Show r PORTS ORTS w ns B By y ROBERT KOBERT When the University of ot California walked away with the intercollegiate championship at Philadelphia a a. few days ago thir time tinie In three years some people said it was another boost for tor the climate But Dut there was another factor You cant can't overlook Walter Valter Christie the California coach When I first knew Christie ho was coaching at Princeton and was wall known as one of the fastest professional sprinters sprint ers era In the world He lie ha has been with California for tor twenty years Christie has turned out many champions in that time Curiously most of them have been jumpers pole vaulters and weight throwers although he bas nas had bad a few few- crack sprinters and middle distance men Among Christies Christie's stars elan were Beeson whose high jump of ot over 8 IS feet 7 1 Inches may be on the worlds world's record list for many years ears Tom Toni Carroll the great Caledonian prof professional weight thrower made hammer hammer ham ham- mer throwing a a. favorite California sport when he lie developed Al AI Flaw and had hat AI Al throwing over 70 feet California has haa had good weight men menever menever menever ever since amos and Christie has kept up the Carroll tradition In coaching them Jack Merchant last years year's record breaker with the hammer was of ot the tie same school Walter Waiter Christie has bas a knack of holdIng holdIng holdIng hold- hold Ing the complete confidence of ot his men They always fight to the last tr try In Inthe Inthe inthe II the field events and to the last stride on the track At Philadelphia California Call Cali fornia seemed lo lost t in the crow crowd call I the first day and came through with a rush in the finals ALSO GOOn GOOD 1 IX TRACK EVENTS ETS t I California athletes have an advantage In tn being able to train on on the track In I athletic costume nearly any day cay in the year ear I Pool billiards billiard bowling and other Indoor indoor In- In door sports arent aren't popular along along- the Pacific coast where any game can be played out in the sun and ana under blue skies even In February I Californians give the climate credit for everything from the big pumpkins I Ito to the weight throwers and Javelin I heavers and every small mall town along I the roast coast boasts bouts that Its girls are the tho prettiest in th the world I Eastern critics are worried over the fact tact that one university can win t championship almost entirely through winning field events event nUt But ut It Its It's possible tor to develop fast tast runners in the Sunkist land There are Paddock with nearly ill all lt worlds world's sprinting records Eddie Sudden Sudden Sudden Sud Sud- den and KIrksey good for I 9 U 4 G in the hundred any time and there were Kelly Murray Murra Smith Cheek both Thompsons and other record breaking Perhaps Christies Christie next team will spring a surprise on the East by appearing with some new record in the runs DEMPSEY DE RUNS l MANY MAM 1 RISKS Accounts from tram Montana tell of ot Jack D Dempsey's dally daily slugging bee with a large staff of husky sparring partners D Dempsey Is the one fighter In the world orl who wants the toughest men he can find for fol training training- camp bouts and who tells them to knock him out If they I can At Toledo Dempsey offered Harry Wills Vilis a gooi gOOl sum to spar spat with him In InI training and when Wills VIlis replied that I he ought to be fighting Willard in place sent back the word all right Knock out Jack and you ou can have the Willard Villard fight Th The publio can hardly avoid haying having confidence In the he fighting ability of a aman aman aman man who has hall so an much confidence In himself You often otten see Bee champions who prefer to run no risks In training I was watching Jim Corbett one day at Crolls Croll's Gardens Alameda where he lie was training training train train- ing for the tue second fight with Jeffries Sam Merger Berger was his sparring partner Sam was young big fairly clever and confident when he found Corbett Corbett's punches C didn't t hurt He lIe crowded Corbett Corbett Cor Cor- bett t hard dd and 1 landed J d a few solid socks sock Whereupon hereupon Corbett dancing around out outI I of range exclaimed Say young felI fellow fel- fel I j low youre you're not in here to make a I tation Corbett In training was wa always tryIng tryIng try- try I I Ing to Increase his pee speed and skill Dempsey Is Is' trying to figure out the tha game of socKing and being socked Seems that that Harry Elarry Frazee Frames Is a financial financial financial finan finan- cial genius Sold the Red Sox one by byone byone byone one until there was nothing left but the peanut stand and Frank Chance and then sol solA the club for more money than he got for the players Harry is I. the first bird who ever prove proved that two from two leaves four I Carpentier saved his hands In the Nilles fight Wanted them to talk with Babe Ruth Is playing the tho best baseball baseball base base- ball bait of ot his career showing what determination deter deter- and condition can do when backed by genius Of Ot course the Bambino Bambino Bam Barn bino isn't cracking out home runs every everyday day ay but his big batting average Is high He cant can't be expected to BO go after home run records when the tha pitchers wont won't put a ball bail near enough tor zor tor him to hit It On one game the tho pitcher walked Ruth four times without throwing him hima a single elogie ball that the umpire could call a a. strike Ruth Is ts showing the world that he can do a a. lot of ot other things beside hit out homers horneTs His baseball baseball base base- ball bail brain never was as mote moie alert than It ItIs ItIs itis Is today an ant anA his condition enables him himIn rio In make monks many many astonishing astonishing plays ptas ro Copyright 1923 1823 by the Bell Syndicate Inc |