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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
GIANT BATTERY
MEN START
FEB. z
Nineteen Pitchers and Four
Catchers Ordered to
Marlin, Tex.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Nineteen
pitchers and four catchers will start
training at Marlin, Tex, on Febru.
airy %; that is, If all report on that
date as they have been notified to
do. The rockies, OF course, are all
anxious to get into a Giant uniform
and all the regulars have written
Secretary James Tierney they will
be on hand. With "Heine" Groh,
there will be twenty-three players
taking preliminary practice at the
Giants old camping ground, in
charge of "Cosey" Dolan. 1t is DOS
sible that two or three other rookie
pitchers will also start South with
the first squad.
The boxmen are as follows:
Right handlers II. Baines, ".
Baines, J. Scott, w. Ryan, H. Nc
Quillan, c.. Jonnard, F. johnson,
c. Blume, E. Webb, @. Schesler, F..
Hannah, G. Morrison, G. Lucas,
and F. Lucas,
Left-handers-A. Nehf, J. Bentley,
M. Evergras, o. Weight, and G. Wal
burg.
The catchers are Castor, Casey,
Anderson, and KEENAN,.
Once before Manager McGraw
had q squad Of nineteen pitchers
with which to start spring train
ing season. One more would be the
high record numerically.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
READING MTERNATIoNALs
TO REMAIN AT HENDERSON

READING, Pa, Jan. 27.-Man.
ager Spencer Abbott of the Read.
ing Internationals will take the
Aces to Henderson, N. c., for
their spring training on March -,
On their way North the Aces
will play two games, April 8 and
3, at Norfolk, returning here April
10 for two games, then meeting
the Boston Red Sox at HARRISBURG
on April IL, with the same teams
crossing bats here on the Laur's
Park diamond April IS.
The International League ses.
son will be inaugurated here April
Is, with George Wiltse's Buffalo
Club as the opening attraction.
Catcher Robert J. Smith. of
Philadelphia, who played in the
Michigan-Ontario League last sea.
son, was today signed by Abbott
as a member Of the Aces for the
season.
Smith was taken South with
Chief Bender's Reading squad last
spring, but lacked experience, and
was farmed out to the Hamilton
team of the Michigan Ontario
League.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
BABE ADAMS PLAYS FOR
PIRATES OR NOT AT ALL

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. IT,
Babe" Adams, veteran pitcher Of
the Pittsburgh Pirates, will have to
stick around with the Pirates as
long as he plays ball, Barney
Dreyfus informed the International
News Service today. Dreyfus
doubted reports from st. Joseph,
Mo-, that Adams was going to an
industrial team at kenosha, Wis.
To go to kenosha Adams would
have to secure the consent of the
American and National leagues and
Dreyfus refuses to relinquish his
claim on Adams.
Babe has a lot of good ball
in him and I'm going to keep him
on my regular list. Contracts went
out two or three days ago and it
is hardly time for a reply from
Adams yet" Dreyfus said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27

out the card, making a total of
thirty-four rounds of milling in all.
The Chaney-Rice bout is about the
best lightweight affair that has
been booked for Baltimore in years
The pair are gradually getting into
top-notch condition and are nearly
ready for a gruelling struggle. Rice
and his new manager, Lew Feeder,
fully realize that win over the
Knockout King will be a big feather
in the fighters nest. If Rice can
accomplish the trick Feeder will be
deluged with offers for his protege.
Seventy-eight knockouts dangle
from the belt of George K. o.
CLANCY and the fighting Irishman
Is DESTROYS Of adding whenever pos
sible. Clancy and his manager
Sammy Harris, are quite confident
Rice will be the next victim. How
long will the mill last is the big
question Of fight fans of Baltimore
and also the fistic followers of
Washington and surrounding sec
tions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
"ROSIE" RYAN REFUSES
CONTRACT GIANTS OFFER

WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. 81
Wilfred (Rosie) Ryan, youthful
pitcher of the New York Giants, has
refused to sign the contract tender
ed him for this year. it became
known today. Ryan returned the
proffered contract with a request
for more money. He said that while
ne would make every effort to get
the advance that he felt he should
have, he was not a holdout to the
extent that he had refused to join
the club unless his terms were met.
In any event, he said, he would
go to the early spring training
camp at Marlin, Texas, and there
take up his demands if the matter
were not adjusted meantime.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27

