Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1928, Page 45

1927 SWIMMING STAR IS MARTHA NORELIUS The cradles of swimming skill, T nois Athletic Club and Women's Swim- ming Association of New York, kept up their high standards in 1927, Johnny Weissmuller, supreme at short- distance events for the seventh con- secutive vear, led the Illinois A. C. team to victory in the men’s senior championships. In the women's division there was little or no opposition to the metro- politan mermaids, who not only made A clean s championships, but sh in_every title event records were hroken during the year, 71 by women and 36 by men. Succeeding_ Gertrude Fderle as free. style queen, Martha Novelius captured titles and cracked of the greatest all performances in swimming history. English Channel swimming at- tempts, five of which succeeded in 1926, dwindled in the vear just closed, aided by Dr. Dorothy Cochrane Logan's _famous “hos crossing. George Young, youthful Canadian, won_the Catalina Channel swim off the Pacific Coast in dramatic fashion, hut was unable to repeat in the $i0.- 000 Toronto marathon, held in his honor in August B the German ba MILLER, SPRINTER, HURT IN TRAINING INDOORS | CAMRBRIDGE. Mas (®—Al Miller, former Harvard | sprinter who is training for the| Olvmpic trials, sprained a leg tendon while practicing on the Harvard board track. The sprain will incapacitate him - the remainder of the indoor sea- and possibly for the Olympic trials. PROTECTING HIS MONEY | COSTS BOWLING MATCH | Speaking of alibis, how is this one? A fan was trying to explain how had dropped two January into a man pay match before the games, when he knew he had only one buck—just enough to pay for his league matches. The guy with whom he bowled made it pretty hot for him, Rudy winning the first match by 113 to 112 and having to shoot 132 to win the second. He had to win "em; that’s all. And, of course, when the league’s matches started a few min- utes later his arm was gone—and GIWE ME OME THOUSAND I~ FIFTIES REST N HONDREDS L4 1 WANT Ft HOMDRED 1N TWENTIE $ AND Two THOUSAMD | N HONOREDS y'Q GIMME A THOUSAND IN CHICKEN FEEO— | Terms, TMCNTIES | A FIFTIES AN TH REST (™ I HOMORED S him shooting anchor for us.” THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. n. €. MOND\Y. PR _— Y GUESS \WHY, U — ER-EQ - i THAMI YU . METHING, WONT MeEED | AnY CASH TlovAay. | HATE To CARRY VERY MOCH WITH ALLTHE 5€ HOLDOPS GOING ort ) Copriiaht Prewt Puldhing Co s s 0 (New Yol Wald) 1928 whgot ROD AND STEEAM y Perry Miller 1927 fishing season has| n to a close and with| its ending an odd situation has come. Of the eight of. fers of prizes made by as many sports goods stores for the largest fish of different species weighed in at their respective places, four of the offers have been advantage of. the other four stores reporting that no fish have ‘teen brought to them, either to be weighed in for a prize or to show the resuit of their efforts. At the beginning of the 1927 fish- | tne season the following sports goods | #tores offered prizes for the largest mall and big mouth bas nd catfish: H. A. Garren, for the nglers of the Northeast sectio Shapiro’s, for the Georgetown sec tion: Havenner's, for the Southeast section, and George A. Emmons, Nie- dle's, Atlas, Sport Mart and Wal ford’s sport goods stores for the re- mainder of the city. A canvass of the places offering prizes revealed that only Niedle's, Atlas Bros.' Garren's and Shapiro’ stores had awarded prizes, as follow Niedle's—Rockfish prize, awarded to Lee Heckinger, 623 Pennsylvania ave- nue, whose fish weighed 14% pounds, & salt-water reel; trout prize, a salt: water rod, won by Elmer Dandry of 3356 Wisconsin avenue. whose fish tipped the scales at 7% pounds Two prizes were awarded in the catfish class, R. G. Leonard of 1126 Eleventh street taking first prize, a Kingfisher rod, with a fish weighing 16% pounds, | and the second prize going to 5. A.