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Evening star., 1924-12-29

If one were 10 say that he was
the greatest-more than best--ssecond
baseman who ever lived there would
be old fellows enough to back up
the statement and there would be
plenty of reason why the statement
could be held true.
No second baSeman ever played
base ball who was so proficient in
making une-hand stops as Dunlap.
What Jerry Denny was to the third
haSemen--and it was said of Denny
that he played better with one hand
than most third basemen with both
hands-Dunlap was to the second
basemen. The latter was at the
height of his game when with Cleve-
land, but he played great ball after
he left Cleveland and before then.
The amount of territory that he,
covered at second when with Cleve-
land was greater than that covered
by any second baseman of his time,
or any before his time, unless it
were Ross Barnes. He could range
all the way between second base and
first base and was deadly to his right
or left, as he grabbed hot grounders
from the field with one hand without
being compelled to get in front of
the ball, as young players are advised
always to do at present.
Dunlap played the ball in front of
him when he could, but he could get
hits with either hand that other in
fielders could not reach. That was
why he was such a wonder on the
field, or, to be more accurate, that
Is part of the reason why he was
such a wonder, because any hit that
Evening star., 1924-12-29
Owsley Negotiating.
SIX UNBEATEN GRID
TEAMS CLASH JAN. |
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, December
29.-Six undefeated foot ball teams
Will clash in three intersectional
games in the Far West on New Year
day.
AT Pasadena, Calf, Knute Rockne's
-Four Horsemen" and other trained
performers from Notre Dame will
close spectacular season of un-
diluted victory by meeting Glenn
Warmers unbeaten Standard eleven.
AT Berkeley, Andy Smiths Univer-
sity Of California Bears, undefeated
in five years. will face Lou Young's
University of Pennsylvania team. one
OF the few unconQuered outfits of the
East.
over at Honolulu, the University of
Colorado, champions of the Rocky
Mountain Conference, will share the
gridiron with the strong University
of Hawaii eleven.
While Notre Dame is odds-on fa-
vorite in the wagering, according to
all reports, most observers look for
a close game. Stanford supporters,
though not optimistic, hope that the
thickness Of Rockne and the Horse
men" may be upset by the power Of
the Cardinal defense. and that War
ner may pry open a few strategies of
his own.
California and Pennsylvania are
considered more evenly matched, and
betting is reported hesitant.
There is little basis of comparison
for the Honolulu game. Colorado has
won the Rocky Mountain title for
two seasons. Hawaii has cleaned up
everything in sight this year.
Already two East-West games have
been played in Los Angeles this
month, and the West, represented by
the University of Southern California,
took them both. Syracuse and Mis-
souri, were the victims
Evening star., 1924-12-29
MILITIA BASKETERS
OPEN SEASON JAN. 8

Company G tossers of the 121st
Engineers, District National Guard,
VIII open their competitive season
January against the TruXton five
in the gymnasium at 5th and l. streets
The game will start at S:45 o'clock
Arrangements are under way to have
Liberty Athletic Club figure in a pre-
liminary tilt
Games with the Company c five
may be arranged by calling the man
ager at Lincoln 306s between and
$50 o'clock.
Teams with their own gymnasiums
may schedule games with the 100
pound Aces by telephoning Manager
j. Policy at Lincoln 2713
kanawha Midgets are anxious to
hear from the Calvary Midgets, ac-
cording to the Kanawha manager at
Adams 1870.
Basket ball of the first order was
produced when the kanawha Juniors
nosed out the La Sale Athletic Club,
Il to 1S. For games with the Victors call
the manage" at Potomac 3O77 between
4:30 and O'Clock
Noxters. senior bask eters, are on
the lookout for games. Manager John
Mock may be telephoned at Lincoln AS
between and O'Clock.
HOunGbloods and the Dominoes will
meet in one of the Aloysius inter
club league games tonight in the
Gonzaga High School gymnasium,
starting at $50 o'clock
American Railway and Express five
tFAD IL h.
phreys team, SO to 2S Milton Engte
OF the winners played well
Evening star., 1924-12-29
ROCK CREEK LINKS
CLOSE THURSDAY

