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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
LEONARD'S CHARGES LEAD
TO LANDIS-JOHNSON ROW

by his guns. however. in the assertion
that his league has enough ION" Cobb
ana Speaker as managers to keep them
out of that circuit the rest of their
lives. 1t was for an explanation of
statements on the Cobb-Speaker case
by johnson that Commissioner Lands
called next Mondays meeting.
American League club owners. for
the most part, have kept silent their
plans for the Sunday meeting. Some
of them, however, are openly hostile
to the Johnson rule.
Yesterday there came q suggestion
OF loss of support to the league head
nom an unexpected quarter-Col
Jacob Rupert, owner of the Yankees.
and heretofore aligned with Johnson
RUPERT expressed irritation over the
suggestion, now repudiated, that there
may have been something wrong with
the 1922 world series, in which Rup-
pert's club was on the losing end.
Cobb left his Augusta, Ga, home
last night for Cleveland without
VouchSaf1ng any reason for the trip
Speaker, at Cleveland, despite the
edict against him. is keeping in trim
for the coming season by playing hand
ball.
Attorneys for both men, and possibly
Speaker and Cobb themselves, are ex-
pected to attend the Monday meeting
here.
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FIGHT OF ONLY ROUNDS
MAY GIVE u. s. BOY EDGE
European Champion, Accustomed to a Longer Route
Apt to Find Battle Too Fast for His Styie
Scot Gets Many Bouts IL He Wins.

Wilde and PanCho Villa Whether
either lad will come up to the mark
set by these sterling little fellows is
unknown quantity over here and La
Barba is just coming into his own
Clark Has Good Record.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January ga wee
fighting man from Scotland Elkv
Clark, will try tomorrow night To take
Great Britain its first world champiou.
ship since the days of Jimmy Wilde
the mighty atom" Clark. holder OF
the European fiyweight title, meets
Fidel La Barba, world champion from
California, i'm a 12-round fray for tho
crown at Madison Square Garden
Clark must match the ring Sagacitv
of q SCARED veteran against the speed
and confidence of youth in his quest
for world hOnors. The 12pouud
ScOtchman, who won his title from
Francois MorraCchini of France in Il
20-rOund engagement at London i'm ca.
tober, 1926, is now % years old. Ia
Barba is scarcely n.
Clark bases his hopes OF victory on
furious hitting power. HE had scored
20 knOckouts in 40 professional bouts.
The Californian. however. because NJ
his greater speed and sharp puuchiuz.
has been made 2to-l fayorite.
Clark's chance of carrying the title
back to Britain would be greater. ey-
perts believe. ii the bout were Of -
rounds or more.
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WORLD CHAMPION CARDS
MAKE LONE BIG CHANGE
With Exception of Frisch Supplanting Hornsby AT
Second Team Will Be Virtually Same as One
That Reached Heights in 1920.

who suffered Il slump after leading
he league for ak consecutive seasons
ThoFennW. considered by many
critics nH the best shortAtop in the
ma Dor leagues. again win occupy the
keystone position, with BOttomley at
fltat and the smuggling l.. Bell at third
The Cardinal pitching staff will have
ita big four" Alexander the Great
hero Of the world series: Iaines. Shcr-
dol ana Khcm.-~nnd, in addition, Rein
hart, Keen. Herman Bell and John
Ring. the latter obtained with t'risch
in the liornsby trade.
Bob O'Farrell. newly appointed man.
nRcr. named Az the most valuable
National League player last season.
again Will be behind the bat and is
expected To have the fun cooperation
of the players, by whom he is wen
liked. Hreadon hopes TO sign Snyder
this week as substitute catcher. He
was obtained from the Giants last
season, but refused to report.
The board Of strategy has been
strengthened by acquisition of BIN
Mckechnie, former manager Of the
champion Pittsburgh Pirates, as
coach.
The advance guard will leave for
training camp at Avon Park, Fla.
February 10. The Cards will play q
preseason exhibition games, all
against major league clubs, including
nine against the Yankees. American
League champions.
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TEX PLANS BIG BOWL
AT BOYLE'S 80 ACRES

