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The Washington times., 1921-07-26

The Development of the athletic
material In the new class Is thorough.
ly systematized at the Naval Academy.
and each new midshipman is required
to fill OUT form showing his expert
ence in different branches as the
sports An which he wishes to engage
at the Academy. Those who have
have made out this form and some
interesting facts have been indicated.
Well Known Athlete.
Long. the 20S-pound Swarthmore
guard Of last year, is probably the best
known Of the college athletes. who
have entered the academy this year.
Clyde. 175-pounds. a tackle from Fur
man University. and Darlington, a line
man from Woffard College, appear to
be the only other college players, I'D
to this time, in the new class.
The football team, which needs new
guards to take the place OF Moore and
Wtllkte. who have graduated. is
fortunate in the number of Zig fellows
who have entered. Besides Long,
there are Hudgins, powerful fellow
from the mountains Of Tennessee. who
weighs 222 pounds and is six feet in
height; Bond, 217 pounds, from
Massanutten High School; and Schultz,
4 rugged ex-sailor, who weighs 1876
pounds and is four inches over six
feet in height, and Puntup, a l90-
FOUNDER from Georgia.
Youths Give Promise.
There are also a number of youths
not quite SO heavy who give prom
Use of ultimate use to the Navy
team. Hill is 1s5-pound guard.
who formerly played on the eleven
OF Peddie Institute. Reed is a good
all-round man from the Grand Rap
ids (Mich.) High School. He weighs
ITO pounds and is a good baseball
and basket ball player as well. VIII
son Is 160-pound back from Geor-
gia Military Academy and also
played baseball and basket ball.
Kelly, from the Tacoma CWash.)
High School, is also a good man.
He weighs IT'S pounds. and his posi.
ton is in the back field.
Schel, from the Beach, N. Oak,
High School. weighs 17s pounds and
fis position is center. Amuadson
weighs 166 pounds and has play ID
tackle on the team of 'Eclaire state
Normal School and was also a pitch
fellow, ITS pounds in weight. and
with experience in the tackle posi-.
ton Mahoney. from the Reyes High
School, New York, is light, but has
considerable reputation in football,
baseball and several other lines Of
sport. Bacon is Tsnnessecan.
weighing 1855 pounds and with OK.
perience as a lineman on his high
school eleven.
Is Good Halfback.
Barnard played halfback at Severn
school Maryland, and weighs 1888
pounds. Garrigues is as'former en-.
listed man and an excellent football
hneman and baseball player. He
weighs 173 pounds. Reech is from
the Grand Rapids High School, where
he played tackle, and weighs III
pounds. In addition to these noted,
there are plenty of active and am.
bilious youths who have not ths
weight at present for the Academy
teams In most lines of sport but who
viii undoubtedly develop into good
men In various lines as they gain in
weight. strength, and stamina.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
NEW ATHLETES ARE EXPECTED
TO STRENGTHEN MIDSHIPMEN

ANNAPOLIS, July Pa Of the in the
the Naval Academy indicates that Of the mdhpmen who have
football material is promising.
Military Academies
their during
of This
give
cradle athletic work during the
permits Of
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
CHERRYDALES ELECT
NEW SET OF LEADERS

Cherrydale A. c. has reorganizcd
with the following officials: Joe Ref.
president; Payne, vice president; YER
non Reynolds, secretary-treasurer; G..
A. Goodrich, manager of baseball; Z.
e. Johnson, captain of baseball.
The Cherrydales began the new
regime with victory over Emerald
A. c., II to o, Hairs pitching featur-
ing. Roamers proved tougher OPP
ponent and the Virginiens lost, 2 to /.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
liberty bell.


