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Evening star., 1924-11-02
LOCAL CUSTOMS GAIN,

BALTIMORE. November (Spe.
ciaD--Customs collections at Wash
ington which is under the jurisdic
tfon of the Baltimore office. totalet
SS3,390 in October, which is s22,05;
more than the receipts for the same
month last year.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
New York Stock and
Bond Averages.
Saturday. November 1.

STOCKS.
Total stock sales, 461,900
shares.
Twenty industrials averaged
103 90; net gain, Is.
High. 1924. 104.13; low, 90.27.
Twenty railroads averaged
9127; ntt gain, .oS.
High. 1924, 93.15; low, S1.oo.
BONDS.
Total bond sales (par value),
s7.OS6,o00.
Ten first grade rails averaged
S957: net loss, .05.
Ten secondary rails averaged
SS.51; net gain, .01.
Ten public utilities averaged
91.21; net loss, .05.
Ten industrials avera g d
95.41; net gain. .06.
Combined average, 91.18; no
change
Combined average month ago,
91.oo; year ago. S6.S7.
Evening star., 1924-02-27
GALLAUDET TOSSERS
INVADE C. U. TONIGHT

GallaudetS basket ball team will
invade the gymnasium at Brookland
tonight for an encounter with the
Catholic University quint. The Ken
dali Greeners are expected to give
the Red and Black. which has been
faltering recently. warm battle.
Play is TO follow preliminary be-
tween the immaculate Conception
Seniors and the Catholic University
Freshmen. starting at 1:30 o'clock
The engagement will end the sea-
son for the tiallaudet basketers.
Catholic University will have but one
more game remaining. that with City
College of New York, to be PLAYED
here the latter part of the week.
Whether University of Naryla nd
toSSels will go to Atlanta to compel q
IN the annual tournament of the
Southern Conference was to be de-
termined this afternoon The varsity,
team was to be sent against the
freshmen at College Park. and shou Id
the latter repeat their win of yester-
DAY over the representative, aggre-
CATION MARYLAND will not get into
action in the title tourney.
Evening star., 1924-02-27

Cullen. Bertschy. Beakley. Billings
Coleman, Albertson and Coleman
Taylor, center, captain elect or tb.~
foot ball team. is also available.
A number OF defense positions ", II
have to be filled, though there :. a
good nucelus in Devens. Br-Sc: and
Flippin. powerful foot baE man. and
Barnes of the basket ball team.
to play lacrosse this year. out has
been advised by the medical depart
ment not to do so in view of the
fractured collarbone received in the
game against the University of
Washington; M, Among IN the the rec, recruits, ITS
foot ball guard, and Craig, the fast
basket ball forward.
Shines In Winter Sports.
The Naval Academy is outdoing
it's Army rivals in winter sports this
year. though they do not meet in
any branch but basket ball. In box
ing. wrestling and swimming their
record is far better, the Navy, in
fact. not having been defeated In any
OF these lines. while the Army has
been in all Of them. In boxing, the
Navy has registered an indirect vic
tory over the Army by defeating Col
gate, which had won from the SOL
GierS.
Mckee. captain and right guard,
and Barnes. center, will be lost to
the Naval Academy ba sket ball team
through graduation before another
Season. The losses to the Army team.
however. will be equally as impor-
tant. SO that the Nays prospects for
, next year, the game being played at
Annapolis. are excellent
Craig and Day, the fast forwards
ana Lesgett. most reliable guard.
VIII return, and there are such fine
second string players as Parish, Sig
ner and Fhppi,,. Shapley. whose in
jury kept him out of the game this
season. has two more years. and there
viii be fine array of recruits from
the plebe team of this year.
It is hoped that Lieut.. J. Ross Allen
Will be able to continue as head coach
for another season. He has obtained
remarkable results, both last season
and this, in spite Of many handicaps
and is regarded as the man to insure
continued victories.
Evening star., 1924-02-27

