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TWELVE THE MORNING CALL, MONDAY, JANUARY-; 26, 1 925 EDDIE'S FRIENDS By Jean KnoU The Guy Who Needs Advice LOCAL FANS BEING TREATED Hustling Manager VS fM SS XfSSSSS TO FIRST-CLASS BASKETBALL DUKES LEAVE ALLENTOVN TUESDAY ON FIRST LAP OF PORTO RICAN TRIP Mayor Gross, Recreation Council and Local Baseball Fans to Join in Farewell Send-Off to Owner Landgraf and Players Tomorrow Afternoon at 3.03 o'CIock Entire Team Will Leave ThisCity Sail From Brooklyn at Noon Wednesday. Eagle Management Gives Local Followers of Cage Sport EDDIE- 7A y-P COT PAT CUT I W0OU WANT fflA KOfWcetrtBS Wcbc S0MET1M6 SrW UOUITAKISS the Best That Can Be Secured Strong Newark Recreation Team That Plays Here Thursday "Night Has Played Celtics Twice This Season. 'j fera tu' rules! 7 Hts a If AWCM0H- vT.O' Take klook ATMYrWiP PONT BE 1 71 wio oar looking)? to life- uke rtoT Mttifo if Yf A JOHN' 6ota a. ance at the games was not to good, but lately the fans have been- working with us. We have been showing them some mighty good basketball lately, and we will continue to do so Just as long aa they give us the proper support.

"Next Thursday night we play the Newark Recreation Geary continued. "And in this game basketball fans will see one of the strongest Hebrew basketball teams in the country in action. The Recreation players have played the world famous Celtics twice this season, and though they lost out by close Scores each time the Celtics knew they were in a fight. "The two Weissman brothers, Jack and Eddie, play with the Recreation team, and in this pair local fans will be treated to two of the classiest cage-men In the country. "After this game Thursday we have a number of other big attractions before the season closes.

One of these games, to be played In the near future, will be between our team and the strong Pottsvllle Big with such players as Tom Barlow, Bernie Dunn and others." ts the plan of a number of Allenton-lans who will be in New York Tuesday and Wednesday for the Millrose games in Madison Square Garden to extend a farewell party to Owner Landgraf and his players before they leave. The players that will make up the Allentown team in Porto Rico, all of whom will start off with the party here tomorrow, are Manager Eddie Lenox. Dan Pasquella, Josephs, and Eddie Zimmerman, inflelders; Lawrence and Jimmy Curry, outfielders; Jerry Kahn. Pauley Smith, and Maurice "Mush" pitchers; Joe Hyde and Geary, catchers. In addition to these the party will Include- Mr.

and Mrs. Landgraf and Mrs. Daniel Pasquella. It will take rora seven to eight days for the players to make the trip from New York to San Juan, Porto Rico, so that they will arrive there Wednesday or Thursday, February 4th or 5th, and will play their first game in San Juan on Saturday, February 7th. After that opening game the Dukes will play in every town on the island, including Ponce, Caya, Mayuguez, Aib-enlto, San Juan, Rio Pledras, Arecibo, Aguadilla, Bayaraon, Yauco, Caguas, Humaco, playing their last game about the first week in April, and returning borne around the middle of April.

The Recreation Council will Join In the send-off to the Dukes tomorrow afternoon, and It is probable that Mayor Malcolm W. Gross and members of city council will be at the station to bid the players God-speed. SEVERAL CHANGES IN PALMERTON STANDINGS FOUR TEAMS THREATEN LEAD HELD BY SLATTNGTON CAGEMEN Bethlehem High Only Half a Game Behind, While Catasauqua and Tamaqua Are All in Race for School League Championship Five Important Games Scheduled for This Week. According: to present plans. Owner Ernest C.

Landgraf and his Allentown Dukes will be given a. bis send-off tomorrow afternoon at 3.03 o'clock when they leave this city over the Lehigh Valley railroad for New York on the first lap of their 1924 tropical cruise to Porto Rico. The Police Band will head the ball players as they parade from city hall to the Valley station, and at the station the baseball fans will be given an opportunity to bid adieu to the Allentown players. Unlike last time the Allentown team went to Porto Rico, the entire personnel of the Allentown club will gather in this city tomorrow before starting When the party left in December of 1923 there were only a few players and Owner Landgraf who left this city, the remainder of the party being picked up at New York. Tomorrow, however, ie party will' be made up in this city before departing.

Eleven players. Owner Landgraf, Mrs. Landgraf and Mrs. Daniel Pasquella, fourteen In all, will leave this city tomorrow at 3.03 o'clock. The- party will spend Tuesday night at the Grand Hotel, 30th and Broadway, New York, and will leave there at ten o'clock Wednesday morning for Brooklyn.

