The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-09

or saying anything? But we went
over old memories, at least. Then
we journcyed back to the clubhouse
at 3265 N street.
The entertainment was In full
swing when we arrived, the front
room being jammed. John Hadley
Doyle. former president OF the
Georgetown Citizens ISOLATION, ad-
dressed the gathering amid applause.
and so did b. A. Bowles, cashier OF
the Potomac Savings Bank. and Harry
V. Haynes, president OF the Farmers
and Mechanics National Bank.
Then they dragged Jack Hegarty
and Bill Rapp out upon the stage.
Jacks football eleven had cleaned up
the Navy Yard. Rex and John Mar.
shall and the roof lifted to the ap-
plause. Bill Rapp's baseball team
had won twenty-five straight ball
games last summer and he may have
IA statue erected to his memory over
across the creek one of these days.
A handsome inscribed gold foot
ball was presented to Coach Hegarty
and a baseball to Bill Rapp.
THEN CAME THE SHOW.
Then they put on a vaudeville show
that served to keep everybody inter-
ested until the boys upstairs had the
grub ready.
Duets by Mrs. Roach and Mrs
Heath pleased immensely. and so did
some more by Mrs. Sherier and Mr..
Calvert. Stone and Burke ripped
things wide open with the jig dane
ing, the Knicks being sort of strong
for that stun.
Messrs. Green. Theodore Howard.
Bronson Howard and AL Murray, &C.
companied at the plano by Professor
George Herbert Wells. turned loose
some close harmony that went over
big.
A musical hit was made by Theo-
dore and Bronson Howard, Miss Misel
and Miss Montague.
Messrs. Freeman and Rose. the latter
a human mocking bird. kept the
knicks grinning.
GRIGsBY Is STARTLING.
A Mr.. Grigsby startled by his feats
of eating fire. We've often drunk
lot OF fire. but that guy could eat
it. which was something on us. at
that.
Mr.. Wang, magician. mystified
the gang and Theodore Howard &C
companied by Professor Wells. sang
a solo.
Then somebody said the eats were
ready. Did they go upstairs? They
most certainly did. Everybody seemed
waiting for the signal.
A fine buffet supper was served.
While Van Brocklin and Ed Flaherty
and Jenkins and Gill and King and
the other football players were stow
ing away the hot dogs and the potato
salad and the pickles and the ice
cream and the coffee, the big ks"
were being passed around to the foot
hall athletes. emblematic Of their
prowess on the gridiron.
MIKE MARTIN THERE.
Mike Martin. trainer Of the Wash
ington ball club. handler of the
Knicks' championship football eleven
and inventor of Mike Martins
Marvel" a liniment that mended Ty
Cobb's broken knee last summer and
made George Ssler hit for .407, was
right there when it came to the eats.
He and Ed Flaherty staged a con-
test with sandwiches, Mike winning
by a mounthful.
Jack Hegarty was powerful with
the cigars, but since he gave them
to us, we had no complaint to make
whatever.
And who else do you suppose was
there? None other than Jake Heiden-
heimer. II that bird isn't playing the
organ over to the Elks' home, or
running the shebang at the Red Mems
hall or taking part in Grotto
that night he was at
the Knickerbocker's smoker.
Long about midnight the party
broke up. The little redheaded kid
had long since gone home to bed, but
a long son of Africa was there and
he actually found the hats and coats
that went with the" checks. The
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a big feather in their caps. according
to US.
FUTURE IS BRIGHT.
Before we got away with Mike
Martin. President Henry Frain had
wished us well: Joseph NJ. Kearney.
treasurer and manager of the foot
ball team, had thanked us for COM
ing: Bill Rapp had promised another
winning baseball team next season,
and Jack Hegarty offered to take us
back to that palace OF torture on
Wisconsin avenue.
1--WE want you to come over to our
clubhouse and make yourself at
home" said Mr.. kearney. whenever
you're in Georgetown, just drop in.
We'd like to have you"
And he apparently meant every
word of it.
why was this smoker? Well, II
was given as n test imonial to the VIC
torious football eleven which de
feated Navy Yard, Rex and John Mar
shall, one after the other. Joseph
Cross acted as POSTMASTER. and the
that was so successful Ia
staging the big doings consisted of
Messrs. Goswell. chairman: Small and
Marks. Did they make good? Well
say they did.
And after we got down town and
away from Mike Martins glowing de-
scription of his marvellous Imminent
that mends broken knees and makes
batsmen bat, we concluded that
was fortunate in having
such Arm, outstanding. progressive
club for its young men. We con-
cluded that the Knickerbockers are
doing for Georgetown much that the
Cardinal A. c. Ia doing for Alexan-
dria- aiding the good work OF max
Ing clean. decent young men.
Any time club can do this. II
deserves support. So here W. sre.
plcdging ourselves to support the
good work being done over there in
Georgetown by the Knickerbocker A. /
ca nnc, lively gang of real lads.