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28 Johnson Given Chance to Take “Needed NAVIN MADE ACTING HEAD | Annals of Base Ball Filled OF JUNIOR MAJOR CIRCUIT President, 11l for Years, is Granted “Temporary Va-| SPORTS. cation” by Club Magnates in Session at Chicago—Actio (Continued from F Page) not do busines ith Cobb. “He is a free agent as 1 know.,” Dunn sald, “so I have the right to endeavor to sign him Cobb had not received the Baltir offer 1la tould be the Geor “Th But Jack Dun 1'd like to be s company < ent whether I would for Jack or not. If things came that way I don't kn man I'd rather be associated When Cobb resigned manager. ship of the Detroit Tygers he said he never would play minor league base ball, Ban Given “Needed Rest.” A formal statement concer status of Johnson was give lowing a_meeting of the eight club owners of the league last might. It was the first American League meet ing that has been attended in two years by Charles Comiskey, owner of the Chicago White Sox and bitter foe of Johnson “Mr. Johnson's personal phvsician, said the formal statement, ‘‘certified to the meeting that Mr. Johnson's health was such that he should mediately take a much needed rest. “Thereupon the duties of the presi- dent were intrusted for the time being to Mr. Frank J. Navin of Detroit, vice president of the league.” The club owners revealed also that at the aftérncon meeting, which had been called hy President Johnson, they were told by him that he had submit- ted to Commissioner Landis evidence in the matter of the Cobb and Speaker investigations.' Landis previously had announced that he had made public all the evidence in these cases. charges of Dutch Leonard, former Tyger pitcher, that Cobb and Speaker had plaved in a “fixed” game in 1919 on which money was wagered. Cobb and Speaker have denied the charges and retained counsel. Schedule Committee Named. The immediate effect of the absence of Johnson from the league leadership im- | “all | n Pleases Landis. will be t Am. Joh sel 1 owne at other hands will draft the League edule which son heretofore has a The schedule will be drawn by umittee named by the ih ast t. Harry Gral of the White Sox; Robert president of the Boston Red and William Harridze. Johnson's While meet st n ry Sox the afternoon and eveni that & m entered d been their 03 was under the elub n son. The 1p, rity the fi s called by Joh resignation resident’s was to have heen mollified when Dr. Robert Columbus, Johnson's a part ow »f the 1d the club owners was in y health in urgent need of a re afternoon meeti owners re desire however somewhat for 1 givin The Johnson urned no decision was called nent Satisfies Landis. missioner Landis nd Com- neither of whom were invited afternoon conference, were it night, and Landis said “vacation rangement acting as president of the league would be satisfactory him. The commissioner expressed regret over the ill health of the n with whom he has been at logger- heads most of the time he has been the high court of organized base ball. At the Johnson home last the door was answered by a nurse who said that both Johnson and Mrs. Johnson were 100 ill to see any- one. Dr. Drury was at the Johnson residence for several hours. So far as the title gves, remaing president of the drawing his $£40.000 a year salary His contract does not expire until 5. and his last public utterance vesterday was that he would fight {to hold his office “until hell freezes | ove | Club owners who attended the | night meeting were: Charles Comis- key, Chicago; Robert Quinn, Boston Frank Navin, Detroit; Phil Ball, S Louis; Clark Griffith, Washingtos Jacob Ruppert, New York: E Barnard, Cleveland, and Fred S| Philadelphia. Arrange key the nt the avin pr that with Johnson league, hibe, ATHLETICS' NEW INFIELD GIVE HOPES OF PENNANT Quartet Is Built Around Eddie Collins, With Dykes As Only Last Year’s Member Remaining Boley and Branom Are Other Performers. Note: This is the seventh of a series of stories on 1927 Major League Olub Prospects. HILADELPHIA, January 24 (#).—A new infleld bullt around Eddie Collins, his star second baseman of cham- pionship day carries the pennant hopes of 84-year-old Connie Mack in his twenty-seventh season as manager of the Philadelphia Ath- letics. Returning to the same post he oc- cupied in Mack's famous $100,000 in- fleld combination 18 years ago, Col- lins,«deposed leader of the White Sox, will have new Philadelphia co-work- ers on both right and left, Connie has indicated. Replacing Galloway at LEADING FIGHTERS RATED BY RICKAR Br the Aseociated Press NEW YORK, January 24.—Jack Dempsey, the former champion, and Jack Sharkey, the conqueror of Harry Wills, rank _second and third to Gene Tunney in Tex Rickard's heavyweight Iist, published in a copyrighted article in the Ring, boxing magazine. The promoter classifies the leaders in nine boxing clasees in group form on the basis of their 1927 potentialities His ratings follow HEAVYWEIGHTS. Group 1—Gene Tunney (1) sey (2). Jack Sharkes, ) Group ~ 1l—Jack Delaney. onn ‘Plul Berlenbach. New Yor %xfndun. Spain,_ Jim Malonex B n Group III—Young _Stribling. Atlanta Monte Munn, Lincoln, Nebr.: Jack Renault Montr Jack Denip- Brid; port aohini LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS Grou 1—=Jack Delaney. Paul Berlenbach ang Tommy - Louehran: . Philadelphia. Group Il-—Mike McTigue. New York Stribling and Jimmy Slattery. Buffalo Group 111——Eddie Huffman San Fran- csco’ Nimmy_Delaney. St. Paul: Martin Birke. New Orleans. - MIDDLEWEIGHTS. % Grou I—Tiger Flowers Atlanta: Mickey Walker: Elzaveth, NoJ.: Pete Latzo. Seran- ‘% rbip 1K 0. Phil Keplan. New York roup 11— f New Yorl Maxey Rosenbioom. New York: Dave Shade T—George ‘Courtney. Oklahoms Joe Andereon. Cineinnati: Leo Lomeki. Aver- een. Waeh . Tommy Milligan. Scotiand WELTERWEIGHTS Joe Dundee Wash Cleveland Al Mella, Nebr New York Jack Zivie, Baiti- i Roberts T—Tommy Elizabeth Lincoln MeVey roup Georgie Ward wi Harmon, New Pittsburgh LIGHTWEIGHTS Group T—Sammy Mandell. Rockford, il td Terris, New York: Billy Wallace, Cleve- d Grour 11— Petrolle slaue Loavza, Chil L onn. oo Group 1TI—Phil oldste(n. N chelle, JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS Groun I—Tod Morgan, Seattle: Jack Bern- stein. Yonkers. N. Y.. Babe Herman. New York Group 1I—Carl Duane, New boy Finnegan, Boston: Al Wi deinhia Group IIT—Rav Miller Detroit Flowere. Quick, Brooklyn: -Mike Dundee, Rock Tstand, | FEATHERWEIGHTS Group I—Benny Bass, Philadelphia: Hon v “Finnegan. Boston: Red Chapman Joston roup _ IT—Chick Bedford, Mase.. Joey Sanger man. New York: Eddie Andercon. Wyoming. Groun IIl—Eddie Shea_ Chicago Parr, Cleveland: Sammy Fuller. BANTAMWEIGHTS, Group_I—Charley (Phil) Rosenberg. York: “Tony (Canzoner. New York Taylor. Haute roup 1l—Bushey Graham, Utica 11 Brookirn: - Al _Brown. New Johnnie Green. New York FLYWEIGHTS Grogp I—Fidel Le Barba los Angeler ark. Scotland. Frankie Genaro. New York: Newsboy Brown. Sioux_ City Group II—Willie Dayvies. Charleroi Isey Schwartz. New York: Ernie Suggs. New Boston New Archie York Towa Pa Milwaikee: Babe Her. | | and Graham Trucks ohnny Bud shortstop will be Joe Boley, acquired from the Baltimore Internationals, while at first base will he Dudley Branom, hard-hitting star from the Kansas City club of the American Association. Jimmy Dykes again is slated for third base. With the combination as a starter, Mack will have probably the best equipped reserve infield in organized base ball, with Pool for fist hase, Bishop, second; Galloway, short, and Hale, third. The changes have been made pri- | marily to bolster one of the weakest | hitting clubs of the 1926 American | League campaign. In Collins and | Branom he has obtained two play- | ers who hit well over .300 last year. | Boley also climbed into the select | group of the International. | “'One more heavy artilleryman for | the line-up was obtained in the signing | of the veteran former Brooklyn out fielder, Zach Wheat, who for finished among the National | batting leaders. Zach appear: | to patrol left field, with Al Simmons | in center and Walter French in right. | West and Wilson from Waco, Tex., and Metzler of Wichita Falls will seek to displace the veterans, while Mack also may find room for Bill Lama |, The pitching staff, holding over {from last year, includes Howard | Ehmke, Sam Gray, Ed Rommel and | Jack 'Quinn, right-handers, and | Grove, Willis, Waldbherg and Pete, | southpaws. Darrah and Hunter from | Dallas, Shores from Wichita Falls and Yerkes, a Philadelphia product, | also are possibilities | Mickey Cochrane, | Jimmy Fox again catching assignment We've done e strengthen the team,” Mack figure it will be a tough race, hut | have a hunch we will be leading | procession next October. If not, I'm | still ready to try again the following year.” |SANDLOTTERS ALREADY LOOKING TO BASE BALL Although the official end of Winter | is still more than a month and a half | away, District sandlot agsregations | are preparing for the advent of base ball. | Anacostia I Cy Terkins and will handle e 1 | hase ball players will | meet tonight at 1335 Ridge place to | discuss plans for the season Milan Juniors will gather at 313 Fourteenth street northeast at 7 o'clock to talk over their season’s schedule, National Cirecle Juniors will meet tomorrow night 400 Fifth street | northeast, Membe ‘s are asked to re. { port. | The first meeting of the Smithfields to discuss base ball will be held at Convention«Hall on Pebruary 1. } SALE sary. Apply in person to ager at 8 Dupont Circle WS_W Elh. ARraies Black to | night | the | Ything possible to | the | | To Sell || Dodge Brothers Motor Cars On a Salary Basis Previous automobile experience not absolutely neces- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1927. i } BY EDDIE XIV-—Freak Play nged him- | Having plaved in more than 2.600 games of ball and having seen a great play in each one, I cannot un- | dertake to describe the greatest play I | ever saw” as I have had numerous re. | quests to do. Some plays are long | remembered because the game in which they were made was an impor- | tant one, while other plays, that are the ultimate in brilliancy of execution, are thought of enly for a day if the | game is not a “crucial’” one, or if the | plaver happens not to be a local hero but just a ball player, which most of us are | Many astounding plays I have seen have heen baresy alluded to in the newspaper stories, some have had a note and others were never even mentioned. There is no personal com- plaint in that statement, it is just a fact. 1 always have had full credi for anyvthing 1 have done. and then | Rill Wambsganes triple | play in the world series of 1820 got columns of space hecause of Its rar itv. It was an extremely simple per formance, whereas I have seen the me Rill make dozens of stops and | atches of the greatest difficulty. As | |a contrast Wamby's simple triple | killing, 1 will cite here fust two other | | plays, either of which would have | done credit to Bill himself as far as | brilllancy and skill are concerned though only one of the two was an in- These two finally decided | unassisted | field play. two world series, so they were impor- | tant as well as difficult. | Occurred in 1912 Series. | The first one | ame in the last game of the 1912 series, which Boston won in extra innings from New York. Herzog of the Giants was on first base when Larry Doyle hit a terrific liner | to right center. Hooper started with the batter's swing and with the wings of Mercur: on his feet, or some other super natural asistance, reached the wall about the time the ball got there. He reached far over and grabhed it be- | fore any fan had a chance, and as he was standing within the playing in- | closure the catch was legal When 1 say “reached over” I mean that he crashed into the wooden fence at that point, actually break- ing two or three boards. Herzog had almost scored and Doyle had reached second when the catch was made As Boston did not win in regulation time, it is easy to see that the Giants would have, had not Harry made his catch for the third out Another in 1921 Set. The Giants won the last the 1921 series by a score of 1—0, That game the Yankees were the visiting team, though all games were played in_the Polo Grounds. In the Yankees' half of the ninth, Aaron Ward reached first with one out and Frank Baker was next at bat. The Hugmen had had such bad luck throughout the game that Baker dared not sacrifice and trust the next man to bring Ward home. He simply bad to hit, and he did. The ball went just out of reach of First Baseman Kelly and appeared to be a sure single for “Bake,” or a double for a fast runner. However, John Rawlings had gone over fast to his left and he just reached the ball with his gloved hand, He threw it to first an inch ahead of Baker, and Kelly, with one of the most remarkable shots ever seen, re- layed it to Giroh in time to get another hairline decision from Umpire Quigley as Ward slid into third, and that world series was over. But, as I said at the start, plays of this Kind are too common, even to list, except that something of unusual im- portance depends on their successful execution. As I have not space to mention one-tenth of 1 per cent of | such incidents, T will recall several [ freak plays. | Center Fielder Catches Foul. game of How many readers ever saw a cen- ter fielder catch a foul fly? I have. |In an exhibition game In Rirming- | ham Johnny Mostil was pretty well | over to the left when the batter hit a fly ball in his direction. He started | for it and as he ran the wind hegan to | carry it farther and farther to be left. | Johnny kept on running and Falk stood idly by and watched him. | Johnny crossed the foul line on the dead run and then caught the ball. Ray Schalk, White Sox catcher, | probably has a world record all his | own. Since he has heen with the Sox he has, as a catcher, of course, made putouts at first, second and third | base | hose of my games often may have seen an out- fielder _make a putout at second | base. That has heen done, vou know, | the most celebrated case being that of | Paul Hines, a center flelder with Providence over 40 vears ago, who made the first unassisted triple play ever recorded in hase ball. But to my mind fines' feat was not o remarkahle as that of Ross Young of the Giants, who retired Bill Kamm at the home plate in an ex hibition game we played with the Giants, When Gleason Forgot Himself. “Kid" Gleason used to get excited when we would trap a runner hetween bases, particularly so if we had thé | runner between third and home. One time we caught Sisler that way he gave us an awful chase. 1 every man on the team was on the | third base line before he was finally put out as he tried to slide back to third, As the play was made Umpire Dick | Nallis looked around and found the { “K1a"" standing on the home plate. | “What_are you doing here?” manded Nallin, That woke up Bill, who looked | rather embarrassed as he replied, I | | don’t know, Diek,” but, so help me, if | readers who go to | | | de- SMEN Mr. Ochsenreiter, Salesman- With Freak Stunts as Well As Fine Plays, Says Collins TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF BASE BALL. | would | piten | noticed his mask lving on the ground | plate perfectiy COLLINS. 1 s Have Seen HN B. HICAGO, January Ban he had into the have caught the ball g out myself.” That would been one for the book. 1 was once in a game where a| player de A kick A perfectly good third strike called by Bill Dineen Bill was angered at the injustice of the protest that he took off his mask to talk better. The next hatter took hix position and Bl still froth ing. leaned over and called the first | totally unprotected. 1e then ever come nlate 1 put have him | Connolly a Quick Thinker, being a mighty eflicient re, Uncle Tom Connolly is what Comiskey calls a quick thinker. few years ago in the Yankee § B | | A sides Dusted Off the Dustless Plate Again.” dium Tom called a strike on a batter after he had called three straight balls. e bases were full at the time and two out. That pitch would have scored a run had Connolly called it a ball. As a matter of fact, it didn't | look #o very good and the batter, | without looking at the umpire, reached over, took his cap and dusted off the clean. The crowd began to jeer the arbi- trator and when the next pitch came up the batter took a furious lunge and missed. Connolly never looked at the batter, but instantly took off his cap and, leaning over, dusted off the dustless plate again. The crowd roared and Uncle Tom was even. This by must have disconcerted the batter because on the next pitch he raised up an easy fly and the side was out. ‘onnolly (Covyright. 1927.) TOMORROW: My All-American League Champions. TWO HOCKEY TEAMS OUTDISTANCE RIVALS By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, January 24.-The N tional Hockey League is past the half- way mark in the season’s long sched ule. Of the ames booked, 114 have been played. The Ottawa Senators continue to show their early season form by stead ily increasing their lead in the inter national section of the league and now hold an 11-point margin over Canadiens of Montreal, in second place. Out of 22 games, the Senators have lost but 3 and tied In the American division of league the New York Rangers gradually sprinting away from rest of the pack Standing of Teams. AMERICAN SECTION. Goals Goals for. 48 the are the N. Y. Boston Chicago Pittsburgh . Detroit Ranger 18 2 1 1 Ottawa Canadiens N Y. Americans. Montreal St. Patricks. . TY AND 7RIS PLEASED BY JOHNSON’S “VACATION” January 21 (P).—Ty is Speaker view the “vacation” of Ban Johnson from the acting presidency of the Ameri Leacue with safisfaction “Both Ty and I are very pleased over the announcement of the American League club owners,” Speaker said. It was all the talking either would do for publication. Each in- dicated he expected to be back base ball next on, cleared charges of pla in oa “fixed” game in 1919, ng Established 1808 At the Sian of the Moon Big Values i Fine Tailoring Do We Make Your Clothes? If not we certainly would like We can satisfy your every le, quality and value. | to. desire in sty Suit or Overcoat Meet Requivements .50 Regular 335 Grade Tailored to Your Individual 22 ~ Proportionate Reductions in Other Grades Semmes Motor Company | dis | wan | voice | qualified approval | Landis today | cago. tive Johnson's [ American president of the League are ended, perhaps for all time, and Judge Lan won a wholesale, unqualified which indorses his handling Cobh-Speaker and the Gandil investi passes from the stagc greatest or days has victory of the Risher Thus ball one of the the history of the game. 1 a slck man, stood before the Jeague owners at thei unday, and practically himself. He denied everything whict had to do with bringing this storm about his ears The fire of the man wi every way. As he rose hase hall magnates, Johns like a man who had been siricken, One detail after another concerning hig recent attack on Judge Landis he either denjed had heen grossly exagger esitant and halting, and that oree thundered in fean League meetings was that in who | heen overcome wift blow to a frame ander an impelling for Today's Meeting OfF. Americ meeting case ion of base nizers in n Johnson American meeting here ' i gone “fore wrver " iAAa ntortally ted All of the members of the League were present at th including Charles A. Comisk of the Chicago White Sox and arch enmity of ohnson. _Commissioner Landis also met with the owners When Judge Landis received of his conduct of pertaining to the regula all in these last trying weeks, boginning with the controversy over the Cobb-Speaker case, and when he learned from the league own the undoubted serfous condition Johnson's health, he had no further desire to continue with the public hearing which had heen set for today It has heen postponed indefinitely Johnsen's formal statement that all evidence in the Cobh-Speaker investi gation had been submitted to the commissioner and published by refutes the alleged interviews in which Johnson had been made to declare everything tion of b the evidence in Landis' possession. It nullifies Johnson's alleged statement that Cobb and for incompetency. The Cobb-Speaker affair is now ex- actly where it was before—in the hands of Judge Landis. What he may see fit to do is something to be de veioped. Both Ty Cobb and Tris ipeaker are in Chicago, and both have reiterated thelr innocence of any dishonest act In base ball. Cobh, by the way, told a prominent base ball man here that he had never resigned as manager of the Detroit club. He is simply out, Cobb and Speaker may meet Judge before they leave Chi Thelr lawyers are here, and now that all interested are in Chicago |it is possible that another conference will be held. It must be remembered His throat. like them. Mertz & Mertz Co., Inc. 1342 G St. N.W. repudiated | owner | uny | him | that the league had taken action in the | case other than that which appears in | peiiker were dismissed | Clear Voice GAME LOSES GREATEST ORGANIZER AS BAN GOES {Johnson Idolized American League That Meant Life and Activity to Him and Which He Developed From Puny Loop to Major Circuil. | that Judge Landis never has a decision In the Cobb-Speaker case, | 1 Johnson hi§ health, he may return to the helm of the Ameri gue. There are few who be S il ¢ iin lead the which he idolized, which meant nd activity 1o him. and which W fought from the time that it wvas a puny cireuit in base ball until he had made it the rival of the Na tional League, the senior major eircuit Johnson has been failing in heaith for two vears. He has failed immeas urably in the last three Tho: aw him at the Joint major league m here last December we en they saw him he <unda will take provided for | American League owners, de: | plight in which they have he by his utterances, are loval v he deser v rost ope.” remarked Col. Ruppert of the New York Yankees, “that the mud slinging in hase I am heartily sick of it. 1 have of it for the three given ing ohnson has heen the | nd m placed to him th 1 been vears.' HUNT'S SETTERS WIN MANY BLUE RIBBONS Thoroughbred English Huntstone Setter setters of the Kennels of Chevy Chase, Md,, of which Judge Henry J Hurt, 2d, is owner, scored heavily during 1926 both in the field and on the hench The prize Tuntstone in the show winners included who won the blu Pupp: t the and later got the first Devon show in May, Frockle d M ned 1 and third prizes tively, in the hig show at the Sesquicentennial at Philadelphia, in which nearly 100 dogs competed. Judge Tiunt, who has been confined rolling chair since an attack of infantile paralysis in 1910, has bred setters since boyhood SOCCER TITLE BATTLE IS CARDED TOMORROW Weather permitting, the deciding tilt In the graded school soccer cham plonship between Park View and Pea hody is slated for tomorrow afternooa on the Plaza playgrounds. The game has been postponed sev- eral times because of wet grounds. Three games have heen played hy the two teams, cach team winning once and the third game resulting in a tle, King ribhon Baltimore award and White viand stone who seco resper LEAGUE HOCKEY. New York Rangers, 2; New York Americans, 0. hicago Cardinals, 1; Duluth Hor- nets, 0. at Protection at | Roy, | SPORTS. Rest” by’A—iherican League Owners '| When Base Ball Was Young | | 1 BY JOHN B. FOSTER } Corkhill's SRR | When the theory ing differed methods that are of an outflelder w fndividual who of base ball play greatly from sed now the idea s that of a portly arried with him a reat expanse of shoulder blade, a pair of arms that looked as if they could knock t horns off a crescent and ability to shoulder a bat weighed more than the caps a winch Cap Anson had a lot to do with that theory. For a long time Cap advocated men in base ball nd looked for When John K. Tener, former of | nia and former of National League, r the attention of Anson as pitcher for the C| o club fellow not so old then ed his new “tosser.” on eve such a frame on heing Anson marveled. snuch a finelooking chap in < that a base ball manager d be forgiven for going into rap- him, especially & manager who was o fond of big fellows as w Anson, Made All of men when rymple, Gor iants, and the wont to look shone. They can hit the lot,” Anson would sa hitters that eount.” But by and by a n generation began to play center field as if it were Sort of infield position. Fielders found their way into the game who could run back to the fences and get the ball. Then Anson’s long batters and big men were not so dangerous |as they had been. | ginning of a system which has not anged much since, although it has been improved But while there were heginning to he outfielders who could make bril liant catches on long flies that were much bevond them. there also was another school betoming famous for »ming in.” Honest John Corkhill s one of-the first of these. They called him “Pop” as he grew older in harness. Speaker One of That Type. Tris Speaker, who quit base ball after the 1926 season, was one of that type, and perhaps the best of all. It would be a swift race between Speaker and Curt Welch if the lat- ter were alive, but Welch passed on long ago. Corkhill was a great ex- | ponent of that kind of flelding, and, | combined with his ability to bat well, | was one of the great players of this big game, thovgh he never has heen given due credit for his skill. his in telligence and his daring. The pio- neers of base ball methods were so often overshadowed by the big deeds of the really big men physically that they were overlooked. Corkhill, however, was no infant in size. As he grew older he acquired a bald spot. When he donned his | frock coat, his shiny bald head, cor bined with a huge mustache. made him appear like a professor, and when the frock coat was buttoned tightly to the chin he looked not unlike an evangelist. One day while traveling the Ci cinnati team was near a town where 'an evanzelist had been working. Some very the that an bar of hem Governo, president L futur the old most hy Did A hun Tener & over | Anson’s Eyes Shine. Anson’s outfie s were big he could get them. Dal and Kelly were three of big fellow at first at them while his y ball out and of the it's the wer - moon | al- | That was the be- | Frock of those who had been to the meet ings entared the train. The evangel- ist was due to leave on the same train Tt was in the mountains and Pop Corkhill wore his frock coat Leaning back, studyving the scenery from the window, he was interrupted b a stranger who sat down, ed out his hand and said, “Glorious | work, glorfous work Tt must be won- derful to save them as vou do, right |on the very verge. Do you ever | miss one now and then?” “Miss? 1 missed one on that thick- headed, brawling, kicking, nagging Irishman, Tebeau, fust back of second, the first time I've missed one in three seasons, and of all the d—a4 men I ever missed on, I'd rather it would have been any cuss on earth than | him “Pop” and the stranger became bet- ter acquainted during the day { (Covvrieht 103 | (Tomorrow—"Stagg and His Base- Sliding Machine.") = 'ARMOUR IS WINNER OF $2,500 TOURNEY By the Associated Pr EL PASO, Tex., Ja 24— With Tommy Armour, professional from the | Congressional Country Club, Washing. ton. D. C., victorious the $2.300 El Paso open tournament. nearly a score of natfonal golf stars today turned to 8an Antonio for the $10,000 |Texas open, which bhegins Thursday and continues through Saturday After turning in a 71, two strokes under par, for the morning round, Armour turned the 18-hole B! Paso Club course in vesterday afternoon to complete the 72.hole match with a total of 288. His cards were: 37—34-— 35—32. His afternoon score of 7 | equaled the course record Second place was shared by Johnny Golden of the North Jersey Country Club and Joe Kirkwood of Albany |Ga., who turned in cards of 202, Art | Demane of the Sound View, N. ¥ | Club was next. with 297, while Joe N turned in a Coat and cool, in Turnesa, Elswood card of 290 Bobby Cruickshank, New York pro- fessional. who recently won the $10,000 |Los Angeles open tournament, has /been at Han Antonin for nearly a week preparing for the play over the difficult Willow Springs couras. Jack Forrestter of Short Hills, N. Y., and Tom Bovd of Fox Hills, N. Y., also are practicing at San Antonis. INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNEY IS ARRANGED LONDON, January 24 (#).—An in- ternational ' chess struggle is being arranged for the two weeks begin- ning July 18. Sixteen countries will |take part—Great Britain, Argentina, | Australta, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, | Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, ltaly, Jugosiavia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland Each country will send a team of four plavers. A general ‘congress of a character run coneurrently | elude a women's tournament spacial will - S — e S In'‘Radio Reporting’’there is great strain on the 7 announcer’s voice. have talked continuously for several hours in describing such events as the Presidential Inauguration. Be- ing a great smoker, I have favored Lucky Strikes because they give me complete enjoyment and do not ire ritate my throat. 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