Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1930, Page 33

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1930. SPORTS. Cc3 Schmeling Target of Two Fight Boards : Dempsey Lacks Legs for Ring Return BOXER CAN'T MEET ALL RING DEMANDS New York Would Bar Max Should He Comply With Chicago Order. “'BY SPARROW McGANN., EW YORK, December 23—] Max Schmeling is indeed a | fortunate young man to be too far away to hear the buzz of argument over his heavy- weight crown. The champion is the tsrget of two opposing forces, and no matter which way Max or | his manager, Joe Jacobs, jumps, he is in a peck of trouble. The boxing commissioners in this | State have ordered Max to fight Jack | Sharkey. Gen. Clinnin, president of the | National Boxing Association and chair- | man of the Illinois State Athletic Com- | mission, insists he must fight Young | Stribling in Chicago. Herr Max is_between the devil and the blue sea. If he ignores the local | commission he is practically sealing his own doom, so far as this State is con- cerned. If he rejects Gen. Clinnin's ulti- matum he loses out in the biggest fight center next to New York and, worse still, he cannot ply his trade in the gt.l:AA-[uvemEd by the rules of the Need Sharkey-Stribling Bout. ‘The best way out of the mess would be to have Sharkey and Stribling fight it out for the privilege of meeting the champion. The question arises, where can such a contest be held? Those who remember the drab spectacle furnished by this pair at Miami Beach, Fla., will turn thumbs down on this proposal. While 1t is true that Stribling enjoys 8 good measufe of credit for the mas- terly way he handled Otto von Porat and Phil Scotf, too much emphasis can- not be placed on these performances. Off to a good start, Strib spoiled his | chances of top ranking by permitting Arthur Dekuh and Tuffy Griffths to go | the distance with him. | The latter, in fact, made the fight | with the Georgian, and Strib won on | the strength of his superior fighting in- | side. On the same card with this pair a stablemath of Griffiths, Larry Johnson, put the kibosh on Jack Gagnon in two rounds. Gagnon had stoppsd Tuffy in six rounds, and in & return bout man- | aged to hammer out a decision in 10 rounds. .Against a wide-open fighter such as | Griffiths, Stribling had plenty of chances of demonstrating his punching power. No semblance of a knozkdown was regis- tered, and Strib lost some prestige in that fight. Jock Has Tdled. Sharkey Fas been idling since the fatelul night he siruck Schmeling low Wwhen he was on the way to victory. He | was matched to fight Vittorio Campolo, | but the Argentine string bean ran out | on him. He offered to fight Stribling for_training expenses. ‘Whether he would have e through with this offer, if it came down to sign- ing articles-under such’conditions, must be left tosthe judgment of the reader. St-ib ref the offer and fought Grif- fiths inst L Sharkey done to i> cn7dencc in him and bol- ster *'s claim to being the best heavy- weight in_this country? Absolutely | nothing. This sad state of affairs wiil have its effect when the fans are asked to pay top prices to see him in action against any one of the current run of heavies. N Schmeling is 0o better off than Shar- key. The Teuton has enjoyed a loafing which has not heiped him. Max experience. He is far from being s finished fichter, and stopping ring work abruptly as he did was a serious error. Max is just where he started. POLO HERE DRAWS TOTAL OF 100,000 Bport Thrives Despite Curtailment Due to Drought—Third Cavalry Yellows Champions. Despite the drought that prevented the annual Fall high and low goal tournaments plenty colorful polo com- petition was staged here and by and large the dashing sport had another satisfs year. The drought made | the field Potomac Park so dry in the Fall that it was deemed unwise to fes for fear of injuring | it also was figured a tourna- ment at that time would do the turf| no good. A total of something like 100,000 | people saw the games here. Two tour- | tition were staged. ‘ Third Cavalry Yellows of Fort Myer | swept honors hereabout. Their most notable conquest was the 11-3 win over Philadelphia Country Club riders | which gave them the Southeastern cir- | cut title. This match was staged -ci Philadelphia. Prior to gaining Southeastern honors the Cavalrymen won the Southern- half title in the Southeastern circuit, defeating War Department Biues ' in | the final, 5 to 4, at Baltimore. Yel-| lows also were victorious in the invi- tation tournament for the War De- | partment cups and the Argentine cup tournament, defeating Fort Benning, Ga. in the final of the former affair and the War Blués, 11 to 7, for the Argentine cup. It was the first time in several years the Fort Myer Cavalrymen showed un- | usual strength. Mainstays of the team were Lieut. C. H. Noble, No. 1; Lieut. F. W. Makinney, No. 2; Capt. M. A. Devine, jr, No. 3; Lieut. Thomas Robinson, back. | Much credit for the success of polo | here this year and in fact for the past several vears, is given Lieut. Col. Adna | F. Chaffee, chairman of the Army | Central Polo Committee and also head of the \/ar Department Polo Assocla- | tion which conducts the sport locally. Capt. Lawrence Shafer of Fort Myer, in charge of the ponies, also has done | fine work. | e PLAY TWO EXTRA PERIODS Mount Rainier Tossers Get 63-t0-60 Win Over Census Cardinals. . game unusual both for its heavy scorin Mount Rainier final 60, in the Mount Rainier Junior High gymnasii jum last night. Two extra pe- riods were ni to decide the issue. Eleven of the twelve players who par- ticipated broke into the and even | | knocked out Edgar Norman, Norway (1). sfor the District pocket billiards cham- A | A By the Assoclated Pres: CHICAGO. — Willie Oster, Boston, ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Osk Till, Rochester, N. Y., knocked out Harry Feuerstein, Berlin Heights, Ohio (1). BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Battling Bono, Birmingham, and Rosy Rosales, Cleve- iand, drew (10). ATHLETES ARE BUSY IN MONTGOMERY CO Basket Ball, Soccer, Base Ball and Bowling Most Popular Sports During Year. Independent and scholastic athletes in Montgomery County, Md., have had a busy and interesting year. Basket ball, soccer, base ball and bowling were the most popular sports. Takoma-Silver _Spring won _two county high school championships, triumphing in soccer and basket ball. In a consolation basket ball tourney held after the championship play, Rockville High was the victor. Rockville High triumphed in the county championship track meet held on the fair grounds at Rockville, Gaithersburg High girls were vic- torious in basket ball and the Bethesda- Chevy Chase lassies won county laurels in _volley ball. ‘There was no base ball title series among the high schools, but several institutions had capable nines. Rock- ville doubtless had the best record, winning 11 of 15 games. Takoma Firemen won the pennant in the Montgomery County Basket Ball League, defeating Rockville after a hard fight. There were eight teams in the loop. Takoma Tigers not only captured the champlonship in the Montgomery County loop of the Capital City Un- limited Base Ball League, but went on to gain the metropolitan area title in competition with victors in the Dis- trict, Prince Georges County and near- by Virginia sections of the league. There also were strong nines in the county that played outside the league, including Silver Spring Giants, How- itzers Company of Silver Spring and Damascus. In the North of Washington Bowling League, which rolled its games at Sil- ver Spring, the winner in class A was the Frank L. Hewitt quint and in class B, Old Colony Laundry. Offutt's Con- fectionery triumphed in the Bethesda Men's League, Post Office was vic- torious in the Bethesda League and M. E. Church was the winner in_the Priendship Church League. There was little or no activity in foot ball in the county. Several communities were represented by good soccer teams, including Rock- ville, Gaithersburg and Silver Spring. VISITING STARS SHOW CUE SKILL THIS YEAR Greenleaf, Taberski, Hoppe and Layton Give Exhibitions in Ab- sence of Title Tourney. ‘Washington looked to visiting exhibi- tion players for its main cue enter- tainment this year, and was well satis- fied with the performers. Cue wielders of international fame showed their Wares. Among the early visitors were Raiph | C-) Greenleaf, pocket billiards champion, and Frank Taberski, long & star on the green cloth. Although he played a brilliant game, Greenleaf was twice de- feated by Taberski on the Lewis and| Krauss tables. Willie Hoppe, ever popular in Wash- ington, also gave a series of exhibi- tions, shooting straight rail and balk- line games against Ponzi, in addition to displaying a number of trick shots to demonstrate his mastery of the cue. n, three-cushion billiards | showed how this difficult game should be played. There was no formal tournament pionship, nor was the Washington-Bal- | timore balk-line match, once the head- liner of cue tourneys in this section, | Tevived. | Many house tournaments were held, | that at the Arcadia drawing probably the best field. It was a round-robin | affair and was won by Eddie Espey. D. C. GUNNERS SHOOT AT 150,000 TARGETS |, Marcey, Hofmann, Williams and Morgan Among Stars in Trap- shooting Here. Washington Gun _Club, fostering | trapshooting in the District, has en- joyed a successful year. There have been thrown over the traps at Benning 150,000 targets, and many competitions for trophies have been conducted. In addition to weekly shoots, the club has held its own championships and par- ticipated in State and sectional tourna- ments with success. Club champlonships were won as follows: Doubles, Julius Marcey with 41x50; 16-yard, Julius Marcey and Caspar Hofmann, 3d, tied, with Marcey winning in the shoot-off; distance, R. D. Morgan with 47x50; all-around, Hofmann, Marcey and F. P. Williams tied with 94x100, with Hofmann win- ning in the shoot-off. In the Maryland-District of Colum- bia State championships Willlams won the doubles with 85x100, while Walter Wilson won the class C trophy with Morgan tied for runner-up laurels. Parker Cook, president of the club, did some notable shooting in annexing the zone handicap high trophy with 96x100 from 20 yards. He won the | Nimrod Trophy at Yorklyn, Del., with | 94x100, was runner-up in the Atlantic Indian shoot at Shawnee with 94x100 at 19 yards, and was third in the New York Athletic Club championships in lass C with 187x200. Of the trophy competitions, the Parker trap gun was won by Willlams, high _in 10 shoots, while L. L. Lane and Dulaney tled for second place with elght wins each. The D. Upson Trophies were captured by E. L. Culver and R. P. Livesey with six and three wins, respectively. The B. A. Singer Trophies, three in number, were taken by Walter S. Wilson with eight wins, Williams with eight wins and Morgan with seven wins. Marcey is leading in the race for the Lane Trophy with| eight wins. ht members show averages better- 0 rr cent for the year's competi- at 16-yard targets. They are %’ne, ,155 ta ©C. 8. Wilson, 928; Hofmann, 3 Britt, 675 ta 91.4; Williams, 1. ; Morgan, 1,939 hrtln‘, 90. , 91; T3 Stine, 1,565 targets. 90.1. feature of club activities is the | series of | Oriole Gun Club of Baltimore. end of five years with a tatal of more than 21,000 targets, Washington leads with a mergin of only 12 targats. The local club also has the edge in five- man doubles races by 169 targets. tios 1to the s assured Mount was the victors’ leader on attack, 16 points. However, Miller of Mount Rainier, with 17 points, was the game's Aeading scorer. days will DISTRICT OWNED DOGS MAKE G0OD SHOWING Hunt and Bland Kennel Hunters Score in Field Trials—Local Club Conducts Fine Show. ‘Washington-owned dogs did not go without reward this year both in field trials and bench shows. Hunters of the Hunt and Bland kennel were particu- larly good afield while the National Capital Kennel Club conducted its best show in years. Peggy, owned by Willlam C. Hunt and J. B. Bland, won a first in endur- ance and was third in high general average in an ell-age competition in the Virginia State Foxhunters’ an- nual meet at Suffolk, Va., and Rosa- mond, another Hunt and Bland dog, was first in hunting and third in high general average at the meet of the National Foxhunters’ Association at Crab Orchard, Ky. Joe, owned by Walter Johnson, man- ager of the Washington Base Ball Club, got_second high general average in the Suffolk, Va., meet. A program of whippet races was marked by keen competition. It was held in Griffith Stadium in November under the joint auspices of the Presi- dent’s Own Garrison of the Army and Navy Union and the National Capital Kennel Club and attracted many fine Tacers. In December, the National Capital Kennel Club held a brilliant show. in the Washington Auditorium. There was a heavy entry and competition among the various classes and breeds was exceptionally close. Many Wash- ington-owned dogs were ribbon winners, although the prize for best in the show went o Blue Dan, an English setter of the Happy Valley Kennel of Phila- WRESTLING REVIVED Pro Boxing Still Under Ban, but College and Club Ringmen Are Active Here. Although professional bouts still are under the law’s ban here, boxing did not languish during the year. There was & deal of action among the ama- teurs, club and college, and many good programs were offered. Wrestling, strictly professional, enjoyed a spirited Tevival and the mat enthusiasts were well entertained. Georgetown, George Washington and Catholic University had college boxing teams in the field and, considering the limited material for the building of teams, the records were good. Catholic University bagged two of three team matches in which it participated, Georgetown took only two of six matches, but it was barely outpointed by both Army and Navy, while George Washington broke even in a short schedule. The District A. A. U. in March con- ducted its first annual boxing cham- pionships, with the glove wearers of Jewish Community Center starring. Winners in this meet were: 112-pound class—Maynard Nathan- son (J. C. C)). 118-pound class—A. Tardugno (J. C. "126-pound __ class-Nevin . Barber (Knights of ‘Columbus). 135-pound class—Jocko Miller (J. C. 147-pound _class—Eric (Knights of Columbus). | 160-pound class-Henry Irvin (City Club). Heavyweight class—Russell Wolfgram (City Club). Jewish Community Center, Knights of Columbus and City Club boxers also were in many dual meets and scored a good number of victories. The K. of C. team defeated among others the team of the Baltimore K. of C., while City ‘Club scored a signal victory over the Penn Athletic Club team. Among the younger group of boxers to star were those of the Boys' Club. Several professional boxers clumlns‘ Washington as their home city were | Sonnichsen successful in minor bouts around the | country, but Washington had no Sut- standing pro during the year. Shows | were conducted with some success for a time at Fort Washington under the | auspices of District promoters. Professional wrestling shows revived by two promoters this year have been well patronized and good matmen have been matched. Wrestlers of national re- nown have filled the Washington pro- ams. METHODIST QUINT LEADS HYATTSVILLE, Md., December 23.— A schedule of remaining games in first- series play of the Prince Georges County Basket Ball League was adopt- ed last night by the board of managers of the loop. It is planned to divide the league season into three serles. The contests are listed as follows: December 28—Mount Rainer vs. Griffith- Consumers. December 29—Grifith-Consumers vs. Hy- Company F | attsville Southern Methodists; Mount Rainier. January 4—Dor-A Boys' Club vs, Brent- wood Hawks. January b—Dor-A Boys' Club vs. Mount vs. Hyattsville South- | Rainier; ‘Company F. ern MetLodisis. January 8—Grifith-Consumers vs. t- wood Hawks, January 13—Dor-A Boys' Club vs. Hyatts. yille Southern Methodists; Company F vs Griffith-Consumers. January 15—Brentwood Hawks vs. Mount | Rainier. Hyattsville Southern Methodists are | setting the pace in the league, with two triumphs in as many starts as the result of their surprise win last night over Brentwood Hawks, defending champions, 26 to 23. | defeated Company F, Hyattsville Na- tional Guard, 20 to 12. It was the Guards' first league game of the cam- paign. DISTRICT CYCLISTS FARE WELL IN 1930 District cyclists have garnered many laurels during 1930. Although they failed to score in national events, they fared well in sectional contests and par- ticipated in a greater number of races than usual. High honors were gleaned by Edgar | Bieber and Byron McMichael. In the | District championships in August, Bieber | swept the senior class, while McMichael | dominated the junior division. Bieber also claims a record with his ride of 1 hour 40 mintues and 14 sec- onds from the Capitol to the city hall in Baltimore. Anthony Horner, Bieber scored in the Maryland Club b d in the meet a! 10-mile scratch race set & Maryland record at 24 minutes 44 seconds. In time in the 5-mile handicap, but, riding from scratch, finished fourth. Bieber also triumphed in other races | held here and in Baltimore, overcoming | many speedy cyclists. | In the South Atlantic championships at Baltimore the Century Road Club of ‘Washington was defeated by a New York club, 37 to 36, for the team trophy. WITH SUCCESS HERE | District title a junior§event and two | known as the Capital City Chess Olub, In another game Dor-A Boys' Club ~ | greatest, and Harold Pogue, whom he HOCKEY CLUBS BUNCHED Possibilities of Ties for Leads in Divisions Tonight. NEW YORK, December 23 #).— Neither the Boston Bruins nor the Montreal Canadiens can be displaced from their positions at the top of the American and Canadian divisions of the National Hockey League tonight, but they may have to share the lead with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Mon- treal Maroons, respectively. The Blackhawks, trailing the Bruins by two points, can move into a dead- lock for the top by whipping the hap- less Philadelphia Quakers at Philadel- hia. R ‘The Maroons, two points back of the Canadiens, take on the speedy Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal tonight, but | even if they win, their only chance of | tying the Canadiens rests in the defeat of the latter at New York by the New York Rangers. SOCCER EXPERIENCES GROWTH DURING 1930 Marlboro and Plaza Teams Win- ners of Titles Decided in Two of Three Leagues Operated. ‘The Washington and Southeastern District Soccer Association, controlling body of soccer here and in Southern States, reports substantial growth dur- ing the past year. One of the most gratifying occurrences was the admis- sion of the Newport News, Va., team as a member of the local association. Three leagues, Washington Soccer, Capital City and Recreation, were can- ducted. Marlboro won the Capital City title, and Plaza won the Recreation League championship. The Washington Soccer Leag.e championship was not decided. British United and Marlboro are joint holders, of the association’s cup tie championship. During the year the Washington- Concord Independents affiliated with the local governing body, giving it its first individual entry. This club has performed valuable service in playing in Virginia as a means of introducing soccer in the Old Dominion. Soccer received one severe jolt during the year when one of its most ardent promoters, Eddie Bruce, died. Bruce formerly was a member of the Walford Soccer Club, and more recently was treasurer of the association. His death created a void in local soccer circles that will be hard to fill. Officials of the association are: Presi- dent, Robert Bruce; vice president, John Gunn; treasurer, Bernard McCarty; sec- retary, Richard S. Tennyson. William G. Birch is president of the Washington Soccer League, and Merton Duvall is the leader of the Capital City League. Pat Leckey heads the Recreation e. INTEREST IN CHESS IS UNABATED HERE Frank B. Walker Retains District | Title and Carl Hesse Continues as Capital Club Champion. ‘There was no diminution of interest in chess among Washington devotees of the game during the year now drawing to a close, the tournaments conducted including in addition to that for the team tourneys as well as a cable match. ‘The District championship title, eigi% contesting, was won by Frank B. Wal- | ker, with J. W. Byler one-half point behind. Walker thereby retained the title won by him in 1927, and gained the first leg on the cup donated by 1. S. Turover. Carl A. Hesse won the tournament chess championship of the City Club, defeating G. E. Bishop, title holder, and four others, and when that organiza- tion closed its doors, the chess unit, obtained quarters at 917 Fifteenth street, and Hesse successfully defended the title. The junior chess championship of the District was won by Joe C. Mar- shall. Twelve players, mostly high‘ school boys, participated for this honor in_an elimination tournament. Washington played its second cabje match with a team of the best players of London, the result being a draw, each slde winning one game and draw- ing four. A challenge for a third match was issued and accepted, and the date set for March 21, 1931. Norman T. Whitaker of this city, who captained .the Washington team in the cable matches with London, tled Samuel D. Factor of Chicago for first place in the thirty-first annual tourna- ment of the Western Chess Associa- tion, held at Chicago in October. ‘The Washington Chess League spon- sored a two-man and a five-man tour- nament, composed of teams from the Washington area. Four teams took part in the two-man tournament. The team composed of J. W. Byler and F. B. Walker won first place, and J. Byler had the highest individual sco The five-man team tournament no is in progress, with seven teams con- testing. It is the plan to hold these tournaments annually. NO PROPS T0 HELP ONCE GREAT PUNCH Limb Weakness Noticeable in Jack’s-Last Go—Makes Much Money Now. BY JOE VILA. EW YORK, December 23.— Jack Dempsey approaches New York and immedi- ately there are cries of “Fight! Pight!” Proving that a fixed idea, once planted in a fight fan’s mind, stays there for a long while. To_the current generation of fight fans Dempsey represented fighting skill at its highest peak, and for that reason they are inclined to believe he could step in right now and belt out Max Schmeling end all the contenders for the heavyweight crown. ‘What Dempsey thinks of it is prob- lematical, but the chances are he doesn’t think much of it. Courageous fighter that he is, he didn't give up without a struggle following his first defeat by Gene Tunney, but a memory of the beating he took in the first two rounds of his fight with Jack Sharkey and .the grueling punishment inflicted upon him by Tunney at Chicago must have driven from his mind all thought of fighting again. Snap Leaves Legs. A fighter who can punch is like a ball player who can hit: The last thing to leave either of them is the wallop. Thus, Dempsey probably can punch as hard, or almost as hard, today as on the day on which he brought Jess Wil- lard tumbling down at Toledo, but his legs that took him into action so rapid- ly when he was in his prime that even slow-motion pictures of his fights couldn’t slow him down, played him false in his last three fights. Losing to Tunney the first time, he barely scraped through to beat Sharkey on punches that most ringsiders thought were foul and in each of these fights his footwork was woeful. Bad as it was then, it was worse at Soldier Field. Good legs under Demp- sey in that seventh round would have meant the end of Tunney, but when Gene got up after the celebrated long count and took to his heels Dempsey couldn’t eatch up with him. No Better Now. It is, of course, elemental that if Dempsey's legs were “gone” in 1927 he is no better off in that respect three and a half years later. It is conceivable that if Dempsey were financially flat he might undertake the long grind with disaster at the end of it for the sake of getting a new stake, but he isn't. His novel role as “guest referce” is yielding him an income that ranges from $2,000 to $4,000 a week. As this has been going on for more than a year, he's on his way to his second million without having to fight for it. D. C. HORSE LOVERS ENJOY ACTIVE YEAR Show Association and Riding and Hunt Club Stage Series of Attractive Events. Horse devotees of the District area | have enjoyed themselves this year. National Capital Horseshow Associa- tion and Washington Riding and Hunt Club used their new headquarters at Bradley Farms for the first time. There kennels were established and the area covered by the runs was paneled. The hounds were reorganized, and there were many additions to the pack. An aver- age fleld of 25 to 60 hounds partici- pated in the drag hunts each Saturday afternoon. Live fox hunts were held gslxtg‘ Wednesday morning with good elds. Outstanding among the shows was the exhibition held May at Bradley Farms by the National Capital Associa- tion. It was in every particular highly successful. Monthly shows were conducted by Washington Riding and Hunt Club. They were largely participated in and proved exceptionally interesting. Maj. W. M. Grimes was master of hounds, and the whips were Percy Neipold and Chester Gwinn. Many Washington residents exhibited horses at various shows in addition to those held in this area. The Upperville, Leesburg, Culpeper, Warrenton and Ber- ryville exhibitions all attracted Wash- ington entries. \ Among District_exhibitors were Mrs. F. M. Andrews, Mrs. Willlam Jeffries Chewning, Karl W. by, Charles Car- rico, Ray Norton, George Plummer, Maj. Harry Leonard, Eugene Meyer, Katrina McCormick, Maj. George Patten, Maj. Gen. Guy V. Henry and Col. Harry Cootes. Melvin C. Hazen, District surveyor, is president of the National Capital Horse- show Association and secretary-treasurer of the Riding and Hunt Club. Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson is president of the Riding and Hunt Club. THE LISTENING POST BY WALTER HE foot ball coaches hold their annual meeting in New York on December 29. No coach who ever lost a game ever was thor- oughly satisfled with the rules, so there | probably will be the usual suggestions for changes. It appears that many of the ideas for improvement will be in relation to the forward pass. Some think that the reward for & successful pass is too great. But, whatever the coaches may think about it, I do not believe that the Rules Committee will consider any basic changes, Foot ball has been pretty sat- isfactory in the last year and the main thought now is to standardize the game. ASKED Bob Zuppke, a few weeks ago, which players he would pick for an all-time Illinois eleven. Some of his seleetions surprised me. Zuppke took Garland Grange and Chuck Carney as his ends. Carney weighed 196 and Grange 172 pounds. The tackles were Bert Ingwersen, 178, and Len Armstrong, 170 pounds. His guards were heavier—196-pound Jim McMillan, who since has played pro- fessional foot ball and become a promi- nent wrestler, and 181-pound Ralph Chapman, who was both a great guard and a fine punter. At center Zuppke took Bob Reitsch, who weighed 184. Red Grange, whom Zuppke called the called the fastest. were Zuppke's selec- tions for halfbacks. Grange weighed 169 and Pogue 142 pounds. Pogue was a little bull, not only fast but tough. A hard hitter for fullback, Zuppke chose Bieber scored most points for Washing- ton, while Horner captured the feature race. established nm-mne Marlboro pike race of ly 1,000 course. border | the Century Club on November 2 when he won in 1 hour and 48 seconds. 196-pound Jack Crangle, a wall of de- and Cl TRUMBULL could broad jump 24 feet, which speaks well for his activity. AM told that the White Plains High School foot ball team has nine line- men whose names begin with the letter B. Personally, T have sometimes thought that, if one were selecting a_squad by letter, H wouldn’t be so bad. Your ends, for example, would include Hinkey, Hardwick, Hazel, Hopper, Herron, Hig- gins, Hogsett, Hallowell and Henry of Princeton, and for a group of tackles you would have Hart, Hogan, Horning, Hilty, Haughton, Hillebrand and Henry of Washington-Jefferson. HefTelfinger, Hare, Hickok and Hogg would do for guards and Hooper, Holt and Havemeyer for centers. Huntington of Colgate and Howe of Yale were two good quarters. For halves you might select from Heston, Hubbard, Hurley and Hollenbach. Your fullbacks would be Harley, Herschberger and Horween. And that list doesn't include Hein, Hinkle, Hackman, Hart, Hunt, Hanson and Hufford, who did pretty well this year. (Copyright, 1030 by North American News- paper Alllance.) pesmmhieilh PROS BACK OWN TOURNEY Miami Event to Be Held Despite City’s Support Lost. MIAMI, Fla, December 23 (#).— The Miami openegolf tournament, 72- hole curtain-raiser for the Winter sea- son, has been set for January 2, 3 and 4, despite failure of the cify to provide & purse. Professionals led by Gene Sarazen, i:m hhrrnll, Jock Hutchison and r golfers agreed Appor- tion &;I:- money from entry and gal- In this matter of visualizing the swing in order to have a clear mental picture of it in our minds before starting to improve our game, compactness, a term we so frequently hear, is worth under- standing. It is easily arrived at. Jones gets it by his manner of addressing the ball. All great players do. Note the sketches above and you will see that no matter what the shot, the arms appear to have been swung forward slightly from their natural hanging position at the sides when the club is gripped. Now to grip the club you raise the POINTERS ON GOLF golf PUTTING hands at the wrists, thus forming an angle between the upper part of the forearm and the upper part of the hand. In short, the hands and shaft are on a straight line that forms an angle with the arms. ‘The action of the knees, the hips, the arms on the backswing and at time of impact is well described in Sol Metzger's leaflet on the Pivot. He will send it to any reader re- questing it. Addfess Sol Metzger, in care of this paper, and inclose a stamped addressed envelope. SOUTHERN LOOP MAY CUT MEMPHIS, Tenn., December 23 (#). —A meeting of the Southern Associa- tion has been called, to be held in Mem- phis, December 29, to consider a pro- posal of Thomas R. Watkins, president of the Memphis club, to amend the league constitution to provide for a six- club efrcuit “and to transact business of any character that may be brought before the meeting.” The Mobile club of the association has been in financial difficulties, and | the Little Rock club has not been able | to lease a park for next year. 68TH BIRTHDAY FINDS CONNIE MACK ON JOB Feels “Splendid,” Says Pilot of A’s as He Toils in Office at Shibe Park. By the Assoclated Press. PHILADELPHIA, December 23.— Keep young with the future, do not mellow in the past, was the substance of Connie Mack’s message today on his sixty-eighth birthday anniversary. As usual, the venerable manager of the world champion Athletics decided to go to his tower office at Shibe Park for a short time looking after off;season base ball duties. Friends told the veteran pilot that he looked splendid, to which he replied, “I feel that way.” And when it was intimated that he might be getting ready to retire he shot back, “Not on your life.” Connie smiled when some one asked if he thought base ball was losing its grip on the public. “A woman told me that a few years ago,” he sald. “I pointed out that she was wrong. That we were drawing bigger crowds than ever and that instead of attracting 250,- 000 in a season we drew that many in two weeks or & month. She was merely losing interest and supposed others were doing the same.” Asked his opinion of night base ball, Mack sald he had never witnessed it and could not comment on its merits. It will be a long time, he thinks, before the question is considered seriously by the major leagues.” RAISE FOR UMPIRE Dunn Moves From Eastern League to Pacific Coast Circuit. LOS ANGELES, December 23 (#).— | Thomas S. Dunn, for three years an | umpire in the Eastern Base Ball League, has been signed by Harry A. Williams, president of the Pacific Coast ‘West Coast next season. Dunn is a member of the City Coun- cil of Fitchburg, Mass. CARDS SIGN COLLEGIANS, GREENSBORO, N. C., December 23 (#)—Nap Lufty, Greensboro boy, who |is a student at North Carolina, has an- nounced that he and his college base ball mate, Jimmy Maus, have signed | contracts with the St. Louis Cardinals. in every circuit, to serve as an arbiter on the | b 'KEEN CONTESTS HELD BY PIGEON FANCIERS | Theee D. C. Clubs Conduct Many Races—Score in National Competition. Racing pigeon fanciers enjoyed the keenest competition in the of their sport during this year. The Wash- m?otg clgneoum m:ssoclnlun gym rl;- e three racing pigeon ciubs of the District, was ornnluls in the 8§ with & membership of about 100. Ii conducted 12 races. Volney Eaton won the 500-mile race, Charles H. Darr the for the series of races for young birds. In the young bird races M. J. Fitzgerald won the 500-mile event and Joseph Turowski the diplomas for the best average speed of all races. In the Washington Racing Pigeon Club Eaton won the 500-mile race, Darr the 600-mile race and Mount Rainier Loft the avers campaign, whil an entire different racing team than that competing in the Concourse races, ‘won the average speed diploma in the young bird serles. John M. Parker won the 500-mile race in the Aero Club and Darr the 600- mile race, while the Mount Rainier Loft won the average speed diploma in the old bird races. Clyde F. Bush won the average speed diploma for the series of young bird races. Harry C. Copenhaver won first, second and third diplomas in the 5§00-mile race of the D. C. the diploma for the best average speed in young bird series. b In the national races from Chatta- nooga, Tenn., engaging the best pigeons g‘fim e\;eré'h:{&mment lggt within 1,000 es of nooga, Copenha first, Harold E.m S ships in all three of the older clubs and y the formation of a new club at Capitol Heights, Md. TROUSERS Tec Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F ELVERS \ cr IGAR Its a Better Cigar / L &ecial Holiday Boxes of lwenty-five cigars in sizes for every smoker AMBASSADOR. . .. PERFECTO EXTRA PURITANO FINOS PANETELA ........ ..2 for 25¢ ...10e . 10¢ [V 3 L (%