Representatives of the two schools
and services will next meet at the
final of the intercollegiate Fencing
Association, in New York, on April
3 and i. The final meetings of the
season will be on May 81, when the
base ball, field and track and tennis
teams engage at Annapolis, and the
lacrosse teams meet for the first con-
test in that line at West Point. The
Navy has fine prospect in base ball.
lacrosse and tennis, but the situation
as to field and track is not good at
this time.
Has Pair of Pitchers.
has Peterson and Dyer. The former
pitched about half the games last
year and 1t was close choice be-
tween him and Kelly for the Army
game. the latter being chosen. Dyer
made "a good impression in the few
season. Harris (the captain) is ex-
pected to do the receiving If his
knee gets into shape. but the coaches
will be put to it If he is not able
to get into the game.
OF the infielders. Barchet, third
base. and Carney. first base. are still
in the academy, with Waid Ellis and
Forsberg as good second-string men
of last year Ali of the regular out
iielders OF last year. Mckee, Ward
and Leslie. will be on hand again.
Work in the cage has already begun
under Chief Bender. head coach, and
Eddie Milner. his assistant.
Lacrosse Mcn mt Work.
The lacrosse candidates have had
little out-of-door work. directe d
by Capt. Cullen and confined to
stick kwork and some running. George
Findlayson. the most successful la
crosse coach in the United States
will remain for another season And
is expected during the present week
He is now the oldest coach in point
of service at the Naval Academy.
The game with the Military Acad-
emy should be a wonderful contest
Not only will it be full of fight. bu,
it should be the most notable college
contest of the season. The Navy has
not lost Il game in seven years, the
two-to-two tie of last year with
Syracuse being the nearest to it
The game has not been played sc
long at West Point. but with marked
success.
Attacsk to BE strong.
The Navy's attack this year should
be most brilliant, not regular OF
second string man of last year be-
ing lost from this department. Find
layson vii have to pick his attack
from such fast and clever players as
Evening star., 1924-02-27
13 NATIONS IN LINE
FOR DAVIS CUP PLAY

NEW YORK February 27-oflcial
challenges of two Oriental nations,
Japan and China, for the 1924 Davis
cup contest. received by the United
States Lawn Tennis Association. in
crease the total entry list to 13. in
addition to which Canada already
has indicated it will file a challenge.
Both Of the latest challengers will
compete in the American zone pre-
liminary play, in which Australia was
the only previous entry.
Japan has picked a team of four
players. with zenzo Shimizu, captain
and star of, the 1923 team. again
selected as leader. Japan will send
also Sanao Okamato. now a resident
of India: Takio Harada, national
singles champion, who will depart
shortly for this country to take a
post t-graduate course at Harvard, and
Mosamosuke Fukuda, 1922 singles
champion and member Of the 1923
Davis cup team.
Evening star., 1924-02-27
DOC" WHITE MAY HEAD
INDEPENDENT LEAGUE

Eight unlimited sandlot teams under
the name of the Independent Base
Ball League are expected to elect
Coach Doc White of Central commits
sioner and president of their circuit
at a meeting tonight in the Mohawk
clubhouse.
Coach White has agreed to accept
the job. providing the league man
ayers will allow him to leave the
city for seven weeks this summer.
appointment OF a schedule committee
and the adoption of code of ethics
also Will be COnSumated.
Evening star., 1924-02-27
NEWSPAPER GOLFERS
SEEK MORE TROUBLE

