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28 SPORTS. Harris Expects Tob EX-BROWN HIGHLY RATED " BY CHAMPIONS’ MANAGER Thinks Johnny Will Make Real Bid for Place With Rice and Goslin in Garden—Bush Is Likely to BY DENMAN Benefit From Change. THOMPSON, Sports Editor. The Star AMPA. Fla, February 23. recently effected by the the Nationals have acquired anothe Ruether, will demonstrate, as they di Speculation as to the merits of the deal Washington and St. Loui tered mostly around the question of whether in Leslie Joseph Bush clubs has cen- r veteran who, like Coveleskie and d last year, that he has at least one more season of high-class pitching in his system. Little or no criticism was voiced by apital fans over the action of the Champions’ Ieaders in letting go of Jez Zachary, known to be an in-and- outer, and while considerable regret was felt over the loss of Noble Win- ired Ballou, who is regarded as a flinger of great promise, backers of the Griffmen_generally have indicated a disposition to approve of the swap on the theory that Bush is a veteran boxman of proved worth who is calculated to bolster the title while Zach is but a_fair flinger at promise as yet unfulfilled In discussions of the mention has been made Tobin, the pint-size outiielder. companies Bush from Washington. The bugs hit obsessed with the pitcher was the real prize so they confined themselves L debating whether he reuson be expected to annex around tories this year and to what extent he will prove helpful to the Griffmen s a pinch hitter, a role he has filled with considerable success for the Ath Jetics, Red Sox and well as the Browns. Got Better of Deal. There has been a disposition on the part of the fans to minimize the Tobin | angle of the proposition and catu-| Jogue him as excess baggage thrown in for good measure, so to speak. This is all wrong, according to no less un ruthority than Stanley welf. “It goes without say e got the better of 1t.” sald the man- | ager today in discussing the deal } Otherwise I wouldn't have made it | Whether this proves to be the c will not be known, of course, until turns for the season are in, but if the verdict is unfavorable 1 will be will- ing to take the responsibility. “We were badly in need of a pitcher of Bush’s type, a seasoned veteran of established ability, who has been through the mill and mastered all the intricacles of the hurling art. The element of discontent dua to the e forced long separations from his fand 1y made necessary by his berth in St. Louls has been eliminated with his roturn to the East, where he makes his home. In a satisfied frame o mind, as I expect him to be n Wash zton, and putting his heart Into his work, he should prove a big winner for us. ‘Of course Bush is not the type of player to build up a club with, as he Pas been In the game a long time and cannot go on forever. Most of the ad- verse comment on the trade that has come to me has been on that score. Put we are not trying to build up. We already are up and_endeavoring merely to stay there. When finally we tumble, as I suppose we Inevitably must, then we will be justified in cleaning out all the old timber and ading up_exclusively with young ‘We have an eye to the future trade little Johnny who ac- to! ve been s that the it that to of st Louis idew Harris him- | ng that I think resent into account, and that is the explanation of our acquisition of Bush. Thinks Well of Tobin. “The same thing goes for Tobin, end say, don’t slight that little fellow in your calculations. I am as pleased to have landed him as Bush and look for him to prove every bit as valuable to the club. Johnny is no has-been, as some of the fans seem to think. Not by a long shot. He is not as far along In years as many of the bright est stars in the league today. includ- ing our own Sam Rice, and unless 1 ~m mistaken, he has several seasons of high-class work ahead of him. “Tobin last year was far from a well man. Then, it also happened that a youthful teammate developed at such a pace that he could not hold his position as a regular. Johnny trouble, which resulted in his throw ing arm going bad, finally was traced 10 defective teeth. Ile had a whole bunch of molars yanked and the shoulder aflment went with them. I saw him fooling around first base on the final visit of the Browns to Wash- ing last season and the way he cut that ball across the infield convinced me that any fear he would be handi- capped by wing weakness was