The Register from Santa Ana, California • Page 13

SECTION THREE SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1927 PAGES THIRTEEN TO EIGHTEEN GROCERS INCREASE CITY LEAGUE LEAD MINUTE MOVIES protected bv Adam George Sisler has a penchant for breaking records held by Ty Cobb. Back in 1911, the Georgia Peach eocked the ball to the extent of .420, to lead the American league in batting. Eleven years later Sisler equalled the performance. Another record of which Cobb was very proud, was that of having batted safely one. or more times In 40 consecutive games.

The fame year, 1922, that Sisler tied Cobb's mark of .420, the best batting average ever made in the American league, he also surpassed consecutive hitting ieat. Starting July 27, Sisler went on a hitting spree that end until he had batted safely one or more times in 41. consecutive games, bettering record by one game but falling three short of Willie 44 games made in 1897, which has stood for 30 years against the onslaughts of the game's greatest batsmen It was in 1911 that Cobb, with 248 base hits, set a new high water mark for getting the bill safe. During the season of 1920 the record was twice broken, Rogers Hornsby of the National league getting 250, while George Sisler went into the lead with 257. However, Cobb still holds plenty more remarkable batting records for Sisler to shoot at and a majority of them will remain unscathed.

FAILED AT THIS ONE Only recently Sisler threatened a batting feat of which Tris Speaker is justly proud, the making of 11 consecutive base hits. Speaker made his record during the season of 1920, noted for unusual batting feats. It included 10 singles, two of them bunts, and one double. attack on consecutive batting record -was broken after he had made eight in a row. Unlike Speaker, Sisler scattered a number of extra base hits into the effort, making a home run, a triple, three doubles and the same number of singles before he wras stopped.

Charley Ruffing of the Boston Red Sox was the pitcher to end base hit rampage. He made him ground out to First Baseman Todt in his ninth attempt. Several years ago, as I recall it, Sisler made 10 hits in a row, only to be stopped in the same manner, a ground ball to the first baseman on which he was retired. HIS GRIATEST FEAT While Fisler is proud of the records I have discussed, he tells me that his greatest thrill as far as batting is concerned was limited to a one day performance. In a game with Washington, he first came to the bat with the bases filled and proceeded to clear them with a triple.

The next Inning he was up again with the sacks loaded. This time he made a home run. Thus, in two eonsecutive innings, through the medium of a triple and a home run, Sisler had the unique distinction of driving seven runs over the plate. a record as far as 1 know. was real action out of a clear sky that gave me a real says Sisler.

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IITTLEYS THE WARDROBE 117 East Fourth St. HARD TELISI! CHICAGO Be SURPRISED! REMEMBER? GOT BIG BOUT BY HENRY L. FARRELL (United Press Staff Correspondent) NEW YORK, Aug. the statement that Chicago is getting the last big heavyweight championship fight he will hold outside New York, Tex Rickard today said he is going to build a huge outdoor stadium here and that he wants to buy the New York Giants. want the Polo Grounds first of all because a natural place for the kind of a stadium I want to he said.

The promoter then went on to say that he took the second Tunney-Dempsey fight to Chicago for two reasons: First, that he felt under obligations to Chicago. Second, that there wasn't a place big enough in New York. Rickard said he had been put in the position of out on the Chicago when he took last championship to Philadelphia and on the day of the fight in Philadelphia he promised Governor Len Small, of Illinois, that his next big fight would be in Chicago. never had any intentions of putting that fight on in New he said. saw anything like it before," Rickard said when he looked at the orders piled on his desk for she is about to start the trial jaunt.

Oh yes, she made several stops on the way. PILE'S RICE ROUTE Mercedes Gleitz, who hopes to do the English channel this season, swam little matter of a hundred miles by way of training. She, paddled from Westminster bridge, the return heavyweight champion- London, to Folkestone, Kent, Here ship match between Gene I unney and Jack Dempsey. "How much do you reckon is there, he asked his business manager. $675,000 worth without what you brought back from the business manager replied.

about a million," Rickard beamed. "We'll have 150,000 there and the gate will be close to $3,000,000. thought when I had Dempsey and Carpentier that I had hit the high spot. I was sure that the limit was reached in Philadelphia last year but now 1 know that there is no when you can get the right kind of match. Rickard in the least concerned about the stories from Los Angeles that Dempsey like the date.

Rickard, as a proud parent of recent date, had a good chuckle about the report that plans had been disturbed by the impending arrival of an heir. BY BILLY EVANS Pitcher Dave Danforth, now with New Orleans, continues to be the mystery man of baseball. Since Dave broke into the American league years ago with the Philadelphia Athletics, he has been a thorn In the side of opposing clubs, regardless of the leagues in which he has played. As a member of Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Browns, his selection as one of the pitchers, immediately started plenty of arguments.

