Babe Ruth Collapses From Attack of Influenza in Hotel at Spring Training Camgr --—--—->1 Berlenbach Yankee Star Ball to From Attack of Flu Speed King Collapses to Please •» -- Fails <______—-----J oil III*- oaii'-o Retire From 'lunteia have tor \»:a.e Threatened Majors drives tlie mules through the brush, Is made use of a trick known as i '■ V___J hill and down dale and Frank RAJJRIT"driving." It simply is forming over in Fisher ho O. Feb. 29.—Reports | and a roost in the top Cleveland, a line and walking through the brush. companion With Pneumonia whirh have been current during the of the tower. They can see the rab- Rabbits which run ahead are thou winter that Walter Johnson, star run and s» proceed to shot by hunters stationed at strategic bits as they NVw York Middle Scores 21th of the Washington club, con- will fire a at them. pitcher BOOUE who play points. Many bunnies run into thw volley Bambino Ordered to Bed by templates retiring from the major In the dead rabbits. Knockout, Hut with Marshalltown, la.. game bag in this way. Frank ban- This result* in many Consecutive leagues after this season wore con- this season Lung nLIFFORDMississippi valley tenser, however, has for several years "If you think it's a cinch to hit His Draw- Physician—I.eft firmed by the veteran strikeout king Zeke McGrath vet- Didn't Help likes to tell about known of a better way, especially rabbits while you sway about in a to Be Con- at Hot Springs today, according to who owns the eran amateur hurler, when only n few are in the party. tower made of Svt timber," Power. Appears the flimsy in;' advices received by Cleveland* curve ball In the city. slowest Frank got the idea from the says Frank, “you have another Plaindealer, from its staff correspon- gested. This story Is one of ( lift's fav- tanks used in the war. lie built a Kites* eomiiiK. The thrill isn't in k\v YortK. r»b. dent tonight. orites about lhe veteran amateur tower on an old democrat wagon. hitth-- the rabbit. It's in hanci»K 29. — I'aul li- rlen- Hot Springs, Ark., Fell. 29.—George His retirement hinges, according pitcher. "Five years ago we journey- T his tower rose tip about 15 or '.Ml onto the tower whilo you fire.” ivrrh scored hin -'.til Herman (Babe) Hulk, king of swat, to tiie story, on whether Johnson is his ed over to Shenandoah, la., to play str light knockout today lit the lobby of aide to a Pacific coast collapsed purchase It so his in a tournament,” said Cliff. at Madison Square hotel here ami was removed to league club for which he is negotiat- happened that Zeke was assigned Garden last nc. ht, rtMim, critically ill. If he is successful in landing ing. ■us- now is suffer to pitch a morning game against and the local t Ruth, physicians say, it, Johnson will manage it and take Pitcher Preferred said there Hamburg, la. Things went fine for antrv which he wr* lug from influenza, but they his turn on the mound. Bridegroom blit in the may de- Zeke in the first inning, * IU ran i- Is grave danger pneumonia Johnson is starting his ISth year second inning a strong wind came jujsed to rave out velop within 24 hours. with Washington, during which time Carolina to Berth ^ up which took Zekc’s slow hall just hiii' turned i;h: he set a strikeout record. He also Major League Associated Pres*. was -j Ily the opposite way which it sup- < ___ around and ri>ve«l is as one of the Feb. 29.—Babe Ruth regarded speediest then Cleveland, O., posed to travel. Zeke decided at him. did not to who ever broke Into the northward ex- They York Yankees was order- pitchers more Mathewsnn lias two remarkable team moved playing of the New it was useless to throw any for Paul's performance In fa it Ark., today game. his rookie*. hibition games the North Carolina ed to bed at Hot Springs, curves so he tried a few straight recruits among Stryk- s'-nse of the meeting 'hat man was the to a long- who Worcester led the recruit was marked as "the by his physician, according ones. The first hatter swung er. the boy, was with Berlei.l ha Cleve who neier smiled.” I’assing