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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
He's Student
and Athlete

I W FuLBHGHT. I9.ycarold
J. University Of Arkansas sen.
or. winner Of the Rhodes schol.
trship for Arkansas. Is one OF
he most versatile students that
over attended the state uni.
fcuity.
tie has played halfhack on tho
Arkansas university team for the
last three years, receiving his
third varsity football letter at
The close Of the football season
just past
lie also holds two varsity let.
ters IN tennis and was captain OF
the tennis team last spring
Fulbright is the youngest stu
dent ever to have received the
Rhodes scholarship in Arkansas.
Tho scholarship is good for a
threc.years' tenure az the Uni.
vcrsity Of oxford. England II
carries with It an annual stipend
OF $50 pounds.
FuIbright will be graduated
from the University Of Arkansas
college OF arts and sciences at
the end OF this term in February
hut will continue his studies In
law at the university for the 70.
mninder Of the school year
He will take up his residence
in oxford in October. 1895. where
he will specialize In history and
economics.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
Martin Baby
of Champions

uCASNoNuALt" Ed DIE
y MARTIN, who recently up
sst the dope by winning the ban,
tamweiEht title from Abe Gold,
stein. has youth in his favor
Martin "a the youngest OF All
the champions. just "a. lie takes
the best carr Of himself, but u
the rushing type OF fighter, who
takes much punishment TO win In
every start, They seldom last
long. a Ia Nelson and wolgasi.
Mike McTigue. who N moro or
less a bogus champ. Il tho oldest,
80. Harry Greb IL 80. Jack pemp-
seq and Benny Leonard are Is,
and Mickey Walker and rancho
villa IS.
The fcatherwelghi champion u
stiIl unsettled since tho rctiremcn,
Of Johnny Dundee, holder OF that
title,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
FINN PAIR
SETS FOUR

DmLADELpHIA. Feb. i5-Paayo
i Nurmi. the great Finn runner,
and Willie Ritola. his fellow country
man. ST a total OF four new indoor
dirt track records here las, night NJ
the io5rd Cavalry armory,
Nurmi set new marks on the rec
ord books for the mile. one and three.
quarters and two.miie events.
Ritola's record was for the three
and onc-auartcr-mllc race. His time
was 10 minutes. IS seconds. which In
81 5.5 seconds faster than tho pre-
vious record FOR this distance made
by Hannes Kolchmaincn. also OF
Finland. in 1919
Surmis time for the mile was 4
minutes. IS IS seconds. mile and
,hreo.auaricrt. minutes, II IS sec.
ouds. and for the two-mile. min
utcs. 30 rs seconds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
ZUPPKE GIVES
BEARG BOOST

''Bearg knows football and has
the ability TO impart his knowledge
20 his players Hc is stire 10 be a
success in his new position"
That's the compliment Bob Zuppse,
famous coach or University Of III.
nois. pays TO Ernest Bcorg. recently
placed in charge Of football at Ne.
braska. For several years Bearg
has assisted Zuppkc AZ Illinois.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
Johnson Back; O'ConmeU
Hurt Case: Pirates Due

pretty general that o'Connell was
the goat OF the Giant scandal
and large percentage OF the fans
seemed rather eager 10 see that he
90, out OF the mess all right.
o'Connell could have strengthen
ed his case UNNECESSARILY by catch.
ing the first train East and repeat.
ing the straightforward story he
told lands some weeks earlier. The
fact that he refused to testify indi.
Gated he was not particularly inter.
ested In seeing that the prosecutors
got TO the bottom of he affair.
Dolan's hrcat to sue Lands
will develop nothing. Even II
Dolan should win such suit
he probably would have hard
time making u desirable connec.
ton with another big league
ball club.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
SCOTLAND vs..
IIkl.I.ANn

Scotland W.. ireland, This Is the
links battle that the golfinE members
Of the Arctic club ,cc-off in at the
1nglcwood course Friday. and after
the divo,s cease flying. the ioosers
viii be the hosts OF the winners
nj a dinner and smoker in the Arctic
club in the evening.
President T. r. Harris il busy
searching the highways and byways
In his quest for Micks who can golf.
T., + has taken the Job OF captain
o fihc ShamrockS Past President
W. "Bili" Irvine, who Wal lead tho
Scots. has much easier job than
skipper Harris. According to Bill.
every Scotchman is golfer. Play
will be on handicap single matches,
but the field win be sent off in four.
some. the first OF which win tec-ofi
at n o'clock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
IL Acres of W Washington
Park Set Aside By Board
Park Board Behind Move of Amateur Athletic Or
CARNATIONS to Build Recreation Field for Seattle;
Executive Committee to Meet Later in Week

