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Evening star., 1925-01-05
Manager G.,
GIBB0NS-FIRPO BOUT
IN LONDON is "BUNK"
BY FAIRPLAN,

NEW YORK, January $50 Tom
my Gibbons will go TO London to fight
Luis Firpo, win he? Bunk. Tommy
went to England to fight Jack Bloom
field and did not make a whole lot more
money than he made at Shelby when
he met Jack. Dempsey.
In fact, he did not make as much
in England as he did in Montana, for
the reason that he received his train
ing expenses and took in a fair bunch
of money for admission to his train
ing camp at Shelby.
The English trip, in short, was such
a bust that the only way you could
get Eddie Kane and his meal ticket
Gibbons, to fight in England again
would be to hypnotic the two of
them.
Yet Gibbons says he is willing. Put
that down to advertising It's poor
fighter who won't rise to a chance to
get his name in the public prints, es-
pecially when he has no bout on and
is out of the limelight.
Turkeys will be growing dorsal
fins when Gibbons goes to England
to do battle.
Jack .Renault might be lured over
to the other side. He is more modest
in his demands than Gibbons and.
since he is a Canadian, he might
prove to be a drawing card Incl
dentally. so far as Firpo is concerned,
it might be recalled that the writer
called the turn on his European trip
the day he started. His scheme is to
build up lost prestige.
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BUCKY, YOUNGEST MANAGER,
BECAME Il SEMI-PRO At IA

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Stanley Harris Starts Here the Story of His Career ne Boy to
BIG LEAGUERS GIVEN
MEDALS BY FRENCH

PARIS, January 5.-John McGraw,
Charles Comiskey and Hughey Jen-
nings have been awarded silver
medals by the French Base Ball
Federation, while each member of the
New York Giants and Chicago White
Sox who visited Paris last Novem-
Der is to receive bronze medal as
a souvenir of the trip.
The diploma accompanying this
tribute to the American ball players
which will be taken to New York by
Sparrow" Robertson, the federation's
special courier, sailing on the Savoie
January 10, contains an allegorical
reference to the big leaguers sowing
seed from which the great game of
base ball is expected to spring in
Europe" Robertson also bears a
letter from the federation's president,
Frantz Reichel, extending an invita-
ton for McGraw and Comiskey to
visit France again this autumn, when
the federation undertakes to make
all the preliminary arrangements to
insure the success of the games.
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Rusie came from Indianapolis, where
he picked UP his base ball on the lots.
All that has been told at various times
as to how he threw the ball for
team that played back and forth be-
tween Indianapolis and smaller towns,
as was the custom in those days, is
true.
BY and by attention was called to
his ability because of some games in
which he exhibited unusual skill, and
then the Indianapolis club, at that time
a member of the National League. in
stituted a little investigation, finally
taking Rusie on. He reported at the
ball park and pitched to the club
members, taking advantage of what
he could learn about base ball by
listening to the conversation of others.
There came time when it was
considered that Rusie was ready for
an Introduction to the National
League. He was taken with the In
dianapoIis club to Cleveland and the
next day he was put in the box to
pitch his first game and make him
self famous. The writer saw that
game, as he saw the first game that
Young pitched and the first game
that -Mathewson pitched
Rusie had magnificent speed and
he had the Cleveland players puzzled.
But by and by the situation became
taut and the game had to be well
pitched for indianapolis to hold its
own. Rusie began to grow wild,
habit which it took him long time
to overcome. The harder that he
worked the farther his curve bent
and it was evident, even then, that
he was a great picther in the rough.
He started so many runs over the
rubber that the ClevelandS could not
help but win and at last he was taken
out of the box.
That night he was sent back to
Indianapolis on the first train that
left Cleveland. Frank Bancroft,
manager of the Indianapolis club,
was deeply chagrined as he had
boasted that he had a young ball
player with him who would set the
world on fire.
Later Pat Tebeau, manager of the
Cleveland club. insisted that Bancroft
made a bigger mistake than Rusie.
"Banny had diamond in the rough,
said Pat 1--WE knew it when we
tried to hit him. Banny, being a
bench mana ger, didn't know it,"
There came time when Rusie
had his day and when he rode as
the king of pitchers from one end
of the circuit to the other. He never
was as continuously successful as
some pitchers because of his own
shortcomings. When at his best he
had curve ball that no pitcher has
duplicated since his time and none
ever before him. He is the only
right hand pitcher who has been
known to curve the ball with the
fastest ball that he could throw
Almost all pitchers are afraid to use
speed with their curve ball because
of inability to control it, but Rusie
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FUTURE OF JOHNSON
STILL is UNDECIDED

