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The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
SHOOTS HIMSELF :. :
AT BOWIE TRACK

BALTIMORE, Nd. March 90
SHOT. through the abdomen while
cleaning his revolver In the stables
at the Bowie race track, Stuart B
Schuler. of Stony Point, N. Y. lis in
Johns Hopkins Hospital in a seri-
Gus. condition. An operation was
performed on him last night as soon
as he arrived at the hospital.
Schuler was taken to the hospital
by Walter Ritchie. of ottawa, Cam
ada. Both are at the race track for
the spring meet and, according to
the story they, told DR.. Harry Platch.
the attending physician. the shoot
ing was an accident.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
GRIFFS TO RELEASE
ECHMAN TO LEACH
WILL DROP TUCKER
Mats Youngsters Will
/ Hook Up With Tinker's
Team in 2 Games.

TAMPA. Fla. March 20. =. Joe
Tinker Is working in the Grin
camp. and has nipped four days on
the rockies stay in Washington.
He. viii take the youngsters to
Orlando March Is and - for two
games with his State Leaguers. Cap
Mcbride announces he will send
walter Johnson along as manager
this time. Nick. who made such a
success at Gainesville, being booked
for the diamond vaudeville show at
Daytona and st. Augustine. those
dates with the regulars. After the
Orlando series the rockies will join
tide Nationals in Jacksonville, from
where they will be sent forth to
zmuse the home fans, while the
,egulars stage grand jaunt
trough Dixie.
Aside from a big golf foursome
lay that Nick and Cap. won from
alter and Mike, there was nothing
luch doing except fishing On
es! Walter made a speech. The
Big Train visited a local church
and talked to a Sunday school class
. Of Boy Scouts on his work and
what has been most useful to him
in making a success.
Lamotte possibly may not appear
in the Tampa-Hot Springs series.
and Shanks may get in there as
short His leg Is giving him more
trouble today. Acosta will also be
out of II. though his leg Is getting
better. Jim Shaw Is also exrscted
to DE all right. Griff has about
decided to leave Eschman in Tampa
with Tommie Leach. Tommie will
need a man to take Lamotte's
place. and Griff has said positively
he will take Bobby. Grin would
like to leave Tucker. too. but Leach
does not want the big boy.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
YALE NET TEAM, =
HERE SATURDAY

wsshiRgtsn'slArst tennis event
ef inpertance Win take 'pi1ee. next
Saturday, wken fke Yale net
team, which viii start trip
thrssEh the ssufh Thrss1ay.
win sppear against tie nanAsf.
ton Club, TAis 10 IN the natapel
81 training trip Ter he sShs "a
OLD Eli. They vi11 appeir NJ the.
RieAnssnd Csanty club - Thlrs-
asy ard the NerfeIk Csuitxy
Club On the fsiieying aay. In
ade1tisn to the motel ,With plD-
bartsn, there nrs stkefs peiflas
Win TIE naitiasre CSaatrx Cltbi
SD the Navy II Ashepsiis. ::
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
An Open Letter to Harding
Is 1t Right to Tax the Kids?'

