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Evening star., 1921-04-24
AMES FOUR SETS MARK
Wins Two-Mile Event in Drake
Games in American Record
Time of 7.52 rs. .

DES MONIES. Iowa, April "a
Running the fastest two miles ever
made by a team of American run
ners. the Ames, Iowa, relay quartet
established new two-miie record of
7.52 rs in Drake relays this after
noon.
The Ames relay team. composed of
Arthur VOTERS, Stanley Graham,
Herbert Webb and Otis Higgins,
smashed the American record Of 7.53
1rish-American Athletic Club team
of New York in 1910 This record
was jointly held by the Yale Uni
ersity quartet, which. six years
later. while competing in the Penn
sylvania relay games, covered the
distance in the same time.
No team of American runners has
ever raced the distance with such
speed. The Ames flyers came within
two seconds of equaling the world
record of $50 2-5 for the distance
made by the combined team of Ok
ford and Cambridge runners who
competed in the Pennsylvania relays
last year. The record was made in
sensational race with University
of Illinois team, which pressed the
Hawkeyes from the start
While Ames bagged the lions share
of honors. the Arrapids 1owa) High
School team won four relay races and
established new Drake records in
three of them.
Cornell also shared in the honor
roll by winning the one-mile and
two-mile relay in the college class.
The distinction of equaling the re-
lay record for the high school shut
tie race went to East Des Moines
High School.
While teams and individual stars
from the Missouri Valley Conference
won the honors of the games, the
Western Conference universities made
creditable showing. Illinois won
the four and one mile races and fin
ished second in the two-mile. Notre
Dame took the half-mile university
relay.
Athletes from the Missouri valley
won the honors in the two indi-
vidual events. Wright of Nebra ska
won the 120 high hurdles. with Wynn
Of Notre Dame in second place. The
time was 015 Is.
The meet was regarded as a test
for the midwest athletes who are
to compete in the University of Penn
sylvania relays at Philadelphia Fri
day and Saturday.
Evening star., 1921-04-24

The Pennsylvanians swept through
the track events, losing only one first
place. when Ned Courdin, Harvard.
captured the century dash.
Today's victory is the first Pennsyl-
vania has ever scored against Har-
ward in a dual meet. Harvard won
the only two previous meets in 1896
and 1897.
The French runners. here for the
Pennsylvania relays next week.
watched the American athletes and
cheered impartially the good perform
ances of both teams.
These Americans are great ath-
letes." said Rene de Leliva. coach
fof the French team. 1T is a pity
the elements ruined the fast time
feel sure would have been made"
Summary OF Events.
1oo-yard dash-won hy Ned Gourdina. Har.
vard second. Bob Ma.am, Pennsylvania
third u. A. McFadden. Pennsylvania. Time,
a.o-yard dash--won by II. S. M.1an, Penn
44O-yard rln-won by Earl Eby. Pennsyl.
TnHa "a s ss'f%S Tstr,rd r. T1aston ms asryard third
Half-mile run-Won by Earl Eby. Pennsyl
vania; second, George Meredith, Pennsylvania
Mile iun-Won by Larry Br~sn, Pennsyl
vania second. A. ]. Fox. Harvard: third, W
Irwin, Pennsylvania. Time. 434 80.
vanA; second. ID. j. O'Connell. Harvard
third H. NJ. Mahon Harvard. Time, 3.52 40
12o-yard high hnrdles-Won by Everett,
Smalley, Pennsylvania; second. F. A. Smith
Prnnsylvania third. Il. $. Whitney, Harvard
Time, O.lJ 80
22O-yard low hurdles-Won by Z. 8. smailey,
Pennsylvania: second, Ray Jacks, Pennsyl
ynnia: third. II. W. Fits. Harvard. Time
0.2a A..
ls-pound shot-put-won by j: Bartels
Pennsylvania distance. Al feet '1as inches)
| second. J.. r: Tolhert. Harvard 40 feet :
! inches, third. j. c. Thurman. Pennsylvania
go feet 81, inches). =. Fl
16-pound hammer throw-Wont by F. F.
Brown. Harvard tdistance, i3J- feet u
! inch.s,: second. J. X. Tolbert. Harvard C12f
/ feet 8 inches) third, V. s. Frank. Pcnnsyl.
| vania I23 feet 9h inchesl.
Broad jump-Won by f. Gourhina. Harvard
distance, -. feet Az inches,i second. n
Wansicker. Harvard go feet. 10 inches)
third. J. Bartels, Pennsylvania go feet 81
inches).
High jump-Tie for first place between C. s.
theight. :, feet 3 inches): third. tie. between
W. r Goodell and e. o. krogness Harvard.
T.. Pole vault-Won by HHrwood Harvard
'heirht. l. feeD second. Temple, Pepnsyl.
vanin u1 feet inches) third. tie between
Holt. Pennsylvania, Goodell, Iiar ard, and
krosness. Harvard 11 feet inches).
Evening star., 1921-04-24

