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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
NEW BOSTON ''STRONC BOY"
WHIPS DELANEY SOUNDLY
Easily Withstands Lighter Opponents Smashes TO
Jaw and Forces Fight hroughout-Notables
in Record Crowd at Scrap.

By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK. February IA
reincarnation of the famous
John l.. Sullivan doomed today
/ as prospective heavyweight
king.
A New Boston strong boy" Burly
Edward James Maloney. hammered
Jack Delaney, light heavyweight king,
TO defeat In 10 thrillcrammed rounds
last night before the largest throng
that ever jammed Madison Square
Garden.
And with Maloney's decisive victory
by decision-a victory ciean-cut In
every respect-came realization TO the
1854 spectators that ii good big man
can whip u good little man every
time. Weight--a decisive margin of
81 pounds-and merciless attack
that never knew backward step
brought defeat to the spectacular
Delaney.
From the opening gong. the Boston
giant threw his bulk onto his lT2-
pound rival. Two massive arms drove
grueIing sma shes through the best
guard the Bridgeport. Conn. rapier
could offer. while a flinty jaw and
hulging- muscled body absorbed the
mightiest shots of Delaney's crashing
=
Most ringside critics awarded Maloney
six rounds by decisive margins.
Delaney two by a shade, with two
even.
There were no knockdowns. AL
though Delaney'S Wanted right hand
smash and uppercut landed clean and
true on Maloney's jaw time and again.
the Boston bludgeon was too big. too
strong and too seeped In reserve
poyae 4, be forced to more than shake
ms shaggy head like an irritated
grizzly and crash forward for more.
Nabbed New York Money.
The result, a startling upset in view
of the 13-to-5 odds on Delaney at
gong time. sent a host of Boston sup
porters. their pockets crammed with
money, back on the midnight train TO
the city Maloney's followers would like
to give him. Boston had backed its
warrior TO the limit and many We're
the remarks anent wise" New York
money.
Out of the Delaney debacle, how
ever, came word that the sparkling
French-Canadian in the third round
had aggravated an old thumb injury
suffered in the last match with Paul
Berlenbach. Although the thumb was
badly swollen. ii was not definitely
established that the bone was broken
Otherwise the total visible injuries
consisted Of a black eye for Maloney
! and cut lips for Delaney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
WESTERN FIVE DEBATING
OVER ENTERING TOURNEY

Academy. He probably will take "A
year at Dewitt School before matricu-
lating at the Annapolis institution.
Irving Sanborn. who is coaching the
Strayer's Business College basket ball
team. which has done mighty well this
season. also will tutor the base bill
team that viii represent the school.
He plans TO start the diamond candi-
dates. expected 10 number about 90.
at work early next month.
Woodward Schools 135.pound team
easily bested Episcopal Yesterday, %
to IL, in junior prep school game.
Silver Spring High tossers pointed
the way to Gaithersburg High yester-
day. "a to IS.
With Grabin. who scored IL points.
leading their attack. Alexandria High
basketers easily downed Warrenton
High. 40 TO 90. yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
TUNNEY RATES MALONEY
AMONG THREE LEADERS

By the Associated Press
TACOMA, Wash. February 49,
Jimmy Maloney's victory over Jack
Delaney at New York last night
placed him with Jack Sharkey and
Jack Dempsey as the three leading
cOntenderS for the heavyweight
crown, in the opinion of Gene Tun-
ney. king of that division.
The champion reiterated his will
ingness to meet any one Of the
three or any other opponent who
may win Tex Richards approval I'm
the proposed championship fight in
September under the New York
promoters direction.
Tunney picked MaIoney to beat
Delaney largely because of the
weight disparity and he beliep1
that Sharkey will defeat Mo Nc
.Tigue i'm their coming Lout for the
same reason, he said today.
Tunney is appearing i'm vaude-
vile here.
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NEW YORK u. SCRAPPERS
MEET G.. u. TEAM TONIGHT

was 25.4 seconds in the former event
and SIS In the latter.
With Foley getting FL points and
Long registering 20, the Catholic
University quint simply smothered
the William and Mary tossers last
night, s. to 10. Long and Foley each
got 10 floor goals. The Brooklanders
led, % to 3. at half time.
GalIaudet sprung a surprise by TAX
ing the measure of the somewhat
crippled American r. team at Kendall
Green last night. % to II. The win
ners got u points before the Metho-
dists scored. and were ahead. 10 to s,
at half time. allaudet won because
il made good on most OF it's shots,
while the American L. players failed
on about so per cent of their chances
to send the ball through the netting
CoSgroVe and Dyer were Gallaudet s
aces.
Maryland. evidently of form, took
one OF it's worst beatings of the season
Id st night at Raleigh, when North Car
olina State won, 3s TO %. The winners
got 25-tol4 lead in the first half
and "coasted home" The Old Liners
were the favorites, having beaten
North Carolina L., which twice had
trimmed State. Faber, with points.
was high scorer for MARYLAND
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
PALACE IN CRUCIAL
GAME AT CLEVELAND

