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The Washington times., 1924-05-30
WINSTON HAS BEEN MADE
VIRGINIA TRACK LEADER

-CHARLOTTESVIL Va, MAY
30.-James Overton Winston, jr., Of
Kingston, N. Y, has been elected
captain of the University of VIr.
ginia track team for 1925 by the
fourteen varsity men who nave
been awarded letters by the execu.
tive board Of the General Athletic
Association for work in the season
that has just closed. Sixteen class
numerals were awarded members of
the undefeated first year track
team.
The new captain-elect has won
his third track "V" and last fall
earned his letter as tackle on the
football team. He is a student in
the academic department, a member
Of the Delta Psi national fraternity,
and many honorary undergraduate
organizations.
Virginia's varsity track team will
suffer from the loss of some of the
best of this seasons men, for Cap.
tain Bohannon and Talbot, quarter
milers: Rosenburger and Stevens,
distance men; Davis, all-arouni
field man, and Stabler, high and
broad jumper, are not expected to
be in college next year, and several
others may not return.
From the first-year squad, how.
ever, Virginia will get valuable
sprint men in Frost and Cuddy, and
from the others Pop" Lanniyan
will be able to train a team that
will continue the excellent record
that has been made in recent
sea SONS
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
LIKES CLIMATE
ABROAD, SAYS
MISS WILLS
British Atmosphere Not Unlike
Her Own Dear Pacific
Coast Home

WIMBLEDON, England, May 80.
81 am perfectly used to the Eng
lish climate already" Miss Helen
Wills. American girl tennis cham
pion. declared enthusiastically today.
The fair, shy young American
champion was on the Wimbledon
courts getting ready for her daily
practice.
81 have been surprised" she con.
tinued, ito find the English spring
weather almost similar to our own
weather at Berkeley, Cal. In fact
it is far less different from our
California atmosphere than New
York.
Although the air feels a little
heavier there is no difference in
the light from what I have been &C.
customed to at home.
AFTER several days of practice on
the dirt courts, 1 am beginning on
the grass courts today.
my chief hope is that when the
international matches begin / will
be playing in my top form. OF
course l anticipate that the, English
women will give US a great game
and hard contest, put our team
ought to do well.
II am enjoying my stay here i'm.
mensely. Everybody is wonderfully
kind to lie, but l find little time for
anything but tennis"
Miss Wills looks the picture of
health and fitness. She is full of
Wgor and good spirits and Drowned
by the sun and wind.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30

for them, once they hit the West
and it will not be surprising if the
champions of the world come home
dragging their tails behind them.
st. Louis and Detroit are sure
to cause trouble for every Eastern
club next month. Cleveland, with
batters in slumps and pitchers out
of the lineup through illness, has
not done SO poorly and, once a.
home, should grow stronger rap
idly. This means more difficulties
for the Eastern invaders.
The White Sox, like the Indians,
have suffered from illness and
injury. They are about ready to
begin hitting on all cylinders and
should perk up when they settle
down for their coming long home
stay.
In other words, the Yankees,
who do not look so very formidable
this season, may be knocked off
the roof of the world before they
return from the West.
The Yankees made a record last
year in winning their pennant
with a margin of sixteen games.
Unless present signs mean nothing
at all, they will never win their
fourth successive pennant by such
wide margin. Indeed, if they
win at all, they will have to go
through a bitterly hot fight such
as they had in 1922, when they
nosed out the St. Louis Browns by
single game.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
CORNELL TRACK
STARS To GET
|. WORKOUTS
So = MIH
- uOuuuAVV
Eastern Trials at Yankee
" Stadium Draw Big Red
So Field Men for Olympic

NEW YORK, May so.-Jack
aMoakley, Cornell's track and field
Z coach, is going to bring a dozen of
/ his star performers this way for
1.-The Eastern sectional tryouts in the
Yankee stadium next week.
.AfTbree stars will grace the Ilha-
cans lineup for the big meet on
June Eddie Kirby, the Intercol.
slegiate A. A. A. A. mile cham.
pion; Fred Lovejoy, winner of the
furlong dash at the same meeting
"a. year ago, and Eugene Goodwillie.
the former University High School
tChicago) Splinter, who has beer
credited unofficially with running
LOO yards in 8 3-5 seconds.
Monkeys supporting cast will In.
clude Bontecu and Greening for the
pole. vault, Crozier for the 400
meters, Gerry for the 500 meters,
and Bowen, Wester, and Sullivan
= for the weight events.
=, The stadium meet will mark
Lovejoy'S first appearance in Cor
nell's colors since the intercollegiate
games last spring. The rangy Long
Island boy is ineligible to represent
his alma mater in intercollegiate
competition, but is permitted to
wear Cornell's colors in open games.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
TITLE NOT
EASY To GRAB
TWICE
No Amateur Golfer Ever Re-
peated-Jones Faces Big
Mental Hazard

