Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1922, Page 30

-, 'SPORTS. Local Base Ball Fans Awaiting News . FATE OF DEAL FOR PECK MAY BE KNOWN TUESDAY | ‘ Ctimnie Mack Arrives Then to Discuss Trade for Du- gan and Manager May Be Announced—Jim Shaw Sold to Seattle. | i i BY DENMAN THOMPSO! HIS week promises to prove an eventful one for base ball fans of the capital, several matters having an important bearing on the prospects of the Nationals for next season’s flag race being scheduled for development. % Foremost is the prospective three-club exchange of players by which Roger Peckinpaugh. former shortstop and captain of the Yankees and now the property of Harry Frazee’s Dead Sox. would become a Griffman, with Joe Dugan going to Boston in addition to other considerations and the Mackmen getting a raft of athletes as y but whose { | i . THE 'SUNDAY BTAR, WASH]INGTON,"D.‘ C., JANUARY 8 1922—PART 1, —_— TOSSERS STRIVING TO MAINTAIN PRESTIGE OF GALLAUDET COLLEGE IN BASKET BALL summzr addresses are well known. Second in interest will be announc ment of the successor to Georze AL Bride as manager of the local club. It was thought speculation as to the identity of the new pilot, Whom the fans generally are convinced will ;be Clyde Milan. would be set at rest today, but if the choice has been made. reasons for withholding it evi- dently have developed, which would indicate that mayhaf the fans have guessed incorrectly Shaw Goes to Seattie. | Then. still another morsel of in-! telligence’ all ready for consumption | and which involves little likelihood ! of mental indigestion is that James | Aloysius Shaw finally has reached the | end of his stripg here and will do his | zrunting for Yhe benefit of Pi Coast lLeague auditors In a uniform . lettered Seattle. Plenty has been printed about the Peck deal and what it may Involve. | The fans have had some mild thrills | visualizing the effectiveness of al Griffithian Infield with a performer of Rajah's unquestioned ablity as a unit and have hugely enjoved the process of picking members of th club to get the gate in exchang i him. They may continue o thus enjoy themsleves®for a duy or so. for consummation of the propased swap cannot be effected before Tuesday. On that day Connie Mack is due to reach Washington en route home from Texas for a conference with Clark Grifith. Not till then will it be known whether Griff possesses sufficlent persuasive ability and pla ers to lure Dugan from the Athleti: Zthe only bait by which Peck may | be hooked from-the Hub. The local | jmpressarion has high hopes of put-| ting through this transaction. but. . taking nothing for granted, the bugs will do well to remember they may yet have to resign themselves to speculating as to the strength of} Frank O'Rourke’s arm. cogitating on Donie Bush's wabbly legs, hoping Bob | La Motte will learn to hit or won-| dering_what this voungster Bluege; from Peoria can do besides eat. ! 1 ! | Jitn Shaw's shift to Seattle marks the end of a career with the Nationals extending over nine years. for he goes with no strings attached in an out- ight sale. The Pittsburgher first csme to Washington in 1913, but after the spring training trip saw service with Wilkes-Barre of the New York State League and York of the Tri- State League before returning the following year. Possessed of great strength .and a world of speed, much was expected of the good-natured and hard-working glant, but lack of control minimized his effectiveness, and it was not until 1917 that he had a “good” year; then he won_ fifteen and ’lpst “fourteen games. In the war season of 1918 he turned in sixteen wins against twelve loeses, and in 1919 broke even. with seventeen on each side of the ledger. due largely to his manipulation of the shine ball. % With freak deliveries banned in 1920, he accounted for only eleven viotories against eighteen’ defeats. and last season. handicapped by a bad leg, he did but little work. being oréitited with winning the only eon- test he hurled to a decision, and fin- ishing the season with New Haven of the Eastern League, to which he was loaned in the last few weeks of the campaign. If his game leg responds to treatments he has been taking this winter Shaw should worry the Coast League sticksmiths not a little. Part of Deal for Francis. Shaw’s passing to Seattle redlly is | part of the deal whereby Ray Francis becomes a National. Grift originally | agreed to give up_ Pitcher Clarence | Fisher, Outfielder Eddie Goebel and | Shortstop Jim O'Neill for the muth-‘ paw hurler, but It develops that O'Neill is not fit for duty and some one else had to be sent in his place. The attack of pneumonia that pre- vented O'Nelll from playing last sea- son probably has ended his career on the diamond. He has never fully re- covered from the ravages of the di ease. 3 | | | e for ;" et unnamed, EASTERN QUNT BEATEN BY WODDBERRYFOREST WOODBERRY FOREST. Va.. Janu- ary 7.