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Show THE FORK PRESS. SPANISH FORK, UTAH SPAN-131-1 Spanish Cadets Getting an Eyeful of New ifork KID Respect Ability of Bucky Harris ONE gads about meeting good athlete who will bo around auJ mins who will bo olaewbero later. It la an every day occurrence to encounter the opinion that "Detroit la going to :: bo pretty good ibis gear," wrilea Irvtpf Vaughan Is tbo Chicago Tribune, fitch etpreaalona naturally are questioned, and In tha eourao of the cucstlunlng, you learn that tbo lone oseuao for tbo optimism U that llarrla la tbo Tiger Irgder. It la apparent Ibal Harris aa a manager stand blgb not only among I bo mill run of player but alao among tbo start and own tba rival pilots. Tbo Itnpreaaloa prevalla that tbo r g manager of tba Washington troopa la a natural leader nho ran lend without Irritating. Tlila Idea sprang up In 1924 when a tba boyllho llucky t Iba galloping Into a world's championship and was perpetuated a ben ha followed w ith a pennant In 1323. taler bo didn't go quite so well, at least Owner Griffith thought ao and gave him bla pa pen. but with lb rank and Die llarrla remains Iba little hero who cant go wrong. Tbo Harris boaster undoubtedly nro sincere, but there are thing about Hurky's preaeut situation Ihnt are more weighty limn past IKrformaneea. For ona thing, liar rl enjoyed bla greatest managerial surer aae when be was on the ball field playing every day, and ago now has taken from bltn tbo -Uliiy that made him good enough for regular work. It will bo recalled iiml Eddie Collins tnntmged capably while playing, but fell dowo when he tried to lead from the bench. Another Item to consider la that Harris Is not going to have a whale of n team unless unexpected help develop. What Harris Is going to need Is a quantity of pitching strength. team. Tbo For yeurs pitching hua been a chronic weakness of hitters always were there but nig the hurlera To beal up this old wound It w III be necessary for George Uhle to come back and pitch aa he did when at the top of bla career with the Indiana. There Is reason to ausc(-- t he can't do this. And even If I'hle Is able to work regularly, he will hove to he surrounded by at least three others good enough to tuke a turn and two or three more who ran fill In. i! . a ;v r-r- i ;U3rl ,Al' i ' L. :-- i, IV rcr i. - IfSww K, Sh !i New York skyline through sight of a sun. SpuuMi rad.-- t got an eyeful, to there aboard the four tnu(iHl royal t ruining ahli, Junn Miamian l.lcauo, after a any ttio leant. SU.OUO-iull- Ttiej wera voyage, Bureau cf Standards Tests Girders for New Zcps Ills Record With Boston lias - Never Been Equaled.1 When the great pitchers of baseball the names of Christy Mat hew non. Waller Johnson, Grover Alexander, Cy Tones. Ame Itusle, Tim Keefe, John Clarkson, Charley Itsdhourne and others of equal skill Invariably are mentioned, writes Joe Vila of the New York Sun. - Rut there was one pitcher In the days of the al league's 12 club circuit who mut he ranked with Hie beat. Char Icy (Kldl Mihols of Frank Rclee'i chnn pl.m Roafona eafuhtUtied a won detful record, eblth seldom baa reNa-tlon- ceived nants ms. against the pitchers of those days and you could bit .400 against the pitching of today," he Hit ..TOO knew Mathevrson avers. du-- minutes about hitting modern pitcher know In e son. He would never give in the spot where he knew In more than the whole seayou e ball you could alt." The bureau of aeronautics of the Navy department requested the bureau of standards to make tests on cam ides of the girders for the new navy C.500,000 cubic foot air ships which are being built by the Goodyear Zeppe tin corporation. It Is planned to use these girders In the main framework of the airship. They are made of dur alundn and are of esiieclally high strength. m2, mu. 1S97 and mem--orald- BASEBALL JO NOTES Roston college baseball squad Includes 17 football players of 1923. Eleven members of the Asheville team In the Sully league ore collegians. Woman Fight Manager The four opening day games In the tuclilc Coast league drew a totul of 40,000 admissions. 