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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26

Today's contest is the only one Of
prominence in the District. There are
several minor engagements but the
chance to see Benny Boynton In action
again is expected to prove the big
magnet at the baseball yard.
The Washington Pros will have their
regular lineup in the field. Patterson
and Mccarthy on the ends. Smeach
and Van Meter in tackles. Mcdonald
center will make up the line.
In the backfield Boynton, Watson,
Hudson and Vidal are announced.
All-Stars Strong.
The lineup announced for the ALL
Stars is a strong one. Gainey and
Kaplan are listed for the end posi-
lions. Kaplan earned a great reputa-
ton this fall in playing for the Pros
but in the past few games deserted
the locals. Gainey played stellar foot.
ball all season for the Mercury eleven.
Sullivan and Taylor are performing
in tackle positions for the All-Stars
guards and Bailey, Of West Virginia in
center.
Harris or Cox run the team in
quarterback. Cox played with the
knicks this fall and did great work
for the Georgetown men. Harris Is
well known and IL in condition should
worry the pros not a little.
Eddie Carol. Ralph Jenkins, Ger
ardi, Mcbride, Macketer and South.
ern are announced as backfield
players for the All-Stars today.
BOyntOn Assured.
Benny Boynton, the Williams sta,
who has made such a hit with local
fans is assured for the pros. His work
against the Canton Bulldogs and the
Cleveland Indians earned him as great
a following as that enjoyed by Harry
Costello, the famous quarterback Of
Georgetown several years ago.
The Williams men Immediately
comparison with Costello
when he starred here three weeks
ago. He heightened his popularity
last week against the Canton Bulldogs
to the point where he Is regarded as
the greatest player that ever stepped
on local gridiron.
Vidal. Hudson and Watson fit in
well with Boynton and are sure Of
the All-Stars all sorts of
trouble today. With some help in
Boynton should be able
to make a great day of it today.
The game is scheduled to start at
2:30 p. m, and will find Metxler,
Apple. Sutton and Towers officiating.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
WINDY CITY CLUB BARS
FAIR SEX FROM COURSE

The Bob o'Link Club, Chicago, where
Bob Macdonald. holder or the metro
politan open golf title holds forth as
pro-, recently voted to bar women from
the club hereafter, making It the
second Windy City golfing organiza-
ton to take such action. The other
was the old Elm Club, at which Alec
Prize is professional.
The matter Of becoming an Eveless
garden was put up to the members
at recent meeting and although
there was opposition to the movement,
Its proponents scored victory. The
new order went into efNct immedi-
ately. The argument used by those
in favor OF the move was that the
majority Of the members go to the
club in order to play golf, and tina,
social affairs not only placed an
additional expense on them, but were
maintained only for the benefit Of
the few.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
MANHATTANS TO PLAY
BALTIMORE BASKETERS

Manhattan A. c. will take on the
Merit Club, of Baltimore, in a has
ketball game Wednesday night at the
Palace, Ola e street northwest. The
Merit Club won the 135-pound S. A.
A. championship last year and is
said to be a crack outfit.
In its last time out the Manhattan
team showed Improvement over pre-
vious form in defeating Company F.
Hyattsville National Guard. 1t was
the guardsmen's first trimming this
season. The score was 10 to IS.
With Jack Haas coaching, the
Manhattens expect to have a bang.up
combination by the time the Yankees
are met in a second encounter. next
month. Promising new material is
coming out for the quint. Charley
Boteler, of George Washington, is
the latest Manhattan prospect.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
AZ HOME RUNS
|SNEAREGT tn
RUTH s RECORD
Anthony Brief, of Kansas City,
American Association, Proves
Home Run Hero of Minors.

