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The Washington times., 1923-02-24
Il Was Jobbed," Cries
Creb Over Bout
With Tunney

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-In
commenting on the decision
that deprived him Of his Amer
can light-heavyweight title,
Harry Greb was quoted today
as having made the following
statement:
81 was jobbed. I was told
several days ago it was all
fixed for the title to be handed
b4ek 30 Tunney. I won the
majority Of rounds, but Tun-
Aey gets the decision. It is
. Pretty eheaPly won honor"
The difference Of opinions
between Greb and Referee
Patsy Hale came to a head in
the twelfth round, the bout
hating while they held an ac-
rimoni0us debate in the center
Of the ring. The official
charged Greb with holding and
hitting at the same time.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
More Fine Work.

n EFORE getting away from
Mr.. johnson and his "offi-
- cial statistician," we must
ask all you fans to find in thu
1923 Official" batting and field
ing averages the names of Allan
Russell and Leslie Nunamaker.
Yes, try and do it!
Among the pitchers it may be
noted that A. Russell appeared in
thirty-four games as a member
of the Boston Red Sox. He is
credited with pitching one COM
plete game and winning six and
losing seven games.
Nevertheless, though Russell ap-
Deared in thirty-four different
ball games, he has no batting or
fielding average in the official"
records.
Leslie Nunamaker, according to
the unofficial figures kept by AL
Munro Elias, took part in twenty
six games with the Cleveland In
Idians, generally as a pinch hitter.
The "official statistician" fails
to mention Nunamaker as being
in the league, either as a batsman
or as a fielder.
In climbing all over the baseball
writer's, Mr.. Johnson told them
through their president, Fred
Lieb, of New York. that "they
should first put their own house
in order" before attacking the
"official statistician."
Mr.. johnson might now follow
his own advice. His Official sta
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
Harris is Ready.

Stanley Harris, Washington's
rapid-fire second sacker, has been
playing golf at Tampa for a couple
Of months and writes friends here
that he is ready to begin playing
ball. He will have his chance in
side OF ten DAYS, now.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24

''Hoyt was a bit Of a disappoint-'
rnent to some of the fans last year,
the Deacon continued. but he
should be good this season, and /
look for Carl Mays and Sam Jones
also to show improved form. If they
come back we will have five right
handed pitchers Of more than aver
age skill to shoulder the bulk of the
flinginG burden, and SouthpaW
Herbie Pennock to boot.
"Pennock IL good left-hander,
the only really good one the Yanks
have had In years, and figures to be
especially effective against the very
clubs which promise to make most
trouble for the Yanks.
Prior to last season, when he
1abOred with . tail-end club, he
was uniformly effective against
the Tigers, the Browns, and the
Indians. and even last year, with 3
bad club behind him, he WAS far
from easy for them.
with five right.handed stars and
4 Pennock to handle the pitching,
we should be tremendously strong
in this department, and we won't be
weak in any other department.
1--WE will have Joe Dugan with
us from the start this year, and
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
In Comes Scott.

THE Yankees were going to
bat in the seventh inning
Il when Scott appeared in uni
form and warmed up by tossing
q ball. When he went to his
position in the last half Of that
inning and again when he went
to bat in the next round, he re-
ceived applause which indicated
that the spectators knew he had
made a great effort to save his
record.
And it was quite an effort.
Leaving his home early In the
morning Scott vas held up by q
wreck fifty miles from Fort
Wayne. He persuaded q passing
motoriSt to convey him to that
city and there he caught an IN
terurban trolley that landed him
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
CREB GIVEN RAW DEAL,
EXPERTS VERDICT
BY DAVIS J. WALSH.

NEW YORK Feb 2hat It is quite possible 70 fool some the
when Gene Tunney the official dscisiOn Harry Gb
the Madison
The of the verdict divided what had distinctly
Tunney crowd against itself
man majority
whatever
bout The writer was of
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
WILDE To FIGHT
. PANCHO VILLA
IN JUNE
Worries FIyweight Champion
Coming to New York for
Title Battle.

