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Evening star., 1924-12-02
DOWNEY EASILY WINS
FIGHT WITH STOVALl

Joe Downey. New Jersey scrappet,
gave Tex Stovali of the Mohavh
Athletic Club a severe beating last
night in the feature bout at the
Washington Barracks.
The local battler, though he was
game and willing, won but two of the
10 rounds by a slim margin, while
his opponent easily led in every
other round.
Stoyall was on the verge OF 4
knockout in the latter stages and IL
appeared that Downey purposely
slowed up his attack.
Jimmy Gardner outpointed Kid
Bolin in one OF the preliminary bouts.
while Kid Groves took the measure OF
Jack Cooney. The semi-final was :
sad affair. as Bobby Farrell beat KID
Shattuck so badly in the first round
that Referee Sullivan stopped the
fight.
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permanent organization was formed
Those who were responsible for the
organization of the league first met
in Louisville in January, 1876. AT
that meeting there were present w.
A. Hubert, A. G.. Spalding and Louis
Meacham, representing Chicago:
Charles A. Fowle of St Louis,
Charles L. Chase Of Louisville and
John a Joyce of Cincinnati. These
men were the founders of the Ma
tional League.
Meacham afterward became editor
Of the National League Base Bail
Guide. There have been three editors
Of this publication, which Is published
by the American Sports Publishing
Company and has contained the Off
cial rules since il was started The
first two editors were Meacham. who
has passed on, and Henry Chadwick,
father of base ball." who has also
passed on. John B. Foster, the pres
ent editor, has conducted it for II
years.
At the Louisville meeting a special
committee was appointed of w. A.
Hubert and Charles A. Fowle to con-
tinue the process of organization and
the committee announced the first
meeting of the league to be held in
the Grand Central Hotel, New York
Evening star., 1924-12-02
BY III. e.. SALSINCER.

NA IHAT is now described by
Wv the terms Sheads-up" and
"on-your-toes" base ball
was first introduced by Ty Cobb. He
brought the "heads-up" and "on-
your-toes' style of play to its high
est peak. Before Cobb's debut ball
teams had nearly always chung to
what base bail calls the "old army
game" playing in strictly orthodox
fashion.
Cobb's style Of base running and
fielding brought about faster and
quicker play. The plays he intro
duced and which were gradually
adopted compelled players to be alert,
to stay on their toes and to keep their
beads up.
No player was ever as consistent
ly or finely alert as Cobb. Recalling
one play that describes this alert
ness:
New York used to have a giant
catcher. Sweeney by name. In one
game Cobb came to bat with DOME
Bush. then Detroits shortstop, on
second base. Cobb drove through the
infield. The center fielder came tear
ing In on the bail, scooped it up and
whipped 1t to Sweeney to catch Bush
at the plate. Ball and runner reached
home about the same time and Umpire
Jack Egan called Bush safe. Sweeney
jumped to his feet and protested
Egan started away from the plate, as
umpires frequently do when an argu-
ment starts. But Sweeney, hand on
hips, with one hand grasping the ball
stayed right at Egan's side.
s>co.d rI>~> No.
In the meantime Cobb was slowly
| sauntering Off third and toward the
| plate. The umpire, to get rid OF
Sweeney walked toward the pitcher &
box. Sweeney, not to be shaken loose
followed the umpire. Their backs
were to the plate. There came a
sudden loud roar. Sweeney, turning
| discovered Cobb streaking for the
! plate. Sweeney could not throw the
ball, as no one was ahead to receive
1t, so Sweeney ran for the same spot.
Cobb and Sweeney hit the dirt at the
same time. sliding for the plate from
opposite directions, but Cobb got his
hand on the plate rust q fraction Of q
| second before Sweeney's right hand,
grasping the ball, touched him.
Cobb always studied his opponents
He tried to discover the weaknesses OF
individuals and the weaknesses of
teams. It was always his aim to out
! think them. He studied their line OF
reasoning and then he knew what to
| do to cross them completely.
It was while Clark Griffith was
| manager Of the New York Ameri-
cans that Cobb first pulled his play OF
going from first to third on a sacrifice
bunt. 1t had never been done before
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CRIFFS CONSISTENT AFIELD,
FIGURES FOR 1924 PROVE

