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Evening star., 1932-01-24
Martins New Pay Unrevealed,
But Pepper Enthuses Over 1t;
Still Wearing SSSame Size Hat

the $4,000 for which Pepper worked last
season. Pepper had often expressed
confidence that the Cardinals would
treat him we'll AS he put his sigma
tIre on the dotted line, he grinned his
hest Martin grin and announced that
Rickey "sure done right by me-"
Martin was the one-man show OF the
last series, and was selected by sports
editors of the country as the hero OF the
outstanding individual achievement Of
the sports world during the year.
Ayers He's Modest.
But Pepper says it has not gone to
bis head I'm still wearing the same
size hat and I'm still the same John
Martin who was trying last Summer
to get an occasional base hit" he said
mo sir, you'll never find me changed.
of the downs and I figure you're mighty
blamed foolish If you let a little good
luck turn your head:
"Wny. ever the President OF the
limited States shouldn't ought to get
swell headed, because, look. amt ne
liable 10 run into a depression? NO
civ there won't be any swelling around
INV head If I can help 1t.
However Martin can scarcely expect
IN make as much as he Gid last year,
even with a supposed 100 per cent m l.
crease. Last year he received sooo
bonus from the Cardinals Tor MS WORK
in the series, and winners snare OF
~ -, 's. series money. S4,484. AS result OF
his ts Sc series exploits he picked up more
than tbs ali 900 by stage appearances and
for Endorsements of athletic equipments,
i;n,rnsnts caps and shoes. His income
for the year exceeded $4,000. -
Martin invested part of 1t in a duplex
dwelling In Oklahoma City and salted
the rest away. ..
Evening star., 1932-01-24
CATHOLIC j. QU|NT
EASY FOR De PAUL
Tossers from Chicago Take
Early Lead in Scoring
31-to-22 Victory.

~ E PAUL UNIVERSITY basket
ers, who hail from the loop dis
j trict Of Chicago last night put
Catholic University ION the
spot" in the big gymnasium at Brook-
land by the count of 81 to %.
The visitors, known throughout the
Middle West as the Blue Demons, start
ed their Eastern jaunt in impressive
fashion by leading the Cardinals prac-
tically from the opening whistle, and
at no stage Of the battling appeared ex-
tended.
The score by no means tells the story
of the decisive victory of the Chica-
goans. as with four minutes Of the game
remaining Catholic was trailing by the
lopsided count of 13 to 81. Two floor
goals by Sheary, one each by Canniz-
Zaro and White and foul toss by Can
nizzaro reduced De Pauls margin TO
nine points in forlorn Cardinal rally
as the final whistle sounded The Blue
Demons appeared to be loafing during
the final minutes.
De Paul employed with considerable
success the block play, with Coan and
Weston acting as pivot men.
Gorsky started the scoring after a
couple of minutes with court goal, but
Sheary tied it up with pot shot. Sue
sessive two pointers by Laritus and
O'Connor put the Blue Demons in the van
at to 2, and the visitors steadily in
creased their advantage during the re-
mainder of the first half, which ended
IT to S. Gorsky was the high scorer OF
this squirt, with three floor goals.
The Cardinals presented practically a
new quint after the intermission, but
the revamped combination was not
much of an improvement. De Paul
quickly ran up the count to 27 to 10,
and then coasted in to the finish.
De Paul stays around Washington
over the week end for contest with
George Washington Monday night.
In a preliminary Catholic University
Freshmen ran roughshod over Dewitt
School, 38 to l3. The Cardinal yearlings'
margin at the half was only 13 to 8.
Summaries:
Evening star., 1932-01-24

