Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1928, Page 28

SPORTS.’ Roper Gauging Opinion of Grid. Rules : Tech-Central Game May Decide Title — | COACHES QUERIED ON CODE REVISION Would Learn Sentiment of Foot Ball Men Toward Changes in Game. BY H. C. BYRD. Whatever may be the final form of the foot ball ru when they are pub- lJished for the 1928 season, if the atti- tude of Bill Roper. Princeton coach and member of the rules committee, is an example of what other members of | the committes intend to do, the rules of 1828 will be far more expressive of | general opinion and widespread thought than in any previous v riainly the rules will represent something more th an expression of ym the members of the com- ittee, for Roper has definitely com- mitted himself to a policy of getting the views of all foot ball men in the district he represents, so that he can co-ordinate ews and present them to the com at its annual meeting Recently letters were sent by Roper to all coaches New York, New Jer- sey, Pennsylvania. Delaware. Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia. re- all coaches meet with delphia January 30 for an have dinner with him, 1t session, so that all phases of th> rules could be dis- cussed d a determination reached that would represent as nearly &s pos- sible the composite opinion of foot ball men in the entire section. Roper requested that all coaches come especially prepared to discuss in the main four possible changes in the rules relative to the shift, the fumbled punt the backward or lateral pass and the goal posts. Opinions are sought on these subjects, especially because they are the subjects that have been most in the public eve and have been talked about considerably wherever foot ball men have met. There is not much doubt that if a sufficient sentiment develops in con- nection with any of these for a change, then that sentiment will be strongly presented to the committee by T &S representing the best foot ball thought in one of the great foot ball sections of the country. Filling of the membership of the foot ball rules committee is differently handled now., men being chosen to Tepresent certain sections. And in all probability it will not be long before THE EVENING STAR WI\SHINGTOI;T. D. C. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 1928 SPORTS. the committee will be made up of representatives of the same geographical sections into which the National Col- | legiate Athietic Association is divided. | No radical changes in the foot ball | rules will be made, but it would not be Washington Americans, today announce: By the Assoriated Press. TAMPA, Fla, January GRIFFITH GIVES SPEAKER UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE CarLTTHONER, d the unconditional release & surprise if the goal posts are placed | of Tris Speaker, centerfielder, effective February 1. 3 The announcement was made after Speaker had failed to com- ply with Griffith’s demand to voluntarily reduce his own salary. back on the goal line. That is the one | change effected last year for which few E:mms. players, coaches or spectators ve had favorable comment. | The rule against the shift may be| made even more stringent. The rule that prohibits a man run-| ning with a fumbled punt after’'he has picked it up probably will .not be Griffith refused to make any comment | on the release of the outfielder, other | than to say that he was endeavoring “to | build up a ball club with young ma- | terial.” Speaker had been with the | ‘Washington club only one year, but ha: changed, but it is likely that a clear | De€N in organized base ball for the past | Gifferentiation will be attempted be-| tween a fumbled punt and a muffed | i, or else it will be made entirely | clear that there is no difference | -The rule on"the iateral or backward | will stay as it is, because | notwithstanding the attempt through the rules to popularize the lai- | eral pass, the play in all likelihood would not amount to a good deal be- cause coaches generally were aware of the fact that the play was easy to stop and therefore not a particularly good | offensive weapon. Bill Roper is 1o be congratulated on | his action in attempting to find the | composite sentiment of his section, and he certainly will gain a good deal in phia will come a deal of good and some worthwhile suggestions. University of is meeting St. | 20 seasons. In making an announcement several | days ago that Speaker probably would not be in a Washington uniform this season Griffith said that he