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SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR,” WASHINGTON, .D. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1925. SPORTS. Marberry Aims to Be Regular Hurler : Star Pitching Trio Hails From Midwest ! MY GREATEST THRILL IN SPORT FRED IS FREE TO ADMIT THAT MONEY IS HIS GOAL Declares Relief Role Provides Many Thrills, But Says Such Things “Don’t Off the Hanc Buy Fertilizer or Pay 1s” on Farm. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. Sports Bditor, The Star. Y H This, at least, his views should carry some weight to be desired. OT SPRINGS, Ark., February 26.—Being the champion relief pitcher of the American League has its compensations, but it leaves much is the opinion of Fred Marberry, and , as he earned undisputed possession of that title last season, but is far from satisfied to rest on his laurels. Questioned as to how he felt sively to the duty of rescuing brethre as how he harbors the not unnatural he didn't blush when he admitted t tirely practical one, having to do wil “It’s nice to be able to get in s about being assigned almost exclu- n in trouble, Marberry today allowed ambition to become a “regular,” and he chief reason therefor was an en- th finances. o many games,” said Fred, who last vear participated in close to one-third of the contests played by the Na tionals to start games on my own hook, in somebody else.” “If you games out of the tain amount of credi but to mere relief work win a have any luck pulling re you get a cer- in for it, of course, no real star ever was restricted It's the pitchers the beginning age of their gh sala. hope to graduate from job for just that reason. ey I'm after. Thrills. thrill who in there in and large percen own games who get the ries, and 1 this rescue It's the « mon t Plenty sure get to You are able situation by lows for a couple of no matter who was digging the hole, but thrills don't buy fertilizer for cotton fields, nor off the hands,” continued the towering twirler, who devotes all his time during the off son to the acres he has acquired in the vicinity of his home, at Streetman, Tex “Besides, the job I had last year mighty hard on a pitcher's arm nd probably shortens his base ball career. Hardly a day passes that you | don’t have to work in the bull pen, and that's real work, too, fully as hard as pitching In a regular game. It wouldn't be so bad If you always were ready to do yourself justice when the signal comes, but about half the time you have to go into the box before you have had a chance to properly warm up. It doesn't make any difference whether you a set to pitch or not, you have to geor down from the minute you get on the mound, and that's not good on a fellow's arm. “Of course, when you out of a tight the other fel- innings or so, responsible for squeeze fooling I'm willing to do what- ever is best for the team, and if I don't get the chance to start many games this year It will be all right with me, but vou asked how I felt about it, and I'm a tellin’ you.” Figures In According to the official records for 1924, Marberry took part in exactly 60 contests, more than any other hurl- er in the circuit. Of these only half a dozen were complete games and a vast majority of the 44 others rep- resented occasions when he was sum- moned to stem the tide that had set n against a fellow flinger, the priv: lege of gracing the hill at the outset a combat having been afforded Fred very few times. “Firpo” was credited with 11 victories and 12 de- feats, which gave him the rather un- mpressive percentage of .478, but a 50 Games. “That’s far better than sitting on the bench, but I’"d much prefer stead of merely finishing ’em up for the 66 flingers who participated n enough games to be recognized by the official statistician only seven, headed | by Walter Johnson, were accorded a | better mark than the 3.09 attained | by Marberry. | Only time will tell.if Marberry is destined to climb into the ranks of regulars with the Nationals this year He believes he has th necessary tuff to make the grade, and there are many who share his confidencs but until it is definitely established that there is smoe one else available for the role he filled so ca bly last season his aspirations have little chance of fulfillment. May Get Marberr: Job. It may be that one of the newly acquired veterans—Gregg, Ruether or Coveleskie—will fall heir to the task, and there also is the possibility that Allen Russell can resume where he left off in 1923. That year the Bal- timorean occupied the same position with respect