wide open spaces have no idols. When
they take up the game they go in for
teamwork rather than for personal ad-
vancement and glory. The Eastern
pros go in for individual glory and
achievement at the expense of team
work. A smart player draws smarter
money and that is the goal of the
paid player.
Pixlee attributes the success of
his G. w. quint to a fighting at
mosphere, a unity of purpose and
splendid courage. He has placed
stress on ordination rather than
personal excellence, and as q result,
the boys are making 1t tough for
rivals who try to spot out one or
two stars to cover.
Rather than follow in the steps of
the Eastern outfits and have his boys
play a conservative, defensive combat
with stress placed upon short, accurate
moves, Pix sends them in in true
Oklahoma fashion, shooting their way
to the basket at every opportunity, no
matter from what distance, and having
them rely upon Old Man Percentage
to come to their aid.
III the boys keep shooting long
enough they are bound to get hot
and hit. And in that mood they are
sure to get the assistance OF per-
centdqe and, in the meanwhile, the
cash customers are getting thrills"
argues the coach.
But there has been so little attention
paid to the cash customer IN basket ball
Evening star., 1932-01-24
.GALLAUDET RALLY
BEATS BALTIMORE
Capt. Browns Goal and Trio
of Free Shots Account for
25-2O Win.
.LosING with a rush, Gallaudet

~LOSING with rush, Gallaudet
basketers overcame Baltimore
Y 4 University, Is to 20. in bit
terly fought game last night
on the Kendall Green court. 1t was
the first victory for the Blues over q
ouint from the Oriole City school.
Gallaudet put on its win-producing
drive in the closing minutes, when Capt.
George Brown sunk "snowbird" to put
his team ahead. % to 20. Then with
little more than a minute remaining
Galaudet held the ball, and the desper-
ate efforts of the Baltimoreans to get 1t
only resulted in several personal fouls
being called upon them, and that
netted the Blues their last three points
Capt. Brown sunk two Of these shots
after the final gun.
A battle royal from the start, the
score was tied no less than six times
and neither team ever enjoyed more
than a scant lead. Baltimore was cling
ing to a 1919 edge at the half.
In a preliminary team formed by
Teddy Hughes. foot ball coach, con-
quered the Gallaudet Reserves, % to Il
in a wild-and-wooly struggle.
Evening star., 1932-01-24
TWO WORLD MARKS
BROKEN IN SKATING
Helen Bina in 1000 Meters,
Sherman in 22O, Stars in
National Meet.

~ CONOMOWOC, Wis, January
/ 20 P).-Two world records
Y j were broken in the first day
of the national amateur speed
skating championships today.
Helen Bina, Chicago, competing IN
the womens divisions, cracked the world
1000 meter final marks in minutes
48 seconds and the 500meter semi
finals in 562 seconds.
Both of the old records were es-
tablished in the 1923 Olympics by Frau
Jofja Nehringowa of Poland. Her time
for the l,000-meter was 2:l6.14, and IN
the 500 meter, minute seconds.
Bobby Sherman, Chicago, skated the
200-yard dash in 21.4 seconds to break
the national record in the juvenile boys
division. The old mark of 22.2, was
set by James Barry in 1880 at Lake
Placid N. Y. Sherman also equaled
the 44o-yard record established by
Neylan Nephew at Saranac Lake, N.
Y. in 1929.
Evening star., 1932-01-24
Varied Sports
Basket Ball.


