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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-17
PROBES CHARGES

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 Ex-Governor
Smith today appointed Supreme Court
Justice Townsend Scudder. to conduct
an investigation into charges OF lr-
regularities in the $16,00O00O sewer
construction in the Borough OF
Queens. The governor took no action
toward suspension from office OF
Borough President Maurice E. Con-
nelly, which was asked in the formal
charges filed yesterday by Alderman
elect George U. Harvey.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-17

second vice governor; w. B. Gohring
Phoenix, secretary. Gohring has been
secretary Of the chapter Tor several
wears. He formerly was mine super
intendent of the Calumet and Arizona
company
Among the others from this section
attending the congress we're P. CT
Beckett, Of Douglas, vice president
and general manager of the Phelps
Dodge corporation, and Capt. j. r
Hodgson, Of Bisbee, manager of the
Copper Queen branch of the Phelps
Dodge
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-17
CHARITY BALL
DIRECTED BY
ELKS TONIGHT

Members of the Douglas lodge of
Elks and their friends will ga her this
evening in the Phelps Dodge ball room
for the 23rd annual charity ball con-
Quoted by the lodge. The program
will open at 8 p. m. and it is expected
that it will bring together large
throng Of merrymakers as well as pro-
duce substantial fund for the work
CT charity carried on by the local or
ganization. aau
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-17
that it was good.

that it was good.
The menu planned for this after
noon will be completed in time Tor
those attending to get back to their
homes and put into practice the
knowledge they have gained about
any dishes prepared by making it
one of the features of their own
meal, if they so desire.
OIL WE'LL ON FIRE
COLEMAN, Texas, Dec. 16 E0-The
Chestnut and Smith oil well No. q,
hrought in Loot ni0ht. caught fire to-
day and is still burning.
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~ INCINNAT1, January 25 Up.
The pennant which they
missed by a narrow margin
last year is fluttering in the
ewes of the Cincinnati Reds
of 1927.
With Horace Ford ready TO start the
season at shortstop, Manager Jack
Hendricks believes the Reds have an
excellent opportunity to finish in front
this season. Ford was out for the
greater part of the race last Summer
when the Reds ran second to st. Louis.
Had he been holding down short when
the season opened Hendricks believes
the Reds would have won the cham
pionship with a margin of games to
the good.
The Reds had the batting leadership
of the League last year and three of
the leading hitters. Hendricks expects
to open the season with the same play
ers that placed the club in the run
ner-up position last year.
Fourteen on Pitching staff.
No outstanding trades have been
negotiated outside of the purchase of
Kolp, a pitcher bought from st. Paul
of the American Association. Enough
recruits have been added to bring the
Reds pitching roster up to ID. With
Ford among the regulars, the infield
is one of the strongest in the league.
Pipp will be at first base, CritZ, who
was voted the second most valuable
player in the National League, at sec
ond, and Dresser at third. Pittinger.
obtained from Louisville last year, will
act as first substitute infielder for the
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STRICkLER AND RYAN
WILL BOX AT ARCADIA

Billy Strickler of Arcadia Athletic
Club and Jack Ryan of Baltimore, two
peppery fighters, will trade punches
in the eight-round main bout of the
card of boxing exhibitions to be staged
by the Arcadia Sporting Club tonight
at the Arcadia Auditorium. Only
members of the club will be admitted.
Stricken has won seven of his last
nine bouts by knockouts, and at Kenil-
worth the past season won all his
starts.
In the six-round semi-final Marty
Gallagher of the Arcadia A. G. faces
Johnny Conover of Baltimore. Both
are big fellows and have impressive
records.
Bill Shattuck, rugged scrapper.
and Walt McFeeley of Georgetown
University meet in another six
rounder. Two tests, each at four
rounds, will bring together Dick Rich
ardson of Kenilworth and Allan Small
wood of Arcadia A. c. and Paul Bruen
of Arcadia A. c. and Roy Tanner of
Mohawk A. G. Chick Holden of Ar
cadia A. c. and Kid Bender of Balti-
more swap wallops In a third four
rounder that will open the card at $50
o'clock.
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COAST LOOP WOULD
EXPLOIT TY AND IRIS