—Eastern High School of Wash- inzton wes beaten by Woodberry Forest at basket ball here this after- noon. 31 to 22. Woodberry won by getting a good lead in the first half, the count standing 20 to 9 in favor of the locals at the end of the first wenty minutes. Eastern came back s ng in the last portion. and out- plaved Woadberry by a good margin. O'Dea. Eastern's center, played a great_game for his team. while the { guarding of Devin and the shooting of Mountcastle were mainly respous ble for Woodberry's victory. Line-up and summary: IWd:‘. For. (31). Van Story Wrean 0'De: Dornin, Mountenstle (6) Goals from fouls- o Vap Story. Cardwell, Dev 'aea. 6 in 9; Cobb. 3 in 5. Substitutions— Woudberrs 1. E Rrown for Cobb. D. PN Brown. Referee—Mt. Taylor (Amberst ALL D. C. COLLEGE FIVES IN CONTESTS THIS WEEK BY H. C. BYRD. ITH five collegiate basket ball game: ¥ ‘and one to be played by contest that takes place on a Washi colle; squad Wednesday night to entertai delphia. quint season will get well under way. No big school is to come | here and local colleges stand better than an even chance to win every which has yet to get in action, and it is due to bring out its scheduled here this week a local five on a foreign floor, the ngton flogr. Georgetown is the only n the St. Joseph's"CoHege of Phila- SOUTH ATLANTIC RACES FEATURE HOPKINS MEET South’ Atlantic collegiate champion- ship relay races will be features of the big annual 5th Regiment-Johns Hopkins .indoor track and field carni- val to be held in the Fifth Regiment Armory ; at Baltimore. February 25. The meet management is planning one and two-mile events for varsity teams, and a mile-run for freshmen fours of colieges in this section. Vir- ginia, Hopkins, Georgetown. Wash- ington and Lee and Maryland proba- bly will strive for the several titles. A. medley race that should prove most_interesting has been arranged for Navy and Penn State fours. r- tis of the Midshipmen and Shields of the Nittany Liol both former Olympic athletes, will do the mile for their respective teams. Georgetown is reported to be anxious to make the contest a three-team affair. If it suc- ceeds, the duel among Connolly the Blue and Gray star, Curtis and Shields would be worth witnessing. Lafayette, Penn, Princeton and Rut- gers have announced that they will enter relay teams, and many smaller colleges intend to be represented. The usual 1,000-yard special race will be run for the varsity stars of the east and the best of prep and high | school athletes are to start in the 600-yard special. Several scholastic relays will be contested. GIANTS ODDS-ON CHOICE; William and Mary comes here Tues- day for games with George Washing- ton Tuesday and Gallaudet Wednes- day night. George Washington en- tertains Randoiph-Macon at the Coli- seum Thursday, and Saturday Gallau- det has as its opponent St. John's of Annapolis. And the same day Cath- olic University leaves town for Em- mittsburg to play the only out-of- town contest scheduled when it meets Mount St. Mary's. | 1 H | | Banket ball neemn to be getting a re- markable hold on those in Washing- | ton, interested in indoor sports. Be- sides the four colleges supporting quints through long schedules, many high and prep schools almost entirely center their winter activities around basket ball, and it is almost impos- sible to make an accurate estimate of the number of youngsters playing on teams in the grade schools. Be- sides ‘the colleges, high and prep schools and grade schools,~ten ind: pendent _ organizations, Yankee: Aloysius. Manhattans, Mercurys, Trux- tons. Capital Sllents. Kanawha Pregs, Emanons, Washington Arrows and Alexandria Light Infantry, of major caliber, are playing through regular lists of contests. Also a Sunday School League is in operation with six clubs. the Terminal Railroad Y. M. C. A. Leagfie with four and & Junior League with twelve. Besides all these, numerous junior and midget quints are playing. While much eredemce was placed in the rumor shortly before the holidays that Glen Warner was to be replaced at Pittsburgh by Sutherland, success- ful coach at Lafayette for -the last two years, it is a fact that there never was the least foundation to the rumor. The writer was told -a few days ago by a man directly connected with athletics at Lafayette ‘that Sutherland was never approached. by TO PLAY INTERPRETIVE GAME OF BASKET BALL ANNAPOLIS, Md., Janwary 7.