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PAGE. ~S ··., ·::: 4 ~ ·· S ISTI LAP'I S ENDING MISOULA CITY LEAGUE PR1. iENTS P'RETTY FIGHT AMONG SIX TEAMS. IN BUNCHES OF THREE Triple Combinatione Are Srtuggling for the Top and to Keep Out of the Hole-Interesting Games Soheduled for Week. The coming week will see the finish of the first lap in the race for the Indoor baseball pennant. Unless the dopesheet is upset, the end of the first period will see three teems bunched at the top and three fight ing to keep out of the cellar. The race Is a pretty one and should create considerable interest, It was unfortunate that so many postponements were necessitated by the holiday season, as the attendance since Christmas has not been up to what It was before the postponements became so numerous. However, the ones interested in the sport seem to he getting back into their sttrid and the attendance I, gradually getting back to what it wee. On -Monday evenilg the Mercantile team will play the Shamrocks, who have strengthened considerably and are in better shape than they have ever been before. Dinsmore in the box will bring this team into the fight, as he showed up well during the last game in which he worked. On Wednesdaly the Peerless and White House will conclude the;flrat stretch in the league's season, 'i. Thursday evening the second serletilil be com menced by the White House and the Northern Pacific. In the last game between these two aggregations the railroaders got 'the decision and the Superbas are going to try hard to regain their lost honors. RACINGRESULTS At Juarez. Juares, Jan. 6.-An ordinary card was run off here today. fOnly two favorites won. The weather was sum merlike and a big crowd turned out. esaults: First race, one mile-len 'ITncas wbn; Evo White, second; (ocuro, third. Time, 1:41 1-5. Second race, seven furlongs--Zulu won: Black Mate, second; Anatassa, third. Time, 1:20 3-5. Third race, one mile-Nbnnie McDee won; Sleepland, second: Dudo, third. Time, 1:41. Fourth race, seven furlongs-Fred Mulholland won; L. M. IEokert, sec ond; llying Footsteps, third. Time, 1:26 4-5. Sixth race, mile-Miami won: Lena Lech,. second; Yankee PoSh, third. Time, 1:40 1-5. President Carson of the Central leaguq Is in favor of taking in Akron, Canton. Urle and Youngstown of the Ohio and Pennsylvania league, and making the Central league a 12-club affair, Billiard League Leaders 4tUCf~ES 9 Y r ~FIS Ot. Louts, Jan. 6;-A year ago when the National Billiard league was or g.nt1ed, it created much interest, but there'wero not many followers of the greon ploth and aut who looked for the leasg to aurvve. *qyver, the or m lattiop jsi i f1., zlr tough the a.iuot t of the otficers. ;Wlilapii >EY. Ati"i o atf toago p3resl CHAMPION WILL MhI T.")HlTh HOPi" ON A DAYtS, T TO BB SELECTED. JACK CURLEY iS BEND Qusky Boy Will Receive $1,100 and One-third of the leoelpts From Moving Picture Rights as His Share -Names of Promoters Kept Secret. -hichngn, Jan. 6.--After 18 months of idleness. Jack Johnson, champlon heavywrlight pugllist of the world, signed artlcine here today to fight A finish battle with Jim Ylynh, the Pueblo fireman, gensrally regarded na one of the best "white hopes." The fight wilt take ol.ce somewhere Inl Nevada next July. As a tentative date July 22 Was selected, but this may be changed at any time. The fight will be staged.elther at Wind ward or Metropolis., For his services Johnson Is to re ceive $3t.100 and one-third of the r. cipts from the sale of the mo ti/n picture rights. Flynn's shshre of 11,c. purse was nc.t announced. He will be paid by his manager, S*ck Curt y, who represented the promoters. Theiri Identity is a secret. Each fighter agreed not to engage in. a contest between May 1 and the date of the'fight