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Evening star., 1925-03-30

, W aShlngton tomorrow for her sum-
mer home, the Hermitage, Wallins-
ford Pa. where she will remain until
Autumn. She will make the trip by
motor.
Mrs J. Harry Covington and her
daughter, Miss Anne Covington, will
be at home this afternoon in their
residence on Wyoming avenue. Miss
Covington will entertain a company
at the Club Chantecler this evening.
Mr. William Bowie Clark will en-
tertain a company at LIE Paradis this
evening.
Princess Boncompagni Sails
In April for France.
Princess Margaret Boncompagni,
who is a Hot Springs for the early
Spring, was the guest at dinner last
evening of Mrs. William J. Jay of
New York Princess Margaret will go
to New York Wednesday to stay sew
eraI weeks and will sail Saturday,
April %, for France.
Mrs. Lillian Branch entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the Martinique
Hotel, when her guests included Mrs.
Francois Berger Moran, DR.. and Mrs.
Walter Wells. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Hill, jr.; Miss Curtler of England,
Miss Margaret Crosson. Mr.. Thomas
B. Snead of Richmond, son-in-law Of
the hostess: Mr.. Homer Ficklen and
Mr.. Donald Wiley.
Mrs. Huron w. Lawson mas returned
from short visit through the South
and was the guest for a few days
with Mrs. William q. Brown. widow
of the late Representative Brown of
L. ~. 4 ID
an informal supper party for Mrs.
Lawson during her visit there.
Mrs. Goodwin. wife OF Lieut.. Comdr.
Daniel c. Goodwin, L. 5. N, sister of
Mrs. Brown, is spending the spring
with her at kingwood.
Maj. and Mrs Charles +. Alley have
as guest in their apartment at the
ST. Adams Mrs Archibald T. Martin,
who is with them for a month.
Mrs. Frank S Hight returned TO
Washington yesterday from a trip to
Bermuda
Miss Barbara Hight, who is attend
ng Ogontz School, is at home on her
Spring vacation.
The reception and dance to be given
at Rauscher's by the Kansas Society
of Washington IN honor OF the Secre-
tary of Agriculture las been post
poned from April % to April so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Sullivan of
Philadelphia who are in Washington
for a few days, entertained at lunch
con at the Mayflower Saturday, their
guests numbering IS.
Mr.. Charles Downer will entertain a
large party at dinner a lie Paradis
tonight.
Mrs. Charles Z. Hancock announces
the marriage of her daughter Louise
Henry % Mr. Winslow H. Randolph, jr.
Wednesday. March %, 1t the rectory
Of All Souls Episcopal Church, Balti-
more. Md.
Evening star., 1925-03-30

Miss Francesca McKenney. daughter
NJ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mckenney is
entertaining a small company at
bridge this afternoon in her apart
ment at the Connecticut in honor of
Miss Virginia Bennett. who is visit
Ing her cousins. Miss Virginia Mcken-
ney and Miss Frederica McKenney.
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Shaffer, Mrs. Fal de Saint Falle and
Mr. Maurice Fatio. After the dinner
the host took his party to the closing
dance of the season at the Everglade
Club.
Mrs. May ID. Lightfoot treasurer Of
the League of Republican Women,
who has been visiting friends at Palm
Beach for month, is returning to
Washington about April 10.
All accredited delegates and guests
OF the forthcoming World Fellowship
Through Music convention at the
Washington Auditorium on April Is.
Is and II, have been invited by the
International Association of Arts ana
Letters to a reception at the home of
Mrs. Henry F.. Dimock, 1901 Sixteenth
street, Wednesday evening, April IS,
at which the delegates and guests
will be of..eially welcomed to the
Capital for the sessions of the World
Fellowship convention.
A large number of diplomats are
planning to attend the convention.
Among those who have already ac-
cepted are the Ambassadors of
Mexico, Germany and Chile, the
charge d'affaires of Italy. the Min
listers OF Norway, Czechoslovakia,
Esthonia, Finland, Haiti, China and
Lithuania. Diplomatic representatives of
Evening star., 1925-03-30
SOCIETY
Secretary of State and Mrs. kellogg
Dining Tonight With Cuban Envoy
and Sonora de la Torriente

