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A THE BOSTON ft EaH A 4 A. 24 lie wmm womume I NOTHING NEW ABOUT DRY TANK DIVING SHEEP-HERDING ACT NOVELTY IN HUB SHOW BROTHER AND SISTER WHO HAVE WON 28 TITLES IN FOUR YEARS ti MISS MORISON N. E.CHAMPiON i 't 4 Six Hard-Working Dogs Will Steal Limeligti From Pedigreed Pups Saturday AH Doing It When Olympic Games Mr Nero Had Em He Competed in i By VICTOR O. JONES You have, of course, heard ot Nero. 'SSSsJystfyWSsX s.

A yss'" You know he was quite a boy. Committing murder in the first degree was one of his frequent accomplishments. His' divorces, they say, were exceeded only by his marriages. It is also recorded that he imported ice from the Baltic for his Mediterranean highballs' and his violin solo was the major feature of one of Romes most colorful general alarm fires. But did you happen to know that Nero was good enough to win no less than 1808 Olympic titles in a single years athletic invasion of Greece? flow he got; them all.

despite his erratic training methods, will appear presently. Oil the books, at least, Nero was the greatest all-round competitor of them all and that goes for George Owen, Barry Wood, Albie Booth. Barney Berllnger- and all the other moderns. F7b hU "'SS -v Mm 'v! V-: -1 I Syndicate Writer. Told It Suetonius, who covered Neros doings for a syndicate of Italian papers, tells the story of Nefos athletic triumphs.

He does not list in detail these triumphs, but gives the number of crowns as' 1808. How Nero did the trick in all of'these events may be surmised from his method In the chariot races. Most of the Olympic races were held with three horses per chariot. Nero pulled a fast one by having no less than 10 horses strung to the front of his wagon. Perhaps because of this unusual horsepower, perhaps because 61 his physical condition, Nero fell off his chariot in the middle of the The officials stopped all the other contestants while Nero was picked up, lifted back into his chariot, and eventually was declared the victor.

That looks pretty much as though the old Olympics were in the bag. 1 dont like to say so outright because Suetonius doesnt call it by tha phrase. Besides, the poor Olympic officials cannot be blamed for hesitating, even as you and -I would, before disqualifying a man who was as fond as was Nero of having his own way and who usually got it. ALBINA AND JOHN OSIPOWICH N. E.

A. A. U. champion BEVERLY AND HER LAMB to watch her father, shepherd Guy engage in sheep-herding contest Boston S. Anniversary at Saturday By FORD SAWYER'.

When Miss Esther Morlson, 19-year-old Brookline girl, steps forth on the diving board at the Boston Y.tM. C. A. Saturday evening, in defense of her New England indoor diving erown, at the ninth anniversary meet of the Boston Swimming Association, she will be seeking her ninth consecutive 7 triumph in the title event and her fifth successive Indoor diving championship. Four years ago.

In the Somerville M. C. A. tank, Esther, then a chubby little miss of 15 years) ascended to. the role of queen, when she toppled from the throne her team mate.

Miss Mollie McEttrick, who shortly thereafter retired from New England A. A. A. U. title competition.

Seven times since that memorable night Esther Morlson has -triumphed in New England A. A. U. diving championships, competing against New Englands most graceful' performers, both Indoors and outdoors. ONE OTHER CHAMPION' OF 1926 SEASON LEFT Only one champion of that period, the Indoor season of 1926, still rules, Miss Katharine Mearls of Watertown, indoor breaststroke titleholder, and it is problematic whether Katie will defend her championship laurels during present indoor season.

She has withdrawn from swimming in favor of track, and last Summer didnt compete in the outdoor breaststroke title swim. Delna Carl strom and Margaiet Mc-Sheehy were usurping the womens freestyle title during the indoor season of 1926, and Olive Holland was then backstroke rnler among the women. Frank Grant of the Worcester. Y. M.

