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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
OHIO COACH OPPOSES
SUMMER BASEBALL

Columbus. O.. May IL. W. st.
John, director of athletics at Ohio
State university lis opposed to summer
baseball for college players but is will
ing to give II n trial In the Western
conference II such In the sentiment OF
that body.
There ia ample time for the college
player to tpke up the professional game
aftor he leaves his university st.
John said. He should not he per
mitted to play in the summer for mon
oy and still retain his amateur stand
ing according to our conference rules.
Tho percentage of college mon who
would make good would he small in
comparison with those whose service
would not be in demand.
when our players sign up for the
season It is with tho understanding
that they never have played baseball
for money. At the same time they are
told our faculty board Of control re
serves the right to recommend suspen.
sion from college II they have told ar
untruth.
our college game is developed fo'
the massea and II would he unfair tc
permit certain few to earn money
during tho summer because of thcii
diamond skill"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
DRASTIC MEASURE
ON SPORT FIXING

lansing. Mich, May 1t.-Draste
punishment for persons convicted of
fixing any professional athletic
contest in Michigan is provided In
bill passed by tho state legislature.
The measure. which had the backing
of Governor Groesbeck. makes
Throwing" of any contest punishable
by n fine OF not more than $4,000 or
five years imprisonment or Doth.
Tho bill reads:
"whoever corruptiy gives. offers or
promises to any person engaged in
professional base ball. boxing, wrcst-
ling or other competitive athletic
pursuit any Elft or rratuity what
ever. with intent to inftuoae. him tn
logo or try to loso any contest in
which ha Is participating or expects
to participate, or any persons en-
gagged in professional base ball. box
ing. wrestling or other competitive
athletic pursuits who corruptiy soli-
cits or accepts gift or Eratuity or n
promtso to make n Eift or to do an
act beneficial to himself. under an
agreement or with the UNDERSTANDING c
that no shall lose or try to losc any
contest in which he is participating s
or expects to participate. shall ha
deemed guilty OF felony, and on
conviction thereof shall be punished
by fine of not more than five thou
Eand dollars. or by punishment In the
state prison for a period Of not moro
than five years. or by both such Zinc
and imprisonment. in the discretion
of tho court
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
.HtNNESSEy PREPARES
FOR TENNIS MEET

indianapolis. May 14.-Altho he
has Just turned twenty. Johnny Hen
nessey. who was Indianas best tennis
player last year, is preparing for his
eighth year OF tournament competi-
ton. Hennessey last summer won the
Indiana state championship, tho tri-
state title and the Woodstock Club
event. which was played In Indiana
polls.
Tho Indiana youth does not neglect
his tennis during the winter months.
AZ he has the use of n glass enclosed
court and is provided with plenty of
competition. Hennessey also is a
basket ball and baseball player.
Hcnressey has grown much larger
and stronger since last summer and II
is predicted his best season is before
him. He plans to compete In most Of
the important tournaments in the
Middle West and also to enter the ma
tional championships at Forrest Hills,
Last year he was eliminated in tho
third round Of the big singles event
by Roland Roberts.
The Indianapolis boys playing has
won national recognition for two
years.
In 1919 he was rated ftfty-eichth
by the United States Lawn TenniR As
socistion and in 1920 was advanced 10
twenty second place. He plays n net
game and is especially adept al
ground strokes
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
]. 1OB|N 10UIEO AS
SCIENTIFIC BAISMAn

Cleveland. Ohio. May 14-Pitchcr
James Ragby. who led all pitchers In
organized baseball last year with 81
victories for the Cleveland American
League team. thinks Johnny Tobin.
riEhtfielder with St. Louis. Is the most
scientific hatsman in the country and
a worthy successor to Willie Kecler
who led the National League in 1897
with "A batting average of .tS3.
Bagby. says Tobin has the ability
to hit the bali as far as other heavy
hittcrs, can bunt more skillfully than
most of them and places his hits with
more accuracy than any player in the
American beaguc.
Tobin has made a good start this
year. making is hits in IS times at bat
In his first seven games. In tho open
ing series against Cleveland at st.
Louis no made II hits in is times upt
Last year Tohn made IS extra base
hits. his e0a hits and batting average
of $40 being excelled by only seven
other batsmcn in the American League
In the opening series at st. .'Louis
Tobin was the one man VIC Just could
not put out" said Bagby. He had us
guessing and never failed to cross us
up. When wo played him for a bunt
he hit 1t out. When we figured hb
was going To swing. he hunted. When
we shifted tho field he dropped tho
ball in left. He is the hardest man in
the league for us to get out"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
DISCARDED MAJOR Lacquer
PTSTOSTACE RETURN
Clarence Kraft, Discarded By Dodgers Is Knocking
Them All Dead In Texas
League

