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Show --. rHE MIDVALE JOURNAL Sixteen-Year-Old Swim Marvel Miss Beatrice Spears, alxteenyear-old swimming marvel who Ia • now In strict training at Deal. Eng., for her attempt this summer to swim the English channeL If she succeeds she will be the youngest chaunel conqueror, I Young Does All His Own Work on His Farm Cy Young, former world super pitcha nd Iron man of the big leagues, now a quiet Ohio farmer. Cy's real name Is Denton T. Young. lives on a 160-acre farm at Peoll, Tuscarawas cc.Jnty. Cy and Gov. Donahey were raised together. Al· t11011gh past the sixty-year mark, the pitcher Is as straight aa a and there are only a few wrinkles his face, around his eyes. Laughand smiles caused these little feet, friends say. "Just llnlahed making 200 fence " said Cy. "I keep pretty busy the farm and don't hire any help. all the work myself. Keeps a man IOOd shape." The modern baseball hurlers aren't to the standard ot the old school, to the veteran. They pitch but don't seem to stand After Fight Title ber& • • • Charley Comiskey, the Roman, was the first first baseman to play otr the bag and let the pitcher take a throw. • • • Red Smith, manager of the Springfield club of the Three.! league, has been released and succeeded by Hoy Whitcraft. • • • • • • • • • The Cubs recently purchased Billy Jurges, twenty-one-year-old shortstop with Manchester In the New England league. Be's reputed a swell batter. • • • Infielder Clltr Brady was released to the Chattanooga Southern Association club by the St. Paul American association team to meet the local player limit. • • • Frank Ulrich, who has been troubled by Illness for many months, says he will be back In shape soon, He was the best pitcher the Phl!lles had last year. . . ., Little Willy, who devotes most of his best thought just at this time to radio, says the substitute pitcher and catcher on his grade school team are the B battery. • • • • • • at last, has ·been otllclally recas an "athletic sport" In Hitherto It had been regardas "fine exercise for the aged and • • • George Chan<'y, who retired from tlng after his lOOth knockout, still a little gymnasium work, but will light agaiD. He Is fairly well • • • may be a deep, hidden Belenreason behind the International races; but a race In which winning bag lands In a mill pond an extremely casual sort of • • • Davis, the new billiard cham· of England, achieved a long distinction when he bent Tom IIWI!IIHn recently In London, 16,000 to terminating the latter's sirreign. • • • veteran Dick Glendon will reto coach the ::\avy oarsmen an year, It Is announced by Jonas athletiC' offi('Pr. • • • Norelius, swimming star. taught nil she knows of tht> art by her father, who was of Swc<lcn for many years • • • salary of ~e.ooo n yenr paltl to I Cullow hy the University of 'a I~ the highest any rowconch has e,·cr rccei,·ed in the Some of the baseball Cleveland's biggest need first baseman to steady '£he Indians nre trying to :Morgan a first ~ncker. writers say Is a good the Infield. make Eddie • • • After ser;lng as announcer at the Washington ball park for 27 years, Lnrl'y Phillips recently quit. Be will devote his time to theater and real estate bus:ness in the future. • • • Seems funny to see Bob O'Farrell and Gabby Hartnl'tt down among the .200 hitters In the National league. And Harry Hellman Isn't what he used to he among the American league hit· ters. • • • A story Is going around In minor league circuits that now and then a lively brand of ball used In certain leagues of the South and West bobs up In leagues that use a ball not so full of kick. • • • Alex Clement, star at Williams college In football and baseball In 1926, Is one of the few athletes of that school eyer to turn professional. He's playing baseb.1ll with Lynn In the New England league. • • • Otto Vogel; University of Iowa base. ball coach, Is starring this summer on the Sioux City stockyards semipro