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The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
Eleventh Installment.

1t was not long after the holidays
when l was offered u position to
play with Grand Rapids.
Think of playing with a regular
team, in a regular league. with reg
ular uniforms. and everything. Did
sign? Why l forgot to even look
how much l was to get per month.
The president wrote me, thanking
me for having signed and ordered
me to report April 1. That was the
spring of 1898. Yes. % years ago,
when started in with what l
thought was the biggest league in
the world" replied Nick, when he
was asked if he didn't. think it was
rather a long time dgo. "T never
saw January. February, and March
take so long to get away from the
calendar. But finally April arrived.
"In the meantime had been
planning about what / needed to
take along. You see ] was now
playing in a regular league and
wanted to let the boys think l knew
my business. l did not have money
to buy a trunk and ] did not have
anything to put in one, even if /
did have ii. so / went around to
a friend of mine and purchased a
handbag. That bag was called
Irish by everyone who saw it. For
1t was as green as any green shut
ter you could see. The day arrived
and l left for Grand Rapids.
snowstorm Welcome.
"As the weather was very warm at
home, | thought it was the same all
over the United States. SO when 1 left
i wore a blue serge suit and my b.
V. DIS. Everything went well until
/ arrived a. Grand Rapids with my
green suitcase. blue serge suit. B. V.
DIS and Is cents in my pocket, and
what did l run into?
"A foot of snow and the thermom-
eter down at the freezing point How
de-do; and had not the least idea
where the manager lived or how to
get there. did not have enough
money to hire cab, so asked a gen.
tloman at the depot where Torryson
lived. and he directed me to take a
Green street car and 1t would let me
off directly in front OF the managers
house.
This l did. and it was not long
til 1 met my new boss. There were
several other fellows there when /
arrived. After being introduced to
them, decided that all of them were
old-timers, and I sat back and wait
ed for them TO open up. 1t didn't
take me long u find out that they,
like myself, were all rockies and get
ting their first start.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-Three and one-half
furlongs: Home Guard. us: Tom
mic {. ll5: Noorin. lis: No FoolinE,
ms: TAFT. Il5; Humpy. us: Coombs,
.1I5: Freddie. 1Ij. Run George. ll5.
SECOND RACE-Fivc and one
half furlongs: Pokey Jane. 80; Lit
tie Maudie. 9S; Rosemary, sS;
GrGmbling Ina, 9S; Silvey Shapiro,
9S: Jean X. IS; Humma. 1903; Marie
Eappold. lO3: Corzon. los; The Cal
liant, los: Stetsy, los: NJ Bert Thur
man. los: Neg, les; Gorkist. los.
Marasmus. los. EliEiblc-Benecia,
90: All. Nesina. los; Tom Brooks
los.
THIRD RACE-Six furIongs. Oni-
co. 9S: Gourmand. lOl; Pigeon, 1893;
Marmite. lO4: Madras bingham,
lO5: J. i. House. lO6; American
Eagl. lO7: Goldvale. l07; Bagpipe,
lO9: Iwiniwin, 1O?; Huntemann. 1lO:
Promise Me, lie; Kate Bright. 10;
TinE-a-IinC. lis. EliEible-Poult- =
ney. liz; Jago. l09; BelIringer. los,
FOURTH RACE - six furIongs;
Rainbow Girl. lOS; LeEotsl. lO3;
StepSon. los: Bonsteile los; Osgood
IO7; Apple Jack II. los: Siesta. los:
ED. Stone. los: Twin, IO7; w. W.
Hastings. lIO: PulluN. 10; Trusty.
10: Troitus. 1lO; Assume. 10. Eli
gible-Dixie Carroll. los.
FIFTH RACE-Mile and seventy
Yards: Yaphank, 9S; Simpleton. 1Os;
FIeer. 1O5; Damask, lee; Bullet
Proof, 100; Breadman. lie: st. Ger
main. l06: General Glenn. 1l3; Col
den Dawn. 90: Bone Dry, 112.
SIXTH RACE-Mile and seventy
wards: Bar One, los: Red Domino
81; Water Willow. 9s; Lorenzo, ss;
Grandee, los; Kimpslong. los; Glass.
toi, 10.
SEVENTH RACE-Mile and one
sixteenth: Merry Lass, 102; Say
When. los; Poilu, 105: Charming
Io7; Nab. 107: Amino. lo7: Racon-
teuz. 1o7; Captain Hodge. l07: Red
Start. 107; Frank Mattox. 10; Ca
bsllo, l1o; DR.. Creigler. 112: Sky
Pilot. l12; Lucius, l12; Ben Hamp.
son. l12. Eligible-Water War, lO7,
Incidence. 1l2; Athena, lo7.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
COLLEGE CUNTS ENDING LSEASONNFELD JOB Pl
Collyer' S Selections
For New Orleans Races