The American Association still holds
first rank in batting among the A. A.
baseball organizations. During the
season just closed Kansas City mair..
tanned its reputation as the premier
among the teams of sluggers, closing
with an average of 1913. Columbus
In eighth place, had .284, a champion.
ship figure Of a few years ago.
Kansas City scored 1,148 runs az
the result Of 1909 hits. 739 bases on
balls, 1872 stolen bases. 22O sacrifice
hits and the occasional timely errors
OF opponents. In runs scored, sacri.
flee hits and bases on balls, the Blues
were first.
The champion Colonies made the
most hits, 1854; were second in runs
with 1,O42; second in three base hits
with liz; second In sacrifices, 206, and
struck out fewer times (457) than any
other team.
Minneapolis Record.
Minneapolis. finishing second in The
race for pennant honors, hit for "A
total Of 1858 bases. nine more than
Kansas City, Of which 3as were
doubles, rs triples and 100 home runs.
The Millers led in the number Of two.
baggers and home runs, and they
were second to Louisville in low num-
Der OF strile-outs, col.
For individual honors. j. Kirk
first baseman Of the champions, led
with a record Of 1886. Kirke scored
125 runs in 1913 games, made 282 hits.
Of which 43 were for two bases. II
were triples and 81 home runs. He
was tied for second place with Good
of Kansas City in driving in runs,
with 157, Brief, Kansas City, being
first with 191. The big first sacker
also picked up 20 bases on balls and
famed but 20 times in 100 trips to
the plate.
Reb Russell, Minneapolis outfield-
er, was second to Kirke in batting
with 1858. one point in advance OF
Artie Butler, Kansas City. 367. In
146 games Russell counted 11S runs,
made 202 hits, Of which 35 were dou-
bles, is were triples and 33 home
runs. In driving in runs he stood
fourth, with 1872.
Next To Babe Ruth.
Anthony Brief, Kansas City first
sacker. ranked fourth. six points be-
low his team-mate, Butler, with 1861
Brief led the league in scoring runs,
with 166, one more than Wilbur
Good. Of the same team.
Forty-two of Briefs 222 hits were
for the round trip, this being the
closest approach to Babe Ruths rec
ord that was made during the year.
Brief, like Kirke, also hit for more
than 400 total bases, his record read
ing 421, one less than the colonel.
Fifty-one of his blows were doubles,
II were three-baggers, and he coaxed
III passes from opposing pitchers,
more than any other player.
Lear, of Milwaukee, and Acostia,
walked 116 times each, and
Iwilling, of Kansas City, lis. Besides
he players named, Lear, Milwaukee;
Thorpe, Toledo: Fisher, Minneapolis:
Acosta, Louisville; Good, Kansas
city, and Gamer, Milwaukee, were |
imong the first ten batters. Alto |
;ether fifty-five men batted 800 or
more. |
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26

s S@R. WASHINGTON TIMES OPORE 80 u
Here, You Fight Fans!

Beginning in Wednesday, Times Damon Runyon will
series Of articles dealing with the different pusil divisions
they stand today.
Ii 10 old familiar plant there fighters
hanging around but Runyon finding to the He
will show that due of the
there been such wealth of material In the field
competition every division
He will write of the who the leading consndsrs for
the titles The will introduce fighters
in their bailwks, who have
Some of the best fighters in the land today
who have ability what big
"the sticks"
The series will ds. with the Aywsght. b.nt.ns,
feathers, junior lightweight l30pounders;
midde shtheavss and the hsavies You
with Runyon estimate Of
make the articles all the interesting to
Get The Washington Times daily and read says
Ayweshts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
PENN STATE is UNABLE
TO ACCEPT HARVARD DATE

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Dec. 2s. -
Pennsylvania States football schedule
for 1922 was announced today as
follows: September 20, st. Bonaven-
ture, at State College; 80. William and
Mary. at State College; October Z,
Gettysburg, at State College; 81,
alumni day. Middlebury, at State Col
lege; %, Syracuse, Polo grounds, New
York; November 4, Navy, at Annap-
oils; IL, Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia,
at Philadelphia; 80. Thanksgiving,
University of Pittsburgh, at Pitts
burgh.
Athletic authorities regret that
owing to complications arising from
previous arrangement with the Polo
grounds management and Syracuse
they were unable to accept Harvard's
invitation for October 2S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
TUenty Yeags Ago
In Sport
December &c, 1901

