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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Johnson to
Confer With
Maier Today

7 OS ANGELES. Cal. Jan. Is
IL Walter Johnson was scheduled
for conference with III Maicr,
owutr Of the Vernon club. today 70
renew his efforts to purchase Pa
cific Coast league team.
William wriKlcy. Jr. was TO be
Included in the negotiations because
Of his ownership Of the park IN
which the Tigers have been playing,
While johnson has received mo-
ton picture and other show offers,
he still ciinEs 10 the hope OF be-
coming baseball magnate and Is
said To have agreed to the 100000
price which Mater has put upon
his club. II Is believed that Wig.
10y will do what he can in the way
Of forgetting his quarrel with Maier
n johnson takes over the Vernon
franchise
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Commission to Seek
Leonard Successor

NEW YORK. Jan. IS. After re.
ceIying the promise Of cooperation
from the boxing boards on England
and France. the New York commits.
sion announced Il would organize
an international tournament TO find
a successor to the lightweight cham.
ponship vacated by Benny Leon.
ard The commission viii ask the
supervising bodies in other states
10 assist.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Purple Summers
LeaUe for Coast

EVANSTON. H., Jan. 2s.--Four
swimmers. carrying tho purple Of
Northwestern university. leave TO.
morrow on trip to the West coast.
The mermen included Ralph Dryer
and Dick Howell. olympic swim'
mers: Paul Corbett and Paul Mano.
viz. The quartet hopes TO beat all
opponents between the Mississippi
and tho Pacific. They viii swim In
meets once or twice each day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
.EIiIPtNOS
SHOW WELL.

The three Fiiipinos on the card
all made good fights. RUFF Canton,
husky Manila featherweight
fought six rounds TO a draw with
Chuck Hellman. Canton really won
the fight. but Hellman made q
sixth round finish that caught the
eye OF the Judges.
Ben Furrell lost four.ruund call
to Mike Mitchell, the Seattle ban
tamweight, hitting too hard with a
left hook to the body.
Joe Manila shaded Norman VII
son in the other Filipino entry. vii
son making IA fiashy finish. but the
Filipino had floorcd him earlier in
tho fight.
Ed Frayn and Bill GriffitIis
staged CORY draw In the first
fight. The hcavywciehts kept
seeking each other turnout tile
four rounds. t'rayn had the
kick and Griffiths was "A bit the
smarter.
Dan salt and Lonnie Austin
staged the show and a good crowd
turned out.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

TIHW q IWIe NTIlII VIII
Harris.
For years Il has
been customary for
him 10 play basket
hall during the win
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Wild Swinging Fan Kept
Lor0 La Blank Dodglng

Downey kids fell into the low.
in clutch nj the end of their
match, Chubby" Is standing.
swinging his wings around. and
never notices he neatly hicks
me In the eyes. And all The
rest Of the evening II was the
same thing-him yelling Hell
win" every time gladiator
gives a swing, and tryin' to ini.
tate their stuff. with me doing
most of the dodgin' and the
mob taking the events just Ms
noisy tho less demonstratiye. I
got to see less Of the show than
tina eyeless idle Of Gallipore.
But you can't discourage LITTLE
Lora.
Next Tuesday I'm going to tax,
along my kid brothers football rig
gala and hang chicken pox" sigr
on my chest. Believe ME- gotti
have room--and III get IT,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Halls Quintet
Keeps Lead in
City Cage Loop

TINE Halls School OF Commerce
l. basketball team retained its lead
in the city league. section 1. by de.
feating the Y NJ. c. A, Triangles
on the University floor last night
&c TO 81,
The Hyllengron brothers. Tom and
Jim. starred for the winners. while
McBoth and Sundahl looked good
for the Y. NJ. c. A.
In the other City League game
played last night the Ballard Com.
mercial club had little trouble in
defeating the First Christians, 81
TO is.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
DUNDEE Is
SUSPENDED