Ae HE Secretary of State and
Mrs. kellogg will be the
honor guests at dinner this
L evening of the Amba ssador
of Cuba and Sonora de la
Evening star., 1925-03-30

Mrs. Alfred S. GilIett will leave
Evening star., 1925-03-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman en-
tertained a company of is at lunche on
today in honor of Miss Helen Walcott
and her fiance, Mr.. Cole Younger.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
GIANTS ARE TO LET
SOME TWIRLERS GO

NEW YORK, February 24.-From
accounts blowing north from the
Florida Businesses there is a super
fluffy of pitchers in the land where
Ponce de Leon once sought we'll
or, to be more exact a fountain.
Fifteen of them are minions of
McGraw, regular and would-b be
moundsmen of the National Leagues
champion base ball club. They are
busy at Sarasota, having run around
the park at least once during the alb
sence of their manager who has been
deep seaing while his players have
been sightseeing.
Today the hammer will fall and
will be heard, and grass on the golf
links across the road will be per-
mitted to grow, for the chief will
have returned.
Added starters include Joe Martin,
a West Virginia semi-pro, and Bart
lett Mcmillan, with Montreal last
year. They are pitchers. Allen
Meuter of ST. Marys College, Oak
land, Calf, is around with a catch
er's mitt ready to assist Mickey De-
vine, formerly of the Eastern and
International leagues, who up to this
time has been the only backstop
present
The Yankees, at ST Petersburg,
reached the infield practice stage yes
terday, Nick Cullop, all-around man,
playing first base.
Evening star., 1925-02-24

If he adhered to schedule, Dempsey
would put his crown at stake this
season, for he has risked his 1aurels
in outstanding bouts at two-year in
tervals regularly since he toppled
Jess Willard from the throne at To-
ledo in 1919. He fought Billy Miske
and Bill Brennan before engaging in
the battle of the century" with
Georges Carpenter in 1921 at Boyle's
Thirty Acres; then was idle until
1923, when he defeated but failed to
knock out Tom Gibbons in the Mon
tana boom town, Shelby, before the
drama with Luis F,irpo at the Polo
Grounds. That was Dempsey's last
fight and the one that will be re-
membered the longest.
Dempsey's most spectacular fights
were with Willard, Carpenter and
Firpo. Willard hung on until the
start of the fourth round, although
knocked down several times in the
opener. Carpenters famous right
connected once with Dempsey's jaw,
but the gallant Frenchman was
stretched on the canvas in the fourth
round of a battle that set a new rec
ord for receipts and attendance.
Firpo, knocked down seven times in
the first round, rallied and sent the
champion through the ropes with a
Evening star., 1925-02-24

I remember that Walker, Tommy
Kerrtgan, myself and a bunch of
other players were seated in the same
car on the way out to Detroit We
were all talking and swapping stories
when Ned Sawyer, former Western
amateur champion and also runner
up one year in the national amateur
championship, who now is a resident
of New York, passed through.
He stopped alongside Walker, Ker-
rigan and me and said jokingly:
Il wonder if there's any one in
this train who's going to win the
championship"
Hes right here in this car" I re-
piled. alluding to Walker.
Well, preliminary events at Detroit
confirmed my opinion that Cyril was
due to win. l played a round with
him during the practice rounds and
he was going great.
One thing he was doing better than
any other man on the course He
was showing deadly execution on
those 4-foot puts which always give
you so much trouble. This despite
the fact that the greens were mighty
slippery and treacherous, too, and
seldom showing a level surface.
I went around telling everybody
that my playing partner was going
to be the next champion, but they
all gave me the ha-ha. The news
paper men refused to listen to me,
either.
This course is too long for Cyril"
they said. He's not slugger enough
He's too small"
Evening star., 1925-02-24
BROWNS WILL BEGIN
PRACTICE THURSDAY

