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The Washington times., 1925-01-10
ITALIAN HOOF
CHAMP IS
COMING

NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-Ugo
Frigerio, of Italy, worlds champion
walker, will be the next foreign am
ateur athlete of note to invade this
country. .Frigerio is scheduled to
arrive here on January 16, on the
liner Conte Verde, coming direct
from Naples, it was announced
today by officials OF the Millrose
A. A., at whose games in Madison
Square Garden, January II ani IS.
the Italian star will make his
American debut.
The international walking event
will be held on the second night OF
the carnival, and pitted against the
visitor will be the leading walkers
in this country, headed by Willie
Plant, the American champion, and
George H. Goulding, famous Can
adian veteran whose worlds record
of 6 minutes 25 As seconds for the
mile, made in 1910, still stands on
the official books.
AS a result of Frigerio's visit
A. A. U. officials are looking for
ward to the greatest revival in
popularity that walking, as a COM
petitive sport, has known since
Goulding last visited this country.
In Italy Frigerio is hailed as
national figure and the greatest
athlete developed in that country
since the days of Emilio Lunghi,
who for a time held the worlds
half-mile record. He is the first
Italian representative to win tNo
successive Olympic championships,
and for this reason alone is re-
garded as the country's foremost
athletic idol. He captured the
5000 and 10000 meter walking
events at the Olympic Games at
Antwerp in 1920, and triumphed
again in the Olympic Games last
summer in Paris, when he captured
the 10,000-meter race, which was
the only walking event on the
Olympic program last year.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
PALACE PLAYS
ON BILL WITH
CANTON
Music and Dancing on Same
Bill With Basketball
Game

NEW YORK. Jan. 1O.-Basket-
ball, musical entertainment and
dancing will make up the program
at Madison Square Garden tomor-
row night under the auspices of
the Eddie Cantor Camp committee,
an organization headed by the we'll
known musical comedy star, that
provides summer vacations for poor
East Side boys. f n a
The feature event will be a bas-
ketball game between the Celtics
and the Palace Club, of Washington.
D. C. Cantor will render pro-
gram of entertainment and George
Olsen and his kid Boots" Orches.
ira will furnish the dance music.
The Palace team is headed by
big Horse" Haggerty, and included
are "Ace' Lynch, all-American for
ward of the Catholic University OF
Washington; r. Benzoni, former
star of Rutgers: Doctor Edelstein,
former C. G. n. Y. captain, and
Rody Cooney.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
EASTERN. HIGH
FIVE WINS
CAME
Defeats Central Basketball
Team by Score Of
II to II

Fighting with their backs to the
wall the gallant team from East
ern High School just barely man
aged to put over a win over Cen
tral in the first game Of the intel
scholastic series today in the g..
w. II. gym. Central, playing with
Eastern in the opener, fought with
the desperation OF dying men, anu
when the final whistle blew, they
had come out gloriously on the
short end of 81 to II score.
Early in the game Centraps grey
hounds swept Eastern over. The
lighter blue and white players Were
passing like fiends, and with their
foul shooting up to par, sprang IN
the lead. At the end of the first
quarter Central was leading 4 to 2.
The score at the half was TO to
in favor of Central. In the third
quarter Eastern's reserves took the
floor and in the fourth period the
varsity quint was again used.
Bennie, Scruggs. Heeke, Madigan
and Kessler started for Eastern,
and Hale, Mcdonald, Banta, Dezen-
dorf, and Dean played the entire
game for Central.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
INDIANS
co SOUTH
IN MONTH
Arrive at Lakeland Training
Camp in February-0thers
to Follow Soon

CLEVELAND. Jan. 10-E. S..
Barnard, president of the Cleveland
American League team, today an
nounced the roster of players who
are to make the trip to the. In
dams training camp at Lakeland,
Fla.
Pitchers Uhle, Shaute, Smith, Ed
wards and Karr;< Catcher Walters
and two coaches, McAllister and
Mathews, will report at Hot Springs,
Ark, on February Ia, for prelimi-
nary training and baths before CO.
ing to Lakeland on March 6.
The other batterymen, Specie,
Levsen, Roy Mitchell, Lehr, Miller,
Clark, Vowel, FitZke Metevier,
Cheeves, Myatt and l.. Sewell, will
report at Lakeland on March /.
The rest of the players will re-
port at Lakeland on March 6.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10

ter, Nurmi and l will meet in mile
race. and he will have to run faster
than minutes IL seconds to defeat
me. / am absolutely confident that
I will be running around that figure
in about three weeks time. l never
felt better, and Coach Mahan has
instilled in me more confidence than
/ have known in years. l was
short of work for my race last
Tuesday night. lap and a half
from home | was tired. My legs
refused to carry me any faster.
Eighty yards from the tape /
found sprint, however. This
piece of good luck enabled me to
take second place from Lloyd Ham,
of the Boston A. A.. who is, by the
way, marvellous runner.
II am far from being all finished
with the track game. want TO
say right now that when / really
mean 10 quit / will make 1t known
in a formal way. / have been in
the game for a good many years,
and when the day for reckoning
comes I know that some sort Of
message will come to me. Then,
and not till then, will ] accept de-
feat Father Time Is not such. bad
fellow If you treat him right. When
the old man sees that a fellow is
doing his best to preserve his health
he turns his attention to others
less careful have never dissoir
pated in any way and / am, after
many years Of hard competition,
reaping my reward. Yes, / am
back, fit for a big indoor campaie n
and eager to meet Nurmi in an.
other one-mile race, preferably on
the, MilKose a. A. Track" said RAY
by way of letting the followers of
track athletics know how he feels
about matters in general.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
RAY HAS HIGHEST PRAISE
FOR PAAVO NURMI

YORK 1O-Joe distance king,
backward about praising Paavo Nurm his at
Madison Square Garden.
Il naugh praise Paavo Nurmi He is marvellous
least willing do little
ability began Ray 81 pleased with condition
of last Tuesday night was
the performance turned m and you may
the I backw a
found it difficult to convince you news
Of this fact You all to take deght IN
l that must admit that
Joie Raw is as good as he was and a bit better.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
BERNSTEIN oVERWHELMs =.
o'BRIEN IN TEN ROUNDS

NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-Jack
Bernstein, of Yonkers, formerlX
Junior. lightweight championa
swarmed all over Tommy O,Brien,
of Milwaukee, in ten-round bout
at Madison Square Garden last night
and won the referees decision. Not
once did he allow O'Brien, q danger.
Gus hitter, to set himself for hays
maker" xg.
Bushy Graham, Utica's contendeE
for bantamweight honors, knocked
out Nat Pincus, of Brooklyn, In The
eighth round of sensational fight
featured by Pincus gameness.
Harold Smith, Of Chicago, who is
making a. bid for the bantamweightx
title, scored a point victory over
Jackie Snyder, Of Brooklyn. in ten
rounds.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
NAVY AND penn
T0SSERS TO
BAL TIE
Middies ii Philadelphia With
Clean Slate to
Defend

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 10.-One Of
the most important basketball con.
tests on the schedule of the Naval
Academy will be played here this
afternoon with the University of
Pennsylvania quintet.
The Middies have not suffered
defeat this season. defeating
Columbia. Yale, Maryland, Chicago
Minnesota, Michigan and Gettys-
burg. Columbia, Yale and Pennsyl7.
.vania are all members of the Inter
collegiate league.
Last year Pennsylvania an4 the
Naval Academy played two con-.
tests, Eddie McNichol's five wins
ming both, % to 21, and 81 to ze.
Pennsylvania has been defeated
once this season, Columbia ekeings
out AZ IA to IL victory in the laak
start of the PennsyIvanians.
Eddie McNichol may give -hIs
team its third serious shakeup or
the youthful season for the fray
this afternoon. Carmack and
Kneass win likely play the forward
berfhs with Sherr at center ana
Dessen and Davenport guards
Goldblatt, Dawson and LindsaNs
may start the game in place Qh
Sherr, Dessen and Davenport.
The probable lineup:
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
0ALLAUDET HOSTS TO
BLUE RIDGE COLLEGE

Blue Ridge College. with William
Musser. foul shooting champ, in
the lineup. will invade the gym
o. the GaIlaudet College team to-
night and viii attempt to take
the sturdy measure of the Kendall
Greeners. The Blue Ridge team
has shown here before, against the
Catholic University team, and they
are. noted as worthy foes.
M1Isser. who has the rep OF
being a dead shot. from the foul
line, is credited with placing
twenty-five out Of twenty-five shots
in the basket in a tournament. The
record books give him credit
the performance. Team mates of
Musser say that he frequently
puts thirty or more in the basket
in practice without missing one.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
VARSITY LETTERS COME
HIGH At PENN STATE

An athlete must deliver the
goods in plenty to gain his varsity
letter at Penn State. During 1924.
In all lines OF sport, only 107 let
ters were awarded. few. substitutes
being thus honored. Ninety-one OF
the letters went TO regulars on the
various teams. Only two athletes
made the big grade in three sports:
NJ. II. Palm thus distinguished him
self in football, baseball and track
and j. G. Frank won his letter in
FOOTBALL. boxing and lacrosse.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
Here Are Answers 10
Yesterdays Sport /
Crossword Thing

1. frankie Frisch, captain OF
the New York Giants.
2. Walter KOppisch, Columbia
University football star.
8. Walter Hagen, golf star.
A. Ed "Strang ler Lewis
heavyweight wrestler.
5. John ]. McGraw, managerts
of the New York Giants. u,
6. Vincent Richards, Olympic
tennis champion.
z. Stanley Ketchel, former
middleweight champion.
8. John Peter Hans" Wags
ner, former Pittsburgh short
stop.
s. Tex Rickard, worlds great
est sports promoter. u
10. Miller j. Huggins, man.
ager Of the New York Yankees.
IL. Bob Fitzsimmons, former
worlds heavyweight champion.
IL. Joie Ray, Americas great
est middle distance runner.
13. Earl Sande, America s
greatest jockey.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
MY
PITCHING
YEARS
By Walter Johnson
Copyright, 1925,
By the Christy Walsh Syndi.
WARNING TO READERS

Unfortunately find it necessary to
assure the reading public that this
is my otcn personal story. There has
been story appearing III certain
>SaeWSpGperS alleging to cypress ny
opinions on my life in baseball. The
unauthorized story is being published
aCithOGt my permission. toithout my
assistance, in spite Of nty protests, and
contains many StdtensentS attributed
to me which .neDer said. Disputes
haze altcdys been distGstefI to me,
but I feel nly many friends are en-
titled to knol0 that this is msy 0tcr
story and. accitrate The other on<
is not.
,(Signedl WALTER JOHNSON.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10

chance to succeed than in minor
league baseball.
Down Come Salaries
A YEAR ago, on top of the
"A baseball world through their
victory over the National
League champions, the members
Of the New York Yankees boosted
their salaries sky high. Now,
playing second fiddle to the fight
ing Griffs, the new world cham
pions, those Yankees are facing
savage slicing by Colonel Rupert.
The Yankee magnate was prac-
tically compelled to reward lis
players last year and, by the same
token, he now feels called upon
to retrench a bit.
Babe Ruth's contract is said to
continue through the next two
seasons, but every other player
on the club must sign in order to
hold his berth for 1925. There
will be loud shrieks heard in the
land when the Yankees begin
peeking at their contracts.
It is always the same story in
baseball. Success boosts salaries.
Failure chops them. Undoubtedly
the Yankees have been the high
est paid athletes in the American
League for three or four years.
They were riding high at the
head of the procession, which ex-
plains that.
Today the Yankees are not
champions. There is no certainty
that they will even be favorites
when April rolls around. The
Griffmen intend repeating and are
not making it a secret. Then, too,
don't forget Ty Cobb's ambition to
win a pennant for Detroit, nor
Connie Mack's threat to come from
behind and pilot a winner across
the line. George Sisler insists
his St. Louis Browns will be for
midable contenders from the open
ing gong next April. The
Yankees are but one of a number
of teams. Their glory is in the
past until they make another VIC
tory. The reward is sliced sal
aries.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
Good GFOr Groves.

"YALTER KEATING, who was
wv with the Newark Interna-
tionals last season, comes
out with a big boost for Lefty
Groves, the Baltimore pitcher due
for a trial with the Mackmen. He
says that "Groves will throw 'em
past the big leaguers," which is
going some, for Groves or any
body else. Throwing 'em past
big league batters" is something
not often glimpsed.
At the same time, Groves is
credited by Jack Dunn with win
ming forty-five games for the
Orioles last year-the twenty-five
in the record plus twenty more
credited to other hurlers to whose
rescue he went at odd times.
Connie Mack needs capable
pitching more than anything else,
if his Athletics are to make a
fight for the 1925 pennant in the
American League. He has suf-
fered considerably from in-and-
out flinging for several years. II
Lefty Groves turns in twenty vic
tories next summer, he will be de-
livering the goods. And he won't
have to "throw 'em past the bat
ters" to win those twenty, either.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10

ITO go back about two months. 1
planned my training campaign in a
manner that would bring me to the
peak for the Rodman Wanamaker
one.and half special at the
Millrose A. A. games on January
%. In that race / expected to meet
Nurmi, and, believe me. I was going
TO be in shape to make him run
every inch of the way. ! had an
ak to grind in as far as Nurmi was
concerned personally. / realized
that was a disappointment ID nay
followers lin the Olympic at Paris,
and felt that Nurmi had little re-
spect for n1y<ability as star run
ner. ] just wanted TO show him
that the American newspaper pub
II iry which he had seen was
earned by sheer ability.
Three weeks ago ! learned that
the Finnish American A. c. AMI The
Illinois. A. G.. had cooked up prop
osition by which | was 20 run
Nurmi a mile race at the Finnish
games in return for Nurmi s ap-
pearance at the Illinois A. =. meet
on january Is.
This upset my training plans,
and must say my mental cOn-
ditiOn underwent change. 1t
was a case Of 'cramming' AMI /
worried about getting in shape
too fast. I sent for my old coach,
John MaIan, and together we
made out a training schedule.
1t was a rather intensive Hnc,
but, as subsequent events proved.
highly effective CamDaign.
II am not going to make any
ironclad statements about defeating
Nurmi, but / will say that some
where, some time this winter win
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
u 1OU1o A.UOU66EN
REGARDING JOHNSON'S AMBITION.

written, and probably thought regarding
V ambition to baseball magnate Thus
matter
He good He has known him for
apprecang many fine characteristics Baseball will
go long, long time before will another Walter Johnson not
ne
off the field Today his slowly descends upon
hood who day will attempt to suPpant him on the dla
ali that clean strong athletics He not likely to be
that modest Is
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
THEY'RE a Queer Set

Stan Zbyszko emerges from his
annual retirement full of youthful
gusto. A few months ago Stan
shook the dust of these shores
from his feet forever. His retire
ment was final, permanent, ire
yocable. The moral 10: You can't
cure a wrestler.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
$15o,ooo BELMONT COLT
SOLD TO MRS. WHITNEY

NEW YORK, Jan. tO.-Ordinance,
$50, 900 colt owned by the estate of
Major August Belmont. late chuir-
man of the Jockey Club, has been
sold to Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney,
and will be retired 10 stud, it was
learned today. The price was not
disclosed
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
ANGLERS FAVOR CLOSED
PERIOD FOR GAMESTERS
Rp z. a. ANGLER.

The majority with whom cOnversed during the week
launched in the District BY
the salnouthed black bass n our upper
closed peilou
with restocking which the best remedy Tor putting the game
pastme into
John buckingham Of the Oldest and best known local
States along the termination OF the peIo0
fishing had anywhere IN Wnole
hrnkon nuaters Of olEr inner Z
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
It's Always a Gamble.

~ - HAhV0JC
ID ARNEY is now seeking to
I'D become a minor league mag
nate. Here's Hoping he fails.
No minor league magnate ever
got rich. Most minor league
magnates are fighting to keep the
wolf from the front gate. And,
as a Pacific coast magnate, Wal
ter Johnson will be no better than
any other minor Lacquer. He
can't make a silk purse out Of a
sow's ear.
Without knowing anything about
the details, this writer would be-
lieve that Johnson would do much
better if he would put his money
into the Washington American
League club. This writer doesn't
know whether or not this is
possible, but he also doesn't be-
lieve Clark Griffith would make
a battle against it. He would
have Washington's most popular
player as a part of the organiza-
tion. This would help.
Walter Johnson has saved con-
siderable money since entering
professional baseball. 1t would
be most unfortunate were he TO
sink it all in a minor league fail
ure inside of a few years. Yet
this is what he is facing.
Johnson may be said to know
only baseball, but how much
minor league baseball does he
know? Almost nothing. He has
never had any minor league ex-
perience. He doesn't know how
they conduct affairs. He knows
how the big fellows get along,
but he knows nothing. about the
little fellows, and their methods
are wide apart.
Here's hoping Barney comes
back to the world champions, IT
only for a year or so, and then
puts his money into some real
estate business or something else
where he might have better
The Washington times., 1925-01-10

Many miles out on, the Pacific
Ocean, radio news of our victory
was picked up by The battleship
Maryland, and later this note came
from the Chaplain, Reverend r.
Dubois Workman-'I must speak
for the officers and the men of
the u. S. s. Maryland and let you
know how good IT made US feel
when we learned this afternoon
that you and your teammates had
won the final game and thereby the
series We are, part of that great
multitude of friends you have in
the naval service, who one and all
rejoice with you today in your won-
derful victory And we appreciate
what it means to Mrs Johnson and
the kiddies TO have their daddy
win"
From Father Quinn, a Catholic
priest, stationed at st. James'
Church, Dol Mar, Cali hap
pen to be an old ball player on
the college team at the Seminary
OF ST. Charles CNerbroOII, PhiIa-.
delpllia, back in 1876. I wish you i
success and good health and many
blessings" ]" ESD -
Hyman > winegarden in Flint,
Mich, wired: Congratulations
prayed hard for you. last innings, .
and Ralph n. Voorhis, a real estate
man in New Jersey. wrote me as
follows Congratulations on win
ming. ! was passing through Ruth
erfofd country village, yesterday
afteffioon, when<an officer In front
Of one of the scoreboards informed
me that you were pitching, and it
was the ninth inning with the score
tied. I immediately offered 4p a
little prayer for your success. j
have suspicion that thousands Of
others were doing likewise. = ~
In my next chapter shall tell
of a devout woman living i'm Cali
fornia, who although not a baseball
FAM wrote that she prayed for my
success IN the series and now re-
quests that / become an evangelist.
And also of Presbyterian minister
in South Carolina who writes, say
ing that he had offered prayers thai
might be called in to pitch the
final game, although he admits he
did not bray for "such a long and
sensational finish.
fCopyright, 1925. by the Christy
Walsh Syndicatel
MondaY-Religi at the
UY~.aS 0.-.so- ffarnf;na1aHN
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
Vets, It's Terrible Carb

