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The Washington times., 1922-12-20
RECORD
IS MADE BY
PIRATES
Every Player Makes at Least
One Hit in Five consscu-
tive Games. ..,s

A most unusual batting perform
ance was accomplished by the Pitts
burgh club last season. Every play
er in their batting order made one
or more hits in five consecutive
games. August s to 10, inclusive.
At Boston, August s. Pittsburgh
made 16 hits. Nine players COM
peted and each got one or more hits.
At Philadelphia, August Z. the next
game for Pittsburgh, there were
twelve players in the Pittsburgh bat.
ting order and each made one or
more hits, with total Of %.
The next day there was q double
headed at Philadelphia. In the first
game eleven players took part for
Pittsburgh. Each player hit safely,
the team making "a hits. %,
In the second game of the double
header there were nine players In
the batting order and each player
got a hit, the total being 10.
On the next day, August 10, there
were nine players in the Pittsburgh
batting order again. and each player
made hit with a total Of 16.
On August III Pittsburgh almost
made q similar record. The player
who failed to get a hit was Tierney.
Each Of the. other players was sue
cessful. ~.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
YOUNG ELEvENs
READY TOG Go
T0|T
Will Play Series at Union Park
For 125-Pound and 1@5-
Pound Championships.

They had to wait a long time,
but now the lightweight teams of
!sandlot football are In the center Of
the stage.
Next Sunday, at Unien lark, the
Mohawk Props and Kanawhas. 145-
Founders. or middleweights. will
lash In what likely will be a fast
and furious contest.
1t will be the opening game OF a
series to determine city cham.
pion of the middleweight class.
Before the Mohawk Props and
kanawhas meet. the little Mohawk
Juniors and Mackins. 125-pounders.
will battle.
Sunday morning. at Union Park.
the Stanton Juniors and Havocs,
other contenders In the 125-pound
class, will clash.
On the following Sunday the win
ner of the Mohawk .Prep-kanawha
contest will meet the crack STAN
tons. In the preliminary the win.
ner of the Mohawk Junior Mackin
game will take on the Arabs, who
have a strong 125.pound eleven.
Then, on New Years Day. the
finals of the 126-pound class win
be contested.
The games win be put on with
real championship trimmings, e.
Lawrence Phillips being the pro-
moter. Each team has submitted
an eligibility list.
Charley Guyon, Eastern High
School coach, or Mike Kelley, ,Busi.
ness High School coach, win ref
cree the games; Hobey O'Meara will
umpire and Clarence Mcclure will
be the linesman.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
WALTER HENliNE TIED
OlD-TlME HIT RECORD

Walter Heline, Of Philadelphia,
batted four home runs in two sue.
cessive games. Three Of them were
made on September Is and the
fourth on the next day. This had
been accomplished three times pre-
viously in the National League.
James O'Rourke did 1t for Boston
in 1880, Roger Connor for New
York in 1888, and Napoleon Lajoie
for Philadelphia In 1900.
When Henline made his three
home runs in 1915 he was the first
National League batter to do any.
thing Of the kind since the days OF
Jacob Beckley in 1897.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
DUNCAN I TURNS
DOWUH|S i.
OFFER !"
Onwentsia Fails to Coax Great
English Professional to
Come Overseas.

