Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1925, Page 30

SPORTS.’ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1925. SPORT S. Georgetown Five Opens Season Tonight : Winter Olympics Bring Disagreement COURT STILL SOUGHT [NURMI SHATTERS THREE FAST WAKE FOREST TEAM HILLTOPPERS’ FIRST FOE isiting Quint Has Made Good Record on Present Road Trip—Swimming Meet at C. U.—Mary- land Basketers Take Trio of Games. = A BY JOHN B. KELLER. FTER several weeks of preparation, Georgetown’s new basket ball team is to make its debut tonight in Ryan gymnasium. The Hill- toppers in starting their 1925 floor campaign will encounter a formidable opponent, being scheduled to play Wake Forest of Wake Forest, N. C. All the Baptists have done since leaving home this week is beat Washington and Lec, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Lynchburg College and barely losing to Virginia Military Institute. Georgetown prob- ably has a busy evening ahead. The varsity and Wake Forest will take the floor after a game be- tween the Georgetown University freshman five and Business High School, beginning at 7:30 o'clock, s concluded. Like the varsity, the freshmen will be making their season debut. Tomorrow night the Hilltoppers have another strong foc in prospect, being booked to entertain Western Mary- land in Ryan court. Although Coach John O'Reflly has named four veterans of last Winter's team for the 1925 quint, the new ag- gregation is rather an uncertain one. No definite selection of a player to fill the most important center posi- tion has been made and so far the candidates seeking that job have not demonstrated any extraordinary ability. At forwards, Georgetown has Jim Sweeney and Hap Farley, the latter 2 product of Aloysius Club. In the guard position, the Blue and Gray plans to use Richie Ryan and Capt. Al Brogan, both experienced basket- ers. For the center job the fight at present {s between Finley and Dunn, with the former perhaps holding the edge. In Immediate reserve George- town has McNaney, Nork, Flavin, Gitlitz aand Buckmanick. Intercollegiate swimming for the Jocal scason will be inaugurated to- night, when a George Washington University team will be opposed to a Catholic University team in the big pool at Brookland. Several events will be in the program due to get under headway at 8 o'clock. The Catholic University tank squad in- cludes Mangan, Gallagher, Vignos, Nicholson, Farrell, Fitzgerald, Sulli- van, Lehrfeld, H. Chambliss, J. Chambliss, Estavez, Guayle, Florence, Milholland, Cummings and Howe. George Washington has only a small squad and tonight will depend upon Stover, Beter, Newby, Redfleld and Claudy. Two college basket ball games will be on the calendar here tomorrow. In addition to the Georgetown-West- ern Maryland encounter {n Ryan gym- nasium, Gallaudet will be host to the quint of the dental department of the University of Maryland at Kendall Green. Play on the Fiorida avenue court will start at 8 o'clock. The Maryland dentists this afternoon were to tackle the Maryland freshmen at College Park. George Washington has added an- other game to its schedule. ‘The Hatchetites next Wednesday night will be opposed to Drexel Institute of Philadelphia, in their new gymnastum on H street near Twentleth. Catholic University basketers will play Loyola in Baltimore tomorrow night, hoping to avenge the 23-to-21 defeat sustained at the hands of the Baltimoreans last Winter. Basketers nt University of Mary- land made yesterday a fleld day, regis- ‘tering three triumphs. Before the var- sity beat Lafayette, 30 to 15, the fresh- men took the measure of Business High fn a 37-to-17 afternoon fray and of Hrattsville High in a 31-to-23 prelim- inary to the main go at night. Old Liners and Eastonianas fought flercely in the first half of their game, the former holding only a 12-to-10 advantage at the intermission. But with Supplee blazing the way in the second half the Marylanders all but ran away from their opponents. In the freshman games Business was not strong enough to give the rangy Marsland cubs any real opposition, but Hyattsville troubled a second-string team early in the evening fray. Then