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The Washington times., 1922-12-18
.HAUGHT0N OUT
Of FOOTBALL
FOREVER
Harvard Coaching Wizard De.
nies He Is Contemplating
Going to Columbia.

BOSTON. Dec. 1s.-"You may say
for me that I am now in the
banking business and through with
active football work for all time"
is the way Percy d. Haughton de.
MED today reports that he might
become coach OF Columbia's foot.
ball squad for = long term Of
years.
Haughton severed his connection
with Harvard University seven
years ago. handing over his au.
thority to Bob Fisher, who remains
at the head of football at Cam
bridge. Haughton has an advisory
position and usually devotes q few
days each year to smoothing out
rough places In the~Crimsons eleven
before II faces Princeton and Yale.
According to reports from New
York; Haughton recently dined
with the committee seeking to OBJ
tain q leading mentor for the III.
fated Columbia squad and had 70.
ceived an offer which he wa
likely to accept.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
Reds Hurler Can Hit
Dozen Eggs Placed
s Inches Apart

CINCINNATI, Dec. 18.-Ths
days Of Pitcher Radbourne. who
would put up>a row Of bottles,
knocking them down one after
another just to prove that his
arm was fit for sction are re-
called in the acquisition Of Joe
Harris, South Atlantic League
hurler, by the, Reds.
Harris used the same trick and
varies it before the game with
. speciality Of his own, accord
ing 70 Charley Mcmillan Of Gin
cinnati, who played In the same
league.
Harris sets Q dozen eggs at
regular distances apart, say six
inches, on . plank, then ha hits
egg after egg In regular order,
seldom missing and seldom hit
ting m egg other than the one
ct which he aims.
The catcher can hold Ms elovs
Ut any position and Harris can
hit it without the ms6lman hav-
ing TO move an inch.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
ALLPLAYERS IN
OLD DAYS HAD
|. CUE MANIA
John clarkson Pseved Because
He Couldn't Play Arson
on River Boat.

oId-time. ball players took more
strongly to billiards. than those Of
today. and many really excellent
performers were produced. among
them being Cap. Anson and John
Clarkson. superb pitcher.
"Clarkson always was ready for a
gams on the green CLOTH" said An
son. when In reminiscent, mood
one day. II recall when we were
Laying Boston on boat by the
Fan River lire one night. John and
I were sitting on the upper deck.
ana suggested q little game OF
billiards. There was q bit Of rfvRlry
between us, and John was prompt
IN accepting the challenge.
IF you don't mind 4 wish you'd
20, down to my cabin and bring
down those two cues. v itch are ly.
ing on the bed. told him. John
went inside and appeared promptly.
lueging q heavy case supposed to
contain the billiard cues.
Then the whole gang gave him
the laugh. whoever heard of play
ing billiards on . river boatf' they
asked him. John was a bit peeved.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
STEv|E
To TRY ALI.
PLACES
Speaker Admits He Needs Ter
rifle Hitting Of Former +
AIabsma College Star. u

iris Speaker, the monarch Of all
centerfielders. says that his dam.
aged props are okeh again and that
he'll be pursuing the elusive flies
In the outfield a. Of yore. TristrAm
says that he II claiming no PEN
nants. but that he expects to finish
better with the Indians than last
season.
One of Speakers real problems.
he says, was to kind q place for
Riggs Stephenson. the alumnus Of
the University Of Alabama. who was
the All-Southern fuIlback in his col.
lege days and who can hit like 4
triphammer. Stephenson was tried
ut third base, but with the debut
Of Lutslxi. of Kansas CITY, asa war.
rior, Speaker expects to have his
permanent occupant Of that terri.
"By the way" said Speaker. ri
hit on q pretty neat scheme IA
find the right place for Stephen.
son. sent him to Japan with
that crowd Of globe trotters. Be
fore they sailed I went to Harry
Hunter and told him to use
Stephenson In all the positions he
could find place for him. and to
let me know where he fitted the
best. In that way ! expect to find
q place for the lad. .as we need hit.
ting, and boy, oh boy. how he can
sting that apple" ns7
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
ROANOKE QU|NT
IS WEAK IN
VETERANS
Coach Spruhan Has Plenty OF
New Material That Looks
Promising.

