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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL

NEW YORK. Feb. 24.--Gene Tun'
ney. hero Of the marines during the
war, Joined Stanley Ketcheli. Pete
Herman and Joe Lynch last night
in that little group OF formers who
came back" when he defeated
Garry Greb in a 15.round bout IN
Madison Square garden and re-
gained the American light heavy.
weight championship.
The decision was popular In the
New York section OF the crowd that
packed the garden to tho rafterA
but II was not unanimously ap-
proved.
Several competent critics thought
Greb had won and others that the
worst the Pittsburg boy should have
been given was a draw.
II was the unanimous opinion that
II was a very poor fight, and II
preliminary boys had been furnish
ing the exhibition instead OF cham.
plons they would have been thrown
out Of the ring.
Greb and Tunney milled and
wrestled like two awkward freight
handlers. There we're only about
three good. clean blows landed. Tun-
ncy was rocked once with a right
hook 10 the jaw and in the 18th
Grob almost hit the floor from q
right hook OF Tunney's.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24
GENE TUNNEY WINS BACK
HIS TITLE FROM CHAMP

Creb fought foul all during the
bout. He was warned at least two
dozen times BY Referee Haley and
several times Greb took the call.
down 30 much to heart that he OF.
Tered to fight Haley and squared off
In front OF him.
Even II Greb had been close 70
winning the decision, his foul work
probably would have influenced the
judges against him.
Greb could not have gone much
further. In 2O-round bout he most
certainly would have been knocked
out. Tunney started with wither
ing body attack that had Greb all
puffed. bruised. welted and cut
around the middle before the 10th
round.
Greb was so indlsposed that the
bucket had to be lifted twice for him.
After the 18th round he hung on for
hts very life and In the 14th he just
missed being knocked cold.
Tunney was on top OF Greb every
time the Plttsburger elected 10 do
something besides hold and cllnch.
He had the edge In at least nine
rounds and Greb did not have a sub.
stantlal margin in more than four.
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DOde BercOt Wins on
Foul in Fourth Round

EVERETT. Feb. GA strange
cdor OF lemons perTncated tho at
uosphere OF the club rooms OF the
Eagles club here last night when
pode Bercot. the Monroe logger.
was given tho decision In the fourth
round Of his scheduled eight-round
fight with Young Sam Langford Of
Seattle.
Referee Moe awarded the verdict
when Langford grabbed Bercot
around the neck with his left hand
and started hitting with his right.
violating tho rule that forosds hold.
Ing and hitting.
The house was packed with fans
and Lonnie Austin. manager Of Der.
cot, was willing 70 let the fight 80
on, but Moe called Il nights work.
put on his go-to-rneetlns vest and
coat and departed to his pool room.
1t was all off. altho the fans
sqrawked long and loudly in vain.
II seems that the best thing for
Noe 10 have done would have been
10 warn I.angford and then let the
fight 20 on. as 10 was n rather slckly
ending to an otherwise splendid card.
Langford was not in very good
condition. taking the fight on a
days notice. when Harry Anderson
was taken Ill. Bercot had won the
first three rounds easily. aitho Lang.
ford crawied into a shell behind his
arms and was hard 70 bit. Langford
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made an occasional dangerous lead.
but for the most part was trying to
cover.
Johnny Mack. the great little Pitts
burg featherweiEss. added another
scalp 10 his strfnr when he knocked
out Doc Smell in the NTH round Of
the seni-windup. Smell put up a
great battle until that session. Mack
packed too stuff punch for him and
knocked the Wenatchee boy down
with stomach punches. and when he
got up he knocked him out for keeps.
Mack looked IKE million bucks.
Art serano. the Tacoma light
weight. and Mickey Harmon. Seattle
boy. fought an interesting four-round
session 70 a draw. Neither had an
edge. lannon's aEFrcssiveness Off
setting Serano's boxing.
Barney Goddard. Seattle light
weight, and Young Fossce. Everett
entry. swung thru four rounds from
their knees 70 q draw decision.
Sailor Pierce. OF tho Pacific fleet,
outboxed Pant Colima in the first
round and then tried lot OF fancy
stuff. Colima Just kept plugging
along and then landed one on Pierce's
chin. 1t decided the fight right then
and there.
Until the goofy finish Of the main
event the Eagles show was one Of
the most interesting Of the North
west Season.
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FIGHT KEEPS
JIM AUSTIN
WITH BROWNS

