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10 SPORTS, THE EVENING BTAR, WASHINGTON, D. [0 SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1925. SPORTS. Harris Marred Johnson’s Best Game : Gibbons to Claim Title If Dempsey Quits BUCKY MADE ERROR IN NO-HIT CONTEST But He Also Drove in Only Run of Memorable Contest at Boston July 1, BY STANLEY (BUCKY) HARRIS. Chapter 27—I Spoil Johnson’s Perfect Game. RESIDENT COOLIDGE, then Governor of Massachusetts, threw out the ball at the opening game. series in Washington. Walter P finish. unusual performance for him in a 7 to 6. 1 got a two-bagger off Allen handle only one chance in the field. Johnson's showing was a big disa: on winning the first game. he picked up on the training trip. the Washington club, barring 1907, w won only cight games and lost 10. Many fans weroe ready to read him out of fast company when he surprised the base ball world by turning in a no- hit game, the first of his long and bril- liant career in the American League. This notable contest was played in Boston on July 1. In it Johnson cer- tainly made amends for his rout in the opening game at Fenway Park. Harry Hooper, always a dangerous man at bat against Johneon, or any other pitcher, was the only man to reach first base. Mis bat didn't put him there, however. X did. I made an error on his grounder $n the seventh inning, or 27 men would have faced Johnson without one reach- ing first. I've always regretted spolling &n otherwise perfect game for the great pitcher. Drove in Only Run Scored. T had dono better in our half of the frning at bat. T got the hit which scored the only run of the game. Roth was on third and Shanks on second, with one out, when Shannon came to bat. He was retired, and it was up to me. I had two strikes and then fouled two off before smashing the ball over second. Everett Scott, who has the record for consecu- tive games played, was at shortstop for the Red Sox. He managed to knock the ball down and make a play at the plate on Shanks. The latter was out, but Roth already was over with what proved to be the winning run. it was the only no-hit game of the season and one of the greatest in which I have played. I don't think any of us paid much attention 1o the fact that Johnson had a no-hit zame in sight until the elghth in- ning. Then Walter, seeing a long deferred record in sight, cut loose | with everything he had. He h never pitched a _greater game, to my knowledge. It was almost im- possible for the Boston batters to see his fast ball. His control was well-nigh perfect. ~His curve ball was breaking beautifully. Menosky, Foster and Scott were the only Bos- ton players he didn't strike out. All 10ld he fanned 10 men. Hooper Nearly Spills Beans. Ed Barrow, then manager of the Red | Sox, sent two pinch hitters to the plate in the ninth. Johnson struck them both out. Then the dangerous | Hooper came to bs Here i player who was always trying. | alone stood between Johnson and | a no-hit game. Washington had only | one run. Boston still had a chance | to win. And Hooper meant to do everything he could to put his club in the running. The first ball Johnson pitched was & Dbit wide. Then he cut the plate with a strike. Hooper fouled off the next one. 1 breathed casier and I gFuess every one else did. With two strikes, Johnson had a chance to work on the batter. The mnext ball pltched proved just to Hooper's lik- ing. I can see him now as he swung viclously. I can hear the crack S ball and bat met. The ball streaked down the first base line, apparentl @& safe hit. Somehow Joe Judge back- ed up, got his hands on the ball and held it. Johnson, running fast to cover the bag, took the throw. The toes beat Hooper a stride, and there was another game for the record books. Harper Pitched Fine Bal There's no friendship on the dia- mond. Harry Harper, ome of John- son’s former teammates and a great | friend, opposed him in the no-hit game. The left-hander twirled one of his great games. When he was in form he was & hard man to hit. He had a delivery starting far behind his back. The ball appeared to shoot out from his chest. It was difficult to mes, coming up from such a back- ground. It was almost on top of the batter before he could take his swing. Harper never seemed to take the mame seriously. Had he done so he probably would have been one of the greatest left-handers of all time. Base ball was more of a pastime than an occupation with him. He didn't have to earn his living on the dia- mond. A man works better when it's for his bread and butter. After his wonderful no-hit perform- ance Johnson went sadly off form. In thosé days the Washington club didn’t seem able to get far unless the pitching star was at the top of his game. Shaw, who was depended upon , 0 have a great year, also failed. He won only 12 games. In fact, the en- tire pitching staff collapsed. Judge was spiked by Ty Cobb and out of the game a long time. Jimmy O'Neill had his hand broken. Joe