C. A. stood alone as the mens freestyle king, Carl Larson of the same club was champ; Ed May of the Boston Swimming Association was backstroke title-holder and Dave Browning of the same organization was the diving ruler. ALBINA OSIPlowTcH IN JUNIOR DIVISION THEN -Albina Oslpowich, now New Englands outstanding girl swimmer and national champion for the 100 and 220-yard distances, was making her first appearance in the coveted class as a Junior title-holder in the Indoor season of 1926, when, at the same meet which saw Esther Morlson crowned a senior champion, the Worcester-girl captured the New England A. A.

A. U. junior womens 100-yard championship. She climbed to senior championship rating during the following Summer. 4rhen she won the womens 220 aqd 880-yard New England titles.

One hundred and nineteen New England senior swimming championships have been decided since the start of the Indoor season of 1926. Girl swimmers from the Worcester Boys Club Auxiliary have captured 27 of these crowns, Worcester Y. M. C. A.

performers, 22, and Worcester Boys Club nut a tors 10, a total of S9 ior the Heart of the Commonwealth. Whltinsville girl and boy swimmers have taken 17 New England senior Representatives of the Boston Swimming Association have won 15 titles. Brookline swimmers have secured 12 championships, Gardner performers five, Norwood four. University Club and Tech two each. Brown University, Boys Club of Boston and Metropolitan Swimming Club ore each.

SHE HAS 23 nIw ENGLAND TITLES TO HER CREDIT Albina Oslpowich of Worcester head the list of individual title-winners, with 23 New England senior championship triumphs to her credit. Frank Grant of the Worcester Y. M. C. A.

has captured 16 crowns. Esther Morlson of the Womens Swimming Association, Whltinsville, have each won eight titles. Katharine Mearls of Boston has won six championships; John Osipowich, brother of Albina, and Charley Ro-deckl of Gardner have each taken five; Delna Carlstrom. Margaret McSheehy and John Jasionis. four each; Claire Walker of Whltinsville, Carl Tamml and Carl Larson of Worcester, Johnny Rae of Brookline, Ed May of the Boston Swimming Association and Carrington Noel of the Worcester Boys Club, three each; William DeLima, William Squires, Lawrence Luey and Dave Browning, two each; Adam Lucason, Lloyd Osborne, Russell Viens, George R.

Merchant, William Casey, Gordon Connolly, Barbara Greenwood, Millicent Cramp, Mary Doherty and Olive Holland, one each. Eleven National A. A. U. Junior championships have been decided in this section in the four-year period.

Six of these were for men and five ior women. James L. Luke of Yale won the 500-yard freestyle national junior title in the Winter of 1928. Billy Lynch of the Boys Club of Boston was awarded the pentathlon crown during the same season. Frank Grant of Worcester won the 100-yard freestyle event in January, 1927, and Dave Browning of the Boston Swimming Association took low diving honors the following month.

Ed May of the same club won the 150-yard backstroke national junior title In March, 1928, and Carrington Noel of Worcester captured the 220-yard backstroke crown in September of the same Delna Carlstrom captured the na- 1 ii i 1 I i i- I i i Get Big Oration, Too It was Nero, too, according to the same Buetoniqs, who first had included in the Olympic Games contests in poetry and singing. Nero always thought that he was possessed of a great voice. Naturally enough he won these bouts just as easily as he did the chariot races, and also took the first pi lie In heraldry, his theme in that case being his own achievements in the other events, including, of coarse, chariot racing, When he returned to Italy he got the kind of an ovation you would expect. I dont know whether thispart of it was in the hag too, but whoever arranged his reception did a handsome job. Not even the welcome which New York of late has given to Gertrude Ederle, Bobby Jones, Charley 'Lindbergh and other popular heroes could touch the way the Romans did it when they were in Rome.

Nero landed in Naples. A huge breach was made in the city walls In order that he could enter the city In the traditional Grecian manner. But that wasn enough. All the way to Rome the same stunt was repeated. large holes being ripped into the walls of Antium and Albanum and all the other cities along the route which were large fenough to havi walls.

