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Evening star., 1924-04-17

west virginia VIII bring only fif-
teen TO twenty mJn here to tackle
Georgetown, and because of the nu-
ilerlcal superiority of the squad of
the latter neither team will he
credited with more than two of the
three places to be scored in each
event Sh'G aid one team place one
t"o-three in an event il will get
polnts f%,r the first and second posi-
the OF position.
Will Use College Program.
IN e regular intercolleeiate program
WI be used 1t includes the century
ain furlong dasheS, quarter, half.
ihile and two-mile runs, high and
low hurdles, shotput. high and broad
Jumps. pole vault and javelin and
ters, national indoor 1.000-yard cham
pion, will head the lot of thirty or
more Georgetown men competing
Four former Central High School
boES Will sport Georgetown colors
In the meet. Johnny Holden, who
starred at Penn after graduating
from Central. is to run in the half
mile race. Dynamite Melton who did
deal OF sprinting for the high
school. will start in the 100-yard
event; while Jim Birthright. a star
IN scholastic ranks herea bout, is to
enter the javeltn and discus numbers.
and Meade, high jumper. will show
his wares in his specially.
West Virginia may give the Hill
toppers brisk brush. The Noun
talneerS last year vanQuished the
strong Pittsburgh team in a dual
meet and are banking heavily this
spring upon DAiuto, sprinter re-
ported to be a consistent ten-second
performer in the century
Base ball was to be offered at three
OF the local universities today with
every game a big" one II rvard
beaten by Navy Yesterday. was to en-
counter Georgetown. Homer Jenkins
clever Southpaw, was the overnight
slabhing choice of the Blue and Gray
catholic University was 70 be host to
Yale mere for trio of engagements
The Brooklanders may find il diff
cult to round up pitcher capable of
stopping the hard-hitting Ellis. So far
Catholic University's hurlers have not
Evening star., 1924-04-17
u. S. OLYMPIC TEAM
TO CONSIST OF 422

NEW YORK, April 17-Ameriea's
representation in the 1924 Olynlpic
games consists of 422 athletes in
twenty different branches of compe-
tition, the greatest aggregation of
talent ever assembled by this coun-
try for a program OF international
sports events
These figures, which reveal an un-
dertaking of even greater proper
tions than originally was anticipated
were made public by the American
Olmpiad commission to emphasize the
necessity Of immediate response 10 its
appeal for fund of between $3.50. 900
and Si0G. 900 To properly equip, trans
port and care for the men and women
who Will make up the various squads
The crisis in financial affairs of the
olympic committee has disclosed that
within the next few days, approxi-
mately s225,OO0 must be raised to
reach the original goal set.
Five units of the American Olympic
team already have embarked, includ-
ing those in the four branches of
winter sports competition held in
January, and the rugby foot ball
squadron, which left last week for
tbs play in this sport. which begins
May 4 at Paris. This group COM
priSed nfty-one athletes.
Fifteen remaining units are booked
to leave for the scene of international
competition in May and June. the
bulk Of which will sail on the Amer
lea, specially chartered by the OIym-
pic committee, on June 16. Approx
mately 300 athletes will go on the
America, including 11S track and
field athletes, 40 men and 10 women
swimmers, Is boxers. Il gymnasts. l9
men and women fencers. % oars
men, IL tennis players, modern
pentathlon eXponents. cyclists and
is WreStlerS.
The next unit slated to leave is the
soccer team, composed of 19 men.
who viii leave May 10. On May 81
the marksmen, including trapshoot-
ers, IL ritlemrn and 10 revolver ex-
perts will embark in company with a
squad of 8 for the equestrian events.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
WOMAN SWIM MERS
BREAK THREE MARKS

NEW HAVEN. Conn, April II
Three world swimming records were
lowered by the relay team of the
Women'S Swimming Association Of
New York in Carnegie pool at Yale
University last night
The events were the 400 500 and 600
yard relays, and the time in each, re-
spectively, 432 As, 80 SIS and
6.39 2-5.
The new records were established
by Gertrude Ederle. Aileen RiGgin,
Adelaid Lambert and Helen Vain
wright in the 400-yard relay, Doris
O'Mara in the 50O-yard event, and
Agnes Geraghty in the 60o-yard event.
\ new American record of min
utes "a i-5 seconds was established in
the 220-yard relay breast stroke when
Agnes Geraghty defeated Dorothy
Wesley. The former record was 3
minutes 81 2-5 seconds Both swim
merS are of the WomenS Swimming
Association of New York.
Evening star., 1924-04-17

there thai many golfers "Iet the
CiubEead get away from them. /
mean. they let the left wrist break
the club back. That gets the club
head away ahead of the body,
whereas all should be in unison.
Move your ciGbhcad back there
and observe its position w 18th rela-
tion to the position of your body,
which il just ready to start pivot
ing. Then break the left wrist and
again observe where the clubhead
Ia, and how il has been sent ahead
of SSur body. Watch your Club
head at this important point and
train your left wrist not TO hurry.
lour ciubhead must move with
your bOdy-neither ahead of it nor
behind.
Copyright, John F. Ollie CO..
Evening star., 1924-04-17

Franklin DIGS. is on the lookout for
games for the kanawhas.
Navy Yard Marines fell before the
Seamen Gunners in an S-to-5 engage
ment. Tomasulo and Morris each
connected for a trio of safeties.
Business Manager Don Bellman of
the Mount Rainier Juniors will call
in contracts at meeting tonight at
1880 o clock at the home OF Frank
Bauman, 31st and Ash streets, Mount
Rainier. The unlimited Mount Raj
nier nine will tackle the Hilltop Ath-
lettc Club Sunday at 3 o'clock on the
formers grounds.
Base ball captains of the Kanawha
a. meeting tonight az 80 o'clock in
the clubhouse
Columbia Midgets have issued a
challenge to the Ace and Peerless
mines. Manager Cole of the CO.
lumbias can be telephoned at Adams
1910.
Eddie Bean. local sandlot infeIder
inspected at Tampa this spring, has
been placed with the Chambersburg,
Pa, club OF the Blue Ridge League,
and Chief YounGblood, the Indian
pltcher, VINO was turned over to
Memphis last season, has been
shunted to the Brookhaven, Mass,
team.
Buryec WINS elected captain of the
Chevy Chase Juniors at meeting
last night. Kelly was named man
aser. Among the good prospects are
Higgins, Bowling, Hiltabith. Rudy
Phelps, Williamson, kerchmeyer
Brady. Troth, Chance. Bittenger and
Won Ammoor. Manager Kelly is list-
ing games at Cleveland 429.
Evening star., 1924-04-17

both teams are entered in the Po-
tomac League and much interest is
being manifested in their showing
sunday. Manager Hutchinson also
has Bennie WormSley. who work ed
six innings against the Navy Yard
NarlneS last sunday and struck out
sixteen alleged htters. Since their
victory over the Devil Dogs. IL to Z,
the Eastern players are confident of
pointing the way to Tenleytown.
Baur and williams will do most of
the pitching for the Benning Athletic
Club this season. Games with Ben
nlng can be arranged by communicate
ing with a. c. Baur, at Lincoln 1896.
match is wanted particularly this
Sunday.
Arlington Athletic Club is seeking a
game Sunday. according to Manager
j. K. Mossberg. at Main 1899.
Fort Buffalo nine, that downed the
East Falls Church team will be op-
posed to the Barnett Kieth Athletic
CluS next Monday. Richard Lane is
manager of the Buffalo players.
Manager II. c. McPhiIomy Of the
Brunswick team is anxious to arrange
a game Sunday with some str9ng un-
Limited nine. He can be telephoned
at Columbia 70i3.
81. stephens Club and the Union
Prlnters. that will play in the Poto-
mac League, will meet Sunday at 3:30
o'clock on the Washington barracks
diamond
knickerbocker 'unlimiteds and
seniors are expected to supply much
go O'Clock on the Georgetown Hol-
low field. Joe Mccoy is likely to toe
the mound for the seniors.
MANAGER EArdn,, ,bo
Athletic Club wants the following
players to report at a meeting to-
night at Z o'clock at his home, 420
Randolph street: Keren. De Boskey
ID. Newman. n. Newman. Weinstein
Acher. bernstein. Jacobs. ALEX, FNrier-
son, katzman, Chaser and Beilman.
Challenges are being received by
Manager Gordon at Adams 1901.
Officials for the teams that will
play under the Washington base Ball
and Athletic Association will be de-
Cided at a meeting of the organiza-
tion Wednesday, April so. The Com
mercial League is the latest circuit
to join the W. 3. A. A.
Billy Evans. big league umpire will
be the principal speaker at a meet
ing of the District Umpires' Associa :,
ron tomorrow night in the audito-
rum of the Interior Department.
Members of the Mount Rainier Ath-
letic Club are 10 gather tonight at
7.30 o'clock at 1926 3lst street north
east.
Calvert Athletic Club took the
measure OF the Western High frosh.
10 to .. Cole and Beene hurled we'll
for the winners. The Calyerts are
arranging games through Manager
Alvin Croghan at Columbia 7276-W.
Knnawbn Seniors were TO be sent
through the PAGES today at ) o'clock
Grounds in preparation for their
match with the Irving Athletic Club
Sunday at 1880 o'clock on diamond
No. 4. Manager A. J. Goldberg
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performed SO impressively. At Mary
land. Lehigh was to be the guest.
This Yale team may make deal of
trouble for the varsity mines here
about. The New Haven aggregation
was rated high among the eastern
college teams last spring and the
present combination practically is the
same that sported the dark blue in
1928. Yale is to tackle MARYLAND at
College Park. tomorrow afternoon
and will invade Georgetown saturday
. There's new pitcher at Maryland
who may get a chance to show his
wares against Lehigh this afternoon.
HIS name is Zwick and he does his
hurting from the right side. Zwick.
product of the Colby Prep School,
is d sophomore in the university dem
ia college in Baltimore. He did not
play on the freshman nine of Mary
land last year. but those who have
seen him in action believe he may
make a name for himself in college
base ball ranks.
Ga.iaudet took the short end of a
10 to ii score in a Seven-inning dark
neSs-halted engagement with Johns
Hopkins in Baltimore yesterday. Both
teams walloped the ball to all corners
of the lot and for a time it appeared
that the Kendall Greeners would get
the better end of the argument. But
Hopkins, going to bat for the sixth
time and three runs behind. opened an
at ack that netted five tallies Gal
laudet rallied in the seventh but gar
nered only one run. The losers out
hit the opposition, twelve safeties to
nine. but also made five misplayS
afield to one for Hopkins. All but one
of Gallaudct's men hit safely, Wright
getting three blows.
Maryland completely outclassed
Stevens Institute in the lacrosse game
at College Park yesterday. winning
IL to 3 The Old Liners registered
five points inside the first ten min
utes of MAY and never were threat
ened whila their first-string men
We're in action. The Maryland freshmen
took the measure of Baltimore Poly
in IA preliminary engagement, to l.
The showing of the cubs was surpris-
ng. as Baltimore Poly is represented
by an unusually strong scholastic
twelve.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
NORWAY In 7 MORE
OF OLYMPIC EVENTS

PARIS. April 17.-Norway. winner
of the Olympic winter sports. has sent
in her official entry TO the Olympic
summer events She will participate
in athletics, tennis boxing, yachting
equestrian games. fencing and shoot
ing
The climatic conditions. which tend
to make Norway supreme in winter
sports, are responsible for her with
drawaI from competition in foot ball
the first summer sport on the sched
ule.
The tardy spring, causing the snow
to remain on the ground very late.
has made the training of the foot ball
elevens impossible.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
COLLEGE BASE BALL

At Apnapoli~-Nsvy, 4; Harvard. ..
At Montgomery-Mich 10; Au-
burn. I.
At AtIanta-oEiethor s; Birming-
ham, Southern, 4.
At West Point-Lafayette, L.;
Army
At Ithacn-CorneIl.1 10; Niagara. o.
At LexingtOn-NOtre Dame, 13;
Pennsylvania. I.
At De Land-HOwnrd College, 5:
StetS0n, 4.
At Observation-Disclosures 2; YER
mont. q.
At New Orieans-Tulane, z; nIi-
nOfs. b.
At Macon-Mercer, 8: Alabama, 4.
At Charlottesville - Virginia, g.;
Syracuse, 4.
At Jackson-Mississipp College, =;
Mississippi L.. q.
At LexinCton-v. r. i. Freshmen, O.:
V. VI. !. Freshmen. a.
At New York-City College, 4; Man.
haitian, q.
At Providence-Brown, 3; Clark Col
IeEe, =.
At PhiIadelpbia-Penn. q: Lehigh. ..
At BridEewnter-Mt. st. Mary's, B:
Bridgewater, L.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
Inside Golf
BY Chester Horton-

There Is a point when the club is
about midway i'm the back swing
where n golfers troubles center
and they never discover II.
In correct execution of the back
swing the club hend is moved
backward i'm "a straight line, some
IL to Ii inches from the ball, then
around and then upward. But at
the time the cIubhead has been
taken back from the ball the left
wrist, the left arm and the shaft
should still he in one line. Right
at thnt point is the source of tr0u-
bile 1 mentioned, for it is right
Evening star., 1924-04-17

In addition to the set record an
other mark was established. It was
the first time in the history Of league
and intercity bowling in the District
games all exceeding 500. The only
record untouched by the Waverlys
was the high game mark Of 666 held
by the Rathskellers of the National
Capital League.
Lewis, who bowled for the Waver-
lys last night, also performed with
the Royals when they registered their
splendid total seven years ago. He
was high man in that match with a
set Of 372. Others of that quint and
371; Pop HALEY, $50: Harry Krauss.
354, and Harry Stanford, 1853.
The scores of last nights Waverly-
Post Office match follow:
Evening star., 1924-04-17
MURRAY GETS SECOND
IN BILLIARD TOURNEY

Murray won second place in the Dis
trict championship three cushion bill
lizard tournament by disposing of Conol-
ly, 80 to 81, last night. He won eight
out of eleven matches, while Harden,
who got first place in the tourney Tues
day. has nine wins to his credit with
two losses.
Connolly played in another game last
night, showing the way to Hughes, 80
TO 81. Hughes. Merina and Turton now
are tied for third place, each having
won seven and lost four games.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
P0TOMACS ARE PRIMING
FOR SEASONS OPENER

Washington Potomacs of the East.
ern Colored League, having froned
out their rough spots, will take the
diamond against Howard University
in a practice match tomorrow after
noon on the formers grounds.
In final preparation for their open
ing league game against the Cuban
stars of Havana, next Thursday, the
Potomacs will tackle the Teddy Bears
Sunday on diamond No. s of the
MonUmentz grounds.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
WAVERLY
POST OFFICE
WASHINGTON U. TO SEND
A PAIR OF CREWS EAST

SEATTLE, Wash. April 17.-Uni-
versity of Washin gton, which retain
ed the rowing championship of the
Pacific coast by defeating the Uni
versity of California, will send two
crews east to defend the national
title and to compete for the right Of
representing America in the Olym-
pies. the faculty has decided.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
FIGHTS ARE BOOKED
FOR TWO CHAMPIONS

NEW YORK, April 17.-Augie Rat
ner of New York has been matched to
meet Mickey Walker, world welter-
weight champion. in ten-round bout
at Boston on April 80. On April %
Rather will meet Jock Malone of St
Paul at Boston
Johnny Dundee, world featherweight
and junior lightweight campion, will
meet Billy Ames at Canton, Ohto. April
IS, and Rocky Kansas at Buffalo
week later.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
OLD DUCKPIN MARK GOES
AS 1926 TOTAL is ROLLED
National Capital Leaguers Better by Sixteen Pins
ThreeCame Score Bowled by Royals in 1917,
Topping Over 600 in Each Game.
BY III. II. FRY.

NEW District of Columbia duckpn bowling
~ last night when the Wavy rolled three each
the 600 mark for total OF 1926 defeating qunt
in the National Capital League the King Pin alleys
The previous best record established February 1917 by the old
Royals match Roanokes
1t 1910 less than the
Waverlys three night 6ll OLA
Man Harry McCay had high with 73 and Earl Lewis
3 Lewis incidentally only by
McCay Muroe bowled I1 Toomey
a Works
Evening star., 1924-04-17
WEST VIRGINIA TO OPPOSE,
q. u. ON TRACK AND FIELD
Program of Fourteen Events to Precede Rase Rail
"ame With fale-Gallaudet Nine Nosed Out
by Hopkins-Maryland Twelve Wins.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

N workout for the annual University of
ana held carnival to be held Philadelphia
gwen 1eorgeownS athletes the Hilltop
sd OF Blue and Gray encounter
west virginia University
= ~
. hed numbers be started promptly
track races at All completed
INTO action against Yale's base team
of
eon Ascher stellar and Emerson
Will the
not eg16e to
Evening star., 1924-04-17

SCUII pIdytU IN IU3 StraISht games
in 1916 l57 in 1917 and l26 and 1873,
re pettively, in 1918 ard 1917.
the schedules were cut down because
OF the war. He went through l54
games in 1920 and. though traded to
the Yankees in 1921, did not miss his
place in the lineup, playing l54 games
that year and in the next. Last sea
son he was in all of the Yankees l52
contests
Scott has had several narrow es-
capes from breaking his long string.
but fortune, in the form of rain or
taXtcabs, always has been in his favor.
The previous record for playing
Evening star., 1924-04-17
PAIR OF CLEVER HURLERS
LANDED BY EASTERN A. A,

