Joe Lynch Retains Bantam Title
by Beating Smith in 15 Rounds
-- _
New York, Dec. 22.—Joe Lynch re
tained his bantam title by defeating
Midget Smith *in 15 rounds here to
night.
Fight by Rounds
Round One.
Smith landed a hard right to Lynch’s
tempi# without drawing u reply. Both
in I s;«ed swings for the head, but Lynch
•hook Smith with a right uppercut.
Smith jabbed effectively with hi* left as
Lynch stayed on th# defensive.
Round Two.
Smith whipped over a left to the body
him! another to the head, forcing the
• hampion to clinch They mixed furloua
y for a few moments. Lynch cutting
Smith's mouth badly with a series of
stinging rights and lefts Smith shook
Lynch with a hard left swing to the
jaw.
Hound Three.
Lynch snapped Smith’s head hark with
a left Jub. but missed several wild
awing*. The champion outboxed Ins
•ival during a session of In-fighting, but
landed Ineffectively. Smith rocked Lynch
vtth a hard right hook and received an
uppercut In return.
Round Four.
Lynch's long left kept the midget out
• f range until the challenger landed a
damaging left to the head. Both quick
»m*m| the pace an Smith shot over a right
that etHggered Lynch. The champion
drove In with both flstH and started u
fresh flow of blood from Smith's mouth.
Round Five.
Lynch beat a tattoo on the Midget's
jaw with hia b ft and hammered away
• t the challengers body during a clinch,
lie swung wildly and Smith shot In hia
ight to the jaw Lynch was outboxing
'Smith by a wide margin.
Round Six.
Both landed stiff blows to the body
end Smith connected with a left to the
jaw. Smith's right sent the champion
staggering bark for a second, but he
quickly reguined hia poise and shook
Smith with it rapid-fire attack to the
head. Both mixed furiously for a few
momenta.
Round Seven.
Smith plunged in with both fists,
rocking Lynch's heHd with hard right
end left hooks to the jaw Lynch kept
Jabbing with his left and landed several
hard body blows as both stood to# to toe
to exchange wallops.
Knit ml Figlif.
Smith broke through Lynch's defense
rn<l drove him to the ropes with a
piston like attack to the in ml. #8mlth
answered th« t hampion** jabs to the Jaw
with a damaging right to the ribs.
Hound Nine.
Both sparred for an opening, missing
» number of wilt! swing*. Smith opened |
s vicious at taclf^to the head and the
(hsmpion responded, both landing sev
eral hard smaahes during the fastest ses
sion of mixing so fur.
Round Ten.
Smith took the aggressive, hut stepped
Into a Jolting left hook. A hard rignt
to the ribs drove Lynch back, the cham
pion backing to the ropes under a bar
lage of body blows.
Kouml Flo ven.
Smith sent a left hook to Lynch's
mouth. Tho latter leaped around like a
wild man. Joe sent a stiff to the Mid
get's bleeding meuth. They exchanged
r ghta to the head. They both got in
lome good body blows in a series of
clinches that followed. Smith missed a
light for the head and a fierce scrim
mage followed with honors about even.
Twelfth Round.
Smith threw a Isft to Joe's mouth *nd
a furious clinch followed, the pair stood
In the center of the ring exchanging
smashes to the head. Clinch after clinch
followed, with the hoys pounding easy at
th« body. Smith's face whs smeared
with claret, which flowed freely from his
mouth, but he was strong and sent a
hard right to Joe’s ear. Lynch hooked
over a left to the mouth. Lynch did
the forcing at this stage, but took many
a crack while tearing in.
Round Thirteen.
Lynch missed with left to tho face and
Midget 'tlrovo a straight right to Joes
thin. They clinched. The Midget con
tinued trying for a haymaker at every
shift, whllo Lynch looked like a tired
old man. He was plainly worried with
tho way the title seemed to be slipping
from him. Lynch missed repeatedly with
lotis t<* the face, while the Midget played
1 o Joe's hotly. Smith almost knocked
1 .inch's head off with a right smash
hack of 'he em*. Joe sent a crashing
blow ft* Midget'* head, hut the latter re
sponded with u right to the mouth at
the bell. _
NTo fewer than 125,000 American
tourists visited London during the
past summer.
