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Show THE JORDAN JOURNAL. MIDVALE. UTAH Tip~ Make Ty Cobb Rich Man Nevers Anxious to Make Good r.hancP. of Quick Raise in Sport The world of sport prob~tbry ol'l'ers the biggest luc:-ease lu salary In the shortest length of time of all lines of endeavor. Back In 1916 Gene Tunney rece!Yed $60 for his first fight. He received that sum for knocking "Kayo" Jafl'e flatter than a phonograph record in three rounds. Ten yea1·s later, In 1926, this very same Gene Tunney received $200,000 for relieving Jack Dempsey of the world's heavyweight championship at the en<! of ten I'Ounds of fighting at Phllnfielphla. In his JniTP !;Crap, Tunney was palu at the rate of $11.07 pet· minute for less than nine minutes of actual scrapping, wherc•as ten years later hE' rE>cei H'd the royal sum of $G.GH7 per minute for his 30-minute argument with Jac·k ])emp,Py. When Tun· ney defetJds his title, hi:! salary will incrE>ase accordingly. I Ty Cobb, during his 21 )'ears In the American league, has bt·okf'n a few ftnandal records, uside from tlw countless playing feats that are to his credit. The Georgia Peach Is haseball's tirst millionaire player. 'l'hat Is a fnirly conset·vative statf'ment. Cobb hasn't amnssed the cool mllllon from baseball's compensation alone; he has heeu mighty fortunate In his Investments. Innumerable Ups from, wealthy hero worshipers have euahled CohiJ to parlay his baseball UiYidencls in such ol way 'that he has practically uouhled them. In round fij:!m·es C'ohh has made $500,000 out of b:ltiehall. !:'Harting with a sal!iry of $1.SOO In hi,; tln;t rear, he so capitali:r.ed his pre~tigl' and ability that he drew down $CU,OOO as pla)'N·manr.get· of the Detroit club last season. Not Salary Alone. Tbat sum was not salary alone. It Included a :-hare in the profit!'~ of the piuh. It is said that Tris Speake•· and Cobb an> the otli:V two mnnac:er-;, l\Side from .John l\lcGraw, who have ~ver heen gh·en a contract cuttin.:: them in on the profit~. It Is (•::;tim!>ted that C'ohh's f'nlary lor 15 ye!lrs as a player avera~ed about $1.1,000 per year, making a total of $22fi.OOO. . · When he became manager, not only Mllllonalre Player. was his salary as a player substan-' tivlly Increased but he received a h~l! sum for shouldering the manag-erial responsibilities, piJ-11:1 a cut in the profIts. Despite the fact that Cobh ne1·er won 11 vennant dut·ing his six·year regime, his club always was threatening anti the fnns were always hoping. Tlw Tigers did 11 big huslnes;;. Advertising Pays. .\~ playpr-manager ('ohh hu;; averitge<l $~n.oon pel' year for six seasons, a total of $210,001). The grt>att>st player of all timf', big ran.e has !wen such that hi,;' name has hN•n in constant dPmatH.l for !Hh'ertising pnrpn><P~. It is u low tigure to !'lay that he has earned $Ti.tll!O In that m a mw r. The sum of $:!2:i,OOO f'ame<l in lG .1·ears as player, the $210,000 for· his serYices a,; player-manag-er anrl ~75.000 thi'OUgh the medium of no.;ing his name for nrln•rtisin;c bring:; Cpbh's ha,.;eball earn inc;:; to l:'310,00:l. A tip on C:enei·al :\lo!ot·,; which Cobh played I11st sear broug-ht him a pmlit of Sl:iO.OOO, Ile hns pnt Oll'l' Sf'IPrnl big coup>< in the ~.:ottou nnu·ket tHHI is one of the hig stockholdE-rs in tho~ Co(' a Col a company. Kicl; .\ltrocl; .c;,ty:s if tiP hatl only what C'ohh ha>< oYer a million dollars he woul rl consltler himself u wealthy mau. :'ick nw~· be a down, hut nt•t u t figures. (CoP¥ lor Thla Departi]j,tlnt Supplied by the American Legion 'N'ewa Service.) PEACE-TIME WORK, LEGION'S PROGRAM 1 1 At All Times He Is Sports man First and Coach Second Doctor Wilce, head coach of the Ohio State Unlver:;ity football team, has always taught his teams to piny clean football. Ile has been, at all times, a sportsman first and a coach seeond. lie has trietl to Instill tlw;;e principles into his players. At times one of them may violate the code, hut if the doctor hears about it the pia~ et· Is In for trouble. Last )·ear one of the linemen, a fellow that hnR given him ttonhle, slap]oell Benny l•'ripolman. Unforto Hately for the lineman, I>octor \\'iice hnppened to see him ,;lap l~l'iedman. Befot·e another pin~· was caiiP<I the lineman was on the hE>nch with the doctor In nction at his side. Attending a dinner lnRt winter the doctor was eallecl on for a spe('ch. The toa!ltmaster Indicated to the guest!l that \Yilce wou](] proha Illy tell them how Ohio i'tate happened to lose n certain r:ame. As the dnctor arose the guesrs settled back to hear an oily alibi, such a!l ·: ' : .· ~ ~ Most Valuable Player in • • • • • •• • • • What America calls for and what .its wealth and ingenuity culls for Is an Indoor stadium big enough and high enoo&h to play baseball and foot• ball ln. • • • Considered too fal' out :m ~-enrs ago, the pt<operty of the Detroit Golf club consisting of 212 acres Is now two miles from the city limits and valued at $21.000,000. • • • The only una~slsted triple play ever made In a Worl<l's series Is crf'dited to \\'ambsgans" of Cleveland, who negotiated this rare ff'at in a game against Brooklyn. • • • The "LittJe ThrE>e" amoug tne ~ew England college,., Wlllfnm-.:, \\"t>:-~le~·an and AmherH, have agreed on a noscouting policy next ~·eal' In connection with their footh,tll games. · • • • Qatcher Bob O'l<'arrell, once of the Chrcngo Cubs, but the property of the St. Louis Cardinals' for the last couple .ot years, hus been voted the most valuable ball player In the National league. In addition to the bond\-. whkh was bestowed upon him by a committee of baseball wl'itt>rs, lw will rf'c•eh·e a bonus of $1,000 from l'reslclPnt .John Heydll'r of the ~.lllonal leagu!'. Meusels in Movies "Pu!<h 'em up'' 1'ony Lu:r.errl, who manuged w strike out at a critlcul moment during the rpcent world's serii'S, and Bob and Irish Meus?l of profesldooal baseball fame. have jolued tlie Hollywood movie colony. The three ma.!4lr leaguers star·teli \\'for:~ in the c'r ;w. "Riide Kelly, ~!Jtl,·," 10 he orn•tnr-..d hv MPtro-GoldWI'll·~ol('l l'l'S. \\'estmlnster collPge in I'PnnsyrVlmlu cluims It has n foothall pla~·er with the biggest feet of :my mr;;fty player In William Cr·owPII, un f'nd. who w~>at·,; a number 121.1! shoe. - .• • l\lemherl'l of the Rni'kwoo<l Ilall Country club of ~ew- York while engager! In u drll ing eon test 11 ere interrupted hy u deet· scampering out front the wotH.IS unrl t'l'ossfnc; the fairway. • • • Despite the fact tltat the OrPgon Agricultural college ha!! some thirty ~;tates and !'!'\'I'll foreign conntrle>~ repre:-;enterl on Its roster, 19 of Its first 2!'