Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1924, Page 9

SFORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1924. SPORTS. g World Champion Yanks Oppose Griffs Today : Grantham Sets a Fielding Record § RUTH HAS TOUGHER TFASK 'IN MAKING HOMERS HERE Revamping of Park Has Increased Distance Neces- sary for Whaling Ball Ouit of Lot—Martina, Johnson and Mogridge to Toil. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. HAT aggregation of diamond prima donnas known as the Yankees, three-time pennant winners in t he American League and conquerors of the Giants in the world championship last fall, today is in our midst for a series of four frolics with a qualification indispensible in the spr: mingle in combat with the Harrisoni Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, befor the Natidnals. Weather permitting, ing of the year, the title holders will ans at Clark Griffith stadium today, e Bucky leads his brigade to Phila- delphia to pry off the lid on the season at Shibe park. Interest locally in the appearance of Wee is reflected by the fact that reservati been pouring into headquarters of t iller Huggins’ henchmen ons for the Sabbath encounter have he club for more than a week and with passable climatic_conditions prevailing sizeable assemblages may be expected at the Georgia avenue inclosure. Babe Ruth, whose spectacular siug- Zing has made him the greatest draw. ing card the game ever produced. nat- urally is the most powerful magnet for the fans. who hope to see him launch his 1924 campaign for home- run honors. something he failed to do In Boston. where the Hugmen opened he arking base ball outside the local 1ot is going to prove a far more ardu- U than beforc the im- e last season were s difficult enough r who has aimed at rs can testify. Raising in right field the foul ine to conform in height to the coreboard structure presents an un- broken front, rising 30 feet from the sround and 518 feet from the home plate at its nearest point, while the left-center field seats are some 60 feet farther out, and the front of the new stand itself is 9 feet high. Ruth's Longest Hit Made Here. Ruth demonstrated a couple of years 1zo that a park spacious enough to prevent him from clearing the limite has not yet been built when he drove ona of Walter Johnson's fast balls far over the top of the fence to the left of the scoreboard in right center. This probably was the mightiest wal- lop he ever achieved, with due re- spect for the veracity of the scribes v ave chronicled his prodigious at Mobile, Tampa and other But that was an exceptional o and the chances are he never will connect for another approaching It in height and distance. There are several athletes in the American League, including two or ihree of the Nationals, who are capa- hie of wafting & sphere over the right-fleld signs, and one at least— Harry Heilmann of the Tygers, who packs power enough to smite a pitch- ed ball high up in the left-field seats: but making homers outside the park in this town now is considerable of u chore, and the prediction here is ventured that there won't be half a dozen attained this season, Yank Pitchers Backward. Although they dropped two of their three tussles with the Mackmen, that scheduled for vesterday having been drowned out, the Nationals will enter the current series on even terms in | percentage column with the who met a similar fate at the of the Red Sox. After getting cell_pitched game in the opener from Bob Shawkey., who, however, ot the verdict over Howard Ehmke only because the latter's support crumbled, the Yankses faltered in the games Jones and Hoyt started, field- ing poorly and hitting weakly.” Bush also failed to shine in a relief role. if Huggins doesn't send Shawkey back for the first game here, he un- doubtedly will depend on Southpaw Herb Pennock. the only member of New York's “five-star” staff as vet untried. ‘ It is possible that to Joe Martina, the New Orleans war horse. will go the distinction of opposing the cham- pions in their initial appearance here. Walter Johnson also could be used, as he has had the customary three days' rest and original plans called for Barney being used to open cach ser- 1as, but we have a hunch thit George Mogridge will get the call, with John- won being given an extra twenty-four hours for recuperation Mogridge, an ex-Yank himself, usually has given strong exhibitions