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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
BASE BALL HAS FIRM
PLACE, WRITER'S HOLD

NEW YORK, February R).-
Base ball still is great game and
will continue to furnish employment
for a number of athletes, who will per,
form before thousands of spectators If
opinions expressed at the annual ban
quet of the New York chapter of the
Base Ball Writers of America last
night are correct.
Much fun-making was built about
recent investigations of Commissioner
lands, who was a guest.
Ty Cobb stopped the show when he
was introduced with a score of other
major league base ball players. He
was cheered.
John A Heydler, president of the
National League, suggested that the
epidemic of scandal gossip had not
been confined to base ball. but at
tackled other sports as well. The lit
tie fish are never gossipped about,
he said There were some aspersions
cast on Washington while ago and
more recently Gladstone has been I'M
der fire.
Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham foot
ball coach, said that the spirit that
wins in foot ball also wins in base
ball
THE knock 'em dead spirit is the
only one worth while in any sport, p"
he said. Charges of dirty foot ball
have been made against Princeton.
Princeton doesn't play dirty foot ball.
But Princeton goes out there with a
spirit of do or bust, and that's the
only way to play any game"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
DEMPSEY QUITE ILL
OF BLOOD POISONING

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, February z.
Jack Dempsey. who is confined to
his bed at his home here suffering
from blood poisoning, was believed to
be on the road TO recovery today.
His physician, DR.. Warren Clark,
late last night declared that the
danger period probably would be
passed today.
The poisoning Is said to have started
from a slight scratch on the middle
finger last week while Dempsey and
his wife, Estelle Taylor. the film ac-
tress, were on a motor trip to San
Francisco.
Dempsey was to have started for
his mountain camp tomorrow to begin
training for his effort to regain the
heavyweight title, which he lost to
Gene Tunney. but the poisoning has
caused at least temporary abandon
ment of that program.
The former champion was reported
improving last night. The swelling
and inflammation, now confined to his
left hand, was diminishing. The fight
er's temperature was normal
Dempsey partook of his first solid
food in three days, when ne ate milk
toast last night. He had been on a
liquid diet
The infection, which had to be
lanced four times Saturday, was
again drained last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
bg Makes Bid is Heavy Tonight Work of Cobb Speaker Be Watched
COOPER BEATS HAGEN
10 UP IN II HOLES
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, February WET
eran golfers who instructed Harry
Cooper on the links here many years
ago today continued the homecoming
celebration started last night when
Cooper returned from his duties as n
professional AT Los Angeles to defeat
the veteran Walter Hagen 10 up in a
72-hole exhibition completed here yes
terday.
Cooper cIinched his victory on the
sixty.third hole and continued the play
for the benefit of the gallery. to finish
the 70 holes in 2s2. which was under
par. Hagen shot the eight rounds in
290~eVefT par--b,It was unable to
compete with the brides and eagles
scored by hts younger opponent, who
scored a series OF perfect approaches
and long puts.
Turning in 70 and rs Saturday,
Cooper finished the first 80 holes 4
up. his cards showing nine brides and
an eagle for the first q holes. He
maintained his sensational playing
yesterday TO score 35-34-32-36, for
a total of 282
Hagen played his usual steady game
in the face of the spectacular perform.
ance scoring 3S-3i--39-34. for 290.
Cooper was hot, and his golf would
have beaten any one" Hagen said
after congratulating Cooper.
Each received a substantial cash
prize.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
YOUNG BILLIARDIST
AFTER 4TH VICTORY

