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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
I'VE HUNDRED FOR PUBLIC LINKS GOLF PLAY HERE
lack Dempsey In Two Benefit Bouts
Sheriff. Lauds Times
Col. johnson And
Louis Doyle

Col. Clarence O. Sheriff., Of
ficer in charge Of public build
ings and grounds, in speaking
Of the first annual municipal
tennis championships, which
came to a close Thursday with
the playing Of the Davis-Cragoe
and O'Neill-R Rock doubles match,
expressed his gratitude for the
generous support and initiative
taken by The Washington Times
in the event.
Col. Sheriff. also commend
ed the splendid manner in
which Col. Waite C. johnson and
Louis I. Doyle handled the tour
nament. The entire organiza-
ton Of the event was in their
hands and they accomplished
their task in a highly creditable
manner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
Ruth Aspires To New
Role OF Leader
In Hitting

The followers of the Yanks
and most New York baseball
addicts will be pulling hard for
G. Herman Ruth as the Yanks
wander through the West on
another of their road trips.
The big fellow is locked tight
in q clinch with Harry He'll
man, of the Tigers, for the
lead in the American League
batting averages. This will be
a new role for the slugger,. if
he does manage to lead the
league, for he has always been
looked upon as a heavy hitter
and nothing else.
Not only, in the type Of his
hitting but in his fielding has
Ruth improved this year, so
thaS it is no longer possible to
talk of his death when his
home-run hitting stops. He is
a valuable all-around player
this year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
NS0NOlJT
To PROVE
WORTH
Johnny Will Establish HE
Value in Bout With Harry
Greb August 81.

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-Stung
by the criticism he has expert
enced since he gained the middle
weight championship title from
the shaggy brow of Mike O'Dowd,
Johnny Wilson is proceeding with
his training at Summit, N. j.,
with the avowed purpose of dem
onstrating that he is a worthy
holder of the title, through VIC
tory over Harry Greb, Of Pitts
burgh, when the pair clash at the
Polo Grounds on the night of
August 81. \
Wilson does not pretend that he
qualities as a successor to va.
cancies made by the passing of
such ring immortals as Ketchel,
Ryan or Fitzsimmons. But the
Boston southpaw contends that lie
Is easily the best of the present day
crop of middleweights and intends
to prove this to the satisfaction
of the boxing followers who troop
to the Polo Grounds to witness his
clash with Greb.
For two years I have patiently
waited to prove to the publAc that
1 am a real champion" said Will
son after his workout yesterday.
MY opportunity will come when
/ step into the ring with Greb.
1 am willing to stand or fall on
my showing. 1 know 1 will win.
If experience will help 1 will be
invincible. 1 know all about Greb
and his style. He will have to
move fast for l intend to make
a fast fight Of It,. know I can
hit harder than Greb and don't
think he can hurt me. At any rate
it will be a fight, a real fight, and
when 1t is over the public will
agree. am sure, that am q
qualified champion"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
CLASS WILL TELL

Totals. 81 10 80 III Totals. SO 10 80 1s
"Batted for Graham in tenth.
chicago ~ ooSi o 0 Q %
Runs-Leibold ca. Peck ca. Goslin
Bluege. Hooper, Mcclellan, Collins and
Falk. Errors-Peck. Rice and Mostil
Two-base hit-McClellan. Three-base hit
-Falk. Stolen bases-Collins. Hooper
Sacrifice hits-Peckinpaugh, 2. Double
plays-Judge to Peckinpaugh to John
son: Peckinpaugh to Harris to Judge.
Left on Decentralization, IS: Chi
cGgo, 10. First base on balls-Off Lew
erette. 3: off johnson, s; off Blanken-
ship. 8; off Zachary, /. Struck out
BY Leverette. l; by Blankenship. 1;
by johnson, 1; by Zachary, /. Hits
OFF Leverette. in "a innings: off
Blankenship. in s1-s innings: off
Johnson, 3 in 8 innings: off Zachary,
in innings. Hit by pitcher-By
Blankenship (Bluege). Balk-Lever-
cite. Winning pitcher-Zachary. Los
ing ENTHUSIASTICALLY. UmpireS-
Messrs Owens and Nallin. Time of
game hours and 80 minutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
HANS LOBERT TO STICK
AS WEST POINT COACH

WEST POINT, N. Y, Aug. 1s.-
John H. Hans) Lobert, who has
coached the army's baseball team
for several years, has signed a, con-
tract to continue his coaching activi.
ties at West Point for another year,
1t was announced today.
Lobert has been here since July l
working with the material which en-
tered the Academy during the sum-
mer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
CHAMPION
t D FICH I
TONIGHT
Richard Resents Inference
That Jack Is Set-up
i For Firpo.
By TOM THORP.

written for Cosmopolitan News Service
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
n. Y, Aug. 18.-This is going to
be a very busy day for Jack
Dempsey. The heavyweight cham
pion will not only do his usual
training stunts of roadwork and
boxing but he will make a trip
to Schenectady tonight to appear
ut q benefit boxing show for st.
Luke's Roman Catholic Church.
Later he will return to Saratoga
20 help swell the funds for st.
Peters Hospital.
In the first show he will have as
his opponent Floyd Johnson, the
Iowa scrapper. In the later one he
wiz allow Charley Schwartz, well.
known amateur sportsman. to act on
the receiving end of his punches.
Tex Richard arrived in town to
look the champion over. The pre-
mier fight promoter came, accom-.
panied by Jack Kearns.
Rickard was emphatic I'm his an.
nOuncement that no change in the
championship fight was under con.
sideratiOn. The promoter grew
angry when someone said that
FirpO was set-up for Dempsey.
eff anyone Is OF the opinion that
F1rpo is anything but a first-clasa
fighter I will willingly wager that
when he steps into the ring to fight
the champion that he will be very
close to an even money shot. You
know Firpo has been licking every.
one the fans selected to battle him
''Firpo does not try to be fancy
In fact, IL he tried to Outlook his op
ponents he would be unnatural
Everyone that knows anything about
fighters appreciates what it means
for a fighter to be unnatural in his
fighting. What Firpo depends upor
to win for him is his trusty RICH,
hand.
"Any fighter with q punch like
the big Argentmian Is very dan
gerOus opponent. I am glad that
DOAAAk0CJ - t0fAAIk I1I11 SOflOlS1y
enough to put in q months train.
ing for the fight"
Yesterday was a very active day
Tor Dempsey. He was up at z
o'clock. After four miles on the
road he spent forty minutes out on
Saratoga lake rowing a flat-botton1
rowboat. The latter exercise il
likely to get the champions arm in
perfect condition to withstand the
sledge hammer pounding they are
going to be asked to withstand in
blocking some Of the heavy blows
OF Firpo in the Polo Grounds ring
on September IA.
It was on the advice Of F1ovd
johnson that Dempsey took to row.
boat exercises. Johnson is a great
believer in this form of exercise FOR
conditioning the arms. Jack was ia
q state OF perspiration when he got
out OF his boat to take a shower and
have a rub down.
The afternoon was given over to
boxing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
|T|MES' MUNICIPAL GOLF
TOURNAMENT DRAWS
BIG. ENTRY LIST
By LEONARD w. COLLINS.

held in this
country The Washington Times first annual
champions Of the District Of Columbia
in B, the
undoubtedly developed into.
national open 1928 Inwood field Of
just than Over half thousand Ito be exact Sit
golfers National Capital have turned in 4O2
classification the first of the qualifying rounds which
begin Wednesday morning.
Unlike other golf held in Washington The
golfers
opponents like caber and does not
his 90 100 against the sharpshooter who
negotates the in par.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
GRIFFS HOPE TO CLIMB
HIGHER IN ST. LOUIS

LOUIS, Aug. 18-Done Bushs Washington
series today with the battling Brownies sizzling
expected before the Fasteners
from the White sox in Chicago the Gs
yesterday they have hopes
fourth place outfit -Four straight here would put Washington
possibly
drop any four games by joyful Indeed thew hone to climb
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
Scott is Slowing.

Everett Scott is slowing up so
rapidly that he is losing grounders
every day because he can't quite
reach them. New York baseball
writer's are getting ready to write
his baseball obituary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
AND
MARINE VIE
FOR TRIP
Hundreds of Other Washing.
tonians Want to See World
Classic Free.

Should the service men in and
around Washington get the final
vote in the Babe Ruth 1923 all
American baseball contest being
conducted for the readers of The
Washington Times by "Skillet"
Finn, Esq, one United States ma
rine and one United States sailor
will take the free trips to New
York to witness the world series
as guests of this newspaper.
This fact is established by this
heap of literature from
various and sundry street, stand,
mail and carrier circulation COM
ing to "Skillet" through the
medium Of the United States
Postoffice Department.
The sailor who would trundle
along. with Skillet" is, in sense,
a member Of President Coolidge's
official family, for he is none
other than E. v. Mcintosh, chief
water tender aboard the United
States steamer Mayflower, riding
at anchor off the Washington
navy yard dock. 4
The marine bidding just as strens
uously is Private Jerome p. Pollock,
anti-aircraft company, Marine Bar
racks, Quantico, Va. Both Of these
young service men have selected
very formidable, though some
what different, teams and their
ideas as to who Babe Ruth should
select for the various positions on
his 1923 team will bear the perusal
Of all.
Mcintosh, the first named, and .1s
outstanding q COB as ever dangled
in a hammock, has the following
choice to fluant at the wide, wide
world.
Collins. second base; j. SewelI,
shOrtstOp; Frisch, third base;
Speaker, center field; Heilman,
right field; Williams BrOwns)
left field; Judge, first base; Per-
kins, catcher; ShOcker and Adams,
pitchers. He has this to say In
explanation thereof:
collins for brains. When it
comes to base running, fielding, oat-
ting and inside baseball, he excels
the rest. Sewell Is only a youngste-,
but has proved himself one of the
best fielding and batting shortstops
in the game. Frisch is known
around both circles for flashy field
ing and timely hitting. Speaker is
a seasoned old veteran who still
goes strong at bat and in the field
and is a good man on any team.
OF Heilman, ask the American
League pitchers If they know him.
Ken Williams is fine fielder and a
marvellous batter. Joe Judge is one
Of the best fielding first basemen
since Hal Chase as we'll as a timely
batter. Perkins is rated the BRAIN
lest catcher in harness today and
dangerous with the bat. Shocker
and Adams are nationally known
wherever baseball is played and
can do their bit in any sort or long
SERIES"
What do you think Of those
arguments, you fans!
Now risk your eye on a Simon.
pure ElT6GuS OPAAACA as IOA IL Olk
by Private Pollock of the anti
aircraft outfit:
Jameson, IT,; Sewell, S.: Horns
by, 2b.; Heilman, rf.; Speaker,
CT; BOttOmley, h.; Fraynor, 3d.;
Schang, c.; Jones and Luque, p.
Here is Pollock's bill of partic-
ulars:
Jamieson-good fielder, fine hit.
ter, best lead-off man in either
league.
Sewell-good fielder, better hitter
than any other shortstop.
Hornsby-rates a place on the
team for hitting ability alone, and
is also a reliable man on the de-
fensive.
Heilman-wonderfu hitter and
cfo
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18

In QUIET WOFUSs Inc UdSulue IOu
Times is conducting at one and the
same. time three separate and dis
tinct tournaments for the men
players. There is Class A for the
stars, Class B for the average
golfer, and Class c, which in the
most part is made up Of those who
are beginners at the game.
Tournament play as held in and
around Washington offers very
little to the player who does not
rank among those who shoot in the
low SOS. Local events cater almost
exclusively to the star.
In the first place, the real crack
is seldom out of the prize list, no
matter how poorly he may shoot
in his qualification round. If he
should be off his game and fails
to make the first sixteen, he drops
back to the second, or possibly the
third.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
BABE RUTH is LEADING
HEILMANN AS A CLOUTER

Babe Ruth took another grip on
American League batting honors
Yesterday and now leads Harry
Heilmann by two fullpoints, 1896 to
1894. The Yankee star made three
hits out of four official times at bat
at St. Louis, while Heilmann was
gathering one hit in two trips to the
plate.
Parnham Has Streak.
RUDE Parnham, the Baltimore
pitcher, has won his last nine sue,
cessiVe games, setting the season 5
record for the International League.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18

What's the result? It is I'm the
aixteens other than the first that
you always see the most defaults.
The answer Is easy. Down in one
Of the lower sixteens will be found
some star, who failed to make the
grade i'm the sixteen where he
rightfuIly belongs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18

Jameson, IT,; Sewell, S.: Horns
by, 2b.; Heilman, rf.; Speaker,
CT: BottOmley, h.; FTaynor, 3d.;
Schang, c.; Jones and Luque, p.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18

While It Is hardly anticipated
that the full number Of those fill
ing classification scores will en-
ter the tournament proper, It
nevertheless is confidently be-
Iieved that at least $50 will be on
hand for the qualification rounds.
With such a great number par
ticipating the committee deemed 1t
best to schedule each entrant,
otherwise the event would have
drag along and taken perhaps
weeks to have been completed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18

Classification scores, however,
will not be received after today.
1t will take the committee i'm
charge of The Times ,event the
better part of q day to make the
correct classificatiOns of the more
than 500 golfers who have submit.
ted scores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18

In Mondays editions Of The Wash.
ington Times there will appear the
classification, dates for the playing
Of the qualification rounds, and
starting time from the first tee Of
every contestant who files an entry
card. Entry cards can be procured
at the starting tees at both East
Potomac and Rock Creek Parks.
After being filled out, they should
be handed to the one In charge of
the supply room at either course.
The committee has no way in which
to definitely tell just which players
might wish to play in the tourna-
ment. Unless an entrant files an
entry card he will not be classified;
neither will he or she be scheduled.
The prize list is the biggest ever
offered in a golfing event in this
city. Right now there are SUI
ficient number of prizes on hand
to reward the first four players in
each class. This also is true Of
the women's event. The complete
prize list will be announced in
Tuesdays Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18

When the Class A or B player
fails to make the grade among those
of his caliber, why should he be per-
mitted to drop back into a lowsr
class to play on an equal basis
against others, who in all due fair
ness he should be conceding strokes?
Yet, that is what happens in the ma
jority Of tournaments held in and
around the National Capital.
The Times tourney is just a little
different. If star or Glass A
player fails to make the first six
teen in the qualification rounds of
his own class he will not be per-
nitted to drop back. He is going to
be completely out Of the tournament
and completely out of luck. And the
same applies to the Glass B club
swinger.
Owing to the fact that the inces-
SAINT rains Of yesterday kept the
east Potomac and Rock Creek Park
courses practically closed, The Times
has extended the date for the re-
ceipt of entries until tomorrow
evening. This extension will in no
way postpone the starting of the
first qualification round next Wed.
nesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18

"Any fighter with q punch like
the big Argentinian Is a very dan
gerous opponent. I am glad that
Dempsey is taking him seriously
enough to put in q months train.
ing for the fight"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18

Collins, second base; j. Sewell,
shOrtstOp; Frisch, third base;
Speaker, center field; Heilman,
right field; Williams BrOwns)
left field; Judge, first base; Per.
kins, catcher; ShOcker and Adams,
pitchers. He has this to say In
explanation thereof:
The mirror., 1923-02-01

the chief attraction. But, inasmuch as the
wall of the pipes and rhythm of the
drums please the Indian auditor this is
good music.
So even the music of the Chinese, which
we of the west are pleased to call raucous
noise, is pleasing to the Chinaman. And
so with the music of all races though
foreign to us and not in keeping with our
preconceived ideas of melody and har-
inony, it is still agreeable to the native ear
and therefore good.
One composition may please US, another
may not, and, it may be said that which
pleases today may not tomorrow. That
which serves as an inspiration to one in
dividual may depress another. Ones
moods differ. Musical history is filled
with records of hostile audiences at first
performance. Yet the same work which
called for so much ridicule and abuse is
later proclaimed masterpiece
"The Huguenots," Meyerbeer's great
opera was coldly received at its first per-
formance. 1t is now recognized as one of
this composers greatest works
Beethoven's opera "Fideio" produced at
Vienna in 1905 was not kindly accepted.
Guerber, in his story of the opera uses the
words, "never before had anything so in
coherent coarse, wild and ear-splitting
been heard" The music was difficult and
most authorities agreed it was badly bum
bled at its first performance. We are
told that after a few performances the
opera was Withdrawn and lay buried for
some years. However, the same opera with
a few alterations was again given to the
public and it proved a great success.
Mozart's opera, "Don Grovanni" while
well received at Prague did not please
when given at Vienna. Again quoting
from Guerber's Famous Operas five
are told that everyone except the composer
thought the piece must be remodeled For
tunately it remained unchanged and it is
now recognized as work of great genius,
containing a world of harmonies within
ITSELF"
Rossni's Barber of Seville" was a fail
use at its first performance, and there are
hosts of other first time failures which
subsequently won recognition. On the
other hand there are numerous works
which successful at the start gradually
diminished in favor until they became
complete failures.
One may ask the question; why is this
is not work of art a masterpiece at the
time Of its creation as we'll as few years
hence? Is the composer at fault or is the
public? 1t is probably the fault of
neither and vet of both.
1t has been stated that ones moods
change. They do; change with incon-
ceivable rapidity, change with each new
day, each week and each year. Not only
do the moods of the individual change,
lut those of the general public as well.
Who can explain the psychic agency which
gradually changes the mood of an entire
populace' AS the rottng apple corrupts
those surrounding it, so will one hostile
individual in an audience convert others
to hostility. And, few interested sym
pathetic listeners, not sparing of their ap-
plause will, with few exceptions bring an
entire audience into agreement with them.
SO the feelings of community sway
a faNx
work of art, gradually do others, until
finally complete recognition is effected.
The mirror., 1923-02-01
A MUSICAL CHAT
By Mr.. B. Il. B.

IA
gardless of race, creed or color can
understand. Its speech is the same
to all. Truly "Music is the universal lam
guage"
1t appears that musical expression was
known literally when mankind was in his
infancy, for we are told that primitive
flutes of reindeer horn have been unearthed
in the caves of Palcoithc man and, also
that metal horns, relics of the Bronze Age
have been discovered. Thus it seems that
music was deemed needful for emotional
expression ages ago, and today it is recog-
nized as spiritual necessity as well as the
one great artistic medium for emotional
and intellectual appeal.
Even Nature has recognized the necessity
of melody for has she not provided birds,
insects creatures of land and sea, each
nth its individual song? If slight di
gression is permissible it may be said here,
that it is probable that our music of today
had its beginning in an imitation of these
voices of Nature.
But to return to the subject let us define
music. Someone has said: emusic is neither
matter nor spirit but something inter-
mediate something recognized as being but
still not visible" 1t may be actually de-
fined as a melodic, rhythmic and harmon
ious combination Of tones, united il such
manner as to prove pleasing to the ear. If
it does not please your ear, you may con-
slider il bad, but
The writer was asked some years ago
to distinguish between good music and
bad The answer was, all music being
essentially good there can be no bad
assuming of course that the composition
aspects).
The above statement evidently demands
an explanation. We must therefore
analyze the substance of music. 1t con-
sists of tones. A tone is a sound conveyed
through or by the ether in the form of
vibrations to the auditory organs of the
individual True; sound may also be
noise Sound in the form of musical
tone consists of regular vibrations at
fixed rate, the rate of vibrations deter
mining the pitch. Noise is sound, but the
conveying vibrations are uneven and not
at a regular rate Musical sound soothes,
heals exalts and in truth acts as a tonic.
Noise is shock to the nervous system.
So music then is sound which in itself
proves pleasing to the ear, and good music
is that which pleases; though it may not
appeal to some, it may to others; that
which seems bad to me may be liked by
you. Therefore, broadly speaking, if a
musical composition is agreeable to only
one, it is good music.
We of the occident, upon hearing the
music of the East Indians are struck with
its incongruity its werdness, its inhar-
rnony with the music we know. The in
evitable flutes, big ones and little ones,
usually dwelling with numerous trills
and frills upon one tone,) the ever present
drums also big ones and little ones, of all
sizes and shapes are to us exceedingly
monotonous and nerve wracking In fact
one fails to perceive of such as music.
Candidly, to the Westerner the antics and
Convolutions of the drurnmers appear as