ST. LOUIS, February 24-Leaving
st. Louis this afternoon, Manager
George Sisler and IL other Brownie
players plan to reach Tarpon Springs,
Fla, about 4S hours later, the first
practice being scheduled for Thurs
day afternoon.
The st. Louis Cardinals arrived at
Stockton, Calf, last night and
Manager Branch Hickey Immediately
began preparing for the opening
workout this morning.
The IL Brownies will be augmented
upon the arrival by men who are
making the trip direct from their
homes and by few who already are
there.
Sizing up the American Leaguers'
prospects for the 1925 pennant, Mana
ger Sisler said: "In the main, the
strength of my club depends upon the
pitching department and I intend to
begin bolstering it up at once"
1t is the National League manager s
desire not to have his tow teams, which
take the field today, called FIRST
and second" but that they should
be designated by uniforms, white and
gray.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
Future Plans Are Lnden He VIII Profit BY Return to Crfnen
RODGERS is LEADING
OVER HOUSTON LINKS

HOUSTON, Tex, February 24.-John
Rodgers, Dayton, Ohio, professional, had
5-point advantage over his nearest op-
ponent today as the Houston open
golf tournament swept into it's final
rounds.
Rodgers got around in IA for yes
terday's 36 holes, while Joe Thrnesa
of Elmsford, N Y, next in line, re-
quired 149 strokes
John Golden of New York, AL
Watrous of Grand Rapids, Mich, and
Jack Burke and Willie Mcguire of
Houston started today's two 18-hole
rounds in a third place tie at $50.
Evening star., 1925-02-24


his balky stand will assume serious
proportions and may even lead to his
being shunted elsewhere.
1t would have been poor policy on
Martina's part to take a chance with
his job, considering the prospects OF
the Nationals for the coming season
1t is Martina's funeral, however. His
place at the bottom of the Nationals
pitching staff last year, as far as ef-
fectiveness is concerned, would seem
to indicate that he could be spared.
Diamond Not So Good.
Mike Martin is not very well
pleased with the condition of the
diamond at Plant Field. 1t developed
that Tampa city officials were al
lowed to prescribe the manner in
which the diamond was to be con-
structed and neither Griffith nor Mar
tin cares very much for the result.
Heretofore Mike has done his own
work in the matter of building the
playing field after the fair debris
was removed. Last season Mike had
wonderful layout ready for prac-
tice 10 days after the fair had been
closed. Suggestions to those re-
sponsible-for the condition of the dia-
mond were made yesterday by Griff
and Mike and little fear is enter
tanned but that the diamond will be
ready in due time.
Gene Sarazen took President Grif-
fifth as his partner, while Leo Diegel
paired with Sam Rice, yesterday in
a nnal workout for the Florida open
golf tournament, which begins to-
day on the Temple Terrace course
The former national champion and
the president of the champion Ma
tionals were victors by 1 up when
Sarazen holed a 50foot pitch for a
birdie on the seventeenth green.
Evening star., 1925-02-24

All the time Walker was slugging
the ball far as, if not farther than
any other player at Oakland Hills.
But only a few of US knew this.
I was so certain that the winner
would have to beat Cyril that on the
eve of the beginning of play ] start
ed up to the room of a man who was
booking bets on the tournament to
back my opinion with some hard cash
The odds against Walker were 25 to l
and had a twenty-dollar bill that 1
wanted to risk.
On the way. however. / met Nick
Altrock. That's where ! lost out
Nick is an old friend-in fact. I gave
him the first golf club he ever had.
In the joy of reunion he began to
pull lot of his comedy stuff. Wan
dering around with him and laughing
my head off, I forgot to place my
bet until it was too late.
And, of course, Cyril won the
championship.
Evening star., 1925-02-24

| the plan of staying here until March
3. a week from today, will not give
him and others OF the local contin-
gent sufficient time to adequately pre-
pare for real base ball needed when
the exhibitions with the Giants be-
gin, he last night wired to President
Griffith asking permission to entraln
for Tampa next Sunday.
AS things now stand, allowing for
the necessary two days of travel, the
IL Nationals here will not reach the
Spring training base until Thursday
of next week and will have only the
following Friday, Saturday and Mon
day for diamond drills before they
will be called on to inaugurate the
little world series" against the New
York club. Bucky is more than anx-
ious to demonstrate that there was
nothing lucky about that triumph his
charges registered last October, and
plausibly contends that a mere three
days of batting practice is far too
short period of time in which to
sharpen optics dulled by months of
! idleness.
Has Its Disadvantages.
IF we had no games scheduled
until the middle of March or later the
present arrangement would be emil
nently satisfactory" said Harris, but
there are other considerations, too,
that make it desirable to pull up
stakes earlier than planned. The
baths available only here un-
doubtedly are beneficial to great
degree in the attainment of generally
good physical condition, but as a
place to train for playing base ball
Hot Springs has its disadvantages
also.
Take yesterday, for instance. The
weather was so raw and the prevail
ing wind so strong that there was
grave danger of the boys contracting
serious colds. You work up a good
sweat climbing the hills and then
have to face a stiff breeze on the way
back. Often as not on returning to
the hotel it is advisable to forego the
tossing we would like to top off
with, for fear stiff arms will result.
I'VE have five pitchers in this
squad, Johnson, Ruether, Covey,
Ogden and Marberry, all but the lat
ter being veterans who have to care
fully guard their wings. 1t would be
better for them to cseJcise their flip
pers in Fiosi6l, z here the weather
is more equaDle. The others of us,
Judge, Goslin, Peck, Ruel, McNally
and myself, all will be expected to
jump in and make real music with
our bats when we go up against
McGraw's crowd, so l have asked
Griff's o. h. on leaving here next
Sunday. In that event we will have
five days in which to tune up our
batting orbs."
Barney Smacks Pellet.
Johnson's training on his first day
in camp yesterday consisted of
round on the links with Ruel and
Peckfnpaugh, the latter of whom is
gradually breaking up a bad cold.
Barney didn't break any course rec
ords, but he got off a few drives that
Hagen wouldn't have been ashamed
Of
Goslin 'contrived to turn the tables
on G. Herman Ruth, and as a result
of his efforts on the golf course re-
trieved what he dropped last week
and finished with som mething to boot
Most of the athletes last night at
tended a boxing match in a local
theater, where Johnson attracted al
most as much attention as the leather
pushers.
Evening star., 1925-02-24

been the case had he gone into minor
league ball as a partner in club own
ership.
May Become Owner.
Should he happen not to have the
best of seasons in 1925, he still will
be in a position to go to a minor
league with as much prestige as any
star would have after a successful
major league career. There might not
be the immediate glamour of having
helped win a world series a few
months before, but even that shine
wears off quickly. There would still
be the fact that he had been one of
the great pitchers of all time-and
that means about as much 10 months
from a given date as 10 days from a
given date.
The probabilities are that Johnson's
decision to stick by Washington be-
cause Of inability to- come TO terms
with a Pacific coast owner Will be
worth $4,000 to him in one way and
another. If he should happen to have
another good year in the big leagues
it will be worth more than that to
him, because he will be ready to
continue for still another year on
the big time"
And there is more money in the
American League for Walter johnson
as long as he can win so per cent Of
his games than there is for him as a
base ball magnate in the so-caIled
bushes
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1925-02-24
PADDY DOYLE TELLS:
Picking an Open Champion and Losing Money

STENING to jokes and wise cracks by Nick
comedian before open championship at
land Hills Detroit course no blame
attaches Nick. He can't help being
Nevertheless hadn't him
ship
You had alright
the / with at
Detroit knew he was shooting
nderfn1
Evening star., 1925-02-24

Sensation entered the squabble
when CLANCY was knocked out by
Tommy O'Brien of Milwaukee, who
only this Winter lost on points to
Jack Bernstein of New York in the
garden. Up to the sixth round, when
the final punch arrived, the Balti-
more veteran had ruled with a fist of
iron.
But in the sixth, a circling right
apparently caught CLANCY off balance
and he went to the floor but was
up again only to meet another jolt.
All the time O'Brien seemed to be
backing away, swinging his right in
self-defense. He had hit the floor
himself and had taken considerable
punishment
Evening star., 1925-02-24
YALE HAS NEW STAR.

PRINCETON, n. J., February "a
Lackey. a newcomer to eastern inter
collegiate basket ball league circles
played such d strong game at for
ward for Yale yesterday that for a
time IT seemed Princeton would bow
for the first time and break the tie
with Dartmouth for the leadership
Lackey scored 8 court baskets and 3
fouls, but Yale lost its sixth consecu-
tive contest in the circuit, % to 81.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
UNDECIDED AS TO SIGNING
FOR ONE SEASON OR TWO
Figures on Possibility of Locating in Real Estate
Business in Florida-Denies He Is in
Any Sense Holdout.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Sports Editor, The Star.

February spend
another with the Nationals Walter Johnson has
probability that
he Washington
the baron with the fertile fields
Florida
pitching of disclosed his
today hlclmbng
had with the other Gmen who getting preliminary
icks o Harris the boy boss
the Win
unlikely he
would deal he
had diamond
Walter that he has been a holdout
his dealings Washington club threw interesting light
the his delay help in the quest for
Evening star., 1925-02-24
WALKER TO BATTLE
MEXICAN SCRAPPER

VERNON, Calf, February "a
Bert Colima. Mexican middleweight
boxer, a favorite in California rings,
but little known outside Pacific
Coast States, tonight faces Mickey
Walker welterweight champion of
the world, in a 12-round no-decision
bout at Jack Doyle's indoor arena
here.
The welterweight title holders
crown is not at stake, as Colima has
agreed to enter the ring at 153
pounds, while Walker will tip the
scales at about 149.
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham
pion, will offleiate in Walkers corner.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
VIC KEEN JOINS CUBS.

CHICAGO, February 24-Three
members of the Chicago Cubs re-
ported yesterday ready to leave with
the club for the training camp at
Catalina Island. They were "Gabby"
Hartnett, catcher. and Vic Keen,
pitcher, of Washington, who signed
their contracts, and Cliff Heathcote,
outfielder, who signed his several
days ago.
Evening star., 1925-02-24

The enforced layoff is irksome tc
j. Benson, and he is endeavoring tC
induce Mike Martin to "let him up.
BE patient, boy" smiles Mike. You'll
have plenty of opportunities to work
before I'm through with you
Martina Is Punished.
Joe Martina, pitcher, was notified
by telegraph yesterday of his suspen-
sion because of his failure to report
for training, as ordered. He will be
subjected to a fine of not less than
s10O. President Clark Griffith also
stated that the contract which had
been rendered oyster Joe was with
drawn, and if Martina cares to con-
tinue as a member of the world cham
pions he will have to labor at q
smaller salary than was mentioned in
the original document for 1925 sent
him.
The suspension of Martina failed to
make the impression upon the camp
that the detection of Zahniser pro-
duced. Perhaps the squad is becom-
ing accustomed to sensations. At any
rate, 1t seems to be the general belief
that Joe will come here about March
/. pay his fine, submit to the cut in
his salary and call 1t a day.
The Mardi Gras festivities at New
Orleans, with the resulting dig
crowds in attendance and the conse-
uuent increase In the oyster business
conducted by Martina, probably mean
that the pitcher can suffer these
financial .setbacks and still be ahead
of the game.
If he reports and gets into condi-
ton, little will be thought of the in
cident But if he reports backward
in condition and faltersI when called
uyup. due to his lack Of preparation
Evening star., 1925-02-24