over train much the same as prize
fighter and he will suffer the same ef-
fect,"Kraft said. IA little basketball
playing. or some other exercise good
to work off surplus flesh and put a
baseball player into condition just be-
fore the opening of the spring training
season, but it should not be over
done.
Baseball players should not play a
complete series of basket ball games.
or follow his summers work with some
other sports thruout the winter season.
The effect will be felt during the pro-
gress of tho next baseball season, for
tho players muscles will be SO over
developed that they will begin to lose
their force and his playing will suffer
as n result"
Kraft first began his professional
baseball career with the Boston and
Brooklyn teams OF the National league.
in 1915 He was EARNED out" to the
Newark club OF the International
league and remained with that team
until 1915. when he went to the Louis
vile and Milwaukee clubs of the
American association. In 1917 he came
to Fort Worth and has played here
since.
1t was In 1914 and 1918 that Kraft
was active in basket ball He played
in a Y. NJ. C. A. team at Evansville.
Indiana, and coached a high school
team while there. Later he played
semi i-professional basketball in Mich
igan.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
INrERMoUNTArS A. A. U.

Salt Lake city. Utah, May IL
rtah's desire TO advertise to tho world
tho speed and strength Of her ath-
letos led to the recent reorganization
here of the Tntcrmountain Association
of the Amateur Athletic Union. which
has charge of all amateur athletics in
tho state.
Greater athletic performances by
Utah men and boys are to he en-
Couraged by the sssociati ton All col
leEcE. universities and clubs in this
section are 10 he asked to join.
As tho Intermountatn Association
also has jurisdiction in Montana and
Idaho. athleteB Of these two states
are to be encouraged in their work.
80 that tho associatton meets Will he.
in reality, for the tri-statc champion
ghipe.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15

Fort Worth. Texas. May H-Down
In what high salaried stars OF the
major baseball leagues term the
bushes" n discarded big Lacquer is
making such valiant effort to prove
that ball players do come back that
he is giving Babe Ruth and George
Kelly real race for national home
run hitting honors.
Clarence Kraft. first baseman or the
Fort Worth club of the Texas league,
is the player who is trying to drive his
way back to the major leagues via the
homo run route. On April Is he
smashed out his seventh homer of the
season-four days before Kelly made
his seventh and before Ruth had
knocked out his sixth.
Kraft was tried out by tho Boston
and Brooklyn national league clubs in
1914. Even there he was not consid-
cred good enough to stick. But now.
In the Texas league. this discard
has made up his mind to get back in
the majors and bids fair to literally
smash his way into another tryout-
over training, which may prove
dangerous before the season closes.
faces the baseball player who enters
into some other sport between sea-
sons, according to Kraft.
The home run hitter who played
basket ball early In his diamond
career. warned beginners against over
training.
"A ball player who engages In other
sports between seasons is as liable to
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
Indians Goods
Play Baseball

Bloomington. ms. May 14,-Indiana
University co-eds have taken up base
ball and are making serious effort to
organize class teams.
Helen Coblentz and Marjorie Hull.
coaches, have announced regulation
rules will he followed with possible
revision of that pertaining to stealing
home. Just what the objection is has
not been explained; neither has a like
ly change in the playing code been
advanced.
Four girls have shown exceptional
style on the pitching mound. Dorothy
Smering. Hazel Spencer. Ruth Baker
and Grace Stanton have developed con-
troll and have proved effective in tho
training games. katherine Yansick and
Henrietta Rosenthal are the Babe
Ruths'' OF tho candidates.
Just how far the girls intend to 90
with their baseball pJoclivities has not
been announced. Nevertheless. they
have acquired n liking for the national
pastime and play tho game seriously
and strenuously. Students, faculty and
bloomington residents have become in
tcrcsted in the girls playing and a big
crowd daily attend the practices.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
JACK BRITTON REFUSES
TO FIGHT MITCHELL