against his former mates and is anx- jous to redeem himself for his poor showing of last Wednesday, when he was chased to cover by the Mack- men in one round. It s while op- posing the Yankees in the second se- ries of the son last year in New York that Mogridge had his thumb fractured by a drive from the bat of Joe Dugan, which proved the first of i series of ailments that handicapped him all season. The veteran south- paw has not forgotten that crack and will have his fingers crossed when he the peak against the Hug- the Pitcher Ray Joyce, New Haven graduate, who was sent to Minneap- olis and returned because the trans- fer was illegal in that a player from u drafting league cannot be turned over to a non-draft circuit, has re- Jjoined the Nationals and will be care- Tully inspected before he is farmed again. Pilot Kelley of the Millers believes Joyce can mak@ the grade in the majors without further season- ing. COLLEGE BASE BALL I At Athens—Alabama, 5; Georgia, 2. At Atlanta—Georgia Tech, 2; Pemn State, 1 (twelve innings). At Chicago—Butler, 6; Northwest- ern, 2. At Baton Rouge—Illinois, 8; Louis- iana State, 4. | average golfer. LINKS LESSON What are the commonest faults of the average golfer? Angwered by BOB CRUICKSHANK Runner-up in National Open cham. pionship, 1923, and the man who | 1931 defeated Hutchixom, Saraszen and Barnes in an invitation tomrnament nt St. Joxeph. Mo. Runmer-up in Pittsburgh tournament for profes- sional golfers, 1922, being defeated only by Sarazen. - ** * x A faulty grip and a poor stance are the commonest faults of the The effects of these are numerous—topping, slicing, pull- ing and smothering shots. hen again, if the grip is not held prop- erly a faulty backswing will natu- rally follow. If the 'stance is not firm and correct in relation to the ball a good balance cannot be main- tained throughout the swing. My advice to the average golfer is to get a grip which is suitable and at the same time comfortable. Also cultivate a_good, wide, firm stance, and you will be on the right road to eliminate a great many faults. (Copyright, 1924, \—:c(lle‘ Editors. Inc.) COLLEGE RACKETERS WILL INVADE EUROPE NEW YORK, April 19.—A combined Yale and Harvard tennis team, a team representing Leland Stanford Univer- sity and, in all probability, a team from Princeton playing in conjunction with some other college tennis team will invade Europe this year for & series of international matches with some of the leading college and club teams of the old world. Yale and Harvard, ploneers in inter- national tennis play, will send their combined team to Europe immediately after the intercollegiate charnpions on June 28. Several intercolleglate matches with prominent tennis clubs in and near London have been arranged prior to the dual match against the combined Oxford and Cambridge team at Eastbourne on July 25. They will then go to France and Spain and pos- sibly conclude with a match against a picked Czechoslovakian team at Prague. With Austria as its ultimate destina- tion, the Leland Stanford team will compete in the intercollegiate cham- pionships in the east before sailing. Arrangements are now pending for a tour of England by the coast players, but plans for this trip have not been definitely completed as yet and it is not known whether the Pacific coast team will tour England or sail straight for Australia. In the event an English tour is arranged the trip will be simi- lar to the one arranged for the Yale and Harvard combined team. ~Prince- ton is figuring on a somewhat foreign invasion and is trying to combine with some other college team. PHILADELPHIA NATIONALS’ ROSTER FOR 1924 Pitchers. Bats. Thr. Behan, Charles B.. Betts, Walter M.. Bishop, James .. Carisom, Harold ..... Couch, John D Glasner, Charles F. Fead, Ralph . Hubtell, Wilbar W Kiisinger, Fred ... Wega on|pamare 3o We@® x| @RRECR B o@EA Grand ‘Wilson, James . Inflelders, Holke, Walter L. Lord, Cariton W. Mets, Leonard R Sand; John Henry . Woehrs, Andrew . Wrightstone, R, Ge... Outflelders. Keach, Fred M....... Loe, Clifford L....... Mokan, John L. Powell, Raymond R. Walker, Curtis . Willtams, Fred C. ‘William F. Baker, Prewident. L. C. Ruch, Vice President. 