CT. LOUIS. Feb. 2s.--Jimmy Aus.
~ tin is TO again be member OF
the Browns. His signed contract has
Just been received at the offices OF
the local American league club.
Past 40 years OF age. having out.
lived his usefulness as a regular.
Jimmy Austin is still regarded as a
most valuable asset by the owners OF
the Browns,
How come? Business Manager
Bobby Quinn, who directs the affairs
OF the club, explains everything in a
few words:
The spirit of Austin makes him a
valuable man to the Browns. A
player like Austin means much TO
a team. In victory he fights, In de.
feat he fights even harder.
"The spirit OF Austin becomes the
spirit OF the Browns. Austin is car.
ried because he Is an optimist who
believes only in victory, His CHEEKY
words on the coaching lines are often
far more valuable to the morale OF
ball club than cluster OF base
| hits"
There you have the reason foi
Jimmy Austin's presence In the line
up of the st. Louis Browns-his
fighting spirit.
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HODGE AND WARD STAGE
BIGGEST BONERS OF 1922

LIVERY year In the majors pro.
IL 'duccs one or more bonehead
plays that stand out MS the classics
OF their particular time.
TO Pitcher Hodge. OF Chicago, and
Second Baseman ward, OF New York,
goes the discredit OF figuring In two
OF the funniest plays OF the year In
which solid ivory played an lmpor-
tant feature.
In n gamo nj Detroit. Hodge was
doing the pitching for Chicago. and
was enjoying slight lead when he
got himself into a jam by n foolish
bit OF by.play.
or late years there has been much
complaint by tho players over rough
balls in play. The concrete grand
stands arc responsible for such n
condition, as usually when a ball hits
the rough surface, II Us rendered un.
NJ for play.
In the game Mt Detroit, with n
runner on second and the score very
oloso, Hodge decided tho ball In his
possession was unfit to be pitched.
Instead OF getting tho umpirc's
o. H., Hodge simply threw tho ball
into the Detroit dngout
This umplres were moro surprised
than anyone In the park over Hodges
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Cardinals. That WAS in 1905. Two
years later he got on with Washing
ton, where he finished his major
league playing days.
Coupled 10 his batting shortcom.
ings. Mcbride was anything but
fast man on the sacks. seldom pill
fering over Is cushions a sNason. Nor
was he good Nwaiter." All OF which
probably accounts for the fact that
Mcbride usually batted in eighth po-
sltion in the Nationals lineup.
But Mcbride. nevertheless, hung
on 10 his job with bulldoglike tenac.
ity because he was good man
afleld He could pick 'em up around
short with the best OF them. He had
a stout whip and was fast at getting
over territory. In addition to this
he possessed good baseball head.
knew the game. and was tireless
worker.
And thus was George Mcbride
kept on the Washington payroll for
over n dozen years-simply because
he could field. He was a yeritable
bulwark on defense.
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Tor Tie l4.aI.ipiOnsnlp.
II Washington wins the Huskles
will play the Idaho Yandsls on the
floor Of the Spokane Athletic club
Monday night for the Northwest
honors.
Should Washington also win this
game tho local team will play the
Southern champions az the local
gym within the next week.
Washington goes into tonights
game favored to win. The Oregon
squad has lost two games on the
present road trip and this is the
flnal game OF the journey. They
won't be any stronger for this game
than they were against Pullman and
the Cougars routed oregon.
o. A. c. was eliminated on this
trip. losing both to Pullman snd
Idaho.
Oregon is expected TO start their
regular lineup OF Rockey and zIm-
norman at forwards. Latham at
center and Chapman and shafer at
guards.
NaShingtonh lineup Tor tonlgnt II
bit unsettled as Coach Edmundson
may start either Chuck FARMLAND
or Bruce Hesketh at center. Frayne.
Lewis and Hesketh are all eligible
for forward duty with Bryan and
Crawford being cinches 10 start at
guards.
The doors win open at s;i5 as usual
and the game will get under way
at 7:30.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24
Chaney'S Powerful Left Arm Spells
Disaster to Scores of Fighters

GEORGE CLANCY OF baltimore
VI has LETT arm Lots o. folks
have. But Georges left arm Ia one Of
the bost left arms In the business.
any business,
A slHineh movement OF that left
arm Is generally worth from $500
10 $4,000 Think Of ~
George CLANCY h a fighter. A
lightweight resurreoted from the
puEilistic scrap heap by that clever
little handler. sammy Harris OF BAL
timore.
CLANCY started life as a bantam
weight and did well lie got into
the featherwelght class and tackled
Johnny Kiihane OF Cleveland. lie
+, was out in a jltfy.
Clancy had plenty OF money then
and life was one sweet song. Little
OF the singing was done around tho
training camp. SO the fortune went
and likewise did CLANCY.
Harris got him then. started him
going ~ a lightweight and a bunch
OF knoekouts soon won back his old
popularity. He had learned lesson
saved his money and took care OF
himself.
The left arm did the rest. He
started knocking them for goals.
once he ran up a s,ring OF "a knock.
outs.
Last week he whipped Frankie
Rice. a young hattier OF his own
home town. The fight went two
minutes; a snappy left. travelling not
moro than six inches. caught Rice
on tho button" lie went cold. /,
was Chaney'a sTth knockout. OF the
81 tho good left took care q II.
Chancy's left arm looks like a
heavywoights so do his shoulders,
He's short and slender Of limb. lie
can make $50 pounds easily.
Tho Knockout star IA now %. lie
won't quit until he has a hundred
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former manager of the Wash
ington club, and for many
years shortstop on the same
team.
In tho parlancs OF the game.
George couldn't hit the size OF hts
hat" and hurlers thruout the Amer.
lean league had happy faculty OF
passing men. when in pinch. just
so as TO get at Mcbride. and in.
variably the strategy worked to per.
lection.
Mae simply COUNT swat the old
apple. He wasn't what might be
termed a "whlfter." usually being
able TO make connections with the
ball. but he couldn't drive EN- safe.
He was either popping out or send.
ing measly little taps TO the infield.
Mcbride was a consistent 200"
hitter. seldom getting much above
that figure. In his second season
in the main canopy he accrued n
batting average OF but .16e, niNiing
SO hits in 90 games. incidentally
that stunning" stick work earned
him his release from the ST. Louis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24
rs BASKETBALL HOPES HINGE ON OREGON MELEE
Bob Is Lazy;
Irish On Edge

The houssi brotherh playing
with the New York Americans
ana Nationals. prove beyond
doubt the part that initiative and
aggrcaaiveness plays Ia the sue
Gems Of the diamond athlete.
Unques,ionably Bob Meussl o.
the Yankees has more natural
ability than Irish Meuhel Of the
Giants. yet Irish II easily the
more valuable ball player.
Saying that Bob ~ better ball
player than Irish. in no way be-
Titles the ability OF the latter. who
10 wonderful outnelder.
Bob MeuBel has every asset. a
wonderful arm, great speed.
plenty Of courage and ability TO
hit. Yet II IN q certainty that he
win never reach stardom because
Of his indifference. his lack "
nggressiyoness and initiative.
Irish Meusel is the direct op-
posito Of Bob. n real fighter. Nc
Graw might make such a player
Of Bob.
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We had Ike Rockenfied club in 1901 and in the
spring of 1902 He played third base and then turned 10
second basng He wonderful player. but the
players.
There baseball then could
help Tacoma Rockend with
The private understanding that he returned days
notice
ned and the Tacoma club said they couldn't spare
a was
We had to play outeder
Of out
pennant
We had wonderful club with
jess Stovaf doing the pitching. What a
Hcgy broke his Portland season
signed hurer named Gus
pitcher He wouldn't sign but insisted s
paid
nor Hickey would stand FOL
Shock pehngl alter
carried lt
days and then dropped
Imagine pitchers
let other
Monday t,,pu. The
Of that circuit Reorganization OF tho Northwest
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scattle,s Golf the year round
slogan has taken quite few raps
on tho chin during tho past month
or two from Old Man Snow. but
these periodical flops don't seem 70
dampen the enthusiasm OF the boys
and girls vito srt their recreation
on the links. The jefferson park.
harrington and Rainier courses have
been crowded since play was re-
sumed last Thursday and tho same
conditions will undoubtedly mark TO.
days opening AZ the North End.
inglewood and University falrways.
This coming spring will mark tho
beginning OF the biggest bit OF re-
modelling work ever put on on local
golf courses. At the North End
club. the arena Of the puclfic North.
west championship meet, July 6.if.
inclusive. crew OF workmcn have
been kept busy for several months.
cutting out new fairwnys, building
tees and putting greens, and within
tho next few days the finishing
touches, such as trapping and bunk.
erinE. viii be started
Ingicwood. which viii assist her
sister club In handling tho crowd
during the big July meet, is just
waiting I'LL Old Sol gets back on
his good behavior again before start
ing operations that will make the
Lake Washington links one OF tho
closest trapped courses In the coun.
try. Inglewood's putting greens are
tho best ever: the wide fairways will
be equally good this summer and
when the bunkerin. work is done,
inglewood will be an honest.to. good.
ness golfers paradise.
Out at tho darlington course
many changes are now In the
making and few minor altera.
lions are being considered at the
sporty nlne-hole University links
but the biggest contract OF all IL
the construction OF the new nine
holes at the Rainier Golf and Coun
try club. Most Of the clearlngs have
been made for this addition. which
when completed will form the first
half OF the 1s.holc course. Play on
this new area Is not expected before
next year.
Jack Lynch ls the new profes
slonal at the Grays Harbor Country
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act. There was nothing for them
to do but score the runner from
second, as the rules give the right
to advance two bases on ball
thrown into the dugout.
The play was given much pub.
licity, yet a few weeks later Ward,
OF New York. played the same trick
with runner on first and tho
Yankees leading by but one run. A
rough ball that didn't suit him was
the cause.
Tho second incident caused PresI.
dent Johnson to Issue n bulletin TO
the managers telling them II might
be advisable to inform their players
that the ball was always In play un.
I'll the umpire ruled otherwise,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24