OAKLAND, January 5.-Future plans
of Walter Johnson, famous pitcher of
the Washington club. were the sub
ject Of discussion here Sunday fol-
lowing his unsuccessful negotiation
Saturday for purchase of the Oakland
base ball club of the Pacific Coast
League.
Arriving here for the expressed pur-
pose of buying the club, Johnson
made a cash offer of $3S5,000, which
was refused by J. Cal Ewing, who,
with Del Howard owns the franchise.
The time limit on an option which the
Washington pitcher held expired re-
Gently. it was disclosed.
Regarding future disposition of the
club, Ewing said, "If Johnson or any
one else wants to buy the Oakland
ball club, he will have to wait until
next Winter to talk business"
Johnson declined to make any
statement as to his future plans
Asked if he would rejoin the Ma
tionals. he said:
''The Washington club has made me
a very attractive proposition. How
ever. the players won't go to the
Spring training camp until some time
in February, so / have plenty of time
still to decide what L will do"
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TENNIS RAPIDLY GAINS
POPULARITY IN FRANCE

Strides made by tennis in France
are shown by the last report of the
Tennis Federation, which gives it's
membership as 1887 players, as
against only 4,416 in 1912 On Sep
tember last there We're 1,097 tennis
courts in use in the country, as COM
pared with 362 u years ago.
The number of tournaments held
under the auspices Of the federation
has more than doubled. totaling ia
this year, as against SO in 1872
Young players are being developed
with great rapidity and the officials
expect that in a couple of years sew
eral youngsters viii be available to
replace the trio composed Of Jean
Borotra, Henri Cochet and Rene
Lacoste, who have borne the burden
of Davis Cup competition.
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ting young men under control and
the issues in base ball that demand
the most attention and that bring
about the most confusion are those
which are created by the desire Of the
base ball owners to get possession
of the physical activities of these
young men.
IF all our Americans were created
equally good bail players, there would
be no necessity for anything Of this
kind. They are not, and the owner
of the big league club CANDLES in this
human lottery day after day trying IN
win the prize that shall give him such
a player, for instance, as Sislsr. There
he stands, now. And there stands ths
man who Indirectly and uuknow-
ingIy is responsible for all this flare
in base ball. II was he who started
the agitation against Hermann,
chairman of the national commission.
prior to the appointment of lands.
Sisier was claimed as a player by
Pittsburgh. In the final award, h
was sent to st. Louis Americans.
Il believe that the national chair
man was right. but Barney Dreyfuss
thought he was wrong. He contin-
ued to fight Hermann until he had
the satisfaction Of seeing him
forced out of the position of chair
man of the national commission, and
it was Barney Dreyfuss who thought
he had some thing to say about things
in base ball that are not as they
should be, who was curtly criticized
by Lands in Washington during the
world series.
Landis Has Enemies.
What did Dreyfuss gain? Sisler
has become manager. Sisters
present employer absolutely refused
to sign the agreement which deposed
and humiliated Johnson. Now does
Dreyfus love Lands and does BAH,
Sisters employer, love Lands. Queer
isn't it t?''
What good come out Of all Of it,"
the writer asked.
oddly enough, the best of good.
The more these owners-my partners
in a way-ight and scrap, the harder
they try to get winning teams
Copyright, 1921
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BEAT ARCHERS
TO EVEN UP THE SCORE

PHOENTX. Ariz., January 5.-Ex-
ponents of driver and putter yester-
day retaliated against the local
archers, who two weeks ago de-
feated them, 5 to ., in foursome in
which the bow and arrow were pitted
against the clubs. The lovers of the
Scotch game today defeated their op-
ponents, up.
The archers fired their arrows at
four-inch discs placed on the greens,
while the golfers played their regu-
lar game.
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GRAND CIRCUIT MEETING
TO PLAN FOR CAMPAIGN

