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Evening star., 1925-01-12

Leading Performances.
High individual averase-Murdock (An-
drews), 10e.
CO.., 70.
Most strikes-Murdoek tAndrews), ID.
Printing Col. i5s.
High individual set-Morris (Andrsws), s74.
High team gamer. P. Andrews Co., $40.
High team set-Judd & Det~eiler, 1.57s.
During the past week R. P. Andrews
won three games from Lanman En-
craving Co.; Columbian Printing Co..
won two out Of three from Wheeler
Jones; Packwood Printing Co. took two
from Joyce Engraving Co.; Judd & Det-
wilre won a pair from National Capitol
Press, and Washington Monotype. Co.
gained the odd from Ransdell, Inc.
Homan of Washington Monotype
Co, had high game of 146, while
Kline OF R. P. Andrews Paper Co had
the best set. 338.
National Capital Press rolled SIS
for high team game and r. P. An
drews Paper Co. got 1870 for high
team set.
Tomorrow Night Schedule.
r. P. Andrews Paper Co. VS.. Co
lumbian Printing Co.
National Capital Press vs. Wheeler
Jones.
Lanman Engraving CO. VS. NJ. Joyce
Engraving Co.
Judd & Detwiler VS.. Washington
Monotype Co.
Packwood Printing Co. VS.. Ransdell,
Inc.
Evening star., 1925-01-12
net CUP Committee
is PANNED BY TILDEN

HARTFORD. Conn, January 12-
Speaking before 40 members of the
Southern New England Tennis Asso-
citation at it's annual meeting here,
William T. Tilden. "a. national cham
pion, criticized the Davis Cup COM
mittee and it's manner of selection of
the Davis Cup team
Tilden said: .
After williams and I played to-
gether IN defense of the Davis Cup in
1898. we brought before the commit
tee a constructive resolution that the
members OF the Davis Cup team must
be notified at least three weeks in
advance OF the matches. This reso-
luton was unanimously adopted by
the committee.
In face of this, this year the Davis
Cup committee notified me by tele-
gram, through Bernard s. Prentice,
chairman of the selectfve committee,
that William M. Johnston and myself
had been selected for the team, and
that the doubles team would be
selected later. This telegram was
confirmed by a similar one from
Julian g. Myrick, chairman of the
Davis Cup committee. Ten days be-
fore the matches the other two play
ing members OF the team, Vincent
selected
''It was not specifically stated In the
kilograms that Johnston and myself
were to play the. singles, but what
other construction would it be pos
sible to take?
After the East and West matches,
in which Richards defeated Johnston
in a match which Johnston understood
had no bearing on the ultimate sin
giles selections, the committee picked
Richards for the singles team. max
ing the selection on the Monday be-
fore the matches were to start. john
ston was not told until Tuesday, and
on Tuesday night Johnston was noti-
fed that he and 1 were to play the
doubles, leaving US one day to prac-
tfce together. the committee knowing
that we had not played together in
three years"
Tilden made the following recon-
mendations:
Il advocate that the Davis Cup
committee be- given definite instruc-
ton, through action at the annual
meeting February Z, to live UP to the
definite program to which they unani-
moualy pledged themselves last year,
namely, to select and notify. men,
bers of the team at least three weeks
before the matches are to take place.
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VANCE A HOLD0UT,
BUT REPORTS FIRST

NEW YORK. January 12.-Arthur
Dazzy" Vance. pitcher for the
Brooklyn Dodgers. and recently voted
the most valuable player in the Ma
tional League, is the first base hall
player to hold out on his contract
for next year, II has became known
here. Word has been received from
Clearwater. Fla. that Vance has re-
fused the contract offered by Pres
ident Charles H. Ebbets.
Vance refused to sign the new con-
tract, 1t Is understood, because IT
was made out for only two years, and
he was holding out for three. He
was content with Ebbets' salary pro-
posal, IL was said.
First to start Training.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, January 12.-
Although Arthur "Dazzy" Vance.
pitching ace OF the Brooklyn Ma
tionals, is reported as the: first hold
OUT of the base ball season, he prob
ably will be the first pitcher to re-
port to a major league training camp
and start work
Vance leaves here today for Clear
water, Fla, where he will await
other members of the Brooklyn team
and where he will begin, as he ex-
pressed IT today, nursing his arm
along"
Vance informed local sports writ
ers that he was offered a contract
by the Brooklyn team at the, end of
the last season. but that he returned
1t and informed President Charles H
Ebbets that he did not care to talk
base ball until Spring.
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Base Ball In Hard School Big League Pitching Deteroutng
DAILY HELD CHOICE
AS HARVARD COACH

BOSTON, January 12.-The Boston
Post this morning announced that
1t learned after a meeting Of the
Harvard foot ball advisory commit
tee last night that Charles d. DAILY,
famous Harvard and West Point
quarterback, has been nominated for
the position of head gridiron coach
by the Cambridge institution for next
season.
Members of the committee refused
to make any statement regarding
the business of the meeting, but Robert
T.. Fisher, present coach, is quoted
as saying that while he cannot re-
sign because his contract has been
from year to year only, he is anxious
to relinauish his position in order
to be able to devote more time to
business.
DAILY played quarter at Harvard in
1s9S-s9 and 1900. II was he who
piIoted the Crimson team which beat
Yale II to o in 1893. He was famed
as a sensational running quarter
back, winning additional fame when
he entered West Point after being
graduated from Harvard He played
for the Army from 1901 to 1905,
acting as players coach during his
last two years at the Point He
was Percy Haughton's assistant coach
at Harvard in 1909 and head coach
at West Point from 1919 to 1922.
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|WEINERT AND SPALLA
READY TO BOX FIRPO

CINCINNATI. Ohio. January 12.-
Charlie Weinert, heavyweight boxer.
who will. meet Joe Downey of Colum-
bus here tonight, has announced he
may go to England to fight Louis Angel
Firpo.
Billy McCarney. weinert's. manager.
received a long-distance call from his
New York Office quoting a cabiegram
from Leon Britton, stating that London
promoters despaired of securing Tommy
Gibbons to meet Firpo, and asking on
what terms Weirert would box the
South American.
MILAN, Italy. January 12.-Erminio
Spalla, the Italian heavyweight fighter,
has announced that he is ready to fight
Luis Angel Firpo in Europe, preferably
in Milan. He said he hoped Firpo would
accept his challenge.
Spalla also has challenged Tom Glib
bons for a bout in the Spring.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, January H.
Eddie Kane, manager of Tommy Glib
bons, declared that negotiations for a
fight between Gibbons and Luis Firpo
in London have not been abandoned, as
reported.
Il want to say very explicitly" said
Kane, that 1 have no fear OF not COL
lecting every penny called for in any
contract that might be made if we
should accept the match. There was
some talk OF Tommy. not getting his
money when he fought Bloomfield in
London. l knew exactly what we were
going to receive before Gibbons entered
the ring. There were merely some un-
fortunate circumstances in connection
with the match"
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Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming.
''In localities where animals were
doing. serious damage effective con-
troll work was accomplished through
poisoning operations and the organi-
zation Of drives. Cooperative drives
in Colorado netted 10000 rabbits,
which were shipped free by co-operat-
ing railroads for distribution in Den
ver to charitable organizations. Two
drives covering two and one-half
townships in Kansas Retted 10000
rabbits. 49,
Jack rabbits are reported generally
on the increase in that State. They
are also reported on the increase in
many parts of North Dakota, where
two drives resulted in the killing of
5000. Drought in Oregon during the
Spring of 1924, caused rabbits to con-
gregate from wild lands into culti-
waited areas, where they caused con-
siderable destruction of growing
crops.
approximately $4,000 of these ami
mails were killed by poisoning opera
tionsS in Morrow County alone. In
Texas, IL drives yielded about $4,000
Jack, rabbits. In Utah, 340,500 were
reported killed on 12s,220 acres by
poisoning operations, In which 536
ranchers participated"
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great without really growing into II.
Never in his life, except in Brook
lyn. did he have .. pitching staf that
could compare with the pitchers OF
some of the clubs against which he
fought. His Baltimore pitching staff
usually possessed one very excellent
man, with the remainder only aver
age in ability. and sometimes not
that, but he fought on with these
players, and, by better head work,
more skillful playing, more alertness
on the field and a general better plan OF
game, won his way to pennants.
1t has been said Of Hanlon that his
players made him and not he the
players. This is unqualifiedly not so.
II was Hanlon's executive ability and
his knowledge of how base ball should
be played and what should be done to
bring about success, that had as much
to do with winning pennants for the
Baltimores as the work of some of the
players. which, occasionally, was quite
mediocre. Hanlon could rally a team,
and did rally one when things were
breaking against II, and he shut his
eyes to the rather sharp work OF some
players Of his team which offended to
such an extent that the Baltimores
were criticised from one end of the
National League circuit to the other.
Inc SeleClioH Oh piayeTS .lHduc ny
Hanlon and his cleverness in making
these players match one another in
their work on the field, aided by dis
position on the part of the Baltimores
to play ball for all there was in 1t,
was what put the Orioles on top when
other managers fought against them.
The duels between Baltimore and
Cleveland were part of the story of
the National League race each year.
The Baltimores could do nothing that
the Clevelands would not try. and the
Cleyelands could do nothing that Bal
timore would not attempt to initiate.
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mot only are the tips and needles
of planted trees eaten by the rodents,
but much of the natural young growth
of pine. spruce, aspen and maple is
cut back and defoliated or barked
near the base If the trees are over
three feet high. OF the three princi-
pal species planted-white pine, Nor
way pine and white spruce-the dam
age Is heaviest in the white pine and
least in the spruce. All three, how
ever, are SO heavily damaged as to
cause death in the case of any. of the
trees whose tips can be reached above
the surface of the snow by the rab-
bits. 1t is reported that 79 per cent
of the trees in one plantation were
eaten off by the rabbits, 43 per cent
fatally. In another instance practically
the whole plantation of white pine
was destroyed by. the rabbits"
The Mihnesota snowshoe rabbits,
however, are not the only ones con-
sidered as pests. Here is what the
United States Biological Survey says
about jack rabbits:
There was great variability in the
abundance and destructiveness OF
jack rabbits during the year. Efforts
for their control were conducted in
Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, North Dakota,
Evening star., 1925-01-12

National League pitchers who pitch
ed 10 games or more in the 1929
season had an earned run average OF
3.64 runs per game, which means that
they allowed their opponents II runs
per game less than their American
League rivals. In 1924 the National
League pitchers had an earned run
average OF 3.607, not so good a record
as they made in 1929, but .124 runs
per game better than their American
League cotemporaries in the same sea
son.
These figures, compiled by the
writer from the official pitching reCA
ords, will efpectually put 'dampeT
on all American League fans, who
shout notsily that the pitching is bet
ter in their league than It Is in the
other nuts league. The American
League pitchers did not do as well
In either year as the National League
pitchers did in 1929. The weak and
National League" about which some
have raved; is not fft subject TO rave
over.
HOrnsby Led Batters, Too.
OF course, the American League may
turn about and insist that the reason
its pitchers failed to make as good
throwers, was that the batters OF the
American League are better than
those of the National League. Maybe
so. Yet there is not a batter Of the
American League who was able last
season to roll up quite so much of a
batting average as Rogers Hornsby
OF the st. Louis Nationals.
However, having proved that the
National League is not such a weak
ling and that the pitchers of 1924
were not so much better, after all,
than the pitchers OF the year before,
the question naturally SINNERS down
to what will happen in 1925. Presi-
dent John A. Heydler of the National
League says the pitching in his
league will be better in 1925 than it
has been since the war
Heydler studies those things. He
has an impulse that way. Once he
was an umpire. 1t is invariably true
that IL man ever has been an umpire
for a ball game and has retired, he
always will wish tor sit behind the
catcher when he becomes spectator,
and, in addition to studying the style
of the pitcher, he will call balls and
strikes against the umpire. It Is 4
habit similar to that of the old trot-
ting horse driver who cannot see a race
from the grandstand without holding
his hands in front of him. as IL they
were tied TO the reins, and clueking
to Dobbin all the way around the
track.
Heydler bases his opinion on two
things. One of them is the report of
his umpires and the other is the bet
ter pitching motions OF the men who
have been coming up the last two
seasons. No one can prove him wrong
before next October. That is where
he has 1t on the chaps who have been
insisting that American League pitch
ing went ahead of National League
pitching-on the part Of the stars
in 1928 and 1924, because 1t isn't so.
Maybe Babe Ruth will be held re-
sponsible for knocking the American
League pitchers off their blithering
prestige.
Evening star., 1925-01-12
WESTERN ICE RECORDS
ARE SMASHED BY ALLEN

CHICAGO, January .12.-Setting two
new Western skating records, Francis
Allen of the Austin-Columbia Athletic
Association yesterday won first place In
the Illinois State championship. tourna-
ment, held as part of the annual event
of the Northwest Skating Club. s-.~
Allen scored 80 points.
He won the quarter mile in 0 :3s 3-5,
beating his own former record of
0 :39 2-5 He clipped LIS seconds of
the old mark held for the half mile by
Roy McWhirter, making this distance
in 81.
He also won the Emile race, helping
his club to win the tournament with
ITO points.
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By and by some Of this crept into the
games that were played against other
clubs, and brought forth the TRADE
by Anson against Baltimore base
ball."
In his day Hanlon was one of the
best outfielders in the United States.
II he had been a better batter he
would have been one of the National
Leagues most famous 15 players be-
cause there were only two or three
who could attain his skill in center
field.
He managed team before he went
to Baltimore. After he got into
Baltimore he was successful in 1894,
1895 and 1896 and in each of those
seasons gave the National League a
shaking up because of the style of
ball his players used and probably
stirred up some of the clubs so that
they played better ball by example.
When the Baltimores were broken
up and part of the players sent to
Brooklyn, where Harry Vonderhorst,
owner of the Baltimore club. had
purchased part interest, Hanlon
started out by winning pennants
again, He captured one In 1899 and
another in. 1900. He expected to have
been able to purchase some part of
the Brooklyn club when. Vonderhorst
retired and was .perturbed when he
found that a sale had been made to
other parties. He left base bali after
managing Brooklyn and winning his
quarter score of pennants. although
he could have gone ON for a long
time had he wished to do so, because
his ability as a manager had been
well established and he was wanted
by other clubs three years after his
retirement.
Evening star., 1925-01-12
CHICAG0ANS EAGER
TO SEE NURMI RUN

CHICAGO, January, 12.-Anxiety to
witness the first Western appearance
of the Finnish running marvel, Paavo
Nurmi, has created such a demand
for tickets to the third annual indoor
handicap track and field games of
the Illinois Athletic Club next FridS v
night that for the first time scalpers
have taken a hand in the distribu-
tion of tickets to a track meet here
Only 5000 persons can attend the
meet.
At Nurmfs request, the feature
race, In which he will meet Joie Ray, I.
A. c. distance crack, and Willie Ritola,
another Finn, will be at one and three
fourths mile.
Nurmf desires to try for new in
door marks for the mile and half
and three-Quarters as well as mile
and a quarter. all of which are held
by Ray.
Evening star., 1925-01-12
BARNES MCLEOD BEATEN
BY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

TAMPA, Fla, January 12,-Johnny
Farrell and Bobby Cruickshank rode
roughshod over Long" Jim Barnes
and Freddie Mcleod yesterday, and
5, in match of 36 holes at the
Temple Terrace Club.
Farrell and Cruickshank, teaming
perfectly, played almost faultless
golf. Farrell was the better of the
two. In the morning he played a 20,
under par and l over the course
record.
Evening star., 1925-01-12
KNOCKOUT is EXPECTED
IN FINNlGAN-M -MAYRS GO

BALTIMORE, Md. January 12-
Opinion among local fistic patrons is
almost unanimous that one of the
pair will be stretched out horizonti-
cally before the limit of IL sessions
when Honey Boy Finnigan and Lou
NIayrs get together at the. Folly The
ater Wednesday night.
This belief is based on the fact
that both gladiators are southpaws
carrying terrific punches and that their
Willingness will add greatly to the
prospects of a knockout. ~
Evening star., 1925-01-12
LEWIS STILL IN BED.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January ED
(Strangler) Lewis, former world
wrestling champion. who had been i'll
a hospital since early last Friday
suffering injuries to the lower spine,
sprained in his match with Wayne
(Big) Mum, the new wearer of the
wrestling crown, has been removed
to his home here. He still is confined
to bed -
Evening star., 1925-01-12
FIGURES PROVE HURLING
is FALLING OFF In CLASS
Statistics Also Show That Contrary to General Belief,
Caliber of Box Work in National is Higher
Than in the American League.
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

EW YORK January Manage of major league plan
send their pitchers South earlier than
the is that the pitching getting instead
improving.
backed by the figures
than it is in the American League.
Now for the proof In the of 1928 Ameri-
League who worked 10 full made earnedrun
held their
of that In the of 1924 the American
of the had
OBI than they did in the preceding
Evening star., 1925-01-12
FORUM GETS CHANCE
In BOUT WITH BOWEN

Al Forum, the. Fort Myer bandsman,
gets his first chance as a main event
boxer when he meets Andy Bowen in
a 10-round bout at the Washington
Barracks Wednesday night.
The soldier gained recognition by
knocking out Billy Miske. generally
conceded to be topliner, in the New
Year carnival at Fort Myer, and is
hoping to add to his reputation in the
coming affray. -.s,
Jack Renzo and Al Ward are also
scheduled for a hereunder.
Two prelirninaries will complete the
card. o.. l..- =
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LEO DIEGEL SHOOTS 6s.