Leonard, a promising inflelder, died “suddenly The team was shot to pieces and fin- tshed sixth. Accidents Crippled Club. I played my first full big league season with a club that didn’t appear to have even the nucleus of a com- jng pennant winner. And yet, but for the unexpected failures of John- son and Shaw and a long hospital list, Washington would have been fighting all the way, I am sure. A erippled club can’t get far in the | major leagues. A serious injury to a veteran at a crucial place in the race 1s likely to disorganize any team. A serfes of injuries is certain to do so. It has been said that no club is stronger than its reserves. That is perfectly true. But if a couple of regulars are put out of the game at the same time, any club, no matter what {ts strength in substitutes, is at a disadvantage. I fielded for an average of .958, a fair mark. And I landed in the .300 hitting class, and felt as if I really had earned my place fast com- as a regular infielder in pany. (Copyright, 1825.) Tomorrow: A Ducl and a Sore Arm. REDS OPEN FOR DEALS. CINCINNATI, January 31.—Presi- dent August Hermann, Treasurer Touis C. Widrig and Manager Jack Hendricks of the Cincinnati Reds left today for New York to attend the annual tional League schedule meeting next Monday and Tuesday. Manager Hendricks said that while he had no particular deals in view, he was open to favorable proposi- tions and weuld overlook no oppor- awnity to strengthen his team, The Red Sox knocked him out of the box in two innings. caught cold on the barnstorming trip and hadn’t fully recovered. He al- lowed four hits, three walks, hit a batter and turned in a wild pitch—an He suffered most of the season from the cold As a result, he had his worst 1920. Four years iater he started the world Johnson opened the game. He didn’t He had Boston won, I had to n opening-day game. Russell and scored a run. ppointment to us all. He had counted ear with hen he first came to the majors. He COLLEGE BASKET BALL At Brookland—Penn State, 36; Cath- clic University, 11. At Chestertcwn, Md.—~Washington College, 23; Duquesme, 21. At Richmond—Stevens Institute, 22; Richmond Unlversity, 17. At Cambridge—Harvard, 37; Massa- chusetts Aggies, 1. At Fort Benning, Ga—Mercer, 42; Infantry School, 26. At Lexington, Va.—V. M. L, 18; Car- son-Newman, 16, At New York—Tufts, 25; Pratt In- stitute, 23. DUCKPINNERS TO END BIG EVENT TONIGHT| are scheduled to roll tonight in the wind-up of the indi-| vidual duckpin tourney at the Coli- seum, with a possibility of another small bunch of pin spillers who were unable to fill their original dates. Although there are no front-rank bowlers in tonight's list, there are several who are classed as “very good” and one of these may break loose with high counts. McPhilomy's record-breaking tour- nament score, 640, was not threatened last night, although J. A. Robinson, a Baltimore man, turned in 601, placing him in seventh place among the leaders. After the Two squads bowlers finish tonight President Stocking of the Washing- will ton City Duckpin Association, distribute the prizes. Following are the leaders E. McPhilomy... 640 C. Anderson.. A. Urban.. D6 | M. Rosenberg.... 628 J. N. Chaconas..... 623 J . Henderson.... 610 Iremann. . €. Caskey........ 602 L. Oeser..... 3. Robinson D801 Al Zeiller...l. Ellett.... ... 600 R. Morgan..... L. Pantos. 1599 C. Harver. L. Rinald D508 3 1. Fisan 507 A. Works J. Campbell 506 G. Friend. ©. Charest... 503 SCHEDULE FCR TONIGHT IN DUCKPIN TOURNEY 7PM. Alley, Aller. 1. % .. 1 FE.F. Anderson. 7 1L - 1 C A Weidman.... 7 Jerrs Wolfe. 5 einberg 8 Gilbert = s Cox. s B | R, Fellows. R. Flelding..... 9 H. W. Engl orman Howse.... 9 I W. Grimes E. T. Bailey....... 10 G. T. Simpson.... Joe Kossle......... 10 P. A, Couzsl.. Dr. 3. A. Shamborn 11 W. E. Viehmeser. Sam Jentiff........ 11 Fitzgerald ... W.OR: Pratt....... 12 G. E. Anderson. Russell 0. Kiuge.. 12 Raymond Crose.... 915 P.M. Alley. Alley. W. 1. Davis .1 T.E. Harrison..... 6 William E. Beatty 1 Fred Shrest. b P. F. Ruark.. I yoottni.oioe I Al Ralston.. 2 Al H. Hertwig.... 7 John E. Tillett.... 2 George W. Voile.. 7 W. I Tilett...... 2 Chas. Sievnius..... 8§ A W. Harper..... R. R. Shey o8 R. H. Caffee H. H. Howland... 9 Robert Lowry Clyde’ Ashton...... 9 John Pennimau.... Leslie R. Crump... 10 G. A. Eunis z W. H. Gill.. l10 R. J. Brisbane.... 11 < Burt Neil.. < R. C. K. Dunton... Olean.. [ ] Corsidiun.... RESULTS OF BOWLING IN CITY TITLE EVENT 1. 2 % 4 5 Tor 1. A_Robinson .13 104 126601 W DIk e 104 104526 R. Ferguson... ... & 113 133529 Jobn Hiser. 120 107 106548 C. R. Cowles... ... 110 88 102536 W. J. Quigley 109 128 104535 Bters .2 .. y- oos 215, 107 99305 L. Krause... 10 R. Gordon........... 78 108 105 A. Geisler, . AL Freeberger R. B. Jacobs.. 3. Moran H. L. Murray W. J. Portner. T. M. Belt w. R yET i g I, A Costello 3. P W. AL BT Callan. ... Cannon. - MeNickle | Murtaugh Ferguson Bailey.. 