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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
SPORTING CHATTER.

Bertrand Gulick star tackle, VIII
be captain of the Syracuse eleven
next fall.
Colgate will meet Princeton, Brown,
Syracuse and Columbia on the grid
iron next year.
Andy Coakley, former pitcher with
the Msckmen, has signed n three-ye8r
contract to coach Columbia's nine.
George +. Stallings, in buying the
Rochester Club, returns to a league
in watch he has won two pennants
in nine seasons.
Plans arc under way for a bicycle
race meet i'm the Fifth IL giment
Armory,in Baltimore, featuring dash
events.
The Ohio state football squad is
travelling TO Pasadena Cal, where IL
tackles Andy Smiths Coast champ
ions on January j.
The annual meeting of the United
States Lawn Tennis Association will
be held on Saturday, February 8, at
New York.
Dartmouth's new $4,000 swimming
pool has been formally opened. II
Is seventy feet long and thirty feet
wide, varying from four to nine feet
in depth.
The Victor Juniors want games with
i12-pound basketball teams. Write
Vincent Lester, 1913 second street
northeast
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
PROSPECTS
BRIGHT FOR NAVY
Seven of Worlds Champion
Crew Will Be Back for Work
Next Spring.
Ky HUGH r. RILEY.

ANNAPOLIS. Dec. 2l.-The season s
rowing prospects for the Naval
Academy are extremely bright. Six
Of the eight oarsmen who were in
the boat when the Navy won the
Olympic championship at Antwerp
last summer are still available. as is
Coxswain Clark. Graves and Jaco-
have graduated. Those who return
are Jordan, 3: Moore. A. Sanborn, o;
Johnston. 6; Gallagher, I; King.
stroke.
Moore has been elected captain OF
the crew for next season. He is the
only one who will graduate next year,
so that five OF this worlds champion
crew and the coxswain will be in the
Academy for three more seasons.
Not only will the Navy have six Of
the eight oarsmen from the varsity
eight OF last season, but eleven OF the
thirteen others who went to Antwerp
as reserve material will BE- again
available. and there is plenty of addi-
tional material. Physically these
men are on a par with the members
of the varsity and most Of them will
be Just az good with little more
coaching.
1t is possible that the vacant places
eight is rearranged. by Frawley and
Bolles. who stroked the second eight
and the four. respectively. Both arc
extremely powerful men and good
oarsmen, but probably too heavy to
sit as far up in the boat as Graves
and Jacomini, the two oarsmen who
have graduated. Both of them are
also football linemen.
After the achievement OF the Acad-
envy crew in winning at the OlympiCs.
and incidentally, lowering the
worlds record for the mile and a
quarter by Ave seconds, interest in
the sport at the Academy is intense
Richard Glcndon. who has developed
the great Navy crews of recent years.
has Two more years on his contract,
and is likely to stay at the Academy
As long as he wants. He receives all
authorities and HIS services are re-
garded very highly.
The great victory Of the crew Of
1920 is likely to be of great perma-
ncnt benefit TO rowing at tho Naval
Academy No Academy oarsmen ever
had such training as those who com
posed the Olympic squad received
during the carly spring and summer
before the race, and many OF these
have two more years OF rowing at
the Academy.
Above this, however, the whole
standard OF rowing was raised and
traditions established which will al
ways prove an incentive 10 Navy
OnrSmep and other athletes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
BIG PROFITS IN
FOOTBALL

Football paid at Pennsyl-
vania this past season, accord
ing to the figures made public
for 1919.
The Quaker football eleven
of 1919 made clear profit OF
S87 1886, the total receipts be-
ing $l16,045.05.
During the 1920 campaign
ending on Thanksgiving Day,
all attendance records went by
the boards, and those close to
things are confident that a
profit of at least 100000 was
the result.
Penn lost four big games at
home, but good weather and a
growing interest in football
Kept Franklin Field TANNED to
the guards practically all year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
TEAMS FURNISH THRILL
Potomac and Keane Council
Elves Meet Tomorrow Night.

