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[TRAINING CAMP TRIPS COSTLY
COSTS JACK
TOTRAIN
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By Louis A. Dougher
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 20.—Today
Sir Mique Martin starts* cracking
the whip over his slaves, the first
squad of athletes reporting for duty
on Plant Field, and President Clark
C. Griffith begins unloosing his
money bags. It costa real money to
prepare a team to open the major
league campaign.
Th« lightest, of work, is marked
out for the boys here today. It i»
confined to playing with the medi
cine ball, fielding bunts, circling
the track, tossing the ball under
a strict orders against overdoing it
w and circling the track some more.
Really it’s not baseball, so let s go
back to Clark Griffith’s exercise,
that of opening and closing his
- puree and emptying and filling his
gold-trimmed fountain pen. Yes, it
costs money to com* down here and
get a ball club ready to los< a pen
nant, which seven out of each
eight does every year.
There’s but a handful of ath
letes here today, but wheni they
all arrive President Griffith will
face the task of supporting 38
athletes, 3 coaches and a pair
of trainers, a total of 43 men.
Yes. and that will last through
*8 days before the training
eamp breaks.
Grim experience says that to send
the plavers from their homes to
thia pretty little city a cost of 390
is incurred. George Staler is com
ing from faraway California, Zeb
Milan and Lane, West, Griffin and
Marberry from Texas. Hadley from
Massachusetts, all even it up for
those who come from nearby points
like Snow Camp. N. C.: Grove Hill,
Ala., and Washington, D. C. Group
ing the bunch, it averages about
S9O a man to get them here. And
there will be 43 of them to get
here. .
Until camp is broken on the night
of March 28 this gang will have to
bO' fed. housed and cared for iti
manv ways. And it art costs money.
It will cost an average of about
$8.50 a day, without considering
such things as supplies of bats and
balls, medical care here and there
and such like.
Well, without considering the ex
tras and keeping wholly to- that
$8.50 per diem, the Old Fox- will
have to sign a check for a lot of
jack when the barnstorming trip
comes. One man alone will cost
around $323 and the 43 vgill cost
about $14,000.
Nine days are to be spent on
the road before Washington is
sighted. Again grim experience
makes it an average of 812 to
tote the boys around. That
makes one man cost about Sion
to get him to the Capital, and
there’ll be 43 of them.
Most fans like to have these fig
ures all reduced to columns, so here
they are:
Total players, coaches and train
ers 43.
Average cost per man to
camn
Total cost for 43 3,810.00
Average cost per-man at
camp 850
Total cost for 38 days at
camp IS,b«h.uv
Average cost per man
traveling 1200
Total cost for 9 days’
traveling 4,644.00
Grand total 22.403.00
Now this arand total is subject
to some shrinkage. It may be that
- SSOO or SI,OOO may have to be ex
. pended for medical charges, hut no
account has been taken of the In
come from the exhibition games.
However, not since 1925 have the
Griffs received as much as they
have Spent in the spring.
According to club secretaries an
average of S6OO comes from the
exhibition games. The Griffs have
eight exhibitions on the road be
tween March. 28 and April 7. and
their total pf receipts would be only
$4,800. Bad weather may cut that
to a lower figure, too. Seldom is
every game played, and many are
played under wretched weather con
ditions.
The Florida exhibitions have never
been money-makers. Over in St.
Petersburg 1400 folks pack the
stand, and they’re usually on hand
when the Griffs play their one game
there.
Tamps eomeg out in goodly
style for the first game, which
this year will be on March 10
when the Boston Braves are
here. Possibly 2.500 paying cus
tomers will see that game. The
New York Giants shouM bring
out another crowd on March 23.
But the other games will some
times attract as few as 100,
especially when mi not* league
outfits are here. There’s no
money in that.
According to such experienced
traveling secretaries as Col. William
Smith, of the Griffs: Eddie Riley,
of the Boston Red Sox and Braves;
Jim Tierney; of the Giants; Mark
Roth, of the Yankees, and Willis
Johnson, of the Browns. A club is
fortunate to get back half its train
ing expenses.