II. B. Freeman won tho feature
twenty-five-mile bicycle race at the
opening of a new track in Boston.
beating w. H. Ruiz and Jean Gou-
goltz In a great finish. Among the
other starters in the big race were
Floyd Mcfarland, Ben Munroe,
George Leander, Nat Butler, Hugh
Mclean, Patsy keagan and Otto
Maya. Jimmy Michaels rode an ex-
hibition. Paced by a motor he COW
cred two miles in minutes "a 10
seconds.
Harry Vardon has denied that he
plans making another trip to Amer
lea In 1902, playing exhibition games.
Tommy Ryan issues a. challenge to
Tom Sharkey. Ryan announced that
though only a middleweight, he is
confident that Sharkey would be an
easy mark.
The Matty- Matthews-Dutch Thur.
ton bout. scheduled for twenty
rounds at Fort Erie, has been called
off as the fighters could not agree
upon the division of the purse or the
weight.
Tommy Sullivan, Of Brooklyn, and
Young Mowatt, of Chicago. sign TO
box twenty rounds before the Column
bia A. c., Of jackson, Mich, on De-
cember 81.
Dan Mcleod offers to wrestle Tom
Jenkins best two out Of three falls.
any rules. for a side bet of SIC, 900.
George Munroe and Harry Forbes
agree to box six rounds in Chicago,
the date to be set by the Pyramid
A. c. OF that city.
Florrie Barnett Is looking for
battles for his boxers, Jimmy Kelly,
122 pounds; Tommy Moran, 1872
pounds and Joe Hurst. 115-11s
pounds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
MANY SWIMMING
MARkSARE MADE
DURING THE YEAR
1921 Stands Out As Greatest
Year OF All in Aquatic
Athletics.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-From every
point Of view the year 1921 stands
out as the greatest In the history of
American swimming. Water sports
enjoyed unprecedented popularity
with contestants and public; more
ana better competitors were in the
celd than ever before, and swimmers
OF both sexes broke world, national,
collegiate and scholastic records.
Nearly forty new standards were
accepted officially by the A. A. u,
ana this fails to take count of per
formances actually rating as records.
out at distances not listed and of a
number Of feats accomplished abroad
by Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey. then of
the New York Women's Swimming
association; Norman Ross, of the
iiiinois A. c., and Ludy LANCER, of
Honolulu
Great progress was witnessed in
soccer and college water polo. The
teams OF the Illinois A. c. and
princeton University, pennant win
ners, were the strongest produced
here.
In all-around A. A. u. .aauatics the
mems team championship was can
tured by the Illinois A. c., and the
women's by the New York w. s. A.
Each ran up the highest scores in
both the indoor and outdoor national
titles tests.
The following are the outstanding
swimming records made in 1921:
Men. Free Style.
100 yards, 75-foot pool. O:53l-5. John
Weismuller, at Brighton Beach Baths.
100 yards, 60-foot pool, O:52 3-5, John
Weismuller, at Illinois A. c.
40 yards, 75-foot pool, los 2.5. John
w eismuller, at Brighton Beach Baths.
100 yards, 75-foot pool, / :27 20. John
Welsmuller, at Brighton Beach Baths.
ioo meters, 75-foot pool. loo %,
John Weismuller, at Brighton Beach
Baths.
44o yards. 6O.foot pool, 500 40. Nor.
man Ross. in Canada.
400 meters, 75-foot pool. 514e.s
Baths.
500 meters. 75-foot pool. s:45z-s.
Ludy LANCER. in San Francisco.
3oO meters, 75-foot pool, BASIL.
Norman Ross. at Brighton Beach
Baths.
One mile, so-foot pool. 22:3s 2.5. Nor.
man Ross, at Illinois A. c.
Men, Back Stroke.
100 yards; 60-foot pool, 1:O6 2.5. Pua
kealoha, in Honolulu.
$50 yards, open water. 1:49. Pua
kealoha, in Honolulu.
Women. Free Style.
100 yards. open water, l:O32.5l
Ethelda Bleibtrey. Brighton Beach
Baths.
100 yards, 75-foot pool. 1:0s4.5.
Ethelda Bleibtrey. Brighton Beach
Baths.
$50 yards, 75-foot pool. 1:4s As. Mrs.
Charlotte Clune, Brighton Beath Baths.
220 yards. 75foot pool, 2:47 "a. Mrs.
Charlotte Clune. at Brighton Beach
Baths.
900 yards, 75-foot pool. 4I3, Ethelda
f3leibtrey, in Australia.
400 yards relay. 75-foot pool. 4:40
Misses Ethelda Bleibtrey, Helen Vain. |
wright, Gertrude Ederle, and Mrs.
Charlotte Clune), at Brighton Beach
Baths.
Women, Back Stroke.
100 yards, 60-foot pool, 1l6, Miss
Sybil Bauer, at Illinois A. G.
$50 yards, 60-foot pool, 2:06 2-5, Miss
Sybil Bauer, at Illinois A. G.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
TED JOURDAN RETURNS
TO MINNEAPOLIS CLUB

Joe Cantillon. manager Of the Min.
neapolis club Of the American Asso.
citation. has announced the purchase
OF Ted Jourdan, star first baseman of
the Salt Lake club Of the Pacific coast
league. Jourdan formerly labored
with the Millers and was with the
White Sox in 1921. He fizzled in the
big show and was sent to Salt Lake
when the Sox obtained Yaryan, hard
hitting catcher. Jourdan, however, is
a wonderful minor league ball player.
The acquisition Of Jourdan relieves
the infield troubles of Cantillon. Con-
roy, third baseman who played tile
initial sack last year. will go back to
his old position.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26