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February THE second
week of play in the As round robin
matches between 10 contestants for
the national three-cushion billiard
championship and S., 600 prize money
found Art Thurnblad, young Chica-
goan, looking forward to his fourth
straight victory.
His opponent today is Charles Nc.
Court of Cleveland, once champion.
who appears TO have lost his cunning.
as he has not won a game so far In
four attempts.
Raimundo Campanioni, the little
Cuban champion, meets another clever
opponent today in Tiff Denton OF
Kansas City. Campanioni, after losing
four straight, defeated McCourt, 5000,
and the victory seemed to give him
greater confidence. In the McCourt
game, for the first time, Campo nioni
put punch in his shots and almost dis
regarded his former style of safety
play.
Augie Kieckhefer. crowding closely
the champion, Otto Reiselt of Philadel-
phia, for the honors, plays Earl Look
abaugh, another young Chicagoan.
Reiselt and Allen Hall meet in the
last match of the evening. Hall play
ed brilliantly in his first three games,
but slumped badly in his match with
Denton, suffering the worst defeat of
the tournament, 50-25,
Gus Copulos of Detroit, who won
his third victory Saturday night, and
Len Kenney of Chicago drew byes
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
COBB CONSIDERING
TEMPTING" OFFERS
By the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, February T.
Several American League base bah
clubs, including the Philadelphia
Athletics and St Louis Browns, have
made tempting" offers to Ty Cobb,
but he has not yet decided where
to go.
Connie Mack, manager of the Ath-
letics, and Dan Howley. manager Of
the Browns. are so eager to obtain
Cobb that they made a trip to the
latter's home in Augusta, Ca, for that
purpose. Apparently the journey was
fruitless, for Cobb intimated that he
would make no decision until he had
considered other offers.
Cobb was in New York today, pre-
sumably to look over the ground
there. He, Mack and Howley came
North together, occupying the same
drawing room and arriving here yes
terday. Howley went to New York
with Cobb and both are expected back
here tomorrow night for the Phila-
delphia Sports Writer'S dinner.
Il may have something to tell when
l come back to Philadelphia Cobb
said. Il have received tempting offers
from Connie Mack and Dan Howley.
as well as other major league man.
ayers. / told Mack and Howley that
l would take several days to make
up my mind"
Mack said today he did not want
to speculate on his chances of get.
ting Cobb.
Il thought I had iris Speaker and
lost him, and I am not going to make
any guesses in the present case he
added. I made Ty an offer and his
reply was that he would not take
any definite steps for several DAYS.
] can only hope for the best. | will
say that Ty is in fine spirits and rare
condition and determined to
play base ball this season"
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When Base Ball Was Young
BY JOIN B. FOSTER
Great One.Hand Infielders-

was Hal Chase. He is far more mod
ern than the others and while his
wonderful physical skill always will
be recognized, his unfortunate mental
bias toward base ball never will be
forgotten. Next to Chase, the best
one-hand first baseman was Tenney
of Boston and afterward of the Giants.
All first basemen are more or less one
handed, but Tenney was exceptionally
so.
An infield made up of Chase at
first, Dunlap at second, Wright at
shortstop and Denny at third would
be one of the most wonderful intieii
aggregations that ever was assembled
in base ball and more so because of
the remarkable skin of all the PLAYERS
in stopping hits with one hand when
not near enough to them to stop them
with both.
Tenney at first, Lajoie at second,
Herman Long at shortstop and Jimmy
Collins at third would not be bad
quartet of "one.hand" seconds.
Tomorrow: The Longest MOustache I'm
Base BALI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
ROD AND STREAM
by PERRY MILLER

