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Evening star., 1923-03-31
BALL GAMES HERE OFF
ON ACCOUNT Of COLD

Cold. blustery weather compelled
two local colleges and two high
schools to call on their ball games to-
day. Those prevented were: George
town w. Princeton: Catholic University
VS.. Holy Cross; Central High. VS..
Georgetown freshmen; Western vs.
George Washington Engineers.
Negotiations now are being made
for the IIiiltoppers to meet the
Tigers at q later date. the manage
ment Of the visiting team having
agreed to present the matter to the
Princeton Athletic Association.
Catholic University was primed for
victory over the Marines at Guam
tico Thursday gave promise Of hot
contest today. Neither the George
town nor Catholic University squads
remained idle. both practicIng.
Central. which ran up the lopsidsd
Yesterday In the Wilson stadium. was
due for win over the Georgetown
freshmen. In yesterdays game tho
Central!tes used three pitchers. Boyd
lowing but one hit. and IIuse and
Phipps. who followed. both pitched
good ball.
Maryland. travelling in the south.
is having its troubles. Two defeats
have been marked against 1t in as
many games. Yesterday North Caro-
lima State turned In the lopsided
score OF IS to against the College
ings OF Snrider and Nesbit were
Parkers. Offerings OF Shrider and
Neshit were smashed all over the lot.
Navy broke even In games with
Tarheels yesterday. In the morning,
the Midshipmen bowed to North
Carolina State. TO S. but won over
tho University in the afternoon. to
(. In the first game. Mills. former
Central High School athlete. made
four hits for the Annapolis team.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
RAY AND OTHERS BREAK
CENTRAL A.A. j. MARKS

CHICAGO. March S1.-Joie Ray,
holder OF world records In the dis
tance runs, wearing the coiors of the
Illinois Athletic Club. last night
broke his own Central A. A. L. record
for the 1,oo0-ydrd race in the Cen
trail A. A. u. indoor championship
meet. Rays time was 2.l44-6. His
old record was 2.1s3 as.
Sphinx OF the Chicago A. A. lowered
the record in the 6o0-yard run from
1.1a. made by Irons of the C. A. A.,
to 1.162-5.
Ascher of the C. A. A. ran the 800
yards In o.33. lowering the old record
OF 0.35 3-5.
Osborne. I. A C.. raised the run
ming high jump record OF 6 feet and
ID inches to 6 feet Az inches.
Vosen, I. A. c.. lowered his own
record in the mile walk from 7.27 l-5
D. Aiberts, c. A. A.. former Uni
versity OF Illinois star, raised the
standing broad jump record from 10
feet eN inches TO 10 feet 7E inches.
In the 60-yard dash, A. 4. Ayers,
running unattached. took one-hfth
second OF what was considered the
national intercollegiate and Ma
tional A. A. U. record. running the
dash IN o.62-6. The old record was
''G Illinois A. c. won tho meet
Evening star., 1923-03-31

