Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-03
Sporting Notes

Louis A. Firpo, heavyweight cham
pion of South America, is in New York
looking for bouts.
Walter EIolkc. first baseman OF the
Braves, is an active member of the St.
Louis Evangelical brohcrhoods.
Admirers of Charley Wcinert, the
Newark heavyweight. say he showed
his gamcncss recently by getting mar
ried.
Dan Dowd. the New England heavy
weight. will be out OF the boxing game
for some time because OF an attack
o. cryspclas.
With the exception of half n dozen
yoNng pitchers the New York Yankees
will try out very few rockies this
spring.
Manager Bin Gleason has a big task
this spring in trying to develop a win
ming White SoN combination with the
material at hand.
A boxer doesn't seem to amount to
much nowadays unless he draws an
occasion suspension from some state
boxing commission.
The Western Canada and the Pacific
International baseball leagues have
amaIgama1ed under the name of the
Western International league.
Minnesota. Illinois and Purdue
basketball teams have been setting the
pace In the Western Conference cham
pionship race.
According to Philadelphia gossip
Connie Mack turned the right card
vASh he shipped Joe DuEgan to Bos-
ton. Quaker City fans had soured on
the inficld star.
No doubt Pitcher Dave Danforth of
the Browns will be watched more
closely whilc on tho mound than any
other finger in the big show. Dawes
much discussed "balk" movement will
have umpires, players and fans all
trying to figure out IL it 'tis or 1t
'taint.
REvELSTOCK, B. c.. Feb. l.
Three worlds champions and many
other notable ski jumpers will COM
pete in the eighth annual tournament
of tho Rcvclstoke ski club on Revel-
stoke hill. Mount Revelstoke national
park. Tuesday and Wednesday. Feb
ruary and S. Henry Hall of Detroit.
worlds professional champion. whose
record of 229 feet was made on Revel-
stoke hill, will defend his title.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2-Dr.
Charles NJ. Wharton, assistant direc-
tor of physical education -at the
University of Pennsylvania, said today
it was probable he would sign con-
tract to become director of physical
education at the University of Califor-
nit. He hesitatcd to leave Pennsyl-
vania, he added. but the California Of
fer was an extremely attractive ono.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.--J. o. Stewart.
of Chicago. was elected president of
the Western Tennis association. to
succeed j. Harry Waidner of Win
netka, Ills. at the annual meeting
here yesterday.
KANAWfIA. Iowa. Feb. 2.-Gordon
Locke. Ill-wcstcrn fullback and cap
tain-clcct of the University Of 1owa's
football team ON n visit TO this town
of 500 last summer acted rs catcher
in a number Of baseball games with
the Kanawhs baseball team. accord
ing to oscar T. johnson, ksnawha
druggist, and past president of the
club. Mr.. Johnson said that go far as
he knew Locke was never paid for
his services
nECATUR, Ill. Feb. 2.-Grovcr
Hoover. coach OF the Taylorville In
dependents. absolutely denies in "A
statement to the Decatur Review, this
morning that he had given any inter
view to n Chicago paper in which he
charged Aubrey Devine and Gordon
Locke of Iowa. or any other Big Ten
athlete, with being professionals.
II am tired of the whole mess
said Hoover. and many of the state
iuonts charged to mo tho past few
days have beer absolutely without
Apundation"