BALTIMORE. Jan, s7-Johnny
Dundee, former feathcrweiEht cham
pion. has been suspended from com.
petition In the II states represented
In the National Boxing association.
IL was announced by Gatrobe Cogs.
wen, president of the association.
The suspension resulted from a
complaint cahled by the French
Boxing federation that Dundee had
broken contract to fight Fred
Bretonnel In Paris. New York.
Massachusetts and New Jersey are
not members OF the association.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
MURPHY SHADES SMELL IN GRE
Ad Stone Has
Eve Trouble

An STONE Philadelphia sen.
~ =uaaal usht heavyweight
who has been out 90 the same
far several months with Bu yEo
aumgnr H about entirely rveu,
cred ana rr3dy 90 resume work,
stones eye trouble "a said Go
be somewhat similar 10 tho al
Fiction that kept GeorEr sisler.
l8sstaI star ouJ % the same
Tor & whole season,
Sislrr dtd a comeback last se1-
SON. put WAS FAR shy thr form
that ,ausri him 90 ~ referred
10 as uSsstaIrs sreatcat pIaycr
Stone viii shortly be matched
with fair second rstrr az sort
OF q preliminary workout 60 b'g
ger matches
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
British Boxers to
Fight Americans

LONDON. Jan 2S.-Four mem.
bers of the British olympic boxing
team will sail tomorrow for an in.
ternational match against an Amer.
lean team IN Boston. February IL.
The team will consist of Harry
Mitchell, olympic light.heavyweight
champion. Jack Elliott. Olympic
middlcwcight champion; Pat O'Han.
rihnn. British wclterweiEht cham.
pion and George Gogay. lightweight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Three Prep Cage Leaders
Still DeadL0cked in Tie

Roosevelt TO Garfield In the other
spmra Friday.
Roosevelt gave Broadway the
hardest fight OF any Of the leaders
yesterday. losing out, - to ls after
Ia fairly tight game.
Ballard rompcd home an easy
winner over Garfield al Garfield,
while IVES, Seattle had little trouble
with Queen Anne az Queen Anne.
both Ballard and West Seattle win.
ming by the same scores. 30 10 IL.
Lincoln finally broke into the
winning column on IT, home floor
Tuesday by defeating franklin, Is
to 90.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

IllIsNETWlLII EWT = EIIh
league player. but
the money offered
always overcams any
other drawbacks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Paris Ringsiders
Hand Dundee Razz

PARIS, Jan. 2S.-A crowd of fight
fans at Gaumont palace hooted and
cat called when film showing
Johnny Dundee training WAS dis.
played between bouts. The cap.
tions had been specially prepared
"Cowardly Flight" cold Feet. ="
"Afrnid." Then Paul Fritsch sub
stituted against Bretonnel and cas-
lily outpointed him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
IHLE AND LUQrE

Two Of the biggest disappolnt.
menls Of the recent baseball season
were Uhle Of Cleveland and Buque
Of Cincinnati Right up with tho
Leading huriers in 1928. the Indian
and the Red enjoyed anything but
successful campaigns last year. Crit.
les expect them TO get back inro
their real form again this season.
hnwrver.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
V0GEL WILL
COACH IOWA

OTTO NoErl former University %
Illinois football and baseball slAF.
has decided io fuuake Jhe rig
league f0r college coaching Noscl
has PASSED up a position with The
Chicago cubs 90 become baseball
coach az University Of Iowa
The HaNksycs. by the way. seem
20 bc partial 20 Hint products Paul
r. HsltluE. director Of athletics AMI
Burt InEwrrssn, football coach.
both Illinois men. are already on
the Iowa staff
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Judges Render
Pool Verdicts

Judges officiated az the c,rg
Pool ring show again last MIR
the boxing commission having b
cided earlier IN the day 10 "a
20 that system Of giving decsos
and there were no squawk hs
night.
stuart Thompson had reslgasi
and WIN scruby was installer !
his place. Eddie oNe!Il and BIZ
Freeman acted again as jaAgss
Ad schacht refereed al Of q.
fights again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Fite Fannie losses
Vanity Box in Ring

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan .S==
Jimmy Roach brat Pete Francis
all the way In their six round head.
liner NJ Carloads hul last night.
Claire BrUmsro stopped Jack Mar
tin In three rounds A woman fan
got 80 excited during this bout that
her vanity case flsw into the ring.
scattered lipsticks and rouge all
over the place and nearly broke no
the show.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

AAh AAAA WIS bLFALA
hckinR in thrills. II was a bar
against a slugger. combInaiioa 81
rarely swings into action. Berc0; y
the fighting the entire distance, lz
the shif;y, scientific work q d
Fastener told in points.
Hart used right TO Bero,'s hsa
with telling effect during the tr
Of the fight and then switched :
left and right swings 10 the bog
The logger tried hard for a kbocs'S
in the seventh and eighth roun1s =
Hart, clever and quick on his r
kept out Of danger and built Up ?
score,
Tho gallery howled diSpprogsi I
the decision. Bercot's desire 70 is
made a hit with the fans Eho =
little use for the brain work q IA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Arne Borg Begins
Summing Workouts

NEW YORK. Jan. as.--Aruc
Borg. swcdsn's champion swimmer.
and the second highest point winner
in the Olympic carnival. resumed
training today. after arriving for n
number OF competitions lie viii
not make his official debut until the
national championships. in san
Francisco. in April.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Oregon FiUe Wins
Tilt With Whitman

EUGENE. Orc, Jan. rs. The
University OF Oregon basketball
team showed power last night In
defeating Whitman college, a to
%.
Hohson and Gowans played good
basketball for Oregon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

ever that is-when a little fat man
with a bald cupolo sits him down
on my left. While / was gaping
around pickln' out the hHbltuHls
among the women fans, which IL
getting harder, account so many
new faces. the gong rings. an with
the first smack up gets my little
seatmate and starts in on the fit.
THROWN that lasts him all the even.
ing and me a.plenty.
Honest, I Never seen 80 much
kick in one heap In my trou.
bled young existanee. About
the time these Frnyne and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Spaulding Hasn't
Signed Gopher Bid

MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. Is Biu
spauldinE sim has his football
coaching contract from the Uni,
versity % Minnesota under eonsid.
Grafton lie was mum ON reports
that Southern California. Michigan
and Washington university are
after his services
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Champ Walker Gets
Permission to ShoU

NEW YORK. Jan ss.-psrrnls
sion 10 compete IN number of in.
door meets WIS contained IN d cable
received by Ugu FrlErrio. olympic
walking champion. last night. FriE
eric came here with a permit 10 en-.
gage only In the Millroae and tns-
ton A. 4 games.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Warnie Smith Wins
Scrap by Knockout

FORT DODGE, Iowa, Jan. rs
warnle smith, Oklahoma middle.
weight, knocked out Joe o'Hara. Of
Fort Dodge. in the first round here
last night. II was scheduled TO be
1t 10.round bout.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
HUSKY FIVE
TAKES TRIP

washington's basketball team Is
leaving on an important trip 10.
night. playing willamette. O. a. C.
and Oregon, in turn. In their first
road jaunt OF the season. Washing.
ton and Oregon are the only undc'
fented college fivcs in the North.
west now. They open their inya.
sion Thursday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Stanford Will Not
Be in I.C.A.A.A.A.

Paul Davis. graduate manager at
Stanford university, has announced
that the Cardinal truck team win
not journey East this season to
compete in the !. c. A. a. 4. A.
meet Stanford was in the com.
petition last year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
BANTANIS MIX

HOLLYWOOD. Cal. Jan. 2S.-
George Rivers and Teddy Silva
bantams. who have fought several
sensational four.round fights, vii
swing into the t0.round route Fri
day night when they meet in Holly.
wood.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Herman Will Box
Gibbons in Detroit

DETROIT Jan. IS Tiny Tim"
Herman. Omaha. who looks Ike IA
SECOND Jess willard IN size arrived
today 10 complete training Tor bis
lo.ruund bout Friday niEdt with
Tom GLLhnna-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

SGT An strong FOR golf" said Har-
l. ris. next TO baseball and
basketball I Ike Il best
BASKETBALL and baseball are siren
uous sports: golf Is not. have al.
ways realized the dangers Of winter
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

7 didn't see #.
but I sure heard
II on account
the other fans
vocal and vocif.
erous thru the
entire session.
You see. I was
all nicely settled.
with a bag Of
peanuts in one
hand and a
chestnut on the
other. 30 TO
speak. meaning
no offensc TO
my escort. and
he can charge II
M 10 writer's IL
,,ngn =. I, a 3
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Yankee Regulars
Sign Up Contracts

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.-Twenty.
two players. including practically
all Of the regulars. have signed new
contracts. it was announced az the
Yankee office Officials denied that
there arc any holdouts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Commercial League
Meeting Scheduled

Tho Seattle Commercial Baseball
league will hold its first meeting
on Friday. February g. NJ the
Chamber Of Commerce. All direct
ors and managers sof teams are re.
questcd to be In attendance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

/ de distance men thru The track
and won the thrce quarter mile wtg
Iip tie worlds record time 0i
s.6s Is seconds
Il was the 18Th worlds record
he has made since be arrived m
this country
Nurml tmllrd Jois Hay, Lloyd
Hahn. Jimmy Connolly and Ice
|lArrtycs uuiu the bell sent ,bs
field into the final lap, The Finn
then rut loose with trvmrudou-
burst Of speed and brought 10000
spectators 20 their feet HbrirkinE
wildly as he brokc The taps 10
yards ahead % The GlnunisrinE Ray
who had not been beaten af that
distance be- five years
Works" Tried on Finn
Tho well known works was
tried on paasn IN desperate az.
TEMPT foF an American victory
The change OF pace was tried
against ghs olympic hero on the
theory thA, be touiIn't do htH sturf
unless be- could SGT his own method
icll and perfectly timed pace Hay
vent out like fash Ia tho lead
and hiE three mates tried 81 Keep
Surml assay from him They poe,
kFtrd him and ribgwrd him on the
turns md tried 60 run him out
Hut when Nurmi decided 10 30 cut.
he went and moved down the field.
Ray was then hurui out completely
and be didn't have another thing
isft for ths final spriat
Several other astounding per.
fortuanc.s marked the first
night 81 the annual Millrnss
games In Madison Square Gar.
den. JEo Frigerio, Olympic
walking champion. turned
handicap race u thrrc miles
into vaudeville act. The III.
tie Italian sped around tho
track. giving the Pascisii salute
TO tile Italians and waving
handkerchief In Eiee to a crowd
that thoroly enjoyed the com.
edy. u was a cinch for him.
White Ritoln. the arch enemy Of
Surmi. made hlp ninth world rec.
ord in four days. which IL some.
thing ~ a stunt In a three mile
race he made new world record
~ 1900. beating tho mark Of
i4lt g.s which he made iaat Sat.
urday night. lie also made new
marks for "a. 81 and -. miles.
lettering the five previous marks
that he had made last Saturday,
Osborne Breaks Record
Harold Osborne. Olympic and
worlds champion high jumper.
made uew indoor record when
he went over the bar at feet, 81
inches. The former record was six
feet. -. inches, held by Roy Brown
and Dick Lundon
II they could not beat that Nurmi
AZ the short distance Of three guar.
ters Of n mile. they'll never beat
him at any longer distance. II Is
quite possible that the Finn can do
his stuff even at half mile. n
nrdFutuapt ,soarh pnsd tn,tut
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
BY LORA LA BLANK

T'HEY tell me the flto card staged
i by Austin and Salt down 10
the Pool Tuesday night was hum.
dinger. but. honest, | gotta take it
mostly by circumstantial evidence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Marty Krug Signs
Contract With L. a.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2s.-Marty
Krug. manager Of the Los Angeles
Pacific Coast League club, has
signed his 1925 contract, It was an.
nounced yesterday by Oscar Rel.
chow. business manager.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

JEsnAYs games
In the Seattle
high school las
kFtball race
failed 10 break
tho tls Tor first
place. broadway
West Seattle and
Iiallard an win
ming their games.
Each 81 these
teams has now
won three In a
row
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Mickey Walker May
Accent s. F. Bout

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. Is
Mickey Walker. worlds welterwoight
champion. will box in San Francis.
co sometime in February. II efforts
OF local promoters are successful
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

one ~ the leaders will take "a
tumble Friday when West Seattle
tangics with broadway at Broad.
way Lincoln plays az Ballard.
queen Anne Eo~s To Franklin and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

