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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
ON THE SIDE LINES
With the Sports, Editor
BY DENMAN THOMPSON=

r period the holidays least Unit, c0nsre re
toward smoothing differences that threaten s%. to end
ssr's
tss sSSs H w ss
the hill %s%y , wsf 1Ss
meanwhile neither institution will do anything a0o" scheduling
'ha, the 1rs;s s sgmtuay
the ION wnsns arc G sos st
o oS's % y Navy ozark
WI" '"'"'N Game Would Be Sports Plum.
Such next to service clash ss ~, Would Proy a60u1
sp sfsf of ou Little i h sonsy through
ebe the teams he out that HIa op9 are re anS
other institution, for that matter.
would @S1 visit & ss
the ess Of f s4d 9esav aS
and @ % 10 M will vi BE pa s az e p0 o
'bs "$ys9s; that Navy VIII De m "s'' a" 'a'~. ,,
tbs Municipal Stadium has capacity some 10000 excess Of the
fact that Navy already has under consideration
ton next Fail and that the venab Stadium has ben tentatively
array nex season some surprise when
signing OF old IS Leslie Joseph b Bush oha but Miller Her
, holding Yankees caused by picking sanisaus Cove
News that The s' who a has
broke be given the privilege of essayng comeback
are bso. bs & o .s M
head OF the American League pack and indication OF
this found the revelation Shorstop Lynford Larry and
Second Baseman Jim Reese OF the Okland Pacific Coast League
club have been acquired for delivery the after
cash outlay OF $ll5000
For club that achieved 1927 pennan by margin Of
~ games and and brilliant
around the keystone sack koeng and azzer the intelligence
that such sizeabe that for the due has
made will occasion discomfort for the rival
apprehensive Yankees
ganzaton capable of coping titles for several
The answer TO the LaryReee transaction probably that
least by 1929 will be needed
Dugan third base the only really spot Yankee
ana the solution of the Coveeskie that
higgins eneans the hopes him that Mack Bush
one more season of effective fingng
Convey electrified the base ball world by leading all American
League pitchers effectiveness helping Washington its 1925
pennant being hund here by Cleveland with the G. label
attached but following Indifferent the following
he turned by the Nationals last failed
hang with the Yanks
Now with all the offending moar that supposed have
been spreading poison through his removed he has asked
for another chance. and will get
has no New York however He will to
like the rookie the The odds
Pole making his
Capital fandom will be pulling for him
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BY SOL METZGER.

The galleries following George
Won Elm at Minikahda during the
recent amateur golf championship
occasionally saw some wonderful
iron play. Won Elm has no supe.
rior In amateur ranks with the
irons when on his game. as his
shots are low and travel for great
distances. When George lands one
on the green to either right or left
of the pin he considers II a poor
shot. pin.splitting direction Ia what
he In after.
Won Elm plays his long irons
with little hip pivot. similar to
Tommy Armour. Back comes the
club inside the line with left arm
in control until the left arm can 60
no further. Then. and not until
then. does he pivot with his hips.
Al this time he presses the weigh
from his left foot into his right hip.
the left shoulder coming down TO.
ward the ball. the right swinging
upward but not around. the impor-
tant point to remember. This
causes Won Elm to press the right
hip outward and away from the
line Of flight. Thus Georges swing
is more with the shoulders than
with the hips. and he Is well over
the bail as he swings down and into
1t, n style that aids him In his pin
splitting accuracy.
To play this style OF iron shot,
one must have strong wrists. hands
and forearms. Won Elm developed
his by boxing. AY
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Inc gOIr ShOp at BannOckburn ha 3
been closed and locked for the Win.
ter. not to be opened until Spring.
Preston Boiling, assistant to Lionel
Walker. former pro at Bannockburn,
has gone with Walker to the golf
school he operates with Henry -.
Miller on Pennsylvania avenue, and
the clubs are being cleaned by the
locker room boy. who also has charge
Of the sale OF golf balls and other
equipment Bannockburn has a mum.
her OF applications before II for the
post made vacant by Walker.
Four years ago the Chevy Chase
Club. at a special meeting at the club.
house. turned down "A proposal 10 pur.
chase a tract Of land near. Wisconsin
course. TO be available when the cost
OF operating the present layout be.
comes prohibitive. Today n special
committee OF the club is In negotia.
ton with the Kendall estate for purc
chase OF the property lying between
the Congressional Country Club and
the Montgomery Country Club. about
n mile from the frat green at Con.
gressionai. A decision az TO whether
the purchase will be made In 10 be
arrived at shortly.
The land under consideration is
| part OF a l.200.acre estate, running
west from the main road TO the Con.
gressional Club. In high and well
drained and of about the same con.
tour as that of the Congressional lay.
out. The reported price In In the
| neighborhood Of $3.50 an acre.
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WAGERING IS HEAVY
ON JAI-ALAl GAMES

