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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
RICHARD FINDS
TICKET SALE
HEALTHY
Advance Application for Seats
Come From Europe and
South America.

While there are undoubtedly a
large number of followers OF ring
affairs who firmly believe that Jack
Dempsey will have no trouble in
stopping Firpo. there is no lack of
inclination on the part Of these
same ring followers to see the cham
pion do it.
Tex Richard says the applications
for tickets are coming in from Eu-
rope and South America and also
from most of the States in this
country.
The lure Of the knockout Is the
element which attracts the popu-
lace. 1t was generally conceded
long before Dempsey's fight with
Carpenter that the Frenchman had
no chance. The public contributed
$1,000, 900 to see the obvious happen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
F|RPO HAS OWN
IDEAS AS To
TRAINING
Believes Tour Against Second
Raters Good As Camp
Ordeal.

Luis Firpo is finding it difficult
to adjust himself to the American
ideas of training. He believes that
the exercise he gets going about
working in a training camp. The
trouble with a fighter knocking out
second raters is that they come so
easy he is likely 10 make the mis-
take of holding a first-rate fighter
too cheap.
Another thing that appeals to
Firpo is that he gets paid for
knocking out second-raters on a
transforming trip, while he gets
nothing but a few admission fees
at training camp. Firpo has had
phenomenal success during his
short soiourn in the ring. The fu-
ture looks Just as easy to him
He is likely to make the mistake
OF believing that he is better
tighter than he really is. He hasn't
learned all there is to know about
fighting. by any means.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
GR|FFS BREAK
EVEN WITH
INDIANS
johnson Wins Brilliant Pitch
ing Duel From CoVeIeskie
in Last Clash.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Thanks to Walter Johnson and his
brilliant support, the Griffs broke
even with the Cleveland Indiana by
winning the final game Of the series,
to l. The veteran was hit hard,
especially in the early innings, but
his support carried him through
successfully, save in the fourth when
the Indians got their enc run. After
that he was invincible.
Stanley Coveleskie began like a
winner Of a no-hit no-run game. For
the first five frames not a hit was
charged against him and Ruel, who
walked in the fifth, was the lone
Griffman to reach first base.
Leibold poked a single to center
in the sixth, the first bingle off
Convey. and the Indians spitballer
yielded a couple Of blows and the
tying tally in the seventh. He
faded from the scenery in the eighth,
the strain being too much for him.
Homer Sunma beat out a swing
ing bunt to Charity as a starter
in, the fourth and romped around
when Joe Sewell pounded a triple
to center. Sewell died stretching it
and so Stephenson single to right
went for nothing. When RUDE
Lutzke forced Stephenson, Johnson
had escaped his greatest danger Of
the day.
With one gone in the seventh, Sam
Rice jolted a single to center. Ruel
famed, but Rice worked a delayed
steal, beating 1t toward second as
Convey held the ball too long before
tossing to Brewer. Bucky Harris
came through with a clean smash
to right and over the platter came
Rice on the fly.
The victory came in the eighth.
With one down Johnson plastered
one of his driving singles to center.
Leibold followed with another to
right and the bases were damned
when Peck looped a lazy single to
short left, close to the foul line.
That took Covey to the showers
and when Sherry Smith arrived,
Goslin sent fly to Jameson, scoring
Johnson with the deciding tally.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
tagging
Bases

