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One of the high spots Of the cam
paign cam. early i'll the season. This
was the Chevy Chase invitation dou-
bles that brought some of the leading
players of America and foreign lands
into action. !. ftef' three days of bril-
liant tennis. = Norris Williams of
Philadelphia ard Watson Washburn
Of New York. members of the 1922
United States Davis Cup team, were
returned the victors. They scored in
the final over Vincent Richards, third
ranking player in America. and NJ.
Fukuda. the latest Japanese star to
invade this country Among others
to take part were Manuel and Jose
Alfonso, Spanish tennis aces.
ID. C. Title to Outsider.
An outsider. Fritz Mercur of ,Har-
risburg, Pa, student at Lehigh Uni
versity, carried off the District title.
C. NJ. Charest, who is claimed by
both Washington and Baltimore, was
the runner-up. Charest, who occupies
a responsible government position
here, plays most of his tennis in
Washington. although part-time
Charest figured in more tennis vic
tories than any other local racketer,
although he was given close run
by Col. Wait c. Johnson, his partner,
in five triumphs In doubles here and
in the South Atlantic section. Cha
the Dumbarton, the Old Dominion,
the Peninsula and Middle Atlantic
Journeys, victory in the last named
emitting them to compete in the ma
tionaI doubles. Charest, with Mary
will Wakeford, won the mixed dou-
bles in the District event. and he also
captured the singles in the Peninsula
tourney.
Charest and John Temple Graves.
jr., who won the singles in the Old
TT n,,,,1 hA ~t11 fn1, ,axr
were Washfngton's representatives In
the national championship. Neither
survived the first round. It was CO.
incidental that Charest should be
drawn against Mercur to whom he
shortly before had succumbed in the
final of the District tourney.
Municipal tennis got its first real
recognition during the year. A cham
pionship tourney was held for men,
in which Maurice v. O'Neill won the
singles and Dr. w: K, Davis and G.
series OF three intercity matches, be-
tween players of Baltimore and
Washington, also was held, the Capt.
tai netmen losing out by a single
point, II to -18. Each match con-
sisted of six singles and three dou-
bles.
An example, of the interest shown
by the youth of Washington in the
net game was given in the Chevy
Chase Club invitation junior tourney,
which drew 120 entries. Robert B.
Elliott survived the field, A goodly
array of youngsters also competed in
the junior event of the District tour
ney which was won by Gwynn King.
All of the leagues that have been
in operation during the past several
seasons again were in the Aeld-the
woman's Washington Association,
Suburban and Departmental. In addi-
tion to having weekly matches
among a dozen teams of the eight
players each, the Woman's League
held a championship tourney III
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military and civilian organizations,
and was the second highest National
Guard team. In the individual Palma
match for the world long range mil
itary rifle title Private n. W. Din
widdie of the District National Guard
finished nineteenth.
Capt. Carl D: Loos of the District
was among the medal winners at Camp
ship and the National Rifle Association
members match with service rife at
500 yards.
The Winchester Junior Rifle Corps
match also was held at Camp Perry
and District girls took the first three.
places, Adelaide Cotter, Helen Stokes
and Katherine Edmonston finishing in
the order mentioned.
College teams here were unusually
successful. The Georgetown Jniversts
team, composed of S. Z. Mccain, W
c. Saffarran, ]. E. Russell, c. E. Gull
foyle and ]. y. Doran. won the national
intercollegiate indoor championship
George Washington University,s team
was third in this event aaG second in
the eastern intercollegiate outdoor meet
University of Marylands team won a
majority of it's matches.
A Central High School team, includ-
ing II. NJ. Milwit, w. Il. Dean, i. f.
Schreiner T. e. Smith, L. R True
Inerney, J. w. Crockett and n. W. Din
widdie, won the national interscholastic
indoor title, and another, including
Schreiner, True, Reed, McInerney and
Crockett, won the Astor cup match
the latter team scoring possible 1000
In the national interscholastic cham
pionship Central Highs second team fin
ished second; Western High, fourth .
Central High third team. fifth, and
Business High, seventh. A Central
team won the girls national scholastic
title.
Stokes remained in the championship
class by taking the indoor individual
intercollegiate title with a score rf
596x600.
George Washington University girls
took two of three matches from the
University of Maryland girls, although
the latter had d successful season.
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Greatest of the world titles, the
free rife championship, was earned
by Gunnery Sergt. Morris Fisher of
the Marine barracks after a desperate
duel with Walter r. Stokes, Wash
ingtonian. who was world champion
in 1921 and 1922, at the Camp Perry
range. In winning the title Fisher
set a record for the individual cham
pionship of the world with a score
of 1000, just IL points better than
the previous mark made by Staheli
of Switzerland. In capturing the
title Fisher also won world cham
pionshfps from kneeling and prone
positions.
Lawrence Nuesslein, who won the
world championship at the Olympics
took the world free rife champion
ship in standing position with a score
of 339.
Fisher, Nuesslein and Stokes rep
resented the District on the five-man
international free rife team that
scored 5,801, bettering by 12s points
the world record made at Biarritz in
1912.
Ralph II. Mccarthy of this city was
proclaimed the most consistent small
bore rifieman at the national
matches. In addition to winning the
national small bore title with the re-
markable score of 248x250, he made
twenty, in company with three other
District shots: Col. c. E. Stodter,
Stokes and Gunnery Sergt. Schriver.
MCCARTHY also was member OF
the District team that won the ma
tional shoot for the Caswell trophy.
other members were Col. Stodter,
Stokes, Capt. H. H. Lizear, J. w.
Crockett, Schriver and Katherine Ed
monston
Miss Edmonston was captain of the
George Washington University girls
team, which. with the Central High
School team. constituted the first
women's organizations to be repre-
sented at the national rifle matches.
At Camp Perry these teams gave an
exhibition of rife shooting and
workmanship that has been a tre-
nlendous incentive to the populari-
zation Of tho sport among the women
of the country.
At Camp Perry the District Ma
tionaI Guard team finished eighth in
!! a field OF sixty-fve teams In the
national rifle team match open tt
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WASHINGTON U. GRIDMEN
SHOWN NAVY'S OFFENSE