Pup Bottle Heavers
too Accurate in State
League; Umpires Quit
Grand island, neb., Dec. 22.
—Working the indicator and at
the same time satisfying rabid
fans was a herculean task in the
Nebraska state league last season.
Every ump with the exception of
"Dutch” Meyer bore marks of pop
bottle or fistic battles at the close
of the season, with the result that
I only two have applied for their old
! positions. They will be retained.
I President Miles announces.
Many applications are being re
ceived from arbitrators over the
country and Miles expects to have
an efficient staff when the 1923
season opens.
Criqui Must Accept 20
Per Cent or Lose Match
New York, Dec. 22.-—Tom O'Rourke,
New York boxing promoter, today
cabled Eugene Criqui, European feath
erweight champion, that plans to
match him with Johnny Kilbane of
Cleveland, world's title holder, next
Decoration day at the Polo Grounds,
would be cancelled unless Criqui
agrees to accept a guarantee of $25,
000 or 20 per cent of the gate re
ceipts. O'Rourke’s cablegram was in
answer to one from Robert Eudeline,
Criqui's manager, demanding 22 V%
per cent of the gato receipts as the
Frenchman's share.
"I also informed Criqui's manager,”
O'Rourke declared, "that if he fails
to accept my offer, I will match John
ny Dundeo of New York for a little
contest with Kilbane. I have Kllbane's
agreement to tight on that date with
any opponent I may select.”
Johnson Will Bow
to Bryan’s Decision
Lincoln, Dec. 22.—On his return
from California today. George E.
Johnson, recently appointed by Gov
ernor S. R. MceKlvie to the position
of secretary of the capitol commis
sion, stated that he would not Insist
on retaining his position, which yaps
$5,000 a year, if the incoming gov
ernor, Charles W. Bryan, has objec
tion to th appointment,
Mr. Johnson said ho did not de
sire to be drwan into a controversy
over the matter and if ids appoint
ment was found embaarrsslng to the
new administration, he would gladly
withdraw. On January 4, Mr. John
son retires as secretary of the state
department of public works.
May Go to Detroit.
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 22.—A. G. (Ger
many) Schulte, one of Michigan’s
most famous football men, today was
considering an offer from the Uni
versity of Detroit to become its foot
ball coach. Schultz was proffered a
one-year contract at “a flattering fig
ure,” it was announced at the end of
a meeting of the athletic board last
night.
Auburn Defeats Humboldt.
Humboldt, Neb., Dec, 22.—(Special.)
—The Auburn and Humboldt High
school basket ball teams held a spirited
contest on the local legion floor. The
score was, 22 to 13, in favor of Au
burn.
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Former Heavyweight Champs Had
Fewer Fights Than Jack Dempsey
By FRANK G. MENKE.
Into the midst of all this furore
about Jack Dempsey being the "loaf
ingest champion of ’em all." let's fling
the records of the oilier kings of the
heavyweight division.
First of all there was the immortal
John L. lie reigned from 1882 to
1892—a period of 10 years. During
that long sweep of time Sullivan, ac
cording to the histories, engaged in
24 battles—an average of about two
per year. But the records, being
kind to Sullivan, include exhibitions
and quarrels with set-ups and the like.
They can be discarded from the
real list, those Joe Coburn, "Tug"
Wilson. Fred Robinson. Alex Marx,
Dan Henry, William Fleming and
similar fights. And when that's done,
the definite fight record of John R.
Sullivan, from that day in 1882 until
he was dethroned by Jim Corbett, a
decade later, embraces as foemen:
1881 .Charles Mitchell.
1881 ./. Ilt-rb Shade
1881 . Alf Greenfield
1885 .Alf Greenfield
1885 . Paddy Ryan
1885 . .lack Burke
1886 .. Dominick McCaffrey
1886 . Paddy Ryan
1888 . Charlie Mitchell
1889 .•. Jake Kilraln
That gives John R. a duelling aver
age of one per season.
Fought Only Once.
