Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1923, Page 31

SPORTS." THE EVENING ‘STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1923.° SPORTS.” Bill Roper Whipping Marines Into Shape : Pm PRINCETON COACH PRIMING| THE STAR’S PANORAMA OF BASE BALL |BI6 SERIES RECEIPTS zCYRENES FOR ARMY GAME Leathernecks to Have Full Strength Available When They Meet 3d Army Corps Eleven at Clark Griffith Stadium December 1. UANTICO, Va., November 22—Foot ball of the Princeton type may be expected of the Marines when they meet the 3d Army Corps eleven in annual conflict in the Clark Griffith Stadium at ‘Washington December 1. Bill Roper, head coach of the Jersey Tigers, and a couple of his assistants were at the big east coast base here yes- terday and directed the practice of the Devil Dogs. The drill was of an intensive nature, and others like it are to be given daily that the team A Pictorial Highlight History of the National Game (Copyright, 1923, in U. S. and Great Britain by North American Nn—per Alliance. All rights reserved.) NO 16—ANOTH§R MAN WHO DID A NEW THING IN BASE BALL. No, this is not Tom Brown at Oxford, but a citizen of Brook- Iyn, who, 'way back in 1860, took . his club—the Excelsiors—up New York state to play base ball, the first real base ball tour. His nmame is J. B. Leggett, and his name deserves te go by the side may be at top form for its most important contest. ), Despite the strenuous games of the last two Saturdays—those with Michigan and the Haskell Indians—the Marine squad is in good condi- i %omc minor injuries were suffered, but these are not keeping any tion. one idle. The Marines expect much of their | backfleld star, Licut. Frank B.| Goettge, In the game with the 3d Corps. This husky athlete, who for- merly played with the University of | Ohlo and the 2d Division, A. E. F.| clevens, {8 well known in Washing- ton. It was he who was mainly re- sponsible for the Marines' triumphs aver Georgetown last year and this. e s & most remarkable plunging back and Quantica is confident he will puncture the Soldier line as | successfully as he did last season.| Gocttge's fame is widespread . He has been highly praised by ald the more prominent foot ball critics. Licut. Beckett Is Coach. Lieut. John W. Beckett, a Univer- sy of Oregon star under Bezdek in 1916, all-American tackle that year, i8"the coach of the Marine team this Year, and also Is In the line-up as a tackle. Beckett was a member of the Marine Corps teams of 1917, 1918, 1821 and 1922, and coached the last two teams. He also A. E. F. team in France The other tackle. Lieut. Harry B.! Liversedge, Is a former University of | €alifornia star. He p A. E. F. team during the war and has heen a member of the Marine team for the past three years. Liversedge was a member of the United States track team sent to the Olymplc games in Stocklolm, Sweden, where be o0k & place in the shotput. :Lieut. Emory E. Larson. United Efates Naval Academy. all-American | center, 1921, again 1s with the squad. H4 has been shifted to end and is Blving a good account of himself. Zeke Bafley at Center. One of the University of Marvland's | etars last vear, Lieut Zeke Balley is this year's center with the sea gol- diars. As 2 faliback the Devil Doge have | Private O. R Neal, a member of last Fear's Marine Corps crack west coast team. On the ends the Marines are playing Capt. E. W. Skiuner. Lieut. W. W. ‘Whaling. Lieut. E. J. Farrell and Gun- Sergt. C. B. Kyle, all members of their team Iast year. Capt. Skinner and Gunnery Sergt. Kyle played with the 1921 Marine Capt. Skinner formerly played ith the KQ‘HS&S Aggles, Lieut. Farrell recently ‘Was with the Carlton College eleven, in Minnesota, and Lieut. Whaiing did g0ood work with the 2d Division, A. E.'F., team. e Marines have excellent matertal from which to select