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Evening star., 1919-03-02
OLD JIM FLYNN Is NOW
THE IRON MAN OF RING

Old Jim Flynn still is Offering HIM
self as a target for the jabs and jolts
of younger men out on the Pacific
coast. The veteran fireman now is on
his eighteenth year of his career in
the ring. He has been at it longer
than any other heavyweight in the
game, Sam Langford being his nearest
rival in this respect. In the matter of
durability, however. Flynn is in a
class by himself. Even when in his
prime he was chopping block for
clever opponents, while it was not un-
til Of late Gears that l.angford has
been forced to take much punishment.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
NAVY WRESTLERS WIN
Defeat Yale Team of Matmen by
the 0ne-Sided Score of
"a to 4.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 1.-The
midshipman wrestlers gained another
victory this afternoon. defeating Yale
| "a to 4. All the bouts were gained on
decisions and were without exception
fought with cleve-ness and spirit
Avery saved Yale from being blanked
by winning in the 175-pound class. Is
bell made plucliy defense and broke
out of several dangerous holds. Avery
used chin hold, something new here,
in combination with others. Walling
of Yale had to work equally hard to
save himself from a fall at the hands
of Maichie, the Navy captain. in the
unlimited weight event. Berry. Yale
and Adell, Navy, required an extra
six minutes in the 125-pound class be-
fore a decision could be reached. Yale
showed equal strength and aggres-
siyeness as the Navy. but did not ap-
pear to know the game as well. They
wrestled stripped to the waist, the
first time such a thing has been done
before an audience at the Naval Acad-
emy.
summary:
1l5-pound class--Gallery. Naval Academy.
won decision over James, Yale, in regular pc
riod of minutes.
123-pound ciass-Adeil, Naval Academy, won
decision Berry, Yale, in regular period of
minutes and extra period of minutes.
135-pouRd class-Swigert Naval Academy,
won decision Simmons Yale in regular
period of minutes.
145-ponnd class--SwaGord Naval Academy.
decision over Cook. Yale. in regular period
Of minutes.
I5s-pound claSs-rusler Naval Academy.
won decision over Gray, Yale. in regular period
of minutes.
1TJ-pound class--Avery. Yale. won decision
over Isbell Naval Academy. in regular bout
of y minutes.
Unimited-weight ciass-Maichle Naval
Academy. won decision over WaiIing Yale. in
regular period of 8 minutes.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
MCG00RTY MATCHED TO
BOX SEAMAN TOWNLEY

LONDON, March Eddie McGoorty.
American light heavy weight now in
the American Army, was matched to-
day TO box Seaman Arthur Townley
on March ,. At. the same time a bout
was arranged between Augie Rather
of the American Army and winner in
the middleweight division in the re-
cent interallied Army and Navy box
ing tournament and Boy" MacCor-
mick, for March 2T.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
YALE FENCING TEAM Is
NO MATCH FOR MIDDIES

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March with
team of inexperienced fencers. with
the exception of Capt. Calnan,s the
Naval Academy opened its season
with the foils here this afternoon by
defeating Yale, eight bouts to one.
Capt Cainan. and Smellie of the Navy
team, won all their bouts by good
margins. while Leicester, the Yale
captain. saved a shut-out by winning
from Van Cleave- There were several
good exhibition bouts with the saber,
only the midshipmen contesting.
Evening star., 1919-03-02

'IcH INIT you are always giving tHein
To illustrate let me tell Of a game
last summer. in which was the
plate umpire The Detroit club was
playing at New York Bill James
was pitching for the Tigers. Now
Bin has a world Of stuff. and " hen
fully good but if control is lacking,
Bill is liable. to be just the reverse.
In the game have in mind James
had one OF those half and half days
He would be terribly wild on cou-
pie of batters, then tighten up. and
by some fine pitching pull himself
out OF the hole
The Tigers, through some good
hitting, gave james an early lead Of
about four runs. Although he was
constantly in the hole in the early
stages Of the game he kept escaping
inning after inning without being
scored upon. The game gave me one
of the busiest afternoons | had all
season. 1t seemed as if there were
three balls and two strikes on every
batter At times James lack of con-
tfoi bordered almost on the humor-
Gus. and in the next instant he would
wan the applause of the crowd by
his fine work. Since he had escaped
unscathed until the seventh inning
my calling of balls and strikes had
not caused the slightest criticism.
In the seventh inning, after two
New Workers had been retired, James
got INTO trouble. and later | was
gwen ali the credit for having dug
the hole in which he found himself
The third man un couldn have hit
the iifSt two balls served him with y
plank With the count two balls ana
no strikes. James cut the heart of the
pate with the next one. 1t surely was
over the plate, but there existed a
aouht IN my mind as to its height
thought il trifle too low. and
called 1t ball making the count
three balls James was having his
troubles getting the bah over. and
to MIN it was tough to have so near
a strike ruled a ball Naturally he
showed signs of displeasure. but it
was only monetary What difference
did Sach a little thing make, when
he had four-run lead, two out and
no one on?
Evening star., 1919-03-02
IOIE RAY WINS MILE EVENT:
SIMPSON BEATEN IN HURDLE

