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The Washington times., 1921-08-08

According to Benny, the left-handed
manner of fisticuffs essayed by the
ambitious Lew will bring the iat-.
ter's high.pressure aspirations 10 q
sudden and lugubrious close the
very first time that Lew misses with
his left, which is supposed to- De the
hand that returns the large divi'
dends.
when he misses with that left
and I cross with my right the bout
will be over and Wen have nothing
to worry about except getting BACK
to New York." said the lightweight
champion yesterday.
Call II . Classic.
In Philly they are already calling
this coming championship debate
"the classic of the century" While
this phrase may be stealing some
thing closely associated with Boyie's
Thirty Acres, there is no gainsaying
the fact that this. rumpus OF the
leading lightweights is creating q
widespread stir in boxing circles.
There are old timers up around
Forty-second street and Broadway,
where the primrose trail doomed In
better years. who are convinced that
Benny Is making the once-too-otten
trip to the we'll on Friday night.
However this may he, 1t seems to
be a fact that the reigning sovereign
Of all ishtweights is attaching con-
siderable Importance to his coming
encounter with the deft and dapper
Tender. He IL even taking the
matter seriously and is putting In
strenuous training ticks at his Penn
sylvania camp. The champ is re-
ported to be in splendid shape ut the
present time. He has worked a
great deal with southpaw training
partners and declares that this style
Of offense and defense IL now his
meat"
There is something Of a personal
grudge existing between Leonard
and Tender and there 10 a real row
between their respective managers.
Billy Gibson, director general for
Benny, declares that he never knew
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
MECHANICS IN
DECISIVE GAME
WITH ANDREWS
Commercial League Stage
'croocial Battle on Monument
Lot Diamond Today.

The Junior Order of Mechanics. at
least nine of them in action and a
number on the sidelines, will en-
deavor to throw whole bunch of
monkey wrenches In the works Of
the smooth r, p. Andrews baseball
machine on the Monument Lot to-
day. tE
The Commercial League leaders
sailing along with five straight wins
In the circuit bump up against the
Mechanics today. The Stillson wrench
wielders have landed five battles and
lost but one In the second series.
The Papermen have gained six and
lost none.
If the Andrews lads gain their end
today they. will be league champions
and ready for the coming league
series. They won the first series
hands down and look to have the
edge in the second list of games.
One postponed game has resulted
on the Andrews list and as this is
with the Mechanics IL may be played
tomorrow II the Andrews team falls
down today.
A post season series will be run off
between the Andrews teams and tho
Mechanics in the event that the Ne
chanics come through In the second
series. Today's battle starts at 5
.. m. on diamond No. 4. White Lot.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
UMPIRE union
To DRAW FIRE
OF PRESIDENTS
League Interests Expect to
Score After Hughes Def
Of Navy Yarders.

The action Of the Umpires Associa-
ton of the District which, through
president James Y. Hughes, laid down
the law to the league interests in the
matter of officials for the post season
games, is likely to meet considerable
opposition in Friday nights meeting
at the Union Station - the league
presidents.
The umpires are reported to have
said that II one league was admitted
to the series they would not officiate
in the inter-league games. Those
interested in the series are Of the
opinion that the umpires have bitten
off bit more than they can chew in
the matter OF discriminating against
enc league which failed to use the
union umpires.
Friday nights meeting at the Union
Station at the Terminal Railroad Y.
NJ. c. A. rooms Is expected to develop
some lively discussion in the matter of
umpires for the game.
1t was reported yesterday that
James Y. Hughes virtually served
notice that II the league series ad-
mitted the Navy Yard League the
organized umpires would not officiate.
This statement is expected to draw
some hot stuff from the Navy Yard
circuit as well as other organizations
which have been employing the
organized umpires through the season.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
LINWORTH MlDGETS
WIN TWO CONTESTS

Linworth Midgets increased their
string of wins to nineteen, with two
losses, by defeating the Perry Midgets,
to 8, and the Alexandria Pirate Jun
iors, 2S to ]. in a double bill. Several
DAYS before the Linworths trimmed
Christ Child Society, 23 to s.
Hollis. pitching for the Linworths,
held the Alexandria team hitless and
runless for six innings and was re-
lieved by Omohundro. who hurled air
tight ball the rest of the way. The
Linworths will play the Benning team
next Sunday at p. m.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
MoUNTAINEERS TO PLAY
WESLEYAN ON SEPT. "a