DESERVING 10 acres Of Washington park on +. Madi-
N ST. for recreation field for Seattle high school
and other amateur athletes the Seattle park board has
started the ball rolling in the big undertaking.
The board made the reservation after resolution had
been read by Principal Luther of Queen Anne high school,
chairman of the committee in charge of preliminary
rangemens recommending to the board that this land be
set aside for such a field
Luther states that the committee consisting Of representa-
ves of the various athletic organizations in the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
COACH TAKES
NO CHANCES

WITH his chances OF turning out
w championship team al stake
on this road trip. Coach Heck Ed.
mundson is planning upon taking
two full squads with him when tho
Huskies leave Wednesday night for
their trip east Of the mountains. He
will name tie men he will take 10
morrow. The first stop is at Walla
wslla. where Whitman will be met
Washington State. Idaho and Mon
tanh follow in order.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
Gregg and Lockard Expected TO Confer Today
ATHLETIC FIELD Land RESERVED !!
DARLINGTON
WORK STARTS
BY ALEX C. ROSE

WITHOUT the usual ceremonies.
w such az turning over the
first spadeful Of soil. 20 celebrate
the occasion. work In the building Of
the is.hole course Of the Darlington
Golf club started yesterday morn.
ing. with Architect Frank James,
tho demon constructor OF golf links.
in fun charge OF the operations.
That's what everybody has been
waiting for-the work 20 start-for
the past three weeks, with piows
Hcrapera and Ehoyeia IN motion now
on tho Black river property. the
membership list should soak many
notches within the next few weeks.
Just when the grand opening OF
the new course viii be held Is not
known al present. but II II a pretty
safe bet that Frank James viii have
Il ready for play before the end Of
August This " not giving this
broad-ahouldcred chap much time
70 build an ts.hois golf course. bat
he's the go getcm' KIND. and AZ
there is very little clearing 10 be
done. the chances are very favor,
able that he viii hang up a new
record In golf course construction at
Darlington.
lie sure knows how 20 hanledlo
dirt. does Frank James. and in all
my experience in connection with
the building Of golf courses. have
never soen his equal" go is the say.so
OF no lcAs an authority than Bob
Johnuton,e the veteran Seattle Golf
club professional
Except for one or two changes.
which were approved when Bob
tombstone and the greens committee
went over the property with Archl.
tcct James Friday. the course viii
b" laid out according TO the original
lana.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
Bt SlNkss GOOD
Al EOsIER

The Foster Eolf links. which opened
last Friday, has evidently made Il
decided hit with scnttle's knights OF
the fnirways Owner George Eddy
reports that business was very good
over the week end, and that several
OF the neighbors were around to find
out what this golf game was an
about" and getting the low.down on
what II was going 10 cost them to
take a fling at H. Full particulars
were I'D from George Emery Eddy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
Kansas Hurts Hands
in Bout in Buffalo

BUFFALO. y. Y. Feb. 17.-Bobby
Tracy OF Buffalo won six.round
decision over Pal Moran OF New Or
leans here last night. Rocky Kan
sas. Buffalo. who beat Red Cap VIII
son Of New orleans in another six
round bout. hurt his hands so badly
that he was forced 10 withdraw from
the coming lightweight tournament.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

