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CIapp, one of the best catchers the
National League ever had and a
player forgotten or unknown bythose
who try to compare the present with
the past; McGeary, the coolest third
baseman the National League ever
knew, although at that time he was
playing second; and Davy Force,
whose name, as a shortstop, was
household term Of appreciation. His
diminutive figure and his great ability
always made him popular.
On the Syracuse team were Hig-
ham, catcher; Geeer, shortstop; Nc
Kinnon. first base; Mansell, left field;
Clinton, right field; Hotaling, center
field; Farrell, second base; McCor-
mack, pitcher. and Carpenter, third
baseman.
McKinnon has been rated by some
of the old fellows as the best first
baseman who ever played ball. He
did not play first they do now
He was just beginning to learn how
to break away from first, Comiskey
later setting more radical pattern
than McKinnon did. In fact, when
"Commy" began to play away from
the base they. used to say that he
copied MeKinnon. although he prob
ably never. saw Mckinnon play a
game in his life. Mansell and Hotal-
ing were two old-time outfielders who
could hit like blazes.
The game was well played and
1t went so long without a run being
made that some of the prophets Of
those days said there never would be
another like II. In later years, how
ever, the National League went up
to % innings without a score being
made.
Next-The famous play-off game in
1908, which gave the Chicago Cubs
the championship.
(Cepyright, 1887 81
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FIVE COAST BOXERS
DRAW SUSPENSIONS

SACRAMENTO, Calf, January "a
Prize fighters in California received
their first lesson about the sacredness
of contracts today when five boxers
who started a strike against the
Egg City Athletic Club at Petaluma
were suspended by the newly ap-
pointed state boxing commission.
Action by the commission came
after the boxers ignored a summons
to appear before the commission yes
terday to tell why they teiephoned
TO the matchmakers for the Egg City
Club Just before the fights were sched-
uled to start and demanded an increase
Of about so per cent In the purses.
The club refused to meet the new
demands, the fighters did not appear
and the box Office receipts were re-
funded to the patrons.
The suspended boxers are: George
ORourke, Joe Herman, Bud" An
Aerson, John Francis and Bob Hollis.
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Harris Failed to Impress John Mcuo Scandal May Widen Big Leag
CHAMPIONS TO FIGHT
IN CALIFORNIA RINGS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Three world champions will fight no.
decision battles in Los Angeles next
month.
Mickey Walker, welterweight cham
pion, will meet Bert Colima, Pacific
coast titleholder, in a 12-round bout
February "a
kid" Kaplan, world featherweight
champion. and Eddie "Cannonball"
Martin, bantamweight king, later
will be seen in action.
Southern California, since the en-
actment recently of a 12-round box
ing law, Is fast becoming a magnet
for American boxers. The newest
quota of pugilistic arrivals at Los
Angeles included Bobby Barrett and
Alex Hart, Philadelphia lightweights.
and Tommy Loughran. Philadelphia
middleweight.
Jack Britton, the approximately 40
year-old former welterweight cham
pion of the world. continues 10 -four
ish in the Pacific coast ozone. He
easily outboxed Icy Tanner of st.
Paul at Portland, Greg, last night
in 10 rounds. Britton sent his oppo-
nent to the floor IN the first round
with a short hook and from then on
steadily piled up points.
Madison Square Garden. in recent
years the center of the Nations box
ing, has an impressive program for
its last days. The Garden will be
destroyed in May. The first of
series of exceptional encounters takes
place on February when Sammy
Mandell of Chicago meets Sid ferris
of New York in a bout which should
develop a solid contender for the
title, recently vacated by
Benny Leonard. On February IS Jack
Delany, who recently knocked out the
negro, Tiger Flowers, will meet
Jimmy Slattery OF Buffalo, a light
heavy weight combat. Eddie Cannon
bau) Martin OF Brooklyn will risk
his bantamweight title against
Charley (PhlD Rosenberg on Febru-
airy 20, and Paul Berlenbach of
Long Island. faces Tiger
Flowers. February &C.
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HOLL0CHER is DOUBTFUL
OF PLAYING THIS YEAR

CHICAGO. January 93.-Charley
Hollocher, star shortstop of the Chi
cago Cubs, has been placed on the
voluntary retired list by Commission
err Lands at the players request.
HolIocher said he could give no as
surance that he would be able to
start on the training trip with the
club. because of his health, but If his
condition permitted him to join the
club on its return from trip to the
coast, he would ask reinstatement.
HolIocher said he was improving
and there was no controversy be-
tween himself and the Cabs.
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Rice's Nine Times 'sat Bdt'
In One Came May Be Record

