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Evening star., 1924-04-24

coe OF this city, Wednesday, April 23
Buffalo, n. Y. The ceremony was
performed at IL o'clock by the Rev.
DR.. Holiness in the home of the brides
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Murray. DR.. and Mrs
Briscoe will be at home after May 10
at Wardman Park Hotel. Mrs Briscoe
spent the winter in WaShingtn with Mrs.
h. c. Cutler at Cathedral Mansions.
Mrs w. Harry Brown is expected
to return Saturday from New York,
where she has been spending few
days.
Miss Ruth Donaldson will be hostess
to company of twelve at dinner this
evening at the jefferson, in honor OF
Miss Elizabeth Hanna and her fiance,
Mr. Richard Porter Davidson.
Mrs George Angus Garrett was
hostess to small company at lunch
con today in compliment to Miss
Elizabeth Hanna.
Mrs. Hunter, wife of Col. A. NJ.
Hunter, will entertain small COM
pany informally at tea this afternoon.
Prof. J. Mark Baldwin sailed yester-
| day aboard the Paris for France. Dr.
| Baldwin is well known psycholo-
gist and "a member of the French In
stitute in Paris.
| Miss Anna Smith and Miss Virginia
| Smith daughters of MIR. and Mrs. Eli
| Bamford Smith, VIII entertain m
| formally at tea Saturday afternoon
in their home at l443 Massachusetts
| avenue.
| Commander Jewell Heads
| Floor Committee for Ball.
| Commander Jewell has appointed
! Lieut.. Commander Elmer d. Lang
| worthy, L.. S. n, to be vice chairman
| of the floor committee for the de-
| butanteS' ball to be given at the New
| Willard Monday evening. April 20,
| for the benefit OF the fund for the
| purchase OF the home of Thomas JEFF
| ferSon at Monticello as a national
| shrine. Lieut.. Commander Lang
worthy viii have charge of the re-
| ceiving line and will establish mill
tary discipline among the thirty de-
butantes who Will receive the guests.
Evening star., 1924-04-24

Commander JEWELS other aides will
be Mr.. Henderson Gregory, Mr.. Rich
ard Flournoy and Mr.. William Bowie
Clarke. Among the members of the
floor committee are Capt. Arthur, Mr..
Robert Ash. Maj. Barnes, Mr.. NJ G.
Buckley. Maj. Beacham. Mr.. John
Devereux, Mr. George Howland
Chase, Sd; Lieut.. Commander Knight,
Mr.. Geary Johnson, Col. Duncan Ma
jor, Mr.. Myron Hofer, Mr.. Mahlon
Pitney, jr.; Lieut.. Hugh Rowan, Mr..
Ben Thoron, Mr.. William Lay Patter-
son, Mr.. Richard Stands. Mr.. Man
ming Stead, Mr.. Hopewell Darneille.
Mr.. b. Jackson Darneille, Mr.. Fred
erick Lee and MIR. George Tidemarsh.
Mr.. Warren +. Martin. assistant to
the Attorney General, will entertain
box party at the Mask and Wig Club
performance Monday in honor of At
torney General Harlan J. Stone. The
party Will include, besides the Attor-
ney General, Chief Justice Taft, Post
master General and Mrs. New, Mrs.
Edith Oliver Rea of Pittsburgh and
Mr. Martin
Among others prominent in Wash
ington public life who will attend the
Mask and Wig performance Monday
evening are Secretary Andrew w
Mellon and Miss Ailsa Mellon and
Evening star., 1924-04-24

Mrs. w. Harry Brown is expected
to return Saturday from New York,
where she has been spending few
1HNS
Evening star., 1924-04-24

Miss Ruth Donaldson will be hostess
to a company of twelve at dinner this
evening at the jefferson. in honor of
Miss Elizabeth Hanna and her fiance,
Mr.. Richard Porter Davidson.
Evening star., 1924-04-24

Mrs. George Angus Garrett was
hostess to a small company at lunch
con today in compliment to Miss
Elizabeth Hanna.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
LUIS GETS $4,000
BID FOR TWO BOUTS

NEWARK, y. j., February .
Jack Bulger. manager of Mickey
Walker, world welterweight cham
pion, announced today that he had
cabled Luis Firpo, Argentine heavy
weight, an offer Of s250.000 to meet
Harry Wills. negro heavyweight
boxer, and that $4,000 would be de-
posted in an American bank to Fir
pos credit as soon as acceptance Of
the match was received.
Bulger said that two wealthy men
were prepared to guarantee Firpo the
money and were ready to build a
stadium seating 100000 spectators,
either in New Jersey or New York,
but probably here. He declined to
make public names of his hackers at
present.
NEW YORK, February 5.-AIinne-
apolis interests today offered Billy
Mccartney, American. representative
of Luis Angel Firpo. a 100000
purse for ten-round. no-decision
match with Tommy Gibbons of St.
Paul in an outdoor arena in Minne-
apolis the first week in May. The
offer came through Tommy Walsh Of
Chicago and was forwarded to F'irpo.
This was believed to be the largest
offer ever made for such a limited
bout between heavyweights. The
Minneapolis. syndicate is headed by
Frank Mccormick, president of the
Minneapolis Boxing Club.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
NO WARD-COLLlNS
TRADE, SAY YANKS

NEW YORK, February Fiddle
Collins, who has cavorted around the
keystone sack with high percentages
for the Chicago White Sox for years.
will not need to move to New York.
in SO far as the New York Yankees are
concerned. The Yankees have been
negotiating to acquire the services of
Collins, but last night Ed Barrow,
business manager of the world cham
pions, received message from Harry
Grabiner, secretary OF the SoX. in
forming him that if Aaron Ward. the
Yankee second basemah. were in
cluded. the Sox might trade, other
wise not.
Rarrow then packed his handbag
and left for Boston with Col. Jacob
the annual American League schedule
meeting this afternoon. Before he
boarded the train he paused to say:
Ward Will not he traded under any
circumstances, and If Frank Chance.
at Boston. insists that he must have
Ward, the negotiations will die right
there. However, Chance may change
his mind and select one of the players
we mentioned last week when we
said we would trade any Yankee ex-
cepting Ruth, Ward. Dugan and Jones.
| notice that a lot of persons dis
believed that statement, but in so far
as a deal for Collins goes, il stands.
Furthermore. if the Sox want one
Of our pitchers in the deal. they will
have to give us a pitcher. Last win
ter we declined to take Charley
Robertson in such Il deal and held
out for Ted Blankenship. Now we
are willing to take Robertson.
Chance has a wide range of material
to pick from and we may do business
but If he insists on Ward. Collins will
stay in Chicago"
Indications are that the talk in
Boston today will be mostly about
players and not so much Of schedule
Evening star., 1924-02-05
RUTH GETS $260,OO0
FOR A 5-YEAR Term

NEW YORK, February Babe
Ruth's contract with the New York
Yankees has three YEARS more to run AT
an annual figure of $4,000. This. II
was said today. is the result of the
CLUBS decision to exercise the two-year
option it received when the home run
KING signed three-year agreement in
1877. In round figures the Babes SAL
ary Will be quarter of a million for
the nve-year period. but from a variety
OF sources. including transforming, his
earnings may double that amount.
An interesting story is told of the
conference between Ruth and Col. T. L.
huston, former part owner OF the Yam
KEGS. at which the contract was sirned
After agreeing on $50, 900 as his Yearly
salary. Babe said: Now I o,,eht -
have S10.0 900 for signing
C0l. huston demurred at first. but
nnaliy suggested that they "shake for
T.. They rolled out a pair of dice and
Ruth won. but it was then agreed that
the $4,000 be distributed at the rate Of
s2,Oo0 annually, thus practically boost
Ing the salary to $52, 600.
One clause Of the contract is designed
70 Keep Ruth on the straight and mar
row path of good conduct Under il the
1ankees hold back the salary of every
other month until the end of the season.
wnen the slugger is handed a check for
$2S, 900. Last fall he spent a good share
OF this amount in adding improvements
TO his winter home and farm at Sud-
bury, Mass.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
ARLINGTON BOWLERS
CRUSH GEORGETOWN

Arlington team Of the Athletic Club
League won all three duckpin games
from Georgetown last night. Stevens
of the victors was the best bowler,
with a set of 317 and a game Of 11s.
Three matches were rolled in the
Masonic League, Washington Centen-
NAL getting the odd game from Ia
koma, Stansbury taking two OF three
from Joppa and Lafayette winning
two from King Solomon. Lafayette's
second game was COS. Urban OF La
fayette was the star Of the evening
with a set of 372 and game OF 1b1.
Legal Claims of the Shipping Board
pulled the cleanup act on Reconcile
alton, winning by big margins. Sec
retary won the odd game from Sup
ply and File, and contracts annexed
the odd game from Centralized Ac-
counts. Houlihan of the Secretary
quint was the top man with set
Of 312 and game OF 126.
Capital stock captured the odd
game from Prohibition in the In
ternal Revenue League, with Boyer
Of Prohibition high man with a set
of 329 and game or 121.
In the knights of Pythias League
Capital won three games from
Unions, Kesler Of the victors being
top man with a set Of 313.
Washington Battery won two OF
three from Young Mems Shop in the
Commercial League, Ferguson being
high game man with 116.
American Legion of the Bureau of
Engraving League won the odd game
from the Wildcats, Oberderfer of the
winners having the high set, $50.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
Inside Golf
by Chester Horton-

The swing that "Chick' Evans
uses is perhaps the most nearly
perfect swing in the world of golf.
1t Il individual with him. 1t in
wolves two principles that are
unique and which reveal mt
glance the intense study Evans has
made of the mechanics of the
swing.
Evans swing keeps the cIubhead
at direct right angles to the bnIl
for the max imum time possible
during the entire ellipse which the
clubhend describes. He accom-
plishcs this with the minimum of
pivot FOR a full distance shot.
These two factors Of his swing,
which are original with him, are
more than anything else respOn-
Sible for his accuracy, and Evans
il generally regarded as the most
consistently accurate golfer the
the game has ever known. Evans
swing is, Of course. the full up
er cnn and should use the full up.
right swing. On that point we diff
fer. The average golfer, however.
can make good use OF these two
fine Evans contributions to the
science Of golf, and in articles I'M
mediately following 1 shall try 10
make It possible for the average
golfer to introduce these Evans
principles into his own game.
Copyright. John +. Ollie co..
Evening star., 1924-02-05
SERVICE LACROSSE GAME
LIKELY TO DECIDE TITLE

5When the the Naval
~ West Point May 81 the first
schools this branch
collegiate for the this
line will be decided
Last the only unbeaen college teams in the country
The Naval Academy and played
tie to while the Military Academy defeated Syracuse by
record of
Evening star., 1924-02-05
RACER TRYSTER SOLD
TO TWO CHICAGO MEN

NEW YORK. February 5.-Trys'er
famous six-year-old son of Peter Pan
and Tryst, which was unbeaten as Il
two-year-old and had winnings of 500
900 during his racing career. has been
sold by Scott Harlan to Robert NJ. East
man Of Chicago and c. J. Fitzgerald.
Neither Eastman nor Fitzgerald is
engaged in racing. and it is proba Bile
that they will lease out Tryster for a
year. after which he likely will be re-
tired to the stud conducted by Miss
Elizabeth Daingerfield, noted Kentucky
woman breeder.
Tryster. bred by Harry Payne Whit
ney. carried the blue and brown colors
to many racing victories, the most i'm
pressive Of which was his triumph over
Grey Lag in the Kentucky Jockey Club
stakes, at mile.
J. Leonard Reploele paid $4,000 for
Tryster, then sold him to Harlan, who
has charge of Mrs Payne Whitney's
racing string.
Evening star., 1924-02-05

in tho morning when the referee or
dered the fighters to stop and called
It q draw. They divided purse of
During this long fight Burke tried
several times to have It stopped and
called a draw. He made this propo-
sition to Bowen at the end OF the
ffty-eighth round.
Not me-" declared the bruised and
battered Bowen. TT was to go to
finish and it's going to a finish
The proposition was repeated sew
eral times later, but Bowen was de-
termined to fight to finish. And IT
went on. At the end OF the li0th
round both men were plainly tired.
their eyes were puffed, their arms
swollen from stopping each others
blows and their faces looked as II
some one had hit them with a cleaver.
Referee Duffy walked over to Mr..
Dickerson. president Of the club.
vantage" he pointed out. They have
made each other helpless. Let's call
it draw and stop 1t"
What Makes q Draw.
NO" answered Mr.. Dickerson
"Ths crowd here has paid to see a
finish fight. It's up to us to give II
Duffy, a man with very human
heart, started back to the ring.
ITO hell with the spectators" he
called back over his shoulder
They've seen more for their money
than they'll ever SEQ again. These
men deserve sympathy. I'll see that
they get it."
With that he called the fighters
together and declared the bout a
draw.
There was great commotion. Even
the fighters protested vigorously, es-
pecially Bowen.
Man, I beat him to a standstill.'
he argued persistently. 81 outboxed
him and outfought him. l ought to
get the decision"
II agree with you, Andy" replied
Duffy. You did beat him. But
listen: When a fellow outboxes an
other for ITO rounds and cant stop
him think the other fellow is entitled
to draw. don't you?"
That ended the great battle. Andy
Bowen was mulatto and that fight
suddenly added to the glories of the
negro race.
In 1894 Kid Lavigne beat Bowen in
eighteen rounds The following night
Bowen died.
Evening star., 1924-02-05

Look for a moment at what they
have done. In 1919 Williams batted
800. Jacobson .323, and Tobin .S27.
That 1t the only season in which one
williams batted .3o7. jacobson 1855
and Tobin $40. In 1921 all of them
picked up, Williams batting .34l and
Jacobson and Tobin, 1852 each. They
dropped off a bit in 1922. jacobson
being low. with .s17: Williams. 1872.
the top Of his career with 1851; Tobin
made .317, and Jacobson .309.
This combination in five years has
an average collective average at bat
OF over $40, and offhand 1t Is pretty
safe to say there is not another like 1t
In major league base ball.
The st. Louis Americans seemed on
the verge of a championship In 1922.
and perhaps might have won 1t mad
they not cracked on home soil. There
always will be a disposition to be,
lieye that the club could have pulled
through had it not been nipped by the
Yanks when a plunge ahead meant
the most for the Browns.
1t also is firmly believed in st.
Louis that the Eanks bought their
way to the pennant, q thought which
is seriously entertained by much or
the middle west. where the New York
teams are frequently accused OF dol
laring their way into the champion
ships.
While this wonderful trio Of batters
from st. Louis has been making a
batting record that looms like the
statue Of Liberty lighted UP on a
dark night, its individual members
have accomplished some other little
stunts Of their own. Tobin has made
more base hits in one year than any
other player in his league. and Will
liams once threatened to spread HIM
self on the home run canvas.
Each one of them at some time has
batted over $50. williams had to
wait until 1928 to do 1t. Jacobson did
1t in 1920 and 1921. and Tobin also in
1921. The worst year they had col
iectively was in 1919, and the second
worst in 1929. If they get their bat
ting eyes back in 1924, st. Louis again
may be shopping around the top OF
the pennant fight.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
ROBINS STILL SEEK
REAL SH0RTSTOP

NEW YORK. February 5.-ThirtS-
three shortstops have been on the
Brooklyn Dodgers pay roll in the last
twenty years, according to base bail
statisticians. and Charles Ebbets.
owner Of the club. is in the market
for the thirty fourth.
Efforts We're made during the win
ter by the Brooklyn management 10
acquire the services Of Joe Boley. the
Baltimore shortstop, and high bid
was made for Rogers Hornsby. the
famous Cardinal infielder. If Ebbetts
had been successful in his bidding fov
HornSby he would have shifted his
infield, with Hornsby as the anchor
man.
The value placed by their respective
managers on Roley and Hornsby was
too high for the Brooklyn owners.
however. and when the club goes
south for its spring training il will
carry four youngsters, one of whom
it is hoped will measure up to the
standards required by Manager VII
bert Robinson. The candidates are
Ray French, Moe Berg. Harry Silver
man and Johnny Jones.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
STEAKS
FIRPO'S TRAINING DIET

NEW YORK, February 5.-Luis
Angel Firpo now is planning a re-
entry into this country April or 8
for his 1924 pugilistic campaign, dur
ing which he hopes to lick Wills
and Dempsey" Capt. Thomas w
Sheridan. skipper of the American
Legion, which arrived from Buenos
Aires. said that was what the boxer
told him just before sailing
when Firpo came down to the
ship at Buenos Aires he had about
5000 fans trailing him." said Capt.
Sheridan. I'VE had to keep him in
side. as the stevedores stopped work
when he walked out on deck. l fed
him plank steak, American style,
and he told me that is what he in
tends to train on here. He was in
training that day-he ate only about
three pounds"
Evening star., 1924-02-05


Can Ermino Spalla keep out of
Firpo's way and at the same time
pepper him with gloves? Jersey
men who were close to the Italian.
when he was staying in Newark pro-
feSS to think so. They say that
Ermino Is much cleverer than Firpo
right now. and that he has better
chance of diminishing the Argentino's
luster than most of the sharps think.
There Is talk that certain big men
in the game already are prepared to
build upon Spalla, if he lives up to
their dope and gives the wild bull
boxing lesson.
Carpenter demanded $4,000 as his
price for meeting Mike MCTigue.
Jersey promoters who asked for and
received this valuable Information
still are Gasping. Yet on the other
hand Carp still Is a big drawing card
in this country and none are cleverer
than his cute manager. Descamps.
Rickard might arrange to pay Car
pentier this price. But not for a
bout with a man such as Mike Nc
Tfgue. No, sub.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1924-02-05
CHILEAN HEAVY SAILS
TO SEEK FIRPO MATCH

PARIS, February 5.-Quintin Ro-
mero-Rojas. Chilean heavyweight,
sailed from Marseille for Buenos
Aires yesterday, intending to chal-
1enge Luis Firpo, South American
heavyweight champion, if the latter
accepts his conditions, according to
LAuto, leading Partisan sporting
paper.
Romero Rojas will Immediately go
into training with the Firpo bout in
view and also will try to arrange a
match with Erminio Spalla if the
Italian champion remains in South
America long enough after his fight
with Firpo
Evening star., 1924-02-05
BETLESS HORSE RACING
AGAIN PROVES FAILURE

CULVER CITY Calf. February O.
Betless horse racing closed for the sec
ond and last time here yesterday after
falling in an attempted comeback"
Opening on Christmas day, the track
closed thirteen days later as a result
Of poor attendance. The sport was re-
vived. but the last race was run yester-
day when attendance during the come
back" was even smaller than during
the initial attempt.
The track will he reconstructed for
automobile racing, 1t was said
Evening star., 1924-02-05
LEWIS LEAPS FROM RING
TO AVOID KISS BY SKI

CHICAGO. February 5.-Eattlin,:
Sikh the SeneEalesc boxer. caused
I'D "StranEler" Lewis, heavyweight
wrestIinE champion. to jump out
of ring here the other night. 1t
has been revealed.
sikh didn't challenge Lewis.
Instead he tried to kiss the
heavyweight champion. following
the French custom.
The SeneGalese referred an eX-
hibitiOn match in which Lewis mp
peared. When the "StrangIer'
was declared the winner Sikh
started to throw his arms around
him to implant kiss ON the
check And Lewis took II ON the
Evening star., 1924-02-05

This year, prior To the Bostor
meeting, the Collins story bobbed vi
once more. But it is not likely that
Manager Chance will trade Collins
unle s he gets mighty fine deai
And even If he wanted to. Chance
couldn't trade Collins without Comis.
keys approval.
If the Yankees want Collins-anG
probably they do. as any club woulC
be glad to get man who can bat
."j0-thcy will have to give Chicago
a second haseman as good, and tis
only individual they have in th;
line is Ward. who is not for sale
trade or discussion.
All of the league business sch eduie;
to come up at Boston is ratification
Of the schedule. which is made nui
in advance. with an understand n"
that IT is interchangeable.
Washington may seize the occasion
to announce a new manager. If con-
Irllcd TO do so Clark Griffith MAY
INTRODUCES himself in that role. Their
are worse.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-02-05
INVITE DREADNAUGHTS,
GARFIELDS AT Meeting

Base ball teams of the Dread
naught Athletic Club of Alexandria
and the Garfelds OF this city are
urged to send representatives to the
meeting of local sandlotters Thurs
day night at s o'clock at the Knick-
erbocker clubhouse.
Peerless Juniors will line up their
base ball material at a meeting to-
morrow night at 1880 o'clock at 1896
9Th street northeast. Glasgow,
Geigor, Grass, Gleason, Gublsch,
Tobin, Carol, Elliott, Raedy, Hughes,
Kelley, Kendig, Wiles, Langyher,
Scanlon, Waple, Fox, Nix, Healy and
Bell are asked to report.
Evening star., 1924-02-05

tired as well as tired of the fight.
At the end of that round he called
the two boxers to the center of the
ring.
Boys" he said. you've had enough
for one night. Wen resume this
battle tomorrow"
TO the amaZement of the spectators
and to Hawkins and Brogan and their
seconds. Graney left the ring.
ed a protest.
.'All right" he finally agreed when
Graney insisted, I'll be here"
Me. too" declared Hawkins, just
as eager as Brogan to go on.
The gamblers and the fight sharps
had a whole night of bets and argu-
ment. They had never heard of such
blers even laid odds that Brogan
would not show up again. They had
figured wrong. They didn't know
Brogan. He had no intention of quit
ting.
Fight Started With Gong.
Although Brogan was stiff and sore
from fighting the night before. he
sailed right into Hawkins with the
sound OF the gong. Instead of quit
ting, he carried the fight to Dal.
Hawkins fought gamely. but was
stopped in the fifteenth round.
The fights / have mentioned are on
the record books as the longest and
the shortest.
There are many who insist on Nell
sons right to the distinction by
knocking out Rossler in two seconds.
On the other hand there are still hum
dreds of old-timers who claim the
long distance record should go to
Andy Bowen and Jack Burke, who
Evening star., 1924-02-05
RROWNS' OUTFIELD SETS
FTVE-YEAR BATTING MARK
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

YORk February For FIVE successive the big three OF
M have bat their club
championship that they could hear
the sing. is ALL
of made
wordess
in them bd
below baed that low. They have
plastered figure blackboard likely
there long through again record
he theirsI
Evening star., 1924-02-05
CHAPTER XVIII-The Shortest and Longest Figh

history. between Dal Hawkins and Martin Flahery
Perhaps have given the impression that inter-
in |
reader of always interested in boxing and
ona had the particularly those
held in the far
The Hawkins fight Carson City Nv the day before
the heavyweight Corbett. Tom
Fnlay Madison Square Garden with the other
day told this myself; it
ought o here.
Hawkins
required for him reach the himself Martin
J Flahe the cold
Evening star., 1924-02-05
BRITISH GOLFERS COMING
FOR KER CUP EVENT

NEW YORK, February 5.-Word
has been received that the Scottish
Golf Union would finance an eXpedi-
ton of English golfers to the United
States next summer to play for tho
international Walker cup.
For some time it has been doubtful
whether the English amateurs could
finance the trip.
1t was understood the players also
would compete in Canada.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
PROMOTERS PLAN BOUTS
FOR ITALIAN If HE WINS
Jersey Admirers Believe ErminiO Can Give Luis a
Boxing Lesson-Experts Think Luis Should
Hustle to Obtain Needed Experience.
BY FAIR PLAY.

EW YORK February 5When Luis Frpo through with that
Farmer Lodge and then catch
elusive Spala and hatten him. he had better
iughey Gartand this and
o sharpen himself for Dempsey.
Buenos Aires for
five will be
wit he He will
wishes of Rckard.
against the abe
heavyweights the