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NOT AFTER HENDRICKS.

ST. PAUL Minn., December 25.-
John W. Norton. owner Of the St
Paul, Club American Association, has
denied the report that Jack Hen
bricks. who resigned as manager of
the Indianapolis American Associa-
ton team, was being considered as a
possible manager of the ST Paul team.
When asked as to the report, Nor
ton said that Hendricks was not
being considered for the position"
Evening star., 1923-12-25
CHAPTER I5-The Pitcher
Found 1t Hardest to Hit.
BY HANS WAGNER,

THE pitcher / found the hard
est to hit i'll all my years of
base ball was Jack Taylor OF the
Chicago Cubs.
That is an answer to a dozen
questions | have received and |
feel sure it will be a surprise.
Most of the writer's who have
been kind enough to suggest these
subjects and who inquired about
the toughest pitcher invariably
asked if he were Mathewson,
Alexander. Cy Young. Mordecai
Brown and so on. Not one
thought OF Jack Taylor.
Just the same, | had more dif-
fculty in getting safe hits off
Taylor than any other man |
ever faced. He was not a won
derful pitcher. at that. He did
not have anything like the stuff
OF those | have mentioned. Some
how, though, simply couldn't
do thing with him. would
size up the ball exactly and know
just what was coming, but it
didn't get me anything.
One season | went for two
months or more without getting
a single hit off Taylor. hit
many OF them squarely on the
nose and got line drives all right,
but they would go straight into
the hands OF some onthelder. A
thing like that gets 4 hitter's
goat.
III one game at Pittsburgh |
had been up twice without
touching Taylor. The players on
our club had begun to kid me
about it.
Hey, Honus," Claude Ritchey
called to me in a joke. maybe
his weakness is left-handed hit
ting. Why don't YOU turn
arouud?"
This got a good laugh from the
players as | had never batted
handed in my life Never
could swing a bat well that way.
That might be a good idea"
said to myself. walking up to
the plate.
Being thoroughly disgusted and
taking the whole thing as 4 joke.
| walked up there and took the
opposite side OF the plate. There
was a murInur OF surprise from
the fans. Even the umpire
looked as ii he thought me
crazy.
You know where you are
standing?" he asked.
Just then Taylor laid one over
and | punched at the ball with
my awkward left handed swing
swung the bat like a woman.
His Left.Handed Swat.
I'll be doggoned if | didn't hit
that ball right on the nose and
whipped it down the right foul
line for two bases. Everybody,
including the players. roared with
laughter. Taylor called me a lot
of names.
But that had turned the tide.
For the rest OF the season | hit
as well off Taylor as the rest OF
the pitchers. And | never did
bat left handed again, either.
A batting slump is the most
puzzling thing i'll all base ball. II
hits every batter at some time
or other and once the blight falls
on a fellow he has no mental
rest until it is over. Nothing he
tries seems to go right. As a
result he gets to pressing, try
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Inside Golf
BY CHESTER HORTON

Fer n high brII, to climb well up
into the mir and float with the
wind. You must look after two de-
tails:
First. the feet just a trifie closer
together in the stance, but this
fCOt shift is not 40 pronounced nS
IL iS fGr u low bnll. Then, the club
must he started back 80 that ID
hEVClS an u straight line back
frtm the ball a few inches. with
the Ciubhead held even with the
hnnds-nevrr in advance of the
h; d.. Frem the point "a few
inches straight back from the ball
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LEWIS TO TRY JlU JITSU
IN MAT BOUT WITH MYAKI

CHICAGO, December 25. Ed
Stranger Lewis, heavyweight wrest-
Ter champion, has accepted terms and
conditions for at match with Taro
Myaki. claimant of Japan's heavy
weight championship, to be held here
New Year night. They will go to
finish. best two of three falls. at the
jiu iitsu style of battling. both bein G
encaSed in the regulation jackets
that make up the paraphernalia for
this method of wrestling.
Each man will be allowed to 60 as
far as he likes to gain a fall, using
any method that comes under the
head Of the American and japanese
style.
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That over with. Luis will embark
for America-that land flowing with
milk and honey, which was the scene
Of his rise from obscure poverty to
Neutrality-suspicious.. This time
who knows-F'irpo may start. and
this time go through with. an appli-
cation for American citizenship.
1t was his first venture into the
United States naturalization courts,
where he took out first papers as a
| Compliment" to the nation. which
had been such lavish host to him,
that got Luis into hot water at home.
Firpo's Biggest BIunder.
The first thing he did after his
triumphal return to South America
was to sell one Buenos Aires news
paper first publication rights to all
statements, all fight plans and all
other news concerning his heroic self.
He had got away with that for a
while in the United States, and made
himself a nice addition 70 the old
bank roll. But he overlooked the
fact that he was coming home with
whole lot of explaining to do about
that venture in naturalization. The
result was that all the papers save
the one which had tied him up with
a contract promptly boycotted him.
and pretty soon he had dropped al
most entirely out Of the public eye.
He was no longer a great national
hero.
When he went out selling the
American automobile, whose agency
he obtained while in the United
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ENABLES CIRCUIT TO LAND
CREAM OF YOUNG TALENT
Ban Johnsons Marvelously Efficient Bureau of In.
formation About Budding Stars, Gives His
Wheel Edge Over National League.
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

7 December 25-Why National League
complain when talk sharply each ohertha the
American League its older the coaling
OF skiliul base ball players:
but perhaps
mveous efficient information bureau The base
ball what tremendously
possessed by President Ban Johnson.
I'll
home they don't hear OF II Chicago"
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RED MEN S LEAGUE.

That Idaho quint appears to be IL
vincible. having, played twenty-oHe
games without a setback. The handi-
cap system would pull them back
II. ONeill carries the hDnors Of tie
league. having high set and game
of $50 and 1876. respectively. On two
occasions Boyer of Idaho has come
within one pin of equaling ONcin'~
high game.
The Idaho quint has the best team
game go. and also the high set.
1911. which probably accounts for
rhni1. exalted nositioN.
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VARNELL WILL REFEREE.

Los ANGELES, Calf. December
25-Officials of the New Year day
foot ball game at the Pasadena rose
bowl between the University of
Washington and the United States
Naval Academy, with the exception
of field Judge. have been chosen.
George M. VarneH, University of
Chicago, will referee; J. w. Crowell,
Swarthmore, is the umpire. and Ken
meth Bartlett, Oregon, head linesman.
Evening star., 1923-12-25
MASONIC LEAGUE
Tam Standing.

That bunch of wild broncos, the La
Fayette, a week ago held the leader
shin by a small margin. but Capt.
Watson issued strict orders that he
wanted something done and, of course,
poor King David had to be the victim.
Lead off man, Urban, shot his head off
and the rest followed suit, with the re-
suit that they grabbed all three games,
shooting a total of 1886 pins, bettering
the old league record by IS naples.
Hiram did the best work last week,
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CHERRYDALE NINE PLANS
NEW YEAR EVE DANCE

Members of the 1922 champion Cher
rydale base ball team are to hold a
dance next Monday night at S 80
o'clock The proceeds will be used to
condition the new ball field. Mickey
Johnson, manager of the 1922 team,
has charge of the affair.
A ton of coal recently purchased by
the club will be disposed of at the en-
tertainment.
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States. he was no IDnGTr followed h.
cheering crowds. \ few curious aud
some hostile spectators gathered Eut
there was no great huzzah
Fails With Radio Racket.
Finally, having got in dutoi witt1
the newspapers. Luis hit on the idea
Of telling South America IN radio
how 1t happened that he applied for
United States citizenship. and how he
really didn't mean It at all. But SOM
how, the explanation doesn't seem TO
go down. The home folks insist that
he was on the point of forsS wearing
allegiance TO the Argentine for mo
tiveS OF self interest,". and oII.
changed his plans because H. fouao
the move was doing him NOR, ha~su
than good.
Meanwhile, his >oicc laItire.
stumbling. heSitatiuE moakiv -
planning, goes out from tae broad
casting station. repeating. phrase by
phrase, the whispered prymptIugs Of
friend who reads his lectures OFF 70
him. The prompterS whispers can lie
heard by radio fans as plainly as the
Demon Angels louder echo
As long as Firpo kept silent and
used his two fists. he was acquiring
a reputation as d great pugilist Rur
as soon as he opened his mouth {" eN-
plain the great naturalization Gasc..
he put both feet in it, And HuNy -
can't seem TO get them out.
Copyright. 1873
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GIANTS CHANGE POLICY,

