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Evening star., 1925-03-29


Cambridge probably would have
won in any event, for the Light Blue
crew manifestIy was the better eight.
Still, what happened to their oppo-
nents might have happened to them
but for the luck of the toss. This
gave Cambridge the sheltered side of
the river. where on the first bend
into the wind they could escape the
worst of the tossing surface water.
Oxford, pushed out toward mid
stream, began shipping water soon
after completing the first mile and
the Dark Blue rowing gradually be-
came slower and more labored as the
boat filled and began TO sink at the
bow.
In Distress Early.
oxford was in obvious distress as
their boat, already at least dozen
lengths behind the Cambridge eight,
passed under the Hamme rmith
Bridge. A few seconds later as the
dark blue-tipped oars labored past
the Emile mark, it was obvious
that they were doomed to a disas-
trous drenching.
The coaches began calling to the
crew to quit, a thing no crew ever
has sunk or crossed the finish line
OSbacS
they did not hear the megaphoned
voice of their master, the Oxonians
kept pulling away Iaboriously for a
quarter of q mile moro before they
gave up and pulled in toward the
bank.
Cambridge by then was a quarter
of a mile or.so in front and, slacken-
ing their pace, they padded on easily
to the finish and found fairly smooth
water for almost the whole of the
latter half of the race. Their time
so seconds. Not having had to
struggle much against water condi-
tions, the Cambridge oarsrhen were
all fresh at the finish.
The Light Blues rowed beautifully
and smoothly. throughout, putting
more strength and pulling power into
their stroke than the oxford oars
men. Oxford seemed to lack punch in
finishing off each stroke and so, al
though they led for a few yards from
the start, Cambridge took the lead
when only q quarter of a mile was
covered. The Cambridge cox guided
his eight over to within a. few yards
of the stone embankment OF the
north side of the river and stayed
close to it around the first bend.
Always IN ITOuOie.
Oxford had to accept not only
rougher water and stronger, un-
broken wind. but also had to take
the Cambridge wash. Soon after
Cambridge drew away. they took a
lead of three lengths at the end of
the first mile, time four lengths, and
then in no time five, six and seven
lengths The Light Blues rowed
with strength, while the Oxonians,
most of whom suffered from infiu-
enza and colds during recent weeks,
rowed smoothly but weakly as soon
as their shell began to ship water
and their end became inevitable.
The race was a washout not only
for Oxford, but for the several hum
dred thousand spectators, fully half
OF whom never even saw the Oxford
boat because of the bend in the river
where oxford gave up the struggle.
When Cambridge passed along to-
ward the finishing point and there
was no oxford shell in sight. the
crowd sent up the yell, Where's Ok
ford r. II 81 Ii
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Too much Importance was paid to the
gate receipts, the report said, and
scheduling has not been sufficiently or
ganized. Universities favorably situated
to attract large crowds have been able
to dictate who their opponents should
be without regard to rights of other
conference members, it was added.
"Intersectional games meet with
the general approval of alumni, pro-
vidings they do not interfere with
college work or with the conference
foot ball schedule. and when they
do not cause humiliation to mem
bers by denying them games accord
ed to non-conference teams" the re-
port continued.
I'VE feel that there is a vicious
tendency in foot ball. We refer to
the Importance given to the amount
of the gate There is no denying
that this Is to some extent RESPONSE
BILE for existing foot ball schedules,
and the fact that foot ball supports
other sports is no justification for It.
To speak plainly, the athletic de-
partments must be run on an amateur
basis or it Will be futile to maintain
that the boys who play the games
must not play for profit
Evening star., 1925-03-29
NURMi AND RITOLA
WIN IN PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH, Pa. March 2S. =
Paavo Nurmi, the flying Finn, easily
won his one-mile race here tonight
on an indoor track. at the 107th Field
Artillery Armory. His time was
4:35 2-6, many seconds slower than
the record for the distance.
James Connolly, Washington. D. c..
was second and Verne H. Booth, Mel
rose A. A, New York, third.
In the other feature events, Willie
Ritola, Finnish American star won a
three mile run in handy fashion. His
time was 14:4S 2-5, also slower than
his time for the same distance in New
York last February. Clyde Lies,
University of Pittsburgh, was second
and ]. Riley of the Westinghouse
Club, third.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
FRISCH INJURIES ANKLE;
MAY BE OUT FOR WEEKS

TAMPA. Fla, March '2s.-
frankie Frisch. sterling second
sHcker of the Giants, may be lost
to them until after the cham pfOn-
ship season gets under way as
result of nm injury sustained
while sliding into second base in
the sixth inning Of t0dny's game
with the Natfonals.S Frisch, at
tempting to reach the sack ahead
OF Bluege's toss to- Peckinpauxh.
of YOnng's bunt, hooked HIS spikes
I'm the ground and wrenched his
right ankle. He had to be car
rfed from sthe field.
Fred Lfndstrom, who performed
so sensatfOnaIIy at third base for
the Giants I'm the last world Sc
ries, was sent to second when the
Giants took the field I'm the latter
part Of the sixth. He probably
will take care Of that position
until Frisch is able to resume
play.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
LOTT BEATS HARADA
FOR S. A. NET TITLE

AUGUSTA, Ga, March 2S.-George
Lott, Chicago schoolboy marvel. and
member of the Canadian doubles
championship team, this afternoon
won the South Atlantic mems singles
title in the final of the tournament by
defeating T. Harada, Japanese Davis
cup star, 6-6, ST, "a, Sc, 6-3,
e-8
Mrs T. Sohst of New York won the
women's singles title, defeating
|titleholder, 60, Is, 6-3.
S. Howard Vashell of New York and
A! H. Chaplin. jr, of Springfield, Mass,
won the mems doubles. defeating Sam
Hardy and Lott, G-3,. 6---3, 6-3.
Miss Cassel and Harada won the
mixed doubles, defeating Mrs. T.
Sohst and s. Howard vashell, 81, So,
fl
Evening star., 1925-03-29
ILLINOIS is LEADER
IN RELAY CARNIVAL
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
I HOUSTON, Tex, March s2s.-Butler
University of Indianapolis and the
University of Illinois fought 1t out
in the Rice Institute relay carnival
here today for first place in the uni
versity section, and at the end Illinois
had a single point the better OF it.
Each won a relay, both tied for
first In another, and In the third
failed to place. s-s = q ~ .s
| More than 400 athletes from 81 uni
versities, colleges and schools from
eight States competed for cups,
medals and watches valued at APP
proAimateIs 5000.
Evening star., 1925-03-29

All of the present members of the
Nationals, excepting Joe Martina and
Bill Hargrave, were with the party
that left the Tampa training base
tonight Hargrave yesterday started
for his home at Fort Wayne, Ind,
where his mother is dying. Martina,
a native of New Orleans, went to
that city for a brief holiday. He
will go north with the Nationals
from the Louisiana city.
Tampa turned ont the largest
crowd today that ever saw a base
ball game in Florida. More than
5000 fans jammed Plant Field stands
and thronged along the side lines to
see the world champions and their
last October foes in action. Senior
Don Juan Riano, Spains Ambassador
to the United States, and Sonora
Riano, at present guests of the City
of Tampa, were among the many oc-
cupying boxes in the grandstand.
Snappy tw0-ply killing was done
by the Nationals in the opening in
ming. Young at second and jackson
at first essayed a double steal as
Terry famed, but Bluege took RuePs
heaye with one hand and SHARED
Young coming into the third base.
Pep Young executed circus catch
at Goose Goslin's expense in the
opening round. With Rice at first,
the Goose sent a liner to right. but
Young made dive for the ball and,
though he fell and turned on his ear.
She Giant outfielder came up smiling
Win the sphere.
yYhca huei stepped TO the plate In
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Sunk" came Tthe reply, shouted
from those aboard the launches trail
ing the Cambridge boat.
The crowd was so shocked at this
information that hardly any one
thought of cheering Cambridge, and
the Light Blue victory in the end was
but feebly acclaimed.
The swamping of the oxford boat
is not an unprecedented mishap in
the history of the English university
classic. In 1889 the Cambridge boat
sank. and in 1912 both boats went
under. On the latter occasion the
Oxford oarsmen righted their craft
and finished alone, but the umpire
decided 1t was mo race and it was
rowed again two days later.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
Nationals Hanqushed BY Giants transforming
JOHNSON AND COVELESKIE
SOLVED BY GOTHAM GANG
Walter Yields Three Runs at Outset and Stan L
Mulcted for Pair in Final Round-Cregg
Allows But Two Bingles in Three Frames.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

NAMPA, Fla, March Nationals
base bowling They bowed
5to3 and the OF Spring between
the 1924
CLASSIC to for the world champions with nine TO play
Today the the Nationals
Saturday grabbing the contest OF the fire the ninth inning
With the all the Workers
ceedd sock Stanley Coveeske for three hits and brace
blows huky a good solid
Hack Wilson
L. tLd d:
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RACETO CAMBRIDGE CREW
AS OXFORD BOAT SWAMPS

UTNEY, England March 8Cmbrdge university
boat this afternoon without opponents
N sight
whipped of Thames completed
The Of
having
clustering chopped whicaps
Evening star., 1925-03-29
COMPREHENSIVE TREND ]
In FOOT BALL DEPLORED

DHIcAGO March Cone REALISTIC tendencies collegiate foot
M and the lack of for Western Conference
deplored recommendation of the
alumni committee of schedules public
The committee
member and
aunninro here
Evening star., 1925-03-29
PROTEST AGAINST NURMI
FINALLY is WITHDRAWN

NEW YORK, March 2s.-The Con-
necticut Association of the National
Amateur Athletic Union has with
drawn the protest it filed against
Paavo Nurmi after he had failed to
appear in a meet at Hartford
March a.
The associations registration board
today Informed sports officials here
that Nurni had Seen exonerated.
Evening star., 1925-03-29

The Nationals quit their training
base tonight well prepared for the
arduous days ahead. The infield COM
bination that worked so brilliantly
the greater part of last season un-
doubtedly is physically stronger than
It was then and thesoutfield has been
going about its task in smoother
style. There Is every reason to be-
lieve the pitching staff is consider
ably better, while the catching de-
partment is as well manned as in
1924.
Barring untoward circumstances
such as illness or injuries, the Ma
tionals will begin their quest of an
other American League pennant thor
oughly equipped for such an enter
prise. It's infield machine will be tuned
for smooth action, there being no ex-
perimental part as was the case at
third base last Spring. Nor does 1T
seem likely that Manager Stanley
Harris VIII have to worry about the
matter of & centerfielder as he did
through most of the terrific grind in
1924.
Oswald Bluege demonstrated ably
last year that he was entitled to high
ranking among the big league third
sackers. onoe afforded the opportunity
TO do so. Ossie is likely to be much
better in the 1925 campaign He ap-
pears TO have more stamina and
strength, and, above all, more intelE-
gent appreciation of the duties of a
guardian of the hot corner
Peck and Judge Are Fit.
Roger Peckinpaugh and Joe Judge
who heretofore have experienced a
deal of trouble with their underpin-
ming. seem to be better propped than
Evening star., 1925-03-29
STRENUOUS JAUNT AHEAD
TO TEST TEAMS FITNESS
World Champions, With But Few Exceptions, Ap.
pear Well Conditioned for Start of Champion
ship Campaign Two Weeks Hence
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

AMPA, Fa March 8Just what benefit the
from their ought revealed clearly
during the Is days During that the
to be in much better condition than
scheduled
Giant vanqushed
If there is edown in speed afed and the bases the
pitchers rapidly the
two weeks the batting expected of lot of
weak fail
have quite ready defend its aures when the American
IS on April a.
Generally
Evening star., 1925-03-29

managed to meet the ball, and it
rolled toward third base. Barnes
again failed to get to it in time for
play anywhere, so Goslin scored,
while Judge was safe at second and
Ossie at first. Peck, however, ended
the rally by rapping into a double
play. The Giants put on their game
winning act in the ninth.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
JOHNSON
FRIGERIO SETS g MARKS
AT WALKING; PLANT QUITS
By the Associated Press.

Press.
EW YORK March 8Ugo Fgo Italy, European and
" olympic walking champion shattered
records established five
the distance tonight when Plant most
standing heeandtoe artist special
part OF the Morningside Athletic Regiment
Arnory.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
BASE BALL. PLAYER DIES.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, March 2S.-Jim-
my Wilcox, 20, well known base ball
player and second baseman on the
Omaha, Nebr, Western League team.
died today In Mercy Hospital of
pneumonia. He had been iii two
months.
Evening star., 1925-03-29
Criffs Are at St. Augustine
Today for Tilt With Toledo

'AMPA Fa March The world champion Nationals
first of their northward exhibition ST.
Augustine where they will tackle the Toledo Mudhens
follow
Jacksonville Monday and at Fort Bennng Ca Tuesday We'd
will be New Orleans and Saturday the Gus will
of the Harris at
Evening star., 1925-03-29

Two-base hits-Peck, Ruel. Three-base hit
Wilson. Stolen base-Youns. SacriHce-
Kelly Kelly. Double playsvFnsoh 70 Kelly, Lind
OF johnson. .; or Nehf. 8; Of Barnes. /.
Hits-of johnson. 4 in s innings; of Nehf, 5
In innings; off Gregg, in 8 innings; of
Barnes, in 8 innings; of Coveleskie, 5 in s
innings. Struck eut-By johnson, 8: BY Nehf,
2; by Gregg. 9; by Barnes 1: by Coveleskie
L. Umpires-Messrs. Rowland and walker
Time Of game-l hour and so minutes,
Evening star., 1925-03-29
EXHIBITION BASE BALL

At Winter Haven, Fla r. 81. E.
qsIsSsSs ss,ss5js,IA.,1,., w,s.,t nd doesS.D.
Pott, Palermo, Urban and Bird.
At Jacksonville, Fla.-- q. II. e..
Batteries Osborne and Taylor;
boston 4 ssa S'ls.ns- & 8, 3 = !
B.tterissmrersuson ss s1sai.. and Heying; Hodge,
Tenney, Broussard and Lapan.
At winston-salem, N. c. r. H. Il.
Toronto ,p.... :.........s.. Q 3 3 3
DfssSls srsseriesos.tteraeid. judd c.s,y and
Manion; B. Johnson. s.. johnson and Woodall,
Stanage.
At st. Petersburg, Fla r. Il. p:
efsssi.nd eSsssn &. }A.i : i I
Gibson; uhle. Edwards. Buckeye ana L. Sew
At Bradenton. F1s.-- R..HE e.
ffjsssagsls s:sss4gls.ri.Ssr HInfie md HI,, Me-
Avoy; o'Neal, Ulrich, Ring and Henline.
chicago "a. Il % 9
R,ttepies Robert !. .on =. M. n, ntsn.bin nd
Grouse; Mccall, Sale. Dobbs and Graham.
Burns,
At Newport News, Va II. n. T..
New York IN. Reserves}. !. IA II 4
Portsmouth (va. Reseryes) 10 10 30
Batteries-BArnes. Smith. BartonS and Meu-
tor; Proctor, Williams and Strickier.
At Eos Angeles r. H. e.
Chicago = !; s....s...
BATTERIES Bush and uartuctf. Ramsey.
Isyue. Sanders and Ennis.
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At San Jose, caiif.- n. II. y.
Portland {C.1-. =. ....... d1 IL s.
RllteDHfEn mn
Crosby; Brown, Richardson and Knox,
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Johnson's showing
in his first time out
yesterday Indicated
he needs more work.
Gregg gave a fine
exhibition in his
debut, and Leibold ,
Is physically fit to
jump into the line
up should any Of
the regular out
fielders falter.
Evening star., 1925-03-29

Al santa Maria, c.Iif. nHE.
Chicago, tE.4 ...... ~ 3 4ae
fttls se.1 4 = =. y ~ =
Evening star., 1925-03-29

tContlnued on Third PaSsS
Evening star., 1925-11-25
MINOR H0NORS ISSUE
ON MIDWEST FIELDS

CHICAGO. November % P.-
Eorthwestern's conceding of the Big
Ten title to Michigan having settled
the Western Conference foot ball
championship dispute, there is left
for settlement or argument ONLY
minor gridiron honors.
Any claim Notre Dame has to
Western championship is at stake in
it's meeting with Nebras aska in Lin
coin tomorrow. The Army is the only
team to hold a win over Rockne's pro-
teges, fulfilling half of Rockne's pre-
diction that his team would be beaten
twice.
Nebraska, in fighting trim. hopes to
make good the Notre Dame mentors
prophecy. Flanagan. halfback. and
Enright fullback. are out of the
Notre Dame lineup.
The Missouri Valley Conference
winds up its season with the Kansas
Aggies-Iowa State clash at Ames and
the Grinnell-Washingto meeting in
st. Louis.
Title chances are involved in the
Western Interstate Conference games
of DE Paul and st. Eiatore in Chi
cago and Luther-Columbia at Du-
buque.
The service eleven championship
of the 9th Army Corps Area is the
stake in the meeting Saturday in St
Louis of Fort Sheridan and jefferson
Barracks.
Evening star., 1925-11-25
GRIFFITH SAYS RED
HURT AMATEUR GAME

ELGI\, ILL.,. November % (P.-
The present age Of professionalism is
killing amateur base ball in America
and is making deep inroads into foot
ball, in the opinion of Maj. John l..
Griffith. commissioner of athletics in
the Big Ten conference.
Il cannot blame Red Grange for
joining with the professionals, de
clared Mai. Griffith to the Associated
Press. but ] am sorry that he did So
1t will certainly hurt the amateur
sport, just as | am confident it viii
help the professional game.
Il would rather have seen Red
take the advice of George Huff and
finish school. Then he could have
capitalized on his athletic ability. or,
better yet, he could have followed
some we'll founded business PROPOSE
ton ! personally know of one offer
that he had at 5000 a year for a
tive-year contract, at the end of which
time he would be we'll established in
business.
still. you take the average Amer
lean boy and give him the opportunity
To make $4,000 in IA short time and
down. Many Of those who have
censured Grange for becoming a pro-
feSsional foot ball player and quitting
school would be among the first to
accept the SIS 900 if given a chance. -
Mai Griffith expressed the opinion
that Grange would cut loose" in the
professional ranks just as he set the
world on fire while a college grid
star I'm sorry that he is in the
hands of managers who would exploit
him for their own benefit"
Evening star., 1925-11-25
ENGLISH POLO TEAM
VISITS THIS WINTER

NEW YORK. November - Up
Plans for the participation OF an Eng
lish team in Winter season polo
tournament for the first time in the
history of the sport have been an
nounced by the United States Polo
Association.
TWO titled players, Lord Cromwell
and the Marquis of Waterford. are
IN the lineup of an invading Eng
ish outfit. which has scheduled a
series of tournaments in this coun-
try, the first of which will be played
at Miami Beach, Fla. on Februasy
-. Lieut.. Col. r. =. Melviu. who
played in international matches in
this country last year: Maj. II. +.
Lyons and Capt. II. r. Smart are
other members of the visiting team.
Ponies of the team already have
been shipped from England. while
the riders have booked passage on
boats leaving late in December and
early in January. An additional
string of ponies for play in Florida
also may he brought by Earle w.
Hopping. an American. who has
made his residence in England for
some time.
The FlaminGo and Carl G.. Fisher
trophies viii he competed for by the
invading horSemen.
Evening star., 1925-11-25
EAST HOLDS LEAD
IN GRlDIRON TILTS

With only a few intersectional
games remaining on the schedule 70"
this season it is certain that the East
will walk away with final honors 50
far a. games between divisions Of the
country are concerned.
So far the East has triumphed in
II fnterscctional battles and has los
49, The Midwest was a victor lu
times. hut has come out on the shors
end OF the score p times.
The South has nine Victories ana
nine defeats on its list ana the Far
West has won one game and lost an
other The East ana Middle West
have played three tie games and the
Far West and Middle West also played
to a deadlock in one contest this year.
Teams from the Midwest have
taken seven games from their Eastern
rivals and Southern elevenS have won
six times at the expense of the East,
but in both cases the percentage II.
vors the East. for it defeated the Mid.
west Il times and the South seven
1t may h. hard for the East to
forget the trimming Penn tDoN at the
hands Of Illinois. hut the West is
having an even harder time explain,
ing why Chicago did not 90 better
against Dartmouth. SO as far as
these two sections are concerned the
honOrS are about even when major
contests are figured.
The table of intersectional games
follows:
Evening star., 1925-11-25

lIllI u HOlt OF = MCIl " dStI tQ ltdtCi
The third hole at this club measures
$40 yards. one of the players. whom
we will call Augustus. got a Very
neat drive down the left side Of the
fairway. but the other who car an
swer to the name of Jim, sliced his
bah far To the right, in rough and
under Il wild apple tree the branches
of which grew right down 10 the
ground.
Jim and his caddie had a hard time
finding the ball. Augustus, after OBJ
serving to himself, Hes in there
for the day decided to play his
ball. He went back to the left side
of the fairWay, pitched up Il hill to
the green. waited a while and then
crossed over to the crest OF the hill
to watch Jim play mp.
1t CHANGED that a little knoll in
front of the wild apple tree hid jim
from view. SO Augustus glued his
eyes on the green and watched the
ball. To his amaZcment and con-
sternation Jim's bah presently sailed
over his head, dropped on the green
and stopped dead, well inside his
own ball, and only six feet from the
cup. Jim hoIed 4 birdie 3 while
Augustus took a 4 and lost the hole
THAT Suah was some shot you
made fun undah that tree, he OBJ
served
Yeah" said Jim. q picked de ball
up clean"
Ultimately Augustus lost the match
and a goodly Wad of money. jim
went into the clubhouse to tell his
fellow members about his wonderful!
play on the third hole. but Augustus.
suspicion flooding his soul. trudged
back to the wild apple tree to ex-
anime the ground beneath it.
Careful examination revealed not
Il trace of club swing. In fact, the
branches of the tree hung so low that
it would have been impossible to
have swung a club beneath them
Augustus returned to the clubhouse,
where Jim was loudly describing his
wonderful play to a new crop of lis
tenerS
Augustus sat down and listened to
it all. When Jim finished he spoke up.
Listen heah. fellow" he said,
you're goin' down to dat apple tree
with me and show me dat shot again
or else you ain't nevah goin' to play
golf again"
IT tells YOU I picked dat ball up
clean declared jim.
Augustus dug a Crumbled s. bill
from his pocket.
Il got dis what says you can't do
it again." he challenged
Il takes dat bet" said jim.
The two players and score of
members who had heard the discus
sion made q hasty exit to the apple
tree. Augustus began to get worried
Jim strode at the head Of the pro-
cession so confidently that Augustus
almost concluded he was going to add
another five bucks to the cash he al
ready had contributed to his op-
pOnent.
At the tree Jim crawlcd unhesi-
tatingly beneath the branches. laid
ball on the ground and turned to
Augustus.
I'll show you" he said. He picked
up the ball with his right hand and
tossed it from under the tree to a
good lie in the direction of the green.
Didn't l tell YOU l picked it up
clean?" he said.
The worst of it was that the as
sembled onlookers ruled that jim
won the bet.
It was a sad, sad day for Augustus.
Evening star., 1925-11-25
CANVAS COVERS GRID
FOR GAME AT PITT

PITTSBT TRGH, November % LP).-
Intent upon playing the annual Pitt
Penn State foot ball game on a dry
field THANKSGIVING day, officials of the
University of Pittsburgh have obtain
ed a large canvas which practically
covers the entire playing area. The
balance is buried beneath straw.
The weather man is reported ready
to give Pitt a break for the holiday
attraction and allow what is expected
to be the largest crowd of the season
to gather without fear of rain
The game will be the twenty-sixth
meeting between the two teams. and
the present series standing is: Pitts
burgh. l3; Penn State. -. Last year s
contest resulted in an overwhelming
victory for the Panther, "a to g. Seven
men on each side who played in the
1924 tilt Will start tomorrow'S game.
Penn State athletes will arrive in
Pittsburgh today.