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Evening star., 1927-02-16
ARROWS MEET CALVARYS
In CRUCIAL LEAGUE TILT

Arrows and Calvarys meet Friday
night on floor yet to be named in
. game that will have an important
bearing on the first half result in the
Washington Basket Ball League. If
the Arrows win. they will go into a
triple tie with Epiphany Roses and
Clovers. A defeat would mean elimi.
nation from the race. Both teams
have shown ability in the senior loop.
DID dominion Boat Club and Wash.
tngton Canoe Club will clash tonight
at Central High School in Nautical
League game. Play will start at 8
O'Clock. The locals must annex their
three remaining games to have a
chance to win the title.
Washington Wonders five fioormen
VIII run up against fast scoring ag-
gregation when they meet ST. Mary's
Celtics OF Alexandria tonight in the
armory of the Virginia city. The fol.
lowing Wonder players are to report
at Thirteenth and II streets at Z
o'clock: Woodward, Mcdonald, Nor
ris, Stewart, Jones and Enright.
Warwick COllegians will encounter
Calvary NJ. f. in the church gym.
nasium tonight at 9 o'clock War
wtckS hope to make the Calvary game
q stepping stone to a victory over
Anacostia Eagles in a scheduled game
Sunday.
Eastern Lightwcights trounced Bows
Club Optimists in the Boys Club gym,
FL to 20.
Kanawha Juniors won a twin bill.
trimming Calvary Eagles. 20 to z. and
Pennants, so to 27.
Plant shot foul goal in the extra
period to win a 7.to-6 game for ST.
Martins flyweights over the Boys
Club quint in the Boys Club gym. ST.
Martins was on the short end of a
6.to-2 count, with AS seconds to go,
when Parkhill tossed two field goals
to knot the score.
Yellow Jackets of Walter Reed Hos
uneal downed Silver Spring High, 81
to 81, while the Army Medical Center
Quint dropped a 21-to20 affair 10
Woodside. Both games were played in
Silver Spring Armory.
st. Johns tOssers nosed out Colum
bia Midgets, Is TO II. in a thriller
played in ST. Johns gym.
WOodlothians had to go an extra
period to trounce Mohawk Props in
Wilson Normal gym. 20 to 16. The
score was deadlocked. Is all. at the
end Of the regulation time.
Crescents won a 19-tO-9 game from
Samosets at Central High School gym
Second National Bank cagemen de
feased AmaGan Security and Tx0el
Evening star., 1927-02-16
STAR FLYWEIGHT BOXER
BEGAN AS CHOIR SINGER

By the Associated Press
Spider" Pladner, the latest French
f1yweight sensation, who won his first
seven fights after turning professional
four months ago. was a choir boy in
Paris church as late as June. 1926.
Louis de Ponthieu, former French
lightweight champion. caught sight of
the boy-he was only Is, last Septem.
ber-and took him in charge Pladner
soon developed into one of the hest
European fiyweights since Jimmy
Wilde.
1t Is likely that Pladner and De
Ponthieu will leave for America in
March.
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COLLEGE BASKET BALL.

Maryland, 20; Virginia, 28.
Crescent A. E. Of Brooklyn. 38
Catholic University, "a.
OglethOrpe, al; Florida. %.
Tulane, 81: Alabama, %.
North Carolina, SO; Wake Forest, 26
Mount st. Mary's. 90; Delaware, Is
Washington and Lee, 80: South
Carolina, 90.
Mississippi College. IS; Mississippi
Aggies. 3s.
Charleston Normal. es; Illinois Col
lege. 25.
Southern Methodist, 25: Texas
Christian, "a.
Loyola Of Chicago. II; st. Xavier
l3.
Creighton, 81: Missouri, 80.
University OF Pittsburgh, SO; Wash.
ingtOn and Jefferson, 80.
Hastings College, 35: Des M0ines
University. 90.
St. Olaf, 38; st. Mary's College. 90
st. Thomas. S5; Manchester. IS.
Monmouth. 32: Knox, 20.
Washington University, 80: st
Louis University, %.
Gustavus Adolphus, 43; Hamline, 81
Illinois Wesleyan, 80; MiIliken, rs,
Western Maryland, 80; Blue Ridge
25.
Other Snots nm Pa pe Al
Evening star., 1927-02-16
WIFE OF SOUTHPAW
SITS IN A BACK SEAT
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Mrs. Earl Whitehill. wife of the
star Detroit southpaw pitcher.
watches him perform from an incon.
spicuous seat in an upper deck of the
grandstand. Her husband thinks he
pitches his best ball when his wife is
not in the stands
If Earl is turning the opposition
back, Mrs. Whitehill remains until
the end of the game, but if he is
knocked from the box she hurries
from the stands and greets him at
home as if she had not had any in
terest in base ball that day. She does
not want the left-hander to classify
his wife as base ball jinx.
Evening star., 1927-02-16
JOYCE WETHERED STILL
GREAT GOLF PERFORMER

