Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1925, Page 24

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY - 3, “1925. SPORTS.’ Nurmi Ran to First Title at Age of 17 : High Schools Mustering Track Teams VICTORY IN FINLAND GAVE PAAVO THRILL Experienced Initial Triumph in the Finnish National Junior 3,000- Meter Run in 1914. AAVO NURM S STORY As Told by Him to Charles E. Parker. Thix ix the third o athletic career of Panvo breaking w ienernlly re. ortd @ serlex of articlex on the remarkable Nurml, the marvel of Finland. * of age he ran 1.500 meters in 5 minu records about every ognized as the grentest At 10 years ex and 2 se and now Is time he the starter. nnner of all time, the story of hix athletic Jife reads like a romance. Chapter 3—The First Challéngers Fall Behind. AAVO NURMI never will forget the thrill of his first championship races—the Fingish national junios championship 3,000-meter run in Helsingfors in the Summer of 1914, He was 17 years of age and serving his third year as an apprentice with an Abo engincering company confi and his racing experience had been ed to the local week end mects in his home town where he knew the ability of his rivals and the speed he must travel to beat them. But in the national junior championships at Helsingfors conditions would be different. would be assembled. Each city and town in the land had spent the intervening months con- ducting tryouts in all the events in- volved, and reports coming to Abo told of a host of sensational youn sters. None of the names was fa millar to Paavo, and his only gulde in his preparation was the reported records they had made, and without doubt some of those reports were ex- aggerations lecting the event in which he should compete furnished a real prob- lem. In the Sunday meets of the Abo Urheilullitto, Paavo had learned he was equally capable over distances ranging from 1.000 to 3,000 meters, which in Finland are classified as the middle distances. He rather favored the 1,500-meter run, and left to him- self he probably would have entered for that event. But Abo athletic of- ficials were desirous that their munei- pality make the strongest showing possible In the champlonships, and the fact they had a fair 1,500-meter man led to a request that Paavo com- pete in the 3,000-meter test. Displayed Engerness Then. Those who have been impressed by the impassiveness of Nurmi's features as he whirls to world record after world record to the thunderous ac- claim of American track crowds would not have recognized the 17- vear-old I'aavo who journeyed from Abo to Helsingfors in 1914. He bristled with eagerness. His face flushed with the excitement of the adventure. . He laughed easily and talked—always of the coming race- with any who would listen. It was to be the biggest event In his life, and a boy of 17, no matter how stolid and unresponsive his nature, becomes very much a normal young- ster under such conditions. The trip seemed endlessly long to Paavo and the timeé for starting ‘the event dallied on the way. Up to the time of the 3,000-meter run Abo's rep- resentatives had not fared so well as expected. No gay banners proclaim- ing them as junior champions had been won. And Paavo had watched each race with a longing to take the place of a floundering fellow towns- man and carry the Abo insignla to victory. . Stronger than ever became his, de- termination to bring victory to Abo in the 2.000-mneter run. Again and again he went over the. reported marks of his rivals. The 3,000 me- ters is somewhat léss than two. miles, and the leading entries all had trav- eled the course in 10 minutes or bet- ter. according to Paavo's Informa- tlon. That meant that he must com- plete the race well under even min- utes. ar Decides on an Even Face, He looked over the pack that re- ported to the starting mark, paying particular attention to the two Hel- singfors represtntatives who were regarded as rival favorites: for the title. He speculated on their plans for covering the course; whether they would jump with the gun with a plan to run their rivals into the ground in the first thousand yards, or would con- tent themselves in following a pace set by others and save energy for a final ‘sprint. He decided he would strive to maintain a fairly even pace throughout, and allow them to do as they chose. At the bark of the gun Paavo was in front and churning along with that ground-consuming _stride which he has since developed into what is held to be perfection in féot-racing form. It was not a perfect thing at that time, but if aid sho% many of its present characteristics. 