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right under the eye Of men who know
their business.
A school like this also would give
the old ball player something to look
forward to. He could go there In dig
nified retirement and be an instructor.
II would not be necessary for him to
be Kicked down the ladder from one
small league to another. If the play
grounds scheme also were put into
operation dozens of veterans could be
employed there,
Should Encourage Sports.
At present the only future left to
a big league ball player is to be-
come a manager or a scout. There
are not enough Jobs for all of them.
AS result they have to go into some
business for which, as a rule, they
are fitted by neither training nor tenn
permanent. Some are fortunate enough,
and to have invested 1t intelligently.
Those, however. are not In the maJr-
ity.
I think it not only a duty but
a matter OF good policy for our lead
Ing citizens In official position or in
of base ball-all sports, for that
matter.
When the boys came back from
France ! remember one young fell
low teiilng me why Americans made
such good fighters.
"A Frenchman told me-" he said.
that the secret of our Army sue
cess was that Americans all liked to
play
BY that he meant that when they
were not actually in the line they
were constantly playing some game,
mostly base bail. At night they
would have boxing matches. Always:
though, they were ready to play and
laugh and root for their favorites.
That trait in most all Americans
/ believe is due to the national love
more sports we have the better coun-
try we will have. AS our sports
grow in quality they will grow into
even greater popularity. History tells
Us that all great races of people were
sport loving people.
That Is why / am proud of having
been a ball player.
(The End-Hans Wagner's Story.)
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After considerable thought am
convinced that the game of base ball
has done as much toward the ANAL
gamation OF races toward American
ization as any one factor in Amer
lean life. 1t can do more.
Probably you have noticed that in
the great cities like New York and
Chicago, where the foreign popula-
tion is large. the proportionate at
tendance at ball games is smaller
than in cities more solidly American.
For instance, a city like Cleveland
VIII draw almost as many people to
see a winning ball club as New York
city. and 1t has about one fifth the
population.
Base ball people have overlooked
many opportunities. They must look
forward in the future. That foreign
population Is great field. 1t has
been suggested that the powers in
base ball should start a movement
looking toward Americanization by
love for base ball. Wherever they
quickly. l have seen little Italian
first year Of their arrival, simply be-
doing II. In q short time they had
the American spirit. Without that
spirit they are Americans in name
only.
Now il the base ball people would
Cooperate with the public play
grounds associations in the various
cities and with the Americanizati ton
societies 1 believe a scheme could be
worked out by which great good
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HANDLEYS NOSE OUT
BRUNSWICK ROLLERS

There was plenty of good bowIin g
In the Suburban League last night
when rhe Handley quint won two of
three from the Brunswick team. TIE
latter was outrolled 567 to 561 in the
first game. E. McPhilomy had the
best ten-frame count, 1874, and Bax-
ter the best set, s5S
In the Mount Pleasant League
Chesterfield ran away with all three
games. the Cliftons being the victims.
Leishear OF the victors had high set,
s31. and Cost of the losers. top
game, ia.
Electrical Department quint of the
Terminal Y League won the odd
game from Express. Ballard of the
winners rolled high game at lis.
Independents OF the Washington
Ladi es' League captured two games
from Daughters of Isabella, Cath
er.ne Qufgiey rolling a 270 set and
Io1 game. After losing a. game the
Club. May O'Brien had high game,
1o1. and Elaine Quigley the best
East Washington Church League.
Epworth won the odd from Eastern
Presbyterian and the Mems Club.
Douglas did the same to Ninth
Street: Bible Glass took three from
Eastern Presbyterian. and Ninth
Street made a sweep in its set with
Centennial Baptist. Motyka of the
Bible Glass was the top man for all
the matches. with a game Of 1877 and
set of 34S.
In the American Legion League
Hiram Cash beat Sergt. Jasper in
three games by large margins. Nc
CURE OF the winners bowled q set
of $40 and Walsh of the losers a game
of 120.
Accounts and Collections had a
warm battle with Corporation Audit
in the Internal Revenue League. all
the games being close. The former
won two of the three. Pourron had
the best game, 1so, and JoIiffe the
high set. 32s.
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Buffeted around from pillar to post.
always hitting fairly well, he turned
up with Charleston. S. c.. in. 1922
He batted 1856, but the major leagues
experience. Then Nashville signed
him
Joining Nashville. with all the base
ball lore he had collected in his trav-
els. he began burning the Southern
Then. with the luck that had pursued
him for years, he broke his leg. But
not until he had played forty-one
games and led his league with an
average of .37S, his record including
seven two-baggers, four three-bag-
gers and three home runs.
Broken leg and all, Washington
took him, sent him to a hospital and
told him to rest and get well. If
Rtchbourg has finally got all the hard
luck out of his system he may do
with his willow. But he isn't too
long on fielding. though he has played
about every position, both in the in
held and the outfeld.
Martina Another Notable.
Washington has another player for
1924 who Is Of great repute In the
south. He is Joe Martina, a pitcher.
Some seasons ago, when the majors
werc puffeting their way around
Texas in spring training. they were
frequently beaten by pitcher at
Beaumont. The Texans called him
1.-The Texas cocktail"-Martina, Of
course.
The Giants steered into Beaumont
for an exhibition game one day and
the oil folks were all set for the
shindy, for Martina was to pitch and
show the Giants up. For some time
the game was a battle that gave the
Texans real joy. Then. just in the
moment of their triumph, a Texas
outflelder let the ball get away with
the bases filled. 1t rolled to the next
oil well and the Beaumont team ran
dry right then. That ended negotia-
tions for Martina which the Giants
had secretly inaugurated. He hight
have gone up from Texas then had 1t
not been for that loose-fingered chap
In the outfield.
But Martina never has lost his grip
on the south, where they hold him
high as a native product. He won
twenty-one games and lost ten last
year for New Orleans. He has no
curve. AS almost all the pitchers to-
day are without a curve, this may be
Martina's year to go big with Wash
ington.
Copyright, 1921
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could be accomplished for the new
citizens and also for the country.
You can bet that whenever q foreign
boy becomes a base ball fan he i'm
mediately becomes an American. 1t
gives him the real idea OF what
America means.
Make Fairgrounds Schools.
Suppose, for instance. the big
leagues should go into the play
grounds movement by contributing
one experienced veteran ball player to
conduct tho games and instruct the
little fellows at each public outdoor
gathering place. In very short
time more Fairgrounds would be
needed. 1t would start general
movement toward the outdoors and
toward sport. The base ball people
would be repaid tenfold by the num-
Der of fans developed and by the de-
vclopment of new ball players.
In this concluding chapter of my
mamoirs / also would like to indorse
the plan suggested by John Heydler.
president of the National League.
looking toward the founding of q col
lege for professional ball players.
Such a school. L believe. would pay
the leagues as we'll as the young ball
players eager to enter the procession.
have a school for ball players. just
the same as we do for actcrs, for
lawyers and other professions.
My suggestion Is similar to that Of
Mr.. Heydler. In that the school should
be to big league base ball what West
Point Is to the Army. Without a
West Point our Army would suffer
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SCHOOL FIvES CLASH
FOR LEAD IN SERIES

Western High tossers were to meet
Eastern in a game for top place in
the high school championship series
today at o'clock in the opening con-
test of the double-header in Central
Coliseum. Business and Tech. tied
for the cellar position. were to take
the floor in the second fray.
Centrars basketers. that fell be-
fore Swavely Prep In a 27-to-11 en-
gagement, also were booked for ac-
tion. meeting University Of Mary
land freshmen at College Park.
Play was to start at o'clock. .
Lightweight tOSserS of Central
earned hard-fought game from the
Ontiacks. II to II. Mayf!eld Of the
Blue and White and Potter and
johnson OF the losers played we'll.
Improvement was shown in Hyatts-
Vile Highs play when it disposed Of
the Kappa Alpha Fraternity quint, 81
to IL. Carr Of the winners. Gagged
four baskets.
A spirited match was waged be-
tween the Rockville High School and
Georgetown Prep, the former win
ming, II to II.
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Joe JUDGE SIGNS UP
WITH GRIFFS FOR 1924

