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Evening star., 1926-06-02

Saturday night boxing feasts with
home talent menus were weekly en-.
tertainment features. The principals
neither signed contracts nor trained
lavishly.. Their financial rewards
were conditional with the patrons. If
the guests were amused or pleased
with an exhibition. dimes and dollars
clattered into the ring. with the win
ner taking ALL usually because the
'oser was physically unable TO collect.
The average purse .amOunted to Sl0.
Into this atmosphere of rough life
and freedom Jimmy ite Forest insert
ed himself. He entered the i'm
promptu bouts. but he was small and
opponents of his stature were hard TO
find As a featherweight he fought
periodica lly, but the reward was not
commensurate with his ability. He
grad duallv dr-ifted into the training
end of the game. A powerful heavy
weight. Pete Mccoy. a rival Of the
late John L. Sullivan. took a partic
ular liking to Young De Forest and
used to keep "the Kid in his corner
whenever he started out to "ple>ise
the patrons.
Intent upon training his principals
once he had definitely bandoned
I-HtlU- HS CdItSf. % T. tTF'SG ~iNt1f'
the theory of training and physical
development. From Sullivan. Ryan
and Mccoy he pieced together the fea-
lures for system all his own
But his source of supply was limit
ed. The big boys in those days did
not take their training seriously. No
one had developed thorough sys-
tenn. Learning that the military
training systems Of England. France
and Germany contained features
which might be helpful. De Forest
worked his way to England He spent
six months in an English camp. frat.
ernizing with the drill sergea nts and
those in charge of the physical de
velopment of the English Tommies
From England he went to Germany.
thence to France. at orbing features
and developing his theories as he
recognized rev ideas. He tndeXed
and sorted his material working out
a system which later was to prpve
highly successful.
This system elevated Jack Demp-
sey TO the heavyweight championship
throne and brought Luis Angel Firpo
within speaking distance of that same
objective.
Evening star., 1926-06-02
GEORGE MASON HIGH
ATHLETES REWARDED

ALEXANDRIA,. Va. June 2.~~Let-
ters for participation In major sports
were awarded to the members OF four
George Mason High School teams at
an athletic assembly today. Athletic
Director j. Herbert Knight made the
presentations
Foot ball awards we're made to w.
Broaddus, Rollins. st. Johns, Helms,
Hawkins. Cameron. Fl. Francis. Nc
Culloch. and F. Francis. Girls bas-
ket ball letters were presented to
Misses Warner, Blue. Cobean. Coffin,
Sewers. KidWell and Davis. Base
ball monogram went to Heischnian
W. Broaddus. Helms. McCulloch,
Francis. Curtis, St. Johns. and Utter.
back. Boys who received basket ball
letters are: w Broaddus. Francis.
Grffi'h Pe:ersilia, Curtis. Rollins, j.
Broaddus and Cameron.
Members Of the girls basket ball
.eam were awarded gold basket balls
in addition 10 the felt letters for their
victories over Alexandria High School
and Washington and Lee, traditional
rivals of George Mason.
Head Coach Herbert knight was
presented with gold watch and
chain by the members of his four
teams.
The Pirate Midgets continue to
wade right through all the opposition
offered them. Yesterday the Coca
Gotta M:dcets of Washington were
defeated. II to II.
Alexandria and Swavely mines
hattled four fruitless innings yester.
dav afternoon at Manassas. neither
team scoring.
Evening star., 1926-06-02
Gbe Gbening Star
BOYS CLUB
Conducted BY ROBERT C. MCCLELLAN

worked at the same time. They are
stretched out i'm front of the body i'm
the water, the palms turned outward
and sWOOped downward and outward
In the water and then pulled up again
in front Of the chest to execute an.
other stroke.
The leg movement is started at the
end Of the backward drive of the arms.
The legs are drawn up together with
the knees bent downward in the wa
ter, the forelegs slanting toward the
surface. When the arms have reach
ed the end OF their pull the legs are
kicked outward and drawn up for the
next movement. froglike.
A number Of breast-stroke swim
mers keep their heads out of the wa
ter at all times. others get better re-
suits by lifting the face out of the
water at the end of the backward
drive OF the arms to inhale and then
'eXhale through the nose under water.
There is II pause between the leg
drives as the body glides along in the
water 1t is a good plan to relaY at
this time and rest before starting tthe
over.
Evening star., 1926-06-02

