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Evening star., 1923-12-22
MAY CHANGE SCORING
PLAN FOR OLYMPICS

PARIS. December 22.-The Olym-
pic committee is studying plan OF
point scoring which. If finally adopted.
will prove a radical departure from
the system used at all the games
since their modern revival: 1t would
give ten points to the winner and 5.
4. 8. 2, and ! respectively to the next
in order.
It Is understood that majority Of
the committee favor the plan which,
although not yet officially announced.
Is causing some adverse criticism az
being too liberal to the winners and
contrary to the spirit Of the previous
scoring method.
This method gave 6 points to the
winner, the others in order receiving
5, 4, 8, and ]. and has had the re-
suit. its supporters claim. OF bringing
to the fore the best balanced teams.
The Olympic committee has asked
for bids from the French watchmak-
ers for a supply of stop watches cap
able OF recording to the one hum
slredth Of a second. for unofficial use
as a check on the Olympic timing Of
Dne-fifth Of second. required under
the international regulations.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
CHAPTER l2-An Answer to
Some Inquiries From
Youngsters.
BY HANS WAGNER.

BY HANS WAGNER.
THIS chapter of my experience
is intended mostly for young
ball players or any other young
sters who would like to improve
their game. 1t is in answer to at
least fifty requests for advice as
to how youngster should act
and feel when getting his first
chance in the big league.
The first thing is to feel sure
that YOU are a good ball player
and never let that get out of your
mind. Be aggressive always, but
be careful not to be a smart
Aleck. A lot OF youngsters lose
their real chance by thinking
they know too much and re-
fusing to listen to the old-timers.
never knew a veteran ball
player who would not go out OF
his way to help a starter if he
felt that the youngster really
wanted to learn. Even the play
ers on opposing teams will stop
to coach a youngster if he isn't
too fresh.
Once a youngster joins a club
he should be extremely careful to
obey all the club rules. He may
not think it advisable to 60 to
bed at 10 o'clock or cut out
lunch, but he should remember
that it is the managers theory,
and it might work out best.
Personally l have my own ideas
about training, but so have
others. l don't think l ever went
to spring training when | wasn't
in as good condition when l
started as when l finished. To
tell the truth, spring training al
ways was sort of lark to me.
You see, I hunted and fished all
winter, played basket ball. indoor
base ball--in fact, anything to
keep busy. That strenuous sort
of work had me in fine shape
when / reported. | always ate
what l wanted and when l want
ed. l even drank beer in the old
days. I don't say that would be
good routine for other young
sters, but it didn't hurt me.
Whenever there is a practice
a youngster should hurry to get
to it. He should practice all the
time. If the team is not playing
he can go out and work with the
ground keepers.
This young fellow, Pie Traynor
of the Pittsburgh club, is sure to
be one of the greatest ball play
ers in the world. He can't miss
because he simply thinks and
lives base ball. Often l have
passed the park and seen him
working out there in the morning
with a single companion. One
day / saw him all alone in the
rain throwing a ball against the
grandstand and fielding it as it
bounced back.
Like Any Other Business.
Gee" he said one day, II won
der when they are going to play
another ouble-headerp
Most ball players look on a
double-header with dread "a
double days work for no more
money. That boy Traynor would
play three if they could crowd in
the time some way.
In a way base ball is just like
any other business or profession.
The man who loves it so well
Evening star., 1923-12-22
DONOVAN WAS TO. HAVE
WE'D, ACTRESS REVEAL S