The list Of Washington players
signed for service during the COM
ing sensOn wns increased by one
today when Joseph Ignatius Judge
Endorsed contract. The agile
hrStsncker was in conference with
Clark Griffith mt local headquarters
but short time when agreement
ns to salary was reached. Judge In
keeping In shape this winter ut.
tending to slow lenks ON his tour
Ing car via the hnnd-pump route
md expects to tote little excess
weight to Tampa.
Grfm took occasion today to deny
n report from New York to the
effect that he was angling for the
services of Al Mamaux, former
pitching star Of the Pirates, who
was sent to Reading of the Inter-
national League by Brooklyn last
season. The White SOx also are
said to be after the veteran.
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BASKET BALL RESULTS.

At GeorKetown-a-Georg 2ss
Lafayette, II.
At Keadall GFeen-Gallaudet, 81,
Isandolph.Maeon, 2e.
~.
At Lansfng-MicAigan AEgies, 24S
John Carroll. II.
At observation-disclosures. 3SI SoutA
Carolina. 81.
At InaianaD0lis--Butle 37s Han
over. -.
At Marquette-O4kosh, 2ot North
ern Stnte Normal. =18.
At Atlanta-MeTcer, 20s Georgia
Tech, 2G.
At Lexington-yvake Forest, IS,
". NJ. l., ~.
At Lexington, Ky.-Trnnsylvania,
10; Sewanee, Is. Kentucky u. fresh
men, 70, Cum mberlnnd College, 22.
AZ Knoxxale-TsRnessee. 2ej Kea=
tucky u, n.
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INLESS you are a past master at

T INLESS you are a past master at
- golf you will find you can i'm
prove your game by watching -ex-
pert performers at play.
would advise any man who feels
that he needs to better himself to
attend tournaments where the big
stars of the links are on exhibition
If 1t is convenient so to do. He will
learn much of value.
Until felt that had fairly learned
the technique of golf 1 made 1t a
point to give the great masters of
golf the "once over" whenever the
opportunity offered. On one occasion,
while pursuing this policy, I saw the
funniest play that ever came to my
attention.
1 happened to be in Chicago some
years ago on a day when Harry Var
don, the, great" Britisher. was adver-
tised to meet his brother Tom a pro-
fessional, in this country, in an ex--
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lands CHALLENGES ANY
RED TO "A GOLF MATCH

CINCINNATI, january 19.-Former
Judge *. NJ. Landis, base BALI >com-
missioner. will be with the Cincinnati
week of their training period. Com
missioner Lands, who recently has
been in Cincinnati. is quoted as hav-
ing said he would arrive at Orlando
on or about March 3, his first stop-off
in a swing around the training camps
of the sixteen major league clubs.
He said 1t was part Of his work to
look over the training camps, and
that he enjoyed the trip immensely.
He also expressed a desire to meet on
the links at Orlando any golf players
on the Cincinnati team.
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LYNCH IS OUTFOUGHT
IN GO WITH M'KENNA

NEW ORLEANS. January 1s.-Ed-
edge on Joe Lynch, bantamweight
champion Of the world, in a ten.
round no-decision bout here last
night.
McKenna was credited with FIVE
rounds. He shook Lynch several
times with right swings and had blood
streaming from cuts on the cham
pion's ear and mouth at the end OF
the fracaS.
Lynch tore loose in the three
rounds credited to him with vicious
rights and lefts, but the local man
managed to keep out of harms way.
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Milan Athletic Club that showed
the way to Company c. 12ist Engi-
neers. in an 1s-to-15 engagement. will
visit the Dominicans Tuesday night
at St. Dominic's Hall. Lloyd. Mars
den, Gerard. Fitzgerald. Hickey.
Kaufman. Adonis and Brown are in
Gerardi is booking games at Frank
lin CATS.
Washington Comets have booked a
tough foe in the Alexandria Light In
fantry for game tonight on the lat
ter's floor. Palace Laundry five will
meet the Comets Thursday at the
Congress Heights gymnasium.
st. Andrew Juniors continued their
winning streak by yanquishing the
Liberty five. "a to 1e. Waple and
Causey of the losers and Macdonald,
kessler and Neuman of st. Andrew
played welLs
Mount Vernon quint vas offered
little opposition by the Pullman Com
pany and won As to 49,. MacCartee
and Elliott registered segen and six
goals, respectively.
st. Pntrick's tossers rushed their
win column to five In a row by turn
ing In 9-to-0 victory over the st,
Anthony's five. A rugged defense
proved too much for the losers
Girl basketer~ of Metropolitan Ath
letfc Club may find the going rough
in a game with the Wilson Normal
School sextet to be played tonight at
s o'clock In the latter's gymnasium.
Boys Club Celtics easily disposed
of the Molines. 2I to Is. Sklar OBJ
tained four baskets for the winners.
Exhibiting n fast runnsng attack,
the Southend Midgets swamped the
st. Paul Midgets. As to IL.
Boys Club Yankees are setting
rapid pace. They scored their eighth
game with National Athletic Club.
Clever shooting by Finnegan and
Lucas paved the way te the triumph.
Y. M. c. A. team. 13 to IL. in one of
the most warmly contested games Of
the season.
over the sturdy local Marine team.
the Government Printing Office Ap-
prentices are casting about for games
with teams In the pound
class. Telephone challenges to Man
ager Elmer Meade. at Lincoln $751;
between and o'clock.
Simmons of the Twin Oaks five
tossed eight goals against the King
Pins, his team winning, 80 to 0.
Gonxaga's third-year class team
fell before Glover Athletic Club
% to 25. Games with the winning
quint can be arranged by calling the
manager at Franklin 1858.
A superior defense enabled the
Cuthbert MidRets to beat the Column
bia Juniors, 81 to II. Corcoran drop
ped eight baskets for the winners.
A stirring match is expected in the
Peck Athletic Club -Hobab Club game
tonight on the formers court. The
Hobab tossers are coming from Baltf-
more confident they can show the
way to the Peckmen,
Palace Laundry Ave will play host
to the Paramount Eamblers tomor-
row afternoon at the Arcade. The
Ramblers flashed to the limelight
last year when they trounced the
Washington Yankees. as the Palace
combination, then was called.
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CUNTS ARE TIED AT END
OF FOUR EXTRA PERIODS

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, January
ia basket ball game that wns
tied at the finish of the first half
and at the end and stili dead
locked at the close of ench of four
extra hve-mfnute periods, when 1t
waS decided IT was useless to try
to break the tie, cnused local en-
thusiasts tonight to claim u record
for continuous play.
At the end OF the first half the
score was II to IL, and each team
scored seventeen points I'm the last
half. At the end of the fourth
hve-mfnute extrn period the score
WIS ~ to ~.
The game was between the
Duval High School Tigers and n
team composed OF former Duval
players. ~ - * "
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HARVARD RECORD IS SET
AS CREWS ROW IN RIVER

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, January 19.-
All precedents within the memory. of
the oldest men now connected with
Harvard rowing have been shattered
by the appearance Of Crimson crews
on the Charles river for open-water
practice. The crews were mustered
by coaches of the freshmen and 150-
pound oarsmen.
John Freen, who has been connect.
ed with Harvard rowing for thirty
three years and who watched the
oarsmen, said that he had never be-
fore seen crew out in January.
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FIGHT ILLUSTRATES NEED
OF GOOD MIDDLEWEICHTS
Champion Sets Fast Pace Against Title Holder, But
There Is Not Enough Behind His Blows to
Get Real Results.
BY FAIR PLAY.

