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Evening star., 1924-12-12
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TITLE CONTENDERS
TO SCRAP TONIGHT

NEW YORK, December 12.-Jose
LonHardo of Panama and Louis
(Kid) Kanlan Of Me~iden. Conn, will
meet tonight at Madison Square
Garden in the semi-flnal round of the
state athletic commissions tourna-
'"ent to determine successor to the
f"nthnrweight boxing title surren-
dered hv Johnny Dundee. The win
rer will face Danny Kramer OF
Philadelphia for the title in a 15-
round test in the same ring three
weeks herce
Lonba rdo and Kaplan came into
tho sen'fnals bv eliminating Lou
Paluso OF Salt Lake City and Bobby
sno0tivelr. Kaplan won by a vicious
attack IN the final round Garcia
having held him on even terms up to
that tirr0. Lombardo was never in
dancer in his clash with Paluso
kra~7"r was awarded the decision
over Mike Dundee of Rock Island.
III. in the rreliminaries, and drew
n hye for the second round. giving
him six weeks to train for the final
TIT. His VIC c-'er Dundee was
generally approved hy sporting
writer's. but led D'cl< Curley, Dun
dee's manager. to kick himself out
of hoSinr 50 far as New York is
concerned. Curleys right toe con-
nected with Referee Pasty Haley's
face during the furore which fol-
lowed the verdict, the crowd mean
while standing and combin In z
zoos" with applause.
As tonight's semi final two of the
men defeated in the first bouts Of the
tournament have been matched
Dundee meeting Garcia
Evening star., 1924-12-12
TY COBB
Rernaker of Base Ball
Plays He Inuented-
Had 'Er Either Way
Ty Describes One.
CHAPTER. MI.

One time he was asked to name the
| best fielding play he ever made, and
he replied:
at was during Detroit Boston
game at old Bennett Park. in Detroit.
1t was d hot Saturday afternoon, as
remember it. We had comfortable e
lead when the ninth inning opened.
but Boston suddenly made one of those
rallies. With nobody out they got
runners to first and second. Jake
Stahl, a reliable batter, was up. Stahl
drove a low liner over second base.
1t looked like sure hit. Both run
ners We're off, sprinting at top speed.
So was !. Then I noticed that my
only chance was in making a dive
for the ball. and l dived. arms out
stretched ! extended my gloved hand
as far as possible. and was lucky
enough to stab the ball just off the
grass. 1t took only an instant to
jump to my feet and toss the ball to
Jim Delahanty, who was playing sec
ond base for us at the time. Jim re-
layed the ball to first and completed
triple play, ending the game. The
runners who We're on base when Stahl
hit the ball had advanced SO far that
could have really made the triple
play unassisted if L had cared to-
Improved on Others.
Not all the tricks that Cobb used
in the .outfield We're new. Tommy
Mccarthy, great fielding outf1elder
of the past, had some of them, and
Hughie Duffy, another great fielder.
whose career preceded Cobb's, had
some of them. But neither Duffy nor
Mccarthy had the bag OF tricks that
Cobb carried Neither of them did
his stunts as impressively as Cobb
and neither could make his work as
effective as Cobb. He had the knack
of getting the most out of every op-
portunity and they lacked it, He
gave more science TO outfielding than
they had given, and he elaborated
upon their lines of endeavor. They
introduced certain features of out
fielding and Cobb extended these fea-
lures, broadened them and added to
them.
Cobb was once asked how he learned
to play the outfield, and he answered
by watching the best men who
played the outfield positions when /
started in the majors and by what l
heard of the play of other outfielders.
l tried to copy the best points of
these men, their strength, and, l
guess, 1 got to be a composite of the
leading outfielders of my time. At
least that is what I tried to be-
come"
Tomorrow: Chapter XLII-2O Years.
and Great Britain. by North American News
paper Alliance. All rights reseryed)
Evening star., 1924-12-12
BALL CARRIERS LEAD
IN GRID CAPTAlNCIES

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 12.-Col1ege
foot ball teams again have turned TO
their backfields for 1925 leaders,
among the stars of the season to re-
ceive appointments being Harold
Red Grange of Illinois, marvel OF
Midwestern gridirons and conceded TO
be certain choice for the mythical
All-American eleven.
Colgate has made captain of its
sprinting marvel, Eddie" Tryon, a
halfback, who stood second in the
high scoring list of the East in 1929
and finished fourth this year. An
other, Eddie" Dooley of Dartmouth,
has been elected leader of the Han
over eleven
Centers, evidently, have fallen into
bad grace, for only Ed Mcmillan,
Princeton pivot man, will captain an
eleven next season, according to the
results of ~ elections all over the
country. During the past season
centers directed at least six leading
teams. These included Brennan of
Rutgers, Walsh of Notre Dame, Love
JOY of Yale. Greenough of Harvard
Garbisch of the Army and Young OF
Ohio State.
The ~ elections tabulated up to
this time show victories for 10 half
backs. quarterbacks, ends, I
guards, fullbacks, 6 tackles and
l center.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
COIN CLINK CLEARED
JOE DUNDEE'S HEAD