-Florida hotel rates are rather
well known, if not liked. In recent
years railroad rates have mounted,
too. Little has come down. It costs
a lot of money to get a team ready
for the big league campaign, and
the one ray of sunshine is that the
players draw no salaries. They don’t
begin till the day the season opens.
Amateur Court
Results
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WASHINGTON TIMES SPORTS
“Boxing Or Pink Tea? 9 ’
That's What Ring Fans
Want To Know!
Polish up the old tuck and pat
ent leathers, you boxing bugs!
Lou Little, the Georgetown ath
letic director, has requested all
who attend the boxing bouts at
the Arcadia Thursday night be
tween Hilltop and Syracuse ring
men to wear evening attire.
It looks like a case of no
no tickee. ’
Tickets will be dealt out at ttye
athletic director's office on the
Hilltop, starting today.
TRACKMEN
IfflE
Track athletes representing
Georgetown and Maryland will be
quite active this week. Starting
with tonight, the college spiked-shoe
lads will be ushered through a heavy
week.
The Hilltoppers and Terrapins
will take fiart in both the New York;
A. C. carnival tonight in New York
and the Meadowbrook games tomor
row night in Philadelphia. Mary
land will be represented only by its
crack one-mile relay team.
The New York A. C. meet tonight
will see Karl Wildermuth, of George
town and national indoor sprint
champ, stacking up for the first
time this winter against competition
of the highest order. The Blue and
Gray meteor is to toe the mark with
Roland Locke, former Nebraska
flyer: Al (’’Tuck”) Miller, ex-Harvard
speedster; Frank Hussey, of the New
York A. C.; Henry Russell, formerly
of Cornell and intercollegiate sprint
czar, and Paul Scull, of University
of Pennsylvania.
Fred Wiesner, the Georgetown
vaulter, who has been doing
around 13 feet, will be one of
the rivals of Sabin Carr, ex-
Yale luminary, who holds the
outdoor pole vault mark at 14
feet-
The Georgetown mile relajMeam,
consisting of Eddie O’Shea. > Gerald
Gorman, Bob Shatter and Eddie
Hector, is to : compete tonight. The
Maryland quartet will also romp
around the boards tonight against
Yale and Penn. The College Park
ers will number Charlie Pugh, Bob
Remsburg, Knockey Thomas and
Henry Matthews.
Georgetown is sending its two-mlle
relay four to the Meadowbrook
games tomorrow night. Half-milers
named for the team were Larry
Milstead, Jay Julicher, John Carney
and Clarence Dussault. The Mary
land mile relay will oppose Syra
cuse. Fordham, Colgate and Penn
in the Meadowbrook meet.
Leo . Sexton, Dave Adelman and
Fred Wiesner are the other George
town’ entries in the Meadowbrook
games. Sexton is entered in the
high-jump; Adelman In the shotput
and Wiesner in the pole vault. Adel
man is in top form and recently
pushed the lead to 50 feet, ’/i inch
in an interclass track meet at the
Hilltop,
Dan Hennessey, Georgetown
Sophomore, and Walter Folsom.
Georgetown Fresliihan, are listed
for a special exhibition half
mile race at the Arcadia indoor
track meet on Wednesday night.
Georgetown Is sending four men
to the National A. A. IT. senior
indoor championships Saturday
night in New York. Karl W’ilder
muth will defend his 60-yard sprint
crown; Dave Adelman will strive to
cop the shotput honors; Eddie Hoc
tor will endeavor to breast the tape
first in the 300 yards and Bob Shut
ter will try to lead the field hoiyp
in the 600-yard race. Adelman was
second in the shotput event last
yea r.
Maryland is not sending any
entries to the University of Virginia
games at Charlottesville Saturday
night. -The Old Liners will close
their 1928 Indoor competition when
the relay team competes in the
Knights of Columbus games in
New York on February 29.
Curley Club Pinmen
In Match Tonight
The Curley Chib bowlers will face
the Cement Bags tonight at 8 o’clock
at the King Pin No. 1 drives, Four
teenth and Monroe Streets North
west, in the first five-game block of
their match. Alleys 19 and 29 have
been reserved.
