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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-06

his opponent III the second bout
there would be S1,Iz5 10 split
up. The third pair could have
Sd 800 90 aalve for their
bruises. The seIlis indup would
share the lnuniflcent sim 81
$2,a25 IS its portion, while 5 ,06O
would b. left Tor the wind M
duo. Mr. Promoter. the man who
takes all tie chnneeu, would have
Sd $50 a his ahare.
The man who tolls daily for
living, the bank clerk. the lawyer,
who spends weeks preparing
case, and even the head of any
industrial ablishment would
likely be satisfied with Sc, 900 Tor
thirtyrtwo minutes work
What boxing organization q
the United States has tie nerve
to give the plan 3 trial? Who
win BE- the first 70 try t0 turn
back the waveg d the garae q
be throttled by the commercial
ineubua2
There ii = world 81 wisdom "a
ROcap's words, but wisdom to Be-
had for the taking is seldom
taken, more's the pity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-06
stove LEAGUE IS
TRYING TO
FLARE
StonohaTn and Huston Engage
IN "cIaptrap" Over Con.
fIictinR Dates.
BIZ DAVIS }. WALSH.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.--There will
be no conflict Of Sunday baseball
games in this mans town, In spite
Of kilograms Of instructions to the
schedule committee from the
fevered pens Of Charles A. Stone.
ham, OF the Giants. and Col. r. L.
Huston, of the Yankees.
Stoneham stands for q show
down and all the conflicting dates
the law will allow. He expressed
these sentiments, In effect, In q
wire sent to John A, Heydler, presi.
dent OF the National League. Hus.
ton viii have none Of Il and has 90
Informed Ban Johnson, American
League president. It sounds very
much like the opening slSirmish of
q strictly private war, but there
will be none.
When the schedule committee.
composed OF Johnson, Heydler and
Barney Dreyfus, meets at Atlantic
City today, 1t will avoid all con.
flicts much after the manner OF
Bergdoll avoiding the war. Under
existing circumstances the commit
tee can do no less since it IL
pledged to eliminate such features
In the event that a club in either
league protests.
1t all comes under the head of
Hntd-winter claptrap, anyhow. Stone.
ham knows perfectly well that If
the Yankees wish to make an issue
OF this question, there can be no
possibility OF winning his point.
His telegram Of protest and the
kindly rajoinder of Huston, in
which he referred to Stonehana az
being ''mercehary," therefore seems
to be just a part of the off-season
chatter in which a magnate must
indulge.
There has been an unfortunate
lack Of sure'fire publicity emanating
from the local baseball offices, be.
yond Illusions Departure" from
baseball and his subsequent
triunnphal re.entry. No dickerina
with Ruth over q matter of whett'
er he should be paid $F5, 900 foY
preserving absolute silence during
the soup course, no record.breakine
contract for McGraw.
In fact, the purchase Of Jacl
Bentley by the Giants has been the
only news of real intent to fans
The Yanks, of course, broukht
Eddie Collins to New York at leas;
. halt dozen times, but Eddie Il
ARhol1t XoEA cut from trGxsline M
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-06
Can TON SSQUAD
HAS GR|D|RON
TITLE
Twelve Games Result in Ten
Victories and Two
Ties.

CHICAGO, ILL.,. Jan. 6.-The final
standing of the Professional Foot
ball League awards the champion
ship to the Canton Bulldogs, they
having played twelve games, result.
Ing In two ties and ten victories.
The two Chicago teams; the Bears
and Cardinals. finished second and
third. each of them dropping three
contests while the Bulldogs were
tied twice, once by Toledo and once
by Dayton.
Up to the middle of November
the Toledo eleven were indicated.
Then the Maroons were trimmed by
both the Canton Bulldogs and Chi.
cago Bears. Probably the most
notable defeat Of the season was
the 42-to-0 beating the Rock Island
team handed the Dayton team. This
prevented the losers from finishing
in q tie for fourth place. The JET
Persons are next to the cellar posi-
ton,
The official record of games won
avaA Lost fn1luUas
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-06
D0AK IS NEAR.
FA|N THREE
INES
Own Hardness IN Covering
First Ease Costs Him
Fame.

