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The Washington times., 1920-09-16
ROUSH TELLS WHY
HE'S TWO-HANDED

In an exhibition game played by
the Cincinnati Reds recently Eddie
Roush performed for several innings
at second base. For the first time
since the great hitter and outfielder
Joined the champions he was seen on
the field with a left-hand glove and
throwing with his right arm. He had
only one fielding chance after he went
TO second base, and he handled it per
fectly and naturally, a r-ht-handed
thrower.
After the game Eddie set right
some illusions on the subject OF his
throwing. The report had gained cur.
rency that he was originally a right
hand thrower, but that. on account of
an accident to his right arm. he had
taught himself TO throw left-handed
and had become expert with the on
side fling.
This story was started by Dick
Kinsella several years ago, when Ed
die was in the Central League and
was just starting bis career as pro-
fesslonal Kinsella was scouting for
the Giants at the time and he heard
the yarn somewhere on the Central
League circuit and gave il wide cir
culation.
But there was no truth in IL, ac-
cording to Roush himself, than whom
there is no one better qualified to give
the exact facts.
II have always been natural
southpaw," said Roush. Throwing
and batting left-handed was my regu-
lar style from the time / began To
play ball.
But when I started out as an anna
teur, and a little later as a semi-pro
in my home town and other small
towns around there in Indiana,
found il impossible to secure a right
hand glove. All the other boys were
right-handers and the only gloves In
stock were left-hand ones.
ALSO, / was called on to play the
inf1eld a great deal, and a left-hand
infielder is entirely out of place. SC
I taught myself to throw right
handed, and I succeeded so well that
| could finally throw as accurately
with my right hand as with my left
although | never got quite the speed
that way.
81 suppose ! am now what you
would call ambidexterous, as / can
throw with either hand. But II is
natural for me to use my left in
preference TO my right, and ! always
do so except when playing the infield
which ] seldom do nowadays.
81 have always batted left handed
and would find IL awkward to hit
from the other side of the plate"
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
YANKS REACH
TURNING WAY
Big Series That May Determine
Pennant Starts in Chicago
for New Workers..

Much depends upon the results OF
series starting today IN the two big
leagues. A pennant may hinge upon
the outcome of the three games
scheduled between the Yankees and
White Sox in Chicago. while the Reds
and Dodgers will be putting on a
three-game entertainment that may
cut a decided figure, especially since
the Giants and Dodgersa re billed for
five games in the near future.
Most interest will center on Chicago,
: for the Yankees are leading the Amer
lean League by the bare margin OF
| four points, Cleveland having gained
slightly by beating the Athletics.
while New York and Chicago were
not playing.
In order to prove their claim to a
pennant 1t will be necessary for tho
Yankees TO win three in a row from
the White Sox, for the Indians are
quite likely to travel at that speed
( against Washington. which opens
series in Cleveland today.
There can be no let up for the New
Workers.. Their season ends before
| Cleveland's, and they must put as
tance between themselves and TINS
pursuing club now or run the risk OF
| being beaten after they have finished
their schedule OF games.
The one ray OF lights rests In the
White Sox, for the Indians must meet
! last years champions In series soon.
Therefore. 1t behooves the Yankees to
put the Sox out OF the running by
! winning three straight and then trust
| to the White Sox to lower the Indians
I colors later.
The Yankees have done their work
( against Cleveland. II some other
team can step in and help out Bit
worlds series for Greater New
| York appears assured.
The Dodgers maintained their lead
| In the National League by sending the
Cubs along with a final defeat. Today
! they take on the worlds champion
| Reds. an assignment which may de-
/ lay those worlds series plans. Mean
while the Giants will be taking on
| the Pirates-a doubleheader being
| scheduled for today.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
)pen Series With White SoxHachettes Start Grid Practice
s A Y 8 BUGS"
Baer::
Is Stock Of B. B. Plays Ex-
hausted. Variety Is Spice
Of Game-Have All the
Possible Plays Been
Made?