American u, a. Navy, 20.
Maryland, So; Johns Hopkins, 26.
Maryland Freshmen, 80; Hopkins
Freshmen, IT.
Gallaudet, IS; Baltimore u, 20.
Temple, 80; Georgetown, 10.
DePaul, 81; Catholic o., %.
Cornell, 81; Yale, 81.
Vanderbilt, 80; Sewa nee, %.
University of Arkansas, %; Southern
Minnesota, 80; Michigan, 26.
Minnesota, 80; Michigan, rs.
Northwestern, Is; Ohio State, "A.
Illinois, 30 Chicago, 20.
Penn %; Army, IS.
Duke, 28; North Carolina State, IS.
Catawba, 43; Presbyterian, %.
Roanoke College, 43; Randolph
Macon, Is.
Richmond u, 80; Lynchburg, 22.
Cincinnati, 80; Miami 26.
Wooster, 66; Kent, Is.
Muskinghum, 40 Heidelberg, rs.
Mount Union, SIS; Kenyon, %.
Western Reserve, so; Ohio Wes-
leyan. AZ.
Washington and Lee, %; ". P. l., 18.
Washington and Lee Frosh, 26; v. P.
I. Frosh, %.
Auburn, 20; Florida, 81.
Notre Dame, Is; Pittsburgh, IL.
OG, COiiil So1AOA13
Drake, 80; GrinneH, 20
Marietta, 43; Otter Bein. AZ (two
overtime periods.
Findlay, 40; Cedarville, "a.
Xavier, AZ: Dayton, Is.
Loyola (Chicago), 50; Detroit City
College, 10.
Texas Christian u, 80; Texas Tech,
Tarkio, 27; Standard Oil Flashes of
Marion, Ind. %.
Fort Hays State College, At; McPher-
son, rs.
Bethel, A; Kansas Wesleyan, %.
College of Emporia, %; Emporia
Teachers, 20
Alabama, "a; L. s. u, 27.
Arkansas University, 43; Ouachita,
%.
Shurtleff, 81: Illinois College, 27.
Carthage, 80; Elmhurst, 27
Cup Soccer.
Bedford, /; Pawtucket, 0.
College Fencing.
Chicago, S; Michigan, 2.
v. NJ l., g. Virginia, /.
New York A. c., IL; Navy, 6.
College Wrestling.
West Virginia, 49, Army, 6.
v. M. l., 19; Duke. 9.
Iowa State, 80; Missouri, 8.
v. P. l., 81; North Carolina, IL.
Polo.
Army, Z; Governors Island, s.
Penn Military, 9Ia; Governors Isl
and, 8. +
Yale, 1917; Brooklyn Riding and
Driving Club, 81a
Optimistis, 1872; Squadron c, ga. ,
College Boxing. -
Virginia, 5; " M. l., 2 (freshmen).
North Carolina, 6; v. P. l., /.
Pro Hockey.
Cleveland, 5; Pittsburgh, ].
Detroit, 2; Boston Bruins, 0.
Toronto, Q; Montreal Canadiens, 0. q
Philadelphia, /; Bronx Tigers, 0.
Chicago, 8; Montreal Maroons, 8
(overtime).
Evening star., 1932-01-24
BLAKENEY SECOND,
ONE STICK BEHIND
Lone Pin Is Worth S348 to
Victor, Who Comes From
Far Back With 676.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.


@N Tony Santini's brow is
" most coveted bowling
crown today; in his pocket
is $3.50 in cash; on his chest Is
pinned a diamonds medal,
and in the annals of duckpin his
tory is written possibly the most
sensational and dramatic victory
of all time.
BY the narrowest of margins, a
single stick, Santini won the Sec
ond richest bowling event in the
country last night, the Howard
Campbell Sweepstakes. His score
was 1871
Ed Blakeney of Baltimore was second
with 1870.
Louis Pantos was third Fourth place
went to Johnny Anderson.
While the largest crowd ever to wit
ness local bowling event jammed every
available inch of spectator space In
Convention Hall, Santini, usually the
most nervous of bowlers, calmly felled
81 pins in his last two boxes to snatch
from the hands of the eager Baltl-
morean, Ed Blakeney, Washington's
own classic. His set last night was 676
Gains Late Attention.
1t was totally unexpected triumph.
A dark horse" at the start, Santini
stood thirty-seventh in the field of Al
at the end of the first block two weeks
ago when he was able to muster only
554 pins Last week he jumped to
twelfth place with a GAL score but he
scarcely was noticed until he rolled
434 for his first three games last night.
Santini, who, because of freak mo-
ton. rolls somewhat slower than most
bowlers, was surrounded by hundreds
who formed a human wall around his
two alleys near the end of the fifth
game.
Then, for the first time, Santini en-
countered trouble. Repeatedly he cut
through the middle and when he had
a score of only 10 in his eighth frame,
his chances of winning looked almost
as slim as at the end of the first block.
A perfectly-placed pocket hit felled
nine pins and he cut that down a Sec
ond later. Again his first ball cleaved
through the 10 sticks and again nine
went down. He needed seven on his
next ball to tie and got eight. That
eighth maple was worth s348. the diff
Continued on Fourth Page)
Evening star., 1932-01-24
MARYLAND EASILY
CONQUERS HOPKINS
Once Holds 31-19 Lead in
Winning 1926; Old Line
FroSh Also Score.

~ ALTIMORE, January 23.-Johns
* Hopkins sustained its first de-
feat in the State championship
race by dropping a 33-to-2e
contest to superior University OF
Maryland team tonight at Evergreen.
The Old Liners, with advantages In
experience and height, were extended
to land the contest by Hopkins team
which fought with all its resources
But MARYLAND was able to block every
Blue jay attempt to climb into the lead
once the 10-minute mark was reached
in the first half
The game was fast and Maryland's
Southern Conference champions daz-
zled the Blue Jays at times with their
slight-of-hand manipulation Of the ball
in their passing attack.
The summary of the game will show
that both teams made the same num-
ber of field goals, IL, and that Mary
lands winning margin was made pos
sible on foul shots. But this apparent
indication of even strength on the part
Of the opposing quintets is net borne
out by the manner in which the con-
test progressed. =,
HOPKINS tal0eQ uTSt, When NuSScii
sank one from outside the elastic net
zone fence which Maryland drew up to
protect its basket Hopkins led again at
AZ and GA, but once, Berger got
field gcal on a cut play from the tap
to tie at call, the Old Liners never
failed again.
Near the end of the first period,
Berger repeated his cut play to score,
Chalmers sank one from close range
and Berger repeated with an outside
shot to run up the lead. The Old
Liners enjoyed APPOINT advantage at
the half, IT TO 13. ,
In the first part Of the second period
Maryland swept Hopkins defense on
its feet. widening the gap until at one
time there was a 14-point margin at
33 to 10.
Ronkin twice Tailed one-hand shots
going away from the basket, and sank
FOUR successive fouls during this as
sault.
Then Hopkins rallied and began to
chop away at the margin. The Blue
Jays cut it in half, but Maryland's de-
fense kept the homewood outfit from
any semblance of score in the last
4 minutes, though no attempt was
made to freeze.
In a preliminary contest. the Mary
land freshmen defeated the Hopkins
yearlings, 80 to II.
Summaries
Evening star., 1932-01-24
Olympiad Hockey
Schedule Issued
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 23.-The
IN full hockey schedule for the
Winter Olympics, at Lake Placid
next month, has been announced.
Four countries are competing
Canada, Germany, Poland and the
United States.
The schedule:
February +United States VS..
Canada; Germany VS.. Poland.
February 5-United States rs.
Poland.
February Canada VS.. Germany.
February Canada VS.. Poland;
United States VS.. Germany.
February 8-United States VS..
Poland; Canada VS.. Germany.
February 9-Canada VS.. Poland.
February 10-United States VS..
Germany.
February l3-Germany VS.. Poland;
United States VS.. Canada.
Evening star., 1932-01-24
Percentage Plan Pays Pixlee
G.. W. Coach's Wild Western System Produces Points
as Well as Thrills
BY TOM DOERER.

KR. JIM CTHE FOX PIXLEE
M basket ball coach at George
vi Washington University, prefers
his floor game dished up to
him with lot of paprika and tabasco.
That is, Mr.. Jim wants his cage
proteges to 60 out on the maple boards
and take plenty of chances with that
ball, so long as the leather keeps whip
ping around the basket and the score
board shows that a fair percentage of
them sink home.
And Jim's little boys at G. W.
are doing that thing for him in
such fine fashion that the tossers
are not only being treated fairly by
Old Man Percentage, but haze
hung up sir consecutive Utctortes g.
ouer Dery rough Tiuals.
Pixlee likes color. He is basket
ball product of the West, where the
games is played with abandon. And
he believes the system from the prairies
Evening star., 1932-01-24
TURF DATES ANNOUNCED
Chicago Tracks Given 157 Days
Starting on May z.

CHICAGO, January % (P.-Tracks
in the Chicago area today were a!lot-
ted I57 days of racing, from May 70
october 81 inclusive, by the ILLINOIS
Turf Association.
The season will open and close az az
the Aurora Exposition track, which VIII
hold two meetings-from May to May
81, inclusive, and october 10 to 81 IN
elusive.
Dates approved we're:
Aurora-May 2 to 81 N8 days.. l,o
Washington Parkway % TO June 20 Nao
days.. A. "a,
Hawthorne-August l to September cas-
days.. o..
Lincoln Fields-september to October
AuroTaGoctober 10 to 81 ns days.. -,
Paramount Park, located at Colnnsvliie
III. was not represented. Its dates will be
set later.
Evening star., 1932-01-24
Golf Vote Wrong, Ruth Holds
Base Ball Is All Skill and Player Needs More Luck
Than Linksman, Is Bambnos View.