team. He Is performing as rightfidd· er, shortstop and pitcher, and doing excellent work l'l"ilh his bat. • • • St. Paul In the American association eRtablished n record for making the most douhle plnys in a single season In orgnni1.ed baseball, when tlle l'll'h executed ~15 two-ply killings In 1927. • • • Catcher Gus !.lnncuso, who was Jtm· my Wilson·s only unders!u!lY until the Cardinal~ signed ~:art Smith, was relensed to the llinneapolls club of Mnncu~o the American assorlatlon. will he suhjcct to recall on fiye <lays not lee. R(!ue Lacoste (left) and Henri Cochct-the doutlles champions at Wimbledon. Lacoste also won the singles championship at Wimbledon, nnd slnre he Is the singles champion of the United States as well as France and England, tlutt ju~t about makes him n world's champion. "Como Se Llama" Was All Foreign to Burt Shotton This one still gets a laugh every time It Is told In Bl Paso, 'fexas. El Paso, being a border city, almost every one has a slight knowledge of Spanish, but It happened that Bu1·t Sbotton, now manager of the Phlllles, was not up on his romance languages. Sbotton was with the Cardinals at the time and was coaching at third bnse In an exhibition game. A new batter hnd taken his place at the plate as a pinch hitter. Some fan In the stands fulled to catch the name so he called upon Shotton for the Information. ~como se llama I" yelled the fan, which In tbe be~t Spanish means, "What Is the name?" Burt was always an accommodating fellow and he v.·anted to oblige thi~ fan. So turning to the stands and cupping his hands at his mouth, he replied, "I haven't got any." It failed to answer the question, but It did provide a good laugh. • • • American association pitchers have great respect for Eddie Sicking, LouisYille infielder. He's leading the league In bitting, and that's why. 'l'Ude11, the tennis star, has not had :n1ccoess In mixing literature with Dlettlca tbnt Tunney has enjoyed. ' • • • Is no world series In cricket. Isn't time for it. The openln~ of the season might not be oyer Septemtx-r. There were and are 15 mana~:ers who lasted 15 or more years u lead· ers of IBajor league clubs, which 111 a long time to stick In such a srrennous position. Harry Wright began managing clubs In 1869. For a stretch of 25 yeurs Wright led ball teams to pen· nants and other posl.tlons with the Cincinnati club until 1870, then with the Boston and on to the Philadelphia club, where be ended bls mun11gertnl lllghly succe;-sful and care~r in 18!l3. of a IO\'able disposition, Barr)' Wrlgnt was one of the most popular managers the game ever contained. Adrian C. Anson led the Ch•ca~o club from 1879 until 1897, 8 period of 19 years. He made that club famo11s. He was one of the greatest leaders tDe game C\"er hnd. It was his fearless aggressiveness and strict honesty. together with n powerful bat, that ruatle Anson and the Chicago club fnmous. Frunk Selee was one of the m.~~t succebsful leaders in the game. lie was one of the g1·eatest bench :nan· ngers of all time. While manager of the noston dwb he letl It to five penWith the Chicago Cubs rrom nant~. l!l05. he hantled ~'rank until 1002 A statistician has discovered that there are 42 Ke!lys and Kelleys now active In organized baseball • • • • • • It seems there Is very llttle In a name so tar as baseball Is concerned. If you have any doubts about It coo· alder the case of Bill Terry of the Giants. The syllable "err'' comprises three-llrths of Mr. Terry's name and one might suppose he would live up to ft. Yet William has made only one error this season. Wllh the campaign halt eompleted It Is possible Terrs will complete his summer labors with a record that wlll be the envy of all his first base contemporaries. Still, so far as the cold ligures are concernPd, his one miscue prevents him from setting a new field· log mark. Stuffy Mcinnis dl41 that several years ago when he went through the season without an error. At that the two cases are a hit