The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 9

PART TWO Pages 9 18 FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 1924. i IT3 et ror et eninfir or Oistrict vJ (i Or- f3 dickey ow eegnan nattie 1 onignt savoy Stage I 8 Op O'D Ring And Man 33 Centre Griddersi Pennock Signs, But Combs Hasn 't McCarthy And Tyson In Town ikmes Will Be Played 8-Minute Quarters; I Start At 10 O'Clock Muncie Boxer Shows Deftness In Workout; Both In Superb Trim Sign Petition Asking I BobMyersTo Coach Tonight's Main Bout Slanley Meechan. Fight Programme. New Orleans, vs Muncie, Ind. Twelve rounds at 130 pounds.

Seiiii-windup Bill Gregory. Standard Sanitary ai tin nig oiimaiiv. Billv Grecory. X. Eight rounds at 125 I By REYNOLDS GIRDLER.

flowers of selvar-tic basketball in Louisville bave their treat today j'tSe Seventeenth District Sectional basketball tournament opens this at the DuPont Manual gymnasium. Brook anj Oak. The fnvt start at 10 o'clock, while draw for opponents will have been an "jarlier. The representatives of the eleven quintettes entered in the -ty' wiil meet for the selecting, and the teams to play first then will "(fceir uniforms, ready for battle. Preliminary AI Zainey.

New Orleans, vs Billy Speak. I. A I. rounds at 126 pouuds. Preliminary Pat Freeman.

Council, vs Kid Taj lor, bany. Six rounds at 190 pounds. Place Savoy Theater. Time 8:30 o'clock. KMnm hn much enthusiasm been evinced over a fight as Mickey O'Dowd-Stanley Meeghan affair, the main go of the thirty-two round boxing show which will be offered tonight at the Savoy.

Reservations are going rapidly and a capacity house is expected to bo on hand to witness what promises to be one of the greate fights seen here in many moons. accoraani-c im )ed rules of the Kentucky High Athletic Association, all wiU be played in quarters of minutes each, rather than in twenty-minute halves which has custom followed in most games played in Louisville rear The innovation of the -K-rs Is employed quite frequent-it the East and North, but the canie with Stivers was nlv contest played in Louis-, this year in which this new. of tilings existed. re will be continuous play from alock this morning until noon, through the afternoon, with as of two hours tonight between 8 o'clock. As there are ivHI I Iv Pat Mo ran Is Very Sick Orlando, March 6 (AP) Pat Moran, manager of the Cincinnati Reds, who has been confined in a hospital here for several days, suffering from kidney trouble and heart trouble, took a turn for the worse early tonight, according to a statement from his bedside, which described his condition as very grave.

At midnight physicians reported there was no change. Ryan Beats Murray Toledo, Ohio. March 6 OP) By piling up points and by harder hitting, Tommy Ryan of -McKeesport, tonight won a. shade over Tommy Murray of Philadelphia, jn twelve rounds of fast fighting. They are bantamweights.

i 1 -1 ,1 ii superb condition. The New Orleans mixer has ben working out daily at the Savoy gymnasium and local ring followers are unanimous that Stanley looks better than ever before. O'Dowd, accompanied by his manager put in his appearance yesterday and went through a speedy workout before a large crowd of admirers. The Muncie flash always has been a most popular figure with the local fistic colony due to his ever willingness to give his best. Mickey, despite his increased weight, has all his old time speed and cunning, and his record during the past several months is proof in itself that the dreaded O'Dowd right still packs plenty of T.

N. T. His lar-t three opponents have gone dwn via the knock out route, his most recent victim being Eddie Kane of Chicago. Here Three Times. O'Dowd has shown here on three previous occasions and each of fights will be long remembered by the fans- In his first engagement here, he was shaded by Billy Marchant Several months.

later he reversed tha count on- the Engllshmifti, scoring an easy point victory. His last appearance before a local audience resulted in a defeat at the hands of Joe Paglina, the popular Italian feather. This defeat by Paggy has lain heavy upon the Muncie lad's chest and he has been looking forward to an op portunity to even the score with the Mickey OPowd, l- the local favorite. Should he win tonight Mickey will be granted just such an portunity. This will servo ns an exti i incentive, for the Muncie youngster to stow a way Meeghiin.

