Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1927, Page 45

THE EVENING NATIONALS HOPE TO MAKE DEAL WITH BROWNS TODAY wlshinglon President and Ball, Owner of St. Louis Club, Have Conference Scheduled—Little at Hand to Offer for First Sacker. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor, The Star EW YORK, December 1 though that Detroit-St Harr in t | Cleveland could be interested | proposition _that would involve | shifting of George Burns to Washi “iton for Judge, but the Griffmen ar S 'not interested in Burns, and if ’me p e G (At hane » “ |latter is kept by the Indians they '\'\'::'h L‘J‘,‘"(','lm},f‘ ‘!,](J“'v’(:f ¥ h‘,'l"',‘: | naturally would have little inter named later to the Tigors for Heinie |in Judge. unless they could use on Manush and Lu Blus, pretty well | OF the other to advantage in a deal. spiked the trading aspirations of the | The fact that the new owherw ' Natlonala, there remaine o possibility | Cleveland not only realize that a lot that Mesars. Geifith and Harris will | °f fresh talent must be added to ma accomplish something on the Belmont | the Tribe a first div :h)‘n contender. Bourse before the annual Winter base 'ut that the fans will be expecting ,:.‘agm',’;, ‘l‘,'fmn'f_r':::‘”"”‘ and Natioral | B 0o d-Washington dicker may George Sisler is the athlete Wash- | eventuate Ington is interested in now, and if conference Griffith is expected to ha today with Owner Phil Decatesby of the Browns bears fruit the sig may be seen cavorting uround the itial station for the Nationals next season. Just how this is to be done, if it is, | constitutes a subject for conjecture, but with St. Louis now Blue as well as Sturdy, a b garded rookie who also is lefth any interest they may have had in Joe Judge can be : b deal which sent Peck May Play. ! Tt wasn't until he took the job of Al | anager that Roger Peckinpaugh "' jearned that the broken arm Freddy Spu eon received in an auto acc dent at the close of the season ma make it necessary for Peck himseif to try his hand at second basing, and the Tribal outfield problem, which ed of | C ried Jack McAllister all last sea- ; »{ a problem as ever. - without Speaker the Na- tionals seem likely to be well fortif » x assumed to have | wiy) fiy.chasers to team up with evaporated. There is, however, a ¢i* | i with such promising prospects as cumstance that makes possible still | pi WU SECh PO Slncria | another Washington deal that would | paciel iRl ing Jiieo) “on the send Judge to Cleveland for & Piteher, | pogter, ‘and if Cleveland is interested who also can hit and who in 2ddition |\, Seasoned performer such as Sam might be developed for relief roles | pi.c he might be used as bait to lure | prok When Fights The Famous Kid Lavigne’s 3 Socking Memoirs of a Savage Ring BY GEORGE (KID) LAVIGNE. . 1 or . Dick Burge. (As told to E. P Rucker.) we shaped up for the start of our famous fight in London, 1 suddenly realized how much Dick Burge, the Brit of the ring, had on m in_height, reach and weight. I saw L had to win by beating Burge at his own game, terrific, incessant fighting. He was a better boxer than Joe | Walcott, and it would never do for me | to attempt to box with him. I would | bave been cut to pieces. 1 decided to car.y the fight to Bur; sll the way, as 1 had done with W cott. In those days I was tirel: minute’s rest between rounds freshened n e |me up as much as five minutes in [later years. I felt that night as it I could sock like a heavyweight, as 1 bly could. at a slamming Burge gave me for 10 or 11 rounds! Perhaps it might be more correct to say what a slam- ming we gave each other, for I landed 1 plenty of solid shot In the first round Burge caught me several terrible cracks on the head, and 1 saw the milky way. I said. “You're starting off well, Dick. I'll try to get even.” Burge laughed. A little later I sent The Historic Battle With Dick Burge, “Iron Man” ries Fighting to Briton All the Way. End Comes in Seventeenth Round, When Englishman's Knees Weeping. Were Fights! Among British Boxers. * % % X Like a Heavyweight, the Kid Car- * ok ok K Sag and He Sinks, The pace was so fast in the first five rounds that the spectators shook their heads and said it could not last longer than 10 rounds. In the tenth round I discovered | that Burge's strength was going. My | [belts to_ the body were showing re-| |sults. But in the thirteenth he came o + evidently umder irstructions to do |or die. He started a red-hot offensive. |1 was feeling stronger than when the fight opened. The crowd stood up on their seats, | velling like mad. I broke ground for a minute and let Burge shoot his bolt. | Four rounds later came the end, which the same press dispatch de- | scribed thus: Then came the seventeenth and the end. A terrible right swing to the jaw closed the battle. Burge was not knocked out the way ordi- v men are. He was standing up y before his opponent when his knees began to sag. He sank to the floor in the center of the ring as limp as a rag, beaten but not disgraced. After Dick’s head eared a bit, tears rolled down his cheeks and he cried ljke a child. Other strong men wept with him. All England mourned the defeat of Burge, but all who saw his col- ors lowered said that the victor was the greatest fighting machine England had scen in action. Another newspaper account said: It was the flercest and most battle that has been STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C 5300 000 WATCHED SENIOR LOOP PLAY Use of 51,996 Base Balls in Contests Also Set Mark for Old Circuit. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, December 14— With the David Harums of base ball slightly stooped from a day of almost constant hud- dling, moguls of the major | leagues bent today to the second s sion of their annual conclaves while the hot stove league sat back and took apart initial trades to see what made them go. National League club owners, clear- ing their own slate befors going into joint meeting with the American League Thursday, learned that the circuit smashed all previous attend- ance records when the turnstiles click- ed 5,300,000 times in 1927, and that base balls that gounded around in the centerfleld bleachers on many an after- noon were only part of 6 pellets umpires tossed out for batters to maul in another new record. With President John message of prosperity A. Heydler’ ut of the wa ! pilots of the senior circuit put their | heads together and out of the dicker- |ing came one of the foremost tr: of the off-season to couple with a ilar general barter in the American | League. St. Louis clubs led the way in both deals, the Browns trading Harry Rice, outflelder, and Elam Van Gilder, pitc] er, to Detroit in exchange for fi st | baseman Lu Blue and Harry Manush, | - | tember 2 TUNNEY, IN SPEECH, LAUDS | LEADERS OF BOXING GAME who are back and above them, I want to say that if ever a match was fought out on its merits, that match was. “In charging those ring officials with dishonesty, one must go higher. The integrity of the public officials back of them has never been qu tioned. To attack their honesty i ridiculous. I personally have no use | for poor sports.” | Dave Barry, the referee who tolled | the “long count” when Tunney was| down in the seventh round of the title fight, was at the banquet. Incidental to his errand as an agent | of inta Claus, the champion talked boxing business a little with Pro- moter Jim Mullen in regard to a vyweight championship battle By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 14.—Inspired by the presence of Gene Tunney, 3,000 Chicagoans joined in a Christ mas fund banquet last night which turned out to be one of the most re- markable social affairs in the history of Chicago. The Tunney admirers not only raised more than $30.000 through the banquet, to provide Christmas baskets for Chicago's poor, but tossed a shower of $100, $500 and $1,000 checks at the Christmas fund_chairman for blocks of seats at a Christmas_fund boxing program next Monday. Nearly §20,000 was raisgd in a few minutes by this auction The champion rewarded the gather- ing with his personal views of the|j e next Summer. However, he re controversy over the famous “long | e b - Bver, count” of Soldier Field last Septembe :“;:l‘n‘fge'x’,"’;;“‘:_' 4‘;?11»(:‘:‘\"““0“ to his in a 15-minute address. The heavy:|™ginEsr: BV tibson. = - o R O e punm|defend his title here next Summer, opinion of any one who would Impusn |j¢ ; guitable opponent could be found e o L e I e Tmene | Negotlations must await the Febru ey comed 4 Word 0. desculbg |41V actions of Tex Rickard, e said, such criticism, calling it “unsporting.” | il carrving out the terms of Most of Tunney's talk was devoted | tract Tunney now has with Ric | rd | EX-DIAMOND STARS LOOKING FOR JOBS By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 14.—Ol1 timers, once the object of any man- ager's eye who sought the top-notch in pitching wares, are roaming around the halls of the major league as- semblies_today looking for jobs. Bob Shawkey and “Buliet” Joe Bush, Yankee heroes of other days, both seek new base ball homes for 1928. Herb Thormahlen, also a for- | mer’ Yank, is in frequent conference that may bring him another league berth hawkey would like a job as minor eague manager, and if that fails he probably will return s New York as_a pitching coach, Nap Rucker, famous southpaw and knuckle ball wizard of years ago, came up from Macon, Ga. t0 talk over, reinforcements for his Sally League outfit, now a farm for the Brooklyn Dodger big \OUTSMARTING TEX IS DIFFICULT JOB to the battle of the “long count,” but ummer’s battle of the cen- he led off by thanking the Christmas | rst payments on such fund committee for giving him the