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The Washington times., 1922-08-26
Baseball Gossip For
Diamond Readers

Today will be tag day at the ball
park to aid in the erection in Chi
csgo Of a memorial to the late Adrian
G. Anson, for generation a com
mandins figure In baseball
Herman Pillette, Ty Cobb's rookie
star, and Jehosephat Besselievre
Brillheart, Milan's youngest hurlcr
are expected to face each other TO-
day. The young Griffman upset tho
Tigers the last time they were here
Tomorrow the Griffs will play
their last game here until next Sat
urday when they tackle the Bostur
Red Sox In a douhlehesder at Georgia
avenue. They have three days ir
New York next week and Washing
ton fans will undoubtedly be consid
erably interested In those games.
The Browns chung to their hal,
game lead by pulling out an even
break in the first two games OF the
big series with the Yankees. They
won the first game, 8 to |, behind
Shocker's pitching and after Davis
wildness had staked the Yankees tc
five-run lead in the second they
all but won that one also.
After home runs by Hornsbv
Mann, and Ainsmith had given the
Cards a three.run bulge, the Giant:
climbed aboard Haines in the late
innings and pulled out a A.to.3 d.
cision. Meusels single scoring the
winning run in the ninth. THE
victory placed the Giants five and
one.half games beyond the field
Hornsby's homer was his thlrtietf
OF the season
The Cubs and Phils perpetrated @
terrible thing on the public whef
the home club won by the nattS
score Of 26 to 23. breaking tive
records and equalline two more
The total Of forty.nine runs broke
all existing marks. so did the totn
Of fifty one hits. The Cubs scorct
fourteen runs In the fourth. Tha'
equalled a record. Cailaghan came
to bat three times in one inning
That edualled another.
Reb Russell, reformed pitcher
smote three home runs during the
course Of double beating the
Dodgers handed the Pirates, s to
and s to 8.
Jack Quinn carefully busted and
played on display for the benefit ot
the Indians who thereupon were
pleased to get only two hits and iost
9 to 0.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
SAILOR FREEDMAN, OUT
ON BAIL, SEES FIGHT

PHILA LPH n I A. Aug. 26.-,
Among the ringside spectators at the
Tunney. .Loughran fight Thursday
night was Sailor Freedman. a big
card in fight here last summer. but
who was involved not long ago in
a homicide case in Chicago.
Freedom was sentenced to four.
teen years by a jury, as Illinois laws
permit, but the presiding judge was
displeased with the verdict, and at
once granted the Sailor d new trial
and advised the State not TO prose.
cute. After the verdict he never
served a day In prison.
Sailor is out on bail more as n
witness against certain fugitives
than anything else, and he expects to
be formally exonerated next month
by the State attorney.
Freedman is here to get a match
with any lightweight in the country,
The Washington times., 1922-08-26

The next two birds died and never
again did the Griffmen score all
day.
From the second inning until
the eighth the home boys couldn I
even get a hit and only three OF
them walked. In the eighth Rice
led off with a single and was
stranded at second. In the ninth,
with one gone, Charity doubled
to left center and Goebel. who re.
placed him out there, never moved
beyond that station.
Rigney's fielding scintillated for
the Tigers, some of his stops and
slingshot pegs being beautiful to
see.
Harry Heilmann. shaking the
earth with his elephantine tread.
came through with a brilliant run.
ming catch Of Goslin's short fly
close to the line in the sixth.
Bucky Harris contributed the
prettiest bit of fielding for the
Griffmen when he threw out Bobby
Jones in the second. He came in,
took the slow hopper and got his
man with clever and accurate
underhand toss.
Hank Shanks fooled Rigney II
the second when he came in q.
full speed. gathered In woodall's s
short fly and doubled up the Tiger
I shortstopper. Rigney isn't we'll &C.
quainted with Hank He probably
thought the Monacan would have TO
set himself to throw. Instead Hank
! threw on the run and Rigney was
made to look foolish. He'll know
better some day for he's going to
be in this league for a long time.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
GOlDlE AHEARN CLAIMS
JUDGES ARE UNLICENSED

Goldie Ahearn, who faced Johnny
Reno in the feature bout at Sport.
land Arena last night. losing a
judges decision, complained today
and said that Al Freed. his manager.
would make a protest to thr Navy.
land boxing commission, charging
that unlicensed judges officis 'eH
Referee Miller told me-" said
Ahcarn, that. though he was a
shipmate of Reno, he would have
given me the decision. had II been
up to him. But the two Judges
agreed and picked Reno. Al Freed
said he would file his protest today
with the commission.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
DISTRICT SWIMMERS IN
WARDMAN PARK EVENTS

Crack District of Columbia swim,
mers including Mark Coles and
Florence SHADING all around
champions will compete today in
five events at the Wardman Park
pool.
There will be three events for
men and two for women. The
competition is expected TO be keen
as the entrants are well matched.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
Youthful Marvel Also
Shows Self In
Traps

The youthful marvel, fcatur-
ing every variety of sport this
year, has found the way into
trap shooting. Jimmy Bonner,
a thirteen-year-old New York
youngster, went to the Great
Lakes tournament, held on the
grounds of the indianapolis Gun
Club, and broke a 81 out of .
possible 100 to take the prelim-
mary handicap shoot. And the
worst of it was that his father,
who has been laboriously coach
ing him for three years, was
only able to break two less than
the boy.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
LOOKING 'EM OVER
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER
HERE'S TIP FOR FREEMAN

VIDENTLY considerably interest Tues
wrestling match the Capitol Thater between Waino
champion middeweght and Joe Turner
holder Police Gazette belt gnifyng the than there
has been in mat contest arranged for this city IN years AS
the Rutland who wants the hold permitted when ne
Washngons calls coming this
office with queries as to could
advance suggestion that the big bout
be radioed think O. that?
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
FITZGERALD AND RICE IN
FEATURE BOUT LABOR DAY

frankie Rce the Baltimore man. who practically fright
ened Johnny Rene half to death few weeks ago and f
kley to meet catanddog fight at Spoand Arena the
afternoon of Labor Matchmaker frankie Manu.
months
ago. been seeking bring together and
his inside twentyfour
Rice and Fitzgerald obtained the big holiday show fully
half the attendanc will be Bamoreans who their other clash
For speed and ferocy has been equaled in in this
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
Will BE Prepared.

WIZ DE ETepdTeu.
n EALIZING the prime i'm
II. portance of those three
~ games at the Polo Grounds
next Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday. Zeb Milan will be
especially prepared. He hopes to
send Walter Johnson, George Mo-
gridge, and Jezebel Tecumseh
Zachary against the Yankees.
Johnson is pitching excellent
ball these days. Backed with
good fielding, the Kansan will
have an edge over the Yankees.
George Mogridge, if not worked
too close to the Yanks series, will
60 in there intent on pitching his
arm off to turn back the Yanks.
Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary is
bear for work. He would like
nothing better tha nto face Joe
Bush on the Polo Grounds.
With Pat Charity available,
toting that wagon tongue of his,
the Griffs will be stronger than
they have been at any time this
season when playing at the Polo
Grounds.
at just might be that we'd be
the team to knock off the Yanks, "
muses. Zeb Milan. "We're not
in the race, but we can kill some
of them in it."
Milan recalls the ancient days
when the weak Washington team,
of which he was member,
knocked the Cleveland Indians out
of the flag. And some four or
FIVE years ago Milan was on the
team that knocked the Indians off
right here in the Capital. And
that's exactly what he wants to
do with the Yankees next week.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
Rabbit in Garden.

