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The Washington times., 1920-02-25
GEORGETOWN FINDS YALE
TEAM IN BEST OF FORM
Hilltoppers Struggle Valiantly
Against Improved Eli Five
at New Haven.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 25.-Af-
ter finding the Yale team in the best
form displayed this season George
town University basketers haze
moved on to New York, where they
will meet both st. Johns College and
Fordha am.
The Yale team never put up a bet
ter game this year than IL showed
against Georgetown last night. The
Washington lads were handed a IS
to II beating, and were never in the
running. Fees, for Georgetown, got
nine free losses out OF as many
chances. Van Slyck. the Eli, cap
tain, duplicated the performance.
1t was the first defeat of the sea-
son for Georgetown and was a sur
prise here. The visitors defeated the
New York Aggies by 81 to IS on Tues
day night, and were expected to put
up a better argument. Yale used a
second string team after the second
half started. The half ended with
the score 26 to in favor of Yale.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25

Baltimore team in batting, base-run-
ming. fielding and inside baseball, its
pitching stan was rather mediocre,
and it was up to Robby, who did prac-
ticAlly all Of Baltimore's catching, TO
get the best out Of these pitchers.
Robinson also was a famous bats
man, and he holds the major league
record Of seven hits made in a single
game. "Robby" made this record in
his first year that Baltimore was in
the National League. when on June
10. 1892, he thumped the pitchers of
the st. Louis Cardinals for six singles
and a double in seven times at bat.
His best year was 1895, when he hit
.354.
In 1900 Robinson and John McGraw
were sold by the Baltimore club to
the st. Louis Cardinals. but the next
year McGraw. Robinson and Joe Kel-
ley. backed by the lattcr's father-in-
law, managed to procure an American
League franchise for Baltimore. Nc
Graw was manager Of the club and
Robinson his chief lieutenant.
Even after McGraw went TO the
Giants in midseason of 1902. during
the American League war, Robinson
remained in Baltimore end stuck with
the Inflated franchise to the end.
Robinson then rounded out his
famous career as a player with sew
eral seasons with the Baltimore In
ternationals.
Dropped Ont Of Sight.
Robby then dropped out Of sight
for a time as an active figure in base
ball, but he used to make training
trips with the Giants and help Nc
Graw in the development OF pitchers.
In 1911 he took charge of RUDE Mar
guard and brought out the latent
possibilities Of this player. so that in
1911, 1912. and 1913. three Giant
championship years, the Rube's pitch
York's success.
After the Giants tried to shunt Mar
guard to the minors in 1915, Robin
son. then manager OF the Brooklyn
club. induced Charley Ebbets to claim
the player over the waiver route, and
Robby proceeded to resurrect the
RUDE in Brooklyn. In 1916. Brook
lyns pennant year, Marauard was one
of Robby's most valuable moundmen.
Though Robinson has won only one
pennant In Brooklyn, he has given
that borough the best ball il has
known in a decade. When Robinson
went to Brooklyn In 1914, the Dodgers
had finished in the second division
for eleven successive years. He
couldn't change their habits immedi-
ately, and finished fourth in 1914.
In 1915, he had the club third and
fighting for the pennant until the
last ten days OF the season, and in
1915 his club won the pennant Per
haps not as spectacular as Pat Mo-
rams achievements in Philadelphia
and Cincinnati. but was something
big In Brooklyn.
Copyright. 1920. by Al Munro Elias
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
TANK" WIEMAN PLAYS
WITH WOLVERINES

ANN ARBOR, Feb. 25.--Tad will
man. known to all Maize and Blue
gridiron fans as Tank" will return
to the university next fall and will
appear in the regular lineup, being
eligible to play.
Tad has received Ms during tho
years of 1916 and 1917 and was elected
captain for the 1918 machine. but en-
tered the aviation corps before the
fall session started.
During the 1916 season he was used
as tackle, but Coach Yost later shift
cd him to the backhcld' in 1917 be-
cause OF the need for a heavy plung.
ing fullback.
He IL now working in California
and has not attended school since
his departure for the service early
in 1918
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
CARPENTER COMES
T0U.S MARCH IS
Ledoux, Bantam, and Papin,
Lightweight, Will Accompany
Big Challenger.

