Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1926, Page 26

SPORTS THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. Trade Market Dull as Magnates Meet : Efficacy of Resin Questioned by Players OUTLOOK SLIM FOR DEALS BIGGER BALL PARKS Moguls Merely Smile at Tl | WOMEN WILL SWiN W UESDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1926. SPORTS. Mog | CAN HIT POWDERED BALL AS MOGULS CONVENE HERE URGEDBY COMISKEY, - Of Impending Base Ball War FOR NATIONAL TITLES| EASILY, ASSEKTS HORNSBY By the Associated Press . CHICAGO, February 9.—Passing ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla., February ment of Interest to Fans in Schedule Meeting }"“" park would he more ant to help | fion to be taken at the meeting of the American League owners | or the obening onight of the wom-| Kind of Sphere—Fletcher of Phils Does Not of the American Leaguers. | “Fans like hitting,” contends the| This rumor apparently originated in Boston, where a morning tests will lust five day had this in mind. The game as it! the two major circuits back in 1920 might be reopened. participate. The only absentee among BY GEORGE CHADWI CK. ion on Use of Resin Ball May Be Only Develop- |resin to'the pitcher may help the man Reports current today that a base ball war calculated to rock |4 “rwo score of the worla leading | Cardinal Manager Is Certain He Can “Flatten” both the pitcher and the game, thinks en’s national A. A. U. swimming meet , Believe Pitcher Will Be Aided “Old Roman. “As far as 1 can re- paper ied a story to the effect that the breach caused between Eleven title competitions are listed B ) BY DENMAN THOMPSON, has been played is a prefty fair game At that time the National League, at a big conference held in | them is Helen Wainwright, who won improved by messing up the ball with Kansas City, threatened to establish a third major organization in |lon. She, Gertrude Ederle and Aileen N EW YORK, February 9.—A <harp division of opinion us on the mound, but lengthening the the sport to its very foundations may be launched as a result of ac- woman swimmers are gatheerd here President Comiskey of the White Sox. here this afternoon merely drew smiles from the magnates. in the Alcazar Casino pool. The con member, the rule makers have always and at least seven title holders will — Sports Editor, The Star. and it doesn’t seem to me it hos been three crowns. including the pentath ASHINGTON today is the base ball center oi the country. Due [resin or any other substarice. opposition to the American League because the latter demurred at | Riggin have turned professional since probable cffect of the new resin rule developed among majo - 1, ¢ don’t know what effect resin will SRt ¢ of th Cm!) owners of the \u\::xua.u Leaguc { have on the efectiy of the pitch 'guc 4 o went into executive session the Hotel Washington 1o |ers, but it seems tite icy would subscribing to other innovations regarding the conduct of the na- all-around championship, and the tend the National League golden jubilee dinner. T c¢ir playing dates for 1920, followers oi the pastime throughout the have been to let well ough alone. T ~ |vard freestyle mark the first day's| | the last meeting. i ! i i E 3 clared s 3 : i i [tuke it that the committee had inmina| tional pastime. | program. The pentathlon includes the | Some managers declared the resin rule will make land are looking to the Capital for Midwinter fanfest fodder. I & accepting K. M. Landis as commissioner of base ball and balked at | The pentathlon, emblematic of the league managers and players who gatlicred here last 2 the Gy ; e iactors fuel | HEIDIRE the pitcher. There is one way The Boston “news” is to the further effect that the American |50 and 220 yard free-style distgnce, ;"(t ‘P.i';l:m-nul!hv‘v;-_ ,zm::,fi mnlf \'-r-ulrllhldlu- practically no el Maver trades have been found to furnish the most satisiactory fuel [to do that and still keep up interest in | 5 PR 0-yard ‘h” buck stroke and back | pitching or the batting. Still others said that therc are pitchers who do e s i 1he e ane omernt that some choice stok- | hatting. and that i ta hive the baij| |£ague is preparing to oppose the re-clection of Landis when his | /L cimming and diving from the | not wish to use resin to aid them in getting firmer grip on the ball and tatertal will be uncovered here, but irom surface indications as the [parks big enouzh to give the fielders| —term expires at the close of the 1927 season, and that it may invite low springboard | that these men will not take advantage of the new rulc. es filed into the committee room to answer to the roll call of Presi- ["“"”: of roun | the National League to go through with the threat it made six years & ‘:"'1‘ ;‘d"'\' l";’"x'\;‘ f“r'rl'&e; ){"_m'l;wen‘:;l 1~ == = == dent Byron Bancrott Julnson it scemed doubtiul that any deals of real = —e = ago. B GONO CASTILIIN,. il phia Athletics, =nd bis apt pupll, Ji 3 A : 5 - ber of the Woman's Swimming Asso- S RS Atde Bis apt pupll, I L SOUTH ATLANTIC BOXING “The story in il was the comment made by Clark Grimen, | e e e Smming, Aze:| NOISE IS NOT HEARD o coiinn. o st e Before the nrecting got under way the moguls indulged in a deal of | tinies of the Chicago White Sox, ar confabbing in the lobby, bur none of them would adwit that anything LISTED FOR MARCH 14-15 — [Ioiesant Uice el e BY JOYCE WETHERED &z e o think tive resia’ i * = Connie Mack, pilot of the Philade G will Lenefit the pitchers. ounie Cs pat e ”“_‘; o rl‘ e geg i = | BALTIMO M., February 9 = s Aonin Gil: Toris oo e Stei sana Ho Aside from the everpresent po Dates fc South Atlantic Associa l e ow e s of New York and Kuth Llberfield of e e G O Y batting pe i e S e o JUDGE AND BUSH SIGN: | on v Tbmanent e ai 'S o v o conimges’ b o the vule. G 83 0 | nounced last night .as March 15 an = L The greatest race of the day is x| LONDO! Februa . dovee : e n e DB OWS @ he hosteiry or at e Ras N The 1 1 e 1 i) i 5 - i - i S e e GOING TO HOT SPRINGS |16. The houts will be held at the . SR . {pected in the Soyard event, With|iceipareq, “the Harry Vardon of Collins Likes Rule. el ihle eventn; (Niinre [in e Sl lmia G | 104th ,\ml‘-w\ h-‘:;mmnll A\l‘imvly LBERT FISCHER. who belongs to Mount Hermon Lodge of Hyatts- | Eleaser Garretty of California defend. Sy it = l‘ ¥ “We e had much trouble i inz are : ore das| own_ o avoid clogging the lists with Gilfe. ast sight rolled what ic 5 o c = | r title against Mariechen Wehs. | Women's golf,” is reputed to have s i) S Tictals of the Washinzton club. It i3} greet the delegates to the mediocre battlers and prevent undue | ville, last night rolled what is thought to he a record count for one | n Wer Lile hesing; Stariechon, Weber) JS0El S B0 L ration that any other | 1t tre vears with pitchers viho b likely any annpuncements of Vital | can League schedule i club will ‘be lmited to| session in the Masonic Association. Bowling in a double-header | ey, and 1 Lackie of the Tilin e e = e Of the ball, and if there tnterest will come from (he sathering | pregident C. C, Griflith accom | two entries in euch class. There w | res i > et ol ot nois of the clan ed 4 good day's work in obt Aperwelght civisl s | with his tt.u!x against \\lnu‘ng and Usiris, i_n,cher totaled 775 pins in the [Athletic Clu f thisitrio I8 Ul whe was playing o Ehres t._huum be a m that will profit b To Recodity Constitu the signature of Joe Judge, his vet- cses belnz Trom fly to heavy welght, | six games. That was smacking the maples for a fine score. he new rule,” Collins told the write: universal record holder. Virginia s = Losee, Detroit Yacht Club: Lorette |vard putt when a railroad train w Brogern Elonat B e e 'he adoption of the schedule ifselr,| €ran first baseman, to a contra The winner® will be awarded old | In his first set of the evening on| 1"-'""""- Baltinore: Mics Lambert and | 7ea by within 100 yards of her. She | Nutional League, who ale; manage carefully prepared in advance, usually for this year. I medals, the runners-up silver. In ad- the Convention Hall drives, Fischer I pr are also expected o give the | o T 50 : o oise. | the St. Louis Cardinals, does not thin fo @ mere formality. The magnates| _Judge had made noises signifl |dition, a te phy will be awarded. | hit for games of 134, 131 and 118 t W ONLY e sank the ball in spite o mptes. | {0 0L Touls © g ave planning i recodification of. the cant of “holdontitis” earlier in the | The wiuners in the various classes total 383. Then he came back to the Miss W holds the rid [ One of her companions remarked that | kjtters, Hornshy na P \flz)‘;‘;"‘h_ Winter, but reached an agreement | will be sent to the national juniors second se 1o-frame scores of | | e 30 ¥ { gy = Jeague constitution. and this may 3 g ¢ ¥ ors | second set to get 1hframe scores ¢ | straightaway record for ATaH: | e wwas: surprised- the teain (had: net |ean Bit s Ball Dtherss ors 8 MSHLBHON. s o D with his boss in short order at |in Uhiladelphia March 26 and 134, 180 and 119 for 393. Either of 5.] Io BEAI HEI EN retty's time for the | i & = i soea 4 cause the session to last fonzer thun 2 | while Miiss S e Sty 6:'can| Hitions. that hag metl L iy e the conference this morning. these sets would be a great mark for L rerool diktance & econds, | interfered with her n Bt one that has no : Instead of waiting here to re- | What train,” she R ol T it Toe T ad | HOLL WILL POLE-VAULT b e (R rezin on tl Miss Wethered is an =g e e vthing, 1| On February 28, Judge obtained Tentn Gt Pebruary 4 UP)—The e R for some prvtiminary work and = oo B OPRE BEL greutture Tnterburei Lo are | el WAls iy vineles e droppet | QWM SET FOR MARCH 6 tenmis plaser. sates well s Jmmissionar Kenesayw | Will entrain tomorrow evening to JNEW YORK. February 9 () beginning to belleve that the circult | (=t s G et “";.h‘.', e of skiing and bobslee P, Souii At Atain Tandls for alne i | doin several of mates at the | Charley Hoff of Norway is out of |has uncovered a mew “miracle man™ | ¢ oA S8 CAEET COR ATHE: ngien ATTIMOR Md.. February %.— ent she is i it nd ving Arthur Fletcher, nanager of ) Spa. Judge says he s in good running for tie remainder of the in- | in Joe McKerieher, the popular cap- | VUG PROVE unbestuble. | L Gt Atlantic intericholastic swim. | Winter sports. Nl refuses 10 devote | Phillics, does noi beleve that the physical condition, but believes he Fdoor track scoson tain of the So-Kems. Thix team, the | AsS WAIS drobbing the soft lob | 1 5 cyympionshins will be decided | her entire tinie to uny single form | pitchers will tighten up to ane gre- will benefit from 4 sojourn at the | He says dut he was vather sore |winner of the champlonship the past i (3% i 10 WD N (ReCHET | nere on March 6 in an indoor meet | of sport. ext just Decuuse ihey are pecmit Arkansas resort. { after performing in three events wt | wo seasons, had the misfortune to ibuted “her defeat in the mixed | BeRe QU AEIGCD G Slpices of the | Her refusal to 3 Ui, Year 105 | v o e eoze they. ate’ perin Joe Bush, hurler recently ob- | the Millrose zames in New York 1ast | joge two of its best men early in the ‘oubles at Nice Sunday against Su- pe a om a re when his present 7 boss of base hall 3 shably will be known hin the conferenc little question buf | 11 be discussed amd Bancroft on Fenee. s sel . Davy Bancroft was one of 1 bass. Southern chub, or millpond bass. or | agers interviewed who qid 1ot tahe 30 o 1l L bt ) 20 ampionship is sal¢ o be! tained in the trade with the |week. the pole vanlt. the Millrose 600 | yregent season. Gowan, leading the | esterday put so much steam Baltimore Athletic (it Ahe et s o i | bag. in oratory porbably will | @RS B (S AR ened yeu. | on he will engage only in pole | 111 moved o the suburbs and cav-|feated Miss Ethel Fischer of England andi the: fancy iy upiall h‘;‘r”:m;"""'_“é‘j‘:;,“‘ itleaead {imm ietoher, call, “that U s terday. Bush also will work ‘out | viulting. not get in to howl, while Kettler, why |3 two love sets she also had Eoe SR DT t this t 2 i 5 i 4 B as with - it - The best that any one could he: Miller Huz R nown e | Coveleskie leaving last night for of Ford o b W | partment of Agrleulture. When one any one could hear e e o he public will | {ovele drawn from indoor competition. ‘onsiders that the average Inter.|Whispercd last night was 5 4ND STRE 4 o T s ol d v hat the r not affeet 1 T uckrinnors of this type can |0 see Miss Wills serve sizzling shots ] the ity 'he French flush had drawn a bye s of the ge ready Joe has molded a new outfit A k | Teg bie s el ! alenioftoe yonmEs : s that has worked into & the for second | the first set und eight in the second ing bass in the Potomac River, off Featherstone Clubhouse rec bie” sid the diminutive 1 uit d » oust him. which By Hugh A. Jennings g the latter part of the seas SoLbien pitep e J ug V L= the leaders. I'ine team spirit and|tend herself to defeat the English ] ) = loyalty are important factors in bring- | Birl. After the match was over ginia March 15, 1922, as follows: » s the A eaguers coule 'S SCHMELZ, wh sed to manage the \Washiugton t . 50 b promptly and try earnestly | and mnalvely saild sh pected 1o = ¢ = ¥ % Tocoati o ateciin Liee C g sl e Ry L O e . e e paomptiy and 1y EARESUS] reich the: top of Ving form 'unlawful to buy. seli. barter or offer to buy, sell or barter J 2 3 ! % big-mouth bass. small-mouth the: 1d not to succeed | league team. Gus had the military idea. conducting a base ball That match between tiie Miah Mur-: It is the expectation of a A ) N w o Sk deciaed etang < & R 9 . S ; sl 5 oriko "ont tn | California or rainbow trout. or brook or mountain trout. at any ti ded stand_on either side of with revoluti team as one would conduct an army corps. Each aiternoon the pl vay championship squad of Boston |sionalre of the Cariton tournament to | ailQ 2 fence. The leader of the Bost Broons, ‘alio s aMzed name | and i special relay race. From now | league with an average of better than | 9N the’ ball that when she had de- ight event neludir 3 ue largely to unwillingness to e ar the pitchers ar bac 1ers offic Lt B s e eanley Becau ness, Julnny Gibson | Veraged 110. resigned from the De. Knocked off two polnts in the odds. jhdnds on .z pine ol & i ORISR bureau bowler is around 4, the