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Evening star., 1923-11-29

the bunt could help win a pen
nant.
We have unearthed an old let
ter of Harry Wright's, showing
how they managed pennants in
1872. Championship games be-
gan in 1871, in the National. As
sociation, when the Athletics
were in the lead, and Boston won
so continuously thereafter that
victory took the wind out Of the
sails of the game, and sports
men stayed away, fearing to face
a foregone conclusion. The Ma
tional League started off with
Chicago the winner, followed
again by Boston and then Provi
dence and then Anson's Chicago
team, with its inside game"
The series that now holds the
fans has been holding them for
twenty years, for the Boston
Red Sox and the Pittsburg
Pirates began IN 1903 the brilliant
history OF world championships.
and in those years the public
has paid over seven millions of
dollars to witness the National
and American leagues struggle.
There was nothing more a,thy
for base ball than this rivalry.
But pennants were not always
the fashion. In 1868, a series
of games held forth to the win
ner a gold ball, presented by
Frank Queen, Esquire, OF New
York Clipper, won by the Ath-
letics, and medals were given
to individual payers, among
them Al Reach and George
Wright. In California the same
fashion reigned.
Tomorrow: "The Man Who Saved
the Came
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SIX BIG STRUGGLES
ON DIXIE GR!DIRONS

| ATLANTA, November 29.-Six major
| battles. four of them annual classics
| between ancient rivals. and at lea st
/ two of them having bearing on con-
ference championship contentious.
will serve today with a host of other
| engagements, to bring to close the
south's gridiron season. Only a few
games are scheduled for Saturday.
The Tennessee Kentucky, Virginia.
North Carolina, Virginia Military
Virginia Polytechnic and Georgia
Tech Auburn contests find old foes
racing each other, and in the Wash
ington and Lee-N. c. State and Ala
nama-F Florida games is thought to be
the conference championship.
The Crimson of Alabama, with the
strength of four victories and a tie,
Is given a slight advantage over
florida. which has tied it's two big
games. Should Alabama win her sun.
porters likely will lay claim to the
Champ Pfcken's championship cup,
! although Washington and Lee, should
they win their fourth game today,
VIII nave a season record worthy of
| CONSIDERATION. The Generals appear
tavorftes over North Carolina State.
The Tennessee-K Kentucky battle at
Lexington looks like a toss-up on the
cope sheet, as do the Virginia North
ma anu AuDurn-Iecn games.
Virginia Military Institute appears to
h6 a slfeft favorite over the Poly
technic lads.
Other games today will find en-
raeed the teams of Vanderbilt and
Sewanee, Richmond and William and
Mary. South Carolina and Wake For
est. Trinity and Davidson. Wofford
and Citadel, Presbyterian College and
Newberry, Hamnden Sidney and
Lvnchhurg, Carson Newman and
King: Stetson and Rollins, Oglethorpe
and Chattanooga, Louisiana Poly and
Centenary. Union and SpringhilI
Oklahoma Aggies and Arkansas and
Louisiana College and Loyola
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Other games on today's card which
will attract large gatherings include
the Dartmouth-C Columbia contest, at
the Polo Grounds; the Pittsburgh
Penn State affray, at Pittsburgh; the
BrowD-Lehigh contest, at Providence.
and Vermont's visit to Milwaukee to
engage the Marquette team, which
has not been defeated in more than
two years.
Cornell. high-scoring team of the
east. has been installed the favorite
over Pennsylvania, and many look for
Cornell victory of a much wider
margin than the Ithacans' 9-to-0 tri-
umph last year. West Virginia is the
general pick in the Morgantown con-
test; Dartmouth is favored over CO.
lumbia; Penn State over Pittsburgh;
Brown over Lehigh, and Marquette
over Vermont.
Many all-American possibilities are
numbered among the players who will
perform in todays engagements, and
their work in these concluding con-
tests is expected to settle rival claims
to positions on the honor elevens.
The possibility that George Pfann.
Cornell captain and high-scoring back
Of the east, may increase his total of
points to 180 or more. furnished an
other element of interest. To date
the Ithican has totaled Sc points.
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PICTURE RIGHTS LET
FOR OLYMPIC GAMES