Washington enters it's first crucial
contest OF the second-half season of
the American Basket Ball League to-
night when the local pros clash with
the champion Cleveland Rosenbl,ms
in the Ohio City. Ray Kennedy :
Palace FIVE must win this game in
order to hold a position close to the
top of the standings with the fast
moving New York Celtics. who in
creased their lead last night by again
trouncing the Chicago Bruins
The CeltlCs, with five straight vic
tories in as many nights in the West
ern section, come back East tonight
to meet the Rochester tentrals.
Word has reached here that Nat
Holman is not Ia he sold by the
Celtics. Owner George Halas of the
Chicago qulnt made an attractive
offer for the New York forward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
CRESCENTS TO PLAN
DIAMOND CAMPAIGN

Sandlot base ball mines, undaunted
by Wintry rains, are hurrying to plan
their Summer campaigns. Several
meetings have been called by clubs for
tonight, among them one in which
Crescent Athletic Club players will
gather Their session will be held at
the home of Manager John Belt, 1896
Fairmont street, starting at 1880
O'Clock.
TakOma Tigers are meeting tonight
at the home of Manager Garrett
Waters at o'clock
Arrows are arranging schedules for
their senior and unlimited division
mines. Manager Calvagna NAV be
telephoned at Franklin 2602 between
IL and o'clock or addressed at 1924
North Capitol street.
ShamrOcks are holding a base ball
meeting next Thursday at s O'Clock
at the home of Business Manager VII.
lie Glascoe, 1916 l. street southeast.
Edison Luden of 2SO3 Charming
street northeast wants to affiliate witt
an unlimited class nine here.
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WOMEN IN SPORT
BY CORINlVE FRAZIER

had the knack of pulling the ball out
of the ether in the most unexpected
manner.
Winifred Faunce did some effective
guarding for George Washington
The teams We're lined up as follows:
Swarthmore-Gertru Jolls. Anna
Richard, forwards; Alice Jenkinson,
center; Mary Walton, side center;
Esther Fetter, Lily THY, guards. and
Elizabeth Bennett. Anna Hanson and
Anne kennedy. reserves.
George Northumberland Young,
Alys Ewers, forwards; Louise ON
wake, center; Leah Cate, side center;
Winifred Faunce, Elizabeth Hastings,
guards, and Naomi Crumley, Jean
Jackson. Elizabeth Hastings and Miss
Tomlins, reserves.
Miss Wilcox of the PHILADELPHIA
Central Board refereed, Miss Davis,
Washington Central Board, was the
umpire.
Eastman tOssers proved superior to
the Hyattsville High School six YES.
terday, p to ~, in the game PLAYED
at Epiphany gymnasium.
Katherine Heth, Eastman guard
put up an excellent game. Nancy
Jones and Julia Yates did some neat
passing under the basket and divided
scoring honors.
Hyattsvile's chief strength Law at
center. where Marion Kerr and Ruth
thompson led their opponents chase.
Eastman was represented by Misses
Yates and Jones, forwards; Josephine
I'uckett. center; Florence Avis, side
center Katherine Heth and Katherine
Beury, guards.
Hyattsville High School-Caroline
Hiser Margaret Herring. forwards.
Marion Kerr. center: Ruth THOMPSON
sac center Lillian Dove. Mvra Fer.
fier, guards; Mildred Cook and Sara h
GUIDE, reserves.
MISS Hopkins of George Washington
university was the referee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
GIRLS IN TITLE PLAY
UNDER BOYS RULES

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February 19.-Using the
same rules that govern the game as
played by boys. two girls teams will
meet tonight for the Woman'S basket
ban championship of the world.
The game Will be- between the
Taylor Trunks of Chicago and the
Cleveland Girls. the latter world
champions, by virtue of having won
three out of four games played last
year with the Edmonton. Alberta,
Commercial Grads.
The Cleveland team, which was the
first girls basket ball team in the
country TO play under boys rules, is
an organization of stenogra piers.
The Taylor Trunks have been A. A.
L. champs for the last three wears
and have an average of - points 10
their opponents 9. Last week they
defeated, 10 To ). a Davenport, Iowa.
girls team which had lost only one
game out of 55.
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BOYS CLUB COURT TEAMS
PLAY AND DANCE TONIGHT