Owing to the funeral services OF
the late President Harding, oil
organized baseball games have been
cancelled for today. Tomorrow the
Chicago White Sox, booked to play
here today, will meet the Griffmen
in a doubleheader, the first game
starting at 2 o'clock. George
Mogridge and Jezebel Tecumseh
Zachary are expected to start for
the Griffs.
After that awful 22-to-2 swamp
ing of Tuesday the Indians evident
ly expected to ride rough-shod over
the Griffs and were considerably
surprised to find Bush's young men
anything but subservient. the
Griffs gave their great hurler truly
brilliant support and deserved their
triumph.
Goose Goslin and Sam Rice each
contributed great catches. Goslin 8
pretty jumping catch over his mead
retired Jameson in the opening
frame and the wild gallop for
Jamie's foul in the third, followed
by a narrow escape from tumbling
into the field boxes, retired him
again. Rice's best was a leaplng
one-handed catch Of Joe Sewers
try for two bases in the second
Sam was almost up against the
fence when he came down with the
ball.
Ossie Bluege seized Summa's
foul fly close to the field boxes IN
the first inning. For whlle II
was thought the youngster had
l'iniured his weak knee again. out
after testing it, he resumed actlV-
tiles.
Rube Lutzke showed his great
sneed and fine pair Of hands
| co,,n1e Of times with brilliant run
ninq nickups of slow rollers. His
! retirement of Bluege in the fifth
was more than merely GOOD.
The Giants used twenty men in
fifteen innings to make seventeen
| hits and eight errors but the Cardl-
nails made one more run and won,
| "a 10 70. in a protracted nightmare.
| Thirty-seven athletes took part in
the pastime, featured by twelve
errors.
George Burns socked the Red Sox
| into 4-to-3 decision over the
| Browns with a triple and two dou-
bles off Shocker.
Turned inside-out by the pitch,
ing of Genewich, the Reds fin
ished second to the Braves, l to 0,
Rixey also responding with natty
performance. 1t was the Reds sixth
straight defeat.
The Athletics made merry at the
exnense of the White Sox, pun.
jshing five pitchers for a 21-to-6
victory.
The Tigers won as they pleased
from the Yankees. II to 8, tax.
ing liberties with the pitching of
Hovt and Mays. Heilmann kept
| .0O3 of a point in front of Ruth In
| the batting race by getting two
| hits.
The elderly Mr.. Adams pitched
the Pirates into 6,to-2 verdict
over the Dodgers, neither Dlckef-
man nor Decatur having anything
but the desire.
After doing nobly for seven in
nings, Couch was found for a homer
by Hartnett in the eighth and
double by Elliott in the ninth, the
net result being a 2-to-1 decision
for the Cubs over the PhilS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10

So the cowpuncher, seeing a
spot, accepted and went out OF
town to the little fat guys joint.
By and by the newspaper boys,
free lances, magazine honky tonks
and poets came out to give the
giant the north and south.
The giant was to grab off a
young fortune for his fight, and
the boys wanted to see if he was
worth it, so they could tell the
John Sapp public.
The little fat guy of course
expects to get a nice little chunk
of the purse himself. He was
doing everything for the giant
and figured his bit would be
fifteen thou at least.
So when the pen pushers came
out he treated them to bottles
of stuff that the Car used to
have in his cellar. He fed them
cold turkey and two-pound per-
fectos costing a buck a copy. He
did the swell right. He made the
boys feel that they belonged. He
was spreading like a peacock, but
then he'd get it all back after the
fight, he said.
One day a lady came around
asking for money for a charity.
She put the bee on the little fat
guy and he said, "Sure, put the
giant down for yard" and he
handed her 100 bucks. He sure
was as loose as ashes with his
jack.
Anyway, the giant had his
fight and lost, but he got paid a
lovely purse just the same. The
little guy smiled as he waited for
the giant to come back to his
joint and lay the piece of change
he expected on the table.
Instead of the giant returning
wire was received.
1t read:
Dear Fat Pal-Am on my way
home. Having a lovely lime.
Wish you were with US.
Your pal,
THE OLD COWPUNCHER.
Moral-Don't count your chick
ems until you have something to
count:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10

Griff say anything but pleasant
things about his peppery little
leader.
The fans like his never-say-die
spirit on the field. He got a
hand the other day when, with
his bench empty, he went to bat
himself with the bases loaded and
there were no harsh things said
when he ended the game with a
fly to Speaker.
The players find DOME one of
themselves. He draws no line
between himself and any member
of his club. They are all buddies
together and, from our poor view
point, he has got every bit of
baseball out of them. He cannot
be blamed for not doing the i'm
possible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
Chance Is Doomed.

