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Evening star., 1926-03-18
HOFF WILL EXTEND
JAUNT IN AMERICA
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March ls.-Charley
Hoff of Norway, hailed as a super
athlete as a result of his record.
shattering triumph in the world in.
door all-around championship, has
laid plans for countrywide tour
of athletic conquest after receiving
cabled permission from Norwegian
authorities to extend his American
invasion to the middle of July. His
original permit covered only "a three
month period of competition. ending
May 4. He now will take part in
the National A. a. L. championships
at Philadelphia July 3 and 6.
The decathlon test at Philadelphia
will give Hoff an opportunity to try
conclusions for outdoor all-around hon
rs with Emerson Norton, Georgetown
giant, who finished second To the Nor
wegian in Tuesday nights indoor
battle, as we'll as with Harold Os-
born of the Illinois Athletic Club.
Osborn, who holds the world record
in the decathlon. as we'll as the
American and Olympic champion-
ships, was forced to withdraw from
the three-cornered struggle because
of sprained ankle.
Hoff is particularly eager to have
conclusive test with Osborn. lie
expressed keen regret over the mis-
hap which put the Chicago star out
of the running.
IIoff will wind up his indoor cam
paign here Saturday night at the
Post Office Clerks games with an
attempt TO eclipse the pole vault
record for the tenth time. In nine
tries he has raised the record from
13 feet to 13 feet Z inches. Hoff
also is slated to compete in the broad
jump. His opponents will be De Hart
Hubbard, negro athlete, who holds
the world outdoor record, and William
Dowding of Georgetown. whose In
door RECORD was surpassed by Hoff
Tuesday night
Norton will be the Norwegian's
chief opponent in the pole Vault.
Accompanied by his wife and
brother-in-law, John G. Daan of New
York, the Norwegian star expects to
leave by automobile the latter part
of the month for his cross-country
trip, which will take him rs far as
Los Angeles. He will perform at
several intermediate points. including
the Drake relay carnival at Des
Moines, Iowa, April 23 and "a.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
POTOMAC 0ARSMEN
GET RID OF KINKS

Hoping to begin outdoor work in
earnest as soon as the weather mod
crates. bladesmen of the Potomac
Boat Club have begun taking the
kinks out of their muscles on the in
door machines at Central High
School.
Candidates for the red star crews
are devoting several evenings each
week to preparing for the Summer
schedule of regattas in which they
hope to take part.
The American Henley is listed for
the latter part of May, the Peoples
regatta for July 4 and the Nationals
for the week of August 4. 5. 6 and I.
All will take place at Philadelphia.
The annual regatta of the Southern
Rowing Association. in which the Po-
tomacs hold membership, is scheduled
for July II at Baltimore
Evening star., 1926-03-18
DISTRICT GUN TEAM
READY FOR ORIOLES

Washington Gun Club marksmen
Yesterday finished prepping for an
invasion of the Oriole Gun Club traps
at Baltimore Saturday, when the
teams meet in the fifth of a series
Of intercity matches.
{. c. Fawsett led the field in the
practice shoot at Benning range. with
AZ breaks in so. Livesey and Wyn-
koop pressed him closely for the hon.
ors. getting IS and As. respectively.
Saturdays engagement will afford
the locals an opportunity to force the
series into deadlock. Baltimore now
holds a slight edge. having captured
the first two matches and tied the
fourth after bowling to the District
marksmen in the third.
The sixth test Will be held here next
month.
Evening star., 1926-03-18