to witness the liberty bell.
Georges Carpenter grabbed the
- American decision on the chin, and
is coming back in October for an
encore.
Prohibition doesn't mean any
thing to McBride's pitchers. When
it amt rainin' they're under the
shower bath.
Roll-top stockings have uncovered
an epidemic Of spawned knees. bone
felons, warts, freckles, and moles
that amt anybody else's business
anyway.
Babe Ruth's juggling of the glob-
ule has been tho biggest sensation
in athletics since chess got on the
sporting pages. Babe not only hits
a lot Of balls. but he hits one ball
a lot.
Ty Cobb has been in the grand
old paatime longer and more than
anybody on the menu.
Columbia Club course had Ii
holes. Now the pulling and hauling
contest Is over. IL has $4,000.
JERSEY CITY, N. J.. July a.
Delayed in transmissiop) Carpen-
tier wasn't hurt much. The ring
was made out Of soft pine.
Just for that you all get off.
II America is a democracy, why
in the name of st. Swithin don't
they print Harding's golf score
once In a while?
Scientist has just discovered that
corn gets its potency from the
shock.
Roofing for the Griffmen Is all
lost motion. Like opening a letter
in a feminine handwriting and find
ing it's from your wife.
One thing is certain. the White
Stockings amt goin' to get no
chance to throw no series this fall.
No, and Cincinnati isn't going to
be on the cool end of the hot poker
either!
OF all sad words OF tongue or
pen, the saddest are these-"We
lost again"
Instead of hitting their stride, Il
looks like the old home club has
hit Its slide.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
Harper Can't Work.

Harry Harper, former Washington
southpaw, is still suffering from his
broken thumb. He tried to pitch yes
terday against the Cincinnati Reds,
but could not throw his curve ball.
He allowed six hits In one inning
and then quit.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
TENLEYTOWN WINS FIRST
GAME FROM BETHESDA

The Tenleytown baseball team de-
feated the strong Bethesda nine of
the Montgomery County League in
the first contest of their three-game
series, to 5.
II was a hard fought game, tho
pitching of Stevens and the timely
clouting OF the Tenleytown players
deciding It
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
Yale Wins Two.

The Yale A. c. won double header,
defeating the Silver Stars to 3 and
the Kendall Green to 4. with the aid
of Collier, pitching for the winners.
The Yale boys would like to meet ell
fast teams of the District. For en-
gagements call Lincoln 5465-W and
ask for II. Davis.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
AMATEURS LIKELY TO HOLD
JUNIOR AND SENIOR SERIES

sando
nineteen makes virtually the coming city championship
a
played in sections
place younger competition with
obviously mpractabe though
ready against the older clubs
is not for
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
Heilman on Top.

Harry Heilman, the Tigers smuggling
outfieldcr. is sitting on the world with
a batting average of .433. Hornsby
the National league leader. has a
mark Of ,<l&,
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
MT. RAINIER YANKS BOAST
LONG STRING OF VICTORIES
BY r. d. THOMAS.

their records claims
with ckings They the Mt Rainier
A A c., Petworh Baseball
Mdgets, A. C. and Harlem Mdgets
the longest string Of
fketown A. c.
having waoped The Yankees
give theirs as
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
Palace Midget Loses.

The Southern Midgets defeated the
fast Palace Midgets by the score of
Is to 7, for the championship OF South
west. The feature of the game was
the snappy fielding Of the Southern
infield
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
HOME STAY OF YANKEES
WILL TEST ABILITY TO
DETHRONE CHAMPIONS
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

If the New York Yankees reach position from which they
spring into the league leadership and hold long enough to win
Yankees fine home team having decided advantage in their
visiting team win from the Yankees the Polo Grounds and
Miller Higgins will be there
should hem top of the
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
Says SKILLET"
Finn, Esq.
One Thing Is Certain, the
White Sox Won't
Throw Any remnants
This Season.
By SKILLET FINN,
By SKILLET FINN.
(Rdffinn far Kkrk lfiIIaxl

Batting for Kirk NiIsr).
Pirates amt taking nobody's
smoke In the National League. Got
the awning bottled up almost like
Britain had the German fleet.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26

New York at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Chicago
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Boston at Cincinnati
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
OUTDOOR SP oRH
PUBLIC GROUNDS CHIEF
BANS SANDLOT BETTING
BY X. ID. THOMAS.

