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The Washington times., 1920-05-20
ALL SCHOOLS ENTERED
IN FRESHMAN STRUGGLE
Track Meet to Draw Athletes In
Preliminaries at Central
Tomorrow.

Central. Eastern, Western, Tech
and Business will all be entered in
the second annual high school fresh
man field and track meet the prelim-
inarics OF which start tomorrow in
the Central High Stadium.
The boys have been divided into
three classes according to weight.
Boys under 100 pounds, those between
100 and 125 and those over 125
pounds are 10 compete.
Tomorrow's trials from which four
boys in each event are to qualify
will be as follows: $50 p. IN. so yard
dash heats for all three classes, also
high jump trials. all three classes.
4 p. m. 100 yard dash heats for all
three classes. also broad Jump trials,
i:30 p. m: 100 yard hurdles heats
for unlimited class and so yards
hurdles heats for other classes. also
hop, step and jump trials for all
classes. p. m; 220 yard dash trials
for 100 and 125 and unlimited classes.
also eight pound shot put for un-
limited class.
Saturday afternoon The finals in
all events viii be run off beginning
at . p. m, also the three relay races
for the various classes will be held
Points will count j, 3 and | and re-
lays will count the same.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
KEENE SUSTA|NS
FRACTURE OF LEG
Maryland State HurIer Will Be
Lost With Big Games CON-
ing on Shortly.

Vic Keene, Maryland State College
pitching ace, who sustained a com.
pound fracture OF his leg in sliding
home In the third inning OF yestcT.
days Georgetown-State contest at
College Park, Will leave the College
rarkers in a bad hole for their re.
naming games.
The injury TO Keene was the worst
known in baseball in this section in
the history OF the game. The State
hurler's eg was almost telescoped on
itself The impact OF his body forced
his leg literally TO crumple up, and Il
II doubtful IL he will ever get over
the effects OF the injury; that is so
far as being able to play baseball.
Georgetown. in consequence, was
able to take the measure OF the
Staters in no uncertain terms The
defeat by tho Western Maryland team
the day before rested none too lightly
upon the minds OF the Staters. This
coupled with Keene's loss and the in
sistent and compelling baseball PLAY.
ed by Georgetown, was too much for
the College Park lads. Georgetown
got II runs TO ] for State
State, with Keene gone, was no
match for the Hilltoppers. who re.
membered their 3-to-2 loss in the
early season and slammed four State
would-be hurlers TO all corners OF the
feld. -Four smsshes went over the
wall in left field for doubles.
keene's loss will hit the Staters n
tough blow Coach Byrd has ahead
OF him an extensive trip, with games
scheduled for Delaware. Cornell Penn
State, Fordham, and New York Uni
yersity.
Although Georgetown had contract
ed and was ready to play at $3.50
o'clock yesterday the Staters failed TO
put in an appearance on the field until
after 4 o'clock. The Hilltoppcrs were
sent to dress after warming up for
more than an hour. but were recalled
and tho game proceeded more than
thrce-quarters of an hour after it
was supposed TO start.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
Sports Cut
Short

Central plays the Navy Plebes at
Annapolis on Saturday
Gallaudet and Western will stage
a practice contest at Kendall Green
today.
Catholic University defeated Gal
laudet by to at American League
in benefit game yesterday.
Georgetown plays tho University Of
Pittsburgh here tomorrow and tackles
Johns Hopkins at Baltimore Satur-
day.
Rcginal Conard, Westerns crack
athlete. will probably be unable to
compete in track on account OF in
juries.
Central. Western and Tech will
send representatives TO Tome on Sat
urday.
Allan Swedc. Princeton's distsnccr.
set a mark of 9:30:l for the two miles
in the Caledonian games at Prince
ton, recently.
Church Cup matches for the West
Side Club, New York, Will bring all
of the Davis Cup team players in
action Friday and Saturday.
Marvin Gustafson, Pcnn's track
captain, will be lost in the intercol-
lcgiates. Gustafson recently sprained
his ankle TO such an extent that he
will be forced out OF competition.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
GAME QUITE ABUNDANT
AS HIGH SCHOOLS PLAY

Naturally as the nature takers have
it-one wouldn't select a high school
baseball game for n hunting trip. A
bag of game is quite apart from a
ball game. and while strange things
arc always happening yesterdays
Tech Western High School contest
was productive of the unusual
When Western High players went
on the field at Kendall Green yester-
day they were surprised to find the
diamond in possession of small
f,ock of quail The birds observed
the youngsters walked out and few
off of second base.
a bit later some of the high school
boys and girl stumbled on nest OF
young rabbits, and several young
bunnies were taken home. or course,
there were several fouls in the game.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
CENTRAL ST|LL:|N
LEAD FOR HONORS
Western Defeats Tech and Has
Chance II Mt. Pleasant Lads
Are Beaten.

