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The Washington times., 1921-04-27
RICHARD LEASES FIGHT
SITE FOR SIX MONTHS

JERSEY CITY, N. j.. April 2I.-Tex
Rickard has taken six months lease
on the site for the Dempsey-Carpen-
tier fight, known as Thirty Acres
it became known today.
The promoter intends to stage a
series OF championship battles in the
big arena during the summer. one
of which will bring Benny Leonard
and Rocky Kansas together.
The big arena will be an expensive
structure. Richard estates the cost
at approximately s125.O00. The work
of erecting it will be started as soon
as the thirty acres" Is cleared
and filled in. A big squad of men
were at work on the site today.
The Washington times., 1921-04-27
JOHNNY WILSON FILES
DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS

BOSTON, April 26.-Suit for divorce
was filed today in the Suffolk Divorce
Court by Johnny Wilson. middle
weight boxing champion of the world.
against Mrs. Elsie Wilson. The
boxer charges his wife with receiv-
ing attentions from other men. I.
Wilson's right name is John J. Pa
MICA. He was married to Mrs. Pa
Mica six years ago in New York. Re-
Gently 1t was announced that the
fighter had purchased with his ring
winnings In the Madison Square bout
with Mike O'Dowd the former cham
pion. a home for his own mother and
one for the family of his wife.
The Washington times., 1921-04-27
# EAST INSISTS
PADDOCK WILL RUN
California Splinter Declares He
Will Quit Sprinting
After JuIy |.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, April 81
Charles Paddock worlds premier
sprinter. will tack his spiked shoes
TO the wall soon after July 1 next and
viii forsake the cinder path for
journalism. he announced here today.
From the shoes will hang five blue
ribbons. symbolic of the five occa-
sions when Paddock, representing ;he
University of Southern California,
where he Is a student, bested world'c
sprint records in less. than a months
time.
Paddock will be graduated this
summer. He said he expected to Pvt
ms racing days away with his
school days" and settle down" as
soon as possible to real work"N He
has had some journalistic experience.
He announced that his last race would
be in the national championship meet
at Paddock Field, Pasadena. which
was named for him after his Olympic
triumphs This meet opens July /. He
plans to enter the l00--yard and the
220-yard dashes Before July, he sa.d,
he may run in the East, az the East
insists. but not unless IT does"
Paddock, who won the 1OO-meters
event at the last Olympic games, set
a mark on March 26 in a meet with
the University OF California OF 20 A-5
seconds for the 22O-yard dash. Last
Saturday, running at Redlands against
representatives OF several Southern
California institutions, he set new
world markes for the 100 meters, 200
meters. 800 yards and 800 meters. His
times were 10 2-5 seconds, 81 Is Sec
onds. 30 is seconds, SO As seconds,
respectively, for these distances.
Paddock's woodworking run at
Redlands, when he bested previous
marks for the 100. 200 and 800 meters
and 800 yards, was under the observ-
ance OF Robert s. Weaver. president
OF the Amateur Athletic Union.
The Washington times., 1921-04-27
Wants Bout With Leonard.

NEW YORK. April 27.-F'rankie
Farren, the lightweight champion of
the coast, is now in New York. Far
rem is here for the one purpose OF
obtaining fight with Benny Leon
ard. the worlds champion, or some OF
the best lightweights in the East.
Farren's record entities him to a
chance with the aspirants around
this part OF the country. He has a
record that fairly glistens with vic
tories, and victories are what count
in the ring. Out on the coast Farren
defeated all the local boys and hand
ed many of the Eastern visitors a
startling surprise.
The Washington times., 1921-04-27

