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Evening star., 1923-03-08
BROUTHERS RANKS FOURTH
AMONG GREATEST HITTERS
1853 s.1s7 1907 c,s47 s,45s 2e4 "a

ers' League, and Boston. in the Amer
lean Association. In Baltimore he
was d member of the Oriole cham
pions of 1894.
But when Brouthers got through
he had compiled the fourth highest
batting average of all time. a rating
for seventeen years of .24S The four
leading hitters of all time are Cobb.
.373; Sisler. ass; Browning. .G53. and
Brouthers, .34S
Brouthers' great smuggling Gay was
on September 10 1886. with the old
Detroit Nationals, when he exploded
three home runs. a double and d sin
gle, five hits, good for fifteen bases.
in nine-inning game. This came
within two bases Of tying the joint
record of Delehanty and Lowe, who
both hit for seventeen bases in a nine
inning game.
For a big man who was not par
ticularly fast Dan ranks very high
among the run-scorers. Only Billy
Hamilton and Mike Tiernan rank
above Brouthers in this respect. Ham
ilton averaged a little better than a
run game. and Tiernan and
Brouthers just a little under Il run a
game. Dan scored 507 runs in ] 1911
games.
In discussing Roger Connor the
other day, we told of how Roger and
Dan Brouthers were among the few
National League players who have
made five errors in a game. 1t is a
league record. but maybe Dan would
like to have that one blotted out
fCopyriyht 1aS3N
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CALIFORNIA ATHLETES
CALMER AFT TER STORM

LOS ANGELES. March S.-Inter-
collegiate A. A. a. a. executives were
quite justified IN looking into scho-
lastic requirements and athletic
standards before admitting any
schools to membership" and on all
probability the University OF South
ern California will forward the neces-
sary data with view of applying for
membership in 1924" according to
Elmer G. Henderson. head coach.
The attitude taken by the students
OF the Trojan Institution because OF
the tabling of L. :. C.'S membership
application was rendered calmer by
the receipt of the text of the resolu-
tion passed and an explanatory state
ment by Secretary Abbott Southail in
which he said no slur had been cast
on L. S. C.'s athletic standards and
scholarship requirements.
L. S. c. has not definitely called off
plans to participate in eastern meets
said Henderson, and the proposed triI
to Paris Of a five-man track team Is
a possibility, nothing more.
Evening star., 1923-03-08

Following the Aloysius engagement
at Central Coliseum Saturday, the
three-time champions probably will
rest until tackling the Legi onnaires
ter. That will conclude their CAM
paign, unless the city title series is
deadlocked.
ST. Mary's junior. ran their con-
secutive victory string to six games
by beating the st. Andrews qunt.
Is to 8. Darling of the winners. with
three field goals, topped the other
scorers.
the illness of several of it's players.
has been forced to cancel tonight's
engagement with the Milans and
Saturdays date with the Dominican
Props.
Play for the 13J-14O championship
sought by eight teams will open to-
night at Central Coliseum. Four
games are scheduled the first be-
tween Georgetown Athletic Club
Juniors and Yosemites, starting at
$50 o'clock.
Navy Yard baxIeeters took the
measure of the Fort Humphreys quin-
tet, A to 80. O'Connor and Koontz
starred for the winners.
Stanton Juniors suffered their first
defeat in the lightwei gnt basket ball
title tourney in 2O-to-14 game with
the Mackins. With Morris and Bon
ner leading the attack, the Mackins
swept the Stantons off their feet for
time.
With Barnes blazing the way with
ten field goals, the Cuthbert Midgets
beat the Royals. 90 to Is. Epstein
did the best work for the losers.
Winton Athletic Club vanquished
the Herdics So to Z. Dellar of the
winners threw five goals from scr'im-
mage.
Aioysfus Clubs Big Five overcame
tho American Railway Express, 40 to
L.. in q District League match 1t
was the ninth straight circuit win
for the Aloysians.
Evening star., 1923-03-08

The tests formulated by the A A. L.
include the 100-yard dash. running
broad jump, running high jump and
bar vault. These four were adopted
because they are simple, compare
lively popular and require no eX-
pensive equipment. Others are likely
to be added from year to year. So
far as the Army is concerned, the
men will compete i'll ordinary field
clothing, running spikes and special
athletic uniforms being barred.
The tests require a boy of the
junior high school standard Gap
proXimately fifteen and sixteen years)
to run 100 yards in Is 2-5 seconds, to
make 13 feet in the running broad
jump, to clear feet = inches in the
running high jump and to clear 5
feet in the bar vault. A boy of the
senior high school standard (apprcNi-
mately seventeen and eighteen years)
onds: broad jump, IA feet; high jump.
a feet inches, and vault, 5 feet 2
inches.
A young man Of the college stand
ard (nineteen and twenty years)
should run the 100 yards in ~ 3-5
seconds; broad jump, Is feet; high
jump, 4 feet 6 inches, and bar vault,
feet inches. The varsity athletic
standard calls for II 2-5 seconds for
the 100 yards, Is feet for the broad
Jump, feet for the high jump and
feet 10 inches for the pole vault.
That different sections of the coun-
try may be compared as to efficiency
in these tests, the War Department
Evening star., 1923-03-08
RED SOX SALE TO BOSTON
MEN LIKELY, SAYS STORY

BOSTON. March S.-RumOrs OF
the impending .nlc of the Red SOA
were renewed today uS IA result OF
news reaching here from the Hot
Springs. Ark, training camp, quot
ing Representative James 4. CALI
van of Boston az having said that
President Harry Frax~e was dis
sussing such IA project in New York
with President johnson of the
american League. GaliiNan was
quoted ~ saying that the pros
Eecti,e purchasers were BOstOnfans.
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''TM GETTING YOUNGER"
VETERAN ADAMS SAYS

ST. JOSEPH. NO., March S.
Babe Adams, veteran Pittsburgh
National pitcher. today was en-
route for Hot Springs, Ark. to Join
his team mates for spring trnin-
ing.
"Neyer felt better in my Iife,"
Adams said when he left here last
night. "I'm getting younger every
day. I'll win lots OF games for
the Pirates this year, IL luck gives
me an even break"
Evening star., 1923-03-08
TWO B|LL|ARD|STS TIED
IN 1872 TITLE TOURNEY

NEW YORK, March S.-Percy ".
Collins Of Chicago and Francis S. APP
pleby of New York held the lead
with two victories and no defeats
each in the tournament for the title
of national amateur class A 1S.2 balk-
line billiard champion. Collins, APP
pleby and John 4. Clinton, jr., Of
Pittsburgh won the three contests
yesterday.
The victory of the Younger Appleby
over his brother, Edgar #. Appleby, Of
New York. the defending champion,
was the most spectacular, the East
ern titleholder winning, 800 to 101.
Emil A. Renner of Youngstown,
Ohio. Ohio state champion, lost the
other two games, the first to Collins,
300 to 16l, and the second to Clinton,
800 to 10S
Evening star., 1923-03-08
2Y FREDERICK q. LIEB.

A FAMOUS fence-buster OF the
~ days when first basemen were
hired solely for proficiency
with the ash was Dan Brouthers.
Dan still IS employed at the Polo
Grounds as watchman, and those
sturdy shoulders which gave him
much OF his walloping power have
not shrunk any with the passing OF
a quarter OF a century. Dan still
packs quite a punch.
Dan was a member of the original
big four" that great quartet of slug
gers sold by the old Buffalo Nationals
to Detroit in 1sS6-Dan Brouthers.
Hardy Richardson, Jim White and
Charley Rove. How those boys could
sock,
Brouthers. whose real name is Den
mis-. was a member OF Detroits only
National League championship team.
the club of 1887. He was its leading
hitter. with an average of .419. but
that was the gift year, when bases
on balls went for hits. What would
Babe Ruth have hit in 1921. with 144
extra bases on balls recorded as hits?
Dan piled his slugging art in many
ports during the seventeen years
that he abused the pitching of his
day. He played with Troy, Buffalo,
Detroit. Boston, Brooklyn. Baltimore.
Louisville and Philadelphia. in the
National League: Roston, in the Play
Evening star., 1923-03-08
WISCONSIN PICKS RYAN ,
FOR FOOT BALL COACH