No amateur golfer ever has won
the American open championship
twice. That's one Of the mental
hazards which Bobby Jones will
have to contend with when he de.
tends the title at Oakland Hills,
near Detroit. on June 5 ana s.
Only four amateurs in all have held
! the open laurels, Francis Ouimet
being the first, in 1918; Jerry Trav.
ers the second, in 1915; Chick Evans
the third, in 1916, and Bobby Jones
the fourth, last year.
Amateur champions have had q
habit of repeating frequently in the
American tournament for simon
pures, but in the open competition
history has repeated itself on only
few occasions.
Willie Anderson and J. ]. Nc
Dermott are the only golfers who
have triumphed in two successive
years. Anderson is the only ono
who boasts three in a row. Alex
Smith and Walter Hagen are the
only others who have won the open
championship twice, Smiths tri
umphs being four years apart and
Hagen's being separated by 3
stretch Of five years which included
the war seasons of 1917 and 1918, in
which there were no title tourna
ments.
Anderson, with four Victories, two
OF which were achieved in play-offs
stands out as the most successful
golfer in the history Of the open
event, which was instituted in 1884,
at st. Andrews, birthplace Of the
game in, this country, with a victory
for Willie Dunn.
The championship was decided
at match play that year, but In
1895 which saw Horace Rawlins
win at Newport, the system OF
medal play was started. For three
years they played SO holes AMI then
in 1898, with the success Of Fred
Herd, the present scheme Of a
holes was inaugurated.
Anderson, who had finished sec
ond to Joe Lloyd in 1897, won the
title for the first time in 1901, al
Myopia, when he beat Aleck Smith
after they had tied at 3 1, Larry
Auchterlonie stepped in between
Anderson and the title in 1902, but
in 1908, 1904 and 1905 Anderson
recorded the most phenomenal rur
of victories ever recorded in Ameri
can golf competition.
Not only have amateurs failed t.
repeat in the open. but they have
been close up on only few occasions
Two years before Evans won the
title he finished only a stroke be
hind Hagen. In 1922 Jones finished
in tie for second, with ]. L
Black only one stroke behind 'ht
victor.
Jones, like Evans, has had hit.
two big filings. Will the young
man from Atlanta and Harvard bC
able to make good things come IL
threes? Golf history would say
nay. but Bobby gave golf history
bit Of jolt at Inwood last sum
mer and may hand 1t another jol
out at Oakland Hills next month.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30

So when James gallops around
that great Colonies bowl, near
Paris, strong Georgetown heart
will pump within his sturdy chest.
the Hilltop feels, and where James
finishes in his race with the greatest
ddle-distance runners of the WORT
will be of most interest to track
bugs of this town, where friends OF
his are many.
But
Any prediction concerning Jimmy
Connolly's prospects for world fame
In the OlympicS may be more than a
trtfle premature, for he has yet tc
be named for the honor of repre-
senttng America. But that mark OF
1857 speaks so highly in his favor
the track sharps are counting him
already a member Of Uncle SANS
team.
Jimmy did the 1851 i'm a special
race held in connection with q
dual meet between Dartmouth and
Columbia. He made such runners
as Walter Higgins and Mike De-
Vaney resemble nOviceS, according
to reports Of the race.
But the most interesting point In
the matter is that Connolly's time
beat by more than four seconds tn,
time in which A. G. Hill, of Eng
land, won the 1900 meters race II
the Olympics Of 1920, and in. this
| gallop the Englishman neatly
trimmed such American runners a:
Joie Ray and Larry Shields.
| iffIo Tnio for Anno fvN Ins~ 1..a
Hing career failed to sparkle
Shields, in third place, was the fi.sI
American to finish.
America will need powerful run
rer, indeed, to win the 1,50O-meteI
race in the coming Olympics, fol
Paavo Nurni, the Finn with the
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
LOCAL MEN CHOSEN TO
UMPIRE At ANNAPOLIS

Members of the District Of Co
Iumbia Tennis Umpires' Associa-
ton have been chosen to umpire
the tennis matches tomorrow at the
Naval Academy between the navy
and the army. A. A. White. chair
man Of the association. 10 the
referee.
Members Of the association who
will act as umpires in the matches
are Doctor L. W. GIazebrook, s. M.
Stellwagen. Paul Harding, L.. A.
Cox. Louis Doyle, Frank Seward,
Major Duncan Elliott and Major
w. M. Robertson. The matches
are scheduled to start ut 3 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30

Manager Harris has generally
made a practice this spring of
starting johnson, Mogridge, Mar
tina and Marberry, with now and
then Zachary or Zahniser getting
the call. The good showing Of
Curly Ogden against the White
Sox makes him eligible for a
berth among the first four regu-
lars.
One handicap Harris has had to
face this spring has been the
Indictment weather, which has in
terfered constantly with the pitch
ing rotation. It is the machine
like regularity of action which
brings out the best in pitchers, not
idling away time on the bench, or
warming up in the bull pen.
1t is probable that, with clearing
weather, Harris may call upon
johnson, Marberry, Ogden and
Mogridge, shooting in Zachary
against clubs known to be weak
against southpaws, or Martina
whenever the looks of things
warrant.
But until the Griffs can get a
quartet of pitchers working regu-
larly in turn, the team is going to
play the in-and-out ball displayed
this spring.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30

Lt1atSA 10 De u0IQ5 nero III JuItGs
Seven intercollegiate champions
and an ex-champion are entered in
the meet. VI,
4 These champions are Allan Helf.
frtch,g Penn State half-miler. Ed
ward Kirby, Cornell, miller; Verne
Booth, Johns Hopkins, two-mileri
William Comins. Yale broad jump
er; Ralph Hills, Princeton shot-put'
ter; Bill Reufeldt, California discus
star; Ben Owen, Penn pole vaulter;
Glen CTiny) Hartranft, Of Stanford
University, weights man, Is the
only ex-champion.
In the half mile Helffrich will
meet formidable opposition i'm
Enck, of Penn State, who finished
second last year.. and George
Mansions, of Georgetown, who
finished third. Then there is
Baueh, of Cornell, and "SOapy"
4. Waters, of Harvard, who has run
the distance in 1855.
There il some likelihood that
Eddie Kirby, Cornell one-mile cham
pion, may not defend his title, but
will be entered in the two mile. If
he enters the mile, however, he
will meet tough shedding in Tom
Cavanaugh, Of Boston College, a
All As man, and Nal Douglas, of
Yale.
= Booth, Of Hopkins, defending two.
mile star, looks as good as any in
the tWo-mile route, but George Ler-
monde, of Boston College; Moore, Of
Columbus, and Helms, of George.
town, will bear watching.
Comins looks as though he will
find it super task to defend his
laurels in the broad jump, as Rose,
OF Pennsylvania, and Borne, of Calf.
fornia, have turned in better per.
formances than his record in com.
petition this year.
t,tr
t. Hartranft will meet two tough
nuts to crack i'm Ralph Hills of
Princeton, and Bud HOuser. of
i The U. s. C., in the shOt-put and
discus.
Z Bowman, Of Syracuse, looms as
sole possible two-place winner in
the track events. He is entered in
the century and in the 22O low
hurdles. His hopes for success in
the short distance though are beset
with uncertainty with Hill, Bayes,
Norton and Louis Clark up against
him, While In the barriers he will
have Scattergood, crack Tiger hurd-
Ter, and Hugo Leistner, of Stanford
to buck up against.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
N LOUIS A.DOUGHER


EE FOIL has pulled his collection of casOf from the bottom
to tie with the champions the world largely
by of the seadiness of his pitchers He has
worked in turn Jack QUINN Ehmke
He other pitchers
innings and then whenever the Red Sox happen be losing
that quartet named is doing the brun of the hill
following this practice Foil repeating baseball which
ana mas said for that the strongest pitching staff consists Of
between In all the long history major leagues
ng teams always reached the heights pitching Of
three four trer BY frequent eight
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
FRANK WIGINGToN SURE
OF ONE MORE SHOWING

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May 3d.
Frank Wigington, who belongs to
the st. Louis Cardinals, is pitching
such fine ball for, New Haven that
he is practically sure of being re.
called for a trial in the fall.
"Wiggy is pitching big league
ball for u.s." says Manager Zeb
Milan, land no minor Lacquer can
do that long before he is snapped
nm - !
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
TED JOURDAN RECEIVERS
FROM HIS BUSTED LEG

MINNEAPOLIS, May 30.-Ted
Jourdon, the Millers' firstsacker,
who broke a leg during the training
season, has recovered and expects
to report in shape to resume his
duties in a week or SO. With Jour.
don on the job, Jay Kirke will
probably be transferred to the out.
field where his hitting should come
in handy.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
REDS, CHOSEN TO
y LEAD ST. JOHNS NINE

:. ANNAPOLIS, Nd, May So
. James Red" Dugan, st. Johns
: basketball, baseball and football
star, was chosen captain of the next
years baseball team at 81 gathering
Of this years letter men.
Dugan, who halls from Quincy,
Mass. is one Of the most popular
men In college. He plays first base.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
Speaking of Victory.

ID EFORE the major leagues
went into action in April
both New York clubs ranked
favorites to win their respective
league titles for the fourth straight
year. With June knocking at the
gate, rumors are heard that bets
are being compromised, especially
those on the Giants.
The Giants had tough time on
their first tour of the West, win
ming but six and losing nine.
McGraw's team has been playing
bad baseball behind very, very sad
pitching. The combination cannot
be surpassed for bringing defeat.
The Yankees, with a long home
stay, have managed to cling to the
top but all signs point to trouble
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
LEONARD AND DUNDEE
SIGN FOR BOUT IN JULY

NEW YORK, May 30.-Benny
Leonard, worlds lightweight cham
pion, and Johnny Dundee, holder of
the featherweight and Junior light
weight crowns, signed articles today
for a fifteen-round match at the
Yankee stadium late in July.
NEW YORK, May 30.-The Luis
Vicentini-Johnny Dundee lightweight
match, postponed because of rain,
will be held in Madison Square Gar
den on Monday night, the promoters
announced today.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
Took Himself Out.

Finding himself unable to faith.
ON Fred Heimach's southpaw de-
livery last Saturday, George Sisler
the Brownies manager, sent Rice
to hit for him in the eighth in
ming. The pinch hitter did nothing
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
Epiphany in Action

A lively contest contest is expect.
ed when the Epiphany team, which
has been performing with the
leaders of younger classes in the
last several seasons, takes on the
Easterns at p. m. tomorrow on
the south diamond of the Ellipse in
a senior w. p. A. A. game.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
Section c Juniors Clash

Two games are on today in Section
c Of the w. B. A. A., junior division.
the Argyles meeting the Boys Club
on the west diamond Of the Ellipse
at IL a. m. and the Clovers and
Mount Rainiers battling at D. m.
on the east diamond.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
CINCINNATI GETS TWO
PLAYERS FROM MILLERS

CINCINNATI, May 80. - Chick
Shorten, outfielder, formerly of the
st. Louis Browns, and Hugh Critz,
second basernan Of the Minneapolis
American Association team, have
been obtained by the Cincinnati Ma
tionaIa
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
NINE HUNDRED ATHLETES
COMPETE IN NATIONAL
!. COLLEGE MEET TODAY
Ry ROBERT y. HARLOW.

CAMBRIDGE Mass May from colleges
and universities the Atlantic the Pacific competed today
the the annual track and field
the A. A. A. A. in the Harvard Stadium The finals will be
contested Saturday.
Leland Stanfords California University of
sylvania Princeton the favores for the title.
believe that which grasp 80 points
athletes listed starters 1t coorful epogue to the Olympic
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
Waiting For Heat.

Babe Adams, the Pittsburgh
Pirates veteran hurler, is waiting
anxiously for hot weather to decide
for himself whether or not he Is
done for good and all. Until he
tries and fails again he will not
admit that his pitching days are
gone.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
MoIines Seek Games

Midget teams who want a game
are asked to get in touch with
Louis Rather. North 716S, manager
of the Moline Midgets. The
midgets have game today, and
either Mitchell Sklar or Julius A.per
WiU do the pitching.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
Something to Consider.

." ERE'S bright idea worth
consideration here in Wash
ington. It is culled from
the sport pages Of the New York
Telegram:
Colonel Robert M. Thompson,
Of the American Olympic commit
tee, who has dived into his pocket
for more money to support our
Olympic Argosies than any other
citizen ofS this country, yesterday
appealed over the radio to the
collegians Of America to come to
the aid of the committee. He
asked their support to wipe out
the deficit of 100000 which
stares the committee in the face
with the sailing date less than q
month off.
"Why is it necessary for Colonel
Thompson to make this appeal I?
Why isn't our Government behind
our Olympic team, just as all other
governments are behind their
representatives? If France, with
it's falling franc, can make a
federal appropriation, why cannot
we? Is Congress so busy looking
at itself in the mirror that it can
not see the Olympic games in tho
offing and the Importance of
adequate representation for the
United States?"
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
He MAY Come Back

Pacific Coast 'leaguers say Multi.
gan, frorner White Sox infielder,
now. with San Francisco, is bound
to go back to the big leagues. His
playing has been excellent all sea.
son with the Coast League cham.
Mons
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
First Stolen Base.

