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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
JOHNNY POTTS ONLY SCORING
BET ON LINCOLN'S CAGE TEAM

CAPT. JOHNNY POTTS looks Ike
~ the only sure point scorer on
the Lincoln team at the present
time. Coach Dave Loss Is building
up good detenslve combination.
but tho boys are undenlahly weak
on the offensc
I4ttle Bud waseher. who played
on tho second ssrlnsers last year Is
out for first team berth with a
vengeance. The little fellow Is
checking and nhooting with all the
vigor OF windy" Crawford. lie
looks like good possibility.
Capt. Potts Il handling the other
forward and IL ringing tho eountem
thru tho hoop nicely. Potts should
make a valuable man for the Rail.
spiItiers this year. lie 10 tall. rangy.
has a good eye and plays the floor
well. His playing last year was no
sensatlon, but nine months have
made quito difference.
For center. Cllft peek Is tho most
likely candidate. Peek takes tho tip.
or most OF the time and Is good
hand at tossing them in from the
foul line.
Fritz Numnlr and Doug James arc
playing guard. Numalr r. a good
checker and Ia improving in hls long
shots right along. James, who
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26

played football for the North End.
crs this year. Is making a good try
q tho other guard.
wally Home and caycndar are sub.
stituto forwards who are bidding
strongly for job on tho first SOUND.
besh men are good basket shooters.
but lack tho ability 10 cheek. which
Coach I.ogg Is specializing on.
Hall and Mills are two other men
who arc going TO DO fighting Tor Jobs
right along. They arc fighters, bu,
must learn moro OF tho game before
they qualify.
Hyett and George saivus. guards.
look liko good prospects. salyus. a
quick starting iittlo fellow. may
break into tho first team lineup be.
foro long.
Lincoln looks green Of the prcsen,
writing. Undoubtedly tho men are
inexperienced. II Is expected that
tho North End defensive System will
start working after 1t has been sea.
sonsd for few weeks.
Such strong teams as Roosevelt.
Queen Anne aud Ballard win have
difficulty In piercing the RaIlsplItter
defense IL Il works up TO form.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
Union College
In Close Calls

There wero many close games
played In tho 1913 football season
Big tcams and little teams en-,
gagged ina number OF nip.and.iuck
battles. But 10 little Union col.
lege goes tho honor OF being in
moro tight contests than any
other eleven. For Union ali games
were nose affairs.
Union played eight trays during
the campaign. or these II won
four, lost two and tied two. In no
fracas did the victor count moro
than IL points. In It's quartet OF
trIumphs Union won by these
scores; 70 0, ~ to o, I to 2 and
IA TO 0. II lost one TIT i2 20 O
ana the other Z 10 0. The Tie
games ended to Z and 0 to 0.
An told. Union counted 40 points
for the season TO 90 for the foe
An average OF a little more than
one point superiority 10 the fra.
cas-. A unique record, 10 say the
least.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
Mack Sees
Leonard Go
ThruPaces
Seattle Lightie Watches
Champion Do His Turn
in Vaudeville