Corbet championed from 1892 to
1897. The only real contest between
the time he whipped Sullivan and
his 1897 fight was with Charlie Mtt
i lc li in 1894. The records show him
meeting an4 knocking out Peter
Courtney in* 1894—but Peter was more
or less a joke. The only other fights
credited to Corbett between 1S92 and
1897 were two in 1S96; one a four
rounder with Tom Sharkey and the
other an exhibition with Jim MeVey.
So "Gentleman" Jim really fought
but once in defense of his title be
tween 1892 and 1897.
Fitz won the crown in March, 1S97.
and was bonnced off the throne In
his first fight thereafter—the one
with Jim Jeffries in June, 1899.
Then came Jeff. He was a rather
active bozo—hut he didn't fracture
any of the overtime rules of the
fighter# union. I'ojr between 1U99,
and 1906, when he retired, Jeff’s
real fights were:
1899 . Toni Sharkey
1900 . Jim Corbett
1901 .•.. •. (jus Kuhlin
1902 . Bob Fitzsimmons
1903 . Jim Corftctt
1901 .Jaek Munroe
Jeff fought six fights In six years
as an active champ.
Willard One Fight.
Jack Johnson became actual charn
pion in July, 19X0. In 1912 he fought
the diminutive Jim Flynn. In 1913
he met Jim Johnson, a demonesque
ringman, who can't ho counted as a
real opponent*. Nor can Sprout, whom
Johnson fougnt in France in the same
year. In 1§14 lie mixed It with Frank
Moran. Sg|from 1910 to 1915—five
years—the negro fought but ^wo real
fights.
Willard camped from 1915 1919
—four years. And during that time
he met hut gne foeman—Framk
Moran.
Which brings us along to Dempsey.
He won the honors in 1919—and
this in 1922. Since then he has
slugged Mlske, Brennan and the false
alarm from France Into submission.
That makes three affairs in some'
thing more than the same number
of years.
Now let's tabulate the activities of
the fistic kings so as to have ’em
in concrete shape for purposes of
comparison:
Av. Time
Held Total Between
Title Fights Fichte
Sullivan 10 years 10 1 year
Corbett .S year* 1 fl year*
Fitzsimmons ...3 year* t 3 year*
Jeffries .« years * 1 year
Johnson .5 years 3 9V» year*
Willard .4 years I 4 years
Dempsey .3 years 3 1 , wr
The statistics show that although
Dempsey has been condemned as a
‘‘loafer,” no heavyweight king ever
fought oftener than he lias against
real opponents. He has, even though
he's battled only three times in three
years, worked as hard at his busi
ness as did Sullivan and Jeffries—
and he has eclipsed the activities of
every other champion since 1832.
All of which would make it seem
that the "loafer” term. If it wasn't
applicable to John L. and Jeff, cer
tainly cannot, in simple justice, bo
applied to the mauler from Utah.
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Ci liege Football on Trial for
Life in East, Says Fullerton
By HIGH FULLERTON.
Chicago, Dec. 22.—College footliall,
eastern at least, is on trial for its life.
Whether the game lives and continues
its phenomenal growth as the favorite
American college sport and the finest
spectacle in athletics, or is banished,
or reduced to the state of intramural
games, depends upon the character
of the jury selected.
If the jury is composed of presi
dents and faculty members, footbull
will be banished unless the alumni
brings financial pressure sufficient to
influence them. If the jury Is com
posed of coaches and the majority of
under graduates and athletic leaders,
the sport will continue Its tremendous
growth.
So intense is the feeling among
educators, so bitter the jealousy of
many faculty members, of the Impor
tance of football, that only alumni
pressure and the fact that the entire
physical educational program of the
colleges would fall with football,
which supports them, has held back
some faculties from drastic action.
Yale, Harvard and Princeton, the
"Big Thsg.e" of the east, the tradition
al leaders In the sport, already have
curtailed their activities and In each
school a strong faction favors either
further curtailment or entire suppres
sion of the inter collegiate games.
The group of New England colleges
led by Amherst and Williams lias
gone further and proposes to go fur
ther.
Harvard and Yale have surrender
ed entirely their proud boust of foot
ball supremacy, admitting that many
other teams probably aro stronger
and declaring that they have no
championship aspirations save be
tween themselves.
Further Yale, Harvard and Prince
ton have decided never again to en
ter Into International arguments, and
to Ignore the west In the matter of
athletic supremacy.
I have Just returned from a tour
of Investigation of athletic conditions
in eastern colleges, especially at Yale.
Harvard and Princeton. I have talk
ed with leaders of each of the four
elements entering into the athletic
situation. For, In every school, there
are four different views of the sport,
held by distinct groups. Yet in each
school, the alliances between these
groups differ so that it is necessary
to study each from Its own peculiar
situation.
The four groups are the athletic
committees, composed of representa
tives from all four groups, sometimes
allied with one faction, sometimes
with the other.- The strongest group
is represented by the coaches and
their allies. The third group, which
is the most conservative in most
things and the most radical In foot
ball, Is roughly, the members of the
national association of college profes
sors. The fourth is the "old guard,”
who usually is allied with the coaches,
but who, under the present develop
ment of the situation, is being crowd
ed out of the picture.
To Reach West.
There are variations at each school.
Princeton, just now flushed with vic
tory, is satisfied to reduce the impor
tance of the sport lightly and keep It
within bounds. Yale is reducing and
has formulated a comprehensive plan
Ion per cent athletics at Yale which
however. Is neither understood or lik
ed by a working majority. Harvard
has worked out the problem better
than any of the others, to the satisfao
tinn of the majority of the groups but.
Harvard, needing money for athletic
development more than any school
in the triumvirate, stands In deadly
fear that President Lowell will put
further restrictions on football, if not
following his original idea of restrict
Ing the sport .o one game a year with
Yale.
The situation which has approached
a climax In the eastern schools Is cer
tain to reach the same stage with
every university and college east and
west. The experiences and develop
ments In the older schools msy bo
valuable to them in solving their own
problems.
The consensus of opinion of the
Princeton, Hfirvsud and Yale lead
ers. and this iWludes presidents.
cMchw. athletic directors, deans lead
lng alumni, editors of both student
and alumni papca, and under grad
leaders, compels the conclusion that
the colleges have three alternatives:
Favor Restrictions.
First, to build a stadium seating
100.001 or more persons, enter Into
football as an amusement enterprise,
accommodate students, grads and
friends, and make football support all
the physical education departments.
Si cond, to restrict the sport to a
strictly under graduate basis, limit
Hie number of games, curb tha ten
dency toward professional coaching
staffs, and practically bar all save
student! from the stands.
Third, to abolish foitball eutircly.
Tho strong trend throughout the
east is toward the middle course, arid
Vale. Harvard, Princeton, and the
New F.ngland group a ready have laid
• hat course.
Tin to is a strong indication that
some ot the leading western schools;
especially the Univer»'1y of Chicago,
are planning to follow and the big
thro- in that policy. Chicago his
had an expert from the University
in Harvard the Iasi week studying
the Harvard system cf the football
tlCMit distribution by which Harvard
lias succeeded in bari ng the public
from its games and also barring a
groat majority of the old grads from
getting seats.
T.ie athletic directors, coaches and
the majority of those concerned In
physical education are frankly of the
opinion of football has overdone, in
that It has overshadowed at times
the ether activities of the colleges and
been given under prominence.
Cobb’s Record Is
Beaten by Sisler
New York, Dec. 22.—George Sisler
of the St. Louia America ns. and not
George
Ty Cobb, is en
titled to recogni
tion hs holder of
the highest bat
ting average in
the history of the
American league,
examination of of
ficial statistics re
vealed.
The Detroit
manager's mark
of .420, made in
1911, has been ac
cented generally
as the league s
high mark, while records for 1922
credited Sisler with an average of
.419. Analysis of the two records,
however, shows that Cobb’s actual
percentage in 1911 was .41962, where
as Sister’s mark for the past season,
carried out the same number of dec!
mal places, was .41979.
Giving Sisler's average the benefit
of the fraction exceeding one half,
such as was done in Cobb's case and
as Is generally customary now. his
record in round figures would be the
same as that of his Detroit rival—
.420.