PARIS, November 29.-The fam.Iia =
crowds Of press photographers ard
moving picture cameramen will be
missing from the greensward OF the
Colombes Stadium and will not be
permitted to mingle with the athletes
around the track. the jumps and the
takeoffs at the coming Olympic games.
Inc French Olympic committee has
Just signed a contract with a private
French firm granting it the exclusive
moving picture and still picture rights
lot both the winter sports at Charo-
nix and the summer games at ca.
iombes. The firm in its contract I'M
dertakes to supply films and photo
sarphs In any quantity desired by fin,
companies or newspapers Of the va
sports
The decision was reached only as.e-
a long investigation and study into
tne situation, leading to the concI,l-
sIoh that the great number of cinema
men ana photographers likely to BE-
atlFacted TO the games wouu inter
ERE win the effective carrying out
VI Ihe program, especially when sew
same. time
information of the committees &C.
ION mas been conveyed to all the
oiymplc committees. a certain amount
OF dissatisfaction is being expressed
among the American and French film
houses In Paris. as we'll as by Ameri-
can and French newspapers and other
puolcatlons. The French committee
.akes the stand that if it were to per-
.ilt one american firm to operate Z
would have to allow every one.
"A v11,,
arranged for the Antwerp games In
1870 but the clamor was so great on
Lne opening day that the officials
caren, e~ uoWn the bars and allowed all
camera men to take pictures.
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SANDLOT GRIDDERS
HAVING A BUSY DAY

Many sandlot elevens are making
their final appearance today. Among
the most prominent games are:
Knickerbockers VS.. Naval Receiv-
ing Station, at 37th and r streets, at
3 o'clock.
Apaches VS.. Anacostia Eagles, at
Union Park at 2:30 o'clock.
Stanton Juniors VS.. Mackin Athletic
Club, Union Park. at IL o'clock.
Alexandria Independents VS.. Vir-
ginia Athletic Club, Baggotts Field,
Alexandria, Va, at $3.50 o'clock.
Navajo Athletic Club VS.. Irish elev-
en-. 5th and l. streets southeast, at 8
o'clock.
Apache Preps VS.. Winton Athletic
Club. 5th and l. streets southeast, at
IL o'clock.
Trinity Juniors vs. Crescent Athletic
Club, Knickerbocker Field, at 11:15
O'Clock.
Emblem Athletic Club VS.. Argyle
Preps. Mount Rainier Field, at IL
o'clock.
Mardfeldts VS.. Victory eleven, Ia
koma Park Field. at o'clock.
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Who was Tim Murname? He
was once a great first baseman.
Those who recall him say that he
was as swift as an arrow both in
his Unfolding and in his base
running. But his work at the
bat was sad and sorry sight.
One day, by accident, his bat
gave the ball a weak tap-half-
hearted. unp,anned. 1t died in
front of the pitchers box before
the pitcher had walked up to the
significance of the weak little
thing. And when he did wake
up, Tim was on first.
This set Tim Murname to
thinking. He whitfield one side
Of his bat fat-against regula-
tions-and practiced until he
could LAY them down" in what
eyer direction he wanted. Thus
the bunt was born.
1t must be admitted the base
ball records disagree, however,
for there are some who believe
that Dicky Pearce invented the
bunt way back in 1866.
Murname later became a writer
of authority on base ball matters.
and was base ball editor of the
Boston Globe. He was one OF
the historic group that took base
ball to England in 1874
Alter Murname, the bunt fell
into disuse, and, as recent as
1889 it was referred to by the
sport writer's as among the freak
stunts of batting. In 1894 the
Baltimore Orioles showed how
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SERIES HERO STUFF
BRINGS NO REWARD