L,REpDiE MACK, the youthful
i punching phenom, who meets
Bobby Ward In the main event Of
Friday nights card at the Crystal
Pool. was nu interested spectator at
the orphoum thoater yesterday aft.
crnoon. lie drank IN every move
that benny Leonard. lightweight
champion OF the world, made, and
Was ready for more. Some day
Freddie may be wearing u cham
plon'a ahoea and he has a first class
idea OF how a champ looks and acts
as the result Of his watching Benny
do his stuff.
Mack and Leonard are built some-
what along the game limos physically
They arc both short, stochy, very
We'll proportioncd, and boast Of won
derful muscular development. Leon.
ard got his thru proper exercise and
training. Mack BY stocking on board
ship, For a boy OF his muscular dc.
yelopment Mack Is one In thou.
sand who is not muscle bound.
The youngsieF IL just as free
museied and 1.-THE as "a panther and
hasn', Il restrained or bound move.
mcnt In his makeup. The great ma.
jorlty OF tho big bieened battlers
can't break an egg. while many thin,
enemic looking scrappers who don't
ant.aar 80 Nassa aunuuh fsattagfa IN
dent a cream puff arc the hardest
punchers in tho business.
Mack IL an exception TO the rule
He Is muscular from his ankles 10
his neck yet 10 a terrific puncher.
Mack hits from almost any angle and
seems 20 punch almost equally well
with either hand. Ills right hand
stock Is the hardest, but his left mitt
u dangerous every minute. II is this
fact which goes q long way towards
making him such formidable oppo.
ncnt for any man. He Is not a one
handed puneher. depending upon one
blow to win for him. He keeps box.
lng. stepping and working Every Inch
Of tho way. and is just as liable To
score X. o. with a left hook as
right cross. Ward and Mack win
wind up tho brunt OF their training
routine at Austin & Salts gym this
afternoon. Tomorrow they VIII Just
warm up, or rather Ward win do the
winding up OF the gym. Mack has
been working in private over al tho
Naval station in West Seattle.
Both the scml.windup and the spe'
cial event win bring pair OF slug.
gers together. Pete Bross and Tru'
man Dayls. mlddleweighis. will fight
II out in tho semi-flnai, while Eddie
on uAop eIp Sloo.I 9qua pun lelN
battle IN the special event.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
Big Crowd
Sees First
Day Racing

+ os ANGELES, Cal. Dec. 20
- Heartcned by tho large crowd
which turned out for tho opening
day events, the Culver City Jockey
clubs second horse racing program
OF It's To-day schedule win DO run
or thh afternoon. twenty-five
thousand cheering spectators. fill
Ing tho new grandstnnd and over,
flowing inside the track. enjoyed
the first days card. consisting OF
six close events.
Fourteen spectators who were
gald by detectives 10 have been
discussing betting on the different
events were shown the gate, There
will DO no gambling ut the Culver
City track according to Promoter
Dick Ferris, and whole corps OF
officers were on hand 10 back him
up.
Sam Reh. from the J. S. McGlnn
string. won tho feature event OF
tho opening day the $1,000 Christ.
mas handicap. He was ridden by
Harry Hay. who put hia mount over
tho six furiongs in $50.
Ono animal tragedy marred the
day Dragon. gallant beast
swinging Into the last stretch In O
speeding sprint. stumbled and fell
breaking his neck. Jockey Fred.
crlcks escaped nnlnjurcd. but The
animal died instantly and the sym,
paihy expressed In The stands test,
fled 20 tho regard sport lovers
have for racing horse flesh.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
COLLEGE CAGE
TEAMS IN TIE

The other night Wisconsin and
Depauw basketball teams were tied
az the end Of the regulation period u
all. At the end OF the first overtime
session they were still deadlocked az
20. The second extra frame found
them knotted at IS and at the ter.
minatlon Of the third overtime period
the score remained the same. They
then called quits for the evening. Elk.
ira innings on the ball field are quite
common happenings. and now and
then basketball teams so overtime to
decide tho winner, but down thru
the pages Of history II is seldom that
two qulntets will battle into three OK.
ira sessions without one OF the teams
coming out ahead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
SALES TAX
FOR BOATS
PROTESTED

.TNWENTY thousand owners OF rae.
|, L Ing motor boats. sailing yachts.
power cruisers, runabouts and every
conceivable kind OF pleasure craft,
belonging 20 60 boat clubs in the
Mississippi valley and on tho Gulf
coast. have united in protesting
against the existing 10 per cent
sales tax on boats.
Representative Of these 90 clubs
met IN Peoria. III, on December nc
and adopted resolutions against this
tax, and also against the users tax
and tho revenue provision which
permits foreign builders 20 send
boats into this country duty free.
They loft tho gathering pledged to
have tho membership OF their home
organizations lombard congress
with petitions TO have these discrim.
inatory taxes alleYlated. They will
assemble again 10 report progress
on this movement OF tho National
Motor Boat show. In New York.
January to ~. inclusive. The fact
that automobiles are taxed but per
cent, while boats must puy 10 per
cont Is evidence enough OF the dis,
crimlnatory nature of this tax.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
CHAMP WILL
NOT MARRY
FOR YEARS