teorEs shaRkila hs. lined up a eia.sy
card o. boats for tho Easias mitt suos
BE- Tacoma Thursday biEht on top he
has Dee smell nesting Eddis Mchenna,
shieh is man event iu any city an The
West Babe Fulmrr aud Danny Mat
fhevs tap youngsters Who put wonder
/ fai battle hers tso weeks aEa, meet iu
Z the sis.rguud ssnisfiusl Young Jack
Dempsey botvs four rounds uith an
Alssssn heavyweight named Prank
u'Nsii. Norman Wilson boxes four rounds
vith Obj Weaver Eeod crowd OF &C.
attic fans 10 expected 90 SO over for the
nIhl'
When Joe nsHJamin and Jack silver
nsht In san Franfiscs soon, thsy viii boz
a. - pounds Hos this viii affect their
standing IN the NsN YORK tournament IL
not known ~ the vsiEht there Il i2s
pounds This match is ip count iu me
Gotham tournament
lannir Austin Is now EunninE for thai
mHtfh Tor nahs Hereof with Bobby bar
rstt that fril thru a few weeks $50 Nhsn
Barrett was taken ii They saY that
Aiorris hehaiffirr - better fighter than
naffsu. and Hsfrot beat the omaha
ssltsrwslEht. EiylnE away ak pounds Ia
vsiEht n hereof should beat barrett.
- tiAN 81 n ANANN NiNN AAfANN NalhHF
IN !. A. 80 the wsitsrWsiGhi King IL
nov In California.
Ths weltsrssiKht diSisios, that dom
mated the NsFthusst rims game last
rear, Il beginning 20 dptndls Dods
hereof ana spuE Myers are IN Ios An.
Esl-s Jimmy tarro plans 10 return 20
Boston saun. Hob Harper may 40 10 Cali
ifofnia, Ted krache has been IN retire
msnt Joe Mmnnirh he's been out With a
bum shoulder. and EDDIE Roberts hasn't
been gpius 20 very soli
Harm smith, veteran sports writer ON
tho san franrisr6 Chronicle. thiuks that
Tod Morgan sould make = mistake in
nshting Md kapiHn nos. Smith says
thai he thinhu that Merriam iii gain by
waiting until he has a chance % yin the
crown from kapiaH. tighter who blocks
punches only with bite chin. won't be able
70 make me weight long. and wont last
long - champion n he does. smith nE.
gres M9rEan has the reputation. and
would have everything 70 Toe ana nsthinE
- EaiH.
IT, too bad that there isn't nEhtsF
afpand 10 pounds 70 fiEtt Mike Dundee
here. The tiiinais bstiier IL 90 Portland
snd ~ certainly knows hos 10 nEht
10 beat GosFSiv Hoilis easily thsts a few
nlEhis AKa There 10 a drafth ~ iss-
Founders IN the Norih~ssi az present
Niih Ad schAsht leaving for the se-
aihr irsininE camp roon. the local boa
ma com mission must scout around Cor
Nov referee here
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
Miss Hollins Again
Pebble Beach Champ

DEL MONTE. Cal, Feb. 17.-Miss
Marion Holllns Of New York Monday
won the Pebble Beach women's
championship for the third straight
year when she defeated Miss Louise
Fordyce OF Youngstown. o.. 5 and 4.
Miss Hollins continued to play the
excellent brand Of golf Monday that
she ha dali during the tournament.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
O'Connell's Stand

JIMMY o'CoNNELL certainly
- didn't help his case any by re.
f,lsing to testify before the New
York prosecutors unless granted
immunity.
Jimmy was badly advised. Every.
one admits the possibility OF his
conviction was very remote.
The feeling In baseball has been
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
McGraw Fears Pirates

John McGRAW of the Giants
- picks the Pittsburg Pirates as
the team he viii have to beat TO
win his fifth straight pennant this
year. TITS a young ball club and
has much latent strength" says Nc.
Graw. II think they will be much
more dangerous than Brooklyn. I
think the deal with Chicago helped
Pittsburg more than Il did the. other
club"
Barney Dreyfus. owner OF the ri.
rates. is optimistic. too. we
ought to win this year because all
our comedians are gone" By this
Barney is taking sly crack at
Rabbit Meanwhile and his cohorts.
Rabbit was the clown OF that ball
team. This year he captains the
Cubs.
Vie Pirates have been "A good
ball club for several years. Ap.
parently they lack stamina. Al.
ways they blow up In the
stretch. This year Il may be
different. It's been long time
since the Smoky City expert.
cnccd world series thrill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
EDMONTON VICTOR

REGINA. sssk.. Feb. i7.-Ed.
monitor won a loose hockey con.
test from the Regina Red Caps. s
10 s, here last night. By the vic.
tory. Edmonton moved up 10 a tic
with Saskatoon in the Western
Canada Hockey association.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
Willie Hoppe NoW
in Lead of Match

NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-willie
Hoppe, worlds balkline champion,
forged into the lead in the three
cushion tournament with Bob Can
nefax, the defending title holder here
last night. The score now stands.
Hoppe 24O and Cannefax 227. Hoppe
made rs poinr last night, while Can.
nefax made but a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
RHODES TEAM WINS

The Rhodes Department Store
team Of tho women's Commercial
Basketball league defeated the I'm.
pcrial Candy Co. sextet on the Y w.
/ G. A. floor Saturday night by a score
OF IS 10 3. In the other Saturday
contest the Northwestern Mutual
Fire association won over the PA.
cific Telephone Co. 81 TO II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

son viii he back
on the firing line
again next season
with the world
champions.
venture the
prediction Walter
will have another
winning season.
despite the fact
that the fircllall
king has failed in
his ono big ambi.
ton, namely TO
own a ball club
on the Coast.
Johnson Is not
the type OF pitch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
ONE OF VETERANS

Zach Wheat, Of Brooklyn, Is one Of
tho oldest players in the majors in
point OF service. Wheat Joined the
Dodgers in 1909. lie has been with
the snme club ever Nince.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
FERRY GAIL
At CALHOUN

Perry Gail. n recent arrival In Sc.
attic from the professional ranks Of
southern California. where he was
connected with some OF the leading
clubs around Los Angeles. has taken
over the Calhoun Indoor Golf school.
and will be ready 10 straightcn out
your hooks and slices on and after
Wednesday morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

4 lot Of hard.boilcd thcatcr so"rs
arc saying Benny Lconard's mother
would do tho world great favor N
she'd got the young man TO resign
ms an actor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

round battle % The Arcnn after
sacco had floored him in an early
round.
Sacco can fight when he wants
to. and he'll have to fight tonight,
as Harper isn't much Of a stalier
in the ring. .Sacco Is at his best
when pressed. and the Seattle boy
isn't the type Of a fighter who lays
hack and waits
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

The American delegates have with.
drawn from tho Geneva opium con.
ference. !, remains 10 BIO
seen what effect this will have on
The trimming camp preSetlons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
BEST ON DEFENSE

Washington showed IN premier de.
fcnsiye team In tho American league
last season. In 1856 games opponents
ran up n total Of but sl5 runs. or
less than four per contest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

Tn addition 10 Mr., Kearns II may
L now be said Mr. Dempsey has
Estelle to support
W. suppose Miss Taylor agreed
To take the champion for better or
worse and yet he could hardly he
any worse than he was The night
he fought Bill Brennan.
IL MIR. DEMPSEY is TO
BECOME \ SUCCESSFUL RIO.
MEO HE WILL HAVE TO DO
MORE CLINCHING THAN HE
USUALLY DOES in THE
RING.
MIR. DEMPSEY says this, his sec.
1'l pnd marriage. viii be his last.
In other words, It is wind.up bout.
Not the least remarkable thing
about the wedding was that no
journalistic genius used this head
line: champion liayoed by Cupid"
ME don't know whether Miss Tay.
w Tor can cook or not. II is
fairly evident, however. that she has
already cooked Harry Wills goose.
MIR. DEMPSEY SAYS HE
REALLY DOES LOVE TO
HANG AROUND THE HOUSE
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE
HOUSE AGGREGATES 5000.
900.
MISS TAYLOR had to get Iii.
A'l vorce to get Dempsey. Glib.
bons and Wills are still wondering
what they'll have TO do to get him.
For the first time i'm his life MIR.
Dempsey appeared for an important
engagement without his red sweater
and butter.rubbed whiskers.
Vou probably noticed that Firpo
= was not the best man. Indeed.
he was not the best man AZ prev.
ious affair in which Mr.. Dempsey
participated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
NiIIODY
vs.. GRiCIO

Len Mailody. the Wyoming feath.
erweighi. fight Al Gracio. OF Spo.
kane, six rounds in the semi.finai.
Mallody is an experienced workman
in the ring. while Gracio has looked
good in his two fights here.
Benny Shannon, Mallody's
brother. boxes four rounds with
Young Sam Langford, the Seat
tie colored boy.
Benny Furrei. the Filipino ban.
tamweight, is down to box a four
rounder with Bud Davies.
Ted Frayne and Martin o'shea, a
couple OF heavyweights. open the
show.
The first preliminary goes on at
$50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

FIflEENIE HNNkET
Meet Hiss Florence Barker, Dohih-
fW uCimmin9 star of Southport.
England. Tho siH iH her teens.
she Is district champion IA The fur
long crcHf aud a speed mdrrei al
me century mark. She holds many
JuHsor titles also. aud critics term
her one Of the greatest stDiisis Of
me tradOc0H craiol stroke IN Eng
lqud TheB predict an crccediH0iy
bright future for her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

Babe Ruth and Jack Renault the
box fighter. arc playing in the south
ern golf tournaments The
fine old game is gradually rcgaining
its aris,orucratic flavor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

weight title Of the
Northwest as the
stake. Harper H.
the claimant Of
the crown.
Harper and Sac.
CO are not stran.
gers in the ring.
having met three
times before. 4
i0-round fight In
Portland was
called "A draw, as
was another To-
round scrap In
Vancouver, b. G.
Harper was given
the call in n four.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
CHAMPION WINS

PORTLAND, Me. Feb. l7.-f'oo''
Martin. worlds bantamweight cnAm'
pion. defeated Wee Willie spence
Brooklyn. in 1s rounds here lss'
night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
SACCO
.iitORED

In spite Of the fact that Harper
has more than held his own with
sacco in their other fights. the fans
are making sacco a slight favorite
IN the betting.
The boys will come in weigh
ing about the same-ar0und liz
pounds.
Nate Druximan. who Is promoting
the show. has lined up five good
preliminaries.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

The American league schedule
meeting was perfectly harmonious.
much to the disgust Of the cl,y's
three surviving Iriahmen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

The PaSsaie basketball team was
beaten after winning $50 straight
games and tho town statistician ia
looking for new job.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
rInwERs LOSES on EOrL

BOSTON. Feb. 17.-Tiger Flowers,
Atlanta negro middleweight boxer.
lost to Lou Bogash OF Bridgeport on
foul in the third round Of their
scheduled 1O-round bout here last
night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
VANCOUVER WINS

VANCOUVER, II. c. Feb. H.
Tho Vancouver Maroons defeated
tho Calgary Tigers. TO /. in a
spirited exhibition here last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

IN Gregg's sale 70 Washington.
Gregg has expressed dlssatlsfse.
ton over the amount o. the pgr
cuH-e money turned over 70 him.
and has said thst he won't repon
20 Washington unless his terms ara
met.
The lefthander however. T. q.
Dected 10 get together Tuesday with
Iockard and something definite On.
way or the other viii result from
this conference.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

Perhaps II doesn't pay 10 be too
ihoro. Look what happened
20 the Keniucklan who iBsistcd on
getting to the bottom Of things.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
Pitcher Here
and VIII Talk
Over Problem
Gregg Back From Ranch
and Says He Is Willing
to Talk Business
BY LEO II. LASsEN

LA4H b4tEbG has
returned from h,
ranch In Cauada sns
the big pitcher /.
expected 10 eess-,
with Prestdsnt
I0ckhard Of the ss
attic club soms tim.
today recording
their differences
over money matter,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
N. W.Welter
Title Staked
inGo Tonight
Bob Harper and Jimmy
Sacco Fight Important
Six-Round Bout at Pool

DOE HARPER and Jimmy Saeco
IL will climb thru the ropes to-
night In the siN-round main event
~ the Cryatnl Pool with the welter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
BY BILLY EVANS

L'ANDOM In general and wash
4 ington In particular will wei.
come the news that Walter John.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
SEATTLE FANS
FOR" GREGG

Seattle fans are hoping TIA
Gregg viii reach some sort Of a
agreement with Lockard and repor
10 Washington, because they wouh
like 10 see him do a big leagBi
comeback with the worlds chan
pions. There isn't a bail fan in s..
attic who doesn't think that Greg;
would make good. Gregg. hlmsef
is confident that he can win In u,
big leagues.
In the meantime Gregg Is
preparing for any emergency.
and with his brother Dave, he
il breaking ground for the con
struction of AN automobile
service station at 23rd ave. ).
and Rainier blvd. and IL he
goes 10 Washington his brother
will operate the place during
the summer months. They are
planning 20 open a chain Of
such stations.
In case Gregg doesn't report thtr
he viii pitch semi.pro hall some
where in Washington during II.
summer week-ends.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

There seems hut one thing left to
do and that is TO throw this Nurmi
bird into g tank with johnny Weiss.
mueller and see what happens.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
GOOD MATCHES
IN NET MEET

Play was continuing today In the
annual Indoor tennis tournament at
tho armoy MANY good matches.
but few upscts. marked Mondays
play. Today'E schedule and yes.
terday'H results follow:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17
HAS WASHINGTON
CONTRACT

Gregg has received his cOntfae
from Washington. and while Ia
isn't exactly satisfied with ths
terms. he doesn't expect any difn.
Guilty In getting together with ths
Senators in case he reaches an
agreement with the local club.
II il understood that Gregg
was sold 10 Washington for
$4,000 and player, to Be
turned over later. which would
bring the purchase price to APP
proximately $4,000.
Gregg figures TINT II cost him AZ
least $4,000 when the deal with The
New York Yankees was called on
last summer when he was told 10
make a deal for himself. And i
wa sclaimed that he saved the Sc.
attic club "A big chunk Of money By
finishing the season here.
Gregg also made the deal for him.
self with Washington.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-17

err who viii join his ball club with
regrets. He will not be coming
bnck to Griffith just TO collect his
money. He will be coming back
with the same earnest desire TO win
that has marked his efforts ever
since he started as n big Lacquer
johnson has never lost his enthus
iasm for the game and | doubt II
he ever win.
-
Johnson will doubtless try to
buy club next year. II won't
hurt him any rs minor league
card to lead the American
league pitchers again-and TO
star In another world series. In
returning TO the game Johnson
realizes this.