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The Washington times., 1919-02-24
MARYLANDSTATERS
CALL CANDIDATES

Maryland state College will call
out baseball candidates tomorrow az
ternoOn' for preliminary WORKOUTS
Coach H. c. Byrd Is making no pre-
dictiOnS as 60 the strength Of the
team. The Staters viii have several
players from last season. and one or
two new men OF promise are expect
ed to make up what is expected to
be a frst-class aggregation.
State has practically all Of its
games listed with South Atlantic
College teams. The College Park
men will announce their games short
ly. Virginia Polytechnic. Virginia
Military Institute. Richmond College.
Washington and Lee and Carolina
State are on the College Park sehed-
ule.
Il believe we win have a flrst-clsBs
team says Byrd. "Our pitching
staff may be weak as there are few
men in college OF ability from last
season. We expect to have a first
class season, however, and will have
a well-balanced bunch from present
Indications"
State will probably play Catholic
University, Georgetown and Gallau
det. and will also schedule contests
with Hopkins, Western Maryland. 81.
Johns College and the usual State
title events.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
TEX. X.RICKARD WILL
INSURE HIS STARS

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Application FOR
insurance policies of $4,000 each :or
Jess Willard. worlds champion heavy
weight pugilist; Jack Dempsey. chal-
lenger for the title, and Tex Ricka ID,
promoter Of the bout for next July 1
are under consideration by LlOyds, in
London, it was learned today. RiCkArd
will pay the premiums on the total
OF $15O,OOO OF accident insurance
to safeguard himself against possible
financial loss.
'"The insurance | want is simply TO
protect me against any accident that
might happen to prevent willard or
Dempsey from lighting" RickL-d
said.
The applications were sigred by
Richard in New York and forwarded
10 London. \ local agent OF Lloyds
said he had every reason TO believe
the insurance would % placed. The
policies in the cases Of Willard and
Dempsey would run from March I un-
til after July 1 and for Rickard the
policy would be for one year.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
From One Lord Mayor
To Another

Frederick B. Keefer, mayor Of
Clarendon Va, presents his COM
pliments to Mique Martin, lord
mayor Of Cherrydale, and ex-
tends a cordial invitation to that
distinguished gentleman to be the
guest Of his brother mayor at the
annual dinner Of the Citizens
Association at Dixie Theater,
Clarendon, Wednesday, March 5,
at $50 p. m. Mr.. Clark Griffith,
the leading citizen Of Washington
president Wilson being consider
ed a citizen Of the State Of New
Jersey, is also being invited,
and Mayor Martin will have cause
to regret if unable to accept.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
HANS WAGNER CELEBRATES
F0RTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 24-AI Pitts
6urgh fans join today with the great
Honus Wagner, who is celebrating his
forty-ffth birthday. Wagner is now
athletic director at Carnegie Tech
and the undergraduates there have
planned a blowout" for him.
Wagner was the National Leagues
champion batsman eight years. be.
tween 1900 and 1O11. and by many is
considered the greatest professional
baIlplayer in the history OF organized
baRebsll
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
SERVICE AT ST. STEPHENS
CHURCH FOR JOHN MURPHY

Funeral services for the late Johnny
Murphy, well-known as a sandI ,;
baseball player around Washington,
will be held tomorrow at St. Stephens
Church, Twenty-ffth street ana
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, at 9
o'clock. His friends are invited.
Murphy died Saturday at the Gen
eral Naval Hospital of pneumonia, cuI
lowing long illness. AS an amateur
player, he ranked among the best
turned out in Washington He was
first baseman on the Championship
Naval Operations team last summer
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
DEMPSEY IS DECEPTIVE
UNTIL STRIPPED TO GO
IN RING FOR WORKOUT
By LOUIS A. DoUGHER.

Dempsey today scales at 1876 1876 pounds Jack Keans the
manager the heavyweight challenger eff he has
Willard Nevada the high altitude bring him down Bit
say to 1872 1913 pounds.
Bu don't let that Dempsey isn't the slightest
little afraid Of Willard big he Jack hit hit hard,
with either hand. Willard will be a big mark.
As matter Of fact the history of the ring shows all who
much the usually has harder boxing
smaller opponent smaller landing
That explains the victories of little Joe Waott heavyweghts
They couldn't him, he could always land
The Washington times., 1919-02-24

By LOUIS A. BOUCHER
By Berndt

Billy Of the Chicago White Sex
concerning fc Indeed much stress
this Of his that those not knowing %
believed him anything but the quiet gentleman he
really of beating up folks Gleason
maraby COOL and until compelled In the
he has been compelled occasions and made excellent
himself added far from being
gressey looking for victims all the time That isn't his style by
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
SENIOR QUIyT WINS.

