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SPORTS.’ THE EVENING STAR,” WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1925. SPORTS. —26™ Nurmi, Well Pleased With Reception in U. S., Urges Greater Athletic Support PORTS DESERVE CIVIC {.. AND INDUSTRIAL HELP . Finn Claims Big Business Could In- . crease Interest and Better Work in Track Contests. ¥ PAAVO NURMI'S STORY As Told by Him to Charles E. Parker CONCLUSION—URGES CHANGE IN UNITED STATES SYSTEM. PAAVO NURMI is pleased—highly pleased—at the reception which has been accorded him in this country. The greatest source of satisfaction to this wonder runner of Finland, however, is not the Elaudits of the thousands who cram America's indoor arenas to watch im in his record attempts. ‘What delights Paavo much more is the in- terest his visit has aroused in the sport he loves. From officials of the Amateur Athletic Union, Paavo has learned that an unprecedented number of American youngsters are applying for registration cards and seckin, of foot-racing. And althoug! to learn all the hows, wheres and whyfors this may result in making more difficult Finland's ambition to win the 1928 Olympic games, Paavo takes a broader view of the situation. “It is good to have such interest in so healthy a sport,” he declares “Everybody should encourage it Perhaps it will make your country stronger than ever for the next ()1.“"}' ple games and thus make Finland's hope for victo: more remote. But we in Finland, like you in the United States, gain more satisfaction In a few viotories over worth-while oppo- nents than in a greater number of victories over mediocre rivals. “And it Is the duty of America and Finland—for 1 believe our two na- tions are belng studied and patterned after by all other nations—to en- courage rather than discourage the athletes of the world. Certainly America gained more satisfaction from its Olympic triumph of last year than It gained from earlier Olymplc wvictories, when no other country boasted a real Olympic team.” Urges More Co-operation. Paavo comes strongly to the sup- port of Murray Hulbert, president of the A. A. U, in the latter's efforts to develop municipal and industrial sports. From my brief observation” he states, “you in America have thou- sands of potential athletic champlons who never have put on a running shoe or learned the ‘feel’ of a fleld event implement. That is so because they have had no encouragement in such sports. or because your great business organizations have over- looked the value of competitive ath- lotics. Some, it is true, have en- courgged base ball and soccer foot ball, but all are not proficient in those sports and cannot gain the behefits to be derived. “Tiack and field athletics offer a wider fleld, and, while all cannot be champlons, there are few who cannot make themselves proficient in one of the many track and fleld events. I think the good effect of organized en- couragement of industrial and mu- nicipal athletics would quickly assert ftselr. “The brief competitive careers ot many of your greatest athletes is a puzzle to European nations who do not know your industrial conditions. They 8ee a man race to victory in. one Olymplc meet and find he is not men- tioned for your Olympic team four years later, and it puzzles them. “They turn to Finland and other European countries and see great ath- letes continuing in the forefront for long periods—Kolehmainen, Sarristo, Peltonert, Niklander, Stenroos and others on last year's Finnish team also were members of the Finnish team of 13 years ago—and they wonder what has become of Cralg and Reldpath and Meredith and Gutterson and Richards and the many other Americans whose Work featured the 1912 games. ‘Where Are Yesterday's Stars. “I know many of your stars who now should be at their very best have entered professions where it is im- possible for them to continue in ath- letics, but I have learned that others have retired from competition be- cause of lack of opportunity or In- centive, “I do not belleve that America will realize its full possibllities or galn all the many benefits that come from track and fleld athletics until every civil and industrial organization glves them active and organized support. I do not think athletics serve their true and health-building purposes when they become a matter of in- tensive training for a period of two or three or four years and then are forsaken.” Paavo, in this concluding article of the serl, offers valuable advi to those ambitious to follow in his footsteps as a foot-racer. “In taking up distance running,” he says, “too many start at the wrong end. They believe endurance is the all-important feature and without re- gard for other things start jogging mile after mile in their efforts to harden themselves. “I approached it, unconsciously, per- haps, from another angle. 1 regarded epeed as the all-important factor. In my early training I spent much time on speed tests of 300 and 400 meters. My training sesstons really consisted of a zeries of such dashes. Then when I had obtained the speed that satis- fled me for the shorter distances, I sought to carry that speed 100 meters further and 80 on until I had attained the mark I wished for the longer distances. “I think it s essential also that an athlete shoult learn his own ability. He should learn his time for a given distance and run to time rather than conform his pace to that of his rivals. If those rivals run faster than he in one race then he must strive to im- prove his time for the course in his Ppractice before he again meets them. “I plot every race according.to s definite schedule and strive to hold to that schedule. That schedule may vary from race to race. If Iam try- ing for a record. of course it must carry me under the record time; if I am trylng for the victory alone it must carry me over the course faster than any of my rivals ever have covered it. “In the latter case a study of those rivals and thelir best records is neces- sary. But when I have mapped my plans and find I can follow them to the fraction of & second I do not have to worry over the outcome. My rivals may be yards in the lead early in a race, but, by knowing their best marks, I am sure they will ‘come back’ to me before the finish mark is Teached. “Perhaps some young American who reads this may be mapping out 2 schedule to defeat me in the 1923 Olympic games. Let me advise him not to do so on the basis of my pres- ent records. I now am past the age of the majority of the American cham- plons, but I have yet to deliver my best performances, “I expect the next five years will find me at the peak of my career, and if my hopes are fulfilled during that period I will have set both indoor and outdoor records from the 800-meter run to the marathon distance of 26 miles 385 yard ight, 1925, in United States, Canada and oot Feitaia; by Nortn Americsn_News: Alliance. Copyright York World] Prass Publisking Company. Al righta NURMI AND RITOLA SET MORE RECORDS By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, February 17.— The flying horsemen of Finland, Paavo Nurmi and Willle Ritola, opened up a new field of athletic competition in the Philadelphia Col- lege of Osteopathy games last night, when they raced to four new world records over an indoor dirt track. Athletic records of the world fall- ing to reveal any marks established on an Indoor dirt oval, their marks come under a new classification. Ritola scaled almost an unbe- lievable height in running the 3%- mile race in 15:38, bettering the pre- vious outdoor mark of 16:093-5 by 313-5 seconds. The former mark was established by Hannes Koleh- mainen, another Finn, November 1, 1913, in New York City. Nurmi will receive credit for es- tablishing records in the mile, mile and three-quarters and the two miles. He was timed for the mile in 4:35 2-5, the mile and three-quarters in §: and the two miles in 9:30 2-5. mile-and-three-quarters mark Is four- fifths of a second better than the fastest time ever made for that dis- tance outdoo The meet was staged on an 11-lap dirt oval. The track Is a mixture of dirt and tanbark and is flat, the turns not being banked. This handicapped the runners to some extent. SERVICE RACKETERS PLAY HERE JUNE 20 The second annual competition for the service tennis championship be- tween teams representing the Army and Navy will be held in this city on June 20. The match is for a trophy pre- sented by A. Y. Leach, jr., through the United States Lawn Tennls Assoclation. It was won last year by the Army. Orders have been issued through the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy :Department to commanders of all fleets and naval stations to send candidates for the Navy team to Annapolis on June 1 for practice and final tests. The Navy team will consist of 10 members and its personnel will be composed of both officers and enlisted men. The Secretary of the Navy has ap- pointed a committee of officers on duty in Washington and. nearby to arrange matters for the tournament. GOLF HELPS GOBERT IN TENNIS COMEBACK By the Associated Pres: PARIS, Fébruary 17.