Wee Willie DoalE IL the spitballer
OF the st. Louis Cardinals who has
thrice verged on . no-hit game.
But on each separate and distinct
occasion Bill has bean 90 aiOth2ul
covering first, that he lost his
chances to climb to this particular
niche in Fame's crowded hail by
permitting one hit In each Of the
games.
gunmed such q ranking perform
ance was on July Is, Of last year,
when the Phillies were playins IN
st. Louis. Not even the specter ct
q hit was known to our own nfAW
ladies until two were gone IN the
seventh. Then Curt Walker relied.
an easy one to the right Of Four.
nier.
jacques was drawn away from
the base, but Doak could haHe ei1-
nailed a taxicab and got over IN
time to cover. He never moves m
inch from the box. but stood there
like q frozen polar bear. Walker
reached first, and OF course the
scorers were compelled to give this
certain putout as q hit.
When Willie returned TO the
bench Branch Hickey was finins
as much as that angelic manager
can fume. He said to Bill:
tWhy didn't you set over!
90" replied Doak, II thought
Hornsby was going to cover.
"Rill,'' said Hickey, grizzly but
kindly. ''you make me sick. That's
the third no+hit game that I've
watched you lose because you didn't
take the pains to make q play at
the base"
Birds who act like that do not
deserve to Chamber to any niche.
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when Floyd johnson and Bill Bren.
nan are scheduled to caper through
fifteen rounds at Madison Square
Garden. Willard IL to be an inter-
ested spectator, according to pres
ent plans, and may challenge the
winner.
That will be an excellent piece OF
business. The Eastern public will
see the Kansas giant in the flesh
for the first time in several years
and will marvel anew at his physi.
cal proportions.
Speculation will follow, iaevi.
tabIy, az to whether Willard
would not have a chance ut
Dempsey, after all. This is only
a mental step away from the de.
cisiOn that he would.
In the meantime there will be the
survivor Of the, johnson. Brennan
affair to consider. If johnson 10
the winner, ali the better. Every
one knows that Brennan, at best,
is merely a near-champion, but
Johnson is an unknown quantity
and has already laid the founda-
ton for an excellent buiId.up. A
Johnson Willard bout, under these
conditions, would reap a financial
harvest, and at the same time
clarity the heavyweight situation
immeasurably.
Meantime what Of the senegam.
bian gent known a. Harry Wills?
Very well, wen tumble. What Of
him?
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that when Willard arrives in New
York a few days hence he will be
duly apprised Of this state Of affairs.
Mr.. Richard, It seems, is quite willing
to accommodate Jess, but not at the
expense of discomforting himself in
the region Of his wallet. The Demp-
sey-Willard bout. as it stands, would
not draw ushers.
However, il the former champion
can be rebuilt, as it were, by making
an impressive showing in a prelimi.
nary engagement, many cash GUS
toners will come up for air. There
are quite a few gentlemen in this
vicinity, Richard included, who re-
gard Willard as being by far the best
of the contenders, with the possible
exception Of Harry Willis.
But there must be "convincer:'
in other words a bout i'm which
Willard will push some other piano
mover SO harshly upon the chest
that the public will cIamOr for
more.
This program will be made known
to the principal OF the cast as soon as
he arrives. The further fact that
Rickard holds the whip will also be
impressed upon him. II Willard
wishes to appear in this vicinity he
will fight for Richard or no one for
the simple reason that Rickard con.
trolls the only site on which a Will
lard bout can be held. Tom O'Rourke
once talked about matching Dempsey
and Willard for the Polo Grounds,
but thought better of it when in.
formed that the New York law bars
willard because OF his age.
Business will begin picking up on
k0r about the evening Qe january ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-06
i OONING EM OVER
BY LOUIS Al BOUCHER
HARK! GREAT BAN SPEA zETH!

So Great, aging Leene
- duked and lodged reporters while soournR the
has come p Life since arriving Atlantic And he
speaketh these things:
the 1928 campaign" A
As Ger Rubs Bentcn The League has
drawn the line and cannot anything abou the National League
that's to them.
mo; haven't given the Players, Union { thourht
sIy Cobb Will get that hit, for he Is entitled
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-06
KELLER SHOOTS WELL
FOR CoLLECIAN CUNT

Mickey Keliher showed his wis
dom as coach OF the Collegians by
shifting his brother Tommy from
guard to forward. When the switch
was made, the Collegians got going
In fast style against the Eilents
and won out, 40 to IL, although the
Silents took an early lead. Tommy
ward and Nader ana Spencer Hart
played well.
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so is the rurnor concerning his
transfer from the White Sox. The
business Of bringing on Jake May
from the Coast League also has
been overdone,
But conversation and q New.
York club owner seem to be in.
separable. They keep reasonably
quiet in st. Louis, Chicago, Gin
cinnati. Detroit, Pittsburgh and all
points west Of the Hudson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-06
GIANTS HAVE NO FEARS
OF HOLDOVERS FOR
NEXT SEASON
81 SAM CRANE.

