Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1925, Page 27

S PORES:. FINN’S SUCCESS REVIVES INTEREST IN LONG RACES United States Soon May Challenge Baltic Nation’s Supremacy on Flat Courses of Mile or More. Tiger-Green Game Promises Thrills. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. EW YOKK, February 25.—Pa. N ning champion are numbered. nation which stands first in the development of champions at dis- avo Nurmi’s days as a distance-run- Finland's- proud distinction as the tances of a mile and more soon will be challenged. Thi. in the minds of those who are most keenly interested in track athletics in this country, will be the greatest and most direct result of Nurmi's sojourn here this Winter. For the first time in the histor: throughout the country are beginn other words, it has become popular specialty as never before. Somewhere, North, East, South or West, it may be that the American Nurmi is now making his first flights over the long routes. Material Is Here. With the material that the United Btates can produce, young men of the distance running type are as easy to find as any other sort, and now that Nurmi's exploits have been blazoned forth from day to day, dis- tance running here will profit com- mensurately In this way, as in officials feel that has been a boon to the tance running in the United States. Certainly some impulse was neecded For despite the efforts that have been made from time to time and the schemes tried in various sections, practically no improvement has been made in distance running in this country in the past five vears. In the Olympic games in France last Summer, America did not have a place winner in any of the flat races above 800 meters. It is not that the country had the material, but there has been no real interest in distance runni and now there are signs everywhere that this condition is being rectified. So far the East concerned, Princeton and Dartmouth fives are playing a brand of basket ball that A AU presence cause of dis- has not as is y of sport here boys and young men ing to consider distance running; in and track coaches are studying the absolutely takes the game out of the hit-or-miss category and makes it as exact and scientific as foot ball or any other sport The short, swift passing, the shut- tling changes of formations by which the ball is worked under the oppo- nent's goal, the precision of every phase of play, have not only resulted in greatly enhanced effectiveness, but from the standpoint of the specta- tors it has added to the pleaspre of the game as a spectacle. There is nothing uncertain about any move that the Princeton and Dartmouth teams make, every phase involves either the working out of a pattern of offense or the confound- ing of the plans of the enemy. Splen- did as the two teams are on attack, they are equally formidable when the rival quintet has the ball. | Neither team has vet each having won six. The saw Princeton defeat Pennsylvania and Dartmouth defeat Columbia, and as between the two heé cannot form any conclusion as to the winner when they meet Hanover Saturday night The Tigers may have more high- ‘gv'adn\ substitutes for every position, but otherwise there seems no ground upon which to base a choice of favorite. One thing is certain, that meeting in the New Hampshire hills | should be well worth see | (Copyright, 16 lost a game, write RITOLA SETS TWO MARKS, WHILE RAY HANGS UP ONE By the Associated Press. N EW YORK, February Finland, had none of them. —Three world records were established last night at Madison Square Garden, but Paavo Nurmi, flower of | To Willie Ritola went the cheers, for the Finnish-American A. C. star took upon his shoulders the burden 5,000-meter event, and established new times for the full d for 3 miles. Perhaps just to remind fcan public that he still of parts, little Joie Ray ¢ set a mark of his own in the meter run, a distance raced indoors for the first time. Ray conquered Willie Goodwin of the New York A. ( urmi e miles for a med ocre showing, his 9:14 1-5 appearin slow against previous performa although 9:20 miles _were nd far betwee before he came to America The Finn was about seconds behind the record he est. lished on the same boards in the New York A. C. meet 10 days ago when he