Coach Shipley sent the freshman regu- Jars Into action and brought the game out of the fire. Georgetown University, with a team of four athletes, made the second best team score last night in the A. A. U. national junior indoor track and field championships in New York. George Kinally, John "Holden, Paul Herlihy and Emerson Norton amassed 19 points for the Blue and Gray, 10 behind the total of the winning New York Athletic Club team. Kinally and Holden won junior titles, the former defeating H. Ray of Newark Athletic Club in a driving finish in the 300-vard race, while Holden beat his teammate Herlihy in the 600. Nor- ton was second In the shot-put, third in the pole vault and fourth in the high jump. In a half-mile special, George Marsters of Georgetown won over Jimmy Connolly, former Hilltop track captaln. ‘Washington Alumni of the Uni- wersity of Iilinols are expected to at- tend the Earle Theater tomorrow night to view the first showing of a film depicting Red Grange. Illinols’ all-American back, . considered by Walter Camp the greatest all-around foot ball player of all time, in action. The Grange film has been added to the regular picture program at the Earle. THREE FRAT GAMES AT U. OF M. TONIGHT COLLEGE PARK, Md. January 16. ~—Three games, two among teams in the national loop and one between Jocal circuit fives, will be played in the University of Maryland Inter- fraternity Basket Ball League here tonight Delta Sigma Phi, champlons of the league last season, will open present campalgn against Sigma Phi Sigma in a national group engage- ment. Phi Sigma Kappa and Sigma Nu will furnish the action In the other national tilt. Delta Mu and Delta Psi Omega will be opponents in the local circult. A red-hot game the other night resulted in an S$-to-7 victory for Sigma Nu over Kappa Alpha in the national loop. The first half ended with Kappa Alpha holding a 2-to-1 advantage. A shot on a double foul by Murray Jn_the final minutes brought Sigma Nu victory, The Delta Psi Omega-Sigma Tau Omega game In the local circuit was postponed. Delta Sigma Phi, that starts to- night, is the only national team yet to play. Sigma Nu and Sigma Phi Sigma each have won one and lost none, with Phi Sigma Kappa and Kappa Alpha each having won none and lost one in this loop. In the local loop Delta Nu leads, ith one victory and no losses. Nu Sigma Omicron has lost one and won none. In addition to Delta Psi thelr | PALACE FIVE FACES KINGSTONS SUNDAY Washington basket ball fans may expect one of the blggest court bat- tles of the year Sunday night, when the Palace Club and Kingston quints clash. The New Yorkers boast several players who have succeeded in not only holding the famous Celtics even thus far, but have won out In the first half of the Metropolitan League race. Kingston has the Husta boys, Ri- conda, Artus, Campbell and Powers. This combination has defeated the Visitation, Knights of Columbus, Trenton and Patterson quints in the first half of the big basket ball league race. The Intense rivalry of and Celtic teams calls gathering when these The Celtics were here were held to a 35-to-34 Palace placers. Since that engagement the famous Horse Haggerty has joined the Pal- ace Club. In addition to Haggerty Is Red Conaty, rated as one of the crack players of the Metropolitan League. Conaty played with the Visitation Club, which was runner-up in the title race. The Washington favorites, Roddy Cooney, Buddy Bushman, Ed Benzonl, Ed Lynch and Garry Schmeelk, will be in the line-up on Sunday. Following the game played in New York by the Palace Club last Sun- day, at which 6,000 attended, In Madi- son Square Garden, the Arcade Audi- torfum is looking forward to a packed house. 