op- | Match are supposed to be deposite portunity to help bring Christmas|by Rickard then, Gibson said cheer to Chicago’s poor. | As to Jack Delaney, the champion “These poor people,” Giene said, “are | Manager was not so enthusiast part of us, part of our social fabric,|about a proposed match with him, be. and we must realize that they are our |cause of Delaney’s poor showing obligation.” against Jim Malon Then he swung into his comment| Tunney and Gibson carried away on the Soldier Field fight last Sep-|with them today platinum watches {as souvenirs of their Chicago Christ- “Not in response, or refutation or [mas fund visit. They left for Grand | retort,” he began, “but in_behalf of | Rapids, Mich., where Tunney was to the honesty of the ring officials and |confer with Gov. Green of Michigan the city officials and the State officials | regarding boys' welfare work. a d By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 14.—The | job of outstmarting Tex Rickard, Zuide of the Madison Square Garden destinies, is still open to any one who may wish to apply for the job. Two weeks ago Jimmy Johnson and Leo P. Flynn, managers of Phil Scett and Jack Dempsey, respectively, as well as many other fighters, con- tracted with Tex to stage a_heavy reight show in the Garden Januar agreeing to pay the promoter $20.- 000 for the privilege. Tex stipulated only that Dempsey, Gene Tunney. Paulino Uzcudun, Johnny Risko, Jack Sharkey and Tom Heeney should not | TREASURES OF RING either at first base or in the outfield— | one smoking hot into his kitchen, and | gruellin e e outnuaes.” The Casdinals appear on the card Joe Shaute. No Secret-About Sisler. 5 It has been known for many weeks— aye, months—that Sisler was on the market. Owner Ball announced well before the end of t season that he intended scrapping practically his en- tire team. He already has made con- siderable progress in that direction and those close to him assert that hefore he gets through Mound City fans will have an entirely new set of fizures at which to toss bouquets or bricks next season. One of the wild yarns heard during the lobby loping last evening—there always are many and most of them wild—was that Sisler could be pur- chased outright for a sum not ex- ceeding $20,000 and that the buy by assuming George's hold-over con- tract for $15,000, could be assured of a thoroughly seasoned and dura- ble, although somewhat shopworn, first baseman for a total expenditure of $35.000. Aside from the fact that Owner Ball, who is a millionaire several times over, and Manager Dan Howley have Jet it be known that they will con- sider players. only in exchange for Sisler, and that the latter has no hold-over comtract, but must be signed to a new document with prob- ably a sizable bonus demanded for doing it, the tale was accurate in every respect. Little to Offer. In view of the fact that it seems 1o be a foregone conclusion that Sisler | is going to go somewhere, Washing- ton may be said to have a chance to Jand him. Although with Goslin and the most promising of the younger pitchers, such as Hadley and Lisen- bee, firmly anchored it is not clear what material acceptable to the Browns could be offered. ‘With Manager George Moriarty committed to Johnny Neun as the varsity first baseman of the Tigers and all the other clubs either un- willing or unable to offer one, it now seems that as far as the Nationals are co) Sisler represents the only means they have to avoid carry- ing on Judge as their regular and Mule irley: for understudy. ‘There is little question but that WITH THE BOWLERS IRL bowlers of the Bureau of Mines are doing plenty of shooting at the little maples these days, but not saying much about it. However, one vigiting the Arcadia aleys on Tuesday nights will notice a group of maple shooters on several of the drives going about their duckpinning in an earnest manner. The counts on the score sheets may not be so high, bfit the girls will be making much nevertheless. That'll be the Bureau of Mines bunch It is somewhat modest concerning jts ability on the drives. this Bureau of Mines bunch, but what fun it t out of its Tuesday night bowlin, There are four teams in the leazue- Woodpeckers, Lu Stri Meteors and Ducklings. ntice that of the names except Meteor smack of the duckpin game. 1 At present the teams stand in the Jeague in the order named above. But this standing is only for the first half of the season that will end on January 10. There may be some shifts in the last section of the schedule. for some of the bowlers with teams low in standing are improving so rapidly that they should make opponents wor- ry considerably in the future “The Bureau of Mines ‘League was started last Winter, but it is now in jts first full season. It ng along in great style, too, due as much to the good work of its offi as to the enthusiasm generally displayed