NEW YORK. December 2a-The
New York Giants will meet other
National League clubs in Florida dur
ing their spring training, Manager
McGraw has announced. In previous
years the Giants have SHE'D from
National League clubs In the spring
contests.
Evening star., 1923-12-25

. My suggestions for d way to
get out OF the batting slump is
the one> everybody tells you, but
you cannot do-forget it. That
is easier said than done. How
can man forget thing that is
the only thing in his mind:
Start All Over Again.
As | have Just said, | overcame
my batting slump against Taylor
by batting left-handed. That
might help others. The main
thing. though, is to look yourself
over and start right from the
bottom. as ii you were learning
all over. Bat in a careless way,
as if you didn't give hang what
happened
A batter should start in by
taking a short step and an easy
swing, as ii he simply, wanted to
tap the ball Time the ball and
don't be overanxious to hit.
Wait the pitcher out as long as
you can. II you get two or three
balls then make up your mind to
hit the first good one. Don't
worry about hit.
A batter in slump should take
an unusual lot of batting practice
and bat as If he were experiment.
ing. Above all things don't blame
the bat. | have known many
litters to throw away their bats
while III slump and buy new
ones. Golfers who go wrong in
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|FJJTS Unable TO RECOVER
PRESTIGE LOST AT HOME,
Follows GENERALIZATION Bunder by Antagonzine
Newspapers and Efforts TO Square Himself
With Fans by Radio Talks Fail
BY JAMES COLLIER.

~ UENOS AIRES Angel Of
Argentine, lucifer talspin clouds Of
which he before
his heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey,
the
him back to the hospable United o March l.
Before his
popularity tv
before the folks
Americana will do. A
will Buenos before February and exchange
the Wild Bul-who has 0 his
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WITH THE PINSPLLERS

winning FIVE Of SIX games. Ptntallia
forfeiting three and Acacia dropping
two.
AS an evidence Of the tightuess ~
the penaant race. PCtowac wCn thrt
games from George II. Whiting anu
moved up six uotches.
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ZUPPKE. ILLINOIS COACH.
LIKES TOUGH GRID LISTS

RBANA H. schedule makes
| | II want a with blood Same
~ bail players. grueng campaign puts iron in
system and nal them fighters
Thus answered Zuppke Illinois
his habit choosing the strongest teams he
Evening star., 1923-12-25

GO on around with the club and
mike tie complete swing I'm the
regular way. The reason this
eIcvates the ball is because the
ciubhead describes almost a cir
Gle in it's flight. You must he
c;-rcful not to become confused or
,tEerwFse thrown off balance he
cause Gf these slight changes. The
swing IL always m.de In the regu-
lar manner. These slight changes
fer different effects on the ball are
never exaggerated movements at
NIL. The player must understand
that an inch or two with the feet
results in a lot of difference in the
balls flight IL the swing il not In
rcrfered with otherwise.
jCopyright. John F. Ollie Coz
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System lids American League FHpo Will Welcome Return to e. S.

