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The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Race Opposition
Combine to Fight
Maryland Tracks

Baltimore, Nd, March S.-The
Legislature at Annapolis is expected
/ to get busy on racetrack legislation
early this week, and from the talk
which has cropped up within the
past few days, or since the Bowie
track commission bill passed the
house, there Is to be some tight.
Conferences between those opposed
to racetrack betting and the advo-
Gates of the Burke-Janney state
racing commission bill will be held
in an effort to combine the two
forces to get through some legisla-
tion that will remedy conditions
prevailing in the State and which
have brought about bitter fights for
several sessions OF the general as
sembly.
The talk is that the move should
be along the line of combining the
State racing commission regulation
bill with the anti-gambling bill in
referendum to the people, SO that
the whole question may be disposed
of at one time and the problem re-
moved from politics so far as that
is humanity possible.
In connection with the fight now
going on there is criticism of the
racetrack interests for their method
of conducting their fight. They
have scnt out to lawyers in various
parts of the State this year, just
as they have done in times past.
checks for. retainer fees, some as
small as, $50 for lawyers to help
frame racetrack legislation" How
many votes may be gotten by this
method is problematical. but the
endeavor seem to be to bring about
sentiment favorable to the tracks
by the hiring of legal lights in the
counties even where there are no
tracks.
The ractrack owners do not want
any referendum. They cannot pre-
vent one on the racing commission
bill If IL is passed, but il that should
be put up to a referendum by petit
tion they would gain by a vote of
rejection, as they would thereby es-
cape regulation and the tax Of
$4,000 a day the bill imposes.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09

San Antonio. Tex. March
S.-Saturday's game was one for
the book. McGraw's little visit
tors turned the game into an
ankle excursion in the seventh.
But twenty-one runs amt much
In the Texas League. That's a
pitchers battle down here. They
like those pinochle scores.
Fortunately for. San An
tonic, clubs were trumps., The
Giants would have been paid
double for spades. After the
adding machine had cooled or,
Doc Birs painted 1t with iodine
and confined 1t to the barracks.
They paint everything with
iodine in the army. Broken legs,
homesickness, fiat and coolies
are all the same. A fiivver was
taken by q big Bertha in the
Argonne. There wasn't enough
Henry left to rattle. but Doc
comes along, paints 1t with
iodine and marks 1t Light duty"
Sundays game was called
on because of the ignorant
weather. One of those dumb
northers popped up and trapped
the works. Even a private detec-
tive could have guessed that it
was cold yesterday. The natives
claim that this is the first time
In thirty years that the tempera-
ture has skidded below the boil
ing point Centigrade. McGraw
didn't want to take a chance of
any OF the boys spraining their
eating arms, SO he had the
groundkeeper roll the Persian
rug, sprinkle the lobby and
called for three games in the
chow rooms.
Teacher Is strong for
George Kelly, who is a star on
geography around first base.
George can parse the verb ITO
field" with any of The bigger
bEs in the second grade. An
other of teachers pets is Frisch.
STATE will also be kept around
until the board of school direc-
tors make their annual visit. 1t
looks like graduation day for
most Of the other pupils. There
are about fifty scholars in teach
er's class. and unless the board
of education makes an approp-
Ration. twenty of 'em will have
to go back TO the little red
schoolhouse in the yam districts.
Being a wise Cracker unto his
generation and a student versed
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
rARTS At TAMPACAAP-- TO FEATURE T. CARNIVAL
Scholastic Relay Races wal
Feature Catholic u. Carniual