BALTIMORE. Md, December 12.-
How Joe Dundee. Baltimore light
weight, fought II rounds against
Alex Hart of Philadelphia here last
Monday night with his mind blank
and how his seconds held lighted
matches against his back in an ef-
fort to awaken him from his ring
somnambulism is story in local
pugilistic circles today
In the fourth round Hart landed a
short right to Dundees chin. The
punch Scrambled" Joe's brains.
When he walked to his corner at the
end of the round his seconds realized
he wasn't right. Usual restora tive
methods failed. Then they resorted
to the matches in an effort to shock
him sufficiently to bring him back
mentally.
The flames failed, but Dundee fin
ished the fight through instinct, his
great rally in the last round earning
him draw.
His manager says Dundee did not
get right until they began dividing
the gate receipts.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
Ingenuity
BY II. ii. SALSINGER.

I was while playing right field for
! | Detroit that Ty Cobb invented
his cross" play. With a runner
on first and fly ball hit to right.
not too deep, Cobb would pretend to
be set for the catch. He really was
set for the catch. hands cupped and
feet firmly planted on the ground.
Seeing that Cobb apparently in
tended catching the ball. the runner
on first would hang close to the bag
to prevent Cobb making a snap
throw to the first baseman and exc
cutting a double play The man who
hit the ball would generally come to
dead step on his way to first or
would turn out entirely. giving up
hope. Just as the ball was about to
land in Cobb'S cupped hands. he would
pull the hands away, let the ball
strike the ground and then catch it
on the rebound. A fast throw to first
base and a quick relay to second
would complete a double play
He also worked this play with re-
verse English. He would come tear
ing on ball and then, feigning an
attitude that he could not make the
catch. would set himself TO catch the
ball on a first bound. The runner on
first. sure the ball would fall safe
would dash madly for second. Then
Cobb suddenly reversed, jumped for
ward, made the catch and whipped
the ball to first base for a double
play. Cobb had a double play ahead
of him either way he made the play
and, in the language of the sport,
''he had 'em going and coming"
Moved to Center.
Later Crawford became too slow
and Cobb was shifted to center field
He no longer had the opportunity of
making the same plays in center field
and he had to change his tactics.
The throws from center field were too
long and the same situations did not
present themselves. 1t was mechan-
ically impossible to do the sensational
work he had delivered in right field
But, no matter where Cobb played
he found opportunity to do the spec
tacular. He was a born Snowman
and showmanship with him was fine
art. He learned to dive for balls, a
play not made successfully by many
outfielders and bungled by all except
the most expert. 1t requires the
keenest kind of judgment of batted
balls to make diving catches of the
kind Cobb made repeatedly. Such
judgment he gradually developed.
He had the dexterity, the suppleness
and the quckness to execute them,
guided by his keen judgment.
AS an outf1elder CobbAwas spec
tacular rather than thorough. He
knew how to put the dramatic touch
to his work. He never used two
hands where he could give a plaus-
e.impressio that he had to use one.
He never stood under a fly where he
had any chance to take the ball while
| running. He always picked the most
difficult way to do things, but while
difficult there had to be a thrill in
volved. He knew the heart of the
| gallery better than any man that ever
| played base ball, and he knew how
| to reach that heart better than any
man in the game. He made study
| of the matter. No actor, better loved
| applause than Cobb.
Evening star., 1924-12-12

