Evening Star Newspaper, December 27, 1926, Page 11

S PORTS. MUCH MORE THAN SPORT INVESTI(,ATIOV REVEALS| Billion and Quarter Is of Courses BY RAY McCARTHY N exhaustive investigat of three weeks, reve istonishi t that one America's test indus 15 golf. For a number of ¥ the greates strength ¢ delving atistics a i1 id that entire v for b golf has been the numerical ter it can is golf every v ize sums involved | that $1,250.900,000 is ex} every year by the mi nd o quar ter golfers in thi 1 enormous sum cove money spent every club dues, equipment and incident in connection with playing the ime One thousand dollars was set.\1 1gmn 18 the ave amount every vear in support on, and when the it i fair figure. One billion two hundr, mililon dollars! And clude the property valu olf courses. A minimum of 100 acres is required for a c average cost per is a grand total of $1,400,0 real estate value alone In the aver v cost of $1,000 | per golfer is not figured the expe of cleaning of clubs, functions of hi of $4,000. Her club, lessons for himself or for mem- | bers of his fami stock to Join a club. How It Ts Divided. The thousand doliars pportioned as follows: club or purchasing of 00: $30; clothe: eons, etc This is & general aver: Some clubs demand more dues ti £100 a year. A dozen golf balls nonth are allowed in this computa- tion, while it will certainly cost $30 n "and that the 0,000 in | pent in Playing Game in Year, It is Estimated, While Real Estate Value | L\(‘ccd~. That Sum. a year—Iless than $1 a plenish ol Then, in aside for two to be tires, too. week— the to re 00 sot suit stockings, this sum “a eck his caddy While it weuld not at the club lowed for this it absorb the n. n the ™ to $400 70 for in cost of ready is reached from golfers throv Some admite 22,000 a ye: $800. close figuring. It figures submitted the country. as high as golf: few er who amuses municipal less than $1.000 save on the ¢! has green fees § nder himself spends only on somewhzt could but then he dues, Expensive hen there to Travel. is the money spent by sifers at for tre inted th e not travel £60 A concrete instance of what golf | costs may be cited in the oneweek golf trip to e taken shortly by the Winter Golf League of Advertising Interests. This organization, which has been taking annual golf trips { for the last hold its tournament this W Augus tine, ry 10 to There will be il lly inclined member of figured out that the ot wilt involve $500,000, s, $40,000; mes ses on trains, $10,000 ,000; clothes for trip, eauipment, pur g s little goif | thusly and oth hotel biils, | $100,000; dur from business, $150,000. GRID BATTLE HINGES ON MENTAL ATTITUDE By the Associated Press. PASADENA, Calif., December — With both coaches admitting the other has attained a high degree of perfection in molding gridiron ma- chines, interest in the Stanford-Ala- bama game here New Year day cen- | tered largely on the so-called mental | attitude of the players. 7 Glenn (Pop) Warner, grizzled Stan- ford mentor, fears his men are not| taking the coming tilt seriously enough. He blames the Christmas holidays and a serles of examinations for the lapse in interest which he claims has-diverted attention from the central idea of repelling the Crimson team. Wallace Wade, who brought his Alabama team to Los Angeles with 160 _rooters, has expressed confidence in his eleven, but believes he is to match wits with “the greatest living foot ball coach,” and must present a “smart” team Saturday. Recalllng Warner's record at Car-| lisle, Pittsburgh and 'Stanford, Wade declared the veteran mentor had been responsible for many, of the outstand- ing plays used throughout the foot ball world and that it was reasonable to expect “Pop” might spring some mew surprises. The Alabama team will train this week at Los Angeles, while Warner says he will attempt to direct the| minds of his charges back to serious foot ball with several hard sessions ‘here. SHIFT MAIN TARGET AT COACHES’ CONFAB By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 26.