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SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1925. SPORT S sl 0 Nurmi Forced to Specialize in Distance Running : Giants Due for Fifth Straight LACK OF EQUIPMENT A HANDICAP TG FINNS Dearth of Facilities and Coaches Facior in Training—Rivals’ Methods Studied in Photos. PAAYO NURMI'S STORY As Told by Him to Charles E. Parker. Thix is the seventh of a series of articlex on the remarkable athletic career of Paavo Nurmli, the marvel of Finland. 1300 meters in 5 minutex and 1 records about every time he faces the » of age he r breaking erally ognized nx the greatest athletic life reads like n romance. Chapter 7—Setting the Pace At 10 years nd now I rter. Gen- runner of all time, the story of his seconds, With American Photographs. N Finland an Olympic year is a most important year. Every young man who believes he has any skill in any of the 25 or 30 events on the Olympic program wants to make the Finnish team. The roads are choked with runners; as many as a dozen track meets are conducted in one incle The Ol since Finland, by scoring six first ure on a single Sunday. must be reckoned with in Olympic competition. had scored a greater number of fir United States had been blessed with coaclhres and am the size of the Finnish delegation. Finland's 19 showing had been made without benefit of up-to-date etic fields or equipment and with 10 paid instructors to teach her ath- lotes the form and fine technique of the various Olympic events. That show- ing permitted no doubt as to Fin- land's future possibilities, and all Fin- land was ambitious to realize them. And in the case of no citizen in the Itttle Baltic nation was the ambition stronger than in the heart of Paavo Nurmi nland had been making an in- tensive stud and field ath- of t letics since 1912, says Paavo. “It had sent Jonni Pikkola to America to learn all he could of your methods of conductinz and coaching athletics and had sent others to European coun- tries to learn their methods. Instruc- tions and action photographs began coming back to us. Athletic clubs de- veloped keen rivalry over the com- pleteness of their picture galleries and our boys would study the poses of your runners and jumpers and field .event men and then go out and attempt to copy them Paavo Picks His Course. “But we were lacking in equipment and facilities, and when we compared the marks our men made in the sprints and shorter runs and the hurdles and other events, we knew that for a ttme at least we must rely on our own specialties for Olympic glory. One needs only a roadway to develop distance running: one needs only a field to develop javelin throwing, shot putting and discus throwing. But one must have nicely made cinder tracks for sprinting and expert coaching for hurdling, pole vaulting, high jump- ing and other specialties. We had the roads and the fields; we did not have the cinder paths and the coaches Thus the wiser knew that it would be in distance racing and in the weight events that we would count That realization placed a load on Paavo Nurmi's shoulders, but a load he was ambitious fo carry. Pagvo had no worries over winning a place on the Finnish Olympic team, though the Finnish Olympic fund permitted sending only 23 track and field men to Antwerp. He had proved over and over again that he was Finland’s best runner at distances from 3,000 to 10,000 meters. But he wondered whether he would be able to carry the burden that his pro- ficlency placed upon him, for, as Fin- land’s best at the foregoing distances, he would be expected to engage in four of the most taxing events on the Antwerp program — the 5,000-meter the 10,008-meter and the cross-coun- try runs and the 3,000-meter team race. Paavo was ambitious to du- plicate. the 1912 Olympic performance of Hannes Kolehmainen, who, at Stockholm, had won the first three of those four events, but he was far from certain of his ability. Sceks Data on His Rivals. During the months preceding the Antwerp games Finland's sports pub- lications devoted much space to the foreign athletes Paavo would be upon to face. In the early f 1920 F. A. Montague of Ox- University, England, loomed as most to be feared in the er Olympic event. He had proved a consistent winner in his col- lege races and his times were im- pressive. A few weeks later Gordon T. Nightingale of New Hampshire State University was the man who worried him, for Nightingale, in the Pennsylvania relay carnival, had soundly trounced Montague, who had come to America with the Oxford re- lay team. relief when he learned that for some strange reason Nightingale was not named as a member of the American team to go to Antwerp. Paavo's chief concern, however, cen- tered on Joseph Guillemot of France. That young man, still a soldier in the ¥French army, was the talk of the con- tinent during the Spring and early Sum- mer of that Olympic year. He first at- tracted attention by winning an army race in exceptionally fast time and thereafter his name appeared often in Furopean sports pages, for he had not only scored victories but lowered rec- ords. France hailed him as a second Jean Bouin, and France would not read- ily rate any h the famed Bouin, who so gallantly sacrificed his life early in the World War. Feared Guillemot Most. Bachman of Sweden and Wilson of Great Britain were others who loomed threateningly in the events Paavo would But