Gambling by amateur the municipal diamonds
Sheriff. public
any betting the games
H. the Trinidad Citizens
Others gambling sandlotters
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
NATIONAL.
TODAY's GAMES.

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Pittsburgh, 6; New York, ..
The Washington times., 1921-07-26

Chauffeur Glib
son, with the
nimble aid of
Rabbit Maran-
vile, sinks to the
top of the heap
same as cream
on the mornin's
milk.
Few more fits
of victory, and
they can take
things easier
I n a n fliNVer
gliding d o W n
hill in neutral.
Between the
Athletics a n d
the PILLS a mob
Of tourists are
Logging 1T to
Quaker Town
The Washington times., 1921-07-26

Prohibition doesn't mean any
thing to McBride's pitchers. When
1t amt rainin' they're under the
shower bath.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
STANDINGS.
AMERICAN.

| TODAY's GAMES.
Chicago at Washington.
| Detroit at Philadelphia.
| Cleveland at Boston.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26

Georges Carpenter grabbed the
= American decision on the chin, and
is coming back in October for an
encore.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26

Roll-top stockings have uncovered
an epidemic of spawned knees. bone
felons, warts, freckles, and moles
that amt anybody else's business
ANYWAY.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
Trinity Midxets.
"~NT 90 r~a-
Harlem M1dgets.

Won from Rover Mid6ets, is to 4; Gold
en- Eagles, to and is to o; White
Haven, to 4; Rover Midgets, II. to s.;
District Line, is to Z; Dent Place, 10 TO
9; lost to Trojsns. II TO 3. The HaTlems
are a tweive-year-old team.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26

Won fyom-Hswk A. c., 22-<; Upp.
Ten. 1876; Iroquois. l4-<; Arrow A. c
1871; Aloysius, 80; Mt Vernon, SO: Me-
A. C., b-a; Capital Heights. l<-<; sterlin
A. C, So; Aztec A. c., So; Congrei
Heights Yankees. 21-4; Atlantic A. C. 4;
Stanton A. c.. 1876; Circle A. c., IL,
Iroquois. 30; Cherrydale A. c., al.
Lost to-Petworth A. c., 1885,. Pstwort
A. C., 10; Cherrydsle A. C.. So; Ind,
pendents, So; Christ Child. So
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
Aztec A. C-won II, Lost 3.

Won from Machinists, 10 to 7 and Q to 8
White Haven, rs to IL and 3 to /
Emenon, 4 to o; Roamer. 10 to 8 and &
4: Destroyers, IL to s; Rosebuds, IL to
lost to Renrocs, to 8; Christ Child, Q {,
q; tied Park View. to 8; Mt Vernon,
to I. Petworth players who have tskel
part In ten games are Brown, Bucha ma n
Cottsr, Dey, Drissel, Fcllers Gonzales
Mann. Mooney, Moore. offutt. Shanks ant
Van Sicklsr.
, 1921-06-21
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.

London. jane 18th. Reuters learned
that while fully maintaining her rights
as mandatory over certain Pacific islands
Japan is ready 10 agree to the United
States exercising complete control over
che United States cable traversing the
Island Of zap to Menado and to Guam
and hopes that this plan will be accep-
table to Washington.
London. June 18th. Negotiations be-
tween the engineering employers feder-
alton and the Trades Union representa-
tives on the proposed wage reduction
have broken down 4 national stOppage
is threatened on Thursday, when che
employers notice reducing wages be-
comes operative. More than one mil
lion five hundred thousand men are af-
fected.
New York, June 18th. The raw sugar
market was steady and unchanged at 40
for centrifugal early today, Raw sugar
futures were easier under scattered liqui-
dation and selling by Cuban interests.
Prices at midday were unchanged to 6
points net lower. In refined, several ref
ners reduced list prices rs points, to the
basis Of 5.75 for fine graduated, the low
est level recorded for four years. Other
|refiners were unchanged at 800 but the
demand was light, in refined futures
trading was dull and prices were unchang-
ed.
London, June 18th. The total expen-
diture proposed for this year on the
building of capital ships for the navy is
only two million pounds, Lieut.. Col.
Emery, Parliamentary and Financial Sec
rotary to the Admiral stated in the House
, 1921-06-21

