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The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-03-20
HAMPTON DEFEATS HOWARD
AND WINS 1920 CHAMPION
SHIP.
By Charles II. Villains.

HAMPTON, VA, Mar. The
Hampton quintet gave the greatest
surprise of the season by defeating
Howard University basketball team
at the great Coliseum, on Friday
night, March 3, by score of IT to
IS. On the night of the game Wash
ington was in tire grip of the worst
storm experienced during the entire
winter. The Howard student body
and the good-size crowd Of basket
ball fans that brayed the storm saw
one of the finest exhibitions of
basketball ever seen in the Capital
City. The singing of the Howard
college songs and the yells by the
student body gave the game Il strict
ly college atmosphere.
From the sound of the referees
whistle until the end, the game was
the closest and hardest fought one
ever played between the two insti-
tutions. Howard at the opening of
the first half secured 9 to | lead,
but Hampton settled down and this
half ended 8 to 3.
The second half began with both
teams playing "a life and death
struggle" Howard kept a one or
two-point lead, until the last five
minutes, when Hampton secured the
one-point lead which it held.
The guarding, passing and speed
of both teams, throughout the game,
we're spectacular and brought the
crowd to its feet time after time
The playing of the Hampton team,
during the last four minutes and
with a one point lead, electrified the
spectators as well as mystified the
Howardites. The Howard team was
completely nonplussed by the unex-
pected strength Of Hampton
Wright and Freeman at guard and
McLaren at forward for Hampton
played steller ball; while Tibbs and
Garner for Howard were the point
getters. Fine spirit prevailed, but
the game will long be noted for the
close guarding and hard playing,
Hampton's Record.
Hampton's basketball record for
the season is as follows: Six college
games played, with five victories.
Shaw was defeates at Hampton and
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-03-20
'N'HAk WMN NNQN IN Nh SEON DIX ~ of
By Full of Pep


mt Raleigh-31 to IS and "a to 81.
Lincoln was defeated at Hampton
and Philadelphia % to Is and 80
TO "a. Hampton lost the first game
to Howard at Hampton, 35 to "a ;but
won the second game in Washington,
II to 16. Howard, the only contend
or for championship honors, has
played three games, winning two
and losing one. Hampton's basket
ball record. therefore, entities her
to the 1920 college championship.
The lineup of the game was us
follows:
Hampton-McLaren and Brady,
forwards; Paxton, center; Wright
and Freeman, guards.
HoWard-Parish and Tibbs, for
wards; Garner, certel: Marshall
and Wright, guards; substitutions.
Carter. johnson, and kean.
Referee - Bennic Washington,
Armstrong Manual Training School.
Timekeepers-Phillips and Harris.
Scorers-Clayton and ALEX.
Time 90 halves-20 minutes.
Score-l!ainpton, II; Howard, 1G.
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league pitching previous to the open
ing Of the regular Winter League
season.
He Whaled National Leaguers.
In ten games played by his team
against the team that played under
George Cutshaw'5 management in
Cuba, facing such big league pitchers
as Ed Pfeffcr and Leon Cadore, of the
Brooklyn team. and Carlson and
Ponder, of the Pirates Tcrriate pasted
the pellet for the healthy batting aver
age of 81. In six games against the
All-Americans, batting against Jack
Quinn. Bob Geary and Mule Watson.
Torrentc managed to compile a batting
average of Jos, aud in the regular
cham pionship race of the Cuban League
he has a neat batting average Of 40.
Never in any season of series he has
played in Cuba has he fallen below
500, and ii never appears to matter to
him whether it IS American big league1s
he is facing or his own island brothers.
Torricnte, they say. is the surest and
hardest hitter Cuba has ever produced,
He broke up one of the Pittsburg
games with Il terrific home run belt
off Harold Carlson that Travelled 50
far into right ecnterficlr that he had
completed the circuit of the bases be
fore Outficlder Max Carey had reached
the ball. In one of the All.Americau
games he went to bat with two on and
two out aud his team two runs behind
aud slammed one of Bob GearY s
pitches 50 far into the same pasture
that he loafcd coming up the third
base line aud had crossed the plate ON
IA slow trot before the ball has been re
turned TO the inficld. This ferocious
swat won game that until that minute
appeared 10 he hopclcslly lost, and the
Cuban fans, with whom he is an idol,
stood up in the grandstand and threw
him money until he had collected $32
from the grass around the home plate.
In still another game against the
All-American he whaled out two home
runs, one of the swats going to the
left field fence and the other one To
the right field barrier For "Black
Babe" hits with equal force to either
field.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-03-20
American Giants Open
SchOrling Park
SUNDAY. APRIL 1lth, Up.

