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Evening star., 1924-12-10
Spiking Players
Cobb's Contention
Cutting DoWn Baker.
LyAccused
CHAPTER XXXIX.

Baker did not get out of the way,
but purposely got into the path of
the spikes.
Philadelphia replied that the pho
tograph, instead of showing that
Baker had tagged Cobb, really show
ed Baker In the act of reaching for
Cobb. The position of the hand in
the photograph could be interpreted
either way. Baker. they said, had not
yet tagged Cobb and could really be
in no other position. Cobb, seeing
that he was caught, was deliberately
throwing his spikes into Baker.
Threats, Police Escorts.
There was a long newspaper contro-
versy-indulged in generally in all
parts of the country-on the merits
of photographs as evidence. 1t
seemed the final conclusion that this
particular photograph could serve
either side for its own purpose. The
shutter snapped while Bakers hand
was in the air, near the body, but 1t
proved nothing. While the camera
did not lie in this instance, It surely
did not speak a specific truth, for
Baker might be in the act of touch
ing Cobb or he might be in the act of
pulling back his arm after touching
him.
cident. Feeling ran high. Soon after
the Detroit team played in Philadel-
phia. On arrival Cobb received sew
eral letters. One of them read:
It'll be on the roof of a house across
the street from the ball park with a
rife, and in the third inning I'm go
ing to put a bullet right through
your heart. Just a warning"
Cobb received similar letters. When
. ~
noon the outfield was trimmed by po-
licemen. They escorted Cobb onto
the playing field and they escorted
him off the field. Not person touch
! ed Cobb or tried to. All they did was
to hiss and boo, but Cobb was used
to that. He would have been lonely
if they hadn't hissed and booed.
Tomorrow: Chapter XL-Ffelding.
Copyright, 1924 in the United States. Canada
and Great Britain by North American News
paper Alliance. All rights reseryed.)
Evening star., 1924-12-10
BY III. G.. SALSINGER.

IN URING the height OF Ty
Cobb's career there were
- frequent accusations made
against him charging that he inten-
tionally spiked inhelders while go
ing into a base. Most of these
charges were unearned, although
Cobb's career is not entirely free
from intentional Striking. Accord
ing to his own stories he spiked
only two men Intentionally during
his entire career.
According to base ball rules the
runner has the right to the base
paths. Cobb insisted on that right.
He insisted that the fielder keep out
of his way and that a fielder, block
ing the line, was open to spiking
which could not be avoided.
Cobb had his rows with players.
He was never an easy man to get
along with. He made a great many
enemies, but he never set out to
get" any man without giving him
warning. If Cobb spiked a man the
victim had himself alone to blame.
Few Blocked Him.
Few men ever blocked the base
lines with Cobb on the paths. They
learned it was poor policy. Cobb
never took particular care to prevent
spiking a man and he was within his
base ball rights there. He was en-
titled to the line and the man that
| tried to block him had his own safety
to look out for.
| The most famous spiking incident
| of Cobb's career occurred during the
! days when Detroit and Philadelphia
! were the leading base ball rivals of
| the American League. Connie Mack
was building his superb machine. j.
| Franklin Baker. former butcher of
| Trappe, Md, was playing third base
! for Mack. Later on, when the Ath-
| letics met the Giants for the world
| championship and beat them, Baker
was Mack's strongest offensive weap-
on and by hitting home runs off
Mathewson and Marquard earned the
nickname of Home Run" Baker; the
| title clung to him the remainder of
his career, although in recent years
a dozen players in each league have
made more home runs annually than
Baker did in his best season.
During those days of DetroitP Phil
adelphia rivalry every game between
| the two teams was a bitter contest.
A feud existed between the teams and
| this broke out in some scene during
| every game.
| Cobb Spikes Baker.
Cobb, tearing into third base
found Baker blocking the bag. Cobb
came in, spikes shooting high and
| glittering in the sunlight. Baker
had the ball, waiting for Cobb. The
! spikes struck Baker in the forearm
penetrating the flesh. The game was
held up while Baker had his arm
| bound up.
Connie Mack gave out bitter in
| terviews that evening. These were
| broadcast Cobb was described as q
man with qualities undesirable in
| sport, a man who stopped at nothing
| to gain his end.
Cobb replied to these accusations and
the feud grew intense.
| A newspaper photographer happen
ed to be at third base in that game
and he was fortunate in swapping the
play 1t was a clear photograph
showing Cobb coming into the bag
and Bakers hand. holding the ball., q
foot or so away from his body.
The photograph was used Ia show
| that Baker was clumsy. That he had
| deliberately gotten in the way of
Cobb's spikes. He had tagged Cobb
and failed to jump to one side. That
XaR aJse Gahhs &aRtaatiQn-&hai
Evening star., 1924-12-10
S0CCERISTS PLAYING
FOR MARYLAND TITLE

UPPER MARLBORO Md. December
l0.-Upper Marlboro High School
soccer ball team, Southern Maryland
interscholastic champions, will seek
further laurels Friday afternoon at
o'clock, when 1t engages Barton High,
Allegheny County champions, at Ha-
gerstown in a tilt to decide the West
ern Shore championship. The victor
will meet the Eastern Shore cham
pion for the State title.
Upper Marlboro lost to Barton last
year after gaining the Southern
Maryland championship. The lineup
which l. B. Howland, principal of
the local school, who also coaches
the eleven, expects to start Friday
follows: George Buck, goal; Martin
Buck, right fullback; Harold Suit.
left fullback: Harry Nicholson, right
halfback; George Burroughs, center
halfback: Milton Mitchell, left half
back; Joe Duley. outside left; Thomas
Duvall, inside right: Charles Wyvtll
center forward; Sam Pollock, inside
left; Bennett Duley, outside right.
Two of these men are in somewhat
battered shape, but Howland plans
to start them nevertheless. They are;
Joe Duley, outside left, who has a
wrenched leg. and Harold Suit, left
fullback, who is suffering from a
sprained ankle.
Substitutes include T. Van Clagett
jr., backf1eld man, and Mike Wyvill
and Ernest Coale, linemen.
The Upper Marlboro lads won the
Prince Georges County championship
this year without being scored upon
for the second consecutive year.
In the elimination series for the
State title so far the locals have de-
feated Gaithersburg High, Montgom-
cry County champions to o; Havre
de Grace High, Hartford County
champions, which previously had
eliminated Ellicott City High, Howard
County's best, to 2, and Tracys
Landing High. ranking Anne Arundel
County eleven. 1 to 0. Tracys Land
ing previously had disposed of the
champions of Charles and Calvert
Counties.
Evening star., 1924-12-10

The reception bewildered Nurmi,
who seemed like an embarrassed
schoolboy as lane was made
through the crowd for the runner,
and he was helpless against the.
swarm of friends and admirers until
brawny figures formed a protecting
guard about him, as, with difficulty.
he made his way to the waiting auto
which was to carry him to City Hall.
There Nurmi was officially welcomed
to America and American athletic
competition by Murray Hubert, presi-
dent of the Board of Aldermen and
president of the Amateur Athletic
Union.
Appears in Good Condition
Nurni looked fit upon his arrival.
Through an Interpreter he asserted
he felt in excellent condition and had
escaped seasickness. In appearance
the wonderful Finn looks the runner
he is. He is about feet 9 inches tall,
and is of medium build. His face
bears a ruddy complexion, and his
blue eyes Frightened as he beheld the
welcoming gathering which cheered
him. He is modest to an extreme and
nervous, characteristics which were
noted as he faced a barrage of ques-
tions fired. through an Interpreter, by
reporters on the ship and as the run
ner posed for pictures.
Nurmi made the trip to this coun-
try as a second cabin passenger, but
on the trip he was accorded many of
the courtesies of the first class. Capt.
George Berry of the Celtic held a
reception in honor of the Finn during
the journey. Hugo Quist, chairman of
the athletic committee of the Finnish
American Athletic Club, who will
train and coach Nurmi for his races
in this country, met his famous coun-
tryman down the bay, making the
trip on a revenue cutter.
After the excitement of the well
come ashore and the greetings of the
city's officials and the athletic author
tiles, Nurmi was whisked away to be
the guest of honor at a luncheon ar
ranged by the Finnish hosts Of the
Olympic champion. A masSuer ac-
companied Nurmi, and in the runner s
baggage was a pair of skis. Nurmi
explained that he expects to be here
five months, and, in that time, grant
ing that a heavy snowfall permits,
he hopes to enjoy ski running here.
Regarding Nurmi's plans nothing
Evening star., 1924-12-10
American League Epecedo K Lands Today Gibbons Victory Boz
SOCCER TEAMS PLAY
OFF THEIR TIE GAME

Blow and Brent-Dent soccer teams
that battled to a scoreless tie in their
first meeting were to be matched to-
day at $3.50 o'clock at the Plaza play
grounds I'm a game that will decide
the Eastern divisional title in the ele-
mentary school soccer series.
Park Views highly touted team
lived up to. expectations yesterday by
eliminating the Brightwood Park
players, 2 to /, in the final match for
the Western divisional award. Park
View now has to trounce the victor
Of the Blow-Brent-Dent tilt in order
to grab the city championship.
Led by Dyer, Brightwood Park
made desperate attempts to even the
count in the waning minutes, but a
sturdy Park View defense would not
break.
Cowherd and Trew of Park View
and Brook of Brightwood Park ac-
counted for goals.
Evening star., 1924-12-10

was announced more definite than al
ready has been published. Nurmi re-
piled in the negative when ask ed
If there was any truth in the re-
ports that he intended to settle here
permanently to join with Willie
Ritola. Ilmar Prim, Gunner Nilsson,
Villar Kyronen and other Finnish
runners in earning athletic honors
In America, explaining that he is a
mechanical craftsman in his native
land and that he intends to return
TO Finland in the Spring to resume
his work.
Nurmi said he expects to continue
his athletic career at least until the
Olympic games of 1928, to be held in
Amsterdam. At these games Nurmi
asserted, Finland will be represented
by stronger body Of athletes. from
preparations already under way. than
the team which competed at the Paris
games and gave Americas athletic
contingent such a spirited fight for
premier honors.
The only definite engagement Nurmi
has is his scheduled appearance at tn
indoor athletic meet of the Finnish
American A. c. in Madison Square
Garden January 6, where Nurmi will
race in a mile run and a 5000
meter run against Willie Ritola, the
American developed Finnish runner,
who was Nurmi's most dangerous
rival at Paris. The races will witness
NurTni's first effort on a board floor
indoors, and he has made no effort
to conceal the fact that he regards
Ritola as an even moro dangerous
rival indoors than Willie proved to
be at Paris.
These two races, incidentally, will
witness the only tests in which Nurmi
and Ritola will measure strides, ac-
cording to an agreement between the
rival runners. With respect to the
invitations which have been extended
to him to compete, however, Nurmi
was uncertain. 1t is reasonably GER
| tain, however, that he will compete
in the Milrose A. A. meet January
27 and % and in the Wilco A. A.
games February Z.
Nurmi is 81 years old and has been
running about 10 years.
Evening star., 1924-12-10

The manager of the St. Louis team
was S. NJ. Graffen. Fans of this gen
Grafton never have heard his name.
But they have heard of the names
of some of the st. Louis players by
reputation, because that team of 1S' o
was one in which there were some
great ball players and some good
ball players, and they finished second
in the race with 45 victories and 10
defeats and percentage standing of
.703 S5 points less than the Chicagos.
who were champions.
The players of the old st. Louis
team were, George Washington Brad
ley, who pitched the first no-hit
game, and who now is a policeman in
Philadelphia, with hair as white as
snow; Lip Pike, a hitting outfielder,
who could lift the ball over any
fence: Eddie Cuthbert, who is dead, a
fast and energetic athlete; Joe Battin,
nimble and alert; r. J. Pearce, ]. W.
Blong, D. MCGEE, by which name per-
haps no one will recall him, for when
he played he was Denny Mack and a
terror; Thomas P. Miller, H. T. Dehl-
man, Mix e McGeary, a great infielder,
and John E. Clapp, catcher.
The players of this team continued
In service long after the st. Louis
Nationals had passed out OF exis-
tence. and if there had been a little
| more pluck at St. Louis, the team
might have remained as one OF the
great organizations of base ball. It
had the proper nucleus and there
was no reason why, with good man
agement, it could not have gone
along as well as Chicago.
st. Louis came back to the National
League in 1885. 1t was through a
compromise with warning factions
| and the club never was satisfied with
its position. BY 1887 Lucas. who
owned it through the settlement that
| had been made, was at the end of his
| financial tether and st. Louis was
dropped again. It reappeared as a
member of the National League in
1891 when Won der Abe, who was
through financially, was in a position
| where he was willing TO give up his
,, fight against the National League and
become a member of the senior cir
cult, which was enlarged to IL clubs.
st. Louis is the only club of the
present National League that has
never won a National League cham
pionship. 1t has been on the verge
Of doing so two or three times, but
never has concentrated the strength
that would give its team the title.
Usually it has shown a tendency to
weaken after the first half of the
Evening star., 1924-12-10

Employing short, cutting jabs with
few straight punches, Gibbons car
ried the fight to Norfolk at the start
kept on top of him during the in
fighting, and then, to vary his at
tack. stepped back occasionally and
launched a furious attack from long
range which all but knocked the
negro into submission.
Down for count of 2 in the fourth
round, down again in the fifth for a
count of 4, and yet again in the
sixth for a count of 6, Norfolk got
up from the third fall, staggered a
short way across the ring and
stretched himself horizontal again
without even a blow from Gibbons.
He was helpless to weather the storm
of leather, and equally helpless TO
counter in the face of this relentless
jabbing.
One of the largest crowds in the
history of the Garden attended the
match. the proceeds of which went
to swell a Christmas fund organized
by a New York newspaper. The en-
tire Garden was completely filled, and
Evening star., 1924-12-10
ALOYSIUS RUNNERS
ENTER A. A. u. RACE

Long-distance runners of the Alo-
ysius Club are in fine fettle for the
South Atlantic Association A. A. T..
cross-country champion ship event,
which viii be held Saturday at the
University OF Maryland.
Dan HeaIcv, Nike Lynch. Grattan
and James Montague, Bill Hammond,
Joe Stanley and Carroll +. Brooks
will represent Aloysius in the titular
affair
Arrangements for the seven-mile
invitation scratch race to be held on
New Year day under the auspices Of
the Aloysius Club now are practically
completed.
Entries for this event Will close on
December %, with Thomas F. Smith.
AIoysius Club, Al l street.
Evening star., 1924-12-10

The National Leagues indorsemen;
was broad, embracing approval of his
action in continuing the world series
despite the O'Connell-Dolan bribery
scandal specifically, as well as every
thing in general that the judge had
done. That put it squarely upon the
American League to adopt even more
highfalutin' resolutions of approval
or appear in the role of trouble
maker.
The expected attack on President
Ban Johnson of the American League
did not develop at Tuesdays meet
ing. That is to say, there was no open
attack. But the resolution approv-
ing Judge Lands quite evidently
was a left-handed jab at Johnson, a 9
he is believed to be the only official
of consequence who suggested that
the 1924 series should be called off.
Barney Dreyfuss of the Pittsburgh
Pirates was very vigorous in his
criticism at the time of the eXpul
sions of OConneN and Dolan. but he
seems to have voted, with the other
Evening star., 1924-12-10

National Leaguers. to pour molasses
on the judge.
Jack Smith in Demand.
Three clubs are anxious to get Jack
Smith, the outtielder, away from the
St. Louis club, but there is no one
who will put half of his team on
the market to make the trade with
Hickey, who, as usual, is anxious to
swap but not lose in the deal.
The Brooklyns now stand ready to
let Tom Griffith, Ruether and Stock
pass along if there is some team that
will give them anything worth while
in return.
The PhiIlies wish pitcher and will
be satisfied to make a dicker with
Baltimore for either Ogden or
Thomas.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-12-10
CLARK WINS WITH CUE.

3. Rowland Clark, one of the out
standing GUESTS in the District title
1872 balkline tournament being held
at the Lewis and Krauss parlorS
added another victim to his list by
taking the measure Of Wood. 200 L
107, last night.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
DUE TO FOLLOW ACTION
TAKEN BY OLDER CIRCUIT
Griff Reported Leader of Effort Reprimand Boss.
Due TO Commissioners Absence, Joint Ses-
i sion May Be Shifted to Chicago.
Br the Associated Press.


EW YORK December 1OByron Bancroft Johnson president OF
York hotel,
= the call to the
Throughout the night the former car OF base ball whose charges
League and the
in
himself interviewers
According his Johnson will have make
but the Thursday
takes place.
will be taken Chicago
Lands will be unable here his wife
Evening star., 1924-12-10
MARKSMEN WILL PLAN.

Members of the National University
Rifle and Pistol Club will discuss
plans for securing a new target gal
lery at a meeting in the old Law
School Bgilding, SIS Thirteenth
street, tonight at S:45 o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
SoWERS PLAYS PARSONS.

Thomas Sewers will face William
Parsons at pocket billiards tonight at
the Grand Central parlors. Henry
Rookie, with runs of Is and %,
pointed the way to John Sherman,
400 to 26 leSh RjghA
Evening star., 1924-12-10
SIT. PAUL BATTIER STOPS
NORFOLK IN SIXTH ROUND
Negro Is Floored Three Times by Minnesota Light
Heavyweight Before Referee Stops the Bout.
Tiger Flowers K. O.'s Johnny Wilson,
By the Associa ted Press.


weight gained another notch in his climb
night when he blotted from his Norfolk
Garden. The Paul boxer technical
Norfolk had been lowered to the three times
of $4,000 paid tot
ITO card
Evening star., 1924-12-10
GUEST IN EXHIBITION.

r. C. Downes, a fancy shot billiard
ist of Detroit, will give a series of
exhibitions tonight at $50 o'clock at
the Grand billiard parlors, 421 9Th
street.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
OF LANDS
ADROTT POLITICAL MOVE
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK December 10The of
terday ndorng honyed everything that Base Ball
\ Lands has
Hartford
where either
be the this Winter when plays OF
being worked the diamond
Evening star., 1924-12-10
WILL LEAD RICHMOND U.

RICHMOND, Va, December 10
Dave Miller, quarterback on the Uni
versity of Richmond foot ball team
has been elected captain of the 1926
eleven.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
OXFORD WINS AT RUGBY.

LONDON. December 10.-Oxford de-
feated Cambridge, IL to G. in the
forty-ninth rugby match between the
these two famous universities.
Evening star., 1924-12-10

What's in a pugilistic names Eddie
Shea and Tommy Ryan, who ex-
changed wallops recently, both are
Italians
Evening star., 1924-12-10
Fifty Years of Base Bali
One of Series of articles by John b. Foster Com
n,enorating the Fittieth Anniversary OF the
National League, to Be Celebrated
Next Season.

the National League
when Joined the OF the enthusiastic base
- ball the United 1t did member
resigning that Louis became
prominent Louis that the
Union formed rival all organized base ball at that time
The Union left millionaire and his long
what who base
enthrs hut mot base
Evening star., 1924-12-10

In the early sos Canada boasted
of a touring professional base ball
team made up of fat men-none tip
ping the beam at less than 200 pounds.
Evening star., 1924-12-10

at least 5000 others beat upon the
barred doors to gain admission after
the ticket supply had long been ex-
hausted. At one entrance to the
Garden the crowd tore down a huge
door and policemen with crowbars
were summoned to keep back the
mob. Spectators were getting fancy
prices for choice pasteboards, but
even this supply failed.
Wilson Stopped by Flowers.
In the preliminary matches Tiger
Flowers Of Atlanta. Ga. negro mid
dleweight, scored q technical knock
out over Johnny Wilson of New
York, former middleweight champion,
in the third round Of l0-round
match. One of the best fights Of the
card was the Tommy O'Brien-Eddie
CKid) Wagner 1O-rouUder. The for
mer boy, a Milwaukee lightweight,
outpointed the latter, n Philadelphiau,
In the curtain-raiser Johnny Darcy Of
Rayonne outpointed Juan Beiza Of
Chile in a Ground match.
Evening star., 1924-12-10

The first oarSman to be Rcknowl-
edged as the professional sculling
champion of America was Joshua
Ward, who annexed the title in 1859
Evening star., 1924-12-10

athlete, his arrival in this yesterday.
AS he stepped down the gangpnk the White
lad who athletic world
tud four Olympic titles the
prolonged ouburst
lunged, counymen of
Evening star., 1924-12-10

season has been played. which has
proved TO be the undoing of the nine.
St Louis has been in and ou: OF
the National League more times than
any, other city OF che circuit.
Copyright. l924.D
CNext: The Earliest Cincinnati Ma
tionaI League CIub.b
Evening star., 1924-12-10
NURMI, FINNISH ATHLETE,
GIVEN GREAT RECEPTION

EW YORK, December 10-A appropriate
the worlds athletes
athlete, his arrival in this country yesterday.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
Hair Stays Combed, Glossy!

occasions.
"Hair- Groom" is
greaseless; also
helps grow thick,
heavy, lus t r o u s
hair. Millions use
it! B e W are of
greasy, harmful
limitations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-05-16
IMMIGRATION BILL ON
WAY TO WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The
immigration bill was enroute to the
White House today having been
completed yesterday by both cham
bers of congress and started through
the routine process preliminary to
its submission to the President.
Carrying the provision excluding
Japanese and other Asiatics after
July / and abrogating the gentle
mems agreement despite the desire
of President Coolidge to make this
the subject of negotiation with the
Toxic government, the conference
report on the measure was adopted
by the House, 30s to sos, and by
the senate. So to ), a ma1oriiy OIL
considerably more than two-tniros
in each chamber.
The President has reached no de-
cision with reference to his action
on the bill, and IS expected 70 senu
ments for study ana recommenda-
tions before determining his course.