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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
PHILLIES OFF SOUTHWARK
TO TRAIN AT CHARLOTTE

PHILADELPHIA. March 24.-Bm
Shettsline will take a bunch Of the
Phils southwark today. bound for
Charlotte, y. C.. where practice will
begin tomorrow. In the party leav-
ing here will he Eoeschger, Watson.
Gassasa. Woodward. and Stringer.
pitchers; Whitfield and Callahan. out
elders; Munich and Peace. infieIders.
end Yaebsley. catcher
The remainder of the SQUAD have
been ordered to report directly from
their homes at Charlotte. and ircIude
Cravath. Prendergast. Morgan. HoEE.
] Uderus. Packard. Cady. Baird. Jacobs
Williams, Branded Wallace. Roc.
singer. and Faircloth
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Comics TWIRLERS
BEGIN WORK TODAY

PHILADELPHIA, March 24-Sprfng
practice for Connie Mack's battery
candidates began at 1890 this morn
ing. A few extra players including
George Burns, were also on hand,
eager to take advantage of the fine
weather.
The pitchers beginning 10 work out
were Perry, Johnson, SeiboId, Watson.
Geary, Anderson, Kinney. Keefe.
Longacre Grevell, Pierson, Holmes,
Baker, and Gullman. Perkins. Nc
AYoy, and Berger were the catchers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
KINSELLA WANTS TO PLAY
GOULD FOR WORLDS TITLE

NEW YORK, March t44.-Walter
Kinsella, OF the Squash$ Club. the
worlds professional squash tennis
champion, has challenged JaNSGould.-
the worlds court tennis champion, to
a match for the court tennis cham
pionship. $500
Since he won the title from George
Convey, of England. in Philadelphia in
1914. Gould has not defended his title
once. Kinsella is confident that the
champion will accept his challenge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
SOLDIERS STnp

Three Jealous soldiers .. ,aItimore
Saturday night Al the second rrgi-
mcnt meet prevented Robert Aicxan-
der and Wells sherman. Of Western,
from getting into the N>O-yard run
The lads got up 10 the finish line to
report, but could not get through the
soldiers to get in The race. The sol
diers were impressive and the lad
were timid. with the result that the
race went of without tho youngsters
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24

Of graces. Certain things were done
by certain players especially Offensive
70 the public stirred up by war. The
Gisgraceful proceedings surrounding
the worlds series left a bad taste
in the fans mouths.
When unknown youngsters were
turned out Of training camps ut to
fight a wicked enemy for $50 a month.
the public can have little or.no SYM
pathy with a better trained athlete
unwilling TO play ball unless be gets
$4,000 for FIVE months exercise, or
even half that amount
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
.:ESS BARNES HAS JOINED
GIANTS; EXPECT KAUFF NOW

GAINESVILLE. Fla, March "a
Jess Barnes. who won six out OF sew
en- games last year before going OF
20 war, has reported to Manager Nc
GraW, along with Earl Smith, the
former Rochester backstop, and when
SSenny Kauff arrives today the whole
gang viii be here.
Tooay practice began in earnest,
NcGraw driving his players hard. as
Ihene is little time before the exhibit
ZION games are under way.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24

Ike Davis has made a good impress
sion upon the war correspondents at
Augusta, largely because he has a
fine pair. OF hands" Morley Jennings
made the same impression a few
years ago. and yet he lacked big.
league class. He was never able TO
climb higher than Glass IA baseball,
being now the property OF the
Minneapolis club.
For major league shortstopping. a
candidate must have "a fine pair of
hands" and he must have in addT-
ton brains, speed, and a certain fair
amount OF ability to hit. IL Davis
can hit even at .24O gait he will
get a look-in at George McBrtde's old
Job, for that will be-sluggiug enough.
Didn't Hit Much There.
Davis played with Wichita, in the
Western League. in 1917. He was in
the navy last summer, performing
with the San Diego submarine base
outfit. With wichita. in 134 games.
lie hit for a mere .23S. which doesn't
argue for much. Out of his 1876 base
hits. q were doubles. triples, and
I fOur-bagger. But he was green
hid playing his fist year of profess
s:onal baseball then. He may have
learned something since then.
The former COB played "a games
at short for Wichita, fielding Tor .926,
good enough to give him third place
among. the shOTtstops OF the league.
At third base he was seen in 0S
games. for an average of .S97. coming
in second from ast in the circuit
] Orty-five errors at third base shows
+ cor fielding in. any league. -
Davis Faces Opportunity.
Young Davis faces a great oppOr-
tunitN. one not given to big league
ookies every year. II he were an
he would sec his finish be-
fore he starts, but being shortstOp,
working with a team sadly in need OF
enc. he has the chance OF his bright
Young life. All he has 10 do is make
good.
Washington fans will do we'll not
10 bank too much on this yOungster.
Eddie Gagnier went To Charlottesville
ia 1912 and created sensation by
his dazzling work in the field, and he
lar outhit every other man in the
squad. Yet Gagnier failed to be re-
lsined and never made good even in
was his Emit.
Spring boomers" are common in
baseball Frequently the training
ramp star proves but a fash in the
pan, fading away just as fast as he
ONES NJ. Davis may be but /
spring bIOOmer." but II he isn't. he !
.as a great opportunity Of holding /
his job in his first season, something I
not often done.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
LOOKING ,EM OEER
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER

Manager Griffith today begins finding hortstOp He
other position filled acceptaby though he will able
two pitchers they be developed from the candidates
tOing that shorsOp he simply
without him Gfmen viii have only nfed Shanks
Elerby
any Manager Griffith
fails among
dig purchase
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
LIE GENDRE STARS.

: Georgetown appears to have an
other track star in Robert lie GNndre.
The Ianky Hilltopper went in the hur-
dies. quarter relay, sRot-put and
hundred. He won the 5. A /. A. A.
title in the century.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24

Moseley, w. Lawler. W. Fiske. H.
Fellowes. G. YOwry,s C.-CornsILE \
Doubles: -,
Noon-W Fiske and c. Lowry. c.
Cornell and A. MacCartee. H. Wright
and NJ. Kelso. - A. Hardie and w.
Lawler, j. II. McNey and H. Platt.eJ.
Morris and c. O'NeaI. o. Swain and
L. Lee, F. Benham and Drew.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
"HANDS0ME" FITZGERALD
GOES TO NEWPORT NEWS

Joe FitzEcraS. known to navy yard
fans as Handsome FITZGERALD. has
landed berth with the Newport
News team OF the. Virginia state
League. Fitzgerald will report ApriT
- to Manager Roy Whitecraft.
Fitzgerald played two years in tbc
Glue Ridge League. and was with
the navy yard team and Rex \. {.
club last season
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
lefty" HARRINGTON IS
HANDICAPPED BY INJURY
TO HIS PITCHING. WING
Big Baseball Suit Goes Over to
Tomorrow
Tomorrow

Owing court the big suit of the
Baltimore Federal Leaguers against organized baseball the can
dar for hearing today the District Supreme Court post
poned until Both sides prepared begin action and
many the national game Washington They
Garry of the National Commission;
Johnson president of American League and John Hee
president Of the National League.
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WILL HOLD MEET.

Western will stage another track
meet Friday afternoon. The Red and
White youngsters will have a spe-
cial 6GO-yard race and running
broad jump for members OF the track
team and 6O-yard dash for classes
and hop. sep and jmmp.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
SANE OLD JOE" TWIRLS
WITH SAME OLD WILDNESS

NEW ORLEANS, L;arch 24.-Joe
Engel' former Washington pitcher.
got his hrst trial with the Indians in
?esteroays exhibition game against
15e Pelicans. The home BOYS collect
I'd twelve runs in the second frame
en- his Wildness and won, II TO 10.
lie was removed in the third inning.
and Uhle and Enzmann then shut out
Iae foe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
GALLAUDET GETS OUT.

Gallaudet College will have all OF.
its baseball candidates out during
the week. The material is stronger
than n was last season, according 10
JspoTts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
TOIMNItN Is NEiARING-

III" annual golf confinement OF The
Washington COLI and County cub is
no9rinE. Players viii get in line for
the event which starts the FIRST OF
May.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
STARTS TRACK MORN

Eastern High School lads viii Sta
At track work this week il lie
weather is seasonable. The East.,D
ers viii be represented in all OF tho
meets this spring.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
AMArEURs WILL MEET.

