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Evening star., 1922-02-27

Nearly $50 boys are expected to try
for the nine at Central. Among them
will be quite number of last years
squad. The more prominent of these
will be Capt. Davis. second baseman.
and Rauber. shortstop. all-high
Buckley. catcher, and Dey. third
baseman. OF the veteran pitchers at
hand. Brinkman was generally chosen
for the 1921 mythical all-high team.
Others expected to help the Blue
and White on the slab are Edelin,. a
paw.
White Ii Coach-in-Chief.
All told, there were sixteen pitch
ers and seventeen catchers at work
last week. These boys went through
brief workouts under the direction of
Doc White, former Georgetown and
White Sox hurting star, who now is
athletic director at Central. Doc will
be coach in chief of the Mount Pleas
ant team. He will be assisted by
Jim Sprigman. an alumnus, who
ago. Other alumni may help these
mentors to develop the nine.
Some of the newcomers to the Blue
and White squad have played good
ball as sandlotters here. Mooney and
Childress of the foot ball team have
udu SOHc cApcEicuCc dS OuliciucIs. ..
The latter also has done a bit OF
catching. Casey. at present manag-
ing the basket ball team, has worked
as a receiver with Independent clubs.
Fellers, infielder, and Williams, out
fielder, know something of the game.
Much also is expected of young
catcher who was at Petersburg, Va,
High School last year.
Tech Has Veteran Material.
Tech is fairly well off for veteran
material. 1t has available Capt.
Shanks and johnson. catchers; Smith
first baseman: Murray, third base
man, and HALEY and Rhees, outfield-
ers. New squad members of whom
much is expected are Harwood and
Price, shortstops, and Booth. second
baseman. The Maroon and Gray
likely will have 125 boys striving for
places on the team. The battery
squad that reported last Monday
numbered twenty-seven.
The Manual Trainers again will be
coached by Wilbur Apple. director of
athletics at the school. He generally
has been successful with his teams
For several seasons Tech combina-
tions have possessed formidable bat
ters and Apple believes he has some
boys this year who will cause oppos-
ing pitchers much worry. Pitching
prospects are brighter than last
spring. when the Manual Trainers
had but one dependable hurler.
Western Squad Is Small.
The squad at Western will be
somewhat small, but Coach Green
thinks well of what he has at hand
Evening star., 1922-02-27
NEWSPAPER BOWLERS
OPEN PLAY TOMORROW

Sixteen bowlers of four newspapers
are scheduled to roll their first-round
sets on the Recreation drives tomor-
row afternoon in the annual indi-
vidual duckpin championship tourna-
Thursday and probably others will
shoot first-round scores on Tuesday
and Thursday of next week.
The tournament will be conducted
on the elimination plan. That half
of the field bowling the best scores
in the first round will advance to the
second. In that and succeeding
rounds that half of the field including
the lowest scorers will be barred
from further competition in the
tourney.
An innovation this season is the
consolation section. in which will
compete those bowlers who fail to
qualify for championship play in the
first round. This section will be
played through in the same manner
as the championship section.
Bowling tomorrow afternoon and
Thursday will start promptly at 4
O'Clock. Tomorrow's squad: Hol-
of The Star; Plantx. Saur. Gather and
Collins OF the Post: Shand. B. Clouser.
Council and Sengstack Of the. Herald;
and Bohlayer, Brown, Briscoe and
Carter of the Times.
Thursdays squad: Hayden, Hollo-
well. Long and Malcolm of the Times /;
w. Clouser. Desper, Green and Thayer
of the Herald: Ferry. Lally. Kolb and
Holborn of the Post, and Fry. Nolan,
r. Miller and S. L. Lynch of The
Star.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
GIANTS ON THEIR WAY;
YANKEES LEAVE TODAY

