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[iiiiettbinbietiatiz bt SCRRRRRS AR i SPRINGFIED Y. [ERRIER e SR R R R S e M H. A. AT AR RITOLA ESTABLISHES REMARKABLE RECORDS AND JOIE RAY ALSO FLASHES IN OLD TIME BRILLIANCY — OTHER SPORTING NEWS 28 HIGHEST AND LOWESTSCORES GIANTY' ROSTER ARE MADE INDUSTY CIRCUIT | BEING COMPLETED Corhin Defeats Rule Shop 22.10, While Lockmakers Win From Stanley Work: B ers 18 to : Ha ion of J Pinkcrtor Arburr, Bratton, of 84 s the 11 Woo Poden 1 Murphy, Gustafson & F. Corbin G. Ttl. ) land Grover Hartley, catchers, v s i e | YAKS Alréady Swinging Into Aotion; First Casualty Reported New York, Feb, ~Hank Gowdy and Ernest Maun, pitcher, are the latest al arrivals at the camp of the Giants n Sarasota, Florida, the three put- |ting in an appearance yesterday in |tima to learn that for the remainder |of the week there will be only one dailyspractice session, something new in the realm of McGraw. For an hour the few regulars and |the recruits pattered about the park under the eyes of Hughle Jennings. The chief will arrive sometime today d take charge of matters as they stand. Meanwhile the Yankees saw more |action at 8t, Petershurg on their new |park, Manager Miller Huggins don- ning a uniform and batting out | grounders. Freddy Hoffman, a catcher who has a fight on his hands T0 TACKLE SAME TEAM Olympic Champion After M AM THAT LOST TO unm TLDEN NOW NEW INTERESTS Writing, Movies, and Drama S Occupy Tennis King's Time PR By The Assoclated Press. New York, Feb. 25.—Willlam Tilden, king of nearly all ho surveyed in the tennis world oV the past five years, occuples—Ii nis 1925 campaign. torlous in his fight to remove a question of professionalism player-writing, Tiiden” still some kinks in his status a of newspaper work, in addition which he is devoting more the drama. All things considered, Tiiden is expected not only tempt to carry off the has ver Jack Dempsey—a position where varied outside interests may affect Although vie- from faces a result time than belore to motion pictures and however, 1o at- American tennis crown for the sixth straight WILLIE RITOLA IN THREE NEW MARKS Lttle Joie Ray Also Sets Recond of His Own By The Assoclated Press, New York, Feb, 25.~Three world records were established last night at Madison Square Garden but Paavo {Nurmi, flower ot Finland, had none of them, 2 To Paavo's great little country- man, Willie Riwla, went the cheers, for the vallant Finish-American A. C. star took upon his shoulders the burden that Nurmi was to have borné, the 5000-meter event, and es- tablished new times for the full dis- tance and for three miles. Perhaps just to remind the Ameri- can public that he still is a rutner of parts; little Joie Ray ofChicago set a mark of his own in the 1000~ meter run, a distance raced indoors T, ke ny to W THEM EARLIER IN MONTH — WILLIE BE HERE TONIGHT Y. M. H. A, Stacks Up Agalnst the Nats at the Armory 1 Y. M. H, A, NATS Right Forward Dannybuski ..... Latt Forward Weinstein Taylor Restelll k Center Nadler, Capt.) ... Sheehan, (Capt.) Right Guard K. Feldman . Léft vecreenass Kilduft Guard Substitutes: Greenberg, H. Feld- man, LaHar, Weir, Gubersky also will be with the visitors. y Referce: Dick Dillon, | Dick Dillon, referee, doubtless will be called upon to step arouhd pretty lively at the armory tonight when year but again form a main line in the Davis cup defense. In the thick of another fray, the tall Philadel- phian will be a favorite to emerge again at the top, In epite of such obstacles in his path as the veteran William M. Johnson, always a for- midable foe, and the dynamic young star, Vincent Richards, who looms |as Tilden's most dangerous rival. | Richards gave the champion * his stiffest battle in 1924 and if he im- thing else. Cullop played first base \ ST e n with a glove instead of a mitt on 3 \ \ last, may reach the peak. These e N \ lthree again dominate the field, b e S |thotigh a formidable crop of young gins relegated him to cl g flies |talent is coming forward rapidly. etk e ibe, |"Tite champlon already has gotten oft hind a mustache and golf knickers, to a characterjstie start with two in- s B L door tournament victories (o his | into action Monday when several of e { the regulars will he on hand, in- S et e cluding perhaps, that hardiest of product of one of the most versatile | | hammerers, George Herman Ruth |characters that ever invaded the! Pell b sphere of sport. He has fought his Sl I'\way to the top and held, it against | TIme |all attacks by a remarkable com- | nators, turnec FWE OUTSTANDINE ! bination of concentration, confidence | the tournament with |and tireless physique. He has an|, yar On Saturday night Frigerio 1g round terday by card of the most thteatening situations. |, ang the Canadian was disquali- His amazing battery of shots is at | ;.4 ; its best under fire and his knowledge | xlan Helffric eiin atate cons ¢ t 9 o ntess ; s an Helffrich of Penn state con T for the first 18 holes, finished the|ocakle Enters Ranks by of psychology has helped him many |, 0q nis sensational running and meridonn e a time to conquer an opponent.| ., iyred the half mile while Willie B mnol: b Few keener students of the game|p,,. American champion walker, long risinegbEl an slan 13‘;"° “‘"‘] ltxod the courts than the |, "jitle opposition in his event and ; Heal Seassolf tlileliolder. failed to set any new times, ilden first won _ - records tollows SLLTeE eiova tntiga) The new records follow: Iy being runner-up. i Distance, three miles; time, 13:56 [has B made by Ritola; former time, | WANTS LOW SALARIES 3~ B { i o= |0t title here and abroad, including = Jeavyweight cham- |Graduate Manager of Athletics at U. |world's championship victories at| DPistance, 5000-meter: time 14 fonsh 11 . i | b & former time | pionship of the world fired at| Ave | Wimbledon in 1921 and 1 He | ’"“’l"" 1?11?":10] s jother college athletes with the am- | ke and Johnston brought the is cup, Jis! ;'Qm,_mr(. s; time, 2:39 list, emblem of team supremacy, =4 back er record. from Australia in 1920. In this no form competition, Tilden has never lost a singles match. His consistent su- premacy has had few parallels in sportdom, the Nationa Guards take on the Springfield Y, M. H. A, following the preliminary game at 8 o'clock in which the Meriden Eagles clash with the Reserves. the National Guards take on the, The big games starts at 9:30 and will be followed by dancing. This Springfield team, be it re- membered, is the one that gave the Nats their worst beating of the year: when they handed them a 52-26 trouncing in Springfield on Febru- ary 4. That tonight's game will have a different ending, is the opinion of! cvery member of the team.. Bach one is out to win and from whistle | and whistle it is expected that both | teams will be going at top speed, Incidentally, this will be the first mid-weeck game the locals have played at home. On Triday night the local teamn zoes to New Haven to engage the Atlas on the latter’s home floor and a big delegation of rooters have an- nounced their intention of going along too. A win over the Spring- field Hebs and the New Britain boy: as well would just about put the Nats on the top of the Connecticut basketball worid. Saturday's game will bring a new comer {o New Britain.in the Bris tol West Ends, the management not having been able to come to terms with either the Bridgeport Appines| or the Manchester Atlas. The Bristolites have been doing ivell all season and include in their§ lineup some well known players,| among whom are Dewey Carpente Tracey, Carrifigton, Sheehy ar Rogasky. s . BARNES LEADING [for the understudy role he played to ly Schang a year ago, was in re- |galia and tested the distances from |the batter's cage, He predicted that ! Bob Meusel would sink several brand new haseballs in the lily pads back |of left field | Hard work filled the double drill, but the only casualty reported af- fected Nick Cuilop, all around per- former who can pitch and do every for the first time. Ray conquered Willie Goodwin of the New York A. C, a middle distance man who has been making rapid progress in the meets this winter. Nurmi ran two miles for a medi- ocre showiyg, his 9:14 1-5 appearing slow against previous performances although 9:20 two miles were few and far between before he came to came to America. The Finn was about 17 seconds behind the record he established on the same boards in the New York A. C. meet ten da; o when he startled the track world by completing the distance under nine minutes, - One of the most interesting con- tests of the meet, which furnished funds for the building of the cathe- dral of 8t. John the Divine, was that between Phil Granville, Canadian walker, and Ugo Frigerio of Italy, Olympic champion. Granville won, calling upon a seemingly Inexhaust- ible reserve whenever the Ttallan threatened throughout the mjle and | sket " ampa Professional Has Tead of s t Three Points Over Kirkwood in Golf Matches in Florida, Tampa, Ila., Feb, 25—Jim Barnes, sional of the Temple Terrace Country club of Tampa, was three ead of his nearest opponent, Joe kwood of Pasadena, Californ today, as the $4 professionals enter- ed in the Florida open golf tourna- ment shifted to the ma Ceila course f 1e final 36 holes. Barnes turned in a total score yes- ay of 145 for the first 36 holes ainst the 148 of Kirkwood. Leo 1 1d Eddie Loos were tied open and cham- Nat = team had Tock- in Ki l.arso count at 1S as t LIKE: BIG MUNN= WES ALSO A COLLEGE MAN - start in 1 basket a ition o rd not hed the| morn stop the Defeating STEEL | oLympic |crAMPION e light-| (BY BILLY EVANS) : eights, representative of three sce-| Wrestling is now one of the lel:n‘ tions of the United States, stand advantages of a college education. forth today in the tournament being| “Big" Munn | conducted by the New York state athletic commission to name a cham- _ | pion. | R. 0. Clyde Peakle of Toledo [{fieaiatestitoRen terthiopiecieel bition to emulate him. ! YOS '('KE"'])";f:i’:"m,”'\(,"f;’j; Yunn is & product of University | last night. Tt was|of Nebraska. While a colleglan he a 10-round battle that waged fierce. Starred at tacklc the football | [y from the start, Peakle delivering team and was also a crack wrestlcr. fo the body in the manner of a sicge| Unless present plans miscarry the Through With the Peddling of Tce gt heavyweight wrestling title will shortlly resolve itself into a “Rah” “Rah” affair between Wayne Munn | coache of Nebraska and Harry Steel of Ohio |« think the idea behind the move |to enable the smaller colleges to compete on an equal basis with the larger is a good one,” Conzens said “It is perfectly natural that colleges, lhaving more day ; Kid Lee Last Night; Joe Dundce tota n four while r three = vs, Charley O'Connell Tonight. New York, Feh. 25.—Five the national after twice Since then he to tie for twel Walker, nationa ypion, who had been il | ame was open for sev- 83 at The success of Way in winning the has - 14:31 Distance, UNDERWOODS COMING T'actory Leaguers of P. Also Thinks Coaches Paid Too Highly. i 1 OFF THE. 5 Red ¢ inst Georgie cester, Mass,, her Philadelphia, Yeb, 25, — Ernest Cozens, gradyate manager of ath- letics at the University of Pennsyl- vania, is in favor of the against } TO TRY A COMLIBACK Hot Springs, Ark. ¥eb. 25.—Joe] Lynech, former bantamweight cham- pion, who is in training here, has gotten down to serious training and intends to stage a ‘“comeback” he has announced. If suitable arrang ments can be made it is likely that Lynch will make his initial appear- ance in the local ring about the middle of next month. on \ge Announ reported Yale and salaried |New Jersey ‘M;V\i\*'inner In Texas Gold Match Houston, Texas, Feb. 25,—Shoot- ing record golf for the course, John | Golden of Paterson, N. J., won the Houston open tournament whi closed yesterday. Golden turned in a score of 285 for the four rounds, means to employ the best coaches, |72 hole match, including a 67 for | Capitol City factory league, to njoy an advantage. the third round which lowered the | played as a preliminary to the “As far as Pennsylvania is con- [course record. | tional Guard-Bristol game Satur cerned, the football coaches ha John Rogers of Dayton, Ohio, and | Mght. N bheen confined exclusively to former | Al Watrous of Grand Rapids, Mich,, | The Corbin outfit will be slightly Pennsylvania players and the uni- [tied for second money with 291, | handicapped by not being able to versity never has entercd the bid- |three strokes behind the winner. present the regular lineup since Ar- ding for an outside coach. This pols —_— | burr will not be with the team, This will never be ROONEY WINS SIX, | may necessitate placing Holst at Rooney of .the Commercial alleys | guard. In such a case, George Hallin won &ix out of nine games from Har-{ will go to forward. = ris of Hartford in the Class A state| The winners of the Hartford fac- bowling league last night. Ile aver-| tory league and the winners of the aged 107 to his opponent's 104.6, | local dusty circuit are likely to ar- and his total pinfall was 963 against | range an inter-city scries at the close 942 for Harris. | of the season. l Hart will movement of Harv: Hartford Jimmy Goodrich of Princeton gaining a decision over (Kid) Wagner of Thilad« phia in Madison Square Garden Mon- day night, had entered the second phase of the competition along with ommy O'Brien of Milwaukee who knocked out George (K. 0.) Chaney |8 of Baltimore in the sisth round, and| vesterday Wagaer was readmitted after the commissiof had decided that ther sorge question abont the which went to Good- rich, Benjamin of California ! joined the conquerors by outpointi " Jack crs in a contest on Pacifle enast, Tonight's match finds Joe Dundee of Baltimore and Charley O'Connell | of Cleveland in action and one of | {he best contests of the week is an- icipated as hoth are reported in ellent condition. They will fight the 1l 10 round SCHARFER WINS Compete With Corbin Team Sat- | in Summer. urday at the Armory, teel, Ol spurn farm has st ympic champion, a pro career for dear old Kast red a change of | el has turned profession- Within the near future Manager €oons of the P. & T. orbin factory league team has | booked a game with the Unde woods of Hartford, members of the be who once on th . OPEN ALLEYS WEDNESDAY EVENINGS A | ROGERS BOWLING and BILLIARDS The ideal time for men, ladies or mixed parties. bout. ol is a gradua University. He went to 1 Olympic games ernate was found necessary {0 usc the heavyweight class. led by winning all and the champion: In the Olympic like the finished offred a number tracts to turn pro but réfus Balllcoachics all. Evidently the Winning of the |gc 00 g year world title by Mumn has caused him ' St to believe he hae a cia During his college days at State he was & star athlete. For three years he was a tackle on tli othall team. In I senlor yevar ned the wr g squad on the Confercnce wa decision Joe te of Ohio State over It him ir He four bouts Si 16 ras sure, spo A Cozens said ry paid foothall coaches often was greatly ated and he doubted whether more than half a dozen college foot- received more than . the £ about the ral color vy hateh, E ring fr 2 e at foote e e— H‘\ “bor BRIGGS Real Folks at Home; the Train Announcer pung Jake Decisively Defeats Fd- ouard Horemans in International | ., \ NUM-BER SIx- TRACK FOUR- R~ wAas Two - LA-A-A-ATE- ‘-\{AO;:)ES'A-I\'T D'You IHINK T EA AR AR AT ALL TRA-A-A-INS - POINTS WEST-~ SQUTH: Avtlo EAST were BE- Hi-1-nD- T‘.'E‘:- KePT me LA-A-A-A 25 T _U-U-US AL - R me So-0-c-oRE: 18.2 Billiard Match, HEL- LO-0-0Q-0o" MA-A-A-A-RY AR-RIV-ING-G-G - cel is six f and weighs 210 pounds. fear of Murn - pion’ . | weight. i for years, back. ing the practically et 1 ches tall > has no | despite the advantage am.- in Church i 1in Lids fa to do wrestlir ith ~ Horema 400 to 161 tn the tch of the meet lost night ith supre ant hriskne sev 0 oung Jake, playing w and nonc contr certain to be mec | Dascball Lleniry of the tain to pr Men of t Munn and {0 any sport. and Steel a big } he was impr nth th frame ranks, Harry St Mur nship bout The cxperts ictory over 1 fluke ha opinion . Ev I ingler Lewis, has | jueror 3 1 S I THINKK The CH- EF- 1S GO~ ING -~ To GIVE — 5 # NUMBER THREE-E-& FRom |/ BPOS-5-5sTornv~ AWL-L-LBNY- 3 ySell YR-R-R-cusE- BUF--F-Lo ~ e way L L = ,,,,,LA ,,B shedg- |/ me A RA-A-A-AISE: loss of CLE-C-E-VELs / 4 AT BE CAwW- Go- * TRACK NINE- ( won'T TH-A-A o SwE-E—e—ell NEVER - ON~- TIME- ~- T\/_\/ \ = 5 2 THINK l'LL GO-0—5 Be-e-E-D= - To Aw,w—w--w-w‘ iy -BAw-w-w~WRD- particular, scribes the EIGHT MEN KILLED Langtry, Tex.. | ture explosior quarry belongi Pacific railroad ernoon caused the men and in S0 powerful v of the bodies of feet. and Nurmi Make Great Two Man Team Ritoi of dynamits vesterd death of eight | ) to several | l 4% I8 blast t 3 at hundreds | some | third place CATCHER IS SOLD Toronto, F catcher, Who been was sold elub, the 4 for the past seven years member of the Leafs, | night to the Newark will manage duri coming . Negotiatio way the In- meeting in Ne UNCH CRUISER ted Press > / has a The ka, proposed which he = n days pr Nurmi had two miles, have been u 3| ternational | York Washington agreemer v