Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1926, Page 45

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1926. SPORTS. 45 Minors Devote Final Day of Annual Meeting to Smoothing Organization Kinks MATTY MEMORIAL PLANS DISCLSSED Magnates Work on Revision of National Agreement and Talk Trades. By the Associated Pres ! SHEVILLE, elected for a term of seven years, members of the‘ National Association of Professional Ieegues today turned to the smoothing out of kinks in their own organization Meeting in executive session this morning the association began con- sideration of the minor league agree- ment and other matters pertaining only to the conduct of the minor cir- cuits. Paramount among the matters to come before the owners and managers of the minor leagues clubs was selec- tion of next year's .meeting place. With Toronto, Canada, Dallas, Texas and West Baden, Ind., making strong bids for the 1927 sessions, the lobby of the convention hotel buzzed with talk of Invitations and acceptances. Two Memorial Plans. Two proposals concerning a suit- able memorial in memory of Christy Matthewson were presented to the convention yesterday and will be acted upon today. One proposal that a building be erected at Saranac Lake for those af- flicted with tuberculosis and the other was that a_Christy Matthewson me- morial building be erected at Buck nell University, where Matthewson began the career that made him the idol of a ba: all-loving public. The revision of the national asso clation agreement, which is expected to take the greater part of today, be- gan in last year's meeting when a committee was appointed to codify the constitution of the association and ar- range properly the different sections of the agreement. The report of the committee, composed of several close- ly printed pages, was given to the members yvesterday, and the consid- eration of the matter was set as the special order of the day for this morn- ing. It is thought that few exceptions will be taken to the report of the committee and that most of the time today will be taken up with reading of the report and passage of the dif- ferent articles and sections. Player Trades Discussed. While the sessions of the conven- tions were held behind closed doors, many managers and a few owners kept up the player market in the lob- bies. Hundreds of trades and ex- changes were discussed for the hun- dredth time only to remain uncom- pleted. The meeting of the association ad- fourns tonight, but many members have Indicated they will remain in Asheville throughout the week to complete trades, play golf or rest. DRAINS HEAD MUNY DUCKPIN SHOOTERS Although Sewer Department and FHealth Department teams have the same winning percentage, the Diains are leading In the District Govern ment Bowling League race by virtue of a 13,303 pin-fall total. Health De partment has toppled 12,777 maples. Figure on the league follow: and ‘“official notice” Repuir Shop Trafe Burea Water Regist Municipal Arch High team game: Hich team set—Chief Clerk, E_D.. 1. 4ollED team” average—Sewer ~Departrent, E. High individual game—Brown (C. C. . D) 154 (CHENE i G.) Hi d v S . C. v individual average—Swaggart (C. C. igh strikes—Pearson (Sewer) and Brown (C.C. E. D). 13 S High spares—Bailey (Assessors). 6¢. individual set—Brown C., December 9.—With the indorsement of Commissioner K. M. Landis of the minors’ desire to see him re- ‘With the There may be some surprises when the Washington team is selected for the big bowling match gwith the Spinellas and their cohorts’ of Brook- Iyn to be staged here at Convention Hall on December 29 and in the New York town on January 8. Although the men so far assigned to the squad destined to uphokd the duckpin pres- tige of the National Capital generally are recognized as the cream of the bowling talent of the city, several of them have not been hitting the maples in good form recently. Unless these erstwhile sharpshooters recover their scoring eyes soon, there is every likeli- hood they will be dropped from the squad and some less prominent but really high-average bowlers substi- tuted. This business of getting together a fine representative team of ‘Washing- ton bowlers for the match with the Brooklyn bunch is being taken seri- ously by John Blick, head of the Con- vention Hall establishment, and some other drive managers. Among those interested, not