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- -".|." CARFAX MAKESA MISTAKE. - -"|' n.
The weeks dragged m Lord Carfax cheerfuny abused the trust placed
in hin b. tn press, and issued progressive bulletins anent Corbeynes health,
while with n ~ h Q looked askance at the enectt that was already being
produced by the inactivity OF tn man who had been marked down by the
government n h city a tn first minister Of credit.
Gorlay came to see him once or twicea m increased hiss gloom. n the
day before the u on the bank Gorlay revealed tn full horror OF the posi-
ton. Gorlays explanation was technical in tn extreme. but Carfax grasped
the git Of it.. Largely owing to the unexpected action Of a foreign power,
Gorays bank would have to meeth heavy liabilities n thu next lew days. The
other banks werest standing aioof. They had told him with polite cruelty that
the day o. tn private bank nae passed. But could Carfax get at Corbeyne?
II Corbeyne woulds nc a properly authenticated message to the prime min
iser pressurem might yet be brought ito bear upon he banking community as a
whole. ST.
Feeling a sneak Of the first water, Carfax underookt o do his best When
Goray had lfth h faced the fact that there was o best he could TO- Cor
beyne had been way nearly a month TO- and as yet heihad made n o sign.
Had the madness failed o u its course? Was It all nonsense-the theory OF
Corbeynes madness? E. "
He went O the prime minister himself. but accomplished nothing. He
toyed with the idea o forging a documents urportng % come from Corbeyne.
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2 Dec 1s.-Bar silver 3OK
pence per ounce; money NJ per cant,
piscount rates. short and three months;
bills 2 9-l6 to 4 per cent ~ $3.50
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PoUITRY.

New York, Dec. 16.-LfYa gnnobtltr,,.
STEADY; chickens by express 49, DRESSED:
pouttry steady: turkeys No. i frssh-
XXI to 81. 49, al 49,,
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PRODuCH.

Chicago, Dec l5.-Poultry alive low.
ers 10; turkeys Sc; geese Is.
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MONEY.

New York. Dec. 15.-Call Nmonev
high s; low 4; ruling rate 4;
80 days34E to s.; 4-6 months, ~ to &.
Prime commercial paper *.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
CURTIS WALKER BESTS
IRISH MEUSEL WITH STICK

When the present National League
season came to an end, Curtis
Walker. former Giant, called at the
office of William Baker, president
of the Phillies, and remarked hap.
PLY: We'll, l beat him out"
Beat who out?" asked Baker.
why. Irish Meusel. of course"
replied the young player. I've
been sticking 1t out with him all
season and finished five points
ahead of him"
Perhaps Meusel did not know that
young Walker was waging this bat.
ting contest with him. Washington
fans may recall that Walker was
one of the players that McGraw
sent to Philadelphia in the Meusel
deal In July, 1921 The Giants gave
up Walker. Henllne and $4,000 for
Bob Meusel's big brother
Naturally. therefore, Walker ex.
tracted lot % satisfaction from
the fact that he finished the sea
son with . batting average Of ass
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
ANNUAL DOG DERBY TO BE
OVER COURSE OF 200 MILES

THE PAS, Man. Nov. 22.-The
annual dog derby OF 200 miles for
purse Of $4,000, will be held on
February %, II was decided last
night at a meeting of the Pas Dog
Derby Association.
The course will be the same az
last year, from The Pas to The Pas
Lumber Company's camps on the
Carrot River and return.
Entries are expected from st.
Paul, Mlnn., northern Ontario and
Vermont, while a team OF Labra.
dor huskies also Ia a possibility.
Lighter tobboggans and sleds, light.
er harness and feed cached at inter.
walls along the route will give prom.
lse of making the race the record.
breaking one.
Additional interest In attached 10
the race this winter because Charles
y. Morgan, who won In 1921 and
1922, will be out for the third con
secutive victory and permanent
possession Of the Burns cup.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
AMERICAN GIRL TO OPEN
BRAZILIAN BlLLlARDScHOOl