unjus- tifled. “Tobin is a fine judge of a fly ball, fast on his feet and a better than av- erage hitter. Hiss small size makes him an extremely hard man to pitch to and his long experience at the business makes him an ideal lead-off man. “We have several candidates for the iob of playing alongside Rice and Goslin In the garden, McNeely, Joe Harris, Jeanes, Jones and Archdeacon all being in the running. The player who displays the most ability will get the call, but I fully expect Tobin to prove one of the foremost contenders and wiil not be a bit surprised if he beats out the entire bunch and grabs a regular place. Johnny has had im- pressed on him the necessity of being 4n a first-class condition. That is why he is taking a_ course of sprouts at Hot Springs. If he trains faithfully and makes the grade we will have one of the fastest outfield trios in the same. Take tip from me. Don't overlook Tobin."” Tobin’s Record Good. Tobin will be 33 years old soon after the season starts, having been born in St. Louis on May 4, 1893. He both throws =ad bats left-handed, and for all his small stature, being but 5 feet 71 Inches tall and weighing only 146 younds, has been a consistently good hitter. He broke into the program with the St. Louis club of the ill-fated Federal League in 1913, and when or- ganized base ball effected peace with that outlaw organization he was taken over by the Browns in 1916. After being farmed out to Salt Lake the following season he was recalled and since 1918 has served continuous- 1y with the Browns. His best year, 80 far as the records go, was in 1921, when he attained a batting average of .352, but he has regularly hit above the .300 mark and has a lfetime American League average of .318. Johnson was an absentee when the second week of training for the Na- tionals got under way, being busy hunting for a house for his family, but the other newcomers, Ferguson, Lyle, Hadley and Myer, were on the Job and plunged into the work with mest. The last named’s efforts in the daily volley ball battle were so strenu- ous that Buddy emerged with a lacerated finger, caused when he fell and a mate stepped on his hand, but the injury is only superficial and will not retard his training. ‘With Joe Harris now in line, Presi- dent Griffith having received his ac- ceptance of terms by wire terday evening, only three of the Nationals remain outside the fold, Ruether, Ruel and Qoslin. Moon is due to report next week with the main squad. holders where they most need strengthening, best and Ballou merely represents HOT SPRINGS NATIONALS DO DRILLING ON LINKS al duy of the “Father « *“didn't stop the gton players here from it an all-day golfing event. he Nationals went out early and did not_return to the hotel for Tun Last night they had seats at a boxing bout. BIG LEAGUERS G0OD i AT FISHING AND GOLF HOT ST'RINGS, Ark., February 23 (®).—Major league base ball pl?yers here for training are proving just s adept In the art of fishing and golf- ing as they are in the national pas- me. Sherrod Smith and Marland Buck- e. Cleveland Indian hurlers, visited Catherine, Ark., vesterday and ex- hibited o large string of black bass upon their return. Members of the ‘Washington Nationals participated in a Washington birthday golf tourna- ment and gave a good account of themselves. Sam Rice and “Goose” Goslin are the champlon golfers of the Washing- ton outfit. C. R. Barfoot, W. Windle and A. F. Jones, members of the Detroit Tigers, reached here yesterday for a course of baths and mountain hikes. —_— " FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. | i By the Assoclated Press. CINCINNATI—Joe Anderson, Cov- ington, Ky., defeated Speedy Sparks, Lawton, Okla. (10). PHILADELPHIA. —Jack Delaney, Bridgeport, Conn., knocked out Quen- tin Romero Rojas, Philadelphia (4). MILWAUKEE.—Tod Morgan, junior lightweight champion, outpointed Jimmy Goodrich (10). TRENTON, N. J.—Maxie Rosen- bloom, New York, beat Rocky Smith, Battle Creek, Mich. (10). DANVILLE, Il.—Eddle Staten, Danville, won a technical knockout over Frankie Welsh, Chicago (5). ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Bobby Garcia, Camp Holabird, Md., won a technical knockout over Phil Verde, Roch- ester (6). HOPPE LEADS SCHAEFER. CHICAGO, February 23 ()—Con- istent playing gave Willie Hoppe, veteran 18.1 balkline billiard cham- pion, a slight advantage over Young Jake Schaefer today as they started the second 500 points of their 1,500 point 18.1 match here. The match is preliminary to Hoppe's forthcoming championship play with Edouard Horemans, Belgian chal- lenger. THE EVENING SRR STAR, WASHINGTON, -D. ., TUESDAY, in-to Be Strong Contender for Outfield Berth With Griffs ARTHUR HUMPHRLYS Humphreys’ only experience was with Charlotte Hall (Md.) Academy, but he was a “strikeout king” while there, fanning 24 in land when he left for Tampa. GREB GETTING READY TO BATTLE FLOWERS By the Associsted Press. NEW YORK, February 23.—Harry Greb of Pittsburgh is diligently forg- Ing physical armor to withstand the attack of Tiger Flowers, the Georgla negro, when they meet for the world middleweight title Friday night in Madison Square Garden. Twice in brushes in the provinces Greb has felt the Tiger's claws and found them stinging. But his title was not at stake in those engagements. when he goes to combat with Flowers Friday the Pittshurgh marvel will be in excellent shape, with the 1id of his trick basket lifted. Since Saturday Greb has been going through a rigorous course of tralning for his third brush with Flowers, who undeniably is a dangerous foeman. The champion is being assisted by George Courtney, the Tulsa, Okla., middleweight. Greb and Courtney have been alapping each other all over the gymnasium, with the result that Greb is within a pound or two of the weight limit and is.comparing Courtney to John L. Sullivan. TURNER GET‘é DECISION IN FIGHT WITH WARD Jack Turner was given a technical decision over Al Ward in the third round of the main bout on the boxing card put on last night at Rockville as a benefit for the Volunteer Fire Department. Four other matches on the pro- gram were declared draws. Jack Cafoni met Hughie Ross, Gypsy Smith encountered Jack White, Eddie DeSimon took on Bllly Strickler and Nick Richardson boxed Nick Repoli. ROUNDING THIRD . By Hugh A. Jennings CHAPTER LXVHI HAVE secen some picturesque demonstrations in base ball. The win- ning of a pennant generally result town or city participates. s in a celebration in which the entire It is true.of the minors as well as of the majors and refers to every city except New York, where there has been nothing out of the ordinary to mark the successful culmination of the fight made by one of her teams in championship competition. There is still a vivid picture of the celebration in Detroit, back in the Autumn of 1907, when the Tygers won their first pennant. Bonfires blazed in all parts of the city that night, including one in city hall square, directly in front of the Municipal Building. Sky rockets soared, red fire spurted, bands played, fans cheered and marc the city. I believe this demonstration in De- troit held first place until that Oc- tober day in 1924 when Washing- ton defeated the New York Giants in the seventh game of the world series, an extra-inning game that is hard to match for thrills. The demonstration started less than one minute after the game ended and continued until after daybreak the following morn- ing. As the winning run scored, mak- ing Washington world champlons, the mob poured out on the playing fleld, surrounded the players and went mad with joy. It was with difficulty that they got to their dressing rooms. The mob stayed on and waited for them to change clothes. They had great trouble getting out of the park. Tribute to Game. ‘The scenes that night will live a long time—the Capital of the Nation gone made over base ball, a wonderful tribute to the game! I can't forget one incident of that Washington celebration. Umpire Bill Dineen, who worked in the series, strolled around town, mingling with the frantic mob. Dineen. would pick on some unusually excited person and ask: “What's all the excitement about, neighbor?” The man would tell Dineen, that Washington had won a world champlonship, and Dineen would ask, “What for?” The men would answer base ball, of course. Dineen would continue, “Who'd they play?” After he narrowly escaped be- ing mobbed a few times, he decided to uit. & But the demonstration that stands out in my mind as the greatest of all is not the one in Detroit, nor the one in Washington, but the celebra- tion accorded the Baltimore Orjoles when they won their first pennant in 1894, the year that the great Balti- more machine became organized and got going smoothly. The Orioles cinched the champion- ship in Cleveland, but they had to play a series in Chicago and finish the schedule before returning East. In Chicagp, Ned Hanlon en- gaged a special car