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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-18
CUNTS STILL TIED
FOR BIG TEN LEAD
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 18.-Indiana
and Michigan were still on top Of the
heap in the Western Conference bas-
ket ball race today, though the Michi-
gan victory over Illinois last night
was by single point, 25--24.
The HOLSTERS found Northwestern
easy, winning SO to "a. 1t required an
overtime period, the first this season
in a conference game, for Wisconsin
to edge out Chicago, but in the extra
minutes the Badgers Topped three bas-
kets in quick succession, winning
$50.
The match Saturday night at Bloom.
ington between Michigan and Indiana
is expected to give a close line on the
two championship possibilities, with
the games to date giving the Hoosiers
a slight edge. All the conference
teams are engaged this week end,
with Wisconsin figuring on fourth
victory in its home game against
Northwestern.
Illinois. after a strong start. includ-
ing two victories, has encountered two
one-point defeats and the showing of
the Illini against the tight guarding
of the Iowa five Saturday is profile
NAUTICAL.
Purdue plays Chicago next Friday
night and Ohio entertains Minnesota,
which is still without a conference
victory, on Saturday.
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BALL
BY SOL METZGER.

Wulf, the great center of the
Hillyard's five of st. Joseph, Mo-,
who stands 6 feet 6 inches in
height, has contributed greatly to
that teams fine showing this sea-
son as well as toward its victory
in the A. A. u. championship last
March. Wulf generally gets the
tip-off. Basket ball experts claim
that the ability to control the jump
at center gives the team tremen-
dous advantage.
Wulf goes up with the ball as it
is tossed by the referee, springing
off the balls of his feet Zig. u. His
great height usually enables him
to get the tap. In tight games
Wulf springs a surprise by making
a half-turn as he leaps upward.
Then he taps the ball to his rear
Zig. 81. Nothing odd about that,
to be sure. But when you see
Wulf alight in the center circle
and sprint back and catch his own
tip-off, and then either start a
dribbe that carries him in a half
circle forward, or pass to a team
mate, you begin to realize that
here is a trick few centers are able
to carry out.
Tall centers will do we'll to prac-
tice this stunt. Such a play makes
the team possessing it very eff
cient in scoring from planned tip
off plays.
oh
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BAN NOW is INVESTIGATING
''PECULIAR" SERIES OF, 1922
Johnson Adds to Criticism of Lands by Commenting
on Commissioners Failure to Probe Recent
suspicious Title Games.

pal details of his investigation1nOEah
Two stars, but he cast th9 onu9 on
Lands for making the "nistake0~of
the TWO former managers public
Pan FavOrs Open Meeting.
Acknowledging the truth OF asapub-
lisned interview. which stated that
only only part Of the facts hadbeen
made known, Johnson answered the
commissioner summons with a deo-
laration in favor OF holding Hh@1n~
quiry before newspaper men.
We have nothing to- conceal from
| the fans" Johnson said. "As much as
! regret the commissioners desire to
| further spread the facts on the dis
missal Of Cobb and Speaker. I feel
that IL that is his attitude the public
should be told of every deyeiopnent,
THE American League found Ty
Cobb and iris Speaker unworthy OF
trust and we were forced 10 let them
go. Lands apparently insists upon
publishing the whole data, regardless
Of how 1t reflects upon thesedwomen.
/ welcome an open hearing on the
American Leagues action"
Turf Betting Reported.
Continual betting upon horse races
| by members Of the Cleveland club,
President Johnson said, had been re-
| ported to him as late as 1925. One
| report detailed the winning of $4,000
| by betting pool
I'VE have no objection to our PLAY
ers attending these horse races" said
| President Johnson. I'VE do object 10
them betting on races while they are
supposed to be giving their best efforts
to the base ball game"
President Johnson. in going into de-
| tails of the Cobb Speaker case in
statement yesterday, said that he had
sent a detective to watch the con-
duct of the Cleveland club two years
ago. Advices from Cleveland today
said it was learned there that the head
| of a detective agency employed by
Johnson had answered a summons
| from Commissioner Lands and had
spent an hour in his office last Sat
| urday.
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PRO TENNIS SEEMS
IN A STATE OF SAG
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