he viewed Guillemot as the start man he must beat if he was to duplicate Kolehmainen's triple triumph. He wished to know more of the great French runner. The papers told of his margins of victory and the times he made, but gave no information as to his system of racing—whether he fol- Jlowed or set the pace; whether he ran evenly, according to a set schedule, or engaged in intermittent bursts of speed along the course. Paavo engaged in- terpreters to translate the stories on Guillemot appearing in the French sport papers that came to Helsingfors. But they did not reveal what he sought and Paavo arrived in Antwerp with no com- plete knowledge of the most difficult op- ponent he would face. (Copyright, 1025, in United Stat and Great Britain, by North Amer News- paper Allianee. Copyright (New York World) Y'ress Publishing Co. All rights reserved.) Tomorrow—What Sort of a Chap Is Nurmi? BASKET BALL RESULTS At Atianta—Kentucky State, Georgia Tech, 16, At Columbia, Seuth Carolina, At Middletown—Wesleyan, 18; s. C—~Furman, 30; 375 Hamilton, 15 mpic year of 1920 was no exception. Paavo breathed a sigh of | ght years had elapsed places at Stockholm, had shown it Only the United States st places in the 1912 games, and the limitless facilities, numberless expert le funds, and had sent to Stockholm 2 team many times NURMI WILL “SHOOT” AT TWO-MILE MARK By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 7.—Now that the millenium has been delayed, Paavo Nurmi, marvel of Finland, pre- dicts another which will shock the track world. Joie Ray will suffer most, for his last record is doomed if the mighty champion of the Olympie carries out his designs. Nurmi is ready for his final stroke at the annual meet of the Wilco A. C. in Brooklyn tonight. With three days rest he has declared himself able to run two miles in nine minutes or less, faster than any human has ever covered the distance. His race is scheduled for 3,000 meters against Willie Ritola of the Finnish-American. A "., and several American college stars, but Nurmi will continue to the two mile mark in an effort to set new time for both distances. Meanwhile, Jole Ray, with the last marks slipping from under him, will grasp at a straw and endeavor to establish new figures for the mile and 1,500 meters, in order that his name may remain in the record books. Ray, in a race this week at Madison Square Garden, ran the mile within two-fifths of the time credited to Nurmi on his first appearance in the United States. BOWLING LIST SETS RECORD. BUFFALO, N. Y, February 7. | Buffalo officials of the American Bowling Congress announced that record entry of 2,135 five-man teams has been received for the interna- tional tenpins tourney to be held in this city March 5 to April 6. ———s CHICAGO, February 7.—Wilbur Coop- er, star left-hand pitcher, obtained from Pittsburgh by the Chicago Cubs, has signed a contract. Depicting His Meteoric Rise the World BY STANLEY ( to win the pennant. Western trip. I would take the pla; clubs, or better. I would talk victor: Finally they caught my enthusiasm and confidence. We went into New York determined to oust the Yankees from the lead. We had to win the series to do so. We won four games in three days. Washington was at the top of the heap in midseason for the first time in the history of the American League. We had a four- game lead over the Yanks when the New Yorkers came to Washington for a five-game series. It was generally predicted that we would crack under the strain. We were only a flash in the pan, many base ball followers thought after New York won four of the five games. Our lead was cut to a single game. A series of double-headers wifh the Western clubs shot our pitching staff pretty much to pleces. We dropped back in the race. Most fans be- lleved we had shot our bolt. Soon Recovered Stride. But we recovered soon. We went West and after beating Detroit moved within a game of the pace-setting Yankees. Then the St. Louis jinx hit us. The Browns, always the hard- est club in the league for Washing- ton to beat, took five games in a row. To the outsider it looked as if our goose was cooked. Still we re- fused to give up. By this time every man was filled with fighting spirit and confidence. We believed we had the best club in the league. After the St. Louls disaster we went to Chicago and beat the White Sox in three of four games. We stood off the Western Invaders on a home stand,” winning 11 of 15 games. During this spurt we won four straight games from the Tigers, after losing the opening contest of the series. This practically put De- troit out of the race. Once more we were in the thick of the fight. There was no question by this time of the courage of the club. There was no doubt we had a chance to win the flag. But the big test was to come. We had to go to New York to play four games. We welcomed the chance. We were certain we could trounce the Yankees on thelr own grounds. And we did. We took the league lead again by winning three of the four games. Kill St. Louls Jinx, The New Yorkers tied us when De- troit beat us on our last Western trip. We went into St. Louis dead- locked with our rivals. Here was something to test the courage of the most courageous club. Would the old jinx, known to all fans, rise up to plague us? We held a club meet- ing and thrashed the whole matter cut.. We decided we'd break the jinx. We had to If we were going