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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-03-26
WHILE THE EARTH REMAINETH
SEED TIME AND HARVEST SHALL NOT CEASE"

There have since been many changes but the laws of
nature have been repealed They provide that the
first of human needs that of food must from the SOIL
The natural necessity for every to parake Of food
every day. makes the g Of the soil the leading interest
and most permanent industry of sesusaining people,
This generation has the fate Of nations decided by
the products Of agriculture The potato crop saved
England in 1867 Therefore, let pause occasionally
and reflect how the progress of civilization has
followed the Improvements in agriculture, making the
wholesome fruit Of honest toll not visible food alone,
but thought for the mind and inspiration to the soul
VIM B. TILGHMAN COMPANY, SALISBURY, MD.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-03-26
Wants Thief to Get
Rest of His Clarinet

San Dieg0.-"If you won't
send back my clarinet, let
me have your address so that l
may send you the mouthpiece to
the same" reads a newspaper
advertisement inserted here by
w. c. Watt, sailor on ship here.
His mouthpieceless instrument
was stolen aboard ship.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
SAYS BUGS"
Baer:
Oldtimers in Fog of Ro-
mance-the Hour Glass
Is a Telescope That
Sees Only the Clam
our of the Past.

The sporting world is stove
lcagueing over tho present-day
champs versus the old-timers. Base
ball. football. fighting, and any
sport that calls for a nimble alibi.
Boosters Of modern athletes cant
get far with an old-timer in chin
slathering contest.
The old boys have mythology, his
tory, romance, and cobwebs on their
side. You've got to start by conced-
ing EN- the victory and working up
to the climax from there. Digging
into the past is like looking at a
boat in the fog. You see "A beautiful
silhouette, but you can't tell whether
she is a ruststreaked hulk or a
neat craft.
But that is no reason why due
credit shouldn't be dished forth to
the present champs. Jim Plunkett
and Billy Murray are two of the
great boosters for the old-timers.
After arguing two days and two
nights with Jim and Billy, il is pos
sible to make 'em admit that Leon
ard and Dempsey would have had
a chance with the third-string bat
tiers OF that time.
PUNK il bug on the fighters,
while Bill rnps to all kinds of big
gate nletes. Neither one seems to
get much steamed up about the an
cient quot throwers. Possibly be.
cause the archives were destroyed
when the English burned Washing
ton.
plunkrtt il right about one thing
He claims that Leonard hasn't got
the sharpened competition that
Cans, McGOvern. and the other boys
had in Dial Hawkins, Ernc. Nelson.
Britt, and so forth and out. Very
correct
But the old.timers didn't stand
ears and Adams apple over their
competitors like Dempsey and
Leonard do over their claimants.
whether Dempsey could have fiat
tened Fitz. JeT. Sullivan. Corbett.
Sharkey, and the other nose crackers
Is boss OF a different gait. You
can't prove it by comparing calen-
dars, which is the only way we have
left.
The old champs used TO come out
in crops like oranges. Now, they
burst forth like another California
fruit. One thing is certain. And
that is the old prize ring had more
good men in lunches than the pres
ent day. But when they start
buzzing that Dempsey and Leonard
would have only been towel swing
ers in an 1895 corner they are
wronger than the gasoline measur-
ing machine in q Lincoln Highway
garage.
Same with ball players. But it's
no use arguing, because the press
agent for the old-timers have his
tory and romance on their side. And
the bird against that combination
would put the torch to the orphan
asylum. strangle canaries. and raise
the rent on a poorhouse.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
RALPH WORKS, DETROIT
HURLER, NOW A COACH

ST. LOUIS. Jan After much
dckcring, the board Ol education OF
st. Paul has found a man to succeed
W. W. Kilbournc as athletic coach
and director OF Humboldt high school.
The boards choice is Ralph Works,
former Detroit Tiger, Indianapolis
and st. Paul American Association
hurler. Wo ks is living at Luverne,
MINI, at present.
From 1908 to 1911 Works was a
slab artist OF the Detroit Americans,
and while there earned quite n repu-
tation as hurler. In 1913 the In.
dianapolis A. \. club got him, and
during the baseball season OF that
year he sported the attire of the
Indiana team.
With the advent OF the 1914 base
ball season he came to the st. Paul
club. He played throughout the 1914
season and part Of 1913.
Last winter Works was supervisor
OF physical education at Beaumont
Tex. He PLAYED IN tho South Dakota
Baseball League last summer. His
other coaching cNp'ricnC, has been
with Washington College at ~. Louis
and Jefferson College. in Texas
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
SIX FOOTERS WITH
|. G. v. j. BASKETERS
Western Plays Business, and
Central Meets Eastern.

