Los Angeles Evening Post-Record from Los Angeles, California • 11

MONDAY JANUARY 21 1924 TIIE RECORD Fastest Growing Newspaper in Los Angeles 13 DIRT RACING PROVES HUGE SUCCESS AT ASCOT 4- SPEEDS 60-MILE ON SKATES NEW LEADER FEARS RED SOX EPIDEMIC OF TRICK PITCHING Cards Modestly Demand Whole Team for Roger 35000 See Thrilling Card at New Speedway By HENRY FARRELL NEW YORK Jan 21 Exercising rights of citizens in a free country the Boston Braves let it be known they would like to have -Rajah Hornsby It developed todayKowever that hope of getting the St Louis star lasted only until Branch Rickey the Cardinal manager answered the question much do you want for Rickey it is understood said offered $250003 for Hornsby lost take Joe Genewieh Cotton summer He figures from the val- Tierney Mickey O'Neil Jocko Con-1 Pced upon the players de- 1 manded by the Cards for Hctnsby that the St Homs owners looked tip- Ion and $100(300 in By ED FRAYNE Dirt track racing arrived in Los Angeles Sunday afternoon was seen by 35000 cash customers and scored a tremendous conquest There is no question in the mind of Promoter George Bentel this morning that the sport is here to stay His venture received a welcome that far exceeded his fondest hopes Promoters from every branch of sports sat in the stands and marveled at the turnout It demonstrated once again that this city is speed crazy Offer anything on four wheels and it's a guaranteed success in Los Angeles Boxing has its follow ing but a crowd of 10000 is the best baseball turnout has been 22000 The deal was then dropped the Braves protesting- such a trade would leave them with Hornsby and a bail park in hock alued at $400000 1 Judge Emil Fuchs caused acotherj fluttering of the public pulse when he announced that the Braves had asset It was suggested here that the Braves in asking Hornsby's price were prompted by the same curiosity that prompts a shop girl to sit in a Rolls Boyce at the automobile show and ask how much it is on their second sacker as $4(30 000 Kramer Certain to Win Says Confident Handler football registered one assemblage of 6600(3 but the general average ranged around 25000 while track polo and minor sports are fortunate if they attract 5000 persons Watched and Wondered Dick Ferris who tried to make Southern California pay homage to the race horse stood in the Ascot stands and wqkched with interest Ferris who sunk a fortune trying to make the "sport of popular must have leen seething with bitterness He put on just as good a show his stage was even more elaborate than Ascot but the was missing Death hovered above the flying figures on the Bentel speedway the best Ferris could offer was a broken bone and that was an infrequent possibility After a fatality at one of the speedways the writer suggested to the promoter that it would cause a drop in the attendance at the next event Advertising? a bit! Not a he answered briskly was unfortunate of course 1 regret it more than anyone But for every otne that stays away because of that incident three more will come ask me to explain the psychology I care If it is thrills the public wants it got a heaped up dish in the fnal da at Ascot Compared to the board speedway at Beverly Ascot was as rough as a detour through Arizona The racers bumped and skidded for the first few events and then the FOHL LEE Resentful dust began to fly The track was so plaintively on short missed putts It badly cut up by the time the flu1 probably will be popular race rolled around that Bentel cut 4- it from 40 to 18 laps It would have Eddie Foster is going to quit base-heen highly dangerous to go further ball and take up preaching Clouds of dust hid the racers no' We imagine this comes under the only from the spectators but from head of sacrifice plays one another NEW YORK Jan 21 Track and field enthusiasts here are puzzled by the announcement that Bob McAllister Flying is to quit the cinder patch for a concert career A week or so ago McAllister appeared at local headquarters ot the Amateur Athletic I'nion and asked that his name be removed from the roster going to be a singer" McAllister explained and without further qomment walked from the office The air is rife with reports that McAllister has no serious intentions of going into concert work and the feeling exists that he has some other reason for retiring Some time ago MeAllister was suspended for six months following a verbal altercation with A A officials It is believed this still rankles in his chest McAllister who has always thought pretty well of himself may feel that he has slipped to such an extent that he can no long- Bon McALLISTER er hold his own with