Arizona republican., 1922-06-03
SPORT ykIlBS
PLENTY OF FIGHT MATERIAL


Leo p. Flynn has nothing on Billy
Doc Morris of Los Angeles when it
comes to corraling stable of fast
boxers.
Billy has been playing with the
four-round game for several years
and he has developed some good boys,
but he is still trying to bring out a
champion. He has boys in every dl-
vision and he writes that he is anxl-
GUS to bring them to Phoenix for
bouts.
Morris now has Jim Barry under
his wing. He says Barry has been
chasing Lee Anderson for several
months trying to land a bout and IL
he can't get Anderson he is willing
to take on Tiger Flowers.
In the lightweight class Morris has
a hard hitting boy in Bobby Michaels.
Michaels wants to meet Alger down
here if the bout can be arranged.
In the middleweight division
frankie Murphy is Morris best bet.
Murphy recently defeated Billy Con-
ley at Juarez in 15-round go. Nor
ris wants to match Murphy with
Tiger Kline. Happy Woods or Jack
Lynch.
Tony Caponf, rated the hardest hit
ting bantam in the boxing game is
Billv's offer in the smaller class.
Caponi is now in Los Angeles walt
ing a chance to test his punch against
any bantam or featherWelght plckeo
by the promoters.
EHMKE MYSTERY PITCHER
No brainier pitcher ever threw
ball than Christy Mathewson. He
once said that pitcher in order TO
be successful must develop certain
style and stick to it.
IF you find that you are most ell
fectiye as a side-arm pitcher use
that style; If you can get more on
the ball over head. use that method.
OF all things don't switch from one
style to another as the fancy strikes
you" That is the way Mathewson
puts It,"
That is why Howard Ehmke of
Detroit isn't rated as one OF the
games greatest pitchers.
Ehmke has no set style. he is un-
der-hand. side-arm or overhead and
as a result usually lacks control and
is forced to let up to get the ball over.
8MEN OUT AT PLATE
Did you ever hear of eight men
being thrown out at the plate in a
major league ball game?
Well. such thing actually hap
pened. The game was played at st.
Louis just prior to. the opening of
the present season getween the
Browns and Cardinals.
The fact that it was the deciding
game of the spring series gives some
idea of how bitterly it was fought.
If the Cardinals won it meant tie
a Brown victory gave the series three
to one in favor of the American
leaguers
The Browns won by score Of s
to 8. Each team had four men
snuffed out at the plate. George Sis
Ter. speed merchant of the Browns
being nipped three times.
DANFORTH UNDER SUSPICION
Once a player gets the reputation
of being a .'cheater" it is difficult
matter for him to live it down.
Dave Danforth OF the st. Louis
Browns is an example of such repu-
tation. In his early days as minor
league pitcher Danforth doctored the
balls
At least that was the charge that
was always held against him as
minor Lacquer. In the American As
sociation it was not unusual for Dan
forth to strike out ten men in game.
His great work in that league
caused the Chicago White Sox to
give him a chance. He Jared just
$3.50 with Chicago and was again
sent back to the minors.
Once more it was the American
Association, this time with the Co
lumbus club. Immediately Danforth
began to burn up the league. He had
so good a year in 1921 that the st.
Louis Browns gave IL players for
him.
Danforth has always been accused
of roughing the ball with his thumb
nail. thereby making it possible for
him to sail his fast ball.
American league umpires seem to
think that Danforth is not resorting
to trickery. Opposing teams. how
ever, insist on having the umpire ex-
anime the ball every time Danforth
gets a good hop on his fast one.
Danforth does rub the ball slightly
with his thumb before delivering it.
He says it is merely habit. Opposing
players are positive it is then that
he roughens the ball.
Danforth says his effectiveness is
increased when the opposing players
start fussing about his delivery. and
that is the real reason why he always
rubs his thumb on the ball as if nick
ing the leather in order to get a
rough spot.
Past reputation is going to make
the travelling rather rough for Dandy
Dave this year.