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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-16
HUMPHREYS OFFICERS
DEFEAT E. U. BASKETERS

Catholic University basketball fol-
lowers were treated to a rare per-
formance when they watched Gene
Vidal, the former West Point star.
row an officer at Camp Humphreys,
hang up nine floor goals in last
nights game which was the first
reverse of the season on the home
floor for the Brooklanders.
The G. U. players lost Lynch from
the game and after the battle stood
at even terms the Humphreys men
rallied and won out by 33 TO "a.
Nidars playing was phenomenal,
even In the face of the fact that
the Brooklanders were supposed TO
have him well covered. Nine times
during the evening Vidal looped the
ball through the net. He also shot
Ave out of eleven free losses.
Lynch, early in the game. sus-
tanned sprained ankle which kept
him out OF the going, although he
managed to make two baskets be-
fore he left the floor.
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HATChETITES NOT ABLE
TO COPE WITH TOOTER

George Washington University bas-
keters are back in town today after a
35 to 81 defeat by the combined eff
forts of the Delaware players ana
what was taken to he homer IN
the person of an individual named
Rabie. who footed one mean whistle.
There was little to choose between
the Delaware and G. W. L. teams.
The referee decided the issue by call
ing twenty-five fouls on the Hatchet-
ties. who to all intents and purposes
were playing exactly the same game
as the home men. Delaware was only
penalized nine times, the official ap-
parently failing to see any players on
the floor but the Hatchetites.
George Washington hoped into the
lead and for fifteen minutes played
rings around the Delaware lads, lead
ing by II to 4. Thereafter the Della
ware lads, assisted by free losses and
n basket or two, got to the van by
Is to II.
During the second half, when Loeb
Ter. Springston and Estcw were sent
into the game, the ball was never
allowed to get in George Washingtons
territory. so insistcnt was the whistle
tooter in seeing thHt Delaware had
posSession OF the ball.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-16
mo- SOUTH ATLANTIC
H0N0RS At HILLTOP
GeorgetoWn's Eleven Meets Only
George Washington in
This Section.

Georgetown University has finally
pulled away from South Atlantic foot
ball competition altogether. The 1927
schedule has but one opponent in this
section, George Washington. One by
one South Atlantic elevens have either
severed relations with the Hilltoppers
or have been dropped. until next fall
finds the Blue and Gray meeting only
the Buff and Blue of all teams in this
section.
The Hilltoppers' biggest games are
with Georgia Tech and the three
Northern Jesuit institutions. FOrdham,
Boston and Holy Cross. All these
games except that with Fordham, will
be played away from Washington
Washington and Lee. West Virginia
Wesleyan and the Naval Academy, long
opponents OF Georgetown, are absent
from the 1921 schedule.
Besides George Washington, George
town will meet Lebanon Valley. Crsi-
aus. Westminster and Bethany. Fol
lowing is the complete schedule:
League Park: October 8, Crsinus at Ameri-
can L~sgre Park: october IS, Westminster
at American League Park; October q. Holy
Cross at Worcester Mass. october 20,
George Washington at American League
Park
November S. Fordham at American
League Park: November ~. Georgia Tech
az Atlanta, Ga. November 10. Boston COL
legc at Boston. Mass: November -. Beth
any College IT American League Park.
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In prospect. the contest featuring the
New York show annually. Therell
be other prizes. too. so that there'll be
no hair-pulling contests on the side
after the challenge cup has been won
The geese entered In Tuesday
race have been trained faithfully, and
Harvey c. Wood. originator Of this
revival of an ancient sport, says that
lot OF folks are going to be sur
prised. Furthermore, he denies all
rumors that the Anti-Saloon League
is behind the contest.
The prohibitionists have done
some terrible things" says Harvey
but l alone am responsible for this
goose race"
IT'S AN ANCIENT BIRD.
The goose, it is an ancient bird.
Its picture. crudely carved. may be
found on ruined walls of cities long
since buried. Many a book has told
in rich details its virtues and it's
vices. We recall certain illusions by
Rabelais to the goose, especially to a
use that might be made of its long,
soft neck feathers. He probably
spoke of the Toulouse goose. some Of
which breed will take part in Tues
days very race in New York.
The goose is an anatoid web-footcd
bird. generally larger than a duck
and smaller than a swan. The Cam
ada goose and the graylag are the
common wild geese of North America.
but the domestic geese Include those
taking part in the New York contest,
the Toulouse. E.nden. Chinese and
African.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-16