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 23.-The Span.
ish importation of Jai-Alai, popular
Winter resort pastime brought from
Spain. settled into its typical wager
ing form at it's second presentation
last night, under the Allen purse sys'
TEN OF contributing to the winners
prizes, with suitable refunds to those
picking the winning player or team.
Odds Of three and four to one were
the rule on the winners. and a dozen
ticket windows did lively business.
With an added interest In the lively
spectacle. the crowd was more en-.
thusiastic than on the opening night,
applauding more vigorously the spark
ling plays.
Vicente, the star OF the evenings
play, rewarded the contributors to his
purse In one singles game with $50
for 81 ticket. Paired with Hughes
he took the opening doubles game and
paid Sc.
The northern weather il having a
serious effect on the 81 Spanish
youths brought here for the game.
Two are in a hospital with slight
touch Of pneumonia and many OF the
others are suffering from bad colds.
Trecet. the star OF the troupe. in his
limited English vocabulary. found
words TO call the Chicago Winter mo
good
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DELANEY IS PLACED
AMONG HEAVY HOPES


By the Assodatsd Prsss.
NEW YORK, December zs."~~Jack
Delaney, former worlds light heavy
weight champion. viii become con
tended for Gene Tunney's heavy
weight crown next month NY Jockey
ing into Promoter Tex richards elm
iHatipn tourney.
Gndef his new manager, Joe Jacobs,
who paid $50 900 for hiE contract from
Pete Reilly on Wednesday. Delaney In
being prifned for the winner of The
jazz SHARK ey'Tom itesneY bout, 16wH
for January ~ at Madison Square
Garden
Uickhvd feHiiitmed today that
SiiarEey And iteeney would miii hs
scheduled. snpbatieally contradicttng
teppits 10 the contrary.
u don't know who III stirring up all
this stun about t'harkey not going
through with his fight, bat u Is all
The bunk" Hirksrd declared "Sbarke y
ias been IN close touch with ne and
bag started training
Nothing has b"eB done IN regard
~ Delaney meeting the yiciur ~ the
sharkey lieaney affair, but IL IL pos
ajbie lio@eYar, befnre such II match
] would Ike 10 arrange for Delnusy
~ boz IUslp ~ Idulino
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DIXIE CUNTS READY
FOR TITLE CAMPAIGN

ATLANTA, December 23.-With IA
of the % Southern COME ence nem'
bers having announced their 1928
basket ball schedules. the real drive
of the campaign that will lead to ti1e
annual tournament VIII be "on" i'm.
mediately after the Christmas !,ol!-
days.
Although Clemson and Kentucky
and Washington and Lee and Mary
land have already paced through early
conference Tits. the Wildcats beating
Clemson and the Old Liners downing
the Generals. 81 to "a. the others have
confined their work to mere practice
and warm.up games. 4 few. how
ever. found the heat" tests too in.
tense. These included Alabama and
| Mississippi A. & NJ. both losing TO the
Boys Club Of Birmingham.
University of Florida and the
Georgia Bulldogs will pry off their
lids" January at Gainesville. The
Bulldogs are hopeful of duplicating
last seasons brilliant record. while the
Alligators have a quint about ready
that seems well rounded.
Alabama will get started against
Tulane in the conference January 5
at Tuscaloosa. The Greenies OF New
Orleans have a squad OF 20 or more
| trying for the varsity.
The Tennessee Volunteers open
within the ranks at Auburn January
| 20, but the Plainesmen will already
have encountered other foes by that
date. Georgia Tech will visit Auburn
January :.
Clemson's next conference encounter
| IL set for Auburn January II, while
Kentucky will attempt to make IL two
| straight over conference opponents
when II meets Vanderbilt's champion
Commodores at Lexington January
II.
virginia's intra conference battles
begin January 20 against South Caro-.
lima at Columbia.
The baptism OF the first water for
North Carolina State is set for Janu.
airy 81 against Georgia at Raleigh.
| North Carolina's fast moving Tar
heels and Tulane play at New Orleans
| December 30.
| Sewanee starts against its old rival
the Vanderbilt Commodores, at Nash
willie January 81.
| Virginia Military Institute plays
South Carolina at Lexington. Va.
January 4?
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TERRIS IS FAVORED
TO DEFEAT M'GRAW