to the Nationals that Marberry did last season, participat- ing in 52 games, four of them com- plete, and getting a percentage of 588 for 10 won and 7 lost, with 'the highly meritorious mark of 3.03 in the matter of earned runs. Russell last season spent most of his time crabbing because he wasn't called on oftener to rush in and por- tray his specialty, contending that his far-famed rubber arm never felt better. As it was, Russell horned into parts of 37 contes and the fact that he was credited with win- ning 5 and losing but 1 spcaks well for the showing he made. Russell is one of the few spit-ball pitchers remaining in the American League, and that brings to mind the fact that the acquisition of Stan Coveleskie gives the Griffmen a pair of moist ball flingers, the only others of that tribe extant being Red Faber of the White Sox, Jack Quinn of the Red Sox and Urban Shocker, recently treded by the Browns to the Yanks. The only two left in the National League both are the property of the Brooklyn Dodgers—Bill Doak and Burleigh Grimes—unless Dana Fil- lingim and Clarence Mitchell are again on Geck when the bell rings. The ages of these exponents of damp shoots and their length of service in the majors tends to refute the theory that spit-ball pitching is hard on the arm and tends to shorten a moundsman’s career. The report Piicher Zahniser has jumper sed base ball and will “cast iot with the outlaws this season failed to excite anybody better ‘line on his worth is to be found in the average of earned runs | allowed per nine-inning game. This s the only true test effectiveness of a boxman, of the and of | in the local delegation. The boys all agreed that Paul's action was ill-ad- vised, however. The “independen field isn’t what it used to be GREGG ON WAY TO TAMPA; IS DUE AT CAMP TUESDAY T formation came to Presidént Griffith railroad ticket agent at Seattle, statir to the Florida city, and asking if the responsibility for the cost involved. ial Dispateh to The Star. from Seattle, did not leave his ing camp of the world champions until late last night. AMPA, Fla, February 26—Vean Gregg, veteran pitcher, obtained Western home for the Tampa train- This in- in the form of a telegram from the ng that Gregg wanted transportation Washington ball club would assume Griffith promptly wired back his approval, and, allowing the five days necessary to make the cross-conti- nent trip, Gregg should put in his ap pearance at about the same time the Hot Springs squad reaches Tampa next> Tuesday. Gregg was almost due 10 reach here,” said Griffith after re- civing the telegram. “Gregg was originally slated to report with the first squad at Hot ‘Springs. The mis- understanding that for a while threatened to keep him from joining the Nationals was smoothed out al- most a week ago. I cannot under- stand what has delayed Gregg.” “I thought . May Condition SlTowls. After a trip across the country, the veteran hurler very likely will not be in condition to jump right into train- ing. It probably will be long after Vean reaches Tampa before he will be of any assistance to the ball club. Speeding over a fast ball that was at once the admiration and concern of Mike Mar and Coach Al- trock, James McNamara, the Western League rookie, again today had the spotlight focused upon him. McNa- mara insisted that he is In good shape, due to his conditioning exer- cises at his California home, but, just the same, Martin called a halt on the speed Jim has been exhibiting and caused him to resume lobbing the ball Mike Martin is out after revenge. Last year Mike's ball club, the young- sters who annually cross bats with the Cuban stars, recruited from this and neighboring cities, was defeated by the local aggregation. This not only was a source of deep chagrin to the manager-for-a-day, but the con- stant shifting up and down the players’ bench made it necessary for Martin to replenish his supply of rousers. “It will be different this vear,” avers Mike. “I must maintain the club’s reputation. The world champions must not lose to these Cuban! Must Use Rookies. As Mike must depend almost en- tirely on the youngsters and substi- tutes on the National roster, the Cubans have another good chance to win. They are all in great shape even now, having played ball all win- ter. Spencer Adams, Roy Carlyle, Wid Matthews, Mike McNally, Jim McNamara, Harry Kelly, Clise Dud- ley and J. B. Brillheart, along with Mule Shirley, Benny Tate, Nemo liiebold and Ossie Bluege, will be the men from whom the Washington trainer must select his club. Muddy Ruel will be ably supported