Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1922, Page 66

TRAINER AT PRINCETON IS ORIGINATOR OF IDEA FitzPatrick Would Put Arbiters Through Mill Before Turning Them Loose on Gridirons and Have BY LAWRENCE PERRY. ‘ Them Ready by 1924. RGANIZED base ball umpires as foot ball officials. In this way Keene Fitzpatrick, the able trainer or gridiron and track athletes : at Princeton and a man whose knowledge of foot ball is great, would solve the great problem regarding the proper handling of.inter- collegiate games. Fitzpatrick’s idea is to take the umpires of the big leagues, the American Association, Pacific Coast and Southern and other circuits and have them spend next season at various colleges and univer- sities studying the game and familiarizing themselves with the rules. Having done this they would be ready to go forth in the season of 1924 and officiate. Fitzpatrick's suggestion is one that should receive the heartiest commen- dation from all who are interested in 1he gridiron game. It would solve once and for all one of the greatest | problems that the great autumn sport faces. Here is a crowd of men, ac- customed to handling one of the most intricate and devious sports extant, | most of whom would be eager to take up foot ball and serve as fleld judges, Jinesmen, umpires and referees, not as a week end avocation, but as a it standing as an art, we have to look abroed. Here we find the emi- nent golter, A. Herd, the Coombe Hill/ professional, Who Trecenuy biOugal the count of holes he has done in one stroke up to sixteen. It is interest- ing to note that Herd in sinking this ball from the tee on his home course this year had twice previously per- formed this feat at the same nole. This suggests black magic rather than luck or art. But talk to the average golfer, or hear the average one talk, and you will find no refer- profession. ence either to luck or to magic. It roul is art, of course. A man such as Would Ba¥iee Wrem Taint. | Herd, they were saying, knows every They would be controlled by a €en-|jj5q¢ of grass at Coombe Hill, every tral body, would not be at the MErcy | (yry and angle of the ground, every of vengeful coaches who did not hap- pen to like one of their decisions, and, not being college men, would not be open to charges of favoritism or of bowing to undue influences. of that sort. You can merely refer Inefliclent officiating is the bane of |back to Ray's laughing statement modern foot ball. Can any one doubt|When he was over here that he was the improvement in the atmosphere|inclined to question a caddy when of this sport were highly quali- |holes in one were made, and that In fled men, specially trained for their [cases where there could be no ques- Work, to take tho places of the offi- | tion as to the feat the hero was more cials who nowadays serve simply|likely to be the average or the long With the idea of picking up an extra [handicap player .rather than the $35 or $100 and give little or no |scratchman. Ray hes never dome It thought to perfecting themselves in|and neither has Harry Varden. their important work? And it is im-| When one considers all the hazards portant work, when one considers|of golf, all the elements that lie in 1hat the skilled coaching of an entire sful stroking and all the tiny season and the hopes and fears of |obstacles between stick and cup that Jarge bodies of alumni and under-|lurk to throw the ball from a true graduates are in their hands. course toward a 8%-inch cup, one This is a matter to which the rules |can hardly escape the conclusion that committee, the central board of offi- |when a player, good, bad or indiffer- cials, or whoever has authority. |ent, holes out from the tee he is fav- should give immediate attention. Or|ored by all the gods of chance work- if action was refused in these quar-|ing in conjunction. ters, then the colleges themselves—| Yet. this being regarded as the case, who, after all, are the ones most|what about Herd holing out in one vitally interested—should of their |three times at the same hole? Let us own accord take such action as would | regard it as the exception that proves crease, etc. Ray Is Somewhat Skeptical. You cannot argue over statements bring about a working plan looking | the rule. toward the adoption of Fitzpatrick's suggestion. rt trom Gatitornia mat the| | BIG LEAGUE HURLING Tuke of Westminster had purchased a string of polo ponies for use by the