“BRINGING UP FATHER—TEN YEARS AGO.”
By GEORGE McMANUS
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CLAIMS WOMEN SHOULD SUCCEED
AS MAGNATES OF BASEBALL CLUBS
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21.—There i
no reason why women should no
succeed as owners ot baseball club
1f they have good men business mar
•agers, according to Mrs. James Dunr:
owner of the Cleveland club of th
American 'League, who is here l
pass the winter. She is said to b
organized baseball's only woman du
owner.
“Woimen can hardly compete .wit!
men who have given much of thei
time to the game, and for this reason
she thinks, a good business manage
and a good playing manager as n
t-ary if a woman wishes 'to hold he
own against other club owners.
Tris Speaker, playing manager i,
t'bo India ns, also acts us bitsints
manager of the club and Mrs. Hum
i! said ahc considered him one of the
t' bests placing managers in ban ball.
< He is now rebuilding the club an I
- may not be able to win pennants far
. some time, perhaps several seasons,
• said Mrs. Putin
i “We are in the market for an out -
.fielder and an iuficlder," she sail.
)'“I think we will have the best catch
ing staff of any club in the big
t j leagues.”
Tlae Indiana will begin training with
. j a squad much smaller than the one
taken to Pallas, Tex., last year.
Speaker is said to be preparing to
leave with 27 players next week for
Lakeland, Fla.
Mrs. Dunn will 1 »ve for the Fist
■ next month, af r visiting San Fran
i cisco.
ENGLISH ARE
TRAINING FOR
VARSITY MEET
CAMBRIDGE. Fob. 21. -Twenty-tw:
American students are rowing witl
the various college craws at Cam
bridge, tut none of thorn has risei
to a place on the varsity squad fron
which eight men will be chosen i,
make the annual rice against Ox
ford, March 24. The Americans wil
have thoSr competitive spirits put ti
the test soon, however, when th<
annual Lent Bumping races tak
place.
'Ey or y afternoon nowadays the oars
men on the varsity squad dip theii
shell into the Cam. on whose narrow
twisting course they will practice un
til the latter part of February. Ther
the shell will bo taken up to the
more favorable water at Ely, and soot
afterward to the upper Thames. Th:
fortnight just before the race, the
crew will be housed in the traditiona
quarters at Putney.
Last year, with a shell full of vo!
chans, Cambridge won. It was th(
fourth successive victory over Ox
ford. This year only three old Blue;
are back to take places in the Cam
bridge boat, B. G. Ivory, K. N. Cruis
and T. r>. A. Collet, all of Pembroke
Tit ere are few good heavyweights
from whom to pick, but the lightei
tryouts are quite promising. The
undergraduates are confident of an
oiner mum pit.
Col. D. A. Wauchppe, who strokei
the '06 boat, is directing the daily
workouts. Later on the coaching wil
be conducted by Poile, the old Row
ting Blue. Although there will pro!)
ably .be many shifts in the seats be
fore race day. R. A. L. Balfour, a
nephew of Lord Balfour. Is alroosl
sure to 'hold his job as coxwain. Bal
four does mot tshare the size of hi:
uncle. He weighs onily 125 pounds.
WASHINGTON U
HOCKEY WINS
VANCOUVER. B. (’., Feb. 21.—The
hockey team of tie University o(
Washington list nigltt defeitel the
University of British Columbia play
ors tby a score of 3 to 1.
THAT SPARE ROOM is a cash
asset—if you use the Empire classl
fled. You can rent It to a doslrablt
tenant at a good price, thus lessen
ing your own rent-burdan.
CLOSED ALL DAY THURSDAY
Washington's Birthday. Hold
stein's Emporium. _adv
INTERNATIONAL
BACKS COAST
'! LEAGUE STAND
Boycott of Major League Ijp
held by Big Minor Cir
cuit in East.
■ i NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Adoption
of a 168-game schedule, reiteration of
11 its refusal to accept players from the
! major leagues to whom the draft
string Is attached, and release of
j Jack Dunn, Baltimore owner, from an
obligation to dispose of three of the
'stars of his championship club con
stituted the principal developments |
i at the annual spring meeting of the
1 International League.
Opposition to the draft scheme of,
j the majors, already voiced by the
, league, was put? formally on record in
' an emphatic resolution adopted unani
! mously.
The resolution stated that "the In
ternational League again refuse; to
: accept any contracts with such pro-'
; visions (the draft provision) and will,
j refuse to allow any players sent tin
; dor such contract to play in any of
i its games," and "that such action on
the part of the American and Na-j
i tional Leagues is in violation of the'
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BOSTON BRAVES
CHANGE OWNERS
Syndicate Purchases Boston
National Club—Christy
Mathewson in it.
BOSTON, Fi'.). 21 The Boston No
tional H iM Club has been sold by j
j George Washington Grant to a svndi j
i rate hea led by Christy Mathewson !
The stipulation is announced by Grant j
j that Fred Mitchell will be continued.
j as manager.
JEWTRAP "BREAKS
WORLD’S RECORD
IN SKATING EVENT
MONCTON. N. B„ Feb. 21. Charles;
i Jewtrap, of Lak'1 Placid, internation.,
amateur skating champion, broke th ,
’.vonld’s record here ye.storday. ska'
iug the laO yards in 13 and 4 k -
; onds, one second under the previous
! r . ml made by Don Baker, of New
i York.
Old papers ror emo The Kmplre
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YOUNG AMERICA (MINNESOTA) SAYS THERE'S SOMETHING IN NAME.
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Men may grew old In years in Young America, Minnesoia, but they keep young in action. These
lour brothers have a combined t total of 352 yoars, but titey ere us spry as their younger brothers
and go about their daily tasks in .1 sprightly manner. From left to right, they are: Samuel Truvwe,
age 84; James. 87; Benjamin, 8!), and John, !>2. John, the eldest, recently made a trip to California
unaccompanied.
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The richest, mest discriminating and most com
petitive automobile maikrt on earth again in 1922
bought mere Studetakcr cais than any other make
except Ford.
CALIFORNIA
Bought more Studcbaker automobiles than any
other make selling fer more than $700.00.
JUNEAU
Again bought more Studcbaker than all other 6
cylinder makes combined. What was the reason?
Was it a triumph of organization salesmanship? It
was net! It was the victory of a sterling product,
backed by honest merchandise, square dealing and con
scientious service.
Studebaker offers wide choice in 3 Chassis
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THIS IS A STUDEBAKER YEAR
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that makes its own appeal to your appetite when
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PLENTY OF BAD WEATHER
to be expected yet. Old Winter hll
a habit of “lingering in the Up Of
Spring.” So don't let your coal eup
ply become exhausted. Have ue eettd
you a ton or so of fine, clean cool
that will insure you a comfortable
home and save the family from many
of those dreaded spring col da
We also carry a full line of feed.
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