EW YORK. January 19The battle for the mddeweigt
Harry Greb and Johnny Wilson last
hingtha the middleweight ranks
woefuuy lacking in championship class.
This the second clash of the champion and holder
without either being kissing
The artillery of neither effective. meaphocaly speak
sawed off shotgun loaded
kind of blow angle
the sllenginp
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shaft thus being turned directly
across the line OF flight. That is
one Of the surest ways I know of
to produce nm ~incurable slice.o
The club shaft, as the sketch
shows, should run parallel with
the direction sought when 1t IL mt
the top of the upsvvfnG. II 1t goes
farther than this the shoulders
will be SO far ahead, In the DOWN
swing, that the wrist and hand ac-
tiOn ON the shaft will not be able
to catch the clubhead up. Thus
It will drag across the bnll and
yield "A slice. This correct parallel
understanding of the shaft will
do much to correct over-swiD&inH
-0ne OF golfers' worse faults.
tCopyright, John E. Dula Co)
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JAMES |. McNICHOL

~ShAvASS As
Member of University of PennsyI-
vnnia basket ball team und one Of the
"bnskct ball McNichois," the most
famous family OF players I'm the game.
X X
In dribbling. the player must bear
in mind that he is allowed to touch
the ball with only one hand at a
time, and the dribble must be con-
tinuous; that is, he is not allowed
to stop dribbllng and then continue,
unless the ball has been passed be-
tween these two operations. The
player is not allowed to take more
than one step before he dribbles
the ball, or in between dribbles.
The tendency when going toward
the basket is to take more than one
step directly under the basket and
consequently commit foul by run
ming. The dribbler must always be
ready to pass the ball; hence he
must watch the ball and the other
player at the same time. The begin
ner will give all his attention to the
ball, forgetting the team entirely.
Practice alone will teach the play
er to watch the ball and players
simultaneously.
.iCopyr,Kht, 1924 Associated Editors)
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EIGHT. G. u. RUNNERS
IN FORDHAM GAMES

Walter Gegan instead of Tony
Plansky will be the fourth member
of Georgetown University's mile re-
lay team in it's race with Rutgers
and other fours at the F'ordham Uni
versity meet in New York tonight.
Plansky, selected for the quartet
after the time trials Tuesday, hurt
an ankle yesterday and had to be
Withdrawn. Other members Of the
relay team are Ray Haas. Jack Bur-
CESS and Paul Herlihy.
-Four other Georgetown men will
compete in the meet, although one
of then-vernon Ascher-will run
UNATTACHED. Asoher, who won the
national junior Quarter-mile title
and competed for the University of
Illipois. last year. is to start in an
Invitation 440. Capt George Marsters
and William Sullivan will be sent
special mile event, while Bill Dow
ding is to enter the 120 and 800 yard
races. i ;.-..., 49,
Eleven dfstonce runners of the
University of Maryland are expected
to compete in the Post nodded mara :
thon race to be held here February
%. Those now training for the ten
mile evegC are Capt. Wooten, Com
pher. Miller. Staley, Bowman. Weber,
Froelich, Patruska, Buchanan, Nielsen
and NILS. Last fall the Maryland
ten-mile race In Baltimore and later
grabbed the South Atlantic A. A. U.
cross-country championship. r. V.
Truftt Is coaching the squad.
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Inside Golf:
BY CHESTER HORTON.

The gOlf shot can never be Of
maximum result II the club, when
taken mp, is out Of parallel with
the direction sought. One of the
seemingly widespread erroneous
notions about the club Mt the top
OF the swing In that .@the club
heed must be seen" 1t Is meant
by that that the player should
be able to see his clubhead, the
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CRlFF'S NEW OUTFIELDER
WELL SEASONED ATHLETE
Acquisition From Nashville Has Been All Over
Country Since Giants Picked Him Up in 1919.
Martina Another Vet of Repute in South.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK January eln Lance Richbourg ouheder acquired
by Washington from Nashville the Nationals have
youngster base He 5
When trained in Florida
club third
He could hit field and before the he
He looked like Eddie Collins something
like him. He Richbourg.
When he reported to the Giants they had place
back He
all of which he back Finally dropped
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Greb gives an opponent a chance to
set himself and shoot at a stationary
mark, but. on the other hand, he is
not able to set himself for punch
which will send his rival off his pins.
Wilson carried weapon of larger
caliber In his left hand, which he
discharged less frequently and with
more noise but equally little effect.
Occasionally he would slam a sturdy
wallop into Hary's midsection. but
in many cases he gave advance notice
Of his intentions so clearly that the
champion was able to make him miss
without great difficulty.
In one department Greb clearly
proved his superiority. That was in
speed and stamina. He. maintained a.
terrific pace throughout and was far
less tired at the end of the fifteen
rounds than Wilson.
Instead of appearing weak at the
rniddleweight limit, Greb fought a far
better battle than he has put up on
other occasions when he carried more
poundage around with him.
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GIANTS BUY PITCHER.

NEW YORK, January 19.-Purchase
by the New York Giants from the
considered one of the best pitchers
in the international League, was an
nounced today. The deal had been
pending for two weeks. 1t was un-
derato Cd ~ cash, payment was made,
bAs the amount was not revealed.
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WOULD. LOWER RING TAX.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, January 19.-Rec-
ommendation that the state tax on
boxing bouts be reduced from 10 per
cent to was made yesterday by
W. F. Sailor, secretary of the Min
nesota boxing commission, in a re-
port to the interim committee of the
legislature. =
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PILLS START FEBRUARY a.

PHILADELPHIA, January 1S-.Man-
aEer Arthur Fletcher of the Philadel-
pilia National League club. said he
had ordered all battery men to re.
port at the spring training camp at
Leesburg. Fla, by February "a. The
other players will arrive there
March 1. Fletcher said he wanted
the pitchers and catchers to have at
least q weeks preliminary workout.
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WALTER KIMMICK'S FATE
is UP TO THE PHILLIES

CINCINNATI, January 1s.-The fate
of Infielder Walter Kimmick. who. 1t
was announced, would be sent with
Pitcher Keck to Vernon of the Pacific
Coast League in the trade for Pitcher
Jakey May, will be officially decided
in a day or two.
The Philadelphia Nationals have re-
fused to waive on Kimmick, and II
the Quaker city club insists on hav-
ing him he must be sent there. If the
Philadelphias decide to permit him to
leave the league Kimmick will be
sent to the coast.
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DOMINICAN FIVE VICTOR
AS SAILORS QUIT GAME

OMlNCAN LYCEUM wide swath unlimited
basket ball circles this but after easily dspong Airing
Athletic Club in opening yesterday
tartar the Seamen tunner Loyd field
tossed the final whistle sounded made % ALL
Smith
2too forfeit to the Domincans Play
Sailors guarding surprisingly we'll
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HOCKEY RESULTS.

At Ann Arbgr-Mfchigan, 3, Wis.,
consin. D.
At Phiiadelphfa-Penn, 4; Prince
ton Alumni. 4.
At Duluth-Dululh. 3, Cleveland, L.
AT 1t. Paul-PittsburgA, /, Min.
neapOlis, ..
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RAY IN RACE TONIGHT.

NEW, YORK. January 19.-Joie
Ray, Chicago distance star. viii en-
deavor to redeem the setback he sus-
tained in a handicap race last We'd
nesday night when he starts against
a strong field in race at his favortte
distance, one mile. in the Fordham
A. A, games tonight