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SATURDAY, 31,19 TOWA CITY PKESS-CITIZEN PAGE JUNE Iowa City Baseball Plans iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiAitii Ken's Rise Reads Like Fairy Story Efforts to be-Made to Sign Veteran as Manager of Club Despite His First Refusal Independent baseball for Iowa City an assured thing for llils winter ever goes Way. A committee of five prominent citizens, appointed at the annual baseball banquet two months ago, has neld several meetings and soon be Teady to announce a definite program. One first things the undertake is the sale of tickets. Th-ese will probably be on sale for about $5 each, good for between and twenty games. T'he 'believes that if it can dispose of several hundred of "these tickets It will have a good foundation upon which make Offer Chalfant Job matter- which must be of a manager.

The eotninltttie has'-approached Mr. Chalfant several times -recently, hoping to have him the again but thus far veteran player de- icllned the. responsibility. Chalfant is just regaining his a sick Ijsp'eU and ajecprdihg to the 'inlttee, does feel that he tatke on such a strenuous ixnent as directing a ball I "GhaMaht Is really man for job," Mr. LeRoy ilader, one of the members of the committee "He knows the base- in Iowa City better any other man and 'ifc'ere during the" past f-sw seasons '-shows he is capable of handling job." Meet Again Sunday The committee- has no other man In view the manager's l-jqb otti-ar than Chalfant.

A meeting is' scheduled for tomorrow I will "be'decided definitely I whether the veteran will accept. If he carinot see his way clear, the. rcommittee will go after an( oth.er good man. As to the matter of attractions I to come here this the i committee announces that, the will obtained. The early son- games, of course, will be played with teams n-sar Iowa City in or3er that the team can reach its highest! point of efficiency -be- Ifore the stronger nines are play- 1-ed.

The first, game will probably, he I played about the second Sunday in April. Seek Home Player Efforts to make the team more I of a home town aggragation than has been the rule in recent years 1 will be made this season. Several Iowa City players will be in- 1 vitsd to try out for places on the The committee handling -tire I preliminary plans is composed of I liCRoy Rader, Fred Racine, Rube 1 Swartzlender, Hugh Smith and J. Van Horn. 41 i TO mm IT HERB ARE THREE'' OF MANAGER COBB'S TWINKLING- OUNGSTERS.

THEY ARE, LEFT RIGHT: KENNETH HOLLOW AY, PITCHER; JOHHNY KERR, UTILITY INF1ELDBR, ANB CLIFF BRADY, ALSO A UTILITY INFIELDER. BY BILLY EVANS might throw him off his in the Western Canada league. AUGUSTA, March 31-- From stride. He- has followed that The organization early blew up. a minor -league bat boy to a theory religiously i life, Kerr player in the majors.

With Nhim it has always been There in a nutshell you have shortstop or nothing. sitated he ent iQ the career of Jphnny Ken, he outgrew the job ther club. Denver drew the sational recruit shortstop Sot. the of mascot. The love of the game yotlll gster.

That was the" fourth been playing fine ball. The failure of the league neces careejr of the former ever before. The meeting on. Tu'es- day -night will afford him an op- TJnquestionably the failure opportunity of getting them all to- Detroit. Tigers.

was -with him, germ step in Not so many years ago Johnny had become deeply -imbedded in mas ot K-err was a the -San. his system. Francisco team of the- Pacific Too big for; the job mas- tne Western Canada league a Coast league; Aside from ctit, he applied for-the 'position a gj. eat thing for Kerr. It offered ing the team to victory as its of clubhouse boy.

He was given hinl a faster company mascpt his chief duty was tak- the job. That, -was the an(L he made good with ing care of tbe bats. step in the career- of Johnny In the "morning, and 'before-the Kerr. Bresnahan. Hopes to.Arouse.

