Batting From Either Side of Plate Trims Players’ Averages [B.v FRANK G. MF.NKE. r IS the advice of Mark Twain about "put all your eggs in one has ket—and then watch that basket’ that i* applicable to the bat ting bloke who likes to execute the ambidex terous stuff Facts and figures of balldam ran lie trotted forth to prove that the best plan for ye cloutsnilth Is to deter mine from which side of the plate he ran bit them with the moat vim and the most vigor—and then to stick to that side of the rubber per manently. For the bulk of those who attempt, the "turnover" method of batting, finish up with a sad and sick looking mark. Of all the men In the game at the present time who hit left handed against right banded slingcrs and shift to the other side of the plate when confronted by southpaws, only • rare few have compiled averages that are beyond the mediocre. It Is a noticeable fact that the bat ter who hits from hts natural baiting position bangs the ball^'om 20 to 60 points beyond that which lie achieves w hen he executes the "turn-over ” All of which proves that nature endowed him to hit from one peculiar position and that when he turns over, he de nes said nature and his batting aver age suffers as a consequence. Twenty-Three in Majors. The big leagues at the present time embrace 23 men who are ambidexter ous swingers. Of that total number, six hit the ball beyond the .300 mark The prime reason why they hatted so high Is that their success from the natural side of the plate offset the loss In hits through "turnovers." The (Hants possess two of the am bldextrous swatters In the persons of Pave Bancroft and Frank Frisch. The latter hit for .326 while Bancroft poled them for .321. Botli men, hit ting from their natural side of the plate, rapped the ball for something close to .360, whereas, batting from the opposite s de, (lie best they could do was around .290 or .296. The king-pin swatsmith among the ■'turn over" hitters Is Max Carey of the Pirates. Here Is an athlete who undoubtedly is the greatest ambidex terous batler of all time—a natural "turn over" man—the only one in the game. Carey, unlike the other clout ers, hits equally well from either side of ths platp. But there's a real rea son. Natural fur Carey. Carey, who hit .329 last season, is a right handed batter by nature. Hut lie discovered years ago that if he batted left handed, his tremendous speed would enable him to beat out ] hits which, pnled from the other side j of the pan, would hnve resulted In ' outs. For the left handed hatter Is always one step nearer to first base than Is the right hander. Car* v unlike the other "turn over” boys, d" -n't shift his posit on at the flute to conform with the style of pitching which is served up to him. He oftentimes will hit right handed when a long walloping smash is need ed. rio matter what sort of pitching is served up to him. He can drive them farther front the right side. He will shift to the left side of the plate, ir respective of the pitching, when mere ly a single is a vital necessity. In other words. Carey hits from the po sition which best suits his purpose. The other .300 hitters among the "turn-over” boys were Gootch, the Pirate catcher: Wally Schang. an other catcher, and Lew Blue of the Tigers. The balance of the ambidex terous persons scaled down from .290 to .138. “Bad Stuff.” Whenever the average “turn-over” hitter Is presented with the fact that lie hits from 20 to 60 points better in his natural way than he does when be turns over, he will make this answer “That Is true. It may be that I will hit .350 In my natural position and can hit only .290 from the other side of the plate. But if I am a na tural left handed batter and I stuck to that side of the plate when faced with southpaw pitching. I wouldn't he able to hit for the .290 which I * make by the “turn-over.” hich may—or may not—he true. But the fact is Indisputable that ihe "turn over” method of hitting is a bad one for about 90 per cent of the men who try the ambidexterous stuff. (Copyright. 1922.) Zfoske/ftal/fedy Tfou5hou\dtu\ou) By Ld^Kcrp Q- Players in uniform on side of court, i iot in gam.