Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-03
HARDING USES BASEBALL
talk TO DEFINE POSITION
Nominee Takes Side OF Amateurs
When Chicago Cubs Come to
uome Town.
MAJORS DEFEAT MARIoNITEs
Doesn't Like Ouc-Man Play--Snys
Wilson Famed Mt Paris, but
6. .. y. Leader Can't Deliver
Goods From the Box.
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MARION. ONO. Sept. 2.-Politics
wero forgotten today in Marion and
Its loading citizon, followed by most
or the town, turned out for n base
ball game.
AS compliment to the Repub-
lean candidate, William Wrigley ana
a. ID. Lacker brought their bail
team, the Chicago Cubs, 10 Marion
Tor an exhibition with tho home
team. the kcrrigan Tailorr'. The big
leasucrs arrived early in the morn
Ing and led by II band marched 20
tho home Of Senator Harding. where
they individually greeted the candi-
date on his front porch. The Cubs
| were introduced TO the nominee and
| Mrs. Harding by William l.. Vceck.
president of the club. who said that
| he took pleasure in greeting the next
! president
Reviews Progress of Gnmc.
In reply senator Harding paid his
! tribute 10 baseball and the great
| progress Of the game since he pIaycd
i, IA boy. The famous Cub inticld
| OF former years came in for bit
Of praise when Senator Harding said:
There are progressive ideas. bu,
| ii rcjoices the average crowd OF
rooters TO note an old fashioned
/ Tinker to Evers to Chance | like
the tension oG.a tight game" he said
Il admire the skill OF the pitcher.
but like TO see the ball hit / like
| the rootcr and his partisanship. his
| zeal for the home team. We are all
| partisans for some team. I am sure
tina; l rcjoiced as much as Garry
| Hermann when the Reds COPIED
last year! never saw a game with
out taking sides and never want to
! see one
Drawing simile between base
ball and the present administration
! senator Harding said II am on
posing the one-man play for the ma
ton. Too much tanning out, too
hnn'h unprcparedncss. for war or
ihis peace. 1t is my observation
that tho national team now playing
Tor the United states played loosely
and muffed disappointingly in our
domestic affairs. ana then struck out
at Paris.
| TnkcS Lesson From Knox.
| Senator and Mrs. philandcr Knox.
OF Pennsylvania. who arrived here
today, accompanied Senator ana Mrs
|
noon. With n Cub battery composed
of Martin and DAILY working for them
| the home team was beaten 3 to
! Grover G. Alexander was the an
! swcr.
Senator Harding with tho Chicago.
hat sitting jnuntny on tho side of
his head, warmed up. just before the
game, while the stands chccred and
then stepped into tho box and pitched
the iirst ball. Il good six feet wide or
the pate. After that 1t was all Cubs
y delegation OF school teachers from
Illinois visited Senator Harding in
the forenoon. c. II. Stnlman. prcsi-
dent OF the American Federation of
School Teachers. in introducing the
members OF the delegation. asked the
=, nominees support OF the Smith
Towncr educational hill providing for
Il portfolio OF education in the Cab
met.
Addressing the dclcgetion Senator
Harding described American teachers
as those patient - 1icrs in the cause
OF humanity" Low pay and other
disadvantages to the profession, he
said. Indicated serious menace TO
our national Institutions"
Recalls Ills Teaching Days.
The nominee recalled the days when
lie was teacher In Marion County
schools. For the autumn months. ho
said, hc received $50 and $40 during
the winter months for teaching
school building fires and sweeping
out the schoolhousc. The country has
now reached crisis whore ii must
do something for the teachers or our
scheme OF education will anguish and
fall. The Federal government. Sem
ator Harding said. is not responsible.
but II can influence the States TO "A
Iu!ckened interest in the country's
educators.
Senator Knox in statement late
today issued - ALI TO all Republicans
of all sections TO record their pro-
test against the malndminisiration OF
;hc national affairs during the last
eight years Il also believe that the
wholesome nnaiIcCte dncss and mod
est sincerity OF Warren q. Harding
nave already won tho confidence Of
the American people" no said. Ro-
ferring specifically to the league of
nations issue, Senator Knox said:
YOU cannot conduct political
campaign on specific foreign policy
But you can on the QUESTION az TO
whether our foreign policies. what
ever they are, shall he submitted TO
foreign control TO agree to n league
on the basis Of q league control. is I'm
effect 10 agree to follow tho majority
view To say that we do not hnv,
10 acquicsce IL tho VIII OF IN. mn.
lority and may do as we nleasc is