3 Gorton D. ‘Moriarity 99 119335 S8—467 25570 #3—408 92515 D. A. Horgan Dr. Sullivan Russell Hendiey L. Oeser D. Reiff. F. Moore..... .. F. 5. Blaisdell.. ... 3. Eane::...... H. MeCarthy. E. A. Barry. G. W. O'Neal.. McCann.... . ... J. D. 0'Connell G. Friend. B. Goldstein 113 110544 12 R. E. Farnum. H. R. House. T. Grifin..... Dr. Mawhingey. . R.” Weisberg. 98 134—505 J." Kronman 116522 L. Brisker. 974859 C. Belgal....... 111525 E. Wolpe. 86454 B. Welnberg.. 100—456 C. W. Carter 114522 Harry Newman 101558 3. Rssell.... 106—532 B. Davis 110518 P, N. Baxter. 153572 112542 133563 1." Billheime: J. R. Fillius C. Heltman, Jr. 116 105557 3. Pricei 115 100511 L. L. King.. .. 56 102467 R. C. Holt.. 104 99490 E. C. Decker. 97 136—549 W. E. Hargett 110 106368 N. A, Pixton, jr. 104 104—501 3. M Walker 119 118 93326 VICTORY FOR HORNETS. PITTSBURGH, Pa., January 31— Pittsburgh Hornets defeated the Maple A. A. of Boston,.§ to 3, at hockey, CENTRAL FIVE AGAIN \NURMI WINS, THOUGH ILL; RUNS IN BOSTON TONIGHT BEAT BUSINESS HIGH Lynn Woodworth's Business court- men took a second trouncing from the Central basketers in the high school basket ball champlionship series this morning on the George Wash- ington University court. The 32-to-14 victory gives the Mount Pleasant school second place in the league standing with a slight lead over Eastern. The Stenographers had little in the way of resistance to offer the fast Blue and White flve, the Centralites adding point after point from the floor, directly under the basket. At the half the count stood 18 to 8, in favor of the ultimate winners, and during the third perlod, Business failed to score while Hale and Ma donald contributed six points. These two led in the scoring. Hale brought in five court goals and a pair of single counters. MacDonald accounted for a quartet of baskets and a trio of successful free tosses. Capt. Pete Furman and Brist, the Business center, who were graduated several days ago, performed today through a ruling which makes it pos- sible for a player to take part in the games until the semester is officially closed. Line-up and Summary. Central (32). Positions. Business (14) Left forward.........Luefsky ‘Right forward.. Steward A Cenfar: (o, Juiese s BN Dezendorf. ... Left gua Furman Dean. Right g ourt goals—Hule (5, Dezendorf, Dean (2). Steward (2), Foul goals—dacdonald, 3 in 5 4; Banta, 1 in 1: Deze faky, 0 in rman, 1 in fons: Centr Clavton for Dezen dorf, Lamb for Macdonald, Moses for Bunta, Chaflin for Dean, Harris for Hale. Business— Evaos for Laefsky, Laefsky for Furman. Referee—Mr. Hass. Umpire—Mr. Sumner (Y, M. C. A.)" Time of periods—10 minutes. Score by periods Central 13 8 832 Busiess . 3 0 611 DUQUESNE QUINT BEATEN BY WASHINGTON COLLEGE CHESTERTOWN, Md, January 31. —The Washington College quintet clicked off Its ecighth consecutive victory of the season here last night when it defeated the Duquesne Col- lege cagers, 23 to 21. Although the visitors displayed a rare brand cof ball, the locals were able to hold the terrific pace against the ever-threat- ening invaders. EASTERN FIVE AIMS TO CHECK WESTERN Coach Guyon's Eastern basketers were hoping to make a strong bid | for a clear title to second place in the high school championship series by breaking the winning streak of the Western quint on the George Washington University court this afternoon. As Eastern has but two additional | games in the series, those with Tech and Business, neither of which is cal- culated to offer much opposition, the game today affords a final chance for the Lincoln Parkers to show some of the form that brought them the city scholastic honors for two vears. After today Western has three series games, but that with Central on February 10 is the only one likely to prove a stumbling block in the march to the title. Basketers of the Kendall School open their scason tonight against a quint representing the Maryland School for the Deaf. The Kendall Greeners have developed a fast team and are expecting to furnish plenty of opposition for the outfit from Frederick. Bliss Electricel School courtmen took a 29-to-20 defeat from the St John's College five on the latter's court. St. Alban's 130-pound quint has a afe lead in the Interprep League by virtue of a 25-to-15 victory over the Woodward School. Girls of Business High Night School were outclassed by the Metropolitan Athletic Club sextet, 29 to 10, on the Marjorie Webster court. ‘With a record of four victories in five games, Gonzaga High tossers go against the Hyattsville High quint in the Gonzaga gymnasium tonight. En- right and Nee, forwards; Quinn, cen- ter; Farrell and O'Donoghue, guards, is the Gonzaga line-up. Wright, Dix, Costinet, Cohan and Chase probably will perform for the suburbanites. SARAZEN—L. DIEGi:L ‘WIN. MIAMI, Fla, January 31.—Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, repre- senting Pasadena, lost their fourth straight game in the Florida Winter professional golf league at Hollywood when they were defeated by Leo Diegel and Gene Sarazen, 5 and 4, in a 36-hole match. TOURNEY TO MRS. HURD. BELLEAIR HEIGHTS, Fla., Janu- ary 31.—Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, national woman's golf champion, won the January tournament here by de. feating Mrs. Alex Smith, New York, on the elghteenth green. MINNEAPOLIS, January 31.—Eddie Ainsmith, veteran major league catcher, has been signed by Minneap- olist of the American Assoclation. Ainsmith formerly was with the Washington Americans and New York Giants. Inside Golf By Chester Horton. The pivot in the golf swing means the degree with which the shoulders are turmed, not the body. For the average golfer a slighter shoulder turn almost in- variably yields the bext whots. .The shoulders may be turned until the left shoulder 1 under the chin, at the top of the back swing, or little ahort of that. To turn the left shoulder to a point beyomd the chin is am ex- treme pivot which can be used only by the youthful player or one with most resil- In the forward swing fent museles. the right shoulder should go about as far forward as does the left one in the back swing, and it ix easier to ®et this shoulder action because the head should roll around with the shoulders in the forward swing. Do not let the hcad come up, however, and., while the head is thus rolling, do not let the right side drop down. There should be a feeling that you are hitting down into the ball as the clubhead takes the ball away. Keep- | intercity game with the R. ing the right side up and letting the head roll will give you this feeling. {(Copyright, 1925.) By the Associated Press. N EW YORK, January 31.—Paavo Nurmi of ord of different hue when he failed to break any ex in a one-and-one-eighth-mile race at the Morningside A. C. games Finland established a rec- sting marks last night, his performance being no more than mediocre. For the first time since the flying feet appeared upon these shores there was an appreciable letdown in their activity, and Joie Ray would have run away from them easily. Paavo started slowly and made no haste, evidently being content with having the race in front. Reports during the meet declared that Nurmi was suffering from an injured leg sustained while swimming in a pool and that he also was nurs- ing a cold, both of which difficulties would keep him out of the competi- tion. But his Finnish friends prevail- ed upon him to start because the Morningside Club had his entry. Willle Plant and Willie Ritola, how- ever, were in exceptional form, the walker who defeated Ugo Frigerio of Italy, beating his own record for one and one-eighth miles made in 1920, by two seconds, and Ritola, running a remarkable two-mile race in which he caught the handicap man and lap- ped the field at the finish line: He missed the record by a couple of sec- onds. Frigerio, Olympic champion walker, was not entered, but had verbally agreed to participate, according to officials. While the meet was in prog- ress he is believed to have been on his way to Boston. Nurmi and other stars will run in the Boston A. A. games tonight Finn in Two-Mile Race. BOSTON, January 31.—Track stars of the first magnitude, including Paavo Nurmi, greatest of distance runners; Joie Ray, America’s leading miler; Loren Murchinson, indoor sprinting champion; with Ugo Frige- rio, Itallan walking champion, and Willie Plant, premier American walk- er, are billed among the leading at- tractions of the thirty-sixth annual track games of the Boston Athletic Assoclation here tonight. appeared at the games and finished Nurmli will attempt to add the two- mile indoor record to the string of 15 world records he has set during his American invasion, when he faces Gunnar Nilson, who defeated him re- cently; August Fager and Ilmar Prim, all of the Finnish-American A. C, in a speclal two-mile handicap event. Joie Ray, who holds the record of 8 minutes 8 2-5 seconds for the distance, will not compete in this race Willie Plant, winner over Ugo Fri- gerio, the Italian walking champion, in the Millrose games Wednesday night, will be pitted against the for- eigner and a field of America walkers in a special 3,000-meter race. Jole Ray will attempt to gain his seventh victory in the Hunter Mile, a feature of the B. A. A. games for many years against a fleld that in- cludes Ray Watson, Illinois A. C.; Lloyd Hahn, B. A. A, and James Con- nolly of Washington In the 40-vard dash for the Brigg’s trophy, Loren Murchison, indoor champlon, and Frank Hussey, school- boy flyer, are scheduled to face the pick of the Eastern sprinting stars. The relay card of seventeen races, all but two of which are between col- lege or school quartets, will bring to- gether many traditional rivals. Har- vard and Yale meet as usual over the two-mile route in the last race of the evening. The record-breaking two- mile relay team of Georgetown Uni- versity, which, in two races in the past week, has clipped 111-5 seconds from the previous record, swaps ba- tons against Boston