Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1925, Page 70

& THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. T, FEBRUARY 1, 1925—SPORTS SECTION. ow THE quTs sTaWD |CAPTTOL HILL BASKETERS | IN SCHOLASTIC SERIES AR o e rl WIN BY SCORE OF 27 TO 19§ FOUR MEETS TO BE HELD IN CONGRESSIONAL POOL - Central ca = ‘667 Eastern . 4 z 87 ¢+ Washington Canoe and Capitol Athletic Clubs to Join il e 10| Take Lead Early in Struggle and, Although Hard With Host Club in Arousing Interest in Sport TOY B—azch ARNIVAL Pressed, f\]ways‘ Remain in Valll——Ceulru] Is IN MAY IS PLANNED Easy Winner Over Business A toy boat and model vacht car- BY LJOHN 1. WHITE nival on the reflecting pool at the FTER having maintained a clean record during the first half o Lincoln Memorial in May s planned o Long Neglected Here. BY JOH B. KELLER. OMPETITIVE swimming, neglected to a great extent by athletes ‘ of the District of Columbia for quite a time, will undergo a sub- stantial revival here this year if the plans of Capt. Elbridge Colby do not miscarry. Capt. Colby is chafrman of the Washington Canoe Club | e e e R R e the high school championship games, Western High's basket ba! Office of Public Buildings and combination went down to a somewhat surprising defeat, 27 to 19 Grounds and_the superiutendent's of- [ ¢ o & c < s Gy i fce, State, War and Navy Depart- | Pefore the_attack of the Light Blue and White passers from Eastern swimming committce, and with the co-operation of the Capitol Athletic ment buildings. Proponents of the|the George .Washington Universi court yesterday Central had de Club and the Congressional Country Club he hopes to arouse a greater N ; S . ; 4 Garnival hope o arouse the interest[feated Business 32 to 14, earlier in the day. gen est in th Fashi; S > . S L e - AR of the children of Washington in this | " i,y e g S e AL general interest in the water sport in Washington. ; SR e oA e of (the chilirs Washin In thi W e i1l Sldli g otk £55 position in: the scholastic loop, Wester And the captain does not intend to lose any time in launching hi® SR R M c T paEe N D olpfu und Instructivesform Of ¥¢C-} o own is tottering and a defeat in the sccond meeting with Centra competitive swimming promotion campaign. He has made arrangements x Sep s Tt %8 proposed to organize a car- | scheduled for February 10, may bring about a triple tic vichiiilic - Congressional ‘Countiyl GIMLAwhecely, that. Guluin s g nival committee of local £ports writ-| Leading the Georgetown team, | Ligh point scorcr of the firat half o Winter will be host to triangular indoor meets in which swimmers of b Rt o AT G o e it ] e ek, TEo¢ his Nobs. counter 1 the co-operating clubs will exhibit their skill Srelfare sefvice and the DIayEround | cieyer Same bt tha ther members | the & Eos e conn e A serics of four fortnightly meets at Congressional is to be in- department of the District. The Joint | of the ‘Ted and White team seemed | sion augurated this week welfare service plans to offer prizes|unabic to penetrate the astern de Going into tt ird w « 4-poir 3 o N PR = which may be augmented by others|fense to any extent. Fastern had |marzin, Easterr closely guarde b v A b Tyt (e | given tn various civic organizations. |the long end of an 18-to-14 count at |and registered but 2 nts, afiferentifrom ANy dffered Herotofocy | parks of Wakhington have been|wcoreless during the third period. |and ed to Scrugge Both tea by local swimming t t. The pro= jgrowing at a rapid rate during the | Harold Scruggs starred for the win- | failed ™o make good on the foul tri O e e | lic Buildings and Grounds, fn helping | court goals before going to the bench (as the e advanc: as well as handicap race j“‘“‘"—z to promote the proposed ecarnival |by way of the foul route in fin: With the scc contests. The meets will precede the | woula be carrying out its pelicy of | quarte Hecke missed & Thursday cvening dinner dances at| pr A V. Parsons was high gun S tacing it Eovrom ot hislpfitfeacs “'l B o or Wrasteniobsned ibe'isecS) opeitng of the fing Congressional terday at the weekly trapshoot of tion and particularly of inaugurating|ing with a 2-pointer, but Radice | made good ¢ Schedule of Fivents. hington Gun Club on the Benning those