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30 SB ORTS. THE EVENING BTAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1924 SPORTS. American League Expected to O. K. Landis Today : Gibbons’ Victory Boosts Stock DUE TO FOLLOW ACTION TAKEN BY OLDER CIRCUIT Griff Reported Leader of Effort to Reprimand Boss Due to Commissioner” sion May Be T the Assoctated Press EW YORK, December 10. the American League, is ensco the call to the arena he night the forme Coast O'Conne Throughout t o in t Pacific Le Landis in th gambling he missioner reats of strife to the annual majc himself to interviewers According to his secretary, but not the joint takes place Indication Commissioner L illne President Hey of withe John until after that dis will the joint unable 1 are anc Nati that n the takes on ymplished the presence st the deciding League hold the Leslie M merican to event to th this an League, Hotel Belmont, resolutions by the meeting is ex National cont and to ng Leader. the rted Johnsor How plain made sional me past The congrat world gr pened have had th bers of the New the series be ision have hap ame than to called off York fro club who base ball L d an answer to Presi- who demanded that the ca the bribery scandal in the Giants' ranks The resolutions continue r in which th removed for al demned And “And ta t guc sroves the culy discovered from the gan lur, still it further (the League) | icly op: President he piayed in President mended ending the part action Heydler this prompt s action er Held.” held, tates abinet ¢ con- the Series “Best to have Prosident N ries been t th the any of his ending three President Lea the rought ) answer tie name. Ra Johnson of Heydl organizatio the attacks of the head without me The Pacific Coast charges were left for the minor leagues and the American cir- cuit to fight over President Heydler witt ther four- advance in salary. were not made public. However, Mr. Heydler said that, with the American dollar b about 40 cents, one well afford to take less Thus rewarded term, at an the figu but money A new board of directors pointed, composed of Charles bets of Brooklyn, William F. Philadelphia, August Herrm nnatl and Samuel Breadon Loul o was ap- F. E Baker nn of of | st lee Celebration Planned. w completed for t ob- mervance of the fiftieth anniversary of the organization, with each city in the ecircuit setting aside a day for celebration. Special jubilee flags and calendars containing the schedule, to- gether with a history of the league, written by Cullen Cain, will be dis- tributed and a pennant of gold will be awarded the 19 champions. | 1‘}\1\‘\ will be awarded for the best| efsays on the subject of base ball| penned by school children The player market was sluggish at | 1 opening, but moved speedily at! the close, when it was learned that Manager Killefer and President Wil- lam Veeck of the Chicago Cubs had | again cornered Manager McGraw of the Giants to dicker for First Base- man George Kelly in exchange for Catcher Bob O'Farrell. McGraw said after the conference that there was nothing to announce. With the arrival of the American Y.eaguers hotel lobbies became crewded, auguring brisk trading today, when the scene shifts to the Belmont The Base Ball Writers' Associa- tion, fearing that. the meetings will terminate after toda session, changed the time for their meeting to this afternoon instead of tomorrow, as originally cheduled. MARKSfiEN WILi; PLAN. Members of the National University Rifle and tol Club will discuss plans for securing a new target gal- lery at a meeting in the old Law School ~Bellding, 818 Thirteenth street, tonigght at 8:45 o'clock. . CUEIST IN EXHIBITION. R. C. Downes, a fancy shot billiard- st of Detroit, will give a series of exhibitions tonight at 8:30 o'clock at the Grand billiard parlors, 421 9th street. SOWERS PLAYS PARSONS. Thomas Sowers will face William Parsons at pocket biliiards tonight at | hifted to Chicago. meeting on session will be taken to Chicago. as | ‘N | tried to block hi SOCCER TEAMS PLAY OFF THEIR TIE GAME Blow and Brent-Dent soccer teams that battled to a scoreless tie in their first meeting were to be matched to- day at 3:30 o'clock at the Plaza play- grounds in a game that will decide the Bastern divisional title in the ele- mentary school soccer serles. ark” View's highly touted team lived up to expectations yesterday by eliminating the Brightwood Park ers, 2 to 1, in the final match for Western dlvisional award. Park View now has to trounce the victor of the Blow—Brent-Dent tilt in order to grab the city championship. d by Dyer, Brightwood Park ade desperate attempts to even the in the waning minutes, but a Park View defense would not s Absence, Joint Ses- Bancroft Johnson, president ed in a New York hote!, await ron |1 | count sturdy break Cowherd and Brook counted fo ball and criticisms of r “czar” of base whose charges aguc the action 1l-Dolan bribery affair have broug View ac- and Trew of Park of Brightwood Park cague base ball meetings, ¢ e o ied 0XFORD WINS AT RUGBY. \ber 10.