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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
TRAYNOR GUESS
HITTER. SAYS
EXPERT

During a game at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh, some time ago, a men,
Der Of a visiting team, who Is one
of the star batters Of the country.
and. therefore, naturally to be con-
sidered an authority on hitting, was
discussing Pie Traynor, and admitted
that the young Pirate is already the
best third baseman in the National
League, and needed only a little
more experience to make him one of
all time.
But" he added, "I fear he is a
guess hitter. That is, he Just
guesses whether the ball is going to
be a fast one or a curve, takes a
chance and swings where he thinks
It is going to come. If he makes ii
lucky guess, he hits ii fairly, and /!
he does not. he misses it altogether
or goes out.
"A real hitter never guesses. He
can see the ball coming, and should
follow it with his eye. OF course
IL takes a keen and quick eye to dc
this, but it is the keen and quick
eye that makes a great hitter"
The only comment that the aver
age Pittsburgher has to make on the
above remarks is that IL would be 2
great thing for the Pirates if theJ
could pick up a few more guess
hitters" Of the Traynor type. II Pie
is a guess hitter they'll have to give
him credit for being a pretty gooC
gueSser.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
COUNTRY SOON
TOSTART GRID
PRACTICE

CHICAGO, Aug. 1G.-Although ac-
tivity in football will not start un-
til early in September, preliminary
preparation being made in some
sections of the country indicates
another successful year, to be fea-
tured by the usual number OF inter.
sectional struggles.
In the Middle. West, elevens OF
the Western Conference and Mis-
souri, valley are prevented by rule
from starting practice as organized
squads before September Is, but in
all other sections the men will be
hard at work before that date.
This is especially true Of the
smaller institution teams which will
engage in early-season struggles
with the larger universities and col
leges.
In numbers Of cases the men who
will be relied upon to bring about
the desired results this fall will
start training this month. That
means that the players who will do
the forward passing, punting, and
field-goal kicking will start work
with the oval by the end of the
week, if they have not already done
SO.
Forward passing and punting, not
to mention field-goal Kicking, re-
quires unlimited practice. Almost
every time the pigskin is thrown
the passer learns something new.
He will discover how to quicken
his peg. If he works with a re-
ceiver, he will learn how to throw
by tossing the oval into space and
depending upon the runner to reach
the ball before it touches the
ground.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11


Football throngs last year were
hampered by the large amount of
dust that arose from the ground
leading to the field, but when Coach
Wilce leads his candidates to bat
tie the ground will be level. oiled
and compact rolled so no mud
and dust will cause annoyance.
Later in the year the ground un-
der the stadium will be treated in
a similar manner, so that it can
be utilized for general physical ed
ucatiOn purposes.
At the open end of the stadium
ground is being filled in so the run
ming track can be constructed The
cost of the track, according to the
engineers report, will be close to
$4,000. A large amount of the
expense involved arises through
the difficulty of properly draining
he surface. The straightaWays are
y be on opposite sides of the field
&Rnners will find entrance and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
Father And Son Both
Become Members Of
Hole-in-One Club

The long arm of coincidence
could not reach any further
than in the case of Kenneth
Hickman, boy of twelve
years, and his father, ]. Hick-
man. Playing over the VIM
bledon Park golf course, the
youngster holed out at the
tenth, 1874 yards, in one stroke,
using a mashie. The boy has
been playing golf for six
months. The coincidence lies
in the fact that his father holed
out in one at the old eighth
hole, over the same course, six
months after taking up the
game. The father is still 1
IN on the lad. however, as the
older man did the trick again
a year ago at the same hole as
his son.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11

He asked me what kind of shape
1 was in, how my batting eye was
and all the other questions a really
interested fan will ask. He made
me forget absolutely that he was
the President of the country.
At the time 1 was just finishing
up my suspension with Bob Meusel
for having gone off on a barn
storning trip after the world series
of two years ago. The President
said he was mighty sorry I had
got mixed up in a mess that would
keep me from playing until May 20
and I have an idea that he wouldn' t
have kept me out of the game as
long as l was If it were left to
him.
l say this only to illustrate how
fine and gentle and understanding
he seemed. can't imagine man
like him doing anything to hurt a
soul in all the world.
In a way. / felt that he was
an old friend of mine. He made
me feel that way, and when /
left / knew / would always have
his best wishes. And you can
put it down that / pulled just as
hard for him and as hard as /
could for him to get over his
sickness.
All the ball players in the Ameri-
can League liked him. Quite few
of them met him at one time or
other, and those who hadn't heard
about him from the rest of us.
When he died we all sensed the
loss of a great, big, .lovable person
atty. Men like him are mighty
scarce in baseball and politics and
out.
I used to wish that it were pos
sible for him to make a road trip
with the Yankees. l think he would
have enjoyed it-all the kidding,
the tanning, the singing on the
trains and all the rest of it. AS a
young fellow he played a trombone
in a campaign parade when Blaine
ran for President. and any man who
low would enjoy making a trip with
ball players.
And now he's gone.
The last time saw him was at
our stadium week after the sea-
son opened. We shook hands be-
fore the game, took lot of pic
lures together and did just a little
talking. There were o lot Of peO-
pie with him, and between them
and the photographers he didn't
have much of q chance to talk.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
Americas Highest
Golf Course Is At
Mountain Lake