Indeed it takes a pretty tough
fighter to stand up under Chaney's
southpaw wallops. Promoters every
where will attest to this. They are
delighted to stage CLANCY whenever
possible, for he is quite a drawing
card wherever he shows, but their
complaint Is that they cannot get
fighters to tackle him.
The semi-windup between Nate
Carp, Baltimore's singing fly
weight, and Johnny Mayhook, of
Philadelphia, a setto of eight rounds,
should prove interesting. Carp is
in mighty fine condition at the pres
ent time and should add the Quaker
to his long list of victories. This
kid is about the best little fighter
produced in Baltimore since the
days of Kid Williams. former peer
of the bantams, who was developed
by Sammy Harris.
Carp is also being handled by
Harris, who predicts a champion
ship i'm due course Of time for his
kid flyweight. He thinks he Is
about ripe to knock the crown oft
Pancho Villas crown, and thinks
1t will be accomplished the first
time this pair Of flyweight game
cocks get together.
Pal Moore. Of this city, and Dick
Gotwalt, Of York, Pa, are to col.
Tide in six-round affair. This pair
are quite evenly matched and
should furnish pretty nifty setto.
Two four-round contests will round
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
GEORGETOWN CLUBMEN
TAKE ON COLLEGIANS

The Washington Collegians will
attempt to break the winning
streak of the Georgetown A. c.
tomorrow in a game at the Con-
gress Heights auditorium starting
at 4 p. m.
Georgetown A. G. is undefeated
and has won ten games. In
preliminary contest, the Congress
Heights A. c. will meet the Vir.
ginia Orioles of Alexandria.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27

Kearns has never quite recovered
from the fact that Richard, said to
have been the arch-sap in the pro-
motion of the Dempsey Carpenter
burlesque, cleared over a million
dollars on the deal while kearns'
who is declared to have really man
aged the affair, split 100000 with
Dempsey.
sum. and that is why Harry Frazee,
ostensibly representing theatrical
syndicate, Tom O'Rourke, who
claims he has the backing Of Stone
ham. McGraw and the New York
Giant outfit, and others are being
considered as serious competitors OF
Richard for the first time.
Ffnanciers of II speculative turn
of mind are also rather inclined
to furnish competition when such
a urOfit Is the stake, and II Rick
ard ultimately gets control OF the
next championship bout, he will
do so only because he has made
the most attractive offer. Kearns
is playing all sides hnpartially.
Just now he is dallying with the
Frazee proposition. He held third
conference with Frazee last night
and II is understood that that
estimiable gentleman not only furn-
ish proof of his financial ability to
conduct the enterprise but indicated
his willingness to post a guarantee
of 100000 as evidence of good
faith.
Frazee is interested only in q
Dempsey-Wills bout. In this, he
differs from Richard, who is trying
to eliminate Wills as an undesirable.
It was for this reason that Richard
obtained six days grace in which
to reconsider his plans. He wants
to get some official assurance that
the bout will be countenanced.
Meantime, O'ROurke and his
million are being politely igR,pred,
for some obscure reason" the
answer probably being that Tom
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
CY WILLIAMS HAS WORKED
FOR ELEVEN MANAGERS

When Cy Williams. the outfield-
er of the Phillies, starts this, his
twelfth season in the game, he will
be starting under his twelfth man.
ager in Art Fletcher.
Frank Chance obtained Williams
from Notre Dame for the Cubs
Johnny Evers was his boss in 1913.
Hank O'Day managed him in 1914.
In 1915, Roger Bresnahan was his
manager! Then came Joe Tinker
in 1915 and Fred Mitchell in 1917.
In Philadelphia he has had Pat
Moran, Cactus Cravath, Jack
Coombs, Bill Donovan, Irving Will
helm and now Art Fletcher.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27