—Oxford de- feated Cambridge, 11 to in the o come here o forty-ninth rugby match between the these two famous universities INDORSEMENT OF LANDIS ADROIT POLITICAL MOVE BY JOHN B. FOSTER. 10. g in | Landi son will have a statement to make, | Thursday, if such a gathering | | LONDON. Dece of his wife's EW YORK terday December The action of the National League yes- ng Base Ball done the year was adroit g action by the National Asso- put the American League, meeting today, in a posi- tion where it cither had to follow suit and indorse the judge or appear to be the off ox in this Winter when plays of much importance are being worked out m the meeting room instead of on the diamond. The ational l.eaguers, to pour molasses was br | on the judge e | Jack Smith in Demand. desplt brivery | it Y| Three clubs thing Simjth,jth A who will in indor sneyed tones everytl that Commissioner as in past an Followi political move. Hartfor it as it did, simila ciation at season National League's indc oval of his| nd, em rld series = anxious to get Jack , away from the there is no one of his team on the trade with is anxlous to the deal stand ready to and Stock team that are it ut half make as usual hut in Brooklyns now Grifi Ruether the Judse 1y upon ou el in general that iy it squ American League tc highfalutin’ resolut or appear in the maker. The expec Ban Johns did not d ing. That is to s tta But th was a h he fs believed of the swap not lose was no open luti there Tesc n lies wish a pitcher and will make a dic either O, 1 satisfied to for 2% | Baltimore den or Thoma that | consequence 1924 (Copyright, 1924.) ser Dre was very eriticis the time sions of O'Connell and but to hav ed the ¢ In the early 80s Canada boasted touring professional base ball up of fat men—none tip- am at less than 200 pounds. of team ping t Spiking Players— Cobb’s Contention— Cutting Down Baker. Ty Accused CHAPTER XXXIX. BY H. G. SALSINGER. Dl RING Cobb's frequent against him charging that he inten- tionally ing into charges Cobb's from ing of the way, the path of | Baker did not | but purposely | the spikes. Philadelphia replied that the pho- tozraph, instead of showing that Baker had tagged Cobb, really show- ed Baker In Cobb. The the photogra either way vet out into get got were made the of career height there accusations position of the hand »h could be interpreted they said, had not d Cobb and could really be other positi Cobb, seeing he was caught, was deliberately »winz his spikes into Baker. spiked infielders while go- Most of a basc. these although entirely intentional st Accord- to his spiked | two men intentionally during his entire Accord runner 1 pat Cobb He insisted that w unea career is not free = S Threats, Police Escorts. : re was a long Newspaper contro- versy—indulged in generally in all parts of the country—on the merits the|Of Dhotosraphs as evidence. It e et o the * bace | seemed the final conclusion that this ricted on that right, | Particular photograph could serve e e er eeep ui | efther side for its own purpose. The He sl ted O D e e R oci | shutter snapped while Baker's hand o B N At 8 e D ex | wus i tHic air, near theibody i but 4t Kt 2 od proved nothing. While the camera which could not be avolded. s did not in this instance, it surely Claps mel g with players.| 4iq not speak a specific truth, for He was never a man to Ect|paker might be In the act of touch- along with. He > @& great many|ing Cobb or he might be In the act of Tuaiis it ”"““’;;"““! F":'\m’;““h“"’ pulling back his arm after touching get” any man without giving him |PiH warning. I Cobb spiked a man the | Trore was much ado over this in- m had himself alone to blame cident. Feeling ran high. Soon after Few Blocked Him. the Detroit team played In Philadel- Blocken phia. On arrival Cobb received sev- lines with Cobb on the paths eral letters. One of them read: Teatned it E s iboorl molicy “I'll be on the roof of a house across never took particular care to prevent|the street from the ball park with a spiking a man and he was within his | Tifle, and in the third inning I'm go- base ball rights there. He was en-|InE to put a bullet right through titled to the line and the man t ¥our hieart SJust a wacning, 1 had his own safety own stories career, to base ball rules made Few men ev the Cobb received similar letters. When |the team took the fleld that afte noon the outfield was rimmed by po- licemen. They escorted Cobb onto the playing fleld and they escorted | him off the field. Not a person touch- ed Cobb or tried to. All they did was to hiss and boo, but Cobb was used to that. He would have been lonely if they hadn’t hissed and booed. Tomorrow: Chapter XL—Fielding. 