British !ntematilonal poloLl:Sr:I AMFERICAN, when it next invades the United| pyu, W.L. States has been confirmed by the|morim oo % Al Horse Association of America. i The association takes occasion to call attention to the fact,that at the present time the United States is pro- ducing the world's best polo mounts. Tn this conection it will be recalled that in the last internatlonal match | Wright, St. L between America and England at | Shocker, 8¢ L...1 Hurlingham the star horse of the two | ROMMe YIL ®ames was the Amerfcan-bred pony Belle of All, by Star Shoot. There {8 no question at ail that the ‘breeding of polo- pouies. hes every promise of growing into a consider- able industry in this country. Much impetus in $his tendency has been ap- plied by thé federal remount service, which {s distrihuting stallions to give economic assistance to farmers and stock breeders in districts where polo ponies can be bred cheaply. The plains of Texas furnish unusual grounds for this industry, and Cal- fornia and Colorado are among other states th: are taking a great deal of interesi ... the production of ponles Uhlo, Clev. for polo. There is no question that polo Is srowing throyghout the country. €300~160 01 011010 1 4 00 00 01 91000 5 3 01 010 e 0101 00 80,008 <1 b 1 #8063 1910 10 0 0 01 =10 03 00 B0 - -, Every Army post in the United States R is now playing the game, so are country clubs far and wide, and the colleges are falling in line. The | Frane Country Club of Buffalo recently put forty-six stalls In shapo for polo ponies and is planning to build more. Holes in ome occur infrequently in this country, but whén we search for some golfer who, through sequential achievements in this respect, has seamed to take the performance out of the bull luck category and given BROOKLAND CLUB LOADED ~ FOR SILVER SPRING GAME it tackles the speedy semi-proiessional nine at Silver Spring, Md. B Manager John McCann has corralled a lot of first-class sandlot- ters especially for this tilt and expects to make the sturdy Marylanders hustle for the laurels. Prominent among the additions to the Brook- 'and roster are Emil Pfeil, for several vears a leading pitcher in sand- lot ranks here, and Eddie Lynch, Catholic University's versatile athlete, who is 'making Brookland his home this summer. Pfeil will be pitted against Lem Owen on the slab, while Lynch will take.care of one of Brookland’s outfield positions. The remainder of the line-up that MeCann will place on the field to open play at 3:30 o'clock will include the best players Brookland has put forth this season. The Brooklanders are not to take|today at 17th street and Penns: i S 3 7 ylvania part in the city championship series, |avenue 3 but will continue to meet all strong | o'clock. et nines of the District and vicinity. Games are being arranged with the Mohawks, Knickerbockers, Woodleys, Grace Athletic Club and Peerless Athletic Club. The club's campaign probably will extend well into Sep- tember. 14190 11010 4 100 030060 0180 108 53 060 101 00 00 3100 0 1 0 08 00 b 14000 B D 500 b 00 L b b 000 O 3030060 00 150 1 b o8 <1 010 001 T 11 110,01 00 b b 0 0100 1 0160 00 b O 450 G080 1 0 1 D ROOKLAND ATHLETIC CLUB will be loaded for bear today when Southern Raflway Auditors took the measure of their mates in the Purchasing Department vesterday in 4 15 to 2 game. Ferguson, pitching for the Auditors, fanned fifteen bat- ters, aliowed but two hits and starred Cherrydale Athletle Association's|two homers. nine will entertain the McLean Ath- letic Club this afternoon, starting play at 3:30 o'clock. The Virginians, beaten by Annapolis and Fredericks- burg teams, will be out for gore to- day. Westover Athletie Club will engag: ll_’le Barretts this afternoon at : o'clock on Monument Lot dlamond No. 3. McDonough will pitch for the Westovers, with McMurray catching. Southeast and northeast will meet in battle royal this afternoon at 5th and L streets southeast. Friendship Athletic Club, pride of the navy yard, is to entertain the Roamers of north- east. Play will gtart at 1 o’clock. Griff Midgets of Brookland defeated the Comets, 20 to 10, and the ‘Con- gress Heights Midgets, 12 to 6, yes- terday. Sims played well for the victors. ure of the Cleveland Pa; %e!terdly in an 11 to Brk(lllhflaaeu -g;x]'l;u hit hard and played well i . Gibraltars and Mohawks tals afternoon on the lnnar'lwd‘:nl.nfg;z at 17th and D streets southeast. All Gibraltar players are asked at the fleld at 1 o’clock. focspert Trinity Midgets won tw terday, defeating ' the Melant i 11 to 3, and Clarendon, 21 to 4, " Rex Athletic Club will - sington, Md., today for ;.a.r:o. lv!vel:h g:eextum representing that tow at Union station at 1:15 Either Pfeil or Patterson lndnml:g:i ::"theny will form the Rex bat- Lincoln Giants are to ¢lash with the Diamond K team this afternoon at 1 o'clock on the field at 17th and B streets northeast. Lefty Joe Smith will twirl for the Giants, while Tay- lor will work on the slab for. the Dia- monds. 