They didnt tear any holes in the walls of Rome. Instead, they buil hin. a fine arch. lie entered the city, Suetonius tells us, fclothed in purple, with tho Olympic crown uponftiis head and holding the Pythian crown in his right hand, while before him marched a procession of courtiers carrying the crowns which he had won, and proclaim-, ing to the populace the names and details of his triumphs. 9' 's'' ssVs ').

-OVw 's S. ftr'jftif i ri ifrt'ft 7 "Tfiifi i fi "ii fi' ISM hr Six hard-working sheep dogs, in contrast to the 1500 pedigreed pups, will steal the limelight from their petted comrades on Washingtons' birthday afternoon at the Boston Garden, when they will be put through their paces with 30 sheep on the floor of the huge arena. As the grand climax to the Eastern Dog Clubs 18th annual all-breed dog show, this sheep-herding specialty will come as a complete novelty to Boston dog fanciers. Never before In an indoor arena east of Chicago have sheep dog trials been held. Thus great interest is being shown in this special attraction, made possible through Quincy A.

Shaw of Beverly, raiser of pedigreed sheep. From his Bald Hill Farm he will -send the sheep, five for each of the six dogs entered, and shepherds with their crooks and Scottish whistles, will make the dogs do un SOCCER STAR SHINES AGAIN Jerry Best Made Good in Cup Game By GEORGE M. COLLINS Jerry Best sure lived up to his reputation as a goalgelter for Pawtucket wnen he slammed those three past the New York Nationals goalie in the big Cup game at Lonsdale av. Pitted against Johnny Nelson, leading goal scorer in the East, the temperamental Jerry had a' 3-1 edge on the Nationals ace. The travels of the ex-Newcastle United player around New England would tend to give the impression that he is not there, whereas he really is a dangerous man to nave lying round a goalmouth.

New Bedford tossed Jerry aside when it should have held on to him for the center forward berth. The day of the opportunist in the soccer game has not passed away yet. Not by a long shot. Best "has proven conclusively that "he is not a spent force by any means. Maybe tnose Whalers could not make use of him against Fall RiVer.

In New Bedford they are hoping Pete Welcome proves an opportunist. On the other hand the Spindle City fans are loudly proclaiming the fact that In Bert Pat-enaude they have the it man when it comes to opportunity. Undoubtedly Davey Robertson tf Brooklyn, who popped tnrough the goal that defeated Hakoah AH Stars will be lionized over Dodgerville The old saying, Opportunity knocks at your door only once, does not always hold good when soccer players are being considered. Amateurs Ready for Action While there seems to be considerable discontent among the various professional owners of soccer teams owing to the many and varied changes in their methods of staging games the amateur element, particularly in this section of the country, are awaiting with keen interest the going of King Winter. The growth of soccer among the BETTY HILTON OF This little girl will be on hand Bolton, and her pet collie.

Toss, AWWll BUSTING INTO BASEBALL HOW I BROKE INTO THE MAJOR LEAGUES By TOMMY THEVENOW AS TOLD TO JOHN F. McCANN Through a rather peculiar circumstance which in the end was to turn out favorably for me, I received the opportunity to. break into major league baseball. Other wise, it might be possible that the chance would never have come, for it Really was the brilliant dayin-and-out playing of an other shortstop which formed the Tommy Thevenow setting of this strange situation. This rather unusual turn of fate occArred while I was playing with the Joplin team and I know when I left my home town of Madison, Ind, that Spring, I figured there A was several years of bush league baseball ahead of me bef I might be ready for a major league trial if then and although I was playing fairly good game for Joplin, I wasnt setting the league afire, nor was I heralded as a coming great.

