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The Washington times., 1923-01-04
-FOUR MILES IS
COURSE FOR
lARS.ITEs
Intercollegiate Race Next June
Heightened BY Over
Mile.

NEW YORK. Jan. 4.The inter
collegiate varsity race next June VIII
roWed over a course Of four miles,
instead or three. IL present plans ma
terialize.
Morton q. Boeue, or Columbia,
chairman Of the board of stewards
OF the intercollegiate Rowing Aas0-
citation, today declared that there
was strong sentiment toward return
ing to the four-n1iIe race. which pre-
vailed until 1916 Definite action,
Mr.. BOgue pointed out. would not Be
taken on the proposal until the stew
ards held their annual meeting N
New York. about January 20.
The desire for. the longer distance
among rowing officials was declared
to be based on their belief that the
added mile did not work an uadaie
hardship on the oargn1en and that
the four-miIe test was more satisfac.
terry
The Washington times., 1923-01-04

New england, home of football
for years and years, is panning
Camps 1922 elevens. Folks up
there want to know what became
Of Buell. Harvard's star quarter
back, who failed to land q berth
on any one Of the three teams.
They want to know how Gulian,
of Brown, generally chosen as the
single best tackle in the East,
barely made a berth with the
third eleven.
Herbert Treat, of Princeton,
was chosen by Camp and Boston
College football enthusiasts, who
claim he has not improved q bit
since he performed for Frank
Cavanaugh's Eagles, and want to
know how he happened to be
overlooked when he wore q Bos-
ton College jersey.
Harvard men are scoring
Camps selection of John Thomas,
the Chicago fullback, ahead Of
George Owen, the big Crimson
back. They also wonder why, on
Camps second team, Owen is
made haIfback and Barron, of
Georgia Tech, a fullback, when
during the season Owen was q
fullback and Barron a halfback.
Middle West football fans
want to know how Gordon Locke,
a fullback, was chosen as the
country's greatest quarterback
ahead of Barr, Of Wisconsin, who
wasn't even mentioned, though
generally considered the best in
his section. It was only because
Parkin was injured that Locke
played the last few games of the
year as Iowa's quarterback.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
Presidency 0F
Ball UNION
Stunned
Nobody Seems Wild Over
Head Of Players
Organization.
u DAVIS ]. VA. ct.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4-AII nomi-
I1ees for the presidency az the Base
haI1 Players Union seem to be lhas-
tening to accept the great honor
conferred upon them with an eager
ness similar to that with which aI
prisoner seeks hts handouts. Tte
accepted procedure Is to decline
with ana without thanks. meentirne
maintaining an air 81 retirihk
austerfty.
First, it was Frank Frisch who
spurned the honor. He was Tor
the union. Quoth Frank, but had
NO Intention OF shouIdertng the re-
sponsibiIity Tor Ii. Then, IN 6irniIar
accents, did George Burns decline
the honor, and now. IL II under
ato0d, that Jacques Fournier - not
keen on the proposition even Il he
proved acceptable. which - q de-
tatabIe point Jacques Ii soon to
60 on q long journey.
The next candidate mentioned,
without being consulted, of course,
was John < Tener, ex-govern0r q
Pennsylvania. and q former I'M a-
tionaI League president. From
Chartered, Pa where Mr. Tener
may now be found, comes the inkl-
nation that the proposed uee OE
his name In this connection ID more
or less unweIcOne.
In the four or i've years he pre-
sided over the affairs Of the Ma
tional League, Mr. Tener learned
many interesting things about base
hall rnagnates and play0rE things
that had escaped him when he was
pitching In Chicago in the late
eighties. Many of these revelat tons
were q bit nasty to the palate and
the taste stfII fingers particul Arly
III he swallows hard. Mr.. Tener
seemss 20 realize the fact that he
might have to swallow q number
OF things Il he tied up with base-
ball again.
who got away running as soon -
he discovered that he was about
| to be made d recipient Of this UNI
solicited honor. Mafty undoubtedly
has the interest Of the players ct
heart. But he lacks the physical
reserve to take the active leader
ship in such movement, and it ii
understood is not altogether in sym.
pathy with the aims said to have
been outlined bv the organizers of
the union.
In short, it seems to be 8 case
Of many called but few are listen
ing. Active players, endowed with
q dash Of horse sense realize that
the care and respond ility their
position entails might possibly AZ
feet their work on the bah Held
Hence they sidestep gracefully.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
More HowIs Here.

