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BY JAMES ).

After 20 years in baseball harness,
there is a man on the roster of the
Boston Red Sox who is still regarded
as a starry performer.
And the man is Jack Quinn.
There is much in the story Of his life
and in his career as a ball player which
should serve as a model for youngsters
who are breaking into the game and
whose ambition is to live long as a
satellite in the baseball armament.
Quinn has endured for a generation
and is still a big leaguer-because, as
he puts it:
II took care of myself during every
baseball season-and was twice as care
full between seasons. It. isn't so hard
for a fellow to keep in shape while the
battling is on, but during the winter,
when he has nothing to do. there is the
big danger for him. He is inclined to
loaf, to take things easy, and to dissi-
pate just q little bit. And, if he does.
he is going to slip quickly as IN athlete
and be dealt out of big time long be-
fore the allotted period"
Many Ups and Downs
The story of Quinn's career is spot
ted with many ups, many downs-and
then some more ups. 1t is a singular
fact that in his nineteenth year as q
baseball player he was of mighty heir
10 the pennant winning team and that
in his twentieth season he came close
to hating the outfit in its final dash to-
ward a p%ennant.
Quinn was with the Yanks of 1921
and his splendid work, especially in re-
lief chores. assisted materially in the
Yankees climb to the %pennant heights
He looked like a fixture with the team
for 1922, but early in the season the
Yankee management decided he was OF
no great use.
So Quinn was chased along in a dea
to the Red Sox.
when the Yankees traded me to tht
Sox il fretted me Il little bit declared
Il decided I'd make them regrei
having let me loose. | think | accom-
plished that purpose"
And Quinn surely did.
Ii was Quinn who beat the Yankees
again and again during the season wher
bis new team clashed with his old ag
gregation. The. Yanks could whip this
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AMERICAN HAS
DECIDED EDGE
OVER NATIONAL
Number Of Extra Inning
Games Taken as Judging
Criterion.
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BY |. e SANBORM

National league teams were not as
evenly matched this year as in previous
penuant races if the decrease in the
number of extra inning games can be
accepted as proof thereof, while the
same brand of dope would indicate that
the American league outfits We're more
nearly On a par in fighting strength
than in recent years.
The total of overtime pastimes III the
veteran circuit fell off from SO in 1921
TO 5t this season, and that is the low
est mark for many years in the majors.
The junior circuit had ID extra inning
battles in 1922, which IS an increase Of
five over last season. although no.
where near the total of some previous
campaigns.
Extra Innings Fall Off
No approach was made in either big
league to their records for overtime.
which is 20 innings for the National
and II for the American. The longest
game of the year was one of Is rounds
between New York and Pittsburgh. and
ended in a triumph for the Giants. 9 to
5. The Americans longest game this
year went only 16 innings. with St.
Louis and Detroit as the contestants.
Chicago's two teams led their re-
speetive circuits in the number of ex-
ira inning games they were mixed up
in. The White Sox got tangled up in
IS of them. which is 10 more than any
other team in either league. The Glea-
son tribe proved it's gameness by win
ming rs out of the % overtime trays.
The Cubs took part in Is such games,
winning eight and losing 10,
Brooklyn proved the best long dis
lance fighting club by capturing 10 out
of Is extra inning games. The YAM
KEGS were next in that respect, with II
Victories out of IS overtime struggles.
The Giants belied their gameness by
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-19
BY ROBERT EDGREk.

The Mickey Walker-Jack Britton
fight was finished and with the decision
of two judges and the referee the vet
Grams long held welterweight cham
pionship title had passed into possession
of the younester from New ersey.
Victor and vanquished left the ring.
The crowd. buzzing with excitement still
surged toward the exits. Behind me at
the deserted ringside an old-time sport,
discussing the fight with a knot of
friends, exclaimed loudly: Well. Wal
ker has the title, but he won't keep it
long. The first guy that comes along
with a little boxing will get him. The
kid doesn't know why they put gloves
On his hands"
Funny how some people can look at
a fight without seeing it.. There were
thousands in the Garden that night who
talked about the match afterwards as
ii Britton had lost solely because of
old age and disappearing vitality. They
saw all the cleverness Of the old cham
pion, and none of the skill shown by
the youngster.