ANAGER CHRIS HUTCHINSON of the newly organized Eastern
Vl Athletic Association unlimited nine pinning his hopes
clever boxmen Maet of the 1923 Mohawk and Raine OF the
H. L. Black whom he
be chance their
Athletic Club Sunday 80 o'clock the fed 18th and
Evening star., 1924-04-17
CENTRAL is NOT TESTED
in DEFEATING BUSINESS

|ENTRAL produces good every year n
high school base ball championship and with the passing
of Schafer Kupp Eden and Brnkman Blue
hurting il White % new
who oed the hill Central
fully made his debut yesterday by
He bu DngleS eight
Evening star., 1924-04-17
SCOTT ON ANOTHER LAP
OF CONTINUOUS RECORD

EW YORK April by starting 1924 his regular
hortstop the world champion Yankees Everett Scott
base balls Iron man. has stretched LAO his streak
played
achievements the his
wi
n
Evening star., 1924-04-17

George r. PincknPy Of the Bro Dklyn
club of the American Association and
the National League, who played in
577 games. The mod m National
League record is held by Fred Luderus.
former first basPri1an OF the Phi lies,
who participated in 533 consecutive
games. The American League record
up to the time 1t was shattered by
Scott was held by Eddie Collins. who
ran up a mark of AIS games
Last season Scott also passed the
minor league record of 1927 straight
games. made by Perry Lipe in the
Virginia and South Atlantic leagues.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
WOMAN B0WLERS
PLAN FOR TOURNEY

The Washington Ladies' Duck pin
Association was formally reorgan-
ized for another year at meeting
last night. Officers were elected,
committees named and arrangements
for the annual championship tourna-
ment We're completed The meeting
was attended by twenty-five bowlers
representing the various women $
leagues. and everything points to
the greatest tournament Of Ms kind
ever held in the Distr ct
An innovation that was adopted at
the meeting was the decision to have
two classes in the tournament this
year. Class "A will consist Of those
with an average of 85 and over, class
This. Of course. applies to singles,
doubles and teams--the doubles in
class "A" being those with a COM
bined average of 40 and over, teams
1926 and over.
The question of where 10 hold the
tournament was put to a vote and
resulted in the Grand Central alleys
getting the verdict.
Entrance fee will be the same as
last year for each event. Entries to
close Saturday night, May 10.
Most of last years officers will serve
term. the only new one be-
ing Miss. Jessie Smith Of Interstate
Commerce, who was elected second
vice president. Billie williams is
president. Jennie Malcolm first vice
president, Bronson Quaites secretary
and Elizabeth Rawlings treasurer.
President Williams has not COM
pleted the roster Of committees They
Will be announced later
Evening star., 1924-04-17

Runs. williams %, scruggs (3). Gordon
(2). Hale Taylor. wiltshire. Errors-Scraggs,
Taylor G.ott, Steward. Silverstone, Wiltshire
Stolen bases-williams (4), Hale (3). Adams
Robson, scruggs; Sacrifice hit-Lsfs sky. Left
on bases-Central 12: Business, 5. First base
on balls-of Dezendorf. /; off Brown, 8. Hit
by pitched ball-By Dezendorf (Taylor). Struck
out-By Dezendorf. 8; by Brown 6. Passed
game-2 hours.
Three high school games are sched-
uled today. Eastern planned to tackle
the Petworth Athletic Club at 3
o'clock on the Rosedale Fairgrounds,
Tech was matched with St. Adams on
the latters grounds and Central was
due to meet Dewitt Prep in the Blue
and White Stadium. Eastern High,
by the way, called off it's engagement
to oppose Alexandra High. School
in a dual track and field meet today.
Another date for this event will be
announced in the next few days.
Evening star., 1924-04-17

PRINCETON. n. J., April 17.-Prinee-
toms lacrosse team defeated New York
University yesterday, to 1.
Evening star., 1924-04-17
Entrles for the Wnshington Cifv

Entries Tor the Washington City
Duckpln Associations annual tour
ney, which opens on the 2Sth of this
month, have been coming into head
quarters in large numbers, but Presi-
dent Stocking has decided to extend
the time limit to Saturday night. A
r"@"rd list is expected. The Grand
1entra alleys Will be put in tip-top
condition by the time the tourney
opens.
Evening star., 1924-04-17

Knnawbn Seniors were TO be sent
through the PAGES today at ) o'clock
on diamond No. 10 OF the Monument
match with the Irving Athletic Club
Sunday at 1880 o'clock on diamond
No. 4. Manager I Gnldherg
Evening star., 1924-04-17

Calvert Athletic Club took the
measure OF the Western High frosh.
10 to .. Cole and Beene hurled we'll
for the winners. The Calverts are
arranging games through Manager
Alvin Croghan at Columbia 1276-W.
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