materially but in a sporting way, is Bill Wood, general manager of the Meyer Davis bowling affairs. Bill, who holds forth at the King Pin drives in upper Fourteenth street, has gladly handed over several duckpin stars under his control. Other managers, too, are ready to let thelr bowling aces shoot for the glory of Washington. With a team strong at least on paper, Convention Hall has not been able to get anywhere worth while in the District League, so a line-up shift is being tried, although the personnel of the quint has not been changed. Al Work, who was leading off, has been dropped to the anchor position, supplanting Glenn Wolstenholme, who Bowlers likely to be the only bowling sport “followed by the women there, al- though the men of the town can see nothing but -the tenpins when they take the drives. By.the way, few folks here realize how long Washington women have beens shooting at the little pins. If memory is not wrong, the first girls® duckpin league was organized back in 19 It was a good outfit, too, and took to the game earnestly. For a time, though, the fdir ones were not counting heavily. Scores of the 100 class alway® were good for head- lines in the papers in those days. One of the early leagues carried & name that still is prominent in bowling circles—Washington Ladles’ League. And many of the bowlers who were active in that old organization still are performing on the drives. They are hitting 'em in far better form, too, after 14 years of drilling at the game. _ Bowling of big league class often is found outside of the so-called big leagues. The Southern Railway Cle ' League is strong enough to shoot some mighty good scores fre- quently. Consider the set of 1,607 toppled by the Operations team of that circuit. Spencer, lead-off bowler, and Fitzgerald, second in the line-up, helped get that team total with 360 sets each. Yet the set was not good enough to to win, for Law, Operations’ opponent, with a handicap of 25 pins a game, hit for 1,631 and took two of the three games. Once more the Greel team, while it did not slap in any alarming manner, was able to grab the odd game from Leonidas in the Ahepa League. P. Chipouras, has been moved to third place. Arthur Urban, formerly third in the bowling order, now heads the list, with Jack Whalen rolling second instead of fourth, having exchanged positions with Capt. Joe Mulroe. Women of Washington are carry- ing the duckpin game to other cities and making ’em like it, too. Several fair bowlers who formerly starred in shooting against the little pins here, but who now reside in Detroit, have introduced the duckpin game there and it has become quite popular. Leagues have been organized in the flivver city and the little-pin game is with a set of 331, was largely respon- sible for the Hermis success. When Santa Marias and Balboas owl in the Knights of Columbus League, they believe in giving all of the boys a shot at the wood. In & re- cent match each side used six rollers. And the Santa Marias took all three games, despite a handicap of 16 pins per game accorded the Balboas. Railway Mail Service carried on to success in_the Terminal Railroad Y. M. C. A. League match with the B. & 0., grabbing two of three games. Fogerty, anchor for the Mailmen, did the big work of his outfit. BRITISH NAME POLO FOUR FOR U. S. TRIP By the Assoclated Press. BOMBAY, India, December 9.— The British Army polo team, which will play in the United States next year, will be made up of Capt. R. George, Central India Horse, No. 1; Maj. A. H. Williams of the same regiment, No. 2; Maj. E. G. Atkinson, viceroy’s bodyguard, No. 3, and Capt. J. P. Dening, 11th Cavalry back. 1t is planned to ship 30 ponies from India during March so that they will arrived in America at the end of April in time to be put in condition for the matches. Fifteen other ponies will JACK’S NEXT FIGHTS WILL BE IN COURTS NEW YORK, December 9 (P).