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The Washington times., 1923-01-12
BROOKE A|VDERS
IN HARD CAME
TONIGHT
Washington College, With
String Of Victories, Is Cath
oIic University's Foe.

Catholic University viii tackle
probably its toughest foes of the
season tonight at o'clock, when
Washington College is encountered
in the Bloohland gym.
Washington College is moving
down its opponents with regular
ity broken only once, and that by
Naval Academy ins D hard-fought
contest.
The Quantico Marines, ". M. L.,
Washington and Lee and v. p. /.
have been disposed of in order by
Washington College on the "trip
that brings the Chestertown, Md,
quint here tonight.
Catholic University has not played
since before the Christmas holidays,
but has been practicing assid-
uously and should be in fine fettle.
Gailaudet was defeated by the
Brooklanders, who later lost to
Grove City, by skinny margin.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
LONG AND SHORT
CLASH TONIGHT
At BOWLS
Ed WempIe, city's TalIest
Duckpinner, Meets V. OFT,
.Five-Footer, at Kingpin.

Ed Wemple. the tallest bowler in
Washington. and V. OFT, one of the
shortest, will engage in duckpin
combat tonight at o'clock at the
Kingpin, in five games.
Five more games will be rolled
at Sherman's tomorrow night and
total pins for the ten strings will
decide the winner.
Wemple is six feet four inches
tall and OFT is scant five feet.
Both are expert pin shooters.
Wemple was an outstanding star
In the recent tournament at Sher-
mains and has attracted wide at
tention by shooting big scores regu-
larly in match games. He is a
member of no team.
OFT has an average of 10S. He is
the leading performer of the Nauti-
cal League.
OFT has three brothers who also
are bowlers. The four brothers and
Rude Bakersmith, forming a team,
defeated the Hilltopper girls by two
games to one in match at the
Kingpin last night. The girls were
given a handicap.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
MAYFIELD CLUB DESERVES
WESTERN AMATEUR PLAY

II the early bird deserves the
worm. the Mayfield Country Club
Of Cleveland will be the sc"ne of
the next Western amateur May
field, which staged this tourna-
ment in 1915, is the only bidder
thus far for the event which will
be allotted at the coming annual
meeting of the Western Golf Asso-
citation.
This event will be held in Chi
cago January 20. At this meeting
an amendment to he constitution
will be proposed providing that the
session hereafter shall be held the
. second week in December instead
OF in January.
According to w. w. Hairless the
secretary, no bids have yet been
received for the Western open or
the junior championship meets.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
CONzAGA lads
SPORTSNEN,
SAYS THORP
Busch Threatens to Punch One
Of Own Men, Who Was
Weakening.

Tom Thorp. New York University
coach, who officiated in the series
of East West football games on the
Pacific Coast, brings back fine
story illustrating the sportsmanship
of the Gonzaga University eleven
which was defeated 21.to.1S by
West Virginia.
Near the close of the game a
forward pass was thrown by one
of the Gonzaga backs to left end,
Flaherty standing on the West Vir-
ginia goal line. He dropped the
ball, but recovered it as it bounded
and protested long and bitterly
when Thorp ruled 1t incompleted.
Turning to Captain Busch, OF
Gonzaga, Flaherty asked him to
persuade Thorp to change his rul-
ing. Busch flared up: you know
and I know you dropped that ball.
Flaherty, and II you don't admit
Il I'll take a wallop at you"
Flaherty admitted it.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
LOOKING 'EM OVER
By LOUIS A, BOUCHER
THIRTY-FOUR IMMORTALS-

MYTH Cobb hitting by Ban
w made in 1922 for baseball
began appearance Of American
League the field
hitting for 400 in single campaign Not since had
happened before and major leagues bd
for the honr George Siser the Brownies brilliant
is at the with his 49 Honsby
League hit for O1 member Of the St Cardinals Ty
granted the dispute bnge New York equals Horn record
of 401 Now don't with foolish
is It isn't full
gentlemen have reached the 400
of that permitted
I hasn't heen then %ts
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Pitchers Improve.


THE pitchers were improving
az the years rolled along and
i. the 400 batsmen began fall
ing off in number. It was not
till 1901 that the next fourteen
400 marks were achieved, and it's
a long gallop from 1887 to 1901.
Pete Browning hit for .403 in
1892 and the next year Jake Stem
gel, of Pittsburgh, hit for 400.
There were four 400 hitters in
1894: Hughey Duffy, of Boston,
.438; Turner, of Philadelphia, .423:
Jim Delehanty, of Philadelphia.
400, and Sam Thompson, of Phil
adelphia, .4O3.
Burch. a Brooklyn outfielder,
hit for .423 in 1895, and Jesse
Burkett, Of Cleveland, hit for .133.
Burkett came back with AIS in
1896.
Two 400 hitters bloomed in
1897. One was "Wee Willie"
Keller, of Baltimore, with AIT:
the other Fred Clarke, of Louis
vile, with .4O6.
Burkett. then with St. Louis,
hit for .4O2 in 1899, being the
first batsman to reach the magic
mark three times. Delehantv hit
for .4O8 that same season. Be-
tween '99 and 1922 no National
Lacquer ever hit for 400, which
explains in great part the ioy of
the old league in the remarkable
hitting of Hornsby last season.
He was putting the organization
back on the map.
Will 400 hitting continue or
even increase? Hardly, though
1923 may see one or two batsmen
achieve this honorable average.
For a couple of seasons the pitch
ers have been handicapped great
ly in their deliveries, but the re-
suit inevitably will be to develop
better pitchers, especially curve
ball pitchers. This DEVELOPMENT
is already begun, and in another
couple of seasons the pitching will
be so good that he will be a for
tunate hitter who reaches the $50
mark.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
LEGION SPO R I
FEA|NSMAY
BUILD
Clubhouse for Athletic Activi-
ties Goal of Charley
Swan.

Washington will have another
permanent sports organization if
the present plans OF the Washing
ton LegIonnafres are carried out.
With football team which played
during the last season, and bas-
ketball aggregation on the floor
now, plans are being carried for
ward toward the organization of a
track and baseball team. Teams
will be entered in the indoor meets
lin this locality, while the baseball
club probably will play throughout
the summer
While it is too early to think of
the erection of a clubhouse" said
Charley Swan, who is plotting the
LegiOnnaires, nevertheless, that is
our aim. We hope, some day, to
have q clubhouse with large gym.
80 that the former service men may
really get into sports in. the proper
manner. Our basketball club shows
promise, while our football team
was a good one. Next season, the
football club is going out after the
local Independent title, and we hope
to have a baseball club which also
will be in the running for top
honors."
Among the world war veterans
who compose the Legionnaires will
be found Jimmy Gardner. the'l flor,
Tner Nebraska star; Chief Wheelock,
the Indian athlete: Ed Taylor, OF
Rock Island, who is one of the best
forwards in this vicinity: Harry
Harnh. the former Dartmouth star,
who has been elected captain of the
five: Tommy Degnan, the local
crack: Johnny Bleir. well known in
army circles: Speed Lowe. the
Georgetown athlete, and a host OF
others.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
PIaV at Manassas,

The Dixie Midgets will play at
Manassas tonight. They have lost
only one game this season. Teams
desiring games with the Dixies
should telephone Main 1928, be.
tween 8 a. m. and 4:30 p. M, or
write to the manager and coach,
T. w. Dixon, at 1928 Good Hope
road southeast.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
Prepare for Battle.

Coach Benner, formerly Of v. p.
l., and B. Hudson. captain and
star forward of Warrenton high.
are shaping the latter's basketball
team for a big battle January 20
with the Army and Navy Prep
team. The game will be played
at warrenton. warrenton has not
been defeated on its own court.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
FRIDAY, JANUARY II, 1929.
LITTLE RING MEN ALONE
ACTIVE DURING YEAR
Il ID ". SAlKTH.

be said this time that attacks
months about draw close As far bigger
must decidedly year Not
their fights mighty any, financial
nothing considering the high point
had raised three
of the heaves, Johnny wilson, che
mindless scarcely wheel has turned devoted himself
exclusively e few theatrical engagements for the simple
Georges Carpenter price IN to
quarter of million snack there is likely
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aided not a little by the rules Of
that season, nevertheless dent
run away with any fool idea that
they weren't real hitters. They
were that, every one of them.
Who can sheer at the batting
proves of Bobby Carruthers,
Sam Thompson, Zip" O'Neill
Pete Browning, Dan Brouthers, or
"Pop" Arson?
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
Would Visit Here.

The Baltimore all-stars, Of the
Baltimore Basketball League, want
games with strong Washington
teams, to be played in the Capital.
r. Meara, Howard and Centre
streets, Baltimore, Md. is the chap
to write to for bookings.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
Issue Duckpin Def.