Boys Club hasketers anticipate a
big night tonight, their week end en-
tertainment program calling for a
dance as well as couple of court
contests in their gymnasium.
In the basket ball double .hea der, the
Boys Club Flashes will encounter the
Reliance team of Baltimore and the
Boys Club Celtics will face the Cen
trail High School tossers.
The first game will start at 7:15
o'clock and the second at SIS. Then.
on with the dance.
Washington Yankees will be hosts
tomorrow to the baSketerS of Camp
Meade in game at Gonzaga gym
nasium, starting at o'clock,
Warwick Coliegians will invade Con
gress Heights Auditorium, the home
of the Anacostia Eagles, for a game
with the District unlimited class
champions tomorrow afternoon The
teams will take the floor at 3 O'Clock.
Arrow cagemen will go TO AleXan-
dria tonight to tackle the quint of
the Old Dominion Boat Club. PLAY in
the Armory will get under way at $
o'clock
Mount Vernon bagged couple of
games in the Community Center
League, beating the Columbas 80
to s, and the Park Views, SO to 81.
Melton led Mount Nernon's attack in
both contests.
Walter Reed Yellowjackets regis.
tered their nineteenth consecutive vic.
tory in a 46-to30 tuSsle with the
Senecas. Jufski did much fancy shoot
ing for the winners.
Boys Club Optimists found the
Epiphany Chapels tough to tackle, but
ma naged to score a 28-to-2l victory.
Gheen made IL points for the Opt
n1iSfc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
LEAD is AT STAKE
IN BIG TEN GAMES
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 19.-Battle
fronts as far flung as Ann Arbor
Iowa City and Columbus will see the
resumption tonight of the contest for
western Conference basket bal
supremacy.
or three teams tied for the leader
ship. Wisconsin has the easiest OBJ
position, playing at Ohio State
Purdue may find some bitter medicine
at Iowa, where the basket shooters
nave perked up considerably since the
start of the season.
Michigan already has one victory
over Indiana. her foe tonight, and has
the advantage of the home floor.
In the fourth game Northwestern
mas It's eighth chance to win a Big
Ten game, Chicago being the enemy,
The Purple has not won a Conference
game this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
1893, 900 GOLF STROKES
MAY BE TAKEN ON TRIP
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MOBILE, Ala. February 19.-Driv.
ing through high water and storm
swept territory. Doe Glslhame and his
c.ddy, Happy Kirby, declare that they
VIII complete their trip from Mobile
|" Los Angeles in spite vi handicaps
Grahame is making slow progress
IN ms marathon golf trip. he has writ
ten friend in Mobile. The first night
out he and his caddy slept In a farm
er's stable. On Monday he was lost
ana when he resained The right road
Kirby slipped down AN embankment
ana had To have medical attention.
Ihat night IA church was their refuge
The PascagouIa River ferry cost
Ora hame stroke. He PLAYED AT Gulf
Hills Thursday With a number of chi.
cago golfers.
Grahame reported 2.0s2 strokes thus
far in his trip. He estimated that his
total would approximate 1888, O0O
strokes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19

"WO local sextets will compete
in outof-town games over the
week end. and several others
Il will be in action on home
floors. Washington Athletic
Club will journey to Baltimore this
evening to play the Maryland Swim
ming Club team at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Princess Athletic Club will send
two teams to the Oriole City tonight.
The Princess Athletic Club combina-
ton will clash with the Fidelity &
Guaranty Trust Co, and the Seniors
the clubs second team, will play the
Montgomery Ward tossers at Vor.
wac rth's Hall.
HyattsVille Company + Auxiliary
passers will face Princess Juniors al
Eastern High School in Washing.
ton Recreation League tilt tonight
and tomorrow night the Jewish Com
munity Center and Princess Seniors
will play at the Community Center
gym.
Princess Athletic Club basketer>
will journey to Leesburg. Va, Mon
day to meet the All-stars of Northern
Virginia.
In the face of Swart hmore's bril-
liant team play, deadly accuracy in
the forefield and superior strength al
center George Washington 1rniver
sity tossers saw their hopes of a vic
tory over the Quakers buried last
night beneath 27.to.14 score. The
game was played at Central High
School.
With the first tap-off, the Maroon
squad opened up an offensive attack
which netted ID points before the Co
lonials chalked their first 2-pointer
After that it was an even battle.
Mary Walton, visiting side center
together with Alice Jenkinson. lengthy
center, formed one of the most eff
cient pivot combinations ever seer
here. While Miss Walton was the
smallest member of her squad, she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
CAPABLANCA'S CHESS
TITLE GOAL OF FIVE
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. February 19.-Five
cohtenders are arrayed against Jose.
X. capablanca of Cuba. world chess,
champion. at the annual international
sfandmastef' tournament, starting
TINS afternoon at the Hotel Manhattan
Square.
BESIDES Capablanca = crown. the
ute OF Fra nix j. Marshall, United
states champion. is also at stake. In
ADDITION to capablanca and Marshall,
nose entered In the tourney are Or.
A >.i nder Aiekhine of Paris. Aron
NiemZoWitsch of Copenhagen. Or
Milan Nidmar of Jugoslavia and Ru.
doplh Spielmann of Austria.
FIRST prize will be $1,000, second
81, 300 and third 81 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19

