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Evening star., 1924-03-05


h, have been corralled by Manager
will cut wide swath. If all of his
es, the northwest doubtless will be
cams in the city.
southwest. Prospects for this season
Will be discussed.
An array Of likely looking young
sters reported at the first practice Of
the Corlnthian Midgets yesterday.
ley. Cohn and George CifaIa were
among the promising candidates.
Games with the Corinthians can be
arranged by calling Manager Louis
Entin at Columbia 1904.
c. schat. has been elected presiden,
of the Emblem Athletic Club. Other
officers are: M. Casey, vice president;
K. Gather, secretary; r. Sherwood
treasurer; D. McLeish. business man.
day at 10 o'clock. Games are being
booked by McLeish at $685. 33d street
Mount Rainier.
have elected I. Nitowitz manager
again this year. Candidates will re.
port for practice Sunday at 10 o'clock
at 7th and o streets. Hamill, Burdine,
A. kuhnert, Pennella and b. Mensh
are among the players back. Last
year the Kanawhas won the p. NJ
H. A. League title.
Cherrydale Athletic Club players
will discuss base ball plans for the
coming season at a meeting tomor.
row night at 8 o'clock. Jim Shaw
former Washington ball player, will
coach the Virginians< this season
Work on the new diamond will ge,
under way this week. At the presen,
time Cherrydale does not believe II
will enter the Arlington County
League, due to the failure Of the
teams to show enough interest in thu
circuit.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
ARCADES TO TACKLE
ELITE BOWLING FIVE

Lou Brisker has organized a bowl
ing team at the Arcade Laundry and
1t will be pitted against the strong
Elite quint Of the Hebrew League in
a duckpin match Friday night at the
Recreation alleys. Next Tuesday
night the Baltimore Y. NJ. H. A. will
clash with the Washington Y. NJ. H.
A. March Is the Roanoke team come
here again to tackle the Southern
Railway Quint.
Curb Cafe, leader in the District
League. went to Baltimore and beat
the Regent Wildcats by % pins in a
f1ve-game match.
RANGERS of the Evening Star
League won two Of three from the
Warriors, and the Scouts pulled the
cleanup act on the Cowboys. Dave
McCarty had set Of 33s and game
Of 1913.
In the District League the Curb
Cafe won the odd from the Regulars.
tional Capital League, won two of
three from Phillips.
In the Masonic League Washington
Joppa; Stansbury took the odd from
Acacia: La Fayette grabbed two of
three from Albert Pike; Naval did the
same to Hiram. and Osiris shot the
best two Of three in a tilt with
Potomac.
Legal Claims of the Shipping Board
League won two OF three from Voy-
the Internal Revenue League swept
the decks with the Solicitors in the
Athletic Club League. Eagle Athletic
Club won two of three from Domini-
can Lyceum. Manley of the Eagles
was high man with a set Of 332 and
game Of 140.
washington Canoe Club Of the
Nautical League won the odd from
Potomac Boat Club after a hard bat
tie, McCambridge Of the Potomacs be-
ing the star of the match with set
Of 375 and game of 140.
Evening star., 1924-03-05

