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Show TIIE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10 MUTT AND Most of JEFF-L- ike Jeffs AKRON, NEW MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE, IS PIONEER IN BASEBALL KANSAS CITY. Mo , Feb 5 Bill Brennan, Chicago I eavyweight, out boxed Hugh Walker of Kansas City in a bout last night, in the opinion of ringside i rhlcs Joe Miriowan. Kansas City, wared a tevhnlial knoikout over Malt Smith of their Its Mown aboutin theThelastmenroundareof lightweights. , CHIEF PROBLEM SOLVED JOSEPH JENKINS . ten-rou- 00 rs aigns on applying for a franchise In the Gllmnur Doble. football roach at 4 By AL American awo lation for that city and sends i herring words to former I HICMiO, Feb. fi Mcmorien of old helping run a team there, with John comrades at the t nlverstty of Washingof down the Job ton times floated bat k to me the other Henry Wagner bolding Having had three years' experi- 1 manager he says, ence In eastern footba'I, day when I read that Akron, Ohio, Just think of that mnnot that I anj particularly ImWell, Akron di had been admitted to t.ie Internot get the famous pressed say and efficiency The Its with power od Hans Wagner for a leader, nor did fact of the matter Is that I rate much national aaaooiatioii. she get Into the American association, more I remember when the brand of football plaved ou could count all hut she which on thetilglily got info the l'a Iflc voast during the years I the baaeball towns of Amerua on the is just as good, and International, with as live a man was connected there than I did before as Hick Hobhtzel to look after her in finders of your two hands. teams of 19u9, east Washington coming terests. It was In ISM. or all but forty vears 19H. I believe, were fully as Thees things sure enough prove that 1911 and aao, that I organised a senuprofossional good If not better, tiian anything in the team in Ht I 01 .s and looked all about Akron la some town and that she ap- east tins year. pears to have a right even to compete the count r for teams to plav tnern. wIM ever Toronto, and anon, which, Sullivan had a team at Puhuque led 5 "Gunboat OAKLAND, Cal. Feb wishes to get into the same company that ear. from which mans great players as won a derision over Willie Meehan New York, Philadelphia. Chicago and Bmltli were later developed, notanlv the famous foiir-mi- n I In hero tomatch a hoxlng Charles Uadbourne. Ch.trley Comlake), other Ienters of population. lie knocked Meehan down In the night But am getting away In m the davs second lorn h'ulliMtn and others round. But outside of Ted MulUvan's nine there of 1881, when f ran Into that first Akron Louis. was not a team of any consequents In team at tn with the transfer hv the connec'lon the W'est, barring a nine of semiprofession-al- s New York Yankees of Pitt hers Markle, Sullivan Sleepers. that Caries Morton had assembled to Toledo It Is statand Nelson at Akron, uhlo, and the amateur teams The St. IOuls Reds and ho St. Louis ed also thatCarpenter "the Yankees will furnish that weie then plaving on the prairie Browns, semi teams that finanrinl assistant to the club in addiprofessional and open grounds adjacent to St. Louis, flourished In Bt lxmis In that far dav tion to supplying it with players" Chicago and Cincinnati were even better teams than tha crai k St. Louis and Cin innati were withoi Life is Just one game after another for professional teams that year but brought Akron The .St I amis Reds were the older Lrnest C Qu Kiev, National league umtheir unattached teams to St. Louis, and pire From April to Ortober he Is a base, learn of those two, and they had widewe beat them with our tooperatlv bill arbittr During October and NovemBrowns. spread reputation. 