The Cement Bags have also listed
■a match with Perce Sutton’s All-
Stars. who have been drafted from
The Times League. The first block
will be rolled Thursday* night at
King Pin No. 1. The Cement Rags
will roll the final three-gam* block
against the Southeast All-Stars on
Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
Convention Hall.
Day of Rest Gives Cubs
Zest for Training Grind
CATALINA ISLAND, Cal., Feb.
20.—Joe McCarthy’s Cubs felt more
like working today after a Babbath
of almost complete, rest. They took
just enough exercise yesterday to
keep the aching joints limbered up.
Gabby Hartnett, the peppy back
stop, has an acute attack of “hot
dogs,” acquired by playing golf over
hot sand in thin soled shoes.
HIBBS FIVE EAGER
The W. B. Hibbs toners are
anxious to hear from District un
limited quints. Call Manager
Emmett Broderick. Main 545 be
tween 3 and 5 o’clock.
PIERCE SLATING
Th* Pierce Reserves nro casting
about for basketball games with
129-pound class v teams. Call
> Hyattsville 934.
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GIRL STARS
WILL RAGE
Washington’s first indoor track
meet in three years will take place
at the Arcadia February 22. Os six
events three will be for girls. There
will be a quarter mile run, a 440-
yard relay, and a 40-yard dash. And
these three events will bring to the
Capital the best Olympic material
from Philadelphia and Baltimore.
From the Quaker City will co-.ie
eight fair athletes —Catherine Reis,
Dorothy Abrams, Frances Kennedy,
Anna Reis, Mary Tierney, Sara Pot
ter, Dorothy Zeidler and Ruth Wald
ner. These girls will make up two.
relays, representing the P. R. R-
Women’s Athletic Association. All
eight will enter the quarter and two
will go in the 40-yard race.
From the Oriole City will
come, thirteen girl sprinters..
The Vagabond Club will be
represented in the invitation
relay as will the Fairlawn A.
A. Girls. Os this number
Helen Kake, Frances Brock
ineyer, Margaret Spohr, Alice
Hand. Katherine France, Anna
Pschlerer, Mildred Krumm, Ada
Karton, Ze Ida Barton, Bertha
Berger, Elizabeth Block and
Elsie Hudak wHI enter the
40-yard dash.
Washington will be represented
in the meet by Julia Aman who
will run in the quarter mile and
in the dash. Miss Aman is train
ing every day and should show up
well.
Bertha Berger is Baltimore’s
hope for a berth at the Olympics.
For she is co-holder of the national
record of 6 2-5 seconds for the
50-yard dash, and all during her
graded school, high school, and in
dependent club career has never
lost a race—and she hasn't missed
one in the Oriole City.
So. if looks very much as if this
is just a starter for “more and
bigger’’ things.
OTTE GATHERING PLAYERS
Teddy Otte, hustling manager of
the Kennedy A. C.. is gathering
his baseball candidates. The Ken
nedys will compete In the un
limited ranks. Games can be
arranged by writing Manager Otte.
5213 Georgia Ave. N. W. A dame
will be given Marclj 3 at the
L'Aiglon.
Maryland Batterymen To
Start Drill On
Monday
Battery baseball candidates at
Maryland University will he called
Monday, it was announced this aft
ernoon. The pitchersand catchers
will hold forth in the Ritchie gym.
Outdoor practice will not begin
until the arrival of warmer
weather when the remainder of
the candidates will be summoned.
Tumey Resumes Training
After Bout With"
Tax Experts
MIAMI BEACH. Fla., Feb. 20.
After shadow boxing with the in
come tax experts, Gene Tunney.
heavyweight champion of the
world, was back in Miami Beach
today to continue his winter train
ing.
Tunney was warmly greeted by
his many friends in the winter
colony. He Immediately had a
round of golf and a plunge into
the bay. He resumes light train
ing for his summer battle.
HEALTH SCHOOL
IS OPENED
Holger C. Langmack. formerly
connected with the Naval Academy
at Annapolis as a conditioner for
the athletic teams, has opened a
health and physical culture school
here. He is associated with his
brother, Svend and they
are located in the Barr Building,
suite 1009.