Potomac and Keane Council teams,
Of the Knights OF Columbus will bat
tie it out for the league Leadership
tomorrow night at SIS o'clock in the
Gonzaga gymnasium. No single game
in the city has attracted the atten-
ton that marks the interest between
the meeting of these rivals.
In the X. OF c. League the Po-
tomacs have won three engagements
without a loss The keane team has
won two starts and has lost nine.
The potomacs are composed OF Bob
OLone. Duffy. G.. Nader, r. Nader,
Holbrook, Frank ]. Collins, and T..
Collins. All of these players have
gained distinction in the floor game.
The keane Council team includes
McNanev, Walsh. McAvoy, and 9TH
crs Of known reputation in local
circles. Provision has been made to
handle a large crowd.
Potomac Council defeated Carroll,
81 to 1G; Washington. 90 to 4, and
TItZgcerald "a to 20. Keane defeat
ed carroll Al to 20, and Fitzgerald,
81 TO ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
WILLIAM KIMBALL TAKES
ON RICHMOND TONIGHT

william Kimball takes on Clyd"
Richmond tonight at the Grand Cen
trail Palace in the scheduled mattel
in the District Pocket billiard cham
pionship tournament. Both cue men
have shown first class form in tn"
to put up a fine struggle.
william Parsons sprang big sur
prise last night when he HANDED
Devil Dog" Henshaw his first dc
feat of the tournament. Parsons shot
100 while Henshaw was collecting II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
IS UNABLE
TO BRING ELEVEN
Canton Bulldogs Cannot Be Got
ten Together for Sunday
Game Here.

Jim Thorpe. Sac and Fox Indian,
who plays with and runs the Canton,
Ohio. Bulldogs. Will be unable to
bring his famous team here for
game Sunday with the Knickerbocke.
Club eleven.
Thorpe was reached on the phone
late last night at Canton, Ohio. He
said il would be impossible at this
late date to arrange to bring his
eleven here as many OF them were
getting ready to go to Oklahoma az
the present time and that others were
planning to spend Christmas at home
and could not reach Washington in
time to play Sunday.
"If | had been reached a few days
earlier perhaps arrangements could
have been made to get the team to
Washington" said Thorpe. "As 1t IL
! think il is too late. We were BARN
storming in Richmond two weeks ago
and could have come up to Washing
ton easily for a game there.
"Guyon, Calac and myself with
several others are on our way 10
Oklahoma and we start Thursday.
I'm sorry we cannot arrange game
with the Knickerbockers." said
Thorpe.
Despite the loss Of the Canton team
every effort will be made to land one
of the big teams in the country. IT
is not improbable that the Akron
team will be brought here for game
Sunday.
The Knickerbockers will play the
Richmond A. c. eleven on New Year
Day at the American League Base
ball Park and will try to get in one
big game before that time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
OLD STARS WILL
BE THERE

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 21.-
A number of recent graduates
of the Naval Academy are be-
ing assigned to duty here as as
sistant coaches in the line in
which they were engaged when
Midshipman Deringer, the CEN
ter of the 1919 basketball team,
and one of the best in that posi-
ton the academy has ever had,
arrived to assist Billy Lush in
that line. Calnan, captain Of
the fencing team of the same
year, and a high-grade swords
man, will give. the fencers the
best of his experience. IL is
likely that Eddie Miner, short.
stop and captain Of last years
nine, will help with the baseball
nine. The system of using for
mer midshipmen in this way
has proved efficacious with the
football team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21

and so he worried no more about it.
Nevertheless. it was this funny
peg that kept him in the minors,
truly think. You can't tell me that
u major league scout would pass up
shortstop hitting $50 for any
other reason. II just isn't done,
that's all.
SHOULD MAKE TEAM.
"ORourke should make my team
next year beyond all argument. II
he shows up able to make q free peg,
rem be as good as any shortstop in
the business. bar none. Indeed IL
he has to fall back on his crook ed
arm stuff. he'll still be better than
many of them now in the game.
However, l have every confidence
in his complete recovery That
means / shall have first-class
shortstop in the lineup every day,
which means a whole lot in the
tam play required to get anywhere
in this league"
President Griffith seems pretty
well satisfied with the outlook for
his ball club. lie admits he would
like to land a capable third base
man. IF ! can get the man | want,
! SiiolI itiN1 an 5OOu DIS
any other in the American League"
says Griff.
Judge. Harris and O'Rourke are
chain lightning when it comes to
handling the ball. Harris is as good
as any second haseman ! have ever
seen in relaying n throw on a double
play. They don't make them any
faster. that's all. Give me the right
kind of thirdsacker to work with
, them and l shall be contented."
WILL KEEP BUT FEW.
President Griffith tried out a small
army of youngsters last year. but
he will retain few of them.
They were all too green" says he.
Take this LaMotte, from Tampa.
He's got the markings of a big league
star. but that may be three years
away. He lacks the weight to make
any Roadway against the pitching we
have in this league.
h Pm going to keep LaMotte with us
next season, teaching him how to
get what little weight nc has behind
him when he hits. He'll grow fast
tbeing yet under age. When he's
right, that kid will be wonder.
Right now he has as much speed as
Sam Rice, and Sans close to the
fastest man in the American league.
That's all l think of LaMottc.
when l grabbed all those young
Stcrs last year, ] didn't do it with the
idea of having them all with me next
spring. l wanted to be protected in
case of a baseball war, for one thing
Then. too, 1 wanted to see what some
I of them could do. They didn't do
so much, so most of them will be
back in the bushes until they learn
bit more.
"What'n I have next year? Well,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
Here Ii Is
The worst affliction that can
come to a man holding a
ticket to "Aphrodite" is
to lose his eyesight.
"BEVO'S" TEAM LOSES
HIGH SET BOWLS MARK
hgates Take Record Score Away
From NonpareiI Pinmen.

