The Washington herald., 1920-01-02

still Has Puksle.
Just how Griff will switch his in
field about to MI the gaps OH the left
side of the inner works. Is even u
Puzzle to the foxy pilot himself but
with Stanley Harris. Jack O'Neill,
Frank Ellerbe and Washburne to Sc
lect from, 1t appears that he should
reach a solution before many days
have passed in the spring training
camp. In letting Foster join the Red
Sox, Griffith cut loose one of the most
valuable players of his team.
Eddie Is sure to deliver the goods
for Barrows even II he is placed at
second base while / do not think that
Harper has outgrown his usefulness.
Should he have a good season next
year the deal will look a little more
even than 1t does at present, as 1t Is
hard to see where Menoskey will Mt
into the Sox outfield and since the
speedy sergeant" was Just good
enough to be trading material here,
he may find himself on the bench
awaiting a trade under the Barrows
regime.
Battle In Maryland.
Now comes the chatter from the in
ner circles of Baltimore of the pro-
posed Dempsey-Carpentier battle for
Maryland. Such a sporting event is
possible as there are men across the
District line who would hitch their
mitt chariot to such an enterprise.
Jim O'Hara, present owner Of the
Bowie racing plant, and Cad Bryan.
well known in sporting circles, are not
dreaming when they asserted that
they would back such a, proposition
as it may be possible when Albert C.
Richie, the newly elected governor Of
the State. takes his desk over in An
napolis.
Richie likes boxing. Secretary Of
War Baker and other government off,
Gals proclaim that boxing helped
make the United States army in Eu-
rope the most moral and most ef-
fective in the world" Official sane
ton can be obtained and Jim O'Hara
and Cad Bryan look big enough to me
to finance the great task of promot-
ing the battle.
Harrington Blocked Fight.
Dempsey and Willard would have
battIed in Cumberland but for the
fact that Governor Harrington could
not be brought to see it. Many con-
slider Ohio's gain to have been Mary
lands loss in the deal. Boys in on
the know" claim that the Maryland
promoters who were in power at that
time could not risk the promotion OF
such a big enterprise and promptly
pulled wires killing the deal when Tex
Richard turned his eyes toward the
Mason and Dixon line.
Things stranger have happened than
a Dempsey Willard world champion
ship battle in Maryland.
Has Until February 1.
Nate Lewis. the Chicago boxing
broker. who is at present in Europe
with a stable of leading American mIIr
wielders, does not deny that c. B.
Cockrane. the English fight promoter.
has a binding contract with Carpen-
tier, but Lewis claims that the British
er's agreement expires on February
and II Dempsey does not sign before
that date that Carpenter will be free
to do as he pleases.
Hustle, Mr.. Cockrane. and see Senior
Ol We" oIltdnS, SO IIldI al
agreement can be reached before the
end of the month.
Roamer's World Record.
When the light went out of that won
derful race horse Wednesday the fol-
lowers of the kings sport wept.
Roamer was the idol of all followers
of race horses because he had broken
record for one mile that stood for
ages.
On August 81. 1918. the world was
told OF this horse having ran a mile
(straightaway) in the worlds record
time of "a As. This time was almost
a second faster than that of Salvador,
who on August IS, 1890, ran a mile IN
1914 over a similar course that
Roamer did his mile on.
The fastest time ever made by a
running horse was that OF Caimen,
an American bred horse. who on July
Is. 1900. ran a mile over a straight
away course in the remarkable time
Of / :33 1-5. Over a circular course the
record is held by Christophine. a