with Gordon T. Nightingale of New
Hampshire College third.
Defeat of Lieut.. Robert Simpson,
f4th Infantry. L. S. A, holder of the
worlds records in The 120 and 220
yards hurdles events. by Earl J.
Thomson, Dartmouth student. marked
the - yards high hurdles. Thomson.
who is the present national 120 yards
hurdles champion took the lead at
the start and held ii easily. His time
was Is seconds
Loren MurchiSon. the St. Louis A
A. youngster who came out OF the
west TO sprinting success in New York
at the Min Rose A. A. meet continued
his victories tonight by winning the
10 yards dash. He outstripped his op-
ponents easily by lightning start.
winning in .4-5 seconds
The 1.000-yard run handicap was
won by Tom Campbell, University of
Chicago, in minutes IS Is seconds.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Ruth Topped the Pitchers.

BY positions Ruth eNcelled for the
pitchers. Steve CrNeill for the catch
ers. Burns for the first basemen, Der
rili Pratt for the second basemen.
Frank Baker for the third basemen,
John Lavan for the shortstops, Neach
for the left fieIders. Cobb for the CEN
ter fielders and Joe Wood for the
right fielders Cleveland. Detroit and
New York each had two honor men;
Boston Philadelphia and w ashington
each one.
There weren't as many clean up
drives as usual, twenty three being
made that rid the bases of their three
tenants. OF these noble blows, one
was a single, ten were doubles and
twelve were triples. Frank Baker
poked the bali out of the playing lot
once when three of the YaDks We're
or the cushions. but at the time the
team bossed by Miller. James Hug
gins needed only one run and the
mauling Marylander was credited
merely with single.
Ray Demmitt of, the Browns was
the individual who chased three men
home BY singing, delivering this odd
poke in the fourth inning of the
game of July with Washington
Yancey W Ayers, who wears glasses
on the field, but not on il, was pitch
ing for the Nationals at the time.
The men who scored were Tom
Rogers. Johnny Tobin and Fritz
Maisei
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Louis I. Doyle Is Busiest
Tennis Booster in Capital

There probably is TO racketer
In the country who does more
for the game than Louis !.
Doyle. known as "Nashington's
greatest tennis bug"
Doyle nosv is secretary OF the
Washington Tennis Association.
OF which he wa. president last
year; is secretary-trc4.ure os
The Departmental League, plays
On the Interstate Commerce
team, of that circuit and for the
Princeton club of the Suburban
organization, and has been
named for the third successive
seasou to take charge of the
annual District Junior and boys
championships.
Evening star., 1919-03-02

MECHANICS HALL, Boston, March
l.-Running in matchless form, Joie
w. Raw of the Illinois Athletic Club
tonight repeated his victory of last
year in the Hunter mile feature event
of the annual Boston Athletic Asso-
citation games. His time of 4 minutes
% is seconds was new record for
the event. dispIacing the mark of
minutes 23 3-5 seconds. made by oscar
Hedlund of the Boston a. A. The old
record has stood seven years.
Ray forced the issue from the start.
with select field pressing him in
the early stages. At the finish. how
evers he led Joe Stout of the UniVer-
sity of Chicago, western conference
two-mile champion, by forty yards,
Evening star., 1919-03-02
CALLING OF "STRIKE" OR "BALL"
is SMALL BUT POTENT FACTOR
1t Frequently Happens That Result of
Game Centers Around Judg-
ment of Umpire.
BY BILLY EVANS.