through justification distance telephone story In the one of the veteran Kastern la*t season at pitcher's league pitcher* manager in refusing to let him frolic staff Teams to the .Carolinas Yeargin became posi- land News from its correspond ones gatehered in a home with the wonderful record of 2< are Badger straight Farrell with firs- raters at tins imn with the Cleveland American seven tively mournful. Finally ent, run and the second batter knocked victories and defeat*. us lie did is moment. Fighting ipst team there. Ruth collapsed the discovered the trouble. "The kid league a three-bagger. Y eargin, pitcher recalled couldn’t peat the s»- Bowl in A. B. C. he declared. It was the night, lie of the Hotel Majestic wa» a homesick,” in the lobby to throw a curve from Greenville, N. I'., "So Zeke decided admit- raters. and had to be assisted to his room. rookie with the Jioston Hub In correct diagnosis. Yeargin hall again and he wound up as If to Collaborating with Paul in diagnosed the case as im- ted it. Yes, he boasted of it. lie His physician Chicago, Feb. 29.—Out-of-town to the training last spring, lii* work F.si deliver a tantalizing outdrop and he wanted night's 1)Lie:ness was Young a mild attack of influenza. I hike the was a bridegroom, bowlers make their bow In the Amer- ball never reached the pressed Farrell, crafty with a • : that batter but the bride. Syracuse. » young man There is danger, however, ican 24th annual and Fred the man- to see his Carolina Bowling congress’ hitter. It was blown over the first coach, Mitchell, a "lie -oo within farmed him at his own ii.g arm and prepo-- Ruth will develop pneumonia tournament the also was sweet on the hoy. Mitchell tonight, way base stand by the wind and the man- ager, We are almost «-eii' the to Greenville. lie won 10 afijicsrrtnce the next 24 hours, correspondent smoothed for them and the newness to make him feel good, request waved Zeke to the Finally, just i- not 'he rn in Dr. W. T. " cot- ager promptly nine in the C arolina league. that' Fishei the;. says. According to worn off the 28 drives at the 132d Mitchell told Y eargin that he was and lost bench. ir< collar aels. there is a great deal of conges the team Now, with a jear of married life ton, armory by 652 Chicago squads. None going to keep him with rf"r 54 "Outside of this one Incident Cliff son that He pessed out peacefully tion over Ruth's left lung. hut "booster all season and not farm him out behind him, Mathew figures Chicagoans, all leagues," seconds of tlie sixth round fiom in bed until noon, ; was a good pitcher.” this will welcome a Ruth remained have had a hand In the breaking In. at all. young pitcher had left-hook to the STIC, h. utte when he went for a walk. He , would have big league trial far from the Caro- SamuelsonArcade No. 4 led these, Now, most any boy of f short time when he fields and mountain meanwhile plaintive rr.es been out but a with Godshall to in Honolulu been elated over this grand news, lina cotton 2,823. Play wasn't fouled. It is the v weak and staggered back to and that he will make good Fisher became From tonight the big tourney, Feb. 29.—Harold Godshall hut not Yeargin. lie began to get ranges Honolulu, er s idea that he. F.sner. wasn't badly about collapsing in the the under tile supreme test. the hotel, just which has already more than 10,000 of Los and Robert Kinsey sad and low in his mind. As helped Angeles, hurt. lobby. A couple of by-standers intrants from 111 cities, takes on its of and Clarenre J. "Peck” Griffin The knockout was the sec- him to his room. punch national flavor. Four Wisconsin San Francisco, are to come to Hono- nurse ond of two real punches Berler.bach Dr. Wootton and a trained teams and four from Illinois are the lulu to participate In an Invitational ^ in: summoned. An ex- Berlenbaeh Scores lanced during the feast. were immediately first to toe the foul line, joining with for next tennis tournament scheduled Twenty-Fifth came flf* Ruth had been The fir«t of these in the amination revealed local entrants in the 8:15 o’clock assoeia April, the Hawaiian Tennis round. Berienbach around stricken with flu. stepping division. Four are from Fond Du tion was advised today. Stone McGill in Eleventh Round from leh.nd Fisher to score with a Lac, the rest from Freeport, Rock- Stops right hook to the jaw. ford, Woodstock and Aurora. Returns of South. and McGill lit 1-2 The upstate entry retained the i*er Jakie May The 10:15 division tonight includes Wins Gage Title New York, Feb. 28.