without the mutual consent of the other fighter and Curley. This means that Johnson's fight with fOam McVey may be shaved or postponed in favor of the Flynn battle. Before May 1. however, Flynn will fight Al Kublak In To ronto and possibly Al Palmer in New York. Johnson protested today against the Palmer match taking place. A referee will be selected later. Tim Sullivan of New York, who held the forfeit morley for.the Jeffrle,-aohnaon bathe, was chosen stakeholder. Be for February 18 Curley must post a, forfeit of $10,000 and Johnson and Flynn $5,000 each, or the articles will be declared void. Johnson objected to only two see tions of the articles. He demurred to having to postpone the MecVey battle 'and the amount of money he is to Ireceive for training expenses, $1,100. He wanted $1,'00 cash, three round trip tickets to Salt Lake and the transportation charges of his three automobiles. Curley explained to Johnson that a training site at Lagoon, 18 miles from Suit Inke and on a fine drive, would he obtained for him if he would agree to the $1.100 proposition, and this so pleased the champion that hb signed without further protest. He will go to Lagoon a month before the fight. Johnson Makes Speech. I The meeting was held in a downtown hotel and open to all. Before the fighters and C'urley began the discus sion of the articles Johnson madi a 30-minute speech criticizilng a news~ paper man who had Intimated the match would be a fake. "rf the newspapers are going ;o continue to say such untrue things dent of the leap a and Charlie Petrsonn of St. Louis Is secretary and treasurer. Both are roomkeepers and star players but don't partkcipate in the league games. The league is conducted much along the lines of baseball and Indl vidual players are not gitven as muc:a ettentlon as the cities, they represent. Mrv Peterson Is pehlaps the greatest ifEjy-ashot billlardist in the world, First. Woman to Be Magnate NA7'IONAL L VI DA.SE L CtdG13&TEý Loft to right, standing: J. A. Heydler, S. Looks Mrs. Heleys H. Britton, owner of St. Louis Cardinals; Charlie Murphy, C. Ebbetts. Left to right, seated: August Herrmann, chairman of National commission: E. A. Steininger, Seoretary Joseph 0. O'Brien of the New York Glentq; John Whalen. New York City, Jan. 8.--I'or thel first time in the 'hlitory of baseball ia wonl an, Mrs. Helene H. Britton, ownuer of the St. 4ults Cardfnals, took upart in I will refuse to sign," said Johnson. At the ctcllollsion eof the spolc-lh the crowd cheered ciand Jolhnron smilel his "golden smile." Flynn. whoso diamond disepley now rivals Johnson's, expressed ceonflea:lne that he would prove a real hope. lie says he will build up to 185 p.,.nd~ r before entering the' ring. 'lynn now weighs 1(4 ringside, but he is fat. Johnson weighs about 235. Curley to Salt Lake. Sal Lake City, Jan. 6.-A tealgram from Jack Curley pays that he will he in Salt Lake City next week to take up the arrangements for tlhe fight. From advices received here it is he Ileved that tilhe fight will take place a short dlstanle west of Wend over, 1ttah. tWendover is near the Nevada line and Is conpidered the best phtlc avallable [for holding the match. It Ia Mild that two ,promlnent Salt Lake City busi nesa men are interelstedl with Ctrlhey and from advcles r,.etlvetd here it is believed that the mllost pIrolablel date Is July 4. SPORTS OF THE WEEK Monday. Annual meeting of the Wisconsln Illinois Baseball league nt Milwaukee. Billy Allen vs. Joe Mandot, eight rounds, at Memlt·is. Tenn . BeSttish curlers Ilpay at Qut.br. Tuesday. Annual meeting of the stewards of the Grand Circuit at New York. Opening of the annual midwinter golf tournamenlt at Pinehurat, N. N . Scottish curlers liny at Quelec. Wednesday. Opening of 75 days' race meeting at