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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05

Though the opening game was not
scheduled to start until 2 O'Clock.
teastern standard time, the intense
, interest In the battle between the
rival New York pennant winners and
the limited Accommodations at the Polo
grounds caused New Workers. to fall
all over each other in the rush for
tickets.
The great stadium under the shadow
Of Coogan's bluff will comfortably seat
some $4,000 fans. About 10000 Of
these seats are reserved, the rest be-
ing sold at the ticket windows the day
OF each game.
Disappointment Coming.
Conservative estimate place the
number of people in the metropolitan
district interested in the big series at
something over 100000. Forty thou
sand, at most; can see each game.
II the series should go the full nine
games the total attendance will run
around $50. 900. So it Is easy to see
what q mass of fans will be disap-
pointed
Babe Ruth, the King of Swat, was
the outstanding figure as the teams
prepared for battle. The big Barn."
with q new home-run record Of fifty
nine circuit swats in a single season
and q reputation as a murderer of all
kinds Of pitching, was the logical can.
didate for the role of worlds series
hero.
Ruth Is the big ace Of the Yanks.
He Is the "keg" of INT Yankee fans
are counting on to shatter the de-
lenses of the stalwart Giants. He
has hammered baseballs into the
stands and over the walls at the Polo
GrouAfs so consistently against the
best pitchers in tho American League
that his admirers can see no way for
GianH twirlers to stop him. The more
iabid the Yankee fan. the moro will
ing he II to wager that Ruth will
rnonopolize the series.
Yankees Are Favorites.
ThaHks to Ruth and his popularity
the Yanks went into the series today
carrying q burden of slight favorit.
ism oh their shoulders Betting, how
ever, WAS at even money for the
most bart, except for sporadic wagers
end freak bets among radical parti-
sans or the rival teams.
The 5ntense interest among Gotham
fans In this series has been growing
over o long period of years. When
the Yanlts were first planted in New
York they failed to attract much at
ention. Il took them years to estab-
iish themselves. They merely dragged
Finally Colonies RUPERT and Hus
ton got hold of them and they started
to get bullish. Later the ambitious
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
bAER IS FIRST
EXPERT To SAY
WHAT HE THINKS
Comes Out FIat-Footed for
Broken Arches, But Gives
No Rain Checks.
BY BUGS" BEAR.

NEW YORK, Oct. LESS advance
information you grab about series,
moro you'll know after votes are
counted. When sun flops into West
at twilight like golden onion falling
into blue soup. you'll know what hap.
pened at Polo Grounds during hours
of two and four. plus war tax.
Dope means about as much as Boy
Scouts battle flag.
It's easily upset as globe Of goli.
fish. Just when you think you have
little pigs In clover, something hap
pens that pushes all ornaments off
mantelpiece. Series looks as even ts
surface of artificial lake. But YOU ca.n
never tell what's going to happen,
even II 1t doesn't.
Experts must work and women
must weep, tho harbor bar has moan
ed its last moan. Sooner or later ex-
perts must be pinned down like shirts
in laundry and made TO tell what they
know. even if it takes ten seconds.
This business OF patroling beats
around mulberry bushes Ia all wrong.
Percentage sharks make slippery pre-
dictions that are hedged like Newport
estates. Nobody yet has predicted
more than one winner. No figure
slown has been man enough to chirp
that he thinks both teams will win.
Yanks were best team in their own
gang. Giants were leaders of their
private mob. Therefore, we come out
into open like home guards after peace
treaty. We come out flatfooted for
broken arches.
Pin this in your berry-sized hat.
Plaster your family jewels on that.
Winner of this series will be cham
pions of world. Unless Koreans or
Tibetans object.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
Here's How the Money
Will Be Divided
In Title Tilt

Here's the dope on how the
money will be whacked up when
the 1921 world series ends:
Ten per cent of the receipts Of
each game goes to the National
Commission, 60 per cent of the
balance of the first five games to
the players and 80 per cent to the
contending club owners. Of the
players share 75 per cent goes to
the men on the contesting clubs,
to be divided 60 per cent to the
winner and 40 per cent to the
loser. Fifteen per cent goes to the
second-place clubs and 10 per cent
goes to the third-place clubs.
The contesting club owners are
forced to "whack up" fifty-fifty
with the other clubs in their league
after the first five games are
played.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05

