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Evening star., 1923-01-07

Hans was born in Mansfield. Pa,
now Carnegie. on February "a, 1874.
and was twenty years old when Ed
Barrow. manager of the Paterson
club of the Atlantic League. sold him
for $21n0 to Barney Dreyfuss, then
owner of the Louisville Nationals
Harry Pulliam, former president of
the National League and then secre
rary of the Louisville club. put
through the deal. PuIliam bid 500
more than was offered by Pittsburgh
so the player was knocked down to
Louisville. Pittsburgh, however. was
destined to get the famous star three
wears later, when DreyfuSS purchased
the Pirate franchise
The the Wonderful played his first
game for Louisville. then in the Ma
tionai League, on July 10. 1897. and
nit 800 against McJames of the
single drew A base on balls, made
sacrifice and stole base in four times
up. From the midsummer day in 1897
until he played his last game with
the Pirates twenty years later, on
September Ii, 1917. Wagner set some
base ball marks which perhaps never
will be equaled. Cobb is on the trail
of several of Wagrer's records, but
VIII find II man s-size job to match
all of them.
John Henry played 2.7S5 games.
went to bat 1926 times scored 1.740
runs and whacked out 3.430 hits for a
total Of 1880 bases, all of them marks
which have been approached by no
other big Lacquer. 1t was a big dis
appointment to Wagner that he
couldn't wind up his career by hitting
for an even 5000 bases. He missed it
by only l20.
Ty Cobb tied one of Wagner's
marks last season. his record for hit
ting more than 800 in seventeen con-
secutire seasons. Wagner's record is
more remarkable than Ty's in that it
was his first seventeen straight major
league seasons.
Wagner was the only player who
ever led the National League batsmen
four years in succession and the only
man who ever led il eight times. Cap
Evening star., 1923-01-07
HORSESHOE PITCHING
SEENAS COLTS RIVAL

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. January 6.
That horseshoe pitching as a game
VIII soon rival golf in popularity is
the opinion Of James Todd Flower of
Akron, Ohio. president of the Nation :
al association of Horseshoe Pitchers.
VINO Is here In charge Of arrangements
Ior the staging of the fifth annual
Darnyard golf" tournament for the
united states championship and
purses aBgregating $1,000
according to Flower, horseshoes
was practically abandoned as a sport
nve years ago. but the popularity Of
the game has gripped the entire
country within recent years.
Throughout the north the game is
being played in every recrestiou'
center and courts have been laid out
on the estates of wealthy owners"
said the national officer. Every fire
station in Ohio has lanes alongside
of the houses.
Every large industrial plant that
visited during the summer months
has provided facilities for pitching
horseshoes for the use Of their em-
ployes and I have noticed that de-
partmental heads and company of
icers find time. too, to demonstrate
their ability at an sold-fashioned
game"
He attributes its popularity to the
fact that It is adaptable to ALI ages,
illustrating points with instances
where men up In the late seventies
and early eiGhtiea have repeAtsdfy
defeated opponents in their twsnties
Evening star., 1923-01-07
STANFORD HAS LARGEST
SPORT PLANT IN WORLD

Stanford University has campus
that covers a domain Of $500 acres.
In the valley and rolling foothills
between coast range mountains and
San Francisco bay are the most ex-
tensive and numerous outdoor athletic
facilities possessed by any college
in the world. There are two polo
fields, with ninety polo ponies; a
canoeing and swimming lake of
twenty five acres, two quarter-mile
cinder tracks, two 220-yard straight
Always, twenty-four tennis courts.
four turfed foot ball fields, soccer
foot ball field, a lacrosse field, two
large outdoor swimming pools. five
base ball fields, a 100000 basket
ball pavilion, built by self assessed
donations from undergraduates. with
seating capacity of $500 specta-
tors, and a beautiful new horseshoe
stadium. built of the gravel forma-
tion of terminal morraine into a
park-covered artificial hill with a
depressed surf-carpeted crater, with
sloping terraces having numbered
seats for $4,000 spectators.
only $204,600. and in the first big
game played there Stanford's profit
share alone was $105, 5,000 The record
attendance at the California-S Stanford
contests is amazing. Foot ball, SO, 900;
rugby foot ball. 24,060; track meet,
10000; base ball. 10000; basket ball,
10000.
Evening star., 1923-01-07

