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Evening star., 1923-12-08

Clever playing by Goodman and
Hutchinson of the Lafayettes proved
too much for the Hobart Midgets,
their team winning, II to Is.
Evening star., 1923-12-08

Base ball has had to meet many
crises which threatened its exis-
tence as national sport. On the
way to the game in early days,
within a few feet of the diamond,
one could place money easily, and
often buy game; one could also
have drink, and get player in
condition that he wouldn't quite
know whether the ball was COM
ing or going. Organized base
ball, as soon as the barriers of
prejudice against professionalism
were broken down, began to
flourish unhealthily; competition
for various small reasons worked
against the best interests Of the
game and the National League
had hard time to place itself
properly before the fans. Other
organizations used to sling mud.
Col. A. g. Mills is responsible
for the proper organization OF
professional base ball, and his
ideas have withStood the wear
of time, SO that whatever there
is of stability about the business
organization OF the game today is
due to him. His name stands
prominently in base ball annals,
in part as a player in the early
stages OF the game, when, for
instance, the Jamaica Atlantics
were founded in 1856. He also
carried the game into the civil
war. From al interview given to
a Spalding representative, and
printed in one of the Spalding
Guides, the following paragraph
is taken:
When the war came on | went
into the Army with a bat and a
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LECONEY is TO TRY
FOR OLYMPIC TEAM

NEW YORK, December S.-J Alfred
Leconey. intercollegiate sprint cham
pion in 1922, has announced himself
as a candidate for the Olympic team.
Leconey hung up his spiked shoes
after losing both his dash titles in the
intercollegiates last spring-the 100
yard crown to Harold Lever of Penn
and the 220-yard title to ]. X. Love-
joy of Cornell.
Leconey, who attributed his form
reversal to- an excessive amount of
indoor activity, plans to engage this
winter only in enough competition to
keep him in condition.
The former Lafayette star will
carry the colors of the Meadowbrook
Club Of Philadelphia
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THE QUESTION.
In what positions do the
best teams put their best
players?

liber unless it has splendid tackles.
Sc. Princeton was good when Keck
aker was on the job in this position.
qualities the ability to pass and kick.
Two big, driving tackles, backed by
a center and fullback of similar type,
make any team dangerous. Without
them no team is able to reach great
heights. The power of such a team
increases In proportion to the strength
of its other members. Give it two
good ends and a good quarterback, in
addition, and 1t will rank among the
elect any old season.
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he had rubber springs in his heels
ney let him go and Speaker rescued
him when none of the other Ma
tional League teams wanted him
after Pittsburgh.
Summa not only hit we'll for the
Indians, but he made some great
plays in the outfield. Perhaps If the
Pirates had had him they would have
won the championship. Pittsburgh
was wabbly all year in the outfield
and could have used Summa. He
| batted much better than Russell and
he was better than Bigbee. who had
| a poor year, due to illness.
Speaker says Summa is a better
outfielder than Pittsburgh has, ex-
cept Carey.
Joe SeweI and Jameson Of Cleve-
land were two of the most improved
| batters in the American League
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DATES FOR BIG BRITISH
GOLF EVENTS ARE SET

LONDON, December S-The date
for the British amateur and open
golf championships next summer have
just been selected.
The amateur championship will be
played al St. Andrews during the
week commencing Monday, May 20.
and the open championship at Hoy
Lake on Thursday and Friday. June
20 and 81.
will be played at Hoy Lake and
Formby on the preceding Monday and
| Tuesday, June % and n.
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SET OF 400 B0WLED
BY COAST GUARD MAN