Miss Carolyn Virginia Plattner
n Young American girl with an
abundance Of business enterprise
and much skill as billardist
sailed from New York for Rio de
.Janeiro, where she will establish a
billiard school for women. She Is
now twenty.three years old, and
has been a cue expert since she
was fifteen: Several years ago,
when on a pleasure trip through
south America with her parents,
she defeated several wealthy male
hiliardists In Buenos Ayres. and
was then urged to start classes Tor
The women OF the Argentine.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
VIRGINIA LOOKS
To TAR HEEL
GAME.
Stiff Drill Is Held by Regular
After Day of Rest Is
Enjoyed.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Nov.
%. - Virginia's varsity squad has
rested and cleaned up after the West
Virginia mud battle Saturday and IL
all ready to start intensive training
for the North Carolina game, which
will close the season. Thanksgiving
afternoon. Yesterday the regulars
who took part in.the game were NOT
worked but today the entire squad
will be put through a stiff drill.
West Virginia's field had been
churned into a mud swamp by a pr
liminary game and by the marching
university cadets. Five minutes aft
err the game began it was almost i'm
possible to tell one player from an
other The amount of mud picked Up
by the Orange and Blue players was
about twenty-five pounds 10 a man
for Paul Walp, who tipped the scales
in uniform at 1862 pounds when he
went on the field. weighed 1S7 pounds
when he came off. The Mountain
GERS changed their clothes during the
intermission, but Virginia was not
able to get rid of the mud load in
this way.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
WESTERNS AND HIlTONS
a EXPECT STIFF CONTEST

The Western Athletic Club bas-
ketball tossers will oppose the fast
Hilton A. G. tonight at the Peck
Memorial gymnasium at s p. m.
Tbs .westerners have been going
A. a good pace in their first few
9ames, but the Hiltons are expect.
"a TO give them plenty of opposi.
ton in tonight's engagement.
: The Hilton team Is composed of
Eastern and Tech players. Games
now on the Westerns schedule are
November %, Hilton A. c. at Pecks;
November 20, Otis A. c.. at Pecks
December 8, Mt. Pleasant, at Pecks,
and December 2S. Columbia A. c.,
at Wilson Normal.
other games are desired by the
Western dribblers with 14O.pound
CUNTS. Those interested should
telephone, Frank Athey, at West
$40, after p. m.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22

] have been playing billiards for
a long time. The arrangement of
nerves OF muscles which control
ones stroke IL verv delicate one,
very easily disturbed.
For fifteen years / have had very
little trouble, but before last year =
tournament. | spent the summer
swimming and baking out on a
beach and l developed muscle In my
shoulders which pulled" against
by billiard stroke.
That trouble has disappeared.
Before this years tournament
started l played as well as
ever did in practice matches. l
felt satisfied with my play IN my
early matches.
But against Hagenlacher my
stroke went bad. | simply couldn't
impart that delicate little touch 10
my masse shots. And so 1 was
forced to resort to cushion play.
The trouble is this and nothing
else: the wear and tear Of that fiji
teen years Of competitive play have
come home to roost.
am trying to overcome the
arrangement of my stroke by calm
elaboration and sheer concentra
ton. Perhaps while am doing
this. the kink in my stroke will
disappear. At any rate. I have no
intention Of retiring. / want that
championship.
I think 1 can best describe my
difficulty by comparing my stroke
10 the draw" OF a violin PLAYER.
Suppose Heifitz had a knot in his
arm-that he couldn't draw the
bow back and forth in accordance
with his desires. There would be
bad music.
Well, there was some bad music
in my stroke Monday. | hope to be
able to play billiards as well as
ever did. But / always will play
it-for the love of il. If not as
profession. ,,,, ,
(Copyright. 1879. by Willie Hoppe
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
CARNEGIE TECH
CLOSES WITH
N0TRE DAME
Tartan Plaid Has Had One OF
Most Successful
Seasons.

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 22.-But one
more football game remains TO be
played by the Carnegie Tech grid
ders. who will wind up a most sue.
cessful season with the best team
that ever represented the Tartan
Plaid.
The farewell game here is Sat
urday with Notre Dame. and is To-
be played at Forbes Field, where
80, 900 or more persons can view the
spectacle. This game is attracting
widespread attention throughout
western Pennsylvania.
Tech lost a hard.fought game &c.
Gently to Penn State, but the team
was in poor shape physically and
the result was expected. 1t Is a
matter of record, however. that the
Skibos drew the largest crowd Of
football enthusiasts in State Col.
lege football history, more than
$4,000 jammhng New Beaver Field
to its capacity.
With the playing OF the Notrs
Dame game this week three Skibo
veterans will appear for the last
time. They are Al Irwin. center
and former captain; Harold Qted)
Golden, right end and a former
captain, and Don Potter. left end.
Coach Wally Steffen has his work
cut out for him next season in re.
placing these men.
Tech on Monday began making
careful preparation for the invasion
Of the Indiana team. The Skibos
know exactly what they are up
against, and II the team can enter
the game physically fit q good
showing Is predicted.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
Two Professional
Golfers Needed
In West

There will be two good
berths open after the first of
the year at the St. Louis
Amateur Athletic Association
triple Al, for at that time
the resignation Of Donald and
Elmer Harrison, for ten years
golf professionals there, will
take effect.
1t is the intention of the
Harrison brothers to head for
the coast, their break with the
St. Louis organization coming
as a result of a desire to have
more time to play. When they
go West they will take with
them their brother William,
who is just learning the trade.
Both Elmer and Donald have
been with the triple A Out
fit" since their caddie days.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
SPORTS-WED IND ED |
SEEK YANKS' STADIUM
FOR OUTDOOR BOXING

NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-After a
conference between Tex Richard
boxing promoter. and Col. jacob
Ruppert and Edward G. Barrow
officials OF the New York American
League Club. 1t was announced to
day that Richard had made a propo
sition to lease the new Yankee sta
dunn for boxing during the coming
outdoor season.
1t is believed that Richard wishes
to get control Of the stadium for the
purpose of putting on the proposed
Dampsey- Wills bout there for the
worlds heavyweight championship
next summer.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
McHENRY TAKES
TURN FOR THE WORSE

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Nov. az
Austin McHenry. star outfielder Of
the st. Louis Cardinals, was reported
in a serious condition at a hospital
here today.
from Mt. Grab, Ohio, his home, about
two months ago, suffering from
tumor OF the brain. An operation
was performed and he was reported
az recovering slowly. However, he
suffered a relapse several days ago.
and his condition grew steadily worse
He will be taken to his home tonight
IL was said at the hospital.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
BATTLING SKIS BOXING
LICENSE is CANCELLED

PARIS. Nov. CHATTING Sikfr
rise to pugilistic fame received an
other, setback when his license was
Cancelled by the French Boxing Fed
Grafton. This action REINFORCED the
nine months suspension which Sikh
received from the federation on No
vember 9.
When the suspension expires the
Senegalese, who has also been de
prived of the title he won from
Georges Carpenter. must apply for
a new license, which the federation
can refuse.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
HUoH,E M'oUlLLAN NOW
IN AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Hughie
nn The world champion Giants, has
Invested some Of his world series
mrosits in the automobile game. Nc
ezra ge owner. have opened an agency
et broadway and Academy street.
Astoria. ,
connected with the business. called
John Delaney's Garage FIVE. NC
Quillan is member OF the quintet
The young pitcher was signify IN.
jured In an automobile accident after
the series. but apparently has recov'
cred
The Washington times., 1922-11-22

against $3.50 for Emil Meusel. How.
ever. II a pitcher had to face the
two In the pinch there Ia no doubt
that he would prefer trying conclu-
sions with two Walkers rather than
one Irish" Meusel.
Incidentally Baker made out real
well on that Meusel transaction.
Henline In the best young catcher
in the National League today and
hit .317 last season. And the cash
pickup was all velvet.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
SEE SWAP IN KERR'S
EFFORT TO GET RIGHT

NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-Rumor
49, The New York Yankees are to
ana,,ire the services Of Dick Kerr
90 Eddie Collins. of the Chicago
White Sox. in exchange for Carl
NAYS Aaron Ward, and either
cash or other players. has been re.
II is taken that Kerr's recent
annl,cation for reinstatement was
the first step in the contamination
OF the deal.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22


Enlarged photographs OF every
bruise and abrasion will be on
sale in lobby Immediately after
performance. Souvenir fractures,
miniature Commissions and medi-
Gated sprains will follow those
warriors to the grave.
There will be plenty Of each for
all with a few left over for the
spectators.
And performer dissatisfied with
his allotment OF accidents may
take them back to TIE opposing
team and exchange for some
thing a little more fancy.
Saturdays game will be for
beef, blood and Drawn. Biting,
clawing and mean epitaphs will
not count unless submitted to
athletic council three days before
game.
II YOU listen to West Point
chatter you learn that Navy
wears counterfeit suspender but.
tons. Pay attention to Annapolis
bantering and you discover Army
uses spurious headgears. There
YOU are, believe II or not.
Only one thing is certain and
that amt two. Those teams will
blow on that field Saturday aft.
ernoon and II you're In the pa
vilion YOU want TO pin your ears
on and hold your hat. II won't
be a sight for wesklings,
Teams spend 364 days a year
lust to go through meat-chopper
on ss5th. Honeymoon doesn't
last long, but oh, boy!
Most advertised granddaughter
permitted under peace.time legis.
iation. Police stand mildly by and
tahulate injuries as doctors pick
knuckles out OF transient eye.
! sockets. II you are fond OF
atrocity. don't miss this game.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
cHERRYDALE IN DRIVE
FOR 500 NEW MEMBERS