Edgar Rice Burroughs Wins
Golf Cup" Tarzan of the Links.
Tarzan, arrayed in the latest pcif
regalia. would scare all the animals
cut of the jungle.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10

Buck, = as he is familiarty
known to the angling fraternity,
is an authority on bassing in the
historic upper river, having beer:
at the game since early boyhood:
Back in the early seventies,
said Buck" when bass were
plentiful, had my first experience
with throwing a spoon. Joe own
er, now residing in Nedford, Pike
county, Pennsylvania, appeared
upon the scene one day with =
new wrinkle that he said was
sure fish lure. Immediately trle0
1t out and sure enough It delivered
the goods.
"The spoon, fashioned after
kidney, was the first I had ever
seen and I really believe tina.
credit should be given Joe Tor
being the originator Of the kidney
spoon.
John Brown. a jeweler Of Paw
paw, w. Va, a fishing companion
of both Joe OWNER and myself, I'M
proved upon the crude hand-nanl.
nered artificial lure until ne per
fected the famous PaWpaW spoon
now so popular among bassers
throughout the country.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10
SHIPS RADIO GLAD HAND
TO JOHNSON UPON :.
SERIES VICTORY
By WALTER JOHNSON.

While most of intimate nature do not be-
iieve am violating when publish few story
will think it is
mighty comforting the American public in its
who pray about it credit to
tional sport. (.
c. Miller vicar of the Church of
Enirhany Kingsvil
atuate of yesterday have desired that
might humility that have prayed that you
might viii satisfaction
"a haiti Tough t,anda s
The Washington times., 1925-01-10

Knowing he must end his big
league career sometime, and also
knowing shat he has rapidly
growing little family, of young
sters needing education and care,
Barney has announced his desire
to break away from the American
League and the Washington club.
He is actively seeking to become
a minor league magnate on the
Pacific coast. And that is where
this writer cannot accompany him.
Barney is a Westerner. His
school days were spent in Cali
fornia. He first attracted major
league scouts while pitching for
team in Weiser, Idaho. For
many years he lived on a farm in
Kansas. For two years he has
wintered in Reno, New. He has
little or no connection with the
East.
"When the season ends" Barney
once told this writer, 81 just can't
get away from the big cities soon
enough. / wouldn't stay here
Git was in Chicago) over the
winter for another farm. No, l
just guess was born for the
country, or at most for the small
town."
And who will blame him?
The Washington times., 1925-01-10

saws. in the Report OF the SMITH
sonian Institution" for 1854. ~
ssIn the winter season they re
tire to deep and still water, and
apparently hide under rocks. logs
etc: and remain there until the
The Washington times., 1925-01-10

ssBuck," is in favor Of closed
DeriOd and said he was willing
"a nut away his tackle Tor the
remainder Of his days u ne
thought that the coming genera
tion would profit thereby.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10

During the succeeding winter
the spring partly dried up, and
to restore theH water supply the
spring was dug deeper. During
the operation it was found neces
sary to remove an old stump IN
the side of the spring, when to his
surprise the bass was found under
meath the stump, in a hole, evil
IDENTIFY prepared for winter burrow."
John Eoff, of Wheeling, w. Va.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10

81 am not going to- make any
ironclad statements about defeating
Nurmi. but / will say that some
where, some time this winter win.
The Washington times., 1925-01-10

What happens to bass during
the extreme cold weather is often
asked. Doctor James Alexander
nTs HansI,all the foremost authority
il the world on the bass family,
answers that question in his latest
edition of Book of the Black
Bass.
Black bass undoubtedly hiber-
nate. except in the. extreme South
ern and Southwestern States: bus
in the colder climate Of the North
and West. it has been proven III
numerous instances that they bury
crevices 81 rocks, under masses OF
weeds or sunken logs, in the deep
est water, and remain dormant
until spring.
Genio G. Scott. in Fishing n
American Waters, quotes q vet
aran black bass angler of New
York. in regard to the habit and
who furnishes conclusive evidence: