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The Washington times., 1921-03-16
0W|NGS W|LLPUT
OUT STRONG CLUB
MaryIanders Hook Up With Fast
Teams for Coming Base
ball Season.

The Owings Athletic Club is pre-
pairing to put one of the strongest
baseball teams on the field that has
ever been in Southern Maryland.
Practically all of last seasons
players have been signed. with an
addition OF some of the best amateur
players that can be gotten. Owirgs
have been champion of Southern
Maryland for the last two years cnd
are preparing to make every effort
to retain the championship.
The following players have re-
ported: Gallagher, Connor, Offuit,
Hutchins, Siegert, Owings, Dixon.
Sears, Loveless. Webb. Smith and
Carney.
Teams desiring games should ad-
dress Manager c. c. Buckler, Owings,
Nd, or phone Prince Frederick 6-F-42
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
BOD|E AND GRASS
T0MEET IN RING
Supply Company Stages Thirty
Four Rounds in Silver
Spring Card.

Ping Bodie, the Philadelphia scrap
per, and Willie Grass, of York, Pa,
are to be features in tomorrow
nights card offered by the Supply
Company, First Maryland Infantry in
the Armory at Silver Spring. Md.
Bodie and Grass will go ten rounds
in the big match of the evening.
Young Thomas and Sailor Boswell are
slated to meet in one OF the six
round engagements. Eddie Blong and
Harry Gaylor are Gown for another
six round engagement.
Two more six round battles are
on the card. Tfppy O'Donnell and
Kid Casey are matched as are Joe
Blackburn and Turk Smith.
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
EDDIE ROUSCH Is STILL
AT ODDS WITH REDS

CINCINNATI. Ohio, March 49,
From his home at Okland City, Ind.
Eddie Roush, center fielder OF the
signed a 1921 contract telephoned
newspaper men for an interview with
the, officials of the club. When asked
whether he intended to sign for the
season he said: 81 don't know"
"Jf Roush decides to remain on his
farm II is up to him entirely" said
President August Hermann. "He is
one of the best paid men in the game,
and the club simply cannot pay him
more money this year than last"
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
HERE'S CHANCE TO GET
LOCAL 'FRATS" EXCITED

Another baseball league entered the
field for 1921 at an organization meet
ing last night of the Fraternal Base
ball League held at the Moose Club.
Among the members are the Loyal
Order of Moose. Fraternal Aid Union.
knights of Columbus. Junior Order
United American Mechanics, the Elks
and Fraternal Order of Orioles. There
are places for two more clubs.
Matthias c. Angelmeier was elected
president of the league; Harry Gold
man, vice-president; Albert s. e.
Barnett, secretary-treasurer.
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
ROCKFORDS WILL PRY
OFF Lid NEXT SUNDAY

The amateur baseball season will
be officially opened Sunday after
noon when the Rockford Athletic
Club nine will meet the strong
Quincy A c. aggregation. The con-
test will be played on Monument let
diamond No. and will start prompt
ly at 3 o'clock.
In anticipation of this game, the
Rockfords will practice THURSDAY
and Friday on the Patterson field at
Fifth street and Florida avenue
beginning at S p. m.
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
ROBINS EXPECT.
ANOTHER FLAG.
Wilbert Robinson Doesn't Mind
Exposing His Ambitions
For 1921.
By JACK VEIOCK.

