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Weller of Nebraska Placed on Eckersall’s All-Western Team
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Husker Star Has
Other Tackles in
West Outclassed
('apt. Hartley and Scherrer
Land Berths on EckersaH's
Third Team—Locke
, First String Back.
Hy WALTKK KCKKItSAU,.
Copyright. I#"!.
Hack In the late eighties the custom
< t selecting honorary football elevens
to reward players for stilling work
during the season was established and
since that time these selections have
been looked upon as established insti
tution! and arc looked forward to not
only by players and coaches, but by
lhose otherwise closely identified with
t lie game.
These selections are only a meager
reward for the players who have risk
ed serious injury to uphold the honor
and tradition of the colleges and uni
versities they represented. Unlike the
professional athlete, the college foot
ball player Is not remunerated in the
monetary sense. At the close of tlie
season ho is given a sweater with the
letter of Ids Institution sewed on the
front. It is practically the only thing
which lie can carry through life as a
memento of heroic play ijii the chalk
lined fields.
Highest of (• rid Honors.
To the player who has given every
thing on the gridiron that his alma
mater may still rank with the leaders
of the section in football, his selection
for u position on any honorary eleven
Is cherished. This is more so in his
college days than in after life. The
fact that his general play was appre
ciated bv nonpartisan critics is a.
source of gn it satisfaction and in a
large measure is responsible for his
forgetting about Injuries received dur
ing the playing season.
in recent years the Western con
ference has developed the majority of
players who have been chosen for
All Western t ims. With the excep
tion of Notre X ante and teams In the
Missouri Valley conference, other in
stitutions seldom develop players who
stand out ns prominently as those in
the Dig Ten. In a large measure, lack
of support which good players on
small teams receive is the reason.
During the last season there were a
number of warriors on smaller col
lege elevens who would have made
names for themselves had they played
■ n larger college elevens.
Development of high class perform
ers in the conference is due to the
expert coaching and training of the
men. The smaller institutions cannot
pay the price for expert coaching, and
neither can they afford to engage ex-!
perieneed trainers. This, is a great
handicap, and as a result players in
jured early in the season seldom round
back into form during the remainder i
of the year.
Two l’osllions ( hanged
In the selection of an All Western
team, only two positions have been
changed from the .Mi-Conference,
chosen a Week ago. In fact, there
was a scarcity of players w ho matched
up with the sterling performers of the
Dig Ten, which enjoyed a most suc
i ossful season from the standpoints
of attendance and equality of com
bat log elevens.
Weller of Nebraska, one of the
best tackles developed at the Corn
busker institution since tin* days of
Mulligan, Is chosen for left tackle.
This player has been one of the mum
stays of the valley eleven .for the last
three years and there is little about
the pos tton which he cannot do just
a little lilt better than other tackles
in the tniddiewest. We lb , is a giant
in stature and fast and active for a
I layer of Ids size. When Nebraska
was beaten by i-" rue use, \Velh r was
the cudv player who performed con
sistently throughout the struggle.
l’pw gains were made through him
during the outre season, while his
work on offense hardly could have
been Improved upon. In the Notre
Dame game he was everywhere. Not
only did he smash the Hoosiers' plajs,
but he was down tinder punts and
made some of the tackles. Me was
“hard to box and varied his charges
In such a manner that ho was hard
to keep out of plays.
Notre Damo Man ( liosen.
Degree of Notre Dame Is placed at
right guard. The Hoosier is a veteran
ami knows the general play of the
position thoroughly. Following the
' injury to Paul Cast nor, which took
place iii the Iiutler game. Degree was
called upon to do the punting and did
it in n most creditable manner. In
the Nebraska game it was his superb
looting which prevented Notre Dame
from being beaten more decisively.
In tb s struggle. Nebraska made hut
few gains over him. although the
Cornhuskers employed a bruising, line
battering attack.
Two sterling players have been
given places on the second team,
l apt. Hahn of Kansas Aggies was
one of the outstanding guards in the
Missouri Valley conference. He had
the respect of every team which the
Aggies faced and was a tower of
strength offensively and defensively,
roaches of other teams in the Val
ley. including Fred Dawson of Ne
braska, asserted be was unquestion
ably the best guard in the section. He
weighed over 191) pounds and played
aggressively throughout the season.
