The Evening herald., February 21, 1928, City Edition, Page 2, Image 2

THE EVENING HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS.-OREGON "
Tut-sdny. February 21. li28
Pace Two.
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l STECHER LAID
-LOW BY LEWIS;
I TITLE IS LOST
"Strangler" Holder of
Wrestling Crown of
the World Today
I liy (HARI.KH W. IHXKI.KY
Associate)! Press Sports Writer
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 21. (P)
i Kd "Straggler" Icwis of Kan
K Ka City, relgnt today si undis
t imted rbnmplon of the wrestling
1 vorI. 1 ' t !
I By de feating Joe Stecher of j
1 Ixlgp, Ncbr., claimant of the
Jtlihr.-in a tbree falls match nt
tho coliseum night, Lewis
cnd -Uie jHOwret that has eifitI
j cd between them for seven years: 1
since, xne tume ne tratigier i
l('Ua Stccberi In .New York.;
lnv1920. . ' ; . !
UwH nap the first fall after.
niotV'tmrn two; hours ;ot dreary
8 wrestling, p 1 n n I n g .. StecheT s
" shoulders to the mat with a bar
i arm" half nelson and scissors
t hold on the arm In 3:15.53. He.
captured the third and' deciding
fall In 12 minutes. SO seconds
Bwllh (j bar arm, or perhaps a
double' wrlstlock. Nobody iras
W clear on the exact hold because
j of excitement In the sudden
:., finish.
jjj . Stecher won the second fall in
- a dltxy mate of quick action, last
f ilng only 56 seconds. -
' Lewis, in' a moment of care
' Ji lesaness, fell victim to a doable
wrlstlock; and was pinned In
J? such quick time that he was
dumbfounded. '
i la winning the second fall,
I Stechr, who had only lost two
tntatthes tn It years previous to
i h'W night '8 defeat, sbowed the
a only flash ot aggressiveness that
ho displayed during the entire
contest. He was outgamed, out
g maneuvered, out tricked and out
- wrestled. -
8 . -Lewis although past the 35
'4 TfaJ'marav 'carried the' battle to
f Stetcher from the start,- He dis
5 played super-wrestling ability,
frtl Alness, and courage. He won
f4riynd decisively, never leav-rwaoak,--doubt
as to the outcome
after the men had been on flelr
U feet for, an hour.' The contest
ft nadell and dreary to all con-
fcerned. It was dreary . for pro
moter JTom Pocks because the
a gate receipts failed to, come up
to htf, expectations. The at
K tendance was around 5.000 -with
the receipts according to Packs,
around 100,000, perhaps l0,-
000. The price ot $5 to 125 for
a ticket was the barrier to more
S customers. -
FAVOR COLIMA
i IN BOUT WITH
I JOE ANDERSON
LOS ANGELES, Feb. .21." (F)
The "Pride of Whlttler, Calif.
and perennial favorite of Los
Angeles Bert Collma- will Jta
to the post heft) tonight against
formidable Joe Anderson ot Ken
tucky and as usual will have the
money as well as the good wish
es of the fans behind him.
Despite the fact that Ander
iar has beaten both Leo Lom
Hki nnd Dave Shade, who in
turn' hare taken the Mexican's
measnro, ' Coll ma ranked a slight
favorite with the general pub
lic last night. -t, .
The moon Is out nearly every
night now, and we all could be
eujoylng bobsled parties If we
had some show and some sleds.
At The Orpheus
Conflict between the old and
the new Is the , basic themo of
Sensation Seekers." starring BII
lle Povo with ' Huntley Gordon
which comes today to the Or
pltous Theatre. In this motion
picture of personal life In fash
ionable society Is presented the
spectacle of the hide-bound Puri
tanism of yesterday trying to de
feat, the liberty of toady, reduc
ing every person to the rigorous
discipline ot dogma. - -
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The ORPHEUS
TODAY
IULLIE DOVE and
Hl'NTLEY OOIIDON in
Seekers"
A powerful dramatic rom
ance ot the girl of today.
Uliik tn color. Startling In
Its, revelations.
Ydj) can't afford to mini It!