At eleven o'clock the Allen-, town party will board the S. S. Caracas at the Red Line pier In Brooklyn, and one hour later will sail away for the land of sunshine and flowers. Before the players sail tomorrow it is likely that the players will be given a big reception aboard the 'boat, for It LAFAYETTE IN TWO BIG MEETS THIS WEEK Maroon Indoor Track Team Entered in Millrose and Trenton Games Participation in the Millrose games at New York City, January 28, and in the Trenton games at Trenton. N.

January 31. are the events with whfch the Lafayette College track team will open its Indoor season this week. Rutgers and Lafayette will compete in a special relay event at the Millrose frames. It was in this event wjiich the Rutgers team defeated Lafayette last season. In the only relay event defeat which a Bruce-coached Lafayette team had suffered in a period of years.

Coach Harry Brown is priming Captain Tom Allen, of Easton; Walter Lewis, of Vine-land. N. II. B. Van Auken.

of t'oatesvllle. and James Shea, of Detroit, to run in this event. There Ik a possibility that Shea may not be. eligible to compete, in which case the choice for the fourth man on the team will rest between Paul Farnham. of Waterhurv, and Alphonso West, of Lakewood.

N. stars of the afavette cross-country team, and R. P. Allen, of Williamsport, Pa. Lafayette will enter practically a full team in the Trenton games, including a team in the mile relay to be run against Muhlenberg College and New York University, and a medley relay team.

The men from whom the entries will be chosen are: 60-yard dash, Robert Kurts, of Elkins Park. 200-yard dash, Charles Greene, of Plalnfield, N. and Kurtz; 300-yard dash, -H. B. Brown, of Norristown.

800-yard run. Edwin Eckel, of Washington. D. C. West and Farnham: 1.000-yard run, Eckel, West and Farnham: 1-mile run, Walter Boet-tcher, of Bellevue.

captain of the cross-country team, and Farnham; 2-mile run. George Stewart, of Brooklyn. N. Y. Captain Allen, Lewis, Shea and II.

B. Brown will probably compose the mile relay team, and Stonesifer and R. Allen are outstanding candidates for the medley relay team. I VALLEY LEAGUE TO MEET NEXT THURSDAY President Pat Torpey Calls Big Baseball Meeting for Bethlehem First steps toward the reorganization of the Lehigh Valley Baseball League for the 1925 season were taken yesterday when Patrick Torpey, Of Bethlehem, president-elect for the ap-. proaching season, announced that meeting would be held on next Thurs-day evening at eight o'clock at his place of business.

Fourth and Brodhead avenue, Bethlehem, to consider plan for the 1925 league season. meeting Thursday night will be for the purpose of forming plans and ideas for the re-organization of the league for the current saM President Torpey last night. "We have issued invitations to all club managers and franchise owners, as well as all officer who have been connected with the league at any time since its Inal organization in 1921. "At this jneetlng we plan to get the ideas of all persons interested in a Lehigh Valley Baseball League, and from those ideas form some kind of a concrete foundation for the league for the 1925 season. From the information we have gathered -we have every reason to believe that the league will be a success during the next summer sea- eon.

want everyone in the Lehigh Valley who is interested in a baseball league that will link the neighboring towns togeiner inwj one uib. chain to attend this meeting Thursday night. We have already received as surances irom a larger numper oi ior--iwr towns-in the lea cue that they will attend, but we would also like to have present at this meeting representatives from towns 'that have not previously been in the Jeague, and by those towns I mean Mauch Chunk, uatasauqua, F.maua and Maeunele. Even though Many new faces at the home games of the local Eagle basketball team during the last few games and the fine attendance in general at those games Indicate that the court sport is fast gaining in popularity in this city. Certainly, basketball, professional basketball.

Is going over bigger right now in Allentown than ever before. After a bad start, the court game at the Eagle home is drawing remarkably well, and it seems that at each game the attendance is bigger and better than that of the previous game. Much credit for the success of pro fessional basketball in this city this season is due to Roy Geary, the hustling manager of the Eagle quintet, who himself took over the team after the F. O. E.

decided to give it up as a poor gamble, and after the Eagles had sunk In something like a thousand dollars on the venture. "I think the basketball fans of Al lentown and vicinity feel satisfied right now that they are getting the best that can be had in professional basketball," said Manager Geary yesterday after noon. Early in the season the attend Philadelphia Boxer Coming Here for Bouts at Mealey's Tuesday With the advance sale of choicetlck- ets out-selling the two previous shows and the general admission tickets going on sale today. Promoter Rutherford claims that the Terry McHugh-Mldget Kilburn bout with one of the strongest under cards presented in this city, will break all box office records. Max (Boo Boo) Hoff, who manages the boxing affairs of Terry McHugh.

will arrive in this city by automobile from Philadelphia around noon, on Tuesday. This will be Hoff's first visit to Allentown and he will be accompanied by Danny Kramer, the hard punching featherweight, who boxed Kid Kaplan, for the featherweight championship, at the Garden -recently. "I want to Introduce Danny to the Allentown fans and srlve them an opportunty to see him box, just as soon as Promoter Rutherford can secure a suitable opponent for him," said Hoff. It up to me lans oi mis i-iif, Rutherford's reply, "as I will let the matter of high class talent in their hands. If they want first class attractions and will support this kind of box-intr I will cive them the bast obtain able.

In giving the local fans the com ing card on Tuesday, i careiuuy matched the boxers who will give the public the best that are in them. Every boxer selected for this occasion has the reputation of givftig the public a run for their money, and, in securing this kind of boxing talent, the fans of this city know that I have their interests at heart." Two main attractions of ten rounds each will feature the boxing card Tuesday night. Terry McHugh, the local bantam flash, will oppose Midget Kilburn, or Philadelphia, loung jacK Dempsey, of Philadelphia, will swap punches with Battling Hummel, of Harriaburg. In the semi-final of six rounds Joe (Pinsey) McGulre, the local welterweight, will ineet Kid Wagner, of Sun-bury. This match will be a treat in iestif, as McGuire always gives the fans their money's worth and Kid Wagner, who is going like a house afire, is the same type of scrapper as McGuire.

Buck Boyle, of the Sixth Ward, will take on Jimmle Jones, the pride of This match is attracting the attention of almost every boxing fan in the Lehigh Valley. Both boys are in great shape for their coming setto and a win for either lad means a rise In fistic circles in this section. The opening bout of six rounds will bring together Packey McFarland, of the Sixtn waro, ana Kia tsucitey, ot Sunbury. Both lads are of the heavy hitting type and carry a knock-out punch in both mitts. The first bout of the evening win stari promptly at s.in sharp.

The management extends a special invitation to the lady patrons. HOLY TRINITY WINS EASILYOVER AS6URY The strong Holy Trinity five, of Northampton, beat the Ashury five by the decisive score of 36 to 13 In a onesided game on the Asbury floor. The playing of Thomas and Jtelter featured the game. The line-ups: Holy Trinity Asbury M. E.

Thomas Faust Relter. i F. Wagernaggel P. Zimmerman Meinley Schadt G. Schlenker Reichard Schell Substitutions: C.

Smith for Thomas. Schall for Wagemaggel. Smith for Schlenker, Dunkel for Schell, Huffert for Dunkel. Field goals: Thomas. Reiter, 8: Zimmerman.

Reichard, Faust, Wagemaggel. 1: Meinlev. Schell; I. Foul goals: Thomas, 2: Reiter, Reichard, Faust, 2j Meinley, l. ASBURY GIRLS DEFEAT HOLY TRINITY, 1 2 TO 11 The Holy Trinity girls lost their second game of the season to the Asbury girls in a game played between halves on Friday night at the Asbury gym.

The game was fast throughout, and it was not until the last m.nute that the winning goal was scored by the Asbury girls. Holy Trinity was c-n the lead at the end of the first half by a 7-6 score, but were overcome in the. last quarter rally staged by the Asbury girls. Final score. 12-11.

The J(ne-ups: Holy Trinity Asbwry Scha fer F. ick ley Newhard Newcomer Fauchnacht Becker Klepplnger. Gnth Hunt t. r. Gordon Field goals: Schafer, Newhard.

1: Mickley, 8: Newcomer, 2. Foul goals: Schafer, 2. Referee, Semple. WmW BOWIES I IRE--IN mm WITH FAIRVIEWS On 'ihe Hungarian Home alleys the iFairview Fire Company bowlers lost to the Hungarian Five by margin of 168 pins. The Rcores: nirviews Moser 1M 181 1T0 141 1TC 113 16G 159 192 498 170 607 142 31 -l 174 317 100 4S7 320 8382441 179 526 179 -190 f.27 S36 222 579 135- 463 882 Stilt Egge -i wuner Koch Yorgey Andrews 161 161 Total Hanzlick Killo Daniels Milkovich Pheifer Reinsmith Total 81S 788 Hungarian Five JOY 1SW 17!) 179 176 166 867 ISO 181 162 861 POTTSVILLE APPLIES FOR 'PRO" GRjDLEAGUE BERTH Cleveland, Jatr.

23. (AP) Awarding of the 1924 championship to the Cleveland Bull Dogs, and uteris to increase the professions1, circuit from sixteen -i twenty tams. marked the closing session of the annual meeting of the National Football League today. Applications were received from Detroit. Cincinnati, Providence rwl Pott- ville.

Pa. They will be itcted upon by a committee in Columbus next lrmiith. DANNY KRAMER TO BE MICH'S SECOND NOTRE DAME GETS Veteran Athletes of Philadelphia Also Honor Penn Eleven Philadelphia, Jan. 25. Notre Dame's football eleven was hailed as the greatest in the country last fall and Penn sylvania was proclaimed the best in the East to the enthusiastic applause of 600 close followers of sports at the nineteenth annual dinner of the veteran athletes of Philadelphia in the new Ben trsnKiitn Hotel here tr.is evening.

Elaborate trophies were elven to Notre Da me-and Pennsylvania to seal the vote of an organization which' each year is growing in influence and pres tige. Opinions may-differ concerning the award to Pennsylvania as the best eleven In the East, particularly among followers of Yale, Dartmouth, West Point and Rutgers, but in this city and at this dinner it was- accepted with accord. Nobody will be found to ques tion in right of Notre Dame to the trophy emblematic of the best team in the country. The dinner, however, was somethine more than the glorification of two football elevens. The victory of the United States at the Olympic Games was a lively Subject.

In fact, it was specifi cally dedicated this year to the Olympic champions and world record holders, nast and present, and to this end the directors invited a notable array of guests of honor and a big majority Cups also were awarded to the United States polo team which beat England in the International matches last fall: to the Yale University eight-oared crew, unbeaten over two years and win ner oi the Olympic championship, and to the Boston College two-mile relay team which set up a world5s record of 7.47 3-5 on April 26, 1924. Judge Eugene Bonniwell. president of the Veteran Athletes of Philadelphia, acted as toastmaster, and a genial, entertaining one he was. He presented the various trophies in well-spoken words. Adam Walsh, cantain of the Notre Dame eleven last fall and one of the great centres of the game, received the cup lor nis and- Knute Rockne, head coach, responded with a bright, witty speech.

Devereux Milburn received the Polo Cup and response was made by Louise stoaaara, president or Association. The football' eleven" 6f Pennsvlvanla was then called and Captain Rae Mc- uraw accepted the trophy and Lou Young, head coach, expressed appreciation In a lively talk. J. L. Miller and L.

R. Stodatrd, of Yale's rreat crew were amoncr thft guests and when tile cup was presented. Ed Leader, their coach, responded. Memoers ei tne oston college relay team were not on hand because of a running engagement, but Charles "Chuck" Darling, one of the greatest football backs of the gridiron, was present to accept the trophy in their name. "FATHER OF GIANTS" DIES AT AGE OF 77 Cliffside, N.

X. Jan. 55. (AP) John B. Day, "father of the Giants," died here today following a paralytic stroke.

He was 77 years of age. Mr. Day was responsible for the entry of New York into the National League, having with James Mutrie purchased the best players of the old Troy team in 1S83 and then organized the Giants, who won the championship in 1888 and 1889. TWO 616 GAMES BOOKED FOR TEMPERANCE FRIDAY Two big basketball games, either one of which would be worth the price of admission alone, are scheduled for next Friday night on the Temperance Hall floor, the first game starting promptly at eight o'clock. In the first game Manager Hughie pang's Temperance quintet will oppose Manager Charlie Schoenlv's strong Amicus A.

A. five. This gives promise of being a battle for blood, as the two teams appear to be evenly matched and the two have been playing great basketball thus far this season. The big game of the night will bring together Peggy Rees's Allentown Amazons and the Catasauqua High Alumni girls in the third and deciding game of a series. The -local girls won the first game by a big score, but the Iron Borough lassies staged a great comeback in the second game and won by an 11 to 9 score.

On the Allentown team will be such former A. H. S. stars as Captain Peggy Rees. Agnes McFadden, Jerry Ettle, Welnshimer.

McNabb and O'Donnell. while the Catasauqua team will have Dora Mlnnich. captain of last season's Catasauqua High school girls team. Van Horn, McCloskey, McKeever, Kuehner and others. FOOTBALL TROPHY PAAVO MUM FACES Phantom Finn Runs Against Stiff Field in Millrose Games Tuesday New Tork.

Jan. 25. (API Faavo Nurmi. who ran his total of Indoor world's records up to 12 last night at tne urookiyn Armory, has on (lis scnea ule this week the most strenuous pro gram he has undertaken since three successive nignts or racing recently at jsew i orK ana CMcago. Nurmi ran one of the greatest races of his career in breaking a record and estaousning anotner in last nignts games, but in the face or his perform ance he met defeat due to bis generos ity in giving away too great a handi cap to a lenow countryman.

The Phantom Finn will share the spotlight of the week, however, in all of these events, with Ugo Frigerio. famous Italian night, the first nigiu or tne aou-ble-barreled Millrose A. A. track and field carnival at Madison Square Gar den, which looms as tne outstanding athletic event of the winter season. Nurmi race upon the first night.

of the Millrose meet over a distance of three quarters of a mile promises to put the Abo antelope to one of the most severe tasks of his campaign. This distance is a trifle short for Paavo and will give his opponents, including Joie Ray, Lloyd I tali Leo Larrivee and Jimmy Connelly, a better chance to win tnan at any other mark. On the second nlgnt, Nurmi will com-nete in a mile and half race for thu Rodman Wanamaker trophy, which has been won for the past successive years by Joie Ray. The little Chicagoan. who also holds the world's record for the distance, will attemp to defend his honors, while the other opposition for the invader will Include Leo Iarrivee, Willie Goodwin, George Lermond and vv iuiam uox.

Frigerio will make his first start in a three mile walk in which he will concede liberal handicaps to bis oppo nents. George Goulding, famous Cana dian walker and former world's cham pion, who Is staging a conleback to eempete with Frigerio, figure in another Handicap Tuesday night. Nurml and Frigerio are to make their other appearances of the week in the Mornlngslde meet here Friday. night and Boston A. A.

eanies Saturdav nicht. The Finn is slated to run 4,000 yarns at the Mnrningslde games and 3,000 metres in nosion. The Millrose games will mark the first Indoor appearance of Jackson Scholz. Olympic 200 metre champion ana oniy American to capture a nat racing title at Paris last summer. will have keen comnetition from Loren Murchison.

Frank Hussey arid "Boots" Lever in a sprint series at 40 and 60 yarus. MARULLO ON FRIDAY "Punch-Em Paul" Meets New Orleans Battler in Garden Bout New York, Jan. 25. Closed to boxing the past week because of the presence of a flock of priced fowl, Madison Square Garden this week will resume its accustomed position on the pugilistic horizon. A fistic card has been arranged for Friday night in which Paul Serlenbach, Astoria's Hardhitting light-heavyweight, and Tony (Young) Marullo, New Orleans hoxer who is clamoring for recognition as a qualified contender for the class title, will occupy the spotlight.

The pair are matched for the-, feature bout scheduled for twelve rouhds. Supporting this contest will be an attractive card of preliminaries. The principal bout will mean much to Berlenbach. and Marullo. The contest is one in a series of light-heavyweight matches arranged by Promoter 1'vx Rickard for the purpose of producing the outstanding contender for a crack at the American light-heavyweight title held by Gene Tunney.

and the world's championship now in possession of Mike. McTigu. defeat will eliminate the vanquished boxer from further con-aideratlon; a victory will start the conqueror auspiciously on the series of contests which u'mounts practically to a succession of elimination Berlenbach and Marullo 'were scheduled to clash earlier In the season, but Injuries overtook the boxers and caused a postponement Berlenbach hurt nis left hand and was placed on the disabled list. The injury -tor Berlenbach was welcomed by Marullo out of no selfish motive. The New Orleans youngster was suffering from weak hands and welcomed the delay as affording him a chance to strengthen the "hands Berlenbach showed In his last engage ment here, when he battered Larry Ks-tridge'into submission in quick and decisive manner, that he Was in superb form and indicated he had improved to a marked degree over the defenseless boxer he once was.

Marullo failed to impress In his last local bout, but attributed this disappointment to his weak hands. The prospective rivals are repotted in training for the approaching bout nnd satisfied with their physical condition. Berlenbach will enter the ring a favorite to win, although Marullo Is faster and hits more often than the Astoria boxer. It will ho a clasn of speed against hitting strength and the followers of boxing who saw him batter Bstritlge down will support Berlenbach, who exemplifies the hitting power. FAIflVlEW JSOWLERS WIN The Bouchst Specials- lost to Fairvlew bowlers by a margin of pins in a match game rolled on Fair-view alleys orr Saturday night.

The scores: the 103 the Bernhardt lion Houchat Nottef Freed Total 137 105 I 2 175 1S ANOTH WEEK BERLENBACH 14S 4S3 113 ir. 337 145 lii'J SOS 213 14 55: 112 1S3 4X4 761 K63 KOY GEARY" Former Cage Star Now Managing Eagle Five RICHARD'S RATING Says Rickard Made Mistake in Placing Him Fifth Among Heavies Paris, Jan. 25. (AP) Luis Angel Eirpo. the visiting heayweight from the Argentine and points west, when shown clippings yesterday from recent New York newspapers reporting that he had been placed seventh on Tex Rlckard's list of the world's best heavy weight fighters, said: "I place Mr.

Rickard first in the list of the world's promoters. Perhaps I will get very little money from Mr. Rickard if I fight for him again because I am only the seventh best heavyweight in the Firpo did not complain about the choice of Dempsey. Wills and Gibbons, but the mention of Weinert made him smile. When he caught sight of the name of Romero, the (Chilean, at No.

5 on the list, Firpo roared, "Romero can't fight!" In the event the proposed match between the Argentine and Tommy Gibbons does not materialize at London Firpo has an offer from tho French promoter. M. Solai, for a bout with Er-minio Spalla at Nice, where fight fans from Genoa, Turin and Milan are expected to swell the gate receipts. In this connection it is said that Firpo's demands for money are rather modest. He appears to be desirous of rehabilitating himself in Rlckard's eyes.

"Perhaps if I knocked out Spalla In a couple of rounds." the South American said, "Mr. Rickard might raise me a couple of places in his list." Chicago. Jan. 25. Eddie Kane, manager of Gibbons, in referring to a Paris dispatch today saying that Manager Bettison of the London Sporting Club was awaiting his answer on a Gibbons-Ftrpo fight, which was to be given on January 25, declared that he had given an answer several days ago.

"I offered the proposition of a guaranty of $75,000 to Gibbons and $3,000 for expenses," Kane said. "That ts the only answer I have, and that has been given." FOURTEEN YANKS HAVE SIGNED THEIR CONTRACTS New Tork. Jan. 25. (AP) Fourteen members of the New York Yankees have already signed their 1925 contracts, according to an announcement made tonight by Edward C.

Barrow, secretary of thu club. Seven of this number are rookies taking their first fling at Major League oasenan. Waite C. Hoyt. Robert Shawkey and Urban Shocker are the only regular pitchers who have signed tip, while Benny Bengough is the only receiver whose contract is on the records.

The veteran Kverett Scott, is the only regular innelder. whose signed contract nas neen returned. liu uenrigr ana Howard Shanks, inflelders, have also signed up. TWO GAMES THIS WEEK FOR PREP SCHOOL FIVE Following their disastrous week-end trip to York and Lancaster, in which they were defeated by York Institute on Thursday night and by Franklin and Marshall Academy, coach lt-wer's Allentown Prep cagemen return ed home yesterday and today will start work for the two big home games scheduled for this week. Wednesday night the Lafayette Freshmen will be the opposing team on the Allentown Prep floor, while on Saturday the old rival, Bethlehem Prep, comos to this city to try conclusions with the Furpie and White Ave.

MUHLENBERG PLAYS SWARTHM1RE SATURDAY Coach "Walter "Punk" Wood. Muhl enherg College basketball team has only one game scheduled for this week, and that on the home floor next Saturday evening when the Swarthmore College quintet comes to this city to play the Cardinal and Gray basketeers. The last game played by" Muhlenberg was wnn leriigli last Wednesday, and this game Saturday will enable the players to get a few days rest. SUNSHINE HIKERS HAVE LONG WALK Tp KUTZTOWN The Sunshine Club of the Jordan Billiard Academy, under the leadership ot joe wagner, inked to Kutztown yesterday afternoon. Yesterday a week ago the boys hiked to Lehlghton.

Those included in the partv yester day were Joe Dick Wagner, txiuis Downine. James Marsh. John Wasser. Henry Butss. Stephen Waschek.

Leslie Raker, Imis WaSser. Dotmlas Schupp. Walter Wieant. Floyd Downing and Maurice Gearhart. A.

H. S. RIRI TO PLAY MORAVIAN PREP FRIDAY Following their hard campaigning of the past few weeks, when two games a week was the rule, coach Hannah Schelly's undefeated Allentown High girls' team will have some easy going this week in only having one game scheduled, that in which they play the Moravian Prep 'sextet in this city on Friday night. The game will be played between the halves of the A. H.

S. -Easton High ooys league game. CITY I HAGUE BOWLERS POSTPONE SECOND HALF Notwithstanding published reports to the contrary, the City Bowling League will not start on the second half of its schedule tonight the Knights of St. George alleyR, officials of that organisation said last night. "The alleys are not yet in proper shape for the city Iegaue.

an official of the above organization said last night, "and whoever made the announcement thit the league was going start its games there Monday nifrh' didn't know what they were talking about." PUTS RAGE Handwerk Displaces Andreas as High Man in Individual Averages The games rolled during the past week in the Palmerton Bowling Association resulted in considerable changes in the league standing. Handwerk has displaced Anffreas from first place in the individual averages, although Andreas' team continues to hold down first place in th team standings. Team Standing W. Pet. Andreas S9 11 .650 Leibenguth 37 13 .617 Noll 3d Messlnger Jo 2 .588 Messersnilth 5 -'o Kocher 54 26 .537 Leinhard 30 CO .500 Porter 30 SO .500 Handwerk SO SO .600 Kreglow 3il .467 Teter 23 37 Gearhart 22 8 .367 Constable 21 .350 Hall 20 40 .330 Individual Avertgis Handwerk 179 Andrea3 1" Noll Messersmith 16 Mllheim Gearhart Leibenguth 1J Hall Porter 173 Kocher 1 Standen Seabrlght JjjS Jones I65 Teter Ji Frantz Heiney JJ Burgc-ner M.

Hadlnger Bachman Leinhard C. O. Roth JJ Constable Chippy Fatainger Snyder tf traup Bfttner P. Hitdinger V. Frantz Bell Steele Heiss 19 K.

Hagenbuch JjJ M. Kocher 'Z J. Milheini Ji C. Hagenbuch lj Bleiler Lee la-Nicholas J5'. Williams I Greene Rahn Kistler Porter Balllet li'i Bray Kreglow J4 Brader Powers 15 Maddock C.

W. Roth 153 Petit McKim 1 Blose 13 Hendrickson lf Halfacre 101 Steckel Bush if" Miller 143 Andrews J4S Reese 1' Snyder 14 Tennant Wein 145 White 144 Van Uyke 142 Arner 140 Cooper 139 Uelp i SEVEN DOZEN COTTONTAILS DISTRIBUTED IN COUNTY A shipment of seven dozen cottontails was received In this city yester-day' morning by Game Warden James Geary from Mitsouri. and before nightfall last evening the major portion of them had been distributed throughout the rural Ihigh county. The rabbits distributed are nearly all small cottontail variety, so that by the time next hunting season comes around they will be full grown. BEN SHEB BOWLERS LEAD EAGLE LEAGUE The pen Shcr bowlers continue to hold down their orition at the top of the Eagle League, but no less than three teams are in the running with the tesm for first -place honors.

The league standing to date follows: W. Pet. Ben Sher J4 20 2 Ij Fior IV Bureer 22 .598 Kliheeke Hardware Co 81 23 f74 Bohlen, Gross so 14 Neublings 2 S4 Kny Jewelry Co. 25 26 Wetherhold Mctzger 25 29 463 Allentown Sporting Goods. 22 it Hatter Reiner 1 2 .395 Hamilton Haberdashery IS 33 .333 SIX BEST PEL! SF.BSJfJOUSH'MEIT riiica-ro.

Jan, 25. (AP) Entries for the international championshin- Is 2 balklin- billiard tournament, to be held here February 23 to March 6. closed tonitbt wl'h six of the greatest player in the world in the competition, making one of the strongest combination that hai ever competed for the title. Willie Hoppe. of New' York, the present champion, tops the list of entrants.

The others are. Young Jake Schaeffer. if San Francisco; Welker Cochran, of Hollvwocd. Fdouard Horemsns. of Belgium; Erk- Hagenlacher.

of Oermany, and Kainstare Suzuki, of Japan. won. two defeats to Easton's three games won and one defeat. Five games are scheduled for de- which wilt have a considerable bear-ling on the stmidlng of the league. On Friday night.

Easton High comes lio this city to play the Allentown HigU quintet on tne A. II. F. tioor. Allentown High, with one tlefat already this sruKon at the hands of Easton High and without a victory to its credit this son.

will attemp. to turn back the Eas-tonlans and win Its first gam of the season. Jaston, however, is very much, in the running for the league cham pinnship and Allentown will not have an easy assignment by any mans. Another gr.ine that may upset tha hopes of Bethlehem adherents Is scheduled for Tamaqua on Friday night, when the fast-going Tamnqua High cagemen play the Steel City scholastics. The Blue and White coal region quintet has apparently struck Its stride, and if Bethlehem can beat out Tamaqua on Friday night it will stand go-wl chances of copping the l-ngue honors.

The third game scheduled for Friday tilrjhf will hrirff together Palmer. ton nnd Norihnmpton at Northampton. These two teams are In a tie for sixth place, p.nd each will be out to win this ram Friday night to break the dead-look. Two of the biggest league games thH se: son are on the schedule for Saturday. In one these Bethlehem and Slai ington fight It out for the league- lennereiiip at Heinif-nem.

ann tn-s gives uromtse of being a Ranif worth going miles to see. A victory for either will nit-an the leaderchiii. and a dtfeat wllj be a serious setback at this stag the leaeue ruce Northampton and Oftarauqua plry it Catasauqua on Saturday night In an otner 1. if? game. iru Northampton ou Its own floor several weeks ago.

but the Konkrete Kid think they can tarn th tables around. the trap prepared for him by I)mt-sey'x feints and Jack's l-ff flashed through the left by the big fellow, knocking htm over. Jack had to knock Him down a tew more times after that but he really won the fight in the first punch. "The first time Bntton boxed Mirkev Walk.T- he spilled Mickey on the floor in the opening round. Walker, aa usual, bad come put of his corner with a ruii and Jnck.

'dn-wing hirn feinted with his left for the body. Mickey flmnped his guard and Jack dromied Mlckev with a right to the whiskers. It wnsn't a particularly hard punch, because Britton never was much of a bitter, but Walker plunged right Into It. "In one of the best fights I ever saw Leonard feinted Richie Mitchell illrty. They had fought once before in Milwaukee and Leonard had flattened Mitchell with a right to the chin, no this time Ttlrhle, was In there lucking for tint right.

He had built up defense foe it and figured he'd have Bennv hog tied. When th bout started Beniiv walked straight across the rint and "met Mit chell as he cam up out his corner. Mitchell sidled a ion 7 the mpes toward a neutral corner and Benny jabbed him in the facfe with a left. "Here Benny feinted with bis right. Mitchell the hand start, thought the punch he was looking for Mas comingand lost the flyht right there.

HI left arm went up t- block Benny's right and he moved nts head over to avoid it Just in time to meet Benn's left. If that left had landed a few Inches lower the fight would have been over. As it was It struck him Just under the right eye and down he went. With the fight less than ten seconds old Mitchell was on the floor with his right eye closing rapidly. He took another knockdown, and then got tip and bowled Benny over with a wild Jeft, but Benny got up and chopped him to pieces.

Benny would feint for the hod and punch to the chin, then feint for the chin and punch to the body. Mitchell never had a chance and took a beating from which he never recovered. But don't forget It was that feint In the first rour.a that put the tollers under Richie." 66 Give a Party Invite your friends best concert and dance music JdvancQ 9 TaaMMtaft ear. T. HERSH HARDWARE 00.

Distributors 825 Hamilton Strset Bell Phone 1920 Lehigh Valley Inter. Scholattie League W. L. Pet. Slatington 5 1 .833 Bethlehem 4 1 Easton .....3 1 .750 Catasauqua 4 .667 Tamaqua 3 2 .600 Northampton 1 Palmerton 1 4 .2 Allentown 0 The crushing 46-21 defeat sufTercd bv the league-leading Slatington H'G'i quintet at the hands of Tamao.ua High Friday night brought about a curious situation in the Lehigh Valley Inter-Scholastic Basketball League standing, for where Slatington appeared to have a commanding lead Over all the other teams in the league before it's defeat at the hands of Tamaqua.

no less th-tn five teams are riow In the running for the league championship, although tilnt-Ington still continues to hold down thr first place position. Just at present Bethlehem High Is Slatington's most threatening rival. Bethlehem beat Palmerton High at Palmerton on Friday nieht by a 19 to 14 score, and aa aresult of that victory ts now only a hair game heMinn Mat- ington for first place. Slatington. if It can keep up the pace set earlier in thi season, will have a chance to increase Its lead next Saturday afternoon when it plays Bethlehem High at Bethlehem.

but a defeat in lh.it gnme at tne nanus of Bethlehem woud SIntington ut of first place for the first time this sea son and put Bethlehem Into first place ny a hair-frame margin. Easton High, by Winning from North ampton High by a 40 to ix sc. on Friday night, retained Its third-pla position in the league MnndinK, whi! Catasauqua High, by battering Allentown under a 1 to It defeat, held to its fourth place and is trailing Easton by one full game. Catasauqua. however, has played two games more than fcjis'ton thus far.

and has four games KNOW VALUE OF FEINT Just as Useful as a Punch. Though Few Boxers Realize It New Tork. Jan. 515. "It Is Just as Im portant to know how to feint aa It Is to know how to punch." said a veteran handler of boxers, "hut to at most boxers at work, you'd never suanect it.

They punch, punch, punch, whether they're rand an opening for the punch or not. The good lexers, of course. know how to feint. That's one reason I "Jack Delaney Is one of these. He knocked out Berlenbach and Flowei-s bees us he knows how to feint, ami li could go right on knocking Both of them out Indefinitely If they continued to fight him ns they did.

lrlnney is a very good boy. hut he doesn't win hl bouts with boxers as easily as he does tbose with fighters of the Berlenbach and Flowers type. Fellows like that are the easiest kina ot picKing inr mm. "In the bout with Flowers. Delaney drew tli negro on.

making him do the swinging and puncning. jacK woirn feint, pull away, feint, pulj away again. Jab. feint and pull away. By the time the necond round got under way.

Flowers didn't know what it was all about. He rushed Delaney to the ropes and whipjed' punches at him with both hands. Still Delaney kept feinting and Flowers finally made up mind Jack wasn't going to let a punch go. He left an opening and this time Jack didn't feint. He whipped his right hand to Tiger's chin and the fight was over, i The force the minch was accentuated because Flowers oucked Into it.

No wonder Walk Miller thought Jack liad something more than a fist in his Demnsey knows how to feint. Po'do Jnck Britton and Benny Leonard. Dempsey feinted himself right into the champlonfhip. Willard figured Jack would carry the fight to him, and when the hell rsng for the first round walked out to the center of th ring and waited for the expected rush by Dempsey. Instead of rushing.

Jack circled slowly around him. feinted once or twice but didn't start a punch. Willard was at a loss what to do. so he start. 1 a punch ot his own.

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