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'JTAJN 111ERS TO FLAY KErH 55EJLAEK QUINT HERETTONIGHT NURMI RANKED AS GREATEST OF ALL TRACK ATHLETES iPitt Will Face LEAGUE SESSION TO BE PEACEFUL National Moguls Get Together in New York, But Will Probably Do Little Else Than Talk. i Formidable Foe 1 I i i iiiilllli I -j-jjrsiij-. i iii.i Invaders Boast Fine Record plfflffiiiBiiii; in Games With Strong Eastern Opponents. TTT, By RALPH DAVIS. HE NATIONAL LEAGUE meets tomorrow in New mil fc 7 York, as prescribed by the costitution.

The American League has called off its mid-winter session, President E. S. Barnard having annminppH thaf tl-i Innn's affair MEET IRISH NEXT lliiinii. rdkss anv. fi Tvere in such good shape hat there is nothing for the moguls to meet about.

ill! SHARKEY PREFERS MONEY TO FANS' LOVE AND KISSES MIAMI. FLAu, Feb. 4. Jack Sharkey, who soon will fight Young Stribling, has his own philosophy about the fight customers. "Give me their dough and the other guy can have their love and kisses, he says.

My way of going along is to make them hate yon if they won't love yon. A lot of guys pay their, dough expecting to see me take one on the chin from some mug and get tapped off. That's okey with me. Let i ll II Will V.J -V lv BL WT: TOT i Ut 1 1 ii'llllllll'" THE NATIONAL League's affairs are also in fine trim, 1 Former Letter-Men Will Be ill'1 HiiiHii Honor Guests at Clash on Stadium Floor. lllllili iiliifP'l i OACH CLIFF CARLSON will iU 1 The BoslEtx ifx- illKV x-r-x? v-iSi -zz 1 send his Pitt basketball ma but the magnates can't overlook an opportunity to open up the gas bag, and do a lot of high and lofty chinning.

THESE BASEBALL meetings are great things at which to give a man's vocabulary much exercise. If it wasn't for the talk, there wouldn't be anything to the sessions. FOR A TIME, it looked as if the old organization might have something real to chew the fat about. It was not until recently that Sunday baseball for the Braves in Boston became a certainty. THE EMINENT Judge Fuchs and his most estimable vice president, one Charles Adams, almost gummed the wmic agaixiaij LCCLlll Ul Li-Li known strength tonight at the sta holler themselves hoarse when I fight, but when I leave Til have a piece of money oat of each of dium pavilion, when the Panthers clash with the Rensselaer Polytech them and as long as they contribute the other fellow can have ingmeers.

their love and kisses. amm i ill I'Il A. a. a i- IL Rensselaer has been at the top of the heap in Eastern college circles, and has established a consistently fine record in the past few seasons against such competition as Stevens Tech, Hamilton College. Wesleyan.

Amherst, Williams and other New England teams. Hagan Is MftUC works at the Hub They accused some of the high-brow ward politicians up that way of extending the hand, palm up, and BIG TURNOUT of former A Pitt letter winners is expect ed for the first annual "Var New Aid At Pitt Former Grid Star Named Assistant Sports Director. sity Night," and a section of Rensselaer alumni, at whose request the game was scheduled, will be on hand. saying that mystic word, uirame. ALL OF which shows that they are mere children at playing the good old game of politics.

They got themselves into a peck of trouble, and for a time it looked as if the license for them to play Sunday ball at-home would be withheld. BUT THE STORM has blown over, and everything is lovely, so far as the magnates grabbing off Sunday coin at Boston isi concerned. There is a chance, however, that at this week's session, the other National moguls will give Messrs. Fuchs and Adams a slap on the wrist, and tell them to padlock their tongues in the future. IT ISN'T always easy to prove things like the Bostonians said, and it Is sometimes harder to indict than it is to prove.

