DAILY BRITISH WHIG TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, LATEST LOCAL SPORTING THE GENERAL REVIEWS TIMELY ! COMMENTS] . 10 QUEEKS JONORS Defeated Tricolor 5-0 O.H.A. Fixture Last Night. Queen's junlors will need a lot * more practise and a little more high- ly developed material if they are to live up to some of their advance Motices and make any impression in 'the local junior O.H.A. group. Last 'night at the Jock Harty Arena, be- 'fore a mere handful of people, they went down to defeat before Circle- Six by the score of five to zero. Con- {© sidering the whole play, Circle-Six _ deserved to win by that many goals. They back-checked like flends and 'only the desperate work of McKel- yey and occasional good defensive spurts by Matheson, in goal, and Thompeon, on the defence, kept them at all in check. "Bud' McPherson, at centre for Queen's, was a little too light to make any impression but he was In the game all the time and with better team co-operation would have marked up some tallies: The writer has been accused time and time again of showing partiality to Kingston boys playing with Queen's teams. Checking over ac- counts of games he found this to he true--in some respects--but only because the work of the players men- ~ tioned stood out and had to be prais- ed. Last night's game Was an ex- ample. There is no desire to de- | prive any player of credit due to him and it must be admitted that Queen's has had many stars who never saw Kingston till they came to college, but 1 McKelvey, McPherson and Matheson had been withdrawn from the Queen's team Jast night one would need to hesitate at setting the 1imit of the score. ; The Circle-Six outfit turned out 0. be back-checking fiends. .They played their positions well for jun- _ fors and kept constantly chasing the rubber. Matheson was called upon fo handle three shots for one hand- Jed by Grey in the opposite nets. 'he Queen's players worked hard 'but seemed to lack finish and speed and their shooting was not very "Gib" McKelvey, if not the it man on the ice, was the hardest , He spent sixty minutes ot work and took as many as might be expected in two three ordinary games. In the d period he weat to the forward and was only prevented from Ing by the relentless and, vigo- back-checking of the opposing Circle-8ix Patterson turned most consistent game, with and Meltz running him close) , Hartley, while effective, pot overdo himself. His long , however, nipped many m's rushes in the bud. Grey "some nice saves to his credit 'goal and Laflamme, Lawless and Joggett kept on their toes all the Jan and' McGarry worked "for Queen's. Bellamy was the | effective. McGarry may de- into a capable player but is what clumsy at present and the necessary co-operation of 'and skates. The other Queen's kept at it and tried hard were no match for the speedy of the city team, y first period gaw one goal Patterson notching one after _ minutes of play in which and hard work kept Queen's Bete clear. In the second period Kirby hooked one in from an almost mpossibl angle after a neat rush. In the third batted in a re- Patterson scored on a nice effort and Hartley bounc- off Matheson's pads from a smngle. McKelvey's hard work fed to get results near the end game and Grey was hard pres- for a few minutes but the bell the rally. paltles were thick enough for hockey but mostly due to the foe and the keen competition. me did not lose its interest time and deserved ten times crowd that was on hand. it time these teams meet it will fnteresting battle from gong Meanwhile the Circle-Six the group. leadership and on performance have every chance g there, Bix--Goal, Grey; defence, ame, Melts; centre, Kirby; , Leggett and Patterson; subs., ¥ oal, Matheson; de- B0c. | ties is splendidly illustrated by Don- | fence, McKelvey, Thompson; centre, McPherson; wings, McGarry, Bel- lamy. Referee--Harold Nicholson, BEEF STEAK AS AID T0 CATCHER Claimed That Old=Timers Used It as Hand Protection. Days when baseball players used raw beefstead to pad their gloves in playing ,the national game in the District of Columbia were recalled | by George E. Wingleman, clerk of the Washington, D.C., post office, who once played professional ball with Clark Griffith, It was on no less a team than the old Bashfuls, in the heyday of its power, from 1882 to 1884, that Mr. Winkleman used chunks of raw beef- steak under old kid gloves to receive 'the fast ones from Biever Keithley, famous pitcher of that day. "In those days we never used gloves until I tried out beefsteak." sald Mr. Winkleman, who has been with the city post office since 1891 as carrier and clerk. He played with the Washington baseball team when it was in' the National league. "I used to catch Keithley without gloves, chest protector or mask," continued the veteran, who, by the way, is 58 years old, but doesn't look it. "Then we tried out béefsteak under old kid gloves. That was after I had my nose broken by a ball. "The beefsteak gloves went fine, until a hot one would hit it. Then the blood would spatter up in your face, so that you would have to throw them away." 