Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1927, Page 37

WASHINGTON, Tunney Voted Best of Champions : District Fares Well in Sports During Year 'WASHINGTON PRODUCES QUOTA OF CHAMPIONS International as Well as National Titles HEAVYWEIGHT KNG "< Washington 1 1 club's | " eased by iwn with the acquisition from the Kansas 4 the American Asso- ciation of Pitcher Roy and Short- stop Smith ght | by President Clark ¢ Grimth, It was a straight cash purchase, e Given i sum involved not being given out- 608 of Possible 610 Roy 18 no stranger to the major nes, having been given a trial Acquired by Sharpshooter ¢ Votes as Experts Rate | by ihe ndians fwo or three sen- : BT e P Canoeists and in Golf. Boxing Leaders. S R : ] IO cago Cubs obtained him, later to send him to Kansas City. Smith o | s the younger of the two. and is EW YORK, December 24 (#) said to be a promising inflelder. Boxing writers and crities| Just how these newcomers will have taken up the task of | stack up with the array of talent N the year ending next Saturday at|was whner of the Maryland tourna- ‘midnight the District of Columbis | ment. In the Virginia tourney, Tom fared well in sports. Handicapped | Mangan triumphed in the 3 48 it I% by lack of facilities for the | tion while in the women's section Co- ranking e fighters for already obtained for inspection at provision of many sporting events | rinne k won the singles and she in advance of the - ! xt Spring remains to he | of major caliber, the seat of the Na-|;nd Mary ok the dou tions-made by Tex Rickard, P ~ but_if they fail to stick with . } % ’ tion's Capital enjoyed a full n g corze Vi played to iished as something of a standard | ‘the Nationals ~should come in | 3 N - 4 AT |of entertainment of such characte e # amateur cham- handy as trading material. | and also sent forth during 1! ¥ | pionship. G of its sons and daughters to awin lau eral sporting events of much im- | rels on foreign fields. Dibtines: wers eonducied bete dustig International and national cham P G ol am 1 . ¥ . 4 r Z% 1 | he year. the Arcadia, cue stars WIRRCE SSukt Blirinses: that & 3 7 | | pions were produced by the District of || : i . . | ) the world ed in & tournament s the leaders of all other classes in : i 3 B “ H 4 ; | ass the National Capital offers |y ., g Followi 12l votes. Out of a e maxi- wrence Nuesslein, champion s them.the |bore rifle shot of the world, and thel oS0, 0 og mum of 610, Tunney received 608 \ i g i - ica. | RN ; B . . | valiant paddlers of Washington Canoe | = . = 5 at The Sun notes that one eritic p! < y - . 4 i ub, who vanquished the best sent | M £ bl P : 3 the top of the heavy- | i i st them by Canada an well as ail | Of the country gathersd on the Poto- < ! R 5 4 it | sturdy ri¥als of this country mac for the national regatta. Distriet . presumably on the theory f bia title e | o 00, epresentative of a|9f Columbia title co . Then,: ¢ . ch ducted in virtually all sports fostered ong count” at Chicago cost s 3 # 3 R % i 5 ; |tocal institution achieved international ex-champion a victory. Another ices the “Dark Menace,” George Godfrey, first | Others in the “first 10" of the Sun's | Feavyw anking: Jack Dempsey, | 5 463: George | v. 318; John- | k Delaney. 