Word has been received by Robert
Gardner, former national amateur
champion, from George Duncan, one
Of the best OF England's golfers, re-
garding the position as professional
at the Onwentsia Club. Duncan
cabled his regrets, stating that he Is
well situated in England. and has a
good income, which precludes the
necessity Of his listening to tempt
ing offers. ...
1t Is understood the offer of On
wentsia carried a substantial bonus
and an indefinite contract, as Dun.
can might choose. George rendered
his thanks. but declared he was sat
'sfied to remain in the British Isles.
Duncan's position in the world of
golf Is securely established: Britons
think as much Of him as do Amer.
leans: his home and club relations
are Of the friendliest nature and his
financial situation puts him beyond
the need Of any salary that could
be offered.
Gardner, in cabling the offer, acted
as chairman of the tournament com
mittee at Onwentsia.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
DIES
IN R00M|NG
HOUSE
Former Yank and Browns
Outfielder Dead of Un-
known Cause.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20. - Harry
Hemphill. former outfielder of the
New York Yankees and st. Louis
Browns, Is dead in this city from
unknown causes. His body was
found in an Eighth avenue roomlng
house late last night and an au-
topsy will be performed to discover
the cause Of his death. Friends in
youngstown, Ohio. the players for
mer home, have been notified.
Hemphill was transferred from
the Browns to the Yankees in
1908 and was regarded as one of
the best .hitters in the league at
that time. Later he managed the
Atlanta Club and played in the
minor leagues until he drifted out
Of sight. $1,000
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
PITTSBURGH BROKE. OWN
RECORD IN WALLOPlNC

Pittsburgh led the National
League last season in club batting,
with a percentage of .308, the total
held by the 1921 leader, st. Louis.
This Ia the first year since 1908 that
Pittsburgh has led In club batting.
Pittsburgh faced the most pitch.
the most runs. s65; made the most
hits, 1893, and the most one.base
hits, 1927. st. Louis made the most
two-base hits, $50. Pittsburgh made
the most three-base hits, ITO. Phila-
delphia made the most home runs.
116. This 10 the fourth successive
lear that Philadelphia has led in
Nome runs. ..y--. 'iT' ~
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
Tom Thorp Is Chosen
As Official In
Three Games

Tom Thorp, former Colum-
bia star tackle and now coach
of the New York University
football eleven, whose breezy
football stories appear in these
columns from time to time, will
ofYiciate in all three East VS..
West contests booked for Cali
fornia gridirons.
Thorp will umpire the West
Virginia Gonzaga clash Christ
mas Day at San Diego. On
Saturday, December 30, he will
do the same in the Pittsburgh
Stanford game at. Palo Alto,
and on New Year Day he will
be umpire when Penn State
mixes it up with Southern Cal
ifornia at Pasadena.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
0 'ROURKE Goes
To MINOR
LEAGUE
Shortstop ls Second Player to
Figure in Sammy Hale
Deal.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 20.-Play-
or No. Q to figure in the $4,000
baseball deal that brought Sammy
Hale, hard hitting third baseman,
TO Connie Mack's Athletics was
selected and assigned to the Port.
land Club of the Pacific Coast
League today. Frank O'Rourke.
former shortstop and utility infield.
er Of the Boston Red Sox. pur-
chased from the Hub City Club by
the Athletics, is the player sent to
Portland. :.
O'Rourke came to the Athletics
since the close Of last season via
the waiver route. He had a brief
career with Washington. figured
in the deal that sent Roger Peckin.
paugh from the Yankees to Boston
and then Washington and now plays
q part in another big exchange.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
BOOK NINETEEN
>GAMESFOR !
SPRING
Giants and White Sox Will
Tour Southern States
Next Year.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Nineteen
exhibition games will be played by
the New York Giants and the Chi.
cago White Sox in various Southern
cities this spring, saccording to the
itinerary announced by james Tier.
ney, secretary Of the Giants. The
series will open at San Antonio.
Tex, on March II, and close at the
Polo Grounds. April Is.
Wherever possible, McGraw has
avoided the one-night jumps. In
four cities he will play two games,
up on sleep. The games at the Polo
Grounds will be played on Saturday,
April IA, and Sunday, the 18th.
West Point will follow on the 18th,
and then. II the joint schedule com.
mittee should decide to open the
season on the 18th, as the American
League wants, the Giants will either
get a days rest or will tackle Ford.
ham or Princeton at the Brush sta.
dium.
Here is the spring schedule as IL
stands now:
March II and 1s, White sox. at
San Antonio; 81, White Sox, at Sc.
guin. Tex; "a and Is, White Sox
at San Antonio; 81. White Sox, at
Dallas, Tex.
April l. White Sox. at Dallas: 2
and 8, White Sox, at Fort Worth
4. White Sox, at Shreveport, La; s,
White sox, at Vicksburg; 6. White
Sox, at Jackson, Miss; and g.
Memphis, at Memphis; Q, White
Sox. at Chattanooga, Tenn; 10 and
II, White Sox, at Knoxville; IL
White Sox. at johnson City, Tenn.
Is, White Sox, at Portsmouth, Va.
ia and Is, White Sox. at Polo
Grounds; 1s. West Point, at Yves,
Point.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
Football Players
Turn Gaze To
Mat