AFTER THE National Leaguers get through telling their Boston brethren how to proceed in the future, they may talk some real baseball or they may let their managers talk for them. Few Deals Are Likely. IT HAS been rumored that one or two deals may yet be pulled off, before the clubs start the long trek southward or westward, as the case may be. JOHN M'GRAW is said to still have a hankering for Pitcher Adolfo Luque, of the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates are Pitt annexed an impressive victory from Temple University at Philadelphia Saturday afternoon, downing the Owls 39 to 28 in a spectacular tilt.

Hyatt and Baker were the offensive lights for the Panthers, scoring an even 30 points between them. By DANIEL. SPEED, stamina, courage! Fleet-ness at the shorter distances, the vitality essential for a Marathon run, the courage to beat down determined competition and the antagonistic forces of nature! These stand out in Paavo Nurmi, the Aabo Antelope Nurmi, the Finn the man who, in our estimation, is the greatest track athlete of all time. A fit companion for Nurmi in our Sport Hall of Fame is Jim Thorpe, the Sac and Fox Indian, who is designated as the greatest field performer in the history of organized competition. Winner of both the pentathlon and decathlon in the 1912 Olympic games at Stockholm, extremely fast in spite of his size, powerful and agile, this athlete sui generis will deserve serious consideration in other sports through this series.

ALL GOOD QUALITIES. IN NURMI is found grouped practically every quality and attribute which is considered necessary for the attainment of the Olympian heights in track sport. Even such characteristics which some may hold By MAX E. HANXUM. JAMES HAGAN of Windber, Pa, better known to thousands of grid fans as Jimmy or Whitev.

In third place we designate Alfie ings which made nothing of self-' denial rather forced it. Shrubb, the Englishman. Our fourth TrTT WILL meet Notre Dame at choice is Mel and our Notre Dame Saturday in a fifth Maxie Long, both Americans. game that will jam the Irish field house to capacity. Last sea son tne Panthers nosed out Coach Keogan's quintet, 24 to 22, in the not likelv to do any more trading: or selline.

Donie Bush isn't going to the meeting, which fact makes it appear certain that is the new assistant director of athletics at the University of Pittsburgh, succeeding Pie Williams, resigned. He was appointed last week by the athletic council, and assumed the duties of his new office this morning. Hagan is one of the gridiron immortals, at Pitt. He entered the university from Windber High School in 1924. and earned a place on the freshman team that fall.

HE WAS TOO HUMAN. OF ALL THE greats on this list the most intriguing and genuinely human figure was Lon Myers. In fact, Lon was too human and his weakness sent him to an early grave. Myers could run 100 yards with the best. He could hurdle, he could run a quarter in 49 2-5 seconds did it back in 1881 in winning the national the locals have nothing in the trading line in view.

who would like to see the city fath Stadium pavilion. Probable lineup: Pitt Rensselaer Hyatt Colvin Zehfuss Warren L. Cohen Eggleston Baker Kennedy Nurmi, the Finn, holds the record for one mile at 4 minutes 10 2-5 seconds. He holds a record of running nearly 12 miles in one hour. He has raced with the world's greatest at half a mite gave Allan Helff-rich quite a battle at that distance at the Yankee Stadium.

It has been his ambition to run the mile in four minutes eight seconds, and he may yet turn the trick before he hangs up his spikes and calls it a career. LON MEYERS SECOND. BEHIND NURMI in our ranking of the greatest track athletes of all time we place our own Lon Myers the Virginia who might have established a place beyond a threat All of which means that every force at Nurmi's command is concentrated on the one and only thing which matters to him the determination to run faster and better than any other human of the present or the past. MADE MANY RECORDS. NO MAN HAD bettered so many records as Nurmi.

No athlete boasts so many marks on the Dooks. And behind this aibility to run as nobody ever ran before Nurmi presents impeccable form which features conservation of energy and flying grace. His is a body ideal for the effort on which he has concentrated ever since he came hurtling into the limelight at the 1920 Olympics at Antwerp. His is the true Spartan spirit, fostured and nurtured in surround ers pass ordinances making it a crime, punishable by life imprisonment for any club to raise the price of tickets when certain classy op Wunderlich Peterson title. Lon was the American title ponents happen along to tangle with the home tribe, or to add to rc, UI CMU holder at the half and he could get Unoinct 1 off a spanking mile as well.

the number of rows of reserved seats Shrubb was a wonder at the longer under such circumstances. and introspective to a fault. He distances. Sheppard was the Peer BOSTON'S council is taking a lot MURAWSKI, STAR KNICKER GUARD, RULED ELIGIBLE Then he was a varsity standby in 1925, 26 and '27, reaching the peak of his ability in his last season, when he paired with Gibby Welch at halfback on the great Panther team that made the trip to Pasadena. He graduated with the 1928 class.

