New Britain herald., 1925-02-27

The womans championship of Great Britain is scheduled for tho week of May 25 at Troon. Hagen, who has played the course many times, says Miss Collett's game is made to order for 1t.
 Tn my opinion Glenna Collett is the greatest woman golfer in the world" says Hagen. NO woman can match her long game. From the tee she gets as much distance as many of the leading professionals.
 "The unusual climatic conditions that exist at Troon call for distance from the tee and that is just where Miss Colett shines"
 It isa rather interesting fact that no woman has beaten Miss Collett inside of IS holes in over a year. Her only defeat last season was to Mary Browne at the 18th hole in the semi-finals of the championship.
 The Chicago White sox will not finish in last place in 1925. Some club other than Comiskey's hirelings will be resting in the cellar berth at the close of the season. There Is a weakness at shortstop that must be plugged If the club is to make rapid advancement. Like wise the pitching staff can stand some worth while additions.
 Red" Faber. despite advancing years, should be far more valuable this year than last. I also look for Ted Blankenship to pitch the best ball of his career for Collins. Blankenship is 6 great pitcher if properly handled. Collins, a good judge of human nature, is certain to make big Ted see the possibili- ties of baseball from a different angle than ever before.
 The sox missed Ray schalk last season. A succession of serious &C., cldents kept him out of play a. greater part of the year. If schalk Is able to catch 75 games, he insists he will work 100, the sox will be . different ball club
 For eleven consecutive years schalk caught 100 or more games, only to have the record broken last season, when he suffered far more than his share of injuries, Rogsss Hornsby is one baseball star who draws the line on golf. Sam Jones, crack pitcher of the New York Yankees, is another. They gre the exceptions. Hornsby likes sne game and would probably be a star at 1t but he has placed base ball before golf. Hornsby says he is convinced that the golf swing and baseball have nothing in common.
 Hornsby with five batting cham pionships to his credit, has sur passed Wagners record. He is now shooting at Cobbs nine-straight wins. For that reason, nothing doing on golf.
 The Pittsburgh infield. composed Of Grimm, Maranville, Wright and Iraynor, topped the National league Tn the matter of playing together last season. Grimm was in 1s1 games; Maranville. 152: Wright, 1s3 and Traynor in Al. As noted, the hrst three played practically every tilt m which the Pirates partici- pated.
 Burleigh Grimes of the Brooklyn team was the busiest pitcher afield In the National league last season Grimes, in 3s games, had 12o chances, getting 25 putouts, s1 as slsts and but four errors. He took part in five double plays also. Carl Mays of the Reds was the only other hurler to top the century mark in plays. He had 112.
 Olympic track champions have gotten little better than an even rreak In the indoor campaign so far. Paavo Nurmi and Willie Rito- la, who romped off with a total of SIX Olympic races, have added to their supremacy, but Ugo Frigerio italian who won the Olympic walk Ing championship, has suffered a. series of setbacks here, while Jack son scholz, American sprinter and 2OO-metre champion, has met de- 1eat several times since his return, The other Olympic champions are expected to show their speed and stamina in American competition by spring. They are Albin Stenroos, Finland's Marathon victor, and liar old Abrahams and Eric Liddell, the Brit~l fiiers who captured the 100 and 400 metre races. If this trio appears, America will have seen all of the Olympic running champions except Douglas Lowe, who won the soo-metres for England.
 Several members of the track team which the Metropolitan A. A, U. is sending to the national cham pionships in Louisville left last night and the remainder will be on their way this morning. Those in last nights party were Carl Christiern- son, hurdler; Herb Meyer, hurdler; Eddie Kirby and Vincent Lally. mid dle distance runners; Basil Irwin, Julius Reichert and Joseph Misbach, N steeplechase and jumpers.
 Willie Plant, American champion walker. who has defeated Ugo Fri < gerio of Italy three times, will leave today with possibly Paavo Nurmi \ and Willie Ritola. &
 Willie Ritola, middle distance star of the Finnish-American A. C.. will appear in Louisville Saturday for -h-