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The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Vital Statistics
Marriage Licenses.

Robert Devine, IS. and Ella o.
Gibson. 20. both OF this city. The
Rev. w. J. Howard.
Gottlieb E. J. Link, 20, and Claudia
z. Hazel. II. both of Capitol
Heights. Nd. The Rev. r Schmidt.
coursen B. ConkIfn. Sc, and Mary
p. Burroughs, rs. both OF this city.
The Rev. J. Mob. Sterrett.
Lewis 2. snoddy. 2s, and Evelyn
Bache. 20. both OF this city. The
Rev. J. z. Briggs.
Walter E. Dom. 25. OF this city.
and Alice T. Rogers. %, of Hudson.
n. Y. The Rev. +. ]. Hurney.
Horace NJ. Bailey, SIS, and Agnes
f. Ward. as. both Of this city. The
Rev. +. l. A. Bennett.
Ernest B. Glover. 26. Of Bells VAL
ley. Va. and Made r. Nichols. l9.
Of Goshen, Va. The Rev. II. Schroe-
der.
Gilmore w. Thompson, %. and
Viola L. Bastian. 25. both OF this
city The Rev. II. T. Stevenson.
william b. Crieke. %. of Hennes-
sey. Okla. and Elsie :. weisell, %.
of this city. The Rev. T. Z. Davis.
Charles c. williams. %. and Lors
Worthey. Is. both OF this city The
Rev. W. J. Howard.
Alan J. Cartwright, 26. Of Wins
ton-Salem, y. c.. and Martha 4.
Lynch. %. of Bethesda, Md. The
Rev. L. S. Weber.
Joseph r. Thomas. 81. and Ger
trude Payne. 33. both OF this city,
The Rev. D. Stokes.
Gaines, l9, both of Hanover Coun-
ty. Va. The Rev. }. l.. S. Holloman.
Jesse A Poole. %. Of this city.
and Grace L. Suddarth, %. Of Phiia-
delphis. Pa. The Rev. C. w. Pop
kins.
Morris Moultrie. %. and Arnea
Christian. 81. both Of this city. The
Rev. f. Douse.
James F. Jarboe. 81. and Irene
Carroll. Is, both OF this city. The
Rev. J. Z. Briggs.
Anton b. Ostman. 25. and NJ.
Catherine Howard. -, both of this
city. The Rev. +. Y Bischonf.
John L. Freeman, IS, OF Culpep-
er. Va. and Nellie Lowry, 80. Of
Lead. S. d. The Rev. II. T. Steven
son.
EuNdTo A DldnO. -. anu luNN
T. Mundey. l9, both Of this city.
The Rev. w. J. Carroll.
Charles Harris, %, and Lenor
Morris. %, both Of this city. The
Rev. +. J. Grimke.
Raymond l.. Hayes. %. and Anne
]. Bonner, %. both of this city. The
Rev. J. II. Jeffries.
Francis II. Wagner. 80. OF Phila-
delphia, Pa. and Helen o. Blakes-
lee, %. of this city. The Rev. H.
Bunyca.
Russell Perry. 81. and Mabel Z.
Lyles. %, both OF this city. The
Rev. L. ID. W. Jones.
Harvey L. Moler. 81. and Anna NJ.
Cooper Of Brunswick, Nd. The Rev.
J. H. Jeffries.
jefferson NJ. Tingle, 25. and Ruth
f. Curtis. "a. both of this city. The
Rev. A. F. Anderson.
Albert L. Marshall. %. and Pris-
ALA wsllace, Is. both of this city.
The Rev. w. J. Howard.
Gideon VI. Parsley. IS, and Alma
P. Barnes. "a. both Of Richmond,
Va. The Rev. J. II. Jeffries.
Ermin f. Wehrman. 20. Of Chi
cago, III. and Louise r. Watch. Is.
Of Leonardtown, Md. The Rev. ].
L. Weidenham.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
8'iSPEQRTk!&H7 9|!I;[:!; i!