1t doesn't pay to be world series
hero-especially on the New York
Giants
Casey Stengel. hero of 1923; Jess
Barnes. hero of 1922, and Johnny
Rawlings, hero Of 1921, will tell
you so.
Rawlings saved the game for the
Giants in the series of 1921 by a
miraculous stop and throw on the
deciding play of the deciding battle
He was traded to the Phillies the
next season.
Jess Barnes was the pitching ace
Tor the Giants in the 1929 series
with his wonderful ten-inning tie
game against Bob Shawkey He was
traded last June to Boston.
Stengel won the only two games
the Giants captured in the last series
with home-run drives. Now he is
traded TO Boston.
Don't be a world series hero. saw
Stengei. Barnes and Rawlings. and
save your job with the Giants.
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Tech HIGH eleven
VISITS HARRISBURG

Tech Highs gridironers are at Har-
risburg, Pa. tackling the Harrisburg
Tech eleven today in their last game
Of the season. Western was to en-
counter Shepherd College at Shep-
herdstown. W. Va, but the latter in
stitution Cancelled the game.
Georgetown Props were scheduled
to meet the Newman School eleven of
New Jersey at 2:30 o'clock on the for
mer's grounds
Lightweight elevens nf Tech and
Western played their last school
gridiron game yesterday. the former
winning, 81 to 0. The Georgetown
school displayed occasional spurts,
but the young Manual Trainers pre-
sented a better attack tnd took ad-
vantage Of the breaks. Bobys, Knott,
Byrne and Bruder of Tech and Calll-
han, Mitchell and Hearn of Western
played well.
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"RABBIT" GOLFERS OUT
OF BIG BRITISH EVENTS

LONDON, November %. There
won't be any rabbits" leaping from
bunker to bunker and otherwise clut-
tering up the fairways in the British
open and amateur golf championships
next spring.
A rabbit" is a duffer who persists
In playing In the events though every
one knows he hasn't chance to win
Next year only those golfers having
a national handicap of four or bet
ter will be eligible to compete in the
amateur championship at ST. Andrews.
No amateur with a national handicap %
compete in the open championship at
Hoylake.
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Inside Golf
CHESTER HORTON

Maker of 81 Golf Champions.
"Golf's most successful teacher,
says "Chick" Evans.
You often see putters who
either hold their hands in advance
OF the bnll when putting, or ap-
pear to- II the player who does
this succeeds he is good deal
like the man with a big business
who does not advertise-he merely
demonstrates how he can be sue
cessful in spite of himself.
The hands should never get in
advance of the putter blade. The
player must watch this point most
carefully for the hands have a
way OF leading out so that they
reach out In advance Of the blade
without the player being con-
scfOus of 1t. Puts will persistent-
~ be contrary under such circum-
stances unless the player, perhaps
uncOnscfOusly finds some control
method that offsets his had habit
with his stance or hands, which is
usually what happens. Keep the
hands even with the blade and
strike straight through the ball.
impartfnG n straight Overspin to
1t. The first time you see one of
your puts, so struck. scamper
straight to the hole and plOp in
yOu will know there is a proper
way to make puts go dOwn-reg-
ularly.
Copyright. John F. Ollie Coz
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COLE BUG HITS JUNEAU.

JUNEAU, Alaska, November 29.-
Juneau business men have been Bit
ten with the golf bug. which can
stand the cold so we'll that 1t Is
alternating here and getting ready
we'll known in the city's' affairs is
gathering data on cost and methods
Of construction of golf courses, plan
ming to begin driving the ball next
summer.
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Nount Vernon tossers disposed {
Mouroe school Girls team won the
SULLIVAN GETS X. O.,
BUT FAILS TO FLOP