247 Knute Hansen and Chuck Wiggins, 36. { ¥, Dempsey | . are in the same order | ¥ occupied in the newspaper's 1926 od Morgan, junior lightweight title- Five Basket Ball Games and Swimming Meet Listed During Week. While scholastic athletes hereabout will not be so active this week as they have been recently they will by no means be idle. Action s carded to- l.morrow, Wednesday and Friday, the | fame on the links. Tommy Armour professional at Congressional Country | | Club, swept to victory in both the | United States and Canadian open golf | championships. In the same field of | | endeavor young Roland MacKenzie | Washington amateur, who plaved with | the victorious Walker Cup team in ! England last year, went to the semi- Ifinal in the United States amateur | tournament. Other National Titles. . the District of Colambia’ ally successful. Its marks here. Three aports here showed tional growth. For the first t ict indoor tennis cham held, the tournament being by exhibitfon matches in which Tilden and Manuel Alonzo pi Bowling progressed amazi 1liy among the fair sex an ever hefore too the start of a new Soccer. fast gaining favor, pu new circuits on the field and there wa mariked improvement in pi game. men and markswomen scored signally Track Facilities Lacking. | with the rifle. R. H. McGa Except in the h his way to the small-hore champion-| schools. track and fie «hip, young David McDougal won the | not fare so well lecaliy. A \ SKADDING= - : 5 bt S A i Yy wi s National Rifle Association shoot for | colleges of the District gr e : « 5 * ' juniors at Camp Lerry, George Wash- | oped teams, lack of facilities e R Lt 0 inzton University girls captured the | zames forced them to compet Y sl S Lol Fachedule Including five basket ball &y 2 F‘ . S lling 601 as compared With | umes and a swimming meet. : Y LORENCE Morgan in a recent title bout after { Central swimmers will meet a com- polnting. the champion up to the | bination of alumni of that school €om- fourteenth round. prising several-crack performers in _,Other recognized champions lead | & meet in the Central tank and Tech {heir divisions with the following total [and Hvatisville High will face at the Scres: Mickey Walker, middleweight, | Arcadia in a basket ball game .in 591. Tommy Loughran. light heavy.|events tomorrow night. Both compe- wight, Sammy Mandell, light. | titions are to start at 7 o'clock. +@.ight, 566: Joa Dundee, welterweight, | Considerable interest attaches to Ti3. only 13 more than’ his nearest | the swimming tilt, which will be a rival, Ace Hudkins; Bud Taylor, ban- | high spot of an alumni reunion at I tamwelght, 534. | Central. The featherweight and fiyweight di- | Hyattsville will be playing the first visions, which have no undisputed | Same of its season against Tech. The champlons as the year draws to a | Contest will be a preliminary to the clone, remain tangled in the Sun's hal. | Chicago-Washington pro encounter. Jotng. Tony Canzoneri of New York | It it expected that the Marylanders tops the featherweight list with 533 | Will take the floor with Jack Williams otes, but is closely pressed by Benny | and Paul Reeley at forwards, Capt 4 R pHieen et D etk byt M " e im ey | the University of Maryland was named R e et Horing A | gt e i * as an all-America lacrosse plaver. A pciation as-titleholder. | Batley alone was a regular last e e ’ the Copenhaver loft, was victor in the | KeeP pac Wash- intercollegiate title and Central girls | where, They did that | finished first and Western girls second | Foot hall on [< |in the national high school shoot irons and sandlots had a fine On the billiard table Gene Ru and so did base hall among the sand- lof Washington overeame a bri ot nines. Basket ball enjoyed a BHOERWER A : 3 | field 10 zarner the national amateur hy growth. three-cushion title. In foot ball, Claude if more than held its own in the LAQEN E / ' Grigshy, captain of the 3 town vr‘-h; advanee of Ly B 3 eleven, performed $o remarkably at|? o