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The Washington times., 1922-04-29
Rutgers Discovers
Athletic Charter
Dated 1876

NEW BRUNSWICK. n. j.,
April 29.-What may be the old
est charter of a college associa-
tion has recently come to light at
Rutgers College. 1t is dated and
recorded April 81, 1870, and was
obtained under the old New
Jersey law of 1876, long since re-
pealed, which legalized he incor-
poration of "boat clubs and other
associations for the protection of
athletic exercise"
The Rutgers charter mentioned
specifically baseball, but was
vague and general concerning
other sports, for it was granted
"for the encouragement and prac-
tice Of ball playing and other
moral and physical exercise.
1t was discovered several days
ago when William F. Garrison,
graduate manager, had lawyer
search the files at the State house
in Trenton for any old existing
charter, inasmuch as Rutgers re-
Gently voted to incorporate its
athletic association along new
lines. None could be found at the
capital, but this ancient one was
found in the records of MiddleseX
county. A new incorporation is
being drawn up.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
GOVERNOR DEALS BLOW
TO WEST VIRGINIA BOXING

The death knell for boxing bouts
i'm West Virginia has been sounded
by Governor Morgan, who, at
meeting OF the State Prosecuting
Attorneys Association. declared
that the laws of the State which
prohibit such bouts must be rigidly
enforced.
For years some officers charged
with enforcement of the laws have
been permitting promoters to con-
duct boxing matches and. prize
fights i'm open violation of the
statutes" Governor Morgan told
the attorneys. ANY person con.
victed of conducting ring match
or participating in one is punish
able by a fine of not less than
81 900 or a prison sentence of not
less than one year or more than
ten years, or both. / believe Ii is
only necessary for me to draw your
attention to this matter in order
that you will see that the laws
governing boxing and fighting are
rigidly enforced"
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
CREW
RACES YALE ON
HARLEM TODAY.
Jim Wright's Outfit Strongest
Representing Blue and.
White in Years.
BY TOM THORPE.

KEW YORK, Aoril % -wh,S
the Columbia crHws take the water
on the Harlem river today TO give
battle to the Eli3 in the first
Columbia regatta staged on.
local stream. the B,ue and Whit
outfit will be the strongest thu
has been recruited on Morninsside
Heights in years.
Even the star spTinting varsity
combination of last season. which
beat the fast Tiger eight in the
Childs cup event, will not stand
comparison with the outfit that
Rice has under his wing at pres.
ent. Sport> followers who have
watched Rice work with his ,ads
this season are filled with conf
dence that he has in the making
the best Columbia crew OF the past
ten years.
The fact that the Rlua and White
oarsmen disappointed many friends
at. Pouphkeepsie .ast season has
been a source CT reCret to every
one associated with Columbia.
Jim Rice, Columbia coach, learned
a lesson at Poughkeepsie. He has
discovered that sometimes conf
dence can be misplaced. For this
reason he is taking nothing for
granted this season.
A couple of changes have been
made in the varsity boat during the
past week. After witnessing the
way that Joe Wright's University Of
Pennsylvania oarsmen defeated their
Eli rivals on the Schuylkill, Rice
decided that he would try a little Of
the same sort of medicine on the
English coached Americans.
Frank Brodill, a stroke about
whom much has been written by ex.
perts, has again been moved back
TO the stroke oar seat. Brodill has
put lots of fight into the eight.
While he is not the greatest stroke
in the collegiate world, he has ex.
perience enough to make an ideal
pacemaker.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
IS
CHANGED AS To
RULE CHANGES
Britishers Inclined to Accept
American Style While Play
ing Over Here.