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, January "a
tR.-Echoes of the recent base ball
scandal were heard as club owners
and directors of the eight clubs of the
Pacific Coast League assembled for
the annaul meeting here today.
A motion, offered by the San Fran
cisco and Mission clubs. that Hubert
Dutch Leonard, former Detroit
pitcher, be barred for life from all
Coast League parks, as a result of the
scandal involving Ty Cobb and Iris
Speaker appeared certain to come up
at the opening session today. 1t was
indicated, however, that the proposal
would be rejected. Leonard Is now
living on his ranch near Fresno.
From Charles Lockard, president of
the Seattle club, came the announce
ment last night that he would submit
at the meeting a resolution authoriZ-
ing each club of the league to sign
Cobb and Speaker for a weeks ap-
pearance during the forthcoming sea
son.
This, Lockard said, will give the
fans of the league an opportunity to
show their faith in Cobb and Speaker
and give them a chance to see two
of the greatest stars in base ball per-
form. His plan calls for each of the
clubs to sign Cobb and Speaker to n
one-week contract calling for 1880
per week each.
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RACING DOG AND HORSE,
CONTINUES IN FL0RlD.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, January -
Py.--Florida' s thoroughbred sports
horse and dog racing, curtailed las
week. by court orders today had new
lease on life through additional court
action.
Granting of writ of suspersedeas
by the State Supreme Court YESTERDAY
Immediately brought announcements
from officials of the Tampa Downs
and Pompano Horse Club that racing
would reopen quickly on their tracks.
Racing at Tampa Downs is expected
to begin tomorrow.
The same State Supreme Court
order also temporarily stayed an in
junction to prevent operation of the
HillsbOrough Kennel Club track at
Tampa. 1t is planned to resume dog
racing here tonight
Yesterdays court ruling means that
races will be held at these tracks as
protection of property rights of the
track owners until the court deter
mines whether the leasing system of
wagering is illegal.
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Fights Tonight

By the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH.-P Latzo, world
welterweight champion, beat Jimmy
Jones, Youngstown, Ohio G0. Title
not at stake.
NEW YORK.-Andre Routis of
France beat Petey Mack, Jersey City,
n. j. d0).
ROCHESTER.--Phi O'Dowd, Co.
lumbus. Ohio, beat Phil Verde. Roch-
ester (6).
PHILADELPHIA AL Foreman,
Washington, beat Mike Ballerino,
Bayonne, n. j. 10). Al Gordon, Phil
adelphia. beat Robert Servain,. Paris,
France d0) George Nickford. Brook
Ign, knocked out Hillie Miske, Wash
ington az.
MONTGOMERY. Ala.-Pinky May,
Savannah. beat Benny Reagan, Allan
Ia 10).
SIOUX CITY, Iowa.-Buzz Griffith,
Sioux City, knocked out Rich Matlock,
Omaha u. Louie Mays. Des Moines,
drew with Tully Griffith, Sioux City
~. Pinky George, Des Moines, drew
with Johnny Burds, Sioux City.
MILWAUKEE.-Ho Bentz, Mil
waukee, beat Jack Schoendorf, Mil
waukee, on a technical knockout t3).
CHICAGO.-Happy Atherton, In
dianapolis. beat Jimmy Savers, Lafay-
cite, Ind. Q0).
TORONTO. Canada.-Larry Gains,
Toronto, knocked out Joe Burke, De.
troit (3). Art Love, Liverpool, beat
frankie Buff. Pittsburgh CO.. Dave
Jackson. Buffalo. knocked out Harry
Henning. Toronto (3).
LONDON, England.-Johnny Cuth-
bert, Sheffield. beat Johnny Curly, title
holder, for featherweight champion
ship of Great Britain (20).
Fights Tonight.
DIES MONIES, Iowa.-Larry Cole
man, st. Paul, VS.. Emil Morrow. Sioux
City 00).
DENVER, Colo.-Tiger Flowers, At
lanta, VS.. Lee Anderson.
CINCINNATI.-Jack Silva, Kansas
City, VS.. Farmer Joe" Cooper 00).
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REDS HAVE FLAG CHANCE.
PILOT HENDRICKS THINKS
Believes That Loss of Ford Last Year Cost Them PEN
nant and This Player Is Ready to Open Season
at Short-Team Can Hit.

