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measures a1IeCLluS the OEa1t.
II have entire and implicit conf
dence in Commissioners Lands, Nc
Carthy said, and know that his
statement to the minor league con-
vention at Louisville that the ma
jor.r1inor agreement would be lived
up to the letter as long as he was
at the head of organized baseball
was not idle chatter.
1T is interesting to contrast the
attitude of the major and minor
leagues on this agreement" he con-
tinued Two class A leagues came
to the national board of arbitration
and star hey were tired of the
draft and yvotec not to continue un-
der its provision. They were told
that the agreement could not be
broken except by concurrent vote
of the majors and that they must
continue under the draft.
Less than = week later the
majors, in joint meeting i'm New
York. are reported to have agreed
70 raise optional number Of play.
ers and to institute semi or par-
tiai draft against such leagues as
had legally refused to accept the
draft .
Mccarthy referred to article q,
section Is, major-minor league rules
for covering optional players. Ar.
ticle 2 provides each major may
have but eight players under OPP
ton.
Now eight means eight" said
Mccarthy, and yet today comes in
formation that last year the New
York Yankees had thirteen players
out on optional agreements, Detroit,
Chicago, White Sox. ten. st. Louis
Browns, 10.
Any person capable OF. reading
English can understand that this
contract or agreement cannot be
amended except by concurrent con-
sent Of both parties thereto. There
has been no such concurrent vote,
and so far as this league is con.
cerned IL my Judgment is allowed
there win be none.
Ny recommendation to the Pa
cific Coast League director will be
to refuse to accept any players from
major leagues with, this draft fea-
fure or rule attached to the trans
fer Of their contracts
7 hope the other minor leagues
viii do the same II these reported
agreements by the major leagues
are true"
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Was a SandIotter.

Willie Kamm, sold to the White
Sox for 100000, had no profes.
sional experience before joining the
San Francisco Club. He was pIucked
fresh from the sandlots.
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Guards Back Wizard
Attorney General III
P Pennsylvania

George w. Woodruff, in
ventor Of the guards back
play which made PennlsyIvaYia
elevens undesirable for years In
intercollegiate football, has been
named attorney general 81
Pennsylvania BY Gov. Clifford
PinchOt.
Woodruff was 3 classmate III
PinchOt's 1t Yale iii 1889 He
played football for four vears
I at Yale and was also 4 pnelnbee
Of the crew and track kfusds
AS coach Of the Pens sylvania
In the late COS Woodruff in
vented the guards back play
which quickly carried Quaker
eIevens into the intercollegiate
championship.
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Should Make Smoke.

A NIGEL ARAGON, the Cuban
"A infielder, hands out this pol
ished praise of his fellow country
man. Rafael Quintana, who is TO
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
AGAINST ANY FORM
OF DRAFT
RY Els u. MARTIN.

SAN FRANCISCO 1OThe Pacific Coast League will not
accept draft n any form. 80,
William Mccarthy, fighting president Of the coast baseball
believes that
league should learn contract contract even
considered
Mccarthy awaiting reply from Judge M Lands hlgn
telegram by the Pacific Coast
head in which he asked whether the head organized
violated letter
spirit the of the majOrninor agreement by adoption OF two
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The Cubs battery men depart
for Catalina February II, one week
after the Injuns. but Grover Cleve,
land Alexander viii conduct . per.
soiial training trip, starting the
latter part Of this month, Virgil
cheeves. his chief pupil. win do
some preliminary boiling out ct
The White sox and Giants hat
terry. men will inhabit Marlin
Springs, Tex, ten days In advance
OF the, departure Of the feeders.
Pop Gleason found the tarry at
the Texas spa last spring very
profitable.
In fact, to this was due chiefly
the tie that the SOx Obtained in 9
long series Of games with the
world champions.
m didn't read good in New
York that the pallid hose were
beating the Jfnts. So Mr.. MeGrnW
this spring il cOpying Mr.. Giles
sons stuff.
The sudden outburst Of enthusi-
asn1 for long training trips calls
attention to the fact that q few
years ago the majors adopted 9
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Without Track Star.