Sam Rice. veteran outfielder of
the Washington club. is believed
to be the holAer of the record for
the greatest number of times at
bat" in a single base ball game.
Rice was at bat nine times in a
game. July 19, between the Ma
tionals and Browns, which went 16
innings, with the Browns victors,
10 to 9.
Checking over the 1924 Ameri-
can League records revealed today
that the Washington fly catcher
smashed out four hits, two Of
which were triples. in his nine
trips to the plate. The only rec
ords available are for games of
nine innings. The National League
records show a number of players
who were at bat eight times, while
American League records show
several who have been at bat
seven times in game.
The Browns used Urban Shocker
and Dave Danforth on the mound
during the game, 76 Grinmen fac
ing them in the afternoon. Four
Of these drew bases on balls, but
Rice was not one of them.
incidentally, Rice carried off the
seasons record for the greatest
number of times at bat for the
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provided there are no con-
tractual difficulties. will be: Burke,
o'Rourke, Rigney. Haney. Jones.
Manush, Fothergin, wingo, woodaI.
Dauss. Johnson, Pilette, Collins. Leon
ard, Holloway and Wells. In addi-
tion. Cobb will have Neun, the first
baseman. whose play last year was
one OF the sensations of the American
Association.
The Tiger cubs include Carlyle. an
outtiel der: Tavener. shortstop, and
Gone Doyle and William Moore. pitch
crs. CARLYLE. purchased from the
Charlotte club OF the South Atlantic
league. has been heralded as a sec
ond Ty Cobb" Doyle comes from To-
routo and Moore from Rochester of
the International League.
\ new face in Tiger garb, yet one
of the familiar ones in the American
League, is that of George Mcbride
formerly shortstop and manager of
the Washington club, who has been
signed as assistant manager. Much of
McBride's job will be devoted to
strengthening second base.
O'Rourke, Burke and probably Geh-
ringer will be the material with
which Mcbride will have to work in
cementing the cracks around second.
Gehringer played with London in the
Michigan-Ontario League last season.
None of the trio is regarded as good
hitter. however. and none has shown
any exceptional aptitude as a fielder.
Familiar forms that will be missing
includes Derrill Pratt, veteran infieider,
who was given his unconditional re-
lease this Winter; Bert Cole. south
paw pitcher, who returns to the Pa
cific coast after an extended but un-
successful stay in the majors, and
Clyde Manion, third string catcher,
who was sold to Toronto of the Inter-
national League.
Manager Cobb has maintained his
usual reticence as to predictions for
the coming season, but there Is moth
ing now to indicate that the team he
will use in the pennant race viii
differ materially from that of last
year A new pitcher or two, the
possibility of Rigney being displaced
at shortstop by Tavener, a change at
second base and a possible shift in
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The National League, which, of
course, bears the burden of this cpl
sode, as the American League was
compelled to bear that OF 1919, is not
going to retract one whit through
its officials the stand 1T has taken re-
sarding the case and those involved
In II.
So apparent is the attempt to miti
gate the offense of O'Connell that 1t
has aligned one set OF men firmly
against any efforts that may have
been contemplated 10 ask the COM
missioner to restore him to good
standing or to reinstate Dolan. The
latter's lawyer insists that Dolan is
more sInned against than SHINING, and
that he should be cleared by the COM
missioner.
National Leagaers Firm.
This does not meet with the appro-
baton OF the stiff backed counselors
of the National League unless It can
be proved that Dolan is absolutely
innocent. As the evidence offered by
O'Connell puts the thing directly up
to Doian, the commissioner would be
compelled to reverse completely the
finding that he made and absolve Do
Ian, presumably on the ground that
the ball player had been trying to
play a huge Joke on the susceptible
Californian. This would make the end
of the affair farcical rather than
tragic
So bitter Is the feeling on the part
of some of the owners that attempts
to pa1liate what has been charged
and done might go so far as to split
the major leagues into more factional
groups than exist at present.
John A. Heydler, president of the
National League, is rigid in his OPP
position to anything that may look
bribery. He will not recede from the
stand he has taken for further in
vestigation if there is any possible
hope that further evidence might be
unearthed.
Dolan on Carpet Before.
Should the matter come to trial In
the courts, a IL now seems probable
il Is more than likely that efforts will
be made to obtain from base ball men
any facts they may have about the
two dismissed players. Dolan is said
to have been on the carpet before
Judge Lands before, and 1t is known
that the owner of the Pittsburgh club
Is mortally offended against him.
Whether these matters would be con-
sidered as having any connection
with the charge made by Sand is one
of the issues that Is causing a lot
of discussion among base ball men.
The effort to bring Ban Johnson,
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LANDS STARTS JAUNT
70 CUBA AND PANAMA

CHICAGO, January 23.-Kenesaw
Mountain Lands, base ball commits
sioner, has left for Cuba and Panama
to stimulate interest in base ball. He
expects to make the trip from Cuba
to Panama by airplane. He calls his
trip q vacation.
To those who know the former
jurist, a vacation to him means a
game of golf in the morning. a base
ball game in the afternoon, and a
tanning bee on both at night.
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that they had been related to Miss
Barker in his own words. and that
the concern had the sole right TO
dispose OF the articles in the United
States.
Before the closing game of the
world series, the complaint AYERS,
Johnson made a contract with the
Christy Walsh Syndicate for the pub
LEGATION of the history of his base
ball career, with the understanding
that the articles were to be written
by his wife, Hazel Johnson. At no
time, the pitcher complains, did he
give the Thompson Company permits
sion to publish and sell the story of
his life.
The accounting is asked in addi-
ton to damages in the sum OF $4,000
because, the complaint says, john
son has no way Of estimating the
profits that have accrued through the
sale of the allegedly spurious series by
the Thompson Co.
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This greatest game in st. Louis was
played May 1, 1877. The contesting
teams were the Syracuse Stars and
the St Louis Browns, and the score
of the game was 90 in Is innings.
The National League was a yearling
then--a little more than a yearling-
and the excitement that arose because
of this wonderful score, or lack Of
score, in the organization just formed
to try to make base ball the great
game that it has since become, spread
all over the United States. and wher-
ever there were base ball enthusiasts
they had something to say about that
contest in st. Louis, where two teams
actually had gone Is innings and
neither team had made a run.
Only one man reached third base in
the game, according to an old account
of it. There is a story that only one
man reached first base; but as ten
hits happened to be made by the two
contending teams, it Is not very likely
that the one man reaching first will
hold very well except in the College of
Ananias.
The pitchers of the game were
Nichols for st. Louis and Mccormack
for Syracuse. This Mccormack of
Syracuse is not to be COMPOUNDED with
other McCormicks who pitched base
ball and who were great men in their
time, but he was a pitcher who made
the Syracuse stars famous wherever
he went and who was about as hard
a man to bat as there was In the Ma
tional League in his time.
The players on the st. Louis team
were Dorgan, Clapp, McGeary. Force,
Battin, Remsen, Croft, Blong and
Nichols. OF these, the names of Clapp,
Dorgan, McGeary and Force will
probably be most familiar to base
ball fans of the present. Dorgan was
an outfelder and whale q batter:
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The star of the Washington twirl-
ing staff also served notice in the
courts that he would sue for $4,000
damages and for an accounting of
receipts from publication of eight
Of a projected series Of IL articles
dealing with his life. The veteran
pitcher alleges that the series is a
SHAM a fraud and a fake" His
injunction plea will be argued before
the Supreme Court by his attorney.
Hyman Bushel, next Thursday.
Johnsons complaint recites that
since November, 1924, the Brooklyn
Daily Eagle and many other papers
in the United States have been pub
fishing articles in the series. The
articles, written by Lillian Barker,
represent johnson as having related
his experiences to the writer for pur-
poses of publication. The complaint
charges that the Thompson service
sold the series on the representation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-23
DUNDEE AND MANAGER
ON FRENCH BLACKLIST

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, January 23.-The French
Boxing Federation has definitely
made Johnny Dundee persona non
grata to the French ring and also
declared Jimmy Johnson, Dundee's
mentor, ineligible to fulfill the post of
manager of boxers in France.
The federation's action was taken
after NJ. Boyer, the promoter of the
proposed bout between Dundee and
Fred Bretonnel had presented evil
dence that Dundee had disregarded
the terms of the alleged contract
calling for his appearance in the
ring with Bretonnel and departed for
his home in the United States.
The fox chase, az practiced by
sportsmen in England and America, is
nrnhifnted In Denmark as cruel
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ROBBIE WILL BE FIT
TO HANDLE DODGERS

NEW YORK, January 23.-Wilbert
Robinson, manager of the Brooklyn
National League base ball team, will
be able to report at the Spring train
ing camp the first of March at the
latest, according to a telegram re-
ceived from Charles H. Ebbets, presi-
dent of the Dodgers, who is now in
Florida.
Ebbets quoted from a letter re-
ceived from Robinson as follows:
THE doctor thinks without doubt
that l will be able to report at Clear
water, Fla, before the first of March"
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BUCKY rs PASSED UP
By PILOT OF GIANTS
Armistice Signed the Day Stanley
Starts for Military Campfire
Dope on Matthews.
Chapter 19-Passed Up by McGraw.
BY STANLEY QUICKLY HARRIS.

a camp
IVY lett the November H. While
Barre make of the signing of
the arstce arrived The
home teeponed mother She tearfuy
down OF course after lett many did days
returned Baltimore n December worked in
until March Then
called Tor SOU month President
lie raised the o and signed
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ST 900, 900 PARK PLANNED
BY SAN FRANCISCO CLUB
By the Associa ted Press.

Construction of a 100000 base
ball park as the home of the San
Francisco club Of the Pacific Coast
League became virtually assured
when the board of supervisors grant
ed a petition to close parts of three
streets where the park is to be built.
The grounds will occupy two square
blocks.
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PAULsON REINSTATED.

CHICAGO, January %. - Clifford
Paulson, a collegian farmed out to the
Fairbury, Nebr.. club by the st. Louis
Nationals last season, has been rein
stated by Commissioner Lands.
Paulson left the Fairbury club with
out giving proper exclamation.
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season. Playing in 1874 games, Sam
was charged with 646 times at bat.
In addition, he made 16 sacrifice
hits, drew As bases on balls and
was hit four times by pitched balls.
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COBB TO HAVE FEW KIDS
IN CAMP AT AUGUSTA. GA

\ ETROIT January 2The doors Of the Tigers menagerie
Augusta Ga will weeks later this than last but
- the will be intensified. This the tentative
the the Detroit club subject revision
Manager Ty Cobb. a. his n
Most of the old
smallest i'll Helmann
Basser Whihi
OF strength this year, as they did last
Augusta tbe-esr
resent
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ANOTHER FRACTIONAL FIGHT
NOW SAID TO BE LOOMING
Apparent Attempt to Mitigate Offense of O'Connell
Is Meeting With Stiff Opposition in Ranks of
National League Owners.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK, 2Another in
result from developments the Jimmy OConneCozy
Dolan bribery in the National League
which he from the ball players the
regarding the approaching
of
the minutes suddenly the conclusion
apparently unaded any
itself his back.
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JOHNSON SEEKING $4,000
IN SUIT OVER LIFE STORY

EW YORK January 3Walter Johnson veteran pitching hero
world has asked the Supreme Court issue
enjoining the Thompson Feature the
Daily Eagle and other throughout the from
further ndcated articles puportng history
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-23

president of the American League.
into the controversy because he
criticized the manner of the investi-
cation of the New York players
causes some wondermeHt, since this
affair is not one OF the American
League in any way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-23
Fifty Years of Base Boil
One Of Series Of articles by John Foster Commemorotng
the Feh Anniversary of the National League This Year
xLvI-HIsToRIc GAMEs-FIFTEEN INNINGS NO RUNS.

HIS the the played in ST Louis
old of old
their base ball good better than those which
being played by the fellows The only trouble that
play they every
had cientele
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Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-28
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILT AND THE
GOLD DISH

Oncc rfor - time a. II happened
there WIS -,la DISH. wasn {
exactly matc %; the s,mr kind on
gold that is pat into rings, bGt was
a golden porcelain. AND wa, conN.d
clcd very heIuiiful. Many " t:mr
the gold dish. which WAS III Tho
shape of a plate, had rested on Il
snowy white tablecloth and had
been filled with choice food.
But ANOTHER thiag happened
when the cooh let The g0ld DISH fail
to the floor, and the beautiful piece
Of porcelain was shattered into 4
dozen pieces.
Out al the window YOU 90,
cried the cook. for She did not want
her mistress 70 know sAe lad naoA-
Ell the gold dish.
So, scattered about in Tie forest
near the great house where the goid
dish had been used, were The crack
ed pieces of the beautiful porcelain
and after this IS where Uncle Wig
gilv comes into the story.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-28
Alaska Railroad
Deficit Greater,
Manager Says

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The
deficit of Che Alaskan railroad for
the 'isra year 1929 was Sl,246,-
G74.J2, Il decrease OF $4S9,90l.S9 un-
der the previous year, according to
the annual report of the general
manager, submitted to thc secretary
of the interior.
"Total tons of freight handled
by the railroad in 1925 were 53,s65,
Il loss of 5667 tons or 81 per cent,
due to decreased shipments OF
ore, the report stated. Freight
revenues decreased $20,9S0 during
the year. Total passengers carried
amounted to $500 for the year, q
decrease of ll6j over the previous
year.
The decline in operating re-
teipts was more than offset by Te.
dGccd maintenance costs and gem
erM economies. \ reduction of
S4t7, ,403. .l6 was effected IN the pay
roll of the road.
The report recommended compile
tion Of the road at an estimated
cost of $il,s7a.7sl, pointing out
that with the additional facilities,
there would come u decreased cost III
operation and maintenance. The re
port stated that the high cost of
maintenance was caused in part by
the hasty construction Of the road
and recommended more permanent
StruCturNs.