—The dis- ciplinary influence of golf has been responsible for the tennis resurrection of the veteran Andre Gobert. After two years' absence from the courts, which he devoted to mastering the iIntricacles of the ancient and honor- able game, Gobert made his re- appearance In the French covered court champlonships and defeated Jean Borotra, a sterling player, and only lost in the final match to the youngster Rene La Coste after five hard-fought sets. Nervousness and ‘“temperament” always have been a drawback to Gobert's tennis game. His tre- mendous high-bouncing service, his terrific fast ferehand drive and his perfect backhand often produced sets which were real works of .art in tennis. The umpire would call a close ball “outside,” or Gobert would smash an easy one Into the net, and then the lanky veteran would show a brand of tennis so bad that even beginner would be ashamed of it. At the end of 1922 Gobert in dis- gust stopped playing tennis and sald he never would play again. The golf links then became his haunt and in- side of two yvears he rose to a rank well up among the first 10 golfers of France. Explaining the matter-of- fact way in which he now accepts the tricks of tennis which formerly would have rattlied him and thrown him off his game, Gobert sald: “A foozled drive Is more aggra- vating than hitting outside bounds in tennls, while missing a 6-inch putt is worse than netting. Any one who can play 18 holes of golf without losing his temper can play tennis all his life with a smile on his face.” TRACY DEFEATS MORAN; KANSAS INJURES HANDS BUFFALO, N. Y., February 17.— Pal Moran of New Orleans lost the decision in a six-round bout last night o Bobby Tracy of Buffalo, Rocky Kansas of Buffalo won the decision in a six-round bout with Redcap Wilson of New Orleans. Kansas {njured both hands so seri- ously that he probably will not take part In the elimination bouts for the lightweight champlonship, Moran welghed 135% and Tracy 135. Kansas welghed 134% and Wilson 136. BUSH DUE FOR GARDEN. By the Associated Press. Joe Bush llkely will be relegated to the outfield when his twirling days are over. The noted red-shirted hurler batted .339 in 1924 in 60 games, am even 100 points better than the average of Urban Shocker, who swapped uniforms with him in one of the most important es of the Winter season, EASTERN T0 BATTLE ([SENIOR AND JUNIOR TITLE ([GAMECOCKS TACKLE |HAHN, RAY AND CONNOLLY TILTS DRAW MANY EIVES| OLDLINERS TONIGHT|. TN BIG RACE AT G. U. MEET OLD LINE FRESHMEN Swamped by Western yesterday by a 24-to-9 count, Maryland University Freshmen will try their luck against Coach Charllie Guyon's crack Eastern High five tonight at 7 o'clock on the College Park court. The game will be a preliminary to the Maryland Varsity-South Carolina contest. Maryland missed many shots and could not stop Western's smashing attack. The Red and White forwards ran wild after the half, which ended 4-all, Walker, substituting for Heagy, was high scorer for the Georgetown- ers, with three scrimmage goals and three foul counters in four tries. After deadlocking the count at §- all at the end of the first period, Gonzaga HIgh basketers were unable to withstand the attack launched by the Eastern quint and tralled during the remainder of the game, the final count being 26 to 14 in Eastern's tavor. Scruggs and Heeke led the Lincoln Parkers in scoring with a trio of scrimmage goals each, while Nee, with & pair of two counters, was high man for the losers, Holding a 320-to-8 lead, amassed during the first half, Tech's quint was pushed to the limit to gain a 33-to-28 victory over the St. Alban’s five on the National Guard Armory floor. Councllor and Werber shared scor- ing honors for the winners, each get- ting a quartet of field goals, while Morgenthal, with five double-deckers, was the individual star of the fray. The all-around work of Schloss featured the game between the Cen- tral Lightweights and the Central seconds, the Lights winning, 17 to 15. Bliss KElectrical School tossers scored a 22-te victory over the Alexandria High quint after Alexan- dria held a 14-to-11 lead at the inter- mission. LAY in the Aloysius senior and junior championship basket ball tournaments will open next Monday afternoon in Gonzaga gym- nasium. Thirty-seven teams already have entered the competition and many more are expected to send in their eligibility lists before the entries close on Thursday night, when a meeting to make final arrange- ments will be held at the Aloysius Club rooms. Welghts In the two classes have been set at 150 pounds for senfor teams and 130 pounds for juniors. Each quint is allowed eight men on its eligibllity list and is permitted to use two playe: who performed In the recent high school serles. An entry fee of $2 will be required from each organization entering the tourna- ment, but will be returned at the close of the series except in cases of for- feiture, Epiphany Juniors outclassed East- ern Preps, 37 to 18, to win the first game of the elimination series for the 125-pound champlonship of the District. Kanawha Juniors, Cuth- bert Juniors, Cardinal Athletic Club, Anacostia Eagle Reserves, Red Shields, Army Boys' Club, Live Wires, Athletic Club, Tremont Jun. Rainbows and Corinthian Ath- letic Club are the latest teams to en- ter the tournament, bringing the en- try list up to 23. Managers of the Corby Bakery and Aloysius Club fives are meeting to- morrow with George Marshall, man- ager of the Palace Laundry quint, in an effort to arrange a series between the two leading heavyweight teams of the District in connection with the Palace Club's Sunday night attrac- tions. The Aloys are matched with Washington Athletic Assoclation five in the Gonzaga court tonight, Para- mounts and Rosedales appearing in the preliminary. Harvey Ingley, star forward of the Hyattsville Guard quint, will officlate. ‘With Roland Dulis, Western High captain, and Jullus Radice and Har- old Scruggs, Eastern High stars In their line-up, the Mount Vernons had little difficulty disposing of Com- et Athletic Club, 34 to 20. Bp\phany Senfors, conquerors of St. Andrews, plan to tackle the Boys' Club coaches in Epiphany gymnasiom tomorrow night and on Thursday.will entertain the Pullman five on the G street court. City Club tossers will attempt to even scores with Mount Vernon M. E. on the downtown court tomorrow night. At their last meeting the churchmen nosed out the club five, 30 to 28. Washington Athletic Assoclation tossers play in Alexandria tomorrow night against the R. E. Knight quint, on the armory floor. A preliminary featuring Columbla Athletic Club girls’ sextet will get under way at 7:30 o'clock. Led by Povich, the Second Assist- ant quint opened the second half of the Post Office League series by downing Third Assistant, 26 to 19. Leading nt the half, Palace Athletic Club was nosed out by Naval Recefv- ing Station, 36 to’ 32. Hafe caged eight field goals for the winners. 0ld Dominion Boat Club tossers will meet Fort Humphreys on the Alexandria armory court next Satur- day night. Columblas and Cardinals are scheduled to appear In the pre- liminary. SEXTETS WILL STAGE DOUBLE BILL FRIDAY Owing to the holiday festivities at- tendant on Washington's birthday, the double-header scheduled by the Women's Basket Ball League for Sat- urday night has been moved ahead to Friday, when the Metropolitans will meet the Capitol Athletic Club sextet at 8 o'clock and the Marforle Web- ster tossers will clash with the Washington Athletic Club team an hour later. Strayer’s Business College also is scheduled to tackle the Business Night High School the same evening and will have the floor at 7 o'clock. Walter Reed's withdrawal from the league has made It necessary to match the Capitol six with the Bus! ness team for tomorrow eveming. A 20-to-13 loss to the Friends co- eds on the Trinity Church floor gives the Hine Junior High sextet reasons for seeking revenge in thelr next meeting, that takes place one week from today on the Hine court. Dur- ing most of the contest the Friends tossers were hard pushed to maintain a slight lead, but In the fourth period found enough openings to roll up a substantial margain. National Park Seminary girls broke the winning streak of the Marjorie Webster sextet by running up a 54 to 29 score on the Forest Glen court. the speed and agility of the Mary landers counted heavily against the city team. Overcoming a twe-peint lead gain- ed by thelr opponents in the early stages of the contest. Good Shep- herd basketers downed the Calvary sextet, 23 to 19. Miss Mary Bru: h {8 in charge of the schedule of the Washington Recreation League and must be noti- fied of all changes. She may be reach- ed at Potomac 10 University of Maryland Sophomores defeated the Freshmen, 42 to 6, while the Seniors nosed out the Juniors, 10 to 9. AMERICAN AND BRITISH FIGHTERS WILL CLASH NEW YORK, February 17.—Ama- teur boxers of Pittsburgh and New York will uphold America’s end in an internation: argument in Madison Square Garden tonight and tomorrow, encounterink a team of British cham- plons. The invaders will comprise H. J. Mitchell, light-heavyweight British titleholder of 1923 and 19234 and win- ner of the Olympic crown last Sum- mer; J. Elliott, middleweight champion of Great Britaln and runner-up for the Olymplc title in Paris; D. O'Hanrahan, welterweight champin of England, and G. Gogay, winner of the lightweight tryout for this trip, Gogay encounters Billy Linder, the Allegheny Mountains champion. Stan- ley Simmons of Pittsburgh is among the favorites in the lightwelght dtviston, V. M. I. TRACK SQUAD PRIMING FOR MEETS LEXINGTON, Va., February 17.—In- door track practice is in full swing at V. M. L, with 35 varsity and fresh- man candldates working out under the supervision of Coach Read. Though the cadets will not com- pete in any indoor meets this season, a hesvy outdoor schedule has been arranged, and all track men not par- ticipating In Winter sposts are doing their conditioning work ia tbe gym- nasium. Varsity prospects for the coming season are only falr, owing maialy to the s of Ede Pettyjohn, all- round star of last years treshmen, and F. F. Smith, one of the best prospects in the jumps that V. M. L has had In years. Coach Read has a nucleus of efght letter men, the outstanding perform- ers being Capt. Charlle Foster, star sprinter, and Wyndham White, who has developed rapldly as a welght man, Other veterans of last years team are: Cherry Watkins (440), Willig (dashes), Kellogg (hurdles and jave- 1in), Diuguld (880 and mile), Bryas (high jump) and Sanders (shotput). Of the memhers of the 132¢ first- year team, Bellinger (220 and 440), Mui (hurdies) and West pole vault) seem to have the best chances to make the varsity, : Broad jumpers and middle distance runners t be developed from last year's reserve material. WEISSMULLER NOT WORRIED. By the Associated Prees. Johnny Welissmuller, Illinois A. C. swimming ace, is not worried at the Swedish natator, his records, al- though the Chicago star cannot swim for six weeks, on his physician's or- ders. Borg clipped a second from ‘Weissmuller's 500-yard record at St. Augustine last Thursday. The mark, ‘Weissmuller says, was his slowest and he intended breaking it himaelf ‘when he was takea slok, S. A. SWIMMING ENTRIES TO CLOSE ON MARCH 7 Entries in the fourteenth annual Interacholastic championships swim- ming races of the South Atlantic As- sociation to be held under the auspices of the Baltimore Athletic Club on Saturday, March 14, will be closed on March 7, Latrobe Cogswell, chairman of the athletic committee of the Baltimore club is in charge of the lists. NAVY QUINT LOOKING TO FRAY WITH ARMY ANNAPOLIS, February 17. — The basket ball game between the teams of the Naval and Military Academles, now only about 10 days off, is begin- ning to overshadow all other ath- letio events in the minds of most Navy people. The game will be played at Annapolis on the 28th. No matter what interest may at- tach to any other athletic contest the big place In the minds of service people is always occupled by the next meeting of the teams of the Naval and Military Academies, with- out reference to the branch of the sport in which they meet. The Navy has played and defeated more bfg teams than has the Army this season, and is the favorite. How- ever, those