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Evening star., 1924-12-20


Anonymous letters purporting to
give information of crool1edness have
preyed on Johnson" said the writer's
informant, 'and he has attempted in
every way man could to get
further Information. No communica-
tion came into the American League
office to which he did not give his
personal attention. IL there was any
thing IN it that reflected upon the
honesty of base ball.
Since the scandal in his own
league Johnson has given more and
more thought to every report cir
rulated that had any bearing on the
honesty of the game or the integrity
Of the players. Johnson was brought
up in the old base ball school, the
days of the early SOS. when the hon
esty of the game was preached day
and night after an experience the
National League had when Billy HUI
bert fired four players out of the cir
cult for life.
with this trait il his character
md with the thought he had in his
mind to keep base ball clean and hon
est, the suddenneSs of the announce
mcnt of the alleged bribery attempt
on the very eve of the world series
c.cited him TO a pitch of frenzy and
he exploded, in my opinion. That is
the only possible exp 'anation for his
actions that would sound reasonable
TO anybody who really knew John
SON
Judge Lands has never forgiven
Johnson for the things he said when
the Dolan-O'Connell scandal broke.
II was these interviews, more than
anything else, according to all the
information the writer picked up in
Chicago, that impelled the Judge to
declare that he and Johnson could no
longer serve on the same advisory
council.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
INSIGNIA AWARDED;
CAPTAINS ELECTED

Athletes OF two members of the
local varsity group yesterday were
awarded insignia in recognition OF
their prowess as grtdmen and har-
riers At the University of Maryland,
MS" and class numerals were dis
tributed among varsity and freshman
team men during the RossbourS Club
dance in Ritchie gymnasium, while
George Washington University foot
ball players were honored at a ban
quet at the Hotel La Fayette.
Maryland varsity foot ball men
given letters were: Ed Pugh, Sup
plee. Burger, Bonnet, Hough, Lanigan,
n IL. Lewis, Heine, Beatty, Bromley,
Luckey. Besley, Osborn. Manager
Xalesak also received a letter.
Glass numerals were given the fol-
lowing freshman foot ball team mem
bsrs: Charles Pugh, Woodward.
Chappelear. Lehnert, Adams. Thomas,
Doerr Whelchel. Stephens, Brown,
Olds. Bean, Robertson. Ady Hearn.
Sewell, Carter, Zulick, Eastlack,
Stubbs, Winterberger, Scha aefer, Bru-
baker, Leatherman, Miller, Lnkhous
Bafford, Greenlaw.
Cross-country runners at Maryland
to get Ms" were: Buckman, Bow
man, Compiler, Hill. Petruska, Staley
Numerals were awarded Newman.
George Washington foot ball play
ers TO get letters were: Hotel, Gold
man, Resh, Collar. Malone, V. Wag-
ner, D. Wagner, Kris. Loehler, Glenn
ents, Haynes. Fletcher, Miller Long
Banvilie. Levy. G. McLain, J. McLain
Kenny, Laux, Brown. These men and
Coach Watson Crum also were pre-
sented with gold miniature foot balls.
Both Maryland and George Wash
ington also elected captains for next
years eIevens. A toss of a coin won
the Maryland leadership for John
Hough of Washington, who had been
tied in the balloting by William Sup
plee, also of this city. The Hatchet-
ties reelected Guy Hotel
Evening star., 1924-12-20

What is armada hunting? Well,
in all your dreams of downright
slaughter, you never saw or heard of
anything to equal 1t. There are many
shallow lakes in the Mexican valleys,
where the ducks-the same ones, re-
member, that breed in this country
and Canada and which we protect so
rigorously-come during the migra-
tionS.
In these lakes the ducks are hunted
on the armada plan. 1t is very simple.
A breastwork is erected along the
feeding grounds of the ducks. In this
breastwork are embedded hundreds of
shotguns. These guns are old-fash-
ioned, and are connected together by
a train of powder. Sometimes there
are several hundred guns in one
armada. When the ducks get well
crowded on the feeding ground along
the breastwork, the so-called hunter
Evening star., 1924-12-20

Martin. whose real name is Mar
tfno, is one Of a family of "A children.
He was born q years ago in Brook
lyn of Italian parents. He started his
boxing career as an amateur, and the
only two reverses he has ever known
were suffered in the first bouts he en-
tered. Since becoming a professional
he has participated in two draw
matches, but never has suffered de-
feat in 81 contests. He won % by
knockouts.
Goldstein lost his belt by taking the
defensive after the first three rounds
and acquiescing to the infighting
methods that Martin employed. At
the start the former champion fought
as he did when he was climbing the
ladder to the crown. a clever and
fast boxer, he stood away and shot in
jabs to his opponents face and drove
heavy blows to the body. But Martin
would not stop. He kept plunging in
shaking off the jabs and smiling at
the blows, until he forced Goldstein
into clinching. With his method es-
tablished, Martin drove 10 the stom-
ach and uppercut to the head. His
adversary was no match for him at
this game. Round after round saw
him forcing the fighting giving dou-
BILE for what he received.
Goldstein, on the other hand. was
hugging after the first round and was
cautioned by the referee At times
Martin was compelled TO use foot ball
tactics in releasing himself
Twelve thousand persons packed
Madison Square Garden for the bout.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
TY COBB
Rernaker of Base Ball
His Opinions Change
Tuo Interviews
His Pet Subject.
Ty's Views
CHAPTER XIX.

Speaking OF psychology and its re-
lation to base ball, he said:
Psychology plays a big part in
base ball. II you have a pitcher in
the box who is going along fairly
well, but none too good, and have q
man warming up in the bull pen
the fact that the pitcher in the box
sees the man warming up in the
bull pen is likely to cause him to
weaken. A man who Is pitching has
all he can do to keep his mind on
the batter He has to concentrate on
him, and how can the man in the
box concentrate on the batter when
every time he winds up he sees out
OF the corner of his eye a teammate
warming up In the bull pen and get
ting ready to relieve him. He gets
to thinking that the manager believes
he isn't good enough to stay in the
box, and he'll get to believing that
he isn't, and then suddenly he won't
be.
Now, on the other hand, If your
pitcher happens to be going bit
wabbfy in a close game and he sees
a pitcher come out Of the visiting
teams dugout and start for the op-
posite bull pen to warm up for re
lief duty, you can Immediately see q
change in your pitcher. He gets the
notion that the other team has come
to the conclusion that he is unbeat-
able and is getting reads, TO send in
relief for the man opposing him in
the box. He takes courage imme-
diateiy. and pitches his head off.
THAT Is plain psychology working
in different directions"
Cobb on HustIing.
Cobb often talks on his pet base
ball subject, psychology. 1t applies
to every angle of the game. Here
is one:
"Hustling Is infectious. If you
take a lazy player and put him next
to hustler. ono who plays heads
up base ball and is on his toes all
the time, you will soon note a change
in the lazy player. He begins show
ing energy. The hustler causes the
change IN him. Get several men on
your team that hustle and you will
find the rest hustling. The more one
hustles the more the others Will hus-
tle."
That Is not always true, though, a
fact that Cobb has discovered and
admitted. The hustler can cause to
hustle only those who have it in
them to hustle. Some men do not
happen to have the ability to hustle
and they would not change their tao
tics. regardless of who played along
side of them. Cobb has found that
| out, for few that have played along
side of him never hustled and there
| is no denying that Cobb could not
| find a better hustler anywhere in
base ball than Cobb himself.
Copyright, 1924
Tomorrow; Chapter 1.-The Dy-
Evening star., 1924-12-20

Anson was not the shrewd organ
izer that some ball players proved TO
be. He was not the keen business
man Of some of his contemporaries,
but he was a leader and a rugged,
conscientious. highly honorable and
absolutely honest fighter. He did not
know what trickery meant and was
50 guileless himself that he was the
victim of others. He had a strong
aversion to what he called Baltimore
baseball" and never could he induced
TO play II, although now and then it
was perpetrated under his very nose
by some Of his own players, but
usually as retaliation or to fool the
old man"
Baltimore base ball" Anson once
defined as base ball with a reaper and
mower and an ambulance. However,
Baltimore base ball" fastened itself
Evening star., 1924-12-20
FRENCH BILLIARDIST
BREAKS TWO MARKS

PARIS. December 20.-Roger Cont,
French billiardist, broke two world
records for 1872 balkline champion
ship play last evening with a high
run of 472. clicking off 500 points In
three innings for an average OF
166 2-3
The former high run record of 3s4
was made by Welker Cochran in 1921
at Chicago. while Sutton's high aver
age of 100, made against Willie
Hoppe, stood for nearly 90 years.
In the two matches he has played
thus far for the European champion
ship, Contihas scored 1000 points in
nine innings for an unprecedented
championship average OF Ill, with two
unfinished runs
Evening star., 1924-12-20

This scout knows that, above all,
a high school lad is interested in
Joining a good fraternity when he
goes to college. Incidentally, the boy
may have some loose ideas about
learning something, but the big idea
is to crash the gate of one of the big
Greek letter outfits. The scout has
specialized on fraternity alumni
politics. Whenever a drive for a
promising player requires special use
of the fraternity bait, Brown will
call him this for convenience-is call
ed in.
Calls I'm Expert.
Just the other day I saw Brown in
action. For two years I have been
shadowing promising boy in
northern New Jersey high school who
is now in his senior year. This Fall
I moved In on him. ! had learned
that he had his eye on Gamma Eta, to
which my scout friend and I belong.
So called in Brown as a consultant
in fraternity set-ups.
Brown Is about 80 years old. He is
fastidious dresser. assured, COM
panionable and possessing trick of
making even a new acquaintance feel
share of warm intimacy with this
genial young man of the world. My
d
thoroughly materia1istic and COM
monplace mind-and a magnificent
body. He has an uneasy itch to be
in the swim and will rise to any bait
of snobbery or cheap and easy dis
tinction. He is the best high school
foot ball prospect of the year and
pretty nearly every scout on the At
lantic seaboard has been working on
him. Brown and the boy quickly be-
came good friends, while 1 kept in the
background.
Walks Into Trap.
Brown had brought the boy to
lunch at the New York alumni club
house of the Gamma Eta Fraternity.
As previously arranged, ] dropped in
accidentally had contrived the
meeting of the two without the boy
knowing had anything to do with it,
The boy was expanding and luxuri-
ating, sojourning for an hour in the
castle of his dreams. We were din
ing in the stately old dining room,
done after one of the Oxford col
leges. At the door was a Hveried
attendant. While I believe the boys
tastes are essentially vulgar, he was
sagacious enough to see that here
was what he would have called class.
Brown was making him feel abso-
llutely at ease. In his easy and COM
Evening star., 1924-12-20

negotiating with Carnegie lech foi
not met in the Smoky City, Hampd
Four of the teams to be played by
George Washington were met by that
institution last year. They are Buff
falo, Blue Ridge, Juniata ard Catholic
University. Six of the teams encoun-
tered in the season just past Will not
be met in 1925. They are st. Joseph,
Pennsylvania Military College, Della
ware. Johns Hopkins, Western Mary
land and DreXeL
The Hatchetites are to open their
season September 23 against Blue
Ridge and end it Thanksgiving day
with Catholic University in the Brook
land stadium. despite the George
town Marine attraction due here on
the turkey holiday.
The game with Buffalo VIII be
PLAYED on Friday instead of Satur-
Gay, the Northerners getting the No
Vcmbcr 90 date.
The schedule announced this morn
ing by Coach Watson Crum follows:
September 2s. Blue Ridge.
October 8. Juniata; 10 Hzmpden Sydney
lire or Carnegie Tech at Pittsburgh; IL,
Mount st Mary's; -. Ursinus, At College
y,n": 81. Washington College.
November Z. Temple; II, Albright; 20. Buff
falo: 26 Thanksgiving day., Catholic Uni
yersity, at Brookland Stadium.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
Basket Ball Yesterday

At Urbana-Illinois, 80; Washing
ton u. of st. Louis, 10.
At ChicaEO-Notre Dame, -; North
western, 13.
At Madison-But1er, 22; Wiscon-
sin, 10.
At Lafayette-Franklin SO; PBr-
due, 81.
At Brooklyn-BrOoklyn Poly, q;
Franklin and Marshall, n.
At New YOrk-UnfOn, 81; Univer-
sity Club. IA.
At New Brunswick-Rutsers SIS;
Maine. 70.
At william amston-Wnliams, Ut -, st.
Stephens, II.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
SCHOLASTIC BASKETERS
In TWO CLASHES TODAY

Central Highs basket ball team is
at York, Pa. where 1t will oppose
the York Institute for Deaf tonig ht
in what promises to be q severe test
for the local combination. One other
game is carded. that between Con
zaga and Tech in the I street gym
nasium, starting at 3:15 o'clock.
Fresh from their 21-to-14 triumph
over the Sacred Heart team OF Balti-
more. Gonzaga was expected to offer
the Techites a real battle. Enright
and Quinn were tho big guns in the
l Streeters' attack yesterday. They
each pocketed three field goals.
Evening star., 1924-12-20

lights the train of powder and, like a
bunch of giant f1recrackers, the guns
discharge. The bag from one such
broadside has mounted to as high as
1000 ducks, I understand
What is your emotion when you
read this? You would like to take
the next train for Mexico and choke
the Mexican game and fish commits
sion, perhaps. or course, this won't
do, but it might be a fine scheme for
the American Biological Survey to
make a formal call on the Mexicans
for the purpose of thrashing out the
matter. It's no fun for American
sportsmen to try so hard to conserve g
the ducks, only to see them get
slaughtered when they reach Mexico.
The treaty with Canada in regard to
migratory fowl was a great one. 1t
was step forward. 1t seems to me
another treaty, this time with our
southern neighbor. Is necessary.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
NATIONALS SELL DUNCAN
TO MINNEAPOLIS CLUB

Pat Duncan. outfielder, pur-
chased by the Nationals from the
Reds in the Fall, did not lfnGer
long on the world champions'
roster. President Clark GrifHth
this morning announced Duncan's
snle to the Minneapolis club of
the American Association. The
Nationals got no line on Min
neapo1is player in the deal.
Dunc;,n'S sale leaveE the Na-
tfonals with six 0utfieIdcrs, Rice.
GOsiin md McNeely, the regular
garden combination in the latter
part Of the season; Leibold, Mat
tkews and Carlyle.
Evening star., 1924-12-20

on the game, as base ball of Iivelier
and more intense quality, and did
suppIant the oId-time methods where
runners stopped when they were
about 10 be touched and allowcG
themselves to be touched. 4 pla-N-
who tried TO get away was consid-
cred mo gentleman"
AnSon was the best batter VIII
ever lived. with no apology to am
one. There have been plenty of grc.,r
batters, but never one who batted for
Fl years as he did. During part u'
this time he led his league. His be.
batting average was .421 in 1887, ana
he might have made it higher tina.
year If his impatience had not got th-
better of him. He would not wait jG
receive base on balls. In 1887 r
base on balls was scored as a ba
hit.
Anson began to play ball at Roc
ford, Ill. on the same team that mao g
Albert G. Spelding famous and d..
went to Chicago when Spalding wen
there. He played third base at frs
fact little known to those who hay
associated him always with first baSo.
Had Anson been a faster runner Eia
batting averages annually would haN =.
increased in proportion 10 his abili. 4
to run better 1t is safe to say th.it
points each season had his speed bcra
accelerated. This would have given
him a record even more surpassiur
than that which he holds.
He was not a great fielder and hg
was not a fast runner He was SLOW
on his feet, not the best catcher uf
low thrown balls at first base-he
detested having them thrown around
his ankles-and he played first base
with much smaller mitt than is now
employed by players who cannot
touch him In the primary details OF
the game.
He stuck to the National Leagu"
through thick and thin, even when
offered large sums OF money TO go TO
other clubs and other organizations
He steadfastly refused assistance OF
all kinds. After he had finished his
base ball career he became n city of
fetal Of Importance in Chicago Later
he lost what little he had, fought his
way braveiy to the end and died re-
spected and honored by those whp
knew him not only as the shining
light of the National Lea que, but as
a man of strictest moral obligati"il
to the national game.
Copyright, 1874,
(Next-William B. Buck Ewing
Evening star., 1924-12-20

paniona BILE way he admitted the lad
to this genial fellowship of assured.
elegant men Of the world. He did 1t
without condescension. 1t was all
man-to-man stuff.
Dangling the Bait.
On the walls were stiff oil por-
traits Of great fnanciers and states
men who are members of Gamma
Tau. Brown indicated them casu-
ally. The rigid exclusiveness of the
fraternity was subtly conveyed. But
Brown took pains to drop just a
faint. tantalizing hint that this goal
might not be beyond the boys reach.
True, it was just a vague, almost
cryptic hint, but IL was enough It
was easy to see that the boy had de-
cided on one thing. He was going to
stick pretty close to his new friend.
After the boy left Brown sent the
following code telegram TO our grad
uate manager:
Jones falls strong for Gamma Tau
hop. Please have local chapter shoot
me all possible Gamma alumni con-
nections here. Warn them to work
through me and not make any direct
approach as Jones big appleknocker
and doubtful fraternity material"
A few days later I saw the boy.
Avoids Real Reason.
I've decided to sign up at your
college" he said. i've been looking
over the catalogue and they have a
lot of courses that 1 want to take, 50
ETC., etc. He discussed it at length,
giving me every reason except the
real one-his feverish desire to crash
into a silk stocking fraternity.
1 will have to nurse him all this
year, but I think Brown has done
the job. When the boy arrives at
our college next year Gamma Tau
will look him over and no doubt put
him on ice. He is such good
athlete that I am sure he will break
into some fraternity, but 1 hardly
think he will make Gamma Tau.
/ have told the foregoing in de-
tail, as it shows the method and indi-
Gates the Importance OF fraternity
manipulation in getting players.
Brown, of course, did not definitely
promise the boy that he would be
pledged to Gamma Tau. The frater-
mites themselves have placed limita-
tions on high school pledging and
Brown was careful to do nothing
more than adroitly display his bait.
Tomorrowi spotting Achilles Heel.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
DISTRICT BILLIARD TITLE
is CAPTURED BY HARDEN

Capt. Harden is the champion 49,
balkline billiard player of the Dis
trict as a result OF his 2o0-to-S4 VIC
tory over B. Rowland Clark last night
at the Lewis & Krauss parlors.
Had Clark won he would have
figured in a three -cornered tie with
Harden and Frank Turton. Harden
turned in a high run of 81 last night,
the highest mark made in the 1924
tournament
Evening star., 1924-12-20
FROZEN FIELD STOPS GAME.

PORTLAND, Greg, December 20
The foot ball game arranged for to-
day between the Waite High School
team of Toledo, Ohio, and the Lin
coin High School of Portland has
been Cancelled because of the frozen
condition of Multnomah Field. The
Waite team will return home.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
RIFLE CLUB WILL HOLD
CHICKEN-TURKEY SHOOT

National Capital Rife Club mem
hers will hold an open turkey and
chicken shoot tonight In the National
Guard Armory, starting at o'clock.
Arms and ammunition will be fur
nished to those who care to compete.
There will be a charge OF 25 cents for
the chicken matches and so cents for
the turkey events.
Evening star., 1924-12-20

verse Its direction Mt this point, md
one Of the peculiarities OF gelf is thnt
the slower you have made your back
swing the more time you must tnkc
for this turning of the clubhend. In
other words, the turning must be In
rhythm with the pace of the swing
as n whole. Remember that point. If
you make a quick back swing, turn
quickly. If slow I'm the back swing,
turn slowly. Because you do not OBJ
serve this rule is the reason. often,
TINT so many OF the shots with which
you intend to be particularly careful
go wrong.
Spssyrisht, 1924.l
Evening star., 1924-12-20
NOTRE DAME GRiDDERS
ON WAY TO CALIFORNIA

SOUTH BEND, Ind, December 20
The Notre Dame foot ball team will
embark today for the Pacific Coast in
an attempt to add Stanford, cham
pion of the Pacific Coast, to its list
of victims.
The squad topped off its at-home
preparation for the Tournament Of
Roses game at Pasadena New Year
day with a dummy scrimmage in the
gymnasium.
Evening star., 1924-12-20


The Soldiers have practiced dui-
gently for this years basket ball race
and hope TO give all Of the leading
teams hereabout a battle. Senior
teams desiring games with the Com
pany II five may telephone Corpl.
Luitich at North 1925 between 5
and o'clock.
Old Dominion Boat Club will enter
tain the Railroad Y. NJ. q. A. five to-
night in the Armory at Alexandria
The Columbia and Mcfarland quints
will be opponents in a preliminary
tilt.
RauyinE In the last few minutes of
play, Government Printing Office
nosed out the Pullman quint, Is to Is.
Homau and Dove of the winners and
Mock of the Pullman team were the
outstanding players.
Simpson Athletic Club upset cal
culations when It defeated Petworth
Athletic Club, q to 10. Fitzgerald of
the victors accounted for six court
goals.
stanton Juniors fell before the
Boys Club Celtics in 2s-to-2o match.
Harper played well for the Celtics.
Frecr Props added another victim
to their list by downing the Wood
ward team, % to IL. Rip Meyer,
Shapiro and Herzog OF the winners
gave good ACCOUNTS of themselves
Corb3's five was offered little op-
position when 1t lowered the coiors
of Palace Athletic Club in 91-to-
1s game. Ingley and Sauber of the
Corby team cut the cords for IL bas-
kets between them.
Eastern Athletic Association viii
face the Northerns tonight in the
now Eastern High gymnasium.
Sacred Heart Juniors of Baltimore
had an easy time winning over st.
Martins, 81 to 10. Roche of the
Oriole City quint registered nine
court goals. Mealy and Crowley
were best for the losers.
Lincoln Park Props opened their
season with a bang last night by
pointing the way to the Warwicks,
10 to IS. The score was deadlocked,
to- at half time.
Irish Midgets were forced to play
an extra five-mnute period to nose
out the Petworth Midgets, 25 to %.
Proctor of the winners and Helm
ricks of Petworth performed cred
itably
Seminole Juniors scored a 2s-to-16
victory over the Weyman Senior five,
champions of Baltimore. Joseph.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
SCORES OVER COLDSTEIN
ON POINTS In TITLE co
Aggressive Tactics Decide ISSUE as Loser Takes De-
fense After First Three Rounds-Victor Is
One of Family of Ia Children.
BY the Associated Press.

EW YORK, December 20-The world
and the shoes of Terrible McCovern OF Brook
yn filled
Eddie CannonbaD Martin intensely pungng bat
tie with attack that knew stood forth the worlds
victory
York Madison Square Garden night Newspaper agreed that
Martin his
accomplished 1900 and
the king of the mdgets the old
mainly relentless
Evening star., 1924-12-20
EX-RING CHAMPION DIES.

VANCOUVER, B. c., December 90
frankie Neil, once bantamweight
champion. died yesterday of pneumo-
MA. Neil started fighting when he
vas II years old and reached the
peak of his career when he defeated
Harry Forbes for the championship
in 1905