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Evening star., 1927-03-05
PRO FIVE TUNES UP
HERE BEFORE JAUNT

Washington's pro tossers today re.
turn from short visits to their homes
and will take a light workout to pre.
pare them for the Western jaunt on
which they start tomorrow. Manager
Ray Kennedy, whose thumb is well
again, will take charge.
Owner George Marshall has decided
to stick with his present personnel
IN the stretch drive for the second
half pennant Of the American League.
so Jazz Chizmadia. husky rookie, who
was farmed out early this season, will
not come back.
The Washingtonians viii be on the
road until a week from tomorrow.
Monday and Tuesday nights they will
play Fort Wayne; Wednesday and
Thursday they will meet Chicago and
on Friday will engage the Milwaukee
pros. They will return on Sunday,
March 13. to take ON the league
leading Celtics in the first OF a two
game series.
Evening star., 1927-03-05
$4,000 MOUND TALENT
EXPECTED TO HELP MATS
With Clever Young Slabmen and Speakers Batting
Added to Club, Optimistic Spirit Prevails
at Washington Training Quarters.

inheld of Judge, Harris. Myer and
Biuege.
Myer. a youngster who fell heir to
Roger Peclxinpaugh' 3 shortstop place,
is hard hitter and will be the regular
shortstop. Harris would like to come
bine the best qualities Of Myer and
Reeves. IF Myer could field ike
Reeves or Reeves could hit like Myer
we would have a world-beating short
stop" the manager said.
Stewart Great Baserunner.
Harris has a good substitute second
baseman in John Stewart, who Is one
of the games really great base.run.
ners, a school In which many pupils
have been playing hockey in recent
years. Grant ellis, who doubled in
brass by playing foot ball and base
ball at the University Of Alabama,
pitching. McCann, once an Athletic
inhelder, has been playing first base
here.
The catching will be In the hands
Of Muddy Ruel, Bennett Tate and
John Berger, an iron-armed recruit
from the Eastern League.
The big shake-up is in the pitching
staff. Only three pitchers-NYalter
johnson. Stanley Coveleskie and Fred
Marberry-are left over from the PEN
nant-winning team of two years ago.
Crowder and Murray Joined the team
last year.
OF the numerous youngsters, Horace
Lisenbee, up from Memphis, seems
to have definitely won a place. He is
long on control. At one practice hit
ting session Lisenbee threw rs balls
in succession so close to the plate the
oatsmen hit them all. Irving Hadley.
late of Birmingham and with Wash.
lngton last Spring, has made a favor
aole impression, as has Van Alstyne,
from the Eastern League.
Good for Two-flnisher,
Garland Braxton, who came to
Washington in the deal by which
Ruether was transferred to New York.
VIII be kept. He is tagged a. "six-
inning pitcher" but Washington has
had great success with Marberry. who
pltches on the tnstallment plan, and
the pair can pitch one game between
them or finish two.
Robert Burke, who is IL inches
over feet in height and weighs only
lag pounds. has a world of stuff
and may be able to overcome the
nandlcap of a weird physical makeup.
walter Johnson. starting his
twenty-nrst season, has prepared him.
self carefully for the campaign. pay-
ing as much attention to Conditioning
MS legs as his arms. Barney seems
TO nave an excellent chance to better
Cy Young's record Of % years as a
major league pitcher.
Evening star., 1927-03-05
Be1g$ Fine Arm May Win Him Berth C Pin Hopes Iris and Hule
LINkOUS WILL LEAD
MARYLAND TOSSERS

University of Maryland's basket ball
team will be led next Winter by
Fred Linkous, forward and center He
was chosen captain yesterday by the
letter men. In addition to PLAYING
with the court team. Lnkous is a
flllback on the foot ball eleven ana
nlays out home on the lacrosse twelve.
L.inkous will he senior next
Winter. His home is at PyiesVllie'
Md.
Basket ball letters were awarded
YESTERDAY to the following members OF
the te2s-27 team in addition to Link
Gus: Mike Stevens. Donald Adams
Artie Boyd, Jack Faber and Thurston
Dean. Except Linkous. all are gradu-
ates of Washington high schools
Coach Ben Eagan OF the George
town base. ball squad is chaflng over
the fact that he is being DELAYED IN
getting his charges outdoors because
Of the continued cool weather. He
planned to get them out today for
brief session if the weather moderates
sufficiently. Thus far the Blue ana
GRAY has been able to get In just one
DAYS work outside.
Evening star., 1927-03-05