SALEM. Va. Dec. 1s.-Under the
direction OF Coach Spruhan the can.
didates for the varsity basketball
team of Roanoke College have been
going through daily practices for the
past week. The practice prior to the
Christmas holidays Is being con-
fined largely to passing, shooting,
light floor work. and signals.
The material as q whole\ Ii more
inexperienced In the fine points OF
the game than Roanoke has had for
a number Of years. On the other
hand. II has unusual potential ability
and many of the candidates have
fine records on secondary school
teams.
Captain Woods and McClung. the
only letter men from last years quint
who are In college, are almost surt
Of berths at guard and forward
|Peery, Roller, ad Underwood. who
performed well during last season
are showing up well thus far.
Among the outstanding freshman
candidates are Hunk" Hurt, former
captain Of Salem High team; Francis
Davies, Of Waveland, Ind, High
Fred Bissinger. of Wilmington, N. C..
High: Palmer Rutherford, former
captain and star of Bristol High
John Sutton, Of Princeton, w. Va.
High. and s. +. Miller, captain OF
lGreeneville. 8. c. High. Miller wa,
the unanimous choice for guard or
the all-star South Carolina High and
Preparatory school team.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
CALLS COLLINS
WIZARD Of !
|NF|ELO
Ty Cobb Pays High compIi-
ment to Eddie's Many In
genuities at Second Base.

, Tyrus Raymond Cobb. the George.
Gus Georgian. uttered q large and
complacent tribute for Eddie Col
Inns, while discussing the king Of
middle sackers during the recent big
league meeting. Ty introduced his
boots by stating that some day Ed
ward T. would be a manager. and
the ornate Mister Cobb declared he
would be q good one.
collins IL out there on the field
doing a lot of things that the fan
doesn't notice." said Ty. He II .
wonder at aid. ng q pitcher. steady
ing up the infield, and In always
chattering. talking and keeping his
mates on edge. He IL q wizard, too.
at seeing when a pitcher is wav-
ering. Any time a twirier looks to
be slipping when you sit In the
stands watch Collins. II he goes
over and kicks second base that
pitcher goes out. Keep your eye
on that next time"
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
KANAWHA OPENS SEASON
IN GAME WITH ARABS

with q majority Of last seasons
regulars returned, the Kanawhas
win open their basketball season to-
morrow night in Q game with the
Arabs in the Eastern High School
sym.
H. Hiberman. the Kanawha man.
ager, IL ready to book games with
teams In the 136-pound class. His
phone number II Franklin 8299. In
Keane, Bush. April. Paroni. Laiskey
and Hiberman.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
EPIPHANY EAGLES BOOK
LAcKEY HIGH CUNT

In order to play the Lacley High
School tomorrow night, the Epiph-
any Eagles have Cancelled . date
with the Wayiand A. G. The fol.
lowing players win make the trip
to Lackey High: Collins, Hale,
Boerner, Bastable, Moser. Ribnitxiri,
Jones. McGann and Doc Rodgers.
Rodgers win be In charge.
Saturday night the Bplphany
Eagiss trimmed Fort r1unphrsyS,
- - ~. t..--- - Z
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
MOBILE BOOKS THREE
MAJOR LEAGUE TEAMS

MOBILE. Ala. Dec. Is. - The
schedule Of exhibition games Of
the Mobile Southern Association
team. az announced by President
r. M. Weinacker. are:
At Mobile. with st. Louis Amer
leans, March 10. IL. II. II, Is
and a..
At Mobile. with Philadelphia
Athletics. March ~ and rs.
A. Troy. Ala. Mobile with NIL
waukee, March 26.
:. At Montgomery. Ala. Mobile with
Philadeiphia Athletics. March II
and -.
Cincinnati Nations at Mobile.
March 30; Milwaukee at Mobile.
March 81. April i: Cleveland Amer
leans at Mobile April 8.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18

- WASHINGTON TIMES SPORTS -
INTERCOLLEGIATE RACE
PROMISES THRILL
By TOM THORP.