DEVELOPED INTO STAR. Only an ordinary player when he came here, Hagan applied himself to football in a most earnest fash from even so great an athlete as less Mel another wonder who would not do any serious training. A cake of milk chocolate, and Mel fights oft efforts to become friendly with him. Now and then the Antelope breaks into a smile, ever so vagrant. upon itself when it sets limit on the price of baseball tickets.

Rather unhead of, isn't it? Is this a meas GETTING back to the Boston angle. Judge Fuchs has already been penalized by the Boston council, whose ordinance governing Sunday ball provides a license of $2,500 for parks with a seating capacity of 25,000 or more, and only $1,000 for a plant seating less than 25,000. THAT IS a "break" of $1,500 in favor of the Redsox, whose Fenway Park holds only 22,000, while Braves Field will accommodate 40,000. Fuchs should worry about the extra $1,500, if he can pack them into his plant on Sundays. ANOTHER restriction placed upon both clubs had to do with prices.

The Hubtown clubs are not allowed to make any advance over the weekday admission fees for the Sunday games. ISN'T THAT tough, though? We know a lot of fans in other cities Nurmi if only Lon had kept in shape and done any real training. was on his way to another record. ure to really protect the public, or is it merely another evidence of By PAUL A. R.

KURTZ. WHEN Ham Murawski, guard of the Knickers, played for SHARKEY-STRIBLING CHARLEY HARVEY MILLIONAIRES EXPECT LOSS pique on the part of the boys who were accused of suggesting that passing of the Sunday baseball ordi REST AS PROMOTERS CLAIMS "HEAVY" nance was worth $5,000 apiece to O. competition recently, it was be- ON SHARKEY-STRIBLING GO RUSH PREPARATIONS them, no less? FIGURE IT out for yourself those Chinese puzzles never did ap- TITLE FOR HEENEYK0 C2ZUX CVX1IVO. Xl.b Cb XAAt. JJ.

tilt XL. AVA. AAA TT irorri cfro i rTr vmyniffoo to me. Garden Backers Show Little yesterday the Brereton ave. lad was By The United Press.

MIAMI BEACH, Feb. 4. Everybody works except the IN flarvJ.r given a clean bill. spectacle of the largest organization of its kind in the world proceeding with a business project in which its backers entertain no feeling of suc me suimicu uaiu iuvi iium oo tVioi-a were no down under," back into the heavy- LhorM ominCf Murawski Interest in Coming Heavy Battle. ion and he developed to such an extent that he frequently stole the limelight from the great Welch during their final 3-ear.

Jimmy was a great punter, a splendid ball carrier and interferer, and a defensive back with few superiors. The Windber boy made as good in his studies as ne did in football, and he accepted a position with a bond concern in Chicago after his graduation. He always had a desire to get back to Pittsburgh, however, for upon various occasions when Pitt teams were passing through the Windy City en route to games in the Middle West, Hagan was always on hand to greet them and hang around until the trains left. Whitey earned a popularity seldom exceeded while he was at Pitt, Sharkey-Stribling match. cess and only a superficial amount of interest.

Harassed souls with sensitive necks walking to the scaf night with a statement claiming inKTl T. Jack Dempsey was busy all day Killing the Razzberry Chorus. THEY'RE TRYING out a lot of things down at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to instituting a plan which will make it hard for an athlete to make three varsity letters, they are making it hard for the fans at their basketball to really enjoy themselves. Tom's behalf the championship of bers of the boardTuIed that had the world.

not violated any amateur rule. at his ticket office, as a Sunday crowd demanded ringside seats. Col. BiH Carey was in constant conference and the other Madison fold have been known to display much more enthusiasm concerning the consequences. By JOE WILLIAMS.

