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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
WOMEN In SPORT
by CORTlVNE FRAZIER

of independent club games this week
as well as high school interclass
clashes.
Western tossers will continue play
in their loop, the Senior and Sopho-
more second teams meeting in one
game of the double-header this after
noon and the Junior and Freshman
seconds in the other.
Junior and Freshman first teams
will clash Wednesday afternoon in
what should be one of the closest
games OF the entire series.
The Freshmen have exhibited uneX
pected strength in their previous
games and are expected to give the
Juniors a tight battle, with odds about
even on the outcome.
Senior and Sophomore first teams
will meet Wednesday in the second
game carded.
Eastern High tOssers were slated to
open fire today. in their title series
with a game between Junior and
Freshman teams. Wednesday the
Sophomores will play the Seniors.
Washington Recreation League and
Independent club games scheduled
this week include the following:
WASHINGTON RECREATION LEAGUE.
intermediate Division.
Tonight--Eaglets VS.. Jewish Community
Center Juniors at Business $50 pm.
Friday--COmpany vs. Strayer Seniors at
Hyattsville & pm
Saturday-Princess Juniors Strayer
Seniors al Eastern. pm.
Junior Division.
wednesday-Strayer Juniors VS.. Basketeer
Thursday-Blrean OF Mines VS.. Western
Electric. Eastern. OILS pm.
Independent.
Wednesday-Princess 4, G. VS.. Eagles at
Business Hsh School. $50 pm
Saturday-W ashington A. G. We. Baltimore
St Martins at Eastern. pm; Eagles VS.
Baltimore Western A. c. at Wilson Normal
School. 3 pm.
Princess A. c. basketers scored over
the Fidelity and Guaranty Co. sextet
Of Baltimore, % to q, In a game play
ed in Baltimore Saturday night.
The Senior sextet from Princess
Athletic Club did not fare so we'll in
their game with the Montgomery
Ward tossers, also played in Balti-
more, losing, % to 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21

LANS for the local clay court
tennis season will he discussed
by leaders of the Women's Dis
Il trict Tennis League at their
annual meeting, which is sched-
uled to be held Thursday night of this
week at the Burlington Hotel at 1:3o
o'clock.
Leaders of each of the eight teams
or proxies are expected to attend the
meeting. according to Marjorie
Wooden, president, as well as all
officers of the league and any mem
bers who may desire to come.
Important business Is to be trans
acted, including the election of officers
for the coming season, voting upon
the dates for the annual sanctioned
tourney, held last year in June, and
for the opening Of the round robin
series, which is the feature of the
Somen's net play in the early Spring.
In addition to the routine league
business, a report of the annual meet.
ing of the Middle Atlantic Lawn
Tennis Association will be read.
Staging a spectacular rally late in
che game with the Maryland Swim
ming Club at Baltimore Saturday
night, Washington Athletic Club
tossers tied the count in the fourth
pGrlOQ ana nOSeu out the OTlOltS Ii
an extra session.
AT half time the locals were trailing,
10 TO {, and at the end of the third
quarter. still were on the short end
OF the count, but had evened things
ct 10 to 10 before time was called.
Maroon and Gray passers who
figured in the game included Elizabeth
CARRIER, Gertrude Boyer, X. Leach,
Elizabeth Tew, Becky Kronman and
Stella Hearn.
Three collegiate court games top the
card this week for local sextets, all of
them to be played on Saturday.
George Washington will journey to
NYesthampton, Va, to meet the West
hampton College team; Gallaudet will
travel to Forest Glen for a return
game with the National Park Semi
nary tossers, and American Univer-
Sity's new sextet will play a return
game with the Marjorie Webster night
school at Marjorie Webster Saturday
night at o'clock.
In addition, there will be a number
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
STADIUM SET AFIRE
AFTER SOCCER GAME
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, February al
Seventy thousand excited fans gath
cred for soccer foot ball match to
determine the national championship
Of 1926 gave the authorities all sorts
of trouble yesterday.
When the Boca Juniors and the In
dependents teams were In a scoreless
tie at the beginning of the second
period crowds of spectators, unable
to bear the intense heat Of the over
packed stands, f1ocked onto the field.
The police made several charges in an
attempt to clear the arena and about
20 persons We're injured.
Later a group of disgruntled pat
'rons. vexed over the calling off of the
match, set fire to the stadium The
blaze was put out before much dam
age was done.
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ROD AND STREAM
BY PERRY MILLER