Central and Western High School
are still in the running for the high
school title. with Business having a
look in should the Mt. Pleasant lads
fall down.
Yesterdays defeat of Tech by West
ern gives the Georgetown boys A lift
II they can stop Central later on.
western won by 6 to in a loosely
played contest. There was plenty of
hittins and tho usual erratic high
school fielding on both sides.
Westerns solid clouts counted for
all six of the scores and the game was
salted in tho sixth when OTut was
touched for five safe hits. Koones. OF
western, got two hits in two times
up. one homer to right which was
just beaten out at the plate
Tech and Central are to play next
Tuesday and the Ccntral-Western
game has been scheduled for Saturday v
week. although the game may be
moved forward or back to allow the
athletes to compete in the big field
and track meet scheduled for Nav 2S
and %
The Washington times., 1920-05-20

years. and no one could more earn
estly wish the Washing ton club good
luck than yours truly. I've rooted
for them a long while and Ill con
tinue TO root as long as ! last.
II am not a grandstsnd manager
and | know that suggc stions from
fans who think they are quite mum
erous. and not worth consideration.
But ] have heard so many fans ex-
press the same thought and make the
same suggestion that ! thought that
just this once it might be permissible
for me to express the opinion openly
and make the suggestion. 1t is this.
Would Trade Johnston.
Would II not be a wise move on
the part of Griffith to trade Walter
Johnson, or even Johnson and Milan,
while they are still of considerable
value on the trade market, and could
bring some great ball players here in
the deal?
Griffith could undoubtedly get
most anything he wanted for these
two right now. A couple of Eood
pitchers, a good outfeldcr and infield-
err or two, and perhaps. real star or
two, and even then some cash. II
would seem that he might get such
strong material that he might make
Washington a real pennant contender
right away.
johnson and Milan have undoubt-
edly reached and passed their zenith
and are slowly fading. but they might
look pretty sweet to some other team
and the change might put new life
and pep into them
johnson is the most popular ball
PLAYER that ever wore Washington
uniform, and he deserves the pop
ularity. IT would be hard TO pass him
along. and the fans would miss him,
but il a real one. two team could be
manufactured out of the trade. the
fans would not long mourn for wal,
ter. A Zeal foxy manager could
pull off a great deal with those two,
and the fans would back him up. 1f
you doubt me, ask some OF the boys
you know.
yours truly, w NJ. w.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
HENRY G. DAVIS IS BEST
OF SCHOOLBOY GOLFERS
Columbia Country Club Player Lands
Title at Nassau From
Jones.

NEW YORK, May 20.-Henry G..
Davis, 3rd, of the Hill School, a
Washington boy and member of the
Chevy Chase Country club, is today
interscholastic golf champion. Davis
defeated Willis Jones, of Tome, in the
final round of the tournament on the
Nassau course here yesterday by up.
The win of the tournament gives
Davis the Eastern interscholastic golf
championship. The field. while small.
was select and represented practical
ly all OF the first class youngsters in
the East.
Davis formerly attended st. Adams
School. of Washington. He is a great
grandson of the late Henry CASA
way Davis. OF West Virginia. His
golf was learned at Chevy Chase and
in the past two pears he has made
rapid strides. Davis Is tall and well
built and possesses an unusually good
golfinS temperament.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
mike O'DOWD PUTS
|BROWN To S[UMbER
Former Champion Lands Vicious
Right Uppercut on Chi
cagoan's Jaw.

PHILADELPHIA. May 20.-Aike
oDowd, former worlds middleweight
champion, stiIl packs a dangerous
kick, as George Ksyo Brown. OF Chi-
cago. can well attest. The Chicagoan
bumped into a right uppercut In the
sixth round, and went to sleep Tor
more than the official ten seconds
Ten thousand fans were in the new
Ice Palace when the first bout start
ed. being the largest attendance Oh
record at a boxing show in this city.
O'Dowd, matched for eight rounds
with Brown, opened up with severe
body blows. These had the Chicago
iddlewoight gradually weakening as
the contest went on. Nevertheless
Brown landed many hard rights TO
O'Dowd's head and face. In the SKIN
ODowd tented. and, as Brown came
in. whipped right uppercut TO the
chin with all his weight behind H.
That was the end.
Pete Herman, handicapped by an
injured right hand. made sucker
out OF Roy Moore. OF 81. Paul. ior
six rounds of constant jabbing,
BIZ Brennan, OF Chicago. made "A
punching bag OF Willie Meehan. who
managed to stay the six rounds by
constant stalling and wrestling
George CLANCY and Joe yelling
fought a vicious sixround draw, each
man doing his best TO land knock
out and failing. Both were marked
up at the finish and all in.
Danny Frush won a slow bout with
Uughie Hutchinson. The latter
seemed afraid of his opponent and
not a half dozen good punches land
ed during the bout
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
Box Score Bits