New Interest in Team; Many Prominent Men Are on Program Coach.George T. Bresnahan. has completed the plans for. a big track "mixer" whicli will he held Tuesday in, the men's gymnasium at 1:30 o'clock. This will be the big act of the track and will be' attended by 300 to 400 men interested.

Invitations have been -sent out to more than 300 including who.lhave on the track squa'd' in other years and -those who' have' teen selected as gou prospective ma-erial. This affair lias been held regularly for so'me The purpose the "mixer" is to gnt together all men' that are inter 1 ested in track work and to ac- i'aem with the. plans for 'the season. Coach- to direct "a larger group of '-men this 1 spring than By Minors, HiredJSy Majors By NBA News Service) ORLANDO, March. 31--i The -unique record of having Tyaea fired by a minor league club and- hired' by a major league once in.

the same season belongs to Gustave Sandberg who is expected to -show vrell the coming: year. Last year was Sandberg's fifth, in International League. He start-' out with Toronto last year, but in-June a deal was arranged that would have sent him to NewOr- lealis in the Southern League. This was even-a step below the' International. George of the Roches- ter club refused to waive on however, and fre was used regularly for that club "behind the bat.

Pat Moran, Red's manager, saw Sandy in action and paid a price for his release." Plan AII-U Meet Another reason for the mixer CUBS ARE NOT IN ON BENTQN FIQHT CHICAGO, March 31--A-report published in Cincinnati that six National league clubs, planned to renew their-fight to bar Pitcher J. C. (Rube) B'enton from the league was exploded last night with, announcement by President C. Veeck of the Cubs that the Bruin management was not any such agreement and has accepted the decision of Commissioner K. M.

Landis, Bentan rejoin the Reds. The report sail the six clubs would protest all games in which Benton worked. The Cubs were one of the six teams to vote against Benton's NEW YORK WATER POLO CHAMPIONS TO PLAY IN NATION A. u. MEET CHICAGO, po- loisfs from New York A.

who last ear, -won the 1 championship, again will be formidable entries next--Tuesday is to' get as many at tne last 1( ague etin in the National A. A. U. 1 rf Jl TTA AVrtn-nJ. rtTiroH GUSTAVE SANDBERG Iowa Mat Coach Will Appear On Des Moihes MIK-EHSWARD Mike Howard, University of loqra wrestling will appear o'n'on-e of jftecar Thomson's wrestling programs in within' the next three That announcement- was made today by Dave Fidler, who'-was In Des Moines recently'- c'onferring with Thorson relative -to a match for the Iowa gfappler.

Howard's" opponent Will be" named' in a few. days and will- be one of the top- notchers" in the heavyweight wres- ling 1 Howard made arrangments to challenge the winner the Jake Brissler-Dick Daviscourt will be held in Des Moines.jyionday night.under Thorson's auspices. That matches to be-held in the Des coliseum. challenge of-Fred Grubmeier-of Graettinger, to that the Iowa coach willing to meet him "under reasonable terms. "Mike Howard will take on- any heavyweight- in "Hs performances speak for his ability." when not' engaged-in his several years he-held down .300.

official capacity as. mascot, Kerr 6 position, of clubhouse boy. Recalle by the Tygers, Kerf was playing baseball, always at he' practiced at short reported at leading the shortstops in men as possible lined up, for the and Veeck statement toUorrea fielding and batting better. than All-University track meet which' denial by tlle St. Louis Cardinal is to be held'here on April- management another of the sis Some Confusion has ben occasion- teams reported in combination by the'conflict of-this home ALti -J-liS My IAU.S2 WJL ilWJJJLVj; shortstop; the team -was home.

isfts unsung "one with the meet at Lawrence, make er to Often, his presence on, the in- TOlen it went on the- that he ready He to Knn Coacll Bresnahah has racise the ltcher 3 1 5 laye the POS Won iOUS mediately proceeded to show Man-. decided definitely wfcether he wfllj- TMTM, a er Co'bb his stuff. The Tyger send men to this meet-or whether the The' players would sug- gan EVancisco' amateur teams, gest that he shag balls in the outfield, but never any of that Zatnlock Discovers Kerr for Johnny Kerr. '-One day Carl Zamlock, -former If Kerr couldn't shortstop' he wouldn't play any- the Kerr in action. At a glance he saw that the leader jvas so impressed that he practically decided to crowd at -Tyger pitcher, -now located on one of- his- pitchers to mafke "for That is the fifth episo.de'in- the Plays Only Shortstop had possibilities.

