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The Washington times., 1921-02-26
MASS ATHLETICS
|SPLANATV. V.P.L.
Coach Sutton Would Include
Every Cadet in Military
COLLEGE.

BLACKSBURG, Va. Feb. 26--Head
ginia Polytechnic Institute has in
troduced a new system of athletic
training termed mass athletics which
will give physical training to the en-
tire cadet corps instead of q very
select few as in former years.
Plans for the work during the win
ter season have been completed and
are now being carried out by Coach
Sutton. On Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday afternoons
the field house is devoted to basket-
ball teams which have been selected
from the several cadet organixattens.
Tuesday and Friday afternoons are
given over to instruction In boxing.
wrestling fencing and alI-around gym
nasium work.
In the spring mass athletics vln bo
taken up on an evon greater scale
and will embrace tennis. track ath-
letics, baseball and many other new
games which the coaches hope to I'm
troduce-
WILL HAVE ASSISTANCA
Coach Sutton win b s.sasted by
Major Williford and Major Haskell
of the army and George Herrin Of the
extension stan. All Of these men are
very proficient in their several ltnes
Of athletics.
Major Williford was 1t one tdme
intercollegiate title holder In fencing
while a cadet at the Point and Major
Haskell was for two years wrestling
champion at the aame institution.
Mr.. Martin, who viii assist Major
Haskell in wrestling instruction. - a
graduate Of Iowa State College and
won fame in the mat game 1t the
Western institution Coach Sutton
work in boxing and gym and will
coach all company teams in the vari-
Gus lines Of sport
SYSTEM Is DIEFERNHT.
This system, though similar 70 that
Of other institutions differs from
them in that it is entirely voluntary.
No ono is forced to participate in any
branch OF athletics but every man is
urged to interest himself in one or
more branches OF sport and in that
way obtain the greatest possible bene-
At therefrom-
In former years only about 10 per
cent Of the cadets entering the vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute have
taken the opportunity to develop
themselves physically. 1t IL hoped
that through the new system Of mass
athletics that practically the entire
cadet corps win be induced to partici-
pate in some form Of sport The
new system so far, has received the
heartiest support from the student
body and the field house is crowded
to capacity each afternoon.
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HOPPE WILL MEET
BELGIAN Many Time
Champion Asks Only That His
Forefit Be Covered for
1872 Match.
By JACK vEIOCk.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-"Edouard
Horemans can have crack at the
ls.2 billiard title any time he will
put up a forfeit for a match, under
championship conditions"
Willie Hoppe. worlds ls.2 balk line
billiard champion for the last 1b
years, made this statement today In
discussing the hitch In his proposed
match with the Belgian player which
resulted in his taking down q forfeit
OF S2,600.
"Tn play Horemans any time" said
Hoppe. 'I won't say I'll defeat him
for / never make predictions, but l
am willing TO meet him and will bet
as much as he likes on the side. II
he really wants to play this ought TO
satisfy him."
NATTER OF POINTS.
The rock on which negotiations for
the match was wrecked was the ques-
tion OF points Horemans insists on
a match Of three to five thousand
points on the grounds that a short
match does not furnish a fair test
OF skill
"A thousand points is the recog-
nized limit" Hoppe continued, land
IL is Just as fair to one as the other.
For that matter. 1 would be taking
the worst of 1t in risking my title
against q chance that Horemans
might be favored by the element of
luck. still favor q match OF I 900
points, however, though I would con-
sent to play 1000. providing play is
moved to a brand new table at the
conclusion OF the first thousand
points.
HASN'T PROVEN IT.
"T hear Horemans has declared that
he can defeat me-" Hoppe said. "Well.
IL he thinks SO he hasn't proven 1t
to me. He failed to cover the for
felt / posted and did not even ap-
pear at the conference In Philadel-
phia-
'Horemans is quoted by his man
ager to the effect that he doesn't
want the money and Is playing for
the good of the game I'll say I'm
different as far as the money is con-
cerned. Incidentally. I have been told
that Horemans has conhded to
friends here that II he had 500, 900
in his pocket he would not care any
thing about the worlds champion
ship. He doesn't stand much chance
to get either under present conditions.
why, who ever heard Of billiard
player turning down a chance to play
for a purse of $4,000? That is what
Horemans has just DONE"
COMEDIES 1871 TITLE.
Horemans comedies Hoppe the
worlds ISL title, but disputes his
right to the 1S.2 crown on the
ground that he has Just As good a
claim to 1t. The 1871 game, incl
dentally, Is passe now.
Horemans bases his claim on the
ground that he defeated Louis Cure
in Paris last year. Cure Is today
an old man and rs far back as 1905,
when Hoppe played and defeated
him, he failed to make a creditable
showing against the best American
players.
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hold barred. Je suis la master de
Tart. Zey shall not pass. He who
enters here leave all dope behind.
Sic semper tyrannis. Hocos pocos
tyocos."
@Ma fol, I could beat this Hoppe
bum with one hand tied behind my
ears and picking my teeth with the
other. He IL what you call y stew
kettle. sacre bIeu, 1t makes me mad
when I read of NIL the money he make.
He is se grand imposter. When ! re-
turn to my dear country, I shall tell
my King Of this Hoppe gent and my
King Will take the matter up with
President Wilson.
when re supreme council hears
OF re matter, | am sure eet will ask
re Mr.. Harding to rule re Mr.. Hoppe
of re turf and give me a chance to
again come to America and ,inhale ze
abundance Of cash which Mr.. Hoppe
gets and I read about.
81 szank YOU"
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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
DROPS FINAL ROAD GAME