In lSOV duBBlnS played second base
and shortstop for the Catskill Noun
tain Club. which was controlled by
julius F1eischman. His work there
attracted the attention OF scouts, and
in 1901 he Joined the st. Paul Club
Of the American Association. He
starred at second base for st. Paul in
1901. 1902 and 1908. being sold in Sep
TENDER Of 1902 to the Cincinnati Club
Of the National League. Since that
day Higgins never passed out Of the
majors and he ranks next to John J.
McGraw for continuous service in the
big league baseball among those now
identified with the playing end of the
game.
Smart Player.
For six successive years Higgins
played second base for the Reds and
he earned the reputation Of being one
of the smartest players in the majors.
His short stature made him a diff
cult batter to pitch to and he ranked
at or near the top each season in
drawing passes. He lacked the
strength to be a great hitter, but by
steady application to a system for
Strengthening his arm muscles and
by close study of opposing pitchers he
remedied this defect and became one
Of the most scientific hitters in the
game.
During the winter Of 1909.1s10 Pres
ident Herman traded Higgins to the
St. Louis Cardinals for Pitcher Fred
Beebe and Infielder Storke, and for
the seasons Of 1910, 1911 and 1912
Higgins was regular second baseman
for the Cardinals, then under the man.
agement of Roger Bresnahan. Dur
ing the winter of 1928. Higgins was
appointed manager Of the Cardinals
to succeed Bresnahan. In the follow
ing winter he made q famous deal
with the Pirates in which seven play
ers were involved. At the time the
trade was made Higgins was consid-
cred to have greatly strengthened the
Pirates, but the following season the
move was justified by the Cardinals
finishing third. q place which no st.
Louis National League club had reach
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
QUENTIN RESERVES m
LINE FOR SUNDAY GAME

The Quentin A. c. Reserves are
without a game for Sunday due to St
Theresa Props cancelling. The Ouen-
tins would like TO meet any 100 or 125
pound team in the city.
The Quentin A. c. will hold a meet
ing Thursday night, 8 o'clock. at the
Tyler School, Eleventh and G streets
southeast. All members are requested
to attend. For games with the
Reserves, call Manager Fred Burgess,
Lincoln 1925, between and 8 or write
1913 @ street southeast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
DODGERS SIGN UP FOUR
FOR NEXT YEARS GAMES

NEW YORK, Oct. s. - President
Charles Ebbets, of the Brooklyn Ma
tional League club, last night an.
nounced that four members Of his
team have already signed contracts
for next year. Bernie Neis. Ivy Olson,
are the players who signed up before
the team was disbanded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
MEMPHIS, FANS FLOCK.
TO GAMES DURING YEAR

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Oct. 5!--Memphis,
with a total of 253,S3s, led Southern
Association cities in attendance dur.
ing the 1921 season and established a
new league attendance record. The
attendance for the league as a whole
ives 1.105,p99, q decrease Of 1O9, 3ss
from the total OF the 1870 season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
Dreadnaughts Challenge.

Dreadnaugh A. c. players, Of Alex
andria, want grid games. E.. r.
Alien. Box 172. Alexandra, Va, ia
manager. He can be reached by
phone at Alexandria SOS between I
and 3 D. m. 49,, .r.s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
Naval Hospital Ready.

Naval Hospital wants to fill q few
dates on it's football schedule. The
manager can be reached by phone at
West 627.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
ONE OF SMARTEST
IN SMART SET OF BASEBALL

Miller James Huggns who has led the Yankees the first
by the club entry into the American
completing fourth
a leader
ST.
offer which brought him to New York.
Higgins born Cincinnati Ohio
makes his home that city He his baseball
club in Cincinnati 1898 and his professional
ing with the Mansfield League
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
START WILD SCRAMBLE
AT SUN-UP FOR TICKETS
): TO OPENING CONTEST
By JACK vEIOCK.
I. N. 8. Sporting Editor.

NEW YORK, Oct gotham dubbed
asm today the Giants and Yankees entered the first
the world SERIES
Thousands precious
other thousands
the main
grounds
Invigoratng weather crisp
and tempered with friendly sunshine
what promises to be The creates severp ayed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
Will Play Today.

Today the Third Cavalry Of Fort
Myer will clash with the War Depart
ments first team. Tomorrow, Camp
Grant will play the War Department
seconds. On Saturday, today's and
thursdays winners will meet in the
final. All games will start at 4 o'clock,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05


the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburg
Pirates was conducted by the club
owners and players and proved some
thing OF fiZZle. There was grumbling
and kicking over the division Of the
spoils, and no one seemed satisfied.
Because OF the trouble resulting no
series was staged in 1904, but during
the interim the National Commission
came into full power, took over the
handling Of the big fall classic and
made all arrangements for 1t.
The public, being assured Of a series
played under rules especially made for
the occasion and in which the contest
ing teams would be strictly bound to q
more dignified decorum on and off the
field, patronized the series in an un-
precedented manner, and their inter-
est In that series foreshadowed the
great enthusiasm which was to fol-
low In the fifteen world championship
series which have come since.
Stars in First Series.
The Athletics Of PHILADELPHIA were
the winners in the American League
championship race that year and the
Giants were the victors in the National
League scramble. 1t is interesting to
note the makeup Of the two teams
sixteen years ago, for we find many
stars names in the nne-ups and not
few OF them have passed into the
limbo OF baseball history only a short
time back.
For instance, we find the Giants
lined up for the opening game as fol.
lows - -
bresnahan, C. Dahlen, IS.
Browne, Id. Devlin, 3b.
Donlin, CT. Gilbert, 2b.
McGann. Id. Mathewson, d.
Mertes, II.
The Giants won tho opening game
by score OF 8 to o. Matty, twirlinR
his first worlds series contest, defeat
ed the Athletics by a score Of 8 to o.
he was opposed by the great left
handler. Eddie Plank.
Opposed to the Giants was the fol-
lowing lineup for the Athletics
Hartself, II. Murphy. Oh
Lord, CT. M. Cross ss
Davis, 1b. Schreck. q
l.. Cross, 3b. Plank. q.
Seybold. RI.
It Is noteworthy that the five games
Wnich were played that year drew the
unheard-of number of fans OF 90 600
And the receipts for the five games
totaled $6S,433.
Compare this with the attendance
figures Of later series and the finan.
cial gains Of the third game Of the
world series at Ebbets Field when
that game.
The 1905 series was, in many re-
spects' the peer Of all. before and
AFTER. In point OF playing no series
ever boasted more brilliant perform.
ances: The first game was played at
Philadelphia before a crowd of II 900
rams and was won by the Giants,
Bender Twiris Victory.
Chief Bender pitched the second
game against Joe McGinnity, and
sender won the victory, 8 to o. This
game was played at the Polo Grounds
ana drew paid attendance of 24,992,
wnich was a record at that time,
ana was only little more than 1000
less In point of number than at the
third game Of the last series. Yet
the receipts that day were only $751;
SSS. indicating that baseball mag.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
WORLDS BASEBALL CLASSIC
MARKS SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY

persons perhaps
the sixteenth birthday Of the modern world series Though the first
the annual conflicts between the and National League
first under which the world played accord
The first world played staged in New York just
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
Kanawhas Work,

The Kanawha A. G. holds practice
tonight at Z o'clock sharp at Seventh
and o streets northwest. Hart, Curtin
and Elliott are requested to report.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
Will Hold Scrimmage.

Catholic University will scrimmaRe
with Gallaudet today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05

Colonies got Babe Ruth. Ever since
this master stroke Of baseball bust.
ness the Yanks have been cashing,
and today they have more followers
than the Giants.
Probable pitchers for the opening
game today were Carl Mays, the sub
marine artist, for the Yanks, and Nehf
or Douglas for the Giants.
John McGraw. who will always give
a reporter the identity of his pitcher
II he knows who he Is going to work,
said last night that 1t all depended on
who looked best when the boys warm
ed up. Nehf, IL he Is right, Is the logt-
cal man to start against the American
League champions.
Today May Determine.
Much depends on today's game.
Conservative baseball men believe that
the team that gets the jump today will
win the series. Many also predict that
the battle will go at least seven days
and probably the full nine. Precedent
in the matter of first game winners
shows that in series Of the past the
Phillies and Giants are the only teams
that won first games and then lost the
series.
Several players in this series are
lucky to be there. Slim Sallee is one.
The slim sheriff from Higginsport was
member of the Giants when they
won the flag back in 1917. He was
later sent to the Reds in time to horn
in on the 1919 series. now infamous,
and now he is back with McGraw.
Johnny Rawlings and Irish" Meusel.
traded to New York by the tail-end
Phillies, are also lucky to be among
those present. Frank Baker, often re-
tired. but always doing a patti" did
his latest just in time to buy another
farm. Elmer Miller, from Michael
Kelley's st. Paul outfit, came to the
Yanks in mid-season. ...
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER S, 1921

Tad, Jean Knott, and McGurk, Americas
foremost cartoonists, draw humorous pic
lures exclusively for The Times in Wash
ington. Indoor Sports, Judge Rummy and
Penny Ante are laugh every day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-10-05

Jock Hutchison keeps Washington enthu-
siasts posted on the ancient Scottish game
through the columns Of The Washington
Times. Player, authority and writer, his
stories are the best in the country :.ra
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-28

old shoes up" by a person who
has never been in a print shop.
We are located right alongside a
shoe shop which is run by one of
the best old. gentlemen. we ever
knew, L. w. Barnes, and we are
always glad to point his shop out
to anyone, and regret that we do
not know how to FIX shoes" for
those who make this inquiry
Carrying mail on rural route
may look easy, but the hardships
these fellows endure are severe.
On many routes these hardships
could be eliminated by repairing
roads over which carriers travel
to deliver mail l----.---Any time
you think you are being charged
an excessive price for anything,
it might be well to find out the
profiteer-he is not always the
retailer ------- The depot in Sell
mer is still unoccupied on account
of fixtures having failed to ar
rive------Just like real winter
In revising our mailing list,
we may have made a few errors,
which will be corrected when the
fact is made known to us. We
all make mistakes, you know
Lots of waste baskets are
in use around country weeklies,
most of them containing letters
which, if published, would cause
trouble enough to make publish
ing q newspaper more hazardous
than a trip over Niagra in a rot
ten-staved barrel We are
requested to publish the Compul-
sorry School Law again. Compli-
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-28
A Great Resource
Greatly Neglected

The one great enemy to forests,
to tree growth, to the production
of timber is fire. 1t has a right
of way in practically all wooded
sections of Tennessee, the spring
and fall of the year being the
chief periods for its operation.
The damage left in his wake is
as real as that from flames in a
city, which call out organized fire
fighters to extinguish them.
Did you ever stop to think why
fire in the woods is not considered
so harmful as the fire that burns
the dwellings and business sec
tions of the country, town or city?
One reason is. it does not SO
quickly hurt the individual. The
fire in the woods burns property
which affects harmfully the pub
lie. If you are a lumberman, a
business man, a plain citizen, or
a sportsman the forest fire hurts
you; also, if your community has
its waste lands turned to produc-
tion of things useful, it would be
more desirable.
Think about it. Come to the
meeting of the Tennessee Forest
ry Association next week, Feb.
3rd at Knoxville. Tenn, and
help at least with your presence
in creating a public sentiment
more appreciative of forests Of
Tennessee and all they mean for
good to the State. j. G. Peters,
chief of State cooperation for the
Federal Fire Service will come
from Washington to give one of
the chief speeches on the subject
of forests and what they mean.
There will be other influential
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-28
To Teachers

A
call your attention to the Compulsory School Attendance Law
call upon do in enforcing the Members
the County Board of Education will cooperate With this
force and with united effort upon the part teachers
enroll every child in the county between the of and It,
Here s the law:
BE enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ten
That parent guardian other the State
of Tennessee having charge control of children between
the Of and sixteen inclusive shall such
child be enrolled in and attend some day school, public private
paroch for the entire of school each year the
ty city which the child may reside
THE penalty for violation is fine of not less than $500
than $40 90 for the first oene and not less than $500
than $4,000 for the second and subsequent onse and
the cost of the suit"
most earnestly request the teachers to make investigation
the parents and guardians whose
children.are not attending school,
The teachers do much toward getting the children at
tend without esorng this law thus trouble for the
parents but when the teachers have done their duty and when
have done mine toward securing the attendance of their children
parents have then right complain when resort to the law
Teachers please explain this law fully pupils and patrons
Yours truly So
TERRY ALTERNATELY, Co. supt.
Jan. Is, 1921 -
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-28

The latest in the formation OF
the new cabinet is: Secretary OF
State, Chas. E. Hughes, New
York; Secretary of the Treasury,
Andrew w. Mellon, Pennsylvania,
Attorney General, Harry A.
Daugherty, Ohio; Postmaster
General, viii H. Hays, Ohio;
Secretary of War, John w. Weeks
Massachusetts,; Secretary Of
Agriculture, Henry c. Wallace,
Iowa. The other positions on
the cabinet not mentioned are;
Secretary of the Interior, Secre-
tary of Commerce, Secretary OF
Labor and Secretary of Navy.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-28
Educational

The teachers meeting was at
tended Saturday by about one
half of the teachers of the coun-
ty. The program was a practi-
cal one. The central thought in
the discussions was How to in
crease school attendance This
brought out the responsibility of
all, the County Superintendent,
the teacher. the patron and the
pupil. All have an important
duty. 1t was suggested that the
teachers might do a wonderful
work by personally investigating
the non-attendance of pupils and
see their parents and urge them
to send their children to school.
Good reports were made to the
County Superintendent on the
result of his having addressed
letters to patrons who were not
sending. 1t was reported thai
many pupils have recently en-
rolled who have not been in school
for a long time, some of them
never.
One report was from boy
who had not attended school this
year nor last. He enrolled last
Monday morning. and made five
head marks in his class during
the week. Some of the brightest
children are not in school. Whose
fault is it? If it is the parents,
then the law says you must
send them to school,"
1t is not the intention to work
a hardship on any one / urge
.
parents to comply with the law.
The people of McNairy County
are law abiding, and / believe
when they understand that it is
the law to send their children to
school every day, that it will not
1
be necessary to have any body
arrested and fined.
Teachers are required to furnish
every week the names of parents
whose children are not in school.
/ am receiving some names and
am notifying them. Then if they
do not send, they are liable for
the fine.
/ earnestly ask the cooperation
of all in securing the attendance
of all the children of school age
in the the county.
Yours truly.
Terry Alternately, Supt.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-28
GHavelhiiI

The case in court last week,
which involved several of our
people, as witnesses was settled,
and we hope gossip about the
matter will cease, and all as
neighbors and friends will work
tohether for the good of the COM
munity.
Sexton Mccoy, Of Memphis
spent Saturday and Sunday with
with his parents here.
Mrs. j. N. Hamm was called
Saturday to attend the bedside
of her son-in-law, Arthur Lane,
of Tupelo, Miss, who is dangsr-
ously i'll. An operation for gall
stones was performer
Miss Annie Laura Long. our
assistant school teacher, spent
the weekend with relatives at
Trenton.
Mrs. L. H. Prince is on the
sick list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy South from
Niche visited in the home Of w.
O. South Saturday might.
B. F. Darby. who latels mar
ried. has moved into his home
on Main street.
Mrs. W. O. Latta Of Niche
spent Sunday with her mother.
Mrs. ]. c. Springer. at Grayelhilf
A good deal Of blowing has
been done in this section lately.
The cotton acreage will Be re-
duced inthisneighborhoo wheth-
er we organize or not. but we
expect to organize, as we feel it
our duty to aid this movement.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-28
There seems to be a sentiment

There seems to be a sentiment
in favor of cotton acreage re-
duction. If there is not some
well organized plan. and some
effort made to enlist the people
in such a movement, the same
old crop, made and sold in the
same old way, will be the result.
We do not know much of the sit
uation, but certainly, the farmer,
the merchant, and the banker,
must come to some definite un-
derstanding. The suggestion
that the acreage will just have
to be reduced, will not bring re.
suits. People in all lines must
come together.