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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1922. CREATOR OF NATIONAL LEAGUE HOMER RECORD A MODEST YOUNG CHAP Scene of National Trap Association Competition in Is Ideal. September ROGERS HORNSBY (praams. ' - ?' . f:J ''V 4?t uWv - Between 700 and 800 trapshooters pay all their own bill yearlv to ehoot .In the Grand American, and there is no reaeon why the same number, or more, should not pay a portion of their own expense and shoot in the rifle champion' ships. m J' ' , tity. BUYING PENNANTS HINDERS MAKING OF YOUNG PLAYERS By Tribune Special Sport Service. NEW YORK, Aug. 12. An old baseball Hmn said the other day that the magnates in their frantic attempts to buy pennants are killing the development of young players, and thereby cutting off the supply of future material. "Look at the Yankees, he said They bad on their bench ail lost year and most of this enough good young material to make a first division contender und to build up a team that might be fight lng for th pennant 'a year or two from now. ; Murrev, "Look at O'Doul. Fewster, Hoffinen, McNaUy and half a dozen others They should be welcome aii.li-tloto any club. "Of oourae, some of them are in Boston now, and playing regularly, but they have been wasted for a long time when they should have been getting big league experience in regular game. "The craze today Is for stars. The owners are trying to buy their teams and hand the flnls-heprodready made uct into someone's hands to pilot. All bo well machine is the ask that they handled on the field. "In th old days that was only one of a manager's many duties. A manager ought to be, first of all, a great developer of raw material. Ho should be able to take promising recruits. Instruct them, polish them and make them ready to fit Into his machine. "As matters stand todav, the manager who works skiwly, builds a club up fiom the ground and has it readv for a pennant bid is Just as likely ns not to see his years of efforts set at naught by someone with a big bankroll, who ran go Into the market and buy what he has bis eyes on. Take th Cardinals. There's a Kail club that was made. There were a few gtuc figuring In its construction. Most of its stars came bv the trade route or were lifted from the minors Huggins atarted that club on its way to the top, and now Rickey Is In a position to bring It through. But th effort of those two men and the services they have rendereti4oba-bal- l In finding new players mav be set at naught of the Giants gotondesperate or two end start bidding wildly for , big-mon- atars. Payton Rifle Club Will , Hold Qualification Shoot Thirteen members of the Payson Rifle club attended the last as shown by the appended shoot, regular scores. The membership qualification match, will regular army course of seven stages, An army be fired Sunday, August 20 officer will be present and the event will be official. Members who did not qualify at the state ehoot will have a chance to do so In this event. Three pneee will be awarded. Shooting will begin at 7 o'clock in the morning, Spectator are invited. Practice match held August 6, slow fire , i E. R. Gram M. 8. Tipton George H. Davis O. tv. Erlanduon .. Georg A. Cheever ' . ..34 A. Thompson ... I.Ioyd Powell ..........42 Relph day son Arthur Daley ,,3d H. F. Badhaun .... V. Anderson ...... Heber Clayton ., . . B. IX Bad ham e J. " ! . Just Arrived ' full of style: and pep are two of the girl athletes stars in both track and field in farewell practice in this country at Weequahi park, near Newark, N. J. These girls, with the other members of the United 8tates team, will take part in th women international games at the Pershing stadium in Paris. Photo at left Shows Frances Mead of the Rosemary alumnae, clearing the bar; on the right is seen Miss Camille Sabie of Newark, N. J., going over the hurdles. -H- , v- w 4 r, $ r v , y w fii.. $ . - - K i - r; , j "V - fZ??' V T j I 1 f t ' ,bid y ... Texaa-Oklaho- &. ' ., Aw Opposed Silent Players. Fence Buster Who But Recently Passed Mark Standing Since 1884 Insists Upon Truth in His Interviews; Calls Kiddies His Real Pals; Was Sold for $500, After Being Discovered by a Railroad Conductor. A National league record, covered with dust through thirty-eigyears of er vies on a dir.gy ehelf. haa been shattered. Rogers Hornsby, a son of Texas, who wears a deep dimple In the center of his chin, today sits with ths purple robe draped arouml his massive shoulders, lie Is the new home-ru- n king of th ancient organization, having recently swatted No. 28, And with that stroke Ed Williamson dropped out of the parade with his maik of 27. mad In the days when the out fluid fences were not as far back as they are at present and when the batter was not handicapped with the v rule Of coarse, George Herman Ruth conHe tinues to swing a whjeed baton. foul-stri- head the orchestra of home-ru- n Jazz with hta 69 of a year ago, but that is over in the American league, and National league records are Just as valuable as those of the rival circuit. Therefore, Rogers Hornsby in being showered with congratulations, and why not? At the age of 26 how many have ? ripped the seam for 2 Several weeks ago It looked as If Hornsby had already reached the pinnacle of home-ru- n fame. He had made 25, which shoved Gavvy Oavath's figure ot 24. made with the Phillies back In 1915. Into ths discard. But Just t that moment e prominent statistician dashed forth and presented the book of 18A4, which Introduced Williamson's collection home-runs- of 27. T The story of Rogers IlOrnsba career probably is filled with more Interesting v At that moment, however. Hugglna waa. looking at the present, and not the future the pennant of 1914, whtch he lost. But the spring of 1915 arrived and the Cardinal, training at San Antonio, were not many miles away from Denison. "Connery, take our second team over to Denison and look 4t this kid. Hornsby," waa Huggins's instruction to hi scout. Many month later Connery reported to Huggins. "He's the freshest thing sitting on two spiked shoes," remarked Connery. "I'm going to buy him whether you like him or not. We have too many silent guys on this ball club. Take Chief Wilson. Hank Robinson, Zinn Beck, Walton Cruise and a few more you never hear them beefing at the umpire ! 1 believe this kid Hornsby would give ua Just what we need. And thats how Hornsby became member of the Cardlnafs. He was bought for 8500. arrived in late August, 1915, and a week before the season dosed, sitting on the bench with Huggins, he said: "Well. Huggins, I've made good for you, so give me mv contract for next And Ills hatting average wa .246 year. In eighteen games In the National league. Major league managers seldom get excited over a kid who contributes a .246 average, hut Huggins admired Hornsby for his aggressiveness The next 5 ear saw Hornsby the regular not attracting any attention aa Shortstop, a home-ru- n hitter, however. The third baseman waa injured. Hornaby offered FIL CLOTM-- S SHOP "Original not Imitators' TOM MARSHALL sun-burn- ed Chief Sitting Bull is buried where mourning doves chant his requiem, tn grouse semimockery, while sharp-taile- d strut, coo, crow and dance on his neglected grave, as they beat taps with their wings. Frank Hughes of the little cjty of S. D., is one of our very best The territory surrounding wing shots. Mobndge Is ytrgin prairie, except the rolling lands adjarent to the Grand river. On Standing Rock Indian reservation may be found the finest grouse and prairie chicken ehootlng In America. Encroachment of civilisation has driven the major portion of the wild game, both fur and into this favored locality, feathered, whirh wild life now calls home. While, a guest of Hughes we staged a grouse hunt. Leaving Mobrldge, a typical western city of 3600 people, w northwest about twenty miles to Mahto, a tank town on the C., 51. & St. where" a close friend of P. railway, a Hughes resided,. Chief Smelled-a-Bea- r. d Bioux Indian, a history making who accompanied character, Sitting Bulls band of warriors when they attacked and completely annihilated General Custer and his entire command of troopers on the Little Big Horn river In 1876. We had In the rear of our car 'two and "Rex." English Betters, "Freckles belonging to Hughes. We loaded the chief In with the dogs; he was littls company for them, as he spoke the sign language only. He waa an excellent wing shot, knew every Inch of the country, also game and their habits, making him a valuable addition to our party. Is an ardent adChief Smelled-a-Bemirer of Chief Sluing Bull, recounting hte proweas, and cunning, courage through the meiltum of an Interpreter. We drove west from Mahto, about thirty miles, to the village of Little Fagle, where Chief Sitting Bui! la burled. The town and adjacent population Is composed of "squawmen" and their families palefaces who have annexed squaws as coworkers under the oommon law, or au-to- ar to play third base. He did. Later Huggins was spiked. A second baseman waa needed. Hornsby played the bag. In Hornsby's first full season In th National league be covered ail positions The first one on the field for practice In tha morning was Hornsby. He did not rush to the clubhouse when the game was over, but waited for all of th fans to move out of