One best bet of the day-Damnsk.
Best take-a-chance bet - Katie
Bright.
Best parlay - Little Maudie, Tro-
ltuA Bullet Proof, to show.
NEW CLEANS SELECTIONS.
First Race Tutt. No Fooling
voorin.
Second Race-M. Bert Thurman
Little Maudie. The Gallant.
Third Race - Kate Bright, Onico
Pigeon.
Fourth Race-Troltus, Ed stone
Assume.
Fifth Race-Dama ask, Bullet Proof
Bone Dry.
Sixth Race-Bar One, Water Will
low, Grnndee.
seventh Race - Lucius, Poilu
Charming.
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and, >inflamed, he drives hcadlong
over the whole plain. redoubling
blows on blows, sometimes with the
right hand. sometimes with the left.
No stop. no stay! AS thick a show
ers of hail come rattling down on
housetops, so with thick repeated
blows the hero thumps Dares with
each hand and tosses him hither anc
thither
tEntellus wins. and listen to what
happens to DaresD
His trusty companions conduct
him to the ships. dragging his fee
BILE limbs and tossing his head from
side to side. disgorsing from his
throat cIotted gore and teeth min
gled with blood.
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to ;; Lenora p. Sc CHuntD. ; TO l.
TO 5; Miss Larue NJ 81 ,Jarrellh.
6 TO 5. Time-l:0S LIS. He's a
Bear. Baby Bonds. Galway. May
Maulsby. Burlingsme. Jack Dawson.
Old Eylers and Sentry also ran.
SECOND RACE - Trophy. IOs
CCarmody). to .. 4 TO 5. to g.:
ElEs. lo6 Murray. to !. > TO L:
Time-l-o7 As. Leoma. Assign.
Frank Burke. Harlock. Rora. Marty
Lou and Lowell also ran.
THIRD RACE-Blondel los tMur.
rayD. 6 to :. to .. I TO 4: York
willie. 100 CCarmodyD. even. TO .
Sister Susie, 1Ol CChiavcttaD. to ..
Time-l:lS 2-5. Premium. White
Crown, Polar Cub. Little Nephew
and Koran also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Miss Kit. o6
CMcrrimee). IL to I. > TO I. to -.
Miss Patty. los Murray. to 5. .
to 5; Eulah F.. 100 CChiavetta). even
Time-1:l2 2-5. Seabel. Heron, or
leans Girl. Horace Lcrch and Mighty
Lever also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Bally. III CMc-
Crsnn). TO 5. , to ;. / to >: Alvord.
l1o CTrHonD. 4 to l. to l Foachsr,
, los UinleYD. even. Timc-l-io.
Lackawanna. Major Domo. Do-
Thrush. Freemantlc. War spirit
Monomoy and W. Ward also ran.
SINTH RACE-Solid Rock. llo
(ManGanl. to =. even. I 10 .; As
sumption. 1e5 CBsrnesD. TO I.
even: Chillum. lO4 CC.rnodyl. to
4. Time-l:i7 is. Little Nearer.
O'Mslley. Dick Benson and Little
Ed also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-Fly Home. los
CCarmodyl. to I. to ). I to .;
Dick Williams. 1O3 CChavettsl. I 20
2. TO &: woodthrush. los tHuntb.
even. Time-l:53 2-5. Sasenta,
Fairly. Attorney Muir. The Talker.
Great Guil and High Tide also ran.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
BLIND BOXER FALLS
BREAKING HIS LEG

