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Evening star., 1924-01-25

ty, guards. While several Of these
players are brilliant courtren, they
have not yet acquired proficiency In
team play. The Inachinlike precision
olic Cniterstty's play this winter
should tell against the new Maryland
aggregation.
Catholic University. at any rate. is
sure to get battle, and may be
given rude Jolt.
Maryland Is banking heavily on its
freshmen team to overcome the Brook
land cubs. The College Park young
while Catholic University's freshmen
have found going none too smooth
thus far Three former Washington
high school boys are to appear IN the
Maryland lineup. They are : Capt:
from Western, center. and Boyd from
Tech, forward. Compton, at forward.
and Crosthwait, at guard, complete
the quint.
No college game other than that at
Brookland is scheduled here tomor-
row night, but both Gallaudet and
Georgetown have out-oS-town en-,
gagements Gallaudet's tossers Will
go to Baltimore for a set.to with
Loyola College, while the Hilltoppers
are to journey to Annapolis for a
contest with Navy.
Practice at Kendall Green this
the reserves. as the varsity squad al
ready Is in good condition. That set
back at Maryland Wednesday night
did not discourage Gallaudet. for the
team is primed to start another win.
ming streak, its first being shattered
after three victories were registered.
, Georgetown 10 not 50 well prepared
to encounter its old rival tomorrow,
but at that the Hilltoppers may give
the Midshipmen an Interesting after
noon. The squad has been doing a
deal Of intensive drilling this week
in Ryan Gymnasium and all OF the
players are At for the fray.
Georxetown's strength in track
athletics will be thoroughly tested
tomorrow night when Blue and Gray
runners will compete In the knights
of Columbus games In Boston and the
Brooklyn College meet in Brooklyn.
Hilltop representation in both carni.
yals has been materially weakened
by splitting the squad. Mile relay
team men have been drafted to NIL 9
two-mife quartet that Will race IN
Boston and one man. Sullivan, who
undoubtedly would have been given
a place on the long race four. Will
be at Brooklyn. Georgetown also has
organized second mile team to run
in Brooklyn and while Its members
are runners we'll above the average
It does not compare with the regular
four at the Hilltop. Building these
relays has necesSitated the with
drawal Of runners from other events.
II Georgetown wins in but one OF the
three team races tomorrow night, II
deserves great credit.
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OlDGYM IDEAS GONE,
SAYS BIG ten LEADER