different. Without venturing any personal opinion on the matter It mal he ~aid tbnt at the time Stuffy was setting his record the popular theory was thut he had more Interest In It than In team play. Terry Is different. fle has figured In as many double plays as any first baReman In the big time and, roughly speaking, has accepte<l as many chances. Untfl It was mentioned to him recently he did not eYeo know his fielding average was so close to perfect. Even then he did not take the matter too seriously. "When things like that happen you hn,·e got to give credit to the other lnflelclers," said • • • Pitch,rs Roy Chesterfield from St. Paul and Lute McEvoy from NashYille are recent additions to the staff of the Albany Senators. FIFTEEN PILOTS GUIDED 15 YEARS Harry Wright Started Ball Rolling in 1869. Baseball was about to be thrown out of Knox college, but the sports stay 011. Jimmy "Red" Smith, deposed manager of the Springfield (Three-1 league) club, has joined the Peoria Tractors ot the same league. Star French Tennis Players Gives Team-Mates Credit for His Average The Association of Professional Ball Players of America has 2,425 mem- Sale of Tom Padden, catcher, to the New York Yankees, Is announced by the Manchester club of the New England Baseball league. that old discussion Is up whether amateur tennis Ia a or a racket. . PLAYING NICELY DIAMDNDX XPICK·UPS • • • Schmeling, the German llghtla•mvelght champion, who Is often !tstak4!D for Jack Dempsey or Young bas arrived In this country hla manager, Arthur Buelow, and meet the best In his class that the Stn tea has to ofl'er. BILL TERRY IS Friday, August 24, 1928 Bill Terry. Bill. "Jack~on, Lindstrom and Cohen get their throws oYer to me so well that It Is a real pleasure to work with them. Irs that sort or t<'amwork that counts." Undoubtedly Terry Is correct, hut, at the same time, his Infielders are not throwing the balls that are bit to him, and he handles tricky grounders and slashing low liners w!th as much sklll as tosses from his companions. I.ast year Rogers Hornsby, a shrewd critic of ball players, called Terry the best first baseman In the league and the best he had ever seen on completing a double-piny !rom first to second. It Is probable that still holds good, for Bill Is even better than he was then. "The hardest play a first baseman has to make Is when there Is a runner on first and third and only one out, with the score too close for com· fort," says Terry. "When a grounder Is hit to you you have to figure fast whether It Is best to try for a douhle play or to throw home nod try to cut ott the run. Of course, If the runner on third does not try to score then your problem Is simple, but sometimes you have to be a mind reader. Ambidextrous Duel Won Finally by the Batter An ambidextrous pitcher enrountered a batter likewise talentetl In a recent game and the result was a base on balls. who Paul Ri<'hards. shortstop, throws equally well with either hand, was put In the Muskogee box In a Western association game with Topeka after two regular pitchers had been knocked out. All went well until Wilson, a switch batter, came to bat. filchartls wound up left handed and Wilson took the right hand side of the plate. The pitcher changed his glove and Wilson hopped to the other side of tbe plate. After several changes Richards discarded his glove and wound up with both hands In the air. Pitching alternately with his right and left hand, Richards walked the batter. Robertson Still Hits Ball Hard at All Times Davis A. fiobertson. who made his major league debut with the New York Giants 16 years ago and closed It with Pittsburgh In 1921 11fter play· log with the Chicago Cubs In between. Is hitting the ball llS hard as any player In baseball. His batting average, In the neighborhood of .500. Is beIng compiled for the benefit of York In the New York--Pennsylvania league. The hard-hitting Dave of late years has also served as a mnnagPr In the VIrginia