The Seattle Star from Seattle, Washington • 13

THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 19 Coast League Looming Loob Is Expected tp Compare With Coast League Owners Are Serious in Planning and Expecting Their Circuit to Equal American and National Leagues' in Few Years AN FRANCISCO, Jan. new ball parks planned in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland, and with extensive for the Oakland club owners Yn the Pacific Coast league are the wi for what all of them think will turn out to be a third major e. go club owners are serious when theispeak. of a third major league. They resent intimations their optimism is unwarranted.

They point with glowing pride to the increasing population of the entire Pacific coast, and they ore confidant that within the next 10 years the Coast cities will be in a position to pay the same salaries and furnish the same brand of ball as their more opulent contemporaries, It is to prepare for this contin. gency, as well as to meet the grow. ing derpands of the publie, that new bl parks will mnfspnnx up in the important cities. The new San Francisco ball park will have a seating capacity of 35,000 when It is constructed and wild be the largest pastiming fleld in the league, The local owners figure that this will prove adequate for their present needs, but the stands will be bullgin such a way that an extra deck can be added when neceasary. The new ball park that Wrigley will bulld In Loa Angelas will seat 30,000, according to present plans, The Portland owners are figuring on a plant that will seat 25,000, The attendance in Oakland last year convinced the owners that thelr present park is inadequate to meet the demand and construction work will soon begin to enlarge the plant.

It is well for the Coast league owners to dream and plan for a third major league, but untll such time as the Salt Lake problem is declded and A way devised to secure continuous baseball for San Francisco, a third major league is out of the question. Yep, Practice Makes Perfect Plucrlcn makes perfect, In this connection I recall a story of thn late Tim Hurst, umpire extraor. dinary, It was 20 years ago, my first season in the American league, 1 wag working a se ries In Chicago with Hurst, Most of the close d'cwoml seemed to be golng against Chicago. About the fifth lnning Tim and I re. celved a shower of calling cards from the fans in the shape of bottles, None of them cama close to pitting us.

That was pleasant. After the game I commented on our good fortunes to Tim. needn't worry about thoss pop-bottle throwers in April and he replied, about June they start to get control, and from ten on you better learn to "em. August some of those guys ean throw strikes from the right. field biemchers.

Others get so good they can all thelr shots, Tim was right. EVANS FOLEY AFTER MARTIN BOUT Offer Made to New Champion for Title Bout in Vancouvee JACK ALLEN, manager of Foley, the Canadian bunuml weight champion, has wired "Can-! Martin, the world tHle- holder, a offer to come tol Vancouver and meet the Western boy a champlonship bout. Allen did not specify any date in the offer, but i suggested that Martin make an ef- fort to accept the challenge as soon as possible. Folty Is one of the most logical contenders for the bantaggweight title. The Canadian boy takes on a tough customer here Tuesday night in Dixie La Hood, the Intermountain bautamweight champion.

La Hood hails from Butte, where they think that there's none better than Dixie. Both boys will be working out here Saturday for the coming scrap. SENTENCE EX-PLAYER XENIA, Ohjo, Jan. W. Latimer, former Natlonal league bazeball player, will be nnol tenced tomorrow to life imprisonment for the murder of Charles He was found guilty of second degree i VOGEL TO WED URBANA, 111, Jan, Vogel, Tecently appointed lown baseball coach, former Cub outfielder, and all- round athlets at the University of IMinois in his college days, Is to wed Misg Dorothy Whitaker of this city, it was announced today.

Standard Ball Sought for World Tennis Play A WORLD wide effort among terinls assocfations and ten. nis players is being made to still forther standardize the tennis ball in order to overcome the present handicap in international play. It has coms to be the uni. versal opinion, us the result of Fecent International contests, Such as the Olymple Tennis championships, that players coming from distant sections to eompete are undoubtedly handiapped by the type of ball used, especially if it is one to which they are not accustomed. These differences are not always due to Manufacture.

Atmospheric conditions, type of court and other factors enter into consideration. The same ball will respond differently to certain strokes or re- Bound ditferently from the same 1908 of court situationed In far Beparated countries, are the problems which are being considered by committees from the various national tennis nssoclations and manufacturers In various countries, TEST 25 MAKES At recent mesting of the of the English Lawn Tens association, the ball test committee, which hag been carrying 0 such investigations, reported hat a Jargs number of tests had been mads with 25 aifferent makes of ball, all of which pro.H to comply with existing of lawn tennig ball Four Famous Star Pilots in Big Games IREAL class best telly the story of the football ability of the four captains who will bring the football season to a close on New Year's day, When Stanford meets Notre Dame at Pasadena, two of America's great. est players will shake hands just be- fore the battle. Adam Walsh of Notre Dams ls one of the greatest centers In years. De.

spite the handicap of two broken hands most of the football season, he played wonderfal game. Jim Lawson of Stanford the out. standing end on the Coast, In the clash between Pennsylvania and California, two worthy leaders will carry on for thelr respective schools. Horrell of Californla is the best sorward in that section of the country. Coast experts are unanlmous in the opinlon that an Al lAmericu team that falled to place him would be Incomplete, Ray McGraw, star backfield man of Pennaylvania, is known as the Tris Speaker of football.

His Judgment in handling punts Is uncanny. He takes them ag a ball player handies a fly ball and his style has been compared with Speakss's. Four real captalns, football ers extraordinary, who merit all the praise that has been heaped on them, Stuhldreher Is Great General If ever a player dessrved All America rating, that Is Quarterback Harry Stuhidreher of Notre Dame. He hasn't a weakness and is the best field general of the year. HE WAS HONORED BY WALTER CAMP If Stanford upsets the dope and beats Notre Dame, Stuhldreher must first be stopped, as he is the directing of Rockne's fleet backfield.

greatest quar. terback of all is Coach Rockne's tribute to Stuhldreher, which provide limits for its dl ameter, its welght and its bounce. The national committeee, In the its Investigations, re. corded the hardness of the ball, the Inflation pressure, height of bounece after defintiosz, reduction in dlameter after deflation, alter. ation In hardness of ball in stor.

age according to the lentgh of time In storage, ete, Among thelr findings ments to the effect that soft ball will feel lighter on the racket than the hard ball; that with a given racket action it Is possible to Impart more spin to a soft ball than similar action will Impart to a hard ball; that in base line driving the hard ball and the soft ball will each, after bounc. ing, come off the ground differently. REQUIREMENTS MADE The councll of the English association, in accepting the recommendations, voted to widd a fourth requirement to the ball regulations which would define hardness or compression with a view to containing greater regularity In performance. 7Tho addition to the rule would be on the following lines: pound pressure applied at each end of any diameter of the ball shall compress it (or deform it) to an amount not lcss than nor mord than ut an atmosphere approximately 03 degrees 'Shipke Brothers Are Stars in Stanford's Forward Grid Wall Several major coliege football teams boasted brother players this year. Stanford is the only eleven that has brothers playing side by ride, Ted Shipke plays left end and Harry Shipke left tackle for Stanford.

They are great defensive players. Gains thru or around thets ars rare. When some opposing player does break thru. you can wager the one vaponsible surely takon to tusk by friend brother. Guard Weibel in Notre Dame Line Wile the pralses of Johnny Weibel of Netre Dame are seldom sung, Rockne regurds him as one of the biggest factors In the great suecess that his team has scored.

He opens up the holes in the opposition line thru which the fleet backfield makes many a long guin. 4 Bl league umpln.l and rens, Amerioan league indicator-holder, have opened a shop In Chiengo, Daily Doings of The Funny Folks OUT OUR WAY MOM'N POP BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS THE SEATTLE STAR Contract Runs for Two Years Coach Andy Smith's contract the University of California squad has two years to CHANGES IN L. STAFY It is sald President Johuson of the American league Is golng to lmn several changes In his umplr-' ing staff for the coming season. He slgned Harry Gelsel, last year in the leaguo. as Third Major Circuit 1 FINN MODEL 4 i FOR ATHLETES Jonni Myyrs, Finland's champion thrower, now touring the United States, 1s a big blonde glant, who never tasted alcohol or tobacey, He welghs 185 pounds and is 6 feet tneh tall.

His world's record feat the javelin was 6610 at Stockholin, Sweden, in 1910, He contested In the Olymples at Stock holm In 1913, Antwerp In 1930 and Paris this year. He says the prin. sports in Finland are track, skating and askiing. There Is not much boxing. HARRY GREDB TO MARRY CHICAGO, Jan.

Greb, middleweight champion, is coming back here to be married. Two weeks ngo he teok out a llcense to marry Loulse Walton, musical comedienne. Her contract interfered. Having given her company sufficient notice, she will marry Greb on Monday. BY WILLTAMS New lear May You Have Many More Heads 1 1 Sox Catchers FR()M warm-up catcher in the to first-string re.

in one short year. That is the story of John Hey. ing of the Red Sox. Manager Lee Fohl has definitely announced that Heving will one gol bet back of the bat Foh! is of the opinion that In. side of two years Heving will be ane of the most talked about bacistops in the organizafon.

While Fohl likes Heving as a mechanical performer, hix Judgment in handling pltchers Is his best asset, according to the Red Box Jeader. VB. SNYDER CHICAGO, Jan. Smith, local bantam, matched to meet Jackle Snyder in a 10-round in Madizon Bquare garden, January 9. THE OLD HOME TOWN Resolutions All for Nothing Dog Teams inTraning for Annual Derby Race Dof,) mushers in Northern Man! toba wre out on the trull every day grooming their teams for the elghth annyal 300.mtile non-stop doz derby, which is being held on February 3, 1925, Altho the race is still some time away, more than 100 dogs are being given their daily stint of truil work iln preparation for the grind.

Beveral new teams, composed of young, well.bred wolf-hound hus. kies, are being trained, and this introduction of new blood is expected to lead to a new and startling pace being set In the 1925 contest. This year the teams will race over new course, the Herb Lake gold camps having been set ns tbarmlu: point. The staring point wilt be the Hudeon Bay rallway bridge over the Saskatchewan river, and the teams will follow a route which is served with telephone communication, so 13 that frequent progress reports be avallable, 'l A five-dog freight race has been adied to the program this year, provide a new feature. In this sleighs will be carry a load of 100 pounds, and the team will race 30 miles each day for two days.

The olgect of this is to promote the breeding of good freighting dogs. The camival queen contest is al. ready attracting much Intereet, with entries having been made frem sev. leral Western citics and The queen and members of her gacort are the young ladies who secursthe number of votes, and these have 1 all thelr expenses pald to and from Derby, and are also guests of honor Aduring the week that the carnival is held, BY STANLEY BY TAYLOR BY MARTIN BY BLOSSER.