3 Kniek Juniors asd Linworth Juniors are expected to provide an interesting game this dfternoon in Olympia Hollow at 36th and Wis- consin avenue. They will meet at 1 o'clock. L Manhattan Athletie Club will Journey to Fort Myer this aftérnoon Lfop s Hit witn the post nine. Play W Peerless Mi had an of it with 'lha.%lnltm ma'.'.':'- = ;e!:gny, romping off with a 10-2 ver- Brown's good slab work Z tor In: the -6 shiner mung. o e get under, way at 2:30 o'clock. | Per Pre -~ Al Manhattan® players are. to meet| Bonroats shcteray S CPeVY Chase Grace A, C. wen from Woodley A. ay | 12th street and Peénnsylvania -t:x; at 1:30. 2 . Athletic Club has an engage- ment with™ the Cardinals at pdria this sfterncon. The contest will begin at 8 o'clock. The Blacks | Se vmlt a game next Sunday: ' Send el enges to C. yesterday for the second ti season, the scors being § to F.B‘P‘g: , +for Grace, allowed the lom " two _hits and r Shefiine, treet, or telephone North 1261 ‘won " £ traight; u:h uvfi.\‘@. > Today A lems at Bigest il 3| at bat. Warner of the winners made | 50 Comet Athletic Club took the meas- & The | ¥ layers are requested to ropact | ——— STAR HARRIERS LISTED FOR LEGION:MARATHON - Mike Lymch, vétsras of mamy" distance hikes, and Louis Stemple, Costalls Foat'n wtelibe A1 a addition to be over amn eight. ishing before the White House. close Friday with Oy at . Spauling’s 14th street store. Handicaps be announced next Sunday. SANBORN OF NAVY CREW HAS ROWED IN 23 RACES Careful consideration of the annals of rowing indicates that Alden R. Sanborn of Wisconein, No. 5 on the Na- val Academy crew, has participated in more big races as a memper of a col- lege crew than any other oarsman. Races in which he has pulled an oar for the Navy total twenty-three, and the Poughkeepsle regatta, in which he will row unless something unfore- seen happens, will be the twenty- fourth. Midshipman Sanborn got the jump on his classmates, six of whom are rowing with him, by making the var- sity in his plebe year, and rowing a string of races that season. He rowed in four that year and iIn every other event while he has been in the acad- e my. A list of races In which Sanborn has taken part follows: 1919—University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Harvard and Princeton, American Henl 1920—University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, Syracuse, Harvard, Child's cup race, American Henley, American Rowing Association regatta on Lake Quinsigamond (Olympic eliminations), three races in the Olympics at Ant- verp. 1921—Unlversity of Pennsylvania, Princeton _and Harvard, Syracuse, American Henley, Poughkeepsie. 1922—Massachusetts Tech, Harvard and Princeton, Syracuse, American Henley. Sanborn has rowed with a defeated crew but twice. In 1920, Syracuse won the first race, but was beaten in two events later In the ssason. In 1921 Princeton won on Lake Carnegle. 1 Sanborn is ideally built for an oars- man, belng three inches over six feet in helght and weighing 185 pounds. He has won honors along other lines, being one of the leading students in the class which has just graduated and ranking as & midshipman lieuten- ant commander in the regiment. He was one of the four of his class | to whom Rear Admiral Henry B. Wil- son, superintendent of the Naval Acad- emy, wrote a speclal letter of com- mendation on account of the fine spirit and officer-like qualities exhibited. 67 RACKETERS ENTER. PHILADELPHIA, June 324—Sixty- seven players wearing the colors of twenty-six_colleges and universities will draw for places tomorrow night in the annual intercollegiate tennis championships which begin Monday on the courts of the Merion Cricket Club Most of the entries came from the east and New England. —_—_— Pitcher. Montieth of the Fire D partment team eagned an 8-3 deciston over Jermaine of the Park View club on the Catholic University field ye: terday. .. Rambler A. O, the Rainbow A. g_-k the measure of . yesterday, 16 to 5. B tndr{ to meet the nine of that place. oberts’ players are asked to report at 818 14th street at 12:30. Those who will make the trip are Wolf, Crump, Neldfeldt. Sam Brown, Goodman, Walsh, Phillips, Hugh Wise, Mike Moran, Berhle, Roberts, Clark, J. Aud, W. Aud, Deck and Potter. (Ia fitteen or more games.) Club. G. L. 64 20 3] o Player. Staler, Bt T, Collins, 8t, Sa 13 ELI=IVT Wwite, N. Hauser, Phil. MeNaly, 3 Bass 8! SIBEBBIBEBEER B ET B O OMOH NS IHOOCOOEHOH IO NEHARINROOCROUHOOOWHB N ANODC oMM ©I or 1o 0B 0 91k 05 0B O T O 0 H OO e B 301 200 001 WO 9 O O N M 14 s O G Ca T 0t 0 S S 1 13 LT H g Iy Judge, Wash, .. R NT Y 3. Collins, Wood, Clev. &llk.b' 1. °a ‘ambsganss, Clev. Strunk, Chi. Nunamaker, Olev. Coilins, Chl. n, Bos. . Goalin, Wash. Fien, h,',' ez, N, McMilan, N. Brower, Waih. s, Bos. Mostil, Obl. Shorten, 8t. L., uisto, Olev, Harris, Wt Gerber, Bt. L lohnston, Phil. Ruel, . . Milan, Wash. Dykes, Phil. Goebel, W Rigney, Det. . Walker,_Phii. ‘Wash. . Johnson, Ohi. Schalk, Ohl R RSB n e oS R B SR SRR NN R AR R R R BABRE BN RREENER 25 s 3 soualk, Shardty, & Wi B4 i e T Olanam, Det. 9O BCOOBEOORR MM BOOOOHHHIOONH MR ORER oo i = & ofbunenlnnEiBTEE a sl 0 ERBE 1 BEREES! it B 8| Wheat, Bkin. Bty HiH League Umpires Urged as Grid Officia for an inspection. tion, the new University W versity. It is by no ‘means a hugh Yale Bowl, which will be of value the foot ball season. Enlarged training rooms with mod- ern equipment, quarters for all minor sports teams, facilities for unorgan- ized athletics—these are the vital features of Pennsylvania’s new am- phitheater, which will be hidden by the mighty expanse of seats. Base ball, track, foot ball, soccer and other sports may be played on the fleld, wherein it differs from most structures of its kind in which foot ball alone, or, at least, foot ball and track sports, may be staged. As 2 setting for the annual service foot ball game no arena so ideal can be imagined. Located in its collegi- ate environment, so intimately a part of the university of whose athletic NATJONAL. (In fifteen or more games.) Dunenn, Cin. Walker, Phil. Pit .| Plaser. Club. 6. . H.HR.SB. Mitchell, Bkln. .. 17 13 2 0 H o, bia. 39 ans Gowdy, Bos. ..... 89 40 11 Bigbee, Pitts. ... 56 85 19 T. Grifith, Biun.. 80 49 05 Kelly, N.'Y 50 80 5 4 omi. 50 7 5 3 ve, Ci 3 » 13 Bressler, Cin, 24 8 0 1 Johgston, Bkin. .. 2 88 3 8 Daudert,’ Oin. 6 82 2 4 Tierney, Pitta. ... 80 422 Smith, §t. L. 55 6 2 8 B . 5 82 29 30 45 3 2 35 345 0 » 40 4 0 15 Qo 58 W 115 % 8 63 3 ° 3 0 2 Rohwer, Pitts. 4 P EBNME 0 OO SO INHEHIENNONOO T HE OB DO HOHHEHNOOBOBBNG OO ANS SO I-1A A @O H® MO - e g McHenry, | Mokan, Pitts. Maranyiile, Piit Meusel, N. Y. r, Cin. ‘m, N. Y. Bt. L. 23ANBRUBIRISIRES! REBS8ERERES BONAONHOHHOOONOOOOANOOCOOCONORNORHHHAIOANOONOSOODNDOOSNHE OO A RSN D®EE D = m 6 IO & T CEFY LR PO RS 13 BB EEERE SRR et NalBREEER0mn] b kSRS N 3 Muelleh, Pitts, 8, Oln. LEEEEETH mssa:-..zase_u:gs;ss:zasa:s_usz Pl PR BB S oo ER LEzneess! BeTTY 3, BERREERERREUGRLBUREG Latest Addition to Grif’s Mound Corps FOR THE GAME’S SAKE By Lawrence Perry-— 328 | called 7 | publish the invitatio: 3| electors. e . ¥ 1 o [ 2 TH very little hurrah marking the various processes of promo- of Pennsylvania stadium project is ready to be realized. The best thing, the most important thing, about the new arena will be the fact that primarily it will be regarded and employed as part of the physical educational equipment of the uni- structure, such, for instance, as the only two or three times a year in symbol, will,” upon completion, assume an interesting and signifi cant place in eastern university ath- letics. When the Davis cup committee real- over the withdrawal of teams and the location of games lies in the ne- apply remedial measures that now appear to be necessary if these great international tennis matches are to endure on an adequate representative scale. Some time ago the English—un- officially—suggested that compeition be divided into two sections, Euro- pean and American. It would seem hat were this done there would be tly less trouble in fulfilling the terms of the drawings than is now e. In England, by the way, is indignation over what is termed the high-handedness in put- ting forward a proposition that any English player who represents a foreign nation in the Davis eup matches shall be ineligible ever again to represent Britain. This ukase is 364 [ now being applied, but there is con- tentlon that it is not strictly binding because of some flaw in the voting. However, F. R. Leighton Crawford, now in Indla, deemed it expedient to pass the invitation of Indin to repre- sent her on the courts this.year, be- cause of this ruling, and Capt. H. L. Barclay, also In India, at the pres- a0 | ent time, has declined India's invita: tion for similar reasons. As showing that all is not well in the conduct of international tennis in England the following paragraph written by the British expert, S. Powell Blackmore, in the Westmingter Gazette, Is in- teresting: e records of many of our so. national or representative teams,” he writes, “has for some years past been a national disgrace. I challenge the tennis association to with dates in respect to the last two international teams chosen presumably by the five And 1 challenge them to ate !hei& apology for the substa omission of F. Paris team.” Lowe from the | VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Newport News, 8-1; Rocky Mount, 1. Porthmouth, 13 Norfolk, 8. 5 Wilson, 12; Eichmond,” 9. f. o. b. Flint, Michigan Price subject to change swithout advance notice det: for prosperity and prestige it will stand a the new Franklin Field immediately A ize8 that the root of the difficulty cessity of long and expensive sea voyages it will be in & position to | . 7 2 O Utility Coupe . Business houses are coming to realize that their motive equipment on a par with the reputation of the house. of buying strictly on © eguipment is now. 6 its own effect on sales. CHEVR( fered as the most efficient automobile 1t 1s also suitable for professional and business men. & . It has ahigh-grade, . B:rtz with black finish, gray Wwhip- o u! The chassisis th géllnr Model Chevrolet, stron, 1 cord ) The rear compartment contains more i than 1€ cn. y or p:: fo& merchandise, - advertising ma; A z phono us for & demonstration. Sandlotters Favor New System |WANT SPORT CONTROLLED WHEELWMEN ‘WILL- RACE . AT COSTELLO CARNIVAL tee, at room 15, Distriet bullding. GANOE MEET ATTRACTS OUT-OF-TOWN PADDLERS Many out-of-town clubs will be represented in the canoe regatta to be held on the Tidal Basin next Sat- urday afternoon. Men of Maryland and Virginia organizations will vie with local paddlers for honors in the affair, to be conducted under the auspices of the Delaware-Chesapeake division of the American Canoe As- sociation. Among those who have announced that they will compete are Old Do- minion Boat Club of Alexandria and Maryland Canoe Club, Iroquois Canoe Club and Maryland Swimming Club of Baltimore. There is a possibility that seve: Philadelphia crews wil attend. actically all of the Wash- ington olubs and camps will enter crews. 4 This regatta was designed primar- ily to give the men with little or no experience. at competitive canoeing an opportunity to prepare for the larger regattas to be held later. For that reason the entire program will consist of novice and intermediate even Entries close Thursday with J. W. Burch, 302 Munsey building. Any in- formation regarding the regatta will be given at that office. BERWYN NINE IN VAN. BERWYN, Md., June 24—Weber's three-base hit with two on in the eighth inning broke a tie and gave Berwyn an 8-to-5 victory over Sea- brook in a Prince Georges County League game here today. It was the third stralght win for the rejuve- nated local team after four consecu- tive defeats. Tomorrow’s league card alls_for two games, Berwyn meet- ing Hyattsville at Hyattsville and Land over clashing with Seabrook at Sea- brook. . BIG GAME IN NORFOLK. NORFOLK, Va., June 24—Virginia Military Institute and North Carolina State have transferred their annual foot ball e to Norfolk. The game is scheduled for October 28. PHILADELPHIA, June 24—The Bryn Mawr polo team today de- feated the _Philadelphia Country Club team, 13 goals to 10. E bathers: you swim fooling.” tention to him. he drowned. Four hours should elapse after to bathe on am “cmpty stomach.” having ha cramps or of heavy. when in need of help. moving under water, Do mot be so Tk be two drownings. Turn the you will rise immedintely. the beach. you outright. duck under and you will come u, —— Silver Spring Reserves Win. Silver Bpring’ Reserves defeated the Department of Justice team, -8, yes- terday. Sanders’ steady pitching and Jouvenal's work behind the bat were the