Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05

participants III business enterprise
If the action of Honey, kilduf, Oh
Son and Johnston is to be taken as
an indication, the wholesale bunch of
holdouts which had been predicted
for various clubs probably won't hap
pen. But may we take it as an in
dication? Maybe not. AS matter
of fact Brooklynite said today that
a couple of Dodger pitchers and at
least one valuable outfielder are max
ing noises which in psycopathic
ward would be diagnosed as some
gnawing. internal grievance against
the world in general and certain per-
sons in particular.
That Chicago Meeting.
Anyway. at this coming Chicago
meeting the idea was, and is. that
the club owners were going to be
kindly, but severe, with regard to
annual spring manifestations of
greed, temperament and like. make
good reading and gets the fans and
every one else all het up, but that
it hardly is good business. So. as the
understanding was. plans were to be
considered, perfected and otherwise
arranged whereby the players each
same automatic alacrity manifested
by gang of section hands on a we'll
conducted railroad. And now Brook
Iyn has gone ahead in the same old
way Does it mean that Uncle Will
bert has thrown spike into the
ignoring Brooklyn. 1t wouldn't De
the first time that the Squire Of Flat
bush has been ignored. Maybe that's
the reason.
Babe Ruth Mt Basket Ball.
Babe Ruth is a popular idol, yes. But
it strained the loyalty OF his admirers
ing to play basket ball at the list
Regiment Armory the other night As
a basket baller the bimbo looked like
a Cross between Herring safe ana
glad when they took him out Of the
game and let real player go In MS
place.
Money makes promoters do lots OF
silly things. Why should any one pay
to see Babe Ruth play basket ball?
It's q game which he overlooked in
his youth. apparently, and basket ball
fans are even more exacting In their
demands upon players than base ball
fans are. Next. perhaps. well haar OF
match. 1t seemed strange to hear the
Babe hooted as. he was the other
light. 1t shows how quick the mud
,alls fly at an idol when his clay Feet
show. =.
he world of sport, viz: Babe Ruth,
lack Dempsey and Man o War. NOW
that Ruth has been exhibited out OF
his sphere perhaps we'll next near OF
j aek Dempsey taking caruso's place
in Pagiiacci and Man O. War put on al
the HippodronA as trick horse.
The Mitchell Beya
New York fight fans coneede that
Pinkey Mitchell has q chance to hold
his own with Willie jackson next FRI
day night, but they can't see hicnie
against Benny Leonard. This is not 10
Leonard already has stopped Richie, ana
the belief is that they never come back
more than once in a blue moon Sports |
ngufe that Benny's saowing against Joe
yelling was not so much due TO the
fact that he couldn't make the weight |
and be strong as that he was staiiing
along.
Talking about comebacks, we are re-
minded that Eddie McGoorty, the Osh-
kesh veteran, is again in the ring
gnawing his way upward to a position
where he'll be able to meet the leading
men of his class. The other night at
Grand Rapids Eddie fought rafting
draw with Chuck Virgins Of Indianapo-
lis. Eddie's old looping left to the Jaw
was working, but somehow 1t seemed
10 lack steam.
Reports that Harry Greb had agreed
70 take on Tom Gibbons. the 81. Paul
wniloper At the Garden on January II,
pfoyed to be a miscue. The match was
06ered Greb and Gibbons was willing.
but the Pittsburgh boxer baked at
meeting the Minnesotan.