Zam- career of the 'former San -Fran- he will leave here to compete for the -University 'champion-. ship. The "mixer" is expected to stimulate the interest Stpneham of the only club to back the Reds in attempting to -restora Benton to his former status, likewise said his 'club had no objections to Benton. "Regardless of any personal ment. in Illinois pool next "Wednesday and Thursday when teams from all parts the country will fight it out "with-the I.

A. and the Chicago A. for the. title. Stanford university, junior champion last year, has entered MOOSE, Iowa''City Moose hare' 1 aew" pifdjninent guests and participants in'the solemnities being Supreme Dictator Witte Davenpory and Dictator Steuben and Hearder Orlander of opinion," President Ve.eck of the of prospective track candidates an Cljbs aaifl chicag club al- a strong crew arid carry (Davenport: The local officers new-' ly-inducted, are those hereinbefore named and Frank Herrington and Fired Paiiitin, guards, and R.

J. Fountain, trustee. The 1 other trus; teeMs Phil katzenmeyer and the dictator, Thomas Miller; the honors westward. Each of, the- -local may be represented by two teams in an effort to win, the. for Chicago.

National A. TT. champions -In' Kerr admits that as a kid his 'lock, scouting for Detroit, recom- cisco mascot, who has realized his. tfa liome meet and thus furnish acc epts the' decision of tlio greatest ambition in life was to mended the kia. That, was the greatest to' be a big oecome a big league third epoch in the career-of Johnny leagueir.

He early'made up Ws mind that. Kerr. The' way to stardom seems just lo ERNIE JOHNSON. WHITE SOX HOLDOUTrRF.PORTS TO GLEASONjrOMORROW CHICAGO, March 31--Ernie IJohnson, star short stop of the I Chicago White Sox, yesterday Isignel his contract and will re- to Manager Gleasoij' at Dalllas, tomorrow. Johnson, who Iwas a 'holdout, came to an agree- Imept with President Comiskey Ihera and will leave this morning Join his teammates.

Johnson in good condition having been training here at a local gymnasium. Time Savers--The railroads, the Che telephone, the wireless--and tfRSSS-CITTZEN want play any other "place than Kerfr was sent to the Calgary ahead lor Johnny Kerr. SARAZEN CARRIES EIGHTEEN CLUBS IN HIS GOLF BAG By L. FAREUL NEW YORK, March 31--Willie and deliberate and he never Hoppe is-stiirthe world's cham- seems quite certain that' he Is pion at billiards, but he Isn't the playing the right shot. invincible champion he used to Even if he is 'slipping and (By NEA News Service) Golf experts tell you that it is foolish to carry too Cmany clubs i in your bag.

Most them say that a half dozen is plenty. Others stretch the figure to 10, allowing for duplication of certain clubs in case something should happen to your driver, brassie or mid-iron. Most professional- players say that the amateurs are too fussy he. He still holds on the reaching the end, Hoppe need about tiheir clubs, that the moment because he was so far ahead of have no regret. He has made a they blame the slump on the clubs all other 'players that even- when record that perhaps never will be rather than their poor playing: he slips back "and back no one equalled- and lie will be known for Of course such a system makes can yet reach him.

years as the, greatest ot them all. business good for the club pro- 'The strain of years of the most No other player today is within fessiona-1 and they, really shouldn't actVe playing and' the strictest miles of. the Hoppe who used to 'offer any advice to the contrary- training have exacted ther penal- be. Jake Schaeffer, on the sur- While most of the leading pro- ty and affected his About face, has come fast in the last fessionals insist 10 clubs is plenty Hoppe's when he was in two years. However, it 'was not to pack around, few of them live his, prime, was an atmosphere ot that improving so up to the doctrine they preach-, supreme confidence that is miss- much bringing himself up to The next time you attend'one of ing now.