had told the | mingham club in the Southern Assocl: tion in 1926, was being considered Speaker's SuCCCSSOT. int Southern in 1926, but_slumped to 239 when he was with the Nationals jast season. Inj s received carly in the year were said to have caused his batting slump. Speaker bas not disclosed his plans for the coming season, but said he ex- pected to “be back in uniform this year.” The name of the club he ex- West_batted 340 | | Speaker probably would not come to |him with any salary reduction. but player last year he must voluntarily re- | pected to be connected with has not duce his present salary if he expected to receive a contract for this sezson. Speaker retaliated with a statement while en route from his home in Texas to , 8. C., that he would not make another offer to reduce his salary as it was not his place to approach the cigb owner with sech a proposition. | riffith refused to reveal the amount of Speaker's present salary, saying that if it were known “some people mlgh!l think it was excessive.” It is under- | stood, however, 10 be between $40,000 | and $60,000. ‘The Washington club owner previous- | ly had expressed the opinion that | said that “it doesn't make any differ- ence to me whether he does or not bes cause I have plenty of young material been divulged. COLLEGE BASKET BALL. Purdue, 28; Indiana, 25. PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY. Boyson Bruins, 0; Pittsburgh Pirates, (overtime). Ottawa Senators, 2; New York Amer- ns, 0. Motreal Canadiens, 10; Chijcago Blackhawks, St. Paul, 3; Duluth, 1. NEBRASKANS IN EAST T0 LIST ARMY GAME Ty the Associated Press, NEW YORK, January 25.—Emis- saries of Nebraska University, here in the interests of signing the Army on the Cornhuskers’ foot ball next Fall, state the game is favored by Government authorities at Washington. Herbert D. Gish. graduate manager of athletics at Nebraska, declared Vice President Charles G. Dawes and Gen. John L. Pershing, both Nebraskans were favorable to a Nebraska-Army | game. With angial F. Gunderson, | secrotary of the board of | wents at Nebraska, and George W. | Holmes, prosident of the First Trust | Co. of 1incoln. Nebr. The Nebraska delogates said they | noped Armay would agree to play at Lincoln, but in the cvent that possible an agreement for Nebraska to play the Cadets here would be songht. It was understood a special officer from West Point is now in Washington sounding out sentiment in regards to the proposed Nebraska tilt. Army never has journeved west of the Mississippl. 1Its longest hike was to Chicago. The seating capncity at Lincoln would be 30.000. but with tem- porary altcrations 10,000 more people could be accommodated. it was said. I the date of November 24 on Army's schedule, vacated as & result of the breach with the Navy, is not, suitable, Nebraska would try for another date, Gich said. Developnents at West Point ar> pending in the absence of Ma Philip Fleming, graduate manager athletics. Gish are L. fi COLLEGE TITLE MEET | IS SET FOR MARCH 3, NEW YORK, January 25.-—Forty members of the Intercollegiate A. A. A. A. have been invited to nominate teams for the seventh annual indoor track | and field championships of the associ- | ation. on March 3, at the 102d Engi-| neers Armory. Unless there is an un- expecied entry from the West, the meet will be an ail-East affair. i There will be an unusual array of | defending champions entered. accord- ing to present indications, inasmuch as only Alfred H. Miller, Harvard's heavyweight <print winner of tae 70- vard dash. will be missing from the list of 1927 title holders who will at- tempt to retain their crowns. Sabin W. Carr of Yale, Bill Cox of Penn State, Alfred Bates of Penn State, Horace H. Benson of Cornell, Norwood Wright of Cornell, Tom Maynard of Darimouth, Eber Montgomery Wells of Dartmouth and Harold Lamberg of Penn are the 1927 winners who are still eligible undergraduates. The 11 events on the program are: | | 95 Clark Griffith, president of the ! 