Hon. warren G. Harding, ,
The white House, washinE-
ton, d. CT t.....:y
Dear Mr. Prestdenti
Ever since you moved into
the little White Cottage on the
Avenue and became a neighbor
of mine, 1 have been planning
to drop around to let you know
that though you Republicans
darhed near ruined us Demo-
Gratis last November, especially
in Tennessee. where I happen to
come from, I'm good sport and
bygones. The fact that I'm
the man who voted for. Cox is
no reason why we shouldn't be
friends. Think how he would
have felt. IL nobody had stuck
with him to the bitter end! e..
Several times I have planned
to slip by the liyeried doorman.
who looks like cross between
a hehd waiter and a comic
opera king, but somebody. Is
always there before me Any
day there aren't five hundred
people hanging around your
front door doesn't amount DO.
much. II II were not for the
wstchful eyes or Laddie Boy
and the COPS, I guess you would
md Washington hospitality too
much for you. IS
Kids Hit By Tax.
So, instead of coming in my
little Rolls Royce, I am. going
to write this letter. And to be
Sure YOU get II; while you are
III entrust 1t to the
public. print instead of Bill
Hays. Bill may be a better
man than Burleson, but we have
all become skepticsl of post.
masters during these past few
This, tax question. Mr.. Presi-
dent is a 7tieklish one Al
most everybody is kicking
about 1t and howling for a re- {
vision Downward. You must be
sick of 1t sall:s - - p
But thefe is one class Of tax
payers who are taking their
medicine like men: though they
are hit the hardest Of all.
When somebody stuck "a To-
per cent. tax 5on 'sportins goods
he gave the Great Ainerfeany Boy
a tbody;ijolt from Which he
HASN'T recovered. &. ~ : :,
;poSyou remember, Mr.. Presi-
dept. hack there In. ohio when
you we're . :barefooted young
ster? Do you recall the base ,
ssball, team Of which you were a
member? Possibly. by dfnt-sof
superior playins or the POSSES !.
sion of two-bits. TO buy a hat
and ball. .you,Iwere captain.a and
pitcher, =. " = - y
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21

Those were the days of the
nickel ball and 20-cent :, bat.
Those were the good old days.
Nickel Ball Thing Of Past.
But the nickel ball, like the
Dodo, has passed into history
and so has the 20-cent biudgeon.
Even the quarter ball is Il thing
of the past. The kids are now
saving their nickels through the
winter months to buy a "regu-
lar big league ball." and it
makes them pinch to do 1t. Bats.
too: have gone up in price be
cause of the war" The old
prices viii never return. - :
And when the Mount Raoinier
Yankees, for instance, captain
ed by a skinny, sandy-haired
youth with freckles all over his
=, map. take the field this spring.
1t will mean that they have
spent a lot. Of money.
In addition TO the increased
price on baseball goods. the
kids are also paying that ,addi-
tional 10 per. cent tax which is
added to ne price because the
manufacturers are forced 20
pay 1t. -, T.. ...s....
= sperti.g GssAs Ne Luxary.
= BalfsT and bats, as we see it.
Mr.. President. are not a luxury.
They are "a necessity in the de-
-velopn1ent of the American boy.
1t was the basebaII a nd the foot
'.baII and the tennis and the
hockey that made .the7American
-sdoughboy the best soldier in the
world. It was American sports
/. as much as anything else that
knocked ''FriH"- for a row of
goals: IN; the trst. round. And,
IL there should ever Be another
war, which God forbid, the ath-
letic training OF the American
boy VIII make 1t mighty hard
on some unfortunate nation.
Quite a few red-bIooded MEM
bers Of Congress, Mr.. President.
are interested In the repeal of
this tax on the boys. Repre-
sentative Royal johnson, of
South Dakota. is one of them;
Representative Loneworth from
your own Buckeye State Is an
other, and Senator Smoot. of
Utah, Is another -.
-. II it is in your power to: help
these men in their efforts to lift
this burden on the younger
sportsmen Of our county, as
we'll as the older ones. I'm sure,
you will do your best. sss,- 8
And the kids will rate you
on a par with Ty> Cobb or Babe
Ruth. which, is the highest rat
ling in their youthful imagina-
tions. Respectfully.
-. j. Ia. -. JACK NYE.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Born in Graveyard,
Rookie Is'sLiUe One"

BegeIusa, La. March ~
f,iiI ,. Tedt. . Brewnie recruit,
was born In q Eraveyard. The
young. 81. Louisan. whs has
aase good with Manager Lee
Foil Of the browns, hrst saw
the light of day In Bis present
family home. located In 81. Pc
ter's Cemetery.
Phn Todt's father, Anthony
redt. In the esretaker Of the
cemetery. TIE elder Tedt hsS
lived In the cemetery grssna4
for years. raising . family %
six ehiIdres, three boys ana
three girls. The stranEest psrt
about the Todt fanily's resi-
denee In the cemetery is the
fact that the word Tedt I'm Ger
man means @dead.1
Phn fs 10 years Of age, Q feet
I inch I'm height and weighs 10
pounds. He started pitching ball
for CAamisade College I'm Clay
ton I'm 1915. later en- I'm the sea-
son pitching for the Arcadias.
Todt can held and hit n well as
pitch, as he has shown I'm prae-
tice her.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
SOCCER BATTLE
ENDS in u TIE
Thistles and Athletics Each
Get Two Goals in Hard
Fought Game.