Charleston. S. C. Annual show of the National Asso elation of Automobile Manlfacturers opens In Orand central Palace% New York City. Contest between Alfred De Oro and Joseph Carney Mr the three-euhcon billiard chanmplonshllp legins in DIenve.r. Bob Moha vs. Jack Dillon, 6 rounds, at Plttaburgh. Dartmouth-'Princeton basketball con test at Princeton. N. J. Stottigh curlers play in Montreal. Thursday. Opening of annual bench show of the Minneapolis Kennel clubh, MinneapolIs. Annual meeting of the New England Baseball league at Boston. Johnny Coulon vs. George Kittson, 10 rounds, at South Bend, Ind. Prankie Burns vs. Tommy Gary, 20' rounds, at Oakland, Cal. Scottish curlers play in Montreal. Friday. Annual indoor meet of the Olympcl Athletic club of San Francisco. Opening of *t'hi winter race meeting of the Montreal Driving. club, Montreal. Annual bench show of the American Pomeranian club, New York Ctty Princeton-Columbia basketball con test at New York City. Scottish curlers play at Montr al. P'addy Lavin vs.. 'Hugh Iose, in rounds, at Buffalo, Saturday, Annual meeting-of United States Golf alsslocation at Philadelphia. Opening of automobile show's in Phil adelphia and Milwaukee. Yale.Princeton bask.thaall contest at Philadelphia. Dartmouth-Cornell basketball contest at Ithaca. Cornell - Princeton Intercollegiate hockey contest at Syracuse. Columbla-Dartmouth Intercollegiate hockey contest at Boston. Scottish curle.s play at Montreal. joole Hellbronner of iFort Wayne., TId. ex-scoet for the Cincinnati Reds, has compiled a dlrectory of major league players. ivling their full names, their former club, the club they go to, I their statlstics and peculiaritie, poats tions and averages, It took Lool, three years to complete the work which.. will sell for $35 a, copy. the annual meeting of 11 ' NationI al league at the Waildrtf-Astoriah er,.. ; Whloe she dWil not put hersulIf forward. 1 In the deliberutions, still her oplllun i OLODTIME REFEREE GIVES SYSTEM OF POINTS TIM HURST,'CELEBRATED THIRD MAN IN RING, TELLS HOW TO JUDGE. MANaY GS OUNTED Attack and bsfense, Aggressiveness, Cleverness, Stamna and Punch Are Taken Into Consideration Before De ciaion Is Made. New York. Jan. 6.-"[ n't an -!1 follow c(lluing home frolnt il hixhI club on ni)lght recently," adll 'T'i' l1urst, lith vetoran refere'. ":111ad he askled me come questions which I utt swered to tlhe best of my ululllly. Maybe thus, who are Illtrestedl in ho Ing would like to have ihit' r( ,luitId, so, her' go. s: i "'llow d, you figure the poilns seore.dl by hoxPers?' was Qil first li,'ry. "'Well, I take Into .onslld~lertion many things.' I repled. 'Hoth attack and defells' couint for 'muc'h. A i;man who dot's the leading or forcing re celven dut.- credit, for If he didn't ciot out the piart in many cases there'd he no scrap. Thh landing of clehn blown Iis a big factor, while the ability to block them. '!ther by gurdlling or lHt lng the flit, also io l'imortnoLt. The effect if bloW« must not lie o'ver lookdl, and I4 man's staying iPv(.rs alwayi. (ount. If a man holds Iii Ith cnlilnches or' hlIIngs on to avoid lpun.lls mont he rl,'eusatrily loses ground Il itn referee's ,opinion. If he is tKKgg'ssl.I 'but has nI1 fixed plsan of at tack ntl nlssces thet other fellow rl'eiutedly oints mIIIist be scored against Imtiti (7eneratlly speaklng, a wllnner dlois the' bllk of the work and lands thiii grait tor utlllmlol r of blows.' "'. tupiuse a man has the hetter of the first ,hiett roiunds and then 1i Sfoirced to talke the defenalve In the lust itwo ronutlte, would you say he wits diI feated?' "'Nit a hit of It. The poinlts li seorceu dIi i ,ght rounds are lot willed out by :iany mneans and 1'd declarie him Ithl winner for that reason.' " 'But if he was knockedl down for the