beyond the infeld in his two at
tempts.
The neatest fielding bit of the day
was "Blackie" O'Rourke's one-handed
Iick-up of Pipps bounder beyond
second base in the sixth. O'Rourkc
came up with the ball in his gloved
hand. shifted it to his bare fin. and
got it to Judge with time to spare.
The fans stood and cheered him.
Roger Peckinpaugh, the Yankee
captain, also contributed a brilliant
play when he raced across the field,
sprawled. and yet managed to stop
Sam Rice's wicked drive over the bag.
That called for real big league field
iuk. and Roger had the goods.
The Yankees got busy with Schacht
in the very first frame. Fewster shot
a double down the third base line and
advanced on Peck's sacrifice. He
walked in on Ruth's towering high
fly to Milan. Pip followed with a
red-hot double through Harris, but
the latter threw out Meusel, holding
the Yanks to one tally.
sCHANG GETS HOMER.
After Bodie and Ward had expired
on high flies to Rice and Lewis,
Schang slammed the ball up into the
upper stand for home run. 1t was
a fine hit, but no such applause fol-
loved as would have on similar
wallop by the busting Babe. Quinn's
fly to Milan ended the inning.
Rice had doubled with two dead in
the first and Stanley Harris had led
off with a single in the second. only
to be picked off the bag, but in the
third the Griffs got into the game
with both feet
Gharrity's single opened. Schacht
hacriflcing. Judges merry hopper
leaped right over Pipp's head and
Charity was over.
Milan beat out a slow one to Peck,
who then made wonderful plunginy
one-handed stop Of Rice's single over
second. That dive kept the GriTs
from tying the score, as both Lewis
and Harris, with the bases Ioad,d,
could not get the ball out Of the
infeld.
with one gone in the last half.
Peck singled to left and came In
en- Ruths triple to right. Milan mis-
Judging the grounder's angle off the
wall. Pipp's long fly to Rice scored
Ruth.
The Griffs threatened in the fourth
but could not score. Shanks singled
to left, ORourke famed and Char
rity poked single to center.
Brewer, for Schacht. filed to Bodie
and Judge lined to Pipp. leaving toth
runners stranded. Quinn's demise
came In the nth when after Fewster
had fumbled Milan's Erounder, Rice
ripped savage single to center. Rip
Collins relieved the veteran then
and there.
BASES WERE FILLED.
Lewis sacrificed and pass TO
Harris filled the bases for the second
time with one out. However, an
ether golden opportunity went TO
waste. Shanks' grounder to Peck.
forcing Harris. Bucky interfer,d
with Fewster's attempt to double up
Shanks' and Tommy Connolley ruled
the side out.
O'Rourke walked TO start tn.
sixth, but when Charity and Acosts
lied, few expected the Griffs to get
anywhere. Judge doubled to right
and Milan singled to left, bringing
IN both runners and reaching second
himself on the play. Then cam.
Sam Rice's fourth and most ponder.
BUS poke. lie lifted the ball into the |
The Washington times., 1921-04-27
Sam Rice Obtains His Old Bat

NEW YORK, April 27Samyouel Rice, fielder
binary of the Grif all coming
has succeeded obtaining the pumnaed
the opposing twers in the ocalled little worlds
boro Mass last fall That this stick joke kindly
box score the second successive victory the Ynks at
singles hearty double and vaOrous home All of which
speaks pretty well for the old tongue
Samyouel the
mems attack yesterday 1t his ringing
showers
1T his home which ended the abors Collins
ycuc the
eventually the Wahngtonons their victory the third
Washington. Then,
make the binding Samyue raced the greenwad
the eighth and grabbed Waly Ppp with
Ruth first That catch saved the victory for the Gfs
the homer in the sixth o them.
The Washington times., 1921-04-27
THIRTY OLYMPIC
MEN TO RUN

Friday and Saturday, at
Franklin Field, Philadelphia, no
less than thirty college athletes
who were on the American
Olympic team will compete in
the Penn relay games. The
class of the entries is excep-
tionally fine. Such stars as
Thompson, Of Dartmouth;
Woodring, of Syracuse; Lam
don, of Yale; Barron, Of Penn
State; Bradley, of Kansas;
Hamilton, of Missouri, and Le-
Gendre, of Georgetown, are
among the cracks entered. De-
spite the fact that the Penn
games are for American college
men, representatives of France,
Canada and the United States
are competing.
The Washington times., 1921-04-27
Wants Sunday Game.

Spaulding A. c. would like a game
for Sunday, May ], morning or after
noon. Although Spaulding lost the
game to ~Tennleytown Sunday. the
battle WAS a snappy one with plenty
of good baseball. Albert Watson, Of
Spaulding, was easily the star OF the
game. figuring in two double plays
and a home run.
The Washington times., 1921-04-27
THIRD FROM YANKS

sBatted for Schact in fourth.
fBatted for Hoyt in ninth.
Washington. % o-5
New York. o 0 q %
Runs-Judge. Milan, Rice. ORourke,
charity, Fewster, Peck. Ruth and Schang.
Errors-Milan. Lewis Shanks.
Two-base hits-Meusel Rice Ruth. Home
runs-Schang, Rice. Sacrifice hits-PeCH-
inpaugh. Ruth. Schnct. Pip. Lewis,
o. Rourke. Double plays-Gharrity to Har-
ris; Pecknpaugh to Meusel to Pipp. Left
on bases-New York. 8; Washington, 10.
First base bsils-OT Acosta, 2: of
Collins ?. Hits-On Schact, 5 in 3 innings;
on Acosta, 3 in innings; on Quinn. in
innings; on Hoyt. in , 1-3 innings. struck
out--by Quinn, ] by Collins, by Scha ct.
j; by Acosts, /: by Hoyt. .. Winning
pitcher-Acosts. Losing pitcher-Collins.
Vim pires-Messrs. Morisrty and Connolly.
Time of game hours and IL minutes.
The Washington times., 1921-04-27

ate OF Sullivan. Louis Levy, Ben
Levy and David Selser. Of Des Moines,
have notified the States attorney
they will give their bond by May 1.
Eddie Cicotte, former White Sox
pitcher, also will give bond by May /.
The Washington times., 1921-04-27

Il haven't been getting as many
hits as I want" said Samyouell be-
fore Weaving for the ball park. "But
things will go better now. I've got
the bat l used in the little, worlds
series last fall up in Attleboro.
Watch me hit 'em'"
And then he went out to the ball
yard and proved that old bat was the
goods He will continue to use II
until either the Griffs win the PEN
nant or 1t breaks under the strain of
keeping George McBrides gang in
the running.
That the Mcbride gang is very
much In the running was evidenced
In their second skirmish here with
the Yanks.
For the second successive day, sur
'~Epupded by hostile rooters praying
and >~hrieking and bowling for their
downfslh the Griffs battled their
way from behind and romped away
with q victory.
1t requires nerve and courage and
aggressiveness to do that. They have
all that, even when their own pitch
ing is seedy and down at the heels.
sCHACHT LACKED STUFF.
Al Schacht, who would willingly
throw his arm away to win from the
4. A
$50 80 hio noine
,oo,,ns ~. - W. ~ nc
,ans,os 'n ,,, 80 IL, "ns ,i Wv anhs nau
it 80 re oe,s ioi 'hree
,,n anu hau sco.eu lour runs
pro~er pal,eo TOT herrera
enu III csne niue Jose hcosta' the
1871 hIos. cos.a pi,chco prn-
Nanuy LOT tse rena,n.ns SIX innings
nIo.ins uu. 'nree mus aho no runs.
nc enli'ieo 10 Ill inc praise peinS
srnn nun.
inc "rlHs outpat,eo inc ranks oy
wac marsin ali AFTERNOON and
.W1oo 1doeo WonoerIui opportunities
anxn Tn tbn tb,rd tbev G,Iad ,h.
bases without any down, yet the next
two batsmen could do nothing.
In the nth they drove Quinn from
the box and filled the bases with one
down only to have Shanks hit into
double play. And all this tire
tho Yanks we're leading, though be-
ing outbatted and outpitched 1t
wasn't right, Alphonse, it wasn't
right, that's all.
Naturally. with the Griffs just
The Washington times., 1921-04-27

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays high and low score:
Hlgh--Boston, 10.
Low-New York. I.
Weeks high score:
Brooklyn, IL
The Washington times., 1921-04-27
AZtecS CHALLENGE.

Aztec A. G. Is DESTROYS OF com
plotting It's schedule with teams in the
l0-and-1I-year-o class. The team
has defeated the Spartan and Palace
mines. Dan Kelliher, Room 500 Dis
trict Building. Is manager.
The Washington times., 1921-04-27
PITCHERS HEAD
GETS ASSIST

PHILADELPHIA, April 81.
A line drive in the sixth in
ming of yesterdays game be-
tween Boston and the Phillies
struck Pitcher Belts on the
head, caromed into left field
and was caught for a putout by
Wrightstone.
The Washington times., 1921-04-27
HIGH AND Low
SCORES OF WEEK

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays high and low score:
Bich--Clevelsnd. 3.
Low--Chicsgo. Boston, l.
Weeks high score:
PHILADELPHIA, IL
The Washington times., 1921-04-27
Has Open Date.

The Crandall A. c. has open dates
for the next two Sundays and wishes
to arrange games with fast eighteen
yesr-old teams. Address Jerry Wolf,
1919 Fifteenth street northwest
The Washington times., 1921-04-27

YEsTERDAY's RESULTS
Cincinnati &: Chicago, 3.
Brooklyn. 3; New York. I.
Boston, 10: Philadelphia, A.
Pittsburgh-St. Louis wet grounds
GAMES TODAY
Boston at Philadelpha.
New York at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh at ST. Louis
The Washington times., 1921-04-27
STANDINGS
AMERICAN.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Washington, 5; New York. 4.
Cleveland, 3; Detroit. g.
st. Louis, 3; Chicago. 1.
Philadelphia, 2; Boston, l.
GAMES TODAY.
Washington at New York.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Boston.
NATIONAL.
Pittsburgh 2 .75s Boston Ar
Chicago. .s67 PhiladeIa 400
New York. 500 Cincinnati ssb
Brooklyn. s $50 St. Louis. 7 LIS
The Washington times., 1921-04-27

Daily total. 40 80 1s is 40 81 2s eos
mo games played.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14
A BRIDGE WHOSE DEFECTS
CANNOT BE SEEN.

It is now said that the frightfnl
death list at Chester, Pa, when a
foot bridge. crowded with people, went
down, carrying two dozen people to
death in the murky water OF the
Chester river. was not due to crimi-
nal negligence on the part of anyone
but rather to chance. The chance comes
about in this way: The bridge was
80 constructed that some vital parts
of the iron work were so concealed that
an inspection of the bridge would not
show the action of rust in eating away
the supports of the bridge; therefore,
when the bridge was inspected ten
months ago the defective parts were
not detected, and the public continued
to use the bridge as if it were as
strong as Gibraltar. Then there came
day when, in the flush Of excitement,
large number of people crowded on
the STRUCTURE at ohc 1iihc' anu N""H
went the bridge AS already stated,
twenty four people out of double that
number, who were preoipitated into the
river. were drowned or crushed to
death. 1t constituted one of the worst
bridge disasters in the history of The
country. Twenty-four lives snuffed
out almost in an instant! And we are
told that the case was unavoidable; IN
other words, that the defects in the
bridge came at point where they
could not be determined by inspec-
ton. To put it in another way, the
bridge was built in such manner that
il would stand for a time and then
collapse without warning, there being
no means of determining the weak
ness of the structure. It's an odd way
to build bridge, 10 say the least.
Such a method followed TO any con
siderable extent throughout the eodn-
try would decimate the population rap
idIv inasmuch as millions of people
use bridges daily. Under the Chester
method of construction several thou
sands of people might expect them
selves to be precipitated into the wa
ter when the life of the bridges gave
out; and nobody knows just when the
life of the bridges was scheduled to
end. A better way would seem to lie
to build our bridges in such manner
that they are accessible for inspection
in all vital parts, not merely to trust
Providence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14
WASHINGTON

Albert Worrall of Providence, X. l.,
who has been visiting his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Patterson,
has returned to his home.
Mrs. Martha Calef White and daugh-
ter of Boston spent the week end with
her uncle, j. F, Calef.
Merton Eastman was given a sur
prise party at the han last SatuE-
day night in honor of his 18th birth.
dav anniversary. There was good
crowd present and a very enjoyable
evening was spent, one that will long
be remembered by Merton. Light re-
freshments were served and the party
broke up wishing him many returns
of the day.
There is to be a farmers meeting
at schoolhouse hall next Friday eve
ming. Sept. l6, at o'clock. Farm
problems are to be discussed. The
speakers of the evening are 10 be c.
j. Cooper of Illinois, A. H. Sawyer
of New Hampshire or w. G. Batch
ley of New Jersey. This meeting is
for everybody and let us hope that
especially all the farmers and their
families will be present. These meet
ings have all been well attended and
we hope Washington win be one of
the leaders.
The annual parish meeting of the
Universalist society was held at the
church parlors last Saturday After
the reading of the reports, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year; President, G. A. Bo.
honan; clerk. NJ w. Chamberlin
treasurer, J. F. Calef; trustee for
three years, C. e. Stanley. The other
trustees are G. W. Downing and i.
w. Seaver.
A sermon upon the theme, Chris.
tian Influence" win be. preached in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14
CURRENT COMMENT
taking In" The Strangers.

out of the thirty-hve arrests made
since the present police force went
an duty IN Ludlow only six Of the ar
rested persons were residents of that
town Ii seems that Ludlowites are
not getting the benefit Of their money
when so much is spent on strangers
Barre Times.
Genuine hospitality. most esteemed
contemporary. demands that the stran
or be taken in Ludlow doesn't mean
20 forget that, II the stranger hap.
pens TO be Of the wrong makeup Lud-
low is willing to incur the expense ne
cessarv TO make sure that he is tax
en.in. s-Ludlow Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

The re-opening Of Vermont academy
after FIVE YEAR, suspension Of the edu-
cational plant viii mean much to the
village q Saxtous River, in which the
institution j. located, and may mean
considerable to the educational Efe
II Vermont and even further TIE
school formerly held the reputation Of
being one Of the best Of the private
institutions Of secondary education and
i attracted vide patronage for some
time. although during the later years
Sc it operation il failed to attract the
usual number Of students Then came
the suspension Of FIVE years. But with
frst -elsss school plant and with oBe
g the larger religious denominations
the Rspiis; chureh back Of il, lie
sehoal pas not destined 80 - cut Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

The little countries are having an a.
ioyable time in the new prominence
given then, in the league of nations
and its various sdjuncts. There tht y
feel that they amount to something in
association with their big neighbors,
and they are making the most of it,
even to electing some of their country
men as judges Of the international
court Of Justice The small nations
have not had things coming their way
in such a manner for long time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

Definite announcement that Marshal
Foch plans TO come to the United
states next month lifts the floodgates
II invitations TO the distinguished
Frenchmsn. If the American people
had their way Foch would be welcomed
in about every village and hamlet Of
the United States and given the time
Of bis life" Unfortunately, human
endurance demands a curtailment OF
entertainment to a few cities; and
Americans viii have TO be satisfied
with only a slight glimpse of the cUn-
qusror Of Germany Yet the welcome
aill he none the less sincere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

Just as like as not, the government
will find that Bergdoll pot of gold" is
composed of a nice fat bunch of Lib
erty bonds. Patriotism was not the
only thing back of the purchase OF
these securities by some people. One
reason for the purchase was the Sc
curity Of them; people like the Berg
dolls were looking for security Of their
possessions during the exciting days
If the World war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

Instead of there being about 300 for
mer American soldiers held in French
prisons, there are really only eight.
The proportion is very small when it
is considered how many Americans
went to France during the war and
how many probably remained there
for one reason or another. 1t is m
fortunate that there are eight but
there is satisfaction that the number
is so small.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

It's a doleful note from Massacnu-
sets that the cranberry crop prom
ises to be the poorest in twenty years.
However, if there's plenty of white
meat, the young folks can worry along
next November.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

A vagrant arrested in Burlington
had as about his only worldly posses
sion a bottle of wood alcohol, plainly
labeled and otherwise unmistakable as
poison. Prohibition makes strange
bed fellows.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

the Universalist church in Washing
ton next Sunday morning by the pas
tor, Rev. C. A. Simons. A cordial in
vitation is extended TO everyone.
Mrs. Arthur Porter and Mrs. Z. f.
Angel of Barnard have been spend
ing several days at the Universalist
parsonage in Washington as guests of
their friends, Rev and Mrs. c. A.
Simmons They went TO Montpelier
on Monday and visited the State
House and other points Of interest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

Two bridges in Massachusetts, towns
we're smashed by automobile trucks
on single day this week. Vermont
is having company in its trouble over
weak bridges and overloads.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

existence, at least not during this pc
Rod when the need of educational IN
stitutions is felt more than ever. In
its Refrigerated state, it ought to
become once more power in edued-
tional life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

The Pepper Box man of the Bur.
lngton News puts it very nicely when
he says Chose men who are not
candidates for something or other in
Vermont ought to hold a convention IN
some convenient telephone booth and
decide whom they wish to support.
There would be at least room for tie
chairman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

Rum runners are said to pick YER
mont as the best route for getting
away with the goods because the roads
are so satisfactory that they can speed
anywhere from 10 to 60 miles an hou-.
That's advertisement for Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14
No Blufinr Reauired.

Golf Is . great camel" exclaimed
Cactus Joe
like ID better than pokerf7
aIu some respects When the iuek's
against you. you can relieve your feel
irQs with profanity without giving
vonr opponents anv additional I'D
xantars. WAS hingfon star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

The modern way of saying that enc
i looking for a job is to solemnly &c
clare that he "offers himself for sale "
Such a phrase carries along the sob
stuff.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

The United States is said to have
practically CORNER" on the worlds
gold supply, which ought TO brighten
The corner considerably.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-14

The custard pie comedian remains
undisputed king OF the film fun max
ers.