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The Washington times., 1926-01-21

take notice. Speculation was rifle
a. to what he would do in 1928,
He decided that In hurry. From
the opening gong he was the
goods. Salt Lake fans. starved TOT
real baseball thrills. went promptly
nuts over Our Tone" and he
shone on.
All the pitchers looked alike to
him, and he hit, ran bases. fielded
and out.foxed the opposition 90
much as to interest the majors, who
engaged for q time In some lively
bidding, which gained . deadly
calm when the wealthy Giants
stated their terms.
The other clubs wanted him,
but were not 50 sure Of him %
to 70 near that high. Paul
Strand, who went mp from the
same team the year before Tor
nearly $4,000, was advertised -
the bust Of 1894"
But there 10 little basis 10 com.
pare the two. Strand was old n
the game and on the down hill.
even when he was popping flies
over the Salt Lake fences. Tony
is just a youth now. Strand had
little besides his smuggling and that
consisted of high flies that were
of q type to realize on Salt Lakes
short fences. Tony lays the ball
out long and low, with terrific
force. He IL fleet Of foot, clever
on the bases and always on his
toes, playing ball because he loves
Lazerre has plenty of nerve.
When Connie Mack came to Salt
Lake to look over Paul Strand.
the big fellow. though q veteran,
struck out three times and popped
UP once. with a prospective $4,000
buyer In the stand.
When the Yank scouts came to
Salt Lake to take In the points OF
their prospective purchase, Tony
outdid himself in q weak OF play,
getting seven home runs and other
wise supplying the oil that doubt.
less fabricated the bids Of the East.
ems up to their record.breaktug pur'
chase figure.
The Yanks say they are figuring
on him for second base. He will
probably fill in there well, but short
stop. we venture to guess, will ulti,
nateIy be his "hole,' for In that
position he Is at his best. His
rifle shot throws from deep short
are a conspicuous feature OF his
assets.
Much has been said Of the lank
brown boy, and much is going to be
said between now and summer. But
be this added, few players ever came
to the majors with such obvious OPP
portunities to land among the
greats" and, well we shall see
what we shall see.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
s GREAT
TRACK OPENS

MIAMI. Fla. Jan. 2i.-With
everything pointing to bigger ana
better racing down among the real
tors and divisions, Miami's mil.
ijon.dollar race track WIN open Its
1926 season this afternoon before
capacity crowd at its enlarged
plant, The meeting 10 expected to
establish Miami as one Of the lead
ing centers Of racing in America,
comparable with Belmont Park in
New York.
More than 500 thoroughbreds
from the foremost stables are quar-
tered here and IS OF the best have
been nominated for the Biscayne
Handicap, the So, 900 feature event
to be run at furlongs. Wise
Counsellor and Worthmore, the
Everglade pair, were early fav-
orites, although Gibbons, Kentucky
Cardinal. Sunsard Marconi and
Anna Marrone I'd were well liked.
Winter visitors from New York,
Philadelphia, washington, Balti-
more, Chicago and other Northern
cities swelled the great crowd and
big play In the mutuels was
looked for. The machines now
number Sc, nearly twice last years
total.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
PALACE BEATEN
BY PROTEST

washington's Palace team has
been declared loser to the Pulaski
Post five in that wild riot in De-
troit last Sunday afternoon, accord.
ing to an official statement from
President Joseph r. Carr, head Of
the American Basketball League.
However. Detroit's protest against
playing in the cage at the Arcade
was thrown out when President
Carr explained that 1t was at his
own suggestion that the Palace
team install a cage for trial pIr.
poses. Washington fans have voted
solidly for the continuation 4 OF the
cage and 1t il expected to be
adopted in all the other cities by
next season.
President Carr's decision gives the
Palace seven victories and four de.
feats. Counting Detroit's defeat by
Post has now five victories and
seven defeats.
Ray Kennedy and Gilbert Ely.
who engaged in a fistic duel in last
Sundays game at Detroit. win be
fined by President Carr.
Two prominent contenders for the
District unlimited basketball cham
pfonship will lock horns Sunday
night at the Arcade Auditorium In
preliminary game to tho Chicago
Bruins. Washington Palace tussle.
The two teams that will hook up
in the preliminary battle are the
Stantons and the Yankees, both
strong local favorites.
Unusual interest is attending this
contest. The youthful Stantons,
whose followers are legion out
northeast way. hold one victory to
their credit over the ageing Yam
KEGS. Another reverse for the vet
ran Yanks will practically elimi'
nate them from the dtular running.
The Vans. however. have added
Jack Smith, former Eastern High
luminary, to their number. He 10
expected to furnish the stimulus
that has been lacking.
The preliminary will begin at
715 O'Clock, while the main affair
involving the Chicago Bruins and
the Washington tossers will start
$50 o'clock.
The cage, which was introduced
here at the Washington'Detroit
clash, will be in operation. 1t will
be removed Immediately following
| the conclusion of the Chicago Wash
| ington game 20 as TO permit
dancing.
The Meyer Davis orchestra.
headed by Milton Davis, which has
attracted considerable comment at
past games, will furnish the must
cal entertainment
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
FRIEDMAN FINED $500
FOR FoULING WELLS