ular. From this crest the player sees
the green far below, some 300 yards
away.
Called "InspiratiOn.
"Inspiration" would he A good
name for this hole. as the view. with
forests of pines lining the emerald
fairway inspire mighty desire to
drive the green. And the ira jectorN
here favorS distance. so that such
players as Jock Hutchson and Jim
Barnes could overdrive the green
with hrassie. and only fair players
could almost reach The velvet grass
around the flag.
The thrill of this hole is not al
lowed TO die out at the next. for
after one ascends the steps 10 a high
rock tee he looks down a steep grade
through the lane of trees to- green
nestled under shady background of
frs Any reasonable drive will get
home 265 Yards. while experts use
spoon or even an iron
Then a tree in a cozy nook of ever
green's with a buhbling fountain and
its purlinS brooks at your feet,
whence snot of 159 yards lands the
ball on a tabled green overhan nging
the river. glide home in the shade
of the pines and the round Is done,
but one who is strange to the course
may have some difficulty in adding
up his score, although par is only 69.
Evening star., 1926-06-02
BASE BALL BECOMING
TAME, SAYS Fletcher

BY the Associated Press.
Modern base ball will lose its attrac.
ton for the public unless the fra
ternizing of rival players is replaced
by the combativeness of the past. in
the opinion of Arthur Fletcher, as-
gressive leader of the Philadelphia
Nationals.
There is too much hand shaking
and back -patting nowadays" said the
former shortstop of the Giants. THE
players greet each other like travelling
statesmen meeting on the road. Things
which used to be secrets years ago are
now discussed freely by the players.
THE fans like to feel that the play
e"s are opposed to each other in spirit.
I am against rowdyism. The game
has grown out of that stage. But that
does not mean we expect players to
act like a lot of Little Lord Fauntle-
roys.
1--WE used to regard the players of
an opposing club as deadly enemies
whl,e the game was on. but now there
is TOO great a tendency to turn the big
le;cues into college f!aternities."
Evening star., 1926-06-02