There has been a decided change
In the point OF view OF the golf
authorities on the other side over
changes in the golf rules. In the
past much emphasis has been laid
on the importance OF uniformity
OF code. but several OF the golfing
experts now take the stand that
uniformity of rules is not as inn
portant as II would seem.
British golfers playing in Amer,
lea will accept the American rules.
and American players who come
over TO this country will play the
game under the st. Andrews code.
More than that is not asked, nor
is it necessary" says one English
golf critic.
Not long ago the Royal Canadian
Club decided that IT could not
accept the ST. Andrews prescription
of the ribbed.faced club. The out.
lawing of the ribbed. faced club is
also not acceptable in. America. We
are more conservative people
than those in the new countries.
We cling to the principle that all
skill attained by artificial or me.
chanical devices should be ruth,
lessly barred.
ITO go into a professionals shop
and be able to- buy a shot which
Canot be played with an ordinary
club is an offense to- our sporting
instincts, but II would be very mar.
row to say there is no other point
of view.
"If Canadian and American golfers
are pleased with the results attained
with ribbed-faced clubs, it is their
own affair.
"All we say is that no competitor
in our championships may use these
particular clubs. No doubt, Jock
Hutchison gained considerable ad
vantage/at st. Andrews last year by
using ribbed.faced clubs. He re
peatedly pitched up to within a few
yards of the hole in spite of the
situation OF bunker a few yards or
the other side of the flag. No one
of our greatest players would dare
| to pitch so close, but where they
feared to go Jock rushed i'm with his
| ribbed-face club. and won.
THE most extraordinary phase oi
the ribbed.faced club is that the bes
OF the American professionals anC
! amateurs have no need TO buy skill
They have bred II by practice. It i.
not only a matter Of ordinary gen
erosity, but of ordinary common
sense to recognize IN our American
! opponents a serious menace to Brit
ish golfing supremacy.
"They have given proof not once
but many times, that the margin o.
| difference between the British bes
! and the American best is now Sc
small as to be almost indistinguish
| able"
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
LEGION GAMES :
ENTRIES HERE
DUE TONIGHT
Naval Academy and Boston A.
A. Athletes Expected to Fea-
ture in May 6 Meet.

Entries for the American Legion
field and track meet to be held in the
Central High School stadium Satur-
day, May 6, are expected in by mid
night tonight, according to Charles
w. Swami. director of games.
The legion games will start early
in the morning with the running OF
the high school freshman meet, ard
will continue through the day.
Events are listed for high schools,
high school first.year boys and ju.
nior high entries, for schools, col.
leges and clubs, and for American
Legion athletes.
Through eight hours the athletes
will perform in field and track mum.
bers. A number of features have
been added to the meet, and the an
nouncement that Naval Academy
athletes, as well as Boston Athletic
\ association stars, will perform Is
greeted with approval here.
The games committee received
word yesterday from Manager
Kanaly, of the Boston A, A., that ne
would enter a medley relay against
Georgetown in the legion games.
This event will probably furnish the
keenest competition in the meet. The
Boston A. A. team will furnish stiff
opposition to the speedy Georgetown
outfit.
Episcopal High School has already
entered team for the northern Vir.
ginia prep school relay event. Some
of the other northern Virginia prep
schools and military academies have
indicated their intention 20 partici.
pate in this number. Augusta Mill
tary Academy was forced to decline
the invitation because of another
athletic event on that day.
Competition between Virginia
schools is particularly keen, and this
relay event is expected to roust
great interest and will draw a large
crowd OF enthusiastic supporters
from Virginia,
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
O'Reilly And Connolly
Kill Rumor OF
Bad Blood

PHILADELPHIA, April o.
The stands were still buzzing
today about Larry Shields action
in waiting for Jimmy Connolly to
pick up his tangled shanks when
the second and final day Of
the Pennsylvania relay carnival
began.
Rumors of bad blood between
the men were banded about quite
freely last night, but these were
ridiculed today by John O'Reilly,
Georgetown coach, and Jimmy
Connolly.
Connolly and Shields are and
always were the best of friends"
said O'Reilly. "The foul was an
accident, pure and simple. Why,
we didn't even protest the race,
although it was reported that we
did. The officials themselves took
cognizance Of the fact that Con-
molly had been made the victim
of an unintentional foul and acted
accordingly.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
DEMPSEY'S CHALLENGER
MAY TACKLE BRENNAN

NEW YORK, April 2s.-It was
reported here today that the first
bout Jim Tracey, the Australian
heavyweight champion touted as
Dempsey's successor, will engage in
here, will be one with Bill Brennan.
Tracey and Bren nan are expected to
sign articles for a bout in Madison
Square Garden on May 16.
Tracey may also be matched with
Louis Firpo South American heavy
weight champion.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
JACK DEMPSEY LEAVES
GAY PARIS FOR BERLIN

PARIS, April 29.-Jack Dcmp-
scy, accompanied by his manager
and other members of his party,
left Paris late today for Berlin.
The American champion assured
the crowds that flocked to see him
off that Paris was just "the great.
est ever" and he promised he would
come back via Switzerland, after he
looked over the German capital.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
WASHINGTON ATHLETES
FIGURE WELL in PENN
EVENTS ON CARD TODAY
By BRYAN MORSE.

