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pay per game, put it higher than
he actually got. Advertising helps
That's why he talked. The next
team he leaped to would meet the
false figure. In most cases that's
why he leaped.
The division of spoiIs plan is
helpful i'm many ways. 1t pre-
vents a manager from falling
down on a promise. One player
recently called attention to the
fact that he received only three
berries when he had been prom
ised ten. But the collection was
bad. He took the three bucks and
a promise Of more later.
One manager has solved the
problem Of keeping his star pitcher
satisfied by making bets. II the
pitcher wins, he receives the
money won on the bet. If he
loses, the manager is out the
amount Of the bet and the pitcher
gets nothing for his services.
incidentally, betting on sandlot
games is an evil that leads to much
LOJ WIKI are
blamed A man losing money on a
ball game usually can find more
fault than the chap who likes
the contest purely as sport.
Some sandlot managers in search
Of lucre have gathered paid stars,
built crack teams, and been badly
fooled. A star team is not all
necessary to make a financial sue.
cess on the sandlots.
The most important thing is
to develop a neighborhOOd follow.
ing, which is done best by build.
ing team with neighb0PhOOd
players. The next step is TO
create rivals.
A team representing no particu-
lar neighborhood must depend on
games with neighborhood teams to
| get crowd. An example is the
| crack Union Printers team.
The largest crowds of the 1922
| city series were drawn hV the
] Shamrock and Dominican Lyceum
teams, both Of which represented
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flying PetwOrth outfit. The bat
tie will be fought at Eighteenth
and Il streets southeast, starting
at $3.50 o'clock.
LEO sHEEHY. Pitcher.

Jack Altman, the Comforter bust
ness manager, who seldom has
much 10 say about anything, but
does lot of work, declared his
opinion today that the Comforter
Club probably will surprise some
Of the unlimited class teams.
There is one factor that figures
faVOrably for the Comforter Club,
besides the number of excellent
baIlplayers in its lineup. Every
member Of the team is bona
fide member of the club, and all
can be counted on to show at
games. There are only fifteen,
three less than the series limit.
The Comforter Club passed up
opportunities to sign outside"
players Of more than ordinary skill.
F. c. Reidy, formerly associated
with the Rex semipros, Is the field
manager. He is experienced in the
business Ct handling a ball team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
EARLY MORNING
START MAY
HELP.
Several Washington Golfers
Will Tee Off in Dew in Pub
lie Links Tourney.

Early to bed and early to rise
may give a couple OF Washington
golfers an edge on some of the visit
ing players in the qualifying round
of the public links tournament
Tuesday. especially If it is one of
those sizzling days.
Among those. who will shoot in
the cool Of the morning are William
p. DiEste and Earl McAleer, of
Washington, both driving off short
ly after Z a. m, when the course
still is dripping with dew.
A majority of Washington en-.
trants will shoot between 900 and
1920 o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
Played Like Young Demons

Here are some of the cham
pion Buchanan School teams
stars. Buchanan won the
graded school title in cOmpetl"
ton with more than sixty
teams, and it was the second
championship captured by the
southeast Washington school in
as many seasons.
Monroe fought it out in the
finals with Buchanan and it was
a great scrap, one game going
twenty innings to a 4-tO-4 tie.
LEO SHEEHY. Pitcher.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
Cricketer Would Be
Drawing Card
For Griffs

Jack Hobbs, the greatest of
English cricketers, has just hung
up a marvellous batting record.
He has made a century Of cen
turtles, scoring 100 or more runs
in 100 times.
What card he would be with
the Griffmen just about now!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
Barracks Team Wins.

The Washington Barracks team
leaped on the crack Boiling Field out
fit and won, s to 7, turning a sur
prise. Boiling Field appeared TO
have victory in hand until the
seventh when the Barracks hitters
got busy and drove Underwood from
the hill, scoring five runs. Doubles
by Offutt and Harris scored the win.
ming run in the tenth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23

The shouts of thousands, music
to the ears Of youthful athletes
battling for glory Of high school or
college, was absent when Buchan-
ans baseball players took the battle
field opposed to Monroe's in the
finals of the big series.
But they needed not the cheer.
ing of many admirers to spur
them ON. The natural spirit to
conquer was there and IL was .
brilliant victory.
The first game ended in a 4-to-4
tie. 1t went twenty innings and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
HOLD SWIMMING MEET IN
WARDMAN PARK POOL

An open swimming meet will be
held In the Wardman Park swim
ming pool on June 30, entries clos
ing the previous night with George
E. Jones, Wardman Park, in
charge. There will be a 220-yard
and 1o0-yard free-stroke and 3D.
ward backstroke and 100-yard breast
stroke for men and the same events
for women excepting the breast
stroke race.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
.S@44eM=eE SAT- and PEgREE
BY R. D. THOMAS

The almighty dollar begun
mery the hidden power directed
balplayers from another.
Now of the leading dividing
be pooled and split at the seasons end.
is wise plan to keep down dssenson and
Until lately sandot busy telling they
bapayers who paid and the bapayers nearly
active telling how much they received.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
Now We All Know.

Miller higgins, trying to explain
why his Yankees have won but two
series at home, says the Yankee
stadium is too big" that his play
ers are affected by the great size
of the stands and cannot show at
their best. Funny the other teams
didn't notice It,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
Had Tough Trip.

The New York Giants had a tough
time in the West, winning but five
out of fourteen games. They lost
all four in Cincinnati, three out OF
four in ST. Louis and two out OF
three in Chicago and Pittsburgh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23

When Lance Richbourg broke that
bone in his foot, Nashville lost its
offensive kick and has dropped back
to third place from the leadership
Of the Southern Association race.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
Win Nine Straight.

The st. Martin Juniors, who have
won nine straight games, desire
contests with teams of their class
for Tuesdays. Thursdays and Satur-
days. The St. Martin manager may
be reached by phone at North 2735.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
"Watch the Reds"

Watch the Reds" is the tip out
in the National League. Pat Moran
has finally got his team playing to-
eether and they are looking better
and better as the campaign marches
on toward October.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23

neighbOrhOOds. People will back
the home boys on the sandlOts
because they have a personal in
ferest In them.
Two games of vital interest to
sandlot fans in general will be
played tomorrow. The champion
Mohawks and the American Lee
gion Will clash at Fifth and l. streets
southeast, and the Shamrocks and
Mercurys will fight it out at Wash
ington Barracks.
All four of these teams are en-
tered in the city series and each
has considerable backing to win
the championship of the unlimited
class. The MOhawks have yet
to prove their mettle this season,
although they are said to have
stronger team than last year when
they fought through to vic
tory In perhaps the greatest stTug-
gle in the history of sandlot base
ball here.
Thus far the champions have en-.
Countered only one formidable foe.
They lost seVen-inning game to
Mercury by one run. The Ameri.
can Legion, under the cement
of Charles w. Swan, has made a
reputation in short time and no
better team could have been selected
to give the Mohawks a real test.
The 'ShamrOcks will meet the
Mercury club on the latter's home
field at Washington Barracks. 1t
will be the second game of a series
The Shamrocks won the opener
S to l, but probably will face
sitter pitching tomorrow than In
the previous contest. Emil Pfeil
the Mercury ace, will toe the rubber
Pfeil is a top-notcher. If he If
right" the Shamrocks will do ex
tremely well to win
Both big games will start at
o'clock.
The Comforter Club, perhaps
not the fastest team i'm the I'm.
limited class of the city series,
nevertheless is tackling the crack
clubs. Today the COmfortcrs hope
to make IL uncomfortable for the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
Asks Just as Much.

frankie Genaro, American fly
weight champion, insists on receiving
lust as much money as Pancho Villa,
which explains their failure to get
together in a bout for the world
honors among the midgets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
Church Teams Clash,

The Central Presbyterian Church
baseball team will play the Vaughn
Class Of Calvary. Baptist on No 4
diamond Saturday at 2:45 o'clock
Central Presbyterian has three wins
and one tie game TO it's credit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
MiIans Victorious.

With Bowden pitching fine ball,
the Milans knocked off Annex No. 2
in neat fashion, 3 40 l. Milan
scored two runs in the sixth and
final inning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
Called Him HitIess.

Last year the baseball writer's
used TO speak Of Charlie Grimm as
the Pirates "hitless first baseman."
Now Grimm is running second to
Zach Wheat for the leadership of all
the hitters.
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BUCHANAN YOUNGSTERS.
WIN FINE VICTORY
By X. D. THOMAS.
'Listen, people, have you heard
Of the Buchanan's team this year?
We're out to get the championship
We'll win it-naver faarW

half bad
1t which
important be made Marian poeca
the voiced prediction
resounded throughout the 4
valiant
pionsh umphed sxyodd teams representing neigh
borhoo of Washin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
Saints Are Leading.

Kansas City has been oVertaken by
the St, Paul Saints in the American
Association flag hunt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23
All Four in Line.

Eddie Foster, Frank Ellerbe, Gene
Robertson and Kid Ezzell are st.
Louis thirdsackers and Lee Foil
plays all four in turn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23

The largest crowds of the 1922
city series were drawn bV the
Shamrock and Dominican Lyceum
teams, both Of which represented
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-23

ne1ghbOrhOOds. People will back
the home boys on the sandlOts
because they have a personal in
terest In them.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
Directors Are Quieter.

The day of the megaphone in the
movie studios is gone. In my last six
visits to various eastern studios have
seen only one megaphone. 1t took half
an hour for an. assistant to find that
one for George Melford. He wanted to
use il to yell at some carpenters TO stop
their noise.
The passing of the megaphone seems
to have a direct bearing on the quality
of photoplays. Players on the screen
are becoming less automatic. They DO
not seem like mechanical things NOV
ing at command as they used to. Mental
acting is becoming more evident.
Melford is more subdued in manner
than any director have seen. Nita
Naldi and Paul McAllister rehearsed
scene for you Can't Fool Your Wife"
II minutes. Melford sat three feet
away. chin in his hand. like teacher
listening to a pupil recite lesson. His
voice was so low when he offered sug-
gestions to the players that it could
not be heard ten feet away.
Melford directed scores Of extras in
street scene of "Java Head" without
raising his voice above conversational
tore.
/ also watched Alan Dwan direct
Rebe Daniels and David Powell in sew
eral scenes of "Glimpses of the Moon"
When he had instructions or sugges-
tons to offer he walked up TO the play
ers instead of shouting from his place
behind the camera.
When you visit movie studios these
days about the only words you hear
from the director are Action Cam
era" and Cut"
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to five hours day. The first day
swan slowly and steadily for five hours
and took off eight pounds. gained
half OF that back the next dag when
rested. Swimming on alternate days
found that regained on my rest days
half the weight lost on the previous
day. @
Swimming does not eneryate one.
Despite loss OF weight fellow con 40
about his work without any feeling of
lassitude. The old pep is still there. .
One gathers from Duncan's remarks
about movie making that there is no art
in melodrama or plays of physical &C
ton. II am going to make pictures
to get box office patronage" he says.
IF they contain any art so much the
better, but the only way to tell whether
a picture is success is TO look on the
ledger and see whether it made money.
/ believe many Of the long novels of
the old writer's such us Dumas would
serve as the basis OF good serial.
However, liberties would have TO be
taken with any sotry to get enough ac-
required for serial photoplay."
Not having seen Duncan in pictures
for seevral years l am not qualified to
AtAhaAh WI tiG dItioNiN VI HIS pr
lures. However, I'd rather hear a fel-
low say he wasn't trying for art in
films and find something artistic in
them, than to hear him pirate about the
art of films and then put the usual
hokum in them. The latter has been
my experience with several stars and
directors.
Edith johnson, Duncan's wife, will
be his leading lady in the new serials.
These two and the Carter De Havens
furnish the only two current instances
in which husband and wife play op-
posite each other. Miss johnson. who
movies after her face became familiar
as the kodak girl" Violet Oliver is
now playing in Mermail comedies. Her
face became familiar through her pic
lures being used to advertise a we'll
known brand Of raisins.
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duce pictures for that company. II lie
understood that Seastrom is to have a
free rein in subject and treatment of
pictures. This augurs well for the
American screen. His "Tbe Stroke OF
Midnight" is about as artistic a film
as has ever been shown in America.
Mary Pickford has engaged Sven Gade
Of Copenhagen as art director for her
perturbation of Faust" to be directed
by Ernst Iubitsch of Berlin. Gade is
one of the foremost production geniuses
OF the world. He invented the six
stages-in-one, by means OF which 40
hannes Kreislerr is presented in AZ
scenes in two hours and half. Sea
strom, Swede; Lubitsch. German, and
Gade, Dane, engaged in making Amer
lean pictures. The American screen,
in truth, has skinned the cream Of the
worlds artists.
Violet divers picture became IA
miliar to many thousands through its
use in advertising five-cent packages
of raisins. Like others, who were first
brought to prominence by artists, she
has entered the movies. Her first ap-
pearance is in Casey Jones Jr.," a two
reel comedy. In that, Lige Conley
takes numerous tumbles In one in
stance he is knocked off an engine, yet
is uninjured. How do they do it?
"Fog Bound Lawful Larceny and
"The Exciters" will be filmed BY Fa-
nous Players in February.
"Pes O. My Heart" has appeared as
novel, printed play, stage play and
film play. Now Hugo Felix is COM
posing a score for a light opera version
Of it.
Film version Of Galsworthy /" Loyal
tics" is TO be made in London.
William Duncan used TO be Terry
McIovern's trainer. Billy Elmer, who
plays in comedies with Bull Montana,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04

b ''two-a-day" will be $4,000 a week,
'cording to Broadway reports. His
|gagement means more than money to
En. II means that he will be kept be-
Re the public. Had Valentino re-
|ained idle for two years, the length
time his contract with Paramount
ll has TO run, public interest in him
Iuld have Jagged.
(Stage appearances would hurt rather
nm help many idols of the screen.
Elentino's case is different. 1t was his
Elity as q dancer that gained. him a
ice in the movies. And the motion
Issue eamera does not vet seem to-be
Epable Of recording the rhythm of
nee steps. * q '..-~.'h -.t''
have it on good authority that an
Ter producing firm dickered with Fam
4 Players to take over Valentines
htract and divide profits-and that
Il offer might have been favorably
|isidered had not. Valentino made
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
By JAMES w. DEAN.

New York. Feb. 3,-Rudolph yalen-
mo will soon appear in vaudeville.
Nth bis wife, Winifred Hudnut, he
Ill dance the tango which featured
The Four Horsemen" film and which
as the greatest factor in his rapid rise
s a screen idol.
Stage work is now possible for Valen-
no through modification of the court
rider which restricted him from work
% for anyone other than the Famous
layers Lasky concern after he tried to
reak his contract with them.
Valentines salary for his work in
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04

Meath an Egyptian moon love had
whispered, according to the subtitle,
and so Lord Wellington came on from
Cairo TO be present when the announce
ment of his engagement to Ruth Ruth
erford was made.
He gave Ruth two spirited Arabian
horses and one Of them was so devilish
that il was named Untamable. 1t is
difficult to say why he gave her the
,horse-he didn't want her to ride it..
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04

used to be Kid MeGovern's sparing
partner.
"The Prodigal Son." by Hall Game,
has been filmed in twenty reels IN Lon
don. 1t is to be exhibited in two parts.
Tom Moore is starred in "The. Harbor
Light filmed in England E Tom
Terriss.
Virginia valli is to star In screen
version of Naughty Marietta
1t is reported in Hollywood that viii.
liam S. Hart will return to the screen
in March.
A home for the animals that act In
the movies is being established in Hol-
lywood by Mrs. Edgar Saltus and Adele
Richie.
Rex Beach is planning to make an.
other film version Of The Spoilers. =
A mighty good one was made several
years ago.
Katherine Macdonald Is at work on
"Chastlty," her last picture under her
present contract. She may retire from
pictures after that.
Herschd Mayall will appear in Mau-
rice Tourneu's The Isle Of Dead
Ships
Abel Canoe, French producer, has
completed The Wheel" He took three
years TO film it.
George Hackathorne Is to have a
leading rode in "The Atonement"
Mary Thurman and Alan Dwan deny
they are engaged, as reported.
Carmelta Geraghty, daughter Of Tom
Geraghty, fell while practicing dance
steps for "Souls for Sale" and fractured
several RIBS.
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Duncan Back in Serials.

William Duncan is rushing back to
Hollywood TO get the palms Of his hands
hardened. The condition of his hands
will count for much with him now, be-
cause he is returning TO serials under
a new contract with Universal.
soft hands might stop production OF
a serial several DAYS" he told me just
before he left for Hollywood. sliding
or climbing rope will put soft-hand-
ed man out of commission several days
The physical element is the FREEDOM
inant one in these chapter thrillers.
Thus Duncan will not start production
until warm weather arrives. Hard
falls are felt less in the summer when
the body is supple" he explained. Heat
gives the body resiliency.p
And here's a tip from Duncan on re-
ducing weight Swim" he advises,
Last year / brought my weight down
from over 200 to 1S5 by swimming two
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But she did. And she took, nasty
spill.
No white doctor could help Ruth and
she was a wheel chair invalid until DIR.
Ali took over the case. He made her
well by autosuggestion, an Egyptian
form of Coueism as 'twere.
Now DR.. Ali happened to be an enemy
of Lord Wellington and he had struck
a nefarious bargain with Ruth. When
she had regained her health she reneged
on the payment, but Ali was bent on
collecting when an Egyptian valet stuck
knife in his back. As Ali died he
ordered Ruth back into her chair and
put the curse of Allah (whatever that
isl on her.
Lord Wellington had returned TO
Egypt and was hopping up n lot Of
hard liquor, as the boys say, to forget
his worry about Ruth. When Ruth
heard of that she went all the way 10
Egypt in her wheel chair and Walling-
ton braced himself up, as they say.
The valet sDeaked up on Wellington
with a knife in his hand and Ruth
jumped out of her chair to stop him.
Then the servant said he wasn't going
to stab Wellington anyway. He just
NdHtCu 10 get mum Vtb VI inc Shdil
and thus show her that her trouble was
only mental. ..s.- ..
The above is the story of Ozark Sc
crets," Dorothy Dalton's latest picture.
Apparently the Coue craze was foreseen
by the movie producers, since this pic
ture was made several months ago.
However, the autosuggestive idea will
gain little support through this movie.
1t is inadequately and unconvincigly
set forth. The Coue idea sounds better
than it looks. The idea itself is an old
one. 1t gains widespread attention at
this time because Coue sets it forth in
way that pleases the ear.
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brunt Of incrimination because their
names are better known.

brunt Of incrimination because their
names are better known.
Every once in a while movie pro-
Queer hands an audience good laugh
and then hands out slap across the
mouth. am thinking now of the film
version Of "Pee O. Ny Heart" One
subtitle reads "A. w. o. L." More
than 100000 ex-service men know
what the initials mean. More than that
number of their relatives know. The
big audience at the Capitol laughed as
the subtitle was flashed. 1t groaned
when it faded into absent Without
Leave" The title had been made boob
proof.
Whether star can be off the screen
several years and come back with no
great diminution Of popularity will be
proven when "The Covered Wagon" is
released. ]. Warren Kerrigan, once
one Of the great idols Of the movie
fans, will be the hero of this story.
Lois Wilson is leading lady in that
film. Several persons connected with
that production unit tell me that Ker-
rigan and Miss Wilson are now en-
gagged. Their romance on the screen
should seem 10 be the real thing.
The film censor of Greeley. Col. or
ders the elimination in Topics Of the
Day" Of editorial comment which APP
pealed for a referendum on censorship.
That censor could have done nothing
nobler for the cause against censorship.
Earle Williams, Alice Calhoun. Gull
len lands and Wanda Hawley will
appear in Masters of Men"
Margaret Clayton is Harry Carey's
leading woman in "The Man From the
Desert" .r-...
Victor Seastrom, Swedish actor. and
one Of Europe's foremost directors, has
signed contract with Goldwyn and
is on the way to California TO pro-
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raj public statements berating his
|loyers. 49,. . -. .8a
Ialentino and his wife recently
ED the tango at a performance for
Actors Fund. They answered 20
bres. Several hundred girls were
hing at the stage door TO pay homage
their idol when he came out.