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may do. Chances are that
he has lines out for a new
man.
Vernon Ia ms much up IN the ozone
regarding a keystone man an regards
a first sacker. BIZ Essick has Carl
Sawyer and Roilie 0cider. but he
plans 70 dispose OF Sawyer. and
Zeider Is getting along too far In
years to play regularly.
los Angeles win undoubtedly land
Marty Krug, but they're no cinch 10
have thc veteran in the lineup. Red
Killofer can DO counted upon 70 land
a good man from the Chicago Cubs
n Krug refuses 10 como into line.
Janvrin. local player. In the only
new man definitely lined up for sec
ond base. He has served many sen.
sons ms a utility player In tho majors
and he should he valuable man.
Kilduff. at Frisco. was the best
man In the league at his position last
summer. and he should go even bet
ter this year as he Will know the
league better.
sigiln has been playing great ball
for several years for Salt Lake and
there's no reason TO think that he
win go back much this y~ar.
The change from Sacramento 70
Oakland should do McGaffiRan n lot
OF good as he got in rut at sacra-
mento. McGaffigan is still pretty
sweet infieldcr and will do much 20
speed up the Oaks.
Seattle, Oakland. Los Angeles and
Vernon VIII all he stronger at second
base this season than last. providing
the last two clubs make good deals
for men. Sacramento may be weaker.
while Portland. Salt Lake and Frisco
win have the same strength. Second
bass play should be faster and more
dependable turnout the league this
coming season.
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Yank Inifeld
Has Bic Gap

NEW YORK. Jan. i3.--Thc In
fleld Of the New York Yankees IL
ar from being the class that one
expects of a pennant winner.
Joe Dugan at third Is perhaps
The uost valuable player in the
American league a that position.
Tia Yankees. however. cannot do
much Dragging about the other
three positions
0coff. At short. Is going back
fnne- The Yankees must find a
uncceesor for him within the next
~ yearA
Ward at second. Is n good me
chnntc3l player. but prone to pull
no1ne costly mistake at tho most
lnopportune time.
pipp. At first. was one Of the
moet valuable players on the
Yankees last season. despite the
met that he has been on the mar.
~ TOR several years. Pipp ranks
uoxt TO Duxan In value.
Incidentaliy the outfield Of the
Yankees Is nothing to brag about
~ tho Yankees are 70 repeat In
in Ire pitchers will have to
cnsTy much Of the burden
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NEW YORK. Jan is.--Books--
~ Darwin. Huxley. Emerson.
Moro Keats. Poe. DumaA
nalznc. Shakespeare.
And still more books - Hugo.
Goethe. Byron and Miiton-thrown
In for good measure.
No. We arc not discussing tho
hobby OF some college professor.
merely tho recreation which JEFF
Smith takes In HIS fow idle moments.
JEFF Smith II a prlxefightor.
lie might be called tho king with
out a throne" Battling for "a
years. no has been undefcatsd In the
mlddloweight and liRht-heavyweiKht
divisions. Though true middle.
weight. he has been forced 90 seek
work among tho heavlca. due 20 tho
flat refusal OF the official champions
IN hts division 10 meet him under any
conditions.
Hut 20 get hack 10 hooks.
Besides the few aforementioned.
JEFF possesses great array OF works
In tho original text. German Italian.
French. Dutch and Spanish. jeff.
besides being prizcfighter. - "a
llnguist. He In Ra much az home
with a French novel al his son would
bo with tho latest edition OF Mother
Goose
As his sons. ~ should say. For
JEFF has three.
Three boys for whom he alta ana
plans great things.
Jerome Is 20 become a brilliant
lawyer. Byron Ia slated for the
medical profession. and Vincent In
TO t'p n great architect.
, His family and his books. They
are his world. JEFF does not like 10
talk about hts profession. IIo would
rather talk OF his boys"
But no indicated that he thought
tighter should keep in the open as
much az possible. For that ~ason
he ruams tho country In his autorno-
hsle with hts family In all kinds Of
weather.
to believes IN plenty OF rest,
plenty OF plain. wholesome food. a
litilo EXERCISE 20 prevent stiffness
and In keeping miles away from
wurry.
Liquor and tobacco ar. barred by
him. az IN also road work. Ho claim.
MAT Tighter burns up hts vitality
IN mat form Of violent exercise
lilo has no trainer. and has never
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hlonK tnht tntOry.
However. well recall a game In
which keeping the head UP proved
very costly. In making that state.
ment, I am taking the heads up"
slogan literally.
A great many fast runners. once
they get into their stride. run with
the head tilted slightly upward.
Harry Miles. one OF the fastest men
I have ever seen in the majors. was
that type OF runner.
Niles, because OF his "heads up"
style Of running produced one OF tho
most unusual situations I have ever
seen on the ball field.
He made q home run that in real
ity proved to be nothing more than
one Of the longest singles ever re-
corded In the history OF the game.
Niles was with tho Boston club.
and the game was played in Wash
inRton. On the Boston club, at tho
time. was a recruit first sacker by
the name OF Danzig, who also
played a part In the episode.
With Boston two runs behind. late
In the game, Danzig reached first
base with Niles up. Niles hit.a hard
liner TO right field Danzig. on first.
believed there was chance that the
ball would be caught. He played II
safe by going half way between first
and second.
Niles. who hit the ball. early made
up his mind that the ball was not
going 10 be caught. When he
rounded first base he was going 70
full speed. carrying his head high
in the air. He passed Danzig, like
an express slips by a freight on n
side track.
The bail WIS played 20 the plate,
and Niles, with nice slide beat the
relay by n comfortable margin. II
was not until he reached the bench
that he was aware that he had passed
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Henderson Gets
Columbia Bid

