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The Washington times., 1920-12-18
BROOKLANDERS SATISFY
FOLLOWERS IN WINNING

Catholic University presented a
smooth-woring combination against
Lehigh University at Brookland last
night which satisfied the c. U. fol-
lowing beyond measure. Coach Fred
Rice received many compliments fol-
lowing the victory over the Bethle-
hem lads. who were set back by n
29-to-27 score.
Dunn, Lynch, Kelly, Fosse and
Eberts displayed plenty of speed and
showed to great advantage on de-
Tense. The Lehigh men were kept in
the running only by the free tossing
Of Lingle.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
HENSHAW WILL OPPOSE
PARSONS MONDAY NIGHT

There will be no match tonight In
the District pocket billiard champion
ship tournament, but the devotees Of
the green cloth game will have
chance to see Devil Dog Henshaw,
the unbeaten player, on Monday, when
he tackles William Parsons. Par
sons has won his last two matches
in easy fashion.
Walter Assay came through last
night in his scheduled match with
Clyde Richmond. Assay ran 10 and IL
for high runs, and won out by 100
to A.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18

The Carroll team is making a fine
record in the circuit and Is branching
out for other contests. Mondays
game with the Comets is expected to
draw well. John Reed can be reached
at 70 X street northwest
Washington teams viii not want
for out OF town competition. Today
the Richmond Athletic Club OF the
Virginia capital. writes In that II is
anxious to take on any Dtstr ct Of
Columbia team for a game or series
OF games In a home and home prop
osition.
COLLEGE MEN PLAY.
The Richond team is composed OF
eN-college men and Is expecting TO
have a f1ne season on the floor. Wash
ington, teams wanting games are re-
quested to write the Richmond A c.
Old Dominion Beverage Corporation,
Richmond. Va.
Next Wednesday the Congress
Heights Yankees play the Allied Club
OF Baltimore, A. A. U. champions of
last year. In the same breath comes
a wall from the Allied Club OF Baiti-
more. to the effect that the team
which came here early in the season
was the Allied Reserves and not the
real Allied Club.
f. Goddard, the Allied Club man
ager, writes that IAN article pub
lished in the Washington papers to
the effect that the Rosedale Club, Of
Washington. defeated the Allied
Club. Of Baltimore, is erroneous. The
Rosedale Club has never met the
Allied Club. The team referred to
as the Rosedales met the Allied Re-
serves in the early part of the sea-
son and was beaten in Baltimore. A
scrub team went to Washington and
played the Rosedales and was beaten
by them"
THE Allied quint is the 145-pound
champion team OF the South Atlantic
Association of the Amateur Athletic
Union Of America, and holds the State
championship OF Maryland. AS our
record shows. the Allied team is one
Of the best teams in the East today
and has not lost a game in the last
three years.
The Allied tossers are scheduled to
play the Congress Heights Yankees
In Washington. and we ask the bas-
ketball fans of your city to witness
this game and judge for themselves
what a fast combination we have. and
assure the followers of the game in
your city OF seeing one of the best
teams that has ever played in Wash
ington."
COMETS SPEED UP.
Jack Haas Comets at Epiphany
are going ahead in fine shape. Now
that Bob O'Lones Aloysius Big Five
is getting action some interesting
games may be expected The Comets,
Aloysius, Yankees, and other first
class quints are arranging games
this winter and the fans can look
forward to some hot contests.
Several Of the Comet and Aloysius
Club lads have had world of eN.
perience. Team work is being
drilled into the individuals and good
results are forthcoming.
Since Baltimore and Richmond ap-
pear willing to exchange games, the
home games are sure to draw well
The Brookland A c. is a newcomer
in the ranks of the floor teams and
can be looked upon as ready anc
willing to take on any of them
Practically every part Of the city /.
now represented by frst-clas.
team and with the Knockers anC
others getting games an interesting
winter is in prospect
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
HE'LL REMEMBER
GATUN

No matter where President
elect Harding plays round or
golf in the future, he will look
back with longing to the eight
cen holes he played on the
Gatun links, in the Panama
Canal Zone. In that section OF
the globe one is apt to get
thirsty quite frequently while on
the links, but there is no hurry
ing and scurrying for spring
or faucet. No, indeed! Instead,
every so often a water carrier
makes the round offering re-
freshments to the thirsty ones,
and not only that, but he also
has a supply Of biscuits. The
tank of water is balanced on
the carriers head, and woe be-
tide him should he lose his equi-
librium.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
NEW KNICKS BAD
FOR GAME

There is probably no one in
le world capable of more sage
ailosophy than the caddie. One
x toter, who had been car
ling for a golfer during a
ournament extending over
.hree days, noticed that his
Employer on the second day
missed shots that he had play
ed beautifully the day before.
After watching the golfer in
silence for a few holes the
caddie spoke:
aye sud never play govt in
pair of new breeks," were
the words of wisdom, as he
looked at the new knickerbock-
ers the man had put on Jnat
morning. "For we will be
lookin at them when We sud be
lookin at the ba.
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well as did those with the Washing
ton club.
Sam Rice hung up a new fielding
record for gardeners when he gather
ed in 454 putouts and flung out
twenty-four enemies, averaging .06O,
but Sans little pals on the ball club
were not beginning to keep him com
pany They were tumbling sadly.
Besides batting better than he has
at any time previously, Joe Judge
was also fielding wonderfully well
last year. "Stury" McInnis and Doc
johnson are the only firstsackers pre-
ferred to him, and Joc's average Of
992 is the same az Johnston's. The
Indian gets the edge because he was
in 141 games to ia for the Griffman.
But "Bucky" Harris had his bad
days rather frequently, and so did
Shanks and Ellerbe and shannon and
Jimmy O'Neill. Their fielding mis-
plays threw away game after game,
quite multiplying the work or the per-
spring pitchers.
JUST ODD PARAGRAPHS.
Here are some odd paragraphs
combed from the official figgers:
Ernest Alien, of the Tigers. per-
mitted an average OF nine earned
'uns per game off his stun before
getting the gate.
Roy Moore, of the Mackmen. won
one and lost thirteen games.
Jose Acosta, the wee Grif, went TO
the rescue of others ten times out or
'eventeen opportunities.
Jim Bagby the Indians slow ball
pitcher. won thirty-one games and
lost a dozen. He was the only man
to reach the thirty mark in victories.
Dutch Leonard. of the Tigers, was
knocked out OF the box seventeen
times for the seasons record.
SOME MORE PARAGRAPHS.
Derrill Pratt. the Yanks' veteran.
was passed only by Eddie Collins in
fielding around second base.
George II. Ruth was the worst out
fielder in the league. with mark or
1886 for 130 games.
Zeb Milan's fielding average of 81
gave him leadership over his team
mates.
Doc Ayers made nine hits for the
Tigers last year. averaging .113. He
thus beat out Moxie Harper. Waose
six hits gave him a mark Of but 10.
Eddie Foster played III games
with the Red Sox and hit for .2oo
Babe Ruth threw out 81 base run
ners, but Bobby Veach led the league
with 226 death pegs.
In nineteen games Frank Elleber
proved himself the worst shortstop
in the league.
Fingers don't lie. but other things
do. For instance, in these offcial rec
ords compiled by Irwin NJ. Howe, Ban
Johnson's own pet private fyger de-
mon, one Robert Meusel, Of the New
York Yankees is down as southpaw
hitter. Do you think he is?
The Washington times., 1920-12-18

For instance, we note that Walter
p. johnson, suffering from a lame
wing, pitched his first no-hit, moran
game last year. and, Furthermore, dis
played more effectiveness than did
any other member of Clark Griffth's
flinging colony. Walter permitted an
average of 3.l3 runs to be earned OF
his delivery last season. He pitched
144 innings scattered over twenty-one
games, being taken out of the box
three times and rushing to the rescue
of some other bird six times.
Perusing these figgers from the Of
nee of Ban Johnson, via Irwin NJ.
Howe, we note that the Grifrmen
played 1853 games in 1920, scoring 1913
runs. a slight shake of the right fin
shows that the Griffs averaged 4.72
runs per contest last summer. And
yet Walter johnson, giving but BIB
to the foe, won only eight games to
his ten defeats.
FIGGERs PROVE SOMETHING.
Going down the line. we bump into
the name of that remarkable Viking
with the collapsible knee, George
Erickson. He permitted an average
of 3.74 earned runs per game, and he
was in thirty-nine of them, too. While
ne was handing out that type of
pitching, he was receiving an average
The Washington times., 1920-12-18