L have seen the dressing rooms 81
crowded with outsiders that the mel
actually were cramped for space, ant
some Of the intruders insisted oil
smoking, while others bewailed tn
fact that their connection with tn,
assistant rubber's third cousin had nc
enabled them to get a seat on the so
yard line and demanded that this in
justice be rectified at once. One get!
j beautiful slant on the human sens,
Of self-importance on occasions lik'
these.
1t ia really more difficult than 4
sounds to safeguard a team of boys
already under a high nervous tension
from the petty annoyances Of theil
friends and of over-zealous partisans
who make up for their lack Of &C
luaintance by a vociferous patriotism
which takes the edge off every man,
determination as nothing else can dc
1t is really an essential thing to ge
n man on guard at the door of thu
quarters. who is not only without hu
man sympathies, but has the author
ity necessary to hold his ground
against old players and former cap
tafns-men who seem to forget how
they hated these visitations in theiI
own day, and are bent on impartins
rome of their vintage ideas to the
coach and team at the last moment.
Last Words.
Besides being absolutely sheltered
from distractions, the team should
have n warming up on the field and
then gather for their final talk, in
which the old line OF hysterical ad
it,r houn M a
fighting spirit grows best In quie;
atmosphere of earnestness. This last
conference cannot include any new
football teaching, although 1 remem
Der cases in which attempts have been
made to use 1t for exactly that pur'
pose.
1t Is important for the coach care
fully to consider beforehand what he
is to say, as IL he were making a set
address. An extemporized burst of rhe
toric won't do. Generally speaking, a
stimulus rather than an admonition
should be aimed for, in my opinion,
but every. coach has his own way Of
handling the problem. / know that
some coaches proceed on the assump-
ton that noise has its value and peg
haps 1t has. 1 am not arguing against
them, but, In my opinion, the more
composed everything can be kept, the
better.
Unconsciously, every player takes
his cue from the coach in these last
few minutes. 1t is not enough for
the coach to have his own nerves under
control and to show kind of cool
calmness which is the best index Of
confidence, but he must also know,
and show that he knows. exactly what
Is to be done by everybody at every
minute. 1t Is very easy to let some
minor annoyance disturb ones eauan-
unity and the ease with which this can
happen to the coach is an excellent
proof of the even greater tension on
the men. Somebody is almost certain
to have sltimped his duty somewhere
and there Is always a mass of trivial
things left undone or done wrong by
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26

AhO ShoiApioIi btdteu IuTIneT tndt
he knows of no promoters who care
to stage the contest, and that he will
not defend his title unless given n
large amount Of money. According
to Mullen. the colored challenger may
be a contender IL he wins some fights
dectsively. but he will have to show
more than he has displayed in recent
battles to secure a contest with the
champion.
No Demand for Match.
II know Dempsey would rather
make his money fighting than appear
ing on the stage" Mullen said. IF
there were some good prospects the
promoters would be angling for the
match. There are no demands for n
mixed contest. II there were. several
promoters in the country would be
trying to bring Dempsey and Wills to-
gether.
"A good promoter Is always on the
alert for attractive matches, but a con-
test between Dempsey and Wills
would not draw flies"
Benny Yanger, boxing instructor OF
the Chicago A. A, known as the Tip
ton Slasher in the old days, asserted
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
Tommy cCarthy Will
Scout for Duffy
Next Summer

Tom Mccarthy. who during the
first half of last season coached
the Robins, was a visitor at the
baseball meeting in New York.
After he left the Brooklyns Nc
Carthy became associated with
the Red Sox as scout, but soon
after he Joined the American
leaguers he was taken critically
i'll with pneumonia. He has re-
covered from his illness and was
welcomed among the celebrities Of
the game.
Old timers recall Mccarthy as
being one Of the famous Heaven
ly Twins. the other being Hugh
Duffy. now manager Of the Red
Sox. Mccarthy will scout for
the Red Sox next year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
FLO z|EGFELD
WILL PROMOTE
PRO FOOTBALL
Theatrical Producer Says Show
Business Is Getting Too
Risky"

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Florenz Zieg-
field. producer of the 'Follies." is plan
ming to quit the risky" show business
and go in for the promotion of profess
ional football, he says in a letter to
Harry j. Powers, manager of the
Colonial Theater here.
II would like to buy baseball club"
Ziegfeld writes, but falling in that, I
can see no reason why an association
of football teams, run along the lines
of the present baseball league. would
not be successful. have already con.
ferred with several men and you need
not be surprised II the scheme Is
launched In the near future"
Ziegfeld says that "the show bust
ness is getting too risky because Of
the added cost of the productions and
heavy operating expenses"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
DE MOLAY CUNT READY
FOR GAMES AFTER JAN. 1

