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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
MARYLAND RACING
DATES APPROVED

BALTIMORE, January 2S.--Mary-
lands racing dates for 1927 have
been approved by the Maryland Rae
ing Commission. official sanction of
the dates likely will be made today
by the governing turf solons.
The dates would have been an
nounced yesterday but for the fact
that the Bowie people have missed
fire in filing their application.
This matter, 1t was said last night,
was to be rectified today and the
official blanks will be in the hands
of the commissioners this afternoon.
Just as soon as the Bowie appli-
cation is filed Secretary Ferd Hay
ward will notify the various State
tracks that they can make plans to
operate this year.
Representatives of the track IN
Maryland met recently in the offices
of they Maryland jockey sCiub end
agreedsAlpoRs dates.
Pimlico, Harve de Grace, Laurel
and Timonium sent in their applica-
tons, but Bowie, which also operates
Marlboro got mixed up, and its at
tention was called to that fact sew
eral days ago.
Members of the commission were
informed of the Bowie and Marlboro
dates and they met with their ap-
prevail, although official Applications
have not yet been received.
Marylanders will see the usual 80
days of the sport this year on the
major tracks and Is days on the
minor ovals. Here are the dates that
await only official notifications:
Bowie-Southern Maryland Agricultural
Association, Bowie. April to April Is Gil
days..
and Breeders Association, April 16 to April
Pimlico@M Maryland Jockey Club, May TO
Cumberland Cumberland State Fair As
ISOLATION. August 81 to September 20
Timonium--Maryland. State Fair and
Agricultural Society OF Baltimore County.
September 5 TO September 10. g days.;
Marlhoro-Southern Maryland Agricul-
tural Fair Association. September IL to
Havre De Grace-Hartford AGRICULTURAL
and Breeders Association. September Il to
oct9Ssr Ma aryiaSd state Fair. Inc. octo
Der { 70 October 20 t23 o days. ;,rh Novsm.
Der i to November 12 I'll days).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

By the Associated Press.
~ ITCHING seems likely to decide
the fate of the Washington
club in the American League
pennant race this year.
Collapse of the teams vet
eran hurting corps last year has
spurred the club to action, and of the
40 players on Washington roster
more than half are pitchers. The
SQUAD includes the veterans Walter
Johnson and Stan Coveleskie, the
former of whom will start his twenty
first campaign as u Senator next
Spring
The only deal Washington has con-
summated since the close of the 1926
race was a stroke to strengthen the
mound staff. This swap brought here
a pair of White Sox hurlers, Hollis
Thurston and Leo Mangum. in ex-
change for the veteran shortstop,
Roger Peckinpaugh.
Thurston, still on the sunny side of
80, achieved 20 victories for the last
place White Sox in 1924. Fred Mar
berry, well known relief pitcher;
George Murray, and Curley Ogden,
also remain from last years team.
Draft, purchase and recall all have
been invoked In assembling the re-
mainder of the array Manager Bucky
Harris hopes TO weld into a winning
box staff. Among the prospects are
Alvin Crowder. Irving Hadley, Deca-
tur Jones, Willard Morrell and Gar
land Braxton. who joins the local
forces as part OF the deal that sent
Dutch Ruether to the Yankees last
season. Braxton shares with Burke,
drafted from Little Rock, and Thomas,
a rookie farmed to Birmingham and
Rochester last season, the distinction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
TUNNEY CHALLENGED
BY BRITISH CHAMPION

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 28.-Phil Scott,
British heavyweight champion, who
defeated the Italian titleholder Bartaz-
colo here last night, issued an in
formal challenge to Gene Tunney to-
day for a bout to be held either in
London or New York.
Scott said he was prepared to de-
post $25.000 to back his belief that
Tunney could not stop him in 10
rounds.
after the Bartazzolo decision, >"
Scott said. II feel entitled to seek the
world championship"
Scott was given the decision over
BartaZzolo in the seventh round of
their 20-round match for a purse of
1880, when the Italian was disquali-
fed for hitting low. Scott made a
rather poor display, ring critics
thought, but clearly outclased his op-
ponent.
In the fifth round Bartazzolo floor.
ed the British champion with left
hook.
The Italian was almost helpless on
the ropes, being punished with rights
and lefts, when he landed the low
punch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
CURB ON ATHLETIC
SCOUTING PLANNED