TO protect the wild life of America
from determination and to carry out
conservation programs with the State
Legislatures and with the National
Congress, was behind the measure,
and that he considered this organiza-
ton one that is doing the greatest
work for humanity
Action Is Unanimous.
Representative Manlove in pre-
senting the measure before the Dis
triot committee told Chairman Zihl-
man that il would only take few
minutes time of the committee and
asked that it be the first order of
business of the day. Chairman
ZihIman then allowed Representative
Manlove to read the bill and it was
voted upon Immediately and passed
unanimously. When the bill comes
up for action in the House and is
passed. which it undoubtedly will, 1t
will end q long drawn-out fight for
the protection of these American
game fish,
Edward G. Kemper. chairman of
the bass protection committee of the
Washington Chapter Izaak Walton
League of America, has been one of
! the leading figures in this fight for
better protection for bass. He has
been untiring in his efforts and has
prepared many statements on the
subject, which have been sent TO
members of both Senate and House.
In recent statement Kemper
| called the black bass our great ma
! tional game fish. He says brook
| trout in this vicinity are gone, ex-
| cept in isolated spots or preserves;
| that the black bass are going-fast
because every one of them has q
price on his head; that the bass are
now being sold in the markets of the
| District of Columbia 10 months In
/ the year at 80 cents pound or
more, principally more.
! Virginia prohibits the commercial
taking of her bass, but they are
shipped to Washington under cover
or by way of Maryland, Kemper
said. Maryland protects them in the
Potomac above tide water, but they
are not now protected in the tide
water streams He says that anglers
and others in that State will ask the
| next Legislature TO remedy this de
feet in the Maryland conservation
| law.
Kemper was present at the las
| meeting of the District committee IL
support of the bill, together with tbs
writer's Of the fish columns in The
Star and the Herald and Other
! anglers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
RICHARDS MAY TELL
TRUTH ABOUT TENNIS
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February 7.-Vincent
Richards, who is displeased by the
decision of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association Saturday in refus-
ing him 1925 ranking as an amateur
because of professionalism, threatens
to tour the United States ito tell
those who care to hear the truth
about the tennis situation"
THE amateur in tennis" he said,
lis a joke, with few exceptions.
Take the drawings Of famous WON
an amateur tennis player appearing
In the papers subscribing to news
paper syndicate. She Is reported to
receive a salary of $3.50 week for
these. IT she is paid for the draw
ings and not her tennis name, then l
am the worlds greatest tenor"
Richards said that revolution in
amateur tennis, already brewing in
the Midwest and Western net organi-
cations, would soon sweep aside the
iron hand rule of Simon Legree mas.
ters Of tennis, who demand taxation
without representation from players
who make the game" He charged a
New York clique" with running the
affairs of the L. s. l.. II. A. MY
hat is In the ring in behalf of the
insurgents, - he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
VETERAN STARS LIKELY
TO SHINE In NEW BERTHS
Ty, Apparently Unwanted BY Tigers, Will Be Eager
to Show His Worth-Cleveland Not So Pleased
to Lose iris, Still Great Player.

to see the Tigers play in a world
series.
Some OF the Cleveland fans thought
Speaker had pulled boners when he
brought up the rear attack on the
Yankees last Fall. They argued a
lot about it in Cleveland. If only iris
had pitched so-and-so, he might have
beaten New York out of the pennant.
That second guessing doesn't get far
in sport. 1t is amusing for the fell
low who guesses, but too often. his
guesses are, based on what has hap
pened-and If the manager only knew
that much in advance he never would
have to guess.
Speaker was not as good q player
for Cleveland in 1926 as he had been
in previous years, according to some
of the fans. His joints creaked a lit
tie and he puffed when he exerted
himself up TO top speed. The Cleve-
land management and many of the
fans wanted Speaker to stay, but there
were actually few who thought 1t
would be better If Iris did not play
with the Indians in 1927.
They have their wish and Washing
ton has new strength in its outfield.
The 1927 base ball season will tell
the rest of the story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07

that If anything goes amiss along this
long route It's effect will be felt on the
ball and in the subsequent flight.
Now compare with Fig. 2. Here
the clubhead describes an ellipse. The
club is stopped much shorter in the
back swing. The arm and hand
muscles act quickly with it after 1t
gets under way in the forward swing,
and the slow body muscles blend into
the swing much easier. They come
in naturally, so that they need not be
watched or controlled at all. In
stinct alone guides them.
In this you have the secret of. why
many of your iron shots are straight,
solid and good while wood shots are
usually bad. Don't do what many
players try to do, which is make iron
shots more like the woods. Instead.
strive to make your wood club swing
more like a mashie pitch swing.
The mashie is really the foundation
for golf. Get a good mashie swing,
then pattern all your other swings
after 1t. The wood club really is only
swung trif1e further back. for the
full swing. than is the mashie for the
full pitch. An odd fact, suspect, for
some of you, but true.
(Copyright, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07