as any other commodity. Of, oour:
form the backbone OF outdoor sport
There are some who scout the idea,
claiming that it does not work out.
They point to instances of failure.
1T is true that such instances are not
only met, but that they are numer-
Gus But investigation will show
that when such failures occur 1T is
usually because of a lack of technical
knowledge or skill. For instance.
the game and fish officers of most
states are besieged with requests for
the fry of game fish.
Few game and fish commissioners
are financially able to employ enough
scientific men to investigate the
lakes and rivers to be stocked with
such fry. The trouble is that sports
men often do not understand the re-
quirements of particular species of
fish. And if they did understand them
it might do little good in many cases.
For instance, a scientific fish cul-
turist was recently asked to investi-
gate several streams that had been
repeatedly stocked with trout fry, but
which showed no results 1t was
found that the little streams, which
appeared perfectly normal to the eye
Of the fisherman lacked the minute
organisms, both plant and animal, on
which very young fish feed. These
things had been destroyed by GER
tain pollution Of the water.
Again, many streams which almost
dry up in August are stocked with
trout fry. The shallow, trickling
water becomes so warm that the
trout cannot live in it.
If you want to do any stocking you
will save time and money if you Will
have the waters surveyed by an ex-
pert first.
When done right, there is no ques-
ton about whether such stocking and
Evening star., 1924-12-12
HARVARD WILL SEEK
BETTER GRID TACTICS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December II.
Maj. Fred w. Moore. graduate
treasurer of athletics al Harvard, and
CAPITA elect NJ. A. Cheek of the
Crimson foot ball team have re-
turned from a conference in New
York with graduates interested in the
problem of restoring Harvard :
prestige on the foot ball field
1t was said that the meeting de-
veloped virtual agreement and that
the New York graduates and Cam
bridge officials decided that steps
should be taken especially to help
in improving Crimson gridiron strategy
The Harvard athletic committee
will receive from Captain elect Cheek
recommendation for the graduate ad-
visory foot ball committee, which will
name the head coach for 1925.
The contract of Bob Fisher, who
succeeded Percy d. Haughton as head
coach. expired this season. but there
has been no statement from any Off
cial source as yet indicating that he
would not be coach again.
Evening star., 1924-12-12

of II" we told him.
hole match with Charley Mothersole
and his brother, the well known pro-
fessionals.
Coming to the 18th hole. we We're
all square, so that the match and a
wager depended how il was PLAYED.
| was fortunate enough to drop my
15o-yard mashie shot over the river
which separates the tee from the
green and within a short distance of
the cup, holing out in two.
The Mothersoles We're not satisfied
with this beating, so we played an
other is holes in the afternoon. When
we reached the last hole the situation
was exactly the same as in the morn
ing. And again 1 made a two, win
ming the match, and, incidentally a
second wager.
Say" said Charley Mothersole you
fellows can't keep this up forever
We declared our belief that we
could do that very thing. The result
was decision to go back TO the tenth
tee and play the last nine holes
again. The day was nearing it's end
and there was no time to do more
Once more the result depended upon
the decision on the final green. This
time l made the hole in one,
Evening star., 1924-12-12

American League base ball club. said
today he would continue to hold down
his job at second base until some
kid beats me out" for the position.
NO. my playing days are not over
said Collins. 81 will assume the new
duties as playing manager. To make
"A winner out Of the White SoX may
not be an easy job. but I'll give il a
battle. ! will be able to talk more
about my plans for the 1925 season
and any contemplated changes after
have had time TO think matters
over"
Collins. who lives in Lansdowne, a
suburb. said he was glad Of the op-
portunity TO branch out as a man
ager. He said his contract called Tor
one year.
Collins was born in Tarrytown
y. Y, in May, 1887. He was mem
her of the Philadelphia American 5
famous $4,000 infield," which help
cd the Athletics win four pennants
and three world CHAMPIONSHIPS He
has been member OF the White Sox
since 1915.
Eyers Wishes Collins Success.
BY the Associated Press.
TROY, n. Y. December l2.-John J..
Evers, former star player for the
Cubs, who has been succeeded as
Collins returned TO his home here
last night. and had no statement to
make regarding his future plans. He
neither affirmed nor denied the report
he would be the new coach of the
Giants
Il wish Eddie Collins all the success
in the world" he said.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
ETERNAL, TURF STAR,
IS SOLD FOR $4,000

NEW YORK. December 12.-Eternal,
one of the finest track horses Of his
day and winner of the Hopeful and
the Brooklyn handicap. has been sold
to Rome B. Restass, a Kentucky horse
man, for $4,000.
This was the highest price at the
closing session of the disposal sales
Of the Xalapa farm OF Kentucky.
Eternal is now years old.
Leonardo II, another noted per-
former, by Sweep, went to j. O..
Keene for $4,000. He Is a half
brother Of Eternal and also a Hope
full winner. Leonardo is years old.
Portland Urn. a 4-year-oId mare by
Son-in-Law, out of Lady Portland,
was sold to Willis Sharpe Kilmer for
$4,000.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Sports Editor, The Star.