"Bevo" Browns Nonpareils lost
their high set mark for the season
IT, The Times Bowling League
matches yesterday when the Agates
cracked over 1857. "Bevo's" bowlers
were riding ahead at 1,453 when the
Agates got going against the Min
ions yesterday and took two out OF
three games.
The Brewers could get only one
game from the Nonpareils. while the
Diamonds though rolling poorly.
took two from the Pleas. Willhide.
OF the Agates. shot 124 for high
game.
Here show the league stands at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
BROOKLANDERS ON TOUR
FOR THREE FLOOR GAMES

Catholic University basketball play
ers are at Villanova, Pa, today meet
ing Villanova College in the villa
nova gymnasium. The Brookland ers
expect to start Dunn Kelly. Ebcrts.
Fosse and Lynch. the combination
that recently defeated Lehigh.
Tomorrow afternoon the team PLAYS
the Army five at West Point, Y. Y,
and then returns to New York City
for game with st. Johns College.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
DEFIANCE FIVE WANTS
FLOOR ENGAGEMENT HERE

The Defiance basketball team Of
Wilmington, champion Of Delaware
for three successive seasons desires
to book n game in this city with one
of the first class quintents.
This combination should prove a
valuable attraction. 1t is classed
with the Eastern League teams and
sought n berth in that circuit this
season, but was forced to drop
negotiations.
The Defiance team is arranging a
trip through this section of the coun
try. and will consider challenges from
well rated and dependable organiza-
tons.
Teams wanting games should com
municate with Manager James Nc
Laughlin. Defiance A. A., Second and
Jackson streets, Wilmington, Del.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
LEWIS MAY BOX BRITT0N
FOR TITLE IN LONDON

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Ted Lewis,
former welterweight champion of the
world, has returned to this country
today after a long sojourn in Eng
land. where he knocked out Johnny
Basham, the British title holder,
Lewis expects to return to London
within q few weeks to meet Jack
Britton in a title bout there. Brit
ton has received an attractive offer
to box Lewis on the other side, and
it is believed he will accept
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
Something About the Griflmen

works Georgia likes TO
shorstop toward the
Gf thinks he will be wonder next year
that nfeld. Il,
International League Grf "he
plunkng the $40
he used excellent Judgment about
lacking
batting But his throwing provided with deep think
ORouke pulled tendon something
his He found he could longer the regulation method Of
didn't drive him out Of the He began cutting
something the Eddie Foster sort Of half He
hadb thought much about it,
a should
he should though imagine
him Of that funny
got followed him for several days
everything hit
that he got the ball first base with
remembered that
the the bushes don't with the in the big
I'll
be that he had show actual PLAYING
wanted
throw when menlk bwerehi hitting the ball.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21