1€ is expected that Joe Deering will come down from New York to handle the engagement if suitable arrange- ments can be made. Additional fea- tures have been provided for fans in the way of entertainment before the game and between the halves. the Kingston out a large teams meet. recently and score by the FOR SCHOOL GAMES| MORE WORLD RECORDS; TO RACE RAY TONIGHT High school officials have been un- successful thus far In obtaining another court for the staging of the champlonship games, so the Western- Tech and tern-Business tllts scheduled for tomorrow will be played on the George Washington University gym at Twentleth and H streets. Western, the favorite in the title serles, meets the Manual Trainer five at 10:30. Eastern, twice champlon clashes with Business in the after- noon at 3 o'clock. Business High basketers took a 3 to-17 beating from the Maryland Uni- versity freshmen on the College Park court vesterday. Laefsky, star for- ward of the Stenographers, scored three baskets in rapid succession In the first minutes of play, hut the smashing attack of Smith and Adams soon broke down the Business lead and carried the Marylanders to vie- tory. Hyattsville High School tossers also were defeated by the Maryland year- lings, 31 to 23. Adams and Smith of the freshmen combination shared scoring honors with five baskets each. Dix and Wright were the outstand- ing players for Hyattsville. Reserves of Coach Woodworth Business High School squad scored a victory over the Georgetown Preps, 18 to 5. Enstern High_ School basketers were held to a 2l-all score by the Mount Vernon M. _E. quint. The church five led at half time, 11 to 5. With Capt. Genau back in the line- up, the Gonzaga High tossers will clash with Alexandria High tonight at 8:30 on the Gonzaga court. AMERICAN GIRL TO TRY ENGLISH CHANNEL SWIM NEW YORK, January 16.—Helen Walnwright, national all-around swimming champlon of 1924, will at tempt to swim across the English Channel next Summer. The 18-year-old star of the Wom- on’s Swimming Association will sail in June, train on the spot about four weeks, and make the attempt the first five favorable days in August. COLLEGE BASKET BALL At College Park—Maryland, 30; La- fayette, 15, At Lynchburg—Wake Forest, Lynchburg College, 19. At Chartottesville — Virginia, Hampden-Sidney, 25, At Clemwon—Clemson, 19; Georgia, 7. At Starkville—Mississippt Aggies, 329; Tulane, 27. At Pineville—Louisiania College, 27; Louisinnia State, 20. Py At Dallas—Arkansas, 20; Southern Methodint, 20. At Baltimore—Y. M. H. A., 28; West- ern Maryland, 16. At New Windsor, Md—Blue Ridge College, 38; Mount St. Mary's, 24. 33; 20 SEMINOLES WILL TACKLE /CORBY TOSSERS TONIGHT A FTER the 38-to-21 beating administered by the General Post Office tossers last night, the newly organized Seminoles have booked themselves for a big assignment when they clash with the reor- ganized Corby Bakery team on the Congress Heights court tonight. Epiphany Juniors and Warwick Preps are scheduled to meet in the pre- liminary at 8 o'clock. Sauber, who has been absent from the Corby line-up for several days. is in shape again, and with Edelstein, the player-coach of the Doughboys, will be back on the floor. The Bak- ers play the Knight team in the Alexandria Armory tomorrow, and meet the City Club five on Sunday. Accurate shooting and fast floor work by McCathran and Mudd car- ried the Washington Athletic Asso- clation five to an 18-to-9 victory over the Apaches. Clifford and Rice were the outstanding performers for the losers. The All-Stars, with Balllie Springs- ton and Guy Harper in thelr line-up, proved no match for the Epiphany Juniors, the church lads winning, 45 to 21. At half-time the score was knotted at 11-all, but the fast junior quint fairly ran away from their heavier opponents during the final periods. A Girls of the Business High Night School won their first game of the season in the Women's Basket Ball League by defeating Strayer’s, 29 to 9. De Molay tossers collected two vic- tories, winning from the Royce Ath- letic Club, 32 to 9, and turning back the Calvary Baptist quint, 19 to 2. Eastern Preps and Truxtons meet in the Eastern High School gymnasium tomorrow night at 8:30 o'clock. The Truxton manager Is scheduling games at Main 8163. Marines at the navy yard are after games with unlimited quints. Man- ager Hagenah may be reached by calling Lincoln-595. The Aloysius Big Five had an easy time defeating the St. Paul quint, 41 to 14. O'Dea and Ryan.of the I Street- ers led the scoring, while Frawley played best for the losers. Nichols starred for the Ottawa Mid- gets when they trouced the St. Mar- tin's Midgets, 