Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1927, Page 13

X the inside track at present. SPORTS TRIS TO DECIDE MONDAY ABOUT JOINING GRIFFMEN . After Teiephone Conversation With Former indian Pilot, President Griffith Believes He Has Fine Chance to Land Pla) er. HETHER Tris Speaker, for- mer manager of the In- dians, recently exonerated of ame “fixIng” charges by Judge Kenesaw Landis, will cast h‘m lot with the Nationals or ®some other Amer n League club this year will be known Monday. Telephoning from Tampa,.Fla., the Spring training base of the Nationals, this morning, President Clark Griffith ton Club said that Tris ance conference vester- d he \\u\lld wire the '\ it v wamu chieftain in hi ® Wersation yesterday apparently was pleasently impressed with the offer made him by Washington. Griffith and Speaker are firm friends and the National president intimated this morning that the great player was somewhat eager to give the club here the utmost consideration in planning for his future in base ball. It is known that Mrs. Speaker would be more than pleased to reside in Washington, where she is well ac- Quainted. According to President Griffith, spir- ited bidding for the services of Speak- er is being done by several clubs other than the Nationals, but from all indi- cations Griffith's club appears to have But how successful it will be will not be known until Monday. telephone con- By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 29.—Washing- ton and St. Louls appear today to have the lead in the contest for the serv- ices of Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb. Clark Griffith of the Senators de- clared at Tampa that Speaker prom- Ised him to give first consideration to a Washington contract, while St. Louis so far has made the most ener- getic attempt to land Ty Cobb. The provisions of the waiver rule, as far as American League club prior- ities are concerned, have been laid aside to permit these two stars to sign wherever they wish, William Harridge, secretary to Ban Johnson and acting guardian of the league ex- ecutive offices, said today. There is no chance, however, that any National League club will be al- lowed to sign them so long as any American Leaguers desire their serv- ices. With no price tags attached to their contracts by their original club owners, the two slugging outfielders are expected to conclude profitable terms for themselves. Griffith declined to reveal the amount of his offer to Speaker, but after a telephone conversation with the latter at Philadelphia, he an- nounced that the former Cleveland manager has promised to write him concerning his proposal and that he WAKE FOREST TOSSERS TO PLAY G. W. FIVE HERE WAKE FOREST, N. C., 28 (#).—~Wake Forest's victory over North Carolina at basket ball Thursday night earned the Deacons a visit to the National Capital. Coach Baldwin told the team if they would win the game they January g znuld go_to Washington to play ge Washington U. Feb- ruary 26. Arrangements have heen made for the game, Coackh dwin said. The squad will have (hme days of sightseeing. STELLAR BOWLERS RESUME PRIZE MEET Bowling stars vicinity will roll game block of their stakes tournament tonight on the Coliseum drives. The duckpinners, who are competing for a stake of $600, will begin play at & o'clock. Clem Weidman assumed the tour- ney lead in the five games bowled last Saturday night at the King Pin alleys when he toppled 644 pins, but a number of other entrants are ex- pected to make matters more than interesting for the first-block pace- setter tonight. Practically all of bowlers of this section on of Washington and the second five- 16-game sweep- 8 the stellar are among would have an announcement to make upon receipt of the letter. Speaker was in conference vester- day at Philadelphia with Manager Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics, and both emerged smiling, but declined to discuss the visit other than to say it was a soclal call. Mack, however, sald he would like to have Speaker on his team. “I am going to play base ball again this Summer,” Speaker satd. “I will consider all the offers and then I will accept the one which I believe to be most favorable.” Speaker sald his first thought at present was to get down to Hubbard, Tex., to see his 81-year-old mother. TWO FORMIDABLE QUIN 4 WO of the outstanding inde pendent floor combinations of Washington will face strong rivals in games with an inter- sectional angle tonight and atomorrow. The Anacostia Eagles, District un- lmited basket ball titleholders, will take on the Atlantic Coast Line team of Wilmington, N. C., tonight at the Congress Helghts Auditorium at 8:30 o'clock. The