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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
BY FAY KING.

1t must be pretty tough on the
Venus de Milo not to have word
back at these birds who have
been panning her again lately.
According to the current knocks
she is in the ash can, so far as
ideal curves and measurements
are charted nowadays. She is
scratched on the track Of attrac-
tiveneas and is called too fat and
Of too abundant proportions.
Methinlxs this dame Milo would
hoist a naughty eyebrow and
have a little say on the subject
il she had half q chance.
It's true she might find the
sand-saps a bit slow when she
dashed to the beach i'm One-piece
bethee, and she might not look so
well In these straight up and
down dresses that are the wOts
Wot just now, but just the same
these dolls that dance around
looking like lead pencil wouldn't
look so good up ON q pedestal
either!
VERY POOR STATUES.
The slender silhouette may be
nifty, but tits not noble.
Can you imagine one of these
thin babies posing for q hero
figure of bounty, and what slim
statue of success or hospitality
she would make.
Imagine the Goddess of Liberty,
thin as 3 rail, greeting imlni-
grants!
1t would make us look like a
stingy nation.
These slim and slenders would
beN all right to perch up on q
pedestal to represent jazz, but
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-19
GIRL SOUGHT To.
REFORM RICH
Mr.. RYAN
Strange Agreement Is Reveal
ed by Girls Suit Against
Financier's Son.
BY VIOLA BROTHERS SHORE.
Cosmopolitan News Service.

NEW YORK, April 17.-The folly
of marrying man in order to
reform him has often been proved
drama. But it remained for
Miss Muriel Sharp, a pretty blonde
of twenty-four, to demonstrate the
folly of trying to reform a man
by living with him without the for
mality of the So-called marriage
tie. The young. bride may hide her
broken heart-may bury her wreck
ed illusions in the bosom Of her
family behind the well-known bull
warks of society. But this young
woman claims, in the suit she has
Just instituted to recover $500 a
month for life from Clendenin j.
Ryan, son of Thomas Fortune
Ryan, traction magnate and tinan-
ment in reforming Ryan, her par
ents will not permit her to return
20 their home.
The suit is for breach of con-
tract instead of the customary
breach of promise usually implied
in a suit where a maids conf
! dence in a man has been betrayed.
Ryan never promised to marry Miss
Sharp for five reasons--four chill
dren and a wife from whom he has
been separated for five years, al
though no divorce has been sought
on either side.
Promised To Keep Her.
But he did promise, she alleges
that in return for her companion.
ship, which alone kept him from
drinking and the other curses Of d
life untouched by the uplift of q
woman's influence, to pay her $500
a month for life. Miss Sharp has
q charming personality, and Is en-
dowed with good looks.
her affidavit, and which she alleges
Ryan wrote her, he says: Your
letter and clippings came a few
moments ago News from you
brings me to myself like a shot OF
hon." And another note says:
''This cursed desire for whiskey!
1t has been with me for four days
now and 1t is eating my heart
out"
The companions of his younger,
reckless days, before he met her,
no longer met with his approval,
evidently, for in one letter he
writes: "All the old cronies and
drunken buns l have ever known
~--IHGl OIlly--pAl Hwy WSAS VA A10 y
been disreputable a lot in their
time"
Miss Sharp was living with her
parents when she met Ryan and
he made her his offer of $500 q
month in return for the beneficial
effects of her companionship pins
the use of her apartment. That
was in February. 1922. The con-
tract, according to Miss Sharp,
stipulated that she was to leave
her parents and hire an apartment
in which she was to reserve q
living room for the use of Ryan for
receiving his friends and maintain
ing his books and library and re-
ceiving the care and attention Of
the young lady herself.
Miss Sharp took an expensive
apartment on Park avenue, for
which she paid $3.50 q month and
for which Ryan gave written refer
ence. In October she moved to an
other apartment on which she took
q five-year lease. In both apart |
ments Miss Sharp insists she lived
up TO her side of the agreement,
supplying the living room, the care
and attention.
For thirteen months Ryan evil
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
Rules For The Times
World Series
Trips

For the BEST all-American
baseball team selected from
players of the two major
leagues together with the
BEST statement of your
reasons as judged by Babe
Ruth in collaboration with a
local committee; a free trip
to the world series game in
New York.
For the SECOND BEST
team and explanation thereof,
a free trip to the world series
games in New York.
Ten players only, including
two pitchers, will constitute a
team in this contest.
Contest ends August 81 at
midnight. Other judges to de-
termine the BEST selections
and reasons in collaboration
with Babe Ruth will be Louis
A. Dougher, sporting editor of
The Washington Times; Avery
G. Marks, the editor, and "Skil-
let" Finn, Esq, the nut. Ad-
dress your answers to Skillet"
and write on one side of the
paper only.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
HOCKEY STAR IS
MAKING NAME
ON DIAMOND
''Bahe" Dye, Of Buffalo Ints.
Also ExceIs in Tennis, Soc
Ger and Lacrosse.