Fur will fly in gobs wh-n Hilly Anderson of the L. Ac N. and Bdly Gregory, the Standard Sanitary Maiuil.u-turing Company slugger meet over the eight round route in the seml-windup. Anderson defeated Gregory last summer but the Germantown mauler is not satisfied that the railroader is a. better man than him- Large delegations from both the Standard plant and the L.

N. will be on hand o. night to see the controversy settled for keeps. Zainey a Star. Billy Speaks of K.

I. will luive to be on the alert throughout if he expects to come through on top In his bout with Al Zainey. the New Orleans youth, whom he is carded to meet Iu the six round preliminary. Zainey ha 4 met some mighty tough boys, including Oscar Kopf, the Cincinnati youtn who kayoed Paglina. His other o-ponents Include, John llermanson, Charlie Glazner.

Kid Carson. Tony Ross and Joe Dillon. Zainey defeated each of the aforementioned boys, it can be seen thut Speaks may be in for a warm evening. Kid Taylor and Pat Freeman round out the card. These two heavyweight are carded to step six rounds in the curtain raiser.

center, and Cocke and Buck llauws, guards. These are five of the it' players in Louisville, hence the Klk can be assured of plenty of oiiosiii(n. Admission will be fifty New York, March 6 OP) Herb Pennock. southpaw star of the New York Yankees' pitching staff, who has been a holdout, today signed his 1924 con tract following a conference with Colonel Jacob. Ruppert.

Pennock's i salary was not made public but It is understood that a compromise was ef fected on the pitcher's reported de mand of 112.000 and the club's salarv offer of $5,000. Pennock will leave for New Orleans tomorrow in com pany with ''Whitey" Witt and Joe Uugaii. Colonel Ruppert announced that all members of the world's champions now are signed to 1924 contracts ex cept Bob Meusel. Aaron Ward and Bob Shawkey. He said the difficulty over Earl Combs, expensive recruit from Louisville, who has demanded a slice of his purchase price from the American Association Club, would be settled "in a day or two." He already has signed a contract, the Yankee owner said, but refuses to report unless his bonus demands are satisfied.

Yesterday he was reported to have signed as assistant coach of a Richmond, school. The accompanying dispatch was read to Combs last night over the telephone. He says the statement that lie has signed a contract is Incorrect. "I have sent back unsigned all the contracts that were sent me," he said. t'oniieiy On Way.

New Orleans Bob Connery. chief scout or the ork Yankees has I been sent to see Earl Combs, vnnnir ouiueiaer purchased rrom Louisville, who has refused to report to the club! The regulars of the squad are expect- ea nere haturday to start work. Baltimore. March 6 (AP) Joe Cobb hold out catcher of the Baltimore Internationals, has accepted the terms offered bv Jack Dunn for the approaching season. Dunn announced today.

the whistle blows. Paul Corcoran will play forward for the Community five while his brother, Alvin. will play forward for the all-stars. Frank McLaughlin is the Community Center's other forward. Lanky Bob Weber will again be fighting for the tip-off to the two guards, Leo Fetter and Tom McLaughlin.

The Catholic Community Center Stars are completing arrangements to play the St. Xavier College team of Louisville in a preliminary ar, If game is arranged it will draw an unusual amount of Interest. Seats can be reserved by calling Abner Schmidt, 2054. C. C.

C. Quintette Plays All-Star Five Monday In Last Game Of Season Expect Large Crowd At Armory Games ROBERT L. MYERS By GEORGE JOPLIN. Jr. Danville, March 6 Thirty-two Centre football players "in.

mass meeting signed a petition requesting Chief Robert L. Myers, Centre athletic director for the past seven years, to become head coach of football at the college this fall. The petition further states that -each of the signed players will return next fall if Chief will agree to take up the coaching reins. The petition has been forwarded to Myers, who is engaged in Chatauqua work in Chicago. Local citizens are as strong for Myers as the students, and in their opinion another championship eleven could be turned out with the Centre alumnus at the helm.