But the heavyweight mystery
still remains.
The Monopoly.
The eastern half of the United
States, plus the portion of Great
Britain mentioned. has something
over 10000, 900 souls.
The western half of the United
States has possibly 25,000.0O0 on its
roster.
The margin here Is to / against
the West in the way of population.
But observe the heavyweight
register in detail:
J. ]. Corbett, California.
Robert Fitzsimmons, Cornwall
Australia America.
J. J. Jeffries. California.
Jack Johnson, Texas.
Jess willard. Kansas.
Jack Dempsey. Colorado.
In other sports and at other
weights-polo, tennis. track and
field. golf. long distance running,
rowing. football-there has been no
such predominance on the part of the
West.
But in the way of heavyweight
boxers the monopoly has been COM
plete-l00 PEI cent complete.
Among the lightweights the East
has a Cans. a McGovern and a Leon
ard to match against a Nelson, a
wolgast and a Britt
But the East has had no heavy
weight worth mentioning to match
against a champion produced by CAL
ifornia, Texas, Kansas or Colorado.
Why? By way Of killing an idle
day you can do your own conjectur-
ing. Your guess is as gooi as ours
"A woodIess America" writes Gift
ford Pinchot in Field and Stream
would be a stricken nation" The
point is to make a nation see IL that
has been blind for fifty years and is
still in the act of sitting a yawn
any time the subject is mentioned
The only rebuttal we ever got to the
argument was this: What does any
one care what happens to the coun-
try fifty years from now"
F.. II. D.-Beyond any doubt. An.
napolis and West Point should adopt
the three-year rule for intercollegi-
ate competition. A fair field and nc
favor is the foundation OF sport And
no favor" means meeting under the
same rules and regulations that gov.
ern all the others.
Sideliner--We, agree with you that
the goal touchdown, as now handled
10 a useless adjunct. But neither OF
us is on the rules committee.
Copyright, 1890. New York Tribune, Inc.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
HIGHLAND LAD.

Now, il l am correctly informed
this is the sweetest morsel served
through this column in some time
Fact of the matter is, I have positive
Information to the effect that COM
missions are planted in Pittsburgh
and New York. You need no skull
practice for that kind of CAB, ye
wekkum. Paddy Dear and Ben
Hampson for what is left. For the
opening dash the lads send me JUS
tice Goebel. a very fair sort of a
platter. However. there was quite a
bit of real smart money overnight
for BY Heck. The latter is right at
the top of his best form, hence it
should be a "hoss" race Winnie
come should about hold the others
safe.
Mavoureen looks all over the win
Eer of this third spasm. This nave
rick has shown steady Improvement
in private-and look for her to
cavort today. Madeline Lillian is
sure Of smart play and is IS much
as she races very consistently 1t is
my opinion she is the one to beat.
Tan Son or the peep end. Hindoo-
stan Is finally dropped into a spot
where he simply cannot lose. I mean
the fourth. He has a wide call here
and should win easily. Smart Guy
and Dark Hill Will, in all PROBABILITY,
battle the issue out for what is left.
The latter's last effort was a par
ticularly good one. His private trials
are extra good. George STAIRS last
effort goes for Mr.. Sweeney-the
gentleman who tends the morgue.
Toss it cut: 1t is to bad to be true.
The Fisher-Fireno Entry will rule
the choice but that makes no never
mind. Fact of the matter Minute
Man has a chance to split the pair
out. The latter is extra good right
now.
Light Wine, at big price. is nv
prediction in the sixth The clockers
favor Charles A. Byrne, whose last
effort must be discarded. Sandy Mac
was the medium of a betting coup
last time and that's about his true
race. You may draw your own con-
clusions.~ Colonel Lit was the hot
test kind of Tip" of Cincinnati
overnight Now this. one has worked
well enough to win and this looks
like the spot. True. you may disa-
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
YANKEES TO PLAY
LEGION TOSSERS

Congress Heights Yankees meet
American Legion Muir Post II, of
Baltimore, Saturday night at Con-
gress Heights auditorium Muir
Post II Is considered the best team
in Baltimore, leading the city league
with five straight wins. The Yam
KEGS have won ten games in as
many starts
win. the manager Of the, Grace
A. c. kindly get IN touch with
Manager Shaffer, of the Congress
Heights Yankees at Main 2416 any
time today.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Facing Hard Season.

The next few weeks will be busy
ones for the Quincy Athletic Club
quintet The following games have
been scheduled: December 81, Com
pany A. National Guard; January
4. Business Seniors; January Z, Lin
worth Athletic Club; January is,
Columbia; February .. Gallaudet
Props. Tuesday games will be
played at Carroll gymnasium. and
all others on the opponents floors.
w. II. Smith, manager of the Quin-
ICY nve. can be reached at 1717 Lin
coin road northeast
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
SPEARS WILL COACH
WEST VA. ELEVEN

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-Clarence w.
Spears, head coach for four years
past of the big Green teams at Dart
mouth College, will succeed M. M
'"Tubby" McIntire as head coach OF
the West Virginia University eleven,
according to an announcement made
here today by Athletic Director H.
A. Stansbury, of West Virginia. In
1915 he coached the Dartmouth
freshman eleven through an un-
beaten year, and succeeded Frank
Cavanaugh as head coach in 1917.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
KNICKS TO FETE
FOOTBALL TEAM

Officers and members of the foot
ball team Of the Knickerbocker Club
will be the guests Of the member
ship Wednesday night at a banquet
TO given in the clubhouse, 3255 n
street. Letters will be awarded to
the players and the manager and
coach will receive a gold football.
The festivities will begin at s o'cock.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
COLUMBIA PLAYS
TWO GAMES TONIGHT

The Columbia A. G. quintet will
play the Roamer and Perry Athletic
clubs tonight at the Wilson Normal
Community Center. the first game
to begin at 1880 o'clock. The Co
lumbians have won seventeen games
this season.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
CaseYs Want Battle.

Potomac Council tossers of the
knights of Columbus League are
looking for a cage opponent for
the afternoon of January 3. For
arrangements address Manager
Sweeney, a. r street northeast.
Game to be played in the Gonzaga
College Gym.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
DUCKPIN RESULTS.
Lafayettes Want Games.

Games are sought by the Lafay-
cite A. C. with any teams averag-
ing not more than 110 pounds. The
Mcpherson, Monroe. Yosemite, Vic
tor, Peck. Immaculate Conception
and Teck Midgets are preferred.
Forester Simonds. manager, can
be reached at North 1856. The La
fayette five plays the Circle A. c.
Saturday evening at Carroll Insti.
tute.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Juniors and Midgets Open.

The Royal Juniors and Midgets
would like to arrange basketball
games with any teams in the Dis
trict of their weight. All COM
should be addressed to
1873 Rosedale street northeast, or
telephone Lincoln 1921.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Peck Kids Win Twice.

Peck Midgets won a double-head-
er yesterday when they defeated
the Trinity Midgets. l3 to 4. and the
Tigers, Is to o. The Peck Kids
have now won four games in a row.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
Circles Challenge.

The Circle Athletic Club Juniors
would like to arrange a game with
the Warwick Juniors for Saturday
night. January s. 1921. Call Alfred
Luitich at North s136, after 1850.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
GRIFF- TO -ENTER FOOTBALL I'M ,2I-U. s. RACQUET
BUSINESS QUINTET.
WIN CLOSE GAME

Business Highs goal tossers
showed lot Of speed yesterday aft
ernoon, when, they nosed out ~.
tolls victory over an aii-star team
composed OF former Business. play
ers. In the ail-star lineup wefe
shaeffer, New York University
crack; Johnny Goetz, star Of the
Congress Heights Yankees. and 9TH
ers. ~ -
Battling in nip-and- tuck fashion
from whistle to whistle, the high
school boys, aided by the brilliant
shooting OF safber. hnished Just
ahead. shaeffer starred for the ALL
stars- Lineup and summary:
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
HnItoppers Have Star HurIer.