Newspaper golfers of the CAPITAL
are going TO have "a tough time in
their spring tournament next MAY.
At their annual meeting at the Ma
tional Press Club last night :hey ac-
| cepted an invitation to hold the event
at the Washington Golf and Country
! Club. conceded to be one of the hard :
est courses about the city. The tour
ney date will be decided upon later.
Robert T. Barry of the Philadelphia
Public Leg er, was elected president of
the Washington Newspaper Golf Club
succeeding Edgar Markham of the St
Paul Pioneer Press. q. Gould Lin
coin of The Washington Star. was
elected vice president. and James d.
Preston. superintendent OF the Senate
press gallery. was reelected secre-
tary-treaSurer.
The following We're elected mem
berS of the board of governors: Mr..
Markham. W. r. McCallum of The
Washington Star. H. l.. West of the
Washington Post. John D. Coakley
of the Newark Star-Eagle and Frank
l.. Fisher OF the National Geographic
Magazine.
The club passed a resolution offered
by the new president EXPIRE ssing its
deep sense of loss" at the death of
President Harding. its most distin-
guiShcd active member. and added Its
recognition of those qualities of in
comparable companionship which
made him the finest type of golfer
and. accordingly. Il gentleman"
President Barry pointed out that
Mr. Harding had played in all the club
touruame but one-while Mrs.
Harding was ill-and had refused to
be placed on any other basis than
that of a member of the club.
Members of the board of governors
Of the District Municipal Links Asso-
citation met last night at 321 ii street
and inspected the medals and tro-
phies presented by the. several pri-
vate clubs about Washington to be
played for in the forthcoming Dis
trict public links championship at
East Potomac Park.
Evening star., 1924-02-27
BASKET BALL RESULTS.

At Observation-Disclosures -; CO.
Iumbin. II.
At RaIeigh-Trinity, ~; North
Carolina State, 16.
At COIumbia-knnsas Aggies, 23;
Missouri. 10.
At Lawrence-kansas, 80; Grim
nell, 10.
At New Orlcans-Louisiana State,
3Sy LoyGia, 4.
At valparaisO-Valpar ruisO, 20, CO.
lumbla of Dubuque, II.
At Lexington-N. NJ. l.. "3s Hamp-
den Sidney. II.
At MISUNDERSTANDING College,
-; Y. NJ. IL. A.. IL.
At New Hayen-Yale, 70; Wesleyan,
10.
=. !. A. a. TOURNAMENT.
cat Macon, Ga.)
Mississippi College, AZ; WoGord, 81.
! Newberry. "a; Furman. IS.
Mercer, :i8s Louisiana College, 23.
Jentrc. -; Chattanooga L.. 2s.
rairfnEs for today's semi-fBaIs
Aref
Mercer vs.. Mississippi.
1entfe VS.. NeSxberry.
Evening star., 1924-02-27
Answered by
VIM. MELHORN.

"IHc St. Louis NOunESter. whose
battering courage and sound golf
enable him to finish well up in all
the tournaments nc enters.
Socketing is mostly caused by be-
ing off-balance at top of swing at
moment OF impact You will find
your weight is too much on your
toes, causing you to lean too much
toward the ball. This will make
your arms extend out past the ball
To begin with, balance your weight
back on your heels. Let yourself
settle down a little more, with knees
slightly bent, Make yourself feel as
though YOU were ready to sit down.
Then on your back swing see that
your weight is kept on your left
loot. with the rest OF the weight
thrown on the right heel. AT the
moment OF impact be sure that the
weight is thrown back on the lett
heel. The follow-through is only a
matter OF course. In keeping your
weight on the heels it is impossible
to reach out too far for ball. provid-
ing your arms are fully extended III
addressing the ball.
Copyright. 1924, Associated Editorsl
Evening star., 1924-02-27

well for the winners, while Laufer
and Allen were best for Ell Dorado.
Riverside players were offered lit
tie opposition when they trimmed tho
Trinity five, 53 to 10.
Accurate goal shooting by MURRAY
OF the Deltas enabled his team {"
beat the Calvary Baptist quint, Sc to
81. He Gagged seven baskets.
A rally late in the game gave the
Washington Epiphany Eagles a 3sto
22 victory over the National Athletic
Club. The winners are to meet the
Anacostia Eagles tonight at O'Clock
in Hitchcock Hall.
Immaculate Conception Juniors fell
before the Rosedale Juniors, SO to %.
Barry of the Boys Club Celtics
tossed eight baskets against the Cap
itol Props. his team winning. 80 to 81.
Chevy Chase Bearcats administered
a 45-to-6 beating to the Noel House
juniors, Randall registered thirteen
baskets for the winners Hutchinson
led the losers attack with two court
goals. Games with the winners may
be arranged by calling Manager Wells
at Cleveland 222s-W between 6 and
o'clock.
West Presbyterian Juniors took
both ends of a double-header. down
ing the Ingram Church five, 81 to %.
and Iroquois Athletic Club, 90 to L.
National Park Seminary girls did
the unexpected when they eked out
an 1S-to-1S victory over the Holton
Arms five.
Manager Wolf Of the 140-pound
Sherwood Athletic Club five is cast
ing about for a game Monday night.
He can be telephoned at Main 1917
between s and $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-02-27
YANkS AND BRiT0NS
: TO CLASH IN SPORTS