Chief coached the Fort Worth, Texas, high school team for several seasons, winning the championship two years. It was Myers who drilled Bo McMHlin, Red Weaver, James, Bell, Mathias and a number of former Centre stars in the fundamentals of the game. For a number of years Chief assisted Charlie Moran at Centre, refusing to accept any compensation for his services. The athletic board of control has asked Myers to come here for a conference, it is understood. If Myers consents to come here next fell lie will probably be assisted by a line coach.

Myers is president of the Centre Alumni Association at the present time. vs. llainhoiv Tonight at 8 o'clock The Courier-Journal team yttil meet the strong Rainbow A. C. at Vernon Hall.

A good gamn is eJtncWed as both teams have been going at a good clip. Jn the main event of th evening Ihs Wildaire Club will meet the Unto hve. Probable lineup for preliminary Poult Ions. It. A C.

Wellid Morula Svhlachter I (rlenii Stre-tihr Payne I.lo.vii Laufcr Kussmau i Huggins Emphasizes Worth Of Scouts Joe McCarthy did not suffer any of his Colonels to beat him to Louisville in the advance on the training camp this season, but Ty Tyson tied hiin. Joe brought Ty with him by motor from Buffalo, but Joe contends that he was the first to reiort because Tyson was in the back sent when they drove into Louisville yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. They left Buffalo Tuesday morning, battling snow until they reached Cleveland. Both Joe and Ty seem to be In excellent physical trim. They are at the Brown Hotel.

Jeff Quintette Leaves For Tourney All of the 200 tickets to be sold in Jeffersonville at $3.50 each for the regional basketball tournament at Richmond Saturday were disposed of by noon yesterday and many persons began paying J5.30. the railroad rate. In charge of Coach Emory W. Theiss the Jeffersonville High School team left yesterday afternoon and a number of enthusiasts were at the Pennsylvania Railroad depot to encourage the boys who will rest up today for the game with Clayton at 11 o'clock Saturday morning. Coach Theiss took the regular team and three substitutes with him.

as follows: Scheer, Scott, 11. McGregor, Campbell and Norris, the Wonder Five: Lancaster. W. McGregor and Cowling. The Transportation Committee, II.

T. Ferguson, chairman; Samuel Shannon and Shirley Wilcox, announced vesterday that everything was ready for the "stint at 4 o'clock Saturday morning. Trucks will piok up the passengers at 3:30 o'clock and stations have been designated as follows for the people to assemble: Bruner's clubhouse. Howard Park; Meckel Kratzs' grocery, Ohio Falls; Allen Jacobs' grocery. Port Fulton, Quick's grocery.

Spring and Fourteenth Streets; Nachand's grocery, Meigs and Kkln Avenues; Rickard's grocery. Court Avenue and Mechanic Street; Citv Ice Cold Storage Com-panv's plant. Maple and Graham Streets; Walnut and Chestnut Streets: Krnest Tracey's grocery. Sixth and Illinois Avenue; Louis Walner's grocery. Market Street and Indiana Avenue The use of the trucks has been donated and there will be no charges for the rides.

Bowling Record Is Smashed By Kair Chicago, March 6 OP) Frank Kair, Chicago, established the first new record of the 1924 American Bowling Congress tournament today when he rolled "32 to a new world mark, and first place in the individual event. The former mark of 729 was made in 1922 by Wallie Lundgren. Chicago, at Toledo. Three other changes in singles standings were made today with J. Bamberg, Chicago going to fourth with 676; Rudy, Chicago, hitting 667 for a tie at sixth place and Ranking, Chicago, going to eighth with C60.

Following are high standings: FIVE MEN. Soore Dandy Firsts Chicago Hawthorne. No. 1. Chicago -P4R Anderson Tobacco Anderson.

Ind. Garfield Wethe, Cliicaero 254 Howard Rogers Park. Chicago 240 Goldammer. Flicht. Chicago 24f Jiruska Stars.

Chicago 2839 Shorty Dugouts, Madison. Wis Windy City. No. 4. Chicago 2S29 Whisele Buffalo N.

DOUBLES. Vallos Crute. Youngstown. Ohio 12S Crots Strey. Chicago 24 Krbok.