forms with hich the public|eoon matched it and a free téss by fshots. Heagy of We The schedule of the meets to be|range, breaking 46 of 50 targets generally is not familiar | et coreicd The s iant | Eours tois el held at the club in Marviand follow: [thrown. With 45 breaks and a credit % o oL [ where they remained during the re- | further at A 2 = 3 o of four, Dr. A. B. Stine took the : mainder of the game. While Dulin |ball fre s s v s o wua e to give his team a total of 5, Heeke, | while Madigs swimming; handicap ruces. e i o 4 to & is toam a total of 3, Heeke g February z6—Exhibition of lite | 17 ou ompetition, Dr. re : 3 . : March 1Z—Exhibition of famous | Yesterday’'s shooting results follow: he period. . % X 3 SA A racing strokes: handicap races. Singles (50 targets)— 46; Stine. |, Baoh team scored o its durlng or Central. March 26—Exhibitlon of water | 37 Ve g LV T Ao iy | Tr??r'k Scruggs dr ng the. s game was eas stuntx and methods of swimming STU2 pafes) -~ Wynkoop, 187 Wathidston’ Ausayereaiun, it a|OrosanEih of e 4 ) choolboy instruction; haudicap races. 14: Horton, o onbese ot the Jast Olym. | and Dulin placing g putside ro The handicap events will be free- Do team of the United States; won | he-16 < A during the thi style sprints and breast stroke and from the Naval Academy this after-| —————— . — . ke back stroke races for men and wom {Hoon by s bouts to § | i in_the elosing perd weapons used heia at cach meet, but men and wom-| TO HYATTSVILLE, 24-18 en will alternate in competing in the | ~ With the foils th: 5| | B ettt other races, thereby alloting a back | Hyattsville'’s hustling Lbasketers to 3, and there was a stand-off with | IN FORT MYER RING - atroke or & breast stroke race to each |t00k the Gonzaga guint into camp in the epee, or dueling sword, two bouts | oL aln metrormed meet {the latter's gym last night by the each, but the Vet | SRR o posac e These events are to be handicapped | count of 21 to 18. It proved a scrap- their victory through a | £t i in accordance with the continuously |PY contest throughout. Gonzaga was umph with the sabers | n-round battle between Yc 2djusted handicap system which has|leading by the score of 1-2 at the end The distinct feature of the | 3 Al Ward is the main bean in use .successtully for more |Of the first period, and had a 14-9 ad- was the triple vietory of Midshipman | traction on the fight card arrat a8). Position a than 70 years at the Serpentine Swim- | Vantage at half time, but:the Mary- McDill with the fofls, Two of h Promoto ankie Mann for ti p ming Club, in London, according to|landers then braced, and after climb- | victims were Breckinridge, the chamy Myer riding hall tomorrow P tirvara Capt. Colby. He declares this method | iNg to a-19-16 lead at the three- lion of the United States Renzo is known to ba a glutt Laft guard T of handicapping makes for finishes of |Quarter pole, kept in front to the | champion of Belgium, with b | punishment and is expected to Right gus the most thrilling sort and will in- |finish. Enright for Gonzaga and Co- Summary 7 | away from the start. the only veriod 5 aure avery one closs competition han for Hyattsville were the outstand- | McDIll, Nuvy. dvfeated Calle, Wash- | tion being, Can he take Ward's 2 For cach of the three types of |iNE plavers. The score | uridge, Washington. defeat. |and keep Zoing.” o0 et swimming—{ree e, back stroke| Positions. Uyatts. (24) ;;--'_7‘3\)' e | Al Forum and Eddie I gan, Rad and breast stroke—there will be a|F <o lo.Left forwaxd . .Chase L e s : come r. {6 v u trophy bearing the seals of the three | 3 s AN Jooel -.;-Cohan | Navy. ¥ Washington rounder tb decide the fes £ participating clubs. | iR s Calie, Washington, defeated ~Stubbs | championship of the post. Anotl : 5 d Rigbt goard 53; Mebill, Nave” defeated Vax 2 bout has been arranged, and Joe Tur- en Hyvel Melny Mece Diamnds goals: Hyattsville—Chase (2 alle e, o ner and Harry Mixon will entertain for Beun, relay race that will be an tnnovation | MG foli M Fiyriavie e iEacel S e cated i sl S e Dol Tl L LLE U L Burrrr! This doesn’t exactly prove Washington rivals Palm Beach ax a Winter resort, but if you have been 3 . S3:-Chlle; Washing MIAMI RESULTS | B . T b’ will- sovér Tour