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SEORTS: THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1925. SPORTS. 31 Questionable Golf Records Broadcast : Paavo Nurmi Is Distance Running Czar PROS IN CLAIMING MARKS IGNORE PREVIOUS SCORES agen and Kirkwood Forget Better Round Made by Diegel on Boca Ciega Course—Sarazen in Process of Working Over Game. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. EW YORK, February 26—The practice of rival prize fighter man- agers trying to beat one another to the wire and sending forth biased accounts of bouts is a recognized part of the pugilistic in- | Is it possible that our professional goliers are beginning to take p the merry custom? It is unthinkable, yet occasionally this Winter information coming pver the wires from sunny Florida, or equally sunny California, has given pirth to a suspicion that it has not been disseminated by disinterested hroniclers. There matter of or the Boca Ciega course at St. Pe. ersburg, Fla., whence t other day ame word that Walter Hagen and oc Kirkwood, playing in a foursome [Rainst Jack Erbeck of White Plains d A. C. Painter of Pittsburgh, broke he course record with a 6¢ each hile together they had a best ball 63. So far as known, this is well below e best previous best ball record ut Leo Diegel probably will have pmething to say about the claims at Hagen's 9 and Kirkwood's € a record for the Boca Ciega links For the fact is that st January legel, teamed with Gene at Hagen and Kirkwood 5 and 4 in | — & MR RS AT R holes, in the course of which Die- as on January 1 Speaking o Gene sarazen, e 1act | SPRINGS A SURPRISE mes to mind that the little Khlf«-l’ s been shorn of titles as completely | f Joie Ray was sheared of his world Paavo Nurmi. His last tle went when he was beaten in the rofessional golfers’ tourney at rench Lick last Summer. It now seems uncertain just what e will do this season. He seems to in process of working over his ame, doing a lot of practice and etting back to his own natural, if porthodox, style, which carried him high. Gene's poor showing In ought to have been due to his ne- fect of practice and to his willing- s to experiment with grips, ances and swings of other great ayers, instead of sticking to his Wn peculiar style, which, while a t informal, served to dominate the olf world No athleie ever came up so swiftly d went down so suddenly as Sar- en. He sprang into fame in the inter of 1920-21 and in 1923 he was itting the downward grade. It re- ains to be seen what success Sar- en has in reascending the heights. is the the record HOLLAND HELD LIKELY TO FORFEIT OLYMPICS PARIS, February 26.—A dispatch 1o Le Matin from Amsterdam says the bill introduced by the Dutch government approprintiong 1,000,- 000 florins for the expenses of the 1925 Olympic games ix meeting with such opposition in the Cham- ber of Deputiex that its rejection ix anticipated. In thix ease, it isx added, the Dutch Olympic committee would be unable to organize the games at Amsterdam. In defeating the Metropolitans, leaders in the Women's Basket Ball League, to 15, the aggressive Washington sextet seems to have done more than upset the basket ball aspirations of the champion latter are entering a protest with the Women's Athletic Council The Mets are objecting to the numerous fouls that were called on them in last night's clash. Miss Grace Kief, official whose cistons are being criticized, is | the leading officials of the city |ing been trained at Columbia Univer- sity under the highest rated authority on women's basket ball in the East de- of one Losing to Penn } burg, Pa. 25 to 13, Holton Arms tossers went down to their first defe on the home floor with all the of a winning team. The tall guards of the visiting team proved to be Holton's jinx, while Miss Jenkins, a Penn forward, alone totaled 16 points Miss Wells was high scorer for the home team, registering six counte There seems to be some confusion opinion among Big Three authori- es as to the precise terms of the greement they have reached con- erning salaries of foot ball coaches rom Cambridge comes word that a imit of $8,000, the maximum salary aid to a professor, has been set for pot. ball coaches. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy of Prince- pn ctates that no definite stipulation las been made concerning coaches’ laries, but that a limit has been laced upon the total athletic bud- | et. Salaries may be placed at what- ver figure so that the budget be not fxceeded. Thus, before any one be- pmes excited, it will have to be made ear that the total budget has been Jubjected to a radical downward vision, Princess Athletic Club and the Indian Head sextet are scheduled to clash at the National Guard Armory at § o'clock tonight. sketers Acacia Mutuals defeated the Salva- tion Army six, 24 to 2, and od Shepherd girls downed the Interior Department sextet, 33 to 8, in Washington Recreation League games staged at Epiphany Church Mixses Mahan and Gingill heavily for the Business High when the schoolgirls defeated er's Business College tossers, 26 to 12. GIRLS OF G. W. BEST MICHIGAN SHOOTERS George Washington University's girl rifie team made its wins five in a row by defeating the University of Michigan coed team, 496 to 487, in a telegraph match. Sophia Wald- man and Zib Owen turned in perfect targets for the local collegians, while Kay Edmonston and Eleanora Barroll each made scores of 99, and Kilpatrick shot 98 University of Delaware girls were defeated in the opening match of the season, Cornell took the short end scored team (Copyright, 1925.) . BOWMAN IS BEATEN IN BERMUDA TENNIS HAMILTON, Bermuda, February 26 Herbert L. Bowman of New York, older of the Bermuda singles tennis hamplonship title, was eliminated rom the tournament by F. R. L awford of Northington, England, ember of the English team, 2—§, —4, 6—2 p perfect scores were n Miss Molly Thaver of Philadelphia, | Anne’s Diocesan College omen’s singles champion, won her | rica and Drexel Institute atch with Miss Katherine Porter, | Matches with TIllinols University also of Philadelphi: , 6—4. and Michigan Agricultural College Tn the semi-final M Thayer will [teams are scheduled to take place jmeet Mrs. M. Mcliquham of Chelt- | within a fortnight. George ingham, England. |ington girls also will take part in Dean aMthey of New York defeated | the National Rifle Association cham- . A. Gdodfree, captain of the Eng- |pionship matches for women, that be- lish team, 6—2, 6—4, and will meet|gin on Saturday [Crawford in the semi-finals. | A triangular shoot, involving George Fred C. Anderson and Percy L.|\yashington, Drexel Institute and X ynaston are the other semi-finalists. ty Maryland _teams, is | scheduled for the George Washington HORSESHOE PITCHERS ~ = = . MAKE EIGHT MARKS | sior s : HOT SPRINGS, Ark., February 26.— de against of South Af- Unive of Babe Ruth, home run expert, has trim med his form down to 225, and is onl. 10 pounds from the 215 mark he striv to reach before departing for the Yankees' training camp in Florida. He has lost 20 pounds as his reward for many hours of sweltering in hot water and vapor baths and long daily treks over the golf courses. LAKEWORTH, Fla., Febfuary 26— | Eight world records went by the| boards vesterday in the seventh an- | nual Midwinter national horseshoe | tourney in a match between Putt Mossman, Eldora, Towa, national champion, and Bert Duryee, Wichita XKans., the former winning, 50-41, and maintaining his position at the top of the field in the second week of play Mossman lost a game to William P. | Yocum, Zanesv Ohio, 50-47. The Mossman-Duryee match down In horseshoe history as ever played in the annals of the game. Mossman pitched 80 ringers |17, e byl v i and 30 doubles, both new recor's on |JUFDE Which he hopes to ) " | strides with Paavo Nurmi, Fin BeS §snoes, while| Duryes 1 | distance marvel, over a mile route. ringers, breaking the old ! 5 which was bettered by Mossmar «nd 26 doubles, tieing the former record Four shoes were on the peg on occasions, bettering the former ma of 14, and 8 of them being cons tive, towering far above the old r ord at 3 —RBirmingham-Southern, 3 urman, The official statistician declared | 30; Citadel, 30; Mississippi, 26. both men pitched a greater number| At Chapel Hill, N. C.