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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
F AIR BOWLERS
INACCURATE
TOURNEY
Mt. Pleasant Five Shows Way
on Opening Night With
Set Of I ,436.

A short talk by Earle Stocking
batting for the bashful Billy VII
| liams; a final dab at cheek and
nose with the powder puff; a
smoothing down of crepe and wolfe
waists: a clicking of high heels on
polished runways; a cry of Lets
go" and the annual tournament OF
the Washington Ladies' Duckpin
Association was on at the Grand
Central last night.
Four teams, eight sets of doubles
and eight singles were run off in
very business-like, manner by Billy
Williams and her capable assistants
A large and enthusiastic gallery was
present, including some of the city's
best bowlers, who marveled greatly
at the proficiency of the fair rollers
The Knights of Columbus sent along
their excellent band to add to the
joyousness of the occasion.
Teams representing the Daughters
of Isabella and City Postoffice
fought it out on alleys eight and
nine, with the Postoffice having the
better of the argument. Miss Eliza
beth Rawlings carried the burden
of the fray for Postoffice, her 1874
game being high for the evening.
J Greek Joined Greek on alleys ten
and eleven, where Hilltoppers and
Mt. Peasants, hereditary foes, fought
tooth and nail for the supremacy.
Hilltoppers, with all the fiery en-
thusiasm of youth, jumped into the
lead in the first game with 472
against Mt. Peasants ass, but the
cagey veterans on the Mt. Peasants
to whom tournament shooting is an
ctr oh 1t.
with all the aplomb of the old Royals
at their best. With games of 497
and 4S4 they ran their total for the
evening up to 1896, twenty-eight pins
more than their rivals.
Mrs. Ackman had slightly the
better of her duel with Miss GULL
These ladies are the anchors OF
their respective teams, and while
good friends off the alleys, neither
one cares any more about winning
game from the other than for heI
right eye. Mrs. Ackman had the
sum advantage of one pin over her
opponent.
The Misses Bradt and Watts ran
OH with the honors in the doubles
with score of 536, while ne less a
parsonage than the president of the
association, Billy Williams herself,
lIiuihpned In the singles contests
win z18. Miss Qualities, secretary
e@ All was a close second
with Z12. Mrs. Kellogg, who won
inns event last year, could get but
ESQ. Miss Biting shot a neat set
OF 5l4 in the doubles, the best in.
olVldual performance of the even
ing, but her partner could not get
going and their total was but 530
The Rawlings family carried off
individual honors in the teams ron.
tests, leach OF the girls shooting bet.
ter than 300. Sister Frances, how.
ever, performed bit more con.
sistently than sister Elizabeth ond
her set of 308 was the hest ~ ~
dividual performance on either
| team.
The tournament will be continued
tonight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
DEMPSEY
CAN LAST INA
LONGF|GHT
BY TAD.

There are a great many followers
of the glove game today who still in
sist that Jack Dempsey cannot go
the route. They say that if Dempsey
had lived when there were such
tough heavies as during the time of
Jeffries, Sharkey, Corbett, Fitzsim-
mons. Johnson, Rubin, Goddard,
Slavin and others. he would have
found success bit more difficult.
OF that bunch some were hard to
hit and others were hard to stop.
They say that if Jack failed to win
within four or five rounds he would
have died in his tracks.
A prominent fighter who talked
with Dempsey at Toledo after the
Willard fight says:
II asked Dempsey why it was that
he tired so after that first round. He
had done to work to speak Of All
he had to do was to punch Willard,
who was Keeling about the ring.
Jack told me that after that first
round he walked up the aisle shaking
hands with people, thinking the fight
was over. He said that after he got
back to the ring again for the second
round he was weak from excitement.
"'Why,' l said, "a man in condf-
ton ought TO be able to go out after
that first round, run a mile and then
come back and knock Willard out.
AS it was, Dempsey didn't even knock
Wizards head back after the first
round. He was through, and it's
lucky that Willard quit in the third
round as he did. Dempsey hash t
gone the distance yet and until he
does we won't know whether he's a
real tough fellow or not"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
TECHNICAL HIGH SCORES
OVER MARYLAND FROSH