The Liberty Club wants bowling
opponents.@ challenging particularly
the Circles, Waverlys, Linworths,
Park Views, and other teams aver
aging eighteen years of age. Pop
( Kremb, telephone North 2855.W,
will handle book gs.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

The American League broke
into the East as a fullfledged
major league in 1901, and that
year saw Larry Lajoie pound the
pill as member Of the Phila-
delphia league club to the sweet
tune of .422. No big Lacquer
has reached that since then.
Indeed, of all the players in
both big leagues, not one reached
400 until the season of 1911,
ten years later, when Joe Jack
Son, with Cleveland, and Ty Cobb
turned the trick. The Tiger hit
for ago and "Shoeless Joe" for
.4OS.
All through those ten years
players did their best, but not
one got there. That's how diff
cult was the task against the
marvellous pitchers of that decade.
Some day wen write a piece
about just those pitchers. Their
like does not exist now.
Ty Cobb, proving it was no
fluke when he hit for .420 in
1911, came back with .41O the
following year. Then came an
other lapse. 1t was not till
George Sisler hit for .4O7 in
1920 that the magic mark was
reached. No batsman reached
the 400 mark in 1921, but last
year three of them did it.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

His rubber-tipped cane drags at
ease as an intern helps him from
one Morris chair to the other.
With little difficulty he registers
bulls-eyes every time he aims at a
passing cuspidor.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

Only good a def like Wizards
does is to give both managers
something to deny. A manager
must talk; that's what makes him
money. The boys who can speak
IN three and four syllable words
make lots of dough.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
Fly IN @
CHIPS
By K. D. THOMAS.

Tech is making its debut in the
high school championship basket
ball series this, afternoon, meeting
Western at the Coliseum in the
first game Of doubleheader
which was due to start at 3:15
o'clock. Eastern and Business
were to clash in the second con-
test.
With four players knocked from
its squad by the recent enforce
nent of rule 5 of the eligibility
code, Tech is Of uncertain strength.
RIlees, captain and center; Har-
wood, forward, and ZaIln, guard,
look good for regular places on
the team. Coach Apple is con
sidering several candidates for the
other berths.
OF the four teams playing today,
Western alone is trying for sec
ond straight victory. Business hav-
ing lost to Western and Eastern
to Central in the opening double
header.
Eddie Bratburd's trick IN bring
ing to Washington the great Gel
tie basketball team st heavy cOst
and putting it over with d smash
makes Eddie the cfty's leading
basketball promoter.
Bratburd was fearful that the
Celtic Yankee game would lose him
money. Instead, q capacity crowd
saw the game at the Coliseum.
One thing was proved wash
ingfOn basketball fans win pay. to
see fiFst.class performers.
There are other great teams IN
New York and vicinity besides the
Celtics. Perhaps some Of these
could be induced to show their
skill here.
None would be as great an at-
traction IS the world champion
Celtic team, but some Of them
undoubtedly would draw paying
crowds.
1t is understood that Bratburd 70
anxious to have the Celtics play
the Yankees here again. He could
easily count on another capacity
house. The Capital fans marveled
over the Celtics' skin. They would
pay again to see them.
The Holly players. Of New York
city, all major league ball play
ers, would be q headline attraC-
ton here, not alone because Of
their basketball ability. They
held the Celtics to close score.
With this Quint are Val Picinich,
the Griff catcher, and Nick AltrOck
and AL Schacht, baseball comedians.
Washington would have particular
interest in these three.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
Raisa Rasaball Coin.

Cherrydale,s athletic club will
give a big dance tonight at the
fireman's auditorium to raise FUNDS
for the next baseball campaign.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
Omen in Boston.

The world champion New York
Giants will open the season in Bos.
ton on April II, the day before the
American Leaguers get under way.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

Lots of smoke but no fire.
Plenty of smell but no perfume.
He's as safe challenging Dempsey
as lion in a den of Daniels.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

ArQ 8 HUSBAND
thinks he is
s h a k in & his
fists, but they
are only trernb-
ling.
With an ear
trumpet clamp
ed to each lobe
he asked all in
I ervi ewers to
phase speak a
little loud er.
s rok kin 6 his
siIken beard the
former window
weight champion
is a perfect pic
ture Of palsy.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

Harry Greb, boss of the light
heavies, is one OF the most active
chaps that could be- found any
where, but since his decisive defeats
OF Tom Gibbons. Of st. Paul, and
Gene Tunriey for the title in New
York, he has been thrown into the
discard by the serious illness Of his
wife, whom he took to Arizona in
the hopes Of ultimate recovery.
For two or three reasons that he
himself considers very good Johnny
Wilson has not seen fit to give any
-of his numerous challengers any
sort of a crack at the title, which,
despite the fact that several States
have barred him because OF the de-
cision OF the New York commission,
which in effect was that he fight or
get out Of the game, he is generally
conceded the honors Of his class.
JOHN AND MICKEY IDLE.
The battle i'm Cleveland in which
Bryan DOWney is supposed to
have knocked Wilson out only to
be knocked out himself by the
verdict Of q hand-picIxed referee.
also had considerable to do wi ~
the disrepute in which the ItaI-
ian boy of Boston finds himself.
At any rate, he Is allowing HIM
self to get into state Of decay.
Since Mickey Walker defeated
Jack Britton for the welterweight
title little or nothing has been
heard Of the New Jersey man.
Britton always was one Of the
busiest little bees in the business
and still is willing to be, but he's
not champion any more and there
fore not the card he was. The
Walker chap has said that he didn't
intend to retire, but he doesn't an
swer challenges, prefefring the easy
stuff he can pick up in other di-
rections.
Regarding Benny Leonard, still
boss of the lightweights, he can be
let down lightly with the old line
that usually started the final chap
ter Of the old-tiIne story book, Lit
tie remains to be said" The New
Yorker hasn't been in ring action
since he had his mouth mashed in
the battle with Lew Tender. or
something of the sort.
He had three fights during
1922. Until q year or so ago Ben
was not q hard man to snare into
Q match, but evidently his ideas
have changed considerably. He
says he has excellent reasons for
not boxing for q while. One
thing is certain, Ben never could
be accused Of cowardice.
Johnny Kilbane has reigned long
IL not well as featIerweigft cham
pion, and that about lets him out.
His last match of Importance was
rather disagreeable one with Danny
Frush that brought out a lot OF
criticism for the little 1rishnlan..
He doesn't fight much, but there's
one thing certain-they'll have to
fight to lick him to get the title,
and John knows something about
purses. Eugene Criqui, French
star, is the best looking opponent
in sight for lawn.
Joe Lynch, they say, isn't much
Of q bantamweight champion, being
notorious in-and-outer but there's
one thing he will do all the time
he'll box any Of them. AS. there's
always a chance that he will be
trimmed, he's a pretty good card
because everybody likes, to. see q
new champion crowned.
The newest champion, Pancho
Villa, is another chap who will
fight. He's the boss Of the flies
right now and a hardy young chap
who hasn't a grain Of fear in his
makeup.
It certainly looks as if we. would
have to look to the little ones for
some time for activity.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
RUTH TAKES OFF FAT
BY WELDING BIG
SNOW SHOVEL
By THOMAS MORGAN.

SUDBURY Mass, 12-Babe Ruth, armed with snow
the big black bat is peeng of the h last NJ
practice
weight registered when he playing baseball seriously
three A.
scales at pounds his weight was 245 IN ms
inclined the
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

He isn't wearing the triple chin or
the aldermanic paunch so familiar
at the Havana racetrack last winner,
and he doesn't wheeze after fif-
teen-minute assault on a typical
Curwood s1owdrift. Furthermore,
he is answering telephone calls at
3 in the morning, whereas he never
crawled out of the hay until noon
when he was prince Of the primrose
path.
These few details would convince
anyone that George Hermann has
reformed, and with him back on the
Yankee firing line is a real threat
when the bell rings in April. You
can't trifle with Massachusetts bliz-
yards. and live the life Of the we'll
known Mr.. Riley. .
We dropped I'M. unexpectedly, ON
the hOme-run hitter and found
him excavating a path from the
house to the wOOdshed. Some Of
the drifts were up around his ears,
but he tore right I'm as though he
had been doing the stunt all his
life.
The trail of the shovel was all
around the farmhouse, a good two
days work. and after the paths
had been finished he was con-
fronted with the task of breaking
out the road which leads from the
village of South Sudbury to his
winter quarters. The sixty-five-
acre farm is heavily wooded and
before winter set in Babe had cut
down enough trees to keep the big
fireplace in his living room roar
ing for quite few winters to
come.
The Ruth family is with him, of
course. and Babe has discovered
that there is plenty of fun playing
with the baby.
Believe me-" he declared, after
you dig yourself out Of these snow
storms. fool around with the kid,
cut logs into kindling and walk to
town for supplies you are tired.
It's a days work for any man. i
weigh only 215 now, which is
lighter than my winter weight dur
ing the last three or four years"
Ruth explained his recent visit to
New York by declaring that he had
investments there he had to look
after.
A person of Babes Temperament
must have change now and
then. Nobody but one born and
anchored there could stick on a
snow. bound farm all winter and
enjoy 1t. Ruth must have activ-
ity and he gets it by playing
hockey in Marlboro and coaching
q basket ball team there.
The Babe doesn't talk much of
baseball except to say that he
doesn't see any reason why he
can't make a real stab at a new
home run record during the ap-
preaching season.
1.-THE gang that supports the
"And I guess I owe 'em a few
more big cIouts to pay up for those
that / missed last year.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
Says SKILLET"
| Finn, Esq
Jess Wizards Fists Aren't
Shaking at Jack Dempsey,
They're Just Trembling.
By KIRK MILLER

~vPHOLSTERED with five
littie- knuckles on each
little hand. Jess Willard is
shaking his both fists at any,
body who is coward enough to
strike a defenseless child.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

wheeled into New York in his
favorite invalid's chair, Mrs. Will
The Washington times., 1923-01-12
Here's the Gang.

NTOW for the proud fourteen of
~ 1887, the year they counted
- free tickets 40 haSa hi+e.4
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But the little fellows who con-
flnee their chin maneuvers to
one and two synonyms every
time their jaws drop-don't gather
in such a pittance.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

The Holly players. OF New York
city, all major league ball play
ers, would be q headline attraC-
ton here, not alone because Of
their basketball ability. They
held the Celtics to q close score.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

-
II Dempsey and Willard es-
tablish their total insanity to the
extent of trading socks, the pub
lie will be perfectly tustifiei in
staying away. Nobody wants to
see a cat kill a mouse for money
when they can stay home and
see the same thing free.
Child labor law. should prevent
such a scandal as Willard and
Dempsey, for if Jess Willard
amt in his dotage, then pickles
amt cucumbers.
The kindergarten class ought to
enjoy such scuffle, but .yruwn
up folks with money to burn
amt going to give it to promoters
as long as the cellar furnace il
handy.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

1t is understood that Bratburd 70
anxious to have the Celtics play
the Yankees here again. He could
easily count on another capacity
house. The Capital fans n1arveled
over the Celtics' skill. They would
pay again to see them.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

With this Quint are Val Picinich,
the Griff catcher, and Nick AltrOck
and AL .Schacht, baseball comedians.
Washington would have particular
interest in these three.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

None would be as great an atr
traction as the world champion
Celtic team, but some Of them
undoubtedly would draw paying
crowds.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

There are other great teams IN
New York and vicinity besides the
Celtics Perhaps some OF these
skill here.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

Eddie Bratburd's trick IN bring
ing to Washington the great Gel
tie basketball team at heavy C0st
and putting it over with d smash
makes Eddie the city's leading
basketball promoter.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

Bratburd was fearful that the
Celtic Yankee game would lose him
money. Instead. q capacity crOWi
saw the game at the Coliseum.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

One thing was proved. Wash
ingtOH basketball fans viii pay to
see first.class performers.
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

We dropped I'M, unexpectedly, ON
the hOIne-run hitter and found
him excavating a path from the
house to the WOOdshed. Some Of
the drifts were up around his ears,
but he tore right i'm as though he
had been doing the stunt all his
The Washington times., 1923-01-12

OF the four teams playing today,
Western alone is trying for Sec
ond straight victory. Business hav-
ing lost to Western and Eastern
to Central in the opening double
header.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-30
NOTICE OF SALE.

Notice Is Hereby Given, That by
virtue of judgment and decree in
foreclosure rendered and given by
the District Court of the Fourth
judicial District in and for the Coun-
ty of Rurleigh and State Of North
Dakota, and entered and dOcketed IN
the office of the clerk of said court
on the 28th day of April, 1923, in an
action wherein The Fidelity Mutual
Life Insurance company, corpora
tion, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
is plaintiff, and Albert Josephson,
Selma Josephson. the Farmers State
bank Of Wing, North Dakota, cor
poraton, the Wing Mercantile COM
pany, a corporation, Burleigh County
State bank of Wing, North Dakota,
a corporation, Burleigh County, North
Dakota, "a municipal corpoation, and
Mandan Mercantile company, cor
said plaintiff and against said de-
PENDANTS, Albert Josephson, and Sell
ma JOsephson, for the sum of nine
teen hundred twelve dollars and fifty
five ($l,9l2.55) cents, which judg-
ment and decree, among other things,
directs the sale by ME Of the real
property hereinafter described, to sat
isfy the amount Of said judgment,
with interest thereon and the costs
and expenses of such sale, or so
much thereof as the proceeds Of SAID
sale applicable thereto will satisfy
and by virtue Of q writ to me issued
out of the office of the clerk of
said court, under the seal thereof,
directing ME to sell said real prop