So about the middle of the Summer, when the Enid, Okla, team came, to Joplin for the regularly scheduled series, and it was announced that Branch Rickey of the St Louis Cardinals had come to Joplin to look over the Enid shortstop, who, by the way, was playing a wonderful game, I thought little of the incident excepting perhaps to wish that it was my good fortune instead, of the other players. 'Unmindful of the presence of the major league scout, our team went into the game as though nothing unusual was in the air, playing our best, of course, but in the meanwhile also watching the Enid player', knowing that he was on exhibition and might have his big chance. He played "his usual fine game and after the contest was over we went to the clubhouse' and, so far as we were concerned, the Incident was over. But just about the time I was ready to leave the park, I was called to the office and, to my astonishment, was introduced to Mr Rickey. Hid you buy the Enid shortstop? asked.

No, he replied, I passed him up. Then, witl a little smile, he continued: "I bought you! (Copyright. 1930, by N. A. N.

A. CARTER Get Why Subject Is Timely. All this is interesting not so much because of the light which it throws on Neros character, but because it proves once again if indeed any proof is necessary that there is nothing new under the sun. The subject, further, is timely because of the revival of dry-tank diving in thip country. Those who have been making deprecating gestures at the doings of the Messrs Rioux, Peterson, Owens and Sigman, now will have the satisfaction of knowing that these gentlemen are only doing what has been proved to be the wisest thing when powerful Romans are stalking abroad in search of athletic laurels'' 1 GO! 736 Mens Qyercoats get away to a fast start this morning! And everyone a winner! Heres the line-up: 34 were $95 69 were $85 109 were $80 39 were $75 87 were $65 41 were $60 $45 now! 134 were $55 108 were $50 115 were $45 $30 now Rogers Peet Company formerly Macullar Parker Company TREMONT STREET AT BROMFIELD Michigan Center Block Goes Good 1 -ftPi -TO FOftVAAO 2 SAHtHO tMW NO.

3 HIS GUARD FROM 6A6KV in -ia 2 HOOK OftiStA 1 WHO HAS Cl EAR -TO By SOL MEyZER It's an old trick of the basket-ball trade, this legal center block play used by Michigan. And like all others it is always good when it works. No 2 drives right at the back of the opposing center when the ball Is tossed up. As he takes It he turns to his left. Meanwhile forward No 3 breaks down court to draw his guard away from the basket.

After No 1 taps the (ball he slides off the right side of the opposing center and rushes for the basket. His immediate opponent is eore put. He cannot break straight back to cover No 1, as 2. with the ball, is in hts immediate rear. No I thus gets a lead for the basket.

-He looks over his right shoulder for the ball. No 2 dribbles a step or two to the right and passes it to him. A dribble and shot and two points for the Wolverines. Tomorrow a guard scoring play of Montana State College, the wonder team of the Rocky Mountains. (Copyrisht t930.

Publishers Syndicate.) Veteran Coach Keene Fitzpatrick, football trainer and track coach at Princeton University, has been engaged in coaching 40 years. NO GLOBE SUBSCRIPTION SOLICITORS It has come to the attention of the management, of the Globe that subscriptions to this newspaper are being solicited by unauthorized persons. 1 The Globe does not employ subscription and any so representing themselves shonld be turned over to the police. HORSE AUCTION POSTPONES On account of a severe storm Mr. Max Helfsteln, of New York, Is not shipping this week.

See Transcript and Globe for Sunday ad. ALBERT PICKENS tlonal junior womens 50-yard freestyle championship in February, 1926. The following year Katharine Mearls won the 100-yard breaststroke 4Jant and Esther Morlson took title honors for diving, while Albina Oslpowich was crowned champion in the 880-yard freestyle title event. Delna Carlstrom won the womens 100-yard breaststroke national Junior championship swim in September, 1928. MANLY AND SAMPSON ARE WIDELY DIFFERENT Tufts Pair Get Same Place by Opposite Routes MEDFORD, Feb 18-Lewis Manly, Tufts newly appointed head fool ball coach, presents a remarkable contract In many ways to Arthur Sampson, whom he Is succeeding.

