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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20

AVUoS " dSAlIlStOH UOWl0rS aEC'
boasting about the supremacy Of
the Nations Capital on the maple
ways. But they're talking much
about Howard Campbell. Washing.
ton picked up the IS pins It lost in
Baltimore and got 20S more.
The tOuted star who fell down
in the big match in Baltimore
rose to splendid heights when
given an opportunity to redeem
himself in the second five games.
He rolled ga, setting q record
for intercity competition this sea-
son.
In i've games he blew exactly
three spare breaks and in each Of
these he hit the pin aimed at. He
cleaned up the wood throughout.
1t was great bowling.
But 1t was not greater than his
performance the previous night
when, with the Rathskellers in the
District League. he rolled q three
game set of 422, eQualing the sea.
sons record made by Pete Metro
kaS, of the Mt. Pleasant League.
Not long previous to this he had
achieved a mark Of 407, with the
Golden Rule team of the Odd Eel.
lows League.
In eleven championship games
rolled within two weeks on three
different alleys, Campbell averaged
1872. His total for the eleven
games was 1,455.
Try to beat it!
Washington won all five games.
starting with a score Of 621, against
sol for Baltimore. The match
might just as well have been dis.
continued there.
Baltimore failed to make IL
interesting at any time. The
visiting bOwlers appeared to be
an entirely different team than
the brilliant quint Washington
encountered in the Monumental
City, which opened the series with
o 644-game.
In the five games at the Grand
Central, Washington McPhilomy,
Elicit, Wolstenhoime, Campbell and
Rosenberg - totaled $500. Balti.
AAOAO 6OS SVOVp AI0 DOWkOT6 O01nk
Hamilton, Ruppel, Zeiler, Spencer,
Kneller, Snowden and H. Smith.
Although the match was rolled
at q time of day when most people
are interested in supper, the big
gest crowd to see a bowling con-
test this season was present and
most Of them paid four bits for
seats.
Earle Stocking, the Washington
City Duckpin Association president,
announced today that the gate was
large enough to defray all expenses
Of the series, including the trip to
Baltimore.
Earl McPhilomy shot $50 at the
Grand Central and a total of 1882
for the entire series; Make Rosen-
berg got SIC and a grand total Of
1892; Campbell got 624 and LAS;
Perez Elicit, $50 and 1885, and
Glenn Wolstenholme. 545 and 1,103.
The team averaged individually
a heavy fraction over ia for the
ten games.
Campbell's 146, in the last game
at the Grand Central, was high for
the series.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20
EASTERN 1 | GIRLS
HAVE HIKING
CLUB
School Letter Awarded to
Those Who Walk 100 Miles
in School Year.
By "JACK" MARTIN

Athletic activity on the part Of
Eastern High School girls has been
accumulated since their move to the
new building. 1t seems as if the
girls, as well as the boys. have
gone to it" with redoubled efforts
In order to bring honor to their
new school the first year.
A most interesting innovation in
girls sports is the Pathfinders
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20
Llnworths Return.

The Linworths expect to have
a crack senior team again this
year, announcing the following
players: Sammy Simon, Ashton
Smith. Lou Hollis, Eddie New.
ton, Bob McCartee, Richie Feary,
Fritz opitx. Leslie Crump. Walby
ktnes and Ray Homan,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20
STRl5IING AND CONLEY
WILL CLASH ON April :

SPOKANE, WASH, March 90.
Billy Conley Of Spokane, and Young
Stribling Of Macon, Ca, light.heavy.
weight boxers, have been matched
for q baut to be held at Fort Hayes.
Ohio. April 3 according 70 Canlax.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20

This Is q hiking
club which aims
to improve health
by plea 8 u r g.
Chaperoned by
a t &C h err or
mother, the girls
ia Ike frequent
hikes on which
they make from
ten to fifteen
miles.
The hik e s.
most enjoyable
time came when
the gang" spent
tw o days at
Principal Hart g
summer HON q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20
Soldiers Seek Games.