MIAMI, Fla, January 12,-Gene
Sarazen and Leo Diegel shot best
ban of 50 over the par 20 Hollywood
Golf and Country Club course yester-
day, in a 27-hole match with Henry
Cuici, Westchester Hills, n. Y, and
AL Diegel. Leo Diegei had a low
medal score of 6s and Sarazen az.
Cuici had rs and AL a II. Sarazen
AID DieEel won, 5 and s. -l-,.sA .,-.-s..
Evening star., 1925-01-12
44O-YARD SKATING MARK
is BETTERED BY MCLEAN

MILWAUKEE, Wis, January "a
Bobby Mclean, professional. ice skater.
set an unofficial world record for the
quarter mile yesterday when he nego-
tiated the distance in 80 seconds.
He skated over straight-away
course specially prepared for him.
McLean's performance was the fea-
ture of q municipal skating meet.
Evening star., 1925-01-12
USED DIAMONDS BUILT
By BOYS 7HEZMSEL YES
Bucky's First Serious Injury
Came in Sliding, But He Learned
HoW to Conquer Fear.
Chapter S-Base Ball in Hard School.
BY STANLEY (BUCKO HARRIS.

FTER the Scranton and WikesBarre Suburban League
~ appeared cheap They the product of
the labor of hands Each would slave in the Spring
diamonds shape slab of rock would
The filling burlap feed bags with sand
A few handmade benches served grandstand
all the doing And,
like them probably Of the of having
play than had
ball field We appreciated fun because had
Evening star., 1925-01-12
ANDREWS FIVE TOPS
TYPOTHETAE GROUP

Andrews Paper Co. duckpinners are
setting the pace in the Typothetae
League. haying won 21 out Of the 80
games rolled.
National Capital Press Is only two,
games back of the leaders and holds
the runner-up position by very COM
Portable margin.
Evening star., 1925-01-12

SAN FRANCISCO, January "a
George Duncan and Abe Mitchell,
famous British professionals, defeat
ed Abe Espinosa and Macdonald
Smith, and 4, in a 56-hole exhibit
tion golf match over the Lake Merced
Golf and Country Club course yes
terday.
Evening star., 1925-01-12
GUESTS PLAY TONIGHT.

George Kelchner and William Hurd
are slated to meet at the Grand Cen
trail parlors tonight in the tournament
being conducted for the pocket bill
Hard championship of the District ::
Evening star., 1925-01-12
10000 AT RUGBY GAME.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 12.-New Zealand
black, rugby foot ball team con-
tinued it's victorious European tour
yesterday by beating France, 81 to s.
The Frenchmen were outweighed
outgeneraled and outkicked. Sixty
thousand saw the game.
Evening star., 1925-01-12
RICHARD RANKS M'TIOUE,
RING CHAMPION, FOURTH


n EW YORK, January For history
IN list of
each of the divisions has been compiled The selections
internationally
the January the Ring national boxing publication
intended Richards ranking annual along
the lines Of star selections already made annually base ball.
Evening star., 1925-01-12
CARDS BUY INFIELDER.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, January 7.-George
Maxim, third baseman, has been pur-
chased from the Syracuse Club by
the st. Louis Cardinals. The price
involved was not revealed,
Evening star., 1925-01-12
THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS
BY WILL Fl. DIG.
President Tzaak Walton League OF America.

THE nowsho rabbit the principal the loss
considerable number of planted plantations
of north Minnesota.
THE abundance of rabbits this the doing
evident the who the
where both State and Federal authorities make
denuded productive through
Evening star., 1925-01-12
Fifty Years of Base BalI
One Of Series of Articles by John B. Foster Com.
menrorating the Fittieth Anniversary of the
National League, to Be Celebrated
Neat Season.
Neat Season.


EDWARD HANLON who also five the
r League fine ball player addition being
- Han1on
He succeeded by gathering lot of players who either
who seemed be lingering
Evening star., 1925-01-12

. {Next-Frcd Ciarkc.D
Copyright; l925.)
Evening star., 1925-12-31
CAREFUL STUDY NEEDED.
Small Manufacturers Urged TO Re
duce Costs.

Is the small manufacturer being
crowded out of business by his larger
competition or is he putting himself
out of business by his failure to realize
the evolution in production and dis
tribution going on about him.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States says he has little TO
fear if he fights the inroads of time
by adapting his plant to meet chang
ing conditions. His field of operation
might become more restricted. but
within it he is stronger than he would
be if il were spread out. He is in
needs of his trade.
But the mortuary tables of business
show that the small manufacturer
must be as alert as his bigger breth-
rem. The blame for failure rests upon
those who fail, not upon the more
successful and larger manufacturers
who succeed.
The department of manufacture OF
the National Chamber is ready to aid
the small manufacturer by suggesting
methods of waste elimination and re
ducing production costs and increas
ing efficiency by better ways of cost
accounting.
In some industrial sections cham
bers of commerce are taking an inter
est in the welfare of their members
by suggesting cooperation in the
study of their common problems
movement that is attracting serious
attention.