Councillors are informed once more
that no one will be allowed to partici
pate in more than two events, includ'
! ing a relay. If they are entered in
either of the relays, they may COM
pete in only one other event.
No one will be allowed to compete
who does not send in an entry blank
in advance. This is necessary so that
those in charge will be able TO de
termine how many heats are required
and lust how many competitors there
will be so the plans for conducting
the affair NAV be drawn beforehand.
The grade schools competing in the
relay will send in but one entry
blank. bearing the name OF the team.
The names Of the individuals com
prising the team need not be gwen.
A big field is expected in TINS event
since the regular medals Will be gwen
to each of the four men on edth VI
the first three teams.
The use of spikes will not be al
| lowed.
The importance of taking an active
interest in the carnival cannot be I'M
pressed too strongly on the members:
II is their affair and it's success VIII
be measured by the interest shown
4 list of new applicants for mem
berShlp 1OllOWS. ,...
Rarracks. John Weld. 1900 KENYON
street: Rene Lutz. 2132 o street: ku-
do,nh Fairfax. 667 + street northeast
Arthur Edwin Levy, IL TWelfth
street northeast: John Jarboe: Hare
wood road northeast: George flcNe'a''
633 G. street southwest.
Theodore Pfeiffer, 2917 . street;
Albert Carpet. 36ll Eleventh street;
Bernard kiernan. Berwyn' Ma,
Richard Latona. $50 Eighth street
northeast; Mason StultZ, 1871 North
carolina avenue northeast, ana Nen'
meth Lusby. 1853 North Carohhd ave
nue. northeast. ,..,,
street northeast: Francis kleeman,
sos Thirtieth street northeast Jack
kinney. 35O1 Bunker Hill road, Brent
wood, Md: Bud Park. 1857 Spring
road. Loren Davis. 224 Claiming
street northeast; Joseph Keller go
Tennessee avenue northeast.
oliver NJ. Schriver. 1888 street:
Olan Kirshbaum. 27l9 Fourteenth
street: Jimmie Rivercomb. Mclean
Va: Kenelm Herschel. $500 tlorida
street. Chevy Chase. Md: David Mates,
122 Fifteenth street: Billie Teeple, 40
Seventh street northeast; RAYMOND
G. Moore. jr.. 4915 Forty-third street.
John Everhart. 507 Clifton terrace
south: Robert Chaimson. 1888 5 street;
John William Spates. 41S + street
northeast; Charles Thomas. 637 r
street northeast; Fred Thomas. 637
+ street northeast: Marvin B. Homer,
3213 Warder street: Richard &. Frank
lin. 635 X street northeast.
Harry McCory. 1927 n street; Henry
Polk. 219 street; Marshal l..
Taber, James II. Stringer. 1908 New
ton street: Berpard Thomas McElroy
1922 Nineteenth street; Martin. Nc
Hugh, 1920 Newton street; James F
Haden and Hanlon O'Donnell, 4S01
Ria gden avenue.
Evening star., 1926-03-18

Heights. The Wonders are scheduled
to see action tonight in Alexandria
with a picked team from the Virginia
town. Their encounter with Fort
Humphreys, scheduled for yesterday,
was postponed Indefinitely.
Calvary Methodist basketers. who
wound up their season last night by
trouncing the Royals, SO to 10, and
the Barry Laundry five 80 to "a viii.
be honored tomorrow night at their
annual basket ball banquet.
Epiphany Juniors earned decision
over the Warwicks, 81 to Is.
The Yankees rang up a 6Oto.o7 win
at Warrenton.
Ace tOssers bowed to the Petworth
Boys Club. As to 40.
st. JOseph's courtmen were out
claSsed by the Immaculates, 19 to II.
RenrOc Juniors trimmed Mount
Vernon, % 10 19.
Yukon won the title in the Calvary
midget league by defeating the
Eagles, % to 81.
Evening star., 1926-03-18