CLEVELAND, Ohio, January o.
Stewards of the grand circuit met
here today in annual conference,
wen, one Of them declared, prom
ises to be the most important since
the organization was formed in 1878.
Several important changes in rules
to improve harness horse racing were
before the rules committee. These
provide for the inauguration of claim
ing and dash races, registration with
the stewards of trotters and PAGERS
raced in the circuit and for reduc-
tion of entrance fees.
The schedule committee. arranging
dates for 1925, was faced with ming
two weeks held by Windsor Ontario,
last year. Indications were that the
circuit would be composed of North
Randall, Toledo, Columbus, Kalama-
zoo, Hartford, Syracuse, Readv1lle,
Lexington and Aurora, ILL.,, the latter
a new member.
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Tommy Gibbons and Harry Wills
are the two men most talked of as
opponents for Dempsey this year. 1t
is practically foregone that Gibbons
and the champion will meet, but 1t is
by no means so certain that Wills
will get a chance at the title.
Rickard Wants Wills Bout.
Tex Rickard would like to have
Dempsey and Wills meet and always
has been anxious for the bout, but
it is unquestioned that there is some
political opposition to the fight in
this State, and that public opinion is
divided as to the value of a mixed
bout for the greatest pugilistic title
of the world.
Were opinion not thus cut in two
there would be no question that
Dempsey would have to fight Wills or
else be compelled to retire. Public
opinion when it rushes in bulk against
a man is as effective in the case of a
prize fighter as in the case of a man
prominent in any other walk of life.
But where there are cross eddieS
and counter-ucrrents and the like, 1t
is not so difficult to maintain stand.
If any one doubts the status of public
opinion concerning a Wills-Dempsey
fight as set forth by the writer, let
him ask Paddy Mullins, Wits man
ager He knows how things stand
better than any one.
Talking to Mullins it is plain 10 see.
too, that he has not great faith that
Kearns, Dempsey and company, will
risk the valuable title against the
negro, who, while Offering no as
surance as to his ability to knock out
the champion, must certainly be
credited with boxing ability sufficient
to make it a good bet that he would
stand Dempsey off and perhaps out
point him.
Right now Dempsey has enough
money to retire on, and it is a fact
that he is tired of the life of cham
pion. fighter and wishes to rise to a
higher plane of endeavor.
May Get Nose Hurt.
The fixing of Dempsey's nose was a
sign of his ambition in this respect.
The Grecian effect the surgeons have
contrived for him has certainly made
his face a better object for a camera
to shoot at, but so far as pugnacity
is concerned his countenance lost, a
lot when that retrousse fighting beak
was ironed out and generally beauti-
fed.
AS a matter of fact, it is the opin-
ion of doctors that a good bust on the
nose might be attended by dangers in
the way of serious infection.
kearns in the meantime, would like
to see some more money flowing into
the Golfers, as he is much more of a
spender than is his champion.
Firpo seems out as a future op-
ponent for Dempsey. Rickard has
made it clear that he is through with
Luis. This is unfortunate, for the
Argentinian never would have got
anywhere had it not. been for the
loving and skillful manner with
which Tex built up the big fellow. He
is now f1oundering about Europe, and
the first thing he knows some one
will pick his pockets.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1925-01-05

1.-The government of base ball will
return to a commission in which the
major league presidents will be in
terested and for which a third party
will be chosen" said the writer's in
formant- 1T will not be a commits
sion which is dummy organization
because its chairman has absolute
authority.
Principle Is Bad.
"The principal of absolute authority
in base ball is bad. No one man
should be in position to do as much
wrong as he might, no matter how
much right he could do in his term
of office. No sport or game should
be dominated by one man. There
is no reason why a commission Of
three cannot do as well as a chairman
of one.
THE National League complain ed
when the old national commission
was in existence that it was domi-
mated and ruled by Ban Johnson, e.
spite the fact that the National
League had two Representatives on
the board. The American League and
the minor leagues have been com
planning for three years that Judge
Landis is a National League man.
Now where is the difference in the
method of administration except that
one time it is the National League
that is offended and the other time
il is the American League? The
vial blunder of the present system
is that II places within the hands Of
an individual that which concerns
millions, both of individuals and
money, and it is too great an under
taking for one man to handle
Gould the major leagues act in
aependently and conduct their bust
ness without reference to each
other?" the writer asked.
Fabric Is Artificial.
impossible. The whole fabric of
base ball is artificial, but it is built
so interdependent that quarrels and
reprisal would follow if any chances
were taken that base ball owners
would get along without court of
revision and procedure. The whole
system of base ball is based on get
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now this claim had been allowed TO
But now the Yale Alumni Weekly
has come forth debating this proud
distinction and maintaining that the
Yale-Columbia game of 1872 was in
reality the first intercollegiate foot
ball contest.
The News backs up this assertion
by quoting Walter Camps book.
yale: Her Campus, Classrooms and
Athletics Says Camp, I'm the fall
of 1872 Yale challenged Columbia and
the first legitimate game between
colleges was played"
why" plaintively asserts Edward
NJ. Norris, editor Of the Princeton
Alumni Weekly, this first game
played by Yale was any more legiti-
mate than the five intercollegiate
games that preceded it is not ap-
parent to the lay mind.
'If,' continues Norris, this con-
tention should happen to fall under
the eye of the Hon. William S. Gum
mere, TO- chief justic of New Jer-
sey, who was captain of the Prince
ton team that played the first inter-
collegiate game with Rutgers in the
Autumn of 1869, no doubt that emil
nent jurist would be Interested to
know the difference between legiti-
mate and an illegitimate game of foot
ball and in particular to be informed
as to why after all these years that
historic first game in which he par
ticipated is now branded as illegiti-
mate"
It would seem that pending the
views of Judge Gummere it is dis
tinctly up to the Yale alumni organ
to define the difference between le-
gitimate and illegitimate foot ball as
played in the late sixties and early
seventies. 1t is true that the rules
under which the two games were
played differed somewhat, but not so
materially as to bulwark the attitude
Yale has taken.
In the meantime it is to be noted
that Michigan claims to have played
Evening star., 1925-01-05
MATTY WOULD LIKE
TO SIGN RED GRANGE