— Jack Dempsey will return to New York early next year to fight the many court actions his former man- ager, Jack Kearns, has brought against him, Tex Rickard has an- nounced. Rickard indicated that Dempsey might fight in Madison Square Gar- den in March if a_suitable opponent could be found. The promoter reit- erated his pfeference for a match be- tween Dempsey and the final survivor of the heavyweight elimination tour- naments now under way, rather than be purchased in England and sent to New York. The Army team plans to leave India in April, and, after a short stay in England, will reach the United States at the beginning of July and start nractice for the Westchester cup to be slayed in September on Long Island. Good progress has been made in -ollecting funds for the expenses of he team, 115,000 rupees are already n hand and a tetal of 250,000 has been sromised. (The rupee is worth about 49 cents). PLATT’S 73 IS BEST IN CHARITY TOURNEY December 9 (#).— ABSECON, N. J. J. Pl a fine 78, within two of par, to win the medal from 100 golfers in the qualifying round of the first Christ- mas seal tournament over the Seaview links. Thomas B. Wootan of Atlantic City and Charles B. Reckner of Philadel- phia tied for second with 77. Platt rounded the turn with a 35, but was a return bout between Jack and Gene Tunne) “A Tunney-Dempsey match next fall,” said Rickard, “would be a tre- mendous attraction. More people want to see the two men in the ring again than want to see Tunney defend his title against any other fighter. But the elimination series is the true method of developing the outstanding challenger for the title.” FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. By the Associated Press. NEWARK, N. J—Pete Latzo, Scranton, Pa., welterweight champion, beat Joe Simonich, Butte, Mont. (10). Monte Munn, Nebraska, stopped Gordon Munce, New York (two). Phil McGraw, Detroit, won from Johnny Ceccoll, Scranton, (10). Benny Bas: Philadelphia, beat Benny Cross, New- ark (10). PEORIA, TlIl.—Eddie Chandler, Mo- line, 11, beat Paul Lang, St. Louis (six). Pee Wee Kalser, St. Louis, stop- ped Allen Watson, Indianapolis (seven). T e DREYFUSS TO STAND PAT AGENTS OF MAJOR IDLE AT CONCLAVE| Big-Time Representatives Are Unable to Accomplish Much at Asheville. By the Associsted Pres: SHEVILLE, N. C., December 9.—Major league activity has not been conspicuous at the meeting of the National Asso- clation, closing tonight. Al- though every Major League club has had from two to six representatives present, it has been essentially a Minor League meeting. The Major League presidents, man- agers, scouts and coaches came, they said, to be “good fellows.” All denfed that they expected to get players from the Minors here, suggesting that the picks from the lower leagues had been made when the picking was good. “We didn't get any players here,” sald Dan Howley, new manager of the St. Louls Browns, “but there was no disappointment for we did not come to get any. I am here to see the fellows and not to do business.” Barrow Says Same Thing. New York Yankees were repre- sented by Business Manager Edward G. Barrow, Manager Miller Huggins and the entire scouting staff. “What have I done?”’ repeated Ed Barrow, when questioned. ‘“Nothing unless standing around this hotel lobby oould be considered something." ‘The other big leaguers made the same report. Not even the many brand new pilots were able to put on a high hat with the veteran Minor ers. There were men on every ho knew them when. SWEETSER EXPECTS TO PLAY NEXT YEAR By the Assoclated Pres ASHEVILLE, N. C., December 9 —Jess Sweetser, New York golfer, who holds the British amateur cham- pionship, expects his health will per- mit him to engage in tournament competition next Summer. He is here recovering from a severe illness, suf- fered soon after he captured the Brit- ish title. “I'll be able to take a lot of beatings when the next golf season comes around,” he said in an address to sport writers attending the National Assoclation of Professional Base Ball Leagues. Sweetser sald he is playing nine holes of golf daily. He plans to spend the holiday season in New York, re- turning here for the Winter. RUTH TO KNOW SALARY SOON AFTER NEW YEAR NEW YORK, December 9 (#).— Babe Ruth will know his salary for 1927 shortly after New Year day. Miller Huggins plans to mail the New York Yankee contracts on that date. Reports circulated in the Fall said Ruth would demand $150,000 for his services, but this he denied. He now recelves about $52,000 annually. HAS TWO DIXIE GAMES. NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., Decem- ber 9 (P).—The eleven of New Rochelle High School, unbeaten and unscored on this season, has decided to play two post-season games in Florida instead of one. It will tackle Hillsborough High, State champions, at Tampa on Christmas day, and Or- lando High, East Coast title holders, on New Year day. MINOR CLUBS IN TRADE. KANSAS CITY, December 9 (#).