loss| Suzanne did not stand Fr e i = be appreciated. Naturally. league fol . " PERRY MILLER ¢ b of the 'season 3 SpHOLiof the i ”‘i-v‘[x:“ h{M ; owers expected to tie So-Kers | and remalned away from the courts BY PERR Hitohers e A s i Hine himsel drop rapidly into the cellar, but al Not single game went to deuce. PREST and f P e F e law in remard tolcatch-| they Bave =t < s eeding himsel 1| Miss Wills lost only 18 points, five in RREST and of five violators of the la regard to catc A o n place and 1s but a single game bLehind | And yet she apparently did not ex has brought to light a law passed by the General Assemb! %0 zood-—if the andi . CHAPTER LVIIL - z Landis Seems Necure. . ing about this result. The men are Helen war pleased with her showing. “Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Vir e it e one of the oddest men 1 have ever known as head of a major | (OF ever = liirouna: Wednesas It n Jot name ha «nd John Blick's all-star Convention make a bit of money out of the tour Brave belleve that. ft b iose mame Bt had to assemble in the clubhouse and then march on the field in mil Gus would parade th le. go through alleged movement to bring about; order. carrying their bats on the chunge in the government of base. over the infield. marching in single and double the fact that Owner Charles' formations, and. finally, line up in iront of the Comiskey of the White Sox can be would salute Gu: and then the spectators. I the breaks were ed on to strenuously oppose any favored by Johnson, with whom his heen at lozgerhewds for many <. means that any attempt to get | alp of Landis would he doomed 1w outs Resin Question Is Up. thought he had made a mistake, so let st what the mugnates will the pitched ball go by. He looked about taking advant Y jagain. Gus pulled the whiskers three Gus wore long w hiskers he nsed to signal with them. If Gus pulled the whiskers once, the batter was to sac rifice; if he pulled them twice, he was to hit and run. One day s pulled o in by pitchers is problematical, |did not take his bat off his shoulder I is known that a majority of the {and struck out. When he returned to ! Afieriean Leaguers heenly resret the the bench Gus roared. vent action of the joint s comn- | wittee in lifting the Lan on resin, fear- | SiECETtopHdme ity v i it will prove the . “You pulled vour whiskers t wedge for illegal pitching times and I don't know wh thres: possible fromw the applic - ltimes means.” the player tried to e n substances to the ball. plain, but the explanation did not =o t may be that pi sion for having | with Gu: sin available w de, but that ;| “Phooll Ven T pulls dree dimes dot . athletes will be giv- | means home run. Dot feller out dere ke advantage of it w be wned | you could hit a home run easy pon. 1s, dree is a home run,” said Gus, and @S shead with a two-game President Gri Secretary Eynon |after that three pulls at Gus's whisk- | over Accounts | deadlocked statistics follow ind Manager Harris wera earlv on | ers meant a home run. the scene at the Washington as a ve- | Gus also used to pull his whisker ception committee in greeting the vis when his team was in the field, s iting dignitares naiing his pitcher in this manner. One Among the early arrvals was Presi- pull meant a fe 1. two a curve t Johnson. who came to town ves and three a slow one. In a tough game | 4 day afternoon, and was fullowed in ' Gus pulled so hard that his chin got cvening by the New Vork dele sore and then he resorted to chewin gation, consisting of Pregiden: Jacoh zum. He Lought twi three pack Pupert, Secretary Bdward G. Barrow, ages of chewing gum until he had and Manager Miller Huggin:. wad the size of a golf ball. If th The remainder of the delegates ar- chewinz zum was Leld on the v ed this morning and included side of the mouth it was a signal to President Frank Navin nnd Secret the batter to bunt. If the left check ‘harles Navin of Detroit; President protruded, then it meant a hit and run [ Barnard and Secretary Walter | If the wad was on neither side of MeNichols of Cleveland; Business | mouth, then the batter had the right ‘Mlanager Harry Gabriner of ¢h . | tu choose his own Lall to hit at and to | President Bob Quinn and Ma o as he pleasec i“ohl of Hoston, President T All verbal orders that Gus gave were of Philadelphia, Manager Iddie Col- in the nature of military commands ins of Chicago and Manager Miller for he ¢d_army phrases whenever | Huggins of New York. Illness pre. he could. There used to be a great ented the attendance of President deal of fun made over it, but T believe "hil Ball of St. Louis. it was a good thing for the game. It “The first of the two sessions listed |t reated new interest and it was a nov for today, that o 2 i- ety rectors