Daily British Whig (1850), 20 Apr 1926, p. 8

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The Indications Are That a : @Qood League Will Be Formed, Things have not been at a stand- Still in regard to the forming of a 'midget baseball league in this city and "Matt" Coyne, who in the in- terest of sport ip 'this city is making attempt to organize a "kids" league, has been approached by the representatives of several teams re- lative to the matter. Nothing really definite has been accomplished yet t it 1s planned to hold a meeting soon and see whether or not he league will come {nto existence. With a real live wire executive be- hind the league, there is n6 reason y it should not experience a flourishing season in its opening Year. v It Is absolutely certain that base- ball among the youngsters must be couraged and fostered if Kingston 1s to maintain a high standard in the game of baseball in years to come and the league should be { ®iven plenty of support from all , - Juvenile hockey for the past years, has been carried along one or two men and the material Fodueed was exhibited in King- B'S great junior O.H.A. team of past season. Every regular | selman, M.P., men who knew the ropes. But that is no reason. why one or two men should be left to look after juvenile baseball. fal of championship calibre year for the junior and senior O.B. A.A. teams. Other Clubs Must Waive: Montreal, April 20.--Aeccording to Prominent Western hockey men, who are in Montreal in connection with the semi-annual meeting or the National Hockey League several of- fers have been received from the Eastern organization for Western hockey players, including Bill Cpok, of the Saskatoon Sheiks. None of these offers could 'be entertained, bowever, it is said, by the Western men, because interleague regula- tions made it obligatory for clubs in either league to waive their rights before any individual player could Be sold or traded outside his own league. 'It was further said by the same sources that there was little likelihood that Bill Cook would be traded or sold. sm -- Prescott Bowling Officers. Prescott, April 20.--At the annual meeting of the Prescott Lawn Bowl- ing Association the following officers were elected: President, W. H., B. Dowsley; vice-president, C. E. Judge; secretary-treasurer, C. B. David; mate mmittee, H. P. Bing- ham, €. D, anon, J. W. Ranson; entertainment committee, A. C, Cas- R. M. Keeler and ¥er on the team With the excep- | George Kirkup; canvassing commit- of Carl Voss first fook up ithe of the rubber in the Kingston | Franklin Raney and ivénile Hockey League. Junior ¥ material in Kingston developed, at first by one or {0 men and later, when the play- &tepped into the limelight, by oR has | D. Shannon, James Carey; contest committee, T. "WV. Stone, A. C. C. Cassellman and P.' K. Halpin; delegates to St. Lawrence Associa- tion, H. P. Bingham and T, W. Stone, tee, .T. W. Stone, C. The Intelligent Demand Is For Insulated Houses ¥The fuel problem is a grave one. Home owners who keep up with the times know that an insulated home means more comfort and therefore better health. { ALLAN LUMBER CO. Victoria Street, near Union. Phone 1042 a DY Pressure Treads | give more value for your money ~n . If this league is support- | ed, the city is bound to have mater- | each | SUPERSTITION IN ~~ |**™"ARe muon pEmanoen VANCES P ITCHING sever of the Hockey Teams Want to Sign Western Star. | INoted Hurler's Shirt Sleeve Helps Him Out. Saskatoon, April 20.--Annocunce- By Billy Evans. | ment was made Friday night by Ben Dazzy Vance, famous Brooklyn | Hoeschen, one of the owners of the | pitcher, refuses to admit that he is| Saskatoon Hogkey Club, of the W est- | superstitious, yet there is a rather | ern Hockey League, of a tempting interesting story back of the flapping | offer from a promin¥nt National sleeves of his undershirt. | Hockey League team for 'the services As a matter of fact, the tale of | of Bill Cook, star right-winger of the the shirt as explained by Vance is|Shelks. Cook was the leading goal- one of psychology rather than super-; getter in the Western League last stition. Possibly it is fact. | Winter and considered one of the When Vance pitches it seems as if | greatest players in pro. hockey. Mr. the right sleeve of the undershirt|Hoeschen refused to disclose the he wears under his uniform is about | Price offered, or the club billding for ready to drop off. It flaps hither and | Cook, although it is understood the thither in the afr and makes it ap-| bid is in the neighborhood of $10,- { i | | | | | ' | pear as ' If a collection should be taken/up to supply Dazzy with a new one. Several years ago the trainer of the Brooklyn club gave Vance a new | undershirt that fit the pitching arm | all too tightly for