> football players are native Oregonlans. • • • Three championship I{Otf tournau.ents for womPn will be held In ;;upeessh e 11 eeks in F'Iorlt1n. heg:inning J'ehruar~· H. to rennit tlw lt>1Hllng fenude t\1R1'S thro-u~~hont lht> c·oubtry to mnlrf' tlir• t··'p at littl.• 1o·r • Crw~ader Is Star • of 1926 Season L rusader, another of :\Ian •/ \\'ar's famous f'onf<, Is the best thrl'e-yeur-old of Hl:!U. His winnings for the season were $16~. G.iO. He is now tenth amon~ the great money winners of all 1ime, with his career still in the "Chink" Onorato, pia~ ing ln. a baskNball gawe in Daltlmot·e. shot 'J.t goal:s. • • • They're tr~·ing to aholi:;h football SL'Outs-antl th~re at·e so many scouts In football. • • • nlnldng. It took gpneratlons of scit>n- Jake Kilraln, who onC'<: fnugl!t 1 OG rountls wit It hat'l' krnll'kles. is the olde:st II\ ing Ame•·icun IJpavyweiglrt. • 0 titic breeding of horses to pt'otluce :\Ian o' \\'ar. Almo!'t without exception. his progeny is Iii ing up to the reputation of its lllustri(')US sire. • "('o:whE:s Pt·onoutH'P J nP~tln~ llPst I·\lllhad\ in Hig- Tl•n"-:\linnpapolis hearlline. \\'ell, how do they pronoun_ce Joesting? l\uhe Huth ~a~·s if .Tad; Dpmpsey Is worth $700,000 fell' :10 mlnutt>><' worlr, he ought to get $17:i,OOO for playing nil suwmer. Greenleaf Wins Title manclute of the natwnul <·on\eation at Phil:tdelt,hi:t to swing into action on the probll'm of tnakir.g- the Unite<! ' 'l'y C'obh i'< not only the firf't ball ~Hate~ a lll'ttt>r pla•·e in wltich to live. playet· who t•an shm a Pheek fm· n Heports being r('t.:l'iYed hy Dan Sow- 1 million dollars, hut ubo the tit·st who ers, diree!or of the uctivit;~, ~how that ean cash it. the orclet· is ht'ing canied out witb entlmsia:stu e1 erywhet·e. .Joe Pat6 of th<' Phll:ult>lphla .\th- ' The convention m:uHlate left to the fptics, !'louthpaw<'d the l•'ort \Yrwth lndl\ idual po~t the >;PI!'ction of the team to S(;Ven 'fexas league pennant~ sen'ice to perform. Each post wa~ In eight years before entPrinc: tile bi:; called ou to. determirw the unclertak· show. lng "hich would ruo~t adnuwe the well-being of the comm1mity in which Charles H. Urhan, member of the the post is locateu nnd to dedicate It- Un!l·erslty of l'enn!'lyll·nnin foothall self to rile acl'omplishltlent of that uu- eleven, is a rpgnhtl'l~· orrlained mindertaking. The work being done va- l><ter of the Go>lpel ancl acts as nasto1· ries accm·ding to the rt•quirt•menls of of a church on Sundays. the different eommunities. Ht-L'Ot·u,: • • of the wort; achieved are kept and Pitcher Earl \\'hltehlll of the De· reports at·e made to :;tate and national trolt Tigers f<:lrR 11' nil the An.c>ri<·nt• Legion heatlquurler,; "'' that the entire league <'iubs were aR en!'l~' for him n,; organization and the public may have the YankPe!;, he would f!Uat·nnteP tn the benefit of each post's experience. win 30 games evet·y year. The Legion believes that by uniting In unselfish effort and neighborly helpThE' Univ!'rslty of Ottawa ( Kftnl'l.} fulness, Its 700,000 members can bring football !;l]tllld won a new sPt of blanabout an appreciable betterment of kets from Ralph Curhy. n husiness conditions in many localities. These man, by SC'Oring a l'iCtM:V over Bakel' local improYements taken in total be· university, the tlrf<t in 17 ye:Hs. Halph Greenleaf of C\ew York won come of national Importance, and the the worlcl's pocket billiard champion• Legion feels that It is rendering 11 Andy Simmon!"