70-yard dash. 70-yard hich hurdles, 1-mile run, 2-mile run. high jump. | broad jump 35-pound weight throw, 16- | pound shot put, pole vault, 1-mile re- | lay and 2-mile relay. | Harvard won the team champion- | ship last year for the second time in | cyccession” after a close battle with Yale. Cornell and Penn State. which | ended with four points separating the | first and fourth team. | | GODFREY-UZCUDUN BOUT | ONCOAST IS APPROVED ! LOS ANGELES, January 25 (®) —| The last wrinkle in the path of the George Godfrey-Paolino Uzeudun flflhfl here February 28, has been ironed out | | with the granting of permission by | the police commission to stage the bout at Wrigley Fleld. The State Athletic Comission already had approved the bout and site. CROUCH PLAYS ROGERS. | H. E. Crouch, jr. meets Walter | Rogers tonight in the pocket billiard tournament at the Mayfair Academy. | Robert ‘Talbutt won over ~Willlam | Davidge, 106 to 43, last night. | | | 'PELTZER TO RUN THREE 1 schedule |, | ON THE SIDE LINES With the Sports Editor =By DENMAN THOMPSON HE passing of Tris Speaker as a member of the Nationals, announced today by President Clark Griffith, is calcu-~ lated to cause scarcely more than a ripple on the placid surface of fandom in the Capital. When the once mighty Tristram was acquired last Winter, following the collapse of the charges against him and Ty Cobb, followers of the pastime here naturally were elated. Having earned the reputation of being one of the greatest outfielders the game ever developed, and possessed of a lifetime batting average of close to .350, Washington diamond devotees had some justification for believing that Spoke would revitalize the local club and make it a sure-fire contender for the pennant. Perhaps too much was expected of Speaker. He got off to a slow start, and, handicapped by injuries, finished in a somewhat halting manner, with only a splurge during mid-season in which he displayed the brilllant form anticipated from him. At the finish of the campaign he was credited with only a fair .327 batting mark and his work on defense was nothing to rave about, while the influence he had on the team was ad- judged on the whole to have been harmful rather than benefi- cial, because of a well defined feeling of dissastisfaction among some of his mates due to the fact that he was receiving a salary greatly in excess of theirs for no demonstrated reason. Speaker’s passing has been made notable by the element of novelty introduced in the case by Griff’s announcement that Speaker would have to voluntarily reduce his salary before the club would consider further utilization of his services. It brought an immediate response from Spoke to the eftect that he would not take the initiative in any way to ssettle his status prior to February 1, when the club's option on his services would OLD RIVALS Mount Pleasant Quint in AN Tech again conquer Central on February 10. This is today the big question in the minds of those who are following the public high school basket ball championship series. Tech turned the trick. 45 to 35, in the first clash. Central today Is out in front in the flag race with four wins against one defeat as the result of its 28-22 triumph over Eastern yesterday, its second of the series over the Light Blue and | White tossers from the Lincoln Park neighborhood. In the other game Western squeezed out a 37-36 win over in last place. tle for the gonfalon with three victories against one setback. Eastern is third with a trio of triumphs and two de- feats and Western is fourth with a brace of wins and three reverses. Opportunity will be given Tech Fri- day to gain a first-place tie with Cen- tral when the Manual Trainers face Western. Business and Eastern will | come together in the other tilt. Central Finishes Strong. expire and he would become a free agent. Why Speaker should have stressed the claim that he was not at liberty to dicker with other teams. in view of the express permission to do so grantegl him by the Washington club at the close of last season, is not clear. But, for that matter, neither was Griff’s maneuver in placing the burden for salary reduc- tion on Tris. It causes the average ball player the most excru- ciating pain to have his stipend slashed by the man who pays it, but to be required to cut it himself must involve unbelievable torture. Speaker’s assertion fhe other day, “I will be back in base ball fgr some time yet,” indicates he has some- very definite plans regarding his diamond future. Our dope is that he will be in harness again when the bugle sounds in April—and be performing for a pretty fancy figure. In the meanwhile Wash- ington fans will wish the veteran all the luck in the world, but will shed no tears over his departure. V'Y National League entry, including the valuable Houston ;. club of the fast Texas League. That the St. Louis system, devised and expanded by Branch Rickey, one of the keenest promoters in the national pastime, is a practicable one was demonstrated last season when in the thick of the pennant