The Anaconda Standard, 1923-02-04, p.25

# CALIFORNIA SPRINTER MUST PERFORM IN EAST ## United States Preparing Representatives for Distance Events at Next Olympics. Marathon Is Weak Spot ## Column 1 ### CHARLIE PADDOCK MUST PROVE HIS ABILITY IN EAST #### Authority Says Crop of Sprinters Hitting Up Great Pace on Paths. NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—Herbert Reed, a recognized sporting authority, says that sooner or later Charlie Paddock will have to come East and show what he can do against those now hitting up the pace in this section. It would be a pleasure to have the man whom many consider the fastest sprinter the world has ever seen show these who doubt his real ability here. Thousands saw him in action at Antwerp and he is one of the greatest sprinters of the world today. The experience back East will help him. Versatile coast, the obvious importance of some of the nation's top flight reporters in the East will bring about his treatment in the East vitally affect his future. Whether he was shut off the mark or timed by incompetents out there and was beaten, I won't go into, suffice it is to bring up the old story of whether he has been given a fair test in the East or of hostile conditions in this section. No one will blame him for his unwillingness to compete on the eastern board track for Charlie Paddock and never was a board track runner and has never started the indoor gridiron himself. He should, however, have made his appearance on the track last year, where he could have run the short dash within a dozen yards of his best friends from his own section and gotten together with members of the American Olympic team. Case of Casey. Unless Paddock comes to his friends and makes his effort under conditions that will not be hostile, within one year his reputation will go the way of the Carseys. Casey, one of the fairest men of his era, one whose many contemporaries are still living who remember the milestone of Casey's career, if Paddock does not come along in due course he will hardly be worth a dime more than in consideration. Paddock will run because it is in him to run, and Paddock has not very much time left in which to accept the advice of others to look after their lives. He would better listen to it. In the meantime, Al Heldfond, Aliclae Shields and others are improving steadily, so that it will be a very fast season on the boards and run on the boards. They make the kind of performers who the California schools might have graduated yesterday. Heldfond is hitting up 6½ on the boards, an open training season. However, he does not look the distance and would hardly be favored under any conditions. So when Paddock comes on, he will have others plenty to push him in the sprinting division. Paddock's Marathon work is not yet through, by any means. ## Column 2 ### CASEYS TO PLAY HELENA CAGEMEN #### Fast Independent Squads Will Give First Game of Year Next Thursday. Butte's first independent basket ball game of the year, with an outside club showing, is set for Thursday night at the Butte high gym, when the fast Helena independents will tangle with the M. A. club that numbers the cream of the city's players. The Helenas, who have won every independent teams of the year, are being touted for the title in the state, they won most games of stars from Billings, and the Caseys are one of the teams of past years in the Casey crew, that trimmed the Helena of Mines five games weeks ago. "Lefty" Wilde and "Lefty" Ryan, formerly with the Anaconda team of St. Thomas and St. Thomas school, Bob Sullivan and Al Hardin, ex-champion high school squad at Leed. They are forwards. The Caseys got Mal Clevett, athletic director at the Y. M. C. A., whose play is very close to Butte fans, is center, while Hiwe Sullivan, Ben Hardin and Wilbur Casey were voted in on the outside berths. Sullivan was on last year's Casey team. Several of them have played several years with the University of Virginia, and Hardin has been on several fast Miles City teams. The Caseys are also considering a three-game series with the Globe Trotters next Tuesday, and Manager Hardin, of the Caseys, is making an attempt to arrange the dates for March 1, 4 and 7. So far this year the Globe Trotters have won 28 starts and lost none. Ollie Wade, however, is thinking of joining the squad, while O'Rourke and other stars who starred for Anaconda several years ago, are stars of the team. ### CHEQUAMEGONS LEAD COMMERCIAL BOWLERS Chequamegons still maintain the lead in the Commercial league bowling