Three Giants contracts for the playing season 1923
pisy They were pleased put their the dotted line
satisfied players.
sn h ~ s worlds champions be contracts
season during this month"; although they do not have
until before February Secretary Terny viii mail
n due time
rate hodouts which there will
of essp B 81
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Williams Appears.

Kid Williams, former bantam
champion of the world, viii enter
the ring with Battling Leonard. Of
Philadelphia. as the semi.finaI of
the Pal Moran-Lew Tender bout
et Nsw York January 10,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-06
Metevier is Good.

George Metevier, who gets trial
with the Cleveland Indians this corn.
ing spring, won eighteen games and
ioet seven for Jersey. City in the In
feruatiopaI LEAGUE lat xeah -.
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WILLARD MUST PROVE
WORTH TO RICHARD
By DAVIS J. WALSH

NEW YORK, JAN Cess Willard return
Jack Dempsey for the worlds heavyweight championship until
time ne proves himself worthy of distinction by dsposng of
another OF the eligible contend At least not as far Tex
Richards less important dollars concerned.
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Takona Progresses.

siderable respect after holding the
Westerns T. = fiYe'pQsut maxgin.
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drawn the line and cannot say 4
that's up To them.
No; haven't given the Playe
" Cobb will get that hit, for
Ban has made that first remark,
annually since assuming control
Of the infhnt American League,
back ii 1900. It win Be news
when He comes out boldly and
announces NcOndit tons viii Be worse
next year than ever before.
Ban IS hopping right into 3 lot
Of trouble III barring Rube Benton
from the American League. Judge
lands may decide ii : brief while
that Rube Benton IS innOcenf of
whispered charges and, now that
he is going 10 stick IL baseball,
New FORKS Man In the Iron
Hat may decide to buy the Rubei
from st. Paul. That would be 3
bitter dose for Ban to swallow.
Ban s'hasnf given the Players
Union d thought which indicates
3 little Ioafing on the job. Great
oaks from little acOrl1s grow, and
some day an organization Of
players may push Ban right out Of
the national pastinne.
Ban says ~ Cobb will get
that hit, for he Is entitled to it,"
Just how Bans man Friday veri-
fled that hit without going AL
down the line and doing as much
for others is 8 mystery. Ty may
be entitled to that particular
bingle, but probing might have
found him given dozen others
unearned. But that would have
taken away that record. So there!
1t May Affect Us.
MYTH the Yankees playing in
" their own ball park next
81 season, and not compelled
to share it with the Giants, the
Griffmen will be condemned to
playing only the Red Sox and
Mackmen when Eastern clubs are
at home and Sunday comes
around. New York, with the Bat
tering Balnbino in action and go-
ing at top speed, will hardly ever
be seen here on Sunday.
Washington fans will not notice
this so much, but those wild-eyed
gents in Maryland, Virginia, and
the Carolinas will. Their Sunday
trips will avail them nothing.
Recap Speaks 5Sense.
1T is rather well known that
boxing is facing severe
crisis. The ring game, despite
the best intentions Of Chairman
Muldoon, Of the New York State
Commission, has about squeezed
the sponge dry. The purses de-
manded, not by champions, who
might be pardoned, but by every
fifth and sixth rater have killed
off the promoters in one city
after another.
Discussing this situation in the
Philadelphia Ledger, of which he
is tibet capable sports editor, Viii
liam H. Recap says as follows:
There must be some solution
to the problem. We offer one.
Let. all boxers work on percent
age NO LuAu ID WOFCN penny
more than he can draw at the
gate. Give the ten boxers who
compete in q five-bout show 65
per cent of the gross receipts.
Let the management take 35, out
Of which it must meet all the
overhead, such as heat, light,
rent, advertising, gloves, and TIE
wages of employees.
Chow would you divide that 65
per cent? is the query. It is
quickly answered. Give the first
bout 5 per cent, the second ia
per cent, the third 10 per cent,
semi-final 153h per cent and the
final contest q per cent. Now
you will naturally ask: How will
this compensation figure out in
comparison with the old purses?
We will take $4,000 gate as
q basis.
''Mr. Preliminary boxer a the
first bout could dl1a $3.50 nth
u
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-06
Giant BouLer, IS Years on, wan Nleet -Eoot Star