who know the situation realize that the service games are always hard fought and of doubtful result, and Navy people are not tak- ing a victory for granted. ‘While the Naval Academy started the season like a whirlwind, it had & decided midseason slump, from which it now appears to be recover- ing. The Army, on the other hand, has been improving steadily, so that it is likely to play a much better game against the Navy than before this season. In Roosma it undoubt- edly has one of the scoring aces of the college basket ball world. The Navy won early in the season from Minnesota, Chicago, Columbli; Yale (twice) and Pennsylvania. lost close games to Washington Col- lege, Pennsylvania, Penn State and Fordham. It has three more games— against Bucknell tomorrow, George- town on Saturday, and Delaware the following Wednesday—before meetin, the Army. A return to early season form is confidently expected by the date of the Army game. The chances favor this line-up for the Army game: Forwards, Parish and Craig; center, Day; guards, Leg- gett (captain) and Shapley. Parish, Day and Leggett appear to be cer- tain starters. There is a possibility of Jones succeeding Shapley, and of Rule being moved to center, in which case Day is likely to displace Craig. —_—— MISS CUMMINGS LEADS WOMAN GOLFING STARS PALM BEACH, Fla., February 17.— Players in the women's amateur golf champlonship of Florida were pri paring today for the second day play on the Palm Beach course. Miss Edith Cummings of the On- ‘wentsia Club, former national cham- plon, led the fleld yesterday, topping Miss Glenna Collett of Providence by two strokes. Her score was 80. Mrs, Dorothy Campbell Hurd, Phil- adelphia, present national title hold- came in third with an 8. ADOPTS “RESIDENCE RULE.” PITTSBURGH, Pa., February 17.— The much discussed “residence rul has been adopted by the United States Amateur Hockey Association. The rule requires that a player must reside in the city which he repre- sents on the August 1 preceding the hockey season, or, at least, be & Stu- dent at some school in the city. economy of the Van Heusen come from the fact that it is woven in one ing pieced together. 12 STYLES] ~~ 50 CENTS ELLIOTT JUNIOR FIVE TOPPLES NORTHERNS d Underwood caged five and six field goals, respectively, when the Elliott Juniors downed the North- erns on the Wilson Normal Court, 36 to 18. Twelve goals by Eshbaugh featured tha contest between Petworth Boys' Club basketers and the Clover Ath- letic Club five, In which the latter took the long end of a 47-to-30 score. Strengthened by the acquisition of Jack Smith, former Eastern High star, the Dominican Lyceum quint will tackle the Elliott Junior five in St. Dominic's Hall tonight at 8§ o'clock. St. Paul M. E, court went down before attack of the regulars of Company F by a count of 33 to 18, while the Guardsmen's reserves took a 29-to0-27 setback from the St. Mar- tin's five. Mount Raimler five never came within hailing distance of the South- ends, the latter holding a 63-to-17 margin at the final whistle. Taylor registered eight goals for the win- ners. Comforter Juniors easily outclass- ed the Eastern, the score being 26 to 4. Simons contributed the winning basket when the Immaculates nosed ot the Mount Vernon Juniors, 18 to 17. ‘Walter Reed soldiers took a 30-to- 21 lacing from the Royce passers on the hospital court. Aurora tossers defeated the Ar- rows, 16 to 14, at Noel gymnasium. HARVARD INVITES NURMI TO SEEK RECORD THERE CAMBRIDGE, Mass., February 17.— An invitation to Paavo Nurmi to at- tempt to break the mile outdoor record at th® Harvard stadium has been issued by Harvard athletic authorities. The event would be held May 2 at the Har- vard Technology dual meet. The quarter-mile track at the sta- dium is one of the fastest in the world. Nurmi holds the world outdoor mile record of 4:10 2-5, made at Stock- holm in 1923, The previous record was made at the Harvard stadium in 1915 by Norman S. Taber, former Brown and Oxford star. Nurmi had expressed a desire to test the stadium track, but has not yet decided whether he will remaln in the United States for the outdoor season. STAGES PRACTICE RUN. A five-mile practice race will be staged by the Aloysius Club on the city streets tonight, starting at 8 o'clock. The start and finish will be at the Aloysius Clubrooms, 47 I street. All local distance runners are invited to enter. SYRACUSE GETS CATCHER. SYRACUSE, N. Y., February 17.