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Nav 22.-
Technical High, of Washington.
handed Maryland Freshmen a 4-to-1
lacing, in which Smith. the Mamma,
Trainers moundsman, played an
important role.
Smith allowed the College Park
yearlings but five scattered hits and
was master of the situation at oil
times. He not only pitched ef.
fectively, but his hitting was respon.
sible for three of the four runs his
team registered. AA-0
Kay, of the Maryland Freshmen.
played best for the losers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
LANE LACY TO MANAGE
GLEN ECHO BALL TEAM

At a meeting OF the Glen Echo
Athletic Club last night, Lane Lacy
was elected manager of the base
ball team to succeed Bill Dust
who will devote special attention to
developing the clubs pitching staff
Lacy formerly was manager of
the S. S. G. G. which in 1916 won
twenty-six consecutive games and
took the junior championship of
Washington and Baltimore. In 1918
he managed the naval operations
club, known as the operators. ="
which won the senior championship
of the District of Columbia that
year. With the Lacy-Dust combine
ton directing the team, the club
hopes to land the championship Of
the Montgomery County League
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
KILBANE SHOWS SPEED
IN FIRST PUBLIC TRIAL

NEW YORK, May 22.-Johnnv
Kilbane's first local workout for his
bout with Eugene Criqui. on June .
for the featherweight championships
was marked by so much speed and
energy as to cause some conoarn
among judges of fistic condition
Some of them believe that Kilbane
Is working too hard at this stage
OF the proceedings, ''PhiladeInhia
JACK" OBrien, former star light.
heavyweight. being OF this opinion
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
DISTRICT ASSOCIATION
PLANS BIG TRACK MEET

The newly organized District
Baseball Association plans to hold
big athletic carnival some time
during the month of July. 1t is
also planned to select two teams
from members of the association.
and the two aIl-star aggregations
will meet in game.
Officers Of the association are
Col. Waite Johnson, president: A.
B. Evans, vice president, and L. p.
Cook. secretary-treasurer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

In signing Willard and Firpo,
Richard has once more fallen heir
to a natural a fight that needs
no exhortation. Some other pro-
moter might have lined up this
great money maker but didn't.
Why? Richards luck, according 10
mediocrities and failures. Smart
business men, however, the pro-
moter's success as the product Of
commercial square dealing and
reputation for making money for
those with whom he is associated
II listen to other promoters"
Willard said i'm his slow, careful
way after signing, "but when II
articles for a fight, / do business
with Tex Richard"
F'irpo, whose interpreter is al
ways under foot, made no state
ment either way or the other. 1t
wasn't necessary. 1t is significant,
however, that he has placed him
self unreservedly in the hands of
Richard and follows directions with
the implicit faith of bird dog.
That Richards luck has found
another gold mine in the meeting
of this pair cannot be doubted.
willard, because OF his tremendous
bulk, is always interesting. Further
than that his popularity has be-
come great because mass psychol-
ogy ii always with the man at
tempting to come back.
They like to look at Firpo for
other reasons, Of which curiosity
needs no unnatural stimulus such
as Wizards.
Take the latter out of the fight
game and he Is just a big, lazy
blob of a man with slight PERSONAL
ity and no color at all. The senior
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

Washington Barracks will be their
opponents; Saturday they play the
King Pins, while Sunday they are
booked to encounter the st. Mar
tins club.
Swan is filling up his schedule
throughout the month of June and
is anxious to hear from all I'M
limited teams of the District and
vicinity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
AMERICAN LEGION BOOKED
TO APPEAR IN FOUR GAMES

Manager Charles Swan, of the
American Legion outfit, has sched-
uled no less than four games for
his team during the current week.
Tomorrow the Legionnaires meet
the Takoma Parks; Friday, the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
Cosmopolitan News
Service Named
lev to Win

NEW YORK, May 22.-That
Zev would win the Kentucky
Derby, carrying the highest
purse in the history Of the
American turf, was exclusively
forecast by Cosmopolitan News
Service in story quoting his
owner, Harry F. Sinclair, on
May IA.
Sinclair, in advising ! friend,
urged him not to bet on lev
until he went to the post, as the
odds would be better. Which
they were.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
RICHARDS SHREWDNESS.
MISTAKEN FOR LUCK
By DAVIS J. WALSH.

