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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
YANKS BACK AT POLO GROUNDS
WITH BEST CHANCE TO COP RAG
Return From Western Tour With Eleven Games Won
and Four Lost-Work on Own Grounds Being
Rushed for Worlds Series

plains wallie ripp went ou. and
built himself up a batting average
,or ne jolrn"y Of something very
81 nv" HON" runs and some m!scel-
lanenus other contributions for a
marx not far from 400
~ home the Ianks. what with their
i"Hperam"n'al Embellishments and
th"ir reputation FOR. nocturnal dali
lance where the primrusas are said
!" grow. wer" losing yards Of popu-
.hrli% short two weeks ag" But
M, ar has 6.o hten forgotten; Their new
s2,"oO.O0o bail PARK. about "a mile
from the Polo Grounds. Will 30 rushed
along TO approximate completion
'sa!nst the event OF their having 10
"mtsr,ain another worlds series
Years OF trying TO win pennant. III"
NaukH had 70 tax" their Visitors 10
tho other fellows lot. and they don't
ann 1" =" embarrassed again. IL tho
italian bari,ones on the construction
Work can he persuaded 10 put Up The
outaeid fences
Cards Sit Tighter.
The 81. LOWS Cardinals established
a real margin between themselves
and tho Giants when they took yes.
t"rdhy's game from the Braves in
BOston, : 10 : while the Giants were
losing eth arothcr 10 tn" Cincinnati
Rods at tho Polo Grounds by tho sam.
better than one full! game ahead OF
tho Giants.
John McG'aw made tho mistake ~
sending spawn Jack Scott against
tho Reds. II was the Cincinnati team
that turned Scott loose as has
been with putty arm, and the same
belief rrevliled beneath tho Cincin-
natl visore when Scott had hecn
knocked OFT Of the box. Pete Dono-
hue m" Texas League discovery Of
Fat Moran defeated The Giants. Civ
ing ten his. but keeping them scat
tered
The Pirates, on winning rampags
beat the hills in Philadelphia. "a 70
I. and dumped the Cubs out OF third
place, IA tie Cubs lost 10 the Dodgers
In BROOKLYN. 10 20 | The Dodgers
GOT ten rms in the fourth inning.
The riates. Cubs and Reds are
closely hinchcd now. holding third.
fourth ard NTH positions in the or
der nam'd None OF these teams is
50 far b.nind. hut that n late. strong
rush mitht win pennant.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
By \,es,brook JcuIer

United News staff Correspondent,
Ne" YORK. Aug II The Yanks
are back home stronger ball club
in The field. az the cat" and in tho
uncn than they wer" wh~n they tu,n
hl"d their refin"n'sls into the
,stche! TO catch train for tho
West In tho hush %. II Sahbath ,wl-
HON" with IN" rsilInc r.ccia W
eleven games won uul only 'o,,- lost
IN n long. hard invasion of the terri
tory defended by four 81 the best
.hins IN the game. tn. Browns
"hi'" SIr Indians and Tigers.
Even III" ,cnors themselves. on de-
parting t"r tina, trip. would have ad :
| m!tt"h that an even break was bet,
| ing on tour j. NOR" trying than play =
ing a. home Al that time the Yanks'
| schedule shO%"d that a majority az
| iheir remaining games were 80 hc
| played ancld. whereas AZ that time =
| majority OF the Browns remaining
games were To bc played ut home.
| odds Favor tnnks.
nv their victories on this tramp
have tilted tho odds "a their favor
am. against tho Hrowns NoN ,hc
larks have slight few more games
to play at home than abroad. and they
winning humor TO feed on In. Ath-
l"tics. Red SoN and Senators for a
while hefor" they Will b" called on 10
entertain tho Western teams
7 he Browns remaining schedule Is
atOut evenly distributed bntwn"a the
road and the home lot The have
h"oE maintaining their terrific rai. in
order TO set tho pace. without any
beat!fvinR incident 20 raise th".r mo-
ral> such as tn" Yanks enjoyed in
IN" ,!mcl:' acquisition %: loo DJvaI
from IN" pnston branch az tho New
"crk dugout. The Browns certainly
4 n TT 70 Il stf.sn - 80.
into slump-at least a modes,
slump-hefOrc the end OF ,hc season.
and there is no apparent reason FOR
Tia" Yauks TO indulgn in a1T fur'h":
| relHXatinns of the kind having
slumped So thoroughly on th"ir !aSt
previous wait beyond the mountains
DuEnn Helps Morale.
Although Ioc Dugan has n"en doin &
capable job OF work for the Yanks.
il wasn't his actual playing SO much
as the moral fllip to the club which
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
KENTUCKY HORSES
SOLD AT SARATOGA
by Associated rrcss.1

