Evening Star Newspaper, February 29, 1924, Page 30

i SPORTS NATIONALS’ PREXY HARKS ~ BACK TO 1912 AND 1913 Team Made Its Best Showing in American League in Those Years Despite Training in Arctic Breezes at Charlottesville. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. T AMPA, Fla,, February 29.—If Walter Johnson were in Tampa today instead of Hot Springs, Ark., he could close his eyes, sniff the atmosphere and readily imagine he was in Charlottesville, Va,, where the Nationals did their spring work a decade and more ago. Barney now is the only member of the old guard which trained at the site of | the University of Virginia, when Clark Griffith first took charge of the Washington club, McBride, Milan, others having passed on. There is Shanks, Shaw, Foster and all the no ice here, to be sure, but there is little difference in the temperature now on tap and that which prevailed when Walter was conditioning himself for the greatest seasons of his illustrious career. It will be recalled that it was when the Griffmen were doing their preliminary work under conditions close to Arctic in nature in the hills of the Old Dominion, with the sweeping of snow from the diamond neces- sary on more than one occasion o permit practice, that they made their best showing in the American League, finishing but one notch behind the champion Red Sox and Athletics in successive seasons. Influenced probably by the results attained In 1912 and 1913, Griff is a firm believer in cool weather for tralning purposes and pronounces the brand prevalent here as ideal, despite the fact that with the mercury hover- ing around the fitty mark it is some thirty degrees cooler than usually is the case at this time of the year in ‘Tampa. Lomg Batting Practice. ‘With Speece, McGrew, Wingfleld, Brogan and Marberry taking turns on the rubber, Roe, Dudley, Moon and Joyce having worked the day before, another long batting practice was held to the advantage of the hurlers, although the stickmen falled to enjoy it much, due to the coolish air. Wield- ing bats with hands somewhat chilled produced stinging sensations that made them all wince. The hitting session was held for the first time on the diamqnd proper through speclal dispensation from Mike Martin, who alone designed it and is personally responsible for its construction. With a little additional Tolling and a couple of haircuts the grounds promise to be in fine condl- tion for the initial session of infleld . work slated to be held a few days hence. The base lines and other skinned portions will require even more pack- ing before they are ready to with- stand the cutting wrought by spiked shoes, however, and although the pitchers and hitters were permitted to occupy their respective regulation stations, the running out of - bunts which followed the usual two wallopa allowed each batsman was confined to_the turf outside the lines. Lance Richbourg made. the best showing of any of the seven athletes, including the two catchers, Hargrave and Tate, who participated in the wand drill, his whacks resulting in a greater percentage of liners than any of the others. The former Giant greatly resembles Dick Wade in ac- tion at the plate. It is to be hoped that he will not prove the morning- glory that Wade did during his trial with the Nationals. Fisher Hits Ball Hard, George Fisher also got off some long drives, giving the reserve pitch- ers who were shagging flles in the outfleld many a chase, but Smith, Bluege Bnd Gagnon seemed unable to successfully time the straight stuff that was being dispatched. The last named especially had trouble in properly focusing his optics and met \very few solidly. Bluege was a bit weak and uncertain in his actions and Smith, although he whaled away heartily, found himself off balance a great deal of the time. Smitty has the style adjudged best adapted for clean hitting, however, that used with such signal success for years by Tris Speaker, to mention one shining ex- ample. It consists of a flat trajec- tory—a swing that is parallel to the ground from the time it is Initiated untll finished. Thus his weapon al- ways is being propelled on a direct line with the course