BOSTON,, Dec. 20.-Charlie
Eastman and Frank Rouilard of
the Harvard varsity football
team are members Of the Grim
son wrestling team. Eastman,
who tips the scales at 200 when
in the best Of shape, is the
heavyweight Of the team.
Rouillard wrestles in the 175-
pound class. Both are expected
to have q successful season.
They will enter the New Eng
land amateur championships.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
THAT WAS SOME BATTLE
AS RUNS WERE COUNTED

On August 25 there was a record
same between Chicago and Phila,
delphia, the former winning by
2s to 20. Chicago scored ten runs
in the second inning and fourteen
runs in the fourth inning. ,.l
The previous high score In the
National League was made by Chi.
cago and Louisville, June 20, 1897,
when Chicago scored thirty-six runs
and Louisville seven. Chicago
scored in every inning In that game
and each Of the Chicago players
scored one or more runs and made
one or more hits.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
CRACK GROVE CITY QUNT
PLAYS BROOKLANDERS
AND YANKS HERE

Grove City College, Of City, Pa which waoped Georgetown
University after the Hilltop baketers had thirteen
straight will battle Charlie University
tonight in the big auditorium at Brookland
interested
members Of the brilliant Yankee which holds the undputed
Independent championship Washington already
beaten the champions Of two other cities.
For tomorrow night the Yankees will take City College,
and will be the first time in Washington basketball history that
independent will contest with
will be played in Market
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
TEN PANTHERs ARE LOST
FROM WARMERS ELEVEN

next fall to take charge Of his
time, he will have but one OF his
1929 regulars in uniform. He will
have to build a team from this
years substitutes and freshmen.
The regulars who win receive
their diplomas in June are: Jordan,
left guard; Simpson. left tackle;
Clark. left guard; Bowser, center;
Sack, right guard; uourlsy, right
tackle; williams, right end: Hol.
ierin. quarterback; Anderson. right
halfback, and Hewitt, fullback.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

-. ~S ~~--~ f~@~~
rare.
Canada Gals Cheerful Chirps.
(<VOU promised to show me
some of your big men
- here in New York." said
the visitor from the country.
$50 / did," replied his host.
We'll, there goes one Of them.
He's one of the Rockfellers."
"One Of the Rockfellers-why,
he looks and dresses just like a
workingman, doesn't he?"
"Of course he does. He is q
workingman. He's one of the
rock fellers. Works in . stone
quarry"
Robbing Peter to pay Paul
Is something that is practiced
still; :.
For when we have to settle &C.
counts
We dig up jack to meet q bill.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
LOOKING 'EM OVER
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE

JUDGING their totals victories the three pitchers at the
Of National southpaws They
Wilbur Cooper Of the Pittsburgh Pirates with twenty
Rixey Cincinnati Reds with twenty-five, and Walter
Reuther Of the Brooklyn Dodgers with twentyone On the other
hand the leading the American League all rghhanders
Ed Romme of the Athletics with Victories Joe Bash
OF the Yankees with Urban Shoke the Brownies
with Mogrdge Of the Grmen,
games any southpaw league His
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
FRED FULTON PUTS AZ"
CARL MORRIS IN g-J

TULSA. Okla, Dec. 30 -" -
ton. Rochester (MinnD hcevnN.
scored a Knockout over Ccii
Il Sapulpa. in the four'h
heir scheduled ten round bot,
last night. Morris seer nj
the towel with CAL on -, ,- :
for the third time in the round
seemingly on the verge Of a kno
out. 49,,
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
Missed by a Hair.