For my part. I'll be surprised if
Mickey Walker doesn't hold the welter
TITLE for some time 10 come. He has
everything that makes a champion. AS
for boxing, any man who can block
two out of three of Britton's swift iabs,
and who can figure ways to hit Brit
ton when Britton is using every trick
at his command to save himself, is a
boxer.
Better Boxer Than McGovern
In many ways Mickey Walker shows
a trace of Terry McGovern's old fight
ing style. He looks like McGovern,
with his round build. full muscles,
strong legs and constantly aggressive
movements. His face is like Meow
ern's. and like Terry the Terror, che
doesn't back up.
But Walker is a much better boxer
than McGovern ever was. He knows
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college football team-ability TO figure
a new attack on the field. He began
stepping swiftly around Britton TO the
left. at the same time hitting at jack
head rapidly with swinging lefts.
Often his first punch would be block
ed. but the second would catch Brit
ton on the side of the jaw and shake
him up badly. Whenever Britton
Strengthened up, Walker changed his at
tack to the body.
1t was his c~ircling attack and series
Of Sharp left hooks to the head that
dropped Britton in the ninth round.
the time the bell rang when be a
down. The nine-second k~nockdown in
the twelfth round came when Walker
drove Il humping left hook into the
champions body. Britton was en-
tirely unable to fight when he got up,
and saved himself only by covering and
turning away.
Walkers fighting head was shown
in the 18th round, when Britton,
he could knock Walker out. came out
of his strength and all his fighting
skill to put the punch over.
Brittin had been resting by covering
up and making Walker do oil the fight
ing. When he opened the 18th by
rushing straight at Walker and shoot
ing punch after punch at his chin the
Elizabeth boy must have been taken
by surprise.
For a moment Britton hi him with
every kind Of a punch on his list, but
Walker quickly began blocking punches
and standing on the defensive until
Britton wore himself ~out-which hap
pened in about two minutes.
After that Britton weakened 80
much that he dropped TO his knees
when he missed a jab. The rest Of
the fight, on Britton's part. was mere
ly a wonderful exhibition Of gameness
and defensive skill. He managed TO
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the most powerful of the year. The
IONS of old Nassau came west and
snatched victory out of fire of defeat by
winning from Chicago, p TO IS, III the
closing minutes of play. 1t was bril-
liant work. the same sort which fea-
tured their general play against the
Crimson.
While Princeton's claims to the title
will be disputed by many eleyens.
Washington and Jefferson especially. if
the Presidents defeated Pittsburgh yes
terday. Winner of the western confer
ence championship or the ~elevens which
tie for the honors are also entitled TO
consideration when n nation wide cham
pion is concerned as will the victor in
the Pacific coast conference which
should be California. Nebraska. favor
lite for the honors in the Missouri Val
ley conference. has been beaten by
Syracuse, but Drake, another undefeat-
ing Of a few words of praise when q
national champion is determined.
In fact the entire situation in the
middle west and far east hinged on yes
terday's results. If w. and J.. and
Princeton were the ~victors they will
undoubtedly be ranked on O par for
eastern honors along with Cornell. q
powerful aggregation. The Army has
not been defeated. but was held to tie
scores by Yale and Notre Dame. The
Navy has Dot met with a setback and
should be rated among the best in the
section.
Big Ten Contenders
Results of the Michigan Wisconsin
and Chicago-Illinois struggles played
Yesterday will determine the elevens
which may be knotted for the Big Ten
championship. The Badgers were put
out Of the running by Illinois, but
they were expected to give the VOL
v~erines a great battle yesterday. ILL
nois is represented by a green but
promising team this year, and it was
given II good chance to upset Chicago,
which has not been beaten by n Big
Ten eleven this year. Iowa, the other.
undefeated western conference eleven.
met Ohio State. and if the Hawkeyes
We're victorious they should win the re
naming game on the schedule from
Northwestern.
