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TY COBB SLIPPING
IN OUTFIELD WORK

Ty Cobb, of the Tigers, though he
was in 101 games in center field, only
got in one double play throughout the
1925 season. Hc bad 260 putouts, nine
assists and fourteen errors for a per-
centage of .051.
He brought up the rear in the list
Of middle post guardians.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
DETROIT HOPES
FOR SUCCESS
Of BAREFOOT
Former S. A. Bear Boasts
Fine Record in Coast
League. Z

DETROIT. Jan. 30-If one is 10
judge by the records compiled last
season, the best new pitcher Detroit
win have in the South next spring is
Clyde Barfoot, a right-handcr. Bar
foot was purchased from the Vernon
Club Of the Pacific Coast League, and
he comes into the major leagues for
the second time after varied expert
ence in the minors.
Official figures of the Coast
League of 1925 reflect the pitching ex-
cellence of the Tiger recruit. They
list him well up among the leaders,
both in the won and lost table ana IN
the column which records the average
number of earned runs permitted the
opposition.
WITH TAILENDER.
Barfoot won 20 games for Vernon,
which is more than the total vie
tories turned in by any other Coast
League pitcher last season. His per-
centage is oyershadowed by n few
others because Barfoot is charged with
fifteen defeats. but the fact must not
be overlooked that Barfoot worked all
year with a hopeless tailender. That
was handicap imposed upon none of
the others fho finished around the top
on the Coast. If Barefoot had been
with first division club it is reason
able to assume that he would have
achieved much better record.
An average earned run allowance
Of 3.25 places Barfoot sixth among
the pitchers who worked often
enough from April to October TO be
considered ruglars.
IN TEXAS LEAGUE.
Prior TO going TO the far coast Bar
foot pitched in the Southern Asso-
citation and Texas League with con
spicuous results. At one time he was
rated as good a right-hander as there
was south of the Mason and Dixon
line. His services were widely sought
and finally he was added to the ros-
ter of the ST. Louis Nationals.
Because Barfoot failed to deliver for
the Cardinals does not presage his
failure as Tiger. One fault that
critics Of Branch Hickey. then mana
ger Of the Cardinals. repeatedly stress
ed. concerned his method in handling
pitchers. Moreover, it may be that
Barfoot's experience on the coast was
just what was demanded to fit him
for success in higher company.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
CHILL COMING BACK.

Rumor has it that Ollie Chill, chief
Of the American Association umpires,
is to 90 to the National League next
season. Chill, for a number of years
worked in the American League.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
CT I
RICH, SAVE
EARNINGS

DENVER. Colo, Jan. 30.-Much
has been said about professional box
ers who have compiled fortunes from
their ring performances, but little has
been related regarding successful
heavyweight wrestiers.
1t is true that Johnny Kilbane,
Jack Dempsey, Tommy and Mike Glib
bons, Pete Herman, Johnny Dundee
aud other famous boxers saved the
greater part of their earnings and
turned successful business men after
retiring from the business of give and
take. 1t is equally true that n num-
Der of wrestlcrs are known as busl-
ness executives.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
SPUDS THREE
TIMES DAY
FOR RED
Detective Stories and
Movies Stars Other
'Failings.'
By BILL SMITH