—The fate of a colorful modern contribution to foot ball, the shift, is before East- ern gridiron coaches and officials, gathering here this week for annual meetings, The maneuver, which already has been appreciably curbed in the West- ern Conference by a new rule which compels teams to come to a two-sec- ond stop after moving their lines, will be up for discussion with the point after touchdown, the huddle, and the forward pass penalty at sessions ex- tending over a four-day period. The Initial conclave today brings together members of the Eastern As sociation of Intercollegiate Foot Ball Officials. Meetings of the coaches fol low tomorrow and Wedhesday, while on Thursday the National Collegiate Athletic Association will have its an nual meeting. BABBINGTON FUNERAL TO BE HELD TOMORROW | Funeral services for Aloysius (Wish) Babbington, 28 years old, star plaver of the Holy Name foot ball t Dis B iot Shunrion & Abouds o, whd who dled Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hos- pital, Baltimore, will be held tomor- row morning at 9 o'clock at St. Aloy- slus Church. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. WRESTLING TAKING NEW HOLD IN GREAT BRITAIN December P).— Wrestling is enjoving a_revival espe cially in Lancashire and around Lon- New members are joining the| varfous clubs eve wee some Dig tournaments have already been held. One club near London staged a tournament with the object of discov- ering worthy of training to Britain at the next OMAHA ATHLETE VERSATILE. inguished as the most versatile prep turned out in the State. ed high in 13 diffe is 19 years old, end weighs 160 pounds. Tt MAY MEAN YALE S Y'EAR Now that Cornell has tasted basket Dball defeat, Yale alone of the six teams composing the Eastern Intercollegiate League s undefeated. It may be augury of a comeback by the F They have heen the for the past three se: . He has scor- ent sports. The average goll nraresnmnnl car- | natfonal races would make the inter-' but it he is tidbiting, which he gen- ‘m still keenes, onally is, bave to cater aies & dosen chool athlete ever | Nelson | 5 feet 11 inches tall | ARMOUR 1S SECOND By the Associated Press, | . .SAN JOSE, Cal | “Wild Bill" Mehlh here tod: $500, th Country Club course record, the title of Santa Clara Valley open golf cha conviction that he has overcome the onsible for his frequent " at the height of his game in tournament play. Yesterday he turned in a final round of 65, five below par and one better than the course record, to win the | 54-hole $2,000 Santa Clara Valley open | golf tournament with a total of 207 | Tommy Armour of Washington, D. C., om he played the final round, | the field of 'golf ex- 138, at the end of the second r(\und, four strokes better than Mehlhorn. While the gallery alternated be- |tween applause for Mehlhorn and curiosity as to how soon he would ‘crack,” Bill proceeded in the first nine holes to overcome Armour’s lead, nd in the second nine to pile up an advantage of four strokes over him. Armour finished the final round with 73, to win second place with 211 for the 54 holes. Mehlhorn shot three birdies on the first nine of his last round and three Hm the second nine, taking pars on all | the others except the ninth, on which he was one over par. On the seven- teenth and eihteenth greens he missed birdies by less than an inch. His card, 74—68—65—207. Others finishing well up in the | money were Johnny Farrell of New | York, who took third with 214; Eddie | Loos, Chicago, 215; Ed Dudley, Okla- homa City, 216, and Charley Hueston | of Seattle and John Golden, Pater- ! son, N. J., who tied for sixth with 219. \YALE'S TEAMS LEAD "IN ANNEXING TITLES December of Chicago left se By the Associated Press, NEW YORK; December 27.—Yale's bulldog was shoved around a bit on | the basket ball court, harrassed on the foot ball field and outrun on the track this year, but his grip on all- around Eastern intercollegiate honors remains unshaken. The F review of the year's ath- letic activiti>s reveals, romped off with seven championships, distancing all rivals in this display of versatility. The outstanding Eli achievement in major sports was the record of its varsity crew, which finished a third straight unbeaten season, but which was obliged to share clalms to na- tional honors with Washington. The other triumphs of Yale were | registered in polo, both indoors and { out;” swimming, water polo, fencing and g The Navy, which also captured hox- ing honors and figured around the top {of the foot ball heap, disputes the | | swimming leadership with Yale as a 0 | result of the Middies’ triumph in the National Collegiate A. A. meet. Here are the 1926 leaders, compared mm the 1925 list 1926 Columbia (League) Syracuse 1025, Princeton (League) Basieban | Boxing .. Fencing S Gymnastics [ Hockey i : : N | water nolo. | Wrestling 2~ IR 1BIG RACING YACHTS | TO LOOK DIFFERENT LONDON, December 27.