Kanawhas found les Amis quite
friendly In a Jewish Community Cen
ter tilt winning 40 to 10. The frater
nifty caEemen were outclassed through
out the game.
American Railway Express handed
the Army NEEDLES a 25-to-17 trouncing.
Macdonald registered 16 points for
the Expressmen.
Alexandria Junior Varsity five was
downed, Is to 6, by the Alexandria
Lions. Wiley and Travers each scored
a half dozen points for the Lions.
Although Winton tossers were well
drubbed by the Y. NJ. G. A. Juniors
in 23-to-8 scrap, they are seeking
more opposition in the 125-pound
class. Challenges may be telephoned
to Atlantic 969
Sherwood Juniors have the use of n
floor next Monday night and need
only an opponent. The Sherwood
management may be telephoned at
Hyattsville 379-M.
Boys Club Standards are ready for
action in the 115-125-pound division.
Manager klein's telephone is Frank.
lin 9075-J.
Ascension Peewees would like to
book games with teams having courts
Telephone challenges to Lincoln
1924, after pm.
Red Shields are eager to hear from
senior teams, particularly the Con
gress Heights and Pontiac quints
West s64 may be called between $50
and o'clock.
Sioux Props are filing their
schedule. Manager Hendersons tele-
phone is Lincoln 4341.
Palace Seniors are casting about
for opposition. For further informa-
ton, telephone Lincoln 1923
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
LONG SHOT IS VICTOR
IN $4,000 HANDICAP

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, February 19.-
Cotlogomor, tiVe.Year-old French bred
son of Sardanapale, richly repaid
his owner, =. A. toWan of Cleveland.
and his hackers by ploughing his way
through a sea of mud yesterday to
win the $50 900 purse in the New Or
leans All-age Handicap.
The horse went to the post with "a
other starters as the longest shot of
the race, at S2l.50 to 81. The betting
favorite in the handicap was the field,
with odds of s2.7o to 81 quoted.
Broadway Jones. Idle Hour Farm
entry, an early favorite with track
followers, finished sixteenth in the
race, while Justice f.. also heavily
PLAYED, could do no better than fourth.
shark. "A field horse, was second and
Binton ran third.
over $l22,000 was WaGered on the
handicap, establishing what is lie
lieved Ia he Il new record for the
track.
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out rookie class are facing formidable
| opposition from some of the Others
who have earned shots at the bic
| show through meritorio1s perform
ances in the sticks.
Hadley's Record Good.
Judged on their minor league rec
ords alone. Bump Hadley, with the
| 14-7 mark he achieved at Birmng
ham. and Horace Lisenhee, who record,
ed 11-9 for Memphis, are the pick OF
the field. while Clayton van AlStyne' s
, lo-S also is credtable although it was
compiled in the comparatively weaker
Eastern League.
Figures for games won and lost
are not always trustworthy, however
as the strength of the team a pitcher
| Is playing with, as we'll as the class
or the circuit must be taken into con
sidera tlon. As an example Frank
LOTUS won IL and lost IL for New
Haven of the Eastern League but on
the score of what he has shown In
the preliminary drills he doesn't i'm
press observers as having nearly as
much potential ability as Lou Nc.
EvoN, who won but of IA games
WIN Chattanooga, or Leo Mangun,
VINO won ~ and lost 90 for Portla nd
OF me Pacific Coast League.
EVEN young Burke, frail appearing
rs he is. was able to register II tri.
umphs out of 10 battles in which h..
went to decision for Little Rock.
while Joe Carroll of the same team.
VINO weighs some SO pounds more
than the 1.-THE lefthander, got but :
verdicts in 10 contests.
DICK Coffman. the baby of the entire
squad. was credited with but a single
victory as against a trio of reverses
with Chattanooga, but Bill Morrel.
who spent the full season with the
Nationals and earned an even split in
nan dozen contests, has no assur-
ahce or hanging at the expense of this
Eoungster. nor Of ousting Ralph Stew
art. who prevailed in only I of the Is
Jousts in which he appeared on the
slab for Birmingham.
Weed Themselves Out.
You can't tell much about these
kids when they first show up." Griff
soliloQuiZed today as he watched them
rounding out their first week of calls
themes. 1T takes two weeks at least
before you can get a line on them, and
then 1t may not prove accurate.
When the games with the National
League Clubs get under way YOU can
find out what is what in short order
though.
The only way to judge of pitchers
ability is to see him under fire. A
man can look like a million dollars
when he is Just training and then
hlvver completely when there is some
thing at stake
These games we have arranged
Will determine In short order who is
who There is no trick in separating
the sheep from the goals in a Spring
training camp. Put EN- into action
and the boys who are there will dem
onstrate 1t. while the Others fall by the
wayside. Yeh. It's easy to pick MITCH.
ers. They just weed themselves out.
Thurston checked in yesterday from
Los Angeles, but having been on the
train since Sunday he merely watched
the boys go through their PAGES and
got good nights sleep before taking
his initial workout today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
LOCAL SOCCER LEAGUE
NOW IN ASSOCIATION