for the players, the first time this had ever been done in! hed through the principal streets of base ball, although all major league | Previ- | teams now ride in special cars. ous to that ball players had gone as ordinary passengers, taking what they could get in the way of berths, but simlon blew himself and set a prece- lont. After getting the car, Hanlon bought a lot of yellow and black bunting, for yellow and black were the colors of the Orioles. Also, he had two huge signs made, one for each side of the car. These signs bore the words “Bal- timore—Champions” in huge yellow and black letters. Early Morning Cheers. Leaving Chicago, we were given an occasional cheer, but the real recep- tions began after we entered West Virginia. The first of these was at Grafton, W. Va. We arrived there at 4 o'clock in the morning, but a mob was at the depot awaiting our com- ing. The fans forced their way into our speclal car and began cheering madly, while a band played outside. Of course, every man was awakened and we were compelled to get up and give everybody a good look at us. ‘Then there were cheers for every in- dividual on the team. ‘There was.a similar scene at Park- ersburg. A band played at the station when we got in. The mayor of the town delivered an address on behalf of the. citizens and then he presented Manager Hanlon with a glass bat, reg- ulation size and thickness, filled with old Maryland rye. I do not know where the bat'is now, but I'll wager 1t is empty. P There was another big crowd and a brass band at Martinsburg, and a howling reception, but when we reached Cumberland, Md., we con- cluded that the whole State must have gathered in that one spot to bid us welcome. There was a band of 30 pleces and we were taken off the train and esoorted to the town's leading hotel, where the prettiest girls of Cumberland served us a banquet. It was a feast for the eyes and a feast for the stomach at the same time. from Cumberiand on to Wash- (Copyrighi, 1920.) EDDIE PLANK SERIOUSLY ILL, SUFFERING A STROKE GETTYSBURG, Pa., February 23 UP)—Fddle Plank, for many years star pitcher for the Philadelphia Ath- letics, is serfously il at his home here. Friends of the family saild he had suffered a paralytic stroke which had affected his left side. Plank, who is 51 years old, from the big leagues seven ye . Subsequently he was engaged in the garage business here until three years ago. GOLF TOURNEY PLAN WOULD AID PLAYERS Golf tournament dates will not im- pose such a burden of continuous play on tourney entrants this year in the fixtures around Washington if the recommendations of the executive committee of the District Golf Asso- clation are adopted by the latter at its annual meeting two weeks hence. Meeting at the home of Herbert T. Shannon. 3104 Cleveland avenue, last night, the committee drew up a tenta- tive schedule which provides several weeks without scheduled events and relieves the season of much of the tension of continuous tournament com- petition. The schedule, it was pointed out, i3 only a tentative one and must be indorsed by the clubs before be- <coming permanent. The committee also discussed con: tinuation of the interclub matches, which lagged in interest last year, and a very definite opposition to their con- tinuance was manifested by members present. The suggestion was made that if any matches be held this year a rigld schedule be dispensed with | and that the matches be confined to challenge affairs. The first date selected was for the Middle Atlantic Golf Assoclation indi- vidual tournament at the Washington Golf and Country Club. May 26, 27, 28 and 29 were tentatively assigned. The Washington club will not bold a club invitation event this year. Indian Spring was assigned April 28, 29, 30 and May 1, while Chevy Chase was given May 11, 12, 18 and 14. The Baltimore Country Club tour- nament will be held May 21, 22 and 23, ‘while Columbia will follow on June 9, 10, 11 and 12. This complete the Spring schedule, leaving the first week In May and the first week in June open. | Willl Town and Country Club =atd it wished | & to hold its tournament in the Spring L and would like the first week in May, but’ will take a Fall date. Bannockburn was tentatively as- signed the second week in September, while Town and Country was glven the fourth week of September. Con- gressional’s Fall event was tentatively assigned to the second week in Octo- ber. s MISS RYAN IS VICTOR. ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., February 23 (®)—Elizabeth Ryan, No. 2 national ranking tennis star, defeated Mary ‘Browne, former national singles and l?l‘.‘ublefi champion, in a hard contest ere, 2 —_— NEW YORK, February 23 (#).— Columbia bolstered its lead in the Intercollegiate Basket Ball League by defeating Dartmouth, 32 to 30, for the second time this season. Dartmouth led at the end of the half, 17 to 16. | the one game, and approaching that feat se veral times, He was & freshman at the University of Mary- Photo by Carl Thoner. CENTRAL GETS EVEN WITH STAUNTON FIVE Capt. Mickey Macdonald wus the main show when Central High avenged wu defeat at the hands of the Staunton Milimry Academy court- men last t at the Arcade by trim- ming the Virginians, 20 to 15, in the preliminary to the Palace-Chicago clash. The Central leader ran rings around opposing _guards and broke through the Staunton defense to chalk up five of his tewm's baskets. He also found the hoop twice on free tosses. Crouch, Nee, Moser and Swift also contributed to the Central score. Potts and French were best for the visitors. St. John’s basketers nosed out the Catholic University Freshmen pass- ers, 14 to 13, last night at Bruokland. St. Alban’s tossers play today at Baltimore, meeting the Donaldson School quint. MODIFIED MARATHON IS ANNEXED BY AGEE Beating out Frank Carney of the Shanahan Athletic Club of Philadel- phia in the final quarter-mile sprint around the Ellipse, Willlam Agee of the Emorywood Athletic Club, Balti- more, carried off first honors yester- day in the 10-mile modified marathon run over the Capital streets under the auspices of the Aloysius Club. Agee was clocked in 54 minutes 481-5 seconds to finish ahead of a fleld of 34 harriers, which included Albin Stenroos, Finnish Olympic star, and the best runners of Washington, | Baltimore and Philadelphia. Stonroos captured third place. The Shanahan Club took the team trophy with a string of 31 points, while the Aloysius Club gained local team honors. Hurd Willett of George Washington University was the first District man to_cross the line. The order of finish: Wi, Al 0] s o E Pl e, TRIIE Ay 40w Ahilnc!'lmml.“ Fianish-American O > hanahan > Aloysiua Clad mer C. Moran, 3d Corps William Bradley. Shanahan Ciu John Davidson. Emorywood A- Horace Domigan. Alovaius Cltib Leon Heinrich: Gallaudet Colle i A eads " ank 2 “Camp > an Sehool - - choo! Douglas Scheldt. Cross Country Club. Jeremiah Looney. Alosaius Club_ John Petersam. Emorvwood A. C. Jack Hayes, 5 John Coniff. unattached. eorzo Baker. unattached. Charles Lastner, Gasco Club. s BOLEY SIGNS CONTRACT. BALTIMORE, February 23 (#). Joe Boley, star shortstop of the Bal- timore Internationals, has signed his contract for the coming season. DIXON AND HARVARD TEAM RETAINRACQUETS HONORS C HALLENGERS failed to dislodge the champions yesterday at the . Racquet Club in the final matches of both the individual and team play for the national squash racquets titles. W. Palmer Dixon of New York gained a second leg on the United States Squash Racquets Association cup-by taking three games out of foug from Dr. Foster S. Kel!ogfi individual tourney, while the of Boston in the deciding match of the arvard club, coached by Harry Cowles and captained by George Debevoise, carried off the team trophy a second time, with a 4-to-1 victory over Philadelphia. Dixon, who defeated Tommy Bourke of Detroit and C. S. Clarke of Phila- delphia in the early rounds Saturday and Sunday, took the first two games from the New E: d veteran by scores of 16—12 and 15—8 before fall- ing in the third before Kellogg's angle and drop shots. The former Massachu- setts State champion won out, 16—10, but was unable to maintain the pace and bowed to the champion in the fourth encounter, 15—12. s By winning four games from Phila- delphla Harvard made its tournament record 18 victories against only 2 losses. T. E. Jansen, an -alf ‘was the only member of the collegiate team to come out on the short end of t'he oount in the final. He bowed 3 to D. Keefe, but only after extending the Philadelphian to 5 games, David M. Key, runner-up to E. M. Hinkle for the Washington champion- ship, defeated Roger Hill of Detroit in the last round of play in the consola- tion tournament, 15—, 16—7, 16—8. Summaries of the final championship matches follow: INDIVIDUAL MATCH. W._Palmer Dixon (New York) defeated Dr. Foster 8. Kellogy ~(Boston). 16—I2. 158, 10—13, 15—12. ; TEAM MATCH RESULTS. Rawlins (Harvard) Cof (Phila i b g FEBRUARY 23, 1926. BOSTON SITUATION AROUSES INTEREST Red Sox Fear Braves Will Get Stranglehold on New England. (John B. Foster is off today on a tour of the big league camps. He will tell The Star readers about the out- look of the various teams.) BY JOHN B. FOSTER. \ | EW YORK, February 23.—The success of no two major league clubs will be watched with greater interest this season than the rival American and Na- tional League teams of Boston. When H. H. Frazee left the Ameri- can League situation in Boston fair- 1y well wrecked by using his base ball club to lift him in his other en- terprises while the ball club went to seed, the situation caused every owner 1n the American circuit to growl mightily. ‘ Possibly the New York club growled least. The two colonels were so busy absorbing what Frazee had to offer in order to build up a strong rival for the New York Na- tional club that they didn't have time to shed many tears. But the remainder of the league felt SPORTS. SUZANNE IS MADE SICK BY PICTURES OF MATCH By the Associated Press. ONTE CARLO, France, February 23—It makes Suzanne Lenglen sick to look at movies of her match with Helen Wills. Perturbed, she left a theater in Nice yesterday before the picture had been half reeled off. “I played too bad for anything,” she remarked. “It makes me sick just to look at it.” Suzanne then went to a mountain retreat to treat her nerves. Coming from Beaulieu, after win- ning in singles there, Miss Wills noticed a gold cup presented by the Duke of Connaught for the winner in the women's singles here. “This is one cup that I do want to win,” said Helen. The cup stands more than nine inches high and is valued at about $1,000. With Suzanne out of the tournament, the betting is that the trophy will go to Berkeley, Calif. Suzanne at last accounts still maintained that she was through with singles competition until June. Some of those close to the Nice tennis club, however, are of the opinion that a few days in quietude may cause her to change her mind. They think there I joy the news that within five will open their gates and once The Spring tively by Maude trict, and_all directors of grounds 18 still a possibility that Suzarne and Miss Wills may come together for another duel at the Nice tournament, which begins March 7. They point to Suzanne's last words before her de- parture from Nice. “I may get over this spell of nervousness quicker than you think,” as giving them ground for belleving there is a chance for another meeting between the two girls before June at St. Cloud. King Gustave of Sweden, who, al though 68 years of age, still is o fairly good player, has arrived here. He Intended to play In the men's open doubles champlonship. His entry was refused as it was too late As “Mr. G,” he will now play in handicap event. WOMEN IN SPORT BY CORINNE FRAZIER WENTY THOUSAND school children in Washington will hail with short days the 38 local playgrounds more swings, slides and playing fields will be rendezvous of a host of juvenile sport lovers. rogram for girls already has been mapped out tenta arker, director of girls’ playground activities in the Dis will meet on the opening day, next the sting of non-prosperity which the | Monday, March 1, in the board room of the District Building, to discuss Boston situation carried, and velled for relief. At one time one of .the most_prosperous clubs in the Ameri- can League, the Boston Americans, with Frazee bossing the finances and Ed Darrow struggling with the man- agement, had slipped to mediocrity. The Yankees finally were successful in every way. But the success in New York was partls offset by the loss of the rich harves that had been reaped in Doston. Red Sox Still Weak. New owners for the Boston club finally were procured, and with Bobby Quinn to handle the finunces and Lee Fohl to run the team, the American League entered upon the task of re- gaining its lost ground in Boston. The American was sure it _could overtake its rival shortly. for National League sentiment was pretty well frosted in Boston. X The lack of success in getting the Red Sox to the front and the recent successes of the Boston National club were most painful to the American League, which now is worrylng might- ily lest the Braves steal such a c in patronage in 1926 that they will ge a stranglehold on New England. There has been some criticism re- cently of the management of the Red Sox by those who expected to see the team