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The Washington times., 1921-02-04

OF the service schools are buried in
requests, even demands, from off,
cials of all kinds in Washington for
free tickets.
In many cases. some of these feel
that they should have numbers of
given to the officers who support
athletics at the Academy. A number
OF unpleasant incidents have resulted.
and the consequence has been that
there is tendency to fight shy of
Washington.
The visiting of the Academy ath-
letic teams has greatly increased this
year. The football team played at
Princeton, and the baseball, lacrosse,
field and track, swimming, gymnastic.
and fencing teams will all contest
away from Annapolis, while the crews
will take part in at least two races
on other courses.
Baltimore will get two of these
events. the baseball nine playing
against West Virginia and Johns
Hopkins on the same day. and the
lacrosse team also opposing Johns
Hopkins. '..- f..
Under such circumstances. there
must be some special reason for avoid
ing Washington. and it is found in
official importantly for free admis-
sions to, service sports. Georgetown
is the strongest opponent in easy
reach of the Naval Academy, and
games against it's teams iE baseball
and basketball in Washington would
be splendid preparation for the Navy
teams when they are to leave home to
play against the Army in those lines.
Many would like to see all objections
overcome and such contests arranged
in the near future.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
BOSTON BRAVESARE.
IN NEED OF PLAYERS.
Hub Writer BaWIS Out Club
Which Releases Men and
Signs No Others.
by SAM =. CARRICK.

BOSTON, Feb. 3.--Just as a remind
er that the Braves infield needs boil
stering. along with the news that
Charlie Pick has been released to the
Sacramento Pacific Coast) team.
comes an item to the effect that Rab-
bit Maranville has signed for one year
with the Pirates.
or course the latter section of the
statement cannot be rated as bad
news" The Rabbit had gone from
Boston, anyway. and his friends and
admirers in this city are glad that
the midget has come to terms with
his new employers and wish him all
joy and success in his new venture.
But the first part of the announce
ment rather CRATES. Walter NJ. Hap
good in his last official utterance as
Braves business manager. pleads in
eXtenuation that Pick asked for his
release and, that as he had broken
his leg last summer, he was of no
practical value to the local organiZa
ton.
Which. naturally. prompts a query
who is too lame to play in Boston be
suffic ciently spry to perform in s<tis-
factory fashion in sacramento.
Pick was not the greatest player
ever to maneuver around the key
stone sack in this city, nor the worst.
He was a bit weak on balls batted to
his right and his throwing arm was
not all that could be desired. But he
was much better, by virtue of his long
big league experience, than any other
man on the 1920 team. and there ap
pear to be no others on the club ros-
ter of the present year.
A little news about securing of new
infield talent rather than of releases
is in order just now. No team which
was weak around second base ever
won a pennant or came near to doing
so, no matter how strong those teams
were in the outfield or battery posi-
tions. It's up to President Grant and
Manager Mitchell to move ere 1t be
too late.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
0FF|C|ALSPLEDGE
!. HELP FOR GAMES
Organization Effected at ~"
Meeting With Beckett
At Head.

The intention OF the newly organ
ized District of Columbia board of
basketball officials intends helping
the floor game here in every possible
way.
Following the organization at the
Y. M. G. A. last night one of the most
helpful moves made by the body was
the expression of opinion that all
listed officials lend their services free
of charge to many games in order to
properly instruct the players in the
code and in playing.
The suggestion offered by President
c. Edward Beckett was accepted by
the officials present with the result
that at many games experienced men
will ac. without compensation in or
der to bring the standard of play to a
higher level.
George Green, athletic director at
Western High, was elected vice presi-
dent. Bryan Morse, George Washing
ton. was chosen secretary-treasurer
Wilbur NJ. Apple. coach of Tech High,
and Frank Schlosser, former George
town player were appointed on the
executive board. ..
A circular letter will be sent out to
all coaches, officials and others inter-
ested In basketball explaining the
purpose of the organization and ask
ing cooperation In the matter of list
ing officials.
The next meeting OF the organiza-
tion was listed for February II.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
SOUTHERNERS RUSH
IN TO OPLAY GAMES
Virginia, Roanoke, and North
Carolina Here for Week.
End Battles.

