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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
TECHDR|BBLERS
REPORT To
SOTz|N

Basketball now holds the center
of the stage at all of the Washing
ton high schools, Technical getting
in its first practice session Of the
season at the National Guard ar.
mory yesterday afternoon.
Squads at Eastern have been
working out under the direction OF
Coach Guyon for a couple Of weeks
while Western, Central and Business
have been tuning up for several
days.
In all, fifty-nine candidates re
ported to Coach Sotzin, Techs has
ket mentor, and 1t is highly prob
able that the Manual Trainers will
have faster aggregation than that
of last year.
Over at Western Coach Ahern IL
predicting championship honors for
his lads, while at Eastern, Coach
Guyon states that he will have q
more capable five than that which
won the title year ago.
The championship series will hard
ly start until after the holidays.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
FOOTBALL JUST
PLAY FOR LADS
IN CAME

In all the criticism and controversy
over the marvellous popularity of the
football season the only individuals
who have not become excited over
the situation are the players them
selves. They have gone along and
played their games oblivious of the
great crowds of excited graduates
about them.
Most of the football players play
Hfor the fun of it, and il the graduates
and undergraduates took the pastime
IN the same light as the players,
there would be nothing in it to cause
the general upheavals Of faculty
alarm.
The football player has many col.
1ege duties to take up his attention
aside from football. The game to
him is just one of many things he
does during the course Of a day. He
doesn't take himself in the same
serious way the graduate takes him
In all the thousands who have
viewed the gridiron battles this fall
the Quietest and most sensible NOR
tails present were the football players
themselves.
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~ LOUIS A.DOUGHER
GOOD on, ROGER PECKINPAUGH

LIVER make careful study the averages published by
Nj the major leagues each season? It's
ing much else to do yesterday the doubleo
latest eidng figures of the American League
right in the eye with the information that good OF Roger Peckn
the circuit during the 1923 campaign
assist Babe Ruth in choosing the leading
Gerber the dancing
thought him the best especially covering ground
getting
IN SO doing But all wet The official proves
Roger Pecknpaugh the Grmens
lt came to eating territory around the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06

On June s, 1907, at Churchill
Downs, James Lee, colored jockey
under contract to J. B. Respess,
rode the winner in all six Of the
days card. This feat was never
duplicated but once. On July 5.
1916, at Reno, Herman Phillips.
rode six winners, the flll card.
These are the only two instances
on record where jockey has made
clean sweep, although there have
been several occasions when a
youngster has piloted half-dozen
under the wire, but the card was
made up OF more than six races.
The best riding skill ever ex-
hibited in Maryland was performed
by Earle Sande, at Havre de Grace,
on September II, 1919. OF the
seven contests down for decision,
Sande showed the way home in six.
He failed to get among the select
! in his other start.
Other riders who have rode q
half-dOzen winners in q single
afternoon, with the date, track
and number of mounts which they
had are as follows: William Over
ton, Washington Park, July 10,
1891, six out Of six (the card was
made up Of seven races; Clar-
ence Turner, Charleston, 8. c.,
April 8, 1912, six out of seven.
Kicking five home in one after
noon is not an altogether uncom
! mon trick. There have been numer
(, GUS occasions in the last several
years where some boy has beer
! returned the winner on five mounts
But, it is extremely doubtful
whether any jockey has ever rid
den sixteen winners out of thirty
two races, the thirty-two being the
entire number which have beer
contested at New Orleans in the
first week of it's program.
Parke's sensational riding does
not come as a surprise to all
| When the youngster was under
contract to the Nevada Stock Farm
trained by Preston Burch, the
| Washingtonian, Burch often made
the prediction that Parke would
develop into greater rider thar
Earle Sande.
| Parke's remarkable ability tt
judge pace is the secret Of his sue
cess. He by no means is a front
runner and seldom takes his mount
out in front unless 1t be in sprints
where the distance is short
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
CEDAR RAPID TEAM is
OFF FOR BIG CONTEST

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. g.
Accompanied by crowd Of rooters,
the Cedar Rapids High School
Tigers left here today for Toledo.
Ohio, where they will meet the un-
defeated Scott High School football
team Saturday afternoon. The
national high school championship
is to be decided. Bob Cuhel, the
speedy right end, accompanied the
team but on account of an injury
to his right foot, it is doubtful If
he can play.
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Jack johnson Is another who
lost the kick. When he met VIII
lard he was not half the man ne
had been q few years before.
Liz Artha just simply got sick
of title holding with its troubles
and went into the ring looking
more like q Jap wrestler than q
ring champion.
Willard himself, later on, did
the same thing. He was natu-
rally a lazy, easy-going fellow
who was never fond Of work. At
Toledo he did work hard, but the
fat that he had accumulated years
before was still there and hard
to remove. He was in good shape
against Dempsey, but his speed
was gone. He had no enthusiasm
for boxing.
Freddie Welsh. Lost his kick
long before he lost to Leonard.
Sam Langford found no fun IN
boxing years before he hit the
chutes and just foxed for his end.
George Dixon got his kick out
Of the gin bottle and not out OF
the gym long before McGovern
Little Terry himself was hitting
the high places for his kick quite
some time before he took one on
the chin from Young Corbett.
We could go on and on-so
could you.
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do You Remember

When Bob Fosbender's was a
most popular hanging-out place
for the Ninth street gang?
When Bill Engel conducted
his thirst parlor on d street.
opposite Kann's?
The Deadline Clubs first
annual birthday dinner party
at the Willard
When Tony Sousa would dash
off those heavy poetical lines
on anything from sardines to
religion?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
TRINITY COLLEGE SEEKS
BALDWIN, LEHIGH COACH

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Dec. g.
"Jim" Baldwin, coach of football
and baseball at Lehigh University,
today received an offer to coach
athletics at Trinity College, Dur
ham, n. c. Baldwin was coach
there before coming 10 Lehigh two
years ago.
The contract of Baldwin at Lee
high still has year 20 run. He
has not indicated whether he will
accept the new offer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
DRE'T THOMPSON WINS
FROM Give RICHMOND

Drew Thompson defeated Give
Richmond, 100 to 80, in the Dis
trict pocket billiard championship
series being held at the Grand Cen
trail.
Tonight Charles Bartlemes PLAYS
George Wheatley and a victory for
Bartelmes will put the latter in a
tie with Hewitt for high honors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
Runors Again Heard
That Yanks Seek
Eddie Collins

NEW YORK, Dec. 6sRe-
vival of reports that the New
York Yankees were in the
market for Eddie Collins today
followed the statement of
Miller Higgins, Yankee man
ager, that he would shift Ward
to shortstop, If he could get
the proper man to play second
base.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
AQCUATIC STARS SAIL
FOR BERMUDA WATERS

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Misses
Helen Meany, Gertrude Ederle.
Margaret Ederle, Aileen Riggin
and Doria O'Mara are today on
their way to Bermuda where they
will remain for five weeks.
The young ladies are all of ma
tional swimming fame and they ex-
pect to keep in training while in
Bermuda. They were accompanied
by a well-known sports writer of
New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
CLANCY DELIBERATELY
FOULS BRITISH RIVAL

BALTIMORE, Dec. 6.-George
CLANCY was disqualified for fouling
Ted Marchant, Of England, last
night at the Gayety Theater. The
fight was halted in the fourth
round OF a scheduled twelve-round
contest.
The majority Of the spectators
among whom were numbered hun.
dreds Of Chaney'a most ardent adj
mirers, said they thought the low
punch was deliberate
To bear out their assertion it is
claimed that CLANCY resorted to the
blow to prevent himself from being
counted out by Referee Joe Tipman
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
ST. JOHN FIVE WILL
GET VERY LATE START

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Dec. g.
Basketball at st. Johns will get a
very late start this year, owing to
the fact that thu majority Of the
candidates will be those who played
with the football squad during the
past few months.
It is hardly likely that the team
will be seen in action until after
the holidays. Coach Lush expects
to have a fast aggregation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06

DAYS. and visits the stall OF
Byrne quite frequently to cast
admiring chances on his "one-
horse string"
'fWhat will be your stable col
ors 2" Sharkey was asked re-
Gently.
"Well. there will be more than
a hint of the old sod in them, !"
he replied. white with green
shamrocks is what ! have or
dered."
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might be improved, but good judges
of play are rare and exceedingly
difficult to find"
1t is said that the prouONed
amendment will not give the 0aAn-
missioner authority over the arbitra-
tors in matters involving ball games,
but merely give him the right to ad-
just financial matters involving
them.
EMPIRES draw down substantial
salaries for guessing and taking the
roasts of the fans. The highest
priced man in the majors rOCotves
nearly $4,000 per annum and has
six months in which to engage IN
other gainful occupations.
With the exception Of . few
stars, the umpire draws 3 bit more
than the average good ball player,
and his career Is not limited to q
few brief years. An umpire, Il he
keeps his health, Is a. good ut
= which Is about the limit for bail
players. In fact, years add TO
his dignity and the longer he Is
I'm the game the more his judg.
ment Is respected.
The late John Sheridan worked to
ripe old age, and even when his
eyesight became dim he had few jan
giles with the athletes. They had
learned that he called them 6 he
saw them, and he usually saw them
right.
Henry O'Day is no yearling, yet
he worked behind the bat In the last
game Of the world series and passed
TReA%
Giants OF their chance Of the title
without murTnur Of protest Klein
| Connolly. Rigler and Evans have
| been calling 'em much longer thar
the ball player endures. They seen
/ to improve with age.
| Umpiring is not difficult task
IL one has the gift Of good Judgment
And no umpire ever was accused d
dishonesty on the ball field.
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johnson was asked the why Of
the peculiar arrangement in his or
ganization, and replied as follows:
az never have signed umpires
to contracts for a variety Of rea.
sons. In the first place, the un.-
pire is the agent Of the league.
He is the authority of the Ameri-
can League once q ball. game be.
gins. A few years ago ! had
occasion to dismiss an umpire.
He had lied to me in reporting a
disturbance on the field.
CAS- soon as discovered his
deception I dismissed him with
ten days pay. gave him that
edge. Had he been signed to 9
contract 1 would lave been com
PEELED to keep at work . dls-
honest official or the league
wOuId have been compelled to
nav the salary Of substitute.
The umpireS are the rlght-nan0
men Of q league president.
at never have known an umpire
who was dishonest in his rulings on
the ball field, but II order and ais
cinline are to be maintained, the
umpire must be honest with his
employers.
''There VIII be no change In the
American League in the manner OF
employing umpires. There have been
times when thought our sta11
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
GEORGETOWN TACKLE
BECOMES A BENEDICT

Word has been received here that
Tommy Thompson. popular tackle
on the Georgetown eleven for the
past three years. was married in
New York, yesterday, to Miss
Christine Chandler.
It IL said that the romance dates
back several years to Texas from
when Thompson and his bride hail.
Thomson In business manager OF
the GEORGETOWN Union ANIMAL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
PRESIDENT GRIFFITH Is
ON HIS WAY TOMORROW

President Clark G. Griffith. of the
Washington American League Club
leaves tomorrow for Chicago to at
tend the annual powwow Of the
magnates. The American League
will be called to order on Tuesday
by Ban johnson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
MUGGSY McGRAW NAMED
TO LEAD QUAKER TEAM

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6.-Rae
f.Muggsy'1 McGraw, of Buffalo, N.
Y. will lead the Pennsylvania foot
ball. eleven next season. McGraw
played quarterback and halfback
this year, doing his best work in
PENIS hardest games.
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Wins BY One Point.

The Calvary Baptist quint nosed
out the Company c team of Camp
Meade, 81 to 80. They were tied at
half-time, IL to IL. Fine work by
Thompson and O'Neal gave the Bap-
lists a lead early in the first half
and by late squirt the soldiers came
within a point OF tying 1t up,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
WALTER REED FIVE
TO PLAY PETWORTH

Walter Reeds basketball squad
will get into action Monday night
when they meet the strong Pet
worth aggregation in the hospital
gym.
The Reed team has several open
dates and those desiring games
should communicate with D. c.
Adamson. Walter Reed Y. M. C. A.
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The same authority, if any. pro-
1esses to believe that John McGraW
has displayed symptoms of a de-
fsire to wean Butch" Henline,
catcher, from exile in Philadelphia
and stands ready to pay handsome
ly for the privilege.
These may be two bits OF husl-
ness ready to come to boil at
the annual meetings at Chicago
next week, and then again, they
may be merely a few Goals for the
hot stove league.
Any HeiImann transfer. of neces-
sity, would have to come at an
almost prehibitiVe price. Cobb is
. tough citizen to do business
with, his idea of an even trade
being based on the theory that
your dollar is worth just 90 cents
to him. He wants the edge, and
If he cuts loose from Heilmann, he
win get 1t.
1t is understood that Connie Mack
might be persuaded to use Jimmy
Dykes, second baseman and Bryan
Harris and Rollie Naylor, pitchers.
In q deal for Heilmann. Dykes
would bring the Tiger infield up
to major league standard and make
the club one of the most danger
-0us in the American League. It
was Cobh's weakness at second
base last year that cost the Tigers
any chance they might have had
for the pennant. He can also
use pitchers, but If approached on
the subject, probably would think
only in terms of Eddie Rommel.
However, there is the difficulty
of weakening the Tiger outfield, al
ways q Detroit fetish. They have
had outfielders in Detroit when
they have had nothing else. Cobb
developed a pair OF very plausible
youths last season in Manush anu
Fothergill, and plans to use both
of them regularly next year but
the passing Of Heilmann would be
rather precarious business.
It would leave the Tigers With
two young men, still in the ex-
perimenta1 stage, Bobby Veach, a
passe veteran and Cobb himself
The latter gave unmistakable evil
dence last season of having slipped
back several steps. and many were
pleased ~ believe that It was his
last campaign as a regular.
In view Of these circumstances,
Connie Mack might find that the
tariff on Heilmann is more than the
exchequer can conviently stand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
HASKELL INDIANS WILL
TRY THEIR LUCK AGAIN

CHICAGO, Dec. Coach Pat
Page, of the Butler College team, OF
Indianapolis, today announced ar
rangements for two Of the principal
games Of his schedule. Butler win
play at Indianapolis October 4, and
will meet the Haskell Indians again
at indianapolis November %. But
two defeats this season out Of nine
games,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
JUMPS EARN MORE THAN
AVERAGE PLAYER
BY HARRY NELLY.

CHICAGO Dec proposed to the major League
involving brings light peculiar situation The umpire
probably the most discussed person IN Dali game the ans
him and his affairs off the field
In the National League judges of play signed
the American
They have contractony letter from Ban
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06

@1ech ana GefDer each played
in 154 games, which is more than
any other shortstop did for the
year. Joe Sewell got into 151
for the Cleveland Indians and
Everett Scott played 152 games
with the champions. This quartet
stands alone as playing at least
$50 games.
Harvey Mcclellan played 1879
for the White Sox, Chick Gal
loway 134 for the Mackmen, and
Emory Rigney 129 for the Tigers.
Mitchell was in only 81 games for
the Red Sox, Fewster appearing
in So, and McMillen % for the
Bostonians.
Peckinpaugh had 81 putouts,
$40 assists, and 45 errors. This
makes a total of 866 fielding
chances. 1t averages 5.62 chances
per game.
Gerber, in the same number
of games, had 334 putouts, 461
assists, and AZ errors, a total OF
737 chances and averaging ATS
per game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
GLOVES.

A PAIR of gloves is always q
"A welcome Christmas gift, and
one notices some stores are ex'
hibiting a gift box of two ties
with a pair of slip-on gloves.
This slip-on variety seems to be
popular at present, though one
doubts II they keep the hands
so warm as the ordinary snap
per or button glove.
A pale tan buckskin glove,
slip-on, is a good looking affair,
soft and pleasing to the touch.
It has a plain outside stitch.
Brown cape slip-on gloves are
also attractive, though they
have the double stitch on the
back, which personally the
writer thinks gives the gloves
a poor appearance. Chamo1s
with a plain stitch are sipsons,
and, though a little cool for this
time of the year, are most use
full in the spring and fall, both
for general wear and for motor
ing. Cashmere natural color, a
sort of pale gray wooden gloves
are comfortable in cold weather
or for winter sports. An excel
lent model has ribbed wristlets
and no seam showing.
Finally, for an expensive
glove, 1t is hard to find a better
than a hand-sewn tan reindeer.
with mother of pearl or bone
buttons. These wear very well
and are soft and smart looking,
with a braid stitching. Buckskin
gloves can be worn for an in
formal day wedding, also rein
deer, but for formal day we'd
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
Boley And Groves Fol
New York Giants,
Saws RurnOr

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-On his
arrival home from Europe, John
J. McGraw is expected to an
nounce the purchase for the
Giants Of Joe Boley, shortstop,
and Robert Groves, southpaw
pitcher, from the Baltimore
Orioles. It is believed that
Jack Dunn will be paid $780,
600, according to insiders here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
Rolls Big Score.

Jett, anchor man for the Nationals
in the National Capital league, shot
a set Of 398 against the Belmonts,
his team winning two of three
games Jett's scores were 1870, 1873
and 1876
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
.BURCH FIRST TO SEE
FUTURE FOR PARKE
By LEONARD w. COLLINS.

Jockey Ivan Pake in plotting i've
Orleans yesterday is the sole of
world Many there who believe that The
former Nevada Stock Farm apprentice made worlds record but
in this they
Brilliant Parkes feat he neither created worlds record
did establish American mark for pigskn skill
history jockeys have made clean
the where the called for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
Business Note.

Business Note.
MR.. MARK SHAUGNESSY,
M former manager OF Jack
AVA McAuliffe II, who sold the
latter in the slave market for
$4,000, went all the way to
Seattle, Wash, to dig up another
heavy.
Mark states that his new gent
has no glass jaw and is not for
sale-NOT YET.
Mark adds that he sold Nc
Auliffe AS IS-that is, with both
good and bad qualities in the bar
gain.
AS regards Jacks glass jaw!
Mark is like the guy who sold
the hick the horse. After the
latter had the skate week or SC
he discovered that it was blind
Meeting the guy who sold it to
him one day, he said, "Say, that
there boss you sold me is BLIND.
Why didn't you tell me that when
/ bought him?"
The slicker smiled and, as ne
walked away, said: eyes. I knew
it, but I thought it was a secret
The fellow I bought him from
didn't say anything, either"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
WILLIE FITZGERALD IS
NOW REFEREE IN PENNSY

While Fitzgerald, the veteran light
weight, one OF the best men in the
iicense for boxing from the Pennsyl-
vania State Athletic Commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-06
Jack Asks License.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6.-.Jack
Johnson. former worlds heavy
weight champion, has applied for a
license to appear in bouts in this
State. He is now forty-five years
old.
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ner, Herman Long, Joe Tinker or
Bill Dahlen, quartet Of beauti-
fully smooth shortfielders.
How long win Peck continue ?
None can tell. He seemed about
done in the first half of the 1922
campaign, but once he got into
shape, he proved a wonder. Last
spring, after boiling out at Hot
Springs, Peck started right in
where he left off the year be-
fore. A broken finger endan-
gered his performance during the
spring exhibitions, but he was on
the job when the curtain went
up and scintillated right through
the year.
Though Peck is aging, he il
practically certain to be out there
in the shortfield next year. Nc
other candidate begins to have
his class. The new manager
whoever he may be, won't have
to worry about his shortstor
while Peck is around and stepping
out like a youngster.
One More Proof.
AYO, we don't care much fol
IN professional football. The
~ other day we offered one
proof of our contention. Here's
another, also from a Philadel
phia newspaper:
Before one of the largest
crowds that has ever seen a game
at Morris Field, Hobart and Mt
Airy clashed yesterday, but after
a disagreement, the game was de-
clared no contest. In the frs
period there was a general mix
up, during which several mel
were slugged. After order wal
restored, the officials being un
able to determine who started thu
mix-up, ruled that both teams b,
allowed to resume play with thu
original lineup. Coach Boyce
of Mt. Airy, insisted that two O.
Hobart's star backfield men b.
banished from the game. Hobar
refused to play under these con
ditions."
Query-The score of this year
Kansas-Missouri game was 3 to
Each eleven scored field goal.