startled the track world by com- leting the distance under 9 minutes One of the most interesting con- tests of the meet, which furnished funds for the building of the Cathe dral of St. John the Divine, was that between Phil Granville, Canadian walker, and Ugo Frigerio of Italy. Olympic champion. Granville won, calling ssemingly inexhaustible whenever the Italian thry ened throughout the mile and a half. On Saturday night Frigerio and Gran- ville rubbed elbows on a turn and the Canadian was disqualified Alan Helffrich of Penn State con- tinued his sensational running and captured the half mile, while Willle Plant, American ¢ mpion walker, had little opposition in his event and failed to set any ne times. The new records follow: Made the Amer- is a runner Chicago upon a Teserve Former Formerly time _ held by 5 Ritola 14:01 Ritola 5 Ritola 14:31 Ritola none Distance Tim 3 miles 13:56 0 meters 14 000 meters 2 e HAND BALL VET DEFIES ALL HIS AGE AND SIZE By the Associated Press. Matt Hannan, 61 hand ball artist, who weighs pounds, has issued a challenge to any man in the United States who can make his weight and Hannan, practices thrice weekly on the Knights of Columbus courts in his home city. RITOLA IS CLEARED. Py the Associated Press. Willie Ritola, middle ai of the Finnish-American A cleared of charges that he keep an agreement to race in the American Legion meet in Boston Monday. The A. A. U. is satisfied that Ritola falled to appear through a misunderstanding in which he had no part. tance star C., stands falled to JAPS IN NET EVENT. NEW YORK, February 25.—The first formal challenge for the Amer- jcan zone Davis cup play was re- celved today from Japan by the United States Lawn Tennis Associ tion. Canada and Australia also have indicated their intention to compete - this division THREE GIANTS REPORT. NEW YORK, Februar Gowdy and Grover Hartiey, catchers, and Ernest Maun, pitcher, are the Jatest arrivals at the camp of the Giants in Sarasota, Fla. PENN FOUR GOING WEST. Pennsylvania wili send a two-mile to the University of Illi- nois meet on Saturday, com- posed of Strarratt, Rogers, Barnshaw DERBY DRAWS BIG FIELD. Entries for the $50,000 Kentucky Derby, to be raced at Churchill Downs May 13, promises to be 2 record breaker. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F 1,000- | that Nurmi was to have borne, the istance and MARTIN IS OUTPOINTED, CLEVEL 2| Carl Tremaine, | Matt Hinkel's de: nonball) Martin, D, Ohio, February’ 25.— veland, won Referee n over Eddie (Can* champion bantam- weight pugilist, in a slashing 12-round bout last night. Martin's title was not at stake, however, as both men were over weight. TIE FOR HOCKEY LEAD. ST. PAUL, Minn, February 25.—The St. Paul and Eveleth Clubs went into a tie for first place in the United States Amateur Hockey League, western division, standings when the two defeated their opponents last night. ' SALARY FOR | B an ‘agreement limiting the | Harvard, Yale and Princeton | night ago by the chairman of athle of Yale and Princeton. There has meeting that of the Harvard committee, but the Transcript story says that it wil be considered by them at the meet- ing on March 4. The story says that if ratified by Harvard the agreement will go into effect in September, 1926, and that in any case 1925 salaries will not be affected. | In_fixing the limit, according to | the Transcript, it was decided that { the maximum amount should not ex- ceed the pay of a full professor at | Harvard or Yale, which is $8,000. No | alumni_bonuses ‘will be sanctioned. The Transcript says that a limit was agreed upon for the entire foot ball budget and that a tacit agreement to limit expenditures in other branches of sports was arrived at. | been no | PHILADELPHIA, February | Ernest Cozens, graduate manager of }Qhe 25. “Lots of fellows claim that a domestic cigarette is just as good as Turkish. Maybe so, but just the same I always feel a bit of pride wien I pass around a package of MURADS. They have a finer taste, and more class.” Joseen I. Jupce 711 Allison St. MURAD THE TURKISH CIGARETTE BUT RETAINS HIS TITLE| since | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. Nurmi Helps Distance Running in U. S. : Tilden Favored to Hea CENTRAL BASKETERS MEET HYATTSVILLE Conquerors of the quint