NEW YORK. Sept I6.-As a base
ball bug. you have probably been
collecting splinters or the bleacher
boards for sen. twenty or forty
years. In that time you have OBJ
sorbed lot OF freak plays. You
have piped everything from a pit
cher socking a clean single TO .
cleanup man striking out on q
throw 10 first base.
Baseball has been tossed of for
almost century now and you
would think the stock OF possible
plays had been exhausted. But this
year has been a record one in every
direction. including circus plays.
Ty Cobb was supposed TO have
started something some years ago
when he scored from second base
on a sacrifice hy. But a month
ago, two Giants scored or one sac
rifice fly by Lee King.
Just few days ago, Charity
ironed a clean home run into the
stands and was declared out. 81
lerbe was on base at the time and
slowed up when he misinterpreted
the meaning OF the Chicago fans
cheering. He thought they were
giving Charity the razz on an
easy fly. stopped running. and Char
rity was called out for passing on
the lines.
NEW BONE PLAYS LEFT.
Are all the possible plays out OF
the bag? Fans still burn up post
age stamps showing how il is pos
sible for a team to make six
straight consecutive hits and not
score a run. That one is Older than
cabman's hat. Sid Mercer states
that any new stunts must originate
in the bone of the player launching
them, such as sliding to first on q
base on balls or trying to call
balk on an outfielder. You can't
tell what a Marbletop Barry will do
when the elixir OF enthusiasm
souses his knob and the wheels
start whirring.
In the early stages OF baseball. all
the infielders would group around
pop fly like honorary pallbearers
and grab at it like minnows snap
ping at wet bread. Then some wise
cracker figured out the trapped ball.
which always resulted in an easy
double play. That has been ruled
off the infeld. but is still legal in
the suburbs. That was a new play.
Hic thete any ltII ilh' tHal.
ANY NEW PLAYS LEFT.
When buying a sirloin, you must
take the bone with the meat But
let's cut out the bone plays. There's
a million of those that haven't
been thought of yet. IL bone plays
are thought of. The old-ti.ners used
to stand up at the plate and swing
their ears off at every pitch. Their
idea was to knock the ball high
and curly. Then along comes a
conniving little rascal who tapped
down a neat little bunt and caught
the infielders with their feet fatter
than an army chef. That was .
new one on the boys.
Are all the possible baseball cards
face us, or are there still some
plays left in the deck? Can you
figure out some possible legitimate
play that hasn't happened?
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
BYRD LANDS BIRD
NAMED MILES BYRD
Dy BRYAN MORSE.

Curley Byrd, Maryland University
football coach. has landed bird
named Byrd, who appears to have con-
siderable promise as an athlete. Cur
ley Is quite enthusiastic about the
lad. who Is eighteen years old, stands
FIVE feet nine inches. and weighs
about 100 pounds.
Miles Byrd is the youngsters name.
He was a demon athlete down in Girls
field. Md. Miles Byrd played soccer
football so well that the high schools
down there on the Eastern Shore
barred him from competition as out
CHASING the others. He never played
football.
In track athletics Miles Byrd showed
the way in the sprints and quarter
mile. He is rated as doing the double
furlong dash around SO seconds. In
baseball he proved to be a regular
pitching ace, winning fifteen out OF
seventeen games.
Labor Day, Miles Byrd was slated
to pitch for his home team against
another Maryland town. Curley
slipped down on the Eastern Shore 10
look the phenom over. Miles Byrd
warmed up and was all ready to go
on the mound when he saw Curley
Then Miles Byrd baked and wouldn't
pitch at all.
"He looked like he had a lot OF
stuff" said Curley. who knows a
deal about hurling himself but whe n
he saw me he positively refused To
pitch. You see, he's left-handed and
sort of a nut. All left.handers are,
you know.
Say, do you know I had a deuce OF
time getting that bird to come to
Maryland University this fall?' said
Curley.
"Well, who is this bird, Byrd?" we
asked.
That's the funny part OF it?" said
Curley. Hes my kid brother"
So yesterday Miles Byrd took q
fling at football with the Maryland
University team. He looked pretty
good at that. as did Nisbet. the 2I0-
pound running mate of Mackert, the
other tackle. Eddie Semler, st. Johns
two years ago. reported for quarter
back. John Groves, Capt Ike Mac
donald. Mac Brewer, Bill Bailey, Epp-
ley. "Untz" Brewer. Moore, and the
regulars speeded up appreciably, and
the team begins to look stronger thar
last year at this minute.
The Maryland lads have had trouble
in getting equipment. Baseball, track
suits. and any old thing available is be-
ing put on the candidates until the
football stock gets on hand.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
SHOPMEN TO PLAY
SILVER SPR|NGERS