NEW YORK. February 27.-The
New York Giants were. today on
their way to spring practice at San
Antonio, Tex, and the Yankee ad-
vance guard was ready to board the
train late this afternoon for New
Orleans. There will be few regu-
lars aboard when the train leaves,
but many of them, in addition to
several rockies. will get aboard en-
route.
"Chick" Fewster and Scout Joe
Kelly will get on at Baltimore. The
Hot Spring delegation. comprising
Mays. Bush, Hoyt and Shawkey. pit
chers; Schang and de Vormer, catch
ers. and Babe Ruth, Mike McNalIy
and Frank Baker, will join their
team mates in New Orleans.
The Giants train got away yester-
day, with Frank Frisch, Aleck CASTOR
and Pat Shea as the only regulars
aboard. Howard Berry. once a
University of Pennsylvania wonder,
and Billy Black, a man in whom Nc
Graw may have a star, Joined the
team at Philadelphia. -
The tinkle of the tin-can has al
ready been heard in Giantland, two
men, Heine and Clancy having been
released to Indianapolis in payment
for Ralph SINNERS, the Hoosier out
fielder.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
D. c. RACQUETERS LOSE
| TO TEAM FROM BOSTON

Washington lost its first intercity
squash racquets match. when the
Racquet Club players dropped all Of
six contests to the more experienced
exponents of the game from, the
Union Boat Club of Boston here yes
terday.
However, Washington scored in a
brilliant exhibition. when Otto Clock
Ter. the professional at the Racquet
Club, defeated Charles c. Peabody of
Boston, former national champion;
three sets to one. The scores were
1910: 15-11, 6-15, 15-9. The match
was replete with exciting rallies, there
once being thirty-four exchanges be-
fore Glockler made a kill"
The results of the matches in the
team event follow:
DR.. s. s. Kelly defeated Dwight F.
Davis. 2 sets to l..
r. A. Powers defeated Coleman Jen-
nings. 2'sets to 0.
H. Plympton defeated C. Q. Peters,
2 sets to o; 15-10, 15-11.
L. Cook defeated Arthur HELEN.
2 sets to 0. Il
T. Brook defeated J. NJ Carlisle. 2
sets, to 1.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
PENN FIVE AGAIN TOPS
IN COLLEGIATE LEAGUE

While the Princeton basket ball
team was idle last week, Pennsyl-
valia made the most of its oppor-
tunity. defeating Columbia, thereby
taking first place for the league title
again 1t is not likely that Penn
will relinquish the lead this week,
because while it is engaging the tail
ending Yale five the Tiger will be
battling with the Dartmouth for the
runner-up position.
Games listed for this week are as
follows: Wednesday, yarmouth at
Princeton, Pennsylvania at Yale;
Saturday, Princeton at Columbia. Yale
at Dartmouth.
Evening star., 1922-02-27