count in the last roulnd and was almost iut when the hbell ralng, w:lltt then?' "'Thein I'd have to take into constld Ieration thIe condition of hbth meln at1 the finishti, and probably, Iunder the conditi.ls you nalned, I'd call the Iiout a. dIra .' "'Il' if man forces the flRiot for' 10 Ip nlllt ,Ii. but il so wild In itl nit lcik that he dot.sn't land mor. than a dlozen I ilawru, whilh his opponent, onl the d,, fenslve. Joahs and hooks him steitidlly all the \.:ty, what would Ibe your de elason ?' " I'd gie it i the mnn who landled the grntllr numbep of blows. Any I hody (cian rot',t blindly and swing willly without Infldthig punishment, Ilbut in my opiniont that doesn't conetitute skil ful boxing.' "'If yinl had refereed the first O'1rlen-Ketchell bout, In which O'llri. had thei' hltterl of It on points for the first severn rounds. but was knoctkrei . out a few stconds before the bell end ed the tenth 70ti.d, how would you have deeidted it?' "'I'd have deelJred Ketchell the t ypner, beciutltIfth. ,bout had. oben Ilaliget ('rli' rd dWid hLave boont un able to comine . 1", for th eleventh round. Hue WAs beatAn dawn and out tvaa naked on many of tr imp Iorlltant quentltbtn and fre'wmtintly hirr .0)111( uowin s.aonlrtltl t'ho other baseball to nl" Illtents a R td Ipullpoe \si |1t ll n IIt tenth round ended,. "'Take tho rtecnt hut ht, ween lattllling Nelson and W lIII. I l ,hlii.r, for xample. liechellr i11t Nelon foulr blowno lit ne li1 the first nueven runlllds and then ti red. lIiw alI.tlt that.' "'The dccision should hlilave lon l draw, for the reaUonl that in spitell of all the blows ftIlat leeri'hr lunhi,. Neill sn wore him dlon and hlt lIi i In in totterling ,endltlion li the tnllth. An other round or twIo W.tulld hive. itset lti leocher leyonld i tllli'liln of doubt." " 'low can you tell a ftlko fron an honest hut." " 'lly the way the elln 111it r mn|,4. tir t, ttke ulvalntalg, if openings It'l llain e.nough. il uIxers wihoi spend14l the gre'tlier parl i f Ia iut l hliKgglKig nidt 'linchinK usually iii'e. 't trying. I malke It ai pr. cii'lhe I 1it l itch frllowN . iit iof theo ring ralltir thii permit tlll he lmlni Iit 1'1)01 the publi .' f, II I II ne l uh. Is luihis 'iIal ii "'What d.o you erlf brutalllly' i hl .lllll,., for I'r sh llln hundlredl s f , h ,mn lii this iondition gi ihejiulad and wui. hat lhl a lI.h iig iioli ius l i sirollll t Iii rlll . Hlart blows ri: lre IIui isl,ll. illd some Ii.·riie It iii i uni i hll lll ulerl ll4 iiiiv i III times \h.h n II In l um ii. has rt .0Ilved pulln ishnl.ent ii thel sttIIIII i'h h'l I is in no 'a itionlll to proeedlll . \W'|,'h 'n i maIl n II lg h ilrail lllnder hll or is ii. yel s are fixed intl gilN1iy it's tium to call a halt I tllll l lnlriol iiiin y he pri vithl.el If I i r"firt', , I 'll fis just wt wl tlo I Interfere.' H.fLs lh s r fereen more tIhNl o" l'n 1 h Itles hnut l ilvtl h s l ulltd a fl:htlity on hIls hands. lie ptresIlt'd lir lit Milspelth; als the Wharkeky M at c y battle, til. (IIrt ffoI -Lavignle ri hciest, the Wallrtt-Quinn, i V1i '"Iiit-My - tritlous Sm tII|, Itynn-Mr('o, , ('redn Me".',ly, Maiher'-()'('onnmoll :111.1 Othor big 4rI'I'I l aps. lie hnl I leve'r rl'ferled nI frllenp l ll has 1111 clt II lr reluIrld. Iulirtl l lfter II illt long ab nollle fil lie rlinlg Li nol the ,offlihl rling Judl ' I the Itlyale A, ('. In In lro klyln. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING qlh'tly here t.l '. ' i hlr mut s Al. w s lhl. IngtIn w as Iln liimously re-Imla ed IM e, ll . If I'll IrIlIt l l it V 1 1l'l4 ll' llt . llresidnt of the lague and hle term extendled to flve ylears. The I;ltrd of di r feto weas rl reullap to eight iWen . lland PrIr no,.e len111 l 'hlvnKon made chairn an llldlal Mack of ]'hlhadelpihit was fine of i i' frlpt tlo arrve l and the. lnst to loeitl , hut he did nrt find r utilitsy 'll f nlhder he sought. Aked If lhe ator s!ired a tntda foar fhit blase, fefrrng "Stfuffy" MelmI in would lhe unable to play, Mack answered: "No, Indeed,. MaelnniIs will he ther- next year. I ,m not wor'rying lwhalt him." GREENOUGH LEAVES. J. Epperson Greenough, grand ex lteod ru'.er if' the Whnil s and local sporting iutr.lirity, left yesterday mnlir.ng on the 'Olymptan for Quincy, Ill., where lhe ila taking a commercial Manager Fred Clarke of the Pirates has invented i, pair of sun fglassee for outfolders. When a fly ball Is knocked toward the sun a fielder cln drop the glassea lver ilo eyes by touching .4. spring, and the rest of th1 time they are above hbi eyes, GOSSIP OF BOXKERS LIKE TABLE TALK IN HOS TAL IT 18 COINCIDENCI THAT FIGHT IRS OP CLASIS ARE HAVING OPERATIONIS. BEST ONES ALL CUT UP With Wolglst Reoovering from Appen dicoitis in Los Angeles, Sammy Kol Iar, British Cl.mant, is Doing the Same Thing in London. New York. Jnl. 6. -Whart In the nabi,:r With Ml U.I] **I. 'z+illldtafl INIXer'a o" intut Art tl.iy mo- utitujett tto tIu tll. e'.l.prill-ly illgendlilt lt , thatI tl ollr dli bitlll it x i oIit t hiu it jiu t happen'l toI beL aL L, llc 'Ih'l*n th t tel v* ,rilli of thiil irlel liil ul at abl o tl th. millne tim.-? 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'I'hisill lonve d the fIldcl rt forIII i t IIIIIIII f PaIckey I I )* M "| lll hl, wc+.lk \v'll Jlll~l'trlt. Plll,)q tiltl itrtll(,.,dnllK (I'reshl WIIl tit, whivchc ryl ii ug tin a llculir r i nchl , t. Ihl,, h+ in ,)f t xll t i'hl ll Iullmls in i nllllc d to W ellsl q th , whiX II'· Mlnt l he W ll h'x ith i hna f hl ','a. .1~ great d cnllII~ tsI~ ho on I unbrl nu wrf t tlr i l utlllo, ti l' l fl l ni tu o'lrlllt Iioit |ll'('Ll;I l d glrJ,llt, y (Vi cr.4 I-'III wr~th, H Walwl r,h l l ,: IK ut';ttgllH I- \, II, wlh,vc~ ,%1' ,.)I( 'Ik 1\'II[ l 11°ih t.l b,,,l I xllhl J i ltS|)Y l.reddly \W',lsh ne*ll ]'.k.'y Mc'l'arlknl to) qulfllly fIN rentl l..,ltenld0rnl f'or thes crlol, Wl of (hullm t Wei' lt,1: It In wh ,thla MoV(,+ ri'hneLll has nII, penlllallh 1n1 that We.lnh en11111t hlt hMrst lnough to+ +'vr put Ia dhntH llto Wodlgant's akin. II in trel, that Preshly failhd to setop W ltllio ,IPt~lhti ,,, the Matltl |rludll sco'l boy, in..hi, 'tie '.0 routnlda, buHt it may1} no+t h,' genoIlyIIII known thalt Welsh.1 ,tookl Illitchloh lit (nilhq we.ights anld thalt the+ i~rriso bo<y weldelad just+ lnln,, lponlds mloreI thnnl ithe I+.nglishilllln, o~r, ill o)thetr ,words, st'alhd Iat 14:!, llguinltd 133l fo+r WN.I.Ils .hlh. 10tc l l w ,nin thle het I sh111|), havin tll. rainedl for severIa w4,ekll with .1t'al and~'tll 11114 +thl+rn, an+ thatl it wlon no, nllvil' agi nstII£I the. +'hver Ireddy, nlor fil unltrUllned y<otlth. At, thatt1V, Wlldl .toold to. to +t+) with ol{itchl. atlr tUnion, anld sitlgged, HIomll thingK he soldhhnz d.,s hin az cnot.+IL., butM alt tlho end h,, hadn aIi Ig" malrghin over~l ]Pite~hlo. The1+ faczlt thatt Iath '1'ns1 Met, .hrl'y III1( flinml'y ('orfrJth wantl Wal04h for a1 bigI at!trac~tln m Il'.v,. thnat he, muIIII 1111,' rIIIII+le K go d sho*wigg.-' Agalnlst WVolanult tht, EI.]+Inlishnu woulld havew 11a4d ai hlurder hitt,,r to He's Caught it Now | face, it is true, but then the chanes are that lreddy would have adopted different tactics, too, As for McFarland not putting Haro lem Tommy Murphy away, It might be mentioned that Ad Wolsust baMered away at Iteattlng Nelson for 40 rounde and fulled to knock him off his feet for the count of ten. Nelson weeas not a clever blocker like Murphy, so there should be no great surprise be ('use Pia key failed to atop him kt sle the 20 totmds. What it Knock out Itrown did stop Murphy In one round. or rather one