toned to golf or base ball, and mt
him at the plate with, say. Rob
Grove pitching Imagine the mans
embarrassment AS for luck, In base
ball q matter Of inches decides
whether you have hit a home run
with the bases loaded and won the
game or have driven foul for the
third and last out"
On the other hand, Eddie Mahsn
former Harvard all-around athlete
and Jess Sweetser, former national
golf champion, both think golf re-
Quires more skill than any other
sport. But Sweetser doesn't think
the element of luck predominates On
the links. Mahan adds that boYing
in his opinion, demands more stanoo .
ina than rowing, the choice Of the
experts.
Evening star., 1932-01-24

those who favor
thrills in tn e ir
sports. The move
is taking the snap
and dash out of a
game which should
be loaded wit h
color. Basket ball
is tame in COM
parison to base ball
and foot ball. it's
cousins. When the
cunning pros game
Of hide and seek
began to be emu
lated by the COL
leges in the East
it sapped out the
games one greatest,
Evening star., 1932-01-24
More Foot Ball
For West Coast

BY the Associated Press.
GAN FRANCISCO, January 23.-
- Foot ball stars, gathered from
all sections of the country. will
clash here tomorrow in a charity
game sponsored by the Knights of
Columbus.
Frank Carideo, all-America quar-
terback of the 1880 Notre Dame
team, will lead a team picked from
former Notre Dame, Santa Clara,
West Point, Purdue, University of
California and st. Mary's College
players against the professional
eleven captained by Ernie NeVers,
former Stanford fullback.
Evening star., 1932-01-24
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n IEW YORK, January as
M Babe Ruth, who does
rather well at both sports,
thinks base ball calls for
more skill and involves more luck
than golf, he told the World-Tele-
gram today in commenting on the
results of the Associated Press poll OF
newspaper experts. The poll was in
favor of golf on both counts.
Golf Is timing and accuracy" the
newspaper quoted Ruth as explain
ing. Base ball Is all skill. I can
walk down the street and pick q
man who might grab driver for
the first time and knock golf ball .
mile.
Take that same man, unaccus-
Evening star., 1932-01-24
Three f Nationals Sn Contracts Sani Campbell Sweepstakes
Irish Colt First
Named for Derby
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
T OUISVILLE, KY, January 23.-
IL Border Warrant, an imported
3-year- old owned by Raoul
Walsh, motion picture director, is
the first nomination for the $4,000
added Kentucky Derby, to be run
at Churchill Downs, May 7.
The first entry in the race is q
son of Warden of the Marches and
Roxana, and was purchased for
Walsh by Kerr g. Co. of Dublin, Ire
land. from the colts breeder, c. L.
MacKean. The colt will be acclima-
tized at T B. Young's Hinata farm
near Lexington.
Evening star., 1932-01-24
,als ....8 rs Totals .....7 6 q
PRELIMINARY GAME
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
= T. LOUIS, January 23.-The
wild Horse Of the Usage" is safe
in the Cardinal corral.
John L. Pepper) Martin, hero
of the 1881 world series, today signed
a contract for the coming year in the
office of Branch Hickey, vice president
of the world champions.
The amount was not announced but
the popular guess put it almost double
Evening star., 1932-01-24
G. u. SWAMPED, -19,
BY TEMPLE QUINTET

~ @HILADELPHIA, January %
- Temple University ran rough
/ shod in the second half here
tonight after a fairly close first
half to conquer Georgetown 1918, IN
Mitten Hall. At the end of the flrst
20 minutes the Hilltoppers trailed, 1875
The owls. led by Allie Goldoerger,
cut loose with a vengeance in the maj
half and the visitors weren't in the
running after the first five minutes OF
the closing period. Goldberger MT me
nets for six field goals, four IN the
second half, and added foul 10 De
high scorer of the contest.
Murphy center, was the best of
the invading contingent. Besides max
ing three field goals and two fouls,
Murphy played a bang-up floor game
Iipa-IInS.
Evening star., 1932-01-24
YOUNG GOLFERS IN FINALS
Schoolboys to Tussle for Curtiss
Trophy at Miami.