PARIS. Feb. 25.-Georges Carpcn-
tier and Manager Descamps will sail
for the United States on March IL
They intended to leave in February
In the meantime a boxing carnival
was arranged to be held at Monte
Carlo late this month and the man
agement prevailed upon CarpentcE
to remain over to perform there.
Ledoux, the European bantap
champion. and Papin, the champion
lightweight. will go to America witt
Descamps. Arrangements for the pail
to appear in America have alreody
been made.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
CONNIE MACK MAY DROP
JINC JOHNSON TO BUSH
Roland Naylor and Scott Perry Ar
rive at Training Camp Ready
to Work.

LAKE CHARLES, La, Feb. 25.-
ling johnson, former Ursinus college
pitcher, has refused to accept Con-
ME Mack's terms for 1920 and may
find himself playing in the tall grass
this season. Mack has received
waivers on Johnson and may drop
him in a day or so.
Scott Perry and Roland Naylor. two
of Comics leading twirlers, have re-
ported ready for work. Bryan Harris
and Glenn Myatt, the crack battery
from Houston, OF the Texas League.
are here. Wyatt is a big fellow and
should be able to do plenty of work
behind the plate.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25

us pounds ringside. This is one
pound lighter than the weight Of the
bantam class, with the weighing in
at 3 o'clock. From that entreme OF
lis pounds the limit has constantly
risen.
Dixon weighed us pounds when
he defeated Abe Willis. the Australian
champion, and III pounds in 1892
when he stopped the British cham
pion, Fred Johnson. But the little
dark fellow was growing all the time,
and he carried the weight up with
him until he was boxing at 1872 pounds.
Dixon lost his honors largely be-
cause his manager, Tom ORouke,
thought to put over something on
Terry McGovern. O'Rourke named
11S pounds for the bout. thinking Nc
Govern would not be strong. AS it
turned out, it was Dixon who was
weakened in making the weight. Nc
Govern stopped Dixon.
weight stu Rising.
McGovern had to work hard to get
down to 11S pounds for his bout with
Dixon, but, once he held the honors,
he showed up the limit until he
weighed 1875 pounds when Knocked
out by Young Corbett. As for Young
Corbett, he fought Jimmy Britt at 1870
pounds, showing how high the limit
had gone.
Some believe Kilbane cannot make
anything under 12S pounds, but moth
ing will be proved at Newark tonight
for the champion is going into the
ring at catch weights. Valger will
, have to make 124 pounds at 3 o'clock
even II Kilbane weighs 1913 pounds
when the bout begins. The advantage
Of. this extra weight may be much or
little.
Benny Leonard Is supposed to de-
fend his title at 133 pounds at
o'clock, the American style. II he
ever agrees to meet Llewellyn Ed
wards, the Australian champion, who
makes his American debut tomorrow
night at Milwaukee with Richie
Mitchell, he may be permitted to fol-
low the British custom of weighing
| 1856 pounds at o'clock. But this will
be new stun for Leonard.
Ever since winning the title by
knocking out Freddie Welsh in nine
rounds at New York on May %, 1917
Leonard has steadily declined to climb
upon n scale. His manager. Billy
Gibson, has frequently said he would
let the champion weigh in, II anybody
wanted to bet $1,000 he couldn't make
1913 pounds, but no one has ever dis
covered that much money to test the
theory.
Looks Ike welterweigkt.
wherever Leonard has boxed, ring
writer's have commented on his APP
parent weight. Many have called
him a full-f,egged welterweight. In
deed, when Leonard boxed Ted Lewis
and Jack Britton the welters did not
have much on him In weight. Re
Gently. II was said, that he wanted TO
| box Mike ODowd, worlds middle
weight champion, and many believe
that the lightweight champion would
easily make 1tS pounds and still be
fast enough for match with O'Dowd
when boxer like Leonard can
hold his principal challcngers to the
limit OF the class. while weighing
eight or ten pounds more himself
the game II rendered farcical. Lew
Tender. for instance, can easily make
$50 pounds. what chance would he
have with Leonard, N the champion
were permitted TO go on at catch
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
MYR0N FULLER, OLD ELI
STAR, TARHEELS COACH
Taught West Virginia Forwards Last
Season and Met With Great
Success.

