Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1924, Page 11

—— SPORTS. GRIFF’S NEW OUTFIELDER WELL SEASONED ATHLETE Acquisition From Nashville Has Been All Over Country Since Giants Picked Him Up in 1919, Martina Another Vet of Repute in South. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. N trotter. EW YORK, January 19.—In Lance Richbourg, an outfielder acquired by Washington from Nashville, the Nationals have obtained the most-traveled youngster insbase ball. When the Giants trained in Florida in 1919, the attention of the He is a veritable globe club was attracted to a young third baseman on the University of Florida team. He could hit and field, and before the Giants left town he had agreed to join them. He looked fike Eddie Collins, and batted something like him. He was Richbourg. When he reported to the Giants they had no place for him, so they sent him to California for trial. California sent him back. Then he was sent south. And again he came back. He was sent several other places, from all of which he came back. Finally he was dropped and went home to rest from his journeys. Buffeted around from pillar to post, always hitting fairly well, he turned up with Charleston, . in 1922 Ho batted .286, but the major leagues passed him up because of the Giants' experience. Then Nashville signed him. Joining Nashville, with all the base ball lore he had collected in his tra els, he began burning the Southern Association up with his batting. Then, with the luck that had pursued him for years, he broke his leg. But not until he had played forty-one sames and led his league with an average of .378, his record including #oven two-baggers, four three-bag- gers and three home runs. Broken leg and all, Washington took him, sent him to a hospital and told him' to rest and get well. Richbourg has finally got all the hard luck out of his system he may do ‘Washington a lot of good next season with his willow. But he Isn't too long on flelding, though he has played about every position, both in the in- fleld and the outfield. Martina Another Notable. ‘Washington has another player for 1924 who is of great repute in the south. He s Joe Martina, a pitcher. Some geasons ago, when the majors Were buffeting their way around Texas in sprifg training, they were frequently beaten by a pltcher at Beaumont. The Texans called him “the Texas cocktail'—Martina, of course. The Glants steered Into Beaumont for an exhibition game one day and the ofl folks were all set for the shindy, for Martina was to pitch and show the Giants up. For some time the game was a battle that gave the Texans real joy. Then, just in the moment of their triumph, a Texas outflelder let the ball get away with the bases filled. It rolled to the next oil well and the Beaumont team ran dry right then. That ended negotia- tions for Martina which the Glants had secretly inaugurated. He might have gone up from Texas then had it not been for that loose-fingered chap in_the outfield. But Martina never has lost his grip on the south, where they hold him high as a native product. He won twenty-one games and lost ten last year for New Orleans. He has no curve. As almost all the pitchers to- day are without a curve, this may be Martina’s year to go blg with Wash- ington. (Copsright CLOSING OF SHOCKER CASE ENDS PROBLEM CHICAGO, January 19.—Settlement of the case involving Urban Shocker, star pitcher of the St. Louis Browns, yestprday withdrew his plea before Commissioner Landis that he be de- clared a free agent, removes a seri- ous problem, which would have other- wise confronted the major league club owners, it was said Yo base ball circles here. The base ball world was watching the case closely, as It affected one of the basic principles of the game—the right of a club to discipline its play- ers, Shocker, who had contended that his' rights of action had been in- fringed upon by the refusal of the St. Louis club to allow him to take his wife on the last eastern trip of the 1823 season, appeared before Com- missioner Landis and asked that the case be settled. Shocke¥ explalned that the situation had been satisfac- torily adjusted. ‘When Shocker refused to accom- pany the club on the last trip he was suspended and fined $1,000. Whether the full amount of the fine was re- turned to Shocker, Commissioner Landis would not say. It was under- stood, however, that a_satisfactory financlal settlement had been reached and that Shocker also received back salary due him. The case was adjusted largely through the efforts of Bob Quinn, president of the Boston club, who was secretary of the Browns at the time Shocker was disciplined. Quinn, it is understood, arranged the meeting be- tween Shocker and Commissioner Landis, which resulted in the case be- ing dropped. Commissioner Landis refused to comment on the case, aside from say- ing “an agreement was reached be- tween Shocker and the St. Louis club and at the request of the player the case was dropped. WALTER KIMMICK’S FATE IS UP TO THE PHILLIES CINCINNATI, January 19.—The fate of Inflelder Walter Kimmick, who, it was announced, would be sent with Pltcher Keck to Vernon of the Pacific Coast League in the trade for Pitcher Jakey May, will be officially decided in & day or two. The Philadelphia Nationals have re- fused to waive on Kimmick, and if the Quaker city club jnsists on hav- ing him he must be sent there. If the Philadelphias decide to permit him to leave the league Kimmick will be sent to the coast. 