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The Washington times., 1920-08-14


When William G. Belts. member OF
the committee staging the league Sc
ries here, arose and addressed the
gathering at the Terminal Railroad
Y. NJ. G. A. last night 1t was evident
he had something of Importance to
say.
Belts delivered himself of tip he
has been given by the umpires nomi-
mated for the series that they would
insist on $3.50 for handling single
game and S5 each If two worked in
the game. The umpires were consid-
crate enough not TO mention any eN-
ira charge for extra inning games,
ice water. towels, carfare or whisk
trooms for dusting off the plate. 1t
is assumed that they will "call 'em.
do their own dusting of the old plat
ter and provide their own masks and
chest protectors. The committee in
charge let il go at that The public
pays-as is customary.
Monday the first league series starts.
Treasury. which won the Department
tai League honors, meets Shops, win
ner of the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c.
A. League. The game starts at o:lo
at the Union Station.
James Y. Hughes and B. ]. Doyle
are assigned to handle this game.
Tue sday, Navy. winner of the Govern
ment. and the winner of the War De
partment, Department League, ex-
pected to be the A. G. o. team. will
meet. Dick Woodward and Thomas
Crooke are assigned for this game
Wednesday, Treasury plays the win
nor of the War Department League
and William Handiboe and Milton
Long are assigned for this contest.
1t was agreed that all teams must
furnish warm-up balls and practice
balls. In the event of tie game or
postponed game the games shall be
played at the end of the schedule in
the order of postponement The
Spalding cork center ball was adopt
cd as the official ball.
with details OF the first series con-
clpded. the matter OF the series be-
tween Navy Yard. Potomac and X. of
G winners was taken up. 1t was de-
cided 70 play this series as follows:
August 26-N. Y. VS.. Potomac, at
Congress Heights.
August 27-K. c. VS.. Navy Yard, at
Navy Yard.
August 2S-Potomac VS.. X. c., at
Catholic University.
August 3O-Potomac VS.. Navy Yard,
at Navy Yard.
August 31-Navy Yard VS.. X. c.. at
Catholic University
September TX. c. VS.. Potomac, at
Congress Heights.
The last-narned team in each In
stance is the home team.
In the first series which starts Mon
dav the teams will draw for the home
team position. Each series will play
or a tie II there are ties for first
place. The winners of the two series
will meet in a three-game series.
Everything appears to be all set
for the city championship. Monday
the Independent teams get under way.
Brockway A. G. plays Silver Springs
Mt Union Park, Fifteenth and II streets
northeast. For this game william
Handiboe has been selected to- UNI
pIre.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
HARRY HARPER HALTED
FABER'S WINNING STREAK

Urban Faber, OF the White Sox,
after a winning streak that ran nine
straight games, was stopped on August
by Harry Harper, Of the Red Sox.
Harper, by an odd feature, had lost
ten straight games till he beat the
White Sox that day.
Clarence Walker had enjoyed a
run scoring streak, scoring 0 runs In
seven games, till tho Indians stopped
him on August g.
Frank Walker. OF tho Athletics, was
stopped by Stan Cove1eskie after
games OF safe hitting in which he
poled out ~ hits in 80 tries for a per-
centage OF .394. The Indians stoppc1
him the same day, August n after he
had scored 9 runs In consecutive
days.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14

but it's perfectly all wrong IN the
major leagues.
1t may be perfectly all right for y
NJ. c. A. athletes 60 to expect "indul-
gence of the fans" but no player VIII
ever be a bowling success in the big
show who cant make good without
It, This explains, too, why some OF
the present Washington players will
never set any oceans ablaze. They
don't stand the gaff. .
No, there's no sense In naming
names. But watch Clark Griffith and
see what men he let's out before an
other year comes around.
JUST TO BROWER.
Mr.. Frank Brewer is expected TO be
with the Griffmen today We don't
know him. They say he's big guy.
as big as Ray Caldwell. In the In
ternational League he has hit TWEEN
ty-three home runs and hung up
batting average OF .410 or so. Pretty
good dope to work on.
1t is Clark Griffiths intention to
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
SPEAKER UNFORTUNATE
WHEN FACING MACKMEN

