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Evening star., 1925-12-25

supple quickneSS of a cat Chase would
pull the ball out of the air or dig it
out of the dirt. His gloved hand
would dart out with snakelike quick
ness and stab the bad throws. He
nearly always took the ball on the
run. for do not remember ever see
ing Chase on the bag, waiting for a
throw
Extensively and defensively there
has never been another first baseman
OF the caliber Of Chase. He could hit.
He was as good on the hit and run as
any man the game developed. and he
was almost as good as Jack Barry on
the squeeze play. for Barry, shortstop
for the Athletics in their best days,
was the finest man on squeeze plays
Of all time. Chase was a good base
runner and he stole third more easily
than any other man. He made first
base history as much as Comiskey and
Tenney.
Sisler Next to Chase.
The best first sacker since the days
Of Chase Is George Sisler Of St. Louis.
Tenney started out as a catcher, An
son as third baseman and Sisler as
a pitcher. When he was converted
into first baseman the change proved
fortunate. Sisler would never have
been better than an average left-hand-
ed pitcher but he was the best first
baseman in the game for several years
II his eyes had not forced him out of
the lineup for a year and bothered
him ever since, he probably would
have won the crown from Chase He
took kindly to first base play and
learned the different angles of position
play quickly. He was a. wonderful
hitter, extremely fast and he covered
much ground. He had a snap throw
and he was accurate. / have never
seen a first baseman. with the excep-
ton of Chase, get a. ball away quicker
than Sfsler did. He had a rare COM
bination of fielding ability, speed,
quickness, hitting and base-runnine
talent and intelligence
Eixl,4
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SPORTS FIELDS OPEN
THROUGH NORTHEAST
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 25.-Christ
mas day and the golf links Of the
Northeast clear Of snow and ice, and
even frost-such a situation seldom
confronts Eastern sport lovers.
If the predicted snow fails to ap-
pear today. on the links will be seen
hundreds of besweaIered figures en-
Joying the new lease Of golf that the
mild weather has given them. One Of
the great stadiums in New York
would be patronized for a foot ball
game. the chill air Offset by heavy
wearing apparel. Even northern
Massachusetts devotees continue to
play golf, with the shortest day OF
the year passed. The greens are OF
the temporary order, of course. be
cause the regular smooth carpets
were abandoned when the first signs
OF frost appeared. Had the various
club officials foreseen the exceptional
" good weather and ground condi-
tions the well known professionals
might. still be. in the North
Only last Sunday Howard II. Loeue
New York business man, negotiated d
hole in one, q 155-yard spoon shot
we'll teed. The feat was accomplished
at the WykagyI Club. where cadlies
are available fop the Winter play.
In other years there has been Win
ter golf in the Northeast, but mostly
when brighiy-painted balls, dis
tinguishable against the white of the
snow, We're used.
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Two big intercollegiate events will
be staged at Annapolis, the finals o.
the Intercollegiate Boxing Associa
ton on March % and 81, and the
national collegiate swimming cham
pionships on April .. Teams of most
of the leading athletic colleges will
visit Annapolis during the Winter to
compete in some line of sport.
Schedules for the balance of the
Winter follow, the events takinr
place L Annapolis unless otherwise
noted:
BASKET BALL.
January 9, New York University;
13, Lafayette: 16, Bucknell: 20 Gettys
burg; %, Duquesne; y, Lehigh: 30
Georgetown.
February 8, Washington College;
6, North Carolina; 10, West Virginia
l3, Pennsylvania State; II, Virginia;
20, Fordham; 27, United States Mill
tary Academy, at West Point.
BOXING.
February 10, Notre Dame. at South
Bend; 20, Pennsylvania State; q, ALI
Canadians.
March 6, Yale. 13. Pennsylvania;
90, Catholic University; 1921, Inter
collegiates.
WIRES SILlNG.
February 6, Washington and Lee;
10, Iowa State; II, Duke University:
27. All-Canadians.
March E. PENNSYLVANIA state; l3,
Lehigh, at Bethlehem.
SWIMMING.
January 80. Pittsburgh.
February 6. Rutgers: IS, Syracuse;
20, Washington and Lee; 27, Catholic
University.
March 6, Princeton: 10, Lehigh 20.
Yale, at New Haven; 81, Intercol-
legiates, at New York.
April 2-3, national collegiate cham
pionships.
WATER POLO.
February 13. Syracuse; 20, New
York Athletic Club.
March 6. Princeton; 90, Yale. at
New Haven.
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Aside from this, Miss Easterson has
shown excellent team generalship, as
she captained her squad to victory in
the titular struggle.
Mary Beamer, Georgetown star, al
though smaller than many of the cen.
ters she has faced, rarely missed the
tip-off. one of the essential factors in
developing a strong offensive. Miss
Beamer always seemed 'one jump
ahead" of her opposing center. In
general court play she is equally alert
and forms natural pivot. teamed
with Sadie kiatta at side center.
around which her team may work
with speed and efficiency.
Miss Kiatta Is Fleet.
Miss Kiatta possesses more fleetness
than any other player who has come
to our attention. She is here and there
and everywhere, darting about with
an elusive rapidity which must. keep
her opposing guard in d constant
whirl. Her accurate passing and con
slstent teamwork. in addition to he!
ability to cover ground, mark her as
all-star material.
Miss kelso of Garfield and Miss
Andrusia Of Columbia Road have been
selected to fill the guard positions be.
cause of the skill they have shown
In covering their opponents without
foulinS. They guard in a perfect
vertical plane. stick to their players
like the proverbial fly paper and are
alert in passing the ball up the field.
Miss Waddell of Garfield. Miss
Stead of Twin Oaks, and Miss Breen
Of Garfield, the three substitutes. are
valuable all-around players, whose
consistent performance and general
knowledge of the game has made
them indispensable to their teams
Members of Washington Recrea
tion League are requested to hold
February as an open date on their
calendar. as this day has been select
ed for the giant mass meeting, which
Will take the place Of the regular
February meeting.
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FINNISH SKATING CHAMP
TO ENTER TITLE MEET

NEW YORK, December 25 @.--
Arrangements have been made for
Clas Thunberg, Finlands $ champion
skater, to appear in the United
States outdoors pionships at
Binghamton. y. Y. January 80 and
81. The title meet was awarded TO
Binghamton after Chicago had re-
ported its ina bility to stage the event
for financial reasons.
Thunberg had his first outdoor
workout in America at The Acres.
Greenwich. Conn. yesterday. and
covered a mile in 2.35 2-5. wearing
15-inch skaSes. The Finn has been
accustomed TO 17-inch blades, but
says that he feels at home with the
new style.
Five and three mile races for rec
ords have been arranged for him at
Binghamton.
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G. w. RIFLEMEN TO MEET
NATIONAL GUARD TEAM

George Washington University
marksmen shoot their third match of
the season with the District National
Guard team on Saturday. January 0.
Firing Will take place on the
Hatchetite range.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
Columbia University defeated the
locals in their first two engagements,
the Virginians winning by the mar
row margin OF 1892 TO 1891, and
the New Workers gaining the verdict,
1901 to 1895.
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know exactly what YOU are doing.
The longer the shaft, obviously, the
heavier the head becomes, practically.
For this reason, the shorter the
shaft, the heavier the head should he.
Many players have the habit of grip
ping at the extreme end of the shaft.
This increases the pull of the head
since an inch on the shaft means "A
pound on the head, when swinging
1t. Grip the club about midway in
the leather. This is where the manu-
facturer means the balance to be
found. You get results with club
by working with its balance-not
against it.
(Copyright. 1925)
Evening star., 1925-12-25

ADRIAN {. AnSon, better known as
Cap" had played third base for
Philadelphia. Then he shifted to
Chicago. Here he was converted into
d first baseman, and he adopted the
style of play used by Comiskey
Anson was big and slow. He was
not a good first baseman, considered
from the fielding point. His great
strength was his batting. AS a field
ing first sacker Anson, a big man, was
an excellent target for the infielders.
He was a fairly good thrower, but be-
cause of his slowness Anson covered
little ground. Neither Anson nor
Comisltey. who was faster, was we'll
fitted physically for the style of play
that Comiskey introduced.
Tenney Sets Pace.
Others followed the style set by
Comiskey; then appeared Fred Ten
ney, who developed it further. Ten
ney came from Brown University to
Boston as a catcher: he was left-hand-
ed and it did not take him long to
discover that being left-handed handi-
capped him as a catcher. He was sent
to first base and developed into one OF
the great first sackers of all time. The
left handed throwing that handicapped
him as catcher was distinct asset
to him as a first baseman. Taking
advantage of his left hand throwing
Tenney played deep and he also play
ed close. With runners on bases and
the situation calling for 8. bunt, Ten
ney ran in. scooped up the ball and
threw to second or third for a force
play. He was the first man to make
this play.
Tenney was also the first man to
start a double play on a ball hit to
first. With a runner on first and the
ball hit to him, Tenney would scoop
1t up, throw to second for a force out
and run back and cover first, taking
the throw from second and completing
the double play. This is the regular
but Tenney was the first man to en-
ploy it.
Chase the Greatest.
Chase gave the final touch to first
base play. He played deeper and
closer. He was the most supple of
all ball players, the most refined first
baseman of all time. He was won
derfulIy accurate thrower. He could
scoop up a batted ball, make throw
to second or third and get back to his
sack quicker than any man that ever
lived. He was extremely intelligent.
the most intelligent of all first base
men, and his mind worked faster. He
was a difficult target for infelders be-
cause he played so deep and never
reached the bag In time: that is. be-
fore the throw started.
His instruction to infielders always
was, Throw to the bag, I'll get them. .
For this reason Chase made more diff
ficult plays at first than any first
sacker in any league and at any time.
A small patch of white on the ground
is not much of a target to throw at
and the infielders were naturally
throwing wide or low. But Chase
managed to get the throws. With the
Evening star., 1925-12-25

