San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
'ork-legged Sprinter Play.
ing Golf Typical Of
the Case.
ONE FAMOUS "VETS"
|obb, Kiviat, Dundee and
Others Hang on for Year
After Year.
BY ROBERT EDGREN.

BY ROBERT EDGREN.
Once an athlete always an athlete.
] know an old-time Splinter who
BIS acquired wooden leg, and he
lays his eighteen holes of golf every
Ry.
And there's Ty Cobb. Ty. however.
BIT handicapped by auy physical dis.
Rility. The Tiger manager is one of
Re most famous veterans in baseball.
klder of many baseball records, and
still adding new baseball figures. He
.tablished a lot Of records in 1923,
ID will add to these in 1924. q,
Ivy has batted better than 300 for
ghteen years-a worlds record in
BY league. Probably he'll add a year
1924. Hans Wagner was next to
pbb, with seventeen years. Tvs bat
bs average throughout is 81.
In his major league life Ty has been
bat 1913 times-a record. He has
ade $500 hits-a worlds record in
e major leagues. He has scored
[26 runs-a worlds record. He has
hde 1927 bases on his hits-a
brld's record. About the only hit
be- record that Ty Cobb can't claim
the home-run total.
Speaker Another Star wet"
Babe Ruth, in a much shorter time
big Lacquer. wouldn't risk pitch
B to him. Babe slapped Al homers
10 bleachers and over fences. Ty
BIB has knocked out a fair percent
e of home runs, but it is in the
hesse of the game that Ty always
Is excelled.
Fire Speaker. another veteran, made
frscord last year of 50 two-base hits
ere's credit in that. A home run
by be a wallop and a walk, but a
lo-base hit is usually the reward OF
|ick decision and good judgment.
2Among athletes, the veterans some
pes refuse to step out and let youth
served. Weight throwers last
hger than runners and other ath-
les. probably because weight throw
is not as severe a strain as run
bg. John Flanagan, who went back
Ireland years ago to live on fine
bate inherited from an uncle, was
baking worlds hammer records when
years of age. Matt MsGrath, who
I,ceeded Flanagan, was nearly 40
len he began breaking records, and
still wins championships with the
INNER. He was first champion in
EDS and is still champion in 1923.
II Mcdonald can put the shot about
well as ever, and Pat won his first
tional championship in 1911 and is
Ill championship winner.
Gray Came Back to Win.
IGeorge Gray, the old-time champion,
1t won the national championship
1887, and last won it in 1902. COW
Ing a period of fifteen years. There
IA story in this. Gray had won the
hmpionship nine times at the an
hal championship meets, and had
Iken the worlds records repeatedly.
1897 be didn't come back from
NADIA. where he had gone to take
Re of numbering interests.
For five years Gray, in the Canad-
forests. was busy making his for
be, and was forgotten as an athlete.
lanwhile Dick Sheldon a gigantic
Ne athlete and football player, was
Inning the championships. George
hy trained up in the woods. came
TX in 1902 especially to meet Shell
b, and beat Sheldon and won the
impionship with tosJ of 46 feet
Inches, only seven inches behind
bays own former worlds record.
lat was a great performance for a
ieran who had dropped out for five
hrs.
Dim Mitchell won weight throwing
mpionships for seventeen years,
In occasional breaks.
Among the professionals who CON-
le in the Caledonian games. Tom
troll has been weight-throwing king
about 4j years, which probably
iaks all records for long continued
yletic ability. Carroll began travel
around to professional meets and
laking worlds records before he was
At 45 he broke six worlds pro-
tsional hammer-t throwing records in
\ day. with hammers ranging from
10 81 pounds in weight. At } he
lid still throw the J6-pound weight
feet, championship performance
l any athlete at any time. Carroll
1.-THE finest example l know of a
b who has devoted his time all
lough life to athletic competition
lhout falling victim TO overstrain or
hing, interest in his sport. He never
Fink. smoked very seldom, lived on
iple foods, and has a suburban home
Fruitvale, Cal, with plenty of open
lund where he can train. He
fned daily, aud still goes out for a
minutes with the weights nearly
ry day. He has coached and turned
several amateur champions and
BIRD breakers; for hisehobby is max
athletes of all the boys in his
khborhood. Heredity had some
hg to do with Carroll's wonderful
fngth and stamina. His people, for
hundred years back. lived on the
ktern edge of American civilization.
father was a hunter, trapper and
ian fighter.
kmong boxers Jem Mace of Eng
u who died at the age of Sc after
lifetime spent in boxing, was king
Bit ring veterans. The style of box
he developed-the Jem Mace
bsl-is still the model nearly al!
|ers follow. Mace was a bare fist,
hdon prize ring boxer for many