The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-26

r. ~. pO01OGN1 tMdSS.1 May 6V'-V-fAL
wilderness, comes word right iron
Col. William Smith, in what is !
for the. shirt with stiff attached
FenWay Park yesterday from non
in addition to being a merchant
house committee of the Town and
regular fellow. He reads The Til
the following letter to US:
Have been reading your very
funny articles in The Times in ref
,erence to Col. William Smith. I
notice he is having an awful time
hunting through the West for shirts
with stiff cuffs attached. Am writ
ing this to inform him that l have
them now in stock; in fact, have
had them since the days when Al
Setback and Charley Abbey bought
from me. when they were on our
ball team. Following are a line Of
gizes. and colors in stocks: 125a, .12,
1879, IA, 19 and 20: Pinks and Law
Z !enders. If we have his size, will
gladly give them to Colonel Smith
il he will take them off my shelf.
Respectfully. g.. NJ. SIGMUND"
Great sympathy for the colonel
above letter. He read it carefully.
Then he said that he would look up
Friend Sigmund as soon as. he gets
back to Washington, which will be
tomorrow morning in time for
breakfast. The colonel got his pres
ent veteran shirt back from the
laundry today. 1T is becoming sad
der and sadder every time it, leaves
him. One Of these days that yet
eran simply won't come back, that's
I'll. This explains the, colonel's anx-
lety., I'll: .,-|2 ,~-....
William Buggy, Of Gesunc0olx,
Me-, is the man said to have a
stock Of the cOlOnel'S delight,
shirts with stiff attached cuffs.
The colonel finally got his man
on the phone, bat being that Bub-
by Is inclined to be deaf, which Is
not strange in a man well past
his eightieth birthday, and the
colonel was fairly trembling in his
anxiety, their conversation was
bit unsatisfactory.
How can reach Gesuncook?"
asked the colonel, following his
telephone conversation.
why, you can go down to Ban
gor by boat, a little more than
days sail. And then continue on
on. LTa1Il,s we eApkeIlHVus NsASCA 4O~AN
ing up dozen time tables.
ANY colleges up that way?'' said
the colonel.
: ..The University of Maine jig not
far away. but they have no promis-
ing players 3 we replied.
That's too, bad, Z said the Colonel,
cor /, might make a. scouting trip
down that way and look in on
this man william Buggy, at Gesnn-
cook. However, il this man Sig
uaund has any shirts / can get into,
/ may strike some luck with him.
Hence, friend Sigmund, watch
cut for Col. william Smith bright
and early Monday morning. he
doesn't like those cOlOrs. pink
and lavender. any too well. ne
admits n gentle preference for
green with black or yellow spots
and might compromise or pink
with green dots or stripes ne
has n weakness for stripes, says
they look fine on stiff attached
cuffs.
Az to the sizes you mentioned,
Friend Sigmund, there are times
when the colonel might be comfort:
able in a number fourteen. There
are other times when he could
hardly get into number twenty,
Yesterday. for instance, when he
saw Walter johnson battered from
the hill in. the eighth inning. and
the Red Sox walk away with the
victory, 6 to 5. The. coloneFs neck
was red and swollen as he looked
at that terrible frame.
When the Red Sox went to bat
for their half Of the eighth the
Griffs were leading, to 2. John
son did not appear to be firing he
had held the Boston sluggers to six
hits and only in the fifth had they
scored on him. But appearances
are often deceiving and he was
whipped before Donnie Bush could
rush in Rubber Arm Russell.
Mitchell led off with a vicious
single to right, the ball hopping
over Judges head. DeVOrmer fol
lowed with a triple to right, scOr-
ing Mitchell. Then came a solid
WALTON to left by Reichle, the
rookie Outfielder, scoring De
VOFmer.
Bucky Harris came in for con
ference with Manager Bush. Then
johnson went back to the hill and
Flagsted sacrificed, putting the
tying run on second. George Burns
swung nightly at one, driving the
ball over Evans head for three
bases and scoring Reichle.
With the score tied up, Bush or
dered Russell to relieve Johnson.
Joe Harris was purposely passed,
bringing up Hank Shanks. The
Monaco marvel, eager to take re-
Venge for this insult, laid down a
perfect hunt to Judge, and Collins,
who had replaced Burns at third,
was squeezed over with the run
that won. Mcmillan forced Joe
Harris and Murray famed. but the
damage had been done.
The Griffs made enough runs
to have won. They gave Johnson
five runs, which should be plenty.
But the days have gone when the
veteran could buzz them through
and keep the enemy away from
the plate. He has rocky frames
mixed up with the good ones
nowadays, and, once being bonn
barded, he has great difficulty in
pulling himself together. Yester-
day was just one more example
Of this.