NEW YORK, May 22- Richards luck they call it,
with to would know under Of dozen
including ability,
lucky have Jess Willard develop
weight championship
matched,
July T." In the way imagine Rockefeller may
slider himself lucky that his oil doesn't vinegar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

Old Hang-Lu. the first Emperor
of Laundryville, once wagered
his last box of self-rising starch
on outcome of friendly game of
Chinese button button.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
JAP BASEBALL, THOUGH
YOUNG, HAS MATTYS
AND BABE RUTHS

comparatively in it's infancy the
league teams which the Orient last winter discovered
nevertheless the Npponese have their diamond heroes ana
just do in this country.
There Tanagouch the left-nanoer OF OF
sba ba the big league stars game and ono
interested
Many the OF ikam who graduated from
Waseda and entered Knox College, ultimately succeeding to the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

Chinese royalty used to sit up
playing this game until they got
saddle sores. Kingdoms have
risen and fallen by it's disastrous
results.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

When the chips got low, he
used to bet battle cruisers and
finally came to issuing short term
certificates on his wife's chattle
jeWelry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22


Those who remember the first in
vasion of America by japanese
baseball team recall "Iron-man"
Kono. who pitched twenty-seven out
OF thirty-five ball games.
The fans in Japan closely follow
the deeds of Shorty Kubota, of
Waseda, and Capt. Kirihara, of Keio.
Yamaoka, the center fielder of keio,
is the closest approach to Tanaka
in general ali around ability as an
outfielder that the writer has seen.
Yamaoka is a better outfielder
than Tanaka, but not so good hit
ter. Hamano, the Ray Schalk of
Nippon, is another interesting char
acter in Japanese baseball, while
Ottawa, also of Keio, is a capable
player who rates something above
the average.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

uSCI ~ DCI DdIIlS ulS6IS anu
finally came to issuing short-term
certificates on his wife's chattle
jeWelry.
Pleasant little pestilence has the
same foothold on land of squint-
eyed maidens as golf has on our
better class of American sani-
tariums.
Everything in heather hemi-
sphere is mortgaged up to door
knobs on this strange form of
self-abuse which has spIashed
over on our American real estate.
The inventor of weird game
died at early age before he could
get it copyrighted in all languages
up to and including deaf and
dumb.
ParlOr performance Is plaved
wi it h highly-chiseled characters
bearing trade mark but not an
prevail of crowned heads Of all
defunct nations on revised map.
Chinese play 1t mostly in cellars
as they don't like to be disturbed
by constant flow Of customers
coming in to buy bowl of incensed
rice.
1t can be played just as Sic
cessfully on roof where swallows
and caves doves don't seem TO he
particular what kind of annoy
ance they ignore.
Why they don't keep that game
over there in Asia and leave us to
inquire out our own sins, is some
thing that isn't explained in rules
and regulations which are printed
up side down.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

and then as in slow motion movies,
went at it with a wind UP and fol
low through until they were at
the finish. Some of the others
criticised, and the little actors re-
peated their stunts.
At least, something approaching
what the youngsters thought was
right was achieved, and general
commentator was expressed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
Granville Guide Will
Row in Henley
Regatta

Granville GUIDE, of the Po-
tomac Boat Club, will compete
in the second single souls of
the big, Henley regatta, which
is to be held over the Schuyl-
kill river, at Philadelphia, next
Saturday.
John Regain, another Potomac
Boat Club oarsman, is also en-
tered in the same event. The
more important events to be
contested include the first and
second. single SOULS, the first
double SOULS, first four SOULS,
first eight-oared shells, inter-
scholastic eight-oared shells,
and the third varsity eight
cared collegiate shells.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

simply breathes personality and the
crowd around Richards office late
yesterday acknowledged this by
stumbling along at his heels for
several blocks, until, in self defense,
he was forced into a cab
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

They do not compare with our best,
but, when one takes into considera.
ton the fact that baseball in Japan
Is truly in its infancy, the progress
made is most remarkable.
Some of the lads would do as well
as some Americans. With a year or
two of schooling in a minor league,
come of them would win places. But
They are not major leaguerS.
The best pitcher in Japan at pres
ent, or at least the best pitcher the
writer has seen, is Tanagouchi, the
left handler of Waseda Tanagouchi
is well known in some circles In
America. He is the boy who held
Harvard to a nip and tuck battle,
losing an eleven inning game when
he made wild pitch which allowed
a runner to score from third. This
hoy not only has a lot of stuff, but
knows what to do with it.
Some of the American players who
have faced him declare he has more
stuff than little Dickie Kerr ever
showed, and Kerr was regarded as
some pumpkins in the best Ameri-
can League circles.
Tanagouchi prides himself that he
never throws a ball over the plate.
Especially does he keep his fast one
off the groove so that batter can't
dig in and wait for a prize beauty
and swat it to the ends of the park.
His curve ball. when breaking, will
take pretty good care of itself. He
has learned lot of baseball from the
American players and expects to de-
vote some time to pitching after his
undergraduate days are over. Among
other things, this boy is tricky, and
has bundle of nerve. In the first
game with the American team Strunk
Was at bat with two out and two on
bases.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

The question has perhaps sug-
gested itself to the reader: "F1Ow
would these fellows compare with
our big league players in mid
seasOn?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
Says SKILLET"
Finn, Esq:
Only Requirement To Play
Latest Chinese Game IL
To Be Able To Stand
On Your Head.
By KIRK MILLER.

nUNG CHOW is the latest con-
tagious disease to defy Chi
Il nese immigration laws. Bald
heads and tortoise-rimmed specta-
cles are clearly stupefied by this
Oriental pastime which has taken
possession of our better judgment.
Adult men and women who
should know better are devoting
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

Ranking second in the colleges
over there is Nitta, the ED Walsh"
Of the Far East. Militia is a spit-ball
hurler of promise 1t is the belief of
the writer that he does not measure
up to the standard of Tanagouchi,
but at the same time he is far from
being a poor pitcher. He has some
minor faults, which coaching will
eradicate, and might in time become
q league player.
DelVing into the past a bit, We dis
cover that Ono, a right-handed hurl-
or of keio was considered some
mound artist.
He was setting the boys down
several years ago. He is fairly tall
TOR a Japanese and is rather heavy,
according to Prof. Abe. Ono was
known as a mean" pitcher, some
thing on the type of Carl Mays,
and nothing loath to clip off few
buttons on a blouse if in doing
90 he could win his game.
He was cool and stOcial at all
times, and never seemed to know
the score or appreciate any adj
verse condition. He had a set
rule for pitching, and followed
IL regardless.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
Never Break Rules.


Strict adherence to the rules Of
pitching, regardless of condition is
characteristic of the Japanese nurl-
ers. In the last game the Ameri
cans played against Waseda, Tana
gouchi went into the box, despite
the fact that his pitching hand h&d
been sorely injured, and the big
leaguers simply murdered MIN
Nevertheless, he went right ahead
and pitched as best he could.
Never a twitching muscle Oh
change of expression marked q
change of emotion. He was, to al
outward appearances, an animal ed
statue, devoid of power to eXper
fence pangs or disappointment.
The spirit of imitation, Il so
StrOng i'm the Japanese, is shown
to the fullest i'm baseball. They
have taken the matter up in n
serious way, and are making
giant strides.
Even the kiddies over there are
curving the ball. Not the least in
teresting sight to the big Lacquer.
before the American players sailed
away was group Of primary
school children, in native dres!
standing outside a photographer
shop studying Hoyt and Bush.
The kids looked at the pitchers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

The count was three and one,
and Strunk dug. in for fOst bail.
The Jap "Matty" curved him, and
the count stood two and three.
That looked like cinch for a fast
ball, but TanagOuchi curved the
last ball, and Strunk was out on a
pop fly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

entire w e g X :
ends to solving
Occid e n t a |
mystery which
has gotten
w a v beyond
control of our
missionaries.
So far the
game is trav-
cling in this
gu n try by
many aliases.
1t is known to
the police also
a s Mah-Jong,
Nah DiaO and
p e-Lin g. 1t
a n & w arS to
, 1923-07-05
MERRY JUVENILE WINS THE DAY.