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 23.--sid
ferris. East Side lightweight, and
Phil McGraw Of Detroit stack up
against each other for the third time
tonight in the Madison Square Garden
arena over the 10.round trail with the
New Yorker 2 to favorite.
The winner Of the struggle II prom
ised match with Jimmy McLarnin.
California pugilist, at the Garden on
February 3 which In turn will deter
mine the principal TO oppose Sammy
Mandell for the lightweight title.
On the first encounter with McGraw,
Terris was awarded a Judges decision
which was unpopular because McGraw
had sent him to the canvas three
times. In the second meeting. Terris
fouled the Detroiter and was sum-
marily suspended by the New York
State Boxing Commission.
Lew Paluso. Salt Lake City punch
err. battles Bruce Flowers Of New
Rochelle. y. Y, in an eight-round
semi-final.
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EW YORK, December %
nj John Conway Toole, president
VI of the International League
i does not believe that the three
class IA leagues-the In
ternat;onal the American Association
and the Pacific Coast League-will
separate from the minor leagues of
lower classification TO form an organ
tzation of their own.
The temptation To do so is strong,
President Toole tells the writer, be-
cause the class IA circuits are so
favorably situated. but he enumer-
sted several drawbacks 10 any Ven
ture to form a third party" in
organized base ball.
The class "A circuits in two
instances are fully as good as the
major league circuits Of old, Toole
said. "Au of the class IA leagues
are located in territory that is thickly
populated and increasing in popula-
ton. No league in the United States
Is more advantageously situated for
compactness than the American As.
ISOLATION. The International League
is better off today than il ever has
been. and in another decade its terri
tory will have a much larger popula-
ton.
Not Regarded as Fair.
IF the class IA leagues struck
out for themselves, would it be fair
TO leave the lesser leagues carrying
on by themselves? Their complaint
now is greater than ours. The ma iors
have turned players back 10 the class
IA leagues, but they turn fewer
players hack TO the smaller leagues.
unless they own cubs in them, and
they invade the minors territory and
take up every player they can find.
Presenting that the market for
players is always open, II is not pos
sible for any minor club to compete
with a major league If one of them
chooses TO bid up players.
IF the class IA leagues formed
q third party in organized base ball
they would probably be caught be-
tween two fires. Their former minor
league allies would be provoked at
them and their major league friends
would be just as friendly as they are
now, but not apt to exaggerate their
friendship. They will be friendly as
long as they continue to invest in
minor league base ball in order to
control az many players as they wish.
Scores St. Louis Plan.
81 can't see the cobweb continuance
OF the st. Louis National League cor
poration, with five clubs already un-
der control in the minors and a sixth
threatened. If it is impossible for
organized base ball to check that
tendency there is trouble breeding in
the future for all of US"
The International League presi-
dent said he expected the minors TO
draw up a plan 10 present 10 the
majors 10 replace the national agree
merit which expires February !. 1923.
Most OF the trouble between the
MAJORS and minors. he declared. can
be traced directly to the time when
the ma 1or clubs put out Is optional
players among minor teams instead
OF. fs--giring them just that many
mora players 10 pull back when they
felt like II. This move. he said. was
taciiIy agreed 20 by Commissioner
LAnjis, but it Jared the minor
leagues and they are still voicing
reese ntment over II.
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whitney IS LEADER
IN TURF WINNINGS


NEW YORK, December 23.-H. p.
Whitney carried off premier honors
in the turf world during the 1927 sea-
son, with Is winners for the highest
aggregate earnings on the race track
of $327.934. Last year Whitney also
topped the list. with earnings exceed.
ing the 100000 mark.
The Greentree Stable, operated by
Mrs. Payne Whitney, ranked second
this season with f1rsts in 72 races
for total earnings Of $29O.69s. While
the Seagram Stable had 95 winners,
tying with the .Audley Farm for lead.
ing winners. II was ciassed third In
earnings. with s253.912. AudIey Farm
Melted s1iS.1S3 and was tenth.
Mrs. John d. Hertz of Chicago, with
a small lot of six or eight horses,
made remarkable record for a prac-
tical newcomer in the sport by plac.
ing seventh. Mrs. Hertz has only IA
winners, but the earnings were S175..
023. largely resulting from Anita Pea
body's victory In the Futuri,y, at Bel.
mont Park.
Joseph z. widener. with 80 win.
ners for total of $203.227. was
fourth: E. r. Mclean. 81 winners for
Sls6.03 fifth: w. J. Salmon. with IS
winners for $ls0.s19. sixth: Rancocas
Stable. - winners for $l6I.569. and
]. n. Camden. SO winners for $l57,5
ninth
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STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE
OWN in Palm Beach, Fla. a
\ little 12-year-old lad. erstwhile
caddie at the Congressional
Country Club, now a man OF

