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The Washington times., 1923-04-03
NATIONAL MEET
FOR T0SSERS
IN CHICAGO
High School Basketball Teams
From All Over Country
Contend This Week.

CHICAGO, April 8 Basketball
history will be made here this week
when a large number of teams from
various sections of the United
States will meet in an interscholas-
tic tournament for the national
high school championship. The big
meet will be staged under the d.
rection of the University Of Chi
cago.
Fourteen high schools have been
invited to take part in the games,
which will open on April to con-
tinue four days. Seven of the num-
Der accepted the invitation without
hesitation. Others, boosters of the
meet claim, are coming in fast.
Also, from a number of State as
sociations which will have tourna-
ments in progress during the ma
tional meet here. have been re-
ceived requests that arrangements
be made for a second, tournament
in which the winners of the Chi
cago meet will compete with win
ners of the State contests. Among
the latter are the State associa-
tions of Wyoming, Kansas, Tennes-
see. New York and Pennsylvania.
Schools already having accepted
the invitation to take part in the
tournament are:
Walla Walla, Wash.-State cham
pions.
Pine Bluff, Ark.-State cham
pions.
Ell Paso, Tex.-State champions.
Mesa, Ariz.-State champions.
I4auier High School, Macomb, Ga.
-Runner-up Georgia championship.
Scott High School, Toledo-Run-
ner-up Pennsylvania tournament.
Higgerman, New Mexico-State
champions.
Other schools invited to partici-
pate are:
Tilden High School. Chicago
Winner city championship.
Hyde Park High School, Chicago
-Runner-up Chicago championship.
Duval High School, Jacksonville,
Fla.-State champions.
Las Cruces, New Mexico-Runner
up State championship.
Windsor, Col.-State champions.
Morton High School-Champion
Chicago suburban tournament.
Several California schools have
made inquiry relative to the meet
here, which is taken to indicate
that there may be entries from that
State also.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
MO We LEAGUE
STARTS PLAY
TOMORROW
Avenue Grand and Apollo
Teams, of crandaII circuiA
Will Parade to Field

The first game in the Crandall
Baseball League will be played to-
morrow at 1 p. m. on the Union
Station plaza diamond, by Gran
dall,s Avenue Grand and Apollo
Theater teams.
Harry M. Crandall, who has uni
formed and equipped the teams,
will throw out the first ball and
! the Boy Scouts Band will. furnish
music. Motion pictures will be
made of the preliminary cere.
monies and the beginning OF play. J
The Avenue Grand team man
aged by. Harry r. Lohmeyer, will
assemble at the Avenue Grand
Theater tomorrow at IL o'clock to
lead its rooters to the ball grounds
I'm a body.
A similar crowd Of partisans will
be on hand to cheer the Apollo lads.
Crandall, Joseph p. Morgan, gen.
eral manager Of the Crandall Thea
ters, and Aothers of the Crandall
executive staff will pad the march
frono the Avenue Gt&nd to the plaza
diamond.
Arthur De Marco and Milton
Meyers will be the Avenue Grand
| battery, the rest of the team be.
ing composed of Clarence Mastin
first base; Homer McCathran, sec
ond base; Ralph Collie, third base;
Melvin Handy, shortstop; Joe
Causey, left field; Joe Nudd, cen,
ter field, and Bernie Shields, right
field.
The Apollo team, John B. Upper.
man, manager, will put Kenneth
Siemon in the box with William
Biddle catching. The remainder OF
| the lineup WIFI be Edward Small
first base; Melvin Farran, second
base; John Handiboe, third base
Richard Streeks, shortstop; William
Heaney, left field; Baine Thomas
center field, and Howard Holsan
right field.
The second game of the series
will be played on the same dia.
mond, at the same hour, on Friday
with Crandall's Savoy VS.. Crandalls
York.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
Mike McTigue Plans
Trio Of Battles
This Summer

NEW YORK, April 3.-Mike
McTigue will be a rather busy
citizen this summer If all his
fistic plans 60 through.
The new light heavyweight
champion Of the universe, who
will return from Ireland in
May, wants to do this:
Fight Gene Tunney on July 4
Fight Georges Carpenter in
August.
Fight Johnny Wilson for the
middleweight championship ON
Labor Day.
McTigue, who rarely has
notched beyond 100 pounds for.
any of his mix-ups is certain
he could make 158 for Wilson.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
SILVER SPRING
EXPECTING
BIC YEAR
Johnny Blair Named Captain,
With Full Authority to Man.
age Semi-Pro Team.

Silver Spring Is preparing for q
big year in semi-pro baseball.
Johnny Blair has been named cap
tain with full managerial authority,
and it is expected that a crack
team will be assembled by him, in
GLIDING many stars of the 1922
outfit. The field managers posi-
ton has been abolished.
The ball park at Silver Spring
will be improved, although the dia-
mond Is now N first-class condi.
ton. The stands will be painted
and an additional stand may be
erected along the first base line if
the attendance warrants it. Mason
Miller is the head grounds keeper.
Brownie Lemeric, star third
sacker and captain last year, will
book games for the semi-pros.
Silver Spring again will be rep
resented by second team, to com
pete in the senior class. This will
be under the management of
Joseph G. Cissel, assisted by AL
fred Saunders.
The following board of directors
has been named by the Silver
Spring Athletic Association, Inc:
Daniel w. Barnes, James M. Buff
fin, Ward P. Burdine, William c.
Barnes, James H. Cissel, James
p: Fitzgerald. Frank L. Hewitt,
Benjamin F: Hardesty, Edward D.
Jones, Richard D: James, e.
Brooke Lee, John III. Nolte, Hugh F.
Mcdonnell. c. Wade Shaw. Alfred
saunders and Louis r. Schrider.
The Officers are: Edward D.
Jones president; James H. Cissel,
chairman of the board of directors.
Frank l.. Hewitt, business mana
ger; Ward p. Burdine, assistant
business manager; Joseph c. Cissel
secretary; Il. Brooke Lee. traa s,,,.o.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
MARTIN, OF WESTERN, Is
THIRD IN BALTIMORE

s. H. Martin. of Western High
School, was third in the annual
open handicap three-mile run Of the
Baltimore Cross Country Club yes
terday. Martin had time allow
ance of two and a half minutes.
The event was won by J. J. Peter
son, of the Peerless AZ c., who had
a four minute handicap. E. A.
Bland, of the Aloysius Club, fin
ished tenth. f. H. Martin, former
Prinoaton track star, the only
scratch man, finished twelfth.
Twenty-one barriers took part in
the event.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
GLOVER CLUB RETURNS
TO BASEBALL FIELD

The Glover A. c., which had a sue
cessful season in 1922, has returned
for another baseball campaign, this
time in the fifteen-year.old class.
The clubhouse is at 1913 F street
southeast.
James Perry is manager Of the
team and Nick Rankin, captain.
The Clovers will blossom forth in
new suits.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
SHAMROCK BALL PLAYERS
HOLD MEETING TONIGHT

The Shamrock baseball club will
hold a meeting tonight at the home
Of Business Manager Willie Glascoe.
Field Manager Littleford will take
up matters of Importance with the
players, and all regulars and candi-
dates are urged to attend.
Teams desiring games with the
Shamrocks should communicate
with Glascoe at 1916 l. street south
east
The Washington times., 1923-04-03

LOOK at the fnytnm OF LnAt
swingt' Tolley exclaimed, with his
eye still centered on the player In
the distance. who is he?" he
asked. THAT is as fine swing as
i have ever beheld! Is he Knep-
PERI"
The knickerbockered silhouette in
the offing might have been Knep-
per from the unmistakable ease and
grace of his swings with the dif.
ferent clubs, but it was not. The
strokes which Tolley observed, how
ever, were made by the one youth
in America who comes nearest to
the remarkable Knepper style OF
Dlay-Eddy Held, of st. Louis, ma
tional public links champion.
II Held were not the public
links champion he might today be
the nd ti0naI amateur champion.
This is true because his difficulty
in reaching Boston after the To-
ledO competitions in time to. tee
off i'm the national amateur, had
a bad effect on his game which.
more than anything else, re-
suited in his failing to qualify.
He lost a lot Of sleep because of
the title he had just won--bear in
mind that he is but nineteen years
old and this was his first title
and on top of that he had to ride
on train all day and a night,
only to arrive in Boston less than
an hour before his time to tee off
% .YvE O.,
delay, which would have been
granted under the circumstances,
he chose to make the grade. and
suffered accordingly. Such is the
enthusiasm Of youth!
Held has rhythm in his golf
swings that is as easy to look at
as the cashier on pay day. Like
knepper, he gets his club up and
down again without seeming to
have exerted himself in the least
When you see a boy nineteen years
old swinging his clubs like that
you know instinctively that you
are looking at champion-to-come
Held, like Knepper, will some
day be a. titie-hOlder unless so
many golfers come on that &c
will be utterly impossible to pick
any particular one out Of the
crowd.
That isn't likely, however, at
least for some years to come, so
that for the present you can know
that when a youth of Held's age
has style like his the champion.
ship is only matter of time.
Held lives in st. Louis and now
is a member of one of the st. Louis
clubs, though all his golf was pick.
ed up on the Forest Park public
links there. He has as good a
game as there is-all he needs is
little more experience. The train
ride from Toledo to Boston against
time was one big chunk of it!
complete my list of the ten
best amateur golfers in America
with Eddy Held for No. 10.
Copyright John F. Ollie Company.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
DISTRICT PICKED FIVE
TO PRACTICE TONIGHT