The Georgetown University seniors
are strutting about today following
the defeat o fthe Freshmen in the
Hilltop interclass battles The seniors
took a 15-to-12 engagement from the
freshmen yesterday. when after trail
ing for the greater part Of the con-
test, Anderson Gagged the ball follow
ing free toss.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
NAV GO TO ENGLAND

PHILADELPHlA, Feb. 22-Penn
may send her varsity crew to Eng
land 10 compete in the Henley re-
gatta next July says John a. Brown,
chairman Of the rowing committee.
The QuakeTs will hardly go unless
they win the championship on this
side however
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
PENN ROnSTS LEAn.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24.-Penn
away out front in the intercollegiate
League today despite Yale's defeat Of
Princeton. While the Eli team was
handing Princeton a 2O-to-15 licking,
Penn trounced Cornell by 80 to "a on
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
NAL FREEZE BIG THREE

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 24.-Repre-
scntatiyes OF Pennsylvania, Dart
mouth, Cornell, and Columbia met
here in secret session to form what
is believed to be an intercollegiate
league TO the exclusion Of Yale,
Princeton, and Harvard. No informa-
tion was given the press Of the delib-
erationR
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
TENDLER MEETS WELLING.

NEWARK, n. J., Feb. 24.-Joe
yelling, lightweight champion Of the
United States navy, and Lew Tender,
the left-handed phenom from Phila-
delphia, wound up training today for
their eiEht-rOund bout here Wednes-
day night. A victory for yelling will
gain him a fight with Benny Leonard
for the lightweight championship.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
MEREDITH TO RUN.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Ted Mere
dith, former Penn flyer, who was
captain in the aviation in the aviation
service, will run tomorrow night in
the special race for the oPst trophy.
Meredith has gained two legs and
will try to get permanent possession
Of the cup.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24

McAIeer, manager OF the Washingtoa
club in 1910 and 1911. ranked among
the best with his fists. He used to
fight for the sheer love OF IL. though
he lacked weight for many Of his
bouts. He played under Tebeau. who
delighted in having serappy players
on his team. and McAleer was quite
the best Of the bunch.
It is said that Cy Rigler. the Ma
tiOnal League umpire. can handle
himself quite well, though he has not
been compelled to prove IL very often.
There is a difference between scrap
py and fighting players. Hank Shanks,
for instance, is a scrappy player, al
ways struggling against defeat. but
Hank cools on rapidly when he
thinks fists may fly. On the other
hand, Greasy" Neale took offense at
something. Bill KiIlifer said to him
while at bat and. turning around.
knocked him down with a stiff punch.
There's the difference right there.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24

With the armistice signed for every
thing but eight-ounce mittens, II
looks like a tall year for the BOYS
with the thick ears. With the late
lamented Willie Ritchie playing
hoOkie from the secondhand depart
ment long enough to bang Leonard
for a row of Chinese joss houses; with
Nevada moving the State boundary
line back to slip Jack Dempsey
enough room to swing his right, ard
with Johnny Kilbane having dumb
bells and a punching bag put in his
Tuesday limousine. it looks as il box
ing will soon be working three eight.
hour shifts.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
GETS CRACK PLAYER.

Shorty" Mcmahon, who played
stellar football and basketball for the
Navy Yard quint, has entered Tech
nical High School. Mcmahon is also
a irst-class second baseman, having
played in the sandlot games here for
several seasons.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
WILL PLAY IN CLOSING
GAMES HERE TOMORROW

Technical High School and Business
High School will wind up their floor
schedules tomorrow afternoon at
Central High School while the Cen
trail team is tacltling the Eastern
High School quint on the Business
6oOr
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
Miller WRITES HOME.

Jack Miller. who played here with
the u. s. Marines last summer, writes
that his regiment is in France and
that he is doing guard duty IN a
French seaport town at present. Mil
Ter got to see no lighting.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
Two THREE
BUGS" BAER.

