Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29

knock each other out ?"
well. my dear brother" replied the
chief,'I have purchased two $40 seats.
They had better not try to pull off
| any fakes on me. If they don't try
to knock each other out, ! will put
! them in jail. DO you think I draw
my money at the pump? Any time
pay ten bucks for seat / expect a
| run for my money"
The two runs made by George
| Burns at Ebbets field % few days ago
when the Dodgers were getting a
proper lacing from tho Giants made
| Georges total for the year III.
| Thexe are the most round trips he
| has made In single season. He al
ways has been a busy traveller and
| one OF the best OF run getters. but
| his performance for q season up to
| this year was 100. The crack out
| fielder has been hitting well and is
in pretty good all-around trim just
| now.
Betting on baseball will be felony
| in California, II the next legislature
| enacts into law bill to be present
ed by officials OF the Pacific Coast
| League The bill was drawn up fol-
| lowing recent charges of wholesale
rambling and bribery OF players IN
| the league. The tentative draft Of
| the bill provides that any person who
| lays, makes, offers. or accepts any
| bet or bets on the result Of a ball
game. or any plays OF game, Is
punishable by Imprisonment IN the
state prison not exceeding five years
II III the county jail not exceeding
tive months.
Charles Stoneham. president and
part owner of the New York Giants,
| has gone to Havana to arrange for
| s250,000 worth OF improvements for
the Havana race track for next sea-
son. It will be necessary, Mr.. Stone
ham said, to construct an enlarged
paddock and to install at least $50
additional stalls for the horses. An
lother Improvement will be an en-
larged clubhouse for members, he
| said From present indications next
years races on the Havana track will
| be on great scale. between 800 and
| 900 horses being listed to show.
Last years attendance was so per
cent above that of the previous year,
| he said, while this years races have
seen an equal increase over that. He
predicted the 1921 season will be SO
per cent greater than even this most
remarkable year.
/
United States Gilf Association Of
ficiais have cut out another job for
| themselves. After seeing the crowd
| of about 1900 people jam their way
| on to the course at Roslyn, l.. l..
| during the play for the amateur
title, the officials believe the time is
right for improving the gallery stu
| alton, and keeping spectators from
annoying the players or in any way
delaying the game. Just what the
solution of the problem will be ultl-
nately, can not even be guessed at
now. for the crowd at Roslyn was so
| much greater than was even dreamed
| Of golfing officials say they must
start at the bottom to find remedy
for conditions. Several proposals are
expected to be presented to the U. s.
| G. A.. before next season.
Joe Benjamin. the California light
weight. whom Benny Leonard and
Billy Gibson took to New York for
| the purpose of grooming him for the
lightweight title when Leonard was
ready to give it up or outgrew It, Is
now getting back into action after
layoff caused by injuring has hands
Benjamin looked good in his first
starts in the east, but later he was
beaten ty some mediocer lads,
Leonard says Benjamin lacks only
a punch to make him a champion.
The police department. will be rep
1 resented at every boxing show held
in the Quaker City In the future.
Following the stalling bout between
Sam McVea and Harry Wills, the
police officials who are held resbon-
sible for the sport decided to have an
official representative at every show.
The word has gone out that stallers
will find no haven in the City of
| Brotherly Love, but instead will be
expected to earn every dollar they
| have coming.
An effort will be made by devotees
| of volley ball in the Chicago district
to form a national association to pro-
mote that sport for the winter season
and to introduce 1t in the public
schools of the country. A meeting