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The Washington herald., 1922-11-21

the oval providing he In within
reasonable distance of q fly ball.
rhis mentor argued further the
layer 10 protected from injury be-
rause he can make q fair catch.
The other coach asserted the present
rule governing kicks In satisfactory.
The criss cross. probably one OF
the oldest plays in football, 10 still
used by some elevens, Notre Dame
and Pittsburgh particularly. II is
not, used, however. on the kickoff
to any great degree. Lombard Col
iege, coached by Paul Schissler. used
II against the Notre Dame reserves
recently and on each occasion the
oval was brought back past the CEN
ter Of the field. 1t In a great play
to use at the beginning Of games
when teams are,not sharpened for
the battle.
Onside Kick sim Common.
While the onside kick is being
used extensively from scrimmage,
some coaches are. perfecting the
play after q fair catch 10 made. In
the great majority Of cases when
the receiving eleven elects to at
tempt a field goal, the blocking
eleven does not know where to line
up. In fact. officials-who are on
the field TO enforce and not 70 in
terpret ruies-frequentiy have to
tell the defenders now to take their
positions. The arbiters can simply
command the defending eleven TO
line up ten yards from the bah and
II then is up TO the captain to place
his men.
II seldom happens the sides Of the
field are covered. Under such con.
ditions 1T is mighty easy to have a
man stationed alongside the ball and
boot II off to one side and ten
wards into opponents territory. One
player on the kicking side can be
delegated to catch the bali and two
others instructed TO take off the de-
fensive warrior stationed in the ter.
rttory . where the ball is to be
kicked.
Lateral pass from center 70 sorne
hack on either side Ia another goad
play which q few eievens are using
extensively. On this play the Of.
Tending eleven generally spreads
out across the field with as manv
as nine PLAYERS on the scrimmage
line. Naturally the defense 10 loos-
ened and the play Is usually good for
short Kains.
The double backward PASS on
sweeping end runs is seldom used.
The tackle around play. one of the
greatest Of the old davs when the
man with the hall could be pushed
and pulled. seemed to have heen
cast into the discard. Frank Hag.
eerty, coach at De Paul. used the
formations for eood results m q re.
cent came with Lake Forest.
With larger and more importa If
games vet to be PLAYED. Il viii not
be surprising to see come OF the
above mentioned formations. which
served their purpose IN the old days,
called back into commission.
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| the finger have been, removed, a
study of pictures and illustrations
showing the grip Of the champions q
fingers on his racket In making
various shots indicates most clearly
the handicap which the tall Phila-
delphian will have to overcome be-
fore he can retain even a part of
the skill which has placed him at
the head Of the tennis world.
The fingers Of the champion. like
the rest OF his body. are excep-
tionally long. and practice has made
them very flexible. Unlike most
of the other tennis players. he has.
therefore, been able to depend on
them. rather than on the pafm OF
his hand in gripping the racket.
This is especially noticeable in his
service and in high volleying. which
have played a large part In his
success.
1t is, therefore. necessary to con-
slider this part Of Tilden's play
first and see how the amputation
will affect it.
HOW PLAY Is AFFECTED.
A picture of his service CFigure
II indicates that there will be little
or no loss of skill, through his
loss, owing to the fact that 1t has
been his habit, to bring the thumb
around and lock 1t between middle
and fourth fingers, at the JOINT
nearest the palm. leaving the fore
and upper part Of the middle Tree
to guide the shot.
This control will be retained es
far as the thumb and fourth finger
are concerned, while the guidance
will simply pass to the forefinser
with only slight additional
strain, while this can also be over
come by slightly greater depen'
dance on his wrist motion.
In his other forehand work. IN
Guiding voileying, ITilden grasps bis
racquet somewhat further from the
end, using his length Of wrist to
gain additional power. His thumn
49,. a . ghr niud.r tngvr'
but this time directly over the
Joints that have been removed.
Fig. ~ His forefinger Is also
locked under the thumb.
| u. = therefor, dent tina.
practically no change Of grip VII!
become necessary as result on
the operation, though slign'
| m0Vemenl OIL tNc AOt ~Ah
ward the fourth may facintats
shifts to other positions
OFFENSIVE is HAMPERED.
We can therefore take 1t for
granted that as soon as the cnam'
MON has become accustomed to Ms
loss, neither his famous service nor
his forehand drives will be affected,
But when we come to the defensive
side of his game there ID anotnef
The difficulty that he win have
to overcome on ground strokes and
backhand volleys can best be Illus
trated by q study Of q baokhano
drive. Gig. 81 Here the racquet
is held entirely frse from the lower
| part of the hand, giving a full swine
| from the elbow to the upper part OF
| the palm. The three lower fingers
are wrapped around the butt, with
the thumb and forefinger. with the
upper Joints Of the middle finger
| firmly clinched around the handle.
II is therefore evident that the
| loss Of those Joints will entirely de-
stroy the hold Of the middle finger
causing q shift Of the thumb back
| to the position held In the forehaad
drive or service. This will also In
volve movement Of the hand up the
handle, placing the butt In the lower
part Of the palm, and putting {
strain in the wrist which will inevi'
tably shorten the stroke, making II
resemble the new backhand used
by Gerald Patterson last year.
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Dempsey Preparing
to Show Pr0Wess
Against Lewis

KANSAS CITY, No., Nov.
- -20.-Jack Kearns, man
ager Of Jack Dempsey, Gorld
champion heavyweight boxer,
who Is here filing q vaude-
vile engagement, is seriously
considering advances Of Billy
Sandow, manager of Ed
Stranger" Lewis, world
heavyweight champion wrest-
Ter, for a bout between
Dempsey and Lewis.
Sandow, he said, stopped
here today with the pro-
posal that . match be ar
ranged to determine if
Lewis could throw Demp-
sey before the champion
boxer could knock him out.
Sandow's proposition in
cludes an offer Of 100000
from a Col. Miller Of Ok
lahoma City, associated, he
said, with the "101" ranch,
and 100000 ION the side"
at is up to the public
whether we will accept the
proposition" he said. "f
public sentiment demands
the match, we will arrange
it."
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SHO' LEAGUE
STATUS GETS
BIG SHAKE-UP
Eight Clubs to Comprise Cir
cult for Season with N. B.
ThaWIey at Head.

.CALISBURY, Nd, Nov: 90
- The status of the Eastern
~ Shore Baseball League,
under which the initial seasons
schedule was played, has been
changed in almost every feature
at the meeting of the club Of
ficials in this city. The repre-
sentatives having the official
votes in the proceedings were:
Pocomoke, Md, M. L. Veasy;
Parksley, Va, Harry Rev; Cris-
field, Md, M. B. Thawley; Cam
bridge, Nd, s. H. Henry; Laurel,
Del, A. S. Williams; Salisbury,
Md, l.. w. Gunby.
The league during the 1928 sea
son will be composed Of eight CLUBS,
the applications Of Milford, DEL,
and Dover, Del. having been ac-
cepted by a vote Of Z to 2, POGO
moke City and Parksley requesting
that the final vote be delayed un.
til a later meeting. DIR. Walter l..
Grier represented the Milford Ath.
letic Association. while. Dover was
not represented. Each were given
a vote on the measures that later
came before the body.
Walter B. Miller. who 80 success
fully conducted the league through
it's initial schedule. rendered his
resignation. BY a unanimous vote.
M. B. Thawley. Of Crisfield. was
selected to head the league for the
ensuing year.
The league treasurer reported a
cash balance of - 52S.29. \ divi-
dend of $50 of This amount was
given each Of the original clubs.
The salary limit of the players In
the Shore circuit was increased
from SITS per month to 5000.
The limit will apply to players
only and not on the salary Of the
manager as long as he occupies
the bench, but should the manager
of any club participate in any
games, then his salary will be de-
Quoted from the amount devoted to
the players.
Due to the short playing schedule
during the past season, the clubs
were unable to produce the calibre
player the fans desired. To cope
with this situation, the number OF
scheduled games has been increased
from seventy to eighty-four. the
season to end on Labor Day. az
formerly, and include q necessary
number of open dates. The sched'
ule committee Ia composed Of Henry
w. Ruark, Harry Rev and DR.
Walter L. Grier.
General admission of 40 cents
will remain. A SIS guarantee will
be made to the visiting club, the
surplus to be divided fifty-fifty be-
tween the clubs after 10 per cent
has been deducted for overhead ex
penses and an additional 10 per cent
of the remaining for the league. The
$40 rain guarantee win remain.
Optimism prevailed at the meet
ing for successful season next
year. The club officials were ban.
quoted at the Peninsula Hotel in
the evening al guests Of the Sails
ht.rxy ha caha n rlrvh
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West Virginia Plans
Defeatless Campaign

