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The Washington times., 1926-02-05
BROOKLANDERS
PLAY CHAMPS

North Carolina University. South
ern intercollegiate basketball title
holder. fresh from a victory over
Virginia. will play Catholic Uni
versity tonight at Brookland This
means a strenuous evening for the
Southerners. Catholic University
present team hOlas rank with the
strongest eyer put forth at Brook
land II is composed of sophoiaores
and the coach, Fred Rice, looks
forward TO having next season n
team strong enough to clean nv.
With North Carolina visitor to-
night and George Washington. it's
wa rmest rival. TO be played tomor
row night, Catholic University is
fairly afire with basketball pep.
But not so much so as to dCtract
altogether it's attention from
promising boxing team which left
today for Penn State. where. to,
morrow. the Nittany Lions famous
boxing crew will be met. With TED
Mitchell as coach. the Brookland
boxers have progressed to the point
where they are ambitious.
It is a new sport at Brooklard
that Is making swift Roadway. On
the team that goes to meet Penn
State are Ed Lafond, Emil Mayer,
Jack Conlin, Al Moore, George
Adams, Thomas Largay. w. Byrne
and l. Goldberg.
Penn State Is noted for it's boxers
and Catholic University. WITH its
comparatively green team. is hope,
full only of making a fair showing.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
PH|LLY PUTS ON
PET FIGHT

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5a-Our
fight fans are going to have a
grave matter settled for them next
week
That long deferred third meeting
between Tommy Ioughran, South
Philadelphia fistic Adonis, who
could make living posing for col
lar ads If the fistic game hit lean
days. and Stanley Adam Stone. the
Fighting Marine, is to be staged.
This battle Is regarded as one
that will decide light Heavyweight
leadership in Philadelphia. Stone
and Loughran have been fussing
for quite a spell as to which one is
the better 170-pounder and the fans
have taken UP the argument with
great Zest
The rivalry between I4oughfan
and Stone started two years ago,
when they met at Shetzline Ball
Park Tommy, figured to be stak-
ing all sorts Of daring chance,
completely fooled the knowing fans
by not only outsmartine Ad, but
-outfighting him.
Despite agile Mr.. Lougran's de
cidedly impressive showing. the best
he gained was a draw. This deci-
sion ruffled Tommy's unusually
serene disposition. Tow waited
eagerly for the chance to show
that some one had erred in trea +
ing him 80 badly as to not give
him anything better than a draw
in his first tiff with Stone.
That chance for Loughran came
early this indoor season. Basing
judgment on what Tommy did
against AID he first time the two
met. our very best ring oracies
picked Loughran 10 win.
But the calculations went wrong.
Tommy was beaten by Ad, not &c.
cisively or anything like that, but
beaten, nevertheless.
The tiff was so close and cause !
50 many arguments that Stone and
Loughran were rematched. but the
bout had to be called off. Stone
became i'll a week before the Dat
tie was to have been held.
Since. Loughran has travelled to
the West and while out in the
great open spaces made such NJ
that he fought two weeks in sue
cession in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
FRENCH ST AIRS
TRAIN On SHIP

Rene La Coste. Jean BOrotra and
Jacques BrugnOn, the French ten
mis- team which will compete in our
national indoor championships and
in the America vs. France inteUn3-
tional tea m match this month. have
sailed on the steamship Paris,
They will arrive in New York on
February i3. which will give them
only couple of days Of work be
fore the opening Of the national
singles in the Seventh Regiment
A rmory on the 5th. Arrangements
have been made for their training
op board ship.
The rivalry between La Coste
and Borotra continues keen and
even. Some time ago La Coste took
the indoor championship of France
from the Bounding Ba sque, but n
couple of VS. go Boratra turned
the tables op the Marseillaise bv
heating him in the final for the
French covered courts title. Their
matches have been close all the
way through and apparently there
is little to choose between them
Last year Borotra won our ma
tional indoor cha mpiouship. Hs
was fresh. and full of life and
Verve and made quite hin in the
tournament. But he had neither
Tilden nor Richards to contend
with. Our national No. and No. 3
are quite sure to battle against
| Borotrs and La Coste in the ma,
tionSl and the internsi ionaI matches
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
PUNCH EN- PAUL
HITS ROAD
= - 8 3.

NEW YORK, Feb s. Paul Der
lenbaeh. light heavyweight cham
pIon Of the world, is going on the-
road. Punch-em Paul's itinerary,
which was announced. viii take him
through Boston, Cleveland. st. Louis
and New Orleans.
BerIenbach win start his cam
paisn at Boston. where he will
meet Pat Mccarthy, . light heavy
weight Of no particular consequence.
Boston knows all about BerlenAach
now, because Bostoneae bettors
were knocked for double row Of
eaneries when they backed their
Bambone Kelly TO beat Paul ~
braves Field the summer before
last Hambone hasn't recovered vet
ana # IL reliably reported that some
az his packers on that occasion are
still walking TO save carfare-
Berlenbach flattened Hambone
Kelly and he will do exactly the
same thing to Mr.. Pat McSa ARMY
II he happens to feel 80 lhCiiieu e.
For Pats sake it might DC FhOpsa
that Paul will be In an alniaul ~.
frame OF mind After TINS Doue
paul will move to New Orleans.
The last time the two faced each
other they were tossed out o. d
Newark ring for the alleged ofIense
81 not trying. IL must have Deeh
pretty bad. because Jersey reIeiees
do not throw the boys out unless
they are simply terrible Wneh
paul and Tony meet in New Ut
leans Tony will find himself on the
fIoor unless the Astoria Assassin
agrees to carry him along again, as
he probably did in Newark.
From New Orleans Paul Will
move to Cleveland, where he Will
meet-well. who do you suppose
BRYAN Downey! 1t is TO be hoped
that the district attorney Will
referee this match. Downey will be
remembered as the youth who caihe
here several years ago and boxed
Johnny Wilson at Boyle's Thirty
Acres for the middleweight cham
pionshfp Of the world. This battle
is still regarded in well-inforrned
fistic circles as the worlds worst
fight. Wilson was bad. but Bryan
Downey was worse.
Berla nbach will then box some
opponent in ST. Louis who has not
Vet been named, Then he will
probably move on to the Pacific
coast unless there are new develop
ments here. Paul told Richard that
in each of his Forthcoming battles
his title will be at stake il his OPP
ponents come in at IT'S pounds or
less. That is the light heavyweight
limit
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
RIT0LA beaten
BY CONNOLLY

NEW YORK, Feb. s. European
superiority in track events today
was pinned on the performance Of
one man. lie Is Charles Hoff, Nor
wegian all.around athlete, who
broke the world indoor pole vault
record with leap OF Is feet. / inch
at the Millrose A. A. athletic carn:-
val at Madison Square Garden last
night The making of this record
gave Hoff both indoor and outdoor
marks, his outdoor record being u
feet. II 1916 inches.
Hoff. however. was the only
European who tfinmphed In the
international contests, American
entries won seven out Of the nine
events.
jimmy Connolly, the veteran
miller FROM Washington. y. G.,
former intercollegiate champion, sur
prised everybody by winning the
Rodman Wanamaker mile event IN
All go Willie Ritola, all set TO
take the honors, found Connolly 8
sprint too much for him ana
Nurmrs bif1erest rival was COM
PEELED to be satisfied with third
place Eddie Kirby. of the Newark
A. e., IlDlSncO SCCob0t
Another world record fell when
an American girls team defeated a
Canadian quartet in the interna'
tional quarter.mils relay.
Hoff carried off the pole-vaulting
honors with ease. Opposing hin
were Ed. Knourek, of the Illinois
A. c.; Emerson G. Norton. George
town University; Fred Sturdy. Yale,
and Roy f.. Seigel University OF
Pennsylvania.
Loren Murchison, Illinois A. c..
showed his heels to, Hubert
Honben, the great German runner,
in the international sprint feature.
He sped to victory in the 40-yard
run. and, later. came back to win
the 60yard dash. Houben finished
third in the 40-yard event, his bet
perfoFma
George Goodwin, England's pre-
mier walker. finished third In the
emile walk event, won by Harry
HfnkIe. New York A. G.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
f WAYNE HAS
ONE BIG JUMP
Final Standings
First Half