! which receive the least use. The com
! mite hopes to ascertain the extent
| TO which each facility is used and
| to promote a plan for a more even
/ division of the masses in search of
! recreation.
Miss Parker appointed members Of
| her committee to cover the various
| fields Of activity. as follows: Dorothy
Greene. commercial bowling alleys.
! Cymnasiums in public schools, COM
munity centers: Margaret Craig
swimming pools and beaches: Virginia
Griffith. gymnasiums in private schools
| and Y. w. G. A.; Louise Sullivan,
gymnasiums in settlement houses.
churches and public gymnasiums
Ramsay Eevitt. tracks and playing
! fields; Gladys Mills. tennis courts;
Maude Parker, riding, golf courses
and fencing facilities.
Members OF the y. 4. 4. r. group
are urged to attend the next meeting,
which will take place Monday. March
-. at O'Clock in the Elizabeth Sum
mers branch of the Y. w. G. A.. at
| Eleventh and NJ streets northwest.
Figuring in its sixth successive vic
tory over local seXtets and the final
game of its series. the National Park
Seminary squad overwhelmed the
George Washington University pass
ers. 81 to e. last night in the Forest
Glen gymnasium.
The seminary team pla yed bril-
liantly to score so decisive a victory
over the team which is generally con
ceded TO be the fastest combination ir
the District.
Forest Glen tossers were Dorothy
Blackburn and Julia Offutt forwards
Helen E;shelman and Marie Manges
centers. and Eleanor Noyes and Fra n
ces SiaZell. guards.
Buff and Blue MearerS We're Alice
| Ewers and Grace Young. forwards
Jean Jackson and Leah Cate in til.
center field: Winifred F'aunce ans
Elizabeth Hastings, guards.
| Washington and Acacia Council
League seXtets will not meet at East
ern High School. as scheduled. tonight
The game has been postponed to 4
future date. according to Eleanor
Watt. manager of the Washington
| club
Evening star., 1926-03-18
CALIFORNIA GRID TEAM
DRAWS HUGE RECEIPTS

BERKELEY. Calf, March 18 R).--
Supplying long end runs and touch
downs was a profitable undertaking at
the University of California last sea
son, as indicated by the financial state
ment of the Associated Students,
which showed that foot ball brought
in a total of $457,016.46 for nine
games.
Net profit from the gridiron sport
was 1921, 1,9O1.O6. and 343.719 persons
made this possible by their attendance.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
GOLF CLUB TO VOTE
AS TO BUYING LAND

The Washington Golf and Country
Club board of governors will vote
tonight on proposition to acquire
by purchase strip of ground aggre-
eating "a acres in all, lying imme-
diately north of the first: second and
part Of the third holes of the present
course.
The ground is to be used for three
or four practice holes and a practice
field If acquired.
The club at present has no place
get aside for practice.
The property has an extensive
frontage on the main road from Chain
Bridge to Cherrydale.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
"PAT" PAGE is ENGAGED
AS INDIANA GRID COACH

BLOOMINGTON. Ind. March IS
OBI. Q. t"Pat'D Page has been Sc
lected as head foot ball coach of In.
diana University by the alumni ath-
letic committee. according 10 an an
nouncement by Fora q. Clevenger. ath.
letic director.
He succeeds William 4. Navy Bill
Ingraham. who resigned to accept the
position of head foot ball coach at the
United States Naval Academy.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
Sports at Wisconsin Dempsey May Be Pulling Publicity Stunt
EAST POTOMAC LINKS
WILL OPEN SATURDAY

The East Potomac Park golf
course, closed since January 81.
will reopen OH Saturday under
present plans Of the management.
BAD weather between today and
Saturday may postpone the open.
ing, as the fairways and greens are
still soft.
The course must be rolled before
play will be permitted.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
SUNDAY SPORTS O. KID.

FRANKFORT. KY, March 18 CP).-
Sunday base ball. both semi.profes
sional and professional, now has ap.
proval In Kentucky. The State Legis.
lature on it's last day before adjourn.
ment yesterday passed over Gov,
Fields veto the Strange. Hamilton law
repeating a portion Of Kentucky's blue
law statute, which prohibited playing
OF base ball and participation in other
sports on Sunday.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
RETAINS GRID BERTH.