Owen Winner of 9 H’s.
Cambridge, Mas*., Dec. 22.—A new
variety record will be bung up at
Harvard next June when George
Owen of Newton ends his college
career in possession of nine varsity
H's for prowess in football, baseball
and hockey, the Alumni Bulletin an
nounced today.
Outstanding Features of Grid
Season as Seen by Camp
By WALTER CAMP.
To sum up the observations of the
3 922 season, we have: A great In
crease In the number of special play
ers—that Is, the tendency to Inject
Into the game a player for some par
ticular specialty like forward pass
ing or kicking.
An additional increase in the num
ber of men playing in any one game
through the continual Injection of
frash players for tirsd ones, particu
larly on the ends and In the back
field.
Blowing up of tha play, due to a
new fashion of collecting the entire
team in a group behind the line to
receive the signal.
Intension' of tha number of men
engaged as assistant coaches.
Almost unlversay numbering of
players and a corresponding increase
in the enjoyment of the spectator.
Increase in the value of general
ship, by means of which many a
team has defeated an opponent of
far greater potentiality.
Decreasing ability to handle the
ball cleanly, and an Increase in the
number of games decided upon this
fact alone.
Many failures to make the point
after touchdown; hence several im
portant games settled by this in
ability.
Increasing alertness of the defense
in intercepting forward passes and.
therefore, a greater risk to the pass
ing team.
Improvement In line defense, mak- I
lng it almost impossible to effect any |
consistent gains through the middle '
of the Una.
Decreasing accuracy in the placing
of kicks, but at the same time a bet- !
ter covering of tbosg kicks, so that
the advantage of a possible run back
by the receiver is not materially in- 1
creased.
Better concealment of the intention
to make a forward pass by starting
this play through a double pass or a
run.
Considerable lessening of the use of
the straight arm by runners.
pecrease in the longer jump shtft
formations, and a corresponding in
crease in the shorter shifts, espe
cially those of the back Held.
Improvement in the deployment of
defensive men to meet the forward
puss, and a slight increase in double
and triple passing, and In making de
ceptive motions with the ball.
Much less tendency to continue a
partially Injured or exhausted man
in the lineup. A marked slackening
In tackling.
Schultz lo Coach Detroit
University Football Team
Detroit, Dec. 22.—A. G. (Germany)
Schultz, former University of Michi
gan football star, today signed a one
year contract to coach football at
the University of Detroit. Schultz
succeeds Jimmy Duffy, whose con
tract terminated with the season just
closed.
Astef-Bal/fedy
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Bgtd thorp
Q. How far may a player be outside ;
th* bounds when returning ball into
court ?
A. Not. morr than three feet.
Q. fan the referee call a triple foul?
A. Ye*, sucli a penalty I* possible In
both amateur and professional games.
Q. If a referee block* ball from either
player, what should be done?
A. A referee* should u.ho judgment In
this matter and must be sure that neith
er teem receives an ndrantagg over the
other. A held ball is usually the best de
cision.
Q. Should referee suspend play whin
captain is protesting a ruling?
A. The captain may courteously ask
for an Interpretation of the rule, and the
referee nmy then order time out. On the
other hand. If lie does not ask In a cur
teous manner, the referee should not In
terfere with play, hut call a foul on him.
Q Is It Illegal for a player while
shooting a foul try, to stand on foul
line?
A. Ye*. The goal. If scored, does not
count. He must not touch or pass the
line until the ball has passed the basket
or hit the backboard.
Br K|> THORP.
Shooting The writer will not describe
-*ny of the oue-hand ?hots. He is a
strong believer in two-hand ba*k«-t ball.
Pass two hands, catch two hands and
shoot two hands. You will have fewer
poor passes, fewer fumbles and fewer
missed shots. You will also find your
team will make fewer fouls If a player
keeps two hands on the ball, ho will not
be using a stiff-arm on opponents. If
he tries to catch two hands, he will keep
his handa off opponents. If he goes In
to take the ball away on a dribble with
both h*' ha* a better chance of
Rotting the ball and has < hanro of mak
ing a foul Why try to pick a loose
ball up off the floor with one hand,
when you know it. is most Impossible?
