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Evening star., 1923-04-20
PILOT BUSH is ABOUT DUE
TO SHIFT BATTING ORDER
DOME Is Kind of Fellow Who Will Act Speedily Al.
though No Claring Weaknesses Have Been
Shown in Clubs Two Defeats
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

HlLADElPfilA April 2Rcbuffed the
Nationals prepared Tor the with the Mackmcn
grim determination make entry right
ledger Having Walter
ieaed III the opener by 81 George
with the result Yesterday although baong
A. Dome Bush didn't OF
brand another the
naming eebcl After Zach he
only rookie fingers,
'herc
order and Donie liable do
members weaknesses
to be doing something. That the kind OF " "
Evening star., 1923-04-20
LATER START In LEAGUES
is SHOWN TO BE LOGICAL
Some Unusual Feats Already Have Been Performed
in Three Days of Big Circuits, Infielders, Espe.
cially, Doing Clever Work.
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.

EW YORK, April 20Thee ball has
"
advocates OF late the spring much Consea
meners OF both major leagues have been fighting
better
proof nielders
Ward second beman OF the lans Fewster shorop Boston;
Johnson the White
Roln. baman
Reds each have accepted eight chances today That whoopg
this OF the On that Cutshaw Detroit
a short Frischo the Giants at
Evening star., 1923-04-20
KING SEES BIG RACE.

ROME. Apn'il 2o.-The Royal Derb.
won yesterday over the Pario1o race
course by Gina da Congeliarso of tile
Testio stataeA Domino of the Padauu
stables. was second. King Victo.
Emmanuel and Crown Prince Hun
bert witnessed the race.
Evening star., 1923-04-20
Y.4NkS. 8: RED SOX. =.

"Batted for Murray in eighth inning.
Boston. ........ o Ia
New York....... o Ks
Runs-Skinner Harris. Witt. Ruth ~,
Pipp. Meusel. Ward Scott Bush. Errors
Burns. Mcmillan. Devormer. Three base hit
Ruth. StoleC bases-Harris. Burns. SacIi-
fce-Witt. Left on bases-New York. ::
Boston. s. Bases on bslls-of Bush. 2: of
Ferguson. 2: of Murray. 2. Struck out-By
SON 8 in SIS innings; off Murray. in la in
nings: off odouI. in inning. Wild pitch
Ferguson. Losing pitcher-Frrguson. Um-
pires-Messrs. Evans. Holmes and Connolly.
Time of game-l hour and IS minutes.
Evening star., 1923-04-20
HARVEY IS IMPROVING.

CHICAGO. April 20.-Charles Har-
vey, veteran New York boxing pro-
motor. who suffered a fractured skull
and other serious injuries in an auto
mobile accident here is slightly i'm
proved. Doctors said the prospects
for recovery were hopeful.
Evening star., 1923-04-20
DYKES DOES 1T AGAIN

Aotais 81 "a IA Totals. 28 10 81 l3
'Batted for Mogridse in ninth
Washington -. o o o o o-2
Philadelphia .... / o o o "a
Runs-Rioe. Charity. Hsuser (2), DYKES
-. Errors-Peckinpsugh, Mogridge, Perkins
Hasty. TwO-base hits-Gallowsy Miller
Evans. Riconda Charity. Three.base lit
Dykes. Home run-Dykes. Stolen bases
galloway. Dykes. Sacrifces-Evans Hasty
Hauser: Mogridse. Miller. Welch. Double
p!ayEWeloh to Hauser. Left on bases-
Washington, 8; Philadelphis, g. Bases on balls
BY Mogridge, 4: by Hasty. l. Umpires-
Messrs. Owen and Nallin. Time of esme-l
hour and 81 minutes
Evening star., 1923-04-20
GOVERNMENT LEAGUE
WILL START MONDAY

General Accounting Office nine,
league and Amateur Association
champion Of 1922. will hook UP with
the Government Printing Office in ths
opening game of the Government
League Monday at 5:1J on the east
diamond Of the Ellipse. Sixty game.
have been scheduled. the series end.
ing July 30.
Other teams in the league are:
Bureau of Standards. Navy Yard, City
Post once and Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The Marine nine. which was such
a strong contender in the league race
last year. was forced to withdraw
The schedule.
Evening star., 1923-04-20

