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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
BRAVES DOWN
GRIFFMEN BY
6-TO-2 SCORE
Walter Johnson Makes His
Debut in Engagement, Go
Inc Along Five Innings.

Continued from First Sport PageJ
ing quite as well as 10 land on the
pill for the circuit.
Kopf and Southworth took passes
with one out in the opening round
and scored on Boeckel's double 60
right. Harris relayed the ball
from Rice to Conroy, cutting down
Boeckel at third. McInnis also
took q walk but Bagwell's fly to
Goslin ended the inning.
Judge smacked clean single 20
right with two gone in the Griffs'
half and went to third on Gcslin's
Texas Lacquer to right. It was
over when Wade forced Goslin.
DANGEROUS IN THIRD.
The Griffs looked dangerous In
the third, filling the bases with
one gone only to have q double
play snuff them out. Fords fun
BILE put Rice on. Harris singled to
left, Bagwell's error. putting Rice
on third and Harris on second.
judges walk filled the corners.
but Goslin rolled weakly to Mar
guard to be doubled up after Rice
was forced at the plate.
Boeckel led off In the fourth
with q walk, but nothing happened
and, after Powell and Kopf had
singled with two gone IN the NTH,
Southworth flied to Goslin, leav-
ing both, runners stranded.
johnson doubled to left to open
his teams fifth. going to third on
Rice's roller to Ford. He scored
when Harris flied to BagweIl.
With Mogridge toiling on the
mound the Braves began o saw
age attack that brought them four
more runs. three coming together
In the eighth.
McInnis wasted a single in the
sixth, Felix doubling him up. but
the Braves got a run over In the
seventh, when with one out Gowdy
and Oescher singled, Powell walked
and Kopfs long fly to Rice brought
Gowdy In. Rice made brilliant
one.handed catch Of that drive close
to the foul line.
FIREWORKS IN EIGHTH.
The eighth saw the big doings.
Boeckel led off with rousing dou-
bic to left and McInnis sacrificed.
Felix singled to center, scoring
Boeckel. and Ford scratched q single
W SAAOA ~ O10CSC BldA11I5 u OklAA1SUI
stop well over toward third, but be-
ing unable to throw. Gowdy popped
to Bluege, Mcnamara rolled to Har-
ris, who fumbled, then tossed late.
Felix had kept his head up and
scored from second on the play.
Powell singled to right. Harris MAX
ing a brave but vain effort to get the
bali, and Ford tailed. Wade's fine
running catch Of Kopfs long ny end
ed the inning.
In the latter half came Goose Cos
Inns mighty rap to right for the cir
cult, giving the Griffs their second
and last run Of the game. The ball
landed close to the fence surrounding
the field and skipped out upon the
track. It was easy for Goslin to
hike around the bases before it could
be retrieved.
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About this time there was a big.
fellow, Bill Abbott, who. was talked
about as q corRtng scrapper. Bill
was from the big town and used to
invade the small villages, where he
would knock off the local pride and
draw down some change. Bill didn't
break into the small hamlets and
hand the yokels the foot race gag.
He went in and fought on the level,
for he was too strong and expert
enced to lose to any Of the village
pr1des. 1t was q soft way to pick
up some dough and Bill played It
off the boards. The only sad part.
according to Bill, was that he
kayoed all his opponents and got to
q stage where there were no set
ups left In the Sticks" as they
call 'em these days.
SEES GOLDEN CHANCE.
Bill heard about Larkin and
decided 1t would be a golden
chance to pay Sam a visit and II
possible get him to fight. Abbott
figured that II he could get Sam
into the ring he could get q lot of
bets down and clean up hand.
somely. AS for the opportunity of
losing, that never entered Bills
head. He had licked 50 many that
he counted Larl<in as Just one
more OF his victims. His friends
told him he was going to battle a
tough, rough fellow. and not to
take any foolish chances. To all
this advice Bill paid no attention.
So Bill hoped in and after a
weeks shouting got q match with
Larkin.
Larkin's friends were delighted
over the match. especially as Alb
bolt had his friends come down
and do some big wagering. Sans
friends were so stuck on their idol
they didn't pay the least attention
to all the glowing reports they
heard about Bill Abbott. In their
opinion Sam could lick the world
and they grabbed all the bets that
came their way. To Bills great
delight the Larkin admirers made
their man favorite at 6 to 4. When
the day Of the fight came around
Abbott was tickled to death, for he
figured this was the big cleanup
Of his career, as he was down hook,
line and sinker.
TOOK ALL HE HAD.
Once they started Abbott quickly
found out he was not fighting a
sap" Sam was a big, rushing fel.
low, like Luis Firpo. and, though
Abbott hit him few hard scckHty
Sam took EN- and waded in for
more. They hadn't fought fifteen
minutes when Larkin gave Abbott
body hold that squeezed the wind
out of him and then threw him
heavily to the ground.
That really settled the fight.
Abbott toed the mark for fifteen
' more minutes, but was beaten
around fearfully by Sans terrific
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
H. d. Thomas Will Coach
Virginia's Yearlinps

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, April
Coach H. D. Thomas, who has
been selected as coach for first-year
football, will come to the university
this fall with an excellent record
both as a player and as a coach.
He is a graduate Of the University
of Illinois and was a letter man
there In freshman football and
track. A severely wrenched knee
sustained in his first year prevented
his competition for the varsity
teams.
During the world war Coach
Thomas was in charge Of athletics
at a destroyer base in Cuba. After
the war he returned to Illinois &c
complete his course and while there
taught a class in boxing. Later he
assumed the position of coach Of
athletics at q high school in Ohio
For the past two years he has beer
coach at the Parkersburg High
School in West Virginia,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
Seems Its Merely
AZ Matter Of Name
In Fight Game

Chairman MuidCon has golomnly
warned Tom O'FsouTke. natchnla Ter
Of the Polo Grounds "A. c. not to
manage any fighters In cOnJunctiOn
with his matchmaking duties.
Tex Richard. Madison Square
Garden promoter. has Luis E'lrp0
tied up to q Cne-year contract.
Richard manages Eirp0 70 al legal
intent.
Muldoou issues heavy warning
to OsRourke. Richard III not even
mildly censured Tor his break Of
fistic ordinances.
what's In 3 nanne3
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MATCH PL.A YER
In NET PLAY
MAKES CIR AIDE
Vincent Richards Points Out.
Great Tennis Stars VINO
Have Necessary Requisite n.
Pinch.
~ VINCENT RICHARDS.