4sAOA y 4AU = - - - -
DLACING Barchet, the Navy
fuIlback, and Jordon. of Yale,
on the third eleven has
caused q lot Of howls because
these selections froze out Brun-
ner, Of Lafayette; Ramsey, Of
Cornell; Nardacci, Of West Vir-
ginia; Wilson, of Penn State;
Hewitt, Of Pittsburgh; West, of
w. and j., and Brenkert, of w.
and j., to name few.
Georgetown wonders how Camp
never even mentioned Rudy, Com
stock, who was not outplayed all
year at either guard or tackle,
though facing Holy Cross, Buck
nell, Boston College, Georgia
Tech, Fordham and Lafayette.
There is nothing to this growl-
ing, though. 1t merely goes to
prove once more that football has
widened so greatly that it is now
an impossibility for any man or
men to choose three football teams
made up Of so-called 'fbest play
ers."
The Washington times., 1923-01-04

good-natured, was the only ''salve
artist" on the team except Keller.
Umpires were the natural enc
mics of the Orioles, but Robbie, !"
standing up there behind the bat
day after day, ''kidded" them out
of their tempers. Keller was
soft-spoken and apologize. He
seldom questioned decisions.
Today these men will mourn
"Wee Willie" Time has softened
them and broadened them physic-
ally and mentally. Once they
would not have given away to
their emotions. Now they are
not ashamed to weep.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
DOYLE Signs Again.

Pat Doyle, the great Irish profes.
sional, who, after being located at
the Deal Golf Club went West to the
Algonquin Club. of st. Louis. to try
his luck last year. Will not return
70 that club another season. Doyle
found the Missouri climate entirely
too warm for comfort. Art Long
worth, the youthful honae,bred pro-
fessional, has been signed up by the
st, Louis Country Club.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
CENTRAL CUNT TRIMS
ALUMNI SECOND TIME

Central's regulars, just to show
their victory over the alumni Mon
day was not a fluke, handed the
old-timers another trimming yes
terday. The score was II to Is.
The skinny margin of victory was
gained by Captain Dey, who shot
three foul goals in as many at
tempts against one in three for
Sam Solomon.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
JOHN K. TENER DENIES
He WILL HEAD PLAYERS

CHARLEROI, Pa, Jan. 4.-John
X. Tener, former head of the Ma
tional League, today denied receiv-
ing an offer to head the Baseball
Players Union, now under organi-
zation. In q statement to the
United Press, the former governor
of Pennsylvania declared beyond
hearing the report he knew moth
ing about it, He declined to say
whether he would accept the post
If offered him..
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
Where Was Pfann?

(" HE average newspaper foot
ball writer who followed
the work Of Cornell's great
quarterback, Pfann, wonders how
he was not even chosen for any
one Of the three elevens.
Camps placing of Johnny Thur
man, of Pennsylvania, at tackle,
has also stirred echoes of growls
and grunts. Admittedly a good
man, Thurman did not make the
showing of Cuban, Browns star,
nor that of Fudge Neidlinger, of
Dartmouth, who was chosen on
the second eleven.
While not exactly speaking for
publication, nevertheless Fielding
II. Yost Is said to have marveled
how Paul Goebel, Michigan's end.
made the first team and Kirk, the
other end, was placed on the Sec
ond team when, as the entire Mid
die West knows, Kirk was the
outstanding end Of the two in
every game played by the VOL
verines.
Taylor, the Navy end, played
fine football all year, but the
South does not believe him the
equal Of Bomar, Vanderbilt's star.
Right around here Paul Florence
is considered as good as Taylor.
Bomar landed on the second
eleven. Florence was merely
mentioned.
Pittsburgh will never forget
Camps failure to choose Johnny
Sack for one of the guard posi-
tions on any one Of the three
teams and most writer's who saw
the Panthers in action during the
past season believe Sack as good
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
MOHAWK PREPS OPEN
WITH DEVIL DOG CUNT