features. Park View A. C. will be met by the Reserves on their own grounds at 1 o'clock today. The Re- serves are primed for the Independent series and hope to continue their winning streak at the expense -of other senior teams. For games, ad- dress G. A. Hood, Silver Spring, Md. Phone Woodside 137. salesmen shoilld have auto- The old idea price basis is lling staft with an’eye discarded, and gt bought ,OLET UTILITY COUPE is of- the purpose on ‘the market. single-seat Fisher holstery, plate glass windows, " lfn. and extra -famous New Su- dependable, economical. Ao e, 5 ‘modern” equipment, including tires and l“.nl’hndu:ht lenzes. ft.. It will hold & 36-inch and |still have ample very salesman, purchasing t, sales manager and professional a to call and inspect this car, or EXPERT OFFERS BATHERS JERY summer takes its toll of lives by drowning, but in ninety-nine cases out of one hundred, death could have been avoided, accord- ing to George Cuhna. He formerly was amateur s_wimming cham- pion of the world and now is the fastest professional swimmer. 3 He has gdrawn up the following “Twelve Commandments” for If you eanmot swim, do not go in the waterideeper than your waist. you can swim, do mot misjudge your distance. = ut, it will be further coming back, for you will be tired. mot call for help in fun. A young his 'I::.’__ swam to his assistance he laughed Half an hour Iater he ealled agaim, but no He meant it this time, but the others did not know 1t, and eating before you swim. Apparen 008, but the strength i not lasting and acute indigestion, ther llls follow when you swim on a “full stomach.” Do mot drink much water before swimming. Do mot attempt to attract attention by throwing up your hands Yell at the top of your voice, bu keep Yo as though you were n;l;nu-‘. will ca ourself to shore in that wa: ::.!Inndl:" ap your hands you will slways sink. umder the water the entire time the head is kept above the surface, ” as to offer to take others out to jump the breakers when you mre mot am expert swimmer yourself. Do mot dive into water that is less than eight feet deep, and be sure there are no stumps hidden under the surface of the water. nds up ns s0om as you strike the water, after diving, and If there are currents and undertows, the safest policy is to stay on Keep awsy from all jetties, piling: ing you against such projections, can knock you memseiess, if mot kil Do mot be afrald if you sce a huge wave coming toward you. No! Dissatisfied With Present Methods, But Believe Coalition Would Be for Best Interests of Game—See Need of Reforms. BY JOHN B. KELLER. LTHOUGH city championships will not be decided by the present § A crop of sandlot base ball players until nearly two months hence, ! those interested in the sport here already are planning for the} 1923 campaign. Some of the folk prominently identified with the sandlot 4 pastime are not satisfied that the present system of divided control iss the best. Before next spring they will endeavor to form an associ: hey v iation that wil hold sway over the activities of both independent and organized sandlotters. H e Py%ponequ of the coalition wish it understood that they arg nrrx dissatisfied with the efforts of the existing District Base Ball Association © that directs the leagues and the, independent clubs’ committee in charge & of the titular series for free lance nines. In fact, they are sincere in#® their praise of the men and women who are devoting so much of their § time to the furtherance of the sport. But they believe the interests of all concerned will be benefited greatly by having a single board for con- # trol of both branches. |3 Backers of the proposed central organization declare that sandlot base ball in t'.» District is in need of reform in certsin respects and that the organization they plan could iron out of the sport many wrinkles that of late have bothered considerably those directly connected with 1t Their principal aims are to put sand- lot base ball on a strictly amateur basis and to prevent the wrecking of teams by contract jumpers. Shooting at High Mark. These aims are high and any or- ganization that attempts to hit the marks will discover quickly that it has undertaken & tremendous job. No doubt sandlot base ball would be better off if conducted as an amateur sport, but the money lure has found many willing victims among the ranks of the players. From veterans to boys yet in the midget class the athletes have yielded to the golden touch, and now they don’t want their bread without their butter, This money madness has been re- sponsible for much so-called contract jumping this year—contract jumping, 8o called, because in independent ranks no formal contracts are made. Players are bound to the free-lance clubs solely by “gentlemen’s” agree- ments, but these mean little when a manager of another club lets the “long green” flutter from his fingers. As a consequence, clubs which started this season with the brightest of prospects found themselves little more than skeleton teams after their ranks were invaded by those willing to pay well for players. Now the skeletons are rattling and demanding a better 1 in the form of asso- ciation that will protect them and [ punish the mercenaries. b Need Time and Patience. . Perhaps it can be done, but if so much time and patience will be re- & quired. And a central organization capable of enforcing upon the leagues & and independent teams the drastcCy rules that will be needed to remedy & the situation must, indeed, be com-f posed of men and women who arey fighters to the core, prepared to with- & stand the many attacks that undoubt- edly would be launched against them. & However, the scheme {s worth a4 trial. If ever a sport needed a thor- ough housecleaning, it is sandlot base ball as conducted here. There. has been too much flaunting of the dollar in the faces of youths of ten-% der age and too little effort made 1o, Mnculcate in the younger players a% spirit cf sport for sport's sake. A% curb on managers who buy teans and @ true sense of allegiance to one'sa club instilled into the athletes woula = add to the zest of the game. H Some merry scraps are to be waged [ in the series for the independent & sandlot championships, which are to§ got under way early next month.* Practically all the leading teams of the city are to compete, 50 that ea of sections in the various di vill provide an interesting round-robin ~tournament. This fss especially true of the uniimited divi- £ sion. _ln section A, among others, are 2 the Knickerbockers, Shamrocks and § Dominican Lyceums, all rivals of long & standing. Gibraltars, last years® champion; the Mohawks and Black " Athletic Club, a doughty newcomer, - are included in Section B. Union « Printers, Manhattans and Mercuries, ! all sturdy nines, have been assigned s with others to Séction C. With teams of such caliber so grouped there will ; be action aplenty. At first glance Section A promi to be the better of the two senior division groups. In it are the Roam- Petworths and Az- as several other speedy teams Section B ought to produce a winner capable of giving the best in Sectior A a brisk brush for the senior laurels Linworths, Park Views, Ariels and Friendship Athletic Club are not to be oyerlooked by any means. The grouping by draft in the junior class assures some excellent compe- tition. In Section A are such promi-| nent young teams as the Warwicks, » the Stanton Juniors and the! ame Juniors. The Mount) Pleasants, Knickerbocker Juniors and > Linworth’ Juniors, which have been traveling at a fast clip, were among * those assigned to Section B. 4 Few midget teams entéred the se-. ries, but those who are to play are® worthy representatives of their class.{ The Liberty Cubs and Linworth Mid-} gets have been winning with startling v regularity, while the Cleveland Parks, ¥ the Indians and the Midlands are noty to be underrated. . H ny But Remember, when boy I knew did this and when and , “I was only e paid any at- It is best after , you are s Organixed sandlotters probably wi not begin their championship seriesg before the second week in August. All® of the leagues operating under the® Jjurisdiction of the District Base Ball Assoclation have games scheduled through July, and some of them will § continue their campaigns into theg following month. It is likely thatf three sectional tournaments will have to be held to qualify finalists. BASE BALL.I: W l;:l::::‘ vl:.;:fl:;:phil TICKETS ON SALE AT PARK | AT 9:00 AM. h It makes the body r hands your reacuer arrives. In working them ‘There might d plers. A strong wave, dash Just Doing the Canoe Business of Washington Because We Are Giving Low Prices Old Town & Morris Model CANOES Back Rests, Paddles, Floating_ Cushions, Canoe Rugs and other accessories at lowest prices in town. 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