Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1928, Page 13

SPORTS. STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1928. SPORTS.” ~ West Ready to Try for Griff Berth : G. W. and American U. Fives Clash Tonight LEG STRONG AGAIN, SAM CAN STEP OUT Kept on Bench by Hurt Last’ Year, Youngster Now to Get Real Trial. THOMPSON, Sporte Fditor. The Star, | TAMPA, Fia.. February —News of great import to the Nationals and of nature highly gratifying to followers o! the club was divulged today. It has to! do with Sammy West, agile young out- fielder obtained from Birmingham of | the Southern Association before the | close of the 1926 season and leading candidate of a group of five juveniles for the center-field post made vacant | br the release of the veteran Tri Speaker. ‘West is sound of limb again, entirely free of the disability that put him on the shelf last Summer, and now is able ! to cavort around with no danger of & recurrence of the injury. That is the pleasing intelligence we are able to resent today for the edification of Cap- | tal fandom. and it is set forth on the fay so of no less an authority than Migue Martin, veteran trainer of the team, whose especial charge Sam has been since reporting here iast Monday for Spring drilling. Devotees of the national pastime who, follow the fortunes of the Harrismen will remember that just a year ago at this time these columns contained fre- quent reference to the lad from Ruche: and limned his outlook for BY DENMA! bright. in & game at Birmingham shortly be- fore his acquisition by the Griffmen was announced, but ecvidenced no il effects of that accident in the pre- liminary work here last vear. Balked by Injury. | With such master performers as| Goslin. Speaker and Rice available for fiy chasing chores, West naturally failed 10 crash into the regular array at the | outset of the campaign. and then around Midsummer when he did get & chance to strut his stuff he had the misfortune to pull a severe Charley horse in back of and just above the left knee. This injury proved stubborn to an extreme. He was laid off and had the | benefit of the very best medical minds | and muscle manipulators, but all to no purpose. He remained, to all intents| and purposes, a cripple for the balance of the season, and on the few occa- sions thereafter that_he was pressed into service was totally unable to do himself justice. with the result that at the close of the campaign he had the anaemic batting average of .239 to show for the 67 games he had participated in. | So highly did the club ofSicials raie | his potential worth and so anxious were | they to effect his recovery that after | he had paid a visit to his home at the end of the season he was hailed back to Washington, where his leg was ex- amined by anatomical experts. He was given special treatments at that time— around Thanksgiving—and finally was bundied off home again with instruc- tions to take it easy all Winter, to give the damaged prop a compiete rest. West Followed Orders. Being an intelligent and ambitious young man, West followed instructions 0 the letter during the off season, and when he checked in here seven days ago announced with great satisfaction that | his leg was “all right” The club at- taches were skeptical, however. It was one thing to have the leg give West no trouble when he had done nothing all | Winter more strenuous than walk, and another thing to see how it would react | to the strain involved in playing ball. So they set about to give it the acid test. At first West was forbidden to join his playmates in the innocent-looking med- icine ball scrambling sessions and the volley ball battles. His exercising was | restricted to up his wing by | tossing and to swinging & bat to pro- vide bunt-fielding practice for the | others. Gradually he was assigned to other more strenuous stunts, however, and as none of them seemed to have y deieterious effect on the once-ailing | Jew he today was informed that all re. strictions on calisthenics had been re- | moved and that he was free L romp around to his heart’s content. “West's leg is absolutely sound again.” Martin asserted today. “I have put it through every kind of a test I can think | of and there has been no sign of the | ©ld trouble coming back. You know he | is being banked on heavily for a job in the outfieid this year and we could | i | th DIAMOND VET TUTORING GRIFF CLYDE MILA! WHAT THE YOUNG BALL PLAYER WANTS TO KNOW| BY JOHN B. FOSTER. IX—Weighing the Pitcher Against the Catcher. OW often have you met a boy who wants to star in base ball and who is undecided as to whether he could scintillate better as a pitcher or as a catcher? Perhaps most boys would like to be famous pitchers. Some of them are in doubt as to whether the pitcher is more important than the lowing letter: 1 want fo play base ball, and T would like to know who is the brains of the battery, the pitcher or the catcher? I would like to pitch or catch, but I am not quite certain in my own mind- which of the posi- tions is the better for which to practice, and 1 would like to know who is considered to be the most important in base ball generally. Neither player is more mportant