A tie was the result of a hard
fought soccer game played yestero
day afternoon by the Washington
Thistles and the Harlem Athletics
at the Monument Grounds. The
final score was Harlem .. Thistles >.
The kickoff was at 3 o'clock and
after thirty minutes of hard play
ing the Thistles scored by a we'll
placed corner kick from Watts.
which was headed in by SHARP.
Seven minutes later keldenbach
counted for Harlem. The first half
ended with the ball in Harlem's ter
ritory.
Five minutes after the start oil
the second half another goal was
made for Harlem by Burton and il
seemed as il the Reds would win
by a 2-to-l score when an excellent
piece of team work made IL possible
for Raisbeck to tie the score.
The lineup follows:
Wash Thistles Harlem Athletics
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Piketown Kids Want Games

The Piketown Junior nine, claim
ants OF the 15-year-old title last
year, are making up their schedule
for the coming season. For games.
address Manager II. B. Cheseldine
at 1909 Thirteenth street southeast.
Practice will be held today at IL
o'clock On the Fourteenth street
and Potomac avenue field.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
QUINCY A. C.. WINS
SEASON OPENER

luincy A. C.'s baseball team
ned their season yesterday by
Ing a hard-fought battle fnom
Rockford Athletic Club on the
,nument grounds by a score Of 4
To o. Beall, pitching for the winners,
was in excellent form. and IL men
fell before his slants. Zimmerli also
stopped the Rockfords in the last
three innings. Mills timely two
bsgger put the game on ice. The
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
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Spring on the oH-Tr.fI.

Spring On the of-TrsfL
Come on. you vagabonds, and follow
down the way
The red road that's leading to the
crimson heart Of May,
And little we'll be caring n it's
winter or it's spring,
Az long as we can meet q pal OF End
song 10 sing.
Come on, you driftwosd, and toss
aside your load,
Here's the Gate 20 Spring again and
here's the Open Road,
And never mind the rest Of ft-the
blossom-bordered thrills
where we can hnd q friendly hail
that echoes from the hills.
Why You Can't Tell.
In assembling the early spring
dope which involves Cleveland and
New York as leading pennant con-
tenders in the American League race
there are the usual complications.
For example. ii was not Cleveians.
nor yet Chicago, that put New York
out Of the running last season. 1t
was Washington.
The Yankees trimmed the Indians
thirteen times against nine defeats.
They upset the White Sox tweive
times against ten defeats.
But where Cleveland peat wash
ington in fifteen out OF twenty-five
games. all the Yankees were able to
get was an even break in the TWEEN
ty-two game test.
Cleveland beat Washington in four
more games than New York did, and
Cleveland led New York by three
games. The remainder is easy
enough to figure.
Queen Jumps.
Figures take queer jumps when
you peer at them from certain
angles.
Detroit beat Washington thirteen
times. doing much better than the
Yanks did in the full series.
\Yet Higgins team beat Detroit
ftteen times out of twenty-five
starts. These particular figures, TAX
ing in as many as sixty-siN ball
games. show that Detroit is stronger
than Washington: that Washington
is as strong as New York and that
New York is much stronger than
Detroit. Figures may not lie. but
at least. they can tie you into knots.
The Brooklyn System.
Over the national wing of the big
show Brooklyn won her pennsnt
by stopping New York without any
aid.
The Dodgers trimmed the Giants
fifteen out of twenty-five games.
In their intergame series they
finished eight up on the Giants and
landed the pennsnt by a margin
of seven games.
1t isn't unlikely that the pennant
race will be decided again this sea-
son by a hand-to-hand conflict be-
tween the same two clubs.
Advance Warming.
Something seems to whisper where
the sky is blue,
Those who wish to find me in a
week or two,
Will have to search some bunker
or underneath a tree
To grab me while I'm waiting by
the seventh tee.
Something seems to tell me. when
hear the phone,
| shall grab my hat up, leaving II
alone.
I shall grab my hat upt dashing
through the door,
Topping through the heather, slic-
ing through the moor.
When Jim Barnes on shis last
round can take two Is and then
lead a big field by twelve strokes
in a seventy-two-hole test, the in
dications seem to be fairly ripe that
he is acquiring the needed touch for
St. Andrews and the British open.
Long Jim il moving. at a faster clip
this spring than he held a year ago.
when he finished fifth at Deal. And
he is now about due to hit a big
championship on top Of his best
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
INDIANS RALLY
DEFEATS GIANTS