to win the pennant. We won two of three games while the Tigers were taking three stralght from the Yan- kees. Even then our victory was not sure. ‘The strain of having to fight =0 hard to reach the top and then MINE BOY TO MANAGER HIGH SCHOOL FIVES IN PAIR OF GAMES Two contests that have a direct bearing on the outcome of the high school championship series are sched- uled for the George Washington Uni- versity gymnasium this afternoon. Western, tied with Central for sec- ond place, clashes with Business, the tail-ender, at 2:30. Tech and Central fives meet again in the second game, At present Eastern is at the top of the league with a record of five wins and two losses, but both Western and Central have a chance to figure in the final showdown for the title provided they win their games today. Tech has a game with Eastern on Tuesday, and another upset like that which surprised the Westerners four days ago might spell disaster for the pres- ent leaders, After tralling at the half and at the opening of the final period, the East- ern High five rallied and handed a 36-t0-33 setback to the Catholic Uni- versity freshmen in a return game on the Brookland court yesterday. Accurate shooting by Ralph Bennie, Eastern's stellar guard, gave the Light Blue and White team the vic- tory in the waning minutes. Having been held scoreless for three quarters, Bennle started dropping the sphere in from a distance and registered a quartet of two pointers to give his team the margin at the final whistle. Radice also accounted for four goals from scrimmage. Long and Carney shared scoring honors for the colle- gians. Central High tossers led the H attsville High School five from the start in their game, played on the Hyattsville armory court, and took a 22-to-15 decision. Banta headed the winners’ attack, caging a trio of baskets from the floor, while Hale registered a pair. Wright and Dix bore the brunt of the Marylanders’ work. Woodward School basketers took undisputed possession of the lead in the Interprep League by downing the Friends' quint, 15 to 7. Rooney brought in over half of Woodward's points. ith Chatfield leading the attack Alban’s scored a 39-to-11 victory over the St. Christopher five from Richmond. During the final half the St. Alban’s five held their opponents to a trio of points. Getting oft to a good start, Devitt Prep courtmen led the Briarly Hall Academy five for the entire 40 mi utes and chalked up a 44-to-9 victo in the National Guard armory. Wilkins, Devitt center, brought five field goals. St, WANTS GAME TONIGHT. An eleventh-hour cancellation has left the St. Stephens five without a game for tonight. Manager Anderson has the use of the Peck gymnasium, and is anxious to sign up a light- weight quint. He may be reached at West 3027 after 6 o'clock. MEHLHORN-ARMOUR WIN. LAKELAND, Fla., February 7.— Bill Mehlhorn and Tommy Armour of Miami defeated Eddie Loos and Cyril Walker, 4 and 3, over the Lakeland Jountry Club course in a Florida Professional League match. RN Rgls L QUINTS CLASH TONIGHT. Yale meets Columbia at New York and Penn faces Cornell at Ithaca to- night in Bastern Intercollegiate League basket ball games. in Base Ball to Leadership of Champions. Bucky) HARRIS. Chapter 3¢—A Hard Drive—and the Pennant! When we went E did well in our first drive through the West. V v to New York late in June we were in a contending position. By this time the players began really to believe we had a chance I'd been preaching our strength throughout the yers aside individually and point out where they were as good as the men filling the same position on other in our club meetings. to tell. Yet we never gave up. We lost a game to the Red Sox while the Yankees were winning from the Athletics. Then we won the mnext two and with them the pennant and the right to meet the Glants in the world series. We had fooled the base ball world by believing in our- selves and never saying quit. One of the big single factors in keeping us in the race was the work of “Spark Plug” Matthews. We ob- tained him when we were in desper- ate straits for an outfielder who could hit. He supplied the needed punch. More than that, he furnished an ex- ample of courage and fighting spirit. He helped put new life in the club. It's - unfortunate he isn't a more rugged type. He wore himself out in all except spirit in the grueling drive. His hitting and fielding fell off and he had to be benched. We were also fortunate in getting Earl McNeely when Matthews fell into a yslump. He toock up where Matthews left off. The President’s Greeting. Our. pennant-winning season at an end, we returned to Washington to receive a wonderful greeting. Wash- ington never before had had a ichampionship biz league club. No conquering heroes ever got a more enthuslastic reception. ~We were | honored with the keys of the city. The fans gave me a silver loving cup. It was presented to me by President Coolidge. He recognized the place base ball holds in the hearts and minds of Americans when he said: “To those who devote themselves to this enterprise in a professional way and by throwing their whole being into it raise it to the level of an art, the country owes a debt of gratitude, They furnish us with amusement, with an outside interest, oftentimes in the open air, that quickens the step, rejuvenates and restores us. We pitch with the pitchers, we go to bat with the batters, and