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There was a time early in the his
tory OF golf when women did not play
the open field game, evolved by Shep-
herds in rugged retreats where they
knocked a round pebble about with a
shepherds crook. Then a few ANA
IONS intruded as the game became
more refined and comparatively ele-
CANT clubs had been invented to drive
q feather-stuffed leather bail on turfed
links.
With the building of we'll erased
courses and comfortable golf houses,
more women Of the domestic type
We're attracted 10 the sport, but. despite
the discovery of the solid gutta percha
ball, the dress of the day did not entice
the strictly feminine to do more than
dabble with golf. Long skirts. tight
lacing and fantastic footgear did not
lend themselves to a tive-mile tramp
over the sward or to the effective
swinging of the clubs.
The more masculine in time cast
these handicaps to the four winds and
enough were enlived to hold cham
pionships. These contests We're mo
nopolized by athletic women" as they
were called, although few less robust
won their way to the top.
The popularity Of the game con.
tinued to grow and girls of the de
butante type We're induced to trif1e
with golf, largely perhaps to keep com
pany with the younger men. But the
good players were still of the hardy
sort.
Then came the heavy-soled shoes
with low heels, the shorter skirts and
boomers and the pulchritude of the
links grew by leaps and bounds. Per
haps female golfers were mainly re-
sponsible for the dress reforms. Man
no longer had to go to balls and
theaters to see beautiful women. He
found them in the open air of the links
with natural pink in their cheeks, UNI
penciled cherry on their lips, healthful
sparkle in their eyes and statuesque
forms without padding or lacing.
Today the leading woman golfers
could outstrip the contestants at q
beauty show, if they cared to compete
in such a carnival instead of on the
golf links, and they are the peers OF
the Puritan Priscilla in other feminine
characteristics. Witness the national
champion, Glenna Collett of Provi
dence; the Western titleholder. Mrs
Elaine Rosenthal Reinhart of Dallas
the Wisconsin premier, Bernice Wal
of Oshkosh. and the California ace
Mary K. Browne, as a few examples
of this evolution in golf feminine.
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elIeI ReLCy.
night, when the Metropolitan and
Capitol Athletic Club junior swim
mers compete for honors In the Y. w.
c. A. tank on E street.
All junior swimmers in the city
are eligible for entrance in this meet.
which will be the forerunner of a
series of Junior meets if sufficient in
terest is evinced in the opener.
The first event is carded for TAO
o'clock. All entrants are requested to
report promptly.
No one will be allowed to participate
who has not passed the Y. w. c. A.
physical examination, which is re-
quired Of all who swim in the pool.
Strayer's Business College sextet
will clash with the Acacia Athletic
Club team in the only contest carded
on the Women's Athletic Council
schedule tonight The game will start
at $50 o'clock at the Marjorie Web.
ster gymnasium.
These teams are we'll matched and
a close game is expected.
A double-header will take place in
the Washington Recreation League to-
night, on the Eastern High School
court. Department of the Interior and
Sioux Athletic Club teams will meet
at Z o'clock and will be followed on
the floor by the Bethany and Mercury
toSSerS.
Mount Vernon tossers triumphed
over the Calvary NJ. L. seXtet, SO to
%. in q. Recreation League game play.
ed at the Central High gymnasium
last night.
The teams We're lined up as follows
Mount Nernon-Barnes and NJ. Tom.
linson. forwards: f. Tomlinson and
Meyer, centers; Wean and Callahan
guards. Substitutes. Koontz and
Harlan.
Calvary NJ. E.-Joliff and Randall
forwards; Shoup and Gordon, centers
kimball and Gibson, guards.
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lateral Base Ball Worry: Lands Would Continue Onen Control
MADIGAN is THROUGH
AS EASTERN PLAYER

A statement made today by Prin-
cipal Hart of Eastern High School
should clear up any uncertainty as
to the status Of George Madigan, East
ern basket ball center, about whom
conflicting reports have been cir
culated.
Madigan's case WAS SO nearly
parallel to that of William Banta
Central's star pivot man, who had
completed enough school work to be
eligible for graduation in February.
but desired to remain over another
term and receive his diploma in June.
1t was thought unfair by the high
school principals to bar one player
from the basket ball series and allow
the other to play.
Consequently Madigan has been
dropped from the Eastern basket ball
squad.
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HELEN AND SUZANNE
SCORED BY WRITER