CHICAGO, January 28 R.-Big
Ten athletic chiefs believe it is legiti-
mate to give banquets to prospective
athletes, to rush" at interscholastic
meets, for coaches to talk at high
school banquets and for athletic di-
rectors to inquire about men gradual
ing from prep schools.
These permissible activities were
listed in a proposal on recruiting of
prep school athletes, prepared for sub
mission today to the Big Sixty" the
academic and athletic powers of the
Western Conference.
The code proposed a brand of lille
gality, however, upon granting of
scholarships by any than the regular
faculty agencies, giving or advancing
of money, coaches visits to high
school meets for recruiting purposes
and similar practices.
When the conference was originally
called by Maj. John l.. Griffith, Big
Ten commissioner, its designated
chief concern was to unravel the
tangle of Big Ten gridiron schedules,
but the athletic directors got together
last week and worked out a four-year
schedule needing only formal ap-
prevail of the conferees.
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COBB In COMEBACK MUST
SPURN NATIONAL LEAGUE
Navin Tells Former Tiger Pilot He May Deal With
ANY American Club-Barnard Would Not
Care to Have Speaker Rejoin Indians.

row night Of the Veteran Athletes
Association, and Connie Mack of the
Athletics expects to see him then.
Mack said he would like to have
Speaker, but has made no offers tc
him
President Navin of the Tigers, who
also is acting head of the American
League. made it clear in his message
to Cobb that the Georgia jewel may
negotiate with any club in the Amer
lean League" This was viewed by
some as a warning to the National
League to keep it's hands off.
Many Deals Rumored.
There have been rumors of deal
that would transfer Cobb to Cleveland
and Speaker to Detroit. Cobb also has
been offered $25 900 for a years con-
tract to play with the Baltimore Inter.
nationals. Cobb said that he would
not accept this offer. although he ZAP
pfeciated' it. He previously had in
dicated he might not play base ball
this year.
Martinsburg, w. Va. in the Blue
Ridge League, is so anxious to have
Cobb that it has offered him virtually
the entire club If he will accept the
presidency of the organization for
1927. A new park and the club fran
chise were among the inducements
held out to the Georgian, who made
no comment on the offer
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NOTRE DAME FOUR
WILL DEFEND TITLE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 28.--The 2-mile
university relay race, in which Notre
Dame will defend the cup it won last
year, features the tenth annual in
door track and field games of the Il
linois Athletic Club tonight at the
Broadway Arrnory.
Knute x. Rockne, Notre Dame ath.
letic director, will referee the meet.
His runners won by an inch last year
from Iowa State, winner of the event
more times than any other school.
r. NJ. Conger, veteran Iowa State
miller is expected to be the star in the
mile event.
Handicaps from to 6 inches have
been assigned to the high jumpers
who will compete with Harold M. Os-
borne, the world record holder. More
than 275 athletes are entered for the
Is events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
When Base Ball Was Young
BY JOHN b. FOSTER
The First Base Ball Goat.

once there We're two major league
diamonds on one field. This was ir
New York City, where the Giants
played on the east side of the Polo
! Grounds and the Metropolitans played
on it's west side. Between them there
: was a canvas fence. The Polo Grounds
/. at that time was at 10th street and
! Fifth avenue.
1t was a very ample field. 1t
reached back of Central Park toward
: Harlem. Its west side was the rougher
side. as far as the field was concerned
/. on it's east side and quite adjacent to
. ii there were resorts uptown where in
2 halcyon days the New York fan could
+, sit on a porch after ball game and
: argue with his friends and neighbors
: long after the hour that he should
have been home. Many a dinner was
/. belated or lost in those days because
the fans couldn't agree upon the
: merits of the players whom they had
!. been watching.
: Nowadays when two teams play on
: one field they also play on the same
:. diamond, but in the case of the Polo
= Grounds they played on separate dia'
monds because there was room for two
= diamonds where now there are blocks
and blocks of apartment houses. This
! park was called the Polo Grounds be
cause the Polo Association had given
: its use to the ball players
Openings Were Ceremonious.
In the DAYS of the first Polo Grounds
the opening of a base ball season II
New York City was a very ceremoni
Gus and courtly affair. The band pa
raded, the distinguished citizens occu
pied seats in the private boxes-onlS
: New York had folding chairs-th'
players were clean shaven and dressed
in their new white f1annels and thu
grounds were hung with the nationa
colors. Coaches drove to the field an'
-
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unloaded their occupants and at the
various road houses, and there elab-
orately cooked dinners were served
after the game.
The players always paraded "com.
pany front" with the band. The man
ayers of the rival teams, their long
frock coats hanging gracefully from
their shoulders and their high silk
hats browning their heads, marched
to home plate and saluted the spec
tators with an elaborate bow, suavely
removing their head covering.
Rehearses Grand Entry.
The Giants had a lot of wags on
their team and they tod their man
ager that he needed a little brushing
up and practice to make his formal
bow like statesman. They arranged
with him to rehearse his grand entry
the day before the opening game.
Surreptitiously they introduced a goat
to the field. Goats roamed all over
Harlem in those days.
The manager walked to home plate
on the forenoon of the day before the
game as the boys were practicing and
he practiced bowling. simultaneously
the players let the goat loose. The
manager bowed and bowed. and by
and by the goat decided he was being
personally affronted. and the manager
subsequently knew how a goat felt
about that matter. They picked the
manager up and busted him down
after it happened.
"Too bad, old boy, too bad"
90 course it is. Why can't you
! fellows be more careful when yol
| practice base runnin' an not bust int
| a man like THAR
1t was many days before he fount
out what had really hit him.
Tomorrow: "The Wonders of Chewing
Tobacco"
tCopyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
Fights Last Night

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH.-D Conlon, AL
toona, Pa, beat Willie Beetle, New
ark, y. j. 10l.
LONDON - Phil Scott, British
heavyweight champion, defeated Bar
tazzolo, Italian champion, on a foul
%. Tommy Milligan, middleweight
champion of Europe, defeated Ted
Moore 14).
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.--Bartley
Madden, New York, won from Soldier
King, Grand Rapids O0).
TACOMA, Wash.--Ralph Smith, Los
Angeles, beat John Lester Johnson,
New York (6).
CULVER CITY, Calif.-Everett
Strong, Omaha mjddleweight, de-
feated Mike O'Connor, Los Angeles
G0).
FIGHTS TONIGHT.
NEW YORK-Paul Berlenbach VS..
Mike McTigue (12). Yale Okun, New
York, VS.. Eddie Huffman, California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
HORSEHIDE SHORTAGE
LOOMING IN BASE BALL
BY the Associated Press.

BY Lhe AssOcIated Press.
A horseless age is fraught with peril
to Americas national game. A Gin
cinnati sporting goods manufacturer
says some substitute may have to be
found for hOrsehide in base balls and
gloves.
Some $500 horsehides are used in
base balls made in Cincinnati each
year, and 10000 more are consumed
for the manufacture of mitts and
gloves. Hair from the names and
tails of 1000 horses are used each year
for padding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
BEST SKI JUMPERS
In EASTERN EVENT

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 2S.--Leading
runners of Canada and the United
States have enrolled for the Eastern
ski championships on February and
5 at Pocono Manor, Pa, with six well
known athletes seeking to wrest the
crown from Rolf Monsen.
In the field which will oppose the
1926 title holder are Norman Berger,
Canadian champion; Henry L. Jung
mann of New York, holder of the Flu.
ropetn record for distance; Anders
Haugen, Olympic entrant from this
country in 924; Lars Olson of the
Swedish Ski Club, Henry Hall Of De-
troit and Nels Nelson of British Co
lumbia.
The meet will be opened with a
cross-country race one week from to-
day, the jumping to follow on Satur-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
PIRATES GET DOCTOR
FOR TRAINING CAMP

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, January 28.--
The management of the Pittsburgh
National League base ball club hopes
to take a stitch in time this year as
concerns training camp injuries and
indispositions.
DR.. William l.. Marks, for 20 years
official doctor for all Carnegie Tech
athletes, has been a given a two
month leave of absence from the col
lege gym to accompany the team to
the Paso Robes camp next month.
Last year the team was handicapped
in it's Spring training activities
through injuries and illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
ervce of Eroneruted Base Ball Stars to Become Spirited
MAJOR LEAGUE LISTS
TO BE MADE MONDAY