NV YORK. January 1s.-With
Vincent Richards Ill in New Orleans
and Suzanne Lenglen's contract with
G. c. Pyle drawing to a close, pro.
fessional tennis may be regarded as
in a state of sag.
No one seems to know what the
famous woman racket star win do
about further play in this country,
but those who have met her on the
Wintry road say that her thoughts
are turning yearningly toward the
Riviera and it's equable climate.
Maybe the troupe of American pros
will go over there for late Winter
and early Spring exhibitions, but
those who are familiar with tennis in
European countries say that with
Mile. Lenglen pretty much of an old
story over there, crowds would not
be likely to desert keen amateur
matches with crack Americans par
ticipating in favor OF seeing Mile
Lenglen bowl over opponents whom
every one knows she can defeat.
What is regarded as certain to
happen is a eliminating professional
series in New York. When Lenglen,
Browne, Richards and Kinsey played
attendance was adequate upon two
occasions, and more money was taken
in than anywhere else along the
national itinerary.
There are still thousands in the
metropolis who will pay good money
to see the ternperamental French star
perform, and undoubtedly they will
have the opportunity Of doing so.
From the road, by the way, come
reports that Suzanne has suppressed
her temperament throughout the long
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Sensational DEVELOPMENTS Due at Base Balls OuOl Meeting Ne
FOUR TRACK MEETS
ON EPISCOPAL SLATE

ALEXANDRIA,. Va, January 18.-
Episcopal High Schools track team
will appear in the University of Rich
mond games on February IL at Rich
mond. Episcopal also has outdoor en-
gagements on May for quadrangle.
lar meet at Orange, Va, on May IA
at Charlottesville for the Virginia
school meet and on May 21 for the
Washington &C" Club meet.
Pirate Athletic Club was to play An
adale A. c. at basket ball here this
afternoon.
St Mary's Celtics want a game in
Armory Hall Wednesday night. Jack
Allen. manager, may be phoned at
Alexandria 424, between $50 and $40
pm. today.
Alexandria High Schools quint en-
tertains Fredericksburg High in a
third district, division A, game here
Friday night at SIS. A preliminary
between the sextets of George Mason
and Alexandria High also is carded,
George Mason's five goes to Claren-
don for a game with Washington and
Lee High School Friday.
Warrent0n and Leesburg play at
LeeSburg Friday in a, third district
division 3, basket ball game.
Alexandria High and Episcopal have
scholastic games Saturday. Alexan-
dria meets Randolph Macon at Front
Royal, while Episcopal will have as
its guest Fishburne Military Academy.
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, January 49,
M The New York World says
VI today that Ban Johnson
4 has talked himself out OF
the presidency Of the
American League" unless seven
club owners go back on a prom
Use made to Commissioners Lands
December II, 1924.
The club owners Of the league,
with the exception Of Phil d. G..
Ball of st. Louis, signed a. state
ment of assurance to the commits
sioner on that date that Johnson'B
misconduct will cease or his inn
mediate removal from Office will
follow" the paper says. Action OF
the league grew out OF Johnson'B
criticism of Commissioner Landis'
decisions in the O'ConnellDola
scandal, a situation which the
World compares with that now
existing as a result Of the Amert-
can League presidents condemna-
ton of lands action for publish
ing the charges made by Dutch
Leonard against Ty Cobb and iris
Speaker.
The hague owners, in their 1924
statement, told Commissioner Lam
dis that conditions harmful to
base ball" and "intolerable to
him" had arisen through Johnson's
actions, the paper says.
The paper adds that johnson has
further tmper1led his position by
violating the pladge he- signed
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McCRAW TO MAKE BIG BID
WITH GIANTS THIS YEAR
Determined to Put Them in Front Again-Addition
of Hornsby Is Best Move, But He Has Added Many
Recruits, Number Being Collegians.

at shortstop, and Freddy Lindstrom,
at third. complete the prospective in
field. while among six other candi-
dates will be Eddie Farrell, former
Pennsylvania captain.
Confronted by gaps in his outfield
resulting from the release of Irish
Meusel and Ross Young's illness, the
club has obtained George Harper
from the Phillies and "Bev' Lebour-
veau, AL Tyson, Heinie Mueller and
the youthful Melvin OFT remain from
last year. Prospects among recruits
include AL Moore Of Jersey City, An
drew Reese of Memphis, Tex; Jeanes
of Birmingham, Otis Carter of New
ark and Red Smith, a collegian from
William and Mary.
Al Devormer, acquisition from
Louisville and former major Lacquer,
is an outstanding backstop candidate.
Paul Florence, holdover from last
year, and Sanford Handy of Nor
folk also are available catchers.
Lacks Star SOuthpaw
Indications are that McGraw again
will attempt to steer his club away
from the second division without a
star southpaw. Jack Bentley, former
first basemar with the Phillies, will
attempt the portside f1inging. Nc
Graw has added Burleigh Grimes,
Highlander from the Robins, to the
veterans Virgil Barnes, Fred Fitz-
simmons, Kent Greenfield and Hugh
McQuillan. Among the pitching re-
cruits are Fay Thomas of New Haven,
Ned Porter of the University of Flor
ida, Howard Holland of the University
Of Virginia and several minor leaguers.
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WORK ON RIVERSIDE GOLF
COURSE IS BEING PUSHED

