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Evening star., 1923-01-04

Until recent years no complaint
of the sort was heard. This. perhaps,
was because great majority of
club members were curious to see
the great stars who were known
only by reputation. Many a golfer
found his game improved through
observation of the methods of the
says professionals. Gene Sarazen
says his first lessons in correct form
were learned through studying Var
don's play.
But now in these days the average
dub can gain all desired information
from the leading players of his own
particular club, so great has been
our progress. All golfing eorganiza-
tions contain more than few gentle
man players whose acquaintance with
the seventies is personal.
II the United States Golf ASSocia-
tion succeeds in united opposition
TO the present system of tours the
writer hopes that the ban will not
be complete until our amateurs
have dtgested at least one great les
son which the pros year after year
have set forth. This relates to the
scrupulous honesty of the latter in
, scoring. This assertion is made as a
result of long observation of profess
s.onals in their play. In the rough,
for example, where minor infraction
would be likely to be unobserved, as
moving a ball ever SO slightly in ad-
dressing 1t, the professional is quick
to proclaim his error. And so
throughout an entire game.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-01-04
PROBLEMS ARE FACED
BY SCHEDULE MAKERS

NEW YORK, January 4-The joint
meeting of the National and American
League schedule committees. for the
purpose of arranging details of the 1923
campaign will be held Saturday at At
lantic City. n. J. The senior organiza-
tion will be represented by President
John A Heydler and Barney Dreyfus.
president of the Pittsburgh club. and the
American League by President Ban
johnson and the latter's secretary, Will
liam Harridge.
Principal among problems confront
ing the meeting will be adjustment of
the opening dates, which were fixed at
the recent annual meetings in New
York for Tuesday. April II, by the Ma
tional League, and for April Is by the
American League.
National League officials, it was un-
derstood, feel that the earlier date
should be fixed for both circuits because
of an agreement on that date with
President johnson, prior to the annual
meetings. The American League execu-
tive after his organization had decided
upon April Is. expressed confidence that
a satisfactory adjustment would be
reached at the schedule meeting
Another problem facing the schedule
makers is the situation in New York.
where with the Yankees and Giants in
separate parks for the first time in
years. conflict in Sunday and holiday
dates is in prospect
Evening star., 1923-01-04
keller BEST BUNTER
GAME EVER PRODUCED

Willie keeler, who died Monday,
WIS, without question, the best
bunter in base ball history, and
some think he was one of the
greatest players who ever took
part I'm a league championship.
His own disposition, however,
which WINS modest to the extreme,
resulted in his running away from
much of the credit that was his
due. He liked an0rObation, but he
was shy as a country lass In nc
certing compliments.
keeler was the first of the big
six of the great Baltimore cham
piOnship tenn TO pass away. Rob-
insOn, Jennings, Kelly, Mcmahon
and McGrnw still Gre left. KeeIer
was better batter than any of
them and n better batter longer
than any of his teammates.
He declined TO accept offers
made Ia him to manage minor
league teams because he preferred
to maintain his reputation as a
player unmarried nv any possible
failure in the position of manager,
for which he felt he was not fit-
ted.
Evening star., 1923-01-04

