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Evening star., 1923-02-08
CHOSEN AS POSTMASTER,

Henry A. Taylor was nominated by
President Harding yesterday to be
postmaster at Cleveland, Ohio. In an
nouncing Mr.. Taylor's selection, Sec
retary Christian said the President
believed this would be "a happy So
luton Of all difficulties incident to
filling the Cleveland postmastership. -
Evening star., 1923-02-08

awarded to Fire Chief George Wat
son for the manner in which he
directed resc,ie work at the Knicker-
booker, but the chief declined the
honor. 1t was decided to hold the
medal and award two next year.
In lieu of medal, more than 800
fremen who served at the Knicker-
booker disaster were decorated with
ribbon badges.
Evening star., 1923-02-08
POLICE AND FIRE HERO
HONORS ARE AWARDED
Chief Watson Declines Gold Medal
and 500 Knickerbocker Res
cuers Given Badges Instead.

Awards for distinguished service
during 1922 were made to members OF
the police and fire departments by
the washington Times in the audi
tortum Of Central High School last
night. Engineer Commissioner Kel-
Ter presented the decorations
Patrolman Robert L. Jones Of the
eighth precinct received the gold
police medal for risking his life to
save pedestrian from being run
down by a street car. Jones was in
jured In making the rescue.
The gold fire medal was originally
Evening star., 1923-02-08

one OF the peculiarities of the CO.
coanut palm is that 1t never stands
upright.
Evening star., 1923-10-14
How Foot Ball Is PLAYED
BY SOL NETZGER-

A TRICK play is a play used by
"A foot ball team which has as
its foundation the element OF deceit.
1t depends upon succeeding by rea-
son Of leading the defense TO believe
a certain type OF play is to be run
when an entirely different play act
numerous than, ever before because
In fact, most coaches today depend
in building up their attack.
Haughton's hidden ball idea, which
was the basis of the strong Harvard
attack, was based almost entirely
upon deception Fake forward passes
which develop into runs are trick
plays to the last degree. and the
scheme so much in vogue today all
over the land of having one back
drop back q step or two before the
ball is snapped and of sending hlm or
another back straight into the line is
as much of trick play as was the
first trick of the game--a criSS-croSs
run by one of the Bliss brothers for
a winning touchdown for Andover in
the Exeter game back in the late sos.
Warmers favorite off-tacale play of
some years ago was planned to look
like an end run. 1t was 4 trick play
all the way through and it succeeded
because it usually caused the defense
to rush out to stop an end run The
runner then cut in close tackle for
a good gain Nearly all good forward
passing today is based on deception.
g,hea object lis te make the de9cnsc.
do one thing and then cross II with
Evening star., 1923-10-14
FORT BRAGG VICTOR
IN POLO STRUGGLE E

After Secretary of War Weeks for
mally opened the War Department
polo tournament yesterday, the Fort
Bragg team took the field a gainst
Fort Humphreys. and after a spirited
match the former four emerged victor.
Is to 12.
Lieut.. Gross. playing No. for Fort
Bragg, was hurled from his pony in
the third period. but was able to
resume play after a brief interval
War Department will oppose the
3rd Corps Area four tomorrow, al 4
o'clock at Potomac Park in the sec
ond match of the tournament. Yes
terday's score and summary follow
Fort Bragg. Positions. Fort Humphreys
Lieut.. Gross. No. 2..,..ospt. TompLins
Lent. Baker. No. 3........ Capt Shafer
MAJ. Batson. ...... No. 49,. Maj. Dorst
Score by periods:
Fort Brasg..... 8 0 3 3 Ola
Ft. Humphreys. o 2 o 3 2 / 3-I2
Goals scored: Fort Brags-Lieut. Metts
a., Lieut.. Gross (5l, Lieut.. Baker, Maj. Bat
son (3). Fert HumphT-ys-capt Tompkins
lbj. Cant. Shafer (2), Maj Thomas, MAJ.
Dorst.
Evening star., 1923-10-14
FINNiGAN AND BOWEN
TO FIGHT AT BERWYN