than the other. It is out of the question to have a team without a catcher or with- out a pitcher. It is folly to waste time | debating the relative importance of | players to ball teams. Often it is sald that the the greater part of a base ball team because of his value to it. When a world series is played some critic may say that the pitcher is more than 25 per cent of the team, or something like that, but the results of games do not bear out that assertion. If all the pitchers of one team are very good and all the pitchers of a rival team are ordinary, it is safe to say that the piteher s the important issue in games between those teams. Usually batters have a little to say about the importance of the pitcher, and when it comes to the matter of the catcher it is not out of place to say it more than once it has been the catcher who has been of such assist- ance to the pitcher that he is said to itcher is | have “made” the pitcher. A very good catcher, who is a hard person o find in base ball, is one of the best assets that any team can have. Whether it be a schoolboy team or a professioinal team. the catcher can do 30 much to help the team to win that his influence on the game must never be underestimated He can keep the base runners back | where they belong. and he can assist the pitcher to watch first base, as well Dot aflord 1o take any chances with |45 sssist him in regard to the proper P, bov T am tatished now that there | ball to throw to the batter. There are 1% nothing more to worry about. | had him over at Plant Pleld this morn- Out their catcher, and they are known ing for a final inspection that involved 8: 80od pitchers. They cannot remem- | ber the weak points of batters, and they must be told by the man behind the bat what to throw and what not to throw. The catcher has more to do than that. He is the one player of the team on the field who constantly has be- fore him all the picture of the game. and he can assist in placing flelders | and in making sure that second base is well guarded either by the shortstop or the second baseman. The pitcher uses | | his brains against the batter, but the { catcher, like the boy Who wrote the fol- | catcher uses his against a whole nine. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. NEW YORK-—Jimmy McLarnin, Los | Angeles, knocked out Sid Terris. New York (1). Dominick Petrone, New York, won from Lew Perfetti, New York (8). Willie Siegel, New York, defeated Wal- ter Babcock. Jersey City (4). Sammy Dorfman, New York. outpointed Chick Suggs, New Bedford, Mass. (8). DETROIT — Billy Petrolle, Fargo, N. Dak.. won from Spug Myers, Poca- tello, Idaho (10). Joe Medill, Chicago, defeated Johnny Mellow (6). DAYTON. Ohio—Jackie Dugan. Louis- ville, defeated Louie De Arco, Cleveland (10). Larry Heyton. Cincinuvati, and Cecil Hurd, Indlanapolis, drew (8). Bill Cain, St. Louls, outpointed Jimmy Aman, Cincinnati (6) | | TAMPA. Fla.—Jack McFarland. New Jersev, won from Julian Jim Moran, Spain (10). ERIE, Pa—Pete Petrolle, Fargo, N. Dak.. defeated Tug Phillips, Pitts- burgh (10). HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Dick Hoppe, Glendale, Calif.. outpointed King Tut. Minneapolis (10). VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Tod Morgan, Scattle, Wash.. defeated Ritchie King, Los Angeles (10). EL PASO, Tex.—Owen Phelps, Phoe- nix, Ariz, knocked out Jack Chief Elk- hart, Chicago (9). ST. PAUL-—Mike Mandell, Minneap- olls. won from Honeyboy Conroy, St. 1. pitchers who are almost helpless with- | Paul (8). Spud Murphy, Moorhead. out- };}Inl(‘d Dave Atler, Sloux Falls, 8. . (6). @uick staris and stops in all positions | o and he @idn't even leel 80 much as twinge. I know Bucky will be gl W hear that” Blow to Other Rookies. ‘The trainer might have added, “and 0 will all Washington fans” but West's | Tecovery, assuming, of course, that it 18 eomplete and assured, will constitut nothing less than bad news o four other players on the roster who are scheduled 10 report here with their ! manager znd the other “regulars” next | Thursday. They are Emile Barnes and Foster Ganzel, Dkewise graduates of the Birmingham club, and John Kloza znd Melbern Simons, from Albany and | Montgomery of the Boutheastern League, | respectiveiy. These lads, outfielders all wlvo are seeking 1o cawch on fi «nssers with the Griffmen, and the gremter the number of players assured of picketing posts the smaller wiil be their chances of sticking around e Jegal Simit of 25 players allowed | clun ususlly embraces, in the the Griflmen, 16 pitchers, 3 catchers £n4 7 infielders, with sometimes an ad- oitlonsl infielder or batberyman. ‘This would mean with Goslin, West and Rice naving their jobs practically ehinched | 7 y two possibly but one- berths open W Barnes-Ganol- mons Jot, & circumstance which | wd Uy make e battling among | nighly inter- | 3 Brayton coming in Fred Marbery w Clar ary tms Garlups 0l the day after utied bis capitulation 1 the debate over ¢ it me the only finger | Brazuon, who got | han any uther finger i | axl sesmn - his sl beiny the caghest 3efthande s belng | counwd . in- | valusble labos ws a relie! pilcher during | e coming season The southpaw wired | Gy yesu from bis home sl Suxs- paliaw, ! thst the figures written | I bis contisct were satisfaciory and | 1hst he would cneck i nere w start | Bpring Ue Thursday, 1he doy | o ginally for i W report WINS BASKET TITLE. BLOOMINGTON, 1!, Febriary 25 @, - 1iinois Weeleysn cinened the 13- tie Ninelwen Conference berket ball ensmpionthip by defeating ihe Slate Bormel Upivensity, 41 w19, for its eleverth stralght leagus win UZCUDUN IN TRIM LOE ANGELEE, ¥Februsry 25 Paoiing Umudun, the b weight horer Guding hinal! physbeal conaition, sy by Lager g on Gy ot bk 100w Bout Bere nest luesday night with hesvy- i i & Orwol 1 Most Grac eful _Playcr Since Lajoie, Mack Declares By the Awsociated Press, HILADELPHIA, February 25-—- Ossie Orwoll, who came to the Philadelphia Athletics from Mil- waukee, is the most graceful player to make the big leagues since Larry Lajole hung up his spikes, in the opinion of Manager Conn Mack This statement came from the lanky piiot of the A's tday from their train- quarters in Fort Myers, Fla speed, grace and natural ability, Mack sald the blonde athlete was Wving u w all the advance notices that pre ceded him out of the West and that if he was not one of the sensations of the coming American League cam- palgn he would be surprised Orwoll had his first workout with ihe squad yesterday, Laking & 15-minute turn in the box and warming-up dril on the sidelines Mack has not de | c1ded whethier he wil use him us a pitcher or fielder. Walking, runnlig and bating prac tor continues o constitute most of b conditioning programs of the Phillies &t Winter Huven, Fla, Manager 8hot- Wi reports bis men nearly ready to et duvn W renl practice DETIOVY. February 26 (A - Jackle ner diminutive shortstop of the troft Tigers, who it was feared would e unsbie 1o play ball this year owing 0 sn injured finger on his throwing biand. il be back in the bne-up al he start of the season, Manager Morlarty bas announced Mortarty. &t the club’s traluing camp i Han Anbonio, Tex, sald the finge which was nearly severed in an accl- dent snd then suffened stter healing, normal condition use of Lhe belief that ‘Tavener 4 10 longer be shle W play major ase bull Detroit signed “Chick sy, former shortstop of the Piilsdelphia Ahletics, Galloway will be retwined for utility nfieid work Indications are thal George Diuss, veteran yelief pitcher, who was 01 dur ing most of lust seRson will e unable | 10 join the tenm thie season | | NEW vORK. February 25 A With | the departure of a band of Yankees led by Bele Huth and 1ou Gehing the Boomnie-ran sluggers, most of Y major Teapie players of e metropolis sre in Gaitdng or hwaded fo i The Yaukees camp | [ by $lu Beath Gehng ut B Potern ehers Jubi In | | fielder Leo Durocher left New York last {night. Twenty-three Yankees are due | to start training on Monday. | From Brooklyn the Robins are wing- {ing their way to Clearwater, where | Manager Wilbert Robinson s having difficuity fn signing Dazzy Vance, the | speed ball king The prolonged cold spell continues 1o keep the Glants off the diamond at Hot Springs, Ark. Aldridge, the pltcher recelved from the Plrates in exc ige for Burleigh | Grimes, has not yet reported to Me- | Graw, : BOSTON, February 25 (). Manager Bill Carrigan of the Red Sox called the boys into the clubhouse at Braden- ton, Fla, yesterday and told them a few things about the spirit of fight and | then sent them charging onto the feld Jike firemen responding to an alarm. | Bradley, Russell and Wiltse, veteran | burlers, who have been showing a dis- position o let the youngsters do all the [ work, put on a sttt drill | AL St Petersburg, ‘he Braves' squad (was in excellent condition, and there wasi’t w sore arm in the lot. Manager | Juck Blattery himself took the catcher’s WL 1 order o get a better line on whint his cundidates cun do. CHICAGO, runry 25 (A4 - While i bovs are unkinking ut Cutaling Is- lund, anager Joe McCarthy of the Cubs 15 looking over. on paper, the teams he must beat during the regular Nationul League season. As he views it today. the Pittsburgh Pirates will be the club the Cubs must conquer 1f they hope o win the 1926 pennant McCarthy belleves that the Plrates have the bare bl timber, but he thinks 1L possible that the drubbing they took from the Yankees In the world series may hive affected thelr movale Cub i are beginning to cut loose vith w bt of steam as e island practices ueed up und by Monduy i thinks they will be able to offer w Jot of twisters for the second squRd, now ey 1oute PITISBURGH, Pa February 25 A Five players forming the second contingent of Pitteburgh Plistes, were e rote toduy 1o Paso Robles, Colf fipring trwining camp, where they will ol e batterymen, who have been adidog for several days The second Al whidch Jett here Jast night, wi Leaded by Cupt i Prayinn They et b react Paso Bobles et Taes day waking seyeral stops o pick up | MLARNIN EARNS RING TITLE BOUT Quickly Disposes of Terris and Gets in Line for Go With Mandell. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 25-—Jimmy McLarnin of Los Angeles stood out to- day as the foremost challenger for the world's lightweight championship now defended by Sammy Mandell. Last night Jimmy, by a sensational knock- out in the first round, beat Sid Terris of New York’'s East Side. McLarnin displaged more than his baby face before some 18,000 spectators in Madison Square Garden. He ex- hibited two sweeping drives with a sturdy right arm, one of which fell with terrific force on his foeman's chin, sending him to the resined canvas to be counted out, after 1 minute and 47 seconds of fighting. * The startling finish was followed by a great demonstration for the Los Angeles battler, who was carried through the cheering throng to his dressing room on the shoulders of his admirers. ‘Terris, idol of the East Side for years, wept in his corner, after recovering con- sclousness from the blow that shattered his present aspirations for lightweight honors. The “fickle fight fans booed ‘Terris.as he slipped from the arena and made his way past the patrons. ‘This was McLarnin’s first appearance in a New York ring and he made a big hit with the fans, many of whom doubt- ed reports of his dangerous punching attack, which had preceded him here. McLarnin's triumph over Terris brought the Californian much prestige in the lightweight ranks and clearly estab- lished him as the leading rival for Mandel!, Previously, McLarnin had knocked put Louis (Kid) Kaplan, Jackie Flelds and Joey Sangor. He was on the short end of the bet- ting throughout the week with Terris ruling the favorite at 8 to 5. However, when the boxers entered the ring last night the odds had receded to 8 to 5. McLarnin scaled 133's pounds, the same as Terris, FOUR FIVES MAY TIE IN BIG TEN CIRCUIT By the Ascociated Press CHICAGO, February 25.—The four remaining contenders for basket ball honors in the Western Conference are likely w0 be thrown into a real tie for the leadership by the two important games on tonight's schedule. Wisconsin and Purdue meet again, with but 48 hours' rest after their strenuous clash at Madison Thursday night. Wisconsin stopped the high scoring Purdue machine in their previ- ous meeting, 28 to 22. After the first few minutes of play Wisconsin dominated the situation, but tonight's fray will be on the Purdue home floor, where conditions may be reversed. To stay in the race, Northwestern must conquer Michigan again tonight at_Ann Arbor. Victories for Purdue and Northwest- ern would make the four leaders tied, with seven wins and two defeats. In- diana _has no game tonight, and al- ready holds that percentage, while Wis- consin rules the pack, with seven wins and one defeat. A Badger victory over Purdue ‘tonight would go far toward establishing Wisconsin in a safe lead for the chlmplomh!r, ‘Their next three opponents are Michigan, Iowa and 1lii- nois, none regarded as especially dan- gerous to a smooth-working team like the Badgers. ‘The third match of the night will break the last-place tie between‘Min- | nesota and Ohio State, when these two meet at Columbus. CREW STAR RETURNS. NEW YORK, February 25 (#).—Eric Lambart, last year's captain and stroke of Columbla’s crew has returned to the varsity boat load for the first time since his fllness. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE BASKET BALL TOURNEY Palirings for today: UPPER HALF. University of Mississippi vs. Louisiana State University, 3. Georgin vs. Kentucky, 8. LOWER HALF. Georgia Tech vs. Auburn, 9. Virginia vs. Mississippl Aggies, 4. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Virginia, 42; Alabama, 28 University of Mississippi, Carolina State, 35, Kentucky, 56; South Carolina, 40. rlsnlulznrl Aggles, 44; Washington tute, 36. Auburn, 27: Clemson, 26. Louisiana State, 44; North Carolina, 38. Georgla Tech, 50; Florida, 24. Other college basket ball results: 51; Virginia Poly, 33. Western Maryland, 2! Shepherd College, 3 Annapolis, 36; Haver- Mount St. Mary's 4 Schuykill, 20. Towa, 41; Mllinois, 27. Seton Hall, 48; Loyola of Baltimore, Wake Forest, 34; Wofford, 28. MARKS IN DANGER "40; North Virginia Military Insti- Gallaudet, 48; 3. St. John's of tord, 26. Many Olympic Contenders to Take Part in 15 Title Events on Program. fem By the ciated Press. NEW YORK, Pebruary 25.—Track stars from all parts of the country are entered in the National A. A. U. cham- plonships in Madison Square Garden tonight, with 15 events down for com- petition. The list of performers in- cludes many prospects for the American contingent in the forthcoming Olymplecs at Amsterdam. ‘The world record-breaking 1,000-yard run by Ray Conger in winning over Lloyd Hahn at Kansas City last Satur- day night has installed Conger the fa- vorite in the 1,000-yard championship. Conger's rivals will include Phil Ed- wards of New York University, Pinkie Sober, Sam Martin, Leo Larrivee, Chi- cago A. A, and Sid Robinson, the for- mer Mississippi A. and M. star. The ac- | 2:1245, made by Hahn in winning the championship last year, may be broken. Sabin Carr of Yale, the present tional and intercollegiate pole v champlon, will attempt to better his own world mark of 13 feet 9!, inches. One of his most dangerous opponents will be Charles McGinnis of the Chi- cago A. A.. present Western Conference indoor and outdoor pole vault cham- pion, who is making his appearance here for the first time. country’s