sAR-ToGA SPRINGS. Aug. IL
Forty-wo thoroughbred yearlings,
cons!e ed by Kentucky breeders.
wer" old Thursday AZ the Spa pad :
docks It an average price OF sl.44l.ss
Ray, =. n chestnut colt by Dick Fin
nell-Ldy Moon 'et. brought the
highet amount. going to C. ". Clark.
for $500.
J. Milan was among tho liberal
biddes. buying three of the colts Of
tered including bay yearling by
Dick Finnell -Mayonnaise. for $4,000.
g. \ Applegate paid 81 ono Tor a
chcstut colt by Theundered-L.ady
Moon ct. and the Syndicate stable.
condcted by number of society wo-
mcn.purchascd n filly ny Nighttime
Grnc Harlan, for 5000
MI. 4. l.. Gerry purchased twin
coltshy Spanish Prince. Western
Lady for 1900 each. They will he
prcsited 10 Mrs. Gcrrys twin sons
and raced under :heir colors mex;
scaSl.
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
BASEBALL IN FRANCE
IS GAINING IN FAVOR
Game in Modified Form Is In.
troduced Into Public
Schools.
TRy Associated Press. |

BOSTON. Aug. ll.-Basebal in
France is growing game: in de-
csde IL may ne the national sport.
After adults who tried II turned away
with broken fingers and conviction
that they were tho Old TO learn. the
game was introduced into the pub
lie schools In modified form and has
, ar proven P"rmLnr, Inis w hs
French tennis team after visit
yesterday to Braves Field to SEQ the
American national game as played by
professionals. II was no new ex
lean born. who is captain of the
French team. hut for Andre Colbert.
veteran member. and Henri Cochct
and Jean Borotra. youngsters, IL was
their first glimpse Of the game.
Colbert said ne did not understand
how baseball players could work day
IN and day out. with no chance 10
ride on the, river or enjoy a rest"
played as much golf in day as
they played baseball and at the same
time received $4,000 or more for q
season of SIX months. he shrugged
his shoulders.
Baseball in France did not suffer
more than local and temporary
setback by the experience OF the
Frenchmen at military rest camps,
who tried the game and gave il M
the tennis players said st 81. Cyr.
where, after week of baseball nv
several hundred convalescent SOL
dierS. $50 were found to have broken
fingers. II was decided that the game
was one to begin young.
Accordingly II was introduced into
the schools with halls softer and
larger than the regulation baseball
The prospective visit 81 America n
professional teams to France next
winter. CAPTAIN Muir said. would
help to establish the game. lie sa
the teams. probably the Washington
Americans and New York Giants.
would he given two dates in or near
ncrville. FaN.. riding Woodcock. a
Paris.
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Florida state League Results.
Tampa. :: jacksonville. q
Lakeland. =; 81. Petersburg, 10.
Daytona. Ell: Orlando. "a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
GIRL
ENTERS WATER EVENT
(Rv A-sociated Press.l

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE young
fst competitive athlete in the coun-
ry, Miss Helen Hodes. a swimmer of
4'oven, today On. ,rel tho ffty-ynrd
ree-styIo race Of Midge: Mermaiis.
years and under Wnic,, Will he
held sunday at Brighton Beach.
One or Miss Hodcs' competitors
will be Miss Julia Marmorstein, h
more mature maiden OF 10. who was
I'ne or the few to finish in the three
nd one -half-mile ocean swim. Miss
Iodes will he allotted handicap of a
CIV seconds.
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TRIPLE PLAY STAGED
NV Associated Press

BOSTON. Aug Il.-waltcr John
sons bat scored three runs for
Washington today. and proved an i'm
portart factor In the defeat OF Bos-
ton. 10 I. In tho ninth. the Red SoX
staged triple play. Rice and s
Harris singled of picrcy. who was
then relieved by Russell on the first
ball pitched Milan hunted in front Of
tho plate. Ruei threw to pittcngor
at third. forcing Rice. and Pittcnger
threw TO Burns. retiring Milan. BURNS
returned the bail 10 Plttengcr who
tagged out &. Harris. trying TO make
third on the play. Coach BURKE and
Judge were put out OF the game for
d!sput!rg decisions Score:
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Hold Uniauc Dikc Rae

