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Evening star., 1923-02-18

When he let Kansas run away with
him he busted Richards promotion
plans relating to the lightweight di-
vision right through the middle. And
it is. of course. well known that the
two big money classes in pugiltsm to-
day are the lightweights and the
heavyweights. Rickard now has
Sailor Freedman in mind as one of
the principals of build-up bout for
lightweight championship battle
next summer.
Freedman has been doing very well
lately. has made pretty much the
same sort of comeback as White had
been making up to his appearance in
the Garden last week. So he may be
pitted against Benny, although be-
fore the sailor gets this plum he may
have to meet Kansas. Rocky never
has been going better than now, and
the fact that he has victories over
Tender and White to his credit gives
him a sizeable look-in at his class,
even If Benny Leonard has beaten
him twice. II Freedman and Kansas
do meet, the champion probably will
be called upon to fight the winner.
II looks to he certain that Leonard
and Micky Walker, the welterweight
champion, will face each other in a
no-deciSion bout in the open air in
Jersey. Leonard would have nothing
particular to lose unless Micky should
knock him out. which Is highly i'm
probable, and 1t would put him in
prime condition for a real champion
ship bout in New York next July.
This bout unquestionably will see
Tender as the contender. Lew has
been having trouble with his feet. ac
cording to reports, but he will get
over that. The chances are that he
will not be asked to risk his prestige
before meeting Leonard. 1t is a
cinch when he faces the champion
that he will have q big following as
q result OF the splendid fight he put
up against the champion in the arena
on Boyle's Thirty Acres last summer.
Luis Firpo is due here next week,
and then the heavyweight market
will begin to- boom. There is a lot
forthcoming Firpo- Brennan bout is
discussed. Brennan is getting ready to
retire from the ring with an ample
fortune, according to q, report, and
when a man is in this mood he is not
likely to pay much attention to train
ing for a bout
The cards read that Firpo will take
Brennan and then beat it back to the
Argentine to set the deck for fight
with Jack Dempsey in Buenos Aires
Kearns has been advised that the
champion can make close to a million
out OF this battle, 'and when you talk
millions to Kearns you certainly get
attention.
AS for Firpo's ability, he would in
all likelihood prove a joke against
Dempsey. strong, vicious, he is at
the same time bullheaded. He knows
Evening star., 1923-02-18

grass seed in liberal quantities has
been sprinkled to settle down into
the ground with the snow. In addi-
tion, grass seed also will be sown
in tho spring. so that the club hopes
to have q heavy stand OF grass by
early summer
Notices for the annual meeting of
the Middle Atlantic Golf Association
have gone out announcing the meet
ing for the New Willard Hotel the
evening of March 3. at s o'clock. A
determined effort will be made at
the annual meeting to definitely
abandon the team championship p
matches of the association, which
have drawn unsatisfactory attend
ance for the last few years.
Golf hereabouts during the past
week has been played under the most
severe weather conditions of the en-
tire winter. but Notwithstanding the
cold and high winds of two days, a
few real golf1ng nuts" have played
at all the courses. which we're thrown
open Immediately, after the ground
had frozen.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
SIX BOXING MATCHES
ON FORT MYER CARD

Six boxing bouts, two of six rounds
each and the others four-round affairs.
with soldiers and sailors fiinging the
gloved fists will be offered by the Fort
Myer Athletic Association Thursday
night. They will be held in the riding
hall at the Virginia military establish
ment, tho first starting at s o'clock.
In the following program of the
matches the six-round engagements are
mentioned first:
Private Albert Z. Ward, Troop F, Sd Cav
airy, Fort Myer. vs.. Private F. 6. Hsrls, Tank
Corps, Camp Meade (l6o pounds).
Private Peter Msrsel, Troop r, Sd Cavalry.
Fort Myer. Seaman Patsy Nozier, Naval
Air Station (l45 pounds.
Private Francis Schmitt, Squadron Head
quarters, Sd Cavalry. Fort Myer, vs.. Private
William Tripplett. Battery @, 18th Field
Artillery, Fort Myer (l35 pounds.
Private Willie Ptomey, Headqu.rters De-
taohment and Train, 18th Field ARTILLERY, Fort
Nyer, vs.. Private Charles wisnsski, Quarter
master, Fort Nyer (l6o pounds.
Corp. David p. Jones, headquarters Troop,
Sd Cavalry, Fort 1yer. W. Private Tony Pis-
eitslii. Battery ,, 18th Field ARTILLERY, Fort
YER rni,.s. s' aesSsn ess Staples. s.rvi.. Troop.
% o.v.i.y. ys.t xysr, ". JR5yste IE.ak
Fsrt Myer Qs6 psunds).
Evening star., 1923-02-18
GREAT. PERSONALITIES IN SPORTDOM

tents disappeared. The institutions
involved will meet again. Ais serene
This is the sort of work Maj. Grif-
nth does. He is no Judge Lands or
Will Hays. He has no arbitrary au-
thority. He is an observer. a mediator
ii fixer. while in event Of necessity he
can invoke the strong arm Of the
physical directors of the conference
Maj. Griftith is Beloit College
product. After he graduated he
Yankton College Morningside Col
lege and Drake University. While at
Drake he founded and managed the
famous Drake relays. In his last two
years at Drake he was dean OF men
and in the last year he served in the
absence of the president as acting
president.
He entered the Army in 1917. and
was stationed at Camp Dodge. where
he was made division athletic officer.
Later he was ordered to Camp Cor
don to help organize a special bayo
net and physical training school.
From there he served in charge of q
physical and bayonet school at Camp
Pike, where he was stationed when
the armistice was signed.
Served in Warrington.
In January, 1919, he was ordered to
take charge of physical and bayonet
work in Washington. and his depart
ment also assisted the surgeon gen
erals Office in the reconstruction
work for disabled soldiers. In Oc-
tober he was discharged from the
service and took up work at the Uni
versity Of Illinois. where he directed
the school Of coaching and assisted in
the athletic department. While there
he began the publication OF the Ath-
letic Journal, professional magazine
that reaches some $4,000 coaches each
month.
He was appointed commissioner OF
Western Conference athletics in Au-
gust. 1922, and in the interests OF this
nosftfon has abandoned all activities
aside from the publishing of the Ath-
letic Journal.
copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1923-02-18
SMASHES SKI RECORD.
BUT FAILS Of VICTORY

BRATTLEBORo, VT. February IL
Norman Berger of Montreal established
a new eastern United States ski jump
ing record here today, when he leaped
$50 feet. The previous record of 1881
feet was set here last year by "Bing'
Anderson Of Berlin, y. II. Anderson did
not compete in today's championship
meet.
Despite Bergers performance he was
not adtudged winner in the jumping
competition. which was scored on form
as well as distance. First place went to
Alf Jensen of the Norge Ski Club, Chi
cago. who jumped 15s feet in the dis
tance test, but fell BY winning first
place Jensen holds the first leg on the
Brattleboro Outing Club trophy Each
of the twenty-four contestants made
three jumps, two Of which were judged
on form and the third on distance.
Berger won second place on points
and Rolf Monsen of Montreal who leap
cd los feet. was third.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
WILDE FORFE|TS TITLE,
BOXING UNION DECIDES
By the Associat ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 17.-"Rattling" Sikh
remains light heavyweight champion of
tho world by decision of the Interna-
tional Boxing Union.
1t also was agreed that Jimmie
Wilde, the English boxer. has re-
manned out Of the game too long to
hold his title of fyweight champion
of Europe. This Championship was
given by the union to the Belgian
champion. Montreuil. The union
recommended contest betwe cen Mon
treuil and Pancho Villa, the Ameri-
can f1yweight champion.
The champions who retain their
titles. according to the decision of
the union, are:
Heavyweight, Jack Dempsey; ban
tamweight. Joe Lynch; featherweght
Johnny Kilbane; lightweight, Benny
Leonard: middleweight, Johnny Will
son.
The union expressed regret over
the absence Of representatives from
the United States and British fedora
tions.
The presidency of the union was
loft vacant for an American, while
the vice presidency was left vacant
for a representative of the British
federation.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
ALUMNI OF BROWN U.
TO "PUT HAIR ON BEAR"

