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Evening star., 1921-02-13
Havana Results

First race. three-quarters mile Perhaps,
to /. to 1 and to s. won: Drifield. 3 to /.
even. and ! to .. second; EInis; 5 to i. 2 70 /
Waking Dreams. Second Cousin, weweessa and
Major Fiske also ran.
to .. even and to :. won; slippery silver.
to 5. to and to 3. second; CLARK NJ,
/: to l, 4 to- and to s., third. Time.
1:l4. Vim. sayona. Lucie May, Waterford
and Superior also ran.
Third race. the. Lincoln Handicap, three.
to 5. won; Vic Munoz. to /. even and i
and to 2. third. Time. 1.1s IS. Disturbance,
Bygone. Blacktop and Plus Ultra also ran.
Fourth race, one mile - Chimera, z to ..
even and I to- won; American Soldier. s to
even and . to 8. third Time. Ia Is.
Dragon. May Rose and Galopin also ran.
Fifth race, one mile-HarIork even 1 to 2
and to d, won; Mess Kit. Il to J. {, 10 /
and to ]. second; Runnyven. 9 to l. . TO /
and even. third. Time. 1888. Hush, Sslvo
aud Stepson also ran.
Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth-Miseri-
corde. to !. TO and to 3, won; Emma
J.; to !. to to- 2 : and to 8; second; bi.eord.
J. Alfred Clark. Leinster. JutIand, silver san.
dals. Jose De Sales. Harry n. Stevens and
Plaptareue also ran.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
Plays That Puzzle
-BY BILLY EVANS

Plays in which the batsman inter-
feres with the catcher always are
trouble makers. In a minor league
game last summer the umpire was
twice forced to rule against the same
was identical. yet the ruling differ
ent. In the second inning with one
out and a runner on first, the runner
started to steal second. The catcher
called for a pitch-out. AS he started
his throw the batter managed to poke
him with his bat in such a way that
his throw went wild and the runner
went to third. The umpire called the
hatsman out and sent the runner back
to first. In the seventh inning. with
a runner on third and one out, the
squeeze play was put on. Again the
catcher called for a pitch-out. The
natsman failed to bunt the ball. but
SO interfered with the catcher in max
ner crossed the plate before being
touched. In this case the umpire
called the runner out. Thus on iden-
tical plays two different rulings were
made. Was the umpire right?
Umpire Was Correct.
The umpire was right in each rul-
ing. When the batter interfered, with
the catcher, with runner stealing
second. the batsman was out under
the rules and the runner was sent
back to first. When the batsman In
terfered with a play at the plate when
a runner from third is trying to score
the penalty Is made all the moro Sc
we're by killing the chance Of the team
at the bat to score the run by declar-
ing the runner out.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
PENN QU|NT IS BEATEN
Cornell Springs Big Upset in TAX.
ing Intercollegiate League Con-
test by 20 to 10,

ITHACA, N. Y. February 12.-Cor-
nell University's team startled follow
ers of intercollegiate basket ball this
afternoon when it defeated the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania tossers, 20 to
10, in an intercollegiate league en-
gagement
It was a distinct upset. as the Itha-
chance against the Red and Blue. 1t
was the initial loss for the Pennsyl-
vanians this season, but they still
lead the Intercollegiate circuit.
v. M. I. Beats Georgia Tech.
ROANOKE. Va, February 12-vir-
ginia Military Institute had little
trouble defeating the Georgia Techs
basket ball team tonight, SO to 16.
The Virginians led throughout the
game. the first half ending % to Z.
LA FAYETTE, Ind, February 12.-
ern conference basket ball game to-
night. Al to %. The game was ex-
ceptional1y rough, twenty-five fouls
being called on the Ohio State.
URBANA. Ill. February 12-1llinois
defeated Minnesota here tonight in a
Big Ten basket ball game, "a to 20.
NEW YORK. February 12.-colum-
hia defeated Yale, % to 21. in an In
tercollegiate League basket ball game
tonight.
MADISON, Wis, February 12.-wis-
consin defeated Northwestern in a
western conference basket ball game
tonight, % to 10. The Badgers led
throughout.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
Today's Havana Entries

First race. claiming; three-y -year-olds and
upward; six furlongs-Little Dear, 50; NobIe-
man. 102: rrentino. 102: James g.. 1O2; Lucky
Pearl. 10S; sybil, 10o: james, 1O6; al Porter,
lO7; Senator James, ITO; Sentry. ITO.
Second race. claiming; three-year-olds and
upward: i've and q half furlongs-Polar Club,
IS; Merry Feast, 100; Brig O'War. 100; Amer.
ican Eagle. 101; Different Eyes, 113: Assump-
Third r.os. Diaron and Panol handicap;
Prince. 81: Penelope. 3d. Gen G. NJ Gomez.
1903; Smart Money. 1O5; Guaranteed, 1O8: the
Blue Duke. 40; Furbelow, Ill.
Fourth raoe, claiming; four -year-olds and
upward; one mile and three e-sixteenths-Fire-
worth, 10l; Bill Hunley. 1Ol: Bucknail, 1903;
Iackawsnna. 1903; King OH, 104; Dolph, 1O6;
Docod. 10S; War Plume. liz.
Fifth race. Grand Nntional handicap: three
year-Ods and upward; one mile and an eighth
--Hnoneck, 90: Mayor House. lOG; Bally, l07
Frank W., 1O7; Matinee Idol. lib: Cromwell,
1l3: Heron, 122: sweep Clean, 1Os; Walnut
Hall. 100; Breadman. ll5; Rancher. 40.
upward; one mils-Hsrp Of the North. 80:
100: schefa. 100; Aunt Deds: 1os; shy Ann.
1O6; Voorin. 1O8: Natural. 1O6; Dantzie. 100.
Seventh raoe, claiming: four-year-olds and
upward: one mile and ffty yards-Dewitt. 90:
Swirl, iOO Homan. 100: Lenora p. 102; Hat
rack. 1O4 Attorney Muir. 1O4; Jack Hill.
1O7; Semper Stalwart. lot; Rey Ennis. 1O7; !;
Jellison, iO7; Night Wind, 1O7; Hocnir. liz.
Weather clear. Track fast.
Evening star., 1921-02-13

Babe Ruth is nothing. AS a matter
OF fact, on days he fails to clout out
. homer he is surprised and disguised.
however, to me. the making Of q
nome run on the only good ball
pitched to him in the game was a
remarkable feat. ] finished the sea-
son with the New York club last year
as Ruth was piling up his home-run
record. Babe hit a terrific home run
at the Polo Grounds. 1t was one of
those hits they are still talking about.
1ar up into the right field bleachers.
was working the bases and as
Ruth passed me at first base at the
close OF the inning on his way to the
outf1eld I remarked:
That was some wallop. Babe. When
! heard the crack Of the bat I knew
the ball was on a long journey"
yes. IT did sound pretty fair" re-
Piled Ruth but not half so good as
a ball l hit off Walter johnson. 1
nave been trying to make a home run
on Johnson for couple of years, and
l want to say no crack Of the bat
ever sounded so sweet as the day 1
hit that homer off Walter. was so
tickled I just stopped dead on the
base lines and watched the ball
light"
So, il you should ask Babe what
was the greatest thing he did in the
hitting line last year, he will prob
ably reply. Making home run off
Walter Johnson"
Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1921-02-13


winner Of the present Washington
scholastic series. 1t is expected that
at least five Monumental city teams
will be asked to come over for the
series.
The G. w. Club makes the stipula-
tion that all boys must be certified
as being eligible by the authority
Of the school they represent, and that
no boy shall be over twenty years of
age.
O'Clock. and will run until pm.
Play will be continued Friday. and
that night the semi-finals will be
run off, and the winners will enter
the final Of the tournament on Satur-
day afternoon at 8 pm. There will
be fifteen games in all.
Sixteen teams from Maryland, the
District of Columbia and Virginia
will be invited to attend. There will
be eight high school teams and eight
preparatory quints. The eight
scholastic teams will play in one
section and the prep schools in an
other. The winner in each class will
winner of the final round will be
the south Atlantic interscholastic
champion, and will be awarded an
engraved plaque. The winners in each
section will be given G. w. medals.
Competent officials will be selected
from Baltimore, Washington and from
Virginia to handle the games.
Title Series in Baltimore.
Baltimore now is in the throes Of
a series for the basket ball cham
pionship. Eighteen teams have been
divided into two sections under the
Maryland Interscholastic League
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hits a knob that breaks down a hill
to the left. All in all. the four
teenth is a very strong hole and one
| that many a pro in the coming
championship will be very glad to
have behind him.
Travis Praises 18th Hole.
The fifteenth has been charac-
terized by Walter J. Travis as one
of the finest holes in the United
States. and now that the green has
been raised a few feet is much i'm
proved. This hole also is a dog-leg
proposition, calling for an accurately
leaving a pitch of about $50 yards
to an elevated green facing the play
er. There is short cut to the left,
but the man who avoids trouble in
taking this short cut is more fortu-
nate than otherwise. A ball hooked
slightly to the left of the fairway
finds deep bunker, and ball sliced
to the right is in high grass or in
bunker, from which it is impossi-
BILE to reach the green. while an
overstrong tee shot is very likely to
find a hanging lie on a hillside 24o
yards from the tee. Therefore ball
placed about 220 yards from the
tee Is in the proper place and gives
the player a good view of the green.
With the second shot. however. the
uiAiSuAIiCS dfS luCFeASeQ. In the UrSC
place, a fve-foot ditch filled with
water must be carried. The ditch
runs to the left of the green and
within twenty yards of it. A ball
landing on the green itself will stay
there, but II it goes over there is in
finite possibility for travel, for a
shallow ditch parallels the west or
right side of the green. which is
raised about five feet at the back
The player who obtains the par of 4
is entitled to it on this hole. Ted
Ray. the open champion. took the
short cut to the left in a match last
year at Columbia and found trouble.
finally winding up with a on his
card and eliminating him from a
chance at the prize money for the
best round put up by a member of the
club.
Professionals in the coming open
championship will do we'll to follow
the straight and narrow path at the
fifteenth and make every effort to
reach the hole by the dog-leg route
rather than by cutting the corner to
the left.
There are so many strong holes on
the Columbia course that it Is very
difficult to pick out any one hole that
overshadows the others in point Of
strength. The new fifth and twelfth
probably will bother the players in
the open more than any others, with
the exception Of the fourteenth and
fifteenth. They will be discussed in
another article.
Evening star., 1921-02-13