— For the purpose of showing in a nner the workings of . and (lllustrating the sport a “demonstra- tion game” of basket ball wiil take place at the Naval Academy re the | | | tch between the N high. Officiain, coaches and pia ers of this section have been vited. The game will be directed b: Raiph Morgan of the basket bail committee, who will inter- the code. The SCHOOL TOSSERS OPEN TITLE SEREES TUESDAY With the high school quints start- ing play for thelr league champion- ship and several prep schools sched- uled for important engagements. this promises to be an- Interesting week in scholastic basket ball. The high school titular s-ries, which annually cclipses all other court game pro- grams among the schoolboys here, is to get under way Tuesday im a dou- ble-header " 'at ithe Coliseum. ~Tech, winner of the champlonship last win- ter, will meet Business in the first game and Western will oppose Central in the second. The opening match will begin at 3:30 o'clock. ! Tech likely wilF take the floor with{ Aubinoe, newly eleéted captain, and | McCormick . at forwards, Supplee at center and Beavens and Shanks at guargs. These boys were in the last camflaign. Business probably will de- pend upon Walker and Barrett, for- wards; Capt. Dennis. center, and Greenwood and Smith, guards. These line-ups should put up a real battle. Central, generally considered the ! most formidable contender for the title, expects to use Birthwright and Dey, forwards; Capt. McFadden, cen- ter, and Buckley and Allle Johnson, guards. This combination will be pitted against a rather weak Western aggregation. Coach Green has been experimenting with a number of can- idates and has not determined ups a starting line-up for the Red and White. : ‘Eastern will not get into the series unti) Friday, when it plays Business. l Tech and Central will meet in the {for the Manhattans, | teams. TWO BIG FLOOR CONTESTS ARE BOOKED FOR TODAY T afternoon. At the Coliseum. Districs independent champions, are to engage the St. Mary's Club of 'WO basket ball games that should provide considerable entertain- ment for admirers of the court are scheduled here this Heights Yankees, sport the Congress York, Pa., and at the new Palace floor, the Truxtons will battle with the Manhattans. Manhattan-Truxton clash will begin The Coliscum match will start at 3 o'clock. The about 4, following a game between the Congress Heights Yankse Juniors and the Warwicks. The Yankees have been traveling at top speed this season and have not met with defeat, but they anticipate a struggle this afternoon. The St Mary's Club, quint has established quite a reputation in eastern Penn- sylvania_during the past several years. The Truxtons, strengthened since their first game last week, are prepared to make matters interesting champions of Northeast Washington. i o | Roamer Athletic Club will play two ames tomorrow night. The regulars | are scheduled to meet St. Paul’ i copzl Church quint in the e gymnasium, and the rescrves will en- couriter the Calvary Baptist Class five at Fastern High School. | Both games will start at 8:15 o'clock. The Roamers want more engage- ments. For matches with the regulars write Manager E. Pitts, 726 Maryland avenue northeast. or telephone Li coln 1944 after 6 p.m. F. R. Nallc near | v is booking games with 130-pound teams He can be called Lincoln 600 about for the reserves. over telephone | 6 pm. H St. Terean basketers won both ends of a double-header, the regulars beat- ing the Leviathans, 24 to 7. and the reserves downing the Stantons. 21 to 8. Mader and Brazerol played well for the big auint. i i Triangle Sport Club of Alexandria ! wants games with 110-115-pound | Send challenges to Manager Malcolm Moore, 1217 Prince street, | Alexandria, Va. Emanon. . tossers are looking for games with 140-pound quints. Chal- lenges will be received by Manager R. J. Berres, 4031 New Hampshire 1::':;1\}0. or over telephone Columbia Petworth Athletic Chab will play the Links Athletic Club in the former's gymnasium, near Grant Circle, Tues- day evening. Teams in the 115-120- MAKE PLANS T0 REVVE INDOOR COLLEGE GAMES NEW YORK, January 7.—A tenta- tive program tercollegiate indoor meet, the first since the war, to be held in the 22d Regiment armory on the night of March 11, was prepared tonight at a meeting of the execu- tive and advitory committees of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of Amateur Athletes of America. The program was arranged in ac- cordance with suggestions of the Col- lege Coaches’ Association and will be submitted for adoption at the annual eeting_of the intercollegiate asso— ation March 4, when it will be ap- proved, it was said. All of the principal colleges in the ! |east and several of the middle west | Crosthwaite. were expected to participate. The events include the seventy-yard dash, ard high hurdles (four hur- <). one and two mile races, limit- ed to three starters per college: one mile reluy race, four men each to run a_quarter mile; two-mile race, four men each to run a half mile, one team to a college. The freshman medley relay race, one team to a college, stipulates that one man_ will run $80 yards, one man 440 vards. one man 220 yards and one man to cover a mile. The field events include pole vault, high jump, broad jump, putting the sixteen-pound shot, and, if feasible, throwing the thirty-five-pound weight. The track will be eight or ten laps to the mile and banked on the turns, permitting the use of spiked shoes. A 'special team trophy will be award- ed to the college scoring the great- est number of points, on_a basis of ilargely in the score. 