There's a sudden thrush OF South
ern basketball teams for the week
end
Tonight in Ryan gymnasium
Georgetown University is playing the
University of North Carolina. The
Hilltoppers are expecting to have
their work cut out for them.
Three nights ago at Charlottesville,
Va, the Tarheels won 26-to-24
game from Virginia, administering
the first defeat of the season to the
Virginians. Night before last the
TarheeIs accomplished an almost un-
heard OF thing in defeating the Wash
ington and Lee team on its own floor
by 20 to 26
Roanoke College, OF Roanoke, Va,
is also here tonight. The Virginians
play the George Washington Univer-
sity team in the Central Coliseum.
The Hatchetites are expecting to win
despite the loss of Baily Springston,
the crack right forward, who pulled
a tendon in his ankle last night.
Tomorrow night the Hatchetites are
down for their big game OF the sea-
son. The University or Virginia
team is coming to play the
Hatchetites in the Central Coliseum,
ann from all indications the contest
will be well worth watching.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
TICKET DEMAND IS
PREVENTING GAMES
Real Reason Told Why Navy
Athletes Fight Shy of Appear
ing in Washington.
BY HUGH II. RILEY.

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 4.-While it
might appear strange that no ath-
letic contest to take place in Wash
ington has been arranged for a team
Of the Naval Academy now that the
authorities are so much more liberal
in the matter of permitting the mid
shipmen TO contest away from An
napolis, the chief reason for such a
condition is rather well understood in
naval circles.
Though no one in official circles
would make such a statement openly,
there can be little doubt that il is be-
Iieved that civilian officials would
make such drive to secure tickets
for such contests that there would be
few left for the members of the naval
colonies of Washington and Annapolis.
Naval people feel that their interest
in Academy sports is more real and
wholesome. and object to be crowded
out by those whose interest is from
another point of view.
a Whenever an ArmyNavy contest is
staged, particularly the football game
in New York, the athletic authorities
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
BALTIMORE LANDS
De Luxe RING SHOW
Tonight's Affair to Be Staged
In Hotel BeIvedere's Huge
Ballroom.

Baltimore enters upon it's period OF
boxing de luxe tonight when the Ma
tional A. c. stages it's exhibitions in
the spacious ballroom of the Hotel
Belvedere. Tickets are obtainable at
the Hotel willard and the outlook is
for a large delegation from the Capt.
tai to ppdke the short trip to the
Monumental City to see the show. No
over-crowding will be permitted, the
ticket sale stopping when the capacity
mark has been reached.
Dick Stosh, of Cleveland, and Banty
Sharpe, of Camp Meade, will box the
twelve-round final bout, with Chick
Kansas. the Camp Holabird feather
weight. facing Ping Bodie. of Phifa-
delphia, in the six-round semifinal.
Stosh is a welI-known boxer. He
has appeared several times in Balti-
more and has many friends there.
Sharpe is the boxing instructor at
Camp Meade.
George Myers is the only Washing
ton boxer on tonight's program. He
is to face Dick Burgess. of Baltimore,
in a four-round preliminary.
Joe Tipman has been selected by
the Maryland State boxing commits
sion to act as referee.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
FIVE EVENTS
FOR PROGRAM
Naval Academy Athletes Face
Many Rivals at Annapolis
Tomorrow.
By HUGH r. RILEY.

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 4.-The Naval
Academy will present one of those
athletic programs tomorrow after
noon which are unrivalled among
the colleges in point of number and
interest. The three-ring circus is
distanced, for there will be five
events in as many different branches
going on during the afternoon, the
opponents of the midshipmen being
from New England, the Middle
States, and the South.
The routine is so arranged that
visitor can see several. though not
ALL OF the events Basketball against
the University Of Virginia starts at
2:30, and swimming against the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh at 3 o'clock.
I It will be practicable to see either
Of these events, and be ready at 3:45
to see either the wrestling against
Tufts College and the gymnastics
against the University of Pennsyl-
vania, which take place on the main
gymnasium floor, or the fencing
against the team of army officers
from Washington. Most will choose
the combination of wrestling and
gymnastics.
1t will be the opening match of the
y
fencing. The greatest amount of
action is expected from the wrestling.
TuftS is a new opponent on the mat
for the midshipmen, and something
of an unknown quantity, but the
Navy team is very strong and expects
q victory. Valvin SinclaiS, the Wash
ington boy, will appear in the 1876
pound weight
M Two almost certain winners are
huge Willkie, the football guard. in
the ,unlipited class, and Captain Swi-
gers. in the 135-pound class. Both of
these wrestled in the Olympics at
Antwerp last summer
The failure of SO many of the for
mer opponents of the Navy on the
wrestling mat to meet it this year
has resulted in somewhat smaller
but MUCH more interesting schedule.
There will be five matches, instead of
seven as last year.
Tufts. West Virginia and Dart
mouth are the new names on the
schedule, while Pennsylvania State
and the University of Pennsylvania
are the old rivals. Pennsylvania
state has given the midshipmen their
hardest opposition in recent years,
and has twice won the championsh ship
OF the Intercollegiate Wrestling As
ISOLATION. Penn Varsity has shown
its strength by defeating Cornell al
ready this season.
The Naval Academy is still anxious
to be admitted as member of the
rssociation and have its teams in the
final tournament. No action has ever
been taken on its application for en-
trance. submitted almost two years
ago.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
FORMULATE RULES
GOVERNING MAT GAME

NEW YORK, Feb. Jack Curley
has today issued an invitation
20 prominent wrestling promoters,
wrestlers and others interested in the
mat vame to meet in Kansas City,
March 20, with the idea of formulat-
ing a set of rules under which all
matches in America shall be held.
Recent agitation against the head
.ock and other holds determined
Curley's action.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
Eddie Foster SiUns.

Eddie Foster has signed his Boston
Red Sox contract and is holding him
self in readiness to leave for the
training camp at Hot Springs, Ark.
The midget third baseman is living
quietly at Cherrydale. Va.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
ONLY FIVE GAMES FOR
BROWNIES This SPRING

The st. Louis Americans will play
five exhibition games on the return
trip from the training camp at Boga-
lusa. The games follow: March 21,
Milwaukee, at Gulfport; March % and
25, Mobile and Louisville. respective
ly, at Mobile, and March % and 20
Brooklyn. at New Orleans.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
FlyWeiuhts Ready.

The Tiger Midgets, averaging sew
enty-five pounds, would like to play
with the Mt. Rainier Mid
gets or other teams of the same
weight. Simonds. North 73s, Is man
aRer of the Tigers.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
CHARLES JEWTRAW WINS
NATIONAL AMATEUR TITLE

SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, Feb. A.
Charles Jewtraw. of Lake Placid, is
the holder OF the national amateur
skating championship today as a re-
suit Of winning the 440-yard and
three-mile events in the closing day
of the title tourney.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
MCkechnie Goes Back.

PITTSBURGH, Feb. i.-Bill Nc
Kechnie, the Pirates veteran third
bsseman. has been sold to Mime
apolis in the American Association.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
Preps Will Play.

Georgetown Props will play Con-
zaga today in Ryan gymnasium. The
Gonzaga lads won in their first meet
ing in their own gym.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
Pecks To PLAY.

The Peck team plays the Capital
Silent Five tomorrow night at the Y.
M. c. A. q. J. Ferguson, manager of
reached at 712 r. street northeast.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
Dutch" Peck PIays.

dutch" Peck, last years University
of Pennsylvania basketball captain.
and for two years selected as all
America guard. is playing with the
Crescent A. c. OF New York.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
AdoptS Rinu Game.

Colgate University has formed a
,oxing team. Frank Quill, a welter-
weight. is coaching It.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
will Hold Session.

Aloyslus Club members will hold an
important meeting at the club to-
night. After the business session the
clubmen will stage a three mile race.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
115 Founders PIay.

The Grace 115-pound team will
meet the Elliott 115-pound team in
the Grace gym tonight.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
Riuus Wants Game.

Riggs A. c. players want games
with the Calverts. Nationals Metro
politans and Linworths.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
Freshmen Billed.

George Washington University
freshmen are booked to play the Bust
ness High lads tonight at z o'clock
at the Central Coliseum.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
Will Beuin February ID.

Jack slsttery, th- Harvard base
ball coach, will have his squad re-
port on February ~.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
Yankees Win Game.

The Congress Heights Yankees
iourneyed to Baltimore last night and
defeated the Allied Five by a 29-to-14
score.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04

Tommy Upton, tea faster, left us a
robust inheritance of one porcelain
basin and the thing isn't any more
good to as than a toothbrush in an
old ladies' home. Even the horrors
of ,Uar haven't taught Al to mako
his pItilaatI,rophy philanthropic. The
society for the prevention of use
less giving wiN get on his trail.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
No School Battle.