Furrow, Springfield. Ill 1:2 O'Connor Groth. Chicago 1218 Wehrmeister. Stewart Chicairo 121, Tomlin Gav, Anderson, lnd 121.) Sehuber Butler. Chicaeo J212 Penny Taylor.

Chicago 1211 Eairan-Panoveran. Saginaw. Mich 1.210 Keinline-Englehardt. Chicago 1.210 SINGLES. Kair.

Chicago j2 Espinen. Chicago 10 Vandewalle. Mishawaka 04 Bamberg. Chicago Merrick. Janesville 65 Qulnliven.

Chicago H'3 Cruts. Youngstown 0 Cook. Janesville Pudy. Chicago McEvoy. Youngstown Mattas.

Chicago 1 Rankin. Chicago. 000 Gen. Allen Hasn't Quit Olympic Work New York, March 6 OP) Maj. Gen.

Henry T. Allen. U. S. retired, who is vice president and executive officer of the American Olympic Committee, today branded as false statements in cable dispatches from Paris that he had withdrawn under pressure as one of the principal American delegates to the Olympic games.

Commenting on alleged animosity toward him in France in consequence of the observations made there in his recently published diary. General Allen declared he said more to his colleagues In France than he did in his dairy and that he left French shores with the most amicable feeling toward the French people and French nation. He said that he did not know whether he would attend the Olympic games this summer; that his task now was to raise funds to send American athletes across and his 'decision to goi or stay home would in no way be influenced by statements concerning his status with the French people. Hoosier Is ITefeated Chicago. March 6.

K. 3. Harris. Chit-ago A today defeated I M. Voclw.

Iml'an apohs Alhietic Club, by six points tn ll innings, in the nxta annual amateur thr cushiran championship billiard tournament The score was bO to 4 1. 1 Connery Gave Cards Rogers Hornsby took on confidence as an infielder. He was not a star fielder at first. Gradually he picked up as a second baseman. He improved even more rapidly in that department than in hitting.

As a matter of fact he didn't have to improve much in his hitting. All he had to do was to cut loose and hit. As we worked along he changed his stance at the bat slightly which added more of the free motion to his swing. Hornsby has the correct step and a perfect sense of timing. (Copyright.

1924.) Calumet Defeats Jrinity By 43-19 Clinching the independent championship of the Falls Cities by winning from, the Trinity T. M. I. basketball team at the home gymnasium last night the Calumet club losed their 1923-24 season keeping their record spotless. The score was 43 to 19.

Starting the game with a rush. Trinity opened up with several field goals in the first few minutes of play and were leading until shortly before the end of the first half, when Calumet rallied and came from behind to lead by 15 to 11 when the first period was over. The start of the second half was marked by beautiful team work by Calumet and 27 points resulted before the final gun was fired. During the la period, Trinity collected only four field goals. Stevens.

Calumet forward, was high point man of the game, caging seven field goals and two free throws. Sieb-erson followed with ten counters. The result of last night's game leaves the Hoosiers undisputed champions of Louisville, Jeffffersonville and New Albany, and plans will be made to send the aggregation to Indianapolis to compete In a sectional tournament at that place. In the preliminary game, the Calumet Indians lost to the Lum-Birs by 16 to 24. The line-up and summary: Calumet Stevens US Sieberson (10) Rehm 2 Cock 3) Winter Position Trinity (lO lAnksmil (2 R.

Donnelly Abel (3) E. Donnelly 2 Maizonia For Calumet, Jeffer- Substitutions ies 4 for Rehm: Ulrey 2 for Jeffries; for Trinitv: Vetter for R. Donnelly. RpVree, Horn: Umpire. Burk.

and piling up a wide margin on points in the first eight rounds. Villa won the eighth and ninth while Taylor took the tenth. The blonde Terre Haute youngster had a weight advantage of nearly five pounds, scaling 117 pounds while Villa weighed 112. The flyweight title therefore was not involved. Villa did not appear to extend himself except in two rounds he won and iu flashes durinj the other round.

boys' teams entered, one will a bye, playing only one game. hat tonignt. ins seven da Pont Manual, Male High vier, K. M. Bardstown, West and Anchorage.