The rival players instead of trying to hit the ball as Danforth pitched attempted to learn what trickery he resorted to in throwing a fast ball past them. It is impossible to convince any batter, either in the majors or minors, that Danforth get the break on his fast ball through doctoring it. They all insist he is a magician, not a pitcher. Yet, no one ever authentically exposed his method of alleged trickery, although scores of solutions have been offered. Danforth achieved his greatest success as a pitcher solely through the use of a fast ball that elusively dodged the swing of the batsmen.

It was said he loaded the seams, loosened the cover, because of his abnormal grip, roughened the ball with the nail on the thumb of his pitching hand, which he kept saw- edged, also that he pickled his pitching hand with a solution that enabled him better to grip the ball. None of these things were ever proved and today Danforth, who has slipped some, Is still pitching winning ball in the Southern association. I once used 65 new balls in a HEBE il President Tom L. Turner and Secretary Roy Mack, the of the Portland baseball club and the men who will have the final say as to whether the Ducks train at the Orange County Fair grounds next spring, will come to Santa Ana early in September to investigate the local site. This information was given a committee of representative citizens and business men who attended In a body the Port! wood game at Wrigley field, Los Angeles, yesterday and waited on Manager Ernie Johnson, the fiery Laguna Beach fellow.

That Turner and Mack are interested in the Santa Ana proposition is putting it mildly but they intend to go over the thoroughly, being sure of their ground before they have any an-1 no uncements to make. Santa Ana officialdom and fan- dom may rest assured that if Portland decides to train here and Turner makes such an announcement nothing will hold up the deal. Turner, a major in the marines during the war, is that kind of a man. He is regarded as one of the smartest, shrewdest baseball men in the business. City officials and members of the Orange County Fair Board asso- lost that game 3-1 but allowed only ciation are absolutely on the three hits.

A triple by Bob Meusel venture and intend to let nothing of the Yankees followed three stand in the way of a favorable JIM FLYNN They're not holding any benefit for Jim Flynn, the Pueblo situation the only man ever to knock Jack Dempsey out, because Flynn is now head of the most prosperous taxicab business in Phoenix, Arizona. Blauer's Grocers were more firmly entrenched in first place in the Santa Ana Night Baseball league today and looked every inch the team to beat for the gonfalon following their decisive 6 to 1 triumph over the Santa Ana Lumber company at Lincoln park last night. The played in a daze behind blond Hal Jensen, i kicking eight chances almost all of which figured directly In the i Blauer scoring. Scott, the league's official scorer, was len- i ient with the boys at that. He could have chalked down several i more miscues had he been In stern mood.

Jensen allowed only six hits and with some competent help prob- ably would have made a ball game of it but the handicap of carrying along eight errors was asking too much. Walter Jordan, the big Blauer deceiver, was in his best form and his teammates put up a hammer tongs fight for him so his i chores were made much easier than Don Hillyard, Bill Foote and Bill Cole all turned in spectacular fielding stunts whereas Horace Snow was the lone Lumberman to do any sparkling i fielding. Foote brought in the first Grocer run, He beat out a bunt in the opening stanza, went to second on a wild throw to first and came on around on another terrible heave to head him off. Jordan opened the third with a single, stole second and scored on Windler's error. An error, Sullivan's safe bunt and double meant two more runs in StlLL DOING- STRA GG -ri-llNG-S.

VOtTH THE 6ALL. game he pitched against New York to prevent alleged He bases on balls. SPRINGFIELD, Aug. The route of the international transcontinental foot race to be held next month was announced by C. C.

Pyle, promoter, here today. Pyle conferred with directors of United States Highway association with regard to the route. The runners will travel from Los Angeles to Needles, then to Flagstaff, Kingman, Albuquerque, Santa Rosa, Tucumcari, N. Amarillo. Texas: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Baxter Springs, Kansas: Joplin, Springfield, St.

Louis, Bloomington, Joliet and Chicago, 111. One thousand entrants for the race have been received, Pyle said, adding that the route of the New York-Chicago race will be mapped out later. Outfielder Clay Hopper of the Danville team recently made a Three-I league record by knocking out four home runs in one game. The veteran Eddie Collins, now with the Athletics, has just celebrated his twenty-first anniversary in the big leagues. TROUT FISHING IS GOOD NOW! Let us help you select your tackle, camping equipment and outing clothes.

i SWEETSER, FORMER AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPION, SCORES BIG TOURNEYS AS UNSPORTSMANLY decision by Turner, Mack, et al. The boosters are satisfied the camp conld be made to finance itself and that it would untold value to the county from a TED A. BOY. TO COACH COLLEGE Ted (Soapy) Coffman, be worth Santa Ana high school football and baseball star, who was graduated 209 East Fourth St. TRAINING CAMP SITES NOT ANNOUNCED CHICAGO, Aug.

the definite date of September 22 set for the Dempsey-Tunney fight here, interest turned today to the selection of training sites for the champion and the ex-champion challenger. Dempsey has announced that he will leave the west August 15 to begin training. Just where he will train is unknown. The Illinois boxing commission has announced its opposition to any training site outside this state, and plans for either boxer to establish camps in Wisconsin, Indiana or Minnesota will be frowned on. Dempsey has asked a Chicago hotel to reserve a cottage on its roof.