There Is no question at this writ
ing that Slim McGrew and Fred
Wingfield outrank the others in both
stun and style and, although he has
just started to work, Joe Martina's
proven prowess entities him to top
notch rating, which means tina,
there will be only one job left, with
SIX in the field seeking 1t. There are
30 many 'ffs" and butts" about this
half dozen that developments must
be awaited.
Specie In Poor Fielder.
There Is Byron Specie, the expen-
8ive acquisition from the Omaha club
for instance. The Western Lacquer
appears to have excellent control OF
an underhand delivery that Is admit
tedly hard to gauge, but he is Ia
mentally weak at the all-important
business of fielding his position.
Then there is Leo Moon, the hard
luck guy, who has a fine fast ball
but who has yet to indicate posses
sion of a curve that will pass muster
Joyce has made good impression
but whether he can get the ball over
when bearing down remains to be
demonstrated. Dudley's youth and
lack of experience indicate the need
acquire polish.
Roe seems to require steady work
under some taskmaster that can
straighten out the herky-jerky de-
livery that causes him to pull UP
with a sore back after every session
,dicapped by lack of size. This max es
It doubtful whether he has the stam-
ina to go through, even II he can
generate enough stuff to deceive big
league batsmen, although the midget
i8o fine fielder and, like Dudley, has
the reputation of being a good hitter
Has Plenty OF Time.
The games with the National
League clubs that are to get under
way next week will furnish a pretty
accurate line on the relative ability
If at their conclusion any doubt ex-
lists as to who is who" Harris still
will have plenty of opportunity to
complete his testing-out process, for
the time limit for cutting down the
roster to the legal quota of twenty
than three months remains for in
spectfon and. as Bucky has been as
sured that he can carry as many
men as he sees fit up to the point
where the rules require curtailment
of the squad he will not have te
use any snap Judgment in the lop-
ping off of heads.
McGrew and Wingfield demonstrate
ed their class in a convincing manner
during the batting practice yester-
day. when they not only wasted few
balls, but gave the batsmen all man
their shoots. Slim simply busted it
by 'em and with that masked deliv-
cry of his. in which the ball is
heaved from his hip pocket, he had
Evening star., 1924-03-05
RICKEY IS ON WARPATH

ST LOUIS. Mo-, March 5.-Branch
Rickey, manager of the st. Louis Ma
tionals, Is on the warpath, advices to
the Post Dispatch say. The trouble,
the dispatch says. revolves about a
bootlegger who slipped into the Car
dinaIs' camp at Bradentown, Fla, left
some OF his liquid merchandise and
alipped right out again. Hickey said
he would enlist the mayor and city
attorneys q to punish the peddler Of
forbidden beverages.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
HISTORIC SWEDISH SKI
RUN WON BY LINDGREN

STOCKHOLM, March 5.-Sweden's
most spectacular sporting event of
the winter, the historic vasa ski run
has just been held. with 119 competi-
tors and 10000 spectators.
The course is sixty miles long
through difficult terrain, but the win.
ner. j. Lindgren Of Umeaa. covered
the entire distance in less than thir-
teen hours.
This annual event commentaries
the dramatic episode of the ski run
made over the same course, from the
heart of Dale Cariia, to the Nor
wegian frontier. more than four hun
dred years ago. by Gustavus Vasa
founder of modern Sweden, and her
greatest monarch.
Evening star., 1924-03-05

The world champions enjoyed an
unexpected holiday at the New Or
leans quarters yesterday watching
the Mardi Gras reveiers.
John McGraw donned a uniform
for the first time at the Giant camp
at Sarasota and did everything he
asked his men to do. Five pitchers
were permitted to cut loose with
everything they had and several more
will reach that stage of development
within the next few days If the good
weather continues,
The first game Of the season for the
Giants will be played Saturday
against the University of Florida
nine.
The Robins continued their two
a-day" practice at Clearwater. Fla.
The usual afternoon practice game.
which the Yannigans won, s to 8. was
featured by heavy hitting. A batted
ball struck Abe klugman, second
baseman, over the eye and cut a deep
cash which will keep him from work.
ing for several days.
Evening star., 1924-03-05