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, Aug. s.
Definite arrangements have finally
been completed for a 1921 football
game between West Virginia Yves
leyan College and West Virginia Uni
versity, and the contest will take place
at South Side Park, Fafrmount. on
Saturday, September "a, officially
opening the season for both elevens.
For West Virginia University this
date fills its schedule, and gives Coach
Spears a card Of high quality, but yet
not so difficult as that of 1890.
The game is the fifteenth between
the teams, West Virginia having won
ten Of the fourteen played and wes-
leyan having annexed as that Of 1920.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08

Every morning
after he'd dispatched a story. the
trouble man would have to go out
and plant new telegraph poles for
the splintered ones. My whatta gat
he swings!
Miller Higgins chirps that II Is al
ways darkest before dawn. but
everybody knows baseball games
amt won at that time of morning.
The cuckoo who has lamped Leon
ard but never piped Tender
shouldn't try to pick the winner. The
only guy who is capable of doping
the answer IL the swank who hasn't
seen either.
II Carp keeps coming back to
America he'll learn that America can
slip him as much as he can hold.
Ainsmith. Benton and Thomas
amt q durn bit worse off than a
man with a carload OF liquor in q
Government warehouse.
That trio grabbed the gate on the
same anniversary which proves the
old formula that 1t never rains. but
pours.
John l.. Sullivan used to boast that
when he hit 'em they stayed put. but
John never made 'em take three
bounces like Jack Dempsey.
Tough sliding for Cards. Team has
home uniforms In which they never
feel at home and travelling uniforms
in which they never get anywhere.
Caps which are always empty.
Ten million baseball fans would
like to have been in Judge Hugo
Friends shoes just long enough to
pass sentence. Judge should have
fined 'em good and fat, even IL he
didn't collect.
Big brothers shouldn't take ad-
vantage Of little brothers. Giants
must have blindfolded and gagged
Phillies to get Meusel for two IN
known lollypops. Manager Donovan
ought to be fined by Judge Lands
for dumbness alone.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Games
in City SandlOt
Series
Unlimited Series.

Section A-Quincy VS.. Lang
don, Brookland. Umpire Nau.
Section B-Metropolitans VS..
Southland, Thirty-seventh and r
streets northwest. Umpire Carr.
Section C-Mt. Vernon VS.. G.
P. o., Olympic Field, Wisconsin
avenue. Umpire Sutton.
Junior Series.
Section A-Aztecs VS. Independ-
ents, Fourteenth and Virginia
avenue southeast. Umpire Jaeske.
Section Bowls VS.. ReErocs,
east end Pennsylvania avenue
bridge. Umpire Luscombe.
Midget Series.
Section A-Piketown VS.. Mt.
Rainier, Mt. Rainier. Umpire
Cohill.
Section B-Linworth VS.. Lib
erty, Washington Barracks. UNI
pire Bratburd.
The home team is FAMED first.
The games will start at $3.50
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08

HluSt nave plCCneQ IN TWO games.
The executive committee has ex.
amined the records for the season OF
4 number of players on the eliglbil-
fly lists submitted by several teams
and has discovered that these play
ers have not taken part in the re-
quired number of games. On these
teams Haas is keeping an eagle eye.
Forfeiture of the team franchise will
be the penalty for using ineligible
men.
Divide Collections.
Collections will be taken at all
games. The receipts will be divided
sixty per cent to the winner ana
forty to the loser. The umpire must
be paid before the start of play. the
contesting teams contributing an
equal amount.
Three balls, one of them new, must
be furnished at the beginning Of
play by the teams in the unlimited
class. two by the Junior teams and
two by the midget.
A score book must be kept by the
home team, box scores to be FUR
nished the newspapers and the chair
man of the series on the day OF the
game. The original rule called Tor
the delivery of the box scores on the
day following the game.
Some hot games should be seen in
the series today. In the unlimited
class, the Emeralds and Yankees Will
clash in section A, at Seventh and
r streets northwest, with Fritz
Jaescke umpiring.
In section y, unlimited, the Optic
metrists anil Shamrocks will hook up
on the diamond at the east end OF
Pennsylvania avenue bridge. Sutton
viii umpire.
Knicks Meet Dominicans.
The Knickerboc and Dornini-
can Lyceums will meet in section c,
unlimited, on the Knickerbocker
field at Thirty fifth street and Wis
consin avenue northwest, Luscornbe
umpiring.
In the Junior class, section A. the
Mohawk Juniors and Herzl clubs Will
clash at Fourteenth street and viz
gif1ta avenue southeast, Daniels UNI
pirinR. and in section b the Levia-
will meet in section on the Fetaoln
thans and Hilltops will battle at
Washington Barracks, Nau being the
Jump.
In the midget class, the Orioles and
Nationals will clash in section A, at
Tenleytown, with Bratburd umpiring'
and Perry A. G. and Mardelle A. &.
will meet in section b on the field at
Seventh and Monroe streets northeast,
with Cohill as the arbiter.
Thus sandlot fans throughout the
city will be able to witness champion
ship games today without having to
travel far, at least one game being
listed for each section Of the city.
Players in the series, and particu'
larly the managers, are requested by
Chairman Haas to watch these col.
umns for changes in the schedules and
other announcements.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
How Lew Tender
and Leonard
Compare
q manager who had 30 much to say

q manager who had % much to say
as Phil Glassman, while Benny him
self says that Tender has gone up
and down the world shouting from
the housetops of what he would do
to the champ. when he got him in
the ring.
"If there is one fighter ] want to
hang 1t on decisively II il Lew, Ten
der" said Leonard yesterday. my
opportunity to do this will come on
Friday night, and all you have to do
Is to watch mo put 1t over. He has
lodged me repeatedly on the matter
OF weight and has tried to dictate
to me, the champion. as to the con-
ditions under which we should meet.
We are matched now, and the result
will tell a story of its own"
The Washington times., 1921-08-08

Gus Rooney, Boston scribe, made
this comment the other day, concern
ing the Sox captain: There are many
more good seasons ahead of Collins II
he plays the same game he is playing
this year, which is his fifteenth. II
able to stay in the game actively for
five more years he will bear the repu-
tation OF being the greatest second
baseman the game has ever had"
Better Than Ever.
It's easier for Collins this season
than at any time during his long and
honorable career. There is no pennant
at stake, 80 he works under much less
strain. Yet, he is playing better ball
than ever. In years past when the
pennant always was in sight or just
around the corner, Collins wore him
self out fretting.
He always was known as n great
money player" by that meaning that
when the pinch came hardest he
played the best baseball. In a worlds
series he stuck out like a searchlight
in storm and pulled more brilliant
plays than during the regular cham
pion season. This, after all, IL the
final proof of greatness-the ability to
arise to the emergency.
Sox Going Crest.
The sox are rumbling along through
the East enjoying a greater measure
Of prosperity than has been their wont
this season. Thus Tar they have en-
gagged in eight conflicts and have
taken one-half, which IL no mean
achievement for a club that lost eight
star players all in one fell sweep.
II Harry Hooper. Collins and Schalk
had not been injured there IL little
doubt but that the club would be nigh
unto tho first division. Just now Dick
Kerr has a sore arm. He should have
pitched yesterday. but probably will
toll today.
The Sox are right pert these days.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Kendall Green Wins.

The Kendall Green A. c. added two
moro games to their list yesterday
when they defeated the White House
Midgets by a score OF 4 to 2 and the
Eagle A. c. by a score Of 8 to 0. Teams
averaging from fifteen to sixteen years
can arrange games with the Kendall
Greeners by calling Jack Gavan at Lin
coin 5649-W between $40 and GAS D, m.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Wins Two Games

Linworth Midsets won both ends
Of a double-header yesterday, trim
ming the Perry Midgets. Z to 3, and
swapping the Alexandria Pirates Ju-
niors, %. to 2. Yesterdays victories
give the Linworths nineteen games
won and only two lost for the season.
according to an official announcement
by the Linworth's statistician.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08


Babe Ruthm be
[ h ere anyway
with q bat bag
loaded with pen
ellis.
II Babe slung
a w a I err m a n
like he heaves a
willow the tele-
sra h W Ire .
couldn't stand the
shock of his YER
bal assault. He'd
use nothing but
six syllable ad-
jectives. eig h t.
cylinder adverbs,
three-base prepo.
sitio ms and
d o u b ! e-distilled
nouns.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
PiketoWn A. G. Ahead.

Piketown A. c., one of the contes-
tants for the midget title, defeated
the Maryland Park A. c. yesterday
by a score OF 10 to 9. The batting OF
Cox and the fielding of Cox and Nor.
ris featured. The latter, playing at
short, accepted ten chances without
a slip.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Streak Stopped.

After winning thirteen games in a
row the Orioles were stopped yesterday
by the Mt. Rainier Yankees, IL to 9.
Tobin, Yankee hurler, and K. Bellman,
fank press agent, were the individual
stars OF the game, both coming through
with triples In the pinches.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Market Wins.

The Old Dutch Market nine yester-
day defeated the PIGGY Wisgly team,
6 to 8. After the first two innings the
game developed into a pitching duel
between A. Mills and Llnkins, with
Mills having the best of the argument.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
SAYS SKILLET"
Finn, Esq.
Griffmen Coming Around
Faster Than the In
stallments on
Sisters Fur
Coat.
Rv SKILLET FINN,

(Batting for Kirk Miller.)

(BGtting for Kirk Mttler.)
The Griffmen are coming around
almost as fast as the deal In three
handed poker. Washington amt
satisfied with being fourteenth city.
Wants to be first.
The only thing that didn't fluc-
tuate a point during the war was the
Athletics standing. High cost or
living hasn't bothered them cause
they've been dead for six years.
Johnny Wilson wasn't in any kind
OF shape for Downey fight and he
was In all kinds of shape after 1t.
About six more victories and the
Pirates can take things easy like q
guy inhaling ether. II the Yankees
don't get in on the world series
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
LANGDON COPS SECOND
CONTEST IN TWO DAYS

Langdon A. c. won it's second game
in two days by defeating the Spring
field, Va, team yesterday, 9 to Q. Sat
urday the Langdons walloped Winston
A. c., IL to 6.
Both the Langdons and Winstons are
in the city championship series.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
WINSTON BEATS RIVAL.
FOR SANDLOT HONoRs

Winston A. C. triumphed over West
over A. c.. which team II will meet
later in the city championship series.
9 to s. in a game on the Rosedale play
ground field. 0t
Calhoun heaved for winston and
Payne and McDonough for westover.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Wins Two Games.

The Aztecs took both ends OF dou-
ble-header, defeating the Vendomc
A. c. by score of 5 to 2, and Filipino
Collegians by a score OF IL to s. Fast
fielding OF the Fflipinos featured the
second game.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Want His Scalp.

Yankee fans are bowling for the
scalp OF Miller Higgins. II he fails
to land the penant this season, he will
he the target for some bitter criticism
from the metropolitan newspapers and
the fans
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Have Two Teams.

The Kendall Green team: averaging
fifteen and sixteen years of age. Is to
BE- known as the Kendall Green Jun.
Tors. It IL announced, Jack Gavan. man
ager, having organized another team
averaging seventeen and eighteen
years. Teams desiring games with
either should phone Gavan at Lincoln
bGls-W between $40 and 6:46 p. m.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Takes Fourteenth.

BY defeating the Rosslyn nine yes.
terday, IL to 4, the Harlem A. c. regis.
tered its fourteenth victory. with but
one defeat. Next Sunday the Har-
lens will face the Grace team on the
formers field at 2:30 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Tracey SIugs.

The Marions defeated the Seventh
Street Special nine yesterday in a
close game by a score of IL to 3. Joe
Tracey, with two homers ard a triple,
was the star of the game.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Wants Thursday Game.

The Speedway A. c. wants a game
with some fast local team for next
Thursday. Teams interested COM
municate with Manager j. W. Cos
tello, Franklin BOIL.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
KNlCKS TRIM PICKED
FRATERNALISTS' TEAM

Knickerbockers had little trouble
humping off a team chosen from play
ers in the Fraternal League. winning
7 to 2. Dennis Southers. the Quantico
Marine hurler. pitched for the Knicks.
and higgins for the fraternaiists.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
JtNnior Games Wanted.

Games wanted by independent base.
ball team with any team seventeen to
twenty years OF age. VIII play Satur-
day afternoon or Sunday morning Ad-
dress f. ]. Creamer, Jr.. AT p street
northwest
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
FOURTEEN TEAMS CLASH
TODAYINOPENING GAMES
OF CITYSANDLOT SERIES
By r. ID. THOMAS.

With all three Of
the series for the independent andt championships of Washington
gsnized by The Washington Times
schedule all promptly at $3.50
o'clock there
three in the junior
the midget
Jack Haas today gives final notice to the
testing violation the will meet with the utmost
penalty warned especially not players who
have enough to qualify.
be eligible performed five with the
team he to with the series with the exception of pitchers who
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Rugby Foot b all
Loses Out on
Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3D.
With the recognition of American
football by the San Francisco Ath.
letic League, the last knell Of Rug
by is sounded in this country. The
local high schools have been prac-
tically the only ones to msintaiE
the English game, being forbidden
to play American football by the
board of education. Pr
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
RandIe Wins Two.

