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Evening star., 1925-03-07
G. u. PICKED TO WIN
COLLEGIATE GAMES

NEW YORK, March THE fourth
of the l. c. A. A. A. will be held
In the 1920 Regiment Armory tonight
when more than 500 entries from 22
colleges will strive for honors won
last season by Pennsylvania
Georgetown's outfit OF Washington
will enter the lists tonight as the
favorite, with Harvard. Yale and
Princeton as the leading opponents.
Georgetown's main strength ap-
pears to be on the boards, especially
in the relay events, where its world
championship emile relay team is
expected to shine
Yale is looked upon as GEORGETOWN.
leading rival in the tracks events
with Princeton likely furnishing
plenty Of competition in the field.
Pennsylvania, shattered by injuries.
is not expected to cause any trouble
among the leaders.
Harvard is figured as a strong con-
tender, due to a victory in a tri-
angular meet with Cornell and Dart
mouth. Cornell with Ill entries has
the largest representation.
squad of 2: Hilltoppers will com
pete In the intercollegiates. 1t will
be strong in all departments of the
meet except in the sprints George
towns Emile team twice has set
world records this year, while the
mile quartet has been a consistent
winner. The middle-distan runners
also have counted heavily In the
held events, Georgetown expects to
gather points through the efforts of
Emerson Norton and Tony Plansky.
Evening star., 1925-03-07
PREP SCHOOLS IN TIE
FOR BASKET LAURELS

\ 22-to-21 victory scored over tho
Dewitt Prep five by the ST Johns
tossers brings about a deadlock
among Dewitt, St Johns and Gonzago
for first honors in prep school basket
ball ranks of the District.
Leading II the helf, IA to 7, the
Dewitt team looked like a winner, but
the sensational shooting of John Nor
r1s, st. Johns forward, who regis
tered total of II points, carried the
Vermont avenue team to the front.
Toler and Collins played best for the
losing five.
Alexandria High and Charlottes-
VILE High, basket ball champions of
their respective districts, are sched
uled to meet in the Alexandria ar
mory tonight to decide the interdis-
trict title. The winner will enter the
competition for the State champion-
ship. Pierpont, Houston, Baggett,
knight and Hoeft probably will start
for Alexandria
BY defeating Section 2Os-c, 26 to IS.
Section 2172 of Eastern High School
has won the basket ball champion
ship of the second semester and is
qualified to compete with teams rep
resenting the other semesters for the
championship of the school. Polly
and Hisle, forwards; Lilly, center:
Madigan and Ryan, guards. performed
for the winning team. Cannon also
took part in the fray, substituting
for Polly.
Central High appears on the tennis
schedules of Baltimore Poly and Sew
ern School. The Poly racketers will
entertain Central May %, and Severn
School has booked the Blue and White,
team for home game April II. Sew
ern comes to Episcopal for n net
match on May 8.
Evening star., 1925-03-07
DlEGEL AND SARAZEN
LOSE ON FINAL HOLE

MIAMI, Fla, March Z. Brilliant
playing on the part of Johnny Farrell
enabled the Quaker Ridge pro and
his partner, Bobby Cruickshank Of
Shackamaxon, to defeat Gene Sarazen
of New York and Leo Diegel of
Washington in the final match of the
professional best ball golf tourna-
ment here.
Farrell and Cruikshank triumphed
by up, the match being won at the
final hole when Farrell registered a
birdie 4.
Farfrell made a good drive. but his
next was still SO yards short of the
green. He measured the distance
carefully and hit the flag with his
third. 1t was then a simple matter
to sink a short putt for a birdie
for the victory.
Farrell was brilliant throughout
and was the main factor in his
teams victory Diegel was deadly on
his approach shots, but Sarazen's s
game was far from his best Each
team had a best ball OF 68 in the
morning. but the winners had 60 in
the afternoon for 70 for their rivals.
The card:
Evening star., 1925-03-07
DEMPSEY UNSHAkEN
BY FIGHT ULTIMATUM