Hoppe used to rattle off the standard of Hoppe's game, -the big tournaments count 'em. a succession of difficult shots witli as it was that Hoppe was going "'A a recent tournament in the the ease of a pianist playing tho back and getting down to scales. Now he seemsHo ponder plane' of SchatSffer's game. the Heilmann, Tyger Star, Drops 15 Pounds; Fit As Fiddle Now south, it was noted that Champion the basis- for i It is abso i ut ely nonsen- crack Bven repre- gical to even int imate that sented the University of Iowa. Cubs wlll protest iany 4 me ln Every year the home meet un- which Benton pitches.

If we can't covers some good 'material that beat Mm fielcl we cer tain- xnlgfat-otherwise be overlooked. ly wm not try-to beat him by is open to all undergraduate stu- dents, of the University "and any! man may compete any. 'event' which he is qualified practice for tihe meet will probably start soon after the spring vacation if the will permit. For some time -it. was considered to set the.

date for the meet on April 14 but 'this would hardly allow sufficient time for training. Gene Sarazen had his weighted down with IS. some friend' commented on the 1 number, Sarazen replied: I "The boy is traveling a bit light today, four, sticks are in my house locker." The program for the mixer next Tuesday aright as announced. by Coacli Bresnahan will consist of short talks by Professor Edward H. Lauer, Dr.

Henry J. Pre'ntiss, who originated the track mixer idea, Dean- George F. Dean Wilbur J. Coacli Howard H. Jones.

Coach Bresnahan, and Captain Eric Wilson. Show Films of The feature of the evening will be the moving pictures of the Conference track meet held here last year. Some, very good pictures were obtained which W4J1 be of interest to fans as well as athletes. These pictures were shown at local theaters last spring, refresh- ROSCOE HALL MATCHED WITH MICHIGAN FLASH DES MOINES, March coo Hall, lightweght boxer who shaded ken Schwabel of St. Paul in six rounds here last week, will meet a tough opponent in the next athletic show at the Auditorium on the night of April '4.

The local lightweigb. has been mached with, "Reddy" Blanchard of Battle Creek, for six rounds at 135 pounds. the 15o yard 'back stroke and 400 dictator, B. Kriz; prekte yard -relay events also will be de" tefmined. Open races for swimmers registered in A.

A. U. clubs will be held between the. national events and tbe polo TENNIS TOURNAMENT AUGUST 13 DES MOENTSS, March Iff--The annual state tennis tournament will be held the week ol! Aug. 13, according to an announcement made yesterday.

The date was selected at a meeting the ten- Thursday. The tournament tliis year is comimj one' week 'earlier than last AMES TAKES BLOCK OF 400 SEATS FOR DRAKE CARNIVAL DES MOINES, 'March 31--Ames stiKlerits yesterday ordered a block of -400 seats 'for. the fourteenth annual Drake university relay meet, April 27 and 28, Athletic Director "Tug" Wilson of Drake announced. Cyclone track fans are coming down en masse to cheer for their favorites at the annual field classic of -the west. Director Wilson that ap- proxhnately 2,000 seats have been taken to date, for- the' 192T relay, meet, breaking all records for this early date.

In. addition to the large order, from Ames, fans at Iowa 1 City have reserved 400 seats, while the Des Moines Rotary club taken a block of 250, and the Lions club has taken 200. These, with many smaller reservatons by. mail, bring the total of tickets already reserved, close to 2,000 mark. Hughes, and the J.

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(By- NEA News Service) A daily workout at handball, In golf you hear a' lot of things the program When te TM" rve of hard.cider, sandwiches and fruit. coaching staff for track as recently announced will include Mr. Bresnahan, -varsity 'coach, Aubrey Devine, of freshmen in pole high jump, and AUGUSTA, March 31--Amp us some care as to his diet, to. erican league patrons are to be has worked wonders with Heil-j treated -to a real surprise when mann physically. the they look over Harry Heilmann, big fellow is lighter than at any hard-hitting right fielder of the time during his majoi leagut Tygers.

career. Always a ball player, Heil- This time a year ago Heilmann mann appeared to be handicapped the scales at 230. His pres- that don't mean what they seem Ant I 1 ANNUAL DOG SHOW CHICAGO, March 31-- Upsets wers frequent in the realm of titled dogclom on Thursday as Uio twenty-second annual doK bedlam of barking. The first surprise when on instead of 230. The man who comes in to buy a ten cent collar button leaves our store with the feeling ttiat his purchase was considered just as important as If he had bought a titty dollar COASTS' by a''goodly number of pounds of ent weight is an even 200.

superfluous weight. This seemed The loss of the 30 pounds Is to affect his fieldftg and. also rececting itself in Heilmann's show of the Chicago Knnnel club slow him up a work. There is more grace to his sot under way at the first Regl- Last year Heilmann became a batting swing, he is 'covering far ment armory, where 507 dogs oC handball enthusiast. He.

played more ground than ever before and! standard breeds the at the game all winter, making his steps down to first base with the Judges' summons to the ring in a home in Detroit where handball best them. is a popular indoor sport. -There What is more to the point, Heil- are those who say the big' right mann says that 200 pounds will Champion Count Debosco, Rus- flelder' has few superiors at the be his playing weight from now sian wolf-hound of Lincoln High-- 'way kennels, Elkhapt, was declared best ot Ihe limit and opan dogs over Romanoff Alex and Morvich of Tolstoi, owned by Mrs, W. Harold' Cluxton, Chicago. Earlwood Weapon, owned by GJ.

Park, was adjudged the best airdalc terrier was lioomisdnla Muggins, of misdale kennels, St. Matthews, riers was- Artesian Commander owned by Edmund Kieslierg, Naperville. St. B-arnarcla, great badger dogs, whippets, schip- perkcs, Italian" greyhounds, black and tan, and toy Spaniels also were judge-3. The largest crowds in the history of thoroughbred dog breeding in Chicago attended the ooenins broad jump; Capt.

Thomas E. Martin will probably have charge of the hammer, discuss, javelin and shot Albert E. Jenkins will serve as- freshman coach. MAJOR LEAGUE FEUD STARTS WHEN BOSSES SWAP TWO HOLDOUTS CHICAGO, March 31--Another major league feud is in the brow ins, with Squire Ebbetts making wry faces and, insinuations and Branch Rickey alleging grapes" as a result oC the now famous Jack Fournjor-Hy Myers swap, engineered by the Cards and Fournier has refuse-i to report to Brooklyn and has signed with a semi-pro outfit in Centralia, 111., causing Ebbets to bad faith on Rickey's part, alleging Branch knew Fournier would not consent to the deal. Rickey re- tortfs he was unaware of Four- Ebbett himself to pull a David Harum on him, as Mjjers was a holdout of Brooklyn, at the very time the deal was broached, yet Ebbets assured him Hy was 'satisfied with his terms.

Rickey also alleges that Ebbets wired 'Myers not to "say anything to the newspapers about salary differences." Now Rickey has Myers pacified and satisfied and Fournier appar; ently is lost to the Robins, so it looks like Rickey is the winner In the deal. Harold Lloyd In his latest comedy "Safety Last," now appearing at the Pastime for aiz days. Out Our Way By Williams EWSFAFERI WHY JUS-rUlMV -f C'MOM PLAV FER KEEP'S OF NUNE. CAUSE. A AWFUL.

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