WOODCRAFT TO
BE EXPLAINED
TO K. F. SCOUTS
Boy Scout troops ot this city
will, be given practical talks on
woods conduct' during the next
few days by William R. Canton,
civil engineer,' who delivered tho
first of a aeries ot, speeches to
scouts, to Troop No. 3 Monday
evening. : i - '
Canton recently returned from
a project near (iazelle. . Calif.,
where he spent much time in the
forests, and has a number ot in
teresting and instructive pictures
with which he make his scout
talks of value to the youngster
just learning woodcraft.
LIQUOR TRIAL
IS SET AHEAD
Postponement of the trial of
C. A. "Blackle" White, charged
with i.J.-Ossion and transporta
tion ot liquor to Thursday after
noon t 2 o'clock, was announced
this morning. '
f -White, with his attorney. E. K.
Drlscoll, will appear before Po
lice Judge Lem Gaghagen nt that
time to answer to .the charges
tiled. Ills bail has been fixed at
$400. ...
Officer Coons arrested White
an Pine and Seventh streets early
Sunday morning and fonnd In his
possession several gallon kegs
containing moonshine.
FORT PROGRAM
IS ANNOUNCED
(Continued Ham page 1)
10:00 a. m. A tug-ot-wsr on
skis. I . - - ; "
10:15 a. m." One-half-mile ski
handicap race for men. Contest
ants will carry ' 50-pound packs
on their backs. First JMlze. S5,
second prise an army blanket.
10:30 a. m. Novelty race for
Boy Scouts. With ski on one fool
and a web on the other. First
prize, a scout knife donated by
the Klamath Hardware Co., of
Klamath Falls; second prise 32.
10:46 a. m. One mile - ski
dash for Scouts. First prize, $5,
second prize, 'a pair of: gloves
donated by TC S. Ijallou, rt
Klamath, - v e
11:00 a.-m. One-quarter-mile
ski dash for boys under 12 years.
First prize, $2. second prize $1.
11:15 a. m. One-quarter-mile
ski dash for girls under 12 yetora.
First prize, S3, second prize,' 31.
11:30 a. m.--One-bair-mile
free-for-all . race on wbs. First
f 5, second prize $2.60. , . -,' ,
Ski Jumping all during the
morning program. Big anow
battle
: Plenty of eats for ' everyone.
See the Crater Lake movies show
ing the races and course last
year. At the church.
1:30 p. n. Three-mile ski
race, free for all amateurs. First
prize, a pair of ' webs. valife
$14.50 donated by the Klamath
Hardware Co.. Klamath Falls
Second prise, $ 1 0.
One mile ' ski dash for . the
winners of the Scout and
high
echool races held in the morn
ing. First prize, a $10 value fish
ing rod., donated by the Klam
ath Hardware Co.. Klamath
.Falls. Second prize, $5.
Dancing all during the after- i
noon.
CAAMPlOAlS
MlMAT
mm
" MCSTAPA clws rooMo aJths
CUILDS op MeoxzRes-rLAis
THREE CAMELS AlD A BOUL.
coMCAi AJTeRvjtecoeo, aostafa
saD:Tm6 camels cuere
but it cuas eas'j to
TMocO TAfe1 BOLLl !
tiO NOO '.
EvJER SEE,
LzTaJ . t f
Worked Emery Ball
for Rai
Russell Ford Tricked Catchers So
Would Get Sajary Asfced
Ily 1ULI.V KVAN'S ,
Fifteen years ago Russell Ford f
ot the New York Yankees was i
the pitching sensation of the
American League. -
Literally, overnight. Ford be
came famous, with what was con
sidered a new-fansled noil ball.
By wotting the inside of the third
finger and holding the hall In
a peculinr manner. Ford was able
to make tho pill all hut speak.
At his wish the ball would break
in. out. down or up.
the general belief.
That was
'i..5tlf'
"TKen ptactng 'lo7"Va'riva''ou''ffic 1 "'"'J Ml' tip, break down or hop
Inside of the 'third fingur and;'" or.ouv ThU knowledge, ot
the alleged "different ways oir"r!,. aholutel ne.eKsary
holding" the bl(.,lalr proved to 'f ,B catcher was to handle his
be merely camouflage.' Ford was;
tettlnE unusual breaks on the
ball by Using emery'.' Getting
rough spoL on the ball, the maa-jers
ner ot aeiivery. a weu as ine air
resistance did the rest. , .