Ball players of the Philadelphia
and Boston Americans do not believe
Ruth will do better than fifty-four
this year. OF course, it is matter
of speculation so far as they are
concerned. just as much as it is to
the fan.
Basis for Their Opinions.
Players. however, base their opinions
on the belief that Ruth is not hitting
that he has started to make home
runs now seems to have no bearing
on their opinion. 1t is his general
swing which they take into account
and the fact that the pitchers have
been putting the ball up to him in
stead of keeping it away. Ball play
ers are keen observers, as rule
While they cannot always give a
definite and theoretical reason for
things. they have an intuitive sense
which tells them when players are
going good or bad.
Outlook Us to Kelly.
The possibility that George Kelly
or the Giants may run as right
hand rival to the Babe has been sug-
gested. but it is almost beyond be-
lief to figure that he can keep up
anything like the record which Ruth
is apt to create If he has a success
full season.
Kelly has not the style, the eye
nor the swing which Ruth possesses.
Kelly hits the ball hard. but he
scoops it much more than the for
midable home-run hitter of the New
York Americans.
ball to both right and left fields,
in spite of the fact that he is a
right handed batter. Before he came
to the Giants he batted home runs
to right field out in the west.
In the past Kelly has shown in
clination to slacken his hitting speed
little as the pitchers become more
effective. while it doesn't seem to
make any difference to Ruth. His
home runs are more numerous when
the pitchers are supposed to be at
their best.
Evening star., 1921-04-24

Just how these rules are intended to
apply to entries is not stated by the
committee. 1t may be that the commit
tee intends not to accept entries of ind-
Viduals unless they measure up to the
standard of eligibility required; in this
way some men in certain institutions
would be eligible. while other men in the
same institutions would be ineligible.
On the other hand, the committee may
intend that no entries shall be accepted
from any college which does not have in
force the standards of eligibility the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
has held up as desirable.
May Lack Power to Enforce.
In either case the writer doubts very
much that the committee in charge of
the meet has either the vested authority
or the power to enforce its edict in re-
gard to the eligibility of entrants. The
National Collegiate Athletic Association.
which, in effect. is yearly conference
between colleges and universities for
mutual good. never has attempted to
make its members live up to the same
eligibility standards. Some members of
the aSsocia ton have all the rules in
force in their eligibility codes that have
been laid down by the committee; 9TH
ers have only one, and great many
do not have the first year rule.
Just how the committee can bar rep
resentatives of colleges and universities
without tne nrSt year rule from taking
part in a meet which these same colleges
and universities concurred in holding.
voted in favor Of in the belief that their
men would have an opportunity to COM
pete, and are helping to support finan
cially, is unexplained No doubt the
matter will be taken up by some of the
institutions involved.
However. this action of the commit
tee serves to bear out a prediction
that certain acts of the association
the decision to. stage its first actual
athletic competition and the appoint
ment of court of arbitration-would
Evening star., 1921-04-24
BILL FOR FANS
Will Be Able to See Game and to
Help Visiting Nurse So
ciety Today. -
w a balloon for baby