The Eastern intercollegiate Basket
ball League gng to result in close struggle from opening
closing battle of the Of learning included the
Of circuit looks have chance
for the championship aure All displayed exceptional form
their preliminary they continue to improve in the
strides during the weeks the fans
going witness the best basketball Of years.
did nothing than attract
passing notice sport followers The fact that thousands Of
recruits joined ranks during the Of has
swled 1t
recog zed most pastime
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
N|NE-HOLEL|NKS
. open DURING !
WINTER
Practice Course Available to
Golfers While Potomac Park
I Improvements Progress.

Tho East Potomac golf course
has closed to allow for repairs and
preparations for a big season in
1898. - FS
A remarkable Advancement in the
game ID shown by statistics Of the
links. There were $4,000 games
played In East Potomac Park and
SO 900 in West Potomac Park. The
two courses were filled to capacity
on Saturdays. Sundays and holi-
days.
Attention In called to the fact
that the practice nine-hole course
In West Potomac Park 10 open all
winter. The field house will be
open daily from to 8 p. m. until
next Saturday for the removal OF
property from the lockers. The
lockers viii be cleaned and re-
paired during the winter.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
Youngsters Success
Is Spur to Golf
IN Colleges

A spur to golf as q college
sport undoubtedly arises from
the honors achieved by college
graduates and undergraduates
in the royal and ancient game,
Of which the latest example was
Jesse Sweetser, . Yale under
graduate, winning the national
amateur championship. and the
metropolitan title as well, this
year.
Going back . bit further,
there was the performance of
Robert A. Gardner, winning the
national while = Yale under
graduate, nineteen years Of age.
Before him was Ehen Byers Of
Yale, and still further hack H.
Chandler Egan Of Harvard. 1t
is not at all impossible df even
improbable that Bobby Jones will
capture q national open or
amateur title while . student
at Harvard.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
PLAN UNION PARK SERIES
TO DECIDE GRID TITLES

Double-header football games viii
BE- played at Union Park on the
next two Sundays between teams
Of the 14s-pound and 125-pound
classes. A meeting Of the man.
ayers Of the Stanton Juniors,
Maclgins and Havocs. 12s-pounders.
and the Mohawk Props. Kanawhas
and Stanton Seniors win be held
tomorrow night 1t which plans to
settle the championship scrap in
each class win be worked out
An sand1ot games were called on
yesterday because of weather and
The Washington times., 1922-12-18


days. What with elevating the
drama and running a popular club
for paying guests he cannot find
time to do justice to the box fight.
ing business and Messrs. Charley
White and Lew Tender are forced
to cool their semi-championship
heels while awaiting his pleasure.
From all indications. there will be
no bout for the lightweight cham.
pionship until such time a. the
champion gets around to II.
The contenders have recourse TO
the boxing commission, which To-
sues manifestos upon request, de-
manding recognition Of legitimate
challenges. But the plausible Mr..
Leonard has q perfectly good "out."
When challenger actually b.
comes pestiferous, he calls upon
his dentist. The latter Issues q
professional moan concerning the
deplOrable condition OF Mr.. Leon
ards gums. From all accounts
Benny has no intention Of entering
the ring again until the outdoor
season when crowdss are great and
rates are wide.
Leonard d not exactly the sub
ycCt IOf 00fuuOH8 - tshnD teIbOs hso
Il far too smart 20 born the can
de st both ends. but boxing men
WIN tell y0u that, however caro-
ful he may be in avoiding in-.
dulgences, his present mode Of
llving b mot shove criticism.
Irregular eating and sleeping is
an inevitable backwnsh in the life
OF q theatrical performer. and Il IL
q matter OF record thst no boxer has
ever been beneffted by . protracted
engagement of this kind. It II not
the same ~ Dempsey's turn In
vaudeville, which lasts about twenty
minutes, and y finished In time to
permit Dempsey to leave the theater
by 1880 o'clock.
Leonard must reach the theater
IL before Al 50. Morninr rshearssls
ard matinees haunt biz waking
hours and upset his diStafy sched.
uls. II Leonard finds dire ~ train
The Washington times., 1922-12-18

at soms odd moment. the chanoes
are that he Il too tired to take "a.
|vantage Of II.
Appearances, at the ringSide club
are almost . duty. These Are no
slight aid in the building up Of 4
|clientele. for your Broadway cash
customer must have . cesshrity Of
some kind to gaAe upon.
All In all. the champion finds
himself IN somsthing Of . squirrel
|cags, frop which actica = pleutiful
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
Little King College
Is Real Giant
In Deeds

BRISTOL, Va.-Tenn., Dec. 18.
Not all the football records of
the 1922 season have been re-
corded.
King College, Of this city,
with an enrolment Of ninety
three students, scored 498 points
to 48 for opponents In winning
six out Of eight games.
Almost half Of this total was
piled up at the expense Of
Lenoir College Of North Caro-
lima, which boasts six hundred
students. The score was 206
to 0. The players are painting
yet.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
By CHARLES (Chick) EVAl

The American team, q membership
In which honored me. captured this
cup on this. the first competition. 20
that now the question arises: should
II be defended In America next sum-
mer or should the American team
waive the precedent. and travel to
England for the second series of
matchesf
According to sport tradition. the
cup should be defended here Sntil
English players can take II home
with them. but since the competition
- among amateurs and since the
important matter Of expense must
be reckoned with, It 10 altogether
likely that our players win go to
England next year.
n ths American team goes 10
CuD matches, the British national
amateur, win be % arranged that
pete N than. Thb h IN important
. fscfor IN the now competition.
have mot been TO Europe for sew
eral years, bat I would most as
suredly 10 over for tho Walker
Gun matchos and to again onter
tho English championships.
: q. III. Walker, formerly president
Of tho United States Golf Associa-
ton, has . record In sport that
closely parallels the history OF golf
at lts best in this country. No other
man gave more for the promotion
Of this sport in our country. and the
Walker Cup competition Ia doubly
appropriate as q permanent me-
mortal to his y),rk tor golf. partly
because the annual meeting will
honor him and ptD uy because II
will give momentum to international
Colt is the only sport, a. Lord
Northcliffe recognized. which has z
great following in all the impor'
tant. countries of the earth. In this
respect It stands alone among world
sports.
Il h, also, the> oldest sport eve
have, the beginninG Of golf dating
back % far It 10 actually lost, no one
ever having been able to Determine
just when and how, and under what
conditions. the game had Its start
It has hs roots % deeply Into
tbs past, ~ We DO know. however,
that it has come mp almost hand
In hard with the greater develop
Deme 81 the roces. 4
Until Lloyd George attained such
prcminence because of the war, tho
bsst known EnslishmAn. In America
was Sir Thomas Lipton--wholly be
cause. obviously. Of his participation
n,s e sposss. spofts O,ns prOmCse tns ,nscss Gss,
oscause sports competitions reach
the enthusiasm and the fair-minded
nes9 Of all the people.
II Britons Understood baseball and
II We UNDERWOOD soccer the Atlantic
ocean would Be $500 miles narrower
.ss (Copyright, John r. Ollie Col
The Washington times., 1922-12-18

st1ll with tho ball club when tho
training season rolls around.
President Griffith hints 'of deals
aQd sales yet to come and it Is
pOssibel that the Merciless Mon
Ocan may wear other than Q WASH
ingtOn uniform In 1898.
Baseball men. wishing Frank
Chance all the success possible a,
manager of the Boston Red Sox
are not cheering madly these days
when they note that his first act,
are to sign up a lot Of old men to
act as his coaches.
, /Orval Overall, former star hurler
with the old Cubs. Is to coach the
pitchers. Jimmy Archer, another
ancient Cub. Is to handle the pitch
ers and catchers and, wonder OF
wonders, Mike Donlin Is to instruct
the outfielders and the batsmen
These selections are not supposed
to be the best ever. though Archer
probably can prove OF value to the
new Boston leader.
Chance, going to the Red Sox
Art Fletcher taking charge Of the
broken down Phillies, and DOME
Bush to carry the banner in Wash
ington are all picked for hard jobe
next summer. according to all the
writing gentlemen around the ma
Jor league circuits. -,
Judged from their. work in 1929
all three clubs, lack the winning
spirit. They are all deficient In
pitchers of class. The Boston and
Philadelphia clubs need infielders
The Red Sox outfield is q bit
ragged. 1t should be q warm si1
months coming to Messrs. Chance
Fletcher and Bush.
Bush seems to have moro chance
of succeeding. the Washington nu
cleus being much better than that
of either Of the other clubs. Ths
Phillies have little or nothing and
the same holds true for the Ret
Sox. However, this IL winter
Much may happen before the bel
rings in April.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
PIERCE AND MONROE
CLASH AGAIN TO-DAY

Piercs and Monroe school. fight.
ing bitterly for the grammar school
soccer Championship WIN meet
a:.in ,,: I @ scdsy as IT,. 2; r.,6 N. on tns
Each team has won . game. Two
scorslsss ties have been playsd.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18

For many years Yale was recog.
nized an the court champion. That
was in the playing days Of Al
Sharpe. John p. Clark. the Hyatt
Brothers, Hack Noyes and GIL Kin.
rey. An. Ell five did much to Dol
ster up the sport by making q trip
Of half the circuit Of the United
States.
They made . wonderful rec
ord ON that trip. Their clean,
spOrtsmanliIxe playing did much
TO bring many schools and COL
leges into tho fold Of the sport.
Yale at that time was the undis-
puted athletic monarch Of tho
colleges Of the East.
Harry A. Fischer present head
coach at West Point, was the one
that brought the game to high
degree of perfection at Columbia
University. The Blue and White
five wrested the championship iau
rels from the brows of their Ell
rivals and sported them for con
siderable time. c. w. Cuthel, the
Benson Brothers. Won Shoily
Heins Elias, Ted Allen. Frank
O'Conneli, Frank Goodman. Dan
Meenan. Mark Hurley. Dave Arm
strong, Jack Ryan. Howard Oster-
hout. Bob Mahon and Art Alex.
ander were some Of the individual
stars that Fischer developed during
his stay as head coach at Columbia.
The job Of holding the champion
ship at Columbia became too .haro
q task when Eddie McNichol and
his Pennsylvania outfit had worked
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
BENNY LEONARD TOO
BUSY TO WORK IN RING
BY DAVIS j., WALSH.

NEW YORK, Dec 1sEoowng in the ancient footsteps Of
Shakey Jim Jees Others Benny Leonard esteemed
champion has opened popular cafe jSst OF Broad
It the Rngde Club and pleased 70 noe that the place has
rendezvous that particular OF Broadway habtue
who homS only q Of when needed.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
Epiphany Kids On TOP.

Excellent teamwork was shown
by the Epiphany Midsets in defeat.
ing the Columbia A. c. of Alex
aniria, 81 to IL.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
I Play N New York.

LAfAystte ana w. and ,. win
meet asninN IN New York next faIl.
~ dass bslns Nevsmbsr ..
The Washington times., 1922-12-18

up a strong offensive and defen-
sive game
The Red and Hoe leader was
cent Year,. he brought . couple
of championships to the Quakers
by his superior foul shooting.
II was when Fem began 10 fall
down on foul slro0ting that they
BEGAN to lose its hold ON the
championship crown.
Last season Hill Zahn, former
Philadelphia oarsman and profee-
siona lcourt star. developed squad
of huslxieS into q championship
combination. Much credit must go
to the Tigera mentor. He took the
material that Princeton had finished
secoEd with the season before and
won undisputed title to the premier
honors.
IL takes high-class coaching 70
make a championship court team.
One cannot toss q ball out on the
court and tell the players to 80 to
Il and expect to have a winning
outfit. Coach Hill Zahn spent
many hours teaching his charges
the rudiments OF the game ana
whipping them into shape to play
smooth. frictioniess basket-bait.
Since last summer q number sod
changes have been made In the
coaching systems. Yale has de-
cided that graduate coaching was
not the thing The New Havenites
engaged Joe Fogarty. former All
American professional star and one
Of the cleverest court players OF
sll time. to lead them to a cham
pionship.
Fogarty for many years Wa
advis0ry coach down at Penn
syiysnia. He. 6ssisted Lon Jsar-
det, the former Penn guard. who
brCu9ht tho first court champion
ship to the PhlladelphiA seat Of
learning.
Pennsylvania will again be in
charge Of Eddie McNichol, one OF
the greatest stars developed IN
Eastern intercollegiate basketball
circles. Roy Steele, former Cam.
den professional star. viii assist
McNichol in the same capacity that
Joe Fogarty served down at Penn
The material that this pair has on
hand ID not quite up to the stand
ard of the past few years.
Cornell looks like the logical one
to give Princeton q hard battle for
the title honor. Howard, Ortner.
former high-score man In the East
ern b. b. League, has made won
derful progress In his coaching at
Ithaca.
He came within an ace Of taking
the championship hast year. He
has enough veteran material back
TO cause the fans to expect him
to make O. very strong bid for the
title hQnors.
George Zahn has been working
wonders up at Dartmouth. Before
his arrival q few years ago the
Green. team played anything but
championship basketball. In the
short space OF the court sport III
Hanover he has given them Q
couple Of fine teams. He has
veterans back. They showed fine
form in their opening game.
Columbia has won three games
to date. This 10 taken by Blue and
White enthusiasts to indicate that
Joe Deering has accomplished much
good with his coaching. The Mern-
ingside Heights outfit II going to
be = factor in the race Il Desiring
finds . center to take the place Of
LeHt0r Watson. last years captain.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18
GA AGNON NO MARVEL, BUT
MUST PROVE. WORTH
TO GRIFFMEN
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

.1-I-7-1 ny LOO!S n. LOUS7EN. ~
In obtaining Chick Gagnon college shotstop and
aanbac the Gmen getting marvel Of the diamond They
future Quite be that far
him in everything It probable both
Bobby LaMott Ose will be able
spring. s'
In 1921 Gagnon played for the Holy varsity nine
nfed
IN eight though he hit for s bat thirty
Ano co1ecng egnt ns mcludng double triple and TWO
young colgan tempting provided join crippled
Grfmen declined to
another
The Washington times., 1922-12-18

Hanh Bhasls, lAmsntsbly slow
g =: q a.. - ss.s... s.sss's 4 : ;. 7: !:
The Washington times., 1922-12-18

1t has hs roots 20 deeply Into
~ psst, - We DO know. howcver,
that d has come up almost hand
In hane with the greater develop
meut 81 the races. 4
The Washington times., 1922-12-18

Fogarty for many years wss
ADVISORY coach down nj Penn
syiyania. He, 1ssisted Lon Jslr-
det, the former Penn guard. VINO
brought tho first court champaon..
ship to the PhiladeiphiA seas OF
learning.
The Washington times., 1922-12-18

''Gsorge Stalings told mo at
ti1e New York meeting that Gag
non was . most promising young
slayer" says President Griffith.
ssGeerEe didn't have to blow any
horns, either, because GagnOn
wab Cobb's property. not that Of
THE Rochester club.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-23
SOUTH SIDE STATE
BANK IN new BUILDING

Hundreds of new depositors were
added on Monday, last, to the books
of the South Side Trust and Savings
bank, just installed in its new home
at Cottage Grove avenue and Forty
seventh street, in honor of which the
institution held a three-day celebra-
ton, concluding Wednesday.
Isaac n. Powell. president of the
bank, was on hand greeting all of
the new and old depositors who were
inspecting the premises and telling
them that he hopes TO increase the
number of depOsitors within a short
time from 21,0O0 to double that num-
ber. When Mr.. Powell arrived at the
bank he was greeted by Miss Mar
garet Burns of the bookkeeping de-
partment. who presented him with
basket of flowers on behalf of her
coworkers.