It is believed he wishes it for the use of his wife. Rockford, 111., and Champaign, two cities within a 100 mile radius of Chicago, would like to see the heavyweights train there. On the other hand there are a number of places nearer Chicago with facilities for the boxers, which probably will receive consideration. La Barba Plans One More Scrap LOS ANGELES, Aug. La Barba, world's flyweight champion, will probably make his last professional ring appearance August 23 when he meets Johnny Vacca, of Boston, in a 10- round bout.

The fight will be at bantamweight poundage, 118 pounds. La Barba will enter Stanford university this fall. NEW YORK, Aug. Sweetser, former British and American amateur champion, is through with tournament for this season alone but for all time. One of the most belligerent and spectacular stars has finally decided definitely to follow the example of another great player, Miss Joyce Wethered, former champion of Great Britain.

Well, here is Jess scoring modern golf, sorrowfully quitting the competitive field he once loved so well because it has degenerated from a pastime to a grim, blodo-and- flesh business. fellows who play for the fun of it do not realize how lucky you Jess explains. cannot begin to imagine the strain of Je88 Sweetsei championship golf. You go out for a friendly twosohie or foursome and, with a few exceptions, all is laughter and conversation. That is as it should be.

you have a new club, you try it out during the match. If it fails you, you have done little to injure your reputation as a golfer. It is just another shot gone wrong. may lose the hole as the result but it is unlikely there wlil be any headlines in the newspapers about it next day. a champion, or one who has been a champion, plays over a links for the first time he is expected to lower the course record.

Every shot has to be studied care fully, and no mistakes must be made, for every is on the champion. If he fails to shoot brilliant golf, there is much to do about it. is not worth U. The strain takes all the pleasure away from the game. golf is not recreation; It is hard work.

have stood beside my ball and felt perspiration oozing from every the weather would not necessarily be hot, It will be remembered at this point that Jess nearly lost his life from an illnes sthat grew more acute following the strain of his gallant battle in the 1926 British amateur championship. hope to play golf but no more of the big league stuff for me. There is les fun in that sort of golf and going to try to get all the recreation I possibly can get out of I'm not going after anything else. standpoint of advertising and pub- fr0m the University of Southern licity goes without saying. Daily California this June, has been press dispatches, carrving a Santa elected head of the athletic de- Ana date-line, would go all over' partment at New Mexico Agricul- the country.

Another group of boosters scheduled to attend the game in Los Angeles today to participate in i the Johnson ceremo- nies. Most of these hailed from! Laguna Beach, an entire box having been reserved for the fans from Johnson's winter home. John- son was to be presented with a loving cup, suitably engraved. tural college. Las Cruces, N.

was it was understood here today. In his new position Coffman will have charge of I the fourth and hits by Schuchardt and Foote intermingled with er- rors by Finley and Jensen gave Grocers a couple more in the fifth. Jensen held his foes less thereafter. Leland Finley, who made three of the seven blows off Jordan, brought in the solitary Lumber company run in the seventh. He singled and came clear home when Williams made a wild throw to first on bunt.

There will be no regulation game at Lincoln field tonight, the scheduled City league fracas be- former tvveen the pjPst National bank and the Chandler Furniture company having been postponed. The Santa Ana All-Stars, who play Anaheim here tomorrow evening, will use the field for practice, meeting Bergman's Mysteries in a five-inning workout. No admission will be charged. The score: Dick Donald Off To Sign Battlers LOS ANGELES, Aug. Donald, the of the left here today on a motor trip to San Francisco, Medford, Portland and Seattle in quest of the varsity football, basketball and baseball squad.

The New Mexico post is said to be one well worth having financially and the Santa Anan received the appointment over a batch of candidates. i Coffman was a member of four Poly gridiron teams, playing end on the 1919-2021-22 elevens coached by Morrison. The 1921 outfit won the Southern California title. Coffman baseball Santa Ana Lumber Co. AB PO A Coffman fistic talent for the supporting card on banta rflntain teams three seasons, being captain for the Mushy Callahan Sammy; Baker, junior welterweight title bout at Wrigley field here.