—England’s big racing yachts will be considerably altered in appearance before they ap- pear next season, Among the best known of the many ffected by the new rules of the Racing Association are the nnia, Lulworth, White Heather Shamrock The alterations are ng made to conform Wwith new in. | ternational rating. Boats over 70 feet | must have thelr masts cut down and | their sail area reduced before they can race under the new measure- ment rules. | The Yacht quested that Racing Assoclation re. the natfonal dinghy class be made international. It has made great strides in the past two | or three vears, it is stated, and inter. ugustine, | members during | AS MEHLHORN WINS| st prize money of | mpion and the | e | which aré caught weighing over 8 or isn'ts ran | courses | (Reg. U. S. Pat. Offics.) EONA PricE — @} Wilkesbosre, Penn. SWALLOWED A SWORD 29 INCHES LONG A ONE-ARMED PAPER HANGER | N DEDHAM, MASS. 4 ALBERT T SMITH s NAME —By RIPLEY 't ~— FRANK DAMEEK - o} Chicago | COLLECTED A COMPLETE DECK { OF CARDS By Picking | THEM UP OCCASIONALLY | N THE STREETS ~ ONE AT A TME | He was 20 yvs & the tasi | CHARLEY RODGERS Unversily a Penn GAINED (N7 YARDS ¢ & Games ROD AND | Mother Nature was lavish when | she bestowed the section of the coun- try lying between Chesapeake Bay {and the Shenandoah River with so | many streams and put so many dif- | ferent kinds of fish in them for the | anglers. | In Chesapeake Bay and the Poto- mac River the angler today can fish for a great variety, there being no less than 37 denizens of the deep, any one of which is apt to grab his bait or lure, depending upon the section he | chooses for his outing. The following list, compiled by Glen C. Leach of the Bureau of Fish- eries, is herewith given so that the angler may become famillar with them. In subsequent articles the habits of these fish will be printed. ‘White catfish or Pofomac cat. Yellow catfish. Commen bullhead or horned pout. Common chub. Tailor herring or hickory shad. Common eastern pickerel or jack. Common eel. Mullet, striped mullet. Spanish mackerel. (‘ommnn bluefish. Crapple. Sunfish, flier or round sunfish. Rock bass, red eye, goggle eye. Bream, red breasted. Bream, long eared sunfish. Bream, blue gill. Small mouth black bass. Large mouth black bass. Yellow perch, ringed perch. Stri) bass, rockfish. White perch. Black sea bass, blackfish. Common scup, Common nheenflhcu{ Common weakfish, sea trout. Spotted weakfish, spotted sea trout. Spot, roach, rhuh‘ masooka. Croaler, hardhea Carolina whitin fi kinlfish Sea drum, bl Butterfish, starfis] Cavalla, yellow tail. Tautog. | (:rlln!. pl‘fljh. hogfish. Flounder, | Ccarp. | Shad. A great many of the above named fish swim up the Potomac in the Spring to lay their spawn, and others stay in our own waters all during the year. Among our early visitors are the tailor herring or hickory shad, the famous Potomac shad, herring, white perch and striped bass or rock- fish. All these fish come Into_fresh water to lay their spawn. Lower down the Potomac where the water becomes brackish, all the other mem- bers of the finny tribes can be caught. During the early part of the Spring season the first run of fish eagerly looked for by anglers are the familia hardheads, followed by spot, sea | trout, bluefish and even hogfish have | been caught up the Potomac around | Rock Point. Channel Bass Largest. These fish run in size from one-half | a pound to as high as 25 pounds and | over. Perhaps the largest caught with any regularity is the sea drum or channel bass. These big fellows | are mostly to be found in the bay, ! but some very large ones are caught in the lower Potomac. The second | largest fish caught in our waters— Chesapeake Bay and Potomac—are ithe striped bass or rockfish. These fish are very game and each season many of them welghing from 10 to 20 pounds and over are caught and 'landed with rod and reel by the deep- Next in size are the very few of |sea_anglers. wenkfish or sea trout, 19 pounds. The small and large mouth | bass to be found in fresh water in the Potomac and its tributaries and in other streams run much smaller, few being caught over 4 pounds, buf pound for pound they are the gamest fish that swims. A New York writer referring to the striped bass or rockfish hits the nail on the head when he said: “As a fastidious feeder the striped bass is excelled by only one other fish, the brook trout. It is probably due to the unfamiliarity with the habits of the striped bass that has caused many ardent anglers to return empty-handed. In all probability the fish were merely not feeding upon the (particular bait the anglers were using. In Class by Itself. “For an ornery single-purpose cuss,” the writer continues, ‘“the striped bass is in a class by itself among the saltwater finnles. If he is feeding on sand eels, try to get him to take anything else. If he is hun- gry, like the brook trout, he can be lured with almost any kind of bait you wil STREAM BY PERRY MILLER his finicky taste. They seem to take an especlal delight in out-finicking their brothers of the briny deep in their choice of foods; what they would take with avidity today they cannot be tempted to nibble at tomor- row.” What is true of the rockfish in other sectlons is also true concerning them In Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River and their tributaries. Anglers who “still fish” for these gamesters might well ask upon reaching the fishing grounds, “What are they tak- ing today?"” It is almost the same with the trol- lers, Reports have reached this office of anglers going through a school of rockfish without even getting a strike. Others actually have seen acres and acres of them breaking in the bay and gone from one school to another without getting a bite. Evi- dently these were the days they are not biting and could not be attracted by any kind of lure. Still it is the un- certainty of the sport that makes it what it is, one of the greatest if not the greatest. Owing to the covering of ice on the basin at the present time the plant- ing of additional bass in these waters has been temporarily discontinued. Just as soon as the ice disappears the work will be resumed and it is hoped to plant at least 5,000 adult bass before the next spawning season. At a recent meeting of the Outdoor Recreation Conference held in this city the executive committee of the conference voted to sponsor all con- servation bills in Congress. Interest in the Izaak Walton League and its mission is now more generally Nation- wide than ever before. With the ac- tive support of all conservation bills introduced in Congress, the Outdoor Recreation Conference will be an able ally to the Walton League in its fight to preserve what is left of the natural resources of the great out- doors. When on a fishing or hunting trip always have in your kit a waterproof match safe. Never use this safe if you can get matches elsewhere. Keep it for an emergency, and make up your mind never to leave boat or camp unless it is safely tucked away in your pocket. Just another word about preserving your fishing line. The bait-casting line should be untreated—that is, it should not come from the manu-|c, facturer treated with any waterproof- | S ing preparations. Few treated lines are all right in fly casting, but in bait casting they are out of place. A heavily treated line is very hard on e thumb. There is, however, a uethod of treating a line with speclal o cloth, take the line in a pinch of the forefinger and the thumb and pull it through. That is sufficlent. Don't soak it in the ofl. Just to give it a film of ofl is plenty. It is possible that it helps somewhat in keeping a line in a good state of preservation. Use this off season to experiment and theorize. It develops and en- thuses the tournament caster and the angler alike. Carelessness is usually found to be the root of all accidents. Many acci- dents were reported last season, all of which were the result of careless- ness of the injured or their com- panions. No matter whether you are on a fishing or hunting trip, never be in a hurry to stand up in a boat, to step from one boat to another or a dozen other things one is frequently called on to do when fishing. If on a hunting trip first be sure of what you are aiming at and in other ways pre- vent, if possible, an increase of acci- dents of this nature. BLUE RIDGE TOSSERS ARE SKILLFUL BUNCH NEW WINDSOR, Md., December 27.—Hopes are running high in basket ball this year at Blue Ridge College. On January 8 the quint journeys over to Wachington to take on the powerful Catholic University five. Coach Wolfgang has seven men in Heberlig (captain), Hughes, Michaels, Engle, Licklleter, Reese and Gerlock, that could make most college teams, and three others, Wilkinson, Boyer and Barnes, that would be good enough for the average quint, S The size of the base ball diamend has remalned the same since the to earliest days of the game, Y Simply put a little ol on a flannel ;" LATZO RISKS TITLE IN GO WITH BAKER| By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 27.—A world welterwelght champlonship battle and a semi-final round feather- weight _elimination fight top week’s fistic menu, with Pete Latzo risking his 147-pound division diadem at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in the titular angagement. He will start the new year next Saturday by defending his place at|' the peak against hard-hitting Sergt. Sammy Baker of New York in a 10- |/} round bout to a decision. The survivor of the featherwelght |/ bout, bringing together Red Chapman of Boston and Benny delphia here on the same day, will produce an opponent for Honeyboy Finnegan. The victor in the three-cor- nered series will be recognized in the East as successor to the throne form- erly occupied by Louis (Kid) Kaplan. PRI ! MORGAN-HERMAN SCRAP I IS PLANNED BY RICKARD | NEW YORK, December 27 (#). Tod Morgan of Seattle, who led fistic | champions during 1926 with three de- || fenses of his crown, soon will risk his | funior lightweight title again in New York. Tex Rickard is negounmuz for the Coast fighter to face Babe Herman, who already holds one decision over Morgan. Babe's verdict was scored several months ago, but Morgan’s title was not at stake. ITALIAN FIGHTER WINS. MILAN, December 27 (#).—The Itallan heavyweight fighter, Berto- wazzo, defeated the Dutch champlon, Vandeveer, in a match here, Van- deveer quit in the sixth round. DENCIO TO FIGHT GOLD. Young Dencio, local Fillpino junior fiyweight, has been matched to Pa., on New Year day. With the Bowler/s PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY LEAGUE. Team Standing. Collegtates 7 b 111 2 % naoSBRERRRERREEEE Service Indian Creek Laundry Co. Bilsh team, gamo—Arcades, HIED oottt petee Borcy’ glates). Hieh pan: 'Penmlnt aspirations of Company F rollers, who stand second in tha Prlnce Georges County Duckpin League race, were dealt a big jolt last week when Arcades swept their set against the Soldlers. Collegiates, league leaders, took a trio of games from the last- place -Indian Creek Laundry five, to gain a lead of flve games over the Guardsmen, Arcades ran wild to rout the Sol- diers and set a new season’s high-game team mark of 614. In other matches American Legion pastimers, last season's champions, bagged a trio of tilts from Gretta, and two of three games were won by St. Jerome's over Stephen A. C., Piggly- Wiggly over Independents, Czarra- Constantine Co. over Mount Rainfer and Junior A. C. over Ross All-Stars. B RSt somant 55 wisioitirars o on, ‘1,138, dl olfe (Colle- indieidual game—Hallpran (Com- WALLACE Motor Co. NASH New and Used Cars 1709 L Street N.W. Just East of Conn. Ave. | man some this || Bass of Phila- | box | | Marty Gold of Philadelphia in the || eight-round main event at Reading, || SPORTS. UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER | . OF RING UPSETS IN 1926 |ROSENBERG WUUI.D DELAY TITLE FIGHT Associated Press. IW YORK, December Char >hil") Rosenberg hopes that the Athletic Commission will post his bantamweight championship fight rnst Bushey Graham of Utica, N. Y., until January 14. Ailthough previously denied moro time to pare down to the limit, he 8 will petition the board. Jess | MeMahon, matchmaker for Tex Rick ey and other heavy- | ar cady has abandoned plans for weights to meet him brought him |staging the match in Madison Square more credit in the past two or three | Garden on January 7, having sub sons than he really deserved. | stituted a fizht between Tod Morgan cally of late as in boxing le-worn and rusty, he matched |the junior lightweight champion, and At this time last year the | size _and brawn against the | Phil McGraw of Detroit. Since Rosen heavyweights stood in about the fol- 1muth ordinary ability and iron de- | berg has flatly declined to box on the lowing order: | tormination of Jack Sharkey and|original date, observers belleve tho beaten. This served to|Only courses open to the commission :L":,'-‘n":{",fl:“ | move Sharkey ap among Tunney's | Will be to grant Rosenberg's request 4 cal challengers. ? | or place him back on the suspended Renault Slumps. , R aaia i prahabIy N D | Jack Renault started off in 19 ciplined more than any boxer that |if he intended to get somewhere. ever held a title, having been on the | victory over George Godfrey made it | ineligible Hst of the New York com- | look as though he w. mission for almost a year after de }m\ way - up £ Then he | clining last January to fight Graham. slumped.. Either he did not care He also was suspended by the Mich- enough about glory to work hard to |igan ond Illinois commissions, the lat- attain it, or else his physical prowess ter body refusing longer to recof went back on him. Anyway, he drop- | him as a title holder and awarding his ped out of sight. crown to Bud Taylor. Bud Gorman showed pre herg has risked his title only he ran into one of Carl ¢ re since he won it nearly two derous swings. He do die (“Cannonball”) 10 count. True, he came back and |Martin Eddie Shea of Chi outpointed the big Cuban, but he | “380 nstated in this State could not stop him. only a few weeks ago after consenting Working out against Tunney, Bud to fight Graham looked very good when the present champion w. ning for Dempsey. He took a vacation from the train- ing camp and showed Franz Deiner, the German title holder, a few Amer- jcan tricks. But later his showing against Harry Persson was nothing to brag about, and then along came Jack Delaney, 25 pounds lighter, and knocked him into oblivion in two rounds. Bob Fitzsimmons is out of the ple- ture. Young Bob has skill, but he has not the wallop of his illustrious dad and neither has he the fighting instinct. Jim Maloney has moved right up among the leaders. His swinging right fist is alone enough to define ley (* State pone Some Fighters Well Up at Start of Year Demoted and| Others Relegated to Scrap Heap—Prize Reversal Tunney-Dempsey (Aomefl. BY SPARROW McGANN. W YORK, December 27.—In no branch of sport has the ecl of fate turned so radl- | . Bud Gorman. . George Godfrey Jaclk Shark . Bob Fitzsimmons Jim Maloney. 10. Johnny Risko. Because of an unprecedented num- ber of upsets in the past 12 months, this order of ranking has changed Some of the men named st be demoted; others rele- | gated to the scrap heap Tunney in Prize Upset. Gene Tunney turned in the prize upset of the year, and really deserves | the niche he now occupies in the fistic | hall of fame. Jack Dempsey came a horrible cropper that memorable | night last September under the arc | lamps that formed golden pools | throughout. the flooded Sesqui arena at | Philadelphia. Despite all the rumors of a frame- up, polsoning and what not, Dempsey lost that night to a better man. Ad- mittedly the former champion was not himself. His long lay-off was found to have affected his legs when the real test came, and the mental edge was sharply against him. Tun- ney, in perfect condition and mentally | right, was too smart for Jack, and that sums up the whole story of the fight. Harry Wills was a_great fighting ears back. The reluc- mise until rter's pon- *d for the full [ Years once him as very dangerous. Jim mow has a new manager. He did not like his former handler and would not | train for him. His work suffered be cause of this. But now the new ar rangement has given him new am- bition and his work against Aflhllr Dekuh,. Frank Deiner and Pers: stamps him as a hea Johnny Risko goes back among the trial horses. He is a rough and rug- ged battler, with just enough fight- | ing ability to make it _interesting for the best of them. But that is all that can be said. He is a long way from the titular cla n lkely starting today—our Semi-Annual CLEARANCE Reductions Every year—and every year at the same time, we offer our friends, and those we would like to be our friends—REAL BAR- GAINS! Real bargains, not only because they are priced low—but because they give you an opportunity to save on merchandise that is not the usual “sales goods.” Our Entire Stock of Kuppenheimer and Grosner uits & O’coats included in these reductions $29.75 $3 9.75 Other Groups, $49.75, $59.75 and $69.75 A Specml Grosner Tuxedo Is Priced at $38 MAIN 7612