The Rock Creek Park golf course
will be closed Thursday for several
weeks in order that necessary improve
ments may be made in the grounds
and buildings and for completion of
the new nine-hole course which has
been under construction during the
past Summer and Fall.
Announcing today the closing of the
course, Lieut.. Col. c. o. Sheriff.. Of
ficer in charge of public buildings and
grounds, directed the attention of golf
ers to the fact that the course at East
Potomac Park will be open until Janu-
ary 81, and the small course in West
Potomac Park will be open the entire
Winter.
THE number of players at Rock
Creek Park has been SO large" Col.
Sheriff. said, that it was found neces-
sary to do a great deal of improving
in order to bring the course UP to the
high standard desired by the Office of
public buildings and grounds to meet
the reasonable requirement of the
public"
Evening star., 1924-12-29
FOLWELL THIS YEAR
VICTIM OF BAD LUCK

ANNAPOLIS, December 29.-While
there has been no official statement
on the subject, and will not be until
the matter is definitely settled, there
appears to be little doubt that the
Navy Athletic Association is looking
for a successor to Bob Folwell who
for the last five years. has been head
foot ball coach at the Naval Academy.
Many naval people. included among
the number most of those who have
been in close touch with foot ball at
Annapolis, are somewhat doubtful as
to whether ii has been wise to seek
q successor TO Folweil, and doubt If
better results will be obtained by
another.
While the Army is one game ahead
on the service series, the Naval
Academy team has broken exactly
even under Folwell's tutelage, two
victories, two defeats and one draw.
This years defeat was the only de-
cisive one for the Navy team since
Folwell assumed charge, and even
then its goal line was not crossed.
The Army has, in fact. scored but two
touchdowns in five games during that
period.
Folwell took charge in 1920, reliev-
ing Gilmour Dobie. and has the long
est period as head coach of any Navy
mentor. His teams won the game of
that year and 1921 by the same score.
Z TO 0. In 1922 the Army won at
Philadelphia, in the best service game
ever played. by II to IA, and in 1928
playing in the mud on the New York
Polo Grounds, there was no score
The season just passed was a dis
astrous one, ending with a defeat by
the Army by II to 0, the Army's score
being made up of four field goals, all
kicked by Capt. Garbisch Apparent
ly all the criticism of Folwell results
from the showing of his team during
last season, but those in touch with
conditions at Annapolis know that he
struggled against almost overwhelm-
Ing handicaps and developed a team
that, under the circumstances, made
a wonderful showing against the
Army.
These handicaps were repeated loss
of players through injury. illness or
scholastic restrictions. This applied
particularly to his backfield, at first
almost destroyed by graduation, in
which every combination ATTEMPTED
would be broken up until it was i'm
possible to train set to the standard
necessary to win against such a team
as the Army's.
Owsley Negotiating.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, December 2s.
Jack Owsley, coach of the Yale foot
ball scrubs, commenting on reports
that he would replace Bob Folwell as
coach of the Navy foot ball eleven.
said
Il have been in communication with
the Navy athletic authorities. but
there has been nothing definite so far
as l know"
Evening star., 1924-12-29
NAVY CLASSES PICK
ATHLETES AS HEADS

Presidents of the classes at the
Naval Academy are, as usual, notable
athletes.
Frank S. Timberlake of Virginia,
resident of the first, or graduating
class, is captain of the wrestling
team.
Royce Flippin of Kentucky, who
heads the second class, is a varsity
foot ball and lacrosse player and
member of the base ball squad.
Thomas ]. Hamilton of Ohio, re-
Gently named president OF the third
class, was regular on the plebe foot
ball, basket ball and base ball teams
last year and started his varsity ath-
letic career this season as a regular
back on the football team.
The fourth class does not organize.
Evening star., 1924-12-29

The 1924 result-a left-hand hit
ting champion in the American
League and rlght-hander in the
National-merely carries out the
tradition of the two leagues. The
American always has been the left
hand batting league, with II out Of
its 20 batting champions operating
from the first base side of the plate.
In the National things are reverse,
the figures begin 26 right-hand
champions and 90 left-handers.
Totaling the champions of the two
leagues, the left handlers have the
edge, the figures being 40 left-hand-
ers to "a right-handers.
OF the right-handed champions,
Honus Wagner led the greatest num-
ber of seasons-seven-alth it is
doubtful whether he was a harder
batter than Anson, who was king for
four years in the earlier history of
the older circuit.
Next to these two among the right
handlers comes the present title hold
er, Hornsby, who has won 1t five
times in a row and stands a good
show of making 1t six in 1925. 1t
is far from impossible that Hornsby
may displace the great Wagner as
king of the right-handers before
his star ball playing days are over
One of the greatest batters the
Evening star., 1924-12-29

