Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1923, Page 31

SPORTS. ?even District Men in SHIPLEY CUTS OLD LINE VARSITY LOT TO ELEVEN Candidates for First College Park Quint in Four Seasons Well Versed in Game—-Catholic U. Barely Overcomes Loyola Fi ARYLAND'S vars basket tossers, and Washington i Supplee, center candidate; Parker, knd Emile Zalesak, looking for guarc Coach Burton Shipley is Products, however, for the making gince the season of 1919 Utaer 1 are drawn from three states. Irw Maryland, the former a latter of Sparks High School. Walt Pa., and Chief Beatty is an alumr Branch, N. J. Thig Jot of ca well versed in b ates is fairly ball, according nsor and Peebles ity, while Beatty is a formidable floor player, and "Troxell can show many something about the finer points of a center's work. The Washington atl though, are expected to give en a brisk brush in the for regular Lerths. Maryl d playing hie granasium at Co W other games are 3 with institut formidable qui ason Jan- ege hed- 1s that ts in Park ed. but generally action ve Catholic 1niversit 1t8 game with Loyola last ni; an 1i-to-6 victory w take the floor at morrow night Club quintet way promptly : The engagement ined by t when recorded, is to kland again to- host to the City i was once did Cath- pportunity to - court and the basket te work th take a The th CITY CHAMPIONSHIP GOAL IEMORIAL FIVE OF PECK MEMORIAL tosse ted ve this Peckmen b, which showed are but they ha 1z the nex n Satur e trounce Petworth, it will have removed a real ob- Another real foe has been booked in ouship path. Monday night - nts have eck this n. John- sidered one of the best this vicinity, has been he team. It has his stellar play nat the Per front. Busine the Manhatt Several fallen before ny Gol perforn: L shini est for the sol Tosxers of Sherwood ch are progres preside °s a big cams t Manhattan Comp: District urday Fort Humpire ingin 3 the Manhattan rmory will the Sat- A stirin umi lub f o'clock gvmn 1ias man: in d tonight at Normal & with th by call ay « « 20 hool g the fter & HERE’S THE UPSHOT | OF JOINT CONCLAVE CHICAGO, ments acted ing of the were as fo 1. To forbid negotlating with play- ers of another major league club or ineligible player—adopted. minates coach from the ylayer limit of forty, which shall n- clude not more than five “future serv- ice players’—adopted. 3. Clubs shall furnish reserve lists not more than forty players to of the commixrsioner by November 1— December 13.—Amend- at the joint meet- ajor leagues yesterday ows pon £ the lower standing club n the pennant standing the first op- portunity to claim players on walver —adopted. 5. Ten day ptiona Authori Appr conside ed (indir trial of plavers taken ts—not adopted. commissioner to transfer when fAxed—ap- via a third to com- ent) mes against a atned an_in- the past vear on L the eligible player -adopted duri to article seven, except it covers exhibitions during the play- ing season—not adopted as similar rule now in force. 9. When the date of an agreement Falls on a Sunday or & national holl- day, the following day will be deemed the one intended—adopted. 10. Giving the commissioner juris- dictlon over disputes involving um-. pires. Amended to place umpires' salary disputes on the same basis as players’ salary claims, over which the commissioner has j i cases Involving more tha 11. Setting hack thirt June 1, the date or Joining’ the club a vligible to full shares full shar der the jur sioner—adopt Providing for the visiting 's expenses in world series con- s—not adopted, as clubs wished to handle it themselves. 13. Penalties for enticing away players of other clubs—adopted. 14._Similar to section 5 and rejected by both leagues at thelr meetings yesterday. 15, Similar to section 6-—adopted (two other sections disapproved, re- Jating to use of a transferred player before articles are signed, and three cluPsi—or indirect transfers). 16z Similar to section 8—adopted. 17 €imilar to revised amendment 9 -—ag&pted WHITECRAFT TO BE PILOT. CHICAGO, December 13.