Bangmack plans to give Instruc
tions in rightful living and cor
rective exercises. The course con
sists of various treatments for
adults and children.
T.angniack Is one of the most
noted conditioners in the coun
try. His book, “Football Con
ditioning,’’ is highly indorsed
by Knute Rockne, Notre Dame
football coach. Rockne em
ploys the Langmack system in
fitting his players for their
strenuous football campaign.
He and Rocknp were teachers in
the 1925 summer course at the
Springfield Y. M. C. A. College.
i Langmack not only had charge of
conditioning the Navy athletic
teams, but also gave calisthenic
drills to the entire midshipmen
body at the Academy.
I 1927 Players Remain
With Celtics Nine
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20.—-St.
Mary’s Celtics have rounded up vir
tually all of the baseball luminaries
who starred with the “Saints’’ last
year.
('apt. Lawrence “Bussy” Brenner
‘ has signed Rill Langford, Jimmy
Bradley. Ralph Scrivener, Joe Ham
ilton, Douglas Crupper. Emmett
I Kelly. Dave Bayliss. Russell Kidwell,
Douglas Hewitt, Rip Hicks, Peyton.
Larry Kersey, Buddy Zimmerman,
Billy Travers. Earl Cronin, Carl
Dreifus, Ashby Wood and Jimmy
Moore. ,
The team will be managed by
Jimmy Bradley and Jeff Williams,
former Cardinal diamond star. A
committee has been appointed tn
obtain a playing field. Practice will
start late next month.
The Beauty Aids offered hr the
“Whn’f Whp” shop or next tn the last
page of gMay'a Times and Herald,
will be of Interest to yen.
FLOOR
FACES END
By George A. Simpson
This week will bring about prac
tically the end of schoolboy basket
ball here, excepting a few contests
that will keep several teams In
harness until the first of March.
However, after this week, the. usual
heavy program of games will have
narrowed.
Business and Eastern will call
it quits this week. Tech doffed
its toggery last Tuesday and West
ern chucked basketball after its con
test with the Georgetown Freshmen
on Saturday.
Gonzaga opens this week's activi
ties by playing Alexandria High in
the Gbnzaga gym tonight at 7:30
o'clock.
Three games are billed tomor
row. Georgetown Preps and
Emerson collide in the Ameri
can University gym; Eastern
and Maryland Freshmen tangle
in the Kitchie gym at College
Park and Central faces the
Catholic University Freshmen
in the C. U. gym. The games
are slated to begin at 3:30
o’clock.
Business moves down to Manas
sas, Va„ Wednesday for an en
counter with Swavely Prep. The
pair mingle in a return combat
here Friday afternoon on the Busi
ness court. %
Gonzaga and Emerson have an
argument to settle Thursday after
noon in the American U. gym.
Eastern will also be entertaining
the C. IT. Freshmen that afternoon.
Georgetown Preps hike to Balls
ton, Va., on Friday to play the
Washington-Lee High, quint, and
Hyattsville meets Emerson in the
American U. gym. Saturday offers
but two games. Benjamin Frank
lin mixes with Georgetown Preps
at Garrett Park, Md., and Gon
zaga will have the St. Mary’s Cel
tics, of Alexandria, Va., as guests.
Benjamin Franklin University
will take a two-day Virginia, trip.
Augusta Military Academy will be
faced at Fort Defiance, Va., tomor
row and Massanutten Academy at
Woodstock, Va., on Wednesday.
Players who will make the trip are
Paul lloddinott, "Gilbert Goshern,
Charles Stewart. Allen DeLand. Rob
ert Ferguson, Alvin Kraft, Robert
Cook and Manager Robert McFad
den.
HANDBALL TOURNEY DUE
The Y. M. C. A. will open a
handball tourney starting on March
15. Entries should be forwarded
to the Y. M. C. A.
ARCADIANS ANXIOUS
The Arcadians would like to list
basketball games with IM-pound
teams. Call Charles Curtain,
Columbia 4340.
TWO FIVES
TO CLOSE
Georgetown and Maryland will
wind-up basketball activities Friday
night. No college contests are
billed tonight, but the rest of the
week will offer a flock of attractive
games.