1921.) e P L LANDIS CHALLENGES ANY RED TO A GOLF MATCH CWNCINNATI, January 19.—Former Judge K. M. Landis, base ball \com- missioner, will be with the Cincinnati Reds at Orlando, Fla., during the first week of their training period. Com- missioner Landis, who recently has been in Cincinnatl, is quoted as hav- ing said he would arrive at Orlando on or about March 3, his first stop-off in & swing around the training campe of the sixteen major league clubs. He said it was part of his work to look over the training camps, and that he enjoyed the trip immensely. He also expressed a desire to meet on the links at Orlando any golf players on'the Cincinnati team. EMMER GOES TO SEATTLE. ALBANY, N. Y., January 19.—Owner J. Hawkins of the Albany club of the Eastern League yesterday announced completion of & deal whereby Frankie Emmer, shortstop, goes to the Seattle ;lsllsl':”o! the Pacific Coast League for PRl GIANTS BUY PITCHER. NEW YORK, January 19.—Purchase by the New York Giants from the Newark club of Howard E. Baldwin, considered one of the best pitchers in International League, was an- nounced today. The deal had been pending_for two weeks. It was un- deratood & cash,payment was made, bab the amount was not revealed. 1f | JOE JUDGE SIGNS UP WITH GRIFFS FOR 1924 The liat of Washington players signed for service during the com- ing season waws Increaxed by one today when Joseph Ignatius Judze indorxed n contract. The agile firntancker wax in conference wi Clark Grifith at loeal headquarter: but a short time when agreeme: 8 to salary wan renched. Judge i keeping in whape thix winter at- tending to xlow lenks on hix tour~ ing car vin the hand-pump route and expects -to tote little excess welght to Tampa. Griff took occaxion today to deny n_report from New York to the effect that he was angling for the wervices of Al pitching star of the Pirates, who was xent to Reading of the national League by Broo seaxon. The White Sox also are be after the veteran. EAGLES TO DEFEND JUNIOR COURT TITLE| Anacostia Eagle tossers and the Apache quint are expected to offer a stirring match tomorrow afternoon on the Congress Heights floor. Both teams are in_the thick of the race for the 145-pound title, which was won by the Eagles last year. Apaches may find the golng rough tomorrow, for the Eagles have mow- &d down several! formidable gontend- ers for the laurels. Columbia Mulgets took both ends of a double-header, downing the Pet- worth Boys' Club, 15 to 4, and the Twin Oaks Midgets, 28 to 16. Twin Oaks game, Atchinson of the winners garnered five floor goals. With Jnfte, Walker and Shalin dis- playing their wares to good effect the Rialto quint turned in a 45-to-22 vic- tory over the Avon five. What promixes to be one of the; best games of the season is expected when the Manhattans encounter the Iroquois tonight at § o'clock In the Congress Heights gymnpaslum. With victories over the Boys' Club Celtics, Auroras, Capitol Juniors Trinity M. Clover Juniors sceking more action in the 120-pound class. Challenges are being received by Manager James White at Lincoln 2594, - McGinty of the Twin Oaks account- ed for fourteen points when his team downed Central Athletic Club, 28 to 20. Olympic Athletic Club has canceled its game with the Company F team of Hyattsville because of inability to muster a five. Circle towsers are to meet Chevy Chase Athletic Club tonight on the latter’s court. Trinity failed to meet the Circles ldast night. Calvary Baptist five nosed out the v e A quint, 13 to 12, At half time, the Y team was leading, 12 to 4, but Calvary spurted in the final portion. McAnich tossed four goals for the losers. NO POLITICS IN BIG TRADE, QUINN SAYS CHICAGO, January 19.—League politics in connection with the recent deal between the Boston and Cleve- land American League clubs was branded as untrue by President Bob Quinn of the Red Sox, who stopped here en route to Columbus, Ohio. “League politics had nothing to do with our deal,” Mr. Quinn said. “There has been considerable talk about ‘gentlemen’s' agreement and the like between major league clubs, but as far as the Boston club is con- cerned we have no gentlemen's agree- ments with any club. “The time has come when players are so scarce that no club will per- mit any plaver to get away from it, providing that the club believes that the player upon whom waivers are asked will benefit the club. “Any time walvers are asked on any player and we believe that the player will help us we are not goin to permit him to get 1 firmly belleve tha clubs are taking the . President Quinn said he expected to have one of the best clubs in the leagu® next season. He was highly elated over the big deal, in which seven players were involved, and said that he was not yet through, as he was looking for a good pitcher or two and any other players which will make his club a contender. |SANDLOT MAGNATES | DISTRICT SCHOOLBOYS T0 SPEND BUSY DAY BALTIMORE, January 19.—#The ninth annual convention of the Na- tional Base Ball Federation, the governing sandlot organization, got down to0 real- business today. One session was held yesterday, but for the most part it was merely a get- together assemblage. Joseph J. Dallas, president of the Unlon Printers’ International League, proposed that an annual serles be held between the Typo and N. B, F. amateur champions. A committee is considering the suggestion. Morning, afternoon and night ses- sions are on the program today, since practically the entire business of the convention must be transacted and action taken on numerous com- mittee reports. Among the proposals up for action are/a reorganisation plan, which pro- vides for enlarging and dividing into sections the territory under sway of the federation, chamtflons of each section to be determined and sent to the national elimination series; plans for financing this natiénal champion- shi: designation of an “amateur day”; methods of increasing the fed- eration’s service to mbers, and plans for a national best-player tour- nament. © In the | THE I After considerable thought I am convinced that the game of base ball has done as much toward the amal- gamation of races toward American- ization as any one factor in Amer- ican life. It can do more. Probably you have noticed that in the great citfes like New York and Chicago, where the forelgn popula- tion is large, the proportionate at- tendance at ball games Is smaller than in citles more solidly American. For instance, a city llke Cleveland will draw almoat as many peoplo to s¢e a winning ball club as New York city. and it has about ome-fifth the population. & Baso ball people have overlooked many opportunities. They must look forward in the future. That foreign population is a great fleld. It has been suggested that the powers in base ball should start a movement looking toward Americanization by educating these forelgn people into a love for base ball. Wherever they have a chance they take it up very quickly. 1 have scen little Itallan boys trying to play base ball the firat vear of their arrival, simply be- cause they saw the American boys doing it. In a short time they had the American spirit. Without that spirit they are Amerlcans in name only. w if the base ball people would co-operate with the public play- grounds assoclations In the various citles and with the Americanization societies I believe a scheme could be worked out by which great good D a 2-t0-0 forfeit to the Domincans. Sailors guarding surprisingly well. QUINTS ARE TIED AT END— OF FOUR EXTRA PERIODS JACKSONVILLE, Fia., January 10.—A basket ball game that was tled at the finish of the first half at the end and wtill dead- locked at the close of ench of four extra five-minute periods, when it wax decided it was useless to try to break the tic, caused local en- thusiasts tonight to claim = record for continuous play. At the end of the firat half the score wax 18 to 18, and each team Acored mevemteen points in the last hal. the fourth five- The game wan between the Duval High School Tigers and n team compowed of former Duval players. . HANDLEYS NOSE OUT BRUNSWICK ROLLERS There was plenty of good bowling in the Suburban League last night jwhen the Handley quint won two of three from the Brunswick team. The latter was outrolled 567 to 561 In the first game. E. McPhilomy had the best ten-frame count, 134, and Bax- ter the best set, 356. In the Mount Pleasant League Chestorfleld ran away with all three games, the Cliftons being the victims. Leishear of the victors had high set, 331, and Cost of the losers, top game, Electrical Department quint of the Terminal ¥ League won the odd game from Express. Ballard of the winners rolled high game at 118, Independents of the Washington Ladles’ League captured two games from Daughters of Isabella, Cath- erine Quigley rolling a 270 set and 101 game. After losing a game the Columblans won two from Comforter Club. May O'Brien had high game, 10:, S04 Elatne Quigley the best set, 278. Five matches were rolled in the East Washington Church League. Epworth won the odd from Fastern Presbyterian and the Men's Club, Douglas_ did the same to Ninth Street; Bible Class took three from | Eastern ~ Presbyterian, and Ninth Street made a sweep in its set with | Centennial “Baptist.~ Motyka of " the ible Class was the top man for all the matches, with a game of 137 and a set of J4f. }_In the American Legion League Hiram Cash beat Sergt. Jasper_ in three games by large margins. Mc- Guire of the winners bowled a set o; )llzflalnd ‘Walsh of the losers a game ol . Accounts and Collections had a warm battle with Corporation Audit in the Internal Revenue League, all the games being clos ‘The former won two of the three. Pourron had the best ‘game, 130, and Joliffe th high set, 328, . | IN TITLE SWIM MEET Central High's aquatic should be In fine fettle for the inter- scholastic swimming meet to be held March 8, under the auspices of the C Club, in the Blue and White's tank. Centrai defeated Devitt for the sec- athletes jond time yesterday, 48 to 25. Keutner of Deyitt was the outstanding per- former. He took first place in th fancy dive and won the 50-yard da: Hi ‘:rll a close second in the 100 ith two victories over the Devitt Pr'x team tucked away, Central will nd four of it immers to com- pete in the national championship events next Saturday at the Unlver- ty of Pennsylvania. &DL Bonnet, Gann, Edmonston and Peter will make the trip. Keutner and Jones of Devitt Prep also plan to compete. Both Central and Devitt are to send representatives to the Rul‘.l;l Coll ‘meet to be held Feb- ruary 2. ‘There will be eight events in the interscholastic ‘swimming meet this year. In adiition to the plunge. fancy dive, relay and 100-yard breaststroke, there are listed the 50, 100, 220 yard dash and the 100-yard backstroke. Entries may be sent to F. J. Bruaner, coa No " entries will February 27, l l of Central