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.-It
cost Sailor Friedman, welter.
weight fighter from Chicago, $500
for fouling Billy Wells. of Eng
land, former champion welter
weight of England, at the arena
here last Monday. Wells was
awarded the bout with Friedman in
the sixth round. The fight was
scheduled for ten rounds.
Chairman Recap, of the Pennsyl-
vania Athletic Commission, fined
Friedman after rearing the sailor.
Referee Frank O'Brien and DR.. A.
Baron tell their version OF the.
battle.
Friedman said the fouling was
"unintentional" and Recap ruled It
vSnch
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
BUGS MAY BALK
ON SALARIES

Keeping up the morale Of bah
club once It has won . world series
is q task that worries inanagers.
Pittsburgh q plainly concerned
about this, II one u to Judge By
the remarks Of veteran observers
there. Huge salary dreams follow
the big melon cutting and a. fhe
Pittsburgh owner has had lots Ct
trouble "a years gone by some ap
5 prehension Il felt there that he VII.
find some Of his highly priced atils
letes baking ct the terms he II
willing to give them.
All winter the champions have
kept III touch with the Office Of the
Pirates. The tone OF their letters
indicates they hope to repeat. But
this correspondence arrived before
the contracts were mailed.
Pitsburgh's team Of world cham
pions represent the very modern
type OF ball player. There il hardly
a veteran on the club with the ex-
ception of Max Carey, Stuffy Me-
Innis and Earl Smith. Their atti-
tude on the salary question may
see the season open with trouble
among them, though no word has
been heard from any player about
his contract for the coming sea
son.
Right after the world series q
Pittsburgh writer asked Bill Mc-
Kechnie what he thought about his
players personally and he replied
that mo manager ever had a finer
bunch of players
With an aging club q manager
finds himself confronted by iargs
demands, for the veteran, knowing
he is passing. wants to get all the
cash he can out OF the pennane
winning and in this respect the
young Pirate players may not BE-
so hard to handle.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
TRACK SQUAD
IS PICKED

Time trials changed the tenor Of
the Georgetown University quartet
that will race in the 1900 meters
run Of the Brooklyn College meet
Saturday. The four boys who step
ped to the tape in the fastest time
were McClain. Swibenurne. Ascher
and Burgess.
Emmy Norton, Walter Gegan.
Cant. Raw Hass and Tony Plansky
viii probably be the other members
Of the contingent.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
TAG ON BACK ACTS
AS CL-ASRuRC'S GUIDE

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-A slip Of
paper bearing his name and desti'
nation is the guide which Clas
Thunberg, of Finland. has taken as
silent interpreter on his way from
New York to st. John, New Bruins
wick, where he expects to skate
for the worlds championship. The
Olympic titIeholder, who does not
speak English, is unaccompanied by
his American manager, Hugo Quist.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
RALLY PROVES
G. l. SAVER

TRAILING ID to 10 &c the ond u
the first hail. the Geors
baslketsrs came back with = ven
geance IN the second half and won
going away from tho Lebanon Val
ley boys, 26 to 22.
Bob NorIE was once again &c.
scoring star OF the game. He shot
eight from the floor ana two from
started.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
GA 7 / OLIC j.
HAS GAME

Catholic University viii take 70
the court tonight for the first
home game after that four.game
trip to the North. DuQussne viii
be the competing quint, and from
wyhat they showed last year they
are fully capable OF extending the
Brooklanders to the limit.
Ray Foley. guard on the soph-
more combination. hurt his nan6 In
the last game of the trip and will
be unable to play tonight. Joe
O'Dea, the former Eastern and st.
Aloysius player, will probably be
selected to take his place.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
THEY WANT TOO MUCH
FOR PROMOTER RICHARD

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.--An at
tempt to match Phil McGraw. De-
troit lightweight and Stanislaus
Loayza, South American champion.
has been abandoned temporarily by
Tex Richard, it was announced to-
day. It was said by Richard that
the demands OF the fighters were
Axorbitant
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
BOSTON BRAVES PLAN
TO PERFORM IN CUBA

BOSTON, Jan. 21.-A series OF
exhibition games in Cuba will be
part of the Boston Braves spring
training schedule, Judge Emil
Fuchs, president of the club, an
nounced tonight. Final arrange
ments and dates have not been set.
tied yet, he said, but the games will
be played during the latter part
of the training trip. which starts
late in February.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
HATCHETS ARE
LOSERS

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Jan. 21.--
Seemingly all worn out by their
previous games on the road, the
George Washington University bas-
ketball players fell easy victims to
the speed and daring OF the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh, 43 to so.
The Washingtonians at that had
hard luck. many Of their shots
trimming the basket only to crawl
out.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
PIERCE SOCCER
TEAM. WINS

Taking game from the Park
View soccerites by to score.
the Pierce hooters won the elelnen.
tary school soccer championship OF
the city. The game was the
second victory Of the Pierce tean1.
and Park View was held to no
score in each game. Tho title last
year went to the team that was
beaten out this year.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
ALL FIGURE
SUZANNE
To WIN
By DAVIS ]. WALSH


InAarnatlonal News Service SPORTS Editor
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Cautious
inquiry among tennis officials,
players Of ranking ability and
authoritative critics today revealed
the fact that, almost to . man,
they privately feared the worst
for Helen Wills when she meets
Mile. Lenglen, If at all. Publicly.
however, their opinions on this
somewhat delicate subject seemed
to be strictly private. !.
Not one of them would agree to
be quoted; in fact. they declined
to discuss the matter until the
writer assured them that he would
name no names. Personal regard
for the little American champion
was one Of the reasons for their
reticence. Another, the writer sus
poets, was that no one likes to be
caught singing the litany at a wed
ding. Miss Wills might win. af'
ter all.
However, the expert evidence was
unanimously against 1t. Boiled
down, II amounted to the following
That Suzanne Lenglen is the great
est woman tennis player in the
world and that Helen Wills, there
fore, is not.
Major j. r. RendeII, one Of the
British professionals on the RI.
vfera. broke out In q statement
yesterday in which he declared
LengIen would win because she
had ''too much technique" The
American experts don't abide with
that thought. Apparently. 1t IS
not t. be &c technical victory. IL
Is to be . victory. they say. OF
superior footw0rk. accuracy and
court tactics.
Miss Wills. it seems. cannot
hope to match her court-covering
ability with that of Mile Lenglen
The latter is supposed to be q
human gazelle and, with leaps and
dashes, returns everything that Is
not knocked into an usher's lap.
Helen, therefore. will not be able
20 conduct a back court duel with
any degree of success, they declare
They also point to the fact that
she doesn't happen to be particu'
Larry fast and that she does quite a
lot Of running on her heels. 1t IL
understood that this is not the sys
TEN that made Charley Paddock
what he Is today.
As q matter Of fact, II the ex.
pelTs' claims are true. Helen not
only viii lose II she attemepts TO
REIN the base line with Suzanne,
but she must meet failure IL she
tries to storm the net: in other
words. q heads I-win-ta you-IOse
r proposition. They say Helen lacks
the speed to get to the net before
Suxanna drops one at her feet.
They also declare 1t mo contest
in the matter of accurate stroking
It seems that SuZanna either wear!
her opponents down with uncannI
control or, with sheer brilliancy
shoots them while they're happy.
However, one factor is over
looked, to wit: The size and genera
serenity of HeIen's competitiv,
heart. She happens to be one o
the best fighters American spor
has known. 1t is possible that thi
strictly human element may hav,
more t. 10 with the result than al
the tricks in Suzanna's bag.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21

The ST. Johns basketers were
slightly better than the George
Mason High School quint, of Alex
andria and the result of the meet
ing was a 48.to-20 victory for the
JOhnuieS.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
La ZERRE BEARS LABEL
OF SURE FIRE STUFF
By JACK CANNON

Tony Lazarre prize Of the minors the 1926 baseball
valued Ct has had profession that
he all his New York bosses hope for him.
Zarre's rise has been truly unusual.
happened made his
bow professional baseball back that
watched from the box the Salt Lake the
forances which made the Yankees think the tall brown chap
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
HAD ENOUGH OF PRO
GRID, SAYS MEYERS