Brillheart's case Is a perculiar one.
Times last year he gave promise OF
becoming remarkable southpaw
performer. Cool In action. he put
inuch on the ball and succeeded In
hafiling L number OF sophisticated
destiny of the Nationals consider the
young pitcher too deliberate in his
wcrk-in other words, lacking too
much i'll pepper" Brillheart il not
Indifferent, but the manner in which
nc attacks his abiding task seem
ingly detracts from the dash OF his
teammates with usually disastrous
results. The youngster also has
tendency toward wildness and despite
the instructions earnestly impaired
BY the older heads has not improved
in control TO any extent.
What Brillheart needs most Is con-
tidencc in his own ability to pitch.
He already possesses much more
natural talent than many q hurler
longer in base ball. but when he fails
discouraged. Manager Bush and hts
assistants are striving to spur the
youthful Nirsinian to greater efforts.
II they succeed. Brillhearr probably
VIII become remarkable mounds
man. Dspirited, he Is not likely to
go far.
Hollingsworth and warmo.h have
done very we'll In the exhibition
series. although each has faults that
must be remedied before they may
league pitchers. They are willing
workers with great chances of cveat-
ually becoming quite worth whilA
Russell has all the requisites Of
capable pitcher. except stamina. He
needs that greatly.
Hankins May BE Kept.
OF the. three other athletes aspir-
ing To slabbtng berths with the Ma
tionals. Dad Hanklns, the long right
handler obtaincd from the Tampa
club of the Florida State League, is
the only one likely TO BE- retained.
Although. apparently he Will not be
ready for use in 4 major circuit for
another year, he has shown so much
in training here that Manager Bush
may keep him with the squad instead
of farming him to d minor league
team, where he might be harmed by
improper tutoring. and overwork.
81 Slim MeGrew; the Texas string.
the Nationals for brief period last
season, Is not rounding into anything
IKE the form nece ssary for place on
the clubs STAFF, nor Is Kay Beach.
There ;s little likelihood of positions
being granted them.
In Pat Charity. Pete Lapan. Muddy
Ruel, obtained from the Red Sox, and
Reds Jfargrave, with the Eastern
League New Haven Club last year,
the Nationals are well fortified in the
catching department. Joe Judge.
Ructy Harris ossie BiueRe and Bill
ronr"y, the quartet that practlced
yesterday and is slated to play to-
day, make 4 capable infield, while
the outtielders and the reserve talent
are well above the average. There Is
hitting strength too.
But DOME Bush is not smiling. when
he thinks Of his pitching staf. Nor
Is he likely to break into grin for
sone time
Evening star., 1923-03-31
WHEAT SIGNS AS MATES
CHIP IN $500 PAY RAISE

NEW YORK, March oi.--zach
Wheat, veteran Quite Ider-captain or
the Brooklyn Nationals, has signed
his contract for 1923 and today re.
joined his men i'll %cw Orleans.
Wheat was reported 10 have come
TO terms in Clearwater, Fla. yester-
day. alter he had been iatly refused
a $500 raise over last season By
President Ebbets Of the Robins. His
last Years pay was reported TO have
been $500. The conditions OF the
1928 contract were not revealed, but
1t was reported that Iack's team
mates had pledged themselves TO
make up the $50" bone Of contention
to keep their captain
Jimmy O'Conncll. the $4,000 player
purchased from san Francisco, VIII
share the New York Giants center
field with Bill Cunningham, Manager
McGraw announced before the team
left San Antonio fer its northern
trip.
OConnell, a southpaw batter, will
be used against right-handed Fingers.
Cunningham Will face the south
paws.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
ONLY THREE IN A. A. j.
SWIMMING PENTATHLON

DETROIT. March 81. Johnny
Weissmuller, Norman Ross and
"Stubby" Kruger were the only en-
trants in the National A. A. u. senior
pentathlon, the chief event OF the
swimming meet at the Detroit Ath-
letic Club tonight. Weissmullcr
ranked favorite although sonle
critics declared Ross anu Kruger
might SO split up the various events
that their opponent might be forced
into the iife-saving event for deci-
sion. and that in this event, whore
speed counts for less, he might be
defeated.
The events Of the Pentathlon are
the l0o-yard free style, 10o-ysrd
breast stroke, 10o-yard back stroke.
500-yard free style and the 1o0-yaru
life-saving race in which Coach Matt
Mann il to be carried as the object.
The 220-yard championships for men
and women drew entries from Bu-
falo, Cleveland and New York. as
we'll as Detroit Miss Virginia White
ma ck, New York Women's Swimming
Association, was one OF the entries in
the women'o title race.
Evening star., 1923-03-31