most desirable for a ball to take when leaving the bat. It is conducive to line-drive bitting in that he neither chops down ©on a ball or hits under it when proper connections are made. If Howard Shanks' physical make-up had been such that he could have adopted that type of swing, as Jamieson did under the tutelage of Speaker, he would, like Jamey, now be numbered among the best dozen batsmen in the circuit. Brogan Has Sore Arm. The batting practice brought Tmat tho fact that Mike Martins hope ®f getting through one training sea- Fon without having to coddle a sore 4rm has been dashed. The ailing wing Is attached to the spare frame of Godfrey Brogan, the half portion portsider who has been one of the most active and willing workers in camp. The agile Manhattanite does not attribute the lameness to exces- sive toll this spridg as he has care. fully observed ‘all warnings against atlempting’ too much. He is inclined to blame his trouble on the fact that Do did (no Bltching at all last sum- . when he was o Sppisie. as out of base ball @ reasons that his arm was weak- er at the outset than it would have ‘been it he had pastimed as usual last season and believes that after it is sufficlently strengthened by exercise he will have no further trouble with it He says that prior to his vacation ©f 1923, he never went through a campaign without participating in at .::l‘.x!’le:mrl!dy ha.llll ‘umeshand that his seldom, if ever, has any truublu.m e peece, cGrew and Wingfleld worked under wraps with the ghl» bition of the latter proving the most impressive due to the polished man- r of hurling he has acquired, but it remained for Fred Marberry to really show something in the way of stuff. The Texan, who has been la- boring early and long to melt off a ton or two of weight, evidently has thrived on the toll for he uncovered a bundle of speed that kept the wand wavers cool and nervous throughout his tepure of the mound. Vets to Report March 2, President Griffith has received word from Manager Harris that he plans to ull up stakes at Hot Springs a week rom today to bring his squad of weterans here, arriving Sunday, March 9. Bucky said that Peckinpaugh re- worted in fine shape physically and hat he is looking for the short stop- per to have another great year. VISITORS TO ATTACK } TENPINS IN CHICAGO ' CHICAGO, February 29.—The first out-of-town tenpin teams will bowl in the twenty-fourth annual Ameri- can Bowling Congress here tonight, when squads from Fond Du Lac, Wis.; Detroit, Aurora, Ill; Rockford, 1IL; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Muskegon, Mich.; Madison, Wis.; Toledo, Ohio; Cincinnati and Belvedere, IIL, take possession of the alleys. A few Chi- cago quintets also will compete. Individual and two-men events for Chicago bowlers start today, with th wvisitors to get into action in thos events tomorrow. Following are the fir: Samuelson’s YANKS’ HIGH-PRICED RECRUIT MAY QUIT LOUISVILLE, Ky., February 29.— Earle Combs, brilliant outfielder sold to the Yankees by the Louisville Colonels for a reported equivalent of $60,000, may quit professional base ball without ever having reported for duty with his purchasers. Combs’ contract is as yet unsigned. Whether it ever is signed depends, according to word from Combs at-his home in Richmond, on use of “kinder words” by the Yankees and the Colonels. Combs' complaint, in brief, is that when he came to the Louisville club of the American Association he was promised a part of the purchase price when he was sold to a major league club. So far, he says, no such settlement has been made. The Yankees sent him a one-year con- tract, he added, calling for $3,500. When informed ‘it was not' what he had been led to expect, he received a second contract, for one year, at $5,000, together with an expression of an opinion that he had been treated all right by the Colonels. Combs’ sale, with that of his team- mate, Wayland Dean, pitcher, to the Glants, marked the outstanding play- er transactions of the year. “PLANS” OF JOHNSON “NEWS” TO GRIFFITH TAMPA, Fla, February 29.