Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-23 | Page 9 | Sport Shorts

SPORT SHORTS v J Mike Gonzales, who is not only a good catcher but a good judge of ability in other ball players, individually individ-ually or on masse, is of the opinion that the Giants arc more formidable j Loday than they were a year ago, and he has a sound .basis for his belief. "The pitching and catching staffs are stronger than they were last year. The i outfield is a trifle better than it was, for Kauff andBurns hare at least held their own and Young is getting better all the time, and the infield' is a mighty good one. Fletcher is as clever clev-er as ever at shortstop; Kelly and Frisch are doing splendidly and Doyle looks to me to be better than he was last spring." "Unless I miss my guesV says Fred Toney, "George Kelly or the Giants some day will be about the greatest hitter the game has over known. 1 don't see any person why he shouldn't He has a great position at the plate,! a keen eye and a powerful swing. How he can soak that old.ball!' I "V-.H L-. ,,.Urn T.'ll.. r!,.. couldn't hit a curve ball "to save his life. Now most of his hits are made off curve balls. The National league pitchers who used to make this big boy look foolish with curve balls are due for a shock this year, mark my word. "Another thing he has learned to do is to hit the first good ball that comes over. He used to siand up there and take a couple over the' plate, with the result that he v.'as always in a hole. .Now he hits the first one that looks good and he hits it hard." A world record for the indoor 1,500-meler 1,500-meler run was hung up recently by Joic Ray. running. as one of the contestants con-testants In the sixth annual games of the John Wanamaker Commercial Institute In-stitute at Chicago. As there never has been any record of the time over this distance on an indoor track, Ray's record for the world mark stands unchallenged. un-challenged. Ray's time was 3:57. The Chicago streak never won a race more easily. He was not even menaced in his icad and crossed the tape at the finish sixty six-ty yards ahead of Harold Cubill of the Boston A. A. Ray's intention -when he started the race was to break the outdoor mark of 3 minutes 55 4-5 seconds, made by A. R, Kiviat in Cambridge, Mass., in 1912. He was at no time extended, however, and by going the first part of the distance In littlo more than a canter, can-ter, failed to break the outdoor record. A majority of the Brooklyn who staged a spring series with the Yankees Yan-kees are of the opinion that Miller Huggin's outtit will not represent the American league in the next world series. Many of the players pick the team to finish In second or third place, and. there are a few who think four rival clubs in the Johnson circuit will finish in front of them. The plavers wnrn Yankeo fans not 'to expect" too much from Babe Ruth. While they think he will break his own home run record, they say his batting alone will not be enough to bring the American league championship to" New York. , . One of tho recent arrivals from England Eng-land Is Fred Jacks, one time featherweight feather-weight champion. Jacks defeated Taney Lee. who once defeated Jimmy I Wilde. Jacks is said lo be a second addition of Dricoll. Ho weighs 14 pounds and Is ready to tackle any one weighing under 130 pounds.