back of the bat this year if the spirit displayed by Bennett Tate and Bill Hargrave gets the two catchers into the condition they aspire to reach. Both Tate and Hargrave are work- ing exceptionally hard, not only in warming up the young pitchers, but after the twirlers have had their workout - both- -oatohers - keep - plug- king along with medicine ball and track circling. S The utility catchors’ were both a trifle overweight when they reported, but each has reduced enough to make it almost a certainty they will be down to playing weight by the time the exhibition games get under way. In these practice games both catchers will get most of the assignments, Harris probably electing to save Ruel for the -more important contest, which start in New York April 14. OWN in the Philippines they D noticing it. Here is the way the natives catch them: They make a bait, usually the body of a monkey, in which is a stout stick sharpened at both ends and bent in the shape of a horseshoe, held in this position by a small thong. To the stick is attached a heavy rope made of strands of rattan. To the thong holding the stick in position is at- tached a smaller rope. The small rope is made fast to the bank and the large one is fastened to a big |stick of bamboo. Along comes the crocodile. He gulps the monkey. All goes well until the crocodile starts to swim away. Then the small rope is pulled breaking the thong, and the stick in | the crocodile’s stomach springs out, | puncturing the stomach on both sides and holding the crocodilé fast. The reptile, of course, swims away, but he tows the big stick of bamboo after him. Then, when the fisnermen come to the river they search for tiie bamboo stick, which will be floating on top of the river. Then they lans their catch. This is a tremendous job. It re- quires a dozen natives to land the fighting crocodile. Once on shore, he is niore dangerous than ever. He tries to bLite ewerybody in sight. Fe thrashes his great tail. He cannot bite the rattan vope’in two because the strands are loose and his teeth simply go between them. The natives then lasso his mouth, closing it, fasten his tail rwith lasso and eventually tie him up. Then they kill him with spears. ‘Which is something like the story they tell of the way the Alaskan Eskimos caught polar bears when other means failed. According to the yarn, they rolled up tithes of whalebone and tied them \FLOWERS OFFERED COMEBACK CHANCE By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 26-—Tiger Flowers, Atlanta negro middleweight, who in the past has come back from knockouts to defeat his conquerors in return meetings, will have another attempt to prove 4iis ability when he encounters Jack Delaney of Bridge- port, Conn., in Madison Square Garden tonight Flowers went down for the count .‘!n the second round of his meeting with Delaney several weeks ago, but since then has Stopped six opponents, while Delaney has lost on points to Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo. The negro came into prominence early in the Winter by gaining a technical knock- out over the former middlewelght champion, Johnny Wilson, in three rounds. Delaney is reported very near the 163 pounds he carried when he last cntered the ring, while Flowers has been conditioning himself by partici- vating in actual competition. Another 12-round bout has the two negro heavyweights, George Godfrey and Tut Jackson, ready for action. TURNER FOULS BAUM IN BARRACKS FIGHT Jack Turner of Washington lost to Charlie Baum of Baltimore on a foul in the eighth session of their sched- uled 10-round go last night at Wash- ington Barracks. In the second round Turner drop- red Baum with a body blow which started low, but appeared to land ahove the line. Baum took the count of 9 and at the end of the round claimed a foul He was examined by an Army physician who denied Baum'’s claim and the fight continued Baum then proceeded to take thé third, fourth and fifth sessions. Tur- ner came out of his shell in the sixth and carried the flght to the Balti- morean, dropping his man twice for the count in this round. The seventh went to Turner. At the beginning of the eighth Tur- ner let fly another left for the body which caught Baum low. The attend- ing physician did not hesitate after examination in declaring Baum the victim of a foul blow. Eddie Bowen, brother of Andy Bow. en, former Tidal Basin lifeguard lived up to all the nice things advance dope said about him when he gave Nick Brown, that fast little bantam from Camp Holabird, a neat trimming in_10 rounds. Bowen proved fast, clever, and