—“It's all news to me,” was Clark Griffith's comment when told that Walter John- son was contemplating retirement from big league base ball after this season, provided he was able to obtain a fran- chise in the Pacific Coast League. “I never have been informed that Johnson had any such plans,” Griff continued, “although he probably has stated that some day he hoped to own 2 ball club of his own. T did not even know that rumors of his retirement had been current this winter, as the dispatch from Cleveland states. . “If Walter wants to retire he s free to do So, of course, and the Washing- ton club’would do nothing to stand in the way of him bettering himself, but we will not cross that bridge until we come to it. So far as I know, Johnson has no definite plans about quitting the Natlonals, and 1f he had, I believe that I am the first person he would have taken into his confidence if such were the case. “He s under contract to pla me this year, and until the tecm o that agreement ends he will be a mem- ber of the Washington club.” In-the absence of any specific in- formation as to what team Johnson is supposed to be figuring on acquir- ing the announcement that this sea- son will prove *his last with the Na. tionals may be taken with a grain of salt. Coast league franchises are almost as costly as some of those in_American and Natfonal leagues. So far as Is known there is none on the market at the present time and if there were it is doubtful if Johnson’s personal fortune is large enough to enable him to swing such a deal without heavy financial back- ing. The name of the person or per- sons who appear in the role of “angels” for Johnson's contemplated venture have not been intimated. A Pacific coast club, including piant, players and franchise probably would Icos: several hundred thousand dol- ars. N start Monday. The party of Giants . which left here yesterday to rejoln the rest of the squad was made up of Secretary Jim Tierney, Frank Frish and Fred Maguire, former Holy Cross star. The arrival of Travis Jackson, who will be McGraw's regular shortstop, now that Dave Bancroft has gone to Boston, was the principal event yes- terday ‘at the Sarasota camp. /At Clearwater, when the seventeen Brooklyn Robins, who are training there, showed up for their afternoon ‘workout, Manager Robinson ordered the first practice tilt of the season. It was necessary to introduce one out- sider as rightflelder on one of the teams, which Jvent under the titles of ams and the Eggs. The Hams beat the Eggs 12 to 6. CHANCE IS IMPROVING. CHICAGO, February 29.—Johnn; Evers, coach of the Chicago Whitz Sox, has received a. letter from Frank Chance, manager of the club, advising that he was feeling much | better and would report to the train- | ing camp March 10, MACK LETS PAIR GO. PHILADELPHIA, February 20— President Turner 'of the Portland Club has closed a deal with Connfe Mack, whereby he obtains two of the Philadelphia ~Athletics’ youngsters. They 1ndBfll tl.lll“lndn.fl‘m first base- man. and outflelder, and Johnn: “Skin" Jones, infielder. ¥ TYGERS GET FIRST WORK. DETROIT, Mich,' February 20— Detrolt Americans, in training at Au- gusta, Ga., got thelr first hard work- out yesterday. The practices have been hampered by rain and cold weather. THE. EVENING - STAR, 'WASHINGTON, - D, Bennett Tate, twenty-year-old backstop whom the Nationals obtained from at a .262 clip and fielded for an average of .978 last Memphis. He hi BASE BALL BOWS TO GOLF AMONG HOT SPRINGS CLAN Special Dispatch to The Star. H been in progress for the past several days. only big league pastimers remaining in the tourney, although at one time any number of ball players, from Babe Ruth to the lowliest rookie, were competing for honors. Ruel played right smart goli in the semi-final round yesterday. He:® turned in an 86, which is two above par for the course. Golf is all one hears around here. Indeed, the Scottish game has sup- planted even the weather and Babe Ruth’s obesity as a conversational theme. Sitting around the hotel lobbies; which are infested by big league play- ers, one never hears base ball dis- cussed. It is golf. The athletes don their golfing togs in the morning and remain in ‘em until evening. Road work, if any, is done in golfing habili- ments, and immediately after this ex- ercise the players repair to the links. The pudgy Babe Ruth never is seen in aught but knickers. He Is up at the break of dawn and off for the golf. course, closely followed by Hoyt, Bush, Schang, Scott and Shawkey. A little later they are joined by O'Nelll, Johnson, Mogridge, Zahniser, Ruel, Homer Summa, Sewell, Shocker, My- att and Hejlmann. MORE NEW YORK PLAYERS ~ON THEIR WAY TO CAMPS EW YORK, February 29.