Honey Boy Finnigan, southpaw
boxer, has been matched with Andy
Bowen, local battler, for twelve
rounds Thursday night in the final
boxing show OF the year at Sport
land Heights boxing arena, Berwyn.
Md. Fans at Sportland have been
clamoring for this bout ever since
Ffnnigan defeated Bobby Garcia, the
Army champion. Bowen Is about the
best leather pusher hereabouts, and
the form sharks are anxious to see
him display his wares against a first
class mauler such as Finnigan.
Th>se who have followed Finni-
gan's record recently declare that
nothing short of a knockout awaits
Bowen. In his battle with Garcia,
which. by the way, was the best ever
staged at Sportland. Finnigan un-
corked savage left-hand punch that
sent the Army fighter in desperate
straits. If Bowen and FinnigaE mix
it up, therell be lots OF action, for
both carry wicked wallops in both
hands.
Bob Yeoman OF the Navy and
Johnny Conroy of the Mohawk Ath-
rounder Young Kid Eagan. brother
of. the original Kid Eagan. Will ap-
pear against Terry O'Day, the fight
Ing harp from Ireland, in another six
round bout. BY his clean boxing and
clever footwork, O'Day has proved
to be one Of the most popular fight
ers at Sportland.
Paul Thomas and Jack Kendrick.
two big fellows weighing around 10
pounds. are booked for a siX-round
mill. Lefty Hurley of Anacostia and
Ptomey Of Fort Myer are carded for
the four-round opener. Charley
Short Of Baltimore will referee all
bouts.
Evening star., 1923-10-14

not get in until the day after the
tournament had started.
Another youngster. Charles NJ.
Mackall OF Chevy Chase and Wash
ington, deserves seventh place, not
only on account Of his victory in the
junior championship of the District,
but generally on his seasons aver
age game. Mackall seldom went over
SO in practice at Chevy Chase. and
although he did not play in the Dis
trict or the middle Atlantic tourna-
ment. he showed we'll in the inter
club matches.
Cliff McKimmie of BannOckburn and
e. AShmeade Fuller of Chevy Chase
should get the other three positions
in the first ten, liz the order named.
DalZell has been very steady all the
year. although he has not won a
tournament Mckimmie broke the
course record at Bannockburn with
u SO against Tom Moore. and has
shown Improvement this year. while
Fuller. although not cutting Il great
figure in tournaments, has shown good
enough golf to warrant him a place.
Stars are Out of 1t.
Two years ago Donald Woodward
couldn't be placed anywhere except
in the first five. but this year lie
hasn't figured much in local events.
nor has George l.. James, another star.
George G. Voight's ranking cannot
lie llDTpuSnlS
he won both municipal titles. Had
Vnight played in the District. and
middle Atlantic events he would
surely have claim to a place in
the first ten and might be very near
the top Of the heap. for his game
is a sound one. Next year Voight
probably will play IN both events. for
he is to join private club shortly.
Ben X. Hart Of Columbia is steadiness
itself over his home course, but he
.lI GVnF11 i'm q nj &
to any extent.
dwight Partridge. had he coptinued
TO play in Washington. probably
would have ranked among the first
three, for he showed early in the
season he displayed fine golf defeat
ing Dunphy and Albert Mackenzie in
successive days at Indian Spring.
Partridge is coming back to WASH
inEton next week to take up a perInd-
nent residence here.
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opponent. IT is well known that he
has been Handicapped for years by a
physical disability. from which he
hopes by next year to be relieved. He
himself has frankly stated that he ,ex-
poets to do far better in 1924 than
he did this year. and 1t will be ex-
tremely interesting to see If his pre-
diction is fulfilled.
Personally I believe that he will
continue to improve his game. but ]
cannot conceive his ranking with
either Tilden or Johnston so long as
/ his backhand remains a purely de-
fensive stroke
The advent of Norton has been an
other Interesting feature OF this sea
son. While he has been winning most
or the tournaments In England for
several years. the strength of his
game. was little appreciated in this
country. and the brillIance of his play
came as a pleasing surprise to the
tennis public. His start was rather
poor, due. In his opinion, to the fact
that he had broken training after
Wimbledon. but attributable also. no
doubt. to the different playing condi-
tions which exist here. marked i'm
proyement In form was evident al
Longwood, where he won tlse national
doubles title with Tilden. and his
Play when he defeated williams at
Germantown gained him the right to
be considered one of the great play
ers of our time.
Norton is handicapped by certain
lsyity of manner which interferes
with-.hiS game. When. however, he
overcomes this and takes his matches
seriouslyhe can play very fine tennis
indeed. ] understand that he intends
to stay several years In this country
and [, believe the tournament expe-
riance' which he will gain over here
will greatly benefit his game, just a.
it has that Of Alfonso.
tloneo Star on Clay.
Manoel Alfonso. about whom Sc
much was said early in the season
/ has shown that ii is on clay rather
/ than on grass that ne plays his best
/ tennis. lie has played dozen Close
matches with Tilden on hard courts
-ln the. early part OF the season but
as soon az he began to play on grass
his game at once weakened and Ii
was beaten by men whom he could
certainly have defeated on his fa-
vorite surface.
I think his game on grass will
never equal his play on hard courts
but do believe that if he stays here
another year. as we all hope he will
5 he Will accustom himself to the lower
i bounding ball Of turf and will rank
high among our first ten players.
The fine play of Hunter and
Fischer this year should be specially
noted. The latter has beaten four OF
our first ten players. and his youth
and temperament should insure fur
Evening star., 1923-10-14