arrival, the better Tor Its prospects.
The writer recently called attention
to the fact that eastern teams making
the coast trip seemed always to fade
away in the second half, and the
games played on the coast by eastern
True. Pittsburgh and West Virginia,
won their respective games with
Stanford and Gonzaga, but both teams
tired somewhat in the last part of the
game. And Nhose two winning east
ern teams did not wait as long to
play after their arrival as did Penn
State.
When American teams have gone to
the British Henley they have, notably
in the instance of Cornell, rowed
faster in the first few days after ar
rival than they ever have again.
Allan Iii. Muir, who will be remem-
bered in this country as captain and
manager Of the French Davis cup
in the country on French athletics,
hints that new system of competi-
ton may. be tried out in several OF
the sports on the program for the
1924 Olympics.
AS Muir explains 1t, it is in order to
do the fullest possible Justice to teams
that may travel half way around the
globe to engage in matches. Thus,
two might be drawn against each
other in the very first match, and "to
afford the loser a second opportunity,
seems to be the best thing" In 9TH
er words, if Muir's plan goes through
every team would have to be beaten
twice to be put out of the running.
This is an interesting proposition and,
II successful, might spread.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1923-01-07
Famous Fishing Lines

In order to become q ny-fisher, I
think that something Of an especial
genius is necessary mean a fly
fisher in the highest sense of the
word."-Frank Forester.
Salmon fishing is to trout fishing
as is a father to his son."-Henry P.
Wells.
And suppose he take nothing. yet
he enjoyeth a delightful walk by
pleasant rivers, in sweet Pastures
amongst ordoriferous Flowers which
crafty his Senses and delight his
mind."-Col. Robert Venable (16s2).
THE brotherhood of fishing is
more than phrase; the past masters
delight in giving a helping hand
B. Bennion.
the unexpected may at any time hap
pen. &c. Garrow-Green.
The art of angling is a very an
clent one, and 1t is difficult to say
when 1t did not exist."-Francis
Francis.
There's nothing that's worse for
sport, i guess, than killing to throw
away.-Albert Bigslow Paine.
with q man who loves fishing for
itself, and not for the fish, the cap
ture Of a record breaking string is
of no conseQuence."-Fred Mather.
tYou will catch abundance of trout
down stream at thirty feet and up-
steam at twenty feet-or yes, even
at ten feet, as I can testify"-Emer-
son Hough.
"I go to the lake at evening and see
the bass flash under the sweeping
bow of the birch. I dream my dreams
of fish.'-A. b. Cunningham.
Brethren of the Dry-fiy, / bid you
goodnight, and may your dreams be
as pleasant as my waking hours on q
day."--Sir George Aston.
"As a game Ash, the black base has
come into his inheritancs. AS the
Evening star., 1923-01-07
CREW RACE DISTANCE
NOT YET CONSIDERED

ITHACA, n. Y, January 6-So de-
ciSion to restore the varsity crew
race at Poughkeepsie to four miles
has been reached by the board of
stewards of the Intercollegiate Row
ing Association. according to Charles
E. fireman, Cornelrs representative
on that body.
The stewards. he said, have held no
meeting in months, but they will
come together some time in the next
ten days to decide upon plans for
the 1923 regatta, and 1t is probable
that the question of the length of
the varsity race will come up for
discussion.
Cornell men assume that the regatta
will be held at Poughkeepsie. as
usual, and, while no official state
ment could be obtained, il is as
sumed in rowing circles here that the
three-mile race will be retained at
least for another year
Evening star., 1923-01-07