CHICAGO. March IS P)-Milwau-
kee will remain in the National Pro.
fessional Foot Ball League instead
Of joining the new organization
sponsored by Red" Grange and his
manager. Charles c. Pyle. Johnny
Bryan, former University of Chicago
star, and Frank Mulkern, a Milwau-
lkee boxing promoter, will own the
club
Evening star., 1926-03-18
JAPANESE TENNIS TEAM
CONTAINS NEW PLAYERS

TOXIC, March 18 R.-The
Japan Lawn Tennis Association
has announced that Japan's team
to play for the Davis Cup, the in
ternatiOnal tennis trophy. will be
composed of ThumiO Tawara,
young university student, at pres
ent champion of Japan; TeizO Toba,
Far Eastern Olympic champion.
and Taieichi Harada, at present
in America.
Evening star., 1926-03-18


lie has installed il new athletic
spirit in the Badger university, has
gone ont through the State and awak-
ened the alumni as they never have
been awakened and has pretty well
checked the tendency of State school
bows to 20 to universities other than
that of their own commonwealth.
over 900 men at Madison have
competed on major sport squads. and
IN all 1000 are listed in varsity and
1ntramural sports This is remark
able showing. Little has pushed the
sport program to such an extent that
before long it is certain that he will
6e drawing out all possible material
for all teams.
\ man who is doing a work of this
sort has more than most men can do
without spending weeks in the Spring
as we'll as the Fall months in concen-
trated work with a foot ball team.
And so the understanding is that II
Lieb shows expected qualifications he
will eventually take over the gridiron
job.
Plenty of answers have come in to
he writer's recent question as to the
whereabouts of Red Grange. All in
formation leads TO the conclusion that
ne is not ruSticatlng.
lie is IN TACT, engaged III GALL
lyaiSn of personal appearances in the
various cities. He is due in Newark in
p day or SO, where he is to be lined
displayed to the public and in general
made much Of Thus Mr.. Pyle. his
:aanager, Is attempting to keep his
name and fame green until the thud
of the pigskin is again heard in the
land.
Fists. hockey sticks, angry words, al
most everything, in fact, flew around
the Madison Square Garden last night
when players and spectators joined in
a fracas started by a. member Of the
New York team and a member of the
Montreal outfit.
Fir2men and policemen concentrated
upon the scene of action and at length
got the cambatantS into the penalty
box. where the row began again.
There is nothing unusual about this:
it has happened before. though per-
hapS not on quite such a wholesale
scale.
The interesting thing is that when
two young men enter ring at this
place. their hands protected by gloves
and every restriction against every
thing but hitting with their hands.
they do their work under the auspices
nf a solemn boxing commission en-
tlowed with vast powers. Yet Tex
Richards hockey games. in which
everything seems to go, has no sign
of a Muldoon lowering over it.
It's a funny world.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
BASKET BALL GAMES.

4. A. L. tourney at Kansas City:
SOutllside Turner's. indianapolis,
35: ke.Nash.A, Kenosl,a. Wis. 21.
Hillyards,A st. Joseph. Mo-. ~: Mo.
non A. c., Lafayette, Ind, "a.
Kansas City A. C., ~: Utah Apex
\. e.. Bingham. 30.
Pittsburg. Hans, Teachers College.
%: Washburn College last years
champiOns), 25.
Werner-Werners, st. Louis, 50;
Fort Pierre, Fla, Indrios. Ia.
SchOOleys. Kansas City, 20: Mary.
vile, Mo-, Teachers College, ?5.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
SCORE AT BILLIARDS.

NEW YORK. March IS Up.-Kin
rey Matsuyama of Japan defeated
Marcel of Belgium. 900 to 135. IN u
innings in the fifth game on the
Junior 1872 balkline billiard cham
pionship. Albert Cutler of New York
defeated Jacinto Vargas of Buenos
Aires. 500 to 143, in 19 innings.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
HELEN WILLS ANNEXES
ANOTHER MATCH EASILY

CANNES, France, March IS P.-i
Helen Wills, the American champion.
is meeting little opposition In her ad.
vance through the singles of the
Cannes Club tennis tournament.
In the quarter finals today she de-
feated Miss J. NJ. Padwick of England
without the loss of a game.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
ANAC0STIA EAGLES WIN
OVER WOODSIDE QUINT

With their lineup strengthened by
the addition of Lee Cardwell, Univer.
sity of Maryland guard. the Ana
costa Eagles defeated Woodside in a
fast game last night at Congress
Heights gymnasium. 25 to II.
Ralph Bennie and Julie Radice.
Eagle forwards, led the winners at
tack.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
WILL SEND TEAMS EAST.

LOS ANGELES. Calf. March IS
|R.-Occidental College is to send a
team thtis year to the Kansas relays
at Lawrence, Kans., and to the Penn
relay carnival at Philadelphia. The
Occidental squad is expected to make
its best bid in the four.man mile and
two-mile events.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
DISPLAYS CUE SKILL.

Patients at Walter Reed Hospital
yesterday witnessed an exhibition OF
trick billiard shots given by Charles
&. Peterson. referee of the Hagen
lacher-Schaefer world championship
match.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
8-Pound-Weigh Euent added
To Star Boys Club Meet List

F1ER number club IT
include Spound shot the The
Boys Club athletic carnival be held the Central
School Stadium Saturday afternoon. March q.
the unlimited division favored with the events at
will be added the class This
that will be allowed
Evening star., 1926-03-18

, main ulSh, ii boxing becomes legal
there.
Yet Harmon'S arena. with it's 40 90"
capacity. would he far too small
for Il world championship contest.
Dempsey, who seems to have turned
promoter, would not find this amphi
theater suitable. He might go to Il
ball park. Looks ds if he would have
TO since the building of Il new stadium
would eat up d lot of the proceeds OF
the battle.
The Dempsey-t tdrpcntieT and the
Dempsey-Firpo battle drew $4,000 and
10000 spectators. and if Jack really
means to fight Wills a hundred thou
sand attendance is by no means AN
| exaggerated estimate of what might
| be expected in the way of ii crowd.
But despite Dempsey's line of talk
| few boxing fans believe he will ever
tackle the brown panther.
Even if he wanted To do so-3,na
that is very doubtful--there are polij
ical reasons that suggest the un
wisdom of holding "a mixed bout. and
the chances are they will be as sip.
parent in Chicago as any where else
If there ever seems a real likelihood
that ii will be held there
Evening star., 1926-03-18
TALK OF CHICAGO BATTLE
SEEN AS LURE TO VOTERS
Ballot to Be Taken Next Month i'm Windy CITY on
Boxing Law, and Jack Is Not Hurting Cause
by Agreeing to Fight There
BY FAIRPLAY.

Jew YORK. March 8Bchmd all OF Jack Dempsey weekly bul
tins about his intention taking Harry Wills year
lurk object.
For thing the Chicago will boxing
public
Dempsey that the Wills battle will in
Michigan city
Is Jack oi
dangling the championship
than that have foised this
Evening star., 1926-03-18
SCORES nth SHUTOUT.

OTTAWA. March 1S R.-Ottawa.
hampton of the National Hockey
League. scored its seventeenth shut
,ut victory of the season last night
with the Toronto st. Patricks the
victims. to 0.
Evening star., 1926-03-18

TOXIC. March IS CR.-Maseda Uni.
versity has announced that Katsuo
Takaishi, eastern Olympic champion
swimmer, will leave for America soon
to matriculate in Northwestern Uni
versity at Evanston, Ill.
Evening star., 1926-03-18

The Boys Club Senators. playing
in the final of the 95-pound division.
We're nosed out by the Jewish Educa-
tional Alliance. Is to IA.
Officials Of the tournament expect
to have all games played by Saturday
of next week.
Epiphany Juniors and Independents,
among the leading contenders for the
District junior championship, will
match their strength tomorrow in the
preliminary to the Stanton-Wo Wondel-
game tomorrow night at Congress
Evening star., 1926-03-18
INSTALLS A NEW SPIRIT
AT BADGER INSTITUTION
Washngtonian So Busy With Varied Affairs That He
May Eventually Have to Turn Coaching of
Foot Ball Team Over to Lieb
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

NEW YORK March Slt looks the future head foot ball
coach the University of Wisconsin will be Tom Leb Knue
Rocknc right hand and head line coach Notre Dame.
Ieb has Madison bali Little
and track coach Tom Jones' eb having been weight
Notrc
George Little Whngto tonan who addition to coaching foot
ball director athletics 1t believed
that he will be able to shoulder the duties and all the responsibilities OF
teaching ball for than longer
he a
Evening star., 1926-03-18
BREAKS CUE RECORD.

