Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-14
LiUe Sports NeDs and Comment

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English golf writer's are waxing
warm. and not little indignant over
the possibility of the establishment
OF international matches between
England and America each summer.
One writer In London Field recently
declared tho proposition was Moth
Ing more than the giant gooseberry
Of COLTS silly season, and that the
matter should not be entertained un-
less there was some assurance, or
near assurance of complete success
of the venture. The chief objection to
the match in England is that ANA
teur golfers are certain to find ap-
pointment to the international team
at monumental expense, in return for
which there would be nothing but
glory OF the hollow variety. This same
/, flail American golfers for their love
or the competition side OF the ancient
and honorable game. He says Eng
| lish players have always been more
/ deeply interested in the social side
! III tAe game.
| Walter, Reuther. Cincinnati Red
pitcher. believes the abandonment of
/ the spitball, emery ball, shine bail
and other famous but now outlawed
/ deliveries, Will help to make the
southpow pitcher more valuable then
/ ever before in the history of the
game. Reuther points out that The
! forkhand moundsmen will not be
| obliged TO invent new ways of pitch
| ing hut will be ablo 10 continue in the
! same old way. AItho baseball has
turned out some noted freaks in the
| past -fozen years, IL has never been
recorded where a left handler has
adopted the splitter The south paw
| does not seem to be attuned COR that
| kind of pitching. The southpaws arc
obliged to make the best OF what ma
,ture gave them. In a recent interview
! NJ eailtd " Ittuttiti tt tS1isAINe t'iT
left handlers would be the stars Of
the 1921 season, il the freak delivery
remained under the ban.
| John McGraw expects to spend the
winter in CUBA, but the Giant pro-
! perty will not be deserted. President
Stoncham will be in charge of the
! Giant office every day during Me-
! Graw's absence. and will have the
| power TO make deals. Stoueham be-
| lieves an institution like the Giants
should be open for business every
business day.
| International victories scored in
] the yacht races and the Olympic
! games by America probably Will
! have another mate when the two
! Bills" of tennis get thru in Australia
the last of this month. William L.
Tnden. British and American cham
! piofi. and William NJ. Johnson, ma
| tional title holder. arc going after the
| Davis cup in a series of singles and
/ doubles matches-Dcc. %, 90 and 81.
bEven in Australia the experts antici-
pate, and American victory and q re-
fturn of the cup to this country. Both
! filden and Johnson, especially Tilden,
are at the top of their game now, and
| it is doubtful If there are any two
players in the world who can beat
them.
! If western teams have the luck or
the quality of Notre Dame. the east
|
| tive big football games next season.
Since 1909, Notre Dame has played
| fifteen games in the east, winning
eleven, losing three and tying one.
! Since 1916 the Hoosiers haven't lost
a game in the east. Yale and West
| Point are the only teams that beat
| them previous to 1916 While SYRIA
cuse and Washington and Jefferson
/ have been their victims since that
| year.
| Miss Ethelda Beibtrey Duke
! Kahanamoku. Lady Langor and Pua
| Keoaha. of the American Olympic
swimming team. are preparing for an
| invasion of Australian waters this
! winter A feature event Of the in
vasion VIII be Il meeting between
Miss Rlcibtrey and Fannie Durack,
Australian champion.
Babe Ruth finds that the pen is
rightieF than the bat, even his own
home run slusger. To help the K. of
C.of Indianapolis in raising funds for
the Gibault home. an institution for
orphan boys, the Yankees big hitter
recently autographed 500 baseballs
they sold like hot cakes for prices
ranging from 500 down to $40, and
the amount raised obviated the
necessary of a drive for funds.
Ohio State, which is seeking good
l ca stern team To omen he now N, linr,