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. February 3.-''Is this
tennis or hide-a nd seek? What are
the reasons for all this backing and
filing in bringing about a Lenglen-
Wills match? VIII it he played on the
I'd Of June or on the Greek calends?"
Under such captions L'Auto,
Frances leading sporting daily. and
other newspapers comment caustically
on what they term the strange stu
alton which has arisen between the
two tennis stars. to the disappont-
ment of lovers Of the game.
1T seems to US that in plain COM
nonsense" said L'Auto, they should
publicly come to an agreement to
make match during the course of
the Riviera season, which still has
seven tournaments on its schedule.
Otherwise one would be led to believe
that the two champions are only seek
ing to avoid each other. There must
be an end of this game of hide-and-
seek"
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RACQUETERS START
D. C. TITLE TOURNEY

Eighteen of the leading SQUASH
racquets PLAYERS of the city start to-
day on the first round of the annua |
District championship, played on the
courts of the Racquet Club.
Two preliminary matches are sched-
uled, II. G. Moulton meeting j. NJ.
Cabot and G.. NJ Morris encounterinC
Stanley Carr. The winner OF the FIRST
is to meet Floyd G. Blair IN the
opening round. while the victor in
the second tackles Il. w Miller.
David Key, who yesterday took the
final engagement of the senior handi-
cap tourney by defeating Leonard \ 4.
Block. l5-12, 14-17, Ills. 12-15,
l5-S, is matched with W. B. Wolf.
II. X. Weeks, who bowed to G.. 2.
Lloyd IN the final round of the junior
handicap event. 16-17. 15-6. 15-S,
!o-le. will have E. NJ. Hinkle as
his opponent.
Other frst-round matches are a.
follows: T. l.. Block VS.. w. ]. Dono-
van. II. l.. de Sibour VS.. Arthur Hell
len. Dwight F. Davis VS.. l.. A. Block
and c. P. Stone VS.. W. A. Green.
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BUTLER GOOD HITTER
AND ALSO is SPEEDY

CHICAGO, February CP).-Johnny
Butler. shortstop Of the Minneapolis
American Association club. who was
traded to the Brooklyn Nationals. was
rated as one of the best infielders in
the league last season. He went to
Minneapolis from the Wichita, Hans,
club and participated In lat games.
compiling a batting average of .339.
In addition TO his StiCliwork, which
included SO doubles. 8 triples and 9
home runs. Butler ranked high among
the base stealers with y thefts.
At one time he played in the Pacific
Coast League and later went to the
Western League. being obtained by
the Chicago White Sox for the 1925
season. He was not retained, however,
and went back to Wichita. from which
club he Joined Minneapolis
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INTERCITY CUE PLAY
IS CARDED TONIGHT

Washington and Baltimore billiard
lists have set the date of the final en-
counter of their annual intercity 1872
balkline match one day ahead of the
schedule. and will complete the last
block of 800 points tonight at the
Klein parlors, Baltimore.
Edward B. Powell. local cueist.
takes on H. Z. Crook, while Norman
Clark, another District man, meets
Enoch Farson of Baltimore.
Although the Marylanders went
ahead in the second block of the 1900
point match. the Washington players
came back with a rush last week, and
will go into tonight's engagement
with a lead of 48 points. The total
score now stands 900 to $50 for the
District team.
Considering that the locals have
taken every one of the last Il annual
Journeys, the Baltimoreans have both
an established precedent and apsycho-
logical handicap to overcome, as we'll
as the point lead.
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Frank J. Navin. He said he wanted a
higher salary and, as usual with club
presidents, Navin wanted to know
what for. Jones told him that one rea-
son was that he led the American
League in scoring runs. and Navin re-
piled, "Hmph, who couldn't lead the
league in scoring runs with a man like
Crawford behind you? Why, a one
legged man could lead the league if he
had CraWford's smuggling in back of
him
Later on Crawford called on Navin
He did not know that Jones had been
to see him. He said he wanted more
money. and Navin wanted to know
what reason he had for seeking an
increase. Crawford explained that for
one thing he led the American League
in batting in runs. Navin replied.
"Hmph. who couldn't lead the league
in driving in runs with a man like
Jones getting on the bags all the time?
Why Il $50 hitter could lead the
league batting in runs if he always
came to bat with I deer like this Jones
on the bases"
Roaring Bill' Kennedy was not a
comedian, but a rare character. He
was right handed pitcher for Brook
lyn and he could neither read nor
write. Roaring Bill was never paid
by check. but in one-dollar bills.
While he could not add nor subtract,
he could count. and so twice each
month the club treasurer handed
Roaring Bill $50 new one-dollar
bills.
He Followed Suit.
He would always buy several news
papers when travelling, carry them on
the train and pretend to read them.
One evening Roaring Bill while sit
ting In the Pullman coach looking at
his papers yelled: Look, fellows,
they sunk a battleship." The players
rushed over and discovered a battle
ship had been launched and this news
paper had printed a picture of the
ship The trouble with Roaring BIZ
was that he held the paper upside
down.
One day Roaring Bill" went to
the race track. He wanted to make a
bet. but he could not read the pro-
gram nor the betting boards. where
the odds were posted. This did not
stop him. He walked up to a book
maker, handed him 20 one-dollar bills
and said, II wanna bet 20 on the first
one" After the race he collected $500.
The top horse, a 40-to-1 shot. won the
race.
He could never go into a dining
room alone because he was unable to
read the menu cards. He always
waited until some other player went
in. Roaring Bill would go along,
gaze at the menu card. apparently
, trying to make up his mind. and after
the other player ordered Bill always
said with Il sigh, law, | guess I'll
take the same
tCopyri.ht. 1880
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STAR AUTO DRIVERS
TO ATTACK RECORDS
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Los ANGELES. Calf, February
3.-The Times today said that five
Of Americas foremost automobile
racing pilots are preparing to depart
this week for Florida. where. Feb
ruary % and IS. they will attempt
TO shatter the world speed record of
$50 miles an hour made at Daytona
Beach
A sixth. Earl Cooper. veteran racer,
left Sunday by steamer.
The drivers are: Tommy Milton,
who in 1919 set the world record:
Peter de Paola, national driving
champion last year; Bennett Hill.
Harry HartZ and Bob McDonogh
Prizes totaling $4,000 would be at
stake. The attempts Will be under
the sanction of the American Auto
mobile Association
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COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
PLACE BATTLE keen

BoWlers Of the Times Herald team
hold such a commanding lead in the
Commercial Duckpin League that
greatest interest now centers on the
fight for second place. The first place
quint has a nine game advantage
over the Carry pinspillers. but the
Carrys are but a game in front of
The Evening Star five that heads the
fourth position, Woodward & Lothrop
aggregation, by five games.
League statistics follow:
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game, and l want TO leave with you
the earnest recommendation that this
principle be continued"
Gov. Richie mixed politics with his
"reminiscences of the greatness Of the
old Baltimore Orioles when he said.
"Al Smith already has been sold to
Maryland"
Mayor Walker. in his turn at bat,
expressed the belief that 400 hitters,
whether in politics or base ball, en-
counter slumps which require an al
titude of I'll hit 'em tomorrow" to
get rid Of.
Gov. Pinchot and Augustus Thomas
Wed for distinction as Original fans"
Pinchot based his claim on a record
dating back before the entrance of
| Barney Dreyfuss. Pittsburgh presi-
dent, into the game; Thomas on the
| fact that he saw the first National
| League game in 1876 and in the same
year played as a professional.
| Old-timerS, such as George Wash
inston Bradley, who pitched and won
the first National League game on
record at Louisville. were honored
along with most of the members of
the 1925 world championship Pitts
! burgh Club.
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Schaefer knew many vaudeville
actors and one Of them taught him
the trick Of striking q stage blow.
This IS worked on the principle that
the hand is quicker than the eye.
The swinging fist would strike the
palm of the other hand. held against
the face of the man who was sup
posed to be hit. Scha efer practiced
this until he had the trick down to per-
lection. He ana OLeary would stand
IN front of the hotel In the evening
and get into a heated argument. sud
denly SChaefer swung on OLeary. y
loud smack ana OLeary staggered
back as il stunned. Then, suddenly,
OLeary would Straighteu up and the
players would give the laugh to the
crowd that had gathered to see the
fight.
Muliin Is Goat
One evening they We're getting big
crowds and having lots of fun, but
they finally tired of it and decided to
quit George Mullin. the pitcher.
wanted to 60 on with the show and
Schaefer told him To do it himself.
Io showed Nulln how the trick
was done Just as Schaefer left. Ed
Sie EiIliLn. another pitcher, appear
I'd and Mullin asked killian TO join
Jim. Killian was unable to get the
aauC of the thing. 50 Mullm COM
promised. He Told killtan:
Wen have u row and then You
tel me you're goin' to take a sock
n me and swing. I'll put my hand
up quick and catch the punch
killiau agreed and eventually they
started the row. AS soon as the
rrnwd was sufficiently large. killian
threatened Mullin and Mullin dared
him ia swing kilIian swung. Mullin
pat up his hand quickly. but Kill
liau's FIST crashed against his jaw
aud Nulin went down in a heap,
absolutely knocked out.
Mullin had overlooked one thing.
II" forgot that killian was left
handler lie had seen the trick work
ed only ny right handlers.
SchIefcr retained his vii Until the
end. one Of his last famous cracks
caue iuring the war when the word
German" and everything pertaining
"a il was removed from the English
language. some one suggested that
Scha efer'S nickname of Germany
would have to be changed. Schaefer
himself suggested the substitute. He
said: From now on I'm to be known
as Liberty SChaefer."
One of Best Stories.
one of Schaefer's best stories con
yrrncd two Of his teammates. Davey
Jones and Sam Crawford. Davey
was u COrking good lead-off man. who
PLAYED left. and Crawford was the
~lugginG center and later light fielder
of the Tigers. one Spring both Jones
and Crawford wanted increases in
salary. Jones first went to the clut
Offices and interviewed President
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SPORT In NEED OF BOSS.
JUDGE AYERS AT DINNER
Recommends Continuance of Commssionership
Plan in Speech at National League Banquet.
Max Carey Stirs Notable Audience.
By the Associated Press.