and the expert in the game. Another
indoor course was added to the list
recently when Leo McNerhany. for
merly professional at Congressional
and Rock Creek Park, opened a school
at Saks & Co.'S store. r. Cliff Nc
Kinmie is presiding at his school up
town; Ralph Beach of Burning Tree is
holding down the Racquet Club post:
Arthur r. Thorn OF Town and Coun-
try is installed at Meyers Shop: Jack
Tucker of Potomac Park is at Wood
ward & Lothrop's and Henry B. Mil
Ter holds forth at the City Club.
More than so golfers from local
clubs have entered the first monthly
putting tourney now under way at
the McKimmie-Miller school. A. B.
Campbell of Indian Spring heads a list
of man qualifers in the tourney so
far with a score of 26 for the Is holes.
Close behind Campbell are Homer S.
Pope and J. o. Rhyme, also of Indian
Spring, with q each.
Mrs. H. A. Knox of Indian Spring
and Mrs. Evelyn CLAWS of Congress
sional lead the women with 80 each.
exactly par. Mrs. G. A. Baker and
Mrs Susan Hacker of Chevy Chase
are next with 80. The event is open
to all local golfers. with the qualify
ing round ending Saturday.
The annual meeting of the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association will be neld
at the New Willard Hotel the evening
of March ). Dates will be set and
courses awarded the mems and wom-
ems championship tournaments for
the year. Baltimore Country Club,
Norfolk Country Club and Congress
sional Country Club are the clubs
which want the mems title event.
while the women's tourney will prob
ably go to a Washington club.
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the water of a nearby creek, and"
she added, hes stayed there ever
since"
With show of pride. she remarked
that she did not think the youth
would get his head turned at all, be-
cause he is a good boy and 7 have
talked to him lot about the world. 1"
Much concern is being felt by Mrs.
wing and her sister Miss Isabella
Y>nng. over the fact that the boy
WI not get the full benefit of his
earnings in moving pictures and
vaudeville, but will have to turn over
40 per cent to Henry O'Byrne of To-
ronto. his trainer.
But their chief worry is for the
boy himself. They want him back
in Toronto as soon as he can get here.
Miss Young said that Mrs. Young
had little idea of what the contract
contained when she signed it two
weeks ago.
II don't think she fully realizes yet
that the contract binds George to
give O'Byrne 40 per cent of all he
earns in swims or shows during 1927
she said. she was so excited and so
anxious to. get it hack to California,
fearing that delay might mean George
would be unable to enter the race, that
she just signed it and sent it away"
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Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BOSTON.-Sailor Eddie Huffman,
California, beat Pat Mccarthy, Rox-
bury dO).
NEY YORK.-Sid ferris. New York,
whipped Ray Mitchell, Philadelphia
Q0). Harry Wallach, New York, de-
feated AL Gordon, Philadelphia dO.
BALTIMORE.-Bob Garcia, Balti-
more, won a technical knockout over
Ruby Stein, New York (9).
PHILADELPHIA Jimmy Jones,
Youngstown, Ohio, knocked out Eddie
Bunbrook, Baltimore %. Milton Co
hen, New York, beat AL Miller,
Youngstown 00). Eddie Leonard, Bal
timore. knocked out Jack Gentle,
Philadelphia a.. frankie Fink, New
York, defeated Tommy Herman, Phil
adelphia 00).
Kaplan, Meriden, Conn, beat Lou Pa
luso. Salt Lake City az. Eddie
Brown, Providence, RAJ. and Morris
Layton. Cleveland, drew (6). Phil
Zwick, Cleveland, won from Art Wan
der, Buffalo (6).
TRENTON, N MARTY Gold,
Philadelphia, and Bias Rodriguez.
Mexican fyweight champion. drew
00).
JERSEY CITY, n. Cowboy Ed
die Anderson, Wyoming. defeated
Joey Dorando. Lyndhurst Q0).
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Virgins
Indianapolis, defeated Young Bob
F'itzsimmons, Newark, Nj. Q0).
NEWARK, n. Paul Doyle
Brooklyn, beat AL Conway, Newark
C10). Benny Valger, France, outpoint-
ed Alt Simmons, England Q0).
SPRINGFIELD. Mo.-Johnny Har
ris, Des Moines. defeated Johnny
Hughes, GaIena, Kans. Q0l.
NEMP HIS. - Johnny Franks.
Marked Tree. Ark, won on a foul from
Pal Moore. Memphis go.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.-Young Ross,
Syracuse, n. Y, beat Tommy Fowlkes,
Memphis Q0).
COLUMBUS, Ohio-Pancho Dencio,
Philippines. and Eddie O'Dowd, Co
lumbus, sdrew Q2).
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URGES AMERICAN PLAN
IN WEIGHING JOCKEYS