— “Cot” Tierney, veteran infielder, who was purchased by Kansas City of the American Assoclation from Minne- apolis last season, has been traded to the Hollywood club of the Pacific Coast League for “Big John” Peters, a catcher. side * INDIVIDUAL RECORDS. o St ohlged o take 33 on tnd way . "1 ON PITTSBURGH SQUAD e 5 13 48 183% | nual cvent, represents tho contribu | py o Awociatel Prese. GOLF BALLS REDUCED. 120 S S e e icate | " parney Dreyfuss will stand pat on| CHICAGO, December 9 (P.—A 119 4 28 MDECLL P 3 his present Pirate team for the 1927 | holiday present for golfers has been {)‘? H :.:.;« ,»:;- i race. “Nothing to buy and nothing |announced with notice that the price 111 138 po One hour and forty minutes is the | to sell,” says the Pittsburgh National [of standard golf balls would be re- 103 35 90 average time required for a major [owner. “There will be no change, |duced from 85 cents to 75 cents at the 100 0 4 88 league game. except that we'll win the pennant.” end of the year. Department. 137 314 8 35 98- 117 328 1 17 98- 126 208 2 18 95 119 304 11 27 4. = 110 318 18 %7 Reinhardt .3 4 28 9. 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From $13.50 20 $2.50 Two fioeones at $3 and $ HARRIS FINDS ASHEVILLE TRADE MARKET IS DULL Much conversation, but no busi- ness, was the report to President Griffith today by Manager Stanley Harris on return from the conven- tion of the minor leaguers at CZARTITLEBUNK, SAYS JUDGE LANDIS ASKET ball enthusiasts at the Knights of Columbus evening school have recently formed a team and are practicing WOMEN IN SPORT BY CORINNE FRAZIER: points toward the athletic trophy to be awarded at the end of the yedr to the in_all branches of sport. winning the highest total regularly twice a week with a view to entering one of the local leagues, probably the Washington Recreation League. Practice is held on Tuesday and Thursday nights at the K. of C. Hall, Tenth and K streets. The group i cludes Mary A. Eike, Elizabeth A. Gerber, Mildred M. Griffin, Mary Hay, Harriett Mast, Virginia Nugent, Anna Spahn, Hilda Spahn, Marion C. Tighe, Virginia Hughes, Minnle Jenkin, and Mrs. R. S. Mittinger. Asheville, N. C. “No difficulty in finding owners and managgrs to talk deals with was encountered during my so- Journ at Asheville,” Harris as- serted, “but accomplishing any- thing in the way of a deal proved to be a nag of another hue. The minors had been pretty thoroughly . combed, you know, and the_ big leaguers in attendance at the meet- ing_seemed inclined to wait until ‘u.nflr ‘m '{l'zuflng next week to RICE IS FIRST REG TO SIGN FOR 1927 Strives Merely to Be Just, Commissioner Asserts. Farrell Honored. By the Associated Press. SHEVILLE, N. C., December 9.—The title of “czar of base ball,” as applied to Kenesaw | Later in the season, the group ex- Mountain Landis, commis- |pects to expand its program to i sioner of base ball, “is all|clude hiking, bowling and possibly bunk,” the commissioner told the|golf and tennis in the Spring. National Association of Professional 3 — Base Ball Leagues, last night, at their | Names of players on the champion twenty-fifth anniversary banquet. ship squads in the flve completed “Talk about me being czar of base |series of the elementary school basket balll Why I have more bosses in|ball league have been announced by base ball than there are Bolsheviks |Maude Parker, director of girls’ play- in Moscow,” the commissioner em- |8&round activitles, as follows: ’ Bloomingdale_divisio lon School— phaticely declalmed i the' fesiurs |, Blosgioedte il Lagfn, ek “Yes indeed, I have hundreds of | Xides ‘Eisle bunn, Miriam ki bosses, and I might add that the Oeurfiuluwn dlvision: %\:m -Hyde worst of them ‘are not in this or- | §HY T B e L B ganization elllh?r' i - Jarte m{;:rm e The commissioner was vehement ivision: Peabody—Merce in his declaration that he was not [gaptain: [Lilllan Strobel mansepe, Meee 'l’ czar and that he did not want to 3 S,R ‘rerln Florence e a czar. wens, Anna Noon: “All I want to be is just. I was jns nn;"g;‘;m',’,r'.‘,"‘“g';, P called into this base ball business. I|ager: Eleanor Griffin.’ Thelma ~Wilkinon, did not ask to be elected commis- (!