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The Washington times., 1921-03-07
EASTERN TO MEET
BALTIMORE CHAMPS
Tech Takes on Unbeaten An
napoIis High in G. W. U.
TOURNEY.

The frst annual basketball cham
pionship tournament which Will be
staged at the Central Coliseum, be-
ginning Thursday afternoon. will
ind eight teams entered.
The drawing made today brings
the teams against each other on
Thursday as follows:
. p. m.-Baltimore City College Va.
Eastern High School
So. m.-Central High School VS.
Alexandria High School.
D. m.-Loyola High School VS.
Western High School
6 D. m.-Technical High School vs.
Annapolis High School.
Eight of the best schoolboy teams
in this section OF the country are
listed for the tournament. Baltimore
City College is champion of Balti-
more; Tech High Is champion of the
District of Columbia Since the early
part Of the season the Alexandria
High School Five has cleaned up for
teams around the northern part of
Virginia
The Loyo,a High School is runner
up in the Baltimore series, as was
Western in the series here. Annapo-
lis High School has played eight
games this year without the loss Of
a single battle. Central has been
coming strong since mid-season.
On Friday the winners of the first
two games played will meet The
winners of the second two games
played will take tho floor imme-
diately thereafter. In other words.
two games will be played on Friday.
with the nnal for Saturday after
noon.
The tournament was designed TO
have sixteen teams enter. The In
auguration activities here postponed
the tournament a week, with the re-
suit that but eight teams decided
to get in the going. Officials for
the games will be picked tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
.REXA. c. TOGET
OUT FOR PRACTICE
James E. Wright Again Expected
To Head Independent
Champion Team.

Rex Athletic Club players. District
independent baseball CHAMPIONS. for
tho past two seasons. will get going
under Manager. James f. Wright In
short order. Tho Rexmen have al
ready booked q number of games out
Of town and figure upon playing a
good many engagements here on Sun
day this season
Manager Wright of the Rexmen Is
planning on getting his clan to-
gether within the next ten days.
my team will be pretty well shot
to pieces at first" said Manager
Wright. "ouite a few OF the players
were so we'll thought of that they
have been grabbed off for minor
league perths this spring. / expect
to get fast aggregation together
despite the loss of the stars who have
gone away.
"UnIess all signs fail we will prob
ably call out our candidates about
March 20. Instead of inviting every
body out as was the case last year
and looking over sixty candidates, we
will pick our teams from the men we
are sure of making good.
ALREADY many teams in Pennsyl-
yania, New Jersey and Delaware have
written down for games. We expect
to play a great many games on the
road this summer as We proved to be
a good drawing card last year.
"a meeting OF the Rex A C. players
will be called shortly. We expect to prac-
tice and play our Sunday games at
Union Park, although We have made
no definite arrangements for the sea-
SOM" says Wright.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Winning LEADERS
OCCUPY ROOM 1254
Navy Captains, Roommates for
Two Years, Both Won
Over Army.

ANNAPOLIS. March Room 1884,
northeast wing of Bancroft Hall, may
become q shrine OF athletics at the
Naval Academy, as IT shelters the only
midshipmen who have captained
aca cademy teams in winning games
against the Military Academy for
two years in succession. They are
Eddie Even, who has lead the foot
ball team in two football triumphs.
and Hal Waters, the basketball cap
tain. They have been roommates dur
ing both years.
The situation which made this pos
sible is peculiar, and not likely to
be repeated. During the war the
Academy course was shortened to
three years, and at its conclusion the
thrse-year course was restored by
dividing the third class into a first
and second class Both EVEN and
waters had been elected captains,
Sat remained in the section of the
elsss which was kept at the Academy
elected captains of their teams, and
ever the cadets.
Hiram Shaw Ia captain of the Ia
sseess team for the second year. and
Oral Swigart IL on his second term as
SsaAer Of the wrestlers. Neither team
has been defeated while they have
Sesn ieadersL Eddie Graves, captain
ef the crew. and Eddie Miner. cap
tsan Of the nine, graduated with the
0rsf section
Incidentally. the captains OF all
xAyss major sports, football, baseball
and crew. answered to the name of
~Ipddie.~
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
COX CHOSEN
DUCK LEADER
League Elects Slate and Picks
Directorate Board for
Tourney.
SUFFRAGE FIGHT
is HEARD