Manager iris Speaker OF the In
dians was stopped by Rommell and
Keefe of the Athletics, after enjoying
a very prosperous hitting streak of
13 games, in which Spoke punched
out 10 hits in AZ tries for n percent
age of .450. He was also on a run
scoring streak, scoring 10 runs in S
games till the Athletics said stop TO
him on Aug. O.
Walter Gerber was stopped by Jim
Shaw after 0 games of continuous
hitting in which he poled out II hits
In 30 trials for. $50 with 7 tallies
scored I'm the streak
Joe Judge was halted by Urban
Shocker after games OF hitting, in
which Joe got - hits in 81 tries for
a batting percentage OF .b3s and tai
lied times.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14

Now for some plain words.
Our idea OF a promising player is
Stanley Harris. Why. up in Pennsyl-
vania he is known as "Bucky," which
should indicate something. If not all.
"Bucky" Harris came into the
league with broken finger. but he
was playing two or three days before
Clark Griffith discovered it That was
last September. No cry-babying
there.
THEY STOP EASILY.
Accidents are inevitable in any
branch Of athletics. but the timid.
tender player usually accumulates
most of the wounds. They are tho
natural result of pulling"
One of the principal faults in the.
1920 Griffmen is the tendency of the
men to pull" to attempt to save the
other fellow, even when that other
fellow is going out of his way.
This may be perfectly all right n
everything in the Y. NJ. c. A. contests,
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
HAPPY FELSCH FOUND
COURTNEY TOUGH One

Happy Felsch was halted by Harry
Courtney of the Griffs after a batting
streak that ran for sixteen games. He
punched out twentyfour hits in sixty
three trials for a percentage of 1881.
George Sisler has the longest run
scoring streak of the year: he scored
twenty-one runs in twelve consecu-
tive games till the Red Sox told
George to stop on August IL. Up to
this Babe Ruth had tho best record,
with twenty runs in twelve consecu-
tive games.
Earl Smith was stopped on August
IL by Harper and Pennock. After
hitting safe in twelve games he
punched out twenty-five hits in forty
eight tries for n percentage of ASS.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14

make Broker a third baseman. All
third baseman, he'll get out there and
stop 'em. If some o. them get away
from him, thatll be all right. so long
as Clark Griffith is satisfied. IL
should make not a bit OF difference
to Brewer whether the gang in the
stands like his work or not.
If Brewer must be INDUCED from
his first day, there's no hope for him
There's no hope for him in anything
containing competition, in baseball
or out.
If Brewer has the right stun N
him. he'll make good anyway. despite
the vapid howls Of the gang In the
stands.
LAUGH AT OPPOSITION.
All great ball players laugh at op-
position. on the field and off. They
thrive on 1t. That's what makes
them great.
Ty Cobb, a skinny kid. reported to
veteran ball club in Detroit. 1t Is
well known to all fans that for at
least one year that skinny kid had to
fight such sturdy guys as Charlie
Schmidt and Sam Crawford for the
mere right to a locker in the club
house. There were times when
Hughey Jennings interferred to save
Cobb from serious injury.
But did Cobb quit? What's the use
You all know the answer.
Can you imagine any OF the. old
Baltimore Orioles begging the in
diligence of the fans? Neither can
we.
Clark Griffith may not have used
just that word, Indulgence" but it's
q cipch that .Demnnr came clDSe IN
Griff's real meaning.
HE MAY BE ROTTEN.
From all accounts Brewer is rot
ten fielder, but suppose he Is. What
of it? II he can slam the old apple
the fans will forget his fielding weak
nesses.
But il he begins kicking the pill
around and the fans begin riding him
and then his hitting go kerflooie, the
old milestone about his neck will be
in order, and he'll have only himself
to blame.
We're hoping Brewer will make
good. We promise him our own in
dulgence," even il the fans won't
and they won't. or they wouldn't be
fans.
But it's all up to Brewer. Appar-
emily he's big enough and old enough
to take care or himself. he coming
to the big show with reputation in
the minors. which seldom means
much in fast company. He has yet To
show his prowess in the major
leagues.
II he possesses the right stuff in
side him, he'll make a great try fol-
that job at third base, even If the
fans groan every time a hall goes his
way. even If they hiss him. or howl
at him. He'll just grin and bear IL
and then slam the ball on the beak.
This last excuses a multitude of field
ing sins.
But Brewer will be really valuable
to the Washington ball club only If
he makes good in the face of oppo-
sition. Indulgence" will never do
him or any other player any good.
Indulgence" never wins any PEN
nants, either.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
Times Will Print
Series Dope