‘ 3 x‘:‘o‘fl:‘ ci"g“{"fie *fi"fls}:‘ sloner and I will not ask to be re- O r1de Kochner. § elected. If I am, however, I will try Blow—Helen St to render you as faithful service as g a5 an el Botta. Yiols aryJ unghaos, o 1 h:":e tried to render you in the ‘razler. H\lfli)). flnfl(.:s):lh Freedman, Wini- fred Parris, The assoclation, as it finished its All team representatives of the twenty-fifth year, turned aside from | Washington Recreation League are pleasure and business for a few min- scheduled to meet tomorrow afternoon utes to pay a high tribute to the|at 5:45 at the Y. W.C. A., where plans gervices of John H. Farrell, who for [for the Winter schedules will be de- 25 years has devoted his entire life cided upon and officers for the 1927 to the development of the organiza- [season elected. Officials state that tion which controls minor league |they expect to have not less than 16 base ball. The association rose and |teams and possibly as many as 20 stood for a moment as Farrell was |included in the junior and senior cir- introduced. e dseire (o, ol ne Jeagtio, VIRGINIA WILL HOLD BOXING TOURNAMENT but have not yet made. application formally. 2 Clubs expected to be represented in the Recreation League loops include UNIVERSITY, Va., December 8— The initial boxing tournament of the Southern Conference will be held at the University of Virginia during the Princess Athletic Club Juniors, De- partment of Interior, Business Night first week in March. The exact date of the meet will be fixed by the com- High School, Metropolitan Athletic Club, St. Martin’s, Hyattsville Com- pany F, Good Sheperd Church, the Basketers, which was known last year as Calvary Church; Mount Ver- mittee. North Carolina, Washington and Lee, Virginia Military Institute, Vir- ginta Poly and Virginia are certain to be represented. Florida has prom- non Church, New York Avenue Presbyferian Church, First Baptist ised to send a team and Georgia Tech and Georgia will attempt to arrange Church, Metropolitan Athletic Club Juniors, Marjorie Webster Night School, Business Night High School Juniors, National Athletic Club, Stray- their schedules to include the meet. Other South Carolina teams are also expected to enter. phisissi TR er's Business College and the Capital Athletic Club. WEST POINT WANTS GRID GAME AT POLO GROUNDS' Archery is gaining in favor at Mar- jorie Webster School where it was in- troduced two years ago. For the first NEW YORK, December 9 (#).— |he With the West Point Cadets picking|Pions of the school, but will earn the battleground for the Army-Navy T - COMPLETE LINE 1 time since the Inauguration of the sport a tourney will be held. Six of game next Fall and New York already chosen for the encounter, observers m “MID-WASHINGTON" the best shots from each class will be selected to test their skill Saturday believe the Polo Grounds will be the actual scene of the struggle. t With TIRES Servico North 366 1602 14th St. N. Myer. Alice Virginia Suy To Edgar C. Rice, fly-chager ex- traordinary, falls the honor of being first of the Nationals’ regulars to sign for service next season, his con- tract-inscribing act having been ac- complished within 5 minutes of the time he entered local headquarters with this bit of business in view. This {s no new distinction for Rice, however, as he invariably has blazed the trall as a pen-wielder each Fall since he joined the Griffmen in 1915. Rice's name is not the first to be appended to a document covering service for next season, as both Man- ager Stanley Harris and Pitcher Walter Johnson are possessors of ‘hold-over documents still in force, and a number of rookies also are al- ready aligned, but he is No. 1 on the list of dependables assured of positions to affix his signature on the dotted line. His contract is for one season and the amount he is to receive is not an- nounced, in line with the policy of the Washington club to regard finan- clal arrangements with the players as private matters. “If all the players were like Rice there would be no annual problem in connection with rounding up the ithletes,” Griff asserted today. ‘“He just breezes into the office, asks for :he papers, and signs 'em. This sys- tem always has proved satisfactory to both parties to the contract and this year was no exception. winning team will not only have the honor of being the first archery cham- 5 afterncon at 1:45 on the Ellipse. 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