< of Toronto. 11 hn hns ship hy . defeating Erwin Hudolph of serYice to the couo,ry just us J'eul us mastered the !'tunt of leaping Ol"f't' 11 Chkago, 123 to 52, in the final match the war-time service of Its members. barrels on Ice skates. will nttempt to> of the round robin tournament, which \\'hen the Legionualres start to equal the world's C"hamplonship of started at the Elks club at PhiladelFrance for their national com·entlon hopping over 12 dm·fng the coming phia on ~oYembel' G. 1$d a pilgrimage to the battiPiields winter. This Is the seventh time Greenleaf and cemeteries of the World war, 11 has won the title since 1919. and he Is the hope of the Legion, as expressed Dominion of Cnnadn soi'<'er officials holcls most of the records established by Its last convention, to have per· have asked the Scottish J•'oothnll ItA· In recent years. I formed work which will htl\ e exempli· aoclatlon to sE>nd 11 tenm to tour Canfled the LE>gion ideal of service In ev· ada next !;Umrr.er. The reflUe"t was ery city and town in America . referrerl to the or~anlzatlon',; Polnnial committeE>. Calilorn:a Post Erects • 'l'he' four outstanding <'Ontrihutors to Since h!' began i'OJH'hfng foothall In golf, in the opinion of George Sargent, 1 30-Foot Redwood Arch 1!111, C'lnudf' .J. Hunt. now nt Curleton r·ptiring heat! of the Professional Golf· l A redwood arch o1·er the main high- college In .Minne<:otn, has «een his ers' nssocialion, are .T. H. Taylor, Harway at the soutitern enu·ance to Ex- tE>ams df'feated onl~· nine timP!'l an<l ry Yarrlon, Walter J. Travis, 11nd \Valeter, Calif., has been constmctetl on five of these oeeaslons the margin ter Hagen. by Exeter Po-.t No. 9-J of the Amet·· was a single point. He (.'Xplains: lean Legion. Tile at·ch is HO feer high • • 'Tn~ lor intt·odtt('er] the methods of ,· and 40 feet wide, and hears the nnme .John K :\Inrlden. ..\mer·it•a'>< fore- upproaelt universally used by all good of the city in lar~e lettet·s. n.o~:;t hreNIPr of rnC'ing thoroughbr·pds. go I ff'l's to< Ia~·. j The uprig-ht pillan; !lt'e four fel'l I who i,; di><PO~'~ln.c: of his bloodl'r! stoc·l; Then \'ardon gave thE> g1uue the ursqwu·e und eoH't'l'd wiilt r!'dWoth! b:tt·k. 1 and f'l"lll. tnkP'< pri<1P In hnl"lng- bred t•ig-ht >m :ng:, and finally Tra\'ls brought : One prllat· h<•:ll'H the .\ruPt'icun Legioll ftvf' KentU'·I<,I' !lf'rhy IYinnl'rs inf'lnd· the game ft·om the fail·wa~·s to the ' e1<1hlem 11 hile the olhl•r· h,•ar~ the em· lng thf' great Zf'l'. 1 gt·f'ens with a new emphasis on put• • j blem Of the .\met·ican Ll'(\ion auxll ting. The Chicago \\'hitc- ~ox clufnu-d la~·y. Til(.' c;·osspil•ce i;; tlf t•edwood, To lla.c:f'n Is attt·il>uted the most. two fet't ~quun•, uhove whi.-h is ti-xed Sawmill .loe llrown ft·om the Pitts- uniqup ccntrihutinn of thP fonr-thar the name of the city. The n:tllll' und hurg-h Piratf'H nt the lnter·lenc:ul' of lllent.il relaxntion. \Vlll'n Hagen the emblems are llluminatetl a1 night waiYf'r price. Browu hail~ from the foun•l uothin;.