struggle the Cards obtained the services of Pitcher Frankhouse, Catcher Schulte and other serviceable but then unheralded athletes, but just why they are able to operate in this manner is a bit puzzling, in view of the regulations gov- erning the game. With their minor league holdings the Cardinals now are said to own or control some 200 ball players, whereas the rules of organized base ball stipulate that a major league club cannot hold title to more than 40 men, and then for only a portion of each season, as the player limit between June 15 and August 31 is 25. . él’he Cards no doubt obey the letter of the law in maneuver- ing their talent by observing the proper procedure in each shift from a team of one league classification to another. but it seems patent that if they control the destinies of 200 performers that the spirit of the statutes is being violated. ITH the Rochester club added to its string of farms the St. Louis Cardinals now have half a dozen minor league teams from which to draw talent for their Y ACHTSMEN OF EAST | PURDUE KEEPS LEAD SEEK NEW LAURELS| BY BEATING INDIANA: Central earned its victory over East- ern yesterday. After trailing at the | half, 12 to 13, the Blue and White came back in the second half with an attack that was not to be denied and achieved a lead early in the third quarter which was never yielded., East- | ern though, strove valiantly until the | final whistle to avoid defeat and was | hard on Central's heels until the dying moments when Ben Burch and Duvall | Lemon came through with victory-pro- ducing baskets. It was Burch, tall quietly-working center that time and again scored tell- ing baskets tor Central. This big, red- headed-boy played an intelligent, heads- up game that was the high spot of Central's exhibition. He led his team’s attack with 12 points besides giving a | bang-up floor performance. | Ted Cappelli, sensational little East- | ern forward, was in the game, injured | styte, though plainly bothered by the hurt at times. Cy Hogarth, | guard, and Heinie Hoffman, forward, | were other Eastern heroes. | Though the Business-Western battle | was close all the way through it was | the rousing finish that brought the | spectators to their feet. Mixe Hunt | came through with the winning baskot | for the Georgetown scholastics just be- fore the closing gun. A two- |pointer had been registered- just {8 moment before by Charlic May of Business to place his team in tie | van at 35-35. Hunt's basket climaxed (@ desperate Western rally that was loosed at the start of the fourth quarter. when Ahern's boys were trailing, 24 i to 29, Bernie Jones of Business was the scoring ace of the game, with 18 po Don Garber, Bob Wilson and v. stocky Busines guard. also played well ollev & Lemon. = WILL CLASH IN SERIES FEBRUARY 10 | Business to shove the latter deeper | Tech stands second in the mad bat-' d: veteran | 25. NEW YORK, January (#)— Yachtsmen of the Atlantic Coast seek new laurels this year on seas wide and far flung. The long list of competitions which the East plans to enter includes the Spanish-American, _transatlantic con- test, the annual Winter races at Ha- vana, a regatta at Los Angeles, the Clyde races Jor the British-American Cup, the Seawanhaka Cup competition and the Olympics. The transa‘lantic event, scheduled for Iate Summer, has drawn several Ameri- can entrants who hope to gain posses- sion of the trophy offered the winner by the King of Spain. The star class races at Havana, Feb- ruary 16 to 24, will draw half a dozen By the Associated Press. Totals CHICAGO. January 25.—Purdue Uni- | versity today remains at the top of the Western Conference basket ball stand- ings, the result of defeating Indiana University last night, 28 to 25. The Boilermakers have won three games, defeating Indiana, Illinois and Towa. Indiana dropped back to fourth posi- tion, with three wins and two defeats, teaving Northwestern and Wisconsin un- disputed co-holders of second place, with three victories and one defeat. Purdue led, 28 to 19, near the close, when Indiana put on a drive and scored three goals in quick succession. al Boaal Baa ) SERIES STATISTICS. W ' B<iness Front By Virtue of Win Over Eastern With Manual Trainers Next, Each Has Lost Only One Game. YESTERDAY Western Rusin Central. 29 Eastern. GAMES FRIDAY. Veatern, Aradla, 318 o'c orn. 415 0'2lock RESULTS OF PAST GAMES. 