best high jumpers in Harold Osborn, the world record holder; Anton Burg, Western Conference outdoor champion; Charles McGinnis, Western Conference indoor champion; E. Nor- ton of the Illinois A. C. and Fait Elkins, the Nebraska Indian. Among the outstanding hurdlers to compete in the 70-yard high-hurdie event will be George Guthrie of the II- linois A. C., Ean Kinsey. Chicago A. A., Olympic champion; Chick Werner, II- linois A. C.: W. S. Edwards of Yale, J. 8. Collier of Brown University, L. S. Jadwin of Princeton and S. Harrison Thomson, former Princeton and Oxford star. In the 300-yard run Lancelot Ross of Yale will be defending his champion- ship against Fred Alderman of the Il- linois A. C., Roland Locke, former Uni- versity of Nebraska star. Jackson V. Scholz, Olympic 200-meter cHampion; Henry Russell, James Burgess, Eddie Hoctor, Bayes M. Norton. J. Fowler IScull and Charles H. Engle. FAST BASKET CLASH between the Wood- lothian and Knights of Colum- bus fives in the Casey gym at 7:45 o'clock and the Bond's Whirlwind-Warwick Colleglan fray at the Arcadia are features of the local basket ball program for tonight. Jewish Community Center Junlors will play St. Peter's quint in a preliminary to the latter game, Y. M_C. A. Junlor courtmen journey- ed to Hagerstown today to meet the Eagles five in a return game. Dallas Shirley, Albert Morgan, Jack Perry, Steve Tngham, Carl Miller, Ray Solona, Bill Fry. Clinton Woodcock and Jack Boone made the trip. Cosmopolitans will meet Y. M. C. A. cagers and St. Martin’s Rovers and | Madison Hall Y will clash in two Boys Club games tonight Anacostia Eagles turned back Bliss Eh-;;rlul Bchool cagers yesterds to 19. Weatern Preshyterian defeated Metro- politan Baptists, 23 to 22; Cunton ‘Temple won from Calvary Baptist, 22 to 16, and Mount Vernon scored over Y. M. C. A Juniors, 36 to 10, last night in Y. M. C. A. League. dside A. C. five vegistered a 54- 2 win over Bouthern Rallway last night, Fort Humphreys quint dropped a game 1o Woltz A, C. last night at Wilson Normal School, 24 to 3. Peck Memorlal tossers defeated Mount Rainter, 37 to 26, and then scored over Duports, 83 to 16, last night, Clarendon All-Stars dropped & one- slded game to Centenninls Jast nigl 34 10 64 Takoma Athletic Club_had an eany task 1n winning from Silver Spring Hervice Co, last night, 40 to 19. Senator Flashes won from Company D and Dixte Athletic Club fives Inat night, 44 to 38 and 28 (o 17, respec- tively Noel ¥ her 19 Club, Stand 23, and Celtics downed Epiphany, 15, In Boya’ Club League lnst night use quint acored victory num- at night over Southern Athletic w9 defoated Benato to Carallnas were the fourteenth straight vietim of Ace courtmen last night, being swamped 8 to 30 Radano led Coleman Jennings five to 2R-8 victory over Twin Oaks last night. Astecn Insects scored & 41-14 trlumph aver Cog Midgets last night wt Cential High BALL FIVES CLASH IN GAMES TONIGHT| FULL CARD TONIGHT ‘Tonight will find bowlers, both men and women, occupled with affairs per- talning to the duckpin game. Men's teams are to engage in special formal competitions here and in Baltimore, while the fair pinspiliers are to gather for the annual meeting of the Wash- ington Ladles Duckpin Association. Washington and Baltimore outfits will be rivals In two men's matches While the Bankers League stars are entertaining & squad from the Balti- more Chapter of the American Insti- tute of Banking at Convention Hall in 38 |4 program including team, doubles and singles battles, the Owens and Baur team of the Natlonal Capital League will be shooting against the Recreation All-Stars in the Maryland metropolis The Washington Tadies Duckpin As- sociation will hold its meeting at the Arcadia. starting at 7:30 o'clock. Of- cers will be elected and plans for this year's champlonship tournament dis- cussed. 5 of 203 teams has been listed competition fn~ the frst _annual champlonships of the Natfonal Duckpin Bowling Congress, to start in Baltimore on March 12, and more entries from New England are expected. The present lst_ fncludes 89 teams of Washington duckpluners, 95 Baltimore teams and 19 teams drawn from Maryland. Vir- ginia, _West Virginta, Pennsylvanta, New York, Connecticut and North olin. Of the 89 Washinglon teams. of woman bowlers, 18 are Two select teams of the Washington Ladies League Wil vie with all-star outfits of the Flnancial and Pennay vania Raflroad circults of Philadelphia I home-and-home competition again this year. ‘The Philadelphia end of the match will be bowled March 10, while the Quaker City bunch will invade the local drives on April 38 BASKET BALL PROBLEMS BY OSWALD TOWER Member Joint Rules Commities Question- A player in attempting to cateh a high pass bats the ball, then catehes It 1s he permiited (o dribble? Answer - No. 1o batting the ball and catehing It he haa comploted w legat s the ball o thiow for goal, N AU, CANES cepted world record for this event of | The West is sending on five of the! quint wants a game tomorrow night | with senior or unlimited foe. Call Lin- FOR D. C. BOWLERS| drible wid woulit then be obliged (o] TARHEELS BEATEN IN TITLE TOURNEY Victims of Surprise in Dixie Conference Event—Second Round Tilts Today. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga, February 25.-The unexpected results which are always expected, paradoxically enough, had insinuated themselves into the Southern Conference basket ball tournament even before the second round began to oceupy the attention here today. Louisiana State gained the right to play University of Mississippi in the first game on today's line-up by virtue of what is considered the major upset so far—first day elimination of the North Carolina, Tarheels, for vears a power in Southern cage circles, four times in six years winners of the crown which these annual tourneys have as their goal. It was through the work of Garahan, center, mainly that the Tarheels, minus Dodderer and Purser, were vanquished. Garahan looped nine field goals as his contribution to the 44 to 38 win. Mississippl won the right to oppose the Tigers by dropping North Carolina State. in another tough battle, 40 to 3 dopesters, came through, but by the proverbial tooth-skin, since it took man- ful struggling to eke out the 27 to 26 victory over Clemson. Georgla Tech, who were the Plains- administered a rather one-sided drub- bing to Florida. 50 to 24. . Georgia's defeat of Virginia Military Institute, 47 to 36, pitted them today against Kentucky, who, by eliminating South Carolina, 56 to 40, displayed a speedy quintet, which immediately took on large flocks of backers. Virginia, aided and abetted primarily by Fayonsky, a roving guard, quenched the hopes of Alabama rather decidedly, 42 to 28, and thereby became today's antagonist for the Mississippi Aggies, whose first day encounter with Wash- ington and Lee was successful by a 44 to 24 score. Combs of Kentucky led the scorers on the first day with a total of 21 points. Heeke, Tech, and Garahan, L. 8. U. were tied with 20 for second place while Keen, Georgia, was just 1 point back. 5. | dinner and smoker. which will be held Auburn, a prime favorite with the | men’s second round opponents today, | OKLAHOMA U. BASKETERS TAKE CONFERENCE TITLE NORMAN, Okla., February 25 (#).— Sixteen consecutive victories has brought the first Missouri Vailey Con- ference basket ball title to the Uhi- versity of Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated all valley teams twice except Nebraska, the two re- maining games on the Oklahoman's schedule being with the Cornhusker squad, which ranks seventh, with six wins and cight losses. Oklahoma. clinched first place last night by defeating the Kansas Aggles, 40 to 27. The University of Missouri, with nine victories, four defeats and five to play, is one game ahead of the Oklahoma Aggies In the scramble for second place. VIRGINIA MEDIC FIVE IN ALEXANDRIA TILT ALEXANDRIA, Va. February 25— 0ld Dominion Boat Club will meet one of its few basket ball conquerors to- night when the Virginia Medical Col- lege of Richmond. Va., opposes the lo- cals in Armory Hall at 8:30 pm. The Sawbones took a recent game at Rich- mond by a very close score. A committee composed of Judge Wil- liam S. Snow, John T. Worthington tand Gardner L. Boothe, 2d. is busily engaged In arranging an athletic and | entertainment program for the men’s by Belle Haven Country Club March 14. Richmond Blues have canceled their basket ball game scheduled with the St. Mary's Celtics, in Richmond, Va. tonight. OFFER LONE GAME IN COLLEGE GROUP Georgetown, Maryland and Gallaudet Score, First Two Ending Seasons. There will be only one coliege game here tonight, that between George Washington and American University on the latter's floor, but it probably will be a whiz. The teams are stern rivals. Play will begin at 8:15 o'clock. G. W. will be seeking to_even scores for a defeat given it by A. U. earlier in the season. Each team will present a line-up con= siderably changed from that which it faced in the first gme between the quints. Scholastic difficulties have been largely responsible for the shake-ups. Capt. Jim and Woodson Birthright alone remain of the former Methodist team, the other present members being Hay- ward, Caples and Field. Lopeman and Perry are players who have been lost to the G. W. team, which now comprises Capt. Goodson, Carey, Rangley, Alls- house and Barrows. Three quints of the local group closed i their season with victories last night. | Georgetoun routed Virginia Poly. 57 to 133; Marsland squeezed out a 30-29 trie | umph over Western Maryland. and Gai- | laudet drubbed Shepherd College, 48 to 33. It was the final games for George= town and Maryland. Georgetown outclassed Virginia Poly Winter sports of 1928 will pass into history at Episcopal High School today. The basket ball team makes its final appearance in a game with Woodberry Forest School of Orange, Va. in the Episcopal gym at 3:20 pm.. indoor track team will turn in its equi ment after the indoor games of the University of Virginia, at Charlottes- ville, Va., tonight. VOLLEY BALL LEADERS C. A. Volley Ball League. Whites scored over Reds, 15-5 and 115-7. Reds defeated Blues, 15-10 and 15-9. Blues and Whites split two games. 16 to 15 and 15 to FOR SCHOOL ENTRAL'S crack basket ball team, winners of the public high school champlonshin and victor in the University of Pennsylvania tournament last Winter, will defend its laurels in the | 1atter affair, beginning tonight, when it ! meets East Catholic High of Philadel- | phia in that city at 7 o'clock. Finan- | clal aid extended by the “C" Club of | Central has made the trip possible Though Central's regular team is ex- pected to take the floor tonight. two dependables. Capt. Forrest Burgess and Nelson Colley, are not in the best of shape. Burgess is suffering from boils on his arm and Colley has a bad ankle. Besides Burgess and Colley, Coach Bert Coggins will take on the trip Woodward, Burch, Lemon, Castell and Cross. Central teams have done consistently well in the Penn tournament, draws many strong teams. In addition | tossers have twice taken runner-up honors. Central beat West Catholic High of Philadeiphia to win the cham- plonship last seaso Tech, Central, Eastern, Western and Devitt will be represented in the an- nual University of Virginia track meet for scholastics tonight in Charlottes- ville. Tech and Devitt are entering big squads, but the others will have only one boy each carrying their colors. With Capt. Keefer and May finding the scoring range often and Marks playing a fine defensive game, Business High basketers scored over Swavely School tossers. 39 to 16, to avenge & recent 40-t0-28 defeat suffered at the hands of the Manassas. Va., schoolboys. ‘The game closed the Stenogs’ season. Business achieved a substantial lead at the outset and was never headed. Hyattsville High tossers gave Emer- son A stubborn fight for the first half of their game here yesterday, but the locals loosed a strong attack in the second half which carried them to a 3515 win_over the Marylanders Abramson. Buscher and Burns led the victors' offensive, with Bailey topping the Hyattsville rers. | Angus Heeke, former Eastern High | basket ball star, was the offensive ace | of the Georgia Tech quint as that team swept to a 50-3¢ win over Florida in the first round of the Southern Inter- [WOMEN BY CORINNE FRAZIER. NIVERSITY OF MARYLAND co. tional intercollegiate champions and runners-up last vear to George Washington University, |are firing championship targets this season which will make the race for honors, & close one between the rival schools’ with the practical assur- ance that one of the two will head the lists when results of the N. R. A team match s announced Firing this week against the Univers sity of Delaware in a telegraphic en- counter, the Marylanders registered 495 to their opponents’ 464, ‘Two possibles were recorded, one by Harel Kreider and the other by Alma Essex. Mildred i and Alice Orton each scored 98, George Washington yesterday dropped but 2 points in the shoulder-to-shoulder match with the University of Pennsyl- VAN co-eds. The score was 498 10 484 Three possibles were fived by the Colonials. Helen Taylor, captatn of the squad; Verna Parsons and Helen Hum- phrey each hit the bull'x-eve ten times This afternoon the Colonials are fring agamst Drexel lnstitunte. Later in the season there will be & triangular shoulder-to-shoulder shoot among the three aquads, Drexel, Maryland and George Washingte around much Intevest will centor bee the evenness of thelr performance, also because 1t 18 the only triangular en- gagement on the sehedule of the two local squads. Thitty entries have been recelved for the hnndlral\ Awlmming meet to be cons ducted by (he Washington Swinmming Club as the Initial atfate of thelr season tonfght in the Jewish Conmunity Cens ter pool on Sixteenth street The meet Is open to other clubs, and Florenoe 8Kadding captain of W & ¢, has announced ontries from her ovrgant- satlon, the Mariorte Welater Sichool Land the Bay Shore swininiog Club of | Wltiore we fotlows Washiligbon Sw g Club - Franees Butler, Al Whaler, Eloana K, se of | which | CENTRAL QUINT AT PENN TOURNAMENT | collegiate Conference basket ball {tournament last night in Atlanta. Norman (Doc) Baker, former Cen- jtral High pitching luminary and who | also has shown well with sandlot teams | hereabout, has signed for a trial with | the Raleigh, N. C.. Ciub of the Pied- mont League. Baker, a heavy hitter and a good fielder, also can play in | the garden. Allie Watt, another for- mer Washington high school star, w manage Raleigh this season. i 'MIDWEST TRACKMEN | IN FIVE DUAL MEETS ! By tha Assaciated Press. CHICAGO. February to winning the title, the Blue and White | | will fill the gvmns tonight in five dual | affairs. Al but Michigan are engaged Lthe tenth place, entertaining Wiscon- | sin at South Bend. The strong Illinois am, outdoor conference track chame plons, though now somewhat crippled in the dash events. will meet Jows at Towa City in the feature encounter. Northwestern. runner-up in the re- | cent quadrangular meet. expects littie | trouble from Purdue at Evanston. ! " Chicago. with two dual meet victo- {ries on the books, plays host to the | Minnesotans. Indiana, already beaten once. will try o furnish some competition for Ohio | State. |ONLY FEW DAYS LEFT hile the | BETTER THEIR MARGIN| By winning two games last night, | ‘Whites increased their lead in Y. M.| 25—The last| in this round robin. Notre Dame takes | by a wide margin. With all hands tak- |ing part in the basket bombardment, | the Hoya tossers got going in the first few minutes to run up a 23-1 lead over the visitors from Blacksburg. The Hill- ,fl;;ers were in the van, 35 to 10, at the Dutton, with 15 points. was high scorer for the Blue and Gray, »ith Me- | Carthy, Meenan and Mesmer also counting frequently. Summary: G. T (243 ETEPIES amasssial? BPES A backhand shot by Walker Hale, sub- stitute, in the final moments gave | Maryland its victory over Western Maryland. It was a real battle of high- class basket ball all the way. Western Marylend started with a rush to score nine points to two for the Old Liners. The latter, however, came back and on a trio of goals from scrimmage by Adams and a pair by Evans achieved the lead. 12 to 10. The half ended I a 15-15 tie. Battling continued hot in the second half with the lead constantly alternat- ing. Broll of Western Maryland near {the end of the game stepped out to score five points and give the West- minster boys & 28-2¢ edge. Dean then came through with a foul toss for Maryland and Adams again found the hoop from scrimmage. This set the stage for Hale's basket. Ham Adams and Julle Radice did most of the Old Liners' scoring with Broll and Machamber dropping them in most frequently for the Up-State collegians. scanen? [EERe Y aal vrzosussnd LEIPW Work of Capt. Charlie Miller, playing his last game for Gallaudet, was largely | responsible for Gallaudet's victory over | Shepherd College of Shepherdstown. \W. Va. Miller headed team's fattack. scoring 18. or more than hailf {its points. and played & fine game in all other respects. |also counted hea Gallaudet started strong | half was in front, 22 to 8. Hough and | Staggers did most of the visitors’ { scoring. can G F6 P 1 2 Shepdend | FOR QUINTS TO ENTER Basket ball teams in and around | Washington have until March 3 to enter , the annual South Atlantic Tournament as | to be conducted by the Post. ! Nitchell Anacostia Fagle five is the only prom- | = Karl Wildermuth, Eddie Hoctor, Dave Hislop fired 99, while Eltzabeth Garber | which |3 inent team not entered to date. GOWDY IS TRADED. MINNEAPOLIS, February 24 (# — Hank Gowdy, former major league vet- | eran catcher, has been traded by the | Minneapalis American Association ¢lubd, lnl\\l\x with a cash consideratio; Firmin Warwick of Rochester. jlowry, Mary Ellen Hood, Betty B ner. lone Whaler. Emma Ba ed range squad, former na- | Lawrence. Ruth Shaughnessy, Florence | | Skadding, Lois Bates, Katherine Rraym, | Helen Streeks, Bliss Shun h | Bates, Margaret Hamburger, Swayre and Mrs. Hoagland | Bay Shore Swimming Club of Balti- more--Olivia Warner, loretta Cannon | and Qrace Warner Marjorle Webster Schoot H. Rosalle Wal H Hurst rid ammerstrom, Marton Musser On March 17 the Washington Swim- jming Clud mermaids 1| w | Scanton, Pa. to meet the Scranton Swimming Clud The team from Sul- lns College, Bristol, Va, wiil be their oppenents on April 21 at Rristol. and tentative plans are made for a swim Wit the Y. W. €A of Flushing, N, ¥ With the passibility of & meet lter in April with the Philadelphia Swimming Clud, according to Miss Skadding ELKS AND COMETS WIN e | Columbia Flks galned & one-poiat Vietory over Community Yellow fackets at Lincoln Colonnade last night, 29 to Comets humbled Manchesters, 33 W@ 3 the prelimunary. les Meworial quint i seeking ! NAmeSs WHER fast caloved teams. Call | | Manager B0 Cartoll at Lineoln 208 | after d ovloek. HUNTT IS ELECTED HEAD OF RACING PIGEON CLUB Riley A Huntt has heen elected prest- | dent of the Aero Racing Plgeon Club | Other ofMcers are Ravinond Sammans, | Vice president. and William R Pen- | WINR I, secrelany - treasuive A prowram by been artanged he W seqnvit starting on Apd At Cumberiaimd Md, and enminal fo IN BASKET BALL GAMES /™™ m hitting seve elman and Bob Shotter will uphoid Georgetown's prestige tonight in the + Al Athletic Union’s national Madison Square Garden. holder of the 60-yard ional indoor championship, will defend his title against a crack fleld Hoctor compete in the IN-yard special race in which such luminaries nd Locke and Jackson Schols entered. Adelm who will in the shot p ced second n the national champion- Ast year. Shotter will run i the vard favitation race. BRSO | TANK CARNIVAL LISTED AT COMMUNITY CENTER ton Cance Clud will meet n Swimming Clud n men's evenis, and Washington g Clud will compete against 3 of Raltimore, in won A water oa de Center I RAWLINGS AéAiN SIGNED BY MARTINSBURG CLUB Regute Ra g, Who learmed s base hall on Washington's sandlots bes fore going to Martmsdurg, W. Va. in 1914, has signed 10 play with the Blue Sox of the Rlue Ridge league agam this seasan. Reggie i the only plaver tonyg! T Wi that league Who has served regulariy since the league was arganised He now makes his home there. L Rawlme record teague hows an al around 330 thne hitting Agure He has lod the league n 1 seasons VIRGINIA VAN “‘fi WINS. PALM BEACH. Fla, February 28 (» -Vt 22-year-ald Chf > gl carried off the wamans P S champtonship dy defeating Maureen Ore Bglewond. N 0L 4 and & ™ the ou the Palm Beach Country Clady course. 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