Red Grange likes potatoes. He likes
Conan Doyle, too, or any other writer
who can tell good detective story,
and he likes the movies, and he likes
TO go ight-sceing-but most OF all
he likes potatoes.
"How do you keep in shape, Rcd?"
/he was asked.
4 Potatoes" snapped Red with the
crispness of football captain call
ing a signal.
Il like potatoes better TIM any,
thing else on the bill OF fare ana
| must have them-three times a
day. l think a fellow could just live
on potatoes and keep fit all the
time. That's the way / find it. -.
"Any old way they're served Will
suit me as long as they are pota-
toes. Don't make any difference
whether they're hash Drowned,
baked, fried, boiled. au gratin, mash
ed or shoe-stringed-they all taste
good TO me.
81 90 pretty easy on the cats for
ayounC fellow who weighs 10. Here
sample of the daily menu, all the
! wear round, for I'm always keeping
in shape: 81.
Breakfast Grapefruit, coffee
toast and potatoes.
"I.uncheon-A salad, coffee and
potatoes. -.
"Dinner-Either steak or chops
with potatoes, coffee and some hgnt
dessert.
URGES MODERATION.
"I've found that the best way 70
keep fit is TO be moderate WIN thc
eats and regular in your habits.
Even on the road i keep up prac,
iically the same schedule ! followed
when | was back in Wheaton.
I'm up every morning at ana
I always go through few simple
cxercises-just enough TO keep the
muscles supple.
Eight o'clock is the breakfast
hour, and after that I'm my own
boss until 10 when L get out with tine
Bears for football practice. Yes, we
have workout every morning unless
were on the train.
"JJnless VIC are booked for game
I have the afternoon TO myself. 1t i
feel like resting I loll around the no.
tel. but generally I get around to sec
the sights. All these cities are new
to me and they're all pretty interest
ing.
LOADS or LETTERS.
81 get lots of letters. Loads OF
then from football fans, and plenty
Of those swect-scented notes IRON
girls. enjoy 'em all, but can't an
swcr a fraction Of en-.
Il get kick out Of the movies.
and while I'm in Los Angeles I'm go
ing to see how they're made.
Sport stories and detective yarns
always appeal to me. l read every
thing / can about football, and now
adays | have to read n lot about my,
self. but when / want real Kick
nick up one of Conan Doyle's stores.
Il always got to bed early when
l was back in Wheaton and i stlli
have the habit. I'm generally slowed
away for the night by 10 o'clock, but
sometimes it's 11-never later.
Pm going 'back TO Wheaton after
this tour, but I'm not going back TO
The ice wagon. I'm going to finish
a business course that / was taking at
The University of Illinois, and in
couple Of years when I'm through
nlaying football I'll be set to step out
as a business man.
But I'm going to stick to the po-
tatoes," was Reds parting shot.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
TRAP GUNNERS WILL
HOLD SUNDAY SHOOR

Trapshooters will hold forth Sum
day afternoon at the municipal traps
in Breckenridge Park. The shoot
open to the public, will start at 3
O'Clock.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
CUBS LINE Up
14P|TCHERS
FOR TRIP
Seven New Men Added to
Squad, Including
Texas Leaguers.

CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-Young bloods
and older heads among the pitching
gentry who are coming from various
sectors TO combat the veteran mem
bcrS Of the Cub firing squad for
bcrths under Manager Joe Mccarthy
in the approaching campaign have
their innings in print.
Another battle royal for member
ship in the staff is promised here,
just as there is going to be among the
horde of candidates for outfielding
employment, as no fewer than IA
Fingers will pass in review before the
Bruin board of strategy
Fans are well informed with regard
to McSSrs. Alexander, Cooper, kauf-
mann, Blake, Jones. Bush and Mil
stead. but crave enlightenment rela-
tive TO the reasons that prompted
President Bill Week to authorize the
signing of seven other men, all right
handed.
Twdo newcomers from the Pacific
Coast League boast the most impress
sive records for 1925. These chaps
are Bill Piercy, late of Salt Lake, and
Charlie Root, obtained from Los An
gelcS.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
FORTUNES IN WRESTLING.

Johnny Meyers. middleweight cham
pion Of the world. and TarO Miyaka,
the foremost exponent of the jiu-iitsu
art, also have made fortunes in the
wrestling game and are still adding
to them. Meyers has huge investments
in Chicago real estate, while Miyaka
has more than 100000 invested in
Liberty bonds. This pair of matinee
are of the Ed White, Chicago promot.
er. string and the stablemates OF
Mum.
The heavyweight division is the
only class that pays big dividends TO
professional wrestlers, which accounts
for names Of smaller grapplers not
appearing in the list Of money-makers
and savers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
EN-. SPUDDER 4 STAR.

The Cubs expect much Of Bob Os-
born, whom they recalled from Wich-
tia Falls of the Texas League. Last
season he hurled "a combats, won
IS, losing 10, for n mark of .61o.
Two years ago while with the Cubs
on the Coast he lacked finish. He
now weighs 175 pounds, is 8 feet tall
and % years old.
Clayton Touchstone, from Water
bury Of the Eastern League. 20 years
old, ) feet 10 inches tall and weigh
ing 175 pounds. worked in AS battles
last season, He won IL and lost IL
Another rookie is Gordon Pelle
from Meridian of the Cotton States
circuit, who was in 10 games, COM
pleting II and finishing three others
This lad won II and dropped five. per-
hitting 133 hits and as runs in 13I
innings. Gordon is %, stands D feet
8 IL inches and weighs 155.
From Ottumwa of the Mississippi
Valley loop comes John Welch. an
other right handed youngblood. nc
is 10, weighs 165, and is 6 feet :
inche stall. In 40 games Welch cop
ped II and lost IL.
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PERCY NO KID.

