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Show Frid ay, July 19, 1929 THE MIDVALE JOU RNA L Ty Cobb Takes Firs t Vacation DESPITE "SPECKS,., HAFE Y IS A S1'AR • Page Five Cadet Takes Double Obstacle Was Declared Through, but Returned to Lead Sluggers. ··~ ...............,,...,... -"='.....,..,. ~"""'!'' HOMER SUMMA IS SOLD TO MACKS .. ?i·· ... ,.~ •' ' " Veteran Outfielder Let Go in Straig ht Cash Dea1. "Chick" Hafey of the St. Louis Caf"· dlnals, a player be<~et by hard luck Hornor ' Summa , who for seven years since he brol;e Into fast compan y, is cavorte d around the right fielf) pasroundin g Into his own. ture at Dunn tield for the Clevela nd For a time it seemud as thou~b fndians . Is no longer u membe r of the sinus trouble nnd other handica ps tribe. He was sold to the l'hilade lpbla might for!'e Hafey out of the Nntlonn l Athletic s. The conside ration was purelea~ue and possibly cause l1iru to give .' ly cash. Billy Evans tried to have Ed up basebal l alto~ether. Romme l or Jimmy Dykes figure in the "('hick" couldn' t see the length of deal, but couldn' t convinc e Connie his hat for a time. Now he is out Mack. Romme l would have made the in front of the home run parade, witn Indians "l good relief pitcher and a fine lead toward s seasona l honors Dyk ; Is one of the best utility men and every fan who has followed his in the majors. ups and downs is rooting hard for 'Ihe sale of Summa Is in line wlth him. the policy Inaugu rated by the new . Llnfey hit two home runs the oth"'r owners of the Indians when they took: 1 day to help the St. Louis Cardina ls over the club. Old faces for new is the bent the Cincinn ati Reds. Bfs first motto of the present manage ment. In t1rive cleared the scorebo ard at Red· a few years it is hoped to entirely reland park which Is 41ii feet from home build the team. Since tbe aggrega tion plate und 23 feet high. of last year could finish no better than This was the longest blow ever made seventh It was appare nt some dnstlc In Ctn<:lnnat!. A little later, Hufey change s would have to be made and drove another homer over the left field several ba ''e already been comple ted. fence. Summ~:. for seven years has p!Jlyed rn the o~pening game of the season, right field very capably for Clevela nd. "Chick " hit a homer oll' Red Lucas, He is a conscie ntious athlete wbo bas who had beer.. working effectiv ely, enalways given his best. It is basebal l abling the Ca.Jilll!!ll!'l to start the penOne of the cadets attendi ng the famous cavalry school at Tor Dl Quinto Ty Cobb, famous basebal l player, went on his first vacatio n wiUl his history that when some veteran pl'lyer nant race with • victory. takes a double ohstacl e with his mount, during the visit to the school by King taml<_f: since he entered basebal l profess ion 25 years ago.. Ty and his family after years of service is consign etl to Elafey's opticlr:.l soon will start ad· Victor Emanu el of Italy. will make headqu arters in Paris and visit other points from there. bench duty In favor of a younge r playver·tising, for "Clli"k " took to glasses Left to right, front row-Be verly and Howell Cobb. er that he is never very happy in his as a last resort au;t with pronoun ced Left to right, rear row-.M r. and Mrs. Ty Cobb and Hershe l and Shirley . role, said Manage r Billy Evans. Ussuccess . ually he is not a good influenc e, as it Few ball players nave made good Is only natural that his pride should Coaching Staff at behind spectac les in fast compan y. 4 ... make him feel that he is as good as it There was Lee Meadow s, for one, not better than his success or. Pat Haley Thinks nnd the r !St can be count'ld on the "Phllad <llphla was the only club In· fingers Jf one hand. ~ Shark ey Is Big Sap the game at St. Paul he hats in the terested In Summa . We would have sta of Oluo State univers ity When he finally rleclde<l to resort The athletes In all lines and much preferr ed a deal