The first ballplayer ever to steal
a base was Cuthbert, Of the Key.
stone team Of Philadelphia, in a
game in Brooklyn on the old Cap.
itoline field in 1865.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
Midget Teams Busy

Section B of the midget class, w.
b. A. A., has two games scheduled
Tor today, the Arrows meeting the
corinthians at 3 p. m. on the west
diamond of the Ellipse and the
Mount Rainters and Trinities clash
ing at p. m. on the south diamond.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
Seniors PLAY TODAY

The Kanawha and Riverside
seniors will clash today at 8 D. m.
on the south diamond Of, the Ellipse
in a w. B. A. A,
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
Black Cost a Lot.

Bill Black, utility infielder with
the White Sox, was purchased from
Beaumont. In the Texas League, at
the cost Of four players.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
Chance is Resting.

Frank l.. Chance, 1928 manager
Of the Boston Red Sox, is recuper-
ating at Pine Springs, Cal. He :s
expected to remain there for several
months.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
Play Morning Games

The Paramounts and Tremonts
and the Ballstons and Elliotts are
playing today in the junior division
of the W. 3. a. A., action starting
at II o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
CherrydaIes Practice

Every member of the Cherrydale
baseball squad is requested by Coach
Eddie Foster to attend a practice
session tomorrow at 5 p. m.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
Gets Many Homers.

Duffy Lewis, manager Of the Salt
Lake City club, in the Pacific Coast
League, has thirteen home runs to
his credit already this season.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
CalVo is Hitting.

Jack Calvo, formerly with the
Griffs, Is playing center field for
Fort Worth, In the Texas League,
and hitting around asa
The Washington times., 1924-05-30

" "AS 40 a O4 ~
trick.
That something is wrong
with the angelic plumbing it
doesn't take a steamfitter to
see. The eight-hours-a-day
boys up there must be on a
strike and letting the water
works run rampant. 49,.
If Big Chief Rain-In-The-
Face were alive today he would
offer the world an apology for
presuming on a title that didn't
fit his day.
The sun has shown in this
hemisphere exactly two hours
and twenty minutes in the last
month, and that was at night
when everybody that wasn't
should have been asleep.
So far as outdoor sports are
concerned. the merry month of
May has been a blank. If the
ball teams ever catch up with
their double-headers they'll make
out the next schedule in a
domino factory.
Farmers and roof-garden ath-
letes are kicking like tadpoles
in a bottle. Real estate sales
men are turning handsprings.
Straw hat dealers have put in
a stock of umbrellas and taxi
cab companies are declaring
double dividends.
Whatever you do you've got
to do between showers which is
alright if you are young and
agile, but if You are middle
aged and faltering the only
thing to do is to get yourself
a bath tub and pair of oars.
Weather forecast for today
Same as yesterday and all this
week.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30

worlds record for the MILE min.
utes 1925 seconds-is the chap who
must be beat. it appears. NurIni
is regarded az one of the greatest
stars to compete in the big games.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
FRIDAY, MAY 80, 1924.
CONNOLLY LOOKS GOOD
AS OLYMPIC PROSPECT
By r. D. THOMAS.

When Jimmy Connolly stepped off 1900 in quick
OF minutes and 81 seconds the other day. the Olympic
University gercepby although Jimmy sports
For here the Nations Capital Jimmy Connolly no matter what
athletic affiliations regarded being truly
than anything else Georgetown - .a3es'
for dear old Georgetowns performed
made his nder path bywod throughout the land and
TO give him fun - - - - -
The Washington times., 1924-05-30

On top of that, the divine
bathtub seems to be completely
without a stopper, which, on
heaven or earth, is a dirty
trick.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30
SAYS SKILLET"
Finn, Esq.
Who Ever Is Dishing Out
the Weather Certainly
Isn't Using a Pitch
fork.
BY KIRK MILLER.

BY KIRK MILLER.
UTASHINGTONIANS are all
" wet over the fact we've
had so much rain this
spring as are Philadelphians,
New Workers, Bridgeportees
and other commuters.
No day is official this sea-
son unless !. it has it's little
chaser. You can take away the
hard LIQUOR hY LEGISLATION. hut
The Washington times., 1924-05-30


nature attends
to the little
glass of water
that goes with
it.
L i g h thing
c a l cula tors
have estimated
that 9,022, 1884,
5S1 tumblers
of water have
rinsed Wash
ington's streets
since the heav-
emily spigot
was left open
The Washington times., 1924-05-30

If Big Chief Rain-In-The-
Face were alive today he would
offer the world an apology for
presuming on a title that didn't
fit his day.
The Washington times., 1924-05-30

by some abSent-minded celestial
boarder.