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SPORTS.’ VANER AND GEHRI WIN PRIZES AT 24 Paul Bests Pair of Strong Veterans in Voting in National League. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, December 5.—The selection of Paul Waner, fleet young Pirate outfielder, as the National League's “‘most valu- ble player” for 1927-gives youth the call in the award of the big indi- vidual prizes of both major leagues. ‘Waner and Lou Gehrig, the Yankee first sacker, who carried off the Ameri can League’s “most valuable player” award, are the youngest ever to re- ceive this distinction. Both are only 24, but Larruping Lou is the younger By two months. The elder member of the famous ‘Waner Act, which had a big hand in carrying the Pirates to the National League pennant, triumphed over two veteran rivals, Frank Frisch and Rog- ers Hornsby, in the closest contest the National League contest ever has had. Paul received 72 votes in the balloting bY a committee of eight base ball writers, while Frisch collected 66 and Hornsby 54, Other Balloting. Other votes were dxslnbuted as fol- 46; Travis ‘Waner, Pitts- Louis, ows: Charley Root, Jackson, New York, Pittsburgh, 25; burgh, 18; Jesse Haines, St. 16; Ray_ Kremer, Pittsburgh, 14; Charley Hartnett, Chicago, 12; Red Lucas, Cincinnati, 10; Hack Wilson, Chicago, 9; Cy Williams, Philadelphia; Bill Terry, New York; Jim Bottomley, St. Louis; Jakie May, Cincinnati, and Charley Hargrave, Cincinpati, 6 each; Eddie Farrell, Bostoi, and Burleigh Grimes, New York, ich; Grover Alexander, St. Louis; Max Carey, Brooklyn, and Riggs Stephenson, Chicago, 3 each; Jess Petty, Brooklyn; Dutch Ulrich, Philadelphia, and Car- men Hill, Pittsburgh, 2 each. . Paul Star of League. Waner's selection, which carries with it the league’s cash prize of $1,000, marks another climax in one of the most meteoric of major league caréers. Last year, his first as a big leaguer, Paul batted 335, leading his club and placing close to the top of the league list. This year he set the PRO COURT FIGURES Eastern Section. Ww. Rochester 6 Philadelphi New York ‘Washington . Western Section. Cleveland Fort Wayr Chicago Detroit . Games Tonight. New York at Washington. Philadelphia at Fort Wa, Game Tomorrow. Philadelphia at Fort Wayne. Result Last Night. ‘Washington, 35' New ‘ol'k, 30. SCHOOL BASKETERS START PLAY TODAY Two basket ball games were sched- uled today for schoolboy basket ball teams to open formally the local sea- son. Tech was to entertain Emerson at the Boys' Club gym and Eastern and St. John's were to face in the Lincoln Park stronghold. Business was to scrimmage with a combination comprising former high school stars. Western and Gonzaga squads were to start practice. Crri.l Two more tilts are carded tomorrow. Eastern will play its second game, en- tertaining Woodward School on the East End School's court, and St. John’s also will again get action, ap- pearing against Central in the latter's gym. Devitt is ready and desirous of meet- ing Emerson on the gridiron in an effort to determine clearly the cham- pion in independent schoolboy ranks hereabout. Devitt, which scored over Gonzaga, 6 to 0, Saturday, was de- feated by Emerson earlier in the year. However, Gonzaga has trimmed Em- erson. It is quite a tangle. Tech High gridironers were to meet Newport News High this afternoon in the Virginia City. Saturday's bad weather necessitated postponement of the game. With six veterans at hand, West- ern High's rifle team appears to have a fine chance of again bagging public high honors to be decided in March. The seasoned shots available are Capt. avid McDougal, Robert Hulburt, Wil- liam Davis, Robert Emery, Robert Kearney and Perry Rutherford. pace virtually all the way, finishing as the champion batsman with a mark of .379, besides leading the league in hits and in runs driven in. He didn't miss a game until the last day of the season and didn't play then because the Pirates had clinched the pennant. Paul and his brother formed the most_feared attacking mmblnnuon in the National League and the ‘world series spotlight with Ruth and Gehrig, the Yankee sluggers. The Waner boys were known as “Little Poison” and “Big Poison” around the senior circuit. Lloyd's first year un- der the “big top” proved even more sensational than Paul's first-year per- formances. Both are products of