April 23-G. A. o. VS.. G. 20.
April 24-Standards VS.. Navy Yard.
April 25-City P. 0. We. Interstate.
April &c. A. o. VS.. Standards.
April 27-InterstAte VS.. G. P. o.
April 3o-Navy Yard VS.. City p o.
May l-G. P. o. VS.. Standards.
May &c. A. o. VS.. Navy Yard.
May 1Interstate VS.. Standards.
May &C. P. o. VS.. City P. o.
May 7-G. A. o. VS.. Interstate.
May eNavy Yard VS.. G.. P. o.
May eStandards VS.. City P. o.
May 1o-Interstst VS.. Navy Yard.
May ll-G. A. o. VS.. City P. o.
May 14-G. P. o. VS.. G. A. o.
Nay 1-Interstate VS., City ?. Q.
May I7-G. P. o. VS.. Interstate.
Nay 1s-Standards VS.. G. A. o.
May 2l-City P. o. VS.. Navy Yard
May 22-Standards VS.. @. P. o.
May 23-Eavy Yard vs.. G. A. o.
May 24-Standards VS.. Interstate
May 2-City P. o. VS.. G. P. o.
May 2S-Interstats VS.. G. A. o.
May 3l-city P. o. VS.. Standards.
June Navy Yard VS.. Interstate.
June City P. o. VS.. G. A. o.
June 1s-G. A. o. vs.. G. P. o.
June 19-Standards VS.. Navy Yard.
June xV-Clty r. ". VS.. interstate.
June 21-G. A. o. VS.. Standards.
June 22-Interstate VS.. G. P. o.
juno 25-Navy Yard VS.. City P. o.
June 26-G. P. o. VS.. Standards.
June 27-G. A. o. VS.. Navy Yard.
juno 28-Interstate VS.. Standards.
June 29-G. P. o. VS.. City P. o.
July aG. A. o. VS.. Interstate.
July 3-Navy Yard vs. G. p. o.
July 4-Open.
July @Standards VS.. City P. o.
July 6-Interstate VS.. Navy Yard
July 9-Navy Yard VS.. Standards
July 1o-G. P. o. VS.. A. G. o.
July 11-Interstate VS.. City P. o.
July 12-Standards VS.. q. A. o.
July 13-G. P. o. VS.. interstate.
July 16-G. A. o. vs.. City P. o.
July 17-Standards VS.. 6. P. o.
July 1S-City P. o. VS.. Navy Yard
July 19-StanSsrds VS.. interstate.
July 2o-EavY Yard VS.. G. A. o.
July 23-City P. o. VS.. 6. P. o.
July 24-Interstate VS.. G. A. o.
July 25-G. p. o. VS.. Navy Yard.
July 26-City P. o. VS.. Standards.
July 27-Navy Yard VS.. Interstate.
July 30-City p. o. VS.. 6. A. o.
Evening star., 1923-04-20
BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUF,

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
St. Louis at Cincinnati. St. Louis at Chicago.
Pittsburgh at Chicago. Pittsburgh at Cinci.
New York at Boston. New York at Bklyn.
Phila. at Brooklyn. Phila. at Boston.
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
New York, -: Boston. 3-3.
Philadelphia, 8; Brooklyn. g.
St. Louis, IL; Cincinnati. 3.
Chicago, 10; Pittsburgh. 5.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
CONFERENCE
GOLF MEET
is CERTAIN

THE Paclflc Coast Intercollegiate
J. golf matches are coming right
along. according TO Art Gerbel. Uni.
versity OF Washington student golf
manager. who is managing the an
nuai tournament 10 be held at Port
land this spring.
Gerbcl has received favorable re-
plies from Washington state college
from oregon, and oregon Agricultur-
al college. II is expected that both
California and Stanford will send
their leading link artists to the Port:
land matches also.
]. Fred Boiler. of w. S. G., states
that golf is not organized at Pullman
but that they will be only too glad TO
endeavor TO send a representative 10
Portland TO contest for the title.
Dick Rutherford. MT o. A. C., is OPP
timistic in regard to the possibility
for n successful tournament at Port
land.
Everything points to an enliven'
ing interest in golf at the University
OF washington" comments Geroel
"1n Jack westland. we have the
coast conference golf champion
Army Marion is another good pros
meet. Washington will have a good
representation at the matches IN
Portland.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
Deal Helps
OakLanders
in Building
Addition Of Kunz, Boehler
and Adams Will Bolster
Weak Sister