of the leagues, lock. This board is Dy Navoriot Soreltios 1 have always been in favor of nov L Ihe anmual |elties in base ball. The game at Winter meeting \gtie in Nesw |Limes becomes too serious and there ML R LB tieally il MUSU be something to offer relief. Baxe Dirsiness wie clenared up AL that time Pall is, ufter all, asport and recreation, T e anmounced. after # con- |and it does not'do to take w recreation srence lasting less than an hour that | 120 seriously. Gus was the first man athing of importance had been con- 10 introduce a novelty into hase ball ving against his s concluded that ver sitting on the hench was 2 bad luck 1o him. order & player « Lis whiskers three times. The batter | tinued, he kept on ordering them ofi. certain that by grad would find the bringer of bad luck 3 Often the game finished with Stallings revision in the rule: permitting use |times, as before. Puzzled. the batter | us the sole oceupant of the bench V. B. LEAGUE GIRLS BATTLING FOR LEAD Lsportation, Accounts and Claims o ce for the I o understand that any effort to {has god nuddings but vun fast ball and | the Veterans’ Bureau Ladies Duckpii ad luck con- 11 elimination he eum Standiogs Itigh individual average High individual set, 318, Myera, Supply Hikhest number of 'sit o biv. Highest number of spares, 57 High fiat game. Hish team game. 4873 High toam set, Individual Records. TRANSPORTATION Hali" outfit may not be rolled on|nament aside of the gate receipts ore can be nothing plainer. ve February fis originally scheduled. | He has sold the motion picture rights The second block of the match be-|of the expected match Saturday be tween the winner of the \Wolsten. |tween Miss Wills and Mile. lenglen olre-Ellett-Rosenberg battle, which | to an Amerl SRELOTESR 0 now under way, and Larl Mc-|to exceed $1 Dhilomy will be due February 27, and' Miss Wills eald the deal was news abont moy ¢ |ing pictures,” remarked Mile. Leng Blick does not want to offer these to her. “I never bother two attractions within such a sh time. It is probable that the Hub len. crew will be nsked to postpone its — e ERS visit unt{l March 6 Members of the Washington Ladies’ them are apt to be a bit late in veporting at the drives for thei matehes, However, one of them " i Teading Jdways is on the job. May O'Brien. o0 T pasee president of the cireuit, is prompt " poed margin, according to the « fh reporting, and if those who have | & 8009 FEFEE istics, compiled by wot been bothering so much about Liarer Allen W. Liryan. The figures. starting ti rould follow Ber opjen’ include games of last Wednes sple the league would be lLetter show the red and white pin spill i mes ahead of the s . Occasionally a bowler may have .8t be i legitimate excuse for not being on' ndplace Bonzai: {iie beneh at starting time, but more aily of the third-place Drifters hus insportation | often than not the tardiness is due heen shooting best in the eircuit. only to carelessness. has an average of 1093 for 45 sames L.ea e fig s follow: This vear’s tournament of the Ma. | Leagus fisures fo sonic Association promises to be the Team Standings. best ever staged by that large « . g wanization. Entries for the affgir Lolomae Beat Ciah have been pourinz into the office of Drifters Canve Club. tary Arvi rsole at a rapid |y, - 0e . . and when the meet opens next night he expects to have rec 1 list at hund However. sor of the lodges have been a trifle dila- tory in filing entries. It is up to| them to shake a leg and get them i High team game—Potomue High team set—Bonzal, 10 Lucile Preble’s Registers swept High wndividual ganie—Mc ‘ormack. Bon their set with M < and Files .last /“]'lug "individual set—Fristoe. Potomac, night in the Public Debt Girls’ League, winning 430, 420 and 437 to reatest number of strikes—Imirie, Poto mae. 384, 411 and $09. A, Williams was — Greatest number of spares—Fristoe, Potc the high scorer of the Registers. In mag 110 otlier matches Securitfes took two ! joq! from Loans, Accounts beat CorTe spondence three and Independents triumphed over Audit twice in three engagements. With a count of 131, Farnum saved Knights of Columbus from a “‘hlse washing by the Belmonts in the Nu |tional Capital League. In the other sames the Caseys were well drubbed, although George Friend, yvoung star of the Belmonts, was far off form, I\\ilh games of 98, 89 and 113. i M. H. A, easily took the measure \ < of the Young Friends in the Iebrew | DRIFTERS' CANOE CLUB. League; winning 517, 545 and 512 to A 20 102 107, 498 and 484. M. Welnberg was |2 1 Individaal Records. POTOMAC BOAT CLUB. G. Pins Str. 48" 5 19 10. igh individual average—Daly. Drifters. spite it there hus been, and stiil numerous and constant viola 15 of this law. If it is ageinst the law 