— The Syracuse Internationals have an- nounced that Catcher Charles A. Nie- bergall has been obtained from the St. Louls Cardinals as part payment for Infielders Thomas Thevenow and George Makin. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S,7th & F University of Maryland basketers may not find the going so easy to- night in thelr game in Ritchie gym- nasium at College Park. The Old Liners are to be hosts to the quint of the University of South Carolina and the Gamecocks demon- strated last night, when they beat Catholic University, 28 to 23, at Brookland, that they are just about at the top of their game. This con- test tonight is to get under headway at 8 o'clock. Another college basket ball game is due here tomorrow night. Loyola College of Baltimore is scheduled to encounter Catholle University at Brookland. The Loyolans took the measure of the Red and Black in a match held in Baltimore early this Winter. Playing with the Loyolans are three Washington boys—Byrne, who used to perform for Georgetown, and Enright and Sullivan, ex-Gon- zagans. Catholic University was well primed for a “killing” last night, but, in- stead, took its ninth consecutive de- feat. The Gamecocks held a com- fortable lead at the end of the first half, but, by dint of terrific fighting, the Brooklanders in the second half managed to achleve a 19-19 tie. The pace proved too hot for them, how- ever, and another reverse was thelrs. — = HAHN’S MILE RECORD SECOND BEST IN U. S. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 17.—The world record indoor mile race at Madison Bquare Garden Saturday night by Lloyd Hahn, Nebraska, product, who now sports the colors of the Boston A. A., was the second fastest performance at that distance ever chalked up by an American competitor, indoors or outdoors. His time of 4:13 2-5 was only four- fifths of a second slower than the mark of 4:12 3-5 made by Norman ‘Taber in 1915, which stood the out- door standard until 1923, when Paavo Nurmi covered the course in 4:10 2-5 Hahn's performance emphasizes the improvements in the feats of Ameri- can track athletes, stimulated by Nurmi. Hahn had never beaten 4:15 for a mile before. Jole Ray recently ran the fastest mile of his long career, 4:13 4-5, while such stars as Jimmy Connolly, ‘Willle Goodwin and Leo Larrivee also have chipped seconds off their best previous times in heart-breaking ef- forts to catch the Phantom Finn or his records. MILSTEAD MAY REMAIN. NEW HAVEN, Conn., February 17. —Century Milstead, Yale foot ball star, who was dropped from college by the committee on rules when it was discovered he was married, will be allowed to enter the law school next Fall, providing he satisfles the. faculty he has completed the neces- sary admission requirements, COACH RETURNS TO U. S. NEW YORK, February 17.—Ernest Hjerlberg, noted Swedish track and field coach, has decided to make the United States his home again after a lapse of 15 years and is seeking a position as a college coach. BENEFIT DANCE TONIGHT. Bill McBride’s benefit dance is scheduled for the Elks' Hall tonight. Tickets may be secured from Miss Lenny Rock and Miss Lorraine Wall at the Herald Bullding. Fourteench and L AAVO NURMTI has yet to name the distance over which he will run in the Georgetown track and field meet in Convention Hall, Saturday night, but it will not be in the 1.500-meter event, in which Joie Ray is to compete. Nurmi now is after records at a greater distance than that. versity star, now running at his best TWO TOPLINE RACES IN BALTIMORE MEET BALTIMORE, Md., February 17.