Mr.. Woody, the international
travelling man, is again visiting his
western trade with a full line of
Presidential samples. He found his
eastern territory rather overstocked
with points, but managed to place a
nice order for fourteen in Versailles.
Mr.. Woody sold a neat bunch of
heavy woolen winter diplomacy while
abroad and is returning to the home
factory to look over some light
spring statesmanship.
He is one of the most progressive
statesmen we ever had, in spite of the
heavy expense account he turns in
after each trip. Many a travelling
salesman has been fired for less than
hiring a special train, but Woody
manages to get away with il. He also
rented a whole feet to ride him over
to Europe.
However. he never pads his expenses
with meals. His customers are al
ways slipping him free eats.
After a short stay in the home Of
fice Mr.. Woody will again hit the road
with a neat but not gaudy line ri
bevel-edged democratic goods in all
the popular shades OF red, white, and
blue
His work has been so good in the
eastern territory that we are think
ing Of pulling in the rest of the
3,00O,000 statesmen who were canvass
ing that district and go back to the
old mail-order business.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
TWO PLAYERS LOST.

Capt. Frank Foster, Of CentraTs
basketball team, is lost by gradua-
tion. Shortly" Aaronson, a Tech
basketer and point winner in track
is also on the alumni list.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
c. q. MAN LANDS Jon.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Feb 24.-Peter
J. Mayors, c. u. graduate, will be the
new athletic director al Bethlehem
tiR
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
CALLS Candidates NOW.

Central High will call its baseball
candidates now In order TO get look
at the material Coach c. a. Metzler
will have several first-class players
from last season, according to the
dope
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
WILL ELECT CAPTAIN.

Western High School will probably
elect a football captain this week.
The basketers are expecting to re-
clevs letters and will probably elect
4 lkadeF RhortlE
The Washington times., 1919-02-24

"Jack is smaller than willard:
that's true. But he's no infant He
stands 6.o1, and, as I have said.
weighs today about 1875 or 1e6 pounds.
In addition, he is but twenty.three
years old, with all the vigor of youth.
When you recollect that willard is
no longer q young man, as athletes
go, ana must get into shape after
nearly. three years Of practical idle
ness-Well, doesn't that sort Of even
up things7"
Dempsey opened his VISIT to Wash
ington yesterday with two appear
ances at the Lyceum Theater. He was
given royal welcomes at each show,
and will undoubtedly meet with the
same reception wherever he goes.
He Il Nest Deceptive.
\ Looking at the challenger from a
distance, he is most deceptive. In the
6rst place, he doesn't look his height
until he Is close to one. Then, toe,
his boyish face, without a mark of his
ring career, would never lead one to
consider him a boxer hunting for the
worlds title. And that voice-oh.
IA, la!
The Utah sIugger may be a fero-
ClouS man eater after the bell rings
for action, but when he greets you
with that tenor voice and boyish
smile you would never pick him for
hts present part in life.
Getting into ring togs, though.
Dempsey shapes up as the ideal Ath-
lete. He Is exceedingly well devel-
oped above the waist without being
weak below. But he carries no excess
baggage. His legs are trim, adding
60 his speed. He seems TO be In good
condition right now.
Keller Has 4 Rest.
This Is likely to be a week Of rest
for Terry Keller, the California
heavyweight. Terry "just likes to
night" as Jack Kearns glibIy explains
50, but while in Washington he will
have plenty OF time to inspect the
animals at the zoo, climb to the top
OF the Washington Monument, or look
Z Tor shorty" Legal restrictions In
Se ere with Terry's glorious appetite.
, But on Saturday night-ah, then
Terry win make up for his week Of
p5dleness by journeying to Walter
Reed Hospital and facing the Utah
walloper for three fast rounds for the
edihcation Of men who have seen some
real lighting overseas. II Terry comes
back In box, he'll have only the
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
TEN YEARS AGO
IN SPORTS

Because Cy Young was sold By
Boston, the fans declared they
would boycott the games. John 7.
Taylor was declared to be most
tiOnal unpopular.
H. Chandler Egan, former na-
tional golf champion. decided to
quit the links. He was winner
in 1904 and 1905.
The Burkes, OF st. Louis, equalea
the worlds record in bowling
hanging up 1907 pins for a single
game on alleys certified By the
A. B. Q.
An unknown wrestler by the
name OF RaOuI de ROuen came to
Montreal and Wrestled fifteen
minutes with Frank Gotch- De
ROuen got $50 and Gotch got the
surprise o fhfs life.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24
TWELVE NOW IN LINE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-with the
signing OF Rube Benton and Lew
McCarty. the Giants have an even
dozen players signed up for the COM
ing season.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24