1o buy, sell barter, or offer to buy. sell or barter buss in the State of Virginia, it cer inly is against the law to ship these fish out_of the State into th of Washington. Baltime ind_Philadelphia. Wliat this column wants to know is ire our local fish dealers buying any these buss from shippers in \ir ginia, and if so, is there not some way {10 stop them? Can't the District in spectors get busy and check up on these shipments” The Maryland W covering the catebing of bass in the 1'otomac River imd its tributaries is as follow “It shall not be Liw roany per <on to_cateh or 1 black biss zreen bass, ¢ s, plke or o, eral or wi pike (commoniy own as saln nh between the 15th - of April and the 1st day of June T vear. mor catch or kill any of said species of fish at any other time during the year save only with rod hook and line or dip net. “The words ‘hook and line’ shall include trotlines or outlines is a compact between Virginia and West Vir- Maryland jurisdiction extends ) opposite shore on Potomac River Accordin, to the ws of both Maryland and the luss on sule in the markets of Bultimore and Washingten have been taken illegil 1y, as it would be w physical impo. sibility <o ¢ \ rod and reel u the ba How are lcolumn has been wbly informed [that the bass are placed between what is known as ‘rough fish.' which means wlmost any kind that it is not against the law to catch. The “rough” fish are placed at the ‘Dbottom and top of the barrels in which the bass are shipped. kes no differsnce whether th ken illegally are caught on the @ shore and taken to the Mary land side—it fs against the law Expresses Appreciation. Kdward C. Kemper, for many years secretary of the Potomac Anglers Assoclation and one of the first to pro test ngainst the methods used in atching bass and their sale in local | markets writes in as follows: | “Kver since Sundav I have bsen | trying to find a chance 1o write to | you and express my very keen per- | extenc the zction to the south « { being netted and sold. and wulso the | tirely across creek are being {lators the Inrgem bronze-bhacks | 10 the sale or offering for sale of bass | court trying the : providing that | day, 61, $—4, | no fine greater t $30 shall be im-| fine and imprisonment. dersigned, tosether with all | pivahers een a Hiek attached to this post the rule ni ghted 1o ~ee by Sunday’s Star e that some action has heen taken 1« ward enforcing the law in this v : SOY the 3rook! cinity with respect to the netting o 15 K AR bass. Can you do somethi oward p .. e docs Tiot thivk b centazes will be cted 1 Occoquan. including Quanticn. Chap- e e aftented pawamsic and Aquis ks? In these | zamits that he does not know crecks bass have been and are now | "¢ i< something that T wart % onstrated for 3 Unels bby, “hefora h about i Robby thinks he has the best pit 18 the be ch ing Staff in (h o he contends tha ant race. laws respecting pl nets en- ated dully. T tices have ulted in spoiling to # greut extent !the bass fishing in these nelghbor- | peed th hoods in the past, and unless some . ST ction is taken now to curh the via- | ) i e il live here in memory oni to:theball tsell. Thie v “The ngiers here have stocked lese waters with bass nks 1o the co-operation of the Burenu of Fisher ios, and it seems 100 bad Lo thini that these eff s have resulted in rfatten ing the purses of law violwtors. rather lea SE 4 than affording a few hours of inter-|{ymntre il % as b esting sport and recreation for those | rente Wl car e o ofvresl who obey the law and ‘carry on With | have to seek out tha e toher W the other fellows' rights in mind. liciahes soras Gl A he umps when ). “Keep up the good work you are his hands on the bag doing and remember that you are re 1 contral of the ump ¥ use to dry his hands meshed. A bagz pow furnishe { cefving the moral support and thanks U. S. OARSMEN IN:;TED of all the fishermen in this locality : 2 Februzry 8 o Violators Are Fined. » compete in the 1"?. eteanti lie five men arrested by : Virginia anniversary of the Hambure State game warden were taken before | Rowinz Ciul, 10 and 11, have Judge Brent at Ma as, Va. One | been t to five Amer aniv wwas fined 330 and costs on 4 chargs of | sities and (o Henry P, illegally catching the bass, and the | delphia, president ¢ others were fined $12.30 apiece and | Ass ion of costs. Other charges of shipping and ited s 'offering for sale are still pending | Columbia, against these men, Under the Virginia law the penalty for violating the provisions relatink crews have Leen invit - = LANG BEATS GRAVES. is a flne of not le: LM BEACH. Fla., February for each fish offered for Jerry Lang of New Vork won from hought, or Lartered, or imprisonment | Tohn Temple Graves, 53, of Tyacn in jail for a period