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, 1925-02-23
BY JOHN b. t

copyright, l925, Casper Iribune)
NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-The Bos-
ton Nationals, perhaps are In need
of more assistance than any club in
their circuit and they probably will
be experimental with to a greater
extent during the spring training
season than any other club. Almost
the same thing could be said of the
Boston Americans with respect TO
their league.
What may come out of the dark
season in the New England munici-
pality no one a predict thus early
in the season. But tho Boston fans
should not be too much disappointed
in any event. Experience has taught
them not expect too much.
Last year the loyal legions OF Bos-
ton were much wrought up by re-
ports from the spring training camp
of what fine things the Braves were
doing. A little later they were all
aglow over the good work Of the Red
Sex, early in the season, only to re-
lapse dazed and humbled after both
clubs flivvered.
THE Braves flop was the worst Of
the two. The Braves were mentioned
in President Heydler's report as one
OF the cams that did moi do SO we'll
financially. They have been making
some efforts to get on their feet for
1926, but they will have to do a lot
of experimenting to achieve It.
Powell, the outfieldsr. who has
been a fixture in Boston for some
years, has been dropped unconditicn-
ally. Neis. of Brooklyn, will take
his place. Neis does SO well some
times that he looks for all the world
like a ome Other times he looks
more like a has been.
Boston will need something In the
tnfield as well as in the outfield.
Burrus. who played in the Southern
association last season. will try
again for big league company. He is
being groomed by the Braves for
first base and II he makes it. he will
displace McInnis. This old star OF
Connie Mack's champion Athletics
has not done so well since he left
Philadelphia
Mechanically. he does well enough
but he seems to have found the trail
of a rut and sticks in It. Burrus is a
rough and ready first baseman. He
is not of the polished. cat-like type
but Manager Niehoff. Of Atlanta
says he has picked up a lot.
Tierney, who played second for
the Braves in 1924 has gone tc
Brooklyn and Bancroft, the Boston
manager. may have in mind a rear
rangement OF his infleld which he i,
, 1925-02-23
HOGAN TO
HEAD ELKS
GYM WORK

zone Round Hogan. famous
hattle'scarred veteran OF a thousand
and one ring battles. has been en-
saged by the tournament committee
OF the Elks club TO take charge OF
the Elks gymnasium during the
training OF the boys who have en-
tered in the Ellss tournament, TO be
held during the week OF March 10.
In his day Hogan was ono OF the
gamest fighters who ever donned
the padded mitts. He has fought
such men a $ Battling Nelson, Abe
Attel, Joe Rivers. Joe Cans and
other noted iightweights OF that
time. Hogan is a master OF night
technique and win be on hand 10
advise tho young scrappers II agree.
able with the club managers.
The hne Elks gymnasium is avail
able from 3 TO 5 in the afternoon
and from : 10 0 In the evening for
all entrants in the Elks amateur
tournament. and they are invited to
make use OF It. Hogan Will be on
the job during these hours and his
services Will be given free to the
boys.
All managers OF clubs entered In
the tournament are requested TO
meet the tournament committee at
the Elks home this evening at &
O'Clock, = Eligibility rules aud other
matters Of Importance will come up
for action.
, 1925-02-23
AND
FIGHT
in FRISCO RING
Winner VIII Go East to
Meet Elimination Tour
ney Of Lightweights.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Feb. a.
Jack silver and Joe Benjamin, light.
weights were ready today TO enter
the ring at Recreation Park for the
ton round bout which will decide who
will go east TO meet the winner Of an
elimination contest 20 bring forth q
sucoessor TO Benny Leonard. retir-
ing lightweight champion.
Both men were scheduled 10
weigh in this morning at 1872 pounds
and again publicly Just before en-
tering the ring.
Interest IN the bout is intense b
It would be tho first contest OF It's
kind TO be held IN this section OF the
state In ten years.
Local fight followers favor Silver.
They contend that the latteF's youth
will outweigh Benjamin's hard hit
ting ability and ring experience.
a warm sun Frightening a cloud.
less sky this morning encouraged the
belief that the main event would
start at s;45 p. m. The first prellm'
mary was on the program for :
o'clock.
, 1925-02-23
World Results
By Leased Wire
MANY CHANGES likely TO BE
made In Lineup OF BOSTON
NATIONALS DURING SUMNER