lengue. Be continues to piny the outfield. When a college player Robertson was a grl'nt southpaw pitcher. He played first hnse when he was not pitching and then, as now, hit the ball at all times. Won Three Letters Pbilllr ~trubbing Il of Philadelphia, the flrst nmn in Princeton athletic nnnals to win three major sports letters In one yenr, was electetl captain of the !'rlnceton ba~chall team for 19~ at a meeting of the rarsity. Strnbbing has earned Insignia in football, hockey anll ha~ebnll. Ile wns quarterhnl'k of the Tiger football squad last fall, center on the hockey sextet antl a second ha~cmun on the 1\ns.au nine. Be is Yery ~peedy In the three sports and is quite popular. Open Golf Champ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "Luke'' shortstop university roster of season. Johneos, captain and star of the 1928 Northwe~tern , ~seball team, will join the the Cincinnati Reds next • • • One Clel•eland ~ports writer thinks this will be the last season for Joe Sewell as regular shortstop for the In· dians. ile says olcl age has claimed Sewell. • • • • • • The l!l29 National ski champion· ships will be held at Brattleboro, Vt., February 20, 21 and 22. The Brnttle· boro ski blll Is one of the finest in the country. The Frederick club of the Blue Ritlge league nt a meeting of the board of directors authorized snle of Its franchise to C'le\'eland of the American league. • • • New York Giant catcher ran head-on into a concrete du~out with · out Injuring himself or the dugout. Just another example of the wonders of modern achitecture. A .• • • Dale Alexander of Toronto and Dick Porter of Baltimore are waging a hot duel for hatting honors In the Interna· tiona! league this year, with the former haYing the Pcll(e to date. • • • His Injured lmee failing to respond to treatment, Billy ~lullen, who several years ago was one of the greatest third basemen in the Texas league, has decided to quit baseball. • • • • • • George ~!oriarty, poet-umpire-baReball manager, has found that kind· ness to his playerb doesn't pay. He tried poems on the lads, but found them too empty even for blank \·erse. • • • Ml~s Betty Carstalrs, regarded as Great Britain's main threat to lift the Harrusworth trophy for speed boats announces the withdrawal of her entry from the races. Speaking ef rubber watches, which are now the rage on the beaches, who remembers the first quarter of the Michigan-Marine footpall game some years back. that stretched out to 59 minutes. Tied for qualifying honors In the Pacific Northwest golf championship. Dr. 0. F. Willing refused to engage in a playofl' against his sixteen-year-old former cadtlie, Eddie Hogan, gruclous· ly handing him the medalist's trophy. Farmer In Idaho was saved from death by lightning when a hoe be was using form!'d a ground contact. Many pet·sons will gain some ~atlst'actlon from the fact that o golf club might do the sallte thing. The twelfth hole on the Anniston (Ala.) Country club links fs 82 yards long, or a long drive and two swell Iron shots for the hulk of us. The House of David baseball team Is again out on the road, ntakin~: a "good will trip" un!ler the direrdon of l•'mncis Thorpe. 'l'he stnr pitcher, ~looney, who has turned down various profesolonal offers, is still with the club. The American style of football ha~ become a part of the curriculum of the National Mexico university, the oldest institution of learning In North America. • • • • • • • • • Jad< Pollard won the l!l:!8 !\'ebrns· ka State Golf tournnment l•Y defeatIng Johnny Goodman, form<'r transmississippi title holder. two up. • • • Without naming names especiHlly or d~scendlo~: to per~nalltle , wi1Pn we play golf with ~ome golfers ·w.. lose !llliny 1110re golf halls than wu~ playing 1'oitb ot·hcr golfers. Welfare Work Eloise Is a dear little girl who de.