Tomorrow's w sh n e ton
Times sport page will contain
all details of the annual cham
pionship city series which will
start Monday at Union ark and
Terminal Railroad Y. M. c. A
Park. The schedules, teams,
and umpires will be announced
in full. There will be three
series, an Independent, and two
league series. The two leagues
will have a play-off and then
the winner of this series meets
the winner of the "down and
out" Independent series for the
city championship and The
Times Cup.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
SANDL0TTERS ARRANGE
FOR SUNDAY BATTLES

Several frst-class games are In
prospect for tomorrow afternoon on
sandlot diamonds. Shamrocks play the
Linworths on the Shamrock diamond
at 2:30 p. m. Peerless A. c. meets
Keane Council team, OF the X. OF c.
League at Catholic University at .
D. m. Gibralter A. c. PLAYS the
knights OF Pythias at 10 o'clock on
the Monument Lot. Rapid A. G,
players go to Surrattsvllle, Md, to-
morrow afternoon for a game.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
CLEVELAND FIRST TEAM
TO SCORE 600 TALLIES

The Cleveland Indians were the
first to score 600 runs apd bang out
LOO hits.
Clyde Milan was stopped by Sotho-
ron and Shocker after eight games of
hitting for .394.
Kenneth Williams was stopped by
Zachary of the Senators after a hit
ting streak that lasted ten games in
which he poled out seventeen hits in
thirty-nine tries for a batting per
centage of .436 and scored eight runs.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14

George Sisler has the largest num-
Der of hits to his credit so far, having
walloped out 172 bingles, including 16
circuit cracks. The ST. Louis first
haseman is second to Sam Rice with
20 stolen bases.
Rice has swiped A. sacks and is GER
tain of finishing the race with the
base-stealing title.
Babe Ruth has scored 120 runs, 2l
more than his nearest rival, Iris
Speaker. Incidentally, Al of Ruth's
$50 bingles have been for the circuit.
Following are the unofficial figures
up to Wednesday:
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
wer Faces Acid TesUmps Ray Wins Tit
About and To Frank Brewer

Fright isn't Of third baseman than
Demon Thompson, who filings
at will take constant drilling to develop him and that
will needed
will make flock of at third and otherwise gum up lot OF
experience But the npbc will condone these short
familiar with
acquires proficiency fielding will well
reward them" ., :,
that for his Very likely
Griffith something approaching it. But
according DOPE mistake was
Clark Griffith told Cleveland couple of weeks that
fellow therefore
the hospital One for the abject failure of the
the frequently
by iniur The Griffs
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
TIGERS GET. SLUGGER.

GREENSVILLE, S. c., Aug. H.
John Huber, third baseman. has been
sold to the Detroit Americans by the
Greenville club of the South Atlantic
Association. He will report to De-
troit after the close of the South. At.
lantic Association season next month
Huber is leading the association In
home runs, having secured fourteen
so far this season.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
KID WILLIAMS WINS.

BALTIMORE. Aug. 14.-Kid Will
Hams proved an easy winner over
Johnny Ertle at Orlole Park last might
before the largest crowd ever witness.
ing boxing match In this city. Ertlc
was on the verge OF being knocked
out several times, but williams lacked
the strength TO finish his foe.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
ROTH DECIDES IT.

AKRON. Ohio, Aug. 14.-Roth's
home run in the ninth inning gave
the washington Griffmen a 7-to-8 vic
tory over Mike Kahoe's Goodrich Rub.
ber Company team hero yesterday In
an exhibition game.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
HOWARD EHMKE HALTED
BABE RUTH'S ADVANCE

Ehmkc, after, ten games OF safe hit
ting In which Babe poled out 13 hits
in 30 tries for .408 and scored 1S runs.
Frank Welsh. after hitting safe in
9 games on August s, was stopped by
Ray Caldwell. He got 10 hits in 80
tries for percentage of .371.
Bobby Roth was stopped by Bur-
well, OF the Browns. on August 4,
after hitting safe In eight games for
35b
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
DOUBLE u JUST TELLS
ITS OWN WAGE SCALES
By BRYAN MORSE

of anything old stuff Any that
line meets with amused chuce Ana y
in banded together
union Mutual agreements appear to have been made and
delivered to those
league here for the benefit of the
Oh the high cost Of umpng takes its place
double 1.-THE Unow known
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
URBAN. FABER NOW
!. CHASES jim bAGbY

Jim Bagby prances along at the
head of American League twirlers.
and. unless he falls apart, should
finish there, though Urban Faber, of
the White SoX, is giving him a close
contest for the honors.
Following are the unofficial figures
up to Wednesday of this week:
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
Here 1t Is

Many a man loses what little
reputation he has gambling
for a bigger one.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
YENCKEN IN TOURNEY.