" OO'lIilOHo QUAY. InlS amount m2faiY
covers the initial cosf Of laying dowa he
ships. 1t was explained in the House of
Commons on March 18th. by Sir James
Craig, then Parliamentary Sqcty. TO the
Admiralty, that if the House authorized
the vote Of 2, 800, 900 pounds for the new
ships, OF which it was proposed to build
four, all Of them would be laid down in
the next twelve moaths. but ii would be
impossible to get very far forward with
them until late Autumn.
COnstantinOple, Junel5th. The British
have warned the Turkish Nationalists
that any attempt TO take Constantinople
will mean war with Great Britain. The
purpose of sendlng a British brigade
from Malta to relieve the Greeks at Is
mid is to Illustrate any such Nationalist
attempt to occupy Con5tantinople.
London, June 18th. -Mustapha Renal
Pasha, leader of the Turkish nationalists
movement threatened the British En-
pire in a proclamation to the Turkish
people, according to d ConstantinODle
despatch to the Daily Mail. We shall
refuse to enter into pour parlero with
Great Britain" he IS qlotel as saying in
a part Of the proclamation. Our mil
itary action will cause such a wi@e up.
heaVaI, t0at daliverance of the whole
WIo&'G!I WOtlu VIII lOlfOW. EgypI ana
India will complete independence.
Berlin, June 18th. The inter Allied
commission in Oppeln, Upper Silesia, has
decided to cease all military opera
lions looking to the establishment of
order in Upper SiIesja, until the Ger
man self-defence organization with
draw from the territory recently oc,
cuDied by them east OF the Oder.
ConstantinOple, June 10Th. The open
ing of the Greek offensive against the
Turkish Nationalist in Asia Minor is
believed here today to be imminsnt.T The
British reserves are relieving the Greek
eleventh division at Ismid on the Sea of
Marmora, which is proceeding to the
Ushak front near the Bagdad Railway
northeast Of Smyrna.
London. June 15th.-The advisaOiiity
of renewing the Anglc-Japane8e alliance
a Question in which Canada is vitality
interested, will be the first subject be-
fore the conference Of Prime Ministers
when it opens its sessions on Monday.
Mr.. Hughes of Australia, interpreting
the public sent ment Of his country will
urge renewal, but Mr.. Meighes is al
most certain co throw the whole weight
of his influence towards having the
treaty denounced.
Washington, June 15th.-Direct nego-
, 1921-06-21
No Ill.,.

tiations have been begun between the
United States and Ja9an for the settle
menJ OF the questions pending between
the n. These include the Island CT Yap
the immigration question, the alien land
question, and the return Of Shangturg
to China by Japan. The negotiations
are being conducted by Baron Shidehana
The japanese Ambassador and Secty. of
States Hughes. Ihe settlement OF the
zap question: would make Unnecessary
the consideration Of his question by
the League of Nations.
London, June 10Th. While the la.
bour ministers Intervention has STAYED
off for the present the threatened strike
OF one and a half million workers
in the engineering trades, there is
ground for doubts about the idle coal
pits OF the country being reopened soou.
Early returns show that the miners
ballot as going heavily against accep-
lance OF the owners new offer but it
IS not yet certain that the two thirds
majority required to prevent a return
to work will be giver. South Wales is
apparently casting its vote heavily for
keeping up the fight for better terms
and so is Lancashire. The Burnham min
erS are also Of the same way Of think
ing, although they were expected to
vote for the owners terms. Lancashire
shows a two thirds majority against the
owners offer and the Scottish miners
are nearly solid against the terms,
London, June 18th. Hutchinson, the
Chicago professional golf star, won the
professional tournament over the King
horn, Fife, links begun on Tuesday and
completed yesterday afternoon. Hutch.
inson's aggregate score for the two
days play of sc holes was 1873, while. his
nearest competitor turned l41.
New York, June 18th. The raw SUI
gar market was steady early today at
400 for centrifugal, with no business
reported. Raw sugar futures were Qui-
ct and prices at midday were ore to
two points net lower, with operators in
cIined to limit operations and await de-
v%eiopments in the spot market. The
market for refined was quiet at 5.65 for
fine %granulated. Refined futures were
nominal.
T71 G~p-w~a
, 1921-12-20
ARIZONA SQUAD
ONE OF BEST
Suffered Only One Defeat
During Last Season, Is
Well Schooled.

TUSCoN. Ariz, Dec. 2o.-The Uni
versity OF Arizona football team
stands as one of the best balanced
and best schooied elevens in the south
west. n at all odds. the greatest
team hat has ever donned the Ariz-
n uniform. After a week of inten-
sive training tho Wildcat squad needs
but a final polishing before II is in
readiness TO take on the Praying Col
oncls of Centre college in San Diego
next Monday.
Playing a superior brand of football
throughout the past season. the Wild
cats waded through n heavy schedule
with but n defeat chalked against
them. and this occurred when the
Arizona went out Of their own SON.
ference to meet the Texas Agriculture
and Mechanical college. and finished
on the short end of a 17-13 score.
Although no comparison can be
made between the individual games
Centre and Arizona have each played
this season as no one knows how the
various teams in the two widely sep.
arated sections of the country stack
up. suffice Il to a v however, that
In 400 minutes OF play during the
season just past. the Wildcats have
rolled up 4s4 points against their OPP
ponents' so.
, 1921-12-20
HORNSbY BATS
IN MOST RUNS
Miscellaneous Records of Ma
tional League Play Are
Announced.

The following r the official runs
batted in records and other miscellane-
Gus records OF National league players
who participated in forty l4o) or more
games for the season OF 1921:
Rogers Hornsby of st. rouis led in
runs batted in with 1e6. Gorge
Kelly OF New York was n close second
with 1872. While no player succeeded
In batting In 100 runs In 1920. five en-
tered the select circle in 1921. as Ross
Young and Frank Frisch Of New York
and Austin McHenry OF st. Louis
reached the mnrk In addition Il Horns
by and Kelly.
George Burns Of New York for the
third successive year. led in obtain
ing the greatest number OF bases on
balls, so.
Raymond Powell OF Boston struck
out the most times. So. Captain South
worth Of the same club struck out but
10 times in 141 games.
Jacques Fournier. st. Louis. and
Samuel Bohne. Cincinnati. were
caught out stealing the most times. %
apiece.
Among the club leaders. Now York
batted in the most runs, 74S. and also
received the most bases on balls, 46s.
Philadelphia struck out the most
times. 615. Cincinnati was caught out
stealing the most times. 100.
, 1921-12-20
ST. CLAIR To
BATTLE K. D. BROWN
ON LAKELAND CARD

Eddie St Clair. oiever negro weller
weight hattier. will stage a return TO
public favor tomorrow night when he
meets X o. Brown4n a 10-round main
event as the feature number At a
long boxing bin which VIII be staged
at falkland theater.
81. Clair went along for n number
OF months here without n defeat being
chaiked against him. Only once dur
ing his fighting career here has he
met a man who cog.d stand up and
fight with him This battle saw him
In action against Spedcbail Hayden.
Brown Is said TO be a tough. rugged
hattler who viii be able to worst So.
Clair At his WI game OF siugEinE.
Dude Gilmore and Jess Reed. light
weights. tho former a beginner and
the latter a veteran OF the fight game.
viii meet In a semi-windup battle.
two good preliminary numbers are
said to have heen scheduled
, 1921-12-20
TRAINING TRIP UNDER
Observation-Disclosures

NEW YORK. Dec. 2o.-John ]. Nc
Graw. vice president and manager OF
tho New York National League base
ball club stated late Monday that thf
reported spring training trip to tho
Pacific coast in 1928 was open to con
sideration.
NO plans looking for such a trir
r in the making at this time" sal
McGraw. But we viii give due o
sideration at the proper time to any
proposition relative to California as 3
training ground
, 1921-12-20

Joe" Lynch OF New Iork's east side.
by virtue Of n high bid last December.
came into the year with tho title. He
then engaged the old holder. Pete Her
man, of New Orleans. and lost when
Peters brand was recognized by the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. people call EN-
tudges-as the better OF the two. Pet
err, however. went to sleep one night
in the market at Madison Square
Garden and Johnny Buff. a jaunty lit
tie Jerseyite outbld him. Buff sull re-
tains the title
Not so long ago there was a new
title placed in the market-one for 100
FOUNDERS or junior iightweights- Up
on tho scene came one Johnny Dun.
dee. n former Italian fish market
clerk. who more thai a decade ago
was given his scottish name by
"scotty" Monteith who started John
ny on a career. Johnny realized his
ambitions after IL years by winning
the sew title in a bout with George
CLANCY Of Baltimore when Chimney
was disqualified for fouling.
Johnny Kilbane. groy haired king Of
the feathers. fought only one battle.
that with Danny Frush. in Cleveland.
and retained the title.
Benny Leonard. expert fist thrower
Of the nghtweights. got into some
trouble at the outset OF the year. when
In a bout with Richie Mitchell. Richie
bid high to the jaw with a right.
Leonard, though taken aback. realized
that he was n businessman and re-
tanned the title with a hard right In
the sixth. Later Leonard also en-
gagged in IL rounds of punching with a
rugged Itaiian-Rock Kansas by
name-and won.
Leonard may during the course OF
the coming year. make an offer for
the welterweight title, held by JACK
Britton. Britton had one important
engagement during the year-in Feb
ruary he defeated Ted CKid) Lewis.
former British title holder.
Johnny Wilson. Middleweight title
holder. has had severai bouts In
Cleveland he engaged Bryan Downey.
an awkward. but hard pancher and
after being floored severed several
times, was awarded the bout on an
alleged foul. Dowuey claimed he had
won by a knockout-Wilson laimed
he had been fouled, and they decided
to try again. The result was an un-
interesting ~no-decision affair in Jer-
Soy CITY new JtEbty boAAho
sion decided that Wilson'S owl
was very. very poor and they ordered
his ss7 500 purse held up. Downey
went away claiming the title. nut nc.
cording to the laws of barter and
trade. It still was Wilson'S. Johnny
got his money only a few days ago
when the commission ~reiented. and ne
Is expected to meet Harry Greb OF
pittsburgh. in New York some time IN
February.
Georges Carpenter. the smiling
Frenchman held the light heavyweisn'
championship. won in 1920 from Bat
ting Levinsky in -four rounds. but ne
essayed to become the heavyweignt
titieholder as well and found the nio'
ding OF Jack Dempsey too high
This bout. In which Dempsey
knocked out the popular Frenchman
in the fourth round, was the higges.
event of the year. The stakes wer.
high and the Frenchman bid his an IN
the second round. but h effort was
rot enough.
, 1921-12-20
Harvard Seeks
Early Reply on
California Bid

CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Dec. 2o.-
Harvard has asked University of Cali.
fornia 70 reply ar tho earliest possible
ome to its Invitation for a foot
dali game here on October 2s. next.
II wal learned today. The Crimson
Esheduie. with alternative arrange
ments for the date offered California.
is being held uI, by the Bears failure
20 act. IL was said. Pittsburgh and
Nebraska both announced their wish
TO oppose Har vard II California does
not accept
, 1921-12-20
ML-sTARs Modified
TO PLAY CENTRE SQUAD

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 20
Arrangements for a football game DE
cember 81 between Centre college am
the ~all-colIege stars Of h southwes'
continued here today. despite the an
nouncement from Dallas yesterday
that a previous contract with ths
Texas A. & NJ. pfecluded such a con
test. Local promoters said tnei,
money was on deposit and plans ma
been accepted by both sides. Ticket
were placed on saio today.