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The Washington times., 1922-12-31
CAPITAL FANS
HANDED STIFF
JOLT BY FATE.
Milan and 1922 Griffmen Prove
Unexpected Failure From Be-
ginning to End.

CONTINUED from First Sport PageJ
expected, went to Minneapolis and
Gleason to- Columbus.
AS the warm weather approached,
johnson and Morridge began pitch
Ing fair ball and the team began
to climb a bit. In some strange
fashion the game got moving and
slowly and painfully crept into
the first division. For a day or so
they were in third place. Then
came their atrocious slide back
into seventh place from which they
escaped in time to finish sixth.
The bright things about the
1922 Griffmen were to he seen.
Goslin, after two unfortunate
starts, each ending in an accident,
got under way and finished the
best batsmanr on the ball club
averaging 1924. Ray Francis and
young Brillheart~ pitched some
cleaver basebatil. Handicapped by
illness. Morgridge proved himself
the best lefthander in the league
once more, winning eighteen victor
les.
The immediate future OF the team
is puZzling. DOME Bush, utility
infielder last year. has succeeded
Milan as manager. President Grit
fifth has purchased a large number
of youngsters from whom he ex
poets many good things. He ex
pected the same last year at this
time. -
However, though Washington and
Boston were previously disappoint-
ed by their baseball teams, there
was Joy in many places, notably in
New York where both pennants will
fly next season and in Philadelphia
where the Mackmen, for the first
time in eight years. crawled out
of the cellar. leaving that for the
Boston Red Sox.
YANKEES FALL DOWN.
The New Yorke Yankees. enter.
ing the world series big favorite
to win from the Giants, proved a
terrible bust They succeeded in
tielng one game. but they never
took one victory. 1t was a. wonder
full triumph for a ball team over
several assorted athletes.
Babe Ruth, like his club. was
miserable failure in the series
He made a fitting finish of a pooi
year. He promises to be a better
boy in the coming year.
Roger Hornsby, of the St Loui,
Cardinals, had the home run rec
ord with forty-two circuit drives
His batting average of .401 was tn,
highest since Ed Delehanty had hi
for .40S in 1899.
George Sisler led the American
League with batting average o.
.419 and established a new consecu
tive hitting record for forty-on'
! games.
Ed Rommel. with the seventh
| place Mackmen, won twenty-sever
games. a remarkable piece Of work
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ed by traps. Naturally il you don't
get on you are likely to catch the
trap. Many of the boys crept up on
the hole, so to speak, preferring to
take the safe route rather than
miss the green.
That is what I did, after getting
a fine drive. Afterwards / thought
of how foolish that was. Short Of
the green in two, / had to lay my
chip shot dead-which I didn't do.
What is more. the percentage Is
against you on getting the chip
deady
I took a five for the hole. Had
banged away for the pin, assum.
ing that l would have played the
shot properly 1 would have been
putting for a three and would
probably have got a four at least.
Those little savings all count in the
aggregate-don't mistake that.
OF course man possessing a
wonderful back-spin shot like Hutch.
ison's has a big advantage on this
type of hole. He can always play
boldly to the flag. But every good
player is able to play a back-spin
shot to certain extent. II he
can't he'd better learn If her ever
expects to win. big tournament.
Barnes, Hagen. Brady, Mcleod.
Farrell, Kerrigan and others all find
use for this shot during some part
Of tournament.
DETAILS OF BACKSPIN.
copied my back.spin or stop.
pun" shot from the famous Hutch
ison. He is easily the master Of
this stroke. There isn't a man in
the world who has the control over
this spectacular shot that Hutchin-
son has. It was at Toledo, In fact.
that l set out to learn the stroke.
Hutchison's daring was so i'm
pressive felt that I must learn
the shot Immediately IL I wanted
to become champion. You will re-
call that Hutchison led the qualify
ing round at Toledo-he seems to
always near the top and that he
finished one stroke behind tho lead.
er. Ted RAY, i'm the championship
proper. Had the peppery Scot been
putting at all during that tQirna.
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ment he would have walked off
with the cup.
1t was his back.spin or spade"
shot as he calls his mashie. .niblick
that kept him with the leaders.
Sometimes he dropped the ball dead
so close to the pin that he had
only to walk up and tap II into
the tin.
marceled at his wizardry in this
respect, and after finishing my
third round-I was considerably in
advance of the Hutch-I went out
to watch him and to learn, II
possible. how he made the stroke.
l noticed, first of all, that Jock
took an open stance with the right
foot well forward. noticed also
that he addressed the ball, had the
right foot rather than the left al.
most opposite, in fact; that he kept
his hands far down and that he
stood well over the ball. His back
spin on this shot is short and crisp
the hands do not go back much
further than the knee. He hits the
ball a sharp blow, catching ii on
the downward swing.
I remember when first tried
II took a chunk Of sod as deep and
as wide as my foot. I hastily re-
placed the turf and looked around
to see II anybody had detected me.
r worked hard on the shot with
out obtaining any really Satisfac.
tory results, so in meeting Hutch.
ison at a tournament one day I
said, Jock" how do you get so
much back-spin on the ball"
CHICK EVANS SWING.
Hutchison, ever ready to help a
young fellow, said. Let me see
how you play It,"
After had made my shot he
said, you've got to catch the bal
with the club.head before It hits
the turf. You'll have to keep your
eye glued right on that pill and
you'll have to be careful not tc
cut the ball too much or you'll
have no ball for your next shot
Go into the shot HARD with the
left arm very STIFF. But make
sure to hit the ball before the club
head strikes the ground; then you
can let the club-hsad sail riRh,
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CHAMPS FALL
MARKS YEAR
ON GRIDIRON