'John Philip Sousa, famous band- master, was a member of that old team. They put him into right field. As a ball player he was a good music- fan, Mr. Winkelman recalls. - Winkelman's acquaintance with Griffith began at Milwaukee in 1888, when both were pitching for the ball team representing that city. This was after Mr. Winkelman had play- ed professional ball at Lynchburg, Va.; Washington, D.C., in 1886, and at Minneapolis. Little either man realized that one of them was one day to be president of the Washington baseball club. Griffith and Winkelman pitched al- most every other day. There was po such thing as nursing a pitcher fn those days. Winkelman gave up playing behind the bat when he took to professional ball, After returning to his native city ~--the National Capital--in 1801, and joining the letter carrier force, Winkelman pitched for three years on the varsity team of Gedrgetown university, ¢ where he was taking studies in medicine. "Nobody ever brought up any charges of professionalism," declar- ed the "former ball player," at that, having pitched the carriers to vie- tory over the clerks of the office not $0 many years ago. He pitched a game at the age of fitty, and declared to-day that his "wing" has about as much pep as it ever had, with the exception, of course, that the old endurance is gone. YANKEE INFIELD STAR ON HIS FEET AGAIN Jumping Joe Duggan, third base- man of the New York Yankees, in- sists that the fans haven't seen any- thing yet. Leer The operation. on the former Holy Cross star's trick knee has been a complete success, and he is feeling as chipper as a squirrel eluding the shots of the small game hunter, ac- cording to reports from New York. Joe has come to the bat with the declaration that the floating carti- lage in hig knee, which went blooey every now and then, prevented him from displaying half the line of tricks around the torrid corner that he has up his sleeve. The guardian of the difficultpost on the world's champions says he will be better able to conduct him- self more freely and will be better able to prevent hits from going through his station than ever before. Joe is a Jim Dandy in knocking down hard drives behind the bag and is in a class by himself at running over and tearing in at the same time scooping up the ball and throwing while off his balance, He has the troublesome cartilage pickled ig alcohol as a souvenir to show his grandchildren. ------------ CAMBRIDGE TO SEND RELAY TO PENN. GAMES The announcement that Cam~ bridge will eend a team to the Penn. relays next Ajril is hailed with much joy in U.S. collegiate athletic circles. Although the information received 'from President Bristowe of the Cambridge University 'Athletic Club, is not definite, it is probable that Cambridge will compete in the two- mile and also in the distance races. Possibly the team can be so arrang- race as well. =a DEAF AND The triumph of man over what seems to be insurmountable difficul- ahan of Colgate University, who is not only deaf, but has a wooden leg, and yet has become one of the best $0 1a college. : ed that it can contend in the medley, ONE-LEGGED \ BUT A STAR BOXER| FROM TRE OUTSIDE--LOOKING IN. This is an open night in local hockey circles and the lovers of skating will hold forth at the Arena. The Kingston Bay of Quinte team is bat- ting for a lead place up in Napanee. To-morrow night the city leaguers got into action once. more. The¥ have a particular place of their own in the estimation of the 'fans and when the ice holds good need have few worries about attendance. 4 The Forty-Ninth Annual of the Ontario Curling Association has been received in this office. ers. It is a fine pifce of work and a credit to the curl- Its value as a reference book to all curlers is only known by those to whom it has been of service timg and again. Lists of nearly all clubs with names of members are given. The curlers and the hockey fans Have almost wished their lives away For colder weather; when it came, They found it too blamed cold to play. --Itis Orful. Coach Lowrey would be well advised to take his seniors mound and round the Harty Arena, each with a stick and a chunk of wood, for about three hours each day. They know enough hockey buoy have neither the condition nor speed to put it into effect. If they can somehow take a tal out of Varsity in the return game here and prove their contentions about thelr eystem--well, the local fans will never doubt them again. How about the girls' hockey team at Queen's ? It 4s rumored that they have some speedy young ladies up around. there and that they are the only group left in college circles to give the Varscity girls a dispute. We are very anxious to see that game and hope that at least ome contest is played locally. Applications for the position of penalty timekeeper may be filed at any time with the proper officials, THS FINLANDER IS - A WONDERFUL ATHLETE: Has Broken World's Records Though Only Twenty-two Year of Age. The most startling athletic per- formance of 1923 was the smashing of the long standing one mile run record by Paavo Nurmi of Findland in a race run at Stockholm. Nurmi's time, 4 minutes, 10 seconds, displaced the former world's record of 4 minutes 12 3-5 seconds, made at Cambridge, July 16th, 1915. Nurmi was also credited with cover- ing 1,600 metres in 3 minutes 53 seconds. Kiviat's former world's re- cord was 3 minutes 55.8 seconds. If anyone but Nurmi had broken the one mile record the performance might have been questioned on this side of the sga. But enthusiasts who went to the Olympic games at Ant- werp in 1920 saw Nurmi run second to Guillemot in the 5,000 metre event, then turn and win the 10,000 metre race from Guillemot and a great field of the world's fastest dis- tance men, without being. fully" ex- tended. A few days later Nurmi won again in the 10,000 meter cross country run, outclassing his field. The Finns have developed many of the world's greatest athletes. Han- nes Kohlemainen, winner of the 5,- 000 and 10,000 meter races at the Stockholm Olympics, of the world record het in the 3,000 meter team race, and of the marathon at Ant- werp eight years later, was their greatest, but Nurmi is on the way to eclipse even Kohlemainen's perform- ances. { Paavo Nurmi is now 22 years of age. At 19 he won two Olympic championships and was second in an- other. He will be one of Finland's greatest point winners at Paris in 1924. Like all the Finnish runners he is of average height, broad shouldered, well muscled and wiry, Fat men' are unknown in Finland, where they live on dried fish and black bread. Even the weight throwers are lean and hardy. The story of the 10,000 meter race won by Nurmi in the Antwerp Olym- pics shows why he has the speed for the shorter distances, like ther mile race, as well as the endurance for long distance racing. In that event James Wilson, of England held the lead and set the 2-5 pace until half a mile from the finish" Guillemot running at Wilson's shoul- der and Nurmi a short distance be- hind, three other finalists irailing. Halt a mile from the finish Nurmi moved up easily into the lead and held it for half a lap, when the Frenchman gprinted and passéd him. Running easily, Nurmi waited un- til the last turn, when he sprinted past Guillemot and continued his sprint to the tape, winning by twenty yards. . Ry Although Nurmi's time of 31 min- utes 45 4-56 seconds was slower than Kahlemainen's at Stockholm, by a few seconds, he was running at fully as fast a clip, for at Antwerp con- stant heavy rains made track 'and infield mushy and slow, and all mn ' events were contested under a severe handicap for this season. BALLPLAYING AND ROWING TEND TO PROLONG LIFE Boston, Jan. 22.--The chances of a Harvard athlete for a long life are excellent, according to figures com- piled by Dr. W. H. Geery director of physical education at the college, and an insurance statistician. Of former baseball players who, by all the calculatons of insurance ex- perts should now be dead, 31 per cent. are still in the land of the Hv- ing, and the percentage is the same among oarsmen. Of men who had been on the track team only 26 have died, this being 28 per cent. of the ordinary average. Of former foot- ball players, however, 97 per cent. of those calculated to have died have fulfilled expectations. The figures were obtained from the records of 528 men who won their letters at Harvard previous to 1900. (REDUCTION IS SOUGHT IN PURSES PAID BOXERS A reduction of purses paid boxers will be sought at the annual meet- ing of the National Boxing Associa- tion in Louisville, Ky., January 23rd. The state boxing commission of Minnesota and South Dakota are sponsoring the plan. W.: F. Sailor, secretary of the Min. nesota commission, and Louis F. Strass of the South Dakota commis- sion, said they would propose that promoters be limited for feature bouts after deduction of state taxes. It was pointed out that boxers gen- erally take about 70 per cent. of the receipts. Should the national association re- fuse to adopt their plan the state or- ganizations said they would endea- vor, to' bring together boxing pro- moters in the western states in an agreement on limited purses. DOUBTFUL OF SISLER'S ABILITY TO COME BACK According to Scout Bob Connery of the Yanks, there is ample reason tor doubting recent reports that Manager George Sisler of the Browns expects to play first base. for the Mound City entry next season. "He hopes to play," says Connery, who winters in St. Louis and knows wher€of he speaks, "but his right eye still is badly crossed, and, of course, he cannot play while this condition continues. "And no one knows, not even Sis- ler's physician, how long it may con- tinue. It may be years before it is entirely corrected, and there is at least a possibility that he never will regain 'the use of this SYS "I know a waiter in St. Louis who had the same trouble seven years ago--and his eyes are as badly crossed to-day as they ever were." NOTABLE VICTORY FOR TOURING BRITISHERS The touring British golfers, Ar- thur Gladstone Havers and James Ockenden, had a most creditable victory to their credit at New Or- leans recently when they took into camp the redoubtable Walter Hagen and W. Mehlhorn of St. Louls, one of the best of the United States pros.. to the tune of 7 up and'5 in a 36 hole match at the West End Coun-1 try Club. To defeat so decisively a pair of the calibre of Hagen and | Mehlhorn demonstrates that British open and French champions are right in the top class --worthy to Vard Ray, and Duncan and Mitchell, who made such an impression 'in the golf- ing world during their tour of the United States and Canada. SPORT TAKES HOLD k IN SOVIET RUSSIA - Bven Russia is' waking up to sports. Her all-Russian football team, which toured Germany, Fin- the open and / + P Still | made a most creditable showing, al- though they did not by any means play the pick of the world. How- ever, Russian athletes are on the way, and with the exception of box- ing, which is forbidden by the Soviet government, they are going in for a real era of athletic development. FISHERMAN'S DICTATOR. Holds a Commanding Position In Newfoundland Politics. Pick up any Newfoundland news- paper and you are almost sure to read about Coaker. If a Tory paper, the reading will likely be hot stuff, for he is about as popular with that party as was Lloyd George with Eng- lish Tories, say, fifteen years ago. Coaker is the head and front of the Fishermen's Protective Union, and as such he has worked himself into a commanding position in Island politics. Now that there is a new Premier, he is still in power, if not precisely in office, for he has a place in the Cabinet without portfolio. He fights continually for the welfare of the neglected and isolated fisher- men, who were for too long without a champion, and who were too much the victims of the greed and the keener business sense of the mer- chants who handled -their products. He is working for a system of gov- ernment backing that" will ensure the more leisurely marketing of the fish catch, ihstead of dumping it all on the market in a short time, thus producing a glut and depress- ing prices. Sir William Coaker--for he has been knighted--is one of the para- doxes of politics. He was born in St. John's, and as a boy sold news- papers on the streets; indeed, he sold some of the papers in which to-day he is chiefly abused. He took to farme- ing, and it was there that'he evolved in his mind all the important moves that he has since made in behalf of the fishermen. Fish prices were par- ticularly low mm the fall of 1908, and when he called his first meeting of the men at Herring Neck there was a hearty response, and ihe work went on to its present strong posi- tion. Coaker was Minister of Ma- rine in the Cabinet of Sir Richard Squires, and when the latter recently resigned he continued with Hon. W. H. Warren, the new Premier. Coaker established a headquarters for the union, and called it Port Union. There are located a ship- building company, the largest piers in Newfoundland, a great trading and export organization, and tle union also publishes a daily news- paper. Coaker is head of the entire wor} +, and his salary as president of te union, manager of the com- panies and philosopher and guide in general to the whole co-operative movement is said by J. R. Small- wood, in the New York Times, to ba $25 per week. "Not $25 a week per job, but $25 a week for all the jobs combined." Coaker has vowed he will die a poor man, and he is pro- ceeding heroically to keep his vow. --Toronto Globe. Among the greatest gifts of the gods to men {is fatigue, though men do not consider it so. Fool Saved in4 Days! done it," says Mrs. A. Berryman, 190, Streot, North, Hamilton, --in ang disappeared pain was banished. In FOUR DAYS, this timely use of Zam-Buk, 1 set the opposite sould be practic- The Most For The Money H ockeyand Skating Boots are supplied by us to all the best skaters. GET YOUR BOOTS here so that you will have the right boot for your foot, and the right Skate to fit your _ boot. : . SKATE EXPERTS will fit you right if you come to the Sporting Goods Store. . You don't go to the butcher for shoes. COME IN TO-DAY Treadgold Sporting Goods Co 88 PRINCESS ST. PHONE 529. WE SERVE GOOD MEALS Good meals served to your liking. EVENING PARTIES given first class attention. THE VICTORIA CAFE 854 King Street. Siug Lee and Gan Lee, Props. 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