Paddy Sullivan. who was a great
drawing card at New York boxing
clubs about ten years ago, is back in
the game out in Davenport. Iowa,
where he has been appointed match
maker Of the Davenport Athletic Cup.
Sullivan was one of Leach Cross ri
vals when Leachie was at the top of
his form,
Paddy was the victim of one Of the
most peculiar knockouts ever seen in
a New York ring the last time he
faced Cross. Pinned in the angle of
the ropes, Sullivan was knocked cold.
The muscles of his legs stiffened like
those of a man in fit and he could
not fall.
For several seconds he stood as
straight as a soldier with his hands
at his sides, gazing with unSeeing
eyes out over the crowd while Cross
slammed in lefts and rights as fast
as he could swing his gloves.
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G. VIC. U. GRID GAME
AT WILSON STADIUM

Three foot ball teams of the Wash
ington varsity group are ending their
seasons today. a pair of them in the
only college gridiron game scheduled
here. George Washington and Catho-
lie University were to swing into ac-
tion on the field at Wilson Memorial
Stadium promptly at 2 o'clock.
In Baltimore. in the big city sta
dfum. Maryland was to meet its old
rival, Johns Hopkins. starting play
at 2:30 o'clock The state champion
snip VIII go with the victory.
Georgetown will conclude its cam
paign Saturday in a contest with
Fordham at New York. The Hill
toppers have about completed heavy
practice for the engagement.
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WILL TEST RUNNERS.

NEW YORK, November $3.50
that America may be represented in
the Olympic games in France next
summer by the strongest team of
cross-country runners available, the
amateur athletic union has announced
it had decided to hold the 1924 ma
tional championship race next spring
instead of in the fall, as has been
the custom in recent years, and des-
ignate this titular race as the final
Olympic tryout.
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SOLDIER ELEVEN EXPECTS
, YOUTH TO TELL SATURDAY
Eight Members of Camp Meade Outfit Have Played
College Foot Ball in Past Three Years-NIany
West Pointers in Squad.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

~AMP MEADE, Nd November 29-How
this OF the Sd Army Corps eleven
with the Marines IL Wash
of
the base of the Devil Dogs along
the actual gdron squad members and coaches
almost be counted one woh
OF there several hundred doughboys
wonderful
Tar from the practice field that though
through grind a vii
There OF life
Maj Sue, head
their thoroughly
ureeka
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Sd CORPS INTERCAMP
GRID TITLE AT STAKE

CAMP MEADE. Md, November %
Elevens representing Langley Field
and the Tank School will clash here
tomorrow for the intercamp foot ball
championship of the Sd Army Corps
Area. Both teams are al top form and
each has an excellent record for the
season.
The Avfators disposed of most of
the teams in the southern portion of
the corps area. The Tank School
eleven has overcome all opposition in
this vicinity.
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BOBBY JONES TELLS:
The Luckiest Shot Ever Made.

sliced my approach. The ball
landed on the left Of the green and
almost plump against four-foot
stone wall
The ball lay some twenty yards
from the pin and only about a foot
from the wall. To get to the green
it had to cross a road and a sand
trap. 1t was impossible to make
the play in the ordinary manner,
Inspecting the wall, l discovered
that just back of the ball its sur
face was nice and smooth.
Taking my mashie / turned my
back to the green and billiarded the
ball off the wall. The sphere cleared
the road and trap, reached the green
and rolled within easy putting dis
tance.
lCopyright, 1e23.A
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THERE was time when ! thought
i that I had no lucky plays-that
is, lost important matches by such
narrow margins I almost fancieu
good fortune never would be mine.
I think the luckiest single play l
ever made was on the Royal Liver
pool course at HoyIake in the Brit
ish amateur championship in 1921.
1t came after a number of bad
breaks The course was dry and fast
and when we Americans. after play
ing on water courses all spring,
struck Hoylake, we were driving the
ball miles-often into trouble.
Ny fortunate play came on the
twelfth hole. After a straight drive
Evening star., 1923-11-29
HOLD FIGHT PROMOTER.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. November
29.-An indictment returned by the
federal grand jury at indianapolis this
fall, charging Floyd FitZsimmons,
well known boxing promoter, with
failure to make out a complete tax
return on the gate receipts of the
Benny Leonard Rocky Kansas fight
at Michigan City, Ind, July 4, 1922.
has eliminated in his arrest.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
BRITISH YACHTS TO VISIT.

