Show DUNCAN DUNGAN FAilS TO DOWN YANK IN GOLF PLAY I Connie Mack Slack Makes Plans for 19 1927 7 Season in III I American League By fly BILLY EVANS J II I C AGO A G 0 Jan 2 2 Zu-Georg Zu I C CA Duncan famous British golf golf- golfI u I or Is with us but he wont won't able b b bablo able ablo to go RO back to England nd and tell lell the folks how he came nl conquered Duncan Is finding find in the going very rough rous-h out California wa Way his short game came has been very ery bal bad The Tho putts putt simply Imply wont won't go godown godown down and when they dont don't the tho scores climb high Already Duncan has lIe bc 1 soundly trounce trounced 1 In a match motch with Light Horse Harry I p pi L- L LI i I o Cooper Ho was positive no cc woul would l take tak over tao brilliant youngster Even a greater disappointment dl was as his failure to qualify In the Los Angeles open lie H lost out by a single stroke lie Ho went ent from a 74 H In hI his first round to toan toan toan an 84 in his lecon second l When hen Duncan takes an nn at 84 1 he heIs heis heIs Is certainly off oft his game Connie Connio Mack Macl is figuring figurine on Ii- Ii ON OX PENNANT pennant for 1927 The failure at athis athis his club to go co over the last two years ears has been a distinct dl dis- dis disappointment dis disappointment appointment Tho The Athletics In failing to win In either 26 1925 showed one glaring fault a 0 lack of ot poise particularly In tIle the tight situa situations Hons This was due to the thi th fact that the club asI as a I whole was a young youn one and lacked Jacked several veteran stars who might servo serve as a 0 bal balance ba anco ance tor for the younger and more erratic members of the team Of OC course this defect detect has been apparent to Manager Connie Maul for somo some time and ho he is i not nol one who sits Idly by I attempting to remedy it Macks Mack's club lacked an exper exper- experienced i veteran in the tho infield The TC outfield also was wu just jurt ju t a no trifle shy hy what it should have been white while the play at shortstop Wul wn brilliant but erratic SIGNS T THREE I STARS STAllS It strikes me that Connie Mark Mack has remedied these by the addition of oC o Eddie Collins Zach Wheat and Tho The fame tamo and ability of oC Col Cot Collins Collies lies lins Is such that no comment Is nece necessary sary lIe He will be a no shelp b b big help In the game or on th thu bench He ile thinks he will h hable able to 10 play tho the entire season i o oj 1 e Ills hIs at I BS eol I It 1 Is just juat the man the tho- Infield need need- I cant can't but think that Zach Wheat has a couple of oC good years kit in his system Ills Ilia lifetime batting average e Is considerably better than and he shou should shou give 81 the club an added punch at the bat Shortstop Dole Coley Boley secured troll from Baltimore has been a much sought after player for fol about t tie fhe years Jack Jael Dunn his manager at Baltimore realizing his worth paid him a a bIg bit league salary salaT to play In tho the minors The signing of oC these those stars makes 1927 look very Cry mUch like a Mack y year ar |