pos- sessed a good, healthy sock in his left hand, dropping Brown several times. The soldier lad. however, weathered the storm and was in there trying hard up to the very end, al- though a badly beaten boy. Willie Ptomey, the Rosslyn Thun- derbolt, shaded Curley Warfield of Washington in their six-round go. Jack Cafoni, Walter Reed Hospital, pointed the way in six rounds to Kid Bolin, Fort Myer soldier lad. Col. \Ericson was the third man in the ring during the main bout, while Harry Sheeny (Kid Sullivan) made the boys step in the preliminaries. The show was staged outdoors and was attended by several thousand fans. . Inside Golf By Chester Hortos The reason it often is difficult to see the expert golfer shift hix weight to his right leg ix because he does it %0 easily and o gracefully that it is almost invisi- ble to any but the trained eye With others, like Abe Mitchell and George Dunean, this shift is very eanily observ Because ‘they do it easily and gracefully doex not indicate that they do it too auickly. These players have a perfect poise, also they are at com- plete physical ease and relaxation in the address. They tee off a back swing as eanily as you would start to walk because they are in complete control of the thing to be done and are poxsessed of a confidemce that makes the physical action START CLUBHEAD BACK SLOWLY AND CLOSE TO THE_GROUND. BY WILL H. DILG, President izaak Walton League of America. | With walrus thongs. If you start the club slowly rectly back from the ball, keeping it loy to the ground, you can make a lot of mistakes thereafter and still get away with a good shot. (Copyright, 1925.) THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS fish for crocodiles. The islands, of course, are infested with these great reptiles. They are not the small alligators, such as we have along the gulf coast, but are monster *things that gulp down people without They put thes~ balls of fat and placed them where _the bears would find them. Once inside the bear the thongs would disintegrate, the rolled up whalebone spring-out and puncture the stomachs, thus killing the bear: in HENLINE NOT SIGNED. BLOOMINGTON, February 26.— Walter “Butch” Henline, star catcher for the Philadelphia Natiohals for the past four years, has not yet signed a 1925 contract. IDETRIM Trim and comfortable. COLLARS By MIKE GOODMAN Of the Olympic Champion Hockey Team. IN playing hockey one gets a world of thrills, for it is one of those fast games which offer many oppor- tunities for the spectacular. It is the spectacular that affords the most thrills. “So I may say that [ have had many, many thrilling moments. But when it comen to my sreatest thrill, i am quite sure the wpot wax the turning point of a game which finally MAN, led the team MIKE-GOODMAN. liem which 'I was playing to the Olympie cham- plonship. T have competed in many ice-skat- ing speed events and in national and international hockey matches, but the latter is my favorite sport, and that from which I got my big thrill. Back of the thrill was an interesting battle for the organization of a club and entry into the Manitoba Amateur Hockey League. It was the Falcon Hockey Club, with which I played in 1919 and 1920. Our application for entry in the league was turned down several times because older clubs wanted our men, who were mostly former juniors and others who had played in 1915 until the war broke up the crowd. Finally we were admitted to mem- bership in the league, many newspa- pers knocking us and boosting the champions, the Selkirks. But that made us all the more determined, and we went after the league title with all our wills. Our first game was with these champlons, and the odds were greatly againxt us. We won, 7 to 2, Frank Frich and I scoring all v the goals. We lost our next game, but won ‘he third. Then came my ame. A win for the opposi- meant a tle for first place and loss the practical elimination trom the champlonship. So they went for us on the do-or-die plan, ending the first period 2 to O in the lead. In the second period they scored again right off the face-off. We scored our first goal, but they got two more. We go@another and ended the period on the short end of 5-to-2 score. Things looked mighty blue for us, and during the rest pe- riod we had a council of war, during which our coach managed to get us into such a frenzy of fighting spirit that we were a new team. We started off by getting two goals inside of 10 minutes. But that still left us one behind, and time was flying fast. In the last period T had no rest, but fought as I had never