tContinued from First Sport PageD
Southern by a score Of only to o,
but gained little or no glory In the
victory. Southern outplayed the
then champion Indians from start to
finish and got within a yard Of o
touchdown.
No team worked its way to within
Southern's 25-yard line all season.
It's opponents, however, were not up
TO the general standard of the Mo.
hawks and Mercurys.
kNICKERBOCKERS FAIL.
The Knickerbocker club played
tho Mohawks a scoreless tie and
won some fine victories, but literal.
ly killed it's chance of winning the
championship by failing to meet
Mercury. The Southwest club cut
off all relations with the Knicker.
bockers, charging that the latter
crawled out of a scheduled contest
with Mercury In order to enter
their game with the Mohawks with
record clear Of defeat.
Georgetown A. c., with an eleven
coached by Jack Hegarty. figured
prominently in the championship
struggle. Hegarty's men held the
Mohawks to scoreless tie and
then lost to Mercury. Later the
Mohawks were played a second
game and the Indians won de-
cisively.
So much for the unlimited class.
The middleweight and light eight
classes are still fighting II out for
tithes. The Mohawk Preps and the
Stantons will play today at Union
Park In what they term cham.
plonship series. Last Sunday the
Mohawks trimmed the Kanawhas
IN the middleweiRht class and to.
days game is supposed TO decide
the tftIs
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WARFARE will be waged
" against the carp, with
w the understanding that
no armistice will be signed until
this destroyer of fish spawn and
aquatic plant life has been ex-
terminated from the waters Of the
State of Virginia. Just how this
vast undertaking will be accom-
plished is yet to be worked out.
But, according TO Harry Ken
nedy, representative Of the Poto-
mac Anglers Association to the
Virginia Game Wardens' Conven-
ton. held at Richmond last week,
the Virsinians are determined to
rid themselves Of the pest regard.
less of work and expense.
1t seems that the carp species
are growing with rapidity In the
inland waters Of the OLD Dnuinion
State and quick action must be
taken or the game fish along with
other families of the finny tribes
will be wiped out.
During the spawning season the
mud rooters play havoc with the
eggs, devouring all within their
sight. Even the spawn OF the
fighting bass family fall as prey
to this creature of the soft fins.
As we all know. the bass Is the
personification of valor at spawn.
ing time and all species OF the
deep have the greatest respect for
him. Nothing but the loss or
death of the eggs from low tenn
perature, heavy deposits of ssdi.
ment or other adverse conditions
will cause him to abandon his nest.
The carp, aware Of the garnestsr's
fighting ability, having often felt
the sting of his knife.like fins,
does not approach In the clear,
but muddies the water with his
huge tail, hiding this eggs from
view Of the parent. Being unable
to locate his nest the bass moves
onward, leaving his treasure at the
mercy of the intruder.
Aquatic plant life has beer
greatly reduced and especially ir
the Chickahominy district, by the
destructive work Of the carp. The
carp's characteristic habit Is to b
on the move, nosing In the mud
bed. roofing up vegetation.
! Carp are in abundance In tn,
Chickahominy district and as one
sportsman said. he has seen then
roofing like pigs, with their noses
in the mud and their tails sticking
out Of the water.
Plants play an important part II
the purification OF water, taking NJ
the carbonic acid gas liberated b,
decomposition and exhalinG thu
oxygen essential to living creatures
Thus they prevent the asphyxiatio'
Of fish life.
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Six Lands Named
On Ohio State
Soccer Team.

