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STARS TO RUN IN G. U.
500 METERS SPECIAL

A race which promises to rival In
interest that in which PaAvo Nurmi
the Finnish flash. will participate
has been arranged by officials of the
Georgetown University annual indoor
track meet to be held here Febru-
ary Fl.
The event is q special S00-meter
race in which Alan Helnrich, former
Penn State star; Ray Watson of the
Illinois Athletic Club. and George
Marsters, GeorGetown's crack half
miller and anchor man on it's relay
team, will toe the mark from scratch.
Chances are considered bright for
tho setting of new record in either
this or the half-mile distance, and
the runners will be timed for both.
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runner of high quality, one who could
win the 10.00O-meter run and the
steeplechase. That released Paavo
from those events. There were Ko-
lehmainen, Kyronen and Stenroos for
the marathon run. That meant this
longest of Olympic races would not
need Paavo. There remained, then.
the 1,500-meter, 5,o00-meter cross
country runs and 5000 meter team
race for Paavo to chose from, and
Paavo chose them all.
To meet in seven DAYS the great
est runners of the world in four such
races was a task no one had ever at
tempted. There were the crack mid
, dle-distance men of America, Great
Britain, Sweden and other lands in
the 1900: the long g-distance stars of
those countries and others were
equally well represented in the 5000
and the cross-country, and another
group in the 5000 meter team race
Each nation except Finland had a
group of specialists for each event:
no nation called upon any one athlete
to compete in all four tests.
To make Paavo's task more DIM
cult. the final in the 1900 and the
5000 were scheduled for the same day
its Furnishing qualities, the ther-
mometer on the day Of the cross
country run registered 1O2 degrees in
the shade. Equally oppressive was
the day of the 3,000-meter team race.
No Hospital for Him!
Paavo Nurmi won the 1,500-meter
run in minutes SO S-5 seconds, leav-
ing in his wake a half dozen founder
ing, fainting Yankees and Britishers.
One hour later Paavo Nurmi won
the 5.000-meter run in IA minutes
81 1-5 seconds, and of all starters
only his fellow countryman, Willie
Ritola, was within half a lap of him
at the finish.
Nurmi won the cross-country run
while sun-drunk rivals reeled hope
lessly behind him in the open-air oven
that was Colombes.
And Paavo Nurmi led his Finnish
team to victory in the 3,00o-meter
team race under almost similar condi-
tions the following day, while half
his cross-country opponents were in
Paris hospitals or under the care of
physicians.
Paavo believes his Stockholm race
with Wide is his greatest achieve
ment, but he does agree that some
mention should be made of the Co
lombes Olympic games of last July.
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and Great Britain by North. American News
paper Alliance. Copyright New York worid)
Press Publishing Co. All rights reserved.l
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RAY STILL FIGURES
ON TRIMMING NURMl

CHICAGO. February 13.-Joie Ray,
the diminutive Illinois A. c. star,
still thinks he can beat Paavo Nurmi,
the sensational Finn, In anything
around a mile. He intends to 60 out
and attempt to force Nurmi into such
a race by regaining some of the rec
ords that were his until the Finn
came along.
Ray is back home after his second
Eastern campaign suffering from a
heavy cold, but determined to con-
tinue training and trying.
Even as late as last Winter I was
running as many races as Nurmi is
doing now, and / had to run all the
distances up to 5000 meters" says
Ray
'Nurmi is running a lot of trick
distances, and he is constantly slow
ing up.
Last, Winter, from January Is to
April ]. i ran in 33 races, and most
Of them had been run by the middle
of March. 1 think 1 can beat Nurmi ;
certainly, If I mad known that I was
so close to his record when ran the
mile in 4:13 1-5 at the Western Union
games 1 could easily have beaten IT."
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he mas merely an 'Oh, yes" when
asked of sensational international
conquests in Paris, London, Stock
holm and other European centers-
conQuests in which he vanquished the
Ereatest runners of those nations in
middle and long distance runs and
steeplechases. AS for his world rec
ord races-and standing against his
name are the outdoor marks for IL
OF the standard distances as well as
many more for odd distances-Paavo
believes a recitation of the figures
set and the place and date should
sufice.
But the Colombes Olympic PERFORM
ance is admitted by him to be bit
out of the ordinary.
les, Paavo agrees, the last
Olympic games did mean much to me.
They gave me satisfaction. l worked
leng and hard in my preparations, for
Finland, though small, had high
hopes of surprising even America 1
created no new world records, but l
did make three Olympic marks and
lived well up to the expectations of
my countrymen."
PaavO's Olympic Feats.
Thus, mildly, does Paavo picture the
seven days of competition against
the finest athletes the world could
produce, in the course of which and
under the most trying conditions he
won the Olympic 1,500-meter run,
5000 0meter run, 7,000-meter cross
country run and 3.00o-meter team
race, contributing three individual
first places and serving as the chief
factor in earning two team first
places. or a total of so points to
Ffnlands Olympic score.
have established the ultimate in
human endurance when in 1912 he
won the Olympic 5000 meter, 10000
meter and cross-country runs at
Stockholm, but that accomplishment
is not to be compared to Paavo
Nurmis 1924 Olympic record.
Few questioned Paavo's speed be-
fore the Colombes games. 1t was ad-
mitted he should capture at least two
first places and that a third would be
almost certain if he selected the right
events-if, for example. he followed
the Kolehmainen program, which in
volved only distance running. None,
however, believed three victories
were possible when Paavo's program
was learned. Four victories were out
Of the question.
Considered Only His Country.
Paavo was considering only his
country when he mapped out the pro-
gram. Willie Ritola's return to Fin
land after several years in America
assured that country a long-distance
Evening star., 1925-02-13

The Georgetown Fordham clash
will be preceded by one between the
Georgetown freshmen and Gonzaga
High School beginning at 1880 o'clock.
Maryland and City College of New
York teams will take the floor at
College Park at o'clock.
Fordham showed just how strong
it is when it ran roughshod over
Delaware in a game at Newark last
night. The Gothamites quickly piled
up a commanding lead and went on
to a 50-to-19 victory. Georgetown
has not been in competition for some
days. but the squad has been prac-
ticing faithfully and ought to be we'll
prepared to resist the Northerners.
City College of New York has a
very good record for the Winter
having bowled over most of it's OPP
ponents with consummate ease. 1t
has been defeated by Army. but SO
have most Of the other teams that
have tackled the cadets at West
Point. City College will remain here
tomorrow to play Catholic University
at Brookland.
Maryland was unable to Withstand
the Princeton sharpshooters in a game
in Baltimore last night and went down
to 38-to-24 defeat. With Anderson
and Hynson leading the attack, the
Tigers seemed able to pocket the ball
from almost any angle and distance.
Both teams scored freely in the first
half that ended with Princeton in
front, % to 16. In the early part of
the second session play was about
even, but, with the score at 30 to "a
and but a few minutes of play remain
ing, Princeton began its accurate
long-range firing to get well ahead.
Maryland's play against such strong
team was commenda BILE. Its score was
the third greatest made against the
Tigers this season in Is games. In a
preliminary engagement the Mary
land freshmen took the measure of
the fast Baltimore Polytechnic Insti-
tute, Sc to 26.
Swimming teams of Catholic Univer-
sity and George Washington Univer-
sity have week end engagements. The
Brooklanders were to go to Bethle-
hem, Pa. today for a meet with Le-
high, while George Washington will
journey to Annapolis tomorrow to
compete with Nays swimming squad.
Washington will he well represented
by athletic teams at Navy tomorrow.
In addition to the George Washington
men, there will be athletes of George
town and Catholic University opposed
to Midshipmen. The Hilltop freshmen
basketers re to tackle the Navy
plebes and the Brookland boxers will
clash with the Academy scrappers.
Eighteen track and field athletes of
Evening star., 1925-02-13
SIX BASKET TITLES
IN S. A. TOURNAMENT

Basket ball championships in siz
classes will be decided at the annual
tourney conducted under the auspices
of the South Atlantic A. A. U. In
Baltimore, beginning on March T.
Teams OF the District of Columbia
Maryland, Virginia and North Caro-
lima will take part in the competition
and IL sufficient entries are received
from Washington preliminary
tournament will be conducted here
Paul A. Mention of the Baltimore
Evening Sun Is in charge of entries
all Of which must be received before
March 1. Blanks may be obtain ed
from DR.. Harris White at the Frank
lin School.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
CENTRAL.
FRlGERIO AND NURMI
IN MEET TOMORROW
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. February 13.-Paavo
Nurmi will take part in the annual
New York A. G. track meet In Madi-
SON Square Garden tomorrow, his
third contest in as many nights.
Nurmi will be offered his choice
between the Baxter mile against
Willie Goodwin, Jimmy Connolly and
other stars, and the two-mile event.
He is expected to select the longer
distance.
Ugo Frigerio, Olympic champion
walker, will be given the test he has
desired in the New York A. c. games
tomorrow fve-mile distance. The
Italian has met Willie Plant. Ameri-
can champion, to his sorrow on three
occasions, but has contended that the
distance-about three miles-is too
short for him. Plant will not oppose
him in the New York A. c. walk.
The New York Americans will play
25 exhibition games this Spring.
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B0WLERS TO GET PRIZES
AT Meeting ON SUNDAY

Prizes will be awarded winners in
the second annual individual bowl
ing tourney conducted by the Wash
ington City Duckpin Association at
a meeting of the organization at the
Recreation Alleys Sunday morning
at II o'clock
As important business matters, in
cludinE plans for the annual Spring
tourney, will be discussed, all leagues
are expected to have representatives
present.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
PRINCESS GIRLS BOW
TO STRAYER SEXTET

Strayer's Business College Kirls
sprang a surprise by downing the
Princess sextet, IL to IL, in a basket
ball game on the National Guard Ar
mory court. The winners goals were
brought in by the Misses Gingell and
Hayden, the former registering four
from scrimmage, while the Misses
Taylor, Reid and Frank scored for
the losers.
HyattsvilIe National Guard Auxil-
larry swamped the Salvation Army
team in the Washington Recreation
League circuit with a 27-to-3 score
Marjorie Webster School tossers
downed the Eastman School sextet, So
to 6. Miss Zeigler accounted for %
of the winning teams points.
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CENTRAL GIRLS BEAT
WESTERN HIGH SHOTS

Girl sharpshooters at Central High
School won their first rifle shoot
against the Western team. sos to $50
The match was shot prone and off,
hand, SIS being the highest possible
count
Ethel Theis and Caroline Bebb. both
Of Central, shot perfect scores in the
prone position.
Individual scores follow:
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Tripp, McCartee and Price kept the
Stantons in the running, the first
named registering six baskets from
scrimmage, while McCartee led the
winners attack and dropped the ball
through the hoop for a quintet of
two-counters.
Because the Terminal gymnasium
was found to be unavailable at a late
hour yesterday, Aloysius big five and
tho Express quint have Cancelled their
clash scheduled for tonight. The City
Club will be entertained by the 1
street courtmen tomorrow night.
Gonzaga Reserves and the Aloysius
Midgets furnishing the preliminary.
| Overcoming . substantial lead as
contest, Epiphany Juniors were vic
tors, S5 to 80, in their battle with
the heavier Glover quint
CuIIfnane and EardIey played well
for the Pullman FIVE when the Navy
Yard Marines were trounced, 25 to Is.
Fourteen scrimmaEe goals were
Prep quint, when the Washington
Props were defeated, so to 81.
Army Medical Center tosserS took
a close game from the Washington
Barracks quint on the latters court
'3S to "a. The Medicos were leading.
II to 10, at half time.
Led by Harvey 'Ingley. Company F
uuint of Hyattsville easily outpointed
Naval Receiving Station on the
Hyattsville court, A to %. Ingley
scored nine field goals, while Hasse
garnered more than half of the
visitors points.
Boys Club teams divided their pro-
gram, the Rangers adding to their
winning streak by downing the
Nationals. "a to 81, and the Yankees
falling before Columbia Athletic Club
of Alexandria in a 20-to-15 game.
st. stephens Midget quint lineup
has been materially strengthened by
the acquisition Of Leonard, former
St. Paul player, and the churchmen
are on the lookout for games with
especially are challenged. Manager
Driton may be reached at West 725.
Liberty Athletic Club basketers
took the short end of a 33-to-1S count
in = game with the Independents on
the National Guard Arpory court.
Epiphany senior tOSsers stopped the
Seminoles, 40 to 33. Harrington of
the losers was high scorer of the
game with seven baskets from scrim-
mage.
Trailing, IL to $. at the half the
Corinthians rallied in the third
period. and won from the Sherwoods,
| 2s to "a.
Mcdonald played brilliantly when
the Cardinal Juniors. downed Sioux
| Athletic Club, So to IS. -.s~-syA
Evening star., 1925-02-13
COLUMBIA'S START TELLS.

NEW YORK, February 13.-Colum-
bias overwhelming offensive at the
start, which ran UP a lead Of 10 to
l in the early minutes. and Pennsyl-
vania's failure to count steadily from
the foul line, gave the New York
quint 1920 victory in an Eastern
intercollegiate Basket Ball League
game.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
MINES MEET TONIGHT.

Members Of base ball teams inter
ested in coming into the fold OF the
Washington Base Ball and Amateur
Athletic Association are meeting to-
night at Room 2, District Building,
the office of the director of play
grounds. The session will be called
to order promptly at o'clock
Evening star., 1925-02-13
MOUNT VERNON TOSSERS
UPSET STRONG STANTONS

ASkET BALL fans another last night when
Mount Vernon M f. the
hit stride downed the crack Stanton
Heeke High Schools heavyweight
tandatt theh sleadinn Stoz
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CORINTHIANS TO MEET.

Members of Corinthian Athletic
Club are meeting tonight at Immac-
ulate Conception gymnasium to dis
cuss plans for their base ball cam
paign. A basket ball doublehead
will follow the business meeting.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
WON IN FOUR RACES
FROM WORLDS BEST
Captured 1900, 1000 Meter and
Cross-Country Runs, and Took
Team Event for Firms.
PAAVO NURMTS STORY
As Told by Him to Charles E. Parker
CHAPTER liking OF THE oLYMpIcs.

LlEHOCGH his 1923 idea
~ brought phenomenal
Paavo Nurm the uperlatve thrill of
drought him records noteworthy
posing hs he that Olympic Colombe
July is worth somewhat than passing mention
With other athletes would be omitted Not with Paavo
ne huTes through his numberless tmphs fellow
Abo Helsngfors Vibog of
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at top form.
the University of Maryland, eight of
them freshmen, left College Park this
morning for Charlottesville, where
they will compete in the University
of Virginia indoor games tonight
Tomorrow the squad will. move to
Richmond for the University of Rich
mond meet.
George Washington University is to
offer a basket ball triple -header to-
morrow night in its gymna SUM, on
H street near Goth. The main game
will bring together the Hatchetites
and Johns Hopkins, play starting
about o'clock. At Z o'clock Boys
Club Celtics and Epiphany Juniors
will clash. and at s girls teams of
George Washington and Gallaudet
will begin a match.
Evening star., 1925-02-13
RITOLA BETTERS 2-MlLE
TIME CREDITED TO NURMI
Willie in Buffalo Meet Faster by Is Seconds Than
Abo Runner for Distance, But Latter Beats
Three Marks in Shorter Race.
By the Associated Press.


Y, February 13-W1e Rito1a Finnish
prominently
the chance the
march of his fellow -countryman, Paavo Nurmi
Roa of the of his
himself had
sped three world indoor marks in mile and
Finnish
Tonight Nurm Syracuse University then the New York
A. C. aturday
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MARYLAND AND G.. i. PLAY
NEW YORK FIVES TONIGHT

EW YORK pair of probably
will make extremely interesting for couple of varsity
this In gymnasium will
while Richie College the
of
Winter, and right M be a
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slightly under the former mileand-
one-quarter record.
Nurmi's new records, bringing his
total UP to % in Is races, and the
former MARKS, all held by himselI,
follow:
New Former
record. record
1000 yards. ........ 4:53 3-5 900 As
Zoo meters. 5:22 2S 5:33
IL miee.......... 5;23 As $50 l-5
In the remaining events of out
standing interest on the card for the
local meet, Willie Plant. premier
American walker, stepped to an
easy victory at two miles, overcoming
handscaps conceded to several Buffalo
competitors, while Alan HelNrich,
Penn State. added another middle
distance triumph to his string, de-
feating Manville Lochnicht, pride of
Buffalo, and Ray Watson Of the Illi-
nois A. c., at 500 meters.
Evening star., 1925-02-13

Trailing, IL to 3, at the half, the
Corinthians rallied in the third
period. and won from the Sherwoods,
2S to "a.
Evening star., 1925-02-13

Epiphany senior tOssers stopped the
Seminoles, 40 to 33. Harrington of
the losers was high scorer of the
game with seven baskets from scrim-
mage.
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Will protect your eyes from the
glare OF the sun and from the rain,
wind or sieet. Special at this price.
Evening star., 1925-02-13

Liberty Athletic Club basketers
took the short end of a 33-to-1S count
in = game with the Independents on
the National Guard Armory court.
Evening star., 1925-02-13

st. Stephens Midget quint lineup
has been materially strengthened by
the acquisition of Leonard, a former
st. Paul player, and the churchmen
are on the lookout for games with
115-pound quints. Columbia Midgets
especially are challenged. Manager
Driton may be reached at West 725.
Evening star., 1925-02-13

Our entire stock of
the finest Eloves-in-
Guiding ( he famous
Walrath bra nd-Are
inc ed in this
sweeping reduction.
Evening star., 1925-02-13

Boys Club teams divided their pro-
gram, the Rangers adding to their
winning streak by downing the
Nationals. "a to 81, and the Yankees
falling before Columbia Athletic Club
of Alexandria in a 20-to-15 game.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-04
BY n. YOUNG.

THE seventh congress of the British
4 Communist Party marks a dis
tinct advance on its predecessors.
The party is "liquidating amateur
ishness" and proceeding with "the es-
adjustment of definitely centralized
party organization"
This congress definitely established
the party as "a recognized political
force In Great Britain.
Two clear indications Of this were
the attention bestowed upon it by the
press-and the police.
The congress naturally opened on
the keynote of the lessons of the most
significant event in recent British pol
itics-the Macdonald labor govern
ment.
THE effects of the new period in the
= labor movement were clearly WIS.,
ible in the congress discussions. This
was also clearly stated in the most
important document OF the congress
Ion the international and national
situation" which laid the correct
basis, by stating the characteristics Of
recent British developments: The
loss OF imperialist monopoly, the grad
ual destruction of the privileged posi-
ton of the British labor aristocracy
and the resultant amalgamation of the
hitherto divided forces OF British la
Dor, skilled and unskilled, thus bring
ing in its train new tendencies in the
labor party from the trade unions.
The political report of the party's
work for the past year was introduced
by Comrade J. r. Campbell. Il was
now clear that the labor government
did not constitute working class
victory. but capitalist experiment,
which successfully hoodwinked the
workers and threw their ranks into
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-04

government, produced an instant eff
feet upon all delegates, whose conf
dence in their party and the Interna-
tional was unbounded.
The subsequent discontinue of the
government was apparent and render
ed more so by its clumsy attempt to
absolve itself by declaring that Com
rade Stocker was an Englishman in
disguise and that Comrade Fausse-
gave (the French delegate) was real
ly of no account.
An important indication of the pres
ent tendency of left wing labor was
the greeting proffered the conference
by George Buchanan, M. p, the mem
Der for the constituency in which the
conference was held.
THE Thesis on Bolshevization was
= rather unhappily conceived, as It
only dealt with two questions: factory
groups and feminist education. This
was rectified by the reporter who
pointed out how Bolshevization affects
every sphere Of party life..
The resolutions on Trotskyism and
the Youth League were unanimously
adopted.
THE resolution on the work among
women, together with the special
women's conference, showed the
party's clearer appreciation OF its
Bolshevik duty to the masses Of work
ing women.
The congress marks the, beginning
of new stage in the party's develop
ment. The Bolshevik course has COM
menced. In its unanimous decisions
in the very significant participation OF
the Youth League in all discussions
and clearer view of the organixa-
tional basis OF Bolshevik Party, the
British party has made big strides for.
ward. n,,I. .se xAaelMW1N
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-04

repairs.
They had to insist on being allowed
to come to the surface.
This event shows clearly and beyond
dispute how the gold and profits of
the heavy industrial exploiters is
minted out of the blood of the mining
proletariat 1t is piece of hypocrisy
in this connection to describe the dis
aster as an accident" One disaster
in the mines follows the other. Heca-
tombs of miners lives are sacrificed,
but it is all an accident"
For months past the Communist
Party and the union of hand and
brain workers have been demanding
of the miners union common fight
of all workers in the mines:
For workers control.
For the extension of the rights of
factory councils.
For the abolition of the speeding-up
system.
For the seven hours shift and 40
per cent wage increase.
For adequate support for the de-
pendents of the victims of the mine
disasters.
THE leaders of the German trade
= unions, the Husemans and Linn
bertzes, reject the united fighting
front of the miners for the extension