Brown University graduates In
NIL parts of the country will re-
ceive within u few days a circular
letter asking them to "put hair on
the bear or. in other words, to
contribute ut least 81 toward the
cost of placing ON the Brown cam
pus the bronze figure of a great
Kediak brown hear, for many
years the ofncial mascot of alI
BrunOnian athletic teams.
Ell Harvey, one of the foremOst
animal sculptors OF this country.
has been engaged to model the fg-
ure OF the bear, which will be life
sfxe-eiEht feet from nose to heel.
It's estimated cost will be about
$4,000.
Evening star., 1923-02-18

The C2ddie requirements as outlined
arc enumerated AS follows:
FIRST BE reasonably strong and ac-
tive,
Second Know how to carry one or
NV" bags properly. and how TO park
bags at the tee boxes.
Third-Know the names of the diff
fercrt clubs and their use.
Fourth Know how To locate the
ban.
Ftfth--Know where to stand when
a stroke is being executed
Sixth---Know how to hold the flag
on The green, and how to remove it
from the hole.
Seventh-know whose turn il is to
hold the flag and attend to it with
ont argument
Eight--Have at least one months
excellence marks for service and de-
pertinent.
Ninth-Be regular in attendance.
Tcnth---Obey orders implicitly.
Observation-Disclosures himself in a gen
tlemanly manner on club property.
Twclfth-MuSt not practice with
players clubs while caddying.
Thir;eenth-Must not lean on clubs
while resting.
F'ourteenth-Help keep the course
clean by removing debris.
I'iftccnth-know what divot is and
always replace it and press il down
with the foot.
Requires But short Time.
BY following these rules it is as
serted that any lad may become
really good caddie in short time.
and thus bring within his reach the
opportunity To make fairly good pay
in enjoyable work.
Every golfer of any experience
knows what real jewel of the links
good caddie can turn out to be. and
what a corresponding lemon" an un-
satisfactory boy may show himself.
There is nothing about the game that
IAN possibly be so irritating as a
hoy who is constantly in the habit of
intruding himself upon the player.
making false moves and SO distract
ing the golfers attention that half
the time he is concerned as much
about the caddie as upon the imme
diate stroke or ,he one to come.
Good caddies are like children
seen and not heard" and the boy
who thrusts himself upon the player
and by moving while the golfer is
making u stroke. talking al the same
time. or waving the flag or some other
action diStractS the players atten-
ton. is worse than useless. He is a
distinct handicap. Tor the golfer has
Evening star., 1923-02-18
GOLF SURELY IS SPORT
THAT "GETS EN- ALL

Not long since Ii was pointed
out that golf has no rival worthy
Of the name as q sport that "Gets
'Cm ALL" the following list of
starters I'm a tournament at Los
Angeles being quoted to uphold
the contentious Duke knhAnn-
mOku, swimmer, Tommy Milton,
race driver, Charley Paddock,
sprfnter; Walter Miller, middle
weight wrestler, and othern. Evil
IDENTIFY going on the principle that
every rule works both ways, the
admirers OF Walter Hagen should
not be surprised TO see the smil-
ing countenance of the open
champion on the "silver sheet"
An enterprisfnE moving picture
producer has taken advantage
Of HaEen's stay on the Pacific
coast and has worked him into q
scenario.
Evening star., 1923-02-18