High. | men, 26; Cumberiand ived t mesnee, 2¢; Ken= BY HANS WAGNER. CHAPTER 40 (The Last)—How the Game Can Be Strengthened. T is my opinion that any man who has given thirty years of his life to base ball has not wasted his time. to his country. That gives me a lot of satisfaction. I hope that all ball players will feel the same. By taking their profession seriously and giving as much as possible to the entertainment of the public and the encouragement of young boys to take up sport, they are sure.to feel that way when they are about to retire and can look backward for reflection. I don't know of any profession in which I could have done as well as in base ball. It has been my own education. Without its opportunities I would not have been able to appreciate my own country as I have. * He has contributed considerable could be accomplished for the new citizens and also for the country. You can bet that whenever a foreign boy becomes a base ball fan hé im- medlately becomes an American. It gives him the real idea of what America means. Make Playgrounds Schools. , Suppose, for instance, the Dbig leagues should go into the play- grounds movement by contributing ) one experienced veteran ball plaver to conduct the games and instruct the little fellows at each publio outdoor gathering place. In a very short time more playgrounds would be needed. It.would start a general movement toward the outdoors and toward sport. The base ball people would ba repald tenfold by the num- ber of fans developed and by the de- velopment of new ball players. In this concluding chapter of my mamoirs I also would like to indorse the plan suggested by John Heydler, president of the National League, looking toward the founding of & col- lege for professional ball players. Such a school, I believe, would pay the leagues as well s the young bail players eager to enter the procession. There is no reason why we should not have a school for ball players, just the same as we do for actors, for ers and other professions. My suggestion Is similar to that of Mr. Heydler, In that the school should be to big league base ball what West Point is to the Army. Without a West Point our Army would sufter 'DOMINICAN FIVE VICTOR AS SAILORS QUIT GAME OMINICAN LYCEUM tossers hope to cut a wide swath in unlimited | basket ball circles this year, but after easily disposing of Arling- ton Athletic Club in its opening fray, the Lyceum team yesterday met a tartar in the Seamen Gunners’ quint. Domincans tossed as the final whilstle sounded made the score 23-all, but the Sailors refused to go into an extra period, and Referee Smith awarded Lloyd's field goal for the Play was spirited throughout, the Milan Athletic Club that showed the way to Company C, 12ist Engi- neers, in an 18-to-15 engagement, will visit e Dominicans Tuesday night at St. Dominic's Hall. Lloyd, Mars- den, Gerardl, Fitagerald, Hickey, Kaufman, Adonis and Brown are in the Lyceum squad. Manager Joe Gerardi is booking games at Frank- n 4 Washington Comets have booked a tough foe in the Alexandria Light In- fantry for a game tonight on the lat- ter's floor. Palace Laundry five will meet the Comets Thuraday at the Congress Heights gymnasium. t. Andrew Junlors continued their vinning streak by vanquishing the Liberty five, 24 to 16. Waple and Causey of the losers and MacDonald, Kessler and Neuman of St. Andrew played wgll. Mount Vernon quint was offered little opposition by the Pullman Com- pany and won 45 to 13. MacCartee and Elliott registered seven and six xoals, respectively. St. Patrick's tossers rushed their win column to five in a row by turn- ing in a 9-t0-0 victory over the St. Anthony’s five. A rugged defense proved too much for the losers. GIrl basketers of Metropolitan Ath- letic Club may find the going rough in & game with the Wilson Normal School sextet to be played tonight at 8 o'clock In the latter's gymnasium. Boyw* Club Celties easily disposed of the Molines, 21 to 15. Sklar ob- tained four baskets for the winners. Exhibiting a fast rumeng attack, the Southend Midgets swamped the St. Paul Midgets, 48 to 11. Boys* Club Yankees are setting a rapid pace. They scored their eighth consecutive victory in a 27-te-19 game with Natfonal Athletic Club. Clever shooting by Finnegan and Lucas paved the way to the triumph. Calvary Baptist five nosed out the Y. M. C."A. team, 13 to 12, in one of the most warmly contested games of the season. Elated over their 18-to-11 victory over the sturdy local Marine team, the Government Printing Office Ap- prentices are casting about for games with teams in the 135-140-pound class. Telephone challenges to Man- ager Elmer Meade, at Lincoln 5231, between 5 and 7 o'clock. Simmons of the Twin Oaks_five tossed eight goals against the King Pins, his team winning, 39 to 0. Gonzaga's third-year class team fell before Clover Athletic 23 to 25. Games with the winning quint can be arranged by calling the manager at Franklin 8253. A woperior defemse cnabled the Cuthbert Midgets to beat the Colum- bla Juniors, 37 to 14. Corcoran drop- ped elght baskets for the winners. A atirring miatch is expected in the Peck Athletic Club-Hobab Club game tonight on the former's court. The Hobab tossers are coming from Balti- more confident they can show the way to the Peckmen. Palace Laundry five will play host to the Paramount Ramblers tomor- row afternoon at the Arcade. The Ramblers flashed tc the limelight last year when théy trounced the Washington