( left In the way of me\Vef'tern lea;{ue nn<l hnd h<>en ••-~neLl <'hnnle>< to> impl'll'" upon, he adopted b~· couceall'tl ligh:t;, which m·e [ lll'll<'d by tilt, PiratE-s for ><e1·ernl ) 1'!1 rs. on and off by an Pi;!ht-dny clo!l'k. the attitudP of ph:.ring the .c:ame ai• • \\'ork on thP arc!t was dome hy tl:e Wft~·s Ihe snme regnrdle~s of how .Ttm ~laloney, the nn"ton Trlsh I hings were go it~ g. Lt>giounain•s undPr till' llit'I'Ctiun ot I•'recl Ilauen,.tein, who t.lesignl•rl the heavvwelll:ht boxer, hy J'f'a .on nf his structure. JG1·ery lllPillbPr of rhe post rece~t vlC'torieH, must he con><ltlPr·ecl fut·nisht't.J oue da~··n lubor, eith(,r pt'r- I among the out«tandlng heal"~ wei~hts. Tunney and Sl~arl;ey ,.,.q] lune to The ol•l I·~mpit·e track at \'onkerF;, son~tlly or l•y proxy. ~- Y., m·iginall~· built for grunrl C'lreult 1·er·kon with :\IalonPy in the futul'eo. • • • racing, bnt In rf'cPnt years given ovpr lV'll T · Offi 1 Pro~ei~·tin~ of nthletes "goin~ out to the ru!lnPr~. will ~1rnhnhly he cut , r~nn ·. tcers .A ~t::hool of tn::;tru,·t:oll il.:s_ bepn and getting 'em"--will rt>(•eil·e se- up Into hullrling lots In the nf'ar fu· 1 organT:r.etl hy the <'<\lllden I:-\. J.) vere puni,;hmeont If found to exh:t nt tnr·f', a~ 1he propf'rty hafl in('J'f'ased so ' <'Ollnty li"'>"H:iution of .\nwrkun Le- any college In the !lmtthw<'ste:·n eon- llHII.'h 111 Y:tlue and I,; In !<nch 11 del'IIJ·,. glou po: I« to traili oflir-Pt s flf I liP va- terenC'f'. 11·:q·n~ Dr, P. .\. l'< ;1!<-:; or nbh• !oC"ati<'ll ns to t'llU«<' Ow•J<•r .J•tmes rim:- l" ... 111 fire ritu;:lisrio W•Hk of Texas unll·pr<;lt~·. pre·;irl 'l't of the F. Bu!l<'r· to Joolr fot· ot I.cr ~Tnt,l!<ls on tl.t o' . il. ~ ll:ou. cooferNI<'I' whll'l• 1o 1111Ji<l a tra<'k. • Wrf•stling Is to be part or tht tmlning for swlnuner>~ .. at Princeton uulH:J'sity. Coach Wllce. football conches often give. The do<. tor gave them a shock when he ex pial ned; "'l'he reason was simple. The team was b~tter coached than ours, and they pluyed better football." That Is the doetor all O\·er. He Ia thut kind of n mun. He has done much for Olilo State and a great deal for football. Also he has written the best bool• on football that has yet been printed. We hope, writes H. G. Salslnger In Detroit News, that one of these days the doctor receives some of the credit long due him. • • • • • • • • I Sheepskin Collects Big Toll From the ~igskin I Benny Friedman of :\11clngan and I his rm;ning mare, l•'Iora, Capt. <'huci' Kassel of Illinois, '':\loon" Baker of Northwestern, Hess and Capt :\farty J:aro ,., of Ohio State, are out of college football. There are many who at the f<ame time dofl'e? their Y~r~ity numerals _for the last t1rue hut I• nedman anrl h.n:s1'1('1, IIe,;s nnd the 8ther>:, ha\e wr:tt!'n tlteir unmes in u bold hund Utt•oss foot ball's [l:tgt·~. The passing of Flont and the cann.v I•'rivclman takes the heart out of ::\lichig-an's g-reat aer·ial combination of th<> past few seasons, leaving O""lPrbaau a:; ~he remaining one side of tltP triangle. Hess talH~S All-A Ill ~rku11 foot hull out of Ohio':s line, Qu artf'rhack Clark leavE's the backlielcl with Karow, and all told the Bucl;eyPs lm;e lllPI'e than a po:r.en of the regulars 11 ho lia ve nuule u brilliant record this f.tll. :\lichif!tlll lo~es eight var"<ity mPn. Northwe~tern will ~uf'l'er chiei1y in rlw line. Chicago lose,.. ( 'aptain ~I at ks aud two other back~. while Captain Harmon Is one of the nine linl:shlng with Wisconsin. Iowa':! Joss i,; Cat>· tain Smith and five or six othet·s nn•.l l'urclue loseR