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, January 20.--The
wooden stands on Boyle's Thirty
Acres. in Jersey City, are to he de-
molished and on the site probably Will
rise a huge concrete and steel bowl
costing 81 500, 600 and capable of seat
ing 100000 persons, Tex Richard said
today.
The new arena viii be constructed,
the promoter said, if the New Jersey
boxing laws are amended to permit
decisions and a top seat price of $50
instead OF the $25 limit now in force
He indicated hes belief that these
changes would be made In the State
law.
ON Boyle's Thirty Acres a pine
structure was erected by Richard in
1921 at a cost of $345, 900 for the bout
between Jack Dempsey and Georges
Carpenter.
Richard also said he had discussed
plans for his entry into the sport
field in Philadelphia with Phil Glass
man and Maurice Fishman, who have
purchased n controlling interest in
an arena there.
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When Babe Ruth, who makes home
runs for living whenever he can, bat
ted three homers in one game in the
1925 world series, folks in st. Louis
who happened to be present Rugged
themselves in something like delirium.
Imagine going to base ball games
year after year, looking for one home
run now and then and finally finding
luck and cash enough to go to the par
ucular world series game when Ruth
frst smashed a long fly into the cor
ner of the right-feld stand, then put
the ball over the right field stand, and
after that hit the ball into the center
field stand and farther than it ever
had been batted before in st. Louis on
that ground, To be present on a day
like that is a lifetime fete.
But Ruth didn't begin to bat as
many home runs as were slammed
into the skies one afternoon some
years ago out in Newport, KY, and
by one player and in one game. Harry
Wright hit seven of them
How far the ball went when Wright
hit his seven homers is another story.
If they were extended tail to tail like
fishes, or wing to wing like hawks,
maybe those home runs would have
gone half way across the State of Ken
lucky, because IN those days there
were no fences around base ball fields.
Those were real times for home runs
The batter hit the ball as hard as he
could and the fielder chased it. If the
fielder got tired he usually quit, and
small boys shagged the ball and
brought it in. For doing that they
were given an occasional old base ball
"a rare ""iZe for d kid in the sixties
and seventies.
The Cincinnati base ball club was
playing the Holt Club when Harry
Wright made his seven homers
Wright was one of the best players
Of early base bali and he became one
of its best managers. He won pen.
nants almost as he made home runs.
A wonderfully fine gentleman, al
ways, and in his later days he assisted
in making Ed Delehanty one of the
greatest batting ball players who ever
lived. And Delehanty, by the way,
made a record that none of the mod
ern players ever has made. He bat
ted four home runs in one game,
which is better than any record of
Ruth He had short fences to hit at,
but like Ruth he didn't care, because
he could hit them over long fences as
we'll
Delehanty batted right handed
and. barring Pop Arson, perhaps,
! could put more "cut" into a ball than
any other ball player in history. When
a fielder got hold of liner batted by
! Delehanty the fielder wrung his hands
! in dismay, because they felt as if they
| had been numbed by an electric shock,
| That was before they had the fine
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Psychology Is One of Most
Important Factors in Base
Ball, Eddie Collins Asserts
TWENTYoNE YEARS OF BASE BALL.
BY EDDIE COLLINS.
-XVI-Psychology in Base Ball :