Boston Athletic Association track
team has no outstanding star this
season.
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rule that clubs could train only
during period thirty days before
the start Of the champ ionship sea-
son.
OF course, such Of the wealthy
clubs as desired to invest IN pre-
lirninary expenses Immediately
found way Of cIrcumyenting the
ruling and 1t had no beneficial
effect It resulted only in giving q
slow start TO the clubs that lived
up To the letter of the law.
1t Is quite likely that trimming Is
overdone. Football teams engage
in intensive work, but the gridders
ret ready for 8 season Of about
three really hard games on their
schedules.
The bah player, on the other
hand, plays through y SIX lllOlItlls
months season. He Il more like
N to Be overturned tllarl under
trained.
The Cubs id 1917. Tor instance.
went to the coast early. They split
i into b pair Of teams. one OF which
| played forty-one and thine Other
forty-two exhibition affairs before
the championship season began.
The Cubs started out well ana
by the latter part Of June were all
tired out. When the hot weather
OF July and August struck the play
ers they wiIted and their rivals
passed them rapidly That training
trip was series of mistakes
The impending Cubs jaunt To the
coast viii be devoid OF hard jumps
on the way home. The same goes
for the White Sox. who VIII tour
the Southeast with the Giants.
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"Meals Fi1st CIass. !"

GAYS the aged Connie Mack, on
~ returning from Montgomery,
Ala, where he completed all ar
rangements for his 1923 training
season: cit is a good hostelry and
the meals are first class"
That's the old hokum every club
gets in the winter from the hotels
in Dixie. In the spring, It's diff
ferent, that's all.
The Griffmen, with the possible
exception of the Yankees at New
Orleans and the Cubs at Santa
Catalina, are the one club to have
no ground for complaint against
the menu during the training sea
son. meals first class" is told
the others, but they never appear
The Southland is wonderful in
the spring. The skies are bright
ly blue. The sun Is encouragingly
warm. The breeze is tempering
The players leap and tumble about
thoroughly enjoying themselves
But, once facing the ordinary
menu in that marvellous South.
land, all the joy vanishes from the
picture. meals first class" isn't
what it's cracked up to be.
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Canada col's Cheerful Chirps.

Cdnada Co.'s CneeFful OnIfpSs
A Ionic B. SEE got himself
~ into trouble.
a He did not with girl stu
dents agree;
But they laughed at his chatter,
And pronounced all his patter
just a wind blowing in from the
See.
Riches take wings, but that
won't enable the rich man to fly
to heaven.
The operation Of the mine oper-
ators has been successful, and
they are able to report that the
patient-the consumer public-is
gradually convalescing.
Bandits Hold Up Diners"
r First tim we've heard the hold
up restaurant owners properly
classified.
Yes, Percival, they are called
light wines because they are easy
to carry,
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feIeFeG stopped IL In the seA&nbn
Leon Enrol about the ring.
That was three years ago. vi
he can 60 now or not is quite a
All old-timers think they can
fight, though.
Only q few months ago the writer
met Young Critic on Broadway.
Griff, as stout as prize porker,
but still smiling and happy, started
to talk fight, as usual.
He said the bunch Of mitt push
ers around these days gave him q
pain.
why, I'll tell you what TIL bet, =
said Griff, reaching into torn and
empty pocket. "Give me month
to train and I'll bet my end of the
purse and q little more that there
isn't lightweight or welterWeight
in the world who can stop me in
four rounds"
OF course, when Griff was in his
prime our greatest lightWeights
would have sprained their backs
trying to hit him.
Last year, when Freddie Welsh
had his training camp at Bayside,
Long Island, he had Rocky Kansas
and some more Of the prominent
boys training there. Freddie did
road work, punched the bag and
boxed with them and got himself
into pretty good shape. His daily
boxing with Kansas hoped him
up, and he decided to come back.
He finally got a match with Archie
Walker and almost had his head
punched off.
Out in California three years ago
the writer heard Kid Mccoy beg
Jim Coffroth to put him on with
Fred Fulton.
McCoy was sincere In his talk.
He really believed that he could
beat the lanky plasterer, who, at
thAt time, was In great form.
"Put me on with him. won't you.
W" he begged of Coffroth. "IIl
! oil YOU how sure / am of winning.
| ~ knock him ont in any round you
'"v =" YOU can keep my end of the
purse"
Coff"oth smiled and told the Kid
he'd think Vt over. Of course, he
never really thought Of making
the match.
IT'S a way the old boys get,
though.
&c. TNla One, 'Erb, Old Top.
TX YDNEY, Australia Not 80
~ long after my arrival here |
~ galloped cut 10 one OF the
race courses, arriving just as the
whi2zars were parading to the
post. On my way to spot in
the grandstapd I WAS iestfed into
the betting ring where a big
"bookie" was loudly shouting:
Give TO Bar One"
/ hadn't intended betting that
race because / wanted to learn
all about the system before | took
youthful flier on an Australian
mar. But that "Bar One" changed
my mind.
Back home there's boss named
Bar One" who isn't consistent
winner-but he surely can roml
home whenever the odds against
him are nice and sweet. I've al
WAYS had a fondness for the ole
fellow and when l heard rs to
Bar One" l decided to bet two
quid-which means about S9-oI
his sniffer.
| waggled the two pound notes
at the bookmaker and said:
"Two>ouid on Bar One"
/ (Which one?" he yipped at me
"Bar One" / repeated-"tw'
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Our Own Boost.