Captain Hogan llntl uln·ost u dm:eR more. l\IinnP~ota will ntL-;H, nn1ong- others, P(-1-pbnv tnln \\'h<•t-lr :·. ~lt\11 Cap· Four Outstanding Golf Stars Named by Sargent • • J I change his mind conceming the 1927 British open champtonship. The fa<"t that the meeting Is to be held on the old course of St. Andrews may cause Bohby to give way to one of those Impulses of which he is capable. Bobby says many of the American cour·ses can be played correctly, but at St. Andrews the course is broad and open, and the rough Is distant, and the fairways confront you In nlml)st every direction. The greens are huge. Ernie ~evers visited St. Louis with his profe:sslonal football team t·ec<..ltly and let out the information that he will be back with the Browns next spring. hoping to make good as a pitcher. It will be recalled that ='levers pitched f'ome promising hasebull during the late weeks of the H!~O sr->ason, although he hau little opportunity to show his stuff earlier In the season. He left the club before the end of the schedule to tuk<> up his football at Duluth, asserting that at the time l•e si~nPd hi~ contrn<"l with the Urowns last spring it was ngreed t11at he woulrl he ahle to depart early. • • • The Cnited ~tates arm.~ [Hans to sE>nd a polo tPam to the next Olympic games. • • • It Is likely that Bobby Jonf'S will • • • • • • Rene L11coste, 11ged twenty-two, the n"w wot·ld's tennis champion, was the youngPst mt:-mber of the French Davis cup team. Thought Likely He 'Vill Go to England to Defend Title. • • • Jess \\'lllnrd plans to build a hotel lloll~ wood, Calif. "Hf'd" Grange is not eugag-ed, thus proving that he still is a great broken field runner. BOBBY JONES MAY CHANGE HIS MIND s~ort Notes Dan Sewers. Each Step Pays Nurmi 50 Cents Paavo ':Nurmi receives 50 c-ents each time his foot touches the ground during a race, according to !ltatlstic·s compiled h~· the sporrs editor of the Budapest newspaper, lllac;y:t rsug. He calculated that Nunni received 1tn average of 35.000 Hunqrl~n ~rowns for each step tirken In the l'tt1'1ous races in which he has participated. 'l'hlrty-flve thousand C"rowns Is • the equivalent of $0.:SO Amerlcan money. The army which wns moblllzf'd for war ten years ago is now being mobilized for works of peacP. Til<> wl1o1le force of the A lllPJ'ican Le;.dnn I,; he in" thrown iuto a nution-witle mm·ement Of ('01111l1Uility S!'I'ViCl'. \\" Ol'] 0·\\'at' \'(>(eflaml in Lq.;!on po~ts throughout the country ure plauning- autl car;·ying out activities by wh!t·h thP- hope to better couditions In their COltllliUUitie>~. Community sen·ice worlt is not a new thing to the Leg-iun. One of the put·pose,; fm· which it was organizer] was to continue in peace tilll(' the service to the ('OUntry whic·h it~ tnembers ga 1·e during the war. :1lany posts ult·eudy have out,;tandillg contrnunity sen·ice projects to their ('red· lt. 'l'hey have huilt t·otnmunity house,., swi mmlng pools, fresh-air eamps and II!Jraries. The~· Ita Ye eontlucted expo sitlons, sponsored hoy st·out troops. f':3· tnblished playgroutHls, encouraged (.'ducation and given n·lief in di~asten:. But this yeat· community ~en·Ice Is the thing on which the Legion is centering Its attention. Every one of lts 10,000 post" has twen clirePted by a • • • -------------------------------- ----------------- It 70,000 persons turn out again to watch "Red" Grange play In Los Angeles, it will be due to the fact that Grange Is playing against "Brick" :Muller and not because the former Illinois hnlfback is still an IrresistIble magnet. 