Buy balloon for baby"
This will be the sale slogan of a
group of society folk who will APP
pear at the baA park this afternoon
to sell tags and balloons on behalf OF
the Instructive Visiting Nurse So
ciety. which today opens its week $
campaign for $4,000, with which to
continue the work of Instructive visit
ing nurses in Washington.
All of the thousands who Journey
to 7th and Florida avenue to see Babe
Ruth make his seasons debut in
Washington will be given an oppor-
tunity to contribute to the fund.
The workers for the society will
placard the ball park with 1arge;.pos-
ters containing an appeal for funds
and literature describing the work -oE
the society and Ats urgent need for
money with which to continue good
deeds. 9" =. - -
The committee in charge of the
group of tag and balloon sellers. con-
siSts of Mrs. Eldridge Jordan. Mrs.
John Newbold. Mrs. Charles Brom-
well. Miss Louise Littauer and Miss
Marjorie Wright e II -
The sale of tags and balloons has
the double purpose. Of raising funds
and introducing to Washington base
ball fans the work of the nursing So
ciety. which has a staff Of graduate g
trained nurses, who for many years
have been nursing the sick of the
city who are not in hospitals. 1t is
estimated that 80 per cent Of the
city's sick is scattered about the
city, =. :, -. !
Evening star., 1921-04-24

Bouts were held jim seven classes. and
five knockouts. two Of them technical.
resulted. The other contests went the
limit of eight rounds to decisions. In
displayed considerable knowledge of
the ring sport, and in none WAS a lack
of Willingness to fight revealed. They
were all-for-glory affairs, and the SOL
dicrs acquitted themselves nobly.
Camp Meade Man Scores.
To Camp Meade went most of the
honors of the evening. The dough
boys romped to victory in two en-
gagements and battered their way 70
another pair of triumphs. One Camp
Eustis boxer earned a title and both
OF Camp Hoiabird's entries were sue
cessful.
More than 1900 officers and enlisted
men and host Of civilians. among them
many women. witnessed the matches.
mander of the Sd Corps Area, headed
the group of general officers present,
With him were Maj. Gen. Rockenbach,
comma nder Of the Tank Corpe: Maj.
Gen. Haan of the general STAFF. Brig.
Gen. Cole. commander Of Camp Eustis
Brig Gen. McGlachlin. commanding the
7th Division at Camp Meade; Brig Gen.
Hodges. commanding the Sd Corps Area
artillery, and Brig Gen. Bandhoitz of
Camp Meade.
Powers and ParAons Fail
Powers of Fort Myer was no match
for Blame. The tall. well knit Camp
Meade -infantfyman battered the artil-
leryman severely In the first round.
drawing the ciaret and three times send
ing Powers to the floor. Right after
the second round started, Powers sank
to the canvas for count Of nine. Ris-
ing. he clinched. but on the break Blame
shot a right to the jaw and the Fort
Myer soldier had enough. The knock
out came after thirty-seven seconds of
the round had been consumed.
Parsons. the Walter Reed Hospital
welter, was terribly punished by
Burnbrook. With 1efrs ana rights to
the jaws. the Holabird scrapper had
the Medical Corps boy groggy almos,
from the outset Parsons hit the
boards twice in the rrst round. and
was taking a good beating when the
gong sounded. Burnbrook rushed
his man at the beginning Of the sec
ond round, and drubbed him so badly
that before the session was half
completed a representative of the
Evening star., 1921-04-24
T|ERNEY TOPS BAHERS
Pirate Hits for an Average of
.520-Several National Leaguers
Above 400 Mark.