WnOm were Qe1edteQ Oy AppleDy.
Seven other players also received
ranking in class A. the list taking
into account those players who COM
peted in the leading sanctioned events
of the year. The complete class A
ranking list follows: No. 1, Edgar T.
Appleby, New Yrok A. c.: No. 2, Fran
els 8. Appleby, New York A. c.; No. g.
Percy N. Collins of Chicago; No. A.
Emil A. Renner of Youngstown, Ohio;
No. S, T. Henry Clarkson, Amateur
Billiard Club of New York: No. 6,
Edward W. Gardner, Montclair. N. j.
No. z, Jacob Klinger, New York: No.
8, j. E. Cope Morton, Philadelphia.
last year has been graduated into
the class A ranks. The player to be
thus honored is Julian Rice, the pres
ent class B national titleholder. He
heads the list of class B players
Next in order are No. 2, Frederick, c.
pion; No. 8, Charles P. Mathews,
Brooklyn; No. 4, Herbert G. Merrill
Brooklyn; No. 5, Joseph r. Beardsley
Brooklyn; No. 6, James P. McGovernr
New York.
Twelve players are listed in the
class c ranking and the first three
will become eligible for class B play
in the future. The first three are:
Sidney M. Brussel, Brooklyn: Joseph
r. Johann, Brooklyn. and Charles j.
StelnpuSler. bruSSel is the present
national class C titleholder.
The remainder of the class list
follows: No. 4, George w. Spear; No.
5, Louis A. Servatius; No. 6, Gus Gard
ner: No. z, Edward c. McGill; No. s,
john w. Low; No. 9, Joseph F. Blais-
dell; No. 10, Emmet- Crozier; No. IL.
Syril Slaone; No. IL, DIR. Thomas w.
Tugglop.
The total of players to receive rank
ing in the three classes is twenty-six.
The ranking committee is also pre-
pa1ng a list of amateur pocket bill
lard and three-cushion carom play
erS.
Tae committee Is composed of the
following men, all billiard players
Julian Rice. chairman; aCharles p.
Mathews, Jacob Klinger, Gus Gardner
and Joseph r. Johann.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
NEW WILDCAT MASCOT
FOR KENTUCKY VARSITY

LEXINGTON, Ky, January A.
Fresh from the foothills of Ten
nessee, 1T. n. T., Jr-" paced the
mascOt's cage at the University of
Kentucky today the cynosure of
the campus. The young wildcat
was brought to the university yes
terday by Robert johnson, who
trapped the animal while spending
Christmas vacation ~at his home
near Chattanooga, Tenn.
johnson trapped and brought to
the school the first ct. N. IT,"
original wildcat mascot for the
uniyersity's athletic organization.
The first cat was full grown when
removed from his highland hOmes
and never was able to become ac-
customed to the campus atmOs-
phere. He weakened and died.
"Homesickness" was the verdict
I'm some quarters. From other
sources came nm intimatiOn that
the sudden exposure to coed
styles was too great a shock.
wildcat enthusiasts point out
that the new mascot was caught
young and probably would be-
come accustomed to his post.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
HOPPE AND Jap GUEST
TO SHOW WARES HERE

William F. Hoppe, recrowned world
billiard champion, will be seen In
Washington the first three days of
next week. r. 3. Benjamin, manager
of the champion, who is here now,
has arranged for Hoppe to entertain
at Sherman's parlors. He will play
afternoon and evening games on jan
uary s, 8 and 10.
One or the latest foreign stars will
be seen with the champion. Tadao
Suganuma of Japan, rated an even
brighter prospect for championship
honors than Koji Yamada, will meet
Hoppe in each of the matches. Suga-
numa. who is an amateur, has scored
a. victory over Edgar Appleby, ma
tional amateur champion, and is a IA
vorite to capture the title in the next
tournament.
Hoppe will also be seen in q new
role. He has consented to give an ex-
hibition of fancy shots after each
game. SuGanuma also will entertain
in this manner.
Hoppe has played only a few ex-
hibition matches since he regained
the title. Three times he has run
out his string of 800 points in the
first inning, once in Boston and twice
in Philadelphia. --.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
HERD HOLES OUT |NONE
. FOR SEVENTEENTH TIME

