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The Washington times., 1924-12-12
MAPLE
C. I'll | P S
BY R. D. THOMAS

With which foot should a bowler
start his shot at the naples?
Harry Mccarthy, one of the
Joseph Phillips team stars, calls
attention to what he believes to
be a damaging mistake in bowling
form practiced, he says, by nearly
half the bowlers in Washington
The error consists in starting with
the right foot, he says.
Harry, of course, is referring
to right-handed bowlers. He says;
"By starting on the right foot a
bowler is forced to take one more
step than if he started with the
left foot. That extra step in.
creases the chances of inaccuracy
Il made this mistake for three
years and am now trying to correct
my form"
Mccarthy evidently is succeeding.
His latest league set was 37T with
high game of las.
About ten years ago Jules Ris-
ton, shooting in the old Capital
City League, IL memory serves,
created a sensation by rolling a
set of 4O4. At that time IL was
= record. thought to. be quite re-
marlxabIe.
But today Riston's splendid ef.
fort would cause only a ripple on
the bowling pond. c. p. Lewis. OF
the Directors team in the Inter.
state Commerce Commission League,
has received scant recognition for
shooting a set of 40, yet, accord
ing to Charles Sivenius. secretary
of the league, 1t Is the best record
this season.
Sevinius writes, In part: 'The
separate games were 140, 1888, and
49,, Lewis made seventeen marks
four being strikes, with no double
strikes. Six marks were made IN
each of the first two games and
five in the last.
with this able assistance, the
Directors, as q team, bowlCd l640,
which IL also the high-water mark
for our league. I submit Lewis
set for premier hOnOrs for the cur
rent season, not only as being the
highest set bOWled in any league
in Washington so far this year,
but also as being an almost per-
feet example Of consistent bowl.
ing"
J. L. Motyka, of the Capital team
is gathering most of the individua
honors in the knights of Pythia
League, according to the data pre-
scented by s. NJ. Pearson, the league
president and chief booster. Motyk
has the leading set, S77, leads i
spares with sixty-nine and is tie
with L. l.. Rinaldi, OF Columbia Nc
1, for the high game, 14S. Motyka'
leverage is 105.
Dominican Lyceum has droppe
out of the Athletic Club League an
left it's franchise to the Orioles
Few of the teams that started on
to make the Athletic Club Leagu
representative Of the leading sane
lot clubs are left in the circuit. TIL
league is sailing along in fine shape
though, according to A. w. Aller
1 it's official scorer.
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
Usher likely.
TO STICK At
HARVARD
$50
However, Percy Wendell May
Hear Call Of His
Alma Mater

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. H.
Dolph Cheek, new Harvard football
captain, il still considering pro-
bleins in that sport with an eye
for improved conditions next season.
He has practically decided on the
men who are to be his graduate
advisers and at today's Athletic
COMMITTEES meeting. the matter Of
approving the selection Of these
men will be taken up. With the
Graduate Committee chosen, there
viii come the matter Of selecting
the 1925 coach, and Cheek hopes
to have this settled before the
Christmas holidays.
Just now it seems as if r. r.
'Bob') Fisher win be reappointed,
and this IL favored by Harvard
football men who have played under
this mentor. II this IL done there
win be considerable criticism as
there are many graduates who feel
that Fisher has outlived his useful
ness as coach here.
The Washington times., 1924-12-12

portunity to talk back to those
who eulogize US whether in.
good terms or bad.
That resolution read before
the high foreheads and long
chins of baseball was so hot
it had to be printed on. parch-
ment paper and read through
an asbestos megaphone.
The words fell so heavily on
Ban Johnson'S anatomy that
some of 'em didn't even throw
an echo. When syllables fail to
bounce like that you can bet
they amt hollow.
It seems that he was chief
mourner at his own obsequies.
The count on him was two and
three before the meeting started.
When he got out of there,
he knew he had been chastised,
although nobody mentioned him,
and nobody touched a hair on
his head, il any. There's no
treatment so present as the
absent treatment.
; Poor Ban was getting to the
point where he thought they
couldn't hold a world series
without him taking up all of
one box. He stayed away from
the last one and it proved the
best series Washington ever
He got his strikes and balls
and unassisted putouts over the
radio, much to his own chagrin.
He thought sure the radio an
nouncer would say the series
had been postponed because the
King was indisposed.
We nearly forgot to say that
Clark Griffith wrote that vote
Of thanks and some brave ST
Louis ventriloquist seconded it.
You could have heard a piano
drop when the pallbearers
picked up the corpse and
silently strobe out.
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
HAGEN AND WALKER OUT
or MIAMI TOURNAMENT

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 12.--Although
the last minute withdrawal OF Cyril
Walker, national champion, and
Walter Hagen, took two of the stars
away from the starting list in the
72-hole medal play Miami open golf
tournaments flock Of greats and
near-greats were ready to tee off
this morning in the event, including
Abe Mitchell and George Duncan,
the British stars, Gene Sarazen, Leo
Diegel, Bobby Cruickshank, William
MeIhorn, Alec Smith, Charles Thorn,
Erwin Nelson. Mike Brady, Johnny
Farrell, Tommy Armour and many
other leading pros and such star
amateurs as Captain H. c. G. Tip.
pet, Lee Chase, Dan Healy and
others of similar stripe.
Hagen withdrew because the
press work at his winter course
makes it impossible for him to get
away at this time, while Walker
wired that he had wrenched his
knee severely and would not be
able to come South for the event.
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
WASHINGTON AND LEE
WILL PLAY PRINCETON

PRINCETON, N. j., Dec. H.
Princeton's football schedule for
1925 contains seven games, including
two with teams not on this years
list, the board of athletic control
announced today. Washington and
Lee replaces Lehigh for the second
game of the season, and Colgate
plays the midseason game instead
Of Notre Dame. The Navy will be
played at Annapolis.
The complete schedule: October 8,
Amherst at Princeton; October 10,
Washington and Lee at Princeton;
October II, Navy at Annapolis;
October "a, Colgate at Princeton;
October 81, Swarthmore at Prince
ton; November 7, Harvard at
Princeton; November IA, Yale at
New Haven
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
N TIGUE READY
FOR TOUR OR
GENE
Mike, However, Declares He
Is Through With New
York Rings

NEW YORK, N. Y. Dec, 12.-
In a statement issued today. Mike
McTigue, who holds the worlds
light heavyweight title, declared that
never again would be enter a New
York ring. He said he would defend
his title against all Corners in mo-
decision bouts.
81 am signed for three matches
now" he said. They are with
Tony MarulIo, at New Orleans, on
December %: Mickey Walker, at
Newark, January and Tiger
Flowers. at Canton, Ohio, two
weeks later.
I'm reference to Tom GibboFs'
challenge. let me say that ] am
willing to meet Gibbons or Gene
Tunney."
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
HEAVY SCHEDULE MAPPED
FOR GONZACA CUNT

Having on hand what looks like
plenty Of fine basketball players
the Gonzaga basketball coaches
have mapped out a schedule Of
games that Is nothing IL not pro-
tentious. In addition GonZaga Is a
party to the Washington-Baltim ore
Catholic prep school league.
Four veterans are pack in school
and in addition there were a Mum.
Der Of football men who have had
experience. Coach Sullivan has
been shifting his line up around SO
that he would get the strongest
possible combination.
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
JOE RAY HOLDS OUT
So FAR ON NURMI RACE

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.--According
to information received at the local
A. A. U. headquarters, Joie Ray
has not decided vet whether he
will attempt to measure strides with
Paavo Nurmi, of Finland, worlds
champion distance, runner, at the
'Finnish-American A., C. games on
January 6. Ray, it was said, wishes
TO geta further lire on his form
in training before entering against
the great Finn in the special mile.
Nurmi also will take part in a
4 ,0OO.metre special, meeting Willie
|. Ritola' who chased him into the
tape i'm the same event at the Paris
0lympics.
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
oALLAUDET LOSES OPENER
TO BALTIMORE Y. M. Il. A.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 1.-THE Gal
laudet College Basketball five gave
a good account Of itself in the game
with the Y. M. H. A., of this city,
and only lost out in the last few
minutes of play. The final score
was 30 to 80 against the Washing.
tonians.
Riddle. stalwart guard for Gal.
landet, was easily the Individual
baskets from the floor and In addi-
ton played a nice defensive game.
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
"cHUcK" DARLING BEST
SCHOLAR IN HIS CLASS

BOSTON, Dec. 12.-Charles E.
"Chuck" Darling, Boston College
two-letter athlete, football hero and
former grid captain, is also star
in the classroom, II was revealed
today, when the Reverend Patrick
J. murphy, dean of the college,
publicly commended Darling for his
scholastic standing.
Commentator forwarded to Dean
McHugh from Darling's five pro.
fessors resulted in the public an.
ouncement that the football star
lad "a general standing Of SO, the
maximum grade being 100. His
marks were the highest In the
senior class Of IT'S men.
The Washington times., 1924-12-12

Next years game viii be played
N New York city, that selection
having been made. by the Army
representatives, and the Military
Academy win have q lead OF one
game. In the series. AS a rule.
fortune has smiled on the Navy
when, the game has been played in
the metropolis, but the Navy is not
relying upon that as an assistant
70. victory.
n does feel. however,, that the
outlook Is excellent. The losses by
graduation are not 30 great as they
have been in each of the last three
yenRs, .-And the material remaining
Is Plentiful and promising. With
the prGper kind of handling, the
strdhgeF team 1t Annapolis next
year than this, while it lie not likely
that the Army can be so strongly
represented.
Ash %. The coaching proposition,
nothing can be said definitely at
present. The work Bob FOIWeII
has done during the five wears
ne has been head coach fs highly
appreciated, and never has his
work BEEN more crditabIe than dur.
ing the past year. in spite Of the
i0sse.s,ofs every important game
By biz, team.
Folwell was only given a con.
tract of one season at the begin
ming of last year, and it is under.
stood that the matter has not been
taken iup. with him. Still, he has
the. support Of practically ali OF
those who have been IN touch with
Naval Academy football during re.
cent years. 1t is felt that he has
done excellent work and that this
season his task was one of immense
difficulties.
tets probable, however. that some
means win be taken to inject new
IDEAS into the coaching of the
naval team, particularly in connec-
ton With the Introduction of some
thing new and effective in the way
Of attack. The criticism is made
that u the Navy has not kept up
witlRs4nany other teams in the de.
veiopna1t of the Offensive and has
shOwne little enterprise oalong this
line. One suggestion which has
beenillmade' Is the securing of an
assistant coach who has shown
ability in devising and importing
newlyAnd affective methods Of Of
tensesiy; 3a 81 Is
From. tackle to- tackle, the Navy
should, be stronger than ever next
yeaD q there being an abundance of
big, powerful fellows with consider
abs8sexperience. Up to q year or
two ago, West Point always had
Q heavier, line than the Navy, tut
this year. the Navy had consider,
able advantage in weight, and is
likely to- have it again next year.
HardMick and Barnaf are aYnentad
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
FLOWERS vii SON BOUT
NEXT MONTH ABANDONED

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE SEIZED.
uled ten-round bout between Tiger
Flowers and Johnny Wilson in Bos.
ton, January has been abandoned,
i was learned here today, owing to
Wilson's demand that he be given
more time in which to train for the
affair. Wilson was stopped in the
third round by Flowers at the
Christmas fund show here on Tues
day night,
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
Sounds Good And.
May Be True;
Who Knows?

Winning q golf match with
the aid of an ace after having
been ! down is an experience
that is not granted to every
wielder Of driver and iron.
Michael Scott, a member Of the
Walker Cup team, of Great
Britain, which played at Garden
City, tells the following story:
playing at LIE Touquet in
France, / found myself 1 down,
with seven holes to play. / won
the twelfth, thirteenth and, four
teenth, but / could not see how I
could keep up that pace. To the
fifteenth, $50 yards long, you
play over a sandhill to a blind
green, and there / found / had
holed out. MY opponent got g.
The funny part Of it was that /
went on to win the sixteenth,
seventeenth and eighteenth holes
to halve the match. But any
thing else excepting a at No.
Is would have left me a loser"
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
NAVY ALREADY PLANNING
ITS FOOTBALL ATTACK
dFOR NEXT SEASON
By HUGH r. RILEY

ANNAPOLIS, Dec 12TThee will waiting st the Naval
Academy until shortly before the beginning
for victory their service rivals from West Point but the
suecis already being given serious consideration
neea Sgith the management Of athletics at Annapolis
The Navy defeat like
doubt about its sting and Navy people under
the decisive defeat administered team in Baltimore
Few days They however merely reorng IT, but
are considering its and planning BY which tables
The Washington times., 1924-12-12

Well. * ~
The chief weakness of the team
throughout the present season has
been In the backfield. Nearly all
of the regular backs graduated,
and others lost time through in
jurieS and scholastic difficulties
until Il was impossible TO keep
together any combination the
coaches agreed upon. This was
FOlwelPs great handicap through.
out the year.
Next year, the situation should be
entirely different. There win be a
large number of players, who had
some experience in the backfield.
but were insufficientIv trained to
quite come UP to the standard nee
essary to win against strong op-
poneilt. With this years experience
the situation should he entirely diff
ferent.
Shapley. who was badly handi.
capped by injuries this season,
should make a great showing next
year, with his splendid equipment
Of weight, strength. speed, stamina
and experience. Flippdn, Forsberg
and Born are big fellows, particular.
ly valuable on the defense @and in
helping the runners. while Albert
son, Hamilton, III. Caldwell and sew
eral others, promise to be above the
average as running backs.
In this years Squad B eleven
there Is a back named Goudge, be
heved by many to have more abil
ity as a runner than any player IN
the Academy, and there are high
hopes of him next year. From
the plebe eleven will come Rams
ford, and Richardson. running backs
and Broadbent, a big line smasher
Altogether, the situation as to the
backfield Is most encouraging.
The Army loses Gilmore and
Wood from its backfield. These
were the most effective Army backs
| against the Navy, Wilson, former
Penn State back, making a pool
showing. They lose Garbisch, whose
iservices as a droD.kicker, defensive
center and leader win be hard Il
| replace, and they also lose such
| players as Farwick, Ellinger, Grit
fifth and Frazer from the line. II
[ spite Of West Points success in at
tracing star players T. ON othel
colleges, it is hard to believe thai
its team OF next year can be a.
strong as the 1924 eleven.
Under all the circumstances, thu
Navy looks forward to 1926 Will
much hope. 1t realizes, however
that it must use it's resources tt
the best advantage. If the verdic
Of the annual service, football gam,
IL to differ from that Of 1924.
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
TURFMEN FRIENDS ATTEND
AUGUST BELMONT RITES

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.--Intimate
friends Of the late turfman and
financier will officiate as pail
bearers at the funeral Of August
Belmont this afternoon at the
Cathedral of st. John the Divine.
Among those named are Cornelius
Vanderbilt and Delaney Nicoll
Prominent racing men will attend
the ceremony.
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
SOLITARY PRACTICE GOOD
FOR ANYBODYS GOLF /
b. CHARLES scHIcK,, EVANS.

forgotten remark fine Old professor
his something of days.
that all actual learning must be done in of the
ing truth well as educational my early recognition
much Of my success Ct gO In saving this DO not mean to write
nksfor nothing take the place that do
ambitious golfer who wants learn how control his
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
A Ball PIaYer's Problem

Ell Higgins is going to, trade me-"
says Joe Dugan of the Yankees, 81
wish he'd let me know. I'd stop
hanging wallpaper in my new home
and start packing instead
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
SAYS SKILLET"
Finn, Esq.
You Could Have Heard q
Safe Drop When CLARK
Griffith Spoke Out
Of Turn.
By KIRK MILLER.

q ELDOM any man can lift
- the veil to read his own
~ obituary, but Ban B. John
son left the American League
pantomime in New York with
as complete a biography Of him
self as the law allows to travel
in second-class mail.
The Washington times., 1924-12-12
Dough for Pro Golfers

Five major golf events viii be
played in the South this winter in
which a total OF $4,000 will be
divided in prizes among the pros.
The Washington times., 1924-12-12

One may play well at time In
matches but the sort of skill that
results in a reasonable certainty Of
being able to produce q given shot
ct q given time must be the pro.
duct OF q practice that is something
akin to the practice OF scales by q
musician. Muscles must be 80
trained by intelligent repetition that
the power to make the correct shot
becomes largely automatic.
When a man plays in a match
the fighting, rather than the artistic
spirit Is uppermost and he is tempt
ed 70 do many an unorthodox thing
Ia order to gain a temporary adj
vantage. II this becomes habitual
the wrong consists in having no
settled method, being really master
OF no shot. The impulsive player
who trusts to the inspiration Of
the moment may rise to great
heights, but alas! he falls, too, to
great depths.
The real object Of training Ii
70 acquire q settled form, for the
good player Is one that averages
kIgh: the veriest dub may be
able at times, playing suhjec-
lively, to make q fine round.
Therefore, 1 particularly. advise
the player who hopes to improve
70 make q great effort TO find
= few regular hours Of solitary
practice during the week.
It il my theory that the problem
before each golfer is how to adapt
his individuality to the game. In
working this out he win necessarily
make many mistakes, and i is
best to meet and conquer them
alone.
The onIooker 10 likely to judge
one too leniently, or too severely
The hard conscientious worker
needs a tempered Judgment, II
must not be severe enough to dis
courage, nor lenient enough to
overlook serious faults. 1t - easy
to crush a beginner by criticism, II
in equally easy to smother out any
good game by undue fattery.
For these main reasons advise
after acquiring the fundamentals
from a professional to spend q
little systematic time IN solitary
practice, striving to look at ones
game impersonally and keep ones
Judgment clear and level headed.
Copyright John #. Ollie COP
The Washington times., 1924-12-12

Ban is today reading that
crossword puzzle both ways
The Washington times., 1924-12-12