|ONFIDENT materially
business OF defending league title and word championship
w. ure President Clark Griffith the Nationals returned today
the New York highly gaed the deals he
by Pitcher
Lovelckie tIurler
feder nhelder Mike McNly
through
political aspect
make himself everything
welfar ball
accomplished belief the
hiCapo oneXtM Mcek viii he 10 ATTIC
Evening star., 1924-12-12
HAHN, WESTERN RUNNER.
TO BE RIVAL OF NURMI

BOSTON, December 12-Another oB-
ponent for Paavo Nurmi, Finnish run
ming star, has appeared with the an
nouncement that Lloyd Hahn of Ne
braska viii report TO Coach JacL
Ryder of the Boston A. A. for prac-
tice Monday.
He will wear the coIors of the Bos-
ton club against Nurmi at the Fin
ish-American games in New Yorl,
on January 6.
Hahn won the Baxter mile in New
York last year in minutes 10 sec
onds, and Coach Ryder said he ex
pected him to do far better this Win
ter.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
SPRINGFIELD GYMNASTS
IN 10 GOn-MILE JAUNT

SPRINGFIELD Mass. December IL.
The gym team of Springfield Col
lege. at the conclusion OF mass
meeting in which the members were
addressed Wy city and State officials,
left for a seven weeks, 10, 900 mil Q
tour of the Southern States and
Mexico in the interest of the $500
600 endowment fund of the college.
The team has been extensively
filmed in action for the leading mo-
ton picture concerns.
Evening star., 1924-12-12

Come on, forget it; you're out
In view of the rule of that time, by
which he lost stroke and distance on
his shot into the pond. this conclusion
seemed correct. The rest of US looked
certain of threes. while it would take
him that many strokes to reach the
green.
Sullivan's first impulse was to do as
we had tried to ridicule him into do
ing and not play another ball But as
we set off for the green he changed
his mind and turned back to the tee.
We had passed beyond a clump of
bushes and did not see this move nor
his resulting shot. He rejoined US at
the green without our being aware of
his temporary absence.
Strangely enough. Erwin, Lincoln
and l each took three puts to get
down in four. But
We'll. Brent we addressed Sulli-
van, this holes on you"
Not SO YOU can notice it," he re-
torted. Just pick the balls out Of the
cup. will you?'
One of us complied. There should
have been three balls in the hole.
However, We found four. The extra
one was Sullivan's.
He had holed out his second tee
shot and had gotten down in three.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
MAJORS TO MEET THERE
WITH LANDS WEDNESDAY
Commissioners Reported Planning 10 Demand
Showdown on Charges Made Against His
Administration by President Ban Johnson
BY the Associated Press.

EW YORK, December
Chicago with of three
On Wednesday the of
will reassenb
the chair and then
will
dent OF the and former the national
Jacob Rupert the
and F. Barnard OF the Cleveland Indians the League
and ball
check the impending clash
the other
Evening star., 1924-12-12

With the atmosphere somewhat
cleared, the commissioner adequately
defended by resolutions of all the
| major and minor circuits in the land
and Johnson remaining silent regard
ing the shot aimed at him by his own
associates. the Coast League head
yesterday renewed hoStilities with Il
statement declaring that he would
see tho fight through to the finish
and would call upon Lands to brinl.
Johnson's charges of gambling in tn.
coast organization into the open.
May Demand "Showdown."
It was reported that tho commis-
sioncr. also, would demand a "show-
down" and repeat his threat of IL
year ago to quit his post unless all
charges made by the American League
head regarding his administration
are swept away and future peace as
sured by guarantees that the agree
ment under which he became head
of base ball shall not be broken Tn
der this agreement members of both
leagues assured the commissioner
that they would not make publ
criticism of his actions
The closing American League ses-
sion was brief. Resolutions of sym
pathy were sent to the commissions
at Rochester, MINI, where Mr.
Lands underwent an operation. The
league then adjourned to meet iu
Chicago. Leslie NJ. O'Connor, socrt
tary to Lands. presided
Deal for Terry Fails.
The Cincinnati Reds effort TO obtain
Bill Terry of the Giants to replac.
the late Jake Daubert met defeat
when John McGraw refused to acccp,
the Cuban pitcher. Adofo Luqui
McGraW insisted on either Pete Dono-
hue or Eppa Rixey.
Manager Miller Huggins OF the
Yankees stated that the reported
trade for Pitcher Urban Shocker O.
the Browns still is being discussed,
with prospects of consummation ~
some later date. It was said thac
either Bob Shawkey or Joe Bush
might so to ST. Louis
Evening star., 1924-12-12
YANKEE FIGHTER WINS.

