The Washington times., 1920-04-01
Coombs MAY Make Tigers Contenders---Bowe Opens
Sports Cut
Short

Empty" MclnUre, for nye years
successful coach OF the West Virginia
football eleven. has signed 70 stay
next fall He was captain OF the Wet
Virginia eleven in 1908.
Business High expects to get down
on the Monument Lot for baseball
shortly.
Western plays st. Adams on satter-
lee Field tomorrow afternoon. The
ST. Adams lads defeated Western last
year.
Fourteen events have been listed
for the Tech Western Episcopal High
triangular meet on April "a.
Western High Is having its track
renovated. Tho banks are being cut
down and the track Is being length
ened to 220 yards.
InteT-class baseball games are
being featured at Central High
School this spring. More than 100
boys are playing baseball.
Curley Byrd. OF Maryland State. is
blessed with four good pitchers In
keene, Nesbit, Hotter and Smith.
State expects to win a majority OF
Its games this year.
Central High plays a doubleheader
at Briarly Hall on Saturday against
Sid Lodges cadets.
Georgetown's inter-class meet set
for April lG is bringing out a number
OF first class candidates.
Gonzaga High School will be rep
resented in baseball this season for
the first time in several years. Ma
terial is said TO be first class.
The Army and Navy Props are with
haQahan fhiE Frank
Newberry hnds IL impossible to get the
candidates out after examinations for
the service schools.
The big track meet at Central Is
going to be a hrst-class affair. Cy
Macdonald, on the executive commit
tee, is going to make a trip to inter
est schools in this section in the meet.
Beginning May ., spring football
practice will begin for the Lehigh
varsity squad, continuing two weeks.
Philadelphia director OF public
safety, James r. Cortelyou. has step
ped in to clean up the boxing situa-
ton. Among other schemes, he will
insist on better matches.
Penn States spring football prac-
tice begins April s.
Chief Bender. former star OF the
Mackmen, is training with the Penn
Griffths at Cleveland, April Il
Jack Britton, worlds welter champ.
will defend his title against Johnny
Grifiiths at Cleveland, April IA.
DR.. J. w. Wilce, football coach at
Ohio state. will conduct a course in
the gridiron game at Columbia uni
versity next summer.
vanitie, possible defender OF the
Americas cup, is to have a new suit
OF sails, costing $4,000.
New York Giants to celebrate John
McGraw's birthday. April z. with a
doubleheader at Rocky Mount. N. c.
Bill White. former Catholic Univer-
sity star, will play with the Rcchcs-
ter Internationals this season after
his trial with the Giants.
Fear is felt lest the new baseball
plant at Syracuse, n. Y, won't be In
shape for the opening game on April
81. So
Benny Valger knocked out Harry
Kabakoff, St Louis feather-weight. in
six rounds.
Stuffy McInnis, Red Sox FIRST base
man. assaults Boston baseball writer
whose scribbiings didn't suit and now
will face legal suit.
Refusing to play for less money
than would guarantee him against
business losses. Larry Gilbert has
been released by Cleveland to New
Orleans. Now he may attend to his
business.
Paul Pilgrim, former Olympic
champion, is to be superintendent and
assistant manager OF Americas Olym
pic team of 1920.
ArmaHdo Marsans' poor showing
with the Red Sox has brought his re-
leased by Ed Barrow back to the
Yankees. who don't need him