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Alexandria Sports Notes

A LEXANDRIA, Va, January 30
~ Billy Trayers, star guard of the
"A Hoffman ClothierS, will view
4 4 tonight's game with the GUAM
tico Marines from the bench
when his mates take on the Devil Dogs
in Armory Hall at $50. Travers re-
when he collided with teammate as
the locals trounced Fort Humphreys
Engineers. 80 to IS, In a game at Fort
Humphreys. Va.
The Original Anacostia Eagles have
Cancelled Fridays game with the Hoff-
man team and the locals are seeking
to fill the date with some unlimited
quint having a gymnasium. Phone
Manager Jack Allen at Alexandria
2l98 between and pm.
Alexandria High School has sched-
uled game with Emerson Institute of
Washington, TO be played here Friday
night in the Armory Hall at $3.50. ne
gotiations for q game with John Mar
shall High School of Richmond falling
to materialize.
George Mason High School, runner
up to Alexandria High in the race for
the third athletic district of Virginia
title, will open the second half of the
third district schedule Friday night
when it meets Westinghouse High
School at Ballston, Va. George Mason
and Washington-Lee girls viii play the
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JIM PRICE, RED SOX
OFFICIAL, A SUICIDE

BOSTON, January 30 CP.-James r.
Price, so, secretary of the Boston Red
Sox, committed suicide on a runway at
Fenway Park here yesterday by slash
ing his throat with a razor
Harry Mason, travelling secretary of
the club, found him with the razor
lying beside him. He was taken to the
City Hospital, where he was pronounced
dead.
Medical Examiner Timothy Leary
found letter in the pocket of Prices
coat addressed to his wife and explain
ing the reasons for his act. The Secre-
tary was believed to have been despond-
ent over Ill health for some time.
Price was sporting editor of the old
New York Press for many years, and
was a close friend of Ban johnson,
former president of the American
League.
He became secretary of the Red Sox
in 1924, when he resigned the presi-
dency of the Newark club of the IN
ternational League. He was charter
member of the Base Ball Writer'S AS
ISOLATION of America.
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Old Dominion Boat Club has booked
a game with Benjamin Franklin Uni
versity, to be played in the Langley
Junior High School at Washington
February 10. The Boatmen have A
game tonight with the Leesburr indie
pendents at Leesburg, Va.
Earle Moser. Larry Boerner. Bum
Enright and other stars of Washington
independent basket ball circles Will be
seen here tomorrow night when the
Anacostia Eagles play the st. Mary's
Celtics at $3.50 in the Armory Hall.
Alexandria employees of the Atlantic
q Pacific Tea Co. will bowl Washington
employees of the same firm tonight at
8 o'clock at the Health Center Bowling
Alleys.
Episcopal High Schools 1s5-pound
basket ball team will play Western
High School Of Washington Friday
afternoon at $3.50 In Stewart Memorial
Gymnasium, with l10-pound teams OF
the two schools meeting In the prelim-
mary.
Episcopal High School cagers ran
Wild against Woodward School OF
Washington yesterday afternoon In
Stewart Memorial Gymnasium, trounc-
ing the visiting schoolboys by q 54-to-
Is count.
Conner and Quin led Episcopal IN
scoring, with 10 and IL points, respe
lively. while Croft tailed 10 points
Woo6waSGA.
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M AYBE there's something
mn in this "all depends
IVl upon the viewpoint"
4 a business. That's the
logical conclusion from reading
various accounts of the Shar-
key ChriStner brawl in New
York, at any rate. For instance,
this by a Boston writer:
Jack Sharkey gave Meyers Will
son Christner terrific beating in
10 rounds before a capacity 10000
crowd in Madison Square Garden
tonight in a bout which ought to
establish beyond doubt the courage
of the Chestnut Hill squire. =
Not since Sharkey electrified the ex-
perts two years ago by knocking out
Jimmy Maloney has he looked so
much like potential champion.
Then this by Cleveland scriv-
ener:
Old K. o. Christner, who was toll
ing in the pit of rubber plant in
Akron a year ago, surprised every
one except himself by giving Jack
Sharkey thorough leathering in a
grueling. thrilling 10-round struggle
at Madison Square Garden last
night. And then one judge and the
referee amazed the $4,000 clients
quite as much as had old X. o. by
giving Sharkey the decision. One
judge. Tommy Shortell, voted the
contest a draw.
Crude, bald Christner, a 10-to-1
shot in the betting, won S of the
10 rounds and held Sharkey even
IN 2 others, according to this
score card. Christner was the ag-
gressor from the first bell until the
last. He landed the more telling
punches and the greater number of
blows.
BY no accepted method of scor-
ing could Sharkey properly have
been awarded the victor in our
opinion. The audience held a like
belief, for when Joe Humphreys
pointed to Sharkey as the winner
the boots of the mob almost lifted
the roof of the Garden from its
girders.
Possibly it isn't case of view
point, however. Sectional pride, per-
haps.
X X X X
However that may be, consider
able unanimity is recorded on the
opinion 1t was a whale of a scrap,
and keen observers believe 1t will
help rather than hurt the drawing
power of the Miami Beach bout,
just one month hence.
The tip also is out that the Johnny
Rtsko-MGr Schmeling scrap at the
Garden merit Friday promises to be
duplication OF last weeks ,Dind-up,
Nth Risko enacting the role of the
rushing, failing bruiSer and the
German importation portraying the
skill and science.
They do say-meaning the boys
who earn their livelihood by retail
ing ring dope to the ay-at-homes
that Schmeling looms as the next
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COUNTY PIN EVENT
DRAWS FINE FIELD

EVANSVILLE, Md, January 30-A
fine field Is assured for the Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties
bowling sweepstakes, the first five-game
block of which will be bowled Satur-
day night on the Arcade alleys here
and on the drives at Bethesda. The
second five games will be staged on the
same alleys February 9. Total pins for
the 10 games will decide the winners.
There will be cash prizes. Only resi-
dents of the two counties are eligible.
Regular basketers of Company F, Ma
tional Guard of HyattSville, who last
night defeated Berwyn A. c., 40 to II,
on the Armory floor here, tomorrow
night will invade the auditorium at
Congress Heights, Washington, to meet
Skinker Eagles. Frenchy MidgetS de-
feated Meridians of Washington, 43 to
Is, in a preliminary to the Company
F-Berwyn match.
Tory, with 10 points was the big gun
on attack for Company F last night,
with GiddingS, also with 10 points, lead
ing the visitors offense.
Riddles Holland and Lewis did the
bulk of the basket-sniping for Trenches,
with Burke being high scorer for Me-
radians.
HyattsvilIe High basketers, who down.
ed Silver Spring High, % to Is, in the
Armory here yesterday afternoon, will
entertain Business High of Washington
on the same floor tomorrow afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock. Hyattsville girls also
were victorious yesterday, routing the
Silver Spring lassies, 80 to 9. Ademar
Winegartner, center, scored 10 points
to head Hyattsville's attack in the boys
game.
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RETURN AS JOCKEY
PLANNED BY SANDE
By TIE Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 30.--Earle
Sande, once Americas greatest jockey,
may attempt comeback this year.
Reports from Maryland say that
Sande Is training strenuously in an
effort to cut down the weight that
forced him to announce his retirement
last Summer. According to these re-
ports, Sande will ride in the Coffroth
handicap, possibly for Clifford A. Coch-
ran. provided his battle against weight
is successful.
Unable to endure the daily torture
of making weight, Sande quit the saddle
at the close of the Fall meeting at Bel
mont last season. He trained his own
small stable and campaigned with more
or less success at Aqueduct, Jamaica,
Pimlico and Bowie.
However, he had no more than an
nounced his retirement and begun his
work as trainer than he began to lose
weight. He dropped 10 pounds in short
order and now believes that he can re-
turn to the saddle without much diff
Guilty.
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80 DOGS IN FIELD
AT PINEHURST TRIAL
By the Associated Press.

PTNEHURST, N. c., January 3d.
Thirty dogs comprise the field at Pine
hurst Field Trials Club here today in
the all-age-free-for-al event, the last
trial of the twelfth annual meet of the
club.
Dan Flash's Belle, white and liver
pointer bitch, won the derby stakes
Yesterday The dog. owned by j. B.
Hover, Buffalo, N. Y, was handled by
w. D. English and was followed in the
event by Rumson Farms Queen. owned
by Raymond Hoagland, jr., Rumson,
N. j., and handled by G. S. Ridge,
with Dan Flash's Duke, an entry from
the L. H. Bobbitt Kennels, Winston
Salem, taking third
Miss Pinehurst, another white and
liver pointer bitch, ran closely-con-
tested race to take first in the puppy
class with Victor's Molly Cummings,
owned and handled by DR.. II. w. Shore
of Bonneville, N. c., getting second and
Bimpkin's Lady Ferris. owned by Miss
Claudia Lee Phelps, Fairfield, Conn,
third.
The all-age event will be finished to-
morrow night and will bring the
twelfth annual meet of the Pinehurst
Club, which has members coming from
more than a score Of States, to close.
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and Marie Frere next month
in two-block match for the woman's
unofficial doubles championship of the
District, they started something likely
to stir up one of the most bitterly
fought contests ever held here.
Rena Levy, Recreation team star, and
ranking southpaw of women's ranks,
now comes forth with a challenge to
the two pairs already billed, and has
selected Catherine Quigley as her bowl
Ing mate. This pair is anxious to en-
gage in the doubles affair and make the
Coliseum its home alleys.
Il figure we rate an even chance to
beat either the Guilt Mischou or Bradt-
Frere combinations" Rena declared in
announcing her intention to stage a
comeback.
Lonnie Krauss. Coliseum manager,
who Is not responsible for Renas def,
believes the Levy-Quigley duet can
match anything the other two teams
can produce. Renas proWess is tradi-
tional in local duckpin circles and Mrs
Quigley is claSsed among the best in
the game.
Never before have felt the urge to
challenge any one to duckpin match"
Rena states, "but this is one match in
which would like to- compete. I figure
Mrs. Quigley and will present a bet
ter balanced team than either the Ar
cadia or Meyer Davis pair.
We don't want to meet the cham
pions OF the Bradt-Frere and Guilt
Mischou match" Rena says I'VE want
the privilege. of shooting against both
pairs on circuit of alleys"
Should the Arcadia and Meyer Davis
promoters decide to admit the Levy
Quigley team to three-cornered match,
Rena promises to take her duckpins
seriously and return to her. old-time
sform. which .foE 1.-TWO seasons kept her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-30

When Coach Dave Mcmillan, for
merly Of Idaho, took charge Of the
basket ball interests at Minnesota
last season, it was not to be ex-
pected that he would set the world
on fire during his debut. A brand
new and radically different system
Of basket ball than had been played
at Minnesota. or. for that matter, at
any conference situation, was
launched. This takes time.
At that McMillan's team was
stronger than its league standing
indicated, as it lost games by close
margins and bad breaks. These lat
ter even themselves in the long run,
so 1t would not be surprising If Min
nesota came strong this year.
The base of the Minnesota attack
Is a whirling Dervisher affair with
all five men in the play. All five
run in a circle whose circumference
runs half way between the center of
the court to the foul line and the
basket. Two of the men 60 in OBJ
posite directions to the other three.
They keep passing the ball to each
other as they swing by or some
times to the man in their rear. All
this c1rcling and passing Is for the
purpose Of confusing the defense.
When one man in the defense loses
his man. that Gopher dribbles for
the basket and shoots. Tomorrow
The start of the Minnesota attack
from rebound.
(Copyright, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-30
BUSY PERIOD AHEAD
OF OLD LINE QUINT

University of Maryland basketers, in
meeting Virginia Friday at College
Park, will begin siege of games which
will find the Old Liners playing six
Southern Conference matches between
that time and February 9. Three are
to be at home and three away.
Maryland defeated Virginia, 80 to IL,
at Charlottesville, in the Old Liners
only conference game so far. In all,
Maryland has won three contests
against as many losses.
With Bob Gaylor, sharpshooting for
ward, back in the lineup, Coach Bur-
ton Shipley of the Old Liners will have
his full strength again at hand for
the Virginia game. Jimmy Chapman,
speedy performer, who did not become
eligible until the start of the second
semester, also now is available.
The conference games to be played
by Maryland from Friday. through
February follow:
February Virginia,
February 2-Washington and Lee.
February 4-Virginia Poly at Blacks
burg.
February 5-Washington and Lee at
Lexington.
February 6--v. M. 7. at Lexington.
February 8-North Carolina.
One of the most attractive college
games hereabout this week will be that
between the University of Maryland
freshmen and Catholic University fresh
men, which will be played Saturday
night in the c. U. gym as a preliminary
to the varsity game between the Cardi-
mails and Virginia. The Maryland year.
lings have not been defeated SO far
and the Cardinal Cubs have lost only
to Tech by the narrowest Of margins.
George Washington's quint was at
Annapolis this afternoon to engage
Navy.
Tonight the Colonial freshman tossers
will entertain Hyattsville High basket
ers at O'Clock in the G. w. gym.
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ON THE SIDE LINES
With the Sports Editor
BY DENMAN THOMPSON=

