The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-04
Big Business
Zev Leader
Net Changes
New Remedies
BY PAUL X. MAlL0N

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racing and minor sport events shows
that they are out -drawing the United
states steel corporation or the stand
ard oiL
Harry r. Sinclair. oil maguatc.
went into horse racins Tor sport but
ne has made more money out 81 Il
than he will set out OF Teapot Dome
more money than anyone else dur
ing the season.
4 tahulated result recently showed
earnlngs OF $4,000 for tho Rancocas
stable. 81 which he Is owner. The
amount Is being swellcd by new win
nings every day.
zey. the king 81 tho S-yearolds,
contributed the largest amount win
ming five rirst placcs-up TO the time
OF this tahulation-for total 81
Sis4s66 Grey lag won four first
places and one second Tor $4,000.
Mad Halter contributed $500. Llt-
tie Chief $500 and Tester. Flying
Cloud. Outline, Rigcl. Whirwind,
knohhie. Aladdin. Bud Lerner and
sheridan turned In purses from S.
600 down to $500. Total $4,000
Add 10 this the winnings OF the
other stable owners. the gate re-
ceipts az the various parks. the
amount taken In az tho hundred or
more professional baseball games
every afternoon Of the season. the
paid admissions az the Yale, Harvard.
Princeton and other football games.
the big fight crowds and the amount
paid 10 witness other athletic events
and ssa have figure that reaches
hundreds of millions for the year.
THE prestige OF American women
l. In international tennis compoti-
ton Is rapidly being swampcd
Moila Mallory. the American cham
pion. has bowed 10 the superiority OF
Mile. Suzanne Lcnslen. French star.
who specialiscs In poodle dogs and
fiashy Photographic poses when she
is not proving she is the best wom-
an tennis player in the world.
Miss Bancroft. second ranking
player, was recently beaten In France
by an unknown native.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Ryan, while
proving herself among the best in
Britain. can no longer be considered
an American. because her residence
Is established In London even tho
she came originally from California.
The experts who arc getting quite
worried over the failure Of American
women TO measure up 10 the interna-
tional tennis standard believe too few
women are playing In this country
today. In England almost every
woman. rich and poor. plays the
game. More tournaments arc held In
England and on the continent. arous-
Ing greater interest.
Then. during the winter months.
the best players ind ideal indoor
courts In London. something OF which
the United States cannot brag.
BECAUSE OF all the rumpus over
ID intentional! bases on balls being
issued every afternoon in both major
leagues. the experts are seeking new
remedies
A suggestion has been made SER
iousiy by a competent American
league pitcher that a rule be estab-
lishcd whereby a penalty be enforced
II a hatsman Is walked more than
once in the same game. This pitcher
says eandidly there Is no reason In
the world why batter should Be
walked more than once. unless the
pitcher Is attempting TO pass him
willfully.
Wonder how many home runs
Babe Ruth would make II that rule
went into effect.
A new municipal golf course has
n been opened in Richmond park.
London. and the golfers there hailed
II with delight.
The Prince Of Wales himself open.
ed the course by siicing the first bali
from the tee into the crowd Of four
thousand persons watching him ner-
yousIy.
The prince In his inaugural address
said there would be many more
courses opened soon.
There are lots Of great open spaces
in towns all over the United States
which could easily be reconditioned
and opened to public play for bcne-
fetal exercise and the development
OF the game.