—Washington of shoes—108—than has been pitched |and Lee, 29; North Carolina, 22. in a tourney with plavers of similar | At State College, Pa.—Penn State, caliber, pitching 6 more than Moss- | 24; Syracuse, man hurled in a game at Minne-| At Annapolis—Nayy, 38; Delaware, B apolis. R. McReynolds & Sons INC. “60 Years' Satisfactory Service in Washington” Automobile Painting General Overhauling —Repairing— All Makes of Cars 1423-25-27 L St. N.W. Willys Knight and Overtand Specialists—Main 7228-29 BUKER TO RUN OUTDOORS. BOSTON, February 26.—Ray Buker national mile champion, now a stu- dent of theology at Boston Univer- | sity, is planning to take on an ac- tive tralning schedule in preparation for a vigorous outdoor campalgn, goes the best 1| BASKET BALL RESULTS 5, f At Macon, Ga., (S. I A. A. tourney) for the | hav- | fight | Stray- | Edna | of the count in the second shoot, and | Wash- | HYATTSVILLE LOSES FINAL TO CENTRAL Hyattsville High closed it ball season yesterday with a 25-to-21 defeat at the hands of the Central High School five, champlons of Wash- ington. | Although the Mount Pleasant team | had already downed them in a pre- vious encounter, the Marylanders feel that their campaign has been highly successful. In 23 contests only 6 d feats have been registered against them basket Alexandria High tossers will meet Devitt Urep in a return game at the ndria Armory tomorrow after- ne The Virginia team suc- in the first meeting. Holding a 14-to-13 lead at John’s College basketers Georgetown University Prep | cesstul was the half, defeated quint, st G Maxon Columb Alexandria xh basketers lost Juniors, 28 to 18, on the Armory court. | ARLINGTON COUNTY LEAGUE IS PLANNED base ball can do own league in by | Believing that | Arlington County forming their entering the Washington Base Ball | and Athletic Association, Mickey Johnson, manager of the Cherryaale nine, is attempting to organize such a league and is anxious to hear from | the managers of the various teams in the county teams better than by Carlyn Springs, Ballston, Clarendon and Brookmont especially requested to get in mmunication with Manager John- Two vears ago a | was in" operation, | Washington arge following of and much dissatisfaction resulted Johnson believes that another good | series will bring back the interest successful league but entering the canization caused the 1 to dwnidle | Teams of the Government Base | Ball League are meeting tomorrow | night at the recreation rooms of the | Gevernment Printing Office to award | franchises for the n ason. As | the be. increased to a | e franchise will be to those already six-club circuit |awzrded in additton provided for. Ba were Officers of the Washington | Ball and Athletic Association elected last night as follows: Mor- ton Anderson, president; James F. O'Malley, vice president; L. P. Cook, secretary; Mrs. Linnie Rock, trea; urer. | Candidates for the base ball team | of the Penrose Athletic Club are to hold their first practice on the home | field on March 4 at 10 o'clock. \WALKER IS LOSING | LIKING FOR COAST BY FAIR PLAY. NEW YORK, February 26.—Mickey Walker's letters have shown a change in tone since the California boxing | commissioners ruled he would have to out on the West coast | out on the West Coast From what he said when he first arrived and settled in the Hollywood | cottage it looked as though the East| would not see him in a long, long time Life promised to be very soft| out there. But now will have to box to though he were in New York, the Pacific coast is not ltkely to be any more popular with him than is New York. It would be no surprise were Walker to return East before Spring is well established in this section of the | country. Another thing—Mickey's presence may be a matter of good busi- very shortly. A bout between lker and Benny Leonard is being amed up for the metropolitan out- door season Since this statement was made, con. | firmatory news has been broadcast, and now there seems to be no doubt that if the promoters name attractive |terms the two greater fighters will | meet | In such case Walker will be needed | here for publicity purposes. | In the meantime Mickey's victory over Bert Colima is bound to set him | high on the coast, and he is certain {to be an attraction worth money to |any promoter. But the big money lies in the East. It is estimated that the husky offered more than $100,000 | the retired lightweight king. understands he | that he decision just as| to meet WINS HAND BALL TITLE CINCINNATI, Ohlo, February 26.