CHICAGO. January % OP.-Dates
for the 1927 championship games I'm
the National and American Leagues
will be drawn Monday In a meeting
at New York of the two league SEIZED
ule committees. it has been announced
by William Harridee. secretary to Ban
Johnson.
The American League committee.
besides Harridge, includes Robert
Quinn, president OF the Boston Red
SoX, and Harry Gardiner, secretary
Of the V hite Sox.
The National League members are
President John Heydler and Barney
Dreyfuss, Pittsburgh club owner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
SEEKS TY
AS PRESIDENT OF CLUB

MARTINSBURG. w. Va, January
% fredericksburg of the Blue
Ridge League mas offered Ty Cobb
virtually the whole club if he will
consent to accept the presidency of
the local organization for the 1927
season.
A new park will be completed this
Spring, and this together with the
franchise and everything that goe;
with it was rendered the former De-
troit American manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
SLAGLE IS PRAISED
BY PRINCETON DEAN
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 2S.--Jake
Slagle, Princeton All-American full.
back, is an outstanding example of
the college man whose success,
schola stically as well as athletically,
Is based on character and volition, in
the opinion of Dean Radcliffe Herr
nance.
He spoke at the annual dinner of
the Princeton Alumni Association of
Hudson County, n. j., in the Prince
ton Club last night.
"Jake's first year was not so very
satisfactory" said the dean. land he
frankly told me that he was no fire.
ball intellectually. 1t was a hard
struggle, and Jake worked for all he
got. He soon showed marked i'm
provement, and during the last two
years has been in the honor group"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
YANKEES ARE EAGER
TO GET TY AND IRIS

NEW YORK, January % R).-The
Yankees have joined the quest for Ty
Cobb and iris Speaker, according to
Col. Jacob Rupert, owner of the
club.
1.-THE Yankees are interested in these
players, especially Speaker" he said.
IF it were necessary to keep the
National League from getting them,
we would take both players"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
RUTH GETS COLD FEET
IN RADIOING ATTEMPT

MARION, Ohio, January 20
R).-''It's easier to face q crowd
you can see than one you can't
see"
How "Babe" Ruth, home run
king, got "cOld feet" as he stood
before the microphOne at KDKA,
brOadcasting station i'm Pittsburgh,
has just been revealed here by
III. w. FIN, KDKA announcer.
The 'Ndbe" was to have made
an address to ether fans and after
he had been announced he stood
by the mike" unable to utter a
word.
A Pittsburgh papers managing
editor stepped into the breach and
read his talk. Afterward, Artin
said, letters were received COM
mending Rufh's fine speaking
voice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
GAVE NO Interview,
BAN JOHNSON STATES

CHICAGO, January % R.-Ban
ciated Press denial of the inter
view quoting him Wednesday as
criticising Commissioner Lands and
insisting that he had no intention of
retiring as president of the American
League.
Positively no statement was made
py me-" Johnson said. 1.-THE story on
its face was absurd. The interview
appearing in the Chicago papers is
absolutely untrue"
Both Chicago and Kansas City pa
pers printed the interview which
said that Johnson planned to come
pack here next week and "stn tvhten
things out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
SPOKE COMING EAST
TO TALK BUSINESS

CLEVELAND, January % R).-
Iris Speaker was on his way to Phila-
delphia today, ostensibly to attend a
dinner there Saturday of the Veteran
Athletes Association.
After the Philadelphia dinner iris
is expected to go to Washington. Just
before leaving Cleveland, Speaker re-
ceived a telegram from President
Clark Griffith, asking him to join the
Washington team.
iris had been in training for two
weeks at a gymnasium with several
of his former teammates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
KELLY WILL MEET DENT
IN CUE TITLE TOURNEY

George Kelly, winner over Charlie
Bartelmes yesterday, will meet Morris
Dent in a continuation of the District
pocket billiard championship at the
Arcadia today. Mccain will meet
Reddy in another contest.
Kelly defeated the former title hold
err, 100 to SO. having a high run of 80.
Chick Lappine trounced Dent, 100
to Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
PITCHING MAIN PROBLEM
OF NATIONALS FOR 1927
Only Deal Club Has Made Looks to Bolstering of
Mound Corps-Veterans Seem Likely to Hold
Forth i'm Infeld and Outfield.