He began conferences on this and
other subjects today with Ban John
son and Barney Dreyfuss. the other
members Of the schedule committee
Il believe our first CONSTIPATION
should be to supply the public demand
for Sunday afternoon games in the
greatest community in the world"
said Heydler
II have seen thousands of people
turned away from the Polo Grounds
on Sundays and holidays. In my judg-
ment we should not treat this as a
purely club or league matter. but look
al il from the angle of what the
public desires. Mr.. Dreyfuss and I
are. agreed in this view, and while we
are in opposition to Mr.. Johnson we
are willing to shoulder the RESPONSE
bility of making some kind of test
of this conflict proposition so that the
public may have chance to make
the final decision"
Heydler announced tonight that
schedules for the two major leagues
were not completed at the sessions
today of the joint schedule committee
and that another day or two would be
required to smooth out difficulties. He
added that progress was made.
Nothing can be disclosed at this time
concerning the problem of reconciling
the differences of the two New York
clubs over the scheduling of consicting
home Sunday dates, Heydler explained.
He then declined to discuss the meet
ing further
Evening star., 1923-01-07
COAST LEAGUE KICKING
ON NEW DRAFT CLAUSE

SAN FRANCISCO, January e.
President William III. Mccarthy Of the
Pacific Coast Base Ball League, tele-
graphed to K. NJ. Landis, base bail
commissioner, today to ascertain the
facts of a report that the major
leagues have effected an agreement
that all players sent from the major
to the minor leagues by direct sale
or on an optional understanding are
subject to the draft. According to
Mccarthy, the two major leagues are
reported not only to have entered into
this agreement, but to have provided
for the increasing OF optional agree
ment players from eight to fifteen.
IF such an understanding has been
reached" Mccarthy said, there has
been deliberate breach Of faith, of
contract, and Of the major and minor
agreement on the part Of the leagues.
It can merely be a subterfuge to foist
the, draft on the non-draft minor or
ganizattons. We claim the right to
dispose of the contracts of our play
ers as we see fit"
Evening star., 1923-01-07
PETER THE GREAT TOPS
LIST OF HARNESS S|RES

Peter the Great (4), 2.0714. the TWEEN
ty-seven-year-old son of Pilot Medium
and Santos, leads the list of light har-
ness sires of new standard performers
(2.30 trotters and 2.25 pacers) for his
ninth successive year. His 1922 total
was thirty-tevo and his grand total
OF 54S is several times greater than
that Of any other sire. For a while
1t was believed that the aged pre-
mier of Laurel Hall Stock Farm.
Indianapolis. would have to bow to
the young and sensational twelve
year-old sire. Belwin %. 2.06S
which led all other stations in string
eleven new 2.10 trotters. However.
the returns show twenty-eight new
standard performers for Belwin. a
total which places the Fairland Farm.
Lexington, KY, stallion third in the
list of sires of new standard per
formers. Second place, with twenty
nine, goes to Trampfast (2), 2.12A,
the seventeen-year- roam which is
premier at Maple Lawn Farm, Della
van, Ill.
90, 2.08&. now twenty years old. and
the sire of twenty-five new standard
performers this year. one more than
the twelve-year- Etawah 2.03
Guy Axworthy has the place of hon
or at Walnut Hall Farm. Donerail,
KY, Americas premier breeding es-
adjustment. He is the only sire of
two performers in the. two-minute
list. namely. Lee Axworthy, 1.5SA.
Volo 90, 2.02; San Francisco, 2.O7&;
Peter Scott. 2.05, and Lu Princeton.
2.o1. are also standing at Walnut
Hall. Etawah is in the Castleton
stud at Lexington, KY, together with
Day Star CD, 2.05, and Lee Tide, 2.05.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
NICK TO AID RUTH TEST
BAT IN NEW YANK PARK