By the Associated Press
Joyce Wethered is living up to her
reputation as one Of the best woman
golfers in the world. She has been
playing in England recently, and
men who have opposed her express
astonishment at the length and
straightness of her drives.
one man at the end of round re-
marked, Miss Wethered should not
be allowed to play, she is too good. "
Roger Wethered although he has
not been practicing, won the "Presi.
dents Putter." historic trophy of the
oxford and Cambridge Society.
This indicated to observers that the
former amateur champion is still a
factor in the British game.
Evening star., 1927-02-16
PRO GRIDMAN SUES
CLUB FOR $1,000

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February 16.-Suit for
$1,000 against Chris O'Brien, owner
and manager of the Chicago Cardinals,
has been brought by Earl Evans,
tackle. on the professional foot ball
team.
He alleges that he was promised
$IO0 for each of as many games as
played during 1925 by the rival Bears,
and that the bears actually engaged
in is more contests than did the Car.
dinals
O'Brien denies liability. because the
games, in which Red Grange made
his pro debut, were played in a post.
season toIIr
Evening star., 1927-02-16
ALEXANDRIA HIGH QUINT
HAS TWO HARD GAMES

ALEXANDRIA. Va, February 16.
Alexandria High School will meet
two strong opponents in Charlotte
Hall, scheduled to play here this after
noon, and Warrenton High, booked
to come here on Friday.
The Warrenton game is the play off
for the third district title. with Alex
andria representing division A and
Warrenton representing division B.
Evening star., 1927-02-16
ANDREAS is APPOINTED
MENTOR AT SYRACUSE

SYRACUSE. February 16.--Lewis
p. Andreas, for the last two years
freshman base ball and foot ball
coach and varsity basket ball coach.
has been named varsity foot ball
coach at Syracuse for 1927 and 1923.
G. w. Pete) Reynolds, who signed
a two-year contract last month had re-
signed.
An effort is to be made to induce
Vic Hanson, three-sport star athlete,
to become affiliated with Andreas in
the CAPACITY of scout or coach.
Evening star., 1927-02-16
D. c. GOLFER TIES WITH "a.

ST: AUGUSTINE, Fla, February
10 R.-Clyde Asher. Washington. and
A. l.. Oelschlaeger. West Chester Bit.
more, y. Y, tied for medalist honors
Yesterday in the qualifying rounds of
the eleventh annual St. Valentines
tournament over the st. Augustine
links Both players had 79's.
Evening star., 1927-02-16
WOMEN IN SPORT
by CORIlNNE FRAZIER

Marjorie Webster basketers will
open their interclass series tonight
with q junior-seniOr match. scheduled
for o'clock in the school gym
nasium on Massachusetts avenue
Princess Seniors took the measure
Of Princess Juniors by a count of 26
to IS last night in a game played in
the Columbia Heights community
gym.
Evening star., 1927-02-16
FARMER" BURNS IS &C,