The Mohawk Props, football toys
finally put away, will open their
basketball season tonight in a
contest with the Navy Yard Ma
rines, at the Naval Reserve armoFy,
Jay starting at $3.50 o'clock.
Basketball managers may sign
the Mohawk Props for games by
phoning Manager Wesley Nc
Donald, at Main 1920, branch 1879.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
FORT WASHINGTON TAKES
LEAD IN BASKET RACE

Fort Washington holds undis-
puted possession of first place in
the basketball championship race
of the Washington district Of the
Army Last years champion team
trimmed Walter Reed Hospital. %
to IA, and gained the lead.
Superior teamwork was displayed
by Fort Washington, Heineke and
Frazer being stars. Craig. Bell and
Wright played well for Walter
Reed.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
O-BUCK BET
PAYS ONLY
S25O.6O
Manniken, at Tia Juana, One
OF Longest Long Shots
of History.

TIA JUANA,: Mexico, Jan. 4.--One
of the biggest long shots In history
went over when MANNHEIM, I'd, cap
,ured the sixth race yesterday.
A man holding a 50 ticket on Man
n!ken, I'd, to win, received $250.60
Place bettors took $3.50, and show
wagers netted 1920.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
Can't Get Excited
Over Dempsey
And Lewis

This proposed scrambled bout
between Jack Dempsey and
Stranger Lewis doesn't excite
much of a thrill of anticipa-
ton. Jack is to- wear gloves
and box, while Lewis is to con-
fine his efforts simply to wres-
Ting holds.
Now if the boys would only
consent to get into the ring,
suspend all the house rules, and
90 to it, it might be worth .
trip out to Kansas.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04

& saIr1 the first place, declared the /
champion NJ he CHEATED with the
correapondent Ia seThe Office" " the
Dempsey prfncely hoEne. i would
81 constantly on the defensive. All
Of the initiative would have TO be
taken by Lewis.
ssOf course. have cOnsi0 erable
OF an advantage over possibly some
OF the other boxers in rl1at have
been 3 wrestler. ! am on to oil o
the tricks 81 . wrestler and would
not b taken ~ surprise.
AZ visualize e now en- seO
Lewis making for mo - the KfFsf
gong sounds. would advance
slowly 60 the center 0f tl1e ring,
Z OIle arm extended. As soon -
Lewis made grab Tor me ! would
set rood olleaFm grfp 81 him
and land ~ many blows ~ pOB9f-
be with my other hand.
so far as / know, there has
never been 8 match between 8
wrestler and . boxer that Il By
people Of any importance. whether
4 specific set Of new rules would
Ebe required Ii q question vet to
-
thinking, however the only com
puIsory rule would s. Is forbid
the boxer striking the wrestler in
the groin. or any place below the.
Nothing definite has been done
about the match, ana for that
reason / have not given much
thought to rules or definite mode
Of procedure. ! hayenN the eIigllt-
est doubt but what could defeat
Lewis even if he were allowed 70
bring into play every known wres-
Ting trick.
HE Id q good, clean sportsman,
and feel that any kind of q go
between us would put us both on
our mettle and give the fans some.
thing to think about and talk about.
II weigh 100 now, but would
figure on taking OF about SIX
pounds III Lewis amd i sign
! articles. 4 don't know just Whist
his weight d.
so FAR as training Is concerned
I would begin an entirely different
4 course Of workout than would
/ for q boxing bout. I would con
4 centrate on the wrestling end. 4 b
enough boxing to keep me fast On
my feet and enable me to land
/ where wanted in the clinches
1 with Lewis.
i II should not take long to gel
in shape for q match OF this kind
i and II anything is done there ID ne
reason why the date should not bs
set shortly. il at all.
Jack Kearns, my manager d
in Oakland now visiting his mother
50 don't know exactly what tho
situation is. / am feeling fine
Il My theater playing dates have beer
i just work enough to keep me hard
and ready for the gong. s.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
FRANK DoBSoN MAY GET
cAMPBELL'S OLD BERTH

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan.
Frank Dobson. former coach at
Richmond University, is likely to
succeed Tommy Campbell of Har-
ward. as Virginia's football coach
for 1923. Dobson has had q con-
ference here with the athletic au-
thorities and the official announce.
ment is expected soon.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
/ COOKING 'EM OVER
BY LOUIS A. DOuuF1l-R
NOW WATCH 'EM ROAR

wvYALTER CAMP has boldly announced his AN-AmeFcan
w football the ink hardly dry upon
~ heard in the Offlng NOW
chorus There
criticisms which pouring IN upon the
It's tough this being
Camp awarded of football honors annually New
York writer compared the selections
honor citation for bravery under arms he
20 10oDa
of being chosen for these yearly mythical eeven ne
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
Bedou Seeks Bouts.

Bernard Bedou, French flyweight
champion, is training in New York
In preparation for bouts he hopes
to land within few weeks. He
is willing TO face frankie Genaro
or Joe Colletti 70 prove his ring
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
Hood for Los Angeles.

CHICAGO, Jan. 81 tieIder
Wallace Hood, who was recalled BY
the Dodgers from the Portland club.
of the Pacific Coast League. and
traded to the Cubs for Tanner Bar
her. will 20 to the Los Angeles club,
Of the Pacific Coast League, in part
payment for Pitcher Nick DumOvich.
it was announced by President
Veeck yesterday.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
Roll Two Matches.

Two matches viii be contested in
the District League tonight-the
RathskeIlers and Royals meeting ct
the Rathskeller and the Goodfellows
and Terminals clashing at Sher-
mans. Both should be productive
OF excitement. Many stars will be
seen in the two matches.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04

Presently the public became
suspicious and turned the micro
scope on Democratic condition.
ana found them so good that Con-
greSs was asked to start one Of it's
non-partisan Investigations.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
ORIOLES GATHERING SADLY.

TINE ralng call of the old
through of
most colorfu team in baseball history gather to for the
the features OF beloved them
Gentle Willie Keller has called by the Great Umpire and
thirty
men who rose to fame with him. There only few left in this
laid to rest IN Calvary Cemetery, Brooklyn
The Old Orioles held
their youth, but this will be the sadde of them all.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
Five Native Sons.

Five Callfornians are on the re-
served list of the world champion
New York Giants. They are Kelly,
Meusel, Rawlings, Cunningham and
OCOnnell.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
REULBACH WINS DOUBLE
BILL, PROVING HE
ISN'T YELLOW
By FRANK L. CHANCE.


by cosmopo
BOSTON, telling the details of famous play
on with the Giants must say few things about one OF our
great winning streak which just when needed It badly
Ed, with q n-andouter
One day he looked like pitcher manufactured then
be hamm dalar the
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
He Had No Enemies.