The District picked basketball
team will practice this. evening and
tomorrow evening at the Aloysious
Club with Captain Farley in charge,
in order to get into shape for the
inter-city contest with a Baltimore
PICKED team, which will be the
feature of the carnival at the Ar
cade under the auspices of the Dis
abled American Veterans. Thursday
evening the quint will have a prac-
tice session with the Comets at the
Y. M. G.. A. gymnasium.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
YORK A. C. EXPECTING
TO SHOW MORE PEP

The York A. c. has been re.organ-
lied and hopes to step out in base
ball with 15-16-year-old team.
Among the York players are:
Dougherty. McQueeney. Vanderbilt,
Barnard Bauman, De Perini, Nc
Catherine, Plumber, Collins. Nc
Donald, Hunt, Ryan, Jeff. Heiss,
Avery. English. Gussio and Ford.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
MACKIN A. C. PLANS BIG
SEASON ON DIAMOND

The Mackin A. c., which won a
prominent place on the sandlot grid
iron last fall in it's first season, is
planning for big year in baseball
and is recruiting junior players from
all sections Of the city, according to
Manager Ormes. A meeting will be
held next Thursday night at Fifteen.
tn and V streets northwest and all
candidates are requested to report.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
DUMBARTON TENNIS TEAM
EASY FOR YALE PLAYERS

Yale won eight out of the nine
tennis matches from the Dunbar
ton tennis team on the DumbartOn
courts. Joseph Van Ende. who
earlier in the day played with
George Washington University, was
the lone victor for Dumbarton. De-
feating Comstock rs and 6-3.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
PIKEToWN JUNIOR TEAM
READY FOR BASEBALL
a.s'EI3III

After winter of idleness, the
Piketown juniors are ready for sand
lot competition. Among the teams
players are: DAILY, Miller. F. Fitz-
gerald, Kennedy, McGIue, Hayes,
Randolph, Shapiro, Foget, M. O'Con-
nor, Warner, and Larner.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
Parks Issue Challenge

The Park A. c. challenges any
senior team in then city and is
anxious to land practice game
for Sunday. Write Manager RAY
Galleher, 921 C street southwest,
or call Franklin 1856 between 4:30
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
PUBLIC LINKS CHAMPION
IS CHICKS NO. 10
By CHARLES (CHCK) EVANS, JR.


Cyril Toley the British golfer chatting
of the
clubhouse the Brookne Country Club during the national
teur championship last fall.
AS talked Toey observed watched with the keenest interest
player who making practice
five yards The crowd Of had
under for
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
News Golfers to Meet.

The Washington Newspaper Golf
club members will meet Thursday
night at 8:15 o'clock at the National
Press Club to consider an inter.city
golf tournament.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
MICKEY WALKER BATTLES
JOHNNY RILEY TOMORROW

WILKESBARRE, Pa. April a.
The coal regions welter contender,
Mickey Walker, worlds chamnion
here tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
THE DAYS
Biggest Lie
BY SAMUEL STEIN.

A PRIL SHERMAN residents
"A Of the Ruhr district today
requested the French govern
ment to increase the number
of French troops I'm their dis
trict, declaring that the Of
ficers added brilliance to social
affairs arranged in their honor.
Can you think of q bigger lie than
that? If so, send 1t to Biggest Lie
Editor today.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
Eairlawn Wants Foes.

The Fairlawn A. c.. desires games
with teams in the 16-17-year-old class.
Manager Melvin Handy may be
reached by phone at Lincoln 7763-W
after D. m.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
Scat Pleasant Ready.

Seat Pleasant A. A, is ready to
hook games with unlimited class
teams. r. III. Schilke, of 4S9
Twelfth street southeast, phone
Lincoln 41O6. is the manager.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
Elect Baseball Captain.

The Liberty A. c. will elect it's
baseball captain at meeting to be
held tonight at the home of Pop
Kremb, All r street northwest.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
BUSH LIKELY TO SEND
M'NAMARA, Japan AND
GAGNON TO MINORS
b. LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

TAMPA Fla April 3-Don apparently has made up his
Mcnamara and Pete apan VIII re
this This trio with Jimmy oNeln
Jacksonville next Saur
Yanngans in aid OF the Near
East relief that day and then, going to washington await @
o al from Richmond a week later
GagnO ne earnest little fellow has been oasdssanceG
berth Win
Holy the shosops assignment for the
against Boston Braves
nightmare, got
five times in SIX TO the
plate.
Roger Pecknpaugh the second exhibition
played here but back the Job against
the up couple of plays in that game ana o
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
hewitt Is Manager.

Phil hewitt has been elected
manager of the Rambler A. c.
Teams desiring games with the
305.W.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03

on to Washington to await the ar.
rival of the Griffs.
Beach has no chance of remain
ing with the Griffs this season, even
in workhorse roles. He caught cold
in his arm the first week here, and
has nursed it ever since instead OF
working it out. The result lis he mas
no speed whatever to back up the
admittedly good pitching motion he
possesses.
Indeed, only that motion, COIL
pied with his ten straight victO-
ries last year, has kept him here
as long as he has been. Some
DAYS he has pitched hardly dozen
balls to the batters before COM
planning of his sore arm. Then
he has gone to the showers, done
for the day.
Dangerous Dan McGrew will pro-
coed as far as Washington, any
way, but how long he will continue
to wear Washington uniform de-
ponds upon himself. Thus tar he
has shown little or nothing II he
can show some of the stuff which
won him sixteen games for weak
club in the Texas league last year,
he may stick around a while longer.
Manager Bush does not care to make
any mistake in his case, and so he Is
booked for the transforming trip
next week.
Tampa's fine record for weather
came close to being broken yes
terday. A smart rain, with a high,
chill breeze, delayed the practice
until almost noon. The moment
the rain ceased Donnie Bush led
his gang over to the field, where
a lively hours practice was staged.
The sandy soil here soaks up the
moisture and the diamond was in
perfect condition.
Walter johnson, who is working
his head off to get into shape, will
pitch three or four innings Satur-
day against the Boston Braves.
This will be the final exhibition
game for the two clubs in Florida
this season and will be Johnson 6
first appearance on the mound.
johnson was the only pitcher to
face the batters yesterday. The
players shivered too much in the
chill wind while waiting their turns
at bat, and SO Manager Bush
stopped the batting practice. John.
son ran a mile on the race track
and hiked to the showers.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03
APRIL FOOL DAY FAT ONE
FOR ACROSTIC HOUNDS
TODAY's ACROSTIC NAME
LAM OFT
Replies Must Be In TIMES Office By
6 O'clock p. NJ. Tomorrow
ToDAY's WINNERS IN ZACHARY.
Three uUinners wiI Be announced Thursdo,.

ToDAY'S WINNERS IN ZACHARY.
JAMES w. FAHEY, 1850 New Hampshire ave, two tickets
Zip that Crossfire FASH, And mesmeRize enemy
H. A. KULzE, 028 Tenth street northeast ticket.
Zachary And Catcher CHARITY bRainy batterY)
MISS VIRCM D. YEAGER 1896 Nneteenth ST., ticket.
(WhizZles balls across that make Ruth dizzy
The Washington times., 1923-04-03

Today q practice game viii be
played with the Tampa club, Of
the Florida State League, and,
while the regulars will start, the
whole gang is expected to get
some practice before the last man
dies in the ninth. Tomorrow an
other such contest will be staged.
The Washington times., 1923-04-03

April Washingons
squirrels to unload Of their chatter on slet Finn ESQ.,
without added
contributed BY means Of an arbitrary calendar
despite his contains ~ and letters
baseball expressions arost submitted
The Washington times., 1923-04-03

Mcnamara is absolutely green.
He knows almost nothing about
running bases or inside baseball
rs practiced by big league teams.
But he has plenty Of common
sense, listens to what Is told MIN
and with q year in the minors,
should improve rapidly. Mac Is
popular with his teammates: Tor
his cheerful disposition and he
win be welcome here next spring.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-23

, to regain his balance but the heavy
pack prevented him, and a second
later with a shout he plunged into
the tangled pile below, vanishing
from the girls sight on the further
side. With a swift cry of alarm,
Helen, who had been seated on a
fallen trunk, leaped to her feet. She
called out to him, her voice shaking
with fear:
"Mr. Stanel Mr.. Stane!"
There came no answering hail
/ from the other side of the deadfall,
and with dismay manifesting itself
in her beautiful face, the girl faced
| the barrier and began to climb with
reckless, desperate haste.
CHAPTER VIII
A Meeting in the Forest
Gerald Ainley's canoe had almost
| reached the junction of the rivers,
on the return journey, and he and
| his companion were battling hard
against the acceleration of the cur
rent, when the Indian gave a grunt
and looked round.
what is 1t, Joe?" asked Ainley
quickly.
'Man with canoe" answered the
Indian laconically. HE make a por-
tage."
1--WE must speak to him, Joel Per-
haps he has news" said Ainley
quickly, and a second later shouted
at the top of his voice. "Hal-lo-
OBJ
That the man heard the hail was
sure for both of them saw him halt
and turn to look downstream, but
the next moment he turned, and,
continuing his journey, was in
stantly lost in. the thick of the trees.
"'That was queer" said Ainley.
He heard me, but whoever he is he
doesn't want to speak to u.s."
ave catch him. replied the In
dian. MAKE land below the meeting
of the waters, and portage through
woods to other river. Meet him
there"
AS he spoke the native began to
make a course across the river, and
Ainley asked for information.
Both go the same way" grunted
the Indian. "Walk to meet the a
We make short portage, and a
for him across the water. He come
and we meet him.
After half an hours steady trudg-
ing through the woods, they came
in sight OF the water once more, and
set their. burdens down behind a
screen of bushes.
1--WE first" said the Indian after a
cautious survey of the empty river.
wait! He come"
1--WE will cross the river" said
Ainley. 1--WE will go look for him."
"Good!" said the Indian.
Five minutes later they were
aloat once more, and in a few min
utes had landed on the further side.
"You stop here with the canoe,
Joe." said Ainley, picking up his
rife. "I'll go and hunt up the fellow.
If you hear me call. come along at
once"
He had been walking less than ten
minutes when he caught sight of the
canoe lying directly in his way, with
the man who had been carrying 1t,
seated on the ground with his back
against a tree, smoking. As the man
caught sight of him he started to
his feet and stretched his hand to-
ward a gun %reposing against a
trunk. Holding his own rifle ready
for action, Ainley shouted reassur-
ing words to the man, and then
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-23

moved quickly forward. The man,
a half-breed, the same man who had
stolen stances canoe, gave one keen
glance at him and then dropping his
hand from the gun, awaited his
coming.
why did you run away when /
shouted a while back ?" asked Ainley
sharply.
IT moi rum" answered the half
breed, insolently. "I carry the
canoe, an I tink I not wait. Dat
Is ALL"
Ainley looked at him. He was sure
the man was lying, but it was no
affair of his, and after a moment he
turned to his main purpose.
81 wanted to ask you something
he said. "a white girl has been lost
on the river-she is a niece of a
great man in the company, and
am looking for her. Have you seen
herr"
Ainley described Helen Yardely to
the best of his ability, watching the
| others Evil face whilst he did so,
and before he had ended guessed
that the man knew something of the
girl he was seeking.
you have seen her?" he cried
abruptly.
"Oui!" replied the half-breed. II
hat seen her, one, two, tree days
ago. She is in on zee river
he pointed toward the water as he
spoke, and waved his hand toward
the south. "She is YER beautiful;
an" l watch her for e pleasure,
vous comprenez? And anoder man
he watched also. I see him, an 1 see
him shoot with zee gun-once, twice
he shoot"
"You saw him" asked Ainley, in
a faltering voice. who was her"
"I not know" answered the half
breed quickly, 'but I tink I see heem
again since"
"You think"
"Oul! 1 tink I talk with heem,
now"
you think? Then you think
wrong, and l wouldn't say that again
il 1 were you. 1t might lead to sud
den trouble. If 1 we're the man who
fred those shots why should I be
spending my time looking for her