12 c.i, Rob Welland, southpaw rookie with the White Sox, Is one of the biggest pltcbers In the majors. a The Blue Ridge league this year will play 120 games Instead of 100, with double headers every Saturday. More Baseball Grounds Is Big Need for Boys Louis Martin, an outfielder, has been added to the Rakersfleld team. He looked good In the early games. more basebnll can develop thnt they grounds Alex Gaston, catcher with the Red themselves, says two city firemen, and Sox, caught In 130 games at St. Paul ball there will be more good players. Is a lot of work. The two city firemen know whereof last year, which and Harris Is Joe one for they speak, Walter Murphy and Lefty Hollingsthe other Is Dominick Mulrenan, both former big league pitchers and now worth have been released by Nashville to the Canton farm of tbo Central fellow members of the league. forces of the same community. a talk to great choose dont They Outfielder O'Bannion has joined tbe deal about baseladl, these veterans, bnt they are emphatic In their opinion Wilmington club of the Eastern Carothat young lads who want to play lina loop, coming from Augusta of the Sally circuit. hosehnll should have more playgrounds and bolter conditions for Belve Bean, youthful Olaying. has been sold by the Kansas City Blues to the New Orleans club of tbe SouthOne-Ma- n Track Team ern association. Give In 1S9I, During llu--e victorious campaigns he pitched 228 complete games, winning log and llng it. a percentand 1990 age of .700. In I MH. his yearly winning percentage was not so high. Rut be averaged SO games n yenr. Nichole In 1S91 pitched 7 games without being relieved and won SO, Ilia record In 1M2 wa 213 victories and 10 defeats. In 103 S3 and 14. In 1S5'7 SO and II, and In ISO 31 and 12. Winning 30 or more games In tbs National league seuaona for the same team la a record hung up by Nichols, which never hna been surpassed. About five feel ten inches Ull and weighing Ml pounds, Nichols wag noted for his amd ball delivery. la fact, during bis entire career he depended chiefly on speed and a sharply breaking curve bull, which be controlled with remurknble skill. e Nichols In IS91 figured In a Ilusle Amos with duel pitching at the Pole grounds, then located oa the vacant lot next to the Giants' present home. The game went Into extra Innings, with the score nothing to nothing, nntll the late Mike Tier-na- n ended the straggle with a long home-ru- n drive over tho right field fence. Nichols and Rusle, thereafter, hooked up In numerous testa ef skill with honors about even. mi $ 1 he one and ouly liana Wagner, declared by many to be the greatest shortstop of all time. Is strong for ort. the old timers of the diamond the bull, of Wagner lively Speaking says It Isn't the only advantage accorded present-dabatter, lie ay the pitching Isn't so good as It was alien he was In Ida heyday. notice, Nichols was tbs leading pitcher of the lioatuns when they won the pen- In-tru- Mcdem Hurling Is Soft, Says Old Pirate Star dura!. are Wash-Ington- m-n- -- )V' y- ii A- NICHOLS WAS IRON MANI the youngsters so Memory of a Loyal Indian Honored NEW PULLMAN HEAD . right-hande- After looking over the big leaguers, la the South, Buck Herzog, a star of s ? ; lyfA 1 I fc i other years, declared himself for tbe Yanks to repeat . George Nicholson, southpaw, Is a soldier from Fort Snelllng, on a three months furlough to get a trial with tbe Miuneapolis club. ' David A. Crawford, who was elected president of the Pullman company tc succeed the late Edward F. Carry. Mr. Crawford was previously the executive vice president of the company. ', Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Cook, the last king of the Pamunkey Indians, unveiling a tablet to Chanco, who saved the Jamestown colony from s massacre in 1G22. of the people were killed and ail would have been massacred if Ciianco had not warned them in time. Chanco was a Christian Indian and the first to be honored by a monument in Virginia. The memorial Is at Surry court house. Roger Peeklnpaugh is not worrying about tbe throwing arms of his outHe says no quartette