The De Molay basketball team will
he ready to play 135-pound teams after
the first of the year. Under Coach
Noble. the boys Of this organization
sponsored by local Masons have been
practicing in the gym OF Trinity Com
mpnity House and have chosen Lloyd
Gibson as president and Harry Brust
= cantain OF the team. Please address
alI communications to the Rev. ID. X.
Coveil. Trinity Community House,
Third and G streets northwest. rela-
tive 10 BASKETBALL games.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
OREADNAUGHTS
HERE TODAY To
SH0WSTRENGTH
Expect to Reveal True Power in
Cridiron Contest With BoI-
stored Stanton Eleven.

Washington sandlot fans today get
the only opportunity this season to
see the famous Dreadnaught club of
Alexandria in action on the gridiron.
The STATIONS will be played by the
Virginians at Union Park, Fifteenth
and H streets northeast, in a game
which should be hard fought all the
way.
The Dreadnaughts have brought
over all their stars. including many
who have played college football and
several well-known sandlot men. They
will face a Stanton team much i'm
proved over the one which met de-
feat, to 0, in an encounter with
the crack Mohawk Juniors.
A number OF the leading sandlot-
ters Of the city are expected to ap-
pear in the Stanton lineup. These
will includue Zeb Fraser, who has
been performing in sensational
use slang. Zeb "can run like a fool
and has made his mark in baseball
as well as on the gridiron.
The fans are hoping to see Sum-
mers, the Dreadnaughts' 325-pound
guard, play. When arrangements
were made Tor the game the STATIONS
placed ban on him. 1t is under
stood they may lift it. Summers
is the biggest gridironer in this terri
tory.
In playing the STATIONS the Dread
purpose to show local fans
that they are a better machine than
some have been led to believe. The
claim that several de-
feats chalked against them were not
registered over the regular Dread
naught team. Play is scheduled to
start at 3 o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
MANY FOOTBALL CONTESTS
ARE LOST IN DRESSING ROOM
By w. w. BILL) ROPER,
Princeton's Head Coach.

Few football
he dressing before the play actually begins
naturally the everybody
with desire him.
inevitable that friends who long the
who merely themselves their
by nrudng this time they their level best their
But whatever
cdedy important that the players absolutely
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
Liberty Lads Win.

The Liberty Athletic club closed its
football season yesterday by defeating
the Jinx eleven. 22-to.0. The Liberty's
want basketball games with teams In
the 115-pound class. For games call
L. Humphreys at North 7643J.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
Kearns Turns Down
500, 1000 Offer
For Fight

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Dec. 26.
Jack Kearns, manager Of Jack
Dempsey, has practically refused
an offer of 100000 for Demp-
sey-Wills match in Denver the
Fourth Of July. The offer came
from the manager Of Harry Wills.
Kearns said he had drawn the
color line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
WASHINGTON PROS PLAY
FINAL BATTLE AGAINST
ALL-STAR TEAM TODAY

washngtons football game of the perhaps
at
ngton Vidal
by picked known
being AStars displayed
from AStars
the District who performing
indian ta1ov horo
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
Riggs Issue Def.

The Riggs Athletic Club basketball
team Is out with a def to meet any
125-pound teams In the District. Phone
Manager David Lyman, North 5521.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
SOCKS SEYBOLD, HEAVY
BUT FLEET, WAS WONDER
OF OLD-TIME ATHLETES

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 26-Ralph Orlando Seybod Charlie
always tagged him. was the fetch Of baseball fan
plant at Twentyninth street and Columbia
of
Jeanette reached Philadephia yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
JACK DEMPSEY Is WILLING
TO TAKE ON COLORED MAN

CHICAGO Dec 26Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion,
defend his title Wills public
demands the
This the
ceed yesterday by Jim Mullen local
asserted the will when he
to be the only heavyweight capable giving
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
EVIDENCE.

The boxer returns from q Kruelins
scrap
With a lump bullying out on his Jaw
And speaks through q slit in hi.
nuckle-scarred map:
"The worst 1 deserved was a draw. =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26
lexingtons Play.

Lexington A. c. will play the Arab
A. C. at Union League Park at lac
d. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-26

Yale Now Using Harvard Plays" VIII,
these modern times7