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Feb. 26.-
Georgetown University was unable to
land it's last road trip here last night.
losing the contest to Carnegie Tech
by 32-to-30 score The visitors
were without the services OF Florence
and Flavin, although ,Flavin entered
the game toward the last and speeded
up the play. The visitors got within
a point OF Carnegie, but were unable
to hold up to the end Of the contest.
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BANCROFT BETTER,
THOUGH HE IS VERY ILL

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 26.--Frank
c. Bancroft. seventy. retired business
manager of the Cincinnati National
League baseball club, who is serious
ly III, was reported as improved early
today. Bancroft was stricken with
muscular rheumatism on December
s. Last night his condition was criti-
cal and his family was summoned to
the hospital
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PITCHER LEE MEADOWS
SIGNS UP WITH PHILLIES

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.-Pitch-
er Lee Meadows signed n contract
here today to play with the Phila-
delphia National League club next
season. Meadows came here from
his home In oxford. N. c., after
hunting trip with George Whitted.
former local outneider who In nov
with Pittsburgh. He left for his
home tonight.
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C. ". INVITES
SCHOOL TEAMS
Sixteen Basketball Fives Asked
To Compete in Tournament
For Title.
MUST BE
BARRED

The actual exposure Of the
gambling evil in baseball did
not occur until SO late last sea-
son that its effect on the base
ball fans could not be de-
termined fully.
IL during the first few weeks
of the new season it is made
plain that the officials have
barred gambling, it is doubtful
II the betting scandal will have
any effect on the game.
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OWL A. c. BASEBALL LADS
ARE BOOKING CONTESTS

Owl Athletic Club Is now forming
its baseball schedule and is booking
games with teams in the District and
vicinity for Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons.
Teams having a maximum age limit
OF sixteen years are Invited to cor
respond with Pearson Conlyn, man
ager, 1886 Thirty-ffth street north
west, or phone west 1851 for games.
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viruinia Defeated.

DURHAM, N. c., Feb. 26.-The Uni
yersity of Virginia lost to Trinity by
a score OF - to % in frst-class con-
test here last night. The game was
fsst throughout.
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frankie Rice Wins.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 26.-Frankie
Rice, of this city, defeated Whitley
Fitzgerald, OF Philadelphia. after
twelve rounds of the greatest mill
ing staged here in years last night
at the Fourth Regiment Armory. A
draw would have suited the fans
better.
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'Ah, re M'seiu Carpenter. He est
wan tres difficile man to hit. He
est worse zan Hoppe, if such an
thing could be. M. Carpenter, mon
beloved ally! Eh bien! Eff l could
shoot za billiards like Carpentfer
The Washington times., 1921-02-26
Miduets Claim Title.

The Holy Name MidgetN claim the
105-pound championship OF the Dis
trict and would like to arrange games
with the Yosemites and other teams
OF tho same weight. For games, call
Lincoln t7st and ask for Harry God
win
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will Close Season.

Catholic University will close it's
basketball season tonight at Brook
land in meeting the Villanova College
NvA vflIanova defeated c. u. earlier
In the season
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COmeIS Trim Peck.

The Epiphany Comets trimmed the
Peck Ave by score OF 20 to "a last
night in tho Epiphany gymnasium In
n hotly contested game.
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SiIents to PIay.

Silent A. c. players and the Nets
will meet tonight at the Y. NJ. c. A.
at $40 o'clock in what promises to be
a speedy basketball game.
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Coach Yard Loses.

Coach Yard players lost 2S-to-16
game to the fast engineer team in
the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. C. A.
League game at Union Station last
night.
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lafayettes Lose.

After seventeen straight wins the
Lafayette A. c. team lost to the
Washington Barracks by q score Of
40 to 16 last night.
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K. c. Teams Play.

Washington and Spaulding Council
teams OF the knights of Columbus
League are scheduled to meet tonight.
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S Basketball Tourney-V p l. Adopts Mass Athletics
FREEMAN WAS BIGGEST BOXER
In HISTORY OF FISTIC GAME
By DAMON RUNYON.

What the ideal for heavyweight fighter
Il five feet inches tall and weigh
pounds anxious take but friends
am too short" ~ III.
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Ze wan bOnheureux pool player.
s'Zis Carpenter he has q masse like
mn African boar. Hces line nurse al
ways develops n Knockout and hees
fOur-bank shot est guaranteed to nat
ten the honorable Mons. Dempsey.
EN- fact, none of your American
champions are SO expert as our old
world masters. Guillemot est better
zan Joie Ray, only Gilly was home
seek. Carpenter excels the Don
Senior Dempsey in everything except
boxing. Why, Dempsey's French am
awful. Hees table manners is ter
rable and on re dance floor he be-
have like what you call ze elepham
"As for M'sieu Hoppe. modesty for
bids me acclniminG my superiority
over Els poor hsh. Hees stance am
something herce. BeaucOup mauvais,
~ we say in mon heavenly mother
land.
"Zis Hoppe would stand no show
against me in a straight catch-as-
catch-can match avec one foot on re
ground at all times and re strangle
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"What Dc you think Of Georges Car
pentierSo was the next thrust.
The Washington times., 1921-02-26

"Of course, L play ne billiards n xey
manipulate Gem I'm Franche. When !
make ne petit ball click. sey do not
click in re En9lish hut In re language
what you call Frawg. Pour quOi ne
sOldat AmeriQue always say of ze
poilu, 'froEr Ze pOflu est no toad
Hoppe, he est xe leapinE snake"
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"what do you think Of Mr.. Hsppe .,

"Um, re Mr.. Hoppe is vera much
like his name. as re Chinaman say.
He hoppe ici and he hoppe celia and
l no can find him for take from him
away re wanderful ivory laurels.
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"Oh, ne pPohtbitfon! 81 senor, se
prohibition II one Grand success for
sc bOOtleEGer. what. you pay Atty
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
ALL|ESAGREEO ON
INDEMNITY PLAN
Conference at Country Home of
Lloyd George Maps Out
Definite Program.

LONDON, Feb. 2s.-The allies are
"all set" for the indemnity confer
ence. As a result of the meeting on
Sunday OF the allied statesmen and
military chieftains at Premier Lloyd
Georges country residence at
Chequers, the allies are ready to
stand shoulder to shoulder against the
Germans and will not grant any
considerable concessions" 1t was de-
clared today.
When the conference opens on We'd
nesday the allies will be ready for
any eventuality-even military action,
II the Germans balk at paying the
sums demanded.
Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Str
Henry Wilson, chief of the British
imperial staff. were engaged today in
drawing up a military report which
will be submitted on Wednesday.
Marshal Foch has furnished full de-
tails of a plan for further armed in
tervention in Germany to enforce pay
ment.
Fears were expressed in official cir
cles over the fact that DR.. Walter
Simons, the German foreign minister,
comes as the only formal spokesman
of the German government. 1t is
believed that the German delegates
will contend that all decisions rest
with the German cabinet. This would
mean delay.
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Severity Against Pacifists 0p-
poses Presidents Own Theo-
ries, Hapgood Says.
By NORMAN HAPGOOD.

The greatest psychologlcal mys-
terry connected with the administra-
tion Of Woodrow Wilson has been
his treatment of those who were as
opposed to war in 1917 as he was
himself in 1914.
The extraordinarily severe treat
ment of that class of persons has to
be taken into consideration along
with the equally severe treatment Of
those who have expressed Commun-
ist and Socialist doctrines.
AGAINST TRADITION.
The severity in both cases has been
against the best American tradition
and against Mr.. Wilson's own pre-
vailing theories. Hence the mystery.
/ have received a Letter from the at
torney for certain American Commun-
lists, in which he says:
"You probably noticed in the press
that in the case OF the four Rus
SLAMS, Jacob Abrams, Samuel Lipman,
Hyman Lachowsky and Mollie Steim-
err, the President reduced their sem
tences from twenty years and fifteen
years to two years six months actual
Imprisonment, which means one year
three months for the boy and one
year nine months for the girl"
/ certainly noticed 1t and made GER
tain inner reflections on IL. The let
ter then asks about a reconsideration
of the matter, "allowing the Russians
to be released at once, especially in
view OF the fact that deportation pro-
ceedings against all OF them have been
completed, and Immediately upon
their release, they will be sent on
their way to Russia. think a little
personal pressure would do 1t just at
this time"
Pressure will not do any good in
the last days of this Administration.
Its mind has long been made up
how to treat Socialists both here
and in Russia. The only possible
value in agitation is to prepare
Messrs. Harding, Hughes, and
Daugherty to take fresh view OF
the facts involved and OF the prin-
ciples of freedom.
The case referred to was the ono
In which Mr.. Justice Holmes said:
"Jn this case sentences Of twenty
years imprisonment have been inn
posed for the publishing OF two
leaflets that believe the defen-
dants had as much right to publish
as the Governments has to publish
the Constitution OF the United States
now vainly invoked by them"
FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
Professor Chafee, in his book cali
ed Freedom of Speech" says of this
case :
"The defendants we're not prose-
outed for pacifist or pro-German
utterances. but for agitation against
the Governments Russian policy
On August 3, 1918. our Govern
ment came out against military in
tervention in Russia and explained
why Il sent troops to Siberia. Pro-
fessor Chaffee goes on:
The Soviet government failed to
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The Washington times., 1921-02-28

CHICAGO. Feb. 2s.-Quick justice
viii be meted out to William Dalton,
the seventeen-year-old bank mes
senger, who was captured at Bloom
ington, Ill, with all but $500 of his
$7T2.O00 loot.
States Attorney Grove has assigned
special force of assistants to round
up the witnesses and prepare details
of the case for submission to the
Grand Jury Dalton, in all prob
ability, will be indicted before night
The company which furnished the
youths bond insists that the bank,
whatever it's sympathy, for the lad,
interfere In no way with the course
of the law, and States Attorney Grove
says that an example must be made
of bank thieves.
Dalton saw his mother for the first
time since his arrest late yesterday.
He fell into her arms, sobbing wildly,
while she stroked his head. tears
brimming from her eyes.
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DIR. Lucius c. Clark. secretary to
the Federation OF Churches. was the
first speaker. He spoke briefly. IA
voring censorship. DIR. Clark then In
troduced Wilbur f. Crafts. superin-
tendent OF the international Reform
Bureau: Deets Pickett, OF the board
OF temperance, prohibition and public
morals committee of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. and others.
These first speakers declared WASH
ington in need of rigid regulations
to govern the kind of Aims to be
shown here. They declared many
pictures containing sex thrills have
been shown here lately.
CITES NEED OF CENsORs.
Something must be done in the
District" said Pickett "and we be-
lieve 1t is possible for the Commits
sioners to put into effect method
of cooperation and oversight which
will not be oppressive, which will not
limit free speech in the expression
of opinion, which will place upon the
industry only an irreducible minimum Of
restriction, and yet will eliminate all
indecencies from the local screen.
''It is common knowledge that a
great deal of material being dis
Elayed in the motion picture theaters
OF Washington Is unit for presen-
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Boy Bank Robber Will
Be Made an tExan1ple

The assurances of the bank officials
made to Mrs Dalton regarding their
desire to treat the lad leniently were
made in good faith. but John S. Lord,
attorney for the insurance company,
voided them today when he said:
II have impressed upon the officials
of the Northern Trust Company their
responsibility in this case. 1t is q
situation not affecting the bank alone,
but a situation in which all banks are
involved.
81 am sorry for the boy, and the
bank officials have expressed SYM
pathy for him. but the case is up to
the States attorney, without any bias
whatsoever. and the law must take
it's course"
william, an object of the greatest
interest in Heyworth, Bloomington
and on his way to and through the
Chicago loop districts. took the entire
matter stolidly.
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tation to the public. Some Of IL Is
grossly offensive. 1t Is perfectly
evident also that there is an unin-
spired, widespread and very earnest
demand that something be done TO
safeguard the right Of the average
citizen to amusement free from III
sulting indecencies.
1T has been said that the general
public will manifest it's disapproval
OF improper shows by refusing to pa
tronize them. II Is true that the ma
jority OF motion picture patrons will
manifest such disapproval, but there
is a minority which. either because 1t
is unclean In its tastes or because II
Is trying to enlarge the horizon Of
youth, will cause improper exhibit
tions to be more profitable in some
cases than an entirely blameless
show.
PROTEST MINORITY.
IF were to open a theater on Ninth
street or f. street, and display wom-
en- unclothed, with indecent action
and the foulest dialogue, we all know
that the theater would be crowded
day and night, and yet IL would be
disapproved by three-fourths OF the
Districts population. 1t Is necessary
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The Washington times., 1921-02-28
Reyburn, Near-Duelist,
Weds for Second Time

After being divorced from his first
wife. a former Washington society
belle, over whom he offered to fight a
duel with a Senator's son, William
Stuart Reyburn. former Congressman
from Pennsylvania, son of the former
mayor of Philadelphia, and well
known in Washington and Philadel-
phia society, is married again.
He was married here on Saturday
to Mrs. Martha Gardner Osborne,
formerly of Chicago. The wedding
took place at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Garrett. of 1S0S New
Hampshire avenue, where the bride
has been a guest for several weeks
The Rev. Charles Wood, of the Church
of the Covenant officiated.
There were no attendants, the
bride and bridegroom entering the
drawing room together, and later re-
ceiying the good wishes of the as
sembled guests. Mrs. John T.. Reyburn,
mother of the bridegroom was one
Of the guests. After the ceremony the
newly married couple left for an ex-
tensive honeymoon. On their return
they will make their home at 1745 N
street northwest.
William stuart Reyburn created
something OF a sensation in Washing
ton society in November, 1908, when
he offered to fight a duel with Roger
X. wetmore. son of Senator Wetmore
of Rhode Island, but through the in
reference of friends, the duel never
came OF. The near duel came as
climax, Il was said. OF rivalry over
Miss Georgia Maury, n Washington
society favorite.
According to a statement made at
the time to n reporter on the Times
by Reyburn. interference by the
Washington police and friends Of the
two young society men is all that
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TODAY

all hate us, and they all respect
just three things--men, battle
ships, and billions. Billions espe-
cially just now.
The United States will NOT dis
arm.
Europe's makers of war, who
get in trouble, then yell for our
help, borrow our money, and hate
us as debtors always hate their
creditors, must set the disarming
example.
Mr.. Bryan would not disarm IL
an alligator walked up to him at
Miami. He would not say, pretty
alligator, love Bryan" He would
yell for another gun and fix the
alligator. Mr.. Bryan may not see
them, but there are alligators
around Uncle Sam, and another
gun Ia what he needs
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
SIX IRISH BOYS
PUT TO DEATH
British Military Authorities Ex-
ecute Prisoners Accused OF
Ambushing Police.

DUBLIN, Feb. 28.-Six condemn
ed Sim Feiners were executed by
the British military authorities at
Cork this morning.
The prisoners were executed in
pairs. They were shot. The first pair
met death at 8 o'clock, the second
pair at 8:15, and the third pair at
$50 o'clock.
MEET DEATH BRAVELY.
The men met death bravely. They
walked to the execution field and re-
fused to be blindfolded.
Hundreds OF persons waited outside
the prison. Many knelt in prayer.
churches.
The emotion displayed in the city
was said to have been unequalled
since the 1915 rebellion.
Five of the condemned men had
been convicted of taking part in an
ambush OF crown forces. The sixth
had been convicted of a similar Of
tense committed at another time.
ALL WE'RE YOUNG MEN.
All of the executed men were about
twenty years of age.
AS the firing squad poured in a vol
ley, chaplain rushed forward,
k kneeling over the PROSTATE forms to
extreme JUNCTION.
Three gigantic raids were made
here during the morning by the Brit
len military and police forces. Thsx
were carried out in the Stephens Cos--
lege. the Mount Joy. and o'Connell
street districts.