Bottle Cox and Freddie Noone, two
OF last years champion Mohawk play
ers, have agreed to cast their lot with
Petworth. Then there is Bill Aud,
the most savage hitter of the 1923
american Legion team. There is not
one prospect on Bucks list that has
not had considerable experience in
the local sandlot realm.
Jack Brinkman, Fee Collier, Tom
my Connors, Al Chase, S. Charles, H.
don, Mace Mccormack, Bing Miller,
George Stevens, Taylor, Deacon Rhees
and Charles Warren are among the
talented bunch.
Candidates are to attend a meeting
Monday night at Grier's home, 1905
Ing numerous outsice games. Pet
worth will compete in the newly or
ganized Independent Base Ball
League, with such teams as the Mo-
hawks, knickerbockers and Domin-
lean Lyceum.
Northern Athletic Club intends to
place a senior and junior team on the
Held this year. Fifty candidates al
ready have answered first call for
practice. Hcssler will coach the se-
ntors, while Hammil will tutor the
juniors. Former athletes of. the
Macktn and Park View Athletic clubs
recently organized the Northerns.
All Teams Of the Departmental Bas Sc
Ball League are expected to send
representatives at meeting of the
fnSa circuit dna tomorrow or W. night at spald-
ably will be available in the
league this year. Mines that care to
Join the circuit are urged. to send
their managers to the meeting.
Lo.is Rose will manage the Smith
Held Mtdgets this season, while Ben
Traub will captain the team. ChaI-
received by Rose at EOS 9Th street.
A game has been arranged with the
Friendship Midgets on March 15.
Traub. Garfnkle. Miller. Rose. Reeves.
Marino are to play for the Smith
fields this season.
sl1 team. probably will enter the
League. Rockville. Bethesda, Glen
Echo, Boyds. Dickerson and Washing
ton Grove are expected to be repre-
sented in the circuit. Plans for the
season will be discussed by managers
ek these teams at a meeting Monday
In the courthouse at Rockville.
southern Prep. are to organize at
street southwest. According to pres
ent plans. the Southerns> will develop
a fast reserve team. Snow will coach
both mines.
Base ball viii be the topic of dis
cussion at q meeting Of the River
side Athletic Club tonight at the homo
OF Carl Saul, 1886 Jefferson street.
PuFner. e. Saul, M. Saul, H Hatch,
". Hatch, Duyall, Corcoran, Lydon,
Dumbo, Shore Henderson. White.
Donoghue, Studade and Gallotto arc
asked to report ,
llsyAes Of the 1923 Dominion
xv0oVpa nine viii hold q mass moot
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THREE BOUTS DECIDED.

NEW YORK. March 5.-Babe Her
man. Pacific coast featherweight, won
the judges decision over Tommy
Noble of England in a ten-round
bout. Benny Valger Of New York. re-
ceived the decision over Bud Chris
pounds. Yves Horrerlou, French light
weight. took the verdict over Al Dy-
beck of New York, in a six-round
contest.
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CH1S0X WAIT ON CHANCE.

CHICAGO. March 5.-No base ball
strategy will be attempted at the
Winter Haven. Fla, training camp OF
the Chicago Americans until the ar
rival of the regulars next week. ac-
cording to Acting Managers Ed Walsh
and Johnny Evers.
The regulars will have one week Of
intensive drill before playing exhibi-
ton games with various National
League clubs training in the vicinity.
All the yearlings in the Chicago
Nationals camp on Catalina Island
will get in the lineup for at least
three innings during the two week
end exhibition games with the Ver-
non club, according to Manager Bin
Killefer's plans.
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INDIANS TO F0RT1FY.

Cleveland probably will carry ten
pitchers this season, Manager iris
Speaker announced on his arrival at
Hot Springs yesterday. according to ad-
vices received here. The list may be
Increased to eleven or twelve, how
yer, II the showing Of enough recruits
warrants.
Speaker would not say who might
land the regular catching job. All
will be given an equal chance, he
said.
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sISLER LOOKS TO THIRD.

ST LOUIS. Mo-, March 5.-George
Sisler, manager Of the st. Louis
Americans. is giving considerable at
tention to the seven players trying
for third base In an attempt to boil
ster up a department weak last sea-
son. according to news from the Mo-
bile, Ala. training camp. He plans
to concentrate on Sylvester Simon,
from San Antonio, Tex.
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CHURCH TO CONTINUE
TO CONDUCT BOUTS

DENVER. Col, March 5.-Despite a
hundred or more protests from a
score Of cities from New York to
San Francisco. Rev. B. B. Kessler.
pastor OF the Merit Memorial Metho-
dist Church here, declares he will
continue boxing bouts after his semi
monthly prayer meetings. the next
such program being set for tonight.
Il am not in favor of prize fight
Ing" says the Rev. Kessler, but I
am very much in favor of clean ath-
my boys that those who can use box
ing gloves will not use knives or
guns"
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BREAKS GOLF RECORD.