10 u lCdSoii.
Particularly does this pep program
apply to the Eastern High squad, under
the coaching Of Charley Guyon whose
yearlings held their first real practice
yesterday on the Rosedale diamond
Eastern is looking on the date OF April
~ as a day that Western viii mourn
fully remember. \ team janmed fllil
If action. Il bit unconditional at the
present time, eventually Will compose
what (iuyon thinks should lower the
crepe over Westerns proud head.
Backed up with two all-high players
in Cap. Bil RoudahuSh, pitcher, and
Leland Cardw.il, outtieider. the East
Capitol boys intend to send Il team on
the field this year that will bring home
the title. Rouda bush pitched some re
narkab.. ball for the Light Blue and
White last year, and Coach Guyon has
IL lot of faith in his ability to come
through this season. Sandlot ball en-
l,erience has aided the stocky boxma n
&urpass his work of last year. He and
Cardwell should prove big assets to
Eastern in the coming series
Joe ODea. first baseman; Tom Hook,
catcher. and Fred I.itrhtteld second
base, are practically assured of bertlls.
these lads all playing good bali last
,earj Eastern fans say Hook will he
one Of the best receivers in the high
schools this year, while Olpea should
develop into n speedy first sacker. Lttch-
field gives promise of being IA star In
fielder.
Eastern will play its first game of the
season Tuesday, meeting Georgetown
University freshmen at Potomac Park.
Light other games are included in the
schedule outside of the high school
series. as follows:
April 6, George Mason High School,
at Potomac Park April 1, Catholic Uni
versity freshmen, at Brookland; April
IA, Leonard Hall, at Leonardtown ;
April 81, Mount st. Joseph's, at Balti-
more; April "a, Gonzaga. at Potoma
Park May I, University of Maryland
freshmen, at College Park: May IL.
Georgetown freshmen. at Potomac Park ;
May 1t, Episcopal High School, at
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
B1 ROBERT L.. RIPLEY.

HONG KONG, Chinu. Januar! ~.
Here we nrc. Hong kong's hnr-
bor is one of the worlds "Erent
three" with Rio de JancirO and
above 1t. forming the t"pmo>t
point of Hong kong Island. rises
the peak. I,jOO feet. most of the
city ciinsinE along its narrow
strand mt sea-lcNel. kowIoOn is
the mainland city across the
hnrb0r.
Ii WAS formerly n part OF the
Chinese empire, first occupied in
iS3D by british traders withdraw
ing from Canton and Macao ON ac-
count of troubles attending the
opium dispute. The name most
probably is corrupted from Heung-
Kong, meaning "fragrant streams"
II was cced-d to Great britain in
iS4I. ~ the prcscut time thc
island holds 1U0.O0o people Of NIL
races. In 1S:iO II was n tiny fish
ing hamlet.
This city l. much on tho order
of shanghai. although not as in
terestinE. The drive around the
island TO Hepulsr bay aud back
IL ono 0t the most beautiful in
tho world. Hut you would hardly
know you were in China except
for the women 1aborer~ along the
rOed-uHd I nm+ Interested in
China.
The daily papers Hnre headlines
about the war In Canton. The
uItuous Chinese Republic (.
undergoing another revolution.
President Dr. >un Vat SEN is at
tacking Canton. capital of the
"South China Republic.'' which
owes no allegiance to Pcking.
The American consul Mt Canton
refused p~rmissicn to go there.
but Bob Ellis and 1 are going any
way. The boat sails at midnight
the first trip the Heangho has
made In week. The army has
guaranteed safe voyage. The
railroad bridges have been blown
mp and the trains, of course, are
no lsAEer running. All sorts OF
ramors are flying about Hong
Kong concerning affairs in Canton.
They IA. 1t IN very dangerous and
we arc strongly advised not to go,
hut ] have always wanted to he a
wnr correspondent like Herb
Corey. SO I cannot very well pass
chance like this,
Evening star., 1923-03-31

any team in the sixteen-year-ol
class for tomorrow afternoon. Call
Manager Iingling, at Franklin 202.
Hartford A. G. has elected the fol-
lowing officers: j. Baum. president;
II. Bremerman. vice president, and
S. ScoEna, secretary and treasurer.
Players out for the nine include:
Roger Simpson, former star of Busi-
ness High School; Jack Baum, who
played with the Van Cortland A. c.;
Jim Powers of Fall River, Mass; S.
Bogorad: Jones. Minahan. Lippold.
CornWell. Poole, Bremerman, Lau-
bach. Drew. Rhodes. Heitmiller, Lit
tie, Brown, Burroughs, Swette and
Scogna-
First practice Of the Sergt. Jasper
Post of the American Legion base
ball team will be held Monday at
5 O'Clock, on diamond No. l. of the
Monument Grounds. Assistant Man
ager Kilgore wants these men to re-
port: Miles. McDonough. Poore
Hamilton. Farrell. Jess Aud. Clark
son, Giradi. McEaren. Bill Aud. Nc
keown, Hornsberger, Radcliffe, Scriv-
ener, Walsh, Norris and O'Hearn.
Bennie WOrmSIey and Joe GuIick,
formerly of the Roamers, have been
,dded to the Manhattan A. c.. re-
ports Manager Chris Hutchinson. An.
other new addition is Scheffel, who
.ausht last year for Cherryd3le.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
NET STARS WILL VISIT
WITH COLUMBIA TEAM

