Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1926, Page 28

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1926. SPORTS. Tampa Getting Too “Sporty” for Griffs : Co-Operative Training Ca@g’ofi&; SCHOLASTIC COURT TITLE PONIES AND BASE BALL THOUGHT POCR MIXTURE Numerous Diversions Are Detracting From Value of Florida City as Training Camp—TLittle Work Done at First Session. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor. The Star. ¥ numbers every year, coupled with th has sent prices for every commodity era of prosperity for the natives. Floridians, and Tampans in par Playground of the Nation.” AMPA, Fla., February 16—This State is proud of its title of “Winter | And well it may be, for the tourists who have been trckking here from the Northland in increasing e remarkable real estate boom which soaring, has meant an unprecedented ticular, naturally are elated over the developments of the last year or so which have worked so greatly to their material advancement, but there are at least two sojourners here who view existing_conditions with some doubt and apprehension. Calvin Griffith and Stanley Raymond Harris. They are Clark Their _chief interest in this metropolis of the west coast is, of course, the conditioning of players of the Washington ball club for the ap proaching base ball season, and their misgivings in regard to the present state of affairs are based on the fact that they may prove a serious handicap in the achievement of their ob- jective. When the Nationals first started doing their Spring work here, back in 1920, Tampa was a rather sleepy town of some 70,000 population, with nothing more alluring to distract the attention of the athletes from serlous training than a k in the p: or a movie show. In the six years intervening the town practically has doubled 1n_size and means for activi- ties generally held not conducive to the advancement of a ball player in his chosen profession have more than kept pace with the increase in popu- lation. Too Many Diversions. This Winter, for instance, there are half a dozen golf courses, where for merly there were but two. The most famous linksmen of this country and some from Europe, too, make freque: appearances and draw huge gallerie The sport of do; es, where both matinee and evening programs are held, with carefully kept charts of past’ performances and pari-mutuel betting, has srown so in favor that there now are two tracks ithin 3 minutes’ motoring distance of the city Further evidence of the extent to which Tampa is becoming a sport center is found in the fact that with- in a fortnight some of the top-rank- ing performers in the tennis world, including Bill Tilden, national cham pion, and Vin Richards, chief challen- ger for the title, are to appear in matches here, and before the end of the week the woman's national swim- ming and diving champlonships, in which the cream of the country’s mer- malids are entered, are to get under way at a nearby country club. In addition, Thursday of this week will mark the inauguration of horse racing in this vicinity, when the We: Coast Jockey Club opens a six-week meeting at the new track just outside the city limits. On top of all this a tendency toward a liberal policy in th matter of other “attractions” seem to be prevailing, cabarets and road- houses being plentiful, and no diligent kearch being necessary to locate es- tablishments where games of chance, such as faro and roulette, may be in- dulged in. Ban on Ponies. Needless to say, some of the ave- nues of recreation do not fit in well with ideas of those responsible for getting a band of ball players in prime physical condition for a stren- wous Summer of campaigning, hevnce the dubious attutude of Messrs. Grif- fith and Harris in regard to tl:)e in creased liveliness or their Spring bome. y With some of the diversions recent- 1y made available no fault whatever can be found, involving as they do time beneficially spent in the _sun- shine and fresh air, but the president and manager of the champions are making no effort to conceal the ap- prehension they feel over the advent « horse racing here. Not only 1s it caiculated to attract any sportively inclined persons who bu ponies have such a &trong ¢ -~ lheln majority of ball players are running close hand the athletes are inclined to dwell on matters relating to the turt 1o the exclusion of the national pas- time. at_when they peal ¢ ihe Griffmen that racing and base E‘d: ‘(io not mix well, for the players cannot maintain the proper degree of interest in training if they hustling through their chores to get out to the track or spending their off hours in pouring over form charts. Sports Don't Mix. th Griffith and Harris frankly 2 %fond of horse racing and fre- jently may be seen at the tracks ,out Washington after the base ball cason ends, but the: lit it presents an appeal too strong or the mere privates in the ranks of e diamond sport to indulge in with- out the chief business at hand Tering. Bucky is so convinced of thi: ct that he has announced he will not attend the track at