fought before. All of us did, but 1 began to weaken. As the timing clock neared the §0-minute mark and end of the game, people in the stands started away. The puck was down at our net Into my cormer it came. 1 did not know whether or, not 1 had strength to carry it the length of the floor, but determined to try. I ot a start, and then came upon the opposition’s defense, I tried to get but one body-checked me. 1 began falling, but ax I did xo I hfit shot and half xlapped lkh puck. 1 could not see it dexti- nation, but the criex of the crowd told me 1 had succeeded. Only 40 seconds of play wax left. That play gave me my greatest thrill, for it tied the game, which we eventually won. Then we went on to win the Canadian championship, with the right to represent Canada in the Olympic games, where we won the Olympic championship. They still talk of that winning play in Canada, and I know it will always live with me. (Copyright, 1925.) “PEPPER” AND “THUNDER” TO MARK MA C quiet of the taciturn Connie letics take the field this seaso “Pepper” will be personified by Earl Mack, son of been appointed captain. “Thunder” who ha The role of form. The contrast this season should be extremely noticeable from the start. Connie Mack, whose temperament and ideas were the repressing influ- ence when it came to whooping things up and who believed the game's per- fection was measured by its sflent | smoothness, apparently has seen a| new night. Hence che activity of his son Earl on the coaching line. | NEW YORK, February 26.—Martin Autrey, Yankee recruit who did some catching for Pittsfield, Mass., of the Eastern League last Summer, had his “eye on the ball” in his first work- out in the Yankees' new bdase ball park at St. Petersburg and was ex- cused from yesterday's practice Autrey used his head in stopping a batted ball and carries a badly bruised optic With the arrival of Monroe Schwartz, right-handed pitcher from Atlanta, the Huggins Hustlers had increased in num- ber to 11 and only Ray Francis, former Washiggton and Detroit left-hander, was missing from the early roll call. Nick Cullop gained a tribute from the mite manager by hitting to all corners in the batting. - Huggins went so far as to say that from. present indications the pitcher-infielder-out- flelder will have a steady position with the Yankees as a reserve. Art Nehf, Bill Ryan and Jack Scott worked with. the recruit pitchers at the Glants' ome seselon in Sarasota. “Li"l Arthur” is too big and must take off about 12 pounds, while Ryan can lose some and still be seen. The Na- tional League champlons had a little of everything but not enough to tire them. Frank Frisch, captain and second baseman, is reported ready to sign his contract now that Manager Mc- Graw has arrived on the scene. DETROIT, February 26.—Detroit's first contribution to the southern base ball migration began today when Jimmy Duggan, trainer of the Tigers, boarded a southbound train. Harry Heilmann changed his mind about going to Hot Springs, Ark, for a few days and will leave with sev- eral other members of the club who are scheduled to depart from Detroit for Augusta, Ga., Saturday. Others who will leave Saturday are Lu Blue, Bobby nes, Larry Woodall and William C. J8hnson, former Mich- igan Aggles' pitcher. CHICAGO, February 26.—Seventeen players, sports writers and guests, in- cluding President Willlam Veeck and Secretary John Seys, made up the Chicago Nationals' party that left here today for their Spring train- ing canip at Catalina Island. With the exception of two unsigned rookies on the coast, the club roster was pronounced complete. The players were Sparky Adams,| Bob Barrett, John Blake, Abe Bush, Herb Bert, Jack Churry, Barney Fri- berg, Cliff Heathcote, Gabby Hart- nett, Clarence Jonnard, Tony Kauf- man, Ralph Michaels, George Milstead, Bob O'Farrell, Ed Kearns, Clark Pit- tenger and Joe Westnedge. At Kansas City tonight the party will be joined by Charley Grimm, + TU SAVE EXPENSE for us and for the hirers of our cars, we have inaugurated a system of renting cars to those who can drive them themseives and so need no chauffeurs. By our plan, you come and select the car you prefer, and an drive, and inge for its rental by the hour, day, week or month. In short—we rent and you drive. LEARN TO DRIVE—WE TEACH Bleelos AUTO RENTAL WASH. D.C. Two Places 1406 Pa. Ave. - 908 20th St. N.W. Phone Franklin 7303 co. HICAGO, February 26.