BUFFALO, Aug. 9. - Baseball
players who star on the diamond
and who also have made good in
other sports are pretty rare as a
general proposition. but there are
notable exceptions.
One of them is Babe DYE. who
first won fame as one of the great
est hockey players in Canada. then
distressed into baseball and seems
destined to become equally famous.
Judging from the work he is doing
in the outfield for the Buffalo Inter
nationals this season.
Indeed. his prospects are So
bright, it is said. he plans to quit
hockey and devote all his efforts to
baseball. Dye is twenty-three years
of age and made his baseball debut
with Toronto in 1920. He got a bad
start and was sentenced to the
Glass B Mint League.
Is. y" ~ in 1922 with Buff
faIo, made good and this year is
Il as one of the outstanding
ars of the aeaf-maior of the East.
Not only has he thus starred in
baseball and hockey. but in soccer.
tennis and lacrosse he also is rated
as one Of the worlds foremost per
formers.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
MORAN FAVORED
To WIN FROM
BERNSTEIN
Pal Is Picked for Tonight's
Battle, Although Record
Is Not Best.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-In their
first and only contest Jack Bern
stein and Pal Moran went the fall
distance of twelve rounds, with the.
Yonkers boy getting the verdict.
Nov the boys are matched again to
meet tonight at the New York
Veiodrome. Moran is the favorite
with the fans who usually make
wagers on more or less important
events in the ring.
Bernstein has met the best boys
in his class since he boxed Moran
including Martin, Dundee, Sullivan
and numerous others. He has won
the 130-pound title since then and
has not suffered defeat.
1t may be that the fans wagering
on Moran figure that Bernstein has
had too much of it,. the past few
months, while Moran is fresh and
ready ii step his fastest. The lat.
ter will have a few pounds the bet
ter of it, and is a clever, heady
fellow with not much of a punch.
On the face of these facts Bern.
stein should at least be an equal
chocie, for he is aggressive, hits
| harder than Moran and also has
youth and strength in his favor.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
PRINTERS
TRIUMPH OVER
DETROIT

NEW YORK, Aug. 8. - A we'll
placed bunt, laid down in big league
style, proved the deciding factor in
the S-to-7 victory of the Washington
Printers over Detroit's entry in the
championship series Of Union Print.
ers International Baseball League,
played at Manhattan Beach.
With the score deadlocked at
seven each, the National Capital ag-
gregatfon, champions of 1922.
squeezed over the winning run in
the eleventh inning. Bell was given
a life on an error, was sacrificed to
second, moved up on another bobble
tally when Hood laid down a perfect
bunt along the third base line.
But four teams now remain in the
running for the championship title
of 1928, they being Washington,
Hamilton, Ont; Chicago, and st.
Paul, with last years titleholders
being the ones most favored to
again carry off titular honors.
Ford led the attack of the win.
ners with four hits out of five trips
to the plate, while Desper poled
out homer with pair on in the
fifth. Simons set sixteen of the
Detroiters down by the strike out
route.
The score by innings:
Detroit. =. ooooO124ooo-7 2 7
washing'n 30210O1-s IS 4
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
YALE WILL LOSE JONES
AFTER 1924 CAMPAIGN

NEW HAVEN. Aug. 9.-Yale will
lose Tad Jones as head football
coach after the season Of 1924. He
is to enter business at New Haven,
but will always be available for ad'
visory coaching and similar service
In connection with university ath.
letics. Jones today accepted q posi-.
ton as vice president and sales
manager of the Albert II. Powell
Coal Company of this city. Presi-
dent Powell said Of his appointment =:
Jones will be free to devote us
much attention as he desires to
Yale football coaching the next two
seasons. 1t Is expected that after
that Jones will give his attention
TO his business in connection win
the Powell company, but he will al.
ways be free to take any part in
coaching at Yale which the inter.
ests Of the university demand. Yale
men would not regard with favor
Jones withdrawal from the uni
versity as a coach and advisor"
Jones was today busily engaged
in landing several important coal
contracts out Of town.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
Golf Pros Frown On
Coast Clubs AS
Profitable

Golf professionals who have
cast longing eyes at clubs in
the West, especially on the
coast, would do we'll to heed
word of warning received from
a man who has made a study
of conditions there.
This golfer writes to the
effect that he cannot give a
very rosy picture about being
attached to a club, say in Cali
fornia, as most of the organiza-
tions there sell their own balls
and many of them also keep the
club cleaning privileges away
from the pro. "a good shoe
shining parlor pays much bet
ter" is the way he sums the
matter up.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
INDIANS BUY PITCHER
FROM CEDAR RAPIDS