Tho nllus Fnu
has done even
thing now but
'I~at oar Nmrrf
nu spriutrrs and
.thsrr ia no fsllinE
that hc can't do
that without "a
trial
Nurmi turned
|In the most i'm
'pfcsslvs race %
ais career last
'niEht, when Do
Iau four Of Am
rFiFafH iT mid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Game
Has
Nalue

We discussed among other
things the question OF what
player should do during the off
season. The relation Of golf to
baseball was considered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Geographic Swim
Meet Is Scheduled

CHICAGO, Jan. 2S,-A swimming
meet 10y telegraph between the
Hyde Park Y. NJ. c. A. and the Y
at Honolulu is being arranged. 1t
will take place at the end of this
week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

mount Importance
90 major lclEur
managers
There Is & DIFF
gcreucc OF opinion
on the subject
Certain leaders
put a han on golf
the moment the
regular season b.
Sins others sim
ply insist that Il
be indulgcd IN
moderately
Several year
ago golf becum
so popular with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

the Vernon coli.
scum and lost a
iO,round decision
TO Alex Hart Of
Philadelphia
Opinion on the
decision WIS di.
yided one sports
critic who halls
from tho North.
west declared the
fight belonged 10
Bercot all the way.
but other Eek.
perts'' NJ the ring.
side leaned toward
Hart
The bo,,t -.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
SOFT roR PITCHERS

Stanley Covcleskic proved any.
thing but tough picking for oppos.
ing hurlcrs last 'scuson. In "a
games Convey whitfield the ozone on
90 occasions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
MI RPIIl WINS
THIRD

when they came out for the third
round Murphy suddenly uncorked
some terrific punches and h" caught
SMELL with an uppercut ON the chin
that nearly sunk the battling drug.
EiFt but Smell gamely stood his
ground. and aitho unable 70 stop
Murphy's attack. he took enough
hard punches on the chin 20 stop
many youngsters. II was Murphy =
round hy a wide margin.
Smell came right back IN the
fourth round and held Murphy
even. aliho the 0altlander was
landing The harder. cleaner
punches. Murphy would hit and
hold and WAS content 10 let
Smell force the going.
Murphy lnnded two smashing up
percuts in the fifth round. but thai
was about all he did do. Smell
kept swinging punches from al
angles and landed five blows ''
one in this round 1t was Smells
session.
Al the start Of tho sixth snel
again went into the lead. but Muir
ply. punching vel with lea hool
as Smell came tearing in. jolic'
him lot Of times. 1t was Muir
phys round
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28

stood up under Mulphy's at
tack and then was able 10
come back.
The three judges an called the
fight q draw, and the crowd. taking
kindly 10 SMELLS game stand and
willingness 70 fight, accepted Il
without a uTGfesf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
FRISCO FIGHT

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2S.-Joe
Roche and Joe Miller meet in the
main event at National hall here
tonight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
MURPHY CAN SOCK
WITH BOIH HANDS

Murphy IL all they said he was
when IL came 10 punching lie hits
straight and true. and. fighting be.
hind a defensive shell. he would
flash out, and with Furnishing
rights and Isfts, he carried q kick
every time he landed Ills "Dyna.
mite" handle f. no decoy
Smell started right after him.
Murphy laying back and letting
him lead In Wild miNup In
the first round. Smell caught
him on thr chin with Wild
swing. and Murphy hit the floor
fer = isss,=ss.ns Lnockd0Hn-
~ was sncIlE round.
Murphy staggered Smell with q left
hook on the chin At the starr Of the
second round. but just before tht
bill Smell C0rncred him and raincd
n half dozen punches on Murphy
chin that eyencd up the session.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
Golf and
Baseball
DO These Sports Mix?
Stanley Harris Gives His
Views.
BY BILLY EVANS

Is E0lf gOui thing for the tig
L lsasue han paNcrf
As the spginE training season APP
proachgs this question Is of para
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-28
BERCOT LOSES
BOUT TO Hart

7 os ANGELES. Jan. s.-no1
II Bercot. Seattle logger. zn r.
against a clever boxer last nirh; &