30 to 12. Elliot Juniors have a double-header scheduled for tonight. They meet the Warlows and the Mount Pleasant Juniors in tac Rosedale gymnasium, starting at 8 o'clock. The Petworth Athletic Club led Company C, 121st Engineers, all the way, the final score being 29 to 21. ‘Wintons defeated the Libertys, 23 to 18, and the Argyles, 20 to 2. Columbia Midgets have a record of 17 straight wins. Hanover Midget: who were defeated, 29 to 26, are the latest victims. St. John's Midget five fell before the Immaculate Conception Cubs, 28 to 22. HOWARD U. BASKETERS PLAY MORGAN COLLEGE Howard University’s basket ball team will encounter the strong quint from Morgan College of Baltimore at Murray’s Casino tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Both teams have veteran combinas tlons and a bard battle is expected. Last year Morgan defeated Howard in thelr first game in an overtime period, 34-32, while the second was won by the locals, 23-20. A preliminary will be played be, tween the Kansas City Club of the university and the Junior Varsity Omega, which plays tonight, Sigma |grugation. This contest will start at Tau Omega has yet to get action. fl‘ . 1:30 p.m. sharp. Basket Ball A GREAT BUT SIMPLE WISCONSIN PLAY BY MAURICE KENT, Basket Ball Conch, Northwestern University. Here is a simple play which Wis- consin has used for years with teHing effect. The dotted line represents the tip-off from center to the right forward, who has rushed in from his customary position. The right for- ward bats the ball back over his head to the right guard, who has run up to the position shown in the dia- gram. The gunrd, upon recelvihg the ball, dribbles up the floor as shown by the waving line, and then shoots. The positions and movements of the other piayers are also indicated. These movements are calculated to draw at- tentfon away from the man who makes the shot. (Copyright, 1925.) e e CENTRAL SWIMMERS SELECTED FOR MEET A squad of 11 men will represent Central High School tomorrow in the dual swimming meet with Baltimore Poly in the Y.M.C. A. tank in Baltl- more. The Central tankmen will be en- tering their first indoor meet of the year, and as practice periods at the Mount Pleasant institution have been somewhat irregular because. of the poor_condition of the pool, Coach F. J. Brunner is not making any prophecies as to the performances of his men in their Initlal test tomorrow. However, he has picked a list of entries that should keep the Poly swimmers on the move. Sanford, Farrell, Rause and Capt. Taylor are entered in the relay covering elght lengths in the 67-foot pool, Farrell and Rause will make the 50-yard swim, Taylor and Sanford will enter the 100-vard event, and Smith and Hunter will compete over the 220-yard course. Other entries are as follows: Plunge for distance, McNeal and Mitchell; breast stroke, Edmonston and Saun- ders; fancy dives, Sanford and Hunter: back stroke, Raine. Central's next meet will be held in Atlantic City with the Atlantic City High School late in Februgy. _ By the Associated Press. N for the heart of the Nation. EW YORK, January 16—Paavo Nurmi is on a fast train pointing With three more world records added to his accomplishments since arriving in the United States, the master runner of Finland left New York at midnight to meet little Joie Ray once more on the boards at Chicago tonight. confidence in himself was strengthened last night when he left seven-cighths. In last night's race the records were as toys before Nurmi's devastating pace. He passed the 1%-mile post in 7:553-5; flashed by 3,000 meters in 8:26 4-5, and finished at 1% miles in 8.29, and each new mark was at least 4 seconds better than Ray's times. Willie Ritola, his countryman, who runs under the banner of the Finnish- American A. C., ran second to Nurm but was outclassed, finishing about & half lap behind. The Finn lapped three men of the field In his record- setting run. Saturday night Nurmi will return to participate in the annual Fordham meet, after two nights spent in Pull- mans and a gruelling meeting with Ray, whose records he is engaged in wrecking. The little man from the Middle West is expected to make his