1924 §n the United States, Canad; itain by North American News All rights reservel.) look out for. The most famous spiking incident ot Cobb's career occurred during the days when Detroit and Philadelphia were the leading base ball rivals of the American League. Connle Mack was building his superb machine. J Franklin Baker, a former butcher of Trappe, Md., was playing third base for Mack. Later on, when the Ath- letics met the Giants for the world | championship and beat them, Baker | was Mack's strongest offensive weap- | on and by hitting home runs off Mathewson and Marquard earned the nickname of “Home Run” Baker; the title clung to him the remainder of | his career, although in recent years | a dozen players in each league have made more home runs annually than | Baker did in his best season During those days of Detroit-Phil- adelphia rivalry every game between the two teams was a bitter contest A feud existed between the teams and this broke out in some scene during every game. Cobb Spikes Baker. teating into third found Baker blocking the bag. Cobb came in, spikes shooting high and glittering in the sunlight. Baker had the ball, waiting for Cobb. The spikes struck Baker in the forearm, penetrating the flesh. The game was held up while Baker had his arm bound up. Conrie Mack gave out bitter in-| terviews that evening. These were broadcast. Cobb was described as a man with qualities undesirable In sport, a man who stopped at nothing to gain his end. Cobb replied to these accusations and the feud grew intense. A newspaper photographer happen- ed to be at third base in that game and he was fortunate in snapping the play. It was a clear photograph, showing Cobb coming into the bag and Baker's hand, holding the ball.a foot or so away from his body. The photograph was used ta show that Baker was clumsy. 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The victor will meet the Eastern Shore cham- pion for the State title, Upper Marlboro lost to Barton last vear after gaining the Southern Maryland championship. The line-up which L. B. Howland, principal of the local school, who also coaches the - eleven, expects to start Friday follows: George Buck, goal; Martin Buck, right fullback; Harold Suit, left fullback; Harry Nicholson, right halfback: George Burroughs, center halfback: Milton Mitchell, left half- back; Joe Duley, outside left: Thomas Duvall, inside right: Charles Wyvill, center forward; Sam Pollock, inside left; Bennett Duley, outside right. Two of these men are in somewhat battered shape, but Howland plans to start them nevertheless. They are Joe Duley, outside left, who has a wrenched leg, and Harold Suit, left fullback, who is suffering from a sprained ankle. | 'Substitutes include T. Van Clagett | ir.. backfleld man, and Mike Wyvill | | ana Ernest Coale, linemen. The Upper Marlboro lads won the | Prince Georges County championship | | this year without being scored upon | for the second consecutive year. In the elimination serfes for the State title so far the locals have de- feated Gaithersburg High, Montgom- ery County champlons, 4 to 0; Hav de Grace High, Harford Coun champions, which previously had eliminated Ellfcott City High, Howard | best, 4 to and Tracys Landing High, ranking Anne Arundel County eleven, 1 to 0. Tracys Land- ing previously had disposed of the champions of Charles and Calvert Countles. WILL LEAD RICHMOND U. RICHMOND, Va., December 10.— Dave Miller, quarterback on the Unl- versity of Richmond foot ball team, has been elected captain of the 1925 eleven. CAN RUN MILE IN 4:06, FINNISH STAR BELIEVES NEW YORK, Decemver 10.—The conviction that he is capable of running a mile in 4 minutes 6 sec- onds was expressed by Paavo Nurmi upon the Finnish athlete’s arrival in this country yesterday. “Under ideal conditions and when I am ready I will be able to lower my mile record from 4:102-5 to 4.06," said Nurmi through an inter- preter. “The opponent whom I fear as my strongest rival at the longer distances is Willie Ritola. In the middle distances I think my strong- est competitors are Ray Baker and Ray Watson. I have no favorite distances, but can run from 800 meters ,or approximately half a mile, to 10 miles.” occasions. “Hair-Groom” greaseless; also helps grow thick, heavy, lustrous hair. Millions use it! Beware of greasy, harmful imitations, IN AGIN! THE FINN AGIN! THE GREATEST RUNNER —By RIPLEY. NURMI, FINNISH ATHLETE, GIVEN GREAT RECEPTION EW YORK, December 10—A d the world's greatest athletes g: N emonstration appropriate for one of reeted Paavo Nurmi, Finland's super athlete, upon his arrival in this country yesterday. As he stepped down the gangplank of the White Star liner Celtic the lad who took the athletic world by tured four Olympic titles in the class storm last Summer, when he cap- ic games at Par of a prolonged outburst of cheering from a crowd of about 200 lusty- lunged, proud countrymen and Americans of Finnish extraction The reception bewildered Nurmi,| who s=eemed like an embarrassed| schoolboy as a lane was made through the crowd for the runner,| and he was helpless against the swarm of friends and admirers until/ brawny figures formed a protecting guard about him, as, with difficulty, | he made his way to the walting auto which was to earry him to City Hall There Nurmi was officially welcomed to America and American athletic competition by Murray Hulbert, presi- | dent of the Board of Aldermen and | president of the Amateur Athletio| Union i Appears in Good Condl Nurmi looked fit upon his arrival Through an interpreter he asserted he felt in excellent condition and had escaped seasici In appearance | the wonderful Finn looks the runner | he Is. He is about 5 feet 9 inches tall, | and is of medium bufld. His face | bears a ruddy complexion, and his| blue eyes brightened as he beheld the| welcoming gathering which cheered| him. He is modest to an extreme and nervous, characteristics which were | noted as he faced a barrage of ques- | -,k | tions fired, through an interpreter, b reporters on the ship and as the run- ner posed for pictures. Nurmi made the trip to this coun- try as a second cabin passenger, but on the trip he was accorded many of the Gourtesles of the first class. Capt. | George Berry of the Celtic held a reception in honor of the Finn during | the journey. Hugo Quist, chairman of | the athletio committee of the Finnish- | American Athletio Club, who will train and coach Nurmi for his races| in this country, met his famous coun- | tryman down the bay, making the trip on a revenue cutter. After the excitement of the wel- come ashore and the greetings of the city’s officials and the athletic author- ities, Nurmi was whisked away to be | the guest of honor at a luncheon ar- ranged by the Finnish hosts of the Olympic champion. A massuer ac- companied Nurmi, and in the runner’s | baggage was a pair of skis. Nurmi explained that he expeots to be here| five months, and, in that time, grant- | ing that a heavy snowfall permits he hopes to enjoy ski running here. Regarding Nurmi's plans nothing = Free | changed wallops recently, was announced more definite than al- ready has been published. Nurmi re- plied In the negative when asked if there was any truth in ports that he Intended to settle here permanently to joln with Willie Ritola, Iimar Prim, Gunner son Villar Kyronen and other runners in earning athletic honors in America, explaining that he is a mechanical draftsman in his nat land and that he Intends to return to Finland in the Spring to resume his_ work. Nurmi said his athletic career he expects to continue at least until the Olympic games of 1928, to be held in | Amsterdam. At these games, Nurmi asserted, Finland will be represented by a stronger body of athletes. from | | preparations already under way, than the team which competed at the Paris games and gave America’s athletic contingent such a spirited’ fight for premier honors The only definite engagement Nurmi has is his scheduled appearance at the indoor athletic meet of the Finnish- American A. C. in Madison Square Garden January 6, where Nurmi will race in a one-mile run and a 5,000~ meter run against Willie Ritola, the American-developed Finnish runner, who was Nurmi's most dangerous rival at Paris. The races will witness Nurmi's first effort on a board floor indoors, and he has made no effort to conceal the fact that he regards Ritola as an even more dangerous rival indoors than Willie proved to be