· cid~ to go In for welfare work. So she came home and explained to her muther thut she had ronde 40 calls . on poor people. "Do you mean to any you saw 40 people In one day?" "I didn't bee all of them, wother. At some places I left cards." • • • Harry Seibold, pitcher, with the Reading Internationals, lost only one game while winning fourteen up to mid-July. Lefty Jamerson, released by Bartford was taken on by Waterbury and annexed a victory as relief hurler on his llrst day In a Brassco uniform. • • • That husband Is the wisest And moot oucceasful, too, Who makes "wltie" do exactly What •h• wanh to do. The Boston Red Sor released Pitcher Cliff Garrison, on option, to the Portland club of the New England league. • • • Peter Manning, champion of trot· Ung horses, holds the world record for a mile, 1 :58* minutes, which he set in l!l22. Connubial Wiadom Mel Harder, eighteen-year-old recruit of the Cleveland club, Is the youngest pitcher In the major league. Nick Borelli, Muhlenberg star, who joined the Athletics recently, com· piled a .605 batting average for hi~ undefeated college team this year. • • • First Chorus Girl-Did she take bJ exposing herself In that extreme wayt Second Ditto-Yes-took cold. Elton Langford of Des Moines last year continues In his batting slump and has been benched by the Indians. • • • Gene Tunney declares an opponE'nt's temple Is an easier mark than his jaw and Is almost as et'fe<-tlve. TOOK COLD Greater lo\'e hath no man than that he continue to refer to a home town tail-end ball team as Our 1o: ;. Dixie's big league club! 'l'he \Vash· lngton team of the American league. liD~ 12 of 2ii players on the roster bailing from the Southland. the United States earn $10,000,000 a year In fees, Dr. M. W. B. tell a this one: "A few Jears a;;o, back when cotton was hitting the high spot11 and even the col• ored folks were in clover, a colore" brother walked Into au automobile • salesroom In 8 nearby town and su!d: ·• 'Boss, you-all de feller what IH!ll Mlstah Washington Smith that 'er supersix automobile 'i' " 'Yes, satd the Slllesman, 'I bel!e\'8 we dtd.' "'Well,' i>aid the colored man, 'Ah wunta n superseven.' "-Cincinnati Enquirer. Bennie Oosterbaan, Mlrhigan"s fa· mous athlete, batted .409 for the Ann Arbor collegians this year. Fred Heimach, former major league hurler, had won sixteen games while losing six up to mit.I·July In the American UStiociation. ••• It Is estimated that golf cuddles In GOING HIM ONE BETTER NOTES ll'tlJ • • • Boston has 112 playgrounds In op· erntion this sumnu>r. JESTS SASEBALL~-1 fioy Carlyle, Birmingham Southern association outfielder, got se\'eo hits In nine recent trips to the plate as pinc!J hitter. Photo shows Johnny Farrell, nutlon· al open golf champion, as he appeared at play In the Metropolitan open golf championship at Westfield, N. J., at the Shackmaxon Country club. l.lfE'S U'I'I'I,E • • • • • • • • • • • • P.oh Steele, southpaw pitcher who jumped the lndianapciis club In Wl!l. hns wired a formal reque~t for re· lnstat('nwnt In the AmPricnn assc.cfution to John Farrell, chairman of lhe Minor Leagues associatiuu at Auburn. ~. Y. Wifbert Robinson. Chan~e. his successor, a pennant winner ready for action. Edward Hanlon letl many teams and for 17 yeurs wa9 regartled as one af the greatest leaders of the pastime. Baltimore, l'itbburgh and Brooklyn, nil became great uggr<>gations under his leadership. Fred Clarke munaged the LouiS\"ille club thr<'e year~. then became manager of the Pitt~burgh club and for sixteen years successfully mauuged that club. During bis nineteen years as a manager of bull cl u!Js Clarke won four penuants und In only two seasons did his club finitih in second dfyfslon. Charley Comiskey was a highly suc~'or fifteen years he ces~ful leader. was classed with the ;;-reut oues of the game. Ills effort3 while with the St. Louis Browns resulted In Utat club, winning four successive pennants. He made the club the most fawous In the pastime. With the Cincinnati club three )·ears, then with his own club, the Chicago Wbite Sox, which he led In person for three years with much