Boston and New York are proving
tough customers for the Indians and
White Sox on this swing around the
Eastern circuit.
Mollie Craft, former Griffman, is
winning regularly for Pongo Joe Can
tillon's Minneapolis Millers.
Joe Judge. hitting for fourteen con-
secutive games, will endeavor to
make it fifteen today. Judge was
bit slow starting, but he is catching
up.
Stanley Harris is maintaining
high average around second base, and
most followers OF the team think him
the best ever sporting a Washington
uniform.
Judging by the number of two and
three hit games in the National
League, the American League brand
Of fiinging is not as good as that in
the Heydler circuit.
The New York Yankees seem to
have emerged from the rut into which
they sank with the opening OF the
campaign. With Babe Ruth clouting
the Sanks show considerably more
confidence in all departments.
After making a fash, Gavvy Cra-
vath's Phillies are sinking rapidly.
Owing TO their weak pitching staff
the coming series OF double-headcrs
at home is going to prove costly. Cra-
vath is looking for twirlcrs.
Ray Schalk is again doing all the
ca tching for the White SoX, keeping
two other backstops idle on the bench
or shaving in the bull pen. Schalk Is
not a big fellow, but he is glutton
for work.
Joe Oeschgcr. the Braves hero OF
that record game with the Dodgers,
has been in poor form ever since. He
pitched the whole twenty-siN innings,
but the extra work in the freezing
blasts seems to have spoiled him for
time.
Kid Gleason has the same machine
with which he won the American
League pennant last season, with the
lone exception of Chick Gandil. Jour
dan. from Minneapolis. is playing fine
hall at first base and Gandil Is not
being missed.
Before the season opened Jack
Coombs was to make winning com
bination out of the Detroit pitching
staff. Now rumors are being heard
that he is to get the gate. having
failed to do anything with the mate
rial on hand. Jennings gang suffers
moro from poor pitching than any
other team in the league.
1t is whispered among the players
that Ira Flagstead would be much
improved player II he were not hold
ing down a job to Ty Cobb. The
Georgian is said to be riding him
all the time.
Syracuse is bad last in the Inter
national League pennant race, and
rumors are heard that the franchise
may be shifted. Two managers have
quit already and the fans are laying
of the outfit
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
Lew TENDLER A WINNER
ON POINTS In CONTEST
Philadelphia Southpaw Given Hard
Fight, Though, BY Pinkey
Mitchell.

MILWAUKEE,, May 20.-Lew Tend
ler. the southpaw lightweight OF
Philadelphia outpointed Pinkcy Mitch
ell in ten rounds here last night.
Tender weighed l3J pounds, with
Mitchell half a pound heavier, and
each drew down one-third of slightly
less than $4,000, the total receipts.
Tender did most OF the leading, his
aggressiveness giving him the edge
over the home boy. Tenders hard
let's to the stomach slowed up
Mitchell who was never able to do
much with. his own left.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
CHEVY CHASE TOURNEY
IN FULL BLAST NOW
Zest to Annual Golfng
Event.

The presence of several Csnsd q q
cracks and one or two out-of-tovp
golfers of note, with the full strength
of the District contingent. added zcst
to the annual Chevy Chase golf tour
nament. which got under way under
ideal conditions this morning.
One hundred and forty-two golfers
tee off during the day in the qualify
ing round. George Lyon. Seymour
Lyon, j. u. Montgomery and Harry
Coulson, of Toronto. the golfers who
figured so prominently in the United
States Canada matches last year are
entered and play in the afternoon.
The Columbia, Chevy Chase. wash
ington, and Bsnnockburn clubs have
entered all of their star players. Six
siXteens arc expected TO be qualified
for the rounds which viii be played
tomorrow and Saturday
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
SPECIALS ARE CARDED
FOR TOURNEY SHOOTERS
Washington Introductory and Maple
wood Hundred on Tap For
Gunners.