In fact, the dope QecreeS tnat
Tech will prove an easy prey. Just
before Eastern bowled over West.
ern, Central flattened Tech, 81 to 10
without an effort.
Coach Apple. of Tech, has tried
many combinations and found none
effective. He used a whole squad
Of players in fruitless attempt to
stop Central.
Something more than playing
ability has marked Eastern's per-
formances in the series. The
keep-gOing spirit I'm the face of
bitter opposition has weighed the
victory side of the scale Eastern's
way. The team coached by Char
ley .GuyOn has won each time only
by virtue Of q courageous strug-
gle.
Westerns effective team play
made shooting difficult for East
fern. It also created opportunities
for easy scores by Western, but
CARRIER, usually dependable marks
man, and Frisby and Hannegan,
lso generally accurate, were off
orm. Western blew a flock of
nowbirds.
Barred from close range, East
rms players were fairly accurate
rom a distance, but they scored
ne less field goal than Western.
Eastern made six and Western
even. Jack Smith missed only
hree out of twelve losses from the
oul line for Eastern and his nine
points obviously were vital. CARRIER
Gagged only five throws in nine at
tempts for Western.
Among other qualities shown
by Eastern's combination was en-.
durance. Hook and ROudabush,
forwards; Smith, center, and Card
well and Kessler, guards, went the
route.
In the last stage Of the contest,
NTH Eastern ahead Is to IA, but
Western playing In a smooth COM
petent manner, Western doomed as
i winner. Eastern's doggedness as
serted itself.
Hook Gagged a basket to start the
|lasA five minutes, giving Eastern
AN 1S-to-17 lead. Smith added a
point on free toss. Cardwen Hoped
one into the basket from thirty feet.
It was pip.
E A moment later Cardwen passed
nicely to Smith who basketed the
leather ard cinch.d victory.
Central romped after the first
quarter, In which Tech gave real
battle. Central had an edge Of
only 5 to 4. At half time this
had been increased to IL to 4.
Donald Childress was shooting
star for Central, with seven field
goals.
AS a result of yesterdays double
header, played on the slippery
Arcade floor, Tech is about elm
|inated with two defeats and no
wins, and Western is in a bad way
with one victory against two trim
nings.
Business and Central each has
won a game and lost one. 1t would
Appear that Eastern, Business and
CENTRAL are to fight it out for the
title.
The glass-like floor Of the Arcade
vas a severe handicap to all four
eams. The schoolboys will welcome
lthe return next Tuesday to the
central Coliseum. where all games
Af the series excepting yesterdays
uerea Dlayed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27

Willard has changed nightly,
they tell us in New York reports.
Years ago when he was champion
he wouldn't step across the street
to do friend a favor. He wouldn' t
lift his hand to be pleasant. Now
they say he is galloping all over the
metropolis, going out Of his way
to be friendly with folks and be-
coming a great handshaker.
Jess must be severely broke to
do all this for the mere matter OF
losers end of $4,000, which is
the price he has stipulated for an
other shot at the champion, or
rather for permitting the champion
to take another shot at him.
The big boy appeared at the
JOhnsOn-Brennan go and was
given q big hand by the crowd.
Since then the Willard boom APP
pears to have collapsed to a con.
siderable degree. Few of the
sport writer's took him seriously,
and several of them put him on
the pan severely for his open re-
fuSal to fight anybody but Demp-
sey, claiming that if he has a
sincere idea that he can beat
Dempsey he should prove 1t by
whipping some of the lesser
lights.
New Workers, in common with
others sportively inclined, are for
getful. They forget how Willard
openly refused to be introduced al
Madison Square Garden the time
the French sailors were being given
great reception there, although
he was showing in Brooklyn at the
time and the matter of crossing
the bridge would have taken up but
an hour or SO of his time, and he
had been given full permission by
the show people to do as he pleased
about 1t.
One night in Chicago, as 9
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
rags" MADEIRA S OUT
FOR PENN STATE BOXING

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Jan. 81
After an absence from college for
more than d year, due to a broken
leg secured in the memorable foot.
ball game with Harvard back in
1921, Rags" MADEIRA, Pittsburg boy,
has returned to Penn State for the
second semester.
What is better still, rags" was
out in boxing toys last night and
gladdened the heart Of Coach Leo
Houck by announcing that he would
take his old berth in the heavy
weight class.
MADEIRA SPARED several rounds
with Coach Houck and his foot.
work seemed to he unimpaired, de-
spite the long siege in the hospital
as a result of his broken leg
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27