Percy. husky fellow, 81 years
of age, feet inch high and weigh
ing 100 pounds. was attached to the
Vernon. Cal, corps back in 1925 when
the While Sox played the Tigers at
San Diego. He later assembled TO the
American League, serving with the
Boston Red Sox.
In Al games Piercy last year scored
u wins and lost II for mark of
.656. He toiled 255 innings and was
bombed for 26S hits and 1913 runs.
Bill surrendered us passes. Is wild
pitches, hit 20 batters and famed
102.
Root performed in - games. "a
being complete, finishing Is others.
representing total of 324 innings.
He won % victories and suffered IL
defeats, earning a percentage Of .65S.
The young man, who is %, weighs
161 pounds and is 5 feet IL inches
tall earlier in his career experienced
trials by the st. Louis Browns and
the Cubs.
Russell Pence, strapping youth
from Marine. ILL.,, who went to Waxa'
hachie. Texas. with the White SoX
in 1921, pausing only long enough for
Il helping of tea, is coming to the Bru-
ms from Dallas. He won s and lost
0. pitching 1875 innings and allowed
119 hits, 63 runs and 80 passes
Pence is now - years old, 6 feet tall,
and scales at 100 pounds.
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FAT BANK ACCOUNT.

Aside from owning the $4,000 dia-
mond-studded belt, cmblematlc OF the
worlds heavyweight wrestling cham
pionship. Ed (Strangler) Lewis also
owns a large hotel il California. In
addition. he has fat bank account.
Joe (Toots) Mondt, the Colorado
cowhand grappler. is investing his mat
earnings in gilt-edged securities and a
potato farm near his home town,
Greeley, Colo.
Wayne (Big) Mum is banking .
major portion Of his income from the
body-twisting profession.
Alan Eustace, the heavyweight
champion of Kansas. has paid for y
big wheat farm outside the city limits
of Wakefield, Kan. a ... ...
SENDS MOTHER CASH.
Pat McGiI, the Irish contender
from Omaha. wires to his mother al
most every dollar he receives from
each contest.
Wallace Dugid. the former North
west mounted policeman, runs large
plumbing establishment in a suburb of
Los Angeles and while he is away for
a match his wife turns boss Of the
plant.
OF the old-timers. DIR. Roller, is
one Of the leading surgeons IN New
York City. Americas, the former Bal
timore star, is director in bank and
the head of n contracting firm in that
city. Fred Bell owns a spacious farm
in Wisconsin. Mike Yokel owns and
operates a ranch near Salt Lake City.
Earl Caddock is in the sporting goods
business il Omaha. Max Weisner, the
old time welterweight king, is in the
mercantile business in Columbus,
Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-25
EVANSVILLE INSECTS
PLACE QUINT IN FIELD

HYATTSVILLE. Md, January IS
EVANSVILLE latest entry for basket
ba II honors are the Frenchy Insects a
team of Youngsters. from 90 to 100
pounds. picked from the local high
and graded schools.
The insects will make their debut
next Saturday night on the armory
court here. when they will he given a
cha nce against the Reserves of Com
pany + in the preliminary To the con
test between the Company r Regulars
and the Bliss Electrical School.
Candidates for the team include
Capt. Dolphin Weber. Paul ReeleN.
Charles Kitchen. Donald Holdings
worth. William Morley. Joseph Ora
ham. Roy and Atwood Bassford John
Troy. John Hays. Nicholas Orem and
Jack Williams. Marcus Cohen of the
Hyattsville High tea m is coach and
ger.
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me Nav Be Passed bout Hutch AAr0und Golfer With Per
BIG ten BASKETERS
IN HECTIC STRUGGLE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. January 25.-After near
ly three weeks of hectic scramhlins
for honors I'm the Western Conference
basket ball campaign. Big Ten floor
squads take a rest from conference
ella shes until the middle of February.
Until then but three games week
are carded.
Ohio state. which went into tie
for the top with Wisconsin by defeat
ing Iowa, 81 to u, Saturday, must
wait until the coming week end TO
defend its position against Chicago.
Northwestern. sent to the cellar by
Wisconsin, 81 to -, Saturday. has a
chance to redeem itself against Iowa
tonight.
Chicago. victor over Illinois. 10 to
a. engages Minnesota Wednesday. In
addition to Ohio State next Saturday.
India ma tied with Purdue for second
place in the conference as result of
defeating the Boiler Makers, 81 10
"a. last week end, gets into action
again next Monday against Iowa
while Purdue is idle. far the Big
Ten is concerned, until February 10.
The standing:
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Tomorrow series games will bring
Eastern and Tech together and will
match Business and Western. The
opener is carded for 3:15. with the sec.
ond tilt following Immediately after
Western and Tech will be out fol-
revenEe. but the Manual Trainers
stand little chance of evening scores
with the Fasteners. who defeated
them. 40 to 20. at the start Of the
season. Business nosed out Western
in the first round, 81 to IS.
Central IS out of the series tomor-
row, but will keep busy with a game
at Annapolis High. The champions
High coming to Central. Their next
Tech on Saturday. Eastern and
Western furnish the other title game
Gonzaga entertains Ayattsville High
on Wednesday and on Friday goes to
Alexandra for a game with Alex
andria High. Business has two
games in addition to those with teams
in the scholastic league, Georgetown
Prep being met at Garrett Park
Thursday and Swavely Prep coming
here on Saturday.
Other games for the week include
ciash mere on Friday between the
st. Adams tossers and the team from
Donaldson School of Baltimore and
two tits on the Episcopal High sched
uie. one with Maury High of Norfolk
at Alexandria Thursday and another
at Fishburne Military School on Sat
urday
The schedule of the Prep School
Basket Bali League calls for four
games during the week. Tomorrow
the Friends team plays at Episcopal
High. while Dewitt goes against the
Woodward School five at Bows y Nj.
c. A. On Friday the Dewitt 1uint
goes 20 Friends School. and Episco
pal s lght-we1ghts come here to meet
the Woodward tossers.
George Mason and Manassas High
School teams meet tonight at the Al
eXandria Armory in a Second Athletic
District title game. The winner will
go into second place in the race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-25