S. Grant, Sd, officer in charge of pub
lie buildings and grounds of the Ma
tional Capital, all details relating to
fishing in the Tidal Basin advocate
by this column were agreed 10, with
the exception of one, and that was per
haps the most important, a fee sys-
tenn. Col. Grant said that while he
was in favor of such system, he did
not see how he could make a charge
for this privilege He informed the
writer and Commissioner Henry O'Mal-
ley, United States Commissioner of
Fisheries. who was present, that a fee
would, In his opinion, require congress
sional legislation.
1t is now proposed to ask that a per-
NIT system be used at the basin. All
those desiring to fish there the coming
season would only have to get a per-
init, without charge from the office
of public buildings and grounds or
from the stand located a short dis
lance from the John Paul Jones
statue.
Arrangements are being made to put
some improvements on the little brown
house which has been used in>the past
as a boathouse and lunch stand, and
before the cherry trees blossom those
in charge hope to have everything in
readiness. A badly needed coat OF
paint first will be- applied, Changing
the color from q dull brown TO gray
or white with green trimmings. Light
lunches and soft drinks will then be
served during the Spring and Summer
months.
A bag limit Of five Of each species
of fish 10 be caught in the BASIN has
been decided upon. In this way it is
hoped to curtail any fish hogs from
operating in the basin.
Another attractive feature will be
new boats, some of which will be
equipped with sliding seats for those
desiring to take q little exercise after
a strenuous day in the office.
with the catch of cats" weighing 10
has the laugh on other anglers in that
| he knows the time and place to try
for the different deniZens of the deep
in our vicinity, but last week the laugh
was on him. One day he got together
a nice lot of shad entrails and wend-
ed his way to Great Falls after some
of the big catfish. He was success
full in catching some fish, but his
were all small ones. on the same day
| he went up river, ether riVermen
jumped into rowboats and going just
the other side of the Aqueduct
Bridge, near the Three Sisters, sue
/ ceeded in landing the big fellows.
Another report that reached the
column was to the effect that pike
were being caught off Pearl Harbor
in the Severn Rive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
POTOMAC CLUB TOSSERS
SEEK ANOTHER VICTORY

Potomac Boat Club basketers, who
Saturday triumphed over Maryland
Swimming Club 29 TO Is, are to en-
gage Old Dominion Boat Club at
Arrnory Hall at Alexandria in q
Nautical League game Wednesday
night, starting at $50 o'clock.
The tilt originally was scheduled
for Central High gym here. The game
will be the rubber of a series OF three,
each having overcome the other once
this season.
In another Nautical League engage
nent Thursday night Potomac and
Washington Canoe club will meet at
Central High gym at $50 o'clock in
their third and final game of the
league schedule. Potomacs will be
out 10 take" Washington. as the lat
ter won both the other contests
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Aloss Street Race Keefe to Lead Business Fe NEXT Season
MARYLAND TOSSERS
DRAW TOURNEY BYE

By the Associated Press.
ATHENS. Ga, February 21.-Pair
ings for the annual Southern Con
ference basket ball tournament, to
start next. Friday at Atlanta, were
made today by the tournament com
mittee and show the University oil
Maryland and the University of Mis-
sissippi drawing byes, while the Tar
Heels of North Carolina. champions
for three successive wears. meet xthe
University of Tennessee VS. i'm the
first round.
Pairings of The initial round and
time of games follow:
2:30-y anderbiit vs.. Washington and Lee.
ca 3:3O--SOuth Carolina vs.. North Carolina
t:3O-Tennessee vs.. North Carolina
a:00-Auburn vs.. Virginia Poly.
.,8;OO-sseorgia w. Virginia Military In
9:O0---Georgia Tech VS.. Mississippi Aggies.
Maryland and Mississippi drew byes,
The pairings divided into two
brackets will continue elimination
play until the finals Tuesday, when
the eurr.yor u each viii clash fo1
the title
The first bracket is composed of
Maryland, Georgia, Virginia Military
Institute. Virginia Poly. Auburn,
Tennessee and North Carolina, while
the other has South Carolina, North
Carolina State, Georgia Tech, Missis
sippi A. and NJ. Vanderbilt, Wash
ington and Lee and Mississippi in it.
Eight other teams of the conference
were not included in the pairings.
They were Alabama, Florida, Tulane,
Louisiana State, Clemson, Kentucky
Virginia and Sewanee.
ATLANTA, Ga, February II (P).--
Leaders in Southern Conference
basket bail cana down the home
stretch last week with a vim that
indicated competition apienty in the
tournament opening here Friday.
While North Carolina continued to
show promise Of retaining their three
wear crown, it had foes TO both their
North and South that looked with de-
signing eyes upon their glittering
headpiece.
South Carolina Gamecocks added
three victories to their string during
the week, running the wins to nine,
while a single loss has been suffered.
MARYLAND also shook the Chapel
Hill lads for the second time this sea
son duriri : the week. while Carolina
holds one victory in three starts over
the Old Liners.
AS for others. Georgia Tech made it
clean sweep over ltS IlNdI- bectS
with a victory during the week end
ing their three-game series.
Auburn. the team that won eleven
straight, met rough treatment on an
invasion of Tennessee. receiving set
backs at the hands of both Vanderbilt
and Tennessee. The Conmodores ana
Volunteers each showed that they
must be watched in the forthcoming
tourney,
Mississippi also has displayed dash
and teamwork of late, despite cripp .es.
that brands it as formidable foe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
PTOMEY IN HEADLINER
or HAGERSTOWN SHOW