—'Two of the Stone weighed llfi pendicular under (his punch, bet all visitors, from Decatur, Peoria, Macon, Oa., Feb. 29.—Mercer be- ring's most promising title aspirants pounds. Contract in failed to live up to his repu- down heavily the next moment, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Muskegon, came the first basket ball champion scored knockout victories tonight Fisher wen^ Signed Iterlen- when Berienbach missed his Jaw wl- Madison, Janesville, Freeport, Toledo, of the Southern Intercollegiate Ath- star attractions of a show at Madi- tation for ruggedne-s against signed hacli. lie showed flashes of aggres- a terrific left uppercut. The rest of Cincinnati, O., Feb. 29.—The Cincinnati and Belvidere. letic association when it defeated son Square garden. the first two rounds but the action was nun-active. contract of Pitcher Jakie May, Centre college of Danville, Kv, 32 to Ad Stone. Philadelphia's "fighting siveness in the early In Irish wilted under the heavy bat- exhibition wi« not one that young southpaw purchased 20, In the finals of the association marine" stopped Have McGill, rapidly Tbje club for of his opponent after calculated to increase Berienbach the winter from the Vernon Hard Luck Hits tournament here last night. light heavyweight, in the lltli round, tering young and two ball York the third round, when he claimed a boxoffire publicity, which has been a cash SU mof *35,000 while Paul Bcrlenbach, New President his low blow. 6 nothing short of tremendous. Possi- players, was received by middleweight sensation, gained Cincinnati Cotner Defeats ex- The bell saved Fisher from a knock- a few less knorkouts and a lit! Herrmann, completing the Husker Team Wesleyan. 23th consecutive knockout at the bly. the sea- vet- in the fifth round, when he more real fighting will react w.th Nationals’ pitching staff for Lincoln, Feb. 2S.—Cotner universi- pense of \oimg Fisher, Syracuse out more from an ef- more beneficial results on the will leave for Orlando, Fla., ty hoopsters defeated Nebraska Wes- eran. Both were 12 round matches. sedmed to go down young son. May luck N. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 29.—Hard on fort to Bertenhach'x uppercuts mans career. Tins from his home in Wendell, C-, leyan, 21 to 15. the Rethany court Stone and McGill put up a slashing dodge very promising athletes cut the list of Cornhusker was an aclniil blow. He took the at rate. 1? the of 15.S47 .Saturday. Wednesday night. The game battle but the former marine’s heavier than any opinion under con- who left Lincoln today as the Univer- dis- final count after 21 seconds of fight cash customers who hooted the occa- Ail of the Reds are now fast and hard fought. punching had Met fill in frequent Har- sity of Nebraska's entry In th® Illi- the in the sixth, a left uppen nt send- sion and left the hall shak- tract except Outfielder George tress, the referee stopping fight ing roundly to nois relays, and as a result It was him ing doleful heads at h I who arrived in the city today when the Irishman, bleeding and ing sprawling. what they per will He said here that it would be Impossible Italic Kutli, king of swat, feared pneumonia develop. a Fisher. 158 1-2; Her- aeen. with the Red officials. collapsed groggy, reeled about the ring under Weights, young confer lit** but will meet for the Cornhuskers to enter the med- in the lobby of his hotel at Hot Ruth, since arrival at Hot of in the lltli round. lenbach, lfi-5. did not come to terms, Baseball Dope shower blows ley race that Nebraska won last year. Sprints yesterday and was removed Springs, has spent most of his time the directors agraln tomorrow. Rhodes Is out with a sprained ankle Clear Baler. Fla.. Feb. 2®.