'l'he proposed contest between teams centered about Grange and 1\IuPIJer will atrord coast f:'ll.-l an opportunity to compare the two famous red-head~'~. Grange and Muller are ex1•ected to meet In January. I I CLEAN FOOTBALL TAUGHT BY WILCE Ty Cobb Quits as Baseball's Flrwt Clash of Giants Good for Gate • • • • Dismantle Empire Track l I I And \\ itlt all that and with almost nll the visible to shoot into, you may plume ~ourself on any round of 72 to 73, which faHs to your fortune there. !•'rom tee after tee you are offerPd nhout all the real estate you can cover for your drive. Rut ) ou would better place that drive with :;om~ though l and exactness or yout· second I s]tot will be a terror. "The four!f•enth hole at ~t. Andt'f'ws, fot• installCI'. I think per!HtpS the finE>st on the course. mar he played four clifferE>nt ways, all correct and wicl(•iy at varlani'e, r.ccordi ng to the wind. And the wind Is a worthy foe . It is ju~t as likely to oppose you all the way out and turn as you turn and hattie ynu all the wny hack. Or It muy follow ~·ou around the (.'ntlre horse,.hoe. You must use ,;omething besid•• shots and clubs playing at ~t. Andrews. I can learn more golf ln a week on that course than In a year on many a sterling champlonf<hip test in A meriea.'' Bobby, therefore, with the pro:>pect of defending his titlE' at St. Anflrewl!l, may show himself "human" enough to return and take his chances there. I Four Pitchers Are Tied in the World's Series Only four pitchers have gone through wo1·Id's series games without suffering dPfeat. '£hey are Herb Pennock and llabe Ruth of the Yankees, "Iron Man" .Tack Coombs of the Ath· letlcs tmd B11be Adams of the Pitts· bm·gh Pirate><. Coombs hns the best record of the !our, as he pitched five world's series gumes--1010 against the Cubs and 1911 against the Giants-and woo them all. The slender Pennock has pitched lu four world's series games without meeting defeat. In thr> recent world'& series against the C'arclmals the southpaw twice turned back Rogers Hornsby and his National league champions. Huth and Adams are tied for third honors. Ench has won three games and lost none. ltuth, however, holds the record for scoreless world's serlc~ Innings. The Babe has a recoru ol twenty-nine Innings without allowing a run. Christy Mathewson worked In more worlu's series games than any other big league pitcher. lie appl'ared In ten and won and lost the !'ame num· ber. His feat of pitching thr{'e straight shutouts against the Athletic~ , in the 19Cl3 series has nevPr been equaled. lllnr!lt•cal Brown won five Hlld lo,:t four. .Joe nush Is creditPd with three victories and charged "lth five defeats. Art :N ehf won fom· and IQ>'t the same number. Padded Mit Game The rwclded-mit game, already Monte l\luno of Nehrasku, Sully Montgomery of Centrl', a11tl other athletes among t!le heavyweights, seems likely to fintl the name of Earl Britton, famous runnln;:- mate of Red flrany.P at lllinol!<, ad<.led to the roll. Th:itton ha:; a;;ked Promoter IIumhPrt Fugazy for a bout in 'ew York. "T. C\. T.'' 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