ISoelter of Drake on Second Team.
T’oelter of Drake, one of the best
lacks west of the Mississippi river, is
awarded a back Held position on the
second eleven. This player was one
of the reasons why Drake went
through the seas, u undefeated and sc
oured early leads on its opponents. He
ran the ends, drove off the tackles, or
hit the line with equal success. De
fensively he was one cf the best in
Drake football history.
Joseph (Roil) Dunn of Marquette
is placed at cjuarlcrLack on the third
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CLASS OF THE MIDDLE lVEST
BERNIE KIRK.
Miciuf an.
RAYMOND WELLER,
Nehraaka
JAMES McMILLEN.
Illinois
RALPH KING,
Hjlnuo
EDWARD DEGREE.
Notr*» Thm^
MARTY BELOW.
Wisconsin
GUS TEBELL,
WlKMJlSUL
eleven. Marquette enjoyed a success
ful season and Dunn was largely re
; sponsible for Its record. The star of
| the Cream City college team was an
i an urate bold goal kicker and his un
canny ability to drive the ball be
| tween the posts from difficult angles
| made him a respected performer,
j SSeherrer of Nebraska is awarded
tin end position on the third eleven
i The Cornbuskers are generally con
i sidered to i t the stri ngest team in the
j Missouri Valley conference. and
i Scherror was a great help in winning
this hr.. He played consistently
I all season, anil against Syracuse and
Notre Dame played his best games.
Hartley of Nebraska Awarded.
Capt. Hartley of Nebraska is award
ed the fullback position on the third
eleven. During the entire year lie
was used to hit the line, and he sel
dom failed to make the required yard
age. In the first half of the Notre
Dame game he tore through the Iioos
ier line for large gains, and was in
strumental in both scores. lie scored
the first touchdown and tossed the for
ward pass to Noble when the latter
ran for the second touchdown. In
addition lie kiukcii both goals after the
touchdowns, lie was also a strong
defensive player.
As previously stilted, there are num
hois of players on smaller college
elevens who would have shone with
brilliancy had they been members of
larger university teams and received ,
the i xpi rt coaching ami training. One
of these Is Kaplan, quarterback on
the Haniline team of the Midwest con
ference. This player has performed
consist!ntly all season, and would un
doubtedly have been better known had
he played on n larger university
eleven.
Lombard Has Grid Stars.
Lamb and Swanson of Lombard col- j
logo, one of the undefeated minor col -
lego elevens of the mUldlewest, are,
two players who would fit In on most
any big university eleven. Both are;
fast nod clever and, above all, have:
that football sense which goes such a
long way toward winning gridiron
struggles nowadays.
Collins, the colored halhack of Coe
college, another of thq. undefeated
minor college elevens of the section
which was ably coached by Morray
Kby. played sterling football nil sea
son and was in a large measure re- '
sponsible for his team's record. Col- !
lilts sealed over 170 pounds and was |
fast ami elusive.
('apt. McCarthy of St. Viator's was
a pleasing quarterback who did well, i
considering the support he received ;
in big tuine a. Smith, Otvo Wesleyan 1
tackle, and Winter, halfback on the
same eleven, .are deserving of men
• ion because of their general play all
season. Adams, center on the Knox
tram, tnreits credit for consistent play
all year, especially in the important
game with Lombard.
Frederick. quarterback on the
Bradley eleven of Peoria, was a bril- !
llnnt performer all season. It was i
ills dash through the entire Lombard j
team, it; rits credit for consistent play
ahhd Vntteh Robertson's team to go
through the season undefeated. Brad
liy's game with Lombard resulted in
il 0 lo C tie.
Pat Page Develops Halfback.
Griggs, halfback on the Butlei
eleven, coached by Pat Page, is an
other player worthy of mention. Aside
from being a reliable field goal kiclon .
Griggs is a general a!! around player,
being fast and clever, lie won the
big game against Wabash with thus
field goals.