inches tall He will v Off, fvefoot youngster Of the
Kngpins special match next week Wemple will be the
main attraction the tournament rollof at Sherman's
tonight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-06


seventeen pitchers have been
notified to report to Marlin. Tex
FEBRUARY %. the previous train.
ing camp OF the Giants for over
ten years, until three years ago.
Due TO the hot mineral water patns
n Marlin. it is an ideal place for
pitchers to work out.
1T is McGraw's plan this Spring
10 have his boxmen in shape to put
s.something on the bah very soon
after the regulars take their first
batting practice at San Antonio.
last Suring Manager Gleason
had hia White SOx mOundsnen In
pitching form much earlier than
the Giants, staff, 50 that the
Chlcaeoans rather put Is over the
worlds champions In the first
two exhibition games they played.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-06

Due Home Monday.
Penn States vanquished football
squad is due home from California
on Monday.
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Gleason II 4 wise old bird of long
experience and he did not become
Ct al cIesty over his teams early
The kid said:
IT know McGraw and his play
ere. They are sure to come
through. I told my players not
to become over confident, still /
was pleased with the good show
tng them made.
$50 / said to them after we got
back to SeQuin, our training camp:
You will watch every move Nc
Graw makes and those Of his play
ers. Both he and his team always
have something up their sleeves
and you can always learn some
thing to your advantage by watch
ing them closely.
Now, don't think you are com.
ing champs because you have beat
en- the worlds best q couple OF
times"
We'll. McGraW, not to be caught
mapping again, = determined TO get
his pitchers III shape earlier than
last season. The failure OF Doug
las and TOney to report with the
rest % the players was largely re-
8D0uS1Dke TOT the utoute pAtCmuB
staff being slower than usual in
the rounding out properly. The
Marlin practice win probably eIimi-
nate that trouble this coming
spring.
The entire Giants party at San
Antonio, when they all gather there.
viii number fully sixty persons. IL
not more. That was about the same
a. last spring.
Those Of the worlds champions,
who are on the transforming ALI
American team in the Orient, will
pDobably sign their respective con-
tracts In San Antonio.
The young pitcher from Colgate,
Bloom, visited the headquarters OF
the local National Leaguers recent
". and was willing to sign up then
and there. but Secretary Tierney
had not received the new documents
from Judge Landis. Young Bloom,
who looks very promising, will coach
the Cornell University up to the time
the Giants report in February to
leave for Marlin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
FOSTER ON TRIAL r OR ADVOCATE |NC. SOVIET DOCTRINES.
Jury Being Selected in Michi. gan Court for Hearing on Alleged National Rad-
 iCaI Plot

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. March 12.-(By Associated ss.)-William z. Eos ter of Chicago was placed on trial in circuit court here today. charged with assembling with an organiza- tion formed ito teach and advocate the doctrines of criminal syndical- ism"
 Three other charges of the indict- ment, accusing Foster of advocating crime and violence, have been dis missed by the court. Conviction car ries penalty of 10 years in prison. 5000 fine, or both.
 Selection of jury for the case, which grows out of a raid on the communist convention held secretly in the isolated sand dune country 20 miles south of St. Joseph, last Au- gust, may be completed by tomorrow night.
 Prosecutor Charles W. Gore of Berrien courty rendered a panel of nine men and three women to Frank r. Walsh of New York and Washing ton, chief counsel for the defense, within two hours after court opened. MT. Walsh's examination of the Ne niremen proceeded cautiously and when court adjourned tonight he had challenged two for cause, both maintaining they held fixed opinions.
 o 0 O
 Propaganda Received.
 The examination by both state and defense covered wide range of questions from local politics to in ternational affairs. The state ques- toned the prospective jurors partic- ularly as to whether they had read propaganda for the defense, mailed to voters throughout the country during the last few days by the American Civil Liberties union of New York. Although 15,000 letters were said to have been mailed to as many voters here, only one of the panel called for jury duty recalled having seen the pamphlets.
 Eight of the ten defendants who surrendered Saturday, including Rose Pastor Stokes, Edgar owens, Max Bedacht. Robert Minor and Ella Bloor, have not yet arranged to give the S1,000 bonds required. In the meantime, they are at liberty on their own recognizance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
INSPECT AIRPLANES
Army Planes In Cuba On Way To
 Porto Rico

HAVANA. March l2.-(By Associ- ated Press. )-Final inspections were made this afternoon of the six United states army airplanes bound from san Antonio. Tex, for Porto Rico. All the machines were found to be in good order and they will take off tomorrow morning for a flight of 300 miles to Camaguey, with a possible stop at santa Clara for fuel. From Camaguey. the next stop will be Guantanamo. the American naval base in Cuba.
 The 12 officers of the aircraft were entertained at luncheon today by the American club and later at tended formal reception at Camp Columbia.
 From Guantanamo, the next jump of the airmen will be for Port Au Prince. Haiti. total distance of about 200 miles. with about 60 miles across the Windward Passage. where in days of old pirates were wont to lay for the Spanish gallons laden with riches bound for Spain.
 When they leave Port Au Prince. it is expected they will head direct for Santo Domingo. 225 miles dis etant. and thence proceed to Sanuuan. Porto Rico. 20 miles away On ,his last leg they again will have to fly across considerable stretch of water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
DENY DRUG CHARGES
Thousands Of Dollars Worth of Nar-
 c0tics Are Seized.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Counsel for four members of the Edwards Trading Company, Inc. arrested to- day after police had seized thousands of dollars worth of cocaine, opium and heroin in raid on their prem ises, told United States Commissioner Mcdonald all of the material seized had been purchased at public or private government sales"
 He admitted the defendants "may have slipped up" in getting the re- Quired permits to sell narcotics, al- though their business was legitimate.
 Evidence for the raid was obtained by Salvatore Pacetta, federal mar cotic agent. disguised as a drug ped dler, who testified that he was ir formed by an official of the company that the narcotics came from army supply bases. The wholesale value of the confiscated drugs is estimated at S19100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
NEWS PLANT BURNS

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, March 12- Fire doing damage estimated at more than $l00.0C/, occurred here early this morning. the building occupied by the Daily Leaf Chronicle and the Moose lodge being burned with much of the equipment and paper stock of the newspaper, and the ad- Joining two buildings being badly damaged. The Leaf Chronicle is to- day getting out with the aid of the Hopkinsville. ky. New Era plant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
TRADE RECOVERY SLOW

CHARLOTTE. N. C., March 12.- The continued unsettled condition of the world does not allow sanguine hopes for immediate rehabilitation of foreign trade. was the opinion ex- pressed by Edward T. Pickard, chief of the textile division of the federal bureau of foreign and domestic com merce. who was guest at Cham Der of Commerce luncheon here to- day. MT. Pickard, who is on a tour of southern textile centers that will take him to Spartanburg and Green vile, s. C., and into Georgia and Texas, addressed a number of textile men at the luncheon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
u. s. COURT CONFINES
Probe To Re Made Of Anti-Narcotic
 Law Violations

MERIDIAN. Miss March l2.- Especial. )-The United States circuit coGrt for the eastern division of the southern district of Mississippi, with Judge Edwin R. Holmes of Yazoo City presiding, was convened here today for the March term. The term is expected to last until Friday. The grand jury, which was empaneled and charged today by Judge Holmes, is expected to probe anti-narcotic law violations, which are said by government narcotic inspectors to have prevailed to an alarming ex- tent, an investigation during the past week having resulted in several arrests here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
FORD CUT-DOWN
UNCOVER BRITISH BODIES

AMIENS. France, March 12.-(By Associated Press.)-The bodies of more than 300 British soldiers have been found since January l in the Albert sector of the old western fighting front. where heavy actions were of frequent occurrence for a long period during the war. The bodies were uncovered in the proc- ess of clearing the devastated woods in this sector and additional ones are being unearthed daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-13
BARRACKS BURN

CONsTANTINOPLE, March F. (By Associated Press .)-The vast barracks at Scutari in which thou sands Of Greek refugees were housed was burned today. There was no loss of fife but the misery of the refu- gees has been increased by this heavy shrinkage of housing accom- modatlons. It is reported that Greece has decided to permit the refugees tt return but will not meet the ex- pense of the transfer.