Silver Springs, winner OF the down
and out independent series, and Shops.
league champions of the District.
meet tomorrow afternoon at 445
o'clock at Union Park.
The independent titleholders and
league champions will play Saturday
afternoon. II third game is neces-
sary 1t will probably be played next
Monday afternoon.
The Shops team won out in the
league series. Silver Springs. after
playing through three weeks. finally
downed the Shamrock A. c. in the
best two out of three games for the
title.
The winner of the final series will
be nominated as city titleholder. and
will be awarded The Washington
Times Trophy.
Tonight at 1880 p. m. the league in
terests meet at the Terminal Railroad
Y. NJ. c. A. rooms, Union Station. The
financial report of Secretary q. II.
winslow will be taken up.
Prospects for the proposed baseball
series between the Shops team, WIN
ner of the league and organized base
ball series, and the Church Hill A. Z.
team, Richmonds titleholder.
In tomorrow's game the Shops-Navy
battles will be resumed. with put
one or two exceptions the SILVER
Springs nine is the same that faced
the Shops team in Section A organized
sandlot baseball here. 1t is expected
that Lem owen will face the Shops
team in one of the games, as he Is on
the Silver Springs reserve list, al
though he has not played in any
series.
James e. Wright, manager OF the
Rex Athletic Club. is thinking OF
stacking his athletes up against
picked team from the leagues In
game Sunday. If Shops happens to
win out Saturday afternoon. however.
Wright says he will not stage the
contest. as several of the Rexmen
have helped Shops in playing through.
Tomorrow James Y. Hughes and Jo-
seph Handiboe will offciate as umpires.
The game is slated to start at 4:45
p. m
There were two runs on the sacks
in the eighth inning yesterday in the
shops Navy Yard game. which might
have spelled defeat for the shops
team Shops won by to 4. and the
game was a thriller.
Lefty Kagle was pitching for shops
and was withdrawn from the battle.
Hilton es.ayed to stop the Navy Yard
ers, and had a hard time doing 1t
Frye pitched great game standing
out for eleven strikeouts. He was
bumped quite hard at that. as Moran
and Kiehl contributed extra basers.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
JOHN ELLIS TO TACKLE
JOE TURNER AT FOLLY
Greek Claims Hellenic Mat Cham
pionship, But Turner Thinks
II Runk

John Ellis. claimant of the Hellenic
wrestling championship for the mid
dleweight class, will tomorrow night
march out upon the stage at the Folly
Theater and tackle Joe Turner, Wash
ington's veteran. Turner thinks Ellis
title claims the bunk and promises
TO prove 1t by upending him twice
running. On the other hand, Ellis is
so confident of winning that he has
already agreed to wrestle John XII
lonis next week for the Greek title
Turner is in good shape" says
Manager Jack Garrison, of the Folly.
HE is sure of winning, but whether
he does or not, Kilonis will meet the
winner"
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
Babe Ruth Hits -Four
Miles of Homes.

Get the old pencil and "fig-
ger" this out. The fences in
the baseball parks where Babe
Ruth performes range from
three hundred to four hundred
feet from the home plate.
Every time Babe Ruth smacks
one over the fence the ball
travels more than three hun
dred feet. Many of Babes hom-
ers have travelled FIVE hundred
feet. Now just say Babes
home runs average four hun
dred and twenty-five feet. Say
he hits his fifty homers. That's
a total of twenty one thousand
two hundred and fifty feet.
And then that's a little better
than four miles of homers.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
TWENTY Y-ONE VICTORIES
FOR BALTIMORE ORIOLES

JERSEY CITY. N. j., Sept. 10
Jack Bentley's stellar hurting was
the big factor in the twcnty-first con-
secutive victory OF tho BIRDS here yes
terday The Oriole pitching ace he'd
wild Bill Donovan's charges to four
scattered hits, blanking the Pests by
a 4-to-0 score. 1t was a rattlins good
game Of baseball and, until the ninth
inning when the Dunrmcn scored
three of their four runs, neither side
had any option on the outcome.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
BOX SCORE BRIEFS.

Griffs open their final series in
Cleveland today.
Baltimore has cinched the Interna-
tional League pennant.
Kid Elberfeld's Little Rock club
will meet Fort Worth. Texas League
title holders. in a post-season series.
The New York Yankees are leading
by four points or one game. II they
administer a couple of defeats to the
white Sox, the latter may drop out of
the hunt.
Sherrod Smith, the Robins big
southpaw, pitched and won his second
successive whitewash OF the week
yesterday. He turned back the Cubs.
1 to 0, giving Brooklyn a better grip
on the banner
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
Afford AND LOWE LOST
TO NAVY FOR CAMPAIGN

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Sept 16.-Foot-
ball at the Naval Academy has been
hit a heavy blow by the designations
of Don Afford, probably best back on
the squad, and Lowe. substitute end
last season, who was expected to care
for left end, vacated by Woodruff.
Afford, a product OF Flushing IL.
~ High School. was regarded as the
best back on the. Navy squad last
season. but was injured and not able
to resume play. Lowe played a fast
and clever game at end, getting in a
part of almost every contest last
season
The frst serious casualty OF the
season was suffered by Vieweg. who
played a back in practice. In tackl-
ing, his checkbone came in contact
with the knee of an opponent and
was broken. He may not play again
this season.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
FIVE FIELDS READY.

Five football fields will be ready
In Potomac Park by tho end OF the
week. There are two hrst-class grid
Pool. and three East OF the Tidal
irons south Of the Municipal Bathing
Basin. Tho Ofrice of Public Buildings
and Grounds expects many teams out
for these fields during the fall
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
NO PROFESSIONALISM
FOR LAFAYETTE COACH

EASTO ON, Pa, Sept. 16.-Dr. "Jocks
Sutherland. coach OF the Lafayette
College football team today denied
repeated reports that he would play
with the Philadelphia Professionals,
an eleven composed Of former Prince
ton. Penn State, Pennsylvania and
Lafayette stars. DR.. Sutherland also
stated that neither he nor "Pud"
Seidel, his assistant at Lafayette,
would play professional football this
season
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
BROWNS BUY SLUGGER.

FLINT, Mich, Sept. 16.-Sale by
the Flint club OF the Michigan-Ontario
League to the st. Louis Browns OF
Frank 2. (Dutch) Wetzel, an outfeld-
er. was announced today. Wctzel is
leading the Michigan-Ontario League
in batting and also in the number OF
home runs this season, having twelve
TO his credit
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
CRIFFMEN WIN A GAME
FROM INDIANAPOLIS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 16.-The
Washington American League club
defeated the Indianapolis American
Association team here yesterday in an
exhibition contest. to 2.
The score by innings: r. n. e.
Washington. 600 201 031-7 8 1
Indianapolis. .... 900 oO2 Oo0-2 5 4
|. Batteries-Biemiller Altrock and
Picinich: Rogge and Hanline.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
HAS SMALL SQUAD.

HAMILTON, N. Y, Sept. 1s.-with
the second week OF practice half over,
the makeup OF the Colgate football
team for the present season Ia much
in doubt. The local squad numbers
but six men, which II the smallest
turnout In ten years. Captain woos
ter, veteran right tackle, and Harris.
at end, are the only letter men OF
last year on the feld.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
WAIT Is PICKED.

Al Watt, who went South with the
Griffmen and was then turned over to
Portsmouth for seasoning. has been
picked as the best second baseman In
the Virginia League by Virginia
papers. He was selected on an all
lcapua team
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
COLUMBIA PITCHER FOR
TRIAL WITH BOSTONIANS

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 16.-The
Columbia baseball club OF the South
Atlantic League announced today the
sale Of Pitcher Paul Johnson to the
Boston Nationals. He will report to
the Braves next spring.
Johnson was sold by Charleston to
the New York Nationals last fall. but
was returned to Charleston by the
Giants this season. johnson is a
riPht-hander,
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
CLOTHES ARE SCARCE.

Football clothes at College Park
are unusually scarce. "Curley' Byrd's
gridiron gladiators are working for
awhile in any old thing they can get
to put on pending the arrival of the
football stock.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
COLLEGE STARS JOINING
SOLDIER GRIDIRON SQUAD
BY HUGH X. RILEY.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept 16Furthr reaching An
napo to the activities of Army officers securing college football
college
powerful Oregon Agricultural College, and Houser,
Fisher, of the Rutgers
hade the Military Academy
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
REXMEN GATHER.

Rex Athletic Club football players
extend an invitation to all those in
terested in independent football for
their meeting tonight at Spaldings
store, 613 Fourteenth street north
west The Rexmen gather at 8
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
GRlDDERS 10 GATHER.

Navy Yard grid candidates have
been called together for initial prac-
tIce Friday afternoon on the old
Seaman Gunner field Coach Josh
IIcarione will he In charge.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
KNICKS PREPARE.

Knickerbocker A. c. players are pre-
pairing for their final game with the
Dreadnaughts Sunday. to be staged
in Alexandria The teams have each
won a game this season.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
GET OUT FOR WORK.

Georgetown and Catholic University
start football practice here on Mon
day. Candidates have been ordered 20
practice then.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
GIBS MEET LINWORTH.

The Gibralters and the Linworths
are matched fora diamond scrap Sun.
day at 1890 o'clock on Diamond No
I. Monument Lot. GibrRlter PLAYERS
arc asked to report at p:i5 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
TALK 0E TOURNEY.

There has been talk OF staging
public golf course tournament here
this fall. Since the opening OF the
course in Potomac Park this summer,
there have been many players out
daily
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
EAGLES MEET YANKS.

Eagles and Yankees mix II up on
the diamond in Potomac Park Sunday
afternoon at 2;30 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays GAMES.
Cincinnati, a. Philadelphia, T.
Pittsburgh, Ia; Boston 81
Brooklyn, l Chicago q.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
TODAY'S NAM He

Pittsburgh at New York
Cincinnati at Brooklyn
Chicago at phlladelph,s
ST Louis at Boston
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
START UP MONDAY.

High school gridiron candidate,
start work In earnest Monday.
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Cleveland. IL; Philadelphia, o.
st Louis, Is: Boston. o
The Washington times., 1920-09-16
TODAY's GAMES

TODAY'S GAMES.
Washington at Cleveland,
Boston at Detroit
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at ct. Louis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-13

Guy Bates Post In seen at the Met.
ropolitan for a return engagement OF
three nights and ono matinee. begin
ming tonight In The MaSnucradnr. ("
II win b with hts original company.
Including Alice John. an actrcss Of
note. new TO this city.
Miss John was born In England.
and u was only after coming 10 this
country that she engaged In stage
siderable period with the Charles
FrohrnAn orEanixAuon
The stage calls many Of the intel.
lecfual wanderers a tho EARTH says
Miss John. III In the rvrticas ones.
the seekers for new lands and new
sights who get into the profession.
largely. And because tho world Of
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For this reason the folk OF thu
thes.sre never tirc Of H.
Tho travel In hard. the hotels
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yet In spite Of AL these disAdvan
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I'm many cascs players could have
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walks Of life. but they remain on tbs
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opportunity TO DO constantly In .
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-13
Campfire Girls
in Need of $4,000

Vaudeville entertainment will be
given at the Metropolitan theatre
next Tuesday evening for the benefit
OF the Seattle Council. Camp Fire
Girls OF America.
At n meeting to be held Thursday
noon details viii be made for cam
paign to raise $4,000 needed for the
coming year.
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10 have been left by Kaiser wilhelm
moved from Berlin. viii be offered
to Americans at auction here May
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antiques.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-13
DEWEY HOUSE SOLD
- TO DRESSMAKERS

WASHINGTON. May l2.-Thc
Dewey house. bought by the pennies
OF school children and presented to
Admiral Dewey altar hts victory In
Manila hay. has bean sold and Is to
be turned into n dressmaking ossab-
ftshraens