College. MOUNT VERNONS JOLTED BY CORBY BAKERY QUINT ITY basket ball championship C nasium, 34-t0-23 score on the church aspirations of Mount Vernon M. E. quint received a setback when the Corby Bakery five ran up a men in the Congress Heights gym- Fresh from a victory over the City Club, the Sunday School League lcaders last night were continually outpointed by the Bakers, Roll and Johannis each registered a quintet of goals from scrimmage, and Johnny Goetz gave an excep- tional exhibition of floor work. Stanton unlimfted team, one of the few Washington fives with clean rec- ords for the season, will figure in an E. Knight quint at Alexandria tonight Anacostin Eagles added another game to their winning streak by downing the Naval Receiving Station five, 41 to 31. A rally in the last half| failed to put the sailors on top. | | Calvary M. E. tossers, who defeated Calvary Bapt 27 to 23, will enter- tain the Orinocos in the church gym- nasium tonight at 8:30. The Orino- cos are former college players and should make things interesting for the Mount Pleasant five, Aloysins Club _will encounter the formidable St. Gerard courtmen of Baltimore, m Gonzaga gymnasium to- morrow afternoon. The visitors are said to have a first-class team, their record for the season consisting of | 20 wins in 23 starts. Stantons and Roamers will furnish the prelimi- nary. Three victories last night brings the record of the Kanawhas to 145 wins in 153 games. The Tremonts were defeated twice by scores of 46 to 20 and 48 to 21, and the Peerless was trounced 58 to 26. Epiphany Juniors, whose winning streak was broken by the Rosedales earlier in the season, had their re- venge last night when the Rosedales were beaten, 26 to 18. The entire church team shared in the scoring. After trouncing Woodside M. E. bas- keters, 35 to 17, Peck Athletic Club will tackle the Frederick De Molay quint in the Maryland town Monday night. Northeinx and Idle Hours went down before the attack of the Pull- man five by scores of 34 to 20 and 43 to Soldiers at Fort Myer lost to the invading Oxfords, 24 to 18. Red Shields’ winning streak was broken by the St. a 25-to-21 game. Patrick tossers in Boyw’ Club Flashes increased their chances of taking the 90-pound cham- pionship when they defeated the Cardinals, 13 to 9 Joe Healy, manager of the Immacu- late Conception Cubs, wants games with 95-pound teams. Challenges will be recetved at Lincoln 6130. A 49-to-5 score indicates that Mount Vernon Athletic Association five had an easy time with the Rovers. Clark scored 10 goals when Domini- can Lyceum handed a 49-to-38 set- back to Paramount Athletic Club., St. Martin's Midgets are tied with Aloysius and St. John's teams for first place in the Catholic Boys' League as a result of a 72-to-7 vic- tory scored over the St. Paul light- weights. b 1 LS SET SWIMMING MARKS. By the Associated Press. Two Minnesota swimmers set na- tional collegiate records in a Minne- sota-Chicago meet. John Faricy, Olympic star, set a new 200-yard breast stroke record of 2:37 3-5, one and one-fifth seconds better than his old record. Jim Hill swam 150 yards backstroke in 1:48 2-5, two seconds better than the former record. N TWO0 BIG TEN GAMES. By the Associated Press. Midyear examinations will keep most Western Conference basket ball teams idle this week end. Immedi- ate leadership in the champlonship struggle will not be effected by two meetings tonight. Chicago will play ?hlo State and Indiana will meet owa. A FIGHT TO BERLENBACH. NEW YORK, Januar: ] Berlenbach of New York, yllxl'?t‘-he‘n’::-‘ welght, decisively outpointed Young Tony Marullo of New Orleans in a 12-round match at Madison Square Garden last night. PE— WATERBURY, Conn., January 31. —Barney Snyder of Boston, substi- tuting for Abe Goldstein, former ban- tamweight champion, knocked out Kid Pancho of San Antonlo, Tex., in the tenth round. | who had a margin o 15 to 10 at the half and were never threatened. ALOY 5-MILE EVENT AT G. U. TOMORROW Ambitious distance runners have an opportunity to get into the spotlight to- morrow morning, when the first of a serfes of Sunday modified marathon races is staged by Aloysius Club at Georgetown University track. The club has eliminated all red tape and is re- Qquiring no fees or entry blank: To be present and ready to run at 11 o'clock Is all that is required of the runners who wish to take a fling at the prizes offered The race will be run from scratch, laps around the track making up the distance of five miles. Three other races at varying dis- tances will be staged during the month of February, the final run being 10 miles. Several Aloysius Club repre- sentatives will enter the 26-mile road race from Laurel to Baltimore latter part of March. in the GRANGE SPURNS RICH OFFER AS FILM STAR URBANA, TI1, January 31.