NEW YORK, March Jack Demp-
sey and the New York State Ath-
letic Commission are sparring for AT
opening in an unheralded match, with
the solons of the Empire State broad
casting their punches across the con-
tinent. The boxing public is referee
ing the match.
From out of the Atlantic seaboard
yesterday came a jab at Dempsey
crown which carried a message to
the heavyweight king from the New
York commission that he would stand
right up and say within "a hours
whether he would like to accept a chal-
lenge from Harry Wills, giant negro
heavyweight.
At the same time right hook fol-
lowed explaining that after he had
carefully considered the Wills mat
ter he might take cognizance of the
fact that Tommy Gibbons has also
mailed challenge which he wousi
like the titleholder to look over with
a view of making a bargain after
he has disposed of the Willis chal-
lenge.
Jack kearns, who guides the cham
pion's business destinies. parried the
two blows with another that fatty
told the New York commission that
it should play in it's own yard and
not trespass. as Dempsey would not
be dominated by any body of men,
unless they wanted to promote a
fight for him.
The dictum to Dempsey was the
first official act taken by the COM
mission after its reorganization meet
ing today in which James A. Farley
of Stony Point, y. Y, was elect ed
chairman to succeed George +. Brow
er, who has held the office since last
January. Commissioner Brewer did
not attend the meeting and in a state
ment, made later, claimed the cleo
tion was Illegal.
Evening star., 1925-03-07
GIRL SKATER LOWERS
RECORD FOR A mile

PITTSBURGH, Pa. March 7.-More
than one world skating record is ex-
pected to be broken when some Of the
foremost ice artists compete tonight at
Duquesne Garden here in the second
nights program Of the international in
door skating championships.
One indoor record went into the dis
card and another was equaled last night
when, after the last event. steps were
taken to put the ice in better condition
and give the skaters a better field on
which to try their blades tonight.
Miss Elsie Mueller of New York broke
a record by gliding 1 miles in 3:19 3-5
bettering the record established by Miss
Gladys Robinson in Milwaukee three
years ago of 3 81 2-5. Charlie Gorna n
of New Brunswick equaled Bobby Nc
Leans record by covering 440 yards in
81 3-5 seconds.
Despite Germans performance. Joe
Moore, present holder OF the interna-
tional speed championships. took top
honors by finishing first in one and sec
ond in two events
Evening star., 1925-03-07
GOLFERS TO ELECT
AND AWARD EVENT

Officers for 1925 will be elected, and
a place and date for the holding Of
the individual championship of the
association set at the annual meeting
of the Middle Atlantic Golf Associa-
tion to be held at the New Willard
Hotel tonight at s o'clock.
The championship tournament is
scheduled to be played at the Mary
land Country Club of Baltimore this
year, and r. Lee Slingluff Of that club
is slated to become president of the
association.
More than two score delegates from
the % member clubs of the associa-
ton are expected to attend the meet
ing.
F, J. D. Mackay Of Richmond, presi-
dent for 1924, will be in the chair.
Evening star., 1925-03-07
Departmental LOOP
TO MEET ON MONDAY

A meeting of the Departmental Base
day night at Spalding's store, 1888 G
street, by President Louis P. Cook.
Representatives of teams that held
franchises in the league last season
are requested to attend to consider
the applica ations of teams that wish
to Join the circuit this Spring. Sew
eral other important business matters
are to be taken up.
Coach Hip Canvin of the Noun,
Rainier Junior base ball team has re-
ceived contracts signed by Bob
Shanklin, former Hyattsville High
southpaw hurler, and George Honey
Elliot Junior outfielder, and is calling
his first practice tomorrow morning
at the Mount Rainier field at IL
o'clock. Donald Bellman, recently re-
Junior Athletic Club, wants all play
Thursday.
Members OF the COrinthian Athletic
Club will hold their initial base ball
practice at the Sixteenth street reser-
voir grounds tomorrow afternoon at :
o'clock.s
Liberty Athletic Club base ballers
are planning to hold a practice ses-
sion on the RosedaIe diamond tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock.
Members of the Peck Memorial nine
have scheduled an organization meet
ing for Tuesday night at Peck gym
naSium.
Games may be arranged with the
Nationals, a recently organized mid
get team, by calling the manager at
Lincoln 96l4.
Evening star., 1925-03-07

The ideal physical type of catcher
is one of stocky build. This is be-
cause the nature of the position de-
mands a man who can stand hard
work and plenty of it. Not only is
a backstop more active than any other
player, except the pitcher, but he has
more equipment to carry.
When a catcher dons his armor of
mask, chest protector and shin guards
he is clothed In some weighty togs.
He also has heavier glove than
any other player. All this extra
weight is pretty certain to tire any
one but sturdy, rugged player even
under normal weather conditions. On
an excessively hot day a catcher is
certain to lose weight. A frail back
stop can't stand the pace.
Not all great catchers are big men
physically. Take Ray. Schalk, long the
star backstop of the White Sox, and
Muddy Ruel. who did such effective
work behind the plate when the
Washington club won the American
League pennant and world champion
ship last year. Neither comes in the
class of the big, rugged, type of
athlete. But they both have a -knack
of conserving their strength and so
have been able to stand the pace
better than many bigger men and do
more efficient work.
In base ball, as in everything else,
it is the exception which proves the
rule 1t is impossible to set up an
absolutely arbitrary physical qualifi-
cation for any position on team. /
am pointing out what qualities will
be the greatest asset to a youngster
seeking a given position, and the
ones which are more or less essential
to his success. But boys should bear
in mind that il they have the will
to do certain thing it will go a
long way toward overcoming many
handicaps.
The successful catcher must be a
man who can inspire confidence in
his pitchers and inf1elders. 1t is a
hard task for a twirler to work with
a backstop who doesn't think fast.
1t is difficult for infielders to do their
Evening star., 1925-03-07


Meeting the ST. Joseph's Com
munity Club five at O'Clock, the
Mount Vernons are expected to ad-
vance to the second round without
serious opposition, but in Baltimore
Athletic Club quint the Stantons will
nave a strong opponent. The Stanton
game will be played at o'clock. The
Bryn Mawr six that opposes Wash
lngton Athletic Club girls on the
Baltimore Y. w. c. A court is the
defending champion in the girls di-
vision and is likely to prove a tough
assignment
Company F. Hyattsville Guards, is
matched with the unlimited quint
OF the 5th Regiment. Epiphany
Junior and Senior teams and the Met
ropolitan Sextet are entered in the
tournament, but do not get into
action until early next week.
Coach George COIlfnovver is putting
the Aloysius Big Five through a stiff
practice session today in preparation
Alloy series at the Arcade tomorrow
night. Another win will make the
Purple dribblers undisputed masters
or the Bakery five, while a victory
for Corby will tie the series at one
all and make a play-off necessary.
Stantons and Anacostia Eagles will
meet In the preliminary tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock
While the Boys. CIub-Tremont game
scheduled for the third round of the
I25-pound championship series at
Georgetown University tonight has
been postponed. Epiphany Juniors
and Cardinals will play at o'clock,
as formerly announced. Mount Yer
non Athletic Association basketers
qualified for the fourth round by
Evening star., 1925-03-07

defeating the Nationals, 81 to 1s
while the ST. Patrick's five nosed ont
the Army Boys Club, Is to II. The
hanawhas eliminated the Rainbow
quint with 32-to-19 victory.
Boys Club Superiars vs. RosedaIes
at s o'clock, Boys Club Celtics VS..
Aioysius Juniors at z o'clock, Ana
costa Eagles VS.. woodside at S
O'Clock and Youngbloods vs.. Mount
fernons at o'clock are the contests
and Junior championship tourna-
ments at Gonzaga gymnasium to-
night.
with numerous high school stars
displaying their wares in Mount Yer
non uniforms. the churchmen nosed
out Dominican Lyceum, II to Is, in
st. Dominic's gymnasium
Argyle tossers divided a. double
bill. winning from the Peck Reserves,
80 to 23, but taking a 49-to-13 drub-
bing from the Anacostia Eagles FIVE.
Columbian CIubmen of Alexandria
led the Warwick Props from the start
and took the decision, "a to IS.
Scrfvener brought in eight field goals
for he-winners
Elliot juniors were defeated, 81 to
80, by the Columbia Juniors in an
overtime game on the Wilson Normal
court. Potter contributed the win
ming point.
Virginia Orioles took the short end
of 2S-to21 score in an encounter
with the Alexandria Iroquois five.
-
SherwoOds defeated the Northerns.
32 to Is, and the Rovers, 21 to II.
Evening star., 1925-03-07
NURMI RUNS SLOW RACE;
IN MEET AGAIN TONIGHT

TORONTO, March 7.-Paavo Nurmi,
Finlands speed marvel, negotiated
a mile and a half in eight minutes
and two fifths of a second in winning
the event on the Coliseum last night
This is more than a full minute slow
er than the time chalked up by him
at Hamilton the night before, when
he ran the distance in 6:55 1-5.
BUFFALO, N. Y, March 7.-Paavo
Nurmi and Willie Ritola will make
their second appearance in Buffalo
at the 174th Infantry games tonight.
Nurmi, competing in his fourth meet
in as many days on both sides of the
Canadian border, will run a special
mile and a half. Chief among his op-
ponents will be Jimmy Connolly of
Washington. Ritola will run three
miles against time.
Evening star., 1925-03-07
LANDiS WILL PRESENT
EMBLEMS TO GRIFFMEk

CHICAGO, March 7-Kenesav
Mountain Landis, baxc ball COM
missioner, has left for three
week swing around the major
league training camps in the
South
He Will first look the White Sox
over at Shreveport, La.
The commissioner Will present
the world series enblems to the
Washington players at Tampa next
Saturday.
Evening star., 1925-03-07
D. c. SWIMMING TEAMS
IN BALTIMORE MEETS

Washington Canoe Club and CAPITAL
Athletic Club swimmers are par
ticipating In dual meets in Baltimore
tanks tonight. the paddlers meeting
the Baltimore Athletic Club squad in
a preliminary to the South Atlantic
championships to be held at CatboIic
University on April 4, and the Capitol
girls competing with a team from the
Chautauqua Swimming Club at the
Y. w. C. A. pool.
Winkjer. Shear, Eliason, Ansley.
Kelley, Mcmillan and Ahlenfeld will
carry the Canoe Club colors, while
Florence SHADING, Ena PettingilI,
Iiilie Raine, Thelma. Winkjer, Wini-
fred Faunce and the three whaler
sisters make up the Capital squad
Evening star., 1925-03-07
METROPOLITAN SEXTET
FINISHES WITH VICTORY

Defeating Strayer's Business Col
lege, SO to I. girls of the Metropolitan
Athletic Club sextet closed their sea-
son in the Washington Women's Bas-
ket Ball League with but a single
loss registered against them.
Washington Athletic Club tossers,
who encounter the Bryn Mawr team
at Baltimore tonight in the South
Atlantic championship tourney, de-
feated the Capitol Athletic Club team,
SO to s, in Calvary Gymnasium.
Lackey High School of Indian Head
was downed by the Princess Athletic
Club six by d score of 80 to II.
Good Shepherd basketers trounced
the Company Z. Auxiliary team, %
to is.
Evening star., 1925-03-07
PALACE BASKETERS BEAT
WARREN'S BUCKEYE QUINT

WARREN, Ohio, March 7.-Warren
Buckeyes suffered their second defeat
of the season on their home floor last
night, the Palace Laundry Club of
Washington, downing the locals, 3S to
33. The contest easily was the best
seen here this season, with Red Conaty
featuring for the Washington team
and vogel for the locals.
The visitors went into the lead early
in the fray and were never headed,
although the Buckeyes were behind by
only one point sat the end of the f1rst
half, when the score stood, 20 to -.
Evening star., 1925-03-07
KhSEY FACES WALTERS
IN FLORIDA NET FINAL

TAMPA, Fla, March Tn one OF
the best matches of the Dixie tennis
championship here. Robert kinsey of
California outgeneraled Harris Cog
geschall Of Des Moines in the semi
final round to win, 6-2, 60, 6-1.
Two other singles matches brought
D. S. Waters of Mulberry, Fla, to
the final
He will play Kinsey Sunday.
Evening star., 1925-03-07
WOMEN IN GOLF FINAL.

BEI.LEAIR HEIGHTS, Fla, March
7-Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of
Philadelphia, national champion, and
Miss Bernice Wall of Oshkosh, Wis,
with victories in the Belleair semi
I'm ais, will meet today in the final.
Mrs. Hurd eliminated the Philadelphia
champion, Mrs. G.. Henry Stetson, 2
and 1, while Miss Wall defeated Miss
Frances Hadheld of Milwaukee, 3
and 2.
Evening star., 1925-03-07

best with wild throwing and erratic
catcher in the game.
Real backstops should be of the
type able to handle all pitchers
equally well. In other words, to get
the best results they should be able
to work nearly every day. That is
one of the principal reasons catcher,
with few exceptions, has to be a
sturdy, rugged athlete and a glutton
for hard, tiresome work.
A good catcher needs plenty of brains.
He should train himself to think fast
and cultivate his powers Of observation.
He has to be every bit as alert mentally
as the pitcher and able to call plays
equally fast. He should make a
close study of batters and train himself
to judge a hitter's points of strength
and weakness. He can be of great aid
to his pitcher in figuring what sort of
ball to give the man at bat
A real quick -thinging, smart catcher
even if he is comparatively small, will
often be of great value to a team. He
won't be able to work as often as a
huskier player, but he will be a handy
man to have around. Two small, quick
witted catchers are of more value than
one ideally equipped physically, but
under par mentally. In such a case the
smaller men can split the catching
duties and so be able to go through a
season.
Base ball is no game for the mentally
deficient. But because they are match
ing wits with the batters and are the
biggest combination in preventing an
opponent from getting his attack under
way, pitchers and catchers must be OF
the quick thinking type to be really
successful.
Keep that in mind If you are set on
becoming a battery man. You should
be sturdy and strong. Perhaps you can
overcome a physical handicap. You car
never hope to get far ahead without
the proper mental equipment.
Tomorrow. How q Catcher Should
Train.
Copyright. 1925. by Current News Features,
Incl
Evening star., 1925-03-07
McNALLY'S COLD KEEPS
HIM OFF YANNICAN TEAM
Second-String Criffmen Will Face Cubans in First
Tilt of Season-Catcher Hinkle Joins Squad.
Gregg Reports, Completing Squad.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Sports EDITOR, The Star.

AMPA Fla, March 7Ahough change the lineup
has been necessed the illness OF Mike McNaly who suf-
ferng from snfhes Manager Mike Martin
confident his will take the of the
Cuban today the 1925
bossed by the
OF the Nationals could do better than get draw
the IL and Miguel
this stigma his drectora ability with ceacut victory this after
Owing ndposon McNaly the of shortstoppng will
be attended O Buge who probably will follow Cnterheder Wild
Evening star., 1925-03-07
DISAGREE AS TO FIGHT.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March Ed
die (CannonbalD Martin of Brooklyn.
world batamweight champion, and
Pete Sarmiento, Filipino feather
weight, engaged in 10round, no.
decision contest last night. The
opinions of newspaper experts ranged
from a shade to Martin to a draw
Evening star., 1925-03-07
RENAULT BATTERS SMITH.