About the only lively mo-
Wants during the meeting OF
the Washington City Duckpin
Association at the Recreation
Alleys yesterday occurred dur
ing the verbal clash between
Thomas d. GcorSe and w. o.
Cognslieus over the matter OF
paymitttuK ladies' to bowl in
The spproachinE tournament
Tommy George 10 . rank anti
suRraSjst and didn't want the
Tournament cluttared up with
women.
Mr.. Cornelisus spoke In
glowing terms Of the position
which women have taken in the
business aud professional
world since the nineteenth
smsuamapt became chronic.
and declared there should be .
fourth class added to the A. B.
and c olasses. to be known "a
The "Ladies' class" A vote on
the proposition resulted In a
Is to 8 victory for Tommy
George.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
N0TRE DAME ELEVEN IS
TRAINING FOR CAMPAIGN

football ltraining. The schedule for
the season of 1921 is the most am
bilious that the college has UNDER
taken. After playing West Point tho
team comes to New York and plays
Rutgers.
College enthusiasm is boiling over
the games OF 1921. and summer has
not even made its appearance. The
students talk football all of the time
and it's looks as IL Rutgers Will have
to get into the conversational class,
for those Indiana Irishmen mean busi-
ness. Eighteen letter men OF 1920
are available for this year.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
STIRLING SAILS
TO COMPETE IN ENGLAND

NEW YORK. March Miss Alexa
Stirling. woman's national golf cham
for England aboard the Carmania to
compete in the British women's cham
pionship May 80. The British wom-
ems tourney will be held over the
Turnberry course on the east coast OF
Scotland.
81 expect the British tournament
to be the hardest / have ever COM
peted in" said Miss Stirling today,
land ! am not foolish enough to ex-
pect to win it
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
PORTO RICO WILL
SEE THEM

The University Of Vermont
baseball nine has planned .
novel summer vacation and will
make = trip to Porto Rico.
Games will bs played in the
Porto Ricsn towns and cities,
and, while the college players
do pot expect that they viii &C
eumulate q great surplus Of
funds, they have bean assured
that they will not lack for ap-
probation. ~ the islanders are
'dsffy" over anything in con-
nsction with baseball and "dou-
BILE daily" II players appear
from the United States.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

Willie represents the other branch
of the family that was 40 delicate
and anemic that he didn't throw .
shadow. Az an infant he was p bottle
baby. and he never quite got weaneA.
The eighteenth amendment. however.
did for him what years of good. home
innuences failed to do, and today he
is q bright. up~tandinx little Eentle-
willard.
His chief duties with the Igloos
will be to count the gate receipts, the
war tax, and the number of news
paper men who go in free and come
out the same way. Here's hoping he
breaks fin.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
PIKETOWN A. {. PLAYERS
milne FOR CONTESTS

Piketown A. c. players, formerly
the Pikerown Juniors, are up and
ready for baseball this season and
want games with teams averaging
sixteen years OF age. Reorganization
was effected yesterday at the home OF
H. b. Cheseldine, 1902 Thirteeuth
street southeast.
A schedule Is being arranged for
the Piketown A. c. team and teams
desirous OF playing are asked to COM
municate with Cheseldine at the
above address.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

Offioers Of the Washington City
Duekpin League and date for the
beginning Of the annual tourna-
ment ware nsfned ut a meeting of
that organization which occurred
1t the Recreation Alleys yesterday
msrning. George T. Cox was
chosen president; ]. B. McCann,
6Fst vice president; ]. Irving Belt,
second vice president; Mangus
Weed, secretary; Moe Goldberg, as
dstant secretary, and Norman
6oss, treasurer.
4 board Of directorate consisting Of
tvanty Of washtngton's leading bowl
ers wss elsctsd Immediately after
the naming Of the above line officers.
TAis beard win consist Of the follow
lag named men: Harry Arminger. A
W. Allen. J. 8. Elms. Roy S. Lane.
r. A. Narkls, W. o. Cornelius, John
Ia vaath. william Hill. J. F. Elicit. H.
]. Carroll. A. n. Urban, Alonzo Krauss.
W. r. MegAw. Thomas Walker. H. B.
HALEY. Thomas d. George. c. e. Baus,
Francis r. Smith. J. Cromwell and J.
Allen.
Tho retiring president. Thomas d.
George was unanimously elected a
life member, as were the presidents Of
the Washington Board of Trade and
the Chamber OF Commerce. The next
meeting Of the association is to be
held two weeks from yesterday at the
Recreation Alleys
President Cox's frst official act was
to name committees on printing. pub
licity and prizes. He Is expected to
head the schedule committee. COM
mittee will also be named to conduct
. ladies' tournament after the city
tournament proper is completed.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