When the history of the sporting
world is written at the end of the
year 1921. which is hiding just
around the corner. Georgetown men
are determined that they will still
hold possession OF the Eastern COL
legiate baseball crown.
There are reasons for this belief,
hut the chiefest among them Is that
a husky southpaw named Del Bis
sonette, who halls from Maine, is
pursuing the path of learning on the
Hilltop. BissoAette is hailed as one
of the best wrong-handed fingers
in college ranks. He pitched last
year for the New Hampshire State
nine and was nothing short of a
phenom. His work attracted the
attention of a flock of scouts, espe-
cially after he had downed the St.
Louis Cardinals in an exhibition
game.
Art Reynolds and Lefty" Hyman,
star pitchers of last years cham
pionship team are back on the Hill
top and, with the addition of Bis
sonette, the Blue and Gray team
ought to be ripsnorter next spring.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31

Goals from noor-sarbsr tD, Pc
terson ca. walter (z, Meany.
Goetz (4), Payne (5), Shaeffer (sl.
Goal from foui-Aeany.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
FAREWELL AND HAIL.

FAREWELL AND HAIL.
192O-1e21.
The errors through my score arc
The hits nre very few. indeed;
I've been no "Babe" Ruth with the
stick.
Nor any Cobb by way of speed.
And yet I have no vain regrets
To toss into the face Of fate.
The vanished year has cashed in
bets,
And I have wiped them from the
A new road opens on my gaze.
Grny-hung with foss that shift
and dart,
where none may read the future
days
Nor guess the answer on the
chart.
And yet ] have no haunting fear
OF wrecking gales where seas are
rough,
For as we start another year
A sporting chance Is good enough.
Farewell and haii-the road has
turned,
The future has hut this In STORE. :
That each shall get what he has
earned,
who has the right to ask for
MORT
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31

There is every indication that
Washington fans would support a
professional team to the limit and
IL Is known that Griff and a number
OF prominent business men are plan
ming to get behind such an under
taking.
In Saturdays game between the
Richmond stars and the Knicks 1t
is a foregone conclusion that Mr..
Griffith will be occupying a ring
side seat. as IL were, and do some
keen figuring as to the probable
gate receipts. If the cash customers
turn out in gratifying quantities. as
is expected. the Washington pros
viii probably enter the field next
season with a challenge to the
world and surrounding territory.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
The Rule of the West.

We have commented upon the fact
before that Great Britain. including
England, Scotland. Ireland. Canada
and Australia, 50,000.000 or there
abouts, with all her records in sport.
hasn't put forward a good heavy
weight in thirty years.
BARRING Fitzsimmons. who left
Cornwall for Australia to make his
lighting fame in America.)
But what about that section or
the United States resting east of the
Mississippi River?
In this section over S0,0O0,000 of
the 100000 inhabitants live. with
boxing encouraged in many States
Yet what first-class heavyweight
have these SO.00O.000 furnished the
game since the passing of John l..
Sullivan. nearly thirty years ago?
Among lighter weights Great
Britain has furnished Freddie Welsh.
owen Moran, Jimmy Wilde ard
others.
Among light-weights the Eas,
has furnished Joe Cans, Terry Nc
Govern, Benny Leonard and others.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-31
GRIFFITH NAY HEAD.
PROFESSIONAL GRID.
ELEVEN NEXT YEAR.
3Old Fox" Expected to
Enter Football Arena
With AIl.Star Team.
BY JACK NYE.

Clark c. Grifhth, who has been
nonkeyins around with baseball for
i protracted spell of years, Is be-
ginning to warm up to the grid
iron game.
These battles the Knicks and
others have been staging at the
American League park have been
eye-openers to the Georgia avenue
ehieftain- So much impressed has
he become with the interest In
football among Washington sport
lovers that be is almost persuaded
that the game offers real possible
tiles.
The outcome Of this budding in
terest will probably be noted next
season. II Is averred, when Grifrs
visiting cards Will carry, in addi-
tion to, his title as boss of the local
ball club, the legend, President
Of the Washington Professional
Football Club" Thatll make him
two presidents, giving him a de-
cided ascendancy over Eddie Eyhon-
who has only recently acquired
the handle OF president Of the Cap
ital City Athletic Club.
Crack Eleven Planned.
Through the activities of Griff.
he District will probably be repre-
Fented in the professional football
Held next fall with a team of its
bwn. II Is planned to take ad-
Fantage Of the wealth of material
n these parts to form an eleven
hat will be able to meet the Can
on Bulldogs. Akron Professionals.
hampton of the country. the Union
Athletic Association, of Philadel-
hia, and others on equal footing.
Harry Harris. the former West
irginia ail-American star. Is said
have expressed his willingness
leave Jim Thorpe's team fiat on
s spine and string along with any
aggregation that should be formed
ere. In addition. there are such
ars as Harry Robb. Roy Mackert,
ack Sullivan. Van Brocklin, Bethel
the John Marshall team, and
theirs who will be pining for some
ction when the season rolls around
gain
Maybe, with all those stars, Grif
night be able to win a pennant.
r whatever it is, in football, even
he hasn't attained that honor
the baseball field.
Fans Like the Su0rf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
w. N. FOREACRE
Railroad Official Dies Suddenly While
 In Private Car We'll Known Here

Birmingham friends of w. N Fore 'acre, vice president and general man. lager of the eastern division of the Southern Railway were shocked yes terday to hear of his sudden death early in the morning.
 It occurred in his private car at Hen dersonville, N. C.. the porter disco yer ing him dead sitting in a chair. He attired in his night garments and the light was on. Acute indigestion was the cause of his death
 MT. Foreacre had been in the employ of the Southern Railway since 1SS7 entering as a telegraph operator and rising from post to post. His remains will be sent to Atlanta fo rinterment.
 MT. Foreacre was at one time suoer- intendent at Selma, from which place he came to- Birmingham in the same capacity, and from here he went to the Atlanta division. Later he was made general superintendent with headquar- ters at Charlotte, and afterwards gen. eral manager, with headquarters at the same place.
 MT. Foreacre was bachelor and about fifty-five years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
OPINIONS DIFFER
 ON |. |. |. POWER
State Commissioners Argue Body Is Without Authority to
 Make Blanket Increases
By Associated Press

Washington, October 12.- Conflict ing opinions as to the authority of the interstate commerce commission to prescribe railroad rates within a state were presented to the commission to- day by representatives of the railroads and state commissions on the hearings of applications of the roads of New York and Illinois for an order increas- ing intrastate fares to the level of the 20 per cent advance granted for inter state traffic.
 Spokesmen for the railroads con- tended that the transportation act made the whole rate structure of the country a matter for the considera- ton of the interstate commerce com mission and that the federal authority was no longer confined solely to the regulation of interstate traffic. State commissioners, however. argued that the commission was without authority to make blanket increases in the traf- fic charges within the boundaries of a state and that Congress did not broaden the power of the commission over intrastate regulations. The trans- portation act represents a national view of the transportation problem, and the power of the commission Is not confined to interstate rates, Alfred P. fhom, general counsel for the Associa- ton of Railway Executives declared in the closing argument for the roads. New provisions are contained in the
 law, he asserted, allowing the carriers to complain to the commission regard
 ing state rates and to invoke it's juris- diction. New language, he said, per- mits the commission to remove dis criminations against the whole body of interstate commerce.
 John E. Benton, general solicitor of the Association of Railway and Utili- ties Commission, told the commission that the commissioners of forty states because of the momentous issue in volved. The supreme court has clear ly established, MT. Benton contended that prior to the passage of the trans portation act, Congress did not intend to interfere with state wide authority nor to establish any unified authority over state and interstate rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
B|G MONEY OFFER MADE ID PARTY f
 COX WILL BE DRY
Thomas F. Ryan Understood to Be Man Who Will Give Con- ditional One Hundred
 Thousand Dollars
By Hugh w. ROBERTS
 Washington Bureau The Age Herald

Washington, October 12.-(Special.)- IA multi-millionaire has offered the dem 1 ocratic national committee $100,00O as a campaign contribution, provided that Governor James NJ Cox will pledge him. self not only to uphold the prohibition amendment, but to prevent Congress, should it desire to do so, amending, in any particular. the Volstead enforce ment code
 This rnulti-millionaire is not named by the committee; but from the rather ob- vious description offered, he is, unques- tionably, Thomas Fortune Ryan. The committee declares that the man who made the offer has recently returned from Europe. and in the Baltimore con- vention was one of those whom William Jennings Bryan attempted to drive from out the pale of the party. In both in- stances, the cloth was cut to fit the virginian. And it so happens, that des pite their sharp and sensational differ ences in 1912, MT. Bryan and MT. Ryan, in 1920 are in complete accord.
 The offer has been referred to Cover nor Cox E. II. Moore of Ohio, the can didates personal representative, has spurned the offer. George White, chair man of the democratic committee, how NNfNNN it should be accepted. It is his opinion, it is claimed that s1oO,0OO is $1oo,ooo, and should Governor Cox repeat the prohlol- tionists' paternoster the heart or MT. Bryan would lift itself from the grave with the result that the Nebraskan would take the stump
 Inasmuch as it would appear to the country, in all probability. that Gov ernor Cox for alleged expediency and in return for money agreed to the Ryan conditions, it is regarded as certain that he will reject the proposition. COX, Whhe believing in law enforcement is no more a prohibitionist than his opponent, Sen- ator Harding.
 It is said that the millionaire in ques- ton holds that it is unfair for the gov ernment to prevent the poor man obtain nig liquor when the rich man stocks ms cellar at will. The millionaire IS quoted as having said that if Governor Cox would take the pledge, he would pour the contents of his bottles or barrels into the Atlantic ocean. 1~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13
MARINE NEWS
By Associated Press

By Associated Press New Orleans October 12.-C1eared: Cartago, Boeas del Toro. via Cristobal; Clydesdale (Br), Genoa, via Norfolk Dictator (Br), Liverpool, 0orredijk (Dutch), Rotterdam, via Newport News; Lake Wimico, Santiago. Port Eads, October 12.-Arrived: Dannedaike, Nuevitas. Cuba; Elsiglo, New York; Harold Walker, Tampico; Historian (Pr), Liverpool. via West In- dies; Lake Grama, Tampa; Neptune Frontera; Reginolite (Br), Galveston; Santa Olivia, to Conilla, Chile; Texaco, Tampico; Torres, Tampico; Wilhelm Jebsen, Tampico: schooner Arthur H. Zwicker (Br,), Preston, England.
 Sailed: Angisum, Port Lobos; Sun shine. Port Lobos; Trinity, Port Arthur; Tuscorora (Br), England
 Mobile, October 12.-Arrived: Vera, Livingston; Lake Elmont. New York; Munarden, Cuba; schooner Mable Gale. Havana.
 Sailed Schooners David Cohen, Gulf port; Thelma, Havana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-13

were so anxious to get Harding back to Marion that special train was run and no stops for speaking were allowed, get ting him into Marion five hours earlier than scheduled" Senator Harrison said.
 rHe is running to cover. The cancel lation of his speaking dates is another illustration of the fright in which his managers are thrown, and their convic- tion that it will not do to allow him to go before the people
 'The campaign of misrepresentation duplicity and deception waged by the re- publican leaders has now spent it's force. West Virginia, Indiana and Cnio are assuredly democratic. The demo- crats have cinched fourteen states in the