manager to identify me and get Into
the hall.
at was when I first played with
Ware that remember seeing a great
club, representing the Twenty-third
Street Y. NJ. c. A. of New York. 1t
was made up of Capt. Sandy Shields.
Kid Abboity, King Windelltin, Lew
Eberlin and Mother Deltrick. They
won the national championship in
1900, but there all done now except
Shields, who referees occasionally
down around New Jersey.
zone Of the greatest players1 ever
saw was Toby Matthews Of the old
Catskill, N. Y. team. He was prob
ably the greatest individual player
Of all time, but unfortunately. he never
played on championship five. think
IL he had sacrificed bit of his indi-
viduality to team work several of the
combinations on which he played
would have been more successful"
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
PACKERS HERE TO FORM
LEAGUE FOR BOWLING

The packers of the District are
forming a duck pin league to get
under way after the first of the
year at the Grand Central Games
are to be bowled starting at
o'clock.
SO far the following have made
known their desire to compete:
Cudahy Packing Co, Joseph Phillips
Co. James Head Co, Armour & Co..
swift g. Co, and Wilson e. Co.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
And the Figgers Never Lie

Mr. M. Johnson's private hgger
tasks until For the past few days
fighting
handsome crayas
dewdads As matter OF fact
much better play his official fggers If he
earlier He might battle
but that would far easier thing to defeat than
stpasa ADVERTISE boots and shoes, etc, etc.
Today Howe permits the printing the official pitching records
will
Elias The Washington 0mes'
let loose his 1t has been found after much
Howe
However having amped Mr. Howes
fggers things the benefit of Smithe
rba italian sharp
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
LOYOLA AND TEMPLE ARE
NOT PLAYING ON FLOORS

Loyola College. OF Baltimore, and
Temple College, OF Philadelphia, are
not playing here tonight. The Bait
imore lads were to have met Catholic
University and Temple was to have
played Gallaudet. Both teams can
celled their games with the District
collegians.
Lehigh University which was
beaten 30 to 81 last night by c. U Is
down at the Naval Academy today
meeting Billy Lush's midshipmen.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
WASHINGTON TURNS ITS
KIDS BACK TO STICKS

The Washington club has turned
back a whole flock OF young players
to get required experienced before
trying the big league grade.
Billy Smith, the Shreveport man.
ager, has charge Of Elmer Bowman.
]. Crockett, Eddie Gill, Otto Greenaae,
william l.. Hollohan, Charlie Shiery,
Al Watt, e. Johnson and F. keiliher.
Strings are attached to each OF these
lads and, II they improve. they will
come back for further trial.
The Tampa club will have Leach,
Workman, Alvarez, Nance, Vaughn
and Felix, all of whom were taken
over by the Griffs at the end of the
Florida league season.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
He Crashes Pill.

Young Goebel. purchased from
Springfield in the Eastern League py
the Washington club for a trial in
the spring, hit for .293 last year.
playing in 139 games. Out Of his 1853
hits, Gobel collected II doubles, six
triples and six home runs. He also
swiped 43 bases, which indicates some
speed on the hoof.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Another Plank Starts.

A third member of the Plank family
has started on his way in baseball.
Eddie was n big league star south
paw with the Mackmen. Ira, his
brother, made some Roadway, but
stopped. Now comes Clyde Plank,
youngest of the lot. who will have a
trial in the box for Waynesboro in
the Blue Ridge League next spring
He is a right handler.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Here It's

A man rarely finds his
memory poor when he has
done something he wants
to forget.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Western Opens Well.

Western High School opened up
well against Alexandria in the Boys
Y. ". g. A. gymnasium yesterday,
rolling up 5O-to-16 count. Coach
George F. Green used many Western
ers in the game.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Columbia Is OFF.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1S.-Owing
to their failure to agree on a date,
Columbia and Penn will not meet on
the gridiron next season. Bucknell,
Columbia, and Penn state are missing
from the Quakers' schedule for 1921.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
KEARNS SAYS DEMPSEY
IS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-Jack Dempsey,
heavyweight champion, Is en- route
today to salt Lake City, where he
will spend Christmas with his par
ents.
Dempsey and his manager, Jack
kearns. both denied emphatically be-
fore leaving Chicago, that the dam
age done the champions ear in his
bout with Bill Brennan Tuesday
night is serious.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
viii Form League.

A six-club league will be organized
by Miss Cherry, recreation supervisor
OF the Chesapeake and Potomac Tcle-
phone Company and VIII get under
way after the first of the year on the
third floor of the Recreation Health
Center. The league will consist of
the different exchanges of the COM
many,
The Washington times., 1920-12-18


..If the game il. going to regain it's
former prestige" says Wachter. az
will be necessary for the officials &c
hold the participants more strictly to
the rules. All the tactics of indoor
football, such az tackling. pushing,
showing, tripping, and humping. must
be eliminated. Last year, 1 remem-
Der, Windsor player six games dur
ing a short tour of Maine. and only
two fouls were called. when, as
matter of fact. there should have
been at least 200. We won all six
of these games, but it wasn't real
basketball
A GENTLEMAN's GAME.
Basketball is a gentleman's game
when played properly, and the sooner
the rough tactics are eliminated 1or
good, the sooner the sport will thrive
again. It engenders a bad spirit
among red-blooded men, because no
participant with a heart will stand
for being handled roughly without
retaliating. The rough ones DO deai
of harm to the sport in the long
run. but they seem to believe that It's
rood business to attract box othce
receipts by this method.
Basketball is a game FOR real
sportsmen. AS soon as the players
realize that the public will patronize
the sport in larger number II given
the opportunity Of seeing the game
played properly. the greater prosper
ity will be theirs.
at is unjust to allow such good
section OF the country to pc ruined
for the sport by the element that
plays indoor football They should
take I'D boxing or wrestling and leave
basketball unspoiled for those VINO
love the game"
AN OLD PROBLEM.
"one great question among basket
ball players is the advantage OF tai
player over one of shorter stature. IL
ia the old problem Of good Dig ma
versus a good small one. On the
aurface II seems as though the small
or player is at disadvantaGe; bu'
look At such players as Hsrry HouRh'
AMI Hardman, Barney Sedran and Jack
Dowd-all little fellows but good
playors. Ability is what counts ana
not SIZE.
cone of the best teams on which
aver have played represented Troy
eight years ago, but we lost out In the
penant chase to Utica That Troy
team was composed Of CHER Muller,
Sid Barger, JACK lnghs' Ruoy o"'eo
and myself, but 1t was no disgrace 70
lose out to Utica when opposed oy
such a lineup as Barney Sedran,
Marty Friedman Jack EoS, KID
frankie and a chap named Cohen.
'My, how those fellows could pass
the ball! They played real basketball
in those days, with absolutely none or
the indoor football which has crept in
during recent years.
CAN STILL PLAY GAME.
81 attribute my present fine physi-
cal condition to the training and de-
yelopment I received playing basket
ball. but It's nothing remarkable that
1 am still able to go out there and
play hard game.
You see I'm only thirty eight years
old; I started playing at tho age OF
Sfteen, and for several years ! was
the youngest lad In the western
Massachusetts, League. | recall one
time. back in 1902, when ! was with
Ware. We went to Westfeld. and
vas stopped at tho door by the ticket
collector, who CURLY informed me
that the Kids preliminary game was
over was forced 10 send for our
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Baum Quits AGAIN.

Charlie spider" Baum, dean OF tho
Coast League twirlers, announces his
retirement for the 'steenth Il no
Baum started with Los Angeles in
1902 and though in recent years he
has lost his speed, he has managed
to win with slow curves.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
PIaV for Title.

The Truxton A. c. and Mohawk A.
G. elevens will battle for the 100
pound District championship tomor-
row afternoon at Seventeenth and II
streets southeast.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
After District Five.

The st. Michael Juniors. claiming
the 1l5-pound championship of Mary
land. are after floor games with ali
fast teams in this vicinity. Address
E. Appclt, 220s Eastern avenue, Balti-
more Md.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Kid Gets Presents.

Kid Elberfcld's penuant triumph
with the Little Rock Travellers in the
Southern Association brought him q
bonus Of 81. 800 from the club and
$500 collected from enthusiastic fans.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
SiIents to PIay.

The Silent Five basketball team
will meet tho Ingram tossers In the
Ingram gym tonight at S:15 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18

Monday the Star plays the Post.
Tuesday the Herald and Times men
meet.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
G. w. u. Girls PLAY.

George Washington University girls
play the ]. Ormond Wilson Normal
School girls tonight in the Business
gymnasium.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Thew Pick Kane.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 1S.--RA
Keith Kane, varsity end, has b On
chosen captain OF the Harvard foot
ball eleven for 1921.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
ere Punk---Carroll Council Seeking Floor Honors
CARROLL COUNCIL FIVE BIDS
FOR DISTRICT FLOOR HONORS
BY BRYAN MORSE.

John who instrumental getting the Knights Of Coum
bus baseball the breaks right out
Council Knights Of
basketball with District Reeds Carroll hve
Epiphany K of C. Hall Monday night He
will be but isn't satisfied the matter there
the X. of League writes Reed
the
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
HARVARD BASKETBALL COACH
OPPOSES ALL ROUGH STUNTS

CAMBRIDGE 1sEd Wachter coach OF the Harvard
perhaps the greatest player Of the game
football and wrestling methods
the larger following will be- He has played in more than oo
in generally considered OF
INLAY in the of the
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
OObbs VIII Remain.

Answering many rumors flying
about for two months that he would
quit the Southern Association, Johnny
Dobbs has again signed 20 manage
the New Orleans Pei ans.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Rex Lads PLAY.

Rex Juniors and the LcNingtons
play tomorrow morning at II o'clock
on the Roscdalc Fairgrounds for thc
I3o-pound football championship.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Yankees PLAY ReebIS.

The Congress Heights Yankees bat
tie the Y. NJ. c. A. Rebels tonight on
the Congress Heights gym.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Burke Lands lob.

Jimmy Burke. let out as manager
of the ST. Louis Browns, has signed
to coach the Red Sox pitchers next
season.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Spears Is Done.

Cutie" Spears Is said to DO done
as a football coach at Dartmouth. He
has been entirely successful hut
wishes to go into businesa
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Epiphany Wins Game.

Epiphany Comets defeated the Sc
lcctive Service five by 20 to is last
night.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
lehiqh to Come.

Lehigh University comes here fri
day night for a game with Catholic
University in the Brookland gym2s
alum
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Reserves Will PIay.

Gallaudet Reserves will play the
Tech High quint tonight at Kendall
Green.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Will PIay TOniuht.

The Sherwood and Columbia a. c.
tossers will play In the wilson
Normal gymnasium tonight.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Marine PreDs Win.

The Marine Props defeated the Vir-
ginia A. {, "a to 30 in Alexandria last
night.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
He Sells Insurance.

Ray Schalk, the White Sox catcher.
IL selling insurance in Chicago this
winter.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Peerless Is Beaten.

Peerless A. c. players received a 5s-
to-3 defeat at the hands OF the Grace
Club last night
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
PLAY in New York.

Syracuse and Dartmouth will meet
on the gridron at the New York Polo
Grounds on November 10, 1921.
The Washington times., 1920-12-18
Goes 10 Baltimore,

Gonzsga High School plays Loyols
High School In Baltimore tonight
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NORRIDCEWOCk

M ana Mrs DORIS Ca-leron and
san Joseph, y Ear4ra.-, Mass. were
recent guests ~ M. and Mrs. Charles
Enmuns
NJ and Mrs Charles Turtle. NJ and
Mrs Ear-v FaIl o. CarnvsLe, ana Mrs.
Minnie Pau rom Massa ctluser-s were
guests Of friends IN town Wednesday
Mr.. ana Ms Z .. Palmer and chill
dren o. skovhegan PASSED me week
emu with relatives n rawn.
Rev. ana Mrs z 2 Fa--a- and n
FAM daughter are passing -he,r raca-
non win relatives n Monsan-
NJ ana Mrs George Carleton and
son George Of Faver-nlsl Mass are
gus-sTs Al ne nome ~ Clarence Rogers.
Mss Nellie Carleton returned - her
home n Eave-hl,I Mass. Mundar.
after passing a week al ne nurne II
he uncle Clarence Rogers
Mrs. a Z. Turtle and daughter
Esther nave returned from visit Of
several DAYS with friends n Belfast
Mrs Ner-4e GIL of Boston IS visiting
her mother. Mrs MahaIa NcI1tz-e. ana
ner sister Mrs M5ltord T3bbI<-s
Ms Kate Smith and Mss Olive
Bigelnw hare completed their dur,es as
operators n ne Office ~ he Nor-,dEe-
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