last great effort to redeem his honors at Chicago tonight. Last night's summaries: 60-yard dash—Won by Larry Rawlins, New York A. O.; second, Staniey Tieck, Columbia University; ‘third, Keaneth Yibecean, Robert fourth, Clarence 833 seconds y Woif, Unive: ) Harry Beach, York; slty of Pennsylvania: a Stayvesant High School. New York; third, George Stollwerek, Newark A. C.:'fourth, Palmer J. Wright, Columbla Untversity. Time, 9 seconds (new champlonship record: fotmer mark of 91- weconds made in 1920 by E. F. Smalley, Pennaylvanta.) = 300-yrd “run—Won by George Kin Georgetown University: second, H. Ray, New- ark A. C.; third, Josslyn Shore, Milirose A. A, New York. Time, 34 15 seconds ifalf-mile special—Won by George Marsters, Georgetown University: second, James Con- nolly, unattached, Washington, D. C.; third, Abel Kiviat, Wiléo A. A., New York Bt. Anselm's, N Time. 1,000-yard Boston A. A.; second. tached, New York: thi American A. « Wallach, New York 3,000-meter Finland: second, fcan A. C., New York: third, Verne Rooth. Millrose A Al New York: fourth, Ameriean A. C. Won by John Holdes, Paul third, Pat _Kenned; Nicolaides, Greel fourth, Lester Herlihy, Georgetown Manhatatan College. > 5. on by Willle Goodwin, New : second, Willilam F. Rchmid, Co- lumbla University: ‘third, Andy Craw. unat- ¢ York: fourth, David C. ierton, Columbla University. Time, 9:2023. (New champlonshlp record; former mark of 9:33 15 made in 1024 by Hobert Moore of Columbia Tnfrersity.) “mile steeplechase—Won by Basil Irwin, " C: second. Willlam Larson, Swed: New_ York; third, Fred Tourth, Jos Wal 10:34 ewark ish-American A. C. W. Tates, New York A. C Iace, New York A. C. Time, L-mile walk—Won by W. J. Modin, Y. M. New_York; second, Michael Fekete, ew York:'third. E. R. Wil- 80 .:_fourth, Phillp Waguer, Glencoe A, C., New York. Time, 7:04 45. Medley relay (440, 220, 880, mile)—Won by Columbia University: second, Knights of St. Anthony, New York: third, Brooklyn Central T, M. C. A fourth, St. Auselm's A. C.. New ork. Standing_high jump—Won by Jullus Reick- ert. New York A. C.. § ond, Fdward Clark, tunattac) feet 9 inche st. York, and Oscar Straka verein, 4 feet 6 inches. (New championship record: former mark, 5 feet % inch, made in 1919 by T. B. Clark, New York.) Running high jump—Won by Tom Halloran, New York A. C.. @ feet 1% inches: second. tie between Ed Everard, Stuyve School, New Yor M. H New Yok Turn- . Georgetown, champlonship record: former mark of 1%, tnches made by Joseph Erbal, New York, Standing broad jump—Won by J. Lewls, Co- lumbia University, 9 feet 11% inches: second. C. W. Mahnken, Brooklyn Y. M. C. A., 9 feet 8% inches; third, Theodore Vorburger, Paul- ista C. A. ‘ew York, 0 feet 8 Inches fourth, Murray Pels, Glencoe A. C., 9 feet 1!? inches. 6.50und shot-put—Won by Paul E. Jappe. New York A. C., 39 feet 7i; Inches; second, Emerson Norton, OOMFHBWH University, 39 feet 1% iInches: third, C. W. Mahnken, Brook- Iyn Y. M. C. A., 38 feet 7% Inches; fourth, Alber Dansaren,” New. York A. C.. 37 feet 11 3-5 inches. Pole vault—Won by Donald C. Foote, Balti- more, 11 feet 3 inches: second, Richard Stev- ens, Newark A. O., 11 feet: third, Emerson Norton, Georgetown University, 10 feet 6 inches: (fourth, Harry Guthmuller, Newton High Scfiool, 9 Teet 3 Inches. Speaks Over Radio. After breaking the three records last night, Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner, spoke in his native tongue to radlo listeners from the municipal radio broadcasting station. Nurmi sald “The youngster of today has every incentive ove: here to aspire to ath- letic achlevement. It is very impor- tant to keep in the best physical con- ditfon always. No youth can ever hope to negotiate the peak in athletic competition unless he constantly keeps himself in condition. This means cleanliness of mind as well as body. “We in Finland appreclate the en- viable position the United States oc- cuples in athletic competition. This is a splendid sign of the progress of American youth. “The men and boys who are em- ploying their time in mental and physical improvement are going to hit the tape ahead in the great game outside the stadiums and running tracks.” Ray Ready For Finlander. CHICAGO, January 16.