Harvard will bend every effort to
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more about blocking punches than any
other ~youngster I've seen In the ring in
years. He keeps his hands up-a thing
that few modern boxers do-and he
very seldom leaves an opening for a
dangerous punch. Walkers footwork
is first class.
He doesn't skip and hop around the
ring in a nut imitation of Benny Leon
ard, like a lot of modern %scrappers
who imagine that they're boxing when
they're ony kicking up a cloud of dust
and wearing out their hoes.
AS for his hitting, he wastes very few
punches. And he hits hard and clean
" to the mark.
Walker came within an ace of knock
ing out Jack Britton in the first round.
1t was a swift mixup along the ropes.
Britton was rushing in at close
quarters when Walkers right glove
came up and grazed his chin.
Sometimes q grazing punch has more
kick in it than one that lands solidly.
This one had. Britton staggered a
moment, and turning his head aside
blinked rapidly and seemed to be dazed.
But the veteran fought fast to keep
Walker from following his advantage.
Here Walker showed a fighting head
by shifting his attack to Jacks body,
doubling MIN over Win Il ciehn punch
in the solar plexus. 1t looked as if
Britton would 60 down, and his weak
ening began with that punch. Walker
slipped in a good body punch every o
and then, and each one was effective in
reducing Britton's resistance.
Mickey Shows Generaiship
BY the sixth rounds Britton was
bending low and turning toward the
right, TO keep out of range of Walkers
right hand and covering up to avoid his
left. With every attack by Walker,
Britton shifted around farther to the
right, leaving the youngster no mark to
hit at.
But Walker showed the same thing
that makes a good quarterback on a
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CIRCLES
lack Quinn Still Has
Place in Big League
Sun Affer2O Seasons

Bostonians most of the time-but they
couldn't do it when Quinn was on the
mound.
Quinn started his career with the
Connellsyille, Pa, aggregation. His
pitching was done in his leisure time.
His regular occupation was blacksmith
for a mining company. After establish
ing quite a record at Connellsville, he
went to Macon, Ga, and later was sold
to Toledo.
Great SpitbaII Artist
Quinn contracted a sore arm while
there and temporarily quit baseball.
But when they began experimenting
with his splitter, they found that he
could play that sort of baseball whether
his arm was sore or not. From that
day Jack Quinn has developed into
one of the best sDitball pitchers the
game has known.
After getting back into baseball har-
ness again he was with the Pottsyille,
Pa, team. then with Richmond, Va,
and afterward went to the Yankees. He
was with them for several years but
was released to Rochester in 1913. The
Boston Braves bought him from Roch-
| ester but Quinn refused TO report and
became a member of the Federal league.
After that league wen out of bust
ness Quinn went out TO the Pacific
coast and made good there. His show
ing was so splendid that in 1918 both
the Yankees and the White Sex put in
a claim for him. He was awarded to
THE Yankees and was with that team I'M
til near midseason of 1922.
Il am getting old as basballers go
but I think that I still have a few good
years left in my system" declared
Quinn. The old arm seemed to be
working as we'll in 1922 as it did at
any time since 1918 and, because ! keep
nursing it carefully. ! am hopeful of
having a good year in 1923 and another
! one In 1924"
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win from Yale on the weekend. De
feat by Princeton vas q bitter dose for
the Cambridge team and it's followers.
If Yale was vittor over Princeton,
the Crimson will fight all the harder
to make the series even. Old Eli will
battle just as hard to win and indi-
cations are the game will be Just as
bitterly fought rs the memorable
struggles Of the past. IT will be the
last game Of the year for both teams
and players and formations will not
be saved TO bring about the desired
result.
Army and Navy About Even
There is little to choose between the
Army and Navy. The midshipmen have
not met a really strong eleven out
side Of Georgia Tech, while the cadets
have been put to the test by Yale and
Notre Dame. The Navy also met
Pennsylvania. which cannot be con
sidered n of the really strong elevens
OF the east this year. Regardless of
superiority shown in former games,
tins struggle always results in n battle
and the same may be expected this
season without either being made Il
strong fayorite.