In order to demonktrate that the
new home of the club bossed By
Jake Rupert and Inagain Huston
is Just as susceptible to his bar
rier-clearins waIlops as any other
park I'm the country, and for fear
that Wally Pipp or some other
New York sIugger may beat him
to the honor Of cIouting the Nrst
"homer' ont OF the inclosure, Babe
Ruth is planning to rum down to
Gotham fro4n his place OF hfberna-
tiOn I'm Massachusetts one of these.
week ends and take n shot at the
outer confines OF the new tyvo-mil-
Hon-dOllar Yankee stadium.
Nick A1trock, our fellow towns
man. who temporarily is sojourn-
ing In New York to All am engage
ment with his partner in comedy,
Al Schacht, as q sideline to the
games scheduled by Ed Holley's
basket ball squad OF big league
diamond performers, has v0Iun-
feered to do the pitching essential
to the test of Bamhin0,s pr0vvess.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
JOIE RAY WILL RETIRE
FOLLOWING THIS WINTER

NEW YORK, January 6.-Joie Ray.
noted distance runner of the Illinois
A. c. Of Chicago, probably will retire
from the cinder paths at the end of
the winter season, according to a let
ter made public by officials of the
Millrose A. A. Club here today.
The Chicago boy will be starter III
the nlile-and -one half feature race at
the Aiillrose games at Madison Square
Garden January 81. Having twice
previously won the race, he needs but
one more victory to obtain permanent
possession of the Rodman Wanamaker
cup.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
NEW LEG DRIVE ST|RS
|. INTEREST OF NATATORS

Interest has been aroused in aquat-
is circles by the report from Cali
fornia that Fred Cady. coach of swim
ming at the Los Angeles A. c., is ex-
perimenttng with a new form OF leg
drive in connection with the crawl
stroke and believes il will mark an
improvement on the style In general
use at present" says L. deb. Handley
well known New York aquatic critic
THE drive is described as rotary,
alternate thrash. similar to the six
beat crawl action on the whole, but
different in the one detail that the
legs perform pedaling motions, like
in riding a bicycle, instead of merely
whipping up and down.
"Cady is quoted as stating that the
introduction of the front-and- back
movement permits the sole of the feet
to secure better leverage on the
water and should, in his opinion, in
crease forward propulsion.
Results of the test will be watched
with interest, but there is one factor
which the Los Angeles expert seems
to have overlooked-water resistance.
m recent years progress in swimming
has been due chiefly TO minimizing of
leg resistance by steadily making the
kick narrower in scope and quicker in
action. The movements of the arms
have changed very little since the
adoption of the trudgeon. many years
ago On the other hand, the leg drive
has been revolutionized, passing in
succession from the wide. bent-knee
scissor of the early trudgeon TO a
narrower, straight-leg scissor. then
in turn to the less resisting two, four,
six and eight-beat crawl thrashes.
Now, Cady's innovation looks re-
dictionary. The pedaling motion en-
tails bending and dropping the knees,
so that unavoidably resistance will
be greater.
TT remains TO be seen whether or
not the more effective propulsion
claimed for the rotary drive will COM
pensate for the check bound to occur
in bending and dropping the knees.
Judging from what has passed. 1t
will not, but 50 much has to be con-
sidered In swimming that II would be
well to await developme before
leaning at conclusions"
Evening star., 1923-01-07
MINT LEAGUE FACING
SUIT OVER FRANCHISE

PORT HURON, Mich, January g.
Owners of the Port Huron -Sarnia
base ball club have appealed TO Kene-
saw NJ Lands, commissioner OF base
ball. against the action of the Michi-
gan Ontario Lea que yesterday in TAX
ing over their franchise, according TO
Louis Bergman, president of the club.
The franchise was taken over, he as
serted. without remuneration. Civil
action. he added. will be taken If an
adjustment is not obtained through
the base ball comm ission.
Action of the league directors in
taking over the franchise, as we'll as
those of Kitchener and Brantford.
Ontario, preceded reorganization of
the league to include Hamilton and
London. Ontario, and Saginaw. Mus
keRon, Kalamazoo. Grand Rapids.
Flint and Bay City. The reorganized
circuit represents a consolidation of
Michigan Ontario and Central League
clubs, the latter organization having
been dissolved.
Evening star., 1923-01-07