MIAMI, Fla, January S R.-Two
schoolboy golfers. Winfield Day of Chi
cago and John Brown of Portland Me,
advanced to the final round of the
Glenn Curtiss Trophy amateur tourna-
ment here today.
Day, Winter student at Miami Beach,
defeated J. B. Ryerson, Cooperstown.
N. Y, defending champion and medal
ist, and l..
Brown disposed of Celest Duran.
Brooklyn, by the same score. ,...
Evening star., 1932-01-24

to be better than
that of the East, II
in that 1t only
thrills the GUS
toner and gives
the boys an idea
of what a fellow
can do these days
If he has the cour-
a g e to t a k e a
chance.
In the West, Pix
points out, there
are few W profess
sional cage teams
to guide the young :
sters. AS a result
the lads from the
Evening star., 1932-01-24
0TTAWAS CAPTURE FINAL

Close European Trip With Win.
Take % Games, Tie Two.
PARIS, January % lP.-The Ottawa
all-star hockey team tonight concluded
its European tour by defeating the Paris
foreigners" team goals to /.
In 80 games played in Europe the
Canadians won 28 and tied 2.
Evening star., 1932-01-24
Line-upS
YALE SWIMMER Is ILL
reedy. 22o-Yard Mn, Has Attack
of Scarlet Fever.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, January % (P).
Carleton Leedy Of st. Paul, Mimi,
22O-yard man on the Yale swimming
team, has been stricken with scarlet
fever.
Although the attack was described as
mild, athletic officials SAID ne Wouo
probably be lost to the team ior the
keason.
Evening star., 1932-01-24
AMERICAN j. WINS
OVER NAVY, 22-2O
Last Goals by Fuchs,
Spark Plug of Eagles,
Decisive Factor.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
>,x,.roT January ga

Special Dispatch to The star.
NNApOLIS, January ga field
n goal by Fuchs one minute be-
~ fore the end of the game ena-
b!ed American University 10
defeat the Naval Academy basket ball
team today, % to 20.
The winning goal was made following
minutes of scoreless play with the
count 1920 and both sides missing at
tempts at foul shots.
With the exception of brief inter-
val shortly after the second half began,
American University never was headed,
its defense making it difficult for Navy
to get anywhere near the basket most
of the time.
Besides registering the winning goal,
Fuchs was the spark plug of the visit
ing attack. He accounted for II points
and was in the center OF almost every
play. Except for the accurate shooting
Of Loughlin, the Navy quint was sadly
off form.
The visitors rolled up point
lead, through three field shots by Fuchs
and Dicks foul toss, at the start of the
game when the Navy second team was
In. Not until the regulars took the
floor did Navy show any action and
then it was only Loughlin who showed
to advantage.
Summary:
Navy (2O) GFPts. Am. y. (22). G.F Pts
Randolph. T.. 0 0 Dick, I. ..... Q !
Chittend'n, I. Fuchs. I. ! II
Rankin, fig. Sells. e. .....
Loughin, g.. ] II Olsen: g. ....
Osier, c. 49,. 9 9 Mashburn, g. z
Kastein. c. . / 0 2 Williams, g.. 0 0
Christie, g..
Bedell. g.. 0 0
Campbell. g.. Q
Frazer, g. e..
Totals 7 6 20 Totals .... 9 %
Rcferee-Mr Rasmussen Gllinoisl, I'm.
pire-Mr Bremen Baltimore. Time OF
halyes20 minutes.
Evening star., 1932-01-24


hope of being a crowd puller.
Pirlee has nine men on his cage
squad, and each one OF them is
star. But they are team-tratned,
thus enabling him to shoot in
man at any time tDho can fH the
other telIo,U's shoes. Seuen OF the
group rank NTH the best in this
section.
Jim the Fox does not feel that his
team Is over the jumps-yet. Not when
he figures that st. Johns of Brooklyn,
st. Joseph's of Philadelphia and re-
turn trip against Duquesne still are on
the calendar. Pix has IL more clubs to
whip before he can bring his team in
as an undefeated one. Six have been
conquered. all tough, but the road ahead
is the most rocky.
And he is going to play the whole list
in his dashing. Western style, taking a
chance for the basket whenever the op-
portunity arises. and keeping that ball
moving until it gets too hot for the op-
position to stop
Evening star., 1932-01-24

that the college teams of the East have
gotten into the habit of freezing the
ball so frequently that they have bored
the paying patrons and killed interest
in the sport.