success. Comiskey then began to hire managers. Wilbert Robinson Is now In his fi'f· teenth year as manager of the Brooklyn club. It was difficult to get Uncle Robbie to yenture Into the strenuous life, but when he ditl accept, It was for keeps. Robinson has hnd his share or snc<"eSs as well as a good sbare ot the bltt€r stuff. Out of Cortrol lt was past ~•idnight and ominous tramp of heavy ieet was heard on the stairs. "What Is that?" she cried, clin.:;t.tg to her airman lover." "Sounds like your futher COI!1lng dm\"u out of control," he rer1lletl in th~ jargon of his profession. Juat So "Bird stores s~em to run largely to parrots.'' "They live one hundred yea~,. "I see; durable stock." Ahaoiutely "Everytl:lng he has Is bettar than anything anybody else bas." "A good man to marry, girl." RAN INTO HER Young Fellows Should Keep Out of Football Young fellows going to ~ollege who ha \'e !Jig league nmhltions should keep out of football. The coaches woultln't let Gi'orge Sisler play at Mlchlgun, and Ted Lyons, who was a crackerjack end nt Ba)'lor, wns ruled orr the gridiron by his roach, who reall1.ed that he was a big league ball player. They're saying no" that Bruce Caldwell's arm Is weak, thnt he has a •'football arm" as the result of bruises received on the gridiron. Riggs "ltt phenson of the Cubs was held back several years h~cause of the football Injuries he receh·ed at Alallama. He niRO hn1 n "football arm," and a bad 11'1;. to boot. Good ball playNS haven't any business on the gridiron. "How did you meet that girl?" "Ran Into her at 11 dance." Miatake I take tho road to yeaterdar But tlnd the going olow For I am held up all the way By people that I owe. Not Haoing Any Doctor-About nine patients out of ten don't ill'e through this operation. ra there ·mythlng I Cbn do tor you betore we begin? Dusky Pn !lent-Yessah. kindly band me mnb hat. Not Being Done Many Japanese Golfers Playing in California Red-The play isn't at all true to lite. The wife continually asks for money. Deke-Whlcb 11 quite natural. !ted-But she gets lt. There are o,·er 400 Japanese golfers In California and three clubs with memberships restricted to Nippont>se. In Los Angeles there Is the Y ogl Okl, which translated means Get Up at 4 A. M. club. The Lincoln Park club nt Son Francisco Is known as the Kasume Golf club, meaning Fog Belt club. At Sacramento they play the course under the name or Kugel club which Is translated Heat Wave club. A. G. Sato hns been their chnm· pion for the past three years and was the first Japanese to compete In championship events in California. He has r~:celwd a good offer to go to Japan as a professional, but prefers to keep his amateur standing. Sounded Suapicioua "Why do you think that Fallny 'ioesn't !Ike you!" "! told her there was a fool In every family.'' "What did she sayt" ·'She asked if I was an only st•n ~ The Other World • '£he Impatient Patron - Wutt~r. <lidn't yuu henr me rap on the tnblel The Patient Walter-Was tl!at you rappln on the tahle, sir? I hP."--"!1 you. "" but I thought It was 8plrits. Grid Team to Fly The University of Califo1llla will s!'nd a fnothull tenm of Col!len Hears EnH In l!l:.'n to play Ute t'uh·crslty of l'ennRyll'nnia, nccor<llng to no an· nouncemcnt made by Erne~t B. Cou zPnS, Grndunte Manager 9f Atllll'th" at Pennsyf,·nnla. ('nlif,,rnl:t 1\ .ll play at 1~1·anltlln tlt>hl on Octollt>r 12 11r !D. the dnte not lll'ing <t~f.nlt<' us yl't ThP grl hn<'n nre I"'~ " 'e<! tn W(' tern travel hy nlr In tl. ·Ia.', me l'lt c uil;'ht:; will hP ·le• ut• <I t'X ' I . · l t•• slet:>p and rt>st. Some Ordeal Fozzll'ton-l took IIIJ wife to a lee ( ture la't evening-and It was S!lme I orrlenl for her all ri:::ht. llozzlettnl-i>ome ord!'.'ll for her? FozzletOJt-Yes, ~he had to listen 1 tll•ln"t she? I I I Vuice in the lf?me "A wo.>man's voke should be henrd • In her home." ··nenrlettn's 1~," answen:d t.tr Meekton. "The <:hll<lrcn autl • llstPn to her C\'ery night o\·er the radl,,," |