PARIS, December 12-Jack TAYLOR.
an American negro light t-heavyw eight
last night defeated Margouget. a
French heavyweight. in a bout here
The Frenchman quit in the second
round.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
PLAYS NAVY AT SOCCER.

PHILADELPHIA. December 12-
Having finished the regular intercol-
legiate soccer season without having
suffered a defeat. the PENNSYLVANIA
eleven will engage the Navy soccer
team in a post-season contest OF
Franklin Field tomorrow.
Evening star., 1924-12-12
SYRACUSE PICKS ELEVEN.

SYRACUSE. y. V. December 12-
James d. Foley of Hartford. Conn,
Junior and halfback, will captain the
Syracuse University foot ball team in
1925
Evening star., 1924-12-12
COLLINS GETS EVERS' JOB
AS LEADER OF WHITE SOX

@HlCAGO December 2Eddic Collins premier of
I the American will
Announcement received
President Charles ComiSkey who York
Collins will
sltuted a month last during Evers illness
Evening star., 1924-12-12
CLARK WINS CUE MATCH.

i. Rowland Clark disposed Of Joe
Powell. 200 to 16S. in one of the
championship 1872 ba1kline billiard
tournament games last night at the
Lewis e Krauss parlors.
Evening star., 1924-12-12

The Irish race is distinguished as a
leader in developing so boxing cham
pions. The German has developed
pions.
Evening star., 1924-12-12

Close to 1000 tons of steel is re-
quired each year for the manufacture
of golf clubs.
Evening star., 1924-12-12

regular
to pitc
Lincoln
but Sullivan dropped his ball into the
in his pocket
ciorous kidding.
Evening star., 1924-12-12

III lilS bOulill y
propagation pays. Take the Potomac
River 1t goes right past Washing
ton, d. c., and is in the center of
civilization. But there is fine small
mouth bass fishing there. In 1882
there wasn't small-mouth bass in
the river. Fourteen small bass were
planted that year. And you must go
q long ways to find nicer small
mouth fishing than the Potomac now
affords.
Evening star., 1924-12-12

Lucky Eighteenth Hole.
Some years ago, at White Sulphur
Springs, Va, Arthur Stickney and 1
hooked up one morning in an 1S-
Evening star., 1924-12-12
THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS
BY WILL III. DIG.
President I-aak Walton League OF America.

HE idea OF administration rapidly
adherent America We
and fish be propagated
Evening star., 1924-12-12
WARREN WOOD TELLS:
Brent Sullivan's Great ''Syndicate'' Shot

Ut the Flossmoor Chicago
composed OF Ike Lincoln Art Erwin, Brent Sullivan
We nseparable
New Britain herald., 1924-01-17

Some time ago Mir. George was asked by an interviewer: What is your favorite amusement" The novelist replied: 'Loafng about a great city between midnight and dawn. His reason he gave as fol- lows At night fl is the un- expected happens The few people about you would be in bed. were it not fo- some unusual cause: love, purpoie of crime, agony of appre- hension. or black poverty. Lonely under the stars. these people seek company; they willingly confide in !cu; and even enlist you in their schemes Thus Mr, w. l.. George has wandered hundreds of nights in London. Paris, Barcelona. New York. Chicago. etc. He has partici- pated in several exciting adventures, which he relates here, altering the names and details for the sake of his strange companions of the night. Three of these adventures actually happened to Mr. George; three are slightly amended. They make up the picture of darkness and passion which stands behind the face Of every great city, and represents hidden world into which the daring can penetrate.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-17
MIR. WEST BOUND NORTH
 GETS STEAMER AT SEA
Member of New York Coffee Exchange Claims To Be Champion Long
 Distance Commuter

Pernambuco, Brazil, Jan. It. Frederick ]. West, member of the New York Coffee Exchange. claims he is the champion long distance com muter of the world. MT. Vests busi- ness makes necessary frequent trips to Brazil, each round trip being a 1 ,000 mile commute" as he puts it, He has made so many of these trips that he has forgotten the number, and the mileage is matter of higher mathematics.
 Making a flying visit to this city on coasting steamer and being in a hurry to get back to New York, with no American ship touching this port, Mir. West recently showed a com muter's resourcefulness when he vert out to sea in a small sailboat to catch the Lamport and Holt liner Van Dyck," as she passed on her regular trip north, at distance Of eight miles from the coast.
 Mir. West made the arrangements with Captain Burn by radio "at point more or less eight sea miles due east of Pernambuco." The Van Dyck" slowed down. the sailboat made sail, and Mir. West did the rest on rope ladder