ments abov CHAREST- X center that he gained national recog- high order. nition and was the choice of some well known critics of the game for an ail Newshoy Brown of Sioux City, Towa, | Winter. Bob Venemann and Joe i « at the head of the fiyweight list | Hamilton, forwards, are others apt to nationa! Chattanooga clas ot i raf the American League with 498 voies, but these were cast|®ee action. k Sectionally, the District bt | Dionahts catmaia & o Cu before he was defeated by Corporal| There will be nothing doing Tues- t . £ A 1 ch TEeesee 5 ampaign and - G : { / : produced several champions. Florence | sy ooy pnas lzzy Rehwartz for New York title | ay, and the lune contest Wednesda, 3 X % Skadding retained the breast siroke b e— recognition in a recent fight. Frankie | i8 a basket ball brush bringing to- a8 «wimming title of the South Atlantic Eom e Genaro has 480 and Schwartz 470 | ®ether Devitt and Benjamin Frarmklin 3 3 il Az A Other local swimmers zot. | s » votes in the Sun’s list, but the leading | Accounting University. . ; ting championships in this o o e 112-pound title contenders mow gen-| Wednesday night there will be a 1 [ tion this vear are Clifford ford ; . erally are regarded as Schwartz | Joint.meeting of the Devitt Alumni # s ? Bighiboard and lowheard dlving title Frenchy Belanger of Toronto, the Na- | and Athletic Associations at the City / holder: A. Fdmonston. 220-vard tional Boxing Association’s champion. | Club. Plans for a scholastic track / . breant atroke winner, And Carleton M. and Johnny MeCoy of EI Paso, recog. | meet here next Spring, to which ¢ b Tised in the Far West as successor to | athletes throughout the Kast would o 7 N e o Fidel Labarba, { be invited, and which would be spon- - § DB lsing Pttt S s < - sored by the alumni assoclation, will —— e e | S pace for Lang- | e et o e e ; mett Pare of Georgetown University | dor GRID"EN sElEcTED | Devitt foot ball team wil] he elected | and members of the 1927 team will be / NATS DO WELL IN RACE Fon mlsco BA' "_E After another day of idleness Thurs- 1 4 < [y 2 { day the scholastics are slated to en- 5 . 7 ¥ 3 | Eaze in & counle of court brushes Fr S —m Co]\ SIDERIZ\(‘ POOR LL'CK ay to close the week. Tech is down T d By AR o o | Tor a contest with its alumni in the Tt s C HARLES 2 SAN FRANCISCO, December 24.— | [l Gk yvm and Contral is carded e st e i Lty Definite marting line-ups for the Fast | g0 0 Somyrhy Rt M SR : #nd West teams that will clash In a | Yooy 3 Sz i J . Ay— J HILE the showlng of the tharity game here December 26 were | Washington entry in the N nouneed today by Coaches Andy T T AP TR - Amerienn League this vear t . Yoerr of the Eastern aggregation and R|VAL GR'D s UADS 4 . 4 was a disappointment to © matters worse, Orin E. Hpllingbery of the Western | 4 ; 5 ] the fans, the owners and | ers pear St A squad. z 4 \ the management, it teally was re- | Decatur Jones, w : EA Z PRAcT'cE lN sEcRET 4 v 4 A markable that a hase hall team so be t ¢ > ... p v set by mi were the i as third pla cuit champion- By the Assacisted Press. g ship race. And at the end, ail hands JMLES, Calif., December| - d . ust have realized that even had they s of the South and Pacific played nt peak throughout the GREETINGS primed for their all-star foot paign the Nationals scarcely HE members of the Sports Department at the Colixeum here Mon have heen expected to excel today worked out behind locked record-break Yankees over tes in the final practice session grueling stretch of 154 @Mumes, iwfore the clash. Rest is on the pro- With # number of suppasedly good gram for both teams tomorrow