Probably Walter r. Tuckerman, the
new District champion, who repeated
last week after a lapse of eight
Years. should dispute the top ranking
with Mackenzie and Dunphy But
Tuckerman has not shown the same
impressive brand Of golf have the
other two. although he clearly out
played Dunphy on the last day of the
feated both punphY and Mack enzie
two weeks before the District cham
pionship in interclub team matches
Does Not Play often
Tuckerman has a game that reaches
its heights only once in while He
Is brilliant worker when his puts
drop and would afford good compe-
ution for any man when he is right.
Potentially Tuckerman probably is
the best golfer in Washington. If
he played as much golf as some OF
the others. there probably would not
be much question as to his superior
lty. But he plays only Internationally.
Miller b. STEVENSON and Roland L.
Mack erzie of Columbia appear to be
about even. STEVENSON was runner
up 70 Dunphy in the Columbia event.
swhile young Mackenzie lost to his
father on the nineteenth hole in the
4inal of the middle Atlantic cham
apionShip. STEVENSON probably is the
sSteadier of the two. although he fin
ished behind Mackenzie in the Dis
Strict event, ana, therefore. should be
ranked fourth. with Mackenzie fifth.
The youngster has lot of time III
(which to establish himself. and there
sis not much question that at some not
sfar distant day he will rank at the
lop of District linksmen. He carried
gDr. .. +. Willing. the British inter
p.ationalist, to. the seventeenth hole at
Baltimore.
I While Guy Vi Standifer did not play
ein the District event. on his golf he
should he ranked sixth. The 1921
sDistrict champion has hrtu distinctly
,an in-and-out golfer this year, al
Though he played well in the spring
.and- did Well around New York dur
ing the summer. However. he failed
TO show anything in tournaments
'hereabouts. His train bringing him
ito Washington in time to play in the
sDistrict event was delayed and lie did
Evening star., 1923-10-14

' Practically all tournament. commit
tees were deluged with applications
even when the tournaments were
held in outlying districts, ana / was
surprised this year at the large num-
ber of letters and kilograms that l
received from all over asking me to
help various men in their efforts to
play In the principal meetings.
The attendance. too. has been phe-
nominal. The preliminary Davis cup
ties which are usually attended by
q limited number of enthusiasts. and
which often result in a financial loss
or very slight net profit, We're this
year almost as crowded as finals
match in the. old days.
One expects the challenge round of
the Davis Gun to be well attended
because of the international char
acter of the contest, but when five
or six thousand people turn out to
watch a preliminary tie between two
foreign nations. it means that at
last tennis has come into its own.
Bm TiIden supreme.
number of extremely interesting de-.
vclopmentS. First and foremost
comes the undisputed right of Cham
pion Tilden to preside in a class by
himself. For three years the public
was about equally divided Is TO
really rank first, but this year TIL
denis play in the Davis cup contest
at Forest Hills SO oyershadowed that
of Johnston that when the national
championship was held afteFward at
Germantown the betting was 3 TO 1
on the champion, and even Johnston's s
warmest supporters felt that the
most they could hope for was that he
wonld win one set. Apropos of this.
the fallacy OF the English claim 70
to the winner of the Wimbledo tour
plain.
In the discus sion which has fol-
lowed Tildens decisive win over
ing against Anderson in the Davis
cap challenge round. the opinion has
been freely expressed that Johnston
swung its full length in his favor
has gone 70 the opposite extreme in
many quarters. and many people be-
lieve that never again will he re-
gain his old supremacy:
Not for a moment do L believe this.
nor does Tilden. Johnston is too
great a player. and his game is too
sound. for his eclipse to be per-
manent. notwithstanding his defeat
by Anderson. 1 still claim that he is
second only to Tilden, and believe
that next year he will defeat the
Australian in straight sets when they
meet in the Davis cup matches.
Anderson's play this year has
shown that he is a very formidable
Evening star., 1923-10-14