Randle A. C. defeated the Arlington
nine yesterday by score Of to and
also took the measure Of Emerald
A. c., & to- 3.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Rex Lands Game.

Rex Al c. players defeated the Alex.
andria Dreadnaughts by 5 to I, when
Giovannetu stole home In the ninth
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08

4 WASHINGTON TINES JPORIC s s$$:$$E 2
BENNY LEONARD is READY
TO DEFEND RING HONORS

style Of grabbing off the lightweight
ret ALL according Benny eonards words
against which
enIed To occur at National Ball Park Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
Miller With Yanks.

Elmer Miller, the st. Paul outficlder,
has Joined the Yankees. Great things
are expected OF him.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08

The really good ball clubs do not e.
pect much better than an even break
on the road. Pop" Gleason IL doing
a good job with what was esteemed
makeshift team. a6r
The Washington times., 1921-08-08
EDDIE COLLINS is GOING Il
GOOD in FIFTEENTH YEAR
By HARRY NELLY.

NEW YORK. Aug 8Ffteen considerable period for
Of the nfieders baseball
the Eddie Collins who going han
to Collins
field that they daily participation
Awa fromh ome he attention
The Washington times., 1921-08-08

Every morning
after he'd dispatched a story, the
trouble man would have to go out
and plant new telegraph poles for
the splintered ones. My whatta gat
he swings!
The Washington times., 1921-08-08

Miller Higgins chirps that 1t is al
ways darkest before dawn. but
everybody knows baseball games
amt won at that time of morning.
The Washington times., 1921-08-08

Here and elsewhere among men WI
clearly can afford to smoke anythir
they like, Fatima has many friend
There can be only one reason-Fatima
better taste.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-10-25
WOODROW.

Health is improving here now. There has been plenty of chills but they arc subsided.
 Allie Walls and little brother of Coal Hill are here visiting Mrs. Ar thur Wilson.
 There is quite a bit of moving around here now.
 $. F. Jones is moving to Austin.
 Mrs. John Robinson and daughter have undergone an operation in Little Rock and will soon be home again.
 Mrs. K. R. Wilson carried some poul- try to the fair at Conway Thursday and won a prize
 Eggs are selling here at 40 cents per dozen.
 E. H. Edwards is building new bridge here that was surely needed.
 A. Boardman has been here the past week doing some automobile work for J. H. Jones.
 Miss Eldora Stephens of Cabot has secured the Ebenezer school and will begin Monday, October 29.
 October 26.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-10-25
NILONIA.

The community fsIr which was helc here October P was not failure by any means We had some fine needle work, good fruit exhibit and good ipoultry show. The crowd was not SC ! large as we had expected, but still the entire proceeds of the day and night amounted to about $40. We wish to thank every one for any assistance or patronage.
 E. V. Myatt and wife spent Sunday night in Little Rock.
 Coy H. Parker is having his house. hold good moved to Conway today. He will make his home there hereafter.
 w. E. Roberts, E. F. Simmons and Howard Avery attended the Baptist Association at Mt. Vernon Thursday and Friday. By the action of the as- sociation in the election of Rev. Claunch for missionary another year, the Baptists of Vilonia are without a pastor. The church will meet in con- ference November 6, for the purpose of electing a pastor for another year. | Mrs Elmina Flack is visiting home folks this week.
 i Odis Williams and family of Little Rock spent the week end here visit ing relatives and attending his brother who has severe case of rheumatism
 Jessie Oquinn returned to Little Rock Sunday.
 Lonadus Moore Of North Little Rock attended our fair here Saturday.
 Mrs. Ethel Bass has been visiting here for the past week
 It is reported that the Bush boys are going "possuming," as they now own hound dog. A. J. Moore is slowly recovering from an injury which he received by a truck mashing his foot.
 Jesse Sandeford and J. H. Fortner have quit baling hay and have gone to work
 k. L. Save is killing a beef every Saturday morning, so Vilonia is try ing more and more to live at home and use up the surplus.
 Max and Lee Huddleston of Lonoke county were here Saturday having cotton ginned.
 Everet Blessing and wife spent Sun day with homefolks.
 Born, to Wallace Simpson and wife. fine pair of twins, boy and a girl, October 20.
 A. J. Weaver had "possum feast" Sunday. The fare consisted of six good fat oppossums and a goodly sup ply of sweet potatotes. October 25.