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Evening star., 1922-12-09
FLETCHER TO BE BENCH
PILOT OF THE PHILLIES

PHILADELPHIA. December AR
thur Fletcher, veteran shortstop. Will
De oencn manager of the philadelrhia
National League base bali team nexf
season. President Baker Of the FhII-
lies mas announced. Fletcher ha>
signed for one year at terms rnI
made public.
Fletcher came 70 the Phillies from
New York in 1920 with John Paw =
ings in trade for Dave Bancroft. IL.
was made captain and PLAYED ttroue =
the season In 1921, owing to the
death of his father and brother. hc
did not play. but the following year.
resumed his place az shortstop and
played a consistent game.
Fletcher is thirty-hve wears old lie
began to play ball In 1907. at Collins
vile. ILL.,. and the next two wears Gc
was with Dallas of the Texas League
He then attracted the attention ul
John McGraw, who. after using hiuf
as an inield understudy. dcveiope,.
him into a star.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
Tips on Playing Basket Ball.;
Correct Rule interpretations
BY ED THORP-

II there are any points about the
0on1e Of basket boil or its rules ,ohich
pussle you. 1rrtte Ed Thorp, core of the
Sporttn0 Editor, inciosing stamped re-
turn enrefope. Hen oive you a quick
ard correct decision.
Q. Must both players jump when
! at center?
A. In professional basket ball, yes
1t IL not compulsory to jump in ANA
'teur game.
i, Q. If player 'slugs' or trips the
opponent. how many fouls are called ?
A. One foul. In the former case
Sometimes tripping may be acci-
dental.
Q. During a free throw for goal a
member OF each team enters the free
throw line in an amateur game.
What is the decision il the bali en-
ters the basket?
A. The goal does not count. Ball
II put in play at center.
Q. At the end of game the score
is tied. One team desires to play the
extra five-minute period. the other
game counted?
A. The team refusing to play extra
period loses in amateur game. score,
30. In professional game. 80.
Q. "a" claims that professional
rules do not permit the use Of back
boards. "B" claims they do. Which
In right?
rules, the only published professional
extend twelve inches from back
board. However, professional games
are played in many places without
backbonrds.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

No preliminary practice will be per-
mitted upon the Columbes track. A
special soft dirt track Is being con-
structed inside the Olympic track.
and all the training work will be
confined to this course in order to
leave the main track in good shape
for the actual competitions.
Reporting on the probable housing
situation for the American team.
Geiger expressed the opinion that the
proposed system of small houses to
be constructed for the visiting teams
would not prove satisfactory from an
American point of view. He advised
the hiring of a quiet, select family
hotel within fifteen or twenty min
utes' ride of the stadium. to be given
over entirely to the United States
competitors. He cited several desir-
able sites both in Paris and the sub
urbs. especially Neuilly.
Citing French athletic activities and
preparations. he mentioned that the
French figure and speed skaters. as
we'll as hockey players. might be ex
pected 90 make an excellent showing
in the ice skating event. which Will
open the eighth Olympiad. at Cha
moniox. Switzerland. In January, 1924.
Swimming is also making rapid prog
ress in France. and the new nata-
torium of the Sporting Club of France
is stated to he one of the best in the
world. comparing favorably with any
in the United States.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
HARVARD LISTS SEVEN
j Of EIGHT GRID GAMES

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. December o.
The Harvard ATHLETIC Association
has announced the tentative Crimson
foot ball schedule for next fall. For
the first time since the war the in
tersectional element is totally lack
ing. The dates:
October s, pending; IS. Middlebury:
20, Holy Cross; q. Dartmouth
November 3. Tufts: 10. Princeton at
Princeton: II. Brown: "a. Yale.
The schedule. cut to eight games
as a result of the big three" agree
ment that foot ball practice should
start only one week before college
opens. contains one newcomer. Tufts.
The last meeting of Tufts and Har-
ward was in 1919.
Florida, Centre and Bowdoin. which
met Harvard during the 1922 season.
are missing.
pificulty in making arrangements
for the first game has been encoun-
tered, it was indicated. for the rea-
son that officials were attempting to
arrange a soft game to open the
season and smaller colleges have not
been eager TO tackle the Crimson
so early in the foot ball year.
1t was understood that Virginia
and North Carolina have been unable
to accept the opening engagement.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
GRID SYSTEM BLAMED
BY YALE PUBLICATION

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,. December 9.
the foot ball season into re-
view. the Yale Alumni Weekly says
that II 10 the business of the foot ball
committee and coaches to look condi-
tions sauarely In the face and to find
q remedy for what has produced "ten
years of continued melancholy" 1t
adds that the committee and coaches
already are At work.
The weekly says that probably il
graduate opinion were obtained it
would como down to something like
this:
IAN easy and popular refuge in
times of distress-as in Greece just
now-is to behead every defeated
leader. A defeated coach must go
not because he is not the man for the
place. but because he was beaten"
The weekly gives as it's own opinion
that q study of Yale foot ball. "a
name to conjure with up till 1910"
discloses q lack of 4 winning system.
In the old system. It says. there was
continuity with tactical brains at the
top,"
Evening star., 1922-12-09
SEVEN CLUBS TO TRAIN
IN FLORIDA NEXT SPRING

Seven big league clubs. fncIud-
ing the irfffmen. will do their
spring training next season In
Florida. Texas. Arkanaas and
Alabama each will entertain two
teams. while California, Louisiana
and Georgia will attract one apiece.
Here's the 1923 list of camps:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington, Tampa. Fla.
Cleveland. Lakeland. Fla.
Chicago. Seguin. Tex.
New York, New Orleans, La.
Detroit, Augusta. Ga.
Boston. Hot Springs, Ark.
st. Louis, Mobile, Ala.
Philadelphia. Montgomery. Ala.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia, Leesburg, Fla.
st. Louis. BradentOwn. Fla.
Cincinnati. Orlando. Fla.
Brooklyn. Clearwater. Fla.
Boston, st. Petersburg, Fla.
New York. San Antonio. Tex.
Chicago, Catalina Ixland, Calf.
Pittsburgh, Hot Springs, Ark.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
BAN SW|TCHESLEAGUE
MEETING TO NEW YORK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. December s.-Ban John
son. president Of the American League.
in q telegram from Excelsior Springs.
Mo-. to the Associated Press last
night, announced that the American
League owners. will hold their annual
meeting In New York next Wednes-
day. December 13. American League
meeting will be held in New York
next Wednesday," the message said.
Earlier In the day 1t had been an
nounced that the American League
meeting would be held In Chicago on
December IL
The gathering Of American League
owners had originally been set by
President johnson for December i3, in
Chicago. Base Ball Commissioner X.
NJ Landis, acting under the impress
sion that both the American and Ma
ttonal Leagues would meet in New
York. called joint meeting of the
leagues for December IA.
President johnson declared that he
could see no reason for a joint meet
ing and issued his meeting call for
the 18th in Chicago. The call is ga id
to have brought forth a protest from
certain American League owners, who
expressed desire to attend the joint
session. and the switch to the 18th
was made to allow those who desired
time to reach New York for the Joint
session.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
WEST VIRGINIA ELEVEN
TO PLAY AT SAN DIEGO

MORGANTOwN. ". Va. December
a-Announcement has been made that
the West Virginia foot ball team will
play the University OF Oregon at San
Diego on Christmas day.
Approval of the trip to the coast was
made by the faculty after a travelling
schedule was submitted to show that
the players would miss only one day
from their studies.
Twenty players will compose the
Mountaineer squad. Coach Spears
ordered his men to report for practice
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

I once tested out .'the AK swing"
theory on the golf bail, snd the re-
suits were amazing. Some vvorkmen
were cutting down some trees on q
course where 1 was playing. My driv-
ing was a little OF that day. so
asked one Of the workmen to swing
At my ball. ] teed it for him. and he
started in awkwnrdly to hit II.
told him to swing his club at 1t
exactly rs IL he were sssinEinE his AZ
at the tree-and to go on and hit 1t.
He did, and the pretfiest ball you
could look at few on that club. His
swing was a perfect golf swing. he
cause 1t was an exact duplicate of his
ax swing. You wouldn't swing an AZ
with your body. with your hips, don't
Try to swing your golf club that way.
A "biS one" in more ways than one
II pictured above. the action photo
being Of jesse Sweetxer. the national
amateur champion. Sweetser. born I'm
Kentucky. probably would have been
a mountain man and n sharpshooter
with n Winchester had his parents not
moved away and given him the
chance to prove his skill with his golf
clubs. He defeated Chick Evnns for
the title this year, which. to say the
least, fs a mighty hard way to win 1t.
Copyright. John F. Ollie Col
Evening star., 1922-12-09
CARRY YDUCKP|N TEAM
DOWNS BA[T|MOREANS

Carry Ice Cream Company's duckpin
team journeyed to Baltimore last nlxht
and won two out Of three games from
the Hendler Creamery Company ouiut
with the scores. 400. AZ and 4s3.
One OF the largest crowds ever as
sembled at bowling match in Balti-
more was in attendance at the New
Regent drives. Yelling by the SUD.
porters of the teams and the playing
OF band created noise enough to
awaken an Egyptian mummy.
the clash was the final of 4 series
OF three meetings. total pins to count,
Ihe team scores last night were:
Carry, l,415; Hendler. 1897. The total
score for the entire series was CARY
4.Si.; Hendler. 4.l57: the local team
winning by IS pins.
Followins is the detailed score Of
Evening star., 1922-12-09
TRACK FOR 1924 GAMES
TO BE UNUSUALLY FAST
American in Paris to Investigate Conditions From
U. S. Team Standpoint Finds Satisfactory
Progress in Preparations.

