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Show Spurt Motes Archie Hahn has assumed charge of Princeton university track squad. The woman's record for the 100-yard 100-yard swim is 1 :03 held by M. Wehse-lau. Wehse-lau. Metji university baseball team of Japan will tour the United States this spring. A .deal announced by Minneapolis Is the transfer of Pitcher Frank Brinzda to Des Moines. The major league record for consecutive con-secutive games won is 20, established by the Giants in 1916. "Be clean mentally, physically," Is coach Yost's advice to sons. Football advice with a kick In it. Raymond Schmandt, first baseman of the Brooklyn Nationals, has been purchased by Indianapolis. . Third Baseman Goldie Rapp has been purchased from the Philadelphia Nationals by the Toledo club. , A new American running horse record rec-ord for the mile 1:35 2-5 was established es-tablished by Cherry Pie last year. , Americans have won the Marathon twice. Hicks won It at St. Louis in 1904 and Hayes at London in 1908. Alvan Elliott, an outfielder, and IlalptTMlnitree, a catcher, have been purchased by St. Joseph from Moline. Golf in evening dress Is becoming popular in Paris, where one club has a covered practice ground for members mem-bers to'use before and after dinner. Texas Memorial Stadium association associa-tion has been Incorporated to raise funds for the building of a modern athletic stadium at the University of Texas. Breeding of thoroughbred horses is Increasing, according to statistics compiled com-piled by the New York Jockey club, la 1923, 2,648 foals were registered, or 382 more than In 1922. Both Huggins and McGraw will endeavor en-deavor to set a modern baseball record rec-ord by winning their fourth consecutive consecu-tive pennants in the American and National leagues this season. Perhaps the most active fighter In the game at present Is Young Strlb-iing, Strlb-iing, the Georgia schoolboy light heavyweight. Strlbling fights three or four times a month, and usually wins. Stribling is fairly clever, but no hitter, lie rarely ever drops an opponent. |