LONDON. November 29-Owners OF
six-meter yacht, at a meeting
held under the chairmanship OF Sir
Ralph Gore to discuss the question
of sending a team to America next
season to compete for the British
American cup. decided to send a team
If one could be organized. If not,
the British will compete every alter
nate year.
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DEMPSEY TO ENTERTAIN.

LAS VEGAS, N. NJ, November 90
Jack Dempsey, world champion
heavyweight pugilist, who is in the
mountains near here on a hunting
trip, has promised to lay aside his
hunting togs, don full dress suit
and lead the grand march at dance
TO be given by the Cowboys Reunion
Associa ton here tonight. He has
also promised to tell the assembled
dancers of his part in the big fight
with Luis Angel Firpo.
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PERMITS FIGHT PICTURES.

CHICAGO, November 29.-Superior
Court Judge Charles NJ. Foell has
granted an injunction restraining the
police from interfering with the show
ing Of pictures of the Jack Dempsey
Luis Firpo fight in a theater here.
Judge Foell decided there was moth
ing immoral or indecent about the
HhpWp.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
BOUT TO YOUNG DENCIO.

READING, Pa, November 29.-
Young Dencio, the Filipino flash from
the Presidents yacht Mayfiower.
Washington. D. c., won six of the
eight rounds in the main event bout
here against Willie Colletti of Phfia-
delphia. 1t was one Of the most
sensational fights ever staged here.
Dencio weighed 1O1, Colletti, 112k.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
GENARo REPLACES VILLA.

NEW YORK. November 29.-Frankie
Genaro, American fyweight cham
pion, will oppose Carl Tremaine,
Cleveland bantamweight in the main
bout of the Thanksgiving day pro-
gram at Madison Square Garden to-
night. Genaro was substituted for
Pancho Villa, world flyweight title
holder, when villa was forced to can
Gel the engagement because of an in
Jury to his ankle.
Evening star., 1923-11-29

Pres. w. w. Campbell Of the uni
versity, when informed OF the student
committees action indorsed its stand.
An explanation was sent TO naval au-
thorities at Washington. D. c.
While negotiations have been un-
der way to some extent with eastern
teams, II was felt the time was too
iate TO get action. In addition, vir-
tuaily all the members of the foot
pan pan team were against the PROPOSE
ton. Most of them felt rbe seaao-,
nad been long enough and their stud
les might suffer. Furthermore, many
OF the players plan to work durlur
the Christmas holidays.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
100000 SEE GAMES.

CHICAGO, November 29.-Foot ball
games played in the western confer
ence during the past season attracted
nearly 100000 spectators, accord
ing to compilations from figures re-
ported by the institutions with to-
tai receipts estimated at nearly
S2000,000.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
HEWITT PLAYS RICHMOND.

Thomas Hewitt will be the oppo-
nent of Olive Richmond in the Dis
trict pocket billiard championship
o'clock at Grand Central. William
Parsons defeated Lewis Walters, 100
to 81, last night.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
PACIFIC CHAMPIONS VOTE
DOWN POST-SEASON GAME
Action of Student Executive Committee Approved
by President Campbell and Explanation i
Sent to Naval Authorities.

ERELE4 Calf, November oThe University foot
ball team undefeated champions of the Pacific conference
tns year. VIII not play the Navy Pasadena
IL also decided not other
season games at meeting of the committee t
Il :. 80
, IN @ aeclson was embodied conveyed off
OF the tournament
vtalon 70 the BTuIns to the Middv
Evening star., 1923-11-29
STADIUM FOR MISSOURI.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, November 29.-A
memorial stadium with an initial ca
pacity of $4,000 persons and an ultimate
Capacity for about 65, 900, the first unit
of which is to be ready for the 1924
foot ball season, has been announced
by DR.. ]. c. Jones. former president
of the University of Missouri here and
chairman of the University memorial
committee.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
ALL OF RESERVED SEATS
FOR OLYMPlCS ARE SOLD
By the Associated Press.