their drives often throw away
their drivers and buy new clubs:
As a result they are worse off
than ever 1t is never the fault
OF the bat.
For expert batters big
leaguers-it is good idea in
getting out of a slump to simply
hit the ball on the nose. They
should never try to place it.
In my whole experience the
most satisfactory batting | ever
accomplished was while coming
out of one of'these slumps.
In 1899, while playing with
Louisville, we had been losing
regularly. l could not hit the
ball and the other heavy batters
were in the same fix. The fans
had started to ride. That. by the
way, is the worst part OF the bat
ting slump. 1t is a sure tip-off
as to how bad you look. The
players notice it long before the
fans.
On the day OF this particular
game we were playing Pittsburgh
and the fans knew that | came
from there. that the Pittsburgh
section was my home
In the very first inning they
gave ME an extra hard razzing.
Some loud -mouthed ones were
begging the Pittsburgh club to
take me home with them: that
they were tired OF looking at that
Dutchman.
What He Did to Pittsburgh.
Tannehill pitched for Pitts
burgh. and he was a corking good
pitcher. Just the same | rose out
OF my. slump and slammed him
for a home run the first time up.
Later l got another home run.
Before the day was over | had
four hits. My second home run.
which came in the ninth inning,
won the game for us by a score
OF ? to !. My home runs were
the only scores Louisville made.
In all my time I think that gave
me more satisfaction than any
batting stunt | ever did. The
fans did not try to wish me on
Pittsburgh after that. None OF
us realized then that in a short
time l would actually be in
Pittsburgh, playing on the home
team. They never dreamed that
Louisville would be out of the
league forever and that the whole
team would be moved to Pitts
burgh. Still, that is what hap
pered.
There seems to be some misun-
derstanding among a few mod
ern day fans as to how l went
to Pittsburgh. I was never
traded there or sold.
When | got in the National
League it was made up OF twelve
clubs. This proved failure. The
circuit was entirely too big.
| didn't know much about base
ball politics in those days-didn't t
care-but there was a lot Of hol-
lering from Baltimore and Louis
vile about being dropped out. It
was particularly loud from Balti-
more, where they had the great
est ball club of that time Still
the Baltimore team, with all its
stars, didn't pay.
SO the league was cut down to
eight clubs. Barney Dreyfuss got
the Pittsburgh franchise and the
whole Louisville team was moved
over there. Some OF the Pitts
burgh players stayed, but not
many. l only know / was tickled
to death to be shifted over with
a chance of being with my own
friends for the rest OF my playing
days.
TOMORROW: The Test of 4
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Answered py
HOWARD B. ORTNER
Coach, Cornell University; known for
his brilliant. aggressive teams.

Two games a week should be the
most any team should play. A good
way. is to play one game a week,
with occasionally two games in the
same week. Games never ought to
be on successive nights, as this
takes too much from the players
physically and robs the game of its
pleasures.
Copyright. 1923. Associated Editors)
Evening star., 1923-01-28
James Reynolds Arrives
For Rehearsals of .Grania

Mr.. James Reynolds OF New York
has arrived in Washington, to be the
guest of Mr.. Robert Bell at Twin Oaks
during the final rehearsals of era
MIA" the lovely Irish folk play, writ
ten by Lady Gregory for special pro-
duction at the Abbey Theater, Dublin,
and which is to be the third produc-
tion of the Rams Head Players at
their miniature theater, on 18th street.
The first performance will occur on
Wednesday evening of this week at
1880 o'clock. and the play will be con-
tlnued during ten performances. Ac-
cording to the Rams Head schedule
no performances will ever be given on
Monday or Tuesday night. but every
"Wednesday, Thusrday. Friday and
afternoon there are performances at
the Rams Head Playhouse.
Among those present last week at
the closing performance of THE I'M
portanoe Of Being Earnest" were Mrs.
Edmund Pendleton, Mrs. William G..
Eustis, Mrs. Gouverneur Morris, Mrs.
Philip Sheridan. DR.. and Mrs. E. B.
Meigs. Mrs. Z. F. Andrews, Mrs. Rich
ard Harlow, Mr.. Lynch Luquer, Mrs.
George L Williams, Mr.. Seya Of the
I.atvian legation. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Delano. Mrs. Gillet Hill. Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer. Mr.. and Mrs. John
1hlder. Miss Mary Culbertson. Mrs.
William Eric Fowler, Mai. and Mrs.
Henry Leonard. Mrs. Beale Howard,
Mrs. Hayne Ellis. Mrs. Bancroft Da-
Wis, Mr.. William Phelps Emo and Mrs.
w. B. Hibbs.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
Little Flower Junior
Guild to Entertain