7 Paavo continued to lead for 700 or 300 meters. Then ope of his, Hel- singfors rivaly challenged. That challenge would have found most runners striving to ircrease thelir pace, endeavoring desperately to hold the leading position. But Paavo re- mained unflurried. The race had a long way "to go and the challenging one, who had moved into the van, now could be studled by the Abo stripling. Other rivals passed Paavo —not many of them, for he was main- taining a fast clip. He studied them also, estimating how long they could continue at the pace, whether in back of it they had a sprint which could outmatch his when the final surge began. Sprints to Front Again. That last was difficult to gauge, and at the 2,000-meter mark Nurmi de- cided to do a little challenging on his own account. He increased the beat of his slim limbs; swept past one, then another and still another until once more he was out In front. That effort seemed to cost him little in energy, and the finish mark was drawing nearer and nearer, so he continued the faster cjip. He could hear his rivals panting at his shoul- der, as first one and then another strove to keep up the pace, but with 400 meters to go no such sound came to his ears, and when he opened up with the sprint which capried him past the officlals’ stand there was none to challenge him The worsted capght _upon his swinging elbow as Abo rooters shouted his name, and Paavo Nurmi had scored his first important victory. With that victory came his first im- portant record, for the clockers caught him in 9 minutes and 40 sec- onds, which was several seconds bet- ter than Finland’s junior mark for the 3,000-meter run. (Copyright, 1925, in United States, Canada end Great Tiritain by North American News. per Alllance. Copyright (New York World), Press Publishing Co. All rights reserved.) Tomorrow—The Olympies Ahead. Loom DANCE FOR BALL TEAM. Members of the Tivoli Pastime Club will stage a benefit dance for the Reglister's base ‘ball club at the Ar- cade on Saturday night. President Hart of the Tivoli Club, C. O. Pat- terson, Eugene Higgins and James Jones, members of the team, are th vemmittee in charge of arrangements There the greatest junior athletes of the nation COTTLE, YALE ATHLETE, SPENDS BUSY 24 HOURS NEW HAVEN, Conn., February 3—Eddic Cottle, Yale foot ball player, ended his busfest 2. at the university early today. Though chairman of the junior prom committee, in charge of the greatest social event of the col- lege yenr, he found time to sub- * stitute on the Yale hockey team In the Dartmouth game in the early afternoon, attend a tea damce, re- ceive the historic wooden spoon al- ways presented to the prom ch man, attend the concert of the Yale Musical Clubs, lead the grand march at the prom with his sister, Miss Frances Cottle of Buffalo, and then attend a fraternity dance that ended at dawn. The shell with which Yale won the Olymple eight-oared race was one of the decorations in the hall that attracted partlcular atten- tion from prom girls trom various parts of the country. GRIDMEN GIVE BLOOD T0 AID SPORT LEADER ‘WASHINGTON, Pa., February 3.— Every man om the Washington and Jefterson College foot ball squad of- fered to submit his blood when phy- siclans decided that Robert M. Mur- phy, graduate manager of athletics at the school, who recently suffered a general physical breakdown as a result of overwork, must undergo a transfusion operation. Three men were selected as having the proper type of blood. Joe Basista, Wheeling, W. Va, fullback on the squad, was the first to submit to an operation. Two pints of blood were transferred to Murphy from Basista's veins. Charley Long, guard, of Crafton, Pa, and Guy L. Johnston, halfback, of.Toronto, 4hio, the other two se- lected, will be ‘called upon should further transfusions be necessary. Manager Murphy was last night re- ported considerably improved. TRIO OF CHAMPIONS IN WOMAN’S SKATING NEW YORK, February 3 —Three woman skating champions will com- pete at Jackson Heights Saturday in the first international amateur title event ever to be held in New York City. The field will include Leila Brooks, who won the Canadian championship last Saturday and shattered four world records; Ruth Muhlmeyer of Chicago, Western titleholder, and Jennie B. Englemann, queen of the ice In New England. Elsie Muller of New ‘York is also entered. The championship, which was re- linguished by Gladys Robinson when she became a professional, will be decided in four events—220 yards, 440 vards, half-mile and three-quarters mile—oi a’point basis. Joe Moore, Williagm Murphy, Leslie Boyd and Eddie Meyeres are entered for the men’s invitation tournament. | ROCKNE WILL CONDUCT GRID SCHOOL AT W. & M. WILLIAMSBURG, Va. February 3. —Athletic authorities of Willlam and Mary College have announced that Knute Rockne, coach of the cham- plonship Notre Dame eleven, has ac- cepted an offer to conduct a two- week coaching school here during the coming Sumiiier. LAFAYETTE A. C. TO MEET. Members of the Lafayette Athletic Club will meet tonight at 1002 Thir- teenth street southeast, to discuss base Wall plans for the coming Spring. I 2 Yyletide. presumption that the annual harvest of our forests. A Forest Service official, however, definitely put away my fears in the matter by explalning just what hap- pened during the Christmas-tree harvest. First, he explained that spruce trees provide about 90 per cent of the Christmas emblem. Spruce trees grow usually in largé swamps. The trees grow in great profusion, and hundreds of trees of all sizes, from tiny striplings to trees a foot in dlameter, are grown on a single acre. The cultivation of these trees, he said, 'would mean that the first thing to do would be to cut out many