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Show i . iwomher 29. 1927 TIIE LEHI SUN, LEHL UTAII PAGE THREE I 5 5 .MS 1 i Illinois avvuiucu rooumu metiers mis season ! i B UTCH Butch Nowack. - - he can find enough players to continue of men, it is probable that awards $6 Till man will rnmnncfl gevGuiccu iciici wvm vv...t.vv . snnA t if 7.ii nnk a ran build a J5V tlllVt" w..-- . If 7nnntra nn hiiilrt On the uuffuv T,riiirA frane and Wietz. ffiDlvi f ai-V- F dick tackles; Grange, Wolgast, Jolley, Lp'ssv. TImm, Walker Humbert and 1 OfneSSy XimiU, vuiivw uumuvti unu varsity back and punter In 1926. It is Rut observers say that there are ISUI wu'"" (n oroinlse some of these regulars a probably others will be uncovered at W Bis Ten Attendance Is Estimated at 1,615,000 A new attendance record was established estab-lished for Western conference football cmes this past season, exceeding previous pre-vious totals by approximately half a million. Estimates of the crowds at Ten Big Ten fields total 1,615.000, Michigan leading all the others with 330000 for the first five games in the new $2,000,000 stadium. For each of their three games against Ohio, Kavy and Minnesota the Wolverines drew 86,000 persons, only a few thousand thou-sand less than the all-time record throng which saw Red Grange fad out of the Big Ten at Ohio State two years ago. " ' - The season estimated totals for each cor.ference school are: ' Michigan, Michi-gan, 330,000; Chicago, 230,000; Illinois, Illi-nois, 215,000; Northwestern, 200,000 ; Ohio State, 200.000:' Minnesota. 175.-000; 175.-000; Wisconsin, 97,000; Indiana, 07,-000; 07,-000; Iowa, 40,000, Purdue, 35,000. Indians' New. Pilot X' . C -1,-'' ' WUUhiu George ("Billy") Evans has thrown aside the'duds he wore behind the plate for the 20 years he was an American league umpire to become the first general manager of the Cleve- liind baseball club under its new own rsliip. Western League Is Gold Mine for the Railroads Every player who followed one of 'he eight Western league club? around the circuit during the season recently ended traveled more than 12,500 miles, or half the distance around the Wnrld. The league is spread over six of the largest states In the Onion Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa nd Colorado. The distance by rail between Des Moines, Iowa, and Araa-Jillo, Araa-Jillo, Texas, the extreme ends of the baseball battle ground. Is 969 miles. The Western league is a great as-to as-to the railroads," remarked Dale 'ear, the league's president, as he canned the reports on transportation pen?es received at his office. More than $75,000 was spent for lo and sleeping car fare by the 'ght clubs. Tommy Armour Says Lido Golf Course Very Best "What Is the greatest golf course in Americar was the question asked of Jomm, Armour. TJdo at Long Reach." he answered, without a question in my mind. Y " umry ciub at Bencl, N. - w America's best Why Because nas everything, it has the distance, h ,1 the correc type of boles. It tin t fairest hawirls to make a real " battleground and at the same time ... . $ ,c vace ior recreation. I "inoM? Well. Oakmont is what I ,, examinatin Is to a university Ian ,H'klnS for a magna cum tuirart'!,"':rW"' H ,S made alm"s, for wJ"e go!f it requires exacting tea s'ueimg long iron stiois. nnieiikiiig -trouble shots and the ab'pi I'Utniig touch lm:ig.n ' 10 maslf i: fast rolling greens." 11 s $ is i ML I t,.:.f jjMimft m mwwfc' i v.arsuy Nowaek'g bon mot, "Everybody out ror spring practice," which he pulled when the crack of the flii tn.w., - ended the Illinois-Ohio State game, Kives au example of the spirit of the new leader of the fighting mini, happy over their feat In winning win-ning the Big Ten championship. At that, "spring" practice Isn't so far off as some persons might imagine. Already freshmen fresh-men are looking forward to February and a chance to show their ability to Bob Zuppke and his assistant coaches. The fact that Illinois awarded 23 varsity football letters In 1927 season has proved a great encouragement to the youngsters who aspired to gridiron glory at Illinois. - This is the largest number of honor lersevs ever reeomn pnrtfxi hv 7nnnir k,,. - J ""l'l'BV UUI U nis system of frequent changing of similar number will become fa nnnlin A lu. mnn - - - W.W AlSMkJ v iu CU, a nrotlv fni tnnm .tu rii uuucua iui me ija eleven nretiv fiiir to - i"vw iuiu uu uit'iiiimn, cuards: Nowark UUU UUI Delm'.lng and Short, ends, and Mills bucks. Then Jake Lanum. J luiiia uulhj, llieu 'xpected, wUl reti several freshmen return. ... ,"wvj ruuuu j, stiff brush for their positions and good enough spring practice. Yankees Are