'S RESULTS, o, 8. No schoolboy court gam: Fere tomorrow, but four w Tech was {0 engag of Maryland Freshmen at Colleg Georgetown Prep and St. Alba to face in the latter's ! Instijute and Wood were to meet on the Ame sity floor and Central and Tech weights were to come together a | tral. Hyattsville sscond time thi ! Gonzaga in the game but the r the Purpie much stot in their first meeting. Lyn for Gonzaga. and Ba! for Hyattsville, sta: With McNamara, Hoek and Rel counting heavily Georgetown Prep bas keters swamped Waal 1-Les H tossers of Clarendon, Va.. 45 0 8. Capt. Jim Bates and Bob V: slated to represent Central iming team in the narhx;} t Ce of Pennsyl compete in the 100-yard breast sir event and Varela in the 100-yard bac WINKIER SETS MARK FOR Y. M. C. A. TANK 200-yard breaststro; leg and all, and played in bang-up| Swimming th & event in three m e fifth seconds. Guy Wink. sot a new record for ths Y. M. C. ng in the final ncal all-star am team. which will oppose Un of Virginia Friday night. John | Flannery and Charles Orme qualified for the Washington team in the 200- vard relay and free-style dashes and the former also will compete in the 150- vard backstroke. Probable line-up of th2 Friday's meet aed ret teams ree sirie Tir BY ALEXANDRIANS ALEXANDRIA. Va. January 25— members of the Alsxan prep foot CMH u of the little square-siders from Massa- | chusetts and Narragansett Bays and Maryland John's Coliege in basket ball at College | to take his place.” | Long Island Sound. The Old Liners have two | Grifith said there were no unfriend- scheduled this week, the one 10- 1y felings exist) betwen Speaker odl 'RICHMOND CASEY FRmPS nignt and one Friday night with Vir- |and him, and that he was sure the set- ginia. Nothwithstanding it is examina- | tlement would be amicable with both. | tion week, it was decided to schedule | two games 5o that the general bluencss | of the week might be somewhat tem- ! pered. At Jeast that was the opinmn‘ expressed last year by one of the deans in econnection with scheduling of con- tests during examinations. | 8. Johu's brings a good team to| Maryland, 3 quint that defeated Gal- | laudet and which has played excellent basket ball in every start. The team is | coached by Todie Riggs, who was a | star in athletics at College Park from 1916 to 1920, Riggs left Buflolk, Vi Hign School. where he had charge sihletics. 1 take charge at St, John's last September. Tn addition to their meet with Vir- ginia in the tank at Brookland BSat- uréay, Catholie University swimmers have scheduled three engagements, La fayette will be met Pebruary 18, Wash- ingwn and lee March 3, and Deine ware, Mzrch 10, Tentative meets also nged with Lehigh for nd Willlams snd Mary Y Excepting the Wash- Lee competition, all or the Brookisnd pool Galiggher, Bill Lehreld and ison, are the veterans on the Csrdinal team which 1s being warned by Mark Coles, former Brown University swimming team captain. wehan and Moon Mulien are prominent C. U npatators and ova, Delacy and Plannigen also will e seen In action Baturday EIGHT MARKS MADE BY YALE SWIMMERS Janusry 25 2y wam last world ard records in a | Workiuts tewn, consisting of € 150 yards snd imping 130 yarde, sl wreolagiate records at 90 yerds end the mile interooliegiste Tecords There was o 10r- mile kst rore worie 690, 150 snd ing hree Michigat e record sl the pine men, the 200 yerds and P the shoruy Aie oo of 180, st records st B0 1000 end le. The rec- B o yerds snd haa iwen held by the the otier b records Bras n s whtie sl exls INDIANS GET INFIELDER TEVELAND, Jansry 26 (A illy E mensger of e angie enin wn infielder of Wistonemn the freshimen « i heil are | “Walter Johnson's decision- to retire | from major league base ball last sea- | son led the Washington club officials | 10 decide upon the policy of a young- er ball club,” Griffith said. “The base | ball public of Washington demands a | younger club and we are going o pro- | vide that” Griffith pointed out that at the close of last season Speaker expressed a de- to become manager of some club and that the club owner had told him w0 “go out and look for a job and I will help you.” BSpeaker received of- fers from the Montreal and Jersey City | clubs in the International League, but whether he considered them i pot | known. | Last season Speaker was among the | | leaders in the American Lesgue bat- | ting list with an average of .327. He | !also had a flelding average of 957. | Griffith has snnounced that Sam | West, rook! WOMEN 1 BY CORINN O great is the enthusiasm of ! Western High Bchool sports- | women in the anticipated inter- { class basket ball scries that it s { proving a difficult matter o hold | sdequate try-outs for all of the candi- | aates who have turned out for the < respective class sguads | According w Belle Meyers and Mrs, Annie Trepis, athletic directors, an unprecedented number of aspirants Lave reported. especially in the fresh- man group. Ten fresh teams have ween formed, und three cach n he { sophomore. Junior and senlor grou From the 80 players in i i L imun sggregution, three full squads will be s wd W compete in Ak ‘! sich s plways run off in th i fest, second and Lhird rated wccording o the o the preliminary ntrmeclass | Ioopm shown Mary Prances Brown and Beity Cameron have been appointed goiersl miankgers of e porl. Class caplain | mre Jane Mapes sentor, Judith | | burn, Juntor, Edh Hamilon, sophi more, " and Katherine McCandl freshiman | The series will not stert unul next wer, probebly getting under way | about tie middle of Febrtinry Beniors have shown up the strongest practice Wits with the sophomore who crested s senswiion Jast theil performunce us freeh- | . ’i n msers eur by man D 1927 sensors for Ui title, promising ¥ epent, Lillian Encland, manager aid wec retary of the Company ¥ Ausiisry | bssket bl squed o “Wyattsidie tAa member team of the Washinglon Secrestion augue, has been forced sign her post ne well wa her posiion on Abe wam Bhe s lenving Hystis Ville wilhin the near future Mise England will be succeeded op pinnmger by Helen Hiser and Bertha Weirlch hse been Chosen secrelsry In wditton o proving hersll & capoble meneger, Miw England hss | first three sess when they ran a close race with | EW YORK, January 25.—Dr Otto Peltzer, famous German runner and congueror of Paavo Nurmi and Edvin Wide, s going to run in this couniry after all. The blond-haired and slender Ger- man s going to show his flying legs in three races, and his first appearance will be at the indoor gamws of the Millrose A. A at Madison Squers Gar- den on February 2. His second race will be at llinols A. A. games in Chicago on February 10, and his third and last race at the in- door track and fleld champlonsh: 2t Tex Rickards Show Palace on Feb- ruary 25. ‘This was definitely decided at a special meeting of the Forelgn Rela- tons committee of the Amateur Ath- letic Union held here. In granting the sanction, the com- mittee stipulated that Dr. Peltzer com. N SPORT E FRAZIER played consistently good basket ball with the squad during the past four | BEBSONS, St Paul's theran Church soxtot outtossed the Capitol Athletic Club texm, 48 o 19, last night In an nte mediate circutt Washington Recreation Leagie Same Inst night played at the S ‘Technieal fouls committed in erous numbers by both what slowed the game, Mildred Wallman proved the heavy seorer for B4 Paul’s, reglstering 30 points. Helen Davidson dropped 1 the magority of counters for the losers Bummary en- Leams some- o lll!. Miss Kigeniu Davh College uggregatio 1o the Hyattsville Company # 1o 16 10 another Intermediate Division it Jnet night, 8t Central N Bchool losing I the dast period after holding the Marylanders 1o w Ue count for the bowed am, 24 o Play was tense in the final perlod o r -t & Nehiher team way able to waln more than s o hasket | €due vl the Jast b oinites of play | when the visttors foged aliead Lo make 18 victory for Hyattsvilie, )bt i Werriihe (o wow, Wik - 1 e ply with all of the rules governing ex- | pense accounts, imit his races to three {and not to appear in any exhibition | runs during his stay in this country. | Before leaving Germany, the ath- letic authoritles denied Dr. Peltzer pei- | mission to compete in this country. H | Despite this he came here to study our | school conditions and the development | of our young generation of ahtletes. Because 0 many of Dr, Peltzer's | countrymen were eager to sce him run |in this country, the powers that be in | | German athletics finally changed their minds and consented to allow their | champlon to compete against America’s best Dr. Peltzer already has field his entry | blank for the Millrose A. A, games and | | the Illinots meet. It 18 not likely that | |he wiil Lioyd Hahn, America’s | best distance runner at the Garden on | February 2 as the German runner is Schedaled 1o compete In the half-mile | special race and the Nebraskan in the | Rodman Wannamaker mile. | Their first meeting probably will be | in Chicago at the Tilnols games ' Dr Peltzer is entered for the 1,000 invita- ton race at the Chicago games and the | Dlinois A. A authorities are now en- dea try for the sume event. rand the American meet in Chicago 