Columbia Cniversity's tennis team.
barton Club racketers here tomorrow
on the courts of the locals in George
town. took the measure of the Navy
netmen at Annapolis yesterday, four
matches to three.
On the Columbia team are Frank
Anderson, former indoor champion.
singles yesterday. jerome Long, for
mer indoor boys champion, ard Ger
aid Emerson. who has feIreL prom
inently in Junior and senior tennis
for the past six or seven years.
Dumbarton will have another hard
match on Monday when it tackles the
Yale team. usually one of the most
formidable combinations in tho col
legiate ranks.
Dumbarton's lineup against Colum-
bia Will be:
singles-one, Graves; >, Mangan: 8.
Maj. Robertson: 4. Mai. Elliott; s..
Burwell: s. Capt. Miller,
Charest; .. Dwight Davis and Gore;
5, Maj. Robertson and capt: Miller.
In the match with Yale Dumbarton
will use: Graves, MangaH, Purinton
Ballinger, Cox and Van Ende, aud the
same doubles pairs as against toium-
bia.
Yale's lineup in the singles will be:
One, Lucien Williams, intercollegiate
champion in 1922, who is captain: :,
Z. NJ. Wheeler: ). Arnold Jones, re-
garded as a coming champion; 4, W.
F. Vaughn; 8. L. 5. Symington, Jr.; o.
S T. Schoonmaker They Will pair in
the doubles as named.
Stevens Institute and the seventh
Regiment of New York also will send
teams here during April for the tnal
competition on the old courts IN
Georgetown, as Dumbarton will be
moving into its new home at 25th and
N streets early in May. Nine new
courts are being built there and a
clubhouse outhtted Win modern
equipment
Evening star., 1923-03-31
MASONIC TOURNEY PRIZE
LIST BEING DETERMINED

President Earl Sgneking ard Other
officials of the Masonic League Wer..
busy today figuring out tire winners
in the tourney that was brought TO IL
close at the King Pin alleys last night.
Rolled under a handicap system. i
Will be necessary To- d" much reeheck-
Ing to determine the list OF prize win
nerS and Stocking said il requires
some hustIiuE TO s"t the dope ready
for publication tomorrow.
Engraving of tLe Bur~au or I.r
craving Won two games from the
american L,rioa last night on the
Re creation ;tllcI :. with the scores
53e, $50. and i9.. Fisher ct the win
neTs had the best set of 327. aud
Purcell OF the losers has high game
OF l3l.
Southern of the Railroad Y. NJ G.
A. League captured the odd game
from the Car Builders last night, Its
scores being 412, S73. and S9s. ".
Streiter Of the winners was in the
lead with a game of 129. and best set
OF sec.
Evening star., 1923-03-31

