SPCRTS.
A special sprint series "bringing together four of the fastest
dash men in the world will "be a feature of the annual indoor
track meet of the killrose A.A. Ladison Square Garden, February
4th. Millrose officials announced last week they had the signed
entries of Hubert Houben, craej German sprinter, and Derhart Hub
bard, Michigan all-round star and Western Conference title holder.
Assurances have been received that Loren Murchison, Illinois
A.C .and Frank Hussey, national 100 yard champion, also will com
pete. This quartett will meet at forty and sixty yards, after
which, in the event of a tie on points, a third and deciding heat
of fifty yards will be run. ;
‘Formation of the Pacific Coast League umpire staff for 1926,
was completed last week with the signing of Billy Phyle seventh
rr.ember of the ei ght man staff.
The hew Yoa?k State Athletic Commission denied a request by
Kid Kaplan , o f Ike ri den , Conn. , wo rid ' s f e at he rwei ght champi on t o
engage in matches against boxers of heavier divisions* Kaplan
based his petition on a claim that a dearth of 125-pound conten
ders would compel him to remain inactive.
The officials of the World’s Champion Pirates have offered to
trade "Oil" Smith, their hard hitting catcher, to the Phillies
for Jimmy Wilson. The Pirates have Earl Smith and Johnnie Gooch
two left handed hitters and the Phillies have two catchers who
bat from the right side of the plate.
It is reported that Charly Stoneham, ruler of hew York’s polo
grounds, has offered a half million dollars to Jack Dempsey to
meet Harry Wills in Jew York next July 4th, is news to Paddy
lullins, manager of Wills. Lullins said that so far as he was
concerned, there are no new de velopements in the Dempsey matter.
Jimmy O’Connell and Cozy Dolan, former members of the New York
Giants, who were involved in the 1924 scandal, hav’nt the slight
est chance in the world to get off the ineligible list, it was
learned last week in baseball responsible baseball circles.
ilavy Academy officials indicated a few days ago that the 1926
Army-Navy football game would be plaj^ed in Philadelphia or Bal
timore. According to the agreement between the two service
academies, the place for the annual game on alternate years, and
the Navy is to name the ' ■ <pl*i<f(P for the 1926 games.
While no official comment was made, it was learned that the
Navy Athletic officials prefer a stadium with the largest capac
ity and the newly enlarged Franklin Field Stadium in Philadel
phia may get the choice.
Purchase <£f a 700 acre site for a horse racing track thirty
miles south of Chicago has been announced by Col. latt J.Wynn,
of Louisville, Kentucky,and a group of Chicago and Kentucky asso
ciates. A polo field and a golf course also will be laid out
on the track, which will be known as ’’Lincoln Fields”.
Battling Siki , who was slain three weeks ago in New York sup
posedly by a bootlegger, left an estate of only $600.00. This is
according to papers of administration filed by his widow,
Siki was scheduled for deportation as an undesirable but beat
the Immigration officials to it by getting killed.