Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-13

faTorites yesterday. In fact, every
body says that if they had played
it would have been a sure win.
TWO games today-lots of base
ball. Just watch and see if they
don't get back in their stride.
We note an interesting bit of in
formation in the Hagerstown Her
aid this morning, that sorta makes
us wondeT-faet is, that it's quite
( different story than the original
Mere it Is:
Hagerstown, when It went wrong
and discovered that Hanovers
charges were true, needed no coax
ing to admit them. They came out
and made a clean breast of every
one. And that is what we had hoped
Waynesboro would do. But they
have - days yet. We will watch
with interest Waynesboro's next
move.
1t all comes from an understand
Ing of the recent controversy on
Waynesboro salary charges, and
they are lead to believe that Wayn-
esboro will be given a league hear
ing in about two weeks.
Babe Ruth Is cutting loose grand
ly and is now stepping about four
teen days ahead OF his last years
record of driving balls in bleachers
and over fences. The Bambino's
N4th crash came in the eighth in
Yping of yesterdays game with the
Philadelphia Americans. Naylor
was the victim.
Frederick and Waynesboro are
tied up for a double today and ii
the Sox win, they're bound to ad-
vance on one or the other of these
teams.
We're roofing for Hagerstown
today for if they knock Chambers
burg off we might get back as far
as fourth place anyway.
Baltimore almost got into the big
leagues a short time ago, according
- an inside yarn that came to our
esk via the underground"
An agent OF a group of patriotic
Baltimoreans made quiet trip for
one of the best known National
! League cities and got in touch with
the owner OF the franchise.
Asked if he would sell the club in
On hn ms on q 70 caiH Jo
and named a price, assuring the
Representatives OF the Baltimore in
terests that he believed the league
would assent to the transfer of the
club and franchise to the Circle
City.
Back home went the Baltimore
elated at the thought that he was
playing the role of a baseball Moses
and prepared to lead his town into
! the promised land of hit and run.
He told his story, quoted the price
hnd lett his superiors to think It
1 over.
Two big obstacles stood in the.
way Of the transfer. One was the
prizes OF the National League fran.
! chise Ia question; the other the diff
ficulty Of locating the big club in
Baltimore without stirring up
runlpl1s in baseball.
1t seems that the present owner
ship Of the Baltimore club-which
Is mostly Bfr. jacques Dunn-has in
curred the displeasure Of certain
big league magnates because Of his
| independent stand with reference
to selling star ball players, etc, and
| 1t was made plain that In case a
deal went over Mr.. Jacques was
not to be included Thus, in order
to carry out the plan. the BaItf-
more men would have to buy out
lHDanny" as well as the major lea
que magnate, and that was the last
straw. The old camel sagged and
fopped into the dust. But Balti-
more is still hoping.
When man Of my build gets up
| feeling groggy every morning and
\tips the beam at 1870 pounds its
time for him to get into a gymnas-
ium and 30 to work. l was that way
a few months ago and l felt terrible.
Today l feel like two-year old
again.
! Mike Gibbons was speaking The
st, Paul fstic marvel was telling
bow it happened that he came back
the ring after telling the world
pat he was through.
IT thought I had enough Of box.
when I announced my retire
MT" Michael continued. 81 hon
estly believed that I was ready to
quit the ring, l have my family. som
some business enterprises, a nice
home and some hunting and fishing
acres up In Minnesota. | decided
that I'd settle down and enjoy them.
For a while all went well. l had
been keeping fit for nearly twenty
FAIRS and / was slow to get out of
Condition. But finally the fat OF
dleness began to grow on me,
Noticed myself gettiig languid and
|dpdgy. Then it all came to me. Keep
ing in condition had been such
habit for so many years that l re-
CURED exercise to keep feeling fit.
SO 1 went back to work.
At first l did not intend to return