left side of the diamond. Bressler
will be ready to play first base should
he be needed to replace Pipp
For the outfield, the Reds have
Christensen, left field Roush, center,
and Walker, right, with Bressler and
Zitzman as reserves. Bressler prob
ably will play left field when left.
hand pitcher is in the box for the OPP
posing team.
The pitching staff is conceded to be
strong with the lineup of Luque, the
Cuban Mays. the submarine hurler;
Donohue, jake May, Nehf and others.
Luque has announced that he may
not leave Cuba to play with Cincin-
natl the coming season, but 1t is be-
lieved he will answer the call of play
BALI when the season opens. Nehf
has reported that the neuritis has left
his pitching hand and that he will be
In shape to take his regular turn in
the box.
Hargrave Is Fine Catcher.
Catcher Eugene C'Bubbles'D Har-
grave, considered by John Heydler,
president of the National League, as
the leading batter last year, will catch
the major portion of the games. Val
Picinich will be second-string catcher,
with Clyde Sukeforth. who was re-
called from the minors, as third man.
The Reds will train this Spring
along the usual lines. They will go
to Orlando. Fla, on February 26 and
remain in the South six weeks. After
seven days practice, exhibition games
will begin with the Cleveland Indians
at Orlando on March 8. Then will
follow the New York Americans, st.
Louis Americans. Washington and In
dia annapolis. The team will leave Flor
Ida March 81, playing six games in
four different cities on the way home.
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BY JOHN r. FOSTER.

~ HICAGO, January 25,-1udge
lands will render a decision
in the Speaker case be-
fore this week ends. 1t Is
safe to say that neither TY
Cobb nor Iris Speaker will he made
ineligible by the ruling of the com
missioner of base ball.
There is no reason to delay de-
cision." the Judge said today, The
reason none was given before is oh
vious enough. Presume that a story
which purported to give facts, and
which did not give them, had been
made public prior to the rendering
of any opinion by this office. It would
have made the situation more in
volved. A decision at this time can
clear the matter up"
If the two players are declared cligi-
BILE, it seems apparent that they Will
not be engaged by the American
League for 1927 unless some one Of
those owners makes a bid for their
services. If not taken by the Ameri-
can League, any club in any league
can sign them.
Considering what has happened,
both Cobb and Speaker are not averse
to playing actively this year. And If
they are enga ged there is little doubt
they would play with all the vim and
fire they could muster. Their season
would be a sort of vindication after
the mental strain which both have
endured during the disclosure of the
Leonard letters and other muck
raking which has been going on.
Both in Good Condition.
The two men are in good condition
and should be 800 hitters in another
campaign. Speaker especially is de-
sirous of appearing again as fighter
for pennant. If either should land
with a National League club that
league would gain at the expense of
it's rival, getting players who could
not have been taken two or three
years ago al any price.
Judge Lands is going to New York
on February s, to be a guest of the
base ball writer's. When he goes he
expects to have all of his Winter work
completed, with the load of investiga
tons, recriminations and villifications
off his shoulders. He looks for en-.
joyment and Is sanguine that the 1927
season will begin with the atmosphere
pureed of innuendo and suspicious
rumor.
Dutch Leonard, Risberg and Gandil
all have spoken their last word and
will slide back out of sight. It Is a
fact that a great deal of the sly
scandal, which has been circulated
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GOLF STARS PREPARE
FOR $4,000 EVENT

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, January 25
R).-More than 80 of the leading pro-
fessional and amateur golf players
were here today to practice for the
annual $4,000 Texas open tourna-
ment scheduled to open Thursday
over the Willow Springs course.
Bobby Cruickshank. New York pro-
fessional who won the Los Angeles
open. and Tommy Armour, profess
sional from the Congressional Coun-
try Club, Washington, ID. c.. who
PLAYED first In the FL Paso open Sun
day, were among those eager to try
the course today.
Play has been forbidden at Willow
Springs for two days because of heavy
rain. Walter Hagen also has entered,
and these three are favorites to place
we'll up in the money.
Others entered or expected to enter
before the list is closed Wednesday
night include: Joe Turnesa. Long
Island; Art Demane and wild BIZ
Mehlhorn, New York; John Golden.
Paterson, n. j.: Willie Hunter, Los
Angeles; Joe Kirkwood and Ed Dud-
ley. Hollywood; Frank Walsh, Mil.
waukee; Art Longworth, st. Louis:
George Kerrigan. Fred Baroni and
Walter Loeffier, Pittsburgh, and w. c.
Gordon, Rockford, Ill.
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BUSTED LEADERS LIKELY
TOBE CLEARED BY JUDGE
If Not Claimed by American League, Players Would
Be in Position to Accept Places With Any Other
Circuit-TO Ban Gambling.