YORK December
M holding Olympic Paris 1924 reported
received by the American Olympic
chairman Of the Boston A. A. athletic
standpoint work tracks was
well advanced
In his preliminary eommunaon to Frederick Ruben
O. A. that the
stadium had completed and promised be exceptionally
settling and hardening will in his opinion provide
Olympic
which
Evening star., 1922-12-09

One trouble. and big one. with
base ball clubs of today" said Tool
rs that with SO many men on the
bench. the younger PLAYERS do not gel
tho proper chance for the right kind
OF tryout The majors get PLAYERS
ana send them to the minors where
they are not under the observation Of
major league managers. and where
tney obviously do not get the ind
OF work they should. No successful
manager can stay successful and han
ole forty men. That's why / believe
base ball players would develop faster
ana the teams get better if the limit
were cut down to twenty-five mer
w hen the minors arc benefited
IMAM could be done in any other way.
because ultimately, the ma jors get tho
benefit themselves"
1t is possible that w II klepper. o.
the Portland (OregD club. who wa
suspended from the National Associa
tion OF Minor Leagues. will not hrine
suit after all against the organization
Al LOUISVILLE he declared he would dr.
So and his lawyer said the same
thing.
Since then. however. there has bee.
a consultation nj which il is believe
that II he permits the ruling 70 stard
as 1t 10 for the time being. there may
come a time in the future when Tho
national board will be willing ~
modify its resolution. and tho Port
iand man returned to good standing
ths sss hlns arthur Fletcher 10 ,nan
age the Phillies. William F. Baker
has secured the best man availahle
Fletcher has it in him to make Some
tnlne more OF the Phillies next seas",.
than mas been made for some years
Copyright. 1872,
Evening star., 1922-12-09
CENTRAL HIGH TANKERS
TO VISIT MERCERSBURG

Central tankers so impressed Coach
Drummer with their performances yes
terday In defeating the Western team,
81 to 7. in Central pool in the first inter-
high school swimming meet Of the in
door season that he has scheduled q
meet with the Mercerssurg Props. ma
tional scholastic champions. The event
will be held at Mercersburs February D.
Capt. Stolley of the Central team was
the star of the meet. He finished first
in two races and was a member Of
the winning relay team. Western got
it's points by finishing third in each of
the seven individual events.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

DaVis Was the UNANIMOUS choice of
the nominating committee. which is
composed of Holcombe Ward of New
York, chairman: J. L. McLain of
Pittsburgh and Louis II. Waidner of
Chicago. If he accepts the nomina-
ton his election will be assured at
the annual meeting in New York in
February. He now holds the Office
Of vice president of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association and was
named an executive member of the
American Olympic committee at the
meeting held here recently.
While noted principally as the
donor OF the international tennis
trophy and one of the pioneers In
encouraging worldwide tennis. Dacis
ranked 4 score of years ago amgng
the best players in this country.
With Holcombe Ward as his partner
he held the national doubles title in
1898 and 1899. while as a singles OK
Evening star., 1922-12-09
SEEKS VIRGINIA BERTH.

ROCKY MOUNT. n. c.. December 9.
is making a strong ef-
fort to purchase the Newport News
franchise in the Virginia League
Should this transaction be completed,
North Carolina will have three cities
Wilson. Rocky Mount and Whining
ton-represented in the league. Nor
folk, Portsmouth and Richmond are
the Virginia cities.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
WOULD PLACE ATHLETICS
IN CONTROL OF FACULTY

ORLEANS December 9Athletics rulings be included
the standards which all member colleges must conform
elected and Richmond Va chosen
place the final today of the
annual Colleges
Schools Of Southern States.
Spencer Mras OF Chattanooga elected president Miss Emile
College Virginia.
Edwin D. Pursey Durham
Evening star., 1922-12-09
SWEDE RISBERG'S WIFE
GIVEN DIVORCE DECREE