can fielders. throw better than Porter, AverUI. Falk and Jamieson. GOLD CUP JUMPER " Two-third- Making a Cross-C- ut Sj Paul Heydrick, Potomac (W. Va.) high school hoy, whose almost unbelievable track feats have earned him the title of the one man track team. The mountaineer boy Is a first place man In the high Jump, pole vault, broad Jump, hammer and discus throw and the javelin event. In a recent meet with Penn State college trackmen he scored 33 points. Sawing Record oooooooooooooooooooooooooo Orioles Ball Team Owned Star Gambler four Owen Bushs fining rookies for gambling reminded Fritz Maisel. veteran with the Orioles and now- the manager, of a player who had the gambling fever on the club that won seven straight pennants. No name, please. said Fritz, but some of you may guess who he was. He had the gam filing fever right and frequently owed the club half of his year's 'salary by the end of the first Some of the hoys fig month. ure thnt while he was with the dub he lost as much as $.WK) a year to the other players. of. - H. Hansen and G. Eaves of Tasmania making a new worlds' record for cross cut sawing at a show In Sydney, Australia. They got through the leg In IGi seconds. J Mrs. W. K. Stevensons Alligator" with Lyman 'Wright up, making one of the difficult Jumps during the run ning of the historic Virginia Gold Cup steeplechase race at Warreuton, Va. There are three women baseball Mfss Florence Jack Dunn's Milwaukee, Baltimore and Mrs. Anna of High Point, N. owners In Killllea at txy&OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO&O&OOO featherweight champion of tbe world. Besides Mack she bas two other battlers on ber string. lporfing&uifa Jim Rice, former Colombus crew coach. Is now coaching at the Detroit Boat club. Piney Mitchell Is staging a comeback os boxing instructor for a Milwaukee church. Eighteen thousand spectators tended the opening of tbe racing son at Auteull, France. atsea- American trotting stallions and brood mores are being exported ts Europe In large numbers. at Wisconsin, Ohio State Michigan, and niinols expect to play one Eastern team a year in football. Jimmy Walsh, one of the most feared batters In the International season leugue, starts his twenty-thirin organized baseball this year as a member of the Jersey City club. The Maryland boxing commission Instructed referees and judges not to make any more draw decisions. widow Belle C. d Reeves with Washington, Is He always makes astonishing plays In a game, but also comes through with most astonishing and coslty errors at other moments. Bobby an erratic player. Frauleln Cecilie Aussera, German lawn tennis star, will play in the British championships at Wimbledon this year. ' The American record for watei plunging is 84 feet 6 Inches, made by Ted Abrams In Pittsburgh, March 8 Johnny Dobbs, manager of the Bir mingham team, not only has the tallest pitcher In the minors in Jim Weaver, turned over by the Washington club, but also a rookie named Stouten borough. September 1C Is the date on which the fall football season will officially open at all Pacific Coast conference universities. With the bases loajled In a recent San Frimcisoo-Portlungame the batter singled, but no score was made because the hull hit the runner on third and he was called out. One was out at the time. Boxing. In a very short time, has become a popular sport at the UniA recent match versity of Virginia. was attended by 3,000, the largest crowd to ever see an Indoor, event there. , - Mrs. Edna Greiner of Detroit, who Is distinguished as being the first woman fight manager In the United States. In her stable of pugs Is ber first cousin, Frankie Mack, whom she declares Is bound to become tbe next Johnny Hawkins, former Southern California grid star, who Is serving a prison term In San Quentin now Is devoting most of'his spare time there to development of prison ath leties, especially baseball. 1024. . Five times winner In .the 8.2 balkline billiards championship, - Young Jake Schaefer Is only thirty-fou- r has competed against years old. hut the leading ' cueisls since he was tweutv-one- . , |