standing, with an average of 833 for 12 games. J. Truasidino continues as high individual bowler with a mark of 191 for 12 games. Standing as follows: | | P. | W. | L. | Pct. | |--|--|--|--|--| | Chequamegons | 12 | 10 | 2 | .833 | | Billiard ... | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | | Elks ......... | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | | Daily Post ... | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | | Shamrocks ... | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | | Montana Power | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | Bowlers standing for 12 games: Games, F'ra. | Peck ......... | 5 | 179 | | Von Bidits ... | 7 | 172 | | Dolan ......... | 7 | 172 | | Thomas ....... | 6 | 145 | | Turner ........ | 5 | 141 | | Truasidino ... | 1 | 191 | | DeVries ....... | 3 | 174 | | Nordstrom ... | 12 | 2,087 | 174 | | Blum ......... | 12 | 2,060 | 172 | | Heffron ....... | 9 | 1,569 | 174 | | S. Polch ...... | 8 | 2,064 | 172 | | Williams ...... | 6 | 1,016 | 169 | | Pierce ......... | 6 | 1,032 | 172 | | Burke ......... | 4 | 700 | 175 | | Herman ....... | 4 | 638 | 159 | | McCann ....... | 3 | 519 | 173 | | Magee ........ | 7 | 1,188 | 169 | | Stephens ...... | 7 | 1,517 | 169 | | Cross ......... | 12 | 1,994 | 166 | | Henderson ... | 6 | 936 | 156 | | Wamsley ..... | 1 | 173 | | M. Jovick .... | 12 | 1,935 | 161 | | Kavan ......... | 4 | 658 | 164 | | Rose ......... | 3 | 494 | | Hurley ........ | 12 | 2,117 | 176 | | Houston ....... | 12 | 1,945 | 162 | | DeLaney ...... | 12 | 1,852 | 154 | | B. Bugler .... | 6 | 1,428 | 238 | | Christansen .. | 12 | 2,001 | 166 | | Sherburn ...... | 6 | 1,034 | 172 | | Squires ....... | 6 | 980 | 163 | | Gundlach ..... | 6 | 994 | 165 | | Warren ........ | 3 | 1,428 | 238 | | King ......... | 7 | 1,139 | 162 | | Devers ........ | 6 | 944 | 157 | | Bell ........... | 1 | 163 | | Middleton ..... | 2 | 453 | 144 | | Scanlan ....... | 5 | 861 | 172 | | Humfield ...... | 3 | 441 | 147 | | Dolan ......... | 6 | 1,044 | 174 | | Middleton ..... | 2 | 453 | 144 | | Meador ........ | 9 | 1,481 | 164 | | Coughlin ...... | 3 | 419 | 139 | ### YANKEES PLUCK LIGHT HANDER FROM SOUTH NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—The Yankees have made a letterhend change. Colonel Rupert, Colonel Huston or Jake May and discouraged in their negotiation with the Reds. But now the Yanks have reached down into the South and have come up with Claude Johnny Bugge, of the Atlanta club. Bugge is a 22-year-old Georgia lands boy with real possibilities. He is a State collegian and received considerable more attention than the papers. He married the daughter of the former owner of the Atlanta club. He told Joe Corbett, the new owner, sells a cousin of the Braves, and so now Johnny now needs to do is to fill the Yankees needs in starting pitching—as long as the Yankees did not make another defeat by three blood-thirsty left-handers, and he will live very happily with his baseball bride forever and ever. An oil engine was substituted for the coal in connection with motor cars in 1899. ### DESPITE HIS CRIPPLED HAND TILDEN EXPECTS GREAT YEAR NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—"This will be one of the greatest years of my tennis history," said William T. Tilden the other day to the writer who was putting nervously at a cigarette. "I have found little trouble with the finger the last two days. The finger's almost perfect now and I believe it will be of great use to me in holding my racquet." "To get me," so to forget it, said Tilden, "is the fact I got by, by the skin of my teeth. I still have the finger to meet. That I can say I am most optimistic of." "I have beaten other players," continued Tilden quietly, "and I am to know what the future is. That is the way of amateur sports. I am prepared to take defeat." "When I first suffered the loss of my index finger I was very nervous about the future. Frankly, I thought it was the end of my career. I am pleased with the treatment given me by H. Swartley of Philadelphia." "What is most pleasing to me is my finger still in bandages. Then I will make that—" Tilden said of the first public appearances since my accident "—then I shall be able to get at least one act from Vincent Richards," who finally defeated me," went on Tilden, "at my appearance as 'my mystery,' said William T. Tilden the other day. "Three years ago for the coming year plans for the operation of the finger." "What I had to do with in playing now is doubles with my partner, and I shall