Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-02
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athletic teams which paid their own
were the rugby football, fencing,
cycling and trapshooting teams. The
United States navy bore the ex-
penses Of it's representatives, while
the expenses OF the riding, tug of
war and shooting teams, recruited
from the army were betrayed by the
government The cost OF sending
the United States teams to Antwerp
and Brussels was $14s,563.11.
One defeat in three years and
team batting average of better than
500, but 1t is no use ordering out the
scouts TO look over this bunch, for
they are the Goodyear girls of Akron.
O., and naturally not eligible for
trial with major league or other clubs
In search of promising material. I'm
like most girls teams, the Goodyears
have no men in the points, but in
stead the battery work Is done by
Lulu Armstrong and Lillian Coker in
the box. and Ethel Farwell behind the
plate.
Two American solf professionals,
George A. O'Neil and Jack Croke, are
putting in a course along the Pacific
ocean near Los Angeles. Both are
well known course architects. Croke
hailing from the Exmoor Country
Club and O'Neil from Lake Shore.
both clubs along Lake Michigan.
north of Chicago. The engagement of
these American professionals to build
the courses in a section of the coun-
try comparatively new to the Scotch
game, instead Of the engagement OF
British pros" Is regarded with high
favor by United States players.
The collapse Of Allan Sothoron this
year is one Of the strange things in
baseball. In 1919 he was the ST. Louis
Browns leading pitcher and ranked
fifth in efficiency in the league This
year he was miserable failure. At
the start he said 1t was due to his
being denied the use of the splitter,
80 the rule licensing spitball pitchers
was cracked to restore his favorite
delivery to him, but he had no more
success with 1t than without it. The
conclusion is that Sothoron had
some trick OF delivery he could not
make use of.
ceived a hard blow when Larry
Shields, star distance man and one
Of the leading performers on the
United States Olympic team, an
nounced he would not return to COM
plete his college course, but would
enter business. Shields would have
graduated next June. He was captain
of the Penn State team last year and
won the intercollegiate one-mile
championship. He says that he will
hang up his shoes and devote all Of
his time to business.
Philadelphia was interesting, says a
writer in that city. in that it enabled
the home fans to get a line on the
play of Ty Cobb, who. whatever may
be his present or future effectiveness,
is regarded as the greatest all around
product Of modern baseball. The
question the old worshipers of the
Georgian are asking is this: Can
Cobb really be slipping? To certain
extent the visit of Jennings, ct all
answered this query. Cobb in 1920
most certainly did not play the bali
expected of him. He was far below
his standard, and there lies the
trouble. His standard has rarely been
approached by another, and the con-
trast lends TO his person a different
aspect Instead of cheers, Cobb's
stride to the plate has been timed by
deHsive shouts. Yet at last reports he
was batting the bulb we'll over the
500 mark The fans do not appreciate
the fact that Cobb is victim Of his
own prowess. When he sheds the
robe Of star for several weeks and
slips back into the role of average
player he is Immediately considered
all in and thru. Perhaps nc is going
back, and If so it is to be hoped tina,