\ meeting Of thu. amateurs in the
city will probably be held toward the
latter part OF the week. Several new
leagues have started up recently.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
sCHEDULE STARTS

Western High School will play
Georgetown Props on Friday. 1t will
be the first engagement for both
teams.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24
CENTRAL HIGH AND HILLTOP PREPSzs
OPEN SCHOLASTIC CAMPAIGN TO-DAY


GENITAL High School viii open up
the scholastic baseball season here
today in meeting the Georgetown
Props on the Hilltop diamond The
Mt Pleasant and Georgetown boys
are not wen advanced bat can be
expected to formally prS off the
baseball lid in good sEape Things
are moving rapidly in diamond cir
cles and several first class contests
are booked for the. week. The
Georgetown varsity eandiGates get
their initial battle on Wednesday
when Rock Hill College is played on
the Hilltop.
Fair weather had led e.. the call
ing out or practicalls III or the
baseball teams in the eifE The col
leges have been at work for two
weeks. aud the high and eo schools
have done a deal of Iiminary
work
A. The Georgetown Preps MI come
back again on Friday az
ern High school FOmorr0f
cal High School opens up Hsftlss q q d =.
dependent team at GsOrgiassavenus
aud Kenyon street northwest.
Z Friday Central Is booked tSz~play
the Emerson Institute team. and has,
an engagement with the BTIaFly HAN
team ofsPoOlesyille. Md. on Saturday.
Business VIII get going this Wcek.
according to coach Dormans-
Stenographers have - two practice
games in prospect The Eastern
High school, Army and Navy Prep
School and 81. Adams will get regU-
lar workouts ia preparation fer
games beginning today.
On Saturday Maryland State Col
lege viii play Georgetown University
On the Hilltop diamond. 1sEhis meR1-s
in, several years. Later the teams
play again. 80
While State and Georgetown ara.
playing. Rock Hill College iWili CONS
TO Brookland to play the atho4is-
Z University team. The Brooklanders
have booked twenty games Tor the
season, and win play on the average
OF two games week. -------------.l
Gallaudet will be met on April 81
at BroOkland. The Kendall Greenersp
have several games in prospect with (
local school and college teams. The
schedule viii be ann9UROed, shortly.
Higi. u faculty athletics ad-
visers W.. gather today 10 change
the high school-Basebau schedule. As
originally planned the dates failed
TO take into account an Easter holt
day session. Twas announced in,
formally that the boys would have
a short holiday recess on account OF
the work missed last fall during the
fu epidemic.
The board or education recently put
into effect a Ealing which called for
Easter holidays and a Heightened
school session until June 27s which
viii change the baseball schedule
somewhat.
: On performances in Baltimore in the
scholastic and relay events the track
at thefyarioHs high schOols
Will put up exceptionally go0d -per-
fOrmances Central showed three
sterling athletes in Conradis. Joh8z
ston, and Montgomery. Tech prOdUcsaa
Getz, Gross, and Carpenter while l
Western put out Wight, Conrad. (
Dame, and Reside. II these lads per-
form as we'll out of doors they will
be up TO the standard Of other, sea-
sons. -, 80
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24

PENN STATE C85IES..r
Penn state College eehaes-here On
April ~ for two games with tia
Catholic I'"'versity team
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-03-24

Gallaudet will be met on April 81
at BroOkland The Kendall Greeners
have several games in prospect with
local school and college teams The
schedule viii be ann9uROed, shortly.
The sun., 1919-10-26

Of individual protection resorted to by
nature to save man from filth diseases
which cause death, or that which is
worse than death, intellectual de-
terioration. IL one traces the temper
ance movement through the States Of
the Union he finds that 1t was not
the appeal TO the self-control of man
but the advent of potable water.
Alcoholic drinks loosen the inhibi-
ton which civilization has imposed
upon the primitive impulses of man,
Crime, accidents and social diseases
too often have had their origin In the
loss through alcohol of individual self
control. Pure water has eliminated
typhoid; wholesome food and better
living conditions which go with the
reduction Of poverty will check tuber-
culosis and better care OF focal infec-
| lions in the earlier decade will pre-
vent many deaths In later life.
C%ncer Wars on Middle Ago.
"The aroh enemy of middle age
and beyond is cancer, and our meas
ures both for prevention and cure have
not advanced in proportion TO the in
| creasing need. One woman in nine
and one man in thirteen die from can
/ GER, and this proportion of cancer
deaths will be maintained In the enor-
mously greater number OF persons who
reach the cancer age. We must
spread more widely the knowle dge
that chronic irritation is the great I'M
derlying cause OF the disease. When
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Amazing Gain in Longevity Since Civil
War May Be Doubled in Next
Decade, Says Notable Surgeon