BELLEAIR HEIGHTS, Fla. March
5.-Joseph Schlotman, amateur of De-
troit. broke the championship course
record here, when he went around in
IS, one stroke better than the score
made by Walter Hagen. two weeks
ago. He had chance for 63, but
took over par at the sixteenth and
eighteenth holes.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
JAPAN TAKES UP GOLF.
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, March 5.-Golf is
making rapid headway as a national
pastime in Japan, according to word
reaching the United States Golf Asso-
citation. AS a result of recent re-
quests, the association has forwarded
Information to aid in the formation
of a national Japanese organization
of golf clubs, as well as details for
the construction of a model links near
Toxic to serve as a guide for the
development Of other courses.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
CREWS TAKE TO WATER

NEW HAVEN, March 5-Four
Yale varsity crews will begin their
first outdoor practice of the season
today on New Haven harbor, Coach
Ed Leader has announced. The
crews have been having indoor prac-
tice for the past few weeks on row.
ing machines.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
PIRATES TRY OUT INFIELD.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. March 5.-The
Pirate infield was given its first work
out yesterday at the Paso, Robles.
Calf, training camp. It was a snappy
session. with Manager McKechnie hit.
ting the ball to Grimm. Maranville,
Wright and Traynor, while the re-
cruits gathered along the base lines
to watch the performance.
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TAKE GOLF TOURNEY.

AUGUSTA, Ga, March Slack
Turnesa, assistant professional of the
Fairview Country Club. Elmsford. n.
T., won the ateur-professional
tournament on the Country Club links
here with score of 1872 for the So
holes.
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GRID STAR ARRESTED.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., March s.
Edgar (Blondy) Wallace. former
Pennsylvania foot ball star and resi-
dent of this city. has been arrested
at Harrison, N. j., by deputies from
the United States marshars office at
Trenton on charges of violating the
prohibition laws
Evening star., 1924-03-05
SEEMS EASY TO SELECT
THOSE WHO WILL REMAIN
Veteran Four, Zahniser, Marberry, McCrew, Win
field and Martina Likely to Be Nine Harris Will
Depend Upon-Tenth Man in Doubt.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

AMPA Fla, March 5Pent indications that when Bucky
Hot Springs week he will find
problems confronting him the
tonaat of picking the wheat from the ha the pitchers
partially solved him athletes
through of elimination Some of the huers who
through their daily Plant Field
their
them perform in actual combat judge their
blites.
Assuming that the quartet Of Mogdge Russell
in the OF the last named that Paul zahnser assured Of regular
Of only the remaining candidates hurting
will
O of carrying ten nboxme
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MARsANs ON HIS WAY.

HAVANA. March 5.-Armando Mar
sans, the veteran major league base
ball player, has left here to join the
New York Nationals at Sarasota,
Fla. Marsans will coach the Giant
youngsters In base running and
sliding.
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PITCHER MAY HANDICAPPED

May, newly acquired lefthander Of
the Cincinnati Reds. started work un-
der handicap. dispatches from the
Orlando training camp stated. Be-
fore leaving his home in North Caro-
lima a few days ago, May tore his
pitching hand on some briars when
hunting, and the member was too sore
to permit him to grip the ball. He
expects the wound to be thoroughly
healed within few days. In the
meantime jake is chasing balls in
Evening star., 1924-03-05
TO COACH WEST VIRGINIA

MORGANTOwN, w. Va. March s.
Art N. Smith, former track coach at
Iowa State and the Michigan Agri-
track coach at West Virginia Uni
versity. He succeeds E. j. Thomson,
who went to Yale last year.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
DEMPSEY QUITS HOSPITAL.

NEW YORK. March 5.-Jack Demp-
sey. world heavyweight champion.
left the Polytechnic Hospital yesterday,
after a confinement of a week fol-
lowing an operation for hemorrhoids
and an abscess. He walked unaided
to a taxicab and went to a hotel
Evening star., 1924-03-05
YOUTHS TO WRESTLE.

Young athletes of the Comanche
Athletic Club are to hold a wrestling
show tomorrow night in their club
house at the rear of SO Bryant street.
Bill O'Brien will be opposed to Johnny
Garner in the feature attraction.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
UNITED FOR OLYMPICs.
By the Associated Press.


BELFAST, March 5-Ulster ath-,
letic clubs have decided to join the
National Association. Thus com
mon front will be insured for the
Olympic games.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
o. S. WOMEN DEFEATED

LONDON, March 5.-Oxford Univer-
sity's woman hockey players defeated
the American team of women, 5 to 0.
Evening star., 1924-03-05

DisplayinE q fast running attack,
Navajo Athletic Club won over the
Circle Ave. in a 20-to-17 match. Both
teams presented q sturdy defense.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
PETWORTH A. C.. CORRALS
MANY BASE BALL STARS

lETWORTH ATHLETIC CLUB apparently justified think we'll
OF its chances sandot Eighteen
players, all of them rated hgh Manager
Buck rler who believes Petworth will
live
represented by of the m IN the ~
Evening star., 1924-03-05
NET TITLE TO BaRoTRA.

PARIS, March 5.-Jean Borotra won
the covered courts tennis champion
ship of France, defeating Henri Co.
chet, 60, 81, 81, 6|4.
Evening star., 1924-03-05

, the outfleld and taking his turn at
bunting.
Manager Moran was said to be
slowly overcoming the attack Of in
to his room since arriving at Orlando,
tut probably will not be able to take
lis place In the field for another
Va elk.
Evening star., 1924-03-05
BALKY YANKEES SHOWING
SPEED WITH PEN AND INK

YORK, March sThe Yankee salary rebellion has all but sub
sided Whitley Witt and Wae Pipp yesterday
Shawkey will differences with
Manager Huggns virtually accepted
Bob Muse considered hodout Only Herb Pennok
complete
Evening star., 1924-03-05

HOCKEY RESULTS.
AT New Haven-New Haven, ~
Maple A. A., 0.
At LonAon. Olt-StFAtf0rd Indians,
=, HaAiltOA Tigers, 4.
Evening star., 1924-03-05

4syesu Of the 1923 Dominion
xWo0Vpa nine viii hold q mass moot
The Washington times., 1924-12-29

Ellen Stuart, Miss Catherine Beav.
ers,, Miss Elizabeth Hagner. Miss
Elizabeth Ramsburgh, Mrs, John Fl.
Wilkins, jr.. Mrs. William M. stokes.
sMrs. Chantland TeIford. Mrs. Marian
Little. Mrs. Edward Altenus and
Mrs. Homer EimeFs.
H3k ~
Mrs John Hay jr., Of Short Hill,
N. j, IL at the New Willard for a
brief stay.
"a new Years Eve dance will ebe
given, under. the auspicessof the enter.
tainnnent committee OF the Womsnss
City Club. % Jackson Place on We'd
.needay, commencing at $3.50 o'clock.
Favors appropriate to the occasion
will be distributed. Supper will be
served at IL o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29

Mrs. Coolidge has consented q
head the list Of patronesses for the
card party to be held at the Airing.
ton Hotel Wednesday, January 81.
under the auspices of the Hebrew
Home for the Aged. Tickets mas
be secured from Mrs. j. Kotz, 2S2i
Connecticut avenue and Mrs. M.
Milestone. $3.50 Nineteenth stree,
northwest. sy .%
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
JUSTICE VAN DE VANTEE's
SON TO WE'D.

Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Earring,
OF Milwaukee, Wis, announce slle
engagement of their daiig litter,
Isabel Mary, to Winslow B. Van
Devanter, son of Justice Willis Van
Devanter. of the supreme Court,
and Mrs. Van Devanter. No date
is announced for the wedding.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
COMMITTEE FOR
WORLD WAR VETERANS

Senator Sheppard Cd of Texas
announced today he would demand
formation Of new committee in
the Senate TO handle exclusively
legislation for world war veterans.
A similar committee already has
been created BY the House.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29

and OF william f.. Cochran, OF
Yonkers. He was graduated from
Yale. 1924, and IS completing his
course in law at Harvard. He was
stroke car of the Yale crew which
defeated Harvard at New London
in 1922, and IL q member OF the
Phi Epsilon and Skull AMI Bones.
The wedding will be onS OF the.
events OF the early summer.
Mr.. anl Mrs Thomas Ewing wsre
formerly residents, Of Washington, I
and their son grew up here. He Is.
brother Of Mrs. Newbold Noyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Cotesby Rowzee
announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Helen Catherine, to Lieu
tenant Charles L. Dasher, jr.,
~. s. Al. 4s
The wedding viii take place in
February.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Al. Fitz.
gerald announce the engagement Of
their daughter, Loretto, to Thomas
y. Fitzgerald. Of Waterbury, Conn.
The announcement was made at d.
luncheon party Saturday which Mrs.
Fitzgerald gave for her daughter,
put no GATE IS announced for the
wedding.
MRS. LEATHERBEE WEDS
CZECH PRESIDENTS SON.
4 OF much interest 10 washington
society was the marriage in New
York yesterday OF Jan Masaryk.
son of the president Of Czecho-
slovakia, and Mrs. Francis Crane
Leatherbee, daughter OF Charles n.
Crane, American minister to China
in the Wilson administration, and
Mrs. Crane.
The ceremony took place in the
Crane home in the presence Of the
immediate members of the BRIDES
family and the Czechoslovak min.
lister to this country, Doctor Fran
tisek Chvalkovsky, who was the
only outsider present. and who went
up to New York especially for this.
occasion.
The announcement Of the en-.
gagement was made several months
ago and at frequent intervals since,
but for every announcement by the
press there usually came denial
from one source ,or another.
-
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
Bubonio Plague Feared

Government agents at all Ameri-
can ports have received orders to
watch for evidences Of bubonic,
plague on incoming ships. following
the discovery Of three cases OF the
plague on a vessel at Hampton
Roads, Va. 1t was announced at the
Public Health Service today.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29

Mrs. Henry c. Corbin has as her
guest Miss Florence LOOMS, OF
Burlingame, CaHf.; daughter of
Francis B. LOOMS. former minister
to Portugal and once Assistant Sec
rotary of State.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
CONTINUED from page 1.

Langford Wheaton smith. son Or
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Tunis Smith,
Of Redlands, Calf, is taking place
at o'clock this afternoon In St.
Johns Church in Georgetown The
Reverend John s. Moses will per-
form the ceremony. in the presence
OF b small company Of friends and
relatives.
The bride will be given in mar.
riage by her father, but will have
no attendants. She will wear d
travelling costume and Immediately
after the ceremony the couple will
leave for the Pacific coast. They
viii be at home at WestfOrd, Calf. ],
after February /.
Among the ont-of-toWn guests
here for the wedding are Mr.. and
Mrs. William e. ShIvers, of Parkers-
burg, w. VA; Franklin Wheaton
Smith. Of Eastbourne, England;
Mrs. Charles j. Hepburn, of st.
Dayids, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
II. Allen, Of Glens Falls, N. "; Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Mallory, Of
LRnham Nd, and the Reverend
and Mrs. Robert G. Leetch, Of
Baltimore Md s4a