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Show V THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1922. Proposal Agitates British Regatta Officials; Bout Press Frowns on Dempsey-Carpentier Number of Slugfgers in Both Leagues Trying to Out- slug Babe Ruth of 1921. Hi l i By GEORGE CHADWICK. (Copyright, 19::, by Salt Lake Tribune.) NEW YORK, May S7. The home-ru- n sweepstakes (or 1922 are on.. What Is The grand iour. pleasure, gentlemen? consolidated handicap, It. might be called, " far as Its conditions are concerned, the principal entry, .Ruth, alJ most was left at tha poat. There ie Williams of St. Louie, who has gone over the mark; Ruth of New York, who Is yearning to go over It; Miller of the Philadelphia Athletics, who suddenly has developed a tendency to hit them here and yon; Hornsby of the St. Louis Nationals, who Is starting sedately but with both feet off the mark, and Kelley of the Giants. Do not forgot Kelley. - In he furnished the contrast for Ruth, and without a contrast how dismal these mastodonic athletic feats might become. Others may enter the field. In these days of rubber cored and cork centered Kso half-sco- re 11 couch never knows what might happen when it next-arisin its kimono of the cloth of gold. They Come Unexpectedly. Trie Speaker wondered when he was In the east whether the home-ru- n orgy would continue this year, and almost hie words within the dying echo of hit one himself. This is the way they happen. They are just as unexpected at the minister's donation party. "If we have a lot of them," said Speaker. "and Id hate to say that we wont have them. It will be because they get to the pitchers. "If we don't have a lot of therm" said Kenneth Williams of the St. Louis Browne, "for the moment. It will be beoutfielders cause those wont give a fellow a chance. "I'd say, that the said, Speaker pitchers are not eo generous with their fast ones over the plate as they wef last year. They are trying to work their curves Believe me, It Is some task for some of these old chaps with jerked-bee- f muscles to curve a 'ball. But speed has gone out of fashion. And now show me where there Is a pitcher who ie likely' w. to trot within three or four seconds of w Walter Johnson's time between pitchers plate and home base. "Because I happened to have a little luck in St. Louis," gurgled Williams, "every outfielder has put his shack on the fence for me and there they are camped out waiting for the ball." This was delivelegy of the dying home-ru- n ered In New York after he had made a prodigious wallop to the farther right field comer of the Polo grounds. It was within a few feet of v the fence, a hit that would have been an easv home-ru- n In the day when the outfielders played to back up the Infield. gosh-worrl- Leaders Are at It. The two American league grandees, Ruth and Williams, who for the moment, and some successive moments, will be the cynosure of all eyes, had their first Polo grounds. Neither of joust on the home-run them made a in the first game, to one. He but Williams was skin-tiglanded the ball within a few feet of where Ruth made pne of his longest drives last year. It Jua& failed to go over the fence. Neither of them wns deuce-hig- h for ht British sport Is garnished with many The newspaamusing local traditions always name pers reporting contests amateurs with the prefix Mister, while professionals are always accorded their plain names without- courtesy embellishments. LONDON, May 20. (By the Associated Press.) The admission of a crew composed of working men In the 1922 Henley regatta, the world's oldest blue ribbon the aquatic event. Is a question awaitingwhich decision of the regatta officials, Melpromisee much controversy. The d crew oabied bourne champion recently askngif tts amateur status would be recognised. It Includes a locomotive engineer, a fireman, fitter, a steamship captain, a carpenter and a cleric. The rules of the amateur rowing association, framed In 1SH2. bar mechanics, artisans and laborers or "any person engaged In any mental duty. Tha rowing clubs last year voted to retain the rules. The Henley committee, not necessarily bound by these rules, having rules of its own, promises to give the Melbourne Inquiry full consideration. They dnslst that the barring of laborers Is not founded on snobbish prejudices, but It was felt that competition between ordinary amateurs snd msn earning their living by their muscles was an unfair I handicap to the former. hero ; What press comment has appeared of Dempregarding the proposed meeting frowns a and within year sey Carpentier on a second meeting as fantastic snd ridiculous. In the terms of one 'writer, It would "bo prostrating good sport at the feet of The Northcliffe papers vehemently denounced the projected fight Immediately the arrangement was known. They are not alone.. The Observer remarka; "The Carpentier-Dempse- y kite has been flown. If the public la gulled into accepting a genuine championship fight In which Carpentier holds a chance of victory, they will get what they deserve a repetition of Jersey City, although the spectacle will probably be of longer duration. A few more such matches and the game will receive a fatal setback. eight-oare- money-grabbers- East Seeks to Get Line on Stride of Wests Sprinter, Charles Paddock Most-Talked-- of i will be willing to admit that ha Is capable of doing tha times credited to him in the west. tha sprinter In the Thera are many who feel that from world, has been invtted by Dr. rteorge IS to S00 yards Woodring la Paddodk's LeW. Orton, director of the American master, and those who saw A1 LeOoney gion games to be held at Bhibe park, run at the relay carnival feel that he snd 18, to coin Philadelphia, nn June east and engage In a series of two or way. A reply from Paddock more sprint races with the best men In Is. expected this part of the country. shortly and It Is hqped he wilt acept In this opportunity to meet the besUeastern The experts are anxioue to see h'm action In the eaet agalnet sprinters like sprinters. If he declines, the fans will Loren Murchison, Alfred LeCor.ey, Allan have to wait for the national A. A. U. Woodring, Frank Lovejoy and Eddie Far- championships, which will be held In New rell. and If he can beat these men from York or Newark in September. He is to two to four yards In the hundred accompany the Los Angeles A. C, team six to eight yards In tha furlong they east at that time. By Tribune Special Sport Service. NEW 'YORK, May Pad-doc- k. raoat-talked-- of In the second game and then came the third contest. In which Ruth of the season. his first home-ru- n made It was not as hard a blow as thevutcan of ths diamond can hit, but it Was hard enough. Thus ths maharajah of blngle-po- rt entered Into the battle of the bat for 1922. Williams followed with one Into d the degree roost of the and the rivals quit with honors even In New York, but with the total In Williams's favor so far this season. are Both American league batters, and no more alike than a red gum drop Is like a whits gum- -' drop. Ruth Is grace. Williams is power Ruth pivots and follows through, svery turn a pose. Williams braces himself on his left foot and leg, leans back and cuts through with the . swift inclsivsneas of the lumberman who is swinging an axe In the forest. home-ru- ns nun-go- thirty-eeoon- Ruth centers the ball, and lifts K high at times, because his ewlng begins low and reaches its highest altitude In ths 'middle of the arc which hie bat describes. Williams pushes horlaontally and when he centers the ball raps it on a line. He Is more likely to top It than his rival and, therefore, more likely to jam hot grounders through the Infield His style of batting will find him caught" out leea often on high foula than bis rival. Both .attain long distance, Ruth through the beautiful precision of timing, there is no batter living whose vision and swing Williams more coordinate perfectly; through the tremendous muscular force that Is applied In a direct line when be comes through over the plate. Williams bats aa Fielder Jones was wont to bat In years gone by, and, oddly enough. Fielder Jones le In Oregon now, the state Ruth will from which Williams halls. bat ttms and again to right field, as he swings while Williams, belated In coming Into contact with the ball, le' likely to hit It through- - to left field every now By Tribune Special Sport Service. 7. About fifty NEW YORK, May young basebhll players are succeeding In LITE.. the major leagues. Some of them received trials last season, while others are fresh from the sticks. With the experience to be gained before the end of the colts no doubt present campaign, these high-claperwill be developed into formers. with recent series Yankees the During the Tigers at the Polo grounds the fans saw two fine pitchers, Plllette and Stoner, and two fast infieldsra, Rigney and Clark, who had been vuneut,.e.i uy Manager Cobb. The Reds evidently made no mistake when they picked up Cavenev, Couch, Plnelll and Harper. Ralph bhlnners Is a ftxture In the Giants outfield. Hung-linHigh, De Berry, Vance and Bhrlver of the Robins have made goad. Washington has three recruits of quality In Pitchers Gleason and Phillips snd Outfielder Goslln. Walker, Henltne and Parkinson are helping the lh lilies and Bing Miller Is a factor In the success of the Athletloe. PUtenger of the Red Sox Is nmlng No Hit" Robertson 1b a along rapidly. White Sox ace; Van Gilder has beiicme Browns' one of the mainstays and the present high position of the Cube is work of largely due to the splendid Ch saves, Aldridge, Stats, Kelleher, Hack Miller and Hartnett. George Murray, Yankee pitcher, has distinguished himself In recent games. ymngster Murray Is a from the Carolines. ss GET OUT IN 'THE OPEN AUTO-KAM- P fm rm g, Less Than Half Price buy canvas at prices quoted below You cannot AUTO TENT AND COTS 50 AUTO TENT AND COTS While they last 100 Af AtlflbV HOUSE OF HOPPER 140 EAST THIRD SOUTH n Golf , models, sport models, conservative models, models. 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So far as mere length goes, a wind from that quarter does not add to the par score of the round, but It does Increase very appreciably the difficulty of keeping near to the proper figures, and the wind received valuable assistance from several blinding showers of jaln. Ths balls u?d were all one sue; their diameter was 1.705 Inches and their weights varied between 29 and 1 pennyweights. The general opinion was that the labor of shifting 21 pennyweights from one place to another was tiresome rather than dtficult. Few found the length o their difficult- .- Few round the length or thelr Iron shots impaired, by the Increase In the diameter of their balls. Many, however, complained that they could not force themselves to "borrow enough when putting through a cross-winTlie larger surface of the ball made tlie effect I of the wind on is courso over a keen green a ponderable consideration in determining the line of a putt, and for some years players have seldom had to bother About wind at holing. Rigt'ly regarded, this characteristic Is perhaps a virtue of the large balls; at any rate, many respectable authorities will take that view. Many of the crack players started to late In the evening that detailed comment on their performances Is Impossible, but It may be remarked that Walter Blackwell, who had the oest of the carter returns, played a ball weighing 21 pennyweights. He was in great foim and had ten is on his card, The Short Hole ki was a 2, but he waa overambltlous playing the Road hole, which consequently cost him 7. He reported that the ball carried from the tee to the usual places, was easy to pick up through the green owing to Its slse, and waa finely suited to the putting. But he was not so favorably impressed with the feel of it on bis club, and considered it to be a useful, rather than a pleasant. Implement for golfing. At the business meeting of the R. and A. a resolution was passed authorising the rules of golf committee. If :t was considered expedient, to coopt reoreseh-tative- s from all or any of the British dominions. In regard to the sending out of a team to America, it satisfactory financial arrangements can be made I' was reported that a sum of ,11,60 was required, and 'so far the subscriptions were not coming In as fast as could be wished. 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They came to town billed as one of the earon. of the disappointments But they certainly werent very c.'tile It their about stay here, Taken during on by one. says an expert, Cobb' combination does not look very Impressive, g but placed together as a whole and the kind of ball they displayed during their stay here this year's Detrott combination. is decidedly easier on the eyet than the one displayed last season. Ty Cobh Is apparently obtaining some very Interesting pitching from some of his younger pitchers, and Ehmke appeared to be very presentable In hla appearance here. But it Is In the spirit that Cobb seem to hhve Instilled Into his men that the Tigers were most noticeable during their stay In New York. Cobb has apparently succeeded In passing on some of his own fiery intensity to his team as a whole. None of the combine tions that have appeared on the Polo grounds this season has been more in terestmg to watch. jia-ln- come In early tomorrow end Tribune Special Sport Service. NEW YORK, May 27. One of our most experienced boxing expeete says that If Luis Flrpo, Argentine heavy weight champion, la properly managed and trained he will fight his way Into a match for the world title with Jack Dempsey to be held probably In Buenos Aires next year. Flrpo. A ho stopped Italian Jack Herman, a game and willing slugger, in the fifth round at Bbbets field a couple of weeks ago showed considerable natural fighting ability, but was lacking in the acience of the ring. With one of the quickeet and hardest rlght-haq- d uppercuts ever delivered by a big man, Flrpo scored a terrific knockout. The blow lifted Herman off the canvas and toppled him over backward, his head striking thfe floor. For several had been minutes It looked as take your pick ftom the big stock of -style euita that we have in abundance. Tell ne what yon can-pa- y down and make your own terms on the balance. Ton can pay as yon wear tha dothee and never miss the money. stand up he collapsed (n a heap. With Flrpo Is a wonderful hitter. the execution of Dempsey, there la not a heavyweight pugilist In the ring today who can punch with greater power. But the 8outh American has much to learn. Like Jess WHiard in his prime, Flrpo delivers most of his blows overhand for ths top of the head or the back of the neck. He Is tremendously strong And these awkward looking punches are extremely annoying. But Flrpo will get better results when he perfects a straight d jab and learns how to drive home blows to the body. Not even Dempsey would have been able to keep hts feet under the force of the fearful uppercut that laid Herman low. It was the greatest punch of Its kind that has been delivered In New York ring sines the days of Rob and Jim Jeffries, and It served to boom Flrpo stock to such s degree that in future bouu be will prove s magnet. For a man of his weight and Inches, Flrpo Is "fast. He moves around with remarkable agility and can stand up under heavy punishment. 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