High up in the mountains of
Maryland is laid out Americas
highest golf course. At Noun
tain Lake there is an eighteen
hole course $500 feet above the
sea level.
Here it is that standing on the
lofty tees of several of the fair
ways the golfer drives 1900 feet
down to the course. Only the
keenest of vision can follow the
ball, and one that deviates to
the rough on either side is a lost
ball.
Mountain Lake in reality is
not a golfing course. 1t is a
gambling proposition pure and
simple. The most accurate drive
from the tee, with a kick to the
right or left, is a penalty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
Amateurs To Lay Off
Competition Before
Tournament

There is a long stretch Of
time between now and the ma
tional amateur at Flossmore in
September. In the intervening
weeks there is plenty of time
for players to become cover
golfed." The wise amateurs
are taking it easy in tourna-
ment play and are devoting
much time to practice rather
than to competition.
Bobby Jones is following the
wise course, and so are many
of the others. Although de-
feated by Evans in the West
ern amateur, Sweetser, the title
holder, was just about at the
top of his game. Guilford and
Ouimet, former title holders,
were not going at their best at
Inwood, but they have both
been doing much better in COM
petition. Flossmore will prob
ably be the scene of some of
the best golf of the season in
September.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11

egress easy, as two large gates will
be provided in the fence, which
will be put in place as soon as
it arrives. The ground has been
leveled and the foundation put in.
1t is now the plan of the uni
Versity officials to transfer ath.
letic headquarters to one of the
towers of the stadium. AS a first
step in this direction the removal
of football headquarters to one
of the towers will probably be
made with the arrival of Coach
Wilce and his candidates in the
early fall.
i is the opinion Of university Of
ficials that the business of the ath-
letic department can be handled
with more efficiency and speed if
headquarters, with it's supplement,
airy departments are closely grouped
in q central location.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
Foreign Net Stars
Know Task Is
Uphill

All the foreign Davis Cup
players have an eye on the
future, for they see little OPP
portunity of upsetting the su-
premacy of the United States
as long as Ti1den and Johnston
maintain their present form on
the courts. Younger players in
the various countries have been
thrown into the preliminary
competition.
In the meantime the younger
generation of players in this
country are coming along fast.
When Tilden and Johnston are
ready to lay aside their rae
quets there will be other play
ers to fill their places. From
present indications the reign Of
Tilden and Johnston on the
courts will continue for many
more seasons. Even with the
development of new talent
there is no immediate danger
from foreign competition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11

His record as boxer would still
get the little Welshman bouts, but
there is a limit to mans endurance.
Jimmy is past thirty, is very mucn
married" as he himself expressed 1t,
and 1t is more than likely that the
ropes. the resin-covered canvas and
the water bucket no longer possess
for him the same attraction as of
old.
If there was any glamour eft
when he stepped into the ring TO
defend his crown against Villa 1t
was knocked out of him by the
terrible Iacing the Filipino admin
istered.
That memorable bout was feat
ured by two things-Villa's master
Nv superiority and Wilde's wonder
full Willingness to take 1t and come
hack for more until he was sent
counting stars along the Milky Way
by one of the present champions
wallops.
A professional pugilIst since he
turned sixteen, Jimmy has spent
hall his life manipulating the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
NEW WORKERS PROCLAIM
UNTIDY THE TURF QUEEN