In the middle west, Chicago will
meet Wisconsin on Stagg field in one
Of the big games Of the day. In pre-
yious years this game has been won
by low scores and a field goal may de-
eide the issue this year. While the
Maroons and Badgers clash on Stagg
field, Michigan will journey to Mime
apolis to meet the crippled Minnesota
eleven, which made such Il strong
showing against Iowa. In the other
conference games. Iowa. should win
from Northwestern. while the Illinois
Ohio State and Indiana-purdue strug-
giles should be evenly fought.
California Favorlte Over Stanford
On the coast California, favorite for
honors. will meet STAFFORD at Palo
Alto. Stanford was beaten by the
University Of Southern California re-
Gently and put out of the running for
the championship Earlier in the year
California won from Southern Cali
fornia.
In the Missouri Valley conference
Nebra ska should defeat Ames, while
Drake. another contender for honors
in fhe section, will go south to meet
Mississippi A. and NJ. in its final game.
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By WALTER CAMP.
pseiai CORRESPONDENT of Great Falls Tribune

Special Correspondent Of Great FaHS irleuae
Copyright. 1922. by The Grea! Falls Tribune
New York, Nov. 1S.-Deyelopment OF
the gridiron game in the season of
1922 has made decided progress but it
has not been along such revolutionary
lines as in some seasons in the past.
The main development Of the seasons
play is along the line Of defensive work.
This has improved more rapidly than
any other feature of the game. which
argues well for the healthy condition Of
the sport for it viii leave little work
for the rules committee to do. In the
past defensive work has not always
kept pace with new methods of at
tack and drastic action by the rules
committee has been necessary 10 re-
store a balance.
Back In SOS.
Away back in the sos interference
came in and revolutionized the play.
Then followed methods resulting from
the grouping Of men in interference,
These methods combining a fixed wedge
at kickoff fixed in formation but
movable III character,l smaller wedges
on tackle and various forms of forcing
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stick il out, but there never was q
moment when he was allowed to take
the aggressive again.
Trained by His Dad
Considering what Jack Britton has
been doing to all other rivals for his
weller championship donors, what
Mickey Walker did TO Jack stamps
Mickey as a real fighter. Britton gave
Benny Leonard a boxing lesson
made Benny look foolish. But he
didn't give Walker any boxing lesson.
He was too busy trying to stay OF his
feet and avoid a knockout.
Walker is a clean cut kid. He went
to the high school in his own town,
Elizabeth. New Jersey, played base
ball and football and competed in 9TH
er athletic sports. He and George
Ward. another very good weller and
probably n challenger for the title,
were schoolmHtes and started in the
ring about the same tirae. They have
met in one no-decision bout in New
Jersey, and Walker had the best of it.
Mickey has been fighting about two
ears. The only time he lost a fight
decisiyeIy was when he was a novice
and weighed 1913 pounds. He knocked
X. o. belmont down, and belmont got
up and swung one from his heels that
struck Mickey on the chin and dropped
him for Il 10 count.
"Mickey.'' by the way isn't Walkers
real nnme. He is Edward Walker.
They called him Mickey" in school
because he was always fighting for
the fun Of it.
Walker fought Britton n year ago.
Britton nearly knocked. Mickey for a
goal in the first round, but by the sixth
the champion was in such distress
from Walkers heavy punchest that he
began stalling and talking. II thought
YOU could punch said Britton, why
don't YOU start OF course when
Walker rushed Britton had his nov
ments measured and Il defense ready.
Walker got at least an even break in
that battle.
The new champions father trained
him for his early battles. and all of his
training has been patterned on his
fathers advice. But the old gentle
man never saw Mickey in action. The
nerve strain was too much for him. He
waited outside.
"Glad ! Didn't Stop Him"
Naturally, Walker is q home boy. He
went StfaIk1l HOIHe 'h tHt iiHt liam
he could catch after beating Brltton
for the title. He lives like Il college
athlete. This is anothers reason why
he is likely to last for some time as
champion.
incidentally Walker will improve
while he holds the title. He has the
stuff in him to become one Of the best
welter champions in years. He's only
q has Il fair education, has perfect
physical equipment for fighting, and
likes the game so much that even in
the hardest mixups he never loses the
smile that shows he's enjoying himself.