Kid EEan, former bsntam-weight
champion OF the South. who went
totally blind a few months ago. met
with a reversal yesterday when he
fell down a>flight of stairs and broke
his left leg. EEan was 90 have been
operated on in New York on Thurs
tay as a specialist there believed he
had a good chance of recovering his
sight. Egan is confined at Emer-
gency Hospital where an attempt
will be made as soon as possible TO
perform the operation on his eyes.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
KREUTER TO PLAY
CONCANNON TONIGHT

The followers of the pocket
billiard game have d treat in store
for them today and tomorrow when
Louis kreuter, the 1S-year-old boy
wonder from New York, crosses
cues with Joseph Concannon, New
Jersey State champion, in a 500
point match at the Pickwick Billiard
Parlors, 419 Ninth street.
Play will be called Monday after
noon at o'clock for the first string
of 125 points and at Sis sharp for
the second, while Tuesday the final
two blocks will be played at the
same hours.
George f. Cox. so popular in bowl
ing and billiard circles, will be the
third man in the green cloth" play
as official referee.
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right arm and lifts it on high. The
other nimbly foresees the blow
descending from above and with
agility of body shifting slips from
under il.
Hits the Mat.
EntellUs spends his strength upon
the wind, and. both by the force OF
his own natural weight and the vIo-
lence of the motion. falls to the
ground of himself with his heavy
bulk as sometimes on Mount Ida a
hollow pine. torI from the roots,
tumbleS down at once.
CWhen Entellus fails the crowd
goes wild. But the old warrior Is
far from being out. At the count of
eight he's on his feet again, stag
ing come-back.D
The hero, not disabled nor daunt-
ed by the fall. returns to the COM
bat more fierce. and indignation
rouses his spirit
The knockout.
The shame and conscious worth
set all the fires of his soul ablaze.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
To Play Firemen.

The Loan and Currency team.
after complete reorganization.
will take the court for the first
time tonight against the Columbia
Firemen's Association of AIexan-
dria. at the Armory Hall. The
Loans team has been greatly
strengthened by the addition of
johnson, Goodman and Overbe. All
players are requested TO report at
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue at p. m.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
Independent Battles.

The game Of all games in indie
pendent ranks will be staged in the
taea1aga gym Saturday night be-
tween Aloysius and. the Yankee
aturrrs II the Yankees are able to
annex this game they ought to be
conceded the District Independent
title. Aloysius thinks there isn't
chance of their losing <on their
home court. and even go so far as
to state that they can beat the
fanks on a neutral floor. Believe
u.s. the fur will fly in this con-
test. and the quint that wins will
know they have been in a game.
The Yankees go against Western
High tonight at the Boys "Y'' in a
return match. Western defeated
the Yankees shortly after the holi-
lays, and think they have a chance
to land again. As a practice for
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
Kid Dares Felt Worlds Most
Vicious Kayo in Ancient Fight
Ringside Account by Rounds OF Greatest
Prize Battle OF Antiquity by Worlds First
Sport Writer.


a
three-round Willard h O.
of Ensands champ BY handsome Georges pink
Iubius famliary of
ofes
in his DAY
the
be
init had
like the kick mule
a
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SPORTING EDITOR
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
ANDING OF THE TEAMS
Navy's Great Record.