change overnight from a loser to a rure winner, and some of that | criticism has been emanating from the | American League. Quinn, however, 1s hopeful and insists that he will get there if lett alone. Fight Sunday Ball. It is a strange thing that, in con- trast to the professional promoters, the backers and organizers of twilight leagues in New England do not wish Sunday base ball, for which a refer- endumn has been started. They insist that the twilight league idea is one of the best things that New England has tried and that they are interest- ing hundreds in base ball who are benefiting more as players than they would benefit as spectators at profes- sional games. The = professional interests are strongly backing the Sunday base ball proposal, feeling it would go far toward pulling Boston base ball out of its financial morass. Should Sunday base ball carry in Massachusetts, the East would have a circult of Sunday cities with only one break—Philadelphia. In that city all efforts to legalize Sunday games have been blocked. (Copyright. 1926.) OUT OF CUP TENNIS. MELBOURNE, Australia, February 23 (A).—The Australian Lawn Tennis authorities have decided not to com- pete for the Davis Cup this year. MANCHESTER FIVE WINS. Manchester basket ballers took the measure of the St. Cyprians last night, 27 to 21. ripened and | | the plans with Miss Parker. | |LACOSTE IS WINNER OF INDOOR NET TITLE | NEW YORK, February 3.—Rene { Lacoste, Wimbleton and French hard |court tennis champlon, succeeded Jean Borotra as the American indoor title holder yesterday when he de- | teated his countryman in the final round of the tournament at the Sev- enth Regiment Armory. A gallery of 2,500 spectators, filling the armory almost to capacity, saw the two ranking players from the land of Lafayette celebrate Washington's | birthday by putting up one of the most _brilliant struggles that ever | brought_an indoor champlonship to & |close The score was 15—13, 6—3, 12—, 6—3. Frustrated by Borotra in his effort to win the singles crown in the round | before the semi-finals, Willlam Tilden | rose to supreme heights in the final | of the doubles and dazzled the gallery with his destructive hitting power as he won the championship with Fred C._ Anderson. In a fluctuating battle of five sets against Vincent Richards and Francis T. Hunter, the champfon and his Brooklyn partner broke through in the twenty-second game of the fifth set, after having been within a point of defeat In the eighteenth game, and brought the two-hour struggle to an end in their favor at 3—, 6—3, 6—4, 3—s, 12—10. Lacoste played perfect tennis from the start to the last with the excep- tion of a period In the third set. His defense was almost inpenetrable, so inexorably did he get the ball back in the long driving rallles, and his ac- curacy in knifing through the nar- rowest openings was uncanny. Bo- rotra, playing in his most brilliant style, was crushed by the never-fail- ing steadiness of a machine. But the younger of the two French- men was more than a machine. He played with the generalship of @ mas- ter, trapping Borotra with perfectly timed lobs, forcing him out of position | will full-length drives to the corners {and going to the net at just the right moments. These moments were few, however, for it was with his marvel- |ous forehand and backhand drives { that he broke down Borotra's defense | and brought him to the point of ex- haustion early in the final set. I M ALONSO WINS TOURNEY. BUFFALO, N. Y., February 23 (). —Manuel Alonso of Spain won his second leg on the Buffalo Tennis and Squash _Club trophy by defeating Arnold Jones of Providence, 3—8, 6—3, 7—5, 6—4, in the final of the club's mid-Winter invitation tournament. With the Bowlers Club in the first part of a t H three-game battle on the Convention settle old scores between the two organizations. OLY ROSARY BAND took the measure of Holy Rosary Dramatic hree-set bowling match intended to The inaugurat n Hall drives went to the Bandsmen, 1448 to 1,359. They took all three games. The second set of the series will be rolled soon. One of the prime factors in the success of the Bandsmen in the first | game was Joe Delisi, who shot the high game of the set, with 121. Baldo Balduccl, anchor for the winners, chalked up 115 for high, and Angelo Ganna, holding the same. position for the Actors, toppled a high game of 118. The game finished with the Bandsmen leading, 496 to 433. In the second game the Actors made a