L,oR years Oakland has been n
= chronic second division club In
the Coast league. weak sister year
In and year out,
The sale OF Wiz Kremer n really
remarkable pitcher. 90 PitiAburg
brings players to the oaks who arc
expected 10 do more good than even
the effective krcmer did,
Kroner won 20 ball games with n
terrible club. but between them Earl
kunz and George Boehier should
pitch more than 25 victories In this
company
And Spencer Adams may be ripe
for regular second base duty. a spot
where Oakland has been wocfully
weak on the defense.
Kunx. who went up TO Pittsburg
two years ago after having a fat
season with Sacramento. should win
In this company II lac takes care OF
himself. lie has wonderful fast
hall.
Boehler. veteran who was a sen.
satlon with Tulsa In the Western
league two years ago. couldn't win
for Pi,tsburg, but he may find him
solf al Oakland.
The Oaks siill need lot Of add.
tons before they can be considered
contendefs. but IL the Acorns can sell
Walter Malls. aouthpaw hurier. and
set three or four good men for him.
they may be dangerous.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
JAPAN BALL
TRIP STYLE
FOR HUSKIES

JAPANESE baseball trips seem 20
- be quite the thing for University
VI Washington baseball teams. A
communication has been received
from NELL university. OF Japan, ask
ing for n series in 1924.
1T Is unlikely that we viii make
the trip because OF the waseda OF.
fer for the fall Of 1926" says Torchy
Torrance. assistant graduate man.
aEer. "waseda will tour the entire
United States In the spring Of 1925.
and we arc TO reoiprocate by calling
on them in their home territpry in
the fall OF the same yenr."
Nell has an unusually good record
this year. for they have taken the
championship OF the Japanese major
league from Keio and Waseda. who
have held II between them for n long
time. T. Nakashimn. the manager.
who asks for the series. says that
japanese baseball suffered only
temporary relapse rs n result of the
earthquake and that now. teams arc
playing all over the empire.
At the time that Washington trav.
oled TO Japan in 1920. they beat Neil
by n score OF 20. Torrance. who
played In the game, says that 1t was
a tough old game OF ball and that
the Japanese collegians had one
sweet little pitcher.
washington viii play the regular
intercollegiate Conference games in
1924. and nothing else. so far az I
know" says Coach Tubby Graves.
THE faculty will not sanction any
sort OF a trip this year"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
WOLVERINES
TRAINED ON
REAL STUFF

ID EVOLUTIONARY steps taken
~ By the Michigan coaching staff
ara credited with producing IN un-
beaten eleven this year.
Michigan Il probably tho only
eleven In tho United States that
waa not trained with The aid %
taekilng dummy. bueking and
charging machines On two days
during the training season the
dummy was used for q few minutes
but the buoklng and charging ma
ehlpea were never fcsorted TO.
The coaches explain that instead
Of using tho artificial means to get
the team into shape they resorted
to a football They made tho can.
dlaages follow the ball This de-.
yeloped speed. eiuSlycness and agil-
ity In the players These qualities
gave Michigan the remarkable dc.
fensa which the team showed dur.
ing tho ig.a season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
Hoppe " ms
Big NJ atch
From, Rival