all, regardles of the fact that races will be i operation here practically through it the time the team is in camp. ‘As yet no change in the usual pr gram for driiling by the players Teen ordered because of the fact that the banstails will be sprinting dail on the nearby oval, but if it is found that the boys show too much interest i the training hours for the will be shll’t“'.t:d“lr‘g;fl orning to afternoon so tha B apassible for them to g0 to the s was done the first day out yes- terday, but simply for the reason that no dressing quarters could be provided until the afternoon. In addition to Harris himself and| Coach Al Scl ‘ht, the squad at_the initial workout included Catcher Ben- ny Tate and Pitchers Ogden, Hum- phreys. Morrell, Smith, Thomas, Joyce and Larry Schacht. They got out on the track which separates the grandstund from what was the diamond before the playing field was wrecked by the State fair last week, and after tossing the ball about & bit and flelding some bunts, called it a day after less than an hour and lined up for a cold shower ir the clubhouse, which Trainer Martin is hoping to have habitable within a couple of da: Spence No Marvel. One figure in a Washington uni- form, so small that the handful of spectators, which included the world- famous Jim Thorpe, could not be- feve it was that of a serious aspirant for a big league birth, was that of Spence, the youngster who all the way from Paragould, ng his own expenses, to get i as an infielder. Spence is not more than an inch or two over 5 feet In height, and it is doubtful if he weighs more than 110 pounds. A greener candidate for a job in big show never reported at a ning camp. He did not know that leaguers wore stockings under their uniform sox, and he had no shoes, sweatshirt .or anything else needed for training. At Griff's behest me Al Schacht did ht otherwise patronize ball games, | perience has taught the leaders | are | are well aware | | some shopping for the youngster and |fitted him out, but the comedian might as well have saved himself the trouble, for Spence ted just one day, ing this morning a sadder and wiser youth. Marberry Reports. Fred Marberry blew into camp from his home in Texas last night and pre- pared to join his teammates in work-: ing out today, leaving only Harr: Kelley and Jim Lyle of the early squad still due. "irpo” appears to be in good con- ditlon and weighs *only” 207 pounds, which means he has but 11 pounds to shed to reach his best playing weight, The Nationals’ star relief hurler confident the elbow which caused him so much trouble toward. the close of last season again is O. K., he hav- ing done considerable tossing back home with no ill effects. Marberry |has vet to sign a contract, but ex- pects to reach an agreement with Griff at a conference this evening or to- morrow. President Griffith today recefved a wire from Walter Johnson, ace of the Champions’ hurling corps, to the effect that he will report next Sunday, as scheduled, and asking that Griff locate a house for him here. Johnson has been Wintering at Daytona and 1s planning to bring Mrs. Johnson and the children to Tampa with him. QUINT EVENT DATES SET. CHICAGO, February 16. (#).—The third annual tournament to decide the national Catholic basket ball cham- pionship will be held at Loyola Uni- versity, March 18 to 21. The tourna- ment is an invitational affair. GIANTS SELL KOEHLER. NEW YORK, February 16 (#).—The New York Giants have announced the sale of H. P. (Pip) Koehler, former Penn State outflelder, to Toledo of the American Assoclation. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. By the Associated Press. CICINNATI—Frankie Schoell, Buf- falo, won on a foul from Joe Ander- son, Covington, Ky. (4) BALTIMORE—Tommy Herman, Chi- cago, beat Lew Mayrs, Baltimore (12). MONTREAL—Dell Fontaine, middle- weight champion of Western Canada, knocked out Mack Meclntyre, Bos ton (2). NEW YORK—Chick Sugss, New Bedford, Mass., beat Jacgie Nichols, St. Paul (10). Black Bill, Cuban fiy- weight champlon, defeated Benny Teil, New York (10). Andy Martin, Boston, won from Benny Hall, St. Louls (10). PHILADELPHIA — Pete _ Latzo, Hazleton, Pa., beat Morrie Schiaifer, Omaha (10). TORONTO—Jackie Johnson, Toronto, won on a foul from California Joe Lynch (4). Lou Scozza, Buffalo, N. Y., | knocked out Bob Fox, Calgary (5). | Bobby Booth, Toronto, knocked out Charile Adams, Cleveland (3). NEWARK, J—Harry Dudley, | Newark negro, knocked out Sergt | Sammy Baker of Mitchel Fleld (2). PIRIT counts for much in base 5 are not so good mechanically. for the world championship. Char “He can't hit, he can’t run, he can't was what Comiskey admired in him. most desirable player in the world i spirit of Davis carried other players Spirit and courage are great things in base ball. With them men are often able to overcome physical weak- jesses and surmount mechanical ault: Old-time followers of base ball often tell me, “Players aren't so game as they used to be. You don't see none of ’em pulling what the old Orioles and Cleveland Spiders and Bostons used to