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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-09-05

como 'jardinero' y fue cuando juicy Sc
declare uno de los mejores "siores'
boricuas Recordamos como "mortifi-
caba' los corredores mas veloces el
que Torrens F'limpiara' sus arrastra-
das y retuviese varios segundos la ere
donda'', poni6ndolo luego, fuera de pc
lea con su soberbio tiro.
En- ell 1919 Torrens fue trabajar
Aguirre, y ALI Sc organize una novena
fuerte, en- la cual "lanzaba" iuga-
ba de siore''. Ell mismo afio fue
ocupar las mismas posiciones del Qua
yama Stars. En- los tltimos meses del
mismo aiio, Torrens fue "alistado"
en- las filas del famoso "Ensenada"
AL aio siguiente SO organizaron dos
formidables novenas en- Ponce: "Old
Ponce" y Ell 'Ponce Stars, defen-
diendo ell ''jardfn corto" del tltimo
de estos. Torrens y David eran los
''sluggers'' mas TEMPLES de dicha no
vena.
En- Ell 1921 Ell Ponce" (formado
por jugadores de estas dos novenas)
vino iugar a esta ciudad al regre-
Sar al sur lie faltaba una de las colum-
mas mas fuertes: Torrens, en- busca
de mejores horizontes no regres0 con
sus camaradas ell manager del "Co-
lcctiva' no vacilo en- "ponerle ell
guante' al famoso player. Aunque el
'Colectiva" carecia de un buen "sio-
re-, ell juicy fue colocado en- ell "bos-
cue izquierdo''. AL caer dicho team
como una de las infelices "victimas''
del Sports Torrens paso defen-
der la segunda " veces la tercera)
del campeon de 1922. Con dicho team
visito St. Thomas, donde jug6 en-
Ia antesala'' acknowledgements, aunque
fue ''opiado'' por las curvas de De-
Graft. El de mayo del 1922 embarc6
para Santo Domingo donde goza de
nlucha popTlaridad ALI en- Quisque-
va, Tczrens es ell jugador portorrique-
10 favorito ALI defendi6 la tercera
base del 'Licey' siendo ell 'slugger'
de mejor promedio; gano varios pre-
mios por sus proezas realizadas tanto
en- Ell fildeo como al bate. (Fue tam
bien capitan)
Al regresar ingres6 nuevamente en-
ell Sports ell cual halo "raquiti-
co... Al disolverse ell Sports formo
parte del ''san Juan Athletics ju-
gando contra los ''Habana Giants -;
cuando estos cubanos visitaron San
to Domingo, Torrens fue contratado
para formar parte de ''Las Estrellas
Domiucanas en- la serie de 12 jue-
gos; donde Gefepdi6 IL 'intermedis'',
i'orrens tuvo ell honor de obtener eI
primer presto como "hitter'' Ell di.
cha sarie. sobre los jugadores de am
nas antlllas. En- enero de 1924 regreSd
de Quisqueya y fue jugar ell "short
stop del "Ribosch'' cuando Carri-
lio Sc disloc0 una pierna; estuvo ju-
gando por espacio de tres meses ALA,
y fue contratado por ell manager del
San Juan Athletics, defendiendo la
"segunda'' "siore'' Y Gltimamente
''la antesala'' Ahora al formarse dos
novenas en- esta ciudad, Hudson"
y Buick, Sc lie ha otorgado la defen-
sa del ''jardin'' del Hudson.
juicy tambien form6 parte del Pom
ce' que visit6 santo Domingo en-
ell 1920. Ha reforzado al "Arecibo
Park "Sabana Grande".
Torrens nos ha informado de su in
tenci6n de visitar nuevamente los Es-
tados Unidos para ALI adquirir mas
| amplios conocimientos del juego tanto
practice como teoricamente Nosotros
nos alegrariamos que jugadores como
Torrens nos representen en- ell Norte
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The Washington times., 1924-02-16
OLYMPIC MAT TRIALS
SCHEDULED FOR V.M.l:

LEXINGTON, Va, Feb. 16.-An.
nouncement has been made by
Percy H. Quinlan., v. NJ. I. wrest.
ling coach, that Olympic tryouts in
wrestling will be held at Virginia
Military Academy on March 20 and
30. Competition win be open to
all amateurs in Virginia, North Car.
DINA, South Carolina and Eastern
Kentucky. Winners in the Licking.
ton tIyouts will enter the finals to
be held in June at New York.
The decision to hold the prelim.
mary elimination matches In Lex.
ington was arrived at as the result
Of correspondence between Coach
Quinlan and C. w. STREET., Jr., chair.
man of the American olympic
Wrestling Committee.
The matches will be staged in the
v. M. I. gymnasium under the Joint
auspices Of v. M. /. and Washing.
ton and Lee University. The two
institutions will also provide local
Entertainment for all competitors
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
CE.LT|CS SHO v
GEN|USAT
PASSING
Make Basketball Resemble
Zig-zag Streak in Beat
ing Laundrymen.

Hocus pocus dominocus! Now
you have it, now you don't!
The Celtics proved their great
ness as handlers Of the basketball
by doing just about as they pleased
with 1t most Of the time in their
exhibition with the Palace Laundry
quint, and won 45 to %. But at
times the Laundrynnen showed a
thing or two that surprised the
fans. They played fine basketball.
So clever were the world cham.
pions on occasions in manipulating
the ball. and particularly Joe
Lapschick, the beanpole center, they
evoked laughter. 1t wasn't ridicule
OF the Laundrymen, however. They
stuck to the job and provided Q few
thrills themselves.
Lapschick's art in passing the
ball with one paw was deliciously
entertaining. Nat Holman proved
himself a master at the passing
game. None Of the Celtics made ef-
fort to shoot baskets consistently.
It wasn't necessary to win.
They whipped the ball around the
court with such speed 1t made a
zig gag streak.
The fans were well satisfied. Close
to two thousand saw the game.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
FRANK CHANCE ON WAY
TO LEAD HIS ATHLETES

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Manager
Frank Chance of the White Sox
has started East from Los An
geles to take charge Of the first
squad Of South Side hopefuIs who
depart for their Florida camp on
February 20.
Chance will stop off for a few
days at Hot Springs to take the
baths and expects to meet Red
Faber there.
Chance has announced he may
try out young Bill Barrett at
shortstop. Barrett originally was
an infielder, but came to the Sox
from Reading last fall as an out
fielder and looked like great
young prospect.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
CLOSED SEASON
NEVER ARRIVES
|NSPORTS
Every Day in Year Has Its
Athletic Attraction
for Fans.

Question:: When is the closed
season in sport?
Answer: Never.
A university professor remarked
as he saw crowds begin to flock to
basket ball games, ''this IL the end
of all things" The professor ex.
planned that in bygone years the
last football game of the season
heralded a "closed season." which
lasted until spring, during which
period the collegians did most Of
their studying for the year. But
not now. = Each month of the
twelve, each week Of the fifty-two
and almost each day of the $50
1924 has its athletic attraction or
sporting event to interest the CON-
petitor or participant. These sports
are enjoying immense popularity,
too, and from the handwriting now
on the ceiling there will be no
noticeable let up in the activities.
Wonder what the university pro-
fessor would say when he realizes
that hockey, basketball, swimming.
wrestling, boxing and the big In.
door meets permanently establish
ed for the winter season?
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
BASEBALL MEN AMAZED
At ToOLE'S CIRCUIT

Baseball men are at a loss to
explain the International Leagues
rejection OF the modified draft. It
had been believed that az the Inter.
national appeared to need some
sort OF treaty with the majors more
than the American Association and
Pacific Coast League had required
such an arrangement, the Toole cir.
cult would hop on board the band
wagon, too.
However, Jack Dunn again scored
q verbal victory and now some Of
the managers are wondering how
they will piece out their crazy
quilts. AS the modified draft gives
to the majors the right to draft
only those players whom they send
down and fail to recall under Cd.
tional agreements the stand Of the
International IL inexplicable.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16