even among players who were young
and knew nothing of the events OF
the past, has had behind II the in
spiration from these men who were
tried in base ball and found faithless
to their trust. They now are "out
in a superlative degree.
With regard to the American
League presidency, that organization
has done nothing as a body to con
slider a successor to Ban Johnson. 1t
is not likely that they will plan on
any successor until they know
whether his health would permit him
ever to resume the duties of that
office.
Sexton Would BE Candidate.
If a successor is to be chosen later.
NJ. H. Sexton, president of the Ma
tionaI Association of Professional Base
Ball Leagues, would become a candi-
date. He has served long in base
ball and aspires to the honor of being
the leader of a major league.
There is no immediate likelihood
that John X Tener, former president
of the National League, will be chosen,
as American League owners do not
get enthusiastic. They might lose
Cobb and Speaker to the National
League by queer turn of fortunes
wheel, but they are not ScramDllnB 10
get a prior National League leader
as their chief executive in exchange.
Nor is it likely that Frank J. Navin
of Detroit will be continued indefinite
ly, unless by chance he should be
willing to withdraw as principal owner
of the Detroit club.
On another point the gambling re-
strictions which have been suggested
by the conference committee of the
jor and minor leagues, through the
office Of the commissioner, will be en-
acted by every league in the United
States and will become operative at
the earliest opportunity. They will
be enforced with severity.
There Is a strong tendency to put
a complete ban upon betting on horse
races. Many members of the com.
mittee heartily favor it. Base ball
owners have crusaded against gam.
bling, but have been opposed by a
coterie of professional gamblers.
OF course, If such a restriction had
been in effect in the past, it would
have had its bearing on such Incl.
dents as that which has cropped out
in regard to Rogers Hornsby.
downright. 1927
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johnson Named by Collins
For AI-Time All-American
League Championship Team
TwENTY.ONE YEARS OF BASE BALL.
BY EDDIE COLLINS.
-XX-My An.American League Champions

ticed Chase give the runner the hit
and.run sign.
why, Hal" said Thomas, ARE YOU
using the same old sign"
II sure am, Ira, and here It is
said Chase
And 1t was. Thomas signed for q
pitch-out. Chase threw his bat at the
ball, hit 1t and scored a run.
Jimmy Collins Stands Out.
James Collins stands out at third
as do Lajoie at second and Chase at
first. Like those two masters. Collins
did his work easily, gracefully and
methodically, and besides. he had one
great asset that they lacked: He was
an executive. n strong character and
asc aptain and then manager he radi-
ated personality.
The outf1eld is a cinch. How can
any one improve on Cobb, Speaker
and Ruth? / have said enough in pre-
vious articles to leave no doubt of nv
respect and regard for Cobb And as
far as Speaker is concerned. he ranks
close second-in fact. in defensive
ability he eXcels Cobb On the Of
fensive alone does Spoke" bow to Ty.
AS fielder iris is the greatest I ever
have seen, though in one respect,
ground-covering ability, Mostil, on my
oWh CIuo' ranks pretty close TO
Speaker.
The public and players alike ac-
knowledge and appreciate Ruth's emf.
hence as a slugger. He has been the
greatest individual factor in creating
the new game of base ball, for the
game has, indeed, been revolutionized
during the last 10 years, and the
"Bambino" has been chiefly respon-
sible.
Babes Contribution Timely.
In making this great change Babe"
did more; he populariZed 1t beyond the
dreams of any of the older generation
Of magnate ties or players. What is still
more important, he started his benef-
cent work when base ball was hang
ing on the ropes as the result of the
1919 blow.
Ruth stands alone as the greatest
magnet the game has known because
of his penchant for home runs. But
players, teammates and opponents
alike know him for a great fielder,
good base runner and dangerous all
round player.
Tomorrow I will list my second
team and will name certain other
players whom l am obliged to omit
from both lists.
tCopyriKht. 1927
Tomorrow: The Second Team.
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Case Soon to Be Settled to End Base Balls Weird off, Season
When Base Ball Was Young
BY JOHN B. FOSTER
-Starg and His Base Sliding Machine