Involvi ng playfor the next y~ar has been com· "Bullet " Joe Bush. former pitcher to glasses , "Chick" confess ed that It cleanu > position . He is the umnage r. l the big fellows of sport have a • • • ers, but Connie .Mack had nothing to pleted. accordm g to Sum Will· for the Yankee s, ned Sox and Ath- seemed to him like a last resot·t way of free talking when they aman, heucl coach. offer." The stat! letics, has joined the Newark Interna · Gordon Slade, sensatio nal short"I'll try them for a season, and t-hen t:· are out In the country that they will Include Swede Mack's outfield will consist of Bing Oberlan der, tlonnl league bnReball team. if I can't make J!;ood I'll get out r.~d stop of the ~1ission dub, is a former ne~er exercis e at horne. Don l\Iiller, Churley lll!ller, AI Simmon s and Haas, with Seddon , admit I'm licked,' ' he said early thit 3tar at Oregon Agricul tural college. • George Hauser Patsy Haley, the well known , Ilowflrd Summa Yerges, ln reserve . The Memphi:s club of the Southe rn year. • * • New York boxing referee, was and Clarenc e ~IncDon ald. associa tion announ ces that lt has purFrom the way lle Is going be apparDay by day Chick Hafey stores up out In an Ohio town recently chased J:t'rank Wllson, an outfield er, ently will make good, and his retur~. evidenc e to prove he is the hn rdest Coach Carl Lund gren nnd he was asked !or his opinion from Milwau kee ('f the Americ an as- to form may mean big things for th• right-ha nded batter In the Nationa l of the fighting qualitie s of Jack Nationa l league cha"mpions. sociatio n. lea!;\Je. S'barke y. Hafey has bad hard luck practlt Was Willing to Sell • "He's the dumbes t big sap I U. A. Russell , a first basema n whn ally ever since he came up to the ma AI Tyson, forced out of the Brook· Donovan for One Cent ever saw In the ring," be said. was given a brief trial by Tndlnna polls jors, althoug h he has been recogni zed tyn outfield by a bt·oken le~. Is now For Sale-''W ild Bill" Donova n. as one of the best outfield ers In the! trying his hand at {1itchin last year, has been signed by the Du· g for the game. Price-O ne Cent. He is a native of Berkele y, Scranto n club. buque Tigers of the ~I!ssisslppi Val Calif., Helen Wills' home town, and iB The l.ttr Bill Donova n, "ho helped ley league. • • twenty- six years old. the Detroit Tigers win pennan ts In Charley High, sold by Columb us to Secon d Poughkeepsie Clevela nd parted with $75.000 for Minnea polis, hit a home run with the the Am~rican league In 1907-03-09. Course in Wisconsin Earl Aver!ll. Pt~eitic Coast league slugbases full on his first appeara nce in n was on the block for that trivial Job for Nieho ff sum in his first year of minor league ger, but he is worth the money, say Elabora te change s in the program of Miller uniform . basebal l. the expCI'ts who are calling him a secthe Wlscon~ln varsity crew have heen • • In his first gnm, with Waterb ury, ond Speake r. announ ceil by Mike Murphy , new Badg· Jess Doyle, Toronto Interna tional Dono,·a n walked 10 men, hit a few er crew C<'nch. • league pit('her and former membe r of and let loo~e several wilrl pitches . Tom Augley, recently made a free Madiso n \viii become a second the Detroit staff, huf' been sold to Roger Connor , fol'lner basebal l star Pough.)>eepsle if the coach's plans for agent hy the Chicagt Cubs. with whom Fort Wo1'th of the T~xas league. who was managi ng 'Vaterb ury, a boathou se and course an(l constru c- he has played this season, has been • • paced the floor signed several by times Kansas after City of the A mertion of observa tion cars by a local Since It was first organiz ed, the Na- the game und came to the lean associa tion. conclurail road materia lize. tional league bas had 24 differen t sion that one cent was Donova n's Murphy made a tentativ e agreeclubs as membe rs. It had 12 teams worth. Heinie Sand, ,·eteran infielde r, went ment Thirty year, ago a freshm an pitcher th" ailroad authori ties for the at one time and six at another time. A rlva, manage r placer! a penny from Mareng o, constru ction of observa tion cars to run ten games withou t getting a hit for the Ill., entered the Uni· on the table and wns willing to "take versity of lllinois on the rullroad tracks that border two Hoches ter club. But the cluh was win· and g-ained fame, Charles C. Stohbln s of Bonapa rte, a chance" on Donova n. Howeve r, Conmiles of the new course along Lake ning partly throu.