MADISON. Wis. March s.
Wisconsin employed it's first full
time foot bnlI coach when the
board Of regents OF the Uni
versjty chose John J. Ryan OF
Dartmouth for the position. He
will hold the rank OF assistant
professor and receive a salary OF
S6.N0 year.
Ryan has been active in foot
bail as player. scout. official and
coach for twenty years. In
INi3-05 hc played left haIfback
on the Waterbury. Conn. High
school team. In 1905 he waA
quarterback on tho New Hamp-
shire College team. and in 1908
and 1909 was quarterback, right
halfback and end on the Dart
mouth eleven. being captain I'm
his senior ycnr.
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Pirates Have Costly Recruit.

PITTSBURGH. March S.-Three more
pitchers are expected today to aug
ment Manager Mckechnics crew OF
Pirate batterymen in their spring
training at Hot Springs. Ark, accord
ing TO advices received here. Babe
Adams. FaIk and Kunz are the PLAY
ers due to arrive today.
"Reb" Russell. right fielder. arrived
ahead of schedule.
one of the most impressive per
formanCes staged by any rookie wa
that OF Pitcher George Boehlcr. H..
was with Tulsa in the Western League
last wear and Will cost the Pirate
So. 600 il he makes good
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Ruether VIII See Ebbets.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March s
Dutch Ruether. star southpaw of tn
Brooklyn Robins, has changed hi
mind. which is d prerogative Of left
handlers. and has decided to tall
things over with President Ebbets
Dutch seemed set in his purpose no
10 see Ebhets, and according TO hi
own statement. was through wiz
professional base ball. First h.
wouldn't see his boss. then he couldn'
ana finally, lie boarded rattler 70
CIea Fla.-and at his own eE
DcrSe ar that
Evening star., 1923-03-08
'CONROY, LAST OF ROCKIES.
/ IS DUE TO REPORT TODAY
Peck Preparing at Hot Springs and Johnson Detain-
ed in San Francisco by Illness of His Boy
Real Work Gets Underway.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

IT March SSpng training the Nationals under
today With cachers pitchers nheders
to number o
around all the field and there
10 o'clock
OF his
Washington squad this
big having
their but the
OF Bush
their fully occupied
Ia
nl,e1f e
Evening star., 1923-03-08
College Briefs

NEW HAVEN. Conn, March s.
Harvard clinched the Big Three"
hockey championship last night by
defeating Yale. . goals to in a game
that Went into three extra periods
PHILADELPHIA. March S.-Prince-
tons ice hockey team last night de-
feated Pennsylvania. 6 goals to in
an Inter- collegiate League game
PHILADELPHIA. March Yale
last night defeated Pennsylvania. 29
TO II in an Inter collegiate Basket
Ball League game.
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Nationals Roster Are Tampa With Exception of Three
LEGION MEN WOULD BAR
Am. GAMES OF MAY 80

BOSTON. March S.-DfStrfct
commanders Of No. district,
American Legion, comprising
Mnine, New Hnmpshire, Vermont,
Massachuxetts and Rhode Island,
at q meeting here voted to request
kenesaw NJ. Lnndfs, arbfter OF
base ball, to discontinue games In
organized base ball ON the fore
noon OF Memorial day as mark
Of respect for the nations hero
dead.
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BENTLEY is DETERMINED
TO HAVE HIS TERMS MET

BALTIMORE. Nd. March SIN
n statement defending his position
as a "hOld-Out" from the New York
Giants Jack Bentley said he was
firm in his determination to for
sake organized ball unless his
terms are met as the first day he
announced his decision.
Evening star., 1923-03-08
TITLE THREATENED, YANK
QUINT BOOKS WORKOUTS

OSSIB the basket ball championship which they have
botheng the Yankees these
taken walopng the American Legion and
lau
OF Aoysans Saturday
night SO Manager Nate Saubcr has decided his charges need some
matches
Tonight the Yankees agerstown match and
will Irder the Naval
ReScry
Evening star., 1923-03-08
Myatt of Indians Ill.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. March S.-Glenn
Myatt, the Cleveland Indians $4,000
catcher, is laid up with slight at
tack Of pleurisy, according to advtces
received today from Lakeland, Fla.
He had been suffering with a. hard
cold since his arrival at the training
camp a week ago.
To offset this, fans received the
cheerful news that Iris Speakers in
jured knee, which kept him out of the
lineup during the last six weeks Of
play last season, has entirely re
covered
Evening star., 1923-03-08
USE OF PHYSICAL TESTS
URGED ON ORGANIZATIONS

the physical standard of the youth of the country
which, hoped result
the physical defects which
the War
by the National A. u They will be
the Rogams conducted
and War educational religious
adopt the
participation athletics
a L
Evening star., 1923-03-08
FONSECA OF REDS SIGNS

CINCINNATI Ohio, March S.-Pres
iGent Hermann has received a tele
gram from Louis Fonseca. infleldc!
saying that he had signed his con.
tract and that he and Babe" Pineil
third basenan, would reach Orlando
Fla. Saturday.
Evening star., 1923-03-08
Braves Have Lone HOidOut,

BOSTON. March S.-From the \.
Petersburg, Fla, training camp of tns
Braves word came that Frank Gibson
Texan catcher, was the only known
holdout.
Evening star., 1923-03-08
Sees Golf as Aid to Hitting,

BOSTON, March S.-Players' whose
weakness is inability to hit a low
ball should play golf and get the
low swinging habit in the opinion
of Mickey O'Neal, catcher OF the Bos
ton Braves. who reported at the s.
Petersburg training camp yesterdaf
According to word reaching here tie
idea Of the Braves backstop has i'm
pressed Manager Fred Mitchell ami
others.
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Cobb MAY Caxy Ten HurIers.

DETROIT, March S.-The full roster
of the Detroit Americans was slated
to enter training today at the Au-
gusta, Ga. camp where the battery
men have been taking light workouts
for the past week.
The Tigers were rained out yester-
day for the first time and several of
Evening star., 1923-03-08
WILLIAMS KNOCKS BALL
OUT OF LOT FOUR TIMES

q L LOUIS March 8kenneth Williams leading
the American League signized his
- training Mobile Aa ycsterdy by knocking
Pitcher Urban Shoccr also
Evening star., 1923-03-08

Word from the ST. Louis Nationals
training quarters at Bradentown, Fla,
told Of the players rounding into
shape, with several recruits perform
ing SO well that they will be retained
by Branch Hickey this season.
Evening star., 1923-03-08
BOSTON SIX WINS GAME.

BOSTON, March S.-Boston Athletic
Association defeated Eictorias in a
United States Amateur Hockey Asso-
citation game last Aight, to /.
Evening star., 1923-03-08

the men welcomed the day off be
cause Of sore muscles. Manager Cobb
plans TO hold the workouts TO on,
lively session a day.
Reports from the camp are that
Cobb may carry staff Of ten hurlerS
at the sbegfnninG Of the championship
season. Fourteen moundsmen are
now III training. The Peach" also
plans to carry four outfielders besides
himself indicating that he may ease
up with his own activities this yea
Evening star., 1923-03-08

Harlem Athletic Club will hold a
base ball meeting tomorrow night at
o'clock at 1910 Conduit road. Team
officers Will be elected.
Evening star., 1923-03-08

Pierce Athletic Club of HyatSsville
has elected Allie 4. Bowers business
manager and Albert Hickey field
manager. Candidates for the team
arc 10 report Sunday.
Evening star., 1923-03-08
LOOMS MADE CAPTAIN
OF MOUNT RAINIER NINE