— Paavo Nurmi, famous Finn, in a two- mile race and the medley race for the Intercollegiate champlonship of America_constitute the big features of the Johns Hopkins-5th Regiment games here next Monday night. Included in the field of athletes that will run against Nurml are Verne Booth, formerly of Johns Hop- kins and now representing the Mill- rose Athletic Association, who is in- tercollegiate two-mile champlon; George Lermond, distance ace, of the Boston College team; llmar Prim of the Finnish-American Athletic Club, national five-mile champion; Gunnar Nilson of the Finnish-American Ath- letic Club, Willie Goodwin of the New York Athletic Club, national junior two-mile champion, and Willlam Agee of the Clifton Park Athletic Club, local distance star. Entries for the medley event have been recelved thus far from the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, Lafayette, Boston College and Penn State. Johns Hopkins, which captured the title two years ago, but lost it to Penn last year, will also have a team in the race. MARANVILLE COACHING. By-the Associated Press. Rabbit Maranville, second baseman recently acquired by the Chicago Cubs from Pittsburgh, has abandoned golf and fishing on Catalina Island, Calif., and is coaching the high school base ball team in Avalon, on the is- land. BOXERS SAIL FOR TU. S. BUENOS AIRES, February 17.— Two Argentine boxers, Alfredo Porzio, a heavyweight, and Pedro Quartucel, a lightweight, have sailed for New York. They are ambitious to defeat all the men in their respective classes. -— RISKO STOPS KENNY. CANTON, Ohio, February 17.—John Risko, Cleveland, scored a knockout victory over Wild Burt Kenny, New York, In the seventh round last night when a towel thrown from Kenny's corner ended the match. DUKE SEEKS GRID COACH. DURHAM, N. C, February 17.— Duke University has begun to scout the country for a foot ball coach to take the place of Howard Jones, re- signed. Jones resigned, according to him, for “personal” reasons and “at a financial loss.” BASKET BALL RESULTS At Brookland—South Carolina, 28; Catholic However, that 1,500-meter contest promises to a brilliant one, for in addition to the Chicago flyer the fieldp Boston A. A. man, who set a new world record for the indoor mile in New York last Saturday, and Jimmy Connolly, former Georgetown Uni- will include Lloyd Hahn, form. * There will be several others in this 1,500-meter race, but Ray, Hahn and Connolly by themselves would make it the brightest at that distance ever held in Washington. orgetown’s meet management offer several other races at Olymplc distances, among them a 400- meter dash. This will bring out a field of talented runners who usually devote their energies to the quarter- mile. It {s expected that Jimmy Bur- gess, member of Georgetown's mile relay team, will be prominent among the lot. Burgess was with the Olympic team in France last Summer, being rated fourth among the American quarter- milers. He was not given a chance in the blg games, but later in & meet in Ireland he set a {40-yard record for that country and here won the national senlor and junior -quarter- mile titles. Burgess has been doing fine running this Winter with the Hilitop relay. The meet management now s com- pleting the arrangement of relay races for Saturday. Thess are to be four or five big races involving scho- lastic teams and probably seven or eight in which college fours will be opponents. The management’s big problem now is to adjust matters so that the games will conclude at @ reasonable hour. The entries are 30 numerous that unless something is done to ex- pedite the conduct of events. the carnival will continue through the wee hours of Sunday morning. BRITON CHALLENGES. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., February 17. —Morris K. Morris, one of England great amateur scullers, has chal- lenged for the Philadelphia gold cup, emblematic of the amateur sculling champlonship of the world. The cup is now held by Jack Beresford, the British champion, who won it by virtue of capturing the sculling title at the Olympic games last year. UMPIRES WILL TRAIN. By the Associated Press. American League umpires will go into training for the opening of the season April 14, working as hard to condition themselves as the players. Clarence Rowland of Ban Johnson staff has gone to Excelsior Springs. Mo., preliminary to joining the Glants and Natlonals to officiate at their Spring exhibition games. WATKINS TOPS GOLFERS. MIAMI, Fla, February 17.—A. Wat- king of Chattanooga, Tenn. today was medalist of the Miami champion- ship golf tournament, after the qual- itying round of yesterday. His card of 72 equaled par for the course. Arthur Yates of Rochester and Rob- ert Wintringer of Steubenville, Ohlo, trailed him, with 75 each. 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