August 29. JONES THROWS PESEK LOS ANGELES, Aug. Paul Jones, Texas grappler. today found himself the ranking challenger for the heavyweight wrestling championship held by Joe Steelier, following his victory over John Pesek, Nebraska "tiger man," here last night. in 1922.

He was a member of the varsity football squad at U. S. C. and was first string catcher on the ball team. Coffman resides near Anaheim now.

Thomas, cf 2 0 00 0ft E. Lutz, ss 4 015 0 0 Walters. 3b 4 0 1 2 0 Windier, lb 0 100I i Finley, 4 0 380 2 i Fluor, If 1 01 0 0 Jacobs, rf 0 1 0 0 I i Vance, rf 1 0 0 0 00 i H. Lutz, 2b 2 0 ft2 0 I Jensen, 200 1 ft 1 Marble, lb 2 0 ft 01 2b 00 T0 1 i West, cf 0 1) 0 i 0 0 Totals .33 I 7x 23 0 8 outin isevent bunted third strike foul. Blauer Grocery AB POA Schuchardt, cf 4 1 2 0 ft Foote, ss 4 9 22 ft Cole, lb 4 1 0 0 I Sullivan, If 41 1 1 00 Preble, 2b 4 0 1t 20 Williams, 4 0 t5 0 1 i Hiilyard, 3b 4 0 33 ft Smith, rf 3 0 0 2 0 0 Jordan, 3 11 1 ft I Secrest, rf 0 0 ft 0 0 0 Totals .34 5 7 27 8 1 Lou Gehrig, the great slugger of the Yankees, has hit the pill for at least one home run in every park on the American league circuit this season.

Score By Innings 1 2345 6739 S. A. Lumber Co. 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Biauer Grocery 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 Summary Two-base hit Wiiliams. Stolen Foote.

Struck I Jensen 8, bv Jordan 5. Bases on Jordan 1. Double Foote to Cole. Sacrifice and i E. Hitt.

HITT NAMED AS S. A. PITCHER FRIDAY oqqqooogq OOOOOOC HILL LEADS STAR BATSMEN Rubber Stamps at Stem's. Frantic manipulation by the governing board of the Santa Ana All- Stars, culminating in an indefinite postponement of tonight's City league contest between the First National bank and the Chandler Furniture company, made it obvious today that Manager John Wilcox will start Gene Hitt on the mound against Anaheim In the championship game of the Orange County Night Baseball league at Lincoln park here tomorrow evening. Hitt, the willowy Banker gunner who coils up like a snake before he starts his curves sailing for the plate, would have toiled be delayed can mean only one he wants to save Hitt for the Anaheim game.

Hal Jensen, the blond Viking who did well in two starts with Anaheim only to lose both on account of wildness his first trip and by horrible support the next time out, will be held in reserve. Jensen has a world of stuff on the ball and should be especially effective as a relief moundsman. Hitt broke into the second Anaheim game, working the last four innings. He came into the contest almost cold and with Anaheim in the midst of a wild rally and after he got the side retired proved that would necessitate a playoff "Memphis between the two contending contestants. Billy Knott, the Anaheim butch- Hill, shortstop for the Stars, is leading the team in batting.

Hill has made nine hits in his last eleven times up, giving neat season average of .444. for his First National squad under invincible. Man: ger Wilcox ex- ordinary circumstances and the pects him to stop the opposition er-manager, remained silent today him a when questioned about his pitching Bill Foote, with .381, and Horace nominee, but he is almost certain to send Kenny Walker, the long- legged collegian, at the All-Stars. Jimmy Mansfield, the southpaw magician with the cannonball unbertson" one, fare so well when he jjjn opposed Santa Ana last month, Foote The mite Englishman was knocked out of the box and Knott is hardly Middlebrook expected to come back with here, especially in view of the fine showing Walker made against the locals in the first Santa Ana-Anaheim ruckus. prayers of Wilcox that the game and tie up the league, a situation! Statistics disclosed that little Jensen Snow, with .360, are next in line.

Averages of all the All-Stars in County league games follow: AB A' g. ..1 5 1 3 .600 4 2 2 ..12 54 16 24 ..12 42 12 16 9 25 6 9 11 45 10 15 ..3301 7 20 4 6 ...13 53 13 15 ...12 46 6 13 9 35 6 9 ...12 14 7 11 ...12 33 6 6 18 2 3 ...10 25 1 ira I Cole Bell cott i E. Lutz Nelson Wilcox E. Hitt .500 .444 .381 I .360 i .333 I .333 .300 .283 .283 '25') .242 .167 .060 White Crow Cigars Made in Santa Ana A Wonderful Cigar A Wonderful Blend A Wonderful Price 3 for 20c Individually foiled lo retain the flavor P1TNF.R WEBER Manufacturers Roehm-Sylteater, Inc. Diat.