From across the water comes a grist
of interesting dope from that globe
trotting western sportsman, Horny
slows away Ted (Kid) Lewis in April
he will face a demand by the French
that he meet Marcel Miles.
Is Real Heavyweight.
Miles. who is a real heavyweight.
has been laying the French heavies
away in workmanlike fashion lately.
He has beaten Lequenne. so-caiied
champion of the NORTH" whatever
pion of the French army: Battling
Smith, champion of the American
army of occupation: jeff De Haus. the
Belgian heavyweight: Dan McGol-
drick: GuardsmSn Penwill and Paul
Hams.
Miles has become very popular with
the Partisan fight fans. The French
think Carpenter can take him. but
they are not so certain of this that
they do not wish to see the two men
meet. As for Battling Sikh. the Sene-
galese. who was holy terror to the
French fans a short while ago, he
recently tackled Paul Journee-well
known over here-and was lucky to
get the decision in fifteen rounds.
Even the French realize that Journee
is not so much. so Sikh is no longer
fearsome figure on the European hs-
tic horizon.
However, the big white-haired boy
of the boulevards Of Paris still is
Carpenter. His victory over George
Cook has restored him to the place
he occupied before Dempsey crashed
him for a row of toolsheds. and. talk
as you please, this goes for London,
too.
How French Describe 1t.
What would happen to the hatband
Of the average American pugilist if
he could read about himself in the
papers as Carp has the pleasure OF
doing every time he bats an eye. Here
is the latest:
him as his intense moments of fight
come and we cannot breath. Our
eyes tremble Yet. our senses thrill
with compelling delight. The sleek
champion heralds the supreme mo-
ment with his eyes. All. those eyes!
tent. They light: An. they blaze
with the fierce illumination Of ter
rible intensity. What now? He be-
comes catlike. He moves delicately.
He poises more gracefully. It is ter
rible. 1t is magnificent. The oppo-
yes. But also he is intimidated. He
knows of his peril. Yet, whence will
it come? What must he do to avoid
it? Boum! Boum! The blow has
fallen. Descamps dances with joy.
Strong men weep and the air echoes
with acclaim"
Maybe Jack Dempsey will think
twice before going to Europe after
he reads that!
Fuends Of Benny Leonard were
anxiously awaitingshis appearance in
this city. There is a story that in
his battle with Pal Moran at New
Orleans he seriously damaged the
right thumb which gave him SO much
trouble last summer. II this ts true
there will be little chance, It is feared
Of his meeting Charley White in the
Garden on March II.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
SIX BOUTS SCHEDULED
At FORT MYER TONIGHT

Two big bouts are to be offered by
the Fort Myer Athletic Association at
its six-scrap fistic show tonight In
the riding hall at Fort Myer. Jimmy
Schema and Matt Mcbride. feather
cipai encounters while Earl Haddon
and Kid Maxfield. welters. will be op-
ponents in the other. Both will be at
-Four four-round preliminaries are
scheduled. Speck Afford will meet
Herbert Campbell. Clements will op.
pose Carbon, Kenny has been matched
with Ferris apd. Shifton will encoun-
ter Walasek. All Of the boxers are
OF the Fort Myer garrison. The first
bout will start ~ s o'clock.
Evening star., 1922-02-27

Battery candidates went through
workouts Tuesday and Friday of last
week. There were about ten pitch
ers and two or three catchers attend
lists were Charlie Hageage. Stewart.
White, Homer Thomas and Nelson
Jeffress, who had some experience
with independent teams.
Most of the infielders and outfeld-
ers will be drafted from newcomers.
for berths are Cy Cummings. Stearns,
Dulin, Tom Brown, Jack Edmonston,
Shah, a Chinese student and Os-
wald. Green will have his charges
at work out-of-doors daily just as
soon as weather permits and prob
ably will begin practice tilts earlier
than any of the other high schools.
Kelly of Business Has Task.
Coach Mike Kelly at Business will
have to build an entirely new team.
Capt Ray Barrett outfielder, is the
only regular of last years nine in
school: Right now. It seems that he.
up the Stenographers outer defense.
Bangs will be tried as a catcher
and Cummings and French, who was
at Western last year. as pitchers.
Clarence Claridge likely will earn
an infield berth.
GuyOn Ii racing TrOubIe.
At Eastern, Coach Guyon is con-
fronted with practically the same
problem as that with which Kelly
must wrestle at Business. About all
left at the Capitol Hill institution
are Capt. Meyers, who played short
stop; Roudabush, an outfielder and
pitcher, and Guerriere, former catch
err. Moran. pitching ace OF the East
ern 1921 nine. now is in Florida and
will not be available for service in
the spring.
Guyon is planning to use Guerriere
as third baseman and Meyers as a
second baseman this season. Hook
Litchfield. brother of the famous
as pitchers. Sutton and Dornin as in
fielders. and Bur dine and Ady as out
fielders All of these boys have parti-
cipated in other sports at Eastern.
Army and Navy Props, Gonzaga and
St. Johns are likely to be repre-
sented by sturdy teams. Each has
a number of experienced players for
it's squad. Mines also will be organ
lied at Friends School. St Aiban's
and Y. NJ. c. A. Day School. The lat
ter trio had fairly good junior teams
in the field last season.
Heavy schedules are being arranged
for all the high schools. each of
which will get into a number of
games before the league champion
ship opens April 25. Managers of the
teams are Walter Atkinson, Central:
Charles Miller, Tech; Lionel Summers,
Western: Thomas Dufief. Business.
and Hicks Baldwin, Eastern.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
HIBERNlAN SOCCER TEAM
SURPRISES VET eleven