the stars of the sprinting world Strengthening this thought is the fact that McAllister refused to compete in a recent event here when he learned that he would have to face Loren Murchison McAllister agreed to run but when Murchison was enrolled as an added starter he withdrew McAllister was a sensation in 1922 beating some of the greatest in both indoor and outdoor sprints That year he won the national senior and Junior lOO-yard titles outdoors A year ago he created a new American indoor record for 150 yards covering the distance in 14 3-5 seconds By BILLY EVANS Chicago Jan 21 About five years ago the major leagues Rtarted a war on trick or freak pitching Such deliveries were banned including the spitball Every reform has its reaction that often is as bad as the evil that has been eliminated The almost constant use of new balls proved very costly In addition it so increased batting that it took the premium off the 300 hitter During the final stages of the 1023 race both major league staffs of umpires exercised much more care Hjj putting old balls out of play The result was an immediate increase in the effectiveness of the pitchers and a slump In the base-hit market Lee Fohl resourceful leader of the Boston Red Sox fears that the drastic change In the poiiey of handling the bails will make for a return of trick pitching Says Fohl Has Logical Argument am in favor of keeping old bails in play that formerly would have been thrown out if the scheme increases the effectiveness of the pitchers through natural methods "However I fear that many pitchers who are inclined to resort to trick pitching wiH find the old pill greatly to their liking five years the umpires have worked overtime to cut out trick pitching Now that it has been practically eliminated by their zealous efforts I fear they are courting danger by going back to the old system are some pitchers who seek to win regardless of the methods used When a certain few use trickery and get away with it other pitchers who have been working honestly decide they might as well cheat And then there is trouble Greatest Boxers End Their Reign Together Chicago Jan 21 I is interest ing to note that the three greatest fighters produced in Europe in the last 10 years all arrived at the end of their journey about the same rime We refer to Georges Carpen-tier and Eugene Criqui of France and Jimmy Wilde of England Carpentier is practically through Dempsey and Slki gave him two beatings from which he will never fully recover Carpentier is the best light heavyweight produced on the other side in years And neither France nor England has anyone to offer as his understudy Criqui is he first Frenchman ever to win jan important championship from an American Criqui knocked out Johnny Kilbane and was featherweight champion of the world for about a month Then along came Johnny Dundee and took it away from him Dundee gave the Frenchman a cruel whipping and he was unable to fight when he returned home Now his title as featherweight champion of France has been officially transferred to 5 another Criqui will never do any more important fighting Jimmy Wilde is through The knockout Pete Herman handed him more than a year ago started him backward and Pancho Villa finished him a bout held in New York last summer Carpentier Criqui and Wilde! It will be a long time before Europe develops three more fighters as good as these boys and it is unlikely that she will ever develop three at the same time Kramer to Weigh in Public at Lyceum A Danny Kramer featherweight boxer who meets Johnny the St Paul lightweight at coliseum Tuesday night will weigh publicly at the Lyceum Mon- day Kramer wants to show the fans that he is not as big as some of the newspaper men claimed after his last bout with Young Brown Danny will weigh at 2 Hoppe Faces Schaefer In First Game Tonight Chicago Jan Willie Jloppe 182 baikiine billiard champion and Jake Schaefer challenger play the first block of a 15(30-point championship match here tonight Reds Are One of Best The Cincinnati Reds is one of the best clubs in either major league in the opinion of Manager McGraw of the New York Giants Ho admits his pitching must be strengthened if he is to ward off the rush of crew Itsfield Mass Jan 21 faced by an automobile Everett McGowan St Caul skating star covered 100 yards in 1 1-5 seconds He kept abreast of the car which at one time did 60 mile an hour Weber and Garcia to Top Venice Mitt Card Johnny Wteber meets Ixuie Garcia in the main event of Pop show at the American I region club in Venice Wednesday night 5 These boys have battled on two previous occasions and have put up whirlwind bouts Weber is a big favorite owing to his decisive victories over Young Papke and Johnny Adams Phil Mata and Sailor White will tangle in the semi-windup at 120 pounds These boys staged a thrilling bout last week Mata received an unpopular decision Billy Edge one of the greatest prospects to show here in some time will take on Roy Morreli In the special event at 120 pounds The ret of the card is as follows Johnny Vlllaflore vs Kid Dallas 118 potinds Joe Rickey vs Kid Payo 112 pounds Kid Smiley vs Young Douglas 135 pounds San Fernando Heavy to Meet Fleet Champion Jack McGreer San Fernando valley heavyweight prospect has been selected to trade blows with Sailor Jack Braden Atlantic fleet champion in the main event of the weekly boxing show held at San Fernando Wednesday night In the semi-windup Bert Meyers Vernon welterweight will clash with Harry Whitman of Burbank Other bouts are as follows: Jimmie Brown vs Joe Bentley 135 pounds Terry I Griffin vs Frankie Burns 145 pounds Kewpie Eckland vs Young Bello 116 pounds Kid Ponce ve Kid Small 1(35 pounds Johnny i Schiff will referee all bouts One A Man Holdups Should Avoid Los Angeles holdups the only ones around here who know how to use a gun Nutting smashed 98 out of 100 targets for first place in the take-home trophy shoot the Vernon Gun club Sunday Nutting had more than 50 competitors to shoot against which is he largest number that has ever turned out for an affair the club Adolph Stauber had the second pick of the silver by virtue of his record of breaking 97 of the targets and Don Morrison was close him with 93 Wants Siki Sent Home It is rumored that Mike Mc-Tigue is getting up a fund to defray the expenses of Battling Siki bark to France The longer Siki stays in this country the less respect ring fans will have for McTigue as a Siki won the light heavy-weight title by knocking out Georges Carpentier in a lout that was supposed to be "in the for the Frenchman before it started Then Siki went over to Dublin and fought McTigue for the title It was a horrible fight and at the end the verdict and were awarded to McTigue Subsequently Siki came to this country and took on Kid Norfolk who punched him silly In another fight in Bhiladelphia against a third-rater Siki was again disgraced as a fighter No wonder McTigue wants him to go back home It certainly take much class to he a if heating Siki is all that is asked of you Westbrook Wins 2 Out of 3 Over Snodgrass A large gallery of spectators waa treated to one of the best tennis mntches that has ever been seen in Pu-adena when Valter Vesrbrook former Canadian champ and Harvey Snodgrass Local tennis star put on a three-set exhibition at the Ho el Huntington Pasadena Sunday Westbrook had little difficulty in taking the first set 6-4 As Snod-grass warmed up he began to play a better game and the Canadian champion was forced to the limit to take the second set 8-6 In the final set which went 24 games the local 6tar found his pace and took the set 13-lit Harold and Tom Fer-randini Southern California doubles champions were held even by Westbrook and Snodgrass each pair winning a set 6-4 NOT YOU? and the words of wisdom of Walter Cam worth anything to you? YALE HARVARD of course To San Francisco Sailings Mon Wed and FrL from I A Harbor 4 Jl Round Trip Fare $2250 TO SAN DIEGO Sailings Sunday 3 Round Trip Fare $6 13 oat train leaves Depot one hour before each saUAng A Steamship Vo 317 8 Spring St Tel 1823-421 1 Young Corbet is working for bunk in Denver whereas Mr Dempsey has a flock of banks working for him 44 Coue returning to this country will Ik chagrined at finding that the Phillies have been getting worse amt worse HAVING LOST Me Ml LON ROBERTS AND NOW MORAN THE PRAYING COLONELS HAVE MUCH MORE THAN PRAYER LEFT 4 4 4 Battling Nelson is driving an express wagon still delivering the goods as you might say Fred Fulton been put to sleep in omre than a week and the suspicion exists that he has insomnia or something An Ohio policeman is going to get a tryout in the big leagues next summer It naturally follows that he will be good in a pinch 4- -4 Mr Oorge Herman Ruth who I for ever an example for tfta kl do of the would probably be terribly shocked If he knew that an overwhelm- ingiy large percentage of the kids care not one insignificant dem what he does orr the ball field 4- A Chicagoan has perfected a mechanical golfer that drives perfectly Not being able to discoura FISHING THROUGH THE ICE BE SPORT FOR THE B(riT WE PRL1 LR THE i MORE SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL TDK CORNER STORE PROCEDURE OF WALKING TO DELICATESSEN Washington Oarsman wj AC 1 named coach Or New spirit has been put ino the University of California oarsmen by lant but have you noticed that-in connection with these European visitors a 30-cent face almost Invariably accompanies a pair oi million-dollar legs? 4 4- 4 the announcement that Carroll Ebrtsht has been appointed as head rowing coach Ebright first attract- attention as an oarsman in 1915 (when he became a member of the University of Washington's crew He also pulled an oar for the Washington insltution in 1016 am! 1917 Russell Naylor who also is a former University of Washington rower has been appointed assistant coach Semi-Pro Managers to Hold Meeting Tonight resiient Paul McCormick of the Baseball association urKd every member to be pres ent at the regular weekly meeting whlch wili beheld this evening at ti i- 1 1 1 ihe Dyaa log cabin In addition to several new Important mat-ters which will be discussed there are a few decision to tie made on matters held over from last week Lots to see at 1 Catalina Land hate one two and three -day trips including all expenses at $5 $10 and $15 These Catalina trips ore famous for what they give at small cost leave 6th A Mata daily 9 am Mrsrasr sails 10 a ns You are hack In early evening See the wonderful Marlins Gardens through Glass Bottomed Boats sight you will always rcnsaiu-ber Get folder end Information at CATALINA TICKET OFFICE 6th and Main A I bone 673-961 In All the World No Trip Like TUI weighed a ton It's the boys that know how to fight that worry Danny Remember little Mickey Nelson" the Chinese boy who fought Grandetta and the smaller boys here? Kramer had an awful time beating him Freddie Jacks who box a lick on earth knocked Danny down Fellows like Young Brown and Sailor Kramer always gave Danny hard fights But fellows who box regular who depend on countering or sidestepping or blocking are duck soup for Danny trainer make any Kramer thinks he is a cinch For the life of me I can't see how he can Kramer and Kline are entitled to their opinions but the great majority of fans will expect to see win The handicap match Is attracting widespread interest Doyle's should be packed The preliminary card is as follows Joe Schloeker vs Eddie Diggins Bud Soules vs Harry Whitman Nick Antonio vs Billy Wallace Georgie Rivers vs Benny Marks George Smith vs Cliff Ramies and Earl Lane vs Ed Savage OVER MARKS decision over Jack Terry after a thrililng battle Frankie Bums and Earl Lane put up the best bout of the evening when they slugged to a draw It was one the greatest battles ever seen in any ring and had the fans on edge all times It was such a great fight that Matchmaker Tom Kennedy the Hollywood stadium immediately rematched them for Hollywood for Friday night Kid Payo shopped Jimmy Roberts in the third round of the curtain raiser and it was some fight from start to finish It was a wonderful show and on a par with the weekly shows The crowds are getting larger every week and go to show that the fans want action and will go to see boys who give It Whites Victory Over Purple Due to Pedley Nearly 4000 polo fans watched Eric Pedley carry the Whites to a 11 to 7 victory over the Purples in the polo match at the Midwick Country club Sunday This game was the first one Pedley- has played since his horse fell and injured his foot about month ago Pedley appeared to be all over the field at one time breaking up innumerable Ptse-ple plays and scoring seven points for the Whites The fans who saw Sunday's game saw the team which is to meet Iel Monte according to Captain Carlton Burke The only change that will be made in yesterday's lineup is in the No 1 position where A YVigmore will replace Wrightsmanl- Holmes Features in 3 to 1 Victory Soccer fans who watched the Scots triumph over the Overseas by a score of 3 to 1 in game at Washington park discovered a new star of the game when Holmes center forward on the eleven scored all three of the points for his team The Overseas squad held the Scots scoreless in the first half and themselves succeeded in making one count However shortly after the whistie blew for the opening of the second half Holmes got busy and made his first score After this the Overseas were helpless at the hands of the Scots Young George Suffers Broken Hand in Bout Young George the middleweight that packed Doyle's old Vernon arena so many times is nursing a broken hand George has had some tough breaks in the boxing game One time when he was going very well he received a broken jaw tiat put him on the shelf for a long time Here a few months ago he made up his mind to take the boxing game seriously and he trained conscientiously He fought George Manley at Vernon and though the