their halfbacks. Lieut. R. R. Ridgeley, who was with § Bt. John's College last year; Corp. TAI E. Henry, one of last y 's Marine teem; Lieut. Sanderson, the noted aviator and former University of Montana star. and Corp. Ryckman, Who featured himself last year on the Dlarine team in Peking, China, are the most promising. Sergt. McMains the General. Sergt. M. H. McMains, the star quar- terback of the Marine teams of 1918, 1§21 and 1932, still holds down that Perition. = cut. George W. McHenryand B8rGt. Cercek are the guards this year. Both were with last year's ekven. Lieut. Eldridge, a former Vir- {a Polytechnic Institute player, is E{ving them a close race. ith this gollection of foot ball ma- tglal, trained to the minute, the Ma- rihes promise gridiron fans plenty of astion, brilliant and all-round good ig?,'n :T-n.l’l. :‘lln‘nu.hmu;:{led with true ni p. when ey meet the Army team December 1. Huge military speotacles before the z'tmp and between the halves are be- | Ing planned here. These will Include the Marines’ 200-plece band, drum :Sd bugle corps and 4.500 Leather- te: cks in their natty blue uniforms. GOLUMBIA JUNIORS HAVE STRONG QUINT iCompetition among junior basket BAil quints Is waxing hot. Of the Dumerous teams in the race for the j Mghtweight title, the Columbia Ju- niors loom as the most promising five thus far. King Pins, Belmonts and the St Andrew's five have been defeated by the Columbias. The Argyle team will De the opponent of the Columbias to- night In the Wilson Normal School sym. " W. Corby, the Columblas, at Columbia Minager Hellman of the Molin ;\;hl:;l«n:h:!'v secking xames in the -pou ags. s phone number is North 2442 Sherman, Abramson. Tash. Stefn, Sklar, Danzan ky, Hinke! H. Weitzman. Brooks. Hellman, ‘Wen. delshon, Neviaser. Portner, Berg, Weinberg, D. Weitzman, Sykes and Bernstein are among the most f‘rornhln(z candidates. Last vear the olines turned in twenty-two vic- tories. manager and coach of is scheduling games ot Athletic Club now is turning to bas- ket ball. Teams desiring :lln. in the 115-pound class are urged to get in touch with Manager Roland Ad- kine at Lincoln 4852. Adkins, Colli- flawwer, Smith. Canavin, White, Rein- hart and Dillon are showing up well for the Rovers. Apsehe Preps will scrimmage against the Apache Athletic Club to- night in the new Eastern High gym. The Preps are on the lookout for games with teams averaging 135 unds, according to Manager Thomas ellar. at Lincoin 6233. Mitchell 1s coaching the Preps. 8¢, Andrew’s Juntors are to hold a nal els, elds, lorf, McGann' and asked to report. Afiantic Athletic Club will mix it up with the Warwick Athletic Clud tonight at 8:38 o'clock in the Wilson Normal School. The Atlantic quint averages 115-125 pounds and is seek- ing games through Manager Freeman at Columbia 5819 between 3 and 6 o'clock. Navajo Athlette Club wants all can- didates to report for practice tonight &t 7 o'clock in St. Matthew’'s Hall. a 13-to- 7 match last night. Cocoran Jewell played well for the winners. Cuthbert of the Clover Seminole Jumiors are counting Eeavily on Harrington, Mills, Molinof, Murphy, Brist, gyher, les, Sul ton, Laucher, Kelly and Joe Gooch to bring home the bacon this season. For games in touch with the mensger played on the s Ourand .n[ of Wright and his victorious Red Stackings of Cincinnati. For the streak of luck that followed Leg- gett was much like the streak that followed Wright, and the number of continuous victories much alike. And similarly, they both suddenly met a turn in the tide of things and faced defeat. Leggett was captain of the Ex- celsiors and he took his team to Albany, where the tour began, June 30, 1860. ' Their exceptional HASTY CLAIMS ALIBI IN ASSAULT CHARGE By the Associated Pres: ATLANTA, Ga. November 22.