murray mas met lSlttlo Jeu Delotcs
but always In Baltimore. The little
Quaker thinks he can defeat Jeff out
side OF Baltimore. believing that the
home boy generally gets the edge
over in the Monumental City.
I'm going out to polish off Little
JefY tonight" said the Philadelphia
today on his arrival. 81 am once
more in fine shape after my summers
layoff and shall carry the night 70 Jen
all the way"
THINKS HE'LL WIN.
The Baltimore bantam is quite as
confident OF victory He defeated an
opponent last week, though out
weighed by nearly ten pounds, and
he says that no ought to win inside
the limit tonight.
Little Jefr and Murray are matched
to box ten rounds at 1l2 pounds
weighing in today at o'clock.
Manager Sullivan announces that
he plans TO have the first bout start
promptly at S:15 o'clock and have all
the ring fans back in town by 1l:3o
at the latest.
Five six-round contests and one OF
four rounds will round out Manager
Sullivan's attractive program. Though
this means total of forty-four
rounds for the entire show. many OF
the bouts are between sluggers and
more than one clash will not go the
scheduled distance.
MYERS Is IMPROVING.
George Myers, the Marine. Is down
for the six-round semi-final with
Pinky Bod. of Philadelphia They
weigh 122 pounds and each carries a
kick. This is one of the bouts that
may not go the limit Myers is i'm
proving rapidly since he began train
ing and Is fast getting into top form.
The fans should get their fill OF hit
ting when Young Critic. the Balti-
more middleweight, hooks up with
Young Dempsey. of Georgetown. The
latter is remembered for his slam
bang affair with Young Remsey at
Ardmore a few months ago, when each
lad had his rival on the floor four
times before Remsey finally got away
with his kayo victory. Dempsey has
been training faithfully for tonights
clash and hopes to win by knock
out.
|. Young Remsey is also on tonights
. ard, going six rounds with Johnny
CGrbett, OF Pittsburgh. The winner
$ this scrap will be matched later
With the winter of the four-round
out between Critic and Dempsey.
CONROY ON PROGRAM.
Johnny Conroy. Washington's
,romising young lightweight. is on
ne program with a six-round bout
! .gainst Joe Maple, Of Georgetown.
Billy Regain, of Washington, and
Dick Burgess. of Baltimore. will
swap swings for six rounds or less.
Phil Bolden, OF Baltimore, and
John L. Smith. the Walter Reed
lightweight, will meet in six
round scrap which is expected to be
filled with fireworks.
Special cars will take the fans to
the clubhouse from Fifteenth and H
streets northeast, bringing them
back after the final bout of the
evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21

"O'Rourke today is a finished player
when Ii comes to fielding. There
isn't a thing he can't do out in thar
jnfield. Not since George Mcbride
played shortstop has there been so
good a man as O'Rourke in putting
the ball on a runner. He is tail
enough to take bad throws in the
air He is accuracy itself in scoop
ing them up out of the dirt.
But better than all that, ORourke
knows how to take the runner with,
out being cut to pieces doing 1t.
Yes, and when he is cut, he doesn't
go to the bone yard. He can play ball,
even il he has a spike wound or TWO.
This Is a mighty valuable thing to a
ball club TO have a man in there All
the time.
HE TRIED HIM OUT.
y tried out O'Rourke from the first
day he joined us. I watched every
throw he made. / wanted to sec If
he could get the ball over in time to
get the fastest men in our league. !
round he could. He did all major
league shortStop was required to 90
when it came to fielding.
"He has a wonderful pair of hands,
make no mistake. lie can Judge bad
hop as well as Mcbride ever could.
He goes to either side with speed and
absolutely sure Judgment. He has,
in addition, the baseball sense that
goes to make 4 high-class infielder.
something not explained but always
appreciated when a man has it,
However, to my surprise, ORourke
didn't look like a great hitter in this
league. He got his hits, but he
seemed worried about the pitching he
was facing. / attributed that in part
to nervousness. Indeed, he may have
been worrying too much about his
hitting. believing that he had to make
good there to stay in the American
League.
AT that, he hit well enough to in
sure him a longer trial with my ball
club. He is no Babe Ruth or George
Sisler, but how many shortstops are:
ARM IS ALL RIGHT.
Before l sent ORourke home, I
roid him he should go to Bonesetter
reese, in Youngstown, Ohio. and
let him fool with that arm. Al
Schacht went along. too. in the hope
Of having his back repaired.
Il got a letter from O'Rourke a
Few weeks later and he said, My
arm Is all right now. 1 can get it
up over my shoulder for the first
lime in years. 1 honestly think
shall be there next year
well, that was fine news for me
He must give his arm complete
rest THIS winter, according to Bone
setter Reese. Something had given
way in his arm and, in the rush of
the season, he had never had it
properly attended to. Changing his
throwing style got the same results
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
ViruinianS CHALLENGE.

The Virginia y. c. eleven, of Alex.
andria. challenges the Mohawk \. c.
eleven to game for the 1f0-pound
championship OF the District. If the
Mohawks will call Alexandria So q
gam. can be arranged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
Post Grabs Two.

Washington Post bowlers grabbed
two out OF three games from the Star
bowlers in the Newspaper circuit
last night. Britt OF the Post aver
aged III pins in three games and got
high game with 100.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
G. w. u. PRACTICES.

