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The Washington times., 1924-01-25
LIKELY
To KEEP RUGBY
HQNORS
Competition Still, However,
in This Country for
Olympic Team.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. u.s.
Many famous players viii be seen
in the lineup Of the United States
Rugby team in the Olympic games
in Paris this summer, and chances
are regarded as bright that Amer
lea will retain its world laurels in
rugby.
More than fifty candidates have
turned out for practice and compe-
tition for the Olympic team will be
stiff. Practice win be strenuous
for the next two months. and In.
cluded In the program which will
prepare the Americans for the
Paris contest are a number Of
games to be played here between
two picked teams.
Harry Maloney, Stanford coach,
who handled the American team
which won at Antwerp in 1920 IL
confident this country win triumph
again in Paris in May.
Our men this year are on a par
with those who were on the team
in 1920" Mahoney said after watch
ing practice games here. land when
the time comes to select the play.
ers to make the Paris trip, / feel
sure the men picked will be the
equal OF, IL not superior to the
Antwerp players. The team GER.
tainly will give real competition to
any in the world. An American
victory seems to me to be In the
cards"
Among the candidates for the
team are Rudy Sholz. Van Schmidt.
Dixon. Piercy. Slater, Kilkerry,
Hayward. Doe, Hyland. Hauser,
Classon. Mailman, Wilmington, Camp.
bell. Dfckey. DeGroot and Patrick,
all former college players.
In addition to Maloney, James
Wylie, Steve Guerin and Charles
Austin, whose names are held high
In the rugby game. are aiding in
coaching the candidates
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
BROOK[A|VDERS
HAVE SWORN
VENGEANCE
Catholic U. Expects to Redeem
Grid Defeat in Clash With
Maryland CUNT.

Wen get even in basketball"
said Eddie Lynch. Catholic Uni.
versity star, when borne from the
field smashed and bruised by the
pounding Maryland eleven last fall.
and to this end the whole Catholic
University squad has pledged itself.
Tomorrow night Catholic Uni
versity will have its chance. The
basketball game scheduled in the
Brookland gym aroused az much
interest among the student bodies
as the fotball clash. Maryland will
have q roofing squad Of 500. Cath.
Ole University's students will Be
there In virtually full force.
The Brooklanders are the favor.
ties, but as in any game in which
teams OF these two rival institu.
tons clash, there viii be q battle to
the death, 90 to speak, and the
natural dope may not work out.
The varsity teams win take the
floor at 8:15, with the freshmen
Quints OF the two institutions
clashing In q preliminary an hour
earlier. In this game, the Old
Line yearlings are the choices.
While Catholic University has q
more experienced varsity team than
Maryland, the Old Liners have some
clever court talent that has de-
veloped rapidly under the tutelage
of Coaches Burton and Shipley.
This was demonstrated when the
Maryland five won rather handily
from Gallaudet's veteran OUTFIT.
The c. U. players saw the Job
done ana were greatly impressed
by the work Of their rivals.
Coach Fred Rice sent the Brook.
landers through the PAGES last
night and may give them some
lighter work tonight. The Mary.
land players, following the Galiau.
Diet contest. were allowed to take
matters easy yesterday, but win be
given an Intensive drill this after.
noon in final preparation FOR the
invasion OF the big Bfookland gym.
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IVURN| AND RAY.
WILL ATTACK
RECORD
OLYMPIC Efforts Will Include
Raid on Alfie Shrubs
Mark.

One Of the toughest standard dis
lance records on the books IL due Tor
a humping at the Paris Olympics
next summer.
Alfie Shrubs nine minutes nine
ree-fifths seconds for two miles.
This mark, which has defied the
assaults Of the worlds greatest dis
lance men for a few months short
Of twenty years, is almost sure to
stopple when Paavo Nurn1i, F1nland'S
Great digtince man, and Joio Ray,
Americas ace in the long races. hook
M In the 5000 meter event on the
Colonies Stadium track.
It "a already assured that the
Olympic officials will provide an
extra Get of judges and timers at the
two.nnIle point 80 that the winner Of
the 5000 meter team event at Paris
can 20 on to two miles in quest Of q
new worlds record.
The Finnish athletic officials be.
lieve that Nurmi, pressed by such q
runner as Joie Ray will cover the
fuu two mile distance in very close
TO nine minutes. The Finnish dis.
lance phenom has already run the
distance, unofficiolly, under nine
minutes eight seconds.
Joie Ray has already beaten
Shrubs aged and honorable two.
mile mark, but not on an outdoor
track. The little TricoIor star ran
. sixteen fuFlongs around the eight
lay track In the Thirteenth Artillery
arTnory in Brooklyn last winter In
the amazing time Of nine minutes
eight and two-fifths seconds. Ray
made this time by running the extra
distance after winning the 5000
meter special at the 1928 Wilco A. A.
carnival.
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meter run. Hoff would, Of course,
top Osborne by a Wide margin in
the vault, but against that the
American would show just az wide
q margin over the Morse champion
in the high jump.
Osborne. who 10 an "iron man.
II there ever was one, Is always in
fine trim. He ID an enthusiast,
snend'ng much Of his spare time
"fooling around" trying his hand
faction that he gets out Of doing
them all well.
The tricolor star win show his
wares for the edificatioh Of
Gotham's athletic fans at the Mil.
rose carnival next week, Atarting
in the high jump. in the high
hurdle and In the shbtput.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