at Paris. These two races, incidentally, will witness the only tests in which Nurmi and Ritola will measure strides, ac- cording to an agreement between the rival runners. With respect to the invitations which have been extended to him to compete, however, Nurmi was uncertain. It is reasonably cer- tain, however, that he will compete in the Milrose A. A. meet January 27 and 28 and in the Wilco A. A. games February 7 Nurmi is 27 years old and has been running about 10 years. Wi Shea s in & pugilistic name? and Tommy Ryvan, Eddle who ex- both are Italians. MR. COAL MAN Here it is iust the truck you have been looking for—it will carry from one ton to two tons with low up-keep cost. This coal dump body and 110-inch wheel base makes it the perfect truck for narrow streets and alley delivery. 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Employing short, cutting Jabs with few straight punches, Gibbons car- ried the fight to Norfolk at the start kept top of him during th fighting, and then, to vary h tack, stepped back occasionally launched a furfous attack from range which all but knocked negro into submission Down for a count of 2 in the fourth round, down again in the fifth for a count of 4, and yet ag. in the sixth for a count of 6, Norfolk g up from the third fall, staggered short way acrc the ring stretched himself horizonta without even a blow from Gibbons. He was helpless to weather the storm of leather, and equally helpless to counter in the face of this relentless jabbing. One of the largest crowds history of the Garden match, the proceeds of to swell a Christmas f by a New York newspaper | tire Garden was completely filled, anc Fifty Years of Base Ball One of a Series of Articles by John B. Foster Com- memorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the National League. to Be Celebrated Tommy Gibbons titular pat -round matcl son Square the referce at 3,000 barred doors to gain pply h least others heat on e in t e and the Wilson Stopped hy Flowers. al In and agaln the the in atiended which 4 orgar Next Season. LOUIS when it ed 5 the league very long, resig prominent in the America Union Association was formed to r The Union left a millionaire cited to show what can hap; enthusiasm, but not base ball sense The manager of t was S. M. Graff eration never | But they hav of some of | reputatic was one great ball 1l players, and they n the race with 45 defeats and a perce 703, $5 points less than who were champlons. The plavers of the old team were, George Wash ley, who pitched the game, and who now is a p ia, with hair Pike, a hitting th ba ball centers of tI W to a and fin players tional League Ciub.) L ALOYSIUS RUNNERS ENTER A. A. U. RACE the ( L Long-distance as wr yaite G outf Eddie Cutht fast and energet nimble and alert; Blong, D. Mc haps no one wil he played he w terror; Thomas P. man, Mike McGeary and John E. CI The players of this team continued in service long after the St. Louis Natlonals had passed out tence, and if there had more pluck at St. Loui might have remained great organizations of had the proper was no reason why, with good agement, it could have along as well as Chicago St. Louts came back to the 2 League in 1885. It was compromise with warrin and the club never was its position 1587 owned it through the settler had been made, was at the end of his | financial tether and St. Louls was| dropped again. It reappeared | member of the National League 1891 when Von der Ahe, who wi through financially, was in a position where he was willing to give up his fight against the National League and become a member of the senior cir- cuit, which was enlarged to 12 clubs. St. Louis is the only club of the present National Leagus that has never won a onal League cham- plonship. It has been the verge of doing so two or three times, but never has concentrated the strength | that would give its team the title. | Usually it has shown a tendency to i weaken after the first half the CLARK WINS WITH CUE. ac T tions s ed with The first oarsman t edged the pro: chan of in Wonder What Merts Will Say P ~ Clo: i Today se Daily at 6 PM. Saturday 5 PO Esxtablished Our Entire Stock at Big Reductions You will appreciate the won derful values when you see the excellent quality of the fabrics. Suit or Overcoat Made for You Regular $35 Values 18 See our display. Tt is the only wav you can appreciate the value. Proportionate Reductions in Other Grades Full Dress Suits T el Mertz & Mertz Co. . 906 E Street . Truck wam“\“\a\“\ssm\&g B S S S SR RS RR SIS R RN SRS CNRNNNNNN