—Jole Ray, the little Chicago middle-distance star, i primed for his supreme effort on the board track at the Coliseum tonight. After years in possession of world records at his chosen distances, Ray has seen Paavo Nurmi, the Finnish wonder, race in time that has clipped <econds from the records of his best efforts. Tonight Ray hopes to retrieve some ){ the prestige he has'seen spurned after the flylng feet of the Finnlsh invader. In thelr mile-and=three- quarters race at the games of the ditions decidedly In his favor. The 12-lap track with its increased num- ber of turns, with which Nurml is unfamiliar, will be an advantage, but | greater Ray counts the all night and day ride from New York, where Nurmi dashed to three world records last night. ‘Willle Ritola, who finished behind Nurmi last night, will be the third man in tonight's contest. University and athletic club stars will compete in other events. Every nook of the Collseum has been turned into seating space, but tickets have been at a premium for da; BY LAWRENCE PERRY. NEW YORK, January 16.—The ap- parent ease with which Paavo Nurmi shattered three world's records at the HMunicipal Athletic Club at the Madi- 'son Square Garden last night sug- gested that the Finn is merely en- gaged in the process of opening up a little more power every time he ap- pears before the public. As the writer sald upon the occasion of his the garden, there is no telling how the records will stand when Nurmi Onally gets through with them. The Illinois A. C. tonight Ray counts con- || first record breaking performance at his opponents far in the rear at the Municipal A. A. games and estab- lished marks for a mile and three-quarters, 3,000 meters and a mile and lack of effort which characterizes his_running and his splendid form really make it seem as though his sensational bursts of speed were as easy for him as walking home to dinner. ARMED GUARDS ONLY SEE TITLE CONTEST BARCELONA, Spain, January 16— With armed guards on patrol both in- side and outside the field, the Club spanol of Madrid yesterday defeated the Club Barcelona for the foot ball ‘champlonship of Spain, 1 to 0. Only the armed guards and the ref- eree and other officlals witnessed the game. The governor had permitted the contest only on the ground that there should be no spectators, in the fear that the bitterness between the Span- fards and Catalonians might culmi- nate In disorder. STENROOS MAY VISIT. By the Ansociated Press. NEW YORK, January Stenroos, 40-vear-old woodworker, who carried Finland's colors to vic- tory in the Olympic marathon at Paris last July, plans to visit the United States next Spring, arriving probably the latter part of March. Inside Golf By Chester Horton. 16.—Albin When the right side collapses in the forward swing there isx a feeling, when the clubhend hits the ball, that you mre hitting upward and across the ball. In the correct smwing there ix a very distinet feeling that you hit straight down In- to the ball nnd through it. The clubhend seems to be going down- ward through the ball while it is xoing through it. The first time you send your eclub- head through with the right side held up — the collapse mostly in the right hip—yon will get this wenne of you take the club back, take time enough, at the s t awnay from the ball, to transfer your welght o you stand squarely on top of your right leg. Then see to it that the right hip resists the pres- sure to drop as you go through the ball—keep it up and in n straight line through the ball. Do not, trying the hip upward. SHOWING HIP ACTION OoN LINE A-B.AND downward. In correcting golf faults, always be cautious not to overcorrect them. (Copyright, 1925.) FIVE STAR SPRINTERS IN MILLROSE GAMES A worthy fleld of sprinters will compete in the Millrose A. A. games at Madison Square Garden, New York, January 27 and 28, In the 40, 60 and 80 yard events. The five outstanding stars include “Boots” Lever, for ter Pennsylvania star; Chet Bowman, Syracuse Uni- versity sprinter, and a member of the 1924 American Olymplc team, in ad- ditlon to Jackson V. Scholz, Loren Murchison and Frank Hussey, all