The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-16
cHuM BoB,s SPORTING TALK.

New York Feb. 15-(By Union As
sociated Press)-Not only sportsmen,
but q large majority of the society
element of the country, will watch
with interest the outcome of the -
nual motorboat regatta which begins
at Miami today. The feature of the
events will be an official race between
a motorboat and a hydroplane, Philip
RAIDER, q Philadelphia, who recently
returned from the French front, will
perform the loop daily during the re-
gatta.
Fred Mitchell, the Cubs new man.
ager, is batting the hook for another
star catcher. He has soured on the
once great Archer and doesn't think
much of Art Wilson, who was a Giant
in 1918. Mitchell wants to make a
deal with Manager Mathewson of the
Cincinnati Reds for the services of
Catcher Ivy Wingo. He is willing to
hand over both Archer and Wilson,
together with a bundle Of cash. Matty
is willing to let Wingo out, but it is
said that he has asked Mitchell for a
pitcher and an outfelder. Big Six
intends to use Clarke and HUM reg
ularly behind the bat this year.
Sportsmen, who are trying to have
boxing retained in New York say that
if the police Of the big cities would
have jurisdiction over granting of IL
censes and the behavior Of pugilists
in the ring, it is believed that the
sport 0 would regain popular fav-
OF. Boxing in Pittsburg and Phila-
delphia has been controlled success
fully by the police for many years.
In Pittsburgh the other day the Police
Commissioner refused to permit a
well known boxer to appear at a local
club because the latter had admitted
a charge of taking in Australia. In
Philadelphia the police have frequent
ly barred pugilists who hive INDUCED
in shady bouts or have failed to live
up to articles of agreement. There
is no reason, therefore, why the police
departments in New York State can
not regulate boxing with satisfactory
results. They should be empowered
to keep out INSCRIPTIONS promoters
and crooked boxers, also to prevent
brutal fights and the appearance Of
poorly conditioned boxers in the ring.
The right of the police to revoke a IL
cense for a violation of the building
and fire laws, for overselling and for
arranging swindles would clean up
the game.
Ferdinand Schupp, the Giants
young left handler, who startled the
fans last season by suddenly pitching
phenomenal ball, has asked for a sub
~stantial increase in salary. Schupp
led the National League pitchers in
effectiveness and helped the Giants
to hang up their worlds record of
twenty-six consecutive victories. He
is entitled to a raise, under the cir
cumstances, but in naming the figures
that have blocked negotiations for
the present Schupp probably forgets
how McGraw kept him on the New
York clubs pay roll for three years
when he was Of little or no value.
McGraw's patience made Schupp a
success. The Giants leader expects
to have no trouble with the young
southpaw when they get together at
Marlin.
Belleair, Fla, recently has come
forward as a centre of winter golf,
and has two testing eighteen-hole
courses on which events, both for pro-
fessionals and amateurs, are constant
ly being held. The new Palma Gel
Golf Club, of which Jim Barnes has
charge, is at Tampa. The Atlantic
Beach Country Club of Atlantic Beach
Fla, has a new eighteen-hole course,
and also an auxiliary short-hole
course for mashie and putting prac-
tice. St. Augustine, the oldest city
on the North American continent, has
three courses, one of which is public.