NEW YORK. February 21.-Dual
athletic competition between the
United States and the British empire
in England after the Olympic games
will cover general branches of sport,
according to present plans.
The Amateur Athletic Union has
announced that it had tentatively &C
repted an Invitation for American
Olympic swimmers to meet British
rivals in IL tank meet at London
July 20, while arrangements also are
under way for opposing wrestling
teams to stage a dual contest.
The A. A. L. some time ago accepted
an invitation to have the American
track and field team meet British
empire team in meet at Wembley
Stadium, London, July ~.
Evening star., 1924-02-27
SANDLOTTERS TO PLAN
FORMATION OF LEAGUES

Managers of the city's leading
senior, junior and midget sandlot
base ball teams are to discuss plans
governed by the local branch Of the
National Base Ball Federation at a
meeting tonight at s.o'clock in the
boys department of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Players of the Shamrock, juniors
and seniors, who will be represented
at tonight's meeting by Manager V.
NJ. Lawrence, will hold their regular
meeting tomorrow night at sos Penn
sylvania avenue southeast
Evening star., 1924-02-27
LEAD Is AT STAKE
g IN BIG TEN GAMES

CHICAGO. February 27.-Purdue
and Ohio State meet at Columbus to-
night in a contest which will have a
decided effect on the outcome of the
Western Conference basket ball cham
pionship race.
Chicago plays Northwestern here
tonight and has "a chance again to
so to the head of the list.
as matters stand Purdue, Chi
cago and Ohio State all are in the
running for the championship, with
Purdue having an edge.
Evening star., 1924-02-27
BESTS SEVEN BIG CITIES
in RECREATIONAL WORK
Public Fields Are Provided Here for Twenty. Two
Activities, Giving Town Lead in 400, ,OOO-to-
l,OOO, 900 Cass-Nore Needed.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

FREQUENTLY loud and long wall
Washnson1ans concerning tie limited facilities
the National Capial Playing
other
dsgunted persons caren local
uphold the
provided under the
facilities Tor the playing
BY any other city OF comparative size the
True Washington could bu
all
o will
than those Baltimore Cleveland Detroit Kansas Cv Newark
the cdera1po
Evening star., 1924-02-27
TIE FOR GOLF LEADS.

HOUSTON, Tex, February 81
Bill Mehlhorn Of st. Louis and Joe
Kirkwood Of lockwood Hall, N. T..
were tied with cards Of 12s each At
the close of sthe first days play OF
tlLirty-two holes in the Houston
open golf tournament. The tourney Is
being played over the sixteen-hol
municipal course
Evening star., 1924-02-27
Washington Strong in Sport Promotion Triumph Over Army Fe
Inside Golf
-ByChester Horton

One Dsint where nearly all new
EOlfers-aAa yen wsulA be sar-
prised to really know how many
players Of several years Of expe-
rfence-go wrong IL In their Grip.
MY exDeYieAce II that nine golfers
out OF ten use . palm grip while
lrm In the conviction that they
are using the finger griD. They
don't know the diHeRence.
In the finger grip the left hand
is turned mp until nearly the en-
Evening star., 1924-02-27
EPIPHANY AND SOTTTHEND
CUNTS CLASH FOR TITLE

IDGET players Epiphany way
wv 0pound basket ball title the District
rival qun dispose Of Before they hope claim the award
Der midget they hope show Epiphany
qunt Managers the Souends
for March 3 this match will get
the dpet aurel
Evening star., 1924-02-27
MIDSHIPMEN SEE VICTORY
ASA TURN OF THE TIDE
Looking Forward to Future Contest of Year With
Rivals With Confldence-Outlook Is Bright
in Base Ball, Lacrosse and Tennis.

NNAPOIS February The the Navy basket ball team
~ will believed mark
athletic schools The
be and play
home the regarded of the
crdable history Of the service school contests.
Naval Military Academy will
ball.
ball fencing only
This for the ball and
victory h,cte hall
Evening star., 1924-02-27


Both Central and Eastern fought
the court battles of their lives in yes
terday's games. The Blue and White
was deadlocked with Woodbury. no
managed to tie the count. IA to IA.
against West Philadelphia at half
time.
Central failed to gain the advan-
taSe after the first twenty minutes
as d 16to1G tie resulted. The Wash
ington school came to life in the last
half, however, and frightened its de-
tense considerably. Dean and Hale
were big factors in their teams sue
cess, as they each cut the cords for
four baskets.
Eastern's failure to penetrate West
Phi1adelphia's defense in the last half
proved costly. Both teams battled on
even terms in the first two periods,
but the Quaker City youngsters re-
sorted to closer guarding tactics in
Evening star., 1924-02-27

tire top Of the hand shows to the
eye and the wrist II tar1ed
sQuarely "aeFoss the BALL" This
position Of the wrist makes q tPe-
mendsus difference In the shot.
The wrist 10 - DssttisneA that
when the club meets the ball the
wrist cannot give, a. II will II Il II
turned stheYwise. When the left
hand, GrasDiDg the club, II turned
down and so far around the shaft
that only the Arst knuckle shows,
the player II using . palm grip.
There In one fact OF supreme i'm
pOrtance about the pain gFiDs and
that II that there never yet has
been u golfer who acconplisAed
anything with IT.
Copyright, John +. Ollie Coz
Evening star., 1924-02-27
GOLF TOURNEY DATE SET.

ATLANTA. Ga. February 27.-The
Southern Women's Golf Association
championship this year will be
played over the links of the Chat
tanooga Country Club the week be-
ginning May 10.
Evening star., 1924-02-27

Just consider what ohis town has to
offer For those wfo care for base
nan there are tW.nty diamonds. In
The fan ten pdhIic gridirons are
available for tot ball. The Capitals
solting legion mas been provided with
"A deal of sroHnd. East Potomac Park
mas an ciShfecn-holc course generally
used as tHD courses. West Potomac
fark has nine hole practice links,
and th<re is the nine-hole course In
Rock Creek Park.
Tennis Courts Scarce.
.Tennis facilities are not so great
?s in most of the other towns, less
.than fifty public courts being laid out
here. Newark, y. j., and Baltimore
each has more than Il hundred courts.
This is one Of the few cites that offers
= field for lacrosse. but excepting
Kansas City il is the only one with
out a real running track under public
control. The stadium at Central High
School. while used at times for public
enterprises, is absolutely under the
supervision of the school board.
Nor has swimming been given much
attention by the authorities But two
pools are provided. The Tidal Basin
beach really is Il semi private affair.
There are ten croqu-t grounds, d
field for cricket. ten luott alleys. six
soccer fields, one bicycle track and
one lane for horseshoe pitching.
The big polo field in Potomac Park
not only provide. q splendid place for
the followers OF that great game, but
also affords Entertainment for thou
sands when the annual tourna ments
are conducted there.
1dnor sports Cared For.
Other recrea tionai facilities here in
"lu/e two archery courts. two hockey
fsdds, Il place for bowling on the
green, one medicine and push ball
Aourt, one rogue court one volleY ball
court, one Stag ball court, six speed
ball courts. three skating rinkS and
~ fiycaSting pool. And there Wusl he
mentioned the miles of bride paths
here
That gives Washington a very good
standing in the table of sports facili-
lies i'll cities ranging from 100000 to
100000 i'll population as compiled by
special committee OF the National
Base Ball Federati This orSaniza-
tion. established primarily to promote
amateur base ball. recently has un-
dertaken to assist in the extension of
general recreational work
BaltimoreS park board furnishes
facilities for fourteen sports while
Buffalo provides for thirteen and
Kansas City for twelve. Clcvela nd
Detroit and Newark each can take
care of ten different rccreatiunS. but
Pittsburgh is limited to five. So il
would appear that the National Capt.
tal is not so baCkward in caring for
the interests of its sports followers
as some would have US believe.
The National Base Ball Federation
table dealing with the principal recre-
auonai facilities provided follows:
Evening star., 1924-02-27