worked a season for the Browns a few
years ago.
Sam Gray would rather pitch to
anybody in the league than to Bib
Falk, but / never recall a batter who
was SO fond of a pitcher as Jack
Fournier was of Cy Pieh, who was
with the Yankees about 10 years ago.
Fournier was with the White SoX
then and every time Pieh appeared
Jack improved his average. One day
the Sox were pelting the Yankee
hurler pretty hard and just as it came
Jacks turn to bat the manager halted
the game and called in Pieh. When
Jack saw who was coming he laid
down his bat and hustled out to meet
his friend and escorted him TO the
slab. This got rise from the crowd
but nothing like what followed when
Fournier went back TO the plate and
hit a home run.
Indians Easy for Lyons.
There are any plumber of such
cases past and present. The IndianS
might have won the flag this year If
Ted Lyons had not been positive he
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on the slab for the SoX during a long
home stay, except once for a few in
nings near the close, but when the
team started East he told the man
ager he was ready and he was taken
along. Boston was the first stop and
Nick hurled the opening game. He
shut out the champs and beat them at
least once every series for four long
years. That was a combination of
confidence and revenge. That lex
cess baggage" had stung.
Years ago Frank Chance kept a
pitcher named Richie two or three
seasons just to beat the Giants. To
Richie New York looked just like the
''Alerts" or "Highfyers." When
first joined the AS it was a great mys-
terry to me how Roy Patterson could
beat us with Waddell Plank or Ben
der pitching, but he did, and the boys
told me he had been doing it for three
or four years.
Tomorrow: Playing for the Cham.
piOnship.
Copyright 1929
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BY the Associated Press
r. II LOUIS. January 20 tn"
world champion 81, Louis
Cardinals will 10 into the ih2i
~ season in defense of their title
with a lineup virtually intact,
except for Manager Rogers liornahy,
traded to the New York Giants,
I'VE are making no claims, for 1t
is difficult to repeat" said President
sam Breadon, but the Cardinals win
be fighting right up at the top of the
National League. consider the team
in better shape now than prior To lnA
season. because Douthit has gained
experience and we have Southworth,
whom we did not have year ago"
Douthit, Southworth and Blades. all
heavy sluggers. probably Will make
up the outer defense Blades, who
was out of the game the latter part
of last season because of Il knee in
jury, has just left the hospital. and
while still on crutches, expects TO be
able to report ut training camp.
Except for Frisch instead of Horns
by at second the inner Gordon prob
ably will be the same as last year
Bredon considers Frisch the equal of
Hornsby as a defensive player. and
the former Giant batted .3l5 last sea
son, or ! point higher than lIornsby
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REGRETS GAME HAS MEN
WHO WOULD HIDE EVILS
Old Roman Declares Base Ball Must Be Kept Clean
Regardless of Cost-Beeves 1t Fortunate to
Have Man Like Lands at Helm.

in recent years he has been Will
ing To be represented by his son
and his secretary-Harry Grabiner-
makes it clear that the gathering of
American League owners in Chicago
next Sunday will result in another
showdown between Johnson and
men of his own league who have tried
to disSuade him from engaging in
controversies with Lands.
There were American League
owners who were not in accord with
Lands recently. but they patched
up their differences when the COM
missioner was reelected. and part
of the implied agreement of peace
was the restoration of Johnson to
the advisory council.
Comiskey's agents would not vote
for restoring Johnson to the council.
The Old Roman still refused to be
enrolled under the banner of those
who thought Johnson had been CEN
sured enough. ComiskeY minated
privately that putting Johnson back
in the advisory council would bring
about another row, AS a prophet
he was right. because the status be-
tween Lands and Johnson at this
moment is exactly what it was when
ago about an expense bill of the COM
missioner's office.
May Seek Outside Man.
So serious is the present situation
in the American League that some are
beginning to discuss the possibility CT
retirement of Johnson by his organi-
zation and the substitution of a more
active man.
There are those in the American
League who, in the event of such a
necessity arising, will oppose the cleo
ton or choice of any man who at the
present time is in any way connected
with the league. One of the oldest
members of the circuit says the own
ers do not want any one as an eXecu-
tive who has been engaged in any ca
pacity in the disputes that have arisen
from time to time among American
League owners.
The latest statement from Johnson,
affirming that Ty Cobb and iris
Speaker were released as managers
only because of incompetency is in
teresting. If that had been stated in
the first place 1t might have pre-
vented a great deal of embarrassment
for the players and much confusion
in base ball.
If the two men were released FOR in
competency, the question arises why
the American League wished to get
the letters from Dutch Leonard and
why johnson always has used the
Leonard letters in referring to the
Cobb case. Johnson probably has
tried to outline his defense in carry
ing on his tilt with Lands next Mon
day.
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LANGFORD GETS $4,000
FROM BENEFIT BOUTS

NEW YORK, January 90 lP).-Sam
Langford, Boston Tar Baby" of
other days, will get a bootblack stand
in Boston and an operation that may
keep him from going completely
blind.
Negro and white boxers, who rallied
to the former great heavyweight's
support in a series of bouts last night,
drew $4,000 for his benefit.
Contributions from sportsmen
raised the total to over Sc 900
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GIVES $1,000 TO FUND
FOR YOUNG, SWIM HERO

TORONTO, Ontario. January 20 up.
Five thousand dollars has been
given to start a fund for George
Young, winner of the San Pedro Chan
mel swim, by Sir Edward Kemp, war
time minister of militia for Canada.
There seems to be a lot Of talk
about what George Young should do, f"
Sir Edward said. We don't know
whether Young is to remain here or
we are to let the United States have
him. But what have we to do with
it, unless we put up some money!
Sir Edward called on p. Fl. Price,
a member of the committee which
has offered to act in an advisory ca
pacity, and left his check for $1,000
and suggestion that a home be
bought for George and his mother.
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the world fyweight title.
Clark. the European champion, is
said to be fit to wage Il winning bat
tie, but little has been seen Of the
little Scot since he came over here
for the match Why he should hike
off to Redbank for his training, in
stead of staying within a short dis
tance of the fight fans. is puzzle.
There is rumor that all is not we'll
with Clark. 1t is a matter of record
that he caused his fight with ALI Bar
Der to be postponed on two different
occasions. This was in London. Then
Clark set sail and apparently we'll
to take on the American champion.
who is noted for his speed and
straight punching.
The distance is u rounds. This
will suit La Barba to a 7. Clark
has been called upon to travel the
20-round route back home and for
that reason is gated for the longer
distance. Those who have seen him
fight on the other side say he is a
steady. horing-in fighter and does not
get going properly until the sixth
or seventh round. He is not as clever
as most English boxers who come
to these shores and has two cauli-
flower ears to show for the accuracy
Of his opponents workmanship.
Eager to Face Clark.
La Barba has just turned 81. He
jumped at the chance to fight Clark
but stipulated that the fight be at ~
rounds. Fidel has not been able to
get fights over longer routes and he
did not think it would be right to
ask him to tackle a fellow like Clark
used to 20round affairs, on his first
trip out.
The Coast boy is a good fighter, but
the f1yweight class is too light for
him. 1t may be that La Barba can
make the weight and still be strong.
He has not shown any tendency to
weigh in at 112 pounds in his recent
fights. 1t is hardly possible that
Fidel has made that weight in the
past year. George Blake, his man
ager, says it will not be a hardship
for the little fellow and knowing
BIake's ability to. judge condition. it
must be assumed that La Barba will
be right.
Englshmen in this country who
have seen Clark in action on the other
side, say they do not think the cham
piOnship will leave this country. Not
that they rate La Barba the better
boy-rather the distance is most suit
ed to one of La Barbas style of box
ing.
Clark has agreed to meet any other
boy Tex Richard selects for him in
the event of his winning over la
Barba. From Toronto comes the
news that Clark can draw down
$17,500 for a hereunder with Alex
Burlie, the Canadian champion, pro-
vided he is the champion after. he
gets through with La Barba.
The fight of the mites is attracting
unusual interest among the fans and
brings to mind the days of Jimmy
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CUE STARS ARE ACTIVE
IN TRIO OF JOURNEYS

George Kelly was to engage Cliff
Dent at the Arcadia today in the bill
lizards tournament in progress there.
j. Mccain bowed to William Smale
by 100 to SO in last nights match.
Smale had high run of 20.
In the three-cushion tourney at
Lewis & Krauss parlors last night
Charles Goodacre downed Frank Cur
tain, 80 to "a, and Gene Ruark de-
feated John Dodge, 35 to II.
Lewis, who is taking on all GUESTS
at Scanlon's billiard parlor, was to
meet Robert Fout this afternoon and
tonight will engage Charles Bartelmes.
Yesterday Lewis overcame Robert Nc
Intyre and Morris Dent.
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BRITONS OFFER A RECORD
PURSE TO BAIT WALKER

LONDON, January 90 R).-A rec
ord English purse of 10000 ($50,0OO)
has been offered for a world middle
weight championship contest at the
Olympia Exhibition Hall, London, if
Mickey Walker, the present cham
pion. will meet the winner of the
Tommy Milligan-Ted More ematch,
set for January q.
The prize has been offered by
Harry Jacobs, fight promoter. and
is looked upon in boxing circles as
amounting to declaration of war
against n new syndicate of boxing
promoters which win run competitive
tournaments at Royal Albert Hall
starting in February.
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FIGHTS LAST NIGHT.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. - Eddie Anderson,
Wyoming, beat Joe Souza. California,
00). Black Bill, Cuban flyweight
champion, won from Pinkey Silver
berg, New York, TO-
WILMINGTON, Calf. - Everett
Strong, Omaha, defeated Paul Par
rish Oklahoma, 00).
OAKLAND, Calif.-Young Harry
Wills, San Diego. scored a technical
knockout over Johnny Priston, Homo
lulu, 81.
FIGHTS TONIGHT.
CHICAGO.--Billy Petrolle, Fargo,
VS.. Spug Myers, Pocatello, Idaho,
d0l. Eddie Shea, Chicago, VS.. Ray
Miller. Chicago Q0).
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SIX MUSHERS ENTERED
FOR ANNUAL DOG DERBY

THE PAS, Manitoba, January 20
P).-Six of Canadas fastest "mush"
drivers will urge their huskies and
cross-breeds over a 40-mile course
along the Saskatchewan River for
three successive days next week in
the annual dog team derby. The ra ce
starts Tuesday.
Entries have closed with the teams
of Shorty" Russick, Emile and Leo
st. Goddard, Thomas Elvert, Earl
Bridges and Harry Olensky Listed.
Russick will drive a team owned by
Il. /. Sutton Of Chicago.
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could beat them with one hand tied,
so to speak. Teddy beat them 10
straight times before they stopped
him. We would have had a chance
ourselves if Walter Johnson, Howard
Ehmke and Herb Pennock had not
looked to US like three supermen.
1t is interesting to note what an
effect jinx pitchers have had in their
day. Away back more than. 20 years
ago Nick Altrock signed up with the
Boston champions. Just after the
season opened Nick was taken i'll and
was laid up awhile. Then he hurt
his arm. When Boston was ready to
leave on the second Western trip
Manager Jimmy Collins told AltroCk
to pack his kit.
Nick was not ready to work and
knew it, but he had lost a lot of time
and dared not refuse to go. Chicago
was the first stop and Altrock was
Manager Collins selection for the
first game. The White SoX all but
murdered him. Manager Jimmy gave
Nick his release right on the bench
and said something about excess bag
gage which hurt Altrock worse
than the release.
Nick Gets His Revenge.
The next morning he went out to
the park and explained the situation
! to Mr.. Comiskey, who listened and
gave him a job. Nick never appeared
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Comkey Boadde Johnson La Barba Rules Fl FduOre Oh
MYER SIGNS CONTRACT;
Fl MATS NOW IN LINE

All of the infield and 0uttield
regulars of the Nationals, excepting
First Baseman Joe Judge and Left
Fielder Earl McNeely, now have
accepted terms for the 1927 base
ball campaign. President Griffith
received in this mornings mail the
signed contract Of Buddy Myer,
sensational young shortstOp of his
club last season.
With Myers contract ut hand.
there now are u Nationals in line
for Spring training activities. just
one past the halfway point on the
club roster.
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BY JOHN b. FOSTER.

n Y EW YORK, January 20
IN Charles A. Comiskey, owner
of the Chicago White SoX. is
4 on the warpath again, and if
he uses his tomahaWk with
telling effect, il may be that the ottl-
cial scalp of Ban Johnson, president
of the American League, will be hang
ing from his belt before many moons,
Comiskey will be present at the
American League meeting next sun
day in Chicago. If he deems it worth
while, he may attend the consultation
on Monday between Judge Lands ana
Ban Johnson, with the major league
owners on the sidelines. and then
again Comiskey may declare himself
to such an extent on Sunday that ms
presence will not be necessary the
following day.
For some time Comiskey has re-
Trained from saying anything III re-
gard to American League affairs ana
from attending American League
meetings because of his hostility to
johnson. but the developments OF the
past week have stirred his fighting
blood. which, when once agltated,
boils like a geyser.
In an exclusive statement made To
the writer. Comiskey said:
Base ball is our national game, and
II is our duty to keep it clean, re-
gardless of cost. | am sorry that
there seems to be those who would be-
smirch it constantly with ugly
runlors, some of which have no
foundation. or when evil exists would
try to cover up what should be
brought to light.
Believes i'm Base Ball.
II believe that base ball as an in
stitution is freer from faint OF sus-
picion or dishonesty than any other
organization or profession. The fact
that isolated instances have occurred
from time TO time of betrayal of the
faith of those who have built and
have conducted base ball will not in
any way hurt our national game If
they are cleaned up the minute that
they are found out.
1T is fortunate that base ball has
as its head a man so fearless, capa-
BILE and efficient as our commits
sioner. Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands. l am sure if every one who
has the best interests of base ball
at heart will cooperate with him,
he viii maintain base ball on the
high plane where it rightfully be-
longs"
1t is out cf the question to think
that Comiskey ever will become re-
conciled to Johnson. American
League owners have given up the
task The breach between them is
more than one of base ball affairs.
That Comiskey should again enter
actively into councils of his league