4 new star blazed into the bowling
armament last night, the luminary
being Arthur G. Whalley, anchor
man of the Engineers of the Coast
Guard League. In helping his team
sweep the match with Communica-
tions. Whalley rolled games of 127,
126 and 156-a remarkable set total
of 400.
Heretofore the big scores generally
have been recorded by men in the
District, Capital City or Mount
Pleasant circuits. which include most
of the best bowlers Of the city, but
Whalley in one jump gets from the
bush-league class to stardom.
Metrakos of the Mount Pleasant
League has smashed the pins this
season for 422. and McPhilomy of the
District League hung up 401, Great
ing something of a sensation in so
doing. but Whalley is a newcomer
and his 400 belongs In the sensational
class.
In the Hebrew Interclub League
'fY'' Community was Smothered by
the Alpines under three good games
Seigers 125 practically landing the
second round. Herzi of the same
Mardelle.
Red SOx OF the st. stephens League
won all three games from the Ma
tionals, while the Giants did the same
trick TO the Pirates.
In the Interstate League Valuation
took three from Correspondents, al
though the total scores were close
Douglas proved too expert for
Mount Vernon Methodist in the
Church League, and ran away with
all three games.
In the Knights of Pythias League
Capital quint brushed Calanthe aside
in a trio of games, Beavers getting
a nice game of 11S.
National Savings Of the Bankers
League was too much for National
Metropolitan, Pollock's 344 helping
the former to clean up.
Quentin Roosevelt team of the
American Legion League somthereC
McGroaty-O'Connell under three gooC
games above the 500 mark.
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Manush walked to the plate and
began to hit. OF ten trials six were
line drives Two of them carried the
ball into the bush. He has been
doing that ever since he has been
here said Ty, smilingly. He hits
'em on the line. That's what I like
about him."
Manush is going beginner. When
the regular season began he did not
play regularly at once. But he was
too good to keep out of the game.
His legs stand up and he has an
eye like a hawk. He swings with
the style of a hitter who will stay
by his reputation.
iris Speaker said Summa was the
best outfielding prospect he had and
one of the best he had seen. Barney
Dreyfuss, who once had him, said he
wouldn't do. He thought he was too
temperamental. Summa walks as If
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WOULD APPLY INDIAN
STEPS TO FOOT BALL

ANN ARBOR, Mich, December s.
From the intricate and twisting,
wriggling dances of the Indian tribes
of the west, A. J. SturZenegger, scout
of the University of Michigan foot
ball team and special coach of half
backs and ends, hopes to evolve
some new steps to teach his proteges
and enable them to elude their tack
lers next season.
Coach Sturzenegger, on his way to
California, stopped off in several
towns where Indian reservations still
remain and carefully charted the
manner in which the Indians did
their dances.
From these terpsichorean efforts
he hopes to find some new steps his
halfbacks can use and others which
will benefit his end men.
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WOMAN SEXTETS DECIDE
TO FORM ORGANIZATION

Organization of woman's basket
ball league was approved by repre-
sentativeS of six local seXtets who in
Structed committee to draft the
necessary rules and plans at a meet
ing to be held Tuesday night in the
Y. w. c. A. building.
Miss Keefe of the National Catholic
Service, Miss Fem of the Marjorie
Webster School and w. F. Martin of
the Princess Athletic Club are to
serve on the organization committee.
A meeting of the team representa-
tives will be held Friday night.
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BASKETERS START FIGHT
AND GAME ENDS IN RIOT

PEORIA, Ill, December S.-Riot-
ing ended Il basket ball game here
between two suburban high
schools. AVeryyillc and East
Peoria, last night, when. with
forty seconds to play, ana the
score Is TO II in favor of the lat
ter, two opposing players engaged
in IL fist flight.
Several hundred fans fought in
the melee that followed. Several
were slightly injured. but none
seriously.
Relations have been severed be-
tween the two institutions.
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!, = X

The most effective forward is a
man who IS tall and rangy, with
long and we'll developed arms. In
modern, we'll coached basket ball a
forward is seldom in an open posi-
tion to shoot for the basket He is
very apt to be hurried in his shoot
ing. which results in many points
being scored by follow-up shots.
An effective forward never loses an
opportunity to take the ball off the
blackboard well i'll the air In col
ege basket ball large proportion
Of the scoring is done in this way,
and it is obvious that the tall. rangy
forward has the advantage.
Copyright. 1921
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Old Sportsman's Song
BY n. II. ST0kER.

IF sportsman you would be,
Listen carefully to me.
Never, never let your gun
Pointed be at any one;
Although it may unloaded be,
1t matters not the least to me.
When ditch or fence you cross.
Though at times there may be loss.
From the breech the cartridge take
For the greater safety sake.
If 'twixt you and neighboring gun
Bird may fly or beast may run.
Let this maxim e'er be thine
Follow not" across the line
You may kill or you may miss,
But at all times think on this:
That all the pheasants ever bred
Won't repay for one man dead.
-SDOrJsman'S Digest.
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McAULLIFFE WHIPS WHITE

NEW YORK, December Slack
McAuliffee. I'd, of Detroit easily won
the judges decision over Joe White
of Montgomery, Ala, in a ten-round
bout last night. The Detroit heavy
weight appeared to have regained
the condition he was in before he
was knocked out by Luis Firpo last
summer
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GRIFFITH GRIDDERS WIN
BY LAST-PERIOD RALLY

Griffith gridders battled the War
mouth eleven to scoreless tie for
three quarters, but the former opened
an aerial attack in the last period
that netted three touchdowns, WIN
ring, 19 to 0. Clever kicking by
Davidson and Spencer featured
Dominican Lyceum Insects nosed
out the Hilltop Insects in a to 0
fray. F. Rickets registered the
touchdown.
Garrison Athletic Club claims a for
felt over the Elliott Athletic Club.
Games with teams averaging 135
pounds can be obtained with the Gar
rison gridders by calling Manager
benjamin Frey, Columbia 53S7-J be-
tween and o'clock.
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DIVERGENT VIEWS VOICED
In SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Addresses of Educators at Meeting Here Indicate Be
lief That There Is Nothing Inherently Wrong
With College Athletics.
BY III. c. BYRD.

ROBABLY the discussion Of the southern
meeting the Raleigh due this the
ens the constitution and bylaws last night until this
ball the feeling
would hopeless take night
widely before the
One sought entirely
allow college athlete kind under cond
Another sought playing much possible and
still another college should
under the national LEAGUE clubs
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Inside Golf
By CHESTER HORTON

1T is easy to hit golf ball with
any one of the golf cIubs-in just
any old way. 1t is not easy to hit
the ball exactly rs it should
be hit. The golfer must under
stand that golf is an amazing
game of charm and thrill, and that
it really is worth intense study. If
it were not it would die out as n
sport. To hit the ball accurately
each time Is the object in view,
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PLAY FOR CUE TITLE.

NEWARK, N. J., December S.-The
national amateur 1871 balk line bill
liards championship lies between John
A. Clinton of Pittsburgh and Francis
Appleby of New York as the result of
yesterdays matches. They will face
each other in the deciding match Of
the tournament tonight. Both have
won three and lost one matches.
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MANUSH AND SUMMA TOP
A. L. RECRUITS WITH BAT

ANUSH OF the Detroit Tigers Summa OF the Cleveland
wv Indians the best batsmen to break the American
L in 1929
Manush the big
batting for the 1885, Summa behind
him with a mark of 38
The Dero pactng in Augusta morning last spring
while Tigers Wait
back town. said Ty Cobb 4 show kid who
can hi his Manush
him They called him the that of the
world turned
uIdutp him
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WILL PLAN RACE MEETS.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, December s.
The annual meeting of the stewards
of the grand circuit will be held in
Syracuse, N. Y, January Z and s,
when dates for 1924 will be allotted,
Win H. Kinnan, secretary, has an
nounced. The probabilities are that
the season will open at North Ran
dali July 2.
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National Savings Of the Bankers
League was too much for National
Metropolitan, Pollock's 344 helping
the former to clean up.
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DETROIT U. PICKS MAHER