decision was given against him he looked good and many thought it was rank robbery to raise hand make a pleaded Charlie Kline Pink Dope sheet has been doing pretty well picking winners the good work by picking Kramer Still beat him just as easily as he beat Young The outburst of the portly young man who handles Danny Kramer was occasioned by a mild Inquiry as to whether Kramer had made his wilL The plucky little Jew' is giving away 10 pounds to the most formidable opponent Bkrhas ever met at Vernon Tuesday night O'DQnnell is not only a lightweight he Is one of the best on the Pacific coast He has taken decisions over Phik Salva-dore and Joe Benjamin the outstanding 135-pounders of the coast To the average man it looks as if Kramer is biting off -more than he can chew Kramer Made Match picked O'Donnell said Kline wanted him for his frist fight here He would rather have Stewart MacLean 1 4 is never bothered by fellows that box like O'Donnell That style worry him if they HERMAN WINS In a hard fought battle that brought the fans to their feet many I times Checkie Herman beat Benny Marks in the main event of the Lyceum show Saturday night Her-man aggressive tactics were too much for Marks who was forced to break ground continually It was a great bout and topped one of the best cards ever seen at the popular little gymnasium Mute Vasquez was called to Arizona suddenly and Skip Lebo boxed Benny Shannon In the semi-windup It was a good battle but coming after four whirlwind fights it looked tame It was called a draw Roy Morrell and Joe Burns fought a great battle and the draw decision was well received Young Sallee took a well-earned Eddie Anderson WiH Meet Griffin First Eddie Anderson Chicago bantamweight looks like the next opponent for Dick Griffin These boys are about evenly matched and are both good punchers and willing mixers and a match between them is bound to pack any arena in the Southland Elks of Ontario to Stage Boxing Smoker The Elks club or Ontario will holJ a smoker at their clubhouse on Wednesday night Among other entertainments they will put on about three boxing contests Young Stanley Ketchell will box the main event th Red Williams Kid Herman En Route to This City Tiilie (Kid) Herman welterweight boxer now in Butte Mont where he boxes some local boy expects to leave for Portland after the bout From Portland he is coming Ix)s Angeles and wants to meet any welterweights that the promoters can get for him Giants and Dodgers to Meet in First Series New York Jan 21 The National league season according to an announcement by President Heydier wiil open on April 15 with the following games Brooklyn at New York Boston at Philadelphia Pittsburg at Cincinnati and Chicago at St Louis Giants Want Players A deal between the New York Giants and Philadelphia involving Pitcher Jimmy Ring and Catcher Henline is a possibility GLASSES FOR $275 Single vision lenses and good frames for reading or for distance use $275 Special prices also for tigmatic double vision Toric and mktal Solid ground bifocal lenses By coming to me you get personal attention and the benefit of 20 experience 17 yearapjn Los Angeles buy just glasses Buy service i Relief of nervous condition is my specialty DR McCLEERY Eyesight Specialist 539 Broadway (Hotel Milton) Advertisement of at of a Rockne Laughs As Covered Up Only Strategy was the keynote of Notre success during the past season The team whtch won nine out of ten games succeeded in covering up its weak spot throughout the entire season At no time was the secret revealed With apparently a superfluity of first-class material the Fighting Irish were lamentably weak at one position there being but one player capable of handling the position That player was a super-player however and by using him judiciously Rockne succeeded in keeping him covered up during the entire season Game after game saw from 25 to 35 men in the Irish lineup During the entire season there was but one man who played a full game and that man played two full games Nebraska and St Louis or Sincere? He Tells How He Weakness of Micks The player who plugged the gap and who had the unusual distinction of playing two full games for the I Irish was Harry Stuhldreher quar-I terback extraordinary Stuhldreher knows more football than any man around the Irish institution with the exception of Rockne Rockne grins when questioned about his quarterbacks season is over he says I care who knows that Stuhly was our only quarterback If he had been hurt it would certainly have wrecked us The only resource that I had left was to turn Elmer Layden into a quarter and that would have handicapped us at the