battler, amply quilted to test Strib-
ling's heavyweight aspirations. Huff
man fought a slashing draw with
Yale Okum in his last appearance
here.
Stribling Quiet Recently.
Stribling has been in semiretire-
ment since his last match here in
1926, when Paul Berlenbach. then
light heavyweight champion of the
world, trounced him severely in a
15-round match for the title. The
Southern youngster. however, has
found time since that date to whip
several of the lesser heavyweights
In May 1925, when weighing but
179- pounds, Stribling knocked out
Quintin Romero, Chilean champion
in 4-rounds at Boston. He later
won decisions over Bud German,
Wisconsin heavyweight, and johnny
Risko. the Cleveland baker.
Two 10-round supporting matches
are on the card. Sully MONTGOMERY
of Fort Worth. Tex, will meet Pat
Mccarthy of Boston, and Martin
Burke, New Orleans light-heaVy-
will meet Blackie Miller,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07

The past week was one to be re-
membered by the angling fraternity
of Washington because during that
time the Senate passed two bills long
sought by the fishermen, one pro-
hibiting the sale of large and small
mouth bass in our city and the other
lengthening the closed season for
these gamesters.
In addition the District committee
of the House favorably reported the
Senate bill against selling bass in
the District. AS soon as this meas
ure is brought up in the House,
which is expected to be done very
soon, and passed, another dream OF
anglers will have come true, relief
measure providing protection for
these fish, which were being slaugh-
tered by the thousands in the Poto-
mac River and its tributaries
Senator Harry Halves of Missouri
introduced his bill at the request OF
George King. we'll known local
angler. Senator Halves Immediately
got in touch with Commission o NAL
ley of the United States Bureau OF
Fisheries and had a talk with him
about the matter. When Informed
by OMalley that he was in favor
of such a bill and that he knew of
the many evils practiced In the
CdtCnlHE VI pdSS an lAiE i VN'AA'"N
River which he was powerless to
check, Senator Halves Immediately
introduced the bill.
Longer Closed Season.
Almost at the same time Senator
Capper of Kansas introduced bill
at the request of the Potomac An
glers Association for a longer closed
season for bass The District laws
at the present time prescribe closed
season for these fish from April to
June !. Decoration day being legal
holiday and falling just one day be
fore the opening of the season IN
the District, the fishermen of Wash
ington were allowed to spend the day
casting for these favorite fish.
After Senator Halves has introduced
his bill in the Senate, the anglers
called on Representative j. j. Man
love, also of Missouri, 10 sponsor the
bill in the House. He introduced thu
measure, saying that it was present
ed with the idea of carrying out q
movement that is progressing all Over
the United States TO protect for thu
future the game and the game fist
of the country; that IL is believed out
door life for the future generation II
the one thing that the Congress ant
the Legislatures of the different States
should protect"
He further stated that the Distric
Chapter of the Izaak Walton League
an organization whose purposes arr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07

TIME secret of the great power
developed in the very short
back swing, say a half or at
4 most a three-quarter back
swing, really is found in the
fact that the short back swing calls
into play, in the forward swing. the
quick-acting arm and hand muscles,
whereas the long back swing must
bring into play. in the forward swing,
q perfect blend of these quick arm
and hand muscles with the more slow
acting body and shoulder muscles.
1t has been proved by experience
that it is better to rely on the quick
acting arm and hand muscles; thus a
short back swing is necessary. With
a half swing back it at once becomes
necessary for the arm and hand mus
cles to swing the club a greater dis
lance forward, and thus gives the
slower body muscles a chance to act.
The sketches indicate this action
clearly. In Fig. / we see the club
head path is a complete circle. Pic
ture in your own mind the difficulty
the muscles are going to have in
keeping in tune and accord with the
clubhead as the clubhead moves from
it's starting point, A, to the point 3
in the swing. AS a golfer you know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
RING SHOW TONIGHT
AT SILVER SPRING