TRANK CHANCE, now at the
ii head of the Boston Red Sox,
is doomed. The sale of the
club by Harry H. Frazee settled
his hash. Bob Quinn, the new
president of the Boston club, has
small intention of retaining
Chance. He will probably put
Lee Foil in charge Of the Red
Sox for next year. He and Fohl
are the closest of friends.
Fred Mitchell, for several wears
manager of the Boston Braves,
is on record as saying that, if he
is not dismissed, he will tender
his resignation with the end of
the present season.
1nasmuch as a New York syndi-
cate, practically the New York
club, is owner of the Braves,
there may be something to the
rumor that Hughey Jennings will
take charge Of the Braves next
spring: Jennings, since his DAYS
with the Detroit Tigers, has been
acting as assistant to John ],
McGraw.
New York writer's are including
DOME Bush in the number of big
league managers doomed to dis
mlssal:: Just where they get their
dope is unknown to us. So far
as we can learn, DOME Bush is
well liked by Clark Griffith, the
Georgia avenue fans and the
members of the Washington club
We have not discussed Bush
with President Griffith for a Iopp
tlme' but we have yet to hear
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
RINGSIDE SEATS GONE
FOR NEXT FAST SCRAP

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Jimmy
Johnston, Cromwell A. c. promoter
announces that reservations for
nearly all the ring side seats, for
the Leonard-Dundee match have
been made already. The tickets will
not go on sale for several days.
So strong has been the demand
for seats, Johnston is now looking
for an even greater crowd than
saw Leonard and Tender box. The
gate receipts, OF course, will not
approach the Leonard Tender rec
ord, owing to the difference in the
price scale
Johnston has some new plans for
placing the seats on the field. The
ring VIII be moved farther out han
II was for the Leonard Tender
show. and more seats will be placed
around it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
Morris Berg Makes
Hit AS Robins's
ShOrtstOp

Morris Berg, the former
Princeton star, is now playing
regularly as the Robins short
stop, and the former collegian
is improving rapidly. Berg was
woefully weak at bat when he
Joined the big. leaguers, but
recently he changed his batting
style and is hitting the ball
harder and getting more safe
hits. Berg promises to develop
into a great fielder. He is fast
and covers a lot Of ground. He
has the ability to get the ball
away from him with great
speed and his throws from
short to first base have been
deadly accurate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
JONNARD SAVES
GIANTS FTEN. ].
|NSEASON !: !.
NOGHOOH 1r-
Unsung Hero Always Coming
Up for Relief Hurting
Duty. a~

When the seasons achievements
Of the Giants are summed up, as
pennant winners or otherwise, the
fans will give thought to Claude "A
Jonnard. AS everyone should know fsa
Jonnard constitutes the Ife.saving sic
corps of the Giants pitching staff,r s,ss
Claude injects his fast ball into the gvrs
fray along about the seventh or ~
eighth inning in almost any game
during the season. udfststt7
Out in the bull pen," where tts1i95t
pitchers warm up, Jonnard startSd re ~
to warm up on the first day of the - - -
major League season, and he has -.
warmed up on almost every day go
since. He is the unsung hero Of str
baseball. .rtfrs-ss.
Ionnard's task is no easy ONE
The regulars of the pitching staff -.
are expected to be ready to pitchvsfg
only in their turn. Jonnard is exsgfraF
pected to be ready to pitch every
time hits begin to rattle off thsy+ -
bats of the opposition. Winnings =
and losing is all in the days work. -
for Jonnard. He has gone in nanyx 80
times when the game is hopelessLXi,i1gEz.
lost, but he pitches just as hard as -,
il he were winning. 7sq..le[7
Jonnard has just the tempera-svr-
ment for his job. He is cool, and eitsgsvT
matters not to him whether the~e..s
bases are filled or whether the best frysf
batsrnan in the league is at the II
bat His fast ball is binding. He
is always on the job. Jonnard has
this season witnessed long parade -
Of pitchers going to the showersss.e
baths He is continually stepping
into the breach. =
When Jonnard goes into ball -
game the odds are usually against
him. It takes courage and nerve d
70 face such conditions. JonnaEaUndS
has done it all season. -oa
Then, too, there is Travis Jack An
son. When Dave Bancroft, thees@
Giants field leader, was forced out
Of the game through illness. JactssT
son, green and just out OF the 5as
minor leagues, stepped into an Inn trst
portant cog in McGraw's great in s
field. He came through. He made ~
mistakes at times, as an inexperi, Il
enced PLAYER naturally would inso- :
taking such a responsibility on his
shoulders, but he rose high above
these mistakes and has accom-.
plished wonders under the circuEaT y
stances. sEfo 3
So, in distributing the seasonss>As -
floral decora tons, it will be just as rs
well if the fans do not fail to pin q
a gladiola or two en- Jackson when =
thew are tossing bouquets at JON Z
nard. It has often been observed -
that ball club is only as strong -
as its reserves, and the case of &
these two young players proves it,. ri
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
Ty Cobb's Situation.

Thy COBB is another doped to
lose his managerial power
with the passing of the
present season.
Cobb is blamed by Detroiters
for allowing personal prejudices
to sway his managerial actions.
For instance, they charge him
with trading Howard Ehmke for
personal reasons, thus robbing
the Tigers of a great pitcher
when most needed. He is also
charged with criticising unmerci-
fully the members of the team,
with the exception of Harry
Heilmann, not sparing them from
his rough and rasping tongue
right before the public.
Managing a ball club is no
soft job. Unless one is a
Connie Mack or a John McGraw,
part owner of the club, the seat
is always greasy and tits with
the slightest breeze.
Second-guessers in the stand
are usually the bane of the man
ayers life. They always have
the edge. Their second guesses
always bring victory, while
frequently the manager makes
the wrong guess.
The ideal, of course, is to have
the second-guessers manage the
team and do the umpiring from
their seats in the stand. But
nothing is perfection in this life
and so the owners will have to
worry along with managers and
umpires on the field, with
changes expected annually when
victory proves a coy young thing
and absent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10

Wnen the crucial series was
played in st. Louis last fall there
came a break in the third and
last game. Lee Fohl, in his
managerial capacity, saw fit to
remove Dixie Davis to permit a
pinch hitter to perform. Pruett
was sent in against the Yankees
and took a fine beating.
vSportsmen's Park was packed
and damned by all the flower and
chivalry of st. Louis that day.
The players, the scribes and the
deadheads were in the park the
next day. The bottom had fallen
out of the st. Louis world series
boom.
Crippled by the loss of the
great George Sisler during that
last wild rush toward the finish
line, the Browns managed TO
close the campaign but one game
behind the Yankees.
During the past winter St.
Louis growled and grumbled.
Sharp criticism was heard of
Foil. Louder and louder came
the demand that George Sisler
be named in his place and this
might have been done, save that
Sisters illness prevented.
Foil, though never a big league
star, has always impressed one
as capable manager. His prin-
cipal weakness has not been in
directing a team on the field,
but rather off it. He is inclined
to be too gentle toward rebels
and trouble-makers.
Jimmy Austin is now in charge
of the team, but he is but a stop
gap until Sisler is in condition.
If Sisler is able to play ball next
year, he will be a playing man.
ager. If not, he will direct the
team from the bench. In either
case he will have his troubles
and will need the sympathy of all
his friends. Managing ball
club in st. Louis is no soft cinch-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
TO RETURN
TO NORTHWESTERN GRID

CHICAGO, Aug. 1O.-t3le Magnu-
son, guard two years ago at North
western, will be back on the grid
iron next fall, he declared today
MagnusOn' knee was dislocated in
the Observation-Disclosures game in
1921, and it was in a cast for
three months. He was on crutches
for three-quarters of the year, and
doctors declared that he was lucky
not to have the leg amputated.
Maenuson declares that his pins
now are as good as ever.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
Red Sox Buy One.

BOSTON, Aug. 10.-Charles Ruff
ing. nineteen-year-old pitcher, has
been purchased by the Red Sox for
a trial this season. It is said that
two players, to be delivered next
wear, and $4,000 in cash was paid for
the youngster. Ruffing has been
starring with Danville in the Three.
Eye league.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
LOOKING 'EM OVER
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER
SOME MANAGERS FOR 1924.

N HE passing of Lee Foil managerial
shifts expected before the 1924
Foil knew his fate time back but very likely believed
would not until October when Siser
quietly take the of the ST. Louis The
sudden suspension of Dave Danfoh with Fohs
his assistance in protest to Ban Johnson merely brought about
doomed he knew all along Indeed he
from the moment the Mound City fans turned against him
fall and yelled eve in chorus
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
His Second Chance.

