Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1926, Page 46

SPORTS. Indorsement by Am RUMOR OF BLUEGE GOING IS BRANDED AS FOOLISH Peckinpaugh Alone Admi According to Griff—Ormsby to Umpire for ! Harris’ Team in Spring Exhibitions. | BY JOHN B. KELLER. HICAGO, December 16.— There may be some Na- tional other than Roger Peckinpaugh figuring in a deal between Washington and one of the other major league clubs represented at the joint session of the major circuits here today, but neither President Clark Griffith nor Manager Stanley Harris this morn- ing had any idea as to who the player might be. And even the chanoe of Peck fig- uring In any deal seemed rather re- mote at the outset of the joint con- clave of the major loops. The vet- eran shortstop was the only one of the National roster avowedly on the trading block at the outset of the gathering of the base ball powers here, and so far none of the Nation als’ rivals has been particularly eager to acquire the Rajah. Bluege Rumor Branded Foolish. Most foolish of the foolish rumors freely circulated about this Chicago meeting was the way President Grif- fith branded the report that Oswald Bluege and Peck of the Washington outfit were to be used in a deal in- voiving the Tigers—this club’s nick- name no longer is Tygers, since the peerless Ty Cobb resigned as man- ager—and the White Sox, Peck, yes, but Bluege, no. Griff insisted upon being informed of the proposed bar- ter. As the wiseacres had it, the White Sox were to give up Ted Blankenship and Hollis Thurston, pitchers, while the Tigers were to let go of Jack ‘Warner and Blackie O'Rourke, in- fielders. The Nationals were to get ‘Warner and Blankenship, Peck and O'Rourke were to go to the White Sox and Bluege and Thurston to the ‘Tigers. What a fine trade on the face of it! Fine for Washington in a way for the loss of a sterling third-sacker like Bluege, would be compensated by the acquisition of a good pitcher like Blankenship. And fine for Detroit, too. But how about Chicago? As Ray Schalk, the new pilot of the Chi- ®ox, stated, “1 may be new as man- ager, but I'm not new in big league base ball, Before I give up any play- ers like Blankenship and Thurston, I ittedly on Auction Block, | business out here it does not appear likely that the Washington club is going to be benefited by any deal made during the session. Naturally all the managers are out to get the best of any deal consumated and no one seems to have anything to offer that would not demand the transfer to him of virtually all the strength of the club taking him up. This is a meeting of Scotch managers. Were David Harum here, he probably would blush with shame. Perhaps the only new material President Griffith will have acquired luring his brief stay in this city will be the two Midwestern collegians who are supposed to be the red-hot babies of the varsity diamond of this section of the country. Contracts calling upon these two voungsters to join the Nationals the later part of next June were offered them this morning and the bunch will improve their standing ‘THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTéN, D, With the OE TOOMEY has hung up the best 10-game count so far in the second annual Convention Hall limination tournament, in which many of the ranking pin-spillers of the city are competing. Toomey’s total is 1,411, his highest game being 154 and his lowest 134. While both George Isemann and Walker have registered high games of 164, they have not been nearly so consistent as Toomey, Isemann hav- ing one game of only 116 and Walker having sli d once to 110. Isemann's total is 1 and Walker’'s 1,221, and there are a number besides Toomey who boast higher figures than they. Al Works and Max Rosenberg, final- ists in last season’s tournament, both are well up in the scoring. Works was the 1925 winner. Others who have been smacking the little maples merrily and their totals include: Joe Mulrose, 1,333, George Friend, 29: Tommy Nolan, 1,301 Dutch’” iman, 1,294; Cordell, arrison, 1,25 “Lefty” Goodall, ‘Reds” Megaw, 124 John Barnard, 1,209; John P! ‘ox, 1,198; Ray Chapin, 1,196: Gene Brewer, 1,189; Bradley Mandley, 1 ; Shea, 1,172; Frank Miller, 1,172; “Happy” Burtner, 1,156. It is probable that a good many of Bowlers by completing a better 10-game string by midnight Christmas, when shoot- ing in the qualification round ends. It is equally probable that a flock of other maplemen will turn in neat counts by that time. Games' rolled in competition gen- erully on the Convention Hall drives will be counted to qualify as well as those bowled strictly in the tourna- ment. The first roll-off will embrace the 32 highest scorers in the qualifying flight. It will begin December 27 and the field thereafter will be narrowed each night until the final on. December 31, excepting December 29, when the tournament pastimers will mark time to watch