| Gibson of 3506 Center street, whose fish weighed 16%; pounds. Niedle re- ports that no bass, large or small mouth, were brought to his store Garren's—Two prizes were given in the trout class. one going to E4 Bar- ker of Seventh and G streets. whose fish weighed 5% pounds and who re- | ceived a salt-water rod; the other, a | steel rod, to C. B. (Pop) Dwyer of | 210 Tenth street southesst, whose trout. caught in kers Creek near Prince Frederick A4 615 pounds The prize 1« pest hardhead | » Mrs Bt of Rivers who ved salt ter ine for pound ¢ r | Purcell of Ninth et} given a casting veel lurgest higanouth | pounds. 1 two prizes, hoth | M. Angelo of 1801 | received a reel for a| rockfish weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces snd for his catfish, ighing 11 pounds 14 vunces, was awarded a fish- | ing line | The Atlas—Two prizes were given in the praall - mouth bass class: Irvin C Youdabush of 1707 B street southeast, for his fixh, that weighed 4 pounds, 14 Janded at Mill Wood, Md., July Heddon bumbon whose buns, et Lock above the November 30, also | Y 4 pounds 14 ounces: he will | esprar reel. 1. ¥ North Capitol street | ountes trout welghed in at | & iis fish tipped the sex a1 T4 pounds, snd he received his prize 8 Greenhart salt-water Hin Bsh was landed st Herring y on Augus 3. Ouly two reasons cun be axxigned by or Jocal wnglers not tak- fug sdvantage of the prives offered: 1s that they did not know the prizes were being da, and the oiher that they (hought 1helr fish were o small 1o be welghed in, v bk e anistake, While Jurger fish i u o y bue camght by uil he cnnnot Aifferent poind fish | um the man | by rock, trout | ¢l | the outdoors to the health Me |y Because of tke scarcity of liver, due to the extensive use of it in the treat- ment of anaemia, the Conservation Department of Maryland no longer in- cludes it as the most important item in the diet of young trout in its hatcheries. According to the Maryland Conser- vation Department, beef heart has been substituted and found so satisfactory that more than a ton has been ordered for the Lewiston hatchery. ‘This information was included in a report made to Swepson Earle, con- | servation commissioner of Maryland, | §. M. of Powell, fish culturist in the State’s (fresh-water hatch . ‘This hatchery turned out 600,000 small fish and more than 1,000,000 trout eggs will be shipped there this year. Earle considering a sugges- tion that the streams flowing into Deep Creck Lake, Garrett County, be used for the development of trout from the fry to the fingerling stage. If this plan is carried out several streams will be screened In order to protect the young trout from the rock is | National Capital Press; Cole of Lewis Thay | th 1 Forum, for best individual avera present, Mischou has a slight lead over e others with an average of about | League howling will be resumed on January 9. Burgess, with a five-game total of 534, won the first annual handicap sweepstakes of the Fruit Growers' ¥ press Bowling League, rolled on h Coliseum alleys. Burgess had a handicap of 20 pins. nolds, who ' was given an advantage of 30 xt placed second with a 552 string. The scores follow Hdp. 1st. 20, 30 4th 5th. TU 20108 106 06 131 055564 12K Re 100 Rurgess R bass which abound in the lake. “Conservation for all of America” is | the new slogan adopted by the Izaak | Walton League, which recently an- | nounced a campaign to establish an international playground in northern | Minnesota and southwestern Ontario, | according to national officlals of the | league. “The international playground proj- ect is one more step in the program of the Waiton League to help dedicate d happi- ness of all of the people, rather than to any narrowly confined class of sportsmen,” declared Fred H. Doell- ner, general manager of the organiza- jon. “This move,” he sald, “is primarily in the