—Roy Whit craft, form manager of the Norfolk, Va., 'base ball club, has signed to mepage the Terrc Haute, Ind. club of the Three-Eye Leaguc. EVANSVILLE SIGNS DUNN. ONICAGO, December 13.—Joe Dunn, formerly with the Bloomington, Three- ¥ve and Denver Western League base ball olubs has been signed to manage ihe Hvansvilie club of the Three-Eye League commis- not shington | Some of the leading quints in the city are to e way to the Deltas and the Walter Reed team, meet the | letic | olum- | ball squad has been cut to eleven s well represented in the lot. Bill Faber, Gene Brayton and Skeets striving for forward positions, and Bottle Hall, Johnny Groves 1 jobs, claim this as their home town. depending entirely upon District of the first Maryland basket ball team cmbers of the select group of eleven n Peebels and L. K. Ensor are of graduate of Hagerstown High School and the er Troxell comes from Northampton, s of Chattle High School of Long ame from the side line pot shots. Catholic University emerged from the { first half with a point advantage, but Loyola forged to the front early in the second portion of the fray end the Brooklanders had to battle to get | the better end of the argument | Lynch and Lawlor played particu- | larly “well for the victors. Of the Lovola team, Menton was tho out- |standing performer. He gave the best exhibition of floor play seen here- about in some while. The Brooklanders' game with West- ern Maryland scheduled at Westmins- ter urday night has bsen postponed until next month. Catholic Univer- !sity will take its New York trip be- | fore the holidays, however. | cathotie swimming team has schedule for this winter and may get into one other. home University's B I will come to and tank March 1 and Rut- gers, March 8. The team will go to Johns Hopkins, February §; Swarth- more, February 16, and Washington and Lee, February 23. It also will| compete in the {ntercolleglate meet t Rutgers March 15 ambitious to gain distinction in the ve a tough road ahead of them to t several weeks. Petworth Athletic day night in the Peck gymnasiu in the Peck gymnasium. St. Andrews Juniors have booked a rugged foe in Liberty for tonight a 7:15 o'clock in the National Guard Bym. Challenges to St. Andr | |bring received by Manager | Ourand. at Franklin 1032, 0 and 6:30 o'clock. s are Holden betwe Arlington players are requested to | report at 7 o'ciock prior to their game | with the Washington Barracks five in the latter's court. | Atlantic Athletic Clab will be the {opponent of the King Pins tonight at 8:30 o'clock in the Wilson Normal ym. Both teams are bitter rivals and a close game {8 expected. Monager H. L. Knott, Lin is booking games for the S team, which averages 120 pounds In 7467, . Teresa to 125 | A challenge has been issued b Petworth Boys' Club, whi games with teams In th pound class. Telephone Robert , at Columbia Columbia Athletic Club of Alexan- dria is casting about for opponents zing 105-110 pounds, according to Manager Ralph Scrivener, at 410 Prince street, Alexandria, Va. Clever passing enabled the Seminole riors to down the Kendall School team, to 13. The winning team w 1§ anxious to book the city's leading junior teams. Manager Ber- pard Sparks can be phoned at Lincoln Little opposition was offered the Manhattans last night when they showed the way to the Walter Reed tossers in a 41-to-7 fray. Swan and Ford of the winners played well, while Howard performed best for the soldiers. With Keller and Manders starring, Mount Vernon easily disposed of Sem. inole Athletic Club, 44 to 17. Mount Vernon Midgets took the scalp of Troop No. 2 of the Alexan- drla Boy Scouts, winning 26 to 13, Peck pushed {ts win column to ten straight at the expense of the st Paul quint last night, winning 45 to 16. Capt. Johnny Gollan played his| usual good game, connecting for eleven goals. Kramer and Bromely put up a fine defensive game for the winners. HAR STAYS COVBED, GLOSSY Millions Use It — Few Cents Buys Jar at Drugstore jare A Pictorial Highligi (Copyright, 1923, in U. S. and Great Britain by North American Newspaper Alliance. All rights reserved.) NO. 37—THE FIRST ALL-AMERICAN