~h his good work in first as a college pitcher and Inter as a Iowa, sophom ore second ba:;.eman ou nor's assistan t manage r begged his Monona . The propose d course would making double plnys. membe r of the world's champi on Cubs. the Univers ity of Iowa basebal l team, boBs to hoi d off the deal several days. make n slraigh t sweep the length of He was Carl Lundgr en, now conch or has been elected captain for next Connor agreed. Ethan Allen, Cincinn ati Nationa l the lake. the Illinois nine. Now Mareng o may year. The deal never came oll'. furnish another pitcher to the Illin1 The change from Lake Mendot a, league outfield er, has receive d n bnch'rwo days later Donova n wns the as Dick Fissing er of that town is here present training and raclug is elor of arts degree ·n ph)'Sicul ednca· The Timber league (}! the Northw est hero of a 14 Inning game. With the among the slab done, to Lake .Monona Is being con- tion at the UniYer sity of Cincinn ati artists on the team. will b•~ the first basebal l outfit to test score 0 to 0 up to the Htb inning. sidered l:>ecause of the more sheltere d comme ncemen t exerci:-~es. John Ueydler "s plan of letting n tenth Dono,·a n stepped up to the plate and position and the fact that It usually • lDL!.D but for the pitcher in its games droYe a home run, winning his own Althou;::h tale recently comple ted a !j availab le earlier In the sprng. next seuson. game. modern basebal l park with a grandBert Niehoff , who accordi ng to stand seating more than 15.000 perTh~t Boston Red Sox sold Infielde r Simpson Watc hes Races sons, less than 2,000 witness ed the rumor is to manage a major league Cochet Defeats Menzel tram within a short time. He JerrJf Is All Ohio State Univers ity footbal l Standa ert to the 1\Ioblle club of now last Ell-Prin ceton game. one of Manage r McGraw the 's coaches :Southe m league. Standa ert was . games will be broadca st tWs fall. • drafted by the Red Sox from tbe Preside nt Robert Quinn says you l\lemph ls Chicks. cannot buy a good player at any price New York fight experts liken Fidel In the big lengues today, aud as n re· • La Barba to Packey McFarl and, of Major league scouts who have seen suit a !'luh must depend on what 1t can Chicago . McFarl and was a lightReynal d MacDo nald pitch for the Un~ get from the minor leagues . '-=---· ' ' ' . . ' ' :. ' weight. '.. .. . '. '..;.;..J ven;Hy of Oregon team conside r btm Freshm an athletes at Wlscons the outstan ding college ballplay er in i.A Raymon d Coombs , nephew of the Jock Hutchis on scored a hold-In -one must pass in their studies to get their the Pacific Northw est. famous Jack Coombs of the Athletic s, In the 1921 British Open Golf chamhas been a stur athlete for the Exeter letters and sweater s. pionshi p, enablin g him to tie Roger Philade lphia is enjoyin g its base• School for Boys and Connie Mack is Wether ed for the title and then wiD Public parks golfers of Buffalo can ball these days. The Macl•s and the said to have his e~·e on him. the play-off . play all year for $25 or pay 50 cents Phlllles , lts represe ntative s in the • • 1\Ieh·in Ott, Giants' outfield er, Is a day with an extra quarter for Sun- maj'>r leagues , are thrillin g the fans "Light Ilorse" Harry Wilson, fawith flocks of base bits. rated as a real star of the major days. mous West Point footbal l player and leagues , althGug h he has had no pre• all-arou nd athlete, wlll enter the Jack Berg, the English lightwe ight, liminar y exy1erience in the minor Tellis Baumg artner, nee of the Ruth· aviatio n service at a salary of $125 a never even witness ed a profess ional erforcl college pitchin leagues . lie is just past twenty. g staff, has month upon his gradua tion. contest until he stepped Into the ring signed a contrac t with the CleYelaud • • • • An English univers ity Is o!Tering n for his first bout. Indians . He lost only four games In Reinsta ted as an amateu r, Duke An action photogr aph of Cochet, the new languag e, Panopt ic English . of four years of collegia te hurling . Pnon Kahana mku, noted Hawaii an champi on of I•'ranC'e, who recently deWalter Hagen, Americ an golf proonly 500 words. 'l'hat would hardly swimm er, today holds tbe same disgive a vocabu lary for one to express fessiona l, has won the British opeP. Kansas City has the best defense feated Menzel, the German champi on. • tinction be boasted 20 years ago-th e champi onship four times in eight at· in the Americ an associa himself ut a single basebal l game. tion, allowin g fastest amateu r swimm er in the tempts since 1920. its oppone nts less runs than any other Record of University of George Simps , bolde.. ot the world. • club can boast. The pitchin g staff Here we just get the hang of pro~,tid's record for the 100 yard dash, • Dudley 1. Skinne Iowa for Past Season r of Bridgep ort, nouncin probabl g the names of Yde, Uhle, Sigy is the best in the league. 9 and 2-5 seconds , ns he appeare d at Down in the body of the story someTwenty -eight victorie s, twenty· seven where it usually says the track meet of the South Atlanti c afoos and others and the Tigers come Conn., a membe r of the junior class, • • • who it was HelThe Pittsbu r;;h Pirates manage ment defeats and two ties constitu te the en Wills beat In stl"lllgh associa tion which .!le viewed, for the out with the announ cPrnent that was elected ·captain of the Wllliam s t sets, and we has announ ced Coburn Jones, peppery record which the Univers ity of Iowa notice in one first Urue in many) years, as a specta- Wuestl ing of Portlan d Is to join the track team for next ~ear. of the reports on the team. sports teams made In western compe- British court present shortsto p, has been sent to the Wich tor, and not a particip ant. ations it says tht! No player has won the United ita club of the Wester n league In part tition during the season of 1923-29. queen was there. Nine cities in minor leagues exceed States open golf champi onship twice paymen t for Shortst op Sammy Clarke. The best marks were turned in by Tubb y Spen cer Chan ged • • Cincinn ati, a major leugue city, In pop- since .Tack McDerm ott manage d to the football , basebal l and cross-co unDesl~ed by Cox and Stevens , naval Only three big league ball players , try squads, for they accoun ted for six- archite cts, for llurriso n William Back to American Plan ulation. '1':1ey are Milwau kee, Minne- turn the trick 17 years ago. s, Ne'v apolis, Montre al, Pete • Baltimo Donohu e, Luke Sewell and Ted teen victorie s. The varsity footbal l York utilities magnat e, the latt'er will re, Toronto , Ty Cobb, when on a training tour Charley Borah, captain of tbe Unl· Lyons, have been with the ~ume club team turned in three victorie s against possess the with tbe Detroit Tigers, one day put Newarl r, Buffalo, Los Angeles and San largest yacht ever built. versity Francis of Southe rn CaJJfor nia track through out their profess ional careers . two defeats , while the reserve eleven It is to be co. up at a hotel In Atlanta whk'h ran 500 feet long and will carry team, has rua his last race, he says. All nmde the grade upon leaving col· won three games and lost none. The a things on the Americ an plan. Ty was crew of 130 men. The early season weathe r was so An old leg injury has been botheri ng lege. cross-c ountry squad also had a clean seat&d at a table with Tub Spence