date during the local indoor seas0l
The gossip reached Rays ears,
an inevitable development and the
lnnuedo has stung. The result IL
that he has offered to beat the best
distance men available IN two races
on one and the same evening and
has named the Millrose games on
Wednesday next as the occasion.
The distances will be three.QuarterS
OF d mile and mile and a half.
In view of the fact that probably
the flower of American distance
running. barring the far west and
Pacific coast, will go to the post In
the two events; Rays proposition
is not without downright ter1erity
At three-Quarters he will have L.
Erich Sundblad, Swedish champion
Lloyd Hahn. who beat Ray from
twenty yards only week ago;
Jimmy Connolly, intercollegiate
champion; Enck, Of Penn State,
Wharton, Of Chicago, and Wolters.
OF Iowa, all of whom can step a
half in 1:56 or better.
At the longer distance JOie will
step out with q new set OF RI
walls, aa1lOng whom will be Willie
Goodwin, Ray Bulker, Of Chicago,
. great distancer when right; II.
M. Brown, Of Boston, former in
ter.c0llegfate cross country king;
HilIman, Of Maine, and MaunS,
Of Syracuse, and Bertsch, Of Buff
falo. /"
z Among others this field would
seem to lack the class Of the other
and it is a distance more to
Rays liking, yet his chances OF
success there dep"nG :, 'atl"
upon whether the race Is held he.
fore or after the three-quarfeIs
special and the time eiapsing D.
tween the events.
1t 10 the time element, in TACT
that makes Rays attempt difficult.
A rum on separate evenings, two
hours apart, Joie would figure to
cake walk, II he is the Ray Of
old. Sent away within IN hour
as they probably will be, the re.
spective fields have too many men
1ust q stride or so slower than
the champion to make a double
victor$ anything short of q seven
DAYS wonder. 1t would be com
parable only with the double" OF
Ted Meredith In the quarter ana
half in the outdoor Intercollegiate.
In advancing his proposition to
Millrose officials, Ray said some
thing to the effect that he was
racing himself into condition,
would take a fling at the special
mile at the Illinois A. G. meet
tonight, arrive in the East on Mon
Jiay. take. . few whirls at the Gar
den track and call it an evening.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
LARGE ATTENDANCE SEEN
AT KENNEL SHOW

Washingon's big dog show opened today the Coliseum. It
viii continue through OmOrrOx evening when Judge Ro
tending years and will decide which Of the
prize winners absolutely the best in the show By that time
and gold roees will have been awarded
handsome silver plate win been and $4,000 win have
been gladly by the exhibiting organization For this
1924 bench show Of the Washington Kennel Club the largest and
a in the history of the Capital Never before has there been
to equal and only its small quarters makes it impossible to
have inQAr ahnuYhe
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
HUNDRED AND FIFTY
At COLGATE GET LETTERS

HAMILTON, N. Y. Jan. 26.--
One hundred and fifteen varsity Let.
tiers were awarded to Colgate ath-
letes last night at the ANNUAL
smoker attended by every under
graduate. Speeches were made by
Captain Leonard, Of the 1923 foot.
bali team; Captain-elect Saville u.
Crowther, and Head Coach Richard
G. Harlow.
James e. Welsh, of Walden,
Mass, varsity right guard for the
last four years, received the silver
football, awarded annually to the
member of the team who. IN the
opinion Of the coaches, has been Of
the most service to Colgate foot.
ball during the year.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
SCHWARTZ WILL DEFEND
LAURELS FROM LITTLE JEFF

BALTIMORE, Jan. 25.-Benny
Schwartz, Southern flyweight cham,
pion, and Little jeff, popular and
leading challenger for Schwartz's
laurels. will tangle In a i2-round
bout at the Gayaty Theater next
month, unless present plans fall
through.
Schwartz has already signed on
the dotted line and will receive q
fiat guarantee Of $fT250 for his end.
Promoter Les Sponsler has stipu.
lated that the bout must take place
before February q.
1t is possible that Schwartz may
appear in Madison Square Garden
in a bout prior to his clash with
Little Jeff.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
Not So Tarrible.

Washington sandlotters are doing
their share Of furnishing major
league material. Within a year
three Washington sandlotters have
been signed by big league clubs.
Johnny Simmons, Shamrock catcher,
was signed by the-St. Louis Ameri-
cans and Larry Boerner, Epiphany
pitcher and Ed Bean, St. Stephens
shortstop. recently were picked up
by Clark Griffith.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
Not a New Idea.

Washington sandlotters played
football by arc light last fall and
attracted considerable attention, but
the principal Of the idea was Ear
from new. In the year 1883 game
Of baseball was piayef by electric
light at Fort Wayne. Ind.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS LET
DEL GAMER STEP OUT

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 25.--Del
Gamer, first sacker, reinstated BY
Commissioner Lands after his lie
sertion last season from the st.
Louis Nationals when he feared
he was going to ne traded, was,
released Internationally today.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

IL 10 probable that no one under
stands more about the playing Of
shots than Willie. There are things
about his stroke that I do not like
his swing for one thing. His re-
suits seem to be obtained from con-
slant practice rather than from a
smoothness Of play.
He has q wonderful temperament;
nothing in the world seems to dis
concert him. He does not allow
even that Cubist sweater to affect
his game or to alter his pace
around the course. I doubt IL any.
one has ever had more confidence
in himself, and after seeing that
understand why he won tine British
championship at Hoylake In 1921,
over a course that was like stone
sidewalk.
The first time r ever met Willie
was near the clubhouse at Hoy
lake before the British champion
ship Of 1921 started. He was
putting and was putting ON the
practice green's. He said, "IIellO.
Chick, how are you playing?"
said, pretty well, how are your"
OA4NO
going to win this tournament"
-
When you consider the condition
OF the course and the strength OF
the field, and the feet that he was
hardly known, / think that remark
shows the greatest confidence In
oneself than I have ever encoun-
tered
Hunter is a very fine putter. and
there Is where his self-confidence
shines. When he makes putt,
without waiting to see ttIe result he
marches off the green as II he werc
sure that j. was alrea6'' made, care
lessly leaving his caddy to pick II
out Of the cup. This attitude of his
is very trying to less confident play.
crs. He IL not one Of the players
who took the ribbed or punched
faced clubs.
All his methods are conservative,
but 1t is remarkable how well he has
adapted himself to American condi-
lions when you consider that ever
since he was very small boy he
was playing on q seaside course in
the south Of England. Yet he has
played from New York to California
with great success, and neither eli
mate, clubs nor methods seem to
have disturbed him to any great ex-
tent.
Southern California IL full Of fine
golfers, yet Hunter was able tol take
their championship away from them.
He might not have been able to do
this If the greens had been Of sand
as they were when last visited
Southern California in 1917.
Taking him all in all, Willie Hunt.
err IL q fine player and In whatever
tournament he enters he lie likely to
upset the hopes Of any player in 1t.
Copyright, John r. Ollie Coz
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
HUNTER IS ABLE TO MAKE
TROUBLE FOR BEST !
Ry CHARLES "CHIcLv EYAMS

Willie Hunter my choice for seventh place. citizen
ober ana ne aSeT more S gGn last year than
time play is excellent thing for any golfer willie wary
M
Only the other day leading amateur said that the
has reached such point of perfection that only who
able to devote their whole time it the college boys
Hunter has had the finest the practice
In Southern California play the round and
that
size with the possible exception Of England where
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ON HAL OSBORNE

Thus early in the campaign Of preparation for the Paris Olympic
Decathlon championship will the ng shoulders
Club. = " ~ y - 0 ~
Osborne great high jumper also Of the most proficient all
States who appears have chance keeping with Charley
rlnaqc
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
. DYKES Won't Quit.

JIMMY Dykes insists he won't
quit simply becaCise Max Bishop
will be seeking q second base berth
with the Markmen D..sos hell 'es
he can outhit and outfield the for.
mer Baltimore star and intends
proving 1t.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
JOE RAY ESSAYS DUAL
VICTORY IN SINGLE
NIGHT ON TRACK
IN DAVIS. .. WALSH.
international News Service Sports Editor

international Service spNFt' adt'F. =. -,
YORK. 2Among those who whisper behind the nano
the snuan has been made that the men VINO nOa ne Matcne
has become American Olympic committee
about must look elsewhere Tor Yankee nope
n he at Paris. /, !.
have been prompted by the fact that
clubot time of 4:0S and all
n n beat Willie 426 for the mile two held 70
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
Bean Looked Good.