the last half. Jack Smith, center, of
Eastern, made mighty efforts to give
his team the lead in the closing sec
onds. He connected for two long
shots and foul toss to put his quint
within. three points of the Philadel-
phians. In all, Sr..-h accounted for
six baskets, to lead s.e fieid.
GOnzaEa High b h+keters were to
oppose Georgetown Prep tossers to-
day at Garrett Park, Md. Play was
to start at $3.50 o'clock. Both teams
are evently. matched and a stirring
tilt is expected.
Chief Justice Walter I. Mccoy of
the District Supreme Court presented
the Harvard trophy to the champion
Eastern basket ball team yesterday
morning at a special school assembly.
Should Fasteners get two more legs
on the cup 1t will become its perma-
nent possession.
Evening star., 1924-02-27

| Epiphany Is preparing for the
Southends Yesterday it pushed its
| win record to thirty-two in a row by
downing the Eastern Props, 43 to 20.
| Southsnds also are striving to iron
| out their rough spots. They took the
| measure of the Argonaults in 3S-
TOGO engagement.
IRdependent Juniors made it twen-
! ty-three in a row by showing the
way to the Elliott Athletic Club. .
| to IL. King Of the winners account
ed for fifteen points.
National Midxets were forced to
extend themselves to nose out the
| Neridians, 18 to II. O'Connell of the
Nationals and Mensh of the losers did
well.
1 Four Washington teams-Epiphany
Juniors. Stanton Juniors. kanawha
Juniors and the Immaculate Concep-
Atlantic basket ball tourney Of the
A. A U. to be staged at Baltimore the
latter part Of next month.
Basket BALL Of the first order is ex-
| pected Saturday night at the Coli
| scum. when the Firestone five of
Akron, Ohio, displays it's wares in a
game with the Palace Laundry quint.
nents Of the Ohio team the following
day.
| Circle Athletic Club, which downed
! the Advent team, So to 16. will meet
| &. stronger opponent in the Riverside
five tomorrow night on the Congress
Heights court.
Interior Department tossers added
another victim to their list, swamp
ing the Fort Humphreys team. 2S TO
8. Gosnell Of the winners led the
field with five court goals.
knights of C0lunbuS basketers
easily disposed Of the FL Dorado five,
3S to Z. Shedden and Mcintyre played
Evening star., 1924-02-27
CENTRAL HIGH REMAINS
In PENN BASKET TOURNEY

rs Central Highs Washington in
OF basket ball
its defeat by West Philadelphia High School stirring
o9 match yesterday With 5lto-2S victory Woodbury.
High School tucked Central will
Philadelphia tonight the Camden School
Whites considered
will dispose Washington FIVE
Evening star., 1924-02-27

IhtefiOr Department tosSers added
another victim to their list, swamp
ing the Fort Humphreys team, IS to
8. Gosneli OF the winners led the
field with five court goals
Evening star., 1924-02-27

Circle Athletic Club, which downed
the Advent team, So to 16, will meet
a stronger opponent in the Riverside
flve tomorrow night on the Congress
Heights court.
Evening star., 1924-02-27

Manager Wolf Of the 140-pound
Sherwood Athletic Club five is cast
ing about for a game Monday night.
He can be telephoned at Main 1872
between and $50 O'Clock
Evening star., 1924-02-27

Knights Of Columbus basketers
easily disposed Of the FL Dorado five,
36 to T. Shedden and Mcintyre PLAYED
Evening star., 1924-02-27

National Park Seminary girls did
the unexpected when they eked out
an 1S-to-1S victory over the Holton
Arms five
Evening star., 1924-02-27

West Presbyterian Juniors took
both ends of a double-head down
ing the Ingram Church five, 81 to %.
and Iroquois Athletic Club, 90 to IL