MADISON, Wis. Jan. 21.-Ernie
Nevers, Stanford University all
American football star, has had
enough professional football, he de-
cIared when he arrived here from
Florida. professional football Is
all right in its place" Nevers de-
cIared, but he failed to state what
place" he means. He Is visiting
Putty" Nelson, Wisconsin star
tackle and expects to stay two
weeks.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
q FREDERIcK e. ABBOTT

great 0IaWDdCk W AlSE kA1uS ANAs
AS a matter Of fact the FORM
which Miss Wills has shown has
astonished her audiences, and while
there is no doubt in the minds OF
the majority but that Mile. Lenglen
win defeat the American girl, there
are a few Doubling Thomases ana
goodly number who declare the
AMERICAN WIN certainly give
Lengien something to worry about:
Tomorrow Miss Wills is scheduled
to meet Mrs. C. r. Aeschilman, VIE
OF the Swiss champion, and VIII get
her first real workout. Mrs. Aescni'
man, who was formerly Miss Lesns
Bancroft, has long been considered
one Of the better women players,
and upon tomorrow'a match the
experts will rest their Judgment az
to the chances OF Miss Willis in the
tournament.
II In now expected that Miss
wills win meet Mile. VlastO in
the finals Of this tournament, q
match that will draw great
crowds. Mile VIasto, who 10 more
or less of q prOtege OF Suzanne
LengIen and her frequent partner
in doubles, is rated very highly
in French tennis circles, and she
win be able to give Miss Wills
taste of the ability Of Mile.
Lenglen.
Mile. Lenglen has been here and
has seen Miss Wills play and kns
no comment. Suzanne is not given
to making a fuss over her oppo.
nents. Miss Wills, on the uther
hand, admits that Mile. Lenglen 10
a wonderful player" and has
taken copious notes on her play,
whether for study or for use III her
newspaper articles she has not
said.
The two stars offer . study In
comparison. Miss Wills 10 cool and
plays with stolid surety. Mile.
Lenglen, more nervous than. ever,
is like a flash, "Pavlowa OF the
courts" always a star, excitAble
and temperamental in everything
but her well placed drives.
1t now seems probable that Mile.
Lenglen and Miss Wills will meet
in a tournament In Nice during
early February. It will be a match
that will make tennis history, and
the long shot players will lay their
money on the American girl,
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Stantons Are There

Ditty Kane, leader OF the Stan.
tons, is PROUD OF his team. They
have licked some mighty sweet
combinations. Call Ditty at Lin.
coin 6170.J, or Bus Freed at Lin.
colin 1880.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Gets Grid Player

Grant ellis, University o. Ala.
bana football star, will play Will
Birmingham this year. GIiiis is
considered a better shortstop than
Joey Sewell was when at the uni
versity.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Cleveland Park Juniors

The Cleveland Park Juniors are
under the guidance Of Manager
Griffin and Captain Wilson. The
boys would like to engage in more
games in the near future. Call
Cleveland 1881.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Brewers Shift Camp

Milwaukee will train at Hot
Springs rather than Florida. Short.
stop Boone, of st. Paul, probably
will be appointed manager at Mil.
waukee IL Otto Borchert can &r.
range the deal.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Calvary Takes Two

The Calvary first team sunk the
Northwesterns, II to 8, and the
Reserves beat the Riaitos, SO to go.
Both games were walk Always for
the winners.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Yankees Won Trin

The Yankees went to Hagerstown
to meet and trim the Coca Cola
nasketers Of that thriving city. The
score went to the Yanks without
any too much trouble. It was ~
to
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Two Clubs Want Him

Minneapolis and Kansas City have
reiused to waive on Pei Ballanger.
the recalcitrant Louisville infielder.
Ballenger is really a fine player,
hut he's in bad with the Louisville
owner.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21

Lazerre was just Tony Lazzarl, e.
disl1evelled but willing overgrowth
Of the San Francisco sandidts, when
he somehow scraped up enough
cash to ride from San Francisco up
TO Boyes Springs, SOnona county,
California, where the Salt Lake
Coast League team was training,
for his tryout. But in 1924, when
Tony knew for a. fact that some
day he would be in a lot Of
print, and at the urging of his
pretty San Francisco bride, he
changed his last name from the
Italian Lazarri to the French La
Zerre.
But Tony viii have q hard time
making anyone believe he IL French.
On his arrival at the Salt Lake
camp that first year, he was just
about as green rookie 40 ever
hit q manager for meal and Q
trial. His wardrobe was on his
spare frame, his hair q tonscrial
atrocity and his cap theme for
o sob.story all by itself.
Gravy Cravath was managing
the Bees that year. Tho big
cIOuter was willing to give any Of
the Coast boys q chance II they
paid their own way 20 the camp.
TONY got his. He looked awful
in the field. but he had two
things. . throwing arm that had
dynamite In u and . determine.
ton to work.
His Atory reads like many others.
Tony put in long hours on the field
for hs loved the game. His arm
was enough to interest Cravath and
by some miracle he stuck through
the camp training season.
Part of that year he played as
an understudy to Heinie Sand, who
had q big year and went up to the
Philadelphia Nationals. Tony went
to some tank town in the three-I
league that year for the most of
the season.
But while he stayed with the
Bees, he had the benefit Of era
vath's instruction in batting. era
vath was a student of batting
technique and he made sluggers
out of a number of players in his
stay with the Bees. Paddy Siglin,
q veteran infielder, had never been
able to hit his weight until that
year. With Cravath's instruction
he led the league In most every
hitting department-per cent. home
runs, doubles and total bases.
Heine Sand hit well that year, a
fact which made possible his adj
vancement, the retention of which,
however, has depended largely on
his fielding.
Duffy Lewis succeeded Cravath
~ manager OF Salt Lake and
again, after few weeks Of the
season, Tony went out to the
bushes. Lewis, EXPLOSION world
series hero, dispensed to Tony
literally out Of q great mass OF
baseball lore acquired In over
Lewis had him i'm 1923 and 1924.
It was in the late 1924 season
that the bud, cared for so care
fully for three seasons, began to
blossom.
Tony was with the Peoria club
Of the Three.I League. With two
months Of the league season left,
he started burning UP the hot mid.
west diamonds with deeds OF seem
ing valor. His attack was so SEN
sational that the Salt Lake Club re-
called him, and in the short three
weeks he finished out the season
with them, he went mad.
The other teams couldn't get him
out. He slugged ball after ball out
of the Coast League park, stole
bases, made doubles out Of singles
about half the time and acquired
a. trick Of nabbing runners off
second that made many a crack
base runner shuttle his way shame
facedly from the keystone to the
dugout.
With the new meteor blazing in
thu western skYs PAPERS began T.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21

The Dominican Lyceum slipped
one over on the st. Mary's Juniors,
winning SO to "a.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Accountants Take II

The General Accounting Office
of the Postoffice Department de,
feated the City Postoffice Delivery
gang in the Postoffice Basketball
League, SO to "a.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Business Is There

Business High School went to
Leonard Hall to give the boys from
that school a lesson in basketball
to the tune of 25 to 10.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Owls Take Juniors

The Congress Heights Owls de-
SHpiQE HiGh School, "a 70 u.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
Chevy Chase Thrown

The Chevy Chase quint was
thrown for total loss by the
Clovsrss S5 to Lag
The Washington times., 1926-01-21
chapeIs Have One

The Epiphany Chapel midgets
ran up against the Somersets ana
whipped them, so to Id.
The Washington times., 1926-01-21

Last Nights Results
Chicago. %; Detroit, %.
Tonight's Games
Washington at Buffalo.
Boston at Detroit.
Cleveland at Fort Wayne.
Tomorrow's Game.
None scheduled.
International., 1926-04-04
COVERING THE ARROYO

The covering of the arroyo in Nogales, Sonora, be-
tween the Mercantile bank and the American Consulate
further step toward cooperation with Nogales Ari
zona the part of the officials of the sister city
the line.
Covering of the arroyo will fine street along
the place where present there nothing but the
slightly arroyo Just north of the place International
street Nogaes Arz and with the arroyo covered will
splendid, wide street along the international line,
separated by only wire fence Such Improvement
will add the appearance of both Nogales Sonora and
Nogales, Arizona The Mexican authorities well
aware of this fact and pleased to ahead with an
Improvement that Will benefit both cities.
The work will cost approximatey$1 900 and the
tire job to be completed in about two months It is be-
ing handled by the committee of public works made up of
such able Trinidad Gomez, Guillermo Mascarenas
Guintn Rosas and Jose Elias.
1t is Improvement that has long been desired by
Nogaes, Arizona, therefore, in making it possible the
Mexican authorities cooperating with Nogales Arizona.
International., 1926-04-04
$500 TO HOLD $500, coo ANNUALLY

Fifteen hundred dollars is apparently the only thing
standings the way of Nogales getting permanent army
post.
certain whether there ample supply Of water in Po
Canyon to meet the requirements of the 25h fan
try.
The government is making plans to either the
regiment to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming keep them
here at permanent army post in Potrero Canyon, but
before definite decision be made Uncle Sam must
first know good water well is available in the canyon.
1t is up to the people of Nogales to subscribe the
$500, and undoubtedly they will quickly do for they
realize that if the regiment moved away loss
to Nogaes of payroll amounting to $8OOOOO annually