of the~smaller ' trees, just as garden vegetables are thinned out, to give the rest a chance to grow. This process, however, is too expensive for the pulpwood companies or pri- ALL-MARINE ELEVEN NEXT FALL ASSURED All doubt which existed as to whether the Marine Corps would be ropresented on the foot ball field next Fall by a representative team com- posed of both officers and enlisted men wassput at rest vesterday by an offictal order from Marine Corps head- quarters stating that an “all-Marine foot ball team,” composed of the best materfal avallable, regardless of rank, would be formed, In view of the fact that both the Army and Navy have decided to play teams on which there will be only one officer, a new athletic policy has been drawn up for the Marine Corps by & board of four officers, convened here, known as the athletic council, headquarters Marine Corp In order that the Marines may be ‘ligible to compete with teams rep- resenting the Army and Navy, it has been deemed necessary to limit the membershin of the foot ball, base ball, basket Lall and soccer teams to sne officer in actual competition. The remainder of the teams will be com- posed entirely of enlisted men. When the Mari mpetitors are teams representing collexes, universities or other clyillan teams. the membership of the Marine teams will represent the best skill available, regardless of rank. Teams representing ganizations will tak their stations-—that rines, 1st Brigade M Marines, ete. Commenting on the all-Marine foot ball teams, the report stat *osts of regimental better will invariably organization competitions. cers and men demonstrate gree of skill, they will where the corps’ interest served best “From time to time posts will be supplied with experienced officers and men competent to act as coaches.” posts or the name of . Quantico Ma- ines, San Diego or- the forms and b tion of se ball strength or conduct inter- As offi- thelr de- be place will CATHOLIC U. QUINT ON NORTHERN TRIP Catholic University, Gallaudet and Maryland are the members of the local varsity group scheduled to in- dulge In midweek basket ball ac- tivities. The Brooklanders break into the game tonight In New York starting their Northern trip against Manhattan in New York. Tomorrow. Cathollc University will encounter Army at West Point, and on Thurs- day will meet Crescent Athletic Club in Brooklyn. Maryland and Gallaudet are to be opponents tomorrow evening in Ritchie gymnasium at College Park. It will be the only meeting of the season between these local quints. Play will start at 8 o'clock. Georgetown opened the schedule last night with a 37-to-21 victory over Carson-Newman, in Ryan gymnasium. The Hilltoppers, with Sweeney and McNaney leading the attack, Jumped into an early lead, and at half time held a 23-to-13 ad- vantage. The Tennesseans could do little In the second . Their 7- foot-2-Inch center. Shoun falled to bother the home team, and was re- lieved early in the game by the much she Rule, who proved a capable per r WOMAN RACKETERS WEAR ROLL TOPS, SHORT SKIRTS MONTE CARLO, February 3.—Bare knees have appeared here among woman_tennis players, who are wear- ing rolled stockings and skirts al- most as short as bathing costumes. The abbreviated skirt and plenty of “knee room” add a lot to the play, the players say, and give much more freedom than formerly. week's TARHEELS LOSE THRILLER TO HARVARD BY A POINT CAMBRIDGE, Mass., February 3— Harvard nosed out North Carolina, 23 to 22, last night at the Hemenway Gymnasium in one of.the most thrill- ing basket ball contests ever staged here. Smith scored the winning basket a few minutes before closing time. HOCKEY GAME SCORELESS. NEW HAVEN, Conn., February 3.— Over a surface of slushy naturai ice on Bishop's Pond in Woodbridge, Yale and Dartmouth played their junior promenade game to a scoreless tie. Because a light rain fell, the game was stopped at the end of the second playing perfod. SUZANNE IN TOURNEY. NICE, February 3—Suzanne Len- glen, apparently competely recovered from her recent injury; has entered the second Nice tournament played this Winter and defeated Misses Branley and Moore, 6—0. Mlle. Lenglen, playing with Baron De Morpurgo, won from Mlle. Joyux and M. Parier by the same score. The French star appeared at the top of her game. FRIGERIO TO TRY AGAIN. NEW YORK, February 3.—Ugo Fri- gerio of Italy, Olympic champion walker, who has suffered two de- feats in America in contests with Willle Plant of the Morningside A. C., has announced that he will remain in vate persons who own such tracts. The Christmas cutting simply thins this country until March 7 and par- ticipate in several races. THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS BY WILL H. DILG, President, Izaak Walton League of America. For a ngmber of years past there has been agitation around Christ- mas time to stop the selling of young spruce and balsam trees on the is a major factor in the destruction out the heavy stands of trees, does good rather than harm. And even If it did do harm, I would be in favor of it. To deny our State and national forestry bodies enough money to effectively combat the for- est fires that are