~ OWN In Palm Beach, Fla, a
little 12-year-old Lad. erstwhile
caddie at the Congressional
~ Country Club, now a man Of
the world enjoying his first
outing in Florida with the habiliments
OF his humble role In life shuified of
10 enable him 10 play as much golf
as he wants. Is having the most en-
joyable Christmas season OF his life.
Little Joe Pies. son OF one OF the
greenkeepers at Congressional, pro-
tege Of Sandy Armour. and favorite
Of many Congressional members. is
spending a few days at Palm Beach
as the guest OF Cooper Lightbown.
MAYOR OF the Winter resort.
CARRIED I'm n spick and span new golf
suit, the gift Of Armour. and fitted
out with a newly assembled Kit OF
clubs, gathered from the bags OF
Armour, Tony Sylvester and Manager
Day OF the club, Joe left Washington
few days ago on his first real golf
;rip-a trip where he will eschow the
Job OF csddie and blossom forth as
golfer. And real golfer IL little Joe.
his game ripening under the watchfu'
eye Of Armour last Summer until sew
erai times ne shattered s5 on the Con-
gressional course and gave promise
of a descent into the los, but for care.
Iessness on hole or two. lie VIII
be back home shortly after the New
Year, doubtless with many wondrous
tales 10 tell the other lads at Con
gressional--of golf minus sweaters In
December, and great pitch shots and
puts.
Armour thinks Joe Pies has In him
the making OF n champion. and has
wa tched the youngster carefully 10
avert Tho breaking out Of youthfnI
femDer. One day Joe took three puts
On The fourth green at Congressional
and threw his putter away. Armour
came sitter him, and tanned him with
the grip end Of his club Just as
, used 10 tan Tommy Armour ana Bot
| rruichshank" IN the old DAYS In
| Scotland.
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NATIONALS INCLUDED
ON ROBINS SCHEDULE

YORK, December 20 F).-JTwenty'
.a,,y exhibition games appear on The
trsining schedule ~ he Brooklyn
l2obits for neat spring There "iIi
lie four contests WIN The Yankees
,our with the Braves, and games "l'h
"a ssyetsI minof league and college
peoms IS well,
9be battery men, pitchers nnd
.srhefK will report ~ trimming hroh
.F.a.tsys II Clearwater, Fla, on teb-
- 20, white the baian"e ~ tie
,.am In due there not Iaiet ibon
Narch &,
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SAXOPHONE LURES
INTEREST OF BABE
SIugger, Golfer, Motorist,
Hunter and Epicurean
Riding New Hobby.