Western Stale Normal of Michigan
I coached by Milton <'lander, former IIIi
nois player, boasted of some great
players in Redmond, the center who
scaletl 2M2 pounds, hut was as active
as a player much lighter; Miller, an
end: McCann, guard, and Halfback
Potter. Dablgren of P>e!oit was also
] an outstanding tackle in the minor
\ colleges, while many others could he
I mentioned ns a meager reward for
I sterling play throughout the season.
Coming back to the major instiut
'tiens of the section, Paul Castncr and
j Tom Lieb of Notre Dame should have
iii'iit considered for places on the first
throe all western teams had not in
juries overtaken them during the sea
inn. Costner was without doubt the
j best punter in the middlewest and ex
. pert in tossing and receiving forward
I passes. Lieb, conference champion in
| the discus throw, played tackle, hut
suffered a broken leg in the Purdue
game early in the season.
Sonnenberg of Detroit played a con
sistent game at tackle and was a big
! help to bis team throughout the sea
; son. In Detroit he is looked upon as
the equal of Voss and Bills, two pow
S erful forwards.
Asido from the players mentioned
from the Missouri Valley conference
| schools, Schoeppel of Nebraska'. Web
j her of Kansas Aggies, and Lingen
! felter of Drake, were above the aver
age ends. Wienke of Nebraska.
' Nichols of Kansas Aggies, arid Lunk
' or of Miss -• tri performed very credit
j ably at the tackle positions. Marsh
EARL MARTINEAU.
Minnesota.
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ROLLIK WILLIAMS.
'Wisconsin.
GORDEN LOCKE,
low*.
HARRY KIPKE,
Michigan.
Edk@irgall?s All=Western El@¥©!m©
(Oipyrlght, 1922.)
POSITION— HUM TRAM.
I,eft end. . Kirk. Michigan
Left tarkle. ..... Weller. Nebraska
lad'l guard.McMillen, Illinois
Center. .King, < liirago
Right guard. .• Degree. Notre Dame
Right tarkle.Melon-, Wisconsin
Right end.Tebell, Wisconsin
Quarterback...Williams, Wisconsin
I,cft halfback.Martineaii. Minnesota
Right halfback..Kipke, Michigan
Fullback.l.ocke, Iowa (Capt.)
SKCONII TEAM,
liadesky, Iowa
Thompson, Iowa
Hahn, Kansas Aggies
Hi'hll, Iowa
Minnirk, Iowa
Muir head, Michigan
(ioeht'l, Michigan (Capl.l
I terilz, Micliigan
lloclter, llrako
I’yoft, Chicago
4 appoii, Michigan
Tllllil) T!;\.M.
I.hliuu!. Minnesota
Fleteher, Chicago
I'i’.ley, Ohio Strte
\:is. .Minnesota ((’apt.)
rondelih, ( hirago
I’enfipld, Northwestern
Nelierrer, Nebraska
Dunn, Marquette
I’.tliner, North western
JShuttleworth, Dm a
Hartley, Nebraska
H Happened in Baseball
□A BUY BKIlTHOMi was one of
tli'.- oHl Unit? professional sprint
ers w ho could cover a 100 yards
In loss than 10 seconds. Herthong has
a record of running 20 moneyed races
In succession, w lining all. harr y
was induced to go after the recoid In
circling tli" Irises, llis lust time was
14 12 seconds. Archdeacon of the
Rochester club and who will be with
Detroit for 1923, holds a record of
turning the circuit in 13 3 4 seconds
mu! he is a ballplayer, not a profes
sional sprinter.
\ii unwritten law. There is no
law in the constitution of big
league baseball Ilia! debars negroes
from playing in the hie circles of
balldom, provided that lie lias the
ability. No colored player ever
signed a National league contract
or ever played in the senior circuit.
Only one player of the African per
suasion broke into the American
association when that body was a
major league. Walker, a catcher,
was signed by the Toledo club when
that city was a member of the A.
in 18KI. Walker played mostly all
that season patching the Irish
twisters of Ilunk O'llay and Tony
Mullrme. Wonder if Ilanh ’mein
I* rs il ?