DALLAS, Tex, March -2o.-Tris
Speakers home run In the last
inning tied the score against the
Giants here today and Joe Wood
scored the winning run when
George Burns threw badly to the
plate on Thomas long fly. The Giants
outhit the world champions by ten
hits to four. Twelve thousand fans
saw the game.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
TWO MORE PHILLIES
SIGN THE PAPERS

PHILADELPHIA. March 20. -
William F. Baker. president of the
Phillies. announced that two more
houd-outs, Casey Stengel. outfielder.
and Mack Wheat, catcher. had come
to terms and will join the team at
Gainesville. Fla. in a few days.
Greasy Neale and Cy williams ac-
cepted terms. thus leaving but Pau
lette as a hold-out.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21

As we have arisen TO remark be-
fore. there Is quite a bit In how you
happen to arrive on the rim of a
championship test. And no one can
tell to a certainty. whether IL be a
prize fight, golf. football or tennis.
One week you can play your game
up to the last whiri without a
quiver. And perhaps a week later.
without any particular reason. you
are all to the qusgmire, houndering
in Futile Swamp.
His Chance.
In the meanwhile, with the Denp-
sey-Carpentier embroglio as II is,
just how is one Jess willard get
ting along for his desired come
back?
willard has the greatest chance
in the world to regain his title IL
he is willing to trade the proper
amount of hard work and careful
training for it. But he was the
LATEST Of all champions when it
came to any surplus work, and he
will never reach the top again by
losfing up the hill
He has a long. hard grind ahead,
where he will need the finest train
er he can get. But IL his laziness
and his conceit still remain intact.
he might as well lay in another
supply OF arnica and courtplsster,
for he will need IL again.
The football rules committee
failed to order any numbering Of
the players, but we hardly believe
that Harvard will decide to hold out
another year In this respect. with
all her leading rivals in line. II
there isn't any advantage, then
there can be no further excuse. II
there is an advantage TO be gained
by leaving numbers on. the Grim
son can hardly care 10 win in any
such way where the slogan Of the
game is supposed TO be "a fair field
and no favor"
what with Chick" Evans Golf
Book. published by Reilly and Lee.
Chicago, and Tilden's The Art Of
Lawn Tennis" published by the
George H. Doran Company, Of New
York. two Of our leading sports are
drawing their literature from foun-
tain sources OF expert play. Both
books are instructive. informative
and entertaining. What more can
you ask of a book. no matter what
IL is written about?
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21

ursr Wood. qoldberg. Boss, Hin and
,An-star. Night4w. o.. Cornelius,
chairman and treasurer; Cox. Boss
and Wood ~.
Schedule Committed, - President
Cox. Boss, Wood. Lane, Walker and
ethers 70 be nahed later,
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21

. TwO-base hit-Mils- sacrihce hlts-
"ues, Bezu. Cover. Hits-0R BeaIl. In
x: on ZimmerH. IN three; on Hessink.
4 in four: OF Mccarthy. i in three: Oh
Jones. 1 in two. Base on balls-oh Zim-
nerli 1, of Messink 2. on Mccarthy i. on
Iones 1. struck out-By Bean IL. BY Zfm-
nerif g. by Messink 8, by Mccarthy i. BY
ZONES l.. Umpire-C. .Jetts. Time Of game
-1:Jo.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Boy Scout Nine Wins.