—Harold “Red” Grange cast as a movie hero is a possibility not likely to materialize, according to the all-American half- back himself. Grange, who was offered $2,000 a week for his services in the role of screen hero, refused immediately on the ground that it would make him ineligible for his remaining year of foot ball at Ilinois. The picture in which Grange was to be featured called for plenty of ath- letic action on his part. “Red” was offered further induce- ments in the form of screen work when he finished school, but said that ne did not think he would accept the offer as he had other plans. RAY DERR TELLS: Best Iron Shot I Ever Made HE best iron shot I ever made I Club, near Philadelphia. delphia Golf Association; Joh in a threesome, playing syndicates. On one hole, a par five, distance about 470 yards, Schueble laid his second on the green two feet from the cup, for a sure eagle three. I followed with a hard shot with my driving iron down hill after a long drive. My ball rolled upon the green and into the cup for a tw Four Birdies on One Hole. It would be hard to beat the exhi- ion of putting staged at the sea- side course at Del Monte, Calif., one day. It was prior to the State amateur championship. Jack Neville, who has done good work as a member of American Walker Cup teams in Eng- land; Frank Kales, Scotty Armstrong and Dr. Frederickson, also sterling THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS BY WILL H. DILG, President, 1zaak Walton League of America. ter fitted to hold his own than is any other species. OF all the larger wild animals of America, the moose is perhaps bet- The moose is afraid of little excepting man. biologists say, can exterminate or Wyoming, where the elks are starving every Winter, the moose grows fat. He can feed in deep snows and in animals would starve. He knows how to take care of himself. The moose has a peculiar hind leg. He can lift his rear hoofs almost as high as his back when they are thrust forward and up. His hips are almost double jointed, it seems, and those rear legs work like locomotive pistons. This peculiarity enables moose to walk in drifted snow or in mud so deep that it would at once mire almost any other animal. He can run in snow which would make walking difficult for most other ani- mals, even though they might be as large as he is. 1n the forests he steps over wind. Herbert Jewson, president of the Phila- COLLEGE BASKETERS IN FOUR GAMES HERE All members of the local collegiate group are to participate in basket ball games today, with four of the five teams playing on home floors. Gallaudet, the member leaving the city for its engagement, is to en- counter St. John's at Annapolis. Home games will begin about 8 o'clock. | The most important game of the local schedule is expected to be that in Ritchie gymnasium at College Park between University of Maryland and University of North Carolina. Mary- land has an impressive record for this season, while the Tarheels are rated practically as strong as last Winter, when they won the South- ern Conference championship. At Ryan gymnasium Georgetown is to meet St. Joseph's of Philadel- phia, while George Washington will entertain Blue Ridge College in the Hatchetite gymnasium, on H street near Twentieth. Catholic University, |beaten 36 to 11 by Penn State last night, will be host to another Penn- sylvania aggregation, Duquesne Uni- versity, at Brookland The Brooklanders were wholly out- classed by Penn State last night Coach Rice's charges scored but four times from scrimmage, and after the first half, that ended 13 to 7 against them, never were in_ the running. Passaic High School product now playing forward for Penn State, was the star of the fray. He shot six goals from the field, enough to down the Brooklanders, and one from the free toss line |KIVIAT WILL STRIVE TO CONQUER NURMI By the Associated Press Searching feverishly for a capable middle distance man from America to turn back the remarkable Finn, Paavo Nurmi, track followers now have set upon Abel Kiviat, in his prime a dozen vears ago. Kiviat_already has lost two races in the Winter's indoor events, but Ernie Hjertberg, coach of the Swedish Olympic team of 1912 and 1920, be- lieves the former star, by accepting a rigid course of training, can attain the seemingly impossible and conquer the European invader. Kiviat, it is said, has agreed to make the trial and is working under Hjertberg's eyes. BALTIFEREF;INSPILLERS | TO ROLL HERE TONIGHT| Holding a 199-pin lead for the firet five games, the Terminal Ice quint | meets the King Pin team of Balti- more on the King Pin alleys at 7:30 tonight for the second half of the clash of five games. The Baltimore quint s about the best in that city Manager Wood of the King Pin has | arranged to accommodate a large crowd, two alleys being closed and an elevated stand built at the rear. YANK JOCKEYS TO RIDE IN RACE OVER THE ICE T. MORITZ, Switzerland, January ~The American jockeys Frank Frank Bullock and George | |3 | O'Nemnn, Archibald are among those who will ride in the St. Moritz grand prix over the ice here tomorrow With added money the stake will total more than | $3,500. The mounts, recruited from eight European countries, will wear spe- cial spiked shoes. After the grand prix jumping and trotting races will be held. . AUSTRALIANS WILL ROW FOR WORLD HONORS MELBOURNE, Australia, January 31.