Joe Sewell, the Indians crack
young shortstop. missed by q hair of
landing in the 800 class with the
stick last season. In 153 games he
hit for ,299. .--..-. ....
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
Wood May Play.

Joe Wood may play with the In.
dams after finishing his duties as
coach Of the Yale freshmen In June
nsxt. iris Speaker is counting on
him, anyway. Wood plunked the
pill last year for .2s7 In 142 games.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

This course was laid out. Mr..
Bell says. in 1883. Regarding this
pionssr goif links. Mr.. Bell says:
when had finished my first
year at Edinborough University !
left England for the United States.
] was 20 infatuated with golf. al.
though ] had never had any en-
couragement or advice, that clung
to my golf sticks and brought them
through the then unbrolen timber
and pasture land Of New York,
New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Ohio.
Indiana and Illinois into the glori-
ous state Of Iowa, whore my father,
in tho wholesale dry goods bust
ness, owned a parcel Of property In
Burlington, Iowa.
: 'It was on that easily acquired
land that the first golf course In
the United States was laid out, con.
sisting of four holes and upon
which / played in 1883. I played
at the game then, a. play II now.
I love It and prefer 1t TO any other
pastlme.
"In the year 1897 ! came to
acquainted with the prominent
golfers Of that day-'P0p' Twoedie,
Albert Gates, Alan Reid, Jarvis
Hunt, Robert lincoln, Judge
Payne, Sam Dugger and Tom
Rendoh0W Tho latter was O0D0-
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
Observe Holiday.

The Griffmen viii observe st.
Patrick's Day next spring by open
ing their exhibition games at
Tampa, tackling : the Boston
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

Art Nehf, the Giants veteran
southpaw, pitched in thirty-seven
games last summer without once
uncorking q wild pitch. Jess
Barnes, his team mate, did as
well, though in fewer games. In
the American League George
Dauss, Of the Tigers, and Charlie
Robertson, Of the White Sox, had
the same good record.
OF those pitching at least ten
complete games in the big show
last season Bob Shawkey, Of the
Yankees, was the only one to re-
frain from plunking some oppo-
nent in the stats. Bush did It
but once, as did Herb Pennock.
Furthermore, with this lone ex-
ception Of Shawkey, every pitcher
who succeeded in weathering at
least forty-five innings, hit at
least one opposing batsman.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
Gets New Berth.

Herb Thormahlen, the long left.
handler once with the Yankees and
the Red Sox, will be- with Kansas
City next season. Minneapolis re-
Gently let him 80 at the waiver
price.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
BURLINGTON, la, CLAIMS
FIRST GOLF COURSE
Ry CHARLES .CHICK" EVANS.

the first golf played in the United States!
This has been interesting question for golfers and various
still further distinction with the assertions Of Andyl Bell
that he brought the first golf clubs into the United States that ever
and that he played the first golf
holes this country The cose" comprised four holes
Burlington Iowa. =
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
G. A. c. Juniors Meet.

Members Of the Georgetown A. C.
junior club win meet tonight at 3
o'clock at the clQbhouss.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

Dempsey, had he come along
twenty years ago, could not have
traded punches with Joe as he
does with the men he fights now.
"And, besides, Joe was better
boxer than is Dempsey. When
you are up against a man who can
hit harder than you, who is at
least as game, and who can out
box you, he will come pretty near
beating YOU"
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
Mccoy OR CHOYINSKI VS.. DEMPSEy

n WESTERN exchange following:
Eddie Ganey picks oldtimers, either whom he
could have whipped Jack Dempsey short order One
the two he picks Kid Mccoy; the other is Joe Choyinsk
From what I've of Dempsey explains Eddie "he will have
trouble with who has good left hand Mccoy had great
left and uncanniy clever besides.
"Choynsh the hardest hitter that lived the
all
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
REGARDING Neal Balls Medal.

