito announcement that
the Juno bout was off. he mtd be
' would confer with the champion
at Miami Beach before trotting
: any more heavyweights into the
(competition for his contemplated
J big show. i
1 Tunney is reported to be of the
'opinion that Tom Heeney looks
Hke tho best opponent and cites
jlGXncy's triumphs over Kisko and
;I)elaney and his draw with Shar-
key and Paulino as the best record
'of the elimination group.
' It was Tunney's own idea to de-!
'fend his title twice this year, in !
JuQf and in September and he
may persuade Kickard that a June
bout with Heeney will pay. Ilutj
if Tex proves set In his Intention;
to pnsH up the June 14 tilt. Gene;
SAN" KUANCISCO. Mar. 15. (P
The world's 18.2 balk line billiard
championship may be carried to
Europe permanently by Edouard
Hurt-mans. The Belgian artist
wrested the title from Jake Schae
fer here last night by scoring 1500
points to 11 SO, in 54 innings,
Billiard circles have heard that
U was Horemans' intention to keep
the title permanently, even going
so far as retiring if necessary.
Some critics, however, disagreed
with this view, and wild they be
lieved Horemans would consent to
give Willie Hoppe. former title
holdca chQlcngc match.
Walte Wants $20,000 a Year
ST. PKTKRSBUItti. Fla.t Mar. YS.
(P) Difficulties between Wuite
Hove and the Yankees' manager
over an increase for tho pitching;
star ccttpsedQthcr matters at the
New York trainiivcamp today, lift
ports prevailed that Colonel Jacob
Huppert had 'virtually enceded to
Hoyt's demand for a two-year con
tract but was not In accord with
the $20,000 annual wase sought by
the Hurler who won 22 games for
world champions last year.
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(By Brian Beit, Associated Press
Sports Writer)
FOI1V MEYKItS. Kin.. Miir. 15.
A'i So tar as MaaKtr Connie
.Mack uud his PuUaiU'Miia Allilcl-ii-R
are concerned. lift American
leaKUK may ojren its season. Tho
While KU'iihams are ready. The
tall taoUeiun has ilectiled on the
Iteisonnel of his club in every
brunch except uUihinu unit hus
until June tu reach a ftuul decision
on tho hurling corj&j.
he outrk'tii IgJlA a punch with
Ty Cobb, This Speaker and Al Sim
nuitis as reKuhtis from rinht to left.
nd ltin.tr Miiier and Watter tVeiu h
In reserve. All five bit over .300
last season.
Cohu anti Speaker, the J.Vyear
old veterans, are asktns no quarter
from the younstcrs as the season
stretches ahead. Cobb did his early
eonditlontr-T with the tltauts while
Speaker put on a l'hiladelpliia uni
form' for the first time with his
team mates and was soon cather
hiK in the fly bulls, with effortless
ease.
Cobb, never the fielder thut mode
Speaker great, Kjtl no more trouble
than hiH fricndO'om Texas In Kct
tlnjr tu shape tu his native Georgia. .
Joe tlanser, with his tQk knee
as good as ever, started playtnK
first base without a Q'lp and took
his old place back without opposi
tion. 3 Max iMshop was ussl-ined to sec
ond, Joo Holey retained shortstop
nil the hard hittlim Suimny Hale
nK.iln took over third. Captain
Kdhllo Collins, who can play iu a
pinch; the versatile Jimmy Dykes
and Joe iiassier, a i'rt Smith, Ark.,
product of Impressive physlue,
will make no the Infield reserves.
I Thero was no catchlim prohleni :
to vex MonHRer Mncit, his titi" re-'
reiving staff retmnlni; tntni'l (!or
(Ion Cochrane, Italph I'erklus and
Jimmy Fox, with the extra safety
1 behind the bat.
': Selection of ten pitchers to ko '
i throtiKh the season presents the
! only tlnnbt, and this Is caustic? lit-:
I tie wear and tear on the veteran j
i mamiKer's baseball Kray matter,
efty timvc, the ettunlly left-hantlcd
Hiine Walliert antl Osslo trwoll. t
who play tho outfield or first base j
ami hits ns Wfill n oitrVns. wilt ho '
the tlvret? southpaws making thiO
Bl ade. Klvo liKht-handers who '
srem to have the inside traek are
Howard Khmke, the veteran Jack
Cjiilnn, Kd Hommell, Ilini; Jolinson.
who came hack last year, aijrt Hie
much traveled Joe Bush.
Bill Shores, with Waco last yeur,
hns shown enough to wurrant uddl-
titmal Inspection and lie will be one
o the athletes In Athletic uniform j
lit the Hturt of tho hciihoii. John i
T'dlis, tke Powers. "Clauilo .loiiimrii
am! several other pitchers who j
would iii-;o to piuy with mo Atu-i
Ictlcs, must ffeht It out for assign-
mont which will be reduced to a !
minimum by tho time the season
gets under way. j
Tho Athletics think they have
enouKh iowcr to win .a peunuut uud
exiincl to dethrone the New York
Yimkees. i
'IXo claim of ouU-OkkIiib the
rliimipfoiis Is not made, hut the I
runners-up in 12? say they will
get more hits uud runs.
GH THREE PRIZES j
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TOURNEY THIS YEAR:
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KAIvKM, Mnrt'b ItmmK nmt.
gUutiuK In n BhuCt of ufloinuuu
HiiuliKht iu uuu of the windows of.
Hie AVQitnctto i:nivi!t'Hlty Kynimi-.
Kium, Ktiuuif u UftiuttfUr $2-im-h
silver urn, tuuwcl hy a tuuull, but1
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t mliiialm' Hvt iUfii' thrauU
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J75 Iwvlng tur which 10 tlh-
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from all parts uf On'ifon are com-!
petinff thts wk tit th annual
Hiatt hank et ball tumnamynt ut
the VlUaim-ltB pymnaHlutH Marli
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Kecond ami third places yxvi re
ceive the hamlHwma runner-up and
consolation trophb-. V.iu-h of the
ton qtiintcttCK I erhamplwrr In it
own tliHtrlctr and. as mthintf W
known of the comparative Vi'f'l
MiltiiH of the entrant thrnt
contc of the content Ik unpredh t
abte. Many Willamette ro-vdn nnd
men are remaininf ov-r the or""--Ing
days: of their ftrinK vacation
i to entertain the tiieinbern of the
toams while they are on tho enm
juk. Whtte the exact pln fm
entertainment ure not made pub
lic. It is umieridood that tin.'
Willamette wm will arranKe tr
the vlKitltiK tiukeleer.
(BUD) ADAMS, Proprietor
MULLEN WILL TRY TO
HALT MANDELL BOUT
CHICAGO, Mar. 15.--Ml -Hacked
hy the Illinois boxiiiK coiumisslon,
I'romott-r Jim Mullen of Chicago
today iiil ho was ready to employ ,
every mean known to the legal
profession to prevent id light
weight championship match be
tween Sammy Mamie!! und Jimmy
McI.Hrnln at Madison Hiiuare Gar
den. New York, May 17.
Mullen haft the signature of Man
dull and his managear, Kddie Kane,
lo a rontract calling for titular
match In Chicago, June 21, between
i the champion and an unnamed up
named opponent.
i Yesterday Kane signed for the
I Mcl.arnlu bout under the pronwtluu
of Tcr Jllfkatd -.. -
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