FRANKLIN FIELD Philadelphia Pa, April 2SExceence of
the trials the University of relay
With pentathon honors safely tucked by Bob
Lgend of GEORGETOWN and win of the distance medley by
disqualification Penn State the Washing
contingent expecting baaway for honors in the
various events today.
hurdles the the yard DASH
vault throw shot, discuss broad Jump
sectional class championships
The two-me American championship the high school title races
in expected to
Fair weather should draw out capacity crowd
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
Match Greb and Tunney.

NEW YORK, April 29.-Gene
Tunney. light.heavyweight champion
Of the United States, has signed to
meet Harry Greb, the Pittsburgh
windmill" in a fiften-round decis.
ion bout at Madison Square Garden
on MAY &c.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
MAY ADD VOllEY BALL
TO OLYMPIC EVENTS

The next Olympic games com.
mittee will probably be compelled
to add volley ball to it's program
of events, and, contrary to the
usual procedure, the demand is
coming from the Far East rather
than the usual sources, Western
Europe and America.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
Iris Releases HurIer.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 90
Manager Iris Speaker OF the Cleve.
land Americans announced yester.
day that he had Internationally re-
leased Pitcher George Keidel, for
mer Cleveland amateur, and Third
Baseman Ralph Benedict. former
college infielder
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
Orioles are limping.

Jack Dunn's Baltimore Orioles
are limping away from the post this
spring, instead of rushing away, and
the Monumental City fans are wor.
rying. They have become used to
pennants In the international
League. and can't understand the
Orioles slowness to get started!
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
Ellingboe to Drive.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 29.-Jules
Ellingboe, the farmer boy race
driver from Crookston, Mimi, will
drive n Duesenberg in the inter-
national 500.mile race to be held mt
the Indianapolis motor speedway,
Tuesday, MAY 80,
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
Most sandlotters and particular.

Iy the oil d
n Q q d 9 W h o
X n Ow { g
things Best for
the develop
ment Of sand
lot sports, will
commend the
public buildings
and grounds
department for
reyOking the
permit OF n
I g q m which
raised a rue
kus on tn e
Monument lot.
T he catcher
threw his mask
at a small boy
rOOter and a
fist fight was
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
Independents Cancel.

The Independents have Cancelled a
game scheduled with the Friendship
A. c. for tomorrow and the Friend
ship team will play the Kenilworths
instead. at Fifth and l. streets south
east. at 80 p. m.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
Juniors Seek Foes.

The Shipping Board juniors want
game for tomorrow to be played
starting at p. MI on the east dia-
mond of the elipse. +. Il. Ringer, of
527 Twenty.first street northwest, is
handling challenges.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
SandlOtters'
Salt and
Pepper
BY II. ID. THOMAS.

Tom Sweeney again is in the out
field for the Shamrocks, and few
fans, especially in the southeast sec
ton, will admit there is a better sand
lot outfielder In town. Sweeney is a
hard hitter, clean fielder. fast base
runner and a likeable chap.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
Ohio State Has Grid
Guard Weighing
28O Pounds

COLUMBUS. Ohio. April 20.
Among the discoveries made
by DIR. John w. Wilce. head
coach of Ohio State University
football team. as a result of the
spring practice is a guard can
didate weighing $50 pounds.
The giants name is H. w.
Jones, and he halls from
Worthington. Ohio. He has
shown to such advantage in the
spring preliminary work that
Coach Wilce has given orders
to a sporting goods house to
make up two special football
uniforms, which will be avail
able for his use at the begin
ming of the fall practice.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
Britton to Box Ward.

Jack Britton. welterwoight cham.
n'on Of the world, and George
Ward. are matched 10 meet in a
twelve-round bout at the Harrison
Rail Park, Harrison, N. j.. on May
90
The Washington times., 1922-04-29
RARE WOODEN BALLS LIKELY
TO BRING BETTER SCORES
BY r. D. THOMAS.

Fifty brand wooden balls arrived
IN the current tournament for the city duckpn championships They
the Grand
that required six months o them
1t
facturer who
Vaeh who
manufacturer of wooden bowling balls he could
learn Of and received reply.
Lignum vitae the which
article extremely hard and for that much in demand
particularly for the making Of airplane
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

When their turn on the alleys
comes, some hard trying may be
expected of the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics. A lot
of spirit has been shown by the
duckpinners OF this order in their
league matches.
Fierce rivalry between the j.
Morgan Reed and Liberty Bell
teams has prevailed all season, the
Reed bowlers finally scoring a
sweet triumph in post season
series for the title.
The Reed team won the first
series and Liberty Bell the second.
They met on the Temple runways
in five-game set for the champ
ionship, total pins deciding Reed 5
margin was eleven.
Competition in the city tourna-
ment will be resumed Monday
night.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

McClOsky, bustling manager Of
the Western Union Club, has a
way Of putting snap into a game
whether his team or the other Is
losing. Sandlot psychologists say
that few things could benefit a
team more than that sort Of spirit.
II keeps n combination from crack.
ing I'm the face Of discouragement.
And mslN a COrixing team has
gone to Pieces for the want of a
spirited leader.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

The distance medley brought out
the cream of the college track world
Curtis, of the navy; Connolly. of
Georgetown: Hellfrich, of Penn
State; Stevenson, of Princeton; Hig-
gins, of Columbia; and Campbell, OF
Yale. all champions of one sort or
another, were among the competi.
tors.
Koppisch. of Columbia. turned in
the first quarter in 1895. Six yards
back. Foss, of the navy, and Kin
ally, of Georgetown, fought IL out in
dead heat for second, the navy man
nipping him at the tape. The half
milers took it up and in a driving
finish, Enck, of Penn State, jumped
into the lead on the turn.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

The fifteen hundred meters, the
won by Emery. Of Princeton.
West, Of Penn State, WAS second,
nj Legendre, failing TO deliver n
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

punch, was third. Clapp, OF the
Navy, who blasted the George
town mans chances, was fourth,
with MarOney fifth and Reinartz
sixth.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

Lefty Deck, new captain and pres
ident of the Gibraltars, is starting
his third year with the club.
Most OF the Mohawk regulars are
playing with teams in the Potomac
League on week days and with the
Indians on Sunday. Reds Schofield,
the Mohawk manager, wants to try
his team in a game with the strong
est foe to be found, the game to be
played a week from tomorrow.
With Walter BealI on the mound
for the Indians few teams are
especially anxious TO play them.
Some sandlotters say that Beall
has the strongest pitching arm Of
local hurlers.
IL Beall remains in Washington
this summer he probably will win
many games. Two no-hit games and
one contest in which he famed
twenty-three batsmen are on
Walters record Of last season.
With five straight victories, the
Diamond Juniors are nOsing into
the front rank Of young teams.
Tommy Degnan, the Rex player,
is handling third base for the
Marines in the Government League.
Bill Spaulding used to find q
place on nearly every strong team
the southeast section produced. 1t
was thought his name would ap-
pear In the Mohawk list Of players.
Bill being a veteran member Of the
club.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

Shark Beamer. OF the Gibralters is
known best as a pitcher, but his
record in recent game would make
him appear 10 be a first-rate short
stop. Beamer made eight assists
and five putouts and had no errors.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

Lefty Deck, new captain and pres
ident OF the Gibraltars, is starting
his third year with the club.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

Brewster, Of Georgetown, dis
played great kick at the finish
and sent Marsters, Of Georgetown.
off five yards behind Hellfrich. OF
Penn State. The Georgetown
yOungster drew up on Higgins in
the three-Quarters relay, the two
men racing out thirty yards ahead
Of the field.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

George is entered in five races.
Virginia is in two relays and some
special events. Maryland. George
Washington. Gallaudet, and Central,
Tech and Western High School teams
are all primed for the trials.
The success of the Hilltoppers in
yesterdays events, has encouraged
the Washington men to show Phila-
delphians that they can step with the
best speed merchants in the country.
Legendre won first place as Amer
lean collegiate champion. His ambi-
tion TO win five first places was rude
ly upset when he fell down in the
discus throw and was content with
third place in the 1,500 meters.
Legendre won first place i'm the
broad jump, first i'm the javelin
throw, creating new record; first
I'm the zoo meters, second in the
discus, and third In the 500 me-
ters. Legendre won with eight
points, while Reinartz. of Mullen
berg, was second with IL points.
West, OF w. and j.. was third. with
18 points. Fourth was won by
Emery, of Princeton. Tip MarOney,
of Georgetown, and Clapp, Of the
Navy, were tied for fifth.
Georgetown University. owing to
q disqualification of Penn State in
the, distance medley relay. was de-
clared the winner. Connolly, of
Georgetown. was tripped by Shields,
of Penn State, in the last relay as he
attempted to pass the Georgetown
captain.
Shields waited until Connolly had
regained his feet, slowed up and fell
in behind. The Penn State captain
sprinted up and defeated Connolly.
Legendre's performances until
the discuss event were phenomenal
and when he lost his chance to
equal Howard Berry's record he
was content to let West, of w. and
j., and Emery, of Princeton, beat
him to II in the 1,50O meters.
The American sprint medley
race, won by Pennsylvania, with
Johnny Holden running first for
Pennsylvania and Larry Brown, the
champion 1,000-yard runner, in the
archor position, was a revelation.
Curtis, of the Navy, made a great
fight, but was licked when Brown
carried him along to a 1856 half.
In the back stretch of the third
quarter Connolly jumped into lead
and passed Shields. The men fought
throughout the backstretch and in
the final quarter, Shields. challenging
Connolly, happened to trip him. The
Georgetown captain fell, rolled over
and Shields, to the amaZement of
the $4,000 spectators, stopped, waited
until Connolly regained his feet and
had passed him, then fell in behind
amid the roars of the spectators.
Connolly, much spent. went after
the tape but was passed and
beaten by Shields by seven yards.
Shields spOrtsmanship was the
best ever shown I'm the twenty
eight years of competition on Frank
lin Field. The Penn State team
won, Georgetown was second, and
the navy was third. Shields and
Connolly lost several seconds i'm
the" mixup, Shields stopping cold
TO. wait for the HiIltOpper to re-
gain his feet.
The race was protested as II was
claimed that Shiefds should have
been two yards in front of Connolly
l. III.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