point winners in the Olympic games. Jack Owsley, nsxistant foot ball coach at Yale for the past few years, who had accepted the job as head coach of the Midshipmen at Annapolis, was a playing star on the Yale eleven of 1904 that conquered both Harvard and Princeton. The following year he was head coagch of the Blue team, which was captained by the famous all-American end, Tom Shevlin. Charley Daly, who will have a hand in reshaping Harvard's gridiron des- tinjes this year, holds the distinction of being the only player ever selected by Walter Camp for all-American honors as a_representative of differ- ent teams. Daly was picked as quar- terback when he was at Harvard in 1898 and 1899. Two years later, at West Point, he landed the same post of honor. PRESENT GOLF BALL 0. K., BRITISH DECIDE By the Associated Press. LONDON, January 16—Ths Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Ludrews today announced that its rules of golf committee had decided not to make any reduction in the size or weight of the ball or to change the specifica- tlons in any way. The present golf ball welghs 1.62 ounces and measures 1.62 inches in diameter, these specifications being adopted some years ago through agreement between the Royal and Ancient Club and the United States Golf Assoclation. In the United States there has been agitation In favor of a bigger and lighter ball, proponents of this plan arguing that it would benefit the average player and add variety to the game because of long driving by ex- perts with the present ball. The United States Golf Association favors a ball of 1.55 ounces weight and 1.68 inches diameter. The United States Golf Association had Intended to make this ball a standard for competition after Janu- ary 1, 1926, but it was decided at the annual meeting last week to post- pone action for a year. ROCKNE NOT CONSIDERING QUITTING NOTRE DAME SOUTH BEND, Ind., January 16.— Coach Knute Rockne has arrived here from California, where his foot ball eleven defeated Leland Stanford and established its clalm to the national champlonship. He immediately buckled down to the details of his work as athletic director and coach. Rockne took occasion to put aside all rumors that he is considering of- fers of coaching positions at other schools, pointing out that it was only last year he signed a contract to cogch at his alma mater for 10 years. Jimmy Crowley, star halfback, who was taken i1l following the Stanford game, is expected to be out of the hospital within a couple of weeks, Rockne said. Billiard balls are usually made from the best ivory, which costs as much as $800 a hundred pounds. MUST NOT SPLIT EVENTS COMMITTEE HEAD INSISTS Objects to Transferring Any of Competition to Coun- try Not Staging Main Attractions—Secretary Has Different View. By the Associated Press. P with the Olympic games must ARIS, January 16—Insistence that the Winter sports in connection be staged in the same country that conducts the track and field sports is voiced by Baron Pierre de Co_ubcnin, president of the international Olympic committee, in a letter printed by the newspaper L'Auto today. His letter is a reply to the announcement made carly this month by the French Olympic committee that it had practically obtained the sports of the 1928 games for Chamonix. . “The celebration of the Olympic his letter, under any pretext.” Frantz Reichel, general secretary of the French Olymplc committee, after reading the letter written by the international committee’s presi- dent, declared France's offer for the 1928 Winter sports still held good. While I do not wish to enter into any controversy with the distinguish- ed president of the international Olympic committee,” he sald, “I am in duty bound to say that at least four natlons attendtmg the interna- tional Olymplc congress last year understood that the Winter sports might be given to another country if the nation holding the Olympic games was unable to stage the Win- ter events owing to climatic con- ditions. “These natlons are Norway and Switzerland, which showed their in- terpretation by requesting Holland that they be allowed to stage the games,” says Baron de Coubertin in “is awarded