NEW YORK. March 16.-"I ex-
pect TO see the Robins fly off with
another National League pennant."
Wilbert Robinson, general man.
ager. Of the champion Brooklyns,
wired this prediction to the Inter
national News Service today from
the New Orleans training camp.
"All our players have the cham
pionship bee buzzing in their bon
nets" Robbie continued. "and I'm
with them. If the holdouts, Wheat
and the others, report, l believe we
can finish on top of the heap again"
81 look for pretty smart pennant
race. New York and Pittsburgh are
going to be closer contenders than
they were last year while Cincinnati,
Chicago and st. Louis are sure to be
strong. Boston and the Phillies look
like the weakest teams on paper.
HAS PITCHING STRENGTH.
"Anything we have on the Giants
and Pirates will be in pitching
mighty heavy in long, hard race.
"My players are willing lot. They
work as hard in training game as in
any other, and they make things
much easier for me. Last spring l
had the best conditioned ball club in
the league and expect to lead another
finely conditioned team into the COM
ing race and get away to a good start
when the bell rings.
"There will be no changes in our
lineup If the holdouts come back.
However. ] have Lamar and Neis to
replace Wheat and Myers. / think
have a corking young pitcher in Sam
Post. He pitched Portsmouth to the
Virginia League championship last
year. He is a big, speedy left-hand-
er with lot of line curves. He
tosses overland.
USEFUL BEHIND BAT.
"Young Taylor should be useful be-
hind the bat. He has a lot of pepper
and a good arm. I,e is also fast on
his feet Pfeffer, Cadore, Mamaux,
Miljus, Mitchell, and MOZART look
better than ever. Wen miss Grimes,
IL he don't come back, and we need
Reuther, too. Sherrod Smith is one
OF the best relief pitchers in either
league. because of his control, and
he won lots of games for us that way
last year. Myers is one of the most
valuable men to the club. and I'm
sure he'll come to terms.
Il think Brooklyn mas IL on rIVal
contenders in the way Of balance.
Our club is strong in every depart
ment with no great outstanding star.
AS for that, / don't care about one
man teams such as the Yankees with
Ruth, the Pirates with Maranville,
St. Louis with Hornsby, and Chicago
with Alex When you have player
like one of these the other boys are
made to play second fiddle, and they
don't like 1t. They don't do as well
as they might"
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
STATE IS BLAMED
BY BAN JOHNSON
Says Responsibility for Delay in
Case of White Sox Rests
on Officials.

CHICAGO. March 16.-Re~ponsfbtl
ity for delay In the trial OF the in
dicted players and Others in the base
ball scandal was thrown upon the
State by Ban johnson, president Of
the American League, in a statement
made public yesterday. He de-
clared there would have been no con-
troversy such as caused the post
ponement of the opening hearings to-
morrow IL the cases had not been
bungled when they first came up be-
fore the Grand Jury.
1T would be a calamity to organ
lied baseball of these cases resulted
in a fiasco for lack of evidence"
Johnson said, because IL would en-
bolden other players to take chances.
ADMINISTRATION CHANGES.
I'VE have been handicapped By
the Change in administration Of the
States Attorneys office and by the
congestion of the Criminal Court
docket. During the Grand Jury ex-
animation many important witnesses
who were summoned were excused
without tesufying.
"This was explained by the fact
that 1t was deemed wise to uncover
only sufficient evidence needed for
the indictments without disclosing all
the evidence to the defense. Since
the election the States Attorneys Of
fice has been swamped with criminal
cases, with the jails full of people
awaiting trial Naturally the State II
not as ardently interested in protect.
ing baseball from gambling as it IL
in protecting it's citizens from GRIM
inals. ..
RETAINED AS ASSISTANT.
"For that reason former Judge
Charles F. Barrett was retained BY
the American League as special as
sistant to the prosecution. All that
he has asked is time to collaborate,
to the end that sufficient new evi-
dence shall be produced to insure sue
cessful prosecution of the indicted
men. 80
"It Is entirely within the limits Of
probability that the names OF several
players who have not been mentioned
in connection with the cases will b
uncovered before we get through with
them"
The testimony of Eddie Cicotte.
Claude Williams and Joe Jackson.
who confessed before the Grand Jury
their share in throwing" the 1919
Worlds Series, is lost to the State, il
was said in court, as they would re-
fuse to testify on the ground they
could not be forced to incriminats
themselves.
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
Athletics Are Trimmed.

BEAUMONT. Tex, March 16.-Al-
though they got twice as many hits,
the Philadelphia Americans were de-
feated here yesterday by the local
team of the Texas League. The score:
r. II. f.
Philadelphia Americans. .....3 1
Beaumont, Texas League. - 4
Slappey, Keefe and Styles; Everett,
Mymel and Kelly.
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
EOch Sees BOXING.

PARIS, March 16.-The Paris Post
OF the American Legion entertained
Marshal Foch and General Nivelle at
the Cirque de Paris boxing bouts last
night.
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
Browns Trim DODGERS.

BOGALUSA. La, March 16.-The 81
Louis Browns enjoyed a field day her
yesterday at the expense OF a.
Brooklyn Dodgers, winning the Ar
interleague game either has engaged
in this year. 81 to 3
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
NAVY IS OPEN TO NEGOTIATIONS
WITH WASHINGT0N'S ATHLETES
By HUGH r. RILEY.

any the colleges around Washington wish to bring Naval
the
the the suspicious time to open At Annapolis
a worthy rival
SPORT why Maryland State Catholic
University and George Washington could not take the matter with
it thought that contests Of kind
would be desirable
amazingly liberal of the
permitting contest from their
allowed to meet the Army representatives
which the West Pointers agreeable but approval
ofsnnrt
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
ANCIENT SONG.

