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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-08

Hampton. va.-Capt. Normal d.
Gotta and the four enlisted men with
him when the party was kidnapped by
two men az they left the First National
bank of Hampton recently with a
$4,000 payroll for Langley field. were
found near Big Bethel. bound hand and
foot. Captain Gotta said the two ban
dts escaped through the woods with
the money.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-08

London.-A Reuter- dI-patch gives
unconfirmed reports Of the intention
TO incorporate the independent indus
trial area Of Elb field and Barrnen
within the military zone and also
French occupation Of Hamm. giving
the French complete control OF traffic
from the brIdgeheads to the interior.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-08
Asks Liberal Terms

Washington.-Senator stanfleId. Re
publican, Oregon, urged the house
banking committee to Iiberalize the
provisions Of the capper farm credits
bill. AS passed by the senate. he said.
the bill would not permit cattle loan
companies to extend credit equal to
that now given.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-08
Harding VIII Be Arbitrator

washIngton-President Harding has
accepted the Invitation extended by
Chile and Peru to act az arbitrator
under the Tacna-Africa protocol, which
resulted from the conference held In
Washington last year.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-08

Washington. - The nomination OF
Judge r.. T. Sanford. OF Tennessee. TO
be an associate justice Of the supreme
court. succeeding Justice Pftney. who
recently retired. has been confirmed
By the senate.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-08

Sacramento. Calif-The senate of
the California legislature has adopted
a resolution ratifying the Santa Fee
Colorado river pact. Similar ACTION
previously had been taken by the as
sembiy. The action was unanimous.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-08

London.-Whateyer peace movements
may be In progress in Ireland. Eanonn
De Valera has nothing to do with
them. still maintaining the uncompro-
missing hostility he already has ex-
pressed towards fres state government.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-08

Llncoln.-If a bin introduced In the
Nebraska senate is paused, every suto-
mobile owner In the state must furnish
security for any damages CAUSED by
negligent driving. by supplying q bond
Of 5000.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-08

Cheyenne, Wyo.-The Colorado river
treaty has been ratified by the senate
OF the Wyoming assembly. the vote be-
ing % to /. The measure now goes TO
the house,
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-08
o,rm,ry.. Debt 1921, 200, 600, 900

Berlin. - Germany's floating debt
during the 10 days ending January 2
Increased from 210.OO0.O00,000 marks
to 1921. OO0.OOO,OO0 marks.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-08

Mss~ Gold Deposits Found In Germany
BerIin.-Hopes OF substantial add
lions TO Germany's supply of gold have
bsen aroused by reports of the dis
osvery, Ia valdez. OF gold-besrinx
nay deposits with q high content OF
rrsc1ous metal.
The Chilkoot post., 1923-08-03
ALONG OFFICERS LINE:

of "obit-
 
   Monday Gr to n 
  which capacity Post kept generally to in the Infantry al garrison in August of he  "E results, Post Coan-
  Captain Edwards
  The Captain to the States 
 leader in Post little Hiss has of family The of the garrison thenoOu 
 Divine sssxiosA~ Sunday August 5th:
The Chilkoot post., 1923-08-03

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 l Sporting Rifle stock: fits any service rifle l Blue nackinsw hunting coat line in good COZ h1ol on.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
BOILING FIELD.
LINING Up
TEAM
Winners Of District Army
Championship Elect Gilbert,
First Baseman, Captain.

The Boiling Field team, winner OF
the District army championship Of
1922, will be strongly represented
on the diamond in the coming sea-
son. All of last years men win be
in the lineup and in addition. will
have other good men who have
come to the field during the winter
months.
Gilbert, one of the best first base
men to be seen around Washing
ton, has been elected captain for
1923. Swede Swanson, pitching ace
of the Army League, has the young
pitchers in hand. Pagan, Hungry
Cross and other old timers are
working hard to keep from being
replaced by some of the younger
stock.
The team will be coached by
Captain Street, assisted by Lieuten-
ant Ramey.
Some of the leading teams in and
around Washington have been book
ed and Business Manager Irwin G..
Shetsline would be pleased to hear
from clubs who can play at Boiling
Field on week days and who can
arrange to start the games at $50
or 800 p. m. Address him, at
Boiling Field, Anacostia, d. c., or
telephone Lincoln 1857.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
SHAMROCK BALL CLUB
TO PRACTICE TOMORROW