Willie Ptomey. all-service middle
weight champion, will travel 10 rounds
or less against Tex Stovall in the main
bout of boxing card arranged by
Buck Conroy for tomorrow night in
Hagerstown. eThe semi-fnal of a good
bill features Sammy Manno and Dutch
Shaffer in a six-round setto.
Charley Short will be third man in
the ring. c. Il. Cornell. matchmaker
of the Aloysius Club. will be one of the
judges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
BANKS TO GIVE CHECKER
EXHIBITION AT ARCADIA

Newell Banks, national checker
champion, will give an exhibition to-
night at the Arcadia against ten lead
ing District players. Banks will play
blindfolded. There will be no admis-
sion charge.
Manager John S. Blick of the
Arcadia will concider offering a sz-
able purse for a world checker
championship tournament at the
Arcadia if sufficient interest Is shown,
il is announced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
Gu. ANDC. w. BASKETERS
ARE PRINTING FOR BATTLE

Maryland has shown to better advant-
age in recent tests than has Washing
ton and followers of the College Park
school believe Maryland stands a good
chance to win. Tom KILLERS Chester
town i've. though. is likely to extend
the Old Liners to the limit.
Despite the weakened front Ameri-
can Will present against st. Johns
as the result of injuries. the Metho-
dists are favored to conquer the
Johnnies.
University Of Maryland tOssers prob
ably will not leave until Thursday
for the annual Southern Conference
basket ball tournament at Atlanta,
as the Old Liners along with AIissis
sippi drew Il bye in the first round.
Play i'll the tourney is divided into
two brackets, with the winner in each
to meet In the final on Tuesday.
Maryland tops the first bracket
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
ALL-STAR SOCCER TEAM
WILL OPPOSE SOLDIERS

Washington soccer team, which
will meet the Fort Washington boot.
ers tomorrow in an exhibition game,
will travel 10 the fort by boat. Play
ers will meet at the Washington Bar
racks wharf at / o'clock. The game
will start at $3.50.
George Youngbpod is in charge of
the picked eleven made up of star play
ers of the Washington Soccer League
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
INVITES SCHOOL STARS.

CHICAGO, February 81 LP).-The
pick of the Nations interscholastic
track and swimming stars have been
invited by Northwestern University to
take part March 26-27 in the fifteenth
National 1nterscholastic Games. An
entry list doubling that of last year.
when more than 500 youths took part,
Is expected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21

tn OSSERS of Catholic and George
Washington universities We're
polishing today for their sec.
4 ond clash of the season tomor-
row night in the II street gym
nasium. In their first meeting the
Coloniais barely were beaten by the
Cardinals and flushed with their tri.
umph last week over American Uni
Versity, the downtown school men are
hopeful OF conquering Coach Fred
Rice's hustlers tomorrow night.
Two fives of the local college group
have engagements tonight on foreign
floors. University of Maryland will
hook up with Washington College at
Carlins, at Baltimore and American
University, with u crippled team, will
engage st. Johns at Annapolis. The
Old Liners will be striving to avenge
an earlier season defeat melted to them
by the Eastern "Sho" combination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21

to pull him across that line and win
Draw three lines. From the first
line draw a line 10 feet away and from
that line another line 10 feet away
Stand on the middle line and inter
lace your fingers back of your oppo-
nent's neck. See who can pull the
other across the line 10 feet back.
Copyright 1877
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
AUTO DRIVER BADLY HURT.

LOS ANGELES. Calf, February 21
UP.-Ray Armstrong. 81. San Bernar-
dino automobile race driver. probably
was fatally injured when his car
plunged through n rail at the Ascot
Speedway. The machine was swerv-
ing around a curve when it left the
track and landed under the grand
stand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
CURE SETS CUE RECORD.

PARIS, February Il CP).--Louis
Cure. former European billiard cham
pion. established a new record last
night when in match against
Edmond Derbier. former French
champion, he made 1000 points in 50
runs. averaging 67.71 points in each
Ytln
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
STENOCRAPHERS' CAPTAIN
FAST, CLEVER FORWARD
Also Is Leading Candidate for Third Base on Ball
Team-Devitt and Strayer's Basketers Meeting
Marylands Five This Afternoon.

N lex KEEFER. fast and clever
forward. will captain next sea
sons Business High basket
49, ball team. He was chosen
by the letter men as they
We're returning on the boat from Nor
folk, Va, where Friday night the
Stenogs closed their season with a
game against the sterling Maury High
quint.
Though Keefer. in the campaign
just closed. was playing his first sea
son with the Business team as Il
regular, he flashed consistently de
pendable form, and Coach Jack Col
Inns figures that. profiting from his
experience this Winter, he will show
to even better advantage in the 1928
season.
Business captain-elect learned most
OF his basket ball with the speedy
quints representing the Boys Club
Flashes and Auths
keefer also displayed decided prom
Use as base ball player last Spring.
and right now appears to be the lead.
ing candidate for third base on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
D. C. PRO FIVE PLAYS
ORIOLES TOMORROW

The Washington pro basketers are
speeding eastward today following
long road trip in the West and to-
night will rest at home before con
tinuinC their travels To Baltimore to-
morrow night for a game with the
improved Baltimore Orioles at Car
Inns Hall.
For the remainder of this week the
local quint will perform on foreign
courts. but on next Sunday night
will jump back TO engage Philadelphia
at the Arcadia.
Fans desiring to see tomorrow
nights contest may obtain tickets at
the Washington clubs business Office,
729 Ninth street northwest. Main
1926. Wednesday night Manager
Kennedy will take his players to
Brooklyn TO battle the Celtics on their
own floor.
The next three nights will find
Washington at Hudson, y. Y. Tren-
ton. y. j., and Allentown. Pa, re-
spectiyely,
No Winter sports were included in
the Olympic games program previous
TO 1920.
Horse racing was introduced in the
Olympic CANNES IN Greece in 648 BIC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
SWIMMING DATES SET.

CHICAGO, February 81 {R.-The
mems indoor swimming championships
of the Amateur Athletic Union will be
held here April So. These dates, set
by the Chicago sponsors of the event,
are subject to approval Of the national
championship committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
FATHER OF SEWELLS DIES.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, February 81
P).--Dr. j. Wesley Sewell, &C. of
Titus. Ala, father of Luke and Joe
Sewell. stars of the Cleveland Ameri-
can League club and one of the lead.
ing doctors of South Alabama, is dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21

Stenog nine. Coach Collins hopes. IVA
addition, 10 develop Keefer. who DOS
sesses both speed and stamina. into a
runner.
Two local scholastic fiyes had en-
gasements on their home floors this
afternoon. Dewitt was to entertain
Mount ~. Joseph's High Of Baltimore.
in American University gym. and
Strayer's was to play host at the cit,
hub TO Charlotte fiall Academy. Coach
Bert Coggins will lead his clever little
Central five against Haeerstown High
tonight in contest in the MARYLAND
city.
Coach Jack Collins planned TO call
Business High battery candidates for
first practice this afternoon in the
StenographerS' gym. The would he
pitchers and catchers. however. Will
not be permitted to do much for sev
eral days. and To make sure that they
do not "let out" before their arms are
in condition gloves will not be al
lowed for week or So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21

Figure skating WAS well developed
winter recreation IN the countries Of
northern Europe $50 years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
PRO COURT LEAGUE.

GAMES TONIGHT.
None scheduled.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Washington at Baltimore.
Chicago at Cleveland.
New York at Philadelphia.
GAMES WEDNESDAY.
Cleveland at Fort Wayne.
PhiIadelphia at Baltimore.
Washington at New YORK.
GAME THURSDAY.
Cleveland at Chicago.
GAME FRIDAY.
New York at Cleveland.
GAME SATURDAY.
New York al Rochester.
GAMES SUNDAY.
New York at Baltimore.
I Philadelphia at Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
Tbe GOenimg Star
BOYS CLUB

w YHEN hundreds of thousands
of American youth trained
" W for the World War DR..
Joseph f. Raycroft ar
ranged a lot of athletic
games for the various camps Not
all the games were played with big
teams but many Of them were hand
to-hand contests. For instance. the
Sitting Toe Wrestle'' It doesn't
sound exciting but just try it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21

40 o recent conference with Col, u.
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Fixtures At Bargain
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LOUISE v. ROY. Guardian.
GEORGE A. ROSE, Attorney.
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New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
MRS. CHARLES E. MITCHELL

The influence of a good woman who can designate its bounds? There was Mrs. Charles Elliott Mitchell, for instance. who has gone to just reward after "a lifetime of womanly activity in New Britain. In no good cause was her help lacking, and her idealism was coupled with practical attainments. Stimulated by the pre- cepts of religion which called for good works as we'll as manifestations of piety, she was willing and ready contributor to charitable under takings, to missions far and near. Her social activities were uplifting, her church affiliations an inspira- tion. As an organizer of the Wom- ans Club and a charter member of the Esther Stanley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution she was strongly entrenched in the affections of a large circle of admiring friends. Now she is no more; but the memory of her, and the influence of her good deeds. will so marching on.