Navy. after defeating the Army
last fall in football, went up to
West Point and showed the soldiers
how to play the indoor game They
defeated the Army "a to Is in the
drst game ever played between the
two institutions. Navy started the
season rather poorly, meeting de-
feat in their first three contests
against Delaware College. Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania and Princeton.
They came to life after their first
three defeats and won out in every
game In all. they played four
teen games. winning eleven. Their
most notable victory was over the
Army at West Point. The Middies
scored $50 points to their opponents
Isl. NavS's record is as follows:
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23

The Romnn pugs. Virgil says.
scOrned big purses, fighting for
sheer glory, and the .frame-
mp" wasn't even thought of. BY
way Of giving the fans their
full moneys worth, they rcip-
forced their horny hands with
knucks of iron and "plumpets
OF iend,S this persuasive device
being known rs the .cestus."
Ii took bear for punishment
TO Withstand n "cesfus" waIIOp
to the jaw. Ia was probably
because Of this nifty FIRST Gnr-
nish mcnt, herewith illustrated.
that the Romans couldn't get
anyone to referee their fights.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
WESTERN BASKETERS
WILL PLAY YANKS

Western Highs basketball tear
comes over to the Boys Department
gym from Georgetown tonight wit,
the intention of again defeating tn
Y. NJ. Z. A. Yankees, duplicating y
wallop il handed the ~" outfit
day after Christmas when the
dents caught the Nanks fatfS
and beat them Il to Is.
The battle. scheduled to std
s o'clock. should be a hummer
start to finish.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
CLIQUES IN RING
CAUSE TROUBLE
Turfmen at New Orleans
Seriously Considering
Abandoning Season.
BY BERT E. coLLYER
tAn Rights Reserved By Collyer's New
Bureau

Bureau.D
New Orleans. Feb. Astounding pub
lie sentiment. and presumably echo.
ment," the local press il demanding
the curtailment Of protracted rae,
meetings. Primarily the stand
taken as a result Of the recent embry
strike" of the horsemen anent n
purse offerings of the Jefferson Tar.
management. for its second meeting.
II Is argued that 100 days is too many
and that the surfeit has the effect OF
draining the city and s1ording hard
ships for clerks. ct al. who hang
around the fringe of the court IL IL
being pointed out that Messre Bryar
and O'Hara should see the handwritIn
on the wall and take time by the fore
lock
Ring Behind Trouble.
On the other hand IL is claimed u
the handiwork of the ring is ba
Of this. while not a few claim to
Governor-eIect Parker forcing the
sue and a discontinuance OF the SD.
entirely. The wiser heads, those "
see monetary aggTandisement for I
city. both from tourists as well as ra,
followers. have offered a plan wherel '
il is claimed all thorns will be r,
moved.
These argue that back OF all tn.
chaos is dirty politics-two distinc
factions. On the one hand the Behrl
man or present-day ring" on thu
other the Sullivan and Rennyson (those
oustedD. Then the edict of Mr.. Psrke +.
that racing be divorced from politics
or he would close them down
Remove Murphy.
OF the various plans submitted.
the most probable solution-sc-
] cording to those close 10 the gov
ernor-is the elimination OF Judge
Joseph A. Murphy, in whose inter
/, ests il is said even the good Of
fees OF the church" were enlisted
in order TO have him retained this
season. Unfortunately for Murphy,
certain interests Of which Abe Clop-
ton was the alleged head and front
worked for his undoing. Those who
wish him removed argue that Muir
ply was the presiding ofncisl at
Jacksonville. Fla when racing came
under the ban Also. Clopton, in
| company with Dick Williams and
Curley Brown. were the direct cause
/ VI dIlEIl bl A1At
! That Murphy was cognizant Of
the Vaccinations Of this trio; also
I that he must have known what
1 Clopton and his new cohorts were
| doing during the recent Fair
Grounds meeting. is generally ac-
cepted. Those who desire Murphy
removal argue that J. B. Campbell
! would be an acceptable genera
manager and successor.
From the close friends OF Cow
lernor-elect Parker il is learned that
the State executive will welcome
any rehabilitation that will save
the face Of racing-as a winter at
traction. He has. however. made
himself plain that there are to be
no political appointments in this
connection
From this source IL is also learned
that the governor would not be
averse TO the installation OF the
pari-mutuel machines. providing the
take" on the part Of the associs
tion is reduced TO . per cent anc
breaks"
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23