CuIcAGo, Dec, so.--pespstc a
y strong finish by welker coch.
rane, the challenger, Willie Hoppe,
worlds champion 1879 balkline bill
Hard champion. successfully defend
cd his title in the three block match
completed last night. The final
score was. Hoppe. 1906 coehFnne'
l.l6i,
Ioohrane made Ts5 scores TO Hop.
pes 500 tonight. but the big lead
piled up by the champion IN the TWO
preceding nights play was respohsl'
bic for his final victory.
Hoppe fell down miserably on a
number OF shots, while coehranes
play was spectacular last night.
last nights block went 10 innings,
that Tuesday night 10. and the open
ing nights S. Score by innings, high
runs and averages;
cochrane--S. .. IS, "a. 50. 80. ?, ~.
%. :. o, 0, 4. so, 3. 20. IL. 30, l. 10. 81.
40, %, 20. loT. 0. 81, 70. a. Q. 60, Q.
0, sT--i.i6t.
Hoppe-Iso. %. as. al. ga. 2. ?.
Iii, ., 0. >. Sc. Ice. }. 2o7, ''ios, o.
gos. {. IA. 4. 0. Is. 4, 0, 80, 0. 10. Q.
I, /. is--i.so0.
unfinished first night.
ssunflnlshed second night.
High runs Hoppe. al; Cochran,
1oT.
Grand average Hoppe. a Asa:
Cochran. 81 5.94.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
BILL. ORR SLIPPED
RAPIDLY

Billy Orr finished Up The 1889 sra.
son Tor Seattle In blaze ~ glory nj
shorts,op and last spring he was the
frat player In condition and he
played fine ball.
And ihcntho started TO alp. over.
night he lost his zip and base hits
were leaking thru his station. orr
made very few errors, but he didn't
handle many chances. lie slowed up
alarmlnaly fast and went into hit.
ting slump sammy Crane finished
the season At shortstop while orr did
utility roles.
IL can be safely said that orr'a
Coast league career Il over after 10
years Of faithful service. The big
fellow has always played HIS best,
and he hnd an honorable record aa
a plnyer In this company. lie will
go 10 some slower league next aptlne
most likely, and the league is losing
a mighty fine gentleman when orr
passes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20

FEW AMONG
RING STARS

U,HE other night old Jack iirit,on
i essayed a role that many have
tried only 10 meet with failure,
Britton attempted to stage ring
comeback" lie didn't He was
beaten by Frankie School Of Buff
falo. very good boy.
"Comehacks In the roped arena
meet With less succcss than la any
other sport activity Now and then.
some puga turns the trick but Il
is the exception To the general rule.
corhett. Fitx. 1efiries, Willard.
Cans. Nelson. woiEnSt. all tried Il
in vain.
Stanley Ketchel was one OF the
few TO accomplish such feat
"Ketch" lost hls middlewelght title
10 Billy papko on kayo. Two
months later he won /. hack again.
handing the Illinois Thunderboit+
a dose OF his own medicine. but
they seldom como back
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
Seattle Is
Puck Loser
to EskinlOs

EDMONTON. Dec. so--The Edo
~ monitor Ealslmos scored a to
I victory oytr the Seattle Metro
poiitans IN a thrilling overtime
game here last night.
The winning tally was acored By
Joe simpson after beautiful dash
down the Ice.
Seattle scored first, when Harris
shot one into the nets after neat
pass from Walker. II was Ia the
first period Edmonton also Tailed
In that session. when Sparrow net
ted one.
Seattle made Que tally In the sec.
ond period.
Edmonton scored three Ia rapid
succession In tho third period. but
Seattle cvened things up with two
counters an the session drew to a
close.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
" ashingtOn's FrOsh Cage
Team Is Getting in Line

COACH TUBBY GRAVES fresh.
" man basketball squad is now tax.
ing some sort OF shape. for since the
outfit was cut 10 20 men affairs have
perked up considerably.
Chuck Andrews. n AiarysyiIie high
forward. has been showing well at a
forward post and may be started
there. Andrews played frosh foot.
ball on the 1923 outfit. but has been
out OF school quarter. He is a
chunky lad who can place the ball
in the basket with the best Of them.
Jack Torney. former Lincoln high
basketball and track man. u a prom.
lsinE forward on Graves team. Tor.
ney Is well built and looks as tho he
could stand the gaff Dick Gross.
Theta Delta forward. Is another good
looking aspiraut for the frosh for.
ward berth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
MODEL FOR Y
FAMED BOAT
is SOUGHT