JACK DEMPSEY. worlds heavy
- weight champion. declares that he
VIII not get married until he is a,
least ib--maybe not then.
When someone remarked TIM,
Dempsey may not be champion when
he's 10, Jack replied:
That's why want 10 walt
Plenty Of girls will marry n fellow
when he's q worlds champion. They
want the publicity and the money
Then, when he's no longer champion
they viii give him the air.
Say, / could have married a dozen
times since | became champion. But
] sidsiepped them nil except one
That was a girl In 81. Louis. / fell
for her all right. md I was going
along pretty good until some cake
eater stepped in and took the de
olsion.
"a guy has 10 he careful OF WON
especially grass widows never
saw grass widow who wasn't rush
Ing around trying TO find another
man"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
Widing Up 1923 Sports Review

THE success Of 1928 on home fields
1 has already been discussed in de-
taii. 1t was a Dig year, one Of the
biggest. New records Of all kinds
were made. Johnny weismuller, the
Chicago swimming star. made SO
many new marks that they can hard
~ be enumerated.
weismuller did so much that he
suffered a complete breakdown and
II was reported at one time that he
never would be able to swim again,
but he took long rest and apparent
ly Is as good now as he ever was.
Charley Paddock, worlds champion
Splinter. made number of new rec
ords. but they were not officially &c.
cepted. The A. A. L. turned down
the Implication for records on the un.
usual grounds that they were faster
than any human could make.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
Frances Brief Glory

ORANGE stepped back almost en-.
1 tirely out OF the picture and had
TO be content with only the momen.
tary glory OF having worlds feath.
crweight champion in Eugene criqui.
who lost the title in his next fight.
France. It would seem, must be
satisfied in the possession of Mile.
Suzanne LengIen. worlds g0man
tennis champion. and from all indi.
cations her reign Is seriously threat.
encd by the dashing American miss
Helen Wills.
England did not do enough TO justl.
~ statement that she had come
back after three years OF the most
dIsheartening experiences, but the
Britlshers found some Joy in that
they were able TO win back their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
SANCTION is
GIVEN RACES

Delegates TO represent tho Nils
sissippl Valley Power Boat nssocia.
ton az tho annual meetings Of tho
international Power Boat union, tho
American Power Boat association and
the Yachtsmcn's Association OF
America. were named az tho mid.
winter conference OF the Valley as.
aociatlon. held in Peoria. III, on De.
cembcr ie. The annual meetings
mentioned viii be held In New York
city. during the National Motor Boat
show, January 4 to ~. Tho dele.
gates to represent tho Midwest and
South include J. w Sackridsr. OF
Chicago; W. II. Parhpm. OF New or.
leans; a. T. Griffith, OF Peoria. H..
and c. p. Hanley. Of Muscatlne, Ia.
Official sanction was given for
speed boat races at Palm Beach.
fla, February 2l.22; at New or.
leans. April 25.2s-27, and at osh.
kosh, Wis. July 0. I and 8.
Love Lessons-seo Personals--
Classified Observation-Disclosures.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
FisticSp0rt
Endangered
in NeW York
Muldoon's Retirement Is
Cause of Much Concern
for Gotham Boxing

NEW YORK. Dec. &c. Retirement
IN of William Muldoon us chair.
man OF tho New York boxing com.
mission. scheduled for January /.
has turned national boxing interest
10 New York.
For some unexplained reason, the
bunch has spread that boxing Ia in
grave danger Tor It's life IN New
York, and that the sport win 20 or
die as a result OF Muldoon's lrlre
ment.
II the sport takes q punch on tho
nose from the legislature, hnrc are
reasons TO believe that II viii never
gui another eAaliv, ~ l,yw AAa.
and II the spor, passes out here. 4
Will weaken the game all over the
country. II II does not totally ruin II.
Boxing was tried here with every
chance for IL TO succeed II II wanted
10 be decent. and on the level. and II
il fails Il viii mean that II Is q sport
that Is not worth living
Since boxing was restored In New
York Il was brought back In every
state OF Importance In the country.
and Il Il takes a dive here, Il prob.
ably viii flop every place.
Muldoon's commission elects the
first Of tho year. aud he has made
Il know he does not care FOR reap.
pointment. He has had a lot OF fun
poked at him. lie made rules that
caused the commission 10 be rid
ieuled. He ruled with an iron hand
and h despotlc heart. but he did a lot
for tho game. He was feared. aud
boxing cannot be managed unless the
men engaged in the business have
something to restrain them. Fear OF
Muldoon kept them all going straight.
There were no yelps OF scandal or
suspicion OF scandal until Muldoon
was forced to take u back seat In
the commission chamber. When he
surrendered his domineerlng position.
the old game started 60 wobhlo. aud
II is good and wobbly now.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26

Racing had q most remarkable
year and II was featured by the sen
sational showing of three three-year-
olds: Zey. My Own and In Memorlam.
Zev, the Rancocas thorobred
came In for honors when he defeated
Papyrus, the English Derby winner.
in q match race. but II was rather IN
satisfactory since it was admitted
that the English horse was badly
handicapped by being forced TO run
in deen mud, on a strange track, un<
der strange conditions.
Zey then defended his champion
ship in the Latonia Championship
and watched My Own, his bitter
rival, so closely that In Memoriam
came thru and won easily.
Zev and My Own were then match
ed and the finish was so close that
the decision Of the Judges that Zev
won always will be disputed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
Making a Champion

EyEN tho II caused o laugh
IL elsewhere, italy found some Joy
In the year when the international
Boxing Federation had a trick meet
ing and announced that ErmInio
spaIla. an Italian was the European
heavyweight champion.
Holland raised row about 1t, but
France and England merely sighed.
France looked at Carpenter and
Niles, and England cast Mortified
glance at Joe Beckett. and admitted
that most anyone could be the cham.
pion,
Japan did not figure with the usual
prominence In the Davis Cup
matches because her best players
could not arrange their business ef-
fairs so that they would be able TO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26

hoped 10 play at least five years more
at top speed. In tho middle Of last
season he suffered knee injury that
troubled him all year. That injured
knee may have considerable 10 do
with the managerial Intentions or
Eddie Collins.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
ReUieW of Competition
Shows Thrilling Events
Foreign Countries, in Addition to United States
Have Enjoyed Successful Year in Nearly Every
Branch of Athletics; New Records Made in Sports
BY HENRY L. FARREIJ

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Fguring from broad and gen
eral viewpoint sport made the most noticeable adj
yances all over the world during the four of 1928
Setting aside momenarly the pace that was set in the
United States OF the outstanding features of the whole
year was the arrival Of South America formidable
The Argentine had hashare in the biggest spectace
and the biggest thrill of the when her Champion Luis
Angel Frpo came within the proyehia inch Of knockne
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
INTERNATIONAL SPORTS FLOURISHED DURING 1923 SEASON
BOXING WOBBLY IN NEW YORK; MAY BE BANNED FOREVER
Evans Is Now
in Select Club

CHICAGO. Dec. 20. - Chick
evans became n member OF the
lIole'In.one club yesterday. when
he sank i0Oyard drive at the
Edgcwater Golf club, here.
Eynns was as surprised an the
cnddle, and Expressed great pleas.
IRE NJ performing tho freak feat.
I'VE had no greater desire IN
all my llfo." said Chick. following
his drive, than 10 be a member
OF the Hole.In-Onc club. This
makes the finest Christmas pres.
ont 1 could have hoped for"
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out Jack Dempsey and win
ming the heavyweight cham
pionship Of the world.
Hardly had Firpo been added TO
the list Of the years most prominent
losers when South America jumped
back with Luis ylncentIni. the light
weight champion OF Chill. who
seemed certain TO be headed some
place In his class.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26

ONCE asked Eddie Collins II he
= had any hankering for job AS
big league manager. Not as long
as | am able 10 play UP TO the big
league standard he replied. How
ever. before l get out OF baseball !
would like 20 try my hand at man
aging. and would much prefer taking
the big leap after my playing days
are over. A hall player 10 do his best
should not have anything TO worry
about. Ms the mental attitude Of the
player IS reflected In his work in the
field and ut the bat. have seen
enough OF the managing game TO
know that there Is plenty Of woe con.
nected with it from the time you set
up in the morning until you retire at
night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
STAHL WINS
RIFLE SHOOT

CHICAGO. Dec. 26--G. W. stahl
Won the last quarterly shoot at
Lincoln park hy breaking ss birds
out Of possible 100.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
IT'S DIFFERENT

a champion fighter is fined s25 for
travelling too fast in his motor car.
\. II Is never necessary To- fine
a champion fighter for travelling too
fast in the ring.
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compete.
The terrible earthquake catas-
trophe, no doubt. viii prove such q
staggering blow 10 Japanese athletes
that II win be years before the ma
ton viii be able to get back into lis
former place.
Finland jumped into prominence
several times with the aid Of that
great runner, Paayo Nurmi, who
threatens to be big point winner az
the Olympic games next summer in
Paris.
Sweden. also, while not participant
ing much In international competi-
ton. came along greatly In track and
field athletics and, beyond doubt. viii
be j. most formidable factor in the
olympics.
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ITO my way OF thinking Collins
l. viii be big success II he ever
takes up the managerial game. Col.
Tins received his early training NJ
Philadelphia under tho master base
bah mind. Connie Mack. His vision
WAS byoadened by contact with the
veteran Kid Gleason az Chicago. who.
bile an entirely different type from
back. Is great leader. Collins
Knows baseball No big league play.
or Is better yersed in the fundamen-
tails ana strategy than he. Collins is
a student OF the game. the analyst.
There is always a reason for every
move he makes on the ball field he
Is Of pleasing personality. the posses.
sor Of the ideal baseball temperament
and should meet with great success
when he decides TO don the man.
egcTial toys.
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That is the compliment Kid Giea.
son paid Collins one day last sum.
mer while we were discussing the
great second sacker OF tho White
Sox, Collins. himself. ia not so sure
about his future playing ability. a
LAR ago when ! Tested with him
bout retiring, he remarked that he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26

The most valuable ball play
er | have ever seen during my
connection with the game. Man
aging a ball club Is pleasant
job with a fellow like Collins In
the infield directing the minor
details Of play over which u
bench manager has no control"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26

Which would make 1t seem
that Collins i not particularly
anxious TO become manager.
lie had one OF the best years OF
his career in 1923 and II placed
ON the parket would be eagerly
sought BY every club In the
American League.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26

South America produced swim.
mer who succeeded In crossing the
English channel and a polo team
that ranked with the best in the
world.
sufficient progress was made by
the south Americans in the develop.
ment OF sports 10 indicate that at
some time. not very distant. tire
world OF sport will be dominated III
North and South America.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
Stove League
Ptdglng managers,
D0pe Bancroft.
Eddie Collins.
BY BILLY EVANS

Is Il possible Cor n star player TO be
4 come manager and continue e
play his best gunner Playing man
ayers are greatly in the minority in
the major leagues. Dave Bancroft
recently traded TO tho BOSTON Ma
tionals by New York, and who has
been announced as manager OF the
Braves, win be the only playing man
ager In the parent organization. In
the American, Ty Cobb and Tris
Speaker are playing managers, with
George Sisler added in case his eyes
nave improved enough 30 enable him
20 take the field.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26

open golf championship and the DIs,
mond sctills. altho the rowing classic
came back home only because Waite
Hoover. the American. broke an cas
in the final race.
The British polo team was defeated
BY the American team Of army Off.
.ee-s: me walker cup tcHmwsssfasu
defeated by the American team: she
woman's tennis team lost the first
matches for the yyightman interna-
tional cup: the Wimbledon cham
pionship again stayed away from
England when Billy Johnston. the
California star. won the title; and the
British Davis Cup team didn't ge'
any place in the international tennIi
matches.
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Boucher Hos Arrived
Maroon Youth Stars

Frank y 0 a Q h G 4.
young Vancouver for
,card, has developed
into one Of the best
hockey players IN Me
Coast league IN tao
short gears. He comes
from a famous hockeb
family, tioo of his
brothers playing IN
the Eastern league.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26

Merely managing a major
league bah club Is u man,sized
Job. There Is no question but
that the responsibility assumed
affects the play Of any star who
>takes up the managerial game.
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Love Lessons-Seo Personals,
Classified Observation-Disclosures.
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