—The last of the Giants today were on their way to their Sarasota training camp, and the first detachment of Yankees leaves today for New Orleans. The world champions will be the last of the major league teams to begin operations. The Yankee squad which' starts for the southland today includes Mike Gazella, Milton Gaston, Hinkey Haines, Mike McNally, William Mahoney, jr.; Benny Bengough, Lou “Buster” Geherig, Scout Paul Kritchell and Mark Roth, who will be in charge. augmented on the trip southward, and will be joined in New Orleans on Sunday by Manager Miller Huggins, Practice in the training city will This_group will be Red Wingo, Tyger outfielder, who was reported as a holdout, has gome to terms with the management. ‘Wingo was purchased from Toronto. MAY SIGNS WITH REDS. CINCINNATI, Ohlo, February 29.— The signed contract of Pitcher Jakle May, the young southpaw purchased early in the winter from the Vernon club for a cash sum of $35,000 and two ball players, has been received, completing the Cincinnati Nationals’ pitching staff for the season. All of the Reds are now under con- tract except Outflelder George Har- per. WILL HAVE “DONOVAN DAY.” NEW HAVEN, Conn., February 29. —It has been announced that Sunday, April 20, has been designated “ ‘Wild Bill' Donovan Memorial day,” in honor of fhe former manager of the New Haven team, who was killed in the wreck of the Twentieth Centur; Limited December 8 st Forsyth, N. Y. The exercises will take place at ‘Weiss Park, where a tablet will be erected in his memory. PIRATES BEGIN WORK. PITTSBURGH, February - 29.—Two hours of fielding and batting practice marked the opening of spring train- ing for the Pittsburgh Pirates, ac- cording to advices from the Paso Ro- bles training camp. Manager Mc- Kechnle started the limbering up process first by pitching to the bat- ters and then hitting to the inflelders. In the first practice Glenn wrlihk unsigned Kansas City player, worke at shortstop, with Maranville, last year's shortstop, on the other side of second base. - OT SPRINGS, Ark., February 29.—Messrs. Ruel and Zahniser of the Nationals this day are battling in the final round for the class B championship of the visitors’' goli tournament, which has Ruel and Zahniser are the Photos BY CALLTTIONER. TY MAY LAND FLAG WITH MOUND STAFF BY JOHN B. FOSTER. +The Detroit Tygers have been counted out of the champlionship fight by some critics because they looked too slimpsy at second base, but it Is beginning to dawn upon some of the American League managers that De- troit may win out by virtue of a whopping pitching staff. That sort of thing has happened in base ball, although it is not the rule. The Chicago Cubs back in the old days were not o perfect in the fleld, but good pitching, plus good batting, carried them through to victory. Detroit has three youngsters who had & combined record in 1923 of 65 victories and 29 defeats. And no mat- ter how conservative a discount is made of the possibilities of kid pitch- ers, reasonable réspect must be given to a trio who have won more than two games to every one they lost, The three pitchers in question are Stoner, who was with Fort Worth and helped it to a champlonship; Good, who was with Bay City, and Yhltehill, who was with Dirmins: am. In addition, the Tygers have Cole and Holloway, two young fellows who looked like top of the page part of the time in 1923, If they show the improvement they should in 1924, De- troit will take the diamond in April with an array of kids who are as good as any in the box. Of the four regulars om the Tyger Manager Stanley Harris managed to send the Nationals through a spir- ited drill_yesterday before the boys went on the links. The mercury hov- ered in the immediate vicinity of seventy