1 | shooting 21 times, made 16 points for the | 1 for revival of the in-| championship | minute of play. | ! | SPORTS. : Big Leagues Offer Draft Concession to Minors $7,500 PRICE AGREED ON BY JOHNSON AND HEYDLER Increase of $2,500 to Be Paid for Each Class AA Player Drafted, Effective for Only One Year If Accepted by Lesser Organizations. ‘ today with Judge K. M. Landis, base ball commissioner, decided to amend the major-minor draft agreement so that $7,500 instead of $5,000 will be the price for drafting a player from the class AA leagues. This agreement, according to Ban Johnson, American League head and John Heydler, who represented the National League, will be the last concession of the majors to induce the minors to accept the drait. The major league chiefs consented to the increase in price only after an all day meeting, the most of which was taken up by John Conway Toole, president of the International League and President Hickey of the American Association, in explaining why their circuits have objected HICAGO, January 7.—Major league base ball leaders, meeting here IALEXANDRIA HIGH WINS to the major leagues selecting one T ROOD NAYY TEAM PLAY OVERWHELMIS ALBRIGHT ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 7.—Team play far ahead of that expected at this time of the season was the main factor in the 52-to-22 victory of the Midship- men over the basketers of Albright College here today. Using the regulars | H)\rougzmul the first half the Navy scored to 10. Splendid passing and accurate shoot- ing, in which Auit and McKee led. was done by the Midshipmen, with Johnston, Barnes and Blue also doing fine work. The visitors played with spirit and showed a knowledge of team play and defense, but the speed and team play of tne Midshipmen overwhelmed them. Shooting from the foul line figured McKee, who' per- the Navy, made success 14 shots, while Warner, formed for times_in visitors. G i Lnbflllul[m-: rnes. Hirst | for Blue. Barnes for Hirst, Harris for McKee, McKee for Harris, Johnston for Ault, Ault for Jolinston, Cooper for Parr, Oxtertag for Cooper, zues for Ostertsg, for tigues, Crudrup for Parr. Lyon for Garrigues, Garrignes for Lyon. Albright Knecht for Deck. Leinbaugh for Knecht, Zeller for Kline. Goals from r— An't ( McKee (4, Barnes (3). Johnaton (3), Blue (2). Par. Gar rigues, Lson, Miller Kingsley. Goals fiom fouis—3McKee, 11 i’ 14; Blue, 1 in 6 Warner, 16 J FROM RYATTSVILLE, 21-8 HYATTSVILLE, Md. January Flashing a stubborn defense and ex- cellent 'in floor work. Alexandria, Va.. High this afternoon defeated Hyattsville High at basket ball, 21 t0 8 in the National Guard armory gym' here. The victory came some- what as a surprise, the Alexandria coach having frankly said that Hyarts- ville’s showing to date had made him dubious about the result. The Virginians started with a rush, scoring a_floor goal in the opening 3 Later in the first period Hyattsville tied the score at three-all,” but at half-time the Alexandrians led. 7 to 3. and were in the van thereafter. Pettitt, scoring five goals from floor, Was the victors' leading point getter. ~Capt. Crosth- waite, left guard. and Eddy. left for- ward, played best for Hyattsville Tt was an unusually clean game, not a_single personal foul being called. The line-up: Hrattaville (8). Position. I Alexandria (21). < Left torward Dreifus - Right forward . Midkir ICenter . Peuite Left guard -Dyson ~Right gusrd . Bamage Substitutions — Chase for Carr, Louft for Crosthwaite. Goals from floor—Eddy, Dreifus (2. Midkiff, Pettitt (5). Drson, Crosthwaite. Goals from foul—Eddy, 4 in 12; Carr missed one; Crosthwaite missed three: Dreifus, 2 in 11;’ Midkiff missed one. Referee—Mr. Son- nenberg, University of Maryand. Time of halves—20 minuts layer annually from each club. At the suggestion of Judge Landis, the amendment to the draft is to be so worded that either major league can withdraw prior to January I, 1923. This was the only condition in which President Johnson and President Heydler would agree to the change. Both Hickey and Toole expressed a belief that the raise might satisfy their respective club owners, but the matter will have to, be put before these men and also be-' fore the major league owners before it can be put into effect. A. A. and Ints. May Accept. At a recent meeting of the Ameri- can Association the draft question was turned down, principally because one of the owners thought § not enough for a player. reason it was predicted to the amendment wili isfactory to the association. The International may be ing to follow the lead o the American Association, base ba cbservers saidbut little' ix known regarding