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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
ART FLETCHER
IS ANXIOUS To
PLAY ON COAST.
Pills Shortstop Would Like to
Get Out Of Major League
Baseball.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-Arthur
Fletcher, former captain and short
stop of the Phillies, who is on the
voluntary retired list of the Baker
organization here, wants to go to
Los Angeles and play baseball, If
waivers can be obtained on him by
the major league clubs.
Fletcher is at his home, at Collins
vile, ILL.,, which is a few miles over
the boundary from St. Louis. Art
was called home by the death Of his
brother last spring and found that
his father was too old for business
cares and that his mother and sister
wanted him to remain with them and
look after affairs.
AS a consequence of this family
attitude, Fletcher went to his home.
From that place he told Bill Donovan
that he was through with baseball
and asked for voluntary retirement.
This was granted. Apparently the
exile has irked Fletch, and he signs
anew for the old game.
Fletchers idea that he wants to 80
to the coast is to rejuvenate his plav-
ing, as the veterans find that the Pa
cific slope does wonders for them.
However, il is doubtful If he will re-
ceive his release, as there are several
clubs that scarcely would consent TO
letting Art leave the majors.
Manager Wade Killifer, of the Los
Angeles club, Is quoted as saying
that he could make 4 deal with
Baker, but that il would be impos-
sible to waive Fletcher out Of the
league. In fact, he would be snapped
up at once by Manager Wilbert Rob-
inson, according to Killifer. although
IL is possible that his services may
be obtained later in the year.
Fletcher has written to me-"
said Killifer, at Los Angeles, land
wants to come to the coast. Natu-
rally, I would like to have him with
me, as he has several years of base
ball left in him. But 1 looked over
the situation and found that several
big league managers would not
stand for Fletcher's departure for
an instant, and so I've given the
matter up for the present"
Fletcher is but thirty-three years
old and yhile he Is ageing, as ball
players go, he still can field his posi-
ton well and hit timely. He broke
into baseball with the Dallas club.
and thirteen years ago went to tho
Giants to succeed AL Bridwell and
remained with New York until he
came to the Phillies as part Of the
trade which sent Dave Bancroft to
the clan Of McGraw.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
INFANTRY MEN
Of ALEXANDRIA
PLAY YANKEES
Crack Team Visits Coliseum
for Engagement Before COL
Iege Game Saturday Night.

The crack Alexandria Light In.
fantry, victorious in all but one Of
their contests this season, will OPP
pose the Yankees, District cham
pions, in Saturday nights engage
ment at the Central Coliseum.
The Yankee-Light Infantry game
will precede the George Washington
University Of Virginia contest. The
double attraction is the best offer
ing Of the present season as far as
the two teams are concerned.
Manager Arthur Shaffer has been
seeking the Alexandrians all season
and finally got Manager Tulloch to
agree to come to play the Yankees
Saturday night.
In the Coliseum yesterday the
Yankees, backed by about 400 fol-
lowers, routed the crack Keyser
Collegians by a score Of 80 to Is.
At no time during the contest
were the visitors in danger Of de-
feating the crack District aggrega-
ton. Anterior, Heddons, 1ngley,
Ford and Catlin put up the best
brand Of basketball that has been
seen here this season.
The visitors were evidently tired
from having played seven games in
a row. They were completely out
classed, however, and 1t is doubtful
II they could have beaten the
"Yanks' had they been right.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06

peter Jackson ran a boxing
booth long before he became heavy
weight champion Of Australia
when he had his foot on the first
rung of the ladder-and Paddy
Slavin was one of his first takes"
Let me explain, for the informa-
ton of the uninitated that the
"take" is the person who takes
the proffered glove from the
"spruiker"-the talker at the front
Of the booth-with the intention Of
entering the tent and endeavoring
to stand up before the skill and
punching ability of the challenger
during a stipulated number Of
rounds. Four is the usual limit.
The reward for the successful
take" runs from FL to IS. And he
gets the money when he is success
full, which is rarely. At that the
Australian and the English booth
proprietor does not, as we are told
is the case with the American man
in the same business, have a per-
son with club placed behind some
drapery at the back Of the stage,
ready to deliver the K. o. smash
when the booths star finds the
Job beyond him and works the VIC
tim into the right position"
An English weekly followed with
this:
Every large circus and nearly
every important fair throughout
the country used to have its boxing
booth, nor is it stretching the truth
to say that this same both general
" proved the most potent attrac-
ton the show had to offer. The
booth, as its name implies, is a
temporary structure, which is cart
ed about from place to place, and
erected wherever the 'gaffer' sees,
or thinks he sees, a reasonable
chance of separating the yokels,
from a little of their hard-armed
cash.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
W|TH0UTFABER,
CHICAGO STAFF
LOOKS SIMPLE
Giants Will Get Very Little Hit
ting Practice Unless ur-
ban Improves.

Unless Urban Faber, the White
Sox celebrity and leading all-around
pitcher Of the 1921 season, is in
shape to pitch during the coming
training season, the Giants will get
little practice batting against the
flsbby second string pitching which
Gleason will have to offer when the
Giants and the White Sox embark
on their joint spring tour.
Faber, who had an operation per
formed on his right leg a month
ago. still is on crutches, and his
physicians have told him not to
think of doing any work until
March IL. There even is doubt In
Chicago that Faber will be in readi-
ness to start the American League
season.
Faber and Kerr were practically
all there was to the White Sox
Etching staff last year. Even with
Faber winning twenty-five games,
the club could not finish above sew
enth, as there were no other
pitchers to win games.
Dickie Kerr, with his deceptive
slants, may be able to fool the
Giants, but Mulrennan, Weinicke.
Hodge and wilkinson, in their 1921
form, will hardly give the Giants
good batting practice. The White
Sox have gathered in n raft Of pitch.
ing youngsters since the close OF
last season, and Kid Gleason unques
tionably will experiment with them
in his clashes with the Giants.
The loss of Cicotte and Williams
the two crooked pitchers, actually
injured the Chicago team more than
the dropping of Jackson, Weaver
Felsch and Risberg, hard hitting
regulars. The White Sox had fair
~ good offensive club last season
one which could have finished in the
first division with one more pitcher
to help out Faber and Kerr.
While the Giants figure to beat the
Sox easily on paper, their 1921 rec
ord against the Yankees must not be
overlooked. The seventh place White
Sox won thirteen out of twenty-five
games from the Yankees. They also
won the Chicago city series in five
straight games from the Cubs, g
club which frequently made troubl,
! for the Giants last season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
Negro Ring Masters
Not Such Good
Friends

Boxing fans in general have
an idea that negro fighters usu-
ally have an understanding with
each other not to hit too hard.
After watching Langford, Jean
nette and Johnson flatten medi-
OGRE white beavies the fans ex-
pected them to flatten each other
every time they started and
were highly suspicious when
they failed.
As a matter Of fact, negro
boxers are more jealous of one
another than the whites. They
are not even loyal to their own
race in many instances where
they ought to be. For instance.
Bill Tate never misses an oppor-
tunity to scott at the idea Of
Harry Wills beating Jack Demp-
sey. Jack Keans himself
throws less mud at the proposed
Dempsey-Wills match than Tate
does.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
LIBERTY A. c. WILL MEET
TO DISCUSS BASKETBALL

The Liberty A. c. will hold a
meeting at the home Of Everett
Baker, 435 Q street northwest.
tonight at z o'clock. All members
and prospective members are asked
to attend. The Liberty A. c..
basketers were very successful dur
ing the past week and ran their
winning streak up to five. They
defeated the Hilltop A. c., 80 to 10;
Tiger A. c., 3S to q, and the st.
Teresa Prep Midgets, IS to z.
The Libertys are looking for
games with 115-pound fives, especi-
ally the Epiphany Juniors, War
wick A. G. and the Rosedale Midg-
cts. For games with the Libertys,
phone Manager Ernest Humphrey
at North 7643.J after s o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
Meets Fifteen Men in Evening.

Meets Fifteen Men In Evening.
&c A S might be expected, SPACE
u in a travelling booth is at
A a premium, and the ring
is generally a size or two smaller
than George Dixon's famous rat
trap from which it will be
rightly inferred that a man has
to rely on his head to save his
heels, sprinting tactics being next
door to a physical impossibility.
It is this form of booth training
which makes a booth boxer such
a wonder at ducking and slipping.
When meeting all-comers it is not
unusual for him to have to fight
fifteen or sixteen different men
in the course of single evening.
AS very often some Of them are
men who are very greatly his
superiors in size, the booth boxer
has to live up to the first laws of
nature with a minimum of mo-
ton, and when he abandons the
booth and achieves eminence in
the ring an observant spectator
can readily mark how indelibly
that characteristic is branded on
his fistic makeup.
"Those who have seen Jim Dris-
coll in action will remember how
effortless everything he did
seemed to be, although he was
actually travelling at a pace which
was very soon to land his man in
trouble. Driscoll learned his box
ing in a booth, and was, perhaps,
the very best man Of recent years
who successfully survived the very
severe curriculum incident upon
the taking of a graduates course
at one of these fistic universities
"Owen Moran also learned his
boxing in a booth. Another won.
derful little man who graduated
from the same varsity was Joe
Bowker, who licked Pedlar Pal.
mer, Owen Moran, frankie Neil
Pinky Evans, and Spike Robson
in quick succession. Digger Stan.
ley was a booth product, too, and
one could go on mentioning box.
ing celebrities who, in their early
DAYS, used to be content to boz
for their keep and what few coin.
were subscribed by patrons OF
booths-the finest pugilistic nur'
Isery."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
JOCKEY ACHIEVED FAME
in EIGHT BRIEF MONTHS

obscure stable boy jockey of the American
the astonishing time eight months This the meteorc
of Charles Chuc Lang latest sensation of the thorough
bred racing world
Young his first winner down Havre de last
spring. poed than
record without a parallel
like page faryand
during Arthur, a we'll
developer of the
young Lang playing with lads around his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06

known scientist. Young Ruffian,
would set-to with that equally
well-known exponent Of the noble
art, the Bermondsey Pet. while the
Limehouse Limb and Ginger Parry
would do their best over three
rounds for purse subscribed by
a gentleman sportsman. There
after, Black Sambo jackson. the
famous black. would be pleased
to take on anyone among the spec
tators. and was ready to forfeit
a quid il he failed to stop that
temerarious individual in three
rounds. And all this wonderful
show to be seen for tanner
walk up, we're just about to begin.
"Whereat the barker resumes
his hat and boxers file off the
platform into the booth to strip
for the fray.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
Rockies Are About to
Attack Southern
Cooking

A flock Of ambitious baseball
rockies will soon invade the South
preparing for the coming season.
Lame arms will follow a solid
week of writing postal-card mes
sages home. Many of the rockies
will follow the postal cards by a
few short weeks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
HARVARD AND DARTMOUTH
TEST CORNELL IS STRENGTH

ITHACA y Feb The indoor meet with Harvard and Dart
mouth be held Boston February the immediate
Cones varsity track squad reassembling here for the
holds special interest for Comedians because it will provide the
first opportunity the and quality of the
material available for the varsity this
country fall when Cornell
the championship fashion, Cornell track athletes
the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
Deck Will Head.

The Gibraltar Athletic club. at a
meeting held last night, elected the
following officers for the 1922 sea-
son: Charles Deck, president; G. M.
Beamer. vice president: J. N. Bal
lenger. business manager and secre.
tary; A. Weinberg, manager and
treasurer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
Negro Boxer Always Needed.

&c A IL the stock-in-trade the
u 'gaffer' requires in his
- booth, which should always
include one black. If possible-for
a negro. for some inscrutable rea-
son, is always persona prata with
the country folk of Britain-and
barker beside whose voice,
when raised. the bowling pack OF
huskies would be but as a whis-
pering Of a summer zephyr among
forest trees.
"Behold, then. our friend the
'gaffer' at an English fair!
"His booth has been swiftly
erected by hands grown old in the
business, and upon the platform
in front of the temple Of 'stoush'
stand a row Of sweater-clad young
gentlemen rejoicing in very short
hair and very thick ears.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
Dominicans to Meet.

The Dominican Lyceum baseball
team will meet Wednesday night at
st. Dominic's Hail, Sixth and +
streets southwest Tom Cantwell
will dircect the team this year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
The Boxing Booth

interesting the boxing booth
England and Australia but stranger to America
Ia travelling circus whose performers
what F. Cobett wrote about in the Sydney
Referee:
he boxing booth has Australia for years past been as
and still is England Some Of
country developed graduated less
nxn honth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
Kanawhas Defeat Arrows.

On the New Palace floor yesterday
afternoon, the Kanawha basketers
ran wild against the Washington Ar
rows, winning by the lopsided count
of 80 to II. johnson did the bulk
of the scoring for the Kanawhas by
making seven baskets from the
field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
Girls Seek Games.

The navy yard girl basketers have
organized a team and would like to
arrange games with other local sex.
tets. Telephone Miss Kearney, at
Columbia 1881.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06

Occosior. = freak plays occur
in buSkctbnii. Once in n great
while a player will register. IN the
stress Of excitement, a basket for
the opposition, or some other un;
toward play will result. Carroll
Of ". p. l., figured In a shot that
Will be long remembered by those
who saw the play at the Coliseum
last Friday night.
George Washington led V. p. I. by
sf.to-26 at the time. Birmingham,
the v. P. I. center, banged the ball
at the basket with force enough to
snap a side support. The ball re-
bounded off to Carroll. AS the
player shot at a distance Of twenty
five feet the basket suddenly slipped
until it sagged at an angle of forty.
five degrees.
CAROLS shot was clean, the ball
falling to touch the ring although
the angle was a difficult one. Had
the basket been in a normal position
the ball would have been too low to
have entered the ring. The shot
counted and put V. =. I. point
ahead Of George Washington.
During the remaining SIX minutes
Of play the teams alternated in shoot
ing for the repaired basket. CAROLS
shot and the rapidity with which the
whole affair took place will be re-
membered for a long time. Many old
timers said they had seen almost
everything else happen in a basket.
ball game.
There wasn't the slightest argument
as to the validity of the shot. The
brief rest accorded the George Wash.
ington players stood them in good
stead for they hoped right into the
lead thereafter and were not headed
for the remainder of the game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06

She starred running like neigh
borhood scandal. Kind hearted
patrol chauffeur finally drew up
beside her just as she was COM
pletely out of breath.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06

"Oh, don't arrest me here" she
pleaded, IN WALK around to the
station house ana leave collateral"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
STRONG COLLEGE TEAMS
DUE TO VISIT HERE in
CONTEST DURING WEEK
By BRYAN MORSE.

the winter basketball starts of
today College and school teams pointed for their most interesting
quite ready for the tests Georgetown University meets
University of Virginia gym the tipof Of
expected full rich things well
which this
schooboy championship while the col
lepes encounter the big guns during the next
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06
The Barker.

6EyTNHE barker waves his hat
for silence and breaks into
a cacophonous eulogy Of
the 'gaffer' and his merry men.
THE show was Just about to
start. gentlemen. when that we'll
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06

1t will be followed by indoor meets
with Penn State and Michigan at
Ithaca on March 4 and 25, respec-
lively, as we'll as the entry of big
team in the indoor Intercollegiate
in New York on Marcn IL. Cornell
won a similar meet in Boston last
winter by a very narrow margin, de
feating Dartmouth by less than q
point.
Although Coach Jack Moalxley
will no doubt introduce . number
of new men into varsity cOmpeti-
ton In Boston engagement, Cor
nell will rely in the main on .
group OF athletes who have already
made their mark in intercollegiate
competition.
Cross-country runners and dis
lance stars who have figured promi-
nently in the last two years will be
entered in the Boston games. The
group includes Robert E. Brown. in
dividual cross-country champion and
holder Of the intercollegiate cham
pionship in the two-mile run, and
Norman p. Brown, also a veteran
crack cross-country runner and a
place winner in the two-mile run at
the last intercollegiate meet. Both
Of these men gained fame as mem.
bers of the Cornell team that ran
against oxford and Cambridge in
England in December, 1920. The
Browns will compete in the two-mile
run at Boston.
Two other noted distance runners.
also members Of the transatlantic
cross-country team, who will be
seen in action at Boston, are Charles
G. (Nick) Carter, cross-country cap.
tain and accomplished distance run
ner, and Charles Irish, who is best
known in the track world for the
fast mile he turned off in the Penn
Cornell dual meet here last May.
Both of these men are likely to be
entered in the mile run at Boston.
In the 440-yard dash, Cornell will
be represented by intercollegiate
point winners, Carl John and H. II.
Smith. In the half. Coach Moakley
has Carter and j. +. Cook, who
placed in the intercollegiate last
year.
In the sprints, the Cornell en-
tries will include Waterman, Of last
years freshman team, and Love-
Joy, both competing in varsity ath-
lSllCS lOI TIC llIoI i<oNSJoJ
ran for Cornell in the international
meet at Travers Island last sum-
mer, while Waterman starred on
the freshman team, and before COM
ing to Ithaca was captain and star
runner and jumper on the Phillips
Exeter Academy track team.
In the hurdles, Cornell has
Arthur fireman, Of last years
varsity, and Kimball and Stone
from the freshman team.
]. p. Stack, winner of the high
jump in the international meet at
Travers Island last summer, and
w. s. Lathrop, who was a point
! winner at the last intercollegiate
meet, are Cornelps headliners in
this event. Nichols will compete in
the broad jump, and Gouinlock in
the weights and pole vault. Wager,
who placed in the international
meet last summer and won the
! hammer throw in the Penn dual
meet will compete In the shot put
probably and in the 35-pound weight
event. Besides these experienced
men. Coach Moakley can be counted
| upon to develop a number Of prom
Using performers from the large
number OF inexperienced material
| with which he is now working.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06

ID idn't want to rest you"
cracked cop cable, WAS just goin'
to help you along wherever you're
goin'."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06

She's been sticking to orthodox
feminine clownery ever since. Still
pack OF 'em around town though
who think every night is Hallow-
cen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-06

avenue III iiiOh
key suit worn
by brother dur
ing recent in
tern q I 1 onal
hostilities.
e ZIP erience
was so new
she even felt
suspicious of
herself. Street
c ars weren't
running a n d
she simply had
to get down
town. Looked
over her Shout
d er and wit
messed police
patrol skidding
down slush -fes-
TONED asphalt.