" for DOME Bush.
OF the entire squad last
season he was the one and only
player who appeared to US to
PREFER TO TALK BASEBALL
before anything else. He was the
only one who TALKED BASE
BALL all the time.
One night we walked five blocks
or so from the Aldine Hotel to
the Broad street station in Phila-
delphia. The Griffs were headed
for Boston. In the party was
DOME Bush.
HE WAS THE ONLY ONE
WHO STARTED BASEBALL
ARGUMENTS. Others swung
away from them, but down Chest
nut street argued DOME Bust,
about this and that connected with
the diamond.
Once in the station Bush con.
ltinued his harangue. No matter
what any other player had to say
back to baseball came Bush. II
was noticeable.
Is this strange, for baseball
player to talk baseball most Of the
time?
1t was among the Griffs las
season; yes, and the season be
fore, too.
1t is not expected to be mex
season.
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threatens back and grab ne
w from Mickey Walker.
~ the San
stand for big names in small bouts
of about
Ritchies last Benny Leonard in Newark The
stopped eighth Willie doing
4 s.
he can 20 now not IS a
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Listen 70 these bright words
from King, now q wealthy bill
lard academy owner in Kansas
City: "Give Chance d free hand
with any club, however, and
watch him go. f Higgins had
9 free hand he might do won
ders, but unless absolute disci-
pine is obtained with the support
of the owners = manager has
little opportunity Of justifying
himself.
Chance in his methods is none
too gentle, that is, he isn't an
overbearing, sort Of q man. but
certainly is firm in his conyic-
tons, and when conditions de-
mand roughness he can deal it
out with q well-measured judg-
ment. Personally, I believe some
Of his stuff would go big with
modern pay prima dOnnas of the
diamond. They would have to
snap out of it. and get results"
Snap out Of it and produce
are strong words, but those IA
miliar with Chances career are
confident that he will be able to
finish anything he starts.
Clark Griffith has appointed
DOME Bush his field leader
largely because he thinks Bush
able to make some of the stprima
donnas snap out of it and get
results"
Can't say what Frazee will do
exactly when it comes to backing
up his new manager, but GER
tainly do feel that Clark Griffith
viii give Bush all the necessary
support.
Friends of the new Washing
ton manager are inclined to give
him credit for being much the
same type of leader as Chance.
In that case there may be a lot
of sizzling fireworks before the
gang ever gets away from Tampa.
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pounds of Australian money on
Bar One"
The bookie fixed me with .
cold, cold eye and snarled:
Which horse do you want tc
bet on
eve told you twice Bar One!s
] snarled back.
They're OFF, beloved the
crowd as the barrier was sprung,
So was Ito find out what all
the "Bar One" stuff meant.
1t was easy to understand
after it had been explained.
Here the. bookmakers refer to
the favorite as "the field. For
instance, if the favorite is 3 to /
they yell SO to / against the
field"
If the second choice is 5 to /
they yell: "5 to 1, bar one.
By that they mean they will lay
5 to / or better against any horse
in the race, barring one.
All of which explained why that
bookmaker couldn't understand
my desire to bet on Bar One
and why / couldn't figure out
why he wouldn't take 3 bet on
'Bar One"
FRANK G. MENKE.
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have q trial with the Yankees at
New Orleans:
Watch this perfecto. He is
mild; but he has strength. Excites
admiration everywhere. Has a
great way Of wrapping himself
around flies and is q great filler
IN on double plays. He'll be a
sensation and he satisfies. He
has the makin's, this is no bull.
If you take him to the States he'll
be union leader. Smooth as vel
vet on the base lines. You made
lucky strike when you signed
him. No bad habits. A camel
when it comes to drinking. Wise
IS white owl. Honesti"
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her switch on the lights and answer the telephone
"Jessie!" he cried dramatically This is me
Dan. just called to tell you that cannot live with