Jimmy F'itzgerald's Hibernians. or
eaniked to replace the British en-
bassy eleven that recently withdrew
from the. National. Capital Soccer
League, surprised spectators yester.
day at the opening double-header of
the new foot bali association. The
Harps did not win.. but they gave the
veteran Washington Soccer Club q
terrific battle before taking the short
end of-e 4-to-3 count. {
Harlems ana Rangers were oppo-
nents In tho other tilt OF the inan-
Rural program. The latter had things
their own way the first half, but the
Georgetown boys recovered brilliant
ly In the second session, and p3oy
ln2aA U3kA the ooo4H k-au !.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
MUST BEAT HILLTOPPERS
FOR G. u. MEET LAURELS

Any college or club expecting to
win team laurelx mt the George
town University indoor track and
field carnival, In Convention Hall
Friday night, will have to send o
strong squad here. At the Hop
kins-5th Regiment games in Bal
timOre Saturday night the HILL
tOppers demonstrates by their
easy victory that they will have
to he reckOned with I'm their home
meet.
Georgetown scored well over a
third of the possible points at
Baltimore and three times ms
many ms it's nearest opponent, Vir-
Gin1a. At thnt. 1t will have to
perform brilliantly Friday, as the
best OF the casts athletic talent
will be in action here.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
CANADA is FIFTH TEAM
TO SEEK TENNIS TROPHY

NEW YORK, February 27.-Canada
has officially entered the Davis cup1
tennis competition of 1922. The
challenge has been received by the
United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton.
The list of entries now includes
Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Czecho-
slovakia and France. II
A half-dozen more international
challenges are expected before en-
tries close March Is.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
INDIVIDUAL SCORING LEADERS.
CUNTS IN SEMI-FINALS
OF SOUTHERN TOURNEY

ATLANTA. February 27.-Battles
for entrance into the semi-finals Of
the southern college basket ball
tournament will be played here to-
day. with evenly matched teams
struggling for victory.
Mercer and Chattanooga will meet
to determine which shall play the
winner of the Georgia Tech-South
Carolina match in the semi finals.
upper bracket. Georgia and North
Carolina will play for the right to
meet the winner OF the Alabama
Tennessee clash in the semi finals.
lower half.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
CENTRAL AND TECH FiVES
WILL BATTLE TOMORROW

Central and Tech High School
basket ball teams will clash to.
morrow afternoon Mt the Coliseum
In postponed game of the
series. The game will have NO
bearing ON the title, Central hav-
ing won the laurels. but the match
is expected to he warmly contest.
ed. Play will start Mt 3s15 o'clock.
Western High and GOnxaga also
have engagements tomorrow. The
former will entertain Army and
Navy Props, while GOnxagn will
go to Hyattxville, Md. to play the
high school team there.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
Scholastic Base Bal
PLAN DECISIVE BATTLE
FOR CITY FLOOR TITLE