PARIS November 29.-The French
olympic games committee already
has hung up the standing room
only sign at the Colombes Stadium.
although the official opening of the
l924 games still is seven month away.
The stadium provides accommoda-
tions for 10000 Spectators. There will
be 10000 reserved seats and stand
ing room for the remaining $4,000
persons attending.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
BROWNS RELEASE FOSTER

ST. LOUIS. November oe-Eddie
roster who was obtained by thu
local Americans from the Boston PED
Sox In the latter part of the 1922 seq
son. has been given his unconditioraI
reIease, 1t was announced today.
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NOT TO PLAY CENTRE.

ST. LOUIS, November 29.-Coach
Rockne of Notore Dame has announced
that the South Bend aggregation would
not play Centre in the Grant Park
Stadium, Chicago. October 25, 1924, as
proposed, as he had arranged a game
wisa Princeton for that date.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
INDIANA PICKS SLOATE.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, November
29.-Joe Sloate of Akron, Ohio. has
been elected captain of the Indiana
University foot ball squad for 1924.
He played fullback this season. He is
an all-around athlete.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
OLYMPIC ELEVEN WINS.

Exhibiting a clever aerial attack,
Olympic Athletic Club gridders
downed the Powell Midgets. "a to 10,
in a spirited match yesterday. Ca
sassa of the winners and Atchison of
Powell displayed their wares to good
effect.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
CLIMAX OF GRID SEASON
COMES In GAMES TO-DAY
afternoon on eastern g

November 2oExcept the brief Curtain ca
Saturday. final appearance this
1 Y o gridirons
of the
Philadelphia
Jefferson Morgantown
Virginia
of
the tied
Evening star., 1923-11-29
WING0 SIGNS WITH REDS.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. November .e.-
Ivy Wlngo. veteran catcher OF the
Cincinnati Nationals. TODAY signed his
contract for 1924. This is Wingo 3
fourteenth contract in the big league.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
SKINNER K. O,'s RIOUX,

MONTREAL. November 2e-Archis
skinner, Scot heavyweight. knocked
OUT Elzear RiouX, Canadian lumber
jack. in the second round Of a ten
round match last night.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
MAY PLAY NOTRE DAME.

MADISON. Wis. November 2a-
Wisconsin University and Notre Dame
foot ball teams will meet In 1924 x
final arrangements as to a date car
be arranged. The Badgers probably
will drop Indiana
Evening star., 1923-11-29
PENN VS.. OHIO STATE.

CLEVELAND, November 2s.-Ohio
State will play Pennsylvania at
basket ball at public auditorium here
on December IL. The event will fea-
ture a carnival to be staged by the
Big Ten club.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
MERCER NAMES SIMMONS.

MACON, Ga, November 29.-Jared
Alexander (Red) Simmons, jr.. of
Fayetteville, Tenn, has been elected
captain of the Mercer foot ball team
for next year.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
BENTON GETS IN LINE.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. November 29.-
Rube Benton has signed his 1924 con-
tract. being the second regular
pitcher of the Cincinnati Nationals
to get into line. Luque signed before
leaving for his winter home in Cuba.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
WOLVERINES ATTRACT.

ANN ARBoR, Mich, November 90.
Two hundred and twenty-five thou
sand persons saw the University of
Michigan foot ball eleven in action this
year, records of the athletic association
show.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
SOCCERISTS IN BALTIMORE.

Washington's all-star soccer team
is at baltimore. Md, today, encoun-
tering the Oriole professionals.
Evening star., 1923-11-29
TIP FOR FISHERMEN,

HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, Novem-
Der 29.-The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers were clear this morning,
Evening star., 1923-11-29
AS DROP MANY STARS.

The Philadelphia Athletics lead all
other major league teams having dis
carded or traded players who are still
playing big league base ball In other
uniforms. The stars number twenty