—W. McDevitt and Maj. Goodsell have been matched for a world scull- ing championship race, to be rowed on the Clarence River on March 17. In addition to the championship there will be a side bet pf £200. The world sculling title was re- linquished by James Paddon last month to McDevitt on condition that the latter meet Maj. Goodsell with the title at stake GORMAN WINS ON ICE. TORONTO, January 31.—Charles Gorman of St. John, N. B, won the 220-yard senior final in the Canadian speed skating championship meet. Roe, Mapleleaf Club, Toronto, was second, and O'Farrell, Chicago, finished third. Gorman's time was 19 2-5 sec- onds. came up at the Roxborough Country n Schueble, my assistant, and I were players, were in a practice match. Playing the 150-yard punch bowl hole of the No. 1 course, Neville, Kales, Armstrong and Frederickson all were on the green in one. How- ever, each was left with a 33-foot. As they had to negotiate the slope of the punch bowl, it appeared likely the hole would be squared in_threes. It was squared, all right, but not in_threes. Neville sank his putt. Kales sank his putt! Armstrong sank his putt!! And—Frederickson sank his putt Four 45-foot putts in a row! Four birdie twos on one hole! Deserves all the exclamation points you can lay vour hands on, doesn't it? Men only, seriously injure the moose. Out in sparse vegetation, where most other falls which deer must leap over. ‘When he runs in the woods he does not gallop or jump, but travels in a long swinging trot, simply stepping over anything that comes in the way. The moose is a browsing animal and can live in the Winter on the tender bark of trees, twigs, dried willows and other food which such animals as the elk starve on. The moose can be destroyed only by man. He has the rest of his en- D KEARNS CONFIDENT JACK WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING Manager, However, Resigned to Fact That Champion Is to Marry—Declares He Will Be One to Decide When It Is Time to Retire. By the Associated Press. ETROIT, Mich., January 3l.—Tommy Gibbons made definite claim to the world heavyweight boxing title, following his defeat of “Tiny Jim” Herman here last night. He believes he is the man whose record entitles him to the crown Jack Dempsey has not defended for more than a year, and which the c! next May. _In defense of his claim, Gibbons proposes he is ready to meet any logical contender for the title, indicating that he believed Harry Wills at the head of the list of men who might challenge his claim. He is ‘ready to box Wills, he declared mpion is declaring he will relinquish In making claim to the heavyweight | fought,” explained the champion's title, Gibbons also announced he was|manager, recalling some [of this ex out of the light-heavyweight ranks|periences during the cight vears. He and that he had withdrawn forfeit|added that in all that time Dempsey moneys he had formerly posted for|never questioned his judgment or matches with some of the men in the |asked for an accounting in money light-heavywelght division. One of [matters the funds drawn down was for a meeting with Gene Tunney | Gibbons' decision to eliminate him- | self from the lighter division came at | the end of his training for the Her- | man bout. In preparation for this| g0, as an experim he reduced a GREB BEATS DELANEY IN DECISIVE FASHION far as h thought desirable and “dried out” as much as possible. The | £ result was 179% pounds. Some of| _ ST PAUL. Minn, January 31 —Harry Gibbons' trainers thought he hatl"’rlh‘ world niddleweight champion drawn too fine for a fight even |OUtPointed Jimmy Delaney, St. Paul Ready for All Comers. | men fought at catchweights. eb weighed 16 Gibbons feels the experience of New | &0 W Einctndsiaud;Delaney York promoters, known to the New |" G2l TE 0o 2 2 . : s York Boxing Commission, in attempt- | o spg opnin Syesual windmill ba ing to get some of the heavier men | g e into the ring with him for the bout | P*porny, OVer th in which he eventually met “Kid Norfolk is a part of the basis for championship claims. “T have been open to mect any of them In the past,” Gibbons declared o In ‘making empnatis decraration nat| JIM O’CONNELL WILLING he was open to meet any logical| heavyweight contender, “and 1 am TO FACE ACCUSED ME open now to meet any men of the ‘ class who will get into the ring with SAN F lead ¥ e St. Paul fighter. Delaney at times appeared bewildered, and unable to perfect any adequate de fense against the blows that came from every angle. RANCISCO, January 31 J ¥y OCo outfielder the for me. Wills probably is in the for consideration for a match, and I|New York Giants, who was barre am ready to box him. Firpo and|asan attempted bribe-giver, is willing Jack Renault are other possibilities, |10 face every man he accused of hav and I have been, and am, open to meet | ing knowledge of the bribery plot Ao | and repeat his charges azainst them “It is not a crime to claim some-|but he must have immunity for such thing that is lying dormant, is it?"