The Holy Comforter Boy Scouts
baseball team defeated the Christ
Child nine yesterday by a score Of
to 5.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
rOLLYER'S COMMENT
y on the Sport Of Kings
~ BERT Il. COLLIER

Get EN-. 3.
what we've all been trying
10 10 wot9. However, with a little
timely -tA. II wouldn't be at all
sst-o~Isrd IN Cs EN- toddled down
4. f4e nidfte 81 Re front end Of
the s,roeessfon, fessS Only needs
snug L~ndling frosa tzr Sag" who
will be n the. ccor 4eltnero has
had n lot of racfngs-fJf q cheap
pIater-but should be good enough
10 grab the place. with Talent a
bang-up third All this happens in
the third at the Cuban merry-go-
round
In the days opener Dixie Flyer
seems to stand away out. Likes the
route and hasn't anything but a
band of gophers to trim. The price
naturally won't be generous, but
it's Just like taking candy from
soueaIer Black Rock is well liked
nv the stable connections and Will
bear watching. Shasta has been
knocktng at the door in recent ef-
forts. Allah Is the best Of the bal
sanee Black Pat Is the whispered
good thing in the second. He Is at
- TOP of his form now and will
tx a lot Of wise money. Johnnie
1,onnell Is a pretty shifty sort Of
maiden. Will be knocking at the
nor Ravanna holds the balance
safe.
ola Prince of Como is nowhere as
GOOD as he used to be-there's lot
ofAhs in the same shape-but he
don't have to be a $4,000 maverick
In order to take the measure Of the
nIgs opposing him In the fourth. Just
simply a question Il the right gang
shoots. Do you get me. Al? Honest
Ceorze will probably rule favorite
At the track. and Is all over the con-
tender. whippoorwilf has been care
fully prepped in the hope of being
made the medium of a coup. This
may be the place they turn the old
thing loose. At the weight i don't
see how they are going to trim Pre-
sumption. He's right good now. ana
the route Is made to order. Avon
has a lot Of early foot and Is sure to
go we'll Flying Frogs last was
hundfnger.
One best bet OF the day. Get 'En.
Best take-a-ehanee bet. Avian.
Best parIey talent. Honest GeerEes
Candle Lfsht TO show.
HAVANA SELECTIONS.
First Raee-Dixie Flyer. Black
Rock. Shastn.
seeokd Race-Biaek Pat. Johnnie
Mcconnell. Ravsnna-
Third Rse& - Get ,E.. Mslinere.
Talent.
Fsurfh Raee-Prinee OF Como
Honest GecrEe, Whippoorwill.
Fffth Raee-Prsesnptien. Avisn.
Fiyfng Freq. ~
sixfh Raes-osgesd. Pa.sy. ca.-
aIellght.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-24
FISH TO BE- GIVEN
TO ALL WHO ASK
Saunders Fish Co. Presents 10000
Pounds Groupers to City.

Tomorrow is Good Friday and the E.
E Saunders Fish Co. has made pro-
vision whereby every family in. the
city can have fish if it wishes by the
simple expedient of calling at the
West Hill truck house, DeVillier and
Jackson-sts East Hill truck house,
9th-ave. and Strong st; the city sta
bles on Spring St, or at the city hall
after $3.50 o'clock.
At these various places 10000
pounds of fresh caught grOuper will
be distributed free to all who ask.
The big idea-and it is a big IDEAS
to get the people acquainted with the
grOuper Everybody knows about the
red snapper but the grouper is eaten
more commonly in northern cities than
here in the south and the Saunders
Co. wants southern people to get ac-
quainted with it.
The city of Montgomery consumes a
large amount of snapper each week,
shipped by e. E. Saunders & Co, and
today a carload of grOuper is going
forward to be distributed there under
the same conditions as the 10000
pounds are being distributed here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-24
KIWANIS PLANS
BIG CONVENTION
Alabama Florida Clubs Will Meet in
Pensacola April II and IL.

Kiwanis clubs of the Alabama Flor
ida district are planning for the great
est Kiwanis convention ever held in
the southeast when the IS clubs COM
prising the district meet here on April
II and II. The local club. which in
the two years of its life, has made a
deep impression on the community by
its activity in civic matters, is pre-
pairing a program of great strength
for the visitors.
All of the old time features of trips
to the navy yard and Fort Pickens
will be included, but they will be mod
flied and cut to the minimum while a
half dozen new and unique features
will be added. The program commit
tee is working hard AM the plans
for the entertainment Of the visitors
are rapidly rounding into shape.
Committees will report at today $
luncheon, not only concerning the en-
tertainment features, but also as TO
the financial side of the convention.
This last report is to be one of great
interest and all members are expect
ed. As Lord Nelson said; England
expects every man to do his duty"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-24
BUFORD OPPOSES
ALABAMA TRANSFER
Attorney General Believes West Flor
idians Would Not Vote for
Change.

TALLAHASSEE, March 22.-(Spe-
ciaD-Having observed the recent
publication in regard to the proposed
annexation of West Florida to Ala
bama and realizing that Attorney
General Rivers II. Buford is probably
in as close touch with the people and
the sentiments of that part of Florida
west of the Apalachicola river as any
one man in the state, the Journal rep
resentative called at his office this
morning and asked him to say what
he considers the attitude of the part
of the state to be on this question. In
reply Attorney Buford said:
1T is my opinion that an overwhelm
ing majority of the people residing in
the counties west of the ApalachicOia
river are irrevocably opposed to the
proposition of annexation to the state
of Alabama. l do not believe that
any sentiment in favor of the move
ment exists beyond two or three coun-
ties, and L do not believe that this
sentiment is strong enough in any
county to pursuade the representatives
in the legislature to support the
measure. 1 have heard hundreds of
prominent citizens of that part of the
state declare they would sacrifice
what property they happened to have
in that section and remain citizens
of Florida by moving into that part of
the state which retained it's identity as
such.
1T is my opinion that a great many
people in west and north Florida
would favor state division because of
that would accrue to each section of
the state by reason of the diversified
interests, occupation and conditions
which exists when a parallel is drawn
between south Florida and north
Florida, but those same people would
not consider for a moment in a IA
vorable light the proposition of hav-
ing that part of Florida west of the
Apalachicola> river annexed to Ala
bama.
Il am quite sure that there will be
no annexa ton of this part of the state
with the consent of the people and the
representatives of that part of FlOr-
ida, and L do not believe that there
will be any such thing as state di-
vision. In my judgment, the very fact
that we possess in Florida the great
diversity of interests, of occupations
and of conditions is the thing which
causes Florida today to stand in a
better financial condition and 10 be
enjoying a greater degree of prosper
ity than any other state of the south,
and it requires Florida standing TO-
gether as all of the great state, which
it is, to continue to maintain this po-
sition.
Il believe that in every section of
the state the spirit of approaching |
and loving the state as a whole with !
out being biased by any sectional |
prejudice is rapidly growing among all
of our people and that all sections of
the state will become more closely |
cemented together every day." J
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-24

We are not asking you to read
a story of sparkling garments at
soprano prices just because it's
near Easter.
Rather, we want to train focus
on the perfect combination of
Fairness and Fashion that we
have joined in our effort to in
fluence your choice of this store
Cor your Easter needs.
Every garment that goes to
make this the widest and great
ost Easter stock we have ever
shown is a combination of these
two things - STYLE and
VALUE-and the plainest tones
at our command we are telling
you now that you will never
regret coming here this week
for the outfit you'll wear next
Sunday.
Suits, Hats, Shoes, Shirts and
all the fixings.