ther successes for him in 1924 Hun
ter has shown a marked Improvement
this year. All his shots. with the ex-
ception Of his backhand, are aggres-
sive, and his temperament for match
play is of the best.
His determination and fighting spirit
are equal to those of Billy Johnston,
and If he win only practice back
hand drive instead of weakly running
around to receive the ball on his fore
hand he will cover up the one fatal
hole that now exists in his game.
richards Disappearing.
The hope of all Richards admirers
that he would overcome his natural
tendency 20 take the easy road to
victory has practically vanished with
this years play. Richards VIII not
recognize and overcome the glaring
defects Of his game, the lack of an
aggressive drive and a hard second
service. Barring slight Increase in
speed. due to his increased physical
strength, his game IS practically what
1t was four years ago, and his for
and Hawthorne. who saw in him the
coming national champion. have
ceased to discuss him as a probability
There has been no sensational de-
Telopment of any new tennis genius
this season. but the general level nj
play has been higher than ever be-
fore. This was we'll demonstrated al
the national intercollegiate matches
where number of former champions
such as Larned. Whitman. Ward and
Wright. commented upon the superior
game now played in even the smaller
colleges.
Whitman remarked that he thought
the game had improved fifteen since
his time and that now speed was the
rule instead of being the exception
At the boys and juniors champion
ship In Boston, the play was so fine
that several critics from France and
England congratulated our junior de-
yelopment, committee. frankly stating
that America led the world in tie
number and excellence of its young
players.
Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1923-10-14

0CotAAh5 ~ 1oT Tie
small-mouth bass can select any of
the following places within easy
motoring distance from the city;
Stubblef1eld Falls. Black Ripples,
Seneca. Goose Creek, Whites Ferry
and Edwards Ferry and Point OF
Rocks, on the upper Potomac. The
plymouth bass can be found in the
following waters: The Tidal Basin
along the sea wall of the Potomac
all the way to the end of the speed
way at Hams Point, oxen Run, Big
and Little Hunting creeks, Piscata-
way, Accotink and Aqua creeks, Gun
ston cove, and Occoquan creek, all
the way from the mouth to the big
rocks above the village of Occoquan.
Charles II. kengla, jr., returned from
Goose creek with a catch of fifteen
little-mouth bass. He had two weigh
ing over three pounds and the rest
of them averaged pound and a half.
All the fish were caught on live bait,
smelt being used.
George King had coed time
catching plymouth bass at Gunston
cove last Monday, when he induced
nineteen of them to take his lure,
which was a Yellow Buck fly with
3l2 sinner.
l.. +. Perron ASKING at Black Rip
pies last week, caught five small
>mouth bass. using live bait. He re-
ports that there are plenty Of small
fish in the upper river weighing a
pound or SO, but that he thinks there
are very few of the larger ones.
Local anglers who do not care 10
travel any distance can perhaps be
rewarded by fishing in the Tidal
Basin, along the sea wall or in the
have come in from these places, but
the majority of. catches have been
carly in the morning or late in the
evening. The most successful of these
anglers have been those who used
artificial bait, prominent among
which have been. plugs.
There has been little or no infor-
nation coming in from the salt
water fishing grounds during the
past week. One angler, Irwin B.
Cox. fishing at Benedict last Sun
day was lucky enough to catch what
may prove to be the largest trout of
the season. when he landed seven
e-half pound beauty. In tell
ing OF his catch he said that 1t
took him fully ten minutes to get
him to the boat. because when he
wanted to run there was nothing to
do hut give him plenty of line. Cox
brought his prize to this office and
proudly displayed him. 1t certainly
was u beauty.
Following the reports about the
rockfish last Sunday it was expect
ed that some good catches would be
reported recently. but the only big
rock caught was a thirty-five-p pound
landed In a net. Several week
end parties are going to try for the
big rock today and have signifled
their intention of using live bait in
stead of the blood worms, crabs and
Evening star., 1923-10-14

shrimp that have proved SO popular
during the summer months.
Fishing in Chesapeake bay and
It's tributary waters continues to be
disheartening. Despite discourage
ment, number of the local fisher
men have visited Chesapeake Beach
and tried conclusions with the err
ratio rockfish and the elusive trout
with varying luck. A number Of very
rice rockfish and trout were taken
off the long pier after long waits for
strikes.
Indeed, 1t is often. quite amusing
to note the varying moods Of the fish
and the anglers. Some will start
early on the pier and sit for hours
for the strikes, and then a new party
VIII arrive and cast out just along
side of the long-vigil people and VIII
land a two and three pound rock OF.
trout In view of the worn out and
disgusted fishermen. Some good
sized King William perch and worth
while Norfolk spots have been caught
The outside fishing has been limited
Sundays. with only a few good-sized
fish landed.
Reports from the lower Patuxent Sd Y
that there have been some big rock
fish caught by Baltimore Visitors
One of the rock landed is reported to
have been q FOUNDER and
gave the angler some battle before
being vanquished. OF course. the fish
ing was done from a boat out in the
deep water off an oyster bar.
Evening star., 1923-10-14
SITES FOR OLYMPIC
EVENTS BEING BUILT