Now that Aloysius and the Yankees
have decided that the former won the
second tilt of their three-game series
for the District Independent basket
ball championship. the managers OF
the rival clubsare ready to talk bus
mess" concerning a decisive match
Committees of each organization Will
meet at Aloysius Club Thursday night
to decide upon a floor for the titular
Hall and Catholic University gyms
nasium are under consideration.
The Yanks, playing on their home
court at the Coliseum, won the ffrst
game of the championship series, but
the outcome of the second. contested
at Gonzaga gymnasium. battle-ground
of the Aloysians, was disputed: Al
oysius claimed victory and the
Yankees a tie. In an official state.
ment made yesterday, the umpire OF
that the scorers of both teams ac-
corded the Aloysians a one point win.
The Yankees yesterday got in some
good practice against the FREDERICK,
Nd, quint in scrap at the Coliseum:
The Marylanders gave the District
half. but in the second the Yankees
played like a title team and swept on
to a 40 to 26 victory.
Arlington Atnfet1c OIuD has sew
eral games this week. 1t will play
the Roamers at Fort Myer tonight,
st. Teresa on the same floor We'd
nesday, and st. Paul at st. Paul
Thursday Friday night Calvary
Baptist will be entertained at Fort
Myer.
Friends' Athletic Club, 120-pound
champion of Alexandra, wants a
home game tomorrow night. Chal-
lenges should be telephoned to Man
ager Baylis at Alexandria 1923.
Mardelle Athletic Club desires en-
gagements with the Yosemites.
Orioles. Washington Prep Juniors and
other 105-110 pound teams. Teams
interested should telephone Manager
Abe Wolf. Adams 2116, between 5:Se
and $50 pm.
warwick Athletic Club beat the
Park Views. 20 to IS. The winners
played a strong passing game.
st. Teresa Preps overcame the
Roamers. '26 to "a, and claim the Dis
trict junior championship. Teams
desiring games with the Props should
telephone W. E. Mcdonald, Main 1920
branch 1S9.
Quincy Athletic Club and Berch-
man Comets will be opponents in a
game at Liberty Hall tonight. Play
will start at s o'clock.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
CLEANUP AT RACQUETS
BY PHILADELPHIA TEAM

BALTIMORE, Md, February 27-t
Philadelphia swept all before 1t in
the finals of the national squash
racquets tournament in the victory Of
Stanley w. Pearson, Philadelphia.
over Morton Eewhall, Detroit Ath-
letic Club. and in the defeat Of the
Baltimore team, 5. to o. Pearson beat
Newhall, LIS. 17-14. 15-14.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
BROWNS IN A TIE GAME
THAT GOES II INNINGS

MOBILE. Ala. February 27.-
An eleven-inninE tie practice
game featured q strenuous work.
out which Manager Lee FOhl put
members Of the first contingent
of the st. Louis Americans through
yesterday. Pitcher "Dixie'' Davis,
who has been reported as a hold
out, has arrived here.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
DEMPSEY'S NEXT BATTLE
IS LIKELY TO BE ABROAD
BY SPARROW M<GANN.

YORK. February ack Keans manager of Jack Dempsey
hand several definite propositions from European
matching the heavyweight champion In line with
fight England
possibility of these offers involve the French champion
well indeed
will book shortly Dempsey,
himself Then
the ksWllst the other side.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
Bowlers Start Tonight.

TOLEDO. Ohio. February 27.-With
thirty-two Toledo teams in action
the twenty-secc7d annual American
Bowling Congress tournament will
get under way here -ght The
tournament will end on April l..
During that time Lips fve-men
teams are scheduled to roll.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
CUE TITLE AT STAKE.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, February 81
John Layton, three-cushion billiard
champion of the world. will defend his
title in a contest with Alfred de Orc.
the Cuban expert, beginning in Mil
waukee tonight.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
HORNSBY AND FOURNIER
NOT SIGNED BY CARDS

ORANGE, Tex. February 25-
The second squad Of the'-S Louis
Nationals arrived here yesterday,
making forty players here.
WilIiam Pertica. q pitcher r. re.
ported su6erinG from 1nAuelYa -0A
the coast. while Rogers Hofnsby.
STELLAR second baseman. ana First
BasemaA Jacques Fournief are
sAsent be0ase they have not
sfQe1b
Evening star., 1922-02-27
THREE SQUADS in ACTION;
! OTHERS TO START TODAY
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

TITH the basket ball waning scholastic athletes
wv ball. Battery candidates Central
Western and Tech high schools reported for practice last week
through
Mldr weather viii bring squads
each the public while Gonzaga Army and Navy Peps
readying
Evening star., 1922-02-27
Will Continue Racing.