BY the Associated Press
n YEW YORK, December ga
nj Bab1 Ruth. home run hitte:
" extraordinary. golfer, hunter.
4 fnotorist, bridge expert and CT.
icurean, Is seeking new worlds
to conquer. He's learning TO play Z,
saxophone.
The Babe wants to pour out soulful
tunes and tazzy bits. Just Ike Paul
Whiteman. so he confessed TO his
brethren here Of the Yankees.
II can play two pieces now" Gecrss
Herman proudly exclaimed al the
Yankees Offices after his return from
a hunting trip in the Long Island
marshes. Say, 10 had sax her.
now could show you. BY Spring I'll
he able to give you fellows n real con.
cert"
by Spring you probably won't
have any wind left to blow with" Sec.
rotary Ed Barrow Of the Yanks
grunted
Going into details Of his hunting
expedition, Ruth enthusiastically de
scribed lying in wait for the duck
lings. He didn't provoke much conf
6cnce from his listeners. and when
the skoptical looks became rather pro-
nourccd. the Babe pulled goose out
row present Of IL.
THE lakes were frozen and we had
10 cross the marshes In cars instead
Of boats" Babe said. For hours /
lay on the ground waiting for the
geese. Finally Is lew toward us ard
we killed seven-T1o. nine. Here's one
l saved for Ed Barrow 10 prove It."
The Babe has made known he II an
excellent auto driver. He doesn't fear
traffic signals. and IL his machine
doesn't step along at IS miles per hour
the driver is restless.
Down" to :23 Pounds.
Say. I'm in grea.shape." the BAN
bino went on. I'm down TO ?23
pounds. which Is II pounds less than
I scaled during last season.
On a train recently Babe was play
ing a three-spade bid while his OPP
ponents and his partner. Dutch Rue
Their. were ordering sandwiches for inn
mediate delivery. The prospect OF eat
ing sidetracked Ruth from the cards.
and he was SIT two. Then he spoke
his mind.
How can I play three spades with
you fellows yelling one Swiss cheese
two hearts. four ham and eggs he
demanded.
AS for Ruth's golf, well-he con.
cedes he played a championship course
in California in a par -. With his
driver the Babe sometimes can hit
farther than any one else, Just Ike
swatting a base ball Sometimes he
can place mashie shots and puts Ike
those hunts in base ball. too. but quite
often he's in trouble and has higi.
scores.
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w YITH the qualification rounds
n ending tomorrow night, can.
NM didatcs for tho elimination
tournaments at King Pin
and Convention Hall drives
are expected to do plenty of shooting
at the young naples in the little time
remaining. Only a few at King Pin
have registered 1O-game totals. and
some Of the totals are not 80 high
Convention Hall has more on the list.
but the counts are not so big that they
are unlikely to be topped during the
next "a hours.
At each establishment 80 qualifers
will begin down-and.out bowling Mon
day. At King Pin. however. the first
round Of five games will bring about
n division into A and Il classes for the
remainder Of the tourney. the 1B high
scorers of the first night going into A
class Thereafter. succeeding five
game rounds will eliminate half the
number In each class. At Convention
Hall there will be no class division.
Sizeable money prizes are at stake
In both tournaments.
Other tIan the elimination tourna.
ments above mentioned and special
event ut the Coliseum. there will be
little formal competition for local
BOWERS generally next week. Vir.
tuslly all of tho leagues are to take
holiday reccsses. The big Convention
Hall. Brooklyn All-Stars contest opens
at Convention Hall. though. to pro.
vide the high spot Of the Yuletide for
the duckpinners.
King Pin swept Its match with Curb
Cafe in the District League, rolling
set Of 1856 that included game Of
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the Athletics He Is the only man.
ager the Athletics ever had and has
brought six American League pen.
nants and three world championships
to Philadelphia
The tall leader appears to he in per.
feet health. He says he never felt
better and already Is laying plans for
next years American League cam.
paign.
IL feel great" he said. II think
will hit about $40 next year.
want to keep in the 300 class any
how. because IL you hit 800 1t means
you are good for long while"
Hundreds OF letters and kilograms
Of congratulations were received mt
the Mack home and scores called in
person to offer congratulations.
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HOCKEY MEN SUED.

CHICAGO. December % Hp.-Maj.
Frederick Mclaughlin. wealthy sports.
man, and two minor officials OF the
Chicago Blackhawks. professional Ma
tional Hockey League team. OF which
Mclaughlin is president. have been
sued for $4,000 by Edward J. Living.
stone. Toronto. Canada. n pioneer
hockey promoter. who charged con-
spiracy to eliminate him 10 a hockey
club owner
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PLANS COACHING SCHOOL.

ELK1NS. w. Va. December % LP.
A foot hall and basket ball coaching
school will be conducted here next
August by DR.. Clarence W. Spears
grid mentor at the University OF Min
nesota. and Cam Henderson. coach Of
athletics at Davis and Elkins College.
DIR. Spears will have charge Of foot
ball instruction and basket hall classes
will he instructed by Henderson.
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cOLORED GRID TEAMS
WILL PLAY FOR TITLE

tebeuezep ana Teddy Bsals c0iured
tf.5nlled foot boti isalGs, "iu meet
l9t lie city title sunday ~ thl"h
lars al G'cloek Teddy beatf are
90. Attending champions I,drh
team has losl onis one game This
SEASON.
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WERNER TO COACH.

CRBANA. Ill. December - R.-
c. d. (Chinkl Werner. crack hurdler
during his intercollegiate days at the
University Of Illinois. has succeeded
Franklin 2. Johnson as assistant
track coach here. Johnson has been
appointed head track coach at Drake
University.
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CONNIE MACK, BOSS
OF AS, IS SIS TODAY

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, December "a
Connie Mack. manager of the Phila
delphia American League bnse ball
team. celebrated his sixty.ffth birth
day anniversary today. lie devoted
the day to wrapping Christmas pack
ages and enjoying i'reside cheer.
Mack Is the oldest base ball man
ager in either major league and is
the only one enrolled in the first year
of the American League still at the
helm. His base ball career started
in the early SOS on the lots Of n New
England village. ana he has been a
manager for 80 years, % as pilot OF
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TUNNEY, FORD INVITED.

DUBLIN, DseHmber 20 IN ~~Hene
Iuhpey and Henry Ford have been Ia.
Vited Ia attend the Tall Team games
ila 1fihb fftd day sports next Al.
gust as Itlsh Ameiicsn guests NJ the
nation.