here Will be Georgia Tech. as II
appears against Georgetown in the
Ryan gymnasium tomorrow night.
Following the contest on Hilltop, the
Atlanta five remains here for a day
to meet Catholic University at Brook
land Tuesday evening. The Georgians
are said to have an exceedingly capa-
BILE squad and surely, if their basket
ball men measure up to the standard
of their performers on the gridiron.
Georgetown and c. U. are going to
have their troubles. If the St. Johns
of Brooklyn Quint is not stronger
than was indicated at its poor show
ing against Georgetown, Catholic L.
ought to have rather an easy time
disposing Of it tomorrow night at
Brookland while Georgia Tech and
Georgetown are battling.
Two Games Tuesday Night.
While Georgia Tech is playing its
last engagement here Tuesday night
with c. u. Gerge Washington will be
entertaining a strong foe in Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute. The
Blacksburg basketers are on rather
long trip and have been successful.
At Richmond Wednesday night they
defeated the Church Hill A. c., at
Baltimore Thursday night won easily
from Baltimore Collegiate Stars, and
Friday night treated West Virginia
University to a beating at Morgan
town by 81 to "a. Last night they
played at Penn State, are at Della
ware tomorrow and come here to
wind up their trip against the Hat
chetites.
Gallaudet leaves Thursday for a
six-day trip. The first game is to be
played at Ursinus. the second. Friday
night. at Temple University in Phila-
N. Y. Saturday night. Two more
games are listed the next week in
New York. the New York Silents on
Monday. February 20, and st. Johns
Of Brooklyn. February 81. One game
is scheduled here Thursday night,
Marietta College being listed at
Georgetown.
Saturday night will mark the Sec
ond appearance of the C. U. of the
year on its home floor against one of
the big universities, when it's players
walk out to measure strength with
Princeton. No doubt a big crowd
will journey to Brookland that night
as even more persons are expected
to attend than watched the game with
Pennsylvania. And in all prob
ability if local basket ball followers
had thought that C. q. would make
dS SOOu SHOWlHS dS II QlQ, many
more would have gone then.
Georgetown and George Washing
ton are scheduled to play their sec
ond game Saturday night. and the
Hatchetites say that they will make
a much better showing than they
did when Georgetown won on the
Hilltop. The contest is scheduled for
the Coliseum floor. There was some
talk of a postponement, but Bryan
Morse, coach of G. W.. stated last
night the game would be played.
A permanent organization meeting
of the basket ball officials of the
District of Columbia will be held to-
morrow night at the Y. NJ. c. A. A
constitution has been drawn up and
probably will be adopted. with by
laws. Permanent officers also are to
be elected
Organization of the basket ball Of
ficials here is doing much for the
game More cooperation has been
achieved-and to get cooperation
between the officials has been an
achievement-in the last two weeks
than was shown in the previous five
years. And since the officials got
together and agreed to "call 'em" the
Evening star., 1921-02-13

The tournament is under the aus
pices of the newly formed G. w.
Club. composed OF men in the uni
versity who have earned letters in
athletics. Eugene Underwood, jr..
last years Hatchetite basket ball
captain, is president of the G. w.
Club.
Games will be started here on
Thursday morning. March 10, at 10
The winners Of the divisions will meet
some time during the latter part of
the month. The winner of the Bal
timore championship will be invited
in the G. w. tournament, as will the
Evening star., 1921-02-13

The Columbia course runs to dog
leg holes. there being six holes which
come within that category on the
links. The fourteenth probably is the
one which will bring out the best
qualities in the players in the COM
ing open championship.
The hole as it will be played during
The open is not of great length, being
only about 425 yards. nothing out of
the ordinary as two-shotter to play
IN the championship. The big fea-
lures OF the hole. however. lie in the
1act that both shots must be placed
win the most unerring accuracy. par
ticuiarly the second shot. There are
endless possibilities for trouble at the
fourteenth. and while it will be
relatively easy 4 If both shots are
played correctly, there also is a good
chance for a or Z on the players
card If either the tee shot or second
snot goes wrong.
Must Drive to Top of Hill.
The tee shot must carry ITO yards
from long and deep tee 20 yards
back OF the present tee to a certain
spot on top of hill overlooking the
green. If it does not reach this spot.
certainly a shot worthy only of a
master golfer is needed to reach and
stay on the putting green. Granted
S2e-yard drive in the proper place and
q nnely played midiron or jigger sec
ond shot. there should be no difficulty
IN securing the par 4. But there is
ample trouble for the player who
misses his tee shot in the slightest
degree. If the ball is topped it is al
most sure to find ditch 100 yards in
front or the tee. If it has good carry,
but is sliced. it either finds a bunker
or high rough grass. from which it is
almost impossible to reach the green.
a hooked tee shot will find ma ior
dffnculty In very high grass bordered
by strip of trees and shrubpery.
- Even when the player hits a fine tee
shot 220 yards to the top of the hill.
he then has a very delicate second
shot to. reach the putting surface
HIS pitch must be high. with plenty
OF drag. for the, ball must almost nee
essarily hit on the green il it is to
remain there. On both sides of the
green there are high banks. dropping
some twenty feet below the surface
OF the green and nicely carpeted with
rough grass and weeds. Back of the
green is a shallow bunker and back
or that, to prevent the player from
going too strong. is the railroad track
that has spoiled many a good score
both at this hole and the seventeenth
The hardest part of the pitch lies
In the fact that ball struck to the
right and short Of the green hits on
hard knob just in front of the
green and is very likely to kick far
down the hill to the right, while q
ball played slightly to the left also
Evening star., 1921-02-13

think the most unusual batting
performance by Ruth last season
dion.t come with the bases filled or
break up an extra inning game. 1t
was made at the expense Of Howard
Ehmke, one of the best pitchers in
the American League. It was home
run wallop. but it didn't compare with
any number OF circuit swats that /
saw Ruth make last summer, in dis
{. lance or In value. It was the condi-
tions under which Ruth made his
home run that made the hit stand out
as his best performance Of the sea-
son.
Ruth Jinx to Ehmke.
Ruth. in a way. has always been a
3inx to Ehmke. Several times the De-
troit pitcher appeared to have the
Yankees beaten last season, when
Ruth, with a couple men on. would
hit out a homer that would change
made Ehmke cautious when Ruth
came to the bat. l can see a good
reason. perhaps. for purposeiy pass
ing Ruth with couple of runners on
and the game close. That is consid-
cred good base ball. regardless Of how
oistasteful IL may be to fandom. How
ever, 1 can see no reason why a
pitcher should purposely pass Ruth
with the bases empty, and particular
ly SO with two out.
In the game to which I refer,
Ehmke started his passing tactics in
the first inning. Possibly he was
working under orders. because on his
first trip to the plate, Ehmke threw
four balls SO wide Ruth would have
needed bat almost twice as long as
the one he uses to get a real swing
at them. The bases were empty.
neither side had scored. and there was
no reason for such a safety first idea
About $4,000 fans were in attendance,
and a good portion Of them had been
drawn to the Polo Grounds with a
hope Of seeing Ruth crash out a
homer or two. Naturally the crowd
Kissed Ehmke when he walked Ruth
Intentionally.
In that game Ehmke threw just one
ball in Ruth's five trips to the plate
that came up to the specifications Of a
strike. That one pitch was just above
the knee and over the inside corner
of the plate. With Il regular golf
stroke Ruth sent the only good pitch
OF the afternoon far up into the sec
ond tier of the right field stands.
Every other ball that Ehmke pitched
his only chance offered. delivered a
home run. 1t was the only ball at
which he swung. That Is some aver
age. one fairly good strike to swing
at and one perfectly good home run
she result
Ehmke was much twitteds about his
safety first tactics. 1t sort OF got
under his skin. At few weeks later
rev York was playing in Detroit. Up
to the seventh inning Detroit was
leading 2 to / because of Ehmke's
fine pitching. With one on and two
out, Ruth came to bat. 1t would
have been good base ball to pass him.
Ehmke, instead. worked on him. made
him foul on one and miss another.
With the count to 2, he made one of
his curves too good. and Ruth hit the
ball into the right field bleachers,
winning the game. to 2. Verify. Mr..
Ruth is a dangerous individual at
tho bat
uout on johnson PIeases.
n you should ask Ruth what he re-
gafded as his best performance at the
bat last season he probably wouldn't
consider the incident I have men.
TONED. A hs0e run in the Life OF
Evening star., 1921-02-13