NEW YORK, December 22.-Had not
fate, in the form Of an extended
theatrical engagement, intervened,
wild BAl" Donovan. manager of the
New Haven club. who was killed De-
cember in the wreck Of the Twen-
tieth Century Limited at Forsyth,
N. Y, would now have been on his
honeymoon.
This was learned, on arrival Of
the Leviathan, of Peggy Bacon, an
ball man were engaged to marry.
Miss Bacon said she had originally
planned to sail on the Majestic on its
last westbound trip. The wedding
was to have taken place on her ar
rival, December IL, she said.
bill wouldn't have been on that
train had I been on the Majestic"
Miss Bacon said. He would have
been in New York awaiting me and
his wedding, ,a.,.-'- = = 4 = :.
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Washington T. Eleven Johnny Dundee Keep
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it, and a lot of fans today don't
know it, but. that always cut Nc
Graw to the core. 1t offended
him more deeply than any of the
newspaper writer's knew. In fact,
it was for long time his fight
ing point.
But Mcmillan wanted to show
pep, so when he crossed the field
he yelled to the Giant bench. call
ing McGraw "Muggsy." He did
this several times. Then McGraw
got aboard him, What a tongue
lashing that little fellow got!
Mcmillan went to Manager
Donovan and inquired the rea-
son.
"McGraw is a man well along
in years." Patsy told him, "and
that word always offended him.
Coming from a fresh youngster
it's all the worse. You'll never
get anywhere doing that. Now, I
want you to go right to Nc
Graw's Office in the clubhouse
tomorrow and apologize, explain
ing that you didn't understand"
The next day young Mcmillan,
like boarding the lion in his den.
went straight to McGraw and
apologized in the most manly
manner. The way he did it so
impressed the Giant manager
that he was from then on one OF
McMillan's best friends and ad-
visers. He used to spend time
with Mcmillan, showing him
tricks about hitting and fielding.
AS 1 have said before, a young
ster should make a point of
watching some great player
closely, and then try to copy his
method, whether it be in fielding,
batting or base running. If he
can't quite get the hang of it ask
the player in question and he
will always help. If you have a
weakness be frank enough to tell
the older players about it. With
their help you can overcome it.
Work on Your Weaknesses.
l used to have a fault of throw
ing too hard and often too high
to first. ! talked with Hughey
Jennings, George Smith and
others. They helped me won
derfully.
Always work on your weak
nesses.' The strong points will
take care of themselves.
The chances are that you will
not set the world ahre at the
start. but don't blame it on the
umpires. Watch everything that
goes on about the field. In the
most unexpected place you will
pick up some little point that will
be of help to. you the rest of your
life.
Freshness in some youngsters
is funny. In others il gets on
cverybody's nerves. Not many of
you can be funny. That's sort
of gift.
| remember one young fellow
who went to bat with Bill KLEIN
umpiring.. He called two strikes
on the youngster. The boy
turned around and started a big
kick.
Remember, son." Klein told
him, these plates in the big
league have corners on them"
A few minutes later he called
another, and the boy was out.
They may have corners" he
said TO Klein, as he started back
to the bench, "but I'll be dog
gened if this amt the first one
/ ever saw with bay window
in it,
Tomorrow: How the Umpire
Looks to a Player.
Evening star., 1923-12-22