pull.” Players are just as game as they used to be but the play has changed considerably. Players to- day are not so aggressive and there is not so much spirit as there used to be. Was Rough Combination. ‘There was never a rougher, tougher, gamer team than the old Spiders of “leveland. They used to sit on their bench, while the other team was at practice, and file their spikes in prep- aration for the afternoon’s business. They were not fooling, either. Run- ning bases against Cleveland was not fun. the heel, the elbow, the palm of the hand and the fist, all depending on what opportunity offered. They fre- quently knocked base runners cold. They would cut your shoes with their spikes, rip your trousers, discolor your face. They were rough. I remember one day when we were playing the Spiders and Patsy Tebeau, manager of the team and also first baseman, gave the runner his hip and knocked him sprawling. The runner got up, sald nothin~ and awaited his opportunity. The next time he got a chance to run to first, he made a slide but instead of going for the bag, his spiked shoes went for Tebeau's leg. He got Tebeau with both feet, ripping off his stockings and tearing the flesh. Blood was dripping down Tebeau’s leg, but he never let on. There was not the faintest expression that he knew what had happened to him. He never looked at the bleeding leg, went right ahead with the game as if nothing had happened. That was one thing you had to say in favor of the Cleveland Spiders, they never squealed or complained no matter how badly you hurt them. While they gave plenty, they were always willing to take all that you could hand them. Keeler gave another fine exhibition of game ball playing In Washington. ROUNDING THIRD By Hugh A. Jennings CHAPTER LXV. higher than those that lack it to the same degree, even though they played shortstop for the Chicago White Sox the year they beat the Cubs best ball player in the American League.” The infielders would give you! INTERNATIONAL LOOP BARS USE OF RESIN By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 16.—The use of resin by pitchers, restored to organized base ball with the approval of Commissioner Landis by a joint committee representing mejor “and minor leagues, will be denled the hurlers of at least two circuits. Jolning the rebellion of the Ameri- can League against the return of the substance, the International League, in a long session which adjourned early this morning, declined to accept the ‘resin bag proffered by the rule | makers. | The International also refused to accept the amended sacrifice fly rule, which was made applicable in all cases where & runner is advanced a base. The old rule, under which a sacrifice was scored only when a runner was scored, will be retained. DEMPSEY-WILLS GO OPPOSED IN PHILLY By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, February 16.— Bantist and Methodist ministers of Thiladelphia and have launched a movement to pravent the proposed Jack Dempsey-Harry Wills | ‘weicht championship ~ battle held here Aduri the sesqui- centennial celebration next Summer The protests were mailed to Mavor Kendrick vesterday, following meet- inzs of Bantist and Methodist min- isters, held separately. The Baptists authorized a letter asking the mavor “to do the right thing” about the con- test. The Methodists said. In part: “Newspaper articles have appeared to the effect that Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills were being secured to participate in a decislon bout during the sesqui-centennial celebration. We write to express our confidence in vou that you will not permit the celebra. tion of this republic’s birth and those lofty ideals and principles assoclated therewith to be debauched by such a brutal exhibition.” Promoters representing a syndicate of business men endeavoring to bring the bout to Philadelphia expect to confer with Dempsey on urday. The champion is due to arrive at the home of his wife, Estelle Taylor, in| Wilmington, Del., today. SPEAKER TAKES CHARGE OF HOT SPRINGS SQUAD HOT SPRINGS, Ark., February 16 (®).—Tris Speaker, manager of the Cleveland Indians, arrived hers yes- terday to take personal charge of the Indian batterymen sent to Hot Springs for the annual “bolling out™ and preliminary training. Cleveland players now in camp in- clude Benny Karr, Garland Buckeye, Walter Miller, Emil Ievsen, N. K. Lehr, Roy Benge, A. G. Weldon, Joe Shaute and Byron Speece, pitchers, and Martin Autry, catcher. CARDINAL JUNIOR CLUB WILL TALK BASE BALL Cardinal Junior base ballers, victors in 34 games last season, will hold their first_meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at 610 Rock Cresk Church road. Long, Burke and Clayton have been added to last season’s list of pitchers, which included Shreve, Marosey. Lyon, Simpson and McDonald. Ham Adams and Bernie Jones are new can- didates for the backstopping position New aspirants for infield berths are Mulligan, Groves, Fisher and Burnett. John Fitzgerald, former Yorke Prep coach, will direct the Cards. BIG RACE WELL FILLED. IOUISVILLE, Ky. February 