minute! Brown was credited with having the best of Ad Wolgast In two 10-round bouts, but no one believes that he would stand a chance aglIlnnt the champion In a long contest. It is different to get it full force blow to a clever man like Murphy than to batter some 'huxer who has no skill and doe. not know how to block or keep o'It of ditance. McFParland can hkt all right, but it Is doubttlll whether he will ever be able to tw at his best wheitn making I38 pounds at 3 or 1 ,'cilok. Packey hals the class all right and showed it against Muirphy, even though he failed to knock him out. \Vith anil the mlxulps among the I ightwi'lghtts, the question now upper uprmost in tihe- minds of the tans is wheithei r W\olagst will wi' himself when hie ret',voers from the effects of the operation,. It will lle at least six months before he can get into the ring Iagitln in any kind (if shape, and it maIny he tlonger; It all depends upon the, rsullts or after effects of the cutllng. Ad will retain the champion Phil,, Just tihe rame, as any champion has six months' grace before taking up tihl dfensell' of hIll title, aecaortling to hoxxing rubls., and the chances are thait the11 Michigan ioy will be ready Iud alnxious ly that time to tackle anyone. Diuring the periohu of In anctlvlly by W~lgast the rest of the liightwelglts can fight it out among thenlselveis. There should 'be isome iively biatllc with the string of likely lightweights on the warpath just now. Rleide. lMc..iarland and Welsh, there is Joe Mandot, the southern cham. phlll; Milbulrn .aylor of Indianapolis, (Irover Illlyoe, MIltty haldwiln, Knock ouit Browln, and everl lesser lights eonlig. to the front, such as Pal Itrown, tile Milnonsta champion: Jon I itiver, diveilopling into at lightweight, andll l thtr,. litty IlItldwin, the llns toln bii.y. It:s gonie so fIr as to have his mnitnige'r, Alec Maldain, post a forfellt of $1,000 for ia madtll with wI\~Ieth or any lightweiight In the world. [ The talk if IuLttlling Nols n coming h )ac1k is lnolt taken seliously. The I otttler was the greatest of the ent4re Iitih'l. hilt be ihas passed his prime iantl n1ittl join thoer who were chain I l iia I*fore'i' h nim. 'the wo.nderfull Iiau, Is filt it tlid one, by tiny means. Ihut I1 Is liinot the kind niv toi Wlln Iba:l Ic the cha pionllll hltp. BASEBALL NOTES Joe WooVd, the ied Socks' speedY piltich,, dlenlhi, tlhe rlport that he was rlre lntly tnirrivil. I .lngh l)uffy will lpondl a week at IIit Hprings next March to look over itlent for his Mlwaiukoe team. Ty ('lobi slyn that leiorge Mullin, the Tiger fliniger, will be the leading pitcher in thile AImeIrin lteagle in 1912. InI the' opini (iof Joe Tinker, Frank Cicinlte cillinnot "c'mnlie hack" and will Int pliy first basei for the Cublls next easnon. Pltlher "Otly" ('randall won two I gnlms from tilieher Mendex, the so colled "ltlack Matly" during the (llntis' visit toi Cua. There will be it merry war for first Ilnfe Ipsltlion with tile White Socks t w;th Zelder, Joltlls, Ctollins, Mullin and c Horton wourking to land the berth. l'The Minneapotllis cIlb has ulgned I (1ultcher Otto Iltlnigry of Riverside, ('aIl. Ite Ils a llproducill't of Riverside uni i versity anid is sold to be an Indian. "HiWlvr 1itII" Phillips. manager of the Youngstown tenill and lt former Cin 'cinnalti pitcher, is seriously sick with typholltl frever at his hotne In Charlerol, SPtnosylvan i. It is sltil lHughey Jennings intends taking Jim Delehtalty from the Tiger Infield and placing hit In left field. Jim tlsied to Ilay in the outfield and I wits a swell gardener. t Manager Harry Wolverton of the t Yankees will have three of his old 'Tri-Htate leaigue players with him next i lnl)n. (''ei , Warhop and Blair played undter Wilverton at' Willialnsport. Pa.