the Brooklyn Orpheums match strikes and spares with a se- lected Washington combination. A prize of $40 will go to the winner of the tournament, with the next three highest men getting $30, $20 and $10, respectively. Other awards of- fered include $6 for the first bowler to reach 1,400, which “V spot” has, of course, already been snared by Toomey; $5 for the highest individ- ual game, and $10, $5 and $2.50 for the best 10-game qualifying effort. A first prize of $5 and a second of $2.50 will go to the bowlers register- ing the highest number of pins in each of the roll-offs of 82, 16 and § men. in all likelihood the papers will be signed. One of these young fellows has been sought by several big league clubs and it is gossip here that two of the new managers of the American cir- cuit offered substantial bonuses for his name at the foot of a fat contract. But the promising athlete happened to be morally obligated to a friend of Griffith’s and the National president was fortuncte enough, as it may turn out, to have first call on the aspiring collegian. . | Ormsby to Umpire for Griffs. Although Robert Emmett Ormsby, American League umpire, was taken on by the Nationals early yesterday as their umpire for the exhibition games next Spring, up until late last night there was possibility that Harry Geisel instead of the red- thatched arbiter would officiate in the contests in Florida and during the northward trip from the training camp. It was intimated that Ormsby might get a release from his National contract and tie with the Indians, but at a late hour was decided that Ormsby would stick with the Griffs, while Geisel got himself a Spring job with the Athletics. Insofar as the Nationals were con- cerned, there was little of moment ex- pected to develop at today’'s joint ses- sion of the American and National Leagues. In fact, Manager Stanley Harris thought prospects of any deal must be guaranteed a couple of promising young players in return— and mighty promising players, too.” Any way one looks at this trading YALE SPORTS SHOW LOSS DESPITE BIG GRID PROFIT 1925, there remained an actual surplus as of June 30, 1926, of $1,455.35. “The balance sheet showing the assets and liabilities for the year end- ing-June 80, 1926, and also the pre- vious year, for comparative purposes, indicates that the financial status of the athletic association is better for the latter year by $111,868.36.” FULLER WILL COACH EPISCOPAL TOSSERS IA, Va. December 16. will coach the Epis- NEW HAVEN, December 16.—In spite of a gross revenue of $740,876.01 which came into the coffers of the Yale Athletic Association dur- ing the season 1025, Yale's athletics were run at a loss for the year, accord- ing to the financial statement appear- ing exclusively in_the Yale Daily News this morning. The deficit Is only $1,873.91, however, in a program which involved such amounts as $408,- 943.17 for actual running expenses for the sports and $261,348.46 as payment to visiting teams. Foot ball alonge gave to the visiting teams $236,719.17 and had an actual running expense of $145,188.11, giving the athletic association, a net profit of $358,968.73. This surplus, however, had to provide for the conduct of prac- tically all the other sports, as only hockey and rifle were payln% affairs during the year ending June 30, 1926. Hockey was run at a profit of a little over $300, while rifle made the insig- nificant sum of $39, but allthe other 15 sports were sources of net deficits which ran into the thousands. Crew Is Costly. The major sports, other than foot ball, were the most expensive to the athletic association, as track and crew were the cause of a combined deficit of $105,689.77, with crew being the greatest expense on the Eli sport list, with a lost of $61,245. Base ball lost only $8,580.66, and hence the complete figures for the major: s leayes & net profit of $244,807.40, thanks to foot ball's tremendous income. The minor sports, many of which are very expensive, with the excep- tions mentioned above, were sources of considerable expense to the ath- letic association, with tennis, basket ball, soccer, lacrosse and swimming being the leading losers. Tennis was run at a net loss of over $9,000, while basket ball lost §$8,738, soccer, §7,723, lacrosse $7,764 and swimming- $7,166. With the exception of hockey, basket ball had the largest gross income of the minor sports, with $6,391, but it wlso involved the greatest expense, $13,240.08. Woodcock Makes Report. H. ¥. Woodcock, general manager of the Yale Athletic Assoclaticn made the 'following statement with the financlal statistical report: “It will be noted that with one or two exceptions foot ball is the only sport which developed a profit to the ethletlc association. The major sports and practically all of the minor sports are operated at u deficit because of the great expense involved in provid- ing athletic facilities, coaching in- struction, equipment and other neces- eitles in promoting the polic wthletics, which has been in yogue in the university in recent years, and because of the comparatively small amount of revenue available in most of the departments of sport. As +hown on the attached statement, the total net revenue unde wccounts of the 18 tments of ithletics is $183,078.15. Administra- tive salarie d expenses, capital vost of real taxes, insurance, interest and club expense con- wsumed this revenue, but becaus surplus of 6 on hand July 1, Conn., purest fow drops Tubbed e sk Shereyou o ?:.& mot make hair bu Au GEORGE H. WEYER 8¢. Joseph, Mo. Kaness City, Mo. that would benefit his club materializ- ing so slight that he anticipated leav- | | | BY SOL METZGER. One of the thrills of the Army-Navy ing Chicago shortly after noon teday. ALEXANI —Earl B. Fuller copal High Sel this segson it was announced by the school athletic assocfation. hoo! basket ‘bali team f mass | operating | of a| is an athletic director at the Young Men’s Christian . Association ~ in Washington and has coached Episco- pal teams before. Ben Boogher and Gibson alone from last year’s varsity squad will face McKinley Technical High school here January 12, when the ‘Washington schoolboys visit to open the Maroon and Black’s court eard. el 6t squ at scol a 86-t0-31 victory over Quantieo Marine Corps Medical Detachment in its Srst game, was to play Bwavely Preparatory School at Manassas this afternoon. Ten players were to make the trip. Travers and Marshall will start at forwards for the locals, with Lester McMenamin cen- ter, and Capt. Bernard Cohen and Pete Willlams, guards. Alexandria’s next home game will be Monday, when Strayer’s Business College of Washington appears at the Armory Hall. “Jink” Feagan has been appointed coach of the St. Mary's seniors, junior basket ball champs of this city last season. Feagan starred with the old-time Lyceum Club as-a forward. St. Mary’s Celties will | ‘Western High School here Saturday night at the Armory and are hoping to atone for a 23-to-21 lashing received from | the Georgetowr five last year. East- ern High will be entertained here December 22, closing the Celtics’ ac- tivitles on the court until after the | Christmas holidays. Devitt Preparatory School has been booked for a game here March 16, instead of January 6. Negotia- | tions for the game were closed yes- | terday. G Pirate junior and midget basket ball quints are anxious to hook games | through Manager Bf'l Hammond at 417 Queen street, Alexand | COMPLETE LINE GOODSYEAR | With TIRES Servlce “MID-WASHINGTON” North 366 1602 14th St. N.W. Cla pean flyweight champion,' has Tor, the United States to fight Fidel La' Barba of Los Angeles for the | world flywelght Square Garden January 21 baskef ball game last season was the pivoting of Rossma, Army forward, and one of the best players in the country. You see he hailed from Passaic High School, a team that ran its string of consecutive victories into a world record. Roosma knew every trick of the game and it was his fine work that held the Army in the lead in the first half. When Roosma was being followed closely during a dribble he seemed to sense the whereabouts of his guard who was coming after him at top speed. In one instance this guard was rushing in from Roosma's left. In one stride he came to a dead stop with his right foot forward (Fig. 1). Instantly his left foot came up on a line with his right, and just when every one expected this guard to siap the ball loose (Fig. 2), sma whirled around on the ball of his right foot, made a half revolution (Fig. 3), cleared himself of the guard and passed to Harry Wilson, breaking free on the other side of the court. Roosma’s foot work in making the pivot is explained in the diagram in the lower right hand corner of the iHustra n. (Copyright. 1926.) BRITISH BOXER SAILS. LONDON, December 16 (#).—Elky of Glasgow, British and Euro- sadled title at Madisunl PASSON IS PRESSING KENNEDY IN SCORING | Tennis Associations, says that Tilden Chick Passon, star Quaker forward, | is giving Manager Ray Kennedy of Palace a hot battle for individual scoring honors of the American Bas- ket Ball League. In fact, it s so close that the two are tied for the lead with 113 points each for all games up to and including December 14. However, Kennedy is the real lead- er, with_an average of 12 points per game. Passon has averaged 10 per game, having participated in two more_ contests than the Washington club boss. = ‘That the New York Celtics will give these leaders plenty of opposition for the honors as the race progresses is Indicated by work of Denhart, Barry, Beckman and Holmes, Celtics' stars, in their initial leagué game. Denhart scored 11 points, keeping pace right behind Kennedy. The other three New York stars had 7 points each. Following are the leading high point scorers of the league up to and in- cluding games of l-’t ‘Tuesday: . 1 i ] w — 100 s e Joveve =20 2522323282223 COLLEGE BASKET BALL. “Princeton, . 21 Yal 1; Lehigh, 27. ’s, 39; Penn For- Wesleyan, 46; N Northeastern, 46; Clark, 28. ——— Jefferson School Is striving to list games with 110 and 115 pound scho- lastic and indeperident cage teams. 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Honors in Their Own Country—Big Bill Is Declared to Be in Great Trim. By the Associated Preas. NEW YORK, December 16.—Wil- liam T. Tilden, ruler of American ten- nis for six years until thryst aside by a mighty French invaslon this year, will sail for Europe January 20 to fight his way back to tennis helghts in_the land of his conquerors. The former national singles cham- pion plans to take with him John Doeg, junfor national champion, of Santa Monica, Calif., and Warren F. Coen, jr., national boys’ champion, of Kansas City, to prepare them for the assaults of Davis cup invaders when the “Big Bill" of tennis and other senjor players shall have been forced to_step aside. Tilden, now yisiting Coen in Kansas City, has disclosed his plans to Samuel Hardy, former American Davis cup captain, who is making the nec arrangements for the trip abr Tilden, with Coen, will visit Doeg 4n California before 'heading with the youths for the Riviera, tennis play- ground of southern France. Big Bill in Fine Shape. Paul W. Gibbons, president of the Philadelphia and Middle States Lawn probably will compete in title events in Germany and Italy and the Wim- bledon championships as well as the Riviera tournaments. He says Tilden is in excellent condition and ready to assume the burden of regaining the tennis crown, and in his belief ‘“‘no slayer in the world can beat him."” In France Tilden plans meetings with Rene Lacoste, who broke his string of national singles’ champion- ships by defeating Jean Borotra in an all-French final at Forest Hills last and Borotra, who eliminated indoor Fall, “Blg Bill" in the national championships last February. Henri Sochet, who put Tilden out of the national tourney, and Jacques | the are other same Brugnon, French Davis cup team, probable fourth member opponents. At the BILL TILDEN. of SPORTS. llime Tilden plans to pit Doeg and Loen against these same internation- alists to galn them experience, Their program, as outlined by Hardy, calls for entrance In tourna- ments at Monte Carlo, February 21-27; the Riviera, February 28 to March 7; Nice, March Cannes, March 14-22; Beau Site, March 22-27; San Rafael, April 4-11; Monte Carlo, April 11-17, and possibly Nice, April 24-30. | The French stars are expected to enter the same competition. Tilden Is Determfned. Tilden, determined to regain his | leadership of world tennis forces, will devote - himself exclusively to that task in 1927, tennis authorities de- clare. He does not intend to be ham- pered by theatrical ventures that obbed him of sufficlent time to pre- »are properly for major tournaments 1st_season. With Vincent Richards no_ longer eligible to represent the United States through professional activities and other stars past the peak of effective- ness, they point out that Tilden's racket*in finest form, as well as ex- perienced youth, is needed if America is to regain her tennis laurels. The absence of Tilden, Richards and the French starh from the national in- door championships in February is expected to detract interest from the tournament. —_ . PRO COURT LEAGUE. STANDING OF TEAMS. w. land . SRR LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS. , A {ladelphia, 26. BTt W ahe. ™04 Rocheator. 1" GAMES TONIGHT. Wi 44 . sbispion bt Dulampre Phiiadelphia. GAMES TOMORROW. Rochegter at Cleveland. New York at Detroit, GAME SATURDAY. New York at Rochester. erican League Makes Approval of Commissioner Unanimous TILDEN IS GOING ABROAD TO REGAIN NET PRESTIGE Expects to Meet Frenchmen Who Carried Off U. S. PALACE FIVE OPENS TRIP IN BALTIMORE Determined to overtake the leading Cleveland outfit, Washington's Palac: Club professional tossers will carry the fight to Baltimore tonight, meeting }l;oul Sugarman’s quint in Carlin's all. ‘Tonight's game will be the first of « series with the Washington club play ing on fore! floors until Decembe: 26, when the Celtics of New York will be met at the Arcadia. During the trip the team will play at Baltimore, Corry, Pa.; Flint, Mich. Detroit, Chicago and Rochester. Special busses to carry local basket ball followers to Baltimore will leave the New Willard Hotel at 8 o’clock to- night, direct to the hall in Baltimore, where the game will be played. The game will mark the first ap nearance ip a Washington uniform of Tillie Voss, glant center. Eddie Miller, substitute center, has been released to the Lorain, Ohio, team of the Central League. —_— HANDLEY A. C. 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