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Evening star., 1919-03-02
BY Ripley.

agae. the famous Jap. and Wallace
Johnson of Philadelphia. runner-up to
Mclaughlin for the national cham
pionship in 1912. The Yonkers boy de-
feated both of these stars in straight
sets
Richards already holds two national
titles. the national junior title and
the national doubles title with Will
liam Tilden. I'd. and the other day
won the middle states indoor doubles
title with the same man as a partner.
This schoolboy is the most remark :
able figure on the tennis courts to-
day.
Evening star., 1919-03-02

three as Il result OF hitS ana ten OF "i
This record Just bettered that o
.1oe Judge. whose stick work account
ed for dfty-two tallies. Milan finish
cd third. having to his credit an even
half huitdrei runs driven n, while
two prospective abseateos--i.aV2n ana
schuitc-landed fourth AMI tifth, with
forty-six aud torty-two. respectively
This quintet produced 243 of the total
of 40s co.nters registered by the team
in the course Of the season.
'Lanigsp's research work III the
,.on,ni11t,ru of his annual runs-bat-
ted-in feature develops many interest
ing points. among them that ASH
@ington's total was fourth best 2ua
that IaVan TOPPED all the other snort
stops by manufacturing forty-slN tai
Iies-but let him tell it in his own
WAY
Evening star., 1919-03-02
HAVANA TO PLAY HOST
TO TWO CHESS EXPERTS

j r. Capablanca, the Cuban chess
champion. and Boris kostich. the Ser
bian star, who so far have played
only four match games, all ending in
draws, have received an invitation
to contest of eight games at the
Cuban metropolis and the players
have decided TO play on March 15
In addition 10 purse of $500
offered Cuban chess players. they will
have a side bet of $500. Although
Capabianea is considered a strong
ravorite, it is generally thought Kos
itch will make good fight.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
BY Ernest J. Lsnigan.

George Buras. former Tiger. end
lob Neach. crescent Tiger. were tHe
timeiiest hitters ia tn" America n
League last season each man driving
in seventy-four runs. the Phiiadei-
phian's record shades the oetrolter
!. bit. since on hits Burns sent home
two more taIlies than Neach did. Ihe
leaders in former seasons We're;
Neach, in 1917, Pipp. in 1919; CraW-
ford in 1879. 1914 and 1915; Baker, in
,1a12 and 1913. and the celebrated
Georgia reach. Tyrus Raymond Coop,
in 1897. 1a0S. 1899 and 1911. The Dixie
demon set the high mark for batting
in counters in 1911 with 144. During
two years-I91S and 1s16-the top
notch timely hitters failed to reach
the ree-fgure mark.
Team leaders in 1918 were. besides
Burns and Neach, Frank Baker Tor
the Yankees. Babe Ruth for the Red
Sox. Joe Wood for the Indians, Kay
Demmitt for the Browns, John Col
Inns for the White Sox and Howard
Shanks for the Nationals. Veach was
the only repeater of the set.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Shane Collins Cleanup King.

Save Philadelphia each club had one
or more cleanup wallopers. Shane
Collins, with three triples, taking
credit for The greatest number of
smashes that emptied the bases.
Pitchers who We're able to drive in
three tallies al clip were Babe Ruth
of the Red Sox, Reb Russell of the
White Sox, George Mogridge of the
Yankees and Jim Shaw of the Ma
tionais
= The greatest number of runs batted
in by a player in one game was five.
men credited with feat of this kind
being Joe Jackson of Chicago, Ping
Bodie and Frank Baker of New York,
Babe Ruth and Everett Scott of Bos-
ton and Ralph Perkins and George
Burns of Philadelphia. Here are the
1913 figures for runs batted In:
Evening star., 1919-03-02
MCANDLESS WINS THIRD
STRAIGHT BILLIARD GAME

CHICAGO. March david Mean
dless of Chicago won his third
straight game, 800 to 240. in today $
play in the national amateur baik
line billiard team. defeating Robert
NJ. Lord of Chicago. High runs Nc
Andless, II: Lord, 81.
Champion Corwin Huston of Detroit
defeated Percy +. Trump OF Pittsburgh,
800 to 2S2. High runs: Huston. 35:
Trump, %.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
PlNEHURST PRIZE GOLF
EVENT RESULTS IN TIE

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
PINEHURST, \. c.. March 1.-The
four-ball best-ball contest against
par played on the No. course at Pine
hurst today resulted in tie for the
class A prizes. G. A. Bowman of
Plainfeld and James Barber of Engle-
wood tying at 3 up with 7. A.
Cheatham of Pittsburgh and A. S.
Higgins of St. Andrews.
Donald Parson of Chevy Chase and
II. c. Fownes of Oakmont, low handi-
cap men, gave the leading pairs from
seven to nine strokes and came in at
all even.
Evening star., 1919-03-02

Vincent Richards, the sixteen-year-
old boy tennis star, is being talked
of as the next national champion.
His brilliant playing in the middle
states - indoor tennis tournament.
which, by the way, was held on the
roof of the Wauamaker building in
PhiIadelphia stamps him as the most
spectacular performer since Maurice
Mcl.oushlin blossomed forth ten
years ago.
Richards, reached the finals by de-
feating, with others, lchiya Kun
Evening star., 1919-03-02
CORNELL ELEVEN STRONG.

ITHACA. n Y, March IA pre-
iiminary survey of the available and
prospective foot ball material at
cornell University conducted by the
foot ball management under the
direction of Coach Al Sharpe indicates
that a big squad of pre-war quality
will come out for the Red eleven next
fan. The schedule recently announced
by the management is difficult one,
and calls for a strong team.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
SEfANKS THE TIMEL lest HITTER
WITH NATIONALS S LAST SEASON
Produced More Runs With Bat Thar,
Any Other Griffman- Burns and
Veach Led League.
BY DFNMAN THOMPSON.

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drvn in
batting
Of mostva to
Ernie Ingan the nde
Authenticated
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Evening star., 1919-03-02
Place and Date Undecided.

On motion of Mr.. Ellicott the place
and date of the annual team cham
pionship was left to the vote of the
executive committee of the aSsocia-
ton, composed of the officers of the
organization. There was some talk
of .eviying the old home and home
team matches, but motion to this
effect was voted down waen it was
found that lack of time prevented
full representation from every club
at every match.
Those present at the meeting were
NJ Tyson Ellicott Stewart S. Syming-
ton and John c. Frick of the Baltimore
Country Club; Thomas J. W. Brown
of the Bannockburn Golf Club; John
H. 'Clapp, Morven Thompson and /. 7.
Mann of the Chevy Chase Club; Daniel
K jackson, George p. James and
Alpheus Winter of the Columbia
Country Club; W. c. Barr and James
T. McClenahan of the Washington
Golf and Country Club; F. ]. D. Mackay
of the Country Club of Virginia, and
C NJ Steward of the Wilmington
Country Club
Dates for other tournaments to be
held in the spring were announced by
the club delegates as follows: Wash
ington Golf and Country Club. May l..
and 3; Baltimore Country Club. May
8, and 10. Chevy Chase Club, May Il.
16 and IT. These dates are all to be
ratified at the annual meeting of the
District Golf Association Monday night
at the Commercial Club.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
TITLE TRACK AND FIELD
MEET AWARDED HARVARD

NEW YORK. March AT the an
nuat meeting of the intercollegiate
Association OF Amateur Athletes of
America here today the annual cham
pionship track and field meet was
awarded to Harvard on the recon-
mendation of the executive commit
tee The games viii be decided at
the Harvard stadium May 80 and 81
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Louisville Buys McCabe.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. March 1.--Wil-
liam Neal, general manager of the
Louisville American Association club.
today announced the purchase of Tim
McCabe. right-hand pitcher from the
St Louis Americans. McCabe last year
was with the salt Lake team of the
Pacific Coast League.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
RETURNING WARRIORS TO GUST
YOUTHFUL STARS OF NET GAME.
Many High Ranking Players Will Be Dis.
placed This Year When Tennis
Experts Resume Competition.
BY w. H. HOTEL.

shedding youth
While Vincent Richards the boy tennis
be to
o he
all of the
h inclinatiom
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Michigan Track Athletes Win.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. March l.
Michigan defeated Notre Dame In
duel track meet today. G3 to 23 Carl
Johnson scored 90 Of Michigans points.
Giifiilan of Notre Dame won the shot
put for the only first scored by the
visitors.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Only Cards and Mackmen
to Train on Home Grounds

The list of home trainers in
najcr league circles has tseen
reduced TO the extent of one
club. leaving only two sticking
to the idea. Al ono time during
the winter ii was rumored that
both Philadelphia clubs, both st.
Louis combinations and possibly
one or two other clubs would
train nt home, the later start Of
the season making such IA rad
lea! change pcssible. Finally
the list of hGme trainers con-
sisted of the two ST. Louis clubs
and Connie Naek's team. Mack
and Hickey will try out the plan.
but Manager Jimmy Burke Of
the Browns has decided that he
will take his players south. 1hc
Browns will go to San Antonio.
where the Cardinals trained for
years. Burke's players will ar
rive in st. Louis several days
before the season opens, as they
are to play the usual spring
series with the Cardinals.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
{. j. BEATS STATE;
GALLAUDET VICTOR
RrookIand Basketers Win,
32-12, and Kendall Greeners,
34-32, in Exciting Games.
BY Fl. C. BYRD.