An army of clever performers are
striving for regular berths on the
Junior team. Among them are Breen.
Morris. Simon. Reiter. Reed. Falcone,
Broderick. Sweeney. Baum and c.
May.
Games with both quints can be ar
ranged by calling Broderick at Main
328 between 10 and 4 o'clock.
Wesley Mcdonald will manage the
l40-pound champion Anacostia Eagle
Quint this season. He is receiving
challenges at Main 1929, branch 1ss.
Boys Club Yankee tossers made II
three in row at the expense of the
Apache Props, winning 81 to s. Fine
gan, Callahan and Cieri played well
ed best for the losers.
Displaying good teamwork, the Col
umbia Midgets took the measure of
Troop tossers of the Alexandra Boy
Scouts in q 3o-to-14 fray. Ellis and
Of Troop were the stars.
Riverside Athletic Club tossers fell
before bel the Liberty auint' % to 5;
hold a dance next Friday night at
Pythian Temple. =
washinston Comets will open their
season in game with the Petworth
Athletic Club tonight at o'clock on
the Y. NJ. c. A. court. Manager Nash
Of the Comets is booking games at
Lincoln 306-W.
Elliott Athletic Club bask eters have
won nine straight games. as a result
OF their victory over the Lexingtons,
A sturdy defense enabled the Elliott
Juniors to trim the King Pin Juniors.
So to Z: Underwood and Chapple
starred for the winners.
Clarendon baptist quint was given
| little opposition when 1t swamped
the Paramount Athletic Club, Al to IL.
Tucker tossed eight goals for Claren-
don. Williams put up good game
for the losers.
Park View juniors and the Atlantic
Athletic Club will meet tonight at s
o'clock on the Wilson Normal School
Columbia ss5-J, is seeking games.
Tosser. representing Company c.
District National Guard. will take the
Club Thursday night on the formers
court.
A battle In expected in the Peck
Athletic Club-El Dorado Club game
tonight in the formers gymnasium.
uhifofma VIII be issued to the
Kanawha Junior five at a meeting to-
night at 1880 o'clock at the home of
Manager Stein,
Troop 118, BOY Scouts, Of Quantico,
Va, has hurled g challenge at the
Yankee team: Get In touch with Man
ager ]. w. Hammond, Box 22; Guam
tico, Va. James Wood is coaching
the scouts
Evening star., 1923-12-22
SOCCER TITLE STILL
HANGING IN BALANCE

Pierce School soccer players still
are in the running as a result Of the
1-to-1 game they played with Monroe
School yesterday in the third game of
the graded school series for the
championship of the District
Had Monroe showed the way to
Pierce, 1t would have taken the title,
as IL already has one victory to its
credit. These elevens are to meet
again Otter the Christmas holidays,
probably January 2.
In yesterdays match. Monroe scored
its lone marker when Wingate kicked
the ball for a goal. A hefty boot by
Biddle in the second half accounted
for Pieree's goal.
The teams displayed marked ability
in guarding.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
GRID GAME AT PASADENA
CERTAIN TO BE A BATTLE
Muller, Former California STAR Declares 'Huskies -
( d Are Most Powerful Aggregation of Players
+ Ever Gathered ON Coast.

@ EATTLE WASH December 22New Year neutral ground
Pasadena, Calf, the and the interseonal
which going be productive the fighting brand of foot
ball Both the University
critics with and fight than technique
Each night sharp Coach Enoch Bagshaw
brought the University of Washington through the
with only defeat pounding words Fight the Navy Brick
Washington under Baghaw like having Alaska
husky dog to eat"
Muller exCaornia that although California Wash
Washington powerful bunch Of play
gathered together the Pacific and that
the Navy will Washington beat them around the
Evening star., 1923-12-22
WILL BAR GAMBLERS
FROM BOXING SHOWS

NEW YORK. December 22.-Persons
caught betting or recognized as profess
sional gamblers will be barred from all
boxing matches in New York state. it
was announced by the state boxing
commission. in making known the new
rules which will become effective at
once.
One rule provides that no person shall
be allowed to SIT at the ringside on the
side where the judges are seated. ezt
cept the timekeeper, who must keep six
feet away.
Another rule prohibits any one from
remaining standing at any boxing club
Still another bars every one from the
dressing rooms except managers and
seconds.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
FRENCH BOXING TITLE
Is GIVEN TO MASCAR7

PARIS. December 22.-The council
of the French Boxing Federation has
formally deprived Eugene Criqui of
the featherweight championship of
France, conferring it upon Edouard
Mascart. who last Tuesday night de-
feated Henri Hebrans Of Belgium.
The council, which recently decided
that because of Criqurs Inability to
meet Mascart because of injuries the
latter boxer should be proclaimed
champion if he defeated Hebrans, has
given CrfQui the right of priority in
challenging for the title in the future.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
STAR OF FRENCH TURF
SEEMS SURE TO- VISIT

NEW YORK, December 22.-Pierre
Wertheimer, owneI OF Epinard,
French three-year-ofd race horse.
sails today for France.
While no definite agreement was
reached between Wertheinier and
American horse owners, the prospects
for a series of races between the
French champion and the best of the
American horses next fall are bright.
Indications are that Epinard will
be brought to America In July and
trained hero for his fall tests,
Evening star., 1923-12-22
FRENCH NET TOURNEY
DRAWS 1000 PLAYERS

PARIS. December 22.-Tennis has
become so popular in France that the
leading players now are active nearly
every month in the year.
Tournaments arranged by the
Sporting Club of France for a
christmas cup" have drawn 1900
entries, including both men and wo-
men players and including most of
the leading exponents of the game.
Frances first fifteen are represented
by Borotra, Cochet Lacoste, Gerbault,
Feret, Gentien and Aslangui
Nicholas Mishu of Rumania and
Fricll Tegher of Denmark, will fur
nish the foreign element.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
PRINCETON TO LOSE
ROPER AFTER 1924

PHILADELPHIA, December 22.-
William. w. Roper will retire as coach
OF the Princeton foot ball team at
the close of the 1924 season, he has
declared. Pressure of his council
manic and law business were given
as the reasons
I'm beginning to feel said Roper
who was the only independent repub-
lican elected to city council at last
months election. that l have been
in the coaching business long enough
and will be ready to step out at the
close of the 1924 season.
Il might have been ready to retire
this year, but did not feel like get
ting out after such a season. Next
year we hope to do much better at
Princeton"
Evening star., 1923-12-22

tators. If fan should ask you a
question, answer him in a re-
spectful and sincere manner. At
the same time don't let visiting
players or anybody else walk on
you. While a youngster should
not be fresh, he must be ready
to uphold his rights. Once he
shows the white feather he is
gone.
Once on the field young play
er should remember never to see
or hear the spectators. Your
whole interest should be centered
on the other club and your brains
and energy should be aimed
at how to defeat them.
John McGraw's Sore Point.
Don't forget that ball players
who have earned regulations
have a certain amount of dig
nifty. Make a point OF respect
ing that dignity as much as you
can.
Patsy Donovan, the old Brook
lyn manager, was telling me the
other day how Tommy Mcmillan
got in bad that way at the start
and then got over it.
Mcmillan had read the papers
where they referred TO John Nc
Graw as Muggsy. He didn't know
Evening star., 1923-12-22
ROCKNE WILL BE A TUTOR
IN SCHOOL FOR COACHES

23-Knute Rockne, foot ball coach of
Notre Dame, and Elmer Henderson,
University Of Southern California
cridiron mentor, will be in charge of
q summer school for coaches to be
conducted in 1924 at the University
of Southern California.
The course will be six weeks and
will embrace foot ball strategy and
Dlay.
Evening star., 1923-12-22

is intensely interested I'm golf. and
because Of this interest he fs in
clined, usually, TO try anything
once.
1t is the trying of so many diff
ferent things that upsets him. The
different things that may be tried
in golf, rs told by the thousands
of players. constitute N bottomless
sen of information. 1t In all right
to try anything that looks prOmis-
ing. The thing TO be careful with,
however, IL to see TO fl that with
SO many experiments the fundn-
mentnls do not get lost.
Copyright, John F. DiRe Coz
Evening star., 1923-12-22
SPURNS CRITICS. ADVICE
THAT HE SHOULD RETIRE
Holder of Two Titles Says He Has Surprised Fans Be-
fore and Will Do So Again-Not Likely TO
Get Battle With Leonard
BY FAIR PLAY.

YORK December 2Johnny Dundee will
N given boxing year.
Johnny says that he has surprised
will
why" James NJ Johnson, Johnny
Willie Jackson knocked him Philadelphia
did
Johnny? If SOY haveh hadg good
in his West
has relnquhed his ambition hold three
fuur
Evening star., 1923-12-22
STONE GETS DECISION
IN BOUT WITH SHADE

NEW YORK, December 22.-Ad
Stone, the fighting marine of Phila-
delphia. outslugged and outpointed
Billy Shade of California in a twelve
round bout at Madison Square Gar
den last night and was awarded the
decision. Stone had the better of
every round and only Shades ability
to take it, prevented knockout
Evening star., 1923-12-22
HAWAIIAN SKATERS
OWN WATER RECORD
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
HONOLULU, December 22.-War-
rem Kealoha- acquatic star for the
Hui Makani.i" .conqueror of Johnny
Weissmuller, Chicago swimming
marvel. In match race last year.
iagt night lowered his own world rec
ord for the 15o-yord back stroke,
negotiating the distance in 1 minute
"A AS seconds
Kealoha's previous record for the
sswim was / minute 40 seconds in
open tidal salt water -
Weissmuiler holds the tank record
for the distance. minute IS 2-5
seconds.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
HORNSBY MAKES MONEY,
NOW WILL TURN SANTA

ST. LOUIS, Mo, December 22.-Rog-
ers Hornsby, 1923 batting champion of
the National League. who several weeks
ago flooded the local market with
Christmas trees. forcing the wholesale
price down from So to s1.25 a bundle.
has announced he would give away
1900 trees to the poor.
tho price," he said, IT made enough to
give these trees away and then still
have a substantial profit"
Evening star., 1923-12-22
Inside Golf
-By CHESTER HORTON.

One of the reasons the average
business man golfer seldom plays
better than 100 In because OF the
bewiIdering total of differing opin-
ions he encounters rs to just how
to do this or that.
One OF the results of so many
views and the Htfpso the average
player gets I'm golf will be that he
will be thrown OF his sense of
proportion IL he isn't wntchful of
his own game. The golfer always
Evening star., 1923-12-22
HOWARD B. ORTNER

Coach, Cornell University, known for
his brilliant, aggressive teams.
n
Place the hands on the upper half
of the ball, with fingers spread and
pointing down, thumbs pointing up,
arms in close to body and hexed.
With the ball evenly balanced in
both hands, bring it near the body
above the waist line. Push ball up
ward and outward toward the bas-
ket, giving the wrists slight up
ward turn as you let the ball go, so
that it has its proper English, or
twist. Body should be erect when
shot is completed.
Copyright. 1928, Associated Editors.)
Evening star., 1923-12-22
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
TO HAVE PAIR OF CUNTS

basket ball sporting the oors of the Immaculate
ception Athletic Association intend
take notice Junior and being the
being Of several high school
May and May of Business Morris and W of ST. Johns and Mills
they showed the
Evening star., 1923-12-22
WILLIAMS TO BOX LEE.

NEW YORK. December 22.-Kid,.
Williams of Baltimore, former worlds
bantamweight champion. who is max:
ing a comeback attempt. will box
Danny Lee. protege of Benny Leonard.
tonight in a twelve-round match.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
BASKET BALL RESULTS

Columbia, Al; Wesleyan, 20.
Dartmouth, 81; New York Univer-
city, %.
Brown. 10; Brooklyn Poly, II.
Loyola College. 23, Grove City, 10.
Michigan, "a, Cincinnati T., IA.
Creighton, 80, Indiana, %.
Kansas City A. c., %, Atlanta A.
c.. Fl.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
BURMAN WHIPS Mccoy.

CHICAGO. December 22-Joe Bur-
man of Chicago last night outboxed
Johnny Mccoy of Cleveland at Blue
Island in a ten-round contest. The
men weighed in at 122 pounds.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
MACK RELEASES WALKER.

PHILADELPHIA, December 22-
The unconditional release Of Clarence
"Tilly" Walker. veteran outfielder of
the Philadelphia Americans. has been
announced by Manager Connie Mack
Walker formerly was with Washington
and Boston. He is thirty-five years old
Evening star., 1923-12-22
NAVY SOCCERIsTs ELECT.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 22.-
Charles d. Miller Of
Staten Island, n. Y, has been elected
captain of the 1924 Navy soccer team.
Miller has played the position of out
side right for two seasons. Midship-
man Grady McGlasson of Evansville,
Ind, was elected manager.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
SKATER rs DECLARED PRO.

CHICAGO, December 22.-Profes-
sional participation in any sport will
bar an athlete from competition sane
toned for amateurs by the Western
Skating Association The board held
that Gus Fetz, Chicago skater, who
played professional foot ball, was
barred from amateur skating events.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
CUBAN DEFEATS DARCY.

TAMPA, Fla, December 22.-
Aramis del Pine, Cuban lightweight,
punish Jack Darcy of Philadelphia
severely here last night and knocked
him out in the, seventh round.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
WALKER STOPS CANADIAN.

TORONTO. December 22.-Mickev
Walker, worlds welterweight cham
pion, knocked out Moe Herscovitch,
Canadian champion, in the sixth
round last night.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
RED sOx GET INFIELDER.

BOSTON. December 22.-James Z.
Geygan, infielder last season on the.
Aquinas College base ball team of
Columbus, Ohio. has been signed by
the Red SoS. He will go south with
the club on the training trip.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
BOUT TO STRIBLING.

MIAMI. Fla, December 22.-Young
Stribling of Macon, Ga, outpointed
Harry krohn of Akron, Ohio, winning
every round of twelve-round bout;
here last night
Evening star., 1923-12-22
ANOTHER TO PASSAIC.

PASSAIC. N J., December 22.-
Passaic High School basket bail team
last night won it's 11sth successive
victory by defeating Patchogue High,
"a to is. Passaic has net lost game
in four seasons. s,
Evening star., 1923-12-22

CINCINNATI. Ohio. December 22-
The proposed deal by which the In
dianapolis club of the American Asso-
citation .weuld be acquired by the Cih-
cinnati Nationals has been called of.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERs FERRY w. Va, Deccm-
ber 22.-The Potomac and Shenan-
doah rivers both were clear this
morning.
Evening star., 1923-12-22

Herdic Athletic Club claims the 100
pound foot ball title of the District,
according to Manager Parker at
Lincoln s0z-J. I------4---,----.
Evening star., 1923-12-22
HOCKEY RESULTS

McGilI, 2; Harvard, o.
Princeton, 4; Boston University, o..
Yale, 8; Cleveland Stars, 2.
Evening star., 1923-12-22

Tomorrow: How the Umpire
Looks to a Player.
Evening star., 1923-12-22

Troop 118, Boy Scouts, of Quantico,
Va, has hurled g challenge at the
Yankee team: Get in touch with Man
ager ]. w. Hammond, Box 22, Guam
tico, Va. James Wood IL coaching
the scouts,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-20

Notice is hereby given that seal
Cd proposals for fhc purchase of GER
tain bonds of the City of FL Centre,
California, viii be received by the
Board of Trustees of said City up
to the hour of 7:30 clock p. NJ. on
Wednesday, the eth day of Novem-
lrr. 1928, and will be opened by
SAID Board at that time.
The bonds offered are Improve
mcnt Bonds issued under and by
virtue of the provisions of the I'm
provement Bond Act of 19l5,D and
represent and are secured by assess
mcuts made to pay the cost of the
construction of certain street i'm
proVements, tO-wit:
Pavement and curb, water mains
and service lines on a certain por-
tion of Fifth Street and of Sixth
street, FL Centre Avenue and Euclid
Avenue in said City, fully described
in Resolution of Intention number
ed 24l. passed by said Board of
Trustees ON the Goth day of July,
1920, to which reference is hereby
made, under proceedings taken in
pursuance of an act of the legisla-
turc of the state Of California en-
titled, = An act to provide for work
upon streets, lanes, alleys, courts,
places and sidewalks, and for the