There are four They are: Louisville 'I Hieh. Bards-iown, Anchorage ffrpst Point. also marks the start of other sBal meets throughout the State, aHinir nn to the climax in the fcf the state tournament at Lex- which this year will continue sree days, starting March 13. Ready for Games, aual, Male High and St. Xavier iriries all pronounce their teams best of condition and ready for ty.

This week has been a stren-6ne for the three local quintettes dmmages of the most trying na-fere dished out to the court perils Monday, Tuesday and Wed-ty. Only yesterday were they 4d a respite, in order that they fresh for the games today, jluck of the draw may have a 'deal to do with the outcome of Surnament as well as with Its jes. If Manual and High echool, Siual and St. Xavier, or High I and St- Xavier draw to play pother this morning, many will ted to miss the game. Local fana jping that inter-Louisville battles played late.

I out-of-town teams are due to i this murnlng. They will be per-I eight players each. All of the tfrom outside Louisville that are Ipating in the tourney have good this season, and will have to tched closely during the tourney. I Louisville Girls High School sentatives are favorites cop Sal honors as they did last ea-Joach Zinsmeister's Golden Tor-bas been bowling over all op-9n this year, and the lassies fisions of State laurels- nnett Joins fillers At Beaumont Umont, Texas, March 6. W.

L. Jtt, Louisville sportsman, who is twner with Mike Kelly and F. tray of Nashville of the Minr.e-team of the American Associa-tas arrived here to Join the team is preparing for the coming Kennett was accompanied to ont by Murray, a business as- of several years. They will re- rith the team for two or three golfing, fishing and doing a faining stunts with the Millers. i March 8 (AP) Ira Flagsta.

Sier la letter received at Red Sox 'today laid he iu leaving hla home lis Bock. for the Boston an training camp at Saa Antonio, tojed hit signed contract. I jandy for downpours pring overcoats of Rog-Peet Scotch Mist. ain proofed Scotch riots the result of png the Scots a trick feaving their cheviots 5ey could be proofed. mf of these coats are in VtnJoivs today with a of water running f'ly over them.

Registered a ark. PKb Mist is exclusive with ser Peet Company. Rog- feet Company originated the fabric nnd it had only in Roger? jet coats. )DES TMPIERfO 0 a a C. by in in the of a at it 2 2 a 5 5 2 a Mason Is Defeated New York.

Marrh 8 (API Harry Mii-im of England, fornuv European liglilwei'H hampion. hi first bout in this ciiiiiy tonirhl Johnny Clinton. New Vorn. easily won a twelve-i omul iieiiou. M.i haI won his first Iwo boii.

Tli catch weights, Clinton tipping Hl'i and Mason Herman Silvers. New York, won a fw iw--t-otiiwl decision from Joe Souza of Calltorin. brother of Babe Herman. Stone Flattens lit ton Tamaqua. (AIM Ad Stone ot Philadelphia, added another victory to his long string tonight when hn kinx-lud out Krankle Bntton of Philadelphia alu-r one minute and thlrty-thrB nei-onds of fiirM-inr in the first round of a scheduled ten-round bout.

OUR BIG Clearance Sale Ends Tomorrow ORDER YOUR SUIT NOW Lt Tliird and Market Ms. Tickets for the big baketbaft carnival to be given by the 138th Fields A rT tillery at the Jefferson County Ar-mory next Thursday, March 11. ui-e going rapidly, and one of the greatest crowds ever to witness a basketball game in Louisville is expected to turn out for the two encounters arranged for that night. The Field Artillery team, which is composed of some of the best basketball talent in the three Falls Cities, has been -practicing diligently for Us contest with the strong Elks quintette, unbeaten by any Louisville team. immediately preceding tljis game the University of Louisville will engage the Presbyterian Seminary aggregation.

The Presbyterians are anxious to avenge a defeat taken from the Cardinals early in the season, and have been prepping for the pnst two weeks for the game. Seven hundreds tickets aJready have been sold by the Regiment authorities, it was announced last night, and the Louisville Elks, who intend to turn out en masse for the games, took a block of o00 tickets, and it is expected that all these will be sold. The American Legion also reserved a block. The games will be played on the large floor at the Armory and seats will be arranged to accommodate over 2,000 speetatdVs. Dancing, will follow the games.