—“Pepper” and “thunder” has been bestowed upon Thomas, one of the deepest-voiced players ever to dor Thomas relieves the silent Danny Duffy as coach of the A's. CKS’ PLAYING will supplant the Mack when the Philadelphia Ath- n. the Veteran leader, the veteran, Ira a base ball uni- Denver Grigsby, Bill Jacobs, Dick Morgan, Percy Jones, Charley Taylor and Art Wels Manager Bill Killefer already is on the island. With him are Wilbur Cooper, the veteran pitcher procured from the Pittsburgh Pirates last Winter: George Steuland, a rookie from Seattle: Charlle Root, who pitched last season with Los Angeles; Rabbit Maranville, former Pirate, and the veteran Grover Cleveland Alex- ander. The opening workout is planned for next Monday morning. PHILADELPHIA, February - The Philadelphia Athletics are vaneing so rapidly in their Spring training at Fort Myers, Fla., that Manager Mack has ordered only one workout a day, reports from the camp today said. Practice has been held morning and afternoorn. “The weather has been so delight- ful,” said Mack, “that the players are rounding into form tov fast. I want to cut down on the training and keep the boys from reaching 100 per cent form too early.” 26. ad- ST. LOUIS, Mo.. February 26 Manager Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals is trying to reach some conclusion as to the pitchers he will send to the firing line in the initial games, following a practice session yesterday at Stockton, Calif., that centered on the hurlers The youngsters tossed to the batters, while the older heads were kept out of the box, doing their stunt by run- ning around the fleld. » Sacramento’s team goes to Stockton Saturday for the first exhibition en- gagement of the Cardinals and the teams will meet again Sunday. Rickey said he would probably use Vincent Shields, Charles Rhem, Guil- ford Paulson, Clyde Day, Gylord Reppy and William Hallahan on the mound. These youngsters appear in good condition and anxious to start, he said. - At Tarpon Springs, Ga., the Browns prepared for their first workout. Nine players already had been on the scene, awaiting the arival of the party which left St. Louis Tuesday. PENN TO PLAY ARMY. By the Associated Pre Announcement has been made that Pennsylvania and the Army would meet in basket ball next year for the first time since 1920. A home-and-home series has been arranged ATURE'S! DIEGEL’S 286 TAKES FLORIDA GOLF TITLE TAMPA, Fle, February 26.—Leo Diegel, star Washington professional, holder of the Canadian title, added the Florida open golf championship to his collection yesterday. After trail- ing for three rounds of the 72-hole test, the Capital wizard shot a daz- zling 67 for the final eighteen on the Palma Cela course and finished in front with 286. Jim Barnes of Pelham. who led at the end of the first half slumped slightly and finished in second place with 288. Barnes was in the van at the end of 54 holes. lddie Loos of Chicago took third money in the $5,000 tournament with a total of 292. Walter Hagen, British open and American professional champion, was fourth with 293 Diegels monetary reward amounted to $1,500. Diegel gave a wonderful exhibition in his final round to capture the title Starting the final 18 he trailed Barnes by one stroke, the respective scores being 219 and 218. Diegel was not to be denied, however, and, playing won- derful golf, he registered a brilliant 67, breaking the record or the course. Barnes played par golf in the after- noon, but his 70 fell short of Diegel's sensational performance. Diegel drew® Walter Hagen as a partner, and one of the giggest gal- leries that ever watched a match in Florida followed the pair. Hagen scored a 72, but he easily out- matched by his playing partner Diegel dropped putts of 25 feet on several occasions and he did not seem capable of missing. His card follows out .. 44438453 In .. 43444434 Barnes shot par golf in the after- noon on the first 9, except for a birdie 3 on the second. His 6 on the tenth was two over par and his 4 on the thirtcenth was one over. A birdie 3 on the eighteenth gave him a 36 His afternoon card follows Out .....4 8 5 3 4 4 4 3 434 - 6444444353670 Among the features were the re- coveries of Johnny Farrell of Quaker Ridge, and Bobby Cruickshank of Shackamaxon. Both were well down the list Tuesday, but finished among the first 10 Abe Mitchell, long driving English- man, and his touring partner, George Duncan, did no better than Tuesday. Mitchell picked up, while playing with | Farrell, but Duncan was one of the 41 to complete the 72 holes. Sam Rice, outfielder of the Wash- ington club, completed the 72 holes with a score of 330. He got 160 yes- terday after making 190 on Tuesday Scores of the leaders First Second Tot day. score. was Leo Diegel, Washington, Jim Barnes, Pelham. . Eddie Loos. Chicago Waiter Hagen, Rocbester. Johmay Farreli, N. Y. Jack Forrester. N. Y | Joe Kirkwood, N.'Y... Bobby_Cruikshank, N.J Fred McLeod, W Rob_MacDonal Al Espinosa, & ol | Tommy Armour, New York Bill Melborn, St. Louls. Gene Sarazen, New York. Erwin Nelson, Indianapolis Henry Rolesta, Detrot...... 