voung pitchers carried over from the r ; A favored few fany who got by the 126 sewson, sgveral touted ) oder, h’,}*l" il guards ar the Coliseum, where the cruits on its roster and the Midwinter | o Bhgi oo 7‘":""’- ;“"lm:““’ ¥oeer Y rers concluded their practice ki 4 ¢ The S 3 | acqufsition of an outtielder arothers, St. R 4 ‘osches MceGugin, Wade und : X been one of the fleldi Dokl BB, ... ocvn-rinrees B At % - wish the readers o e Dtar sports pages > \ B X ) put the Dixieland team | stars of the American L Hicks, St. Mary’s. ... . T. ! through a st e Washing o . z hro performance that went i { yenrs, the Washington outd x.':::'h::w ‘_'l_'""-"fv R B lover without a hitch, : a merry Christmas and a hnpp.\' New Year. { ated’ niEh ax A pennant possibility Maer, U8 650 With Bill Kpearn of Vanderbit eall | o |in the eany montha of this year Sl ey Agxioe... TUROM 371 ’:m‘ lr’ln'x;h(-v‘-\ the u|:|r.lm'-nhl of . | Talent Proves Disappointing. Witsen, Washington ... i esloh oy iaTecittn praviduy Rut many of the suppossdly good tral A ha orkou Gridiro, perts o ctin 0 S S B P U R RIS s = srevious campalgn falled to 0 L e ek ot s e Lol e et 33| SONNY BURDINE SIGNS | = s et ey el b % iapd opbeertiy i Therimage | VL TS e whien foniion PALACE PROS START SET WOMAN GOLFER WINS |t ud i e e - g - g ghly-tou shenoms acquired for Y etantard team e preyaring for| 30,7 nn e W) Bouth and alt) - WITH TORONTO OF I. L.| OVER MEN AT PUTTING| inficia and wutfield teiais never per came with Pittsburgh, January 2| Vo pie 0 ES 0 e Bonthe bae N U\ Y M A \ formed 10 an aecoptable manner once | Toree i o S| st | AGAINST CHICAGO TONIGHT et o ot o i | 05t B i farmed hy | t that Bam | oy and the man who had brightened g, e 1 ivania and Culifornin peid Penneylvania Dodson of Tennessee, and Middle. n clome at | ne Jeague with his felding and bat fuled for an interssctional contest | 04800 of Tennessse, and ) rerkeley December 31, had lung U0 1 U ,, fullbacks, who havel of tlie Inteenutional L ) : i 1aIe | e e e cluba for years w rrouts on Millgard Field. Both nounced Iast - night, and Foopportunity to fmprove (i teade In time for Harper to wear o v ivania o . Mer card | o short of belng a marvel with the expected to prove poino| 0 ¢ X g I " n Lou Young of Pennsylvania | CER vrovapoiaon to ks Wesl- | SHSHTLEIRHIK tsuilapL Rl U centige figure les | Washington uniform tonight for the 1§ an S8 B wan | Nadonals e ot Catorsia | T ot temomelt op| £ about Marely L fhundime, wn | SRS, R Lo Witan T | Wi s T brobibly will |, aben etent, wore mew han fale | A beids ot 1Y 9 SR 3 Caroling # Menville White playing with. Norih Ly wes the Chicago five nt e | o an follows, 1 the event no trade in | Sy competiug, : (g prews of the countiy - the X Kont E 1, b+ | ead N 4 cun et | " ' 0 ' 3 o n fol i when i e pahle 4 Thoma$ of Maryland are| Mase, i the Hiackstone Velle Hacin Ap Amarioak 1, | mad Alcea By fip ki ey | thama e eat. "y hegan stum | him Lackfield yeserve men *N Dl game, starting ot 9 e'clock, M- ington— Grimsted /center: Ken® 3 Sougue lunt seanon und wios plobed |0 a0 peat i Tane place | S Gnders, forsaeds a will start Janvary 1 and van wntll | bling as early as thelr Gaiiing season o - . w |A Againet the b a o3| ’ ‘ BHO Ns MAY ND from Dixe ,-,,“',“f,”"‘n ;”,W: J::’::u"l:ii:wi '|';" “znr-'v l:«::'::‘“ ‘l.w Neout dean | T venp tve divistons of Aty ot Pitter, wais Chleas Mareh 1. D o, aod o e U s e snd Pagshaw will pit thelr strongest | Tigers In New ¥ leagie, Washington's pereentago [Fiper, eonter; Bavak wnd Rt ”h_l\m‘,\;h.l,l:.,:“l:h;y..\, o vace. | Whe e coBB A/Nn s})EAKER lina-up, A '”xlnunl..y sdmittedly great | wn eaptain of the ¥ |r.h iuml”I\(‘l;:“.