PHILADELPHIA March is (PJ.
Another world three-cushion billiard
record was established last night by
Otto Reiselt Of this city. when he
Tailed 150 points in 80 innings. lie
held the previous record of 15U point
In 104 innings.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
THE hop, step and jump is one
of the Oldest track and field


events, and should be more
popular with boys. One reason it is
not favored may be that it is not
used in college competition.
1t holds a place of prominence on
the Olympic games program, however,
and is recognized by the Amateur Ath-
letic Union and included on its cham
pionship program. 1t is we'll that The
'lEvenins Star Boys Club should know
about it.
Use the same pit as for the broad
jump Stand with both feet on the
take-off board, raise one foot and hop
on the other. then take long step
and wind up with a jump. landing on
both feet. Like this:
Left foot ton board take.off). left foot
in pit. landing on right foot next, then
land on both. Left-left-r right and both
Evening star., 1926-03-18
THREE ID. C.. FIVES REMAIN
ms. A. TOURNAMENT PLAY

additional Washington dropped
basket ball tournament night Baltimore leaving
Big Five unlimited the Epiphany
Club Celc 145pound carry District
The Cardinal Juniors playing their
the stood IL O for
Evening star., 1926-03-18

CHICAGO, March rs (P).-Raffaelc
Grenna. Italian wrestler. threw Joe
t'Toots') Mondt in two straight falls
the first with crotch and half Mel
son i'll $3.50 and the second with q
flying mare i'll $40.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
WOMEN In SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER

@ENTRA HIGH SCHOOLS basket ball schedule reached the
mark completion the
~ Senior Blues having Of i'll
leading
the only
also through unscathed
Evening star., 1926-03-18
Bunting.


Special attention should be given
to bunting by the boys who hope to
succeed In base ball. Keep the fin
gers behind the bat, grasp it loosely
and push the ball rather than hit it,
The bat must be kept in a horizontal,
position. A low inside ball is particu-
larly hard to bunt.
While the batsmen are practicing
bunting the infelders and pitchers
should practice handling them. The
infield draws in and the fielders often
must handle the ball with one hand
the throwing hand. And then toss
underhand to the base.
Although the hop. step aud jump
Is not included in The Erening Star
Boys club cdrnirdl program, ii is
UerY good training for the other
erents. Tomorrow the high jumpers
UiH hare their day. II yOu hdrent
sent in your entry yet. do so nOT.
Eighty gold. silrer and bronze medals
iciH be dWdrded as many fortunate
boys
Elsewhere on this page will be found
an application for membership. Fill
it In today and mail it addressed:
Evening star., 1926-03-18
BOYS TO BOX TONIGHT.

Sixteen boxers from the Stuyvesant
School at Warrenton. Va, are staging
series of exhibition bouts tonight in
the Auditorium. starting at 8 O'Clock
Evening star., 1926-03-18

The high jump record for horse is
5 feet 1916 inch. made by Great Heart
in 1928.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
A Tbe G0enit1g 5tar
\ BOYS CLUB
Conducted by ROBERT C. MCCLELLAN
Conducted by ROBERT C. MCCLELLAN

jump training, since the first move in
the broad jump is hop of the take.
off,
Evening star., 1926-03-18

Paddy Harmon, out in Chicago. is
building a huge arena to seat 10000
fans. OF course. the structure Will be
used for hockey, siX-day races and
other sports. but boxing will be the
Evening star., 1926-03-18

Clip this blank application. fill and mail it today
addressed: Chief Boys Club Evening Star Washington, D. T.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
American Basket Ball League

Last Nights Result.
Brooklyn, "5: Chicago. pa
Tonight's Games.
Detroit at Cleveland
Washington at Buffalo
Evening star., 1926-03-18
GOLDEN RULES

tCopyright. 1921