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New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
NLZRMI HAS BROKEN RECORD
 AT EACH MEET AT GARDENA
Sets New Mark in Two and | a Quarter Mile Race-.sl Plant Makes a World Record and Ritola Fur
 nishes Three During
 Evening. I.

New York, Feb. l.--paavo Nursq mi's record for the Madison SquarA Garden track is spotless. The great ? distance man has not failed to break existing marks there In any of his several appearances. "
 After two failures to meet public expectations last week, at the Morn- ingside A. c. games in this city and at the Boston A. A. meet. track fol. lowers were somewhat surprised 10 see him resume his contests at the Western Union contests last night, especially as he is facing crucial test on Saturday when he will nt- tempt to run two miles in less than nine minutes, something believed to be just about humanly impossible.
 Perhaps spurred by the activities of Willie Plant, American walker. and Willie Ritola, Finnish-American A. c. runner. the outstanding star of the fast Olympics ran valiantly to a new mark for two and one- fourth mics, ignoring those who competed against him as he bore around the boards on schedule. Plant set one world mark and Ritola furnished three during the evening. The new records follow
 Dis Record By Former By 34 miles lo:i9 Nurmi 10:3s e-5 Ritola 500o-meter 14:31 Ritsia 1i:Sa a-5 Ritola 2s. miles i2;5s 3-5 Ritola 1e:b7 Ritola PA miles liA5 s-s Ritola iia5 As Rhcla 5000-meter
 Walk ?i:bo 3.5 Plant ?s:os 3.5 Plant
 The American walkers time also was better than that made out of doors for the distance by q. Ras- mussen of Denmark, July s, 1915. Rasmussen's time was 21:59 S-10.
 Joio Ray, little Chicago flier, whose world figures have been ai- most swept away by Nurmt, ran brilliant mile to victory and was only one-fifth of a second slower than was the famous Finn on his first night of competition in this country.
 Tonight the same stars appear in the annual games of the Newark A. c. with the prospect that more marks will fall and on Saturday one of the greatest meets of the wr'tr season will be held fin Brooklyn uh- der the auspices of the ,Vilco A. C.. when Ray again will cncouaLar ire man who has bereft him of his pres tige in the track world %
 At the Wilco contests, Nurmi will endeavor to erase the last records that Ray owns. '..s-
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
10 HGHTWEIGHTS
 PICKED ID BATTLE
Johnny Dundee Among Those to
 Try for Crown
By The Assoriated Press.

New York, Feb. 4. --- The New York State Athletic commission yes- terday announced the selection of 16 boxers to compete for the title vacated by Benny Leonard In an elimination tournament start ing February 23.
 The outstanding contenders on the list include Sid Ferris, of New York and Sammy Mandell of Rockford, H., who meet in a 12 round bout at Madison Square Garden Friday night: Sid Barbarian. Detroit: Jack Bernstein, Yonkers, N. r.; Johnny Dundee, New York. former feather weight champion, and Jimmy Good rich, of Buffalo.
 The others selected are K. O.. Clyde Jeakle, Columbus, O.; Tommy O'Brien, Milwaukee; Eddie (Kid) Wagner and Alex Hart, both of Philadelphia; Joe Dundee and K. O.. George Chaney, both of Baltimore; Charley O'Connell, Cleveland; Jack silvers, California; Basil Gaiano, New Orleans and Benny Valgar, New York.
 These selections represent the pick of American talent among conten- ders for the crown Leonard has re- signed. The winner of the tourna- ment among American boxers will be pittcd against the best foreign contender to determine which is en- titled to championship recognition.
 Four ten-round matches will be held February ?3 at Madison Square Garden 10 inaugurate the tourna- ment, according to the commission s plan. Four other matches, complet- ing the first round of the tourna- ment, will be held the same week
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
EDDIE COLLINS
 HOPES FOR BEST Thinks His Young Team Stands
 Good Show in Race
By Ths Associated Press.

nooVNaNFa
 Chicago, Feb. 4.---Prospects of a first division club in the American league, and possibly pennant con- tender is the aim of Eddie Collins new manager of the Chicago White Sox. If enthusiasm an. dope are any criterion. the White sox may prove to be the dark horse' in tho 1925 American league pennant drive. Collins merely declares emphatically that the club will finish where it belongs"
 "I have a young, growing team." declared Collins. Harry Hooper and myself are the only veterans on the club, outside of tho batteries. Our youngsters are good for an indefinite number of years in base- ball and we have big possibilities" Scrutinizing the records, four Of the recent American ,eague pennant winners were piloted by f1rst-year managers. Ed Barrow put the Red Sox across in 1918 on his initial ap- pearance as pilot. Kid Gleason in his first year at the helm in 1919, pushed the White Sox under the wire in front. The veteran Iris Speaker won the pennant the fol- lowing season when he took the reins at Cleveland and "Bucky" Har- ris, making his debut as manager last season piloted the Washington Senators to a pennant and worlds title.
 [ Collins is we'll pleased with hs club and is depending upon two men, who at times last season, show .e ed only flashes of promise. These are Pitcher Ted Blankenship and Outfelder Johnny Mostil. With Falk and Hooper occupying the other outtield berths as regulars, the new pilot believes his troubles there have been solved. He also has Archdea- con and Fish as substitute fly catchers.
 The shortstop position. the weak ! est spot on the club last season seems to be we'll cared for with Ike Davis, former Columbus American association player who joined the club late in the season, available. Collins believes he has a strong line of substitutes. Bill Barrett, who had q tendency to throw wild to first while subbihg at short. will be able 10 overcome this fault. Collins be- lieves. Barrett is a good hitter. Hervey Mcclellan and Johnny Car tozzo also are candidates for the po- ation, as is Wojak, formerly with
 Quebec and who joined the Six in time last fall to make the European trip with the Giants
 There are four left handed pitch CTS OH the roster and Collins is hope ful of developing one who will be able to take his turn with the right
 handlers. The southpaws are Mike Cvengros, Foreman, Davenport and Ash. The right handlers on the ros- , ter arc F'aber, Leverette. Mangum, and steengraafe.
 Willie Kamm, the Sl00,0 600 Coast league beauty. suffered a slump in his batting last season and this ap- peared to affect his general play. He is expected to strike his stride this year and will be the regular third sacker. Earl Sheely will return to the initial sack and will have capa- ble assistant in Bud Clancy. who made the European tour with the White SoX and Giants.
 1 Collins will return to, the keystone (Continued on Following Page.)
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04

as headline bouts at smaller Metro polltan clubs. The second round of climinations among the eight survi. rors of the first round is. scheduled for the week of March 9.
 Two alternates were named to take the place of any of the regular selections unable to go into the tournament for any reason. They are Joe Benjamin, of California, and Solly Seamon, of New York.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
South Church Plays
 Hotikwok Club Tonight

The South church basketball team will meet the Hotikwok club of Hartford at the Beys' club this even ing in what promises to be a fast and furious contest. The visitors. who are more familiarly known as the H. C.'s, have won six straight games, taking the last one by hold ing their opponents scoreless in the second half while they rattled off 19 points. The South church boys have been hitting the high spots, too, and have captured out of their last 10 games. "Gingin" Levine, a former member of the local Panthers. will appear in the visitors lineup. Abe Aronson win referee.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
THE WORM IN THE MOVIES.

Washington, Feb. 4-Lumbricus Terrestris, or the common fish worm, is in the movies. He has the lead ing role in Laying Lumbricus Low" filmed by the department of agricul- ture on cooperation with the United States Golf association, and showing the damage he causes to lawns and golf putting greens. The picture shows how Lumbricus destroys grass roots and how he surrenders when treated with corrosive subimate.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
IOnr Wins in Row

Then came thpee moro dull years for McGraw in which Chicago. Gin cinnati and Brooklyn hogged the pennant spotlight.
 Getting back in the running in 1921. McGraw, greatest of all pen- nant-winning managers, copped the title.
 He proceeded to win four straight pennants, thereby setting new managerial record.
 If the Yankees are to follow in the system that McGraw has set for New York clubs, Miller Higgins entry isn't destined to come back for three years.
 Cnquestionably the Yankees arc one of the strongest teams in the American league. The defeat last season was unexpected. It is just possible that Huggins will upset baseball tradition in New York.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04

 
WILL THF TANKS 1 STAGE C,oMF.BACK7
Baseball Fans Are Speculatin' . Already
(BY BILLY EVANS)

Will the New York Americans be ablo to como back?
 After having won three pennants in a row, the Yankees, like most other great clubs suffered a reverse.
 Tanks Have Task
 Until John McGraw last season won a fourth pennant with his New York Giants. no manager was ever able to put over four successive winners.
 As a rule three straight pennants have made for so much prosperity that most clubs wilt under it and taste of defeat.
 With the exception of the New York Giants, all of the truly great teams of the past 20 years nave been able to come back the next year after being beaten to the wire.
 The records show that it has aken the Giants longer to recover. Me- Graw's teams have needed period of three years to recuperate after losing q championship.
 These teams stand out as the great teams of the last years in baseball: Chicago Cubs, Philadel- phia Athletics, New York Giants, Chicago White Sox and the New York Americans.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
FIRST HOME RUN

Johnny Bassler, Detroit catcher. made the first circuit clout Of his major league career last season. Bassler, has been in the main tent four seasons but up until the 1924 chase had never been able to regis ter a four-ply crash.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
Dark Horses Show

The Chicago White Sox showed the way 10 the American league clubs in 1917, were beaten in 1918, then came right back in 1919, out chasing the field, only'to be engulfed by the world series scandal and the Cincinnati Reds.
 Just at the time the Philadelphia Athletics were flssiling across the baseball horizon in the American league, John McGraw and his Giants were reigning supreme in the Ma tional.
 The Giants won the pennant In 1911-i3-13. only to be beaten in each world series by the American league entry.
 The New York club passed out of the National pennant picture in 1914. when the Boston Braves sur prised the baseball world.
 Pat Moran sprang another equally great surprise by putting over the Phillies in 1915, while the win of Brooklyn in 1916 was almost as un- expected.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
Ianllcrs vs. c. c. l..

Ianders, Frary & Clark's 3S to 20 victory over Corbin Cabinet Llock was due in a large measure to the most effective work at forward by Captain Luke and the inability of other than Carrazza to find the bas- ket for the Lockmakers. Carrazza was the star for the losers and his four goals from the field were the only double deckers made by his team in the second half. During this last half the Landers boys got four from the field also, three of them by Luke. Each team shot three fouls in the last half, thus playing the scores even, but the lead taken by the youngsters in the first half could not be overcome.
 The first tally of the game came when Luke had technical foul called for talking and Chief Larson made it good, but Klatka evened it minute later when he tossed in one from the free line. Then the I.anders boys opened up and with Luke leading with four field goals ran up a total of 22 points for the half. Bucherri registered twice and Klatka, McCabe and Billy Preisser also scored. Carrazza and Kemen- icky. each with two field goals, were the best for the Lockmakers, though Walther, Larson and Yankaskas also got one each.
 In the second half the game speeded up quite bit and as a re- suit of the faster playing there was quite a bit of fouling and G. Preis- ser went out via the four foul route when he roughcd his brother, Billy too much. Yankaskas also was sent to the showers.
 1 The summary:
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
Southern California
 Names Jones as Coach

Los Angeles, Feb. 4.-Howard M. Jones, former Iowa coach, and brother of Tad Jones, Yale coach, yesterday was appointed football coach of the University of Southern California to succeed Elmer C. Hen derson, who resigned last month.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
PEPPER SIGNED

San Francisco, Feb. 4.~-Jess Pfef- fer, pitcher for the Pittsburgh club in the National league. has been signed to play with San Francisco In the Pacific coast baseball league, 1t was announced here today.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
OLD TRIPLE PLAYS
Back in the Old Days These Freak Diamond Flashes Were Not so Very Unusual.

No so long ago triple play was considered a big feat. It was looked upon as the out-of-the-o ordinary in baseball. It was unusual, as it were. One or two such performances dur ing a season came close to being the maximum.
 Times have changed of recent years, however. The old three-ply killings aren't quite 50 unique; they are more common now. Tact is, the play causes but little stir of excite- ment. The oddity has worn off. ap- parently
 Last season there were Ii triple plays registered in the major leagues. The American had six of them, the Red Sox toping all clubs with three. A good record. indeed. The St. Louis Cardinals were close behind with pair.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
SERIES ENENEn

St Paul, Minn., Feb. 4.-MInne- apolis evened the two game series with St. Paul by winning last nights contest. to o, in the western group of the United States Amateur Hook ey league.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
MISSED ONE CAME

Ty Cobb, Detroit Manager, missed only one game all last season. that being the final contest of the year at Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
Ladders
Personal fouls: Luke .

Personal fouls: Luke 2, Ducherrl 1, Kerlyza 2. Klatka 3, McCabe 3, Preisser ?. Technical Luke 1.
 Free tries: Luke ,, kerlyza ], Klatka 5, Preisser 6.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04

Because of the even balance that exists in the American league, the race next season is certain to be an open one and the Tanks must be rated as one of the strong con- tenders.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
Yosr BUSY DIRECTOR

Fielding Yost, as director of ath- letics at University of Michigan Will only act in. an advisory capacity in football matters, starting next sea- son. His best job has become 100 big for him to specialize in football.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
Cubs Great Team

The old timers will recall that the Chicago Cubs, manager by the late Frank Chance, then known as the Peerless Leader" won three times In a row in 19OG-07-0S.
 At time when the Cubs were re- garded as well nigh invincible, Pitts. burgh, under Fred Clarke, came along and knocked them off their pedestal.
 It was a rather surprising victory. Incidentally the Pirates kept up their winning ways by trimming De- troit. champions of the American league.
 The following season, in an effort to prove the Pirate victory was in the nature of fluke, the Cubs finished out in front. only to be de- feated by the Athletics in the world series.
 The season of 1910 started the Athletics on a rampage in the American elaguc that lasted for two years. the Boston Red Sox winning in 1912.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
LANDERS TIED Wl7HP. ANDE.
 FOR FACTORY LEAGUE TOP
Stanley Works

Personal fould:- Johnston 3, La- liar 2. PelIetler 2, schade 8, l. Technical, Pelletler l.
 Free tries:- Johnston 3, La liar 3, Pelletier :, Schroeder 1.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
C. C. L..

Personal fouls: Walther 1, Ka- menicky 2, G. Preisser 4, Yankaskas 4, Carrazza 2. Free tries: Wa,ther 4, c. Preisscr 1, Larson s. Yapkas- kas 2, Carrazza 3.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04

The Athletics proved their great ness by throwing off the rule of the Red sox, by winning not only the next season but the following one. Then came the fall of that great team in the world series of 1914. when the Boston Braves beat 'em four straight.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04
F'afntr

Personal fouls:- Belion 2, stohl 3. Anderson l. Gehrkowski 1, Paulson 2. Technicas, Stohl and Nelson.
 Free tries:- Belion '. Stohl 2, Nel- son 4, Anderson 5, Gehrkowsh l.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04

Just think how many people read the classified ads.
New Britain herald., 1925-02-04

After having three seasons to re- build, McGraw put over another winner in 1917, only to take another knockout in the world series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06
18TH ST. MANSIONS
SOLDFOR S2,5DO,O[IO
Apartment House, Scene of
Near Riot in Rent Fight,
Changes Hands.

The Sixteenth Street Mansions, for
merly known as Chastleton Apart
ments, was sold late last night by
Maurice Baskin, the owner, to DR.
Harrison G. Dyar OF Washington.
Joseph Low, attorney and estate
manager for Mr. Baskin, in announc-
ing the contamination of the deal
stated that the purchase price was
approximately s2.50o,000.
Mr.. Baskin purchased the Sixteenth
Street Mansions and Clifton Terrace
September IL, 1924 At that time the
purchase price for the two buildings
was given as s4.s50,0
Scene of Rent Trouble.
Much interest is attached to the
sale of the Sixteenth Street Mansions,
as 1t was the scene of one of the
the part Of the Tenants League held
last Fall. Guards were placed at the
door of the building and people other
than residents or their guests were
excluded. After almost a riot for
nearly three hours, which was wit
messed by many fashionably dressed
people, the mass meeting was finally
held.
Sixteenth Street Mansions was
built a little over five years ago and
has been sold a number of times dur
ing that period. The structure, Mr..
Low says, contains 500 rooms and
325 apa rtments. At present it Is used
as an apartment house and transient
hotel.
The transaction was closed through
Higbie & Richardson, Inc, who rep
resented DR.. Dyar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06
CAR LINE TO FIGHT
BUS COMPETITION
Washington Virginia Service
Will Continue, Decision at
Bondholders' Meeting.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, February g.
The various trolley lines of the Wash
ington-Virginia Railway Co. will be
continued in operation indefinitely.
This was decided at meeting of
the stockholders committee of the
Washington Mount Vernon branch Of
the company at Philadelphia yester-
day. The committee represents about
80 per cent of the bonded mortgages,
the total OF which is between $780,
600 and $4,000, 900.
Gardner l. Boothe, attorney for the
Washington Virginia Railway. Is
authority for the statement that the
operations, which had been threaten
ed by bus line competition, would
not be abandoned. Following the
granting OF a permit to operate a
bus line between Alexandria and
Washington to r. L. May and denial
Of a similar permit to the railway
company by the Virginia Corporation
Commission. 1t was said that the COM
pany probably would be forced to
scrap its business or reorganize with
a curtailment of its service.
The Mount Vernon division, prior
to its absorption by the Washington
Virginia lines, was heavily indebted,
and 1t has been stated that the bus
business has caused heavy losses on
the various branches.
The company has asked a permit to
run the bus line between Alexandria
and Washington as feeder for the
cars which are operated to Fairfax,
Falls Church and Mount Vernon
Mr. Boothe stated todayNthat he had
been informed by a member of the
committee who attended the Philadel-
phia meeting yesterday that the de-
cision had been definitely reached to
continue the service on all the lines,
but he did not know whether there
would be any changes or curtailment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06
-Four Hospitals
Here Will Share
In $4,000 Estate
WM of Charles T. Carter
ProUides for Care of
+ Poor Patients.

Casualty Hospital, the Episcon,,
Eye. Ear and Throat Hospital. Sibiev
Hospital and the New Emereencv
Hospital are to divide equally ira
bulk Of the $4,000 estate left NV
Charles T. Carter, bachelor, by The
terms of his will dated January II
1924. The testator directs the Pro,
bate Court to select such of the
managers or superintendent of the
hospitals as it sees fit to act as his
Executors.
The Gospel Mission is given $4,000
and other specific requests include
1914 to Miss Amelia J. Purrineton
of Hotel La Sale, New York, a rela-
tive of the deceased; $500 to Miss
Elizabeth Gordon. a nurse residing in
Hyattsville, Md. and $500 to another
nurse, Miss Fannie Matthews
The requests to the four hospitals
are to be devoted, according to the
will, solely to the treatment of poor
and needy patients in their dispen-
saries or free wards. The hospitals
are also requested to make arrange
ments to allow needy and worthy
patients to remain in the institutions
after recovery until strong enough to
resume their usual activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06
1882 CELEBRATION
WHITE HOUSE TOPIC
Coolidge and Congress Men,
bers Discuss Great Tribute
to Washington.

At another White House breakfast
conference today President Coolidge
discussed tentative plans for gil
gantic celebration of the 200th an
niversary of the birth of George
Washington, to be held in this city
in 1892. with the congressional mem
bers of the commission recently ap-
pointed to arrange for the comm en-
Grafton of this bi-centannial
Although the proposed celebration
was discussed in a general wav at
were decided upon. 1t was agreed,
however, for the full commission t.
meet at the Capitol within the next
10 days or two weeks for the pu pose
of organizing.
Those who attended the breakfa ST
conference were Senator'S Tess, Ohio
Spencer of Missouri, Bayard of Del
aware and Glass of Virginia, and
Representatives Tilson, Connecticut
Hawley, Washington; Byrns, Tennes-
see, and Garner. Texas.
Others ON Commission.
Included in the fun commission are:
Henry Ford, Frank A. Munsey, Han
ford MacNider, former commander of
the American Legion: c. Bascom
Slemp, President Lowell of Harvard,
and Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cooke,
president general Of the Daughters of
the American Revolution and Mrs
Mary Sherman, president of the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs
President Coolidge today received
Brig. Gen E. L. Spears, former lib
eral member of the British parlia-
ment, who is head of a movement to
discourage competitive armament in
Europe through the establishment of
demilitarized zones along the borders
of the various countries under the
Jurisdiction Of the League of Nations.
Gen. Spears, said he described his
plan to the President and told him
that he is endeavoring to obtain the
moral support CT this country for the
plan. He will officially bring the plan
before the next meeting of the Inter
parlia m entary, Union, to be held in
this country next Fall. Already he has
discussed 1t with senators and repre-
sentatives