Ring rivalry between two strong
clubs in opposite sections of the city
will crop out in boxing matches to be
fought tonight in the Silver Spring
Armory to raise funds for the Sill
yer Spring Fire Department. Match
maker frankie Mann of the Arcadia
Sports Club has arranged a five-bout
program which will bring together
some of his proteges in Northwest
Washington and mitt pushers from
the Mohawk A. c. inthe Southeast.
Young Dencio and Jack Cafoni. both
of Arcadia, will clash in the feature
affair of 10 rounds. Jack Turner
and Billy Shattuck of Mohawk A. c.
will swap punches in the siX-round
semi-final and three other fourround
bouts will find Tony Cortex of Ar
cadia meeting Buddy Logan of Mo
hawk, Larry Goldberg of Arcadia
meeting Bill de Angelo of Mohawk
and Chick Holden of Arcadia match
ing punches with Kid Bender of
Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
MEETING TO BE HELD
BY ARLINGTON LEAGUE

Plans for the formation of an Ar
lington County Base Ball League. will
be made at a meeting on February IS
at o'clock at the home of Mickey
Johnson, Cherrydale, Va. 1t is plan.
ned to have the opening game of the
series the latter part Of April or early
in May. so the winning team may
compete in the District and Maryland
series. A trophy already has been of
fered.
Teams that find it impossible to
have a representative at the meeting
are urged to tell of their plans by
letter,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
HUFFMAN TO TEST YOUTH
IN NEW YORK lO-ROUNDER
One-Time Sensational Lightheavyweight Is Seeking
Recognition i'm Higher Class-Contest First of
Lot to Find Tunney Challenger.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
N YEW YORK. February T.
N Young Stribling. one-time
sensation of the light-heavy-
A weight ranks, will carry his
hope of world recognition in
the heavyweight class to Madison
Square Garden tonight. He will pit
his speed and punching skill, now en-
cased in a husky 1S5pound frame,
against Sailor Eddie Huffman of
California for 10 rounds in the first
match of a heavyweight series
scheduled to disclose a challenger
for Gene Tunney next September.
The Georgian is making his first
appearance before New York fandom
as a heavyweight tonight without
the guidance of Pa and Ma, who
trained him to fisticuffs from child
hood. Stribling now campaigns
under the direction of Walk Miller.
who purchased the youths contract
from his parents several months ago
for $780, 900.
Although Stribling previously de-
feated Huffman in a decision contest
In Los Angeles. the Pacific Coast
puncher is a fast and aggressive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
ARMOUR is NOSED OUT
BY TURNESA AT GOLF

SHREVEPORT, La, February Z
R).-Joe Turnesa of New York rested
here today following his victory in the
Broadmoore open golf tournament
here yesterday.
He finished the 70 holes with 2S2.
three strokes ahead of Tommy Armour
and two strokes above par for the ~
holes. He won 81 200.
Turnesa got a four-stroke lead in
the first So holes on Saturday.
Bobby Cruickshank took third place
with a 2S7 Bill Mehlhorn and Beetle
Juelk of Mercedes, Tex, finished in a
tie for fourth place with 291 each.
John Dawson of Chicago led the
amateurs in the tournament with 299
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
HOWLEY Is STICKING
TO COBB'S FOOTSTEPS

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February Dam
Howley's reputation for going indefi.
nitely without sleep is being tested to
the utmost as he tries to sign Ty Cobb
for the st. Louis Browns. From St,
Louis to Augusta. Ca; to New York.
Howley has trailed the former Detroit
manager and he will follow him to
Philadelphia tonight.
Dan will stick, he said, until Cobb
signs with him or some one else. 81
don't know, whether can sign Ty or
not" he said. but If l don't it won't
be because I didn't try"