A SEARCH Is In progress for
n five.foot model OF the famous
Robert Il. Lee. the fastest steamer
that ever floaied in the Mississippi
River valley.
The race OF the Robert Il. Lee
and the steamer Natchez between
New Orleans and St Louis in tho
late seventies win never be forgot
ten. IL Is part OF the history OF
the United States. Preparations for
The race occupied months and the
country watched II with as much
interest M they now take in
Dempsey-Firpo battle. The Leo Was.
an easy winner and thousands Of
dollars changed hands on the re-
suit.
A few years later fire destroyed
the magnificent boat. Only a per-
feet model remained. This model
had been built by one OF the de-
slgners OF the wonder boat at New
Albany. Ind. 1t was perfect to the
last degree. For years this model
was treasured in the family Of It's
builder shortly before the advent
OF the volstead days II fell into
tho hands Of a waterfront grogshop
keeper In that river city. Since
tho dry days have come this model
has disappeared.
IL Is wanted by Ira Hand. secre-
tary for the National Motor Boat
show. 10 be held in New York
city, January 4th 20 18th. so that
II ma be added TO the remarkable
exhibit Of every known type of
boat and engine In the world that
win be displayed there at that
time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
About Fights
and Fighters
BY LEO ii. LASSEN
nNE of the most important
~ boxing meetings ever

nNE OF the most important
~ boxing meetings ever
held in the Northwest is
scheduled for Portland Fri
day when the Seattle boxing
commission, Seattle and Ia
coma prom tiers and the
Portland commission hold a
session that is planned to
elevate the ring game thru
out the section.
Seattle, Tacoma and Port
land are the big ring centers
of the Northwest and COOP
Grafton between the authori-
ties in these cities will drive
out the undesirable element
and will tend to make the
game more uniform here
abouts.
Only durinS the past few years
have boxing commissions in various
parts OF the country. taken over the
ring game for supervision and the
business is still in It's infancy as q
hlgh-claSs major sport.
Such conclaves as the Portland
meeting are always helpful In put
ting the game on a higher plane.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
NeW FouI-ThroWing Rule
Will Change Basketball

BASKETBALL promises to be different kind of game
ID this year because Of the foulthrowng rules even
tho the rules in themselves do not drastic Many
teams in the past however have depended upon AN
curate free thrower pile up points for them The UNI
eanny free thrower win still have his inning but will not
occupy such important place in the picture.
1t required that the player should try for the free
throw instead of the specialist in the art Aho free throw
ing looks easy ii is hard stunt to learn without assdu
practce and guards in Particular not likely to be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20

spending their spare time
learning how to toss the ball
thru the hoop.
These changes win not be new 30
a1ne sections. for few adopted
them last winter. but a number held
cut against the changes and they
were not in universal Csc. as they
viii be this season.
The i7.foot rule il also an import.
ant change. Il HtipulBtes that when
personal foul IL committed against
player who IL inside the zone line
II feet from his own goal. while in
possession Of the ball. either in the
net Of holding or dribbling u. he
nhail bo granted two free throws in.
stead Of one. Two free throws also
ara given a player under this rule
il foul IL committed against him
while he ia in the act Of shooting for
basket. regardless OF whether he is
inside or outside tho i7.foot zone at
tho time the foul Is committed
against him.
Tho rule compelling player
fouled against to do his shooting Is
aimed primarily 20 do away with an
individual phase Of the game. which
has become disiasteful TO many fol.
lowers OF basketball particularly
those who are strong advocates OF
team play in preference 10 individual
effort.
The rule on personal fouls and the
one penalty OF two free throws reads
as follows:
"a player shall not hold. trip.
charge or push an opponent wheth.
or or not either player has possession
or the ball. block an opponent:
charge and make bodily contact with
an opponent who Is one OF two op.
posing players having one or both
hands on tho ball Penalty: Two
free throws for goal II offonso is
committed on player who Is In his
own goal zone and who has posses.
sion Of the bali-thnt 81. when he has
control Of the ball thru holding It or
dribblng Il. or II committed on n
player outside his own goal zone who
Is in the act OF throwing for goal"
A heretofore ono free throw shall
be allowed when tho foul Is commit.
ted under any other condition.
Tho rule designating tho manner in
which FREQ throws after personal
fouls are to be attempted reads as
follows:
when n personal foul has been
called tho player upon whom the
foul was committed shall attempt
the free throw or throws: but In case
this player is 80 injured that he must
leave the game his substitute must
attempt the FREQ throw or throws.
II tho player who has been foulod
Is TO leave the game by reason OF
disqualification or for any other
cause except injury. he shall ar.
tempt the free throw or throws be.
fore leaving
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
I OHngster
Hits Like
Dynamite
Mack Has Knocked Seven
Opponents Dead in
Eight Starts; Green Yet
Freddie Mack's
Fighting Record