National TGmnam DoubIe0 GhMMUa0
YORK, April I've hear
III much nowadays about the
ssYnoney player. Whether II
II ii baseball. golf. boxing or ten
nis Il Is the money player who holds
the spotlight. The man who can
rise to the occasion when the pub
IL demands It, ID the man who holds
the soft spot in the hearts q the
BABE ruth. ~ Cobb. Jack Denp.
eey, Benny Leonard. Bill Tilden and
Little Bill Johnston, are Al men
who can put over the required
punch when Il u needed most. or
that reason and none other they axe
all champions Of their reapecte0
branches OF sport.
IN the parlance Of the tennis
game 1t is not the mony player
but rather the match PLAYER Wno
holds the center Cf the sta - g
man may have al the strokes.
plenty Of court generaaship and
every thing else that goes TO make
IN 4 national champion but Il ne
hes not the requisites Of 8 match
player he win be lost IN the rush
to the title.
throughout the United States who
believe that william JohnatOntts the
greatest match player IN the
country. They argue that Little
Bill'' has bean able to pun out OF
more tight spots than any other
player in the game today. Far pc
it from me to take any credit away
from the little Western wizard. But
let us for moment consider the
tight spot that big Bill Ttlden
was In last fall IN the final round
Of the national championship @
Philadelphia.
Johnston had lead Of two sets
and three games IN the final ana de.
cisive set. Almost an unsurMount-
able lead for any player to oyer
come. Tilden was the defending
title holder, playing before his own
people, for the tall Quaker played
his first tennis game right at the
Germantown Cricket Club. He has
never been what might be called 2
popular champion while on the
other hand Johnston ID extremely
popular no matter where he plays.
Tflden won that third set from Lit.
tie Bill despite the fact that the
latter held q three game lead. He
showed to my way OF thinking that
he was the greatest match play
err in the world today by his five
set victory over Johnston in the
final round of the national champ
ionship last fall.
Tilden has often been accused Of
being dramatic on the tennis court.
People say Of him that he plays to
the gallery all the time that he ts
on the court. All this may be true
but never the less no matter what
is said Of him on this subject. there
is no denying the fact that he is the
greatest match player in the world
today. He can be safely classed in
the same catalogue In this respect
as Dempsey, Ruth and the rest OF
the great athletic stars Of the stage.
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harder task for q big, heavy, tan
man. The STOPPING and straighten-
ing up is what takes hold. ] had
him chase fly balls for another
quarter of an hour. Then another
run around the park, and I called
a halt. The scales showed he had
lost nearly four pounds.
SETS HOT PACE.
This same system i kept up for
four days, morning and afternoon,
rain or shine, and 1t poured nearly
every day. mind you. I was out
on the field every minute Bentley
was.
When I eased up on Jack a lit
tie on Friday. he remarked: go
ahead. speed up. am still here"
replied: ''You are all right, q
good game fellow. I, too, am here.
but you can go slow now for
awhile" said would make him
like it. did.
At the time I was so sore and
lame that every move meant a new
pain. didn't tell him that. Jack
answered.: Yes, you surely did
make me like it. and you. too"
That was reward enough for me.
However, opine there will be more
coming later.
(Cepyright. 1883. by the Christy walsh
Syndtcat0.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
SavOy's Players
Hand Apollo Team
Licking by IL to 8

Robert Etris' Savoy team yester-
day defeated John B. Upperman's
Apollo boys by a score of IL to s
in the third game of the Crandall
Baseball League season. played on
the RosedaIe Fairgrounds diamond
at 18th and Rosedale streets, north
east, at 1 p. m A large and en-.
thusiastic crowd of rooters were
on hand to lend sideline excitement
to a game that was full of hitting.
While. the Apollo lads put up a
game fight the Savoy battery was
a little too much for them. Cor.
son and Slanker were the Savoy
battery; Siemon and Collier, the
Apollo.
The second game of the series
was played on the Union Station
Plaza diamond on Friday afternoon
and went to Nat Glasser's York
team on the long end of an 1a 70
10 score with CrandalPs Savoy.
This afternoon at o'clock the
fourth game Of the series will be
played between Crandall's York and
CrandaHs Avenue Grand on the
Shamrock's diamond at 18th and
pennsylvania avenue southeast
This should be a hot contest ar
each team has won It's first start
with a present standing of 1000
per cent. The result of today'f
combat will tend strongly toward
establishing a real leader. IT a
expected that a large number OF
rooters will be on hand together
with strong representation from
the Crandall executive offices. In
Guiding Mr.. Crandall, who organ
lied. uniformed and equipped thu
neighborhood teams 20 represent
his residential theater in the CAPT
tai
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
This Is One Yarn
You Can Believe
Or Not. Read On

Charles j. Hubbard. ir.. CAPTAIN.
elect Of the Harvard varsity foot
ball eleven FOR 1928. ana holder Of
four As and q 3 in the engineering
course. declares that such success
as he has attained In his studies
and on the gridirOn and the varsity
crew has been the result Of hard
work.
II put in thirteen hours q day
at study at this time Of the year.
says the ail-American football star.
While the football season Ii on
put In as many hours - possible.
and I always am In bed at 1880
o'clock"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
IHOLY CROSS is
WITH EADER
IN BASEB AT. /.
Carroll Appears 70 Class WIN
Former Worcester Men Who
Have Made Good.

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08

right punches. Sam had him
blinded and bleeding so badly that
in the last few rounds the seconds
of Abbott led him to the center. A
few more crushing wallops and
Abbott fell senseless to the ground.
While this fight shows how the
smartest can be fooled, it also
proves that In the olden days there
was little humanity shown the
fighters. Just imagine sitting at
the ringside in the Garden and
watching q fighter led to the center
and forced to fight though he
couldn't see. That would be re.
fined cruelty and 1t could never
happen now. We take our fight.
ing in the proper manner. No
body wants to see man beaten
to a pulp and allowed to fight
when he hasn't one chance In q
million Of winning. We're 80 far
ahead % the past that Il In be.
yond comparison.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
FiIipinos UneatEl
Another Paddock
In CataI0n

A formidable rival for
"A Charley Paddock and
other American sprinting
stars has been uncovered in
the Philippines, according to
word received from athletic
authorities in Manila.
The new track sensation
Is Fortunate Catalon, an
eighteen-year-old high school
youth, who was credited with
running 100 yards in 8 4-6
seconds on three consecutive
days at recent tryouts for
the 1923 Far Eastern games.
Five watches clocked Catalon
each day and several Of them
caught him in 8 3-6 seconds,
the worlds record.
Catalon, who won the 100
and 220-yard dashes at the
Far Eastern games in 1921,
will be sent to the Olympics
in 1924 to test his speed with
American and European
stars. His performance, it
was said, has stimulated
Filipino interest in sending
a team to Paris.
Catalon's performances are
vouched for by Fred Eng
land, former University Of
Washington athlete and now
secretary-treasurer Of the
Philippine Amateur Athletic
Federation, in a letter to
Elwood S. Brown, executive
officer Of the National
A. A. F.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
PRIZES FOR B0WLERS.

Prizes are usually the need OF
the slillful. but Manager ]. w.
Wood. OF the Kingpin Bowling
Alleys. announces q prize distribu-
ton in which Lady Luck viii be
the sole Judge Of the winners.
During all of this week. patrons
Of the Kingpin Alleys win have
the privilege of registering their
names each evening on the estab-
lishment lucky book" Late every
evening d drawing Of lucky names
viii be held and the three persons
favored by fortune win be sent
attractive boxes Of candy on the
following day, by parcel post
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Piled: well, am In the right
humor to reduce, I now weigh 217
pounds. and my last seasons
pitching weight was 1877"
replied: II am pleased your
spirit Is willing. but how do YOU
think that big corporosity of yours
win stand shedding twenty pounds
Of hog fat In less than q week?
That's what am going to try to
have you shake off in that length
of time. and will be around every
day to engineer the Job"
Just try me and see," Bentley
replied, II have heard you are q
pusher and a sticker for conscien.
tious training: I am ready, so 20
to It. You will not hear a whisper
out of me. will take nv Ynedi.
cine. so 80 as far as you like"
TOOK HIS PUNISHMENT.
I took him at his word. The
gruelling I gave Bentley in four
days would have taken the heart
out Of many players I have in
mind. He was q game pebble. He
stood the gaff like a major.
Now, didn't want him to think
was inflicting punishment on
him for being q holdout or report.
ing late, still as my club had in.
vested $4,000 in him, It was q
matter Of business with me to get
him in shape as soon as possible
l will say, too, that ! desired to
test his nerve.
Out we both went to the ball
park. AS 1t happened, no more
perfect day for a player to take
off surplus weight could have been
made to order. The atmospheric
conditions were exactly right, rain
had fallen in the morning, making
conditions all the better for produc'
ing profuse perspiration.
Well, the course Of sprouts put
Bentley through would have melted
down O brass monkey. had him
run three times around the field as
starter. Then hunted the ball
for him to throw to first, for fully
fifteen minutes. There could be nj
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
Catholic u. Freshmen
Too Much for Eastern

Catholic University freshmen did
not waste any hits yesterday on the
Brookland field when they slammed
Coach Charley Guyon's Eastern High
collection, 8 to 5. Extra-base blows
accounted for most OF the runs
credited to othe Brookland yearlings,
McIntire made q circuit smash and
Garvan had a two-bagger and triple
in running Eastern's afternoon
Guyon turned Roudahush, the
young hurting phenori. against
Charley Moran's athletes. Roudy
worked six innings before giving way
to Burdine, who is trying to earn q
regular berth on Guyon's staff.
They held their foes to nine hits.
Eastern got to BARLEY, Koval and
Meehan for seven bingles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
MARFELDTS OPEN SEASON.

The MarfeIdt A. C. nine viii
open its season today in q game
with the South Brookland juniors
on the BroolxIand field. starting at
1880. Other games scheduled by
the Marfeldt lads are: Triangles.
April 10; Warwicks. April 20: Parks.
April 90; Linworths. May 6, and
the Libertys, May Is.
Teams in the sixteen to seventeen.
year class desiring games with
the Marfeldt nine can phone Thee.
dore Sheckels, North 2566.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
POSTMEN PRACTICE.

The Connecticut Avenue Postal
Station team, OF the Commercial
League, will work out on Diamond
No. s, OF the Monument Grounds,
tomorrow at o'clock. Manager
Wheaton requests that the follow
ing players report promptly;
Fredericks, Chaconas. w. Burke,
Winter, O'Neill. Haislop, Hanison,
WHITE, J. Burke, Touers, Ehrick,
Street, Lindamond, Colbert. Sher-
wood, Gerard. Nolan and Harlow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
G. w. Engineers Win
from wv stern High

George Washington University
Engineers staged fourrun rally
in the seventh inning Dc yesterdays
conest with the Western High team
that netted the college men q 10
to victory.
Western scored six Of its tallies
In the second frame and appeared
TO have the game on Ice but Zig
gins. the Engineer hurier, proved =
stumbling block Tor the lads from
across the creek for the remainder
OF the fray. forcing eleven to fam
Gould and Thomas led both teams
at the bat with three hits each.
The latter drove out pair of
triples.
The score: s II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
MIDGETS PLAY TODAY.

The Kanawha Midgets make their
start today against the Linworth
Midgets, on diamond No, Z, OF the
Monument Grounds. The contest
will get under way at o'clock.
The Kana1uhas will gather IN the
Henry School yard. at 10 o'clock.
The Linworths are scheduled to
meet at Thirteenth and G streets
at 12:1S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
Robbed of $500 While
Waiting for Street Car

Jostled while waiting for a car on
the crowded platform at Fifteenth
and II streets northeast yesterday
afternoon, Thomas M. Holt, 1876 D
street southeast, later discovered
THAT he had been robbed Of $500.
He reported the theft to the Ninth
precinct. The pocketbook also con.
tained aligned. notes for $50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
By John ]. McGRAW.
ManaGer WOrld's Chamnion Gian


EMPHlS Tenn, April Pitcher Jack Bentley will be star
9th the Giants mark that Bentley reported ct the
%.
gaed got $4,000 Of the money
paid for his purchase glad he had become member Of
my team.
cannot much regards his first the
He fully twenty weight and looked
would have to take off about nsnuated much when
said why would take blue ribbon beef cattle show
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
MANHATTANs IN ACTION.

The Manhattan A. C. win strut
out on the diamond for the first
time this season at RoaedAle this
afternoon at $50 o'clock to take =
slap at the Rosslyn Packing Com.
pany. Bonnie Wormsley 10 carled
to pitch the Qpening game and
Schaftell will G@ tn receiving for
the northeast nine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
COrbeH
Tells
HOW SMART BOXER
OF OLD TIMES RAN
UP AGAINST A SNAG
AND GOT WALLOPED
BY James ]. Corbett.

by
AM LARKIN Cambridge Champion" 1926
and 1926 and according all Sammy pretty nifty
~ fighter licked fellows shopping
didn't thought
the real noise in the boiler factory Every time he fought
friends would be there with the grabbed themselves
on dough That fact made Sammy real hero for
there's nothing like making the fellow his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
coNcANNoN AT CLARENDON

~ CLARENDON. Va, April T.--
Joe Concannon, the New York Stats
cueiat viii moot Lea Sebastian. Of
Clarendon. at tbs johnson paYl0ra
on MandsY ntght.
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McGRAW THINKS JACK BENTLY
WILL BE A STAR WITH GIANTS

Former Oriole Was Month Later in Reporting to
Camp But Never Quit in Following Gruelng
Pace Set by Little Napoleon in Reducing Weight.