The Washington Introductory and
Maplewood Hundred Gold Medal
events are the features OF today's
southern zone handicap trapshooting
tournament under the auspices of the
WashinSt ton Gun club today.
Crack shots from all over the
country are engaged in shattering the
clay targets in the biggest event for
the gunncrs ever staged in this
vicinity.
The Washington Introductory calls
for $50 single targets while the
Maplcwood Hundred calls for 100 tar
gets selected from events previously
numbered.
Fred Clark, former Pittsburgh Ma
tional League manager, and L. Il.
Brooks, Of columbus, :. G, featured
in yesterdays events. Both men shot
81 out OF 100. Il. c. Putnam. OF
Whitaker, y. G., won the double tar
get event
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
KID WILLIAMS TO FACE
TOUCHPATSY JOHNSON
Former Bantam Champion Picks No
Soft Opponent For Come
Back Bout.

PHILADELPHIA, May "o.-kid
Williams, OF Baltimore, former ban
tam champion Of the world, picked
no weak foe for his come contest
here next Monday night. He will
enter the ring with Patsy Johnson
at Shibe Park and is booked for
eight rounds. He has been out OF the
ring for two years. but hopes to
show his old time form and regain
his title lost to Pete Herman.
Johnny Kilbane featherweight
titleholder, meets Kid Brown in a
six round bout and Lew Tender and
Eddie Fitzsimmons clash in an eight
round affair.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
DOYLES In FORM WHILE
OTHERS DROP THEIR SETS

Connie and Rol Dovle, invincible
hercabouts on the courts for many a
year. ran true to form in Yesterdays
Columbia Dumbarton matches played
at Dumbarton in the Washington
Tennis Association engagements
Connie defeated John r. Graves, Jr.,
6-2. 6-1, and Connie and Rol handed
Doug Hillyer and Major Yenckcn a
beating. but only after some tough
work at 1913, 6-3.
Dumbarton captured all or the
other seven matches. ConEcr, Hillyer,
Bates, and Seldcn being singles win
herS, and Graves and Conger and
Bates and Sclden being the doubles
winners
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
White Sox Are Here Today

his Chicago White So champions Of the American
the Gmen the Georgia avenue paad
opening series of four the Gfs grab two out o
the three magn the mob alh be out ere
Sunday. tell em, bottle you've got mouth
ouhedcr will take several shots at that
right performing it's fair bet that he'll make
about the best his PROB
ably around the 400 mark with
the fail his best batting Washing
break his records at least ana upset
the wohh nich staff Of the Grifmen
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
LEONARD WILL SUB"

CHICAGO, May 20.-Bcnny Leonard,
champion OF the world, is
going to take the place of Jack Demp-
sey, heavyweight champion. as the
pugilistic attraction at Benton Har-
Dor, Mich, on July ;. Charlie White,
Pinkey Mitchell, Lew Tender, Joe
yelling or Johnny Dundee will be
Leonard's opponent.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
PLAN TO SWIM CHANNEL.

BOSTON. May 20.-With the sub
marine menace removed from the
English Channel, attempts TO swim 1t
arc TO he revived. Henry +. Sulliavn,
Of Lowell. who has made several not
able long distance swims, yesterday
applied for passports and announced
his intention of again attempting the
channel crossing this summer.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
WILL DEFEND TITLE,

LOS ANGELES, May 2O.-Jack
Dempsey. through his manager. Jack
earns, announced today that within
thirty days after his coming trial at
san Francisco he would be matched
with Georges Carpenter for the
worlds heavyweight title.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
McGRAW is BENCHED.

NEW YORK. May 20.-Manager
McGraw OF tho New York Giants has
been suspended for five days because
OF MS actions at both Pittsburgh and
ohlcaEo, where he had trouble with
the umpires.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20

The Grin5 are making a HBht "
stay around the 800 mark. SO far
they have been successful. However,
the Grins have not been climbing.
They have lost many opportunities
within the past two weeks, due gem
orally to poor pitching, but now and
then to errors. The error fever seems
TO have passed now and the pitchers
must bear the blame for most or the
defeats from day to day.
SO far as the records show, the
Griffs are hitting and fielding well
enough to win a lot of ball games. or
the regulars, Judge and Ellerbe are
hitting for more than 300, with Milan,
Rice, Roth. and shannon coming along
strongly in the rear.
It's all up TO the pitchers now. II
they can deliver high class twirling
with any degree OF consistency. the
team should go along pretty well. on
the road as well as at home. Thus
far, though. they have not shown
enough steadiness to warrant much
hope.
Some Fans Arc Fractions.
During that awful thing at the ball
yard on Tuesday there was much
wild roofing for the Browns by a
number OF fans behind third base.
They were bawling in loud voices.
"Tie it up, tie II up as the Brownies
were pounding Jim Shaw.
In reply. the loyal bugs in right
field howlcd for them to "close up"
which merely set the third basers go
ing again. Everybody seemed to be
happy, including the fans on both
sides. the Brownies, the Griffs, and
The fat boys. However. in re this
daily bawling stunt from third base,
l.. 80 t. ell
last Sunday:
sporting Editor, The Washington
"As one OF those who go to the
ball games at the local park quite fire.
ouently. I should like to voice pro-
test against a certain element who
arc a general nuisance, namely, the
small and select crowd of both civ
ilians and men in uniform who sit
in back OF third base and bawl in
sultins personalities at the local
players in voices you can hear a
block of
Enjoy "RaEzinE" Players.
"Thc great majority of whose who
go to the game because they enjoy see
ing game of ball. but this exclusive
band seem to enjoy nothing better
than to jeer the efforts of the local
players. j nave neaTO many 1dnS Say
that they would like nothing better
than to give those fellows a good
kick.
Il am not a native of Washing ton,
hut like to see the local team win,
and it seems odd that an outsider
should root for the home team while
native Washingt onians sit around
and jcer the team that represents
their own city.
"ln my home city we were all for
the home team. win or lose, and
believe that the majority OF Wash
ingtonians are the same.
VERY truly.
'T l.. THOMPSON"
Attention was called in this coll
umn to this third base bawling the
day Bill Snyder got his trial we
arc not running the Washington ball
club. We have little regard. how
ever for those who bawl players
unable to reply.
Here's Another Letter.
another fan, signing his name but
preferring to be anonymous as yet.
takes his pen in hand and writes
from the photographic office of the
Navy Department as follows:
"The Sporting Editor. The Wash =
inGton Times:
Dear Mr.. Editor:
II am 33d degree fan, that is TO
say, I've been a regular attendant
at the ball yard for about twenty
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
NICK CULLOP SURRENDERs.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 90
Nick Cullop. former New York Amcri-
can League pitcher. who jumped his
contract last week with the Salt LAX e
Club. OF the Pacific Coast League, re-
turned yesterday.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
ATLANTA GETS HAGER.

BUS Iiager the Washington sand
iot backstop has been turned over 10
the At'anta southern Association club
nN ,hc Yankees. Hager Joined the
Yankees in this CITY a week ago.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
SHOOT TO CONTINUE.

The Southern Zone handicap shoot,
under the auspices of the Washington
Gun Club, will be continued today at
the gun club grounds across the
Highway Bridge.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
"W0WS" WANT GAME.

Woodmen OF tho World baseball
payers want Sunday game with any
strons local team. II. u. Bovett, 1924
IL street northeast, Lincoln 557, Is
manager
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
"BURNED COLLEGE DOWN."

SHOW you a good time at Prince
ton Saturday, asked Central High
student of one of Bill Folcys track
team who went up to the iptcrscho-
lastics. "Tll say they did" answered
the track star. They had a 100000
fire for US"
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
GRIFFS TAKE REST.

The Griffmen rested yesterday
after all. Rain postponed their
scheduled game in Baltimore with
the Drydockers.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
Central Still Leads
School Teams.

TUESDAYS GAME.
Central VS.. Tech, Union League
Park, $3.50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
SOx---ODoWd Stops Brown---Keene Fractures Leg
Here 1t Is

The Crouch of Glen Echo says:
1.-The man who makes a
fool of himself is always a
self-made man."
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
ToDAY's GAME.

ton, D 'nl'akOt o.
Cleveland, 5; New York. q.
Philadelphia, Z; Detroit. 4.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays GAMES

YESTERDAY 5 GAMES
Bo-ton, }, Chicago, 2.
Cleveland, s New York, a.
Philadelphia, Z; Detroit. T.
TODAY'S GAMES.
Chicago At washington.
cleveland at philadelphia
ST Louis at New Nork.
Detroit at Boston.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati isilc..ms Eo.,oa..;. lsil q.
pittsburgh 'Ss5 New rork 10 ..ss
cbIeaso'... iii, 500 ST Louis. 10 is .iot
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
pu,sbursh 2: Poston, I.
ST Louis. &. phladelnhia, :
New work. Il, GNicaHo, o.
Wrooklyn ~ Cinrtnnsu (raini.
ToDAY'S GAMES.
pos,cn a. rrt-hurgh
Ncw York At chicago
Philadelphia al 81 Louis
The Washington times., 1920-05-20

Game at $3.50 O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1920-05-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS GAMES

New York Al chicago
Philadelphia al 81. Louis