Major Arthur Yenckcn, Of Dunbar
ton Is paired with Vincent Richards
the youthful New Yorker in play for
the national doubles title which starts
at Boston Monday
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
SHOPS WINS GAME.

shops, Terminal Railroad Y. NJ G..
a. League winners defeated Boiling
Field Aviators s to 1 at the Union
station yesterday.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
TWO GAMES TOMORROW.

A double card will be staged at the
Union League Park tomorrow, when
the Rex. A. c. will encounter the Po-
tomac Council X. OF c. and the
Georgetown Athletics and the Mont
rose A. c. colored mines clash.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
PEERLESS WILL PLAY.

The Peerless A. c. will meet the
Keane Council on the latter's field to-
morrow. Aloysius will be encounter
ed by the Peerless nine the following
day.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
SPEAKER FAVORlTE WITH
BUGS FOR HITTING TITLE

iris Speaker the manager OF the Cleveland m
of ALL
betting be headed from till
falls In JOG games SPOKE mas
Eight home
who exactly sugger
The Washington times., 1920-08-14

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Boston. So; Philadelphia, IS.
Brooklyn. 4: New York, 2.
St. Louis, 4; Pittsburgh. :.
TODAY'S GAMES.
Brooklyn at New York.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
st. Louis at Pittsburgh
Philadelphia at Boston.
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
New York, 4; Cleveland, 3.
Philadelphia. 80; Boston, II.
Chicago-Detrot (rain). .
TODAY'S GAMES.
New York at Washington.
st. Louis at Cleveland
Chicago at Detroit.
Boston at Philadelphia.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
w. !. Pct. w. i. Pct.
Cincinnati. SO A .573 Chicago. 81 81 .4s6
Brooklyn ... So At .569 It. Louis. 40 81 1862
New York. ST As .543 Boston,. As SIS .450
Pittsburgh SO SO .515 Philadelphia AZ So 400
The Washington times., 1920-08-14
YANKEES.
GRIFFMEN.

Game at $3.50 O'clock.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-14
NEW APPOINTMENTS IN STATE GUARD|

Several new appointments have been made in the commissioned and non-com- missioned staffs of the two local com panies of the Connecticut State guard which are now preparing to go into camp at Mantle next week.
 Edward G. Mckay, an ex-arny officer, has been given a state guard commission as captain and will be in command of Company E. Ernest Bartolucci, formerly top sergeant in the 56th artillery, has been appointed first lieutenant in the state guard and assigned to Company E. David Tongren is second lieutenant in Company B.
 Company F will be in command of Capt. William R. Denison. In this com pany Benjamin F. Brewster has been promoted from second lieutenant to first lieuetenant and Tracy R. Burdick, who has been first sergeant, has been given a commission as second lieutenant.
 Major Charles A. Hagberg Is com manding officer of the battalion and Earle c. Herrick, formerly a first lieutenant in the 56th regiment, has been appointed adjutant of the battalion. Harry w House was transferred Tuesday evening from Company F to headquarters com pany as sergeant major
 Herbert F. Burdick is first sergeant of
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-14
TAFTVILLE BOY WINS
 HQNQRS ON THE BORDER

A soldier serving with Uncle Sans forces on the Mexican border has written The Bulletin an interesting let ter in regard to Sergeant George A. Stone of the 9th U. s. cavalry, a Taftville boy. The letter follows:
 Friends of Sergeant George A. Stone of the Fifth U. S. calava!ry will be pleased to hear that at the celebration and field meets held here on the border on July fourth he was awarded the highest honors for the best jumping of the five foot hurdles and the best hurdle jumper. He jumped ten hurdles less than a minute and then won the five mile race.
 The horse he has is one of the best and one of the fastest horses in the regiment and has won six blue ribbons for himself and his rider.
 Sergeant George A. Stone is Taft vile boy and was a member of the old 5th Co. for some years, serving under Capt. W. G. Tarbox. He went to Fort Terry and then overseas with the Both regiment. He was discharged at Fort Schuyler, N. r., and later reenlisted in the cavalry for service in the 5th U. s. cavalry. He enlisted as a first class private and later was given the rank of corporal. He afterwards was made instructing and inspecting ser geant for the National guard of the Southern department.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-14