What should prove a feature In
the scholastic relay events at the
Catholic University indoor meet Is
the half-mile hike between the
Woodbury. Forest Prep School and
the Central High School runners.
Schenk, Murrell, Earmon and Walk
er will fly the colors for the Vir-
ginians, while Coach Bill Foley will
send in Montgomery. Units, Ogelhart
and johnson.
In the one-mile scholastic relay
Staunton Military Academy. Balti-
more Polytechnic Institute and
Western High School will battle for
first honors. Staunton will send
its best athletes to the mark in
Jenkins. Graham. McCullen and
Higgins.
Rutledge a Star.
One man on whom Coach Bill
Foley, of Catholic University. is
pinning his hope in the s. A. /. A.
A. is "Duckey' Rutledge. the pole
vaulter./ Rutledge, who halls from
Far Roekaway. n. Y, is the Metro
politan A. U. champion. At Per-
shing Field, in New Jersey, last
September. in the all-championship
games, he easily won the vault
L
has a formidable rival in Feeney.
the Georgetown entry, who per-
formed in good style at the Hop
kins games last month.
Foran Strong Runner.
In Memo Foran Catholic Uni
versity has a man who appears to
be a conner. He is entered in the
400-yard dash with such men as
Bob" LIE Grende and Dorsey Grif-
fifth, of Hilltop fame, but still the
Brooklanders have hope of him fin
fishing ahead Of the Blue and Gray
champs.
In this event there are two 9TH
ers who will bear watching-Mc-
Namara and "Jiggs" Donahue.
The special invitation 50-yard
dash will give De La Vergne and
Scott a chance to show their class
for the Red and Black athletes.
Glasscott has just started on the
track team, but if past years can
be taken into consideration the lad
from the Quaker City will be there
among the counters.
Jack Harrington, who has recov-
cred from an infected foot and is
practicing in the Brookland gym
daily, is rounding into form.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Sport Shorts

Critics say that IL Ty Cobb had
been a boxer. he would have been a
Georges Carpenter" and that II
Georges Carpenter had been n
baseball player. he would have been
Ty Cobb" The analogy lies in
the quick thinking and physical
speed of both.
Yale will spend 100000 in getting
the Bowl in : condition. A certain
well-known and unpopular party
spent more than that to put a GER
tain famous bowl out of commits
sion.
The Canadian Marathon race TO
decide Olympic games entries will
be held over the Hamilton. Herald
course, on Good Friday. April 2.
The University. of Havana base
ball team will play in this country
this spring. meeting various college
mines. -....
Newark will have two big out
door boxing arenas this summer.
One promoter intends operating un-
der a big circus tent that will seat
10000, and another coptemplates
staging bouts in a bicycle racing
stadium just outside of Newark. -,
They are advertising an open
BoiA lHlS =,
the nineteenth hole is closed.
New England Amateur Rowing
Association recently reelected DR..
George Magrath' as president for the
twentieth term and John J. Corri-
gan secretary Of the thirteenth cum
secutive year, -
Bob simpson track coach at the
University of Missouri Is planning
to teach hurdling by means, of the
movie screen. Now they'll find our
the real secret of the great track
stars success. s..-.
Harvard, football men suggest
shorter distance between the goal
posts. and goal from. touchdown to
be made from scrimmage formation.
Football has enjoyed several popu-
lar years, and the fans were be-
ginning to. shows signs of under
standing what the game was about.
Gentlemen. why not leave the foot
oail rules alone? --5. .-asss-t
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Returning Khaki
Tribe Has Taught
Uncle Sam Lesson

When the puny. fiat-chested, pale
faced boy returned from overseas
sCuare-shouldered, well-muscIed,
with ruddy cheeks, a bright eye and
the grip that would have dnns JUS
tice to a sledge HEAVIER, II set father
and mother to thinking. 1t also
made the employees at the bank
where one Of Americas own had
been trusted employe stop to So
liloQuize. Have we neglected the
physical condition of our children
Dad said to mater. Are we train
ing our employees right? Queried
the bank president of one Of the
directors. Both questions were well
founded. They were answered by
the returned soldier from overseas.
He was a splendid example of what
some physical training, coupled
with plain living. plenty of sleep
and regular routine will accomplish.
No child is too young for par
cnt to start with careful physical
education. In molding the little
body the mind is bound to keep
pace and many of the ills and dis
comfiting weaknesses are apt to be
thrown off No man is too old to
still learn to play. Strenuous ex-
ercises which match youth do not
always fit the matured man, but in
the evolution of games and pas
times all. ages are considered
II is an athletic age, if you choose
to call it so. The returning SOL
dier by his manly carriage. alert
step and ruddy healthful appear
ance is teaching us all to live closer
to nature. If you want to add to
your years seek physical and men
tai diversion. II you want your
children to grow up to be strong
men and women with alert minds,
study their physical education.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Mex Keesport Fiue
!. Meets Champion
|. Tech Team Here

McKeesport High School, cham
pions of Western Pennsylvania, will
engage the local Tech High scho-
lastic champions on March IL in
the Catholic University gym at 3s30
y. m.
The Keystone Staters won the
championship Of Western Pennsyl-
yania League. and the McKeesport
Chamber of Commerce, which Is
represented by A. /. King. is send
ing the squad on the journey out
of appreciation for its success dur
ing the 1919 campaign.
Tech will have its hands full
when they meet this team that
trimmed all schoolboy quints in the
Pittsburg district.
As this game will be one of the
best scholastic contests ever wit
messed in Washington, ample ac-
commodations have been made at
tbs Catholic University gym for the
large crowd that is expected to at
tend THIS match. McKeesport made
record that is hard for any school
team to equal by winning fifteen
out OF sixteen games. The record
iS as follows.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
NEW ORLEANS RESULTS.

First race-Humpy, 110 (Wida). 4
to l. to 5. to ); oh Yes. 107 (Iow-
ard), TO ), to ): Twinkle Blue. l02
,Mooney), 8 to l. Time-:43 1-5.
Fading Star. VoormeI, Coombs. Tut,
Natalie. Josephine h, Joe Esch and
Tommie c. also ran.
Second Race-Redland, III Gin
rIrty), 10 to l, 4 to ., 2 to / Archie
Alexander. ITO (Wida), even, Ito 5;
General. liz Hike), 4 to 5. Time
1:14. Senator James, Pas de Chance,
Charming. Ettahe, Thistle Green
Rainbow Girl, Plureen, Milda, Paul
Connolly and Bellringer also ran.
Third Rnce-Lady Ward, 106
(Erickson). 10 to 1, 4 to /, 2 to l;
Sasin, Ill (Williams), to 10. to 3 :;
RoOkery, 101 (kig), to 2. Time
2:O2 1-5. Christie, Brian Boru, In
discreet. Prince Douglas, Ponderosa,
Say When auu Sophie Gatewood also
ran.
Fourth race-Docod, l04 (Wida), 8
to 5, to 10, I TO 4; Dixie Carroll,
Ill Uke), S to 5, to 10: Fort Bliss,
los (HIepeD, l to ,. Time-l:45
AS. PNdra, Jiffy. War Club. Night
wind and Duke of Lancaster also
ran.
Fifth Race-Arnold, 126 (Myers),
) to .. even, to 5: Mahony. 1O6
(Willis), G to .. to ,; Ticklish, ia
SWalls), 2 to 5. Time-1:07. Ia
cola, Applejack ii and Marmite also
ian.
sixth Race-Heavy Weapon, S5
(Wida). 9 to 5, I to 10, to 3; kimp-
along, 10 (Richcreek). 5 to ?, 6 to
8: Orderly. 112 Heinish), l to 2.
Time-1:45 As. Nepperhan, Almino'
Prunes and Orenzo also ran.
Seventh Race - Incidence. III
,(Lyke). to 5, 3 to ). to 3; Water
proof. III (RomanellD, 3 to l, to
5: Jack X, lG9 (Morris), . to L.
Time-1:4S 1-5. Durward Roberts,
Ben Hampson, Blue Thistle. Cour-
celles, Verify and Counterbalance
also ran.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Bunts and Bingles.

McGraw has engaged q dentist
as part of his training camp equip
ment at San Antonio-which would
indicate he anticipates a lot of rag
chewing.
They keep Harry Frazee busy
buying back his hall club after
Dame Rumor sells it. The Red Sox
aren't even for sale, says the mag
nate.
Jim Thorpe, the hardy Indian,
who held the records for food
swallowing in the big leagues for
three years, has a new rival Babe
Ruth eats oysters. steak and ice
cream for breakfast.
Bang! Carl Mays just busted one
to the fence. He-fit as IL he was
glad lawsuits were over for him.
The rest Of the Yankees can't figure
out where he gets all the iron and
pep. Mays spent the winter out
doors with his gun and dogs
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
YANKEE TOSSERS
LAND GAME FROM
WALTER REED FIVE

The Yankees stopped a winning
streak of fifteen games when they
walloped the Walter Reed Hospital
team in the Boys Department gym
last night before the largest crowd
of the season, 77to 19.
Lieut. Harmon, the highly touted
Reed center. drew first blood within
the first minute of play, but the
Yankees came right back and the
issue was never in doubt thereafter.
The "Y" outfit was in the lead, Is to
8, at the end of the first quarter,
and So to 5 at the end of the half.
The end of the third period found
the Yanks leading by a 81 to 9 score.
The summary:
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Board of Trade Will
Attend Opening Game

The Washington Board of
Trade will attend the opening
baseball game at American
League Park in a body ION April
%. when Washington is pitted
against Boston. About 500 mem
bers will sit in two reserved
sections and root. Requests for
reservations should be made to
Richard Conner. secretary's Of
fee. Board of Trade. Star Build
ing.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
HAVANA SELECTIONS.

First Race - FclIcidad. Twenty
Seven, Mage Mirror.
Second Race-Grasmere, Sir oliver
Lucie May.
Third Race-AlI AgIow, Currency,
Skecrface. =
Fourth Race - Freemnntle, Der
ling, Texas Special.
Fifth Race-Ralph 8, BurlinEnme.
Dick Benson.
sixth Race-Niss Sweep, Homan.
Snow Queen.
Best Bet-GRASMERE.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09

Hold Batting Practice.
Nothing but batting practice and
running the bases take place dur
ing the. morning workout, with
each pitcher serving to the batters
ten minutes. In the afternoon, after
warming up at tapping the ball.
the boys line up in the field. taking
positions they are expected to fill
as regulars. This is continued for
an. hour Both crews have the same
bill of fare. so they all get the same
work.
- Griff Under Weather.
Today. when Nick's gang began
work, Mcbride told the coach he
could take all the time he wanted.
as he had until $50 to get his lads
out again. Altrock's gang went at
their work like Trojans, and worked
hard. They did not realize how
soon sixty minutes pass when de-
voting their time to the batting
drill. When. all of a sudden. whis-
tie blew, Nick was the first man TO
toss his glove on the ground, yell
ing, Il am q union man, and VIII
not work q minute overtime.
President Griffith was indisposed
this morning and did not appear at
the grounds, as DR.. Martin ordered
his boss to remain indoors, as this Is
the only time Mike can tell Griffin
what to do. Mike takes full ad-
vantage of his authority. But when
the afternoon bell rang for the men
to go to work, the Fox was on the
job as large as ever.
Rockies Look Good.
+ tn
have his hands full watching that
bunch of recruits working. They
are going to make some of the reg
ulars hustle to retain their jobs.
and If one of them ever slip. away
? will go their chances. for if about
three of the new ones ever get to
toe hold. it is going to take some
awful hard work to get them to let
loose.
Grifith has had the good fortune
to pick up three or four jewels
after they get use to big city life.
1t may be that one or maybe two
may have to put in one more year
at school.
Not one of the lads referred to
are playing on the first team now.
but you can pick out the ones if
you take the trouble to look them
over. Bobby Roth is expected this
evening as he was reported to have
left for Tampa yesterday. Milan
could not workout today on account
of his trunk not having arrived
containing his uniform.
Beginning next Monday and every
morning except st. Patrick's day.
when the Nickelites play Indiana
pplis, at St Petersburg. the Yanni-
gan players under coach Altrock,
will play the regulars. This is done
in order to give the regulars a
chance to get into good condition
and the Yannigans an opportunity
to get plenty of work.
AS the regulars will be playing
the all star Cubans every day be-
ginning next Monday and continu-
ing until Saturday. the boss is
afraid the young players will get
stale. consequently he has told Nick
to be ready with his men for a
game each morning.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Game Is Postponed.