8. M. Clement, jr., Secretary. ‘W. J. Shettsline, Business Manager. EErEEr § oEEER W!E 5’;' CREEEES « SREF EEc @EER Played with in 1928, Phillies Phillies . Phillies Williamsport (N. Y~Pa.) Plrates Wichita Falls Phillies Phillies Phillies Phillies Free ngent . Muskegon (Mint League) . Greenville (Sally) Phlllies Phillies Phillies Philies Hartford PRUNeS ...ooooannneann. oo Phillies Phillles T - PETYS 1Y RTTTTTR il L] 3 - ®: o saSaonada ER8n ganakovwve LEH Islamd (Nebraska)... b LR EHE xe88s ShaesERaEy BRETRiRbAL i 1923 record—Finished last with 50 victories and 104 defeats, for a per- goatage of 325, (Copyright, 19343 CHANCE IS COMPELLED TO QUIT THE SOX AGAIN By the Aseociated Press. CHICAGO, April 19. — Frank Chance, manager of the Chicago ‘White Sox, today was ordered by Bis physician to return to Califor- mia to recuperate from iliness which prevented him from, assum- ing charge of the club this season. Johnny Evers, who hax heen first assistant to Chance, probably will be appointed manager pend- ing “the return of the “Peerless Leader.” Evers has been in charge of the team since the time it started wpring training. BASE BALL DISPUTES LESSEN, SAYS LANDIS BOSTON, April 19.—There are fewer misunderstandings in base ball than when he entered the office of base ball commissioner, asserts Judge K. M. Landis, here to watch the Red Sox- Athletics game today. Judge Landis also expressed the opinion that “more youngsters are coming into the big leagues in recent years.” “While there are fewer base ball disputes for me to decide,” he said, “there ure many more questions put up to me. 1am asked everything con- ceivable about base ball; the game, the teams, the players, the managers “But 1 am glad it is that wa, he added SR DOMINICANS OPPOSE PEERLESS IN OPENER Dominican Lyceum Club of the Independent League will make its 1924 bow in a game with the Peer- less nine tomorrow at 3 o'clock on diamond No. 4 of the Monument grounds Grazzini or McConnell will harl for the Dominicans, with Lioyd catching. | Dominican players are to report at 2 o'clock at the clubhouse, 508 Tth street southwest. Clinton Juniors, Who showed the way to the St. Joseph Juniors, 26 to 2, are seeking games through Man- ager ‘Carroll at Lincoln 7323. Mount Rainfer Junlors were tackle the Elliotts today at 10 o'clock on the former's diamond. Swindler, Burton @nd Vanneman are the latest tossers to sign with the Mount Ralniers. St. Stephens Juniors would like to meat some Strong junior team tomor- row at 3:30 o'clock. (et in touch with Manager George Daly at West 477, between 4 and 6 o'clock Bily Evans, American League umpire, was the principal speaker at a meeting of the District Base Ball Umpires’ Association last night. He answered puzzling questious rela- tive to base ball rules and freak plays. ————— PINEHURST TENNIS FINALS ARE LISTED PINEHURST, N. C. April 19.—S. Howard Voshell, former indoor tennls champion, and G. Cariton Shafer of Philadelphia resumed play herc to- day in the final of the men's singles of the annual north and south tennis tournament. Rain prevented the com- pletion of the match yesterday. Vosh- ell was ahead, 6—3, 6—2, with the third set deuce when play was in- terrupted In the women's eingles finals, which also were put off by rain, Miss Mar- tha Bayard, Short Hills, N. J., met Miss Leslie Bancroft of Boston. Both are “first ten” players in the national ranking. This _afterncon the finals in the women's_doubles wero to be played. Mrs. Benjamin F. Briggs of New York and Miss Bancroft will play Miss Bayard and Mrs. Theodorc Sohst of New York. Mrs. Briggs and Voshell defeated Miss Bayard and Josiah Wheelwright of New York yesterday in the final of the mixed doubles. BOSTON MARATHON HAS 147 ENTRANTS BOSTON, April 19.—A field of 147 long-distance runners, hailing from as far north as Nova Scotia and as far west as the Golden Gate, is assembled here today for the twenty-eighth an- nual American Marathon of the Bos- ton Athletic Association, to be run over the twenty-six miles, 385 vards, trom Hopkinton to Boston. Designated as the final Olympic try- out, the race this year is to decide the team of six Americans who will represent the United States in the Olympic marathon in Parls, next July. The fleld, the largest since 1510, is considered possibly the strongest ever entered for the event. Four former victors, Clarence H. De Mar of Mel- rose, thrice a winner; Frank Zuna of the Millrose Athletic Association, New York; Carl Linder of Quincy, and Wil- liam ' J. Kennedy of Port Chester, N. Y., are entered. ‘Albert R. Michaelson, Stamford, Conn.; Charies Mellor, Illinois Athletic Club, Chicago; Wallle Carlson. an- other Chicagoan, and two New York- eors, Gunnar Nilson and Nester Erick- son, are rated among the leading con- tenders. Thirty-one of the thirty-eight fin- ishers last year are to compete herc. WOULD AID LANGFORD. NEW YORK. April 18.