Should our gift lack all other vir
tues in your eyes, 1t Will still have
one which may justify its presenta-
ton. 1t is absolutely new. something
which never before has been present
ed to local Sportswomen.
The selection of this squad has been
based upon the performance of the
players in the recent series for the
city crown. won by the Georgetown
sextet, over IS opposing teams. 1t
has been chosen, not so much for in
dividual ability, although this natu
rally plays an important part, but
because of the players general value
to their teams. Their ability to work
smoothly with their teammates and
to subjugate their own game to that
OF the team as a whole are the fac
tors which have guided our choice.
Makeup of Squad.
The seXtet, with three substitutes,
which has been rated the most valu-
able combination performing in the
District during the Fall season con-
sists of Virginia Monk of Iowa ave-
nue. and Beatrice EaSterson of
Georgetown. forwards Mary Beamer
and Sadie kiatta, both of George
town. side centers; Mary Kelso of
Garfield and Fannie Andrusia of Co
lumbia Road guards. with Dorothy
Waddell of Garfield, substitute forward:
Kathleen Stead of Twin Oaks, sub
stitute center, and Teresa Breen OF
Garfield, substitute guard.
In the selection Of each player, GER
tain outstanding characteristics have
been considered. Miss Monk is not
only skillful at shooting goals but
backs her team in every play. Others
may have shown greater accuracy as
goal throWer, but none have com
bined headwork and skill to a greater
degree than this young miss from
Iowa avenue.
Miss Easterson of Georgetown is an
uncanny shot. She can roll them in
from any corner of the forward field
and eludes her guards consistently.
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WILLIAMS WILL FIGHT
HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT

\ l0-rounder bringing together Kid
Williams, ex-ba champion
Of the world, and Jack West of At
lantfc City stands at the top of the
list Of bouts to be put on Monday
night at the Arcade by the National
Capitol Sporting Club
In addition to the final arrange
ments have been made for Il semi
windup of 10 rounds, 6-rounder and
two bouts of rounds each. Johnny
Meyers, Army f1yweight title holder,
meets Young Dencio in the semi-final
Buster Dundee will appear in the g.
round match with an opponent yet to
be selected.
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GRID COACHES MEET
IN GOTHAM MONDAY
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, December 25-Foot
ball, every side of it, will come to the
fore once again when the American
Coaches Association meets Monday at
the Hotel Pennsylvania. Bob Zuppke
of Illinois. the man who coached Red
Grange, is president of the associa.
ton.
Many matters are before the men.
tors, the most important being discus
sion of the recent numerous attacks
upon the college sport. There may be
a renewal of consideration of the for
ward pass, play which was generally
upheld in the session year ago.
For the most part the coaches ap-
pear to be satisfied with the present
rules, about all the criticism this year
having been along general lfneS-the
value of all-American selections and
the raids made by the professional
game on the college ranks.
The coaches will relax in the eve
ming 10 enjoy banquet and listen to
several we'll known humorists.
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TIGER MAY BE NEXT
FOE FOR BERLENBACH

NEW YORK, December 25 LP.-
Tiger Flowers, Atlanta negro, may
be the next opponent of the world
light htheavyweight champion. Paul
Berlenbach, despite the fact that he
lost d 10-round decision to Mike Nc
Tigue in Madison Square Garden
Wednesday night.
Referee Eddie Purdy. it develops,
voted that Flowers had won. while
the two judges favored McTigue
And 80 Berlenbach. who agreed TO
meet the winner has decided TO wait
until he is sure of himself before
signing final articles.
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BASKET BALL SECRETS

The right way to stop an opponent
from shooting is to get in front of
him. That is nearly always possible
when the player is alert both mentally
and physically and has the same de-
gree of speed. Then the player is in a
position to block the shot by striking
the ball.
In the excitement of a game many
players, outwitted by an opponent
they are guarding, find themselves be
hind this opponent when he is pre-
pared to shoot. They then make the
mistake of pushing the opponent
Naturally. that throws him off balance
and spoils his shot. Such an act is a
ball.
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G. w. U. TO HOLD SPORT
RALLY ON JANUARY II

An athletic rally will be held at
George Washington January IA, in the
auditorium at Corcoran Hall
President Mather Lewis. Coach H.
Watson Crum and Virginia Hopkins,
director Of womans athletics, will
make speeches.
The rally will be followed by bas-
ket ball game between the Buff and
Blue varsity mems squad and the
Lafayette College quintet.
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H0UBEN WILL RACE
BEST U. S. SPRINTERS
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December PA spe
cial sprint series. bringing together
four of the fastest dash men in the
world. will be a feature of the annual
indoor track meet of the Millrose A.
A. at Madison Square Garden Febru.
airy l.
Millrose officials have announced
they already had received the signed
entries of Hubert Houben. crack Ger
man sprinter, and De Hart Hubbard,
Michigan all-around star and Western
conference title-holder.
In addition assurances have been re-
ceived that Loren Murchison, now
wearing the colors of the Illinois Ath-
letic Club. and Frank Hussy. national
100-yard champion, and now a student
at Boston College. also will compete.
Evening star., 1925-12-25
GREB AND TUNNEY DUE
TO SWAP BLOWS AGAIN

PITTSBURGH, Pa, December q
CF).-Harry Greb, middleweight cham
picn of the world, has another bout
with Gene Tunney in prospect, he al
nounced last night, just before taking
a train for New York, where he Will
attend the Flowers -McTigue fight in
Madison Square Garden tonight.
Greb mentioned Miami, Fla, as the
probable scene of the proposed bout.
and February - as the date.
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RAY NOT TO RUN AGAIN.

CHICAGO. December p LP).-Joi
Pay, veteran mile runner. has de
clared he is through with amateur
track competition. Ray. who IS en-
ployed in the sporting goods depart
ment OF Il local department store, &c
MED reports that he would Commenre
training in January for his seventeenth
year of amateur work.
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CLOVERS TO TAKE TRIP.

Glover Athletic Club toSSerS are
booked for an encounter with the
Warrenton (Va.) Athletic Club Tues
day night on the Warrenton High
School basket ball court. l.. r. Bar
tenstein is listing games for the Vir-
ginians.
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BOUTS AID CHARITY.

NEW YORK, December % R.-The
Christmas fund of the New York
American. for whose benefit the box
ing show at Madison Square Garden
was conducted Wednesday night. re-
ceived S24,986 from the State athletic
commission. This sum represented
90 per cent of the gross receipts,
Evening star., 1925-12-25
ANDY SMITH IMPROVES.

PHILADELPHIA, December .
N}.-Head Coach Andy Smith of the
University of California foot bali
team. continues To show improve
ment but still is not out of danger
according TO his nurse. Smith is i'll
at the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital with pneumonia.
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MEETING rs DELAYED.

CHAPEL HILL. n. c.. December
25 P).-The joint meeting of the
executive committees of the Southern
Conference, the Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools of the Southern
States and the S. L. A. A, originally
called for January 2. in Atlanta, Ga,
has been pastponed one week.
Evening star., 1925-12-25

. per with a club.
Get it right at the
outset, then leave
1t alone. II you
think the club has
a fault, make up
your mind that
you have the
fault - not the
club. The maker
of the club has
spent thouSa nds
Of dollars finding
the right way to
balance up the
club. and TO tam
per with il by re
moving w G i g h
from the lead.
etc. is had prac-
fice unless Won
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GOTCH THROWS TURNER.

Young Gotch of Iowa. replacing
Bull Schmidt on the Mutual Theater's
wrestling card. handed Joe Turner
his first setback OF the season last
night when he took two straight falls
from the local mailman.
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GRANGE HAS BLACK EYE.

MIAMI, Fla, December % CP).
Red Grange tonight nursed black
eye for his Southern grid debut with
his Chicago Bears against the Coral
Gables Collegians here today He
got it in practice yesterday.
Evening star., 1925-12-25
SWOOPE LEADS BOY GOLFERS

PINEHURST, y. G., December -
ND.-Charles Swoope. son of Henry
B. Swoope, Merton, Pa, Won the
qualifying round in the hole Junior
tournament for boys under 6 yester-
day. BY getting a birdie on the
last hole. Swoope cut his score 10
43, four strokes ahead of Arnold
White. New York, who had Al
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BOXER GOES HOME.

NEW YORK. December % CFD.
Jose Lombardo, featherweight boxer,
has sailed for his home In Panama.
Upon the advice OF physicians he is
,al<ing an extended rest. He intends
to return TO the United States in
February or March.
Evening star., 1925-12-25
CRACKERS SELL A PAIR.

ATLANTA, Ga, December % CA)
The Atlanta club has sold Red
Hall, third baseman, and George
Speirs. shortstop. to the Greenville
(Sally League) club for $4,000 each.
Evening star., 1925-12-25
MIDSHIPMEN TO CONDUCT
RING AND TANK CONTESTS
Tourney for College Boxing Titles to Be Held in
March-Varsity Swimming Championships
April Schedule at Annapolis.

NNAPOLIS December 25With holidays
~ ul
= VIII revive with bound the first Of the
Much made of the Winter sports Academy
and lines
other college Last the Mdhpmn
Evening star., 1925-12-25

CONVICTION. ny. December %
iR.-The 1926 Kentucky Derby will
be run at Churchill Downs May Is,
Col. NJ j. Winn, general manager of
the Kentucky Jockey Club has an
uounGed.
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Colleges Get Neu Grid Tutors May Has Big Sport Card for Winter
WOMEN In SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER

ERRY CHRISTMAS! May present our Women in Sport
wv with little gift? Fankincnse and myrrh have
for today
the spirit of basket bayou vorie Winter sportn the form
youthful
of playground deYotees.
Evening star., 1925-12-25
WALFORDS PLAY MEDICOS.

Walford Soccer Club booters, lead
ers in the race for the Washington
League title, meet the Army Medical
Center eleven today at 2:30 on Walter
Reed Field.
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History of Bush Leagues
John B. Foster---,
CHAPTER XVII.

HEN the Federal League organized disturbed the National
Wv Association grevouly The Federal cared nothing ocaled
rights OF players gathered there where
could take them There disposition the Federal
grab much because the wished
but the
they much the they
little fellows
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American Basket Ball League.
ROUNDING TH(RO
BY Hugh A.Ienn;nqs
CHAPTER XIII.
Standing of the Teams.

HREE prominently of
In the order which they appeared base ball the
= Charles Comiskey Fred Tenny Hal Chase.
Comsky really revoutonized play
baemen had always played the
Comiskeys
who played deep
Evening star., 1925-12-25

Then came the World War and
that almost flattened the association.
When the season of 1918 ended the
roll of minors that sent in playing
averages for the year was made mp
Of the American Association. Ea ast-
ern League, International Leagu
Pacific Coast League, Pacific Coast
International League, Southern Asso-
citation, Virginia League and West
ern League. That was all that was
left of the big association that once
verged upon so leagues with its alli-
ances in one way and another.
Hit Hard by War.
Some OF the minors barely had
enough left in the inkwell TO sign
the records OF the plavers when the
year was over and . all the his
tory of base ball the smaller cir
cults never had been given worse
punishment by conditions which
were unavoidable and not of their
creation. Perhaps the greatest sur
prise was that any of them doggedly
stuck 1t out TO something like a
finish.
In the days after the disastrous
season Of 1918 some of the minors
passed resolutions that they would
not play ball on the following year
All of them thought the war surely
would be prolonged indefinitely and
some of them were so grumpy that
they thought base ball had received
blow from which it would not re-
cover In 10 years. The annual ses-
sions were as funereal as the gem
eral gloom of the world at that time
The leagues had no PLAYERS be-
cause their young men had gone to
war, or gone TO work for the Army
and Navy, and they saw no chance
of getting any youngsters for some
time TO come, because so many OF
the boys had enlisted and were on
the other side of the ocean, where
the death toll was beginning to eat
heavily into the United States
forces.
Yet when the war abruptly termi.
mated in the Autumn with the signing
of the armistice, the minors, accus-
toned to the buffets Of fate, quickly
gathered their forces In line, and at
the end of 1919 the Pacific Coast
League, the New International League,
Association, Eastern League,
Southern Association. Western League
Three Eye League, Michigan-O Ontario
League, Texas League, South Atlantic
Association, Virginia League. Western
Canada League and Florida State
League responded to roll call, although
some of them prior to the beginning of
that playing year had stated they
were through.
Evening star., 1925-12-25
~ tbeir foot hoIi co,3dc

Jimmie De Hart already has LETT Washington and Lee
Cubbge his L.
coach Penn
Maryland.
Arrangements made under which De Hart
Washington Lee the the last ball take charge