\ talk to and roach plavers ■'» game. Cau .1 foul be called on their * team? ( A. Ye*. Q Would it be legal to have a ground . iule not to t ou: t a basket scored if the ball at first h:* the supports before going into th* basket? A. If both captain* agree, » ground rule of thi* kind is legal. Q While dribbling a ball, may I go around an opponent alternating the dribble, one hand after the other, without stopping ? A. \e«, you maj alternate each hand dribbling, providing you do not Mop. Till* is legal in both amateur and professional rule*. Q. What is meant by carrying the ball? A. Hminiiig w if It «>r walking with the ball without dribbling. Q Does play continue after a foul on each time simultaneously? A. No. time is out when the referee calls a double foul. After the last shot the hall is put In play at center. How to Play Basket Bail. Shooting—Shooting from a distance greater than that considered in yester day’s article on ’’Close Up Shots ’ is done by bolding the ball lightly but firmly by the finger*, r-sting on th*' palms of the hands, palm* slightly to the rear Start ^ the shot from about neck high and bring *■ ’he ball up past and close to the nose. The toe of one foot should b<> about six inches in advance of th« other, knees 'lightly bent. The ball does not leave the hands until they are above the eyes. In this manner, the ball describes a loop as '! passes through the air and thus enters the basket on a line very nearly per pendicular to the basket rtm. The player nust aim to shoot all such shots < lean. He will then have the additional advant. **e of a bank, should the shot be too ,ftng. and a chance to re< over the ball on bis follow up if it falls short. Golf Body to Test Steel Shaft Clubs _ | l £0 in Championships ^ as Refused Pending Investi gation of Its Merits. New York, Pec. 13.—As*crtlng its refusal to permit use of steel-shafted golf cluhs in national championship* had been misconstrued, the executive committee of the United States Golf association leaned a statement today explaining Its attitude and announc ing that official test* of the new atyle shafts would be authorized. "A number of people seem to have misconstrued the action taken by the executive committee of the United States Golf association with regard to the steel shaft." a statement scald. "We were asked to approve its use, wo f11 MM IK BUBII. Matchmakers of Boston and Omaha, have engaged in a battle of finances and the longer purse of the Boston promoters enabled them to emerge win ners. Here’s how: Shevlin and Shade fought at Boston recently and Shevlin won the de cision. Shade let. out a squawk that sounded to the heavens, expatiating that he had been robbed—a del what not. Ami Shade is not the only un>* that claims he was entitled tv) ;l draw. Many Boston fight followers contend that ho was at lpast entitled to an even break. So Boston became em broiled in a verbal conflict as to who won. 'They're Highway men." Boston promoters were quick to re alize that another bout, would draw bigger than the first. So they offered each $3,000 to pummel the other again. Both tentatively accepted terms, but no articles were signed. Boston promoters felt that they didn’t ncc-d any contracts, for they didn't figure there was another city in the little ol* U. S. A. which would top that mark. But they had never heard of Omaha and the long purses they pay knuckle whlrlers who can delight the loval vox populi. Shade made such n hit here when hr beat Schnell that he’s just as popular with the natives as if he were born and reared In this neck of the woods. So local promoters began casting about for some good hoy to take on Omaha’s adopted fighter. Some "set up” wouldn’t draw, they knew*. Some one suggested Shevlin. "I’ll fight him for $4,000 and a guar antee." said Shade. "I’d rather battle him here than In Boston, for the ref orees In that city only need a mask and a blackjack to be accomplished highwaymen. "Get Shevlln.” So promoters offered Shevlln the same amount as Shade. The offer listened sweet to Shev lln and he was about ready to "close” when Boston matrnmaKers pm wir. “You’re a home town hoy; you must not go down there and fight," they told Shevlin, and therewith hiked the ante. They also offered Schoell more dough. Shade tipped off the local promo ters and they also augmented their offer. Boston again raised and Oma ha came back with another hike. After Big Fellows. And Just to show they're good sports even if dear Old Boston used to ho the hot-bed of Puritianism. they guaranteed Shade and Shevlin $8,000 apiece. And that was the blow that killed the Omaha promoters. •lake Isaacson, who does the Tex Rickard stunt for the legion, which has the next fight date—January 8th —,s now casting about for some big hoys to furnish entertainment. Isaacson has made offers to Harry Foley and Clone Tunney. This would he one of the best bouts