CHICAGO, January 25-The old
turnverein idea Of q gymnasium with
its trapese. exercising apparatus and
various other appurtenances has run
Its course. thinks John L. Griffith.
commissioner of athletics for the
Western Conference.
The gymnasium Of the future is to
be q field house. similar to that re-
Gently completed at the University
of Michigan at q cost Of 100000,
with facilities to handle competitive
sports indoors. Griffith believes.
Increased interest in basket ball,
indoor track and field meets. swim
ming. wrestling, hand ball and other
inside. athletics has doomed the old
form OF gymnasium and made the
spacious field house essential
Basket ball crowds are forcing
most OF the conference colleges to
consider enlarged facilities for han
ding them.
j.. j. Schommer. veteran conference
basket ball official. predicts crowds
OF from $4,000 to 10000 clamoring for
ADMISSION to the cage contests with
IN the next few years.
AT present Michigan and Ohio have
the largest stands, with room for
5000 spectators
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time. There is no personal contact
between the skaters and no setting
of a pace
Another condition which is differ
ent, but not expected to be any handi-
cap to the Americans, Is that tho
track at Chamonix is 400-meter
oval. OF about twice the size Of al
ordinary American track.
Competition in fancy and figure
skating, hockey and skiing will fol-
low the speed Skating program
A report of a French committee
sent to investigate the possibility or
games this year was received today.
disclosing badly disorganized state
of athletic affairs under the soviet
and the probability that Russia would
not put any real strength into au
Olympiad for some years.
Course II Kept Secret.
NEW YORK, January 25-T4>
cross country course over which tiV1
sOlympic cross-country championship
will be decided next July will be kept
a secret until the day Of the race.
This information came to the Ameri-
can Olympic committe from the
French Olympic committee and was
In response to a request made b.
Secretary Frederick w. Ruben TO
information as to the nature Of the
Olympic ross-country course.
Allan II. Muir, international secre-
tary for the French Olympic commit
tee. gives assurances. however, that
the course will not be very hilly;
that there will be practically no roaa
running and that very short spike
may be used to advantage.
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COacn Charle8 Moran may have to
make some shifts In his team this
year, however. In all likelihood the
1928 infield. which included Lawler at
ilrSt base, Mulville at second, DenauIt
at shortstop and Ignace at third, will
be changed. De Nault developed arm
trouble toward the fag end OF the
last season and bly, will be sent
TO the outfield. If this happens, Gar
win, who was quite capable at short
and third base for the freshmen, is
almost certain to get into the varsity
inner works.
Breslin and Cummings, veteran out
nelders, gave promise last year Of
befcn1ing first-clas college players
and are regarded as fixtures in their
positions. Foley of the freshman nine,
De Nault, should he be transferred
from the infieId, and several other less
pfominent players will be available
for the remaining place in the gar
dens.
For the battery task Catholic Uni
veEaty has Neary, catcher. and May
and Clark, pitchers, all known guam
titles. and Mcmahon, receiver, and
BARLEY and Meehan, hurlerS, gradu-
atee from the freshman squad. OF the
siabmen. Meehan is the only one that
does HIS ftnging from the port side.
should these new pitchers make good.
and their work OF last year indicated
they should be valuable, the Red and
Black will have a mound corps likely
to baffie many college opponents
Coach Moran plans to call his bat
tory men to practice February Is, and
. as soon thereafter as the weather
moderates the entire Catholic Uni
versity squad vii be on the field The
Brokland nine Is to play through q
heavy schedule in the spring, its COM
D>titive season extending from March
81 to June 1. All Of the big college
combinations Of the east will be en-
countered.
volving teams Of Catholic University
be played at Brookland tomorrow
night, promise to be spirited engage
ments. The tilt between the freshman
at 7:15 o'clock, is expected to pep
the spectators for the more impor-
tant varsity battle to follow.
Everything points to an even break
in victories, but with the main share
of the honors of the evening going to
Catholic Cniversity's big team. The
Red and Black varsity probably Will
prove too experienced a team for the
Maryfanders, who returned to basket
ball just this winter. after forsaking
the sport in the early part Of 1919.
The Brookland team Of Breslin and
Ebers; forwards; Fitzgerald. center,
and Lynch and Lawyer. guards, upset
everything hereabout last winter, and
has been travelling at a dizzy pace
this season. Maryland likely will start
play with Faber and Ensor. forwards;
Supplee, center, and Groves and Beat
Evening star., 1924-01-25

The handsome exhibition Of Boston
terriers-there are sixty-nine on their
benches-drew the ladies. the pretty
among them The male Bostons were
to be judged this Afternoon, which
means a packed house.
Today was society day. Tomorrow
extra care has been planned to pro-
vide amusement for Washington
children. Members of the club are on
hand at all times. guarding the inter-
est of the youngsters
Second only to the Boston terrier
in number Is the display OF shepherds
There are sixty-two Of this breed
that, while new to America, is ad-
vancing rapidly in popularity. The
schedule calls for them to be judged
rosettes by nightfall.
Every breed had Its admirers, little
knots of spectators gathering to note
the fine points OF this or that dog. 1t
was noticed that the women seemed
most numerous around the poms and
pekes. while the small boys seemed
most delighted with the scrappy Do
herman Pinschers, the sturdy Aire-
dales or the big collection Of bull
terriers
Tonight Clarence N. Gray will pick
winners among the female Bostons.
A. A. Rost will do the same for the
bulldogs and jeremiah E. O'Connell
member OF the House Of Representa-
tiyes from Rhode Island. will Judge
the <collies
Tomorrow's program calls for judg-
ing In the settlers, pointers, small
terriers, Doberman PinscherS. elbows,
oullterriers, poms. pekes and miscel-
laneous class, closing in the evening
with the best exhibition of all, award
ing the prize to the best dog in the
show.
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OPEN GOLF TOURNEY
COURSE IS LENGTHY

DETROIT. January 25.-No changes
are to be made in the Oakland Hills
golf course for the national open
tournament to be held here June 5
and 6.
This is unusual, as II has been
customary in recent years for ofi-
Gals of the United States Golf Asso-
citation to suggest alterations to
courses selected for major competi.
tions.
me course will measure 6,s4S
yards. believed to be the longest ever
Seiected for. the open tournament.
1nwood. where last years tourna-
meEt was played. is 210 yards short
er than Oakland, but in each case
par Is 72. -
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Sacred Heart 1--WE Of Baltimore will
be the opponent of Gonzaga here to-
night. The Oriole team Is reported
70 be one OF the most formidable
school quints Of that city.
In yesterdays match with Tech
Gonzaga was leading at half time.
Is to II. and 1t continued to
maintain Its advantage throughout.
Mitchell Gagged six court goals to lead
the field. Sullivan played we'll de-
fenstvely.
Westerns game with ANNAPOLIS
High School turned out to be a walk
away for the local five. With Dultn
tossing thirteen field goals, Western
turned In a 52-to-11 victory. West
ern's defense proved too much for
Annapolis.
Eastern, now leading the high
school basket ball series with four
consecutive victories. fell before the
University Of Maryland freshmen, 10
to 16. In warmly contested game
at College Park. It was a battle
all the way.
Eastern failed to penetrate the
yearlings defense with any consis-
tency. the majority Of their goals
coming via the long route.
Although Frisby Of Maryland was
guarded closely. he managed to con-
meet for three court goals to lead
the field.
Junior players Of Tech High easily
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On,pic Compeon
G. U. AND GALLAUDET
LISTED BY, BUCKNElL

PITTSBURGH. Pa, January 25.-The
1924 schedule Of the Bucknell foot ball
team. the first to be coached by Uncle
Charlie" Moran OF Centre College
fame. has been announced.
The schedule calls for ten games. six
OF them to be played at Lewisburg.
The feature contest will be with Lafay-
cite October 1S, when Bucknelrs new
foot ball stadium will be dedicated.
The schedule follows:
September q, Western Maryland.
October 4. Gallaudet: II. Muhlenberg !;
IS. Lafayette: 25. Georgetown.
November I. Third Army Corps; 8,
Gettysburg. at Altoona: Is. Navy, at
Annapolis; %. Rutgers, at Philadel-
phia or New Brunswick 81, Dickinson.
The Gettysburg game will be played
at the Pennsylvania railroad stadium
at Altoona, as benefit Of the employees
fund. -.
Evening star., 1924-01-25
YOST NOW A PROFESSOR.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. January 25.-
Michigan's veteran foot ball mentor
may get his mail hereafter. The board
OF regents OF the university, meeting
last night, made 'Hurry-up" a pro-
fessor of the the sorry and practice Of
athletic coaching. The action gives
the director Of athletics full academic
rank on the campus.
Evening star., 1924-01-25
SINKS BALL WITH JIGGER
TO TAKE TOURNEY MATCH

MIAMI. Fla, January 25-Holing
a shot from twenty feet off the eight
eenth green with his jigger. Leonard
Hicks. Chicago amateur. defeated T.
w. Palmer, Florida amateur cham
pion, 2 up. in their semi-anal match
in the midwinter golf tournament
on the Miami Country Club links.
Hicks today will play in the thirty
six-hole final round Of the first flight
against Fred Knight Of the White
marsh Country Club. who won his
semf-fnal match over r. S. Gill Of
Baltimore, 8 and 3.
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FOOT BALL,TE BOOK
TO BE OFF PRESS SOON

ANN -ARBOR, Mich. January 25.-
A text book on foot ball, which takes
IN a short history Of the game. fun
oamentals, details Of play and ends
up with treatise on generalship and
coaching problems. Will be off the
press by the middle of June, accord
Ing to its authors. Fielding II. Yost,
George e. Little and Elton Z. Tad"
Wetman of the University OF Mich
tgan coaching squad.
The book will be used in the sum-
mer fschool course In foot ball coach
Ing held here annually. ~
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keenest sort is expected among the
Other games scheduled follow: Feb
ruary z, Yale VS.. Harvard; 9. Prince
ton VS.. Chicago; IA. Chicago VS.. Yale;
16. Princeton VS.. Harvard; 81. Chi
cago VS.. Harvard; 90, Princeton vs..
Yale. 90. Chicago VS.. Princeton;
March-1, Harvard VS.. Yale: 6. Prince
13. Princeton VS.. Yale; 10. Harvard
VS.. Chicago; 20, Princeton VS.. Har-
ward; %, Chicago VS.. Yale; 27. Chi
cago VS.. Princeton; 20, Harvard VS..
Yale.
Palace Laundry i've easily disposed
OF the Comets in a 2S-to-S engage
rnent. Sauber of the winners regis
tered eight field goals.
One Of the best games Of the sea-
son was played between the Marjorie
Webster girls and Princess Athletic
Club sextet. the former winning. %
to "a. Miss Totten led the field with
eight court goals.
st. Teresa to.sers were offered
little opposition when they swamped
the Clinton five OF Maryland, 81 to
l8. John .Eelligan and Knott were
the high scorers. caging nine and
seven baskets. respectively.
Ro5s' Club Yankees pushed their
win column to nine in row by
showing. the way to the Chevy Chase
five. 27 to Is. The winning team
is casting about for games with
Quints in the 125-130 pound class, ac-
cording to Manager Harry Lucas,
Franklin So44.
Awell contested match Is expected
in the ST.. Andrew Junior-Seminole
Athletic Club game tonight, starting
zt o'clock, In Epiphany gymnasium.
Macdonald, Theis, Shloss. Ourand,
shield, McGann, Neumann and O..
Kessler1 are expected to report for tho
st. Andrew team.
National SidEets fell before the St.
Nary.s Reserves, 10 to 10. A rally in
the last half enabled the Reserves to
win. q. .-.....
A apurt In the hast period gave Pet
worth Athletic Club a 53-to-31 victory
over the HyattsvilIe National Guard.
tlderton, who made six court goals,
was a'big factor in. Petworth's win.
Accurate shootine by Hayes and
ehois enabled the Epiphany Midgets
to down the Mount Rainier Juniors, 81
20 20. Dent played we'll for the
.osers.,
ManavAa Juniors are TO. discuss
plans for. an annual banquet at
meeting tonight at 4o7 7th street. -
stanton Juniors were forced to play
an extra period before they could
beat Pullman Athletic Club, 26 to. 20.
Hanback, and Mitchell starred for
the winners. .-..'.
Peck Reserves won their seventh
straight game by taking the scalp
of Arab Athletic. Club. 10 to 10.
O'Neill's accurate shooting aided the
winners.
washinston Barracks five win be
tho opponent of the Dominican Ly-
ceum team tonight at st. Dominic's
Hall.
<Des Molay basketers may find the
going rough In q game with the Con-
gresS Heights Cyclones on the .latter's
rourt tonight. starting at 1880 o'clock.
Park View Athletic Club wants its
members to attend meeting tonight
ct 1850 o'clock in the Park View
School.
Evening star., 1924-01-25
OAK PARK LINKS PICKED
FOR WESTERN PRO TESTS

CHICAGO. January 25.-The Oak
Park Country Club has been selected
as the scene Of the western elimina-
ton contests for professional golfers
who will play for the forty places
allotted the west In the national open
championship tournament
The dates selected are May % and
29. the same time that the eastern
professionals will go through their
try-outs at the Worcester Country
Club. Worcester, Mass.
Evening star., 1924-01-25
BARNES NOT TO RENEW
CONTRACT At PELHAM

NEW YORK, January c5,-LonR
Jim" Barnes, professional at the
Pelham Country Club for three years
and one of the nations leading golf
ers. has announced that he would
not renew his contract, which expires
April l..
Barnes did not state whether he
had any other club in view He was
the open champion in 1921
Evening star., 1924-01-25
CENTRE CALLS MCMILLAN,

DANVILLE, KY, January 25.-Bo
McMillin was scheduled to arrive to-
day from Shreveport. La, to confer
with athletic authorities of Centre
College concerning chances for his re-
turn to fill the vacancy as head coach
of the praying Colonels" caused by
the resignation of Uncle Charlie
Moran, who goes to Bucknell,
Evening star., 1924-01-25
WORLD MARK WITH RIFLE
MADE BY ARMY OFFICER
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA. January 25.-Capt. Clau-
dius n. Easley, 31st Infantry, has
made what is said to be a new world
record at rife shooting by scoring
343 out of a possible $50 points on the
Army qualification course here.
The former record was 341 out Of
$50.
fire from distances of 200, 300, 500 and
600 yards.
Evening star., 1924-01-25
SKATERS WILL TAKE PART
In THE INAUGURAL EVENTS
Controversy That for While Threatened to Prevent
Yankee Participation Is Settled-Four Races
in Next Two Days.
By the Associated Press.

EW YORK, January 25-American participation
Oympad will when Americas contingent
speed skaters swing into action in the opening Of the
winter sports program a Chamonix
The William Taylor
Olympic and Allen H. Muir OF the French Olympic
which the participation the
settled today. ~
Clarence Caran who had recognition additional
withdrew unwilling
Evening star., 1924-01-25
DOG SHOW OPENING TODAY
ATTRACTS A LARGE CROWD

YASHINGTONS Coliseum 9th and Pennsylvania
wv bowling bedlam today when Judging
the bench the Washington Kennel Club
horoughbreds the country
promising plate
purple gold the 5000 donated
and we'll wishers
Evincing blue booded
hand when
o'clock and by the time the judges began their bors o'clock
Evening star., 1924-01-25
NEW Y BASKET LEAGUE
STARTS NEXT THURSDAY

n newly organized NJ. c. A. Basket Ball League will
Thursday with the Harvard FIVE encounterng the
Chicago the remaining
debut Saturday, February All
the series will Competition of the
Evening star., 1924-01-25
RAY ENTERS TWO RACES
At MIElROSE A. C.. MEET

NEW YORK, january 25.-Joie
Ray, noted runner of the Illinois Atfl-
lettc Club, Chicago, will try an un-
usual stunt at the annual indoor meet
OF the Millrose Athletic Association
nesday night when he will run in
both. the two-thirds milo and one and
one-half mile races.
He will face some of the best run
ners in the country
Evening star., 1924-01-25
ONLY ONE REGULAR LOST
FROM LAST YEARS NINE
Coach Moran, However, May Make Some Shifts in
His Observation-Disclosures and Maryland
..~- Clash OH Court Tomorrow Night.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

HIS be Catholic Unverys year athletic
combinations The will represent
night i'll the big basket ball game with University OF
Maryland is composed entirely holdov
Red Black will place
the
The only base ball Brooklanders
graduation Roddy ou6elder
promising recruits from the 1923 fight
position In fact Catholic University
ball this likely gone
there several good
Evening star., 1924-01-25
CUE CHAMPION. TO, VISIT.

Ralph .Greenleaf, champion pocket
billiard player Of the world, will ap-
pear here. In an exhibition match
Monday and Tuesday at the Grand
Central parlors. He will be accom-
panied by James Gillon of Philadel- :
phfa, who also will display his
Evening star., 1924-01-25

dHQ peculiar tI1eTtIO, SUCH dS OdSe D
schedule, the bulk of which lies in
Victories in all branches of the reg
istered sports count for points and
it should not be overlooked that our
success in the winter sports now in
progress are of Importance to us
just as important, as some one has
cleverly put 1t, as base ball victories
in April are to a big league base ball
club.
Interest in Hockey Matches.
Chiefly we are represented at Cha
monk in skiing and in hockey. In
terest will be particularly in the sue
cess or failure of our hockey players.
not only because the game is popular
in many parts Of this country, but be-
cause of the furry occasioned by the
selection Of the United States team.
Stars might have been picked from
several cities where hockey IS ex--
pertly played by various teams. but
the American olympic committee
wisely, as it may appear, decided to
that had played together as splen-
did mechanism. 1t was precisely as
though in an effort to decide the foot
ball supremacy OF the United States
as among the various sections, an
eastern committee had selected the
Yale eleven Of 1929 instead of going
about among the various institutions
and picking an all-eastern team.
The virtue of such course was
shown in previous Olympic match
Evening star., 1924-01-25

RALEIGH, N. c.. January 25.-
base ball coach at North Carolina and
later at Trinity College. has been
selected to tutor the North Carolina
State College nine.
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POINTER WINS FIELD TITLE,

GRAND JUNCTION. Tenn, January
25.--Doughboy, the pointer owned by
p. ]. Rowe of birmingham. Ala, won
the national field trials Champion
ship conducted by the United States
Field Trials Association.
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Answered by
G. w. A. ZAHN


50 e.. G. w. A. ZAHN /.
Coach, Dart4outh College, where he
has been soceesSful In turning out
fast, Aghting teams. -,
* x " ,s -. -
Unless. guard bothers an oppos-
ing player at all times, it is a. COM
paratively easy matter to shoot a
basket. If both guards are down
the floor at the: same time, away
from their basket, they will be: un-
able to. bother. any opponent who
may sift through, catch "a pass, and
take an unhurried Shot for the bas-
ket: tits good basket, BALTIC say
never have both guards down the
floor at the same time"
. Copyright, 1924, Associated Editora)
Evening star., 1924-01-25
CONZACA ADDS TECH FIVE
TO IT'S LIST, OF. VICTIMS

ONZAGA HIGHS baskeers have acquired habit of
scholastic series fves The Gonzaga showed the
Tech yesterday 2S to q Earlier in the they defeated
Eastern and Business They have the job Of whipping Western
February and Central March every
Evening star., 1924-01-25

dAS diiQ = JuIy.
I920), when the Falcons of Winui-
peg, Canada trounced an American
ali-star outfit, rated as superior upon
the basis of individual merit.
Two Changes Forced.
So the Boston A. A team was
selected in toto. But when the time
came two or three Of the Bostoniana
were prevented from making the trip.
And SO Pittsburgh was drawn upon
for Herbert Drury. and Clarence Abel
was levied from st. Paul. 1t is not
to be recorded that the western teams
were very happy over losing these
two stars at time when the national
championship series was in progress.
The team is a very good one in
deed, and is not likely to meet with
a great deal of trouble until II runs
against the Canadian outfit. which Is
said to be essentially q club team.
the GRANTEES of Toronto.
Copyright, 1877
-S
The standard distance for cross
country running in England is ten
Evening star., 1924-01-25

Tossers representing Company C,
121st Engineers. nosed out the lex
ington Athletic Club, 10 to, is,
Howard OF the winners and Schoeni
of ofLexington played well. =, :,
Evening star., 1924-01-25
BEzDEK NOT TO CHANGE,

HARRISBURG. Pa, January 25.-
Hugo Bezdek. athletic director at
Pennsylvania State College, here last
night to attend a dinner of State
College alumni. dispelled rumors that
he Is considering an offer from the
University Of Oregon with the state
ment that he expects ito stay at
State College,"
Evening star., 1924-01-25
NEHF SIGNS WITH GIANTS.

NEW YORK, January 26.-Arthur
Nehf, veteran left-handed pitcher, has
signed to play with the Giants this
Evening star., 1924-01-25
EARLY OLYMPIC CONTESTS
VERY IMPORTANT TOT S,
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

EW YORK, January 2Wth the beginning Olympic
Chamonx
until February 5-Amerans brought a realizing
the great international games of 1924
Coombs Stadium Just outside Paris July that many
odd Olympic speaking
looked in this country All sports strictly confined
peculiar ball.
schedule the bulk of which n Juy