Anson and Dan Brouthers. each of
whom led the parent major circuit
four times, are Wagner's nearest
rivals
Like Sam Crawford. Hans was
barber and handy man In his early
days. so they let him serve as a
handy man on his different ball clubs.
He broke in as an outfielder. and
played almost every position but the
batteries before Fred Clarke located
him permanently at short in Pittsburgh
During his twenty-one years in the
National League he had the splendid
fielding average of 944. To show
the volume Of business Wagner trans
acted from day to day he made $500
put-outs, $3.50 assists and 720 errors,
total of 1880 chances.
Was Seldom Injured.
Despite his weight and clumsy ap-
pearance, he was one of the games
greatest base runners He stole a to-
tai OF 720 bases, his best mark being
81. in 1907.
His remarkable physique made him
almost immune from Injuries, and
only twice in his major league ca
reer, his first and twenty-first sea
sons, did he play in less than 100
games.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
BAT NELSON SAVED SO.
BUTT COST HIM $500
BY the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
THE Life of Bat Nelson former
lightweight champion, who met them
ali and retained his title until Ad VOL
CAST won the crown, fails TO reveal
the money saving capabilities of the
former slugging and punishment-ab-
sorbing Dane. although it relates his
ltfe's ring career automatically
Nelson recently returned to Chicago
from the east, where he was awarded
$1,000 damages following his arrest
on a charge of shopEfting. which he
proved to be untrue En- route home
he learned that the price of sleep
ing car berth would be SO. Rather
than spend that amount. Bat" SAYS
he sat up all night. and when he final
ly dozed Off to sleep all the windows
in the coach were opened, causing him
to take a cold which prevented his
talking for several days.
That SO cost me $780, he said, "and
you can believe me, hereafter when I
want a sleeper I'll pay the price. be-
cause have got to have my voice in
my business"
Evening star., 1923-01-07
Wagner Ranks at Top of Players Heavyweight Title Fight Dau
ONE PUT-0UT MAY COST
THE GIANT CLUB $1,000

NEW YORK. January @. - A
base ball fan who was elected last
season from the Polo Grounds dur
ing National League game has
sued the National Exhibition Conn
pany, owner of the Giants, for
@2.ts0O, charging embarrassment
and deprivation OF entertainment.
Reuben Berman, the complain
amt, declared a foul ball fell intO
his seat, and that instead of throw
ing 1t back ON the field, as re-
quested, ne tossed 1T to another
spectator, arOusing the displeasure
Of club employe, who had to
chase the ball NIL over the grand
stand.
Club bflciaIs construed Berman's
prank as dfs0rderfy conduct and
they elected him from the park
nfter refunding the price OF his ad-
mission.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
A. A. i. BAN ON BOXING
IN CLEVELAND LIFTED

CLEVELAND. Ohio. January g.
The ban placed on amateur boxing in
Cleveland by the Allegheny Mountain
Association of the Amateur Athletic
Union has been removed by William
s. Haddock or Pittsburgh, president
of the association, who came here
to investigate charges made against
local boxers and promoters.
A commission of five local resi-
dents was appointed by Haddock to
supervise A. A. L. boxing here
Removal of the ban was made on
condition that rules of the union be
complied with. Haddock declared
that shows had been given here with
out promoters registering all their
boxers and procuring proper sane
tions. He also stated that boxers
were receiving money. instead of
medals or watches. as provided in the
A. a. L. regulations.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
JOHNNY WILSON PREPS
TO RETURN TO THE RING

After remaining idle for the
greater part OF a year Middle
weight Champion Johnny Wilson
has started training again. Will
son wants to be prepared to re-
sumo ring activities as soon as
the incoming boxing commission
ers take Office, I'm New York, as he
is sure they will at once lift his
suspension. johnny has grown
into the heavyweight class since
he last donned the gloves, hut he
is confident that he can work back
TO f60 pounds fn time. He means
TO take ON n few easy bouts out
west. SO that he will be able to de-
fend his title I'm New York aE soon
as the right kind of an offer In
made.
Evening star., 1923-01-07

