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The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 27

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CAN'T BLAME THE KID FOR TRYING NEW YORK, Jan. 17j Johnny Dundaa. the old Scotch-Wop, coming back to ths ring a a junior lightweight and will ba aean in tha now Garden, either Jan usry 29 or February Matchmaker at McMahon says. MONDAY -w ity. a.

CC SAN FRANCISCO. JANUARY 18. .1926 If MONDAY SMiffl mm ffiPM fflUF TIM Seals ie First Young CRUICKSHANK LOSES ONE UP TO N. Y. STAR Abe' Espinosa Ties for Third With Harry Cooper, Winner of Honors, and J.

Burke Sold Down the River JUDGE LANDIS vi English Offer $1509000 For Walker Fight WRIGLEY FIELD LEASE SIGNED BY BILL LANE ANTONIO (Texas), Jarf. SAN A AN WILL AKKIVt IN S.F. TODAY Czar of Baseball Is to Attend a Luncheon at Elks' Lodge, Will Visit Legion Posts -(By Associated Press.) The Civil War was supposed to have settled the question of whether "Uncle Tom" had a right to tell the boss to go jump into any lake which happened to be handy. But it seems not so. At least not in organized baseball.

Here we have a pathetic example of two men who have just been sold into bondage. Above is Ralph Shinners, purchased by the Oakland team of the Coast League from the St. Louis Cardinals while below is Clarence Brooks who will perform with the Seattle Indians this year. Brooks came from the Western League but formerly was a Coaster Missing a ten-inch putt on the home green cost Bobby Cruick BY MARTIN BURKE. LO ANGELES.

Jan. 17. For the next twenty-five years Bill Lane's Pacific Coast League entry, which formerly masqueraded shank of Chicago a tie for the Texas open golf championship to- night and the title and first' undr the name of the Salt Lake Bees, will share Wrlgley Field with NEW YORK, Jan. 17v (Associated Press.) William Ames, manager of Tommy Milligan Englith welterweight, announced tonight the receipt of a cable from London guaranteeing 000 for a Mickty Walker-Tommy Milligan welterweight championship fight in London some time in June. Ames aaid he cabled a reply accepting the proposition and suggested sending a similar cable to Jack earns.

Walker's man ager. The cable from London was signed by Jim MoLaughlln. Delaney to Fight Greb the Angels. Lane today signed a jl prise of $1,500 I jT -3tk wnt to the lanky 26-year Joint tenancy leaso with William Wrlgley builder and owner of the magnificent ball or chard which bears his name. McDonald Smith, of Great L.I.

Coming from By, ABE KEMP ADOLPH CAMILLI is not a name to conjure with, at this time, but if Nick Williams, blonde coach and scout of the Seals, knows what he is talking; about, it will be in a very short time. That Important business item behind on the last of the 72 having been accomplished, Lane Immediately pulled out for Salt IKV. ill hole played for -1 the crown, Smith did par 3 on the rv1 175-yard eigh .7 Lake to boss the moving of his club to Los Angeles. While In the Utah city, Lane will get rid of his home tind office, for he expects to make Los Angeles his home. The terms of the lease were not made public.

It la probable that Lane named the price himself. teenth, lie At Oakland Cruickshank fell a 1 1 1 1 Is a Irsl a a a who has beer ilgned by i I spring ap-learance and a. lie scout ex down on hit put ting and took a aivinn him a to By ALEC McCAUSLAND. tal of 289 againtf presses himself Smith' 283. JIMMY DELANEY, St.

Paul boxer, who has appeared in this He the Mae Smith It was a hard defeat for the roung prosper have seen ti vicinity on many occasions, has former Oklahoma City star, who had years. Securing i mm fy been picked by Promoter Tommy Simpson to meet Harry Greb of Pittsburgh, world's middleweight signed contract of this 18-year-old tei champion, in a was not a almpl ten-round en undertaking counter at the Oakland Auditorium, Wednea- Rep resentative. of Pittsburg 1 nnatt. Hi day evening If tit jf I iV A February Louis and Seattle ramied on the boy's trail for days trying to induce In making the announce men. the tranabay him to sign, but Williams anally succeeded.

Camilli is lefthanded bath on the field and at bat, weigna 178 pounds, atanda five feet ten inches tail, is a grasp on the natlonul open championship at Inwood, N. In 1923, only to lose to Bobby Jones of Atlanta. For Cruickshank had a two-stroke margin over Smith when they teed on the 17th and liud baon going in fine style all through the nine and the final round, lie bad one three and six fours on that up to the 17th, when he tell down and lost by a stroke to the Great Neck professional. Tied for third place in the final Standing with 292 were Jack Burke of Houston, Harry Cooper of Dallas, winner of the lyOS Angeles open last Sunday, and Abe Espinosa of Ban Francisco. Perhaps as heartbreaking as Crulckshank's slump was the downfall of the little Houston pro, for he had been beating Smith and Cruickshank on a good many holes and was looked to as the next champion.

