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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23
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ASPRES|DENT
Plans for Baseball Season Are
Discussed at Semi-Annual E
Election of Officers. 90

The Peerless Athletic Club held It's
semi-annual election Of officers last
night. 80
Edward Cobb was elected as presi-
dent of the organization; George
Miller, vice president; Andrew Doonis.
secretary; Timothy Moran, treasurer;
George Simpson, financial secretary,
and Matthew Heard, sergeant-at-arTns.T
George Cobb was chosen as man
ager of the Peerless baseball team for
the 1922 season. Cobb has been con-b
nected with the Peerless Club since
it's infancy and will be valuable
man in his new position. 81
An athletic committee. composeds of,
Charles Warren, Paul Mudd and Edo
ward Mccormack, was also selected,
This committee. will have charge Of
all matters pertaining to athletics.
Non-members of the club will NOT
be allowed to represent the club in,
any sports, according to a resolution.
George A. Simpson was elected as
business manager of the club. He will
have charge of the arrangements for
games and schedules. All commun-
ications should be addressed to him.
The Peerless will give a dance, the
date to be announced later. the pur-
pose of this dance being to obtain
funds to adequately equip next years
baseball team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23
MIDGET SMITH
BATTERS RIVAL
IN BANTY BOUT
Makes Pete Herman Look Like
Novice and Receives De-
cision of Judges.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Midget
Smith, New York's entry in the BAN
tamweight sweepstakes. was in line
for a bout with Champion Johnny
Buff today, following his victory over
Pete Herman. ex-titleholder. last
night in Madison Square Garden.
Smith battered Herman severely In
fifteen rounds and earned the judges
decision. b..
. The bout was hard fought from be.
ginning to end. and the final bell
found Herman sorry-looking ban
tam. After the sixth Herman was
made to look like a novice. His right
eye was almost closed, his mouth was
cut and his lips swollen. His nose
looked like a big carrot and his body
was red and raw from Smiths heavy
right hand body blow. Smith was
unmarked at the end.
Gene Tunney, former A. T.. F.
fighter, sent his stock for the light
heavyweight championship soaring
by stopping Eddie O'iare in six
rounds. :,
Jack Renault won an eight-round
decision over Al Reich.
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G|bb0NSL0SES
CASTE WHEN He
! FACES MADDEN
His String Of Knockouts Comes
To End and Ring Fans Are
Wondering. -"

Tha IonU. etrir0 ~ LrooLnuta
"
scored by rom GIBBONS came TO an
end when he failed to stop BARLEY
Madden at Grand Rapids on Monday
,.., 7, 80. 1870, e.. AZ.
nish'' wss p'euic'eu tha' THO
drst time Gibbons encountered
man who could fight q little there
would be different story to tell.
GIBBONS iiattened twenty setups IN
succession pefore ne ran into Mad
den. IL ne had added the New York
ar to his HIST Of H. .. victims his
rather remarkable record would have
looked deciddeiy impressive. NOW II
merely indicates that he Is wonder
at finding easy marks.
Instead OF trying to earn a reputa-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23
BRITISH AVER
FOOTBALL NOT
WOMAN s GAME
as Fine and LadyIike," Says
Commissioner of Public Morals
In Defense of Stand.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-The football
association which has adopted reso-
lutions discouraging football matches
by women, is being showered with
protests from all parts Of the coun-
try.
Football is a fine. lady-like game"
said Miss Selma Dix, of Coventry,
birthrate commissioner of the. ma
ional council of public morals and
supervisor of recreation for girl
munition workers during the war.
81 saw one football match played
between women and there was moth
ing very serious about it," she con.
tinued. Il think the, thousands of
people who saw the game enjoyed it."
The Evening News prints num-
Der OF letters on the subject. Some
writer's say football will make wom-
en- stronger. Others say women are
constantly growing more masculine
and naturally are turning to men s
sports.
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CUBAN OFFERS
Bis PURSE FOR
| DEMPSEY FIGHT
Promoter StipuIates Contest
ants Must Train One Month
aOn Island Before Battle.

HAVANA. Dec. 23.-Sammy Tolon.
Cuba's leading boxing promoter. an
nounced today through his American
agent. Lew Raymond, now in Cuba.
a purse Of 100000 for a Jack
Dempsey-Harry Wills contest of
twenty rounds.
The only stipulation made is that
both fighters train in Havana one
month before the contest.
Wills created a sensation here sew
eral weeks ago when he stopped
Gunho~t Smith in >one minute and
seven seconds.
CHICAGO. Dec. 23.--"Im ready to
fight Dempsey right now" declared
Harry Wills, negro heavyweight, here
today. mo promoter will have any
difficulty arranging terms with me-"
Wills stopped off here on his way
I to Portland. Ore, where he will box
Bill Tate on January 2. He declared
he intended to get real rough with
Tate"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23

THE draft system will be renewed
by the Class AA leagues IL the draft
price is raised to $500"
: There is no doubt that the as
founding sum Of $4,000 paid by the
New York National for Ed O'Con-
nell to the San Francisco club was
the means Of arousing the hopes OF
other Class AA club owners that
they, too. might get such a windfall
by developing star players of as
much promise as O'Connell. They
would be unable to reach that happy
position IL The draft system was in
vogue. That seems, to the writer,
to, be the whole sum and substance
of the objection to the renewal OF
the draft.
The advancement Of the young
players is OF minor consideration to
the mercenary end. Minor league
club owners are simply money mad
apparently. Their sentimental feel
ings for the advancement OF their
young ball players, II they ever had
any, arc badly warped in conse-
Quence.
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Griffs Have Excellent
Record For Last I,
Inning Rushes

The Griffmen of 1921 set up
a mark of 1857 for ninth-inning.
gallops to victory. Eight times
they rushed ahead in the final
frame, while only four times did
they see the other guy cop out
in the last session. ~
The st. Louis Browns, how-lt
ever, hold the American League
record for. the season just gomez
winning ten victories in the last
frame to four defeats. This
gives them an average of ia. =
The Brooklyn Dodgers led all
the big league clubs with twelve
last-frame wins as against twor
defeats, while the Cincinnati
Reds stand on the other end with
four wins and ten defeats in the !
ninth inning. IS.
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Lack OF Bouts Hurts
Ring Game On
Coast

The Olympic Club. Of San Fran
cisco, which in the old days pro-
duced such first-class ring men as
Jim Corbett. Jimmie Britt, Willie
Richie. Bob McAllister and 9TH
ers. has no one coming along to
step into the shoes of the men
who upheld the prestige of the
club in the past.
According to George Green, box
ing instructor. the reason for the
dearth of coming material is the
fact that there are not sufficient
boxing tournaments held to keep
the boys interested. Mere gym
nasium work becomes HOMOGENEOUS
and they soon tire of it. They
all want a chance to show their
wares and get recognition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23
JOE TURNER TURNS DOWN
ELLIS IN RUBBER" FALL

Joe Turner won his match from
Demon Ellis at the Capitol Theater
last night in two out Of three falls.
Turner won the first fall handily, but
was pinned to the mat by Ellis in the
second. He won the last fall only
after a half hour of hard work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23
Eagle Pass, Tex, May
Be Training Camp
For Mackmen

Connie Mack is on his way to
Eagle Pass. Tex. to give it the
double-o. He may decide to take
his tail-end ball club down there
in the spring to get ready for
their daily beatings around the
circuit. 1t really doesn't matter
much where the Mackmen train.
but Connie thinks he should car
~, out the custom of other base
ball teams and go South to train.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23