By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, March 5.--Penn
N States hopes of carrying OF
Eastern intercollegiate indoor
1 track honors for the first time
in the history of the college
tonight appeared to hinge on the at
tempt of Capt. Bill Cox to post a
double triumph. In the one and two
mile events, he will encounter formid-
able opposition.
There will be at least seven other
colleges in the fight Wor honors. in
cludins the defending Harvard team.
Yale. Cornell. Boston College.
Georgetown, Dartmouth and Pennsyi'
vania also are expected to figure.
Two Of the years most sensational
performers, Sabin Carr of Yale and
Monty Wells of Dartmouth. will try
to break records.
For the third time this season, Carr
will sail through the air on his bam-
boo staff In an effort to vault over
the bar at IA feet Twice he has
failed to scale the mark, but a new
record of 13 feet 9A inches already
has gone into the books.
Wells. who has shattered the world
record for IS yards and equaled the
existing time for 60 yards, tonight will
aim at the 70yard hurdle mark OF
as seconds.
Three hundred athletes, represent.
ing "a universities, are entered for
the meet In the 10od Engineers
Armory.
Evening star., 1927-03-05
BASKET BALL TITLE
SITUATION JUMBLED

Although winners In two importa mt
sections have not yet been determined
and the South Atlantic court cham
pionships are billed for early decision.
basket ball around Washington is on
Its last legs for the 1s26-27 season.
Base ball Is in the air and sandlot
diamond candidates are greasing up
the old mitts and testing out the
throwing arms.
championship situation. jumbled up
by the Stanton victory over the Ana
costa Eagles a few days ago, will
not straighten itself out for at least
two weeks. Within fortnight Ar
rows and Epiphany Roses will play
for the senior league title. and the
South Atlantic series In all classes Is
due to start in few days. With these
games basket ball will sing its swan
song.
Two outstanding court clashes are
on the card for tomorrow. Anacostis
Eagles will clash with the Olympic
Club of Baltimore at Congress
tenders for the unlimited title will
meet when Washington Yankees and
Warwick Collegians match skill with
American Railway Express tossers
and Epiphany Roses In a twin bill to
be offered at Gonzaga gym. Yankees
were originally billed TO play the
Stantons. but injuries to players of
the latter quint forced a postpone
ment.
Park View tOssers launched scor-
ing offensive In the final moments of
game with Takoma yesterday to
win in the Takoma gym "a to 21.
Congress Heights fiOormen down
ed the Mclean quint last night In
the Congress Heights gym, 43 to IL.
Roses downed the Wonder Five,
"a to %, last night.
Three contests i'm the Boys Club
League were scheduled for today and
tonight Optimists were to meet Live
Wires, Hartfords are to take on the
Senators and Celtics will meet the
Tremonts.
Red Shields are looking for games
with senior and unlimited teams. Call
Manager Schaefer at West s64.
st. Mary's Celtics of Alexandria will
meet Swavely Prep School OF Manas-
sas. Va, tonight In the second of
series between the two teams.
virginias won over the winton
A. G. tossers of Washington at the
Armory last night by a
score of % to 10.
Evening star., 1927-03-05
TIE IN billiard TOURNEY
DUE AFTER TODAY'S PLAY

in the middle stages of the match,
downed Matsuyama. 400 to 356
Grange, who had previously been
defeated by both Schaefer and Hore-
mans. seemed determined tn beat
Hoppe last night. Gore was the care
free manner, the nonchala liant attitude
Of other matches, and the bulky
French star held himself down to seri-
Gus billiards. His tight defensive play
contributed no little TO the lack of
brilliancy of Hoppe, who was plainly
nervous as the lead of the Frenchman
mounted.
Hoppe lost his big chance in the
twelfth. his last inning, when he was
leading at 3S4 to 347. and missed a
difficult draw shot. Grange then ran
out his string.
Horemans had run of 121 in his
eleventh, inning against Matsuyama,
but even with this bit of brilliancy
was in fair way to lose to the con-
tender from the East. MatsuYana,
however. again exhibited his tendency
to let down when in the lead and could
not push home his advantage.
The fournAy andinc follows.
Evening star., 1927-03-05
CENTRAL IS IN FINAL
OF COURT TOURNEY