To date Lyons has this record:
Won one game from Boston, one
from the Athletics and four from
Cleveland; won two from Detroit and
lost one; won one from st. Louis and
lost one. and lost to Washington.
That makes nine victories and three
defeats for April and May. If he
| could keep that going all season and
had the opportunity he would finish
with d record of more than 80 vic
tories.
1t is true that Lyons has made q
large part of his record out of his
ability TO stand Cleveland on it's
noodle, but this is not out of the
ordinary because it has been the his
tory of base ball that the winning
pitchers have had one club, and U.s.
ually two. that were woefully weak
against them.
Matty Had Soft Spots.
Christy Mathewson once had the
Indian sign on the Phillies and he
had even more of Choctaw sign on
the Reds. He could count the Reds
defeated from the moment he walked
on the diamond and began to toss the
ball their way and they hated the
sight of him.
Other pitchers have been crowding
and there, but this Chicago White SoX
man has all Of them licked for win
ming four from one team with nary a
licking in return. He also is the first
ma jor league pitcher TO have won four
games from any one club, whether los
ing to that team or not.
Lyons won three games from Cleve
land in 1925, and never was defeated
by the Indians that year. That makes
his present run look all the better. He
won five from Washington last year
without suffering defeat at the
hands Of the Champions. and he won
five from Boston while losing only
one. 1t is a pity that he lost that
solitary game because he would have
had "a blue ribbon decoration for his
Shoulder were it otherwise.
In 1925 the Athletics could thrash
Lyons. He lost four games TO them
and won only two. This year he has
pitched one game against the Athletics
and won it. and has pitched one
against Washington and lost that.
after defeating the Champs five times
hand-running la ast year.
Lyons Is College Hid.
Lyons is a college kid direct from
the campus. He never had even the
little minor league training that Matty
got. Lyons WIS DOTH III Lake
Charles. La. where the fishing is good
and hunting has its charms He went
to Baylor University. over in Waco,
Tex. Connie Mack trained at Lake
Charles with his Athletics and al.
though he may have heard of Lyons.
the kid was one schooiboy who got
away from Connie. If Mack had
Lyons today it is shame to think
what might happen to the other clubs
of the American League except pos
sibly the Higgins dynamiters. who
are apt to blast their way through
solid rock in any case.
Chicago had won % games at the
end of May. 1925. as against "A at the
same time this year. and of the "a
Lyons has nine on his ledger. Pretty
good for boy who went straight from
college to big league base ball. 1t can
he done.
tCopv-icht 1928
Evening star., 1926-06-02
PRESENTPACE WOULD NET
HIM OVER 80 WINS In 1926
Chisox Youngster, Texas Product of Baylor U., Is
First Pitcher This Season to Win Four Games
From One Club, With No Loss.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK, June 2Ted Lyons, pitcher for Chicago
and for the leading
hand of 1926 the first
from club this
Lyons has immersed Cleveland the
of wheels which
and spark and other wir and throw nothing
Speaker of taking himself
land
the Maybe who
but old smoking
has twisted
soemn
of the the 5 moving arfuly along
Evening star., 1926-06-02
Fight Yanks Ted Lyons Is Promising Entry for Pitching C1own
EAST AHEAD OF WEST
IN PENNANT WINNING

BY the Associated Press
The ascendency of Fla stern clubs in
National and American League cir.
cults in the past five years has helped
to give the Atlantic seaboard a de
cided advantage over rivals in the
Western ends of both circuits in
penna mt winning achievements.
In this period only one "Western"
-Pittsburgh-has broken up the
streak of Eastern victories, and In
that instance the location is a mat
ter of league location. not geo
graphical.
Boston, helped by long periods of
success in the early days of the Ma
tional League. boasts the most pen
nant winners, with l3 in the senior
circuit and six in the American
League. The New York Giants are
next in the National League, with IL
pennants, while the Philadelphia Ath-
letics share the pennant-Winning lead
ership with the Red SoX in the Ameri-
can, with six.
Chicago has compiled by far the
best record in the West. with II Ma
tional League and five American
League flags to it's credit. st. Louis
is the only present ma jor league city
which has not produced pennant
winner.
The pennant records since 1872 fol
low:
NATIONAL.
. Boston--ls1?, '7s. -, 10. ~. '78,
'83. 81, '92. '93. 81. '98. 1914.
New YOrk-1888. 80. 1904, O5, II,
~. '13. II, 'oI. '22. '23. "a.
ChicagO-l876. 80. 81, '82, '85, '86
1906, '07. '08. 10. 'l8.
BrookEyn-1890. 80. 1900. 'I6. 20.
Pittsburgh-l90l, 'O2, 03, 'O9. 'o5.
Philadelphia-1871, 1915.
Cincinnati-l919
Baltimore-189l. '95. '96.
Providence-l879, 81.
DetrOif-1887.
AMERICAN.
PhiIadelphia-l9O2, 'O5. 10, II. 13,
IA.
Boston-l903. O4. 1e. l5. '16. '1S.
Ch;cago-l9OO. 'OI. 'O6. IL. 19.
New York-1921. '22. '23.
Uetroit-1901. 02.
Washingt0n-1924, '25.
ClcVcland-l920.
Evening star., 1926-06-02
UNIQUE FISTIC TRAINING
RECEIVED BY DE FOREST

of Jimmy Foes''
BY the so1 Press
1.-The pugisc Jimmy De For
gathered from talk
OF coupled with the essential OF
training O
gvad the Bowery he became habtue OF
late John L. Sullivan
Paddy RYAN
Evening star., 1926-06-02