VINO come from east OF the CApitO
The Fasteners surprised the talent
a week ago by defeating Central 10
to o. They followed this win up with
"a TO Is victory over Business. de-
spite the fact that the Stenogs showed
vastly improved game.
Western got away nicely with a
2s TO o score on Business and then
dropped an IL to IT game to Tech.
The Manual Trainers forced to battle
Central with two days rest came
through with a 10 to ~ score on the
Mt. Pleasant lads.
SERIES JUST STARTS.
The high schol championship series.
In the opinion OF those who have
watched the contests. has just started.
Tech, despite it's victories over
Western and Central, is not going to
be as serious a factor In the series
as was expected because OF the fact
that Clarence Gosnell. last years cap
tain and the best floor man CO the
team this season, graduates at the
end Of the month.
Gosnell has but two more games
| with the Manual Trainers and his alb
sence is going to make a whole lot of
difference In the Tech lineup on ac-
| count of his ability and generalship.
| "esi'iH " NC 'ohi'hb aiOhb
and Is due for n sprint from now en-
| The same may be said of Business.
| which IL far from being counted out
OF the title hunt.
While Central has been a disap-
pointment. the Mt. Pleasant la IS can
be expected to come back strong.
Centrals players are big and rangy
and while they appear weak in shoot
ing can be looked upon as form d.
| able. The teams that Central has
played thus far have found 1t al
visable to stop Jimmy Lemon wi h
/ he result that in two contests the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-16
SPORTING BRIEFS.

Spaulding Council fell before Po-
tomac Council tossers by score of
SO to II last night. Potomac has
now cleaned up the circuit.
Army and Navy Props defeated the
Georgetown Freshmen by score OF
A to IL in the A. ~ +. gymnasium.
Briarly Hall was defeated by the
Emanon five by score of 90 to ID
at Rockville yesterday.
Cooke A. c. tossers handed the
Troop 81 Boy Scouts a 30 to Is lick
ing in the Wilson Normal School
gymnasium last night.
The annual South Atlantic Athletic
intercollegiate Association indoor
field and track meet will be staged
at Catholic University on March ..
The Epiphany Comets went to Bal
timore last night and were trimmed
by II to 10 by the Central Y. NJ. c.
\. team.
Gallaudet College handed tho 10y
ola College quintet a 20 to 80 defeat
on it's own floor in Baltimore last
night.
Yosemite tosscrs ran up against n
tough proposition when they played
the Ci,cle \. c. last night and were
defeated by score of II to \.
Mayflowcr A. G. players at Alex
andria last night losy a 30 to Is game
to the Drcadnaughts.
The Gonzaga Midgcts won their
sixth straight game last night when
they defeated the Georgetown Prep
Juniors by score of 80 to Is.
Emerson Institute continued its
fine floor play yesterday winning
from the Riggs a. c. by a score OF
Is to II.
Arrow tossers of the Y. NJ. c. A.
won out handily from the Metropoli-
tan A. G. team in the "Y" gymnas-
ium last night by score of 81 to 10.
The Congress Heights Yanke cs
easily defeated the Richmond Term
mails by a score OF ~ toe last night.
Goetz and Anterior starred for the
winners.
BERK ELEY. Cal, Jan. 16.-Thc Uni
ycrsity OF California is seeking to ar
range football game with either
Harvard. Yale, or Princeton on Octo-
Der -. being willing to go East to
meet one # the Hig Three.
Johnny MaulbctsCh, captain Of the
Michigan eleven Of 1916. when he was
mentioned for Nll-Nmerican honors ms
halfback, will coach the Oklahoma A.
and NJ eleven next fall.
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Boiling OUT PROCESS
FOR GRIFF'S PLAYERS
Local Magnate Wants Them to
Be Ready for Fast Work Early.

Zeb Milan. Sam Rice. Duffy Lewis.
Pat Charity Walter Johnson and
Frank O'Rourke will take a prelimn-
airy boiling out at Hot Springs. Ark.
before reporting for practice ut Tam
pa. Fla. this spring. according to
present plans being completed by
President Griffith. They Will re-
main in Vapor Valley two weeks be-
fore going to Florida.
Manager Mcbride will have his
gang of pitchers and catchers begin
work March |. at Tampa. On March
IL. the remainder of the squad Will
report The training camp will break
I'D on March so.
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BUSINESS PICKING
UP NOW.