comfort. So Vance | slit the right sleeve. He had a good day that Emons He also noted that several of the] opposing players complained that| flapping of the loose sleeve Interfer-| red with their vision and made it ait- | ficult to follow the ball. ; Since there is no rule to prevent | a pitcher from slitting the sleeve of | his undershirt, if he so desires, | Vance has continued the practice. The great pitcher is firm in the belief that the flapping sleeve is a big asset in his strikeout record as] well as general effectiveness. And he doesn't care whether it is| laid to superstition, psychology or fact, Craddie Robber. Not so many years ago Connie Mack was often accused of robbing the cradle in his quest for ball play- ers. This was due to the fact that very often, Mack would tie up some high | school star who showed promise then pay his way through college, simply to get first chance at him if he decided to turn professional. More recently in his desire to get together a winner, Connie has tem- porarily discarded his cradle-robbing policy. Otherwise the wires would have already carried the news that Freddy Heinemann, a New York high school boy, had been signed by Mack as a future great pitcher, In his first start of the season he gcored a shutout, failing to allow a hit, not a man reaching first base. Last year he performed a similar stunt, Possibly John McGraw and Miller Huggins . have already interested themselves in the young man. Hoppe the Great, While young Jake Schaefer is a re- markable billiard player, it is doubt- ful if he will ever reach the dizzy heights that Willie Hoppe attained. During the 17 years that Hoppe reigned supreme as 18.2 champion, he suffered only one defeat. If my memory serves me correct, he was undefeated for 15 years. Despite his well-known brilliancy with the cue, Schaefer has twice been defeated for the title within a year. After winning it from Hoppe, he was defeated by the Belgian, Edou- ard Horemans. He later turned the tables by Hagenlacher of Germany. Nothing more concrete could be offered to prove the greatness of Hoppe. Breaks Record, While Hoppe has unquestionably passed the peak of his game in all forms of billiards, he still can step some, : In his recent 18.1 match with Schaefer, he broke the record run of 140, made by Frank Ives, that has stood for 30 years. His score was 149. Later he set the mark at 200. He held the honor only a few days as Schaefer set a high mark of 241. HELPFUL GOLF HINTS | BY TED RAY. Whilst it is erroneous to press whep using the fron club, it is advis- able to let the club go well through without too much hindrance and check, as checking will have the egect of shortening your distance. In the up-swing the right leg should | be steady," while the leff ought to move inward a trifle, Im the down-swing I generally con- trive to make the club-head meet the ball just before the club has reach- ed its lowest point, so that the effect is that the club, more or less, swoops down of the ball, though, at the same time, I always endeavor to get, a certain amount of pith into the stroke. Once the ball has flown away from the iron, the left leg should bear your weight. If you are confronted by a bunker, there Is no necessity fo make your Plane, is a résidence rule in the O.H.A. ball, 1p & measure, emulate an ser »] 2 000, HITS AND JABS r Yer to $13,000,000, depending upon the By Joe Williams. style of structure to be erected, will be built¥n CHicago by "Tex" Rick- ard, the New York boxing promoter, has announced. It will be called Madison Square Garden, and will be similar to Rickard's arena in New York City. Rickard said the deal for the site, which will be in the downtown "loop" district, would be closed within ten days and that work on the structure would begin within two weeks. In gddition to boxing the building will be used for hockey, six-day bicy- cle races, conventions, circuses and other affajrs. Babe Ruth's batting average for the spring trip was .227....His waistline isn't the only thing that has fallen off. says, "Brittle Boned Menace viants.".... But they'll never menace them as much as Merkle's did on one historic occa- sion. Headline You realize ' the old world ain't what it used to be when you read in the papers that Willie Hoppe lost his third straight match, Cobourg Officers Elected. Cobourg, April 20.--The Cobourg Lawn Bowling Club held its annual meeting recently with a record at- tendance®The following officers were elected for the year: President, Mau- rice Booth; vice-president, Edwin Guillet; treasurer, Harry Hall; as- sistant treasurer, David - Waigner; recording secretary, H. J. Roberts; corresponding secretary, Capt. H. McCullough. The day selected for the annual rink tournament is Wed- | nesday, July 14th, and the annual | doubles on Labor Day, Sept. 6th. { A marathon runner Is popularly known as an fron man but it's hard to tell whether the iron is in his legs or his head. --- The experts say base-running will be revived on an expansive scale this year... .Personally we'd rather see it revived on the baselines. If these scientists are so darned wonderful why doesn't one of 'em figure out a way the home team can always win the opening game? Ir. O'Goofty says the world seems tobe made up of two kinds of peo- ple: ¥1) those who are young enough to have a good time and (2) those who-are old enough to criticize. Horace Yatemon, Belleville, taxi driver, was fined $200 and costs and a month in jail for selling liquor. -- i \ AR Chicago led the world in murders {lim Ta I A; last year....The fact that most of or the wrestling shows are held in that 4 D ( ) D D 5 burg undoubtedly contributed to the total. John L. Sullivan's championship belt has been junked... .And for all the fighting Mr. Dempsey does they might as well junk the division, too. > ONE FOR CHICAGO. A Madison Square Garden to be Built There, Chicago, April 20.--A huge sports arena, seating fram 20,000 to 22,000 persons and costing from $5,000,000 After watching the performance of Selbert, Phillips, Joliat, Stewart, Morenz, and half a dozen other players from the amateur ranks in the pro. league, the club owners have come to the conclusion, at long last, that hockey as played in the O.H.A. and similar leagues is the bradd of the Stratford team by St. Patrick's was good business. The chief obstacle in the way of the signing of amateurs is that they want the wealth of the Bank of England before consenting to renounce their amateur status. Football, baseball, basketball and hockey players, track men and oarsmen, are loath to put! aside their favorite activities for all time for the questionable privilege of playing hockey in the pro. league, and they make the club owners pay "through she nose" for their services. "Dec." Carson will be a very valuable acquisition to St. Patrick's and to the pro. league.-- Toronto Globe. * There is every indication that the Regiopolis Tennis Club will be a thriving organization this season. This club, which was started last sea- son, has become very popular. The membership has been increased over fifty per cent. and there is great interest in the game among its members. The fine weather can't stay off much longer and the golfers will then have their first chance to get out and limber up. The first scores, of course, will be kept very much in the dark, but as soon as some of the stars out at the Cataragqui Golf and Country Club get going, the race for the best scores will be under way in earnest. : A---- 1} The Toronto Leafs open at home on Wednesday in their new stadium. The customers up in the Queen City will now be able to have their baseball without having to take an afternoon's sail beforehand. Some local people who have had a glimpse of the new stadium recently declare that it is everything that has been said of it. It will be one of the best in the bunch. i ' # Shouldn't the executive of the Kingston Hockey Club hold a meeting pretty soom to see what's going to be done about next season ? There & | SPORTING NOTES AND ERs || for which their patrons will pay to see. The signing of Dr. Bill Carson | | gl N Athletic Association. Eastern chams pions, it was announced following a meeting of the Montreal Basketball League. The M.A A.A. will guaran tee expense of the western team up to $1,200, FOR SALE 1 pair Solid Brick Houses, El. lerbeck Avenue; just completed. 7 rooms. Will sell separately. Also three new houses, in good location, on south side of Prin- a ss Street. J room Frame House, garage and shed; all improvements, 440 Division Street. E.EEWATHEN 127 NELSON STREET "PHONE 1391.J. COAL! We have In stock the famous Leggits Creek Anthra- cite--S8tove, Chestnut and Pea--all high grade Coal. Al- so good stock of Pocahontas. See us before laying in next winter's supply. Our prices are attractive. DENNEE & MORRIS 'Phone 2444. YARDS: 37 BROCK ST. To Play For Title. Montreal, April 20.--The Cana- dian senior basketball championship will be decided here on April 30th, and May 1st between the western champions, and Montreal Amateur rn . yy ' y 1 Beautify Your Home With New Pictures When decorating and re-ar- ranging your home, see us for new pictures. Choice assortment of the very newest, Artist supplies for sale. GARTLAND ART STORE 287 FRINCESS STREET 'Phone 2116-w. Srna QUEEN'S CAFE We Jvant you to hold that Club Dinner in our upstair dining hall, where you may dance after dinsier." TEE" ARNIEL & HAMBROOK CATERERS Chinaware sad Sfiverware to reat "No luncheon too small," "No dinner too large." 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