Ham will be permitted to continue playing in the West Penn loop This is not meant to present the Harvey, as Heeney's manager. is a firm believer along, he says, with many of the "old school" that when a champion retires his title reverts to the old title holder. under amateur sanction. New YORK, Feb. 4.

Normally it is easy to choose between rags and riches. Especially in Square Garden representatives had no day of rest. AT EVERY one of Penn's game at the Palestra, a little card is handed to each patron as he enters, bearing the following Murawski's return to the Knick Garden boys as Sherlocks interested only in fool-proof propositions. They the noble art of prize fighting. But ers will be welcomed by all Strip will take any reasonable chance.

"YOU ARE asked to refrain from comment in any form on UT SHARKEY only took his feet They showed that at the outset BESTDES the Australian cham- hard mJuries lately and the piohship. Heeney's only title to Babic wno te playing county the work of the players or officials, except as good play on i and his host of friends will be overjoyed at his appointment. off the porch railing for long enough to attend the dedica when they agreed to finance Rickard to the extent of $6,000,000. date has been that of runner- either side draws lorth applause or organized cneenng. League ball, weakened the team.

It No doubt Rickard would go far up to Flat Phil Scott, champion of BUT, AS has oft been said, it's a IN OTHER words, Penn is going is understood, too, that the Knicker tion of a new Catholic church here, and Young Stribling participated in at rare intervals a time comes when the choice is difficult. As an illustration the present predicament of the Madison Square Garden millionaires will suffice. great thing if they can do it. Bas England. But Harvey argues that management intends to make ther and dare more in planning those battles of the century, but for an exhibition stunt in a pool at as Dempsey, tne lormer worlds ketball is a wonderful game.

There stringent rule, forbidding any of its players from playing with any other Coral Gables. is small room for criticism in it, re the most part the Texan was gambling with other people's money. Verona Triumphs. Indiana was given a 33 to 27 setback by the formidable Verona quint. Fawcett with seven field goals and Coleman with six led the shooting.

gardless of how poorly the lads may Stribling has announced he will club, as its competition is hard champion, "shows no desire, outside of a lot of apparent to try a comeback, Tom is the boy because Tunney beat him. I am told this is calculated to make Slay. do his road work at night this enough to demand each man to keep in prime shape at all times. a sharp difference in its effect on THEY ARE keyed to the highest It may even week to avoid losing weight in the Florida sunshine, but Sharkey re how far a man will go. BUILT FOR SIDESHOW.

pitch constantly and are required to put action into ever minute of then-stay on the court. They have no more than suffice. The millionaires, due to cir fuses to make any more serious engagements than those for golf, and will not start training for at AH-America Track, time for any second guesses. Their IN this particular instance tne Garden boys find they nave been left with a prize fight which to attempt to get along without any Anvil Chorus or Raspberry Revue. It remains to be seen how far the movement will get.

IT IS GOING to take a lot of educational work to convince the average basketball fan that he should cheer, cheer, cheer, and never jeer, jeer, jeer. LONG YEARS of training have taught him that it is much easier to criticize and razz and roast than it is to praise. Many a fan who doesn't know anything at all about the rules of the game, raises his voice in loud protest when a perfectly good play fails to go through, or when a touted athlete misses a hard shot. work must be done like a flash. cumstances and least another week.

Harvey points out how Heeney worked himself up to the position of foil for Tunney's jabs in last year's fight, and says that unless Dempsey comes back the nominee is Heeney, "the next most logical man, who eliminated all others and through his honest efforts gained the right to fight the champion. Gene Tunney." THE TINIEST slip may throw the was originally conceived as a side Field Team Is Chosen contracts over which they had or have no control, today find them orttiro nlflu nut. of If rl cr artrt show a rather gaudy magnet de national league signed to attract people to the vicinity of Miami to participate In the devices of chance in which Rickard, selves in much the same position of a young lady who is forced to wear flannel night gowns when she might just as conveniently conceal her loveliness in frilly, fluffy silken MAGNATES TO HOLD Dan Ferris. A. A.