Boston team of 180? till 1.807 claims
h have used the hit-nnd rim game
even before the famoUB Baltimore
Orioles hart it on th< ir list. However,
the Baltimore players claim to have
used it buck in the Silurian age. that
is, when Johnny McOravv, Wilder
Knbinson and Hughy Jennings were
youngsters.
Here are some records in control.
Matliewson, in 1910, pitched in right
consecutive games, 57 innings, in
which lie didn't issue a pass to first.
(>. Harris White (Hoe) for a south
pan had marvelous control. From
August 15 until September 9, 1907,
White didn't permit u batsman to
walk in 55 consecutive innings. In
the 31 games Hint “Hoc” pitched in
1007 lie issued Imt 40 passes, "t'y”
Voting several times pitched five
full games without giving n base on
balls and, in five full games, didn't
make a pitching error.
Tiiiiiiev Mav Swap
Blows With Tom
E\V YOllK, Deo. !!.—
(Special Telegram.) —
Gene Tunney, who 10
clays ago scored a sen
sational knockout vic
tory in Madison
Square Garden over
■'harlle Weinert, the
■lever Newark heavy
— weight, is likely to box
loin UiiiooiiP, the i iack Kt. Paul hov
er. ill the Garden on December 2!»—
Hie date lie was scheduled to box Har
ry Greb for the title. Greb's wife is
so ill that the boxing board says lie
won't have to fight on that datp. so
Tex Ilickard is trying to secure Gib
bons to meet the popular Greenwich
Village boxer on Hint date. “Doe''
Bagiev, Tunney .- malinger, is elated
over the knocking out of Weinert. as
recently in Newark Charlie gave Gene
a hard 12-round bout.
Tunney evidently has improved a
great deal since he lost the title to
Greb. 'When he net Weinert last
summer the bout went the limit and
although the majority of the ringsid
of Drake, Edmonson of Oklahoma and
Hassett of Nebraska were other lead
ing guards in the section.
Oklahoma lias Leading Center.
Schaefer of Oklahoma was general
ly looked upon as the leading center
in the district with Gongstreet of
Ames a strong contender for honors.
Orehuugb of Drake was without doubt
the leading quarterback of the valley,
atnl, according to reports, an excellent
liehl general. Swartz of Kansas Ag
gies. was also a reliable player in th«
position.
McAdams of Kansas, Noble of Ne
braska, and Starke of Kansas Aggies
were among the leading half hacks,
while Burt of Kansas was considered
the next best fullback to Hartley of
Nebraska In the valley.
♦ rs thought Tunncy deserved the un-1
oflirial decision his margin was not'
lorec. In the recent bout Weinert was
virtually Knocked out in thro#.* rounds,
for althoiiyh the hell saved him at
the end of the third he should not
have hecil allowed to COMIC out for the
fourth.
Walker Headliner
in Newark Shows
Now York, Doc. P.—(Special.)— 1
There are going to he four big boxing
matches at the Newark (X. .).) Armory !
during the winter. Mickey Walker. 1
Hie new welterweight champion, will
be the headliner in two of them.
Walker is scheduled to meet Dave
Rosenberg about (he middle of this!
month, and right after the new year
it is likely he will face Phil Krug in
a second bout. If Walker Is success- ‘
ful in tlv s>- bouts he "ill probably be'
matched with Dave Shade and Georgle I
Ward.
In tlie meantime the Jersey Armory
is doing some planning for big bouts .
Gossip has It that the promoters will
attempt a Jack Johnson-Hai ry Wills '•
contest.
_
Olympic Work Progresses.
New York. Dec. P.—Satisfactory ’
progress in the preparations for hold
ing the Olympic games at Paris in :
1924, is reported in a review received ;
by the American Olympic committee ;
here today. Albert Geiger, jr., chair- j
man of the Boston A. A. Athletic
committee, who went abroad some
weeks ago. to investigate conditions
from an American team standpoint, j
said that work on both the stadium ;
and tracks were well advanced.
Large I ickct Sale.
Ail records for advance ticket sales,
11j Omaha boxing bouts were broken
by tlm tlrst day’s sale for the Shade- i
Schoell match.
Shade will work out today at the
Business Men’s gymnasium, 1508
Ilarney street, j
)
Former Diamond
6™..
major lcuguo stars
will tmt icturn to
furl company next
.ear. Hlitn Salve
was dropped by the
' i n o i u n u t i Reds
early last spring. Gorge Cutshaw
will play l.o more with the Tigers,
hut will act as Tv Cobb's lieutenant.
Fred Counibe has been passed on to
the minora by Pat Moran and the
Cuba have arranged to turn Barbel
over to J.os Angeles.
Dave Robertson soon may sever his
relations with the Giants. .Milton
Stock. Doc Ijuvuii and Jack Fournier
of the Cardinals are said to be on
the Brooklyns. Konetchy was let out
by the Phillies soon after the recent
season opened. Hank Go wily s days
ns catcher for the Braves are num
bered and George 3V bitted has been
“waived" to the Toledo club.
i,eo King, Krueger. Hood. Crane,
Tyler. Janvrin, Douglas, l’askert.
Causey, Miljus, Benton and others
who had National league berths at
the training camps in March have
gone to the minors, while Toney is
raid to have retired.
Among those who will not he seen
in the American league in 1923 are
Joe Wood, I,'s Nunaniakcr, Jim Bag
by, Allan Sothoron, Duster Mails.
Harry Gardner and Joe Kvans all
with the Clevelands a year ago. Doc
Johnson, Grillln, Pep Young, Frank
Paker, Foster, Roth, Ironic Bush, j
Oldham. Quinn, Keefe and Bodie.
Coach Stagg, 61. Will
Stick Until He’s 70
Amos Alonzo Stngg, Gl-ycar-old i
mentor ;it the Fuiversity «*f Chicago,
intend^ to <ontinu<> coaching football
at bast until lie* is 70 vein s old. W hen
admirers of the “old M.in" carried
reports to him critics had suggested 1
lie cont‘inp!ateil r**sigmn«7 Stagg tie- 1
c'arcd: “You can t• 11 thoso f< Uuwh to
come out here 10 v«ms from now, if
they’re still alive, and tln y’ll find me
on tlie job.”
Scribes to Protest Hit
New York, Deo. t*— New York
baseball writers are still uncomforta
bly hot under their respective collars
over the recent arbitrary action of li.
U. Johnson, president of the American
league, revising the official hatting
averages of the league to make Ty
Cobb a .400 h.tter for the third time.
All week they have been drafting a
resolution which i« expected to be
adopted tomorrow, attacking Joint
sons explanation «f bis action and
demanding that official scoring be up
held when there is no just reason for
reversing it.
"Zililiy ' Throws* Frehcrg.
Minneapolis. Dec. —"Winning two!
falls out of three, Stanislaus Zbyszko
def uted John Freberg h'-r<- hist night.
Zbyszko took the first fall in 33 min
utes, 33 seconds. Freberg took the
second in ifi minutes. 20 seconds. The
third and deciding fall came in nine i
minutes and 42 seconds.
Collins Would
Like Transfer
Tip' stories that Eddie Collins, the
erack second baseman of the Chicago
White Sox, will be with tlie New York
Americans next year will not down,
in spite of what some of the experts
■ iy. Collins, who winters in one of
the suburbs of Philadelphia, was asked
what lie knew . bout it.
"All that l know of the reported
deal that is to take me to New York
is what I have read in the papers,”
ho replied.
"Would you like to play there?"
was the next question put to him.
"Most any player would welcome a
chance to go to New York. The Chi
cago fans have always treated me
great and I like the city, but 1 cer- ]
tainly wouldn't offer any objections if
the Sox decided to send me to New
York.
"Funny Lhing, but from the very
first day 1 broke into major league
ball 1 cherished a desire to wear a
New York uniform. Perhaps it was
because 1 made my baseball start nl
Columbia, which Is located in that j
city.
"The financial possibilities in New
York also appeal to the player. New
York draws the big crowds and can
pay the fancy salaries if they want a
man. Then there is the world's series
to shoot at. New York has won two
pennants, and, despite all the criticism
that has been hurled at the Yankee
eluh because r.f its poor showing in
the series, it still is a mighty tough
team to beat ovtr the long route.”
McGrow Will
Take Recruits
Down South
- KSPITK tbe fact that
the l;mtits have u team
of siars. which was
capable of winning the
world’s championship
In successive games.
John J. Mel!raw will
take bis usual big
school of youngsters
on bis 10:3 training
trip, regardless of whether the tamp
is pitched in San Antonio or southern
California.
Jt is the opinion of the Giant loan
ager that he has gathered together
one of the best hatches of recruits in
years. Ten to 13 years ago McGiaiv
used to have such youngsters as
Shafer, Burns, lliob, Stock and Coop
tr on his bench, hut since the war the
only players developed personally by
McGrow are Frisch, Young and Karl
Smith.
The Giants a few days ago an
nounced the players they have \ ar
t-based for tryouts next spring. The
majority of them already have been
seen in New York uniforms, as a lot
of the youngsters reported to the club
after the completion of their minor
league seasons. Some of these lads
were given a chance to show what
they could do in the final four-game
series between the Giants and Boston.
The newcomers on the Giants are
the following: Catcher John Anderson,
drafted from Beaumont; Pitcher Joe
Dillard, from Southwestern unlvcr
sity: Outfielder Malden Higbee. from
Hopkinsville, in the Kitty league,
Shortstop Travis Jackson, from Little
Rock: Pitcher Fred Johnson, from
San Antonio: Pitcher Fred Lucas,
from Nashville: Pitcher Chester Lu- j
cas, from Portsmouth: Pitcher Mike
Cvengros, from Little Rock, Pitcher
Oliu Voight, recalled from Snn An ,
tonio; Pitcher George Walburg. from j
Portland .and Pitcher Karl Webb.
In addition to these players the '
Giants have Jack Bentley*, the $1)5.000
pitcher - slugger, from Baltimore.
Jimmy O'Connell, the* $75,000 star
fi i'in Pan Francisco, and the three
collegians who worn with tlie club
lute last season—Fred McGuire from
Holy Cross. Waddy MacPhee from
Princeton and Clinton Ulunic fiom
Colgate.
Judging from the play of some of
these boys in the fall the Giants have
the makings of some new rtellar tal
ent. Several of those young lufielders
look very good. Higbee seems to be
a natural hitler, while Jackson, the
Ri-year-old shortstop, is destined for
quite a career. This kid unquestion- j
ably will lie farmed out and developed t
as an understudy for Bancroft.
Glenn Warner Discovered Thorpe
When Coach at Carlisle School
.lim Thru pi is a living cxemplifica
turn of ilie saving "them are better
iisli in the soi than have ever tieen
caught." Just how close this Thorpe
fish vame to escaping tlie net and liv
ing out his entire existence splashing
arounil in the unknown depths of
some obscure pool Is shown by tile in
cident or accident that was respons
iblo for tlm discovery of the greatest
ail a round athlete the world has ever
seen.
On his native heath in Oklahoma,
Thorpe, whose father was a trader,
and later a fanner, was considered
hut an average Indian youth. He
had shown no athletie, ability that was
calculated to startle the natives, and
was. in fact, always a careless and
shiftless youth, lacking In ambition,
whose predominating trait was a
sense of humor.
Athletie Marvel of \gc.
While all this time there was a
latent ability that WHS destined to
make this careless child of nature the
athletic marvel of the age slumbering
in his flume, it never ev» it entered
his own head that he was capable
of lining anything remarkable, Down
in Oklahoma they can’t figure out yet
how it happened.
.The Indian school commissioner
who induced Jim Thorpe's father to
sign an application blank to have him
entered in the Carlisle school at llie
age of 18, knew not that he was the !
Christopher Columbus of the greatest ■
athlete the world had ever seen.
To the commissioner there was
nothing about the young .l.m ThoriSe
to recommend him above the many
other Indian you tbs he was enrolling
lor entrance at Carlisle, and the fact !
that Thorpe's name appeared on the
application blank instead of one of the j
neighboring bo> - was a mere accident |
of eircmistam-e-.