make a home run with the hard hitters. “The training, the energy, the intelligence which these men lavish upon their profession ought to be an inspiration for a like effort in every walk of life. They are a great band, these armored knights of the bat and ball. They are held up to a high standard of honor on the field, which they have seldom betrayed. While base ball remains our national game our national tastes will be on a higher level and our national ideals on a firmer foundation. By bringing the base ball pennant to Washington, you have made the National Capital more truly the center of worthy and honorable national aspirations.” It was a_ long cry from a dirty- faced ‘boy in ‘the coal mines to the place of honor on the same platform with the President of the United States. Base ball had given me the opportunity America holds for all. (Copyright, 1925.) to act as pacemaker was beginning Tomorrow—Altrock Turns Tragedian. p primgloE g = ALOYSIUS TO ENTERTAIN FORT WASHINGTON FIVE A Accola and Miller will perform at forward, Capt. Brand or Harden will fill the pivot position and Gibney and DeGrott are to appear at guard. Capt. Brand, playing for the Univer- sity of Georgia, was chosen all- Southern center in 1921. Tomorrow afternoon the Aloys tackle the Yosemites in the Gonzaga cage, with the Stantons and Quincys furnishing the preliminary. Palace Laundry basketers have re- turned from their trip to the Midwest and are ready for sheir game with the Second-Story Morrys of Pitts- burgh in the Arcade tomorrow night. Marshall's players have run their winning streak to 10 games and are hoping to add another tomorrow and make it an even dozen when the Celtics are met again on February 15. tossers play the Capitol Preps at the Naval Receiving Station tonight at 7:30. Members of the Mount Vernon squad are asked to report at Ninth street and New York avenue at 6:45. Plans for a basket ball tournament to declde the District unlimited title will be made at a meeting of senior team representatives at the Aloysius lubrooms tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Taking the lead at the start, the Independent five had little trouble de- feating the Walter Reed Hospital quint, 38 to 10, on the Walter Reed court. Metropolitan Church and Chevy Chase tossers were downed by the Boys' Club coaches by scores of 34 to 22 and 28 to 12. Games with the coaches may be arranged by calling Franklin 9165. Noel Midgets had an easy time de- feating the Northern Juniors, 23 to 13. / Joe Atherton, former star of the Yankee quint, has been signed to perform with Lee Hart's Commercial PASSAIC FIVE LOSES AFTER 159 STRAIGHT By the Associated Pre HACKENSACK, N. J., February 7.— The sensational world record winning streak of the Passaic High School basket ball team, which had mounted to 159 consecutive victories over a span of six seasons, came to a dramatic end yesterday, when the quint was defeated by Hackensack High School, 39 to 35. The Hackensack aggregation, all over 6 feet tall, led by their cap- tain and center, Bollerman, who tow- ers 6 feet 6 inches, earned their victory with a well planned and well executed attack. Huackensack had been beaten, 54 to 38, by Passaic ear- lier this season. The teams were So closely matched that the result was in doubt until the final whistle, as the following score by periods shows —35 Hackensack 258 -39 Passaic's 159th victory was record- ed last Wednesday against Lawrence (Long Island) High School. During its long run, Passaic scored 9,413 points against 3,237 for its op- ponents, an average of 59 to 20, dur- ing this unprecedented run. The high score of the streak was 145 to 5, made against Willlams Prep of Stamford in 1922. The best season was 1921-1922, when Passaic outscored its rivals al- most 4 to 1, and registered totals of more than 100 points in eight games. George Thompson, star forward, made 69 points in the game against Williams Prep and tallled more than 1,000 for that season. The team tied the former world record of 111 straight victories held by the Buffalo Germans, a profes- sional team of Buffalo, N. Y., on Feb- ruary 24, 1923, and then rolled its mark rapidly upward. The record of the team throughout its victorious stretch, with games won and lost and points scored by Passalc and its opponents, follows: . Lost BY CAPT. EDDIE JRDOM Juy carect of racing, driving and aviation I am easily able to draw forth my greatest thrill. It eame with my escape from death. It was o the morning of May 17, 1918, and X was fiying Metz and Thiaucourt. I was out quite some time f and my fuel was nmnxl low when 'EDDIE RICKENBACKER sighted three graceful Albratoss machines leaving the ground. Despite my shortage of gas 1 went after them. I made myself as inconspicuous as possible until all had their backs to me. By the time we reached Montsec I was within 3,000 feet of my quarry. I had overlooked the German Archies until suddenly their fire began to burst about me. This gave the enemy fiyers their tip and they swerved to get after me. 1 was within 200 yards of the rear Albatross and descending at 200 miles an hour. Without checks 1 my speed I kept the nose -:: l\il’cllport tdward the tail of the enemy and at 50 yards I began firing. For ten seconds my fingers were pressed on the triggers and I saw my flaming bullets plercing the seat of the German. Meanwhile the other two were trying to get on my tail and