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The mirror., 1923-11-01

George was "sent in" for investigation
and marked, "held."
SIS **
"Hampden Court Parkway" was the
pride of Metropolis; sort of private park,
walled in by an evergreen hedge which
ran about the four square blocks in the
center of the fashionable district. The
driveways were guarded by scroll de-
signed iron gates, always flung wide;
along their graceful curves, and set well
back upon the spacious lawns, were the
massive, austere mansions of the very rich.
Almost fairy land it seemed; with its
mantle of fresh fallen snow; cleaning,
pearl-like electric globes surmounting state
ly, iron posts; tree branches decked as
with ermine, soft and white; shrubbery
crowned with silvery caps; brownstone
and marble palaces whose windows
glowed with light; Sedans, Limousines,
and open cars-all filled with richly
gowned, laughing women and men in
evening dress-gliding over the crunching
snow, pausing moment before an arched
doorway guarded by romping lions of
whitest marble while the occupants alight-
ed and disappeared within. Such was the
scene which Robert Darlington and his
happy mother beheld as they rode with
DR.. Marsden into the court.
! As the car halted at the entry of the
great house, chauffeur in livery saluted
and opened the car door, and DR.. Mars
den assisted Mrs. Darlington to the car
peted steps.
"Motors at twelve-thirty," announced
the chauffeur, and the car rolled on.
The vestibule was aglow with light,
and gayly decorated with wreathes of
evergreen and holly with bows of broad,
red ribbon. There were footmen to direct
ladies and gentlemen to dressing rooms,
where maid or valet attended; then-the
grand hallway with its broad staircase,
and mezzanine floor, from which Aoated
down the soft, mellow notes of pipe or
gan-a voice singing "'Silent Night, Holy
Night" In corner of the hallway,
tableau-a rude, primitive manger stuffed
with straw-a madonna" infant in arms
two white lamps teetering close by
several "Shepards" in gowns and turbans,
leaning upon long crooks-three "Wise
Men" in rich, flowing robes, squatting up
on the floor and offering gifts with many
salaams.
There was an urn, into which the guests
dropped coins for Charity as they passed
to the drawing room door where stood
Mrs. Scott, arrayed in pale lavender net
over gown of silver. A loop of pearls
about her neck and jeweled tiara setting
off her dark brown hair, gave her queen
ly aspect which her laughing eyes and JOY
full greetings quickly dispelled as she
grasped each guest by the hand, saying
"How do you do! So glad you could
come Merry Christmas to you" ETC.
Behind her stood Mr.. Scott and several
close friends in receiving line;" all beam
ing with cordiality as they met each guest
with like remarks.
Thus the Barringtons were ushered
within the great drawing room, where
scores of the city's elmer circle" were
moving about standing, chatting, and
laughing.
From an adjacent room came the strains
of stringed instruments, where numbers of
The mirror., 1923-11-01

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when all had arrived, entertainers began
doing their turns.
AT eleven-thirty the butler threw open
the doors to the great dining room, and,
with a curtsy as he stepped within, an
nounced-"Dinner is served!"
The orchestra again took up its duties.
Mr.. Scott, with Mrs. Darlington upon his
arm, led the procession, Mrs. Scott and
DR.. Marsden bringing up the rear; the
butler announcing at intervals as they
passed, "To the right-to the left"
A half dozen tables, resplendent with
lighted candelabra, china, silver, spark
ling cut glass; chandeliers draped with
evergreen; sprigs of holly hanging over
head each place; here and there, resting
upon large centrepieces of silver of Ella
borate design, were clusters of gorgeous
crysanthemums exuding their fragrance
upon the air-the whole, presenting
spectacle that drew gasps of wondrous
awe and delight from the happy and joy
Gus guests as they entered the room.
Then the dinner with its many courses
and changing of plates, accompanied by
happy banter, ripping laughter, a humor-
Gus story or two and its applause. A nod
from the hostess as she arose, all followed
her example-the ladies retiring to the
drawing room for coffee or wine, the gen.
tlemen to the smoking room where cigars
and sherry were served.
Twenty minutes later the gentlemen
again join the ladies in the drawing room,
and at precisely twelve o'clock the doors
of the library open, revealing huge fire.
place. The lights go out-and at the
same instant curtain is drawn aside in
the nearby corner, revealing a beautiful
Christmas tree laden with pop corn, tinsel,
ornaments, and scores of electric candles.
The deep tones of the pipe organ float
into the room, accompanying the seeming
ly far off voices of singers:
"It came upon a midnight clear,
That glorious song of old;
With Angels bending near the
earth,
To touch their harps of gold.
Peace on Earth-good will toward
men"
So sang the invisible choristers. At its
conclusion there came jingling of sleigh
bells and from the improvised fireplace
there bounded Santa Claus with huge
sack and hearty greeting of "Merry
Chistmas, ALL"
Roars of laughter arose from the guests
as Santa began fishing toys from his sack
and reading the names attached to them
Shouts of hilarity greeted each guest as
they advanced to receive their presents
A toy drum! A jumping-Jack! A dom
key on wheels and scores of like articles;
while bedam broke loose as tin horns be-
gan footing.
Then followed hurried exchange of
greetings, rush to the dressing rooms for
cloaks and wraps, and the happy guests
departed for their respective homes.
Thus ended the party in the home of the
rich and grand!
The mirror., 1923-11-01
Saltwater, Minnesota, Thursday, November l, 1923.

A hasty search revealed no watch, but
George was "sent in" for investigation
and marked "held."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
POLE TROUNCES
CASTONOS
EASILY
Spaniard's Neck Hurt When He
Is Tossed With Flying
deadlock.

Stanislaus Zbyszko tossed Address
Castanos, tho Spanish grappler, so
hard in the first fall Of their wrestl-
ing match last night that the Pole
succumbed after wrestling one min
ute when the men came out for the
second fall. The first fall came in
twenty-one minutes, after Castanos
had strlven vainly for an effective
toe-hold on the veteran. CastanoS
weighed 207 pounds, and lowered a
head taller than the squatty ex-
champion, but Zbyszko was alto
gether too good for him. The first
fall was the result Of flying head
lock.
zbyszko, in a ring center speech,
refused to accept the second fall,
declaring that he was wrestling a
man to sick to defend himself.
The show attracted only a hand
full of fans to the Central Coliseum.
George Kotsonaros was present
to wrestle in the preliminary, but
Ali Hassan failed to appear. So
George threw Jim Demetral in
eleven minutes, and then tossed Pro-
moter Joe Turner in twenty minutes
more, amid much speech making.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
TAGGING ALL THE BASES

1.-THE big bum" is now the Big
BAN again.
The Yanks won the opening game
from the Red Sox 4 to /. A crowd
of 74,20O graced the formal OPEN
ing Of the new stadium. Bob
Shawkey held the Sox to three hits.
Going into the ninth four runs
to the bad, the Dodgers climbed
aboard Head, HubbelL and Meadows
for the winning runs before q man
was retired, and the pills lost,
6 to 5. Heine Sand smacked one
over the right-field wall.
Dykes home run gave the Ath-
letics q 3 to 1 decision over the
Senators by way of celebrating the
Philadelphia inaugural. Harris out.
pointing Walter Johnson in a
pitchers battle.
The Indians came from behind in
the ninth to score a s to 5 vic
tory over the White Six, hits by
Wamby. Sunma. and Sewell gain
ing the decision.
JOLH OCOlI SdAlSO lnS COIlNcH-
tional revenge Of the Athletic dis
card. He pitched the Giants to a
Z to victory over the Braves and
contributed home run with a
man on base.
The Tigers treated Urban Shocker
very harshly in gaining to
verdict over the Browns. getting to
him for six hits in the opening
inning. The Browns started the
season without George Sisler. star
first baseman.
Boehler cracked wide open in the
eighth. the Cubs getting five runs
and beating the Pirates to 2.
Fred Teney, the human pachy.
derm, returned to baseball to out
pitch Rixey and gain 4 to 2
victory for the Cardinals over the
Reds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19