ohio STATE UNIVERS-
" lTY has a team of in
tramural soccer champions
who swear allegiance to no
less than six countries. To
demonstrate the variety of
colors they doff their head
pieces to the players have
termed themselves the Rain
bows. The fifteen men on
the squad include eight Ar
gentinians, two Yankees,
two Colombians, one French
man, one Rumanian and
Bolivian.
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through. But hold the club firm
all the time
That was the big point was
after-how to hit the ball-and
afterwards practiced for hours
trying to hit the ball before the
club-head struck the ground. Even.
tually / got control OF this difficuit
stroke, although l don't begin TO
make the ball hop like Hutchison
does. That lad is uncanny with his
spade.
watched some OF the other
stars in the tournament at Toledo
who were near my size. l paid
especial attention to Chick" Evans
and the manner in which he plays
his iron shots. Nobody can control
a mid.iron or a mashie iron shot
better than "Chick."
I noticed that he always had a
firm grip Of the club--that is very
essential. Also that he held his
body perfectly still and allowed the
arms to do all Of the work. That
his pivoting, what little he does, is
rhythmlcal and in perfect co-ordina-
ton with the back swing.
But the chief reason for his
superb control and direction Of the
irons Is due to his three quarter
swing.
With that kind of swing there is
never any danger of stopping over,
OF having the club wabble, or OF
having the coordination of the
arms and body upset Evans, with
three-quarter swing, is able
always. to hit the ball firm and
true blow.
WATCHED BOBBY JONES.
also watched Bobby Jones. His
firm manner of playing iron shots
was also impressive. u could not
help but note how firmly all OF
these stars, Hutchison, Hagan
Evans and Jones played their iron
shots, Firmness is the keynote OF
successful iron or mashie shot
and to obtain this firmness one must
remember always to keep the left
arm straight and rigid.
Jones had a way of dipping his
right shoulder on his mashie shots
which l liked and which l applied
to my own stroke. In that way
he gets power into the shot. He
also throws his right hip into the
swing at the right moment which
Is Just before the club-head comes
in contact with the ball. His whole
manner in hitting a mashie shot
denotes firmness and power. A good
stroke to copy.
Leo DiegeL who is my size. was
going great guns at Toledo, but
Leo's form did not impress me
greatly because II is or was unique
He has changed his swing some
what since then. However. Lee
still has an unorthodox swing. and
while he gets remarkable results
and Is one of the best golfers In
the world, / wouldn't advise others
to try and initiate my good friend
too closely.
To begin with, Leo has a peculiar
habit of addressing his club Jus,
behind the ball. of twisting his body
In an odd manner and of bringing
his club back along the outside line
He hits the ball well enough and ir
medal or match play he is a tough
opponent. But I feel that Leo 4.
great golfer more because OF his
wonderful heart and will power
] than because of his golf swing.
Copyright u:s. Bell syndicate. Inc,
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Army Seeks 1,605, 900
For Miami. Fla. HarbOr