Milwaukee. Wis. May Ii.-Jack
Rritton. wcl,erweicht CHAMPION boxer
turned down an offer of 10000 and a
percentage which, II was expected
would have netted over $4,000 to box
"Pinky" Mitchell of Milwaukee in u
fifteen round title contest July 1. ac-
cordnE to Tom Andrews, local pro-
moter.
According to Andrews, Brittor de
clined the offer on the plea that he
could get as much money in the cast
for the same match and for ten rounds
with no decision.
Mitchell went thru n ton round, no
decision contest against Bri,ton in
Milwaukee n few months ago and
while the majority OF the sporting
writer's credited Britton with a shade,
some thought Mitchell entitled to an
even break
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
BY WHITNEY GRANT


Mr.. BUSINESS Mans office boy will
soon be pleading "grandmother's fun
erdl." or some other excuse that ne
might beat 1t to the ball park for an
afternoons session in the bleachers. A
high class brand of baseball will soon
be seen in Pueblo. and under conditions
that smack of the ajors Sig Moore
is going to put Pueblo on the baseball
map with fast semi professional nine
made up, for the most part, of Pueblo
boys. A number of the players will be
the pick of the former Steel league.
A. r. Stewart. custodian at the
State Hospital. has gained permission
for the use of the hospital athletic
field for games TO be played in by the
Pueblo team. This will be the home of
spared to make necessary changes at
the State Hospital baseball field to
make the place absolutely modern and
adaptable to the best baseball manage
ment.
Wednesday and Saturday home
games will be played. while on Sunday
the Pueblo team will make journeys for
outside games. A number OF towns in
the Arkansas Valley and In the south
ern section of tho state have written
for games on open dates and have
stated that they would assist in the
arranging of "A schedule.
Moore suggests that a league be
formed in this state comprised of semi
pro teams. He even goes so far as to
say that he will probably take the res
possibility of forming such a league on
his own shoulders. Sig Moore is the
| best little organizer that ever adorned
| sportsdom. He was the instigator of
| the Mid West league. and made pos
sible the entrance Of a Denver club in
! the league by selling season tickets to
| mako n guarantee.
Admission to the Midwest league
may he gained by Pueblo club next
season. This step will he taken should
| II he decided that the league will be
enlarged. II is said.
Admission price at the State hospital
grounds has been set at SIS cents. in
cluding all tax Children under six
years of age will he admitted free.
| and those between and 12 years of age
will he admitted at h8lf-price.
A canvas Will he stretched along tho
fence parallel to the third base line and
running tho fun length OF the baseball
| field.
Those desiring to 500 basehall FREE
Of charge must employ methods used
| last season. declared Sig Moore last
| night.
A small portion Of tho grandstand
Will he reserved each game day for
staff members at the state hospital
In another part OF this section is
!
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
Baseball Gossip

Manager Cobb of Detroit has 4 sure-
fro hitter in Outficid Cobb. but he
needs a pitcher to help his outhelder
win games.
Baseball battles to date mako 1t ap-
pear that the bes. National league
team in New York Is still located In
Brooklyn.
Tho st. Louis Cardinals have a large
squad of players on the lot every day,
but nobody has boen able to figure out
just what they're up TO.
Pittsburgh fans declare that In
Rabbit" Maranville tho Pirates now
have a real shortstop and tho only one
they have had since the days OF Honus
Wagner.
Johnny Evcrs, the Cubs new boss
will be a failure in the eyes of those
bugs who expect the Trojan to jump
on tho feet of some umpire every lit
tic while. Nothing like that for John
this year.
From tho way big lcngucrs arc hit
ting homo runs II looks like a record
breaking season for slugging. Even
tho pitchers are coping "Babo" Ruth's
stuff.
The Red Sox have sold many of their
star players in the past. but they still
have one OF the niftiest inields in rhc
game in McInnis. Pratt. Scott and
Witt
Whitley" witt. whose poor physical
condition tho past two years. was \ bis
handicap. has rounded into finc shape
this scsson and is going at top speed
for the Athletics.
Many followers OF tho Giants were
ciamoring for George Kcily's scalp last
year. but McGraw held to the Ions
frs. baseman. who has now developed
into one OF the best performers on the
big time.
Perhaps It's becauso Joc Wood. the
Indians gardener. was n pitcher him
self for many years that he now takes
such n delight in driving a finger tc
cover.
The Johnston's brother act ia goinr
big again this season. Doc" John
ston Is behaving like n real champion
with the Indians, while brother jim
my Ia a head-liner with Brooklyn.
Boston fans feel that the Red So1
and the Braves will go thru tho sea
son intact. as there doesn't seem tc
ho a psstimcr in either outfit wanted
by tho New York clubs,
George kel,y's wonderful hitting IL
a surprise to the baseball world. Ever
the bat makers were caught dat-footed
M they failed to produce hickory stick
called the George Kelly Special.
IL Ruth. Meueel. Pipp. Baker and
Peckinpaugh. all fossy hitters. can
get their bats all working at one and
the same time, the Yankees might
stay in the first division at least.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
PUGET SOUND COLLEGE
In SCHOLASTIC SPORT