Catholic University has two bas
ketball games scheduled against
well-known clubs. The Crescent A.
C. will be faced tomorrow night in
New York and Fordham Wednewlay
night. The Cardinals will strive to
upturn with a pair of victories,
which would salve the irritaton over
the loss to City College of New
York.
Catholic University shared its
two games with Fordham last
year, beating the Maroons in
the game at the C. IT. gym,
but losing in the return con
test played In New York. Ford
ham did not make a Southern
trip this year.
The Crescents defeated the Car
dinals last year. The New York
clubmen harbor Eddie Keale and
Jim JGarvirt, two former Catholic
U. court flashes.
The C. U., squad will leave to
morrow morning at 9:10 o’clock.
The party will include Capt. Jim
Carney, Ray Foley, Bill Harvey,
Johnny Long. Tut Amann, Joe Bell,
Tom McCabe. Gioffre, Manager
Hank Smith. Athletic Director
Charles V. Moran and Coach Fred
Rice.
A group of C. U. New Eng
land alumni had sought to ar
range a game between Catholic
University and Holy. Cross,
Thursday night in Waterbury,
Conn., but the Cardinals were
unable to accept the offer.
The big day this week comes on
Wednesday. Georgetown goes over
to Baltimore to engage Johns Hop
kins: Gallaudet opposes Blue Ridge
at New Windsor, Md.. and Brook
lyn Poly comes here .to face Ameri
can University.
Virginia Poly visits here for a
brace of- engagements, meeting
Maryland Thursday night at College
Park and Georgetown Friday night
at the Arcadia. Western Maryland
visits Ritchie gym for a game with
Maryland on Friday night.
George Washington encounters
American University in the
A. U. gym in the only clash
listed Saturday night.
Tomorrow night finds Johns Hop
kins facing Maryland in the Ritchie
gym at College Park, Md. The
Baltimoreans were first to stop the
Marylanders this year and the Ter
rapins are out for revenge.
The Marylanders had collected .six
straight victories before they bowed
to Johns Hopkins, 22-20. at Balti
more. Ths Old Liners will pay par
ticular attention to Pasarew and
Deßuskey. who combined to qend
them down to defeat. It was De-
Buskey’s sensational goal-shooting in
the second half that turned the tide
in favor of the Baltimorwuns.
Coach Burton Shipley this after
noon announced that the College
Parkers would start with Capt. Fred
Linkous and Julie Hadlee as for
wards, Donald “Ham” Adams In cen
ter and Albert Heagy and Thurston
Dean in the guard posts.
George Washington engages the
Virginia Medicos Thursday night on
the Colonials’ court and Gallaudet
meets Shepherd’s College on Friday
night at Kendall Green.
Penn Basket Tosser
Leads Eastern Scoring
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—-By virtue
of twenty-eight points scored tn two
games . last week, Joe Schaaf of
Penn today Is the leading scorer in
the Eastern Intercollegiate Basket
ball League. He has 61 points,
12 more than Heep of Dartmouth,
the runner-up. Fodder, of Yale,
last week's leader, now is In fourth
place, one point behind Layton, of
Cornell.
The figures reveal that the two
leading scorers are guards and that
only two of the first ten are for
wards. In the east many guards
are being put on the scoring end
of the attack.
Dartmouth Increased Its hold on
first place by trouncing Cornell on
Saturday night, 37 to 24. Prince
ton tied Penn for second place by
swamping the disorganized Yale
quintet, 24 to 16.
HE’S AMBIfIIOUS
With three varsity letters in his
possession. Ralph W. Hammonds
will seek to annex a fourth on the
baseball diamond next spring and
thus become the first fnur-letter
athlete in the history of Texas Uni
versity.
*7 Once Beat Whole Team
0 r ThemQaarrymen,”
Replied Young
The first time that Cy Young,
unsophisticated and shy, pitched
against “Cap” Anson, the great
est batter of his time, he struck
“Cap” out. Almost all fans of
'that day thought Anson was born
of Swedish parents bectyjse some
one once called him a “big. Swede”
from the bleachers. But he
wasn’t. He was very much Amer
ican. Tebeau was so elated when
Young struck Anson out that he
ran over to the pitcher and said:
“Me boy, you’ve just struck out
Anson, the greatest hatter in
baseball.” “He's a Swede, ain’t
he,” Young mildly replied. ”1
once beat a whole team o' them
quarrymen.”
Tim smm ■
By KIfKMIUCT JR.
Indications are that we shall hear muclrin th® future about
thia Frank Hogan—not the Washington lawyer—but the cate her
who formed 50 per cent of the material which went to the
Giants in trade for Rogers Hornsby. ~ i...
Why? Well, the reason is quite simple. Mr. Hogan has color.
He is simply tinted with the most alluring tones ofred, »
yellow, indigo, salmon, cerise and all those oSher intense shades
which make one man stand out among his fellows.
' If Hogan has a whit of ability outfitted in a mask, chest
protector and shin guards, and they say he has, he is due to tmake
a big hit with the fans. Already, the scriveners at Hot Springs,
where the Giant battery candidates are starting on their second
week of activity, has picked Sir Francis out as their most
dependable subject matter when they sit down to their type-
W *Of T the twelve or fifteen Giants taking the treatment in the
Ozark foothills, Hogan is getting a great play than the rest
combined. He’s a caution, that boy! *t,s—
It seems that Hogan is always doing something. Jts easy to »
write about people like .that. Perhaps that is reason we are
writing about him today—because he has already impressed us
from a long distance as commanding about as mu^ h p l c *.
player who has brdken into a oaseball uniform since Babe Ruth
stepped into New York from Boston, back in 1920.
Boy Hoe What They Call “/t”]
Hogan is versatile, whether on the diamond, in hotel or
jouncing along the steel rails. In the first place Hogan is a
huge man, well over 200 pounds, They tell us large foiks
are usually good humored.. Hogan is that. He s been the life
the partysince they left for the spa «"d • target for every
typewriter in tha party; not occasionally but daily. It seems to
always be Hogan this, and Hogan, that until one would fear the
other players might become jealous. Hogan has it..
There are few things Frank can t do. He plays a splendid
game of hearts and bridge; both pastimes to which < ball players
devote many ,hours. At the pool and billiard table—well, he s
already got I. O. U.’s on some of the first Giant pay checks.
“Furthermore, Hogan is an entertainer of parts. He can har
monize in any barber shop quartet you could muster and when it
comes to reciting, say, you should hear his renditions ofGunga Dm
and Ivan Petrovsky Skevar. Witnesses do not say whether the big
catcher can imitate four Hawaiians on a guitar, but they are all
willing to bet he wouldn’ be afraid to try.
| Sven Made President Stoneham Laugh |
Hogan has already answered the question concerning his ability
to even partly fill Hornsby’s shoes, for when he was dealt out some
of Rogers’ equipment, he threw it back at the trainer with the
declaration that it was sizes too small for him. ‘‘Haven’t you got
any men’s duds here?” he asked. And that’s the way it’s been
ever since he joined the Giants. Hogan created a npple of laughter
even on the day he went to New York to sign a contract:
After he and President Stoneham had agreed on terms and names
were properly signed to a contract, the affable big Irishman slid
to his new boss: >
“May I send a telegram?”
"Certainly,” said Stoneham. . \
So Hogan took a blank and wired home:
“Send the trunk.” .
And whilst we are in a frivelous vein,, here s a yarn which is told
by Jack Onslow, former Washington chach, who will be with the
Cardinals this year. Jack was catching a big farmer-boy rpokie
whose education had been mostly baseball and that at the expense
of academic advancement. The bases were loaded and two were
out, when the batter rolled one gently to the box. As the rookie
went to toss the ball, Jack admonished him to take it easy. The
throw was so hard it landed in the dugout and three runners
scored.
Later, in the clubhouse, after Jack’s patience had been restored,
he said to the big plough bow, sarcastically, “That’s the way to
tthrow ’em big boy—never hold that ball.”
The raw-boned youth was glum for a moment, but looking in
Jack’s eyes, drawled, “Wall, anyhow, I aint like some of these here
guys that boots ’em. Ybu don’t hear me offerin’ no lullabies.”