Yankees, as the Palace combjnation then wi 1led. PHILS START FEBRUARY 24. PHILADELPHIA, January 19— Man- ager Arthur Fletcher of the Philadel- hia National League club, sald he E-fl ordered all battery men to re- rt at the spring training camp at esburg, Fla., by February 24. The layers ‘wiil arrive there March Fletcher sald he wanted the pitchers and catchers to have at least a we prefiminary workout. BASKET BALL RESULTS. Latayette, 12. At Keadall Green—Gallaudet, 513 Tt Combridse—Harvard, 47; Brows, . : An Garroll, 17 o John o At _Greemville—Furman, 38; Seuth Carolina, 32. At Indianapolis—Butler, 33; Ham. over, 24, At_Marquette—Oskosh, 29; North- ern State Normal, 1§ At Atlanta—Mereer, 29; Georsia Tech, 26. At Lexington—Wake Forest, 18} V. M. L, 14. At Lexington, Ky—Transylvania, 19; Sewanee, 18. Kentucky U. fresl llege, 22. Club, i for the lack of trained officers. It is just as necessary to league base ball that its players be trained and pos- sessed of all the knowledge that men who have gone before can give them. The methods In the past have been honest and sincere, but sort of hap- hazard. The popularity of the game really has outgrown its system. Can you imagine what it would mean to the major leagues to have a colle turning out from thirty to forty sk ed players every year? Also can you imagine how hard a young fellow would work to win a diploma from that school it he thought it a gen- ulne stamp of approval and appoint- ment or assignment to some major league club? College Would Ald Game. The young player in the past, by force of circumstances, has been com- pelled to get most of his base ball educatfon and training by his own ef- forts. The nagers en't the time nor the inclination to spend sev- eral hours every day correcting the Its* of the young substitutes and recruits who sit on the bench merely waiting for an opportunity to show what they can do. Often I have look- ed at their eager eyes from the fleld. I could almost feel that they were hoping to sce some old fellow drop out 0 that they would have a chance. That is but natural. I reckon young officers In the Army and in the police look forward to the time when some veteran will be retired. It Is thelr only chance for advancement, 1 have known ambitious young ball players to shrivel up and lose their pep through lack of activity on the diamond. Sitting on the bench day after day and month after month is no easy job. Now suppose we had a college founded and endowed by the big leagues and with well known star players as professors or instructors— wouldn't that be a great place to send these youngsters that now sit on the bench? The clubs would be able to pay their tuftion In what they would save in expenses. They could call them in when needed, The youngsters would have a chance not oniy to study the fine points of the game, but to put them in practice every day | Basket Ball Tips What general cautions can be| given about dribbling? Answered by |" JAMES L McNICHOL | ! Member of University of PQ-II'I_I vania basket ball team und one of the | “bosket ball Me! ‘holx,” the mont famous family of players in the game. | * Kk ok x i i . In dribbling, the player must bear | in mind that he is allowed to touch, the ball with only one hand at a; time, and the dribble must be cort- | uous; that is, he is not allowed to stop dribbling and then continue, | unless the ball has been passed be- tween these two operations. The| player is not allowed to take more! than one step before he dribbles! the ball, or in between dribbles. The tendency when going toward the basket is to take more than one | step directly under the basket and consequently commit a foul by run- ning. The dribbler must always be: ready to pass the ball; hence he; must watch the ball and the other) player at the same time. The begin-| ner will give all his attention to the | ball, forgetting the team entirely.; Practice alone will teach the play-: er to watch the ball and players| simultaneously. i x ‘l‘n:‘lrllhl. 192 ssociated Editors.) H SCHOOL FIVES CLASH | FOR LEAD IN SERIES| Western High tossers were to meet Eastern in a game for top place in the high school championship series today at 3 o'clock in the opening con- test of the double-header in Central Coliseum. Business and Tech, tled for the cellar position, were to take the floor in the second fray. Central's basketers, that fell be- fore Swavely Prep in a 27-to-11 en- gagement, also were booked for ac- tion, meeting University of Mary- land freshmen at College Park. Play was to start at 1 o'clock. Lightweight tossers of Central earned a hard-fought game from the Ontiacks, 17 to I1. Mayfleld of the Blue and White and Potter and Johnson of the losers played well. Improvement was ahown in Hyatts- ville High's play when it disposed of the Kappa Alpha Fratenity quint, 21 to 18. Carr of the winners, caged four baskets. A spirited mateh was waged. be- tween the Rockville High School and Georgetown . Prep, the former win- ning, 17 to 14. HARVARD RECORD IS SET AS CREWS ROW IN RIVER CAMBRIDGE, Mass., January 19.— All precedents within the memory. of #{ the oldest men now connected with Harvard rowing have been shattered by the appearance of ‘Crimson crews on the Charles river -for open-water practice. The crews were mustered by coaches of the freshmen and 150- jpound ocarsmen. John Freen, who has been commect- ed with Harvard rowing for thirty- three. years and who watched the oarsmen, sald that he had ndver be- fore seen a crew out In January, RAY IN RACE TONIGHT. NEW YORK, January 18.