The Artillerymen are now being coached by Charles Kenzler. coach of C. C. C. and athletic director at St.

Xavier. Mr. Kenzler enjoys quite a reputation as a capable coach, and is sure to turn out a speedy aggregation. Dave Musselman and Sievertson probably will represent the Artillerymen at forwards, George Stucker at Record Crowds Saw Ohio Five In Action Columbus. Ohio.

March '6 OP) The Ohio State basketball team in the season just closed set an all-time recora for attendance, university officials announced today. In winning twelve of' seventeen games, Ohio State played before approximately 90,000 spectators. Official attendance for the six at-home Big Ten games was 44,978. an average of 7,496 per game. The Purdue game, in which the Buckeyes toppled the Boilermakers out of first place, drew what is be lieved to be the greatest throng that ever attended a college bask ball tame.

The official toial was 10.641. to is -l mum New Clubs for MacGregor's i bfl 4 if I Look The curtain for basketball will be lnered Monday night in New Albany when the Catholic Community Center basketeers lock horns with the best basketball performers that have worn Catholic Community Center uniforms during the past ten years. The stars that will play with the all-star five are curly-haired, bald, and grey-haired. Some of the great performers are Mickey O'Hara, Charley Kenzler. the bald-headed youth; Charles Schmidt, the coach of the old Carlton Club team about five years back; Sammy Pontrich, the fastest man on the team; Alvin Corcoran, who starred with the C.

C. champs several years back; Carl Moser, another crack forward; Muffin Goulding. the greatest pivoter ever to don a green and white uniform, and Dan Burke, the greatest athlete ever to graduate from New-Albany High School. Burke starred with Indiana University's football team in 1921 when they lost to Harvard in a sea of mud one touchdown. He also performed a basketball uniform for Indiana and was on the list of the baseball men to make the trip to China and Japan to play several college teams there.

Several days later he was found Ineligible due to a new ruling the school and this is what lowered Indiana's chances In Waseda, as they lost the majority of their games. Danny will probably jump center for the all-stars. Alvin Corcoran and Mickey O'Hara are the best forwards while Charley Schmidt and Charley Kenzler are so great on the defensive that they probably have their positions clinched. The game also will bring out a brother to brother argument when Lexington Quits Bluegrass League Lexington, March Definite announcement that Lexington will withdraw from the Bluegrass Baseball League was made here tonight at a meeting of representatives of the six clubs of the league, who were told by George Smith, of the Lexington club that his organization will enter the Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio League, playing baseball on Saturdays and Sundays- The disposition of the franchise In Bluegrass League, now held by th Lexington club, will be made within the next three weeks to the best bidders, it was announced. A meeting has been called for March 21 when the purchaser of Lexington's Interest the league will be made known.

Maury Kemper. Commonwealth Attorney of Fayette County and recently elected president, was in charge a league meeting for the first time. Only three clubs announced thai they are sure to re-enter the league for the 1924 season. These are Cynthiana. Winchester and Maysyille The representative of the Paris Club stated that mass meeting of citizens will be held his town this- week to decide the matter.

Other club owners were undo ded tonight. r.o lurinerww taken by Lexington or the until the meeting set for March -1. was announced. Sisler At 'Em Again St. LouK March 6 OP) In the 0 first prac Kam? of he s.easo" for the St.

Loui Americans, Manager George isier 0 base proved that there was little iiU FTesieht by bat- ting -400 and coring four of the ten runs for his team, according to word from Mobile. Ala. While in the field lie had nine put-outs and one assist. Passaic J. March 6 pTic of and Jimmy Mendo of Ph.la-delnhta fought a faet tea-round draw here the opinion of D.permea.

Botn weisiied wider 11B pou3d. By MILLER HUGGINS. The most profitable move I made after becoming manager of St. Louis was the engaging of Bob Connery as scout. The average man does not realize, I think, just what a good scout means to a ball club.

In fact I am pretty sure that the baseball fan does not appreciate the real function of a scout. The general Impression of a scout is a man who goes around to the minor leagues, look over the players and then tips off his manager, lhat Is one runc-tion. It is true, but It is not the all-important one. A good scout must also be a business man. He must know how to put through deals and see that all hands to the contract are satisfied.