in following my quarry a bit too long I made that possible. As my enemy began to flutter groundward I pulled my stick back and started to climb. The weakness of the Nieuport asserted itself with a rip- ping crash and I found my right wing collapsed. g Faster and faster the tail re- volved around and around and down I mped, caught in = vrille o tail spin, and seemingly with H FORMIDABLE quint from Fott Washington will be entertained | by the Aloysius Big Five in the Gonzaga gymnasium tonight. The contest is scheduled to get under way at 8:30, after a preliminary in which the St. Martin’s team will oppose the Holbrodks. Fort Washington won _the service title last season, and at present has quite an array of stars in its line-up. National Bank five that expects to get into action against unlimited teams of the city in the near future. Seven field goals were caged by Eshbaugh when the Peck reserves took the Oxford Athletic Club five to camp by a score of 30 to 14. Swind- burne was best for the losers. rinthian Junfors added two vic- torles to their growing string when they downed the Renrocs, 34 to 7, and gave the Mount Rainler Juniors a 15-to-12 setback. Virginia Orioles took another step toward the Alexandria City title when they trounced the Iroquols five, 39 to 19, on the Armory court. Boys’ Club Flashes are to attend the Palace-Morrys game tomorrow night as the guests of George Marshall, manager of the local pro- fessionals. On Februwry 13 a ban- quet will be tendered the youthful stars at the home of Coleman Jen- nings, 2221 Massachusetts avenue. Anderson, Curtain, Dixon, Paterson, Gleason, Gubjsh, Mahoney Huston and Manager Bryant of the Peerless basket ball team will go to Fort Washington tomorrow to meet the midget team of the Army post. Eastern Preps won a 24-to-18 deci- slon over the Warwicks. Timmons and Thompson were the outstanding performers for the respective teams. Close defensive play featured the game between the Clovers and the Dominicans that was won by the former, 20 to 15. A final period rally gave the Palace Athletic Club the victory over Com- pany C, District National Guard, by a 19-to-16 count. At 8 o'clock tonight the Anacostia Eagles, senior champions of the Dis- trict, meet the Silver Spring five on the Silver Spring armory court. GIRL COURT TEAMS ARE ACTIVE TONIGHT Two contests between girls' basket ball teams are scheduled for Eastern High gymnasium tonight. At 7:30 the Arabet sextet meets Company F Auxiliary of Hyattsville and an hour later the Sloux Athletic Club and Church of the Good Shepherd tossers take the floor. Washington Athletic Club and Business High Night School girls clash at the Marjorie Webster gym- asium at 7 o'clock. The Marjorie Webster team entertains the Freder- icksburg Normal six on the same court. Strayer's Business College girls had little_to offer against the attack of the Metropolitan Athletic Club bas- keters, the Mets getting the decision, 52 to 2. Eastman School passers downed the Friends by a 19-to-11 count. BELMONTS ROLL 1,861, RECORD SET FOR D. C. Crashing of duckpin records this season appears to be the fashion, one all-time set mark being hung up last night by the Belmonts of the National Capital League on the King Pin alleys. They rolled 1,861. In addition, “Reds” Morgan, of the same team came within two maples of equaling the individual set mark held by Lee S. Brown of the Cen- tennial quint, in the Masonic League, whose 435 has stood for some time. Morgan smashed the pins for 142, 134 and 157. In the record team set the Bel- monts toppled the pins for 621 in the first game, came back with a 597 in the second and then got 643 for the wind-up. Detailed score of the Belmonts' set: Weidman . 142 121 121384 organ R =] Simmons —332 Phillips 118353 Miller 113339 MY GREATEST THRILL IN SPORT America's Greatest Ace. narrowest 1 Totals RICKENBACKER. Twice not a chance to come out. the two enemies dived for me with all guns going into my helpless craft. The whole of my fabric was xonc and mo pllot ean fly without fabric on hisx machine. I won- dered where I would hit and if I would escape death or be & mangled prisoner in Germany. A sudden spasm of longing to see my mother roused my fighting spirit. A whole picture of childhood scenes were vividly recalled. I was only 3,000 feet up by then and saw crowds gazing whitefaced at me. They were probably already exulting over the souvenirs they would get from my machine—or my body itself. Then, regardless of consequences, I pulled open the throttle. The sudden extra speed pulled the tail horizontal Like a fiash I seized the joystick and reversed my rud- der.” She kept straight. I realized then that I had a chance, for if 1 could keep her so for'five min- wutes I would be over our limes. No airplanes were in sight, for the enemy was sure I had been done for. I made headway much faster than I was falling and sudden elation swept over me. I tried to lift her head, but no use. I could fly straight ¢ 'v. Then came the Archies, but I was so grateful that I paid them no attention—until suddenly I found my- self back over the French lines. Freed from landing in Germany, I tried several small tricks and then I grazed the top of our hanger and, with motor still running, I pancaked flatly upon my fleld. As the French ran up, they said T had looked like a bird alighting ‘with & broken wing: as I had come to the ground. But anyway—I was safel Tomorrow—Bobby Jomes. (Copyright, 1825.) P. M. C. BEATS YALE FOUR. NEW HAVEN, Conn., February 7.