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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

the University of Pennsylvania last
fall; Capt Tex Hamer of Penn
Captain Carney of the Navy, RALPH
Hills, also of Washington, who
played with. Princeton: Carl. Wirts,
the star, center of Georgetown; La
Fountain, Ga1laudet's great grid
iron luninary. and Plansky, also
of the Hilltoppers.
OF the entries tonight. Ray, Jim
my Connolly and Ralph Hills are
of Olympic fame. while winners of
national championships are repre-.
scented by AIeAllister, Ray. Thorn.
son, Helme. Taylor, Marsters, Far.
rel1, Planskx,,- Gegan and Clark.
Then there is a long string Of in
tercollegiate and, sectional cham.
pions.
The national championship team
of the New York A. c. is the
leading attraction in the relay
events. This team, consisting OF
Wefers,. Sellars, Leslie and Kelly.
viii be pitted against four splendid
Quarter-milers. selected by John
O'Reillr of the Hilltoppers. and
Pop Lanigan. of Virginia from the
squads of both schools.
1t is expected that the CID
Dominion representatives win be
Bohannon and Tabor, while the
Blue and Gray. cracks viii be
Herlihy and Kinnaly The com.
posite team possesses four men
capable of doing fifty seconds, and
should be able to give the Man
haitian four a sweet battle.
Others featuring in the relay
events are Princeton, Pennsylvania,
Navy, Virginia, George Washing
ton, Maryland. Gaflaudet. the Mary
land and Virginia freshmen, and
any number of clubs. prep schools
and high schools.
Considerable attention has been
given TO the scholastic side OF the
games. and in addition to the relay
events, there have been added 10
the program q 50-yard sprint, and
600 and 1.000-yard runs Washing
ton high schools are heavily repre-
sented. as well as secondary schools
in Maryland and Virginia
The number Of events and the
swollen rv Fists in the open
events-which nocessitate large
number of hpats-fnakes it neces.
sary to get the meet under way a
half hour earlier than usual. Both
track and field events will start at
7:30. and from then on the program
should run on without a hitch
under the force of capable and ex.
perienced officials brought here for
the games.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

are Chick Galloway and Bling
Miller.
"AI differences will be iTOned
out before train time or at least
at the training site" says MIR.
Mack. "And I expect to have
a team intact after the first few
days Of workouts"
The Macks, on their exhibition
tours through the South, will not
divide up into teams of Regulars
and Yanigans, but will be split
evenly as to talent.
Thus il will not l." until tn" A $
return to Shibe Park that Connie
will pirl, II varsity line-un.
The infielders who viii go to the
Mackian base on March are
HAuser. Hale, Dykes, Galloway,
Scheer. Riconda and Rice. The
outfielders, Walker. WEIGH, Miller,
Matthews. MCGOWAN, Hunnifield
and Walter French, former Army
football star. whose contract was
received by Manager Mack on Sat
urday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
INTERNATIONAL
PILOTS SEEK
0 R0URkE
Three-Cornered War On to OBJ
tain Former Red Sox
Shortstop.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, Feb. 21.-A
three-cornered war is in progress in
the International League for own
ership of Frank O'Rourke. veteran
shortstop. last season with the Bos-
ton Red Sox.
Last fall, Dan Howley, new man.
ager for Toronto, thought he had
the services of O'Rourke all secure.
Then Connie Mack, of the Athletics,
refused to waive on him.
Connie peddled O'Rourke to Port
land, Coast League, in exchange for
talent. Now O'Rourke yells loud
and long that he will not report, on
the Coast.
He says he'll quit playing ball
rather than leave the effete East.
Sensing, that O'Rourke must be
retarded in the East, or not at all,
the one-hundred dash for his serv-
ices was reopeneC this week in
New York
rhe bidders are: Dan HowIey.
Toronto pilot; George T. Stallings,
Rochester manager, and Jack Dunn,
Baltimore impresario.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
WAVERLY JUNIORS ROLL
SPARK PLUGS TONIGHT