— James Biggy, Chicago, won the Na- tional Junior hand ball championship by defeating Owen Brady, 'New York, three games out of five. The scores were: Biggy—6, 21, 21, 18, 21; Brady, |21, 11, 12, %, 6. WILL TEACH BOXERS. By the Associated Press. Jimmy Gardner, a top-notcher in the lightweight and welterwelght ranks a quarter century ago, has been engaged as a boxing instructor in a Chicago gymnasium. . Jimmy has lived in Lowell, Mass., recently. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F A EBONITE “Strngs” o a Sick, Around the Gears MR. MOTORTS™ Get away from the old idea of buying greases and poor gear oils as a lubricant for the gears in your car. Auntomobile Engineers will tell you they have learned that they have no lubricat- ing value. EBONITE was purposely made as the correct lubri- cant for the transmission and rear axles. Its ocush- ioning substance between the gears takes away the clash, the grind and wear. It lubricates alway Buy with your mind made up. Demand BEBONITE. !lk: :: lub:flh'&. At rs in 252" Tarvioe "stiiions From the EBONITE checker-board pump only. "EBONITE (1T's SHREDDED 0IL) “FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND REAR AXLES ERSON OIL WORKS -( OLUMEIA 5228 | to 23. | 11y for Mount Vernon ung Jerseyman will be | 1 I pionships of the District, but | the quints go into the second lap schedule. In last night's tilts at Gonzaga gymnasium, Waverly Seniors defeated the Argyles, 27 to 18; Epiphany Big Five turned back the Senecas, 51 to 8; Comforter Juniors nosed out the Mount Vernon Athletic Association quint, 17 to 16, and Boys' Club Celtics won from Columbla Junfors, 17 to 15. Anacostla. Bagles, Kanawhas, Boys' Club Coaches, Woodside and Young bloods also have qualified in the sen- for division, while other junior fives to remain in the running Boys’ Club Superiors, Wintons, Peerless Preps, Tremonts and Darkhorse Junfors. Considerably strengthened by the acquisition of high school court stars Mount Vernon M. E. basketers hand ed a second setback to City Club, Dulin and Radice scored heav- Naval Recelving Station tossers, who downed the Army Medics, 45 to 12, are planning a trip next weck that will carry them to the Naval Hospital at Brooklyn, N. Y.; the submarine ba New London, Conn., and the na training station at Newport, R. 1 The opening game probably will be played Wednesday Friendsdefeated First Presbyterians, 44 to 8, and United Brethren downed Castern Presbyterians, 20 to 6, in the weekly games of the Christian En- deavor League. Athletic Club Quiney basketers CAPITOL A. C. GIRLS WIN SWIMMING MEET Capitol Athletic Club girls added another scalp to their swin when they defeated the last night in the Y. W. by a score of 42 to 19 Although working under handicaps, Florence Skadding Capitol Club, who playing in strenuous basket ball serfes, and Ione Whaler, Canal Zone swimmer of the All-Comers team, who was competing n her first meet in two years, proved to be the mainstays of the respective teams. Each took two firsts and placed in each of the other events in which she was entered In addition to the competitive events on the program the youn; Whaler sisters staged an expibition of tandem swimming and Miss Mitchell swam two wlidths of the pool in porpoise fashion with her hands and feet tied. Summaries 40-yard. free—First, 1-Comers . A. tank serfous of the is Miss Tone Whaler, All Comers, 26 weconds: xecond, Miss Taylor,” Cap- ftol; third, Miss Mitchell. Capitol 440-yard, free—First, Miss Winkjer, 8 min- utes 40 seconds, Capitol; second, Miss Pfeiffer, Capitol. 60-yard, back. Miss Tone All-Comers, 34 seconds: second, Miss Capitol; third, Miss Skadding, Capitol. 80-vard, breast—First, Miss Fallon, 38.4 sec- onds,” All‘Comers: second, Miss Mitchell, Cap- ftol: third, Misx Winkjer, Capitol 100-yard, free—First. Miss Skadding, Cap itol, 1 minute 32 seconds: second, Miss Tone Whaler, All-Comers; third, Miss Capitol Relay—Cayitol, 1 minute, Misses Winkjer, Tavlor, Kaine, Mitchell F diving—Fi Miss 'Skadding ond, Miss Pettingill; third, Miss Carter, Capitol A. €. girls. MOREY TAKES COACHING JOB AT ALABAMA POLY MIDDLEBURY, Vt, February 26 Whaler, Ralve, First, 168 seconds; sec all Juniors vs. Hottentots, Cardinals vs. Delta Chi and Rosedales vs. Hopelights are the remaining clashes on the The first round will be completed Sunday ing belts | FOUR MORE FIRST-ROUND TILTS IN BASKET EVENT OURTEEN teams having qualified in the first round of the Aloysius tournament for deciding the junior and senior basket ball cham- four contests must be played before of the elimination series. Aloysius Waverly Juniors, Mount Vernon vs. clash with the regulars of Company F |at the Hyattsville Armory tonight, while Peck Reserves meet the second | guardsmen | Chevy Chase courtmen scored over | the City Club Reserves, 43 to 13. Southend clash, beating 36 to 22 Juniors the took another Tremont Junfors, Colambia Buddies Eirl tossers are Alexandria Armory tonight preliminary to the meeting the St. Mary's Juniors and Athletic Club. and, St. heduled to Mary's clash at in the between Iroquois Washington tossers are expecting to entertain Calyary M Saturday night. Cal- vary Midgets trounced the Mount Ver- nons in an overtime game, 29 to 22 Athletie Association Liberty Athletic Club Is closing its asket ball season with Calv M Reserves tional Guard Armory at the 01d Dominion combination prov | Arundel Club of B: 25 game. Boat Club’s court d no match for the Itimore in a 46-to- Baxketers of Washington De Molay chapter trounced the Frederick chap- ter team, 14 to 11 ated Northern In- s starring for the Peck Insects def sects, 23 to 19, Bar | winning quint \THREE RECORDS SET BY GIRL SWIMMERS MIAMI, Fla, February 26.—Three new world records were established at Miami Beach by America’s leading woman swimmers Martha Norelius set a new pace in the 300-vard free style swim, when she wrested the honors from Gertrude . who at Brighton Beach, L. I., ptember, 1922, established a mark minutes seconds. Miss fus made distance in 3-5. or a BEderle the brief five wae without ionship title, but it | moment only, as she event, a 150-yard | and established a new mark, below that she made in Bermuda in 1922 Her time for the 150-yards yesterday was 1:422-5, as against the previous record of 1:45 for the world record and 1:47 for an American record which Miss Ederle established also at Tampa, Fla., a week ago Ethel Lackie of the Illinois Ath- letic Club, Chicago, placed a new world record upon the boards for the 60-yard free stvle swim by lowering the mark from 36 4-5, established by Adelaide Lambert, of the Swimming Association, at ville, Mass., in January, seconds. minutes Gertrude a world champ- was for a brief went into next tree to 34 2- Mitchell, | GARCIA TO FIGHT HERMAN. WATERBURY, Conn., February 26 —Promoter George Mulligan has signed Babe Herman of California Md., to box 12 rounds at 126 pounds in_this city, March 5. The winner will be matched with Louis (Kid) Kaplan, featherweight champlon David B. Morey, foot ball and wass ball coach at Middlebury College since 1920, has resigned to become coach at Ala- bama Polytechnic Institute. He will leave Middlebury at the close of the 1925 base ball season. Morey has said the condition of his wife's health made a change to a warm- er climate imperative. DALY IS NOT CHOSEN. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., February 26. Rumors that Maj. Charles D. Dal U. S. A., former Crimson foot ball cap- tain, had been named head coach at Henry Pennypacker of the Crimson athletic committee. The reports were circulated after Maj. Daly had visited Harvard for several days. f Newbro’s FOR THE HAI Harvard have been denied by Chairman | FEmblem of Sutufaction TOMPKINS GARAGE AND SERVICE CO. 17th and Kalornma Road N.W. Dandruff and falling hair are danger signals. They warn of premature bald- ness and must be checked at the start. For this purpose, Newbro’s Herpicide has no equal. It prevents hair loss by destroy- its cause, and it serves as a positive to hair-health by stimulating the scalp to new life and vigor. Pure and clear, free from cide may be used with absolute confidence by both men and women. Insist upon grease and oil, Herpi- Herpicide R AND SCALP onight in a game | | titlist defeated him 400 to 143 | defeat of style swim, | | Detroit and Bobby Garcia of Camp Holabird, | RITOLA TC APPEAL FROM SUSPENSION NEW YORK, February 26.—Willie Ritola, Finnish-American A, C. dis- tance runner, suspended last .night by the registration committee of the New England Association of the Amateur Athletic Union, will appeal immediately, according to national officials here. It is expected that President Mur- ray Hulbert will order a telegraphic of the national registration com- mittee in order that, with favorable action, Ritola may participate in the ational A. A. U. championships at Loulsville, Ky., Saturday night Ritola had planned to leave for the South this afternoon If Ritola goes to Louisville he most likely will be accompanied by the Olympic champlon, Paavo Nurmi, who has promised to give A A, U. officlals a definite answer today. Nurmi and his manager, Hugo Quist, have de- clined to make the journe but the question has been reopened at the earnest solicitation of national offi- cials. HOPPE SETTING PACE IN BILLIARD TOURNEY CHICAGO, February 26.—Willle Ho defending his world cham- plonship at 18.2 balk line billlards in the international tournament here, has demonstrated to supporters that his recent advent Into the three-cush- | ton field has not harmed his delicate touch. As usual, he hea the standing. He had a de bet with Walker Cochran in their match last night, and the Hollywood youth pald for dinner and theater tickets, after the veteran Hoppe compiled runs of 109 and 197 and an average of 44 4-9. Cochran showed flashes of form, but fell down on shots he should have made. The most startling display of the tournament was Edouard Horemans’ K. Suzuki, the Japanese champion, 400 to 12. The Belgian champion had a run of 249 and an average of 80, both high marks of the meet Cochran and Suzuki were matched to play this afternoon, and tonight's match will brin together Jake Schaefer, former champion, and Erich | Hagenlacher, German titleholder. The first two h while Schaefer and Hagenlacher have won single games and lost none. FRANCE CHALLENGES U. S. FOR SPEEDBOAT TROPHY DETROIT, February 26.—France has challenged for the Harmsworth trophy, emblem of the speedboat championship of the world In a cablegram to J. Lee Barrett, secretary of the Yachtsmen Associa- tion of America, the French Federation Automobile and Navigation Club of Parts, France, called upon America to defend the title, won by Gar Wood of in Miss America off Cowes, England, in 1920. RACING BILL BEATEN. By the Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., February 26.—The House of the Missouri Leg- |islature defeated the bill to restore |ana legalize horse racing and bet- ting at races by pari-mutuel machines, $5 to 53, WHALEN IS RETAINED. BOSTON, February 26.