Joe Rabbit is his name and he's
an outfielder. as fast as his name,
from Muskogee In the Southwestern
League. He is to get a trial with
the Cleveland Indians next week.
He'll probably be nicknamed Bunny
right off the reel the first day he
dons a uniform.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
Nav Trim EN- Yet

WITH the season fast fading
" away to a whisper and the
W Yanks winners OF ten out
of sixteen games played thus for
with the Griffmen, Zeb Milsn's
gang may trip 'em We:
The Yankees and the Browns
are now clinched in a death grip.
IL the Browns can go home in
first place, II only hy most mar
row margin, they are likely to be
favorites to win the pnenant. On
the other hand, If the Yankees
can go West in the middle of
The Washington times., 1922-08-26

September in front, thy will be
favored by many to Oust the
Browns for the greatest triumph.
Next week Zeb Milan will take
his gang over to New York for
three days and those three Games
may prove the turning point in
the present heated battle Tor first
place. Could the YankS figure on
cleaning up those three games,
they would believe the race in
right now. But that they cam
If the Browns could figure the
Yanks sure to drop those three
pames, they would open their
final home stay confident Of cros:'-
ing the line ahead Of the New
Workers.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
Meet on Labor Day.

CUMBERLAND. Md, Aug. GO
Fay Keiser and Billy Shade, of Cali.
fornia, are to meet in twelve.round
bout here Labor Day afternoon.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
TY COBB HAS FRIEND AT.
CONTEST WHO, GREATLY
ENJOYS HIMSELF ALL DAY
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Ty friend watching him in the Tigers first Of
their the Capital which by the victory
the Jungle Cats So2 He entirely surrounding
the tier behind the pest box When all the world
the invaders this friend Of the Detroit howed and yelled
buried by than the Chicago Cubs
against poor P probably counted himself fortun
holding
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
Has But One Left.

Bill Roper has but one regular
baclSfield player left for his Prince.
ton varsity eleven. He is Jack
Cleaves, halfback.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26

In our mail comes this letter:
Dear Sir:
"A suggestion--A ringside de-
scription of the Turner wrestling
bout Tuesday night by radio.
This would more han please the
radio bugs who would be unable
to get in to see the 90, especially
sick and wounded soldiers in the
various hospitals, who now get
music only by radio.
Truly yours.
THOMAS B. WHITE,
1920 Hobart street n. W.
"Note-Tuesday nights are as
signed to White e. Boyer Com
pany, Thirteenth street north
west"
There you are, Joe Freeman.
Be the first wrestling promoter to
have your championship tussle
described by radio to hundreds
of thousands of fans, men and
women. The Leonard Tender
boxing bout at Jersey City was
broadcasted all over the land,
but it is doubtful if any wrest'
ling match has ever been shot
through the air to entertain sick
and wounded lads in distant hos
pitfalls. It's a good suggestion.
European Trip OF.
"ED SULLIVAN, the builder
~ of baseball" has cancelled
Il his proposed European trir
for the Washington club and the
Giants.
Conditions in Ireland these
days are hardly calm enough to
permit the athletes appearing at
Cork and Dublin, as had been
originally intended. Further
more, with the Giants likely to
figure in the world series, they
could not make their getaway in
time, even if permitted by Judge
Lands to go.
If the Yankees were chosen in
stead Of the Giants, their present
fight for the American League
pennant might kill them off, too
Sullivan never had thought Of
hooking any but a New YORK
club with the Griifmen. He
wanted Washington anyway. He
wanted New York. for the value
of the name in the shirt front.
To make matters worse, wealth
er representations show tha
London's foggy season is due fo
an early start this year, maxim!
it improbable that any baseball
could be played there after tn
first week in October. Paris, ol
the other hand, would be able Il
see the teams.
But with Ireland and Londol
out of the question, Sullivan ha
decided to drop the whole trip
He may take a compile Of colleg
teams abroad next summer
though, being intent on shown,
Euro peans some real American
baseball.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
That was the tip-otf.

That was the tip-off.
The nuisance didn't even know Ty
Cobb when he saw him. He had to
70 by the score card.
One big laugh greeted TVS friend
then and there. He put or his coat
and, as The game ended shortly there.
After. he passad out OF sight un-
went. unhonored. but much accursed.
The game? Oh. II was a good
one. George Mogridge started but
didn't last long. II was coming
back a bit too soon for the long
lefthander. Oldham singled in the
third. went uD on q wild pitch
reached third on Blues sweet single
and scored while a double play was
In operation.
When Harry Heilmann opened
the fourth with an honest.to-good.
nees twobagRer to left Zeb Milan
yanked Mogridge and substituted
Ray Francis. Jones promptly died
on foul fly to LaMotte, but Rig.
ney walked. Woodall forced Rig.
ney, scoring Heilmann with the
tying run. Woodall reach cd
second on Peck's wild throw and
scored when Oldham tripled to
left.
During the last five innings
Francis permitted hut four scat.
tered hingles, though he did walk
three Tigers. lie was a bit wild
but the Tigers could not bring
over any Of the men getting on
the bases.
As for Red Oldham. he was the
same tough customer he always is
when opposing the Griffs. He's as
much of an aIredale as Olaf Erick.
son, only his mutton ls Washing.
ton where Olaf counts on Cleveland
for his soft thing.
In the second Goslin led off with
a walk. Shanks whitfield but good
old Patsy Charity walloped triple
to the scoreboard and In came
Goslin Peck hammered a single
through the drawn.in infield and
Charity trundled over the pan.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26

Totals. .35l 271 Totals 81 I % Is
sRan for Charity in ninth.
Detroit" " OOi2 10000 %
Washington. ....... ? Q Q %
Runs-Helmann, Woolall Oldham,
,osIin Charity Errora 49, Charity.
PoCkinpaueh Two.basc hits--Heilmann,
Charity. Three-bRse hits-GharrIty,
Cobb, Oldham. Sacrifice hit--CutshRw.
Double plays-Shanks TO Rrower; Harris
TO PeckinpRugh to Brewer. Left on
bases-Detroit, 10; Washington, s, First
base on balls--On Oldham, I; Off
Francis, I. Struck out--By Oldham, 3:
by Francis. .. Hits-ON Mogrldge. & in
z innings; of Francis, s in s Innings
Wild pitch-Mogridge Losing pitcher
Francis. I'm pires-NallIn and owens
TIme--2 90.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26

Then. indeed, did Ty's friend bub-
BILE over with JOY. He could not
keep his seat. He had to swap
cigarettes with some chap in the
pest box. He wanted Frank Saffel
to put him to work. He said he
could hear Lincoln sending the
Maybe he could. Maybe he was a
telegraph operator. Who knows?
Who cares?
Ty's friend congratulated the
Corona kids. the lads who pound
the baby typewriter while touring
with the Tigers. Salsinger, of the
Detroit News, must have enjoyed
Ty's friend. 1t must have remind.
ed him a bit of his friend. the
undertaken.
When Ty got his hit in the first
inning his friend upstairs almost had
heart-failure. Overjoyed. that was
it-that and the corn.
When Ty got his triple because
Goose Goslin played an ordinary
single poorly, again Tys friend up
stairs went into Mysteries. He had
offered to bet 81 at the very first OF
the game. Now he would have
raised the ante two bits or some
lUlnb IL lie ndu pctl ldhtn up
In the fifth Ty raised a long fly
for Rice. and his friend upstairs sub
sided quickly. He got into several
wordy wrangles with those about
him. He was missing the game.
The explosion came in the ninth.
Ty's friend had been casually re-
ferring to dear old Athens, Ca
which Is NOT Ty's home tOwn-tO
Central Of Georgia." which Is
railroad, and not much Of a one,
either, and to Georgia peaches"
Now he came out with demand
FOR the Savannah river"
Member the OIL Savannah river,
Ty?" he howled, standing up 80 that
SalsinSer could get the entire ben.
Eft Of II, give 'em some O. the oil
Savannah river"
Down in 'front.'" came the roar
from behind.
"Sit down. you stiff" came from
others.
Down in 'front.'" became a chorus
And still Ty's friend stood and
yelled for some Savannah river"
Ray Francis was working the cor
ners and soon had the Tiger leader
in q hole. Cobb was swinging like a
gate at a hook. Upstairs his friend
was waving his hands, rolling his
rubber tongue and perspiring like
the outside OF refrigerator in sum
NOR time.
Then came the climax. ~ famed
amid a roar from the rooters.
Tvs friend gasped, lost his voice.
turned and took n srOre card from
. friend with him to see " that was
actually Cobb who had been at bat.
Had he heen wasting his cheers
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
League Standings

Yesterdays Games.
Detroit. 3; Washington. 2.
ST. Louis as New York, is
Boston. 3: Cleveland, o.
Chicago-Ph lphia Crain).
roday's Games.
Detroit at Washington.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Boston.
st. Louis at New York.
NATIONAL.
w L. Pct. w. l.. Pet.
New York 70 IS .SlolCincinnau 81 SIS 500
ST. Louis. 81 So .553l Brooklyn. 50 80 .ts2
Chicago. 6763 .6bsIPhils U73 .3b7
81 56 .53sl Boston. .. IS rs .333
The Washington times., 1922-08-26

II hope to have Rice's name 10 a
contract by tonight said frankie
Mann today. Il already have Fitz.
gerald in line. Believe me, these
two boys will put up fight worth
seeing. ! asked a friend the day
after they met in Baltimore, Did
they fight?'
Fight? That's all they did do,
from the first bell to the last he
replied. was sorry I hadn't gone
over to Baltimore then myself. But
now 1 expect to get them into the
ring at Sportland Arena on Labor
Day afternoon and I'll be right there
| to see them go"
There is no especial class to either
Rice or Fitzgerald, but there is u
world OF aggressiveness and cour-
age. They fly at each other like
young bull terriers. That's the sort
OF a bout that always draws.
Johnny Reno, the Navy feather
weight, handed Goldie Ahearn q
boxing lesson In ten rounds at
SHORTHAND Arena last night, receiv-
ing the decision from the judges.
Reno owed his victory to his su.
perior aggressiveness and speed. He
| was all around the flat-footed
Ahearn from first to last. Indeed
the Washington southpaw was en-
. ha,f aN
third, when he came to life and
forced the going.
Ahearn showed in that third
round that 1t was possible for him to
win. His short snappy right jab
followed by a heavy left swing tc
the ribs, went over again and again
and Reno was decidedly uncomfort
able at the bell. Had Ahearn kept
that up, he would have won, but
in the next round he was back agair
behind his defensive shell and his
chance for victory passed.
II was a ding-dong affair from
then on to the ninth, an even thing
all the way. Ahearn tried little anc
did less Reno was bothered by
Ahearn's awkward style. but wal
fast learning how to lard his lef
on his opponents nose.
With the ninth the navy boxer
started in to show his super'ority
He led all the time. landing fire
auently with his left to Ahearn'
face. Now and then he would pu'
over a right hook that Ahearr
didn't like any too much. But his
blows lacked Furnishing power anC
the southpaw was never in danger
Reno continued his leading In
the final round, twice rocking
Ahearn with short right swings
to the head and landing his left
TO the face mOnotOnOusly. Ahearn
had nothing.
With the bell ending the bout I
, was seen that Renos blows. ligh
as they were. had marked Ahearnt
face. His lips were puffed and 1
slight abrasion on his nose tricklec
; blood However, he had not beer
: hurt.
The semi-final was a whirlwinc
, exhibition OF swingers. Joe Brock
of Baltimore. and Kid Breck, I
Quantico marine. going eight round
TO a draw. The crowd. including
} large number of women. seemed t,
favor Brock, who had shown 1
great willingness to mix it will
his service opponent.
Billy Vincent. Of the Naval All
Station, stopped Joe Stecher. o
Baltimore, in the final round o
their six.round mix up.
Jack Skinner outpointed Charli
Barber. of Baltimore. in their six
round bout, and Bobby Reno. of Bal
timore, drew with Sailor Lewis, o
Philadelphia, i'm four rounds
The Washington times., 1922-08-26

Yesterday's Games.
Brooklyn. SIS; Pittsburgh. is
Boston Cincinnati (wet EroundsD.
New York, I; st. Louis, 3.
Chicago, 26; Philadelphia, 20.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
Today's Games.