MAT BOUT
DRAWS BIG
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 20.—For the
first time since December 18. 1929,
when Ed “Strangler” Lewis won
the world’s championship from
“Scissors Joe” Stecher the two men
will clash’ again tonight and for the
same prize.
The situation is the same as It
was then. Stecher is again the
champion, having regained the title
here in *1925 by throwing Stanislaus
Zybisko.
But tonight the two men will
have the added animosity of a
seven-year argument behind
them and the chance to make
wrestling a respectable sport
again ahead of them. Wrestling
promoters from all over the
country are to attend tonight’s
fracas and ascertain what the
public reaction will hr.
There has not been the slightest
intimation that tonight’s battle will
not be strictly on the level and the
capacity house promises big profits
to the wrestlers if they can redeem
the sport by a fast, clean argu
ment. . .
The champion' weighs 225 pounds
and Ijewis will enter the ring a
few pounds over that.
“Ts Lewis is willing to mix th“gs
Instead of playing a waiting game,
the match will not last long.
Stecher declared today.
A full house will bring close to
SIOO,OOO gate with the champion re
ceiving 50 per cent and Lewis 30
per cent x»f the net receipts.
Four Games Are Carded
In Basketball League
Four games are on the books
this week in the Washington City
basketball league. The Wood
lothians will clash with the lead
ing Company F. Hyattsville Guards
tonight at «:30 o'clock in the
Hyattsville Armory. Woodlothians
must score a win if they are to
remain in the fight with Woltz
for the runner-up berth.
Clovers tackle the Marines
Wednesday night at 8:30 o’clock at
the Marine Barracks and the Dis
trict National Guards Saturday
night at 8:30 o’clock at the Marines
Barracks.
The Woltz five will have a
chance to strengthen its clutch on
second place in the game with the
District Guards Thursday night at
8:30 o’clock.
PALACE QUESTING
The Palace A. C. basketers are
searching for games with junior
clubs. Phone Adams 2732-W. ’
FAIR PLAY LEADS
Fair Play leads all the thorough
bred sires In American turf history,
his descendants having brought in
1316,269 in winning 64 races.
TEX’S RIVAL
GETS JUMP
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—Humbert
J. Fugazy, the man who talks a
great rivalry with Tex Rickard,
emerged from the deep silences to
day to claim that he has virtually
beaten Rl<fkard to the first title
match of the outdoor season. He
says he has just about closed with
Tony Canzoneri to defend his
newly acquired featherweight cham- .
pionship against Charley Phil Rosen
berg at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn* on
the night of May 3. This is claim
No. 1.
Number two is that Mickey
Walker has agreed to defend his
middleweight title under the
good signor’s auspices against
George Courtney, the Okla
homan; fcne de Vos, the Bel*
gian; Maxie Rosenbloom, the
French Canadian, or any can
didate acceptable to the New
York commission.
Claim No. 3 is that the winner of
the Godfrey-Paulino fight on the
coast will be brought East to meet
Knute Hansen, in a heavyweight
elimination contest at the Polo
Grounds. Just what the survivor
of this three-handed pinochle match
Is to do next, the good signor neg
lects to say.
Nor does he go into details that
might reconcile Paulino’s adherence
with the SB,OOO controversy he and
the good signor are indulging in
at the moment. This is. the only
portion of the signor’s proposed
program that doesn’t exactly add up
right.
Macks Depart Tonight
For Southern Camp
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.—The
Phillies were due to reach their
training camp at Winter Haven,
Fla., late this afternoon, and the
Athlectics scheduled to depart for
the Southland this evening.
Yesterday morning the band of
Philly hopefuls—minus Pitcher Jim
my Ring—headed southward sad
dened by the eleventh hour loss of
Frank Ulrich, whf is suffering from
pneumonia. Bert Shotton was in
charge of the squad of 10: Mitchell,
O’Donnell Malls, Walsh, Spalding,
Wheat, Fred Hunter, Patsy
O’Rourke and Jerry Nugent.
The Athletics who will bjd their
friends farewell tonight, are: Per
kins, Cochrane, Ehmke, Walberg,
Grove, Bush. Blake and Lyons, in
command of Kid GleSson.
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