Tierney of Pittsburgh tops the regu-
lars of the National League in batting
with an average of $40. according to
figures which include games Of last
Wednesday and players who have
played in five. or more games Deal OF
Chicago is the runner-up. with 500.
and Bruggy of Philadelphia is third.
with 1852.
. Southworth Of Boston is leading in
stolen bases with three.
Leading batters are: Hollocher, Chi
cago. .450; Flack, Chicago. 429:
Brown. New York. .429: Nicholson,
Boston. .423: Rawlings. Philadelphia,
AT; Bancroft. New York. .4l2.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
THESE TEAMS TO PLAY
ON monument GROUNDS

This should be some base ball
game. The Erythrocyetes and Leu
cocyetes of the Georgetown Medical
School are to grapple on Monument
Lot, diamond No. i. this morning
at II o'clock. Bush Cronin. for
merly of the Fordham University
nine. will do the heaving for the Ery
throcyetes. with Pussy. Preston be-
hind the bat. The battery for the
Leucocyetes will be Slippery O'Brien
Of the Long Island League and State
ly Strothers. who has worked in Vir-
ginia The outs and safes will be
in the hands of Joseph Mooney. an
assistant director of the New York
Fairgrounds. Spectators are caution
ed to carry germicfdes.
The contest is the first of a series
that will be played between medical
class teams and mines representing
the medical and collegiate depart
ments.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Only Downpour After $3.50
Can Prevent Today's Game

When President Griffith went
to bed last night. American
League Park was tucked be-
meath the huge tarpnulin, and
the only thing that can prevent
game here today between the
GriffS and lanks ix for rain to
pour down after 3:3O, the start
ing time. Griff has planned to
take care of 2O.OOO. and the only
reserved seats sold in advance
by the management are in the
boxes. No Erandstnnd seats are
reserved.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
NAVY EIGHT IS INTACT
Those Out for a Time Are Back
and Preparations Are Begun
for Big. Events.

ANNAPOLIS. April 23.-The Naval
academy oarsmen. under Coach Glendoa
and his assistants. are hard at work
The varsity is intact again. one, or
two who were slightly out of sorts
having made recoveries, while the
main difficulties as to studies have
also been overcome. --sp1
Only something unforeseen can
make change in the present boating
of the varsity, with its six oarsmei,
and coxswain. who are veterans of
the races leading UP TO the world
championship in the Olympic at Ants
werp last summer. ~
The arrangement is: Bow, Lee; q
Frawley: 5. Jordan; 4. Moore (capS
tain); 5. Sanborn: s. Johnston: 4. CAL
lagher: stroke. King: coxswain, ClAsk.
The only new men in this aggreE9-
tion are Lee, bow. and Frawley, both
OF whom took the trip last year. i,
The crew should be a little better
than the great eight of last year. 1t
may be assumed that the old men
have gained by their extra year of
growth and experience, and are some-
what stronger physically and bettes
oarsmen. Lee and Frawley have ex-
perience. cleverness with the oars and
strength. -;
Evening star., 1921-04-24

state boxing commission ordered the
bout stopped.
Best Fight Of Evening.
The best fight of the evening by far
was that between Sergt. Clyde ].
Sharpe Of Camp Meade and Private
Willard ID. Rist of Camp Eustis. for
| the lightweight championship. These
boys opened in whirlwind fashion and
continued the hard pace through four
rounds. with the Eustis boxer forcing
| the argument.
In the NTH. Sharpe. who is an as
| sistant boxing instructor at Meade.
began to find himself and effectively
| employed a right uppercut. This so
! weakened Rist that Referee Johnson
stopped the bout in the sixth after the
| round had gone two minutes and
thirty-five seconds. Both Sharpe and
the loser were roundly cheered for
their exhibition.
Rallying in the seventh and eighth
rounds. Private Henry F. foletti Of
: Camp Meade so impressed the referee
| and one of the judges that he vas
given a decision over Private A. r.
the bantamweisht championship. One
of the judges thought the Camp
Eustis fighter deserved q draw.
Meweliyn Burrell. private in 52d
Regiment. c. A. c.. at Camp Eustis,
won the heavyweight championship
Camp Meade husky. quit in the Sec
ond round. The Marylander did all
| the fighting in the opening session.
but when Burreil came to life in the
| second. Scheidecker discovered his
right hand was out OF commission.
| Garcia a Real ScrApper.
When it comes to scrapping. Private
Robert Garcia of Camp Meade is
real class. In his featherweight
match with Corp. Joseph L. Casey
| Of Camp Eustis, the Meade boxer
! fioored his opponent three times.
| The third occasion Casey took the
! count, and the title was Garcia's
after one minute and forty seconds
| of action. IS
The bout for the middle weight titfe
was a tame affair between Private
Charles A. Hoffman OF Camp Hola.
! bird and Sergt. Charles Nolan OF
Camp Eustis. The former was given
the decision after eight rounds. in
which he bore the brunt of what
battling was done. y
Evening star., 1921-04-24

likely lead to interesting develop. .
ments in matters pertaining to eligi-
Eility. This decision to enforce for
members Of the ASSOCIATION eligibility
rules they, do not haNs, and which
they have never. had as meJnbets of
the association aofsthe sane rank. a pd
standing of those that do haye.smigtt
easily be the first 'rumbf fling n.6f - 4 n
athletic Armageddon.
Good May Come OF Action.
Probably. though. only good will
come of the action of the committee.
Notwithstanding that there are sure
to be objections loud and long. and
that the proba bility that the commit
tee is likely to find it's position un-
tenable. All colleges and universities,
especially those directly in charge OF
athletics. are awakening to the value
OF strict eligibility codes. and satua
ticns like this. which is sure to de-
velop more than little argument
in the big collegiate body, serve in
better existing codes.
: Just one danger exists in the ac-
ton OF the National Collegiate AS
ISOLATION in staging compel titi ons +un-
der its own direction The assoeia-
tion has grown into "A strong or
ganiZation. has developed great power
fer good. and has attained it's prom
inence as a non-legislatIve body.
Now that il is changing its spots and
apparently taking unto itself legis-
lative functions-and in this case
without the consent Of the member
ship-there is a strong proba bility
that it will find the task too stupen-
dous and risk its present solidarity
and strength by inviting internal dis
sentions. The. territory for which it
would have to legislate is so vast
and the problems of the different sec
tions so complex that it will be diff
cult to enforce the same legislation
for all
Evening star., 1921-04-24
CAPITALS TO BE IDLE =:
I UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY

Owing to a hitch in the schedule,
the Washington colored club will remain
idle Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
except for stiff morning workouts.
However. they will resume, play on
Thursday. when the ROYAL :; Giants of
Brooklyn will be seen in action here.
The Capitals will then take to the
road. after which they will play here
on all open dates at the American
League Park. -,
The management is planning several
shake-ups in the club. Negotiations
are under way with Toussaint Allen
of the Hilldales of Philadelphia and
Alex Albritton Of the Buffalo Stars
for their services. and the Indications
are that these two players will be i'll
the local lineup in their next games.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
PROFESSIONAL SOCCER ). :
LEAGUE TO BE FORMED

!, Organization Of a circuit Of profess
sional soccer foot ball clubs in eastern
states has reached concrete form.
|: The Bethlehem Steel Club is to ~
reorganized. and six other citfesk
New York. Brooklyn. Harri son, Jer-
sey City, Fall River and Pawtucket--5
have agreed to come into the enter
QriSe.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Yacht Race Dates Set.

LONDON. April 23.-Dates for sail,
ing of the international six-metsS
yacht races. in which the United
States and England will compete foE
the British american cup. have been
tentatively named. The dates will be
equally divided between Cowes and
Ryde, as follows: July 20 at Ryde.
August 1, 3 and S at Cowes ana
August S and 10 At Ryde. NJ
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Caruentier Picks Quarters.

NEW YORK. April 2S.-Georges
Carpenter will train at Manhasset.
L. L. for his championship bout with
Jack Dempsey. American repre-
sentativss of the French titleho lder
chose a forty-acre farm about a mile
from Long Island sound. A large
barn will be converted into a gym
nasium.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
PENN DOWNS HARVARD
IN DUAL TRACK MEET

T the intercollegiate cham
Franklin Field today by
the 69 25 Rain the oval during the meet
left field and boggy and unfit for record time
smaly Pennsylvania divided honors.
winning
and half Smallev in hurdles
Evening star., 1921-04-24
SETS PACE
Cleveland Player Is Hitting .583.
Rice and Harris Well Up
in A. L. List. >r=

Stephenson of Cleveland tops the
regulars in batting in American
League with mark of .5S3. with
Tobin, ST, Louis. the runner-up with
$50. O'NeiIl. the Cleveland backstop,
is third with .524
Bush of Detroit has jumped out in
front for stolen base honors. having
pilfered five sacks.
Leading batters, figures including
Wednesdays games. are: Rice. Wash
ington, .4S3: Harris, Washington. .4s1:
Sisler, ST. Louis. .440; Scott. Boston.
.409; Sewell. Cleveland, 400; Ruth.
New York, 400.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
WHITE S0X WIN IN nth
Tie Tigers in Ninth-Faber Scores
in Duel With Leonard by
Count of 8 to 2,

CHICAGO, April 23.-Chicago came
from behind today, tied Detroit in the
ninth inning and won out, 3 to 2, in
the eleventh. The game was a pitchers
duel between Faber and Leonard, the
breaks favoring the visitors.
Twice the Tigers scored runs by
successfully working a double steal,
but aside from these two innings
Faber was their master. Score:
Evening star., 1921-04-24
REDS STOP THE PIRATES
Get Enough Runs in Two Innings
to Win Third Game of Series
8 to 4,

PITTSBURGH. Pa, April 23.-Cincin-
natl won the third game of the series
here today from Pittsburgh, to l..
tons delivery in the first and third
innings gave the victory to the visit
ors. In these innings, the Cincinnati
team scored all it's runs on eight hits
and an error Score:
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Birmingham Hitter Leads.

The Southern Association batters
are being shown the way by Emery
of Birmingham, who has an average
of ,54e. with Golvin Of Mobile. the
runner-up, ~ points behind. Stew
art of Birmingham. is in third place
with .480. Mullen of Mobile leads the
base stealers with four.
Evening star., 1921-04-24
Oakland Bowlers Ahead.

CHICAGO. April 23-Results an
nounced today in the fifth annual In.
ternational Rotary Club telegraphic
bowling tournament placed the Oak.
land. Calf. team first. with a score
of 2.8SS. The Binghamton, n. Y,
team was second, with 2.S43. and Chi
cago ranked third. with asa.
Evening star., 1921-04-24

In other words. the forthcoming
election will decide whether the pres
ent board of commissioners-und
whose regime Tex Rickard was In
duced to select Jersey City as the
site for the heavyweight encounter
will remain in Office or whether l,
shall be supplanted by new board,
including, of course. a new mayor.
Views Bound to Differ.
Now assuming that the present ad-
ministration is defeated, will the new
set of commissioners hold the same
views concerning the Dempsey-C Car
pentier affair that Mayor Hague and
his colleagues hold: Maybe SO; may
be not.
One thing is certain. the FIVE com
missioners who run for office against
the existing commission will repre-
sent an opposition ticket in all that
the term implies-opposing theories
of city government. opposing IDEAS
opposing program. etc, etc. rms De
ing the case. Will the dig nShl enter
into the canvass!
1t is violating no confidence to say
that Tex Rickard, until he has the
election figures in hand. Will proceed
rather cautiously in the matter OF
handing out contracts for his amphl-
theater and conducting other impor-
tant details which call for the out
lay of money.
Dempsey Isn't Worrying.
Dempsey isn't worrying about the
Jersey City election-he didn't know
there was to be one until he was told
He isn't worrying about Carpenter,
even.
Dempsey is looking bully. He
weighs about 1872 pounds stripped, and
expects to come down to about 1854
rinsside If he hasn't taken care
of himself as some reports from the
west have had it. his condition doesn [
show it He is 1.-THE and wonder
fully put together. and if the cham
pionship goes to Europe it won't be
on the score of physical condition.