represent- ‘ng the Virginia School for the Deaf by a count of 41 to 31, Central High courtmen ave hoping to down the Hyattsville High School basket ball five a second time on the Central floor this afternoon. Although outclassed in passing, the Virginia players gave the Washing- tonlans a close run in shooting, mak- ing good on practically all their tries at the basket from scrimmage. Outelassed from the start, the Tech High basket ball team was defeated, 12 to 25, by the Mount St. Joseph's five at Baltimore. Zahn and Brist accounted for five fleld goals each. Wilkins and Collins led the Devitt Prep five to a hard-earned victory over St. John's College. After going behind several times, the Devitt tossers took the decision, 37 to 32. WEBSTER GIRLS BEAT PRINCESS BASKETERS In defeating the fast Princess sex- tet, 40 to 33, Marjorie Webster girl | basketers showed that their crowding | of the strong Metropolitans last week no mere streak of luck. Tonight the Websters tackle the Gallaudet team that recently held George Wash- gton University coeds to a 22-to-22 deadlock. Against the Princess girls the Web- ster six kept the lead throughout the fray. although threatened at the opening of the second half, when the stood 28 to 26, and again near The expert tap-off work of Miss Langenfeld, Webster's center, was a deciding factor of the contest Miss Zeigler and Miss Bradford counted heavily for the winners, while Miss Totten and Miss Douglas shared scoring honors for the Prin- cess team. e its end Eastern High Sophomore girls show- ed the Juniors a thing or two in keeping just ahead of them all the | way and getting the decision, 7 to 5 | Freshmen and Junio | ernoon i ‘Washington Athletic Club girls and the Metropolitan sextet, leader in the | Women's Basket 1 League, meet at Central High School tonight at 8§ | o'clock. Mutuals and Salvationists furnish the Women's Recreation League game at Epiphany gymnasium tonight at 7:30. Aecacia ‘GRANiiE, GRID STAR, IS “OFF THE WAGON | DETROIT, February 25—Harold “Red” Grange, all-American halfback, who made an ice wagon job famous a conditioner for foot ball prowess, s “off the wagon,” he told friends | here last night. He was guest of Illinois men at an impromptu dinfier while on his way from Richmond, Mich, to the Uni- versity of Illinois. With “Mumps™ and + friend, Grange plans to see the direction of the old Santa Fe trail His fame as an iceman will have to rest on the last two Summers, he de- clares. | “Mumps,” the new companion of star Illini halfback, is a Michigan of about the general color of Red’s” tawny thateh, given Grange | while suffering from the fllness re- membered in the name of the new pet. “Mumps,” in addition to being travel- ing companion, is to be the personal mascot of Grange at foot ball games mext fall $8,000 IS URGED AS LIMIT GRID TUTORS OSTON, February 25.—The Boston Transcript stated yesterday that alaries of head coaches of foot ball at to $8,000 a year was drawn up a fort- tics of the “Big Three” at a meeting | in New Haven, and has already been accepted by the athletic committees athletics at the University of Penn- sylvania, is in favor of the reported movement at Harvard, Yale and Princeton against high-salaried coaches. “I think the idea behind the move to enable the smaller colleges to com- pete on #n equal basis with the larger is a gocd one” Cozens said today. “It is perfectly natural that the larger colleges, having more means to employ the best coaches, enjoy an advantage. “As far as Pennsylvania is con- cerned the foot ball coaches have been confined exclusively to former Penn- syvlvania players and the university never has entered the bidding for an outside coach. This policy, I am sure, will never be changed. Cozens sald the salary paid foot ball coaches often was greatly ex- aggerated and he doubted whether more than half a dozen college foot ball coaches received more than $8,000 a year. INQUIRING 'REPORTER Every day he asks a MURAD smoker at some cigar store, club or hotel why he prefers MURADS Protoof Joiesh . Judge, genial Jfirst baseman of the Senators. clash this aft- | | for “wide open &paces” along the general | FINN MAY BE CREDITED WITH RECORD RUN HERE records over courses of, such P AAVO NURMI, Finland's great distance runner, has