Yankees will play Fitton A. C. tossers of Boston tomorrow in the Gonzaga gym at 3 o'clock. Princess and Arcadian girls' teams will inaugurate the LSKI@H» vast Line clash in a preliminary at 7:30. Arrows will face Boys Club Celtics n an opener to the Yankee-Fitton A. C. engagement. Games tonight in the Sunday League on the central Y. M. C. A. court will bring together Peck Memorial and Calvary Baptist at 7:15 o’clock, Claren- don Baptist and Calvary M. E. at 8 and Covenant and Mount' Vernon M. E. at 845. Calvary mainfained its hold on first place in the senior league last night by trouncing Kanawhas, 34 to 20, at Washington Barracks. Auths beat Collegians, 22 to 18. Park View tossers romped over the Woodlothians, 95 to 6, last night in Wilson Normal gym. Peck caged 13 goals. Yellow Jackets trounced the Rovers last mght in Walter Reed gymnasium, 44 to 9 count. Wecker starred. BRITAIN FILES ENTRY FOR TENNIS CUP PLAY NEW YORK, January 29 (#).—Great Britain, the only nation which has conipeted in every tournament for the Dayis cup since it was put into com- petition in 1900, has filed her twenty- second challenge, the United States Jawn Tennis Association has an- nounced. America dropped out of one tourna- ment, that of 1919, because of post- war conditions in other countries, but the British resumed where they left . off at the beginning of the World War and reached the challenge round against Australia. In the 21 competitions for the inter- netional tennis trophy the British ha¥e béen 5 times triumphant, as com- pared with 6 victorles for Australia and 10 for the United States. A challenge from Cuba, the first in the American zone, was received by the United States Lawn Tennis Asso- cfation_simultaneously with the one from England. It brings the list of challengers up to eight so far, with the closing of entries fixed for March 15. INDIANA AND OHIO STATE QUINTS PICKED TO SCORE CHICAGO, January 29 (#).—Indizna and Ohio State have an_opportunity tonight. to step up a notch in the Big Ten basket ball standings, if they can produce their anticipated viotories over Chicago and Minnesota For Minues it will be a sixth ohance to Win a game this vear, with the outlook not very encouraging an entry in the victory column. Chicago has « s of best- ing the str but, un like Minne zoans have bottom. of th The other Just now W and next week only goheduled ONLY FIVE OF GIANTS NOT UNDER CONTRACT NEW _YOR! P).—The Mst of New York 1927 contrac when Pitcher Mueller came Those who hav George Kelly, vete Outfielders Ross Jeannes: Pitchers Virgil Cuen Henry. squads are r examinations, th games are 1y night reduced to five eld and Outfielder e fold not yet signed are Barnes @ ILLINOIS A C FOUR WINS. CHICAGO, ¢ 20 P).—A one. mile relay, Athletic Club won from the ( Assoclation, was the indoor track meet at th Armory last night. The 8:32. TORONTO, Ontario, Js -Mrs. Jenny Young, George Young, victor of lsland swim, has left here for Angeles to meet her son. for Athletic tme was Catalina TO VISIT FOR CONTESTS . Stephens and Duponts will meet he Naval Reserve Armory tonight at 8 o'clock. Comets will meet Cc Columbia Heights tonight at Eastern High School. Woodside tossers will encounter the Virginia Public Service quint of Alex- andria at Naval Reserve Armory tonight, Elliotts will meet Hyattsville Re- serves at 7:30 tonight in the Hyatts- ville Armory. Fort Washington floormen downed Army Medical tossers, 33 to 16, last night at Walter Reed gym. Parkway Motor Co. cagemen won a 354‘? 21 victory over Nativity last night. Headquarters Battery and Battery C won games in the Fort Myer League last night. The former team won from Post Staff, 30 to 26, while Battery C trounced Battery B, 36 to 29. ‘Washington Y. M. C. A, tossers bowed to_their Baltimore Y rivals last night at Baltimore by a 26-to-22 score. Pals defeated Good Shepherds, 31 to 28, yesterday. . Tates trimmed Owl A. C., 48 to 16. A number of quints are seeking ac- tion. Among them are Yosemites, Company F Regulars of Hyattsville, American Railway ‘Expressmen, Hol- brooks, Warwick Colleglans and Corinthian Insects. Start Underhand There are a good many objections to using the unaderhand loop shot from scrimmage, although practi- cally every foul shooter will employ it. After all is said and done this shot 1s the natural method of every player for shooting.” If you do not think so, ask a boy who has never played basket ball to try to shoot a basket. He'll use the underhand 100p. The objection to using this shot from scrimmage is a sound one, though an experienced player can and does employ it on many occa- sions. Take a 100k at the drawings above and youw'll discover the rea- son why the shot s usually banned. Invariably, the player will hold it 100 low at the start, as is the figure on the right above. The result is that it takes him longer to get the ball to the necessary height than if he held it belt high, as s the player above on the left. In other words, the player on the left will get his shot off clear, without its being blocked, whereas the one on the right will be blocked, when both shots start at the same time As the chest shots start from an even higher point than a correctly plaved underhand loop, there is far less chance of their being block- ed. Hence their universal popu- larity today. | (Cobyrisht. 