In the spring of llKiS, Glenn Warn i
er, athletie* coach of the Carlisle In
dian school, was standing on the |
athletic field at*Carlisle watching the j
candidates for the Indian track team j
practicing their stunts, when he saw
a young Indian hoy, who had been
working about the grounds clad In
Penn May Bring Over
an Knglisli Relay Team
Penn may bring over an English
colknlato relay team for next year's
sports rarnivnl in April. The new
Franklin field stadium seats 63,000.
“Swede” Risberg Divorced.
San Francisco, Dec 0.—Mrs. Agnes
Kisberg was granted a divorce in the
superior court here today from
Charles (Swede) Kisberg, former Chi
eiigo White Sox ball player.
Mrs. Kisberg won the decree on the
grounds that her husband was cruel
md neglected her
Since* he was ousted from organized
baseball for “throwing ' games, Kis
berg lias been playing ball in the out
law leagues under the name of “Jack
Maples, ’ Mrs. Kisberg said.
| overall.-, walking over ami slouchingly
taking ouo of the high jumps at
which the members of ins track team
had in en straining.
Carpless Manner Surprises.
The careless manner in which lie
did it almost knocked Warned off ids
feet, lb; didn't know who this Indian
was. but he determined to watch him.
He next saw him go into a hurdle
race, cla ] in ills overalls, with some
members of tho ft-am who were in the
regulation track regalia, and the way
that ove; ailed Indian skimmed those
hurdles caused Warm r to go over and
tap him on tlio shoulder and say:
“Iley, you go over to the gym and
get into a track suit."
Thus was the accidental discovery j
of the world's greatest athlete.
Suggests Change
n(il.NTI>rr.M.\\ in M. Louis
rises lo suggest ft elifinge in
I lie base hall rules whereby
three halls instead of four would
entitle a halsuiau In liis base find
it balsman who fouled three halls
after two strikes hml been railed
on him should lie declared out. lie
frankly admits that lie has no hope
It is suggestion will hr adopted by
the rule milkers, hut lie thinks it
is a good one, nexertheless, and
is eager to hear what others think
of it.
The chief objections to the pro
posed changes in the rules says an
expert here, is that tiiere doesn't
seem to he any need for (hem. The
three-hall rule would add to the
burdens now borne h.v the pitchers,
lint in a measure these burdens
would he lightened hy the three foul
rule. In oilier words, a slight handi
cap imposed on the piti tiers would
he offset hy a slight advantage,
which would leave Hie situation
practically the same as it is now.
No particular good would accrue
from the legislation and some con
fusion might result. It is wise to
refrain front tampering wit li the
rules of baseball or any other game
unless a positive good shall result.
Rule* Call for Too Many
Reserve Ball Players
New York, Dee. 9.—(Special Tele
gram,)—Under the rules of organized
baseball each of the IB major league
clubs is entitled to reserve 4T< play
ers. but according to the lists filed in
Commissioner Landis’ office no club
has taken advantage of this liberal
limit.
The American league has reserved
313 players and the National has
claimed the service of C9K, a total of
Gil. Among the best-known In
eligible* are Kerr, Davenport, Perry,
Kinney, Mn twins. Dumost, t.'aton,
Hickntan, riitt. Vnuch, York. Hoy
Fisher. Gerner, Kauff, Douglas, Gallia, \
Packard liuffencr, Kaier and Toney.
Baseball Rules
Regarded Same
as Drv Laws
Many Players Hold Strict
Hides of Baseball as In
fringement on Person
al Liberty.
By I. K. SANBORN.
Many baseball players seem to ■■■
gnnl the laws of organized baseball .1
much the same way that a lot • f
folks <lo (he 1 SUi amendment. They
are held to be an infringement on
personal liberty; they are correspond
ingly unpopular and bard to onfoice.
Moreover the majority of the Anicr
i kail public sympathizes more or less
with those who violate Mieni.
Most fans undoubtedly are more
families with and belter Informed re
garding the Volstead act than they
are with the prohibition clauses hi
the '‘constitution'’ on which the na
tion's pastime is founded. That may
be true of the majority of ball play
ers. too. That may bo why they le
gat'd them so lightly, although trad,
lion does not make unfamillarlty tu"
parent of contempt.
Iverr Knew Ilia Mistake.
When Dick Kerr, the diminutive
White Sox southpaw, decided to east
his lot with the semi-professionals in
Chicago last spring on account of a
difference of opinion tegardlns the
value of his service to Comiskoy, he
knew lie was making himself inelig
lhje to play under the lug tent, but
apparently be did not f r how long.
Recently* from Kerr's neighborhood 111
Texas came the announcement that
lie had applied for reinstatement
coupled with the naive statement
that lie expected Commissioner
Landis to reinstate him in time to
permit him to rejoin the Gleason tribe
on its next spring training trip.
Possibly if Kerr had known it was
not as easy as that to get back into
the fold lie might not have jumped
organized baseball. But he ought to
have known It. or at least to have con
sulted somebody who could tell him
just wliat his leap meant. Before
Kerr can !>e reinstated it will be
necessary for him to remain out of
baseball entirely for one year. His
application cannot even bo considered
by the commissioner until such period
of inactivity on Kerr's part lias
ela psed.
Jle may not understand why play
ers like Roush and Schmidt, who were
declared ineligible for holding out.
were reinstated on application durjng
tile last championship season. Neither
Roush nor Schmidt played with any
other team during the period of their *
holding out. Kerr joined a team which
not only competed for patronage with
other teams in organized baseball, hut
vilth the very team which had prior
rlnini to his services under the laws
of the pastime.
li'llH' Until IlniHC Hlllrs.
ItaH.. Kuth broke the rules In the
fall <>f 1921, although fully informed
as to tho consequences. Jle could
not plead ignorance of the law in pal
liation of liis defiance of (lie high
commissioner's warning. Uut the
commissioner's punishment of ifuln
for this offense was so severe ami
caused such a decrease in the players
value as a drawing card that tlie club
owners decided to make it easier, both
for the ball players and for Comm;
sioner l<andis in the matter of post
season barnstorming.
To that end the rules were modified
to permit even world's champions to
toast- a little soft money out of tin
fans by engaging in exhibition games
up to November I, provided that "not
more than Hu t players who have on
gaged in a world's seri'-s shall play in
ihe pame exhibition game" on any
post-season tour. This was necessary
to prevent any such occurrence as
that which was responsible for passing
tho rule which Itulli violated. Ho few
remember it that it is worth repent
ing.
PicFiiips Talc Name.
In the fall of 1906 a. team adver
j tisi'rl is ‘'world's champions" barn
! stormed the middb-w*-t after the.
j world's series. Not more than five
or six of tho players were actually
world's champions and the rest wore
i pickups. With no one to enforce dis- ^
cipline the players put themselves so
! far out of condition that tin y were
[badly beaten by teams representing
small towns in which they disgraced
themselves. The rule against world's
champions barnstorming was passed
to prevent dragging the world's pen*
nant In the mud any more.
It was thought sufficient to allow
world's champions to exhibit them
sejvcs in the fall provided no more
than three of them played in the
same game, as that would prevent
attempting to pose as a. world’s
champion team. Now it transpires
that the players broke even that rule
when four nf the Giants and Yankees
took part in the same game on the
Pacific coast.
Pesek Throws Sanders.
Kansas City, Dor. 9.—Ed (Strangler)
Lewis, won his bout here last night
with Wallace 1'ugid, Montreal, Can
ada, hv throwing Pugid In straight
falls. John Pesek won his match with
Jack Sanders In straight falls; the
first In 2S minutes, 20 seconds with
an arm lock, and the second In 4
minutes, 31 seconds with a double
wrlstlock and head scissors.
Tulsa Selects Gamp.
Chicago, Pec. 9. — Jack Lellvelt,
manager of Tulsa (Okl.) club of th«
Western league, last night announced
the selection of Mineral Wells, Tex., as
tho spring training camp site.
Klected Grid Leader.
Chicago. Pec. 6.—William T. Me
Ehvain of Evanston, 111., halfback on
the 1922 Northwestern university
football team, was elected captain of
the 1323 squad at the annual football
banquet tonight.