CentraIs alumni team will be led
by Jimmy Lemon, who was captain OF
the team last year and who is at
Princeton University now. Dick New
by, a star OF three years ago, who
played on the Princeton varsity foot
ball team last fall, is expected to
compete.
Newly received a dislocated elbow
after the Navy game, was out Of the
game for a long while, but has almost
completely recovered from the injury.
In addition, Shaggy" Cullen, of the
Naval Academy, a Central player sew
cral seasons back; Mills, another Navy
lad who is out for the team there;
ZaIzak, a Maryland University play
or; Channin Walker. who Is at Dart
mouth. and Bob Newly. Of George
Washington, will get chance at the
Central team.
The Western High alumni five will
be selected from Everett Burke and
Berkeley Jeffress, who are at Column
bia University now; Donald Wight,
who is at Lehigh; Bryant Grove. who
liz trying out for the George Wash
ington team; John Groves, University
of Maryland quarterback last fall and
Reggie Conard.
Dutch" Peck, captain of PENIS
championship team two years ago;
Bobby Larner, OF Yale; Nicolson. OF
Virginia Military Institute, Hamilton
Wright, who is at Exeter now.s and
one or two other famous Westernere
of other years, will probably be on
hand to take a crack at George
Green's team on December 80.
These two games will be about the
only scholastic contests during the
holiday period and will probably be
well attended.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23
MARYLAND Guards Win.

The auint representing Company r,
Maryland National Guard, turned in
another win last night in the armory
at Hyattsville, winning out over the
Northwest A. c., of Washington, 20 to
IS. The MaryIanders will hook up
with the Manhattan A. G. Saturday
night at the same place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23
N. w. Five Is Best.

Two Truxton fives played the first
game on the new Palace floor last
night, the Northwest Truxtons beat
ing the Northeast Truxtons, Il to Is
II. Haislip, Buchanan, Neviaser, and
Darling played the best games.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23
Comets Take Il.

The Berchman Comets won their
second game of the season yesterday
when they defeated the Alpha Epsilon
Fraternity, 10 to z. Foley played best
for the winners, scoring nine of his
teams points.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23
Wants Games Now.

The Petworth players opened their
season by defeating the Government
Printing Office Juniors, rs to 5. Stack
house featured for the winners; Hole
man for losers. Teams desiring games
with Petworth A. c., phone Manager
Kluft, Adams 1922.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23
DUNDEE AND JACKSON
MEET eleventh TIME

NEW YORK. Dec. 23-Johnny
Dundee. and Willie jackson have
signed articles to meet here in fif-
teen-round bout December 30. 1t
will be their eleventh meeting
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Victory for St. Paul.

Splendid field tossing by Frawley,
who Tailed seven baskets, enabled
the st. Paul Episcopal Church tossers
20 win on their home court last
night from the Epiphany Center, 23
to IS. McCartee and Jamison were
the chief point-scorers for Epiphany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23
Business PLAYS Poly.

Business High Schools basketball
team is scheduled to travel to Balti-
more today to encounter the Balti-
more Poly quintet. The Stenogra-
pliers have developed rapidly and are
expected to give the Baltimore Poly
auint a good battle. Coach Kelley
and eight players will make the trip.
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Game Called Off.

Petworth and the Western High
Freshmen have called off their game
today for lack Of gym. Teams
wishing games In the 115-pound class
call Manager Graves, Abs New Hamp-
shire avenue northwest, or Columbia
$50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23
HICKEY IS INCONSIDERATE
OF BALL PLAYERS FUTURE
By SAM CRANE.

Association, by Commits
have the draft system renewed by Class "A
spirit Of portsmanshp
dealing provide for the advancement of players in their
baseball care
Lands the National is an American institution
his
slavery peoples idea Of what right
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HAVANA
&C.: &C.: WASHINGTON nIMEC, JPORD e:
ALUMNI STARS WILL PLAY I
HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS HERB
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Central and high basketball will picked
college ahee
the Boys c. A. December 80 Western will
alumni Will a alumni
aggregation Colfowers winning The
being the college
practice they hand the
stersa
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And give the eyes rest.
e. d ...,. Peg - ... .-
Fielding II. Yost refuses to pick
AH-Star football teams. A feiU years
ago he coached them. ...
Bill Tilden wins the Y. NJ. c. A..
ping pong championship. 1t behooves
him to have a care. Many q sturdy
young man has been ruined for life by
indulging overmuch in strenuous ath-
letics.
When Jock Hutchinson and Jim
Barnes haze finished their 10000
miles of golf they aOiu be classed as
aIl-arou1d golfers, so to speak.
The ancient birds who evolved the
game of baseball never dreamed that
It would become an indoor sport.
Chewing . hunk Of baked ham the other
way we were surrounded by memories OF
tho dear dead days What has become Of
ell the cloves that stood at the end OF the
mahogany near the cigar case7
Harry Greb wants to mingle with
Jack Dempsey, but otherwise he is
ScIlSipho yoehk h"i'
Fred Fulton also has hankerings to
mingle with the champ. He probably
would last longer than Greb, having
farther to fall.
We cannot understand this sudden desire
| on the part Of various beavyweights to
take a swipe at Dempsey. The other day
we saw his picture IN a tennis costume.
Maybe that has something to do with II.
.. REMNANTS.
Il was once hefty job to win PEN
It cntailed long and superheated
race,
| And the battle was hummer through
the stiltry days Of summer
Till September showed her cool and
smiling face.
Il was once game Of eye and nerve
| and muscle
And the public snorted many a Joy
Gus snort,
And the hired men were striving and
| perspiring and conniving
In the days when baseball was an
outdoor sport
But today the game is played in bIeal,
December
When the countryside Is ankle deep
In snow
| And the ball yard Is forsaken--snd the
gent who wins the bacon
| Is the one who has q wsg0nload OF
y dough. .... ......
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ALONG THE
SPORT TRAIL
m ~ GEO. Ic. rIIAlRs u

HELPLESS.
Nowadays We read about the football
hero
And his daring deeds that scintillate
and shine.
Like q cstspult he crashes, like jug
Rernaut he smashes,
Like 4 thunderbolt he flashes through
3. the line. -....
He can wipe away q tackle like =
feather,
And beneath his blows the stOutest
guard must yield.
There Is not hand can stay him, there
Is nothing can delay him
He is undisputed monarch OF the
field.
But his muscular and strenuous en-
Are as futile rs an incOmpleted flush
Or . puny pair Of skies any time our
hero mixes
In the turmoil of Christmas shop
ping rush.
In other words, the female OF the shop
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Although President Hickey is re-
ported to have turned down Judge
lands request, take stock In
what President Sexton, OF the Ma
tional Association (mnor leagues),
said to me on the last day OF the
session of the advisory committees OF
the big and minor leagues. He said:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-23

In other words the female OF the sh op
per is more deadly than the male.
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TRAIN.
Our college guys have weary eyes,
According to the test,
For It has grown exceedingly hard
To walk along boulevard
And give the eyes q rest.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-14
THINK DRIED BERRIES
 CAUSED BABY'S DEATH

PEORIA, Oct. 13-Margaret, the infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. Archie Grant, who live a mile south of here, died Monday. It is supposed that death, which was very sudden, resulted from the child eating the dried berries fallen from an umbrella tree on the front lawn on the home She was attacked by severe stomach pains in the morning and died before her father. who was in Phoenix, could be advised of her sickness.
 The board of directors of the Peo- ria Water Users association held an annual meeting last Saturday and purchased water of the town for the coming year. An assessment of $1.5O a lot was levied.
 Miss Ruth Forney of this place and Jessie Davis of Jasper, Ala, were married here last Saturday. Miss Forney, who recently resigned po- sition as teacher in the local schools, has lived in this vicinity all her life and leaves many friends when she establishes her new home in Alaea- ma, for which the couple departed immediately after the ceremony.
 The library committee of the Peo- ria Woman's club has arranged to
Arizona republican., 1921-10-14
LAYING PLANS FUR
 TEACHER MEETING

Plans are being forwarded for the annual meeting of the Arizona State Teachers association in this city No vember 21-23, the program being ar ranged in it's details to make strong appeal to teachers, principals, admin istrators and superintendents.
 H. E. Hendrix president of the as- sociation has received definite word that Miss Charl Williams, president of the National Education associa- ton, will be here for one days ses- sion of the convention while other prominent educators who will be present will be Will c. Wood. com missioner ot education of California and Miss Kathrine Nc Laughlin, head of the kindergarten and primary
Arizona republican., 1921-10-14
NOTES FROM CLASS AND CAMPUS
 OF PHOENIX UNION HIGH SCHOOL

The class then elected Al Manard and Bert McNeal for class yell leaders Lillian Dawson was elected vice pres ident of the class and Hazel Grouse treasurer. There was a discussion on the design of the class ring. All jun iors who have a design for a class ring should give it to one of the of ficecs of the class or advisors. If their design is accepted they will be awarded their class ring free.
 The Ford So la shop donated fruit punch for the P. U. H. s. band and yell leaders during last Saturdays football game.
 The following is the results of eff ficiency inspec jon of the second bat talion on October 10: Company c, platoon l, 2 and averaged 7s; Com pa " D, platoon 1 and 3 averaged S5; Company E. platooon l, and 3 averaged IS. The commanding off cer IS pleased with the appearance and progress of the Freshman cadets, also with the apparent effort and interest of all officers. The interest and efforts of all cadets were excel lent and the results commendatory.
 The Coyote Journal comes out to- day noon. Be sure to bring your ticket.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-14

There will be an inspection this morning. For those who do not pass there will be severe penalty.
 During the third period yesterday a pep" assembly was held to boost the game tomorrow at Riverside park be- tween the Coyotes and the U. of A. reserves. Doe Doran presided. Yer Ian and Al led in several snappy yells ana introduced two new ones, which seemed to be very popular with the students. "Oh Yoy'' Zip Yip." James Shelly told how Phoenix High won from Mesa, and Sam Joy told how the Alumni was defeated for the first time in the history of the school. Joe Doran introduced Jerry Abbott, a well known referee, who has refer eed some of the biggest football games on the coast. He told the students how they should look on a football game. He explained several of the most important rules that have to be observed during the game.
 The Junior class finished the cleo tion of officers during the eighth pe- riod Wednesday. Bill Doyle, presi- dent of the class, called the meeting to order several minutes after the seventh period. Verlan Hollerman spoke on organized school yelling.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-14
SETS FUR TRIAL OLD
 RAILROAD BOND CASE

AIter overruling a plea to jurisdic- tlon and special demurrer of the oetendants, Judge Stanford on Tues oay set the mandamus proceedings against the state treasurer and state auditor brought by Maricopa, Coco hino, Yavapai and Pima counties to recover nearly s2,O0O,0O0 in bonds and accrued interest incurred by these counties through the issuance or bonds to promote a railroad from Sellgman, Arizona, through Prescott and Phoenix to Tucson, for trial on Octo. 25. The hearing on the case on that date will be to determine whether the writ of mandamus shall issue
 The suit arose over the failure of the state treasurer and auditor to pay the counties upon demand the amount now in the state treasury de- rived from the sale of lands in the land grant set aside by congress in the enabling act to redeem the bonds. The bonds, totaling nearly s1,000, 900, were issued between 1882 and 1887 and in some manner were turned over to the railroad company before the work of building the road began. The company sold the bonds and failed to build the road. After the United States supreme court had validated a portion of the bonds and declared the remainder void, con- gress by an act validated the entire amount of bonds to protect the pur- chaser. Later the Arizona state leg islature refunded the bonds, adding to the original amount the accrued interest to the date of the act. When Arizona became a state, congress granted it 100000 acres of land to be sold for the purpose of redaeming the bonds.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-14

give masque affair on Halloween, Oct. 31, at the local club house. It promises something different from anything ever given here and many surprises. A small admission will be charged which will be used in buy ing public library.
 Work on the excavation for the foundation and basement of the new high school is progressing rapidly. Nat Dysart, who has the excavation . cantract, stated yesterday that he would have completed sufficient work by next Monday to allow the concrete workmen to commence operations.
 R. H. Lewis, who has the sand ard gravel contract, is preparing to begin
Arizona republican., 1921-10-14

the Lord saw fit to let me keep Ruthie and Elmer.
 (To revert to the prospectors' signpost, key to the tragedy, by which the elements had tricked the kaufmans: Sun and wind and rain had during the years washed out the numeral "H" so that when the kaufman's turned aside to sIake their thirst, the lying board read:
 MILES TO WATER
 As Mrs. Kaufman finished her story, dry eyed, Ruth and Elmer raced into the yard and to the side of their mother. asking for "some'fin to eat-and a drink of water" She went in to serve them, letting the faucet run while she prepared lunch.