be to visit in Europe for treat. Buffalo and Indianapolis appeared in the spring. In this year, I will play in the Missouri state, I'll say. After the middle of March we'll shift to Southern California. Then play in California and up around the options of the East." "Then," said Big Bill, pausing. "Then it is time for me to really come to face up the pending competition whether or not I will be a potential doubles champion or not. I played doubles next September." "And what future do I face in training the historic Davis cup?" was asked. "Today I am to say for Australia, Japan, Spain and France are coming here, and we are going to play in the history of international play, and if my finger is used alright before he will, this year, he should be in active form I believe," said Bill, close in his class," concluded Bill. ## Column 3 ### HAVE BEEN VICTORS IN 100 CONSECUTIVE GAMES [Photo caption:] Passaic, N. J., high school "wonder" basketball team reached one goal it had set for itself by winning its 100th straight game by defeating St. Mary's Academy of Ogdensburg, N. Y., at the Paterson, N. J., armory. The score was 29 to 23, the first time in eight years, or since there is a record of Passaic's basketball activities, that a rival has scored more than 24 points against Coach Ernest A. Blood's proteges. A crowd of 5,000 persons packed every inch in the drill shed. Photo shows the Passaic High School team. Left to right —Amasa A. Marks (coach), Fred Mercelis (center), Michael Hanna (forward), De Witt Kessler (forward), Fred Knothe (captain, guard), Milton Pashman (forward), Meyer Krakevitch, (guard), Samuel Bildner (guard), Ernest A. Blood (physical director of Passaic public schools and coach. ### FIRPO SCHEDULED FOR GENUINE TEST WHEN HE BATTLES BRENNAN NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—The management of Madison Square Garden announces that Luis Firpo and Bill Brennan have a match, February 26, to take place in Madison Square Garden. Brennan on March 12, one week before, and is a remarkably hard scrap. It is Rickard's plan to bring on a man of hard hitter, who will be on the boards by the end of March or April to produce an opponent for Dempsey in July. Firpo will be subjected to a genuine test in Brennan. This scarred veteran, is a fairly good boxer, powerful right hand batter, and has not been given a fair fight. He has worked out with Floyd Johnson, proved, he can deliver, but for the championship of the state. The South American will not be in much trouble for Brennan against McCann, Harmon or Tracy, whom he has met in the past. Firpo knocks out one of the smaller men in his last game, though slow. Firpo knows boxing and has much to learn at defending himself. But his attack is terrific, particularly with his right hand. Intense in the ring against Brennan with two terrific right and left [illegible] tremendously powerful blows and how to stop some of the most terrific right, man reaches a vital spot. Firpo will take his advantage of at least 23 pounds. ### HOCKEY TEAMS ON AT AVOCA TODAY #### Bouchers Will Meet Fast-Coming Murphy-Softley Squad of Youngsters. [lineup table:] Murphy-Softley—Rowe Goal. [illegible] .............. Goal ........ [illegible] [illegible] .............. Defense .... [illegible] Merrell .............. Defense .... Morris [illegible] .............. Little [illegible] .............. Center ..... Miller [illegible] .............. Forward ... [illegible] Landen .............. Center ..... [illegible] Masters, McDermott, Forward; Reserves—[illegible] who played the veteran Bouchers bunch to a close count several weeks ago, when a game is ordered for later years at Lake Avoca this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. The Murphy-Softleys are a bunch of youthful stars who started the game young, every one of them well along at a fast clip, and are the leading contenders for the amateur championship of the state. The Murphys in playing the Bouchers this afternoon on Lake Avoca ice, and will go into the fray with their regular line-up. ### FIRST INTERNATIONAL INDOOR POLO TOURNEY NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—The first international polo series will be staged for the first time this winter in New York by the Indoor Polo association, which plans to send two American teams an invitation to play against an American and English team for the first international challenge cup donated by John C. G. Favor. The Governors Club, who represent the famous Hurlington club, will arrange the play in the armory