obtainable among tlie big fellows, and it would have more or less bearing on who tlie next challenger of Harry Oreb's would be. Ripe for Big Boys. The Greenwich Village fighter has heen showing a great Improvement since he dropped the title to the Pittsburgh "Windmill,” and it is be lieved that he will beat Greb the next time they meet, for Greb is ru mored to be on the downward grade on the pugilistic highway. Harry Foley has been getting Into the limelight more than ever of late and a bout between these two mitten disciples should be a most Interesting affair, brim full of slam-bang action. EDDIE’S FRIENDS *<*'•» / i believe tll \ L tare ©ack these \ TWO ACES x threw f AWAy» .--I DREW, ANOTHER ONE AND THAT WOOlJ) MARE l THREE! - -THREE ACES \ ARE CONSIDERED \ VECy (SOODAPEN* \— THEY l_' ' WEU- THAT \ Depends on how yoo e*£T ‘6M.Sometimes. / WHy don’t yA I TAKE TH* DECK \an’ save some T,ME?- ) -Gosh- / / here's AN07V»Er\ ONE.CLARA' 1 HAVE NO OS6 for \t.reallV IM DRAWINI* FOR A PAIf^OF , TENS.- DO TAKE \ ‘T1 y No Report on Bribe Received bv State Boxing Commission Lincoln. Dec. 19—The boxing com mission had received no report Mon day of the investigation which was , started when the charge was circy i lated that Hefere# Pave Miller stated after the Dave Shade b’ntnkie Sehoell bout at Omaha, that he had been of fered $500 to throw the tight lo Sehoell Assistant Commissioner Kilniartiu of Omaha la conducting the investiga tion. H. H. Antles, chairman of the commission, stated that It whs fully an hour after the bout was over be fore he heard of Miller's alleged state ment charging Omaha gamblers with offering the bribe. "If true, this constitutes • very serl ous offense,” Antles said. "Mr. Mil ler, l presume, has returned ta Ills home In Chicago. If he was np proached In the matter of accepting a bribe we will certainly conduct a thorough investigation." National Grid Title -Opposed By (OLLU-iKs NEWS HI BEAT. Chicago, Dec. lu.—The suggestion that tin* large universities should ar range their football .schedule? to per mit the annual determination of a national championship does not meet with the approval of the leading edu enters of the country. In letters to Bert E. Collyer, who made the eng gestlon in behalf of the general 1 sports public, the college authorities take _the position that tIre striving for championship* would interfere with the educational work of the schools. Following are the opinions of some of the most noted educators; President A. A. Murphee, Unlver sity of Florida; "There Is danger of I commercialism through increased In terest of the sporting world in col lege athletics.” President David Kinlev, Unlver slty of Illinois: "We must all remem her that colleges and universities are established for educational purposes, and not ns arenas for public enter tainments.” President Harry Pratt Judson, Uni versity of Chicago: "The champion ship Is of wholly secondary impor tance in which we take little interest, This is a point In which these col lege games are entrely different from the professional baseball games.” Dean E. S. Keene, North Dakota Agricultural college: "No one has yet shown that a national collegiate athletic championship is desired Most westerners believe that the mid die west would easly defeat the east, but what If It could? I question that an established championship would greatly benefit education." St. Louis Man Pays $850 to Keep “Lost” Golf Balls St. Louis, Dec. 19.—Retrieving lost golf halls on the municipal links has been so lucrative to Matt C. Malley that he bid $S50 for the 1923 privileges. This bid was accepted this afternoon by the board of public service. I Malley, who holds this year's con cession under an Informal contract for which he paid $225, employs boys to search for the balls. If found lm mediately they are returned to the I owner. Many balls, however, are not found until the owners leave the links, and Mr. Mnl]py pays the hoys 5 cents apiece for these, repaints them and sells them for from 10 to ■40 cents, It was explained. N. Y. Giants Choose Rings as Championship Emblems New Tork, Dec. 19.—The New York Giants today chose diamond rings as emblems of their 1922 baseball cham pionship. and forwarded the ap proved design to Leslie O'Connor, sec retary to Commissioner K, M. Landis. Lost year the Giants received dia mond-studded watch fobs from Com missioner Landis for their victory In the W’orld's series. Blouin Retains Title. Chicago, Dec. 19.