been setting unusual length since coming to this country that track athletic authorities often do not readily recall some old marks that may have been bettered by the Abo Antelope in com- petition. Georgetown night when he won a 3,000-yard race Games officials at the time were not aware that a new mark had been made, as modern books gave no record for such a distance. However, careful search since has revealed that the best time for 3,000 yards ever before recorded was 7 minutes 58 1-5 sec- onds, made by W. G. George of Eng- land. And Nurmit bettered that by 11 4-5 seconds here. The Flying Finn will be credited with the record if papers concerning the raee now being completed by Georgetown meet authorities are ac- cepted by the A. A. U. According to those in charge of the games, the track over which Nurmi traveled was accurately measured at 12 laps to the | mile, and he ran a full 3,000 yards. Affdavits prepared and signed by the proper officials will be handed the A. A. U. in substantiation of a claim for Nurmi's new world record. George Washington basketers are to swing into action again tomorrow It now appears that Nurmi made a new world record in the University games in Canvention Hall here last Saturday in 7 minutes 46 2-5 seconds. night, having a date with the of Salem College in the Hatchetite gymnasium in H street near 20th. Play will get under headway at § q'clock. quint Maryland's basket ball squad left College Park today for Atlanta, where they are to participate in the annual jchampionship tournament of the | Southern conference. The Old Liners | meet Alabama tomorrow night in the |opening Tound of the tourney. Fa. ber, Ensor, Supplee, Cardwell, Beatty Boyd, Stevens, Burger and Troxell are making the trip with Coach Bur- |ton Shipley and Manager Harmon | Baker. | George Marsters and Walter Gegan, Georgetown University runners, fin- | Aok 10, Gegan, |ished third in races at the meet in New York last night. | who substituted for Willie Sullivan {in a 1,000-meter run, was beaten by | Jote Ray and Willie Goodwin. In an { 880-yard special event, Alan Helffrich and Ray Dodge beat Marsters. 112-POUND FLOOR TEAMS TO STAGE TITLE TOURNEY District is the latest in A quints 'met at Calvary M. E. organization of an elimination series Entries for the “kid” affalr will close on Saturd: when eligibility lists *must be submitted to the athletic department of the Columbia Road Church, and play will begin on Thursday or Friday of next weck, all games being staged in the Calvary gymnasium. Each organization en- tering the tourney will be allowed squad of nine men who average 112 pounds. No player weighing over 1 pounds will be eligible to complete. The Stantons having withdrawn from the Aloysius Club senior tourna- ment, only four contests are scheduled this evening at Gonzaga gym- nasium. Mount Vernon Juniors and Comforters open the program at 6:30 o'clock, and are followed by two senlor teams, Argyles and Waverlys. Boys' Club Celtics and Columbia Juniors take the floor at §:30, and Epiphany Seniors and Senecas figure in the final game. Tremont Jumiors, Who eliminated the Eastern Preps in the first round of the junior championship series. clash with the fast South End Juniors tonight in Immaculate Conception gymnasium at 7:30. While the regulars of Company F, Maryland National Guard, are Looked for a meeting with the Quincys to- morrow night on the Hyattsville court, the reserves are without an opponent Manager McClay, at Hyattsville 378, is anxious to book some fast quint Calvary M. E. basketers downed the Delta Chi Fraternity team of Georg. town University, 27 to 22, on the Calvary court. Friends and First Presbyterian, United Brethren and Eastern Presby- terian quints will furnish the action in the Christian Endeavor League at Calvary gymnasium tonight. Hap Farley of Georgetown Univer- sity, Scanlon of Catholic University, Livezey, Frederic, McNulty and Smith have been added to the roster of the Aloysius Big Five for the Aloysius- Corby series, scheduled to open Mon- day night at the Arcade. Columbia Athletic Club and George Mason High School fives are sched- uled to clash on the Alexandria Armory court tonight. Allen, Broad- dus, Langley, Rollins and Heflin are expected to perform for the school- boys, while