the park and with a flock of youngsters Hornsby held a half-hobatting practice. He had his mind set on He knew remaining a major leaguer. he had to become a .800 batter and be realised that perfection was not reached Thus he batted and without practice. batted and batted. Hornsby's points on batting are simple. He does not advance any exaggerated Ideas. In brief, his punch is this: "Bwlng only at good balls. It stands to reason that a Wealthy swing will send a ball on a long travel If It Is met with the ripe part of the bat. And ww fm the man himself: Who Is he and what Is he? You wiH never see Hornsby climb the Woolworth building to blowr out the lights. Broadwav, Main street and Hollywood hold no charms for him. He does not vote the prohibition chews nor ticket, tout he neither smoke, one-half of stronger than anything tips 1 per cent. His greatest hobby Is baseInon dates Is and, open ball. He misery unlike many stars, he prefers an exhibition game In a small town to an off day. yes, Resell hats, ties shirts, etc lipsfei? By m Mind you, it 'was Hornsby's aggressiveness, and not his batting power, which attracted the attention of only one trail. scout who covered that But that's' a little ahead of the atory, which dwells on th real discovery of thle mighty swatter. To got down to the early fact of th arrival of Hornsby. The St. Louis Cardinals of 1914 were pennant contender with the Boston Braves and the New York Giants. The manager was Miller J. Huggins. Th chief scout wa Bob Connery, And the 1914 Cardinal trailed the Brave and the Giant to the wtr because there was a weak spoke at Artie Butler, th original shortstop. Jack Miller, a candidate, had failed. first baseman, had been converted Into ahortstopper to rescue th Infield. A railroad conductor became the ChrisDuring topher Columbus on Hornsby. the 1914 season one of the many tips which were flashed In to Hugglna and Connery conveved the Information that "there was a fresh kid playing shortstop wtth the Denison team In th league, it -- GUfiKROD -TRAP Scout Admired Dash. w Ssve $10 - T data than any other hero In the baeehall world. In the first place, like Topsy, Texas-Oklaho- vufil S' SAM Grand River, mutual agreement, mar- rlage route. Little Eagle has a email Indian cemetery, with an area of about an acre, located on a knoll overlooking the Grand river. Afi oak cross, about five feet h gh, with four cornerstones, marks the grave of Chief Kitting Bull, en Indian 7 whose name during the period was a household word, and his many atrocious crimes and massacre Induced a shudder when recited. A prisoner of war for many years, in 1890 he staged the rewhich incited ligious ghost dances unrest among his many ?:neral Indian December 15, 1890, Sitting Bull was surprised and captured by a posse of Indian police and soldiers near Grand river. His warriors attempted a rescue. While he was attempting to shoot th sheriff of Corson county, the sheriff's boy shot him in the stomach, from which wound he died soon after. That Indian cemetery Is located on raw prairie, where She sod Is never broken unless they are digging a grave. Tall Buffalo grass abounds within the enclosure, furnishing a home for bunnies and cover for grouse, immediately adjacent to the last resting place of that oid Sioux aachem. Thinking of th past and gazing with awe on the unpretentious tomb of America Napoleon, I waa suddenly startled from my reminiscent reverie by the firSmelled-a-Bea- s had ing of two shots killed a brace of grouse from a flock which had taken wing at the foot of the grave of Sluing Bull. Thea copper colored children of the forest have little sentiment In their syshunted the tem. W urroundlng thickets of bullberry buahes, with their umbrella spread, and found many grouse resting or feeding on those succulent berries, hanging In clusters like currants. Bull berries are great thirst quenchers; Indians gather them and convert them Into jelly, also a wine which, wtth fermentation and age, produces a very perrivaling "hooch" aa a ceptible "kick, substitute for "firewater.. Along th Grand river we found Imprints of mammoth hands. Imbedded in the rocks. Indian tradit.ona recite the fact those Indenture were modeled by the Great Spirit as a receptacle for the hands of braves who supplicated for additional strength or success In advance of tribal battles. Prairie chicken and grouse aggregate In advancevof their short or "yard-u- p Grouse and chicken migratory flight. have crossed up until a liberal per cent of are now found m most flocks. Locate a crossing when their migratory flight Is on. The shooting treat of your life le pass ehootlng on prairie chlhken or grouse. Their flight velocity will require every phase of skill and accuracy you possess. England and Scotland both feature "hedge or dnye shooting. I have shot in both countries, tn the open and from the box, at birds Never coming down ahead of beaters. have 1 experienced the shooting thrills experienced on a migratory grouse pass. MARSHALLS ANSWERS TO NIMRODS. Question: There has been an argument as regards the targets at tha 1923 Grand American handicap: Will they be thrown over the water, or have a water background? This is a fact shooters should know. In my judgment it makes a verv material difference to Inland shooters. R. K. F. PRtsburg, Pa. Answer. No; the ocean Is a half-midistant from the traps and targets will be thrown over a succession of meadows, with small sashas or ditches running through the same. The amount of water in channels is governed by the tide. At times there is an overflow of the meadows when a strong east wind continues for several days. It is a safe assertion that contestants at the next Grand 275 Ham nJSJJf 1869-186- American handicap jn Atlantic N. J., September will not against a water background. Question: Have aeon none of th scores of John Philip Sousa this season. Haa he abandoned th trapshooting W. T. O. arena? Danville, 111. Our friend, John Philip Answer: Sousa, was thrown from his horse some time since; his left arm was injured, an accident from which he has never fully recovered, but he Is steadily gaining and hopes to again face the traps for a continuation of his excellent scores In the very near future- - He has lost none of his enthusiasm or love of the sport, which he piefers to all others. Giovanni Martlnem, . who has delighted thousands of giar.d opera devotees, Is a shotgun artist and shoots In many tou- rnament. HANDICAP IN CRIMSON GULCH. Crimson Gulch Isnt improving as fast as I thought It would. "The town is kind o held back bv Cact pride and patr otim," replied Joe. "Anybodv whod venture to lun? needs Gulch Crimson that any Improve ment would Immediately be so unpopu n lar that he'd lose hi influence. Waah-InsRo- Star. V Dflrit&mU . 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WAITER FIELD CO., Pwt, le Ctt, RECONSTRUCTIVE For the run-dow- CHICAGO TONIC man n 0MEZ GLAND TABLETS th Contain glands taken from healthy, vigorous animals. Write for fiee booklet. Omea Pharmacal Co., Nevada Bldg., Denver, life-givi- Colo. Despises Circus Publicity. He Hornsby detests circus publicity. probibly Is one of th most difficult heroes In the sport field to Interview. him. Th port writer who misquote who place him as the "Big 1 in th baseball world, will never receive a secHe inalsta upon th truth ond hearing. In his interviews and acorn th glaring headline which announce hi wondarful deeds. Another amusing trait fn his character Is tha' way h shies at banquet InPut him at th plat with vitations. three on, th greatest pitcher In th throat league On the hill and 80,000 cheering and Rog does not twitch tella nerve. H is right at home. But him that the boy are Invited for a banquet and he lose himself from view. ' Chauncey Depew ha nothing to fear from Rogers Hornsby. Rog simply wUl not attend those affairs, notwithstanding of Branch all the persuasive, power Rickey, hi manager. 'Get Rickey to talk for you, U th way Hornsby receive such tnvitatlona He's the orator of the club. If you will build a ball park In tha banquet room and you want a hitting exhibition. I'll giv the boy a few swing, but nix en that otter-dinnspeaking for me." Beneath that sunburned ekln ther a big, oft heart: a soft heart for th kiddie of today. There you have Horns-bey- 'a tender, spot. They are hi real the ball park at home each pals Leaving day ha fill his big car with th we tot who wait for him on th outsid and, adjusting the wheel, inquire, Where do we go from here?" Th first stop I an tee cream store, and Rog doesn t car how much of the $25,000 a year, Is tapped by th stomach of bis real buddies. in Used Demonstrator Over , Th first football practice of th season of the Poplar Grove Athletic club Is called for this afternoon at 3 oclock on for the new baseball field, Candidate the team are requested to be present. The following player are .expected to v Peterson, Verti Peterson, report: Clair Peterson, Charles Broadwater, Bill Buster is a Boston bull terrier Jim Richards of 305 Third avenue. He is 4 years old. Buster Snider, Walt Snider. Wl'.f Brown,Wura-baeGoodmansen, Carl was born aud raised in California, lleowetfbyvenzo vvas purcbatMv Mr. Richards about two months ago, and haa not become Bason.BIHEmery yet Bill Naachke, Ralph, Barney accustomed to the climate in this city, lie is an eiceliebt watch dog, and likes nothing better than a good fight now 1 pee yen. Mace Roberts, Art LHipaix. Era and again. Apahr, Flank Ray and Jos Jet: sen. P-- h, Just Like New A few famoui er Poplar Grove Griddert Summoned for Practice lli I Theyll sell quick at our price Hurry-S- ee them! 1 Special te The Tribune. PAYSON, Aug. 12. : !, he jes growed up. He received no He played oolleglate course balfbn the lots of Fort Worth Texaa as a kid because all of the youngsters in his neighborhood had a, nine. He was a mediocre batter 'as a mkior leaguer and became a major league prospect because he carried more sand and more dash to his play in the circuit than any other Infielder. tit, The matches run from September 2 to 18. with th first ten days being deThe voted to a school of Instruction. officer le Colonel Mrton C exscutlv Alumina, who was executive officer In The teams will be 1918, 1920 and 1921. ten members, comprised of thirteen shooting, two officers and one alternate team shall of th membet five leaat At be men who never, before shot In a national match. matches are gaining Ip The small-bor- e popularity every year. This will be .the fourth year for, these watches In connection with the national tournament. England will make Its sixth attempt since De War trophy 191 to get back th year the United 133States shooters beat th Britishers by point and at sport that England haa always regard ed herself as supreme. For everv rifle shot we have England has six, but we have quality, and In time will have quan- 1 iJ - ,v x After Revenge. J A- N. I'C., Trip Worth Making. England" ?!. lari, expense. nament nr Rogers Hornsby, In ettiny th for th National has Introduced hi wallop to Th tabla all team In the circuit. ehoms that a majority of hla drivea bava been mde at hli tioma park. The record uhih urpaded the one Bland mg since ISM follows. homrun rerord Lhtt, elob, pitrhor, April 12, flti., Lurtprr, Mi, L. Pitt. loop April 20, chi. , April 2, OH., f April 8, (bl., Kufmi, I hi. llnf 10, N. Y hehf. t. L. May 17, ftklyn. (jontlner, St. I. May 10, fUlya., Martiaui. St. L. Mar 22. IVwiu, Miller, St. L. Mar 28, HrMtoa, tVataoa. St. L. Mar 25, Pitta., Giaaoer, fit. L St, I. Mar 2H Pitta., St. L. . .. Mar 2h, Pitta , Mar 2. Ot la., Kkon. St. L. .. Maadowa. Fhita. Jun 12, Fbila , 2ua 14, Bairs, bnnet, BKlyn. 8U 1., KattfnuiDB, I. Jttna 24, Jim 29, PiHa., tilaaBcr, fHta Jalr I, Pitta., (xHtper, Fltta. July 4, tin., Eetk. St. U ... July &, tin, ilarkle, St. L. .. July 7, Bkir. Vanca. St. L. Julr 10, Bblyn, 8hHvr, St. L. July 12. FbHa., Meadow. It. U July 14. FtiU.. Hrhhalt, 8t. UL. . July 19, Boat, Miller, St . Maritrird, St. U July X. Y S. N. 24, Kyaa. July Aug. ft. Fbtla., IUq. Fbtla. . , When a civilian rifleman gels to Camp cot and Perry he will be given a other necessities wljhout cost, also rifles fils secure can and ammunition, and he meals for 60 cent each. Us can also secure quite a reduction from the regular railroad fare. An) one who has ths time and la Interested In rifle shooting will find the visit to Camp Perry most InterThere Is a wonderful bathing esting. beach, miles of open country, with Port Clinton at mile away, Cedar Point about fifteen, Toledo about thirty and Cleveland about sixty. The national matches began In IMS and this Is th tenth time they have been staged on th Ohio state range, It the finest rifle range In the world. is equipped with 80 pistol targets, 66 tar8 targets at yards, gets at 00 yard. 60 targets at 800 and 80 at I0n0 yards. These targets can be combined so a to make 100 targets at 1000 yards. Then shooting range there la the small-bor- e and th automatic trap for the lackclay target shooter. There is nothing touring to make a wonderful shooting for Home Runt tn, By PETER P. CARNEY, Editor National Sport, Syndicate. ear that the rifle ShootThla la th ers must make food. With v4ry Item of ejcpei-defrayed by the government for a. rum her of year, more than 1000 riflemen hate a) way appeared for the national championships. Thla year aomeona used a sharp knife on the budget of the national matches, which make It necessary for all civilian rifleman to pay their own transportation to and fom Camp Perry. While the National little 'association has no destr to see its promotion work curtailed, nor any rifleman prevented from showing his skill, the trimming of the appropriation may he a Mossing In disguise. We will find out how many riflemen are Interested enough In the championships to pay some of their own J4 The New Record Goodrich and Continental $4 Tires-on- ly $50 Get Your Tickets on Those Fine . $33 Winchester Rifles Weve Giving Away FREE 2'o ? iHovizi K-- |