—At least four of six men indicted yes- terday by the Cobb county grand jury for rioting and assault and battery in connection with the flogging of M: Bertha Holcombe of Smyrna. Ga.. and S. H. Norton. Atlanta, traveling sales- man, near Smyrna last Friday night, will plead mistaken jdentity, it devel- oped today. streak of victories caused the whole state to show umbounded interest in the game, and it is recorded that Leggett was be- sieged with invitations to visit every point iu the Empire state, so that those who had never seen the game might be initiated. Of course, this was out of the ques- pitcher for the Phila- who recently mar- ried the daughter of a Cobb county planter, and Frank and Arthur Hasty, his brothers, indicted In connection with the affair, will submit sworn statements that they were in Marietta, Ga.. at the time of the floggings, it was announced. Tom Black nounced that the fourth man, an- ° was at work in At- lanta from 3 o'clock in the afternoon until 11 o'clock last Friday uight. The flogging, according to the story told Mrs. Holcombe, oceurred ¥ after 9 o'clock that night. P. C. Cook, an Atlanta mechanic, also charged with complicity in the floggthg. has refused to comment on the charge against him. Joe Bram- lett was the sixth man indlcted. According to reports here, Mrs. Hol- combe ascribed the flogaing to jeal- ousy. She was quoted as saying that she could positively identify thres of the slx men. She said she had known rton for more than sevi months nd that Le took her from ber place € employment in Atlanta te her home in"8myrna on numerous oceastons. Mrs.” Holcombe and Norton allegs they were selzed by six masked men shortly after they alighted from a street car, taken to the woods In two ll_lls.umu‘hllvs and whipped. he SIX men were released on b of $4,000 each. Eifents p Xpresses Surprise. Y’HILAQEL!'HIA. November 22— Manager Connie Mack of the Phila. delphia American League base balt club. expressed surprise at the re- vort that “Bob” Hasty, one of his star pitchers was among the men ndicted at Marietta, Ga.. In connec- tion with the flogging of a man and woman near that city Mack said he could scarcely credit the report. Tor. he said, “Hasty is one of the fineat, quietest and most gentlemaniy chapé I ever met.” Hasty has been with the Athletics three years and last season was one of thelr leading pitchers. His home is at Cannon, Ga.. about thirty miles from Atlanta. He was married last spring to a Georgla giri. —_— BASKET BALL TOURNEY IN KANSAS CITY AGAIN KANSAS CITY, Mo., November 2! —The Natlonal A. A."U. basket bali champlonship tournament will be played again this year in Convention Hall court here, “according to Dr. Joseph A. Reilly, athletic director of the Kansas City Athletic Club. It consecut in will be Kg'o! fourth itive meet Y. Kansas City Athletic Club team won the natlonal champion- ship last vear Dates for the tournament probably will be selected next month, Dr. Reilly said. The last meet was held in March. SISLER IS EXPECTING TO PLAY NEXT SEASON ST, LOUIS. 3Mo. November 23— George Sisler, new manager of the St Louls Americans, Is en route to Los|2ccident Owit5E negligenos: om Angeles to spend the winter. Before | CO2'8 Dart Buether, left-handed pitcher. 3 nded Coe had ob- departing Sisler said he expected to| The defense conte play mext year, as his vialon, whlch{ ihe hetlquat of ihe igmive The New York National League 'clnb would like to have Ruether. servi by delaying his drive until Harris had kept him out of the game all last Season, was Improving very satisten. |left the green, and that & high wind 'WINS TITLE ON A FOUL. Associated Press. B ONBON. November 22— Frank i had overcarried the drive. torily. . Sisler expressed himself as highly | g A% RORE Of the jurors was a golfer. Goddard last night became heavy- welght champion of Great Britain. optimistic over the 1924 Prospects of | Eeoiben® thr mome s aorh ite” Srimust Cin EHERE: D detall, including the carrying power of various club DUNDEE GETS DECISION - IN BOUT WITH WELLING|ROBINS WOULD SWAP BALTIMORE, Md. November 22. ALL EXCEPT A TRIO when he was fouled in the second round by Jack Bloomfleld, who hit Goddasd while the latter was down. The men were to have fought twenty INTEREST IN BASE BALL. |JURY GIVEN A GOLF | LESSON AS EVIDENCE| NEW YORK, November 22.—A les- | son in golf was given yesterday to| a supreme court jury to enable it to| decide whether John B. Harrls. a| bond salesman. was entitled to $15.- | 000 damages from Henry Coe, jr. & banker's son, for having been struck | on the head with a ball. The accident occurred on the Rum- son Country Club links. at Seabright, . J.. in July, 1920, when Coe drove the sixteenth, a short hole. Harris, who said the blow caused brain con- cussion and kept him from work twenty-one months, charged that the Joe Dundee of Baltimore, was-award- ed the decision over Joe Welling, Cni- NEW YORK, November 22.—Before leaving for Clearwater, Fla., Pres- cago veteran, after a twelve-round ident Charles H. Ebbets, of the bout here last night. Welling floored Dundee for a count of eight in the second round, but was unable to cope with his Trugged young ICHDORERECAters tin . Brooklyn National League base ball clup said he was willing to trade all of his players except Jimmy Johmston and Pitchers Dazzy Vance and Burlelgh Grimes Dun ‘won ten rounds, We:ling one and one was even. Dundee weighed It is understood that Ebbets hopes to swing_a trade based on_Jack bas 138 and Welling 137%. Fournie! it an; Zach Wheat, outfleider, SIKI TO FACE GREB, M'TIGUE OR TUNNEY BY FAIR PLAY. NEW YORK, November 22.—Tex Rickard today said that he regarded Battling Siki as one of the real draw- ing cards now before the public and that he would be matched against high-class white cruiserweights in the near futur including Greb, Tunney, McTigue, or any good man who does not draw the color line Any attempt to Interfere with Siki's style of fighting would be & miatake— the fans like his style. But he should traln hard. Kid Nerfolk’s defeat of Siki nunr| Emblem and Pierce BICYCLES $35.00 to $50.00 The cheapest transportation you can buy. Healthful and convenient. Open evenings to 9 o'clock, Dec. 10 to 24. complicates the promoting end of the negro situation. The idea was to put Siki againat Wills, but that's fiat just now. As to Norfelk, every one Knows that Harry can beat the Kid. The Kid knows it, Harry knows it and Rick- ard knows it. Nuff sed. (Oopyright, ) Bowie Races Nov. 20th to Dec. 1st Specis] trates leave White House Statiea at s, l-\'-u 11245, 12:00 and Government Tax. 11 Days— Payments 1f @esired. Velocipedes, Scooters, Wag- ons and Pedal Skips. . ... First Race, 1:15 P.M, tion. But Leggeétt found himself a base ball missionary; all around him, in localities that had mever played, there sprang up ball teams that dreamed of the possi- bility of some day playing such good ‘ball’ that they might face the Excelsiors of Breoklyn. The same splendid record fol- lowed Leggett when he took his team into Pennsylvania, Dela- ware and Maryland; but soon afterward they met with one un- expected defeat, and that from a team Brooklyn. This was the old At- lantics. Then came a second game to decide the championship between them, and rowdyism raised its head to such an extent that Leg- gett withdrew his team—winning at the time—and consented to call it a draw. The rowdies who had come to root for the Atlan- tics spoiled 2 healthy rivalry be- tween two teams from which fine ball could have been had. But the teams never met again. The contest has been brilliantly de- . Inside Golf By CHESTER HORTO! DY CHESTER HORTON. Getting the goif club the top of the Back = comparatively simple ma: pocially after the pl learned to take it back with left wrist, left arm and left side deminating. At stant whem the clad downward swiag is of players get off. ‘wides, of thin atart of that is Hi 1M ? Pt fz rf;éfa’é i rél.' Manager L. Juniors Frankllm in. his own home town,, J. B. LEGGETT. THE FIRST MAN TO TAKE HIS TEAM ON A TOUR. scribed by Spalding in his book, “America’s National Game.” Tomorrow: “The Rules of Base Ball” THE EXCELSIORS OF BROOKLYN. THEY HAD A STREAK OF LUCK ON THEIR TOUR IN 1860, AND THE WAY THEY CLEANED UP THE OPPOSITION IN TOWN AFTER TOWN DID A LOT TO INCREASE CRIMSON AND BLUE HAVE TOE ARTISTS NEW YORK., November 22. vard and Yale both will enter their traditional struggle next Saturday on the Crimson's gridiron with depend- | able toe artists available for scorlng purposes. “Memphis _Bill" Mallory. blond- machine, and Karl Pfaffman, elof§ gated Crimson expert rank among est drop-kickers of the season in the east. Both have shown unerring ac- curacy under fire, and both are adept in rifiing the pigskin over the cross- bars at varying angles and distances. Pfaffman, whose drop-kick gave Harvard the points that proved suffi- clent to down Princeton a fortnight ago, has been noted for several sea- sons as a toe spectaiist, but Mallory’s been one of the surprises of the year. In fact, the Ell leader's first demon stration of proficlency came in the Army game, when he booted one be- tween the uprights that added to Yale's overwhelming triumph over the cadets. Since then, by way of proving that his initial elfort was not accidental. Mallory has booted three more fleld goals, one against Maryland and two against Princeton last Baturday, His total of four punts puts him in a tie with McBride, Syracuse star, for the leadership in this department in the east. NOTED REFEREE DIES’ SAN FRANCISCO, November 22.— 'W. F. Corbett, editor of the Sydney | Beteree and one of the best known . sporting writers in the world, is dead, Taccording to word reaching here from Bydney. Corbett made a number of visits to the United States, the last being on the occasion of the Jeffries Johnson fight at Reno. Helps to hesp Sorfocratte.” | haired captain of the powertul Blrga | rise to fame in this department ham|A. REVISION IS SOUGHT NEW . YORK, November 22.—The New York Giants will ask the joint major league gathering at Chicago next month to change world series regulations whereby expenses for the annual classic will be deducted from the gross receipts and before any division among players, advisory council or clubs is made. This announcement has been made by J. J. Tterney, club secretary, who asserts the Glants have the support of the New York Yankees In the plan. The suggestion is an outgrowth of the situation Im 1922, when the two Gotham clubs lost money in conduct- ing the five-game series won by the Glants. This was due chleily to the distribution to charity by Commis- sloner Landis of about §$120,000, the Teceipts of the tie game. Competing clubs now pay the series expenses out of their respective shares. Under the proposed method, expensns would be taken out first and the re- mainder of the money divided on i net, instead of gross, basis. DOWN THE ALLEYS LEAGUE. 8 lt..‘ u“l..“ m 4 Sohert.. . 84 101 E Labanon. WPhern 115 107 108 Heinsman 102 96 111 Woedford, 97 90 93 . 110 1% 113 4 100§ 8|z gies. EzeciE! 818 22fz. £lssssi §l.s & 2a% 88 HE £lgsi ==is i 228 $3s33 Elugs s3s '.:s § o B§sd [ 14 [ETTH .:is.-.:[ 223 | sszpe” &l H & 8l seses 8] :¥ess d 13 g2z 8loszSs #louzsE” 8l asas e §| 452xeg 3 Hall. Barnholf 4 8| Eogss 7 % =238 §la5Ee §Few 373 S2ss- §1 §2asaP §l 2Enns] 81 <588 PERIETY Totals. . | g E : g 4 @ {14+ 138! 10 FACING A MENTAL HAZARD IN BATTLE WITH HARVARD Crimson, Although Admittedly Inferior to the Blue, Has Almost Uninterrupted Succession of Grid Triumphs in Past 15 Years. By the Associsted Press. EW YORK, November 22—“Can Yale overcome the mental hazard N which has developed through Harvard's many victories over the Elis in the past fifteen years?” This question is heard wherever foot ball followers gather, for, not- withstanding the general opinion that Yale boasts a more powerful and versatile eleven than Harvard, many close students of the game believe a Ylale victory on Saturday will depend on the psychological elements at play. p'l'hey state Yale, in the past fifteen years, has had gridiron elevens which have been physically superior and individually more skilled than the Harvard teams they have met, but that only twice in_that period has Yale proved victorious, and they contend this almost uninterrupted suc- cession of Harvard triumphs has created in Yale minds an obstacle that Yale must clear before it can feel certain of victory. Harvard was confronted by a simi- lar obstacle in 1308, when Percy Haughton took charge of Crimson foot ball. those many Yale triumphs. His first step in this direction came when, according to Cambridge re- ports, he characterized the hitherto awe-inspiring Yale foot tell as “the big blue bluff.” With that stroke he is said to ha laid the foundation of the psycholog background which in the opini T3 | of foot ball experts has served a large part in seading Harvard to nine vic- tories to Yale's two; in holding Yalc teams to a total of 28 points, while Harvard was reglstering 158, and in permitting Yale to cross the Harvard goal line but once since 1907. Perhaps Tad Jones has stripped a leaf from Haughton's notebook in pre- paring his charges for their climectic battle. The fact that Yale's record for the season is 80 much superior to Harvard's may prove sufficlent to re- {move from Eli minds any remem- brance of Harvard's string of tri- umphs. Some believe additional prep- aration is needed and that without it & break or two in Harvard's faver early in Saturday’s game would promptly resurrect the psychological uncertainty which has_ figured_so prominently in recent Harvard-Yale games. Crimsen Players Cheered. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., November 2% —More than 1,600 Harvard undergrad- uates crowded into the living reom of the Harvard Union last night to cheer the Crimson foot ball team on the eve of its season’s abjective game with Yale at the stadfum Saturday. The burden of speeches made by Capt. Hubbard of the team, Head Coach Bob Fisher and otifers was that “Yalo can be beaten.” Yale In Net Se Sure. NEW HAVEN, Conn., November 22. —Commenting on mnext Saturday's foot ball game with Harvard, the Yale news says: “Those who expect the contest to be a foregone conclusion must think twice. John Harvard's wont to rise to supreme heighte when he scents a bulldog may disclose another great team at whose hands defeat would be no disgrace.” WHEATLEY PLAYS PARSONS. George Wheatley and William Parsons will meet tonight at 7:43 o'clock in the District pocket billlard championship tournament. Thomas Hewitt defeated Drew Thompson, 100 to 51, last night. BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, and 3 NAVY DEPARTMENT. W1 87 91 Dunavant 115 3 unavin 84 90 Burtes... 9 5 % .2 R Brodie. . 100 100 "850ertle. .+ 111100 %0 Totals.. 497 90 444 Tetals.. 404 565 462 INTERSTATE COMMERCE OOM. (LADIES). Vi Ramilten, D Parker McDonaid 0'Lea: HETTRE) 8 ¥l3ssae ¢ 8| azaa : | w822tz ATHLETIO CLUB. Linwerth, > ‘Hilltops, 81 51 116 Montg'm'y 112 112 81 101 88 Totals.. 503 478 §39 Tofals.. 964 BA1 491 BUSINESS MEN'S LEAGUE. ; ] LONDON. 22 —Harry re lightweight championship of Europe, by defeat- ing Ernie Rice on points in their twenty round bout here last night Both contestants are English. 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