came to him where he could field 1t
with both hands was smothered al
most before the ball left the bat
To his remarkable skill in making
one-hand stops must be added his great
speed. He was one of the best base rum
uers of any period. and what hard
player to get. He ran low, close to the
ground got into the bases in some way
without Offering body surface on which
the baseman could touch him, and he
had the speed of scared mudhen.
To see him go from one base to an
other was one of the sights of his base
bah time. He appeared to skim the
ground rather than to pace over it.
He could bat like a trooper and was
a good waiter. Off the field it was al
most impossible to find him. When a
ball game was over he concealed him
self The fact that he did not have a
very good education may have had some
thing to do with making him sort of a
recluse.
Base ball experts who were famous so
years ago, and who grew up with the
game and still are growing, are almost
unanimous in accrediting Dunlap with
having been the leading second baseman
of all time OF the modern second base
men there is none with whom to COM
pare him. He stands by himself, a
sturdy, fieet-lmbed, sure-eyed man who
picked the ball up with his right hand,
shot it to first with the same motion
and left the runner pop-eyed, wondering
how it happened
Copyright, 1924
Next-Dan Brouthers, the Babe
Ruth Of the National League.
Evening star., 1924-12-29
PALACE NOSED OUT
BY CELTIC QUINTET

Palace Laundry basket ball tossers
are q hard-luck lot. Fame slipped
through their fingers last night when
they were barely nosed out by the
world champion Celtics. 36 to "a, in
game at the Arcade that was at
tended by some $500 fans.
Trailing at the end of the 22-to13
first half. the local combination un-
leashed a dazzling attack later to
deadlock the issue at 25-all. Cooney
and Benzoni, recently signed by
George Marshall, head of the Palace
aggregation, gave brilliant exhibit
ton. They penetrated the Celtics
defense frequently and between them
accounted for nine court goals.
Dehnert and Lopchick of the vis-
itors were prominent factors in the
Celtics' offensive, while Leonard cut
the cords for five double e-deckers.
Evening star., 1924-12-29

mere are three classes of people
alarmed at the growth of modern
ioot pail in our schools and colleges"
said Maj. Griffith. First, there are
the feminists. These persons suggest
that the boys who play foot ball these
days do not derive any fun or pleas
ure from playing. They suggest that
Spring practice should be abolished,
because it is all hard work and no
run. They either would have our
boys not try so hard to win or play
only games that are not fatiguing,
ana that do not entail any physical
hardships.
Real American Game
Americans are the only people who
play American foot ball. Possibly a
half million boys played foot ball this
last Fall in the United States. When
American civilization becomes aged
foot ball no longer will be played
mere, as something else less trying
and enervating Will be substituted.
The men who play foot ball have
something of the spirit of the pioneer.
Foot ball stands for masculine
America in the real serge of the word.
and the fact that it appeals to the
imagination OF our people shows
that our civilization is still virile
Then there are the destructionists,
who would build up intramural ath-
leticS by abolishing or curtailing in
tercollegiate foot ball They do not
realize that il is possible to have
competitive teams and mass athletics
at the same time. Last year in the
Western conference a. per cent of the
male students We're enrolled in some
physical education activity or other.
To
cent of the men were in athletics.
At the University of Illinois physical
education is required of all incoming
freshmen for four years.
Fear Effect on Studies.
Further, some of these men are
alarmed because the students do not
show the same enthusiasm for their
classroom work as they do for their
foot ball, and they believe that if
foot ball Were abolished these same
students would transfer their enthu-
Evening star., 1924-12-29

GRIFF GETS CONTRACTS
OF SHIRLEY AND DUDLEY

Out OF the CarOlinas cEme
couple of signed contracts to Clark
Griffith, the big boss of the world
champion Nationals, this morning.
The papers giving the service Of
the signers to the local big league
base ball club I'm 1925, bore the
names of Ernest Shirley of Rae
ford, n. G. and elise Dudley OF
Lake City, s. &.
Shirley In the young first sacker
who WAS grabbed from the Uni
verSity of North Carolina to un-
derstudy Joe Judge Inst season.
Dudley, also a youthful college
product, is n right-hand pitcher
who was sent to GreenviIle In the
Sally League by wny of Minneap-
oils ana Lincoln after n training
camp trial with the Nationals last
Spring.
Evening star., 1924-12-29

All conditions being equal, the
writer would pick Notre Dame to
win on the ground that. while the
Indianans might not show a more
versatile or better drilled offense
than Stanford would produce, the
Middle Westerners would be better
friends will not deny the assertion
that Glenn Warner is happier in
teaching offense than defense and
gets better results from the former
than from the latter.
HOOsier Defense Good.
On the other hand, Rockne, while
this fact is not generally appre-
ciated. develops teams that can de-
fend about as well as they can at
tack. This fact might swing vic
tory to Notre Dame.
But TO get back to the climate and
the distances travelled by the two
teams to get to the scene of the
contest. it is altogether likely that
Stanford will hold the advantage,
even though she herself has had
some travelling to do and will be in
a warmer climate than that at Palo
Alto.
AS to the actual playing. the
Rockne shift and the shrewd mixing
Of forward passes and running plays
will undoubtedly confuse the Cali
fornians and probably result in some
scores.
But il is not unreasonable to ex-
pect that the Stanford attack will
Evening star., 1924-12-29
Al ESPINOZA TELLS:
When Ray Derr's Putter Grew Murderous

! won the Missouri open champion
led Jock Hutchison, Johpny Farrell,
Hagen, Mike Brady. Joe Kirkwood,
ok and others OF the leading profes-
before, playing just as good golf as
ut OF match play in the Professional
ournament at French Lick, Ind, in
the semi finals.
Third hole-Went around a styrnie
with a 25-foot putt and won the hole
Seventh-Sank a 30-foot putt for a
par TO halve the hole.
Eighth--Went around a styrnie on a
sloping green with a 15-foot putt TO
halve the hole.
Tenth-Dropped 2o-footer for
birdie 3 to win.
SiXteenth-Ran down another 90
footer to halve the hole after chip
ping short.
Eigtheenth-Holed out a 3o-foot
putt to halve after missing his sec
ond and just getting on the green
with his third.
Afternoon round:
Third hole-Ran down a 15-footer
on the sloping green for a half.
Thirteenth-With my ball on tha
green Of the 20S-yard hole for q sure
3, sank a 45-foot putt for a birdie 3
10 win the hole and the match.
Never have I seen anything like
Derrs putting that day With, the
rest Of his game perfected a bit more
he will go far in the golf world. for
he has genuine courage and q true
golfng temperament. And I under
stand his putting is regularly far
above the average. But the way in
which he was holing out his ball was
mighty depressing to me. 1t got SO
turned my back on him and time
ana time again just to hear the old
cup ring. ! couldn't bear to watch the
puts dropping in from every corner
of the green's
Evening star., 1924-12-29
MERCURY JUNIORS
BAG GRID LAURELS

Southwest grabbed another sandlot
foot ball title when the Mercury
Juniors, affiliated with the unlimited
champion Mercury team, triumphed
over the Crescents, IL to 6, yesterday
in a game with the 125-pound laurels
at stake. The match was played as
a benefit for Bill Mcbride, former
local athlete, now a paralytic.
4 well drilled offensive gave the
Mercury youngsters scores in the sec
ond and third periods. Beall. Mullin,
Clark and Barry were the big guns
in the Mercury drives.
A 60-yard dash by Zumbo who
shared a pass from Mcdonnell. ac-
counted for the lone tally made by
the Crescents in the final quarter.
Evening star., 1924-12-29
Records
BY II. Ii. SALSINGER.
20 years OF cam

THROUGH 20 years OF CAM
paigning Ty Cobb has grad
ually smashed record after
record. In recent years he has been
shooting at Hans Wagner's goal
mostly, the great Honus having the
best lifetime records until Cobb
swept down the final laps of his
career.
Cobb shows the best lifetime bat
ting average, and 1t is doubtful II his
mark ever will be touched.
In 10 consecutive seasons In the
majors he batted better than 800,
another record.
In nine seasons of his career he
made 200 or more hits. beating the
record held by Wee Willie" keeler,
who in eight seasons got 200 or more.
In three years Cobb batted 400 or
better, a record for modern base ball,
although Jesse Burkett performed the
feat in past generation of base ball.
lie set a modern base stealing
record when he stole Sc bases in 1915.
In 1911 he was credited with an
official batting average of .420, a
mark that George Sisler beat by the
minutest fraction of a point later on.
Bad Luck In 1916.
He led his league in batting dur
ing IL seasons of his career and was
the batting champion for nine con-
secutiye seasons, from 1907 to 1915.
He had a great deal of bad luck in
1916, and Iris Speaker beat him in
spite of a heroic finish by Cobb In
1917 he was again the batting leader
of his league and continued to be that
Irir
ing his total to L.
He hit. safely in 40 consecutive
games but Sisler later beat that
record.
He played more games than any
man in the American League and
more years.
He holds the base ball record for
total number of hits, making more
than any man that every played base
ball
lie holds the record for total bases
on hits and extra bases.
In 1929, when Cobb was given an
official average of .401, setting
record for modern base ball by hitting
400 or better in three seasons of his
career. a protest was made by the
Base Ball Writer'S Association.
Protest Over Hit.
One of the hits admitted into Cobb's
record was disputed chance in
game played in New York on May
10. The unofficial box scores on that
day credited Cobb with two hits
while the official scorer gave Cobb
credit for only one. The game was
played in a drizzling rain, and Cobb
drove a grounder to Everett Scott
the New York shortstop, early in the
game. Scott had to go well to his
left for the ball. While he got his
Evening star., 1924-12-29
FIGURES SHOW COLLINS
IMPROVING WITH AGE

By the Associated Press.
Eddie Collins. recently named man
ager of the Chicago White Sox, i'm
proved with age, the statistics show.
In his thirteenth year in the major
leagues, 1920, he hit for .369, the
highest average he has known. Since
1919 he has led the second basemen
of the American League in fielding
four times. attaining his highest
average, .977. in 1924 Collins als-
time batting average is .329, although
he never has led his circuit as a
hitter.
Evening star., 1924-12-29
TY COBB
Remaker of Base Ball
19 Years a 800 Hitter
200 Hits a Year
Base-Stealing Record.
LVII.

hands on the ball, he was not able
to make the play. The majority of
scorers thought it was a hit, as
Scott could not make the play. The
official scorer thought Scott should
have made the play and gave Scott
an error and a time at bat to Cobb.
President 3. b. Johnson had
changed the score on the ground
that the majority ruled it a hit and
because the official score Of that
game was unsigned and had one or
two other errors. The writer's body
protested and demanded the official
score stand as sent into the Ameri-
can League offices.
There was a spirited discussion
and the vote among the writer's was
split, but it was decided by a narrow
margin to ask Mr.. Johnson to strik e
out the hit. This was never done,
and the official averages stood as
first announced. Cobb is in the rec
ord books with an average OF 401
for 1922. Had Mr.. Johnson ruled out
the hit as requested. Cobb's average
would have been only .399.
All Batting Records.
Cobb holds all records for batting
average, for total number of hits.
total number of runs and total of
stolen bases.
There have been comparatively
few hitless games In Cobb's career
His average for hitting safely in
games is a bit better than 200.
He had two banner days at bat
On July 10, 1912, with Detroit play
ing the great machine of Connie
Mack, Cobb faced Brown and Pen
mock in the first game of a double
header and made five hits in five
times at bat. He got three singles
and two home runs. On May Z, 1922,
in five times at bat against Urban
Faber of the Chicago White Sox, he
got five hits-three two-baggers. a
single and a home run. This game,
coming late in his career, was his best
batting performance.
His poorest day at bat was on
July l6, 1909, in one of the greatest
games in history. Detroit and Wash
ington played Is innings to a score
less tie, ''Kickapoo" Summers pitch
ing for Detroit, and Bob Groom and
Dolly" Gray for Washington Cobb
went to bat seven times against
these two pitchers without reaching
first base
Only three outfielders in history
Fred Clarke, iris Speaker and Ty
Cobb-were offered 5000 or more
fielding chances. Two OF them are
still going. Clarke had 5,211 chances.
Cobb's best day in the outfeld was
on September %, 1911 He made 10
putouts in center field that after
noon.
p. S.-Cobb made his first home
run on September 25. 1905. He had
to wait until April 26, 1906, to make
4 three-base hit.
Copyright, 1e24)
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