THE breast stroke differs from
the crawl in that the arms
= are not taken out OF the
water to execute their movements
and the legs are kicked in frog
like fashion rather than scissorslike.
as in the crawl
1t has been agreed that the froglike
kick is not nearly as efficient as the
scissors kick. which many use in the
breast stroke as we'll as the crawl.
but swimming experts have been
forced to continue teaching it. since
1t is the method used in competition.
Europeans have clung tenaciously to
the old style.
Since the inferior frog kick is the
accepted one we will consider 1t in
our talk here.
Many beginners start with the
breast stroke and find it very hard to
execute the leg movements in the
crawl stroke later, making it advis-
able to start with the crawl stroke
Both arms i'm the breast stroke are
Evening star., 1926-06-02
THREE POLO CONTESTS
ON TODAYS SCHEDULE

Postponement OF the final match Of
the War Department Polo Associa :
TONS high goal tournament yester-
day because of rains makes. today's
program at the Potomac Park oval
a triple e-header
Starting at 2:30 pm. War Depart
ment Whites and 18th Field Artil-
lery teams will bring the high goal
series to a close. Following this game,
the opening tilts of the low goal
series will be staged. with War Reds
meeting the Sd Cavalry four and the
9Th Field Artillery playing Middle
Evening star., 1926-06-02
LORD WODEHOUSE LAUDS
POLO AS PLAYED IN u. S

BY the Associated Press
Lord Wodehouse of England is
much impressed by the "gOaheadness
of polo in the United States
The California grounds are the
finest l have ever played on" he
said. They provide an excellent
foothold, and to that. I think. must
be attributed the aGgressiveness of
the American game. Another reason
for the American punch is that most
of the players were foot ball men
when they were in college and sec
ondary schools" He said the climate
which makes it possible for year
around games. also does much for the
California players.
America has many young players
coming forward" said Lord Wode.
house, while we have few, and 1t
will he increasingly difficult for us
to win back the Westchester cup"
Evening star., 1926-06-02
TURF STARS TO RACE
IN LATONIA HANDICAP
By the Associate Press.

BY the ASSOCIATE ffesS.
CINCINNATI, June 2.-More than
"A dozen OF the better cl. IS OF thorough.
bred racers await the call to the bar
rier in the inaugural handicap at
Latonia, Ky. across the Ohio River
from this city. tomorrow.
The inaugural with it's purse Of
300 added features the opening dal
program at the Milldale course. where
seven races daily, except Sunday, will
be run until July 5.
Probable starters in the handical
include such well known racers a>
PrinceSs Doreen. King Nadi, Sal
ttar, Senator Norris. Cudgeller, Mar
coni, Lee o. totner, Sun Altos, Cues
Of Honor. DeeminS, Old Slip, T!aA
more ana BarCOla.
Nearly d thousand horses are sta,
bled at the track.
Evening star., 1926-06-02
NEW SWIMMING GAME
IS INVENTED BY COACH

CHICAGO. June . P).--An am
phib'ous game which he calls "cito'
has been developed and announced by
Coach Tom Robinson Of the North
western University swimming team.
Similar TO water polo and volley
ball. the two opposing teams may have
from to Is players and their object
is 70 score points by passing the ball
over seven-foot goals.
Evening star., 1926-06-02
BASE BALL SECRETS
To Hit to Right Field.
BY Sol Metzger-

The best way 10 hit to right
field is to swing just bit late.
as the player on the left in the
illustration is doing. Don't set
yourself at the plate toward right
field. as the player on the right
in the illustration is doing. in
order to hit in that direction. as
the stance is an unnatural one
You are off the line running from
home plate to the pitcher and
your position is uncomfortable.
Evening star., 1926-06-02
LOOM AS HUCNEEN'S CHIEF
RIVAL WITH MATS SLIPPING
fieb Opincs That Dodgers Have Shot Their Eolt il
National League and that Cubs Also Will Tun.
blc-Pirates Lack Punch.
BY FREDERICK G. LIEB.