keeping TO himself. WEIGH. the play
er who was secured from Seattle
and who is really of major league
promise. can play either first or in
the outfield. As the team is starting
with another first baseman. Welch
may go to the Quilted, which is bad
ly in need OF bolstering. That would
give WEIGH and Neis for a start
with a third outfielder to be selected.
Perhaps 1t would be Felix who was
not in good physical condition last
year. but is popular with the heads
of the club.
OF course, there also is Casey Stem
gel. who is as likely to have a tip.
top season this year as at any time
in his career He is in good condi-
ticn and there is no outfielder in
their circuit who has better judg.
ment as to where batters place their
hits.
Casey is not quite as fast az he
was. but II he can get back to the
home run habits on n club which
needs that sort OF thing. he will
make the Braves outfield much bet
ter than it was last year.
, 1925-02-23
NO help With
PUZZLE WORDS
FROM CURATOR

LONDON, Feb. 23.-so many In.
quiries have been received at tho
London 200 asking for the scientific
name for Jumping mice trapodidael
or other animals that the following
storectypod letter has been prepar,
cd for all such lnqulsieGi
Dear Sir;
I'm reply 10 your letter I regret
that I cannot undertake TO assist IN
the solution OF cross word puzzles.
icuis faithfully, Curator"
, 1925-02-23
THE TRIBUNE'S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS
YOU KNOW ME AL--Adventures Of Jack Keefe

Friend Al:
l seen in the paper that Husgin, has
counted on 10 pitchers going south with
him for the training trip. amt heard
nothing from Ed Barrow about my con-
tract as yet. So I'm a holdout and nobody
knows it. Hug Is wrong on that 10 count.
He figured me in but think he forgot
Shockcr don't you?
Igot a letter from the wife today. She
was visiting her foxes out in Mich. and is
now on her way here with her Ma. Some
thing to look forword to eh al.
Right now I'm busy with my comeing
fight. III give Hambone Jones a lesson in
boxing he wont forget. I'm trained to tho
minnit and as fine a a frogs hair. I'm get.
ting the best Of eats at my camp and feel
like a million bucks. Me and my goose
mascot will now take a walk to the station
and meet the wife and company.
The x word puzzle of the ring and dia-
nond Jack Keefe.
, 1925-02-23
CHAMP CUE
PLAY is ON

CHICAGO. Feb. 23.-PIay for the
worlds championship at is.2 balkline
billiards will be started here tonight
with Willie Hoppe Of New York. the
veteran title holder. favored over a
field of four others. Hoppe meets
Kamatare Suzuki Of Japan. Con
tests will be at 400 points.
Jake Schaefer who once defeated
Hoppe for tho championship; Welker
Cochran Of Hollywood, Calf
Edouard Horernans Of Belgium, and
Erich Hagenlacher Of Germany viii
be the other contestants.
, 1925-02-23
New RECORDS
IN SWIMMING

TAMPA, Fla. Feb. 23.-One new
worlds record and a new national
record stood today as a result OF COM
petition here yesterday.
Ethel Lackie. set a worlds record
when she bettered by two seconds
her time in the 1924 olympics for
the 10 yard free style swim. She
made the distance yesterday in 1:1o
Is.
Martha Norelius set a new nation
al record for $50 yards in 1881 3-5.
Gertrude Ederle equslled the worlds
record of 2:46 a.5 for the 22o yard
free style. rs seconds faster than
her own former mark.
, 1925-02-23
GEORGE
IS RECOVERING

BIRMINGHAM. England. Feb. 20.
Former Premier Lloyd George.
who was forced TO take TO his bed
with sore throat after arriving here
Saturday to I'LL n speaking engage
ment. spent u comfortable night and
his physicians this morning reported
that his temperature was nearing
normal. He will be unable. however.
to travel for several days.
Dame Lloyd George is expected to
arrive here today.
, 1925-02-23
MAJOR CLUBS
AFTER KOENIC, STAR
OF ST. PAUL PLAYERS

along less well with the owner OF the
club. who is a positive chap. and
that Shocker wanted TO get with
New York, hoping to get a chance
to pitch in at least one world series.
Shocker vas traded to New York
because Manager Higgins got tied
up In a swap from which he could
not get away. Higgins never has
denied shocker's skill, though. and
II shocker comes through and
pitches the Yanks 10 a champion
ship in 1925, the little Yank leader
will be tickled 10 death.
, 1925-02-23
QUESTION
BOX

If you have some question to
ask about baseball. football. box.
ing or any other amateur or pro-
fessional sport
II you want a rule Interpreted
II you want to know anything
about a play or player
Write to John b. Foster. on
baseball.
Lawrence Perry. on amateur
sports. and
Fair Play on boxing and other
professional sports. All arc sper
cial correspondents Of the Casper
Tribune. s14 World Building. New
York.
II you want a personal reply
enclose a stamped. self-addressef
umn.
envelope. Otherwise your ques
ion will be answered IN this col.
, 1925-02-23
MAJOR white
SPEAKS HERE

Major w, C. White OF salt Lake
City, q chaplain in the Canadian
army for three years overseas, and
n brilliant speaker. will be In Casper
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
OF this week and will hold services
at s o'clock each evening at the
citadel.
The salvation Army cordially in.
vitos tho public TO attend the
services,
, 1925-02-23
TEXAS SOL0N
is STILL I'LL.

WASHINGTON. Feb. e3.-Ths
condition q Representative Garner
Of Texas. who Is ~ with pneumonia.
was reported today as virtually I'M
changed from yesterday, when con-
siderable Improvement was noted.
He was said to have rested easiiy
during tho night.
, 1925-02-23
Worlds Records
At Traps Hung Up

CHICAGO. Feb. 23.-Frank
Hughes. member Of the United
States Olympic t%rapshooting team.
established n worlds record yoster.
day by breaking 1856 double targets
In n straight run in the mid.winter
tuoynament OF the Lincoln Park Gun
club.
, 1925-02-23

Then came the 25o.mile Thanks.
giving day road race. Frank aban.
doned his Ford for a Dusenberg.
He reached the height of his career
so far-on that day by winning
the race and a $4,000 purse.
And now he is seeking still more
honors in competition with the
greatest drivers in the world.
Since his first appearance on the
track, Lockhart has always driven
car number 81. He has been given
the same number for the coming big
classic.
Even so. he'll be driving n ink
car-will he be. able to beat the
jinx, too?
, 1925-02-23

Copyright. 1925. Casper Tribune.)
Q.-Have Tommy Gibbons and
Harry Wills ever met each other?
A,-Not in a boxing bout.
, 1925-02-23
NEWS BRIEFS

MIAMI. Fla.-John Mccormick
and his party. on a fishing trip,
were drifting helplessly seward
when rescued. The motor on their
yacht became disabled.
WASHINGTON. Memorial ser
vices for Julius Kahn. representa-.
tive from California, who died in De.
eember. were held Jointly by Repub-
iicans and Democrats.
ST. PETERSBURG. fla group
Of American Yankees arrived for
spring training.
, 1925-02-23
By JOHN d. 7

Copyright. 1925. Casper Tribune)
NEW YORK. Feb. ga story is
being circulated that five major
leagues are after Koenig OF the ST.
Paul club. The story is correct.
save one detail-scven clubs are Of.
ter him.
Koenlg played second base and
shortstop part Of the time for the
st. Paul club in 1924. Toward the
end OF the season he had an %Cpportun-
ity TO jump in ana show what really
was in him. He left so many sparks
in his wake that the major leagues
suddenly discovered he was the nan
they all had been looking for. De
sire for him has become an epidemic.
The reason for the suddenness OF
the desire for him is that Koenig
never did anything sensational oe-
fore. Had he been anything OF a
"phenom' in the past. the major
clubs undoubtedly would have nailed
him ere now.
Koenlg is a batter In the minor
leagues Of about tho go class. But
he takes hold OF the ball" He does
not tap It. These take. holders are
rugged guys who hit whom the more
placid young men have gone on
their way down the boulevard OF
time.
He fieldcd about $40 at shortstop
and about .o55 at second base when
no had a chance 10 try that. In
neither position was he a Maran.
vile. but that does not make the
slightest difference to the sovcn
major clubs who want him.
Both Philadelphia clubs have
angled for Koonig. SO, too. have the
Yankees, Washington, the White
Sox, tho st. Louis Browns and one
other club. Now that Bob Connery
is tho presiding dictator Of the St.
Pauls. the Yankees seem to have the
inside trail for Koenig. Conpery
was scout for the Yankees until he
became a minor league boss.
1t is easy to see why so many
clubs are lined UP for Koenig. Each
OF them needs an infielder, either to
fill an aching void or 10 FIJI a void
that soon is likely TO begin aching.
DUH lHlldut4pAA 1Aup7 AHNAN hhH'4A
an infielder. the Yanks and White
sox know where their troubles will
come one day; the Washingtons
have n steady Job trying to provide
fuel for their infield and the Browns
are more or less uncertain about
their inner workings.
Every baseball eye that scans the
work OF the ST. Paul club In 1925
will keep one corner peeled for Koe-
mig but when Il comes 70 extending
favors. connsry Is cure 10 give the
Yanks first chance 70 name their
figure.
A veteran umpire who. for obvl.
| GUS reasons. does not want to be
quoted. was asked recently TO name
the best pitcher in the American
league. Without hesitation. he an.
swered "shocker."
Why ST. Louis should have let
him get away Is stlil a mystery 10
tomo and not tho faitest shadow Of
n mystery to others who claim 70
teou~ tbas GhagErr aud CfaIar Hld
, 1925-02-23

Paayo Nurmi has reyolutlonized
tho manufacture ~ running shoes.
According 10 a well known maker
Of athletic footssnr, Nurmi's adop-
ton OF a shoe with a heel for his
indoor running, instead Of the
orthodox style without. has created
an unusual demand among a num-
Der OF stars as wen as embryo ath.
letes for tho type used by the
phantom Finn,
The National Rino association,
through its branches. is arranging
to observe national rife day. June
G, in 1000 townh and cities through
out the country.
, 1925-02-23
SPORT BRIEFS

tBy The Associated Prcss.l
Dartmouth and Princeton. leaders
in the eastern intercollegiate bas.
ketbali league. each having Won nve
games and lost none, VIII meet
Saturday.
, 1925-02-23
GRID STAR
is ON MAT

CHICAGO, Feb. Slim McMilen,
captain OF the Uniyerslty OF Illinois
football team In 1928. has turned
professional wrestler. He weighs
Is pounds. He will make his debut
at Columbus, Ohio. tomorrow night.
Entertainment and refreshments
nj Musicians Ball tonight.
, 1925-02-23

For results try a Tribune CLASSIFIED
Ad.
, 1925-02-23

al. Did Jim Jeffries retire from
ring and give title to Tommy Burns
to defend? 2. Did Jack Johnson
get championship when he beat
Burns? 3. Did Jim Jenries try to
stage a comeback? 4. Was Mike
Gibbons ever a lightweight cham.
plon? 5. What is his weight now?
Al. No. to Marvin Hart. .. Yes
.. Yts. he tried to against Jack
Johnson and was beaten. 4. 10.
8. Tie is out OF nghtinEi don't know
his present weight.
, 1925-02-23

Q.-Where Is Elberfeld as man
ager for 1895?
Ale has gone TO Mobile for
1925. He was with Little Rock
before.
, 1925-02-23

A bout that may lead the winner
TO the worlds lightweight boxing
championship will usher in the re-
turn Of outdoor boxing 20 San Fran.
cisco. Joe Benjamin leftl and Jack
Silver. claimant TO the Pacific coast
lightweight title, meet In a lo,round
match February 20. Both boxers
were among those chosen to fight 1t
out for the world title Benny Leon.
ard vacated. and in the drawings In
New York. they were matched for
m OF the first fights. The San
Francisco meeting IS that fight. A
big crowd is expected.
The Washington times., 1925-09-09
COLLEGE GRID
SQUADS ARE
BUZZING
Georgetown, Maryland, Cath
Ole University and George
Washington Are Out

With Georgetown and Maryland
already in the field. and with Catho-
lie University and George Washing
ton scheduled to turn out today for
initial practice. football matters here
are looking up.
Reports emanating from the Mon
mouth, n. j., game of Georgetown
are glowing in their accounts of the
progress made by Lou Titles Hill
toppers. They say the Blue and
Gray boys are hard at work on each
others threats.
\, Maryland has been out only one
day and most of that day was spent
in punting and in taking off sur
plus poundage. Curly Byrd has a
blind pig on his hands this year.
He doesn't know what his team will
amount to. with all the regulars
missing.
Maudie Crum and Jack McAuliffe,
of Washington and Catholic Univer-
sity, have high hopes. Crum devel-
oped a team at G.. w. u. last year
that was pleasing, and with a fair
nucleus this year, he is not worry
ing. McAuliffe, formerly line coach
at Dartmouth, will have to look
over the G U. squad for a couple
Of days before he will know what
he has.
The Washington times., 1925-09-09
SLA I tt ny MAY
SOCK WAY
To GLORY
Buffalo Pusher and BerIen-
bach Have Clash at
Yankee Stadium

NEW YORK, Sept. O.. Shamus
slattery, Of Buffalo, will have his
chance to skip and sock his way
back INTO popular favor and into I
world title at the same time. Paul
Berlenbach. of Astoria. win havt
the opportunity to show him i
can't be done, and the customers
at the Yankee stadium will have
an interesting brawl to watch, this
coming Friday.
The so-called wise money along
Broadway today believed: TO the
extent Of 8 to 5. that Berlenbach
would retain his title Of light
heavyweight champion, Wrested
from the cagey Mike McTigue q
short time back. On the other
hand, Slatsy Buffalo hackers were
reported as confident that the hand.
some youngster had worked him,
self into condition to slap Paul
silly. M. Il 81. Il ss
Neither gladiator looked so good
his last time out. sBerlenbach was
told,E in New Jersey, that he and
Tony MaruIlo were not fighting.
Slattery. of course, has the sodious
memory of the smacI1ing Dave
Shade gave him to live down. Be
fore that, he was the coming
Corbett. Since, although he has
appeared once here, he has been
Just another boxer Until he proves
different.
His intention to re.establish him
self is given serious tone by his
courage in stepping in against a
puncher like BerIenbach.
AS has been remarked, Berlen-
bach is no picture fighter" he
has no great amount of science,
hut he punches with the serious
concentration of carver of
epitaphs. Winning from McTigue
has given him plenty Of confidence.
There were those along Broad
way willing to lay even money. or
almost even, that Berlenbach would
win by a Knockout as quickly as
Shade did.
The Washington times., 1925-09-09

stop like Peckinpaugh, says the
former star of the New Orleans
Pel,cans. There is no swelled heal
about the youngster and he should
be popular, not only with the fans
but also among his fellow players
He is almost ready to enter the
lineup. It is some six weeks sinc7
he quit to undergo an operation
for blood poisoning.
9 Joe Judge crashed his way into
the regular Lineup yesterday and
NAV remain at the job hereafter
At first it was thought that Joe
Harris might snpplant him agains:
soCthpaw pitching but Judge insists
that the southpaws don't botnel
hin any and that he should play
regularly. Bucky Harris is inclined
to agree with him, too.
Benny Tate is crying for chance
to catch. some games and with
Muddy .Ruel resting the youngsf er
will share the back-stopping duties
with Hank SEVERED. He caught
the final frame here yesterday. !.
Allen Russell. Win Ballou and
Hal Smith will start q few games,
too, as soon as the veteran regu-
lars, begin easing off. Russell,
Judging from recent relief work,
is in fine .fettle, while Ballou has
earned a chance by his perform
ances during the past week.
The champions morale is per-
feet. They, are playing with a
sureness most impressive. Whether
their pitching be good or bad, the
regulars battle their way along
like a machine and it is this ability
which has carried them through
the season within reaching distance
of the Mackmen. Their superior
steadiness and power then enabled
them TO squirt to the front and
hold their, advantage.
The Washington times., 1925-09-09

Benny Tate, who had caught the
eighth frame. famed, but Adams
put. a long fly for Simmons and
over came Ruet11er with the third
run of the inning. Jeanes was a
bit anxious and expired on a pop
foul fly to Holt. ending the game
with. the Mackmen victorious
Earl McNeely contributed the
nashiest fielding play Of the day
with a brilliant running catch OF
Bill Lamar's low liner in the
seventh. The crack Washington
gardner covered across toward left
field snagging the drive while NOV
ing at top speed. Aside. from that
catch and the generally fine pitch
ing OF Slim Harriss there wasn't
much to the game. -
The fans were tick1ed to see the
AS finally win a game anyway, and
the booing chorus wasn't quite as
vociferous as it was on Labor Day
when it established records.
The Washington times., 1925-09-09
BYRD Sees NO
REASON FOR
OPTIMISM
Maryland Coach Declares
Seasons Outlook Is
Dark

1--WE play a heavy schedule, and,
frankly. while we read lot Of dope
in the. papers about Maryland ex-
pecting a strong team, the situation
really looks bad. /" Curley Byrd,
Maryland coach, was speaking.
eve play the fastest kind OF a
schedule without a let-up at any
stage Of the season. We figured we
had two comparatively. easy games
in washington and Western Mary
land but from what understand
we may have trouble in those
games.
And If we do, there is no telling
what may happen after that. Do
YOU think I'm pessimistic? IL so, /
wish we had something to make US
optimistic"
The southern Conference. Of
which Maryland is member, pro-
hibits practice starting before the
first Monday in September. Also,
the conference doesn't allow its
members to play freshmen or foot
BAH transfers. This makes It hard.
In a way. for there may be a.
freshman or two at College Park
this fall who could aid the Ravens
coach. i. E.s+ .s3.ef
Byrd loses stalwart players in
Burger, Lewis and Hougl1. Hough
was elected captain, but has gone
to the marine corps and will not
return. That, in itself. is a blow
for Maryland, for Hough was really.
q great Hnemans Supplee, Brom-
icy, Bonnet and Beatty are left for,
the forward wall.
One OF the biggest and best
prospects is Fred Linkous, 1885,
pound fullhack from the freshman
team last fall. Pugh. Thomas and
Welchel, other flrst-year backs
coming up, are light. Kirk Besley
is the only veteran left, as Osborn,
IIou LJaino and puUh are gone
The Washington times., 1925-09-09
SHARPS THINK RUETIIER
WILL STOP PIRATES

Ruether amenab 1919 world
fol world title month
Manager speculate pitchers will
plant another emblem Nations Capital.
will be halted because
early Of the title clashes with the still
unfinished. 5#gs
It be the impression that the Washington club is to
baers of the Pirate will Walter
johnson no will perform the
In fact it is the opinion Of observers OF hurting form that pitching
power alone going halt Buccaneers twill
tricky hurer who has experiences enough to- every
ness thand his