In the most remarkable double bill
yet staged in the District lntercni-
legiate Basket Ball League Gallaudet
last night uosed out George Wash
ington University by 81 to 30, and
Catholic University defeated Maryland
State by % to II. The contests were
especially noteworthy ia that both the
losing teams led at the end of the
first halves of their games by COM
Portable margins: it seemed to be a
case of ..in the long run class viii
tell"
George Washington started its game
with Gailaudet by jumping out in the
lead so far that it appeared 1t might
win easily, despite predicted victory
for the Kendall Green outfit. The
Hatchetites rang up ten points before
Gallaudet counted a single time, and
at the end of the first half led by 10
TO II.
Maryland State also surprised
everybody by outplaying c. L. in
the opening half. So well did State
break up the Brooklanders' plays that
it was not until after eighteen min
utes had gone by that c. L. was able
to score a goal from the field. In
the last two minutes OBrien got
field goal and McDonough duplicated
the score. The half ended with
Maryland State leading, il to g.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Often Deciding Factor.

can recall "A score of games last
season in which | was one of the Of
ficialS where certain called ball or
strike or "a certain decision on the
bases WAS the ail-importaHt factor
in the outcome of the game. There
is one game in particular which |
don't believe ] will ever forget. be
cause bit of bone" base bali on the
part of the team At bat created the
situation.
When the home team went to bat
the last half of the ninth 1t was three
or four runs to the bad. The first
two men were easy outs. The next
batter hit safely. He was a runner
noted for anything but his speed
To steal at such stage was the very
height of bad base ball. but that is
what the player did. His run
must have figured the team in the
field would make no play on him.
but it did.
The catcher made a perfect peg to
second and. despite the big lead the
pitcher had allowed the runner to
get, the play was extremely close, !
was working back of the plate and
really didn't know what ruling my
partner would make. so difficult de-
cision did it appear 10 me from my
rather poor angle. My partner ruled
him safe.
A couple of singles, an error and
Il TWO base hst followed. winning the
game for the home team The team
in the field then began TO berate my
partner for a ruling which. three or
four minutes previous. had created
no comment Now they Were insist
ing the man was out a mile at sec
ond. and that the decision had cost
the game.
Truly. the umpire never knows
whon things are going 10 happen
He may work perfectly without
kick for eight innings. only TO be
come the most disliked man in the
park an inning later.
Copyright. 1919. by W. G. Eyansl
Evening star., 1919-03-02
A. A. Retains Double Umpiring.

CHICAGO. March THE double
umpiring system will he retained in
the American Association this season,
President Hickey announced tonight
George johnson OF Chicago is the first
umpire to sign
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Penn Wrestlers Beat Columbia.

PHILADELPHIA March 1.-The
University of Pennsylvania wrestling
team defeated Columbia here today
II to 10.
Evening star., 1919-03-02

mis- players who went to Florida a
couple of days ago.
Newport Casino has applied to the
National Tennis Association to hold
a tourney next summer and every ef-
fort will be made to assure repre-
sentative entry. American lawn ten
mis- was practically Graded on this
wonderful turf. which was the scene
of so many historic championship
matches.
Tennis is growing popular in Africa.
according to a prominent New York
sporting goods dealer, who says that
export agents are paying a lot of at
tention to the shipment of supplies
for the court game.
Miss Mollie Bjurstedt will defend her
title in the women's annual national
indoor championship tourney, which
will open in the 7th Regiment Armory
in New York a week from tomorrow
Miss Eleanor Goss. Mrs Stewart
Green. Mrs. George ". Wightman and
other feminine stars VIII compete.
The mems indoor title event Will be
played in the same place starting
March 81.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Cleveland Hockeyites Victors.

CLEVELAND. March 1.-The Cieve-
land hockey team defeated the New
,ainbur;s seven of ottawa, by a score
q = to /. here tonight.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Columbia Beats Yale Quint.

NEW YORK, March Columbia de-
feated Yale, 81 to 25, in an intercol-
Iegiate league basket ball game here
tonight