destroying our trees by the wholesale, then to pick on something which would be con- cerned with only a comparatively tiny destruction, seems foolish. But the reason I like to see Christmas trees Is that this is the only time in the year during which many thousands of boys and girls and grown persons, too, see a coniferous tree. During the time it stands in the parlor, all dolled up, or, even while it stands on ttreet corners for sale, it cannot help but instill into its beholders something of the spirit of the outdoors of which it is sym- bolic. Let us delay the time when an artificial monstrosity will replace it and | HAVE received a number of letters since Christmas in which the | writers decry the destruction of young trees which must take place | RECORD-BREAKING TRIO WILL PERFORM TONIGHT By the Assoctated Press N the tr=—i record shatterers Nurmi, Willie Ritola and Willie Plant. EW YORK, February 3—Madison Square Garden will again house tonight in the persons of Paavo Nurmi, backed by the faithful four of the Finnish-American A. C, will be featured in a run of two and one-quarter miles at the Western Union games, while Plant again will encounter the Frigerio. Paavo, despite his fallure to break records In his last two races, still re- tains the center of the stage, expected to resume his known speed on the track where he received his introduction torIndoor running. Per- haps he will forego attempts to: set up new figures with his much her- alded attempt to eliminate the last records of Jole Ray only a few d at the Wilco A. C. contest Sat- urday night. If he mercly runs a race against har Prim. August Fager, Gunnar ilson and Louls Tikkanen, as he has done in his last two starts. it will be and is 4 Italian champion of the Olympic games, Ugo Rito'a will participate in a special 5,000-meter race. the first time that he has competed it the Garden without establishing new figures. ’ Plant, the American walking cham- plon, has adopted tho Nurmi scheme in setting out after the world's best marks for his speclalty. So far he has not adopted a stop-watch, but he has turned to the planning of his races, and in his last record-smashing walk at Boston he was within a fifth of a second of his schedule. If Nurmi ever comes back to the United States after he once leaves it can well be imagined that he will find scores of American stars ambling about the boards on a schedule. NURMI IS AFTER RAY’S TWO REMAINING MARKS BY LAWRENCE PERRY. N Ray EW YORK, February 3—If Paavo Nurmi succeeds in beating Joie two-mile reord at the Wilco Athletic Association games in Brooklyn next Saturday night he will have wiped the name of the Chicago flyer from the book of fame in all but one event, the 1,000- vard run, the record for which Ray holds jointly with Hal Cutbill. What sensation must be Joie's thus to see his honors falling from him as heauteous red and gold leaves fall from the maple when the first touch of frost comes! No wonder he feels a desire—probably temporary —to leave the track and take up coaching. The day Nurmi arrived in this coun- try, barely a month ago, Ray owned ten world records on the indoor track. Now he Is the possessor of but two, the 2-mile crown and the record which he and Cutbill share. Finn Due to Suceced. Track experts believe that Nurmi will surely do the two miles in lower time than 9.08 2-5, the record which Ray made in 1923 at the Wilco game: Furthermore, they belleve that the Finn will reduce the time to less than nine minutes Everything, of upon his condition. militated course, depends The cold which against several of his at- tempts records last week may have been one of those colds that men even in the best of condition are lable to catch. On the other hand, lowered vitalit due to unprecedented strain, may have rendered him easier prey than he might otherwise have been. In such event it might be that Nurmi is ready to crack, and if this should happen Ray’s 2-mile record would be likely to stand against Paavo's as- sault. o Assuming he seizes records and then sails land, he will leave American champion in demand at where. Should the Finn remain here, his popularity would be likely to endure only so long as he continues to break records, for he has no color at all; he HYATTSVILLE all available back to Fin- Ray still the and very much indoor meets every- is an uninspiring machine. So far as colorful personality is concerned, he compares to Jole Ray as the drab garb of a Quaker compares to the uniform of an officer of the Horse Guards. Americans Like Color. And so far as American crowds are concerned, a champion who has no color quickly loses his appeal Jess Willard, as champion heavy- weight of the world, had no color, and never really was popular. Bill Larned, for sequential years tennis champion, had little color, and it was not until the flaming McLough- lin appeared upon the courts that the roar of the crowd was heard. . John Crum was just as fast a sprinter as Bernle Wefers, yet Wefers had the color and was much more widely heralded Alvin Krantzlein’s jumping record was broken by Gourdin, yet Krantz- lein 1s still a more vivid figure than the man who, after the passage of vears, took Alvin's record away from him. . There were jockeys as good, if not better, than Tod Sloan, but Sloan had the color. If Harry Wills had pos- sessed color, in addition to the bronze of his skin, the public long ago would have forced Dempsey into the ring with him. As for Nurmi, he inspires admira- tion, respect and estecm, but he never thrills, and when you cheer him it is like shotting into a barrel. GUARD FIVE IS A STRONG COMBINATION C OMPANY F, Hyattsville National Guard, which last night defeated the Petworth basketers a-sccond time by a score of 43 to 32, has a formidable court aggregation. Harvey Ingley, at forward, is a deadly shot from the floor, and Tommy Ford, who also performs with the Aloysius Big Five, is rated as one of the best players in local basket ball ranks. first-string line-up. Basket Ball|| ONLY WAY THROUGH A TIGHT DEFENSE What are the advantages of the criss-cross passing game? BY MAURICE KENT Basket Ball Coach Northwestern University. The legitimate mutomatic block- ing comes into play when the criss- cross passing game ix used, because defensive men are cut oft when the passer pivots and stands. Incidentally, the criss-cross passing game fis the only eftective way of moving through a tight defense. In this type of play the opportunity for a double pass comes In—that is, A to B to A. When this pass is used, deceptive opportuni- ties are increased, because the paxs may be either thrown or bluffed. Another advantage of this style Is| that it constitutes a commervative game, because a team employing it ix in an excellent position to go on defense if their offense ix broken up. (Copyright, 1925.) U. S. SQUASH TEAM WILL DEFEND TITLE BOSTON, February 3.—Walter I Badger, jr. secretary of the United States Squash Rackets Association, has made public the personnel of the American team which will defend the Lapham cup trophy, emblematic of international supremacy in squash racquets, in the fourth annual series of matches at Montreal Saturday. Five players from Boston, five from Philadelphia, two from New York and two from Buffalo are included in the team. The list follows: Boston—Ralph A. Powers, Paul E. Callanan, Dr. Foster S. Kellogs, Robert C. Bray. W. I Badger, jr. Philadelphia— Willlam F. Harrity, Sewell Clark, Sydney P. Clark, Joseph Keefe and one to be named. New York—A. E. Ells and Henry Mills. Buftalo—Eric Hedstrom and Lyman M. Bass. Vincent, a six-foot center; Reeley and Johnson complete the Hyattsville reserves, a team re- cruited mainly from the local high achool squad, also are making a rec- ord by trouncing more than a major- ity of their opponents. Dix and Wright, forwards, are the outstanding performers, while Carr, Noack, Rose, Shanklin and Joseph fill in the other positions creditably. First place in Post Office League is held by the General Accounting Office five as the result of its 46-to- 18 victory over the Supply quintet. The mnewly organized Randolph quint tackles the Aloysius big five in the Gonzaga gymnasium tonight, with the Paramounts and Aloysius Midgets furnishing the preliminary. On Thursday the Purple tossers en- tertain the Roanoke College five. Basketers of the Mount Vernon Athletio Association ran their wins to four stralght by downing the Eastern Preps, 26 to 21, on the Congress Helghts court. With every player sharing in the coring__of scrimmage goals, the Mount Vernon M. E. five handed the Washington Athletic Association a 27-to-22 trouncing. McCathran and Clarke led a rally for the losers in the final minutes. Yosemite tossers took both parts of a double-header, defeating Silver Spring, 76 to 34, and the Oxfords, 44 to 15. Elghteen fleld goals were credited to Russett of the Naval Receiving Station quint when his team dpwned the Holbrook Athletic Club, 60 to 45. After being held to a three-point margin during the first half, the Corby five got going and trounced the Warrenton, Va., team, 35 to 21, on the Warrenton court. Puramount and Klondikes will meet the Liberties in a double-header at Jmmaculate Conception gymnasium tonight. Unable to molve their opponent’s defonse, the Manchester quin: was defeated by the “Y" Arrows, 16 to 6. Playing at Dover, Ohlo, last night, the Palace Laundry quint handed the crack five of that place a 46-t0-37 beating. Owls and Corinthinns fell before the Red Shields by scores of 47 to 28 and 23 to 22. Mount Rainier Juniors, who meet the Peerless Preps on the Rosedale court tonight, want games with 130- pound teams. _Bud Bellman, at Hyattsville, 521-R, {8 manager. ‘Wilstshire of the winners dropped in elght baskets from scrimmage when the Freer Preps nosed out the Columbia Helghts five, 37 to 35. Greatly strengthened by the acqui- sition of Brist, Business High center, the Seminoles will meet the Epiphany Big Five tomorrow night. INTS TO MEET FEBRUARY 10. NEW YORK, February 3.—The 1925 scheduled meeting of the Inter- national League, originally slated to be held in Toronto, will take place in New York February 10, according to announcement by President John Conway Toole. GHANGED FIVES PLAY FOR SCHOOLS TODAY Several important shifts in line-ups are due, when four high school bas- ket ball teams take to the floor at George Washington gymnasium this afternoon to settle their differences In the scholastic title race. As Harry Councilor is eligible once more a greatly improved Teck team goes against Western, the leaders In the loop, at 3:15 in the opener. West- ern will be without the services of Henry Gichner, stellar forward, who was graduated last week, but played in the Eastern- Western game on Sat- urday through a special ruling that allows players to participate in the champlonship games until the se- mester ends. Gichner's work has been an important factor in the Red and White's recent string of victories. Coach Woodworth’s Business team, that meets Eastern in the second game, was nearly wrecked by mid- year graduations. Brist, who per- formed at center, and Capt. Furman, undoubtedly the ablest court men on the team, have finished their courses. Central's next appearance is sched- uled for Saturday afternoon when Tech will be met a second time. A set-back wax handed Central last night on the Georgetown University court. Accurate foul shooting carried the Hilltop Freshmen to a 26 to 25 victory. Harris and Dezendorf were the outstanding members of the Cen- tral five. Close defensive play featured the contest between the Woodward School lightweights anc the Episco- pal High five, from which the former emerged the victor, 13 to 9. Having things their own way from the start and leading, 23 to 3, at the half, the St. John's College tossers romped to a 37 to 9 victory over the flve representing George Mason High School of Alexandrie. WOULDN’T BLAME JACK IF HE QUIT THE RING By the Associated Press. Mike Trant, Chicago detective ser- geant, who has been Jeck Dempsey's pal and bodyguard in all of the champion’s training ecamps since Dempsey defeated Willard, does not blame the champlon for considering retirement from the ring. Why shouldn't he quit? asks. “Do you suppose I'1 be chasin thieves if I had a million dollars Certainly not! 5 “Well, no man with a million wants to get punched in the nose, either.” THE PAS DOG DERBY HAS FIVE ENTRANTS THE PAS, Manitoba. February 3.— Five last-minute entries assured the eighth annual 200-mile non-stop race of The Pas Derby Association today, which was threatened when leading mushers of the district went on “strike” as a protest against the course chosen for the race. The five teams made their appear- ance shortly before 8 o'clock last night, when the lists were closed, with many well known drivers ab- sent, owing to the protest against running the race over the Hudson Bay Rallway and Herb Lake course instead of over the old course of the lumber company’s trail A freight race over a course of 60 miles, with each toboggan carrying 100 pounds, will be started today after the main derby. The first 30 miles of the course will be run today and the final 30 on Wednesday. The five teams entered were: W. W. Turple of Big River, Saskatchewan owner; W. A. Mahoney, driver; H. W. Johnson, owner and driver; Dupas- Campbell, owners; Theo Dupas, driver; R. Mokley, owner and driver, and J. Bacon, owner; E. St. Goddard, driver. Bacon's dogs are the only ones that have previously raced in the derby. Trant NURMI ADDS TO LIST. NEW YORK, February 3.—Paavo Nurmi has entered four more track meets, two of them in Canada, Sec- retary Frederick W. Rubien of the Amateur Athletic Union has an- nounced. The additions to his itin- erary follow: Hamilton, Ontario, March 5; Toronto, March 6; Buffalo, 174th Infantry games, March 7; Mil- waukee, March 9. BOUT TO JOE DUNDEE. BALTIMORE, February Dundee of Baltimore decisively de- feated Cuddy De Marco of Pittsburgh, in a 12-round match last night. The Baltimorean won every round, ac- cording to newspaper men. FLOWERS WHIPS MOORE. NEWARK, N. J., February 3— Tiger Flowers, Atlanta negro, deci- sively outpointed Ted Moore, English middleweight, in a 12-round no deci- sion match here, according to new paper men. EASY FOR STRIBLING. COLUMBUS, Ga.,, February 38— Young Stribling made his debut as a heavyweight last night, when .he knocked out Joe Burke of Detroit in the third round of a scheduled 10- round bout. SLATTERY SCORES K. 0. BUFFALO, N. Y., February 3.— Jimmy Slattery, local contender for the middleweight. championship, last night knocked out Frankie Schoell, also of Buffalo, in the third round of a six-round contest. TOLEDO SEEKS COLLEGIAN. PITTSBURGH, Pa, February 3.— Oble Newman, foot ball and base ball star at Carnegle Tech, has been of- fered a contract with the Toledo club of the American Association. New- man indicated that he would not make a decision until after his gradu- ation in June. o- TWO RED SOX SIGN. BOSTON, February 3.—Two mem- bers of the Red Sox pitching staff have returned signed contracts to the club. They are Fred Wingfield of Elizabethton, Tenn., right-hander, and Patrick Noonan of Pawtucket, R. 1, southpaw. FISHER ADDS TO STABLE. LOUISVILLE, Ky., February 3.— H. C. (Bud) Fisher of New York will be represented in racing circles this year with a stable almost twice as large as the one he possessed last season. Sixteen of his horses are working here. BANCROFT FACES TASK. By the Assoctated Press. Dave Bancroft of the Boston Braves is the only playing manager in the National League and apparently will make his second try for a pennant with a squad that fs little tmproved over that of a year ago, 3. —Joe | EASTERN SQUAD POINTING FOR BIG INDOOR CAMPAIGN Central and Tech Also to Send Boys Into Winter Con- tests—Western and Business Will Wait for Opening of Outdoor Season. BY JOHN N I. WHITE. OW that their two-year-old basket ball title seems to be trying to roost in another part of the city, Eastern High School athletes are preparing to make a strong bid for track honors, and as 2 starter will e.ter a large squad in the big indoor meets that take place in Washington and Baltimore this month. Business and Western are unable to muster teams for the board track competition and will not be heard from until Spring, but track activities at Central, as at Eastern, are running full blast. Handicapped by lack of equipment and a place to practice, the Tech squad is slow getting started, but Coach Elmer Hardell expects to enter a relay team in the University of Richmond meet on February 14, and hopes fo have repre- sentation in’ the Georgetown carnival on February 21 and at the Hopkins games two days later. An imposing squad of track and fleld performers, numbering ahout twenty-five, has been on the go at Eastern since early Fall. Capt. Gregory, Acton, McGlathery and. Watson are almost certain to fill the places on Coach Colling’ mile relay team, while Suter, Bidden and Silver- man are expected to show up well in the half-mile event. Silverman also runs the 440 and throws the discus, javelin and shot. Schaefer is another who performs creditably with the welghts. Gregory Good at 600, Besides fllling a regular berth with the relay team, Capt. Gregory will enter the 600-yard special race at Hopkins, and judging from perform- ances in practice sessions, has more than an even chance of leading the fleld at the finish line. In the high jump Startzer is Fastern's best bet at present, but if Bond, who broke the scholastic record last year, de- oldes to return to the Lincoln Park 8chool, the chances of the Light Blue and White in this department will be brightened considerably. Central will enter the Georgetown and Hopkins meets and also will have a squad at the 5th Regiment competition in Baltimore on Febru- ary 18. For the half mile Coach Foley has promising material In Capt. Mickey Glover, Mack, Milan Lambert and Hardison. Thoman, Freezeman and Palmer will run the dashes, while Benner, Lambert, Milan and another performer who has not yet been selected will carry Central's colors in the mile relay. Capt Glover, Aman and Freeman, letter winnerz of last year's team, are slated for the high jump, and Suter will handle the weights. For the indoor meets Tech's efforts will be confined mainly to developing a crack mile relay team. At present Garret, Bryant, Horton and Morsiana are showing up best, but Coach Har dell will not name his four definitels until the last moment. PHILLIES HOPE TO CLIMB INTO THE FIRST DIVISION By the Associated Press P the club. From League Kitty Bransfield's Eastern championship ~ Waterbury team have come Yordy, outflelder; Metz, shortstop, and Ulrich, pitcher. Walter Kimmick, who has seen major league service, was obtained in a trade with Los Angeles. Beaumont of the Texas League has furnished Huber, third baseman, and O'Neill and Fillingim, pltchers. “Chicken” Hawks, a first baseman, has been ob. talned from Nashville. Fillingim formerly pitched for the Braves, and a few years ago Hawks was uunder- study to Wally Pipp of the Yankees. The Red Sox claim O'Neill on option Manager Arthur Fletcher, former shortstop of the Giants, has released three players who were with him in 1924, Pitchers Philip B. (Lefty) Wein- ert and Lerton Pinto and Andrew Woehrs, a third baseman. The Phillies finished seventh season, avoiding the cellar by pro- ducing some - heavy hitting, but Fletcher believes that he has assem- bled a squad for the 1925 race which will edge into the first division. The team has been weak in pitching and has lacked a reliable third baseman If these holes are plugged the club promises to make a creditable show- ing From present Holke, last indications Walter formerly of the Braves, will HILADELPHIA, February 3—Hopes of the Philadelphia Nationals rising from a chronic second-division team this year lie in the ability of the eight players who have been obtained to strengthen appear again at first base, and Horace Ford, obtained {rom the same clul is assured of his'post at second, witl Heinie Sand, who came Into promi- nence with the bribery scandal latc last season, filling his .accustomed po- sition at shortstop. Third base is o Guestion, with the prospect that Rus sell Wrightstone, a capable hitter will be shifted to the outfield, leav- | ing Huber and Kimmick to fight for the piace. Harry Harper, one of the best field- | ing gardeners in the National League | 1ast season, wiil be in right field, and | Cy Willtams, home-run hitter, expects {to resume his dutles in center undoubtedly will _play left. Leach, Schultz, Mokan, Yordy and Henrich will engage in the gen eral scramble for outfleld work. Fletcher has