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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-15
How w ashington' Grid
Squad Is Shaping Now
Bagshaw Has Lot of Material From Which to Mold
Eleven Powerful Men Available; Washington
Supporters Hopeful for Winning Season
BY MEL VOORHEES,

Purple Tornado about to
INarAka. h.Rlr.arhnfs aslell
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-15

when he's right there Is none bet.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
GOLF FOR WEST TEXAS
San Angelo to Put on Annual Spring
Tournament in April.
San .tngelo. March 1.-THE S.

San Angelo. March 1.-THE San
angelo Country Club will be host to
the golfers of West Texas April 81.
80 aud % in IFS second annual in
vitation tournament. opening Monday.
San .Jacinto day. Invitations nave
been sent To ~ clubs in II towns as
far distant as Amarillo aud 100 ar
more visitors are expected 10 attend
and participate in the snort.
The country clubs first invitation
tournament last spring was one of
the most successful ever held in this
mart Of The state. Visitors numbered
around -. despite rain for several
days preceding play. which prevented
q number from coming by automobile.
Snecia features both in entertain
mpnt and the tournament itself are
being arranged. \ score of prizes have
ALREADY been purchased. including some
FOR women. who will be eligible IN
several events Dwight l.. Hunter i
chairman of the tournament commit
tee
The tournament will be dOublv in
tere,tirg 10 golfers in view ut thr
fact that the San Angelo Country
Club was one Of the first in Texas
10 adont cottonserd hull greens. These
greens attracted much attention and
drew much favorable comment. Since
then other West Texas clubs have
switched from sand 10 cottopseed hull
greens. Tho country club grounds here
border on tho South Concho river with
two miles Of rmniug water. Three
excellent wafer holes are among mat
ural hazards.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
LEAGUE IN SESSION
Saturday Amateur Circuit Has En-
couraging Start.

An encouraging number OF repre-
sentativeS from interested teams IN
the Saturday Baseball League were
present at the first meeting held at
10 o'clock Monday in the Chamber
of Commerce at the call OF President
Ralnh Durkee.
The Eagle Furniture Company was
represented by A. J. Neltman Sr, Ar
thur Veltman Jr.. and V. Winters.
j. o. Walsh represented the Walsh
Sheet Metal Company. and L. W.
Handley the I.-G. y. railroad. The
Electrical Workers Local No. 60 sent
work that they wished 10 be included
in the league and it il understood that
the Elks and Vocational Training
School also desire 10 enter.
Only one or two Of the Elks have
been drafted by Al Jonas for his
semi-pro team and the others are look
ing for manager To see them through
another season in the league.
4 committee composed of Roger
Stokes. Arthur Neltman Jr., and FRITZ
Amann was appointed To work up in
terest in the league and to secure pros
poets. This committee will report at
the next meeting which was set at :
o'clock Thursday. March 20.
The chair also appointed A. Welt
man Sr.. Stokes and Amann TO scout
around for desirable officers for the
league 10 take the place of those now
acting. 1t is the custom 10 let the old
officers remain in office until the
league is organized for the season be-
fore holding elections.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
FAVORED FIVES WIN
Kansas City 4. c. and Hillvards Easy
Nict0rs in Baslet Ball.

Kansas City. Mo-. March 1.-two
OF the favorites. the Kansas City Ath-
letic Club team. last years champions,
and the HiIlyards Of st. Joseph No.
went through the first round of tho
National 4. 4. L. basket ball tourna-
ment unscrG tched. defeating opponents
by large MARGINS.
Only one of these teams can reach
the finals since both are in the upper
bracket. but it is considered likely that
they will fight it ont for finalist. The
IIillyards two weeks ago gave the X.
G. \. {. its first defeat in two years.
Six teams were eliminated in the
competition yesterday and six more
will go the same route in today'S first
round play in the lower bracket. FOur
of the teams entered drew byes in the
first round. The second round will bc
played tomorrow.
The results yesterday:
Southwestern College. Winfield.
Kan. 30: Peru. Neb.. Normal. %.
Leacocks. ST. Louis. ~; \. X G..
Club. Columbus. Kan. Is.
Kelley ReppertS. Kansas City. - !:
Southwestern State Normal. Weather
ford. Okla. b.
Kansas City Athletic Club. 43 !:
Fairmormt College. Wichita, Kan. Is.
Hillyards. st. Joseph. Mo-, ~; Still
water. Okla. Independents, Is
Emporia. Kan. Normal. IL; Two
Uarbors, Mimi. All-Stars. 20.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
HANG ON HIS WORDS
Dempsey Expected 10 Say Something
Interesting 10 Chicag0ans.
Chicago. March 1i.-Jack Dempsey

Chicago. March 1i.-Jack Dempsey
heavyweight champion of the world
may have something interesting Ia
say regarding the heavyweight situa-
ton and his plans for. the summer
during his few days here. En- route
TO the coast from New York. the cham
MON is due 10 arrive today.
Reports say the champion will be
unable TO fight for at least five
months. which precludcs possibilities
Of his engaging Tommy Gibbons or
the winner of the proposed Wills
Firpo match. Rumors said that Jack
Kearns. manager Of Dempsey. and Ed
die Kane. Gibbons manager. had
signed with Tex Richard. eastern pro
motors. for Dempsey 10 meet Gibbons
in New York in June.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
HEADQUARTERS USES
WHOLE POLO SQUAD
IN BEATING CAVALRY
Games Scheduled Every
Day This Week But Sat-
rday in Tourney.

The Eighth Corps Area HeaduuNr-
tiers polo teams easily defeated the
Fourth Cavalry, - to Q. Monday aft
crnoon OF Harbord Field in the first
game on the flat without handicap
for the San Antonio Polo Club cups.
Headquarters players won out despite
the fact that they Jagged by as much
as three goals at one time.
This was the only game played
Monday. she FGirth Field Artillery
ErPebooters- Fifteenth Field Artillery
game having been postponed until
Wednesday.
The Fourth Cavalrymen were more
than on the Headquarters heels in
the first half of Mondays game; they
were leading, q 10 .. at the end of
four periods of play.
Twice the Headquarters team sent
in second team but each time the
Cavalrymcn scored three goals. The
Headquarters first team easily over
came these s2urts of Cavalry scoring,
however.
Col. Dan Tompkins made more
GOALS than all the other Headquarters
players combined with total of
seven. He made only one Of these in
the first half but rode wild in the
fifth chukker TO make four goals
which gave the Headquarters team Il
lead of three.
With this lead the substitutes went
in during the sixth period and the
Cavalrymen promptly cvcned things
up. Colonel Tompkins scored two
more in the seventh and Warrant Of
ficer Meskill got one to restore the
lead of three.
Lieutenant nonrs rode well for
Headquarters and achieved three
goals with heady stick work. War
rant Officer Meskill got two and
Captain Hettinccr one.
Lieutenant Bratton made three
goals in eight periods while L'euten-
ant Gregg. alternating at No. with
lieutenant Stone. aud Iieutenant
Lake. alternating at No. { with Colo
mel Keycs. made two goals each for
the Fourth Cavalry.
4 double header is on the cards
Tuesday afternoon at Breckenridge
Park. The first game at > o'clock.
will be a six-period affair between the
Second Division and Kelly Field. \
full game will be played at 3 O'Clock
between San Antonio and the 23rd
Infantry.
Wednesday. the Fourth Field Free.
hooters aud the Fifteenth Field Ar
tillery play on IIarbord Field and
Thursday the Second Division plays
Corps Area Headquarters on iar-
bOrd Field San Antonio and the
winner of Wednesdays game play
Friday ut Breckenridge Park. where
the finals will take place Sunday.
There viii he no Saturday game.
Scute by periods Monday:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
GRID RULES "FOGGY"
Dana Bible Favors Clearer Rules on
On-Side Kick and Shifts.

College Station. Tex. March IL
Clarifying and .interpretative clauses
to the rules regarding the on-side kick
and shift play should be adopted by
the national football rules committee
at its meeting IN New York on March
II and ~. Dana Bible. head coach OF
Texas A. 4 NJ. College and mem Der
Gf the committee. said here last night
before leaving TO attend the meeting.
Supplementary clauses are needed
to carry out the intention of the COM
mittee as to the two regulations.
Coach Bible said. II was the inten-
ton of the committee last year to
eliminate the on-Side kick except on
the Kickoff and kick after fair catch.
he said. but officials aud coaches have
misinterpreted the rule. The purpose
of the regulation on shift play was 10
eliminate all momentum gained on the
shift before the forward start. but
this, toe. has been subjected TO mis-
Interpretation. he said.
\ two-SecOnd pause between the
shift movement and the forward start
vas suggested by the coach ms a sup
plement to the shift play rule.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
ENTER ARMY GOLF
Dallas Reserve Officers to Play in
Big Meet Here.

Major Easley Waggoner of Dallas
has advised Major T.. J.. Parmenter
of the 315th Medical Regiment in San
Antonio. who is one of the committee
in charge Of the largest military golf
tournament ever held in the United
States army which begins March %
in San Antonio, that a contingent of
Officers Reserve Corps representatives
from Dallas are likely 10 enter.
This tournament is being sponsored
BIZ the Ninetieth Division and all mem
bers of the army of the United States
are eligible to play. This includes
members of the regular army, the ma
tional guard and organized reserves.
both commissioned and enlisted.
Entries will be held open until
March 20 and the eliminations will be-
gin March Is. These entries are be-
ing received by Major Parmenter at
the Bexar county court house in San
Antonio.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
Harry Heilmann in Tiger
Camp Feeling Fit to Hit

bic. loaded down with all the dclicacics
of the southern pantry, but when n
modern hostelry came into existence at
Augusta. there was room for the team
without worry for The manager az 10
the cuisine and the roll call. So now
the players are at n hotel ann are not
taking their morning grapefruit and
oatmeal beneath the stern smiles Of
doughty old generals looking down at
them from the walls. They cannot
stick their feet on the veraDda rail
with the shades of night surrounding
them and dream pipe dreams Of ances-
tral halls they have just acquired. but
the hotel manager says be hasn't no.
Weed any fpchle nhd Gttenuattsr anna
titcs moving Imply in and out of his
dining room.
Arms Backward. Like the Flowers
Cobb had his pitchers here early TO
gct them loose and timber. but II has
not been libering weather. 1t is not
polar weather. br any means. but the
wild flowers are not out as they were
at this time last year. and The pitch
ers' arms are as backward as the flow
ers.
The Detroit players think they can
win a championship. They have had
bad luck. but they have shown enough
grit 10 came back despite of it.
That's one of the best qualities
about my team" says Cobb. There's
more to sav about it--lots more. But
that's the kind of talk a manager likes
to hear. If l could have had two in
fields last year: one as good as the
other" he added with half sigh.
But who would have thought so much
bad luck would hit us all around? Ii
wasn't one position. 1t was the whole
infield. Suppose the lanks should
smash up that way. Then they'd know
what trouble is.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
TOMMY WHITE READY
TO FIGHT BURNS IF
STEPHENS is ABSENT
Brooke Late in Arriving
for Market Hall Main
Event.

Tommy White versus Brooke
Stephens. or Tommy White versus
Chuck Burns.
In early afternoon Tuesday. il was
still doubtful which combination
would appear as the main event on
Jack Shelton'S Market Hall fight card
Fuesday night.
Brooke Stephens had not arrived.
Promoter Shelton had received word
from him that a tcn-round fight with
White was agreeable and had sent
him transportation to New Orleans
where he was supposed 10 be. That
ended il. The stephens family here
had heard no word from him up TO
noon.
II STEPHENS doesn't arrive in time.
While has agreed 10 fight tough
Chuck Burns in the ten-rOund main
event. OF course. Burns is willing
he's willing TO fight just about any
body.
If Stephens fights, Burns will APP
pear against Ben Sava in a sixround
bout.
Two negro light -hcavyweights.
Son" Goodrich of San Antonio. and
Cyclone" Turner of Fort Worth. are
expected TO provide feature in their
ten-round mixup.
Eddie Lopez and Willie Ford. the
latter from the University of Texas.
lightweights, will fight n four-round
engagement. as viii two feather
weights. Willie Tinoco and Kid An
tonic Galvan.
Dell Gotten will referee the prelimi-
naries: Jack shelton the final bout.
The first gong will sound at = 10.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11