DETROIT, March Jack Renault
Canadian heavyweight champion. all
but knocked out Homer Smith, Kala-
mazoo, in 10-round bout here
Smiths gameness and ability to abb
sorb punishment was all that saved
him
Evening star., 1925-03-07
Bhege at Short Today Kieter Makes Changes Cub Zied
ADAMS is SECOND-SACKER
In REORGANIZED DEFENSE
Maranvile, at Middle Station With Pirates Last Year
Returned to Shortfeld-Camp Ideal for
Conditioning of Ball Club.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

VAON Santa Catalina Island CaG
~ moods California,
PROVIDE site to compare with the island playground which the
ehago cubs making ready
Ihree hours the blue
located diamond which has
carpet OF The
xuant growth like kid glove the hand
from the cruel avage OF base ball spikes 1t ball field
comparable and the Cubs like kids who
Evening star., 1925-03-07
M0LLA WINS TENNIS CUP.

PALM BEACH, Fla, March Mrs.
Molla B. Mallory, former national
tennis champion, won permanent pos
session of the F1agler trophy with
her third victory in the annual wom-
ans Florida event, defeating Mrs.
Bernard f. Stenz of New York in
the finals ca, IS.
Evening star., 1925-03-07

Mountains more than 1900 feet high
ale the background Of the Cubs
playground. They surround It com
pletely, save for one pass, which gives
on the bounding Pacific. Up the side
OF one of these mountains, where he
can sit on his veranda and look down
on the base ball team at play, stands
the house of William Wrigley. mon
arch of all he surveys, base ball team
and island included.
The background of the Cubs park
IN Chicago once was a. coal yard
Imagine that as against these huge
verdure-clad mountainsides that climb
into the air and form a running course
for wild goats galore-perhaps descend
ants of the goats that Robinson Crusoe
found in Southern seas
Rabbit Maranville, irrepressible,
vivacious, abounding with energy,
says it makes him feel almost like q.
goat himself when he looks at those
mountains.
But I'm nobodys gol-darned goat
this year." he hastens to add.
Il have trained" the Rabbit said,
"on everything from canebrake to
one Of those brush-flled cornfelds
to which Walter Hapgcod used to
take us. but this thing is SO big IN
| the background and so fine In tho
fore ground that l wake up scared at
night and pinch myself to find out
whether I'm not the hero Of one OF
| those stories where you go to sea and
get cast away on an island chuck full
of wild ducks and griddle cakes and
| maple syrup"
Bill Killefer. manager, has changed
his first intention about the Chicago
inneld. That seems to be the out
standing fact about the Cubs SO far
MaranviIIe Again ar Short
Instead of playing MaranviIIe at
second base, where he played so well
last season for Pittsburgh. he is re-
turning Maranville to shortstop.
Rabbit wanted to go to his old
| job again" said Killifer, in a matter
| of-fact manner, 80 I am training him
at short. Adams will play second,
Grimm first and Friberg third
| So there is another infield that will
| give cause for conjecture. This new
| adjustment of players. by its great
| speed and by the manner in which
the players are interlinked, may bring
a tremendous difference In the
| achievements OF the Cubs before the
| season is ended
Maranville is in better shape to
| play base ball than he has been for
| three years. He fits in admirably
with Adams and he has given con-
| hdence to Friberg at third. Grim is
no less effervescent than he was with
Pittsburgh.
The change will give Chicago an
fnfeld of alternated veterans and
youngsters. The oldsters tend to
steady the youngsters The plan is
| working excellentIy right now. If il
continues this infield of the Cubs
Will be much better than 1t was last
year and it will rate upon the heels
of other infields in the National
League.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1925-03-07
B0WLERS TO COMPLETE
THEIR INTERCITY TILT

With lead of five pins, the Herzl
quint of the Hebrew "Y' League
takes on the Baltimore team, from
the same organization, tonight at the
Recreation alleys. for the final round
of their 10-game match.