D1t DSw he q - Asse snA baek
In the harness nke tie EsIuAAeaa
dswHa He IL very bsy ssrsnging
a. extensive h~ue schedule fer tAe
IElss Zebrss, the latter half 81 ths
club name being derived frs0 ths
fact that all the nAeaSers are ex-
cosvtcts.
Riley Grannon is not exactly jail
bird. but he should be. Foolish"
Mahony isn't either, but he's willing
TO be il the opportunity ever arrives
like spring is expected to soon
willie Fowler In second e~usan 10
Gink Fowler. the Toughest Guy that
ever Got Knocked out Of . ring. GiBk
lived q hermit's life hight where 42nd
street istersects Broadway aad Sew
e3th sSeaue-
He was a descendant of the rough
est forefathers who ever let their
boards grow wild. All of Gink's
family heirlooms were brass
knuckles. Every time he looked in
a mirror it fell into million pieces.
He was a tough case of niumps.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
MARION INSTITUTE HAS
FOUR STARS WITH NAVY

Marion Institute, Alabama, Is a
great feeder OF athletes to the Natal
Academy. clyde King, stroke of the
Olympic crew and football tackle:
big Eddie WilllSie. football guard.
heavyweight wrestling champion and
lacrosse player; Elmers, football and
lacrosse player and wrestler, and
Gray, manager OF wrestling and
gymnastics, are all former students
OF the Alabama school. No other pre-
paratory school has such n record
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
DONOVAN'S PHlSAWAY
TO GAINESVILLE CAMP

PHILADELPHIA. March with
Billy Shettsline, business manager. in
charge, the first squad Of Bill Dono-
vans Philhes left this city today.
headed for Gainesville, Fla, where
training will begin in earnest on
Wednesday.
In the party leaving here were
Baumgartner. Belts, David, Enzmann.
Jackie Miller. Smith Weinert, Wright
stone, Bruggy. Ring. Parkinson. Will
helm, l. Miller and Crandall.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

States and tribulations. That's
how he happened to remember TO ap-
point Willie Fowler secretary OF the
Igloos before bringing the team up
here for spring training.
Willie Fowler spells his name the
same way willie Collier used to de-
code his. Since Collier 20 ~ in the
word he asked the courts to change
his name to william Hotteatet Collier.
out Of Ainerence 10 the middle name.
the request was granted. That makes
Collier . rstive ot the FIJI vAlands
where Drohibitien Has never Dut Its
vvftherinG hand.
Anyway, Fowler gets the nomina-
ton. He is elected by the unanimous
vote of Skillet Finn against the wide,
wide world. Fowler has been with the
Igloos all the time, but nobody knew
it as he was disguised as an Es-
quimean fur trader. The Hudson
Bay Company granted waivers on
him today.
Who IL this Fowler. you sayt He
In the beesark who piloted the Wash
Inkton Nationals around By the ears
for the fat part Of ten seAsons- He
loves ball pIayers like q theatrical
manager loves deadheads.
During his regime as trained nurse
to Griff's fox hounds, he Travelled
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
WASHINGTON DUCKPN
ASSOCIATION TO ELECT

A meeting for the purpose OF elect
ing officers for the Washington City
Duckpin Association will be held at
IL o'clock tomorrow morning at the
Recreation Alleys. At a latter date
meeting will be called to make
plans for The tournament which will
occur the latter part Of April or early
In May.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Bodie Won't Quit.

Ping Bodie, the veteran outf'elder
with the Yankees, has been driving
rivets in a New Jersey shipyard all
winter TO keep in form. He says he'll
never quit plaYlng ball.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Moran in Earnest.

Pat Moran wastes no time worrying
over his Cincinnati holdouts. He says
that Il they don't report he will start
with Felix at flrst base, Fonseca at
second. Sam Crane at short, and Bohne
at third
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
JIMMY DYKES HOME RUN
GIVES MACKMEN VICTORY

HOUSTON, Tex, March Connie
Mack's first team defeated the st.
Louis Cardinals here yesterday for
the second time. Jimmy Dykes crash
ing n home run with the bases full
and doubling with one on. The final
count was 3 to ..
At Lake Charles. La. the Cardinal
rockies won from the Mack rookieA
IL to &.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Wants Ball Games.