games have been much cleaner and
ultimately will be much faster.
George Washington plans to put
six or eight men in the Johns Hop
kins and Catholic University indoor
meets. The Hatchetites have not
winter as they had hoped to. but
have Hept a small squad in training.
About the best of the men who are
to be entered in open competition
are Manson. Paul Loehler and Moyie
In the 40. and Peake and Hobson
in the $50 and mile. Paul Loehler
was q member of Techs relay four
and Moyle and Manson ran for West
ern last year.
Downes, former Gallaudet pitcher
. has been signed to play with Fred
erick. in the Blue Ridge League.
Catholic University is due to have
athletes South Africa has produced.
if plans of the athlete are not altered.
Announcement was made several
days ago by Norman Rankow, stellar
athletic product OF johannesburg.
South Africa. that he intends to COM
! one of the best aN-round athletes
ever developed in South Africa, hav-
ing records Of 10 l-5 for the 100
yards. Is 2-5 for the l2o-yard high
broad jump. 5 feet Y in the high
jump. and, besides that. is q foot ball
! and cricked player and boxer Of note.
In boxing he was runner-up in the
Transvaal boxing Championships. He
competed in the last Olympics.
Rankow is twenty-five years old
and is making his home In New
York while representing q South
African firm as export agent.
Ceoreetown'S schedu,e rnoL;nU for
! athletic teams in the future Is to be
intrusted to an alumni committee.
according to announcement in re-
cent issue of The Hoya. student pa
per. DR.. John Shugrue. DR.. Joseph
Mccarthy, DR.. John Saul and Fred
Stohlman will compose the commit
tee. Main efforts of the committee
rangemeat Of a better list Of games
in foot ball.
University of Maryland has organ
lied a rifle club and expects shortly
to arrange for matches with other
universities. Several members Of the
team formerly were members OF high
school rifle teams in Washington.
University of Maryland is having
a hard time getting schedule for its
freshman foot ball team. 1t seems
that the local high schools are not
very anxious to meet the Maryland
youngsters. as Tech is the only one
/, of the five which has accepted a
game. Army and Navy preps is the
only other Washington eleven due to
: stack up against the College Park
/ first-year class. The games the
| freshman eleven went through last
! fall when they scored more than
| 140 points and were not scored
against does not mean that the
| freshman team next fall will be
strong. as necessarily the squad will
be composed Of entirely different
men. An attempt is being made to
list two or three of the smaller coll
leges for games. Washington COL
lege already has been scheduled, and
the season will be closed with that
school November 19 at Chestertown.
Georgetown is planning to get Dan
OConnor, whom Coach Exendine
rated as one of the best linemen he
ever saw. to come back to help coach
next fall. OConnor should make q
mighty good man to help Exendine.
especially in demonstration work.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
SKI AND SNOWSHOE
EVENT TO McGILL

HANOVER. N. H., February IA
McGill University Of Montreal. with a
total Of 81 points. today won the in
tercollegiate ski and snowshoe meet
Dartmouth took second place with
rs points. University of Vermont
scored 3, Middlebury and Williams I.
Evening star., 1921-02-13
D. G. RAILROADERS
WIN AT DUCKPINS

Terminal r. r. Y. NJ. C.. A. bowlers
ran rouSashod over the Baltimore r.
R Y. NJ. c. A. quint Of Cumberland
in a. three-game match at Union sta
tion last night, winning 1918 to 1920.
The locals won all three games, finish
ing with one Of SAL. Hare of Termi-
>nal had high game at 1877 and tied
with zimmerman, teammate, for
high set at 346. Scores:
Evening star., 1921-02-13
Sherwood A. G. in Van.

Sherwood Athletic Club went to
'Surrattsville. Md, yesterday and took
"a 12-to-11 basket ball game from the
high school team there. The game
was well contested all the way. the
first half ending with the Sherwoods
ON the better end Of an S-to-6 score.