ATLANTA. GA. Aug. li.-Scvcn-
cen riders qualified here late today
1rS, what WAS said to bo the first
wenty-four- hour motorcycle race
Ever held in the South. and at the
3pnd OF two hours r. E. Sleigh, of
augusta, Ga. was leading with q
otal Of 104 miles to his credit,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12

Southern Association Results.
Chattanooga, 3: Birmingham, (.
Memphis, ]: Atlanta. 9.
Nashville, ll-0: Nozzle, $50.
Little Rock, 4; New Orleans. 3.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12

Totals .... ~ { 81 II I
'Raticd for w. Collins in eighth.
'Ba,ted for Fcwster In eighth.
!Rattcd for Russell in ninth.
Score ny innings: r
Washington .... DOL 1Oa ooO-5
Boston ... 600 600 04O-1
Summary: Two-haSe hits-Pcckin-
pauCh. Pratt. J. Harris Three base
hit-pratt stolen bases-Pratt. Sac
rihccs-ricinich. !. Harris. Double
ays-Fccklnpaugh 10 s. Harris to
Judge: :. Harris 10 peckinpaugh 10
Shanks. Triple play-Ruel TO Pitten-
ger to Burns To ritt"nrcr. Left on
hascs-W Washington. = Boston. :
Bases on halls-off Johnson. s Struck
out-hy Johnson. 2 by w Collins.
Hits-of w. Collins. II in s: off Pier
cy. . in no innings tnonc out in
ninth: off Russell. none In |. Losing
pitcher-W. Collins. tmpircs, Nallin
and Guthrie. Time. l.n6.
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Totals ..... 30 2 s % ia
'Batt"d for Ron:nel IN eighth
tone out when winning run va
scored.
The Washington times., 1922-10-29

German princeling parting with
something like $4,000 before he
came to the conclusion that he was
in the hands OF a wonderfully
clever gang of cardsharpers. When
the prince wanted to go Addison
asked him II he would not like
his revenge at some future date.
The German retorted by throwing
a glass Of champagne in the card.
sharper's face, and left the hotel
in a towering rage, probably con.
cluding that he had lost his money
and would hear no more OF Il.
Next morning an extremely un.
pleasant shock awaited him. when
he was called upon by a French.
man. who said that he represented
his friend, Monsieur Andre Ardis.
son, and was authorized to chal.
lenge the prince to a duel! What
would have happened had the
challenge been persisted In is dif.
sficult to say. The prince was a
first rate swordsman and had been
concerned IN many duelins cpl.
sodes in his younger days. but TO
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
Worlds Greatest Card Sharper Pennles Commits Suicide

enough to deal himself the card
he wanted, and II was very rare.
iy. indeed, when a big bank" was
in the balance that Addison was
not the winner.
Somewhere about the year 1892
he became involved in a tremend-
Gus scandal in Biarritz over the
rocking Of a wealthy young French
Comte, who had not long succeeded
to an inheritance worth $4,000, 900.
The Comte had known Ardisson
when they were both cadets at
the Military Academy Of st. Cyr,
and never for a moment dreamt
that his old.time brother officer
had become a professional card.
sharper. He had known that Ardis-
son had gambled away the money
left him by his parents, and on
meeting him at Biarritz expressed
great surprise.
Ardisson told the Comte that he
had married money. and for the
occasion the two beautiful sis
ters" became his wife and sister
in-law respectively.
The Washington times., 1922-10-29

gambling at the French and Bel.
GUM holiday resorts was a good
deal more sensational than It Is to.
day, Ardisson was at the height OF
his prosperity. Accompanied by q
couple Of attractive young women.
whom he called his sisters. no
would arrive at places like Monte
Carlo, Nice, Cannes or Biarritz,
and take up his quarters at the
most expensive hotel In the place.
The local casino would be the
first place visited, where Andre
would cast a professional eye
around. and direct his sisters"
to begin their business Of decoy.
ing the fly into the web. Ardis-
son and his sisters" used to in.
dulge In a little play themselves
without attempting to do any
cheating inside the casino. Al.
though visitors to these places
take II In turn to hold the bank
at both baccarat and chemin-de-
fer. cheating would have been
almost impossible with % many
onlookers. II was at . later
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
John Hay

A iry beautiful English lady
told me that she was at Ferdinand
Rothschild's. where the Shah was
being entertained. In order to
minimize hts acquisitive talents. the
wonderful treasures Of Mr.. Roths-
child's house had been hidden. The
Shah asked for an introduction to
this lady and said to her: you are
the most beautiful woman I have
seen since I have been in England.
must take you b me with me-"
But" she said, your Majesty, I
am married." "well." he replied,
bring your husband along. When
we get to Teheran. my capital, I
will take care Of him."
During John Hays term a.
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
Whitelaw Reid.

United States minister to Great
Britain my visits to England were
very delightful. Hay was one Of the
most charming hen in public life
of his period. He had won great
success in journalism, as an author.
and In public service. At his house
In London one would meet almost
everybody worth while In English
literary. public and social life.
During part Of my term as q
Senator John Hay was Secretary OF
State. To visit his office and have
a discussion on current affairs was
an event to be remembered. He
made q prediction, which was the
result of his own difficulties with
the Senate, that on account of the
two-thirds majority necessary for
the ratification Of a treaty. no i'm
portant treaty sent to the Senate
by the President would ever again
be ratified. Happily this gloomy
view has not turned out to be en-
tireiy correct.
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
PARIS, Oct. -.

@NE Of the most picturesque
figures In the world Of
~ crime has come to an un-
timely end in Paris through sui.
eide. Andre Ardisson was his
name. and In the heyday Of his ca.
reer he could lay claim to being
the cieverest cardsharper ever
known. =.
Ardisssn was a Frenchman who
started on his life Of crime with
the advantage Of q first-class edu.
cation and an influential family,
which went a long way toward as.
sisting him to mix In a class Of
people where cheating at cards
would never be dreamed Of. The
courtly manners and gentlemanly
appearance, which were his by
right Of birth, clung to him
through all the years when he had
become q prince Of swindlers. and
relied solely on his wits for = Nv
ing.
Some thirty-odd years ago. when
The Washington times., 1922-10-29

cross swords with cardsharper
or even to be associated in any
incident that would have been the
talk Of the whole Riviera, was an
utter impossibility. SO he allowed
discretion TO ovcrrule valor, and
went back to Germany the same
night. not before, however, giving
the police a hint as to what had
happened. In consequence. Ardis.
son was told to clear out and not
show himself in the town again.
POSING AS COUNT.
One way and another Ardisson
became so we'll known to the po.
lice Of England. France. Germany.
Belgium. and Spain that when he
was found staying at hotels pat.
ronized by wealthy visitors the
management were warned and
Ardisson would be ordered to take
his departure forthwith.
This limited his opportunities
for working big coups. and ulti.
mateiy brought about the series OF
daring frauds which he contrived
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
|Paralyzing the God Lace

While the diplomats stand in
solemn array, the king and queen
so along the line and greet each
one with appropriate remarks. No
body but an ambassador and minis
ter gets into that brilliant circle.
On one occasion Mr.. Choate saw me
standing with the other guests out
side the charmed circle and imme-
diately left the diplomats. came to
me. and said: IT am sure you would
like to have a talk with the queen"
He went up to Her Majesty. stated
the case and who I was, and the
proposition was most graciously re-
ceived. I think the royalists were
pleased to have a break in the
formal etiquette. Mr.. Choate treat.
ed the occasion. so far as I was con-
cerned. as II It had been a reception
in New York or Salem, and a dis
tinguished guest wanted to meet
the hosts. The gold.laced and be-
jewelled and highly decorated dip
lomatic circle was paralyzed.
Mr.. Choate's delightful personal.
ity and original conversational pow
ers made him q favorite guest
everywhere. but he also carried to
the platform the distinction which
had won for him the reputation Of
bein gone OF the finest orators in
the United States.
Choate asked at one time when I
was almost nightly making speeches
at some entertainment: How do
you do it7" I told him ! was risk
ing whatever reputation had on
account OF very limited preparation.
that I did not let these speeches in
terfere at all with nv business. but
that they were all prepared after I
had arrived home from my office
The Washington times., 1922-10-29

have thought Of wearing on such
an occasion, and all others In the
costumes Of honor significant Of
their rank. Browning said he had
received a degree at Oxford and
that entitled him to a scarlet cloak.
He was so outranksd. because the
guests were placed according to
rank, that he sat at the foot of the
table. The Shah said to his host:
who Is that distinguished gentle
man in the scarlet cloak at the
other end of the table?" The host
answered: THAT is one of our
greatest poets" THAT is no place
for q poet" remarked the Shah;
bring him up here and let him sit
next to me-" So at the royal COM
mand the poet took The seat Of
honor. The Shah said to Browning:
IT am mighty glad to have you
near me, for am a poet myself"
1t was at this dinner that Brown.
ing heard the Shah say to the
Prince Of Wales. who sat at the
right Of the Shah: This is a won
derful palace. Il II royaI2" The
Prince answered: mo. II belongs
to one Of our great noblemen. the
Duke Of Sutherland" Well" said
the Shah, ''let me give you a point.
When one Of my noblemen or sub
jects gets rich enough to own a
palace like this. I cut off his head
and take his fortune"
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
Choate, the Audacious

Irecall with the keenest pleasure
how much my old friend. Joseph
H. Choate. did to make each one Of
my visits to London during his
term full OF the most charming and
valuable recollections. His diners
felt the magnetism Of his presence.
and he showed especial skill in hav-
ing. to meet his American guests,
just the famous men in London
life whom the American desired to
know.
Choate was a fine conversational.
ist. a wit and humorist of a high
order. His audacity won great tri.
umphs. but II exercised by a man
less endowed would have brought
him continuously into trouble. He
had the faculty, the art. Of so di.
recting conversation that at his en-.
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
Another Depew Story
will be printed in The
Washington Times next
Sunday.

to work at some Of the well.known
casinos. How this was done Is a
romance in itself. 4
Among other things, Addison
invented a chemin-de-fer skipper "
by which he was enabled to pasa
almost any card out Of the "shoe"
to a player
When Ardisson. then close OF
sixty years OF age. came back from
the famous penal settlement ~
1908. he was q broken and pen,
niless man. For q year or two IN,
once.famous criminal tried to earn
a living at his old game OF card
sharping. but without success,
Two or three times he fell into the
hands OF the police on mino-
charges. and eventually finished
up his days as tout for some Of
the dubious night houses OF Mon
martre. lie has j,ist died at slxt',
eight years Of age. having possibly
handled as much money as any
criminal the world has sVcS
known.
The Washington times., 1922-10-29

II was said that the Comte be.
came so madly infatuated with
Ardisson's sisterin.law that he lost
all control over himself. and was
ready to gamble his last penny
at her bidding. Addison does not
seem to have had any scruples
about robbing his old schoolfellow.
and with the help OF his two si.
rens he relieved the Comte of some.
thing like s5o0.0 before the lat
ter's incensed trustees came down
from Paris and put the matter in
the hands Of the police. But by
the time the local gendermerie
were ready for action Ardisson and
his lady friends had flown.
FLEECED PRUsSIAN PRINCE.
Addison was wont to boast that
it was on the Riviera he used to
find so many Of his clients. as he
humorously termed them.
On one occasion he actually sue.
ceeded In enticing one of the Prus-
sian Royal Family to q game Of
chemin-de-fer. which ended by the
The Washington times., 1922-10-29
Rspelafion in Diplomacy

Mr.. Hay saved China in the set
tlement Of the indemnities arising
out Of the Boxer trouble. from the
greed Of the great powers Of Eu-
rope. One Of his greatest achieve
ments was In proclaiming the open
door for China and securing the
acquiescence Of The great powers.
II was a bluff on his part. because
he never could have had the active
support Of the United States, but
he made his proposition with con-
fidence which carried the belief
that he had no doubt on that sub
ject. He was fortunately dealing
with governments who did not un.
derstand the United States and do
not now. With them, when for
eign minister makes a serious state
ment Of policy. II IN understood that
he has behind him the whole MILL
tary. naval and financial support Of
his government But with US Il II
a long road and a very rocky one,
before action no serious. with con-
sequences 30 great, can receive the
approval Of the war-making power
in Congress.
called on Hay one morning Just
as Cassini. the Russian ambassa.
dor, was leaving. Cassini was one
Of the shrewdest and ablest Of diplo-
mats In the Russian service. II was
said that for twelve years he had
got the better OF all the delegations
It Picking and controlled that ex-
traordinary ruler Of China. the
dowager queen. Cassini told me
that from his intimate associations
with her he had formed the opinion
that she was quite equal to Gather.
Inc Of Russia. whom he regarded as
the greatest woman sovereign who
ever lived.
Hay said to me: II have just had
a very long and very remarkable
discussion with Cassini. He 10 a
revelation In the way OF secret
diplomacy. He brought to me the
voluminous instructions to him Of
his government on our open door
policy. After we had gone over
them carefully, he closed his port
folio and. pushing It aside, said: