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The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

Roy Hammond of Lebanon left Mon
Gay Tor Denver to attend the stock
show. ~ ''."
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

Mrs. Minerva Belmear is enjoying a
visit from her sister, Mrs. Lou Ent, of
Hesperus.
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

The large modern school building at
Pagosa Springs valued at $4,000. was
destroyed by fire Wednesday night.
Insurance $4,000. Fire originated
from defective wiring.
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

The Fort Lewis basket ball teams
Will be here Friday of next week to
play with the Dolores teams.
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

The best way to double preacher's s
power is to double his congregation
Let's try this on brother Weeks.
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

MRS. Frank Pease left Monday for
fagosa Springs for a visit with her
sister.
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

mrS' +. h. Stuart visited friends at
'"ia'Iey Friday and Saturday.
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

II. f. Rickhoff and Sam Simmons
ieit wednesday for Denver for short
visit.
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25
-e--o H1ONTEzUMA COUNTY. COLORADO JANUARY IS 1924

Miss Grace and Bill Dennison of
Arriola spent Saturday with Miss Flora
Spear.
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

oonh Lynton and family returned
friday from short visit in Dpranoo
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

Born January "a, to Mr.. and Mrs. ].
X. Malone of Summit Ridge, a
daughter.
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

The w. c. 7. U. will meet with Mrs.
Charles Bear Wednesday. January 81,
at p. m.
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

The meetings held in the Baptist
church this week conducted by Rev.
A. s. Weeks of Cortez, have been wen
attended and much interest shown
pav Weeks is a preacher and evange-
,;st Of more than ordinary ability and
earnestness. He breaches the Gospe'
With a clearness that does away with
vi mavbes. There will be services
.h;s evening, but none tomorrow
evening. Services Sunday morning
and evening, and every evening next
.noak Do not fail to attend these
meetings.
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

j. ). Roatcap went over to Nance.
rr'uay to visit with his son, Fred
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

A number of Dolores fans went down
to Cortez Friday evening to attend the
basket ball games between the Cortez
teams and the Dolores teams. Inc
girls game with score OF I TO II IN
favor of Cortez and the midgets' game
with a score of 6 to % in favor OF
Cortez were too one-sided to be very
exciting, but the boys teams were more
evenly matched and kept the specta-
tore interested from start to hnish.
M SCORE was 1914 in favor of Dolores.
The Dolores star., 1924-01-25

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Evening star., 1924-01-17
CARP WANTS BOUT,
BUT GIBBONS BALKS
By FAIR PLAY.

NEW YORK, January 17.-The best
report that can be obtained is that
Georges Carpenter now is anxious to
come over to this country and will
do so as soon as Tex Rickard gets
him a good fight. Rickard appears
to be having his troubles in this
respect. -. ...
He is enough of a Snowman to
realize that the best fight that could
be arranged for Carpenter would be
with Tommy Gibbons. That is" q
logical bout and would be a sell-out.
The Frenchman, who has nothing to
lose these days, appears to be willing.
Tommy values the losers end of q
bout with Dempsey more than he
does the proceeds Of a little battle
OF the century"
If Gibbons and Dempsey were TO
meet out west-not too far west:
Kearns and Dempsey would .shiver
at the thought OF that-they would
rev. II any. are convinced that the
Shelby bout showed anything other
than that Tommy is a close rival Of
But in the east sporting m.n
always have been suspicious OF the
looks OF the Montana affair. The ease
with which the champion brought
the massive and rugged Firpo, to the
floor almost every time he hit him,
coupled with the fact Of his weak
hitting against Gibbons. doesn't look
Just right to the, eastern wise guys.
And, this is responsible for the lack
OF interest one finds hereabouts: in
another Dempsey Gibbons battle.
{Copyright, 1924,
Evening star., 1924-01-17