Coach Bert Coggins' crack little Cen.
trail High Ave was this afternoon 10
engage Catholic High of Philadelphia
In the final of the high school divtss
ion of the Penn court tournament The
Blue and White won its semi-fin nal
match yesterday from West Catholic
High coming from behind to triumph
% to "a. A floor goal by Pete Nee In
the dying moments brought victory.
Central took it's rivals dust until the
close of the third period, when two
spectacular baskets from scrimmage
by Forrest Burgess put the count at
20 points each. From this stage 1t
was a nip-a nd-tuck battle.
In addition to Nee Burgess gave a
bangup exhibition for Central. Sunkes
starred for the defeated team. scoring
10 points of its total and playing a
sturdy defensive game.
Heinie Miller, well known boxing
referee OF this city. has been named
coach of the Business High boxing
squad and will take charge on Tues
day.
Comprising the squad are Melvin
Rock, Billy Bird. James SINNERS, P.
Speer. Ned Simonton. Laurence Stew.
art. Jack Ryley, Willie Davenport,
Manuet klaW3nS, Paul StrattO Nor
ris Fox, Henry Cohen. Lester Small
Eddie Marosy. Revelle Jones, Louis
Leventhal, Henry Galotta, Frank
Davis, Archie Hutton and Charley
May.
Anthony Tony Stewart. foot ball.
base ball and basket ball dependable
at Business, will enter Catholic Uni.
Versity next Fall.
With Miller and Wood leading their
attack, Eastern High lightweight tos-
sers overwhelmed Section $40 of that
school, q to 9, yesterday. The vic
tors held the upper hand throughout
Four foot ball games for next Fall
have been ARA nged thus far for the
Dewitt eleven. Manager Louis Brown
announces. They are Episcopal, at AL
xandria, on October l; Eastern. at
Eastern. on October IA; George Wash.
ington Freshmen, at Tidal Basin, on
November 5. and Mount st. Joseph s.
at Baltimore, on November 10.
Dewitt loses few men by graduation
and hopes TO be represented by another
strong eleven.
Evening star., 1927-03-05

A triple tie for the lead in the world
championship 1872 balkline billiard
tourney at the Arcadia seemed prob
able today as welker Cochran Of Cali
fornia opposed Erich Hagenlacher OF
Germany this afternoon, with stu
another brace of internationally
famous cue experts due to take the
table tonight.
Cochran and Hagenlacher We're 10
start play at 2:30. Jake Schaefer Is
to meet Kinney Matsuyama. japanese
entrant. at s:15 tonight. Either
Hagenlacher or Cochran will go into
a tie with Edouard Horemans Of Bel
gium as a result of the match this
afternoon. while IL Schaefer beats the
diminutive Nipponese tonight the son
Of the "old wizard" will make the tie
triple one over the week end.
Just to show that the great Whine
Hoppe. present world title holder. fs
not invincible. Felix Grange of France.
European champion. trotted out the
best of his wares last night and
trimmed the perennial champion. 400
to 3s4, running out his string In 13
innings for an average Of 80 1918.
with a high run Of 1874. Oranges vic
tory over Hoppe was his first win OF
the tournament and established him
as a dangerous contender. Earlier In
the day Horemans. although In trouble
Evening star., 1927-03-05

DETROIT, March OP).-The left
handed type Of the pitching species
whose unorthodox method of deliver,
once stamped them a, rarity rather
than the general rule In ha Sc ball
have struck the Detroit Tiger train
ing camp at San Antonio. Tex, in
force.
A total of six of the port -siders were
out for practice yesterday. which ler
to the observation by Manager Mortar
ty that the Tiger scouts must hav:
run into an epidemic Of them.
In addition to Lefty Leifeld anc
Earl Whitehill, whose ability is al
ready established. the southpaw hurl
Ed Wells and A. F. Johns.
Moriarty indicated that some Of the
number will be dropped when the clut
breaks camp.
NEW YORK, March tP).-Ra he
Ruth, cinema star, gymnasium proprie
tor, actor and financier, tonight will
turn toward his former toll as a manu-
facturer of base hits.
He will entrain for the Yankee
training camp at ST. Petersburg. FL. .
where many of his team mates already
have assembled.
for worry at Sarasota, Fla. today ir
reports of the serious Illness OF Ross
Young. Announcing that he haC
given up hope of using Young. a regu
lar. in his outer defense next season
McGraw saw his plans seriously check
ed in another direction through the re
fusaI of Eddie Roush. outfield star
secured from the Reds in exchange for
George Kelly, to sign a contract,
The material is there for a couple
Of outfields." said the Giant pilot. And
II Is going to be hard deciding whom
to keep"
McGraw announced satisfa ction with
his 100000 infield after stiff work
out In which Terry, Hornsby. Jack
son and Lindstrom performed bril-
liantly.
The Clearwater camp hospital of
the Robins held as it's first patient to-
day Oscar Roettger, former Yankee
hurler. who was sent to bed with a
few hot-water bags to recover from
an attack Of tonsilitis.
Harvey Hendrick, outfield prospect,
continued his sensa tional hitting yes.
terday with two singles and triple,
increasing his camp record td II
safeties in Is turns at the plate.
CLEIN ElAAND, MarCn VII
George Burns, Indian first sacker and
holder of the world record for two
base hits. Is hack in trim. Burns en-
joyed slugging fest at the Lake.
land. Fla. training camp of the
Tribe in which he knocked the horse
hide out of the pasture.
Manager Jack McCallister has an
'nounced the batting order for the
season. The only changes were those
brought about by the loss of Iris
Speaker, Summa replacing him as
third man up. and McNulty or Eichr-
dot, who are slated to succeed Summa
in his old place, rs sixth man to bat,
PHILADELPHIA. March GP.--
Injuries, colds and sore arms have
hit the training quarters of the
Phiilies and Athletics at Bradenton
and Fort Myers. Fla, respectively.
OF the Athletics twirlers Ehmke,
Rommel, Pate, Willis, Yerkes, May
and Powers have sore arms.
In the Phillies' camp Pruett sprain-
ed an ankle, Ferguson broke a thumb
and Decatur was hit on the knee with
hatted ball. John Scott, former
Giant pitcher, is holdout.
ST. LOUIS. March ) P).-Highly
diversified training was had by the
Browns at Tarpon Springs. Fla. when
the biggest hotel in town burned and
all hands turned out to fight fire.
Evening star., 1927-03-05
VIRGINIA BOXERS LEAD.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. March
5--Virginia and North Carolina held
the upper hand at the end of the pre-
liminary bouts in the first Southern
Conference boxing tournament here.
With five men in the semi-finals and
finals today, the Cavaliers headed the
list. while North Carolina placed four
in the running. Florida gained places
for three men. while both Georgia and
Virginia Polytechnic placed two.
Washington and Lee withdrew.
Evening star., 1927-03-05
is EASY WINNER
IN PALM BEACH FINAL

PALM BEACH. Fla, March s.
Victor by an overwhelming margin In
the final round of the Palm Beach
championship. George J. Voigt. star
Washington amateur golfer, was lock-
ing forward today to competition in
other events in the South. Voigt
won the Palm Beach title yesterday
from Harvey Shaffer of New York,
IL up and 10 TO play, shooting a II
in the flrst round of the 36-hole final
to adjourn for luncheon 10 up.
The final round was marked by the
unerring accuracy of the new cham.
pion, who outdrove and outputted his
opponent.
Evening star., 1927-03-05
N. A. GOLF ASSOCIATION
HOLDS SESSION TONIGHT

Officers will he elected and tourna.
ment dates assigned at a meeting of
the Middle Atlantic Golf Association
tonight at the New Willard Hotel at
o'clock.
Three clubs-Norfolk Country. Balti.
more Country and CongressionaI-are
In the field for the mems champion.
ship.
The women's titular event, If held
this year. probably will be assigned to
a Washington club.
DR., J. r. McClenahan of the Wash.
ington Golf and Country Club viii nre.
side.
Evening star., 1927-03-05
Tbe Gbening 5tar
BOYS CLUB

never be able to run on them again.
But when you go out to the
track, just start easy and trot
around until this soreness and stiff
ness works out. After you're warmed
up and loosened up they won't hurt
so much.
But the soreness will come back
and you'll find 1t there the next
morning. not so bad. though. Tt will
gradually disappear and when its
gone you will know those muscles
are about ready for hard work.
Soreness sometimes comes from
cooling off in the open air after
hard race. Never do that. The cold
air hitting those muscles will make
them stiff and sore.
(CopyriTht 1927
Evening star., 1927-03-05
DEWITT AMONG FOUR
LEFT IN TOURNAM ENT

BY the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, Va, March 5.-John
Marshall and Augusta Military Acade-
my OF Virginia. Dewitt Of Washington
and Oak Ridge of North Carolina are
playing in the semi-hnals In the
fourth annual South Atlantic basket
ball tournament here today.
Marshall is playing Dewitt. after
eliminating Lexington High and Mas
sanutten, both by Overwhelming
scores. Dewitt brushed aside Staun-
ton High and Western of Washing
ton.
Augusta Military Academy raced
ahead by disposing Of Danville High
and Greenbrier of Lewisburg, w. Va,
and Is facing Oak Ridge, 1926 tourna-
ment champions, who bowled over
Randolph Macon in the most thrilling
game of the tourney.
Evening star., 1927-03-05
SIX CAPITAL RACKETERS
IN BALTIMORE TOURNEY