II is Davis intention to carry ou'
the propaganda and work in this
direction until every city of the coun-
try. shall provide facilities such as
make st. Louis, Philadelphia Wash
points in municipal tennis.
VIII Hold Title Event.
To further aid this cause. the no
tional association proposes TO hold
championship this year exclusivel,
for park players. a handsome trophy
Will be awarded the winning player
The association has also revived the
national interscholastic titular event
and with the national boys and JUNO
championships the way is open for
every player, regardless of his school
club or park status, to compete for =
United States title. provided he has
the necessary skill to qualify for the
final tournaments.
1t is part of the program of the d -
sociation to develop playing skill a
the boys and girls in every way pos
sible. One portion of the educational
work will be the use of slow motion
pictures Of some of the leading tour
nament players of the world.
Arrangements have been conpleted
by the United States association fo'
the distribution of slow motion pic
lures Of william VI. Johnston and
Gerald Patterson to the various clubs
and colleges of the country. These
pictures, when exhibited at the an
nual. meeting of the association
brought forth favorite CONNER
from more than 100 members and off =
cials of the organization. all of whom
were expert players and students OF
the game.
Consisting of three reels and re
quiring about forty minutes to run
off. the pictures show Johnston and
Patterson at their best. Every con
ceivable kind of tennis stroke is IL
lustrated, including service, volle!
half f-volley. backhand returns and
overhead kills" The reels show the
players in a series of different
strokes, first at the usual reel speed
and followed by repetitions at slow
motion.
Strokes Are Repeated.
Each stroke is repeated on an aver
age of six times. and any enthusiast
can visualize and remember the sa
lient points without the aid of notes.
All three reels are copiously and ac-
curately captioned.
The only expense attached to the
use of the films will be the express
charges incurred in shipping the
reels between the associations of
flee and the point of exhibition. Ap-
plications are now being received b.
the executive secretary of the L.
L. T. A., 90 Broad street, New York
city.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.
Maj. Griffith Is Filling Difficult Job as
Commissioner of athletics in Big
Ten in Manly Style.

I yHEN athle Of the
wv
required specialized they the country
in search man qualified requirements
if only the
knowledge
intercollegiate political well
college and of alumni what
desirable and desirable in the of publicity
The position called for with small ability diplomat
and al spoken
Eventually Mai John l. Griffith selected
the
Evening star., 1923-02-18
BOXERS SUPERSTITIOUS
ABOUT THEIR RING TOGS

Many boxers are superstitious
In regard to some part OF the
clothing they wear into the ring.
Kid Wagner OF PHILADELPHIA
wears checkerb0ard shirt with
black and white blocks over an
inch square. Kid Williams and
Red Cap Wilson both have pc
cullnr caps that they have worn
for years. Leach Cross thought
it was unIucky to dfxrobc in the
dressing room and always en-
tered the ring wearing his trou-
SerS, Lew Tender packs n rab-
hits foot in the pocket Of his
bathrObc. When Lew met John
ny Dundee in the Garden last
winter he almost had heart fail
ure when he found TINT his luck
producer was missing.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
AMERICA-BERMUDA YACHT
EVENT SET FOR JUNE IL

HAMILTON. Bermuda. February
17.-Herbert L. Stone. chairman of
the committee to arrange a yacht
race from America to Bermuda the
coming season, here in conference
with Eldon birmingham. commodore
Of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club.
has completed arrangements fer a
race from New London, Conn, to
Bermuda. starting June II.
Sixteen entries have been received
for the event from New York. Port
land, Me; Boston. Philadelphia Erie.
Pa; New Brunswick. y. J., and Tor
onto Canada
Evening star., 1923-02-18
GLENNA COLLETT IS NOT
GOING ABROAD THIS YEAR

'Glenna COllett of Providence. II.
l., holder OF the women'S national
golf championship, will not go
abroad this year to compete with
Joyce Wethered, Cecil Lcitch, and
other English woman players for
the British women's championship.
Mrs. George ColIett, mother of the
twenty-year-old American cham
piOn, has made this announcement.
"G1enna may go abroad another
year to compete i'm the British
women's classic, but not during
1922 Mrs. ColIett snid.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
ANNAPOLIS BOXERS WIN
OVER PENN STATE TEAM

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, February
17.-Naval Academy boxers scored
over Penn State pugilistic performers
here today, the Midshipmen winning
five of seven bouts.
Hayes. Goldthwaite, Kurtz, Lyons
and ORegan won for the Navy.
Leach and MADEIRA were the Mid
shipmen to lose.
Six of the bouts were decided by
decision, Lyons scoring a technical
knockout.
Evening star., 1923-02-18
Cades Need Training to Attain Real Efficiency Junior Tennis to
YOUTH WILL BE GIVEN AID
BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
President Davis Intends to Make All Big Cities Tennis
Centers Such as Washington and Few
Others Are at Present.

DEVELOPMENT Of the boys girls
particularly that OF the which
- the in the parks
fields OF the will
been made this direction during the years many
throughout
available to thousands of boys and girls during without
charge of kind.
Election Of Dwight Davis of Washington
Tennis Association head undoubtedly will in
ton Davis former park commissioner OF St Louis responsible
equad but a the United
Evening star., 1923-02-18
HIGH-CLASS RING BOUTS
PROVIDED BY AMATEURS

The proper announcement for
boxing is to be found I'm the de-
veIopment Of amateurs. In fact.
II the public only knew IT, some
Of the amateur shows are really
superior to the average profession
nj programs, Amateurs show to
better advantage In all except ex-
perience in stnlIfnE and clinching.
The amateur is not old enough to
know any better and wades right
In with all he has
Evening star., 1923-02-18

In addition. the Indian Spring Club
plans to hold a one-day Scotch mixed
"foursome" event. for men and wom-
en-, in which handicaps will be al
lowed.
In all probability the Indian Spring
club viii not hold it's proposed pro-
fessional tournament during April.
although this will depend largely on
the condition OF the course and
whether or not Columbia holds pro-
feSSiona event.
renrranGement. which involves
decrease in the rates for play on the
public courses in East Potomac and
.ock Creek parks is being considered
by Col. Z. o. Sheriff.. officer in charge
of public buildings and grounds.
Tie proposed. schedule contemplateS
thc following rates for play on both
ruG.scs: 70 cents for each nine holes
ana - cents for each eighteen holes
on week days, except holidays. On
saturday afternoon, Sundays and holi-
days, the fee proposed would be 25
cents for nine holes.
IT also has been proposed that
season ticket be sold, good for eight
"cn holes every day except Saturday,
sunday or holidays, at charge of
$50, and that a ten-game monthly
ticket be sold for 81. emitting the
holder to play ten rounds Of eighteen
on Saturdays. Sundays or holidays.
The proposed change in rates viii
involve considerable reduction IN
cost of play to those who use the pub
lic courses regularly and will bring
he season fees down to approximate
Is the same as in other cities. The
rates under the proposed schedule,
however still will be higher than in at
least two other cities that support
first class public courses.
Dave Thompson, the professional at
the Washington Golf and Country
club, returned a few days ago from
Scotland, where he went last Novem-
ber to visit his parents. Thompson
brought back with him brand-new
set of Stewart irons. thereby making
glad the heart of Brick" Smith cad
die master at the Washington Club.
l.. w. Heron, John C. Walker, ]. W:
Brawner and DR.. p. E. BTengle Will
leave the city about the middle OF
the week for Il two-week trip TO 81.
Augustine, Fla, where fairways are
green and soft.
snm Rice. outhelder extraordinary
nf the Washington base ball club, Is
getting to be quite a golfer. accord
ing to reports emanating from the
Argyle Country Club, where Sam has
been playing regularly throughout
the winter. Rice, noted for his sting
ing drives with the wagon tongue,
also is quite hitter with the golf
club, and Is said to have been nego-
tiating the Argyle Club course in fig
ures between 40 and 45 regularly
throughout the winter.
OrrIn A. Terry, formerly profess
sionaI at the Chevy Chase Club, is
being considered for tho job as pro-
ressional at the Bristol, Tenn, Coun-
try Club. according to reports from
the Tennessee city
The Chevy Chase Club, according
to latest reports, has done nothing
other than to receive applications
toward obtaining successor to
Terry. In all probability the club
will take early action to sign up
another man. Nearly one hundred
applications for the post have been
received.
The Indian Spring Club this win
ter adopted a unique method of
asedinE, which is said TO have proved
successful. On top of each OF the
three Hight suowfalls this winter
Evening star., 1923-02-18
26 TEAMS ARE BOOKED
FOR ILLINOIS CARNIVAL

CHAMPAIGN, Ill, February L.
Entry Of Grinnell, Drake, kansa :
Eotre Dame, Western State Normal
Ames. Haskell Institute, Baylor, Mich
igan and Wisconsin already has swell
ed the list in the sixth annual Ill
nois relay carnival to twenty-siA
teams
More than 500 athletes are expect
ed TO compete in the big relay and
special events here March s.
Evening star., 1923-02-18

involved in all this mud throwing. In
any event there was enough mud be-
ing thrown to prejudice the cause of
intercollegiate sport generally and
Maj. Griffith was the man designated
to sit at the helm and steer, to apply
brakes. safety valves and all other
necessary appliances.
He has been working at the job now
for quite a while. In the course of
the foot ball season there developed
an undercurrent situation between
two schools of the big ten. There
were all the preliminary rumblings
and tremors that herald vast earth
quake. Maj. Griffith went TO the scene.
Rumblings ceased and all evil por-
Evening star., 1923-02-18
REAL BATTLE ON FLOOR
TO SUCCEED WORDY WAR

FTER much battling
to clash at the Arcade this afternoon
that expected help settle the
ship The Yanks
they have failed tackle local The
he hunlnng hot stuff basket
and about the tehoders. The words too and
both play they have talked there
After all perhaps the words
Evening star., 1923-02-18

course where some sheep were
grnning. just before my opponent
approached to the green with his
midirOn one OF the sheep walked
across the. green. The bnlI trickled
into one of the sheep's tracks.
Was this player entitled to remove
his baIlf
REFEREES DECISION.
He was. The tracks did NOT
make q hazard. A hazard Is any
bunker, water Except casual
wnter). ditch (unless excepted by
local rule), bush, snnd, path or
road. Sand blown ON the grass. or
sprinkled on the course for its
preservation. hare patches. sheep
trncks, snow md ice are not has
ards. Weather In not a hazard (R.
and A.. Long grass Is not a hax-
nrd (R. and Al.
Copyright by John r. Ollie Coz
Evening star., 1923-02-18
INDIAN SPRING CLUB PLANS
TWOINVITATION JOURNEYS

Two invitation go ournamentsone for and
be held by the Indian Coli
Dates the have decided
probably the will held
April with following the first of May The
mems will the pae the gohng calendar taken by
the the Washington Coli Club
The Virginia announced days
hold golf this
o. OF which has been UNDERGOING
Evening star., 1923-02-18
WHITES DEFEAT IS BLOW
TO TEX RICHARDS PLANS
BY SPARROW MedANN.

n EW YORK, February HYou tell you" The
speaker Richard his casting his thoughts
into
White
the Chcagoan
gaop fighting
effort lift the lightweight champions White
seriously large following
stretching
Evening star., 1923-02-18
INSIDE GOLF
BY George O'Neil
WHAT HAPPENS HEREf

WHAT HAPPENS HEREf
While the custom is passing cut,
some golf clubs still maintain q
small hOck of sheep for fnirway
"mowins' purposes. II may not
will eat NIL the weeds hrst, then
resort to grass, and thus they are
of value In keeping a course nicely
trimmed. Thennodern links. how
ever, In too crowded with players
Last summer I was playing on a