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Aug. Am
nouncement is made Of the purchase
by the Cleveland American League
Baseball Club of Pitcher Levsen, of
the Cedar Rapids, Iowa club Of the
mississippi League. Levsen will join
the Cleveland team in September
LeVsen won twelve out of the last
fourteen games ne pitched. He is A
Highlander, twenty-four years old
six feet one inch tall and weighs 1870
pounds. He is a graduate OF the
Iowa Agricultural College.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
LEE FOIL WILL DEMAND
EXPLANATION FROM BALI

NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-Le Foil
deposed manager of the Browns
leaves for ST. Louis today to seek
an explanation from President Ball
who wired him that he had beer
dismissed for the good of the
game"
You remember that Mike Kelly
OF st. Paul, was on the carpet,
says Foil, for indescreet talk
about President Tearney, of the
American Association. Maybe Bal
Will have some explanations tc
make to Judge Lands. 7 have been
IN baseball long enough to know
my rights in this matter.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09


Maryland A. c., Mt. Rainier and
Seat Pleasant practically frown on
the entrance of the Prince Georges
A. A. into the catch aS-catch-'An
series which, it is hoped, viii oe>
termine a county Champion to meet
the champion of Arlington county,
Va, and the independent title win
ner Of Washington.
They assume that the Prince
Georges A. A. is a semi.pro team,
whatever that may be- Travers in.
gists that his players are paid
nothing more than caffare and the
price of a meal after each game.
He wants recognition for his
team in the argument over the
title. A meeting OF the Prince
Georges teams will be held one
day next week In The Washing
ton Times sports department to
talk it over.
After all, the Prince Georges A.
A. II not q particularly outstand-
ing team In the county. Maryland
Park has beaten TrHvers' team and
Prince Georges had a fearful time
subduing Seat Pleasant, which the
Maryland A. c. previously had
knocked off twice.
Mt. Rainier and Prince Georges
haven't met. Travers insists he
has been unable to arrange a game
with Mt. Rainier.
The mixup In the Maryland coun.
ty emphasizes the progress made
by Washington sandlotters in the
matter Of determining champions.
There f. an utter lack of organiza-
tsen In Prince Georges county base.
bah and the present situation Is a
natural result
The Maryland A. C. contends that
the Prince Georges A c. started the
season as a semi-pro team and ifzzled,
and now wants to horn in on a good
thing arranged by the so-called sand
lot clubs Of the county. II is charged
that the Prince Georges A. A. held
In contempt the teams 1t would now
contend with as rivals.
Next Sunday the Maryland A.
@. and Mt. Rainier teams will
play the first Of three games which
have been advertised as for the
county championship, IL being con-
eidered that the fight had mar.
rOwed to these two clubs.
Now comes Prince Georges A. A.
with its argument. Whether the
other teams Of the county will ad.
NIT Travers' team to the competition
or ignore him is a matter to be de-
cided at the meeting next week,
which has been called at the request
Of the Maryland A. c.
Some weeks ago, when the plan TO
hold championship series in Airing
ton county, Va, and Prince Georges
county. Md, was proposed, the Vir-
ginia clubs elected to effect an or
ganization. The Maryianders chose
to fight their battle in sort Of
catch as catch can, down-and-out
style.
Thus far the Virginia series has
gone over big. Maryland is having
difficulties.
without organization. sandlot base
ball means little.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
SUSPENDS RED PITCHER
FOR HIS WILD OUTBURS7

CINCINNATI, Aug. 9-.President
John A. Heydler. Of the National
League has suspended Adolfo Luque
until he has had time to investi-
gate the latter's wild outburst on
the field here Tuesday.
Luque, a fiery Cuban. claims he
was being insulted constantly by
members Of the New York Giants,
throughout the game. Finally, in
the eighth inning, unable to endure
II longer, he rushed over and
swung on Casey Stengel, the al.
ants veteran outfielder. Later he
attempted another assault, but was
prevented by members Of his own
team. ,......In......,
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
WALTER JOHNSON GETS
PRAISE FROM FANS

Wahngnans consider Walter Johnson who first donned local
uniform almost sixteen the day. good enough for
Ruh aAmercan selections which the whole trying TO
duplicate in advance it
strong minority who fathom Babe
official 1923 utterances the matter of mythical in order
to the world series of The Washington Times next
October doing Old Barney the distinction of naming him one OF
the two pitchers allowed the tnman combination supposed to be
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
Talked of Quitting.

Toward the close of the Mack
mans recent losing streak, Phila.
delphia writers openly charged
them with quitting. Reading such
charges, the athletes suddenly turn.
ed around and began winning. The
talk got under their skins.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
JIMMY SHECKARD PILOT
OF COLUMBIA'S OUTFIT

COLUMBIA, Pa, Aug. 9.-James
Tiiden Sheckard. once famous as
the greatest outfielder that ever
oonned a suit of the Chicago Ma
tional League Baseball Cinb ia
plotting the destinies of the Column.
hia Club this season.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
CutshaW Improving.