MORGANTOWN. W. Va, Nov.
20.-Boasting Of Q clean slate in
eight States, the West Virginia Uni.
versity eleven aims to wind up the
present campaign successfully by
defeating Ohio University and Wash.
ington and Jefferson College In the
final games Of the year.
Coach Spears will begin pointing
his men for these contests at pr.ac.
tice tomorrow. The Mountainesr
squad came out OF its 13 to 0 victory
over Virginia In the best Of condi.
ton,
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OLD FOOTBALL
PLAYS COMING
BACK IN STYLE
Grid Coaches Feature Time
Honored Criss-CroSs and
Outside Kicks This Season.
By WALTER ECKERSALL.

" AL k<A& L<ShA1ANAC<NhAs
T TITLE by little plays which
were consistent ground
gamers in football many
years ago are coming back IN
favor. Coaches apparently have
exhausted the possibilities of the
new game and are now going back
through the gridiron files to un-
cover moss covered formations.
Considering the weak attempts
some coaches have made to evolve
plays which cover the chalk marks,
It Is better formations which were
successful in the old days be used.
Many are good for short yardage
for first downs with no chances
taken Of losing on risky forma-
lions.
1t was Just the other day that n
casual meeting with Fred Lowenthal.
the greatest center in Illinois foot
hall history, brought up the point
about the return punt either from an
opponents boot or from the kick
off. Grid fans who can remember
back some years will recall how
Sweeney Of Michigan gathered in the
oval, ran ten or fifteen yards, then
booted the oval far down the field.
In more recent years Page ano
Norgren of Chicago did the same
thing.
Return Punt Gains Ground.
When one watches the present day
teams in action, the player who kicks
off generally follows his attempt
down the field O short distance. II
the kickoff is low, the receiver has
time to pass II to the kicker. who
may run forwards q few steps before
booting Il. There is no telling how
a football VIII bound. II such play
is executed properly. the oval. In
stead of resting In the receiving
teams territory, win be downed far
into the kicking eieven's side OF the
gridiron.
Practically the. same conditions
apply on a return punt. 1t 10 sur
prise play and II the kicker places
his attempts the. ball may bound
like a baseball and roll to some re-
mote corner OF the field. The re
turn punt. however. cannot be ex'
ecuted properly unless the players
Of the receiving team block the kick
Ing side from going down under
the kick. This must b done to In
sure safe handling Of the ball with
the consequent return punt.
Penalty for Dropping Puntf
In this connection two coaches of
leading Western elevens had quite
an ar6ument recently regarding the
catching Of punted balls. One
argued that penalty should be In.
nictsd u the receiver does not catch
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Curley Ogden Better
Than Older Brother

Curley Ogden of the Athletics,
younger brother of JOHN Odgcn
of Baltimore. is even now consider
ed better pitcher than tho
international Leagurer.
Mack looked for Ogden to be
a star last year.
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7iIden s Mislsap to fleet Of OffensiUe Play
-
Loss of Finger Will Alter Only One Stroke
Champions Backhand Drive
Must Be Changed for Himt to
Cope with Leading Players
By GEORGE =. FnGPeoy.

By GEORGE =. TINra0Y.
IN per part Of the middle
HE amputatiqn Of the up.
finger Of William. Iilden,
H., the undisputed champion Of
the world ut lawn tennis, has
aroused unusual interest wherever
the game Is played, - such On
accident has never occurrSd
without terminating the career Of
the player a.. far - champion
ship. competition Il concerned.
While only the first two Joints Of
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TWO GOTHAM
TEAMS WEAK
IN SHUTOUTS
Giant Pitchers Blank 0ppo-
nents in Only Six Games.
Seven Is Yankee Record.

UTHEN the Yankees made
wv their mid-winter trade
W with the Boston Red Sox
year ago, and passed along Rip
Collins and Jack Quinn to Boston
for Sam Jones and Joe Bush, it
looked as though the Yanks were
giving up two plugged nickels for
a pair of S. gold pieces.
Yet the shutout statistics for
1922 show that Collins and Quinn
between them pitched as many
shutouts as the supposedly all-star
staff Of the Yankees, Bush, Mays.
Hoyt, Shawkey and Jones.
The shutout figures of the year are
rather a paradox. The Cleveland In.
dams had one of the weakest curving
corps of the season and the collapse
of Speakers pitchers dropped that
club out of the contender class Yet
the Cleveland pitchers led the Amcri-
can League in shutouts with four
teen, twice as many as were turned
in by the entire Yankee staff.
Neither of the New York cham.
pions show up well in the shutout
class. The pitchers Of the world
champion Giants were tied with the
lowly Phillies for last place in the
National League with only six shut
outs, half of them pitched by Artie
Nehf, the headliner Of McGraw's
staff.
Yanks Tied With Detroit.
In the American League the
Yankees were tied with Detroit with
seven. The only club with a poorer
record was the Philadelphia Athletics
with four. Rommel pitched three of
these and Hasty the fourth.
But while neither the Yankee nor
Giant pitchers did much whitewash-
ing. the two local champions seldom
were given the goose egg treatment.
Both the Giants and Yankees were
shut out only seven times in their
respective leagues. The American
Leaguers were blanked by Uhle
and Quinn in the last week of the
season, at the time when they needed
only one game to cinch their pennant.
The Pittsburgh Pirates loom up
best in the shutout statistics. Not
only did the Pirate pitchers lead
both leagues with fifteen shutouts.
but the Pirates were blanked only
four times, the low water mark for
1922.
Dazzy Vance. of Brooklyn, led both
leagues in shutouts with six, but the
Pittsburgh pitchers were grouped
right behind him. Morrison pitched
five shutouts. and Adams and Cooper
four apiece. Nehf, of the Giants, and
Sherdel, of the Cardinals each pitch
ed three. the only other National
League hurler who turned In more
than two.
Uhle Led the Americans.
George Uhle, of the Indians. led
the American League boxmen with
five shutouts. and was closely fol-
lowed by Fabel and Leverette, Of the
White Sox, Pillette, of the Tigers,
Warren Collins, Of Boston, and John
son Of Washington. each of whom
pitched four runless games. Quinn,
of the Red Sox, and Rommell, of the
Athletics, pitched three apiece. No
member of the Yankee staff pitched
more than two shutouts.
The following figures show the
number of shutouts pitched by the
hurlers Of the sixteen major league
rl1ha.
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The slfngins staff:
Ted kid" Lewis Wins
From Roland Todd

LONDON, Nov. 2O.-Ted kid"
Lewis. English middleweight title
holder, successfully retained his
laurels tonight when he received
the decision over Roland Todd in
their twenty-round bout at Hol-
land Park.
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SKATES ON SKATES! WHAT

The running Of trotting and bac-
ing horses upon Ice. which was %
popular around Montreal several
wears ago. has died out. Horsemen
claimed II made. their charges sore.
there being no give to the footing.
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A BIG ASSOCIATION.

High school basket ball In Indi.
sna is controlled by a state asso.
ciation. At last reports over SOC
Hoosier schools were members OF
the parent body.
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|MENKE NAMES
HIS GALAXY
OF WONDERS
Eight american Leagusrs and
Six from National Chosen
for Nh-Star Team.
By FRANK @. MENEKE.
Copyright lsii ~ Klas re.sur.'

iysdse.ss' iseS
AYow come.ss that annual pc
N riod of life whsn all good
u men dip q pen into the ink
Of baseball dopedom and elect Q
lot of baseballers ~ members OF
the mythical all-etar team
In years zone by the chore -.s
fraught with more or less d1ffL
Guilty. But it's different this Sea-
son. In fact it's simple TO an ex-
treme. For at least three Of the
infield positions, two of the out
field Jobs, the backstops and most
Of the pitchers sort Of pick them
selves.
And the outfit which the records
choose establishes itself - the might
lest collection Of sluggers that any
single year of baseball ever has
known. Three men are In the 100
class and the average Of the team.
exclusive Of the pitchers. 10 -ssz.
Sisier stands 20 FAR beyond his
rivals at first base that there's no
comparison. The same thing goes
for Hornsby at second base. Ban
croft, all things considered. was the
most brilliant and wonderful short
stop Of the year. Groh happens 10
be We authors selection for the TAR
sack, although Stock. OF the Cardi-
mails, and Dugan. Of the Yanks. press
him closely.
HAVE NO SUPERIORs.
Cobb and Speaker knew no supe-
riors In the outfield. Williams. Of the
Browns; Ruth, Of the Ysnks. and
Heilmann, Of the Tigers. were candi-
dates for the third Job In the garden
Williams got II.
Heilmann hit somewhat harder
than williams-and Ruth had q
higher home-run-per-game average
than the Brownie slugger. But
whatever Williams had TO yield 20
Heilmann in the matter Of per-
centage he more than offset In
four base work. For Williams
banged out thirty-nine four-basers
while Heilnlann was accomplishing
only twenty-one. And, beyond an
that, Williams stole twenty-five
sacks while Heilman could pilfer
only eight.
Ruth made thirty-five homers in
I10 games, while Williams made
thirty-nine in 4 S. combats. That gives
Ruth a better slugging aver1ee
than Williams. But the point 10
this: Williams. by clean conduct on
and off the field. stayed In the
game all the year and was valua-
BILE TO his team every day. whereas
Ruth was ruled Off the diamond for
a fifty-four day period.
O'Neill was the catching star for
the Americans. Snyder was the sat
elite among the National League
backstops. And 90 both become
members Of the An-Star group.
NOT A TOUGH JOB.
Scooting along to the pitchers. the
Job Of piucking out five great ones
to grace the Al-Star lineup is no,
I 4 tough one.
! Bush, Of the Yankees. leading
pitcher Of the year, is a cinch. And
10 Is Ed Rommell. who. although
a member OF the lowiy Athletics
won a. out of 20 starts. Epps
! Jeptha Rixey. the elongated south
paw, who won IS out OF IS games
/, Is another fixture.
Then there is Reuther. VINO, NJ
though associated with the boz<
! Dodgers, won 81 games and los
IL. Kolp. of the Browns. concludes
the staff, due TO his feat OF win
ming IL out Of Is games.
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Shutouts Pitched.

Pirates Blanked Only Four Times.
The following figures show how
skilfully the various clubs sidestep-
ped the whitewash brush:
Teams Shut Out,
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REDS ALREADY
CLAIMING 1923
DIAMOND FLAG
Late Start Last Season May
Have Kept Them From Play
ing Yankees in Series.

~ 1NCINNATI'S strong finish,
which entitled the Reds to
snatch second place on the
last day Of the season, has raised
high hopes in the Ohio Rhineland
for the season of 1928. The sturdy
burghers of Cincinnati say that
the Reds can't be stopped next
season and already are claiming a
new pennant.
As a matter of fact, II 1t hadn't
been for Cincinnati's terrible start
last spring the Reds might have
met the Yankees in the world series.
While the Giants started to mop up
the teams Of the East in the early
spring, the Reds lost ten of their
first eleven games. Where the
Giants always had their spring re-
serve of victories to draw on, the
Reds were handicapped throughout
the season by that wretched April
start.
Had Bad Break.
Cincinnati had some other bad
breaks last season. Pete Donohue,
the brilliant young pitching star of
the team, was out for two months
with a bad arm, while Jack Scott
procured from Boston for Marquard.
proved a bust in Cincinnati.
Tho foot that rd
enteen games for the Reds in 1921
much the Reds had hoped for from
Scott, Jacks subsequent come back
with the Giants did not make the
transaction.
Then Luque pitched brilliant ball
all year, but simply could not win.
Yet in spite of ali that the Reds
finished second, quite q jump from
sixth place the year before.
Garry Hermann says II his club
can develop two more dependable
pitchers It will win next season, say.
ing shortage Of proper relief pitch
ers lost his club the 1922 pennant.
Bid for Jack Bentley.
Hermann had in a bid for Jack
Bentley almost as high as the one
for which the Baltimore pitcher
was knocked down to John McGraw.
That Is the reason that there 10 n
strong impression in the West that
McGraw procured Bentley only to
pass him to Cincinnati in a Roush
deal.
Hermann might have been
tempted to part with Roush but for
his clubs strong finish last sea-
son. 1t wouldn't look very good in
Cincinnati for the second place
club to pass over its batting ace to
the club which posed it out for the
pennant.
Jake Daubert had q remarkable
season last year. really the best of
his career, His spectacular fielding
and hitting were a big factor In
keeping the Reds up in the race.
However. Daubert will be thirty.
eight next season and he can't play
that kind of ball much longer.
However, there Is no denying that
Cincinnati will start the 1898 seasoY,
with q mighty sweet ball club. It's
outfield, with Duncan in left, Roush
In center and Burns In right and
the kard-hstting Harrer in raserva,
| is one Of the best In the game. Mo-
ran also has been exceedingly for.
tunate with his young infielders.
Pinelh and Fonseca both came very
fast last aeaaon.
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Sport Editorial
Where Does Il Hurt You to Get Hit?

0n boxss can b pounded about DE hsad ara faes IN
~ day and not sssm = fsel any hnrt -. 4
Thoss slzns boxsss ottsn @umpls Up frsn light blow
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- - SESe - 49, -
Other boxers havs weak chins
and fan uzconscious from what
sppear b b mere taps while
withStanding the heaviest Kind Of
body punishnsnt.
4 once well known fighter, now
retired, said TO us:
~ would have been . great
6ghtsr had nature given me q
strong body. ] nsvsr felt blows
on my hsad, or faos, or chin.
When ! got hit In the body It
hurt ne. II really hurt. ] would
BE- In mortai pain. ny lsgs would
bend bsnsath ma. ] would be
nick at my stomach. I dreaded
those body punchss.''
Fred Fulton, hugs man, h gen.
orally knooksd ont By blows
against his chin. james J. Oorbet
! 70 ths body, the solar plexus pun
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0faly knocked ont By blows JA1lkS }. O0xNM1T.
against his cn james J. 0orbett knocked out ~ blow
70 ths body the solar plexu punch came 70 b called
John l. Sullivan and James Jsriss seemed 10 b nvu
ab 70 both face and body punches Thsy defssted
My bscsuse thsy exhausted thsmselyes
Nature curious than In her assignment Of
physical strength and weakness
Do you know where It hurts YOU to bs hit7
DAMON RUNYoH.
~ star