by all jts_members. Those in cl far as known, are gecretary: Alice Peter, trea Mabel Winslow, scorer. Th prob- ably is a president of the league, but if so, she was too modest to mention the fact last night at the Arcadia. it, so Harris. er, & Florence bowlers have Thus far but two for the quali turned in 10-game to fying round of the 1 tournament at King Pin. They are George Pickett, with a count of 1,254 and J. C leford with a similar count. to eight who is games with Charles Quant, booking qualifying scorers. Jimmy Joliffe has turned in a three- | “ame total of 400, Sam Sugar a four- Zame total of 514 and e ix-game total of 767. All qualify ing scores so far registered, however are s turn in their 10 best games. Leader and runner-up in The Eve ning Star League took two-game lick ings on the Coliseum drives last night but the standings remain the same ir the circuit. The Indians, in front by games, Wi Rn‘x’? once, and that was all the second lace Pirates could do to the Bucs. The I‘J.’u‘dl bagged the odd from the Yanks. Marie Frere cleared her howling eye | her last game for Pelworth las! ht at the King Pin alleys and en hat team to cop the odd from g Pin girls in the Ladies’ Dis: After losing the first. in nig! abled t the Kin: rrict !{;‘acl;‘-:i < n had :-‘;nf pins. Marie hit fo in her first two efforts, then with a 10-frame count of 1 jorie Bradt, bowling with for the first time this season, 1. Mar socked ~ 200 set, with scores of 102, 98 and -~ r, | noise, | annual elimination | hers have posted from one | tighten the contest in the circuit. Charley Lyons ubject to change, as the bowlers have until midnight of December 24 to ere able to beat the Cubs won the second setto! r 82 and 83| finished Petworth | Shaute to Washington. | " General Manager Billy Evans and Peck both are emphatic in asserting |that they will not consider trading |either of the Sewell boys, nor Uhle | | and Hudlin, but they have not drawn thp line on any of the others and | |among them in addition to Shaute is | Walter Miller, a portside pitcher of |indicated ability comparable to | Shaute’s, although unlike the latter, | he can't'hit a lick. No Deal in Sight. The Washington delegation today | seemed a bit more than dubious re- | garding the likelihood of a real deal | being engineered at this foregathering | of the magnates, but they are still on the job and if nothing does material- | ize here it is possible the ground | work may be laid for something | later on. i 1t develops, with the departure of | Walter Johnson to try his hand at managing with the Newark club at | the same time that Clyde Milan is | brought back as coach for the Na-| tionals that Barney's old buddy and | roommate may not be the only former | Griffman to come back to the big show after a tour of duty in the minors, for Howard Shanks is due to return. Hank has been offered a job with the Indians as coach and general pep- | per producer, and as he was without any affiliation with organized base ball | most of last season it can be assumed he will accept it. Would Welcome Hank. After getting through with the Yankees following his release by Washington several years ago, Shanks went to the American Association, where he delivered in fine style for two or three seasons, but he slowed up to such an extent that he was let out by the Louisville club shortly after the start of the 1927 season, and after a brie” period with Rochester of the International League decided to call it a season. Shanks was one of the most popular players the Capital ever boasted, and with his demonstrated ability to per- form effectively anywhere in the in- field as well as the garden proved to be about as versatile as they come. |1t Hank “comes back” he is sure to | | receive a hearty welcome from Wash- | lington fans. { he bent over like a bear. “Now it ain’t goin' to be so funny,” T il said. “Rocked Time and Again.” T quote now from press reports cabled from London: There was not a time during the contest that both men were not fighting just as hard as they could. During the early rounds the height, weight and reach advantage pos: sessed by Burge seemed to be an obstacle -almost too great 'to be overcome, The American fighter was rocked time and again by Burge’s hard swings, and several times fairly lifted off his fect by vicious uppercuts. The harder he was hit the harder he fought. Lavigne lowered his head so t his_chin rested on his chest, and bored in re- lentlessly without seeming to care how many times he was hit, so long as he was landing his fists on his opponent. STRAIGHT O IRTUAL certainty that next year will find construction of a new cousse under way at the Congressional Couniry ~Club was forecast today by mem- bers of the club governing board, who ave watching a rapidly growing golf membership with concern, knowing the present golf course is already | overcrowded and that new and larger golf facilities will be needed. The governing board has set a cer- tain membership figure, in the neigh- borhood of 500, as the limit for which facilities are available on the present course, and when this limit is reached steps will be taken to provide enlarged golf facilities. The membership of golfers is now very close to the figure, and is ex- pected to Increase during the Winter. At the same time, when the arbitrary membership figure established by the board is reached, initiation fees and dues will be increased to carry the additional burden imposed on the club by the added golf layout. - A successor to Eddie Towns, profes- sional at the Indian Spring Golf Club for the last two y , is to be named by February 1, when Towns' resigna- tion, announced vesterday by the hoard of governors, becomes effective. Several candidates for the post to be | vacated by Towns have placed their Special adjustments, which had been | going strong for three weeks in the Internal Revenue League, took a fine bumping last night at King Pin. Gen- eral Counsel stepped out in vigorous fashion and grabbed all three games from the hitherto fast-flying aggre- &ation. “To do this. General Counsel walloped a set of 1,621, second high in the cjreuit this season, and 3 ond game of 573 established a season | record Frank Horner contributed | heavily toward this record by bang-| inz the maples for 150. second hest individual éffort of the Winter for the Revenuers icking all the The Hugh Reillys proved this | night at Convention Hall in their | Athletic Club League match with the | Arcudias, In 33 starts this season | Defore last night the Hugh Reillys had | triumphed but once, and they proceed- «d to lose another game when they | taced the Arcadias. But when the thirty-five game came along the Hugh Reillys came to life and trounced the Arcadids, 496 to 494, Then they | dropped the third game of the set. The Arcadias were so confident of a sweep before the match that their “star” bowlers were excused for the |evening. Next time. the Arcadias probably will have Glenn Wolsten- | holme, Hap Burtner and Tommy | Thomas in line, | Dates for the Howard Campbell | sweepstakes are to be changed from January 2, 4 and 6, days originally | set for the event. Now it is pro- { posed to bowl it on three successive | Saturdays, starting probably on Janu- ary 14. The committee in charge of the affair was to meet today to com- plete all arrangements. Beeques, who had threatened to run ith the race for the Washing- ton Ladies’ League champlonship, were considerably upset last night on | the Coliseum drives by the Hilltoppers. | The latter bagged all three games to NOTED HORSE DESTROYED. CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. L. De- cember 14 (#).—The trotting horse Yank, holder of the world one-mile record on ice and well known on names before the board. The action of the board carried with it no officially announced reason for the resignation of the Scottish pro who came to Indian Spring after a ehort service as private professional ALEXANDRIA TEAMS T0 PLAY FOR TITLE! December 14 Juniors and Iire Department for the 135-pound Sunday, in Dread- 0. —No the Alexands s will b . of the cil naught Park at Cl Corbett, manager of the St. Mary’s Celtics basket ball team, is ar- ranging a_dance to be given in honor of the Calvert Hall basket ball team of Baltimore, Saturday night, in the Lyceum Hall. Calvert Hall and the Celtics will meet in Armory Hall at 5:30. Courtland Warfleld, local boy, who is an ullround athletic star at St. James (Md.) School, has announced he will return to that institution next year to make up several credits. War- field was awarded a gold foot ball and monogram _at the gridiron banquet there last Friday night. Tracey Aitcheson of this city is play- ing forward on the third year high school team, which is one of the strongest _entered in the Intermural Basket Ball League at St. John's College. Armistead Boothe, Alexandria youth, is managing the varsity basket ball team at the University of Virginia. Boothe is planuing to organize an in. dependent basket ball team made up of Virginia students, to play through this section during the Christmas holi- days. For games, write Boothe at the University of Virginia, Charlottes- ville, Va. ‘ Columbia Engine Co. unlimited basket pall team will play Mount Ver- non A. C. of Washington here tonight in Armory hall at 8:15. Columbia En- gine Co. senior cagers will play George tle maritime race tracks, has been de- stroyed, having broken a leg in a fall. He was owned by Col. D. A. MacKinnon. Yank lowered the world record on ice from 2:17% to 2:15% at the international meet at 1aunt Clemens, Mich., January 14, 924, . n | REISELT IS CUE VICTOR. | PHILADELPHIA , December 14 | #).—Otio Reiselt, Philadelphia, began | the defense of his world three-cushion billiard title last night against Allen t | Hall, St. Louis. by winning the first ! block of their 300-point match, 60 to 47, in 69 innings. GAME COCKS PICK COOPER. COLUMBIA. 8. C., December 14 (#).—Willlam Cooper of Florence has been elected 1928 foot ball captain of the South Carolina Gamecocks. He is a junior, played halfback last sea- son and has been a regular for two Jeals d Mason High in a preliminary. HARVARD AND MICHIGAN SCHEDULE THIRD SPORT By the. Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., December 14. —Harvard and Michigan completed plans for competition in the three major sports which both universitics have in common. with the announce- ment today that Harvard would wind up its Winter track season at Ann Ar- bor on March 17. Relationships on the gridiron and dlamond were recently announced, that in foot ball calling for a home and home game. The new track schedule calls for one of the longest journeys ever taken by Harvard's field athletes_and will re- sult in prolongingthe customary sea- son by two weeks. Harvard has heretofore ended fts Winter track activities with the indoor collegiates at New York on the first Satwsdey in March, Haged n London for years. Vigne proved himself to be tougher than the man who was given his unusual nickname because he was considered the toughest, hardiest and gamest boxer in the world. Hereafter all who saw today's bat- tle betwen Lavigne and Burge will say that if Burge is an iron ma Lavigne is highest-tempered stes | I met Dick Burge often after the | fight before I left London. He was a good fellow. On my return to New York I learn- ed that Jack Everhardt had been clam- oring for a return match with me. He had recently beaten Billy Ernst. had knocked out Horace Leeds and had fought two draws with Griffo. A | match for 25 rounds was promptly ar- | ranged. (Next, the “Philadelphia Light- §¢ weights.”) | (Copgright. 1927, vy the North American Newspaper Alliance.) FF THE TEE to E. B. McLean. He was formerly | Jocated at Pittsburgh, where he won several important tournaments. The plans of Towns for the Winter are not known, although, as last year, he probably will take one of the} Florida Winter berths. Tommy Armour of Congressional tomorrow will begin his three months leave of absence from Congressional granted him under the terms of a contract with the club, which expires in the Spring and which is expected to be renewed. Armour, since he won the national open championship, has been given leave of absence from the club beyond the terms of his con- tract, club officials taking the stand that he should be permitted to vir- tually handle his own engagements, and that the club should give him carte blanche in this matter. Inas much as the open championship is usually held only one year, officers of the club believe Armour should be permitted to make use of his title for money-making purposes. Meanwhile the golf has been under the super- vision of Alex (Sandy) Armour, Tommy's brother, and a former Scot- tish amateur champion, and Tony Sylvester, club er supreme. Playing with J. R. McCarl, chair- man of the golf committee at Con- gressional, yesterday, Alex Armour registered a 71 for the par 72 course despite the soggy going. Winter rules were played and Armour missed an eight foot putt on the last green by a hair's breadth for a 70. RANGERS GAIN LEAD IN HOCKEY LEAGUE By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 14—The | boisterous struggle for first place In | the American division of the National Hockey League found the New York | Rangers back on top-today, but only after personally ousting Boston's Bruins from the peak. The Bruins made the New York road as rocky as possible last night by clicking off a two-goal lead early in the game before succumbing to a Ranger drive that battered through to a 3-2 victory. Seventeen penalties indicated the severity of the play. The Montreal Canadiens, pace-set- ters in the international group, forged ahead by whipping the Detroit Cougars, 6 to 1. with a display of | smooth and speedy teamwork. Another bump came the way of the world champion Ottawa Senators, who were polished off by the New York Amer- icans, 2 to 1. HELEN WILLS TO TOUR EUROPE NEXT SEASON By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, December 14.— Helen Wills, American and British tennis champion, will tour Europe next year as a member of a two-woman team officially representing the United States Lawn Tennis Association, This became known when Miss Wills telegraphed acceptance of the invita- tion extended by the national tennis . Matches will be played with the leading woman racqueters of France, England, Germany and Belgium. The other member of the team has not been selected. but it is understood that Penelope Anderson of Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Charlotte Hosmer Chapin of Springfield, Mas., are being con- sidered. Miss Wills plans to leave either in April or early in May. The Berkeley Miss has definitely de- | cided not to play in the French cham- pionships, June 21, as the date is too close to that of the Wimbledon tourney. HERB JOESTING MARRIES. MINNEAPOLIS, December 14 (#).— Herb Joesting, all-America fullback. was married last night to Lora E.| Davidson, a classmate at the Univer | sity_of Minnesota. | TROUSERS | To Match Your Odd Coats |EISEMAN'S, 7th & F | Philadelphia along | Johnny Mokan and C Jonnard. Neither deal involvfd cash shipped Pitcher Jimmy Ring back to with a battery John Schulte, in a swap Jimmy Cooney, tcher Clarence mate, Shortstop consideration. More Deals Expected. The bullish tendency of the ivory market brought rumors of bigger and better trades Impending, and four clubs were reported bidding for the services of George Sisler, first base- man of the Browns, and definitely tabbed for exportation by the experts | with Blue, now in the St. Louis fold. Almost every club_has something to offer the Chicago White Sox for any one of four star pitchers—Ly®ns, Blankenship, Connally and_Thomas. The Yankees want Pitcher Ruffing of the Red Sox, but not in exchange for either Gehrig, Lazzeri, Combs or Meusel. Wise men of base ball considered that George Moriarty, manager of the Detroit Tigers, had paid a stiff price for Rice, star of the St. Louis outfleld. While the Phillies expect to use Ring and Schulte next season, Cardinal ad- vices said Cooney, Jonnard and Prob- ably Mokan would be used in further Qeals with the minors. Other morsels tossed for stove-league consumption came principally from the National League meeting, where Manager Wilbert Robinson signed four voungsters for tryouts next Spring. They are Hugh Wise, former captain and catcher of the Purdue University nine; C. B. Danforth and J. Robinson, both’ pitchers from Dallas, Tex., semi- pro ranks, and Glenn Ropp, who pitched independent ball in Pennsyl- vania last Summer. .After half a century of base ball, the National League retired Umpire Hank O’Day, now approaching 70, and appointed him “general player and umpire scout” without definitely de- fining his duties. O'Day, who man- aged Cincinnati in 1912, Chicago Cubs in 1914, pitched way back in the '80s, and has been umpiring in all about 30 years, is scheduled to prowl about in a general search for talent. American Meeting Quiet. Although the National League meeting overshadowed that of the American circuit, the junior organiza- tion was in session several hours to welcome Alva Bradley, new Cleveland president, to the fold, and approve his purchase of the club. Proposed amendments to the major and major- minor agreement, up for action at the joint session Thursday, were dis- cussed. The National League club owners approved continuance of the three-um- pire system for 1928, voted an hon- orary life -membership to August Herrmann, former Cincinnati presi- dent, and elected a new slate of di- rectors consisting of Charles A. Stoneham of New York; Barney Dr fuss of Pittsburgh, William L. Veeck of Chicago, and Emil E. Fuchs of Boston. Date for dedication of base ball's memorial to Christy Matthew- son at Bucknell University was set for either June 3 or 4. President Heydler’s report showed that the New York Giants played be- fore nearly 2,000,000 fans at home and away. Chicago led in home-game at- tendance with over 1,000,000. Chi- cago, New York, St. Louls, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia showed increases in home popularity in that order, while attendance dropped off slightly in Bos- ton and Brooklyn and considerably in Cincinnati. HAHN TO QUI} RUNNING AFTER NEXT OLYMPICS BOSTON, December 14 (#).—When the Olympic games are over next year, Lloyd Hahn, Boston Athletic Associa- tion track star and America’s leading middle-distance runner, is going to hang up his shoes for all time. Hahn, who is here conditioning for the coming indoor campaign, made for | Outfielder | | that unqualified declaration in an in terview published today. The Nebraskan is in good condition, although he has not competed since last Summer. Hahn's chief ambition this season he said, is a race with Dr. Feltzer. the German ace now visiting this country. Order for Christmas Do you know that for a small outlay we can repaint your car and make it look as good as new? De- cide now to have this work done so that you will have a smart looking car to drive during the Christmas holidays and all through the coming year. We are prepared to do the necessary work right away, so see us about it today. Sterrett & Fleming, Inc.. 2155 Champlain St. 'N.W. Col. 5050 “We guarantee our work” In D DESTROYED BY FIRE/ By the Associated Pre ALLENHURST, N. | 14.—Because treasures of a lifetime devoted to the prize ring were in | ashes, Jimmy De Forest, . 65-year-old | trainer. was heartbroken today. The collection, patiently gathered | 1and stored in trunks for some future date when display in a boxing museum | might keep his memory fresh, was | destroyed in the fire that leveled | De Forest’s home. The voice of the man who trained Jack Dempsey for his conquest of Jess Willard and helped a score of | fighters to the heights, trembled as | he told of some of his loss. | “There were the gloves that Jem Mace and Mike Donovan fought with, John L. Sullivan's gloves, Jim Cor- | bett’s, Tom Sharkey's, Kid McCoy's | and, most precious of all, the gloves | Joe Gans and Spider Kelley wore in their great fight long ago. | “There were trunks filled with | trophies and that big bearskin Shako, | the drum major’s hat I wore when I | led the Big Tim Sullivan Fife and Drum Corps down the Bowery. All gone up in smoke. I'm heartbroken.” M’COY SIGNS FOR BOUT WITH BROWN JANUARY 3| LOS ANGELES, December 14 (#).— | Johnny McCoy, recognized in Cali fornia as flyweight boxing champion, has been matched with Newsboy | Brown of Sioux City, Iowa, for a 10- round bout here January 3. . Announcement of the bout described Brown as a contender for the crown recently vacated by Fidel La Barba. | The Iowan tackles Corpl. Izzy | Schwartz in New York Friday, and | the winner will be recognized as cham- pion by the New York Boxing Com- | mission. P 1 HUGH DUFFY TO COACH BOSTON COLLEGE NINE { Capt. Edwin Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. ST. PAUL, Minn.—] v Light, St J.. December | Paul, won by a technical knockout | trom Earl Lilliedahl, Minneapolis (4). INDIANAPOLIS.—Roy Wallace, In- dianapolis, won from Jack (Chief) Elkhart, Pueblo, Colo. (10). LOS ANGELES—Charley Long, Omaha, defeated Bert Colima, Cali- fornia (10). SEATTLE—Babe York, and Doc Snell, (6). WINNIPEG, Man.—Del Fontaine, middleweight champion of Canada, de- feated Walcott Langford, Chicago (10). Herman, New Tacoma, drew GRID STAR TO MARRY. MADISON, Wis., December 14 (#).— “Toad” Crofoot of the University of Wisconsin foot ball team, and the choice of several sports authorities for all-conference quarter- back this yvear, has announced his engagement to Eva Bamford. feacher in a Madison grade school. Both live in Mason City, Iowa. WALKER SUED FOR $25,000. NEW YORK, December 14 (#).— Mickey Walker, middleweight boxing champion, is defendant in a 000 breach of contract suit by Stadium Pictures, Inc., it has been revealed The film company said Walker re- fused to meet the terms of a picture- making contract because he said they interefered with his boxing work. 'LEARN It wasn't long before ‘“whispers” said that Johnson and Flynn had “slipped_one over” on the promoter. | They said he forgot to mention in his list* George Gofrey, Newest “black menace,” and regarded by many critics as the foremost of the heavy weight challengers. A match hetween Godfrey and Knute Hansen, the Wis- consin Dane, was brewing, they said. At any rate, Rickard heard the rumors and the last smile at le was on his face vesterday when the New York Boxing Commission ruled out the show on the grounds that managers are ineligible to act as pro- moters in this State. | MANDELL MUST FIGHT TERRIS TO AVERT BAN | ‘ NEW YORK, December 14 (P).— | The National Boxing Association, rep- | resentative of the commissions of 24 | States and outspoken opponent of the | New York Comtission, has posted no- tice that unless Sammy Mandell, light- weight champion of the world, defends his title against Sid Terris, New York youngster, before January 15, he will be barred in all States affiliated with the »asso(-iatlon. | _Since Sammy is already barred in | New York, failure to comply will allow | him only Pennsylvania and California |as campaign territory. 3 . TILDEN IS INDEPENDENT. 'BOSTON. December 14 (#).—When William T. Tilden, 2d, invades Enge land, in the near future, the American tennis ace is going to write and be interviewed as he pleases, despite the |latest edict of the British Lawn Ten- I nis Association. TO FLY | i Actual Instruction in the Air At REISS FIELD, Washington’s Largest BOSTON. Decembér 14 (#).—Hugh | Duffy, one of professional base ball" best known figures as player, man- ager, coach and scout, has been signed | as coach at Boston College for 1928, The position became vacant this Fall | when Jack ' Slattery resigned to be- | come manager of the Boston Braves. | Duffy comes to Boston College after four years as scout for the Boston Red | Sox. He coached base ball at Har- | vard for several years. | FAMOUS RUNNER DIES. December 14 (#).—Wil- vy, veteran distance runrer, died suddeniy at his home here last He was in his forty-eighth | vear, but still was in training and had | pfanned to take part in a cross-country {race of 3100 miles from Los Angeles | to New York next Spring. 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