in February, and will play for a month when entered in the indoor polo activity. The international series will be held at the Squadron A armory, in connection with, the National Intercollegiate indoor polo championship, which draws entries from Australia, Japan, Spain and France are coming. ### HOLLANDERS TO PLAY THEIR FIRST GAME TODAY The Hollanders, recently organized hockey club, will play its initial game today at the Avoca rink, when they will meet the Cardinals on the Lake Avoca rink. The Hollanders are made up of some of Butte's fastest talent, including the three Graham brothers, McNamara, and other good players coached by Ed Gorry, star of the Bouchers several years ago. According to Manager Paul Hyren, the team has been working out in practice every night for the past two weeks. The Hollanders played their warmest last evening. Coach Gorry plans to bring his charges through a hard season schedule. Gorry has prepared Doc Graham, C. Graham, Tom Graham, Hyren, Miller, Sullivan, Roberts, Lang, Riley, Sullivan, Driscoll, William McCarthy, and Norby. ## Column 4 ### ROMMEL CONTROLS FREAK SHOOT OFF THREE KNUCKLES #### Young Athletic Star Went Big Last Year Through Mystifying Curves. Ed Rommel, young star of the Philadelphia Athletics, who was returning to New York for hurling honors in the American league, is said to have a most peculiar delivery. He throws shots known as the "knuckle ball," gripping the ball with the three knuckles of the first three fingers, half thrown by the thumb and the little finger. Rommel created such a mystifying assortment of benders that crop throughout last season's play, giving the Athletics with offers in the neighborhood of $169,000 for the last pitching prize. The knuckle ball isn't a shoot of cannon-ball speed. It does not confuse the batter. There are no action marks on a batter. There are no infirm marks on the drive. It isn't a fast ball, and it isn't a slow ball. The knuckler has been known to start in the general direction of the catcher, then shoot to the right or left, hop upward around the final barrier, and thus varying from slow to fast and fast to slow. It has mystified many a batter. Can't Figure as Knuckle Ball. It isn't a strikeout ball. This fact is brought out in the records of the American league pitchers. Rommel in 1922, Rommel fanned out 44 batters. He walked 45. Baseball sharps insist that his real figure is not all of it. Other pitchers have put in the list with Walter Johnson, Urban Faber, Urban Coe, Urban Shocker, Sam Covelaskie, Waite Hoyt, Howard Ehmke. Rommel and others averaged more strikeouts than walks. There was Guy Morton, of the Cleveland pitching staff, who had a strikeout average last season, getting only 40 to 392 in strikeouts, and drove two innings. But when Morton had 44 more strikeouts and weaker years than Rommel and pitched in 31 fewer innings, there is the real figure. Can't Figure Him. A classification of Rommel's knuckle ball was given by George Sisler. It was Sisler who stated he had .413 during the past season, there with from the knuckle ball a .235. "The last has to meet the ball and do something with it," remarked Sisler. "I have found my best performances against this pitching after going up there against the knuckler, but getting under it, which is about the safest way to do with it. The fellow who tries to lay off and do his stuff until it is about six feet will not catch it." "If it made only a one-way hop the batter could line into the pitching and familiarize himself with the knuckle. It seems that one time the ball will break to one side, one time and the next will take a different turn." Hard to Control. "Though the knuckle ball is hard it took him several years to get it governed," said Rommel's manager, "in fact, he didn't get it breaking rightly until the latter part of the season. The knuckle ball is good for the youngsters to hold before them, like the curve. Cy Young, the Napoleon of baseball, once said Rommel's was the best knuckler to be shown his first professional year is that he can produce a true thing for this situation." The knuckle ball was cleverly disclosed by the Giants in an optional campaign. Walter Johnson's former McGraw canceled the clubs and signed a player for the Indians. Earl Mack, son of Connie Mack, says "Rommel is now one of the surest pitchers in the major leagues, the most promising kid in the circuit. He made a true statement in his late year, bought Rommel The A's record with Rommel was seven for the Athletics in 1922. In 1921 he had 91 wins and 232 losses. With the record Rommel had in 95 victories and 193 defeats they did not have another pitcher who was above the .500 Mark ## Column 5 ### SEEK TO DEVELOP DISTANCE MEN TO ENTER OLYMPIAD #### America Has Been Out of Money in Marathon Since 1908 Race in London. NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Athletic organizations throughout the country declare that there is growing more and greater attention than ever before to the development of distance running for the Olympic competition at Paris. Success of Americans in distance events, especially the Marathon, has decidedly decreased since the London games in 1908, when American athletic authorities have sought constantly to solve problems in the development of Marathon men. The Hayes, captured the Marathon after spectacular action which celebrated in the most novel field. The United States produced a winner of that event at the London games. The same lack of class in distance work was so glaring that it was impossible to register the American Victory, despite the fact that Yankee runners have shown themselves in field events. The increasing number of distance and Marathon races and the prominence of these tests in recent athletic programs reflect the growing effort to bolster America's strength in this branch of competition. Committees in recent plans for the Olympiad are paying particular attention to bringing out likely distance performers. These plans have attracted large entries and stimulated organized money runners to train for distance laurels. Continental Champions. Two of the most eminent distance runners now on American soil are A. C. New York, and B. Earl from Helffsteinberg whose averaged performances in American cross-country titles, which Johansen has the American indoor two-miles record. Last Friday the Finlanders captured the five-mile national championship at the Georgetown indoor track. Willie Ritola, who knocked 15 seconds off the world's six miles record, is to be seen in the Fordham games a couple of weeks hence and at the Boston Athletic games. The American Plans will have to be faced by all the developments of the great record: The Americans will have to go over equipped with a thorough knowledge of the road course and be used to the peculiarities of their American-bred athletes who will be there for their first Olympics. There are two great reservations for the American Marathon run—along the mile run. There two reservations are definitely decided against us and the reason is not far to seek. The standard of work on the road for the American runner in international events in recent years have settled down to a position well below the world's best. This is not against the track work of our own Marathon. ### SAY OUIMET WILL BE LEADER OF AMERICANS IN BRITON GOLF MEET NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Now that W. C. Fownes Jr., who led the American delegation that met the British Isles Britons at Southampton last year, has declared his intention of being unable to go to England this season, the question of who will lead the United States Golf association will have to answer again. Francis Ouimet, America's most famous national amateur and open champion, will be the favored man. Incidentally it has been settled that the selection of the representatives for the matches for the Walker cup will be decided by selecting the best players from among the amateurs by having the contests decided in the spring, as was arranged in the previous year. Since the match in Great Britain will probably be held in the week prior to the British amateur championship, which this year is scheduled for the week of May 7, and it is more than likely that the British players of all countries will be listed for the work, and good men may be expected abroad. ### WAGNER AND COBB EACH LED THEIR LEAGUES SIX SEASONS Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner led their respective leagues in season batting six seasons. Cobb's best year was in 1911 with an average of .420. Cobb was more consistent, though, although he led the old National League in batting six times. The best effort in that was .354 in 1908. Cobb in the American league led total-base hitting with his highest mark in 1911. Johnny Thompson, Jim Tighe and Babe Ruth are the only ones who are the only figures that produced a greater total than that. Ruth batted out 96 or extra total bases. In that year there were 17 batsmen in the National league who ran up to .300 or credited with batting out .300. Cobb's best year was in 1912 when he got 29 more runs. Thompson went in his batting above .359 in 1919. These are the only reasons that produced total above his own marks. Cobb once batted out 96 extra total bases. The season of 1921 was most productive for big-league batsmen. The distance in pitching became a rule in 1921, and in 1920 a lively ball was brought in. Babe Ruth led the way, with Ruth and Hornsby leading their own. In 1921 there were 37 men who were produced during the seasons of 1921, that had a .300. Their collective batting averages were good for $16 or more base. Two leading men produced the history of the major leagues who gained most in all-around record total bases. ## Column 6 (Sports Briefs) ### OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF INDOORS TO BE LAUNCHED IN CHICAGO NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Open championship golf indoors, for the first time in the history of golf in the East, is going to be given a trial in Chicago, Ill., this year. New York for years, in the end it has been planned for Chicago, and the idea being, the plan being to hold the first national indoor open golf championship of the state, in the April, in the First regiment armory. The entry while in practicality, the entry fee has been made $1.25. A fund of $1,260 has been subscribed. The idea is to have a championship for drivers of 48 feet and proportioned height, which the tournament and competition will be over real neat, with real distance, hitting in the shots by all indoor golf open amateur and open title holder, has given the first to enter. The event will close when 160 names have been received. It is the intention to limit the tournament to three days at most, with the six as arranged so to accommodate the large galleries. The affair is announced as a tournament, but the program will call for a certain number of holes in the rounds each day at a designated time, and it has been invited that all start in the player about half an hour to expose in play. ### WONDERING ABOUT TALK OF TOURNEY CHANGES NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—While no official announcement has been made about the three-game championship series as planned for the next national open golf championship program, no doubt the Professional Golfers' association, all about it. Jack Mackie, the Inwood pro, who is the acting secretary, was greatly surprised upon learning that amendments to the number of qualifying rounds had been sent out. A meeting of its committee, it is stated, to bring the matter to the table at Stonie last summer. The matter was a part of the United State Golf association commitments to help make the action for the Eastern qualifying round, for the future years. This change "if there is no such thing." The understanding is that the matter should be considered on the terms that the Inwood course may be played on the In wood course. ### SPORT BRIEFS NEW YORK.—Johnny Dundee, world's 130-pound champion, defeated Pinkey Mitchell in a 12-round contest in 12 rounds. Pinces barely escaped a knockout in the earlier rounds. PARIS.—The manager of "Butting" Siki has declared to the journal L'Auto that Siki will find the best of fighting shape for the Carpentier early date, but declined to name the exact date. OMAHA.—Morris Schlaifer won a decision over Billy Wells of London in 16 rounds. MANCHESTER, England. —"Wild" Cat McDonald, 159-pound [illegible] weight, was disqualified for butting in the third round of a bout with Gus Platts, holder of the middleweight champion of England, here last evening. CHICAGO.—Pal Moore, the Memphis bantamweight, will meet Bud [illegible] Terry Henn, [illegible] in Chicago [illegible]. On good authority, it is said that Danny Boyle, who sold [illegible] Collins to the Yankees, will be receiving the announcement of the president of the American league meet at Philadelphia. This deal may be closed at that time. ### BUTTE SQUAD UNABLE TO REACH MISSOULA On account of delayed trains from the East, members of the Butte high school basketball squad were unable to journey and the consequent failure were unable to journey and the contest was canceled in Butte this week. The team was scheduled to take an early morning train from the East and was then to play in Missoula late in the evening. ## Peripheral items - Central photograph: Team photo of Passaic, N.J. high school basketball team captioned "HAVE BEEN VICTORS IN 100 CONSECUTIVE GAMES" - Masthead: "ANACONDA, MONTANA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1923" centered at top of page