Today's Games.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at 81. Louis
Boston at Cincinnati t.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26

Ty's friend was a noisy guy. He
liked to hear the sound Of his own
syllables,--and he had a plenty.
Come on, you Bobby" he
roared in the very first inning
when Lu Blue came up. Lets
get a twobagger." 1t positively
hurt him to see Charity freeze to
that foul fly.
Each and every member Of the
Detroit lineup was greeted with
applause from Ty's friend. He had
a scoorecard and so had a fairish
; idea who was hitting.
And when the Griffs were hit
ting Ty's friend was right there
with words of cheer for Red Old
ham, the Griffs' one particular
pest among the Jungle Cats on the
hill.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26

Get it over again." he would
howl as Oldham bent one strike
across the pan with that sweep
Ing underhand delivery Of his
/, that so tantalizes sOuthpaw
batsman. And now and then
that's what Oldham did.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26

Reno continued his leading In
the final round, twice rocking
Ahearn with short right swings
to the head and landing his left
TO the face mOnotOnously. Ahearn
had nothing.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26

Tvs friend gasped. lost his voice.
turned and took . score card from
q friend with him to see II that was
actually Cobb who had been at bat.
Had he heen wasting his cheers
on Bob Veach or Ping B0die?
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
Oldham Is Keen
WASHINGTON

Totals .35l2 2713 Totals 81 % ID
The Washington times., 1922-08-26

Johnny Reno, the Navy feather
weight, handed Goldie Ahearn
boxing lesson In ten rounds at
Sportiand Arena last night, receiv-
ing the decision from the judges.
The Washington times., 1922-08-26
Probable Line-ups
For Game With
Detroit

Game starts at 3 o'clock
The Nome nugget., 1922-06-10
ACCUSES
 GOVERNMENT OF
 ASSISTING INTERESTS

Washington. June 5-Dan Suth- erland, Delegate from Alaska. com menting on a statement made by the Department of Justice to the effect that the Government will wage war on fish pirates in Alaska. said that the. large cannery interests in AL aska are assisted in every way by the United States Bureau of Fisher ies.
 This Bureau is really an adjunct of the Packers and is under their domination and control in their work of ursuping public fishery rights and obtaining special Privt- Ieges and monopolistic control Of the nation. The real danger to All aska fisheries is not petty theives, but the large and influential inter ests that seem to be always immune from punishment.
The Nome nugget., 1922-06-10
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To James Brannen and James P. Eliasen tor James Ellison), your heirs and legal representatives: You and each of you are hereby mo- tified that the undersigned has ex- pended the sum of one hundred dol lars, each year, during the years 1913. 1914. 1915, 1916 and 1920, in labor and improvements on and for the benefit of the BIG THREE GRUPE PLACER MINING CLAIM in the Cape Nome Mining and Re- cording District, Alaska. (notice of location of which is recorded in Book 190 at page 263, of the records of the said District) in the perform ance of the annual labor required by Section 2324. Revised Statutes of the United States. and suppl,- mental legislation, in order to hold said claim.
 And you are hereby required to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as your interest may ap- pear as cOOwner in said claim to the undersigned. within ninety days af- ter the service on you of this notice by publication, or your interest in said claim will become forfeited and vest in the undersigned as coownev therein, as provided by said statute.
 CHARLIE JANNSEN,
 C0-owner. Publish-March 1925, April 1,s.1b. 3s,2s. May s.1s.2o.27 and June
 3. 10. 1411,