The Washington herald., 1922-03-13
Against Time.

lin reply TO the query-"Hsw long docs It
take to write verse?")
The minute hand is pointing twenty spaces
now to twelve.
And I've that time before me ere my daily
verse / shelvr;
As the clock goes tocking-tickng
VIII ! take lyric lirking
From the words that I am picking as in
rhythmic lore / delve?
Its race now with the gentleman who
operates scythe.
With in line OF ancient whsikcrs, though
his nimblc legs are 1.-the;
He is active an1 I know IT,
He is speedy and 20 1t,
But no faster than the poet who is wiggllng
the writhe.
Can guy who wears gray whiskers beat a
cove within his primer
Isn't Thought a swiftrr speedcr than a run
ner racing time?
'Tempus fugit"-comcs a-tocking,
let her fuge," I answer mocking.
As the thought waves come shocking and
| mold 'em into rhyme
Time and tide for no man daily" is an
ancient proverbs plea;
And you go and bet your whiskers they
wont have to wait for me.
For I've got the Old Boy blowing
At the rate that l am going.
And | have no thought of slowing as lyr-
calIy Zee.
Though I may not win from Paddock as he
strikes record note.
And ! may not ply paddle in a Yale or
Harvard boat;
With some oil in my typewriter
can always trim this Brighter.
As pull the old moose tighter with leash
upon his goat.
Old Father Time is winded and his race is
almost run;
I've got him on the Hog Train with a wet
sponge his bun;
For although the clock is striking,
Down the stairway I am hiking.
And II may not suit your liking, but at
least the job is done
Then again. if the winner of the
Greb-Gibbons carnival doesn't
measure up to a Dempsey cast
there is always a test case ahead
with the light-heavyweight cham
pion of the world, one G. Car
penticr.
Beating New York.
Even at this young spring date
trend in the two major leagues
has turned in the direction of stop
ping New York.
This is natural enough in view
of the fact that New York's two
flag winners from last fall have
been strengthened in place of weak
ened and the early dope rides in
their favor stronger than 1t did
upon this March date a year ago.
Beating the Giants will be NEXT
to impossible if their pitching staff
delivers its allotted per cent of the
swag.
Beating out the Yankees will not
call for quite so many complica-
tions, as the absence of Ruth and
Meusel for five weeks may set them
back number of strides.
And the Yankees are still a trifie
undecided as to how their outfieldI
and infield problems will work out.
New York holding another world
series exclusively in it's boEders
would undoubtedly stir up a young
tornado. The charge would be
doubled that kale was the controll-
ing factor in a flag race. But in
the meanwhile st. Louis, Cleveland,
Pittsburgh and Boston refuse to
concede even one Eonfalonic trophy
to New York. much less two.
Leonard and Tender.
There VIII be only a temporary
lull before Leonard and Tender
will be trading visiting cards.
The public at large isn't interest
ed in private feuds when two men
stand out as the best in their di-
vision.
If Leonard remains sore at Ten
dlcr. what better way can he take
for his revenge than by attempting
to apply corporal punishment and
perhaps blocking Tenders dream OF
crown forever,
There will certainly be no keen
interest in seeing the champion
meet the third best when the sec
ond best is waiting with a glove in
each hand.
II Leonard lifts Charley White
out of the way, ii will then be
Tender or nothing worth while.
Popular Song Hits.
when the sands of the bunkers
grow hot."-By Any Duffer.
"All by myself."-Jack Dempsey.
II walked, right In and turned
around and walked right out again"
kid Norfolk.
The matter of having the next
Olympic games without any scores
recorded is carrying SPORTY for
sports sake" a league or two, be-
yond its intended destination. Win
ming is by no means 100 per cent