Evening star., 1928-12-23
Produce Outstanding Golfer Here Independent Athletes Acue
BIG YEAR ON SANDLOTS 3
IN ALL MAJOR SPORTS
Base Ball, Basket Ball and Foot Ball
Prosper, While Revival OF Interest
Develops in Marathon Running.

gaining six straight victories. Wash
ington trimmed Chicago, 3 to 2, to cap
ture the crown, a clout by Tommy Dalg-
lish with the winning run on third IN
the ninth turning the trick. Otner
teams beaten by Washington In the
tourney were st. Paul, Detroit I'VE"
By their victory the Washington
Typos virtually ciinched the Garry
Hermann trophy, which goes to the
team winning the most years during
the series of twelve. This seasons win
was the fifth for Washington In the
six years the second Hermann trophy
has been at stake.
Fine Seasons for Basketers.
Basket ball had a fine season. There
were several leagues in which fine bat
ties for first honofS were waged and
a host of Quints of worth played out
side of organizations.
Anacostia Eagles again generally were
regarded as the class Of the unlimited
fives. In a three-game series with the
Knights Of Columbus quint, the Birds
won the first and lost the second but
came back to win the third, 40 tc
%. to get a firm hold on unlimiteo
honors.
District teams again took part In
represent this city in competition fos
South Atlantic honors with ranking
Baltimore fives. Woodlothians tri-
umphed In the unlimited series here
and then went on to defeat Y. M. II. A
tossers of Baltimore, but other winners
here lost to Baltimore rivals. TheSe
other District winners were. Woltz A. Z
in the 140-pound class, jewish Com
munity Center in the 130-pound class
Boys Club Standards in the 1lO-pouno
class and st. Johns Victors In the 100
pound class.
Calvary Methodist won the Sunda;
School League pennant for the tnrG
straight season.
washington City Basket Ball League,
| an unlimited class loop in its first sea-
| son, proved q decided success. The pen
nart was won by Company 2, National
Guard team, of Hyattsville.
| WoItz A. G. beat Woodloth1ans, South
| Atlantic champs, to win the Community
| Center unlimited class title. WoltS was
| the champion Of Columbia Heights Cen
ter and Woodlothians of Central Center.
Unlimited champs at other centers were
Sioux A. G.. at Southeast Center ana
Clover A. C. at East Washington Center.
| In the senior division Of the Com
munity Center League the winner was
the Mount Vernon quint, victor at the
| Columbia Heights Center. Central Reds
was the victor at mcfarland Center
and Pontiacs at East washington Cen
ter. There was no senior play at Cen
trail Center.
In the Boys Club League, Pirates Won
senior A class honors, with Optinistii
taking the senior B class title. st. Mar
tins took the intermediate class gon-
falon.
west washington tossers won the
Baptist Young Peoples Union title. In
the Terminal Y Junior League South
ern Railway Juniors won the pennant,
downing Pullman Props.
Washington's professional team gave
up the ghost through lack OF patronage
and the local franchise in the Amer1-
can Basket Ball League was transferred
| to BROOKLYN on January z. The Wash
ington team, gathered by Manager
George Marshall, had poor season.
Increased Track Activities.
There was more track activity In IN
dependent circles than usual. The
first City Club 15-mile run was staged,
| with Bill Agee, Emorywood A. A. star,
Of Baltimore, winning. The Baltimore
Cross Country Club gained the team
trophy. Mike Lynch, veteran, was the
first local runner to finish, coming IN
sixth. An indoor meet for men and
women was held February % at the Ar
cadia, the feature Of which was To-
mile run, won by william Wilson OF
Meadowbrook Club, Philadelphia.
A fine two-day track meet was r.
by the Boys Club. 1t Is piannc:i
hold the meet annually.
Bill Agee Of Baltimore Won --2o.--
race hereabout when he finished -.
front in a 10-mile run that was {
4 - TVa1
bration at Clinton in nearby Maryland.
Haskell F. Clark Of this city won thc
emile race at Alexandria Labor day.
with Mike Lynch third. Clark also I'm
ished nineteenth In the New York-Port-
chester yln, held October 10, in which
James Montague Of Aloysius Club we
thirty eighth. In the annual Y. M. r
| A. 10-mile run in Baltimore october 2
Haskell was tenth and in other jaun
he showed to advantage for a newcom
to the sport.
Mohawks Again Champions.
Mohawks regained their unlirnitU
class foot ball title, lost to Apaches i
1927, by drubbing the latter, 81 to D.
The game was played December 9 al
Clark Grifith Stadium before crowd
of 5000. Abboticchio, Brunelle and
Wilton were the chief ground gamers
for the Hawks. Last Sunday the Hawks
conquered Irvington A. c.. Maryland
champions, IL to 6, at Grifith Stadium.
Championship laurels also were set
tied in the Capital City League 150-
pound class, in which Mohawk Props
was the winner. beating st. Stephens
A. c., Is to 0. The title in 1885,
pound division Of the Capital City
League was to be determined today,
when Northern Prep and Palace A. C.
teams were to meet. The elevens clash
tested.