HE Yankees show their heels the OF the Amr
League and while compiling their spectacular winning streak
they up lead t % withstand
slumps the club haf
sure pretty respectable percentage al the finish
thunder Bob Meusel the
daily the
Ruth big Lou tiehr Joe Duean
Lafayette col
egian, nicely Dugan during Je disability The busy Pat
valuable Yankee ensemble
Pennock oyt Shcke have doing the bulk OF the pitch
Shawkey
defense and has done noby
young Bobs place pitch
Evening star., 1926-06-02
ENTRIES BEING Received
FOR WOMEN'S NET EVENT

Entries for the annual Women's
Tennis Lea que tournament, starting
Saturday morning must be in the
hands of the committee by ) O'Clock
Friday. Florence Poston is chairman.
Entrants should call Adams 6755
Evening star., 1926-06-02

slightly opened
nat is. the right
90; advances to-
AID t h Q ball.
This foot goes
farther to W a I d
the ball as this
stance opens up,
and I h e player
~lould keep in
mind that as the
7 : h I foot ad-
Tances. in I he
open stance, the
.endency should
Je to place more
ind more of the
1tou:. weight on to
he right leg. You
10 this because
less pivoting is
Evening star., 1926-06-02
Father Time Taking Toll.

Father Time gradually is making
his presence felt to such old-timerS as
Zach Wheat and Jack F'ournier.
Wheat. now the senior National
Lacquer in point of service. isn't
coming through with The needed hits
in the pinches like the Zach of old.
F'ournier. never IA fast man, has
slowed down to walk. Maranville
Evening star., 1926-06-02

Ia the degree Of open stance used. so
that by the time you get down to a
short pitch or run up no pivoting at
all is used. For the same reason. use
no pivoting if YOU use wide open
stance for all mashe and ma SHE nib
lick pitches. Simply draw the blade
back and then swing It up.
Evening star., 1926-06-02
SPOKANE GOLF COURSE
UNIQUE FOR IT'S TERRAIN
By the Associated Press,


OR OF and playing conditions probably no
r golf United States the links the Spokane
Wash0C Country Club
backgrounds plains plateau guohe pre-
rocky
that fornsa in seventeenth arway
Evening star., 1926-06-02
FLAG CHANCE RATINGS
IN E:AJORS TO DATE
NATIONAL.
AMERICAN

still is beautiful fielder but the
Rahh I has been a weak sister with
the mace.
in Tie preliminary dope my figures
put Brooklyn in sixth place. and
am afraid the rotund and popular
tohinSon Will not do much better.
The Cubs probably soon will follow
the Dodgers, and | look for them to
,oppie down the percentage ladder on
their first trip through the East next
week. However the offensive strength
OF this surprising club has been
greatly underestimated McCarthy's
team still tops the National League
i'll club batting and is we'll ahead of
such teams of alleged sluGgers as the
Pirates and Cardinals
PittShUrSh Cincinnati and New
York sill are grouped in the first
three places in my pennant percent
ag" table, j. the order named. The
Cardinals. again showing some of
their early Spring dash. have been
put back in fourth place.
Pirates Punch Disappointing.
The Pirates keep plugging away
and are near enough to the top 20
drive through when the time is ripe.
II still is my opinion that the CorsairS
Will win again. though in some re-
Spects | am isappointed in the club.
After their sensational world series
Iictogy @. laS> Fan. l thought Pitts
hurgh WoUld take its place among the
really great teams ot base hall Al no
time this season have the Pirates dis
played anything like the punch which
featured their winning campaign of
year ago
g., to No
four Eastern teams. the Reds hit a
little slump after they resumed ac-
tivities WIN foenen OF their own sec
ton. They lost four in Il row before
Hendricks again could righ: his craft
Cincinnati continues to get consistent
pitching, and Hendricks made a good
move when he put Pinelli at short
instead of Emmer. Plnelli did not hit
early in the season. but he can hit.
and is winning. hustlng type of ball
player.
Injuries Hamper Giants.
Back in the East. the Giants again
are showing considerable improve
ment. but the soft picking is in their
own section Injuries again have
played havoc with the Giants, and re-
Gently Jackson. Suuthworth. Tyson.
Kelly, Barnes and McQuillan were
disabled while Young played with a
broken rib strapped to his side.
With the coming OF warmer wea ather,
the promi%~f kid pitchers Of 1925.
Greenfield and tItzs;mmons are
showing something. and Ring AT last
is living up 10 his reputation. Snyder.
hitting around .l5a seems about
through. Paul Florence. former
Georgetown catcher has looked pretty
good. BY june Is expect another
deal to go through which VIII give
New York an experienced, hard hit
ting catcher.
Evening star., 1926-06-02
In]sideGolf ]
.By Chester Horton

Pla wing iron shots calls for con
stant use of different degrees of the
omen stance. For the fun irons the
Evening star., 1926-06-02

The golfer is presented during the
round of the links with long shots
down hill TO the river at the foot of
d mountain. perilous brassie shots
across an arroyo that deploys wide
stretch Of the most shifting sand,
long upgrade three shot holes. iron
bitches across narrow GorgeS. a
mashie shot almost perpendiculariy
to green in a mountain detlle. a
spectacular drive from the top OF a
towering bluff to the piney plain far
below IA drive from ponderous rock
tee and other sorts of SolfinS.
Going Is Difficult.
The going is difficult with its
mountin climbing at times, but the
crystal springs that gurgle here and
there pour forth water that is re-
iuyenatins.
From the clubhouse. nestled among
pines i'm the center of the grounds.
the first two holes run down a mod
crate grade to a river curling around
the base of mountain peak. The
third retraces the ground to green
Staked off by cOniferS that measure
dozen feet around the trunks. Then
over the dry creek bed to valley
and back and down again
After a short hole, whose green is
on the verge of burn, the player
shoots upgrade for more than 500
yards to a spot set like stage
among the tall frs. Then the tee
of the ninth hole forms the stage fo.'
the golfer as he chambers up d series
OF steps to a niche on the mountain
side with trees all around. except in
front. Thence he must shoot $50
yards across Il ravine with almost
bound green.
An Uphill Shot.
At the start of the second half
comes short hole that probably has
the steerest fairWay in the world.
The distance from tee to pin is only
i143 Yards. 1t looks shorter and seems
much longer in play. for the way is
through a rocky creva sse with the
green appearing to be almost straight
above the tee. The sides of the glen
rise 50 feet above the bottom of the
ravine Played s it looks, the ball
will fall far short of the carpet, and
the ordinary golfer must take a good
swat with a mid-iron or spoon to get
home. owing to the fact that the ball
is intercepted at the top of its trajec-
tory
The next four holes on a plateau
would be dull. except for forrested
gulches which must be avoided and
4 deep ravine that must be carried
lice. But these are only the calm
before the storm of beauty. for the
fifteenth tee Is at the verge of bluff
200 feet high and almost perpendic-
Evening star., 1926-06-02

Cnnv-lCht 1921
Seward daily gateway., 1926-11-20
MOORE ACQUITTED AT PORT ANGELES;
 WILL FILE SUIT
JURY DELIBERATES BUT FEW HOURS; SON OF JUROR IS
 KILLED

PORT ANGELES, Nov. 20. (P)- Moore was acquitted after the jury de- liberated but four hours and 13 min utes. Moore strained forward as the jury filed into the courtroom but sat back erect and with a smile as ac- quittal was announced. Juror Vim Miller collapsed when informed his son was killed today in a logging camp. Mrs. Miller waited in the of flee near the jury room and sobbed while her husband deliberated. Citi- zens congratulated Moore. The de- fendant told the Associated Press he would file a damage suit against the principal witnesses charging islander and ruining his professional reputa- ton.