heavyweight champion, and IL he
is able to establish a precedent by
stopping RiSko will be entitled to a
shot at the victor of the bout Will
liam Harrison Dempsey Is prOmot-
ing.
It has been said that a fighter
groggy from punishment is the most
dangerous that can be encountered
in a ring, and credence is lent this
theory by what happened to George
Ekaitis last Saturday, when the
smuggling star of the Western Mary
land team was kayoed by Oliver
Horn of the University of Pennsyl-
vania team.
1t seems EEditis tras giving typi-
cal exhibition and had Horn all
Teddted up for sleep producer in
1nittmGn, backed up against the
ropes, "lunged toriUard, bringing
into action every ounce OF strength
LETT in tired, aUorn body. and
caught EkditiS flush on the jdU.'
This blow dropped Ekaitis, who
took a count of 8, and when he
wabbled to his feet the referee stop
ped the bout and awarded Horn a
technical X. o.
X X x X
Whether Bill Mehlhorn has been
inspired in the whirlwind golfing
pace he is maintaining in the South
to show up Capt. Walter Hagen for
leaving him off the Ryder team
which IS to invade England is not
known, but it is suspected that
Wild William may not be unmind-
full of the fact that his par-shatter-
ing performances, which won first
the Ell Paso and then the Texas open
Journeys, do not jeopardize his
standing at the bank.
y X X X
President FindIay S. Douglas of
the U. S. 6. A. has decided the pro
golfers need protection from the
amateurs, who are encroaching on
the prerogatives Of the paid players
through staging exhibitions. If this
thing keeps on, the pros may have
to protect themselves by turning
amateur.
S. Pond Jones, GriGithian mounds
man. is listed along with Harry He'll
mann, Tom Zachary and George
Uhle as being an eUery-other-ue1r
player Gnd-curSeSi-Sdd Sam is due
to be "of" this gear.
The Yankees are making smart
move in numbering their players,
writes Boston colleague. It means
a return to the old days of familiar
ity with the ball players, when the
patrons in the smaller parks were
so close to the field of action that
they knew all their heroes by sight.
You'll find that the new system will
bring the fans and the Yankees
closer together. OF course, every one
knows Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
and the other big shots at sight, but
now the rockies in the pre-game
\ practice will have the chance to
have the fans become acquainted
with them.
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BILLY BARTON POINTS
WELL FOR BIG CHASE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WROUGHTON. WILTSHIRE, Eng
land, January 30.-Billy Barton, How
ard Bruce's American-bred candidate
for the Grand National, is doing we'll
and his stable connections have great
hopes of winning the race.
j. wilkins, head man at the Hon.
Aubrey Hastings establishment, said
today:
I'VE took Billy out this morning for
some jumping practice and he took the
jumps in fine style. He is in good con-
dition after the Winter. He eats well
and is jumping finely. We have every
hope of winning this year."
Asked why the horse did not run at
Newbury last week end, wilkins said
that Billy Barton was taken there real
ly to look on and as there had been so
much frost in the ground it was de-
cided not to race him then. The horse
has not done much work so far, but
now that the ground is getting softer
he will be tuned up gradually.
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name alongside of Lorraine Guilli's In
the Woman'S rankings. This season
Hena has been more or less in retire
ment.
Individual records show that the
three teams would be well matched.
Lorraine Guilli heads the list, with
averages better than 112 in the District
Doubles League and 100 in the Ladies'
District League. Rena has kept her
average between 102 and 1913 this sea-
son. Miss Bradt and Miss Frere both
average close to the century mark. Mrs.
Mlscnou and Mrs. Quigley show little
difference in their ratings.
The Bradt-Frere team has made an
enviable record against mems teams
this season. Marjorie is especially
strong in doubles competition. Miss
Gulll1s liz average in Ladies' Doubles
League would also indicate that she is
at her best in doubles competition.
present plans for the women'S doubles
match call for the opening block on
February 16, the second block to be
staged the following Saturday. Games
VIII be rolled at Arcadia and King Pin
No. L, the two managers TO draw for
the opening and closing dates. Should
the Levy-Quigley challenge be accepted,
ttiiIu uate would be added and one
block rolled at the Coliseum.
One of Washingt0n's veteran bowlers
is on the ailing list at present. Joseph
F. Doyle, 64-year-old star of the drives,
who tied for tenth place in The Evening
Star tournament recently, was struck
by an automobile last week and sus-
tanned a double fracture of the leg. He
is confined to his home, 1474 Columbia
road, but is reported to be improving
nicely. He regrets that it will be some
time before he can get back on the
drives. He rolled 602 in The Star tour
nament.
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PENN PLANS TO CURTAlL
STUDENTS SPORTS WORK

PHILADELPHIA, January 80 R).-
The University of Pennsylvania today
announced new departure regarding
control Of undergraduates in sport COM
petition. Hereafter freshmen will be
limited to participation in but one
sport, except in rare instances, and
upper classmen will be held to two
forms of competition, except in partic-
ular cases. The new policy will be put
into effect February IL by the recently
organized coaches association.
Penn coaches believe the average
varsity man who is active athletically
throughout the year has difficulty in
keeping up with his studies and taxes
his strength too much.
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TECH'SLOSSPUTS
WESTERN |NF|GHT
Central Downs Leaders and
Business Drives Eastern
Out of Running.

~ USINESS and Tech and Eastern
- and Western quints will clash
Friday in the Tech gym in
~ games that will go far toward
settling the public high school
basket ball title. The matches are
certain to attract a big crowd as the
battle for the flag now is a red-hot one
between Tech and Western following
stunning upsets yesterday. when Gen.
><al triumphed over Tech, 20 to II, and
Business drubbed Eastern, As to &C.
Tech still is heading the pennant
scramble. but only by half game over
the Second-place Western team. The
Mckinley five has won five contests
and lost two, While Western has four
victories against two losses. Eastern's de-
feat yesterday put it out Of the running
for the title.
Tech will encounter weakened Bust
ness team Friday, as Capt. jake Lewis
and Milton Singman, among the lead
ing Stenog players, will not be in the
lineup. Lewis has failed in his studies
and Singman is to be graduated with
the mid-year class.
Georgetown Prep routed st. Adams,
20 to z, at Garrett Park, and Episcopal
downed Woodward School tossers at AL
eXandria, 81 to Is, in other floor games
hereabout yesterday.
IT was CentraIs victory over Tech, its
time honored foe, that caused most sur
prise yesterday. Having lost all six OF
its starts the Blue and White was con-
ceded not even an outide chance against
Tech, which until yesterday was the
overwhelming choice to win the flag.
1t is true that Central gave Tech quite
a rub in their first-round game, losing
to the Maroon and Gray by only Is to
10, but few yesterday gave Coach Bert
Coggins' charges a real chance to tri-
umph over Mckinley.
Central deserved to win. The Column
bia Heights team played with a dash
and fire that was not to be denied.
Tech unquestionably was handicapped
through the loss of Capt. Jake Gold
blatt, who was forced from the game
shortly after the start of the second pc
Rod because of an ankle injury and did
not return until the last quarter, when
he played seven minutes. Before he
was hurt, however, Goldblatt failed to
make a single goal from scrimmage.
Two foul shots constituted his scoring
activities for the day.
Romig was the keyman in Centrals
new attack upon the Tech zone defense.
Tech was holding GA edge when the
first quarter ended, but Central had
gained the lead at 1915 at the half.
Central was still in front, is to IL, at
the end of the third period and added
to its advantage as the game waned.
Capt. Ken Fisher and Parkins for
Central were big factors in their teams
drive on the cords, aside from Romig,
and Lampson and Cross also did notable
work. Paul Brown was top scorer for
Tech.
Led by Capt. jake Lewis and Milton
Singman, Business came from behind
to gain a 1916 lead at the end of the
first quarter and widened the margin
as the game progressed Despite con-
slant changes in the Eastern lineup,
the Light Blue and White was unable
again to get close to Business after the
early stages. Capt. Ted Capelli was
Eastern's leader on offense, coming
through with trio of two-pointers and
as many fouls for nine points.
The SenrpS