out you If you won't take me back, I'm going to
blow out my brains!'
We had darkened the room, so that could
watch Jessie without being seen ourselves. He
nudged me in the darkness and whispered:
"That's the kind of stuff they like to hear Leave
it to me-"
Did you hear me?" he repeated into teIe-
phone. "Im going to kill myself!
Even from where | stood could hear the crisp
reply:
."Great! That's the first sensible thing you ever
said"
Il mean it, Jessie!' cried the actor.
$50 do l." she said, with equal emphasis We
saw her hang up and yawn.
He rushed across the and fumbled in his
oVercoat pocket. He found a revolver almost as
big as a horse pistol. 1t was loaded with blank
cartridges for use in the show.
He stepped to the window and pulled the trigger
1t sounded like a cannon and Jessie must have seen
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He showed the paper in my hands, and my hunnil.
iation was completes. Everybody in the place knew
what had happened and speculated on Jessie's rea-
sons for divorce. Some very erroneous opinions were
reached, and, unfortunately, gossip had done its
worst and involved several innocent women before
the suit was made public. and Jesse's charges were
revealed simply as non-support and other conven-
tional causes for disagreement.
My answer to that suit has been equally conven-
tional.
AS write, that divorce suit has not yet been
decided, but there is incident connected with it
that will relate while l am still on the subject
When the suit filed, Jessie obtained an injunc-
ton that prevented my drawing any of the income
on the remainder of my fortune for any purpose
whatever This done with great thoroughness
and crippled me completely, far as finances go.
But in obtaining the injunction, am afraid that
Jesse's lawyers accidently defeated her own ends
for a few days later they attempted to obtain
temporary alimony, pending the result of the suit
And it was then that they learned that the same
injunction that prevented me from spending any of
my income also prevents the Judge from awarding
her aIlmOny so that, if l may say So they have
slipped on their own banana peel Which is some
consolation, at least.
My conclusions concerning my experiences as
the husband of show girl will be brief For the
most part, my narrative has been made up of the
many instances of how silly young millionaires are
led into marriage or notoriety by their infatuation
Ao1 SHOW SHIS leel LHaC IL WOuI0 De incomplete
without suggesting the remedy OF course the OBJ
vious thing for them to stay away from the stage
door, but that is rather futile suggestion there
will be stage door Johnnies just long as there are
chorus girls to attract them.
The more practical idea it seems to me- is to en-
force the publication of marriage license records
week before the marriage is allowed to take
place and notification to the parents of both parties
This may discourage some poetic romances among
the type OF people who are bound to live happily
ever after, no matter whom they marry, but am
sure that would effectively check foolhardy eope-
ments that take place frequently between chorus
ladies and impreSsionable young of wealth.
Few men, Of the many stage husbands have known,
would have married their show girl brides if there
had been one week between the proposal and the
ceremony, during which their friends and relatives
had been acquainted with their plans.
AS for the rest, anyone who is genuinely in love
can wait a week without serious consequences But
until some such legislation is effected many other
young men, regardless of my story, will learn for
years to find Qpt-and end up as l did. wiser, but
sadder; cured" But broke
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been going at
this h n g
wrong. Women
like drama
pl e ty of
drama. Let me
show you how
to work this"
It was then a
o'clock in the
morning, a n d
for some reason,
: possibly illness,
Jessie had gone
to bed. T h e
actor stepped
to the telephone
and called the
hotel across the
street, and was
connected with
Jessie'S room.
We could see
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mere oOHaE Duy y PAIR OF EuDDSE neel
the fash She certainly could not help hearing the
and the inhuman screech which he uttered
as he pulled the trigger. However, she languidy
pulled the covers up around her chin and switched
off the light over her bed.
The actors jaw dropped, and he gazed at her
darkened room in CONSERVATION. Then he turned
to me.
"Dan," he said, solemnly. ''Tm just little bit
afraid that Jessie doesn't feel very kind toward YOU
In fact I'm almost sure that she doesn't love you
more"
was inclined to think so, too. Probably Jessie
knew putting something up on her, and she
was too shrewd to fall for it.
The next day Fsold my racing car, the last visible
asset of my fortune, and gave farewell party to
some of the "Foes girls in fashionable Cleveland
restaurant. They were girls who had shown me
sympathy when the butt of every practical
joker in the show
few of US were quietly talking together when
Jessie and dozen of her closest girl friends in the
show entered the restaurant and seated themselves
at neighboring tables. | knew that something was
in the air by their attitude. Once before Jessie and
her friends had arranged themselves about our table
in public restaurant, so that they might have ring
side seats for battle that Jessie's roommate at
tempted to stage, JeSsies behalf. with Miss June
Castleton, with whom was dining at the time and
feared a recurrence of that unhappy event
Nothing happened until the place was filed, un-
fortunately, with the people had known all my life
my ITlenOS ana my mOCnerS 1ren0S-WhO were
soon to witness the last act of my little comedy
drama as the husband of Jessie Reed.
The door opened and strange looking
tered the restaurant. His appearance attracted
great deal of attention at once, he the only
person in the place who not in evening clothes.
On this account the head waiter stopped him as he
starting in our direction, and the conversation
about the tables ceased as everyone gazed at the
intruder, who had not even troubled to remove his
derby hat
He tshed paper from his pocket, and after
showing it to the head waiter pointed directly at
The eyes of everyone in the restaurant followed his
finger, and thought saw faint smile creep over
the beautiful face of my beloved wife.
The man moved down through the tables with a
convention of walters at his heels still trying to pre-
the dignity of the restaurant. He stopped at
my side.
your name Caswell?" he said in voice that
rang through the restaurant and which identified ME
to those few who not already aware of my repu
tatiOn. to my feet white with indignation and
conscious of the public humiliation that in store
for me. | gave him curt yes" and stared coldly
into his face.
\ Well" he bawed at the top of his voice, your
wfe's suing you for divorce, and I'm here to serve
the summons on you-so here it is
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Photograph of /
Mise |
Mary Lewis
in .
Costume
Which Shows
How
Important
Il ls to
Select Figures
Which
Can Wear
Such Scanty
Costumes
az This.
Evening star., 1923-04-21
CHICAGO RING BOOM
J0LTS new WORKERS
BH FAIR PLAY.

NEW YORK. April 21-There isn't
a promoter in this section of the coun-
try who isn't scared stiff over the box
ing boom in Chicago. The reason for
their emotion is that no decisions are
permitted in Chicago and that the
sport is being run without the super
vision of boxing authorities. No no.
decision bouts and no central boxing
authority is the champions idea of
heaven.
Just think of ii. They can go into
the ring and stall along to their
hearts content. No referee will hand
them anything in the way of an ad-
verse decision and there is no boxing
commission to take away their license.
Can YOU wonder that the feet of all
champions and near champions are
turned Chicagoward?
But to get back to the Chicago situa-
tion as it affects New York and other
eastern boxing centers it may be said
that for some time to come-that is.
until managers and promoters get too
gay and kill the goose that is laying
their golden eggs-the New York i'm
pressarios are not likely to have an
easy time in arranging cards. for
Chicago can draw crowds just as
large as New York.
1t will be interesting to see what
happens when the Chicago promoters
begin to set their hooks for the big
fellows