fullback job Layden was a quarterback in high school In 1924 we are going to have four quarterbacks instead of one and then watch us WHY camp at night A five or six trip will put any well Tnan under 50 in a condition of physical fitness he never knew before The greatest devotees of big hunting as a class are medical men Why? My experience has taught me that the ratio of physicians who hunt big game against the entire field is about one in six Try this calculation some time and see for yourself Your doctor is an educated man He ha spent about 20 years in mental training After that he learns a lot more about man his physical weaknesses advantages of fresh air sunlight change of food change of scenery and above all the value of an abrupt change In living conditions Are the examples set by Dempsey and your doctor tei i 'hi Bill Pickens assistant manager 1 announced this morning that a flock of telegrams have been sent to the best dirt track drivers in the east Among those invited to come was Jyouie Disbrow who was well known here a decade ago Ilorey Walket- Star Fred Horey was the outstanding star of the auto racers while Gene Walker stood head and shoulders above the motorcycle pilots The bike riders were a real treat They were just as popular with the fans as the fourwheeled chariots There is a field for Ascot here if (he track specialized in two-w heeled racers alone although there is denying that the big cars add zest to the pro gram The bikes seemed to fit on the small track while the larger cars seemed bulky and cumbersome Spirited tilt between Walker and Hepbum featured the Helmet event ahj a ten-lap race for motorcycles Hepburn set the pace in both races but Walker outgeneraled him in taking the turns Thousands watched the races from the hillsides The majority of these paid general admission prices The grandstand wus packed long before race time and tne infield also had a good-sized crowd There is no doubt about it Ascot is here to stay The opening results follow: Time tril for fastest lap De Palma first 32 4-5: Horey second 33 flat Lick ieder third33 3 fourth 34 1-5 Hooker 34 4-5 er first qslph Hepburn second Raj Time 37 2-5 YVeishaar third Ascot helmet race for automobiles (one I lap) Fred Horey first Fred Lickeltier second: Ralph Le Raima third Dav Kino fourth Hooker fifth: Meyer sixth Time 34 4-5 Ten-lap motorcycle race Gene Walker first Ralph Her urn second Ray Ve4-shaar third Time 5:54 Fifteen-lap free-for-all automobile Horey first Lickielder second Lyons thirds Time 9:43 motorcycle race Ray Wel-shaar first Robert Sarkeglan second John Kreiger third me 9:36 Ascot motor derby (shortened from -40 laps to IS laps because of the dust) X-Icklelder first: Horey second Davidson third Time 11:34 FAST UMttSS SERVICE RKBYJ Direct connections sad Low ares to SOUTH AMERICA AND FLORIDA Fifteen refreshing days on mighty ocean liners Highest transatlantic standard of food and service SAILINGS FROM LOS ANGELES MANCHURIA 26980 Tons Dlsp 4 Feb 14 Mar 3 Feb KROONLAND 12260 Tons Dlsp FINLAND 22250 Tons Dlsp AND REGULARLY THEREAFTER First Cabin Second Cabin Third Cabin $250 ur uf $100 INCLUDING MEALS BERTH Manchuria has Intarma- CIOC diate Accommodations ana up STOP OVERS ALLOWED Apply to Apply to Security Building Los Angeles ot any Authorised Steamship Agent CHECK YOUR AUTO WITH YOUR TRUNK Panama Pacific Line YOUR DOCTOR DOES By MORRIS ACKERMAN Hunting big game especially is the greatest physical conditioner in the world and to the majority of us the most pleasant Pick up a newspaper most any day and you read that Jack Dempsey is cither on a big game hunt has just returned from one or is again on his wayd You might say that of all persons who need this kind of exercise Dempsey has the least use for it I sat at the table the other day when Walter Camp was giving a talk and demonstration of his famous Along with a number of other devotees of various lines of sport I was thus honored Camp turned to me and said: need never worry about the fisherman and hunter His sport calls for the outdoors and ail the advantages It holds He can eat anything and everything put before him Unfortunately we all be fisher-men and some of us have to work for a Mr Camp is right A hunting trip in the Rocky mountains will take more out of a man than any Job on earth By the same token It will put more in him That kind of hunting calls for climbing up up up from daylight until the setting sun One day will tell your physical condition cut your smoking down the first day cut it out the second eat a heavy break-fast the first day a light breakfast the second and in three days eat very little until you reach your.