But his Waterloo was the twelfth hole on the final round. There he twice 9rove out of bounds and took a seven on a par four hole. boxing promoter declared Lela his V--n i ney was 7 southern ucb Ik' jf i choice over local fighters as Frankle Camp ble pepper box. WRECK'EM TITLE. -Wreck'em- "Camilli la the title bestowed upon htm In high schol circles in this city, the lad being Pros Seek S.

F. Game bell. Mickey Rock son and Leo Lomskl. because Jimmy would make the. Smoky City enrolled at Sacred Heart, and those who have seen him in action, in 7 I rtarry wreo.

cluding Charley Graham and Nick Williams, state that his nickname sidewheeler a 3 more formidable opponent is deserved. "Delaney is a boxer who has met Playing first base for the Sutro 4 Heights team in the class winter Ernla Nsvers may play a game of professional football against Johnny Mack Brown of Alabama 1 ths best In ths gsms," 8impson ststed, "snd for that reason I gave league. Camilli made ten hits in his first ten times at the plate, which LOST TO TURNESA. In annexing the -Texas open title, which he lost last year to joe Tur-nesa of Elmsford, N. by the same margin by which he won day.

Smith made what he charac 1 and other southern stars at Mont him preference over a group of local is hitting in any class of oompany. Williams compares to fighters. Ths boxing public in Oak gomary next Saturday, according terized as the greatest golf shot land and San Franciaco are well Charley Grimm, the talented first baseman of the Cuba. ever achieved in all his long career, to a telegram received here laat night by M. S.

"He has ths same kind of edu 1 I aware of Delaney's fistio ability, as they have watched him work for cated hands." aaid Williams yes Cowan, local professional me on three or four occasions. Than, terday in discussing his new find, "aa Grimm has. Like Grimm, he ri football pro This was on the 360-yard sixteenth hole of the first round. Smith bad driven about 260 yards down on the fairway, slightly to the left, a few feet from a tree. It was 100 yards to the elevated green across a stream and traps.

He sent the it, moter can reach in all directions and with the same too, Greb has fought Delaney twice, and in each bout made a very pre. sentable showing." The wire is as Because of my long experience Koiiowa; with young players." declared Nick. Delaney is due from St. Paul "Have team of ball up with a pull-back stroke, in tended to droD it dead, and 1 I don usually get excited and Alabama stars with his manager, Mike Collins, during the latter part of this week enthusiastic, but I really think that Red Grange's Bears Trim San Diego SAN DIEGO (Cat), Jan. 17.

(By Associated Press,) "Red" Urange's Chicago Bears defeated Qine's Calif ornians, composed mainly of players from Southern here, including Olympians' Soccer Team BeatsVirtus landed on the green, rolled a few Inches and stopped four feet from Camilli is the best young prospect -J4 John Mack firl' Brown. Play have ever looked at, and that you and will train at the Imperial gym In Oakland. Greb baa an sngage ment in Los Angeles on January 21 and will come to San Francisco the following day in time to workout tne cup. lie holed out for birdie S. HAS DIFFICULTY.

will agree with me is a broad assertion to make." The winner, as well as tha '90 HIT ERNIE NEVERS. here and In Oakland before he en other players, had some difficulty Williams Journeyed up to Guerne- a here January. 23. Want game In San Francisco against Wilson about February I. (Signed) ters tha ring to clash with Delaney.

wiia tne rsracKenriage municipal vllie early last summer to inspect the wares of this San Francisco Oreb Is In championship form, he links? aue to the heavy rain of yea wrote Simpson yesterday. boy, saw him perform brilliantly on YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. San Franciaco League. Olympics, 2 Virtus, 1. Barbarians, 5) Thistles, 2.

Caledonians, 3: Mercury, S. Simpson said he would bexK up California, 14 to 0, at the city the fiold. as well aa cuffing Ernie Smith, who had two (9s In the first round Friday, had 73 and 77 DOD3WORTH. Nevers, who pitched against him. the Greb-Delaney encounter with an all star card.

Tickets for the stadium here Cowan states today. His card follows: Mornina Round. today. Grange Ernia Navara. that he Is very fight will soon be placed on sale.

For a single ana two-oase nit. ana has been attar his services ever since. called, tore off sev uncertain about Par out i 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 38 eral brilliant Sportivas, OS-Sons, U. Burns-Vikings. Gsms muddy grounds.

CUP TIES. Idors Park. Leo Lomskl. the Aberdeen, Wash. The possibility of Camilli dia the possibility of a gam against Buck Bailey's Tigers In San 8mith out 4 3 6 4 4 4 4 538 Par in 3 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 335 Smith in 3 4 4 4 4 6 3 4 4 35 lodgina Bert Ellison at first bate runs and scored one of Francisco.

the coming season is remote, but flash, Pacific Coast middleweight champion, uncorked all his array of pugiliatic stuff yesterday afternoon for the Oakland fana at the Imper- the local owners have agreed to bis team' touchdowns. Rangers, 4 Sone (Sacramento), 1 I ini 353873. Afternoon Round. It was not possible last night to confirm from Nsvers' friends In carry him with tha team all season, their idea being to educate him by a The. former al oymnasium.

His workout was Smith out 4 5 4 4 4 7 2 540 Ban Francisco ths statement that Illinois half Sons (Oakland), zi veterans, i. Saoramento. De Molsys, 1 Caledonians (Sao ramtnto), 0. fcmith in 3 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 337 inii mill hi iiiiiimwi iwiawa mii' aiaarilirfriwiaii 'ta'iii "'al sn impressive one, st leaat the 400 eaoDla that packed the oymnasium be will play Saturday In' Mont gradual proceta. LANDIS HERE.

back "showed Vi i1 11IM1 MllliavaSiasmaa gomary. his stuff to the Kenneeaw Mountain Landla, ths 34U Tha leaders and their scores fol low: Kardonald Smith. Oraat to capacity must hava thought so by the noisy demonstration that thay gave following Lomaki's work. satisfaction of Br ERNEST M. SMITH.

(Continued on Pmge Column 7) the crowd of Petaluma Prep Five Neck. L. I lit HTT Pete Tapella, the cave man of ths Ban Francisco soccer league, stood 1 0. 0 0 0 li-sembled In the Beats Analu Team out in the mud and mire of St. poooy cnl- Jack Burks.

.141 71 211 Cooper. Dallaa II ll Aba San Pran- cfaeo J4T 71 bowL And everyone went PETXLUMA, Jan. IT. The Analy Sarmiento, Far ell to Ignatius Field like Mile Rock Light house on a moonless night in yes home happy. Girls9 Cage Tourney On Helen, Lenglen Chat; Sweety Says Suzanne High School basketball team met defeat Friday night on the local im nunier.

uem Anre.1ra.14a 71 71 i' Grange played air of the first Jjonn, Iraieaours. 1U.X44 71 71 Z9 terday's Virtus Olympic match. 111 ohn i Cnr. Nw "Red" Grange. court at the Petaluma High School Qolrien.

Patersnn.N. J. 141 74 TT half and most when the Petaluma. "cagers" out Al 147 71 li tit of the fourth quarter, classed them In both games. The vv imam LMcn, rniuaei-Bhla 141 7 MX Pete's team lost.

1-1, Just as the dope called for It to, but Pate was a rook of Tomorrow Box Friday Grange did not get loose for any I class game was played first. Kan J4T 77 74 295 when the lightweights of the Peta run of great length, but uaorsa uowaen. Cincinnati. 141 7f VI ZI9 CANNES (France), Jan. 17 rf) Helen Willa, queen of American tan nit, and Suzanne Lenglen, France's champion, met today under the aunny akiea of the Riviera, not as rivals, but just as two girls intsrested in ths cams.

They hsd a most friendly chat as they watched luma High defeated Analy S3 to dashes In the first quarter, one of II. The AT class game was a Gibraltar before the Incessant Toung Farrell, who has succeeded 16 yards around right end and an Miss Florence Hale, girls' ath letio commissioner of the Indus fast and close contest. Petalums massed attack of the players st Frsnk Gould's club. winning by SS to 28. other of 17 yards, brought the In staging a "comeback has been selected by the Observatory Club trial Athletic Association, has an Mils.

Suzanne haa returned ta her home in Nice with nothing but Cruickshank's Defeat Laid the Olympic Club forwards. nounced the starting of the girls crowd to its feet, He carried the ball a total of 13 times. His best I praite for the girl who it contid- promoters to collide with Pete Sar Ths Virtus basketball season for tomorrow night on the French School court miento, whirlwind Filipino battler, in the ten-round feature event at gains were made bi the) opening Grange Makes $50,000 in with the first game being played teem pave the Olympians something of a scare quarter when he carried the ball to 'Razzing' at 7 clock. Dreamland Rink Friday night. six times for an aggregate gajn of This season sixteen teams have in ths last three Fsrrsll Is tha only boxer on the Pacific Coast who has given the entered the competition, wbicb is minutes.