Fort Humphreys wants to meet
the Aloysius, Palace Laundry and
Mt. Vernon basketball teams. Games
can be arranged by calling Lieu
tenant Claterbos or the athletic Of
ficer at Fort Humphreys.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20
INDEPENDENT LEAGUE
WILL MEET TOMORROW

The Independent sandlot league
will hold an important meeting to.
morrow night at o'clock at the
Knickerbocker Club. Every team
manager is asked to attend.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20
HARVILLE TAKES LEAD
FROM H. CAMPBELL

John Harl of the Rathskees slipped team
mate Howard Campbell for leadership the Capital
Campbell has 1926 for "a games
Miller Of the Bemonts making effort
Hae and Campbell He has done better than $50 in three
as
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20

Leo Speer, Of Internal Revenue,
still holds the record for one game
with 178 and the high set, 405.
Here's all the dope, prepared by
E. w. c. Krieger. official scorer:
TEAM STANDING OF THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL LEAGUE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20
CherrydaIes Meet.

Contracts to play in the Independ-
ent Sandlot League will be dis
tr1buted among the Cherrydale
players at a meeting tonight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20
CHATTING ADCOT me-
HApp4 PlFeAwMERS'
~ me 3 A DAH
VoDEVtuE OlNC.
CAMPBELL PROVES HE'S
GOT THE STUFF
By r. D. THOMAS.

When Washington took trimming Baltimore
first five Of the intery championship duckpn SERIES nobody
felt keer than Howard Campbell The
down He was low man with of about O5 Some bowl
Wo~d consider themselves half
others - - ~ ~
With fifty advantage came to Wash
for the final
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20
AIphas Meet Tonight.

The Alphas will meet tonight at
118 Fourth street southeast, at 7:30
o'clock. Membership applications
will be acted upon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20
TuIIoch Optimistic.

Jack Tulloch, Alexandria sport
writer. predicts a banner year for
sandlot baseball in Alexandria.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20
He Cheats Himself.

mo our way of thinking Sam
Rice has always cheated him
- self by not extending himself
to the limit. A man with his
speed and ability to hit should
be a far greater player than Rice
has ever been.
Rice thinks baseball. He studies
it, especially as it pertains to
himself. For instance, he follows
well-developed theory about bat
ting. Some day we may write
something about that theory.
Other players might do well to
follow it.
Rice was a pitcher before he
was an outfielder. Therefore, it
comes natural for him to watch
opposing batsmen, ever searching
for their weakness. He naturally
knows how they hit and what they
hit. This gives him a big advan-
tage in playing for them. But
this is purely defensive baseball.
Rice should be a wizard on the
offense. Having been a pitcher
he has an uncanny ability to find
flaws in opposing pitchers. With
his speed, he should add thirty
hits to his total every season if
he would develop the art of bunt-
ing. These extra singles would
put him up among the best bats
men in the majors.
He Lacks the Fire.
l"O our mind-and we may be
wrong-Sam has always lack.
ed the fire that would make
him the best outfielder in the
league, easily the peer of Cobb
and Speaker. If he would but
take chances oftener, there would
be no stopping him. Today he is
faster than either Cobb or Speak
er, quite as good a fielder except
on ground balls and much faster
on the bases. He does not hit SO
hard as his rivals, but makes up
for that with his speed.
What Sam seems to need is an
incentive, a sort of demand for
self-sacrifice. If he feels this year
for instance, that it is up to him
to cover up the weaknesses of
others playing beside him, he may
set up another and a better field
ing record. On the other hand,
his batting and base running rec
ord must come out of himself.
We hope Sam gets a clipping of
this little discussion from some
Of his friends in Washington, that
he reads it over three or four times,
cools off and then has a long,
friendly chat with Us. We can ex-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-20

n ICE came to Tampa early in
X February. He played golf
~ until the regular plaverS be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-10
ALLIANCE ELEVEN GIVEN SWEATERS
Florence Gardner, Cheer Leader, Also Gets Sweater
 dieter .'''

At a banquet given in honor of the Alliance High school gridiron war, riors at the Alliance High school building by the athletic committee or the school letters, and sweaters were awarded to II football men, the cheer leader and coach. Lee Roberts was elected captain to succeed Melvin Vines on the football eleven.
 Vines, three-tea star, who closes his, career in June at the Alliance school, Is one of the best athletes ever developed there. Though his on the field during the past season, Vines was spoken of highly by every team against which he played. Sev. era1 colleges are after his services. and he was one of the outstanding prep school grid players of the state last year s7 r
 An unusual award of a sweater was made when Florence Gardner. cham pion pea injector of the county, was presented a sweater with letter and a star In recognition of two years of faithful sservice as cheer leader of the Alliance school
 Three pmen of this years eleven received letters for the first time, while the remainder are veterans. The veteran players who made their -.'A's" are as follows: Captain Melvin Vines, Captain elect Lee Roberts. Bill Roberts, Marvin Knight, Brooks Hood! Virgil Bailey, Herman Daniel and Glenn Perry. The. other three men are: Paul Smith,, Clarence Vines and John Alexander.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-10
WARREN WINS M TARGET MATCHES

PINEHURST. N. C.. Jan. s.-W. G. Warren of Chicago won the Class A division championship in the mid winter 16-yard championship at the annual mid winter target matches here today breaking 157 targets out of 160. Mark Arie. Macon, Ga, and G. Mccarthy, Newfield, N. J., tied for second place with 156 out of 1B0, but Arie won in the toss for the place., t~- A1
 M. P. Rowland of Philadelphia, D. l.. Leahy of New York and N. John ston of Pittsburg tied for first place in the Class B match with 150 out of 16O targets. Rowland was, first in the shoot off; Leahy, second. and Johnston, third. H.. S. Siebert of Perrysburg. O.. with Al out of 160 tarkets won in the Class c match with H. S. Williamson of Whining ton, Del, second with 139 and Will Ham Fason, Tarboro, N. C., third, with 133.
 Y Walter Huff of Macon, Ga, was high professional with 159 out of 160. breaking Ill targets without a miss.
 Contestants here today subscribed s85o. toward the $25,O0O, fund being raised for a permanent home for the American Trapshooters' association at Dayton, O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-10
NAME OF FAMOUS PLAYER IS1 DROPPED FROM LIE EAGLE ROLL
NO CHANGE WILL
 BE MADE IN RULE ON STYMIE SHOTS

NEW YORK. Jan. 9.-The United States Golf association is definitely opposed to any change in the present rule, which pcompels all stymies to be played The attitude of the gov efning links body was revealed to- day by Howard F. Whitney, chair man of the rules committee, in a let ter rejecting a proposal by E. Els worth Giles, editor of the Pittsburg Golfer, and that the stymie be abol- ished and the medal play rule substi- tuted. It settles the stymie issues, observers believe, for 1924, at least.
 Under the proposed change, the stymied player would have the privi- lege of asking his opponent to re- move his ball. the opponent having the option of lifting or putting. If the stymied player did not ask for the removal of his opponents ball and struck 1t, he. would be penalized a stroke.
 This plan Is undesirable, according to MT. Whitney, because it would eliminate what many believe to be the finest shot in golf. the short pitch into the hole" He points out that many experiments in stymie rules have been made. adding that 'thel United States Golf association decided to go back to the old form of playing the stymie as no change that, had been suggested up to the present time is. in their opinion, an on the old method of. play"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-10
BILL ROPER WILL
 QUIT PRINCETON
Profession Too Urgent And
 Princeton Mentor To .:., ReSiqn. ,'

PRINCETON. N. J., Jan. s.-The resignation of William W. (Bill) Roper as head coach of the Prince ton university football team, effec- tive at the end of the 1924 season, was announced here today.
 The statement was made by Dr. Charles W. Kennedy, chairman of the board of Athletic control. A let ter from Roper before Christmas said he would have to discontinue coaching because of the urgent du- ties of the law profession.
 In his announcement MT. Kennedy said:
 "Mr. Roper's statement was not altogether surprise. It is, never theless, with regret that the board has received the, final statement. of MT. Roperss retirement. His record as football coach since the war has been one of great success in which his personal qualities of sportsman ship and devoted energy found ap- propriate expressfop.. ..s....,. - p' c plans have yet been formu- lated for choosing MT. Roper's suc- cessor nor need any announcement be expected-in the matter in the im- mediate future." ss -.. t'.-'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-10
Renowned Hitter Is uncondi-
 tionalIy Released After Years In Big-Time Baseball, Mak-
 ing Great Name '.

NEW YORK. Jan. s.-The name of J.y Franklin ("Home-run" Baker. -fs1houss for more than . decade as a sfuEger and third baseman. was league rolls when the New York Yankees announced his unconditional
 Baker has not played regularly for several seasons. His last active ser vice with the Yankees was in 1gS2; l: last season. His formal release was given him 50 that he may play in dependent ball, probably as manager ota team near his home at Trappe' Maryland.
 stars sAea of te Connie ' MacK's sioo.ooo ath- letic infield. He first entered the diamond limsiight in 1906 and was bought from the minors by Connie Mack in 1908. When. Mack broke up !. his great machine after its disaster .. the the Braves, Baker was the last star to go. He was sold to the Yankees
 Baker established his reputation as a batsman by driving in more runs than any other American league play CT for five successive years. but gained his greatest fame when his home run hitting made. him the hero of two worlds series victories of the Athletics over the Giants. His feat of winning two games for the Mack men, one in 1911 and another in 19l3 with homers was unrivaled until last fall when Casey. Stengers circuit yclouts were the deciding factors in the only two victories gained by the Giaifts over the Yankees ,-- Bakers record of three worlds se- ries home run also stood as the high total for ten years. going into the discard last year when Babe Ruth collected four circuit drives. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-10
GOLF ASSOCIATION AGAIN :
 CONSIDERS RULE ON CLUBS
May Adopt Steel Shaft Clubs Following Tests Made By Driving Machine

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-While no two of the six billion strokes made annually by Americas 2,000,000 golfers are sx- actly alike, manufacturers of golf clubs and balls have made 1t possible to test the precise power of club and the distance a ball will travel from any given swing, and today those machines are busy in proving the material of the links for 1921.
 When the subject of steel-shafted clubs came up a couple of years ago, the Western Golf association, with President Albert R. Gates of Chicago supervising, had them tested, along with wooden shafts, and the actual strokes made by such professionals as Bob Mcdonald and Jock Hutchi- son and such an amateur as Chick did not give more distance: in fact, less, but that they seemed to hold the ball straighter on the fairway when the blow was not perfect.
 It was not proved to the satisfac- tion of everyone, however, for, while Mcdonald, for instance, was unable in several attempts to hit the ball any where except in the middle of the club face, 1t was apparent to on lockers that the strokes were snot automatically alike, for the ballsMall
 
 Since that time a driving machine has been perfected, and a club fas- tened in its clutches swings just the same, time after time, until the regu- 1ation is changed for different blow This mechanism, in addition to trying the elasticity of hickory in any given shaft and the utility of the head Of the driver has been used to, de- termine the relative merits of Wood and steel shafts, and it shows that the human experiment was correct.
 The steel shafts do not drive the ball any farther, but when the ball IS nit on the toe or heel of the dub mead (and those seem to be the ohly heads with toes and heels) the bali does not hook or slice so much as when the same stroke is made witL a hickory shaft. ~
 But the golf automaton also shows that the slice varies with the stiff ness Of the hickory used, a soft grair having much more slice than a close one. It has been hard to find enourn hickory of even elasticity. while the steel can be made of the same tfm- Der for thousands of clubs.
 As a result of this consideration. the committee of the United Statls Cor association. which has barrel steei shafts in tournament play,S is again studying the subject with a view of reversing its opinion if co-- vinced that the first decisicn was wrong.
 such a decision would not convert golf stars to- steel shafts, for they prefer wood, they are in a position to get the finest grained hickory. The general run of golfers get for the most part only the culls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-10
CITY CAGE TEAMS
 PLAY LOOP GAMES
Both Local Leagues Hold Weekly Sessions Wednes-
 day Night

Both city cage leagues staged their
 weekly meeting Wednesday at the
 Birmingham Athletic club and the
 Central Young Mems Christian asso-
 team of the old City league failed to
 show up for its game with the Stock
 ham "Y" at the Central Young Mems Christian association so just two games were staged. 4. The American Radiator team was
 nosed out by tho Avondale team by the count of 16 to II. The Radiators
 put up a tough scrap. but were un- able to stem the tide of defeat. The Central "Y"-Howard~ Reserves game was a close one, after the first
 half. The "Y" team won, 24 to g..
 Tho "" quintet got off to big
 lead in the first half, scoring 20 points, but the Baptists came back in the second half and the score was to in their favor.
 In the other City league. playing
 at the Birmingham Athletic club, the
 Phillips High school combination de- feated the Pedagogues. 26 to 13. Jaffe Crimsons and Anderson played a good game. Hi Bryan and Reynolds
 starred for the Peds.
 The Woodlawn High five defeated Chenoweth. 21 to II. This was a
 hard fought game. Burns and R. AIooTe Wtro the scoring StdTS TOT
 Woodlawn. with A. Moore playing 8 good defensive game. "Skeebie" and Cotton" Caldwell and Burns starred for Chenoweth.
 The First Presbyterians came near nosing out the B. A. c. Reserves. It was only late in the game that the
 reserve squad got to hitting the bas-
 ket. The final score was g to 12
 in favor of the B. A.. c. quintet. Mabry was the sensation for the
 Preds, while Stubbs and McRoberts played good ball for the Reserves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-10
ALLIANCE HI WINS
 FROM SAYRE, 39-I6
Roberts And Melvin Vines Big Stars In Game At "

The Alliance High school quintet soundly trounced the Sayre five Wednesday night on the Central Y. M. c. A. court by the score of 3e to lo. The dead-sure eye of Roberts and Melvin Vines was too much for the sayre defense and these two youngsters looped 29 points between them, vieing for honors at scoring. Roberts led by a one-point margin. having shot 15 points, while Vines rung 14.
 The Sayre forwards could do little against the jam-up guarding ofIthe Alliance defensive men, Wallace and Alexander.
 It was Huggins substitute forward. who did the big shooting for Sayre. ringing up points for his team. Murphy came next with a six,
 The Alliance five displayed a mid season brand of basketball, break ing from an offensive rush or shift. ing from the defense with n. aehine- like precision. Prospects are good for another strong tea mfrom that sec ton of the state.
 The lineup and summary follows:
 Alliance (S0)-Roberts Q5), If: C. Vines @, r. f.. M. Vines GDS C.; Alexander, l. g.; Wallace CD, r. E.
 Sayre G6)-Murphy (6), l. f.: Moore. r. f.; Tanner, C.; Glaze (2j' ]. g.; Goolsby, r. g.
 stitutions-Alliance: J. Wines Vines.
 sayre: Huggins (s). for Moore.
 w. w. Abell. referee. Time of halves, 20 minutes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-10
AVERA TO ARRIVE M CITY SUNDAY
McGinty Impatient For Com ing Of Atlanta
 Slugger-

Larry Avera, the youngest come packer in the fight game, will hit Birmingham Sunday morning. Will he hit Johnny McGinty Monday If he does hit him, will he hurt him? Larry and Johnny are booked to step ten rounds at the Birming- ham Athletic Club Monday night, you know, and present indications are that Johnny will fight before his biggest house when he steps into the ring to meet the flashy Avera.
 Matchmaker Dave Evans gambled not a whit when he booked Avera for Birmingham. Larry is aknown quantity, and after about a years retirement from the ring he is back to fight his way to the top if pos sible. He is only 24 and Walk Mill Ter asserts that fe has been going great guns ever since he started all oyer again in the pugilistic game. ' Some of the men Avera has met, and some of these defeated, are: Jake Abel, Eddie Hanlou. Barney Adair, Vic Moran. Dutch Chandler. Battling Budd. Sailor Volk, Jimmy Finley, Red Herring, Dummy Harrington. Harlem Eddie Kelly, Salor Blanque, Sailor Revet, Jimmy Conway. Frankie Nelson, Jack Wagner, Chick Branch and some fifty others. According to the Atlanta press in comments on his recent fights, Avery has reached top form now.
 Johnny McGinty, reading Atlanta clippings on the welter's prowess in his recent fights, didn't seem wor- ried at all Wednesday afternoon. Johnny merely grinned good-natured. ly and impatiently patted his knuck- les as if he were anxious to step out in the ring as soon as possible and go against his man. Jack Be- dine was the spokesman for Johnny. Mack will get him, and will get him quick if he doesn't elect to try run ning-away fight" said Bodine. T told you Johnny would get Budd and the, same goes for his stable-mate Avera."
 Matchmaker Evans announced the remainder of the preliminaries We'd nesday, station that Kid Adams ara Horace Pratt of New Orleans would go four fast rounds, to be followed by a slugging bee between Young Rich and Kid Smith. Younf Fluker and John Dee will also go four rounds. with Young Battling Kelly and Red Burke in the eight-round semi -windup attraction.