1 Tom Sullivan wml their ratrher and ber he Is a follcgo footbatl official. The fit brought SHlivans team to St months find him busy running bas winter Louis and heat it and one day I signed Jim Ualv in their pitcher, and in their games up the Akron team to play a series of plavlng ranks were crackerjacks like ketba.ll There are 134 games In the usual Nakle I'lilon, Tom Oran and Tom Lof-tu- s four games in the big town on the Mr. Quigley fretional leag ie season. y The river. pavers on the Reds n and were Trick MtBorley and John T. Mag-ne- quently works In affairs, such as the world series conwho drew down $60 a month. Akron Had Stars. 1919 of In total usual bssebali tests His When they went on a tnp thev always At this particular time there were some took "Sullivan" each year Is close to 170. T ie term contests sleepers During the short term of football Mr gloat plat era on the Akron team, notaSullivan eleeper," coined by Tom Sulliin twenty or moia grid-lio- n crowds d bly Sam Wire, who later played at Qulglev van, came about In this way: ,, , on Roston's champion league team games, frequently working three or On each trip the Reds made to ChiHe does most of this a week g Swart wood, the fielder;- who Cincinnati, Indianapolis, or to any four times In Kansas. was later with 1lttshurg. Charley Mor- cago. Nebraska, Oklawhere a deeper was available, officiating point homa. Iowa and Texas. He was called ton. who. I believe, la atiil In the game Tom McNeary, the Reds manager, gave as to to California a umpire In the imAndy plercy and many other cracker-jark- each of his men a $2 bill, and it was portant Harvard;Orsgon university gam optional with each to either take a on New Year s day. They made the Jong and dusty ride berth or to Che $2 and curul up on from Akron In the day coaches, and to a seat in onekeep The basketball season, particularly In of the regular day coacne and February, Is a strenuous one save their best suit! ktf clothes every January 8u livan invariably his $2. and concentrated In the Missouri valley terriplaver of the lot had what waa originally eo It came that when kept remained players Mr. Qulglev leaves his homo Before a long white dueter, but which had In the day coaches curled up on the tory. for ths opening of the tsaeb&ll to grown faded and gray on their long two-da- v hard benches they were referred report as to season he has found tfmo to as reftrip from Akron to St. Louis Sullivan sleepers." having taken I recall Jhat not a member of that In the summer of ISM Ted Sullivan eree in seventy five or more basketball grea team had the price of a sleeper in their brought the Dubuque team to St. Louis games. Thus Mr. Qulglev follows his business and I was promptly told that if to pkiy the Browns of that year. clothe 261 of making decisions day a yea they did not get aomething out of tha They mads the Jong ride from Du- which leaves onlv a relatively Small time In St. would be buque in day roachea gate receipts they Thev nothgot to spend at St, Mary's. Kansas, with his com pe1 led to walk home. ing for their pains but three They arrived at St. Louis all covered and lodging at a poor hotel, and wife and two athletic youngsters. with emoke and grime and dust, for bus ride to and from the ball . Bob Martin, A U. F. and Interallied traveling was dustier and rougher In those grounds. dais than it is now heavyweight champion, received $5 for the only For their pains the Akron boys were his first professional fight. This was be- THE principal and. In fact, High Salaries of 60s. problem facing the Beea was fore he entered the service He was quite given four days' hoard at a cheap hotel in st. Louis and a bus ride to and from They went away as happv as lares and at this time but he had natural solved g yesterday when tha club acquired catcher later Comlskey and Sullivan returned green He a the baseball grounds ability and disposed of his opponent A deal was closed with the Chicago to St. Louis to Join forces wita the wa still far from polished for his second Put at that thev were a I Joe Jenkins, for fqui years for Beowna Americans well-sone his down landed and went Isfiedd lot, who thought IDOUl, He of nothing but cavorting on tha field and Martin was so excited he didn t a member of the aSox. The deal Is salt! Involved to have constderah.e sum of ball world in the 60s received about $50 know what to do next. He ran to his having a good time. a month. The best men on the Bt. Louts corner and asked his seconds what he money, but th figures are not aval'able hart little chance ty ireak Jenkins has Reds got that. ought tn do In such an emergency Always for Baseball. As late as 1S79 salaries In the hase-fe.