LOS ANGELES. Jan. is.-co-
lumbia university has approached
Elmer c"Gloomy Gus'D Hender.
son, grid coach of the University
of Southern California, II was
learned today. Tom Thorp, Co
lumbla alumnus. and member OF
the board OF athletics. has asked
Columbia alumni here 20 investi.
gate and learn whether Hender.
son would consider a change. A
salary of Mt least $4,000 year In
said 10 be the lure held out to tho
coach. whose team kept the East
West championship In the West.
Henderson was noncommittal
concerning the tentative offer
when approached today. His con.
tract with u. s. c. has two more
years TO run.
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oIEEN ANNE WINS

Percy Bolstad is mayor OF Queen
Anne today.
The clever little forward OF tho
Quay basketball five saved the pork
and beans for the Hill team In
their first start OF the prep season
against Broadway at Queen Anne
Friday.
with tho timers gun poised In
the air. Bolstad scored n clever
basket AMI evened up the tally
Mt 1916. Then In the torrid four
minute overtime period he shared
two more field GOALS. giving the
little Quay squad victory over
their heavier opponents.
Bolstad was easily the best man
on the floor. with Captain Nelson.
OF Broadway. running him n close
second.
Broadway. using their weight 10
advantage. roughcd the lighter Hin
team considerably, but the superior
speed OF Coach Bells men saved
the game.
The summary follows:
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CASEY AT THE BAT

Mudvne that day;
The play;
and Rarrowa did the
scsy silence fell upon the patrons OF the game
A struggling so, up to 60 In deep
cuns thar hope which springs eternal in the human breast
We'd put up even money now with Casey at the bat
Flynn preceded Casey.
And the former lulu and tho latter was a cake
50. that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat
getting the bat
And Blake the much despsed the of tho ball
And when the and what had occurred
Jimmy safe a second Flynn ahuSgin'
a yel
II rumbied thru the valley; u rattled thru tho deli
II knocked upon the mountain and reconed upon Tho nat
Fer Casey mighty advancing 20 the bat
There hts
And when responding the cheers he shy DOTTED his ha.
he dire
Then while the wrhnx pitcher ground tho ball into his hip
Defiance cleaned = caseys
Ana IN. is.h.reev.r-s .Ds. hurting ,re N. ar
And Casey stood aw.iehax tn naughty grandeur msr~
Cose by the sturdy basman tho bali UNDECIDED sped
benches. people, up roar
KIN him KIN tho umprs shouted someone rom the stand
And It's likely they'd have killed him had hand
win snus Christian
He stnied the rising tumuit he bads the
But Casey stu ignored IT, and tho umpire said Strike two
Fraud cried the adansd thousands echo Fraud
Tv . no.. y s ana IN, ne mu's s was awsa
And they knew that Casey wouldn't let ball
The from caseys
He pound, win cruel violence his sA, upon The plate
And the air shattered by tho force of blow
OH somewhere in his
The band playing somewhere. and
But there is JOY in Mudvie-mighy Casey
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PREF STANDINGS

QUEEN ANNE. Roosevelt. Ballard
Vt and Lincoln turned in victories
I'm the four opening battles OF the
high school basketball season Friday.
the three first named squads just
noaing under tho wlro an winners.
Queen Anne trimmed tho powerful
broadway squad 20 to ie in four
minutes OF overtime at Queen Anne:
Roosevelt nosed out Franklin at
Franklin. II to IS. in another over
time game: Ballard just beat Gar.
field. 20 10 is. Mt Ballard, and Lin
coin swamped West Seattle. % to 2.
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KILLINCER
MAY RETIRE

NEW YORK. Jan. 13.--Glen Kill
linger. former football and baseball
star OF Penn State. is not expected
to report for baseball at Atlanta In
the spring. "kiIlinger has signed to
coach athletics at Penn State and I
don't expect to have him." Otto Mil
Ter. now manager OF the Atlanta club
said. Miller secured the promise Of
John McGrnw for some talent in the
spring.
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BY HENRY L. FARRELL

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-Two judges
IN and a referee voted that BIZ
Brennan. OF Chicago. was a worse
heavyweight than Floyd Johnson. OF
California. after IS rounds OF milling
last night In Madison Square Gar.
den.
Tho Judges made no mistake and
they might not have been in error II
they had given both Of them the
costs and 60 days.
Sitting at the ringzide were James
J. corbctt. Jack Johnson and Jess
Willard - almost In tears at what
was being built up for crack al
tho heavyweight title.
NEXT 90 them sat Tommy Gibbons
who could hardly be kept from jump
Ing into the ring.
johnson beat Brennan beyond all
doubt. bu, IN doing II he showed that
II there In any one thing he should
not do. n In 10 think too much about
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A long shot. tho length OF the
floor. by Tony Gritch. midget
Roosevelt forward. gave tho Ted.
dies n II TO Is win over the Frank.
lin Quakers In the Franklin gym
yesterday. The score at half time
stood i4.ls and Gritch's shot saved
the game for Roosevelt. Just before
tho final gun. rs both teams had
Tailed a foul. M both teams had
sion.
Jim Hyllengrin. Teddy guard. and
Fnnklin Wilson, Quaker guard,
starred for their respective teams.
First Team Game
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TEX MAKES
JACK OFFER

NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-Tex Rick
ara has made q definite offer TO
Jack Dempsey 20 engage In two
figiats during tho summer season
asninsf opponents that Richard win
select. Richard would not name the
terms or the opponents under con-
asderafion-
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OLDTIMERS
MEET AGAIN

NEW YORK. Jan. 13.-In the
lobby Of Madison Square Garden last
night Jess Willard ran into Jack
Johnson. from whom he won the
heavyweight championship in Ha-
vana Willard stuck out his hand
johnson gave him tho golden smile
and they talked for several minutea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-13
Only Half of Coast Clubs Have
Keystone Men in Line for 1923
Frisco Salt Lake and Oakland All Set for Should
Good Year Here Three Starr Return; Vernon Angeles
Not Set let
BY LEO II. LAssEN

My half the clubs
the who will second base in 1923.
Paddy Sgin Oakland Marty McGaffigan.
The clubs line
hold down their positions
Portland has Frank BRAZIL great hitter and aggressive ball play
but not much OF fielder and terrible
get better ahound however BRAZIL is reasonably
his position.
Sacramento in the air regarding
snapped Marty McGagan Oakland
tanned trade from Vernon But all
He played the Western
the third Pick
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Sensational Games Mark
Prep Basketball Premier

showing a world OF power.
Chef Ductt. Lincoln center. 40
counted for ~ points. Tho rin-
coin team ran Wild In tho second
half and the defense OF tho Rail.
splitters Was too much for tho In.
dams.
first Team Gnme
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EEP your head up
has long been a
pet slogan In base
ball.
In most cases.
II Is a mighty fine
h u n ch to play.
You q ei Id o m 80
W rong working
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baseball undoubtedly At the Bat the authorship of
beenq questioned this day.
But regardless the real writer's monce played against the org
old National the when with
Patrick Parne Cah oueder with
the ST. Louis Club.
the cokness and confidence the
Pacific his finish big
authorship the baseball
Quinan Murphy viii Valentine and Ernest Thayer
generally the writer of the original
De Wolfe Hopper used the the stage and instant
larity, being a snappy
benefit of which not be familiar
with the lines reprint them here:
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BALLARD WINS

