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Show THE HELPER TIMES. HELPER. UTAH Regular Infield of the Giants l mt .1 f 1 5 . .. - : :'! If I 1 1 1 I ! I I I I I M M 1 H I I Cotlogomor Is Being Keyed Up for Stakes .k t I I U i i t OUR COMIC SECTION t Cotlogomor was generally conceded to have been the champion among the older horses raced at New Orleans during the winter, and believed by many to have been the best thoroughbred in the Coffroth Handicap at Tijuana, now Is rounding to his best shape at Churchill Downs. He soon recovered from the injuries he received from rough racing In the Coffroth and Is being keyed up for the Clark and Grainger Memorial Handicaps, to be decided at the Downs meet- Ins. Famous Last Words D 1 tfl I t M Kl 1 M V;, i CUBS ARE SHORT FLAG MATERIAL ' i f ' a NjirT-t- i 1 The photograph shows, left to right, Fred Llndstrom, Travis Jackson, Rogers Hornsby and Bill Terry, men who comprise the regular infield of the New York Giants. This combination appears to fulfill the hopes of Manager John J. McGraw far another flag winner. .IfeinandNofa Hagen Selected to Captain Golf Team Walter C. Hagen, Pasadena golf professional, lias been se- leoted to cnptaln the United States professional golf team in the international matches to be played at Worcester, Mass., June 10 and 11. Hagen wired his acceptance to Ales Firie, president of the Professional Golf association. The personnel of the American team has not yet been chosen. The Louisville club of the American association, will rttura to Mobile to train next spring. jjj f V' , ....... &. ' i Iff iff MrH , . Www The Springfield clnb of the Eastern league, has signed Steve Toner, young southpaw pitcher, from the Philadel, phia semipro circles. V d Carl Eng, pitcher, formerly of the American association, has been signed by the Evansville club of the Three-- I league. . p: - : a . - V - - . - " U -- 'i i " w --Y WM MICKIE, THE PRINTER'S DEVIL right-hande- A Mean Gm ViElU, LAST WKT I HSA.RP THE BLAWED6ST WCHSc OOM1WQ FROM VOUR. WOOSe AMP k. 1 Mobile has sent Hoss Durham, former college pitcher, and George McLean, Infielder, to the Meridian team of the Cotton States league. TWOUGWT TWAT Tensacola of tha Southeastern league, has obtained Kay Quassius and Bill Ploger, Inflelders, from the Mobile club of the Southern league. A The Columbus club of the American aasoclation has obtained Infielder Emniett McCann from the Washing-tonHe played with Columbus last season. - s. T Str.rting last season as a poorly regarded club, the Chicago Cubs caused a big surprise by making a bid for the pennant early in the season and finishing in the first division ahead of favored New York. Success was due almost entirely to the sagacity of Joe McCarthy, a new manager from the minor leagues. He didn't have auy easy job and to show that he meant business he had to go to the extremity of getting rid of Carl McDowell, catcher with the Okmulgee team last year, has been signed by the Springfield club of the Western association. jji Sweetser Well Again J? Forecast Put3 Chicago Team in Second Division. A Jackson Keefer, former football star of Brown university, has signed with the Springfield club of the Eastern league. He Is an out- The photograph shows Jess Sweet-Be- r, crack AntPricau amateur and holder of the Rritish amateur title, who was compelled to retire from the game last year on account of illness, and has now so far recovered that he has begun playing again. fielder. Jimmy O'Neill, former Western league player, has Pigned his contract with Wllkes-Barr- e of the New league. He will captain the team. Des Moines of the Western league has turned Catcher Jack Hruska over to the Lincoln cluh, while Pitcher Dureher has been released to Laredo of the Texas league. JporfingSauibs Japan Is inviting the world's best swimmers to a festival to be held this Bummer. Eddie Blackman, star catcher of the Ouachita college team, has been signed by the Topeka club of the Western association. He will not be available until June. Capt. James D. Andrews, Jr., Corps of Engineers, stationed at Fort Humphreys, Virginia, has been detailed as captain of the Engineer rifle team for 1927. The Chicago Cubs claimed Francis Slgafoos, young shortstop, when the Athletics asked for waivers. He was with Reading of the International league on option lately. GUfrey Ward. 1323, of Baltimore, Md., was elected captain of next year's team. He has played Tale basket-bal- l at forward on the varsity team for two years. Jersey City of the International league, has obtained three youngsters from the Brooklyn Koblns. They are : A bill authorizing a $1,000,000 bond Issue to finance the staging of the Olympic games in Los Angeles in 19;i"' was introduced recently in the California state legislature. Twenty-tw- o and a half acres ml Joining the University of Washington have been secured for the development of a golf course to be used by the student body. Strelecki and Kay Gordonler. pitchers, and Ernie Nietzke. Ed j Overton Tremper, captain of the University of Pennsylvania bisebal1 team, has a habit of being a leader having been captain of every baseball team he has played on so far. e Net earnings from football at the University of Southern California during the 1026 season were $101,849.50. The gross income from the gridiron sport Is given as J54I.2-IS.57"Slim" Shoun, member of the Cnr-F"tNewman basket-bal- l team of Knoxvllle, Tenn., champions of the state last, year, Is seven feet two Inches tall in his stocking feet. v Since assuming control of athletic-a- t Furmon college In South Carol In:; Coach Billy Laval has won 2S out of 29 collegiate contests with his team In baseball, track, football and basket ball. Johnny Carlin, manager of the 10't Port Huron team of the MVhlgu. league, has gone out on n hunt for i Job. since there Is hardly any prospect of a circuit Including Port Ilufor this year. With Improved outlleldlng. Improver the woman's record for staying under wa- infieldlng, a pitching staff holding up ter with a mark of 4 minutes 34 sec- to the mark, and unquestioned Imonds, is now In training to better the provement in halting, the Pirates seem male record of 4 frilaiites 50 seconds. to be one of the most promising out tits of the year. Footprints of a dinosaur have been Carson BSgbcc, former Pltfsbtirj!!' discovered In rorks ner;r New Haven. As lonjj as they were ntf found on a outnYlder. who was made a free ageti. Harvard player's face It Is believed In the trouble which cropped out ii will grow out of the the ninka of the Pirn lust "oc.mhi D" mntrovi-rshurt signed with the Seattle club of the lneld";if. Pacific Coast lengne. The rir.ehill club. Knglntul's most .To'iu (Mwkp) Cl.ihangh. who hit T cifc!ly j.'of chili, whl lipvo an home runs with the Tyler team lass fee of I.") and nn annual of 100. The ni?;n')cr.Mp faron and v:-.- optionally gold to the vl I he I'tiiret! to 150. and the dub-li'i'!-Broik'yn Koblns, only to be returned nrd course will be situated on hus been purchased by High Point of the Piedmont lengu, from Tyler. the tr: of Add'.ngton Mll:, Croydon. Mis? Ortfva Humslck, who holds c Manager Joe McCarthy. Grover Alexander. The fact that Alexander went to St. Louis and helped win the pennant and the world's series should not be chalked np against McCarthy. There was nothing Impressive about the club this time last year and lf McCarthy hadn't proved himself a manager in the meantime the team would not be figured this season. The club's man power, beyond the promise given by Woody English, a rookie shortstop, hasn't been Improved to any marked degree but added confidence should enable the players to start 'with more spirit and better morale. There Is no striking brilliance In the Infield or the outfield but the batteries are strong. Charley Root, Percy Jones, Tony Kauffman, Guy Bush and Fred Blake are real pitchers and there are some good prospects among the youngsters. Gabby Hartnett and Mike Gonzales are good catchers. Hack Wilson Is the biggest man in the outfield, not In size only. His hitting and his spirit proved one of the driving forces of the team during the past season. With the exception of their pitching, the Cubs do not compare with the Cardinals, Pittsburgh or Cincinnati. The Giants, before they were all banged up, also had a stronger club but now the Cubs seem to have i mighty good chance to beat out New York. McCarthy might be able to get mom out of the team than last year. With undisputed control, he might be eight nr ton games better. There was dissension among the older players last eason. Veterans do not always take kindly to "bush ltague" manugors and condition became such that McCarthy had to get rid of Alexander. U was an act of 'bravery and a big gamble but it was a stroke that apparently made the team. j ; . EAR TOO rfr, l . k r,nTtf r .c. 1111 t - - Witrn kit 1 li -. r ft w I U Dn'.ot THE FEATHERHEAD3 A Falling Out With the Futurity Nominations for 1929 Total 2,10(J A final compilation of the nominators for the futurity of 1020 shows (tal of 2.1 09 entries. Victor Ii chaumberg, racing secretary of the Westchester Racing association has innouticcd. The llerti.burg ntud brought the first lerman yearlings ever offered In this country to the Saratoga sales ring last summer and met with such success that U will make the venture again. The nominations for the W) Futurity wi'.l be the get of Wallensteln, Vberglaube, OarUas, Dlaumcnos and 'aliguht. the last naired two English stallions, . The French breeder! who have made nominations nre Mrs. Slmone Hohson, . F. Bert rim, Thoiuas Murphy, O. A. 'olvndor, J. de Nicolay and Jenn I.leux, who made ten nomination.. The are Ittihelaln, (Var'.sjl. tulllons Zugregus, Tijn-'litis, llarporrate, aal, Ksar, Fllihert. rte Suvoie, Dark legend, Adilrosse and Bclfvind.s. -- lif-tc- - 1 m f i'aKai--j ir 1 . Porter I |