The Michigan-Ontario League.
little circuit with Il big reputation as
a proving ground for baseball players,
contributed generously 10 the san
Antonio roster this spring. Some
Scribes. crempcd for space, succinctly
referred TO the wholesale purchase of
MO League players by Boss Benson
at the winter trading sessions of the
magnates as Bear raid" This
is not exactly an apt description.
BeaY raids. the market editor tells
us pull down the stock. whereas the
transfer of Pitchers Buck" Winters
and Ted Pritchard and Catcher Bill!
Warwick from the Michigan-Ontario
League to the sunny confines %
League Park apparently has given
San Antonio baseball stock a bullish
boost. And no bull. All three loot;
TO be the goods. neatly wrapped ard
Grated. marked this side up" and
ready TO be delivered.
Buck Winters is the subject UNI
der discussion. Buck is his name in
baseball. It's Clarence on the fly-leaf
Of the family Bible. but Buck seems
So much better for the purpose. don't
you think? OF course. no-hit game
is just as easy TO pitch under one
name as another and lots of people
would be delighted to have their
friends address them rs Reginald il
they had all of Nanderbilts money.
The Michigan-O Ontario League has
been Winters stamping ground ever
since he broke into organized baseball
away back in 1920. Battle Creci
was crocheted across the front of his
uniform that yeT. Before that \;
played semi-pro ball in his homo tow
of Detroit. His contract with Battle
Greek proves he wasn't flivver. las.
year he performed nobly for Saginaw.
Just before the season ended, Sep.
TENDER Z. to be exact. his "Jitneyville
team mates each gave him % muscle
licks since he didn't have wife to
bake him cake with that many
candles spouting hot tallow over the
icing.
Hes right-handcd in just about ev-
erything he does on the ball field. In
the winter he works in an automobile
nlant. He denies he puts hooks IN
the curtains; his job is TO get III,
mates ready for the batteries.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
TEXAS ASSOCIATION
ASPIRES TO CLASS {
RATING IN BASEBALL
President Johnson Sees Big
Season Ahead in Re-
organized Loop.

Marlin. Tex.. March Ii.-Prospects
for the ensuing season in the Texas
Association are very bright. accord
ing to A. Il. johnson OF Marlin, presi-
dent of the loop. Mr.. johnson said
the fact that Temple has supplanted
Sherman OH the calendar will be \
great help i'll boosting the association
from a sporting proposition 10 pay
ing one, for the reason that too much
expense was entailed in Sherman's
long jumps from one city TO another.
Mr.. Johnson predicted that the Tex
as Association will enjoy the patron
age OF Class & organization this
season, due 10 the fact that it lies in
the leart of the Texas League terri
tory and includes the most densely
populated section of the state.
And IL we can obtain few more
thousand inhabitants in this area II
is very possible that we shall be able
10 raise our rating from Glass ID TO
Class c." he declared.
Austin. Waco. Temple and Corsi-
cana have all previously been mem
bers of the Texas League Mr.. John
son :ointed out, and Mexia was for
merl5 member of the TeNas-OlIla-
bona League. while Marlin had n
club in the old Central Texas League.
This should make the Texas Associa-
tim one of the best Glass ID circuits
in the entire country, he added.
The managers Of all the different
teams in the loon are old heads at
the game. Mr.. johnson asserted. A
Rankin johnson, manager of the Tenn
ple aggregation, was pilot OF the Aus
tin team last season and is former
major league moundsman Walter
Alexander. pilot of the Marlin Bath
crS. was one time big league back
stop: Cecil Griggs. the new Austin
manager. is well known in Texas
League circles; Fowlkes, Mexia's new
boss was obtained from the kitty .
League: Harvey Grub, potential
Corsicana helmsman. has several years
of Texas League experience behind
him. and Otto McIver, who is TO have
charge of the destinies of the Waco
Indians. managed the Sherman pen
nant winners last season.
Every club in the association will
have players in training this week,
Mr.. johnson said, and the schedule
is now being prepared TO open the
season about April 20, continuing
four months.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
Soccer Finals Near.

Chicago. March 1.-Two Chicago
soccer teams, the Swedish American
and the BricklaJ -s are scheduled for
games soon which will decide nation
al honors. The Swedish-American
play the Scarlet Runners Of Detroit
ON Sunday in the semi-finals of the
western section of the national ana
teur championship. the winner of the
match to meet the Ma-sar A. c. of
Cleveland for the national amateur
championship and the right to repre-
sent the United States at the Olympic
games in Paris. The Bricklayers play
the Vesper Bucks of ST. Louis in the
finals of the western section of the
national cup series and will later
meet Fall River, Mass, for the cham
pionship.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
National Swim in Navy Tank.
MinncanOlis. Ninr.. March IL

The Annapolis Naval Academy. with
one Of tho biggest swimming tanks In
the United States. was awarded the
first national intercollegiate swimming
meet April IL and L., designated by
the American Olympic committee as
official prelimin nv tryouts for the
United States swimming team. it was
announced by Athletic Director Fred
W. Luehring OF the University Of Min
ncsota. chairman Of the national swim
ming rules committee. Frank Sulli-
van. swimming coach at Princeton
University and dean Of American tank
instructors. was appointed manager
OF the meet.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
PLAY DEL RIO FIRST
Breckenridge High Ball Tcsssrs Open
Season March 81.