# being the only lefthanders in the
squad.
McNeeley. Goslin and Rice agar
are expected to comprise the first
trfng outfield. The inner Gordon will
1e Judge, Harris. Myer and Bluege.
lille Ruel and Tate VIII divide the
catching burden with John Berger, a
draftee from New Haven, acting as
understudy.
Several promising infielders and fly
chasers are due for an inspection at
the Tampa training camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
NORTHWESTERN MAY
ENGAGE DARTMOUTH


BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 2S.--Negoti-
atoms for a Dartmouth Northwestern
foot ball game in 1928 are in progress.
Harry Heneage, supervisor OF ath'
letics at Dartmouth, has been in con-
ference with "Tug" Wilson, director
of Purple sports, and it was indicated
that an October date year hence
has tentatively been agreed upon.
The new Big Ten schedule gives
Northwestern a stiff list for 1928, and
approval of the yet unsolicited new
coach is awaited before the intersec-
tional contest definitely is added to
the Purple card.
Other Sports on Page 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
COURT GAME SOUGHT.

Because of a cancellation Regulars
of Co. F, National Guard of Hyatts-
vile. are without a game for tomor-
row night at the armory at Hyatts-
vile. Lieut.. Hugh McClay will re-
ceive challenges tonight between Z
and 9 o'clock at Hyattsville 37S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
LONG, LEAN TWIRLER
MAY YET SHOW CLASS
By the Associated Press.

Douglas McWeeny, long and lean
Brooklyn pitcher, bloomed in the
Spring and faded in the Summer last
year, but Manager Wilbert Robinson
is convinced that he will make a great
moundsman, after all.
He proved sensation in the train
ing camp, but could not get an even
break in the regular season. when he
won IL and lost IS, taking part In AZ
games. McWeeny left his trade Of
plumber to take up base ball after
jeff Pfeffer had taught him some of
the tricks at the Great Lakes Naval
Station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
TARHEEL FIVE BEATEN.

CHAPEL HILL. ". C., January %
CP).-Wake Forest defeated North
Carolina, basket ball champions, last
night. 80 to %. At the end Of the
half the Carolinians were leading, 10
to ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

Note: This is the elcUenth of q
series of stories on 1927 major
league club prospects.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
Northern War Lords
Still Struggle Over
Rich Picking Prize

PEKING, Oct. 11.-Headquarters of
Chang Tso-lin forces here today al
legged that they have captured Shin
Chiach-Wang, the eastern terminus of
the Shansi Railway.
The Picking troops claim that they
drove the Shansi forces sixty miles
down the railway. within "a hours.
If this report is true the capture of
Shih-Chiach-Wang was result of
the offensive launched by Chang
against Kalgan, Changes headquarters
state. The Chang forces are said to be
continuing their march southwark
along the Hanllow Railway where
severe fighting was reported. Two
thousand wounded Picking troops are
being treated at local hospitals.
William Christian, the representa-
tive of the British American Tobacco
Company who was caught for eleven
days between the battle lines, today
arrived at Tientsin.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-12
Bloody Queen Marie In
Three Cornered Fight
For ROumanian Throne

BERLIN. Oct. ia new royal
family row in which the six-year-old
baby monarch of Roumania, King
Michael, is the center and his royal
heritage is the prize, has broken out
at Bucharest, according to informa-
ton received here today from the
Roumanian capital.
This new dispute, which marks the
end of truce enforced by the death of
King Ferdinand two months ago, in
wolves Queen Marie and her son,
Carol, the former crown prince, while
Princess Helen, former wife Of Carol
and mother of the child-king, is find
ing herself drawn into it whether she
wills it or not.
It is fight for power and the
wealth which goes with power. Queen
Marie, the kings grandmother, is am
bitious to become the dominant men,
Der of the Roumanian regency and
thus control the affairs of state; Carol
wants to ge king in name and fact
Princess Helen wants to save the
throne for her boy.