LONDON, Feb. 2A.-The manager
Of Jimmy Wilde. flyweight champ. II
OF the world, announced today that
Wilde will fight Pancho Villa, Ameri.
can flyweight champion, in, June or
July, probably in New York. The
fight will be promoted by Tom
O'Rourke, 1t was said.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24

at Gary, Ind, q suburb about
twenty miles out of Chicago.
The game was already under
way at the South Side grounds
when Scott hoped off the troll
ley car and engaged taxicab, IN
which he dashed through the
streets of Gary and South Chi
cago at an illegal speed. It cost
him $40 to make his cross-coun-
try dash through Indiana and the
last lap in the taxicab.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
NEW HAVEN PURCHASES
PITCHER BAUMCARTNER

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Feb. "a
Stanley Baumgartner, southpaw
pitcher for the Philadelphia Ma
tionals for the past four years, has
been sold outright to the New
Haven Club, OF the Eastern League,
George M. Weiss. president of the
club, announced today.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
LOOKING 'EM OVER
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER
THOSE "OFFICIAL" AVERAGES.

B. JOHNSON president of the American League and
dub nsa employs what he terms American
ss Average Of Y Cobb from the Chicago
York that caused baseball eaot hse month
ago. This statiscan" awarded immortal Tyrus hit when
ne scorer New York called it
made Cobb time in his ~Ioors
The Washington times., 1923-02-24

tistician" should get the air, if
You get what we mean.
Passing of "Stuffy.''
HAN'T help it, we're human,
that's all.
One day last summer, act
ing on what we considered the
best of information, we wrote a
long piece for the paper, predict
ing the early passing of "Stuffy"
McInnis fropl fast company. IN
deed, unless we're now wrong, we
said he was doomed to drop back
within a few weeks.
And the next day into town
with the Cleveland club came
McInnis. For four days he pro-
ceeded to make us look bad. He
played wonderful ball. He hit
all the pitchers, especially the
southpaws, and in the field he
was the same McInnis who once
starred with the Mackmen. He
had read the piece in the paper.
But, once the impetus was
gone, back he slid into a heavy,
sluggish veteran, trying his best
but unable to overcome the
years.
Now he has been released I'M
conditionally by the Cleveland
club, his American League days
done. Even catching on with the
National LEAGUE, he cannot con-
tinue the struggle much longer.
It's against nature.
And that's what we said last
summer.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
G Drf'zGf'l5
SCOTT IS NEAR GOAL.

in April the
special Scott
week in a Yankee. stadium.
schedule Yankees sgnalze
SCOTS 1000 consecutive League
league at time has ever ap
faithful attendance to his duties It
accom- that for appreciation
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
UhIe Is at Work,

George Chle, Cleveland's fine
young right handler, Is at work at
Hot Springs, Ark. He wants to get
an early start along the line leading
to mound victories.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
Saving the Record.

NAAeS OAAO A$<NVANs
CCOTT'S record has been threat
- ened many times. He has
~ played on days when he was
i'll and should have been in bed,
and several times nearly lost out
by failing to make train connec-
items.
His most sensational "close
shave" occurred last summer In
Chicago. When the Yankees went
West on their second trip, Scott
obtained permission to stop over
for a day at his home town, Au-
burn, Ind, about four hours by
train out of Chicago. The next
day the club opened a series in
Chicago but Scott failed to arrive
from Auburn and Mike McNally
went in at short. A wire from
Scott impaired the information
that he had been held up by a
train wreck.
Here was a story. The valiant
scribes accompanying the Yam
KEGS dug into the records, figured
out the number Of consecutive
games for Scott and spread them
selves on tales of his hard luck.
Then Scotty came along and
those stories, wired into New
York from the field, had to be
knocked down.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24


