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LABOR (Connecticut) NEWS Boxing o Sports of Basebali OO OO All Kinds Football oo Soniro of World. OO in Brief garth SportO'Oa Crack at Willard's ALL PROFESSIONALS KILBANE READY SISLER ASPIRES Ty Cobb Now Real Pocket Hurt Worse BARRED FROM NEW TO DEFEND TITLE TO BE REAL KING Big League Veteran El BASEBALL LEAGUE New York, Jan. 20. New York's OF ALL BASEBALL LEONARD-MITCHEL- Oldest Than Dempsey Punch fight society is forming a reception line L Player in Point of Service for another champion. The smiling But Many Others Have Decade Celtic face of Johnny Kilbane, king of GO Ex-Cham- National Federation to Be Strict- St. Louis NETTED So p Will Take a Few $10,000 FOR LANDIS the featherweights and a politician of Batting Champ Going $90,000 Behind Them.1 some note from is More Wallops and Stage at ly Amateur and Teams Cleveland, getting After Other Records TO KEEP BALL RIGHT ready to register in the gallery of Bout" in New York With the passing of Sherwood Magee Least Financial Come-bac- k. Held Responsible. that Manhattan is This Year. 'Society champions having Will Be Benefit to and Harold Chase from big league base- glee in looking over. Big ball it left Ty Cobb the real veteran of never Can Use as He Sees to Cleveland, Jan. 20. All players who Kilbane practically has signed with St. Louis, Jan. 20. No matter what France. the game. There are a number Topeka. Kan., Jan. 20. "I'll It Fit Tex Rickard to meet of said Willard as he have ever participated in a professional Chaney winner Cobb's players in the major leagues who have fight again," Jess Probe Future of the Chaney-Charle- v Ty records of the past have left the at Toledo that hot 4 game were barred from playing in Andy Beecher no matter how New York, Jan. 20. The American it on Ty in number of seasons playing ring July Complaints. A the Baseball Fed- fight. been, briiliantly Wagner, afternoon in 1919, a bruised and bleed- Class of National Lajoie and Tris Speaker have scintil- committee for devastated France an- professional ball and age, but the great three-roun- eration at its annual convention here Cobb is ing hulk following his d lated in the ranks of the greatest play- nounced it had realized $90,000 from its the oldest player in point of Chicago, Jan. 20. The newly created placing that class on a service of the willow in knockout at the hands of Jack Demp- council of baseball thereby strictly ers of their times, the Mound City has management of the bout last week in any wielding man who he had underrated to advisory organized amateur basis. an who to all which the big show today. sey, a has wound up its first meeting by entry aspires wipe out Benny Leonard, lightweight the extent of refusing even to properly the rules which will Another rule adopted provides that previous marks and give to St. Louis champion, scored a technical knockout Sixteen seasons of strenuous baseball drafting govern in - train for. between and minor the federation representatives are to the greatest professional ball player of over Ritchie Mitchell in the sixth a very fast circuit is- the record the relations the major be held for the all time. round. man from Few blamed Willard. He was $10,-00- 0 responsible eligibility Georgia holds, and to make it people leagues and by placing a fund of of from their cities more rated as a poor spender as ring cham- at the of Kenesaw players participat- Within the fzw weeks, while The receipts amounted to $150,-00- 0, impressive his strength and won- disposal Judge in inter-cit- y elimination series. Can- past gate and the of his savings Al. Landis, baseball to be ing every fan in these was specula- the in the of light- derful ability was bestowed on One pions go, reports commissioner, and Pa., parts largest history club. Ex-Mana- invested in acres and acres of the black used as he sees fit in investigations in ton, Ohio, Bethlehem, joined ting as to the identity of Jimmie weight boxing, of which $40,000 went tc Cravath of the Phila- farm soil of Kansas varied from $50,000 connection with the the federation. Burke's successor, the u. Leonard and $20,000 to Mitchell. The delphia Nationals played professional game. .management ball 19 11 to $200,000. These reports were true, The fund will be supplied entirely by Plans to extend the federation the Browns was offered to the brilliant crowd of about 14,000, which packed for seasons, but only were put $100,-00- 0. in on the amount actually being around the major leagues, and it is believed geographically were outlined. George Sisler. In nine out of 10 cases Madison Square Garden, was made up big league diamonds. Sherwood Yet 18 months after he "re- use some of it It was proposed that the country be the ball player, overcome by not only of the usual of fistic Magee and Dode Paskert have played today, that Judge Landis may ordinary quota 16 seasons in tired," finds Willard signed up for an- in furthering the investigation of al- divided into four zones, to be known the offer of a tremendous increase in fans but a galaxy of society folk wear- the big leagues, and with other bout with Dempsey." There have leged game throwing in the 1919 world's as the west, central, east-centr- al and salary, would grasp the opportunity ing glittering starched shirts and even- the closing of the season of 1920 such been reasons cited for why, as series. east sections, and that a sectional direc- without hesitation. ing gowns. Miss Anne Morgan, chair- noted players as Eddie Collins, Fred many Merkle and 14 there were for his defeat in Toledo. "We made Judge Landis the ruler tor be appointed by the president of But Sisler is not the ordinary ball man of the committee, who was given Larry Doyle completed di- - seasons of ball. And all of them have been wrong. with power to do as he pleased," said the federation for each zone. This player. Every man on the St. Louis a rousing ovation by the crowd, de- major league a of fate it was President John of the National rector would be responsible for the team would have been at clared she was "crazy" about the fight. By strange paradox Heydler baseball in this section, delighted Willard's ability to hoard his ring win- league in announcing the fund, "and sandlot situation Sisler's appointment and it goes without Fans are still discussing the bout, which is him forth now now we are placing at his disposal, the Subject to the cities named affiliating Johnny Kilbane. that would have their which all declare was one of nings, sending with federation the zones would saying they played experts at the age of 41 in an effort to regain means of carrying out his wishes." the heads off for the little first baseman. the greatest encounters in a decade. his title or at least put up a good The tentative draft of the major-min- or be composed of : The featherweight king, incidentally, But Sisler flatly turned the proposition Discussing the blow Mitchell delivered Du-lut- is large-size- d battle to his being given regulations provides that all West section Omaha, iLncoln, h, entertaining a peeve over down. in the first round which made the enough justify some of the that have the 30,000 purse which will be his share leagues not going into the draft, which St. Louis, Kanass City, Des things been said "I don't want to be a manager," said champion stagger down for a count of about him since the boom : from the Madison Square Garden scrap was restored at the recent joint meeting Moines, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwau- boxing Sisler. "I just aspire to be a regular. nine, Lenord said in March. For if a few weeks ago corn, of the leagues, must notify the advisory kee. started here. I "When I was in have er .igh to do taking care of my "It was a dying lunge. It caught me wheat and other farm products had not council not later ,than February 15 next. Central Cincinnati, Louis- out Ohio the pool own without about in Chicago, room champion said I was position bothering fairly and it ecrtainly bothered me. It followed the prices of other products The regulations provide that the draft ville, Indianapolis, Memphis, Columbus, pickers managerial cares. The worries of the came so Mitchell there is little doubt should not be compulsory, but that afraid to fight," the champion said. unexpectedly. Ah, yes, a sweeping decline, Dayton. been in management might interfere with my always was a man. When I his of East-Centr- "I've New York two now dangerous that Willard would have lived up to leagues remaining out it, cannot al days or Detroit, Cleveland, and I haven't had to call the to batting fielding." dropped I cleared my head and winked Toledo statement and the promise made draft from leagues which come in. Flint, Akron, Canton, police that he was The tentative draft of the Youngstown, keep away the contenders' managers. at Bill' Gibson (Leonard's manager) to his wife at that time, regulations Toledo., let him know I was all right." "through with the ring." will be sent to the various leagues for However, I'm here to fight and I'll sign their individual which in most East Boston, Pittsburgh, Johnstown, for one before I leave." "I want to fight him again," declared But today Willard finds his ring earn- approval, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Washington, Alatt Mitchell.