, drew their tower
ling heads. Now
hand to hand they
join in fierce en-
counter and pro-
woke the night: the
one having the
advantage in agil-
ity of foot and re-
lying on his youth ;
the other surpass-
ing in limb and
bulk. though his
feeble knees sink
un d er his huge
body and his diff
fic ult breathing
shakes his vast
frame.
From I h ell
breasts the thumps
res1und aloud, and
around their ears
and temples thick
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23

THE owner sent US to a hotel,
what a hotel? Why they had d
large lamp hung up in the hall to
heat forty rooms and you know
what that meant. The first night
l slept in my suit. B. V. DIS, new
6'ything. The next day my room
mate, who was from Mississippi.
where they do not have cold wealth
er. secured his trunk. He was high
toned, you see, carrying a trunk
Well, when we got the trunk up in
the room and opened it the first
thing on top was a large quilt that
his mother had made for him. as she
said on a note pinned to the com
fort. that she knew it was cold up
North and that the quilt would
come in handy.
Try to Keep Warm.
Say, she told the truth; that GER
tainly did come in handy. Why we
both slept under it not only at night
but during the day we had to stay
! in bed to keep warm. You know l
had only a quarter while my room
| mate had so cents. and not knowing
! what kind of 4 touch we could make
We had our eats furnished and all
we had to do was keep warm. That
| weather lasted for week and
7, when the sun came out and the
snow disappeared you can bet we
were a couple of tickled Kids.
This roommate l was doubled up
with was a pitcher. His name was
War Sanders. and he afterward went
| to the st. Louis team. In the mean
time. when we were all but frozen,
I sent home for my overcoat. and
by the time it arrived l did not
need 1t.
$50 SALARY.
"Up to this time l did not know
what my salary was, as l never
looked at the contract when l sign
ed it; SO when 1 visited the man
ager, ! asked him il / could see my
contract
"Why, certainly he replied, land
handing me the paper, ! looked over
it carefully. and when I came to the
part that said, Nicholas AltroclS
was to receive $50 per month I
could hardly believe IL. 3ut that
was the price, and guess it was
right. for that is the amount / was
paid on the first pay day.
II was also having my board paid,
which l discovered when reading
down little farther. so / was per-
fectly satisfied
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23

the Aloysius game the Yankees
will take on an all-star five at
Alexandria on Wednesday night.
The Epiphany Comets will go out
to Walter Reed tonight and tackle
the soldiers. On Tuesday night they
play Army Medico at Epiphany.
and Friday stack up against Peck
Stars at Peck Chapel.
Dope Is Upset.
The War Risk Girls again met
defeat at the hands of the Ingram
sextet last week. Both Contests
played by these two teams were won
by Ingram with only two points to
spare. The teams are about evenly
matched and Ingram won the con-
tests because they have had more
experience playing together and
were able to get in some good prac-
tice before the games were played.
The War Risk girlies played a won
derful game against the Gallaudet
College sextet last Saturday after
noon and showed that they have the
makings Of one of the best teams
in the District.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23

Goals from floor. Mccain, 3; Comfort. .;
Fisher. Minasian. 4 Yinebetg. >: Croker.
=; Watts. Goals from foul Mccain, O out
10: Minasiar, 8 ont 6.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
ARROWS ARE BEST
IN FREDERICK GAME

Frederick, Md. Feb. 22.-The
Arrows of the Washington Y. NJ. c.
\. made their debut here Saturday
night with SO to is victory over
the representative team of the local
Y. NJ. c. a. This was the second
defeat for the locals in seventeen
starts. The lineup:
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
MANASSAS DEFEATED
BY ROYAL TOSSERS

Alexandria, Va, Feb. 22-The
Royal Athletic Club journeyed to
Manassas Saturday night and de-
feated the strong Manassas High
School quint, 20 to Is, in an excit-
ing and interesting game. Alex
ander and Davis starred for the
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
We.Ieyan Beats Williams.

Middletown. Conn, Feb. 2l.-
Wesleyan University defeated WILL
Jams College in swimming today.
81 to %.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23

strokes at random fly. Their jaws
.cIackle under the heavy blows.
Fast Footwork.
Entellus stands stiff and unmoved
in the same firm posture, OILY vita
his body apd watchful eye he evades
the strokes. The other as one be-
seiges a lofty city with batteries. or.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
HAVANA RESULTS.

FIRST RAcE-Timothy J. Ho-
gan. 1o3 (Atkinson), 6 to 1. s TO 2. 6
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23

Suhstitutiocs for Dean, Peyton
for Whitestone. Goals from floor. Ale1an-
der. 3: Davis, .; Dean, Peyton. Creiguu. I:
Sanders, 8; Lawson. 3: Ayers. .. Goals
from fouls. Davis. 1 out 3: Alexander. 3 ont
3: Sanders. . out 6. Time of halves. 10
minutes. Referee, Mr.. Lester Myers, OF
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
BY VIRGIL.

Forthwith each combatant on tip
toe stood erect and undsunted raised
his arms ;iiUft into the air.
Far from the blow they backward
The evening world., 1920-08-30
UNCOMMON SENSE
By John Blake
Copyright. 1920. by John BlakeJ
DoNT TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTEE

DONT TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED.
To little child used to seeing cat walk into
the advent elephant would little surprise
Everything is remarkable to the child, which means
that nothing surprise him.
little later he learns to think. But he is surprised
only the unusual The objects that surround him. and
have surrounded him from babynood awaken curiosity
He takes them for granted.
And, unfortunately for him. he usually takes these
things for granted through life.
Mr.. Wordsworth expressed this POLITICALLY in his
"A primrose by rivers brim
A yellow primrose to him,
And it nothing more"
The yokel who observing the primrose considered it
merely little flower would continue to be yoke always.
But to the thinking mind the primrose would become
curiosity, which examination would prove be
of beauty a marvellous creation of nature
complex and mystifyng than the locomotive which he
would gaze for hours with open mouhed wonder
You will learn much in this world unless you think
things that around you the rocks the trees the
animashow they constructed where they from
all of the thousands of interesting things that be
learned about them.
Don't be satisfied with seeing things. Find out about
them yourself in all the studies that deal
them. You will enrich store of knowledge and fill your
mind with instruction
1t is who klow who worth knowing. 1t is the
think of the things around tnem their relations
other things, who give the world thoughts and ideas
Careful thought about everything leads to mental
velopmen and mental development leads to growth and
Taking things for granted is well enough in the child
But the who has thinking mind should be
ashamed to look flower leaf and know much
mind know about its construction and
functions in nature.
The evening world., 1920-08-30
AN INDEFENSIBLE STRIKE.

A FTER listening to the conciiatory advice OF
"A Mayor Hylan, the B.'R. T. workers struck
and paralyzed Brooklyn's transportation system.
The strike was called in defiance of the public.
Under the circumstances it is indefensible.
Grant each and every contention of the strikers
and the situation is not altered materially.
Grant that Receiver Garrison has not been par
tculary tactful. Grant that wages and hours are
onerouS. Grant that the employment of strike
breakers IN advance of the strike was mistaken pol
ICY Grant even that the employees were right in
their Interpretation of the arbitration agreement.
Give the strikers the benefit of every doubt. The
fact remains that the strike was not 'last resort"
Negotiations with Receiver Garrison and Judge
Mayer had not come to deadlock. The employees
had gained in the negotiations Of the last month.
They had the assurance of the Mayor that he was
working and would continue to work to modify the
attitude of the Receiver and the Court.
Even if the employers are all wrong and the en-
poyees entirely right, the strike is wrong. 1t is
strike against the public more than it is strike
against the B. R. T.
Until the public is convinced that the men have
good case and have exhausted every possible ave-
nue. OF peaceable negotiation, public utility workers
are not justified in striking.
In this case the utmatum and the action came
too quickly and before peaceful means had proved
insufficient