Tacoma. Wash. May N.-Participa-
ton in several branches of inter
collegiate sports. with special
emphasis on football. has been decided
upon by the College of Puget Sound
here. In the past c. r s. has not en-
gagged in many contests with teams
representing other northwest schools.
Attempts are to he made to schedule
contests with willamette University of
Salem. Ore, tho Multnomah Athletic
club OF Portland. Gonzags Univeraity
of Spokane. Pacific University OF For
est Grove, Ore. Camp Lewis. and
others.
Tacoma stadium and one trip will be
made by the G. 2. S. football team into
Oregon, according to present plans.
Teams representing the school also
VIII be entered In baseball. tennis and
track and field contests.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
JACK HATHAWAY
star ATHLETE

Chicago. May 14.-"Smilfns Iack's
western University football eleven for
1921. is regarded by his admirers as
one of the greatest all-around ath-
letes developed in the Western Con-
ference in years.
His given name is Stanley r. Hath
away and his home is in Covington.
Indiana Jack played guard on tho
varsity football team of 1919 and
altho Weighing only 15s pounds, he
took the position of center in 1920.
He held the biggest and huskiest of
opposing centers and fought them to
standstill last season.
"Ho was an inspiration to tho
team. his courage was mbounded
and he always fought fairly" Ia tho
way Athletic Director Dana M. Evans
spoke OF Hathaway.
Here are a few of his records: In
water basketball. all western confer
ence. guard. 1919: the same IN 1920:
in wrestling. l5S lb. class. second
place, conference. 1913. captain OF
Northwestern wrestling team. 1920.
collegiate wrestling meet, and first
in Big Ten conferences meet: boxing.
t5s-pound champion of Northwest.
orn. 1919.
Hathaway la president Of the Men'U
Athletic Association at Northwestern.
is a member OF tho student council
and tho senior honorary fraternity.
Activity in athletics hasn't hardene4
his heart nor lowered Jacks ideals.
for Director Evans says. This man
Hathaway has fine principles and
to all young men in or out of the unIS
yCrsity"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
IMPORT CLOCKS FOR
SPEED CLASSIC PRIZE

indianapolis. May 1t.-1f French
driver wins the International soo-mile
race at indianapolis. Monday. May 10.
he will have to pack nifty clock and
ACCOMMODATING urns which has just
bccn imported from France to be
awarded the winner of the classic by
l.. Strauss and company of Indian
apolis. But 4: was tho idcn Of A. IA
Block, president OF the company, which
makes n similar award each year, that
II an imported gift were to he the prize.
tho American drivers would exert Just
that much more effort to keep tho for
eiEnors from giving tho present an
other sea voyage. The clock Is thing
Of beauty and tho race drivers. par
ticuIarIy those who arc married. arr
almos. as interested in winning the
clock aa tho thousands OF dollars that
goes with FIRST place.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
OIL MAGNATES ENTER
JUNIOR SPECIAL RACER

Richards Is but IS years old and went
to school with Brett tho captain OF
the team who was mechanically bent
and who has been dickering with
motors as long as he can remember
Brett got his start in racing when
he was 81 years old riding as a
mechanician at a race at Sioux City
No expense has been spared in build
ing the two racing pets OF Mr.. Rich
ards and virtually every piece of the
mechanism In the cars is hand made
cast and fitted in Mr.. Richards own
machine shop.
We are not positive as to what our
highest speed will be-. said Mr..
Richards. but It is a certainty that
either OF these cars will do lis miles
an hour"
Tho entire Junior Special outfit is
youthful. Richards Is IS. Brett n year
younger and the mechanician. Harry
C. Henning is a chubby faced youth.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
JAVEL|N AURLERS
At CHICAGO MEET