not exceeding 30 fngton in the final of the Palm Ben. days, or both, in the discretion of the | County tennis hampionshin see 6—3. ) posed in any one case. 2=ty sy The penalty in Marvland for viols AFTER 23D STRAIGHT. ing the provisions of the buss la = 5 e provisi Jaw i=| Epiphany Junfors will attemp shable by a fine not exceeding | uniex their twenty-third sttaiens w €200, or imprisonment in the counts | tonight ar 7:30, when ther worer: Jail not exceeding six months. or LY | the Aurora five at the G strect opm: syni. Law in District. ~— The Jaw in the District of Columbia. Ameri in regard to the taking of black bass CricreBasker Ball League: Soadn: i (Second Series.) “That no person shall catch or kill | (eems,, W-I- i | sonal appreciation of Your support of | in the District of Columbla any black | Wadhtn: 1 8 1000 bt S avia NeCatiey : | pending legislation. and the general |bass (otherwise known as green bass [Detroit. .o 1 0 1.000 Cbicac i 4 7 | principle. that the bass of the Potomac |and chub), crappie (otherwise known | Rohester. 0 0 000 Brockls R 6 River should be protected from com- as calico bass and strawberry bass), | " SUAgton. 28: Brooklsn. merctal fishing. | between the first day of April and the ' Last Night's Reeult “Your column ‘Rod and Stream’ and | 29th of May of each vear. nor have . the photograph of the buss illegally | in possession or expose for <ale any of taken near Woodbridge, \Va.. are ex-|said species of fish at any other time amples of independent newspaper dis- | during the yeur except hy angling. cussions which will help form public [ nor catch nor kill any of the afore | opinlon_and ultimately bring about | said species by what are known as | tegislation for the District of Columbia | out-lines or trotlines, having a suc | which will stop the sale of bass as |cession of hooks or devices.” | & market fish. The law further states, “it shall be |~ “The net fishermen, the fish dealers | unlawful for any person to expose for {and the unthinking public have no,sale in the District of Columbia at more right to destroy our only fresh- |any time during the vear any black water game fish than the same classes | bass, striped bass or rockfish having of people have a right to destroy auail | 3 length of less than nine Inches. - and duck for market purposes. Qual] | S ’ i) e cooe 48 4807 12 102! ur;d duck tare. now protected by the | o o e < wh 5y the Associated Press. : 2 00 | migratory bird law, ve no longer e e o AL e e - 3 30 % ANTA, February 9.—After an A iy i b 2o atrings of bob whites mnd ean- und e I cannot. remnembier’ Juat | EORer - & | all-nightexecutive session, directors Sy e 87 | vas-back ducks hanging in tvont of The Cubs, departing for the Wrig. ' Sfass. But 1 cennat wenfern - < { o the Southern Association early to-| : 4 07 | grocery stores. ev proving grounds mt Cataling | “hatthis was the slgnal for. <op | Herran S day adopted an official 1926 playing - 2 9517 “But we do see barrels and lLoxe Conveniently Located sland, are the first outhit in the b Georga Staliings g su0Lher Malor fnauen' o o5 | schedule. | | of black bass from the Potomac Riv on Fourteenth Street e e et S trathre | leazzue manager nervous as well ‘as | Kemp 101 | Uisplayed in every fish mayket, Such Save your hair with itious. 2 ! Morgan® | Fach team in the association will ] y e The rest of the clubs will follow | SUPerstitious. " He would plck one spot | J5H2e - o120 § ia1 | play 154 games, half of that number 4| conditions are a crime against o= | Newbro’s Herpicide | 1333-37 14th St. Main 5780 % | who love the black bass and the oul- ALY =t St ’ s You’ll Be More on FADiAY rpvensionT on the bench and sit there. If the | Riehards .. 5911 on home fields. The season will start | Some twentv-odd players will leave zg'(\n!e got close :Stullhlg's right leg MISCELLANEOUS. April 13 and will, in most instances, 83 | Joor life of which he is a symbol. jiore Thursday morning, several more | Moved up and down continuously. He | proitman 921 -nd September 19. {Tectert. 10 %5 | “The Washington Star could do no | greater service to the District of Co- T isfied I.os Angeles. At least 30 players will Stalli itio By for_dinner last night, at which Gov. a8 han S atistie - » i Stallings Superstitious. | P . g f h i) ohe 8 —that our e on bhand Monday -morning when | Cliffora Walker was guest of honor. 97 | through Congress prohibiting the sale Cold St | The governor was presented with a U5 |of bass in the District of Columbia | To Match Your Odd Coats AUTOS Sitsdiny f he saw one. he developed terrific rage. | - S 0T TSR i His own plavers and others, knowing | Everett Crouch -and rl Green|§, 5 the game. | 90 | bill, which may - BOXER IS ARRESTED. TS Superstition, used o piay tricks |are to face tonight in the exhibition | '° @ RoR-official of the £ | 99| bill, which may be years in coming, by Cold { strate its - . 2 5 | Stallings. They would come m‘pauket billiard matches heing staged P 7 | when by a proper showing of public | efficiency on STAMPORD, Conn., February 9 (#). | on ngs. 'y = NICE TENNIS DELAYED. 28 i Steam YOUR ca | it HAther Supporter. You Will Agree Cold Steam Process . Harry Lay, U. s. M. C., com: 7th Y manding the 10th Regiment ¢ Auto Laundry, 1139 17th § !\{nl{'iv;les at Quantico, Va., writ in PAGF< 3 AND 19 ‘v Mayflower. Phone Fr as follows: e Ithe first mun who showed an origi v 2 <idered. i , k S ginul ! the big counter of the victors, with Following an interval for luncheon !{rend. and since his day there have LWiler ---- 2 zames of 108, 107 and 128. h 2 5 | Mitehell : 5 3 He N R dembled for the Deen made additions. Wa have bands, | Y, 4ni e e jenzue mecting itself, with Tresident '¢omedians and various festi S Govenor In all likelihood the final block of the 13game match being rolled by nected with the game on certain days, | Morsan 5 All managers are more or less Max Rosenberg, Glen Wolstenholme | superstitious, 1 guess. I have yet (o Msers nd Perce Ellett will be held CUBS WILL BE FIRST see one entirely free from superstition. [uBphrics R N 7 s When John McCloskey managed the | Hiciman starting at 4 o'clock. The King Pin St. Louis club he was also extremely | fery B No. 1 alleys, where the match was TO START FOR CAMP He bec noted for hiy | Heddereon tcheduled originally. were so damaged | nervousness rather than his various | < .y the fire that swept them a week I superstitio the start of each |Penson . g 3 2go Sunday that they are not apt to ame McCloskey could be found on | Ferreira he sufficiently repaired for use this 3 - e end of the bench. As the game |Smith CHICAGO. February %.—-The 1926 agvanced McCloskey continued mov- | fodgem® major league hase ball scason s just)ine e would shove his players along | Meredith avound the corner. More specitically | yntil finelly he had the bench all to ahnson presiding . Tomorrow's games. on at Fort Wasn By {he A-cociated Press 25853 (T eSo2o50es it is less than 48 hours away il D ¢ : SCHEDULE IS ADOPTED :;rnd " Bright and early Thursday morning ’l'r::'”,fzne}:;’m} o :;'x‘mh’r‘:”:"‘:e'}‘l;l”"‘(; Qtler oo > we 201! AETER A LONG SESS'ON; Arno) the majors will he pushed out into | cadi"s" geat somewhera in foul terri. | Jorgeck <-- 760 53585 MOTOR CO. szmx Ex ot oren SRERE oot RN SoRRsE 12010, it Yzsus REEEE s v o aD0omIN w on cmuoanan 223852 Z onicn ARorD S-wsw - s 5] 1o B will be picked u Kaneas ity and | thought that if he kept his leg moving | Brainard Moot o yesterday afternoon 8 i continsent. headed by Man- | up and down it would bring his team | dorse - | the directors remained continuously in POTOMAC CANOE {lumbia, Virginia and Maryland than (zer Joe McCarthy, will be waiting ml luck. Foulke | session, with the exception of a recess | Belt.. . - 47 A8 103 to lend its influence, editorially and 3 \mherwlsa. toward getting legislation e tin comes off the first ball and | _Stallings always regarded a piece | Tinker " 20l \feCarthy starts his caveer as a big | of paper lying in front of the bench —_ { gold league pass, the fifth such com- |} 2! at all times of the vear. i - i Taocenston league pilot | assan omen of ill luck. Whenever CUEISTS TO CONTEST. | Dlimentary ticket in existence in the = 85| * “Why wait for natienal legisiation| FISEM AN’S > cleanini autos ! association and the only one presented RACCAR CA of the kind proposed in the Tawes | S, 7th & 1 Cleaned T o i | Wilter Bordetich of this eity, known | the park carrying pieces of paper and [at Grand Central parlors. _ Joseph 3 Ol e Di DUR car. L e eig Broan, was | whenever he was not looking dropped | Crowley defeated Bert Watt, 75 to 20.| CANNES, February 9 UP.—All of 2| Giate remedy for Itooeire L e lvesten today charged with man. | them in front of the bench and then — today's matches in the Garlton lawn EacH O | s Saughter following the death at the | wander off. This would compel Stall- | GOMMUNITY FIVE AHEA tennis tournament were postponed be- 0 Siamford Hospital of “Tiger” Smith | ings to crawl out of the dugout and | | cause of rain. The anticipated singles | ¥ : 44 Norwalk. Smith's death resulted | pick the paper up himself. He forgot | Communily tossers won from the . finals between Suzanne Lenglen and | Foster 3 “rom blows received in 5 bosing bout | all about the game until the last shred | Lerover quint last nizht at Tweifth | Helen Wills thus will not take place 1 lire last nig! of paper was gathered from the giass. ' s eourt, 42 to %5, Defore next Sunday. bty onmaais g BIEILER 8 E “Budon € pmcasm P S b4