Recofnm cndation for Improvement
Of Miami Harbor, Fla, at a cost Of
81 sos 600 for new work and SIS, 1000
annually for maintenance 10 con.
tanned in a preliminary report trans.
mitted to Congress by the Engi.
neer Corps OF the army.
The plan contemplates q channel
twenty-five feet deep At mean low
water. 500 feet wide from that
depth in the ocean to near the outer
ends Of the jetties. thence 500 feet
wide through the entrance, reduc.
Ing to 200 feet wide across Biscayne
Bay and following the route OF the
existing municipal channel.
Allotment Of $4,000 for mainte.
nance and Improvement Of st. An.
drews Bay, Florida, was announced.
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twice he won two games in a single
day.
SCOTS LONG RUN.
Everett Scott boosted his total 10
9S6 games for consecutive appear
ance. He has not missed a game
since July 20. 1916.
Ken Williams. of the Browns, set
two American League records when
he crashed two home runs in a
single inning and collected three
homers in a single game.
Charlie Robertson, with the White
Sox. pitched a no-hit, ro-man-reach.
first game against the Tigers.
The Browns made great fight
for the American League pennant
leading the race for many weeks
However, their small pitching staff
cracked in the pinch, and the Yanks
just barely won, though a heavy
favorite all year. At various times
the White Sox and the Tigers
threatened to make trouble for the
two leaders, but they lacked the
strength to maintain the pace.
The Cardinals promised to give
battle to the Giants. but injuries
and Illness, together with the fail.
ure of the pitching staff, caused
them to stub their toes. and they
finished in. the ruck. The Pirates
and Cubs, at other times, looked
as though either might win. but
the Giants managed to win with a
wobbly pjtching staff In the last
few weeks of the race. The Gin
cinnati Reds, with a fine rush at
the close of the campaign. finished
in second place.
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Bu GENE SARAZEN.
(From Caddie to Champion.)

EVIEWING experiences the national championship
X Toedowhich the first national meeting had
~ played recall several instances where might have
bettered
distinctly how took five the eighteenth hole
on where-had boder
you prefer might easy possibly
q three
The eighteenth hole Inverness four hole resting
valley good drive enables home nicely
think champion trick with
mash iron
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PAYS FOR BENTLEY.

The very latest about Red Causey,
former Giant, who has been 70
leased by indianapolis, Is that ne
will 30 to Baltimore a. part pay
mont by the Giants for Jack Bent.
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EAGLES AGAIN WIN.

The Anacostia Eagles triumphed
over the Lackey High School, Of In.
dian Head, Md. by score OF 2s to
3. in a game played on the latter's
floor. The guarding OF the Eagles
was the outstanding feature OF the
game, the school boys failing to reg
lister a field goal, their only score
being made from the free-toss line.
The lineup and summary:
ra.i.. Lackey High.
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So, he exchanged it.

Floorbumper kept right on.
hanging decorations on The
Glutts tree. The Glutt chased
the overworked letter carriers
out for some parcel-posted am
munition. He delivered some an
onymous congratulations on
Floorbumper's icebox inspector.
FloorbYmper's nose swelled-sup
three Fsizes larger. He knew
there was a Santa Claus then.
Floorbumper banged The Glutt
on his chisel shaped chin and
The Glutt started looking for
the mistletoe. 1t was on the
canvas.
The Glutt packed up his
southern chivalry and pasted
the quarantine sign on Floor
bumpers neck. His neck was
SO long that he had to use resin
on it like a violinist to keep
his collar from sliding three
octaves TOO hlgn.
Floorbumper started to look
under the ring to see where
Santa had hidden his presents.
He came back and took several
la savatee jabs at The Glutt,
who refused the poisoned
chocolates.
Floorbumper crashed The Glutt
on his bridgework, and teeth
fluttared all over the arena.
Poor folks started grabbing
them in hopes that Austrian
rubles would rally. The Glutt
forgot nobody.
Caravans of police ratified up
and saw The Glutt and Floor
bumper fighting. The cops had
orders to raid all stays during
holiday week.
When brought before Rough
tOWH Ohiy hNhS mokiotioCS,
The Glutt explained that the
police had interrupted a re-
hearsal.
He told The Glutt to forget
his rough life and 60 home to
his mother who had been wait
ing for him for years.
"A good soldier never looks
back" said the Magistrate In
his best holiday adenoids.
Neither does q good chauf-
feur," said The Glutt as he
kissed q sudden sweetheart who
was forelady Of the jury.
And SO the poor little match
girl had q merry Xmas after
all.
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CHUMS ARE JOINED.

Joe Kelley is to join the scout
ing staff Of the White Sox, Joining
his old chum, Kid Gleason, now the
Chicago manager.
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SARAZEN TELLS HOW ''HUTCH"
TAUGHT HIM TO USE BACKSPIN

Champions Own Story of His Rise From Caddy to
Title-Holder Reveals Experiences at Toledo Tour
nament, Where Playing Safe Cost Him At Least
Two Strokes.
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~ SAYS BUGS"
u q G r:
THIS WAS NO
NANNY SONG
The GIutt Drove Fioorbumper
into the Canvas Like
a Nail.

TT APPIEST fight ever fought
II during holiday season was
- fifty merry rounds be-
tween The Glutt and Floor
bumper Jones.
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Battle took place in q chim-
ney. The Glutt weighed two
hundred gifts in his Xmas stock
ings. Floorbumper was the ter
ror Of Macy's basement.
Floorbumper picked one off
the canvas and deposited it on
account right on The Glutt's ex-
celsior beard.
"It's a gift" said The Glutt.
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VIRGINIANS
DON WAR TOGS
TO FIGHT CARP
Sportsmen of Old Dominion
State Determined to Eradi-
cate the Leather Back.

BY r. A. ANGLER.
VIZ ARFARE will be waged
" against the carp, with
w the understanding that
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Twice he won two games in a single
day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-06
IRISH HILL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Criminal and
Mrs. Ida Wales are going to move to
move to Kansas. Mr., Criminal hopes
to be able to get a job testing oil
wells.
Z Miss Margaret and Miss Dora Mudd
visited J. A. Mudd last week.
I'D Mudd and family were guests
Of Mr.and Mrs. J. A. Mudd Sunday.
On account Of a nice shower the
dance was delayed. Hope to be able
to have one the coming week.
Ed Melahn and family and Rev.
Maurl were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Perry Sunday.
The Rush Hill ball team, won a
game in Santa Fe Sunday.
Teh first team plays at home next
Sunday. Plans ahve been started to
4 start two or more teams. (,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-06
PAYNE DlsrRIcr.

We certainly had fine rain Sat-
urday which was needed badly. We
certainly hope it will drown some Of
the ,chinch bugs.
Mrs. Thomas Jerman visited Pete
Denham anr family last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Shock was the
guests of Pete Denham and family
Thursday.
Grover Sims Vernon Smith, Edgar
Sims and Jessie Pulls delivered lambs
to Mexico Thursday. Elmer Dicus
bought them at ten cents per pound.
Jim Beatty and family were the
Sunday guests of Brish Daniel and
wife Of Centralia.
Larkin Poff and family and Carl
Cleeton spent Saturday night and
Sunday with w. 7. Cleeton and FAM
lily.
James Denham was the Sunday
guests of Joe Berry and wife Sunday
afternoon.
The ice cream supper at Salt River
was put off on account of the rain
The ice cream supper will be Satur-
day night, July 9Th. Everybody in
vited to come.
Clarence Cleeton returned to his
home in Mexico after a visit in the
country.
Lelah Davis is visiting Edgars and
family.
Pete Denham will start his thresh,
ing machine this week. io.
Cleveland Brown and family and
George Dollins and family were the
Sunday guests Of Ed, Sims and fam
lily. s.
Bob Shock and wife have come bach
from Kelly Robinsons's.
Greed Carter and family came ir
from Kansas Monday. They came x
John Beattys.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-06
Buckley & Son Sell
Fine Herefords
In Lincoln County

Zip. Buckley and Son, who have
one Of the finest herds Of Hereford
cattle in the state, made three sales
this week. Their farm, the, former
Milt Householder place, is attracting
buyers from all sections Of Missouri.
The following prominent stockmen
and farmers Of Lincoln county took
advantage Of the very attractive
prices on these fine animals and
bought to start a herd: w. T. sgd
nor, olney, Mo-, fine COW and calf,
8 yearling heifers R. c. Duncan, II
ney, 4 cows, 8 calves, 6. w. Duncan,
Middletown, 3 heifers, 2 COWS, bull
calf and 2 heifer calves.
These cattle are among the best
bred cattle. in the state and were
bought worth the price.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-06
HATTON--coNcoRD.

Jack Kennon is gradually getting
weaker. He has been ailing SO long.
Mrs. C. L. Emmons was shopping
rin Fulton Saturday.
A number attended the. stock sale
in Fulton Monday.
Mrs. G. L. Emmons and son return
ed from pleasant visit in Mexico.
Mrs. d. Guy is still very sick at
this writing. Hope she will soon be
well again.
Hugh Cittrill left Monday for Col
orado and California on an extended
visit.
Mrs. Grover Sims was the guest
Of J. E. Muir and wife Thursday.
\ We had good rain and the gardens
and corn are doing fine. Everybody
is wearing smile now over our rain
Saturday night.
A number attended the 4th in Mex
leo and Fulton.