The busher in the training camp
Who has an iron wing
And sports a wondrous batting eye
And hits like everything
Recalls again the old refrain:
They all look good in spring
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
TRAINING.

How doth the busy baseball gent
Get In some training now and then !
1t seems that all his time In spent
In posinR for the movie men.
The Washington times., 1921-03-16

Connie Mack In reported to have q
regular hall club this year. what do
they mean, bnck TO normalcyf
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
ALONG THE
SPORTTR
~ GEO. Il. PHAIR.

The baseball player heaves a sigh
or Hopeless CONSERVATION
When eventide has fallen on
The Southern training camp.
His hot and wrinkled forehead
CLEANS
With beads of perspiration.
And briny tears are dripping
From his wan and weary lamp.
For he has labored half the day
Where tropic rays are broiling.
And hiked a dozen weary miles
OF hot and rocky ground.
And when the shades of eventide
Release him from his toiling.
He hits the scales and learns that
He has gained another pound
The Washington times., 1921-03-16

II seems that Young Jake has In
herited something from Old Jake and
then some.
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
HE'S A BEAR.

Say: This here Farmer Lodge, the
bird that wants to fraternize with
Jack Dempsey-would you call him an
odd fellow? ELK
The Washington times., 1921-03-16
TEN MPUS.

In days Of old they fr~wned upon
The man whose nose was red,
They passed him by with clanmy
There Gocs = bum.- they said.
But II a beak In red today,
There goes q miDionaire,- they say
The Washington times., 1921-03-16

Bruises, charley horse.- etc, ars
common these days. but you never
hear Of n hall player spraining his
fork hand.
The Washington times., 1921-03-16

All things have their uses. A
twenty-four-hour roller race, for in.
stance, is a good cure for insomnia
The Washington times., 1921-03-16

Having consulted his business man.
ager. auditor. valet, and board of di-
rectors, Rogers Hornsby finally took
his pen in mitt and signed his con-
tract
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
RUM WAREHOUSE BAN
WILL BE MADE WIDER
Plans in Making for Concen-
tration of Liquor.

wAsHrSeToN. Jan. so--Orders pro-
hibitirg the withdrawal OF liquor from
bonded warehouses, announced last
night as having been issued for seven
eastern States, will be extended where
ever required by local conditions. pro-
hlbition officials declared tonight.
Extension OF the prohibition against
the outward flow OF liquor from ware
houses. the officials added. will be gov
erened entirely by the amount of liquor
already withdrawn in the various States.
The situations In Illinois, Ohio and Ken
tucky are 10 get early consideration.
Legitimate manufacturers and drug
gists need have ma apprehension that the
necessary supplies will not be permitted
them. officials asserted. adding that fly
by-night" patent medicine manufactur-
ers and druggists too liberal in their dis
posai OF liquors would be dealt with
drastically.
Plans for the concentration of the
Intoxicating liquors into a limited num-
Der OF warehouses. officials said. are be-
ing worked out pending the passage OF
the Green bill. now before Congress-
which would iegalize such a movement
by the prohibition forces. II would be
possible then to store all the liquor In
the country In from twenty 20 thirty
large warehouses instead Of having
varying quantities scattered In hun
dreds Of different places.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
MRS. HARDING HERE
FOR SHOPPING VISIT
contsased from First rage.

shopping trip. Mrs. Harding was ac-
companied from Washington by Mrs
Harry s. New, wife of the United States
Senator. From the Pennsylvania Sta
ton, where they arrived at 4 80 O'Clock.
the party went 10 the Ritz-Carlton,
whore Mrs Harding will stop while In
the city
When Mrs Harding aiighted from the
last car of the train she expressed sur
prise at seeing a group OF newspaper
men and a newspaper woman. She
shook hands with the latter and turning
TO the others said "I love you all, but
am so tired" Mrs. Harding wore
dark brown coat with seal collar and
a black hat trimmed with robins egg
blue ostrich feather.
William III. Egan, the Pennsylvania
station master. met Mrs Harding as she
entered the elevator and asked ~ she
would pose for photographers. who had
lined UP at the automobile exit. where
a limousine was waiting Mrs. Harding
declined SO MIR. Egan and Secret Ser
vice Agent Bartlett. who also was a
member OF the party. said afterward.
but as she stepped out on the walk lead
ing 10 the automobile flash was set Off
Mrs Harding was disturbed by the
incident Bartlett Jumped between Mrs
Harding and the photographers and con-
tinued to block the view until the
limousine started away The Secret
Service agent sat In the front seat be-
side the chauffeur. The automobile pro-
ceeded through Thirty-second street to
Fifth avenue and then north to Forty
sixth street. where 1t again turned east
and proceeded to the hotel Although
the avenue was we'll crowded with au-
tonobilists no one recognized Mrs Har-
ding
This Is Mrs. Harding's first trip to
New York since her husband was
elected Just how long she will remain
here could not be learned The visit
will be devoted almost entirelv ~ shop
ping. II was said. but Mrs Harding
probably VIII visit some OF her friends
before starting for the South to rejoin
her husband. She will occupy a suite
on the twelft htoor OF the Ritz-Carlton.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
Sims Tells How Germany
Could Have Won War

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Jan. 80.
The Importance of smaller
naval craft as compared with
capital ships was emphasized in
an address by Rear Admiral
William S. Sims, at Y. M. c. A.
meeting in the Auditorium here
this afternoon. Admiral Sims de-
clared that if Germany had had
as many submarines at the begin
ming of the war as she built dur
ing the war, I'VE would now be
speaking German in this coun-
try"
The Admiral urged the need
for intelligent interest in the
military forces by civilians and
closed his address with the state
ment: 1--WE have lived without
the pressure of the probability Of
war. I do not know what is 60
ing to take place in the immed-
late future, but we might as well
have our hands on our guns"
In a statement following his
talk, the Admiral said that his
recent remarks on the Irish ques-
tion are based on historic facts.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
WILL NOT SCRAP NAVY
SOON, ASSERTS DANIELS
Tells Middies Not to Fear
Tales About Aircraft.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 30.--There will
be no scrapping of the navy. at least
in the near future. Secretary Daniels
told the regiment OF midshipmen in an
address tonight before the Young Mems
Christian Association at the Naval
Academy.
Secretary Daniels urged the young OFF,
GERS not to be alarmed at tales that bat
tleships soon would be supplanted by air
fighting craft.
There is greater need now than ever
before for big navy and a strong navy,
both on, over and under the sea- Mr..
Daniels said The navy Is to the ma
ton what the Gulf Stream Is to the
ocean. True. they are separate and dis
tinct bodies. but each is a part OF the
great whole"
The visit of Secretary Daniels marked
his last 10 the Academy. for in little
more than fou. weeks he will retire with
the Wilson Cabinet He grew reIninis-
cent of the eight years he has served
as head OF the navy.
II have made number of trips here
he said, but this will be my last. I
will be glad TO retire from public life
and get back TO the editorial chair, and
brush up In ,newspa per writing. There
is no doubt that ] will have much to
write about"
The New York herald., 1921-01-31

doubt that airpianes can be developed
which will make them a direct menace
to battleships. but admit the strategy of
the future will have to consider all of
the various new units that have been
built up. such as the submarine, the de-
stroyer and the aircraft carrier One OF
the new ideas being developed is to
enable each battleship to carry its own
at equipment.
Advocates of the capital ship believe
In well balanced fleet, but call atten-
tion to the fact that the types of vessels
which cannot be improvised are the bait
tieships. battle cruisers. gunboats. de-
stroyer leaders, destroyers. submarines
of all classes. airplane carriers and air
craft.
Opposed 20 this opinion the new
school," which banks especially on the
a!rpiane. refers to the battieship as the
"old knight sn armor" and says the type
has become as obsolete as It's predecessor
after gunpcwder had made it's appear
ance.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
PATENT OFFICE HEAD RESIGNS.
n. +. Whitehead Joins Law Firm
in This City.

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Rurcnu.l
Washington. u. c.. Jan. 80.
Robert r. Whitehead. Commissioners
Of Patents. has resignsS as head of
the United States Patent Office.
He will be associated with the patent
law Arm OF Meyers. Cavanagh & Hyde,
The New York herald., 1921-01-31

of New York and Washington, under
the new firm name Of Meyers. Cavanagh.
Whitehead Il Hyde.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
u.SNAYY'SFUTtJRE
ENVNVED IN WAR
OVER BATTLESHPS
Sharpest Conflict in History
of Service Wages Around
Fleet Backbone
WAR LESSONS STUDIED
Big Gun Advocates Pre-
Ndict Sea Struggles Fought
at 25 Mile Distance.
WAR LESSONS STUDIED
PROOF SEEN AT JUTLAND
New School Banks on Air
planes and Says Capital
Vessels Are Obsolete.