Trailing as Jockeys in France Y .1 .... ror me tnira consecutive year American Jockeys failed to finish among the leading riders In the French fiat racing season which re cently closed at Saint Cloud. This fact Is looked upon among the French racing public as the passing of Amer ican supremacy on the French turf which existed since the days of Tod bloan. Frank O'Neil, eight times leader on the French turf, -has retired as a trainer, while Matt Macgee. Milton Henry and other prominent American jockeys no longer are riding. Frank Keogh, ranking No. 5, was the first American Jockey for the 1927 season, having 71 winners. The standard length of a cricket pitch Is 22 yards. Carnegie Tech will lose 11 players uy grauuaiiuu iuis year. -Is September going to be always tne montn wnen we nave tue annual Tunney-Dempsey ngntx Judd Timm, Illinois' sensational backpays his greatest ambition is to hunt big game in idano. Dno fnrtnrv tn thicairo has a ca pacity for turning iut 3,000 higi grade Daseoau oats in a aay. Even after the sports editors have explained it from whistle to gun lost fooball game is still lost Bill Roper. Princeton coach, likes green men on his team as ne says such men will ao as tney are torn. Lake Charles, La., again has been chosen by the Kansas City American League club as Its spring training site. Over fifty teams are entered in the fitri,t fnr honors in the Toronto Church Basket Ball association this season. No changes In the present personnel nf tim South Atlantic Baseball league nri nonremnlated when the season opens next spring. Minor Hiis-eins. manager of the vnr Ynrt Yankees, world Daseoau champions, has become a permanent St Petersburg resident. rsM u ornwlns more Dopular in ViViA D e - - - Australia and New Zealand with the .o,,u tiint number ri weu-anowu stars have Invaded the two countries. Tha Kpnms-Demnsey bout ended in s. thorfhv savins tne uoxei n Ulan, . H 9ro as. which Is almost as Dene- ficlal as winning the same amount in the ring. irimn has nnnounced that he expects to Invade the United States again next spring in an effort to land - match with Gene Tunney. a heavyweight champion. Alonzo Stagg, sixty-three years young, still has things humming at the University of Chicago after his tWrty sixth season as grid coach. Stagg keeps In the game by keeping a Jump ahead of his rivals. Kansas City (Mo.) will bold an open golf tourney for prizes of fc.OOO or more for a 72-hoIe event next spring. It will stimulate interest in Seirt and will in all prob.bU.ty be made an annual fixture. Henry Cowan, now a member of the New York Nationals in the American Soccer league. Is the only deaf and S Pinr in the league. He bai s from Scotland and for two years was a member of ie Hartford club. jerry Su!IIan, tar guard of the Baltimore Orioles, team In the Amer--, rtasket Ba" last Beasf' 3 kn-.wn as ne of the best de-tnVe de-tnVe pTyer, in pro basket ball, has been signed by the Chicago Bruins. nuitt VVUULD BE I nTTfti-it w a. EASY FOR BOBBY I Veteran of Cincinnati Red.3 Was First Southpaw. American league baseball pitchers may fear the mighty bat of George Herman Ruth, but In the opinion of a seventy-one-year-old veteran of the dia mond, the Sultan of Swat would be "easy pickings" for "Bobby- Mitchell. it I were pitching todav. Babe Ruth would never make a home run off me," is the boast of Mitchell. member of the Cincinnati Reds in 1877, who Is said to be the first left-handed left-handed pitcher In the history of baseball. base-ball. 'The pitchers of today don't Ditch " said Mitchell; "they throw." 'ihey throw fast low balls to Ruth. If I were pitching I'd give hlra slow balls. I don't say I'd strike him out" but he'd never hit a homer off me." Fifty years ago "Bobby" Mitchell was a big league hero. With George Miller, he formed what was nationally Idolized as the "pony battery." The pony battery" two slim lads of 20 summers broke Into baseball fame with the Reds In 1S7S. Shutout victories vic-tories over the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Stockings endeared them to the hearts of the fans and brought offers of the then fabulous salary of $1,200. Whenever one member mem-ber of the "pony battery" was given an offer he promptly turned it down unless the same amount was offered his partner. Mitchell and Miller played with the Reds, Springfield, Ohio, Cleveland and Hamilton (Ohio) teams. Mitchell left baseball In the late us oecaus or a contract litigation. He became an engineer. Bobby" Mitchell, old and forgotten, laughs today at the new baseball and the new heroes. . "Their gloves are so big they can't miss catcUng the ball," he scoffed. "We used our bare