fit the 42O to 440-yard holes, and
that a hole of $50 yards will be
hard to play. These refer to two
shot holes which are the majority
Of almost every course. Officials
think that this will be neither a
sinker nor Eoater, nor too large
nor too small. They want a ball
which is good for the older fellows,
too, realizing that they have few
rights that manufacturers ought to
respect.
They don't want ball which re-
quires the change Of the faces Of
the clubs from deep to shallow ones
or vice versa. This year, however,
will be an open season, and am
afraid that most Of the balls win be
decidedly tricky. Look out for some.
thing very sensational in golf ball
manufacturing.
The standard is not to be changed
this year, and / think the balls will
be faster, longer and truer than
ever before. At any rate we can
hold our breath and wonder what
the year will give US.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
WISCONSIN HAS
HOPESF FOR
DISCUS
ArIie Mucks May Be Enticed
into Taking Up Train
ing Again.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 16.-Nni-
versity Of Wisconsin probably will
enter half a dozen men in the try
outs for the Olympic teams this
summer, and still has hopes that
big Arlie Mucks will decide to try
for a comeback.
While visiting in Madison last
fall, Mucks, who now is running a
large farm near Mitchell, S. D., got
into track suit for the first time
In four years and threw the discus
145 feet.
1t is believed II he will take the
time to train he will be able to
hurI the discus 100 feet or better,
which would guarantee him a place
on the American Olympic team.
Herbert Schwarze, a Milwaukee
freshman, who is almost as large as
Mucks, having stood, when in col
lege, 8 feet inches and weighed
24O pounds, is a possibility in the
shotput. Young Schwartz holds the
State indoor record with the IL.
pound shot.
Lloyd Valleley and Bert Hill.
berts, crack half milers, are being
groomed now for the conference
and national collegiate meets, and
they win these, will try out for
the Olympic team in June.
In Schneider, Bergtsresser, Cassi.
dy, Sherman and Read, the Badgers
have five good milers, at least one
Of whom will try out for the
olympic team. Capt. william Ham.
mann, Jones and Kreiger are all
clearing the bar at better than IL
feet in the pole vault and may turn
out for the event, while McAndrews
will try for O place in the dashes.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
MIKE McTlGUE TO HAVE
TWO RING BATTLES SOON

NEW YORK. Feb. 16.-Mike Nc
Tigue, who Is now in active train.
ing, IL credited with imparting to
q personal friend that he Is getting
in shape for two matches. The
first is to be with Young Stribling
over In Newark next month and the
second an outdoor affair with Gene
Tunney.
II am to get $4,000 for the strib.
ling foight," says Moike. who was
incidently stretching the actual share
Of his purse for this bout by $1,000.
And I'll get a hundred thousand
for meeting Tunney, and after that
I don't care whether I do any more
foightin'."
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
LARRY LAJOIE WOKE UP
WHEN HE GOT RELEASE

This latest innovation in major
league baseball of recruits holding
out for higher salaries before they
make good IL causing the club
owners a bit Of worry.
When Larry Lajoie went to the
Phillies from the New England
League he was such a poor hitter
that he was given notice Of his re-
lease. It was this notice which in
spired the great player to make
good.
The trouble now is that the re-
cruit. when he brings q high price
in the baseball market, knows that
the club cannot afford to hand him
his release.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
BRooKLANDERS AGAIN
DEFEAT MARYLAN u.

For the second time this season
Catholic University's basketball az.
gregation defeated Maryland Uni.
versity In Richie gym, last night,
the count being 20 to IL.
The game furnished little in the
way Of thrills, both teams being
decidedly off color when It came
TO locating the basket from the
field Of scrimmaEe,
Eperts and Breslin with a trio
OF baskets each led in point scoring.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
ALOYSlUS BIG FIVE
TO PLAY CITY CLUB

The Augustus Big Five, amateur
Of the District, are
to play the City Club
Quint, in the latter's gym tonight.
The game win follow q preliminary
between two teams vet
to be selected.
The champions have been going
at fast clip lately and it's hardly
likely that the clubmen will much
more than make the contest in.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE
DRAFTS CONSTITUTION

The committee appointed last
Monday to draft the constitution
and bylaws under which the newly
created District municipal golf as
ISOLATION will function, met last
night and practically completed
their work.
The constitution ana bylaws as
drawn up will be submitted to the
board Of governors next Monday
night for adoption or correction.
Those composing the committee
consisted Of Norman B. Frost, John
L .Eldridge, 8. q. Loeffler. tr., and
Edw Nrd Brooke.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
lZZY SCHWARTZ CLAMORs
FOR BOUT WITH CENARO

NEW YORK, Feb. .16.-Now that
Pancho Villa is temporarily retired
from the ring, Corporal Icy
Schwartz is angling for a match
with frankie Genaro, the American
flyweight CT ampion. While the
champion paid the corporal a hand.
some compliment by declining to
meet him, the former isn't going to
rest on the iknd words. The corporal
adds that If Genaro doesn't care to
fight him, then any other flyweight
OF prominence can be accommo.
dated.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16

It is undenied that the first
step will be to tighten the present
ball. At present the ball is 1872, and
the first change will be to make it
152. In my opinion the players will
not notice much difference in the
two balls when playing with the
notice a great deal Of difference
when playing against the wind.
II this does not meet the expecta-
tons of the officials they might
make the ball larger, and II that
fails they will probably prohibit the
centering Of the ball. 1t is this
liquid core contracting and expand.
ing with weather and movement
that so greatly increases the speed
Of the ball.
ANY golfer may notice that the
ball will be lveIier on the fourth
hole when It's well In use than
It was at the first. While, of
course, Il cannot get beyond
certain speed, there is q tendency
to increase In liveIiness as you
go ON with your game.
What the manufacturers and golf
officials are hoping to give the
golfers Of the country is ball that
will bring back more science to
the game. It may have less run to
it and players may be obliged to
sacrifice fifteen or twenty yards of
their longest shot. They want a
ball that will last longer.
1t is intended that this ball shall
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
FitzsimmOns Fought Among
the Snuirrela.

E<rACK was with Bob Fitz-
simmons for several years
y as q sparring partner.
"I call him over, and we talk
fight. I remark that it doesn't
look as If there1l be as many
people at the fight In Shelby az
was expected-that the fight might
not take place.
"Jack was surprised-or pre-
tended he was.
"'Why,' he asked, whats the
crowd got to do with the fight /?
Look when Fitzsimmons fought
Maher across the borderline in
Mexico.
"'None Of us knew where the
fight was to be held until we ar
rived on the spot.
"sThe few people that attended
sat or stood On the sand. The
only chairs were the ones IN the
corners for the fiEhtsrA
The Washington times., 1924-02-16


Bill Gates, the extremely popu.
lar track mentor Of Maryland, was
a caller at the Hilltop today. He
eagerly welcomed the opportunity
% match his team against the Red
and Blue, feeling that he has q
quartet Of Quartermilers that will
give the Philadelphia team a big
argument.
John O'Reilly and Jimmy Multi
gan spent yesterday in Baltimore
arranging the handicaps for the va
r1ous college, club and schooIboy
events. In consultation with the
official A. A. U. Handicapped for
this district, the recent perform
ances Of all athletes entered were
ecrutinized and allowances allot-
ted in consequence with their abilI-
ties.
JOie Ray, the prize attraction Of
She meet, Is expected In town to.
morrow. Last week he informed
made tentative plans to accom-.
pany the Blue and Gray delega.
ton at the WilcO games back to
the Capital. .MurchisOn, Christ
ernsen, and the scores Of other
New York and Newark entrants
will be ON hand Thursday morn
ing. Ray Is anxious to get here
overall days In advance so that
ne may familiarize himself with
the Hilltop winter track to be
used at Convention Hall.
According, to wire received from
Fitch, the national senior quarter
mile champion. he will leave Chi,
Cago in time to arrive in the Capita!
Thursday morning. He wants to
get in a days rest here before hook
ing up with Ascher in the feature
4OO-meter race that night.
Vernon .Ascher, the phenomenal
middle distance man Of the Hilltop
/. pers, is the greatest quarter-miler
since the days Of Maxey Long, &C.
cording to Jimmy Mulligan, former
Navy track coach, who has watched
Ascher on numerous occasions this
winter. Mulligan was a star athlete
at Georgetown and Pennsylvania,
was member Of the relay team
that established a, world record at
the st. Louis exposition in 1904.
Altogether, his observations as to
the value Of any runner are well
worth consideration.
Mulligan says there has not been
O man since Long, who established
the Quarter-mile record Of Al sec
Onds, who has had the extraordinary
speed, power and stamina Of Ascher.
And he doesn't overlook Ted Mere.
d1th, either. Ascher, he feels, be.
fore he completes his course at the
Hilltop, is going to hang up a set
OF marks that viii make the track
world blink.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
DAVIS-ELKINS FoRFEITS
GAME TO HILLToPPERS

Claiming the officiating was un-
fair the Davis-Elkins basketball az.
gregation refused TO continue fur.
ther play against Georgetown uni
versity. last night, and walked from
the floor.
The game had progressed almost
90 half time and the HrltonoerS
we're leading 10 to when the We~s
virwinlnns cum.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
YOUNG STRIBLING K. O.'S
ROUGH HOUSE ROSS

SAVANNAH. Ca, Feb. 49,
"Young" Stribling, sensational
Georgia light-heavyweight fighter,
knocked out Rough House" Ross,
Of Miami, Fla, here last night after
three minutes and forty-five seconds
OF fighting. It was Stribling's ter.
rifle right to the jaw that blasted
his opponents hopes so abruptly
and al the scheduled ten-round
bout. Ross was not able to land a
blow Of any consequence.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
GENE TUNNEY DEFEATS
BURKE IN NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 16.-
Gene Tunney, light heavyweight
champion Of America, today is still
very much the champion, having
easily won the decision in his fif.
teen-round encounter with Martin
Burke, of New Orleans, last night.
Tunney met with little trouble
IN defending his title. In fact, the
battle was so easy going that scores
Of fans left the arena after the
nlxth round.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16

Beginning on Monday, the
Washington baseball club viii be
in action until September 80,
unless the pennant comes here,
which is not likely.
For three weeks the younger
pitchers will work hard, getting
into proper physical condition for
the harder work ahead Of them.
A few young outfielders like
Fisher, Smith and Richbourg and
a couple Of lnfielders, Gagnon
and Bluege, viii timber up, hit
ting grounders and chasing flies.
But the real work Of the 1924
training season will not get TN
der way until the regulars ar
rive from Hot Springs and take
the field on Monday, March 10.
From then until camp is broken
early in April it will be hard
work.
The Washington club, by a last
minute rush, finished in fourth
place last season, but that does
not mean that it will finish there
this year. Indeed, with the White
SOx, Indians, Mackmen and Red
Sox greatly strengthened, the
Griffs may find themselves back
in the second division when Sep
TENDER. 80 rolls around.
President Griffith has oath.
cred a bunch of youngsters ali
OF whom will be thoroughly tried
out. Prothro, Bluege and Bean
VIII WI tight for infield jobs, while
Smith, Richbourg and Fisher will
strive to land places in the gar
den. ~ 60
A large corps Of hurler. will
be worked in Florida, not too
large, but large enough that
every candidate will have q
chance to learn whatever he may
need to know. The pitching prob
lem Is vital with the Grfffmen.
They Just must get better pitch
ing than they nave had for four
years. If they don't they're done
for before they begin. If they
do-well, one never can tell.
They might fool everybody by
making q stiff fight for the
championship.
With Bucky Harris applyin1
the spur, the team should dis
play plenty Of pep from the be-
ginning. It'll be up to him to
keep the pep on display once the
warm weather shows up. But
1t can be done and, If the team
has the stuff, it should finish
well up the line, just where we
hesitate to guess.
We Can't Say Yet.
NOT a letter the other day,
vr Wednesday, to be exact,
~ asking us to express our
opinion Of Bucky Harris az q big
league manager. Can't do it.
Suppose Lieutenant Bonaparte
had been judged wholly by his
work ut the siege Of Toulon,
would anybody have guessed him
certain to become an emperor?
No, and you can bet your bot
tom dollar on that.
Bucky Harris il q young man,
quite the youngest who has ever
had major league managerial re-
probabilities thrust upon him.
Even before he takes eharRs Of
his team. how en- anybody JuAgs
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
JOE RAY To CD
AFTER own
RECORD
Faces Fast Field in 5000
Metre Special in WiIco
Games.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Joie Ray
win go after his own worlds indoor
record for 5000 meters and two
lniles tonight at the games Of the
Wilco A. A.
The Chicago speedster is to 20
70 the pos in the 5000 meter spe.
cial and will face a fast field com.
posed Of Verne Booth, inter-col.
legiate champion; Walter Higgins,
Harry Helme, of Buffalo; Elmer
McLane. Of Pennsylvania; John
Romig, Of Penn State, and others.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
ALoYSlANS
ENCOUNTER CITY CLUB

Swift action Is expected when
the champion Aloysius Club quint
meets the City Club players to.
night in the Aloysius gym. The
City Club team has been playing
fast basketball and Augustus f. by
no means certain Of victory.
A preliminary game viii be PLAYED
starting at O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1924-02-16
TOWN AND COUNTRY TO
STAGE GOLF TOURNEY

Announcement has been made
that the Town and Country Club
will hold an invitational golf tourna-
ment on May 6, Z, and 8.
The qualification rounds Of eight
cen holes will be played on the
first two days and the champion.
ship flights on the last pair of
days. Four sixteens are to qualify
and the defeated Fights will play
through