Regarding Neal Balls Medal.
.0)ME time ago in this column
- we mentioned seeing a medal
~ given to Neal Ball (for some
great deed on the diamond) in q
store on Fifty-ninth street, New
York.
At the time we thought, as most
everyone else did, that Mr.. Ball
had hooked the gilded pie plate
No, no. No. no! It seems that
some second-story guys got into
Meals joint one night and took
the medal along with a lot Of
other things.
Neal, who is a resident OF
Bridgeport, Conn.,, informed the
chief of police Of that metropolis
and he got busy. Last week he
got the medal back for Neal
Now Christmas and New Year and
election day will mean something
to Neal.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

cialIy kind to me and introduced
mo to the professional colony,
through whose kind invitation 1
was able to play ut most every
course In or near Chicago.
II was the first American ever
admitted to membership in a Brit
ish golf club which l held while
attending lectures at the Edin-
borough University during the
years 1880 to 1883, joining the Had
dington Golf Club. located seven
teen miles from Marlborough In
East Lothian.
I'VE had no golf bags in those
days; a leather strap to bind the
heads and one for the grips to hold
the clubs together being the proper
thing. I recall 30 many of the old
country courses and links which
are indelibly marked on my men,
ory by beauty and inviting cam
outage that only led to trouble
with whins and thistles to snare or
hide the ball.
Il won the first handicap event
ever entered at Haddington in
May. 1881, the prize being three
golf balls-the first prize ever won
at British golf on a Scotch course
by an American born player. thus
blazing the way for the successes
achieved years later by Walter
Travis taking the amateur title
and later Walter Hagen capturing
the 'open,'
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

chattered much a. Frazee and
Chance hope those in Boston will !
Answer-yes!
II we recall correctly, Clark
Griffith told the Kiwanis Club
members at q luncheon one day
that he had paid $4,000 in cash
to land Roger Peckinpaugh. think
ing that no reporters were pres
ent. 1--WE might inject right here
that The Washington Times told
all Washington about it that same
afternoon.)
What the smiling magnate
should have done was to have an
nounced this purchase with a toot-
ing Of horns and q great blarins
Of the angry trumpet, If trumpets
are ever angry. II would have
caused much chatter, and chatter
is good for the game and the
leaders thereof.
Hes Not Done Yet.
r INCIDENTALLY, that Clark
Griffith sought Muddy Ruel
from the Red Sox is evidence
enough that he is not done try
ing to collect q much stronger ag-
cregation next year than he had
last.
The Griffs now have five catch
ers-Gharrity, Picinich, Lapan,
Hargrave, and Riley-and yet
Muddy Ruel Is sought. This looks
bad for some Of the five now on
the list.
"I'm going to build up young
club again, Just as l did in 1872"
President Griffith told US on his
return from the annual hot-air
sessions in New York. Appar-
emily he means it.
Pat Charity suffered all last
season from q lame throwing arm.
It will not be known until next
year whether or not he has recov-
cred the use of 1t.
Val Picinich suffered all last
season, and the season before and
the season before that, from a
grevious lack Of pep. They say
he is q good receiver. All right
that let's him out.
Lapan is an unknown quantity.
Hargrave, from New Haven, has
never caught q big league game.
Jim Riley had a brief trial with
the Phillies once, but the Phillies
do not rank with the majors.
In other words, Muddy Ruel
would have been ten-strike
could he have been obtained, Civ
ing the .Griffmen arheady man be-
hind the bat, q smooth receiver
and an excellent thrower..
Yet President Griffith forgot to
mention his bid for Ruel.
oh. lack-a-day!
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
Babe the Marvel.

/ D1UC INC m1HVeI.
I"IHILE one Babe was a ter.
" rible bust, another proved
himself q marvel. Babs
Adams, we'll over forty years OF
age, and about to quit the ma.
tional game, issued but fifteen
free tickets, hit four batsmen and
wildpitched just once. When Ad.
ans finally does leave the Pitts.
burgh Pirates, they will surely
miss him.
Harry Courtney, adding his
Washington performances to those
he gave Chicago, faced $50 bats.
men. Safe hits came from Ill Of
them. Adding the eleven sacrifices
made off his delivery, with the
forty-six bases on balls and one
hit batsman, you will note that he
actually faced 438. batsmen, ITS
of whom got as far as first base
! one way or another. This means
that almost every other batsmau
facing Handsome Harry" reached
first base, and explains his recent
sale to the San Francisco club.
Speaking Of hitting batsmen, die
you notice what the Tiger mound.
men did last season Pillette
slammed fifteen of them. Dauss
got. six and Ehmke hit twenty.
three somewhere in their anatomy
johnson hit four, Olsen fourteen
Cole one and Stoner three. Thu.
the seven Tiger pitchers working
in at least forty-five innings sue.
ceeded in hitting sixty-six oppo.
nents, emitting them to place
on the initial sack. NJ.
The baseball averages Away.
show interesting dope for the
fans winter consumption. -
Another Difference.
lrF a New York club offers $25,'
III 900 for. a player and is re.
= fused, the fact is Immediately
published to the four winds.
Clark Griffith, according Il
| Frank Chance, offered $25, 900 fol
Muddy Ruel and was refused, but
the Washington magnate kept Il
a dark secret.
Not So with Chance and Frazee
Seeing its value as publicity stuff
they gave II out to the new.
hounds and expect to reap mucf
therefrom. Holding on to a play
I er and turning down $25, 900, Bos
ton fans are expected to say
shows that Frazee and Chanc,
J really mean building up the club
Fine. Now, IL Griff had an
nounced his failure to obtain Ruel
who il a better, catcher than an,
now with the Washington club
! even with a golden bait Of $2S,
600, wouldn't the fans here hfv'
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

II also claim to have brought
the first set Of golf clubs through
tho United States Customs House,
for which no duty was charged;
the officials not knowing what
they were. The clubs L pur.
chased Of Willie Park, the pro-
fessional and club maker at Mus
selborough, except q highly priced
putter, . present from the fam
Gus golfer, Mr.. Freddie Taite.
under whose father I studied at
the university.
IT feel justified in claiming tha
golf and its paraphernalia wal
brought to and established In tn,
United States by a native son o.
Iowa, who has playet
the game in this country over Z
period Of years greater than an,
other American born player"
Copyright, 1922. by John r. Ollie Co.
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

curtains back as the orchestra
started to play. Their names
were Jack Francis and Frank
Kaeppel.
I When Sam Harris managed
Brooklyn fighters, the only way
you could get from New York to
/ Brooklyn was by boat.
When "Reno Jack" McCaffrey
had q newspaper stand, Clemen-
ceau was one of his regular Gus
toners. Chauncey Depew at that
time was being kidded about the
mustache he was trying to raise.
The first time Tammany Young
ever helped out in a sporting
event was the day he held Blon-
din's coat before that gent walked
across Niagara Falls on a tight
rope.
When William H. Taft visited
Cuba years ago Captain Huston
sat on the opposite side of the
island to keep it from tipping
over.
An English paper calls our
heavies Americas gigantic heavy
weights"
Righto. As Bombardier Wells
remarks, "They look taller from
the floor"
Kid Mccoy told the writer that
he intended to live to be 100
years old.
Well, when a guy is married
nine times and-gee it MUST
seem that he's lived that long
already.
The day that Sam Crane rode
on the first steam elevated train
he was, eating q banana that cost
IN s,ssfts tT6nvr DANA ,urrn mad IN
The Washington times., 1922-12-20

The day that Sam Crane rode
on the first steam elevated train
he was, eating q banana that cost
10 cents. They came wrapped in
The Washington times., 1922-12-20
These and Those.

These and Those.
"HE night that Castle Garden
opened in New York, two
little boys dressed as cupids,
with silver wings, pulled the drop
curtains back as the orchestra
started to play. Their names
were Jack Francis and Frank
Kaeppel.