U. Secre- consideration by the average rooter, who considers it has prerogative to find fault and criticize young men who are putting everything they and later Dempsey, were heavily in terested. mnHEREFORE. Harvev MEETING TOMORROW -in his behalf i now claim the tary Announces Selections; Specifically these devices were, and things. BOUT LACKS APPEAL.

possess into what they are doing. still are, the gambling casino at New Heroes Named. Deauville, and the dog track at the to the world his willingness to defend it against all comers." By The United Press. tERHAPS I am too long getting Beach. Vmrnnctorc PlnV TOO TUCll.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Little busi to the point, which is this: The 2-mile run, Leo Lermond, Boston A. A. 6-mile run, Joie Ray, Illinois A.

C. 10-mile run, Frank Titterton, Mill-rose A. A. 15-mile run, Frank Titterton, Mill-rose A. A.

2-mile steeplechase, William O. Spencer, Chicago A. A. Cross country, Gus Moore, Brooklyn Harriers. Marathon, Joie Ray, Illinois A.

C. 70 yards hurdles, Weems Baskin, New York A. C. a uuiia ness will come before the National A millionaires are backing a pro' PEAKING of basketball, i saw a young iriena or. mine tne League meeting at the Waldorf to- TILDEN'S FATE TO motional enterprise of the fists down By The United Press.

other day a memoer oi one oi tne Dest inaepenaent teams morrow. on the shores of Miami Beacn be Ever optimistical, Rickard felt the prize fight would stand on its own feet, make some money, or at least break even. But if it didn't the play he would get from the tourists and he anticipated the presence only in Pittsburgh. He was drawn-looking and pale, and didn A schedule which includes Sunday BE KNOWN THIS WEEK nameV ofkWe Arnica's 1 nam rYtTTmriif Viprops annear tween the Messrs. Stribling and Sharkey, a couple of fighters, who annear to be within 40 per cent of perfect condition.

dates at Boston will be approved apptdi tu uc vv and referred back to President rated off their past pertormances TV -v- fw for the first time in the All-America tlE, wuvr-u iaU1vi.u J' Heydler for publication Feb. 14. of heavy-spending tourists at the casino and the track would more 120 yards hurdles, Steve Anderson, tired, and would appreciate notning more man spenumg wcc. Tne recent joint meeting of the United States Lawn Tennis track and field selections made by will meet here this week tn ripririp Secre tarv Dan Ferris of the Ama- as they say at the track, do not measure up as a big league attraction with any great national appeal This was the fight that was left than offset any possible deficit. University of Washington.

in bed. This young man is empioyea in a numte every uay. major leagues in Chicago approved Nothing has developed to change 220 yards hurdles, Frank cuhel, prominently connected with the some minor changes in waiver prices upon sites and dates for the year's teur Athletic Union for Spalding's championships and to announce the Official Athletic Almanac and re- the- physical aspects of this set-up University of Iowa. floor sport as to the number of and periods, so the National Leaeue in them in what you might call a 440 yards hurdles, F. Morgan Tay games each week a young man who owners will have to amend their own fate of William T.

Tilden, II, sus- leased for publication througn ine pended ex-champion. United Press Sunday. still-born state by the late Tex Rick-ard. Because of this circumstance lor, Illinois A. C.

has hardly reacned luu development constitution to conform. The um The prize fight is still going to be held. The casino is still running and so is the track. Also, the chance still exists that the prize fight will It is predicted that "Big Bill" will Rarbuti. Frank Wykoff, Ed Walking, Harry Hinkei, New York should participate m.

invariably pires for 1929 will be announced. and the correlated fact that it A. C. bears the parental imprint of the tne answer nas Deen: wot more than two, with one as the safest Standing broad jump, William be reinstated as an amateur, so that Hamm, Bob King and Frank Cuhel he may take a leading role in the are SOme of the youngsters who are development of young players and given "All-America" ratings by pay its way in spite of the fact that $350,000 must be taken in at the Werner, Greenwood T. New York.

maximum.1 Tracks Discontinue. MIAMI, Feb. 4. The three BASKETBALL exacts a terriffic Running broad jump. Ed Hamm, gate to meet expenses.

ijiuutouic Luunidiiiciiti uuring tne pen-is Dn the strengtn 01 tneir per-coming season. fnrmnnces in the Olympic trials at toll. It is not as good a pastime as It is even possible that the south Georgia Tech. dog tracks located here the Bis-cayne Kennel Club, the Miami r- 1 sj -A lofor in the eames outdoor sport. Many courts are Standing high jump, Harold M.

will rally behind Stribling and sup Hadison Square Garden tne millionaires, with their good names as sportsmen at stake, and the honor of the institution to be upheld, resolved to take the dead promoter's last brain child and nurse it along, no matter what the cost in gold and grief. EXPERT TO LOSE. And so we witness the strange Osborne, Illinois A. C. port the turnstiles with sufficient Student Picks Boxing Team, at Amsterdam.

Eddie Vacheresse, star end on the 1 tv a a. tt secretary also has given little attention. They are dirty and dusty, seldom if ever Beach Kennel Club and the Coral Gables Kennel Club have discon Running high jump, Robert W. HE PLAYS on the baskeiDan team representing his company in the evenings. The team is a member of a local league, which plays two games each week.

AND THEN on Saturday nights the team usually plays an outside contest. That makes three games each week, not counting the time spent at practice. THERE IS no question that the voung man is "over-basketballed." He is stale. He has been overworked, and it is showing in his general health. HE WILL doubtless welcome the close of the season.

He dare not quit his team, for he would then be accused of disloyalty to the com-canv which employs him. THERE ARE scores of young fellows just like him in the Pittsburgh district just now. They have gone through half of a strenuous floor and they are literally all in. fervor and frequency to yield profitable margin. cleaned out.

The basketball play King, Stanford, University. tinued racing as a result of Gov. West Virginia football team last fall, chosen All-America college and All-is coach of the boxing team at his America scholastic teams for 1928. This is the flannel night gown ers raise germ-laden dust, the par Hop, step and jump, Levi cosey. Doyle Carlton's orders to stop gambling in the state.

Continued on Page 17. tides of which find their way into Los Angeles A. C. msumuon now. ne is stm scnooL 1 the lungs of the athletes.

r--HE ATHLETIC team named by Pole vault, Sabin W. Carr, Yale. 16-pound shot, John Kuck, Los Ferris contains BASKETBALL is a great game in a way, and it is a pity that it can AAU Ill LVAV I UU LI MJ I II I LMI hut one foreign runner. Phil Angeles A. C.

56-pound weight, P. J. McDonald. not be played on outdoor courts, where the participants would be JL -LJL JL kJ V--V. JL JL JL JL JL J.LVXTJ.xMr.a.

1 a 5 Edwards, the Canadian negro wuu on undergraduate at New York New York A. C. 16-pound hammer, Edmund F. able to breathe pure air. Clarence Dutch Hoffman, up from University and Is named for the 600- iskey forget his disappointment IN THE Pittsburgh high schools, Black, University of Maine.

By GEORGE KIRKSEY, United Press Staff Writer. over the failure of Ed Walsh to the teams are wisely limited in their Discus throw. Dr. Clarence Houser. Sacramento, where he hit .355.

will replace3 Willie Ritola as be trying for one of the outfield rfx-nTn fun champion and Clar- competition. Lawrence Walsh sees oLs Angeles A. C. to tliat. And the boys are not per Berths, as will Johnny Watwood.

a ence De Mar as marathon champion should day no more mltted to play on any outside teams NEW YORK, Feb. 4. An Old head and a lot of new hands will be tried by the Whitesox this spring as a possible cure for what has come to be a positive ad wihaii and if they were to con break into fast company as spectacularly as had been expected. WEILAND IS SOUTHPAW. This Weiland is a southpaw, and stands 6 feet 4 and weighs 210 pounds.

He is practically certain to hard hitting youngster from Shreve- Secretary Ferris' complete seiec tvit an4 a. I HnnR fnllnW! That keeps the amount of exercise down to a safe maximum. It is a suit their family doctors, the latter Kld Probably render that verdict But the game has gripped them, and cive it up. diction to the second division. pity that all teams cannot be simi win a place among the regular pitch Lena Blackburne, patient, per larly restricted.

It would be better ui wuioc, laic jeierans, 4TTTT KXTfl TEAM. Metzler. Falk. Mostil and Reynolds. -3 aS "wiS The Whitesox are going to be weak Georgetown U.

behind the bat. unless something in 100 yards run, Frank Wykoff, Los the way of a miracle develops at Angeles A. C. rjauas. 220 yards run.

Charles Borah, Los all around for the players. find as a first baseman during the closing weeks of last season, and may give Bud Clancy a battle for the position. Second base hasn't a strong point in the Whitesox defense since Eddie Collins day, but a Youngster named Johnny Kerr, from the Pacific Coast for his second major league trial, may make the grade on the strength of his batting average of .301 with Hollwood last year. Bill Hunnefield played second base In 94 games with the Sox in 1928. and hit .294.

CIS SELL IS QUESTION MARK. Bill Cissell is the leading candidate to succeed himself at shortstop, but Bill has not yet fully justified I HAVE asked a number of men sistent old timer, will supply the manager's end of the job, while Singer. New Yorks latest 126-pound worke(f tato tn ChiCago club's new sensation, at Madison Square Gar- combination for 1929. den next Friday night. There is a lot of promise in the BUD TAYLOR MEETS AL SINGER FRIDAY 300 yards run, Launcelot Ross, Yali.

Javelin throw, Charles Harlow, Los Angeles A. C. Decathlon. Kenneth Doherty. Cadillac A.

Detroit. CLAUDE BRACEY of Rice Institute is named for both college sprints with R. Kiser of Washington University the choice for the mile run; J. Ross Nichols of Stanford for the 120 yards hurdles and Herman Brix of the University of Washington for the 16-pound shot. Among the school boy "All-America" nominees are Donald Bennett of Toledo Libbey High School, who is rated above Wykoff.

the 100 yards choice, for the furlong; Herbert Moxley of Columbus, for the quarter, and William Bloor of New-iark Prep for the half. Singer's championship possibilities group of youngsters who will go ers, who include old Red Faber, Ted Lyons, Al Thomas. Grady Adkins, Ted Blankenship and Walsh. Other pitchers upon whom Blackburne is counting are George Cox and Con-nally. The question of lnfielders, outfielders and catchers Is a more perplexing one than that of pitchers.

Willie Kamm. one of the best third basemen in the American League. Is the only regular of 1928 upon whom Blackburne can bank definitely. and Clyde Crouse, who shared the I 440 yards run, Ray Barbutl, New w. York A.

C. down to Dallas in a few weeks to in the rather muddled featherweight try for places on the reconstructed 1851 year 600 yards run, Phil Edwards. New with rut startling the league In any York Jj7 sense, and Jack Mealy, who was 880 yards run. Lloyd Hahn. Bos- with Independence in the Western ton A.

A. division wm De testea Dy tne lerre team. Bob Weiland, who came up Haute boxer, but in view of the New from Moline in the Mississippi Yorker's excellent showing against League, seems to. have the makings his sensational purchase price of of a great pitcher. By The United Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Bud Taylor of Terre Haute, once regarded as the bantam champion by the National Boxing Association, is in town lor a featherweight fight with Al Tony Canzoneri, whom he held to a more than $120,000 and will be pres sed by several young lnfielders in Assn. and also with Dallas in 1928. 1 1,000 yards run, Lloyd Hahn.

Bos-He is ambitious, hard working but I ton A. A. In his one major league start, he Young Charley Shires, who halb eluding Irving Jeffries, who hit 200 not particularly hard hitting addl-1 1 mn run, Ray Conger. Illinois draw, Al will probably be a strong 1 scored a shut-out. fanning nine men, favorite.

which made Owner Charles A. Com- from Waco, Tex, looked like a real with Texas in 1928. uon to tne catcning star. 1A. C..