Washington Soccer League has
been granted provisional utilization
with the United States Foot Ball AS
ISOLATION. 1t Is believed full utilization
will come at the meeting of the ma
tional council in st. Louis early this
summer.
Officials of the Washington Soccer
League some time ago asked for the
status OF the league after they had
been informed the national body had
outlaWed the local circuit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
BOAT CLUB BASKETERS
TO PLAY BALTIMOREANS

What promises to be an attractive
basket hall contest will he that bring
ing together Potomac Boat Club and
Maryland Swimming Club tonight at
O'Clock at Columbia Heights Wilson
Normal SCHOOL, gym.
A lively rivalry exists between the
clubs as the result of canoe clashes
for the past several seasons. but to-
nights game will mark their first
meeting a basket ball
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19

Sports Editor. The star.
"AMPA. Fla, February 19.-To
the uninitia ted, picking pitch
ing staff from big group of
Il candidates might seem to be
one of the toughest tasks con-
fronting the men who are running
ball club. But it isn't. We have
that on the say-so of Clark Griffith,
0rho has been a close observer of the
Nnodus operandi for more than 30
years and should know.
Consider the situation of the
Washington club this Spring, for in
stance There are u athletes on the
roster who are striving for positions
on "a staff that probably will number
no more than 10 when ii finally is
decided upon. This means that II.
or more than half Of the fingers
scheduled to exhibit their wares here.
will be farmed out. traded. sold or
released outright.
OF the 10 who undoubtedly will be
on hand throughout the campaign
there are no more than three or four
who can be said at this time to be
assured of positions. There are
Walter Johnson. of course, and stan
ley CoveleslIie, veterans both. who
are bound To he regarded as fixtures
unless they fracture limb. Fred
Marberry also may safely he voted "A
permanent position. for if he doesn't
assay high enough for the assignment
of starting games. which experiment
is said TO be in store for him. he still
must be rated as one of the greatest
relief pitchers the naStime ever
produced, and for that REASON can be
considered as having stranGle hold
on a job.
Thurston Likely Choice.
The next most plausible pick for
position is Hollis Thurston, whose at
tainment of near stardom in Chicago
three years back. when he accounted
for 90 victories with a last-place club,
entities him to preferment in con
sideration. But after that the field is
wide open. and any one OF the IL
singers remaining may be said TO
have practically as good a chance as
another to win the haf-dOZen places
available.
There are some who must he ac-
corded an edge on the others in
Among these will be found Curley
Ogden and George Murray, who have
been cogs in more than one big league
machine for more than one season.
The experience they gained and the
commendable form they displayed
with the Griffmen last season also
will stand Admiral" Jones and
Gen" Crowder in good stead. while
the same may he said for Garland
Braxton. who furnished no little as
sistance to the Yankees in their pen
nant-winning effort last year, when
appearing largely in rescue roles. he
wound up the season with a record
of five victories offset by but one
defeat.
The aspiration of ''Cassus" Burke
and "Hooky" Thomas may be con-
sidered as favored by the fact that
aside from Braxton they are the only
southpaws seeking places on a team
that properly should embrace at least
couple of portsiders. but they and
their fellow fingers in the out-and-