fielding the American League this
wv ally 1925 according the official
NJ. Howe official
Nationals failed shine particularly ahed
good and ranked second club
behind leading
Tigers and Athletics tied for third
place
the boards during the those esab
bed by BabydoP Jacobson fielder
srhieR aade
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Virtually every major league club
is represented here, on the lookout
for deals Toe International League.
which adopted the modified draft at
its meeting in New York last week,
was given attention ny the big Tel-
lows with the result that several
optional agreements We're reached.
none of which vas made public. The
american Association wheel held its
annual meeting yesterday. adopted
its 1925 program and discussed q
blanket insurance proposition for
players under it's jurisdiction, con-
tinuation of the discussion being
planned for TODAY.
The first player trade divuised
transfers Erie Erickson from Min
neapolis 20 Toronto. The former
Washington hurler was purchased
outright by Toronto from the Mi!lerS.
spencer Abbot of the Reading Inter
nationals purchased 'NIeinie' Scheer,
second haseman, from the M;lwauke %
club foc an unnamed sum and sent
'"addy" Martin. former Philadelphia
Athletic portsitcr, 10 Portland. Greg,
IN exchange for clyde II. Schroeder,
.tnnther southpaw-
Evening star., 1924-12-02

Joe Judge fielded to tie with
Wally Pipp of the Yankees as a first
sacker, each averaging .Ss4, but Pipp
was in l53 games. lG more than the
National. Mule Shirley wos In 80
games at the first station and field
ed .9S4, putting him near the bottom
Of the list. Judge made 1916 put
outs, Sc assists and errors. against
Pipps record of 1.447 put-outs, los
assists and errors.
Manager Bucky Harris was sew
enth among the second Sackers atield
with 3s3 put-outs, 3S6 assists and 20
errors for an average of sos in l43
engagements. Mike McNally Of the
Yankees led with .9S5, but he played
In only % games at the keystone
sack so real first honors went to Ed
die Collins of the wac Sox. He
made 396 put-outs. 4i6 assists and 20
errors in l52 games.
Bill WambSganSs of the Red SoX
was the busy boy around the second
sack. He handled more chances tnan
any other guardian OF the station.
Wamby was credited with I63 put
outs and 494 assists and all told bad
994 chances come his way. His av-
erage was .963. Wam5sGanss and
Harris each took part IN 100 double
plays.
The virtual leader of the third
sackers was Willie Kamrl, the White
Sox 100000 beauty. He fielded .s1l
in 145 games. Homer EZZell OF the
Red Sox and McMillin o. the Browns
had better averages, but were III
ever games by far. OF the trio of
Nationals used at third base. Ossie
Bluege led with So put-cuts, 15S as
Evening star., 1924-12-02

American League, which placed it's in
dividual crown on the head of Walter
Johnson, veteran pitching star of the
world champion Washington Ameri-
cans, In preference to Eddie Collins
White Sox second baseman.
National League All-Stars.
The all-star National League team
selected from the results of the bal
loting follows:
First basc-Kelly, New York.
Second base-Hornsby, st. Louis.
Shortstop-Maranvi Pittsburgh.
Third base-Frisch. New York.
Left fleld-Wheat, Brooklyn.
Center f1eld-Roush, Cincinnati
Right fleld-Young. New York.
Ctility-Bressler, Cincinnati.
Catcher-Hartnett, Chicago.
Pitcher-Vance, Brooklyn.
Pitcher-Grimes, brooklyn.
Pitcher-Rixey Cincinnati.
Pitcher-Yde, Pittsburgh.
Observation-Disclosures, Chicago.
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FIGHT DECISION BRINGS
NEAR RIOT IN MONTREAL

MONTREAL, December 2-Scenes
approaching riot were enacted when
Clovis Durand, Canadian fyweight
champion, was awarded a technical
knockout over Izzy Schwartz OF New
York, in the seventh of a scheduled
10-round bout.
Physicians of the boxing commits
sion declared after the contest that
Schwartz had been struck by a low
blow.
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TY COBB
Reraaker of Base Ball
'Heads-UP" 2: 2: T.; z:.;s s%::;:: : $:::;: z:"-
CHAPTER XXI,

The runner had always been salts
ned to advance one base.
At that time Hal Chase, greatest Of
first basemen, was with New York
and George Moriarty, now an umpire,
was playing third. Cobb reached first
and Claude Rossman bunted sacri-
flee. Cobb. who had taken a big lead
on the pitched ball touched the inside
corner of second and raced to third.
the first time any one had pulled a
play like that.
Cobb Hears Beast.
After Nle game Cobb was in the
clubhouse. Next to the Detroit lock
er rooms were those OF the visiting
club. A locked door was between the
two rooms, but above the door was a
transom and it was open. Through
this opening Cobb heard the voice of
Griffith on the other side bawling out
Chase and Moriarty for letting that
crazy nut Of a Cobb" show them up
by going from first to third on a sac
rifice.
Never mind, we'll get this simp
tomorrow If he tries any of his nut
tricks on us again. won't we, Morrie?'
said Chase. And Moriarty agreed that
they would.
Cobb thought the matter over that
night and the next afternoon, before
the game, he called Rossman aside.
"Will you bunt every time / get to
first"
Sure, If you want me to-"
"All right then, bunt every time
He Did 1t Twice.
Cobb twice reached first base in that
game and each time Rossman. coming
up to the plate next, bunted. Each
Str n
on the out. Each time Chase and Nor
iarty, both set for just that play
failed to get him. Chase made a good
throw, but the ball got to Moriarty
just a fraction too late to enable him
to make the play. When Cobb pulled
the play a second time in that game
and got away with it, Moriarty. tax
ing two steps toward the pitcher,
threw the ball on the ground and
reached down to get it on the re-
bound. But before his hand touched
the ball there came a roar of human
voices. Moriarty turned and caught
a picture of a human cyclone headed
for the plate. He hurriedly tried to
grab the ball. He did manage to get
1t and throw, but his throw pierced a
cloud of dust at the home plate, for
Cobb had beaten the ball by several
feet.
walking into \the clubhouse after
that game, Manager Griffith glared
at Moriarty and then he glared at
Chase, whose locker was several feet
farther on. That is all he did-glared.
Neither spoke word.
(Tomorrsw Chapter xxxH.-
Headlines.)
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Canada and Great Britain by North American
Newspaper Alliance. AL rights reseryed.)
Evening star., 1924-12-02

Vance was the only pitcher named
among the first 10" by the commit
tee of base ball writer's, which de-
cided the contest. and his teammates,
Burleigh Grimes. was next among the
twirlers given recognition.
The rival values to a team of a
regular player and a pitcher long
have aroused keen discussion, but the
committee decided that Vance's brill
liant mound work. which was chiefly
responsible for lifting Brooklyn to Il
contending position and enabling the
club to finish in second place, was
more of an asset than the terrific bat
ting of Hornsby, who led his league
for the fifth consecutive year with a
mark of .424, the highest in modern
annals, and was characterized by
President Heydler of the National
League as the greatest batsman of
all time"
In making their decision, the writ
ers followed precedent set in the
Evening star., 1924-12-02

III NC" L ol ~
City, at noon on the second day of
February, 1876.
y letter was sent TO the Boston and
Hartford clubs, the Athletics of Phil
adelphia and the Mutuals Of New
York. These clubs with the first four
represented at Louisville were the
nucleus of the oldest organization in
what has come to be known as organ
.zed base ball. Until the American
League challenged it the National
also was the most powerful base ball
organization. 1t lived down many
fights that were directed against il
by rival leagues and associations.
While New York is TO be accepted
: as the place of permanent organiZa-
, tion of the National League, where
, its first president and other officials
, were elected, there is no doubt that
Louisville shares some Of the honor
of being connected with the start of
this powerful athletic association.
Prior to the meeting at Louisville
the first thought Of the league un-
questionably originated in Chicago.
tArticle three, tomorrow. will de-
| scribe the actual organization of the
National League in New York on
February 2, 1850
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-12-02
SWIMMERS TO COMPETE.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. December g.
The indoor swimming season here
opens tonight with a program of IL
competitive events and two exhibit
tions. Adam Smith, Erie, Pa: Lyle
Hubbard. University Of Michigan
former intercollegiate champion, and
Holly Fergus, Cleveland star. meet
in an open 44oyard back stroke
swim
Evening star., 1924-12-02
PILOT STARTS CAMPAIGN
FOR NEW JERSEY ADONIS
Ballyhoo Launched by Mccartney in Behalf of
Firpo's Most Recent Conqueror Not Being Taken
Seriously in Fistic World, However.
BY FAIR PLAY.