Monday evening at ' o'clock Michael RuIko and Ekotavina Dongrown were ,nited in marriage by Rev A. E. Bondar- shuk at the Russian Orthodox St. Nich- ,las church on Convent avenue. Preced- lng the ceremony there was vesper ser rice conducted by Father Bondarchuk There was a large number present, in ;luding friends and relatives from out of town The young couple were attended oy two cousins of the bride, Nicito Shilo and Nicholas Kozak. The bride is the daughter of John and Mary Dongrown and was born in Poland g years ago. She has been employed in the United States Finishing company as weaver and resided at S5 Twelfth street. The groom is the son of Anofry and Tfekla Bulko and was born in Russia 26 years ago He is a weaver of cotton cloth in the Shetucket company and has resided at s55 North Main street. After a short wedding tour to New York and vicinity, they will reside in a newly furnished apartment in Greeneville.
 Mrs James Jack of Fourth street is visiting friends in Providence.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bernard R. Tilley of Fourth street have opened their cottage at Ocean Beach and are now occupying it. Mrs. Fred Thompson and son Dwight Miss Florence Tilley and Mrs P. H. Will son of New London will join them some lime this week.
 Mrs. Henry L. F Andrews of Prospect street is spending a few weeks at the cottage of her daughter. Mrs. Alex Fin layson, at Groton Long Point
 Mrs. Nicholas Porr of New York city, formerly of Greeneville, is visiting friends n the village
 Mrs. James Hol1in of Prospect street is visiting friends at Groton Long Point.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-14

Company F and the supply sergeant is James J. Caulkins. George A Turner is Company Els topper.
 The local companies will leave for camp on July 18th and will break camp on July 24th Mess Sergeant Clarence Disco oc Company and his two cooks, George H. Lester and Jeremiah Casey, will leave Sunday for camp in order to have a breakfast awaiting the companies when they arrive in camp. Both companies will mess together.
 Every member of the two companies is under orders to report for camp. Failure to do so entails fine of s5 a day for each day of unauthorized absence, and this fine is collectible under the provisions of chapter 355 of the public acts of 1917. In regard to attendance at camp and the fine for failure to answer the roll. com pany order No. 14, issued by Capt. Will liam R. Denison of Company F says:
 In accordance with G. o. No. S. M. E. B., Hartford, March 6, 1920, you are or dered to report at your armory July IS, 1920, at a. m, for six days field duty.
 Fines for non-attendance, $5 day, pre- scribed in chapter 355 of the public acts of 1917 will be strictly enforced and all fines will be collected in the same manner as is provided for collection of fines by the militia law
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-14
WHY DISTRICT TELEPHONE
 BOOKS WILL BE ISSUED

The impossibility of securing delivery guarantees feno1gh rewsprint for statewide telephone directory. an ad- vance from five cents to fifteen cents a pound in the price of the paper used to save 100 tons of newsprint; that more readable type eventually be used and the binding made more satisfactory :; that deliveries will be more in accordance with schedules: these are some of the forceful reasons why The Southern New England Telephone Company will issue five "Distict books" instead of ore book embracing the company's entire territory.
 The new books will make their ap- pearance about the latter part of Jury, being delivered in every exchange at the same time. There will he {, directory for each of the five districts into which the state is divided by the conoauv for business purposes. In each district the largest exchange will be in the front of the book, while the other exchanges will follow in alphabetical order Generally speaking. the largest exchange represents approximately one-half of, each book ana is given first place so that the greatest convenience will be afforded the greatest number of subscribers.
 Last spring the company could not se- curt delivery guarantees on paper in 70 inch rolls. as needed for a statewide book. There appeared. then. possibil- ity that there would be no summer is- sue of the directG~y. However. by quick action. a delivery guarantee was secur- ed for a sufficient amount of paper in smaller rolls, to print the five districts books, provided the books were reduced to three columns width. The smaller width paper could not be used for four column book. Consequently the com pany was compelled by circumstances to radically change the style and size of its directory.
 Approximately 100 tons of newsprint were saved by the change and no one knows better than newspapermen what an important saving that is
 With a three column book, as now be- ing issued, more readable type can be used and it is likhly that the directory will be reset in larger type next fall set the directory. These smaller book. will be wire-stitched. thus insuring more satisfactory binding.
 Telephone subscribers are urged tt throw away their old directories upon re ceipt of the new. If the old books are used for either. local or toll line calls wrong number calls may result as there are many changes in the new beeks. The company is prepared to look up number: outside of the district in which the call ing subscriber is located.