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Show oo I SPORT OF ALL S0RT 4 Detroit and St. Louis played the longest game in tho American league last year, battling sixteen innings be- fore tho Browns got the decision. In this game Shocker, the star pitcher of j the Rrowna. wai r.nt r.nr nf the enmo1 by the umpire lr the 14th lnnlnjr. and (the recruit Pruett took his place anJ jgot credit for tho victory . The season of 1322 established more firmly than ever before tho supremacy suprem-acy of American tennis players. More ; International stars Invaded this country coun-try than ever before and all of them were turned back. The United States 111 not only first la tennis but she has no serious rival. "Stuffy" Melnnln of the Cleveland team wants to take up college coaching coach-ing after lie retires from the big leasjue. Rat sntly It was reported from Ni v Eleven that Uelnnls would bo I tendered the position us Yalo coath. 'The reappointment of Tommers. how-BVec how-BVec kllll such a rumor. Max Carey of the Pirates holds the I only offensive honor In the National , league net liornsby's. Carey led both major league;) at base running by stealing ti bases In 1922. President Heydler of the National i league comes to bat with a worth- while Idea, He suggests that a good-! good-! ly portion of the receipts of the wor'd ' series tie game given to charity should go to wives and families of 1 ' needy players. Baseball has no such charity and could iid1 part of the money as a fund to tako care of a! ; number of needy cases that have been I brought to light. Football coaching seems to run In j i the Komncy family. Milton Homncy, i formerly a University of Chicago star. Is coaching tho lack field of the Unl- j versity of Texas. The Montana A. and M. college Is In charge of Ott 1 Romney. The Utah Agricultural col-: lege 1s coached by E. Iwcll Rom-Bey, Rom-Bey, while Wllford Romney handles the Logan high school. Battling Slkl, who recently won fame oer night by his defeat of Georges Carpentler. Is already shewing shew-ing the true Instincts of a fighter. It Is hinted that he Intends to reftSS to sign up again with his old rnan-urer rnan-urer when his contract runs out. which Is very shortly. Likewise, ho has decided to break some of the contracts already made with Amor-lean Amor-lean promoters. Success Is a terrible thing for some people. |