George Washington Cniversity VIII
crescent AN unusually big team In bas-
Eetball in the frst game Of the season
at the Central Coliseum against Will
lam and Mary In the opening clash or
the season.
The Hatchetite forwards and center
stand over six feet, while the guards
are far from small men. stephens and
Eskcw as well as John Loehler, the
former Tech High crntrr are all six
footers. Daily and Boctler. the guards,
are big enough 10 take care OF them
selves.
he visiting team will line up with
Cook and Hudson in the forward posi-
tions, Pierce. the captain, in center
and Young and Jones guards. Chester
Pierce. the captain, II an Alexandria
Va.) man and former Western High
School player Of this city. HARDWOOD,
the center, who was Injured In foot
ball, may play for the visitors.
As a preliminary TO the game the
G. w. L. freshmen Will play the Tech
High baskcters. Frank w. Schlosser
and George +. Green will offlciate in
the big game. Edwin Bratburd will
referee the preliminary.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
DAVE CALDWELL ENTERS
new YORK'S BIG EVENT

Dave Caldwell. who did not try for
the Olympic team last summer, ia so
anxious to earn per nanent possession
OF the gold trophy which goes with
the "Nilrose 600" that he has begun
light training and has sent in hts
entry for that race at the big games
In Madison Square Garden on Febru-
airy 8. He has two legs on the tro-
ply.
Caldwell who takes rank with the
best middle distance runners OF recent
years, was discovered by Richard
Michigan, athletic director at Amherst
College. by pure accident in 1910.
while n student at Massachusetts Ag-
ricultursl College.
Nelligan saw him sprinting across
the campus after football game
and was so impressed with his speed
and graceful way Of running that he
urged him to take up track AMI fielt
sports.
Caldwell entered Cornell the follow
ing year. and under q guiding nd
Of Jack Moakley. quickly earned a
forward place. Since graduation, he
has represented the Boston Athletic
Association.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07

The hush about them Is broken. Amid
a roaring tumult they seek each Others
lives. At intervals an irritating and
unwelcome bell is heard dimly in the
din, demanding breathing space.
As if but yesterday memory holds
that one scene unfaded and red as
blood. They stand fiat-footed, face
TO face. Ten thousand years of civ
ilization have finally been worn
away and two primitive animals stand
fghting to the death. About them,
which they hear no more than the
long dead, the air is rent with
shrieks OF hysteria. growing throat
notes OF rage, yclls OF victory and
cries of joy, and in this was born
McGovern. the peerless-the greatest
of them all.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
WILSON Will GIVE
0'D0WD A CONTEST
MiddIewight Champion Says
He Has Been Under Care
of a Physician.

NEW YORK, Jan. Johnny Will
son, midleweight boxing champion,
is ready and willing to meet Mike
ODowd in return bout for the
title, Marty killilea, Wilson's man
ager, said in a statement issued yes
terday. The champions manager
protests against the criticism levelcd
at Wilson for his alleged failure to
box ODowd again after he had taken
the mddleweight title away from the
latter in a bout in Boston last May.
Seven months the new champion
has held the title" Killilea said. give
months Of that time Johnny Wilson
has been under the care of DR.. Plum
mer Of Boston, one of the leading
physicians OF New England and on
his advice Wilson has not put on Il
glove. Any fair-minded fan will ad-
NIT that it is impossible to fight a
sick man. I could name a score OF
champions in the last ten years that
never gave the man from whom they
won the title a return bout, yet not
one word was ever said about them.
Mike O'Dowd could have had
return match directly after he lost his
championship. but for the fact that he
wanted to be the dictator. l don't in
tend, as manager of Wilson. to chal-
lenge any one, but as the champion is
feeling well and strong again he Will
defend his title against any man IN
the world at 15S pounds. O'Dowd,
Greb, Smith or any boxer the pub
lie demands.
"The general public is under the Inn
preston that Wilson refuses to meet
O'Dowd. Wilson Is ready and willing
to meet O'Dowd at the middleweight
limit Harry Greb. light hcavy-
weight has been n persistent chal-
Ienger Of Wilson. The same condi-
tions go for Greb as ODowd. If thcs"
fighters are. sincere they will accept
conditions
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
WILLIAMS WELL KNOWN.

