Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-04
Sporting Notes

Stanford. University, Cal. Jan. D.
Stanford's baes ball team probably
will tour Japan next summer. II II
has a successful season during the
coming spring, according TO present
plans. An offer from several Japan
csc universities is being CONSIDERED.
Atlantic City, n. J.. Jan. 3.-James
!. McCaffery. president of the Toronto
club of the International Base Ban
League, who Is seriously Ill at hotei
here. was reported today to be great.
lv improved. His physicians looked
for a speedy recovery from an attack
of acute indigestion.
Dallas Texas, Jan. 3.-Bo McMillin,
with his bride. and Red Roberts lett
last night for Fort Worth and Pro-
moter Utay said 1t was possible thcF
might take part in game at san
Antonio Saturday between an all
southwestern star eleven and team
TO be composed of former Centre
players.
Grand Junction, Tenn. Jan. d
Only two dogs were selected ny inc
Judges to run tomorrow in the tinals
of tho alI-American amateur cham
nionship after the first series of the
field RELAYS here today. Tho pointer
Tom Hall. owned by r. P Bass or
wichita Fails, Texas. and the setter
Martins Mobile, owned by Il. a.
Richards of Saulsburg, Tenn. seemed
the best of tho lot.
French Lick. Ind. Jan. s.-piscus-
a,on's preliminary to the 1922 sched-
ulee of the National and American
Leagues were begun here today by
Tohn Heydlcr and b. r. Johnson. tho
league presidents. Dates for the
opening of the league probably will be
determined tomorrow. 1t was an
nounced after today's meeting.
New York. Jan. 3.-Fear was ex-
pressed today that Joe and Frank
yelling. boxers, might have perished
In a fire which swept the top floor OF
the Beech Hurst Country Club at
Uhitcstone which they had leased as
training and sleeping quarters.
Search of the burned out sleeping
rooms disclosed no trace OF the pugil-
ists
Cincinnati. o. Jan. 3.-Just as they
wore boarding train here for New
York last night, Harry Greb and his
manager. George Engle. were shown
the Boston dispatch regarding Johnny
Wilson calling off his match with
Greb.
ut is an outrage" exclaimed
EnEle. Il posted $4,000 to bind the
match with Wilson and Greb agreed
TO mako f6o pounds at O'Clock. 1
will take the matter UP with Pro-
moter Richard as soon as l reach
New York"
Pittsburg' Pa. Jan. 3.-The profess
sIonal golfers national match play
rcxt fall will take place in PittsburS,
Il was announced last night by Off
cials of the Oakmont Country Club.
Announcement OF the acceptance of
the tournament has been wired to tho
professional golfers association. Ow-
Ing to q field of S. the first two
match play rounds will be is holes. It
WAS said.
81 Louis. Jan. 3-Andy Chaney of
New York, and Johnny Noye OF ST
Paul, will meet in n IL round deci-
sion bout here January 10. The
weight agreement is 13o pounds.
Paris. Jan. Am International
rugby football game yesterday be-
tween teams reporting Scotland and
France resulted in n tic. to 3.
Havana. Jan. 3.-Prize fighting in
Havana is prohibited under a decree
issued by Mayor Devillesss. Tho de-
crco chsracterizes prize fighting az
brutal and dangerous and points out
that the law which provides for fines
and imprisonment for those exchang
ing fisticuffs on the street cannot
sanction such proceedings. even when
the participants are isolated in roped
enclosesure and batter each other
under slight restrictions for the
amusement OF n crowd"