all day and the players were tired when their road work had been completed. With the sun beaming down on them, the Natfonals tofled up and down’ mountain paths for an hour and then tossed the ball around for a few minutes. The twenty-four Indians who are here will begin real base ball work today. This squad, which is the larg- est representing any single club at the Spa, will pitch the ball to each other at the Whittington Park for twenty minutes or so. Despite the fact that the Indians have been here two_weeks,*they have engaged in no conditioning work other than walk- ing and jogging. CARDINAL A. C. NINE TO BE FORMIDABLE team in 1923, only Plllette failed to win more games than he lost. And Pillette is a comparatively young pitcher in major league ball, who wasn't himself in 1923, but is likely to come back with a fuil can of dyna- mite. READING SELLS THOMAS. READING, Pa., February 29.—The sale of Infielder Fred Thomas, for- merly of the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox, by Reading to Buffalo has been announced. Thomas recently was traded to Nashville, but refused to report. DRY.BOWLERS ROUT CORPORATION AUDIT. Prohibition bowlers of the Internal Revenue Duckpin League crushed Corporation Audit in three games last night. Phillips of the winners was high man of theymatch with a set of 339 and game of 140. Cliftons of the Mount Pleasant League won three games from the Castles. Browns of the victors had a set of 332 and game of 124. Co- lumbia_picked up three easy games through forfeit by the Savoys. . In the Terminal Y League Unfon Transfer won the odd game from Roundhouse, and Ticket Office grabbed two of three from Zips. Merritt of Transfer had the best set, 314, and was tied with Graham of Zips for high game, 121. Four matches were rolled in the Southern Railway League, Construc- tion winning two of three from Pui chasing, Law treating Disbursing likewise, Engineers winning the odd from Freight Auditors and Oper: Diamond athletes of the Cardinal Athletic Club nine of Alexandria, the oldest independent sandlot club in Arlington county, Va., intend to round out a formidable team this season. All of the leading unlimited clubs in the District will be met by the Cardinals, according to Business Manager Samuel B. D¢ Vaughan, who can be addressed at Mount Vernon and Carroll avenues, Delray, Va. Henry H. Duryee, former major league player, will coach the Chevy Chase_Athletic Club nine this year. John McBryde has been elected cap- tain. . A. W. Chipman has been elected president of the Comanche Athletic Club. Other officers ar E.__W. Frands, vice president; G. G. Kun- dahl, recording secretary; W. J. O'Brien, financial secretary: J. Gar-\ ner, business manager; E. Grant, ser- geant-at-arms. RACING AT AQUEDUCT ‘DRAWS HEAVY ENTRY NEW YORK, February . 29.—Entries for the twenty-two fixtures of the spring-summer .meeting at Aqueduct total 1,947, as against 1,909 last year. Great Interest was shown in the Brooklyn handicap for three-year-olds and. upward and the Dwyer stakes for '.h.ree—geu--olfll. both Nzgh ll}huuon am. Zev, In Me- vt oxtermainuior, Mad Hatter, St. James and Diogenes are & few of the better known entries in these two nts. "’i‘he Gagelle stakes for three-year- olds will bring together Nellle Morse, Anna Marone II and many others. En- tries for the steeplechases show a fall- '“S off. Radiators and Fenders 10 DIFFERENT MAKES WITTSTATT’S R. and F, WORKS SS9 13th. U, 0810, 1485 T, ¥r, 2006, tions making a swgep agalnst Freight Traffic. Capital won the odd from Calanthe of the Knights of ‘Pythlas League, losing the first game in a tie roll-off. Motyka of the victors was best man with a set of 341 and game of 132. Carry’s Ice Cream quint won two of three from Raleigh Haberdasher in ‘the Commercial League, Hunter of Raleigh being high man’ with a set of 314 and game of 118. Machine of the Bureau of Engrav- ing and Printing League won three games from Office. Koch of the wi ners was high, with a set of 328 and game of 115, Black Beauty -not found en sny other. G u a ranteed for § years. Call or Write for Cataleg HAVERFORD CYCLE CO. 