Over a hundred tables will be taken
for the card party to be given on
Monday, February S, at Wardman
Park Hotel, by the Junior Guild Of
the Little Flower. and there will be
quite a pre-Lenten air OF festivity to
The occasion. Flowers, candy ard
cigarettes will be sold by a number
of debutantes of this and last season.
Miss Lillian Thompson is chairman
of the committee of young ladies as
sisting and Miss Alice Milburn vice
chairman Others of the committee
include Miss Betty Werner. Miss
Catherine Radcliffe, Miss Josephine
Williford. Miss Dorothy Mondell, Miss
Catherine Wrenn, Miss Emily Dial,
Miss Cecil Lester Jones, Miss Dorothy
Elizabeth Taylor Jones, Miss Dorothy
johnson and Miss Helen Campbell.
Miss Eleanor Carroll Hill Is in
charge of flowers. assisted by Miss
Jane Carmichael, Miss Mary Stitt,
Miss Emma Stitt, Miss Edith Bacon,
Miss Virginia Hume, Miss Charlotte
Clark, Miss Henrietta Hill and others.
Miss Elizabeth Howser is in charge
of the homemade candy and fudge and
will be assisted by number of young
ladies. the names to be announced
later.
The object Of the party is to raise
funds for a hospital at ketchikan,
Alaska The Junior Guild has under
taken to equip the children's ward.
and 1t Is hoped that those interested
in little ones will give their support
and relieve the distress of the sick
children In the frozen north.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
Entertainment to Honor
Prominent D. A. R. Leaders

Mrs. HenryChurchill Cook and Miss
Mayher entertained a large and dis
tinguished company Tuesday evening
at the Washington Club, in compli-
ment to Mrs. George Maynard Minor,
president general N. S. D. A. r.; Mrs.
G. Wallace w. Hanger. candidate for
president general; Mrs. George
Thacher Guernsey, former president
general; Mrs. John Laidlaw Buel, vice
president general, Connecticut; Mrs.
Livingston L. Hunter, treasurer gen.
eral; Miss Emma Crowell, former re-
cording secretary general; Mrs. Fran
els "A. st. Clair, former state regent,
and members of Independence Bell
Chapter. among whom were the vice
regent, Mrs. Frederick kobar Spar
row; Mrs. Joseph Henry Wheat, Mrs.
Robert {. Henry, Miss Barry, Mrs.
Avirilla Barry Aycock, Miss Grace II.
Diggs, Miss Camilla w. Diggs, Miss
Ftzpatrick, Mrs. Manley G. Miller,
Mrs. Norris e. NARROW, Mrs. Sallie
Grant Gates. Mrs. Anna Scott and
Mrs. Jessie Pierce.
The guests were introduced by Miss
Mayher. A stringed orchestra fur
nished music from the balcony. Mrs.
Thomas Worthington Cooke served
punch. The dining room table was
decorated with silver candelabra, sill
YER dishes, and a large silver vase
fllled with red carnations, white hya-
cinths and other spring flowers. and
was presided over by Mrs. Ashton
Todd and Mrs. Rufus L. Allan, assist
ed by Mrs: Russell E. Slime. Miss
Dorothy Hunter. Miss Jessica Pierce,
Miss Margaret Richa rdson, Miss Mary
Hume Richardson, Miss Loretta Chap
man and Mrs. Fred Folland:
Evening star., 1923-01-28
Plan Honors for Dean
OF Diplomatic Corps