In the 40 yards. ered her moat formidable rival for world laurels. "I admire Helen in every way: aha ia such a sweet child," said Suzanne intensely. "I simply love The American girl treated the tannin players to a surprise when, after watching a few sets sod tak- the largest entry in ths history of driatling rain Lm, a. uame Knop and VTalqulst played, a fine Manila typhoon a real time of it in girls sports in the association.

A the gsms hsd game with Grange. On tha Cal dozen of the teams will meet dur the ring. They hooked up for their gone along with 1 1 ths tcore 2-0 in wt.iaJ.iWi.t,j-iW ing the first week of play with the ifornia side the most spectacular games Delng-played on Tuesday ana ths I ym let playing was done by George Hobbs, first meeting in Sacramento on New Year's Dsy, Sarmiento winning ths decision after ten torrid Friday nights. favor until just before full time. Pete ing a stroll through the town snd former Nevada end, who took two Last season the Southern Pacific long passes from Hawkins and W'iJiS horo of tha blue Medi- aggregation displaced the Associ rounds of thrilling milling.

Sacra piektd tha ball out of a ten mage, passed it to Al Newlands at out-aide left. Al nuraed the ball ub thus made the only serious threats -i'r-'i lerranean, she announced, contrary ated Oilers with the J. D. Sprockets mento acribea said the "fight was of the game against the Bears. to all expectations, that she would sextet finishing in the runoerup to the ooal.

ereaaed to MeConnell, Grange's team scored in the SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 17, (By Associated Press.) Leading professional golfers here tonight attributed the defeat of Bobby Cruickshank of Chicago in tha Texas open golf championship to the "railing" given him by a nationally known professional golfer. While Cruickshank was putting, golfers said the professional, perched in a tree, continually shouted at him. Re buked by an official, the pro fessional retorted: "Aw, what do you know about rniuhin-ryr This, just as Cruickshank missed a 10-inch putt on the final hole that cost him ti for the championship. position.

tns most sensational staged at tha Capital in Ferddia Hoppe and Eddie White who tried for goal but missed. iv" i opening period and agaia In the Young Luciano Feretto, up from the ANGELES, Jan. 17. The football game hers yesterday between the Chicago Bears and the Los Angelas Tigers netted Red Grange ths largest purs hs hat ever received since ha became a professional. P.

8. Halbriter, promoter of ths game, said tonight that the total receipts would amount to nearly $135,000, and of this sum between $45,000 snd $50,000 would go to Grange. Attendance at the contest was estimated at between 75900 nd 76,000. take part in the Metrocele Hotel tournament this week, but would enter for tha singles only. Mile.

Lenglen is not entered for last jiisner. Virtus second team, took a first Gonzaga Cage Five will be the cente of attraction In the six round semi wlndup. Young Roberts of San me- shot whleh Zylker, the Tha linaup and Timma.ry Thlcaca Br Arm. Poai. ITallfanlana.

Mile. Lenglen Helen Wilts Winged-O goalie, eould net stop. Bannay t. E. Starka Kmih L.T.

Cola Beats Columbia PORTLAND, Jan. 17. (Associ Jose, returns to San Francisco after RALLY CM C.CKED, the singles In ths Metropole tourney, although she will play in the women's and mixed doubles. So tha long-awaited raeettng retween the a long absence to tangle with The Virtus commenced a second "One-Step- Watson in the special Firknirt-1n Minnlck Trafton (e.) L4ndly HcMlllaa Rawkina Hurry K.T..... MrConnell French and American champions is deferred.

It is poat.b'a. however. rally which was nipped by Nell Mo- ated 'Press. Gonrara University won its second basketball game in Farlane full time whistle. event The Balance of the bill follows: Sam Kazaka vs.

Tony Pas- thst Suzanne will play in the singles st tha ce tourney en til S. snd as Miss Wills plana to play there also, it is there that the flret Portland this season when IV romped The Olympics' first goal' was a1 Gorb-1 Prthian J. 8l.rnim.no Galloway Granaa L.H. Rarl over Columbia University. SS to 17, slach; Pat Kelly va Fred Bindon; Joe Silver vs.

Tommy 42omisky. etecieien between them is moat likely. fi" (Continued togs t. CoUtmm, here today. alaiuai.

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