Roger Pecklnpaugh, newly ap-j
pointed manager ot the Cleveland :
Indian? j joined New York In
1913. ' He recently told me an I
unusual tale dealing with Ford's j
emery ball and some ot the side
lights that became a part of it.
; When Ford was at the WD
of his game, his battery part -
ner was Kd Sweeney, a mighty
good catcher. After a very
cessful year.- Ford and Sweeney catchers on the New York club , oaX , opt at hls Kive. In get
Heeided tn hold the Yankees tin: With bis mystery ball was a fnr the emery nut. urli.r tn
for big money for the following i
season. The New York club hav-'
Ihg considerable respect for
Ford's pitching ability early came.'
to an agreement with him.;
Sweeney, however, found the go-
ing difficult, falling to get any-
Case of Mary K. Brown,
There has been some discus
sion' recently of an organized at
tempt to have Miss Mary K.
Browne restored to. the status ot
an amateur golfer. ...
It will be. recalled that Miss
Browne gave , very good and
frank reasons for accepting the
cash offer of Charles C. Pyle to
CLUSJJ
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Join the tennis troupe of which i tour tournament this year.
Mile. Suzanne Lenglen was to be Some time ago. an open tour
the queen and Vinnie Richards j nament . was arranged In the
the king. And that after those j south and it was thought that
good reasons were given the reg
ime in charge of the golf asso
ciation decreed, f he should not
compete In amateur3 champion
ship eotnpeHtt9n.''-as her conduct
iliad been detrimental to " the
game.
Anyone who knows Miss Mary
K. Browne knows that her con-
dnct. never has been detrimental
to any game.
.,.
' Since that time, however, there
Who's Your Favorite Wrestling Champ?
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JArilA-(SQOb, T'LU pj 'Z-
DwUGAtlN
Aio, 60T I'vJE
SECAl A LOT
' Or
MAv?es:.
se in
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figure
"do.
manded. -. . .
' At tho opening ot the soasnti,
( Sw(w..v . 0,,,0,
thero being several thousand dol
lars difference between his fig
ure and that ot the club., ll
was at this stage of the .proceed
ings that the flue Italian hand of
Ford asserted Itself in behalf of
Sweeney. " - ... '
Ford could break the emery
b,
ball as he wished. He had a
sign 'lth bis catcher, "wining
him up as tn wbethtr the twill
siuir.
1 When Sweeney falletl - to re-
r
the" flaitre . he
!port. Ford told the other -catih-;,
on the club that he had no
, A.weLX
( y '..1j4 Ol-
would
' Idea how his 'spittcr'
; break and It would be up to their
"hill to handle his offerings.
suc-jW"' Ford did to the other
shame. They were stopping as handing tho glove to the umpire
many pitches with their chest 1 f0p inspection, part of the emery
pratoctors, masks and hlnjpaper broke off. leaving a ilece
guards as their gloves. ... '. ' . j ubout an inch square tn the
(soon became apparent to the ; gluve. That dlM-overy' marked
Yankee owners that Ford wasn't
, of much ' use without Sweeney. t
,haj been Installed , a new regimes..
in charge ot tne goir association
one that this column believee -
I will devote Its heavy business!
session to weighty deliberations
and ont to singing, an vart at
which one former executive de
voted himself almost exclusively.
Xo Kffort of Her Own. ''
Mls Browne, since this new.
regime ban started, has been led .
to believe that If she will ask
reinstatement or have some in
fluential 'body ask that she be re
stored to good standing she will
be permitted to enter the ama-
miss Browne would enter. She. the new officers ot the golf as
didn't enter and It wasn't be-1 soclation are more liberal In
cause some members of the go!fti,elr attitude.' It is difficult to
association thought, she was j believe that they will slick by a
flirting to get back In good stand-! hard rule from a hard old.day of
'"S- . . . - ( the association.
It was because sbe couldn t af -
: (prd to get away from her bust -
ns Interests and spend the mon -
ey to get south and back.
i Tnere are reasons ta believe
j that Mlsa Browne was Just as
i magnanimous when she said she,
.TA.L SfitU
I laoOMAAllA,
AA1D
CAAi LOSE
rXr-;iV. rl BfaL ..... I
Salary!