determined bid for victory, only to be_nosed out, 476 to 465. Delist, Band leader, averaged 110 for the set, while Anchorman Bal- ducel averaged 101, and Rise 99. Jim- | my Giullani and Bruno Landi bowled under 0. For the losers, Ganna av- eraged 97, Leo Balducei, 101, and Mi- chael Chiesa, Paul Messink and Gino Simi, 90 each. Some more red-hot competition is expected tomorrow when Glenn Wol- stenholme and Earl McPhilomy hook up on the King Pin drives in the sec- ond five-game block of their 15-game bowling match. If the rival duckpin- ners shoot up to the form they flash- ed in the starting block last Saturday at Convention Hall, the fans will be treated to a fine exhibition. Bowling tomorrow will start promptly at 2 o'clock. There seems little to choose between the shooters so far.. Wolstenholme is a consistent scorer and noted for his fighting finishes, but McPhilomy piles up huge totals despite a tendency to slump every few games. The score now stands 626 to 612 in favor of Wol- stenholme. so McPhilomv_has not_so Stenholme S0 M v omy hes Dot S RADIATORS, FENDERS RO PR AR WITTSTATT'S R. % F. WKS. 310 13th 8. N.W. 23" P. REAR TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F much ground to make up to get on even terms with his opponent. With the annual tournament and the George Washington birthday an- niversary lay-off out of the way, the Masonic Bowling Assoclation will re- sume its championship schedule to- night at Convention Hall. The asso- aiation schedule will be continued through April 80. Washington Ladies’ League will swing into action at the Coliseum to- night with the following schedul ‘Washington vs. Beeques, Interstate Commerce Commission vs. Hilltoppers, Commercials vs. Climbers, Bethanys s. Daughters of Isabella, Delhis vs. Columbians. The Washington-Beequé contest promises to be keen. The three matches postponed last week probably will be disposed of tomorrow or Thursday. Ralph Fillius, bowling in the singles the last night of the Masonic tourna- ment, not only wrested the lead in that division from Harry Burtner, but also tied the latter for high game dur- ing the tourney. Filllus started his 403 set with a game of 166, equaling the count Burtner had made in the last game with the Washington Cen- tennial team. BALDNES is preceded by dsndruff i’revont I,:byhmly‘ ‘use of Newbrov Herpicid plcl he Quality Halr'Tanie’ Conveniently Loceted on Fourteenth Strest Schlag ball will be the first spor on the program for the fair sex Practice will be begun Immediatel; on all grounds In preparation for the annual schlag ball tournev. All girls attending the fifth to eighth grades | inclusive, are eligible provided ther maintain a satisfactory grade o scholarship and deportment. More than a thousand entries were received for this event last year. I* is run off In eight division leagu series, the winning team in each d vision being presented with a sflver cup by the-playground department During the coming week, the rectors will visit the various scho in their divisions to inform the ch. dren of the rules governing the tour nament and to distribute entry blank which must be filled out and sent in to the playground director in whic league the entrant expects to partl pate. Mermaids from the Capitol Athletic Club will give a swimming exhibitior tomorrow night at the Jewish Com munity Center in connection wit an athletic night performance. Te: or 12 ot the leading swimmers fror the crack Capitol team will take part in the affair, which will includ everything from comedy stunts life-saving instruction. Aside from the feature event unique aquatic comedy, there will | relay racing, exhibition of strokes fancy diving, life saving and comed stunts. Mrs. Cecilia P. Deublg, former pres Ident of the swimming club, will give a talk on life-saving. Other members of the club who will participate in clude Tone and Alma Whales, Florence Skadding, Tillle Raine, Marie Siebold Hazel Davis, Olive O'Hern, Isabel Jaeger, Gayle Nickerson and Beulah Carter., The usual Wednesday swimming practice will be omitted this week by the C. A. C. team. The next practice will be held Wednesday night, March 3, In the Y. W. C. A. pool, accordinz to an announcement made by Frankie | Ross, publicity manager. Mount Rainier and Capitol Athieti Club tossers will hold a joint practice game tonight at 7 o'clock in the Wi son Normal gymnasium. The Capi tolites will play the Princess A. 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