At about 10 80 a. m. yesterday. 4rn.
of July, the Merry Juvenile BASEBALL
Team lined up against the Viking Base
ball Team aad after a very interesting
game of 8 innings, the Merry Juvenile
came OUT at the top, the score being -
to 8 respectively. Special credit is due
TO the boys from PR. who exhibited excel
lent playing. In the afternoon about 4.30
the Merry Juveniles lined up their foot,
AS was expected, there was hard rubbing,
either side doing their very hest, but
again the Merry Juveniles scored, and
for the first time defeated the Alert
Football Club. with the score l goal to
none Com.
, 1923-07-05
Fire in Porto Rico.

Ponce, Porto Rico. July 4th.-Fire
sheds of Sues Mayol Hnos and Co last
night, buildings and sheds completely
destroyed. Value about five hundred
thousand dollars partly covered by insur-
ance. Lumber sheds still burning.
, 1923-07-05
DelnSey-GibbOns Fight.

Shelby, Montana, July .4th.-In the
prize fight between Dempsey and Glib
bOns the former won by the referees de-
cision after the fifteenth round, the de-
cision being based on the real merits Of
the men, Dempsey Snoring better form
in the majority OF tue rounds.
, 1923-07-05
at Bethlehem this evening. See ad in
this issue.

The Native Brass Band opened the
day yesterday, tramping through TIE
town playing lively airs; a baseball
match on Parade Ground later in the
morning between the Merry Juvenile
and Viking OF this town was won by
t 2e former by 5 runs; in the afternoon a
football contest between the Alert and
Merry Juvenile, score A. O., VI. J. l goal,
and some masquerading with music on
the streets are practically all the events
of a public nature in observance of In
dependence Day. The Alert club is un-
derstood to have failed to score through
admitted partially of the referee toward
the Merry Juvenile.
, 1923-07-05
TELEGRA MS.
ST. CROIX STATION.

81. OIeUIA 0IAIIUN.
London, June 30th.-Seven London
churches, Anglican and Roman Catholic,
have recently been burned under circum-
stances pointing 10 deliberate incendi-
arism. The latest case occurred last
ni2ht, when worshippers going to even
song saw smoke coming from the win
, 1923-07-05
~ BURIALS
IN THE PUBLIC CEMETERY
or F"REDERIKSTED,
June 1923.

Carl Emile Ling, died at the Hos
pital, age Is days.
3-Mary Maria BIackwood, died at the
Estate Annaly, age 66 years.
3-Osborne Hewitt, died in Town, age
81 years.
12-John Charles Samuel, died at the
Hospital, age 80 years.
12-CharIes wilson, died at the Hospital,
Al years.
13-Petrena Franklin, died in Town, age
81 years.
26-Donald A. Petersen, died at the Hos
pital, age s months.
, 1923-07-05
LOCAL

Twenty odd bags OF States mail arriv-
ed via the S. 5. Guiana on Tuesday after,
noon.
The sloop Mizpah sailed with mails
aad passengers for st. Thomas att p. m.
Tuesday.
U. s. Sub Chaser $40 arrived here at
noon on Tuesday bringing the pay officer
who after paying off the marines return
ed by the boat at 3.45 o. m. Some mail
was carried from and to St. Thomas on
this trip.
The show at St. Mary's Hall on Tues
day night consisted of a very entertain
ing program which was much enjoyed by
the audience not as large a one as such
films deserved to be accorded.
The Theatre was the place to which
pleasure seekers turned last night after
u rather quiet holiday. The Secret
Four was continued in highly attractive
style. This fine show sill be screened