NINE. Picking all-American teams in foot ball and base ball is a common practice nowadays, and ir the first all-Ameri fifty-five years ago. Of this prehistoric nine, five p delphia Athletics, three of the Cinci Unions of Morrisania. Here is the the year Club Athletics Athletics Atheltics Athletics Cincinnati Union Cincinnati Player Radcliff, ¢ McBride, sler, 1b Reach, 2i ‘Waterman, 3b G. Wright, ss Johnson, rf Sensenderfer, cf Hatfield, If Athletics Outs in these records arc not f times a player was put out while at Ot this first all-American team, A. J. Reach of Philadelphia and Gec It was anuqunced at the beginni one of the le sporting publica would be awarded to the individual their respective positi . and a gold The ball was won by the Athletics Clipper, in a cotemporary issue, s “In making the awards we do review of cach player's record. The afforded full information on the sub individual averages are far ahead of t refers more particularly to the Athle Morrisania and the Haymake The pare as favorably in this respect as Mutuals and thre game. The Athletic third. As betweer burgh there is not much difference. “The Athletics receive a majori safely say, without any danger of ber McBride. Radcliff r. R and players it pective positions “It wo ¢ a hard task to fi Wright of t J ‘at the top o in the countr Athletics or Cincinnat respective not i name in t P stand first, the the Unions of Mc ap’ Hatfield of w receive on any means se position In_explanation of tl the editor of the Clipper award was made by a committee se careful ex tion of all the record manner as tennis play Tomorrow, concluding: “Casey s seeming {INTERIOR TEAM WILL Interfor Department eleven, s of the District, will for the last time r in a game with tne Balti- All-Stars Sunday in the Clark fith Stadfum. Action will start at 2:30 o'clock. The Oriole eleven is considered one of the strongest combinations in Maryland and a stirring battle is ex- pected. seen Sinee its seoreless tie with the pound champion Apache team the Waverly Atl tlub has booked a game with t npion Broadway eleven of Baltimore, ayed Sun- y S Knicker- Apachens will de title against th de Park make Apaches. a victory over the Ae of Baltimore. In pre fray. the Apaches will night and turday night Park. to gh for the recent feat was thletic Club n_for the practice to- at Union The M the The A worth-while game is expected in the Stanton Junior-Mardfeldt fray Sunday, to be played on a gridiron selected later. Both elevens have been working hard and a spirited match is antlcipated. Midgets' undefeated the Friendship 2:30 o'clock on Monument Lot Corinthian team will encounter Midgets Sunday gridiron No. 1 of The Corinthians bunting _upon Cohn, Filippis, Laifesky, Lucas, Potts, Jones, Neilen, Entin, Winguard. Cross, Harrison, Mindel, Cifala, 1. Cohen, Vandercook and Lewis. Emblem Athletic Club s anxious to meet the winner of the Stanton-Mar- feldt game, i to the man- ager. at H TYPEWRITERS Rented, Sold, Repaired (Lovest Rates) General Typewriter Co. 616 14th St. N.W.—1423 F St. N.W. Radiators and Fenders 10 DIFFERENT MAKES RADIATORS ANY KIND MADE OR REPAIRED. Cores installed in any make WITTSTATT'S it and WORKS 1 F. 7443, EARL WILSON BOXWOOD | | l' Even obstinate, unruly or shampooed | hair stays combed all day in any style you like. “Hair-Groom” is a dignified | combing cream which gives that natural | gloss and well-groomed effect to your 1hair—that final touch to good dre {both in business and on soclal occaslon: “Halr-Groom" s greasel also heips grow thick, heavy, lustrous r. ware of greasy, harmful Imitations, wow> Better Collars with tie space at top CHIPWOOD (MEDIUM) 20c¢ \, EARL 6o WILSON Games Outs END SEASON SUNDAY? 1923} this connection it is interesting to note that an base ball nine was officially selected in 1868, just layers were members of the Phila- nnati Red Stockings and one of the list, with the individual records, for Av. Av. Outs Runs Runs .25 205 5.05 3.00 139 411 2.14 192 4.36 223 183 513 2.4 161 417 2.05 193 421 3.06 157 4.9 40 120 3.06 176 4.16 37 80 2.06 180 432 fielding put-outs, but the number of bat two of its members are still living, orge Wright of Boston ng of )!65 by the New York Clipper, tions of the country, that a medal players making the best average in ball would go to the champion club. In commenting on the awards the 40 32 39 34 36 43 37 105 9% 92 91 86 91 uz not i d to enter into a lengthy averages of the principal clubs have ject. It will suffice to say that the hose of any of previous seasons. This tics, Atlantics, Cincinnatis, Unions of Mutuals and Eckfords do not com- the clubs named. Only two of the of the Eckfords reach the average of three runs to a Atlantics second and the Cincinnatis orrisania and the Unions of Lansing- ¥ of the prizes awarded, and we can ng disputed, that the self-same five— Sensenderier—have no superiors as ind a better shortstop than George ions of Morrisania, who is acknowledged by all to be Cincinnati is one of the best fielders ur opinion, of Cuthbert of the Waterman and Johnson of account of superior batting in their 1 right field, although good players ng abilities to numbers we might screpancy between the opinion of and the awards, it can be explained that the lected by the Clipper, which made a s and decided very much in the same s are now ranked. at the Bat.” TECH HIGH’S ELEVEN BANQUETS TONIGHT Gridironers of Tech High's cham- | plonship foot ball eleven will be hon- |ored at a banquet tonight at 6:30 o'clock in the school bullding. Prom- inent among those present will be Gordon Kessler, who was elected cap- tain of the 1924 team yesterday at a meeting of the letter men. Sixteen gridders and Manager Bert Adelman of Tech were awarded “T's" at the school assembly yesterday. Capt. Charley Pugh, Gordon Kessler, Joseph Tehaan, Edward Pairo, Suei Scrivener, Morton Gooch, Milton Price, Benjamin April, Henry Brown, Frank Hissey, John Parsons, Charles Barber, Enson Olds, Donald Adams, Francis Moreland and John Cline were the players honored. A dance under the ausplces of the Blue Triangle Club will be glven in honor of the Tech gridders tomorrow night at §:45 o'clock. TRACEY BUYS ST. JOE CLUB. CHICAGO, December 13—E. B Tracey, it is authoritatively reported here, has purchased the St Joseph, Mo, club of the Western League, and his first action was to put out $11 000 for new players. Two of them so far are Pitcher Seymour Balley of the Syracuse, N. Y., club and George Corrigan, a second baseman. TIP FOR FISHERMEN. HARPERS FERRY, W. Va., Decem- ber 13.—The Potomac river was very cloudy and the Shenandoah clear this morning. Columbia Midgets, who claim the eighty-five-pound championship, are seeking a game with the Corinthians Saturday. Get In touch with the Co- lumbia manager at Lincoln 1942. ‘Wonder What Merts Will Say Today ‘The Largest, Most Economical, Most Reliable Tailoring Shop Established 1893 Holiday Special For those who want a smart suit for the festive season we offer a wonderful value. Made to Order $18% Can’t be duplicated under $30 | Proportionate Values in Other Grades Remember, you have choice of a great stock of high-class fab- rics. And the services of our own tailoring erts. Mertz Tafloring means you get clothes made ay you want them. Full Dress Suits To Order, $ 45 =4 Silk Lined Mertz & Mertz Co. 906 -F St MONROE SOCCERISTS REACH SCHOOL FINAL By virtue of its 1-to-0 victory over the Brightwood Park School team, Monroe School soccer team won the right to meet today’s victor between Plerce and Brent schools next week for the District piayground soccer champlonship of the city. Yesterday's mateh between Mon- roe and Brightwood Park was a real battle. The only score came when oot Fay recelved the ball in Brightwood's territory and dodged King to send the ball between the uprights Fay, Wolf and Highfield of Mon- roe and Dyer of Brightwood playcd exceptionally well. ch team pre- sented a sturdy defense. YOUTHFUL SPRINTER NEW YORK, December 13.—Francis Hussey, Stuyvesant High School's| as a candldate for the American Olym- | pic team next year. Last season Hussey was clocked in | 9 3-5 seconds for the 100-yard dash, | tylng the world record, and though this mark was not officially accepted by the Amateur Athletic Union, it stamped the youngster as a ‘real find.’ LOOKS TO OLYMPICS sensational sprinter, is being groomed | * THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1923, Maryland Floor Squad : Business High Loses Four Basketers THE STAR’S PANORAMA OF BASE BALL ht History of the National Game RATHSKELLERS LOSE | LONE SCHOOL TO BE HIT TWO BOWLING TS|~ BY THE ADVISORY MARKS Bowling in the several leagues last night was more even than usual. The Ereatest upset was in the District |Three Promising Forwards and a Guard Fail to - Make Grade in Their Studies—Coach Kelly. Though, Is Optimistic Over Qutlook. League, where the Good Fellows took A two-out-of-three fall from the Rathskellers, all the games being well over the 500 mark. FHoolldg the winners, had the best set at although his first game was only 95. In the National Capital League Rathskellers also lost the odd ga to the Nationals, although they op: ed th ttle with a 571 game ner of the los iy part 1,as h a game of 143 USIN of ! 2SS HIGH'S already 2 the five schools to be weakened by General Freight Office of the T scholastic d ncies. h minal Y League pulled the cup | scholastic deficiencie 7 s stunt on Union Transf all | Bryant and Silverstone, and Haa three games by goc argins. Smoot, | ooy o ynabl of the losers, did the best pin spilling. ’n.fil'l\ nd will be unable to pl | of six weeks at Coaches c | that their squads were not hit. Coach Sotz y of his candidates survived the advisory 1 ility rules Tn the 0dd Felloww’ League. iolde Rule quint won all three games fr the Central team, landing all the b tles with marks well over the mark. Campbell of the victors the high set and ga: 354 and Loans and Currency of the Bureau raving and Printing Leagu grabbed all the games from Offic Ferguson of the winners was the best, with a set rous ir thirt n wept the boards | fried | ver, he scant nu ates he has on hand toned s be are v d responding to da In the held in the Central sterfic tles, Mount Pleasant Leagzue | rough shod over the | its fin £ the \ 18 Cc 1l be the porrow | TANK SCHOOL ELEVEN KEEPS 3D AREA TITLE t the sou forw Plant Bureau 4 cague was t rvice, 1 rwa and Enright, n € as the muk Landing three games over if ari, Hilltop quir the A Club League overwhelmed Arli Montgomery of th will next He performed consistently last sum- | mer around ten seconds for the cen- | tury sprint He will winter to declined many in_indoor meéts The United States will send a rugby foot ball team to the wames. it decided after the Pacific of the Amateur Ath urged representation ctivities this nts, having to compets Norway to Compet PARIS, December 13.—No try for the skifng events in t plc games has been received | makes a total of nine countries, cluding France, which h ed their intention to compete i winter sports. BASKET BALL RESULTS Catholie Univeraity, 11; Loyola, 6. Navy, 22; Waxhington College, 20. Army, 36; St. Francis College, 26, Dartmouth, 30; Clarkson Tech, 16, Pennsylvania, 29; Haverford, 9. De Panw, 20; Illinoix, 2% Safety team of the state Lo ured it n g pin's Colum did sor of tall the HOCKEY TEAM CHAL LENGES. vas clean-u It v s’ L TITLE TO BROOKLYN FOUR. | cLEVELA 1 | Broo i night Jecember o Driv ark 2 with 56-10. ng con in teami-wi An arrav ed to Ahearn but the squad now 1 in a -ru | ROCEFOR: CHY D AND MOLI NE QUIT fore K 3 —Rockiord e quint.|a For Christmas— a box of good cigars. It’s the one gift sure to please the man who smokes. And La Palina is the cigar to choose. Rich, fragrant, mild, uniform, La Palina is made of a combination of fine tobac- cos not found in any other cigar. Py SENATOR Shape There's a La Palina size and shape (o suit cvery fancy, at a price to suit every pocket- book. Select La Palina. You'll make no mistake. It has a universal taste ap- peal that will satisfy any man. That's why it has the largest number of smok- ers of any high-grade cigar in' America Capital Cigar & Tobacco Co., Inc., Distributor 602 Pa. Ave. N.W., Washington, D. C. CONGRESS CIGAR CO. Philadelphia