There will be no high school league
game today at the Central Coliseum.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04
THE OTHER
ANGLE
LOVING CUPS
KIRK MILLER NJ

You've heard of a concrete idea
Here's one. King Albert has Of
fered a pewter loving cup for e
transatlantic game of tag. If he'll
line the mug with champagne, Amer
lea might talk business.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04

society JOT the prevention OF use
less giving aOiH get on his trail.
Tennis wags do more bobbing
around than Isadora Duncan's
Grecian dancers for the Davis low
ing stein. All the winner can do
is use it for match stems and fall
ing hair. The theory was o. X. be-
fore the eighteenth appendage. but
the idea of a hating cup for row.
boating across the Atlantique Is
frazzled at the ends, like fathers
pants.
Let the royal straight nush Of
BelEium offer something that won't
he q parlor decoration, IL he wants
n bateau marathon to terminate In
Brussels.
The old mantelpiece is 20 laden down
with silver trophies that 1t looks like an
thick II won't respond to weekly messages
from the vacuum cleaner. Itll have to be
cracked off came as icing on cake.
Albert must toke America for a
nation of Chinamsa. The chinks do
the same stunts today that Conftcius
did When he ,oas kid. The found
ers of American sports. used .tc
aUrestle their Weights IN polecats for
platinum loving cups, but that Was
1Uhen you could use 'em for something
besides helmets aOith ears. y
Yes, we'll enter the cross-eyed Atlantic
listed. masculine gendered, non -pussyfoot-
ing trophy that won't be outlawed or blue
lawed end we'll race 'em in a bathtub.
We don't want any more cups un-
less it's hiccups.
II they want to drag the United
States into any canoe clinics they've
got to risk something that Congress
won't come along and cancel. Once
upon q time you could pawn all the
excess brfc-a-bpnc In WashingtOn,
but now you have to sell the silver
what-nots 10 the junk man for old
lead.
Let King Albert stack a ton of
coal or a dozen fresh country
eggs against the American entry
and we'll race him on snowshoes.
Let him hang up pair OF pants
with pockets that can't be picked
by the wife. and we'll race him
on ice skates. Offer a 1ve-room
apartment that rents for less
than a kings ransom. and we'll
tie our hands behind us and race
him on stills, skis or in our
sock feet.
Only aDap King Albert can snare
the A. E. +. into q sparri,g match
wiu be in the pole vouit. From Neac
York to Antwerp woufd be quite a
leap, but IL Would hare its compen-
sntion on the wet side of the brine.
We're already toad-frogging and
grass-hopping from Detroit TO Wind
sor, Mtdmi to Bimini and Key West
to Hapdna. With little longer
pole Ue'd easily make Antwerp.
! why notf Klocr. Farrell and Hin
ton bounced from Mineels to Nome!
The Washington times., 1921-02-04

Let the royal straight nush Of
Belgium offer something that won't
he q parlor decoration, II he wants
n bateau marathon to terminate In
Brussels.
The Washington times., 1921-02-04

I why notf Klocr. Farrell and Hin
ton bounced from Mineela to Nome!
The Washington times., 1921-02-04

The old mantelpiece ia laden down
with silver trophies that 1t looks like an
outgoing Soviet ark. The dust on 'em is so
thick ii won't respond to weekly messages
from the vacuum cleaner. Itll have to be
cracked of aame as icing on cake
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23
HOUSE TO HOUSE INSPECTIONS
THAT ARE POPULAR

The fire losses of the United
States run into the hundreds of mil
lions every year, about $250,000,000
in fact. Somebody loses this money,
even though the insurance compan-
les pay the owners for the loss; for
they must collect in premiums moro
than they pay out in losses or they
would 60 out OF business.
Records show that four-fifths Of
the fires result from preventable
causes. 1&L.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-23
Now Let Us Grow In Health And Happiness =.
Clean Streets an d Alleys Are a
City's Best Advancement. The
Best Way to Get Them Is to Go
After Them Altogether.

The streets and alleys need clean
ing. Perhaps we have become SO ac-
customed to seeing them Uttered
with refuse and accumlations of
dirt that we do not realize how dirty
they are. If they were once thor
oughly cleaned we would see the
difference. Strangers from other
cities, where clean streets and alleys
are normal, notice the difference and
comment upon it when they get
home. That is not good advertis-
ing for any town. If cleanliness of
the person is next to goodness, sure.
ly cleanliness of a city is next to
prosperity. tt is easy for a visitor
to believe that if the city is clean it
is also prosperous. He will 60 home
and say so, and that is the best kind
Of advertising.
No town ever suffered in the eyes
of strangers or got a bad reputation
from having clean streets, bordered
with shade trees well trimmed and
cared for, with yards and houses
bearing, the evidence Of being we'll
kept and newly painted. Such a
city is like the refreshing ocean
breeze to the traveller who has gone
from one dirty city to another until
he has almost lost his anticipation
ottinding cleanliness and beauty in
a municipality. The impression
that clean streets make upon such a
visitor will make him talk about it
wherever he travels.
Streets are not all that should be
kept clean. The visitor does not get
much opportunity to see the alleys.
but that is no reason why they
should be permitted to be dirty and
unsanitary. The public health is an
even higher consideration than a
reputation for cleanliness and beauty
No matter what the city govern
ment may do toward keeping the
city clean. experience shows that 1T
does not succeed. 1t cannot sue
coed alone. Gradually refuse accu-
mulates almost everywhere. There
is only one way to make a complete
cleanup and that is for the citizens
to unite and Go the job themselves,
with official aid, Of course. Then
there is only one way to keep the
city clean-and that is through the
citizens themselves.
Here is where the National Clean
Up and Paint-Up Campaign comes
in. 1t sets the people to work all
over the city, each around his W
home and in his own neighborhood.
1t gets results that can be had in no
other way. After such a campaign
is through a city is actually clean,
far different from its former condi-
ton, no matter how clean the poo
pie imagined it to be before the cam
paign, for clean streets and alleys
actually can be secured when all
people get on the job together and
at the same time. Every public i'm
provement organization, every club,
every neighborhood association, ev-
cry municipal department, should
be united in one great and practical
effort to create such a state of
cleanliness and then they should de-
termine to preserve that condition,
keeping it up. The city that keeps
e~verlastingly clean also keeps ever
lastingly growing. What the city
needs is some of the strong, growing
pains produced by shovels, rakes,
brooms, water, dump carts and scrub
and paint brushes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-02
CHAPTER 80.
Philip AmeS Refuses to Talk

I've never felt just as 1 do this
morning-Miss Sorensen," Lila was
slipping her coffee, land there are
some things which 1 think should
be lonesome changes.
II wonder if you" she was hest
tAting where heretofore she would
have given an order
"Would you" she started again.
"call Philip for me-please-and tell
him to come-that 1 want to see
him?"
When I called Philip Ames' Office
] was told that he was not in.
"But he must be there-there isn't
anywhere else he could be at this
time" Lila said nervously. "Please
tell them to have him call me-"
1T wish I could get out of the
party-but it's too late to recall any
Invitations" She was thinking
aloud. Then to me, you must for
give me if 1 seem to be not myself
today-I'm-not."
The next 80 minutes were spent
talking of the party.
won't you try to get Philip
again. know that girl must have
forgotten to tell him?" Lila finally
broke out.
1 called, but was told again that
Mr.. Ames was not there.
Call his home" said Mrs. Ames
at length. 81 must talk to him-and
have him here
The we'll modulated c%ontralto that
answered my ring at the Philip Ames
home startled me. I wondered that
its magnetism hadn't kept Philip
Ames at his own hearthstone.
I was told by that voice, which
nsaid it belonged to Mrs. Ames. that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-02
WHEN A WOMAN TELLS
BY RUTH AGNES ABELING

Mr.. Ames was not at home, but could
be reached at his Office. for she had
talked to him just a second before.
Lila's nervousness increased.
Call his office again." she COM
manded.
had just given the number Of his
office when Mrs. Ames asked for the
telephone herself.
"He must be there-you'll have to
let me talk to him." I heard her
say to the girl. Tell him it is Mrs.
Lila Ames and hal it is important"
she went on.
But 1 must talk to him." she per-
| sisted.
The next minute she turned from
the telephone with a half historical
cry.
"She said he didn't want to talk
to mel" she half sobbed. do you
think he could have meant it? Do
you-oh-"
Lila was crying, ~nervously.
I'm going down there!" she was
drying her eyes. The words came in
a fierce, jerky sentence, "I'l go down
and As if he really doesn't
want to talk to mel"
She was tearing off the dressing
gown and pulling on some tailored
clothes owe the sheerest of French
undergarments.
Don't you think 1t would be bet
ter to stay here and rest, Mrs,
Ames?" 1 suggested.
"No-I'm going-I've got to go
and won't you go with me? There's
no use trying to hide it-you know
you know how it's been between
us-and that I've been fond-I've
cared for him."
Ito BE Contfnued)
Copyright. 1921. N. E. A.