Of velvet carpet and with its surface
elevated about four feet from the
ground. His pupils ran a distance OF
about 90 feet TO get a good start and
then they hurled themselves head oil
into this machine in order 70 get the
knack of stealing bases we'll.
Head-F'irst Sliding Ruled.
II will be noted that In those days
they were all for head foremost steal
ing. To steal bases feet foremost was
considered 10 be very risky. The aver
age manager valued the feet and legs
Of his bali players much more than
their heads and that Is sort of heri-
tage today in base ball, because there
are plenty of managers who will first
devote their praises to telling how fast
their players can run, how far they
can throw and how long they can hit,
and then refer somewhat dejectedI~
and sometimes with fury to a certain
growth of bone above the neck. 1t is
a very difficult matter TO find any
manager who ever would agree that
all of the ball players Of his team had
escaped the ailment of thickening of
the skull bones.
Stages bas stealing machine seemed
TO be good to the manager of the New
York team, and he suggested 20 one
of his PLAYERS that he go to New
Haven and look 1t over. The veteran
went He returned and made a report
somewhat as follows:
Its all right for them dudes. that
, thingabob up there. They go 10 col
lege with brains 10 spill. but Jim. If
We put that machine in the clubhouse
of us, they'll be so id little brains
remaining at the end of the week
| that we won't win another game come
| Christmas. Put the boys on the ma
chine after a hard night and they
would be that sea sick we wouldn't
have the groundkeeper left by noon
| So the machine invented by Stays
never was adopted professionally.
| Tomorrow: when Lathain's Head
| Was Hard"
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With the Bowlers

away we'll and took two of three
games from the Wilkins Coffees. in
the Business Mems loop. Palmer.
Wallace anchor. was high for the
match, with a three game total of 331.
Using seven bowlers in it's lineup.
Section bagged the odd game of it's
match with Construction. in the Vet
Grams Bureau League. Winneke of
the losers got the best game, however
when he hit for 1873 in his second ef-
fort.
Information swept it's set with Land
Economics and Farm Management got
two of three games bowled with Fruit
and Vegetables, in the Ladies' Asli
cultural League. Bertha Greevy -
Information had a set of 323.
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BY the Associated Press
~ HICAGO. January 25.-Vindi-
cation or base ball ostracism
lies just around the corner
~ for Ty Cobb and TITS
Speaker.
These two stars. the one with more
base ball records than any other
player ever held. the other playing
leader who took Cleveland to its only
world championship. are to hear the
verdict of Commissioner Lands,
within a day or two.
The decision lands is to make
probably will concern itself largely
with the question: was the Cleve-
land Detroit American League game
of September "a. 1919, fixed as
charged by Hubert (Dutch) Leonard,
former Detroit pitcher"
Both players have denied this
charge and also assertions by
Leonard that they planned TO bet on
the game
Vindication for the two was con-
fidently predicted by supporters of
Speaker and Cobb. They left for
their homes yesterday in much
higher spirits than they have shown
since the commissioner made public
the charges. Both. however, OBJ
served to the letter the orders of
their attorneys not TO talk.
Were Ready for Showdown"
The two former managers, Cobb
of Detroit where he played since 1908.
and Speaker of Cleveland. came here
for the Showdown" meeting called
by Lands, at which Ban Johnson,
American League president, was to
have been asked to explain state
ments credited to him concerning the
Cobb Speaker case Action Of the
league club owners Sunday in giving
johnson a vacation and elevating to
the active presidency Frank j. Navin
of Detroit automatically cancelled
the showdown" meeting.
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GOLFERS TO SPEND
$138,OOO,OOO IN 1872

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 25-One !,
business that promises to keep goi;
at a lively rate in 1927 is golf. K
ports indicate that a thousand ne-.
golf clubs were started in 1926.
Experts estimate that they wi
spend approximately s13s, 900 900 du-
ing 1927 for real estate, course CO.
struction and club building, SS2 900
600 for new sprinkling systems an.
supplies. and $4,000, 900 for salaries
awards and entertainment.
The expenditures of the 1000 club
previously in existence, added I
those of the new ones, and the i'm
cidentals of members for clubs. ball
and clothing, statisticians say, vii
run the total golf bill far past tn.
billion dollar mark reached in 1872