Heavyweight Champion Jack
Dempsey's poor showing against
Bill Brennan already has borne
fruit. Before that affair 1t
looked as II Jack were going to
be run right out of the ring on
the ground that he was too good
for opposition.
Several matches he made
were nipped in the bud because
they appeared to be one-sided.
For a time it was doubtful
whether even Brennan would be
allowed to meet him.
Now the Boxing Commission
of Milwaukee, Ore, announces
that it has consented to match
between Dempsey and Terry
Kellar.
Back in 1914 Kellar was
chopping block for Jim Coffey,
and Kellar was at his feeble best
at that time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-16
CINCINNATI REDS MEET
INDIANS AND DETROIT

The Cincinnati Reds. training at
Cisco, Tex, this spring, have booked
and Detroit of the American League
before opening the National League
campaign. Following Is the spring
schedule issued by Frank Bancroft,
the Reds business manager:
March Il, Is, Fort Worth, at Cisco I:
March 10. 20, at Fort Worth: March
&c. -. Cleveland, at Dallas: March
o. Detroit, at Fort Worth: March 20,
Oklahoma city: March 30. Tulsa;
March 81, Enid, Okla: April 1. Wich-
tia. Kan; April ., 3. Kansas City;
April 4, Q, Joplin Mo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-16

There's nothing particularly new
about racing geese. Indeed, New
York is but reviving an ancient pas
time when country folks did not at
tend the movies. root for the local
hotel baseball team (strictly anna.
teur). or ride wildly up and down the
roads in their fivvers.
Sports-loving folks in Sweden, Hol.
land, and Norway usually have racing
geese in action AT their annual fairs
even to this day. The sport has died
out in England. but it was long pop
ular there. Wagers were laid on the
various entrants and many's the lad
who dropped most a shilling on the
goose his fair Maria drove to defeat.
GEESE ARE NOT FUNNY.
Just because New York is to revive
this ancient sport. you must not grin.
Nevertheless, il Is true that most OF
us do laugh at a goose. Give a dog a
bad name and there's little hope for
him. This fits the goose. too. AS
foolish as a goose" saying hoary
with age. has handicapped this ancient
bird for centuries.
The birds in this New York contest
are to be eighteen in number Tou-
louise. Emden, Brown Chinese, White
Chinese, and African geese will be
used, each marching along without
harness Of any kind and guided by a
fair damsel equipped with a long
bamboo rod.
The young lady driving her goose
across the line ahead OF the others
Will be given handsome challenge
cup, which means that more races are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-16
BOSTON TERRIER CLUB
WILL HAVE BENCH SHOW
NewIy-formed Washington Or
uaization Picks March 7.

The newly organized Washington
Boston Terrier club will hold a bench
show at Wardman Park Hotel
March :. a large premium list, which
will go out next month, is expected to
insure n big entry from all parts OF
the country, especially from Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Buffalo. and
Cleveland. In each Of these cities
ere strong Boston terrier clubs.
The officers of the new Washington
club are s. J. Held. president; f Roy
Routt. vice president Or. w. =. Col
Inns. treasurer and w. T.. Swanson,
secretary.
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Mt. Pleasant lads have been held Z,
two floor baskets.

Mt. Pleasant lads have been held to
two floor baskets.
EASTERN LOOKS GOOD.
After watching all five scholastic
teams In action the opinion has be n
gained that Eastern has the best team
as far as stamina and actual floor,
work is concerned. There appears to
be no weak spot In the Eastern line
up except for the fact that the Cap
ital Hill lads are not adept in
shooting.
Tech appears to be on a par with
Eastern at present, with Western and
Central evenly matched with a SINH
lar style of game Tech and Eastern
play defensive game almost
throughout, while Western and Cen
trail attempt combination plays which
frequently throw them at the mercy
of the opposition.
Taken all In all the title series this
year Is more evenly contested than,
any series in years. Four teams are
about on a par as regards defense and
offense. There Is little to choose in
sh ooting ability One team looks to-
be developing rapidly
on Tuesday Eastern and Western
will argue ii out at the Central Coils
scum. Friday Eastern and Tech and
Business and Central will play in q
doubleheader.
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Don't Make Fun of the Goose

Ever a raee7 No, neither have But must be a
thrilling happen be New York Tuesday and
the vicinity Madison Square Garden drop in and race
This will racing New
Tuesday won't be bunch Of sixday bike riders performing
either. tn be real geese, driven by tar maids.
thing the publicity attached
public Phistines
Babe Ruth knocking and losing his smoeons M al
Willard
seriously the claims poultry show
What's a
horn which laid 23S last Can ones blood boil bubble
while midget cockerel of the bantam breed
back from just about big enough to hold it7 Even small
child excited viewing the
the ladies of his harem There amt nothing amazing
about poultry competition, that's all there's to it,
BUTfeaturing
what the New York poultry
sport that especially birds
guided directed
Village Foll
night Folles Ah thought you'd show
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tition, rather than to encourage it.,
Competition between schools not in
the same territorial area will be
frowned on, because these games are
a spectacle, and are given too much
prominence.
1t was the belief OF many of the
delegates to the national intercol-
legiate meeting. which brought to-
gether presidents. professors. coaches
and alumni members. that Ohios trip
to the Coast would never be repeated
by any other member of the confer
cnce.
LIMIT PRESENT RIVALRY.
Intersectional meetings are opposed
by both the coaches and by the fac
ulties. The University of Chicago SCI
ries with Princeton was not wel-'
coined by the conference coaches, be-
cause it meant cutting off of two con-
ference schools from the Maroon
schedule. "
Now the professors are taking the
floor ~ the intersectional question,
and stating that il makes the i'm
portance of athletics all out of pro-
portion TO the other functions of q
college.
If the Tiger-Maroon series is a
success, and is repeated. together
with other intersectional games, 1t
is very possible that there will be
one grand blowup.
Intercollegiate athletics. most Of
the college authorities say, repre-
sent the highest standard of anna
teurism at present. and If the coll
lege athletic structure falls, sport
will be almost entirely professional,
for the A. A. L. is not very highly
regarded by some of the college
leaders.
Destruction of the college system
would undoubtedly be disastrous to
sport in general, and to prevent that
destruction it may be necessary to
limit the present rivalry.
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The encounters between Ned Han
Ions Orioles and Pat Tebeau's Spiders
we're as fierce as games between rival
gangs of boys in a citys slums. The
Beaneaters played the best ball
against the Orioles. but the Spiders
gave them the hardest fights.
No two major league teams ever
did more actual fighting on the field
The feud between the Giants and
CuAs from ten to fifteen years ago.
was friendly fceIing compared to
the strife between the Orioles and
Spiders.
Those two clubs often finished their
arguments In police stations. They
were mobbed so often that peaceful
surroundings bored them. 1t was no
uncommon thing for them to taunt
the populace into a fury and then
duck the brickbats.
WAS A SwASHBUCKLER.
The Cleveland team was led by Pat
Tebeau, a man of fiery temper. Te-
teau was a swashbuckler of the old
school-aggressive, profane and a
master OF the rough badinage Of the
ball field.
If he ever caught one Of bis players
casting a friendly look at one of the
Orioles he growled. Pat probably
any of his men who could so far for
get themselves as to actually shake
hands with a Baltimore player on the
Geld.
Those were the days when teams
really fought each other and the UNI
pire-and maybe the cops, too. 1t
was no kid-glove profession then.
Associated with Tebeau were such
gentle soul as Jack O'Connor, Cupid
<hilds, Jesse Burkett Ed Mexican,
chief thinner, and Jimmy McAleer-
to mention just few.
The Baltimore team was composed
OF such playful chaps as Kid Gleason,
Walter Brodie, John McGraw, Hugh
Jennings, Jack Doyle. Joe Kelley.
Frank Bowerman, Wilbert Robinson
and others. Pat Tcbeau was Irish,
and so were most of the Orioles. IL
Is therefore not diicult to understand
why those two teams loved to fight.
And Tim Hurst. then in his prime.
loved to umpire the games and fight
everybody of.
NOW THEY'RE TOGETHER.
Those battles were give-and-take.
stand-up and knockdown affairs, but
the marks they left have been effaced
Nv time. Now we find McGraw, the
greatest manager the game ever
knew. hanked on one side by Hughey
Jennings. an old Oriole. and Jess
Burkett. y Spider, OF the feudal days
Jesse BUrkett was the Natlona
Leagues original "crab." He acquired
that appellation because OF his aggres.
siveness on and off the field. Jesse
constantly warred with the bleacher-
ties. even in his home cities. II
those days he didn't know how to be
polite.
IL you met him on the street and
he didn't know you very well, chances
are he would give you n short an
swer to an innocent query or fiat
tering remark. and maybe walk away
from you. He was known as The
crab" for some yedi>s before Johnny
Evers appropriated the title.
Withal, Burkett was one of the
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PRESIDENT TO BE
NOT THERE.

Visitors who plan to call on
President Harding at the White
House next summer would be
wise not to pick out the week
In August during which the ma
tional open golf tournament Is
being played In Washington.
He will probably be out at the
Columbia Country Club getting
a few pointers on mashie nib
lick shots.
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gentlest fellows that ever starred In
baseball-once you got under his
skin. But you had to know him. He
would cry like baby over the mis-
fortunes of the heroine in a me'o =
drama. Time has tempered the steel
of Jesse's disposition and he is now
one of the most affable persons you
would want to meet.
Occasionally he loses his patience
with baseball rockies who think he
Is an old fogy, but he knows how to
smile and has developed a sense of
humor he never had when he was in
the thick of the fray years ago.
WON THREE TITLES.
Burkett won three National League
batting championships - two for
Cleveland in 1895 and 1896 and one
for st. Louis in 1901. He is one of
the six men who. in stretch Of
forty-four years. have hit over 400
in leading the National League. The
others were Ross Barnes. Adrian c..
Arson, Jake Stencil. Hugh Duffy.
Willie Keller. and Ed Delehanty.
Only Duffy and Keller topped Bur
ketts best mark of 1923. made in
1895.
Such was the batting caliber Of
the men who have been engaged by
John McGraw to coach the young
Giants. Burkett will specialize in
the art OF bunting. straightaway
hitting and batting stance. And any
of those fellows who think he Is a
back number" will hear from him
pronto.
AS matter of fact, Burkett has
remained in harness since he quit
the big league about fourteen years
ago. His last engagement on the
big time was with the Boston Red
Sox. He owned, managed and play
ed with the Worcester team for
several years. then had other New
England affiliations up to few
seasons ago. when he began coaching
at Holy Cross. As minor league
manager and college coach he de-
veloped a number of players for
the major leagues.
BUNTED To A TITLE.
Burkett has resigned at Holy Cross
to accept another engagement with
the Giants. Last summer he secuted
took charge of morning classes at the
Polo Grounds.
Young players who desire to i'm
prove their bunting will do well to
listen to Burkett. Next to Willie
Keller he was the most proficient Ma
tional Lacquer In the art OF laying
'em down"
When he won the batting champion
ship as member OF the st. Louis
Cardinals In 1901, Burkett averaged
better than one safe bunt per game
the latter part of the season. lie fin
ished with an average OF .3s2 Sacri-
flee bunting was not Jesse's favorlte
pastimc. He could beat 'em out
after laying 'em down." and that is
no soft spongy assignment when the
inheld is laying In for bunts-as they
did for Burkett that year.
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OLD FEUDS FORGOTTEN, TRIO
OF ENEMIES WORK TOGETHER
by SID MERCER.

Out OF the ms OF the
baseball teamsthe Baltimore
leaders
day the surviving members still
during those OF great rivalry Temple
third team in the old National that
the Orioles though lacking the
in baseball history We refer
called the Spiders but often called things which
Deated in This family
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luderus in A Deal.

The Cincinnati Reds are trying to
arrange some sort OF a deal involving
the veteran frstsacker. Fred Lud-
erus, to bcnefit Reds. Luderus. who
refused to report last season when
released to Cincinnati by Phila-
delphia, is willing to play with any
club in the American association.
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Saves It's Franchise.

In danger OF losing its franchise.
business men In 81. Joseph, Mo" got
busy and induced George Il. Belden. oi
the Minneapolis Millers. to buy u.
Carl Sawyer who had a brief trial
with the Griffmen. may be sent to st.
Toe as manager.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-16
BOehIinQ Can Hit.

Joe Beehling has not lost his
cunning with the stick. Up thirty
six times for the Oakland club last
season. the Richmond lad pounded
out twelve safe swats for an average
of 1888. One was two-baggcr.
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Drive Racing Geese--Eastern Faces Its Real Crisis
TEST TO BE PUT TO EASTERN
HIGH BASKETERS THIS WEEK
BY BRYAN MORSE.

High School baketers viii be the this
The Capitol Hill lads riding out the with Tech in the title door
Friday III the
both battles they will have completed the first half Of
without defeat
shedding for the Fasteners they IT, for both
showing The Manual Trainers oo Be able