Mount Rainier base ball team.
which made quite a good record in
sandlot competition last summer. is
reorganizinS and has elected Lynn
LoomiS captain. He expects to have
a number of candidates at practice
within three weeks. y ]. Baldwin is
field manager and Harry Newman
business manager. Games with the
Mount Eaipiers maye be scheduled by
addressing Manager Newman at 34l5
Bunker Hill road Mount Rainier. Md.
With all of last years players and
some new recruits at hand, Royal
Athletic club expects 10 put a snappy
fifteen year team on the field. For
enSa gementS with the ROYALS tele-
phone Franklin 67Si between and :
pm.
Evening star., 1923-03-08

A FAMOUS fence-buster OF the
\ days when first basemen were
u hired sO1elY iOr proficiency
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-07
CITY Will PAY FOR
POSTS AT MONUMENT
Action Taken by Council We'd
nesday Night Binds Munich
pality to Pay Debt

City council at its Wednesday
night session adopted a motion by
Alderman Allison to pay approxi-
mately $185.00 for four posts plac-
ed at the intersection of Lamar
and Lee streets when the Dough-
boy monument was erected there.
1t had been contended previously
that these post were purchased
without adequate authority in the
name of the city, and that the mu-
nieipality was neither legally nor
morally bound to pay for them.
Last night this question was re-
hashed and again discussed by the
members present, with the advice
Of City Attorney Lane, the final
vote being that the city pay for
the posts, which are an ornamental
and permanent improvement. With
the adoption of the resolution, how
ever, it was stated to be the purpose
of the city to require those who
agreed to pay for these posts,
and have not yet done so, to pay
into the city treasury the amount
of their unpaid pledges. The sum
Of these was stated on the floor of
the council, and in at least one
instance the statement was made
that the subscriber would pay the
amount to be due from him within
a brief time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-07
WORLD COURT URGED
AS WORLD HOPE BY
HARDING IN LETTER
Membership Therein Would
Cost This Country Nothing
of independence, He Says
AMERICA SHOULD HELP
President Declares in Letter to
Bishop Gailor United States
Has Duty to Perform

WASHINGTON, June 7.-Presi-
dent Harding declared in a letter
made public here that by accepting
membership in the world court the
United States" may make its larg-
est feasible contribution to stabili-
zation, wyile at the same time sur
rendering nothing of its advantages
and independence" now enjoyed
by the American people.
The presidents letter was adj
dressed to Bishop Gailor Of Ten
nessee, head of the National Coun-
Gil of the Protestant Episcopal
church, who had written the presi-
dent that there were many thou
sands of citizens who deem it a
matter of honor that in some way
the American nation should CON
tribute it's influence to rehaIbili-
tate the countries of Europe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-07
WHITE MOONSHINER
GETS PRISON TERM
Judge Littlejohn Sentences
Crutchfield to Serve on Gang
Following Conviction

At the morning session OF sum-
ter Superior court today, Charles
Crutchtield, white, was tried on a
charge Of making whisky. Crutch-
field was found guilty and a SEN
tence Of IL months was given him.
If after he has served 80 days he
pays the cost of the court, he will
be discharged from further service.
Three small Americus negro boys
were up on {. charge of robbery,
and all were found guilty. On
account of their ages being around
dozen years, the court sentenced
the older boy, Tim Sanders, to the
Georgia Training School for Boys
at Milledgeyille. The two younger
boys, Leroy Williams and Sol San
ders, were given parole sentences
of IL months each. They were Civ
en- in care of their fathers with
Sheriff Harvey as parole officer.
Jesse Mullins, a negro, who yes
terdaa was found guilty of using
profane language in the presence
of a female, was sentenced to IL
months on the changing or pay
$50 fine.
The jury returned a verdict of
guilty against George Mayer and
Fate Brown, a changing sentence
was imposed on each offender of
not less than two years and six
months for making whisky, and for
having whisky in their possession
a sentence Of 8 months or $50 each
was imposed by the court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-07
PREPARATIONS OFFER
is HANDED ENTENTE
AND UNITED STATES
Proposes System of Annuities n
Event Effort to Float Inter-
national Loan Fails
PLEDGE FEDERAL ROADS
Proposition Also Would Raise
100000 Marks Of Annuities
by Taxes on Luxuries

BERLIN, June 7.--(By the As
sociated Press.) Germany's
amendatory reparations note which
was handed to the entente and the
United States government this aft
ernoon proposes a system of an
nuities estimated to total one bill
lion two hundred million marks an
nually if the international loan is
not available for immediate pay
ments.
The annuities would become eff
fective in 1927 and the number and
amount would depend wholly upon
the degrees of Germany's econom-
ic recovery.
AS guarantee for these annui-
ties the German government pledg-
es its federal railway system which
would be capitalized at ten billion
marks and would be guaranteed
by gold 5 per cent mortgage for
which would be furnished in ply
sical holding Of industry, agricul-
ture and shipping and gold obli-
cations assumed by banking and
comercial interests and private real
estate. This levy it is estimated
would yield five hundred gold
marks.
An additional two hundred mid
lion marks of the annuities total,
would be raised by increased GUS
toms duties on luxuries and the
creation Of government monopoly in
tobacco and spirits.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-07
W|NBURN TALKS OF
WATER IN RR STOCKS

That the capitalization Of the
Central of Georgia railway rep
resents only $22,281 for each mile
of track operated, sum less than
the construction cost of pile Of
ordinary hard finished highway, is
the statement of w. A. Winburn
president Of the Central He points
out that it costs $25,000 per mile
to build such highway, with only
light grading, and without consid-
ering the value of the land on
which the road is built; while the
railway capitalization represents
the right-of-way, buildings, ballast,
ties and rails, heavy bridges, sig
nals, telephone and telegraph lines,
shops, terminals, etc.
Discussing "Watered stock,
Mr.. Winburn argues that this con-
trast proves the reasonable capit-
alization Of the Central of Georgia.
He points out that the railway
must build and maintain its own
tracks, whereas motor trucks and
busses, ncompetition with the
railways, have the free use
of hard-surfaced highways, built
and maintained by public funds,
and which must be rebuilt by tax
money when worn out by motor
traffic. p declares further that
the struggle the railways must
make to earn a modest return upon
a low capitalization proves that
there is no "watered stock" and
that the freight and passenger
rates are reasonable.
The statement explains the rail-
way valuation now under attack by
radical agitators who aim at Gov
.ernment ownership. Mr.. Winburn
says that the transportation COM
panies ask only such treatment as
the constitution Of the United
States provides, and that to disre-
gard these provisions would in
lvolve confscation of private prop
erty and Of investments, made IN
good faith, such as has never oc-
cured in American history.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-07
HUGE TRACTOR SENT
.LOVNDES BY DEPT.
Machine VIII Be Used in Haul
ing Big Road Machines, and
For Other Purposes

VALD0STA, June 7-Lowndes
county has received from the State
Highway Department an additional
tractor to be used in hauling big
road machines and doing other
work of a heavy nature. The ma
chine is of the Holt type and is per-
haps the largest ever brought here.
Officially the machine is regarded
with some trepidation, it being the
opinion of many that it is entirely
too heavy to cross any of the bridges
in the county with the exception of
the recent steel and concrete struc-
lures constructed by the county.
Along with the tractor came another
big road machine, the two COM
pletely filling a car.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-07
LOWNDES EQUALIZERS
ARE HARD AT WORK NOW

VALDOSTA, June THE county
board of tax equalizers is at work
every day going over the tax books
and adjusting the returns upon
what they believe is an equitable
basis. 1t is understood that con-
siderable number of changes are be-
ing made and hearings will be
granted in these cases where the
returns have been raised. The
board is given until July 1st to COM
plete its work, while the tax receiver
is allowed only the month of July
in which to make up the complete
digest and get it ready for delivery
to the commissioners.