Don't use •‘English’* or twist of nnv kind
on the ball. Don’t try long shots. If
breaks up team play and in most cases
Rives possession of the ball to th" op
ponent? Keep passing the ball and work
it up lo a good position before you shoot
Olympic Coaches
Much in Demand
Many Kuropeau Nations in
Market for Services of
American Trainers.
New York, Dec. 22.—American
Olympic team trainers and coaches
are already In great demand among
foreign nations, although tlio Paris
International meet is still 18 months
away. Correspondence addressed to
the Amateur Athletic union and the
American Olympic association stress
this demand and there are numerous
inquiries regarding suitable candi
dates from widely separated natio%
throughout khtropo.
Belgium is one of the latest eoun
tries to ask the good offices of the
A. A. U. in the matter of engaging
ft coach and trainer for the Belgium
Olympic team of 1924. Impressed by
the development, condition and show
ing of the United States teams at
Antwerp in 1920, the secretary of
the Ligue Beige d'Athletisme. the
track and field sport governing body
of that country, lias written to Secre
tary U. W. Itubien of the A. A. IT.
requesting a list of possible candi
dates for the position. The names
of several well equipped trainers will
be forwarded.
Other European nations which are
considering the advisability of en
gaging an American athlete or train
er to coach their teams include Ilol
land, Spain and Greece. Still others
in more remote portions of the globe
also are interested. One or more
South American countries may elect
to engage an American coach and
it is understood that Egypt has al
ready approached h former United
States track star now living abroad.
Greli Not to Defend Title
Against Delaney on Jan. 8
Oklahoma City, Dec. 22. Harry
Greb will not defend his American
light heavyweight championship
against Jimmy Delaney of St. Paul
here on January 8, as scheduled.
Greb’s manager telegraphed Dan
Lackey, local promoter, that because
of injuries received in his recent bout
with Bob Roper and other difficulties
Greb would be unable to appear.
Name Boxing Supervisor.
Lincoln, Dec. 22.—C. C. Moon, part
owner of the Lincoln State league
baseball club, has been appointed
boxing supervisor for X.ancaster
county. His duty will correspond to
the work of Supervisor Kilmartin at
Omaha. All cards to be staged here
in the future must be approved by
Moon.
Federal Officers Raid
Leonard's Cabaret
New York, Dec. 22.—"The Ring
side,” a new white light cafe, of
which Benny Leonard, lightweight
champion pugilist, is part owner,
was raided last night by 15 fed
eral prohibition agents. It was
just beforwthe after theater crowd
had gathered and the agents found
neither guests nor liquor. The caf(
had been searched twice before, al
though it was opened only recently
Irwin String Seems Destined
to Head Tijuana Winning List
Ts C. ft. ltwin, the ambidextrous turfman from Cheyenne, Wyo., destine^
to again head the list of winning tra tier* at Tijuana, a feat lie has acoom*
pliselid for the past three years? It would seem to be the case if his recent
string of victories is a forerunner of what Is yet to come.
Tills western owner is a believer in the motto of running them "early
and often," anil a good measure of success seems to have been liis reward.
His stable does not embrace a galaxy of stake horses, but to the contrary
his extensive string comprises many runners of the plater variety. He doee
not baby them, but sends them after purses with a great regularity, and an
afternoon's program that does not contain the name of Irwin Is a rarity.
Saddles Four Winners. ____ ... —- .
Tuesday he saddled four thorough
bred* and had. the extreme aetisfsr
tion of seeing three of thttn r«#trned
winners. These were Harry Rudder
In the opening; Herder in the fourth,
and Regresso in the sixth. Harry
Rudder accomplished his victory,
thanks to the superior riding of
Jockey I). Hum. The latter clearly
outrode the midget rider, W. Martin,
who was astride of Vera Rita, the
gray mare from the Stanfield barn.
Fifty yards out it appeared as if
Vera Rita had the race won, but
Hurn, on Harry Rudder, kept at his
task with the result that his mount
came on again and, In an extremely
dose finish, got the nod hy a matter
of Inches.