0. W. Chapin. St. Lonis.. .. E4 Kirby. Akron. Ok GeorgeDuncan, England., G. MacLean, Grasar Springs. N MeKer Detroit...... Bob Black. San Francisco.. Larry Nabholtz, Cincinnati. 78309 —311 317 Pair That Meets WALKER YRIL and I have C Jones, and 0 holes, best ball, and we fought it Cruickshank and French finally won, but only because the latter got a hole in 1 the 225-yard fifth. But he had to do it, for I played my spoon shot 3 feet from the cup and was down in 2. axcept for this one upset, Cyril and I alway have been victors I had an unusual run of successful mashie shots—full mashie shots—in the Winter and Spring of 1924. In the course of a little more than two months 1 sank five of them The first came during the San An- tonio, Tex., open champlonship; the second at Houston, in the open ther the third and fourth at New Orleans, and the fifth at Pinehurst. All these plays were second shots on par four holes and they gave me a series of five eagles. All in all 1 have made eight holes in 1 in the course of my career on the links. The most sensational and the most timely one was negotiated in the course of a special challenge match with Davy Watt, ‘the one-time Scotch professional champion, from Edin- burgh, back in the old country, years ago E¥att was one of the greatest left- hand players that ever swung a stick —perhaps the greatest. Poor fel- low, he'll never know the joy of an- other whistling shot down the fair- way. He gave up his life for his country in the World War. A lot of money was bet on this on She didn't plan your feet to pound unyielding cement sidewalks. needn’'t! In Dr. And you A. Reed “Shock- Absorbing” shoes you'll feel all day as if walking on gentle, grassy fields. And good looking, as well. . $11 and $12 “City Club Shop" x1318 G St Cor. 7th & K Sts. 414 9th St. | 1914-16 Pa. Ave. 233 Pa. Ave.S.E. - E the base bafl Goliath of the plains and the pra been going it ever base ball players to glory. BRITISH GOLF TRIO RATED AT SCRATCH LONDON, February amateurs are rated as scratch golf- ers in the new revised list of n tional handicaps issued by the Royal and Ancient Championship Commit- tee of St. Andrew's. They are Cyril Tolley, Roger Wethered and Sir Er- nest Holderness, each of whom has at onme time or another won the amateur champidnship. The. handicap list names. There are only 9 with a handicap of 1: are given 2, and 176 are allowed 3, which to the aver- age observer makes Britain's am teur golfing look in a somewhat poor state. The tightening up of the han- dicap m that the ultimate win- ner of the amateur championship will 6.—Only three conta 850 | have to play his best in every round | of the tournament, as all competitors play from scratch and only players with a national handicap of 4 or bet- ter are eligible RANSDELL BALL TEAM Members of the Ransdell Incorpo- rated base ball team are meeting at 1315 C street tonight to make plans for the coming Spring campaign. Ransdell is considering entering the Sunday league of the Washington Base Ball and Athletic Association Last season Ransdell won the title MRS. JESSUP TO PLAY. BOSTON, February 26.—Mrs. John B. | Jessup of Wilmington, Del., will de- fend her title as national women's in- covered courts, Chestnut Hill, starting March 16. Mrs. Jessup won fame on local courts as Miss Marion Zinderstein of Brookline _,7. WRESTLE AT MUTUAL. Joe Turner scheduled to meet Wiano Ketonen in a return match at the Mutual Theater® tonight. PADDY DOYLE TELLS: Only One Defeat teamed together in many a match North, South, East and West, but on only one occasion have we had to bow our heads in defeat Down at Pinehurst in 1924 we found ourselves pitted against Bobby Cruickshank, runner-up in the 1923 open after a play-off against Bobby | ball players. mmet French of Youngstown, Ohio. It was for eighteen out to the limit. . match and excitement in the gallery was intense as we reeled off hole after hole in championship style Many holes were halved and seldom was cither of us more than one up on the other. Coming down the home stretch, we were all square as we played from the seventeenth tee, and it'was any man’s match. The venteenth was a 50-yard | hole, par 4. T was first to drive and |T tore off a screamer that bore