16 () —Entries for the fifty-second Ken- tucky Derby closed last night with | practically every stake.winning two. year-old nominated, Danel E. O'Sulli- van, assistant manager of the Ken- tucky Jockey Club, announced. { SHAW JUNIOR HIGH WINS. Shaw Junfor High basketers nosed out the Randall five on Dunbar court by a score of 19 to 18. i ball. Those that have it generally go Take George Davis, the man who Comiskey said of Davis at that time: eld and he can't throw, but he is the Davis had the spirit_and that | It was spirit that made Davis the | n the eyves of Comiskey, because the to higher achievements. | There was a barbed wire fence in front | of right field bleachers to keep fans | from coming on the playing field. In | one game a long fly was hit over this | fence. Willie ran back to the fence, | shoved his right arm through the, barbed wire and although his arm was ripped he caught the ball and held on. His arm had to be sewed up after the game. Cobb Shows Gameness. Ty Cobb gave many exhibitions of gameness under various circum- stances, but. I believe the gamest thine that Cobb ever did was during the pennant race of 1909 when Detroit and Philadelphia were neck and neck and with the Athletics favored to take | the title from the Tigers. We were playing a series in Phil- adelphia and the town was red hot about the matter. When Cobb reached the hotel he found in his malil a letter |signed “One Who Means Business.” | The letter was poorly written, in lead pencll, and on cheap stationery. It read: “I am going to get you this after- noon. During the third inning I'm going to put a bullet through your back. I'll be in a window across the street, in back of you, aiming a rifle that don’t miss.” The letter apparently was written by a crank but that made it all the worse. A crank is the sort of an in- d}!’vidual that would do a thing like that. Before Cobb left for the park, the threat was also repeated to him over the telephone at least twice and he was adviced to get ready to leave this earth. The game was played before an overflow crowd. There was a mob in right fleld. Ropes kept the crowad back but did not keep them quiet. All _through the game C handed a verbal barrage and varicus missiles were thrown at him. If Cobb paid any attention to the written threat, he showed no signs of worry. He also gave no heed to {has named P the threats that were shouted by the mob behind him, and he made the feature play of the game when he vaulted the rope, went into the crowd and caught a fly ball that meant the turnihg point of the afternoon’s bat. (Copyright. 1928.) BIG CITIES WILL BID IS BEING DECIDED TODAY | FOR GRID FRANCHISES Central-Eastern title clash ‘ ‘ ready are turning their att The first indication of activity i ITH high school basket ball reaching its climax today in the at the Arcade, scholastic athletes al- ention to other forms of sport. n other fields was the announcement that base ball practice at Central would start this week. Now comes the announcement that Central's crew candidates will be called out tomorrow for their initial practice on the indoar rowing machines. Eight of these single-oared stroke perfecters designed by “Hicks” He- cox, coach of the Cent S| hav and are awaiting thefr fi Nine members of lust y will be back again trying for pl on the 1926 eight. They are Edmund Ault, J. T. Heare, Robert Mohr, A. Rodgers, C. Rodgers, John Sargent, Willlam Stewart, Aden Unger and J. M. Lynham. Stewart is manager of the crew. The rowers will work with the in- door machines until mild weather makes it possible for them to take to their real shells on the Potomac. Today’s basket ball clash at the Arcade decides the 1928 scholastic title and brings to a close a series that has been crammed with close nes and the thrilis that them. Coach Guyon of Eastern his starting linc-up, follows McAllister and _ Radic ards; H center; Ellio irth, guard: 3 rt_ Macdonald and Crouch 1 1 at been set up in the machine shop | 1 and Swift at guard. Play starts at 30 o'clock. Deering and Fitzgerald re the officials. - | Four games are carded for loc: school fives tomorrow. Iastern play the Cathollic University freshmen in preliminary at Brookland, St John's invades the Business gy nasium for u return match, Gonzaga entertains the Georgetown University freshmen and Devitt Prep tackles Staunton Military Academy on the Virginians' tloor.” Episcopal High of Alexandria aiso plays, encountering Randolph-Macon Academy on the home court. Western High is booked for a match with the Maryland yearlings tonight at College Park. The game is a preliminary to the Virginia-Mary- nd - serap. | | Alexandria High showed the way to onzaga last night in an overtime | contest in the Virginia town, 32 {28. McMenimen, with 11 potnts, Ithe winners' a ALL-STAR FIVE TO PLAY FIRST GAME TOMORROW interesting experiment in b morrow night, when the all- from the leading players of th bow to the public. The tossers have chosen the Ale asket ball circles is to be made to- star team collected by Joe Holman ¢ High School League makes its