lengths 'of the | . Sobet Gonzaga—Costello for complaining of the weather hereabouts you can quit mow. These views were snapped last Sunday, when members deteated ald Lot forward.. ool at Congressional. The woman | [Ehy (eEban for Quinn Lally for Gaghao, | of the Capltol Athletic Club took a Midwinter dip from the Washington Canoc Club float, just above Aqueduct —Benn. R rward 2 member of the team will negotiate | Quina for Costaln TUTEAL for Costello, | Bridee, breaking a lane in the fce for their swim. Above is shown Mary Harbauxh, clinging to the ice after her S s ar-olds and up e iy the first lap of the race swimming | Referee —Mr. Simpson. Time of periods— | Tefri€erating plunge, and with Miss Harbzugh in the lower plcture, from left to right, are Minerva Zelwis, Florence it S Wasl L Gt eht guard breast stroke. Then the man will [ 10 minates skadding, Thelma Winkjer and Tillic Raine. i ety L you; Ben Fraoklin, 3 | swim one length with back stroke £3.10, third. Tin and one with crawl stroke. The Clean Red, Plant women ill complete the race with $]0 000 000 EDIFICE a pool-length swim with crawl ’ y S0, $4.10, won: | atroke. etens). PLANNEDBY N.Y.A.C. This “shiek and sheba” relay Capt. Colby styles it, will afford an | Akbar Lady Finneil also r ons: Central Interesting contrast’ in swimming 5L ta SRR ¢ F oo 4 yoe Macde methods, in addition to a comparison Depicting His Meteoric Rise in Basc Ball to Leadership of RS BY JOHNNY WEISMULLER, o 100" (Cailal ! Dea of the grace of feminine xwimming the World Champions. EHIRE ) EomE. T Jeatsn Sl Mew) ? Swimming W ronty Boy, 111 (Renzetti). out, 11 R arerse M aner . and the power of the man swimmers P quarters for the New York Athletic | Eamad Bey e ond 1 ellerman and Miss Mazie | (Yoo ¢, An 30 minnins: | alea ran | Fourth raoe, Also, the spectators are apt to be well entertained by the competition BY ST! NLEY (Bucky) HARRIS Club, which will give it the largest 3 year-olds_an Y swimming ability received its] that confidence.” He had to win. TN i nhe : { nge Bradelh CParke) Swimmers of the Washington > gymnasium in the country and vastly | severest test during the recent|nois and 47 other wonderful States| Canoe Club and the Capitol Athletic | Chapter 28—A Duel and a Sore Arm. increase its present accommodations |Olympic games at Parls, France, and | were awaiting word of the result. | b e i e Y first year with Washington finished as a success, but at one time | for 21, ranches of sport, are to be|my greatest thril b e by Jgnuny SWelsmillar SNEtoRwaRIYEAL | ice for the series meets, e A 2 3 erectes a total estimated st o the same occa-|race! | iner Aratning fu the Doola af ths & I seemed headed to wind up on the bench. We were in St. Louis, | $10,000,000 xon With some 60 yards to g0 Charlton | Mictienars, 116 (Raxton). S50 M. C. A. and the Racquet Club, ‘“m{-‘ about midscason, when I injured my arm seriously. For nearly| Il1ans for the new clubhouse are in Pitted against{and Borg were still in front. I felt|won: Coriuth, 120 (Park 70, the women are preparing at the 2 21 4 s 2 .7 | process of preparation. The sugges- Boy Charlton and | sure that they planned more speed on | Ball' G 100 (¥ vens) 30, third. Time W. C. A. Members of the Congri three weeks [ wondered if I ever would be able to throw a ball again. | tion now is to erect a building close ¥rnie Borg, two|the final lap, bu alseminationl b S - Besiel (Chise sudiNew Gold ajso sional Country Club are evincing | I thought I could hurl a basc ball farther than any one on tie club and |to- the present home of the club at of the fastest|never wavered. Here was real compe- | Sixth race. 3-yearolds and up: 515 furlongs much interest in the events, and a|entered into a contest with Jack Calvo, an outfielder. The Cuban had a | Fifty-ninth street and Sixth avenue, Water gladiators| tion, which always inspires greater|—Uproar, UL (Parke). $14.80. $4.00, & - number are grooming themselves for | reputation of having a great arm. I had won a long-distance throwing [OF incorporate the present site in the in the world for|effort in any line of endeavor, and| 3% Fighting Cook, 108 UF, Sfevens), 110 priced that so mary of yom mecorets Ty | contest in an International League test in Syracuse