straight down on the pin with a long | carry and a roll that took the ball right into the cup. Watt played the holetin a birdie 3, but my 250-vard hole in 1 gave me an edge I didn’t relinquish. We halved the last hole and I was winner, 17th and L Sts. N.W. . Linworth and C Sts. SW. 10th and E Sts-N. W. TO PLAN FOR SEASON| i shown something ma CORN BELT CLAIMS VANCE, JOHNSON AND.ALEXANDER Ace of Cubs Said to Be in Betier Trim Than He Was Last Season—Yde, Another From Section, May Be Added to L t of Famous BY JOHN B. FOSTER. N ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA, February 26—Out here on the | the railroad that leads to California, the happy swatting grot everybody is pulling for the corn-fed pitchers y ies to lead the way again in the major leagues And present indications are that the West will be well represented when the 1925 pitching honors are handed around Johnson, Alexander and Vance all come from the land of big hog and tall corn. They started carly in life on ham and eggs, and they have since on that diet, which leads pigs to slaughter and a soul between Bluffs who has There is scarcely Chicago and Council | not not committed to memory all the | | | ords that 1| by Johnson in Section C of the Potomac League.|than it has been ir | door singles champlon at the Longwood | out i , Carburetor Capability A motor’s merit depends on what kind of fuel it feeds on—just like the hu- man body’s efficiency is largely de- pendent on the kind of food eaten. You pay for gas—not water, grit or sediment—and here at the Minute Service Stations your car will take on a new lease of life with ? For Satisfaction and Quick Action Allan E. Walker, President present and past that belongs to history of the trio lowa, Nebraska and Kansas. Whenever any base ball fan dares to assert that they raise big pitchers in the East, these Middle westerners demand loudly to shown, pointing the while to the re were turned in last sea Alexander and Vanc is said. is cominz ason of 1925 better t 24. That broken bone last season interrupted a base ba year that promised to be the m ccessful of his carcer. Alexands stands near the top of them all, ar his keenest regret is that his prevented = him from p thorughout the season the halo that: was attained by and Vance. The Cubs think their slump la able to A There is a who may be Alexander, back to the he was in 1 rs sort Johnsc part n was attribu dle-westerner ded to the galaxy corn-fed pitch stars this seasor He Yde, the left-hand kid w went through the season of 1824 a most without losing a game. Yde ot tained his experience in Oklahoma but his games brought him into th corn belt, and the fans point to hin as another of the pitchers who has helped to put base ball on the map. To these pitchers who already ha dozen young fellows who are to mak their bows in the majors this se presumably with a fair chance making good. Pitching Is Improving. The general caliber of minor leagus pitchers in the Middle West is highe least t to Mike Sex ational Association It is his contention that pitchers are getting b. to the form they dis played when they tried to curves and did not throw their arms at the shoulder fooling wit freak deliveries. Joe McGinnity, the Giant iron mar of years ago, who is a product Towa, is going back to the box this ar and is willing to wager that he have as good a season as any k who starts in minor league compan between the Allegheny Mountair and the Missishippi River. The Midwest is eager to have the Cubs or the White Sox or one of the St. Louis clubs win a pennant. There has been no world series out this was ince the affair of 1919, and the vearn for something to take the tast of that out of their mouths Moreover, there is a resentful atti- tude against any more championsh being monopolized by the E While it probably has no basis in f. they feel out here that the East is not much of a sporting center—th it wins pennants with a fat purs rather than by developing vou at hr vears, according president of th YALE DEFEATS HARVARD AND WINS HOCKEY TITLE BOSTON, February 26.—Yale's hockey team defeated Harvard, 1 to 0, last night in a game which carried the tw teams through three extra periods and a total of 90 minutes of play The victory gave Yale the Big Thre hockey champlonship for the second successive year. PITTSBURGH, Pa.. February 26 The California Amateur Hockey As sociation has issued a challenge to the United States Amateur Hockey As sociation whereby the winners of the two divisions would meet in Los Angeles this Spring. 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