DETROIT, Mich, December s.
Tom Maher, regular right tackle of
the University of Detroit foot ball
team, was elected captain for 1924.
Maher's home is in Detroit. Wash
ington and Jefferson will play the
Detroit eleven here November 1.
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Douglas proved too expert for
Mount Vernon Methodist in the
Church League. and ran away with
all three games.
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CUE TOURNEY TO HEWITT
WHEN BARTELMES LOSES

Tom Hewitt won the pocket bill
lizard tournament at Grand Central
Wheatley's victory over Charles
Bartelmes, 100 to 81, last night. A
win for Bartelmes would have tied
him with Hewitt for top honors.
William Parsons and Drew Thonp-
son will moet Monday and Tuesday y
nights for fourth position honors.
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SPEAKER PLANS TRADE.

CLEVELAND, December S.-Man-
ager Iris Speaker of the Cleveland
Indians is here to confer with E. s.
Barnard, president of the club, re-
Earding several prospective player
trades which they hope to complete
at the Chicago base ball meeting
next week.
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In the Interstate League Valuation
took three from Correspondents, al
though the total scores were close.
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Pounds

Papyrus. which won the Derby and
later raced Harry +. Sinclair's three
yearold Zev at Belmont Park, N y
won three races and f13.31S for his
owner. Ben Irish. not counting the
$4,000 that was the losers end Of the
Belmont Park purse.
Among the debutantes this season
there was one exceedingly brilliant
performer, Mumtaz Mahal This two
year-Old filly, owned by Aga Khan, is
considered as unquestionabIy one Of
the fastest two-year-old ever de
veloped. She made almost all her
rivals look hopelessly slow and lazy
until late autumn. when her prestige
was hurt somewhat at kemptOu.
where Arcade beat her. Epinard, the
French colt, was the other big sensa-
tion of the season.
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Tunney, a real outdoor man. IS finish
ing up his training at the usual plaC,
Red Bank, \. j., and reports that he
never was better prepared for battle
This means that his hands have cone
back to condition. Tunney is one Of
those fighters who can hit harder than
his hands can stand and after every
battle his maulieS need rest and treat
ment. If, however, his past BATH. $
with Greb are any indication of what
may be expected on Monday night. he
will not damage his knuCkies SERIOUSLY
on the middleweight champion, who i-
a pretty swift-moVing and elusive guy.
Tunney is a big favorite il New York
and there is no doubt he has the punch
ing power to lay any one low il he gets
his sock in right.
This Luis Vincentin. the Chilean
lightweight, will meet Johnny Shrue on
December "A, and after him. Pal Moran.
If he can dispose Of these Two tough
nuts he will receive $4,000 To tackle
Benny Leonard for the tit!e-that Is. &
Benny proves willing.
Roland Todd, the Englishman, mid
dleweight champion of Europe, appears
In the semi-final bout at the garden
Monday night against Tommy Lough-
ran. Todd is so highly touted that all
the top liners have been ducking him in
a final bout, so the best the European
champion could get was a semi-fual
against tough trial horse.
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CORNELL IS SILENT.

ITHACA, N. Y. December 8.-Cor-
nell athletic officials are silent on a
report that the Wisconsin eleven
would be met next fall. 1t is under
stood, however, that Cornell has been
endeavoring to arrange a game with
wisconsin for the past two years.
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LOWERS SWIMMING MARK.

WILKES BARRE. Pa, December s.
Agnes Geraghty, aged fifteen years,
of the Women's Swimming Associa-
tion of New York, broke her own ma
tional record in the y. w. c. a. pool
last night, when she swan 220 yards.
breast stroke. in a siXty-foot pool in
3 minutes 81 2-5 seconds, lowering
the mark by 4 AS seconds.
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YosT HAS GREAT RECORD.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. December s.
Hurry Up" Yost since becoming foot
ball coach at the University Of AIichi :
gan in 1901 has groomed eight teams
that have gone through the season
undefeated
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MEETS TUNNEY MONDAY
FOR LIGHT HEAVY TITLE
Ex-Narne Reports He Never Was in Better Shape for
Batle-Roland Todd, British Middle Will
Receive Test.
BY FAIR PLAY.

kW YORK, December Sin of the reports
has been slipping the few months he
indication and n
the Garden where he off for Monday
against Gene Tunney
Greb confident the ight-heavy
He 1unney shown he
a he to pile big Of points
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APPROVES BIG GRID GAME.