The Waverly Juniors will roll the
second set of six game series
against the Spark Plubs tonight at
Caswell's. In the first set at the
King pin alleys, the Waverly team
took two out Of three games.
7 Vic OFT, the young sensation Of
the King Pin alleys, will roll as
team. and will be opposed by AL
Gleason the young star Of the Wav.
erly club. The Waverly Juniors
would like to meet teams who aver
age eighteen years of age. Phone
Lincoln 1868 or address doc"
O'Brine, Waverly club, Eighth and
1 streets northeast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

Included in the first party are
Messrs. Harris. Romnel, TASTY,
Heimach, Lloyd. Naylor, Ogden.
O'Neil, Ozmer, Peterson, Schiiling,
Emerson, Jones and McMullin, of
the Fingers and catchers hartman
and Roland. .
I'D much rather surprise local
fandom with my team than see too
optimistic opinions" chirps the
all tactician genially.
For some time past, I've
thought 1924 would be the eventful
year when the young players would
round into form that would make
them a fighting club among The
leaders.
"TherefOre I hope the fans
don't expect too much Of this
club this year. or course, it
should be much better than last
years team.
And then, too, some branches
Of the team, such as the pitchers or
nfielders may come through to
unexpected form and reach their
development more rapidly. This
will help out considerably if it
happens.
ION the whole. affairs are much
brighter than they have been for
some time. The players are full
of fight and enthusiasm, but any
one would be foolish to predict "A
pennant"
A pair of important cogs i'm the
Mack machine are still unsigned,
but this isn't causing Connie any
great worry, as he expects to be
right on deck when the spring
training begins.
The two men whose Hancocks
have not yet decorated a contract
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
YOSEMITES WILL PLAY
LExINGTONS TOMORROW

The Yosemite A. c., will meet the
Lexington A. c. tomorrow afternoon
at the Arcade ia a preliminary to
the Legionnaires' engagement with
Catholic L.
Manager Stewart of the Yosemite
is anxious TO arrange u game with
some fast team for Thursday and
Saturday n'ehts. 10 he played in
their gym. Being unable to get OPP
position in their weight. the Yo-
semites would like to hear from
some. unlimited teams for engage
s,le nta,&
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
Flock OF Veterans
On Speakers
Payroll

The Cleveland Indians surely
have some veterans. Steve
O'Neil has been on the team
twelve years, Guy Morton nine,
Bill Wambsganns nine, and
Stanley Covaleskie and Manager
iris Speaker seven each. Louis
Guisto has been the property of
the tribe for six campaigns, but
has been on and off the club dur
ing that period.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
JOE RAY LEADING STAR
AMONG SMALL ARMY
AT HILLTOP MEET

Georgetowns tweny indoor track carnival tonight at
Convention Hail. featuring of the couns leading athletes
heat of the 6ard dash promptly at 1880 o'clock and from then
to the final relay there will be action action and
aen Not since the heyday proceeding has
gathered world
Extra beacher seats today effort to
all those wishing Joie his brother athletic
STARS The balcony has been called the hilltop auther
ties that standing
comfortably admitted
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
Egan, Golf Champ,
Wins Title At
Tennis

II. Chandler Egan, who as
student at college won the ma
tional amateur golf title in
1904 and repeated the follow
ing year, has come to the fore
in sports again-but not as a
golfer. Egan, who has been
making his home at Medford,
Ore, for several years, re-
Gently won the tennis cham
pionship of the Pacific North
west. Instances have been
heard of where tennis star
turned to golf and made good,
but it is a most remarkable
thing for a man of Egan's age
to "shine" at tennis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
ARCYLE PREPS DEFEAT
QUINTET AT La PLATA

The Argyle Props travelled to La
9'ata. Md, last night and defeated
he McDonough Institute team, "a
% 10. The Props, handicapped by
The strage floor, were behind at
half time, but found themselves in
time to win a decisive victory.
The Props will meet the Mt. Yer
7on Juniors Friday night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
MOHAWK PREPS BEAT
PARK VIEW BASKETERS

In an exciting game, the Mo
hawk Props defeated the Park View
tossers, 20 to IA. Park View tied
the score in the final quarter but
the Mohawk Props, displaying nifty
teamwork, hoped to it for vic
tory. Mitchell was the Props lead
ing field goal tosser. He shot four
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
WINS A DOUBLE VICTORY

Immaculate Conception teams
won both games Of doubleheader
IN their own gym. The Cubs
knocked off the Kanawha Cubs in
he opener, 81 to IA, and the Tigers
walloped the Business High Juniors,
80 to 49,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
TECH LICHTWElGHTS WIN
WITHOUT A STRUGGLE

Holding the foe to three field
goals, the Tech lightweights bumped
off the Junior High School basket
ballers by Il score Of 26 to 6. The
Iightweights were never headed
after. getting a flying start.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
WlNTONS FAIL TO SCORE
GOAL AGAINST CUTHBERT

The Cuthbert Juniors held the
Winton A. c. without a goal frcm
the floor and walked away with
victory by q s23re Of 40 rC 8.
Barnes, with nine field goals, led
the Cuthberts in scoring.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

Ray CARRIER, Of Western. wins
the individual point-scoring cham
pionship of the series with a total
of 50. He shot twelve field goals
and So fouls.
Childress. Of Central. is second
with 80 points. He led the field
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
Seeks Game Tomorrow.

The Western A. G.. five is In
urgent need of game to be played
at the Tech gym at $3.50 tomorrow
against some good 135-pound team
Phone Frank Athey, West 1497, after
J:30 o'clock tonight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
CONNIE VISUALIZES AS
IN THICK OF FIGHT

2l.-Co Mack will take his
Of bound Mont
gomery Ala
cachers the
leader Frank Bruggy having already
take a balmer Cline
inelde outfeders follow March g. chaperoned by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
Western A. C. Wins.

The Western Athletic Club won
over the ROamer Athletic Club last
night at Peck gym, % to is, after
a spirited contest. The Roamers
had the best of it in the first half,
but cracked toward the end.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
Mt. Vernon Wins,

The Mt. Vernon Juniors won their
sixteenth straight game last night,
defeating the Washington Props at
the Congress Heights gym, % to I.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
Jess Barnes Leaves.

NEW YORK, Feb. 81. - Jess
Barnes, signing his 1923 contract,
has left for Marlin, Tex, to work
out with the Giants battery can
didateS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
Zachary in Line.

Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary, the
big Southpaw twirler, has signed
his 1928 contract and will be on the
job a week from today at Tampa.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
Midgets Win Two.

The Kanawha Midgets added two
to their list Of victories last night
by defeating the Wildcats, 80 TO 4,
and the Dixie Midgets, So to 4.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
WESTERN SHOWS WICKED !.
PUNCH IN GAINING TIE
BY r. D. THOMAS.

Western packs Knockout punch
Charley Guyon Indian coach Of Eaen hardy athletes
Cena determined team in the last regularly scheduled
for both teams in the high school championship series
Guyon brownback OPTICS planted in expresOness
shot the ball back and forth with lightning speed and hurled with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

Childress scored three times from
the court in the last few minutes
Of the first half and gave Central
lead of 20 to IT,
In the third period. Westerns
speedy youngsters hit their stride
and ran up lead of 81 to II. They
continued at a fast gait in the final
quarter while Central Jagged.
Withal, it was a spirited contest.
Due no doubt to the tenseness OF a
stiff battle. Don Childress, of Cen
| trail. and Henry Lamar. of Western,
had a little setto all their own inn
mediately after the game. There
were no casualties. They made up
afterward. tits said.
So. having viewed Western at its
| best and seen much, Guyon of East
arn knows his struggling young ath-
letes have a formidable barrier be-
| tween them and that championship
| they crave.
On the other NIT. Western has the
highest respect for Eastern's cour-
y qeous, hard-playing basketball war
riors.
Techs players knocked off Bust
ness. 20 to 10, and dragged the
! Stenographers down in the cellar
with them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

OUAISUIIIIIIdIC SkIII 1IiLU LIIE UdShCLs
Some time back Eastern was So
far out front the championship APP.
peared to be well in hand. To East
ern it was a coveted championship
for not in woefully long time has
the Southeast Washington school
known the honors that go with q
title.
For once in years Charley Guyon
had enough youngsters with zip and
go and other qualities that make
Tor a winning combination. And
ne went to work with zest. His
product was first rate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
Baptists Beat Spots.

