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Saturday. April 25, 1925—Page 5
THE AUSTIN STATESMAN
All the News That** Fit to Print—Since 1871
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BIG FIGHTS ON HORIZON
By Ed Hughes
How They Stand
Lloyd Gregory
TEXAS ASSOCIATION,
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The six-game winning streak of Houston 6
Resulta Friday.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
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throwing the javelin farther thi
an
all
record in
season, took '
for instance, had little difficulty
fact that Slattery is under age.
Weissmuller Breaks
For Infield Errors 100-Yard Tank Time
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many error, in the infild.
the 100-yard free style swim, win-
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The Referee
Golf
With The Home Boys
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as sacri-
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(Ausoclated Pre Dispateh to Statesman.
DES MOINES, April 25.—A email
army of athletic stars swung Into
action Saturday in the finals of the
NDIANS RAGE
NURMI TODAY
to Gow.
all per-
of students
attend the
kins of men
which will
N, C, April
DRAKE RELAYS
MAKE RECORDS
hie that
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that must
y gathered
onal view-
en to raise
I failure nr
lie story of
o challenge
second place was taken by the dis- j
tance relay quartet in the four-mile
PETER J. DONOHUE.
Cincinnati Reds.
Right Handed Pitcher.
2 .778 New Y’k 3
2 .750 Detroit 3
2 .760 St. Louis 8
4 ,636/Boston 1
Results Friday.
ATHLETICS WIN
WITH SIX HITS
Looking
’EmOver
With
(Throdgh games of Friday)
ar. AB. R. H. BA. FC. E.
Tepny
Corsi
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Giants Lead Despite
Brave Victory.
Aggies Meet Owls
On Houston Track
Georgetown Smashes
Mile Record.
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3 .240
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T ES COX, if he is at his best,
H should trim "Lefty" Rogers,
star southpaw and captain of the
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- division in the tug-of-war championships. Notice the strained expressions on the faces of the men.
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Who was the owner of Bla
Gold, the Kentucky derby wlm
of last yer24-F. R. 8.
Mrs. R. M. Hoots.
cut
the ball
rHE Austin High mils relay
- team should make a real bid
for state honors May 9 in the
track and field finals of the In-
terscholastic league. Coach Tom
Dennis’ quartet of Spiller, Pos,
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second at the Kansas games against ’
a field of 52 entrants. The other
ook is fal-
L the Jesus
“man that
he point is
us through
bod is seen.-
nsist upon
Illes which 1
outh; they ।
angth came
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handing. A
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lice peo-
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indefat-
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pon this
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bur Lord
ated hu-
s a rep-
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hren."
nt of the
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pt In who
were no
wants to
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les. They
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of life.
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gives all
Ider, also,
knee lies.
WHEN it comes to these family affairs in sport, the Firestones of Akron, offer something a
‘ little different. Down at Miami where polo is a favorite pestime the Firestones are able
to present a family front that is hard to beat. From left to right—Leonard, Russell, Harvey
S. Sr., Raymond and Harvey S. Jr.
ling in tpef bout. The battle ia
limited to NIx rounds owing to the
j ; Butler Team Claims
Medley Mark.
wear down the ancient and cau-
tious Michael.
Nevertheless the writer believes
that MoTigue’s cleverness will fore-
stall the unskilled savagery and
heavy bunching of Berlenbach.
However poor a champion, Me-
rie
IQNINQ of "Baby Doll” Jacob:
9 .on. big enter tielder. will
strengthen considerably Manager
George ssler’s St. Lout. Prowns.
Last seasod, Jacobson set a r.c-
ord for putouts in the the outriela.
The big Swede is very popular
with St. Louis fandom, as may ba
guessed from the nickname given
him by admirer.. About a week
ago, Ju.t after the Browns had
been trimmed by the Chtsox, more
than SOO fans swarmed about th.
box of Phil Ball, owner of the
Browns, and berated him for not
granting Jacobson-, salary de-
mand,. It would seem that the
public clamor was ettective, for
five days later Ball announced
Jacobson had signed.
Walking Champion in
Meet.
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3 1 ,760,T»rr<n 2
3 1 ,150/Austin 1
J 2 ,500 Marlin 1
[United Press Dispateh to Statesman.]
TORONTO, April 25. — Harry
Grab, worI’s middleweight cham.
pion, easily outpointed Jack Red-
dick. Canadian middleweight, in ten
rounds.
Hartnett (Chi.).
Ball (S.L.)......
Miller (CM.).....
Kelly (N.Y.).....
Wheat (Brook.)..
Blades (S.L,)....
Ens (Pitteb.)...,
Wright (Pitteb.).
Taylor (Brook.)..
Holke (Phils.)...
Bressler (Cinel.),
Alexander (Chi).
Wright (Pittab.).
Hornsby (8.L.),
fzyAureAnSon
.pent several years of hl. Ute
astride a cowpony, for he is cer-
tainly bowlegged. Evidently, the
bowlegs did not interfere with
Bills football playing. At Cen:
t.r college was so speedy that he
was dubbed the "P ha n t a m
Tackle.”
Tigue may be he can surely box.
And he is particularly deft in mat-
ters defensive. Berlenbach is very
poor shucks as a boxer, ft fact
which he proves every time he
goes against one. Augie Ratner.
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T OSS of Mat Newoll will weak:
H en‛ th. Texas Longhorn, at
posts where prospects for 1925 ar.
ieast promising—tackle and onds.
Newell, a letter man in 1923 and
1924, could- have been used at
either of these posttions, if he
were to be available next fall.
Newell left school to work for a
Houston cotton concern.
Mrs. Babe Ruth Ill,
With Husband Now
[United Press Dispateh to statesman.y
NEW YORK, April 25.— Babe
Ruth, ill In St. Vincent’s hospital,
has been joined there by his wife.
Mrs. Ruth, a constant visitor at the
hospital, suffered a nervous break-
down Friday and is now herself a
patient. Mrs. Ruth’s condition is
not serious and is attributed to
worry over the Bambino’s illnss.
Sho and her husband are.expected
to leave the hospital early in May.
KEEN interest 'centers in the
—h Berlenbach attempt to knock
out the “cheese champion” Me-
Tigue in their bout at the Polo
Grounds, Just what the odds will
be is difficult to say, but it would
not be surprising were Paralyzing
Paul sent to the post the favorite.
His terrific punching is expected to
Leslie Cox, sophomore, likely will
give the important assignment Sat-
urday afternoon of turning back the
Texas Aggie nine. The game will
be called at 3:30 on the Clark field
very creditable showing, taking two
second places, three fourth places
and a fifth. Allison, who has been
this youth
r “physical
Barton
He pushed
Is and His
L that He
ers out of
He was “no
Ip 12 men
Lf business
I organiza-
yorid."
By knows,”
g down to
day, some-
bout Jesus,
red it and
k and his
I the story
1 business.”
| this pres-
bus discus-
have been
A' 6
cf/ •
600 Will Compete
In Oklahoma Relays
tAssoelated Press Dispateh to Statesman.]
NORMAN, Okla., April 25.—With
late entries bringing the total to
nearly 300. brisk wind sweeping
the University of Oklahoma, the
second annual relays here Saturday
promises to be one of the biggest
athletic events staged in Oklahoma.
Seventeen colleges are to be rep-
resented in the relays by 212 ath-
letes. dhile 49 high schools have
entered and will be represented by
325 men.
Yankee Shortstop
Plays 1300th Game
[Unlted Press -Dispatch to Statesman.!
WASHINGTON, April 25--Ever-
ett Scott, veteran .Yankee shortstop .
achieves the ambition of his base-
ball career Saturday, when he takes
the field for his 1300th consecutive
game. Despite injury, and a train
wreck once, “Scotty” has played in
1299 games: He said recently he
wanted to make it 1300 in a row,
record he believes will stand for
some time.
baseball strings were cut and • a TEXAS LEAGUE,
third was lengthened Friday in an- w. L. Fetf
other day of vigorous hitting in the Ft Wnot 7
major leagues. Wib. Fa. 6
A former Pirate was the undoing ping at least two extra session
of Pittsburgh, Grimm leading the games. In their last start, however.'
Cubs to the front. 7 to 2, with a they won over the Rice Owls, and
brace of triples, a double and a they are practically an even bet to
single. win Saturday over the Dischmen.
[Aasociated Press Dispatch to Statesman-} -1
LOS ANGELES, April 25.—Paavo I
Nurmi’s winged feet Saturday faced I
fleet Indian competition on the I
cinder path of the Los Angeles coll- I
seum. His opponents in a sched- I
uled three-mile race, which marked I
the first appearance of the Finn on I
a western track, were eight athletes l
from the Sherman Indian institute I
of Riverside.
Two other foremost American I
track stars faced a test of speed I
with western representatives. Willie I
Plant, American walking champion, I
was slated to meet Frank Smouse I
of the Los Angeles AC and Gran- I
ville, Canadian title holder, in a I
one-mile event. Also on th© pro- 51
gram was a one-mile run'featuring I
Lloyd Hahn, former Nebraska miler, I
against a quartet of southern Cali- I
fornia distance runners.
Bud Houser. Olympic shot put J
champion; Johnny Myra, javelin 1
thrower; Robert Maxwell, holder of
the Pacific coast low hurdles rec-
ord, and Charles Eaton, southern i
California javelin record holder,
were entered in special events.
(Brook,j;.1 Rosenberg's
(Cinel.).. Nichola.'
Live Sport News Written By
and thereby possessing two titles..
The writer selects Greb to win.
but the thing is being figured very
closely in the odds.
The Gibbons-Tunney display will
bring fans to New York from all
over the country. It will determine
the second best white heavyweight.
Drake relay carnival. The mect,
drawing an entry of neary 2300
Athletes from 191 universities, col-
leges and high schols, promised to
wind up in a shattering of records.
The smashing started Friday
when Butler college team estab-
lished a new American record in
the college medley relay, covering
the distance in 7:43 9-10 and bet-
tering the outdoor mark of the
Irish-American AC team, 7:44 4-10,
made nMBoston in Jul, 1909.
3 ,667Waco 3 7 .300
4 .600/Dallas 3 7 423
relay event. The Oregon Aggies
ammy suauery. .no sunno ook Eirat placa in .this event, with
Phantom, figures to outpoint strib- the farmers J in ishing. secon and
—• • - • the university of Illinois third. The
Texans ran the course in 25 seconds '
less time than that which won the
meet last year. ] ' i
the Milk Fund bouts on May 29th.
Paul Berlenbach gets a crack at
Bould Michael McTigue’s world’s
light-heavy crown. In addition
Jimmy Slattery, picked by many as
the next heavyweight champion and
Young Stribling will clash in a six
rounder.
Where They Play Saturday.
Cincinnati at St. Louis; Chicago at
Pittsburg; Boston at New York; Brooklyn
at Philadelphia.
[Special Dispateh to Statesman.]
COLLEGE STATION, April 25—
Twenty members of the Texas
Aggie track team will compete with
the Rice Owls in a dual meet on
Rice field Saturday afternoon. The
entire squad is in good condition
following the trip to Lawrene,
Kan., where ten members of the
team competed in the third annual
Kansas relays.
Although the Farmers did not
capture a single first place at Kan-
sas. the men who entered made a
Owlish dopesters predicted that
the Senators would fizzle dismal-
ly by depending on the pitching
wrecks. To date, however, de-
spite* the fact that the season
[ has hardly tarted, the "wrecks"
■
ake^a runaway Aora are ap‛
A downhill putt should be played
by using a cut or backspin in or-
der to controljthe ball’and keep it
from running too fan With pro-
fessionals the cut is the most pop-
ular stroke when putting downhill,
as it is much easier to control And
judge distance. Incidentally,' they
also play to run past the hole In
case of a miss. This allows an
uphill put, which is by far, of
course, the easier one of the two
to play. Careful practice of the cut
eng"mittnrstymeaccetasknFown!
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BY JOCK HUTCHISON
British Open Champion, 1921
| TIM REESE is a great favorite
, • with Kansas relay game spec-
I tators, who for three successive
1 years have seen the tall Texan
. race to victory in the mile and
seven-eights medley relay. The
sport writer of the Kansas uni-
versity campus paper, after laud-
ing Reese's great work of last
Saturday, wrote, “Surely, this
great rnner must have learned
tb run by chasing down Texas
jackrabbits.”