Bobby Williams is well-known
soccer star. He played with Oldham
in the old country and also with the
Baltimore team. He belongs to the
Washington club. but is playing with
the Embassy to equalize the going.
Sergeant Major May is adept with
both feet. lie was a brilliant player
with London team on the other side.
Signor Celesia is IL grand center for.
ward, shooting the ball from any
angle.
W. Weller plays a tricky game, con-
trolling the ball with remarkable
judgment. while j. Harvey plays cool
game and shoots with accuracy.
Sergeant Maharry, of the Twenty,
sixth Canadian battalion, il a star Of
the Washington club. who finds him
self playing for the British embassy
His opponents will have their trou
bles and he IL out to defeat his owl
teammates.
The Washington Soccer Club is
planning to boom this old game in
the Capital. bringing some Of the best
teams from Philadelphia and Balti-
more to play here.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
SCHEDULE-MAKERS ARE
TO Be BUSY TOMORROW
Big League Campaigns Will Get
Under Way April 13.

CHICAGO, Jan. 7.-As a preliminary
to the big joint meeting Of major and
minor league magnates here Monday
TO discuss the proposed new national
agreement, schedule committees OF
the American and National League
will meet in Chicago tomorrow.
Barney Dreyfus, Of Pittsburgh and
President John Heydler will represent
the National League with Ban john
son and his secretary, Will Harridge,
representing the American.
1t has been decided that the season
will open on April IS and will consist
of 154 games but deta..s OF the pay
ing season are yet to be worked out.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
c. U. MEETS ST. JOHNS:
GALLAUDET HAS BATTLE
Hatchetites Meet William and
Mary Men at Coliseum.

Tomorrow night Catholic University
IS scheduled to meet St Johns Col
Iege in the big Brookland gymnasium.
The c. u. men have been put through
some good hard work since their re-
turn from the holidays. Coach Fred
Rice Is developing a free tosser as tf1e
games in and around New York were
lost because of weakness in heaving
from the fifteen foot line.
Gallaudet College plays Lebanon
Valley College, of Pennsylvania, to-
morrow night at Kendall Green.
These two games are the only col
legiate contests scheduled tomorrow
night.
Georgetown's players got back from
their holidays yesterday and will be
worked out today by coach John
OReilly. The Hilltoppers face the
Bridgewater College quint from
Virginia on Monday night In Ryan
gymnasium.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
SPORTING BRIEFS.

Tech High has listed nineteen
games for the season. The team
winds up it's season on March with
the Martinsburg High team.
Georgetown University will have
little preparation before starting of
its season Monday night with Bridge
water College.
The Camp Humphreys Officers team
comes to town Monday night to play
the George Washington University
five at the Central Coliseum.
Wednesday night the FIRST of the
big local games takes place when
Catholic University meets George
Washington at Brookland.
Rex Athletic Club athletes have
about finished their year. They will
not open hostilities out OF doors until
the baseball season starts.
Gonzaga High School tossers meet
the Catholic University freshmen to-
morrow night in preliminary game
before the G U.-St. Johns contest.
The Epiphany TIGERS play the
Grace 4. c. team tonight at Epiphany.
Peck Juniors handed the Perry 4.
&. 2i-to-@ defeat last night.
Rutgers and Notrc Dame will play
their football game on Election Day
at the New York Polo Grounds.
Muller, who played such "A great
game at end for California against
Ohio state is the lal who TIED ror
second place in the high Jump at the
Antwerp Olympic games.
Jack Sharkcy, recently knocked out
by Joe Lynch, Is gong to Hot
Springs. ARK, for long rest. As
soon as he feels strong enough. IT,
viii resume training. hoping to re-
gain his old ring form.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
FIFTH STORY OF
BIG SERIES

This is the fifth of a series of
Finishes Of Old-time Fights"
written by authorities on pugil-
ism who were famous in their
day. Others will follow.
Today we cover two fights
that Terry McGovern won-the
defeat of Pedlar Palmer. at
Tuckahoe, on September II,
1899, in 2 minutes 32 seconds,
and the downfall of that great
negro, George Dixon, in New
York, on January 8, 1900, in
eight rounds.
The best description of these
fights was written by the late
Paul. Armstrong in the program
of the McGovern benefit, held
at Madison Square Garden
fourteen years ago.
1t is here given.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS
START SERIES BATTLES
Two College Contests Scheduled
For Tomorrow Night.

Western plays Business and Cen
trail meets Eastern in today's open.
ing double-header at the Centrf'
Coliseum. The games, which start
Of the 1921 basketball championship
series. begin at $40 p. m.
on the records displayed thus Tar
this season there is little to choose
between any Of the teams. Teen.
which PLAYS Western on Tuesday
afternoon. stacks up against the q.
W. l.. freshmen tonight.
Earl Fuller and Carl Nugent are
the officials for today's games. The
pusiness- Western contest VIII II"
concluded before the Central Eastern
engagement is started.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
CHAMPIONSHIPS
TERRIFIC WALL0P
Stretches Georges Papin Out
In Third Round in
Baltimore.

George CLANCY Is still possessor Of
terrific wallop. He showed it to a
big crowd at BaltiCore's Fifth Regi-
ment armory last night when it land
ed on Georges Papin, European
lightweight champion. 1t spelled VIC
tory for Baltimore's tough Irishman
and dreaThland for the Frenchman.
The end came suddenly in the third
round. Papin had managed to ward
off trouble for two sessions. but In
that third he stopped a left-hand
swing. He hit the floor like a lump
of lead. Showing great courage, Papin
got to his feet and attempted to
clinch. 1t was useless, CLANCY rush.
uppercut landed on Papin's chin and
down he went.
Seeing that the Frenchman was In
no condition to protect himself, Gus
Wilson, his handler, wisely tossed in
the fowl.
Young Bowen, who has been boxing
in fine style at Ardmore, looked like
a novice in the semi-final. Joe Cha
ney's illness brought in Young Ma
honey as a substitute and that was
bad for Bowen. Mahoney outboxed
Bowen all the way and finally in the
fourth dropped for the count of nine.
Bowen came up and walked into an
other. Referee Geiger stopped the
one sided affair.
George Sirey, OF this city, boxed a
six-round draw with Chick Kansas,
the Camp Holabird featherweight.
Sirey had the better of the early
rounds, but the doughboy evened up
matters before the end.
Joe Price, of Baltimore, defeated
George Meyers, the Washington ma
rine, in six rounds of spirited work,
but "Hardboiled" Smith, of Walter
Reed, stopped Young Herman Miller,
of Baltimore, in three rounds of slug
ging
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
EWYORKMAY
LOSE BATTLES
Fight Fans See Loss of Title
Bouts Through Commits
sion Decision.
BY JACK VEIOCk.

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Gotham's
chances of landing the titular strug-
gle between Jack Dempsey and
Georges Carpenter have been wiped
off the slate. Even the scheduled
championship bout between Demp-
sey and Jess Willard, set for March
II at Madison Square Garden, is an
uncertainty today.
These are the deductions OF boxing
fans here as a result OF the action
of the New York State boxing conn
mission which has ruled that SIS Is
the top figure that may be charged
for a championship bout, and $40 the
limit for ordinary fisticuffs.
Tex Richard. william Brady, and
Charles b. Cochran, who have signed
Dempsey and Carpenter to battle for
\ purse of 100000, will not see their
way clear to stage, the match here
under these conditions.
When the boxers were signed sew
eral months ago Richard said that
the promoters planned to charge no
more than $40 for a majority of the
best seats>at the ringside should the
bout be awarded to New York. But
$40 is just twenty-five too high under
the new ruling.
So 1t appears certain today that the
big fight will go elsewhere, probably
to London.
The fixing OF prices, however, does
not concern the big bout in the
main. 1t concerns the future of
championship boxing in New York
regarding which Promoter Rickard is
maintaining silence. Richard refused
to comment today either on the
Dempsey-Carpentier or Dempsey Will
lard bouts, or the effect of the new
scale of prices.
In SO far as the Dempsey-Willard
bout is concerned. 1t is not likely to
be called off. Madison Square Gar
den will hold some $4,000 spectators
and with enough seats at $40 and
$15 1t is believed Richard can go
ahead with his plans.
The lead taken by the New York
commission will no doubt be followed
by other States Representatives of
eighteen or more States are to meet
here January 10, IL, and IL to form
. national boxing body and the elimi-
nation of fabulous purses will be one
of the questions they will take up.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
INTRA-MURAL GAMES ON
AT BROOKLAND TONIGHT

Catholic University starts off is
program OF intra-mural sports to-
night in the big gymnasium at
Brookland under the direction of Phil
Robb. coach of the football team, who
was retained at Brookland th,s
winteS.
The first of the basketball games
in the inter-class series gets un Ter
way when the Senior Law team faces
the Senior Academic tea n. The Jul
nior and sophomore academic teams
get action. Seven teams are listed
for the series.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
PICKS BOSTON COLLEGE
AS CHAMPION ELEVEN

BOSTON, Mass. Jan. THE Vet
eran Athletes of Philadelphia, an
organization of sports champions of
moro than twenty-five years ago
that has undertaken to name an
nually the Eastern collegiate foot
ball champions. has selected Boston
College this year.
The information was contained in
a letter to the Rev. william Devlin,
S. J., president of Boston College,
inviting him, Capt. Luke Urban, and
Major Frank w. CavanauEh. the
teams coach, to be present to re-
ceivo, championship cup at the
annual banquet of the Veteran Attn
letes at Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07

Ssler missed Cobb's high mark o.
20. made in 1911. but he threw the
ieorgia peach into the discard with
.57 base hits and a total base column
IF 800.
His record day was filled with
thrills. 1t came on September 2s
when the fans OF St. Louis presented
the Michigan marvel as their hero
on 'Sisler Day" and added with a
$1,000 chest OF silver a check for
$1,000 and enough presents TO furnish
a palace.
TIES BEFORE 10000.
The tying hit truly was dramatic.
With 10000 cheering Sisler faced Jim
Bagby OF the Cleveland Indians in
the sixth inning. There was a swing.
n crashing smash and the ball trav-
eled over the right-field fence. a
home run to tie Cobb's record OF 24S
hits made in 1911. The next swing
was in the eighth. This time a line
smash over Iris Speakers head for a
whistling triple. That was the rec
ord hit and eight others followed.
Sislor WAS steady from April II to
October 3 to the nth degree. out
of the l54 games he missed a hit
in but twenty-four. He was fooled
twic. in April. five times in May.
four times in June. six times in July,
three times in August and four times
in September.
He did not go two successive games
without getting hit until July L.
and IS. on July IL he was fooled by
Harper and Fortune OF the Red SoN
and the next day by Collins and
Thormahlen OF the Yankees. He
had but one other slump that had a
run of~two days. On August ~ he
was stopped by Scott Perry OF the
Athletics and the next day by Elmer
Myers of the Red SoN.
BATTED -52s At ONE TIME.
The biggest plum came in June,
when in 30 games he had an average
Of 500. His lowest monthly average
was July, which slipped to .32S.
Sisters total of 500 bases promises
to live for years Ruth with his "a
home runs for 1920 counted .3Ss.
The previous record was made in
1911 when Cobb had his greatest
year. That was the season when Ty
averaged APO, made PAS hits had the
most doubles with AZ, the most trip
les with "A, second in home runs with
) and first in stolen bases with SO
For 1920 Sisler was the leading bat
ter. He was tied for second place with
Speaker in scoring runs, second to
Speaker for doubles, so against 40,
second to Jackson for triples. 90 to
IS, second to Ruth for home runs with
- against 10. second to Rice for stolen
bases, g. to II, tied for second place
with runs driven in with Ruth, with
81 Ggainst l22.
Sisters monthly batting chart for
1920 follows:
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
Runners Will Meet.

Aloysius Club runners are schod-
uled to hold "a meeting tonight at 1880
O'Clock at the club. \ full attendance
is requested.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
&C" Club Meets.

Central High school &C" club mer
meet at the school at $3.50 O'Clock
tonight for the purpose Of clactins
Officers for the year. Plans for tn,
season will probably be outlined
The Central High swi ming team
will give an exhibition for the CO.
Club members.