OF course. one cannot 90 behind
ln official decision any more than
one can go behind the nape OF ones
neck. The fact. however, remains
that a championship was taken
.iway from Greb with honest dif.
'erence of opinion prevailing That
$ not equity.
The referee in question was Patsy
Haley, who is good and bad by
turns and strikes a fair average.
The judges were Charles Meighan
and Charles f. Miles, who seem to
have something in common with
Adolphus P. Clotheshamper.
You don't know Adolphus? That's
all right We don't know Messre.
Meighan and Miles.
Nor do we knew BY what fea-
SOning they arrived at the con.
clusiOn that Tmnney had won.
He carried only the second, third,
fourth, fifth and f0ufteeAth
rounds. according to our score
sheet, while Greb had an aAYan.
tage in the sixth, seventh, eighth,
tenth, twelfth and thirteen rounds.
The rest were even.
That we were not alone in this
impression is indicated by sper-
sonal canvass of ringside opinion,
with the following result:
Grantland Rice, New York TFi.
bune:
1T was a poor decision. II any
one won, Greb did"
Harry. Newman, Daily News:
"A draw would have been more
like it,"
Charles P. Mathison. New York
Herald:
''Greb deserved the decision
Jimmy Dawson, New York Times:
II thought Tunney won"
Walter Trumbull, New York Her.
aid:
"A draw would have been the
fairer decision"
Jack Lawrence, Tribune:
"A draw would have been just"
Igoe, the World:
"Tunney deserved the decision"
Ed Curley, New York American:
"Tunney won"
Ed Van Every. Evening World:
"Greb should have been credited
with a draw"
Sid Mercer, Evening Journal:
kSaVOS
decisions Greb should have been
given the verdict"
Warren Brown, Evening Mall:
1T was a poor decision"
Louis Jaffe, Philadelphia Eve
ming Ledger: :,
Il can't see how they gave Greb
anything worse than a draw.
And SO II went. The majority
of those ut the ringside and hum.
dredS of spectators, who yamnIer.
ed their disapprOvaI for minutes
end, were OF the opinion that 0n
injustice had been done. They
conceded, as does the writer, that
Tunney fought a more strategic
fight than on the occasion Of their
last meeting when the title
changed hands, and they also
granted that Greb was guilty Ut
rough tactics from time to time.
But this latter should have no
influence on a decision. Greb did
hold and hit in unison throughout,
but as long as he was not disquali-
fled, it stands to reason that these
violations were not deemed imPor.
tant.
AS for Iunney, ne gave over the
fatuous policy of trying to fSint
Greb and rushed to close quarters
at every opportunity, even going 80
far as to outrough the Pittsburgh
entry on occasions. Tunney scored
at his best while slipping some of
Greb's leads and couutering to the
body 1t was his constant attack
here that convinced a few critics of
his right to the decision
! However, Greb landed the most
punches, although neither could
have denied a Charlotte Russo. He
also forced the pace throughout
! and even when Tunney staggered
him with m overhead right behind
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
French Was Tossed
For Loss By Bit
OF Turf

Walter e. French, two years
ago famous back Of the West
Point football team, goes South
this year with Connie Mack's
Athletics in an effort to prove.
himself q big league baseball
player. There, at least, he won't
be bothered with mid-year exanai-
nations.
It would be interesting to
figure out whether even the roars
Of q world series crowd could
make French forget Z certain day
at the Polo Grounds when q pesky
little piece Of muddy turf threw
him for q loss after he had evaded
about every Navy man there was
IN sight.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24

Ward will very likely be better
second baseman than he was last
season. With Ruth in his old-tfme
form the outfield also Will be
stronger than it was in 1922.
OF course, a hundred games are
q lotta games for any club to win
in one season. Not many have done
it in the major leagues. and it looks
as though we were going TO have
some real opposition this year, not
only from the Browns, but from the
Tigers and the White Sex at well.
Il do not believe the Tigers have.
been improved as much as some peo-
pie imagine, but they will be tough
club to beat if they get away to a
good start
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
SOX WILL STAND
PAT ON PLANS FOR
RATTLE-LINE
By HAROLD JOHNSON.

CHICAGO Feb Robustness slated pick up with leaps
and bounds now The hot stove league
went into the Junk heap with the arrival of Manager Kid
Gleason prmed command of the advance guard
Monday for Marlin
Springs Everything has been for the getaway and
Buckner is packing the uniform trunks
rgmenta bandages Inimen and other highly essential
paraphena which will be used during the two months absence
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
Expect Ruling Soon.

Judge Lands Is expected to give
his ruling on the case OF Rube Ben
ton within q few days.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
THE DAYS
Biggest Lie

By SKILLET FINN, Esq,
1881 Columbia Road.
EEBRUARY "a. - President
Il Harding today gave the
post Of Former Director Forbes
of the Veterans Bureau to For.
nler Director WilIneth, OF the
Bureau Of Printing and En-.
craving.
Can you think of a bigger lie
than that? II SO. send it to Big
Gest Lie Editor today.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24
Let Harry Do 1t.

~~SS AA~AAS ANO AN'
GEORGE WA SHIN GTON
VH GRANT saw the handwriting
-" on the wall. He sold out.
Now let Harry Frazee do it and
thefe may be hope for big league
baseball in Boston again.
Boston is a charter member of
the National League. The kids
eat and grow up on baseball az
soon as they finish the milk
bottle.
Frazee has been trying to kid
folks wiser than himself. He
should wake up, sell out, wrap
it up and get out of town. Until
he does the American League is
carrying too heavy burden in
the Boston Red Sox.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24

the ear in the fourteenth, his best
punch OF the night. 1t was Greb
who carried the hoflors in the furi.
Gus exchange that followed.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24

Last season Scott set 1000
games as q mark to shoot ct, and
he may 70 much further. The
fan may not realize what this
means until he recalls that the
Deacon" has not missed . game
in the last six years.
He began this remarkable run
on June 20, 1915, with the Red
Sox. That season he played 1O3
games without heing absent or
tardy. He participated in all 157
games played by the Sex in 1917.
The schedule was cut to l26 games
IN 1915 war year>-and again
Scstt required no subetjtute. He
was in 1873 games in 1919 and IN
154 in each of the years Of 1890
|21-22. This brought his total up
leo $50.
If there should be no postpone
|ments for the Yankees In April
the date Of SCOTS onestheusandth
consecutive game would fall on
May 2, when the Yankees are in
Washington. Two postponements
would throw it into New York, as
the team plays at home with the
Athletics on May 4, s and 6. A
half dozen postponements before
that would force Scotty to cele-
brate in Cleveland or Detroit.
The New York club plans to
make it a memorable occasion
wherever the Yankees may be, for
there probably will never be an
other one like it.
The Washington times., 1923-02-24

tlstlcian" should get the air, if
You get what we mean.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

Tigers Claw" and Mr.. and Mrs Sid.
ney Drew's amusing comedy Once a
Mason" together with the latest issue
OF the Pathe News, Topics of the Day
and delightful overture and orches.
tral accompaniment by the Palace
orchestra, Thomas j. Cannon, di-
recting
The Tigers Claw" with Jack Holt.
the popular young star, is a story by
Jack Cunningham. directed by Joseph
Henabery. which concerns an Amer
lean engineer in India who is clawed
by tiger and nursed back to health
by native girl whom he decides to
marry out of gratitude. In the mean
time, however he meets a girl OF his
own race and falls in love with her.
Native malcontents, anxious to de-
stroy his engineering work, use his
native wife as a tool, but he fights
ms way to success with the aid of the
white girl.
Eva Novak. as leading woman.
heads a cast including George Peri.
oIat, Bertram Grassby. Aileen Prfnrle.
karl Stockdale, Frank Butler, GeorRe
Field. Frederick Vroom, Lucien Lit
tlefeld and Robert Cain
once a Mason" featuring Mr. and
MRS: sidney Drew. was given a big
SEND OF in an opinion echoed by II
lustrious Potentate Cyprian P. Hunt
or Mecca Temple, A. A. o. y. M. s..
When the picture was given a pre-
release showing before 5000 MOBILES
or the mother temple. 1t should prove
OF the most hilarious interest to
MaSons
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Stars Are Getting Serious

sociated prior to her production of
East Is West" Phyllis Haver, also,
indelibly linked in memory with the
golden days of the Mack Sennett
bathing beauties, is playing serious
roles in pictures as remote from bur-
iesque as The Christian, for ex-
ample.
Dorothy Gish. up to the time of her
portrayal OF the little Limehouse
slavey with Richard Barthelmess in
Fury" was the screens champion
hoyden. There wasn't q serious mo-
ment in any OF her work. and D. w.
Grimth. in making public reference
to her on certain occasion. characi
terized her as "a little devil" Good
naturedly. OF course. and largely as a
tribute to her effervescence.
In Fury" however. the Gish abil-
ity to depict char acter marked a
shawl" also, in which she appears
opposite Richard Barthelmess. makes
Dorothy Qish scarcely recognizable
as the little vixen who formerly was
satisfied merely to romp through her
scenes. In her work in 1t many of her
admirers perceive a sudden blossom
ing OF true art in one who was ex-
pected always to be a low comedi-
enns.
Thus it is. the world do move"
ana frtvolity, sooner or later, must
give way to serious purpose Fame Ia
not earned with fun.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
METROPOLITAN - "The Bright
Shawl

THE Bright Shawl first Nationals
screen version of Joseph Herges-
heimer's novel featuring Richard
Barthelmess and Dorothy Gish. will
be, retained at Crandalrs Metropolitan
Theater. this week, with a showing
this afternoon at 8 o'clock. The sup
Elementary features also will con-
tinue with the Metropolitan World
Survey. the latest newS events and
Wagner's "Rienzi' overture instead
of "Fantaisie E@pagnole," by the or
chestra.
THE Bright Shawl was produced
in Cuba in the exact locale de-
scribed by the author and is pic
ture of beautiful artistry. Richard
BarthelmeSs is cast a. a young Amer
ican who joins struggling band of
Cuban patriots intent upon shaking
off the tyranny of Spanish rule. He
is in love with the sister of his Cuban
friend, and inspires the love of La
Clavel, Spanish dancer and favorite
Of the military Commandant, who re-
veals the secrets of the soldiery to
him until, trapped by a spy system,
she pays tragic price for her perfidy.
From this situation is built a stirring
Climax
Take Your Choice" Christie
farce. supplies a half hour of clean
cut fun.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
RIALTO-"The Abysmal Brute" F."

Hobart Henleys Universal produc-
tion of Jack London's story. THE
Abysmal Brute" will be shown at
Moore's Rialto Theater this week. be-
ginning today. Reginald Denny is
the star.
The story is one of heart interest
and romance, where the rich society
girl falls in love with a prize fight
champion. Comedy, through the box
er's natural shwness of fwomen. thrills
in prize fight episodes and an element
of drama are among it's elements of
appeal. Mabel Julienne Scott is pic
tured as the girl. and the cast in
cludes David Terrence, Hayden Ste
venson. Charles K French, Nell
Craig. Craufurd Kent, Irene Haisman
and George Stewart.
The program will include musical
offerings. marked by the appearance
of Ellis Breeskin as violin soloist and
concert master of the Rialto orches-
ira and his playing of Sara safes
"Zigeunerweisen," with full orches-
tral accompaniment; an interpretative
score for the feature picture, the
Melody Boys. in a melange of pop
ular hits; Hal Roach's Our Gang"
comedy, "A Pleasant Journey and
the latest Fox News.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
SYNOPSIS or PREVIOUS ISsrAL1aESrs

John waring. gentleman and scholar. has
just won the hotly contested election TO the
presidency OF Corinth college, q venerable New
England seat Of learning. Before his inaug-
uration, he plans TO, marry Emily Bates, a
cha rmins and cultured widow. With his life's
ambition achieved and a rosy future assured,
there 10 yet an instant's hesitation before he
answers In the Affirmative her question: Are
you entirely happy? ,"
Into this quiet college town comes Miss
Mystery" Further than giving her name as
Anita Austin, she refuses to divuige any in
formation regarding herself or her business in
Cornth. She shows, however. a marked in
terest In Dr. waring. and 10 seen covering his
photograph with kisses.
One Sunday she is invited to tea at the
Wariug household, consisting, besides DIR. war.
ing. Of Mts peyton, his housekeeper. her
daughter. Helen. and Gordon lockwood. his
secretary. Upon meeting the ''Mystery Girl
John Waring is visibly affected. but he as
sures Emily Bates that he has never before
seen or met Anita.
That night, Dr. waring retires. as usual. to
his study. Early the next morning Ito. his
Japanese butler, awakens Mrs. Peyton with
the news that the study door remains locked
and that John waring is still seated at his
desk. Lockwood is Immediately Summoned
and tries to still their fears by telling them
that the doctor Is merely asleep. His tone,
however, carries no conviction.