- ll catching department of the W hite Shake hands with him, of course," ad- Into theWith The Rubber t ity hid a population of Ibiv Schalk Sox. at least y working line were of second vised Instead that the small, doing in only 10.000 In that olden time, but ah the salaries of today. In rotrfurod the charn- Marti knocked his opponent down again 95 per cent of ti White Sox games and was a baseball town for true and she el ut baseball team of 1179, the Cinrin-na- tl after he regained hi feet. kept a good team In the field alwavs, Reds, who conquered all, George hot a salaried one. of course, but one Wright, the salaried man On 1. I each, former third baseman highest Tommy working on the cooperative plan and team, received $100 per month. of the rushes, in a letter to Baniey Dreysharing the gate between the V oil Cinlskey' salary when he a arted fus, writes could not possibly md' vidua plav era. receipts iih tha Browns In 1S82 was $90 per have made a better move than you did Now. therefore, that Akron has a popumonth Gibson to manwhen you engaged George lation of nearly 200 000. she should Slave And salaries remained at s lor figure age the Pittsburg club next season little trouble In holding her own In even un il the natlo ml ca-imo predict that lie will make good from the so prominent an organization as the In- helm 'and order was brought oit of start." Since Gibson, ond of the most ternational league. ohros, and professional east la tor. , men In the game was appointed That Akron was sure I live onewwa orgrmred and carried along In a h tal popular successor to Hugo Bezdek. th Pittsburg proven very forcibly a v ear ago, when nyslke nd orle-i- y and honorab wav magnate has reieived many letters of conI read In the Pittsburg Leader that gratulation from fans and such a good baseball man as Leslie Madam Housewife. tUrn to th IVanrs Among those who have approved players of GibHarry t orstans of the Pirates had de- - and fill that vacancy in your kitchen son's selection are several members of the Pirates Baseball men all over the country are hoptng that the former Giant will enjoy a successful career as a big league manager. HICKEY-FREEMA- SPINK. 1 Timely Gossip About Big Leaguers aeo-on- hard-hittin- at davs-boar- at 00 first-strin- happv-go-iuck- v. at v-- with Byrd To nn as first relief catcher, the duty assigned to Jenkins was confined largely to warming up p tchers. No doubt Joe will be g'ad to get away from that kind of baseball The new catcher is 29 veers of are. and unless he has entered upon a matrlmonlai state since the world sines, he Is sMI single an I consequently still a possibllty for a Balt Lake d amond 'romance He was bom st She'bv vii e, Tenn , Cictober 12, 1891, Just 399 veirs to a dav Columbus discovered a new country after and BRINGING UP FATHER v-r- e He would hav to warm fh Cleveland. 0 0 0 Connie Mick plans to build a pitching staff around Scott I'errv. Jmg Johnson and Navlor. Mack will lake a promising bunch of joungMer to camp with him. be granted. at bench 00 On freak of the spring training season in Jacksonville will bo a double-headon baseball gala day." when the Yanks plav the. Reds and the Dodgers meet th Senator. Dave Davenporr, the big the St Louis Browns. Is on the market hut with a string The owners want to sell or exchange Dave because of alleged bad hehevlor last season, but it must be to a club that has no pennant ihances. J right-hand- er of With Sherwood Magee on first base and Terry Turner at short. Joe Tinker' Columbus A A team will huge two of the oldest players in the business whsn th season opens jet they nre both good. 00 Eddie Foster, recently traded to th Boston Red Sox by Washington, bel evea the Red Sox have a chance to win the did not w.n n pennant pennant. "Ruth tor the Pox. ' Eddie eald. "Well, with him gone I fall to seo how the team haa been affected." 0 Th New York Giants have picked up a young first baeeman In J. it. Horle. He is a product of the semlpro fields and bale and throw left handed, lie will make th spring tr p. -- f Connie Maok'B dome haa been doing a lot of functioning lately in an effort to get hla team out of the basement. He has hired Dan Murphv, veteran outfielder, to school bis present gardeners In the art of shifting and plajmg 1 or the various batters (Chicago Tribune Special Service ) Nick Altrock, oneCHTCAOO, Feb 6 time famoua pitcher for the White Sox and after that a diamond comedian, is now a The Loulxvllle team of the A. A. will special officer at the capitol, Washing- do Its sprang tra.nlng at Montgomery, ton. He wears a uniform, badge and Alabama. His Job la to keep cranks everything. from bothering our busy congressmen, Leslie Mann was reported a short tint as readv t quit baseball to devote Catcher Walter Schmidt of the Pirates ago h.a time to college athletics. Apparently I at agent for Barney Drevfuss he has changed acting his mind, because he on th coast, and Is now angling for Third sent word to that he Manager bladings Baseman Willie Kamm of the Ban Frantrip, cisco club. Kamm Is reported a llkeiv la ready for the spring . The Cubs are also reported youngster. Paddy Slglln, who was for a time with i:o be trjlng for him. the Pittsburg club, is to get another trvuut in the majors. He will make the Reports have it that Hank Cowdv, who the Detroit club, which has returned his contract to the Braves spring trip with without signing, Is to be traded to the club Oougnt him from Portland. New York Giants. Hank Is known to have Bert Shotten. veteran outfielder, has hankering to play for Fred illtohe.l on been named field captain of the Cardithe Cubs. nal for the coming season. Manager 0 0 0 Gabbv Cravath, 1'hlby pilot, will give Klckey announced today. p hla pleasure at Iovguna Beach, Cal . to Pat Moran Is due in Chicago early Come east this week and confer with President Baker about plana for the com Mondav morning for the annual meeting and exnects to pull off a trade or tng season. Cravath will go to PhUadel phla first and then come to ths annual two while here. meeting In Chicago. Slim Salle celebrated h's $5th birthPhil 57. Ball, owner of th SL Louis day the other day at hla home In CinBrowns, Iibs been protesting against the cinnati by wheeling a couplwof ton of sale of players to eastern clubs, saying coal from th curb to the cellar. the scheme is to hand New York the pennant Wonder how long Phil would worry John McGraw, who I speeding from to attend the meetabout the pennant if New York offered Havana to Chicago him $125,000 for Blsler. ing next week, I coming prepared to engineer a deal that will separate Heine The advance guard of the Cub, con Zimmerman from Die Giant pavroll. Ztni Fietlng of Alexander, Vaughn, Trier and will not com back to th Cuba, howKillefer, will leave her next Thursday ever. for Hot 8prings. They will meet the Cub Trla Speaker will take three Cleveland special at Kansas ( ity. February 23. f sand lotters smith with him. Georg Lou1 Gulsto has notified Owner Jim Uhle. star fllnger last season for th Dunn of th Cleveland club that he would Indians, came from the lot. Ilk to play In the Pacific Coast league next season, and hla wish will probably Dutch Reuther ha tipped the Reds off to a California prenom who Is 6 whiz In either the infield or outfield, according to th dope The tip m'ght carry more found weght If It hadn't been that Dutch a new first baseman last season and said first baseman had only one leg. oo post-seaso- -- a fair hitter. Th acquisition of Jenkins opens the way for the closing of a deal for the disposition of Ed Rpencer Beattie and Vernon have bids in for Bpencef. and he will probably be turned over to one of those clubs. Naturally, Bpencer would prefer playing with Vernon, since