MEXICO CITY, February 27.-A
forty-day race meet here was COM
pleted yesterday. The season is de-
scribed as not having been success
full financially to the promoter, but
sufficiently popular to encourage the
further improvement of Condensa
Hippodrome and another meeting
next fall
Evening star., 1922-02-27
Barnes and Hutch Win.

DALLAS, Tex. February 27.-Jock
HUTCHINSON. British open golf cham
pion, and James Barnes. American
title holder, defeated Jim and William
Mackenzie, local professionals. 10 mp
and. . to play, In q thirty-six-hole
HAtohs -t% =
Evening star., 1922-02-27
COBB TO BE MAGNATE.

AUGUSTA. Ca, February T.-1t
was learn from good authority that
a deal will be closed whereby Ty
Cobb. Frank Barrett, Tom Barrett.
Ed Stellings and Bland Goodwin will,
become owners of the Augusta ball
club.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
Rain Stops Auto Race,

LOS ANGELES. February 27.-The
250-mile autono6ile race at the Los
Angeles speedway, was called of in
light rain made the course danger
Gus. Tommy Milton was in the lead.
The race will be run March 5.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
iWORK OUT FOR AN HOUR,
THEN CHASED OFF FIELD
Martin Is Given Full Charge of Early Arrivals.
Criff Has Plan to Make Outfelder Goslin
J Real Rival for Babe Ruth.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

AMPA 27-Tranng the Grfmen officially
with short but workout the spacious
adjoining 0OO hostelry whereethey will be quar-
Under that caused
the 80 mark select squad Nationals
through of
when
Evening star., 1922-02-27
QUINCY A. c. TO MEET,

Quincy Athletic Club will hold a
base ball meeting Thursday night at
o'clock at 1923 1st street. A team
captain will be elected and season
plans discussed.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
CASEY TO COACH TUFTS.

MEDFORD, Mass, February 27.-
The appointment Of Edwin l. Casey
of Natick. former Harvard halfback.
as foot ball coach for Tufts College
has been announced. He was a. mem
ber of the all-American eleven in
1919.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
Tilden Beats Vosheu.

CHICAGO, February 27.-william
Tilden defeated Howard Voshell, 8-6,
6-3, in a nindoor tennis match at
national outdoor show.
Evening star., 1922-02-27

store Closes Daily ut 6 Pm.
Evening star., 1922-02-27

Warwick Athletic Club beat the
Park Views. 20 to 13. The winners
played a strong passing game.
Evening star., 1922-02-27

Mardelle Athletic Club desires en-
sagements with the Yosemites.
orioles. Washington Prep Juniors and
other 105-110 pound teams. Teams
interested should telephone Manager
Abe Wolf. Adams 2116, between 5:Se
and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1922-02-27

Friends' Athletic Club, 120-pound
champion of Alexandria, wants a
home game tomorrow night. Chal-
lenges should be telephoned to Man
ager Baylis at Alexandria 1923.
Evening star., 1922-02-27

st. Teresa Preps overcame the
Roamers. ,26 to "a, and claim the Dis
trict junior championship. Teams
desiring games with the Props should
telephone w. E. Mcdonald, Main 1920,
branch lS9
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The A. & NJ team will meet the
Norman Park crew in one of the
knock-down and drag out battles that
makes the appearance Of these two
teams a sight worth remembering.
This is the nearest thing the Le-
gion will stage to a bull fight and
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you had better get in on it early
for the tickets will be taken up SC
fast you won't get chance to look
them over if you don't.
Jack Hoist has charge Of the game
and he has an eye for good football
battles. lie says this will be one
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when the 29th Infantry band
starts up the music ana ncaJs for the