fore he came to Washington in 1903.
NJ. Jusserand has since then added
two books to the long list of his
literary productions. Great Ameri-
leans OF Past and Present Times" and
Companions in Arms" a sort of
newer edition of the first. but on
tanning q full description of American
participation in the world war as the
ally OF France. He intends in the
near future to compile his many ad-
dresses delivered before American
audiences in book form.
As dean of the corps. NJ. Jusserand
has not served so long as did Lord
Pauncefote of Preston, who as Brit
tsh minister and then in the rank OF
brst British ambassador was dean for
almost fifteen years. But as an am
baSaador alone, the French repre-
sentative holds the record for this
honor, as well as for continued serv-
Ice. He succeeded Baron Hengel-
muller as dean In 1910. Lord Paunce-
fote was in Washington more than
eighteen years wheR-hc died in 1907
Baron Hengelmuller. minister and
then ambassador from Austria Hun
gary, was here about eighteen years.
and before that Senor Romero, first
minister and then ambassador from
Mexico, had served about twenty-fi five
years. but not continuously. Mr..
Preston, minister from Hawaii in Ar
thurs time. had been in Washington
nearly thirty years and was dean of
the corps when his death occurred so
tragically at a New Year reception.
Five British ambassadors have served
here since M. Jusserand came, and
ltaly. mas changed her envoy six times
Evening star., 1923-01-28

Quiet preparationssare afoot In the
State Department and among the
diplomats TO honor the dean zof the
corps. NJ. Jean Jules Jusserand, when
In n few days he will complete his
twentieth year of continuous service
as ambassador from the French Re-
public. M. Jusserand arrived in
Washington January 20, 1908. and on
February he presented his creden-
tfals to President Roosevelt. Except
ror leaves Of absence taken during
the summer vacation, he has served
his country without intermission ever
since. He Us the third ambassador
which the French Republic has sent
TO Washington and succeeded NJ. Jules
Cambon, familiar In American history
as one of the signers of the protocol
which ended the Spanish American
war and also, one of the signers OF
the treaty of Paris, which made the
peace. T..
OF the diplomatic corps established
In Washington when M. Jusserand
presented his credentials but two
lister, the Viscount d'Alte, who has
been in Washington since May, 1902,
and the Danish minister, NJ. Constan-
tin Brun. who had served as minister,
for some twelve years when he was
transferred to Constantinople. In
1912 he was again sent to Washing
ton and is at present the envoy OF
Denmark. In the. State Department
only the venerable second secretary,
Mr.. Alvey A. Adee. is at the helm and,
Of course, a number of minor en-
ployes. NJ. Jusserand has seen other
potent changes in the American capi-
tai and the rise and fall OF political
parties and their representatives
The lamented Col. John Hay was Sec
retary when he came and was soon
succeeded by Mr. Root. and eventu-
ally Robert Bacon. He was a close
friend of the late Philander Knox,
premier" in the Taft administration,
and the three who served President
Wilson. Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Lansing and
Mr.. Colby. If the present dean OF the
corps follows the example Of CO.
temporary statesmen and writes his
memoirs. he can depict chapters of
American history Of consuming in
terest and Importance.
A writer of international fame be-
Evening star., 1923-01-28

Cork, iron and glass have been ex-
perimented with for making roads to
stand heavy traffic.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
Entertainment in Honor of
Capt. and Mrs. Jacobson

In compliment to Capt. Simon ia
cobson, U. S. A. and Mrs. Jacobson,
who are leaving Washington shortly
for Buffalo. n. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Brotman entertained a small
gathering of friends Wednesday even
ing at their home. 1410 Crittenden
street northwest Music and dancing
were features of the evening Mrs.
Louis Goldstein assisted the hostess.
In the company were Mr. and Mrs.
William Schwartz, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Goldstein, Miss Bertha Schwartz, Miss
Florence MaZerow, Mr.. Irving I. Brot-
man, Mr.. George Weinberger and Mr..
Milford Brotman.