Battery-Mate
in 1913
. who swuted to be the only nmu
who eoulA tauh hlift. Ill d-!
mauds' wero met and he was
given a ruxh order to report. As
a matter of fuel. Sweeney could
, have caught ' Ford' while silting
Ma a ui'kin chair. Tho ease
wllh which he handled his stuff,
Rafter the olhef catchers had
biinali'd the job, naturally made
him look like a rent Mar.
Now for how tho mystery bull
wax finally run down. Aftor
Ford wa fnrccil In - retlr?" be
cause of abad arm, Sweeney told
several other pitchers on the New
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v..,a Vr..W".t.i :' u. t
emery paper la the glor?. Fort!
had the paper on n nibber bund
that worked under his rhort
sleeve hut thiF other pltcbers
ustng the trick delivery merely
, nlero of-the cnten," Mi their
sovc anvr cutting a hole'Iu the
center. .
One day Pitcher Ray Keating,
using the Pnrd system of decep-
, lion, twice struck out Kddl) t'ol-
j llns. not without much protest on
: Kddle's part. Collins, when he
came to the bat for the third
time, didn't even put his bat on
j his shoulder but used It as a
i cane as ho watched the ball
, hreak mysteriously.
j The umpire, after Ksntlng had
, broken over two strikes, rushed
, the end of the emery hall as well
ns all other trick deNverles. -
lioU. to work tor , a living . snt
: went out to ao 11 as iionny jones
i was when he gave bark the $00,-
000 house and went to work for
! the Southern railroad.
Mary Browne has refused to
make one move to get herself
,0i umoclatlon and she has re-
fused to permit sny efforts In
ber behalf..
For Misa Browne to apply for
reinstatement would be for her
to admit, that she had been a
bad little girl. She seems to have
been honest and fair. She cer
tainly has been more to the credit
of golf and tennis than aome of
those -who have made a fortune
i out of it. It is understood thst
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1 - A dry raider In Illinois got one
(to 14 years for killing a man. A
Michigan man got life for having
I a pint of gin. It's Just na Kira
' Meeker says, the world Is' getting
better and better, day by day.
Aio AAATtfet?, COMAT HAPPeAlS.'
96 CAAMPldrt OF .
5AM, ZAAlZlBAR
CZeCHC?5LOVAKIA,
OME OPTME boms AolD SO :
MAAig CMAMPiOrisrtiPS rwew
OAle AMD BE AiOME,
Interviews
Tommy t, ought nil Kuys;
lit nuoihcr year, I hope to
have rteveloied ntyHelf Into th
posltlou Of the loalcal challenger
for . the heavyweight champion-'
ship, nnd even
though It may!
sijtind egotisti
cal, I 'export j
In win r lt '
champlnuHhlp. j
In lii next !
yeur'I am. go-l '
- lug to right nsl'
often ' as pos-'
slide ami I am j,
going tl try to
int-rysHi . my'
weight, al-1
though I feel I (
Tommy liughran tlo not .' nm'd '
many nor pounds la gel Into j
the heavyweight class. )einp
ey didn't weigh much tuore than
1 tlo now when ti" won the
championship from Wlllurd. and '
t'ena Tunney Wasn't a giant when
he heat !einpy In Philadelphia. '
ll'seems, though, that the pith-;
Ho thinks only a big man should :
I the challenger and 1 utu yjnng '
enough to iM'lleve that I will ;
inline Into more weight naturally. .
I am not going to desert
the
,,llglit, - hcaVyelKhrcla. 1 Inland
t give every' contender in thtf.
class a chance to win ,m' .chum
plnnshlp. ami when thu limn
come that I niar'havn t tiered up
every challenger :1 am sure Hint
the boxing TanimlMlnn wll! 'not
make me give up my tills to tight i
i as .a heavyweight, ',
! I have fnund'that f jrm remains .
wllh you only as long ns you con
tinue to use It, and I am nut go-.
ing to get rusty waiting for Ihe '
big chance. I have fought Tun-;
ney and I think 1 know' him. ,
I also have worked with Demp
sy under clrrumslaures that j
made me know that 1 could hold i
my own wllh a heavyweight. ,
RHEUMATISM
While In France with the
American Army 1 obtained a not
ed French prescription for the
treatment oif Rhuumallinn and
Nenrllbt. '1 have given thlr to
thousand with wonderful results.
The prescript Ion coat ma not Dins, ,
I usk nothing for It. 1 will mall ;
It It you - will send me your ad'-1
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