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The Washington times., 1920-05-15
MIKE SETS RECORD
IN LOSING H0N0RS
0'DoWd Wins Title From South
paw, Mccoy, and Loses It
To Another.
n Y II ID,

1t was rather queer that Mike
O'Dowd should lose his middleweight
title to man who lights with his
right hand extended, wasn't it? 1t
was rather quees, too, that Mike
should win the title from a boxer
who affected the same pose?
Never in. the history. of boxing has
a man won a title from a fellow who
fought with his right hand extended
and lost title to another of that
sort.
Johnny Wilson, the new champion,
is a Harlem italian.
He didn't stop Mike, but he was so
far ahead at the end of the twelfth
round that the Boston referee just
had to raise his hand and make him
champ.
OF course, Mike will make a yelp.
AL champs do after their title Is
gone.
o'Dowd did fairly well as a cham
pion.: He gave nearly every title
hunter a chance, and handed most Of
them pretty good pastings.
Johnny Wilson is in line to clean
up himself now.
We have no . really good middle
weights here, and his path to riches
ought to be pretty soft.
Johnny Wilson-kind of shocks you,
doesn't it?
He dropped out OF the sky. just
as other champions have done.
No one knew Ketchel when he beat
Joe, Thomas.
Young Corbett was an unknown
when he met McGovern.
Fitzsimmons was an unknown when
he met Dempsey.
Jack Dempsey was unheard Of until
he had beaten Smith, Morris and
Brennan.
It's the unknown" that you have
to watch.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
Ruth Equals An Old
Slugging Record

When Babe Ruth got three
home runs in two successive
games, May IL and IL, he equal
ed Ed Williamson's record. but
Ed went him one better by ppl-
ing four home runs in three ssac-
cessive games; got one on June
20, 1884, off. Ed Burlington, of
Boston; the next day slsmDed
Jim Whitney, of Boston, fs&s6Re,
and on June 26 got two off Chdr-
ley Redbourne, of Proyi4ancs.
Ruth still has chance TO to1 lis
record. Later the same yelE III
hanson punched out three 7phe
runs in three successive g9xQ
one off Mickey Welch andS3v
off Bagley in two days. pth
pitching for New York. -
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
Walt johnson Rescues
WASHINGTON.
DETROIT.

Totals. SO st.5 III Totals. ss 1885 .
sBatted for Giaisier in sixth.
tran for Stanage In sixth.
tCobb out for interference.
lone out when winning run was scored
Detroit, o 2 o Us
Wssbinrton 2 o o 0 0 10
Runs-Young, Bush, Heilmann.. Flag
stead (2). Hale. shorten. Pinelli. Rice CD,
Roth (3), Harris (2), Ellerbe, Shannon. En-
rors--Rice and Charity (2). Left
on bases-Detroit. 8; washington. II.
stolen bases--Harris (2. Judge, Ellerbe.
Heilmann. Flagstead. Double play-Youns
to Bush to Heilmann Sacrifice hits
Charity (2), Heilmann t2). Rice, Roth.
Cobb. Two-base hits-veach (2), Harris,
Stanase. Struck out-By Zachary, 2: by
Erickson, /; by johnson, Q: by Glaisier, q;
by Oldham. /. First base on balls-On
Zachary. 2: on Erickson, 4; OFF Glaisier. 8;
off Oldham, 2; off Dauss J.. Hits-OH
Zachary. s in innings: off Erickson. 2 in
Ia innings; on ohnson, in 2-3 in
nings; OFF Glaisier, in innings; of Old
ham. in "a innings: on Dauss. in
l2-s innings. HIT by pitched 6ali-By
johnson. Losing pitcher-Dauss.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
YALE IS FAVORED.

PRINCETON, N. j., May 15.-Yalc,
Princeton and Cornell crews were
scheduled to meet here today In a
hree-cornered regatta on Lake Car
negie. Yaie's varsity eight was the
favorite. The freshman crews Of all
three universities will compete but
Cornell Is not entered in the junior
varsity race. Ideal weather was on
tap this morning for the regatta
The Washington times., 1920-05-15