Marsters dogged Higgins through
out and raced neck and neck in the
back stretch. He gained on the turn,
but was nipped by two yards at the
finish. Tarry Shields, OF Penn State,
and Jimmy Connolly, of Georgetown,
raced along. stride for stride, in the
final mile, Shields leading Connolly.
Both men We're forty-five yards
ahead of Curtis, of the navy.
Fred Harmer. of Delaware, showed
up with the first win of the relay
carnival when he raced against the
wind in the quarter-mile hurdles in
56:2-5. Gus Desch, worlds record
holder, of Notre Dame, failed to
start. Harmer beat down McCreary,
of Ohio State, in a driving finish
Bob LeGendre took the pentathlon
broad jump with a leap of % feet
312 inches, beating out ReinartZ, of
Muhlenberg, and Byrd, OF Virginia
Poly. Maroney, Georgetown's pen
tathlon entry, got seventh place. Le-
Gendre showed an Improvement over
last years form, as his jump was
9 inches better than his 1921 mark
Penn handily won the quarter.mile
college relay championship, a new
relay carnival event, in AZ 2-5 sec
onds. Lafayette was second and
Ohio State third. Georgetown got
fourth place. The second. third and
fourth teams were closely punched,
Penn getting out in front by about
six yards. Lever, Altmaier, Shat
tuck and Welch ran for Penn. The
Georgetown entry was outdistanced
in the first 110.yard stretch, Wirts
being up against Harold Lever, of
Penn, and A. Leconey, Lafayettes s
great sprinter.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

The hammer throw was captured
by Baker, OF Princeton, with a throw
of 1856 feet | inch. Brown, of Har.
ward, was second, Emery, of Prince.
ton, third and Ralph Hills, of Prince
ton, a Washington boy, fifth.
Legendre, in the discus throw, met
his Waterloo in Clapp, of the navy.
The Georgetown's lads chances were
ruined when he failed to do better
than 112 feet az inches, many feet
less than his record created last
year. Clapp won the event with
121 feet n inch. Tip Maroney, OF
Georgetown. was third with 109 feet
90 inches. Reinartz, Byrd, Emery,
and West finished in order.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

Maroney OF Georgetown landed
fourth place in the javelin throw
with a mark of $50 feet S12 inches.
West, of Washington and jefferson.
was second to Legendre with l5S
feet, while Reinartz, of Muhlenberg,
was third.
While LeGendre outclassed the
field I'm every respect, his evident de-
sire to create records brought out
the fact that he was taking his last
fling at the Pentathlon in his effort
to equal Howard Berry's feat of win.
ming five first places.
LeGendre turned from a win in the
jaVelin throw to run the 200 meters.
In the third heat he was caught in
22 and one.fifth seconds, which broke
Berrys record, set in 1917, by one.
fifth of a second. The Georgetown
star bettered his own mark of last
year by two.fifths of a second, max.
ing his own race I'm the heat and
out-distancing Clapp, the navy star,
by twelve yards.
Reinartz, of Muhlenberg, was sec.
ond in the 20 meters event; third
place went to West, of w. and j.,
and fourth was grabbed by Emery
of Princeton. Maroney, OF George.
town, and Bird. the little Virginia
Tech lad, tied for fifth. Clapp, Of the
navy, was bad sixth.
In three events. LeGendre has
won first place and has broken two
records, both held by Penn men.
The Washington times., 1922-04-29

The Sunshine A. c. is new team
in the midget class, Towering sud.
denly i'm new uniforms. Shorty
Birge is the captain.