This year will be the thickest. oil
lest sporting year of all. One day Of
sunshine and few minutes of pick
ing bleacher splinters out OF his trou-
sers is going TO make the baseball
bug forget all the horrors of warfare
The old gravy is just going TO be ooz-
ing of Of baseball receipts. boxing is
going to be smOthered in syrup, and
there will be four layers OF the old
sugar on racing and college athletics
In the old-forgive- Observation-Disclosures
passes spirit. the fans are liable TO
feel unusually genial and even go to
see a wrestling match You never
can tell. No man is responsible for
what he does in later years IL a care
less nurse drops him out Of his cradle
on his head when he's about three
months old.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24

The world had to scuffie four years
to prevent all legal documents start
ing I'm this year of our Kaiser, 1919"
and the rest OF that oil. But IL is all
over, like last summers freckles, and
this amt the Kalser's year. His army
H. scattered like saloons in Georgia.
and all his gray gorillas are back
home beating their wives and chill
dren in peace. The royal imperial
navy is going to be cut up into to-
mato cans and other forms Of back
yard jCwelry. This is anybody's year
but Bilhelms. and II looks as if ath-
letics were going to grab their share
Of the calendar.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24

Only six razorings in Harlem yes
terday. Fighting is back on a peace
basis.
The Washington times., 1919-02-24

No Henley regatta this year. Eng
land rules all the waves except the
kind made by an eight-oared shell.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-19
By KATHLEEN FOX

why, | had nothing to do with it.,
as you know" | replied as firmly as
| could.
My courage was at it's zenith that
night
Il suggested that you hang it
yourself when / saw you were get
ting mad. You said you would and
when | saw it hanging on the chair
| knew you had hung it. To suit
yourself" ! added. could not have
refrained from putting all the sar-
casm of which ] was capable into
my words And | never had regret
ted once that / did.
'$ssoMehow my brave retort sobered
Crittenden. His face and eyes were
still hard, however, but for time he
said nothing. My fear that he might
resort to violence in his anger pass
ed with his silence.
1T was rotten trick to play on
me- he complained.
II deny that, SIR" l flung batck
at him. "You did it yourself. No
body else is to blame. And look
here, Crittenden," l went on, gaining
courage, "rest assured that the same
thing would happen again. Pm not
sorry you were embarrassed. You
certainly deserved it."
We'll, | know what Boyd will
think" he muttered.
"What ?"
THAT you are careless house,
keeper"
"Then in all decency why didn't tell
him it was your fault? 2" For once I
had the better OF Crittenden.
tie did not try to answer my
Indictment Of him. suddenly
felt very proud of myself.
~ ESDAY, AWAY, FALSE HOPES
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-19
COttOnseed Report
for Past Two Months

Washington, Oct. 18.-The census
bureaus cottonseed and cottonseed
products report for the period of
August l to September 80, issued to-
day, shows:
Cottonseed crushed, 254,6OO tons
compared with 34O,325 a year ago..
On hand September 80, 2O2, 460 tons
compared with 644, 168 year ago.
Cottonseed products produced and
on hand at end of period:
Crude oil, 76,022,135 pounds and
45,556,520 pounds compared with 93,-
APT 1928 and SIS 1855
Refined oil, 37,372,O83 pounds and
89,732,113 pounds compared with
40,477, 1873 and 124,116,424.
Cake and meal 117,O48 tons and
6l,39l tons compared with 166,070
and 6S,312.
Linters, 1851 bales and 245,565
bales compared with 97,404 and H.
418.
Imports of oil, 6,25S,727 pounds,
compared with 1,527,764.
Exports of oil, 14,726,63S pounds
meal 38,787 tons compared with two
compared with 5,6O7, 544; cake and
tons; and linters, 1860 bales compar-
ed with 30,314.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-19
Cotton Sells Here
for 55H2; One
Bale Brings 81

Cotton is bringing big prices in
Pine Bluff. One bale was sold here
yesterday for 81 IA cents per pound,
while Gerald Triplett disposed of a
15O-bale lot at SIS 1-2 cents per pound
The Triplett cotton was one and
three-sixteenths to one and one-quar-
ter staple.
That the farmers must exercise
Judgment in selling seems to be in
dicatcd by the experience of one here
yesterday. He came in with bale,
for which a buyer offered him 81
cents per pound. The offer was
declined, as were others. The farm
er finally sold his cotton for SO cents
pound to the same buyer who had
first offered him 81 cents.
Some cotton was sold here rec emit
ly for 60 cents per pound, but the
parties to the transaction, seeking to
avoid notoriety, declined to affirm
or deny the figures. That the cot
ton did bring 60 cents is declared ac-
'curate by several familiar with the
sale.
r These prices are cited by cotton
men as convincing evidence that cot
ton can be marketed at better prices
in Pine Bluff than in other centers,
provided the farmer will get bids
from several shippers and buyers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-19
Tanning Ny Husband
Copyright 1919 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.

| knew Crittenden would not have
been so eager to have Chester Boyd
see his den if he had known the room
had not been disturbed since he left
it. For, liking Majorie's husband
even if he did not care for her, he
wanted to make a good impression
on him. They had not been togeth-
er very much and were comparative
strangers.
AS l had forseen, Crittenden had
suggested, but | let them go without
a word OF warning to my husband. l
felt that whatever embarrassment
resulted would serve him right.
| was seated in the living room
with Majorie. l placed my chair
where I could command view of the
stairway landing on the second floor
and waited l heard the click Of the
wall switch as Crittenden turned on
the lights in the den. Then came a
muttered "dam," and "Confounded,
careless servant" And Immediately
Crittenden's quick footsteps in the
sun parlor.
My eyes were on the head of the
stairway. Suddenly l saw Critten-
den cross the landing. He was
bearing the torn picture. AS he
entered the bedroom across from the
sun parlor his face was a study of
frightful fury and rage. He was
mad all the way through as l could
see very easily. l smiled in secret
contemplation of his punishment.
He was gone a few minutes, alb
senting himself, thought, in an eff
fort to get control of his temper be-
fore rejoining his guest. When he
returned, he glanced down the stair
way. He saw me looking up at
him. There was a set smile on his
face, but it was mirthless grim. That
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-19
FEAR or RAIN SENDS
PRICES or COTTON Up
AFTER EARLY DECLINES

New York. oct lS-Eary declines were
followed Ivy rallies in the cotton market
rains in the southwest and bullsh crop
adViCcs December closed ut 3i.2S with
the general list closing steady net three
points lower TO ~ points higher
Thc market opened barely steady at an
advance of points on October but gcncr-
ally 10 TO - points lower and sold % to
30 points below lust nights closing fig
urcS during the first hair hour. The de-
cline was checked by the western belt fore
east for cloudy or increasing cloudy
weather, however, and the market raj
lied quite sharply later in the moring,
on covering or trade buying.
October sold up to 81 % or two pornu..
net higher while January advance to
"a l. with the active months generally
selling To - points net higher, Later i'll
the morning New Orleans dispatches re-
ported Il slightly easier spot basis but clos
ing prices here were within five or SIX
points of the best
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-10-19
How Much Tobacco
Will My Heart Stand
Question Vital to Every Man Who Smokes Chews

ting Nicotol tablets and taking them as
directed The habit really quits you and
It's departure is a pleasures equal to Its
indulgence.
If you want to know how much easier
It is to quit the habit with Nicotol than
without it, go twenty -four hours without
tobacco and note what an effort it costs
you, then begin using 1t as usual and
take Nicotol tablets. At the end or n
week discontinue smoking or chewing for
day and it Is probable you will have
no desire to resume. At least your de
sire will be greatly diminished and another
week or two should make it not only
possible, but a pleasure, to quit.
NOTE: Dr. Conner, formerly OF John
Hopkins Hospital under whose advice
Nicoto has often been used said when this
statement was shown to him: x have
known Nicotol to conquer the tobacco hal
bit in less than 10 days, times and | can
therefore recommend it highly When
the doctors statement was shown to one
of our leading druggists he said .'Nicotol
is truly wonderful renedy for the tobac-
co habit, way ahead of anything we have
ever sold before. We are authorized by
the manufacturers totrefund the money to
every dissatisfied customer and we would
not permit the s,usel at our name unless
the remedy possessed unusual merit" Nj
cotol is sold in this city, under an ironcad
money-back guarantee by all up-to-date
druggists. including