Bill Mckechnie. manager OF the
team. who is making his FIRST start
this ycar--as last summer he did not
take up the task until Gibson re-
linauished it--figures that hc has d
pitcher III Boeh]er, who Is going 70
walk 10 the front in the National
League. Looking over the figures Of
the minor leagues for 1872 II was ais
covered that Boehlcr, who was with
Tulsa, IS the record endurance man
Of the season. He pitched inning
after inning and never asked for a
chance 10 sit down and catch his
wind.
JIe has all the appearance OF a
and with good team can be very
successful. If he comes up TO cX-
pectations he should deliver about
twenty victories this year. If 50
Pittsburgh would be the best gamer
on pitchers for the year.
kunz Impresses Mckechnie.
McKechnie is most favorably i'm
pressed with Kunz, the twirIer got
from Sacramento By purchase. lie
has speed, d fair change of pace and
something OF curve. but the last
viii have 10 be greatly developed be-
fore he pitches his way 10 the top.
Adams, Cooper, Hamilton, Morrison
and Giazner are working slowly but
all of them arc working willingly.
III any comparison is TO be made be-
tween what did happen last season
and what may happen this season
Just recall that Cooper was the third
best pitcher In the National League
IN 1922. Morrison was the seventh
best, Adams the thirteenth and GlaZ-
nor fell off with Il thump. He led
the league one year and dropped into
the ash pit the next, but AT that he
is a pitcher of some skill. besides.
he Is young and willing 10 learn.
Ono thing, is certain: Iit'sbuTgh .rf
temperature has been against any
thing Of that kind down this way.
Also the Pittsburgh pitchers were at
Hot Springs a long time.
Hot Springs Suits Dire. fuss.
Dreyfuss says Florida has no lure
for him. lie has turned his back
against the evening song OF the alil-
sin and will stick TO Hot Springs as
long as he Is III base ball.
I've been coming here going on
thirty years" said the Pirate owner,
''and I've never gone out Of this val
ley with a team that wasn't tit 10
play ball They dry out down in
Florida. and when they go north they
are like peas and beans that have to
get soaked again TO get fresh
Barney has one surprise prize pack
age in Scllwab Hes a big boy, six
feet, who played first for LudiugtOn,
Mich. last year and hatted .&99. Roger
Bresnahan. who owns Toledo. thought
he had Schwab, but some enc mis-
cued about the title, and that made
him eligible to drafting. Dreyfuss
took chance on SchWab merely on
general principles and got him for the
draft price. SchWab has been ham
mering the ball here like fiend. and
he looks awfully good.
Dreyfuss has found that Schwab
can play first and short Adams. the
yourgsteT from the north, is playing
second The second-strinR material
looks mighty fine. 1t shows up better
than any club In either league. That's
another reason why the Pirates look
so fine. You've got to give Pittsburgh
more than il had year ago any way
you take il.
(.cS6I 'lVS!IidoDt
Evening star., 1923-03-31

them better results. and to these the
only sensible answer is: Keep right
on using II. By maintaining that the
two-V grip is best, do not imply
that any other is impossible.
In the two-V grip the club is
grasped first in the left fingers SO
that the thumb points straight down
the shaft and the shaft rests on the
muscles OF the fngers-not in the
palms Of the hands. The right hand
is then placed on the shaft. Just be-
and fingers similarly holding to the
club. When the club Is thus held the
player makes possible for himself the
utmost attainments in propelling the
ball.
Copyright. John r. Ollie Coz
Evening star., 1923-03-31
MORE RECORDS ARE SET
IN TENPlN TOURNAMENT
~ ;I,a Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
MHWAI- March 31.-For the
second consecutive day changes of
leadership in the various events Of
the American Bowling Congress here
today were marked by world record
scores.
Charles Day of Milwaukee held
first place In the all-events column.
made up of the scores in the indivi-
dual. doubles and team play. with
2,014, mark which topped the second
place the previous record OF 2,0o3
set by Marion MdcDowell of Cleye-
land. In addition, Daw, with his
teammate. F. Wilson. led the doubles
players with the world record count
of 1853, compiled with DAVIS TIT and
Wilson's 631.
Two changes IN the list Of leaders
in the singles events occurred when
G.. Seuman of milwaukee and l..
Marino Of Brooklyn, \. Y, rolled into
second and fifth places respectively.
with 716 and 709. respectively.
Evening star., 1923-03-31

Gently gave the nine 1rahcnise.
guardian. and Ralph Benner. first
sacker, will swell the strength OF
the aggregation this year, say the
fans. Practice will be held tomor-
row at o'clock at 18th and Taylor
streets northwest where thirty-nve
candidates are expected to report.
Teams desiring Sunday games
should get In touch With Manager
Norman r. Blue, 1901 Wyoming ave.
rue northwest OF phone MIN at
Adams 1856 between 9 and pm.
Mohawk Athletic Cl1b 1922 Iade-
pendent ckamDious Will clash with
the Phils' Athletic Club In q practice
game tomorrow at 10:50 Am. at 9th
and L streets southeast. manager
Jarvis of the Phils wants the follow.
ing men to report In uniform at
10 am: T. Kuhnert, A. Kuhnert,
c. Kuhnert, G. Phillips, !. Nitowttz,
D. Prinzi. C. Hamill, J. Bailey. j.
Mulvey, Shacklett G. Brown. j. Da-
Wis, j. Bowers, n. White, Houchens
Houchens, r. Barnes. r. Carr Garrett,
J. Beall. J. Mettingly. D. Jackson and
w. More. Challenges should be
phoned to Business Manager L. j.
Bombrest
General Accounting O4ee nine will
start practice Monday at O'CLOCK
on the east diamond OF the Ellipse.
Manager Martin urges all candidate
to report.
r. x.-~t~ . -~~A ~ il y
Evening star., 1923-03-31