to a city, not to a country, and cannot be split up Winter sports; Holland, which is con- sidering their offer unofficlally, in- formed France that a request from us would be welcomed, and France itself, which made formal applica- tion to hold the games at Chamonix “France's bid for the 1928 Winter sports has heen officially made to Hol- land, and under no consideration will it be withdrawn.” M. Reichel admitted that Holland had not yvet taken a decision beyond informing the international Olympic committee that she would be unable to stage the Winter sports. Mean while, Norway, -Switzerland a France are continuing to press Hol land for the privilege of holding these sports. Holland, apparently is hesi- tating in view of the controversy, and will not reach any decision until the matter is submitted to the Olympi ongress at Prague next May. HOLDERS OF GOLF TITLES HAVE A RIGHT TO WORRY By the Associated Press. N EW YORK, January 16—The old maxim, “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown,” fits as neatly as ever into the 1925 golf picture, with holders of the six major championships—open, amateur and women'’s titles of Great Britain and America—facing stirring fights to re tain their laurels. hands last season adds no feeling of s Bobby Jones, the Atlanta wizard, Wwho won the national amateur title last year, appears the most likely to keep his honors. Jones outclassed an international field last September and ith the confidence gained from hav- ing broken the jinx previously pur- sulng him in this tournament, he may be more formidable than ever when the amateur clans gather at Pitts- burgh. Walter Hagen will bid again for the British open title, but though the odds will be against him, he will start the tournament a favorite on the strength of his record of having won the champlonship twice In three years and finishing only a stroks from the top in the season between these victorfes. Hagen will be reinforced in his British Invasion by several other American_professionals, probably In- cluding Bobby Crulckshank, Gene Sarazen, Jim Barnes and Johnny Farrell. Cyril, Walker, the Englewood pro, who startled the golf world by cap- turing the American open crown at Detroit last year, is not favored to repeat, partly for the reason that he boasts none too rugged health for the champlonship grind and partly be- cause of the keen opposition he will find at Worcester, Mass. British amateur laurels probably will be safe from American attack When we announedX our Annuol Midwinter F LORSHEIM SHoE JSAaLE 785, (365 (Rduced from 10 8413 ont 8leep on this chance men! You Know @& comes but-once a Yyear and never Lasts bong. —All styles, oxforas and high shees, — All Leathers and all sizes. — Recent spring arrivals sncluded But speed a&:‘a’ fi))ows 96;.{ ¢=I.yl The Sale is at all our stores. Our 9th and Pa. Ave. shops open 'til 9 P.M. Saturdays. And the fact that all six of these crowns changed ecurity to their présent wearers. this year, but Earnest- Holderness who won the Anglo champlonship for the second time in 1924, has many formidable foes at home, foremost of whom are Roger Wethered and Cyril Tolley, victor in the French open over Hagen' and Sarazen last Summer. In women's ranks Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd must withstand a de- termined attack in the title tourney at St. Louls from such younger rivals as Miss Glenna Collett, Miss Edith 'ummings and Miss Mary K. Browne, ‘ennis star and 1924 finalist, to retaln the American championship. Across the water Miss Joyce Wethered ap- pears more likely to retain the lau- rels she gathered among British women in 1924, ‘WILL HELP COACH PITT. PITTSBURGH, January 16.—Marsh Johnson, center on last year's foot ball team at the University of Pitts- burgh, has signed a contract as as- sistant coach of the 1925 Panther gridiron squad. Johnson is a senior at the university. TRAPSHOTS ORGANIZE. CHICAGO, January 16.—The We: ern Amateur Trap Shooting Associa- tion was formed at a meeting here, with a view to taking over the control of the sport west of Chicago. Cor. 7th & K Sts. 414 9th St. “City Club Shop” 1914-16 Pa. Ave. 1318 G St. 233 Pa. Ave. SE.