Oklahoma ball fields, but Paul came to the Pirates from San Francisco in a big cash deal, while Lloyd jumped from the “Sally” League for the proverbial song. SANDLOT GRIDDERS CHECKED BY STORM |- Snow yesterday necessitated post- ?or;.g\:l?t of the‘ c{llfi log: sandlot oo games, including Apache- Virginia tilt, scheduled for Union Park, and the Mohawk-Northern game, set for Clark Griffith Stadium Both lke- 1y will be played next Sunday. damd y other engagements were aban- med. Eagles, 11 team, today challenged Brookland Boys’ Club, which won over North- east Bulldogs, 6 to 0, yesterday and claims city honors in the 115-pound division. The le ma be reached at Lincoln 9930. Manager Flanagan of Brookland, incidentally, has announced his intention of meet- ing all challengers. He is at Potomac L. Franke went over for Brook- land’s touchdown yesterday following & sustained fourth-period drive. Contests with leading out-of-town teams in the 135.pound class are sought by Mohawk Prep gridironers, who won the title in this division in the Capital City League. SOCCER GAMES STOPPED BY INCLEMENT WEATHER Snow yesterday caused postpone- ment of the two soccer games sched uled in the cup tie tournament of the ‘Washington and Southeastern District and the three tilts slated in Capital City League. Playground soccer game slated to- day between Curtis-Hyde and Park View, senior division champions in the Municipal Playground ment's elemenury school champion- ship series, also has been pontponed. BIG BILL I! TO WED. NEW YORK, December b5.—Big Bill Edwards, all-America gua and captain of the Princeton foot ball team in 1899, is engaged to marry Mrs. Norma Jones Steelsmith, it has N. Y. U. WOULD HOLD MEEHAN AS COACH |~ By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 5.—New York University alumni today started a campaign to induce John F. Meehan to reconsider his plans to resign as the university’s foot ball coach. After being approached by members of the university alumni advisory com- mittee, he consented to a conference before accepting any offers. His announcement that he. would not continue as coach at Univeraity Heights came as a_complete surprise and brought out that three or four colleges were bidding for his services. . His three-year contract expires on December 31. His teams have lost but four games in three years and New York University elevens have had a | New THE EVENING STAR, PALACE, NOW WINNER, TO PLAY CELTS AGAIN Washington's pro basket ball team, ! which last night vanquished New | York Celtics, 36 to 30, for its first win in nine starts in the American League | this season and its first in 15 attempts | over the New Yorkers, will ge after the Celts again to night at the Arca dia. Manager Ray Kennedy intends to start the winning line-up again. to night. Dehnert, backbone of the Celtic of- fense may not play. He pulled a ten- don in his leg last night. In breaking the New York jinx, the locals showed by far their best exhibi- tion of the season. From the opening whistle Ma s men, led by Rusty unders, ]l scorer In the league ast season, and Elmer Ripley, carried the fight to the visitors. The ability of Chick Passon and Ripley to 'keep Nat Holman, famed Celtic 'player, closely guarded was a big factor in Washington’s win. Holding the edge, half, the locals started slow final sess| tors got the lead o 21, Washington rallied and forged to the front, never to be | headed. The score: \\1‘lunn(m ‘ in the | rp o ol Holman, 1. hinert, v, 1 Dreyiue. rs.. 0 | e [ Totals..... 10 10 30 aman. Umpire—Mr. eferec—] Eberts. NEW YORK RANGERS | TOP HOCKEY LEAGUE By the Associatea Press. NEW YORK, December §5.—The York Rangers topped the Na- tional Hockey League standing today with a 2-point advantage over the Montreal Maroons, leading contingent of the International group. A victory for the Rangers over the Detroit Cougars last night allowed the New Yorkers undisputed possession of the Pinnacle, breaking a 10-all point score with the Maroons. The Montreal Canadiens have jump- ed from fourth to second place in the International sextets’, rankings during the past week while the American group remained unchanged. Pitt: burgh has yet to break into the victory column. The standings: INTERNATIONAL GROUP. w. Montreal’ Maroons. ... Montreal Canad 3 - aaol maxsS ‘Ev-u—um ossru § (Two for tie) —. INTERSECTIONAL GAMES SOUGHT BY CENTENARY ATLANTA, Ga., December 5 UP).— only one regular of the feam that won all of its games this n. Centenary College of Shreveport, La., has opened negotiations for intersec- tionl games in 1928 with Nebraska, at ly.lncoln, and with Fordham at-New ‘ork. With an enrollment of little more than 600, Centenary is upecl.luy higher rating in foot ball than ever before. WHIRLWIND BASKET RS AT FREDER FREDERICK, One of the best bakket bal the local season ! night when Bond South Atlantic urilineit plons and entrants fh lnflap-ndont lnqu. meet t sap's Rifles q Jack Smlth center for the I coaching “the fiwflo past ———— ll zlm l nt rl BLACKSBURU 'VL. Decalnber 5 (P).—Albert E. Btney of Roarioke, Va., a_tackle, has.been chosen cap- tain of the 1928 foot ball team of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, ‘Woltz Photographers, who recently humbled the ~champion Anacostia Eagle basket ball team, will engage Park View tonight at 7 o'clock in a Washington Independent Basket Ball League game at the Arcadia. It will be ‘a preliminary to the Palace-Celtic pro tilt. In last night's league con- test nights of Columbus triumphed over Clovers, 24 to 19. The Caseys also took the measure of National Cir- cles, 35 to 29. St. Martin’s unlimited court combi- nation, which meets St. Mary’s Celtics tomorrow night at Alexandria, will en- gage a team from New York in the local gym Thursday night. Games with both St. Martin’s teams may be arranged through Manager Harrlngton rd|at North 2622-R between 5 and 7 p. The Senior Saints last night drubbed Naval Ronrvet, 61 to 19. been announced. Contests with Xflvponnd teams hav- . MINORS SPLIT ON MAJOR CONTROL OF BUSH TEAMS By the Associated Press. DALLAS, Tex., December §.—~With the Amgrican Association club own- ers deadlocked on the question of major league ownership of minor clubs, officials of that circuit today turned to other problems preparatory to the opening of the National Profes- sional Base Ball Association conven- tion here tomorrow. Introduction of a resolution against . the policy of the majors to buy minor ! Jeague clubs for use as farms, by Wil- ! Mam Neal, vice president of the Louls- . ville club of the American Associa- tion, brought a tie vote. Indianapolis, ! Xansas City, Milwaukee and Louis. ! wville favored Minneapol | 'Toledo vot the resolution, while St. Paul, Columbus and against it. ‘While the resolution specified ex- | alusion of association clubs controlled major league capital, it was ex- by | plained that its adoption would have no effect on the status of the Colum- bus franchise, recently acquired by the Cincinnati Nationals. Thomas J. Mickey, president of the association, although on record as favoring such a resolution, declined to vote, leaving the motion open to further discussion at_the general sessions. Representatives of the International and Pacific Coast leagues declined to discuss their stand before the general eonvention opened. Texas League club owners, however, let it be known that they would support any move- ment to exclude the majors f: minor league ownership. The Hous- ton franchise of the Texas League is by the St. Louls hnuonu* American Association officials then started drafting their schedule. They decided to open in the Eastern end of the circuit April 10 or 11 and close the 168-game slate September 23 or 30. This would give the initial series to Indianapolis, Louisville, Columbus and Toledo. The 1927 season opened April 18. complete , the schedule today, -along with a revision of the assocliation con- stitution. He explained most of the changes to the constitution would be in phraseology, designed to clarify the present document. After hearing arguments of West- ern League club owners on the pro- posal of the Oklahoma City and Tulsa clubs to withdraw and join the Texas League, the National rd of Arbi- tration announced it would await fur- ther negotiations among league offi- cials before passing on the problem. Fhe Oklahoma club owners sugg ed Pueblo, Colo.; Kansas City, Kans and St. Joseph, Mo., as prospective members should Oklahoma City and Tulsa withdraw. Arrival of Kenesaw Mountain Lan- dis, commissioner of hase ball, yester- day and a party of major league offi- clals, including’ E. 8. Barnard, new American League president, started gossip relative to the unusually large number of player deals expected to be instigated here. Several special trains were due to- day bearing representatives of East- ern “¢ircults,” Commissioner Landis rested yester- |day following a round of nll. & FAST WOLTZ BASKETERS PLAY PARK VIEW TONIGHT President Hickey ll|d he hoped to] g;oud of its gridiron showing, Goac] lomer Norton asserts, beca: team been made up chiel grnduatee of Louisiana high. ““We haven't gone out and y better next season.” NY SPORTS BOSTERE QIA ol G as been ofgan. u?‘rterl v, thié| ureh-halt; sball, volley hal . po il %‘o{her mmf‘ . ned. - & &Ourss setting-up exor- ‘gtyen. Memheruhln h open to all men the community regardles~ of age, it is a non-sectarian otzlnln‘lon. Twenty-five already have joined. # ing the use of gyms Tuesday or Wed- nesdays are sought by Trinity Club basket ball quint. Call Columbia 4918. Company F, National Guard, court combinations will entertain on the armory floor at Hyattsville tonight. The Doughboy & regulars will face Athey’s All Stars of this city, and the Reserves will take on Dixie Pig A. C. in the preliminary that will start at 7:30 o’clock. Carroll Catholic Club quint, 130- pound champion of Baltimore last Winter, is after games with leading teams in this city or vicinity havlng gyms. Write Manager James Preller, 2102 East Lombard ltmt, Baltimore. McLean A. C. vanquished Wintons, 34 to 25. It was the winners' fourth straight. 5 Capital Cyclones is the name of a quint sponsored by Jack Harrington, who has lined up such clever tossers as Pete Nee, Earle Moser, Edelstein, Jim Birthright, Tom Sawyer, John Goetz and Herb_Young. American Rallwny Express basket- ers want a game tonight, Manager Engle is receiving challenges at Lin- coln 722-W, SEVEN RACE TRACKS GET ILLINOIS DATES CHICAGO, December 5 (#).—Divi- sion of the six:month racing season permitted under Illinois laws was to be made today by officials of the five tracks surrounding Chicago and the two downstate plamts represented in the Illinois Turf Association. Amicable adjustment of dates was promised by all the horsemen, although several changes from last year’s program were strongly advocated. ‘The new $2,000,000 Arlington Heights track was not finished last Fall in time to conduct racing earlier than the last 19 days of the season closing November 1, but those dates would be strongly protested against for 1928, Arlington officials said. The Aurora track, annually givn the opening weeks of the racing year, is clamoring for later dates this year. The 1928 season will be the first full year of operation under the Lager law, which became effective last July 1. More than half a million dollars ‘was received in admission taxes and $2,500 dalily license fees by the State Agricultural Department, - which - dis- tributes the money in county and State falr awards, e ot x B STAR, WASHINGTON, -D. C, . YOUTH AGAIN IS WINNER AS WANER GAINS HONOR 20 to 18, at the PAUL WANER. This youthful Pittsburgh outfielder, only two years in base ball’s blg show, was the “most valuable committee of base ball writers than the 24-year-old Lou Gehrig, New ing in the American League. When Fights The Famous Kid Lavigne’s Memoirs of and the a Savage These layer” in the National League in 1927, a ;:l! decided. He is only two months older York slugger, who holds similar rank- Were Fights! A Victory Over the Great Pikie Johnson, a Battle Which Lasted All Night. . s s Two Bloody ‘Draws With George Siddons, First Coming After 77 Reunds. . s e and Other Epic Clashes Result in Match for Kid With Joe Soto in Frisco. 'BY GEORGE (KID) LAVIGNE, r lightweight champion, of the world, ose_many victories included two over d one over England’s mpion, Dick Burke. TAs told 10 E. P. Bucker.) Y fight with Morris McNally 3 at Saginaw, my first-ring ap- pearance, was in the old Sag- » huw Auditorium, Th- day fore the scrap I :asked my’brouur Billy it he mdn'z think McNally knew too much for & green wungu like me. ,” Billy replied, “you can . man in the world at your "No “one can hurt you, the 3 Y’db can_sock.” pfl! ‘g confidence was justified. In L I murdered McNally, !fl' i w‘f.vo education. The fight thln two rounds, Nally had been well thought of loeally and the amazed Saginaw pro- moters ,decided they must have re- verige for their pupil. They imported an’ experienced 130-pounder, Billy ‘White. Only old-time fight fans will appreciate what a compliment this ‘was.ta me. Istopped White in three rounds. e of the spectators when White counted out was the great Pikie Johnson. Pikie had just lost a long, hard battle ‘with Ike Welr, the Belfast Spider, and had been defeated by Tommy Warren by a narrow margin. All these names were internationally known. ", Pikie Johnson's Challenge. {When Pikie Johnson saw me knock ‘White kicking he stood up at the ring- side and challenged me, offering to stop me In eight rounds or forfeit the entire purse. “Hl:‘gy days!” exclaimed Bill as he accepted In my behalf. “Kid, you're made now. This fight will get you known all over the country.” News of the match caused much ex- citement, and when Pikie and I faced each other in Boardwell’s Opera House the place was packed. All of Saginaw was there. But the best the wise ones allowed me was to stay the limit with a man of Pikie Johnson's class. ‘Well, Pikie showed me plenty of gloves and gave me a boxing lesson, but he didn’t stop me. I almost stopped him and he was lucky to be on his feet at the finish. I gave him a worse beating than he got from Ike Weir. This victory got me known through- out the couyntry, and led to one of the most remarkable events in the history of the prize ring, a fight that lasted all night, the longest bout on record up to that time. One of the classiest featherweights of the country was George Siddons. He was a master boxer and he could hit plenty. Siddons and I were matched to fight to a finish at catchweights. Couldn’t See for Three Days. ‘We met at old man Putnam’s road- house, just outside Saginaw. Admis- sion was $3 and the place was jammed, although half the ticketholders weren’t there because they didn’t know where the fight was to be. After 77 rounds of terrific fighting, the referee stopped the slaughter and called the battle a draw. I looked more llke a baboon than a human when I left the ring. I couldn’t see for three days. Did we fight in those days? I'll say we did. A year later a longer battle was fought by lke Welr and Frankfe Mur- phy. They went 80-odd rounds, But the Siddons tale is only half told. A month after our first meeting, when our wounds wero beginning to heal, we met again near, Grand Rap- ids and fought another bloody draw, 55 savage rounds. We started fighting at midnight in Al Carroll's roadhousc at Reeds Lake. At dawn we were still at it. ductors began coming up to watch the struggle, and as we were afraid of the police, we decided to call it a night— and another draw. Gloves Without Padding. This battle was fought with gloves that originally weighed two ounces, but the hair had been removed. I leave it to the reader's imagination to picture Siddons and me at the fin- Fo) Siddons visited me in Detroit a cou- ple of years ago and we had a fine chat over old times. George looked prosperous: and healthy.. He told me he now was teaching boxing. ot Cleveland, one of the best of the lightweights of that time, was my next foe. We met at catchweights at West Bay City. I knocked Sam stiff in the sixth round. No other matches being in sight, T went to work in a_cooper shop at Ludington, but brother Bill was de- termined to keep me fighting. He al- ways was tellign me I could lick any one in the world. Boxing promoters out on the Pa- cific Coast got word of me, and of- fered me a match at San Francisco with Joe Soto. That was in 1891 Soto was then the featherweight sen- sation of the coast. He had just licked the mighty Tommy Danforth, and this victory made him Pacific Coast champion. San Francisco Pugs’ Mecca. Bllly promptly accepted the Frisco offer. It was a revelation to me to see the nice big rings in San Francisco with their padded floors. Prize fighting was very popular in the West. In Frisco great fighters could be seen on almost any corner, men of the class of John L. Sullivan, Peter Jackson, Jim Corbett, Jack Dempsey, Joe Choynski, Bob Fitzsimmons or Jim Hall. Soto and I were matched for a fin- ish fight before the Pacific Athletic Club. The event stirred up much in- terest and the betting was heavy. Street car drivers and con (Copyricht, 1827.) Next—(John L. Sullivan’s prophecy. AT the Sign of the Moon Hstablished 1898 Big Reductions The Greatest Values ever Offered $ $40 VALUES - 559 $50 VALUES 40 $60 VALUES From our large assortment of individus) suitings you can pick the' material you prefer, leave your measure, and we will have the suit ready Yor you to wear during the holidays. Come in and - give | us as much time as you can to make your clothes. Full Dress Suits, *45 TO ORDER—SILK LINED MONDAY, DECE\IBER Youth Geis Call in Base Ball Awards : Majors Would Checlc Postponement I Tow: 1927. SPORTS. COURTNEY-FRY BOUT | TO OPEN NEW ARENA By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 5.—The new Manhattan Casino, another indoor boxing arena, will throw open its doors | for the first time Thursday night with allstar _card featuring George | Oklahoma cowboy middle- weight, against Jack Fry of Pitts- burgh, in a_six-round bout Due to the six-day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden this week, there will be no boxing aj the Rickard plant. Roberto Roberti, the Ttalian slugger who knocked out Romero Rojas last week, will oppose King Solomon, | Panama heavyweight, in a 10-round event at the new Broadway arena in Brooklyn tonight. On_Wednesday, Benny Touchstone, the Florida battler, trades wallops iny Jim Herman in a main 10 will meet Gus Beu::-r of Brook- n another bout of the same dis- k's_boxing slate on rday, Bruce Flowers, negro puncher, will Eddie Elking, in a stellar 10-rounder at the Olympia. DELANEY IS SOUGHT FOR G0 WITH TUNNEY By the Associated Press, CHICAGO, December 5.—The first step in the campaign to bring Gene Tunney back to Chicago for a match lin defnese of his heavyweight cham- | pionship will be taken Friday night when Jack Delaney and Paul Berlen- | bach will meet in a 10-round affair. aney can register two or three ve victories here it is figured vould become a “logical” opponent for the heavyweight king in another Soldier Field battle. Both Delaney and Berlenbach are former light- heavyweight champlons. Tunney is to attend a Christmas charity banquet here next week and he may be signed at that time by Pro- moter Jim Mullen, with Delaney as the opponent, if Delaney wins with a sufficiently impressive margin over Berlembach. Delaney was understood to be next in the list of Tex Rickard's heavy- weight elimination series in New York, meeting the winner of the forthcoming Jack Sharkey-Tom Heeney l! “will be Chicago’s first glimpse of Delaney and the second appearance here of Berlenbach, who proved too tough for Mickey Walker to use as a stepping stone toward the light-heavy- weight title. st PAULINO TO BOX RISKO IN GARDEN NEXT MONTH NEW YORK, December 5 (#).— Paulino; the Basque woodchopper, will be featured on a Madison Square Garden card next month if plans now under way materialize. Matchmaker Jess McMahon proposes to pit the Spainiard against the winner of the Johnny Risko-Phil Scott tilt at Cleve- land Wednesday night. Risko re- cently gained a close decision over Paulino at the Garden. CUTLER MADE-REFEREE OF CUE TITLE CONTEST NEW . YORK, December 5 (#).—Al- bert G. Cutler of New York will ref: eree the. world 18.2 balkline billiard championship in New York on De- cember 19, 20 and 21, in which Welker Cochran- will defend his title against Jake Schaefer. This will be the first match under the new rules calling for play in five blocks of 300 points each. Under former condmom the match was played in three blocks of 500 points each. —_—_— An attempt will be made to inaugu- rate dog radnx in New York next Spring. within the rade, as the quality leader of its field. Today oppose _globe-trotting | 1927 “ALL-STAR TEAM” IN NATIONAL LEAGUE Four Pirates and three Cubs gain places on an all-star National League team picked on the basis of balloting in the “Most Valuable which shapes up as follows: First base—Jim Rottomley, St. Louis, or Bill Terry, New York. Necond hase—Frank Frisch, St. Lonis. Shortstop—Travis Jackson, New York. Traynor, Pittsburgh. e, Pittsburgh. . Pittsburgh. 0. chers oy | Root, Chicago: desse Hatnen. St Louta, and Koy Kremer, Fittsburgh. |ALEXANDRIA GUNNERS PLAN TURKEY SHOOT ANDRIA, Va., December 5 = | ¢ T. Brittle has announced th the Alexandria Gun Club, inactive the past two weeks, will hold a shoot at its traps s Lane Saturday afternoon 2:30 o'clock, Turkeys will | | be awarded as prizes for the winners. | St. Mary's Seniors will appear in a | pair of promising batties on the hasket Ball “conlrt” this The Ca Rteds will be in Wash tomorrow night nwl the St. Martin's Seniors will be ente ned in the Ar mory here Wednesday night week, Alexandria High School Freserves have closed their 1927 foot ball =ea | son with a record of four victorics and | two defeats. | Old Dominion Boat Club performers will trek to Was tonight to meet the Woodlothians the Central High School gymnasiim . BILL ROGERS MANAGEB DALLAS, Tex., December 5 (#) Bill Rogers, former manager of teams in various minor leagu has signed a contract to manage the Little Kock Club of the Southern Association. llinois Legs Stand Basket Ball Strain T THE SQUAT JUMP g1l BY SOL METZGER. No athlete gives his legs more sudden strains than a busket ball player. No athlete needs them more. Yet the aver- age number of team eandidates inea- pacitated by leg injuries during a season runs somewhere between 5 and 10. Thus those who would play basket ball shoul look to their legs. The museles they de- pend on in playing are used only from December to March, In starting this series of basket ball articles stiess is laid on musele condition. Injuries for the most part are prevent- ive. Jilinols last year made & close study of leg Injuries and hit upom a remedy., As a result they reduced lex injuries to fust ome. The reason for such infuries is due to fatigue. Hence, strengthening exercises to condition the muscles is the cure. A basket ball play- er should learn to squat with the soles of both feet flat. When in that position try jumping forward a few times. An- other splendid exereise is the duck wad- dle walk, sketched above. It will also strengthen the knees and ankies. A coach should use these exercises before starting actual practice. In tomorrow’s icle the stunt “Nibs” Price, Califor- 's coach, uses to develop fast passing and wind will be covered. (Copyright. 1927.) il TIGHT SCHEDULES PLANNED IN 198 et New Lists Expected to End * Creation of Artificial Double-Headers. M us struggle with the calen- :::'A)r They believe the; Ihll ut together an rrangement of dates {’)m will make it impossible for spec ulative club owners and cowardly managers to postpone games and cre- ate artificial double-headers at the! whim, either to attract a larger gat or because they momentarily fear t EMBERS of the major league's schedule committee have just concluded a stren- | rival team. schedule makers, meeting Pittsburgh this week, set the opent {of the 1328 big league season on Ap {11, two arlier than in 1927, T complete ¢ games will be mad January. will be made in 1923 to hold the maj v to their schedul avy official frowns o1 nsfer games fron, West_or fror as there wer The Eastern ci the West t that a d with'a cham ht that o ideas of his o | ules ana | the American | difficult for the |reach an agreem | Barnard at committee had |" The America 3 | better of the schedule mfl\mz in the | Western half of its circuit, because all of its cities there permit S he National Le algo da . which made it League to gue Pitts. I, and for must be a lapsed date twice duri e visit of the Eastern clubs to the West. The Pittsburgh club takes up some of the Sunday dates that it loses at home by visiting around in the West {and it also can go to New York or ‘ Brooklyn in time for a me, Phila- | delphia bars Sunday base ball :md £0 does Boston. The Cincinnati club will play its games in 1928 wherever there is a chance to do so. The new president of the Reds is satisfled that putting off games to make double-headers not only is a losing venture, but takes the courage out of a ball team. He is right. When a manager begins to pile up double-headers for his team for the sake of expediency he takes the grit out of his men. They know why games are postponed as well as he does. It has been proved that only in ex- ceptional cases will an artificial double- headgr make up. for the dxflcrcnce Iq receipts at two separate ga rxg | Brooklyn club has heen &' f fender with double-headers, plcadmg small _attendance on certain week days, but the small attendance is di- rectly due to the policy of the club in making any pretext serve for a double-header. The late Charles H. Ebbets was re- sponsible for that policy, and as a re- sult he converted Brookiyn inte what is known as a “Sunday town.” That means a city in which base Ball on Sunday is the mainstay of the club. Conservative base ball men consider this practice to be hostile to the best interests of the game. The Original Exquisitos Size