1t will be | the greatest athletic event of the fn- | ldoor meason ax Hahn has not lost w/| race in two years and far outciasse | jour_ middle distance runners, | While.Dr. Peltzer has done little r\m-[ Ining of any kind since he came to this {country, he showed he was in condi- ton at the Coliscum track in Low { Angeles on Monday by stepping a half | imile in 1 minute 55 9-10 seconds, be the track record held rsbach, the former Untversity of | Bouthern Californtn runner, Two local runners paced the German champion, | but dropped out after running a lap :Ap|wurum-(-, of Gern Should Arouse U By 1o Associnted Fies EW YORK, January 26— Inste of doing the Olymple program any harm, as athletie authort tlen fear, (he competition of Dr. | Otta Pelteer on Amertcan in- door tracks In more Hkely to stimulate nterest i the fortheoming internation- Lal sports carnival at Amsterdam ‘The fact that the famous German sunner not only has beaten the world's Bt but broken Ted Meredith's old half-mile record, & wrinhed {American passession, 1ifts hin out of the [ ranks of ordinary sthletic Visitors. As & world ehamplon in his particalar e [eindty he not oply 1 entitled to diaplay Wi prowess. bt should be wrged o do o, observers feel At (0r 10 other reason tian 1o help avouse American talent Much has beon wiilten abont mwny's return (o the Olympics this year and her threat to American athietic su- premney. Peltzer Lyplficd the new Giers man athletie era, so that by running in Hils country under ofcial - ausploes there 18 an opportunity to bring home e strength of bis Teuton ' menace,” teamy, Call Main 7632 In March the East will send two class R boats and three of the six-meter type to the Los Angeles regatta, which | opens March 16. The Skippers Cup | will be the goal of the class R owners, | while the six-meter entries are com- | peting for a special trophy. California | as entered a strong fleet in both events and hopes to withstand the East- ern invasion. | New York yachtsmen are buflding | three aspirants for the British-Ameri- | can content in the Clyde in July, al- | though the definite American entrants | in the competition will not be chosen | until after a series of trial races in | Long Island Sound in May. 8election of & challenger for the Sea- wanhaka Cup and the American repre- sentative in the Olympics will be held in abevance until after the Clyde race. The Seawanhaka events will be held in Norway and the Olympic competition at Amsterdam. BETTERS CHESS RECORD. BUDAPEST, Hungary, January (). —The feat credited to Jose Ca blanca, Cuban chess master, of play! 103 chess games simultancously 25 e | has I been bettered by Stephen Aboni, Hun- | garian expert, who played 105, Abony! | was at the tables 11 hours and 30| minutes, losing six games, drawing 20 | and winning 79 against strong players. | | GIRL SETS SHOT MARK. BROCKTON, Mass., January 28 (P). | ~Rena McDonald, Boston Swimming Club. set & new American indoor record in the ‘:nmu{ shot put for women at the Brockton Armory. Her distance was 36 feet, 5% Inches. . Bt Paul's basket who downed Battery A tossers, 49 to 6, last night, are after games with other unlimited an Star S. Athletes, 1 will be recalled that Paavo Nurmi, the Annish phantom, stimulated the ae- Uvity of Ameriean distance runnevs in the Winter of 1024-25 as it had never been stirred before, Under the spur of | Panvo's achievements the home-bred talent outdid tself. Jole Ray, Lloyd Hahn, Jimmy OConnolly and others turned in the faatest vaces of thel cnroers in the wild chase to keep up | with the fiying inn. They never suc- | ceoded i eatohing him, but profited from the competitive urge. Tn Addition the younger eloement. alvaya ready to | conlate an ontstanding star, ohtained some valugble lessons from Nurmi's pevs | tormance 10 might have been a difforent story | at Parls tor America's (alanoe runners 1t they had expevienced sueh a stimu- lating nflue fove, tnatead of after the 1024 Olymples Llovd Hahn, s fale to middiin® miler [in 1024 has developed into one of the | [wreat Amerfean middle-distance run- ners of all tme by taking a leal or bwo | fvom Nuvmi's book of syccess, { ed Senators, 19 to 15, and K. C. QUINT HERE SUNDAY JCAL Knights of Columbus basket- ers will present a strong line-up against the Richmond Casey quint, to be met in Carroll Hall gym here Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the first of a seres of intercity K. C. battles in which the Washington five will participate. Taking the floor for the Washington