CEATTLE ring fans who tsink
- that Eddie Pinkman could hit
for a lightweight haven't seen
anything yei, II they haven't lamped
Freddie Mack ia action.
This boy " real slugger, tho
hardest hitter for his weight that
has ever flashed across the North.
vests flstic horizon.
Seven knockouts in eight starts. IN.
GLIDING the Morrow boys--I.ackey
and Billy and a decision in his
other attempt.
And Macks knockouts arc real
X. o. victories. When Dode Bercot
was first starting he wore his CD.
ponents down by sheer strength.
But Mack floors them in a punch.
His punching in the fight with
Billy Morrow the other night at
the Crystal Pool showed that he
had as much power after four
rounds OF milling as he did in the
first round.
Mack hits with both hands.
whereas Eddie PinkTnan. usually
rated as the hardest.punching light
weight the Northwest has seen.
had a kick in his right hand only.
His left was helpless.
Tho new sensation has a power
ful build for his weight and gets
his hitting power from his ,remen.
dous muscular development.
Mack misses lot yet and his
defensive skin Isn't this best. but
that viii come with time and with
instruction. He should box aa
mitch as possible 10 perfect ..heea
weaknesses. his hitting will take
care Of itself.
II he isn't rushed along TOO fast
and II he develops his weak points
10 the level OF his hitting. watch
out for Freddie Mack.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
VERNON HAS
SAD OUTLOOK

Unable 10 peddie Jake May. tho
Vernon baseball outlook for next sea.
son " anything but bright. The pow.
erful Tiger machine Of few years
ago has crumhled and broken apart
and nIli E.sslok must build from the
ground up, The addition Of Ken
Penner 10 his pitching staff wont
help much. as Penner. AZ the best.
ia only to.so decelyor.
II Eaaiek can make good deal for
May ha figures TO improve his club
a lot. hu, he win be- in "A bad way
for talent unless he can swing good
trade.
Essick must rebuild his whole club.
hia catching department being tho
oniS satisfactory one 81 present with
Hannah ana Murphy available.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20

soumela. brother Of Ar soumela
on the varsity squad. is a promising
guard. Maisball. another guard. is
looking up as some sort OF a pros.
pect. McKctchnie. Theta Delta cen.
ter. Is looming as a center posslbll.
It's. aitho Clarence shreeve. former
Queen Anne high star, is giving him
plenty Of opposition.
Barnett Is forward who looks
well on the passing end OF things.
Charters and stickney are two
guards who may fiji the bin. Harris
Is forward possibility.
we have too many forwards and
not enough guards" says Coach
Graves. otherwise. We have pretty
good material. do not believe that
we viii play any OF the Seattle high
schools this year"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
Just a Publicity
Stunt

Just before the annual race meet
ing opened az Tia Juana. Mex, Jim
Coffroth. promoter there. jumped
into the limelIght by offering Benny
Leonard and Lew Tender a match
for Christmas day, but Il looks like
Il was just a publicity stunt for the
racing game. as Benny Leonard Is
on the stage in the Northwest and
Tender is back East fighting welter.
weights.
Chances are that neither Leonard
nor Tender viii ever fight as light
weights again. and that Leonard will
b. matched with Mickey Walker for
the welterweight title next summer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-20
hIEaRKLE MAY
QUIT GAME

clyde Mearkle may quit baseball.
The young infielder has good job
coaching in the East and he may
pass up the diamond game. lie
proved to be smart infieider u good
hitter and baHerunner for the Red.
skins, but he can't quite make the
grade as Coast league second sack.
cr because OF a weak throwing arm.
Ills bum wing may cost him a base.
BAN career, but Mearkic Is n smart
young fellow and should make a go
OF the coaching work.