while with the Buf- [ PJR[ foF (he Witeer structure, b g kA e gt e g g g o 5. Fonthhreere, Eatulane, Tai | B Come into our store during the week Star Swimmers to Compete. | falo club. That convinced me I could hold my own anywhere. I be e i mile), it was ap- | new records. In all sincerity, 1 felt|Casey. Ponjola, Lady Choco, Old Broadway ([ with copies of our Week Day Special y 3 mind a structure which will give ade- parent that my| equal to my present task. and Minos also’ran advértisements in your hands? Don t Seventh race, ] 3-vear-odis and up; 1 mile snd the ereat valuas we offer warrant this? yards— fen, 108 (Noe), $17.90, The exhibition events and races| Milan advised me to withdraw. So]up my mind to work as long as I could | quaté accommodations fér all of the f best efforts would| Two tank lengths from the finish,| will be well filled with stellar talent. | 4id Mike Martin. The veteran out-|stand the pain; I had coddled the in- | sport and social activities of the ci A6 | ‘won ayt) R 3 Washington Canoe Club has on its |felder and the club trainer both told | jury long enough. I warmed up in field- | 6,000 members ;’,‘a,.”"-};?. Jataly Boliud Bk RUS 1§l ofon- | B N s, W Dotia) -For Mond Only’ roster a host of clever swimmers, and | M¢ I might injure my arm. They |ing practice and found the arm really [ Tt is to be 16 of possibly 18 stories in el oy T ] L O AT o fon| Time, 156715 Tickat, ‘Jackson, Waier Girl ay U many of them are to take part in the |Pointed out that I was in the habit | was better. T was all right in the early | height, with 10 of. the floors devofed BT At e i s A T ot A | G @Or aaa Mystie's 3-Way P = < mocts. . Prominent among them is|©f Making snap throws. My arm|innings, where I ‘had considerable | to housing those members who de- Stk ationel hotia] ol iHopn A A IR N aY e T -Way Parking Lights et B A o hala . the | wasn't accustomed o the looping|throwing to do. Then, as T was ‘Inacy | sire to make their home 4t the elats the; oflieq o snacic sttt ndcks, (yzelf | Here is a parking light that s, throw. of an outfielder, they said, | tive, the arm stiffened. I kept swinging South Atlantic diving championship |,y 0"y rned me that Grifith would | it back and forth. ors rested on the|ga fraction of a second aheac 4 bk - H without d t. one of o outcome. miracalous etrort 1 flashed over the| | NEW ORLEANS RESULTS | [§ :ife™ fueiifie”ie Seime Toom before he left this country several e c )__‘ar;“u on @ Government mission | MOt take kindly to the contest. But| Finally Boston filled the bases. The KAPLAN IS TRAINING. | J. WEISMULLER. We dvlunsed toltape one and two-fifths seconds be- tlires ways—front, rear and gide. I was determined to show every one |infield moved rith W, o @ good start and|fore Borg. Charlton followed the| gy = = P Neatly finished to Russia g in, with Wallie Schang | By the Associnted P Halcd ey | First race, 3-yearolds and upward: 6 fu Speci — o _Nussl 1 1d th 1 o tfielde: ¥ the Associnted Press. Wwhaled away. Tank length after tank and th -fifths seconds || . 3 pecial for Monday The Miller twins, Farnham and |} could throw as far as any outfielder |at bat. < I hoped he wouldn't hit one| . Kid Kaplan. world fcatherweight |length elapsed. At the half-way|loee C'C ono fhree se | ones ot owes, D1 Sleasiye) 1t Special fo 3 Howell, are versatile in water sports le business. o in my direction. 1 was afraid I|boxing champion, is in active training | mark both Charlto; ay | later. 7), 8 10 5, 3 to 5, second: Rapld Day. 110 3 i 3 They are excellent swimmers and | Calve and L went to th rlmll.!‘larl; couldn’t get the ball away fast enough | at Lou Angeles for his 13-round ne | slightly ahesd of e 5 sfi;’;é‘e;“u'xf As I climbed from the tank my | (5 Harvers, ¥ 10 5. thy’ mod Day { Tire Air Gauges, 66~ divers, as well as canocing experts. | 80N 10 S5 10 DRI OF o ig. osut down a run at the plate. | decision bout February 10 with Bud | Still they led. " whole body seemed about to burst|Foily Mura. ‘Leeter Doctor. Foxiail, Outca “Karl Knight, who had a seat in the | t2FO¥In SLEenRE o ki Schang rapped a nasty hopper directly | Ridley of Seattle. Kaplan is the o e with joy. In my stiffest competitive | Virginius, Bean King ahd Star Go also ran canoc four that represented the | Bractice began. The Cubun warmed |at me. I scooped up the ball andffirst of a trio of champions who will |y Verioue mental reactions passed|(est I had emerged triumphant and 70 povin iarcoiline. 