The mound-staff problem will be at
tackled more vigorously than ever
A fter todayS game with the PhlilleS
is disposed OF, for honie WILL nave
five practice days in which C"atAts
-Altrock and Gibson VIII be tree 10
toll with the hurlc.s.
The slahrneu Manager i'nsh regards
AS depeuda blrs are. OF course. W alter
Johnson. right hauder. with NOR"
than fifteen yea-S Of campaigning TO
his credit, and JeZC bel Zachary and
George Morridg", best south2aw huri-
erS In the JuhuSonian circuit last sea
son. OF these. Mosridge right now Is
the most advanced So far as condition
Is concerned.
Nogridge's Arm Is q. Is.
The long tingcr, who came 10 the
Nationals from the Yankees. has been
working strenuausly at the camp
here, and in his only appca'ance IN
the exhibition series d"in"nStrated
;nat he possesses As nu"n cunning
as ever. George il quit. fit physically.
100 The soreness that crept into his
arm this week was dJe. il seems, to
resting his weight upon the tlnp
while sleeping. instead oT muscular
strain. Some good masSastnE by Mike
Martin club trainer, has eliminated
the trouble.
Zachary is down 10 the minimum
o: weight and as ha ID as the prov
erbial rock. His arm has not bothered
him in the least, and he appears TO
DC ready TO go route ON the nlil
now. In practice and in competition
during the past week Zach has been
bearing down" on the ball. as the
athletes speak OF putting power be-
hind pitches, with good results. His
control has been noteworthy for this
early in the season. and Busll IS con-
f1dent that the big Ta.'hecl is due for
a good year.
johnson in Fine shape.
From what hc has revealed in his
work outs here in the past ten days
Johnson should again rank among the
Topnotchers III major league base
ball Always a slow starter. the big
follow has been training carefully.
but this week he has put n bit NOR"
into his efforts than has been his
custom at this stage OF conditioning
in previous years. Walter is in splcn-
did physical trim, rivaling in this re-
npect any other member of the Ma
,ionais' squad. and apparently Bush
IL quite justified in expecting an
other successful year for the greatest
box artist that ever stepped into the
American League.
This trio probably will De called
upon TO do the bulk of the hurting at
the outset of the Nationals campaign
ing, but four other Fingers are ex-
pocted to give them considerable as
sistancc. They are Jehosophat Bts-
elieure Eriilheart. the youngster
with The club last year; Wallace
Westinghouse Warnoth. with Little
Rock and Nashville in the southern
Association before jolng the Nationals
toward the end of the 1922 season;
Jack IIollingsw released by the
Pirates to Minneapolis and bought
tron1 the latter club during the past
winter. and Allen Russell, obtained
from the Red Sox In a trade. The first
two named do their throwing from
the left side.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
EXHIBITION GAMES

r. II. E.
Chicago (N.) ....... 10
San Francisco tCoasO.. Z 2
Battertes-Aldrld and Wirts; AL
ten, Buckley and Agnew.
At Forth Worth, Tex
Forth Worth (Texasj :. : i
Batteries-Wright, Bayne and Sew
ereid; Stoner. Wiltsie and Moore.
At San Antonio, Tex
New York (N) ..-..... Il I
San Antonio tTeXas) :. 3 Q
Batteries-Ryan. McQuillan and
Snyder, CASTOR; Couchman, Marshall
and Mckee.
AT Shreveport. La
Columbus GA. A.)... ,
Shreveport (Texas) -. ) IL ?
Observation-Disclosures, Ambrose and
Hartley, Elliott; Burns, Rose and
Fanne.
At Houston, Tex
Kansas City "a. Al .... !? I
Houston (TeXas) ...... . = .
Batteries-Zin. Dawson and Scott,
Skiff; Hollis, Berley and Dorr.