the e o 2 Iekarding the attitude of the Pacifi No statement was £ made at the close of today’s, meetin i 3 neeting regarding the proposal recently submitted o Judge Landis. by Al Tearney, presi dent of the Western and leagues. the only other cir not Tearn- 1s which he said within the scope of the draft e¥ presented prop. would the arminz out” s by the majors, Bars Iandiscriminate Drafting. Minor league leaders & o ks =aid that higher price would make the "imj lrgs anxious to draft pi; rrs indis- criminately. In returning a drafted v:-npo!ndx,\ hhxlr the draft price will e pa ack, as e original ug"r.;'-menv. a in th original € new arrangemen if accepted it was stated. will inelude the "T:‘ ture agreed to by sory e tinets ¥ the advisory coun- of ew York to the effoct ths when players are turned back by ih. majors they must be offyred first to class AA, then to class leagues and so on ‘until they are wccep rd This will insure the player of being in company fitting his ability = Leslie O'Connor. secretary to Jud, » Judge Landis, ht that President Johnson and President Hevd vdler were both opposed to the higher price but had agreed to give it a vear's trial to determine how it will operate. RANGERS MEET HARLEMS IN FIRST SOCCER MATCH Harlem Athletic Club of George town will be. the opponent of he newly organized Rangers eleven in the latter’s initial soccer game this afternoon in Potomac Park field. Play will begin at 2:20 o'clock. 3 Cuno, Longstreet. Purnell, Wam- berg. Walsh, Sharp, Green., D o Graham, Peres, Nagle, Jones and Maunder of the Rangers are to re- port at the pitch a half-hour befors game time. MIDDLEWEIGHTS ON MAT AT PALACE TOMORROW Pete Dallas, Greek middleweight grappler, and Whirlwind Ross, Irish athlete, will meet In a finish wrestling match before the Palace Athletic Club at 914 E street tomorrow night. Their engagement is carded s the feature of the second show offered by the new organization. Three preliminary bouts will be held. The first match will begin promptly at 8:30 o'clock. TILDEN IS WISE TO PLAY . THROUGH AT WIMBLEDON BY W. H. HILE William T. Tilden, wo as a sportsmen for declari HOTTEL. rld tennis champion, deserves credit ing to play through at Wimbledon, Pittsburgh authorities about coach- secarid_ contest of the two-ply bill {pound division desiri ing at Pittsburgh. In fact, Lafayette ring engagements Sastern was_ developed rapidly since | ith the Fotworths shoulat teiophone | Lacore Parier Arst Blace: foe for second, three for third, two for V i England, next spring when he had the option of standing out, YANKS QUOTED AT 5 TO 3 BY GEORGE CHADWICK. had considerable trouble persuading Sutherland- to remain there another year. Sutherland is a dentist and Is practicing that profession - with an older man in Easton. It is said that this arrangement, effected at the last moment, was the strongest argument | HE new year has brought condi fore have been seen. Before a T ness of betting are making the National League and are laying odd itions in base ball which never be- game is played in 1922 there may be more mpsets which will cause the fans to wonder where the lightning will strike next. but today the gentlemen who make a busi- nts a topheavy favorite in the s of 5 to 3 against the Yankees if Ruth stays out of the game until May 20. If the home-run king's banish- ment is remitted, even money is the best they will offer against the American League pennant winners. The deflance of Babe Ruth to Com- missioner Landis comes first in sum- ming up these extraordinary condi- tions.. Ruth thought he was in the right, and that a rule which permit- ted others to play while he was barred was unjust. Also he may have thought base ball could not get along without him. and in that respect he is mot different from others in the game. Some managers, who have | &one on that assumption. have gotten away with it luckier than Ruth. Title Teams Stremgthem. Second, there is the unusual sight | of the World serles teams running | peljmell to strengthen. They threw mohey right and left to get in line for 1922, with never a thought for the weaker clubs, whioh must neces- sarily drag their anchors if the races &et top-heavy. Third, there is the process of re- ‘building top-side down, by Which some teams already listed among those who can only scramble to Keep out of the ¢ of the leaders. are tossing over everything in the hope of picking up some flotsam later. Fourth 1a the fact that the races re- “ verse this year. so that the Giants finish the season at home and the: Yankees on_ foreign flelds. Fifth is the fact that weak spots are known to exist on both New York teams, and that these points will be assailed to the limit by the other clubs. It is the only salvation of the others. A. L. Race Better Balanced. 1In the National League clubs ca much_sssailing. If the championship in 1922 is to be won by ninety-five games, it will take liberal use of high explosives to keep' the Giants out otl first place. The American League race is better balanced, and may be even| more closely fought than it was in 1921. Tris Speaker says he knows enoush mbout the Yankees'to be quite compe- tent to prevent them from getting Dbetter than third place. Lee Fohl of St. Louis Americans thinks he can n do 9; mgmwn:um bas a team that 'Washington :wmk | wrongly. gives the Yankees more or less trouble. In the National League there is no such demonstration of defiance. In fact. there are mamagers who have glven up the fight before a game has been played. There is no instance prior to the Ruth case in which a player has been nunished to last into the beginning of the next season. To prevent a ball player from starting in a champion- ship race until' a certain time is equivalent to putting a handicap on the race. The better the player, the more severe the handicap. Count Heavily on Changes. The changes that have been made in the two championship teanis ar expected to make each a better bal club. Every one knows that .the Giants in 1921 had an infleld that might show a lot or might crumple. There were indications in the world series that it might be well to throw out feelers for other players., and when Pat Moran came along with the information that Groh was to be had if the ante was raised. the Giants took a gamble on putting together a better infield. If they judggd it will be a heavy blow financially. If they guessed right, they are in the position of a holder of a lot of very ordinary investments which have jumped up forty points in the market overnight. The Yankees were forced to make a move to strengthen their pitchers and possibly to change their infield even before the Ruth decision was announced, which hit the team four or five times as hard as it hit Ruth. In the interim between the close of one son and the start of the next the weak clubs usually scramble to get better players. The k ¢lubs ‘have done a lot of talking sinte 1931, but so far not one of them has strengthened and one-or two are weaker. Three or four are hopeless 80 far as & pennant is concerned. "It would be far better for both leagu it there were four good fighters in it the west Z : to get ‘Sutherland to continue in charge. of Lafayette's foot ball. for- tunes. == Umiversity of Maryland plans to start track and lacrosse practice this week. In track and field sports the !College Park institution will be com« pelled to rebuild its fortunes almost entirely, as it has done practically nothing in_that sport since before the war. Next spring will be the first in which a Maryland track squad has had a real cinderpath on which | to train, and it is only a question of | a year or so before the school will be | able to put out a fairly strong aggre l gation. A dual meet with Washing- ton and Lee, a guadrangular set of games with _ Georgetown, George Washington. Maryland and Catholic Cniversity and one or two other dual meets, besides the usual Penn relays and South Atlantic championships. will provide outdoor -competition in the spring. A squad will be placed in each indoor meet. The lacrosse team plans to play six games, and three of these have been listed with Navy. Cornell and Penn State. La- crosse is in better shape as far as material is concerned than track, ast the majority of last year's squad are back. Ed Buckley, Ceatral halfback in foot ball and’ catcher in base ball. is a better athlete than most of those that have watched him play ‘bave given ‘him credit for being. While college alumni located here arsj scrambling - around trying . to per-| suade ‘{his and that athlete to emter: their institution, they are missing W, Dbig bet'if they fail to whisper a Tew. words of encouragement in- the ear of young. Buckley. He not only is golng to make a good halfback in foot ball, but has prospects. of develop- ing into an exceHent catcher.- Inci dentally, he is.the fine.type of young: ster- who always is a oredit to ‘his institution. Jimmy Mulligan, who is cosching Georgetown’s track squad in the ab- sence of John O'Reilly, who has been seriously-ill, has successfully handied track _athletes nere before and has had plenty of experience in directin teams in Washington. He ocoach one of the best relay fours Western High ever liad, turned out at George- town one of the fastest teams in-the country and one which broke Vi ginia’s lon%.ltrln‘ ot victories Convention Hall, and later. developed at - Catholis University ~» _quartet ‘which won the south Atlantic chamips Chariottesville the.start.of the season and may sur- prise some of the other teams. The | Light Blue an1 White had been using {Doran and .Prender, forwards; Capt. {0'Dea, center, and Coleman and Card- well, guards. Othet games scheduled this week (ollow: -Tuesday, Eastern vs. Gon- zaga, at Gonzaga; Wednesday, St. John's va. Episcopal High, at Alex- andria; Thursday, Western va, Hyatts- ville High, at Western: Saturday, Gonzaga vs. Mount St. Joseph's, at Baltimore,” and Catholic University freshmen vs. Army and Navy Preps, at Army and Navy. B e : BRACE, LEAGUE LEADER, BEATS RUNNER-UP FIVE Grace Episcopal increased its lead'| in the Sunday School Basket Ball League. last .night by defeating the Funeraipy St. Paul M. E. quint, 46 to Sellers and O'Neil each contributed seven fleld goals to the victors' total. In the second game of_the double- header, Metropolitan Presbyterian overwhelmed St. Paul Episcopal, 24 to 13. Scores: : Grace Ep.