1027.) AMERICAN POLO TEAM WILL PLAY ON RIVIERA By the Assoclated Press. Earl Hopping, F. B. E. Elkins, L. F. Brandeis and J. Adams, American polo players, will have one of the strongest teams on the Riviera this seasqn. Six other players are expected to Join them. Three hundred ponies belonging to players from eight countries crowd (the barns at Mandelieu Field. Thirty-seven players, representing Englane the United States, France, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Mexico the 28 contestants in stakes, SOCCER TITLE PLAY STARTS TOMORROW A three-game series for the soccer championship of Washington will open on the Monument Grounds to- morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with Walford and Marlboro, cham- plons of Sections 1_and 2 of the Washington Soccer League, as the principals. Aside from the title itself the in- tersectional angle has created In- terest in the first of the title clashes, with all of Upper Marlboro, Md, claiming its representatives will out- speed and outpass the District team, Adherents of the Walfords, on the other hand, point to the long experi- ence and demonstrated team work of the Washington aggregation. Marl- boro counters with the assertion that its team has been virtually intact for seven years gince the booters were students at the Marlboro High School. Marlboro has built up its game around speed and lengthy kicks, while Walford has a well drilled short-passing attack. T S WOMAN SWIMMERS BREAK TWO MARKS By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, January 29.— The ‘world swimming records for the wom- en's 200-yard free-style and 200-yard backstroke were six seconds shorter today, both of them bettered by New York Women’s Swimming Association stars. In an exhibition meet at the Cleve- land Athletic Club last night Martha Noreilus negotiated the 200-yard free- style in 2:24, breaking Gertrude Ed- erle’'s mark of 2:30. She had previ- ously been unofficially credited with bettering the Channel swimmer's rec- the sweep- In the same meet Adelaide Lam- bert finished the 200-yard backstroke in 2.55, shattering the record previ- ously held by Sybil Bauer, Chicago Athletic Association star. Miss Bauer's time was 3:01. TWO MORE CARDINALS SPURN TERMS OFFERED ST. LOUIS, January 29 (#).—Two more St. Louis Cardinal world cham- pion players have received their con- tracts for 1927 and after a week’s consideration neither have signed. They are Tommy Thevenow, sensa- tional shor*~ . p, and Lester Bell, slug- ging third baseman. Three (nrdinal pitchers—Alexander, Haipes and Rhem-—have so far re- 'd to sign contracts and have de- manded salu"y increases. DODGE AND REILL’! WIN. John Dodge won from W. N. Nor- wood, 35 to 30, and Dr. Reilly de- teated Goodacre, 35 to 82, in matches played in the District three-cushion championship at the Lewis & Krauss parlors last night SETS BOWLING RECORD. WINNIPEG, Manitoba, January 29 (P).—Fred B. Jewel of Fargo, N. D., established & new Canadian tourna- ment tenpin bowling record here with a count of 738. He rolled games of 266, 224 and 258. Fights Last Night By the Associsted Press. NEW YORK.—Mike McTigue scored a technical knockout over Paul Berlen- bach (4). Joe Woods, Los Angeles, beat Harry Fay, Louisville (8). James Braddock, Jersey City, knocked out George La Rocco, New York (1). Yale Okum, New York, and Eddie Huffman, Los Angeles, drew (10). WATERBURY, Cor Bobby Gar- cla, Baltimore, won a technical knock- out over George Mc y weight champlon of G SPOKANE, Wash. S beat FRANC an Francisco, “California” Joe Lynch (6). PAOLINA’S YARN TRUE, WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS By the Associated TAMPA, FI “true” story of wild boar exp: light here. The Spanish heavyweight told New York reporters recently he killed three wild boars in Cuba in a flerce battle just before coming to this country. - A Havana newspaper then declared there were no wild boars in Cuba. The story was true except f two points. The boars were not wild—they were common Florida “razor-back” hogs, and the “battie” was fought on the outskirts of Tampa instead of in Cuba. Paolino was a member of a hur ing party during his visit here. He came up on the hogs in the woods and instructed his compan- fons to flee for their lives. He shot one pig, clubbed nnnther and killed the !h rd with a blow from his fist. ens. January aolino Uzeudun's n has come to and Egypt, have signed up for the season's play. Los England heads the list with 14 horse- men. . His companions paid the irate farmer for the three hogs, and a barbecue was served to Paolino friends in the Spanish colony here. STAR, WASHINGTO ADDITION OF Note: This is the twelfth of a series of stories of 1927 major league clud prospects By the Associated Press. HICAGO, January 29 -One of the outstanding purchases of the Winter by a major league base ball team was the acquisition of Elwood English of the Tolello American As- sociation club by the Chicago Cubs to round out their infield for the 1927 pennant chase. English, only 20 years old, completes a roster of youngsters for the Chica go National Leaguers, only 2 of the 32 athletes on the squad being over 30 years old. Two players and $50,- 000" was the price of the star short- stop. Another promising youngster, ex- pected to se the outfield batting av- erage, was obtained from the Louis- ville Association Club, Earl Webb. Like Babe Ruth, Webb used to do a bit of pitching, so his throwing arm is considered one of his great assets. In addition he hits from the wrong side of the plate. “We are just about 100 per cent SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1927. * Nationals Now Are Favored by Speaker : McTigue W ould Move Into Heavy Class BERLENBACIS CONQUEROR SEEKS BIG TITLE CHANCE Mike, Decisive Winner Over Paul in F'-'ht Stopped in Fourth Round by Referee, Eager to Enter Rickard’s Elimination Tourney . SHORTSTOP GREATLY BOLSTERS CUBS Acquisition of Engllsh Young Toledo Star, Rounds Out Infield—Team Will Be Youthful, Only Two Players Bemg Over 30. better than we were last year,” Me- Carthy said today, “and remember we finished fourth last year, so you know I feel like we will be crowding the leaders this season.” McCarthy has just arrived in Chi- cago from his home in Buffalo, to be- &in his own Spring conditioning threa weeks ahead of the rest of the club. A month hence the players will join him at Catalina Island. Among the 32 players on the Cub roster are 6 old and 8 new pitchers. The other infleld positions will be filled by last season's regulars, Sparky Adams at third, Jim Cooney at second, and Capt. Charley Grimm at first, with Howard Freigau and Clyde Beck in reserve. Webb, Hack Wilson and Clyde Heathcote probably will be the out- field regulars, with three others to glve Webb a battle for the left fiela post. Hartnett and Gonzales are the first string recefvers. The untried pitchers have six bat: tlo-scarred veterars to contend with, Bush, Blake, Jones, Kaufmann, Root and Oshorne. Among the prospects is a Chicago sand-lotter, Roy Hanson, the first native son hurler to receive a tryout in a long time. OUR of Washington's collegiate basket ball combinations are seeing action today, George- town being at Annapolis for an afternon affair—not a pink tea—with Navy; Maryland and Gallau- det clashing at College Park at 8 o'clock in a strictly local engagement, while George Washington is entertain- ing Randolph-Macon in the H street &ym, at 8:15. Navy, which is a hard nut to crack on its home floor, was favored to beat the Hiltoppers, but by no great mar- gin, with the Blue and Gray having a good chance to spring an upset. COLLEGE FIVES PLAY TWO CONTESTS HERE TONIGHT Maryland is thought to have a slight edge on Gallaudet, although the latter has fine material and is capable, iIf it plays its best, of upsetting the Old Liners. Maryland, too, probably will be minus the services of Linkous, husky regular forward, and this should tend to make the e a 50-50 battle. George Washi should be able to take the measure of Randolph-Ma- con, although the quint from Ash- land, Va., gave St. John's of Annap- olis a good trimming last night in the Maryland capital. However, St. John's has been weak this season and the Colonials are not likely to be hard pressed. WOMEN IN SPORT BY CORINNE FRAZIER. OLTON ARMS MIDGETS started their season yester- day by scoring a hard-earned victory over the Kastman School Midgets, 36 to 22, in the Epiphany gym. Forwards of both teams proved adept in finding the basket, with Ann Rollins leading the scoring for the winners and _Alice Bowle for the losers. Miss Rollins accounted for 24 points and Miss Bowie for 20. Members of the Holton Arms junior squad who figured in the contest are All Rollins, Helen vis, Frances Carter and Janie Van den Bosch, for- wards; Janet White, center; Emma Gray White, side center; Kathleen Knox, Margueretta Rowland and Betty Drake, guards. Eastman was represented by Alice Bowle, Sarah Lloyd and Gabrielle Mor- gan, forwards; Florence Avis, center; Sarah Mills, side center; Dorothy Gam- brill and Katherine Heth, guards. Continuing the brilliant play exhib- ited in the semi-final round of the interplayground basket ball series, Iowa Avenue tossers, holders of the western division title, drew first blood in the finals yesterday, defeating Rosedale, eastern division champions, 20 to 6, In the initial game of the decldlng series. Fast play and skilled team work marked the contest, which was staged at_Noel House. Virginia Monk captained the Ipwans, playing forward with Anna Tucker; Kay Jones and Harrlet Beh- OME good golfers maintain that the flat swing’ yields more wrist action on the ball, more body power fn the blow, a better follow through, a better stance position and more accuracy with the ball. This, of course, is equal to their bellef that it is a better swing all around. No one can say definitely which is better, for one is as good as the other depending on who Is using it. Certalnly the use of a flat swing implies in no sense any compromise with your golf. The flat swing is not a substitute for anything. In the figures above you see the complete back swing for the flat swing. Note, first, in Figure 1 that for this swing the stance is slightly open. That is, the right foot is in advance of the left foot with relation to the direction line. The ball, in any full swing, is played off the left heel or the left instep. You note that the club has been started back wholly with a wrist-breaking movement, the clubhead being kept “inside the line" right from the ball. That is, if a line were drawn directly back from the ball the clubhead would not pass out- side this line in its break back from the ball. In Figure 2 you will note the tend- ency of the club to “go around back of you” rather than up. This is the whole tendency in the flat swing and the idea of focusing the club around back is definite. Note that with the club so well started with the wrists and forearms, the body has hardly begun to turn as yet. rend held forth at center field, and Iras Burroughs and Katherine Doomis were in the backfield. Rosedale’s line-up included Dorothy Harding and Dalsy Botts, forwards; Ethel Botts, center; Mildred Hook and Victoria Nasella, side centers, Helen Streeks, Susie Myers (captain), Mar- gaget Collison and Viola Frazier, guards. Monday Towa Avenue and Rosedale will meet again in a game which will mean the title for the western champs if they repeat. Should Rose, dale win, a third game will be neces- sary. Eagle tossers from Business Night High School gained the decision over the basketeers last night in a Senior Washington Recreation League tilt played at Business High School. Speotacular shots and keen passing made the exhibition interesting. Washington Athletic Club's basket ball squad will motor to Baltimore this evening to play the St. Martin's sextet of that city. Members of the team, together with rooters, will meet at Fourteenth and New York avenue at 5:30 this after- noon. According to Becky Kronman, machines will be waiting at this point ln" transport the club to the Oriole city. Monday night the Washington A. C. will meet at 1203 Hamilton street for the purpose of transacting some im- portant club business and initiating members. Horton’s Par Golf Chart Observe in Figure 3 the very pro- nounced tendency of the club to swing around back of the body, istead of up. Here also, the shoulders have begun to turn with the club and the left knee has fallen in—toward the right knee, not toward the ball. In Figure 4 you see the club at the top—perfect position for the flat swing. Note the compactness of this position and the power that has been accumulated. From here the player first steps forward, through the hips, then lets it fly. It is this compactniess of this swing which, its advocates maintain ylelds the great hittng force that can be obtained, they maintain, only with this close, all-together ac- tion of bodys, arms and hands. (Covyright. 1927.) HOPPE HAS RUN OF 270. BOSTON, Mass., January 20 (#).— Making a run of 270, Willie Hoppe, world champion 18.2 balkline billlard- ist, captured the tenth block of his 3,600-point match with Erich Hagen- lacher, 300 to 170. The total scores of the contestants are: Hoppe, 2,657; Hagenlacher, 2,274. . com.ms MAT VICTOR. Jack Collins won two of three falls from George Taylor in a wrestling bout at the Mutual Theater last night. Collins weighed 178 pounds, 16 pounds more than Taylor. The bout was the last of the season at the Mutual HARVARD HEAD REGRETS AIRING OF DIFFERENCES NEW YORK, January 20 (#).— Public airing of differences between two institut! onu is disapproved by President A. Lawrence Lowell of ard. A brief statement that he felt open dispute between schools was a “shame,” was the only remark in Pl'elident Lowell's address at the annual dinner of the Harvard Club of New York City last night that could be taken as a raference to the *“‘dirty foot ball” charges made agalnst nston by Wynant D. Hubbard, former Crimson foot ball star, says the Times. W. J. Bingham, director of ath- letics at Cambridge, spoke of the Harvard-Princeton _ break, the Times says, but added noliilnt‘kl the public details of the dispu Reporters were barred from the dlnner Hllbbln‘l did not attend. BIG TEN WOULD CURB APPEAL TO ATHLETES By tho Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 29.—Clearer definitions of the Big Ten attitude toward financial inducements offered star athletes were in force today, adopted by the athletic and academic executives of all the conference uni- versities. Blanks for all athletes now com- péting will be prepared as quickly as possible, so they may sign these dec- arations that they will abide by the new conference code on recruiting. Scholarships, loans and remission of tuition should not be awarded by uni- versities on the basis of athletics, the new conference definition of improper recruiting declares, and the unofficial granting of financial aid to athletes by individuals, and organizations, alumni or otherwise, whose primary object in granting the ald Is the subsidy of an athlete, should be considered unethical. This was the result of one of the most momentous gatherings in the history of the Western Conference, at- tended by the presidents of each uni- versity, the athletio directors and others composing a committee of six trom each school. Other paragraphs of the code fn- terpreied this first declaration in terms applicable to the athletic direc- tors, the alumni, the students and traternities. The question of rotating schedules, dual foot ball teams, with simultaneous games at home and away, and other problems involved in the “playing league” plan were shelved by the committee of 60. Some were referred to committees, but the indorsement of the four-year foot ball schedule com- pleted last week by the 10 athletic directors virtually nullified the sched- ule argument. originally given a place on the program. bl S Sy RECORDS IN DANGER IN BIG GOLF EVENT By the Associated Pres SAN ANTONIO, Tex., January 29. Course records, already shattered once this week, were due for another siege here today, with more than 100 pro- fessional and amateur golfers assigned to threesomes for the first 36 holes of play in the Texas open tournament over the Willow Springs course. ““Wild Bill” Mehlhorn of Los Angeles was the favorite because of his feat of cutting a stroke from the course record yesterday with a 69, in spite of the fact that his putts were not in good working order. Mehlhorn’s record was made in the amateur-professional best ball team tournament, which he won with Joe Lesage of San Antonio. Walter Hagen of New York and Florida and Jack Speer of Houston were second, with a best ball escore of 70, but Hagen picked up on three greens when Speer sank putts that won for the team. Although more than 180 golfers signed for the tournament yesterday's play discouraged a great many of them, and only 108 threw their names into the final list. For this reason the fleld was divided into threesomes. Harry Cooper of Los Angeles, Jack Forrester of Short Hills, N. J., and Walter Hagen were expected to draw the largest gallery, while keen inter- est also was shown in the two groups comprised of Bobby Cruickshank, New York; Tommy Armour, Washington, D. f‘, and Joe Turnesa of Fairview, N. Y.; Willle Hunter of Brentwood, Calif.; John Golden of Patterson, N. J., and Mehlhorn, Other star combinations consist of Joe Kirkwood, Ed Dudley of Oklahoma. City and Victor D'Alberto, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles; Jack Burke and Jack Speer, Houston, and John Rodg- ers of Pittsburgh; Tom Boyd, Staten Island, N. Y.; Tom Ken‘lgnn, Mount Vernon, N. Y., and Ossie Carleton of ‘Houston. Clear weather was forecast for to- day in contrast to the rain and mist which prevailed the forepart of the week. The 72-hole contest will be completed tomorrow. ALOYSIUS CLUB TO HOLD 5-MILE RUN TOMORROW Aloysius Club holds the second of a series of Sunday practice runs tomorrow morning at 10:30 o’clock at Plaza Playground track. All harriers are invited to take part and use the clubhouse for d~essing. The route will be five milc . The runs are planned » condi- tion competitors for th, 10-mile street grind to be staged by the club on February 22. By the Associated Press EW YORK, January 20.—Mike McTigue today hammered with rejuvenated fists on the portals that lead to Tex Rick- ard’s heavyweight ellmination tournament. In a thrilling four-round victory, as colorful as the flaming red trunks he wore, the former king of the light- heavyweight brigade last night belted into submission Paul Berlenbach, the man who once stripped him of the title. McTigue was credited with a technical knockout when the referee waved him away from the bleeding and helpless “Astoria Assassin” after 2 minutes and 43 seconds of fighting in the session. Throwing caution to the four cor- ners of Madison Square Garden, Mc- Tigue, heretofore a cautious fighter, although superlative boxer, ripped into Berlenbach from the tap of the opene ing gong. Long overhand rights and tearing uppercuts smashed against Berlenbach's chin as the 35-vear-old veteran craftily blocked every attempt of his opponent to score with his ter- rific left hook. Hurt by Lay-off. Berlenbach, 26 years old, one of the most feared fighters in any division, plainly showed the effects of his six- month lay-off from the ring as Mec- Tigue smothered him at close range and whipped that slashing right hand to the head at every opening. Ber- lenbach, wilting steadily under that fire, could neither time his puriches nor summon back the footwork he showed as champion. The crowd of 18,000, viewing for the first time the real fighting man In Me- Tigue, shouted encouragement as he hammered “Clom Paul” in the first and second rounds, roared In approved when Berlenbach went down for ths first time in the third round, and turned the Garden into bedlam with their cheering as the Dublin slashes whipped him mercilessly from that point until the end. Berlenbach, down three time fa the final session, was out on his feet, his face streaming blood, when Referee McPartland choked off McTigue's fira Ready to Meet Heaviem “I guess that puts me in Rickard's tournament,” the victor said as he climbed from the ring. The result eliminated Berlenbach from considera-. tion among th heavyweights, and while shoving McTigue into the lime- light in that class, also placed him in the front rank of contenders, with Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia for Jack Delaney’s ' xht heavyweight title. The only bla-i mark now remaining on McTi record, with the stain of his title loss to Berlenbach {n 1925 re- moved last r is a four-round knockout scored by Jack Delaney. Berlenbach, who has lost only four fights in his professional career, has been kuocked out but twice. He alsa felt Delaney’s finishing pinch in four rounds. Although weighing but 169 pounds, McTigue announces that he would seek honors in the heavyweight class if he were successful last night. The result may give him an opportunity to wipe out the Delaney stain, while battling at the same time for the chance to meet Gene Tunney next Sep- tember. CENTRAL MUST REBUILD COURT TEAM NEXT FALL Graduation next June will take heavy toll of the sterling Central com- bination that virtually had clinched the public high school basket ball champlonship when ‘the titular series ‘was abruptly halted by school author- itles as the result of the disturbance that followed the Central-Western game at the Arcadia Auditorium last ‘Tuesday. Capt. Warren Swift and Bill Crouch, two unusually clever guards, and Pete Nee, sharpshooting forward and court mechanio extraordinary, are regulars who will be missing when another season arrives. But Central's losses may be even more serious, as it has been intimated by Coach Bert Coggins that he may give up tutoring the Blue and White court squad. Coggins says that the Central team will disband for this season if schools that have dates with his quint will agree to cancellation. Coggins has made a fine record as coach of the Central teams. Three Washington schoolboy fives may show their wares in the St. John’s College tournament at An- napolis late this month. Eastern al- ready has applied for entrance and Western and Gonzaga are considering seeking admission. Eastern, however, may forego the Annapolis event for the Penn tournament. This depends on how fast the Guyon-coached team develops In the next few weeks. Gon- zaga also may enter the Penn affair. Last season the Purple tossers were not permitted to compete in the event because it was ruled it would take them away from their studies too long, but this season Coach Ken Simondinger hopes this difficulty may be overcome. Dan Ahearn, Western mentor, has announced he would like to enter his combination in some series. In a game marked by unusually fine markmanship from the foul line the speedy Gonzaga quint yesterday van- quished Western High, 43 to 33, on the I street court. The fact that the Purple had more chances from the free lane decided. Coach Simonding- er’s boys cashed 21 of 27 foul tries, while Western made excellent use of their fewer opportunities, caging 11 of 15. Each team made 11 court goals. A factor in the Purple victory was its superior defense, which kept rival sharpshooters at a safe distance most of the way. Don Garber, Alton Buscher and Charley Walker, how- ever, found the cords from afar a number of times to keep the West End boys in the running. Johnny Bozek, Tommy Fitzgerald and Jim Fuarrell were the big gups in the Gon- zaga attack and also were clever de- fensively. Gonzaga tossers will get much ac- tion next month. Eight games are listed and others may be added. The dates: February 1, Georgetown Fresh- men at Ryan Gym; 4, Georgetown Preps at Garrett Park; 8, Hyattsville High; 10, Western at Western; 16, Business at Busin 19, Leonard Hall at Leonardtown; 23, Georgetown Preps; 25, Baltimore Poly. Strayer’s Business College tossers of Baltimore proved easy prey for the local Strayer’s combination yesterday in the City Club gym, getting the short end of a 76-to-10 decision. The The Coening Star - BOYS CLUB local boys simply outclassed the visi- tors all the way. Joe Croson and Ferd Cappelli were chief scorers for the victors, accounting for 20 and 18 S, respectiv Maple spillers of Central High School are seeking opponents on the drives. Manager Eby at Columbia 6352 will re- ceive challenges. J. Cochran, F. Ap pler, W. Seltzer, C. Freeman and J. Fulmer comprise the team. Holding their rivals to a lone court goal in each half, Western light weights handily bested Episcopal High 135-pound basketers, 30 to 6, yester: ay. George Mason High tossers yester- . day disposed of Fredericksburg High in a 22-0-20 battle. Two scholastic quints of the local group were carded for tilts today on foreign floors. Coach Dan Ahearn was to send his Western High tossers against Mount J nhs in Balti- more and Str }m s was to engage St. John's Institute at l ederic k. Ma. FITTON OUINT PLAYING IN ALEXANDRIA TONIGHT ALEXANDRIA, Va., January 29. Fitton A. C. of Boston. Mass., is this city today to play the St. Mary's Celtics, local amateur champions, in their contest ‘scheduled for 9 o'clock tonight on the Armory Hall court. Episcopal High is scheduled to play Virginia BEpsscopal at basket ball in L}nchbun; Va., today. CLUB AFTEB. MEMBEB«S A membership drive is being con- ducted by the ThreeWay Club, for merly the Seneca A. (., which spon sors foot ball, basket ball, base ball and bowling. Benjamin S. Wells, jr., 2908 R street, hairman of the corn- mittee in ('h;ln,'e CARLISI.ES LIST PITTONS Carlisle quint, will engage Fitton are touring this section, the Lincoln Colonnade. The locals ex- pect to give the tors a spirited fight. A big crowd is expected to see the game. COLLEGE BASKET BALL. Randolph-Macon, 27; St. John's of Annapolis, Tulane, Loyola of _ ana State, North Dakota Aggies, 28; South Da- kota State, 20. colored basketers, A. C. tossers, who Monday in Auburn, 11. ew Orleans, 16; Louish HAWKINS W MOTOR CO. Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street BY FRED TURBYV! lLl.E HEN is the basket bigger? When is it smaller? Per- haps you think it is the same size at all times. It is not—when you figure its size as you are shooting goals. An arch shot drops into the basket from above. Then the basket is at its largest. A bee-line shot comes in from the floor with only a small part of the basket to hit. A beeline shooter must have an uncanny ability for ac- curacy. Here is a sketch that shows you how the basket looks when the two kinds of shots are "heading for it: TOP VIEW OF BASKET o8 Yoadad OF BASKET You will note from the sketch that the arch shot goes through a full circle. That is right, for it drops in from above. You will note also that the bee-line shot has only half the width of the | circle to go through. It comes on a fast shot from the floor without any loop. ‘When you arch your shot, say three or four feet higher than the basket, from a distance of 20 feet, you get the r;m:lt. oftener than with a bee-line shot. ‘When you kick a foot ball over the cross bars from dircetly in front of the goal posts the job isn't so hard. But try to kick it over from the side of the fleld. The difference between the arch shot and the bee-line shot is the same as the kick in foot ball. 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