BY the Associated Press
Christy Mathewson, president of the
Boston Braves, would like to sign.
Red Grange. eridiron wonder of the
University Of Illinois, if the foot ball
star can play base ball. During the
recent minor league conclave at Hart
ford. the former Giant pitcher asked
several western magnates about
Grange.
"One of the games greatest pinch
hitters was made into a base ball
star on his foot ball reputation,
Nathy said. II refer to Harry
Moose Mccormick, former Giant
player. who was a gridEon star at
Buckuell when l matriculated there"
Tommy Griffith, who j0urneyed to
The Brooklyn Dodgers from the old
New England League, is beset by
rival in the giant Dick Cox from
Portland of the Pacific Coat League.
With Eddie Brown and Zack Wheat
doing well, the newcomer will find
only one vulnerable spot in the out
field where Griffith is or was wont TO
wander. If the argument becomes
torrid, Cox is favorite as he was
boxing instructor in the Army.
Jim Johnstone, former umpire. in
the National League. believes that the
Giants and White Sox might have
found more respect for base ball in
Germany than I'm England, Ireland
and France. According to Johnstone
the boys across the Rhine have taken
up the American game. They saw it
in plenty a few years ago.
The release OF Pitcher Arthur De-
catur to the Portland club of the
Pacific Coast League is said to fore
tell the coming to the Brooklyn
Dodgers Of First Baseman Jim Poole
the Babe Ruth of the coast, and
Second Baseman Emmett Mccain. 1t
is understood that John HolIngs-
worth, pitcher, viii be sent TO Port
land in the deal.
RumOrs that George Burns, veteran
outtielder of the Cincinnati Reds. viii
be made manager of the San Fran
cisco Pacific Coast League Base Ball
Team in the event Bert Ellison, pres
ent Skipper, goes TO the National
League, have been prevalent for some
time. Officials of the San Francisco
club have declined to comment
Manager George sisIer of the ST
Louis Browns says he will try to
add another pitcher and right-hand
hitting outfielder to his team before
the 1925 season. He wants MostiI of
the Chicago White Sox or MeuseI of
the New York Giants He would not
name the pitcher wanted. Since TAX
ing over the management of the
Browns, Sisler has figured in four
trades involving = players, four
teen of them st. Louis Americans.
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CHAMPIONS IN FIGHT
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT

NEW YORK, January Mickey
Walker of Elizabeth, \. J.. world
welterweight champion, and Mike
McTigue of Ireland, world light
heavyweight champion, will furnish
the excitement in the main event
of the coming weeks pugilistic pro-
gram when they meet in a Newark,
y. j., ring on Wednesday night in
12-round. no-decision match.
This match will be unique, in that
it will be the first time a champion
has stepped up two classes to meet
another champion.
Although Walker will enter the
ring lighter than McTigue. there will
not be any great difference in their
weight. Walker will scale over the
$50 mark, while McTigue will likely
weigh between 16O and 165.
Evening star., 1925-01-05
LENGLEN-RYAN CAPTURE
FRENCH TENNIS HONORS

CANNES, France, January 5.-Su-
zanne Lenglen and her partner,
Elizabeth Ryan, came through the
Christmas New Year tournament here
without the loss of a single set, win
ming the finals in the women's doubles
yesterday from Mrs. Satterthwaite
and Mrs. Neville Smith of England,
Go, GO.
Mile. Lenglen showed that she is
still a mighty racket wielder in spite
of her temporary retirement from
championship play since the Wimble-
don tournament of last June. She in
tends TO compete in the French cham
pionships and, also at Wimbledon.
Evening star., 1925-01-05
Greb Wedding Delayed.

CHICAGO, January 5-The we'd
ding of Harry Greb, world middle
weight pugilistic champion, and Miss
Louise Walton of Boston, actress,
was postponed indefinitely last night
when Father Malloy of st. Thomas
of Canterbury Church declined to Of
ficiate because neither had obtained
permission of diocesan authorities to
marry.
Evening star., 1925-01-05
SARAzEN BREAKS RECORD.

HOLLYWOOD Fla, January s.
Gene Sarazen again lowered the rec
ord for the 1S-hole course here yes
terday, when he sank a long putt on
the last hole for 81. He paired with
Leo Diegel, Canadian open champion,
in a match with Tommy Armour and
Bill Mehlhorn. Sarazen and Diegel
won 1 up
Evening star., 1925-01-05
NT EYE SEE eSN

In the ground the eye must see it and
the mind must record what is to be
done about IT. III the lie on the fair
green Is bad the eye must take the
circumstances into account, and the
brain, through the eye, fs thus en-
abled to inform the muscles what is
to be done. No golfer can hope to
progress with the game who does not
do these things. We see, therefore,
that the golf shot need not depend on
lnok. Make 1t rest on certainty.
Copyright, 192j.)
Evening star., 1925-01-05

~ ChN aNA HIS uuu
results. Always
in the golf shot.
whatever il is, the
eye must first give
instruction to the
mind. The mind
( then instructs the
muscles. Omitting
this process of in
= { rue ION is
thOughtIessne y y =.
That is why it is
SO necessary to
measure the line
of flight with the
eye preliminary
to the shot. 1t is
why the line for
the putt must be
studied. If there
iS an uuduIafiou
Evening star., 1925-01-05
LEAGUE ADDS MEMBERS.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, January o
Cumberland, Md, and Akron, Ohio,
were granted franchises in the Cen
trail League at a meeting of the cir
cult here. Five other cities, Youngs-
town, Ohio; Wheeling, w. Va: Erie,
Altoona and Johnstown, Pa. had pre-
viously been given franchises
Evening star., 1925-01-05
ORANGES SILVER TONGS.

At dinner given in honor ofaHarold
C'Red'O Grange. sensational halfback
of the Illinois foot ball team, promi-
nent citizens Of Wheaton, Ill, pre-
sented him pair of ice tongs. The
present was symbolic of Reds va
cation time occupation
Evening star., 1925-01-05
DEMPSEY PLANS TO FIGHT
SOON: MAY MEET GIBBONS
BY SPARROW McGANN.

YORK January Sack Dempsey
Pacific that the New finds him health
4 he
ensuing months will find him than the
IN defense of his title.
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PENN GREAT GAME STATE.

Pennsylvania has taken it's place
among the big game countries of the
Nation with an annual kill of nearly
1000 buck deer, zoe bear, 23 elk, 5000
wild turkeys, $4,000 woodcock, so, 600
quail, 100000 grouse. 100000 squirrels
and 3,250O rabbits
Evening star., 1925-01-05
GUESTS PLAY TONIGHT.

Morris Dent and Give Richmond
meet tonight in their second match
of the championship pocket billiard
tournament being staged at the Grand
Central parlors
Evening star., 1925-01-05
ONE-MAN AUTHORITY RKS
BIG BASE BALL MACNATES
Lands Enemies Ready to Weld Hatchet When His
Contract Expires-Moguls of Majors Want
Old Commission Government
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

EW YORK January 5When high
be
The writer makes this authority
who voted the judge sway
OF the big OF base ball opinion
the will the hreeman commission form which existed
before Judge Lands appointed
with the IS in
lt nuch hnnA th han dnfn e
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200 CYCLISTS ORGANIZE.

Two hundred cyclists have formed 4
union in the Duchy of Luxembourg.
The riders are amateurs and repre-
sent one of the largest and strongest
organizations of its kind in all Eu-
rope.
Evening star., 1925-01-05
NEW BILLIARD RECORD.

Tom Newman, the billiard champion
of England, recently established a
new world record for English billiard
runs when he made 1870. His feat
eclipsed anything ever before ac-
complished in the history of the game.
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speed that he could command and
when he was a his best there never
was pitcher in the National League
who could throw a faster ball and
perhaps not more than two beside
him who had as much speed.
CSext-"Cy" LOung.)
Evening star., 1925-01-05
ROUND WORLD GOLFER.

P. C. Crenshaw of the Edgewater
Golf Club, Chicago, has started on a
golf tour which will take him around
the world He will spend a year play
ing at least one round on links in
every country.