(46). _ Positions. 8t. Paul (14). +vevLeft forward. 2 C Chaconai Goals from floor—Sellers (7) (7), Chaconas (3), Coe (3), N Go1a Bromm foxi_bantcl (1, Chaconns. (8 Grigsby (4). - Substitutions—St. Paal M. Cameron for L. Coe, L. Coe for McRae. eree—Lieut. Paul Foot. Goals from_ floor—Earnshaw (2). (4), Baldwin (2), Newman (3). Fietcher, Nulty, ¥. Foster. Goals from fouly—McPher- wo, ‘Hotelez, McNulty (7). Substitut'oas—Met. ropolitan Presbyterian, \iates for Newman; 8t, Puol’s Episcopal—Fletcher for Levis, T. Foster for F. Foster. Referee—Mr. Bratburd. .. Blanks Out fo¢ Auto Grind. INDIANAPOLIS, January 'l.—En!rz Dlanks were mailed t?uy to all th star racing drivers of America and Europe. for the tenth annual 500-mile sweepstakes that will be held at the Indiapapolis motor speedway May 30. Entries will be received up to mid- night May 1. R mnhn mv-dv_:f:o'n _ swime. ée|BETTE Manager Kluft, Adams 1222. —_— TWO MANHATTAN TEAMS SCORE COURT VICTORIES Manhattan Athletic Club tossers dis- posed of the Northwesterns in their basket ball match at the Palace last night, winning, 42 to 16. Wingfield, left forward of the winners, made six field goals and as many successful shots from' the foul line. In a pre- liminary game. the Manhattan R. serves defeated the Rosedale Re- serves, 15 to 12. The scores: Manbattan(42.) Positions. westn. (16.) Wingfleld. Left forward Smith Wormsley. Right forward. Dalish Swan Center . Graves Boyd. ‘Left guard . Cuffield. . Right goard Goals from floor—Wingfleld (6) 1), 8wank (2), Boyd (3). Smith 3). Graves (3). ). Hutchinson o . Ralish Goals from fouls—Wingtield 18), Smith Substitutions: Manhattan— | Hutchinson for Wormsley. A s i s 1 Manhtn.R.(15.) Positions. Rosdle. R. (12) | ‘Young.. Left forward . Loveless ! ¢.Carver. Right forward tten F.Carver. Center Miller Acton. " Brien Wood. Saxty Goals from floor—Young (2), C. Carver (1), Acton "(2). Wood (1), Loveless (1). Fatten (2). Miller (1), Goals' from fouls—Acton (2). Patten (4). Bubstitutions: Manhattag—Worms- ley for Wood. Referee—Xr. Byron. R ATHLETICS AIM OF SMALLER COLLEGES RICHMOND, Va. January 7.—| Representatives of smaller colleges of North Carolina and Virginia, not members of the southern conference, | will meet here Tuesday to discuss] athletics generally, looking to the! betterment of the sport. Frank M. Dobson, athletic director of the Uni- versity of Richmond, was the in- stigator of the movement. Davidson, - Wake Forest, Elon, Trinity, Guilford, Lynchburg> Roan- oke, Emory and Henry, William and Mary, Randolph-Macon, Hampden- Sidney and University of Richmond will be represented. TOLEDO, Ohlo, January 7.—Harry Sallee, veteran -left-hander and a National er for years, has signed 8 Toledo contract, and will pitch for the local American Associa- Tion oluyb this season. st M. I T: Beats Yale at Hockey. NEW_HAVEN, Conn. January 7.— usetts Institute of Technolo- fourth and one for fifth place. JUNIOR LEAGUE FIVES IN TWO CLOSE GAMES All Souls’ No. 1 team, Mount Ver- non and Western High Freshmen tri- umphed yesterday at the Y. M. C. A. court in the opening games of the Junior Basket Ball League. The first two quints mentioned had to struggle desperately for the victories, All Souls’ being held to a 6-to-2 score by Jthe Y Day School No. .1 team, while Mount Vernon downed the Y Leaders only 10 to 4. Western cubs ran rough- shod over Y Day School No. 2 team., winning, 27 to 3.” The score: All Souls' (6). Positions. Y Day £ (2) Jeflrien - Left forward Livinkston. Sharp. . Left guard De Butts. Rigut gua Taishofl Goals from 8oor—Jeffries, Darneille, Liv- ingston. Goals from fouls—Jones, 3cCoy. Substitutions—Y Day School, No. 1. Sharkey for Parwons. Referee—Mr. Apple (Michigan). Mt. Ver. (10.) _ Positions. Y. L. 4) Fishman. Left forward. Apgar Robinson. Winsel. Wilkingon . New... Goalx from fioor—Pyles, Fishman, Gonls from fouls—Fishman (2), Robinson Sutphen (4). Substitutions: 'Mt. Vernon— Pyles for Fisbman. ¥ Leaders—Litsey for Jaynes. Referee—Mr. House (Tech). G 5 Positions, @9 8 Nordii Puilly Scott Calve Gos from floor—Caldweil, Staley (4), Nord- linger (4) Phillips (4), Bcott. Goals, from fouls—Clews, Nordlinger. Substitutions: Y Day Seligol No, 2—C. Ward for Virbuchanan. Parsons for Joues, Dhalke for Clews, Jones for Parsons, Virbuchanan for Garver. ~Referee— Mr. Uhier (T. M. C. A). W. AND J. GRIDMEN LEAVE CALIFORNIA FOR HOME SAN FRANCISCO, January 7.