\‘l“lly::l;:’:’l'lll.;tltl|‘l:l"ll:‘i‘u ':1;1‘21”- R e il coLLOM IS sLATED continned to ::‘,‘:\,;h:,.\;\‘u-l_':.xu‘\.‘t;;:w.s “,l\ ‘ bu.,- ! suneed their players were round Il yy7 Coach “Nibbe M vy into grest form. | of plunging wnd ? Kieking Louie veau of Washington 1 severnl fust sandiot and MALENIN A8 KT Wi a0as | The offensive wtaia of the VIAiting apark i the hearts of thely follawers | tenmn I Ahin weetion. | RENDIDE ORI team. tussell and Btonebreaker, Wil | L thelr revival was Weuve hees In w fow diys fo viall | TomOrow nleht she pane e clone B from the toculs, | NNIS HEAD! Hit s sdwen s their vsival EW YORK, Dec ern California, ut the balfhiack posts, | s perents in Miami, ¥l Lelush again Kennvdy Iw for they have played_ havoe with thelr | { thelr alump, With T collapsed mb s “hot FLove o g s Land the Whitter College triple threat . | e Capltal club can take both « Lapponents recently, fipst one and then | . W |I\;n\m3}-\\~~"‘, eawhat Tavinnate o4 v 8 W el [ty e denicton, wn e et wenerat’| 60U ERS N TITLE st Vet e e W i e | s | - B AR (i sy - 2 toen by any e f1ia wiening was | 1Y o0 JIRNE IR RN NEW VO o MoNam [ (he time the players assen any i whetn (hey defeated @ ot thom repet cerm by Wisying Aher for e Heaion | stal 4 P niie prompted not alone from e sbonds e ey w1 Callom of Phlladelphia] viee | bled al Tawg "amp (he witdle % hawcrere o <" 70 GATHER 1N FLORIDA| CONTEST TOMORROW it vttt st Jt i e 1t b, 5, ot b e o, 1 it 10 o | S ™ e 3 i 1 e Browne of 1 Philidelphia Warors vecents | s iy ks NN ISAOE & VNS | Manush from the Tig ATLANTA, Ga, Decemdwr 24 (4 oL I o bW e o6 o SO MR s € N PR | o i e fe & congonlal sty for A . 4 o eternionil golfers | ik “m"i W ".h‘.\"‘ i K g ‘ st theastward o win | e SR ey Auving the next | 4 The sl g fort 4 Cended =tand o | o that Bt would b ‘ Chison, e Bist American | Iy drained b . Gt win e BEitsh open alns tore LoV eairts ol fullback; scintllating Cook of he Assoctuted Prese ashington und Laranets of Beuth Iy in of the Blpgest et ol 04Ty iim for the st thoe | By tie Assninted Pross |'wennan : e n evelamt i two VANCOUVEI, Writkeh Cotmbla, | e attle tonfBit fn Qe fiont ovey | PIEIE Koton, AL & A Do 24, Arvupgements huve | seheduled in the ben AR L LR LR Bl Gealhy 0 completed for et worlds | s W, oo bt ROl MIITTORES T NOOHINI AR P | Wi e 1 Carr, Wi o Uiities I ite aision Wi 0 inplonnhip professionn) seolling | Iongne, ordeving B bistinote | POEHRIE 7| ARG Iy SOROINTAN bl between Ma). Goodaeli Febimie i (e sehcdile (0 Ui dats Wi thettehidder - and - Beet b onder e observe - whist ) wl Whe Eoghiah chullenger coception Chvistmas basker hall will Surrard dnlet conrse of Loecpive, I8 weconntol here 10 I Heinie m ooy Vs preadent for TN sivs e ennrent | e S0 0E Hhe Bkaeine American Lawi e anen the Vel consion durtng the el Phe ofliehil Nt of wominees ta he | son AL ane e 16w Fvoted vam b the o et wf the | plaers Were aat st e frnces, hreali Tonse s vun pRAty i | Vo T A, I Chicage fn Bebvnaey | Among the sasials wees W sional Tashion tanisht By aah Ahvan dean of e b e urtont erjon Wil b e fast |0 Gl e ottt e, Wi, bl ity Fhere it ey 0 10, i | (FETER s ot prredde Wille When srack by g slvive dw Mondiy aftoriion Fhikety (e all the e Wil play |yl fdor el VL0000 well known fourmament | hatiing aeil St O o Both apen have completed - thelr |y ) Wihor 26 pext yeul alon, will un\; nl- Iullu‘l RO g the Philadeiphin distiiet 23] Rad heen sypected o e out of feends Dan b gtutehizon will compete in the netive training aud Wb tahe Bt - Washinglon should be b o fresi [ (F the season I