Herder was much the best in the
fourth and simply cantered in front
of Red Man and July My. In this
race the start was delayed some time
by the fractious behavior of Red Man.
Starry Banner ami Angela. However,
Starter Morrissey patiently awaited
his opportunity to catch the unruly
field In ft quiet mood, but missed bis
mark and the runners were away
somewhat straggling.
Coming to Omaha.
Old Rogreso was a lucky horse to
win the sixth at a mile and 70 yards.
As the barrier arose be was caught
In a Jam and for'a moment It looked
as if his chnr.ees of winning were
alight indeed. However, Jockey
Martinez roused him into his stride
st once and by the time the hack
stretch was reached he proved
gamest and was up with the leaders.
Coming around the stretch he
reached out and at the end won by
the best part of a length from Wlso
Judge and Argonto.
Dr. Johnson continued his winning
ways when he was home first to an
easy victory in the fifth race at
three-quarters of a mile. Jockey
Claver rode him faultlessly and at no
time was he seriously menaced. He i
passed the Judges with the J. K. L.
Ross rider having him under re
straint in front of Little Florence
and Coca Cola.
Irwin has notified Charlie Trimble,
Ak Sar-Ben racing secretary, that ho
will ship his string here for the
spring meeting, June 2 to 23.
May Play Gonzaga.
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 22.—An
nouncement of receipt of an offer
from the University of Detroit for a
football game with the Gonzaga uni
versity next fall was made here today
by Coach Charles Dorais of Gonzaga.
According to Coach Dorais, the offer
was from Charles Bruce, graduate
manager of the Detroit institution,
and suggested that tho game be
played late in October at the Polo
grounds in New York City. Dorais
would not say whether or not Gon
zaga would accept the offer, but said
that he had wired Bruce for further
information relative to tho proposed
game.
Frisch Vi ill Not
Be Head of Union
New York. Dpi'. 22.—Frank Frisch,
star In fishier of the Giants, who has
heyn nominated along with George
Burns of the Cincinnati Reds unit
Jack Fournier of the St. Louis Car
dlnals, for presidency of the now
Baseball Players’ union, will decline
to accept the office if he Is elected, in
the mail balloting no|f going on.
The announcement was made yes
terday by James J. Tierney, secretary
of the Giants, who said Frisch had
explained that he feared that the use
of his name in connection with the
new union might lead to the lmpres
sion that he was dissatisfied with the
New York club.
Johnson Slaps Back
at Baseball Writers
Chicago. Dec. 22.—(By A. V )—Pres:
dent Johnson of the American league
in a li fter to President F. G. I.leb of
file New York Baseball Writers' asso
ciation. after stating that baseball ofli
clal scorers, "in many cases are gross
ly lacking in efficiency and respons
ibility,” advised the basehall writers
to "put their own house In order be
fore sending me scurrilous and ques
tionable complaints” on the Ty Cobb
hit controversy.
The New York chapter of the Base
ball Writers’ association recently
adopted and forwarded to President
Johnson a protest against the latter's
action in discarding the box score of
the official scorer In a Detrolt-Yankee
game at New York last May. In sub
stituting the Associated Press box
score of the game, Ty Cobb gained one
more hit, making hla 1222 hatting
averago .401.
Navy Sports Schedule.
Annapolis, Md., Deo. 22.—The ath
letic board of the United States Naval
academy announced today the sched
ules for 1923 In rowing, swimming,
boxing, wrestling and gymnastics. The
feature event of the crew will be the
triangular race between Harvard,
I’rinceton and Navy, to be raced at
Princeton May 8. The boxing team
will meet a Canadian squad comiveed
of students from Toronto, McGill and
Queens universities.
Tigers After Schulte.
Lincoln, Dec. 22.—Rumors still
persist that Missouri university has
not yet given up hope of securing
Henry F. Schulte, assistant director
of athletics at Nebraska and former
coach, at the Tiger university. Ac
cording to the latest rumor, Schulte
would receive $5,000 a year for five
years.
Does he smoke ? Gave Kim
cigars ~^ten to one he
lines mild ones ^ give him
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