hands and we really caught the balls. Today the glove catches them. "In the old days a pitcher was re quired to toss the ball where the bat ter requested it. Today they pitch as they want. And even then one fellow can make 60 home runs In a season," The "only difference between base ball today and the game played 50 years ago" Is summed up by "Bobby" in terse tones. "We played baseball," he says. Dazzy Vance Plays Golf as Well as Hurls Ball "Dazzy" Vance, famous Brooklyn pitcher and strikeout artist of the Na tional league, may be a wizard In propelling pro-pelling a baseball and fooling the unsuspecting un-suspecting batter, but he also kntws quite a little about propelling a golf ball around a golf course and inci dentally fooling Old Man Par. "Dazzy" and his barnstorming part ner, Grover Cleveland Alexander, blew Into Denver and gave more than 2,000 fans an exhibition that they will re member for some time. Few people suspect when they see Vance on the pitcher's mound that he is equally at home on the tee and green. John FIke of the Cherry Hills club took Vance out to his club for a turn and although Flke kept the Invader on the short end of the score, It was only after a valiant effort on the In coming line. For the Dodger twirler held him even on the first nine, each taking thirty-eight strokes. Vance, we must remember, was on the Cherry Hills links for the first time, while Fike was at home. Coming In FIke did another 38 while Vance had 42. Fike won 3 and 2. Will Increase Seating Capacity of Stadium The seatins capacity of the Yankee stadium for football purposes next year will be Increased to 85,ow, it was announced by Ed Darrow, business manager of the Yaukees. The additions to the permanent stands will be finished in time for the opening baseball game of 1928, while the enlargement of the temporary football stands will be ready before the first gridiron contest next fall. The additional seats win De ereetea on the left field side of the park. The mezzanine upper stand will be extended extend-ed seven sections, while the temporary stands for football will -be Increased by more than 2,500. The right-field boxes will be removed to permit 3.000 additional seats, making a total of 15,000 extra seats. Kansan Run3 Fast The photo shows Bernard Frazkr. 105-pound Kansas university runner, who won the annual Missouri valley cros country championship and established es-tablished a new record fof the course. His time for five miles mi 21 nun utes and 44 seconds. Lindbergh Highly Honored by Mexican Congress M -Hal ,yKKj . iiw Colonel Lindbergh on the speaker's platform attending a special sesbion of honor. At his left Is the president of the congress. . " ..X..runi...JLL -""- - V . i 1 1 1 1 in A v.: 1 lH - . . "".6ss. .llllil IIIWI Aircraft carrier Langloy which was made unseaworthj by an explosion amidships as she lay In the harbor at San Diego, Calif. Large plates were torn off Just above the water Hue by the blast J. R. Allsvvorth, chief carpenter mate, was killed and, four others of the crew Injured. Repairing a Venerated Church Last summer's earthquake In Palestine seriously damaged the Tenerated Church of the Holy Sepulchre In Jerusalem and In making repairs it was necessary to take down the large cross from the dome. The photograph shows this work in progress. Governor's Enemy and Secretary r. tr: E. P. Hill, speaker of the house I movement to Imi'aeh Gov. Henry confidential secretarj of the governor, Uife executive. 1 , -' i M t.- ' .jr ' . a , Mb IS, L r i-Gvk: ft ,w - Wtt i i ill.. 1 Plane Carrier Crippled by an VVk AM , a 6l VJ-tyKiMV:; x4 ! L n. Iff .; of Oklahoma's legislature, leader cf the S. Johnston; nnd Mrs. O. O. Hammond, who Is Involved in the charges against JH 4 L...,i f i' i 1 mwtfk lur -ri, ' k 1ktun9 urn immmm the Mexican congress convened In hi Explosion BLIND SCOUT Our nhotocrnt)h shows David Me . Daniel, fifteen-year-old Inmate of th Illinois School for. the Blind at Jack- ..ll)A lvin nrtflimit Crl. sion. ne rjed his first instruction In woodcraft wnen a very smau cnua and is now able to name correctly twenty-one varieties of trees after simply touching the bark, leaves or fruit. He early enrolled In tne uoy Scout organization and has taken up nature study as a specialty. HE DOESN'T LOOK IT y 'If I ... .' 1 7 y This is George Knap, who hag becu called the most extraordinary man In the world. He Is an official la tha French reconstruction ministry and has eight trades, being aa expert la every one of ' them. Among other things he Is a consulting engineer, electrician, architect, botanist, physician, physi-cian, astronomer and a successful opera composer. |