| Show THE Copyright 1926 New York Tribune Inc Ine Trademark Registered U. U S. S Patent tent Office By GRANTLAND RICE QUEUES QUEUE'S TIlL TILE SLUMP lP A year jear ear ago the tho cry went up that toot baseball bal ball was facing the first stages of ot an Impending slump It was on ou the verge of ot losing favor or Interest and the old frenzy frenz were beginning to wane Tho The colleges v were vere ere beginning to run shy hy and Americas America's youth was turning to other This spring In spite spile of o cold weather welther and threatening the Yankees played to paid admissions m in ill their first s ax- ax teen ten panics allies umes Sixteen games happen to be one- one ninth of ot the entire schedule t At this tale ate the Yankees will play to taxpayers before Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober And j only a a. short ago paid admissions was about all nil an entire league could expect eX lct It If the race happens to keep fairly airly close tho the Yankees will play to o over tossing all past records into the ashcan SAME II The one so s sofe to te tip to follow Is that Interest In no sport Is Isan wan wan- In log ng They are all on the tho upturn The rhe population of ot the country Y has crawled up to people and what Is still more moro Im Im- Important Important Important sporting interest and sporting Knowledge have havo Invaded new areas every year ear expanding with amazing rapidity There was a day not so many clock ticks back when few sports could draw big crowds Now ow box- box boxing Ing ng baseball racing football rowing and soccer have o drawn i from to t O Basket Basket- Basketball I F t ball jall crowds e have a pushed I their limited accommodations almost In- In Ino In-I In Into to o the street Golf Golt championships ure are fought ought between crowded lanes of ot spectators frequently extend extend- extendIng extending Ing ng yards ards on either side of or orthe the fairway where only a a. good runner can out-gallop out the thundering herds of ot humanity Pyle with an expensive cast made money out of ot professional tennis Where here do they all come from Crom Well Veil people with a a. considerable outlay of ot cash at hand liand hand can keep keel tho alto wheel spinning for lor many a game Till THE GUE I G CONTEST COTEST The Tho meeting me between Jimmy Maloney and Jack Sharkey next week has more moro of ot the tho talent guessing than any battle of ot tho year ear There was teas pretty definite be be- Je- Je lief Judging from front tho the odds that Dempsey could beat Tunney lunne that Wills could whip Sharkey that Delaney Delancy could trim Malone Maloney These beliefs were all knocked cock Tile The fact that both fighters have been aggressive e up I Ito to date should promise good bood ac ac- action action 1 tion but whether such action will lead to a knockout Is another guess It wont won't unless ono one of ot the tho two packs lacks something on to his normal punch Maloney has more camp carne followers around New York but Sharkey has his sharo share In ht both bolh New liew York and Boston who are counting onn on an active left hand to shift shirt tho the final tide tl c his way wa A Maloney aloney has a greater variety of ot attack than Sharkey has shown And ho he has nas done dono do no tho the harder punching on an average But Dut those supporting Sharkey have about as many reasons for tor their nomination They The like 1110 his hili speed and his aggressiveness over o the round 15 route TilE i in SURE TIP TIPS Fp VI to a few days 1118 da s ago ngo the tho fol Col- following lowing sure suro tips lips on the Kentucky Derby had been leen forwarded to this department Osmand Scapa Flew Rip Hip Rap Hap us Buddy Kiev and antI Candy Cand Queen This made It enough If It Itono ono one only could assort tho the various tips lips and pull out tho the right card But Dut rusty nails defeats upsets and other nagging details gave e but little help in iii cutting culling the choice down Iown Gwen even to a pair Gant this flits he collection coll-cl coll ion A number of or fc- fc fe feverish bettors bel already have spread j their wagers to three entries and some of ot them are considering a a. fourth There always alwo's Is a flock floel of ot Im Im- Important Important Important information In around ar und on the tho derby but on this present oc occasion oc- oc occasion casion c the Important Information seems sc ems to be split about ways was By lly the time you ou have listened to most of or the evidence you ou are about as well off ort as you jou ou are In fit trying to decide at which number the roulette ball will decide to 10 stop rOD TODAY'S GOLF GOM LES LESSON OX U When hen one ono begins to slice or heel hec a shot the next move is to stand further away awny from front the ball There is a n belief blI t that If It you vou aro hitting tho the ball bat at the heel of or the club you jou ou can hit It In iii the tho middle of ot the same weapon by h I moving mo a I Ife few fe Inches back After this happens the golfer then falls fallI forward into the down stroke and hits It deeper In the heel hecl than ever er Tho The safest method Is lo to stand perhaps a trifle closer and Keep cp your our weight back There will be beno beno beno no temptation to lean forward In Inthe Inthe Inthe the act of ot hitting The rhe best cure curo for Cor heeling or slicing In general generalIs Is to Keep the weight back and transfer more attention to the club head If It you ou keep your weight back and hit with the club you ou dont don't do do so much heeling or slicing For that matter on Iron play pIa and especially mashIe and mashie niblick play the th average golfer goiter can afford to stand an inch or two closer to tho the ball than he us- us us us- usually U 11 does 11 oes grumbles G. G C K II If dont baseball writers give more space to Joe Judge of ot Washing Washing- Washington ton one of ot the best hustlers and andone andone one of ot the best ball hall players in Inthe inthe the thu game take him anywhere you jou OU care to Acknowledgement ement to toJ J. J J Judge is hereby made without any reservation reser Concerning that best left field field- fielder er argument chips In iii II 11 1 L. L about whether the tha name should bo be e Jim or Fred Clarke what about Joe Kelly and Joe Jackson Jaclson Just as good fielders and far tal better bolter hitters Ask A k any major league manager which pair pall he would rather have Joe Jack Jack- Jackson Jackson son outside of oC his ails propensity to peer under the willow was wal probably probably probably ably the top of ot the lot lob In his prime I C ho was hooked o e In n with S 11 Cobb and a Speaker speaker ke as ono one n of ot the elect He lie was the best hest of ot all hit hit- hitters hitters lers among left l tt fielders although Joe Kelly Kell was up around the class on his Ills own hook at stated slated times |
