The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
Bv LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

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II spent all yesterday morning. :"
explained Col. William Smith, look
ing for this warehouse. AT last /
found it. Then / looked for the
store. The man there said that he
had only been conducting the store
FOR twenty-three years and he was
posittye that in that time he had
never carried such shirts in stock.
So concluded that 1t must have
been before that when the man in
Chicago worked here, though he
didn't look very old, not more than
4crty-five or forty-seven at the most.
4'Iowever, the man now running
the store said he saw some or my
shirts up in Canada once. he
couldn't remember whether it was
in winnipeg or Toronto, but he
thought it was either one of these
places. / think ] may find some
In London tomorrow when we get
there. I'm going to wire the presl-
dent of the Rotary Club to see II he
can dig up some for me-
The strain is beginning to tell
ON the colonel. He is in charge
Of the more or less bedraggled
Criffs on their romp through the
West. That is his chief job. But,
az even greater Importance to
him personally is his desire to
get some shirts before an accident
happens to him. Every time he
sends out his last remaining shirt
with the stiff attached cuffs he
sl1ivers lest the laundry ruin It
entirely. IL is his last and to
tell. the truth it Is beginning to
tire along with the colonel.
A long. lanky Missourian called
at the hotel this morning and. after
waiting for an hour, told the
Colonel that he had heard about
his search and that he had some
news for him. The Missourian said
he came from Hannibal, and that
there used to be a store there
where such shirts were sold. He
admitted he had not been back in
his home town for more than
twenty years, but he felt sure that
the store was still on the job, be-
cause it's owner. Silas Tate by
name, was two mean to die.
Col. William Smith thanked the
man from Hannibal. Then he
locked up train schedules. He was
grief-stricken when he found he
could not make Hannibal on this
trip. But, If Clark Griffith sends
him out this way on a scouting
trip later on. he will very likely
stop at Hannibal to look up Silas
Tate.
.Fhe Colonel has arranged to
send about half the troupe
straight through to Boston to-
sxa~a.e TLn.,r fE,nr, x.ysIt matt f11o
lads who are going to London,
going straight through are
peeVed. They are Sam Rice and
Goose GOslin. They have learned
that the London Rotary Club will
have some real Canadian ale and
possibly some real beer for the
boys calling in at George Gibson's
winter home. We have promised
to sample everything served and
tel them about it, which is our
best.
Today, the Griffs end their first
tour. of the West It started in a
blaze of glory in Detroit, in spite
Of the blizzard, but it is not end
ing the same way. Yesterdays win,
3 to 2. makes it possible for the
1FtIIS TO get the euSS ny WHINING
today. That will make the count
six victories to five defeats out
here.
Aside from Rubber Arm Russell
It is well-nigh impossible to pick
the hurler likely to face the
Browns. 1t may be that all of them
win perform. That seems to be
about their speed. The Browns are
expected to send Dave Danforth
after the final game of the series.
Wallace Yarmouth let the Browns
down with five scattered blows yes
terday, but he also walked eight
% ne can hardly be called alright.
Elan VangiIder pOled a homer
with Fred Schliebner on first
ahead OF him, thus accounting for
AL the Brownie taIIies. He gave
the Griffs eight hits and in two
frames could not keep them away
from the plate. Two of the hits