—Jo Ray, Chicago distance star, will ei deavor to redeem the setback he su tained in a handicap race last We nesday .night when be starts against a strong field in'a race at his favorite distance, one mile, in the Fordham A. A, games tonight, Imile evec are Capt. Wooten, EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1924 | SPORTS. b O Lance Richbourg a Champion Traveler : Greb- lson _out‘L' cks Title Caliber |FIGHT ILLUSTRATES NEED OF GOOD MIDDLEWEIGHTS Champion Sets Fast Pace Agfiinst Title fiolder, But There Is Not Enough Behind His Blows to Get Real Results. right under the eye of men who know thelr busine A school like this also would give the old ball player something to look forward to. He could go there in dig- nifled retirement and be an instructor. It would not be necessary for him to be kicked down the ladder from one small league to another. If the play- grounds scheme also were put into operation dozens of veterans could be employed there. Should Encourage Sports. At present the only future left to 2 big league ball player is to be- come a manager or a scout. There are not enough jobs for all of them. As a result they have to go into some business for which, as a rule, they are fitted by neither training nor tem- perament. Some ortunate enough, ved their money and to have invested it intelligently. ;l;hole. however, are not in the majr- Y. I think ft not ‘anly a duty but a matter of good policy for our lead- ing citizens in oficial position or in private life to encourage the sport of base ball—all sports, for that matter. When the boys came back from France 1 remember one young fel- low telling me why Americans made such good fighters. “A Frenchman fold me,” “that the secret of our Army suc- coss was that Americans all liked to lay.” P'5% that he meant that when they BY FAIR PLAY. N EW YORK, January 19.—The battle for the middieweight title be< tween Harry Greb and Johnny Wilson last night at least served to prove one thing—that the middleweight ranks at present are woefully lacking in championship class. This was the second clash of the champion and former title holder, and apparently they can fight eight or ‘nine more fifteen-round bouts without either being in serious danger of kissing the canvas for the count. The artillery of neither was effective. Greb, metaphorically speak< ing, used a sawed-off shotgun loaded with small shot. He peppered Wil~ son with every kind of a blow from every kind of an angle, but none of his efforts had enough steam behind it to bring any acute distress to the challenging Bostonian. FIVE WORLD RECORDS ne xaie.| BROKEN IN SWIMMING CHICAGO, January 19.—Five world | were not actually in the line they (swimming records and one American were constantly playing some game, mostly base bail. At night the would have boxing matches. Alwa: though, they were ready to play a laugh and root for their favorites. That trait in most all Americans 1 believe is due to the national love for base ball and other sports. The more sports we have the better coun- try we will ‘have. As our 8ports grow in quality they wlill grow into us that all great races of people were sport-loving people. That is why I am been a ball player. (The End—Hans Mgner': Story.) VARSITY QUINTS PLAY TWO GAMES TONIGHT Another two-game college basket ball card is to be offered here tonight with Georgetown, 29-to-12 victor over Lafayette last night, figuring In the more important of the engagements. The Hilltoppers are ‘to clash with George Washington, their old rival, proud of having in Central Coliseum, in the first tilt|; of a series that has been promoted annually except for-a season or tw: since its start in 1907. The game is to begin at 8:30 o'clock. Gallaudet, that beat Macon 51 to 28 last night, Is not to play this evening, but Catholic Uni- versity will be host to the Western Maryland College quint at Brook- land. This battle will get under way at 8:15. . O'Kectc's good center play and Mc- { Naney's work featured Georgetown's attack, while Capt. Carney was Strong | defensively in the game with Lafay- ette. The Hilltoppers were masters of the situation all the way, com- pletely outplaying the visitors. La- fayette was penalized severely for rough tactics. All of its substitutes were pressed into service, and these were permitted to remain in the fray despite excessive fouling. Grlloudet outelassed Randolph-Ma- con in every department of play in the game at Kendall Green. Davis and Riddie scoring "heavily from scrimmage, the Kendall Green- ers soon had a commanding lead and played the latter part of the game with a substitute team. Butterworth, a forward, was the best player of the shland quintet. The victory was the third in & row for Gallaudet. EIGHT G. U. RUNNERS IN FORDHAM GAMES Welter Gegan instead of Tony Plansky will' be the fourth member of Georgetown University's mile re- lay team in its race with Rutgers and other fours at the Fordham Uni- versity meet in New York tonight. Plansky, selected for the quartet after the time trlals Tuesday, hurt an ankie yesterday and had to be withdrawn. Other members of the relay team are Ray Haas, Jack Bur- gess and Paul Herlihy. Four other Georgetown men will compete in the meet, although one | of them—Vernon Ascher—will run| unattaghed. Ascher, who won the rational junior quarter-mile title and competed for the University of Illinoid, last year, is to start in an invitation 440. Capt George Marsters and Willam _Sullivan will be sent against Joie Ray, Chicago star, in a special ‘mile event, while Bill 'Dow- ding is to enter the 120 and 300 yard races. 