Last Sunday when the Shamrocks
held their first practice of the sea-
son large number of candidates
turned out. This Sunday Manager
Littleford expects to have out some
more new faces. He intends to put
first class team on the field right
from the start. To get a line on his
men he will have team No. l play
team No. 2.
Business Manager Glascoe wants
all first class teams in the I'M
limited class that desire a game or
more with the Shamrocks to get in
touch with him right away, as he
is making up his schedule for the
season. He can be reached by ad.
dressing all mail to 1916 L street
southeast. There will be a meeting
Tuesday night, April 8, at 8 d. m,
All members and others that wish
to join the big Greens are requested
to attend this meeting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
IS LEADER
Of GLEN ECHO
BALL TEAM
Former Star Pitcher Has
Formidable Outfit in indie
pendent Field.

Opponents of the Glen Echo A.
G. baseball team will meet with q
determined aggregation of en-.
thusiastic players this season.
Under the direction of Bill Dust
former star pitcher in the Depart.
mental League, who has been
elected manager, the team is ex
pected to make q creditable show
ing.
The club also has secured the
assistance of J. p. Buckhannon
former all-around athlete of Kansas
University. Within a week the
clubs newly acquired diamond will
be ready for use, and double
header is scheduled with the North
cast c. & P. nine on that date.
This will be the teams first an
pearance in full uniform There
after regular engagements will be
booked until the close of the season
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
THREE MS TO BE MACK'S
OUTER DEFENSE

MONTGOMERY, Ala. March s1The Philadslpna Atnecs'
1921 1922 without carry
ing fufment just about ready TO STEP
They feel that this is to be their year . II
That training outlook Connie Mack stands pat on
added
weakening his defense He feels that ne gets the
could last will many Dah games
escaped his lean clutch
THE additional punch expected to be furnished
outfied $4,000 Sam Hale in the inner
Mathews Mwaukees rabbit eadof man last
field in the Mackan combination
Bng fixture probably field Miller hit 1886 last
Mathews culed 1913
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

Not only that. but he has pri.
vate information from certain in
dustries that their employees are
tieing-up the wheels of business
during the daylight hours trying
TO unravel the baseball problems
which these acrostics present. One
or two Of these have actually sus-
pended operations until after the
opening game, up to within a few
days of which Skillet" is going to
continue precipitating these hallu.
Cinations on a thoroughly prepared
public.
So, on some basis or other, he
| won't divulge all the details, Skill
let can picture 25 per cent of all
the families within broadca sting dis.
| lance OF Washington, taking The
Times over by the old reading lamp
each evening after supper and be.
ginning a bombardment on their
mental resources.
OF course, the motive force be-
hind these much duplicated domestic
scenes after the shades Of night
have folded about the household. is
the baseball tickets with which
/
ing ones, but in thousands Of homes
the acrostic game has come to be
sort of fad, in which the faith
ers. mothers, cousins, aunts, uncles
and brothers and sisters all join in
, the spirit OF play as much as
through a desire to be counted
| among the winners.
1t is from these countless num-
berS of faithful fans that Skillet"
is daily picking his winners. SO
far there have been no repeaters
in the winning columns, for it is
seldom i'm a competition OF this
sort that one person is fortunate
to put the necessary curve ON
his fast ones to make the batter
bite the second time.
Skillet" doesn't say it can't be
done, but he does emphasize the
| fact that 1t is from the big list of
aiso-rans that he is finding his win
ners each succeeding day.
From one of these domestic set
tings described above comes a let
ter to Skillet" which Is typical OF
| the spirit behind the ticket specu-
! lation. 1t is from a woman who
has grown Disguised with the feeble
efforts of her husband to win
tickets via the clever point Of his
pen, and she has taken over the
reins Of authorship and submitted
some very clever literature on the
name of Yarmouth. Her letter
| follows:
Dear Skillet: My husband has
| Topped dreadfully in making you
come across with a coupla Annie
Oakleys to the opening game at
Georgia avenue. so it's up to me
to do it, I guess. Look over these
| acrostics, Skill, old sock, and then
send me that invite to your party
Must see that opening game, that's
all there is TO it, and il my hus-
band couldn't win those coveted
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
MULDOON MAKES TERMS
TO REINSTATE KILBANE

NEW YORK, March S1.-Johnny
Kilbane and Johnny Wilson, feather
weight and middleweight champions,
respectively, who are under sus-
pension by the New York athletic
commission, can each gain reinstate-
ment by living up to his ''obliga-
tions," according to statement
made public today by Chairman Will
liam Mundoon.
Both will receive licenses to box in
this State, he declared, if Kilbane will
agree to box Johnny Dundee and
Wilson will go through with his
match with Harry Greb.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
HARTFORD A. c. ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR BASEBALL

]. Baum was selected president, h
Rremerman vice president, and s,
Scopna secretary and treasurer OF
the Hartford A. c., at meeting
ct the club headquarters at 42l Ran
dolph place northwest. The first
practice of the baseball team is be-
ing held this afternoon.
Among the players already In the
fold are Roger Simpson, formerly of
Business High; Jack Baum, who
PLAYED with the Van Cortland A. c.,
and Jim Powers, of Fall River, Mass.
Others in the squad are s. Bogorad,
Jones, Minahan." Lippold. CornWell,
Poole, Bremerman. Laubach. Drew,
Rhodes, Heitmuller, Little, Brown,
Burroughs, gweete and Scogna. a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
TIGER TOPPLES
VIRGINIA
TEAM
Jeffries' Three-Base Hit With
Bases Loaded Wins for
N. J. College.

CHARLOTTESVIL Va, March,
31.-Princeton defeated the Univer-
sity Of Virginia baseball team here
yesterday, via a three-base hit by
the hard-hitting Jeffries, catcher
for the Orange and Black. The
clout came with the bases full,
and accounts for the to score
in favor Of the visitors.
Mappis, University of Virginia
star gridiron performer, did the
pitching for the home team, max
ing a creditable showing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

pasteboards and | also fail, we're
going to work on you together. so
look out.
Two young men i'm the office of
the LOudOun Times, Leesburg,
Va, have been struggling with
the acrOstiCs since their inception.
They are George f.. Warde and
Emery +. Dunn. both of whom
have sent i'm some worthy at
teanpts at acrOsticizing. They
write they are not losing cOur-
age and that they are getting a
lot Of sport out of seeing how
many baseball expressions they
can make out of the names,
which is the proper spirit.
Down In Manassas the entire
Leith family is daily submitting it's
idea Of acrostics, there being four
in the family including A. w.
Leith. e. Walker Leith, A. Airing.
ton Leith and Arthur w. Leith.
That quartet has made a wager
among itself to walk thirty-five
miles to Washington to the opening
game If either of it's members fail
to win a ticket "Oh, Skillet, have
a heart" their letter concludes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
Fortune Gone, Jeff
Turns To Stage
For Income

James j. Jeffries, former
world heavyweight champion,
who is now in bankruptcy, is
going to return to the stage.
He has been signed to do q
monologue in vaudeville. JEFF
fries will soon come East to
begin his tour. Jeffries ap-
peared on the stage shortly be-
fore he resumed training for his
title match with Jack Johnson
in 1916.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
YANKS NEVER DEVELOP
YOUNG PLAYERS

NEW YORK March 31Que according CUSTOM the
Yankees have spent wenone days their training and thou
show for except the original lineup which finished the
wouldn't could
he couldn't he would has been another Of those po
training trips 10y
Yankees apparently
merely conviction Seldom develop Of
selection they buy the they from another
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

: DO you know that in all the
years I have been associated with
this ball club, not a single player
sent back to the minors for further
seasoning has ever been any good
to us?" Colonel Huston asked the
writer recently. Our rockies APP.
parently remained rockies for the
rest of their days"
What's the answer" was asked.
System" was the cryptic an-
swer. Bad, very bad"
1t strikes the writer that, for B
bad system, it is a downright ex-
pensive one: Some clubs think
they are doing well to send out
one scout into the bushes II the
incessant quest for talent. The
Yankees employ four, namely, Joe
Kelly, Bob GilI1s, Bob COnneRy
and Paul KriclleII.
They are practical baseball men
who know ball player when they
see one. Annually, they decide they
have seen many. But after the
YaTiks take them to the training
camp and subsequently turn them
loose, they seem to go into the si.
lence permanently.
Perhaps Higgins himself is the
answer. At present, he is alleged
to be quite anxious to uncover q
center fielder to replace Whitley
Witt. You cannot prove 1t by the
line up, however. Here Witt is
found in the outfield every day and
Haines and Tucker, promising
youths, on the bench.
- y
Higgins also affiY1ns that Re
would like to turn up nm extra I'M
fielder. To date he has sent fIle
regular infield into every practice
game. He doesn't need pitchers.
Mays, Jones. Bush and PeEnOeIx
have done most of the pitching
and the rockies, most Of them
looking on during the exhibitions
to date.
From personal observation. we can
state that it is possible for young
ball player to spend five weeks in
a Yankee training camp without
learning anything new or improv-
ing his condition in any way
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
GEORGETOWN-P RINCETON
GAME TODAY CANCELLED

Father McDonough, of George
town University. at IL o'clock this
morning announced that the base.
ball game scheduled for this after.
noon between the Hilltoppers and
Princeton could not be played on
account of the chill blasts which
are sweeping the Georgetown field
today. No date has yet been fixed
for the playing of the Cancelled
game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

they are mistaken or just wrong.
Top-heavy indemnity is due and
collectable whether AL Schacht
wrenches his elbow Juggling one
OF Altrock's grammatical errors or
drinking tea out of his saucer.
AS far as the insurance dukes
are concerned, the fine sticks like
tattoo on a sailors arm, even if
1t is incurred in a friendly little
clubhouse brawI.
Griffith has equipped his team
with non-redeemable policies
against everything in vital statis-
tics except American League pen
nant. That would be money
squandered as companies aren't al
lowed to gamble on certainties.
Rainfall. snowdrops, hurricanes,
billiards., tornadoes and sunstrokes
are all taken care of in fool-proof
parchment which is framed in bur
glarized safe just behind secre.
tary's private entrance.
Babe Ruth is the only athlete
on either payroll who can't get
as much insurance as he is will
ing to buy. Nobody seems to
want to take a chance on whether
the process servers will let him
finish the season or not.
Next to injured tendons and
maligned feelings, the chief claims
for compensation are based on
sprained diplomatic relations.
A disputed play around second
base will bring out more pedigrees
than you'll find between the three
covers Of who's Who in the
Rogue's Gallery"
A runner thinks he Is safe at
third. The baseman thinks he
tagged-out his man, and the UNI
pire takes an entirely different
view from either. The result isaR
list of Islander which we cam
print because Of too strict libel
laws. ----4-As.~,s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

Left field will be disputed by
lilly Walker, Frank Welsh and
Frank MCGOWAN. Walker has
been in the league for twelve years
and was runner.up to Ken Williams
for home run inonors in 1922, but
failed to make the 300 mark. He
may, therefore, be ousted from left
field by either WEIGH or MCGOWAN
and the latter on the strength Of
his stellar performances with the
Newark Internationals in 1921, ap-
pears to have the better chance.
81 think it will be hard to keep
the three Ms out Of the outfield, =
says Connie Mack. "Welch has the
latent ability to be one OF the
great outfielders of all baseball.
three years with the Athletics
wouldn't keep him ten minutes.
/ have to- retain him in the hope
that some psychological miracle
will happen, but today pick Nc
Gowan."
Walter French, football star at
West Point. is also making q
heroic bid for the job. French
was a renowned hitter with the
semiprOs Of Southern Jersey and
has shown marvellous speed
down here.
Mack will carry six infielders.
Joe Hauser, Jimmy Dykes and
Chick Galloway are fixtures at first
second and shortstop respectively
and Sam Hale and Harry Riconda
will battle it out for third base.
Heinecher will be the safety man
for infieId emergencies.
Hale's fame with Portland of the
Pacific Coast League, where he MT
35S makes him the favorite for the
hot corner. Riconda stood even
higher among the hitters in his
particular league ana is a fighting
aggressive ball player.
Extensively, Mack can figure on
three infielders and two outf1elders
who stood high up in the 300 class
last wear. His catching staff OF
Perkins and Bruggy needs no intro
duction, and Charlie Rowland
probably will run third to this palls
The pitching staff lists the six
regulars of last season, namely
RomaneI, Harris, Hasty. NaylOr'
HoimAch ana OSOoHy Will UIo az.
dftion of Walter Kinney, LETT
handler just recently reinStated.
Romnel has just passed his
twenty-fifth birthday and should
improve steadily for the next five
years.
THE other members OF the sta1r
are winning pitchers" says Connie.
ut NAV take two years or even
three for several of them to reach
their stride. I feel that we are
we'll fortified in the infield and out,
field and have passed beyond the
years Of experimentation. In fact
know what the team will do with
the exception of the pitchers.
"Their success or failure will de
termine where the Athletics will
finish this season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
Says SKILLET"
Finn, Esq:
Griff Has His Athletes In
sured for Everything Up
to and Including Hang
Nails and Charley
Horse.

~ PRAINS, bruises, contus1ons,
fractures and charley-horse
~ are favorite post mortems OF
ball players according to accident
insurance brokers who pick flaws
in anatomy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

playing in aid of the East relief,
leaving Tampa Friday night and
waiting over for the remainder of
the travelling army to get in on
Sunday night. Uncle Nick Altrock
will go along to lend some comedy,
though some of the Yannigans on
both teams should play some comic
baseball before the game ends
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
OTIS A. c. WILL PLAY
IRVING A. C. APRIL 8

The Otis A. C. baseball club will
take on the Irving A. C. on the
Monument lot. diamond No. z, on
Sunday. April s, giving these teams
an early start on the rest of the
field of sandlot teams.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
Juniors Seek Foes.

The South Brookland Juniors are
now booking games for the coming
season. Teams in the seventeen
and eighteen-year class desiring
games notify r. c. Mcclure, tele-
phone N. 1871 after p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
After Holiday Games.

The Ace baseball club would like
TO arrange some games with teams
OF the midget class to be played
during the Easter holidays. Phone
Edward Simon, Columbia HOW.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
UNION DEMANDS PLACE
ON BASEBALL BOARD
By JAMES L. KILCALLEN.

CHICAGO March 31-An ultmaum demanding major
league ball players union be given representation the national
commission received Baseball Commissioner
hencsaw NJ Lands here today.
Such
necessary order that the players be assured that they
being fairly dealt with by the club owners"
Judge Lands Ban Johnson League
president of National
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

Tic HdCIOHaI DaSeOall COMMISSION.
The ultimatum was sent from
Milwaukee by Ray Cannon, an at.
torney and formerly a ball player
who organized the bail players
union. The communication was
signed by the executive board OF
the National Baseball Players
Association.
You have made laws and regula-
tons binding upon the ball play
ers," the communication sent to
Lands, Johnson and Heydler de-
clares. You have laid down iron
clad rules to be enforced against the
ing given voice in the creation OF
the laws governing them.
You have set the terms Of the
players contracts, and have
passed upon all the vital baseball
problems which directly affect
the ball players, and rendered de-
ciSiOns without the advice and
counsel of the players.
For these reasons the National
Baseball Players Association de-
mand that a representative be given
a seat, a voice and a vote on the
National Baseball Commission, and
full power to participate in all its
business and sessions"
The National Commission is re-
quested to give the ball players de-
mand early consideration" and ad-
wise whether or not the demand will
be granted or refused.
Cannon, over long distance tele-
| phone, would not say what action
would be taken in the event the
National Commission rejected the
demand. He said the executive
board would meet as soon as the
reply was received.
Judge Lands was not in his
office when the communication
arrived. He is i'm Florida, tour
ing the spring training camps.
His secretary. Leslie O'ConnOr,
| declined to comment.
President Johnson said:
| 1T is my understanding that
American League ball players are
not interested in this union
| The untimatum from the union
does not mention the American
League, but asserts that 1.-The grea
majority of the players in the Ma.
| tional League have become mem.
| berS of the association"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31
THE DAYS
Biggest Lie
BY U. r.. WRIGHT.

BY U. r.. WRIGHT.
MARCH 31.-Urban ShOcker,
AVA recently announced that
he would positively refuse to
pitch against the New York
Yankees during the season Of
1923, because Of his great de-
vOtion for the members Of
that team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-31

Griffmen are being insured this
wear against everything up to