Ballard nosed out Garfield NJ
Ballard in a thrilling battle by a
20 10 rs tally. II was anybody's
battle.
Ar Duffy. Garfield forward, was
tho high point man OF the game
with II points TO bis credit.
First Team Game
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OMAHA, Jan. is.---Billy Miske.
~. Paul heavyweight knocked out
Harry Foley. Little Rock. In ~ sec
onds. Morrfe Bchlaifer. Omaha. was
given 1o-round decision over War.
ME Smith. Tulsa.
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substitutions--Pcek 90 for Potts. Tor.
ney CO. for HYmHn. Kohl for Johnson.
ahansby for uouriay. Butler for Ramm.
Runtn for shastuck. uioxAm for Morse.
Bhattuck for RuntE
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CHICAGO, Jan. 13.--The Badgers
OF Wisconsin scored two falls and
three decisions out OF seven wrestling
matches against the Northwestern
grapplers last night and easily won
the contest.
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PRINCETON. NJ j.. Jan. H.
Three major sports were conducted
1ast year with a profit at Princeton.
FOOTBALL returned s15s.245; baseball.
oS.oeS, and basketball, 33,07S.
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LINEUP AND SUMMARY
Washington whitman
Lewis (e) ...Y .............. for1
Frayns ...r............ Gurias
Hssketh ....s.... q ...-........ feahs
Crawford .....G ..... Schroeder tei
Bryan "a. .......... DouElA
Score by periods.
Washington ...+..s-.....-.
whitman -.-..-. ----....... ~ Ill
Scoring: Washinefon: Field gosis-
Lewis 10; Frayne. 3; Hrsketh. .; cras-
ford. :. Weits. /. A. Peters. 1: Prank
land. g. free throws-CrAwford. out 81
a.. A. Peters. . out Of !. Whitman:
Field goais-Yorx. Q. 0ursan. s. Rich. 1.
Schroeder. 4. free throws-Ysnny. . out
Of g. Rich ! out Of I.
suhsfitugions. Washingfor-wslts for
Lewis A. Peters for Frayns. Franklano
for Herketh. Gundiaeh for Crawford.
Gardner for Bryan. whitman--Rich for
Gurian. Knudscn for Yenny. Bartholomew
for Douglas. Gurisn for Rich. renny for
Knndsen. Frye for Gurian. Douglas for
Bartholomew.
ofnciais-stan Riddie. referee. Tubby
Graves. time-kssper.
Keep q record OF all numbers on
Your car
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LINCOLN POWERFUL

Lincoln showed West Seattle
under 80 TO count at West
Seattle yesterday. the Northenders
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DENVER. Jan. i3.--Joe Berger.
Chicago lightweight. won a fast 10
round bout from Jack Doyle. Den.
yer.
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had a rub IN his long carver. Ito
viii not allow any water 20 b. put
on him while engaged In a bout. and
will only take n alice Of orange DO
tween rounds.
Smith. despite Tire fact that many
Of hiz recent bouts have teen with
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UC0Y1nH. FtrN t%FfV"-E' -.
nfSskfrg from rrsderickson. s:ss- second
pefiod--~1. Victoria. Haidsrscn rom frsa-
<~s~~~.r e.rr. /. victoria. Neekfnr. t.tS.
T<1rx p<rfod--4 Victoria. rrederfckson
1rum c. L>ouehifn. 1.e1.
Fcnxft.es. FIRST perfod---Nons Second
uog1od--E- Anderson. . minusss Thara
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-13
Monroe Bearcat Has
neutrality-suspicious.
Bercot Puts Williams Sleep in Everett Scrap; Mon
Logger Has Average of 500 in Knockouts,
Seven i'm ID Starts

AMI Dode Bercot's trusty right barked once
and Pat Williams bit the dust. Two bans,
three bans, four bans, five bams-and.
sweet spirits of inter, Williams was no more,
Bercot sent Williams down for the final
count at the end Of the fifth round of
scheduled eight-round bout at Everett Fri
day night. Williams was still out when the
gong rang for the opening Of the sixth, and
another X. O. was added TO the Monroe
logger's sensational record Of seven K O.s
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Bercot knocked his opponent down in the second
round twice in the fourth and three times and out in the
fifth
The fight in doubt after the second round.
Williams simply couldn't stand the Bearcats heavy siege
guns.
Eddie Neil won handy from Henry Geysel in the semi
final; Truman Davis too strong for Tommy Cans OF
Vancouver Filipino Colma drawed with Ernie DAILY and
frankie Marshall and Jackie Johnson 110pounders, also
went TO a draw.
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XYICrORTA. b. c.. Jan l5.-With-
out the services OF Bill Binney.
crnclg eoalie. Calgary went down 20
6nfent before Victoria here last night
" : Z to Q score
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Referee-Dick Munaon.
Umpire-Rsy Bckmann.
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ROOSEVELT WINS

xuies go for Haikowsh.
Heforoe-~Morriu
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DENNIS CENCES oE)
T. :Du8da1e %
AS Told 20 Leo H. Lassen -
AS Told to Leo II. Lassen
Pat Cahill Was Original Casey
of Casey at the Bat" Classic

THE famous baseball poem undoubtedly is Casey At
y which has been questioned until this day
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Danzig between first and second.
and. OF course. was automatically out
the moment he went by preceding
runner.
Danzig. In the meantime. up In the
air because Of tho action Of Niles I'm
passing him. went on 10 second and
stayed there until the confusion
cleared.
Internationally the near homo run
OF Niles was the longest single ]
have ever seen I'm baseball.
MONDAY-The timeliest homo
run ] ever saw.
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second base himself
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D0DE BERCOT STOPS PAT WILLIAMS IN FIFTH ROUND OF BIG MIX
Jeff Smith Is Highbrow of the Ring
Books Are Hobby of Prizefighter
By Ron DoRsIAN

NEW YORK. Jan. is.--Books--
IN Darwin. Huxley. Emerson.
The Washington times., 1923-02-26
META CRAIG WILL. SING
At CHURCH CONCERT

A varied musical program will be
given by Meta Craig, soprano;
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann. bass
and George Deland, organist, tomor-
row night at a concert at the Second
Baptist Church, Fourth street and
Virginia avenue southeast, at S:15
o'clock
The program follows:
Organ, "Marche Religieuse," Gull
mani: soprano. BATH BATH, o Bel
Masetto," from the opera Don Clio
vanni" (Mozart); organ, overture,
"Oberon" CWeber); bass, Strike, .
Long Expected Hour" BACH; organ,
Turkish march from 1.-The Ruins of
Athens" two Mexican songs Beetho-
Nen-Rubins' ein), "Estrellita (Ponce),
IA Golondri-1a" (Serradel); soprano,
Tally Ho.' Geoni, Charity (Hage-
mani, THE Open Road" Ross);
organ, gavotte in A from the opera
"1phigenia in Aulis'' (Gluck- Brahms),
March of the Little Lead Soldiers
Pierne); bass, Londonderry Air.
arranged by Bibb). Little Irish
Girl Nohr), "Hard Trials bur
leigh; organ, Zen as the Flower of
Calvary" (The Passion F'lower),
Uogan); coronation march from the
opera THE Prophet; soprano, reci-
tative, Our Duty We Have Now
Performed" bass, Graceful Con-
sort" from the oratorio, THE Crea-
ton" Naydnl.
The Washington times., 1923-02-26
Miss Louise Hines to Wed
Philadelphia Man.

Capt. and Mrs. John Fore Hines
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Louise Dudley
Hines, to George Bryan Kneass, of
Philadelphia. The wedding will
take place early in June in Phila-
delphia where Mrs. Hines is resid-
ing during Capt. Hines absence at
sea in command Of the N. S. s.
Pennsylvania. Miss Hines is a
niece of Henry Breckenridge and
Mrs. John Vance. of this city.
A recital of songs and monologues
will be given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Rogers, of New York, Sat
urday evening at the residence OF
Mrs. Charles M. Ffoulke, 2O11
Massachusetts avenue, for the bene-
fit of the Soldiers Rest Associa-
ton of Culpeper, Va. The commit
tee Of arrangements includes Mrs.
Frederic Atherton, Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss, Mrs. Frederic Delano,
Mrs. Charles M. Ffoulke, Mrs. 10
seph Frelinghuysen, Mrs. james
Warwick. Miss Leila Mechlin, Mrs.
John ]. Rodgers, Mrs. James w.
Wan worth, jr., Mrs. Charles War
rem and Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man.