LONDON. January Is @.-The
American method of dealing with
Jockeys weights In pounds instead of
tho British stone and pounds is adj
vocntsd by one of the sports news
paper writer's. He says it is not only
exahperating 10 have to translate the
difference between s stone pounds
and q stone ! pound when weighing
up the chances Of a horse, but it
must cause the handicappers endless
trouble when calculating the i'm
posts horses have to carry in handi-
cap races
A stone is IA pounds in weighing
horses. A butchers stone is only
eight pounds.
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THREE CUE CONTESTS
ARE SCHEDULED TODAY

J. r, Reynolds will oppose Fred Tai
bert tonight in the District pocket
billiard championship at the Arcadia
Charlie Bartelmes, former holder of
the title. bowed to Chick Lappine last
night, 100 to SO.
Willie Lewis, who transferred his
activities from the King Pin to the
Arcadia, won twice yesterday, defeat
ing William Brown, 100 to %, and
Earnest Henry, 100 to So.
He was to meet Henry Young this
afternoon and Chester Wallace to-
night.
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IN the same way last season, but I
mean to be back in the lineup and
continue playing as long as I can do
my team and myself justice.
Speaking of managers 1 want to
give a testimonial for John McGraw.
When we first met the Giants in 1911
we didn't know what to expect. We
were told that the Giants would do
everything but shoot and that Mac
might do that II he thought he could
get away with it.
Well, have played in three world
series against the Giants and have
been on the winning end each time.
have played two or three long
Spring exhibition tours, and / cannot
recall any unpleasant incident of
which either the players or McGraw
has been, guilty.
On the other hand, he has been uni.
formly courteous, and no opposing
manager could get across the field to
extend congratulations to the victor
! as quickly as the leader Of the Giants.
l wouldn't have the temerity to say
anything about him as a manager, his
! record speak for itself.
TomOlrOw-The Old White SOx.
(CopyriRht 1927
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NATIONAL HERO GREETING
WILL BE GIVEN TO YOUNG
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
tn ORONTO, January 1s.-When
George Young, winner of the
Catalina Island swim, returns
L home, he will be overwhelmed
with honors as a national
hero" His mother naturally is proud
Of his success. his friends and we'll
wishers are glad that he proved his
swimming ability and won the prize
money, but the average Canadian, and
the people Of Toronto particularly, re-
joice that he has brought the glory to
Canada
Messages by the score, from indi-
viduals and organizations as well as
from officials, are being sent to George
at Santa Monica, Calf, and to his
widowed mother.
One message, which Mrs. Young will
always cherish, is from Premier w. L.
Mackenzie King, in which he con-
graduates her on her sons great
achievement In his message to
George the premier referred to the
pride of Canada ''in the honor you
have brought to our country
How George first took to the
water" has been revealed by Mrs.
Young. When he was only 5 years
of age, she recalled, George was
chased by a. bull and ran right into
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When Base Ball Was Young
By JOHN B. FOSTER
Fifty Called Balls Before A Strike--
JOHN B. FOSTER