'C,, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1924 KEEN HAS A SORE ‘ARM; TREATMENT NECESSARY CHICAGO, February 29.—Re- ports from Catalina Island, trais- ing camp of the Chie: Cubs, state that Vietor Keen, former University -of Maryl piteher, who made such n good record with the Wiady City tenm last year, has developed a sore arm, which w'll mecessitate him being sent to Les Angeles for treatmen STARS OF D. C. GOLF TO INVADE FLORIDA A pair of our most prominegt golf- ing clitizens are departing for other climes and golf courses within the next week. Fred McLeod, profes- sional at Columbla, leaves Washing- ton tonight for Miami, to play in the round robin invitation event which starts Tuesday at that place. Donald Woodward of Columbia, one of the best amateurs about the city, next week goes to Palm Beach. He prob- ably will be accompanied by Albert R. MacKenzle, middie Atlantic cham- pion. Oficers will be elected and a place and date for the coming tournament of the association set at the annual meeting of the Middle Atlantic Golf Association tomorrow might at the w Willard Hotel. The meeting will start at 8 o'clock. Monday might at 8 o'clock the Dis- trict of’ Columbia Golf Assoclation will meet at the Willard to elect offi- cers and name places and dates for the four events held annually under ; its auspices. o e STRIBLING SCORES K. 0. FORT BRAGG, N. C., February 29. —W. L “Young” Stribling, light heavywelght of Macon, Ga., knocked out Jack Perry,: light heavyweight champion of the Navy, in the second round last night. —— TILDEN GOING TO DIXIE. AUGUSTA, Ga., February 29.—Wil- liam T. Tilden, 2d, national tennis champlon, will enter in both the sin- gles and doubles of the South Atlantic tournament, to be staged here March 31 to April 5. NOTED HORSEMAN DIES. HALIFAX, N. S, February 29.— Peter Carroll, sixty-seven, one of the best known horsemen of eastedn Canada, died last night after a pro- longed fllness, Years ago he trained Bill Sharon, the grand clrcuit star, and won eleven events In eleven starts with the horse. STONE, BERLENBACH MAKE RING ADVANCE NEW YORK, February 29.—Ad Stone, Philadelphia’s “fighting ma- rine,” and Paul Berlenbach, Gotham's newest knockout king, two of the ring’s most promising title aspirants, have advanced another notch on the fistic ladders. Both hung up knockout victories last night at Madison Square Garden. Stone stopped Dave McGill, game Irish 1light heavyweight, in the eleventh round of a twelve-round match, while Berlenbach's twenty- fifth straight knockout victim was Young Fisher, Syracuse middleweight, who was counted out in the sixth round. & Fisher failed to 1ive up to his repu- tatlon as _a “caveman” and was easy prey for Berlenbach, who had marked advantages in weight, height and reach over -his veteran opponent. Only twenty-four seconds of the sixth round elapsed when Fisher sprawled from a left uppercut and took “ten.” Stone, it was learned after the fight, broke the knuckle® of the index finge¥ of_his left hand in the second round. It 1s understood that Tex Rickard and certain Philadelphia promoters are negotiatink for a bout between Stone and Gene Tunney, with the American light heavywelght ‘title t stake. SPORTS. RICKARD PLANS TO STAGE THREE CONTESTS IN BOWL Move to Increase Top Price of Tickets From $15 to $25 Is Seen as Direct Bid to Land Leading { Fistic Attractions, EW YORK, February 29.—The N to present indications. place in the pugilistic limelight he last year by New York, where eight world title fights occurred ir 1923, probably will be usurped this year by New Jersey, accordin: Not only have an accumulation of circumstances, involving legislat action, charges and counter-charges of ticket speculation and other even™ made the future fistic situation unc for leading ring plims of the year, ertain in this state, but a direct bil including two or three heavyweigh title bouts, has been made by New Jersey's proposal to increase to & the maximum admission charge in that state. $10, yesterday was approved by the h LINKS LESSONS THE DRIVER This figure, an increase of ouse of assembly. . It is understood to have administra, tion support and is expected to go through the senate and be sanctloned by Gov. Silzer. B