i ¥ time were said to be the best avai! " / 10 -- LATEST LOCA GAMERA OFTEN IS INACCURATE Pictures Not Infallible Registering Actual Results of Fast Action. in Pictures snapped by photograph- ors at the finish of the Zev-In Memor- jam race at Louisville recently were brought into the controversy that followed the race. It was a very close finish. Some thought it Was a dead heat. Others expressed the belief that In Memor- jam had won. The judges gave it to Zev. One set of pictures showed | In Memoriam winning and another! get depicted a dead heat. But, as was said, the judges de-.| clared Zev the winner. 'Their posi- tion at the finish line was picked because it was the best point from | which to get an accurate optical flash of the positions of the hayses | as they nosed across the line, { Pictures are not infallible in reg-| istering the actual result of fast action. They are not at all accur-| ate, and in some cases they are al- most opposite to what really hap- | pened. "Still" pictures are not accurate, and movies are highly erratic. | Anticipating that some close fin- | fishes in the sprint events at the Ant-| werp Olympic games in 1920 might | cause some argument, the Belgian | committee arranged to have the fin-| ish of the final events smapped by | the best "still" and movie cameras | that could be obtained in Europe. German lenses and cameras at that | - able and they were used by skilled photographers. The results were far from satis-| factory. There was a lengthy con- | troversy about the finish of the 100-1 meters dash. Some thought that Scholz, the American, had finished third; Edwards, the colored English sprinter, fourth, and Ali-Khan, the! French colonial, fifth. The pictures made it appear that Edwards had finished first, Paddock | second and Kirksey third. Paddock | to the naked eye was first by al clear margin, with Kirksey second. | SP dollars and it took some of his 1923 pay to get out of debt. Figuring that he has at least four years to go and that with attention to his business his value should not | decrease, the Babe has it doped out | that he can put enough money away | to make his future safe and to re- move from him the threat of the bush leagues and bush league pay after his time has passed in fast company. Ruth is a great admirer of Jack Dempsey, and he has taken a lesson from the heavyweight~champion that | a big fellow in sport does not have to be a sucker with his mogey to be popular. The way the Babe attended '0 business last season was not only of immense benefit to himself. but proved to be one of the biggest fac- tors in getting the Yankees into the world's series and getting them out of the fight with the Giants as the world's champions. While he was the during the season, Ruth whole works did not break up the world's series himself, | but he was the big threat that wor- | ried the Giants most of all. In striking out in the last ga of the series, with and the Yankees behind, Ruth upset Bill Ryan, the Giant pitcher, almost the lot. That a point, but the Giant players all agree that Babe completely upset Ryan when he struck out and he couldn't bear down on the ball when he was pitching to Bob Meusel. | MORIARTY'S LAST WORD BEAT WAITE HOYT Waite Hoyt, pitcher, of the New | York Yankees, has a sense of humor. | Prior to one of the final American | league games at the Yankee stadium, Hoyt, who was warming up, Temark. ed to Umpire George Moriarty: "Hope the eyes are in good shape | to-day. T haven't worked for a week i and am pretty wild, so I can't af-| ford to have you miss over three or four." "That is drawing the line rather | " remarked Moriarty. "We um- pires figure we are having a good day if we don't miss a dozen." "My observation is that you are making a very conservative esti- | * Beholz looked like he was third, but | mate," answered Hoyt. ~ the judges placed him fifth, behind Edwards and Ali-Khan. The deci- sion was protested and in the final ruling, Scholz was placed fourth with Edwards third. Checking up other pictures on fin. ishes in which the actual result was not in doubt, the pictures were! found so inaccurate that their use ' was discontinued, Everyone who saw the Dundee- tiqul featherweight championship fight knew that Dundee gave the . Frenchman a cruel beating from the first to the end of the fifteenth! round, that Dundee never was in danger and that he won "by a mile" all the way, Motion pictures of the contest, However, made it appear that Dun- dee had the fight of his life and that he was barely a winner. RUTH TAKES A PAGE FROM DEMPSEY'S BOOK Ruth, according to intimate friends, is saving his money. While he was hitting the high spots he went through a quarter of a million "That one stops me," said Moriar- | ty as he brushed off the plate and yelled, "Play ball." "Guess I win that one," replied | Hoyt, all smiles. "First argument I ever won from an umpire." | "However, you mustn't forgef { that the game hasn't started yet, so | it really doesn't count," Moriarty replied. ! I ---------- A Mistake. | It is reported that Harry Wills and | his manager, Paddy Mullin, have re-! | fused an offer from Tex Rickard for! a match with Luis Firpo to be held | in New York, May 4th next, Wills | and Mullins are demanding Dempsey | and will have none of the Argentine. | They are making a huge mistake. | If Wills were to fight Firpo and whip him decisively, then Dempsey would have to. meet him. -------- Eating dynamite will ruin a goat s] health. It will make him very thin | apd several miles wide. | What could be more trying than | trying to keep a goat full of dyna-| mite in a peaceful humor? © PA At Perri ett tat ra po | | of most of the fight fans, was the | result of an error in judgment on the | €an be explained, casually ,at Teast. the bases filled ' { that he made that weight for Bern- {as If he had knocked the ball out of | J his chances. is going rather far to prove | { al following and most of it is { chance to | EXTENSIVE CAMPAIGN PLANNED THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG ING GENERAL REVIEWS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1923, REFEREES MAY DECIDE FIGHTS Judges Likely to Be Abolished | | | Following Dundoe-Bern= | | stein Bout. | FRON THE OUTSDE--LOOKING IN. | Unless the week-€nd brings a very decided change, it looks like a} green, hockeyless, skataless Christmas for 1928. -- | the cold snap does coms it will probably be the more unbroken. toration of the old system of referee m come in New York as result of the weird decision which Dundee the title over Jack the other night, The commiesion can't do anything | abodt it and fs placed in a position Where it can't say anything about its judges or referees, but it has been learned that the commissioners feel now that the system is wrong. The bad decision, in the opinion | | vest having boxing decisions given by the | { ay | Joh htweig ave ig te Whatever the O.H.A. brings section of the city hockey league ment for the fans. part of two of the judges rather | than a scheme to swing the decision | for a me rcenary purpose. The betting did look funny but it Dundee has always fought his best fights when he weighed around 128 pounds, and when it learned MAYS IS UNPOPULAR. was te of Worf Pitcher. Dundee has a tremendous person- | The American League' wanted to re- (Bet rid of Mays last year. That ls, labor- the majority of clubs wanted to let They did not have a (him depart, Waivers Yere asked wager their money until jon him but not a unanimous vote shortly before the fight. When piles [041d be secured, to New York of money was offered on Dundee, the | K€Pt him. "wise boys" thought something was | Mays knew of this secret attitude, up and they tried to hedge. The | He realized a year ago that he was result was a surprising change in (UDWelcome in the American and the odds and Dundee became the favorite. stein the bettors thought more of | He 13 1m a Sta Grand | presented among the Italian ing classes. {soon as the one or two clubs that [kept him in could be | line. Mays knew it was but a | question of months and he realized all last seaton that he could pitch in the American League The system of having the decision given by the referee and two judges has not been successful in New York because thete are not enough competent officials, Until the Dundee-Berstein fight |1924. most of the queer decisions were| The realizaton of given on minor fights at the smaller | affected Mays' work. clubs and no great furore was caused [rarely used last year. by them. But when championships |cnly when = absolutey were placed in peril, the commission {Mays never up to form. became alarmed. } The commission knows that sever. | One of the star members of = the al champions of the Important class- |New York Americans told us last es refuse to work in New York aS. season that Mays is still a great they do not want to hazard their pitcher and that Mays would win a possession by working with fncom- |great many games for any club that petent judges. vould ease his mind and give him a Te {regular turn in the box. Mays, with New York, could not pitch good ball because he was working under the handicap that had developed, the al- An elaborate ring campaign is be- |MOst unanimous lineup against him. ing mapped out for Battling Siki, Mays' troubles date beyond th Senegalese light heavyweight, who [death of Ray Chapman. shortstop formerly held the world's title, Bob [for the Cleveland Americans, in Levy, manager of Siki, announced (1920. Chapman, struck in.the head that he had signed the Senegalese |by a ball pitched by Mays, was kil- for one bout, and had tentatively led. The attitude that Mays assuui- accepted offers for five others. Levy |ed after this accident turned almost added that he has several other [everyone in the league 'against him, offers under consideration, but is !He had been in a few "affairs" be- withholding definite re¢ponses to the [frre that and the death of Chapman offers pending the outcome of bouts sealed his fate. Since that day th- in which Siki engages in the im- majority of owners and managers mediate future. lic the league have been trying to Siki is scheduled to box Jack Tay-|oust him. To prefer public charges lor, Omaha negro, who is described in his position Algo, he was Called on necessary. TO DISPLAY BATTLING SIKI against Mays would not have helped as a "second Sam Langford." in a the game so the less expensive meth bout booked for ten rounds at Phila. |cd was tried ---- having 'every club delphia on Christmas Day afternoon. {waive on him. This wag successful After his Philadelphia fbout Siki's last week. ring engagements are, tentatively, as| In Mays, Majors had one follows: January ist. Detroit; Janu- | player almost totally lacking in sen ary 7th. Buffalo; January 14th. |timent. He was regarded in his Grand Rapids, Mich.; January 21st, profession as 'hard bolled." Never New Orleans, La; January 28th, popular with players, theré was no Havana. : ettempt to "cover" him on his mis- It is possible that if Siki demon- takes and his talent as a pitcher strates that he Is trim after two ory ae always discounted, He was the | GLOVES A Pleasing Gift for three of the schedule events he will be matched for another bout in Madi- son Square Garden. |talented, one of the best that ever came into the league. Mays could and did pitch with the best of them. There have been few as good. The Canadien Olympic team made a good stamt by winning the S.P.A. series without a defeat. The closest mun was given them by the Hamilton sumior | Tigers in the final game--and in this connection it is intresting to remark Bers. | that Tigers were reported to be a broken team before the season opened | with at least five of their regulars dserting. Jack Johnson is said to have' had gland treatment that has restored | him to his former greatness. Can it be possible discovered which will always keap Dempsey dn that's the case then tHe Johnsons might as well pot take fr. that a process Gas. been his present shape ? If forth, it #8 a safe Det that the semltor will provide plenty of lively eutertain- There is an intermediate hockey team, Entered for Kingston, it would seem, But who is going to make #t g0 Is something that we'd like to know. EE ER A ttre A O.H.A. BANS GAMES WITH YANKEE TEAMS The Ontario Hockey Association has put the bars up against clubs under its jurisdiction playing exhi- bition games with the hockey clubs | of the United States Amateur Hoc- |that he would be *'busted" just as | ! is hereby swung into | not ! | tional hockey affairs. | | | | key Association, the executive, at its meeting held in the Telegram Build- ing, Thursday afternoon, passing the following resolution: "That this executive views with dissatisfaction the growing migration of players to the United States, and the secretary instructed to invite the president and secretary of the Unit- ed States Amateur Hockey Associa- tion t6 meet our representatives at Niagara Falls, Ont., Jan. 3rd, 1924, to discuss interna- In the mean- time no O.H.A. club will be permit- ted to accept an invitation for exhi- bition games in the United States. Games already arranged and ap- was really able to piteh proved by the Ontario Hockey Asso- | ciation will be permitted to be play- ed. None of these games so arrang- ed is beyond the date set for the conference." | President W. A. Fry, Dunnville, | occupied the chair and the following | members were present: Past Presi- | dents James Sutherland, of King- ston, and H. E. Wettlaufer, of Kit- chener; First Vice-president William Easson, of Stratford; second Vice- president George B. McKay, of Kit- chener; A.A.U. of C. Governor W. W. Davidson, of Torento; Treasurer (Sheriff) J. F. Paxton, of Whitby; Secretary W. A. Hewitt, of Toronto; Allan German, Port Colborne; Frank Hyde, Woodstock; .R. Wylie Wilkin. son, Galt, Beets Lucky Lady. Down at Havana they have both the books and mutuels. Wednesday, | Fincastle won the second race at 10 to 1 in the books, and 702.90 for a $2 ticket in the mutuels, There was only one ticket sold in the mutuels on Fincastle, and that was purchas- ed by a colored woman named Frances Thompson. Fincastle was ridden by Jockey Granpeman, who only started riding this winter, and this was his first winning mount, A ----- | Mr. Gallagher of Seattle is ad- | vertising for his, missing young | wife. Let 'er go, Gallagher. CCT An um We should worry, When on Thursday, | [mer year of the organization. © Uniform | | | No cheap will use. 88 PRINCESS ST. DIBBLE TRIES HIS LUCK IN ANOTHER KIND OF SPORT Robert ("Bob") Dibble, former Canadian and international sculling champion, who has retired from ac- tive competition on. the water, has gone into another competitive game. Dibble has entered the lists as an Aldermanic candidate in the Eighth Ward of Toronto, EE -------- Only Four Million Paid Way. The aggregate attendance In the American League for the season of 1923 was 4,602,689. This 1s a de- crease as compared with the three previous years, 1920 being the ban- The New York club, with its new park, is understood to have outdrawn the | other 'clubs. Sacramento, (Calit.) bridegroom asks divorce because she won't kiss him, but maybe he has a mustache. What will happen to a goat who eats dynamite? Why, he will butt once and nothing else butt. TIMELY COMMENTS WE CAN SUPPLY THE FINEST KIND OF Dressed Quebec Spruce ades--well milled--in Flooring, . fois ovelty Siding and Sheathing. t us have your inquiries. ALLAN LUMBER (0. || VICTORIA STREET. "Phone 1042 CHRISTMAS 1923 USEFUL GIFTS ONLY KODAKS, SKATES, HOCKEY BOOTS, PHONOGRAPHS trash this Christmas, but gifts the Boys and Girls Treadgold Sporting Goods Co PHONE 529. SWISS DEMAND GRANT FOR OLYMPIC SPORTS Berne, Dec. 21.--The State Coun. cil yesterday approved an appropria« tion of 65,000 francs to enable Swiss participation in the Qlympic Games to be held in Paris next summer. The ' Council on' December 7th voted against the appropriation, but re considered its vote yesterday in view of the insistence of the National Council, x -------------- WALTERS IS APPRECIATED BY SOME SUPPORTERS The Navy League of Canada, To- | ronto headquarters, does not appear to feel that Capt. Walters ran away from his job when he petulantly took the Bluenose out of Halifax and away home during the international schooner races. In. any event, "Captain Angus" is being remember- ed by Toronto Navy Leaguers, who have sent him a handsome sailor man's pipe and "baccy" with which to stoke up. . a . | MORR INTEREST IN | BILLIARDS IS NOTICED | Never before in the history of bil- liards in England has the interest ; in the sport been so country-wide as it is this season. | Not many years ago it was an | exception for the premier players ! to 'venture outside London. Now it | 1s a regular thing. There is not enough room in London for the in- | creased number of "leadhig players | contending for public patronage, so {an outlet for them had to be found. In the opinion of some of the ; critics the younger school of players ' 1s the one which should receive the credit for placing provincial billiards on a high basis. The players ven- tured into the principal cities with the results both good for the game and for their own private interests. Ss Ss = 3 § » » Particular Men In all shades, styles and ||| materials--and we guar- antee the fit. Usable and thrifty gifts at the Men's Quality Shop. p> George VanHorne's I 213 Princess S % Phone 362w. Watch for to-morrow's suggestions. i --------. Stil in Doubt. The Varsity says: *'At the annual election of officers of the University of Toronto Football Club a straw vote was taken in order to obtain the decision of the men. The meeting was fairly well unanimous in want- ing an amateur coach, provided such a coach were qualified, and had suf- ficlent time to really coach the team. The most important decision of the meeting was that if such an ama- teur coach were not available, that U. of T. should obtain a paid coach for her teams. - While this is not an official statement of the club's stand on this important question, it fs, nevertheless, the consensus of opin- . D 2y a ion of the undergraduates who par- x : . : J ticipate'in the game." . 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