" maps, the most hght-heart-
W ed of the old crew. He
was always smiling and his keen
sense of humor enabled him to
extract laughs from situations
that were not funny to the fight
ing Irishmen on the team. He
preserved that smile up to the
day of his passing, although
broken in health and practically
bed-ridden for several years. .Ad-
versity only emphasized the gen
tleness and kindness that made
him one of baseball's most popu-
lar figures.
In his case it is no exaggera-
ton to say that he left no enc
mics when the last strike was
called on him.
1t would be an interesting study
in psychology to compare the Old
Orioles who bid Keller a long
farewell to the active young men
trained by Ned Hanlon nearly
thirty years ago.
McGraw was one of the fire.
brands Of the team. Small, rest
less, aggressive, intelligent and
with the brain of a born leader,
he was a great ball player before
he was a voter.
Jennings was red-headed and a
fighter. Gleason was rough, but
kind-hearted then as he is now.
Joe Kelley never overlooked an
opportunity to "horn into" an
argument.
Wilbert Robinson, big and
The Washington times., 1923-01-04

II enough OF the old Orioles
can be present they will act as
pallbearers and consign the frail
body of "Wee Willie" to its final
resting place.
The old Orioles were the one
band of champions to preserve
their traditions and friends fps
through more than two decades.
In the springtime of their youth
they were a swashbucking diamond
crew-real fighters nearly all of
them.
The frosts of years have de-
scended on. them now but the
hearts of the survivors are as
merry and as loyal as in those
tumultuous old days.
Other great championship teams
have arisen, crumpled and are for
gotten, their survivors losing sight
Of each other. But the old Orioles
have reveled in the past for many
years.
They have played a great part
in the development of professional
baseball by applying their brains
and energy to the game in their
mature years, and because of this
they are frequently thrown to-
gether.
Unit quite recently they held
annual reunions in Baltimore and
on those occasions put on their
old uniforms and shook the years
off their shoulders as they cavort-
ed on the diamond.
There was real affection be
tween those men, and the passing
years cemented the friendships
Of youth. Wherever possible the
old Orioles helped each other-in
baseball and out of it. When they
got together they recounted their
vivid experiences on the field.
The tragedies and comedies of
their careers would make an iii
teresting book, and many of them
will be put into print when John
McGraw writes his memoirs.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
DEMPSEY WOULD ALL W
LEWIS TO LEAD
~ WILLIAM PARKER.

sespyashs lsss ~ q @ Ss.s srvios5
LOS ANGELES, -Adherents OF the viii
something Of The ordinary the form Of boxing bouts Jack
Dempsey consents 20 meet I'd Saneie Lewis the wrestler. III
boxing Vresti match
Ths was promise Dempsey CcnOpcltnn
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
PRINCETON ELEVEN WILL
GET REAL JUNGLE TIGER

BOSTON, Jan. 4.-The menagerie
Of college mascots paraded on the
1idelines Of football fields-the bull
dog of Yale, the bear of Brown, the
goat of Annapolis, the alligator of
Georgia and the mule of West
Point, among others. will have a
more ferocious counterpart next
fall In a tiger to. be given to the
football team of Princeton.
John +. Howard, of HaverhilI,
father of Albert Howard, a member
Of the Princeton varsity squad last
fall, said today that he was leaving
for India next week with the inten-
ton Of fulfilling a promise made to
Princeton players here November
10, that II they beat Harvard the
next day he would get them a tiger
mascot from the jungle. Princeton
won, and tiger cub will be ship
ped by Howard as soon as he
reaches India, he said. His son is
already making arrangements to
keep the cub at Princeton.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04

An alarming state Of normalcy
for q Democratic Administration
was found to exist so the voters
were appealed to to bring chaos out
Of q calm. The Republicans, an
swered this false alarm in bogus
quantities, and the result is a
cabinet which Indicates on COM
preston alone.
Secretary Fall has discovered
that William Jennings Bryan was
no fool. no matter what the
voters think. Every man IL en-
titled to his own opinion, but he
must never express it in the pres
ence of his wife.
Harding is now up against al.
tentative of holding civil service
examination for vacancy or ped
ding it around to cheapest bid
der. In latter case he would be
accessory before, after and be-
hind fact.
It is only a four-year term.
Many a man has done more for
being less than a Republican. But
there is no time of for good be-
havior and the reward is not com
mensurate with the agony.
Time was when job in Presi-
dents official choir was consider
ed political plum of delicious quail
ity, but incumbents are making
hasty exists like award was mere
prune.
1t takes a smart man to make {
success of politics, but it takes a
Solomon to know when he's got
enough.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04