first xandria Armory as the scene of their battle and are booked to oppose the Knight Store five, a team made up of Stanton players. High. Holman’s squad will include Bill Banta, Mickey Macdonald and Earle Moser of Central, Bill Werber and Harry Councilor of Tech and Peewee Walker of Western. Players and rooters will meet at the Twelfth street station at 6 o'clock. Aloystus and Anacostia Eagle teams mingle at Gonzaga gymnasium in the leading game on tonight's basket bail card. The clash is listed for § o'clock. Bennle and Mader, forwards; Madigan, center; Clarke and Thompson, guards, will be the Senior Champions® start- ing line-up. The Aloys will open the game with Pessalano and Hook at for- ward, Birthwright at center and Si- mondinger and Fitzgerald at guard. Calvary Methodists, winners over Park View last night, 25 to 10, wish to arrange a game for tomorrow night. Call Manager Gottwals at Main 6400, branch 74. Bartlett led the Calvary five in scoring when Park View wa trimmed. goals, while Dunn and Scrivener each registered three. Horowitz, with two, was best for the losers. Epiphany Juniors go to Baltimore | ond win over the | tonight seeking a st First Presbyterian team of that ci As their next scheduled game i the Emanon Juniors at Peck slum Saturday ers to book sever: for days of the week s of teams having the use of floors and wishing He accounted for six court | The game starts at 8:30, following a preliminary be- | tween girls’ teams representing the Interior Department and George Mason |to meet the junior champions should call Manager Schloss at Adams 6850 between 6 and 8 o'clock. St. Martin's Midgets defeated the Aloysius Midgets, 21 to 18, in an over- time game last night at St. Martin's sym. General Tire Co. tossers were no {match for the Company F quint of Hyattsville, and were swanped under a 51-t0-18 score. Company I Reserves defeated the Mount Vernons, 35 to ‘Woodside Athletic Club courtmen vere extended all the way to earn a to-14 decision over the Army Medi- cal Center five. St. Martin’s Club unlimited basket ballers took the Argyles to camp, 37 to 24. Cardinal Juniors will meet the Com pany F Reserves at Hyattsville Thurs- day and tackle the Kanahwas Friday at Gonzaga gym. Corinthian Juniors nosed out the Cortez Club, 21 to 19, at Immaculate Conception gymnasium. Junior High Peter’s quint Hine the St. to 26, cagers handed a setback, 30 Elliott and Independent teams are meeting tonight at 7 o'clock at Hine Junior High court. Thursday the El- liotts play Chevy Chase at Central High. With the LENTY of punch is promised ance of enthusiasm was disp! {of the annual affair, the caliber of te sion indicates that both plain and fans From over in Clarendon, Va. will come the Columbia, No. 285, Lodge team that makes up with spirit what skill it may lack in the game. And Hap Burtner's Washington Centennial shooters are to attack the maples; also two Stansbury and two Congress teams. With these will be the repre- sentatives of the Osiris, Potomac, Hope and J. H. Milans lodges. Then there’ll be two squads of dou- bles and a squad of singles to help enliven the evening. There ought to be plenty of excitement. Harry Stan- ford and Earle Lewis will provide much of that in the singles. A number of the deadliest duckpin- ners of hte Masonic fraternity will swing into action tomorrow night. The Wednesday tournament card reads: 5—Doubles: Megaw and Wat- son,” Armiger and Evans, Urban and Wolstenholme, Neff and Wil- liams, Woodford and Brooks, Neu- meyer and Pearson, Robertson and Frydell, R. Ferguson and Folger, |im{el" and Burtner, Coleman and ulze. 8—Tenms: Gompers, Dawson, La Fayette No. 1, La Fayette No. 2, National, Singleton, M. M. Parker, Mount Hermon, Naval, Albert Pike. 10—Doubles: Danheiser and Eber- sole, Smith and Campbell, Evans and Pollock, G. Jacobs and Abl Ho'mes and Morris, Wealthall an Alinutt, 0. Pratt and Oliver, Seibert and Wrentz, Miltner and Barnard, H. Robb and Dyre. 10:45—Singl Watson, Evans, Urban, Megaw, Wolstenholme, Ar- miger, Ngff, Williams, Gardner, Smithson, Kellogg, Collier, Blick, Rade, Pratt, Oliver, Coleman, Kulze, Wiltberger, Pappas. It did not take the Masons Yery long to start their tournament I night. The inaugural formality was handled by Arville Ebersole, secretary of the event. He stepped out in front of the assembled bowlers, tooted a tin | whistle and yelled, “Let 'er go!” And she went. With Al Gardner setting the pace— & “dizzy” pace for Al, according to rival bowlers—Trinity Lodge outshot the other teams at the opening ses- slon. Al's 338 set was best of those that made up the team’s 1,592 total. Nell and Barbagello were top shoot- ers in the doubles, with a total of 677, while Campbell was best of the sin- gles squad, with a count of 350. In- cidentally, Campbell's second game of 144 was the best 10-frame count made during the inaugural session. Lucile Preble was In a bowling mood last night and socked a set of 314 with a high game of 117 for the Registers in the Public Debt League. Her team took three games from the Correspondence quint. Stanford Paper Co. grabbed three games from Meyer Davis to strength- en its position ir the District League. The scores were 568, 93 and 553 to 524, 570 and 516. Elleit, with 356, Bowlers tonight in the Masonic Association bowling tournament at the Convention Hall drives. While an abund- | d last night at the opening session cams due to shoot in the second ses- ¢y duckpinning will be offered the ; McPhilomy, Stanford star, was off his | bowling stride last night and totaled | but 317, Fans still _are commenting upon |that Phillips-Lafayette clash last Sat- lurday. And there was some remark- able bowling In it, too. Sets of the 1,800 class are rarities, yet in the first three games each team totaled better than 1,800. Lafayette got 1,802, but was credited with only one victory in the initial trio of clashes n which Phillips totaled 1,851. The Phillips team threatened to do some terrific pin smashing in the third game. At the end of the fifth box the team had a score of 358. In its last five boxes, however, it got an even 300 to finish with 658. A continuation of the first- half form would have sent the quint far bevond the District record. | tioned the record of 645 for a five game set held jointly by Earl Mc Philomy and Joe Toomey, it seem: {that those flgures represent the best {total ever achieved in a | match. But Baitinore can show a i better count for a five-game set. Early this week Hap Franz shot a count of 674 on the Recreation drives in Baltimore to shatter the record of 664 that had been made by Ed Rom- mel. Franz's_ games were 153, 146, 114, 136 and 125. THUNBERG SHATTERS ANOTHER ICE RECORD SARANAC LAKE. N. Y., February {16 (®).—Clas Thunberg of Finland. | Olyvmpic champion, smashed another world record, the fourth in his series | | Although Max Rosenberg has ques | mer international champion, in the three-quarter-mile race against his American opponent here. The Finn skated the distance in 1:55 4-5, lowering by 6 and 2-5 seconds the record formerly held by Joe Moore of New York. Thunberg alsé defeated Jewtraw in the 440-yard sprint. His time was 38 seconds. The record of 36% seconds is held by Charles Gorman of St. John, New Brunswick. In the longer race, both skated at a terrific pace. Jewtraw was in the !lead when he fell and had to be carried {from the fce. The match will be con- cluded here today. JENNINGS IS RESTING. ASHEVILLE, N. C. February 16 (#).—Hughie Jennings, assistant manager of the New York Giants, is in a local sanitarium for a two- months’ rest only. His physiclan stated that his condition was en- tirely satisfactory, but that his body was run down from more than 25 strenuous years on the diamond. OVERTURE FIVE SCORES. Overture tossers were never extend- . while Bozek was | District | e of races with Charles Jewtraw, for-! CHICAGO, February 16 (#).—Ten dotted lines will be signed, as muny checks will go the way of all good checks and C. C. Plye, dealer extraor- dinary in the touchdown market, will watch the American Professional Foot Ball League change from fancy into fact tomorrow. ‘With everything in readiness for the organization of the new circuit. Pyle has departed from an unwonted silence of the last weeks and an- nounced many of the detals. Representatives of 10 major league size cities, will make bids for fran- chises. Five thousand dollars is un- lerstoe h 88! ice for | a - Sosooa ©o e She oA Drioe 107 | 0y uiles wman af Poata Cords, the Baltiore Orioles the season. There are rumors that some of the Natlonal League clubs will seek franchises. With the play- ing rights disposed of, the new board of directors will take up a code of laws drafted by Pyle and select a president. The tenth club in the league, ac- cording to Pyle. will be that headed by George Wilson, West Coast all- American, and will be unattached to anv ball park. In view of the fact that Wilson “is one of the two great- est drawing cards in professional foot ball.” Prle wants the league ar s that every team can have a ¢ to meet the Washington Wild Cats. |WEST WILL BE GUEST AT GOLF FEED TONIGHT Members of the Washington Golt and Country Club and several invited guests from other clubs about Wash- ington will gather at the clubhouse of the Virginia organization tonight to honor Martin R. West, the new club champlon. West won the title last November from Roger Coombs. Charles C. Carlin of Alexandria, Va., former member of Congress from Virginia, will be the toastmaster. SHAMROCK BASE BALL ASPIRANTS TO GATHER Members of the Shamrock base ball nine will hold their second meet ing Saturday night at the home o Manager Glascoe, 1316 L street south. east, where measurements will be made for new uniforms. All of last season’s players signed to perform with the team again this Summer at the first meeting held last Thursday. Several new additions also will be made to the roster. NORFOLK SIGNS SMITH. Jack Smith, Washington sandlot- ter, is reported signed with the Nor- folk club of the Virginia Base Ball League. Aloysius last season. U opposition for the 1926 crown. In the Junior-Sophmore contest Elizabeth Taylor scored 10 fleld goals and 2 fouls for the winners, caging some spectacular midfield shots. center field combination, Miss De Rann and Miss Ripple, proved very effective in their rapid passing to the forward line. | The line-up follows: | Juniors—E. Taylor and M. Helss, | forwards: A. De Rann and G. Ripple, centers; L. Harbaugh and O. Seltzer, | guards. |~ Sophmores—F. Tunby and L. How- ard, forwards; Z. Golbold and M. York, centers; M. Wolf and B. Phillips, guards. | Freshmen—L. Tippett, A. Satinie, | forwards; E. Corkins and E. Atkinson. centers; M. McNinimy and E. Powell, guards. | _ Seniors—M. Wolf and M. Riley, for- wards; E. Ames and P. Wolf, centers; | D. Young and P. Morgan, guards. | Eastman tossers bowed to the su- | perior teamwork and the brilliant goal shooting of the \Warrenton Country | School sextet yesterday afternoon in a contest staged in Epiphany gym- nastum. The score was 46 to 18. The visitors outreached the local girls and were more experienced basketers. Two members of the Eastman first squad were missing from the line-up, and this fact greatly handicapped the local combination. Margaret Watson, stellar guard, and Carol Henderson, | side center, were out. Christine Ekengren and Julia Yates played in the forward fleld; Nancy Jones and Priscilla Totten were at center and Almira Johnson and Mary Chadwick defended the goal. Jack | Haas refereed. i | . The Eastman-Alexandria School match carded for toda; been postponed indefinitely ceording to an announcement made by Helen { Marbut, Eastman coach. The annual Jun enior |ball contest at National nary resulted in a 20-to-15 victory for the Seniors yesterday afternoon. winning team will be presented with a silver cup. in detail at the meeting coaches and officials’ night at Club. of bureau the 1ast sided. Special attention was called to the line foul rule which permits a plaver to retain the ball if only one foot has been placed over the line and has been immediately withdrawn. was decided by the bureau that th rule is one which should be allowed The attention of officials, therefore, is called to the fact that they need not call an ‘“outside” in the case of ione foot over the line, as cited above. A track meet is being planned by the Women's Council Basket Ball League, to be held in Central High School in May, if it is found possible to secure the stadium at any time during that month. Minnie Travis has been appointed chairman of the meet committee and will get the plans under way immediately. Business High Night School Comets defeated the Princess Junlor squad, 17 to 6, last night in a Recreation League contest. Lack of stature was the greatest handicap to the junfor sextct. The older team had “the jump” on them in every toss-up. Unless there is such a thing as a “pluperfect” score on the rifle range, the University of Delaware sharp- shooters will not be able to claim a victory over the championship Univer- sity of Maryland squad, which shot a rolled high for Stanford, while Logan |ed to win from the Lerover quint, 49 | possible 500 in its match with the Blue turned in a set of 361 for the losers. to 10, at Twelfth street.“Y." Hen State Saturday. The | basket | i | | i | Smith plaved first base with { WOMEN IN SPORT Y CORINNE FRAZIER NIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Juniors romped on the Sophomores yesterday in the second round of the interclass basket ball series now in progress at College Park. The Freshmen scored over the Seniors in the other game by a big | with the Phillies and the Gia margin, 36 to 9. This is the second Freshman tions the infant squad is going to offer the title-holding Juniors some stif { | | | i | { | High | won from Tau has | the opening games of Park Semi- | The game was closely contested |the equaling of the world record for! from the first whistle to the last and | #> Yards. Ballentyne did the distance furnished plenty of thrills for the|In 8 seconds flat at the third annual | large gallery which witnessed {t. The | track and fleld carnival of the Ameri- | Basket ball rulings were dlscussedl the University Women's|of the Modoc base ball nine at their Hazel Sayre, District of Co-| first meeting of the vear tomorrow lumbia representative of the national | night women's basket ball committee, pre-| Manager It | tonight in the exhibition pocket bil- in all cases, as it speeds up the game. | night's engagement from Crowley, | | sextet Friday night at 7:30 at Walter | poned until Frida: | the armory at 6:30 o'clock. MANY BIG LEAGUE CLUBS TO HAVE PREP PARTNERS A’s and Orioles, Tygers and Toronto and Braves and e Providence Adopt System—Bisons Will Toil . With Cards and Giants, BY JOHN B. EW YORK, February 16.—More camps will be in operation th Down at Fort Myers the FOSTER. co-ops ing than e Athletics N W Dunn, who owns the Baltimore club, is almost as close letics as one can be who is not actually a stockholder. Dunn wi e good chance to see all the Athletics have and is likely to get some of tha surplus if Connie Mack has anything to give away Detroit and Toronto will run an allied show zt Augusta. They have done that before, and Cobb has had a chance to sce the best that Toronte can develop and occasionally has helped himself to it. He may do thas again this year. BASKET BALL SECRETS By Sol Metzger At St. Petersburg tionals will be joined i and there will bé so in the hote: ki this as m. posi When Passing to Teammate. ion 1 old da s wont n and man as well. Cubs Have Playmate. The Cubs and th isolated in Califo, tent, yet the Cub: from Los Angeles. As (he Cubs an the Los Angeles club are the ba gy S take long for the Bamhge— Cubs when develops although Cutting for the basket to tree one's self from an opponent in or- iy der to receive a pass Is an impor. |iNE his Los Ange | of ‘the major le | The St. Lo cally all advant might have a being free is nulliled. Pass the ball so that the man who is running receives it without checking his speed, as in the illus- tration on the left. Don't throw it directly at him when he is mov- ing, as in the illustration on the right. Even if he can stop and recelve the ball, the chances are his opponent will catch up with him and have an equal opportunity to secure it A player can scarcely ever stop in order to catch such a pass. The bail usually falls be- hind him. Practice is necessary in order to gauge a player's speed so as to pass him the ball when he is cutting. cording to E tr: another which it quit becau: 1t Cit Fla, for the same r . and wili train at Hot Springs, where olis and Milwaukee w tion games. This isn't good pi enough to have the tra-league games and w minors, because a too early up of what they have i < City will be isfied Charles, La., where the to_go. The Boston America in New Orlea hbors, 1 A Louisvil pennant ir league in es to do | azain, thou ve hard sle | ding with Joe McCarthy, the manage { promoted to the majors. The score was 30 to 13. Buffalo will be at Palmetto, Flr near nefghbors. Washington has ex clusive rights fn Tampa, but will m Indianapolis at Plant City. S will Cleveland, which has its at Lakeland. ' Indianape ictory, and from all indica- | Five perfect scores were turned in by the Marylanders. Of the 10 shoot- | slubs some good workouts ing none fell below 95. Two had 99s.| Although the major The fie counting targets were shot | have heen getting aw: by Anna Dorsey. Thelma Winkjer. |the American Assoc Helen Beverle, Julla Behring and |been drawing close Clemencia Gause. Paul team will train a The College Parkers recently ac-|ark goes to Panama City. quired the national women's gallery | Jersey ity to Petershurg title, and if they continue to give such | i " (Copyright. 1926 exhibitions of skill as this one no other | == coliege will be likely to wrest the crown from them in the near future. RADIATORS, FENDFRS BODIES MADE AND REPAIRED NEW RADIATORS FOR AUTOS | WITTSTATTS R"& F' WKs | 319 13th & w 1123 P, REA TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coa EISEMAN’S, 7th & Wallace Motor Co.|, means NASH Sales and Service | 1709L StreetN.W. Just East of Conn. Ave. Main 7612 A tentative coaches’ team has been selected to represent these officials in the coach-all-star game scheduled for March 3. Margaret Craig, Minnie Travls, Ca- mille O'Hara and Dorothy Greene will try for forward positions; Marjorie Webster and Mary Casey, for center. | and Grace Keefe and Jack Martin will | play guard position. Capitol Athletic Club basketers will | play the Walter Reed Medical Center Reed. according to an announcement made by Dorothy Whitney, C. A. C. manager. | Miss Whitney states that the game | with the Department of Interior scheduled for the 19th has been post- February 26, at Mrs. Cecilla Deubig has found it | necessary to resign her post as presi- | dent of the Capitol Athletic Club,and | Florence Skadding, vice president, has taken the chair as president pro tem. | . FRAT GAMES AT G. U. Kappa Alpha Phi defeated Slgma Nu Phi. 19 to 7, and Phi Alpha Delta lon Phi, 16 to 4, in | the George- town University interfraternity series. TIES HURDLE RECORD. | PORTLAND, Me., February 16 (#). | —Jimmy Ballentyne, Harvard's star| hurdle man, has to his credit today “HAIR-GROOM” Keeps Hair Combed, Glossy { Well-Groomed all Day » can Legion here last night. H e | RAPP TO ADDRESS MODOCS. .Bill Rapp, one time catcher of the Nationals, will address the members‘ at 5118 Wisconsin avenue. Markham will call the | gathering to order at 7:80 o'clock. GREEN PLAYS WATT. Carl Green and Frank Watt meet lard tourney being staged at Grand Central parlors. Crouch took last 75 to 50. MINNESOTA SURPRISES. MINNEAPOLIS, February 16 (). | —Minnesota’s lowly basket ball quint bestirred {tself last night and dealt| Michigan’s champlonship aspirations | in the Western conference a hard h;o:v ]b_’) trimming the Wolverines, | 28 to 17. KENTUCKY FIVE WINS. ATHENS, Ga., February 16 (®).— | University of Kentucky's basket ball | team defeated ‘Georgia's strong five last night, 22 to 18, and forged the sixth victory link into its perfect | chain of conference games. BRAVES GET MOGRIDGE. 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