The men who are going TO struggle
through the ''dog days" all this torrid
summer are more TO be pitied than
"entitittitled," as Henry Lewis would
say, who's Who" in sand lot un-
pires, there are several well-known
figures OF other baseball days.
Pretty nearly everybody around
Washington knows Shorty Hughes.
Hughes is doing bang-up work for the
Navy Yard League. shorty" keeps
the boys on the run and makes all
games snappy. That's what the Navy
Yarders like, so shorty" is speeding
them along.
In the Bankers League Tom Crooke
handles the magnates as John d.
would a county bank director. They
all look alike to Tom when it comes
to calling 'em out or safe. Crooke
worc a Washington uniform once and
then went up to the Tri-State League.
The Potomac League was fortunate
enough to grab Harry Collifower to
umpire the games there. Collifiower
is also another old major Lacquer, and
he, too, once wore a Washington uni
form.
Dick Woodward, former minor
Lacquer and well known here several
years ago as a high school crack. is
glimpsing. the balls and strikes be-
hind the windy pad in the Govern
ment League. doc" Battersby, ath-
Ietic director at Business High, goes
down to the Monument lot evenings
after he gets through training the
Stenographers to win a high school
title, and calls 'em out for the De-
partmental lesguers.
The War Interbureau League has
selected George Long, well-known
former baseball player, who has UNI
pired around town for several years.
Out at the Union Station Johnny
Hurd. former sand lot pitcher, Is tell
ing them out to the Terminal Rail-
road League fans. The Treasury cir
cult is finding Harry Bratburd on the
Job with the Indicator.
And so it goes every day on the
sand lots here.
Here's a little dope. There are
seven organized baseball leagues now
playing in the city. Forty-two teams
are listed and each team is carrying
eighteen players which makes 100
players in all for the sandlotters.
OF the youngsters playing In
dependently there are more than one
hundred teams. Challenges are NY
ing thicker and faster than the re-
cent showers.
Washington suffers right now from
a lack of adequate playing fields.
Potomac Park is crowded to capacity
after $3.50 in the afternoon. For the
kids the old corner lot basepall
games are almost a thing OF the past.
Pop" Cook, president OF the De
partmental League, is always on the
job. Cook heads the Oldest organize-
tion OF amateur baseball in the CITY
The Departmental circuit with one or
two years of delinquency has gone
along over n twenty year stretch.
The Potomac League expects to be
pushing ahead shortly. From indi-
cations several teams are unusually
strong. An effort will be made to
boost the weaker clubs in order to
get better competition. Several
seasons ago the Potomac League
graduated many high class basepall
players who have been In the minor
leagues ever since.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
RING CHAMPS TO DINE.

NEW YORK, May 15.-Sixteen old
time ring champions are to be the
guests at a reupion and dinner to be
given here May 81 by Major A. j.
Drexcl-Biddle, president of tho Inter
national Sporting Club. Invitations
have been accepted by Jess Willard.
James J. Jeffries, Jim Corbett, Joe
Choynski, Philadelphia Jacc o'eBrien.
Billy Papke, Tommy Ryan, Kid Nc
Coy Joe Walcott, Young Griffo, Frank
Erne, Freddie Welsh. Young Corbett.
Jack McAulifre, Battling Nelson and
Ad WolRaat.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
DRYDOCKS WON'T COME.

At the last moment the Baltimore
Drydocks Gave cancelled their game
scheduled for this city tomorrow with
the Rex Athletic Club. This is the
second cancellation in two seasons
and Manager Wright is willing to
gamble that II Is the last. The Rex
team is now without a game for to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
LOOKING EN- OVER
LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Griffs Need Warm Weather

somebody please rain and the heat!
has deadhesd SKULL it's up
The Atmospherca sharp are
playing with Nell - :.
CLARK pitchers need weather They need steady
really good pitching weather since the
altogether much time for oamg ana
inviting probably don't know much about TINS
Unless typical weather the close sticky
kind along pretty Pxy Griffith will be hard put to 1t TO
h to his paceam first four.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
INDIAN PAIR LEA1|:
WINNING PITCHERS
CoveIeskie, With Seven, and
Bagby, With Six Victories,
Are on Top. .t"'''

Stanley Coveleskie and Jim Bagby
continue on their unbeaten ways, the
former having seven consecutive vic
tories and the latter six, over"the
first month of the 1890 season. Cfand
williams, slaughtered by the hard
hitting Yankees, dropped his hrst
game Of the season.
Following are the pitching figures
for the year up to last Wednesday:
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
TWO new LEADERS NOW
IN RACE FOR HONORS
Emerson Gets Class Il Singles Posi-
tiOn and Lucas and
Works Star.