r. slate with three victorie s while the Knowin g t11e wide open conditio ns, Ty cold In Montre al that the borne club him. Waltrr lla;::en, Gene Sarazen , Al • Althoug h Heinle Schuble , Detroit basebal l team won seven of the Big Watt·ou s, Chick Evans, • was eating all sorts of things, wblle had an oil stove In their dugout sevl!'rancls OuiOver n three-m ile course, the Grand shortsto p, was struck In the face by Ten contest s. Spence r had ordered only coffee and eral days. Montre al had many early met and Johnny Farrell, ali promin ent season game::; postpon ed this year as Nationa l Steeple chase, which was won a batted ball in a recent game, he r3lls. Americ an golfers, gradua ted from the well as lnst. in 1927 and 1923 by Jolly Hoger, is kept ()n playing . After the game it Spence r, looldng at Ty, said In a ca<ldies Night ' ranlcs, where they laid the Football Likely to conside red the severes t test of Its was discove red n bone in his cheek • • rlch"<~~outhern d.rawl: ".Mab Gad, 'l'y, After fifteen years of bncl>stopplng, kind in the United States. Be Put on in Rose Bowl foundat ion of their game. had been broken. bow can you-all eat that stuff? Coll'ee • • Night football will make its appear• f!,.nd rolls is all I care fob fob brenk· Dun Howley , manage r of the St. Louis Jack Cannell , Dartmo uth's new foot· Care Free, veteran racehor se, will Ball players compla in that they ance in souther n Cnlifor nla next fall. ball coach, will journey fast Say, 'l'y, here's 15 cents. Pay the Americ an league basebal l team, fato Palo Alto, run mous kindly as n catcher for only , boasts one huve man, of great difficult y in keeping their lim· Ian lla II, manage r of the Tourna - Calif., next Xovem ber the A. !uet E. waiter fo' rue. I want to take a little with the Army that his fingers are In perfect shape. Alexan dra. lie can be entMed In the eyes on the ball at the Yankee sta- ment of Hoses associa tion nnnoun wall'." cPs football team to scout the Stanfor d lie never sustaine !l a finger Injury. cheape st of events withou t fear of dium because the smoke from thou- that flood lights nre being Installe d In "Why, we don't pay for our meals eleven, which will come East to enany horsem an claimin g him. • • sands of cigars eddies about ln the the picture sque Rose Bowl, scene of gage Dartmo uth here," said Ty. "We're staying here in 19:10. The basebal l days of Emil (Irish) • shafts of sunllgh t • the annual New Year's day East-W est on the Americ an plan. It's the same • l\feusel of the Giants are over. The Paavo Nurmi, the "Phanto m Finn," game and that three Friday night • price, no matter how much you eat." Lional Conach er, Ne\V York Amerionce "The Waner boys develop ed their games had been schedul ed. "Is that a fact sure enoug-h?" asl,ecl Groundcloutin g outfield er of the Polo has decldrd to give up short-d istance cans' hockey star, has played profess tribe \Yas release d by the races in favor of long-di stance running , hitting skill when boys in Oklaho ma Occiden tal college will play Uni- sional basebal l, profess ional locross Tub; "then pass me that bill of fare. e, Sacram ento club of the Pacific coaRt and Is expecte d to compet e in the by tossing corncob s and hitting them versity of Arizona in the Rose Bowl, Ty. Ah thl~b 6ih can eat a little bit football , rugby and was good enough the other day because of his slowne ss marath on event at Los Angeles In the with a broom." 'Ve guess some of our Septem her 17; Teache rs' College of In the ring to perform with Jack mo'." in the outtleld . 1932 Olympi cs. wilder pitcher s must have tossed Santa Barbar a, Octobe r 4, and Unl- Dempse y in an exhibit ion contest XDJAM D DX 8 WI~~~!<:.~~= ln<o ~ T;,?~!?,,~~=lb~l?~~;;,~: 15ASEBALL ~~~ NOTES @1 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • s~ortNotes • • • ortinli . • • • ~~:P·' . ··· 3Jcq·'ilf IJ . b~I • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • |