Show SCHAEFER GIVEN HIGHEST RATING Placed First b by Y National Ranking Rankin Committee Jake Schaefer Is placed first In Johnny I Layton ayton in 9 cushions and Ralph Greenleaf In pocket billiards according to to- the Tnt Tnt- yating Ing by the ranking committee of th tM the National Billiard Association of ot AmerIca Amer- Amer Ica lea In three cushions the unexpected la is found for tor three players lire are placed Rmon among the first ten Willie Hoppe Is placed nt at No 2 Welker Cochran at No C 6 Q and aud Schaefer at No 8 In Hoppe has been en dropped to No 5 and barel barely managed to escape seventh position on Hoppe has hal tolled faked to compete In either etther of thelast tho the last worlds world's cushion or on pocket billiard tournaments but the ranking committee rated him on past per per- Jn In n. n pocket billiard billiards Frank Fronk was placed second over o Erwin Rudolph Rudolph Ru Ru- dolph although Rudolph was walt second and anel ski Taber-ski third In the last laet world worlds title tournament eon con consistency on- on and his ability to adapt himself himself him him- self to all nU kinds of playing conditions were the determining factors Heinle Wagner Red Sox SOT boss ha hat has chon changed cd Hobby Bobby H Reeves Reeve's ves ve's side arm throw to first base Connie Mack Slack mann manager er of the Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia dolphin Athletics world b baseball n a s e b a l II l champions says one of ot the biggest satisfactions of ot his baseball life UCe Is la his purchase of Mose Iose Grove for the Athletics Ath Ath- Mack 1 says no other pitcher In the history of baseball was as ns fast as his big bib ace Grove Is faster taster now than at nt any time since he joined the Athletics Is the opinion of at Earl Mack Connies Connie's son who Is affiliated with the Athletics The veteran manager alwa always s cautious s says I dont don't know whether Bob nob Is faster now than ever before but I do know he Is plenty fast and hes he's a whole lot Jot smarter He lIe has hns adopted n a change of ot pace delivery delhery Watch him and you'll see that he throws It with all the motions he used when chucking his fast one Philadelphia claims the best board of at strate strategy In the lea league ue William Kid Gleason Glenson and Edward Ed Trowbridge Trowbridge Trowbridge Trow- Trow bridge Collins are advisors ad to Mr 1 Me- Me Each Ench had a crack at managing managing man man- aging the Chicago White Sox In the past post Gleason as we said before managed ed a Chicago team that was one of the greatest baseball has known Collins was wa one of ot the g games game's lending leading second basemen Before BeCore he went to Chicago as a n player he was the brightest star In the famous Mackian constellation the Athletic machine of lG 16 and 17 years ago alo In Chicago he was a member of ot the great 1919 1910 team The American League Is tJ trying an nn experiment this season naming an nn official scorer In each city In the cir clr- circuit circuit cult who will he be paid by the league the Id Idea n heln being to make the scoring more uniform than It has been In to the past with the baseball writers taking turns calling the plays Denman Thompson sports editor of ot the Star has hns been designated as officIal official of of- Semi scorer for Washington this season season season sea sea- son with Frank Frnnk H. H YO ln Young of at the Post and John B. B Keller of or the Star first and second alternates respectively John lohn young Infielder was sent to a Pirate farm Columbia of ot the Sally Sully league The nearest to a perfect day or year In 1910 IDIO Jones an outfielder with the St. St Paul club played games James accepting 1858 chances with but one error There are records of outfielders going through a season without making an error but the chances offered and games pla played ed were considerably less Harvard University will engage In Intercollegiate swimming for the first time next winter and has bas arranged seven dual meets The TIle Crimson squad will stage six of ot tho the contests In Its new pool Army willbe will willbe be opposed at nt West Vest Point Feb 23 In the revival re of league baseball bas among major university nines of ot the East Yale finds Itself with a n winning winning winning win win- ning tradition to defend In the American College Baseball association association association tion of or the eighties the l Ells Hs won five fire pennants In six years years' competition Following this the Ella Elit swept three straight championships In the Yale- Yale Princeton Harvard league In which each ench of the competing nines meet each of ot Its two rivals In four games Lefty ODoul who hit last season season season sea sea- son to lead the National league batsmen bats bats- batsmen men says regarding background Background has a lot to do with hit hit- ting There Isn't a background In any big league park except one that bothers bothers bothers both both- ers me I cant can't hit In Chicago go I dont don't see how bow anyone can cnn Those white shirts In the center field stands at Wrigley field are arc terrible Dan Dnn Howley Rowley has not overlooked o the reserve department In building his Cincinnati club for the tho 1930 1030 race Dans Dan's three regular outfielders will be Hellmann HeHmann and Allen and three men In reserve are Swanson Walker and Webb e ex He lie has hns two men each for the Infield posts posts and Dressen for tor third Ford and Durocher for tor short Cruz Critz and Cuccinello for tor second and Kelly I and Heilmann for tor first |