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. December
s.-Mrs. Agnes Risberg was granted a
divorce in the superior court here
berg. former Chicago White Sox ball
player.
Mrs. Risberg won the decree on the
grounds that her husband was cruel
and neglected her. She was given
custody Of their two children. but her
plea for 500 monthly aIimony was
denied on technical grounds, Risberg
being out of the jurisdiction of the
court
Since he was ousted from organized
base ball Risberg has been playing
ball In the outlaw leagues under the
name OK Jack Naples. Mrs. Risberg
Evening star., 1922-12-09
MINORS TO FIGHT MOVE,
TO BOOST OPTION LIMIT
Belief That With So Many Players on Bench Young
sters Do Not Get Real Trials, Is Voiced by
President Toole of international.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK December 9t today that
will be the kind of
there be the of men
der option
While directly stating his
reduction of the number allowed
of the League made rather gorou,
players are quite sufficient for both the
This stand of Tooe really
constantly about the of
dering where they will find enough
teams
Evening star., 1922-12-09
CORINTHlAN YACHT CLUB
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION

+. o. Reed yesterday was elected
commodore Of the Corinthian Yacht
Club. Other officers chosen at the an
nual meeting were: Vice commodore.
r H. Harper; rear commodore. r. B.
Rives; meaSurer, P. B. Castles: secre-
tary-treasurer. F. A. Barnes, and as
sistant secretary-treasurer. H. r. Ken
nedy. G. T.. Ingling. ]. Fl. Murphy and
W o. Schatirt were elected to the board
of trustees.
Following the election an entertain
ment was held and luncheon served.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
TOOK pass. The hook pass is
made as a rule at the end of

II ooK pass. The hook pass is
II made as . rule at the end Of
players dribble. or after he
has taken at least one bounce. In
the latter case. as the ball comes
up, he leaps high into the air, max
ing a half turn. The ball rests in
the palm of the hand. fingers cx-
tended. thumb to the rear, the arm
is straight. The ball is started up
ward. An instant before it reaches
vertical position. it is snapped by
a hand, wrist and forearm motion
to the player for whom the pass is
intended.
The bounce pass. The bounce pass
is made by throwing the ball so that
it bounces at the feet of the op-
ponent who is between the passer
and the player to whom the pass is
to be made. It is a hard pass to in-
tercept when made properly.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
WALLACE IS DEFEATED
BY CANADIAN FIGHTER

TORONTO. December s.-Bobby Eber
of Hamilton last night defeated Patsy
Wallace Of Philadelphia in a ten
round match billed for the Canadian
bantamweight championship.
The bout was fast throughout, but
Eber won easily.
Both fighters weighed in at III
pounds.
Johnny Ertle. American bantam
weight. wired a challenge to the win
ner of the bout
Burlie. fyweight. Toronto. received
the award in a fast bout with Louis
Bloom. fyweight. Columbus, Ohio.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

pert he ranked No. in 1898, No. 2
in 1899 and 1900. and No. 8 In 1901.
years when Malcolm D. whitman and
William A. Larned were in the
ascendancy
With Ward and Whitman, Davis
aided In the first defense of the
trophy he donated whom In 1900 the
American team won three matches
from the British Isles. the only chal-
lenger. The cup was not played for
in 1901. but In 1909 the American
won three out Of five matches from
the British Isles. represented by the
famous Doherty brothers. Reginald
and Hugh. and DR.. Joshua PIN.
Davis Is member of Chevy Chase
Club. Columbia Country Club and
Dumbarton Club. He still is an ac-
tive player. competing in club events
in intercity matches during the past
seaSon
Evening star., 1922-12-09
SIMPSON A. c. CLAIMS
115-POUND GRID TITLE

Claiming championships is por
ular pastime with many sandlot foot
ball teams. but Simpson Athletic Club
seems justified in asserting its righ'
class laurels. The Simpsons PLAYED
seven games this year and lost but
one. That was their first match ~;
the season. The Stanton Juniors.
a heavier combination. beat them.
s to 0. The Simpsons are more than
anxious to get into contest tonaor-
row. Teams Of the ll5-pound class
interested may telephone Manage
Eddie McGinnis at West 1867, between
6 and o'clock tonight.
When District Lesionnaires aud
Southerns meet tomorrow afternoon
at American League Park. good
game should result. Both teams have
pointed carefully for the fray and
will put their full strength upon tho
field. The match is 10 start promptly
at 2:30 o'clock
Premier Athletic Club. which went
through its schedule undefeated.
disputing the claim may arrange
games with the Premiers by tele-
phoning Sam Gordon at North S1ol.
Pierce Athletic Club of HyattsvilIe
will so to Alexandria tomorrow t"
encounter the Independents. The
game will be held on Dreadnauchl
field, beginning at 2:15 O'Clock.
Its l35-pound title claim having
been questioned by the Georsetow
Juniors and Navajos. Lexington Attn
letic Club Is willing to give each OF
these elevens game. 1t would play
the Georgetown juniors tomorrow
and the NavaJos week later. The
Lexington manager may be tele
phoned at Lincoln S43-W. between
$3.50 and $50 O'Clock tonight.
Mohawk Preps and st. Teresa Prcps
will be opponents tomorrow on the
field At 18th and D streets. southeast
Play will start at $50 o'clock.
Mohawk Athletic Club will be host
to Georgetown Athletic Club tomor-
row afternoon at Union Park Their
match 10 to set under way at 2:3c
O'Clock.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
Mocag Smoothly for Ompics Big Reserve Lists Strongly Opposed
DWICHTDAVIS UNDECIDED
AS TO BEING TENNIS HEAD

WIGHT DAVIS director
the presidency the United Tennis
declared today that he would have
thought before He said
ter the meeting of the executive committee New York the
of
highly the honor appealed
him. but there other
Evening star., 1922-12-09
SCHOOL GR1DDERs CLASH.

MAIDEN. Mass, December a.-The
Waite High School foot ball team Of
Toledo. Ohio. was here today to meet
Maiden High School The playing field
has been covered with hay during this
weeks snow and frost and was in fair
shape today. Mild weather prevailed.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

st. TereAa swamped Nativity yes
terday. IS to 1. in the opening game
OF the Washington branch Of the
Catholic Church League Meredith,
Leonard. La Forest and the Nellisan
brothers played for ST Teresa.
Mitchell scored Nativitys lone tally.
The eight Catholic parishes Of the
District are represented in tho branch
OF the league here. Other League
branches are in Baltimore and west
ern Maryland. The three branch
champions will meet for the arch
diocese laurels.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
GETS WEST POINT GAME.

GAINESVILLE. Fla. December o.
will meet the Army at West Point Oc.
tober 8 next year. This announce.
ment followed the receipt of 4 tels-
gram from officials Of the service
eleven confirming F1orida's accept
ance.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
SIX ARMY CUNTS In RACE
FOR AREA CHAMPIONSHIP

EAMS Army Washington
begin play Wednesday for the
ship OF this section CUNTS Walter Reed
Hospital Boiling Field Fort Humphreys Fort Myer Washington
and Washington barracks The the expected
be unusually keen Fort Washington ganered aurels last
bos theirf ~'~ - '~ w
Evening star., 1922-12-09

situation occurred in professional
foot ball last season. Drop-kicker
stepped back and actually tented a
goal from field. Just as he was about
to kick an end rush ran down over
goal line and was free A forward
pass to him netted touchdown.
Evening star., 1922-12-09
SOCCER TILT POSTPONED.

Pierce and Monroe teams. opponents
in series for the public school soccer
championship of Washington. will not
stage their second game until Monday.
A muddy field forced postponement Of
the match scheduled yesterday
Evening star., 1922-12-09
REDS TO KEEP STRENGTH.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. December a-Ao
second string player OF the Cincinnati
team will be used in the proposed
deal with st. Paul for the services O.
Pitchers Benton and Shsehan. Kari
Finke, an official of the club, declared
Evening star., 1922-12-09
WILL CAPTAIN FLORIDA,

GAINESVILLE. Fla, December g.
Winthrop Robbie" Robinson of Mo-
bile. Ala. has been elected captain of
next years Florida eleven.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Koont. OF Navy Yard made %
court goals while his team was de-
feating Central Presbyterian, 81 to
8. Swan. a teammate. also was a
heavy scorer.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Mohawk Preps and st. Teresa Props
will be opponents tomorrow on the
feld at 18th and d streets. southeas,
Play will start at ESQ o'clock.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Aurora Boys Club opened it's sea-
son last night with a 22-to-6 victory
over Boy Scout Troop 72. Games in
the 115-pound class are desired by
the victors Telephone challenges to
Manager Gerald Hayden, Lincoln
1881.
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Pierce Athletic Club of Hyattsvilie
will so to Alexandria tomorrow to
encounter the Independents. The
game will be held on Dreadnaueht
field, beginning at 2:15 O'clock
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Mohawk Athletic Club will be host
to Georgetown Athletic Club tomor-
row afternoon at Union Park. Their
match 10 to set under way at 2:3e
O'Clock
Evening star., 1922-12-09

Hurricane girl basketers are going
to Alexandria tonight to face the
Friends team of that city. 1t will
be the first match of the campaign
for the Hurricanes. They will take
the o'clock electric train for Alex
andria- All players are expected to
report at the station at 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue at 5:45
o'clock.