Maurice v. O'Neill, J. s. Baker.
Dean c. Judd. r. Yeomans, George q
Shoemaker and H. M. Birch are Wash
ingtonians who have entered the an.
nual Maryland State indoor tennis
tournament that was to begin this
afternoon on the 5th Regiment Armory
courts at Baltimore.
Doubles play will begin tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. Doubles en-.
tries will close tonight. The singles
list closed last night.
Evening star., 1927-03-05
PAIR OF COURT GAMES
IN ALEXANDRIA TONIGHT

ALEXANDRIA, Va. March s.
Two games will be played at the
Armory Hall tonight. In the main
attraction st. Mary's Celtics meet
Swavely School OF Manassas. Va,
while the preliminary game will be
between ST. Marys Seniors and st.
Martin A. c. of Washington.
Jack Aliens Zippers will play Fort
Humphreys post team tomorrow aft
ernoon at o'clock in the post gym
ma Sjlino at the fort
Evening star., 1927-03-05
RACKET MATCH Is OFF.

Washington Racquet Clubs match
with squash players Of Rocinway
Hunt Club of Long Island, N. Y,
scheduled for the local clubs courts
this afternoon. has been Cancelled upon
request of the Rockaway team, which
wired that illness on their squad pre-
vented them making the trip. tt was
the last scheduled engagement Of the
season for the WashIngtonians.
Evening star., 1927-03-05

est the first day will wake up the
next morning with the calves of his
legs as sore as boils."
If you take 1t easy you won't get
these sore calves. But If you do get
them you can treat them yourself.
First massage them. College track
teams have trainers who rub and
massage the legs of the runners.
These trainers use witch hazel and
other rubs to bring the soreness out.
The morning you wake up with
sore calves you'll feel as II you would
Evening star., 1927-03-05
BY SPIKE WEBB.
Famous Coach and Trainer of the Unite
States Naval Academy.


Famous Coach and Trainer of the United
states Naval Academy.
Ut isn't advisable to start in "all
of a sudden" on track work.
Take it easy. First you must
have good wind and hardened
muscles. And you don't get
them without training.
An older athlete sometimes spends
two weeks getting his wind and
muscles just right.
But you fellows are young and
should whip yourselves into shape
quickly. Your wind should he good
to start with, for surely, II YOU are
ambitious to be a good athlete you
are not smoking or eating a lot of
pastry, candy and other things
which hurt the wind
The boy who goes out on the
track and starts sprinting his hard
Evening star., 1927-03-05
BY BRIAN BELL.
By the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press
T%AMPA, Fla. March 5.-wash-
ington pins its hopes for third
American League pennant on
/ two between-season develop
ments-the assembly of a
varied assortment of pitching talent
and the addition of Iris Speaker.
The Griffmen have 81 pitchers.
many of them knocking at the big
league door for the first time There
are pitchers everywhere, long and
short. right and left handed. and COM
ing from every section of the country.
So many arms are at concert pitch
In the Washington camp there are not
enough catchers to make UP the
other end of the combination and
two have been engaged locally to
serve for the duration of the training
period After that there won't be 80
many pitchers.
President Clark Griffith. once a star
pitcher in his own right. has felt the
lure of the battle royal of the mound
to such an extent that he has turned
his back on his beloved golf course to
watch the pitchers do their stuff
II have $3.50. 900 worth of Young
pitchers out there. so it's no wonder
can't keep my mind on golf" the
president said
That iris Speaker has made the
club" Is the statement of Griffith and
Manager Bucky Harris. Spoke has as
much enthusiasm as any youngster in
the camp. and moves about the field
with an ease that bellies his 40 years,
half of them spent In base ball.
Battle For Utility Jobs.
Speaker will do more for Washing
ton than play centerheld. He will be
sort of captain of the outfeld. work
ing with Goose Goslin in left and
Sam Rice in right.
A battle is in progress for the
understudy outfeld roles. McNeely,
regular until Speaker appeared on
the scene. is safe, and Cullop probably
will be retained as he can also play
first base. Sam West, who played
with Birmingham last year, at the
moment seems to have an edge in a
three-cornered contest with Ollie
Tucker. late of New Orleans, and
Bernie Neis, who has spent some time
in majors in, years gone by.
Sensational fielding by Bobby
Reeves. former Georgia Tech captain.
has been a feature of the training
period. He played a few games for
the Griffmen last year. Fast and
boasting a good arm, he has estab-
lished himself as a fixture, although
he cannot break into the starting