—Jimmy Blouin of Chicago, world's champion bowl er, retained his title here, when he defeated Jimmy Smith of Milwaukee in the sixth block of their 60-game match, Blouln's total points being 278 for the six blocks, while Smith's was credited with 273 27-50. Mountaineers Start West. Morgantown, W. Ya., Dec. 19.—The West Virginia upniversity football squad of 28 men, including coaches and trainers, left here in a private car for Han Diego, Cal. The Moun taineers will meet Gonzaga university on Christmas day. Veteran Pitcher Sent Into Box in Lawsuit Against John McGraw New York. Pec. 19.—John Mont gomery Ward, who pitched himself in to the baseball hall of fume with a no hit game Hack in 1SS9, while John J. McGraw was still in short pants, was sent into the "box" in supreme court by the veteran Giant manager in an effort to save a $30,000 game. The old pitcher, now a New York lawyer, appeared as counsel for Mc Graw in a damage suit brought by Mrs. Mary A. Butterfield, who al leges McGraw'a auotmoblle ran her down and seriously injured her in Oc tober. 1917. McGraw's defense is that the car was being driven without au thorization at the ■ time of the acci dent by his chauffeur. Frank Kauff— brother of Benny Kauff, a former big league player. Ward was in his heyday in 1S79 and 1880, as a pitcher for the Providence club of the old National league. He helped the club to a championship in 1879, and in the pennant chase of 1880 j entered the no-hit class with a 50] I came against Buffalo. White Sox Handy Man Slated for Boxing Commission Job Word From East to Effect That Johnny Ever# Will Give Up Berth With Chicago Team—Three “Jvory Hunter# ’ to Scout for Cubs Next Spring—Landis Too Busy to Talk. • — Chicago. t>e<\ 19 “—mil Gleason | probably will have to scout aroutul for a new asjgstant. Johnny Kver«, who did the handy man stunt for the White Sox manager last season. \s ill not return. At I -aat this is tlio ; word brought hack from the cast, where the big and littlo men of bjv* | ball assembled for their annual gnt> fest last week. No announcement i * g irding 1'veis has emanated from the South Side olllces, but it is said that the former ( Cub star is as good as ' set" for one of the deputy box mg commissioner * Jobs in New York state. That U** was a candidate for the job was made known last week, but it is now re ported he has been a tree pled and the | appointment will be announced short ly. The post carries an annual sal- ; ary of $1,000. Dope All Wrong. ■ When Evers was name.] assistant ' to f the new wrinkles in baseball. President Veeck and "Manager Kil lefer of the Cubs will have a force of three "ivory hunters’ scouring among the minors the forthcoming season, on the lookout for talent. Tn addition to thesy professional scouts they have a working agreement with various wise baseball men in d fferent minor leagues and will get first infor mating on any lively prospects. This Is the hist time the Cubs | have employed three scouts. They are Jack Doyle, Kitty Bransfield and Bobby Wallace. Manager Killefer | picked tip Wallace at the Lnipsville meeting. He will work out of the Chicago odice and In addition to his scouting work, will help drill recruit 1 nfielders. Doyle and Bransfield will ' circulate among western, southern ! and eastern fields for budding nth J letes. Sammy Mamlell ended liis training tn. j tiny fnr Krankie llowelt, Philadelphia, Mvhom he meets in a 1" rounder Tuesday I night at the St. Bernard A. C. Preparations Started for Ski Tourney MinutapolP Minn . Pec. I!* - Work' li:js ben tin on the lhQ-foot steel Ui fclldo .it tllenwood park h* re. on "width skier* of tin* country will par ticipato in the nadonal ski tourna m« lit. to tie held in Minneapedis Fob rtiary 1'* and 11 ('n operating with tho hoard of park eomiYiiflMoners. the Muuieipal Ski club of Minneapolis and thu Odin elub. allot h«T local Ottfani. ittoii. have •>ubseril**d toward the ereetlon of fin slide. Tho tournament will bo x on [dueled under the auspi«*s of tin | t hrfre bodies. t)rak«- Klrcls Uaptain. I»i*s Moines. la.. Dee. r.i AY Minin i lloelter, Mar halfbuek on this year s f utiilofjcatiMl Drake university football i fa in, wan unanimously elected nip i tain for next season. lloelter was •one of the main stays of the Drake ! team 11m is a Junior Ills home .s in Qn elcy, Colo. Dempseyillard Bout Is Sought Portia ml Ore. per P.V — W H Klepper, principal owner of the Pori I.iik] ftaselmll club, last night tele graphed to Jack Kearns. ni:in;ii:'-i f" .I n k Penipsey, an offer of jroO.OO'* for a 10 round boxing mateh for the championship of tin world, between Dempsey and Josa Willard, to **e held lu re July i, next Klepper said he h id financial back ing which enable li.ni to put on th ’ mateh, and that if if ix arranged, n ' outdoor am > w ould l»e «onstructe 1 in which to hold It W illard’ who 1h hero, declared Ill’ll ' s»df agreeable to the proposal. Hank llijdi \N ins. Hardy. N«d* I>ec n.