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The Washington times., 1922-01-17
LANN|GAN LADS
ALL SET upon
INDOOR MEETS
Track Athletes Will
Make Two Appearances in
Washington This Season.

. CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, Jan. II.
Prospects for q winning indoor track
team appear favorable again at the.
University of Virginia this season. A
large number OF last years stars re-
ported for practice last week. and the
squad Ii increasing daily. Unfavorable
weather conditions have prevented any
real work 30 far. but Coach Lannigan
expects to put the candidates through
some still workouts before the end OF
the month.
The schedule at present Is incom-
plete and the dates unsettled, but the
management has definitely decided to
send representatives Of the Orange and
Blue to the Johns Hopkins games.
several national meets in New York
and two meets in Washington, d. c.
In the annual Hopkins meet Coach
Lannigan will enter contestants In the
one-mile relay. the two-mile relay, the
high jump and the weight events. The
Old Dominion squad will also enter q
team in the freshman relay, a South
Atlantic event, which il being tried
for the first time.
b. M. Baker and Bohannon, of last
seasons championship relay team, are
back in college and have been out for
practice for some time. Captain Cham
berlain is expected to boost the inter
collegiate record for the high jump
this season. and will be ably assisted in
this event by former Captain Archer.
Among the dash men Simon Stew
ard, Swinford and c. G. Walker are
showing UP well. A. r. Stands and
Bohannon are distance men OF past
repute, while Coward, who starred on
this falls ross-country team, viii
prove a valuable addition to the one,
mile event.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
DECIDE TWELVE
METROPOLITAN
TITLES TONIGHT
Practically Every indoor Cham
pion to Defend Crown in Meet
at Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE senior
metropolitan indoor championships
win be held at Madison Square Gar.
den tonight. and the entry list
promises one OF the best meets in
the history Of the classic.
Practically every champion will re.
turn to defend his title and there will
be twelve titles decided. The events
on the program are the sixty-yard
dash, 300yard dash, 600.yard run,
1,00o-yard run, two-mile run, one
mile walk. sixteen-pound shotput.
running high jump, seventy.yard high
hurdles, running broad jump and rs
miles medley relay.
The New York A. e. looms up
strongly as the winner. with jackson
Scholz, Bernie Wefers. Andy Kelley.
Dick Landon, Joe Erbal, Pat Nc
Donald, Carl Erdman. Joe Pearman,
Win Rolker. Jack Sellers, Sid Leslie
and George Cornetta, every one Of
which has held or is holding a cham.
pionship OF some sort. The Winged
Foot Club has submitted forty-three
individual entries.
The real contest will be seen In the
running Of the medley relay. Colum-
bia University, present champions,
have strengthened their last years
team materially and are out to repeat
their victory OF q year ago. The New
York A. c. will again present most of
the opposition with Wefers, Kelly,
Sellers and Leslie against teams from
Columbia, Fordham, st. Christopher
Club, st. Anselm's A. c., Knights OF
81. Anthony. Jersey Harriers and
Morningside A. G.
Willie Plant, Americas greatest
walker, will defend his laurels and
there appears to be practically no one
to provide a contest for him. He
proved his superiority over Joe Pear
man, former national champion, on
Saturday night by beating him easily
from the scratch mark.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
NASHVILLE BALL CLUB
SHOWS LOSS FOR 1921

No wonder the Nashville Club back.
ers object to giving up large share OF
their receipts to the Mobile and Chatta
nooga clubs. The annual report made
at the meeting OF the Nashville stock
holders showed the club lost $500 on
its 1921 operations.
And yet it has to help the poor
clubs" out. The Nashville hackers
claim that under the plan of helping
the poor they will be unable to spend
money for new playing talent, and that
rhe fans might as well set Themselves
for another second division team.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
ALoYSIUS PLAYERS HAVE
STIFF WEEK OF GAMES

Their brilliant performance against
the Yankees Sunday earned the Alloy
sius club basketers not let-up. Within
the week starting today the Aloysians
have four games carded, three OF
which should be real battles.
Tonight they meet the Navy Yard
Marines in the Gonzaga gym; Thurs-
day evening. the Grace A. c., and
Saturday they journey to Baltimore to
clash with the Y. M. c. A. five. Next
Tuesday, the Mercury A. c. outfit will
invade the North Capitol street gym.
Yank Robbins, Aloysius manager.
who can be reached at 1410 New York
avenue, is anxious to fill the follow
ing dates: January 26, % and 81, and
February IA and is.
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In Competition.

singular thing observed in the sporting world is this:
falls
competition
The Horemans the foreign billiard in point
the recent billiard
he wizardone would through
all opposition the opposition of King William Hoppe
apparent that
had called He smohercd
by
winning by a 400 105
applies many branches Of sports The
boxer brilliantly
practice completely when the first big test comes
behold skill that fails in crisis Is
all Life holds few prizes for the athlete
old neegant phraeoogy a star the gym ana
q bum in the ring"
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
ST. TERESA MIDGET TEAM
CHALLENGES 11o-LB. CLASS

The st. Teresa's Midgets would
like to play the Liberty Reserves.
Cincos, Cleveland, and other fast
teams in the 110.pound class. The
st. Teresas have gym available.
Games on foreign floors are desired
for Wednesdays. Teams desiring
games get in touch with Manage:
Laforest at 1877 w street southeast,
or call him at Lincoln 1899.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Davy Jones May Break
College Record
in Short. Swim

Brown University will engage
in a dual swimming meet with
Rutgers College on Friday and
particular interest attaches to the
event, for sDavy Jones. of Brown,
will attempt to bat his own ma
tional collegiate 100-yard free style
record of 55 3-5 seconds. AS he has
been swimming very fast lately, and
Leo Giebel, Of Rutgers, is expected
to force the pace all the way in the
coming race, the chances of seeing
the mark 20 by the board seem ex-
cellent.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
PARSONS LEADS RICHMOND
IN TITLE CUE TOURNAMENT

william Parsons is leading Clyve
Richmond by fourteen balls in the
play-off of q tournament at the Grand
Central for the District pocket billiard
championship. Parsons defeated Rich
rnond by 100 to SO in the first half of
their 200-point match, which will be
concluded tonight, starting at 8 o'clock.
Tomorrow night George Wheatley,
The present titleholder, will meet Ser
eeant Henshaw in the first half of a
Hotpoint match, the second portion Of
which win be contested the following
night.
The winners Of the 20O.point affair
will meet next week in the finals for
the title.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
METROPOLITAN INDOOR
GAMES RUN TONIGHT

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE annual
Metropolitan A. A. indoor track and
field championships will be held here
tonight in Madison Square Garden.
Many Olympic, national. intercolleg-
late and association champions will be
among the competitors, among them
Dick Landon. Jack Sellers, Andy
Kelly. Joe Pearman and Pat Mac
Donald
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Marines to Play.

A good basketball battle will be
played at Quantico tomorrow aftcf
noon when devil dogs from the Wash.
ineton Navy Yard viii clash with the
ouantico five. The local sen TER
have signed Johnny Goetg, OF IT, N'ap.
KEGS, as coach. and ar" 'nHS ~ O., Il
bringing hom. lAS l2Cyn. SD
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Seeks Arrow Team.

The Roamer A. c. would like to
get in touch with the manager Of
the Washington Arrows. The Ar.
row basketball manager is requested
to call Lincoln 1914.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Three Have Gone.

Three Of the Griffmen's 1921 throw.
ers have been given the air." Jose
Acosta went to Philadelphia with Bing
Miller. Jim Shaw will toll with Seat.
tie. AL Schacht In carded to work
with New Orleans next summer.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Mercury Wins II.

The Mercury A. C. basketers defeat
ed the Northwestern team in a we'll
played game in the Epiphany Center
gymnasium last night, 26 to 20.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Warwicks Challenge.

The Warwick A. c. basketers. aver
aging 10 pounds, would like to meet
4 inst team Sunday. For arrange
ments, call Manager Bonnie at Lin.
colin 1927
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Grinning.

Almost any dub can win
Now and then,
But the chaps that lose and grin
They are MEN.
All that rise above the plain
Aren't clever,
But they're game to try again
And forever!
Show us any group Of men
Used to winning.
When they lost, whate'er II cost.
They were grinning!
Almost any club can win
Now and then.
But the chaps that lose and grin
They are MEN.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
HAGERSTOWN CLUB PLANS
STRONG TEAM NEXT SEASON
By McGurk

HAGERsToWN Nd Jan 17With the election Of D. Lee ssey
president
put a strong in Ridge next
Staey who has always taken keen interest baseball
played in the South Atlantic League.
Other officers Vice president Charles S. %
Letter. Of
Richard Hart H. Croson Patterson.
Roulette and Harvey Musselman
mana will be within a lew
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Preps Seek Game,

The Eastern Props have a number
of open dates and would like to receive
challenges from other local teams. Al.
dress Manager Leroy Bastin. 1tS
Pennsylvsnia avenue southeast,
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
STROLLS THROUGH
SPOPTVuLE
BY William f. Kirk.

by WllhQm +. MIX.
& .BALLADE OF THE OFF MONTHS.
The Summer Is a lovely dream,
Always too brief, too quick to Co.
We walk moment by the stream
And then we hear the North Wind blow.
When baseball closes up It's show
And begin to skip our pay.
For six punk months we draw no dough
October till the first of Msyl
We players stall around and scheme
To keep our price from getting low.
The poor old guy that owns the team
Has made some Fifty Thou or 20,
But does he Santa Claus us? No!
The magnate Is not built that way.
And those six months drag mighty slow
October till the first Of May!
It's all skinned milk without cream.
And lately am dreaming, 30.
OF where them coral islands CLEAN
Down In the Gulf Of Mexico,
Down where them tropic currents flow
And every days a Summer day.
Up here it's chilblains, frost and snow,
October till tn efirst of May.
Yes, ship me where them sunbeams glow
And make the Winter hot and gay!
I hate them months, lean like crow
October till the first Of May!
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
GINK FOWLER WOULD ENJOY
FIGHTS OF 1000 YEARS BACK
BY DAMON RUNYON.

Arrachion a game guy
Talk Saginaw
busted against Joe Walcot down at Maspeth
Aachon all Greece and licked them by with
studded with big nails socked
with them the stepping him with trench shoes
Aachon twice crowned at the Olympic Finally he
into tough bird whose not at hand the moment and
lack wind twisted off his
thu allou lad Of
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Friends Anxious.

Friends A. c. OF Alexandria, Va,
through Manager z. s. Roby. s32
North Patrick street, wants to play
the Epiphany Juniors,
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Shock for Cobb.

Ty Cobb was shocked when he fail.
ed to land Joe Dugan for his Detroit
Tigers. He had been banking on hay
ing him playing shortstop next
summer.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17

ing gum slot machine. Maybe more
conclusive.
Being managing editor OF major
league troupe of trained Tarzans is
one step worse than having school
room full Of bad children.
Nurse with seven cases of small.
pox and three OF spinal meningitis
hasn't got more trouble on hands
than custodian OF one modern 1922
set Of diamond clowns.
Worst piece Of discipline il get.
ting grasshoppers not to eat legs
often dining car tables. First per.
quisite Of rookie is well developed
epidemic Of personally conducted
hunger.
He's never any good to team until
epiglottis' trap door has been thor.
oughly appeased. Spends most of
first year in major leagues picking
Jumps out of mashed potatoes.
That amt all menagerie manager
has to do to hold down lob al
skipper Of perambulating ball club.
Got to get those acrobats used to
hitting hay before echo of curfew
has died away.
Idea is to get as much sleeping
done off the ball field as possible'
This Is bic task, but SO was build
ing Rome. Prohibition wasn't &c.
complished overnight, either.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
He's Good Gardener.

Scouts who have watched JIMMY
O,Connell playing first base for San
Francisco say that his natural posi-
ton is in the outfield where he might
take advantage of his fleetness on the
hoof. II Is thought that McGraw will
make him an outfielder with the
Giants in 1923.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17