39" (oupeny. Tt 4% United States in the demonstrative | JP & fow thmes, Then he eut loose | tossed it underhanded to Eddie|fight at Los Angeles next month, eonan Y sind 3 upheld natorial respect for the Stars e Wasthars ot (ol s races at the Olympics last Sear, alyo | He threw the ball over the right-tield | Gharrity. The ball just did reach the z Chllerv was Johmny Wiesmuller of | angStripes. This certainly was my |0 3.3 o 2 Sernd; Turly, o5 @ Tangy: 2 o Fxtremely accurate and. reliz~t will compete in the swimming meets, | 5 C4C1e g realized it was a|catcher. He got it to first in time to - % % icago, representing the greatest| arofitest thrill in sport. | to 1. tubird. Time, | Master Bin Special low price e e ome Shear twice dis. | truly wonderful peg. Still 1 was sure | double up Schang. My arm fell limp | 4 " ™cRs hockey has had a tremen- | country on earth, American confi- | & “(‘, i ey s ot Y antn Battery Water: distmed: 19¢ B as swin & chamiplon ae-the | 1 could equal it. 1 was Warming up |after the toss, but I finished the game. dous growth in popularity in Eng-{dence had been placed on his ability Monday—Devereaux Millburn, also ran in quart hottles when I saw Griffith coming on the | p Ty s land since the war. to o H 1d 025,y ~ Third SR Quat = trict. \ Fortunately I didn't have to handle onquer. He could not disappoint (Copyright, 19 ird ra r-olds; 1 mile—Quatrain. =4 s, 1 N 1d 1 didn't want him to know |, er chanc .| 104 (Legere). to 5. 1 to 4, out, won: High The Capitol Athletic” Club _con-|f61d. I N 0W | another chance in the field. 104 (Legere) 8 to .71 10 4 out, won: izt | § FOOVS uesday Onl_y' was hurried my tingent will be led by Florence Skad- Warns Against Ov Alexander Moore. 104 (Jones), even, third throw, while watching him out of the 2 erexertion. - - i ¥ g president of the club, w hold: Time, 1:38 4. Beach Talk, Frightful, Cliqu - Py B e e an e et e Mitie | coruer of my eye. I was out of posi- | I worked the arm hard every day e . TIA JUANA RESULTS e i TAIE. FCMNA, (Cliqu Champion Brake Lining e o A T ok has | tion to throw properly. This and [from then on. The pain soon left it ears o ase a | Fourth race, Iyearolds and up: 6 fur- Regularly sells for $2. For ki Guvaisity bt land | everexertion proved costly. My elbow | Then tll:‘-;ixrxrrn(. s disappeared. I have e I I e R T Tuseday only, price per set . 0 9¢ p ong « 1 met = cracked as the ball left my hand. It |never had a sore arm since. I realize Tist raoe, 2-yearolds: § furlongs—Ruth | 10, wan; Mom's oy, 10 (Fieits), girls among the capitol membershid | sounded to me as if a board had been | 10w I was lucky I didn't ruin an E z Gold. 100 (Ketsay)," £25.30, 39,80, 8,40, won: | Goncy) e, 150 Mooas Flower Vases, 49c D A o VT TheY | broken across a femce. Milan and |infielder’s best asset—his salary whip. One of a Series of Articles by John B. Foster Commemorating the Fiftieth | | Seorsg, 0 Noil 18, (Nais 000 S i | raker. Stieean fon SR B ige 3 Wl o vl "iien | other players standing nearby heard | Youns ball players should bo care- Anniversary of the National League This Year. Time, 0:2613. Miami Prince. Ropald, | PUus. m od The Delaware T a variony G e ey ertral THEB | (e crack. My arm fell dead at my [ful not to overexert. There is a limit > Mac, Nine Sixty, Russell Gaedner. | ™Fieun race, ivearolds and up; 1 mile ot s s e e i earsh ACus(io | xide. The ball dropped yards inside |to every one's strength. I tried to = = {immy Tring, Angle Flane, Peter Whiffo b | grerbola, 108 (Fields). 20 to 1. 6 to 1, 2t <igms t choose fro e = ©{ the park beat another fellow at his own game. LII—CHANGES IN THE RULES—TAKING A RUNNING JUMP. XS iond "race, 3 yearoids und up: 9% T e (O, e 2 1o B e Marc Meita Ave \WaRIeR: i Paimful ns a Toothache. ff"d:,:{in'lfi‘fo';d"'flfif a bad scare if S changes were made in the pitching rules of basc bal, so the pitchers e o s hews 313 | 2 et 1%, Thuadering, ‘Tonor 3 z ; ¢ : 3.20, $3.8 n Bow, 112 (E. | 30y wild ‘Aster iso r: Capt. Colby, who is volunteer swim-| I laughed and admitted I wasn't in (Copyright, 1925, changed their ways. The curve gave them an advantage wi ich | Barnes), $2.00, second; Letter F, 98 | A0g 514 er o0 T and upward: 1t 5 st b S H IR i P B L s L AR T ) o e s, The curve gave them an advantage with which | i P90 o, i, S8 guioam | st T s St 1S 1 || ] Extra Special Low Prices as well as chairman of the swimming | about the injury at the time was Mike | Tomorrow: A Tecord for Doubl continuance of the old-fashioned code gave | ooters, sea Siar. Santhly € Reetie Frv. AL | BUT0 5 Non T Arcor, 100 (W Frarvesr) on All TIRES and TUBES committee at the Washington Canoe|Martin. He said “I told you so,” and g ouble | them more advantage, because it became possible for the pitcher to take | sag tatitensn aio ran, o oo 19 9,1 106, wecond ork 107 (Yelton). & Club, it ting about for competi- | “Why didn’t you listen to me?’ a o a running start from the back of the pitcher’s box, and with a hop, skip oc, 3-year-olds and up; 5% furlongs | (onyndrum also ran, o 5 s charges outside of the|dozen times while he e 4 = -~ a i i 3 . Gdwards), $1.40, §3.10, §2.80, | 2 el S, > |, onfor s cliurges outside of the | dozcn times whils he rubbed the arm HUGHES 1S LE and Jump, t:;‘ta[tcr'c\,\uil:}(;dnlll]‘l(lc!cl}‘:rc[f{l’orm?"l‘c at a field meet, throw the b G “..«f’i«g‘vi 'fi.!;.. R RN OB LRN iy or Wednesday Onl 5 ok e ptest Soor St o vith a he pitcher could command. |80, second; Praiseworthy, 113 (Mgtcalf), | Blue 07 (W Hatves) 6 18 anxious to arrange contests for|Svon the bell rang for fielding prac- I. AD'NG Bear in mind, too, that this was at ] the batters. hésd to- ombarrass his | $620" (hivd. < Time, festa, Rafies, Se’ | cond; Bcamotetrs, 10 Spark Plug Whistle, $1.79 5 E dsjel it ind. 3 second; Escarpoletts, 100 # both organizations for the evenings |tice. I took my place in the line-up. the short pitching distance and not | courage. fea, Lamsted, Tke Harvey, Margaret Mad- |3'io 'L, Sint. Time, 147, Nogales, Jotmns i motor whistle that of February 19 and March § end 19, e ae puintal as @ worn- | AMATEUR RAPSHO at the distance which is in vogue | Th frop.’ Humuna, " Little Pointer, Dr. Hull and | Jewell, Frank Gailor aud Plusultra also ran Eha sy . = AL : I l lis e pitchers had run too far aWway | ohijwie . » 50 ran. As' the Capitol Athletic”Club jn- | ache. The first, ball batted ‘was nit Fiets Finally a marble slab was |with the game by the finlsh of the | bt e Meear-olds: & farlongs—White | Riisdle shat cludes most of the woman swimming 3 s barely able to throw placed in front of the pitcher's box |season of 1880 and so, in 1881, “the | Lights, 112 (Visher), $3.40, §3.40, $2.60, wou; of a priming stars of the District, Capt. Colby |it to first. My agony Was so great and the bold twirler was allowed to i ter Patter, 114 (Roberts), $i, $3.20, sec- MR > O e s - pitching distance was: ncreascd to| ESirEatar TiF (tlert i Sian, b HAVANA RESULTS & ) S P 10 Txe 13 Have the coMbaen k. " NEW YORK, January 31—Frank |run as far as that, but no farther, |50 feet and the size of the pitchers | $idj Grey Ruck 109 (Smith), &1, (hird. Time: S o oy schools and other women's clubs of [ Griffith wanted to know what was|Hughes of Mobridge, S. Dak., who ' under penalty of an illegal delivery. 3 : i T the city poel their talent to form a |the matter. I told him I had injured {shared with Montgomery of Canada, Even then he had abundant freedom :flihx'zu’"fl:u;,:’;ofh.’:i‘;mem; S TR L MU e S T R W e Very speciai 5 team capable of giving the Capltols | My arm while threwing out of posi- |the Olympic individual trapshooting |to use his legs, and he: did. e ahoting ha’ helloat th hatier £t5 race, 3-year-olds and up; 6 fUrlongs— | partnemn, 108 (Mcbonald) . evene 2 ta b 1 2 St i a_good battle. Competition for theftion. T was ashamed to tell him how |championship, is the leading amateur | In 1879 the pitcher was compelled [and the rules read that the piteher] G .Seth 98 (Fisher), $21.40. 55,80, §8, won: | 19 5, won; Claries J. Craigmile, 110 Radiator Stop Leak, 49¢ Washington Canoe Club team prob- |this really had happened. He told [trapshooter for 1924, accordiing to the |to face the batsman. That put an e pitcher{ Grayson, 112 (Corbett), $2.80, $2 second; | j5ig),’ 6 to 1, 1, second: Liberio Just the thing for this cold weat her. ably could be found more readily, for | me to nurse it and not (ry to prac- |official ‘averages. Hughes has an|end to the method assumed by some |ne b S bl 12,“,,::,’""3; L e Cirabtn Diomed | LBuike), 4 to S N LALTE Tt E ueete he xi1ia o rom frecaing several other men's organizations|fige until the arm came around. |average of .9830 on 1,000 targets, the | itchers, who turned so completely |course, that rule was quite mnseless | Gas and Monit Rose also ran. b A B - about the District foster swimming | M%rtin worked hard over me, but I|highest of any amateur, with W. H.|around that they. Were looking at > 9 Sixth race, 3-vearolds and up; 6 furlongs - | “'Second race, 4 yearolds and up: 6 furlongs | § or lock washe S5c¢ for amateur base ball and /in pro- | Good Times, 101 (Hooper), and very likely could muster capable | didn’t get much relief. 1 wasn't able | Heer of Guthrie, Okla., in second |second base, and 'then 3uddenly o (Ehtony” | o Richard Murray, 115 (Banks). 5 to 2, 4 fo | ! : s : : fessional bage ball the batters and |$830, won; Nan McKinney, 107 '(Elstom). |5 wl i - e g squads for a meet to play in the St Louis series. Nor [-place, with an average of .980 wheeled and threw the ball to the e 310, $2.80, second: Lady Rose, 109 (Wall®): | enuriess g o T T ] O7 did I get in the line-up in Chicago. Guy Ward of Lake Charles, La.|batter. It was in 1879 that the nume |thg Pitchers were constantly quar-|§3g0: 3580 seeond:, Lady Rooe M8, (USUD. | (Charion). 8 to 5. 4 1o 5. second; Coliivion. | §iglelg Thurs‘la.y nb’- = . | i ling becausc the pitchers said the ] v X | A lump appeard on my face, under | tops the ranking list of professionals, | ber of called balls was fixed at nine. |1 = Montgomery, Nizam, Runaway, Lord Valen- | Califa, Verdi L GIBBONS IS WILLING |tte risht car. the first afy we were | W. S. Colfax of Wilmington, Del, who [ That was so absurd, and prolonged [2o'\ST8 Mero etting Mt on purpose | tinc Poppiug, Belie K, Herby Coles, and SIar | and tigymy Momenis abo ran. ' |in Chicago, fo add to my troubles.|won the national championship, is |each gamo so much, that in the fol- |50 ‘N Pitehers would have to pay | ge,titohy v ois and up: 1 mile and | Ay 55 (aiten). 6 1o b 2 10 b 3 5, o I didn't know whether the exertion|not in the first 10 high-average men. |lewing yean the number was reduced | qpo 7 Ot O w“‘pl“ed ::-fl" 70 yards—Tangerine. 108 (Picarilio), $6.80, | Caribe, 102 (Pernin). 4 to 5, 2 to 5, s . TO TAKE ON FUENTE ¢t throwine in St. Louls had anyihing | The ten lcading smateur and pro- |to elsht That, of course, also was |00 TI0CS STadeh Va5 DIaTed wnder | Siah sha won: Samey, BL (iekgiand), | ol Tine, 104 (hiler), 1't0'2, et to do with it of ey v i = . b 1 $4.20, 34.60, second; Polo Grounds, 100 (Els- Clars_Belle, The Creole, Alto Bloom L t or not. I've always|fessionals, with their averages fol-|too many, but the rule makers in |, 05 TOCR S36 W (8 00 BAME | 8o Ghgh B 0 S Gl Wand. | and Crisapear see ran. Sy ay Deceiver, May Regular$7.95 Motor Robes Wheny we set a price of $7.95 for an article, it's worth $10 at the very Jeast. For Thursdsy only, you can o oy $2.98 thought so, although doctors proba- |low: thoso days lacked the backbone and g Tasetts, Blarn 5 \ i e bly would laugh at my theory, - After AMATEURS. the initiative to reduce the pitchers |0ld code that it was decided it Was | iie Siciachrine atso ran. O o OO o e, Tenana. T T i £ | § Boyce Motometer, $2.39 LOS ANGELES, Calif., Ja - the side of my face was swollen| Frank Hughes, Mobridge, 8. Dak.,'.9830; W, | advantage good and hard, and then, [RCeSSary for a change all the way| Eighth raco, §yearolds and up; 53 fur- | to 5 won; Corenne, 102 (Alien). 1'to 2. 1'to | B~ Aidget size for small cars S ANGELES, Calif., January 3L—|tyfeq the normal Size. my aliment |H. Heer, Guthrie, Oklas 9808: F. N. Tioehr | too, they lacked the ¢xperience which | throuSh, and the result was the rule | longs—Sanfont, '98 (Hougland). 4 “§3.00. | 6. second: Little Smile, 100 (McDonald), ‘even. | : Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul light heavy- | was® ainenooed s s, “HMENt | Portluna: Orex.. 0755 3 B Arie, Oham: | modern rulemakers possess since the |c0d0 of 1852, which was one of the| 8240 won; Lady Fox, 101 (Bistcn), & 3260, | third. ~iime, 112 4.5 “Late AL Privatc || Radiator Cap Wings, 89c welght, has accepted an offer of | Whe o GuEprcd (5 mumps. Later | puign, 1i. 5763 W, . Warren Hustington | gome has developed o radically |most important adopted in the de- | sagn s e onuris| Vesh Taalle Aad Salomt lite sl 1a Regular $1.50 value. Very orna 520,000 for @ 10-round bout here with |} naa am jnfection b Tk, O U A By irrs, Loutsvllle, | from its original ways. so far as |Velopment of the game. Mohawk 34, Moon Cild, The Cherokee and | —Momentum. 116 (Perniat, & o b3 to 5.1 | § mMental. Wide variety of oolors to TOnY Fsate: -MexIta: HeavEwalght: - v £ M. 'B. Dewire, Hamilton, Ind. §. M. | pitching is concerned. The fact was that base ball had | Dominique also ran. 10 3, won: Sames B. Drown, 107 (MeDonald). choose from. provided Fuente is clearadiof a charge Ordered Back t{o Washington. Crothers, Philadelphia, 9608: Jay Clarke, jr., Tt was in 1850 that the catcher |completely outgrown its primitive 70':':?: rage. A_igen.»om, and up; 1 mile and | 8 to5, 4 to 5, secoud; Cacambo, 105 (Banks)! Radiators for Fords of violating the California anti-prize| Whatever the truth of the matter, | Worcestér, Mass., 9609, was compelled to get the third strlke |environment and tradition. The old- | 39,40, $5.20, 8340, Wi Sansinbr, 1 tRob | Clace S e i1 nuohTTiEht, Fox stronz boneycomb_construction. _Guar- fight law in a bout at CulVer City |l was in a bad\way. I was ordered PROFESSIONALS. on the fly in’ order to put the batter |fashioned spors, which had been the |erts), $280. $2.40, second: Matince Idol. 107 A5 AR vt ety anteed ot €0 leak. This Ia really the finest recently, 1t has been announced by [home to Washington. There (he| Guy Ward, Take Charles out, and also in that year a batsman |amugement of the Middle States and | (Ulstony, &, third, Time 145 15, Litrle | Sixth race, 4 yesrolds and upward: 1k A T ] $9 95 ck uld, 08 eles p 3 api y J ced. Mea 3 hn, Spiri e, low o N | 0 Dlair, ‘yunewood, lugland Scare Crow also | miles —Aftorney 09 (Pernia), 3 to 1. even, - Bk Dol Los A e L e was declared out if hit by a pitched |the New Kngland States for &0 long, | rup s o2, won: Watchinson, 108 (Thomas, 3 1o | § modeisup 0 losd oy SANTS S L0 97 _(Hols [ Donaldsaid he had received a tele- |my arm was showing little improve- - e ball. That was one of the foolish |Was by that time what could be L o R o gram in which Gibbons agreed to|ment. In my room I would throw a | swe: i St “Hawkine, —Pitibesh, 955, | rules of the game, because it should |called a sclentific €port, and the rea- RER T D Times A0 T h: . dady Fons meet Fuentec on February 21 for a|whiskbroom against the walls to try Homer Ciark, Alton, IlL, 8718; Ben Meents, | have been evident that the burden |Son that it was such was due wholly | Reports from Annapolis, Pennsyl- | FIgurator and Great Northétn aiso ran. suarantec of 30,000, to which he re-|out the muscles. Tossing even such | Askwm, Il $Tig 3. R Tavlor, Newack, |of hitting batsmen really fell on the |to the Ingenuity and the skill of|vania, Yale, Hurvard, Columbia and | mils ani 50 Saris—Tamac. 108 (Roaihy: 10 (3 97 plied with a compromise proposal of-|&a light object brought intense punlo"“” 3 Mord pitcher, although the theory in 1880 {the United States players who had|other big Eastern colleges whick go)l. 4 to 1 2 to 1, wi Pepperetie, 1 Taubman’s thing for your automobile 432 Ninth St. N.W. fering $20,000 or the privilege of tak-|at first, but it lessened from day was that the batter stepped into the [made much out of the original meth- | in for aquatic sports indicate that col. | (Charles), 1 to 2. 1 to 4, second: vm"fu», 1 ing one-third of the gute receipts.|to day. Paddle tennis is a mew game fm-|Dball to embarrass the pitcher, instead | ods which had first started base, ball' rowing is . i 97 (Yerratt), 1 io 2, third. Time, TS was accepted, he said I rejoincd the club in Boston, I made ltroduced fox expert ice skaters, - |ef the pitcher throwiug, the ball at in New York St D e e enten pumeon, ood'for an unpre-| o Tastinl Tore. Yermak, ‘Al telin aud : : ; 3 B =