What promises to be the greatest
season mt Schorling Park in its his
tory, will be augmented with the
opening of the season, Sunday. April
/ 18th. promptly at 3 p. NJ, when the
pride of Chicago, American Giants,
cross bats with the Crack Rogers
Park Club of Chicago Ball League.
American Giants to present many
new faces.
Several promising players, new to
the fans here will be trotted out for
inspection to the followers of the
Giants, many Stars who has been
idolized by the fans will be missing.
The most prominent among them are
Whitworth, the Ace of the pitching
staff, wo will go to Detroit Stars,
Charleston, the crack centerfelder of
last kear's club returns to A, b. c..
of Indianapolis; Francis, third base
man and Barber, right fielder, goes
east. We know these players who
so" WIN ihotn idFOi Will Tie 1dnS.
will be missed, and we with YOU
mourn the loss of such fayoirtes.
Yet due consideration must be given
Foster, as he has manipulated many
deals, and said it was good for the
game to exchange players in order
to maintain the interest, instead of
we will witness men who have proved
their worth, at the same time the
clubs will be utilized in equal
strength. There was only one way
to meet the demands of the fans. and
we know with this end in view.
Foster separated with such stars.
Giants will maintain their class.
One must not with losing these
players think the Giants will not
remain the same classy aggregation
of years, they have added new men
to fill the shoes of the boys who have
left, and with Brown and Dixon,
catchers, Grant, Demoss, Williams,
Maiarcher, infielders, Reese of Phila.,
Torriente, Cans, Tom Williams, Tom
johnson and Dave Brown, Pitchers,
they have the class equal in strength
to defeat any club of color in the
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-03-20

Chris Torricnte Is His Name and lie s
Terror to any Kind of Pitcher
He Goes UP Against.
Havana, Cuba.

D~N he SEASON of the Cuban
Winter League is drawing
to Il close and has been a
big success, the hundreds
~ of tourists from the desert
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-03-20
FRITZ POLLARD RECEIVES
$4,000 OFFER TO PLAY
WITH AKRON NEXT FALL.

Fritz Pollard. former Brown rnivrr.
sity football star, and Walter Camp.
choice for AllsAmcrican half the fall
of 1916, has received an offer from
The Akron Indian football team of
5000 to play with them next fall.
The Akron officials were 50 pleased
with his work last season that they
are very anxious TO sign him up again
Iof This coming fall.
Pollard has not signed with them
yet, as he has received several offers
from other professional teams and he
is giving them all consideration. He
hopes to be able to sign at Il much
higher figure.
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600 people advise the pitcher in a
chorus, that "hc can't get EN- over,
he can't get EN- over" 1t becomes
a chant. They sing it, they yell it,
"You can't get 'em over He throws
the ball. 1t comes to the hitter with
the speed of a ball from cannon.
The hitter, grasping the ball in the
center, catching the infield rather
unexpectingly, hunts the ball; the
man on third has received the signal
and is on his way home as the pitcher
winds up. There is a rush of players
to the ball. The pitcher is the first
man to reach it. He grabs it, his
myers fail to grasp in; the runner
is nearing home with the speed of
the wind. The ball is thrown. The
runner slides. There is cloud of
dust at the home plate. You see the
umpire declare the runner safe.
You come back to earth and you
wonder whether you will take the
Wentworth or the Thirty-fifth street
car home.
The following story is told few
days ago. The gentleman in ques-
ton being Safe Representative, a
very loquacious individual. He talked
for one hour and thirty-fiYe minutes
without stopping to take air. After
he had finished the janitor met him
in the hall of the legislative cham
bers and the legislator said, "Well,
jim. how did you like my little TALK"
"Say Dos. if could ak as long as
you would open barbershop."
Some years ago, certain ball club
had young pitcher. Every ball
player liked him and wanted to keep
him up in he big league. So, he was
told on starting on the big show
that a certain brainy infielder would
keep him posted on he weaknesses of
the players of each team as they came
to bat This sysem worked nicely in
St. Louis and Cleveland The first
day at Detroit, the manager decided
to start his young ace. The home
team had hit down to Ty Cobb,
clearly the best hitter in the national
pastme. had waited patiently for
week for this. Cobb comes to bat /;
the pitcher throws out the distress
signal; his advisor was busy talking
to the coach, and he pitcehr needed
a friend He goes over to his advis-
or and says, well, how are we going
TO stop this bird?" Advisor flashes
a look, and whispers to the pitcher,
"The safest way is to take the bat
away from him."
Well, Buck Weaver has kicked up
| again. He says, he must have more
coin or be traded. In my opinion as
big an ace as Ray Schalk, Eddie Col
Inns. Joe Jackson, which is the whole
ball club.
The Breakers Base Ball Club of
Palm Beach, Florida defeated the
Royal Poinciana on the Poinciana
diamond last Sunday. Pitching hon
ors between Buckner and Tucker.
Buck must have a pipe line thru to
Cuba. He has been done about 5
years ago, but ssch, It's secret. He
don't know it,
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-03-20

business, yet there will be 16 new
men here in addition to these men,
for tryouts, who will be reserved for
future use, so we will not worry
over the outcome. 1t is certain when
these players appear here, standing
room will be at premium.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-03-20
SOUTHERN LEAGUE B. B.

The meeting at Atlanta Feb. 9th
of the Colored Southern Base Ball
League was a success. MIR. R. H..
Tabor of the Capital City League of
Nashville was elected vice-president
of the Southern League. Another
meeting will be called in the near
future to elect officers for the season.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-03-20

ago. He has played in Amcfict with
colorcd teams, with the American
Giants of Chicago, and with the All
Nationals of Kansas City, and has
made five tours through the States
with Cuban Stars.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-03-20

Although outweighed by nearly fiji
teen pounds, Billy Armstead, Pitts
burgh 5 premier 132.pound boxer,
gave young Finch, of Lawreneeville,
a fine boxing lesson Tuesday by de-
featng him by IA large margin in
every round. ----7------- -= -
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-03-20

States having contributed immensely
to the patronage Of the games played.
Various players who spend their sum
mers in the States in major and minor
leagues will now report and take up
The game in America where they left
it off in Cuba, for the Cuban ball play
err is a trelcss individual and therein
sets an example for his lazier North
ern counsin
The Cuban winter season has had lis
features aud its biggest sensation, ae-
eording to travellers, has been the bat
ting of the "Blacb Babe Ruth, -
Christopher Torrientc, who has out
Babcd the Babe with his tremendous
stiekwork. He has won such fame that
various independent teams not parti-
cular about color in the States are bid.
ding for the services of the cOlorcd
Bchemoth.
Cuba : Black Babe hash t been
hitting against Cuban pitchers only to
demonstrate his prowcss. He showed
if against some of the best major
league pitching previous to the open-
ing Of the regular Winter League
snason
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18

the Communist party in America were
indicted in Chicago on the same
charge as Reed on January % last.
Among them were Mrs. Rose Pastor
Stokes of New York City. member of
the executive committee of the Com
munist party; Nicholas ]. Hourwitch
Of New York city. publisher of Novy
Mir, the most prominent Russian
newspaper in the United States, who
formerly employed Leon Trotzky !;
Isaac E. Ferguson. chief counsel for
the party, and Louis e. G. Frame, edi-
tor in chief of all Communist propa-
ganda in this country, who is in Mex
leo, 1t Is believed.
The authorities here regard Reed,
although he was graduated from Har-
ward, as one of the most earnest young
Communists In America. Before the
indictment which hangs over him was
found. federal and state courts had in
dicted Reed for alleged seditious ut
terances and writings. But the indict-
ments were quashed. or, on being tried
he was acquitted.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
HUMIDITY IN AIR CURRENTS
Observations Have Shown That Irri-
cation Has Little Effect on Con-
ditions Of the Air.

"Irrigation has little to do with the
humidity readings In any section" 1t
is declared by j. Ii. Gordon, observer
of the Arizona division of the wealth
er bureau. Any rise of humidity read
ings in the Phoenix station is due, he
states, simply to Increase of rainfall.
During the past ten years there has
been Increase In rainfall at different
points ranging from II to 20 per cent.
Most Of the humidity comes In air cur
rents from the Gulf of California. Yet
the dryest point in Arizona is Ajo, a
mining camp on the desert, nearest of
all points to the gulf. Somewhat less
dry are Yuma and Phoenix, while the
greatest absolute content OF moisture
by cubic measure is In Tucson. While
Phoenix Is In the midst of great ir-
rigated valley, the influence of irrIga.
ton upon her climate is pronounced
immaterlal.
Somewhat the same result was Sc
cured by the weather bureau In study
ing problems of evaporation, In con.
nection with the formation OF the
Salton sea. In southern California.
No humidity influence could be found at
stations established around the sea,
while at Mecca. mt the date farm, the
seasons following the creation of the
sea were the dryest ever registered.
The dryest air uniformly has been
found in the foothill region somewhat
above the valleys.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
staenant Broken Sewers.
DROPS THREE MILES

In this extreme cold the oxygen
tank began to fail.
He had nearly lost consciousness
when he suddenly realized that he was
losing his sense of direction and con-
troll. He reached for the throttle of
his ship and missed. He then tried
the switches.
Suddenly the ship dropped. At 49,
600 feet Major Schroeder partly re-
gained consciousness and found that
his ship was turning n spiral. In n
desperate effort he righted the LIE
Pere, which began diving safely Into
McCook field.
As result Of the ordeal Schroeder's
sense Of hearing Is dulled.
He was at the hangers next day pre-
pairing to make another flight. Nerves
shaken? No!
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
Grim End of
Perfect Dream

"A month ago the number of typhus
creasing Hospital conditions are in
describubly bad. There is no bed linen.
no medicines, no soap and no disin-
fectants, the last of the supply of SUBJ
Innate having given out January 1,
when 35 disinfecting stations were
closed.
"The people have given up hope and
they do not wish to live. They make
grim Jokes among themselves as to
how much longer they will hold out"
Conditions among the soviet peas
antry, cost of living and scenes at
Moscow and the other soviet centers
are given by the staff correspondent of
the Amsterdam Handelsblad, G.. Ny
pels. just back from an extended tour
through soviet Russia.
"At the railway station In Smo-
lensk," the correspondent writes,
there Is long row of stalls in which
people sit behind little barred WIN
dows and sell all sorts of merchandise.
Il noticed the prices. One pound Of
salted meat was 800 rubles; a pound
of black bread. 100 rubles; a little
piece Of potato cake. 40 rubles. A lit
tie water glass full of makhorka Ito
bacco rooD was 100 rubles.
"On the station platform one sees
the soldiers lying about amidst the
dirt which covers the ground. They
roll their cigarettes with bits of pa
per torn from newspapers, and wait
patiently for what will happen next
by the side of big cash register
stands n barmaid selling salted meat,
cake and pastry to the smartly
dressed men gathered about her. The
poor devils lying on the ground do not
even notice 1t, for they know very well
that in the new state there are rich
men and poor men just as before"
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
Communist Long Sought on
Charge of Conspiring Against
United States.
MAKES ESCAPE VIA NORWAY
Lenine Welcomes Him as Envoy From
United States Communist Party
Lived In kremIin as Guest
Of Authorities.

Washington.-JOhn Reed, close
friend of Leninc and Trotzky. who is
under Indictment in Chicago for al
legged conspiracy to overthrow the
United States government, arrived in
soviet Russia by way of Finland last
December. It is learned. Since his in.
dictment recently federal and Illinois
state agents have been searching for
Reed all over the United States.
On being told of Reeds presence in
Russia-it is not known yet whether
he has left there-the state depart
ment was interested to learn the chan
mel through which he obtained u pass
port. The department is informed that
he shipped as sailor from an Amerl-
can port to Norway. From there he
Travelled on foot to Stockholm. There
he slowed himself away, or was
slowed away, on a vessel about to sail
for Helsingfors.
The adventurous Mr.. Reed narrow
ly escaped arrest in Helsingfors. but,
Disgusting himself as Russian peas
ant, he crossed the frontier into Rus
sia. He was received In Moscow us
the official envoy of the American
Communist party. and as such at
tended the meetings of the third In
ternationale. and made speech at the
All-Russinn Soviet convention In the
middle of December.
Lived at the kremiin.
In Moscow Mr.. Reed lived at the
Kremlin as the guest of the peoples
commssars.
He was in constant communication
with Lenine and TrotZky. It is stated,
and visited the Red army at the front.
Mr.. Reed was In Moscow until the
middle of january. OF that the state
department Is quite certain. His re-
ception In Russia was the warmer be-
cause two years ago Trotzky appoint
ed him bOlshevist consul general AT
New York. Mr.. Reed never assumed
that Office, for. us it turned out, the
appointment was made to facilitate
his return to the United States.
1t would seem that Reed antlcl-
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
BUILD AIR DEFENSE STATION
Base for Land and Sea Planes
on Staten island.

New YOrk.-Construction OF an
aerial coast defense station has been
begun at New Dorp, Staten island, to
serve as base for land and seaplane
patrol aircraft.
The station, which will be known as
Miller field in honor of Capt. James e.
Miller. killed In action In France, also
will be equipped with directional wire
less apparatus to guide patrolling
craft in foggy weather.
The field comprises 450 acres. with
an ocean frontage of l,750 feet. The
plans, which were made during the
war, call for 81 buildings, including
barracks, officers quarters, mess halls,
post exchanges and administration
buildings.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
WHAT is YOUR WIFE WORTH7
London Judge Says It's a Question
Requiring Much Thought SO
Reserves Judgment

LondOn.-What is the cash value of
a wife? Is question which agltated the
London divorce court for time.
Counsel for the husband In case.
arguing on the question of damages.
said that "the old theory that wife
was II chattel and that the jury had to
award damages to the owner of the
property still holds true with some
slight modification"
''Then you call her quasi-chattel."
said the judge. The court found the
matter too heavy for hasty decision
and reserved judgment.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
Aviator Has Thrilling Experience
Trying for Record.
Oxygen Tank Begins to Fail and Flyer
Almost Loses Con-
seiousness.

Dayton. O.-Dropping 1900 feet
while six miles In the air and still
alive today was an experience through
which Maj. Il. w. Schroeder. chief test
pilot ut McCOOk field and champion
altitude flyer Of the secret service,
passed recently.
Major Schroeder formerly lived on
Washington boulevard. Chicago. He
made his frat flight over the stock
yards here ten days ago.
While making maximum test flight
In n lie Pere ship. in which he has
been flying for attitudes. Schroeder
noticed the thermometer of the ship.
II registered ~ degrees below zero.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
su. Britain on An.i.Airer.n Screen.

Two Italian experts on acropnntics
nre suing the British government for
royalties on their nnti-aircraft apron
screen, adopted experlmentnlly for the
defense of London towards the end of
the war. The device consists of n
series OF spherical kite balloons. filed
with hydrogen. Each balloon had n
ccnical nppendage with three stablliz-
e,s filled with air. and the series was
linked by piano or other wire from
which hung wire streamers calculated
- entanGle enenly raiders. No Hun
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
Plant That Coughs.

Botanists Lave records of cnrnivo.
rous plants which eat even mice: there
nre laughing and weeping flowers; and
now, according to the Journal de la
Sante. there II in the tropics II cough.
Ing plant" Its fruit is like the com.
mon bean. 1t is easily aroused to an.
GER and what is more strange, has n
horror of all kinds of dust. As soon as
u few grains fall on the leaves the
stomntes or air cells, which are tn,
breathing organs, nj with gas. puf
out and throw Off the dust with Sigh
explosions uke the cough of II ci.i:-.-
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18

Myers were actually caught In the tran.
TIE Inventors claim royalty Of not
less than 10 per cent. 10 per cent hay.
inr been the basis of the original esti.
mate The government states that 10
per cent was mentioned when Il much
larger type of balloon than that used
was being contemplated and submits
that the royalty should be no more
tbnn or per cent. No decision, an.
pafently. has been reached.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
Reed Found In
Soviet Russia

pated that he would be indicted and so
sought more hospitable shores. In the
course of the widespread search for
him as fugitive from justice man
suspected of being Reed was arrested
near POughkeepsie, N. Y. This man
proved that he was Harrison b. Ellis,
that he had not been in Chicago for 10
years and had never uttered or written
unpatriotic opinions.
Eighty-five big and little leaders of
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
state-oets Walters sss. 900.

San Francisco.-The $4,000 estate
left by Harry Hastings, waiter at the
Elk club here, will go to the state be-
cause the public administrator has
been unable to locnte any relatives.
Hastings came here from the Enst
% years ago.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
enouoh Nuts to Feed World.

The nut trees of the world. 1t is cal
culated. could provide food all the
year round for the population Of the
globe. Brazil nuts grow in such pro-
fusion that thousands of tons of them
are wasted every year.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18

II Is for him that Ia lonely or In
prison to dream Of fellowship hut for
him that Is Of a fellowship to do and
not to dteam.--William Morris.