Then he tossed it back to the pitcher
with an admonition to get his specs"
out.
It took almost as long to get the
side out of the way when at bat as it
did in cricket game. OF course,
that never would have done for pro-
fessional base ball, and it got on the
nerves of the amateur players. Then
the rules were changed so that the
pitcher had to get something some
where near the plate, and also SO the
batter couldn't stand at the plate and
delay the game half the afternoon by
refusing to swing at anything until
the ball was pitched exactly where
he thought he wanted it.
Even Teammates Jawed En-.
Even the batters were wont to get
mad at their fellow batters on the
same team and jaw them until they
were purple in the face because they
persisted in standing at the plate wait
ing for the ball to come to them just
So" If the school bell rang when one
of the batters had been at the plate
all recess, every other batter on the
team gave the procastinator quincy
He had held up all their chances to
| hit the ball.
PernapS some or the impatient
critics of these days would like te
see Grove pitch to Ruth and have
| Ruth stand at the plate and take sc
pitches before he would swing al
anything. but it is more likely that il
anything like that took place the
stands would be deserted at the end
of the first inning and the fans would
be on their way home to get Irish
| turkey.
1t is said there We're batters who
took more pitches than McKeever
with his 80 against AL Smith, but
that was the record so far as the
| writer knows.
Copyright. 1927
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Out i'm
/ Aann Inar,fnnnr 81
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the Riverside Golf Club, have
pushed construction work to the point
where it is now assured at least nine
holes will be ready for play during
the Spring.
With one exception, the fairways on
the first nine have been cleared,
although the work was not onerous
because the course is laid out over
land which has been pasture for many
years. Only one small strip of wood
land required grubbing.
A map of the 6,255-yard layout has
been prepared by DIR. r. J. w. Brown.
the course architect, and an engineer
cooperating with him. Holes on the
first nine are as follows:
No. /. 40 yards; No. 2, ESQ; No. 8,
450; No. 4, $50: No. 5, $50; No. 6, 240;
No. z, 325; No. s, 100; No. 8, 410. Total,
3,155.
The second nine, to be laid out over
rolling country overlooking the first
half Of the circuit, will measure as
follows:
No. 10. $50; No. II, $50; No. u. 245;
No. 10. 425; No. IA, 375; No. Is. $50;
No. 16, $50; No. IT, $50, and No. IS,
AS.
Seven large springs on the club
property feed the several streams
which run through the fairways
A feature of the course will be rec
reation facilities for non-golfers. Boat
ing, fishing, swimming base ball, ten
mis- and other sports will be provided.
Hundreds of Washington golfers are
f1ocking to the several indoor schools
in the Capital, where professionals
who work for local clubs are continu-
ing the work of instructing the duffer
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tcuDHt CtNO PDSpGCtS.
N VIEW YORK, January IS CP).-
Reinforcements for every line
of his defense and attack
4 have fired ambitions of John
McGraw to bring back the
National League pennant to New
York in the twenty-sixth year of his
reign as pilot of the Giants.
There will be a small army Of re.
cruits, many of them from the col
lege ranks, when the Gotham con-
tingent heads southwark next month
for Spring training. But Midwinter
trades of the veteran manager presage
a continued McGraw policy of relying
largely on seasoned campaigners-
holdover stars and players obtained
from Brooklyn, ST. Louis and Phila-
delphia.
Counting OH HOrnsby.
The major stroke in McGraw's re-
construction effort has been the SEN
sational trade that brought Rogers
Hornsby from the world champion
Cardinals in exchange for Infielder
Frank F'risch and Pitcher Jimmy
Ring. MCGraw believes he secured in
the famous slugger a smart captain
whose leadership on the field will
ably second his own strategic bench
direction.
With the erstwhile manager of the
Cardinals perched on second base,
McGraw also has intimated that Bill
Terry, young and hard-hitting in
fielder, may replace George Kelly, vet
eran first baseman. Travis Jackson
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
~ HICAGO, January 1s.-The
base ball Winter scandal
series, which is approaching
~ It's climax in Mondays re-
opening of the Cobb-Speaker
situation. took a new tack today with
declarations by President Ban John
son of the American League that the
922 world series is under the scrutiny
of his office.
Johnson, in adding to his criticism
of Base Ball Commissioner Lands for
making public the Speaker-Cobb case
spoke of the investigation of charges
of fixed games in 1917 and then asked
why the base ball head doesn't shbw
the same enthusiasm for the investi-
cation of some Of our recent world
SERIES"
Johnson said his office was using
all the resources in it's power ito I'M
earth the facts about that peculiar
series played in 1922" which the New
York Giants won in five games.
Il am still trying to get evidence
against several players in that series.
Their actions and my reports on them
make me suspicious"
Fireworks Are Expected.
Base ball observers expect plenty
of fireworsk at Mondays meeting. as
the elimination of a seven-year fued
between Johnson and Lands.
The American League head. who
forced the retirement of Ty Cobb and
iris Speaker, and Commissioner
Lands, who wants to know more
about the reasons for this action, were
agreed that the investigation be held
in public.
But just what Johnson and his club
owners will decide to disclose to the
commissioner and the public will be
decided upon next Sunday, when he
and his magnates discuss their plan OF
procedure.
When the commissioners request
for the hearing intimated that the
league club owners had taken joint
action on Speaker and Cobb. Johnson
roY1fod IN a StatpOnanf with the DrinCi-