i Tex Rickard, fortified with his bi pine bowl at Boyle's Thirty Acrew, expects to conduct there most of the leading attractions he is negotiating for during the outdoor season. Par- ticularly if apparent hostllity to such prospective matches as Firpo-Wills and Wills-Dempsey bouts continues in New York. The promoter has declared he is ready to use his Jersey arena as a site for a Wills-Firpo contest if the principals accept his $300,000 offer for it as a result of the withdrawa) OF THE BALL- IVORY IS 700 SMOOTH 70 GRIP BALL PROPERLY. Which is better, a wooden or ivory faced driver? Why? Answered by JOHN BLACK “The Carpenter of Troon,” whose great gameness and mantery of golf make him feared at all tournaments. Particularly competent on approach shots. * % % % The best kind of a face for a driver is the natural wooden one, because once you disturb the face by inserting either ivory or fiber you can never get the same “smack” as solid as wood gets. Wood also gives one far more controi of the ball than ivory. I believe that ivory is far too hard and smooth to grip the ball properly. (Copyright, 1924, Associated Editors.) GETS SPORT INSIGNIA EARNED 52 YEARS AGO AMHERST, February 20—Fifty. two years after his_ graduation Rev. "Arthur Jared Benmedict of Cochise, Arix.. has been awarded & major athletic “A” at Amberst College. He ix the sole surviving member of the varsity crew of 1872, the year of hix graduation. He rowed No. 2 in the Amherst erew of that year, which won the intercollegiate regatta on _the Conmnecticut river, at Springfield. Harvard, finishing eight lenghts behind the Amherst shell, was sec- ond. The six-oared Amherst erew entablished a record of 16 minutes 324-5 seconds for the three-mile eourse. of a New York syndicate which has put up a $500,000 purse in an effo to land the match. In addition, Rick- ard also may utilize Boyle's Thirty * Acres for the proposed return match between Dempsey and Tommy Gib. bons, which he expects to stage earty dn_June. “Other heavyweight battles whish might be staged across the Hudson include a return match between Fir- po and Dempsey and a prospective Gibbons-Georges Carpentler fizht. New Jersey plans, however, according to legislation, to restrict to three the number of big matches in one year. WILL BOWL ON SUNDAY. CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 2 Cleveland is to have Sunday bo: for the first time in twenty vears. ban was lifted after a conference b tween City Manager Hopkins and Safe- ty Director Edwin Barry and represent. atives of the newly organized Clev land Bowlifig Alley Owners' Associa- tion last night. FIRPO DEMANDS HUGE, SUM TO FIGHT ROJAS BY CLAUDE 0. PIKE. (Special Cable to The Star and the Chirsiw Daily News. Coprright, 1824.) BUENOS AIRES, February 29.:- Luis Firpo wants 25000 pesos goli (an Argentine gold pesos is wortl about $1 In United States money) as his share of the receipts if he meets- Quinton Romero-Rojas, the Chileid champlon, before he departs for t United States. After the sad experfence of t Firpo-Lodge fight, it is believed tha difficulty will be encountered in fin. ing promoters willing to take the risk, so if these two fighters meet it Dprobably will be in the United States The Firpo-Spalla bout is still to he, staged and the promoters cntertains little hope of recouping their lossess in that meeting. Buenos Alres fight fans are demonstrating that they a strong on the shouting, but weak paying. They are willing to patro fze fights provided they can do on_passes. Farmer Lodge is on his way homa- ard on _the Munson liner Southeru Cross, which sailed Thursday. HI. manager, Fred Sears, remained be- hind to see the Firpo-Spalla fight Sears says Firpo's wicked right peel- ed the skin from Lodge's body and that the Farmer is still sore from the effects of the encounter. HERE is a noticeable superior- ity about Florsheim Shoes— they are all that the most par- ticular man could desire. better looking and better made. Complete New Spring’ Stocks Now Ready Most Styles $10 Our 9th St. and Pa. Ave. Stores Open Sat. Nights- “City Club Shop” 1318 G St. Always Cor. 7th & K Sts. 414 9¢h St. 1914-16 Pa. Ave. 233 Pa. Ave. S.E.