—An eve specialist who was an admirer of Sam Langford in his best davs today offered his services to save the sight of the negro fighter, who is penniless and almost blind. Theh do:}&:herle‘- name be g quested that his ol AT Havre de Grace Philadelphia Handicap $5,000 Added 6 Other Races Special Pemna. R. R. train leaves Union Statiom 12 o'clock noon—direet to conrse. Special B. & O. train leaves Union Bh‘“‘p::'.;clficelnlm‘ Parlor and ars at- tached. | Bastern Standard Admission—Grandstand and Paddock, $165, includiag Gov- “PIRST RACE AT 230 PaL to | |MANAGING A BALL CLUB Lining Up New Talent to Strengthen Team Is One of Sandlot Manager’s Duties BY JOHN B. FOSTER CHAPTER 9. HERE is another duty that the which the captain will be glad recruit talent. No ball club is e T manager may perform for his team to have him do. The manager may ver quite so good that it may not be better and the adding of players strengthens a team that is seeking to win a championship, even after preliminar: games have been played and won, provided there is no rule against recruiting players. A capta he is busy with his team, he may not may know good players and is likely to try for them, but if hear of as many as the manager and he cannot always go to see other players and induce them to join his club. It never will do to play ball in a race in school or anything of that character without having more than one man for each position. It is out of the question to get along with only one pitcher or only one catcher. That is trusting too much to good luck, so a team should have two pitchers and two catchers, either of whom is quite as good as the other. course, no amateur team is ex- pected to carry a corps of pitchers as large as a professional team, but If the amateur nine has three good pitchers it ix sure that it will find work for all of them All-Round Players Valuable. If it is possible to obtain players for the positions of catcher and pitcher, who also can play other posi- tions well, o much the better, for no one knows when a gap will be left on a base ball nine because some one is ill or a pitcher has a sore arm or the catcher is laid up. It is well to bo provided with some one to fill in. and more than fill in, be- cause the merc act of being on the field will not make a player good enough to go on with a winning team. He must show his ability in every way with bat and ball In some respects the manager is practically an assistant captain, and the good that he does acting in the capacity of assistant captain will help his team in every way. For the catsher the manager should provide shin guards if he wishes the best results to be had by his team. e also provides a catchers glove. These are not to be furnished by the catcher unless the latter wish to use his own implements. It is the rule in base ball to figure that such things are to be taken care of by the club jtself. While the pitching in most amateur games, among the teams comprising smaller players, is not speedy enough to break bones or anything of that kind, it will be found that the young catcher who is equipped with shin guards is not afraid to step under the bat and take anything that may come along. It is just as well to bring up the boys not to be afraid. A good boy catcher is not easy to find in base ball, because most boys lack the strength of arm and many of them are not exactly certain that they can handle pitching, even if it is_no speedier than that of their own play- mates Must Have Regular Glove. The catcher’s glove is indispensable. No catcher, whether professional or amateur, undertakes to play base ball in these days without it. Not only does it protect the hand, but it makes it possible for the catcher to handle almost any kind of delivery that comes to him. The manner of catch- ing behind the bat has changed com- pletely in recent vears. The glove now is the buffer that stops the ball and the bare hand i« not used to try to hol@ the ball as it comes from the pitcher. In the old days the bare hand took all the brunt of the speed and the flesh was severely pounded so that before games were finished catch- ers were pretty well used up. In these days the glove takes that away and a manager can rely on a catcher holding out well for him, unless a foul tip should hit the fingers of a bare hand. NEW SERIES OPEN TODAY IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES CENE! S shift in base ball's “big show” today. Home teams remain un- disturbed as road outfits exchange locations In the American League, the Yankees, somewhat bedraggled, but still champions of the world. quit Boston for Washington. Connie Mack’s young athletes test the surprising Red Sox in morning and afternoon Patriots’ day games. Detroit. BIG LEAGUE STATISTI/S AMERICAN LEAGUE. Z Pet. Win. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'’S GAMES, Chicago, 5; St. Louis, 1. Cleveland, 5; Detroit, & Philadeiphia at Washington (rain). New York at Boston (rainm). susssnsl H GAMES TOMORROW, Boston at New York. Pitts. at Bt Louis. Pitts. at St. Lenis Chioage at Oincinnati. Chicago st Clncinnati. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. Clnoinnati, 3; Pittsburgh, . Chicago, 6; St. Louls, 3. Boston at Philadelphia (rain). Brooklyn at New York (rain). GOLF EVENT TO CHAPMAN. PINEHURST, N. C., April 19.—Com- ing up from behind after being 5 down at the turn, Joseph Bydolek of Buffalo,won the annual mid-April golf tournament here by defeating John D. Chapman of Greenwich, Conn., 1 up in 19 holes. - Brookiyh at Phila, NIAGARA BOWLERS WIN. CHICAGO, April 19.—Niagara Falls, Y., won the Rotary international bowling trophy in the telegraphic tournament with a score of 2,930. Indianapolis, was second with 2,906, and New Philadelphia, Ohio, third, with 2,836, i Cleveland enters Chicago and St _Boston has twenty-one _municipal rinks for ice hockey and other winter sports. “Deer RS s R Louis invades Chicago and Cincinnati fight it out at Redland fleld, in the National League, as Pittsburgh meets_ St. Loulr. ' Brookiyn leaves New York or brings his league-leading Boston team to the Polo Grounds for a se- ries with his former teammates. All games in the cast were canceled vesterday by rain_and cold weather. In the west both Chicago teams made it three out of four in the intercity series with St. Louis. The Sox now lead the American League, but Bos- ! ton, with one victory and no defeats, tops the Cubs in the National Home runs by Grimes and Miller were instrumental in the G-t6-3 Cub victory over the Cardinals, who used nineteen players. Rogers Hornsby's first homer failed to help. The White Sox, with Eddle Collins contributing a homer and two singles, bunched hits on Ray Kolph and beat the Browns, 5 to 1. ‘Sisler hit safely again. Carl Mays, pitching for Cincinnati in his National League debut, allowed the Pirates six hits in eight innings. He was relleved by a pinch hitter. The Reds won, 3 to 2, by scoring two runs in the ninth, when Kremer. a Coast League recruit, weakened after | previously pitching great ball Cleveland scored its first victory, defeating Detroit, 5 to 3, by hitting solidly behind Edwards, who held the Tygers to six blows. MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. All games postponed, rain. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION, Atiants, 7; Chattancogs, 6. Mobile, '6; New Orloass, 3. Bi ham, 11: Nash m‘t;mflnwl‘ SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Greenville, 8; Macon, 6. Otber games postponed, rain. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Bocky Mount, 5: Wilson, 4. Other games postponed, rain. FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. Orlando, 8; Daytona. 2. Takeland, 6; St. Petersburg, 2. Tampe, §; Bradentown, 3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. 8t. Paul, 6; Louisville, 1. Toledo, §; Milwaukee, § (11 inzings, dark- Eaaii i = Tech High's track squad was to oppose the University of Maryland freshmen in a dual track and’ fleld meet today at College Park. The first event was to start at 2:30 o'clock. Head” In producing Deer Head Cigars it is our aim to see how much quality can be worked into every cigar—not how much can be safely ex- tracted. The 1924 Desr Heads Are Finer Than Try Ever One Today Napoleon Sise (2 for 25¢) Perfectos 10¢ SOLD EVERYWHERE Henry T. ‘Oflterdinger Maker 508 9th St. N.W. Philadelphia and Dave Bancroft | BROBDIGNAGIAN BALL ON ITS WAY TO D. C. ALBANY, . Y. April 13.