SEATTLE, Wash, December 22.-
With but one more practice before
Christmas, the University Of Wash
ington foot ball team went through
its workout here today with vim, in
preparation for its contest with the
United States Naval Academy at
Pasadena New Year day.
knowledge of some of the Navy's
plays has been drifting into the
husky camp for ten days, and Coach
Bagshaw gave his gridders special
workout on the offensive against the
MILDLY defense IS personif1ed by the
Washington second team.
Scrimmage was of the dummy va
riety, with more attention paid to
the technicalities of the various
formations than to the roGEh-a and
ready tactics that had been the rule
for the preceding three practices.
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High for Sports District During Year No,v Du,ving to CZo
SPORT SPECTACLES
DRAW BIG THRONGS
Generous Recreatiue Year Marked BY
Many Attractive Events Results in
Record Number of Participants.

GENEROUS has 1928 been the District
u Columbia More specac have been offered
of old
The the twelvemonh cycle about
held Clark Griffith
Stadium December More than $4,000 athletic
attendance wonderfully
thrilling struggle Marines, in
minutes of he
public held
Potomac Park 1t the Districts only national
The however fortunate enough achieve national
rgt Morris Fisher OF the local barracks and Lawrence Nue
Workmanship Ralph H Mccarthy
aud Walter Stokes of colleges and schools here
An by the War
Association Mai Herr playing for the United States Army
that defeated the British military
in
Washington members the
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y
DOME Bush. at the managerial helm
all season, was relieved of the office
shortly after the championship cam
paign ended, much to the surprise Of
fans in general. That the club nosed
Its way into fourth place in the league
by victory on the last day of the season
seemingly made the supporters of the
Nationals believe Bush a capable field
general and worthy of another trial.
However, much of the Nationals
achievement was due to startling
slumps by the Browns and White Sox
rather than extraordinary effort by the
home club. When Bush was first re-
leased President Clark Griffith gave no
reason for the dismissal other than
that he had decided to make change.
Pressed by public sentiment, the Ma
tionals' leader later stated that his
conception of the managerial standard
was not reached by Bush, who, Griffith
claimed, had failed repeatedly to avail
himself OF all the resources Of the club.
Speculation as to Bush's successor
has been rife, but announcement Of a
new manager has yet to come from
President Griffith. During the joint
meeting. Of the major leagues at Chi
cago this month efforts were made to
sacker of the White Sox, for the posi-
tion, but failed,
Despite the Nationals weakness at
bat and in the pitching box. several
players distinguished themselves and
the club established a new fielding rec
ord. 1t made 1872 double plays, better
ing by fourteen the major league mark
for these fielding feats It set last. year.
The catching and batting of Harold
Ruel, obtained in trade from the Red
Sox prior to the start of the season.
wsre noteworthy. Muddy ciouted hard
enough to tic with Sam Rice for club
lesdership with tho fail. Leon Goslin,
who was expected to hit in high fig
ures, did not. fulfill promises, but his
wallops drove in ninety runs. fifteen
airle ;haI. iia ans othei National.
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PLACES FOR OLYMPIC
TRY-OUTS ARE CHOSEN

NEW YORK, December 22.-The
schedule OF the Olympic try-outs in
seven branches of sport, all but row.
ing. under the jurisdiction of the
Amateur Athletic Union, has been
fixed as follows:
Track and field--Harvard Stadium,
1s RoWinss1sehuyikili si Ine river, " ana phiia-
delphia, Juno 13 and II,
Swimming (Men) - Indianapolis,
early in June; (womenl, Metropolitan
district, week ending June II.
Boxing-Boston, May.
Wrestling-New York, May.
Gymnastic-New York May.
Cross -countr! New York, June.
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WORLD FAME GAINED
By D. T.. MARKSMEN

the in the history OF organized rife shooting the Dis
Columbia provided exceptional number world and
titles OF the of the
shots who claim the
National Capital as their home.
Rife shooting ostered by the colleges schools clubs National
military establishments
Ferry Io OF us were cameo.
College Natal
Fitzpatrick Barro Huntzbeger Sophia
AII Idpa
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singles and doubles. and its players
figured prominently in many other
events.
At the close Of the regular cam
paign. Dumbarton, Holmead and War.
winners. respectively, in the Wash
ington Association. Suburban and
DumbIrton circuits. played in It District
team title series, Dumharton won and
gained the right to meet Maryland
a. G.. Baltimore champion. but the
Monumental city titleholders failed to
go through with the match.
An addition was made to the Wash
ington Tennis Association - Argyle
Club joining forces with Chevy Chase.
Columbia and Dumbarton. the found
ers of the circuit.
Washington did not fare very well in
the Hotchkiss cup matches that are
played annually among teams of this
Imore. Washington was put out in the
first round by the Baltimore team,
which defeated Norfolk in the final.
Winners Of Main Events.
Winners of principal local events
during the season follow:
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS.
-DumbartOn Club.
Mems SfnEIes-F'ritz Mereur of
Harrisburg. PA.
Women's singles - Mrs. Winnifred
Ellis.
Mems doubles-C. VI. Charest and
Col. Walt &. johnson.
WOmen's dOubIes-Marywfll Wake
ford and Mrs. Wfnnifred Ellis.
Mixed dOubles-Marywill WakefOrd
and c. NJ. Charest.
Junior sfngles-Gwynn King.
INVITATION TOURNAMENTS.
Chevy Chase doubles Norris
Williams, I'd, of Philadelphia, and
Watson NJ. Washburn of New York.
Chevy Chase juniOr-RObert b. FL
| lott.
Dumbarton Mems singles, John
| Temple Graves, jr.; mems doubles, c.
M. Charest and Col. WHIT c. johnson
! MUNICIPAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Mems singIes-Maurice v. O'NeilI.
Mems doubIes-Dr. w. X. Davis and
/ G. s. CragOe.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS.
Washington Association - Dunn bar
| tOn.-
! tmental-War.
Subur ban-Holme cad.
"Omen's Team. Piney Branch,
| singles. Elizabeth Pyle; doubles. Ma
cita De SOuza and Frances kruco1f.
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Columbia easily retained its title as
team champion OF the District, with
Bannockburn noSing out Chevy Chase
for second place. During the season
the profe essionals, with an organiza-
tion of their own, staged many in
teresting one-day tournaments with
their amateur fellow golfers. They
are TO be continued next year, and
VIII add much to the golf season
about Washington
In winning the District title, Walter
r. Tuckerman also won the Chevy
Chase championship, while Guy NJ
Standifer annexed the Columbia
championship. J. Holt Wright nosed
out the defending titleholder, John H
Davidson, on the thirty-seventh hole
in the final for the Washinton Golf
and Country Club championship.
while George T. Cunningham won the
title at BanDock kburn after a lapse of
several years.
During the year new courses Of the
Congressional. Argyle, Manor, Beaver
Dam clubs and a new public course
in Rock Creek Park were opened.
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YANKEES STILL RULE
M7ERNA HONAL FIELD
A thLetes IRE Hard Pressed
to Capture Major Share of Laurels
in Colorful Season, Howeuer.

MERICA ruled the heights of
~ petition 1923 but Uncle Sam hard
the aurels the
America wenysx victories
where leading talent contested for honor, but this
decisive these might
derabl less than 1922 when the Eagle argument
The United
national competition Britain triumphant and
couny forces the fields boxing polo,
while
track athletics and fencing America held
atoe+;
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MRc WINIFPED ELLIG
TENNIS RETAINS PLACE
AS A LEADING PAS7ZNE

ENNIS District during 1928
that placed Washington leading
the United Play fully
facilities the applicants
be Private were
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OAKLAND GETS B0EHLER.

LAwRENCEBURG, Ind, December
22.-3eorge w. Boehler has signed to
pitch for Oakland, Calf, in the Coast
League, for the coming season. Boeh-
Ter was with the Pittsburgh club last
season. He will leave for California
On February L.
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MAJOR. J. K HERR
SHOWING OF GRZEES
IS NOT IMPRESSIVE

IASHNGTONS 1928 base little diff
wv from those of the preceding
particular Where formerly bright futures predicted for
the Nationals there hull in the brilliant prospect
April the public greatly dp-
pointed
showing
In other the similar those of q and r.
failed the
players handicapped the club considerably and make the
Evening star., 1923-12-23

NEW ORLEANS, December 22-
Ivan Parke, leading Jockey at tho
Jefferson Park meet, will ride on
western tracks again during the 1924
season.
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D. q. FRIENDS BEATEN.

BALTIMORE, Md. December 33.~-
Baltimore Friends School basket bail
duint romped away from the Wash
ington Friends S,hoGl team. SO to II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
Heauy Production and Sale of Cotton Goods With Prices Higher

NEW YORK, Febi 1T.-The production and distribution of cotton goods continue very elsse ts capacity, and sales are hold ing up steadily. There have been fur ther advances in some print cloth mum bers. Lines of southern dress ginshams have been opened and In some instances nave been sold up and withdrawn for fall delivery Remper cloths and southern chambrays have also sold in large way Further late business has been placed on Johbers are selling domestics and wash fabrics in the latter instance, novelties In design and coloring being notable leaders Retal Hers continue to purchase goods stead fly. but are not inclined to pay advances for any late deliveries, except on special ties or novelties In the fabrics lines. Com petition is sharp enough in finished lines to preclue wide profit on anything of a staple character 1 neither first or second hands. A moderate amount of export leo and some of the North American islands, but European and Asiatic business Ia very limited. Underwear and hosiery Of cotton are comfortably sold ahead and larger volume of business would be placed if agents were not forced to ask high% prices to meet the higher costs of yarnsA Prices current in primary markets are as follows;
 Print cloths 2s-inch, s4xs4s. shci e4xeos. Sac; 3sM inch. 64x64ss 11i4 e i; brown sheetings. southern standards, I6 F @1G&c: denims. 220. 24c; tlckings. s ounce, soc prints 11c; staple ginghans. l0c; dress ginghams, 21 ia @ 24c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
Strength Shown By Metals During Week

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The steel market gained further strength during the week owing to e broadening demand which was In excess of present operating capacity. Leading producers were able to increase their operations slightly, but were ham pered by shortage Of labor and trans portstion conditions. Pig Iron was active and firmer, with tho trade more confident regarding the future.
 Copper has ruled strong and higher. Ex- porters have been more active, and while domestic consumers have not been large buyers since thei= heavy purchases of last month the demand has evidently sufficed to streng then the price views of producers who are now believed to be in a strong position so far stocks are concerned. Little if any copper Is now available be- low 15Ac and in some instances 15hc Is obtained by sellers for forward delv- cries Meanwhile further advances of I4c have been reported in brass and copper products except tubings. which have been marked up tA 2 by 8 leading manufacturer
 Tin has sold at the highest price since October. 1920. demand coming principally from dealers and importers, influenced by the firmness in London and foreign eK- change.
 Lead ruled firm notwithstanding arrivals of Mexican metal due to a large con sumptive demand.
 Zinc firm and higher with a good do- nestle and foreign demand. particularly for early deliveries Stocks of slab zinc smeters were reduced 1,e1s tons In Jan uary.
 Antimony continued firm on spot de mand,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
Short Market Flashes