The Y. N. c. A. Yankees and the
Epiphany Comets game scheduled
for tonight has been postponed un-
til Friday night of this week. game
to be played in the Epiphany Church
gym. This will propably hit the
Yankees pretty hard because they
are down on the books to meet the
floor on Thursday Of this week.
Manager Bratburd. OF the Yankees.
wants all of his men to report at
the Boys Department gym at Q
o'clock this evening in order to take
up this revision in tasefr schedule.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
KELCHNER TO MEET
FREELAND TONIGHT

Charles Kitchener, the District
pocket billiard champion. will de-
fend his title tonight in the first
block of 250-point match against
Daniel Freeland at the Grand Cen
tral Academy. One hundred and
twenty-five points will be played to-
night with the same number carded
tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
To Form Letter Club

Central High School alumni
and student body will hold a
Joint meeting in the assembly
hall of the Mount Pleasant In
stitute Wednesday night at 8
o'clock, when an organization
Will be perfected which will be
known as the Monogram or Let
ter Club. This club plans to
boost Central Highs athletics
>and also boost the powers of the
Blue and White in scholastic
circles in the various sections of
the country.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
oLLYtRss & SCt02er1ENK5sx g
SPoRTo1k KINGS @f

All rights reserved by Collyers' News Bureau,
King Neptune.
Out of the old brine barrel they are going to
jerk this pickler today. He should have won his
last race and would have done SO only for a lot
OF bad racing luck. Will have smart" kid in
the coop today and l know" the right kale is
riding. What need l say? Orncry has a
good chahce to be second with Contestant and
Paddy Dear fighting it out at the end for the
peep money All this happens in the seventh
race this afternoon at Jefferson.
Lefty Rec is the Whispered good thing in the
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09

out to Plant held this morning IN two squads. Inc
first crew, which Griffith has selected to work
from 10 till II in the morning and from 1890 till
e:so in the afternoon, consists of: johnson, Judge
Milan, Roth, Rice Ellerbe, Leonard, Shannon
Picinich, Greenaae, Erickson, Courtney, Zachary
Snyder Carlson and Gill under the charge of Cap
tain George Mcbride.
The second squad consists of: O'Neil, Harris
Watt, ShaRks. Stark, Grubb, Washburn, Mayer
Engle, Shaw Schacht, Golden and Crockett, with
Nick Altrock as pilot
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
WIrn THE

sixteenth: ornery. 102; Mayor GAL
win. l0G: Semper Stalwart, l07;
Charming. 107; ]. c. Stone. 109; Con-
testant, 112; Counterbalance, Ill;
Indian Chant, 112; Paddy Dear, 112;
Little String, 112; Little Cottage,
112: King Neptune, 113.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
NEW ORLEANS SELECTIONS.

First Race - Lefty Rec, VOorin
Morning Face
Second Race-Bncklaide, Fnit Ac-
compli, Vim.
Third Race Topovcr, Buckshot.
The Gallant.
Fourth Race-kinElIng, bob Dak-
er, Hummn.
Fifth Race-BuIlet Proof, Simple
ton. Allivnn.
sixth Race - Thursday. Nighter.
Browns Favorite, Gibby.
seventh Racc-kins Neptune, Orn-
cry, Contestant.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Johnny Dundee
Outpointed by
Willie Jackson
(By Herald Leased Wire }

Jersey City. n. J.. March s.-willie
Jackson, the New York light-w eight,
outpointed Johnny Dundee. the
Scotch wop. in the fourth meeting
at the Arena A. c. here tonight.
jackson used both hands to advant-
age throughout the eight fast
rounds, while Dundee rcsorted to a
left hook. 1t was a good fight.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Horses from Havana.

San Diego. Cal. March S.-Jim
Coffroth is still keeping shop at his
racetrack across the border of Tia
juana. Mex. RacehOrse owners, who
have been at Havana. are shipping
their stock to the Mexican oval.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Biz Hurting Squad.

. ST.. Paul, Minn.. March s.-Mike
Kelley will have a band of twenty
nine, athletes from which to pick
his 1920 squad of performers. The
manager of last. years. champions
will find his biggest job In selecting
his pitching staff from the twelve
candidates. -..f
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Student, Like Boxing.

Berkeley, Cal. March S.-Enroll-
ment in the physical department Of
the University Of California shows
that boxing from the standpoint of
the lparticipant rather than the
sport. There are. 443s signed for
boxing. Only ten signed for base
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Plans Kid Rates.

The kids at Des Moines, Ia, are
ali excited and thrilled over the an
nouncement that Tom .Fairweathel
plans to. establish 15-cent admission
prices for kids on Sundays and holi-
DAYS and free Invitations during the
week.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Meehap for Tunney.

| The Jersey City Boxing Club is
trying to arrange to bring Willie
Neehan from San. Francisco to hook
up with Gene Tugney sometime in
March. The promoters offer the
fat boy" d purse Of $500. -.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Yale Has Golf Team.

New Haven, Conn, March s. -
Yale will issue. a. call for. golf
players soon. A. team will be en-
tered. in the intercollegiate tourna-
ment. Yale will also play at CO.
lumbia, Printcton and Harvard.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Cem,pa,n,y A Wins.

The ,Renrocis Club suffered their
first defeat of the season at the
hands of Company A. Fifth Infan-
try. d. c, N. G.. team Saturday night
at the National Guard Armory by a
score OF y to Is.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
SIXTY-THIRD QUINT
HANDED A SETBACK
BY EPIPHANY FIVE

The crack Epiphany Comets
knocked the Sixty-third Infantry
quint out of the running for District
honors last night at Potomac Park.
when they defeated the soldiers,
% TO 20.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09

for Dcnahne. Goals from feld-Donahue (3D,
Whittermore t5). Ustick. Lynch, Boyd "a,
Mannassan 49,, Gilman (2D, lavish. Goals
from fOul-DonahUe, MacDonough, Manas-
san. Referee-Lieut. Smith
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09

Substitutions-Haislip for GoetZ: flnnie
for Sauber; Bratburd for Catlin; Harris Tor
Duryea; Duryea for Cameron. Cour goals
solomon C3I, Ingley 40, Sauber l6b,
Goetz, Ginger (3l. Duryea, Harmon (4l.
Harris. Foul gosls-Sauber, out OF D.
, GINGER missed .; Harmon, out Of .. Rel
eree-Mr. Bryon Morse CClarkson Iech).
I-mpire-Iieut Stevenson u. S. Al Timer
Lieut. Page u. S. A. Scorer-Capt. An
derson( L. S. A. Time Of periods-Ien
minutes.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09

This baby is trained by of the
This baby by
he thinks she will roll You know
likely will rule Best
at the etrack Is the oneth
to
the balanC esafe nndVO show
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Hold Batting Practice.

This works from until and from until when
all hands off for the day
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
Diuides Nationals Squad for
Practice Sessions Each Day
Regulars and Yannigans Will Work in Differ
ent Crews-McBride and Altrock in Charge
8. Of Clubs-Play Interteam Games.
By GEORGE T. MoRELAND

Tampa, Fla March 8-Wih all the players hand excep
Bobby Roth President Captain Mcbride the
The Washington herald., 1920-03-09
HAVANA RESULTS.

Apprentice allowance elaine