—Dr. Charles Whelan has been reappointed head coach of the Boston University foot ball team for the season of 1925. lost both their starts, | ONLY ATHLETIC MIRACLE CAN DEPOSE FLYING FINN One of Few Champions in Sport Apparently Having Secure Hold Upon Their Thrones—In Past Two Months Has Set 28 Marks. Dy the Associnted Press. EW YORK, February 26—Few champions in sport have a N hold upon their thrones, but nothing less than an athletic miracle can dislodge Paavo Nurmi from his grasp upon the sc tance running this year and against all classes of opposition, At varying distances, un he Phe victory and world records Athletic experts thought Nurmi had reached his greatest heights when he raced to four victorics at the 1924 Olympics, but his performances in- doors within the past twa months have added to his sensa FRIGERIO WILL SAIL [ FOR HOME MARCH 7 himse secure of conditions r of dis- all sort atom Finn goes racing on to al record hz stered 28 he and hopes to 1 trail at dist to the ma | vears. Out | tically a1 January 6, he has up n 30 world records in a score of paces. Spectators think of Nurmi m a machine than a bersonality | powers of concentratic pl America has|a gmperbly conditioned bod been far less impressive than that of | judgment of pace and his brother champion, Nurmi, for he|form the foundation has bowed to American athletes on|cCofree js Bior stinratat four occasfons. Willle Plant, the|ofien drinks several United States champion, conquered|oe An wi him three times, and on Tuesday night | gl Phil Granville of Canada defeated him Frigerio, despite his reverses, has| been & colorful performer and will be welcomed to American athletic whenever he returns. Board compe- tition and the short distances he has | covered on tracks here are his style, he believes. BOWLERS WILL HOLD MEETING ON SUNDAY | John Evans, president of the Capital |y 20 % | City Bowling Association. has called |7 FE | a meeting of the organization at noon on Sunday at the King Pin alleys Presidents of leagues are requested to be present or to have authorized representatives present to discuss plans for the second annual tourna ment, -which probably will be held the latter part of April | The inaugural tourney. | season, had the largest entry list of any tournament ever held in Wash- ington, and Evans is confident that the number of bowlers entering the team matches, singles and doubles, this vear will far exceed that of the | first affair. records import les, and By the Assoclated Press. Ugo Frigerio, 10,000-meter walking champion of the Olympic games, reported as determined to sail for| Italy on March 7, the date originally | scheduled. Frigerio's invasion of Rare a 2 his and the d hetween rac strenuous ev ups on opponents i Hahn of the Boston A meters, an of home and Wil the invad at longer dis this pair or Joie star that not yet front may take Paavo the odds will be again Either som measur, such an uy Nurmi has not yet tested the lim of his speed and stamina. He a ed what experts declared the in ble when he raced two miles in t 9 minutes. Likely he wil ny more “imposs is through. STENROOS MAY RESIDE IN U. S. SEVERAL YEARS the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, February Stenroos, F Olympic ma before B held last | star whe th will make his resi- country for severa v remain here until the 19 e hopes to last pics, marat when h n victory repest GREAT POLO CENTER. By the Assoclated Press. Miami Beach, Fla, has become one of the greatest polo centers in the country during the Winter months, and each Year sees an in- creasingly large number of high-class players taking part in the tourna ments. Under the sponsorship of | Carl G. Fisher, the game In that sec- tion has developed rapldly. . HEADS CHICAGO U, GOLFERS. By the Associated Press, Kenneth Hizert, former Western junior golf champion, has been elected STONE BATTERS WALKE MIAMI, Fla, Fe tone, Philadelphi weight, decisively outpointed Walker of Kansas City in a 10-rou bout last night. Stone admin a terrific beating to his opponen Stone weighed 175 pounds and \ ker weighed 174, BERNSTEIN IS ILL. NEW YORK, Februa Bernstein, Yonkers lightweight a former world’s junior lightweight champion, is definitely out of the light- 26.—Jack weight elimination tournament because of fllness, Victor Hirsch, his manager. has announced. captain of the University of Chicago golf team, holder of the Western inter- colleglate championship. There is very little call for Buick repair parts. Yet Buick genuine parts are available immediately at any Buick Authorized Service Station, in any part of America. 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