interest of the sportsmen, but we alwo recognize that the wild life in a benefit in many ways to the entire citizenship and is becoming more so every year, Good, clean outdoor sy in the very basix of American char ter. It must be preserved as tional characterist in move comes on the heels of the beginning of a strenuous camy by the icague throughout the W =ave millions of ducks from de: alkall water polsoning. It is claimed | that from 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 wild ducks have died there during recent | years, | In the East the league is combat- ting pollution of waterways, both to provide for fishing and to promote general health, it was pointed out, NAUTICAL LEAGUE. Columiar Canoe Washington Canoe fters Cus Fhitrd 4 For new sight 13TH KEPT HIM HOME, AS 15TH WAS PAY DAY Most bowlers seem to be more or superstitious—like ball players. notice how the every time anything happens to check his shot? But now and then accused wrongfully. I bowler to go uj for a !-2«1 !rl:r. “We'll leave Jan- 13,” said one of the group, over Sunday. N doing on the 13th,’ At this they gave him the ted him about his uperstition noth- imed. The only rea- 1 can’t go on the 13th is be- 'lzu':w I don't get paid until the 5th.” During his 22 years of service as an umplre in the South Atlantic League, Ollie Anderson has handled 3,254 Bamos + Fighou "““IW m a signment. § 1 U 8 and new thrills, go to California via the Great Northern's TTuee-SRTXXE ik team Kame— olon), weniny sl Polom e . Mign individusl game—Bradt, Drifiare ™ Hinn, pp VIS aet—Bradt, Drifters’ e igh individual uverage—Rice. Washing Canve. Kirel 1106 2 1k “Uiyman. Potomae Wood Potomue Bost Club, anne. G0N Clin, 10, M 1 M Banzs) Canoe Club, Bl Dovado Ca Club and Washington Canoe Club, wre tied st 27 wins and 15 lowses Poiest gpluce sn the ot fight being wai n the Naul Duckpin Jangue Wiashington Canoe Club, Ist, bx 1un - s & pounds. In other o big teh can take onl nd can not be hawked sround o store, provision hsviog wisde 10 thin phise of the antont Al the prossed | for Ane Thie e " have ex 3 willingness Lo offer prizes % Nahing season. A% wew iring the 1927 seanon, prives I e offered for the largest il amouth Disws, Lrout, rock Lo, hisrdhwsd and the huard ik cottish There in . cause anglers 44 Bot mub bl ek o be welghed in, among wing badt buckets, creels, rode a i Al wnglers w sl Bt 1o b UmAd Bhout welkh their Beb but 1o g0 b ihe da wlore in thelr locaiity for we, 1o matier what the wie But the fellow with the Fivsl big fwh o must not iy 1o weigh o bin catch for & price next yesr @i two or more wores. Mis Arst stop s e bis last, o A, iy in unsortment of whett Jarge 3 vemniin on Ahe oln I nev-up, unly gnme bebind e one Vleudeern HYPOTHEIAR LEAGUY, w LI . Judi - a4 wthonal o Putomy: Fle "y Jeme W Jiywehiv Foru I3 . 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WHITLOCK, District Passenger Agent | Great Northern Railway, 504 Finunce Bidg,, Philadelphia, Phones Risionhonss 19748 [ || ease sond me cost ! teip via Great Norther about « California | | | | BASKET BALL GOING STRONG AT LAUREL LTy oy has n team. A gymnasium is avalla- ble in the new parish house of St. Philip's Chureh, and another will be contained in the National Guard Armory now heing built. St. Phillp's tossers recently defeated 45 e the Militiame shooting was Games for the St heing hooked by ) and the Guards ponents, e long-range noteworthy. team are flal Scott, lining up op- e ——— VOIG1 GETS SIXTH PLACE. ACH. Fla., Janvary 2e— a hest ball of 69, ieorge J. Voigt, star amatenr of the Bannockburn Golf Clah of Washington, and A profes- rinér—Laurie Ayton of xth place vester. the Guard team, 30 to 24, It was a fine “game for the first half, which ended 17 to 16 in the Guards' favor. The Chifrchmen, howe got going with a will in the final half to win handily. Shanh. 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