ssseial Despatch 10 THE New YoRK HErAID.
New York Herald Bureau.
washinxtsn, ID. C.. Jpn. 20.
Probably the greatest controversy IN
the history of the American navy has
been started over the question OF the
capital ship" The future OF the navy
is involved In the problem Of maintain
ing or abandoning this type Of vessel
as the backbone of the fighting fleet.
Army and navy circles are divided
over the question which has been
brought to the front by Senator Borah's
suggestion that the Senate Naval Al
fairs Committee investigate the ad-
visibility OF continuing the building OF
the capital ship costing about s4s.oo0,-
600. The naval holiday. advocated BY
Senator Borah. has also added further
Eest to the discussion.
Suggestions have been made that
foreign governments which cannot
hope to compete with the United States
IN building huge battleships that now
form the unit strength OF all navies
tire interested in spreading propaganda
which will hold up Americas building
programme until such time as these
nations will be in position to keep pace
with the United States. These sugges-
tions have special reference to the gov
srnments OF Great Britain and Japan.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
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The New York herald., 1921-01-31
PRINCETON ALUMNI TO MEET.
sc. Louis Gets First Gathering of
National Body.

PRINCETON, Jan. 3o.-The first meet
ing OF the National Alumni Association
o, Princeton University will be held at
81. Louis February 10 20 10. and sew
erai hundred OF the most prominent
graduates will meet there TO discuss
Princeton'e problems. The fact that
Missouri and not New Jersey was chosen
for the meeting marks further step
In the university's desire to emphasize
moro strongly the national scope OF its
functions and activities.
II Is expected that every State In the
Union will be represented at the con-
ventlon. Ambrose @. Todd of New York
will preside.
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
ADJUSTMENTS.

THEATREs AND HITS. DIRECTION or Il
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
ADJUSTMENTS.

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AMERICAS FOREMOST
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
Argument for DnttIe.hip-.

More recently Admiral Beatty made n
statement similar In tone. Advocates
OF the battleships as the backbone Of
The feet point out that the require
ments Of the United States In a naval
war are unique and hat the battle of
Jutiand Instead OF refuting the value
OF the capital ship emphasizcd II. They
believe that an entirely new form of
strategy win have TO be perfected In
lighting these big vestels.
Their argument ~ based on the as
sumption that the great discovery OF
the war was the big gun" as developed
by the Germans both on land and sea
They point out that the approximate
distance az which the battle Of Jutland
was fought was nirc miles. and are
looking forward TO the time when naval
battles Will be fought at the distance
OF twenty-five miles.
Only the great gun. the capital ship
advocates declare. can be fired accu-
rately az such distance. IN order that
this may be done the air fleet will have
10 be developed stiil further In order
that they may furnish the eyes for the
sighting OF the big guns as well as for
offensive and defensive purposes. They
The New York herald., 1921-01-31
Jutland Battle Discussed.

The strategy OF the battle of Jutland
10 being rlulled over and its lessons are
being recounted to serve the purposes
Of both schools. The present navy or
ganization. including Secretary Daniels
and the General Board. Is committed to
continuing the battloship as the unit
Of the fleet This decision was made
following the visit to Europe of a special
corr-~'sr'on Of experts to determine wnat
lcssons were TO be derived from the
war.
This board, which corresponds 10 the
British Admiralty IN made up OF Rear
Admiral Robert L. Coontz. CHIEF of
Naval Operations Rear Admiral Robert
o. Griffin. engineer In chief and Chief OF
The Bureau OF Engineering Rear Ad-
rniral d. w. Taylor. Chief Constructor
md Chief of the Bureau OF Construction
and Repairs. and other heads of bureaus
Secretary Daniels accompanied the COM
mission to Europe.
The result OF the inspection was the
decision TO go ahead with the three-year
building programme, with some changes
and the final verdict that the war had
not lcssened the value OF the capital
ship.
Secretary Doniels's report for 1870 con-
tains the results OF. the investigation
which Is voiced IN this fiat statement
DeNcloplnenta OF the last year have
confirmed the conclusions OF the depart
ment that battieships were still the
backbone Of the. lighting feet and this
70 no time for their abe endorment"
Referring to the attitude OF Great
Britain. tho report says: Great Brit
ain. coming out OF the war with a
-rcat preponderance Of battieships and
battle cruisers. has undertaken no largo
new construction during the year. There
were rumors from time TO time that
this was SO because the British were
preparing TO abandon battieships. but
these rumors were authoritatively set
at rest when the First Lord of the Brit
ish Admiralty on March II last, when
Introducing the navy estimates before
Parliament stated clearly that Grea,
Britain regarded the battieships still
the dominating factor In naval war
fare"