Jimmy Austin is having his Sec
ond experience at the head Of the
st. Louis Browns. m 1918, when
Flelder Jones quit in disgust, Aus
TN handled the team until Jimmy
Burke was named as manager.
with the Boston Red Sox as coach
ana general noise-maker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
MITCHELL WILL DEFEND
HIS ALLEGED HONope

Pinkey Mitchell. recognized
throughout the West as the Junior
welterweight champion, is to receive
$4,000 to defend that title against
Basil Galiano, Of New Orleans. in q
fifteen round decision contest to he
held at New Orleans, August "a,
Gailano is being guaranteed $4,35o.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
BARON OF LEIPERVILLE
SCORES GIBBONS FOR
WRITTEN ATTACK

NEW YORK. Aug. 1o-Tom Gibbons article, published in a
throughout the country
severely cres James Doughery who refereed his
fight Jack Dempsey Shelby last month"; has stirred
up bitter controversy.
The Baron of Liepeve Gibbons quite
him. He supplements and amplfes
inclined the belief
with lengthy typewriter signed rejonder which he does
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10

/ About this time last year the.
Giants were going badly on the
Polo Grounds. The western clubs
were ,pecking away at them, and
Pittsburgh swept four-gan1e series
in Harlem. The Giants left on
western trip, in which they had to
play contenders in every western
city. McGraw's club, however, met
the peril. and by winning the series
from each of it's rivals, New York
piled up a sufficient lead to carry
it through.
Then in the worlds series of last
fall, when scarcely an expert" ac.
corded them a chance, and when
men pitied them for what the Yanks
would do to their weak pitchers, the
Giants swept the Yanks out of the
way in four straight games, while
their woeful twirlers held the Ameri-
can League champions to batting
average under 200.
At the start Of this western trip
the Giants again seemed on the
point of sinking. They lost one
game in Chicago, in which the
Cubs batted out four runs in the
ninth before a man was out, and
few days later Pittsburgh beat
them by knocking out five runs in
the ninth.
But those blows seem to have
acted as an awakener for the team
A third Giant Yankee worlds series
will be the richest haul ever made
by two teams of ball players, and
the Giants couldn't see that money
slipping through their fingers. Five
straight victories in Cincinnati is
the result. Today the Giant lead is
seven full games, and it soon prom.
ises to be as robust as that of the
Yankees.
As money players, the present.day
Giants are in a class with the old
Athletics and Carrigan's Red Sox.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
He Watches Yanks.

Dave Bancroft, resting in New
York until the Giants return home,
is spending his afternoons watching
the Yankees in action. He is not
especially impressed, either, he says.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
GIANTS SHOW ABILITYW
TO MEET BIG CRISES !
By FREDERICK G. LfE3.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1O-The day go down
baseball history of the game of all champion
while this club
wonders whether its strength has not been exaggerated
each Of the last three this club big
looked like doomed ball club in 1921 when Pittsburgh to-
Polo Grounds August with
Pirates left New York their lead had been chopped
The Giants
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
ANOTHER FOR WALTER.
CLEVELAND.

ror-Harris Three base ht-SeweH
Stolen base--Rice. Sacrifice hits-Har-
ris Sumfna, Goslin. Double plays
Harris to Peckinpaugh to CHARITY,
Pecknpaugh to Charity. Left on
bases-CleVeland, 4; Washington, s.
off johnson. /. Struck out--By Cove
leskie, 8 Johnson, 2. Hits-Off Cove
leskie, in 7l-3 innings: off Smith
in 2-3 inning. Losing pitcher-Cove.
leskie. Umpires-Moriarity and Nallin
Time Of gdme-1 hour and 81 min
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
He Rows for Health.

Bill Mcclure, the new sculliny
champion, took UP rowing five or
six years ago for his health.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
Has Long Career.

Johnny Dundee, the new world
featherweight titleholder, began his
boxing career in 1910.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10
The Worlds Champions.

I'm answer to a number of Gus
toners we print below the list
u of the worlds champions of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10

Dempsey fought o fair and
clean contest. / have never NELL
toned this before. but cannot
say the same for Tom Gibbons.
He had his body coated with dry
grease that could not be distin-
guished by the eye. He was as
slippery as an eel and it was int
possible for me to break him loose
when he was holding.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-10

~ NOE upon a time there was little tat guy wn
8 , town but used to take in the big fights In the
~ himself immensely.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-12-21

SUNDAY, DEC. 70
After some delay we will
have again the pleasure Of
seeing