a capable trio o catchers in Walter Henline, Jimm\ Wiison and Lou Wendell, and the pitchers remaining from the last cam- paign are Jimmy Ring. Charley ner, Johnny Couch, Joe Oeschg Harold Carlson and Clarence Mitchell On February 20 the Phillies will Eurry to their new training camp at Bradentown, Fla. The pitchers and catchers are expected to leave a few days ahead of the other players, anc | all men will be in camp March 1 '\‘\'r(ghhu.ne RAY DERR TELLS: My Hot Finish in Cruickshank Match N EVER did the aspects of a golf match change with more rapidity than during that between Bobby Cruickshank and me in the round before the semi-finals of the Professional Golfers' Association championship at French Lick, Ind, last September. When we left the- thirteenth green on the afternoon round I was 4 down. With only five more holes to be played, you couldn’t have found a person on the course willing to wager one dollar against a thousand that I could win. BORG HAD TO SWIM OR SINK AS CHILD Arne Borg had to sink or swim in his childhood. according to informa- tion gained from the champion from Sweden since his arrival in America. His mother gave him his first lesson in the water when he was 9 months old, stuffiing a cushion for a life preserver. He could swim well when he reached the age of 5 years and at 9 he had to swim. 60 yards before breakfast or he went without the morning repast. Borg is training in New York for his coming contests with Johnny Weissmuller, the American, who de- feated him twice in the Olympics last Summer. This is what the Swedish champion says of his last race with the Ameri- can: “It was the 400-meter Olympic final. Welissmuller beat me by 6 inches after a fight over the entire course for the slight advantage. When Welsmuller reached thé end they had to help him out of the tank I collapsed as soon as I got on my feet. After several seconds I tricd to rise and fell again.” GRID FANS CONJECTURE. By the Associated Press. Reports that Eddie Dooley, Dart- mouth’s quarter back, has been in- jured by a fall from a horse, leads foot bail followers to wonder if he is trying to emulate members of a certain noted backfleld from South Bend, Ind. MYRRA TAKES FRISCO JOB. Jonni Myrra, twice Olympic winner of the javelin throw, has gone to work for a San Francisco bank. He will represent the San Francisco Olym- ple Club in the 1925 national field cham- plonship games there, in July. WRESTLERS IN DRAWS. PHILADELPHIA, February 3.—Jim Londos of Greece and Tarra Mlyake, Japan, wrestled one hour last night to a draw. The 45-minute match be- tween Frank Judson, Harvard wrest- ling coach, and Wladek Zbyszko, Salt Lake City, also resulted In a draw. S ST G SILVERMAN TO MANAGE. CLEVELAND, February 3.—Mickey Silverman will manage the London Club of the Michigan-Ontario League this Summer. He formerly was with Toledo. - Zeke Smith will be Joe Turner's opponent ' at the Mutual Theater Thursday night. Then suddenly working with deadly the long fourteenth, drive, my spoon shot Ittle short, while my chip shot left | me 25 feet from the cup, but from there I ran my ball down for a birdle 4, winning the hole and Jeaving my- self 3 down, with 4 still to go. 1 was joking with Mrs. Crulck- shank, who always follows her hus- band throughout his matches. “That's better,” I said, “I've got the old putter working now.” ‘Keep it up,” she replied. youw'll win some more holes.” Neither of us thought then that I was likely to be able to follow her advice, but when .the fifteenth had been played things looked a littla different. A long drive and a smack- ing second shot with my driving iron put me on the green of this par § hole in two. I proceeded immediately to hole out a 12-footer for an eagle 3. Now I was 2 down and 3 to go. The gallery was getting considerably excited The sixteenth, a short hole, bunk. ered on all sides, gave me no chance to gain. We halved it in 3. I was 8 down and 2 to go. The seventeenth is a par 4 hola calling for a drive and a mashie nibe lick pitch. Both Bobby and I were on in 2, but my putter was on the job again and down went a 12-foot puts for a birdie 3 and the hole. Bobby was playing par golf, but against the streak 1 was lucky enough to be shooting he Lad little chance. It was now up to me to win the eighteenth hole to square the match. The gallery was absolutely frozen stiff as we came up to the green After good drives our mashie niblick pitches had put us both on in 3, but mine left me with but a 6-foot putt I had one fine chance to tle up the match when it became apparent Bob- by would need a 4. Making a 6-foot putt under such circumstances is a nerve-wracking thing to do, but my club behaved again. The match went on to the extra holg. On the last 4 holes I had made con- secutive threes. Of the last 5 holes, 3 rad been birdies, 1 an eagle and the other par. It was a bit too much for the nervy Bobby Cruickshank. He missed a 3-foot putt to halve the thirty- seventh hole and I was the winner. Unluckily for me, Walter Hagen dropped me the next day In the semi~ finals. putter got to efficiency. On after a good second was a my “Maybe TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F