French say, he has arrived."-Dr.
James A. Henshall.
Especially in such days and times
as l have laid aside business and
gone a-fishing with honest Nat and
X. Roe: but they are gone, and with
them most of my pleasant hours,
even as a shadow that passeth away
and returns not."-Izaak Walton.
winter fishing for tarpon is river
fishing, and, in my opinion, is the most
interesting and sportsmanlike manner
of fishing for the grandest of sea
fish. Gray Griswold.
II know Of no sight more gloomy
than that of golfer painfully tramp
ing from shot to shot."-Emlyn NJ.
Gill.
(From Izaak Walton League Magazine)
Evening star., 1923-01-07
20 "SERVICE STRIPES"
AWARDED OREGON COACH

Twenty "servfce stripes" are
sewed ON the sweater which has
been awarded Bill Hayward, vet
eran trainer and track coach of
the University OF Oregon. Coach
Hayward has handled Oregon
athletes here since 1904, turning
ont ten northwest championship
track teams. Three times Hay
ward has gone overseas ss trainer
and coach with the American
delegation to the Olympic games.
He has trained the Mare Island
marine foot ball team which won
the international seryice chawa-
ptOnship from the Great Lakea
naval team In 1919,
Evening star., 1923-01-07
SCOTT MAY BE SLIPPING,
BUT Is STILL NEAR TOP

This yarn about Everett Scott
mot being any good as shortstop
for the Yanks last year In m fine
joke on somebody. He simply,
played bad bnIl I'm the world series.
That causes some folks to think
the Deacon is all done, down and
out. True, he has slowed I'm his
ran to first base and is golng either
way. But if you ask Hugh Duffy,
manager Hast year of the Red SOx,
about scott, Hugh probably will
tell y0u that II the Deacon had
stuck with the Red Sex the BoAton
team might have Mmlahed In the
first diviaion instead OF tnt the end
Of the long chute.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
THREE FORMER GARDEN
STARS GET THE HOOK

Three former star outffelders
got the hook this past season
Hughey DuHy of the Red sox, Joe
Kelly, the Yankee scout who was
fred by the Yanlxs and then hired
Mt once by his old pal. Manager
KAd GIeason of the White Sox, and
Clyde Milan OF the Nationals. Beth
Duffy and Kelly have been con-
Rected with the Bosten Braves and
have been successful managers of
the Toronto Club OF the IRterna-
tfonal League. Mflan's big league
career has been confined entirely
to Washington.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
INJURY FORCES GULIAN,
BROWN STAR. TO REST

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. January e.
MiaR (Mike) Gulian, captain of the
Brown foot ball team last season
for a tackle position on a1l-America
elevens. was forced to return to his
home in Newton, Mass. today on ac-
count of a serious injury to his head
received in the Brown-Dartmouth
contest in Boston last November.
Gulian returned to Brown after the
Christmas holidays last "Wednesday.
but since then had not been able to
attend any of his classes.
Evening star., 1923-01-07
NEWPORT WOULD REGAIN
NATIONAL NET TOURNEY

Warned by the recent announce
ment that Forest Hills In planning
to erect a big steel stadium and I'm
after the national tennis tourna-
ment for n long term of years, the
directors Of the Newport Chamber
of Commerce have made "a move to
have that city get back into the
running as n place for the staging
of the national tourney as 1T was
for years MP to a comparatively
few Seasons ago. The directors
have Instructed the recreation
committee of the chamber TO work
up a plan for having the tournm-
Ment rotate ON the courts OF the
Dig clubs OF the country. and this
suggestion I'm all probability will
be presented at the meeting OF the
UHited States Lawn Tennis Asse-
cisti0n next @enfh.