The initial contest of Breckenridge
High Schools 1924 baseball schedule
will be played with the Del Rio High
School Wildcats on March 81 at
Schwab Field. The Wildcats are
signed to stay in San Antonio wv"
days. their contract calling for a
game with the South Siders on Sat
urday, March %, also.
Del Rio mas a strong aggregation.
about the same that made a powerful
bid for the state title last year. Brack-
enridge's championship stock went
down a few points when the Purple
and White lost three good men: Ray
mond (''Shorty") McCarty, last year
second sacker and captain-elect Of the
football team: Arthur Rodriguez.
mainstay of the pitching staff. and
Mike Jordan. an infielder last year at
Main Avenue High. who had trans
ferred to Breckenridge. This trio left
the South Siders for the West Texas
Military Acadenly's baseball squad.
The "Cannonaders.' as the school
styles its team in honor Of the coach.
are working out daily at field in
back Of the Blumberg Motor Company.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
BY JOHN Il. FOSTER

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
Augusta. Ga. March 11.-SOme
clubs send their pitchers to Hot
Springs to get ready for the baseball
championship season. But the
Yanks send Babe Ruth and the De-
tl'oits send Harry Heilman. Heilman
arrived here from Arkansas as a huge
army of golfers arrived from the East.
"Ty Cobb won't let us play golf"
said Heilmann sadly as he looked them
over. But | think ! can sell them
some insurance on their game. They
look to me as if they needed insur-
ance. say fifteen maximum for any
one hole. | bet ] win at that. You
know I'm regular insurance man
now"
viii you take out polio; on a
400 batting average this year?
"Whew' That's something else"
"You look fit enough TO make it,"
I'm tell you. / have never felt
better fit to start baseball season
in my life and that isn't the old toora-
am sound. shaped up well. eye like
telescope. arm never stronger. swIHg
50 that | can't see fly without want
lHE ~ TAKE ~ SNtl At IL. anu ulll'-
tite invigorating. That should help.
But about that 400. There's where
YOU never can tell. | would like to
make il again. Who wouldn't? |
would have made it before 1925 if |
hadn't been injured. I'd like to have
three years Of it. It's worth something
to me. The Detroit club pays me for
il. and it's worth something To the
I / L Al Ill
can bat safely. the more chances he
accepts to help his team. That's what
we call a safe insurance risk. I'm
getting the lingo good. don't you
think"
Getting Back 10 the Weather.
Babe Ruth went TO Hot Springs and
came down with the flu. Heilmann
went there and came away with so
much robust health that he beams with
it,. He radiates il all over the city
of AuguSta-which needs radiation.
because it has had run of wet Sun
days ever since the Dctroits have been
here.
Il understand Ruth is coming amer
me for the batting championship this
year." said Heilmann. III race Inn.
but there is another championship Id
rather have. Those boys will be lucky
devils if they get away with that l,-u-
nant four years in succession. Ii we
hadn't been crippled and carrying a
crutch one-third of the time they may
be wouldn't have got il last year IL
the Athletics had kept M their gait
all season. Id like 10 have you tell
me who would have won the champion
ship. OF course. this is looking things
over after they happen. But il they
hadn't happened. there wouldn't n..s,
been anything to look over"
Heilmann is being grOomcd to hit
That fact shines i'm the Detrcit zenith
like Il comet. Its Detroit policy this
year to manglr the pitchers 81 the
other teams. Who wouldn't shape o
;eam to do that with Heilmann. Cobb
Manush. Wingo and Fothergill for the
outfield and the evidence of tine last
two seasons sufficiently conclusive as
20 the efficacy OF the bat against the
mushy pitching that has been prevail
emf.
The DetroitS have given IN the man
sion across the river. which lent an
atmosphere ot aristocracy to the team.
They liked their private training ia