— Yale, intercollegiate indoor polo champions for two years, last night l‘t;l! to“Penn.ylvlnll Military College, to 5 RELAY PRIZE SOUGHT BY HILLTOP RUNNERS Georgetown University athletes will strive to secure permanent pos- session of the Cardinal O'Connell trophy for their alma mater when they compete in the annual Knights of Columbus indoor carnival in Bos- ton tonight. Hilltop teams twice have been successful in the mile relay race, in which the trophy is at stake, and a third triumph will bring it to Georgetown for all time. Paul Herlihy, George Kinally, Ver- non Ascher and Jim Burgess are to speed over the boards tonight for the Blue and Gray. This quartet has yet to be defeated in a mile relay race this season. Four more Georgetown men will compete in the Wileb games in New York tonight. George Marsters will run in the 660-yard speclal, Pay Haas In the hurdles, Frank McLain in the 440-yard handicap and Harry Hélme in “the 3,000-meter race, in which Paavo Nurmi will be a con- testant. Swimmers of George Washington University defeated, 47 to 24, in a dual meet with Swarthmore at Swarthmore yesterday, were to meet the Lehigh team at Bethlehem, Pa., today. In competition with the Little Quakers, the Hatchetites were first in two and tied for the lead in one of elght events. Stoker, in the 100-yard swim, and Stansfleld, in the plunge for distance, were the George Washington victors. Lyman tled with Thompson of Swarthmore for first place in diving. The Hatchetites will meet Navy at Annapolis next Saturday and go to Baltimore a week later to swim against Baltimore Athletic Club. The team also will enter the South At- lantic A. A. U. and Eastern inter- colleglate champlionships in Baltimore next month. Catholic University basketers stop- ped over in New York last night for a fourth game on their Northern trip and took a fourth defeat, the 7th Regiment quint winning, 27 to 21. It was a nip-and-tuck game all the way, the half-time score benig 11-11. Gar- vin played a good game for the losers. Catholic University boxers are at Lexington, Vi today for a series of bouts with the mittmen of Virginia Miiitary Institute. DEMPSEY SEES PROTEGE, BENJAMIN, WIN BATTLE SAN DIEGO, Calif., February Jack Dempsey and his flancee, Estelle Taylor, occupied ringside seats at a local fight arena here last night and watched Dempsey’s protege, Joe Ben- jamin, Los Angeles lightweight, out- point Johnny Relssler, former New York fighter. When the heavyweight champion was latroduced fight fans clamored for a speech. He responded with a few words, but avolded any mention of his plans for the future. DISTRICT RACKETERS HONORED BY M. A. A. Washington was accorded consider- able recognition in the election of officers and the appointment of com- mittee men at the annual meeting of the Middle Atlantic Lawn Tennis Association held vesterday at the Racquet Club. Four local racketers were given important assignments for the ensuing year. A. O. White, who is secretary-treas- urer of Dumbarton Club, was elected secretary of the association and named chairman of the ranking com- mittee that also includes C. M. Char- est of this city. Al Gore of Dumbar- ton Club was appointed to the sched- ule committee and Arthur Hellen of Chevy Chase was appointed sectional delegate of the association to the na- tional organization to serve until 1927, Other officers with White are Charles F. McIntosh of Norfolk, president; Robertson Griswold of Baltimore, vice president; Herbert Bickel of Richmond, treasurer, and H. W. Straley of Princeton, W. Va, executive secretary. With White and Charest on the ranking committee are Nathan Bundy of Norfolk, Bickel and Straley. Mem- bers of the schedule committee in addition to Gore are Chairman Bickel, Straley, John McGee of Baltimore and J. W. Eggleston of Norfolk. STUDENT BOXER CLEARED. SYRACUSE, N. Y., February 7.— Carl Hansen has been exonerated from all responsibility for the death of Stanton R. Stever, Syracuse stu- dent, who collapsed and died after a boxing bout with Hansen in the gym- nasium at the university. Stever, it was disclosed, had been suffering from an abscess in the brain. - DUNDEE IS SUSPENDED. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, February 7.—Johnny Dundee, former world featherweight champion, has been indefinitely sus- pended by the New York State Athletic Commission for failing to go through with a contract to box Fred Breton- nel in Paris last month. T But are they defenseless? It is easy to see how the quail or the grouse, by crouching in_ the grass which it 50 closely resembles, can escape detection by the eve. To some animals, such as the snow- shoe rabbits, nature has given a pro- tection of color which changes as the color of the surroundings change. The mountain sheep is especially adept at concealment. These animals, living on treeless mountain peaks, closely resemble in color the gray rocks which surround them. A mother sheep, by placing the lamb in a hol- low among the rocks and nosing & fow pleces of loose rock over it, ef- fectively evades most enemies. A guide of the Rocky Mountains not long ago told me of having watched an ewe conceal her lamb by simply nosing' a stiék of wood across the little fellow as he lay on the rocks. A few minutes later a coyote passed that way with his nose to the ground, following the trail of the ewe. He never got a trace of scent at the place the lamb was left, and passed within a few feet of it. This same man told me of having seen coyotes pass olose to fawns in the e WMAANer. He sald that the ARE PICKED TO WIN AGAIN IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE Pirates and Dodgers Again Expected to Provide Chief Opposition for McGrawmen—But Cubs May Prove Contender in Flag Race. By the Associated Press. N ion of base ball observers. EW YORK, February 7—Unshaken confidence, bolstered by a dem- onstrated ability to hit hard and often, will carry the New York Giants to another league pennant, their fifth straight, in the opin- Pittsburgh, with a remodeled infield, and Brooklyn, with a tcam of much the same caliber as last scasor fight almost to the last through the which remained in the pennant azzling accomplishments of Dazzy Vance, premier pitcher, are expected to furnish opposition in the race for first place. The Pirates, through a trade with the Chicago Cubs this Winter, have rounded out a_youthful combination for the inner defenses, with Neihaus at first base, Grantham at second, W right at short and Traynor at third. The pitching staff appears to be fully as strong and the outficld remains unchanged. LEWIS IS BETTERED, BUT WINS ON FOUL CHICAGO, February —Ed “Strangler” Lewis, claimant of the world heavyweight wrestling cham- pionship, despite his recent defeat by Wayne “Big? Munn, former Univer- sity of Nebraska athlete, was tossed from a ring here last night in a rough match with Joe Zickmund That final indignity gave Lewis a victory on a foul, however, whereas Munn took the championship when he tossed Lewls out of a Kansas City ring and injured him so badly that Lewis was pinned easily for the de- ciding fall. Lewis was pitched over the ropes last night after Zickmund had struck, bitten and kicked him 35 minutes and 40 seconds. Lewis’ back was lacerated badly and it was feared some of his ribs were cracked. The crowd resented Zickmund's tactics, swarmed into the ring when the referee ended the bout, but there was but little other disorder. ALOYSIUS’ OPEN RACE CARDED TOMORROW A five-mile race, the second of a series being staged by the Aloysius Club to stimulate interest in long- distance running, will take place at the Georgetown University track to- morrow morning at 11 o'cfock. All Washington runners are eligi- ble to enter the jaunt that will take them around the cinder path 20 times. No entry blgnks or fees are re- quired, and pMEes will be awarded | the first trio of contestants who cross | the finish line. The race will be run from scratch. —_— BARS THREE FIGHT MEN. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 7.—Fred Ful- | ton, Rochester, Minn., heavyweight; his manager, Jack Reddy, and Fred Winsor, manager of Tony Fuente, Mexican heavyweight, have been| barred for all time from connection with the ring game in this State by the New York State Athletic Commis sion for their part in the “framed Fulton-Fuente bout in California. - U. S. CURLERS BEATEN. MONTREAL, February 7.—Canadian curlers beat United States curlers, 382 to 214, on nine city rinks here, and re- captured the international Gordon medal. Inside Golf By Chester Horton. Golf is a hard master. All that is required of most any other task to learn it. But with golf the player firsst has to learn it, then he has to learn to forget that he has learned it, so it is hard to say which 50 years are the hardest. M any golfers who have attained a good swing and a fine ®olf form might be surprized to know that their chief trouble lies in the fact that they have not learned one of the big lessons, which is to forget the de- tails. The habit of thinking about the details grows with the player because of the study he sives the different parts of the game through his dub years. After you have mastered a fair swing try for- getting all about the mechanics of it while you are making it. This, you will find, will promote ease and re- THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS BY WILL H. DILG, President, Izaak Walton League of America. O compare the speed, agility and craftiness of the coyote or the mountain lion with the young sheep or the fawn of the deer, is to wonder at the manner in which these almost defenseless little ani- s ey e £ 0L 5 deteniacicas as they ool THey are short on teeth, claws and ferocity, but in common with many other animals which must depend on something other than fighting ability in order to exist, they are long on the art of concealment. laxation and enable you to keep well within your own limfts at all times. (Copyright, 1925.) mothers seemed to have perfect con- fidence that the fawns would not be caught by coyotes, wandering away and leaving them apparently help- less in the woods. The case of the birds which are protected by coloration, and that of the lambs, however, seems to only partly solve the problem, since some of thelr enemies hunt by scent. In the case of the lambs, one enemy, the eagle, uses his eyes, while another, the coyete, uses his nose. What is the protection of these creatures against the scenting enemies? It is well known that the quail can to a certain degree control its scent by tightly compressing its feathers in time of danger. And as to the sheep and the fawns, this woodsman friend of mine who has spent his life observing these animals, belleves that until they become of a certain age they leave no scent. Certainly there must be some man- ner in which these tender morsels are | the lightweight boxing championship, protected against the eager nose of the wolf, the coyote and the lion, until they reach a size and age com- patible with effective flight and necessary craftiness. It is entirely possible that this same deal will make a contender of the Cubs, with Grimm_ at first and the veteran. but able, Maranville at sec- ond. Return of Charley Hollocher, recognized as one of the greatest shortstops in the league, will give the Chicagoans an excellent infleld and one that should rank high in bat- ting averages. Wilbur Cooper, a left- handed pitcher, is expected to add strength In a comparatively weak department. Brooklyn anticipates the Jimmy Johnston, an infielder, who suffered from an injured knee last season, and will take the field with about the same combination as was carried a year ago. Dutch Reuther, once considered a great pitcher, has gone to Washington in the American League. The Dodgers should finish | no better than last year. The St. Louis Cardinals are rather widely favored to lead the second division, with Cincinnati offering an interesting battle. Manager Jack Hendricks has imported a squad of minor league players in his effort to bolster the Reds' infield and pitch ing department, and may produce the season’s surprise. Philadelphia has reinforced its club, yet seems to have made no material progress, although the results cannot be definitely known until the major league season is under way. The Phil- lies, managed by Arthur Fletcher, former Giant shortstop, are expected to step in and out of the cellar with the Braves of Boston, managed by Dave Bancroft. Bancroft succeeded Fletcher as shortstop for the Glants. MANDELL HAS EDGE IN GO WITH TERRIS By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 7.—For a time the Middle West holds the ker to return of - taken from New York last night by Sammy Mandell's eensational 12-round victory over Sid Terris of the East Stide, fast and furious product of the amateur ranks, yet not fast enough to avoid the s AasaRENARRLAS AN aggressive attack of the man from Rockford, TIL. Terris, in the opinion of New York sports writers, was, until last night. the leading contender for the honors held by - Champion Benny Leonard, which he re- linquished some daye ago. H For a time last night Terris cast asids * his customary caution and went after his opponent in a rough style which sent Mandell to the floor in the third for the count of one, the only knockdown of the bout. After three rounds, however, the New Yorker resorted to his clever de- fense. Mandell showed anything but fear, and attacked with an enthusiasm that had Terrie against the ropes backing away on several occasions, and his per- sistency won the verdict. Both Mandell and Terris withdrew yesterday from the New York State Athletic Commission _tournament to name a successor to Leonard. Johnny Dundee also announced his unwilling- ness to participate, leaving only,14 men for the eliminations. SKATING TITLE GOES TO ALLEN, CHICAGOAN SARANAC LAK Y., Februa i —The " throne of the international % amateur outdoor speed skating king ° yesterday was moved from St. John, New Brunswick, to Chicago, 11, when Francis Allen of Chicago wrested.’ from Charles Gorman of St John the international crown won here last Winter. Two second places yester- day, added to two victories on previ- ous days, were sufficient to give Allen 100 points and the title. Valentine Bialls of Lake Placid an- nexed second place with 80 points, and Joe Moore of New York, by dint of winning the 6-mile event, came into third position with 60. Allen was a consistent winner throughout the meet. On the open- ing day he won the half-mile event and on the second day the three- quarter-mile race. He contented himself yesterday with two second places, although he tried hard to take the 440, which Gorman won. The center of interest in the speed skating world now shifts to Lake Placid, where, on February 12, 13 and 14, the American Diamond, Lake Placid and American Union trophies will be contested. By ,winning 30 points or more in the Internationals, Al- len, Bialls, Moore, Gorman, Lesiie of New York, Boyd and Richard Donovan of Saranac Lake are eligible to com- pets in the Diamond trophy events, where Gorman again will defend his crown. CENTRALITES IN SWIM. A squad of Central High School swimmers, led by Capt. Taylor, is in Atlantic City today engaging the high school tankmen of the Jersey resort in the first out-of-town meet of the season. FAMOUS SIRE IS DEAD. By the Associated Press. Superman, sire of some wonderful turf performers, is dead at the Ken- neth Gilpin Farm in Virginia. Sevens teen years ago this son of Commando, as a 3-year-old, won the famoud Brooklyn Handlcap. Superman wad one of the triumvirate of Keene colts that swept the American. turf in 1907, The others were Peter Pan and Ballot. Y T anns cabe = ) NEW YORK, February 7.—The New York Giants have acquired a new rookia battery—Joseph Martin, right-handed twirler from Logan, W. Va., and Allen Meuter, catcher, who has been a fred agent in San Francisco. HOCKEY GAMES : At Eveleth—Eveleth, 3; St. Paul, 2 At Bosten—Fort Pitt, 2; Bostod Maples, 1. At Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh, 18 Minneapells, 0.