G. c. Emerson is the new leader in
the Class B singles in the annual
Washington City Duckpin Association
tournament today. He knocked over
$40 pins last night at the Grand Cen
trail alleys, displacing Chiswell.
None of the cracks scheduled to ap-
pear was able to better the Glass A
singles mark.
In doubles Lucas and Works, with
6TS, got top honors. Lucas got 106,
13f and 107. while Works toppled
over 103, 115 and 113 in his efforts
Earle and Newman were three shy Of
this mark.
Entry blanks for the second annual
inter-city Recreation bowling tourna-
ment are now out. The affair one OF
tho biggest of it's kind ever to be
staged in this city, will start at the
Recreation alleys on tho date of
June Z.
There will be $1,000 In prizes dis
tributed during the tournament roll
ing. Norman Boss is treasurer OF the
tournament, George c. Cox is chair
man, and Johnny Vaeth is secretary.
New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and other bowling centers in the
country have been invited to send
bowlers to the tournament. IL is eN-
pectcd that the strongest bowlers in
this city will be entered. The entries
close cI May 81 with the committee
in charge. The entrance fee is SO.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
AMATEURS. WILL NEE 3,

. Amateur baseball leagues will mpet
Monday night at the New Ebbitts to
elect officers for the season. Seven
leagues are expected to send repre-
sentatives to the meeting. William
G. Belts will probably head the new
slate.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
Need Warm Days---Kumagae Plays Today-Browns Here
DOC JOHNSTON LEADING
ALL HITTERS, AS USUAL

Doc Johnston Indians old
tricks again year. perhaps. the of the breed
~spring fingers down business Doc cIs
them TO fare batting
coast through the and finish the 800
for weeks ended With
average this with the oA
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
WINST0NS TO PLAY.

Winston A. c. players take on the
Clarendon A. c. players In Clarendon
tomorrow afternoon.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
FORMER DIAMOND STARS
HANDLE THE INDICATOR
By BRYAN MORSE.

whole questions that still have be settled
naggng L. problem the "overa movement the
coming struggle and lot this M but
settled their little difficulties the
choosing It's grand life, this umpirng for
League is al! is cracked to be.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
CENTRAL IS AWAY.

Centrars baseball players are
tacklng Gilman County School and
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute play
ers In Baltimore today In two games.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
LINWORTH WANTS GAME.

Linworth A. G. baseball players
want game for tomorrow. A. J.
Sweinhant manager, can be reached
at Franklin 2903, between Z and $50
pm tonight
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
STATE TEAM LOSES.

Maryland State lacrosse players
made a gallant stand against Penn
States team yesterday but dropped a
. to's gamea ..
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
G. W. U. LADS PLAYING.

George Wsshington's baseball team
Is at Ellicott City, Nd, today playing
Rock Hill
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
Here 1t Is

There may be nothing new un-
der the sun, but limitations
often surpass the original.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15

Opening the campaign with pretty
fair prospects. the Grifrs ran right
into cold and postponements. Arctic
winds and two cancellations was the
tale in Boston. Dampness ana one
postpQnement came in Phlladelphla-
Four straight games here and then the
Griffs hit more cold and two post
ponements in New York.
Coming home, where they should
have been given decent treatment by
those ginks in the aforesaid Weather
Bureau, what did they get? Nothing
but cold weather, finally winding up
with rain and two days OF loanng'
Sitting in the pest box has been
martyrdom to likkerless scribes for
couple of weeks.
Stan Goes To Pieces.
1t was apparent In yesterdays pri-
vate game at Georgia avenue that the
Griffs' hurting corps had sunereo
from recent inaction. Jezebel Tecum-
sch Zachary, who has been most de-
pendable all spring, looked ike
busher. Old DR.. Cox never iooheu
worse.
Then came Olaf Erickson. He was
Olaf when he strode to the mound
He was Oh Laugh within two innings
The Tigers feasted upon the stun
served them by Messrs. Zachary ana
Erickson.
A couple of bingles, with Ed Char
rity's error on a thrown ball TO the
plate gave the Tigers a run in the sec
ond. Two resounding doubles and a
walk counted them two in the fourth.
Exit Mr.. Zachary. Enter Mr.. Erick-
son.
Olaf becomes Oh Laugh.
q. Olaf walked a man and hit another,
10 n
ludicrous lack of control was billed
for the sixth. when he allowed one hit
and then issued three large free
tickets. Exit Mr.. Erickson. Enter
Mr.~Johnson.
johnson came In with the bags load
ed, but Ty Cobb quickly cleared them
with a poke 10 center. upon which
Chop Sticks Rice erred egregiously.
Five runs were over and the Tigers
Bett Glaisier, a Tiger rookie. per-
mitted three runs in the hrst on four
passes and a double by Harris. He
settled down till tho NTH, when three
more rolled across on four hits and
walk. .
ESuaI Count In Seventh.
Red oldham had done well enough
in the sixth. but in the seventh he
received moro bumps, giving, way to
Hooky Dauss-
Roth opened with . walk. his third
for the chill afternoon Harris fan
ned. Ellerbe beat out one to Jones, to
be forced by Shannon. Trying for
double play, Young tossed wildly ana
Roth was over. Charity walked. but
Johnson's clean swat to center scored
shannon with the tying run.
Nothing happened to break the tie
till the ninth. Then 1t happened like
this: Ellerbe, Shannon and johnson
all singled to left, crowding the
corners, when Joe Judge came UP. Joe
merely propelled the pill out over Ty
Cobb's head. ElIerbe was in with the
deciding run, giving the Grins VIC
tory, 0 to s.
with small crowd shiverinS here
and there in the capacious stands,
biting breezes sweeping across the
field, slow running and rotten pitch
ing, the afternoon was not exactly
bowling success. However, the vic
tory Of the home team in the ninth
sent the fans away happy. They'll
all be out again today. ...
The st. Louis Browns are due to
show their class at the yard today.
The Browns are usually the bright
particular pests of the Grifmen.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Chicago, Z: Boston, T.
Cincinnati, 4; Philadelphia, g.
Brooklyn, s; st. Louis, tt in.).
New York at Pittsburgh tcoid)
TODAY'S GAMES.
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at ST. Louis
New York At Pittsburgh,
PhIsdelphiA At Cincfn nah-
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
ESTERDAY'S GAMES

1ESI ENINI > uNmH$
Q; Detroit. 3.
(othef games postponed; rain.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15

ToDAY'S GAMES
st. Louis at Washington.
Chicago at Boston.
Detroit at Philadelphis-
Cleveland at New York.
The Washington times., 1920-05-15
GRIFFMEN.
BROWNIES

Game. at $3.50 O'Clock.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-22
MURDER AND SUICIDE
LyndOnville Mother Shoots Baby and
Then Herself.

Mrs. Merle Pierce of Lyndonville
Sunday shot and killed her 12-month-
old baby and then killed herself.
Dependency is given as the princi-
pie cause of the affair. The woman
was said to be in her usual health al
though it is known that she complain
ed of hearing noises in her head and
it is also said that she brooded over
the financial condition of the family,
Mr.. Pierce having been out of en-
ployment for a long period in the
year, due to an operation.
Mr.. Pierce, fireman on the Boston
q Maine, returned home Saturday
night and found upon retiring about
midnight, his wife in bed He did
not awake until nearly 8 o'clock yes
terday morning and found his wife
gone. Upon searching he found her
in the room in which the baby slept,
both lying on the bed and dead. A
revolver was found on the floor near
the bed. The woman had shot the
baby through the head and then put
bullet into herself through the ear.
Death must have been instantaneous
in both cases, according to Dr. A L.
Leonard, who reached the house about
g o'clock. He declared that the shoot
ing must have taken place in the ear
ly hours of the morning. No one in
the vicinity heard the shot, not even
the two sons who slept in the room
adjoining the one in which the shoot
ing took place, the door of which was
closed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-22
Letters From the People
What is Amateur Recre.t;o,, i,


Mr.. Editor:
Your invitation to the readers of
the Monitor for discussion of fhe SIM
day, problem has not been resnonded
10 by many of US, not because we
were not interested but because we
We're waiting for the other fellow to
lead OFF. To get specific point of
contact / should like to hear these
two points discussed: (D Have we
come to the point in Vermont All
which the principle of local option m
the handling of the Sunday problem
should be put into practice? ShonId
each town and city have the oppor-
tunlty to determine by its own action
what sort of recreation goes within
It's own borders on Sunday? (2) We
hear much in these days about the
distinction between amateur recrea-
ton and professional sport. Will some
one run the sure and clear line that
divides the two? Is baseball with
gate receipts only but no paid play-
erS, amateur recreation?
Sincerely yours,
r. A. Hamilton.
Orleans, VT, September 18, 1920.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-22
Mill Contractors Coming Next Week.

Members of the contracting firm
which has taken the contract from
VESSEL, Nickle & Gross of New York
to build their brick factory in Barton
were in town last week making pre-
linIinary arrangements for operations
which are to begin next week.
Some of the material for the work
is expected to arrive soon and m
clude quantities of cement and 250,-
900 bricks. Several local hands will
be employed, considerable local ma
terial will be used such as sand and
timber and the contractors expect to
have the factory building md dry
kilns completed in three or four
months.
The foundation of the building and
the frame work of the two stories to
be constructed now, are to be so built
that additional stories may be put on.
Studding 3x8 inches will be used and
floor timbers are being sawed from
timber on the land of the concern,
which measure SKIP inches.
1t is reported that the contract
price for the work to be completed
this fall and winter is in the vicinity
of S65,000.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-22
Academy Notes.

chapel Friday given by the iun;or
ciass was very interesting TT or,
sisted of readings of papers writtan
by members of the class. The s,,h
gects OF the papers were: "ScbooI
races, , Troubles of the Teachers y
The Corn Roast" Barton Far,
Beautful Expressions of the En1-
iisn language, Impressions of the
New 1ear. and "The Athletic Asso-
cation, which were followed bv the
B. A. yell ~ 'ie
Roy kimball of East Newport has
joined the freshman class.
Charles Heath is on trial from the
sixth grade to the first year Junior
high. Aioi
There is a large chorus this wear
which meets each week with Ida
Whitcher as pianist.
Reports are being sent out to tbe
parents of the pupils whose work ha.
become unsatisfactory, and also to
those who stand extra high in their
classes.
Rev. j. ]. Hutchinson will give a
talk TO the boys of the school in the
near future
Mrs. Hinman of Newport> has be-
SGE her course IN personal hygiene
and home sanitation for the girls of
the Junior and Senior high school.
Glasses are held in the domestic
science room on Mondays and Wed
nesdays.
The reference books are being re-
arranged so. that when completed the
study hall will contain nearly all of
the reference books of the school
Eyes, ears and throats of the pupils
are being tested this week in accor-
dance with the laws of the state of
Vermont.
The annual corn roast of Barton
academy held on Wakeman's hill last
Tuesday night was well attended and
greatly enjoyed by several of the
teachers and a large number of pu-
pills. The fire was built under some
difficulties by the boys of the fresh
man class. Several songs were sung
by the freshman girls and n few
speeches were made by the boys. At
ter the corn was roasted, it was be-
coming quite late so the jolly crowd
started for home.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-22
Rockwell Has Something New.

J. C. RockwelFs "Sunny South. !"
company, always a favorite here.
since it made its initial appearances
several years ago, is announced ts
appear in the Opera house, Barton.
Friday, October 1. This season, from
curtain to curtain, the performance
is absolutely new in every detail. IL
is up-to-the- minute, bright and pleas
ing from start to finish. From be
ginning to end there is no let up In
the fun and it is the spontaneous kind
that will force the laughs out of you
whether you go in with the intentions
of maintaining a stern exterior or
not.
The "Koontown Parade" takes
place at high noon, main streets only
The prices of admission have been
placed at 55 and 85 cents, including
war tax. Secure seats early and
avoid standing. They are selling Al
Pierce's pharmacy.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-22
COUNTY STATE FAIR ExH1R1T
agricultural and Home Products oe
uieans County to be Exhih;tad

Inc orleans County Farm Rure.n
- 10 compete with other Farm RnN
reaus OF the state in the exhih;+ -
Inc state fair of the Agricultural .nJ
nome products of the respective corr
Iles. The awards are made ON tho
Dasls OF, (a) number of products. 1hS
Suallty or products; (c) Economic
Importance of products; Id Artistic
arrangement. First prize. large sill
yer cup; second prize, small silver
cup.
The products that will count large
loI orleans county are dairy prod
ucts' maple poducts, grain, pota-
ooes' poultry products and hay. 9th
er products to be included are beas,
money, vegetables, fruits, and canned
goods.
The Farm Bureau is extremely
anxious TO present a creditable ex-
nlolt In comparison with other coun-
Ties OF the state, and it is very much
desired that anybody having any of
the above products of good quality
VIII loan them to the Farm Bureau.
where very good use will be made of
them In arranging the exhibit. A
variety of products of good quality
is the main objective All products
to be used should, be received at the
Farm Bureau office, Newport, not
later than Saturday morning, Sep
'tember %. All products will be re-
turned to the owners if desired. 9TH
erwlse, they will be sold at the high
est possible price and the money re-
funded
This is an excellent opportunity for
the farmers of Orleans county to get
their products before the people of
Vermont as well as before the visit
ors at the fair from other states and
is bound to do much advertising for
the county. The success of this ex-
hibit depends on the cooperation af-
forded the Farm Bureau by both
members and non-members.