Altoona Mirror from Altoona, Pennsylvania • Page 26

THE ALTOONA RED MEN LOSE FIRST PLACE IN PENNANT RACE Blair Credit Bureau Wins 46-41 Game From Champions and M. H. A. Jumps Into Top Union Finishes Good to Beat Altoona A. C.

GO TO BROOKLYN. First Co. Fd. Fl. Fd.

Fl. Tl. 3. Overcash, '4 Burket, 0 Capt. 2 M.

Overcash, Sommers, 4 Roessler, 1 Conrad, 1 Harnlsh, F. 0 King, 0 Totals 12 Red Men- Bands, 1 1 Kearney, Myers, a i Refiner, 1 Capt. Adams, 0 Prank, i McCloskcy, 0 Martin, Lower, 0 Totals li Referee, Lognc. Timer, Scorer, Rcift and Pelght. 0 1 Bvircliflcld.

First Second AHoona Fd. Fl. Fd. Fl. Tl.

Smith, F. 2 0 1 2 drtmme, 1 0 1 0 Cftpt. Mattorn, 3 0 0 ItWlh, 1010 tfotopoulos, 3 1 0 3 Snyder, 0000 Btero, 0. 0 2 Totals 10 1 5 0 30 Central (C.) McLaughlin, F. 3 1 7 2 2.1 Roberts, 4 2 0 J2 Farber, 01012 O'Brlan, 00124 Weller, 1 1 3 Singer, ooooo OiiNt Icitfrna followrr.H predict brijfht future fctr tills keystone cninbltwtiun, Mickey t''lnn, uliovc, ftcennd Imse, niul (iordon Sludc, Iciw, Nhorfslnp, of the MUM Krnn- MlHNloiiM, reported pur chit SIM! by Ilio lirookl.vn Robins.

Totals 8 2 10 44 Referee, Lewis. Timer, Peight. Scorers. Relff and Burchlleld. Men Indians, basketball clmm- plons, didn't go on the war path soon enough last evening when opposed by ttierBIalr County Credit Bureau in a ClvlS-Mercantlle Basketball league garile and as a result of tho slow attack" Red Men suffered a defeat 40 to 41 and dropped out of first place in the'standlng.

H. A. Is now riding on top of 'ifte'circuit holding a half game lead. tied" Men and Blair Credit aro tied for place. The race down tho home stretch will tie between this trio of clubs und tho pennant Is anybodys.

The three rivals have four more Intcrclub games four contests will decide the pennant. VilM. H. A. and Labor Union meet March 3, Red Men and Y.

M. H. A. -meet March 8, Red Men and Labor Union clash March 10 and Credltmen M. H.

A. moot on March 17. Arid 1 'these will bo big nights In the Bureau playefl like league I Champions last night and got off in the leaathnldlng the margin all tho way. TObvCredltmen won 17-12 In the first took the second period 15 to ft The third and fourth periods tto Red Men 10-D and 13-5 but 'rally was too late to do any liarhj. second gome last evening I Central Labor Union licked the tallend club 44 to 35.

tne games were played: Crodltmcn-Ilcd Men. Fjlfst Overcash got 2 I Kearney tied up with u. basket. I Befflier blew 2 foulH. J.

Overt-anil got basket. Kearney blew a foul. Sands I made a basket and foul. Summers got a basket. Reffner added a foul und Summers a Held goal.

Irwln euged a basket, got a banket und 1 of 2 fouls. J. Overcash landed 2 Held goala. Kearney and H. Overcauh madu FoulH.

Score 17-12 Credltmen. Second got a foul. I'Meyers and Franks made baskets to tie the score. J. Overcash got a foul.

I Meyers made one. and nish missed fouls. Irwln landed 2 fouls. Roessler got a baaltct. 2 baskets in a row.

Conrad und 'J. Overcash got fouls. Tho name ileld goala. Score 32-18 Credit- men, Third opened with a basket. Roesaler got one.

Kearney got 2 of 3 fouls. King a banket I and blew 2 foulw. Irwln landed a field, goal. Roeasler blew a foul. Sands made a basket.

King KOI a 1'uul. ir. Meyers and Sunda madu goala Scare Credilmcn. Fourth made 1 nf fouls. King got biiHliet.

Kearney rollgd one in. Irwln Rot a foul. Meyers phot 2 baskets in a row. Franks helped along vith a and 2 fouls Hunil.ih got '2 I'oulH. Kearney ended with a Held goal, score 40-41.

Altnimu A. linlun. mudu 'J baskets In a row to start oft the Labor Union. McLaughlin made one. Smith and Wcller got baskets.

Notopoulos got a basket and a foul. Farber made a foul. Seurc 11-7 Labor Union. Second Roberts, Smith, McLaughlin und Irvln got baskets. Notopoulos made 3 baskets.

Mattern and McLaughlin Inserted one each. McLaughlin made the only foul. Score 21-18 A. C. leading.

Third got a basket and foul. Grimme got a basket. O'Briun made 2 of 3 fouls. Notopoulos got a foul. Roberts made a basket.

Veller, Notopoulos and Farber made 'ouls. "IcLaughlln got a basket and fouls. Irwln and McLaughlin got baskets, score 32-30 A. C. leading.

Fourth cinched the game he landed 3 straight leld KOttls. O'Brian one. Mc- LftuRhlln made another, score 40-32. Roberts got one. McLaughlln made ils fifth basket of the period.

Noto- got a foul. Smith made one. Store got a basket. Score 14-3 for the round. METHODISTS AND B.

TEAMS ANNEX Falrvicw Methodists and First United Brethren won matches in the Inter-Denominational basketball league last evening, Ihe Methodists licking First Presbyterians 35 to 24. First B. swamped Bethany Lutheran 44 to 4. Bethany players failed to score a single Held goal and Fleck landed the only points, 4 fouls, from tho free line. The Fairvlew-Preabyterlan game was close (luring the first half with a score 13- In the Him) half Fairview scored baskets.

The gameS were on the Presbyterian floor. Scores: First Second Pnlrvlnw M. Fd. Fl. Fd.

Fl. Tl. Hough, 0 4 1 15 Reffner, 0 0 2 0 4 T. Kearney, 1 1 0 13 Nevol. 1 1 0 0 3 Rltchey, 0 0 0 0 0 Bates, 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 5 2 11 1 35 First Dcrn, 3 0 0 0 6 Crist, 0 2 1 1 5 Parson, 3 0 2 0 0 Mingle, 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 4 Glunt, 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 5 3 4 3 24 Referee, Hauser.

Scorer, Prindle. First Second H. Fd. Fl. Fd.

Fl. Tl. Blbcher, 0 0 0 0 0 Ridenbaiigh, 0 0000 Fleck, 0 2 0 2 4 Bottlccher, 0 0000 Storer, 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 0 2 0 2 4 First U. McLaughlin, 0 0 1 11 Boyer, 1 I 1 0 5 Trout, 2 2 1 0 8 Mower, 2 0 0 0 4 Curry, 3 0 2 1 11 Bennett, 0 0 0 0 0 Singer, 00215 Totals 8 3 11 3 44 Referee, Hauser. Scorer, Prindle.

YMHA-LEATHER STORE AGREE TO PLAY THREE GAME SERIES Basketball was put on the griddle Wild Bill Donohiie. Snaps Bmanuel, last night and given a thorough frying and when the fire burned out Altoona Leather Store big five and YMHA cage teams were knotted tor a series of three games to settle the young war that has been going one between them for some time. Teams will play at the Armory Wednesday, Fob. 26, and on the Vets floor Wednesday, March G. The third game, if necessary, will be announced later.

Managers agreed to everything at their conference last evening. The finances will be handled 60 per cent to the winner and 40 per cent to the losers. The team managers held a second meeting this morning to submit the list of eligible players. The Big Five Will have Nick Kearney, Bxitch Donnelly, Ted Irwln, Dick Roberts, Nick Irvln, Bob Wicker, Speedo Montgomery and coach Is also eligible. Captain Bennie Welnstein will be In charge of the YMHA team and his squad will be the one that climbed to the top rung in the Civic-Mercantile league.

Two newcomers are Herman Dollinger and Mookle Klevan, both of whom Will see reserve duty. M. "Babe" Patt and Merine are both Roosevelt High They are IB and 16 years old. George Rubin Is 19, L. Patt Is 17 and F.

Patt 18 years old, Pete Wolfberg Is 20, Maurice Epstein 22, Savitz 19, Barney Edelman 18 and Captain Mike Share 21. And this group of players will be protected so that all can advance In prep school or college play. Y. M. H.

A. fans are bask of their team to a man and most of the rooters figure the team, which has been together all season, can take over the Big Five, Rooters strengthened their belief In the 27-24 game won by Big Five overall-stars recently, BASEBALL BRIEFS. (By United Prnsn.) SAN ANTONIO, Fab. BeciiuHQ of the unusual number of young players in camp, Coach Davn Bancroft haw decided to send tho New York Giants through two practice HcsBlons each day. SAN ANTONIO, Feb.

Forced to find now practice Held be- CUUHU the GianlM are to hold two practices daily and c-annot share their diamond, 'Manager Donlo Bush will movo the Chicago White Sox to Van Drake stadium next week. SIGEL GIRLS TO GREET CLEVELAND P. R. R. TEAM The Sigel Royal r.lues, Girls' City league entry will entertain the Cleveland P.

R. R. girls' champions on the V. of F. W.

floor this evening the game being the first out of the city xhibitlon girls' contest of the sea- on. The Cleveland girls will arrive at .16 o'clock in. charge of Manager W. Rosenberg and the Pennsy maidens are in charge of Nellie Kyr, all around tar girl athlete. Cleveland wants the fifth straight vln in this city, the Ohio maidens tak- ng back decisions in former exhlbi- ions against the best lineups In Al- oona.

Tonight's game Is called for 8.15 o'clock There will be a preliminary contest with DeMolays meeting the Hebrew Five. This game JB at 7.15 o'clock. FOUR FERRELLS BASEBALL PLAYING CHICAGO, Feb. Delehantys, Coveloskies and other famous fam- lies of ba.ssball soon may be rivalled by the Ferrells of Guilford, N. C.

Three of the Carolina dairy farmers already their marks in the game and there still Is mother coming along who may some day be found under the big tent. Wesley Is perhaps the most famous of the family at the present time. In ils first full year with the Cleveland ndlans he won twenty-one games and 10 less an authority tnan the-- late Miler Hugglns called him the best pitcn- ng prospect to come under his eyes in many years. Richard Is a catcher with the St. Louis Browns and when he was with in the American association there were many scouts, who rated him as the best minor league backstop since Mickey Coclirane came bouncing out of the bushes to star for Connie Mack.

George, the oldest of the brothers Is an outfielder in the Southern association but has yet to intrigue any major league owner into paying money for New NEW YORK, Fcl). York Yankees, liiHt of the local ball clubs to Htart the annual trek to spring training camps, will leave Now York tonight for St. Petersburg, Fla. The official party wilf be com POHCC! of pitchers Foster Edwards and Freddie Heimacli, catcher Bill Karlon, Secretary Mark Roth and accompanying newspapermen. The 22 other players of the early reporting Rroup will join the "official" parly at St.

Petersburg Sunday. "I hear Harmony, tlie musician, was shot lawt night." "What tho cause of the shooting?" "Oh, ho was playing In the wrong flat." You won't bo In wrong It. you buy your lumber from us. JAS. S.

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(By United Press.) Syracuse 40; Penn State 26. Mass. Aggies 45; Keene Normal 17. Defiance 28; Bowling Green 24, Duko 30; Maryland 24. Eastern Kentucky 32; Transylvania 18, Efsklne BO; Charleston 23.

Franklin 38; Indiana Normal 37. Georgetown 22; Louisville 20. Haverford 34; Susquelmnna 29. Hlghpolnt 42; Lenoir-Bhyno 33. Lowell Textile 31; Norwich 28.

Loyola. (Bait) 40; Penn A 38. Waynesburg 33; Grove City 27. Wilmington 19; Antioch 12. 34; Savage 22.

nls services. The fourth brother Is Marvin, of CATHOLICS PLAY IN PAIR OF GAMES Altoona Catholic High school yellow ackets will be in action In a pair of games for the week-end, the Coach 'ele Slegel passers leaving today for a game away, returning for a Saturday game on the V. of F. floor. Catholics meet La Salle Institute at Cumberland, tonight and welcome the St.

Gabriel's tlve of Hazleton in he local gymnasium on Saturday. Both- games promise to be hard ones for the yellow jackets. The La Sails scrap is the flrst of the season between two rivals and the Cumberland school has a fine record, dropping but starts. St. Gabriel's, Hazleton, here Saturday night handed out a defeat to the ocals at Hafcleton some weeks ago by a 42 to 25 score and Coach Schlegel is loping to even up the series.

Tnls Hazleton team is the same one Altoona beat in the Pittsburgh tourney last year. Gregory, picked as a forward on the all-state Catholic High team by reason of his Pittsburgh tourney play, is with the Hazleton team. The Catholics have games booked this season including a trip to high school age and one of the pitchers at the Oak Ridge, N. C. academy.

Like Wesley he is a big right hander and is showing enough stuff to warrant the belief that he will follow the footsteps of his kinsmen. Oak Ridge academy saw both Wesley and Rick start on their baseball careers. Wes went from school to the independent Blackatone Valley league In Massachusetts and while there attracted BUI Rapp, an Indian scout. E. S.

Barnard) then president of the Cleveland club, planked down some good'money to get the youngster. KID WEBEK FOUGHT. In the boxing summary of the Eastern region at Harrisburg, credit was given to Kid Wertz of Altoona as participating in the 115 pound class, losing a three round decision to Johnny Yingling of Harrisburg. The local boxer was Kid Weber who substituted in the bout. Tho latter is employed 1 at East Altoona.

WE RENT FINE CARS j. DRIVE YOURSf If 1020 GREEN AVE. 1 PHONE 2 3200 FOUR REMAIN IN CHECKER FINALS Four players remain In the race for the Blair county checker championship, with all matches in the fourth I'ound of play ended. The semi-finalists are, Silas H. Cassidy of Altoona; L)r.