Jimmy Goodrich, the newsboy of
Buffalo, gained a decision over Wag-
ner, after two extra rounds had been
fought. The decision threw the fans
into an uproar which lasted for Is
minutes. At the end of the tenth
the battle was SO close that for the
first time in professional tourna-
ment the extra time became neces-
Sary.
Tonight, George (Kid) Lee OF
Worcester, Mass, and X. o. Clyde
Jeagle of Toledo meet here in a
tournament contest. Lee has taken
the place of Rocky Kansas of Buffalo
who injured his right hand in a recent
bout.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
CLANCY AMONG LOSERS
IN FIGHT TOURNAMENT
BY the Associated Press.


hardest he of the class today far removed from the light
weight boxing which Benny Leonard recently
champion shattered the hopes
and
Jack Silver OF the Pacific The first defeat
Madison Garden while Silver bowed
Evening star., 1925-02-24
AFTERNOON ROUND.
RIXEY GETS IN LINE.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, February "a
Pitcher Eppa RiXey has signed Gin
cinnati National contract, thereby
setting at rest all fears that he would
retire from base ball this year.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
DEMPSEY HELD UNLIKELY
TO DEFEND TITLE AGAIN
BY the Associated Press.

YORK February 24Apparenly absorbed the gentr
and memoir writing Jack Dempsey
defense heavyweight
headed by Tex Richard
shift the finds Rickard preparing match
Wills the Spring determine
the champion September but there
Eee decided Will
the o1oy for
Evening star., 1925-02-24

Baltimore Athletic Club members
are meeting at the Boys Y. NJ. c. A.
tonight to plan for the base ball and
track campaigns. ALI members are
reouested to be on hand at o'clock.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
MORE STRENUOUS DRILL
GIVEN TAMPA NATIONALS
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


pa slightly overcast sky combined with a
lower the temperature bit here but
the Nationals this morning. and another
in Mike
engthenng the workout PERIOD
though he did change the routine
Bleart watched the practice without donnng UNIFORM
feel better he will be permitted to resume
nil the Dhy prom IT.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
MORE MONEY In MAJORS
FOR BRILLIANT SLABMAN
Walter Probably Would Have Had to Present Good
Club in Coast League After First Swing
Around Circuit or Stand Loss.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK. February 24Water Johnson will large
by his decision Washington and pitch for the
perhaps
probably will than he would franchise
The
between would
voed the
balIo hin the haveb
Evening star., 1925-02-24
KENT WINS DOG RACE.

ASHTON, Idaho, February 24.-Tud
Kent of Ashton won the American
dog derby over 24-mile course here
yesterday afternoon. His time was
2:1S:1S.
Evening star., 1925-02-24

Johnson's dickers for a ball club in
California were based, in part, on
what he was expected to CLEAN as
triumph, in the first swing around
the California circuit. 1t was figured
that on his first playing appearance
in each of the coast cities he would
pack in one of the greatest crowds
that city had ever turned out for
ball game.
League Wanted johnson.
Owners on the coast, outside of the
ones with whom he was dickering-
he first attempted Oakland and then
heard that Johnson might become one
of their number. They looked forward
to those magic first appearances, too.
johnson, of course, could have
looked for a fortnight or more of big
business at Oakland or Vernon, but
after that his team would have to
show something to keep the fans
with it, for Johnson as an individual
would not be as DIg a drawing card
on the Pacific coast as in the Ameri-
| can League zone, where the fans have
brighter memories of his exploits of
the past.
Johnson is certainly ahead on this
years decision to remain with Wash
ington in any way that his position
can be figured. Whatever he gets
| from Washington will not have to
be shared with others, as would have