Interest in the orSa MIA ton is grow.
ing and spreading and it is quite evil
dent thai the members are working To
enroll their friends. so FL may he in
on the club : activities when il really
begins 10 exert itself
|: viii h. but a matter "f few
days until the certificates and buttons
arc mailed to the members.
Today the members Of The club
are told Of three helpful basket ball
hints and tomorrow we'll have three
more. The basket ball coaches at the
University Of Illinois. the University
of Nebra ska and Baylor University
hold the platform tomorrow. Although
some of these hints may seem very
elementary 10 some of the more. fin
isheG basket ballers, il is surprising
To know how many really profit by
them.
Webb back again with the boxing
gloves. Spike has something more
advanced about boxing TO tell you this
time. Something not so elementary.
as well as a few helpful hints about
conditioning. There is probably no
athlete in competition who has to he
in better condition than the boxer. His
game requires his concentrated atten-
ton every moment. He cannot relax
spine ndS q lew tflnSS u
tell YOU.
A list of new applicants for mem
bership follows:
Charles Ritter. 23Sl First street:
Donald w. Feldbush. 3l13 Georgia
avenue: Jack r. Crutchfield. 1891 Nor
rison street: joseph Reidy. 900 Four
ane-a half st$eet southwest: John
O'Brien. 1918 twentieth street: James
p. Kane. 712 North Carolina avenue
southeast.
Thomas NJ Murphy. 1913 Four
teenth street: Alfred Dintaman. 1880
Neal street northeast: c. T. Creil ir..
Pill FRS; street: William H. Berke
ley. II Thirty seventh street north
east: LLOYD O.. Busching. 919 r street
northeast: Milton Mersels. 921 Elmer
son street.
John Kirby. 1885 Park road: Ellison
Galloway, 210 Clarendon avenue. CIar~
endon. Va: Paul Brooks. 1875 Wilson
boulevard. Clarendon. Va; Leonard j.
Megby. 636 Princeton place; Edward
Cline. CAT Franklin street northeast
Thomas Clark. 1924 1 street northeast.
Joseph Hamilton. Baltimore street.
Hyattsville. Nd: Joseph West, 1874
Thirtieth street, Mount Rainier, Md:
George Tracy. 1913 Spring road
Charles Kitchin. "a Avon avenue.
Hya ttsville, Md: Stephen Ager, Ager
road. Hyattsville, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-25
SHIPLEY RUNS FIRST
IN ALOYSIUS EVENT

Walton Shipley. Hurd Willett and
Horace Domigan became the leading
runners in the race for the distance
running trophies offered by the Alloy
sius Club by finishing first, second and
third. respectively, in the first smile
1aunt of the series of four. being con-
Quoted by the l street orga MIA ton
The remaining three events will be
run on successive Sundays at Pla "a
track and will prepare the barriers
for the Aloysius Clubs l0-mile street
run. which will replace the ASKING
ton Post modified marathon on Wash
ington's birthday
Shipley placed first in field If nine
competitors in yesterdays affair and
made the distance in % minutes 81
seconds. Two of the starters Melvin
LEACH and James Montag que failed To
finish the course. The others crossed
the line in the following order: Alber,
Schaub. Bobby Villa ms, C. F. Helm
rich and Jerry Looney.
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YANKEES, Alloys, EAGLES
TAKE BIG COURT GAMES

'costia Eagle hves emerged victorious
lot basket ball engagements.
lily combination OF the three to en-
the STATIONS in the preliminary to
e and avenged defeat suffered sew
boys. % to %.
Silent Five. Is anxious to book games
for Wednesday and SATURDAY. with
senior teams having the use of floors.
He lives at 1918 Fifth street.
Fort Humphreys was defeated by
Park View in an uphill fight for the
Soldiers which ended with the count
at 30 to p. A 17-to-7 lead. piled UP
In the opening half. saved the District
passers from a drubbing. Tonight at
clock the winners will take on the
Clorers at Wilson Normal.
BY defeating the Wintons, As to -.
the kanahwas hung up their seven
teenth consecutive win on the basket
ball court. Tomorrow at $50 O'Clock
! the Indians take on the Hebrew Alum
, nj five at Central High.
ktaltO and DeMoIay quints will play
tonight at 7:30 on the Boys Y. M. c.
A. court.
Fort Myer Boy Scouts bowed to the
Alexandra Pirates, so to 10.
The Phantom Five outclassed the
lmmaculates. 35 to %.
st. Peters Mideets trounced tho
Georgetown Prep Freshmen, 81 to g..
/ Freer Insects won from Che Colo.
RADIO Insects. 81 to Is.
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PALACE WINS GAME,
Then STARTS TOUR

After having demonstrated their
superiority over the tossers wearing
the livery of the Chicago Bruins. the
members of the Washington Palace
Club basket ball five start today on
another tour which keeps them on
the road until next Sunday. when they
return to the Capital for scrap with
the Clevela nd Rosenblums.
A league game in Chicago Wednes-
day night will be Sandwiched In with
series of four exhibition tits. start
ing tonight at Corey, Pa. Jackson,
Mich is to be the scene of action to.
morrow. Thursday the team plays at
Whiting. Ind. and Saturday a game
will be played in Warren, Ohio.
Capt. Ray Kennedy. who is nursing
leg injury and was not able to take
part in last nights 26-to.16 victory
over the Bruins. will be unable TO
make the trip with the squad.
Chicago was easily defeated in spite
of Kennedy's absence from the lineup
Bob Grody. his running mate at guard
was the offensive star of the contest
and accounted for Ave goals from
scrimmage. along with a single foul
tally. Teddy Kearns, who made his
home debut. played a great game fol
the Palace Club. although not f1gurins
heavily in the scoring.
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team in league competition this So
son can show such record
King Pin All-Stars and the District
League Terminal Ice Ieam meet in a.
match that will conflict with the
girls intercity battle next Saturday.
but the bowling on the King Pin
drives doubtless will draw many fans
Al Work and compan figure Bill
Woods combination nothing to he
afraid Of, despite the record bowlin=
the uptown crowd did against Balti-
time quint of experts early this month.
Perez Elicit established himself as
one of the high ranking howlers of
the city while rolling with McPhilomr
in the doubles contest with Work and
Rosenberg. Shaping the pins for an
average of 1877 in the 10 games of
the match was A remarkable feat.
Had he not gotten so many discourse
ing splits in the last two games NJ
the final block. Elicit proba bly, would
have gone on to Washington record
A continuance of the form he fla shed
in the first trio of games on the lon-
vention Hall drives last Saturday
night would have piled UP tremen-
dous count.
Strong cOntenders for the champion
ship Of the Washington Ladies' Lea cua
do not anticipate much trouble in
matches tomorrow night. Columbians.
Hilltoppers and Commercials are to
encounter quiz Is that have not done
much against them heretofore
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But the game has been at its best
when played in a collegiate environ
rlent such as Franklin Field. Phila :
delphia The contest has been shut =
tle-cocked between New York and
Philadelphia for some Years. and
there is no particular reason why il
should not be staged in Chica go.
True. both institutions are situate
In the East. but they are supported
by the taxpayers of the land, and the
cadets and midshipmen are repre-
sentat tive of every State and Terri
tory. Now that the way has been
opened there is nothing, except the
distance involved. against having the
game played in Denver. Seattle. San
Francisco or Atlanta. or any center
where facilities for seating a crowd
are adequate.
The stadium on Soldiers Field in
Chicago now consists of two parallel
concrete stands of attractive classic
design When they are carried along
and one end Joined, so as to form q
horseshoe, the amphitheater will seat