EW February 3The National began
N year today the Of
celebration of fair play, craftsmanship
high ideals for the future.
banquet night paid games pioneers
the keynote its high day position sounded
world champion Maryland
Tncho OF Mayor Walker City
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POMPEY SENT TO TRACK

LEXINGTON, Ky. February 3 Cp).
-Pompey, w. r. Goes 2-year-olo.
VINO led American horses in winnings
last season, has been taken from Win
Ter quarters at Hinata and shipped to
Belmont Park. where he will be under
the care of Trainer w. H. Carrick.
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MARY BROWNE WINS.

NEW YORK, February R.-
Mary X. Browne of Santa Monica
Calf, won her second round match
from Rosamond Newton. Of Boston.
6-1, 60, In the Heights Casino tennis
tournament. Martha Bayard Of Short
Hills, n. j., seventh ranking star,
defeated Mrs. H. Stuart Green of New
York, 6-3, Go.
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EAST AND WEST CLASH.

CHICAGO, February 8 P.-East
and West vie for honors in the ma
tional doubles racket championship,
play in which begins here tonight.
The defending titlists are Clarence c..
Pell, national amateur singles and
English amateur champion, and Stan
ley G.. Mortimer. former national
singles champion. both representing
the New York Racquet and Tennis
Club
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TRAINER FLYNN ILL.

NEW ORLEANS, February 8 UP).-
Walter Qrish) Flynn, who began as a
jockey in 1892, is confined in a local
hospital suffering form cumulative
effects Of injuries suffered in falls dur
ing races. He is at present employed
as a trainer by s. K. Cleveland of
Lexington, Ky.
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HERMAN BEGINS TERM.

NEW ORLEANS. February 8 R.-
Pete Herman, former world bantam
weight champion boxer. has entered
the house of detention here to serve q
9o-day sentence for contempt of court
in having permitted the sale Of LIQUOR
in his cabaret.
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KANSAS CITY. February 3 P.-
Roy NJ. Turner of Atchison, Kans.
former Kansas foot ball player, has
been convicted of the murder of Mrs
Dora Gage of Atchison. who died from
poisoning in, her room at q local hotel
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FIGHTS LAST NIGHT.

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla-"Wild
BIZ Reed, Columbus. Ohio. knocked
out Tom Sailor" Maxted, New
York. "a.
ST. LOUIS-Sergeant Jack Adams,
defeated Joe White, New Orleans, lO)
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Lands Likes Job.
the BOwlers

HEN Temple OF the District League bowls its home
Nv 1t that the Temples
weak means. But they
when they shooting the naples the Northeast
Temple why expect the Convention Hall
Y.arrnre ntiout ornorr
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GOLF PLAY NOT Harmful,
TO FEMININE ATTRIBUTES
BY the Associated Press.