Thirty candidates reported for
basketball practice at the Central
High school gymnasium last night,
when George Washington Univers ity
ba shelters got under way.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
Virqinia Starts Track.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, Dec. 2i...-
University Of Virginia track athletes
start in right after Christmas. Prac-
tically all OF the big indoor meets will
be attended BY the runners this
winter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
HatChetiteS Shoot.

George Washington University will
enter rife team in all OF the big
shoots this winter and will contest
for the national intercollegiate title.
w. r. stokes will Ne In charge ~ the
team
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
YANKEE BASKETERS
MAKING FINE MARK
Congress Heights Lads Average
Sixty-nine Points in
Each Game.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Washington is entertaining n
basketball team in its midst which
appears able to take rank with the
best floor teams ever developed in
this section. Upon record made last
season and with a flying start already
obtained in preliminaries, the Con
gress Heights Yankees are not only
bringing fame to themselves but con.
siderable credit to the community In
which it has taken it's stand.
The Yankees went through a great
season last year. Thirty wins and
five defeats were registered by the
combination, which worked into the
smoothest sort OF a machine.
This year with Arthur Schaher
managing the Yankees. they have
started off to eight straight wins by
have been met and from now on the
best teams in this section OF the
country will be taken on.
GOOD ONES LISTED.
Tomorrow night the Allied Club. Of
Baltimore, Amateur Athletic Union
champions, will be met in Congress
Heights, The schedule OF the Yankees
is as follows:
January /, Y. VI. II. A., Of Bait
imore, at home; 2, keyser Collegians,
OF West Virginia, home: Is; Rich
mond Terminals, Of Richmond, home:
10, Drcadnaughts. of Alexandria,
home; 30, Keane Council, X. OF c..
home; %. Keyser Collegians. West
Va; IS. Frederick. Md, Y. NJ. c. A..
home; February .. Richmond A. c., of
Richmond, home, pending; 8, Epiphany
Comets. home; 0, Frederick. Md Y. NJ.
G. A., at Frederick, Md; II, Y. NJ. G.
\. Arrows. at the Y. NJ. c. A; IA.
Catholic University Freshmen. at c.
T.; 16 Dreadnaughts, at Alexandra;
As, Richmond Terminal. at Richmond,
Va: 10, Richmond A. c., at Rich
mond; 30, Epiphany Comets. at
Epiphany; 90, Williamstown ALL
Stars, at Williamstown. N. ].
To date the Yankees have scored
Sol points to 1872 for opponents in
eight games.
AVERAGE 90 POINTS.
The Yankees have averaged SO
points per game against 10 points per
game for opponents. The Congress
Heights lads have scored so 'ints
mere on an average per game than
opponents, or better than l % pc nts
per minute, thought to be a record
so far for teams in this 81 elton.
Here is the record of the Yankees:
Yankees, w. lSlnWOrtn a. -, 10.
Yankees, 6S; Marine Prep p.
Yankees, so; Atlantic A. c., p.
Yankees, SO; Washington Barracks
Engineers, Q.
Yankees. 81: Camp Humphries West
Pointers (at Camp Humphries(, 20.
Yankees "a; Eagle a. c., %.
Yankees 81; Y. NJ. G. A. Arrows, 25
Yankees -, Rebels Il.
The team is composed Of Sauber,
center; Atherton and Ingley, for
wards; Goetz and Catlin, guards, and
Meyerson, Payne and Schaffer sub
stitutes. Saubers record is unusual
He has scored 113 baskets in eight
games, for an average of better than
IL per game.
Atherton's record, 46 baskets in
eight games, and Inglcy's, 81 in eight
games, show them to be unusual
adept in caging the ball. Goetz has
shot baskets, Catlin 9 Meyerson .,
PAYNE 3 and Schaffer =.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
ROamerS Will PLAY.

Roamer \. c. players engage the
Manhattan basketball players Thurs
day night in the Immaculate Concep-
ton gymnasium.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
Cornell Is Victor.

ITHACA. n. Y, Dec. 2l.-Corneli won
the first game OF the intercollegiate
ba sketban season in defeating Prince
ton by "a to 30 last night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
COMETS WIN GAME.

The Epiphany Comets defeated the
Carroll Council i've at Epiphany last
night by n score OF IS to Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
Peck Wins Game.

Peck Memorial Chapel players de-
feated the Washington Barracks men
hv a score OF 20 to II last night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-21
HARLEMS WANT GAMES.

The Harlem a. G. wants soccer
games with any teams in or around
Washington VI. u. Green, 500 Eff
tcenth street northwest, is manager