Yes, sir, it is
seldom that any
of US mortals
listen to our own
funeral sermon
or get the OBJ
The Washington times., 1924-12-12

from the middle.
His name doesn't
appear in the
entire epitaph
and he thinks
that any we'll
edited tombstone
should at least
carry the name
of the deceased.
The Washington times., 1924-12-12

to fill acceptably the positions on.
the ends. to be made vacant by the
graduation Of Taylor and r. Caldr
well, II
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-10-14
DEsDE SAN GERMAN
EscoBARE;s

Sc reune ell cuerpo de maestroS. rs
para tratar de la Asociacion. Hay dls-
tirltas opiniones en- pro y contra. Asu
me La presidencia el sefor Agralt
qnien era ell actual. Sc cambian I'M
presiones todos ingresan. Sc va a ele
CIR la directiva. iAqui fs6 Troya! Sc
levarta el seiior Toro Quinones pre-
senta como candidate nnica la Sc
nora Titi Juan de Palmer Habla de
sus actividades escolares que son mu-
chas pero ataca duramente los seflo
res Agrait y Pagan tratando de lnep-
tos. languidos, faltos de vida y otros
epitetos mas para los que habian sos
tenido la Association. Repelen Ell ata-
que tratAndole de informal, que no
pag6 los recibos, que no pertenecla a
Ia Sociedad as,nque delante del Inspec
tor habia hecho manifestaciones para
clio, que era un Judas. Ocupa la
presidencia ell sefior Arce Lugo. Su pa
labra, como siempre, persuasive sua-
viz6 las asperezas. Es de los que di-
cen 10 que sienten. Sc elige la Direc-
tiva Siendo nombrados los sefiores Ar
ce Lugo. /. Porrata, F. Gaztanbide.
Mrs. Casablanca, Miss Quihones y
Agrait y B&ez en- su 6rden respecti-
vo. Y cuando Sc esperaba one aquel
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DE ToA ALTA
NoTAs DEL ESTE

Sc rumora por la isla de Que esta
vacante ell puesto de Inspector Gene
raj de Cultura Fisica en- Ell Departa-
mento de instruction, Sc dice qEe
dentro de POGO tempo sera nonabra-
do quen haya de sustituir al senior
G. v, Keelan. Entire los Candidates
suena Ell nombre del senior ClAude S.
Field, Inspector del Distrito Escolar
de Maunabo.
Los profesores de la isla, le vez
cue los estudiantes, verian con pla-
Ger que ell senior Field fuese nombra-
do porque sabemos la intcligencia de
este digno companero la vez que
los intensos conocimientos qua riene
Ell todo 10 concerniente a la labor es-
collar.
Ell sefior Claude S. Field, no solo
es un professor competente para todos
los grades sino que taInbien conoce
ell Atletismo Ia ensefianza de Cul-
tura Fisica perfection. Ademas su
caracter, su Aonradez v ell ahinco que
ha demostrado siempre por Ell desarro-
1lo material y moral de nuestros edu-
candos Is hacen el unico candidate
para sustitaiir al notable Inspector, Sc
flor Keelan.
veriamos con placer ell nombranien
TO del seaor Field como Inspccto: de
cultura Fisica, y esperamos quo d
Hon. Departamenso de instruction nuae
Coutinfa en- la Ga. pag.
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MITIN ALLANCIsTA.

Lejos, muy lejos de San German,
en- un extenso vale circundado per
grandes rontaiias esta Rosario Po-
blado ALA emilio los canones los es-
parcidores de las ideas sanes; en- aquel
tranquilo recinto Sc deio DIR la VOC
elocuente de los redentores de la pa
tria. Una cabalgata en- las primeras
horas de la maiiana Heg0 al Rosario.
Petardos, cohetes, y una banda for
man un ruido interminable. Els la con-
uuista noble de este baluarte. Sc rim
de al paso de los corce1es ore Hevan
a don Santiago r. Palmer don San
tos Leon, don Manuel de Santiago,
Davila, Gregory, Alvarez, Quetglas.
ALI Sc encontraron con ell Lcdo. Gar
cias Yanguas quien estaba EN- eierci-
clos de sus funciones investigando un
case. Empieza el nlitin. La concurren
| cia, ell enttsiasrio dc la poblacion, Ia
grata acogida dc la oratoria es Ia
prueba verdad de que Rosario es ba-
luarte aliancista. Y antes de tarnai-
mar, congratulamos don Santos y
don Santos Leon J don Santiago r.
Palmer quienes por noticias recibidas
del lejano Rosario, tuvieron entire el
sexo bello, entire aquellos capullos ere
cido al calor de la inocencia reci-
biendo los caidos rayos de los tr6
picos una envidiable acogida..
| justly.
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