—B'Hh al- to his room critically III. on the golf links and in the baths in order with the No in A. B. C. most meeting passed (h« Changes a complete squad In camp, the received In workouts; Gard- to Ruth Is an effort to remove some superfluous More Captain Brooklyn Lodgers prepared to * tan* an- According phy slrians, $10,000 fee added. Lacy Signs Players. recovered other practice game today. The arrival from but It is flesh. who will man- ner, mller, has not yet from suffering influenza, Veterans Seek Jack Lacy, Omaha, | of Manager Wilber T. Robinson Sa looked Tourney Leade a. Gardini Beats Feb. 5s—No change ws age Marshalltown, la., Zhyszko. Chicago. also a mile man, undergoes a minor — busy last Fla.. Feb. 29.—Because of Feb. 20 Renato lf sippi Valley league, got I^nahtirg. Go Philadelphia, made in the order of the high Hartman will be un- muscle*. the Wills William Bohnson. operation today; sprained Jimmy Ring. Gardini, chaljenger for the heavy of the 54th annual tourr, week and signed Phillies' veteran pitcher, has been ordered Dempsey- standing able to go because of the death of SPRING TRAINING outfielder, to take until late next week. title held “Strang- infielder, and Earl Fenn. things easy weight wrestling by ment of the Ameiican Bowling con- his brother and and Bert Lewis, a rookie starred in Says"Dugs’ from Clinton, Locke, Bloodgood pitcher, Cumberland. R. 1 Feb. 2S.—The ler” Lewis, last night defeated Wladek here The committee oj players a gain* with four fk gress today. fast semi-pro left behind for lack “pickup" yesterday of main- Trexler are being hits to'vn council of Cumberland today Zbvsxko. former titleholder. in one la. T. U. Spurback, one the ten squad filled the drives exclusive- of training. Coach Schulte Is tak- • STARTS TOMORROV The last season’s pitching staff, voted to a license to the Rhode hour and 55 minutes. referee ly this afternoon but the best any of stays of Hot — &CIQV grant ing only seven men to Urbana. Springs. Ark.. Feb. 29. Fifteen contract, accord- Cleveland were to out their was about to call the match a draw its teams do was 5 370 wi t h returned his signed pitchers try Island department, Vetefans of For- could last throwing for the first time this season Gardini seized his with to an announcement made when opponent was rolled by the number three team. ing today. Manager Trls Speaker will arrive and Com- Wars, for a bout between Jack Reporters Newspaper Photographers eign a his Manager Lacy. Monday to look over the rookies before flying l«-«!v hold and pinned ?5arnuel»on So. 4 leads the standing night by and Wa- Yank Golfers to the team leaves for Florida. mence Annual Southern Dempsey, heavyweight champion, to the mat. Clarence Landon, pitcher from Their Trip. shoulders with a total of 5.S53. while the Hamil- Bird and Feb. — t Harry Wills, negro challenger, to he terloo, la., Black Lawton, Cincinnati, O.. 29. Geo. Burns ton clult Beils are in second place and Gus .Sandberg will be the only two from Des held here or Stei-her Beat* Humane. Keith Ray, semi-pros Reds to accompany .Manager Pat Moran ORCHARD of baggage is July 4 July 12. Attached with a mark of 5.800. The Calumet Bull When (he waiter hollers for the with the Marsh- John and his assistant Jack Hendricks to Or- to the resolution was Feb. 2?*—J«»e Steelier. is and Moines, will try out Playw In Pennsylvania sta- the proviso that Minneapolis. K. of C. five third with 5,7*3, lando, Fla. tomorrow, other players blooming ham and eggs the chef in the next the Nebraska won two w alltown dub. New York, Feb. -9.—Amateur golf will go direct from their home towns. ANtion. promoters pay a fee of $10,000 to wrestler, straight the Kd Tan. 1 quintet fourth hotel hears the instructions and teams of the United States and Eng- the town within 10 days. falls from Yussif Hussane of Dallas. 5.734. Whether or not these scores Hot Spring*. Ark., Feh. 29.—Joe .fudge, are on the fries ’em Another waiter in a McGill In the sa- Railroad labels sprouting up. Harry the veter- Tex in a wrestling match here las* the of the stel- Ad Stone Stops Dave land will meet again this year peppery first ker of the Wash- Dyer, representing will withstand attack ington Americans, will be the leadoff man Giants' bags. third hotel grabs ’em and deliver* Feb. 29.—Ad Stone, Phil- for the Walker cup em- traveling ans, and John J. (Sriffin, who an- night. lar cut of town fives during the re- New Tork, competition when the season opens, one of provided them to a in a wheel (luir on the marine,” and as a the thr-e rookies Lelb-'ld In guy nounced himself as the representative Stecher took first ftll in 3S» mainder of the meet is adelphia's "fighting blem of international supremacy, displace* Serretary Tierney lias gathered problemat- right field. Manager “Buckeye" Harris the boardwalk. Tex a sec- Gotham’s newest result of British of the of Rickard. New York boxing minutes with headlnck and the ical Last year a high 5,700 counte I Paul Berllnbach. acceptance announced today. up a congress of reporters and pho- knockout vic- American invitation cabled the promoter, appeared before the council ond with a body scissors in 13 min- in the but the officials here knockout king, hung up by and will freight them to All the guy who ordered them gets big money Chicago, Feb. 29.—Johnny F.tera lead tographers to the utes. last at Madison Square and Ancient of St. Andrews, present petition for a license prophecy that at least 5.S00 will 1-g tories night Royal the nuneous of the White Sox training Florida, where the presence of sing- Is the pleasant odor. A diner in a McGill. camp crews southward toward Winter They asked that to hold Garden. Stone stopped Dave Scotland, to the United States Golf the absence permission NrW needed this time. Haven. Fla today. Frank ing birds make up fur fifth hotel pays the cheek and a waiter Yack. r«k —Yka M «f the the 11th Manager the bout be granted and Blinti **r# on to Irish In association. America now holds the Chance la atill HI In Los immediately, today their n*y their j light-heavyweight, Angeles. oT slrighhells. In a sixth estatillshment quits because Saratoga ’raining and -«t while offered to pay therefore a fee of $f>00. am;v ’h- f round of a 12-round match, cup. detachment of Yankees lea'-* for Philadelphia, Pa.. Feb. 29.—The Phila- he didn't Ret a tip. today knockout This is the Giants' first crash into The council considered the proposal New Orient* The world champion* will Berltnbach's 25th straight The International tests this year delphia Athletics will start spring train- 1m» Awarded “A After ihe l**t of the major team* in executive f. ssin and league j ing In Montgomery, on Monday. will he no more later In open «'• victim was "Young” Fisher, Syracuse will be held early in Sep- Ala., winter society. There However, the illants will have their t»* I>ok .n h* aa probably Nine players, Cnnnie Ma- k, and hie assist- was out of Jac k and Frank Frisch hatter on this and middleweight, who counted tember on a course in the New York ants and a squad of scribes were *- he- that Bontley own kitchen trip Years duled to leave for the south this evening. to have three is Fifty-Two In the sixth round. or Philadelphia districts prior to the business. You've got they will eat hearty. Uverything VIJ National amateur championship, to Paeoroblea, C«l„ Feb. 29.—The Pirates names down in Palm Beach to register all set except that Henry Fabian had their first workout and It bo held at Merlon, Pa., cricket club, yesterday, In financial circles hasn't succeeded in convincing thq \mhersl, M ass,, |Yb *9—Kiftx Kayoes Smith. was all Manager McKecnnie could do to Spencer ?0. hold sorne of his youngsters ba* k The alligators that the ball park Is not a two jear* after his graduation Kei San Francisco, Feb. 29.—Georgle beginning September hear of F. Fnrdham big Pirate squild limb-red up for ten nun- If you |frt*
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