team will be Pete Nee and Orrel Mit- chell, forwards; King, center, and Joe Mitchell and Morris or McGowan, guards. Stanton, Keppell and Crontn will be held in reserve. Teams from nearby Maryland and Virginia will figure prominently in the South Atlantic basket ball elimination tournament to be staged here late next month, Teams from Hyattsville, Md. have entered as have quints from War- renton, Fredericksburg and McLean, Va. All teams in this vieinity arve eligible to compete provided they have been organized by February 1 and have reported at least one of their games to the Post, which Is conducting the tournament. Two games are carded tonight in the City Basket Ball league. Woodloth- {fans and Clovers face in the Marine Barracks gym at 8 o'clock, and Marines | and Y. M. C, A also are scheduled to get together, Woodlothians will go after their third victory in as many starts in the Com- munity Center League tomorrow night | when they engage Montrose at 7 o'clock In Central High Schoal gym In Intermediate seetio Boy's Club League, St. M games i the n's defeat- tees soored over Contrals, 26 to 11 | With Stanton and Sheckles heading thelr attack, Commercial National Rank basketers downed Riggs National Bank 32 10 20, to gain & te for st place i the Bankers' League with W & Co four and lost one game. Shanks was high scorer for Riggs last night. Wolts A, €. tossers have defled Anacostia - Eagles, Distriet uniimited class title holders, to meet them in & three-game series Roamers with Dawsey and Zier doing most of thelr scoring drubbed Silent five. 56 to 31, but bowed to Clovers in A 2820 battle. Timmons topped Olovers' scovers Rarker and Dumford were in the forefront of the attack of National Publishing Oo's quint which swept to & 4410 win over Fart Myer Medicos. With Mickey Macdonald showlng the way Rond's - Whivlwinds vanquished Cresapa Riftes team last nigh TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats 'EISEMAN'S, 7th & F B OHibds | Kach of the leaders has wop | {erick. Md., 37 to 27. Shield also was prominent in the winners' offensive. Gartland was the big gun for the McLean, Va. five in its 43-29 victory over Tremonts. N. Galotta counted 13 points for the winners. Gonzaga Preps downed Brookland Boys’ Club basketers, 21 to 8. Peruso and Boucher were the victors' main point-getters. St. Peter's Preps are after games with senior teams having gyms. Call Lincoln 6782. St. Peter's, undefeated this season, was to engage St. John's this afierncon and tonight will meet Pontiacs. Takoma unlimited basketers want games with teams having gyms. Call Mann‘;;\:'r Lee Wilkins, at Shepherd ennant tossers are after & game for tomarrow night with a junior team having a gym. Call Adams 4496, De Molay basketers are seeking tilts with teams in the senior claws who i:‘n\a floors for Tuesdays and Satur- s | Manager Garner, at Potomac 2799-J. Boys' Club Standard tossers seek tilts Wit 115-130-pound class & Call ! Franklin 90783, i | Richard and May starred for May Calvary | Reds i thetr 29-28 court win ‘(\::‘r Sioux A €. Reds want games with | oan be reached at Adams 10448 | Takema five conquered Batt Fort Myer, 60 to a«‘ Sea lfor |h:r‘|£ | ners seored 10 goals Games with 110-pound class teams JVINE KISt sought By Clevwland Park Flashes Call Manager Evans. At Cleveland 814 e e Uadleys, 113-pound basketers, drad- bad Remington A €. 48 to 26 Fancis With 13 polnts, stood ont for the vies trsHadleys meet Melean Migh School toasers i the Viegina tows Friday Led by Churchman, Speedwell bas Challenges are being received by | | 193-pound class teams. Manager Adams | Sames. pm Warwick Collegians of Wash who have yet to de defeated this will end ught e A Oid Dominion B Warwick's oppor three starts, and the strong Camp to M, on the Solad Columbia Fngine Cempany and the Petworth A. C. of Wash vlay here tonight, at §30, Armory, J. F. Wilsen, director of aw Alexandria Hig on for tonsilit will be able to his players for with Fredericksburg in the Armory at 8 'D. C. YACHTSMEN ATTEND BIG MOTOR BOAT SHOW NEW YORK Vl‘m\‘.u:\' C. C s [ Orme and Gearse ! Cortnthian Yacht Washmgtan vac! yannual New York motor QGrand Central Palace Charles F. Chap: tion of the €% W ton o s o Gald Cup race this year HOOSIERS GET SAUNDERS Keters nosed out Twin Oaks fve oo ' 16-13 game. Tossers representing Treop 83, Boy ! Soouts, trimmed Troop 31 I W 83-28 | overtime hattle Dimmatte far the win- ners and Mitchell for the losers plaved | | i SEIBERLING ALL'TREADS LEHMAN'S TIRE SHOP MUY AN W e AR aw L - LR