3 Eleven distonce runners of the University of Maryland are expected | to compete in the Post modified mara- thon race to be held here February 22, Those now training for the ten- Com- pher. Miller, Staley, Bowman, Weber, Froelich, Patruska, Buchman, Neilsen and Milld. TLast fall the Maryland harriers won the team trophy in a ten-mile race in Baltimore and later grabbed thé South.Atlantio A. A. U. cross-country- champlonship. - R. V. Truitt Is coaching the squad. BASKET BALL GOING STRONG IN BIG TEN CHICAGO, January .19.—Basket ball is rivaling foot balli in the western conference universities this year as an attraction for crowds,’early sea- son attendance records ‘show. Gymnasiums at all the big ten uni- versities have been packed by capac- ity crowds at the preliminary con- tests. At Michigan a record was set when | 8,200 crammed inte the Yost Fleld house to see the Illifols contest. Ohlo State has had mearly 7,000 in i gymnasium. Chicago and Northwes ern are drawing crowds of 6,00 while thé Wisconsin floor limits its seating capfi¢ity to 3,000.. - The third week of big ten basket ball will be marked-by three feature contests tonight. Tows and Michig: ed, battle to hold a place with Wi consin and the head of the eonference standings. oth flves have strong offensive machines, with the veteran Hawkeyes given the edge. In the other meets Minnesota and. Indiana plays Chicago. HOCKEY RESULTS. Arbor—Mickigan, 3; Wis- 1; Prince- 33 Cleveland, 1. Min- Randolph- | With | _both yndefeat- | two gamed Purdus 1l {Stockholm I | town records, even greater popularity. History tells | mark flashed into existence -last night, when a half dozen swimmers bearing the colors of the Illinois Ath- letlc Ciub stepped from the Loyola University's new seventy-five-foot tank. The new champions bettered their except Johnny Weiss- muller, who won back the 150-yard backstroke record taken away from him recently at Honolulu, and Ethel Lackie, who beat Adelaide Lambert's time in the seventy-five-yard free- style event. . Welssmuller's time was 1.44 68-10 compared with the old record of 1.4 Miss Lackie's time was 0.47 flat, four-fifths of a second better than the old record. Miss Sybil Bauer sliced five and two-fifths seconds off her time for the seventy-five-vard back-stroke event, doing the distance in 0.543-5. In the 100-yard back- stroke event she made the distance in 1.134-5. which was two-fifths of a second better than her old record. With the two new marks she took top honors. Johnny Faricy set a new mark in the breast-stroke event, going 100 yards in 1.10 3-5, four-fifths of a sec- ond better than his old mark. Bob made the new American ark, doing the 200-meter breast stroke in 2.56 4 four-fifths ~ seco: old mark. MOLLA CAN'T PLAY FOR U. S. AT PARIS NEW YORK, January Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, women's national tennis champion of the United States, will not bear the American Olympic shield for her adopted country in the tennis cham- pionships to be played In Paris next July. All hope that the famous Norsewoman, who developed her ten- nis play to international heights in the United States, would be able to represent this country at the coming Olymplc was lost when the officers of the United States Lawn Tennis As- s faster than his 19.—Mrs. |soclation were officially. notified that Mrs. Mallory had been declared in- eligible to' represent the United States by the international Olympic committee. This ruling s based upon a clause of the rules and regulations of the Olympic games, which states that an athlete who has once represented a country in Olympic games.competi- tion cannot at a later date change his or her allegiance and representation to_another nation. The specific ruling in Mrs. Mallory's case hinges upon her play in the Olympic games tennis competition at in 1912, when, as Molla Bjurstedt. a girl stiil in her teens, she played for Norway and won third prize in the singles. It was the Hope of American tennis enthusiasts that, because she has made this country her home for almost a .decade and married an American citizen, the Olympic rule might be construed broadly in her case. which is one and | six times' Greb gives an opponent a chance to set himself and shoot at a stationary mark, but, on the other hand, he is not able to set himself for a punch which will send his rival off hie pins. Wilson carried @ weapon of larger caliber in his left hand, which he Glacharged less frequently and with more nolse but equally little effect. Occasionally he would slam a sturdy wallop into Harry's midsection, but in many ¢ ave advance notice of his in clearly that the champion was able to make him miss without great difficulty In one department Greb clearly proved his superiority. That was in speed. and stamina. He maintained a terrific pace throughout and was far less tired at the end of the fifteen rounds than Wilson. Instead of appearing weak at the middlewelght limit, Greb fought a far better battle than he has .put up on other occasions when he carried more poundage around with him. LYNCH IS OUTFOUGHT IN GO WITH W’KENNA EW ORLEANS, January 15.