—The Brobdignagian base ball being rolled from Chicago to Washington in the interest of the Citizens' Milltary Trainirg Camps will forego its roll- ing propensities for floating here to- day when it is pushed into the Hud- son River and started for Hudson, Poughleepsie and New York city. The ball will be guided from a boat. It is intended to land it at Governors Island, and then take it to the Yankee stadium for the opening base ball ganc there. FULL VARSITY SPORT CARD OFFERED HERE Field and track meets, base ball and tennis matches were to occupy the time of college athletes on Wash- ington fields this afternoon. George- town University was to offer the most attractive program. Its runners, jumpers and weight men were to compete with a squad from West vir- ginia in a dual meet beginning at 1:30 o'clock. A diamond tilt between the nines of Georgetown and Yale was to follow at 3:30. A big interclass track and field meet with events for both man and woman students was to be conducted by George Washington University in Central High School Stadium, start- ing at 2 oclock, At the same hour tennis teams of Maryland and Cath- olic University will begin their matches at Brookland. Marvyland also has a couple of teams competing on foreign fields = today. Its lacrosse twelve is at West Point for a contest with Army, while track and field men are at Baitimore for a meet with Johne Hopkins. Rain vesterday tossed into the sea- son's discard the_ base ball game scheduled between Yale and Maryland at College Park. VICENTINO MAY EARN BOUT WITH LEONARD BY FAIRPLAY. NEW YORK, April 19.—Benny Leonard's {mmediate future as de- fender’ of his title depends upon the outcome of Pal Moran's fight against Luis Vicentino, the Chilean. At least, it does in part. If Luis wins Benny will have a chance to pick up a nice plece of change in an international battle, but if Moran wins it will be almost im- possible to work up fever-heat inter- est in a bout hetween the Itallan fighter and the champion. The opinion of experts who have been watching Vicentino closely is t Pal will beat him quite soundly. Vicentino is good-—for a Chilean, but he is not reckoned to be quite good enough t» stand Moran off. Anyway, Leonard has ome good fight on hand and it looks now as if this will be the top-line battle of the summer. The reference is to Mickey Walker. Don’t worry about this being a tame affair. Leonard will have to be at his best to beat the welter champion and it isn't so sure that even at his best he can turn the trick Recognizing the _seriousness of this coming battle, Benny announces that he will begin light training next weck and gradually work himself into shape for the hardest battle of his career. 1In the meantime Mickey is beginning to enter upon a cam- paign of preparation against a num- ber of setups of graduated ability. MARATHON TO CUTHBERT. TORONTO, Ontario, April 13.—John Cuthbert, unattached, of Guelph finished “first in the nineteen-mile marathon here in 15214 4-5. The race, which was the official Olympic provincial trial, was run in a rain- storm, although the course was in fairly’ good condition. Art Scholes of Toronto was second and James Moorcroft of Detroit third. D. C. RUNNERS COMPETING. Mike Lynch, Harry Wilson and George Ramsey of Washington are competing in the final American Marathon Olympic test today over the roads from Hopkinton to Boston. Should the Capital runners finish in the first six they will qualify for the Olympic team. D. C. SHOTS IN BALTIMORE. ‘Washington Gun Club members are in Baltimore today for a trapshoot- ing match with Oriole Gun Club. The match is one of a series of intercity shoots, in which the local gunners now lead. AVERAGES EIGHT CHANCES IN FIRST FOUR CONTESTS Second Baseman of the Chicago Cubs Gives Other Infielders in Majors a Mark to Shoot At Donie Bush’s A. A. Club Going Strong. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, April 19—George N done something this week that no other base ball play so far as research can go into the base ball figures For the first four games in succe: Grantham of the Chicago Cubs hag r ever did, on at the beginning of the season he has accepted eight chances per game. On the opening day it was 4—4, on the next day 4—4, the third day 3—5 and on the fourth day 3--5. This would seem to dispose, at least in part, of the words of somc managers and base ball writers, who couldn’t get over the habit of criticiz ing him, even as late as this spring. As a matter of fact, Grantham all la<t season looked better than he was credited with being. training camps that Grantham would never make a < They s ar for Ct d in the cago. But star or no star, he has begun the season with something that no other player can boast of having done. Inside Golf By Chester Horton—— Maker of fifty-ome golf champlons. “Goif's most smcecasful teacher,” says “Chick” Bvana. The next fumdamenmtal in the wwing is relaxation. Mowt finished Eoifers would call relaxation the first fandamental to wateh out for. One of these fundamentals is as importmat as another. They have no numeri- Jerk, or with an altogether too rapid sweep, your cue is to recogmise that you not relaxing' relaxa define. It means that your museles must mot be tant at the start of the swing and they must not get taut at any point in the swing, un- leas at the instant when the ball s hit, at which time your mus- cles will instinctively stiffen them- selves for the blow. In the correct swing you “wind up like & spring.” Your mancies are under a controi- led restraint. If there is any tightening beyond that it meams that ome met of your muscles is fighting all the rest of them—and your swing must suffer in exact proportion as this “muscle fight- ing” exists. (Copyright, 1924.) WASHINGTON U. CREW TO CHALLENGE NAVY SEATTLE, Wash, April 18.—Uni- versity of Washington will challenge the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis to a crew race on eastern waters ten days before the Pough- keepsie regatta, Coach Rusty Callow announced following a decision by athletic officials of the university to send two shells east to row on the Hudeon River June 14. Selection of the distance and course will be left to the Naval Academy, Coach Callow said. ‘Washington will not be represented in the Olympic tryouts on the Schuyl- kill River. CHECKER STARS GATHER FOR NATIONAL TOURNEY NEW YORK, April 13.—As chess masters depart, checker masters are preparing to enter New York for the sixth American tourney to he cone ducted by the American Checker A soclation, April 29 to May 11. Numerous trophies and $4,000 in prizes will be offered to the ffty contestants expected from all parts of the country. Asa Long, nineteen-year-old Toledo boy, will defend his natlonal title won at the last tourney in Boston two years ago. It is true that opportunity offer for a player to make J must thers are & lot of players t the opportunity has been offe falled to grab it as it went b Last year in the Natio Grantham tied Bancroft ir ber of games in which eight were accepted. It happened to seventeen times—but the - four-in-a-row performan Mara ville followed Grantham and Bazncrc with fifteen Gerber, by the way, took teen chancee in onc aftern other dav. Usually old Georg. shaw used to come along with accepted chances about of the season and keep the o exerting themselves to catch up. this yvear Cutshaw is out on the coast and his stunt to make the kids hump is missing. in thir The Indianapolis club of the Amer ican Association is running true to its training camp form. Down south the Indianapolis players ba ball all to pieces. They are ing it the same way no ason is on. If Donic keep up the batt he has started, Indianapol its way through th. against anything but the tight pitching. If eve been a minor league club lo with major league mater: Indianapolis outf least four plavers that would good in any company. Rochester will give Baltimore o srgument in the International Leagu and if there is a third clu develop assistance, the shindy circult will be much like that National, which is beginning th early to assume its_custo tr angular form—New York, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. (Copyright, 1924.) U.s. i;GBY TEAM I:ANDS, PLYMOUTH, England, April 19— The Rugby team which Is to repre sent the United States in the Olympic games_arrived on the liner America yesterday and was met by Allen Va entine, Oxford Rhodes scholar. All the members were in good health and lined up for practice almost as soon as they landed. They will pl match with the naval dock vard t Monday, and leave for London Tucs- day. that n 1) HOPPE ON WAY TO COAST NEW YORK, April 15.—Willie Hoppe, world’s 15.2 balkline billiard champion, is en route to the Pacific coast, where he will play a twc month _series of exhibition games with Young Schaefer and Welker Cochran. 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