CHAMONIX, France. October L.
Work is progressing satisfactorily
on the various sites where the
skating. hockey. curling. bobsleigh
and skiing events will be completed
on the slopes OF Mont Blanc. mark
ing the opening of the 1924 Olympic
games.
The skating rink will provide a.
track of 400 meters in conformity
with international regulations. The
bobsleigh chute, running down til.
bosson glacier, traverSing a forest.
is one Of the most impressive of its
kind in the world.
Beginning January % until Feb
ruary .. the following events will be
run off:
Sreed skating, 500. 1900. 1900 and
10000 meters; figure skating for men.
women and couples; ski, one race Of
twelve ard another fit" kilometers.
ski jumps. hockey championships ana
curling.
Evening star., 1923-10-14

The Washington Newspaper Golf
Club will hold it's annual fall tourna-
ment at the Indian Spring Golf Club
on October "a. President Edgar Mark
ham announced last night. The club
has held fall events for two years
and President Harding played in two
OF the Journeys of the club. Handi-
caps will be announced by the COM
mittee in charge next week.
Miss Phyllis keeler won the club
championship of the Washington Golf
and Country Club in the thirty-six
medal play competition just ended.
Mrs. w. r. Hall was the runner-up
to Miss Keeler. The new club cham
pion also won the ladder" tourna-
ment for the women, 4 selected score
competition. She had score of 7G.
against so for Mrs. Hall, who also was
second in this event.
the difficult fifth hole at the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club yester-
day. holding mashie shot from
seyenty-flve yards away. His eagle
helped him in making a ~. the best
mark he has had. The reseeded
greens at the Virginia course are
coming along in good shape and may
he put in use next week.
Chevy Chase golfers are qualifying
today and until October 2S for the
Libepy cup. Match play i'll the tour
nament, which is handicap affair.
will begin October 81 and continue
through November 8. Three-fourths
OF the difference in the handicaps of
contestants will be allowed in the
match play.
Columbia Country Clubs leading
golfers begin play tomorrow for the
club championship, now held by Albert
II. Mackenzie, who is also champion
of the Middle Atlantic Golf Associa-
tion. The qualifying round will be
held tomorrow. with match play
rounds scheduled for Tuesday and
Evening star., 1923-10-14
THE QUESTION.
What is a trick play?

ally is used. Trick plays are more
OF the advent of the forward pass.
very much upon the trick-play idea
quarter.
The trick play as we used to know
it is rapidly dying out in football
Few coaches place dependence upon a
trick to win games. All of them use
the element OF deception in both run
ming and passing attack. .Bezdek won
his first victory over Warmers Pitt
team by making Pitt think his eleven
was going to punt from behind its
goal line. A pass was used instead
which won the game.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-10-14
,DUNPHY OR AL MACKENZIE
= :. ENTITLED TO FIRST PLACE
Latter Appears to Hold Slight Edge-Tuckerman
Brilliant Performer, But Has Not Played
Great Deal This Season
BY w. X. McCALLUM.

Ny the leading golfers the District Columbia
~ necessarily conjectura and criticism but the
close the when the local championship
decided The to
make ranking golfers eligible
a list.
Albert Il Mackenzie would leading
golfer of Washington he the middle Atlantic
the Bannockbun
three other events However Chris Dunphy cubmate Of
Columbia
Columbia events successive weeks during the spring winning i'm
prcSsively both
The honor hes between this pair Mackenzie probably should come
the middle Atlantic accomplished
finest eld that has competed in the event Besides Mackenzie
Dunphy the de also b.
Corran Baltimore Dunpy however defeated Cokran at Chevy
Evening star., 1923-10-14
Difficult to Rank District Golfers 1923 Americas Greatest Year
ROD and STREAM
BY Perry Miller

ME Potomac and Shenandoah Harpers
and the Potomac the vicinity Washington the best
dion for angling that has past Added 70
h the cooler nights have made its temperature
more HE and consequently better for the
when is hooked.
Now the time OF the seeking
nualy beating these
running water but the fall they return the
1--we bait for the smalnouth bass the hardy
good
to. - o
Evening star., 1923-10-14
MINES IN DECIDING GAME
OF INTERCOUNTY SERIES

Arlington and Mount. Rainier base
ball teams will stage their final game
in the intercounty championship
series this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
on the formers grounds Bill Hoff-
man of Mount Rainier and Pfeil of
Arlington are the proba BILE mounds
men.
This contest will close sandIot base
ball activities in this section.