Dancing is an excellent time
killer. It beats lounging lazily in
the club rooms.
Third and last, but not least, 1t
is fine physical training for the
Mohawk junior athletes. Virtually
every muscle works while one
donces.
All cannot play basketball to keep
in trim. But all can dance.
At dances given by various sand
lot clubs this winter. some excep-
tionally skiIiful performers have
been noted. This observation,
coupled with attention attracted by
the Mohawk Juniors dancing craze,
produces an idea for a new form OF
competition among sandIot chlbs-a
competitive dance, with each club
Represented by a dancing team!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
Shrinking Violet Is
Found In Tiger
Recruit

Herman Pillette, the sem
sational recruit pitcher Of the
Detroit Americans, has sent in
his contract along with 4 letter
apologizing for bis pes show
ing last year, or rashee Or
what he calls his poor ssgfsie.
PilIette was one Of re q So
effective pitchers i'm tn anie
last year. Such shrinking VIC
let's are rare, indeed, in base
ball.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
CORNELL'S BASKETBALL
TEAM STOPS PRINCETON

ITHACA, N. Y, Jan. 27.-Cornell
furnished the sensation of the Inter.
collegiate League basketball race
here by defeating Princeton in a
keenly contested and exciting game
26 to 49, The Ithacans broke up the
Orange and Blacks passing game in
the second half and compelled the
Tigers to resort to long-range shoot.
ing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
HUDSON MOTORDOME TO
COST MILLION DOLLARS

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-With the
announced formation today of the
Cycle Sporting Corporation, a state
ment was issued by William H.
Wellman, it's organizer, that
million dollar motorcycle racetrack
will be built in New York on the
banks of the Hudson river.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
Play PoWhatans,

THE Washington Props will take
the Powhatans tonight at $40
block in the Congress Heights gym
Asium. Monday the Washington
reps will play the Epiphany Eagles.
liz planned. The Win;nE and Dixie
|idgets will play a preliminary to
onighr's attraction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27

was thought a burned-out star had
reappeared to glow duly in the
radiance of new and truly brilliant
satellites.
But not SO.
Examine the veteran southpaW,s
record for the last seven sets with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
EASTERN TEAM SPROUTS
EARMARKS OF SCHOOL
BASKET CHAMPION

maid of Eastern high school today
wefounded Eastern the home with the
contested the scholastic basketball
the Capital with clean record of three victories
the formidable the first round OF the
fell before its determined attack % to 49,
Manual
nothing indicate that it will the Of
Cenr Rusine Western in wit
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
Up to SandIotters.

Richmond, Va, is hopeful of re-
Stunning the annual intercity cham.
pionship baseball series with Wash
ington and has sent forth word
that the thing is entirely up to
Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
Desires Basket Foes.

The Quantico A. C. wants games
with Washington basketball teams
in the 115-125-pound class. ]. w.
Hammond Is the Quantico manager.
His address 10 Box 2S2, Ouantico,
Va; phone, Quantico 1862 after 8
%. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
TOTALLACK OF INTEREST
IN PROPOSED FIGHT
BY ED. w. SMITH.

2Listening
some faint sign of the pubc approval
Jack champion and Jess Willard challenger there
must be great deal of disappointment
fighters because of the almost total lack
1t is evident that for the public
ALL despite the been being made
stuff the public
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
BUCK HARLEY, BOWLING
ANTIQUE, SHINES
BY X. ID. THOMAS.

duckpn named Buck Harley 70
placed the bian that have shone
forth IN
Harley who stood out comparison with
the old guard when the old guard young sheved ns or
o counted out
But in the present campaign slipped inauspciousy back
team, the District League Little
attontion him
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
Orioles Stick.

Members of the Oriole basketball
cam, Of Alexandria, have been play.
ing together for four seasons. They
haveA the leading Junior team of
alexandria.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
RICHARD MUST TAKE HIS
CHANCE WITH FIELD
By DAVIS J. WALSH.

NEW YORK. first time since the Toledo affair
and ti strained became known today
effected several when his arrival
made perfectly clear to Richard that ne will be
of the bidders when down to question OF signing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
League Starts Sunday.

The Dominican Lyceum and
knights of Columbus will clash to-
morrow in Carroll Hall in the open
ing game of the Washington Anna
teur Basketball League.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27

1t will be noticed that only two
games of the twenty-one listed above
are below 100 and that the first
twelve of them are better than the
century.
Twelve games in row over 100
is UNIQUE ',~oord for the season
thus far in the District League. 1t
is held jointly by Harley and Glenn
Wolstenholme, the latter of the
Kingpins.
Enough of Harley. Glenn VOL
stenholme is worthy of attention at
this time, too. Wolstenholme the
Graceful, in the first stage of the
season, was off form decidedly. He
performed well only at times. His
average was far below his past
standard.
He waxed brilliant rarely. In
other times the long-armed, long
leng-legged youth stepped out fire.
quently in sensational style. Big
sets were his pie.
Just recently Wolstenholme has
found himself. Last time out he
shot 376. The time before that he
got 375. From now on he may be
expected to sparkle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27

Just think of it, girls-Dempsey
Is going. to step out Of that full
dress shroud and pull on q
sweater! With his back COM
pletely to the wall and his bank
roll dragging, he's decided to
fight rather than starve.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
CAPITAL FANS GOING
TO CLANCY CLASH

BALTIMORE Jan 27Washngton fight fans making quite
demand for the K
round bout to decision at the Fourth Regiment Armory Monday
opportunity the Knockout King The
could have procured rugged fighter CLANCY than
tho PoIipn Cov Man
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
Legion Beats Marines.

Keeping just a few points ahead
practically all the way, the Ameri-
can Legion team triumphed over the
Quantlco Marines In an exciting
contest at the Arcade, 26 to %
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27

Dempsey and
Somebody be-
tween now and
Sometime is the
latest authentic
run1or subject
to w e q t h q r,
wind and water
conditions be-
yond the con-
troll OF man.
The public has
b e e n waiting
blindfolded for
tn / 8 startling
news. 1t was
the only bit Of
gossip needed
to m q k e the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27

m MIND.
1t is one ,of Kearns' numerous
claims that he will do business with
the man who can show him i'm
munity from interference by State
officials once the contract is signed,
and working on this as margin of
safety, he is calling loudly for the
blood of Harry Wills. There are
some who claim that Dempsey and
Wills will never meet and that
Kearns is reasonably certain Of the
fact. Hence his bellicose mouthings.
Be that as it might, Kearns is
prepared to accept the largest and
surest money, no matter what the
source may be. In brief, the alleged
Understandings with Richard
seems to have been largely mis-
understood.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27

well, l see Buck Harley's shoot
ing in the league again, was the
average comment. The league" in
this case could mean onN the Dis
trict League, for Buck Harley trav-
eled always only in the fastest OF
bowling company.
incidentally, the bowlers used to
call him the peer of match-game
marksmen. When the famous John
Gengler, known here at one time
as Count Goetz," appeared from
nowhere and challenged the best
bowler in Washington, whoever he
is,'' they sicked Harley on him at
the Palace.
They shot duckpins with rare
skin, that pair, but if Harley
rolled particularly well, Count
GOetz" rolled just wee bit bet
ter, always. III Harley dumped
14I naples, for example, the
"COunt" tOppled 14S, or SO.
Harley met his master on one
occasion, at least, but not-many
more than once, at the match-game
style of duckpinning. But that's
another story.
When the redoubtable Buck re-
turned to the District League 1t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27

1t takes men with determine
ton to bridge such crises as
these. Think of the courage it
requires for a champion to throw
all cares to the wind and actually
risk his pewter-lined crown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
JAZZ BUG PUTS PEP IN n
MOHAWK JUNIORS
By II. d. THOMAS.

"Turn O and let's go!'
the
Mohawk athletic club 500 Eighth street southeast
articles the club
it this time would be to knock the club
its fgurative >cocoa-nut
the the life and soul of the Mohawk Junior
which
games week But the victrola club far the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-27
CoIIegians Cop.

The Orinoco quint was soft pick.
ing for the Washington Collegians,
who won by. SO to Is.