—The foot ball squad of Washington and Jefferson College, which played a Bcoreless tie with the University of California team at Pasadepa January 2, left here today. < ‘Coach Ea#l Neale said he would like ;o hrln‘hhll &Almv:uk tto California for another east vs. west game. The squad will make brief stops at Salt Qity, Colorado Springs and Chicago before returning home, the tall expert of the courts had other reasons for his decision. To the average person it may look like a sportive step to agree to play a hali dozen matches to achieve the same result that would be possible in one. _However, Tilden knows what con- | ered court tourney in Paris he showed dition means in a tourney in which | his ability by defeating Andre Gobert, the world championship is at stake.: the former titleholder, three sets out If he did not play through.he would | have to practice each day to keep fit and Tilden does not do things by halves. A practice match is the same as a tourney contest with him, as he always plays to win. He figures that in playing through he will be ready to meet the test when it comes. ‘Which is logical. Great Britian i going to call 8 halt on “stalling” in tennis matches. In the future the player, who in a hard match seeks to delay the prog- Tess of the game by stopping to wipe his eyeglasses frequently—if he wears them—or by Kkicking the ball by “accident” as he stoops to pick it up, or by walking slowly around in a wide circle back of the base line each time before starting his service or getting ready to receive, or by any other subterfuge, is going to be out of luck. A new rule just placed in the Engiish book of tennis rules gives the umpire power to dis- qualify a player under such conditions after a preliminary warning has been given, and subject to the direction of the referee. We could name a few in Washing- ton who would suffer under this rule. Mile. Lenglen, the Fremch marvel until her American invasion, intends to play tennis mext season, she re- veals In answering a query of the| Westminster Gazette of London. «I still am in the hands of the doc- tors,” she wrote. “All the doctors agree that 1 cannot play until March or April. 1 have a heart disturbance which necessitates a long rest with no exercise as violent as tennis. 1 am looking forward to playing at wiml??adon next June and hope that 1 will be all right by that time. 1 will have to start again very care- fully under a doctor’s control.” Mile. Lenglen is spending the winter at Nice. Nine mew courts are to be added to the nineteen already in use at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. They will be built in the new stadium there. Eight will be of asphalt and the other will be of grass, a novelty for California. Unmiversity of Caiiforaia will send a tennis team east again next season. the, matches booked by. the fi:‘;‘:‘;‘ is one with the Syracuse racketers. of four. Gerald Patterson of Australia re- cently won his elghth tennis cham- pionship of New South Wales. He is sure to be a- member of the Austra- lian Davis cup team next year. He has improved his backhand play, the | weak spot in his game, and is figured by his home folk to be a real rival for Tilden, Johnston and other Amer- fcan stars. Bill Tilden has donated a trophy to be competed for by the University of Pennsylvania racketers. Tilden plays there frequently on the indoor courts. Two of England's leading tennis players, Mrs. Larcombe and A. E. Beamish, plan to turn professionaland begin the develapment of youthful talent. A school of tennis instruc- tion already has been opened at Roe- hampton. ‘Tennis has been added to the sporis program by the Pacific coast collegi- ate conference. Tennis continwes to boom in Aus- tralia, and facilities for the.game are rapidly increasing. The Victoria As- sociation has just bought seventeen and one-half acres of ground at Mel- bourne, on which it will build a num- ber of courts. The center court will be surrounded by stands to seat 7,000 persons. The clubhouse and paviiion l‘ll;l ‘will be complete in all the essen- tials. SANDLOT NINES PLANNING FOR ACTIVE CAMPAIGNS ) Sandlot base ball plagers are los- ing no time preparing for their 1932 campaigns. Several clubs are quite active, mnotably the Roamers and Peerless Athletic Club. The former, who won the city junior championship last year, will meet Thursday night at 235 Tennessee avenue northeast to elect a manager and a captain. All candidates fox the nine are ex- pected to attend. Peerless, Athletic Club will hav Mike Moran, veteran sandlotter, & head coach 'and Jack Leonard, for- mer minor leaguer, as tutor of the pitching stafl. Many of the leading amateurs of the city have joined the Peerless Club recently. Games now are being booked by Manager George Simpsan, 1137 5th street mortheast.