he is a dose personal friend of Eddie Maier, owner of that club. Manager Eeslck of the Tigers has a deal on font affecting his catching department If that deal goes one wa, he will want Spenter, and if It goes the o'her way he won t. At any rale, now that bait Lake has filled the hole, clubs that want Spencer would best speak up promptly. The purchase of Jenkins practically the Bee roster. Of course, complete there will be other players et to come, so as Salt lack la concerned. far but, Manager Johnson can step out at once Sth a creditable ball clnb Th players yet to be got are another pitcher, another outfielder and a third baseman. Th latter promised by Detroit. two-salar- pie-seas- By BUD FISHER thereby made baseball possible. He plaved hla first baselmll In PM st Memphis. Thereafter lie Went to th Texas league, snd for a time was with the Houston club Th White box raked him out of the Texas Circuit. boon after America's entrance Info the world war Jenkins Joined the trmv and went oversea ii won a compnsalon as lieutenant Jenkins' home Is at Hanford, Cal, He Is S feet 10 Inches in height and weighs 175 pounds. He Is said to have an unusually good arm. Is also reported to be faster than the usual run of catchers, and Is 1 r, -1 Pit NEW CATCHER FOR BEES Llttl ItOQU of Interest ten-rou- 1920. .. (Copyright, 3920, by H. C. FlMer. Trxdo JMark Eeg. U. 8. Off ) Ideas, This One Is a Little Sick Sport Gossip G, : 00 By GEORGE McMANUS Swimmers Invited. to NEW Y'ORK. Feb. 5. Invitation American swimmers to compete In the Canadian amateur championships has been received hv the Amateur Athletic unlop The Canadian Amateur Swimming association said that events, which will be at free si vie." are as follows February 20. fifty varda for men; fifty vards for women, 21at, 820 yard for men; 100 jarda for women th. N WOMENS SWIMMING PROGRAM ENLARGED CLOTHING PHTT.A DELPHI A, Feb. 5 ceived her today from Eric O Dehbe, coach of the Neptune club. Stockton. Cal , by Samuel J. Dallas, piesldent of the A. A. U. Th Olympic swimming program for women Includes only two events, snd Mr, Deb be suggest that It be Increased to ten. Mr. Dai as said he had received similar request indirectly from a n u tn her of other women's swimming associations. t JACK JOHNSON SAYS HELL TAKE CHANCE Mr. indoor worker Feb Jack Johnson, former champion heavyweight pugilist of the world, said yesterday he would arrive In New York the flrat week In March confident he could Ha declared he w arrange differences with the United States district attorney at Chicago so that he might challenge Jack Dempsey, present MTvXICO CITY, whether you clerk in a store or in a bank you want your apparel to do justice to your position. and yet you dont want to pay a fortune for a suit. give our line the double o. jou ll be surprised. 4 f : 1 M ; a. Eugby Team to Meet. BAN FRANCISCO. Feb 6 Two teams selected bv the Callfornui Rugby union will meet February 12 at the University of California to tain test for the right to T- jii . f 1 S, I-- Drake Dive Beaten. f. P and Chronic Infections of Men or YV omen Dr. W. M. Griffith Th Hours Hours to to 19 10 Leading Specialist 5 p. m. dally 113 LAIN 12 Sundays STREET DRS. SHORES & SHORES - m and VOT Offlr Bra . faitr Uain Kt. Lake ! 24 ft, 8un4ftji vis . 7 10 to 12 Advice V 1 1 , FT LOUIS Fib 6. Washington uni. vers ty defeated Drake unlversitv. 29 to 27, In a Missouri V alley conference basket-ba- ll gum tonight. t A c u BPECIALISTS rOK- games represent America at the Oympic to a decision at Antwerp, according f the union rear bed at a meeting J tjr 5 heavj weight champion. MAIN STREET T- To secure th best treatment for your Blood Polaon, Cancers, Rheum atlsm, Bkln Troubles, Varicose Veins, Nerves, Swollen Glands. Ulcers, A suggestion that the program of th Olympic games, so far as it affe ts women swimmers, be expanded, was contained tn a letter re- m THIRTY SIX Your Opportunity - i Tfc clear an1 art f la rar rwritif ?)iar 23 year at fift and attreaaa enable ua tn ra-)- !' wtta van; eared piitbfita. |