WJHEN last winter "Bucky"
" Harris and Clark Griffith,
manager and owner respectively
of the Washington' ball club, ob-
tained “Dutch” Reuther, Van
Gregg, and Stan Coveleske, all
aged pitchers, who had been rele-
gated to the scrapheap by other
clubs, the wiseacres of the Hot
. Stove league ha-hae merrily.
Texas Aggies today. Cox learned
a lot ten days ago when he made
his Southwest conference debut
against the TCU Horned Frogs.
Cox has the ideal build for a
uthci“mul°iM. AI® 5, (John McGraw’Fired
great hurler before finishing his
career here.
Resalts Friday.
Marlin 4, Austin 3; Mexia «. Corsicana
2: Terrell 3. Temple 4.
Where They Play Saturday.
Austin at Marlin; Corslcana at MexA:
NEW YORK, April H — Two Terople •« Terrel
Rosenberg Pulled
Off His High Horse
DETROIT, April 21. — Charley
(Phil) Rosenberg, New York ban-
tamweight champion, got on his
high horse because he is champion
and refused to weigh in here Fri-
day. Consequently, L. W. Plies.
Michigan boxing commissioner, got
on his high horse and called off
or a -suc.
b with the
was the
ess, In a
ath admir-
"he-man”
lions, but
oung man
a sad ex-
.1 Manush (Dat.).
Hate (Phila.)..
4 to 3. in spite of the fact that the .
hikreclhhtsvA wells ana = Texas Aggies To Play
Gants maintainea . run Here Today.
the champion Giants in the N Fon Wort 4; Datia 2; Wichiua yall
tional league wee hurled under a s, shrevedort 6: San Antonlo ti, Beau-
bArrage ot IS hlte by the Boston mont 8 Houston «. Waco 1.
Braves, while the Brooklyn Robins, Where They Play Saturday.
nursing the wounds of five straight Dallas at Wchita Falls; Shreveport at
defeats experienced complete re- Fort Worth; Wao at Beaumont; San An-
covery by getting 16 hits from I tonio at Houston.
Pitchers Mitchell and O’Neal of the
Phillies. Zach Wheat, veteran left
fielder, led with a home run and
four singles in five turns at bat.
Money to lend on city property,
and good black land farm*. No
red tap*. Prompt service. Texas
Bank A Trust Co--Adv.
Rixey, Sheehan and Benton freely, diamond. Either “Lefty” Rogers,
Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn ace, failed captain of the visitors, or Koerth,
to worry Philadelphia batters at a tricky right hander, who thus far
any point of a slugging nlne-lnnfng has proved the most effective
melee, but ineffective pitching byFarmer hurler, will .toll on the
Mitchell and O’Neal prevented the mound for the Aggies.
Quakers from profiting by Vance’s Coach Rothgeb has ft hard hit-
bad day, and the Robins pulled Ung, hustling crew. The Aggies
ahead, 10 to 8. have had ft bit of hard luck, drop-
bout with Jackie
game advantage over the Reds, in
spite of an 8 to 1 defeat by the
Braves.
Cincinnati, playing the Cardinals,
scored six'runs in the eighth to
win, 7 to 6. Smith’s home run,
with two on, rescued the game for
the Reds after St. Louis had hit
St. Louis 6
. Results Friday.
Boaton 8, Naw York 1;
Philadelphia 8; Chicago 7,
Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 4.
Of the Wills-Weinert thing. Wein-
ert, in the opinion of this scribe,
has no business in the same ring
with the giant colored fellow who
has badgered Dempsey for a fight
these four years and more.
The Walker-Greb battle is prob-
ably the best of the lot, with the
former standing a good chance of
beating the middleweight champion
ALTHOUGH Austin High has
A uttle chance of winntng th.
state champlonahtp, the Aaroona
should place among the beet efx
teams In the meet. The local team
in the district meet qualified 14
men for the state meet. Men who
will wear the red and white in the
tltlo.deciding meet are: Captain
Paul Smith in the half-mile. Spill-
er, Pos, Dabbs. Walt and Robin,
son in the dashes or relay. Bat-
tle ana Milburn in the hurdles.
Clark and Lockhart in the halt,
mile, sehmedley in the mile and
Shelley, Nasachke end Eanes in
the weights.
TF THE Texas Aggiea win Sat-
1 urdsy over the Longhorns,
their victory likely will be due to
the hitting ot the Aggie outttield-
ers. 1 Kyle, Puckett and Wil-
liams, Coach Rothgeb bae three
men who are very dangerous
sluggers. Puckett is the most
dangerous of all, and the varsity
pitchers had best not toss the pel-
let on the inside.
AS NEARLY every one predict-
A ed, the Waco Cubs are not
doing so well in the Texae league.
It is doubtful whether any other
class A circuit in the country is
as strong as the Texas league,
and Perrill Pratt will be deserv-
ing of praise if he lands his entry
as high a sixth place. The one
big danger for th® Cubs is that
the Waco fans will not support a
losipg club.
"IT IS a treat to see Bill James in
1 football' togs. Bill must have
[Unlted Preas Dispatch to Statesman.) (AMOclated Press Dispateh to Statesman-]
OLAN, N. Y„ April 25.—John Me SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April 25.
Graw, a recruit for th© Olan base- Two world’s records were smashed
ball club from Truxton, N. Y.,.re-|at the National Amateur Athletic
ported for spring Practice Just 35 (union swimming meet in the mu-
years ago, according to Olan news- nicipal outdoor tank here Friday,
papers of April 25, 1890. It was the and the Illinois Athletic club swung
first professional engagement of the | into a lead, the Brooklyn Central
lad who later became the “little YMCA a close second.
chief ” of baseball. The engage - Johnny Weismuller, Illinois AC,
ment was brief, as he made tool "broke his own world’s record for
Sister Hits Safely.
The only string preserved and
improved on was the individual
batting record of George Sisler,
first baseman of the Browns, who
singled in the seventh inning of a
game between St. Louis and Cleve-
land, marking the ninth consecutive
contest in which he has hit safely.
What did Willie Kamm hit with
the San Francisco club in 19227--
R. F. S.
Kamm hit 342 that season.
Where was the western amateur
golf tournament held in 19227—D.
At the Hillcrest Club) Kansas
City, Mo.
What was Howard Kinsey’s ten-
nis ranking in 1923?—R. G. R.
What was Waite Hoyt’s pitching
record with the Yankees last sea-
son?— N. M. H.
Burns (Ceve,)... .1
E. Robert’n (S.L.).l
Bennett (S.L)...1
---Statz (Chi.).......1
Cochrane (Phila.).1
Nurmi Charges $35
To Appear At Meet
tUafted Press Diapaten t statesman.
PHILADELPHIA. April IS__
Paavo Nurmi, Finnish running star,
presented an expense bill for only
335 for appearing in th© College of
Osteopathy meet here last winter,
according to the director of the
meet.
the mile in about 3:36, it the.
Maroon speedsters are able to cut
four seconds from that time, they
should win the championship in
the class A mile relay—one ot
the big prises of th* meet. Cle-
burne High school will be fa-
vored to win the mile relay.
W/ITHIN not so many weeks th©
" boxing fan will be treated, to
quite, a remarkable nosegay of
fisticuffs in the east. These brawls
have to do with th© yearly Milk
Fund bouts, the Italian - Hospital
Fund drive, and the staging of
bouts by the newest of Gotham
clubs—the Polo Grounds X C.
The latter bouts will be staged
first. They are sheduled for either
June 3th or 12th, the main bout
bringing together Tom Gibbons and
Gene Tunney. The Italian Hospi-
tal program features displays be-
tween Mickey Walker and Harry
Greb, with the latter’s middleweight
title at stake, and ft bout between
Harry Wills and Charley Weinert.
Another title will be at stake in
t never
ning the event in 62 1-5 seconds,
a * faster than it ever had been crawled
(hamn ()utnointg ir a pool. Walter Spence of the
--e-,A ---2----. Brooklyn Central YMCA won the
Canadian Middle 620-ardebrnast stroke in 3 minute.
5 375
1 .»00
7 .100
8 .111
. THIS I. truly the "aolden" ago
■ ot .port. Consider th. case
ot Walter Hagen, probably th.
greatest golfer in the world. Ha-
gen has sunt .lined a two-year
contract, calling tor salary ot
110,000 a year, with th. Pasa-
dena, Florida, Golt and Country
club. Director, ot this club reel
that the prestige of Hagen's nams
as the head professional ot ths
club is worth 110,00'1 a year.
Walter should be able to. "pick
up” at least 130,000 more a year
by winning prizes at big pro
meets, and by writing ads for
cigarsite, and golf equipment
The fact that Hagen is abls to
make so much money is a great
tribute to the tremendous popu-
larity of toll.
'‘tying up” (he’German, the bout
ending in a draw.
Jimmy Slattery, the Buffalo
BRIEFSkETCHES
eOFBIG ■
1 1.000 1
An indication of what may be
expected Saturday was seen in the
performance of Schwartz, giant
weightman of th© University of
Wisconsin, who ©mashed the Drake
record for the shotput in his trials
Friday. Schwan led the field with
a heave of 45 feet, 6% inches, ap-
parently without extending him-
self.
Cox of Oklahoma, without so
much as even removing his sweater,
set a. mark of 193 feet 2 inches in
the javelin trials.
New Y’k 6 2 750/Chicago 6 6
cincin’ti 7 3 1700/Brook‛n 3 5
Phila, 4 ‘ —
• • • In the busness, and as such has It©
FFNHESE are all interesting frays to importance. The writer ikes Gib-
- the writer with the exception bons‛ chances in this meeting.
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The achievement was the only re- AMERICAN LEAGUE,
deeming feature of a defeat for the w L. Pet I
Browns. 8 to 4. Phil.. f - -
The Philadelphia Americans Fri- WasN’n 6
day proved they could win a ball ISlevevd s
| game with only six hits, even JChicaEo, 7
(though that small total was half ------------
the quantity collected by their op- .Cleveland 8, 81. Loula 4: Chicago 4.
I ponents, the Boston Red Sox. Detrott 8; Phll4delphia 7, Boston 6, (three
Welch’s single in the ninth, follow- came wedutdk., pi., s.tuma..
ins • pass and 4 bunt, put over the St. 1"l; atxS^JS; purdi’at CM-
rThT^^hlnVton8- Senators, who ^i. A"nYak at weshinaton,- Paila
had been keeping pace with th©
(Indians and Athletics at the Ameri-
lean league peak, fell out of step as A AV TA A IT Al l
tho result of a day of idleness. They I "I I I III UI|I"U
will resume their series with the UUA IU I I I Ull
Yankees Saturday.
FOR LONGHORNS
I league game, Detroit dropped an-
other close one to the White Sox, I ’ ---•----
[Associated Press Dispateh to Statesman-]
PHILADELPHIA, April 25 —Two
great races are scheduled for the
closing program of the University
of Pennsylvania Saturday with for-
eign athletes being put to the test
again.
Lord David Rurghlelgh, who cap-
tured the 400-meter hurdles Fri-
day, will appear in the 120-yard
timber event. His opponents will
include Charley Moore, intercolle-
giate champion, and L. N. Snyder.
Ohio State, who won the event last
year.
A. A Porritt, Oxford dash man
from New Zealand, will have a sec-
ond opportunity to match strides
with the inter-collegiate titleholder.
Captain George Hill, Pennsylvania,
hut the distance will be 100 yards
instead of 220, at which he was de-
feated Fridy by Hill and Torrence
of Penn state.
Ono world’s record was broken
an one equalled Friday, both in the
relay races. Georgetown scored a
sensational victory over Chicago
and Holy Cross at a mile, George
Marsters 1:53 for the half as anchor
man having much to do,with the
accomplishment. Georgetown’s time
was 3 minutes 28 seconds, two-
fifth© of a second better than the
previous world mark.
Princeton tied the time of 42 2-5
seconds, held jointly by the New
York AC and University of Illinois,
in the quarter-mile college cham-
pionship.
BUS SERVICE DE LUXE
Ride th* Red Ball Bus Lin. io
and from San Antonio Sedan car.
lenye overy hour from 5180 • m. years has
Auza Bia, "tson 20620-2x20: hubs
Austin' 102," Jihne 988—Aa v*W Septng
the present conference
the dual meets this
Hoyt won 18 games and lost 13
in 1924 for a percentage of 581.
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5 -500/Boaton 2
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the University of Arkansas baseball Foote (Phila.)............. (S.L.).......
I team here Friday, 3 to 4. Jehtesnhice j' ‘ i Stephen -(Cleve) • • J
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