BERKELEY, Calf, December s.
The Pacific coast intercollegiate con-
ference in session here adopted a
resolution approving the foot ball
game between the United States Ma
val Academy and the University of
Washington to be played at Pasa-
dena, Calf, next New Year day.
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TODD TO FIGHT L0UGHRAN.

NEW YORK, December S.-Roland
Todd. welterweight champion of
England, and Tommy Loughran of
Philadelphia will meet in the twelve
round semi-final to the Tunney-Greb
fight at Madison Square next Monday
night.
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v. M. I. ELECTS HAMMOND.

ROANOKE, Va, December SC. r,
Hammond Of Richmond, Va, has been
elected captain Of the 1924 V. NJ I.
foot ball team. He is a guard and
for the past two seasons has been
one of the mainstays in the line.
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ARMY QUINT TO START.

WEST POINT, n. Y. December S.
The Army basket ball team, which
has gone undefeated since December
II, 1921, winning thirty straight
games, meets it's first test of the
I923-24 season tonight when it en-
cages the ST. Joseph's College five.
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TIE IN SOCCER GAME.

Graded school soccer teams Of
Marlboro and Gaithersburg, battling
for the championship of southern
Maryland, were forced to go three
extra periods yesterday, the fray end
ing in a. deadlock at one goal apiece
Evening star., 1923-12-08
SHELDON LEADS BROWN.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., December s.
James H. Sheldon of Auburn, n. Y.
has been elected captain of the Brown
foot ball team of 1924 He has played
left end for two years.
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AIDS JAPS, NOT OLYMPICS

BERN. Switzerland, December s.
The state council of Switzerland to-
day voted against the proposed ap-
of $1,000 francs for the
Swiss Olympic team, but appropriated
$4,000 francs for the Japanese earth
quake relief.
Evening star., 1923-12-08

Quentin Roosevelt team of the
American Legion League somthered
McGroaty- under three good
games above the 500 mark.
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WILL LEAD KENTUCKY U.

LEXINGTON. KY. December S.
Curtis Sanders of Nicholasville, KY,
full back on the University of Ken
lucky foot ball team, has been elect
ed captain for 1924. Sanders has
been a member of the team for three
years.
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MINNESOTA ELECTS cox.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, December
Selection of Ted Cox of st. Paul,
,ackle. as captain of the 1924 foot
tqIl team at Minnesota has been an
.."unced. Twenty members of the
1928 squad were awarded letters.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
BATES HONORs PRICE

LEWISTON, Me. December s.
Ralph Price of Dalton, Mass. has
been elected captain of the 1924 Bates
College foot ball team. He plays cen
ter.
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"CHUCK" CARNEY

University of Illinois star and cap
t;,in of the AlI-Western Conference
team, 1G21-22. High point scorer for
Western Conference. scoring 1s3
points, greatest number ever scored
by "a player in n single collegiate sea
son.
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SCHOOL TITLE AT STAKE.

TOLEDO, Ohio, December 8.-The
high school foot ball championship
of the United States is to be settled
here tomorrow, when the Jessup w.
Scott gridiron warriors meet the
George Washington squad from Cedar
RaQids. Iowa.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
COL. A. G.. MILLS, WHO STOOD
FIRM TO BRING ABOUT THE
PROPER ORGANIZATION OF
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL.

Col. Mills was vice president OF
the Otis Elevator Company and
one of the presidents of the New
York Athletic Club.
The honor OF the game is
largely due to the honor OF such
men as Spalding, Mills and Hull
bert.
Tomorrow: ''The Rivals
Evening star., 1923-12-08

and this requires great concen-
tratfon not only while playing, but
perhaps when one is far from the
course.
6rst get fixed In the mind pic
ture OF n line running straight
through the ball toward the hole.
This has been preached before,
hut here In the difference, in one
respect, between your game and
mine-I actually picture the line
through the ball; you don't. See
ing this imaginary line and seek
in@ TO make my clubhead move on
n line straight through 1t 1 have
fouud to be really the only thing
necessary to think about while
making my swing.
Coy! rIgnt, s0hn +. Dliie toj
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MAY TRANSFER CLUB.

NEW YORK. December s.-A move
to transfer the Syracuse club of the
International League to Montreal,
which recently held a franchise, prob
ably will be made at the annual meet
ing in Chicago next Monday.
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GENARO SIGNS FOR BOUT.

NEW YORK. December S.-Frankfe
Genaro, American fyweight cham
pion, has signed to defend his title
in a ten-round decision match with Al
Pettingill, southern fyweight, at
Philadelphia on January S.
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LEADS BOSTON COLLEGE.

BOSTON, December S.-Joseph A.
Koslowsky of Cambridge. tackle on
the Boston College foot ball t"HHl.
has beea elected capt.ii eor 1924.
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CENTRAL TO ELECT.

Central highs gridironers are ex-
pected to elect a captain for 1894
at banquet In the school armory
tonight.
Evening star., 1923-12-08
TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERS FERRY, w Va. Decem-
ber 8.-The Potomac river was very
muddy and Shenandoah was clear this
morning.
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Radiators and Tenders

10 DIFFERENT MAKES RADIATORS
ANY KIND MADE OR REPAIRED.
Cores installed in any mako
wITTSTATIcS IL. and f. WORKS
8I9 18th. F. 641O. 1925 P. NJ. 7443.
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PECK TOSSERS FACE
DOUGHBOYS TONIGHT

Peck Memorial Club basket ball
team expects to encounter a formida-
BILE foe in the Company C quint, 10th
Tank battalion of Camp Meade, to-
night at O'Clock in Peck gymna-
sium.
Having handily disposed of seven
local teams, the Peck tossers are con-
iident of winning tonight. although
the Doughboys are considered the
strongest service five hereabouts.
Paramount tossers are expected to
be outweighed considerably by the
Yosemites tonight in the game ut In
gram gymnasium, starting at 1:30
o'clock. Manager c. Alternately, Lin
coin 2401-J, is booking games for the
Paramounts.
Elliott Juniors have copped four
straight as a result of their victory
over the Manhattans, q to 16. Chaple
and Goodwin played well for the win
ners.
spirited match was waged be-
tween the Mount Vernon and Claren-
don Baptist teams, the former win
ming, Ii to 8. \ last-minute spurt
placed Mount Vernon in the lead.
Since their 41-tO-16 victory over the
Molines, the st. Andrews Juniors are
anxious to meet strong teams aver
aging lis pounds. Telephone chal-
lenges to Holden Ourand, Franklin
1882.
Naval Receiving Station team
downed the Walter Reed quint in a
34-to-16 fray. A rugged defense be-
wildered the losers.
Clever playing by Goodman and
Hutchinson of the Lafayettes proved
too much for the Hobart Midgets,
their team winning, II to Is.
Evening star., 1923-12-08

Naval Receiving Station team
downed the Walter Reed quint in a
34-to-16 fray A rugged defense be-
wildered the losers.
Evening star., 1923-12-08

Elliott Juniors have copped four
straight as a result of their victory
over the Manhattans, q to 16. Chaple
and Goodwin played well for the win
nerS.
Evening star., 1923-12-08

In the Knights of Pythias League
Capital quint brushed Calanthe aside
in a trio of games, Beavers getting
a nice game of 11S.