|testimony, his counsel here has not Gibbons commented, when asked if|fied District Attorney J. H. Banton of his introduction before the Herman | New York by telegram fight as a “claimant” of the heavy “At a cost of $250,000 to himself | weight title meant he was picking up |O'Connell told the truth to Judge the crown Dempsey was abdicating. |Landis,” the message sald. “At pres “I may never be champion of the|ent O'Connell's test is the ke world,” was his parting shot after|to the whole situation. If vou vea he had made it plain he did claim the|cGesire to verify O'Connell's title, “but I want to tell you I have ments involving virtually five kiddies at home that are world | New York base ba m, t champions all the time | witness would be O'Connell telling the truth at such cost to self, O'Connell would now be belleved every fair-minded person “No immunity, no testimony." CLUB HOLDS 50-TARGET TRAPSHOOT AT BENNING Members of Washington Gun Club Kearns Has Hisx Say. LOS ANGELES, Calif., January 31— When Jack Dempsey loses hLis punch he will be retired as heavyweight boxing champion, and Jack Kearns,| his manager. will tell him when that | is, Kearns announced in an interview giving his opinion of the hue and cry | recently raised over Dempsey's re-| peated admissions that he and Estelle Taylor expected to be married May 20 | aTe €ngaging in a 50-target event at and that he “would probably gquit|the traps on Benning road this afi- fighting” about the same time. | ernoon in preparation for their meet Kearns admitted he was resigned | With Oriole Club, in Baltimore, on to the fact that Dempsey intends to [ February 21. marry the motion picture actress. He| Practioe shoots have been arranged for every Saturday afternoon until expects to hear wedding bells, but he cannot believe their jtngle will | the last of April, except when Inter- sound the knell of Dempsey’s ring |City matches are scheduled. The Ba Gaiaen timoreans come to Washington aga “I know Dempsey has talked about | % March 21. retiring for a long time,” he said, e “just like doctors, lawyers, bankers and others who get tired of the pro- WIN SKATING EVENTS. fession they are in. Jack has felt| SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., Janu- that he wanted to pack his gloves|&ry 31.—Joe Moore and Elie Muller | both of Islet. away in moth balls. He also has a| were the winners In conviction that there is no one in the | the 440-vard New York State skating game today capable of giving him a|champlonship. In the event for men real fight.” | the time was 40 seconds flat. Tha Kearns smiled “But Dempsey is too young to re- tire,” he continued. “He's only 29, and he has a lot of good fights in his_system vet. | “Furthermore, I think I'll retire him when I decide that he is through as a fighter. on’t ever get the idea that our contract is up when Dempsey steps to the altar. I have no contract with | Dempsey for his services in the ring except his word with me. It's been good enough for both of us for eight years. I guess it will be good enough for some time to come. “When 1 said fight, |time in the women's race was seconds. WELLS WINS ON FOUL. BRIGHTON, England, January 31 Bombardier the heavyweigh fighter, last night won on a foul fron “Soldier” Jones in the sixth round HEILMANN GETS IN LINE. DETROIT, Mich., Harry Heilmann, sl has signed his o ing season with cans January 31 £ging outflelde ract for the con the Detroit Ameri The contract is for one year. The Kid They Couldn’t Keep Out” —that is the caption of the first chapter in Paavo Nurmi’s Story —as told by him to Charles E. Parker—and which is to be published exclusively in Wash- ington in The Star—EVENING & SUNDAY Beginning Tomorrow Sunday, Feb. 1st . The story deals with the interesting details in the remarkable athletic career of the marvel of Finland—who las come to be generally rec- ognized as the greatest runner of all time. At ten years of age he made the eyes of the official timekeepers in his native town open in wonder at his achievements—and today he is breaking world records almost every time he faces the starter. - You'll enjoy Nurmi’s story—with its thrill after thrill—for Mr. Parker has caught the in- spiration. Dempse: x X X X X X X x X X X X X X X X X X X X X z T Begin with the first chapter next Sunday. Have your news- dealer save you a Star every day—or let the Star carrier serve you direct at your home. Phone Main 5000 for Star emies well in hand. He is too im- portant an animal, one too symbolic of great forests and past wilder- uesses, to bs killed. Carrier Service. 1.2.0.8.2.0.9.2 9.9 8 ¢.0.8 02227000 S OO0 OO0 ek ok ok sk ok Ak ek ok ok ok ok ek ke skokk ok ek ok ok sk ok sk ok ok A O