Chicago, May 1.-THE national track
and field meet which will be held in
Chicago June IS will bring together
the best collection of javelin throwcrs
in the history Of athletics In this coun-
try.
Tho defeat of the American javelin
throwers In the recent Olympic Games
has evidently spurred college throwers
to greater activity. and already a
been broken IN various sections OF the
country. Some OF the best records so
far this season are as follows: McBee.
Baker College, 157 feet inches; Tuck.
University OF Oregon. 1877 feet: Curtis.
Oberlin College. 1865 feet inches: Zim-
norman. University of South Dakota,
1877 feet. and whit.ow of the same
school. 40 feet: Mahan. Texas A. and
NJ. 1855 feet s inches: Srede, University
OF Illinois. 1876 feet: Majors. University
of California. ls5 feet: hoffman. Uni
Purdue University. ITS feet; Dunno.
University of Michigan. 1S1 feet: Pat
rick. University of Minnesota. III feet:
Sundt, University OF Wisconsin, 1854
feet.
Tho Missouri Valley Conference has
added tho javeiin throw to tho list of
events for tho Missouri Valley Con-
ference Meet this year and the Inter
national Collegiate American Amateur
Athletic Association has announced
that next year they will add tho jayelin
throw to their program.
Tho javelin throw liz comparatively
now event In American sports and thi.
accounts for the poor records in tho
past This year. however. should see
all of the past American records bet
tered.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15

Indianapolis. May IA bubblins oil
we'll on az farm in Oklahoma Is the
story in the background OF the two
Junior Special six cylinder racing cars
entered in the c-mile race to be held
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Monday. May 80. The two cars arrived
at tho track yesterday and Riley j.
Brett. one of the drivers. took trial
spin.
= l.. Richards is the man with the
money in the Junior Special story ana
when he was but eighteen years OLD
was transformed from poor youth
into a wealthy oil operator when oil
was found on land in his possession.
Years before he had dreamed OF
speedy racing car to be his very own
md two years ago, after he had plac-
cd his business on an established basis
he built two cars, one OF which finished
eleventh in race at Indianapolis
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15

found the lineup of Pueblo's sen1i-pro
team. 1t will be noted that the fastet
baseball players in this city have been
included in the roster. Sig Moore has
been faithfully coaching the crew. and
there is no reason why Pueblo's SEMI
pro baseball team should not come thru
tho season with high percentage stand-
ing.
Moore's Free Baseball School In now
underway. More boys can be cared for.
clip the above coupon and send 1t in
to the sports editor of the ChieftAin
or Star Journal
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
OREGON TRACK MEET

Portland. ore. May ti.--Sever
Oregon colleges not connected with
intercollegiate conferences will hold a
track and held meet on the Reed Col
lego track here.tomorrow.
Full teams. It is believed. will he
entered by Pacific University, Pacific
College. McMinnvii'e College, P,~io-
math College. Albany College, North
Pacific Dental College and Reed Col
lego.
Fast times are expected to be made.
os several stars Of these 'independ-
emit" schools have been showing up
well in recent inter-clase and dual
meets.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
IDAHO HIGH MEET

Moscow. idaho. May i'.-Hirh
school athletes from all parts of Idaho
are to compete at n state inter -schol-
astic track and held meet to be held
at the University OF Idaho here May
1s and II. Al least 100 arc expected.
Preliminary events will be held on
the sixteenth and tho finals on the
seventeenth.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
CHARLIE WHITE vo MARRY

Chicago. May li.-Charlie White.
the veteran Chicago lightweight. will
he married June TO Misc stella !.
Schinners. Northwestern University
co-ed white is recovering from an
operation and intends to re-enter the
wing early in July.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
sEAvrIE.s NEW STADIUM

Seattle, Wash. May 1i-Boxing
shows in Seattle in this future will he
held In n new downtown stadium
which will accommodate approyi-
matelv 1000 spectators. II viii be
used by all the local athletic clubs
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15

Snake shooting is favorite pastime
Of the Bedouin inhabitants of Psles-
tine,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15

Meat Is said to taint very quickly
IL exposed to moonlight.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-25
PERKINS GETS
 FINAL BOOST
 GOVERNOR

SEATTLE, May 25 (by Associated Press).-A special dispatch from Washington says Secretary of the h. terior Fall will recieve a delegation of Alaskans today who will formally pre- sent inducements for Colonel Perkins for governor. The committee will speak for a meeting held last week following series of conferences to discuss the situation, which was the Arst concrete effort made to bring Alaskans into an agreement on the principal appointment
 It is acknowledged that the elim- ination of Wickersham and Hazelet leaves Delegate Sutherland free of pledges and it is thought Alaskans will settle on compromise candidate for recommendation to the president.