The Washington times., 1924-02-18

GISS TEluhy IIOIHtASS w 0oAAAiS WI
Marathon through the streets Of t
and ending at the Zero Milestone,
In addition to these local attrac'
lions. the sports pages will begin
narrating the opening exercises Of
the major league season. Today
Trainer Mike Martin. Coach Jack
Chesbro and President Clark c. Crit
fifth will send the rookie pitchers
through their first days training
at Tampa.
Tomorrow Bucky Harris, the
newly appointed manager OF the
Griffinen, will leave Tampa for Hot
Springs, Ark, where on Thursday a
squad Of veteran athletes are due
to begin trudging over the hills and
down into the valleys preliminary
TO reporting at Tampa for work on
March 10.
Tomorrow afternoon Joe Judge,
Union Station, headed for Hot
Springs. On Thursday the Wash.
ington party should consist of Wal.
ter johnson, George Mogridge, Jeze.
bel Tecumseh Zachary, Paul Zahn-
lster, .pitchers; Muddy Ruel, catcher;
Joe Judge, first baseman; Manager
Harris. second baseman; Roger
Peckinpaugh, shortstop, and Doc
Protho, third basenan.
An Washington Is talking of
the coming OF Jack Dempsey.
Many fans paid railroad fares, in.
Ctdential expenses and $3.50 for
3 chance Of seeing him one night
~ New York last September. They
didn't even see him after all their
trouble and expense, so they are
clamOring for tickets for Fridays
night show. They know they will
see him this time.
Dempsey's wonderful vacation at
Miami, during which he played with
noble daughters of Americas high
est society on the sands, has ended.
He is now preparing for the first
Of his battles in defense of his title.
Instead Of signing vaudeville
contract offering him $4,000 week
ly, the champion Turned to the ring.
Stage life would soften him. and
he is getting into condition for more
intensive training later on, appear
ing in various Southern cities with
his training partners.
Dompsey'S Southern tour has been
a wham, fans driving Tor miles over
country roads for chances Of see
ing him. He win be in Charlotte.
N. c., before stopping here, and the
first day the tickets were placed on
sale $500 worth went in the first
two hours.
''I tried to have the Dempsey
party arrive here Thursday after.
noon" said Promoter Freeman to-
day, 'but Jack Kearns said the best
he could do would be to have the
champion here Friday morning.
alaave planned a busy day for him,
but that's what he likes, and he
should be in the best Of spirits by
the time he reaches the Coliseum.
"Gus BuchhOlx, Of the Occi-
dental, will be Dempsey's host on
Friday, an entire suite OF rooms
being turned over to the world
champion and his party.
Judging from the demand for
tickets, the biggest crowd in the his.
tory Of the Coliseum will be there
to greet the champion when he
crawls through the ropes.
1--WE have rearrenged the seats at
the Coliseum now, and there is
plenty Of room for all who wish to
0so Dempsey as he really looks in
action"
Dempsey is expected to show his
light training stunts, such as
shadow boxing, roughing 1t with his
trainer, Jerry the Greek" and
generally loosening UP. After that
he will illustrate how he won the
title from Jess Willard and de-
tended it successfully against
Georges Carpenter, Of France;
Tommy Gibbons, Of st. Paul, and
Luis Angel Firpo, Of Buenos
Aires.
Dempsey's partner in this ex,
hibition win be Boston Dan"
O'Dowd, a heavyweight. O'Dowd
was chosen before many others be-
cause Of his speed. AS the cham
pion IL not using small gloves or
hitting hard, O'Dowd fills the bill
to endure slugging. The latter will
tonsive training.
Olympic authorities win have
their eyes on Washington be-
cause Of the Georgetown meet
Thursday night and the big
Marathon race Friday morning.
with the time rapidly approach.
ing when America must name its
81 team to compete In France, the
authorities are watching for Candi-
dates.
As usual, Georgetown's big meet
has attracted the best to be fuOnd.
Loren Murchison, national sprint
champion; Vernon Ascher, George
towns quarter-mile champion; Mike
Devanney, national steeplechasc
champion; George Marsters, captain
of the Hilltop team and South
Atlantic half-mile titleholder; Joie
Ray, who is breaking records almost
weekly; Jimmy Connolly, former
captain Of the Georgetown team
and holder Of several titles; Willie
Sullivan, Of Georgetown, metropoli.
tan mile champion and national
junior champion at 1000 yards
Carl Christensen. member Of the
9wedish Olympic team at Antwerp
brilliant hurdler; Emerson Norton
!. of Georgetown, who jumps str feet
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