In China, the Philippines, the
West Indies and elsewhere native
teams have been organized and
some Of them play remarkably good
baseball.
The Filipinos are experts. The
Chinese and Japanese play the
game well up to professional stand
ards, and the natives of Nicaragua
threw their national game OF cock
fighting into the discard after they
saw the game played by United
States Marines who had landed In
that country to suppress a revo.
luton in 1912.
Soon there was q NicaragMan
baseball league. Five teams were
organized in the principal cities.
The first games reSembled riots.
Every decision was disputed.
The spectators rushed out into
the diamond and rival factions went
at each other with baseball hats
and machetes. In such a dispute
at Masaya two persons were killed.
but the Marine uinpIres never were
assaulted.
LII lhC last uSCdu0 DdSSDdu mas
become a national institution in
Nicaragua. a league game fire.
quently attracts 10000. Admission
is charged and the players are
practically professionals. Errorless
games are frequent, and one con.
test went eighteen innings to q
score of to /.
The President and his staff at.
teEd nearly every game played at
Managua, the capital, and the
contests assume almost the dig
nifty of official ceremonies.
Baseball is a powerful influence
in the preservation of law and or
der in Nicaragua, and no serious
outbreak has occurred there since
the introduction Of the game. al.
though only small group of
United States Marines is on guard
at the American Legation at
Managua
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19

adding another in the fourth when
Galloway doubled for a starter, adj
vanced on WEIGHS scratch hit to
johnson, and scored on Dykes long
fly to Goslin.
Billy Richardson, the Washing.
ton clubs vice president, missed the
&C ntest, being in Europe on husi.
less, what sort of business we
don't know. but Henry TAFT Rodier,
of Washington, was there, so may
be he will have to share with those
black horses the blame for the first
defeat of the glad new year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
PYTH|ANS BOWL
At ARCADE
TONIGHT
Record-Breaking Attendance
Expected at Baltimore
Capital Alley Contests.

The second block Of three games
Of the intercity championship series
Of nine games between the Knights
of Pythias of this city and the fra
ternity of Baltimore win be rolled
at the Arcade alleys, Fourteenth
street and Park road, this evening
at $50 p. m.
The contests win be staged in sec
ton A of the Arcade building.
The local team won the first con-
test in Baltimore last week, accunnt.
lating a total Of LOOT pins to their
rivals 1893.
President Pearson, OF the local
league, realizing the advantage
gained in the first three games and
DESTROYS Of giving the ten high
chance at the individual high game
prize among the local league. has
decided to put the second five men
against the Oriole rollers this eve.
ming.
The following will constitute the
team taking the alleys In the first
game tonight: w. E. Larcombe, of
CaIanthe Lodge; r. Bendetto, OF
Calanthe Lodge; A. r. PUGET, OF
Webster Lodge; r. H. Emory. of
Calanthe Lodge: and J. L. MotylEa,
Of Capital Lodge.
The Baltimore boys will arrive
in the city by the w. B. & A. road
at 7:45 p. m, and will be met by
the local league with automobiles
and driven direct to the alleys.
Indications are that a record
attendance will witness the
contest.
The final block Of three games
will be rolled on Thursday, May 8,
in the city whose team scores the
highest total of pins in the first
six games.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19

under the derby, and should go
to the asylum for repairs.
Funny business should develop
some irritating experiments in
bunions, blisters, flat feet and
bankrupt arches.
Discouraged feet will be wound
up like eight-day clock before
grandfather's death, and will
shuttle along until death do them
part.
Washington has just become
overloaded with inflamed cpl
demic Of rheumatic dancing. 1t
seems that the orchestra is trying
to outlast sixteen or seventeen
sets of assorted sizes of mascu.
line and feminine feet.
Newest atrocity is being torn
off up at Arcade terpsichorean
abbatoir where liniament has been
poured on floor to prevent con-
flagration or panic.
Pop-eyed public Is dangling on
rail with palpitating thoroid
glands as insane patients glide
nervouSly across double-traCk
system of incandescent gloom.
Stretchers, doctors. nurses and
undertaker's assistants are loiter.
ing In the neutral zone awaiting
a chance to exercise their dor
mant skill.
Winners will have choice OF
any sanitarium within sound Of
their shrieks when they swoon on
the floor as victorious victims.
Yawning saxophone player gets
only union wages mapped-out by
musicians union, but winners get
respectable funeral at somebody's
else expense.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
NAVY DEFEATS HILLTOP
TEAM At TENNIS, q TO 2

ANNAPOLIS, April .19.-The
Naval Academy tennis players won
from Georgetown here, 4 matches
to 2. Three of the four matches
in singles and one of the two
in doubles were captured by the
midshipmen. All of the singles
matches were notable for their fast
and steady playing. Mangon, of
Georgetown, exhibited the most
brilliant tennis. After he had lost
the first set to Harshman, 3-6, he
settled down and easily won the
next, 81. The third set went to
love. but the Georgetown player
FINALLY got the set. With Kunkel
he easily defeated Harshman and
Shoup In the doubles. Lyman, the
plebe players, again won his set.
keeping his record for the season
unbroken.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
BOILING FIELD DESIRES
OPPONENT FOR SUNDAY

Boiling Field, which was to have
played the Arlingtons next Sunday,
is now without a game for that
date, Arlington having cancelled in
order to start the Arlington county
championship series, opposing Cher
rydale.
Irwin q. Shetsline, Boiling Field
business manager, desires to ar
range a contest for Sunday, prefer
ably on the opponents field. Shets-
line may be reached by phone at
Boiling Field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
LAFAYETTE NET TEAM
HAS TWELVE MATCHES

EASTON, Pa, April 1S.-Lafay.
cite College will engage in twelve
tennis matches this spring, accord
ing to the announcement OF the
schedule made by Manager William
M Millar The season will open
Friday, April q, with Rutgers, and
close May rs with Lehigh. at
South Bethlehem. Only five of the
twelve matches will be played at
home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
BOILING FIELD TEAM
DEFEATS VOCATIONAL

The Boiling Field baseball team
visited Silver Spring yesterday and
trounced the Vocational Training
Center team, IL to 8. Underwood
held the Silver Spring team score
less for seven innings Lehutta's
bare hand catch after a long run
was the fielding feature.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19

Along in midsummer, Clark Crit
fifth happened to take q squirt at
Conroy. The youngster was not in
the best Of health at the time, but
he was playing well enough to in
terest the Washington magnate.
Griffith snapped him up, together
with Jack Hollingsworth and Dick
Wade.
At Tampa, COnroy told Presi.
dent Griffith about CantilIon's
promise and produced q letter
from the Minneapolis leader to
that effect.
''I'll tell you what I'll do" re.
piled Griffith. I'll give you $499
for your claim on the Minneapolis
Club"
Conroy said nothing, but held on
to the letter. President Griffith
wrote to President Belden, of the
Millers, asking about the promise
and inclosed a copy Of Cantillon's
letter to Conroy.
Yesterday came a telegram from
President Belden to Clark Griffith,
acknowledging Conroy's claim and
promising to forward a check for
$500 at once. The money is to be
paid when Conroy has satisfied
Clark Griffith of his ability to play
third base. -...-.. 80
I'm entirely satisfied" explains
President Griffith "I have till
the Goth before sending my check
TO the NJ nneapOlis Club I'm pay
ment for COnrOy.
II asked Belden If I would take
this $500 OUT OF the purchase price
or did he prefer to pay him. He
wired that he would send Conroy
his check.
when Bush told me Conroy
could play third base to his satisfac-
ton. l was glad. 1t convinced me
/ still knew a ball player when /
saw one, for / picked Conroy last
summer. Now the kid IL about to
be $500 the richer for making good
and I'm glad to see him get it,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
THE DAYS
Biggest Lie
By JAMES d. CAMPBELL,

By JAMES d. CAMPBELL.
342 Twelfth street southeast.
A PRIL 19.-Nick AltfOck's.
"A beauty hints win be
pleasing feature added to the,
magazine pages of the Wash
ingtOn Times in the near fu-
ture. Nick also will act as rs.
sistant to Beatrice Fairfax In
her letters to the IOvelOrn.
Canyon think of q bigger lie than
that7 If SO. send 1t to Biggest Lie
Editor today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
WOlgast is Reported
Dead in Peoria
Hospital

PEORIA, ILL.,, April 19.-Ad
Wolgast, former lightweight
champion Of the world, was re-
ported to have died at the
Illinois State Hospital for the
Insane here.
Efforts to identify the body
as that of Wolgast, however,
had not been successful late this
afternoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
EPIPHANY TEAM WILL
RECEIVE VICTORY CUP

The Epiphany Juniors, which
won the 130-pound South Atlantic
basketball championship and the
District championship, win be
guests at a banquet tonight. Rev.
DR.. James E. Freeman win present
a loving cup to the team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
Says SKILLET"
Finn, Esq:
Six Day Dancing Races
Have Taken Public's Mind
Of Idleness and Focused
It on Insane Asylum.

DURABILITY dancing has
caught tickle set in insldi-
~ GUS clutches and threatens
to establish some new styles in
perpetual motion
Outside Of trying to swim Eng.
lish Channel and go over Niagara
Falls in straight-jacket, this is the
silliest piece Of torture world has
ever been called upon to witness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
WINS FAVOR
IN CENTRAL AMERICA

Baseball follows flag United States marines
stationed national
has spread like wildfre
dispatch, just Managua Nicaragua
ports the result Of baseball played by the United States
marines the native Of country which the
soldiers or ~ of s to a.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
Shamrocks Practice.

The Shamrock baseball team will
practice every day with the ex.
ception of Thursday, on it's diamond
at Seventeenth ana Pennsylvania
avenue southeast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
VICIOUS HITS BY PECK
AND GOSLIN TAKESTING
OUT. OF DEFEAT
RY LOUIS a. DOUGHER.

PHILADELPHIA April 19.-One black horse is enough
but when black horses draw load of hay even loose
least to the Gr They know they those
black dragging that load of loose hay down Chestnut street,
them after all that
didn't go Harris stand them
their several heads? We'n say they did. .
Tll admit that the Detroit club all four games in
ratified "after peeng load of hay
each day. but to that there white horse with
the load day.
81 certain watching my trying to hit
Slim Harris inclined certain that whenever black
horses pulling hay the stuff off, off
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
Tremonts Want Game.

The fremont A. c. would like to
arrange a game for Saturday with
any 14-15-year-old team, or the
Crescent, Clover Eastern or Peer
lees A. C. Write Nicholas Galotta,
1902 Eighth street northeast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
DYKES DID 1T.
WASHINGTON


Runs-Judge, Miller, Galloway Dykes.
Errors-Rice, Peck. Hale, Galloway.
Two-base hits--Judge, Galloway, Peck.
Home run-Dykes. Sacrifice hits
Galloway. Dykes. B. Harris. Struck out
by Harris. 8: johnson. 2. Double play
Harris to Peck to Judge. Bases on
-Nallin and Owens. Time OF game
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
CANTILLON TO PRESENT
CASH TO CONROY
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April Conroy happy
lad Shortly before entering his first the American
League informed BY President
Pongo Joe Canlon
$500 for making good. Here's the story:
When Conroy signed his 1922 contract Joe Cantn promised
This nducement for the closmouhed Chcagoan play
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
re of the sporting pages, be-

exclusively regular feature Of the sporting pages be-
ginning next Saturday.
While You planning your baseball reading for the
summer don't fail to look for Nicks stories told by him
self, In this newspaper only
He will relate his impressions gathered through years Of
baseball for Washington readers three times week starting
Saturday in The Washington Times Begin at the first and
don't miss single story.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19

Yesterdays Results.
Brooklyn, 6: Philadelphia, s.
New York. z: Boston. 4.
Chicago. Z; Pittsburgh, g.
st. Louis, 4: Cincinnati, 3.
TOday's Games.
New York at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at Cincinnati.
TOmOrr0w'S Games.
New York at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn
st. Louis at Cincinnati.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
Bobbed-hair flapperg and oipeon

t o e d flippers
aren't satisfied
to d q n c e
through half
the night, they
want to waltz
right on from
Saturday night
to M o n d q v
morning.
Emulating ex-
ample of round
the-world flyers,
these b a b / q 8
want to prove
what everybody
already suspects
that they are
q little shady
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
Mahoney Coaching.

Jim Mahoney, who won the
Washington Times marathon in
1912, is coaching the st. Stephens
Club harriera.