OMAHA. Nebr.. February 16 UP)
-Feeling as fit as ever" and GER
tain that he could give many OF
today's young wrestling aspirants
some good lessons. Farmer" Burns
dean of American wrestlers, OBJ
served his sixty sixth birthday ami
versary yesterday
Evening star., 1927-02-16


| w s';s,rnt are sv5og'ng1y0" {agMs5a, hit
This straight forward
action applies first to the body and
then to the club.
One of the good points about the
golf swing for all learning golfers to
know is the difference between hit
ting straight forward and hitting
around to the left.
The golfer who tries to hit the ball
with a body lunge invariably swings
his body around to the left. He is
so anxious to hit the ball hard that
his arms stiffen. and therefore he has
no wrist action at all in the swing.
The body then pushes forward too
far ahead of the club and he gets a
hook. If by chance he does get some
wrist action into it his body swinging
around to the left causes the club to
cut across the ball and he gets his
slice.
So far as the golfer is concerned,
there is no round and round action
with the body in the golf swing. The
onlooker may have the impression
that the body first turns around to
the right and then, as the ball is hit.
Evening star., 1927-02-16
PRO COURT LEAGUE.

LAST NIGHTS RESULTS
Cleveland. 20; Rochester. 10.
Baltimore. So: Philadelphia. IS
GAME TONIGHT.
New York at Fort Wayne.
GAMES TOMORROW
baltimore at Philadelphia.
New York at Chicago.
GAME FRIDAY.
New York at Chicago.
GAMES SATURDAY
New York at Rochester.
Washington at Cleveland.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

WILLIAM and Mary College
n basketers of Williamsburg.
wv Va, will come here tonight
for three contests with
Evening star., 1927-02-16

T YHEN you hit the golf BALI
\ regardless of the club you
" are swinging-you hit
straight forward.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

Kanawha Juniors won twin bill,
trimming Calvary Eagles. 20 to Z. and
Pennants, SO to 27.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

st. Johns tOssers nosed out Colum-
bia Midgets, Is TO II. in a thriller
played in ST. Johns gym.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

WOodlOthians had TO go an extra
period to trounce Mohawk Props in
Wilson Normal gym. 20 to 16. The
score was deadlocked, Is all. at the
end Of the regulation time.
Evening star., 1927-02-16

Yellow Jackets Of Walter Reed Hos
uheal downed Silver Spring High, 80
to 81. while the Army Medical Center
Quint dropped 21-to20 affair 10
Woodside. Both games were played in
silver. SnrinT Armol'v
Evening star., 1927-02-16

Burgess and Nee for Central played
Evening star., 1927-02-16

w YITH just a few more basket
ball games to be played by
NV Western High tossers,
Coach Dan Ahearn is be
Evening star., 1927-03-30
MACKS HAVE HALF DOZEN
PILOTS ON THEIR ROSTER
List Includes Connie Himself, Gleason, Cobb, Col
lins, Wheat and Thomas-Cub Well Fixed for
Subs Should Veterans Weaken.

base line he leaves such word as is
necessary to the batter following:
Collins is the head of the intield ana
the pinwheel of it, exactly as ne was
some years ago, and out in lett neid
Zack Wheat looks at the sun ana
whangs the ball as a man might
Whang a tom-tom.
There have been many and varied
opinions about the skill of this crowd
of old fellows. They'll be dead be-
fore the Fourth of July" said one
manager 81 wish the boys well. but
they can't stand the pace, not at their
ages"
This manager would cape in sheer
amazement if he We're to witness the
manner in which Cobb can hit his
feet in the sand. Ten days ago 1t
was affirmed that Collins never would
start a game in the regular season
because his underpinning was as sore
as a carbunc1e. The other afternoon
he was all over the infield and peg
ging around the bases as If he never
had heard of human bone or sinew
Some manager said that Wheat
couldn't hit for sour apples, and yet
he slammed the ball on the nose five
times in succession in one exhibition
game.
The younger men of the team, who
might almost call themselves vet
Grams. string along with these older
players and with the utmost conf
dence in them. Cobb and Collins are
INCREASINGLY placing themselves right
for the plays to come and cautioning
the others. Collins is rapidly con-
verting Branom into a first baseman
who will be on top Of the right play
all the time. Branom is a formidable
ball player, because he hits when men
are on bases. Collins also will make
Boley a better shortstop, and when
the season is over there will be sew
eral managers who will wish they
had signed Boley.
Have Fine Substitutes.
Perhaps the older fellows may slow
up before the Fourth of July. but
given what it has now at Fort Myers,
the team will wrestle with anything
ever put together in the American
League and have better that a fifty
fifty prospect of winning. IF physical
defects do manifest themselves as
September draws nigh, don't overlook
the fact that the Athletics have all
fired good substitutes for the old
birds. And day or two of rest often
will give one of the old-timers new
lease on base ball life.
fCOpyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-03-30
WITH THE BOWLERS

Forsie9 sScm9TsrSce Eo l. 1885, Watson Blu
High individual average-watson. Bureau
M aMetie snryeys 1862; Hargett. Bureau OF
Coast Survey retains the leading DO.
sition by taking three games from
Secretary's Office, and Standards dealt
Bureau Of Foreign Commerce No. . a
similar drubbing and are still found
one game behind the leaders. Bureau
OF Foreign Commerce No /, in spite
of double defeat remains in third
place, tied with Patent Office and Bu-
reau OF Mines. Census. Secretary's
ONCE and Bureau of Foreign Com
merce No. continue to trail in the
order named.
Maize. anchor man OF Coast Survey
made unusual finishes i'm the first and
third games against Secretary's Office
which enabled his team to win these
games. Nineteen pin counts in the
eighth. ninth and tenth frames in each
game did the trick--once to tie the
count in the tenth and to a win in the
roll-off, and the other game to win by
6 pins
Evening star., 1927-03-30
Tbe Gbening Star
BOYS CLUB

= Il am glad that Joe Boiey Is back
with me again." said Moe Bishop,
Athletics second Sacker. For years
we played together at Baltimore. So
we don't really have to get acquainted
all over again. I've missed Joe the
last two years and Joe says he has
missed me.
1T took us quite a while to get per-
feet teamwork at Baltimore. and once
we had it we were disappointed at be-
ing broken up. was the first to come
to Philadelphia.
There isn't whole lot of difference
between second and short. The short
stop has the longer and harder throws
10 make. But otherwise we play
pretty much the same game. We share
the second sack, both of us covering 1t
at times.
''One of the tough jobs is going back
of first for short fly that the first
baseman can't get to easily.
That's one job. haven't done as
well as others and for that reason i
Evening star., 1927-03-30
Low Ball Gives
Melhorn Length
e. o l. P
BY SOL METZGER.

After all, golf is merely a prob
lem of hitting through the ball
along the line of flight with the
face of the club at right angles
to this line.
Hagen won his first British
open with special wood clubs
which he had made, their faces
being straight up and down. This
gave him a low ball, the wind
cheater" be needed for their wind
swept courses.
wild Bill" Melhorn. whose 1873
for 36 holes to win the Santa
Clara Open the day after Christ
mas established competitive
record, is considered the greatest
distance driver of all the pros.
Melhorn uses a method different
from Hagen's to get his long, low
woods and irons. Practicing at
Skokie before the 1922 open, he
hit one tee shot over $50 yards.
Bill tees the ball a bit toward his
right foot so his club face will
catch it on the downswing. That
causes 1t to- fly straight forward
with slight top spin. Balls so
hit will roll the proverbial mile.
Bill goes well out along the line
of fight with his club on the
follow through.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
WOMEN In SPORT
by CORINNE FRAZIER.

in the initial game on the Virginia
avenue card. Each of these games will
be played April 4.
Columbia Heights division will be
divided into two section leagues for
preliminary play on account of tf t
large number of schools involved. Sec
ton A will play off it's contests on the
Park View playground and section b
at Happy Hollow.
Schedules for these series. az well
as for the other four divisions. Bloom
ingdale, Georgetown. Garfield and
Plaza, will be announced later this
week, according to Maude Parker, di-
rector Of girls activities.
Complete schedules for Rosedale
and Virginia avenue. follow:
VIRGINIA AVENUE.
April 4. Lenox VS.. Ketcham-van Burer
!, j buchanan vs.; Cranch; .. Brent ,ys. Randle
bryan; Is. Randle Highlands i'tn vs.. ketchan1-
Van BURN; 81 Buchanan 'ess vs.. Rande e'a Hish-
aHa Nav tsa3sh snSa vs. vs. Bfyan nuren
4, Randle Highlands We. Cranch 8. Lenox
Rande buG9a9aa hirhia. Bryan vs. Bsnt
Bryan: Is. Randie Highlands vs. Bryan; 20.
ROSEDALE
Ag,l 4: pIeres s.ysin vs. Kehilw9gih; hi 5 Bloy
Madison VS. Wheatley:. s. Blow vs.. kenil.
worth: II. Maury. vs.. .Kingsman:l2. Pierce
ys. Madison: 13. Benning We. Wheatley; IA.
BLOW, vs., Kingsman; .25. Maury, vs. Kenil-
worth: 26 Pierce vs., whestley: 27, .Benning
Kipgsman VS. Kenilworth
May 2. Maury, vs.. Madison; g. Pierce vs..
Blow VS.. Madison: 8, Pierce vs Maury: O.,
Kenlworth ys. wheatley: 10, Blow vs.; Ben
lev VS. Maury: IL Madison VS. Kenilworth i.
l6. Blow VS. Pierce: II. Benning VS.. Maury
18, .Wheatley VS.. Kenilworth; 10, Madison
VS.. Kingsman.
Evening star., 1927-03-30