CHAPEL HILL. N. c.. Feb. 25.-
Myron E. Fuller. Yale, 1911, line
coach at West Virginia University
last fall, will be head coach at the
University Of North Carolina next
fall, Graduate Manager Charles T.
Wooden, announced today.
Fuller played guard and tackle at
Yale and was ranked with the best
in the East. After coaching stevens
Institute and Swarthmore, he had
charge of the Hog Island shipysrd
eleven. After the war he went to
West Virginia as a line coach. Four
teen letter men will be back here next
season.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
MTER-CTTY GAMES ON
FLOOR LISTED TODAY

Catholic University and Western
High School tossers are in Baltimore
playing today while the Johns Hop
kins University Freshmen make a
visit in the city.
The Brooklanders will meet the
Loyola College tossers in the Rich
mond Market Armory, in Baltimore.
while Western will play the Loyola
High School lads in a preliminary
game.
The Hopkins yearlings will tackle
the strong Central High School team
in the Mt. Pleasant gymnasium in the
afternoon battle here.
c. U. and Central won in the games
in which they played Loyola College
and the Hopkins Freshmen before
this season.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
RED" SMITH MAY PLAY
AWHILE WITH GRIFFS
Former National Lacquer Comes
Here from Yankees Through
Waive Route.

J. Carlisle rRed" Smith, the veteran
third baseman recently let out by the
Boston Braves and snapped up by the
New York Yankees for use in con-
templated trade for an outfieider, has
been taken for the waiver price by
President Clark c. Griffith, of the
Washington club, and may play a
while here. However, IT Is thought
that Smith will more likely be sent
to the bushes in part payment for
some youngsters retained by the
Griffs.
Smith saw service with Brooklyn
and Boston in the old league. He is
thirty years old. and, until last sea-
son. was considered a hard hitter,
though not an especially brilliant
fielder.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
He Could Afford Both
Sides of 1t.

Scaldy Bill Quinn was a
mussy scrapper some years ago.
He grabbed a bunch of dough
one y night and next morning
went directly to a grocery store
and ordered "A W HOL E
BACON" ...z.
The grocer looked at him and
chirped, "You mean that you
want WHOLE SIDE OF
BACON"
Scaldy pulled his roll of bills,
flashed it at the grocer and said:
"Say, / want BOTH SIDES. /
WANT A WHOLE BACON, and
/ kin pay TO- it."
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
LOOKING EN- OVER
LOUIS A. DOU G. H
Kilbane Risks His Title

Johnny Cleveland risks his featheweigh championship
tonight Newark Vager
he has much the best Of things Though the
Army decided the bout
feahereght Kbne into the catch
opponent make 24 pounds o'clock and the
decision Therefore, Vager
widely the champion eight rounds the title will not if
his the final bell Vger must knock out the
crafty gain coveng for
three years.
The champion profits going into the catch
weights closely associated with him that he
weighed his life life he weights but
l26 Vagr poundage, the
latter should himself But the challenger will have
weakened himself making be he might
had he permitted, pounds.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25

Nalger has many hackers to win to-
night, but the preponderance Of the
betting will be on kilbane. Ring
fans know that the Ohioan is clever,
experienced, and can hit with either
hand. At the same time he cannot
remain titleholder forever. He has
already held it eight years on Feb
ruary 90. He outpointed Abe Attell
at Vernon, Cab. on Washington's
Birthday, 1912, and has STAYED off all
challengers ever since.
Tonights bout will be Kilbane's
third in defense Of his crown. In
1913 he defended it successfully
against Johnny Dundee at 122 pounds
in Denver. George CLANCY, the Balti-
more southpaw slugger, made a stab
at Kilbane's honors in September,
1915, and was fiattened in the third
round, both boxers making 124
pounds. That was the last time Kill
bane made weight for any opponent.
He has been boxing at catchweights
ever since,
VIII Help Ring Game.
II the army, navy, and civilian
board or boxing control succeeds in
establishing itself as a sort of over
country, the game cannot but be
helped. For instance, no titleholder
should be permitted to run around
the country like Pete Herman, Johnny
K.ibane, and Benny Leonard, making
opponents weigh in while they them
selves box at catchweights. Only by
such means has these three cham
pions kept ambitious challengers
away from them
Perhaps tho most glazing injustice
ever inflicted upon ring fans took
place at Akron. Ohio, January %,
1915. Freddie Welsh, then worlds
lightweight champion, boxed twelve
rounds with Johnny Griffiths, now in
france. Griff,ths was forced to make
weight for Welsh, who boxed at
catchweights, and, Furthermore,
Welsh could not even lose on foul,
according to the contract.
without a governing body, such as
the National Sporting Club in Eng
land. there will always be injustice
among boxers in this country. There
always has been. Every follower Of
the ring knows what brought on an
untimely death to Joe Cans. Ring
side weighing is positively cruel.
The British system OF Weighing in at
o'clock II even better than the
American style, which Is an hour
later.
WEIGHT Always Rises.
whenever growing younster
comes into title the weight limit for
that class always rises until some
more rugged youth comes along and
wins at a lighter poundage. For In =
stance. George Dixon won the feather
weight title from Cal Mccarthy at
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
FOLWOLL MAY REPLACE
GIL DOBIE WITH NAVY
Former Penn Coach Turns Down
Offers from Georgia and
Georgia Tech.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.-Bob
Folwer, the deposed football coach
at Penn, who was succeeded by
Johnny Heismann, of Georgia Tech.
received word today that he Is
wanted to coach the Navy in case
Gil Dobie decides to accept Cornelis
offer.
Folwell recently turned down an
offer to coach Georgia University. He
also has an offer from Georgia Tech.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
c0NCANN0N TAKES MATCH