Yet both believe in much the same system of coaching football, and it Is probable" that the main features of Sampsons system will be adhered to by the new leader. Both believe daily workouts should be made as enjoyable as possible and as little like hard labor. Both are convinced that the playing of various sorts of competitive games gets the men into condition quicker than hours of grass drill or dummy tackling. But Manly arrived at his thanks to years of experience In the playing end of the game, while Sampson is an outstanding example of the football coach who learned his book. Manly began playing football on the sand lot gridirons, as a young grammar Bchool player without a uniform and played football djuring his entire undergraduate years," including four years in high school and three years on the Wooster College varsity.

Sampson, on the other hand, never took part in a game of intercollegiate football, but made a study of the game both as an undergraduate at Tufts and teacher at Medford High School. In personal appearance they are very different, yet greatly alike in their understanding of human nature, especially that of the young college stu dent. Sampson is short, and inclined to be rotund, while Manly is tall, without an ounce of fat on his museujlr frame. Sampson is widely known as the "smiling while Manly Is Doble-like the greater part of the time. If Sampson wishes to tell a player something he will put his arm around his shoulder and talk to him like big brother.

Manly is much more of -the Since they have been at Tufts neither has ever been known to lose his temper. Both are intensely Interested In the strategy underlying the game and are close students of any new developments. Although one learned his foo-ball in the East and one in the Middle West, they are both inclined to like the Warner system. Neither Sampson nor Manly expects to keep coaching football as long as possible. Manly already holds hlg masters degree from Tufts and is studying for his doctors degree at Harvard He Is interested in the field of economics and will teach two advanced courses at Tufts next year.

Sampson is in the Insurance game and newspaper business. Both Sampson and Manly have shown versatility in the coaching field. Manly has coached basket ball at Tufts for the past two years. Sampson also has coached fine teams in the Indoor sport, In which he starred while at Tufts, and turned out stellar outfits at Medford High. Sampson also has coached track wtih more than ordinary success.

While Manly has not tried his hand at track as, a coach he was a stellar performer in the weight events while In college. NED BRANT AT 0 UNBALANCED CCFeMSB 1 02 a I believably clever maneuvers with theiz wooly charges. Each dog will have to run the sheep through four narrow hurdles, first going ahead of the sheep, then pushing them in company with the shepherd, Finally each dog will have to take them from one end of the Garden to the other without instructions from the shepherd. That dog which is the quickest, surest, most accurate, and the gentlest with the sheep will be awarded a prize of $100. The dogs are from sheep farms In New Hampshire, Ve mont, Massachusetts and Connecticut This colorful trial with its rustic air will follow the judging, which will start Thursday morning, in the regular classes, and It in turn will be followed by the grand climax of the show, the choice of the best of the 1509 doge present at the Garden.

The Eastern I Dog Club show this year is the largest aver held In Boston and the second largest ever held in the United States. Dogs in 74 breeds from all over the world will be on exhibition. simon pures does not appear to lx stunted by the weather or a ay thief else. Junior and juvenile soccer team among the many In the Bay State League, keep progressing not onlj numerically, but from a playing point of view. Boston Rangers, Riversides and General Electric of Lynn, St Augustine! of Lawrence, Corinthians of Reven and a host of other combinations exhibited good soccer, and while their league series Is on the last lap with General Electrics looking like winner! in their division, the coming series ior the Victoria Cup promises to be hectic one.

Pres Foulds and his associates an anticipating a larger entry list than ever. Haverhill toys are looked upo as dark horses in the Victoria Gup competition, but 60 evenly are "man? of the teams matched picking a ww-; ner Is out of the question. SHOTS AT THE UPRIGHTS Marty and Chuck Traven, Lucy Rees and Fore River iW forwards, arrived back from aq eztend-j pd holiday in Scotland. Both players were passengers on the Lancastria and, report everything all serene in their-old home town. 4 What a battle will ensue if Barney Battles and Hearts are drawn against Johnny Ballantyne and Fartick Thlstis in the Scottish Cup.

These two ex-Boston players are displaying worth while brand of soccer for their teams- Chicagos crack teams are meeting each other in the open Cup ser: and Sparta, Brickies end the rest them have designs on the Dewar Cap this season. Fans in the East are terested in the contests, with Da Gibson of Providence, Campbell B'jf ton and Jackson, formerly of Beth-hem Steel all listed among the outfit contesting. Boston" and District League team are beginning to show signs of again. From recent conversations with some of the team manager things are going to boom once the James M. Curley Cup series starts nj- Donald Meldrum, manager of tho Shipbuilders of Quincy, has alms the State Cup.

The Granite City tea should have quite a lot to say on th years State championship and PjI off series in the Massachusetts SUt League. Arc light soccer may be ucceM ful from a pro-league point of view, but it is rather doubtful if Cup games at night would be accept- TWO N. E. A. A.

A. U. EVENTS ON LYNN SWIMMING MEET Two New England A. A. A V-junior swimming championship be contested Thursday evening, Feb in the Lynn Y.

M. C. A. pool, ket st, Lynn, under auspices of Lynn in conjunction with tb swimming committee of the New Eai land A- A. A.

U. The title events on the program wJ be New England junior women yard freestyle and New England JuniCt mens 150-yard backstroke. There will be also 100-yard back stroke, 100-yard freestyle, diving, 40-yard handicap for women; 220-y breaststroke na yard handicap freestyle, 100-yard PUOLJ iUf AUU'JCSAU fl! 100-yard freestyle handicap for In addition to a special boys 40-y aaamon xo a speenu freestyle event limited to residents Lynn 18 years ot age and under. Entries close Saturday, witn Thomas, Lynn Y. M.

C. A-, 85 st, Lynn, i ule. The captain is the leader on the floor and it Is his Job to make whatever decisions are necessary on the floor. John Cooney, former Braves pitcher, never played second, short or third for Boston. His brother, Jimmy, however, was an infielder.

Malcewicz was never recognized as the wrestling champion of the world. (Copyright by Public Ledger.) FINE AMATEUR BOXING SHOW AT MARLBORO MARLBORO, Feb 18-Mike Troy of Worcester won a decision over Tommy Trescott in the finals at Pastime Hall last night in one of the finest amateur boxing program ever seen here. The bouts were under nhe auspices of the Pastime A. and the hall was filled with enthusiastic fans. The bouts lasted -until 12:30 and there were more entries than could be "accommodated.

Another fine exhibition in the finals was the victory of Victor Lottl- of winner of the Massachusetts State championship, over Arthur Campbell of Worcester, a fast-fisted colored boy, who after winning his way to the finals, went out after 30 seconds of fighting with Lotti. The boys were in the 135-pound class. Joe Sheltry of South Boston won a decision over John Fitzpatrick in the 126-pound class; John Debbins of Fitchburg won from Eno My holm" of Maynard by decision in the 160-pound class and Thomas Knight knocked out Joe Padula In the third round of a fast bout in the 112-pound class. John Brassil of Boston was referee. The judges were W.

J. PDoc) Delaney, Edward Goulet, Patsy Connors and Leo Maybay. By Bob Zuppke RTRO 'By Ed Pollock Does an amateur boxer have to have a license? If so, to whom should he apply? (A. Has Lamar, the Washington heavyweight, boxed recently? (R. How do they decide who gets a player on waivers when several clubs put in (H.

What was Batye Ruths home-run record before he raised it to 60? (D. Did the Strlbling-Sharkey bout at Miami last year go 10 or 15 rounds? T. R. And question relative to sport will be answered through this Column if sent to the SPORT-FOLIO, "care of the Boston Globe, ANSWERS TO YESTERDAYS QUERIES The Sullivan-Ryan bout was held Feb 7, 1882. The bout went, nine rounds.

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