—Hardy High sohotd l>ask*’l. kill team *lart«d norV. nm nut this \v»ek with -•* men out (or pi ictjrr Pr»rtbally .ill the letter men in bin k and tiulbationji are that llanh will be i eprepented by ;t winning team. The neliefbile follows: Deo 15—Ruakln at tlard> DA. —It . public City, Kan. at Hr. public. Dei. 29—Open Inn ' H ■ Fiend ,* U*d Cloud .fan.12- IVuekln .it Ruekin .Inn 1 *»Guide Rt • k .1 tluM* Rerk Jan a Superior at Hardy. Jan "'i It* public i'js at Hardy Jan. :;o K'elsmi at N*'Ie«*n Kb It* I n.,ud ;*• 11 m • «Iy Feb 7 -Superior at ScipeMnr Fob 9—OubJe Rock «t Hardy Feb D> Fhnder at Flier Dm-. F* h L'J Deuhl* i* of Hardy. Mar* It . NViaoit at Hardy. Hugh Duffy s Major League Record From ISH8 lo I90t», hiiiiiHixe. (c\< hiding seasons of 190? and 1003.) -Ip —- ■ ■ - -. ■ ■ ■ \ i-nr. ( lull. I »■!!kiu*. (it. XII Tl II T II >H I'rl. IKMH ( hi in an N iitlonn I *. I *»#H 00 HM I 121 13 .3M .* IMHO ( hlrHffti National ... 138 5MI ll» I m * 251 52 .3 11 189(1 ( hhojro National 137 391 181 191 278 87 .328 IH8I - Boston Xmcriran X*s*n. 1*1 311 124 17 4 248 M3 .340 IH92 I tod «»n National 148 H09 125 IH4 251 81 .382 1893 Boston National I :t l 5.37 149 203 25H 5(1 .35* 1H94 Itodon National 121 539 180 238 372 49 138 1895 Boston National . 13 1 540 113 190 235 42 .85* 189(1 Boston National . 131 533 93 181 213 44 .30* 7897 Boston Natloanl . 131 554 III 29H 284 »5 .3 41 IH9H Bostoli National .7. 151 581 97 179 221 32 .319 1899 Boston National . 1 17 588 102 184 220 IH .279 1900 Boston National 50 1HI 2H 54 73 12 .298 1901 XI hu’nukd' Xnnrlrun .. 78 288 II HH 124 13 30H 1901 l*li ilaclelpltia National . IH 18 lo 13 18 3 .283 1905 l*li i lai I «*l t> ti lift National. 13 10 7 12 18 0 .300 1900 l*liila«ldi»liia National . 1 I 0 o o 0 .900 Total. 17 > rar*. 1722 8999 154 5 2307 3174 584 .830 nIL I KKDI IEK K l. I ll,It. S' old timer who could sock with (ho best win llughlu Duffy, re ceutly deposed as manager of the Jted Sox, in his younger days one of Boston's most Illustrious sluggeis Hughic's hutting average of .138 with tile old'Boston JEed Stockings in 1804 Is tho highest mark ever achieved by any major league batsmen, with ttie exception of lames i; (Tipi (('Neill's mark ot - 4<2 with tho St, Louis l-irowns in lsv7. However. O'Neill ac quired his average in tho freak year when bases on balls counted as hits, the year producing la .400 batsmen. For a man of his size, Duffy was cue of the hardest hitters tiie game ever produced, as lie was a batsman who splashed his drives for terrific liners, and his hits totalled many liases. In 1V*4 when he led the Na tional league in batting his total bases reached tho mazing figure of 372. Hugjila also was a marvel on the base paths and as a run-scorer. He was one of the few players to steal over 500 bases, and in 1801 he filched 83 sacks. He scored 1,528 runs during his ca leer, seming over loo inns in seven successive Hensons and in nine years out of his 14. lb fetched In 181 runs with the Chicago Players league team in 1890, one more than he carried in for Boston In 1894 when he compiled liis record smashing average of .438 Duffy broke into tho National league with Anson’s Chicago White Stock ices on June 23, 1888, and the kid helped Chicago defeat Pittsburgh by a score of 12 to 1. In six limes at bat be got two hits and scored two runs Anson st illed the youngster in rigid field, though on tlie Boston cham pions he did his best work as a center fielder. Duffy played one season in the American league in 1901 with Mitwau see, and when that club left the John son organization for the Western league, Hughie went along, playing I4U games in 1902, and hitting .21*1, and the following year in 71 games, JIugh hit for .30(1. In 11(04, Duffy took charge of the Dhlllios in the National league, where he remained three years, during which time Hughie, besides managing the team, played his last 34 contests •‘in the majors. Here’s a gift that cant go wrong if he smohes* A box of Mozart cigars. —■—■—ar Mniart Ciffar la made bv __ “±T“ MOZART McCORD^.DYNecboMPANY Mild as a May Morning — and as fragra/iT FIVE BEAUTIFUL SlZES~10C-2/or25<-15<-3/or 5OC