nthe POV Vi e, Bas B an inportant Rand | abile help o the club ina et Viey, the Bt Lauis ¢ The | wmi Bk open Janwary 2 and 3 enny until the e o for e ek o Foney | WORHIREE0 WHE g Dack on (e o |y e ianagement ol Aerican e Pris Npeakar. whose dat bl b - opwideration gt influence Ma, Goouell's Cotlowern ure st | Tommeiln tonmn e st twa by | ©F A B0k worton af extibiton amd | is affals f e st fawe venes e ned o hocoie s ient e ihe N oo, . it eorsis b A vy another e ho will repest hin Labor doy [ haying heon spent by the Jocala i [18E00 clishes Ve of th InEEor VIIOEy |l nndled the Dy te G Shillonss | tonats offensive, and Sam Rive, Kk g 5 A gl . g gm0 the Mound 31y, where STRONG SOCCER TEAMS ¢| victory wver Barey. but ther have | their pospective homes i around [ P0R s hduled bn tho Went VOURA EOmEAments. WHECH Tor the past | pated e one of (he best antielters Wy ? Yy w1 Jow by fon | Yaewns persintent peports it 1he el e R e LB Fiha Pralln iy wamen for tontehd | T vwnte have Iien Retd at the Qer: | the st After: th rowns huve " Ve yearn et WILL CLASH TOMORROW |nli’rn“nnlhn41 an injured weist throuih e el AR 8 A morraw . nighe Wil st at T Lantown Ceieket Cluly Tohuaan AR Coveloskin never 1| canpain, Frities o, 3 lown | 3 4 o a fu un they dve heen playing o | * oo . oo from thaty hunts sUMciently (o] wmons plaver. W 0 80 o Bl de thin Cobb | AD attiacti or game will b continieim wENE of leagie winl ox " T of Valne (o the vl The farmer | vl tethes COLLINS HAS NEW JOR. et 1o the box (n the clan | piteher, Wha had ey aghe” bimn mt bwen ve | it 10 e b et tomorow atternoon | BUCS START FEBRUARY 16, | Mt wnmien dinughuit (e we BAN ,o“}“o-" IMPROVED W nat o Nations Washington, In tact Jucky Lon the talr grounds a1 Upper Marl 5 Al it houy last night Keni PUPERFIELD, Mase, Decembor S5 monshin cammaisn wntit May 80 and iy N1 N R Ve Nattonuis told | e Detwern e chimplon Wal- | PEPTSBURGH, P, Decenbier 20 waw endeayoring (o get in touoh with | BT LOUTR, Devsber 24 G0 |6 o 8l Collis ol Al oottty St o R UGB g G WA AR (B b SRR b Ry g S v for the b i ol Y fast Matihopo | (A Battery nwn of th Pteshirgh f ioeseld 1o el w o dent which wonlid | vren Banevoft Jahnson for 27 vears iy Tormer Chlcage and Bastan day e Gadled thereatt W prove help 4 ashed B . \ n wa A.i - ) nectings (hal be was anxiouedcom Z will a0 Pivates will deave Feboury 06 for | hring Big Neutn eenter, Mank [ posident of Amertoan League | American Lowme onthelden, has stign al VR, AEeE Teserting t teaper | and It Was geanted b eeh ! b Bpeaker I tie outer warder | Pawn Roblen, Calit B e will] Harper, 1o the Washington team fn [ ond now i vetivement, has gane (ool to oy the IHEERll club sl | e siveleal msanies to vellsve. a Fas abaki Rave bo (Un et & The itimetion 18, howeser, that ‘Tris | fond votere il beave Wailord's |« aining Febiigty M fevehange for w foen) phover wham [ Chivage with hin o avestiht gveatly {ie Breo con Eors s Collie e sorenses deckbad (g Ris el it i oo B, By Wt e e AR mlary Cut I e sticke | store, 909 Pennrylianis aven e oy i i et Al it nant Y San. the linprayad After nently A MARTA' (rent: ared the dhen Ahines (Il wt thB Wout: | IAB dey & ware endest awd paased sy faon n;' D Vel And & hek ::{",\:»M gt [t a4 yelrans o i Eavaen, former Atnerioan open b went with 4 ew | e s, and Bty Burke, the e s isle Honid young Vloridi profession of his ng g Vhe Weaders die soon, bor, O¥L . phiot of permnen while b Witi Waaingtop. Lus 61 noen rt Capital pllots intfation 1o effect e ment In & Ht Lonls hospjtal, Ol Loskue ghe laxt ho Kenaoin Ll ot of the hase Walt pictuve. Thus talead Beei Aaconmwinted, M L) "