who thinks he can fight can enter
the tournament hy sending in his
name. address and weight 20 tho
sporting editor OF The Star.
Tho contest In 20 be managed by
this newspaper In conjunction with
the veteran boxing firm OF Austin q
Salt. who viii stage the bouts.
Lonnic Austin. veteran boxing in.
structor. who is bringing Bearcat
Dode Bercot 10 the front and who
discovered the young logger as a
ring prospect some time ago. viii
coach the heavyweiFhts and win pass
on their qualifications 10 enter the
tournament
A championship belt viii be offered
and tho winner VIII be under bond 10
defend the belt within six months
after winning the tournament.
This idea Is not an original one
with The Star. this newspaper fol
lowing the lead OF tn sister paper IN
Oregon. the Portland News.
Under the leadership OF Billy
Stepp. sporting editor OF TINT pub
location. the News uncovered this
Oregon Giant" Jack Horner by
name. who towers something oyei
six feet In the air and weighs ~
Ito less than horse. Porthnd's fis
tic colony In said 10 be quite excitet
over Horner and predicts a bright
future for him.
II Oregon can produce heavy
weight hope. so can Washington.
Come on you heayyweights. sens
In your appIIeatIonsl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24
NEW SWIM MARK

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2i.--A
new intercollegiate record for the
2Oo.yard breaHt.stroke swim was
established by Hardin, Tiger star,
when Princeton defeated the Uni.
vcrsity Of Pennsylvania swimming
team, 40 to II, in dual meet.
Hardin swan the distance In 3 min.
.utes fiat, clipping 3 2.b seconds
from the former mark.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24
TIE GOTHAM PRESS

Herald--Greb held the advan-
tngo over Tunney in the major.
ity of tho 10 rounds.
Times--Tunncy carried off nine
Of the 10 rounds,
Grantinnd Rice - At the very
worst, Greb might have got q
draw. f'
Tribune--A draw would have
boon just.
American-Tunnoy easy victor.
Case OF clcan.cut lad beating
Grcb az his ownAyamo.
World - Grcb used everything
hut Mexican spurs. on last
nights showing Tunney can al.
ways HEX Grcb.
Ncws-A draw would not have
hurt either man,
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Mcbride Vas Regular
DESPITE Weak Hitting

LMOST every ball club especially in the big leagues has
n at least one "set up" in its battle front.
That is player who casts much fear into the oppo-
son whenever he steps to the plate because he can't hit
either in pinch out of one.
In other words fellows who do well to massage the agate
around the .225 mark.
II is doubtful if there ever lamentaby weak
hitter to grace big league plate than George Mcbride,
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sox RELEASE PAIR

CHICAGO. Feb. 24.--Relcase OF
two infleldcrs TO minor leagues was
announced by Secretary Harry
Gardiner OF the White sox. Harold
Bubscr, first bascman. goes 10 Kal.
amazoo OF tho Now Central league,
and Roy Ostcrgard has been turned
over TO Nashvillc OF the Southern
association.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24

BOSTON. Feb. 2f.--"Jocko" Con.
lon. captain and star Of the Harvard
baseball team last year. has been
awarded TO the Boston Braves by
n decision OF Commissioners lands
The Rochester international league
club also claimed him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24
McrNNIs TO A'sq

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. A.--John
p. "Stuffy' McInnis, who was I'm.
condItionaliy released by Cleveland
q few daya ago. may play with
tho Athletics this season Connie
Mack, manager OF the White Ele.
plants, is negotiating with McInnls.
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PEIL DEFENDS TITLE

NEW YORK. Feb. Clarence
@. Pen. racquet champion since
1914. will meet Stanley G.. Mortimer
In the finals OF this years cham.
plonShlpa tomorrow ~ a result OF a
hard.won victory over Charles j.
Coulter. who made the title holder
extend himself all the way.
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TATE WINS

NEW YORK, Feb. "a. - ClonIo
Tate. Canadian lightweight cham.
pion, won a 12.round decision from
Johnny Lombard. Philadelphia.
Johnny Leonard. Allentown, light.
weight. and George Brown, New
York, fought slx.round draw.
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MORE MrNNIs TALK

LYNN, Mass, Feb. 24.--"s tuffy'
McInnls, former Athletic star. 70.
leased by tho Cleveland Indians. ia
not sure that he will accept terms
with any major league team. He
has received n fine offer to play
seml.pro ball and may accept.
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than il ever did again and il was some
sweet season.
Seattle walloped Butte four out of five
games in the next to the last week Of the
season, and II looked like our tenn was
going TO walk home with the flag. But
Butte went over TO Spokane and won six
straight games from the Indians and beat
US out.
We were so sure of the pennant that year
that ordered the souvenir cards printed
and after Butte won out we had to cross
out the word champions" II certainly
was a sock on the chin to lose that flag.
/ never like 10 cry over split milk, but /
always claimed that We were gypped out of
the flag.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24

SANFORD UNIVERSITY. Feb. "a.
won the fourth and
final game Of It's conference basket
ball series with Stanford here last
night. 80 10 II. Stanford had one
game OF the series TO its credit.
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Leaders in
Tie Yet In
Prep Loop


TUE kadera all won their games In
i tho high school basketball race
yesterday. Queen Ammo trimming
Ballard is 10 Z In the feature game
of the day az Ballard.
Roosevelt wailopcd Broadway
easily at Roosevelt. 30 10 10. altho
the Teddies were badly crippled.
Tho Lincoln Railspliisers contin'
ued their winning streak by defeat
ing Franklin, 81 to 10, at Lincoln.
Garfield walloped West Seattle. IL
10 8. at West Seattle. insuring the
Indians Of anotlvr season in the
basement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24

NEW YORK Feb. 24.--Joe Dugan
and Erin Ward. Yankee inflelders,
have signed new contracts. Dugan
volunteered to play second base AMI
Manager Higgins may shift Ward
over TO third. where he prefers 20
play.
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SOCCER WINS

PORTLAND. /Ore., Feb. a.
Pete saucr Of Nebraska won from
Tom Grant Of Spokane. WASH. here
last night In n lIght.hcavywcight
wrestling match, taking two falls
out Of three.
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ERIE. Pa. Feb. "a. = Chubby
Brown. OF Rochester y. Y. won
from Tony Zill. youngstown. in ~
rounds. Young Ketchell. Erie. won
easily from Sailor Packie, Rochester.
N. Y.
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Tonight Is
Real Test
for Squad
If Oregon Is Defeated,
Washington D c c i d e
Title With Idaho

rs the night 10
night for the
Wa hin 81 on
basketball five.
The Huskiss
must trim tbs
Oregon cagcrs
In their big
game al the
University OF
" ton
gymnasium TO
stay in the race
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WALKER BEATS GRIFFITH

SCRANTON. PA. Feb. "a Mick.
oy Walker worlds wolterwoght
champion. outpolnicd Johnny Grfl
fifth. Akrcn. In u 10.found bout.