Ed Bean, st. Stephens shortstop,
was somewhat obscured last season
because his team did not bask in
the publicity Of the city series. but
nearly every team that faced St.
Stephens In exhibition games took
note Of his natural ability. Clark
Griffith heard nice reports Of him
and signed him,
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
ART NEHF HAS SIGNED
WITH GIANTS FOR YEAR

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.--The New
York National League club an.
nounced today that it had received
a signed contract for 1924 from Ar
thur Nehf, veteran left-handed
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
Blame Al Reach.

Washington's sandlotterg, scrap.
ping over semi-proisrn, might trace
their troubles to AL j.. Reach, the
old.timer. Reach was the first paid
bali player, inaugurating the
fashion in 1854.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

The tricolor star IL a top notcher
in eight Of the ten Decathlon feats.
The discus throw and 1900 meter
race are his weak spots. II o..
borne can improve his performances
In these events to q reasonable ex.
tent he will be up there fighting
for the ten.events honor at Paris
next July.
A review Of, Osborne's perform.
ances on the occasion Of his victory
In the national A. A. u. Decathlon
championship last September il In.
teresting. Hal ran 100 meters In
lin seconds 400 meters in 529-10
seconds, and $500 meters in 4:5S.
He broadjumped 81 feet 6h inches,
highjumped feet inches and
vaulted 10 feet 6 inches.
His performances in the throw.
Ing events were as follows: Shot.
nut, 81 feet 6M inches; javeIin, Isl
feet S1s inches, and discus, ITO
feet 4 inches. His high hurdle
time was IS -5 seconds.
IL should be taken into cOnsid.
GRAFTON. too, that Osborne went
into the national DecathIOn cham
piOnship with hut two weeks OF
preparation. With q longer period
! Of training for the aII.rp1nd event
he should he able to show q lot
hotter In those events on the
DerathI0n list In, which he n not
particularly strOnR and nakeNa
cOrresDOndingIy better showing IN
the Olympic chamOlCnship.
AS between Osborne and Hoff,
the Norwegian, the result OF q
Decathlon test might easily rest on
the last event on the list--thh $500.
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Preceded Street.

Some Washingtonians think
Gabby Street was the only ball
player who ever caught a bali
thrown from the Washington
Monument, but this feat was
achieved by William Schriver, Of
Chicago, in 1894.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
Two Coaches Named.

Lou Young. PENIS head coach,
says .Lud Wray will have charge OF
the Quaker line next season and
that Bert Bell win be on the job
with the baclfield.
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.Cyrn Soon IN Shape.

Lafayette's new gymnasium win
be in shape for use by the basket.
ball team on February is. It hat
been under construction for several
months,
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

promptly al ~ O'CLOCK TINS
morning the doors Of the Coli.
scum opened, letting In large
crowd that had been waiting.
When the Judging began ut II
o'clock there was little room to
spare about the three rings.
A. A. Rost was in charge Of
the larger dogs like the st. Ber-
nards ana the Irish wolf hounds,
sharing his duties with B. g.. Har.
ing, VINO judged the Russian wolf
hounds. r. Allan Hoffar, who has
been an expert In foxhounds and
beagles for thirty years, was judg-
ing his pet breeds.
This afternoons program calls
for shepherds, judged by HI. G.
Ahrenstellt: airdaIeA, fox ter
riors, Welsh and Irish terriers,
judged by Thomas Cadwalader,
and male BOstOns, judged by
Clarence n. Grey.
Tonight at o'clock female Bos-
tons will face Judge Grey. Bull
dogs will be shown to Judge Rost
and Congressman Jeremiah e.
O'Connell Of Providence, r. l..
viii judge the fine entry Of col
lies.
Today was society day. During
the afternoon and evening most
of the Capitals society leaders
were expected to visit the show.
whore many Of their own pets are
on exhibition and competing Tor
tomorrow win be children's day.
A special committee of the Wash:
inRton Kennel Club will be on
hand to see that the kiddies get
into no harm as they roam around
among the exhibits. The club
feel. that this show is a part
OF a child's education and in this
attitude il being backed up by
the Agricultural Department,
which will have photographers on
hand taking pictures for use
around the country.
Tomorrow morning pointers, set
tera. French bulldogs, Sealyhams,
Doberman Pinschers, Schipperkes
and miscellaneous dogs VIII Do
judged.
A Largo attendance Is expected
IN the Afternoon when the pOpu-
-. hull terriers, Peltingese and
POrAeranians arc TO be tcd before
The judgeG.
The prize winners win have all
been named by tomorrow evening,
but the biggest event of the whole
show has been saved for the eve.
ming. Then Judge Rost WIN look
over the winners in all breeds to
name the best dog in the show.
One OF the leading candidates for
this honor is Margills Mr.. Jiggs,
an Airedale owned by Stuart HI.
3illnore, Of this city. Mr.. Jiggs
was called the best dog In the
chow at Lancaster, Pa, and Is in
excellent condition for competition
Headuuarters for exhibitors and
Judges Is at the Raleigh Hotel,
where a dinner will be given tor
night by huntsmen from Virginia
and Maryland.
Tomorrow night, at the Ward,
man Park Riding Club. bali will
he staged by the Washington Rid.
ing and Hunt Club, after attending
the show in body. Just to make
everything look right a pack Of fox
hounds will be tethered at one end
Of the hall and pack Of foxes at
the other.
:. The bench show committee, head.
ed by Charles A. Watson, was being
congratulated today on the excellent
show and the arrangements which
were moving like clockwork. There
was complete understanding between
the many exhibitors and the judges,
the dogs getting into the Judging
ring without any delay,
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
Had -Four Strikes,

In 1897 baseball rules allowed the
batter four strikes. ~ was the only
year this rule existed.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
Book TwentY-fIye.

The. Brooklyn Dodgers have
booked twenty-five spring exhibi.
ton games. Fifteen OF them win
be nlaved \, m florida C0enauut
Leagi'e te~'urir~ m March IA,
The Washington times., 1924-01-25
~ "SKILLE1" FlVN'S
.kLEERLES:|
Il You've Never Sean .
wireless Airdale Or .
Radio Retriever, Step
Down to the Coliseum
and Be Convinced.
BY KIRK ItILLER.l

TvO WHOM 1T MAY CON-
Germ, GREETINGS: The
Washington Kennel Clubs
Bench Show busted loose at 10
o'clock this morning to cen.
tinue until tomorrow night Il
the neighbors don't complain.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

brush up Your education on the
subject Of Wire-haired Snap
dragons, try to get past that
traffic policeman down by the
Coliseum and you viii have
mastered your first lesson.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

HOWEVER:-There are q
few other interesting breeds
which would appreciate some
publicity, namely, the imported
Corinthian Cockroach being ex-
hibited by DR.. William p. Col
Inns, who knows dogs even
when they are muzzled.
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aquarium Of ugly
mugs, from the
far-famed Taz-
I1aanian Wimp-
hound to the
wee Westpha-
liam w oof III 9,
the latter being
q breed Of span
lei which swinls
in his own
shadow.
T II E r E
FORE: Be it
resolved, that II
Won wanE To
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

FURTHERMORE:-There is
every form Of flea food in that
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

ALSO: That inimitable
breed Of Senegambian Mouse
terrier which not only catches
his own meals but eats 'em on
the hoof-imported from Asia
Minor by courtesy of George
Goodacre, the hot dog inn
presario.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

TO SAY NOTHING:-Of a
peculiar strain Of Midlothian
Rubbersetter whose hair is in
dispensible to shaving brushes
Of the better class. His COM
mercial value has caused q Con-
gressional Investigation in Skip
stopia, his native lair.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

AS WELL ASIAN INSTALL
ment Of Monaghan Mites, q
ladies' lap dog, which is so
small it can be carried in q
vanity case. Owned and ex-
hibited by Mrs. R. C. Birney.
who will pour tea each after
noon in honor Of her entries.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

NOT FORGETTING: - Gus
Buchholz, whose famous Beef
steak Pointer has removed the
necessity for head walters.
These dogs meet the guests at
the front door and point the
way to vacant tables-if any.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

THEN:-There is Q cage full
Of those Scandinavian Mastiffs
whose tails are so versatile that
you can tell what kind Of
weather it is by the angle at
which they propel them. DR..
d. e. Buckingham, breeder.
The Washington times., 1924-01-25

This afternoons program calls
for shepherds, judged by HI. G.
Ahrenstedt; airdaiea, fox ter
riors, Welsh and Irish terriers.
judged by Thomas CadwaIader,
and male BostOns. judged by
Clarence n. Grey.