—Ed- die McKenna of New Orleans had the edge on Joe Lynch, bantamweight champion of the world, in a ten- round no-decision bout here iast night. McKenna s credited with five rounds. He shook Lynch several times with right swings and had blood streaming from cuts on the cham- plon’s ear and mouth at the end of the fracas. tore w Lynch loose in the thrca rounds credited to him_ with vicious rights and lefts, but the local man managed to keep out of harm's was CASALA STOPS CHANEY. TAMPA, Fla, January 19.—Carlos Casala, Cuban lightweight, knocked out Joe Chaney of Bakimore last night. Chaney had suffered ons knockdown a few seconds before ani came up STOBZY. MALONE BOSTON, January lone of St. Paul was gi o GETS DECISION. 19.—Jock M- ni the judge decision after his ten-round bout wit Roland Todd. English middleweight. last night. The décision was not we'l received by some. ‘WOULD LOWER RING TAX. ST. PAUL, Minn,, January 19.—Rec- ommendation that the state tax on boxing bouts be reduced from 10 per cent to 5 was made yesterday by W. F. Sailor, secretary of the Min- nesota boxing commission, in a re- port to the interim committee of the legislature. R e BRITON HAS TOUGH BOUT. NEW _YORK, January 19.—Ted Moore, English’ middleweight boxe: and the latest to arrive here, will undergo a severe test in his bout to- night “with Larry Estridge, negro. Estridge has never been defeated, having won fifty-three bouts. .- YALE WATERMEN SCORE. NEW YORK. January 19.—Yale won over-the College of the City of New York last night in both the intercol- legiate swimming and water polo contests. The swimming score was 52 points to 10, and polo 38 to 24. Johnny Farrell Tells The Hoptoad That Beat Vardon. LESS you are a past master at golf you will find you can im- prove your game by watching “ex- pert performers at play. I would advise any man who feels that he needs to better himself to attend tournaments where the big stars of the links are on exhibition— if it is convenient so to do. He will learn much of value. Until 1 felt that I had fairly learned the technique of golf I made It a point to give the at masters of golf fhe “orice over’ whenever the opportunity offered. On one occasion, while pursuing this policy, I saw_the funniest play that ever came to my | attention. . . 1 happened to be in C A0 some years ago on a day when Harry Var- don, the great® Britisher, was adver- tised to_meet his brother Tom; a pro- fessional, in this country, in'an ex- Inside Golf |_By CHESTER HORTON__ The golf shot can mever be of maximum result if the club, when ken up, s out of parallel with the direction sought. One of the secmingly widespread erromeous notions about the club at the top of the swing is that “the club- hecd must be seen” It is meant by that that the player should be able to see his clubhead, the shaft thus being turned directly across the line of flight. That is one of the surest ways I know of to produce an #incurable wlice.” The club shaft, as the sketch shows, ahould run parallel with the direction sought when it is at the top of the upawink. If it soen farther -than this the skoulders will be %o far ahead, in the dow swing, that the wrist and hand tion on the shaft will not be able This correct paraljel % of the wshaft will correct over-awinging —oue of golters' worne faults (Copyright, Joua E. Dille Cod ] | | i | hibition match. Harry Vardon is just- ly noted as one of the supreme stylists of golf. Naturally I wanted to see him perform, so I.went out to the Onwentsia Club, “where the brothers met, and followed them around. et I had a double treat. It was a gemu- ine pleasure to see Harry Vardon in action; also the match turned out:1o be a thriller. 8 When they started the last .hole Harry and Tom were all squared? Both™ got good drives and were ona the green in 2. Harry laid his first putt clese to the hole for a sure 4 and | stepped back to let his brother' Mt As Tom was a full thirty feet frap the cup it seemed probable he would halve -the hole, necessitating extrs'” play e1gon Tom,, after considerable prepavas ' tion, rolled a beautiful putt. But ic! lacked just enough power to reach, pausing on the very edge of the cup. When, it seemed cértain that the, pall wouldn't_drop, Tom walked uf 1 sink it. The gallery already was oy ing on to see the play from the next tec. For the moment; few. were wateh ing. =i Tom, himself, had lifted his eypa when 'he dropped them again & dom:- of astonishment overspread his face: His ball had disappeared! Another stép forward and It cfime to view—securely nestled in the cup, ‘Tom, after all, had made a 3 and woar the mateh. 9|1 When he retrieved the ball the myas tery was explained. He found w:iat - hoptoad {mprisoned In the cup. In ita efforts to escape it had disturbed tHo ball's delicate balance and it haq tumix bled in. " A “Is that the way you win over here?* was Harry Vardon's only com- ment. 2 YOUNG SWIMMER WINS. SYDNEY, New South Wales, Janu- ary 19.—Andrew Charlton, the seA8h- tional sixteen-year-old AustraMan wimmer, defeated Arne Borg of Sweden. by fifteen vards in an 880- yard swimming race here yesterday, Chariton's time was 17 minutes 5 4.8 seconds. 5 — P MATCH TO CONCANNON.: - Joe Concannon downed = Charles , Bartelmes, 125 1o 41, in & pocket bile lard match last night Pt PHILADELPHIA, Jaruary 19— Pennsylvania’s swimming - team last night defeated -Columbla, 41 to 21. Columbia won the water polo maten; to 4. Radiators and Fenders - 10 DIFFERENT MAKE! ANY KIND MADE 01. }f?fl{gfi. Cores installed ia ai make WITTSTATT'S R. ll‘n‘. WORKS A9 L, 2 A MB R A aww