II was decided to have a big repre-
sentation at the meeting OF the Blue
Ridge League officials at Chambers
burg, Pa, next Thursday, when the
question Of adopting a rule limiting a
team TO q certain number OF players
who have been In a league higher
than Class d will be taken up. 1t is
probable that the local representa-
tives will favor the recommendation
of President T.. Vincent Jamison tn,
reduce the salary limit from $4,000 a
month to 81, $50, and to reduce the ad-
mission prices. Local delegates viii
also favor limit Of $500 month for
managers.
Secretary C. ]. Haden. of the Blue
Ridge League, was present and ex-
planned why President Hamison
favored q reduction in the salary limit.
The coming year promises to be a
bad one for baseball and the Blue
Ridge League must retrench II 1t
hopes to survive" stated Mr.. Haden.
II must depend more and more on the
sale Of players to higher leagues and
the clubs must get better and higher
priced managers.
An effort will be made to clarity the
class player ruling before limiting the
teams to a certain number OF class
players and heavy penalties be Inn
posed on any team violating the rul-
ing made by the league officials.
Country" Morris, who last year
piloted the WaynesbOrO club. has
again been signed to manage the
Villagers, Il Is announced following
. meeting Of the officers OF the
Waynesboro club.
A committee was named to devise
ways and means for raising funos
for the season.
Manager Morris has announced his
policy for this year as one that viii cut
down the training season by trying out
only men known to be good ball play
ers or who have been recognized as
such by scouts in whose judgment he
has confidence. He has now a tenta.
tive infield and outfield selected, lined
up and ready to sign when the league
moguls fix the salary limit and an.
nounce what pay a ball player can re-
ceive in! the league this season.
Several pitchers are on the string Tor
the Villagers.
waynesboro will send an unin-
structed Legation to the Blue Ridge
mefIlnR, Jul ~ 10 Shhu tth"t INV
will strongly favor the retention OF
the ruling limiting each team to
three players who have been In .
league higher than Class ID.
Manager Buck Ramsey, OF the Fred.
erick team, winners Of the pennant last
year. has already signed several play.
ers for the coming year, including Bill
King, mainstay of his pitching staff
last year. King has been a member OF
the Frederick club since the organiza'
ton of the Blue Ridge League and has
aided the team materially In winning
two pennants.
Members Of the Martinsburg base
ball club are expected to meet in sew
eral days and elect a president to sue
coed DR.. G. p. Morrison, who recently
resigned. No manager will be named
until after the organization.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Will Play Tonight.

The Manhattan five Is scheduled TO
meet the st. Paul M. q. quint in Peck
Chapel. Twenty eighth and M streets
northwest, tonight.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Anglers Meet Tonight.

Potomac Anglers Association will
meet tomorrow night at Musicians
Hall at 8 o'clock. Some pictures OF
rare catches will be shown by Mr.
Al Foss.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Wants Game Tonight.

The Arlington Athletic Club has.
keters are anxious to arrange a game
for tonight. Telephone Manager Leo
F. Wise at Franklin 1897, or Clarsn.
don SOb.F3,
The Washington times., 1922-01-17

q e r rick CALLS
themes, accord
ing to how
they're shootin'
'em across!
w h e n hurl-
er's curves have
hair on 'em
same as icicles
on rain spout,
Minister of Ma
neuvers Meelan
will pry 'ein
apart from that
mound with more
fife ii veness
than nitroglyc-
crime.
That lame arm
will disappear
quicker tn a n
nickel in chew.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17

slaves, or captives, but until Angus
tus came along and stopped the
practice, senators took part in the
conflicts. II was, Of course, a mis-
take on Augustus part. He should
have encouraged the idea as Nero
did.
Old Nero apparently had little use
for senator's. He exhibited 400 sen.
ators and 900 of what was called
the equestrian rank, in one show.
rivallinc the best efforts Of Tex
Richard.
Women not only attended these
contests, but not infreauently
fought in them. dressed with a
shield to protect the breast and
shoulders.
Furthermore. Il Is Of record that
women fought In the fistic shows
with the caestus. The gals were
hardy souls I'm those times.
Before the boxing with battle
axes came In, wrestling i'm the
Penetration was the popular pas
time. It appears, too. that wrest-
the fist singing. No slaves or
nnlefactors were admitted to the
contests.
The opponents In the bouts were
decided by lot, and the bouts were
Judged by umpires. And we find set
down in history at this point an in
teresting statement. The Judges
were unclothed, because II seems that
some women once got In among them
when they were clothed, the women
being disguised as men, and awarded
the palm to a favorite.
It might be unhealthy, in view of
the drafts in Madison Square Garden.
to have our present Judges unclothed,
but II would certainly be quite a
thrilling spectacle to see Patsy Haley
and the rest of the boys sitting
there at the old ringside without a
stitch on 'em.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Costs Too Much.

Florida is without a winter league
this season. II was found too costly
to handle the proposition last year.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
BY BRYAN MORSE.

George Washington University tonight
central Coliseum for Georgetown University basketball players
Of the collegiate
four played, believe they the
enance defeating Georgetown that
another to be staged before college
Legion team will play the Yankees independent champions
c For the big there will probably
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
He Seeks Health.

Tommy Mccarthy, the Red Sox
scout, u in somerviIle, s. c.. seeking
return to health before tackling
the task OF finding star players in the
bushes for Harry Frazee. Mccarthy
recently got over a severe attack Of
pneumonia.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
He Wants Raise.

Walter Maranvllle, the Pittsburgh
Pirates midget shortfielder, Is out
Nth demand for an increase in his
salary for 1922.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
RoIesdale Wins.

Rosedale A. c. basketers defeated
the Arrow A. G. by n score Of 20 to 81
In tho Rosedale gym last night,
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
Says "sKILLET"'
Finn, Esq.
Milan's Biggest Task Will
Be Getting Rockies to
Do Their Sleeping Off
the Ball Field.
By KIRK MILLER.

~ LEEDE MEELAN, Linden light
ming, nominated shower bath
admiral for the 1922 flip Of
Griffmen.
His educated thumb will signal
pitchers through various forms Of
The Washington times., 1922-01-17

The Central lads have jumped into
the lead In the High School League,
ana from Indications Is going to have
tough row to hoe Throughout the
season.
Business, which has defeated East
srn and come within two points Of
Nieing Tech. IL expected to give the
Mt. Pleasant lads quite a bit Of argu.
fnent.
The Eastern. Western contest a.
Central should bring out a snappy dis
piay of basketball. Eastern lads lack
shooting ability, but travel the floor
IN fine shape. Western 10 light. and
while 1t has plenty Of speed is handi-
capped by green material.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17
George Burns Issues
Threat To Defeat
Former Mates

George Burns accepted the
transfer from the Giants to the
Reds by parting with McGraw
with this remark: BEST of luck
Mac, but I'm going over to Gin
cinnati to beat you in the twenty
two games we play next summer
Burns did not ask for q cent Of
the purchase price involving the
deal for Heine Groh.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17

For tonight's college contest James
4. Hughes. veteran basketball official,
ana Frank Schlosser have been select.
cd. There is every indication that the
engagements will be well worth
watching from every standpoint, us
i the four teams taking the floor
possess some Of the best athletes in
!. the South.
The Yankees are the undisputed
champions Of the District over q
period of two years. The legion team
possesses stars Of other years who are
returning for this game with the idea
OF showing just what they can accom-
pfish against the later Corners.
In Paul Florence and Joe O'Con-.
nell, Ge0rget0wn's forward and CEN
ward, II he enters the game, the
HnltOppers are producing three Of
the greatest all.around athletes In
the country. ODonnell and Flor
ence played ends on the Hilltop
football team. Florence IL also q
crack catcher, while Flavinis . star
third saclcr.
It is expected that Al Schmidt, q
newcomer, who halls from Buffalo, N.
Y, viii play forward, while Pauly
guard with Zazalli.
Byrne played fullback at George
town last fall and was declared the
best prospect that had entered the
Hilltop IN several years.
George Washington. has in John
Daily and "Dinty" Hughes two vet
eran guards. Felix Altrup has been
groomed for the tap-off position and
| shows great promise. "Goody" Cos
nell, former Tech High star, and Will
Serd Bracklow, a veteran @. w. for
ward, are In the running positions.
The game Is expected to be closely
contested and unusually hard fought.
Twice last year Georgetown won from
the Hatchetttes and by small margins.
A three-point difference separated the
teams in one game and five points in
another.
The Yankee-American Legion en-
RAgement has been widely advertised
and should be productive OF some
first class basketball. Idler and
Schlosser will play forward positions
for the legion team and Wetzel and
Morris guards. Crouch will pump CEN
ter.
College games are not the only
attractions Of the day, as Central
High meets Business In the Coliseum
IN the afternoon and Western plays
The Washington times., 1922-01-17

waynesboro will send an unin-
structed Legation to the Blue Ridge
meeting, but Il Is said that they
viii strongly favor the retention Of
the ruling limiting each team to
three players who have been In .
league higher than Class ID.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17

Country" Morris, who last year
piloted the Waynesboro club, has
again been signed to manage the
Villagers, Il Is announced following
. meeting Of the officers Of the
WaynesbOro club.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17

ing gum slot machine. Maybe more
conclusive.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17

College games are not the only
attractions Of the day, as Contra
High meets Business In the Coliseum
IN the afternoon and Western plays
Eastern I'm the Central High gym.
nahum ut the same time.
The Washington times., 1922-01-17

Prize fighting, or as we call it In
more subdued terms today, boxing.
Ia a survival of the personal conflict
between individuals as a species of
amusement that began with deadly
weapons. The gladiators Of old Rome
fought with swords.
As q rule, the gladiators were