Joseph Concannon took the 300
point match with Louis kreuter at the
Pickwick last night finishing UP at
500 to AS. Concannon won both af-
ternoon and night matches. krcuter
won the exhibition match at walter
Reed Hospital by 100 to 81.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
ROTUND ROBBY WAS ONCE A SLENDER
CATCHER WHO COULD RUN THE PATHS
~ FREDERICK C. LEE.

has sufficient imagination picture the rotund Wibert Rob-
aecouatey Robby 1.-The lean base
pncng the kind of
the Brooklyn pilot looked like when he thrust himself
into his first big league box
By gayly fitting pair Of wild pitches
Philadelphia Athletics
his baptism And that time
almost years and who will deny that in thirty
four years anyone pick a little weight?
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
GROSS NOT ENTERED.

High school runners who were fig
uring on entering the half mile at
Hopkins Saturday arc relieved to hear
that Johnny Gross, Techs speed mer-
chant is not entered. Tech has not
entered single athlete for the Bal
timore meet.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
weights and tip the beam around 40

pounds?
What chance has Benny Valger to-
night? Well, he. has recently sur
fcred from influenza, but may be as
strong as ever. He has developed a
heavy wallop inside Of the last six
months. He has always been a clever
boxer. II he is lucky, he may win
with a knockout, but the odds are
against him. Eight rounds is too
brief with a shifty ring general like
Kilbane. tn probably be eight
rounds of fancy stun, no decision and
general disgust for all who witt
ness it.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25

Ihree-Oase hlts-bTauy. IlTst oh ci
rors-Athletic.. 3; Nets. 5. First on balls
Kennedy. Left on bsses-Athletics. .;
Nets 5. Stolen bss es-ROBINSON, Behel.
man, ShafYer (2), Bradley CD, Gleason CD,
Kennedy Forster, Donohue CD, and Cush-
man ca. Hit by pitcher-BrAdy wild
pitches-Kennedy, 2: Cushman. l. Passed
bails-ROBINSON, /; Donohue. /. Time
1850. Cmpire-Mack
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
G. w. U. CLOSES YEAR.

George Washington University
players closed their season Monday
against the Catholic University team.
The Hatchctites will lay Off the floor
until next season.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
FABER IN SHAPE.

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Urban Faber
has shown UP in town in wonderfully
improved condition over that OF last
year. He is fifteen pounds heavier
than he was last October and expects
to regain his place with the White
Sox this season.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
HEYDLER AND BIG BAN
FAIL TO CHOOSE BOSS

NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-The National
Commission will have to worry along
without a chairman for a while
longer. This becomes evident today
following a conference here between
John A. Heydler and Ban Il. Johnson.
presidents of the National and Ameri-
can Leagues.
1--WE failed to reach an agreement"
they said today.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
GILBERT WON'T SIGN.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 25.-Iarry Gil
bert, the New Orleans fly chaser, has
refused to sign with the Indians. Last
fall he said he would play only In
New Orleans, which sold him to the
Speaker Tribe, and he is keeping his
word
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
MIDGETS TAKE TWO.

Western High midget teams won
two games yesterday. The frst
midget team defeated the "Y" young
sters by - to Q and the second mid
get ave won from John Eaton school
players by IS to Is
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
WILL PLAY c. U. LADS.

Gallaudet College will play Catho-
lie University Saturday night. II will
be the last collegiate basketball
game OF the season here.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
SECONDS DID IT.

Techs second string five defeated
the Eastern High team at Catholic
University in a league game yester-
day by a score OF 80 to II.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
INGRAM IS DEFEATED.

Marine Prep tosscrs handed tho In
gram team IS to 81 defeat In re-
turn game played In tho Eastern
High gymnasium yesterday.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
JOE STECHER WINS.

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 25.-Joe Stecher
today holds a victory over Yussif
Hussane, the Turkish wrestler. He
threw Hussane after fifty minutes of
wrestling.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
WILL HAVE BALL TEAM.

Gonzags High school is expecting TO
have a baseball team this year. The
street lads will call out candidates
shortly.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
YANKEES. WILL PLAY.

Y. NJ. c. A. Yankees are going right
on again. Tonight at $40 they will
play the Capitol Silent Five at the
Boys Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
OlYMPlANS TAKE GAME.

Olympia A. c, tossers defeated the
Epiphany Juniors by 10 to IL In
wcll-playcd game yesterday in the
Epiphany gymnasium.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
MEDICOS ARE EASY.

Army Medicos dropped a 40 to IL
game to the Epiphany team in the
Epiphany gymnasium last night.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
HE'S AFTER YINGLING.

Joe CsntIllon, manager OF the Min
ncapolis MIllers, ls trying TO coax
Earl Yingling back ipto the game.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25

We must make way for our
big stock of Spring Fabrics,
which is arriving daily. Hence,
this great Clearance Sale. Sec
this great stock.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
Here's Your
Opportunity

Right now we are m the
midst of a great clearance
sale-the bargain event of
the year in tailoring.
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
Defends His Featherweight Title Against Benny Vager

Copyright 1890. by International News
Service. Inc
The Washington times., 1920-02-25
Uncle Robby Gets OFF
In Big Pond

(At Philadelphia, Pa, April 10, 1850
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
The Little River news., 1920-03-31
ALLIES FIND FIELD GUNS
 AND AIR PLANES INTACT
Allies Find Field Guns and Air Planes Intact Near the City of
 Berlin.

Paris, March 27 - Three thousand five hundred three-inch field guns have been found by the inter-allied commis- sion in the vicinity of Berlin alone and altogether 11,00O of these guns have thusfar been discovered throughout Germany; as well as 5000 airplanes intact.
 According to the terms of the treaty of the Versailles the German army should have only 204 three inch field guns and no airplanes whatsoever.
 These discoveries and other infor- nation in possession of the French authorities have caused considerable skepticism as for the reason given for the request of the Berlin government that it to permitted to send troops in to the neutral and occupied, zones.
The Little River news., 1920-03-31
Picnics and atriots By CONSTANCE SCUDDER
Copyright, 1919. by the Mcclure News
 paper Syndicate.)

The Fairfield family sat around the breakfast table. MT. Fairfield was ab- sorbed in the morning paper that bore the date of May 2S, 1918. He spoke abruptly: "Mother, be sure and read the 'Watchman' column today. That man hits the nail straight on the head every time. And, Carl, that shindg of yours for Memorial day will have to be called off Seems there's been a notice in the papers that the committee of arrangements for the parade wants the loan of cars to carry the old vets. They need twenty. Memorial day is two days off and exactly four people have volunteered. Anyone who owns a car and can get by without offering 1t after reading that article belongs in the stacker column
 Carl waited dutifully until his father had finished, but not an instant longer. "But don't get you, dad I asked you a month ago for the car on that day and I've invited Grace Garfield to go with me and Im to take four others. It's too late for me to back out now"
 Not another word, Carl" his father interrupted steruty; you are to drive
The Little River news., 1920-03-31
Sold.

was standing right in the front row. directly beneath the auctioneer, when he put up for bid small statue of cupid, made of plaster of paris.
 He seemed to have quite time get ting a bid, and he suddenly bent down and looked right in my face and said: {: Make me an offer" immediately made bid of 25 cents.
 You can imagine how felt when he almost yelled: "Sold for 25 cents to this gentleman right here!' And the worst of it was l didn't have the 25 cents. which l hastened to tell him. and he in turn announced it to the rest of the crowd. You can bet didn't stay there long after that.- Exchange.