With their customary "first-in.
everything" New York turf writ
ers are proclaiming Mrs. Payne
Whitney's brilliant three-year-old
filly, Untidy, the champion OF her
division.
New York always proclaims her
turf champions and just as soon
as they hit Maryland racing strips
they give performances wholly un-
like those to be expected from a
title holder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11

anu SalO ne nOp0u i q 8ob uO4IlcE.
I don't know of anybody I would
have rather pleased, and from the
start of the game I put everything
II had into my swings. l wanted to
make a homer for him If possibly
could, and as I look back now 1t
gives me a lot Of satisfaction to
know that the last homer he ever
saw anybody make was made by me.
After that game I wrote story
saying I would rather be q so-called
home-run king than be President.
repeat that today even stronger.
The White House grind Is worse
than a dozen campaigns in base
ball. They say it quicxened Mr..
ROOsevelt's death, it crippled Mr..
Wilson for life and it killed PreSi-
dent Harding in two short years.
Why, some baseball players are
battered around for twenty years
and still keep going. Look at
Cobb, Speaker, Babe Adams and
Jack Quinn.
remember at the White HOUSE
he said something about Wilbur
Cooper, Pittsburgh pitcher, who
used to play on the team in his
home town, and how he insisted
Cooper would make a big league
star. Well, Cooper did.
He said something about hts own
playing days, and about old-time
players, and showed that he was
well informed about the players of
today as those of the past.
Yes. sir, President Harding knew
baseball and was real fan. He
wasn't like other politicians who
parade across the field while the
band plays and then quietly take it
on the lam along about >the second
or third inning, after the photogra-
piers have used up all their plates
He kept his own box score, he did
his own cheering and he stuck it
out the last game from beginning
to end just like he refused to QUIT
on his last sad trip.
Copyright, 1923. by The Christy Walsh
Syndicate.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11

+. What Laurel may lack in racing
excellence will more than be made
up for in unusual features to be
offered the racing public. First.
there is an Undecided bullet in the
press box with the caption under
meath, "A Warning to the Press"
No other press box in the world
can offer such a feature.
Then there are three trees stand
ing ma1estically in the center Of
the infield. No other course has
three trees standing Just as these
three stand. We have heard that
from these trees there will dangle
ropes with hangmen's nooses at the
and and on each tree will be a plac-
ard reading, Another Warning to
the Press"
Then last, but not least, there
will be q staff correspondent from
The Washington Times sitting in
the grandstand with typewriter
upon his knees and dangling from
that old mill will be still another
placard reading, "a Warning to
Certain Officials and the Game"
IT is alleged that there will be
thoroughbred racing at Laurel on
each week day throughout the
month of October. Even. without
real thoroughbred competition. what
other features could the racing
public ask for?
From Laurels hippodrome what
few really high-class thoroughbred's
which may be there at the close
of the meeting will then move on to
Pimlico. 1t is at Pimlico that
Washingtonians look for their
greatest thrills in the turf game.
Pimlico, with its generous purses
and rich stakes, attracts the very
best horseflesh in training. At the
quaint old Hilltop course you will
see this fall renewals of the $50, 900
Futurity, the Manly Memorial. the
Pimlico Serials Weight for Age, the
Waldron, the Juvenile, the Home
bred, the Pimlico Cup, the Elkridge
Steeplechase, and others.
It is at the old Hilltop that you
will see the silks of August Bel
mont, Willis Sharpe Kilmer, Ad-
miral Cary T. Grayson, Harry
Payne Whitney. Edward Beale Nc
Lean, ]. s. Cosden, Sam Hildreth
Montfort Jones. Comdr. J. K. L.
Ross, and a host Of others carried
almost daily.
Pimlico's meeting in the racing
scheme of Maryland is as the
worlds series is to baseball, the
Yale-Harvard classic is to football,
the Army-Navy game is to the
service, and Mercur " Mohawk clash
IL to Washington's sandlot grid con-
tests.
From the old Hilltop course the
thoroughbreds will wend their way
to Jim O'Hara's racing strip at
Prince Georges Park, Bowie. Mary
lands fall racing program will have
been completed with the close of the
meeting at Bowie. Bowie's fall
meeting synchronizes with the
opening of the winter tracks ut
New Orleans, Havana, and Tia
Juana.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11

gloves to professional and finan-
cial advantage. He acquired an
enviable record as fighter, rs IL
veritabIe thoroughbred gamecOck,
and q fortune that is estimated i'll
the neighbOrhOOd Of $25O,OOO.
Jimmy might be termed the
Benny Leonard of England, for, like
the worlds lightweight title holder,
he was thoughtful enough to in
vest the monetary fruits of his bat
ties wisely, He has business inter-
ests, he said, and 1t was to them
that he gave his attention during
the two years following his defeat
at the mitts of Pete Herman and
prior to the clash with Villa.
Unlike fighters who fail to look
ahead for the long string Of ''rainy
days" certain to come when ring
reverses beset them, Jimmy no
longer needs to rely on the fight
game. He has all the cash he
needs, and it is likely that hence
forth his profession will be that of
business man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
Lynch Banned Again.

Joe Lynch, worlds bantam cham.
pion, has been suspended in New
Jersey for failure to carry out a
contract AS he is also barred in
New York, lynch seems due for
some idleness unless he gets busy
and settles the complaints against
him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
WILDE'S RETIREMENT IS
TAKEN AS CERTAIN
By GEORGE T. HOOK.

NEW YORK. Aug. nAlthough Jimmy Wilde former fyweght
champion of the world nmaed in interview that he would not
native heath Wales with his wife and children makes it
wholly possible that he has discarded the padded gloves
his meeting Polo Grounds
With the Filipino finger may regarded boxing history
Jimmy Wlde's last public appearance in the ring.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
Hale Hits Some.

In one week Sammy Hale, Con-
ME Mack's brittle thirdsacker,
boosted his batting average from
1853 to 1877. If he were not out
Of the lineup so much, he might
be worth what Connie is alleged
to have paid for him. ,.+
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
PASSING OF PRESIDENT
SADDENS BABE RUTH
Ry BABE RUTH.

NEW YORK. Aug 11-There all kinds of baseball fans in
this world I'll always think of President Harding the great
best-informed fan
1 invited call him at the
little nervous
waite with
a great, big, wonderful smile.
"Hello, Babe" certainly glad you"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
OIL GRIDIRON TO KEEP
DUST FROM STANDS

Additional plans for improving
ton Ohio State University forth meeting
the athletic board include the erection of the
of the BOWL the building of
tha Stadin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
RACING SEASON MARS
WITHLABORDAY START
AT TIMONIUM TRACK
BY LEONARD w. COLLINS.

another three influx of racing horoughbeds
Maryland commenced for Labor Day the foryn
Maryland State
will be inaugurated the famous and historic old
che racing calendar In the interim those which
greatly by the arrivals from New York
and the Middle
couple the Graw and another shift pastures new
will the thoroughbrds will take temporary
where Luke hardbod
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11

BEGINNING the this shaft sporting celebrities
a K3mme premier pitcher of the Athletics showing the team
Faddy LAWN, how to pitch knuCke ball.
me -FOUR fair swimmers merimads of whom made
world records when the opening Olympia
poor at Long Beach, Long Island
Inc young lady with the is rival for Mile
eneen the French She Aien Rggin, Olympic
and not content with her honOrs She
laurels She the tennis courts at
tennis racquet.
nat gentleman the circle showing his dentistry the wide
John T. McGOvern American
olympic
housing OF the American Olympic athletes
his needing intro
ducton but who is studying the line of golf putt the links
at Thorpe Bay, England.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11

But, as always, he wished me well
and said he hoped I'd get homer.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-08-25
Muchas gracias. I fuera de Ale

Muchas gracias. fuera de Ale
mania, ;cl iucrca,lo cs abundanteg
ADmldantfsimo. Actualmente ten
go dos sobrlnos en- les Estados Uni
dos Juno cn Chicago Y otro en- San
Euisl organizanao sendos jardinss
zool6gicos. Imagnese usted 10 que es
montar un jardfn zoologico donde no
falte NADIA, dcsde el leopnrdo al coli
bri desde el kanguro v el antelope. el.
ayestrnz ' el comt.Er de los Andes, pa
sando por cl bisontc Y la. lagartija.
Los Estattos Enidos son nuestros pri-
nleros cIicntcs. Pero no hay que olvi-
dar tampoco los nueyos Estados, ma
cidos de Ia guerra del Tratado de
Versailles: Estonia, Letonia, Litua-
nin, Finlantia. cl Hedjaz, pcloni;t. De
todos clos rccibiinos pedidos impor
tantes. Un jardln zool6gico complete
es, como el escudo la bandera el
idioma, signo de independence j sobe-
ranfa.
;-Y como explica usteiH el fen6-
memo de que Il monopolio mundial
de este regular comercio este en- ma
nos de alemanes?
Las expediciones para la captura
de los animales son ampresas conpli-
cadas de gran riesgo -contesta el Sr.
John Hagenbeck-. Para dirigirlas o
tomar parte, en- elias hace falta po-
seer miltiples Y raras cualidades. Els
precise ser cazador, zoologo, buen
comcrciantc, conOcer la lengua dia-
lectos de los pobladores del pals y.
saber manipular sun aparato cinema
tografco v poseer cualidades de do
nlador. Esto, sobre todo.
Y los alemanes son, sin disputa, los
mejores domadores.
=; Por que?
Porque tienen paciencia rcsis-
tencia. Para ser I'm buen domador ha-
ce falta pacielpcia, resistencia, ma
da mas.
Asf 10 cree el Sr. John Hagenbeek.
equiyocandose de medic medic. Pors
que 81 Sc tratara dc paciencia y rcsis
tencia-y NADIA nlas-es indiscutible
que Ell dltino ciudadano espaiiol serfa,
por derecho propio. el primer domador
de fieras del mundo.
DoUGLAs FLINT
Berlin, Julio de 1928.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-08-25
La VIDA EN- BERLIN
Un Monopolio Alenlan


sEl aisIamiento dc Alemania duran-
te la guerra, uucstra accommodation
absolute con eI resto del mundo, per-
mitio Inglaterra y los Estados Uni
dos ejcrcer en- gran escala nuestro CO.
mercio, que hasta 1914 habia sido, de
hccho m ginonopolio mundial alcman
Holanda y Dinamarca entraron tam
bien en- Ell, aprovechandose de las cir
cunstancia. Pero en- la actualidad
ltpnos ceisseguido recorauSstar casi
futegramente nuestras antiguas posi-
Clones. Puedc dccirse que q comercio
nnndial vuelve a estar en- nucstras
mailos, :
Asf dijo el sefior John Hagenbeck,
liermano del fundador de la casa Karl
Hagenbeck "a. e.d.) Y continuador dc
un vastfsimo y 1oreclentc negocfo en-
tieras de todas classes y fanatics. Por
que de ESQ Sc trata del molopolio del
comercio en bestias feroces. 81 el lee
| tor pongamos por case necesita una
pantera, un hipop0tamo, un oso blanco
0 un par lie chacales, no tiene necesi-
dad de dirigirse una casa exportado-
ra de Java, la India, el Africa Orien-
tai el Polo Norte. Serfa, ademas,
completamente inutil. En- estos paf-
ses Sc practica la caza de las fieras;
pero ell conercio en- fieras es descono-
cido. La compra y la venta- -sobre to-
do, la Yenta de cocodrilos, hienas y
rinocerontes es cosa de los alemanes.
El centro mundial de este comereio Sc
cncuentra en- Hamburgo y en- Berlin.
Oigamos, con el debido respeto, al Sc
nor John Hagenbeck:
Actuaimente, uno de mis- emplea-
dos, el Sr. Schulz, acompaiiado de
otros dos alemanes de mas de ochen-
Ia negros, Tecorre el Africa del Sur,
q TTansyaal, la Rodesia del ,Norte, la
cuenca del rio Zambeze, el Africa
Oriental portuguese Y una parte de
| la region fronteriza del Congo belga.
Tengo noticias de que la expedition
obtiene resultados brillantes, y promto
\ espero recibir un cuantiosO cargamen-
to de animales diversos. Estoy pre-
parand0, ademas, otra expedition a la
India, en- la cual 70 nlismo pienso to-
mar parte.. Saltaemos tan pronto CO.
mo cl Gobierno britiinico nos wise los
pasapartes. Africa la India SON
nuestros. canpos de operaciones.
;Y que picnsa usted hacer con
tantn animal salvaje?
No tiene usted idea del consume
i que hay en- el mundo. En- Alemania,
que antes, era uno de los principales
pafaes compradores, no Sc yende hoy
una fiera, por nlilagro, desdc luego.
Sucstra pobrc valuta (quien no ha oil
do un aleman pronlInciar la pala-
bra "yalutas, no tiene idea de 10 que
es bueno) no nos permite estos lujos.
listed sabe 10 que cuesta una jirafa !?
No tcngo Ia menor sospecha.
Pues una iirafa cuesta, por 10
menos, 1000 libras estcrlinas. Es el
animal mas caro-. sctecientos cincuenta
nillones de marcos al canlbio dc hoy.
Tedes los jardines zoclogicos de Ale
mania no los recaudan de entradas
IN un alio Tn hipop6tamo cnesta,
por 10 bajo. 700 libras; un elcfante.
dc 400 a 500, I'M leon, alrededor de
$50 10 mas barato son las boas. Una
boa Sc la podria dejar usted en- 80
Iibras, quizls menos