Plerpont, Wile: Scriv- ener, Allen Myers, Anderson and Kelley will be seen in action for the Columbias. Court performers of the Liberty Athletic Club will end their season to- morrow night in a meeting with the Calvary M. E. Reserves at the Na- tional Guard Armory at 6:30. Base ball will be discussed by the members of the club at the home of the man- ager, 718 Taylor street, on Monday night. Prospective members are in- vited to attend. ‘Winton Athletic Slub tossers meet the Eastern Preps at Bastern High gymnasium tonight, and play the In MIDGET tournament to decide the 112-pound basket ball circles. ampionship of the Zighteen flyweight gymnasium last night to discuss the that promises to be the biggest yet. dependents and Clovers at Heights tomorrow. On Saturd Apaches will be encountered ern High, Congress the t East- od Athletic pound erx the Sherw Club quint wish to book 1 teams for a double-header in the | Sherwood gymnasium on Friday night. Challenges may be telephoned | to Manager McDowell, at between 5:30 and 6:30 Men o Mauager Glascock of th gets wants game: i urday nights. The Aces hav: own floor. ' Call Lincoln 7714 U. OF M. FRAT LOOP LEADERS WIN GAMES COLLEGE PARK, Md., February Delta Sigma Phi quint. leading the University of Maryland ternity League, and Sigma Phi Sigma, that is but a half game behind them, drew further away from their rivals in ga gymnasium here Delta Sigma Alpha trounced Sigma Nu in an 23-to-17. As a result of these setbacks Kappa Alpha is definitely out of the running for the championship and Sigma Nu's chances are slight. Delta Sigma Phi has games and lost 1 and Sigma Phi Sigma has won as many, but has lost 1 more. Sigma Nu is third, with 4 wins and 3 losses; Kappa Alpha fourth, with 2 victories and 4 losses, and Phi Sigma Kappa last, with 6 defeats in as many starts. In the local loop last night Delta Mu, that has clinched the champion- | ship, routed Sigma Tau Omega, 3¢ to 8. It was the latter's fifth reverse in_as many starts. Melchoir, lanky Delta Mu center, set a league record by registering nine goals from scrimmage. Interfra- Phi defeated Kappa interesting now won 5 GAME ENDS IN H}}HT. ST. PAUL, Minn., February 25.—The Cleveland-St. Paul hockey game la night broke up in a row | H. Kasten, a spectator, was knocked down by Nelson Stewart, Cleveland player, and his head gashed by a blow from a hockey stick which he charges ome of three players swung at him as he was falling. BASKET BALL RESULTS At Roanoke, Roanoke, 19. At Providence—Harvard, 25; Brown, 19, At Gainesville—Florida, 32; South- - ern, 21. Va.—Davidson, ' 41; i | feet and see tion of one “City Club Shop,” 1318 G St. Even Good Judgment likes to have company. Itisgrati- fying to glance at well-shod - * Most Styles, $10 e FLORSHEIM SHOE the vindica- ’s judgment. Cor. 7Tth & K Sts. 414 9th St. 1914-16 Pa. Ave. =233 Pa. Ave. S.E. Yorth 10083 | s played last night in Ritchfe | 21 to 14, and Sigma Phi Sigma | in which | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 1925. PEERLESS MIDGETS SIGN BRLL PLAYERS Bryant, Anderson, Curtin Mahoney, M. Geiger, Histon, Dixon Mitcheller, Kraft and Healy have been signed by A. Gelger, newly elected manager of the Peerless Midgets base ball nine. G. Anderson will captain the te: during the coming season ' Gulrich, n Charles Hoy, manager of Jerry's| Athletic Club, is organizing an insect | base ball league and wishes to get in touch with all insect nines in the northwest section. Call Adams 4853, Junior base ballers will meet at the home of Edward Colli- flower on Saturday night. Manager Cowhig is booking games at Main 2520, branch 1670. Edwards Clover of the Arlel to get In touch with Ward, Wesley, A. Loeffler, R. Moffett, Showalter, Graves and Xanton. The Arlels will prac- fice at the Benning field on Sunday afternoon. Manager Juniors wishes Biddle, Bardoff, Base ball will be discussed at a meeting of Mount Rainier Junior Athletic Club tomorrow night ac | Mount Rainier School. Members of the Kanawha nine are meeting at Seventh and B streets tonight at 8 o'clock. ALEXANDRIA QUINTS 70 CLASH TOMORROW ALEXANDRIA, Va., February 25— St. Mary's Juniors and Iroquois Ath- !‘(-lu‘ Club cagers will meet here to- morrow night in the local Armory | hall in what should be one of the fastest basket ball games of the sea- son. Play will start at 9 o'clock, the Columbia “Buddies” and some sextet from this city, probably the St. Mary | girls, appearing in a preliminary an | hour earlier. The Saints with des probably will line up and L. Brenner, for- wagds; Cronin, center; Wingfield and | R. Brenner, guards. The Iroquols regular five, composed of Guiffre and | Craver, forwards; Whitestone, cen-| ter; Owens and Cornell, guards, will | start the game. Alexanrdria High School and Devitt | 8ingles crown in 1920, after twice be- perpetual, altho | Prep will meet here on Friday in the second battle of the year between the two quints, Columbia A. C. base ball candidates | will hold their second practice of {the season Sunday morning on the | Alexandria High School athletic field |at 11 o'clock Arundel Boat Club of Baltimore will | meet in the Armory tonight for the second time in the history of the two clubs. A preliminary game between |the George Mason High School and | Columbia A. C. will start at 7:30 p.m. Alexandria High School base ball | caididates will receive their first call | for practice next Tuesday afternoon, | Capt. Ralph Scrivener and Coach Lev- vy announced y erday. Two players of last year's squad, Claude Ballenger, | outfielder, and Bill Langford, ‘'pitcher, will be missing from the line-up. | | 014 Dominion Boat Club tossers and R. E. Knight & Sons’ store will be represented on the diamond this sea- | son. Herbert Knight will handle the business end of the team, while Wal- ter Disbrow, old-time sandlotter, will coach the squad. N SPORTS. 27 d Netmen Again OTHER AFFAIRS UNLIKELY TO AFFECT BILL’S TENNIS Champion Expected to Defend His National Laurels and to Be Main Link in Davis Cup Play. Career Has Been Notable. By the Associated Piess. EW YORK, February 25—W has survived in the ten pies—like Jack Dempsey may affect his 1925 campaign. nis Although victorious in his fight to remove any question sionalism from player-writing, Tilden still in additior time than before to mation pictures and th as a result of newspaper work am world a position where However, Tilden is expected not on American tennis crown for the sixth straigh link in the Davis cup defense. In the thick of another fra tall Philadelphian will be a favorite to emerge again at the top, in spite of such obstacles in his path as the veteran William M. Johnston, alws a formidable foe, and the d young star, Vincent Richards, who looms as Tilde most dangerous rival. Richards gave the his stiffest battle in 1924 improves as much this year s did last, may reach the mark These three again dominate the field, though a formidable crop of young talent is coming forward rap- idly. The champion already ha gotten off to a characteristic star: with two indoor tournament victories to his credit Tilden Remarkable Player. Tilden's racket wizardry the product of one of the most versatile characters that ever invaded sphere of sport. He has fought way to the top and held it against all attacks by a remarkable combi- nation of concentration, eonfidence and tireless physique. He has an uncanny ability to pull himself out of the most threatening situations. His amazing battery shots is at 118 best under fire and his knowledge cf psychology el him many a time to conquer opponent. Few keener students the gam never trod the than_the title holder. Tilden the , the he he and if is has t an first won national ing runner-up. ince then he ha 7= smartness and economy of the Van Heusen come | the | courts | held here in | tea in 1 | has ne champion | Tilde over the , king of nearly all past five years, occu varied outside interests i profes kinks in his status to which he is devoting more drama to atte year faces some carry off the 1 form a main pt to but aga ne titre | brough ver 1 onsistent Golde of or sional vard, H( m Ja t NE che % | parallels 1 |HOUSTON GOLF T IS CAPTURED OURNEY LDEN —John a score Houston BY GO ad who fir 1h, ished the first manag two rounds s, v for sec teran Grand Rapid d money with of Houston was FORM CH: YORK Pr s body. the Army re other cipate in tou ESS LEAGUE. February 25—H and West Point Yal eton 3] vited to par ! eges will ment N OO from the fact that it is woven in one piece. 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