WINNING leaders at Central
High School will compete in the
second tank meet of the year
- next Wednesday and Thursday,
according to Ada Moody, swim
ming instructor. This will be the
final event on the athletic program
before the holidays.
Entry lists now are posted for the
swim and will close on Tuesday of
next week. Leaders are urged to
sign up as soon as possible.
Eight events will be on the card,
including 50-yard crawl. 50-yard back
stroke, 50-yard breast stroke, 150-
yard side stroke, 200-yard free style,
plunge for distance, halflength head
tow and form swimming. Miss Moody
will direct the meet, assisted by kath-
crime Naebel, who will have charge
of the form swimming.
juniors and Seniors at Central are
preparing for an interesting season
on the hockey field. Miss Knaebel.
who has charge of this sport, reports
that enthusiasm has been shown in
the prospects for Junior and Senior
squads to compete in hockey series
late in the Spring.
Whether or not hockey is to be
classed as a major sport at Central
this year remains "a moot question,
but the fair athletes expect to have
some keen rivalry in their games,
regardless Of the possibilities for let
ter winning.
Schlag ball loops will open Monday,
April 4, on the municipal Fairgrounds,
with 6S schools competing in the
seven divisions.
Schedules have been announced for
the Rosedale and Virginia avenue
series. Pierce and Kenilworth will
meet in the Rosedale opener. Lenox
will clash with Ketchum-Van Buren,
Evening star., 1927-03-30
BY JOHN Il. FOSTER.

" ORT MYERS, Fla, March 3d.
L The Philadelphia Athletics are
one of the most fascinating
studies ever put together in
base ball. A like bucket of
managerial brains never was assem-
bled before. Barnum and his Jumbo
never did anything greater in their
way than Connie Mack has done with
the Athletics.
When YOU look closely at that sol
eun-visaged gentleman-meaning Con
nie---and catch the lurking smile at
the corner of his mouth, you wonder
whether he is not the best joker as
we'll as the shrewdest manager in base
ball. DESPITE the fact that he can sit
on a lighted match without becoming
excited.
AS List of Managers.
First there Is Connie himself He is
manager No. /. Then comes kid
Gleason, former manager of the White
Sox, who may be designated as No. 2.
Next is Tyrus Raymond Cobb, former
manager Of Detroit. who is No. 3.
Following him is Eddie Collins, former
White SoX manager, now No. with
the Athletics For No. S there is Zack
Wheat, once of Brooklyn, who was
named manager by Uncle Wilbert
Robinson. although Robby took back
his job in less than two weeks.
Other members of the team may be
managers some day. They never will
have a better chance to absorb prac,
tical managerial brain work displayed
under their very noses.
There is more practical base ball on
this team, more informatory base ball
and more base ball of experience than
with any other team in either major
league, and one is quite justified IN
saying more than in any team that
ever has been organized
Connie is the final source OF au-
thority and the head of the board of
strategy. Kid Gleason has the pitch
ers in charge and generally supervises
the boys on and off the field. The
Kid is a master hand at that sort of
thing. And, by the way there is
still another ex-manager on the board
of strategy--Ira Thomas, oldtime
catcher of tile Athletics, who has had
his fling at managing out in the Texas
League. He works the pitchers out
and tells the catchers what they
should do in an emergency.
Ty Cobb bosses right field and chat
ters to himself and everybody in gen
eral, and when he starts down the
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practice a lot going after the short
ones.
Practice a lot with the shortstop.
Get on the field early and have some
one hit grounders to you and the
shortstop. Alternate at covering the
bag and make quick throws, under
handed, to each other.
when you're covering second watch
for the spikes of the runner. When
you're on your toes you can shift your
weight quickly from one foot to the
other if you are in danger of being
spiked.
when you have plenty of time to
throw to first do so with careful aim.
But don't wait until the last second
and then throw right at his feet and
cause him to muff.
Teamwork counts. Practice with
your infield until you can work well
with any man of the four
Next: A Pitchers First Lesson. BY
Lefty Groves.
tCopyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-03-30
TRIBE LOOMS AS WEAKER
THAN In 1926 CAMPAIGN
Indians Admitted to Have Best Pitching Staff i'm
American League, But Speaker Has Left Hole and
at Least Three Clubs Seem Stronger.

former owner of the Yankees, once
saying: I'VE can have 10 men out at
the same time, and Mctiraw can go
through a season without an injury
McGraw is having enough of them
now. Cummings, the clubs promising
catching colt, was out for weeks with
a split hand. and McQuillan recently
stopped a liner with his foot. which
will keep him idle for a month. The
Giants have n wonderful infield, but
there the team stops. The pitchers
are only fair, the outf1eld without
Roush is not up to usual Giant stand
ard. and the catching staff lacks big
league experience.
tCopyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-03-30
u. S. SOCCER RULES
CONFUSE INVADERS


By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 30.-The cause
of recent disturbances between mem
bers OF the Uruguayan soccer team,
here on an exhibition tour, and Ameri
scan players on opposing elevens ap-
peared to have been dissipated today
by Don Jose Richling, consul general
or Uruguay.
He said the 1924 Olympic champions,
who have played in more than 100 in.
ternational matches in all parts of the
world, had been confused by American
Interpretation Of the rules.
The result was. the diplomat explain
ed. that when the Uruguayans were
charged by the Americans they
thought there was Ill feeling toward
them and felt they were forced to de-
fend themselves.
Police Intervention was necessary in
two of the three contests already
played, one a 2-to-2 tie with the Wan
derers and the last 1-to-0 defeat by
Newark
Evening star., 1927-03-30
Cleveland Club Puzzle This Year A SAre zopeav With Manager
TOSSERS TO RARNsTORM.

Five members of the Palace basket
ball club will engage in series of
transforming games in northern cities
during the next two weeks. The cluD
finished its American League sched-
ule Monday night. Capt. Kennedy
Voss, Saunders, Glasco and Ripley win
take the trir.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
TUREESA SETS RECORD.

PINEHuRST. y. G., March 80 up.
-- Joe Turnesa Of Etmsford. y.
who leaped into golfing fame last
Summer by finishing one stroke he
hind Bobby Jones in the national
open golf championship. set new
course record here with 66 getting
six brides over the hast nine holes.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
TATE AND BENSON NAMED
AS POLO TEAM MEMBERS

Capt. Joseph S. Tate and Lieut.. Guy
c. Benson, 10th Field Artillery, sta
toned at Fort Myer, have been Sc
lected as members of the Army polo
team that will defend the Junior polo
title of the United States this Sum
mer. as we'll as compete for the first
time in the open championships.
Capt. Tate and Lieut.. Benson were
members of the 10th Artillery team
last season.
Evening star., 1927-03-30

CHICAGO. March 80 (P).--Joe Cof-
fey. Chicago boxing promoter, was
suspended for sixty days and his
license was revoked by the Illinois
Commission because he stag
ell a Battle Royal between five
negroes before an elite audience at
the Hotel Sherman Saturday night.
Evening star., 1927-03-30
LANDS FINS COBB 500.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March 80 up.
--Ty Cobb must pay 500 for his part
in an argument recently with Umpire
Frank Wilson of the National League,
which resulted in forfeited game,
X. NJ. Lands. base ball commissioner,
has announced here.