EW YORK, December Billy Mccartney Off The man who
staged bull fight PIy with Charley Chaplin has
his campaign of shooting Charley Weinert heights
"Chaey Wner Leading heavyweight,
championship"
So wosheet red and black type McCarney
had just broadcast throughout the
articles leading Of
the
below is the following "Weinert versusD
Evening star., 1924-12-02
AIM OF LITTLE LEACUERS
IS TO REDUCE EXPENSES
Virtually Every Club in Majors Is Represented at Ses.
sion Opening at Hartford, Conn.,, Today
On Lookout for New Talent.
Ry tie Associated Press

HARTFORD. Minor league bal rolled
tackle legislation which
tariff oi the national
burde Of
Professional Base Ball
prepared administer knockout punch exavagance
scheduled o'clock
appointment special other
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VANCE HEADS ALLSTAR
NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM
By the Associatel Pres


EW YORK, December
highest National Leagues Most Valuable
Player Robins
three Pittsburgh Chicago
The selections include OF pitchers headed
Dazzy) Vance Brooklyn
which a cas- OF
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LUDERUs SHREVEPORT PILOT.

SHREVEPORT, La, December e.
Fred Luderus, former Philadelphia
National League first baseman, has
signed to manage the Shreveport
club Of the Texas League in 1926.
Evening star., 1924-12-02
LEADS GEORGIA ELEVEN,

ATHENS, Ga. December 2.-Ralph
S. Smack" Thompson. end, of At
lanta, has been elected captain of
the 1925 foot ball team of the Uni
versity of Georgia. He is a member
Of the junior class.
Evening star., 1924-12-02
THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS
BY WILL H. DIG,
President, Izadk Ralton League Of America.

HE Northern ducks here Coming high dropping
out OF the Clouds ducks
others dressed the startling black
familiar nalards and
winged teal have long and have already the
Evening star., 1924-12-02

The National League fs 4s Sears old
and the American League "a years.
The first minor league was organized
At wears ago
Evening star., 1924-12-02
Slogan at Minors Meeting Weinet Doomed Heavy Timber
CURB ROLLERS STILL
TOP DISTRICT ROLLERS

Curb Cafe bowlers continue to set
the pace in the District Duckpin
League, being seven gaines to the good.
Standing of the Tesms
Evening star., 1924-12-02
Fifty Years of Base Ball
One Of Series of articles BY John B. Foster Com
n,emorating the Fittieth Anniversary of the
National League, to Be Celebrated
Next Season.

HE the National OF Professional
| Base Ball Clubs held New York City believe
The birthplace New York the
Evening star., 1924-12-02
~" O"~FVNK
Headlines,

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The Coconino sun., 1924-03-07
FIGHT STARTS ON INSURANCE
PLAN FOR. SOLDIER BONUS

Proposals to make soldier bonus
payments in the form of paid-up in
surance led to several arguments at
the opening of public hearings by the
house ways and means committee on
adjusted compensation legislation.
Representative Andrew, republican,
Massachusetts, explained to the COM
mlttee a measure he has introduced
providing for insurance, with an OPP
ton OF cash payments for those vet
erans no tentitled to more than $50.
"The veterans need for cash is not
the same now as at the close of the
war;" he said, "and the bonus now
takes more the form of an obligation.
The insurance provision appeals to
me as better for the veterans, grant
ing them protection against worry for
the future"
Mr.. Andrew estimated the bill
would not cost more than the measure
passed last session.
Representative Fish, republican,
New York, presented his bonus scheme
of restricting all payments to 20
year endowment policy. 1t would al
low policies Of $4O0 for each six
months of service above so days, with
a maximum Of $1,000 and would al
low $500 to ,beneficiaries of each of
the 5000 who died during the war
without insurance.
Such a measure would cost $2,000,-
600 or about $100,00O,000 year, Mr..
Fish estimated.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-07

dance will be rendered the conferees
Monday evening and on the following
evening an initiation of the 40 and
81 will be staged.
Open discussions on adjusted COM
pensation, Americanism and ways and
means for strengthening the state or
ganization will occupy the full time
of the conference for two solid days.
One of the notable features of the
occasion will be an address by Senator
Mulford Winsor on the relation of
Colorado river development to the fu-
ture welfare of the ex-service men.
The list of speakers includes; DR..
Harry T. Southworth, department
commander for Arizona; Judge Dud-
ley Windess Phoenix; G. NJ. Stoddard,
national vice-commander; Judge Clyde
B. Jones, grand chef de gare, 40 and
g.; S. A. Jameson, commander Frank
Luke, Jr., post No. L; George Nilsson,
department chairman Americanism
committee: Dustin w. Gustin of the
Phoenix office of the u. S. Veterans,
bureau; Neri Osborn, Jr., department
adjutant; Val deCamp, w. G. Rosen-
baum, Joseph Lieberman and E. S.
Stallcup.
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-07
GREAT PREPARATION FOR
LEGION MEET MAR. 1911.

PHOENIX. = A special message
from John E. Quinn, national COM
mander of the American Legion to
the ex-service boys of Arizona, will be
delivered by Buron r. Fits of Los
Angeles as the outstanding feature
Of the state conference of the Legion
to be held here next Monday and
Tuesday, March 10 and II. Mr.. Fits
is past department commander of Cal
lfornia, Q lawyer of brilliant accom-
plishments and a tireless worker in
the cause of ofsAmericanism.
Word is received by state headquar-
ters that each of the "a active Ameri-
can Legion posts in Arizona will be
represented by both the post COM
mander and adjutant or by one of
them, and the gathering is regarded
as one of the most important ever
called in the interests Of the ex-ser-
vice men Of this state.
In addition to Fits, the conference
will have as its guests A. B. Clayton,
department commander for Mexico,
Mrs. r. Z. Hoyal, department presi-
dent, and Mrs. Harry T. SouthWorth,
national vice president of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary; General John
G. Greenway of Warren and Marcus
D. Lynch, Geo. P Miller and Louis T.
Grant of San Francisco, and other
officials of the u. s. veterans bu-
reau.
Governor Hunt and Mayor Whitney
welcome the delegates on behalf of
the state and city. A dinner and
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-07
DISABLED VETERANS
SHOULD MAKE THEIR
CLAIMS IMMEDIATELY

Arizona disabled veterans of the
World war are warned by Neri Os-
born, Jr., department adjutant of the
American Legion, to present their
claims for compensation to the u. S.
Veterans bureau Immediately, as the
time limit will soon expire.
Attention is called to the wording OF
the war risk insurance act, which
specifically states:
"That no compensation shall be
payable unless a claim therefor be
filed, in case of disability, within five
days after discharge or resignation
during the service, within five years
after such death is officially record
ed in the department under which he
may be serving; Provided, however,
that where compensation is payable
for death or disability occurring after
discharge or resignation from the
service claim must be made within
five years after such death or the
beginning of such disability.
"sThe time herein provided may be
extended by the director not to exceed
one year for good cause shown. If
at the time that any right accrues to
any person under the provisions of
this article, such person is a minor,
or is of unsound mind or physically
unable 30 make a claim, the time here
IN provided shall begin to run until
such disability ceases"
AdJutant Osborn further points
out that as most of the men were
discharged in 1919, this will be the
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-07
OIL SCANDAL BOOMERANG

Right vigorous is the statement of
the republican national committee
about oil leases. 1t shows Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, democrat, wrote
practically word for word the section
of the leasing act of February, 1920,
under which Mr.. Daniels successor,
Secretary DENLY, acted in signing the
4 Sinclair and Doheny leases.
Senator Walsh, democrat, fathered
\ this leasing bill in the senate. Walsh
/ is now attacking the Doheny and
1 Walsh leases-in fact, the whole leas-
/ ing system, in his capacity as chair
man of the senate Investigating COM
mittee.
For DENLY, because he approved the
/ oil leases, things were made so un-
comfortable that he felt obliged to
resign.
Yet Daniels, before Denby's time in
office, co-operated with Secretary Of
the Interior Payne to grant leases to
naval oil lands on royalty basis.
| All of these matters the republican
national committee tells US i'll one hot
/ blast.
1t must be fairly scorching to those
statesmen in the senate and those
party leaders who have been exploit
ing the oil lease probe for political
reasons.
Uncover the rascaIs!' has been
their battle cry. "But don't uncover
| too many" has been their whispered
! prayer.
| Part of the truth, or the alleged
/ fTIIfh I,
activity of the probers, the republican
national committee was determined
the rest of the truth should come out,
too.
President Wilson's secretary of tie
navy, Josephus Daniels, was respon-
slbie for that same leasing system
which is now being denounced as an
act Of robbery committed against the
American people.
Secretary Daniels, Immediately afs
ter the leasing bill became law, wrote
the chairman Of the house naval af-
fairs committee that private oil in
terests were draining millions of dol
lars worth Of oil from government
lands by adjacent drilling and that it !
was imperative that the navy be per-
mitted to develop its reserves to CON
serve its supply of oil.
In order to make this possible, Sec |
retary Daniels pointed out, an amend
ment to the law (his own law was
necessary. The amendment he pro-
posed would give the secretary of the
navy authority to develop, use anss
operate" the oil reserves. directly or
by contract, lease or otherwise"
The aYaandYaon+ ,,,ae o,lnx+J
the statement, and the granting of