LONDON, January 4-Alexander
Herd. open champion in 1902 and still
a redoubtable player. holed out in
one yesterday for the seventeenth
time in his golfing career. thereby
setting mark. which experts assert
has never been even approached by
anonther golfer. James Braid, with
eleven ones TO his credit, is believed
to be the runnerup. Harry Vardon,
winner of six world championships,
only once holed his tee shot
Sandy" Herds seventeenth was
achieved at the Coombe Hill links in
Surrey, where thirteen of his other
similar shots have been made He
told a reporter for the Daily Mail
that an American friend had promised
to give him a solid gold putter when
he raised his record to twenty. But
l don't suppose I'll ever win it, Herd
added.
Whenever a player holes out in one
it is customary to give the caddy a
bottle of whisky, and Herd obeyed
the decree of fashion. This moved
the Malls golf humorist to remark:
British golf is now SO bad that
thousands of caddies in this country
are dying of thirst"
Evening star., 1923-01-04
iYANKS' GOLF CLASS DUE
TO "WORK," SAYS BRITON

Bemoaning the fact that the pupil
has beaten the master at his own
game, George Duncan, One-time
British open champion, breaks into
print with the remark that Amer
Jeans, intsead of taking golf ms n
Pastime, "wOrk" at the game until
they become proficient.
George is right, but it's the
American way of going at any
thing-w0rking until proficiency fs
obtained. 1t isn't "cIubby," the
BritishePs intimate, to make golf
any thing but recreation, but the
American lads nowadays believe
the only way to get ahead i'm the
game In to work at 1t. That they
are succeeding has been proven In
half a dozen championships. Dun
can recommends that young Britt
1sh golfers take the game more
seriously II the American advance
In golf In to be matched by a SINH
lar advance I'm Great Britain, the
cradle OF the game.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
BASE BALL HEADS PAY
keller FINAL TRIBUTE

NEW YORK. January 4.-Notable
among players and officials in base
ball gathered today to attend the
funeral of william H. (Wee Willie)
Keeler, a star for two decades with
the Baltimore and Brooklyn Nationals
and New York Americans and one OF
the greatest batsmen in the history o
the national pastime. Keeler diet
Monday at his home in Brooklyn, at
the age of fifty, after a lingering ILL
ness.
Prominent among officials who came
to pay tribute to the old diamond
stars memory were John A. Heydler.
president of the National League;
Col. Jacob Rupert. president of the
New York Yankees; George w.
Grant. president of the Boston Braves,
and John McGraw, a teammate of
Keeler's on the Baltimore Orioles
and now manager and vice president
of the world champion Giants.
Players who were stars in the days
when Keeler established batting
records that remain unbeaten and
others OF present-day fame also were
on hand. Among them were Kid Glea-
son. manager of the Chicago White
Sox; Wilbert Robinson. manager of
the Brooklyn Nationals, and Hugh
Jennings, assistant to McGraw.
Evening star., 1923-01-04

Still. the chances are that In the
end the details will be arranged to
assure the holding of the bout Criqui
Is anxious to fight, for he believes
kIlbane would hardly pass up a
chance for a rich stake. even if he
were to skid into obscurity while grab
bing. it.
Criqui Is Hero of War
AS between the two men, popular
favor will no doubt be bestowed upon
the AFrenchman because of his war
record. He fought all through the
world war and won the croix de
guere and the medaille militaire. IN
one OF his battles bullet struck him
IN the mouth. carrying away a lot of
his teeth and a part of his jaw. Sur
geons built him a jaw OF steel com
position and so fine was the work
that he apparently suffers no i'll ad-
vantage when fighting in the ring.
He Is pale-faced young man. not
too rugged in appearance. But he
certainly has hefty wallop and can
stand punishment. After the war he
went to Australia, where he cleaned
up lot of good men. Returning to
france, he has proved unbeatable thus
far One of his great fights was with
Charley Ledoux, little bruiser whose
war record was not second to Cri-
QOi o Twice IeOOuS was gaSSed:
once his hour was at hand when a
German shell went over his dugout
He was wounded once in a bayonet
charge. Seventeen men out of $50
lived TO tell of the magnificent ef-
fort
AS for kilbane-well. nobody ever
pinned any war medals on him
1t In to be hoped that Johnny Dun
dee will make good on hts strong
intimation that he will meet the win
ner Of Friday nights fracas between
Jack Bernstein of Yonkers and Pop
per Martin. The better bout unques-
tionably would be one between Bern
stein and the Scotch wop, for il is the
general opinion that Bernstein's style
and physique would be more of
puzzle to the junior lightweight cham
plon who has solved so many puz-
zles like that which would be pre-
sented by Martin. Bernstein is Just A
bit different from the ordinary, and,
IN fact. ii is for that reason that he
Is today favored to win from Martin
on Friday.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-01-04
DO,Un the Alleys

King Pins. bowling on their own
alleys. had little trouble annexing
the entire set of three games from
the Shermans in the District League
last night. They are good on any
old alley, but on their own are al
most unbeatable. Last night all three
games went away over the 500 mark
Victory was a sweet one for the King
Pins, as 1t swept them into first place,
but only by small margin. over the
Rathskellers.
Tuesday night the Colonials met
with harsh treatment at the hands
of the Nationals, the latter taking
two out of three. Pantos of the win
ners had the best set, 343, and N.
Chaconas the best game, 124.
Tonight the Rathskellers take on
the Royals, and cleanup by the
former will again put them in first
place.
Car Department quint of the Ter
minaI "Y' League won the odd game
from Southern last night. Stanley
of the losers had the best set, and
Campbell of the same team the high
game, III.
King Solomon cleaned mp in the Ma
sonic League last night, the New Je-
rusalem quint being the victims. An
chor Man Chaconas set the pace, with
set of 366-126, 125, lis.
That speedy La Fayette bunch also
pulled the cleanup stunt against the
Hope team, after giving them a han
dicap of eleven pins. Scores of the
winners were 534. 526 and 546, which
will win in almost any league. DON
aldson had the best game, 1877, and
Inge the big set of 352.
Hiram won the odd game from
Joppa; the George c. whiting Quint
captured two out of three from the
B. B. French team and the Singletons
grabbed the deciding game from Co.
lumbia.
Manager Baker of the Washington
Ladies' League received word from
Philadelphia to the effect that jan
uary 20 would be a satisfactory date
for the intercity woman's match.
Washington's team has not been fully
completed.
King Pins meet the Hilltoppers of
the Ladies' League tonight and the
match should be interesting, as the
handicapS have been arranged on the
individual percentage plan.
HfIltops of the Mt. Pleasant League
won two out of three from the Ches-
terfields, and the Columbias did the
same trick with the Castles, winning
the last game by one pin"
In the Bankers' League Riggs Ma
tional won the odd game from the
Lincoln National. and the Second Ma
tional grabbed the odd game from the
Riggs No. quint.
By rolling three games all over the
500 mark, Annex No. OF the Internal
Revenue League pulled the cleanup
act on the Estate Tax quint. Leslie
of the winners had a nice set of S34.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
C. v. FACES GALLAUDET
IN FIRST COURT BATTLE

Conditioned by two weeks of siren
uous drilling, George Washington
University's basket ball team viii
make it's initial appearance of the
season in competition tomorrow night
at Central Coliseum. The Hatchetites
will encounter the Gallaudet quintet
which was under fire last month
Girls teams of George Washington
and Gallaudet will meet in a prelimi
nary match stafting at o'clock.
The Hatchetites probably will start
with Gosnel tnd Springston at for
wards. Klopsch or Brown at center
and Daily and Goldstein at guards
Galladuet may use La Fountain and
Boatwright, forwards; Baynes, center
and Seipp and Lain, guards.
George Washington will be host 10
the Quantico Marines at the Coliseum
Saturday night. The Hatchetite fresh
men and Western High Schools Ave
will clash before the big game. James
Hughes and c. A. Metzler are to Of
ficiate in both the Friday and Satur-
day engagements.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
FAWSETT LEADS FIELD
AT VIENNA TRAP SHOOT

c. C. Fawsett, Maryland-District of
Columbia champion. led the Washing
ton Gun Club contingent and out
scored all of the host organization
shots in the trap tourney held by tho
Antioch Rod and Gun Club at Vienna
Va. He made a perfect score of ten
targets. E. E. Mckinney was best Of
the Antioch gunners, with seven
breaks. Weather conditions wholly
unfavorable to trapshooting pre-
vailed.
Two sets of doubles were held
Lester T. German. professional, easily
topping the field. Fawsett was sec
ond. Horton, Blundop. Emmons and
Marcy of Washington Gun Club were
among the competitors.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
BENTLEY BEST FL|NCER
IN THE INTERNATIONAL

Jack Bentley, southpaw. native of
Sandy Spring, Md. the pitcher-first
baseman recently purchased by the
Giants from the Baltimore Orioles for
a fancy price, was the leading pitcher
in point OF effectiveness and in games
won and lost in the International
League last season. According to the
official averages released for publica-
tion today Bentley won thirteen
games and was beaten only twice.
His percentage was .S67
Second to Bentley was none other
than that famous Redskin. Charles
4loert Bender. who managed the
Several other Baltimore pitchers
achieved fame during the season.
Jack Ogden won the greatest number
of games This young man turned in
twenty-four winning games and also
pitched the most innings, 80.
In addition to leading the pitchers,
Bentley finished a close second to old
Fred Merkle of the Rochester team
In driving runs over the plate. The
FORMER hrst baseman of the Giants
sent in 130 runs in 1913 games Bent
ley was close second with 12S.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
DAVIS IS OFFICIALLY
CHOSEN TENNIS HEAD

That Dwight F. Davis of Washing
ton. vice president of the United
States Lawn Tennis Association and
donor of the international cup, would
be elected president of the organiZa-
ton was known some time ago, but
the news was not made official until
yesterday. when the nominations of
the committee were forthcoming.
The vice presidency was awarded to
George ". Wightman of Boston. Paul
B. Williams, editor of the Utica Daily
Press. who resigned recently a. execu-
tive secretary of the national asso-
citation, was chosen secretary.
Julian S. Myrick. president of the
association, will go on the executive
committee along with other former
presidents.
Louis B. Daley of East Orange,
". J.. was named as treasurer. and, in
addition. is the representative of the
metropolitan district on the national
board.
1t was further announced that the
annual meeting of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association would be
held in New York city on Saturday,
February 3.
Other officers named for election at
the annual meeting are as follows:
For delegates at large (serving
until the annual meeting of ls25)-
r. N. Williams, I'd. Philadelphia; Jones
W. MerSereau, New York, and Samuel
H. Collom, Philadelphia.
For nominating committee-L. H
Waidner. chairman, Chicago; j. w.
Wear. Philadelphia, and j. c. Auchin-
Gloss, New York.
For members of executive commit
tee-Former Presidents G. T. Adee,
H. w. Slocum, r. D. Wrenn and ]. S..
Myrick.
Sectional delegates, to serve until
the annual meeting. 1925, have been
appointed by the following active as
sociations: Intermountain. E. NJ. Gar
nett. Salt Lake City; Pacific North
west. Walter A. Goss, Portland, Greg,
and B. NJ. Grant, Atlanta, Ga.
Delegates for the middle Atlantic
and middle states sections will be
elected at the annual meeting of the
national association by the votes of
the representatives of these divisions.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
ARMY-NAVY GAME SOUGHT
FOR THE YANKS' STADIUM

NEW YORK, January 4.--Nego-
cations have been opened by off,
cials of the Yankee base ball club
to hold the Army and Navy foot
ball game next year I'm the new
American League stadium here.
"Thc Yankee base bnll club" 10
was stated, "annOunces IL has
offered government officials 6O,OO0
seats for the Army and Navy foot
ball game. IL also has offered IA
pay all expenses incident Ia the
game"
Evening star., 1923-01-04
INSIDE GOLF

Rule i for basement golf
course is, DON'T OVERDO 1T.
The golfer In the greatest fan
ON earth, bar none, no the first
thing to be carefully studied must
concern the player with what we
Will call timing. ] do mot mean
the timing of the shot, but the tim
ing of the practice. Those who are
experienced with home practice
know how quickly the Precipitation
flows and the lungs blow when the
clubs are swung. Therefore, I eau
tiOn the player to begin play on
the home course in easy doses.
Practice swinging of golf clubs is
far more strenuous than actual
Splaylng. In a round of IS holes
you would not swing a club more
than perhaps $50 times-not that
many times II you are an expert
shooter. In practice you can swing
club $50 times In 20 minutes.
Begin with the driver. Swing
your driver until You have up n
good Precipitation and until you nre
breathing freeIy-then quit. You
can increase the dose later on. but
be careful TO observe this rule mt
the stnrt. You may suffer IL you
play more than one hole n day
over the home course.
Copyright John r. Ollie Coz
Evening star., 1923-01-04
0RI0LE SHOTS TO TEST
D. C. GUNNERS SATURDAY

Oriole Gun Club of Baltimore will
be guest of the Washington Gun Club
at Benning Saturday in a special team
trap shoot of 100 targets at sixteen
yards, and the local gunners expect
warm contest for honors. The shoot
will start promptly at 1890 o'clock.
The contest will be open to all
members of both clubs. the ten high
guns on each side TO constitute the
teams. Four events of twenty-five
targets each are on the program
There are optional sweeps on each
event and trophies will go to the high
gun on each team and nine to the
three high scores in each of three
classes organized according to the
Lewis class system
Evening star., 1923-01-04
WOOD MAKES CLEANUP
IN SPEEpBOAT EVENTS

LOS ANGELES, January 4.--Gar-
field A. Wood of Detroit by winning q
seventy -five-mile rough water speed
boat race around Catalina Island yes
terday, with Miss Detroit VI. wound
up his program OF the Pacific coast rae
ing season with an unbroken string
of victories.
The Wood entry covered the dis
tance in 1856, far ahead of the only
other entry to finish, the Fellows w,
owned by Joe Fellows of Los Angeles,
which covered the course in 2.26.42 4-5.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
GREENLEAF AWAY AHEAD
IN CUE TITLE CONTEST

CHICAGO. January 4-Ralph Green
leaf, world pocket billiard champion,
gained a lead of 800 to 155 over
champion, in the first half of their
60G-point match here
Greenleaf won the first session, 155
to SO. going out with an un-
finished run of II, TO which he added
so more points in the second block,
giving him high run of 64 to Hues-
tons 55 for the day.
Greenleaf won the second block,
154 to 81.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
SUZANNE PLAYS WELL
IN VICTORY IN TOURNEY

NICE, France, January 4.-Suzanne
Lenglen won a brilliant victory upon
her appearance in singles tennis yes
terday when she defeated Miss How
EFT of England. 81. 60. in the first
round of the Nice tournament. The
champion appeared in good condition,
although somewhat heavier than DUR
ing the last Wimbledon tournament
and her service seemed to be speedier.
Evening star., 1923-01-04
GILBERT SHOULD SHOW
CLASS AS DENVER PILOT

The appointment Of Billy Gilbert
to manage the Denver team will
give one of the smartest of the old
Giant infielders n chance to show
what he can do I'm company faster
than the Eastern League, in which
Gilbert made his debut last year
as q manager. The Giants never
had a second baseman who covered
SO much ground .as Gilbert. He
could mot hit NJ hard as some, but
that fact was lost sight of i'm the
general excellence of his play.
Billy was one of the two or three
second basemen who have lived
who could cover ground ON the
IeftfieId side of second base. He
used frequently to take plays from
in front Of the sh0rtstop when
playing for righthand batters with
O tendency to hit to Ieftaeld. Dem
yer will find him a manager with
a splendid lot of ideas about play
ing base ball right.