To do that, naturally, he must have the confidence of every man with whom he deals. Bob Connery, I found, was just that sort of man. Some scouts have the Idea that he who signs up the most young players is the best scout. That Is not true. The man ho save9 a club time and money by sticking to quality rather than numbers is the valuable man.

One day I well remember a report from Bob Connery in which he said: "I have Just found a young fellow down at Denlson, Texas, who Is a sure comer. I don't think he'll cost much but he Is worth whatever amount we have to pay. I've watched lm pretty closely. He's got the goods." That kind of a report was unusual for Connery. He wasn't often that positive.

It made me sit up and take notice. "Who lshis I asked. "His name is Rogers Hornsby." he said. "And he insists on it being not So, the next spring Hornsby showed ud as a member of th Cardinals. The oment I looked at him I knew he was a Daiipiayer.

j.nia hiu nan a. vtimucnui pair of shoulders and hands, but the most striking thing was his ease of motion. Everything seemed to be done naturally, with no strain or effort. I had a long talk with Hornsby and found him quite a sensible young fellow. I left him play around for sometime to get accustomed to his roundir.gs.

In batting practice day. though, I noticed him chopping at the ball with a short swing. He seemed all tied up. It seems that someone had been trying to teach him tig league batting style by shortening Lis swing. He was having quite a time of It.

"You've got quite a free swinging pair of arms." I said to him. "suppose you forget that shortening up and swing free and naturally." He seemed delighted at the chance to hit like he wanted to. In a few days he was a sensation of the camp. Girls'' Church League "The main secret of hitting, I told him, "is to feci confident of being able to hit." "I think I can hit any of them if I don't have to bother about it." he said. "All right, go to it." I told him.

Right away Hornsby took on confidence. The moment he began hitting cleanly nothing could ever stop him. He Is one of the greatest hitters that ever lived greatest natural hitters. And. an odd thing about that.

Is that the moment he began to hit freely he Chicago Defeats Purdue By 35-21 Chicago, March 6 (J Chicago got a firm grip on the Big Ten basketball championship tonight by defeating Purdue 35 to 21 in a game in which the Boilermakers were completely outclassed. The Maroons with eight victories and three defeats remain in first position with Wisconsin in second place in the Big Ten. Purdue went into a triple tie wtih Ohio and Indiana for fourth place while Illinois by Purdue's defeat tonight slipped into third position. Tn tonight's game Chicago started its scoring with the first whistle. The half ended 18 to 5 and until two minutes previous, Purdue had been unable to score.

Purdue's guarding was ragged and Chicago was able reeated-ly to break through to follow up long shots. The line-up and summary Chioaso Position Dickson Barnes Alyea Dusgan i Weiss Scoring Field Dickson 1: 4: Durgan Weiss 2: .1: Gullion Robbins 1: Tavit Purdue Spradling Rigsby Gullion Weilman Robbins 6 Barnes Spradiing (Sub. for Riesby) Free Throw" Dk-kson. 1 out of 'I Barnes 2 out of 3: Soradling 1 out of 1 Riesby 1 out of Robbins 3 out of a Referee Young. Illinois Bud Taylor Gets Decision Over Villa Milwaukee.

March 6 OP) Bud Taylor, Terre Haute, flyweight, won the newspapermen's decision over Pancho Villa, world's champion flyweight In a 10 round contest here tonight. The newspaper experts credited Taylor with eight of the ten rounds. Taylor, with superior reach, height and wi-kjht. did almvst all the leading Them Over The golfing eeason in just around the corner. Get out your clubs and look them over; some of them will reed tlghtening us.

We complete partment. up before maintain a repair de- Send tliera to os for rrpa 1924 Season $4 to $15 Bourne Bond Incorporated 317 W. MARKET ST. The iiTtb round of ramra will be p'aye-1 at ihe Y. W.

C. A. gymnasium tonicht Three of the quintettes re tied for lead the record now stands. It follows Won. Lott Broadway Baptist 4 1 Neighborhood Eouh 4 1 Methodist Templa 4 1 Memorial Lutheran 2 3 (rPtlfTi Clllb 1 4 sir tit Avenue Metaodiit 5 4-.