P. M. Davis of Junlala; Cloyd Colyer of Greenwood; and Sammy Kephart of Altoona. These four players came through theit fourth round matches, three of them winning from opponents and Cassidy advancing on a Bye. Sammy Kephart won from John Seeds, 4 games to 1.

Cloyd Colyer, won his fourth straight match without dropping a single game, winning from O. C. Riley, 3 games to 0 with 2 draws. Dr. P.

M. Davis won from G. O. Prough of Hollidaysburg, 3 games to 0 with 2 draws. The drawings for the fifth round or semi-finals Silas H.

Cassidy vs. Cloyd Colyer. Dr. P. vs.

Sammy Kepharc. The standing of the four remaining players In the tournament is as follows. Matches Matches Won Lost Dr. P. M.

Davis .4 0 Silas H. Cassidy 4 0 Cloyd Colyer 4 0 Sammy Kephart 3 1 Following the compieuon of the fifth round there are sure to be at least three players surviving, and a possibility of all four remaining In the tournament. Neither Cassidy nor Colyer will be put out of the tournament by a loss as both men have not lost a match as yet. Dr. Davis is also sure of remaining in the tournament whether he loses or not.

Should he win from Kephart, Kephart will be out of the tournament as he has dropped one match. WINS TWO OUT OP THREE. Burlelgh Grimes, big spit-ball artist and ace of the Pittsburgh Pirates' mound staff, boasts a winning percentage of .667 since joining thf Buccaneers. Grimes has won 42 and lost 21 games. ALt, SPORTS QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN NEW BOOK In All-Sports Record book which, It Is estimated, will answer 1,000,000 or more questions relating to sports, from archery to yachting, has just been published by Frank G.

Menke, sports expert i'or King Syndicate, New York. The book, of 268 pages, contains a history of all major sports, the names of champions, past and present, and the outstanding achievements in every form of athletic endeavor since Its origin. Menke, who has been p.n interna- tional sports authority through nearly a generation, has travelled more than 500,000 miles on newspaper assignments and has acquired -first-hand knowledge on sporting conditions throughout the United States, Canada. Mexico, Central America, the Hawaiian Islands, Australia and other foreign lands. the book, five by seven Inches In size, weighs eight ounces, and can be slipped Into the coat pocket.

It Is printed on strong paper In easily legible type and takes Its place now as the most Interesting and Informative sports reiord book ever published. The price Is 50 cents. The Commercial Color Press, Louis, are the printers and distributors. C-M BASKETBALL. Standing-.

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12 Blair Credit 12 Red Men 12 Stores 5 Central Labor 4 Altoona A. 1 Pet. .800 .750 .750 .333 .267 .067 Stars in Both Sports. Mary K. Browne, professional tennis player and golfer of amateur stand- Ing, la the only woman to achieve prominence in both sports.

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tt is likely that all twelve on the maroon and white aquad will and Coach Snaps Emanuel is making no announcement as to the lineup that he will use at the atari. Ferndale has Thomas, Rorabaugh, McVicker, Seangler and Daugherty available to Itart with Williams, PC- Frehn, Ryan and Wlssinger In reserve. Dewey Logue will handle the game. The J. V.

cage team will perform in the preliminary starting at 7.30 o'clock. Willlamsport High will be here lor the big game on Saturday evening and the greatest cage game of the season is expected with plans being made to handle the seasons largest crowd. Wllliamsport will have a record of fifteen straight wins for the season by the time the club reaches Altoona, along with seven straight cage verdicts' over the maroons. The Altoona High band will be out tomorrow night to boom things up. ANN ARBOR, Feb.

21. Spring football practice has started at Michigan, with Coach Harry Klpke expecting a turnout of approximately 100 candidates for the team. THE LEADER STORE Workmen's 1115K Hth Ave. Willlamsport and one to Spangler, Johnstown Catholics are here March 14. The local team will be In action away from home on March 6, 7 and 8 being entered in the Duquesne tournament at Pittsburgh.

STUDIES DROP SIX STARS. Scholastic ineliglbllittes cut a wide swath in the ranks of Texas Aggie letter men this month. Six letter men, one of them the track team captain, and a number of freshmen numeral and varsity squad candidates were benched for the remainder of the year. Have Your Car Washed and Cleaned GABLE'S Store For Men AT AMERICAN GARAGE BOO Ave. Dial 2-0311 Spring Hats and Kiks, YOUNG MEN'S SHOP VIS llth Street NASH Work Pants fust 1 KlzeH 2(1 OK to 60 Venturing the FRIEDMAN- SHELBY ALL LEATHER WORK SHOE SOLID UATHER HEELS I SOLID LCATHCR SOUS INSOUS Army Field Shoes fur hard Jobg $3.80 Heavy Overalls, triple Btltched, lull cut, rip proof.

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