If Washington comes in that may
be. the impetus needed to enlist Nor
folk and Richmond from Virginia.
1t Is likely. the national body will
get behind the scheme with much
saIs,mors a1osd s0r year ago when
and was admitted the hope was ex-
pressed then that neighboring cities
to Baltimore might be persuaded to
come II.
Baltimore was looked to for leader
ship and inspiration in the eastern
held. Baltimore had a successful
season as federation member. but
tailed to come near winning a title.
Had Baltimore won a title it would
have provided even a greater in
spiration for the neighboring towns.
Washington has high class organi-
cations in -sandlot base ball. The
government Offices have taken the
leadership In amateur base ball and
there has been keen rivalry between
the various leagues and clubs. Wash
tngton probably is better satisfied
with its lot than the average city's
sandlotters are. 1t may be hard to
coax Washington into the fold.
A greater interest could be work
ed up in sandlot title games If the
opponents OF the Baltimore teams
were from cities nearer than cleve-
could play geographical rivals II
would be easier to raise money by
collections and pull out ahead Of the
game financially.
The long distance to travel has
been a burden op Baltimore, Pitts
burgh and Cleveland teams Car fare
is high. Baltimore teams lost money
last year. they claim. The first as.
sessment was $50. Each team enter.
ing the Championship must pay $1oc
and post a $50 forfeit The heavy
expense Of bringing teams from
Pittsburgh and Cleveland amounted
to more. then. than the gate re-
ceipts or collections, they say.
Baltimore has its own reasons fol
Evening star., 1924-01-17
SOx-INDIAN TRADE
IStAUDED BY Ban

CHICAGO, January 11.-President
Ban Johnson Of the American League
said today the deal between Boston
and Cleveland involving the shifting
OF seven players was strategic move
that will result In making the Red
Sox contender for the 1924 pennant.
He said that Bob Quinn, president Of
the Red SoX, had displayed "a world
Of base ball Intelligence In engineer
Ing the deal. which also had strength
ened the Cleveland club.
Since Quinn took the reins at Bos-
ton he has been one Of the most ener-
getic men In base ball and is trying
to give the Boston fa.4s a winner"
President Johnsonssaid. He acquired
one of the most promising. shortstops
In the country by getting Dudley Lee
from Tulsa His next move was to
get a veteran to play alongside the
bill.
With Steve O'Neill behind the plate
the pitching staff should show up
well. The acquisition OF veach will
give the club one of the hardest hit
ting outfields in'the league. Pitcher
pitcher under Manager Fohl and
ONeill. Conoliy also may be expect
ed to become great outf1elder.
The Cleveland club, in getting
George Burns back into the fold, is
ketting Just what it wants. Burns
is one Of the best first basemen in
base ball and Is, we'll thought Of by
Cleveland fans. do not think that
either club was materially weakened
by the deal. Fewster and Walters
have a lot Of base ball left and will
help the Indians"
President johnson said Quinn was
determined to give Boston fans a pen
nant-contending ball club.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
HARD LUCK TRAILS
PIRATE 0UTFIELDS
By JOHN: b. FOSTER.

NEW YORK. January 17.-Pitts-
burgh has had more hard luck with
Its outfields in the last ten years than
any club in the National League. AL
ways verging on the mightiest out
field in the circuit, something has
happened every year to set back the
trio on which Barney Dreyfuss had
pinned his hopes.
When the season of 1923 began, for
example. Dreyfuss had a lot Of out
fielders who could hit on paper to the
extent Of 1929. They batted 1905 in
reality. If Pittsburgh had not been
weakened by poor pitching that
slump would have taken the Pirates
to the bow-wows, anyway.
Russell probably will go back to
tho corn lands from which McKech-
ME brought him this year. in part
payment for Glenn Wright. the KAN
sas City shortstop. Reports are
around that Bigbee, who was ailing
last season, Ia not coming around as
he should. II that Is true. Pittsburgh
seems. on the verge OF getting one Of
Its usual preseason swats.
Mueller Is a coming batter and that
helps. But whether he is ready for q
regular berth at Pittsburgh is an
other matter. Barnhart has hit like
a real batter ever since he has been
with the Pirates. But he is not quite
ready to be a regular unless Pitts,
burgh is simply forced to use him in
that capacity.
But that isn't all the story. The
Pirates must get "a better outfield
than they had last year II they hope
to bask in the 1924 limelight. Where
are they to get It?
Evening star., 1924-01-17

ter one than Fred Clarke. Claude
Ritchey. though not a heavy hitter
ordinarily. was very good at the play.
Ty Cobb Is a wonder at 1t. The for
The hit and run. think, is an ideal
offensive play for college teams.
/ leave the rest of the questions
open for discussion. II any amateur
is interested and can't find a ready
nswer just ask any major league
ball player.
The ssueexe-singIe and Double.
I. Is the squeeze play good
play in modern base ball? =.
2. Do you use the squeeze play
Good hitter?
g. Do you use it with one out and
a weak batter? Good batter?
4. Do you advise the runner to
wait until the pitcher is delivering
the ball or to break as In stealing
8. Do you advise bunting to first
or third base?.
6. Why isn't the squeeze play used
moro in big league base ball?
/ think have given the younger
player few posers there. All of
them. though. are like the first read
er to the recruits after they have
been in the league for a month. The
answers to those questions are all
based on common sense.
Grimth Given the Credit.
For the benefit Of those who may
not know definitions the squeeze play
is runner starting for home as the
pitcher throws to the batter. The
batter bunts the ball. The runner
is go close that there is no chance of
getting him at the plate. often, in
the confusion, the pitcher also fails
to get the batter at first.
This play first came into general
prominence with the New York Amer
leans nearly twenty years ago. Clark
Griffith was often given credit for
Evening star., 1924-01-17
LANES BRAID TELLS:
Breaking Club to Win.

THERE are a lot of anecdotes which
have for their theme the sup
posed thriftiness of the Scotch golfer
such as the one about the old fel-
low who announced his intention OF
quitting the game and. when asked
his reason, explained that he had lost
his ball >.
Whatever may be our tendencies. 4
must say that we forget them If a,
match is at stake. -
The sacrifice of my favorite cleeE
in one of the many British open
championships in which l played is an
example. -
On a long hole everything deE-
pended on my reaching the green on.
my second shot.
When 1 came up with my ball Z
found it in cupped lie. with only its
top visible. -.
The only club that would carry the
green was my cleek.
Give it to me-" l told my caddie.4
I'm certain to break the shaft, but
1 must make the green
He shook his head sorrowfully as.
he complied.
"'Tis bonny club" he muttered
dug the turf nightly. Sure
enough, the shaft snapped off cleanly.
But the ball flew straight to the
green. 1t was step toward victory
and was worth the price.
Copyright. 1923, by the Republic Syndicate
Evening star., 1924-01-17
SANDLOT NINE.LEADERS
TO HEAR OF FEDERATION

Representatives Of the city's lead
Ing unlimited base ball clubs are to
meet in the Knickerbockers' club
house. 1855 N street. Monday night
to hear reports OF the delegates of
the Washington branch of National
Base Ball Federation attending the
Baltimore meeting tomorrow and
Saturday.
Further action on the reorganiza-
tion of the 1929 sandlot base ball
commission probably will be taken.
Petworth Athletic Club, Knicker-
bockers, Dominican Lyceum, Mo-
hawks. Milans, Waverly, Shamrocks
and the Garffelds are expected to
send representatives.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
COAST GOLF CLASSIC
TO MACDONALD SMITH

LOS ANGELES. Calf. January IL
"A lead Of four strokes in the first day
Of competition, obtained ny brilliant
and consistent playing in q high wind
and the ability to conquer tricky
green's that bafied a number Of inter-
nationally famous golf stars yester-
day gave Macdonald Smith. San Fran
cisco professional. the 1924 open golf
championship Of California
Smith finished with tho low score Of
295 in the state open tournament on
the Los Angeles Country Club links.
leading Eddie Loos. Annandale. Calf.
professional, by one stroke, Loos be-
ing runner-up with a score Of 296.
Third honorS were divided between
Abe .Espinosa Of Oakland and Harold
Sampson, professional at the munich
pal links. San Francisco, each having
a total Of 297.
Fourteen players turned in cards
lower than Gone sarazen. New York.
who shot a sos. and twenty-dx were
ahead of Ockenden. French open
champion. who had 3l7,. while Havers.
British open champion, was thirty
ninth on the list. with, q s2s.
Evening star., 1924-01-17


me Of the fans who are inclined to
moment to look these over:
answer ought to be yes but you
have asked II we-do those things that
we ought to do. The answer to that
Is often no.
While good. hard common sense
should be used In deciding whether
to hit and run It must be done some
that big league" batters usually hit
behind the runner for the simple rea-
son that they are skflful enough to do
1t. Hitting behind the runner means
that II runner Is on first base,
we'll say. the batter gives him the
signal to start and he then hits the
ball between first and second-be-
hind the runner. That is q big point
in the play. II the ball Is hit through
to right field the base runner can go
all the way to third. II the ball goes
into left he Is likely to be stopped at
second.
Must He Sure OF Direction.
Players to work the hit and run
successfully must be men who are
the direction indicated. Many of
them cannot hit into a certain field.
AS a rule ball clubs arrange their
batting order SO that the star hit
and run men will be together and
near the top of the list.
Willie Keeler and John McGraw
were great hit and run men. In fact,
their club. the old Orioles, first made
1t a successful stunt. Kid Elberfield
was good hit and run man. So was
Miller Huggins. / never saw a bet
Evening star., 1924-01-17

Tho trouble about Boston is that
you get word Of decision up there
and then have to wait until the pop
ulnr verdict drifts, in. The official
and. the popular decisions don't al
ways. agree. New York in some de-
gree lis akin to Boston in this re-.
Spect, and only the other day we
heaFd a wild yelp from western
Fennsytyania; all of which shows
hattertnS arbiters Of boxing matches
are not confined to any one city or
section. .. -,
Todd's record would indicate that
Malone has met Few, II any, better
men-than. he, always, Of course. ex-
Gepttpg Mickey Walker. from whom
lock. took a decision in twelve rounds
in Boston In 1922. Otherwise, Pal
aeed. Bryan Downey, Lou Bogash,
Georgie Ward and Augie Rather are
regarded by critics as easier prev
than Todd Is expected to be.
the man whom the two fighters
nave met in common is Augie Rather,
rather and Malone fought one rat
Ting draw In Now York, and Malone
then took Q ten-round decision from
Zhe- New Yorker in Detroit. Todd
fought Rather twice in London, fight
ing nfteen rounds the second battle
with q broken hand, yet winning
SO, all in all, that Boston battle
VIII be worth keeping in mind BY
snese who like to figure on future
II: Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1924-01-17

AioJ hdfC ooiuC CucSl upon the team
The Navy has nearly the same team
1t had last year, but it is not nearly so
experienced as the Army's five. which
defeated 1t last year. Still, 1t is show
ing great speed and learning to play
clever basket ball under Coach Allen.
Its fault just now is poor shooting on
the part of most of the players, but an
Improvement along this line would
mean really strong team.
The weak spot in the team has been
center. Day played very well at the
opening Of the season, but has failed to
locate the basket in recent games. and
he is Ifot as tall as centers should bn.
Neither Ekstrum nor Scheibeler, both Of
whom have plenty OF height u.
shown sufficient form to justify them in
being placed on the varsity team. Cen
ter still is the position that is causing
the most worry.
Harris and Craig. at present in the
forward positions, are fast. but Harris
is very short, and. though playing hard
and cleverly, is rather easily blocked.
Height is. in fact, one of the great .acks
of the Navy team, making it easier tor
opponents to put up strong defense.
Evening star., 1924-01-17

Dame rumor has been busy with
Jack since he has been down here,
too. but he Stoutly denies he has any
intention at this time of taking unto
forgotten all the troubles OF his first
venture, and he is not looking for
another trouble just now outside the
squared circle.
The champions greatest delight
seems to be. to play with the kiddies
on the beach. He romps with them
by the hour. thereby winning many
1notherly hearts by showing them
that prize fighter is not always as
bad as they paint him. If William
Harrison Dempsey, as some of the
society writer's refer to him. had been
sent to Florida on a mission OF prop
asanda for the prize ring he could
not have done a better job than he
has by merely following his natural
bent.
. Something New for Jack.
It usually is the fate of champion
certain strata Of society, but Jack
Dempsey is experiencing something
entirely new. And be 1t said to his
credit, he Is handling the social
ssuf" like a thorough gentleman.
playground OF the rich and the So
cially bored, but he says 1t will not
be his last. Jacks home is in south
ern' California, but he says he does
not feel he is being faithless to Los
Dempsey has his secretary with
him. He insists 1t is not a social sec
retary. but nevertheless the secre-
tArys big Job at the moment is keep
ing track of the champions COM
yaeteiy filled engagement list. Tues
day the champion took his first flight
in. a: flying boat. The day was a
squaIly one. with intermittent sun
shine and rain. The wind at times
blew nearly forty miles an hour. but
the trip was made IN safety and the
champion did not complain of air
sickness despite the choppiness OF the
atmosphere.
Sunday the champion is going out
Of his class to enter a bout at the
Roman pools on the beach. He is
going to try to land a human tarpon.
The swimmer will have line at
tached to his head by a harness-look-
ing something like a foot ball helmet,
and Dempsey has undertaken to land
him in thirty minutes.
Champ Looks q Bit ssSt.
Dempsey is looking a bit soft. but
is keeping as fit as his social en-
touch with doings In the pugilistic
world and says that he believes some
day he will have to defend his title
against Young Stribbling. the Geor-
ga Schooiooy. VINO is H8hting down
this way about every ten days.
Dempsey says, however, that he will
draw the line, at fighting Pa strib-
It seems that a bout in West Palm
Beach this week the referee disquali-
fled Young Stribling for disobeying
orders. Thereupon Pa Stribling
leaped into the ring and took a
roundhouse wallop at the unsuspect-
ing official. Ma Stribling remained
To o1y ~
can't fight the whole Stribling fam
lily. but he likes the boys style and
believes he has a future in the ring
II he is not rushed too fast and over
worked.
Here's closing social note:
Dempsey has own evening clothes
with him, but he hires his bathing suits,
He's Just that democratic.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
DYER TOPS GOLFERS
IN BERMUDA EVENT

HAMILTON. Bermuda, January II.
Frank Dyer. New Jersey state
champion. proved the star of the
American golfers competing in the
Bermuda amateur championship by
shooting so, 79-159 for. the low score
in the qualifying round Of thirty-six
holes yesterday.
Ranking next to Dyer was Arthur
Yates, Rochester. n. Y, with IS, II
1852, and Edmund II. briggs. jr.. New
sition. with SO, S0-16 The n
round Of Yates was the outstanding
feature.
A. F. Brooke, Washington: W. H.
j. Nipple, Philadelphia. and L. X.
Schwartz. Newark, were among those
who qualified.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
PRESENT WAR TAX o. K.
FOR AMERICAN LEAGUE

CHICAGO, January 17.-Base ball
will continue to do its bit to help I'm
Gle Sam defray it's wartime obliga-
tions as far as the American League
Is concerned, President Johnson said
after receiving a telegram from Wal
ter E. Hapgood, secretary of the
Rochester club of the international
League, stating that numerous
amusement enterprises were making
an effort before the Mellon tax COM
mittee to have the war tax eliminat-
no reason why base ball should not
give the government all possible help,
and that the league would make no
effort to interfere with the present
tax
Evening star., 1924-01-17
lack PROVING SOCIAL HIT
/ OF THE SEASON AT MIAMI
No Pink Tea Is Complete Without the Heavyweight
T. Champion, Who Owns the Dress Clothes He
! Uses, Hires His Bathing Suits.
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

IAAIG BEACH Fa January Hack Dempsey pugist
NV OF the world down here leading the life Riley Jack the
social hit of the No without
Last night he entertained the opening dinner of the
Miami Beach Casino Today he greyhound
exclusive Miami Kennels society
Miami fairly doing
like all
which adorns which
that cavedin Jack takes society like He
takes the the beach He
the thongs admirers who gather about him without
invitation The California bathing beauties oveer
the Miami who cluster about Jack every picture
sticks its head horizon
Evening star., 1924-01-17
HANS WAGNER,S STORY EzE&=4=zz Ezzz2&S::a: y

starting it. I don't know II that Is
true. ALI the clubs used it, and with
great effect at firsA
! have asked why the big leagues
do not use it oftener. The answer to
the opposition would expect 1t. Any
good pitcher can beat the squeeze
, play II he Is looking for 1t. In fact.
| 1t was impossible to work the play
on some pitchers.
A fan who read a. previous article
has asked me to give my opinion as
to the best method of beating the
squeeze play. If the batter Is right
handed the only sure method for the
pitcher Is to throw directly at the
from hitting the ball. and when he
backs off the catcher will have a free
hand and open space In which to
touch the runner as he slides in. If
! the ball is pitched outside-away
from the batter-the catcher may be
whirl and touch the runner.
Christy Mathewson used to say that
he could beat the squeeze play any
time he kept his eye on third base.
he makes his swing he can see If the
runner has started. II he has start
ed all the pitcher has to do Is pitch
the ball high, outside or at the bat
ter-anythfng to keep him from hit
ting it. If the batter misses the ball
the squeeze play always looks ridic-
ulous.
| 1t was practically impossible to
work the squeeze play on Alexander
The squeeze play is great for a
falls down. When it does fall down
nothing in all base ball looks more
| stupid.
Evening star., 1924-01-17
SOLDIERS HAVE AN EDGE :
ON NAVY In BASKET BALL
More Experienced West Pointers Doped to Win
Rubber Game From Middies Next Month.
Annapolitans Weak i'm Center Position.

NNAPOLS January 1.-THE the meeting o.
~ representing game
between the Naval and Military Academy ve TO be played at
West Point February g. tie for the series in this
in foot ball, both teams having
The remaining schedule OF the Naval Academy five contains
booked for before the final contest the only
OF be played
Annapolis the 10th of the
fought =
At the odds Army
all of the which
last On the other hand has