FORT WORTH, Te1, Feb 17.--Mexia and Currie crude sli prices were advanced 10c a barrel this morning by the Texas company. The price ia new s2 20 for Meria and s2 50 for Cutrie.
 SHREVEPORT La. Feb. 17.-Another advance of 10e q barrel, the sixth within the last few. weeks. was posted today on all grades of north Louisiana and Arkan- sas crude oil by the Standard Oil com peny and the Texas company. This raised the price of top grades of Ceddo. Homer, Haynesville and El Dorado to s24o; Bull Bayou. s2i Bellevue. si 36 Desoto. $2. 20 :; Crichton, s1 .s5i smaekoveri s1.35.
 CHICAGO Feb. 1.-The United States railway labor board will take up Monday In executive session the recent request of the Order of Railway Clerks for an in- crease In pay. It announced today.
 NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 17The first new service to be established by the Southern Pacific company as a result Of the inter- state commerce commissions recent grant of permission to operate It's steamship to north Atlantic ports other than New York will be inaugurated March 22. with the departure of a vessel from New Orleans for Boston, it was announced here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
COTTON ADVANCES ON STRENGTH OF
 SPOT SITUATION |

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-A further advance during today's early trading in the cotton market carried the price of May contracts up. to 2S.97c. or 20 points net higher and within points of the seasons high record, established on January 24. Consider able realizing was encountered at the higher figures, however, and re- actions followed with May selling off to 2S.73c and closing at 2s7Sc. The general market closed steady, net 6 points lower to 6 points higher on the old crop and 13 to 1T points net higher on the new crop positions.
 The market opened firm at an ad- vance of 10 to 21 points, on con tinuation of the buying movement, which had been in progress at the close of the previous day. The de- mand was stimulated by bullish over night spot advices from the south. favorable weekend reviews of the cotton goods situation. and an inn pression that the settlement of the British war debt would react favor ably upon international trade. March contracts sold up to 2S.60c and July up to 2S.4s, with old crop positions showing new advances of II to 24 points. The strength of the old crops led to active covering in the new crop months by recent local or Wall street sellers. who paid up to 26.l 4c for October and 25.S2 for December or 36 to 37 points net higher. These prices brought in realizing. while there was probably some scattered selling for reactions, although there was no change in the general charae- ter of the news. March was rela- lively easy under scattering liquida- ton and sold off to 2S40c, while July declined tot 2S.26c and October to 25.s7c.
 Later fluctuations were narrow and irregular. with the close showing slight rallies from the lowest on May and the later deliveries. Soihe very bulish spot advances were reported to be reaching the trade, particularly from the southwest. where buyers were said to be finding very little cotton offering. There were also bullish reports from eastern belt markets. one telegram from North Carolina claiming that spot firms were refusing to offer cotton for for ward delivery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
| DEBT SETTLEMENT l BRINGS ADVANCE
 INCHICAGO WHEAT.

CHICAGO, Feb, 1T:--wheat aver aged A little higher teddy with buy ing based more bf less en the sritith war debt settlement and on asserted cheapness of wheat compared with the general commodity list. The market closed unsettled at 9sc deA cline to 1sc advance, May st.1g to s1.20 and July st15% to st.1BJs, Corn gained ss@isd to M@94o nett oats finished jsc off to IA up, and pro visions varying from sc set backs to d rise of Ice.
 On the upturns In the wheat mar ket, some renewal of liquidation for eastern interests, however, became apparent, and the May delivery showed considerable weakness at times Meagerness of export deal- lngs was used as bear factor In this conneoton but cold weather, ex- pected to last several days longer in the domestic winter wheat terri tory, acted as something of an off, set.
 Speculative buying gave indepen- dent strength to the corn market, and helped to sustain oats. Export CTS were after corn, and there were signs of better eastern and southern demand for oats.
 Despite weakness of hog values provisions were firmer with grain and in line with cotton seed oil
 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS