THE DAI LY BRITISH WHIG WEDNESDAY, FERRUARY eo, 10 LATEST LOCAL CBOLEY GETS THE "BIGGEST SALARY Shortstop of Baltimore Orioles Is a Surprising Minor Leaguer. | The most surprising minor lea-| guer in the history of baseball plays | shortstop for Jack Dunn, down in the | wilds of Baltimore. His name 1s/ Boley---or, rather, Boley is a con- traction of a jaw-breaking name that the average fan wouldn't know how to pronounce. . Boley has been playing in thé In-| ternational league [for quite a few years, and for the last four or five seasons has been rated as the best shortstop in other than major league circles. : As for salary-- i It is an easy money bet that there are not more than two or three shortstops under the big tent-who| even approach Boley in the matter of remuneration. Last season--according to authori- | tative reports--the Oriole infielder received -§9,000 for his services This winter Jack Dunn---according | to the same source of information-- sent his star a blank contract and told him to fill it in for whatever figure pleased him, So there is no doubt that Mr. Boley will draw down a stipend of $11,000 or $12,000 for his summer's work. There isn't a player in either local major league team who gets that, much, and, outside of New | | | : MEER | Senior Intercollegiate HOCKEY Varsity vs. Queen's Jock Harty Arena FRIDAY, FEB. 8th 8.15 p.m. ADMISSION: Reserved Seats Rush Seats .. Tickets on sale College Inn Cigar Store and Queen's Gymnasium. | ever saw | tain Sheridan. | him inside, as the stevedores stopped fork, there are mighty few men any where equal to it. There was once a story that Babe Ruth was paid $52,000 a year. It was exploded, and it is known that slashing Bambino"s pay checks do not total more than $25,000. For a minor leaguer to receive half as much as the greatest hitter baseball is a record that deserves | to be hung up in the hall of fame. Dunn owned a number of other ex- pensive ball players in' Bentley, Jacobson and Maisel, but none of them took down as much in salary as Boley. Maisel owns stock in the club and draws excellent dividends but Last year developed several other great shortstops, like Wright, Dud- ley Lee and others, but Boley still held his place in the minds of bhase- ball men as the best in the "sticks." Why isn't he in the big league? There are two reasons. In the first place, Dunn thinks so much of Boley that he doesn't want to.let him go even if all his other stars are scattered to the four winds. | For that reason, when the New York clubs, and others, too, sought the services of the Polish infielder, Jack set a prohibitive figure on him. The reported price was $100,000, which seems logical enough McGraw paid $75,000 for Jimmy O'Connell at a time when Jim was ! an unknown and raw busher. ! In the second place, Boley realizes | that he is getting a good deal more | cash in Baltimore than he would in the big leagues, and, after all, money | is the principal aim of every pro- fessional, FIRPO HOPES TO RETURN IN EARLY PART OF APRIL | Luis Angel Firpo now plans a re- entry into this country on April 2nd or 3rd for hi# 1924 campaign, dur- | ing which he hopes to beat Wills and Dempsey. Captain Thomas W. Sheri- dan, skipper of the American Legion, which arrived from Buenos Aires, said that was what the boxer told him just before sailing. "When Firpo came down to the ship at Buenos Aires he had about 5,000 fans trailing him," said €ap- "We had to keep work when he walked out on deck. Offered him a planked steak, Ameri- can style, and he told me that he intends to train here. He was train- ing that day--he ate only. about three pounds. Styles for men do not -change much, but it would not make much difference if they did, for father has all he can db to keep mother and the girls in style. "ALBERT L.CLOUGH Equalizing Brake Action ON DRY, FIRM ROADS, if the foot-brake on one wheel holds more atrongly than that on the other, no more serious results than the exces sive. wear of the tire of the stron ley or slimy roads, skidding, gly-braked wheel may ensue, but on marked lack of equalization may result in bad whenever a sudden stop is attempted. Sometime, when driv Ing on fey roads, apply the foot brakes with gradually increasing effect until they are fully on and then stop the car, walk back and notice which wheel slipped first--a conclus! the chain or tire tread times, fon readily arrived at by observing marks. By repeating this experiment a few the question is definitely settled as to which wheel slips first and Bence has the stronger brake and after so doing, the other brake can be adjusted enough tighter so that both wheels are found to commence sliding under about the same peda Jack up the rear wheel, stops first has the prompter acting start the engine, set the high gear and then apply the footbrake gradually. | pressure. Another method is to wheels spinning on The wheel which brake and the brake on the other wheel should be tightened until both wheels Stop spinning almost simultaneously. Because of the fact applied violently, if closely equalized. USING STARTER PUTS OUT LIGHTS O, L. writes: When I try to start my engine with the self- starter, I cannot do so and all the lights go out. After this, I cannot even start it with the hand crank. What can be the matter? Answer: The fact that the lights go out indicates either that the battery ls nearly discharged or otherwise out of order or else that your starter circuit, for some rea- son, calls for a very excessive amount of current. Your subase- quent failure to get the engine EOIng, by handcranking, is prob- ably due to the ignition having be- come very weak or totally falling a8 a result of the battery being so Weak after the starter has taken current from it. We advise you to have your battery and its connec- tions thoroughly inspected by an expert battery man, and rech or given whatever other attention it needs. If this does not mend matters, you better have the start- er-motor, its drive and the starting- switch and wiring gone over to make sure that there is nothing like a short circuit or mechanical trouble involved. ' a -- ANTI-FREEZE DE LUXE C. E. & 8. Co. asks: Can you give 'us any information regarding the a@visabllity of using, as an anti-freese liquid, a mixture com- posed of 50% pure honey and 509% water? We understand that this| th will withstand a temperature of 30 a F. below zera, but we are that the hand brakes are generally at all, it is very important that they should be point of fact, ® has not seemed worth while to Investigate them, because the solution would be so expensive. The cost of three gal- lons of pure honey would be rather staggering, we think you would find, in comparison with that of the quantity of denatured alcoho) required to produce the same de- gree of protection. Even when warm, this mixture would be rath. er syrupy and would doubtless rapidly become more so, with low- ered temperatures and the use of viscous cooling liquids is not ad- visable, especially in thermosiphon systems. It is our Impression that the presence of the honey would not lower the freezing point very much, but we cannot say this positively. Maybe the fellow that proposed this mixture was joking. It seems scandalous to use honey in this way." Better eat it. M. V. writes: In one of your Articles you state that striking a magnet tends to weaken it. Is fit also true that tapping it. while it is undergoing causes a receive a stronger magnet to charge? Answer: There ie a belfef that it does do #0, but we cannot tell you, from any positive knowledge that ibis i» Jit founded. It has been t tapping the metal, gives ® particles m afraid to use it for fear that it may | th clog our radiators. i 1 We cannot tell you ing as to the properties of proj freesan In SPORTIN that should not be counted as ! | salary. | since | see IIIIIISIIGIISOS GOOD STUFF! & Pittsburg -- Congratulations to .-the Canadian team and praise for the American team were cabled to the managers of the two hockey teams at Cham- onix, France, by Roy D. Schoo- ley, on behalf of the United States Amateur Hockey Asso- ciation on the outcome of the Olympic hockey game Sunday in which the Canadians tri- umphed, ~ "The United States Amateur Hockey Association, every club and player therein, con- gratulates the Canadian team on its victory," Schooley cabled to W. A. Hewitt, manager of the Canadian team. 'We un- grudgingly acknowledge de- feat at the hands of a worthy foe." To W. 8. Haddock, manager of the -¥inited States team, Schooley 'cabled: 'Americans are proud of their hockey team, even in de- feat. They went down before a worthy foe, but with honor to themselves and the nation they represent." PEEPS PREP PrP RPT EBSD FPP hdd | PEPE PPE PPL Fe FP hr rgb rr IFPI SESE LE EEX | & | PREF PRPP PPP RE SEES TO-NIGHT | Set] This evening at the Jock Harty | | Arena a postponed city hockey lea- | | Bue doublehéader is offered to the | | fans. The teams competing have | shown their stuff many times before and the spectators are assured of in- | | teresting contests and good hockey. | In the first game St. Mary's and | Irishmen are due to meet--and Oh, { what a meeting that will be. The | | hockey will be fast with just enough | | pepper in it to make it interesting. | { Both teams are heading for the title, | | Granites and R.C.A. are billed in the | | second battle and once more the | plucky soldiers will provide thrills! for the watchers. Granites have a| { nice team, also, and the second game | | will easily hold interest. | It's a long time since we saw the | city league in action and this even-| ing's programme is welcome. STEALING SIGNALS | OFTEN" PROFITABLE ' Stealing signals is a popular di- version in baseball. Also it'is very important and has been the means of not only winning games but cham- pionships as well. Some players have an uncanny | faculty for copping the rival bat- tery"s signals. They can stand on the coaching lines and inform the batter the kind of ball the opposing pitcher will throw. It is highly im- portant to a hatsman to know whether he will draw a curve or a fast one, straight over. Harry Davis, Jack Coombs and Chief Bender of the old Athletics were wonders at copping signals and their work in tHis respect on the coaching line did much to help Con- nie Mack's teams win pennants in 1910, 1911, 1913 and 1914. John McGraw has a crafty pair at signal tipping in Hugh Jennings and Cozy Doland, while the yankees have a smart student of this sort of thing in Charley O'Leary, former short- stop of the Detroit Tigers. Back in 1905, Jess@ Tannehill, then pitching for the Boston Red Sox, opposed the Athletics one day, Chief Bender from the coaching line flashed to Danny Hoffmann who was batting, that Tannehill would throw a straight ball. Tannehill knew Bender had his signals and decided to double-cross Hoffman. Instead of a fast one, Tannehill shot a curve at the batter. Hoffman all set for a straight ball took a murderous swing at the ball, missed it and was struck in the left eye by the ball. The ac- cident cost Hofman the sight of his eye and caused his retirement from baseball. It is said that when Ray Chap- man, late shortstop of the Cleveland Indian as killed by a ball thrown by Pitcher Carl Mays of the Yan- kees, a teammate had signalled Chapman that Mays would throw a straight ball and he stepped into a curve which fractured his skull. G | the suspension of GENERAL REVIEWS WS ---- TIMELY COMMENT1S FROM THE OUTSIDE--LOOKING IN. The Olympic' sports are truly a great institution--but we cannot help { wondering just what competition will be so fast, so exciting, and require §o much skill as the recent game between Canada and the United States 1 Some of those Europeans got an eyeful of sport last Sunday. President Frank Calder, of the N.H.L., has issued his umpteenth | | statement to the effect that all rough work is going to be severely punished, | It we had all issued that as often as he has, we might believe it, too. "Peg" Cleghorne was something that has been long delayed. HN But Stmerearwnrt-] In ordinary life one's fellow man, Can sue for being talked about} But in good sport one may exhort One's-players just We hear from a sporting scribe to Eddie Collins that he did not play with the New Y year. Queen's seniors have been doing some han tion for the evening. encounter, but intend making the visitors and the fans. to knock him out. --P. Nulty Bench, that it was a distinct disappointment ork Yankees last That's nothing---it was a terrible digappointment to us that we did # | not have a share in the gate receipts. We didn't even ask to play. 1 practising in prepara- | game against University of Toronto seniors here Friday The Tricolor boys will need everything they can give in this | | | Regular $1.00, it a very interesting entertainment both for -- How'd you like to be doing road work these beautiful days ? his squad of boxers who think thegphave encountered a number of Mad is just what BiMie Hughes has are thus given warning.' A A ce A BASEBALLS WILL BE SAME THIS SEASON There will be no change in the kind of baseballs used in the major league this season. President Johnson, of the Ameri- can league, in making this announce- ment said the reason for the erratic behavior of the balls early last sea- son which resulted in an epidemic of home runs, was that their newness made them unusually lively. When the umpires were instructed to keep the spheres in play until they actual- ly showed wear and tear, he said, the game slowed down. "We will make no change in the ball this year," President Johnson said. There is no meed of experi- ments along this line. It was the new balls constantly in play which caused the havoc early last season. After the batters hit the ball a few times they will slow i§ up just enough to make it normal. "Although I think the fans want to see the hall go over the fence at times, the men who are adept at making home runs will have to earn them." President Jbhnson intends to leave for Boston, 'Sunday for the spring schedule meeting of league to be held Tuesday. Only issues preliminary to the opening of the season will be up for consideration. President Johnson, said. The 1924 schedule, which already has been drafted, is expected to be adopted. BRITISH HAVE CHALLENGED FOR DAVIS CUP HONORS Great Britain has sent a challenge for the Davis Cup, the premier tro- phy of international lawn tennis, now held by the United States. Brit- ain's challenge is the seventh to be filed for the 1924 Davis Cup contest, and the sixth from a nation in the European zone. Last year the Brit- ish tean, which did not measure up to the playing strength of a nation which has won the interational tro- phy five times since 1900, was elim!- nated in the second round by Spain. -------- McGraw's Young Boxman, While they aFe worrying about the pitching John McGraw is going to get in the coming campaign it might be noted that he has accumulated seven flingers from the minors who come near to being the pick of the lesser circuits. They are, ag a mat- ter of record, Gearin, Dean, Malone and Bradshaw from the Association, Webb from the Southern, Baldwin from the International, Maun from the Western. And it hasn't cost Mc- Graw a million dollars to zcquire them either. Stage All Set. Now that Casey Stengel is $6 be a member of the Joke Boston Nationals he will have an excellent setting for his comedy stuff, of the Canadian Baseball dei SH (left), Canadian hea said to aspire.to Jack adi crown. Association, is shown with ea 5 oi ht et io Joe Page, MINI A eA A A nan HERE'S SOMETHING TO QUIET HOCKEY DEFEAT | In a sports editorial The New York Times expresses its inability to understand what it terms the poor | showing of Canada at the Olympic | winter games at Chamonix, France "Except for the first place that the Canadian representatives won by de- feating the United States at hockey," it points out, 'the Dominion athletes | have scored only one point in the ten days of competition." The editorial continues: "With a population that is larger than that of Norway and Finland to- gether, and with the excellent oppor- tunities for, and the great popularity of winter sports in the Dominion, Canada would naturally be expected to finish up among the leaders, In- stead it is ninth among 17 nations, and will probably not improve that position, as France, eighth in the standing, has an advantage of more than eight points. The only appar- ent explanation of Canada's failure to do better is that it devoted its en- tire attention to developing a hockey team, to the exclusion and detriment of other sports, "The showing of the United States in these sports was neither better nor worse than might have been ex- pected, . There are great sections of this country where there is no ice, and it would be surprising if this na- tion could develop a team capable of defeating those of the north coun- tries, where the children learn to skate and ski at an early age, and have opportunities for constant prac- tice that ard not available here. "Opportunity for practice, how- ever, is not the only factor in these' sports, as the fact that Sweden could not keep pace with Its neighbors, and is far down in seventh place, in- dicates. Just why this should be is as | spectators, That | at regularly. Citizens | Mullahs on the road 88 PRINCESS ST. 300 NEW RECORDS . For Your Phonograph Must Be Sold GET FIRST CHOICE TO-DAY ! Treadgold Spor 75c. and 65c. ing Goods Co PHONE 529. throw his arms around him to im-| plant a kiss on the cheek, And Lewis | took it on the run. NEW METHOD PROPOSED | TO NAME BOXING WINNER | in, this country, but in England and land as to whether it would 'not be a | good idea to change the way'in clare their decisions. It is felt that if they should declare at the end;of each round which boxer, in their opinion, had the better of it, the spectators would know as the bout proceeds which contestant was lead- ing. In this way there would be no occasion for unexpected announce- ments after a bout that the apparent loser had won. Such an innovation, which would provide for the post- ing of the points scored in each round on a board in full view of the or be otherwise made known to them, would it is predicted, So many ring decisions, not only | France, have been disputed of late] that the question has arisen in Eng- | which the referee or the judges de- | At the first twinge of rheumatism Relieve the pain with Sloan's. Apply gently without rubbing. It brings glowing warmth, then free- dom from insistent aches. Geta bottle from your druggist today and have it on hand --35 certs. 9, ) . o Sloan's Liniment--kiils pain? ATTAINS do much to increase the interest of the onlookers and at the same time prepare them for the ultimate ver dict. difficult to explain as the failure of the Canadians. Sweden has the same opportunities that Norway and Fin- land have, but in this particular in- stance it apparently did not have the same will to make the most of them." ------------ Siki Again. At Chicago, Battling Siki, the Senegalese boxer, caused Ed (Strangler) Lewis, heavyweight wrestling champion, to jump out of a ring the other night. &iki did not challenge Lewis, Instead, he tried to kisg«4he heavyweight champion, following the French custom. The Senegalese refereed an exhi- bition match in which Lewis appear- ed. 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