President VIII.
son had the mos
noth-eaten Cabi-
net that ever
tracked mud In
on the White
House linoleun1.
William Jennings
Bryan deserted In
the face Of his
betters and from
then on it was
like a troupe of
trained neas. Ev-
erybody hopping.
...' -.-saa- r. {. H.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04


on with the Giants, must say
pitchersEd Reulbach, for he p
great winning streak, which came
Ed, with q world of natural
One day he looked like the create
he would be hammered all aroun
recall one game in Brooklyn
that year, which was tied in the
eighth. There was such a crowd in
the park that the grandstand over
now was spread IN front OF the
benches and rather close to the
diamond. Just before going to the
box in the eighth, Ed came to me
and asked IL 1 would quickly send
Ia and get him a piece OF soap.
/ thought he was crazy, and told
him so. Then he explained he
wanted to chew it and froth a bit
at the mouth. That, he explained,
would make the crowd think he
was mad and chase them back from
the baselines.
Undoubtedly, it would have, but
IL would have chased half our team
with it. But that gives you an
idea OF the, way that mountain of a
man went along. That game meant
the lead at the time. but he thought
more Of his joke than anything
else.
Throughout the early part Of
the campaign; ReuIbach got the
sudden blow-up habit. He would
pitch great bah for six or seven
innings, then get his plenty. He,
4 figured. was about through, and
I offered to trade him TO Clark
Griffith, who was after me for
. pitcher.
His comeback was: 'tYou can't
wish that yellow bird OF me.
Undoubtedly some of the players
heard It, for that night Reulbach#
asked me If / tried to trade him. I
told him had, and he wanted to
know why he had been turned
down.
I tried to explain that Griffith
didn't want him, but he was so per-
words used that knew he had
been tipped Oft So I told him
Griff called him yellow.
He thinks I'm yellow, does he?"
growled Ed. You put me back in
there tomorrow and I'll show you
and him whether i am"
/ didn't put him in the next day.
but did on the day following We
were playing a double-header in
Brooklyn. ReuIbach won the first
game, to 0, with q splendid
pitching effort. He was all smiles
when he came into the dressing
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1,....a 80 -. r.. su, seI GUT
ere ana plIcn the second game,
can OF mot.
That's easy. he declared, going
Rack to the field.
He went in there and won that
one by the same score, and he
pitched better ball than he showed
IA the opening game.
The reason for this is buried
somewhere, but that's the way ball
players go. That little remark
about being yellow got on Reul-
bach's nerves. 1t made him mad
enough TO go in and give every
thing he had and it just about won
that pennant for us.
There was no friendship visible
stepped forth to indulge in that
vas narhs,,a tho tarsest e.. sit,,s.,a,s
q, baseLsn 5istnr,, :" s'''O'i
TE,o Cuhz ord Client. ,ro,o
2l,e 1900 .I1~o - ,,o,sro,,s 80
<-.t;o.s - H. -. ~ p.o
The Washington times., 1923-01-04

as Schwab, the Lafayette captain,
who landed on the first team.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04

The Cubs and Giants were on
Che ragged edge of nervous pros
tratiOn from the strain of a ter
fibIe race. We had q little the
toughest Of ii, for we had to 60
m extra day with all the worry
entailed by knowing we had to
win.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04

How do you feel nows" /
asked.
Great" he came back. al told
you ] could pitch"
"AII right" 1 said, stget out
there and pitch the second game,
and then I'll know whether you
can or not. =
The Washington times., 1923-01-04

1t takes a smart man to make a
success Of politics, but it takes q
Solomon to know when he's got
enough.