so that they are lesss under the in
huence of the violent agitator. II, as
a nation. we advance the time of
production for each person ten years
we can well afford to shorten hours
of work and improve living conditions.
We shall be able to compete with
those countries in which long hours
and poor living conditions shorten
human life and eventually decrease
production and increase social unrest"
DR.. Mayo said to reporter of The
SUN at the conclusion of his address
that the average life of man in. this
country had been extended through
preventive measures taken I'm youth.
The solution of the riddle of life these
days, according to his view, has much
to do with the plans undertaken for
building up tho constitution of the
child.
AS a man advances toward middle
life he is overtaken by diseases of the
blood vessels and the heart and kid
neys which are often traced to the
sowing of wild oats when he was
young. The youthful constitution was
strong enough at that time to have
repealed these inroads, but at twoscore
and ten the resistance Is broken down
and various LESSONS are liable to assert
themselves.
Children. for the last fifteen or
The sun., 1919-10-26

ever a certain type of cancer exists In
a race Of men or in country with
great frequency as compared to other
races or countries it is due to single
cause, usually n social custom. Good
dentistry has eliminated a percentage
of cancers of the Jaw, due to irrita-
ton of defective teeth. Cancer of the
lip and tongue is on the increase as
the habit of smoking is on the increase
in both sexes. II seems to be well
established fact that in the countries
in which the breasts are permitted 10
remain exposed to the air without
covering cancer OF the breast is eX-
tremely rare, and the incidence IS ir
direct ratio TO the amount Of covering
Of the breast and the pressure exerted
on II.
Thirty per cent. OF all cancers in
man and twenty-one in wonlen ara IN
the stomach. The influence OF drink
too hot to be held comfortably in the
mouth produce chronic irritation
which Is probably a source OF cancer
Diligent search should be instituted &c
enable us through knowledge OF loca-
causes TO reduce tho number OF such
cases"
DR.. Mayo said that radioactive sub
stances gave great promise for the
| future in the fight against this scourge
He included with radium the X-ral
and the radiant energy Of heat. By
properly combining radio theraphJ
Continued pr Ssosrth Po0s.
The sun., 1919-10-26

- IRCLING the nose OF Storm
| King Mountain on the west
shore OF the Hudson River,
about sixty miles north of New York
city, the State Of New York is build
ing short stretch of road which is
the most remarkable in the country.
AS a matter of fact, there are few
similar stretches of road in all the
world which have involved such engi-
neering difficulties. and which will,
when completed. afford the tourist
such a magnificent water view as this
highway which clings to the side of
the mountain over such perpendicular
heights that stone, tossed over the
parapet will tumble into the Hudson
River 800 or more feet below. Nor is
there a road in the world so costly.
The rugged promontory itself is
familiar to you as you have gone up
end down the New York Central Rail
road, or sailed before It's majestic
form on a Hudson River steamer
Storm King pushes its nose out into
The sun., 1919-10-26
|Hewing a Road at $2O6,0OO a Mile
From Storm Kings Stony Grown

the river. What few have seen is
the view from it's summit or its sides.
This is the view which will be granted
upon the completion next year Of this
most wonderful bit of road.
For, while the Storm King road may
not ascend to the heights of the Axen-
strasse, which is hewn from the cliffs
above Lake Luzerne, $50 feet above
the water, there is no such expanse Of
water spread before your gaze in the
ASenstrasse road as you will see up
and down the Hudson when this Storm
King road invites your motor. Even
the superb view from the lofty Tyro-
Jean Stelvio. which exceeds the Storm
King road in height, will shrink In
comparison to the wonderful eXpanse
which will spread like panorama be-
fore you from the side of Storm King
as your car circles the nose of the
rock on a road that clings TO the side
Of the mountain.
You might call this. Storm King
road, hewn out OF the solid rock, the
"Corniche dor" of the Esterels, after
the forty kilometer stretch OF road OF
The sun., 1919-10-26

tanning pure water for drinking pur-
poses. A water supply free from dis
ease germs had tended to prolong the
life of man and eventually throughout
the world 1t will decrease. the demand
for strong drink.
at is probable" he added. that
neither prohibition propaganda nor an
appeal to the conscience OF man has
caused the rapid advance of the tenn
perance movement, but that pure
water has made this possible. II Is
assumed that the drinking OF spirit
The sun., 1919-10-26