Indian Head Is ready for the base
ball season The team from down. the
river is anxious to get games with
clubs in this vicinity. II. +. Bur
rouehs 10 manager and can be reached
at Indian Head. Nd. or by phone at
Indian Head o.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
On Wilson's Trail.

Though beaten by Johnny Greb last
week in Boston, Jerf Smith. the
Bayonne, N. j.. middleweight. Is still
on the trail OF Champion Johnny VIII.
son. He says he's willing TO meet
Wilson II only his expenses are paid.
He II certain OF defeating Wilson and
becoming worlds titleholder.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
REGISTERS Are Ready.

The Registers Baseball Club has
organized for the season and wants
games with teams In Maryland and
the District. T. c. Malone is manager
and can be reached care Registers
Office, 119 ID street northeast or 905
ID street northwest.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
THE OTHER ANGLE
Willie Fowler Hits Trail
Bv KIRK MILLER

I, 1851 ,0s6k miles aad when he got
through he was just where he start
ed. In Washington. IL naturally
discouraged Willie not have made
more headway than that, SO he paid
Eddie Eynon six dollars and couple
of matinee passes TO take the Job
of his paws.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Works for Week.

st. Albans School has been working
out in baseball on Satterlee held for
the past week. The Cathedral lads
want to get as much practice as pos
siblc before the holidays.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
WeICh Looks Good.

Frank welch. Connie Mack's young
outfieldcr. IL making them all hustle
this spring at Lake Charles, La, and
will undoubtedly start the season in
the garden
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
c. E. GRAHAM ENDEAV0RS
TO LAND BIG BATTLE

NEW YORK, March &c. ,E. Ora
ham. representing the Montreal syn
dicste that hopes to land the Demp-
sey-Carpentier fght. was due here to-
day for another conference with Tex
Rickard. The Montreal promoters
have already offered 100000 for the
match and may better the OFFER.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Doubtful of Battle.

Many followers OF the ring say that
Dempsey and Carpenter will never
face each other for the worlds title.
However. Tex Rickard is still plan
ming to stage the contest, and Rick
ard has never failed yet.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Would Chance Schedule.

One or two high school baseball
coaches want TO change the champ
ionship series and bring the games
closer together in order TO get the
use OF the American League Park for
all battles.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Pat Charity Leads.

Pat Gharrity's snap pegs to FIRST
and third make him the leading back
stop in the American League for this
trick. Manager Mcbride expects
Charity 10 hang up a new record In
catching men OF bases this season
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Counts on Courtney.

Prssidsnt Gririth. of the Washing
ten club. counts on Harry Courtney,
his long lefthander. flashing to the
'front.' ~ . consistent winner this sea
ssa. Gri6 n banking on what Court
psy showed In the nnal two months
last year.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Will Face Williams.

Next week Tuesday Marty Collins,
Of New York, tackles Kid Williams,
former bantamweight champion, at
the Fourth Regiment Armory In
baltimore
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
STUYVEANT LADS HOLD
TOURNEY FOR BOXERS

yos Batsman's boxers at Stuyves-
~ high school. warrenton, Va, will
No1A q tournament on March 10.
Twelve selected men will compete in
three classes. Gold medals will be
avarded winners in each class
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Invite Service Teams.

Army and navy SERVICE teams in
England and France haNe been In
vited to compete in the second annual
neld meet OF the American Legion. to
be held In Philadelphia June l.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Has New HoOfs.

sir Barton. the Star Shoot stallion.
has grown a new set OF hoofs since
last season and Is training already for
the coming race campaign
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
BUSINESS will Run.

Business High School will have a
track squad working this year. The
Stenographers will probably use the
Central High stadium for training
purposes.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Here IL Is

A success is a man who has
stuck to one job long
enough to do it well
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
Pitchers al Work.

George Gibson's Pittsburgh pitchers
begin work toby at West Baden.
Ind. doing preliminary stunts before
reporting at Hot SPRING. Ark
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

whs ws~aA hsve ever shssght tkst
. seves-aan team like the IEiss hase-
ball eiisse would ever seed the SER
vices 81 q secretary. No brain bUs
sktli~t's could ever hsve e0seeiveA the
seeesstty for an aaaaseasts for .
baseball club which las bat ese sut-
aeISer who is so fast be eaa cover
TIE garden like. he was gras~
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

Moose Factory, Labrador, March Z.
-(by carrier pigeon 10 the Washing
ton Times.) Skillet Finn 10 one egg
that is hard TO crack. He has q mind
like Brisbane and a tongue like VIII
liam Jinnix Bryan.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

Mentally Skillet is . wizard He's
q curly wolf. He's q bugbear. He's
q jigg saw. He's a whststheuse.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
ALONG THE
SPORTTRAH
ANCIENT sTUFT.
GEO. n PHAIR,

ANCIENT
In days sf sla whe, knithts wsre
sc,d aad fssStt With N sA<
sSssr.
rAe ..lSs.s fsir a.A .sess.a,y were
always there - cheers
They loved to rest fer s~nse Galss<
whs fesght . gallant Aght
was feiiea. asl eAsrtleA In Do
Hight.
The days sre gone when ar1or shone
anA knlghts were clad IN tiny
The ns6syn knights In Astie Aghts
0aasAge each Others ehlnB
Bst naiAens fair and debonair are
there TO cheer and shout,
And eftea rise With cleaning eyes
and hollers KNOCK HIN out!"
MAGIC.
In the days Of old the wrestling game
Was rude and rough and rioty.
A wrestler seldom garnered fame
For probity nor piety.
But presto. change. and he became
A pillar of society.
We see by the boxing news that
Joe Pledge was broken in the tenth
round.
When q new President Is signing
up his Cabinet he IL never troubled
with holdouts.
THE MAGNATH.
He dees net hear the Yebin's thrill
BY meadowiana and plain.
Nor does he hear the valleys Ill
With Sllver-tonGued refrain.
The turnstile sings again.
Jack Johnson wiIl not fight IN
Michigan If Tom Bigger has any
thing to say about 1t. And 1t seems
that Tom Bigger has lot to say
about 1t.
LINES ny BENNEH LEONARD.
Eddie Moy.
Oyoy. syey!
Charlie White scores another
knockout. He hooks a $4,000 de-
mand on a Jersey promoter and
makes him throw up the sponge.
The football players at Prneeton
University soiA study the art of bor-
ing. A college education is not COM
pLete ro,oadays pithout q degree Of
K. O.
THE SCHOLAR
We know HIN BY his lofty brew.
His classic mode Of speech and hsw
He flung q stately sonnet.
Beyond the ken 0f common men
He scanned creation now and thea
And theorised upon It
A pair Of Ave-ounce lesther gloves
With vulgar anlma ffsn,
And IL he cannot block and swat
You know full well he HASN'T get
A college education.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

Comeback TRAIL at this tms winds through the noble sa
Kansas.
figures tong upward With poundase
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

Jack Johnson Will not fight IN
Michigan II Tom Bigger has any
thing to say about it. And it seems
that Tom Bigger has a lot to soy
about tt.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

Gk1u sewer fergets ssyth1sg. Trve,
ke never re0eobess a8ythisgs
but tAat fnet shsuh net take away
frsa hin the credit fer nsves fss-
getttnU anythlnG. He newer failed -
forget ts pay he gas btli before the
tenth Of the month He'l rather see
'e1 cut on the gas. for he's never
home In the eveaiags. anyway.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
THE MAGNATK

THE MAGNATR
He d0es net hear the Y0bin's thrill
By meadowiana and plain.
Nor does he hear the valleys Ill
With Sllver-tonEuea refrain.
Fer Spring Will not arrive until
The tuFnstile sings again.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

His memory for forgetting TO mail
his wife's letters is second TO the
combined population of the United
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
LINES ny BENNEH LEONARD.
Eddie Moy,
Oyoy, eyeys

Charlie White scores another
knockout. He hooks a $4,000 de-
mand on a Jersey promoter and
makes him throw up the sponge.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
MAGIC,

In the days Of old the wrestling gam
Was rude and rough and rioty.
A wrestler seldom garnered fame
For probity nor piety.
But presto. change. and he becam
A pillar OF society.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

We see by the boxng news that
Joe Pledge was broken in the tenth
round.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07
THE SCHOLAR

We know HIN BY his lofty brew.
His classic mode Of speech and hsv
He flung q stately sonnet.
Beyond the ken Of common men
He scanned creation now and thea
And the0rized upon IL.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

When q new President Is signing
up his Cabinet he IL never troubled
with holdouts.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

The football players at Prneeto,
University piU study the art of bor.
ing. A college education is not com
plete ,so,nadays rithoat degree o.
K. o.
The Washington times., 1921-03-07

But nowadays the scholar sAeves
A pair Of Ave-ounce lesther gloves
With vulgar anima fisu.
And IL he cannot block and swat
You know full well he HASN'T get
A college education.