The metropolitan Baptist five de-
feated the Black Spots at the In
gram gym last night, 62 to q.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

His team was sailing along
without q loss in four starts and
was thought by nearly ali to be
well on the way to a brilliant
triumph. Then along came des-
perate Central and with q wicked
MallOp took some wind from
EaStern's sails.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

business and on social occasions.
Greaseless, stainless ''Hatr-Groom
does not show on the hair because
it is absorbed by the scalp, there
fore your ha.r remains SO soft and
pliable and so natural that no one
can possibly tell you used y.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

The meet presents the greatest
array of athletic talent ever as
sembled for indoor affair in the
Capital. John D. O'Reilly and
Jimmy Mulligan have secured the
East in search of stars and the eff,
FORTS have been rewarded by the
entries of S57 athletes, many of
whom possess Olympic, interna-
Gonal and national regulations.
In addition to securing athletes
OF ability the Hilltop management
has provided arrangements that in.
sure comfortable seating for the
crowd and ideal conditions for the
athletes. The spectators will be
seated on special bleachefs rising
In tiers to height of fifteen feet
above the floor, while the per-
formers will be permitted to wear
spikes on. the Georgetown winter
track which has been transported
from the Hilltop and set up in the
hall.
Among the teams to be present
tonight are those of the New
York Athletic. Club, the Univer- q
Sity Of Pennsylvania, Princeton,
Navy, the University Of Virginia,
the University Of Maryland,
Lafayette, Johns Hopkins and the
District colleges.
In addition there are scores of
scattered enIries from various col
leges and athletic clubs throughout
the East and South. All the col
leges mentioned are entering their
full teams. while the Navy repre-
|eentation- of twenty,four men is the
largest ever. sent anywhere by the
AIidshipmen.
The outstanding feature of the
meet is Joie Ray. The great IL
hnois A. c. Star is enjoying the
most phenomenal season of his
career, clicking off new world rec
0rds for the middle distances every
week He will be seen tonight in
o special 1,50o-mettrs run and
against a strong field that will be
allotted liberal handicaps with
view TO pushing him TO new
worlds record.
Then there lis AN invitation sprint
series which will bring together
four of the nation-s dash men in a |
medley of thirty, forty and fifty
yards. In this event are Bob Nc |
Allister, national 100-yard champion;
Boots Lever, Of the University of |
and possessor of the record for sixty.
yards; Eddie Farrell, of Fordham,
1921 dash champion and winner of |
the sprintS events at the Penn re- |
lays the same year; and Bernie |
Wefers, jr., sensational sp-inting |
heir of the greatest Georgetown
6ier to don spikes.
Harrison Thomson. who won the
all-around championship of Amer
lea ON three occasions. 5 here as |
@ member of the Princeton team.
and is entered i'm the 5O-yard
hurdles, the high Jump and the
shOf-put. This sensational young
athlete is also a member of the
Tiger varsity football team.
&
incidentally the track meet brings |
together quite an aggregation of |
football talent. In addition to Har-
Fison Thomson. there is Johnny
Thurman. local boy. who won Wal |
ter Camps selection as an All |
American tackle while playing with |
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

1t served to make Eastern's
youngsters more determined than
ever.
But came a time when they met
even a fiercer enemy than Central.
II was Western, which now has be-
come a bug-a-boo In Eastern's
dreams of championship. Western.
too, took fall out of fast-flying
Eastern.
Eastern, no doubt, was burning
with hope that Central would give
Western a kick in the Stats that
would finish the Red team yesterday
and leave Eastern sole occupant of
first place with the regular schedule
ended
But Eastern's bug-a-boo had more
stuff than Central, and as q result
Eastern and Western are tied TODAY.
They must play another game to
determine the championship. Guyon
and George Green, Westerns smart
coach, probably will decide today
when and where the battle Will be
fought
To overthrow Central in "a game
that meant SO much SO to 27..West-
ern played quite the best basket
bal of the series. Central was
In top form. Had the tall Mt. Pleas
ant youths performed as well
throughout the series as they did
yesterday, they probably would have
had far better record now than
four games won and four lost
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
Wales Might Play
Golf If He
Could

The Prince of Wales has some
good golf stories in his roper
tory and one Of them is against
himself. One day in France he
went to play a round at lie
Touquet. Approaching an. Of
ficer who was pointed out to
him as the secretary, he said:
II believe you are the secretary.
Can ] play golf 2"
The officer replied: 81 don't
know whether or not you can
play golf, but there's the
course"
in goals from scrimmage with 80.
Jack Smith, Of Eastern, who led
until yesterdays game, is third
with 78 points; O'Dea, Of Eastern,
Is fourth with SO, and Birthright.
OF Central, fifth with 6S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

Among the teams to be present
tonight are those of the New
York Athletic. Club, the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, Princeton,
Navy, the University of Virginia,
the University of Maryland,
Lafayette, Johns Hopkins and the
District colleges.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

incidentally the track meet brings
together quite an aggregation of
football talent. In addition to Har-
fison Thomson. there is Johnny
Thurman. local boy. who won Wal
ter Camps selection as an All
American tackle while playing with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

For sixteen minutes Western
traIled. Then young DuIin. West
eTn forward, broke away three
successive times from the tap-Off
and scored field goals. He was
down the floor like q streak. III
gthe space Of a couple Of minutes
he scored four times from scrin1-
mage. Altogether he shot eight
field goals and tied the series rec
ord for single game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

Harrison Thomson. who won the
ail-ar0und championship of Amer
ica ON three occasions. 5 here as
O. member of the Princeton team.
and Is entered in the 5O-yard
hurdles. the high Jump and the
sIOt-put. This sensational young
athlete is also a member OF the
Tiger varsity football team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
He Can't Be Discouraged

This is Harry Helme,
Georgetown runner, who won
the national senior and junior
two-mile titles at the age of
seventeen. and now, at
nineteen, is attempting a come
back after a blow dealt by
typhoid.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21

Helme captured the two
championships in two days
at Buffalo, N. Y, in 1920.
His health broke down in
1921. With the expert
aid of John O'Reilly,
Georgetown coach, the
youth has regained his
track form.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-30
FAMOUS CASE
NEARS CLOSE

MOUNT VERNON. Aug. so.-
Tho famous Regcnvot;sr. Ball alien.
alton Of affection sui, which has
been in skasit county courts for
several years and which has nj.
iracied statewide attention since
Jack Regcnvo,ier was awarded tho
largest verde, ever given in this
state. is rapidly nearing It's con.
ciusion.
Judge George A. Joiner Of tho
skagit superior court. today hand.
cd down his opinion and decision
reducing tho latest verdict. $4,000
to $4,000.
Upon tho Defendants nt,ornnys'
request for a new trial. Judge
Joiner reviewed the case very
painsthkingly. stating in his dc.
cislon that should the plaintiff nc.
cept the courts decision. an order
would be issued denying a new
trial and the court would render
judgment IN tho sum Of $4,000
In this event. should tho defend.
ant wish n new trial. appeal would
have 10 be made to tho supreme
court.
Attorneys c. ]. Henderson and
Thomas Smith. who represented
Jack Regenvotter. stated today TINT
they would accept tho reduction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-30
Bryan Says "Cal"
Has Inside Track

Los ANGELES. Aug. aO.--"Mr.
Coolidge has tho jump on every other
presidential possibility" said William
Jennings Bryan. who Is here for n
vacation.
THE democratic party has no one
at present who has the Same leader.
ship in his party as the president
has in HIS" said the commoner, who
nevertheless announced that the
democratic party appears to be n
sure winner in 1924"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-30

Butter also spoke very highly Of
tho black and white drawings which
Thomas Handforth Of Tacoma n do.
ing az tho present time,
Louise Gobhard Cam. who mar
ried y. TRnaka. IL writing some good
articles Tor French magazines. and
IL now writing "A book on Monticello.
Butter viii bn connected with the
art department OF tho University OF
Washington this year. and aa he Is
a Seattle boy. q great deal OF cnthu.
siasm will so into this work.
During tho month Of October the
Seattle Fine Arts club viii have an
exhibit Of Buffers representative
work In oils and water colors.
Tho arts, hRid he was very giad
20 10 In his home city again and be.
lievea there arc great opportunities
for development In the art depart.
meni OF our own university.