, acquired immunity to many and his
ability to extract nourishment from
i'll suited foods. not his dulled intel
lect. have made him formidable COM
petitor of the American laboring man
and have caused his exclusion from
our country.
1.-THE American Indian was nomadic
without knowing VIII BY moving
constantly from plat place he es-
capped the conseque y OF his filthy
ways. Many OF his descendants. living
the life OF the white man. died from
The sun., 1919-10-26

practised as an individual In all
branches of medicine and surgery,
has practically disappeared. He has
given place to a new type OF physician.
who works not as an individual but
as part OF an organization in which
the State in one way or another has
become his partner and aids him in
his work.
civilization and intellectual growth
depend largely on preventive medicine.
II each person were left to develop his
swn resistance and Immunity We
The sun., 1919-10-26

uous and fermented liquors is due to
an evil Unborn longing. to he stamped
out only by the exercise of individual
self-control. Is this true?
in France and Italy the drinking
of millions of gallons of wine saved
the people from extinction; they could
not have lived had they drunk their
polluted water. The Teuton countries
turned to beer to secure a sterile
drink. and temperance countries, such
as Turkey. had tea and coffee. The
drink habit Is one OF the many forms
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DR.. W. J. Mayo Tells of IS Years Added
To Lies Still Increasing Span in y. S..

filth diseases. The life of the Indian
was In direct proportion to his hygiene
after he adopted a fixed abode"
DR.. Mayo, although expressing the
belief that eventually the ban on al
cohol will be a benefit to the human
race. declares that prohibition became
possible in this country on account or
the progress which was made in OBJ
The sun., 1919-10-26

might expect eventually to reach the
condition of China, where all effort Is
intultively expended to protect the
body against disease at the expense of
intellectual advancement. The China
man. with his ancient civilization,
slowly developed individual resistance
to bad hygienic conditions. His re-
sistance to the common diseases, his
The sun., 1919-10-26

DR.. William J. Mayo and his
brother, DR.. Charles J. Mayo, are
among the celebrated surgeons of
The world. Born on farm near
Rochester, Mimi, the former
studied medicine ats 1.-THE Univer-
sjty of Michigan and the latter
AZ the Northwestern University,
and returned home TO work as
surgeons in ST. Mary's Hospital
Of their natal village. Their I'M
precedented success has brought
patients to them from every
where. Each brother has been
in turn president of the American
Medical Association, and both
have contributed great works to
medical literature. Late instances
Of their sincerity and singleness
of purpose were given when they
went to work their narvels in the
military hospitals for the period
of the war and by their $4,000 900
endowment of the Mayo Founda-
ton for Medical Education.
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'an longevity was made by DR.. Will
lam J. Mayo of Rochester. Mimi. in
his opening address as president of the
american College of Surgeons, which
has just concluded its clinical con-
gress in this city.
He spoke most Of the great menace
which is in the way of every man or
wesnan in this contisent who has
passed the meridian of life, and what
preceded his warning was remark
sbly significant as showing how pre-
Ventive medicine had enabled us to flee
from many ills from which 1t was very
difficult for man to escape less than
two generations ago. Most of the
material herewith given was taken
from two addresses delivered by the
distinguished surgeon before his fell
low knights of the scalpel.
an the work of the medical pro-
fession" said DR.. Mayo lies the best
hope for the future"
He referred then to the increase OF
decade and half OF years in human
life since the close of the great strug-
gle between the North and the South,
With our present knowledge and UNI
der present conditions" he continued,
fifteen years more might be added to
The life Of man in this country within
the next twenty years. 1t is certain
that ten years will he added at the
most productive age from the stand
point Of industry and will greatly aid
In maintaining our position as the
most productive nation"
To Eliminate the Parasite.
DR.. Mayo considers this especially
important inasmuch as a stronger
demand will be made in the United
States for the men who can produce
And thus aid In bringing about that
ercient production which makes for
successful competition. The exist
enoe OF a parasitic class he regards as
great source OF social unrest Thus
It Is that as the years increase 1t viii
DO required of all men to aid in pro.
ducing for the common good.
When I was a boy" said tn,
doctor. ct was difficult for a man O
20 TO md new job. and for a man o.
20 it was practically impossible. To
osy the older men are great assets t.
me country. In the prolongation o
'ne'r lives their skill and experience
IN their particular work counts To-
much They are less 'infammable
nsy have family ties and responsi
Utilities; they hsys something to lose