The Cherrydaie Athletic Club
baseball champions Of Arlington
county, Virginia. have a drive now
In progress for 500 new members
and from present indications the
drive will be big success.
All the stars of last years cham.
pion team have signed with the
io23 team. several positions will be
greatly strengthened with new ina.
terial. and winning combination
10 practically assured for 1e2A
The Washington times., 1922-11-22

In Other tIIhes, ING PROMINENT teaHs HHSe VT, .
doned the use of players not regular members OF
the opposition in order to ensure good" games,
even in instances having aided the enemy to
strengthen.
that no frst-class eleven, and especially one with
still a chance for title, will risk licking for
the sake of affording spectators a tight contest,
Sandlotters use all their wits to attract fans to
their games The more fans the larger the col
lection, and the tighter the games the larger the
crowds.
There was time when team like Mohawk
or Mercury would get q smile out Of enemy 5
use of ringers.
Bring everything you've got can get!
That's the way we feel about it,"
e been a message to the enemy,
The Washington times., 1922-11-22

ment of which seemed 10 have been
modelled after that Of a six-day race
gathering. shouted. "Sit down, Cut
ler," to a referee Who did not dare
take his eyes from the balls for a
moment. neither Schaefer nor Hoppe
gave any sign of the annoyance
they must have felt
Nor did they appear disconnected
when an individual stood up in
the back OF the crowd and in his
best courtroom manner, demanded
to know the score in aggrieved
British tones.
Only in attitude did Hoppe betrav
his alternating waves OF confidence
and despair. In compiling runs of
Ill in the second inning, lSS in the
eleventh, and 106 in the Twelfth and
final inning, he was the Home OF
other and perhaps better years.
debonair, assured and precise.
But when Scfaefer, with his
run OF 80 In the sixth inning.
took the lead at l62 10 1871 and
subsequently with a cluster of Ga
in the tenth, maintained the ad.
vantage at ESQ TO 206, Hoppe an.
peared to have aged in some
strange, sudden way.
During that interval. he was ripe
for plucking.
1t was only when Schaefer per.
sisted In playing mediocre billiards
that Hoppe poise returned. and in the
two final innings he went out of his
way to play difficult shots for the
sake of position, going to the rail
with his cue ball for bank shots time
after time.
Finally. on his eighty.elghth point
In the twelfth inning the balls lined
up as they did many times during
the match.
But on this occasion the now con.
ftdential Hoppe did not fiddle" or
pocket his pride and play the easiest
shot as he had done several times be.
fore. Instead he gave the halls a
look see and brought off a spectacu.
lar five-cushion shot.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22

geeting the victory of Hoppe, the
champion returned. over Jake
Schaefer the champion departed,
by a score OF 800 to 2S3. is hours
old, but we thrill to II now as we
thrilled to It tten. Deep throated
ii was In its basic note. shrill in
others with the near hysteria of re.
lieved emotions.
1t started before Hoppe made the
final point Of an unfinished run of
100. closing with official finality
the international tournament for
the 1872 balk line championship;
then swelled deeper and louder
with each passing moment.
The demonstration almost with
out parallel in competitive billiards
or any other kind. continued
through moments and II was
still at It's hilarious height when.
seemingly by tacit consent. the
crowd moved In a body upon the
conquerer and the conquered.
The crowd was several strides
too late however. A pretty young
woman. with shining eyes and
blond. bobbed hair. rushed to the
side OF the new champion and
planted full emphatic kiss upon
his cheek. She was Mrs. Willie
Hoppe and she wanted the world
to know she was proud Of her
man, as she turned to the crowd
and led the ovation with the swing
ing arm of a college cheer leader
Real drama that-so were the
minutes that followed as Hoppe
made the rounds of the fenced-off
enclosure shaking hands with few
men and women he may have
known and about 1900 more whom
he probably never saw in his life
before. The entire evening, In fact
was impressive with drama.
Schaefer never was even the sug-
gestion Of the player who wrested
the title from Hoppe in Chicago
last year. He had the touch of a
blacksmith and his best effort was
a run of ninety in compiling Total
of 2s3 for twelve innings. Hoppe
was very good and equally had by
The famous Hoppe fiddle" he
has acquired through some lack of
mutual understanding between the
mind and the muscle was In evil
dence more than one. II was
nothing more than prolonged
measuring of an ordinary shot.
But It's reaction Of an emo
tional crowd was inevitable. In
the eleventh inning when he
stroled unfortunately on . con.
yentional one-cushion drive, even
his wife, occupying box lost con.
troll Of herself and q penetrating
signing whisper rs loud rs
shot came:
"Oh, Willie!"
On another occasion a buffoon
rave vent TO q loud laugh rs the
fiddle" came into use on an ordi-
nary follow shot In the fourth In.
ming. But Hoppe himself gave no
sign OF the inward torment that
must have possessed him on these
occasions. He wears the mask ~
the saying goes.
Even whom the crowd. the deport-
The Washington times., 1922-11-22

Coach Bob Fisher has one OF
the leading backfield combinations
Of the country at Harvard. Its
strength and alI-arOund ability Is
greatly enhanced by the presence
Of Halfback Gherke. A splendid
ground gamer. he also does the
punting for the Crimson, and IN
expected to give Harvard the edge
in this department against Yale In
the Bowl Saturday.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22

The Knickerbocker youngsters
have won five games and lost two,
losing to the Roamers and Navajos,
both heavier teams. Everett Stew
ehs is handling the Knickerbocker
An niors and Dick Tennyson the
Georgetown A. G. lads.
Ike Thompson's Sherwoods. wild
10 cut loose against some enemy.
can't find one Sherwood idled last
sunday. and unless Ike Is more
lucky than he has been In hunting
foes. Sherwood won't perform on
the next Sabbath. Any team mana
gers interested In Sherwood's pre-
dicament can find Thompson at the
W. F.. Roberts store.
This young fellow, who also man
aged Sherwood's baseball team, is
fortunate in promoting sandlot en-.
ternrises out Sherwood way. The
Following. athletes live within a RAJ
aims of half q mile in the suburb,
and all can play baseball, football
and basketball.
Phil Love, Mick Conklin, Bull
Morat. Jim Dunn. Howard Steele,
George Rousseau. Paul Rousseau,
byron Aisop, Joe Reith, Fat 81
mords. Brown. Robinett, Willie Noe,
IT, Harris, Walter Spittle, and Ike
himself.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
Change Playing Field.

The playing field of the Lexing,
on-knickerbocker Juniors game
has been changed The game will
be played next Sunday afternoon
on gridiron No. 2, Potomac Park,
at 2:30.
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
CHAMPION HOPPE ROUTS
RETIREMENT REPORT
By WILLIE HOPPE.

NEW YORK, 22The report that about retire from
billiards exaggerated The report that match with Jake
Schae night last competition is also
aed The that suffering from neus exaggerated
did have trouble in match with Hagenacher Ny stroke
simply badthat happened last for the first time
playing billiards and il happened Monday
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
Says SKILLET"
Finn, Esq:
If You Like Your Atroc-
tiles Cooked Well on
Both Sides, Don't Miss
Army Navy Bar
becue Saturday.
By KIRK MILLER.
By KIRK MILLER.

NIL DOBIE and Charles Daily
l. lead their sheep to slaughter
~ Saturday in annual Army.
Navy barbecue. If weather re-
port holds good they will all eat
their Thanksgiving dinner off the
sofas.
Medals Of honor, citations, serv-
ice stripes and toprniquets will be
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
WILLIE HOPPE REGAINS
CUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Bv DAVIS J. WALSH.

NEW YORK, 22-Wlie Hoppe retraced his
footsteps distant day when understood
blonde boy he first worlds championship billiards.
Wild spontaneous of the good for the good
had fifteen before
The Washington times., 1922-11-22

literally q ! s.
tributed a Z I e r
the game. In
fact, savages in
{ h at uprising
w i'll rec v g
everything ex-
cept bonus.
Every other
gridiron impact
Is mere prelim.
mary to Satur-
days important
volcano. Play
ers will try to
cut their teeth
on one another
like a cat nib
bling at a half
The Washington times., 1922-11-22
CRACK SANDLOT ELEVENS
WAR ON USE OF RINGERS
BY AMBITIOUS FOES
By r. d. THOMAS.

Leading sando suddenly have turned thumbs down
Fingers effort grab high rank
ing possibly champonship with a single victory
The Washington times., 1922-11-22

Such might have been a message o the enemy.
the indie
The Washington times., 1922-11-22

The Grace churchyard has been
rugged up with lights to allow the
Georgetown A. c. juniors to prac.
tice after dark. 1t was an idea OF
Charles Huntington, a Georgetown
A. G. leader.
These youngsters. by the way, are
preparing for grand battle with
the Knickerbocker juniors, to be
held on Thanksgiving Day. No
other two teams in Washington are
more bitter rivals than they.
Both average 125 pounds. Hon.
ors gained this season are about
even. The Georgetown A. {. lads
have won five games and lost one,
the defeat being administered by
Yorke A. c., a team OF the l45-
pound class.