Fort Wayne's knights of Colum.
bus, administering an unexpected
2S-to-11 defeat to the speedy
Rochester Centrals. not only kept
their foes from advancing into a
third place tie with the Cleveland
Rosenblnms. but they also climbed
from last to fifth place tie with
the Chicago Bruins in the final
play OF the first half of the
American Basketball Leagues cham
pionship race Fort Wayne. which
mas added several strong players
TO its roster. is expected to be a
formidable contender for the title
over the second half.
Washington's Palace Club, finish
ing runner-up to the Brooklyn Ar
cadians in the first half of the
second half next Monday, at tue
Arcade. and Brooklyn win be lis
opponent
Brooklyn and Washington came
down the first half stretch neck
and neck. Not till the last game
was the gonfalon decided, illustrating
the fight that was waged in the
ffrst-half race. The concluding
half promises to be a repetition
although it may not be two-team
struggle. as every club in the
league has been strengthened.
Brooklyn is being handled by the
rotund Garry Schmeelk, who man
aged the Palace outfit last year.
SchmeeIk has gained a thorough
basketball education asa result OF
a lengthy career. He is one of the
"old school and has the ability to
impart his experience and knowl
edge to his Players
He has added copious quantity
OF weight since his lean days. and
has lost his former speed. yet among
the late crop of ba sketers he has
shown that his sharp scoring optics
have not been Swallowed. Schmeelk
remains feared sniper and has
entered two games for Brooklyn
this season. sinking the field goals
that 50 we'd his club from disaster.
The Epiphany Juniors, that gang
Of brilliant juvenile indoor maryelf
who have brushed aside every
opponent this year. will be sent
gainst the Kanawha in the pre-
liminary setto.
The Kanawhas also have not sui
fered a setback this season and
claim q string of twenty straight
victories.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
NO MAN IN TOWN ENVIES
THIS CHAP HIS JOB
By 4. D. THOMAS

centuries after Solomon he Of the thousand
% and great wisdom another Of his like yet afferen
important respect, that instead q wives g n 9
to test his wits se;.., .corar ~ tba washington
League extraordinary OF feminine d
putes andc q the eisy
the bowling competition Ia. -,
Of these three titles only one Is I'm
Officially ana tecnnlcay
that let's the other two titles are TAT MUe
though not definite in character.
has succeeded n ro,e tnat es
of the famous KING
advantage that he could command Wnen ne KNOT W
tieh could slash it and let y &c at tnaI
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
Roger Cont Know.
Not When Its Time
To Stop Clicking

Roger Cont, the sensational
French biIliardist. made two un-
finished runs of 472 and ATT in
a tournament in Paris in De-
cember. 1924. Cont also had a
grand average of 69.44 in $500
points. which is something else
TO cheer about.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
TIGER FLOWERS TRAINS
FOR BATTLE WITH GREB

ATLANTA. Feb. 5.-"Tiper"
Flowers, Atlanta negro middle
weight. will begin active IRA ming
in preparation for his schedule, Is,
round bout with Harry Greb for tho
mtddleweight title in Madisn,.
Square Garden on February &c.
The Tiger has just returned
from Today bunting trip in 5ni,th
Georgia. Flowers will train IN Al
Isnta until February 10. wnsn he
will leave for New York
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
Dean Names Captain

Thurston Dean. former Central
High School asketball star. has
been named captain of the Univer.
sity of MARYLAND Freshman basket
ball team, What is more, on the
night he was elected, the Frosh
kicked the dayllghts out of the
Maryland Dental tive, Of Baltimore,
.23 to IS.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
POLY SWANPED
BY LINERS

Coach Burton Shipley sent both
his varsity teams in against the
Virginia Poly five in the Maryland
gym and each combination was
better than the best the visitors
could show The result was that
Maryland gained a tasty victory,
30 10 IA.
Maryland has big men, and Poly
has little ones. The big College
Park boys were better than the
little Virginia boys. That tells the
story.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
Shawkey Loses
His Pal When
Pipp Is Sold
By Yonks
BY FORD {. Prick

Whom announcement was made
of the sale of WaIlie Pipp to the
Cipcinnati club q few weeks ago,
there wasn't single man on the
Yankee club but expressed mis- re-
gret. But there was one who felt
ii more than any other one
whose friendship with Pip has
been one OF the outstanding fea-
lures BIZ Yankee accomplishment.
That was Bob ShaWkey.
Together with Pipp, Shawkey
was the sole remaining player Of
the old Yankee regime. Ever since
thew were youngsters breaking into
the league Shawkev and Pipp have
rooned together. They ate their
meals together; went TO the park
together; loafed and read and
played together.
Pipp is a Catholic, Shawkey a
Protestant but that made no diff
ference. They were friendstflS
sort Of friends whose friendship
knows no limitations and no bar
rier.
Men make close friendships in
baseball. Shawkey and Pipp were
bat one example. There was the
Matty and MerkIe relationship Of
another era: the Collins and Ben
der friendship, that endures to-
day as IL did back In the era Of
the old Athletics.
Joe Bush and Sam Jones long
stood out as the David and iona.
than Of the Yankees. Here again
was an example OF religious differ
ence overlooked in the greater ap
peal OF friendship. Jones and Bush
we're 'roomies" at Boston and later
on the Yankees. When Bush was
sold to st. Louis there were none
to mourn his passing more than
Jones.
Dugan and Witt are other ex.
amples- While Whitley was with
the Yankees you never saw him
that Dugan WASH t somewhere near.
II Joe went out for q walk Whitley
was with him: they ate together,
lived together, played together and
tnly Wits passing from the league
broke UP the relationship.
Hoyt and Hoffman were othcr
examples.
It's great thing. this baseball
friendship.
And the answer perhaps to the
constant criticism that players
today are entirely seIfish--tI1ink-
ing only of the dollars that come
rs . result Of their efforts.
Travelling about the country from
town to town and city to city. men
are quick to find out all the best
and the worst about their associat ties.
More than that. they learn to over
look the SHORTCOMINGS in the light
ct their greater accomplishments
Perhaps that's why base b III
friendships endure.
At any rate they do endure q MI
most players retain the memory
of those friendships and those asso.
Citations long after they have faded
from the spotlight The publicity
and the ballyhoo and the alteration
ceases as the batting average falls
z But riendships-these they carry
with them into oblivion.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
copenhaver Elected

II. y. Copenhaver was elected
president of the National Capital
Concourse Association at a recent
meeting The organization Is com.
posed of pigeon fanciers.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
Champ to Get Test

Morris Dent. District champion.
and Bert Watt will met tonight at
7:45 in the pocket billiard tourna-
ment being played at the Grand
parlors. Everette Crouch defeated
Give Richmond, rs to A..
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
MAJORS TAKE FOUR INT.
LEAGUE PITCHERS

-Four League tes have graduated into the Ame
The composed of
MyIes Thomas who will be tried by the Yankees in ST Peters
Of Emil Leveson who
will with Manager Iris Speaker of the Cye
Thomas,
who right handler the Toronto club, and his namssae
White the Baltimore Orioles
The club sold Vowel Leveson the Indians
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
Tires Are Tired

The General Cord Tire court team
took one on the button from the
ArgyIes, 81 to "a. although it must
be said the Generals did not go
down without struggle.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
casseI in Court Game

Chuck CasseI. 1926 football can.
lain and -star end At Illinois. has
developed into basketball star.
Coach Ruby has been using him al
guard and center
The Washington times., 1926-02-05

In Myles Thomas, the Yanks got
the most effective member OF the
quartet. Only two-thonsandths Of
a point separated him from Walter
Stewart, q teammate who led the
organization in effectiveness. Mylss
2.51b earned runs nine-innlne
game Stewart allowed 25I3 earned
tallies q nineinning contest.
Myles participated in AZ battles
and succeeded in going the route
in %. In the matter of games
won and lost. he ranked second In
the league with % victories and
only defeats. He issued II9
passes and retired exactly 100 Dat
tiers on strikes OF the Ila runs
scored off his delivery, 30 were
chalked up as earned.
Thomas signed contract for the
coming season has been received
at the Yankees headquarters and
he Is now waiting for orders to
start for the training camp,
whore he hopes to cOnyinc"
Manager Miller Higgins that he
possesses enough ability to make
the big-league grade. Higgins
regards MyIes as being one Of his
HlObe ptUAhAAShMk TOGEWLtS anu UOVES
he viii turn out to be a valuable
member Of the teams 1926 staff.
Alphonse Thomas hurled 354 in.
nings for the Orioles and allowed
an average of 2.97 earned runs .
nine-inning game. which record en-.
titled him 10 a fifth place in ef
fectiveness No other pitcher In
hA frrHV lAd FRA n
the White Sox recruit, but thai
wasn't the only thing in which he
led all other slabsters.
He pitched in the most games
So: finished the most contests, ~
scored the most victories. 81
pitched to the most batters. ,494
led in stlikeouts with 26S, and fig
uI-ed in a three-cornered tie with
Joe Ogden and Myles Thomas for
hurting the most complete games
IS
Like Myles AIphonse is a righ'
. handler, and while he was compiling
his rema rkable record he sustained
only ~ setbacks. He issued lis
bases on balls, but was not tha
lea der in that phase OF the art
George Smith. OF the Toronto ciub
took that distinction from the White
I Sox rookie by passing u men
From his record II Is evident
/ that AlphOnSe can stand plenty
! of work. and while the White Sox
are getting into playing condition
/ Manager Collins no doubt VIII
use the big fellow very frequent
+ Iy in exhibition games.
/ Vowel is soUthpaw and flnisheo
/ seventh In effectiveness, but first
! in games won and lost, He broke
j into ski cen contests and was cred
! tied with eleven victories. He LOST
only one game and his won AMI
I lost percent3 ee was .9i7.
/ Vowel pitched l07 innings anc
! was found for an average of 3.l9'
! earned runs nine inning game
/ He retired AZ batters on strike =
and issued 81 bases on balls.
/ Leveson- pitched 1875 frames anc
allowed 3.36 earned runs per ninc
! inning contest He won fourteen
IA mes and was charged With nine
/ setbacks. During the campaign he
walked 10 batters and famed 81
( He IL right handler.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05

DRY up!'i might have been hts
comeback at an argumentative trail
and the implied threat of regal
displeasure would have clinched the
matter there and them without
doubt.
But what might happen To James
B. Baker were HE to crack down
on an excited lady. lady duck
pinner in this case. with something
to this effect: You're off the key
Pipe down"
Wow. Al sock IN the eye with Al
duckpin ball might be minor con
sequence and some Of those.
n1aidens have learned to heave a
bowling sphere with uncommon
celebrity.
solomon had the authority Of .
king and q husband Jim Baker
II simply Jim Baker. Where
SolIy exercised authority his mod
ern counterpart resorts TO the
use Of er-ah, appIediplO, which,
translated for the first time,
means exactly what you think
II does.
And now that we all know Jim
Bakers method OF mixing apple
sauce with diplomacy Il II interest
ing to review for moment the
results he has obtained
Next sunday there will be q
meeting at the Recreation Of
Washington's girl bowIers who will
make plans for d big annual tour.
nament But for Jim Baker there
might not have been such an af-
fair 1t was he that organized the
first girls duckpin league in WASH
ington and out OF this grew the
Washington Ladies' Duckpin Assoc
citation, which stages the annusl
tournament.
But for the ingenuity Of Jim
Baker the Association might not
have prospered as happily as 1T
has. Time and again he has re-
paired the rift in the lutte that
threatened to bring more or less
strife and disorganizatio ton.
Season after season the leading
girl bOwIers of Washington have
met and vanquished the all-star
girl teams of other cities. And
always to Jim Baker has been
given the task Of selecting the
Washington lineup. Say each of
10 or IL girls firmly believes she
should be named for such d team,
and each Of the 10 or IL ii sup
ported In this conviction BY any
number of boosters.
What would be satisfactory
solution2 Somehow Jim Baker has
found one year after year. They
keep handing him the ticklish job
which is quite conclusive evidence
that he has handled it satisfactorily.
Nobody has ever been heard 10
voice desire to relieve him.
1t has been made plain that
lanes b. Baker has no official
mower whatever in the governing
BODY of girls bowling. But no i'm
uortant move Is ever made without
! consultation with him and as far
aa can be learned nothing important
has been done without his approval
Tim Bakers unique position was
more or less thrust upon him. He
once mana ged the Postoffice De-
nartment bowling alleys. In this
capacity he was instrumental IN
organizing the Washington Ladies
Ieague. He proved such an asset
that the girls never could see Their
,1ay clear to letting him go.
As Miss Bronson Qualities. presi-
dent of the Washington Ladies
Duckpin Association. explained to-
day: He's our right arm"
The Washington times., 1926-02-05

From his record II Is evident
that AlphOnSe can stand plenty
of work. and while the White Sox
are getting into playing condition
Manager Collins no doubt VIII
use the big fellow very frequent
Iy in exhibition games.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05

T GUS A. BOUCHER,
IL sports editor of The
Times, Is recognized nation
ally as a sports authority.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05
AIoysius Is Victor

AioYsius met and defeate the
Epiphany Big Five, SO to ~.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05

BOWLING i Vashins.
- tons leading sDinter
Sport. r. p. Thomas i an
authority on that game.
The Washington times., 1926-02-05

A New York American Lacquer.
who may or may not be Colonel
Rupert, is quoted today IN metro
pOlitan papers rs saying. We viii
not seek any limeHght or adj
vertising or ballyhOoing when we
take action. The meeting next
Tuesday In Washington is for the
purpose of adopting schedule,
and the general feeling now IS
that nothing else viii be taken
mp"
Evening star., 1926-08-21
NEGRO, 18, IS HANGED
WHILE OTHERS SING
Youngest Person Ever Executed in
West Virginia Goes to Gal
lows Calmly.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MOUNDSNIILE. w. Va, August
21.--While fellow prisoners sang
negro sprit1lals. Philip Euman. lS-
vear-old ClarksburG negro. was
hanged at the state penitentiary here
late Yesterday for the murder Of
Charles Shaw. grocery clerk. Euman.
q native of Ala abama. was the young
est person ever executed in West Nir
Cina.
The negro went to his death with
the utmost coolnesS. lie came from
the death cell and walked unaided 20
the gallows, encouraged by the low
voiced singing of a number of his
race in a room adjoining the death
house. The spirituals ceased only
when the thud of the. falling trap in
formed the singers Euman had
plunged to his death.
Throughout the last hours of his
life Euman displayed no fear of his
end. For his last meal he ordered
chicken and watermelon and ate
heartily.
Euman was convicted of murder
for the fatal shooting of Shaw, who
had surprised the negro in the act
of robbing a grocery store at Lam
herts Run, near Harrisburg, last
April 10.