~HCAGO February &Fenininc
fair prevail the golf links
~ a. { AS
gentler the
to play gofW ele nought TO win
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y
Max Carey proved to be as good a
speech-maker, as ball player and stir
red his audience when he said:
when / started base ball 16 years
ago. most mothers and fathers OPP
posed professional base ball for their
boys. Today ! venture the opinion
that the maj ority of the ministers of
the gospel in this country favor pro-
fessional base ball as an honorable
calling.
And my life will have been well
spent If by my example I can lead one
little boy to understand clean living
and craftsmanship"
Lands Likes Job.
Commissioner Lands said that mo
other human activity now has or de-
mands a higher average Of integrity"
and the American public hasn't mis-
placed its confidence in this institu-
ton
Il don't know how long I'll remain
in base ball." he concluded, but five
years ago it seemed the thing to do TO
put in supreme power and authority
an individual free from any infiuenc-
ing factors, within or without the
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WOMEN In SPORT
by CORINNE FRAZIER

HE revised schedule Of the Columbia Federation B. Y u Basket
Ball been announced by Minnie Travis
all leaders
of their S supplied with a the
hat be
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ROUNDING THIRD
Hug b A. Jennings-~-
CHAPTER LV.

HE friendship Scaefer Oeay strange
They nScpabe occasionally they
they would speak for days they
had of their
speaking
time they did speak each other for three days They would
the M park together practice together play together dress ad
lockers and leave together They together and slept together but
spoke syllable the
formed by each that they speaking
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announced, except IN case OF absolute
In the first two games West Wash
ington defeated Second Baptist and
First Baptist defeated Bethany.
For any additional information con-
corning the games or the schedule.
members of the league are advised to
get in touch with their respective
phone at the following numbers:
Evelyn Biting West Washington,
West 1869; Esther Jones Second,
Lincoln s173: Frances Squires Beth
any A and b. Potomac 1434-W;
Thelma Hicks First), Franklin $685.;
Minnie Travis. general manager,
Adams STA.
PEI sethsany ys FIRST y feeR
mortal i, West Washinstopa vs.: SECOND md
Ess;er5 5unPi B Bsh Bethany 3 Eng:
@eTsa aa Second Is: Fret Hine .- Junl1r
f NarchM5 West Wellington Is. i BstS Msss
Rns 5nnoi i Ress pesh ssbinz
Bethany hs MeRof PsG. N y wsst T 4ifst
Bethany 3 Rss Mems5a BETHANY
First Peek 8emo,iai; Bethany ss VS. %s ss
W aShlnRtOn. Peck heuloEld -. ~
ington vs.. First. Hine Junior High: ~;
First vs. Second Peck Memorial: Betha any
A. va. Bethany B. Peck Memorial ,s,oI 81
Bethany vs. Yves West E Wsshinston' Eastern
Langley Junior High School block
ball squad was honored In a recelt
athletic assembly at the school Wnei'
each of the members was awarded the
Il" for her part in scoring an un'
broken line Of victories during the
1925 season. One game remains TO De
played in the loop before Langley can
be claimed the undisputed champion
Jefferson, with only one defeat marx
ed against it, must be met and con
quered. The game was played twice,
ending each time in a tie. 1t WILL De
re-played as soon as weather per
mits. Should Langley lose this con
test triple tie for first place Wouio
exist in the league.
The girls who received their mono
grams are Louise woodward, capt.
Anna Dittmar, manager: Mabel ia
gan, Anna Leonard, Esther Humpher'
son, Marjorie Baird, Edythe Johnson
| Margaret Carder. Erna Nussbaum
Esther LAWSON, Verona Zimmerli
Dora Bassin, Lillian Hammett. Ro
berta May. Jeanette Mckay. Loretta
! PAYNE, Catherine Hodge and Edna
Mckay.
The indoor swimming season viii
be inaugurated in the District to
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arrest this decay of collegiate inter
est? Another problem. suppose in
event Of the big leagues concentrate
ing upon college players the educa-
tors should in Indignation abolish
base ball?
The answers to these questions are
not si.nple-and there is always the
chance that if the league men serious
ly set themselves to the task of an
sUerinS them, the answers may be
wrong.
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SANDLOTS AND COLLEGES
NOT SWELLING PRO RANKS
Magnates of Professional Game Want Varsities to
Pay More Attention TO Diamond Sport-Lack
of Playing Space Handicap.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

EW YORK, February 5Ierc jovial souls
organized base ball And
jovy the keynote rather OF the kelnotcs OF the
the Hotel Astor
tuesday night
And the harmony TO be detected note
unobrusve and
practical ppcatlon
related o problem gradually
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TEAM STATISTICS
RECORDS.

High team game-Evenin4 Star 623.
High team set-Evening Star 6il
Individual game-M artin. Calls, 15l.
az Individual Se'-s'un' Young Mems shop
High spares-Lawrence Times Herald. ll2
High strike-Martln. Calls. %