Moreover. Mickey is Il real sports
man. On the way home after beating
Rrittop he said TO a friend:
Il did my best TO stop him, but now
that it's over I'm glad I didn't sue
coed. He put up such a game fight
that he didn't deserve TO be knocked
out"
Walker can't yet be classed with
such great weller champions as Joe
Walcott. Mysterious Billy Smith, or
Matty Matthews. But you have to go
back a long way 10 dig them UP. And
Walker il only a y~oungster of ii. He
hasn't yet come near the top of his
form Copyright 1922 by The Bell
Syndicate, Incl
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BEST GRID PLAY
By O METzGER

Copyright, 1922, by Sol Metzger
With the bali In your possession on
your opponents 30-yard line, fourth
down, eight yards to go, near end Of a
time game, a drop kick or placement
kick from scrimmage is your last de-
vice. In the last article we spoke of
the danger Of n drop-kick being block
ed near the end of Il game, But that
situation was n different one, your
team was already i'll the lead. Now
it is fighting to win and q drop-kick
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come 10 q ciOSe
with the playing Of
Saturdays games,
results of which
will have a strong
bearing on the sec
tional champions.
In the east. in
terest will center
around the Yale
Harvard game at
New Haven. and
the annual battle
between the Navy
a n d A III Y on
+ r a k Kiln field.
Philadelphia. Meth
err Yale or Harvard
can lay claims to D
national title be-
u g a C h has
been defeated. Old
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here means that every player will give
his best to attain the ohject-victory.
A stiff line of scrimmage can be ex~
pected TO protect the kicker, even
though the opposition knows the play.
Use it, it is a final chance. One other
play is possible here and has been
quite successful. A team lines IN
apparently for a drop-kiek and works
pulled many q game out of the fire,
especially when winds or weather ron
ditions made kicking most difficult.
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Eli was eliminated from national cham
pionship consideration by Iowa. while
Princeton put Harvard out of the run
ming not only for any claims on the
national championship but 10 The east
prn title as well,
Tigers Powerful Eleven
If Princeton was victorious over Yale
Yesterday the Tigers are entitled to
consideration from all critics as one Of
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GRID WINNERS
This WEEK MAY
DECIDE TITLES
Results Have Direct Bearing
on 1922 Sectional
Champions.
BY WALTER ~ECKERSALL

With the exception of a few games
to be played on Thanksgiving day, the
successful 1922 football season will
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Splendid opening for restau-
rant. Complete outfit. Best
location in town. Hirshberg
Mercantile Co., Conrad.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-09-07
DEADLOCKED.

The Normal School Commission met again at Frank
fort on last Friday and decided upon Murray the oca
ton of the school for western Kentucky. The vote for
western Kentucky it is said for Murray and for
Mayfed.
The Commission did not make public the vote on the
towns for eastern Kentucky but was understood that
West Liberty, Morehead and Paintsvie were the only
towns in the last consideration and that four votes
cast steadily for Pansvle This four seems to have been
the three Commissioners appointed by Mr. Ballard and
Mr.. Wallen -" Just how the result will be il
Is apparent that more than the four votes be had
for Pantsve any Big Sandy town. and there must be
either continued deadlock break in the votes
where. 1t is thought that the break will come if at all
from the Big Sandy forces Then, up to those mer
which town gets the school, West Liberty or Morehead
The location of the school at either West Liberty rMore
head seems lie in the hands of the Ballard appointees
provided the Big Sandy forces first to break. If it il
apparent to them that the Big Sandy not th
school, and they prefer the matter settled rather than
continued dadock they give it to either West Liberty
or to Morehead On the other hand any one of the me1
who favor Morehead or West Liberty locate tht
school at any Big Sandy town. . '".i
Knowing that West Liberty is by far the most desir
able place for the school believe that in the end th
school will be located here. s+a