DETROIT. Aug. 9.-George Cut
shaw, the Tigers infielder. Is slow
ly improving after his operation for
appendicitis. He will not leave the
hospital. however, for three weeks
yet.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09


dents Of the national pasttime to
put in your pipe and smoke. What
do you think Is the likelihood Of
the Bambino including Walter in his
aggregation? It is worth serious
thought, because Babe can't overlook
Walter In sizing up the hurlers who
could stop any imaginative team
IL given the proper support.
Although never a pretentious hit
ter, the Smoke-ban King continues
marvel to all.time critics of the
game and this season, he has won
II and lost 8 games for winning
average of $50.
Now the question is, what could
johnson do with alright support
i'm the infieId and OutfIeId? If as
signed the sweetest men in either
league for the other positions on q
nine, couldn't johnson, even today
and forgetting the background OF
Washington players, win whale OF
a lot Of baseball games?
Just close your eyes for a mo.
ment and imagine the big Kansan
standing up there in lhe box and
hurting to a catcher, say Of the brand
Of Ruel, Schalk, Schang 1r perhaps
O'Farrel--then imagine Grimm, of
the Pirates on first; Hornsby of the
Cardinals on second; Traynor of the
Pirates on third: Sewell of the In.
dians at shortstop; Speaker of the
same club IN center; Harry Heilman
of the Tigers in left, and Jameson
of the Indians in right-wouldn't ne.
Walter, look unbeatable to your"
Scores of your fellow baseball
fans in Washington think so.
whether you do or not. and no
small portion of them Is giving
him one of the two pitching posts
allowed on each all-American team
for the purpose of this contest.
Skillet" is experiencing some lit
tie difficulty with his flock of base
ball enthusiasts in the matter of
identifying their players with the
proper clubs.
After all, this is a contest of
baseball thought which will ulti-
mately bring out the best judg.
ment of the combined fans, and
when "Skillet" finds an all.Aneri,
can bid Identifying Hornsby with
Brooklyn, and Happenny with the
Red SOx, then he naturally thinks
the dubbs are in.
Selections like that WILL NOT
earn the trips to the world series
with Skillet
While it has never been spccif.
ically stated that the names of
the clubs on which the players
perform must accompany the Sc.
lectiOnS, 1t seems common sense
to "Skillet" that this detail should
be included and correctly SO at
that.
In cases where you have two or
three men who play the same field.
and where their batting and field.
ing and base running will not prr-
NIT leaving them out of the all
star cast, it is within the rules to
give them a different fielding berth,
but there is NO EXCUSE for
switching them from town to town,
even if you pick an Washington,
all-Yankee or all-St. Louis club
Now please bear this in mind and
don't make joke out of your
selves.
Just pick ten men, including two
pitchers. with no coaches, field
captains or comedians. "SleLllet"
will furnish the comedy, thank
you. Then, state your reasons in
$50 words, more or less, and you
IufIl he citing DrattU
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
RUTH HAS HIGH PRAISE
FOR WAITE HOYT

NEW YORK, Aug. 9-These the
players run high but club pitcher
bad and could him I'd dig mighty
DO everything could to land Waite Hoyt, of the Yankees
suppose Colonel RUPERT, Yanks, would
sell Hoyt under circumstances
veteran
professional baseball 1915, but in
yo1gst star IN the big leagues He's only tentyhree
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
PRINCE GEORGES FEELS
LEFT OUT In COLD BY
COUNTY SANDLOTTERS
By r.. D. THOMAS.

of the Prince Georges Athletic Assoc
on Georges county, Nd swept into The Washington
declaration war
against any and all sand1ot in the county.
belief that the battle for the county cham
ponshp resolved lot of monkey business He
himself He could not point Oh
dsbarmen his from the title competition which en-
the A. Mt Rainier Seat Pleasant and perhaps
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
TRIBE CLOSES
STAY HERE
TODAY
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Today the Cleveland Indians close
their series at American League
Park. Victory FOR them will give
them the edge in the four games,
three to one. Defeat will give the
Griffmen an even break. Yester.
days rest may bring a change in
the Griffmen's mood, but it may
also add to the pep displayed by
the Indians, which won't be so good
for the home boys.
Tomorrow, owing to the funeral
of the late President Harding ut
Marion, Ohio, there will be no ball
games in the major leagues, but on
Saturday the Chicago White Sox
will appear here in a double header
The White Sox will finish this
home stay OF the Griffmen with
next Mondays game. After an ex,
hlbition at Martinsburg, w. Va, on
Tuesday, the Griffs will hurry on
to Chicago, being due to open their
final swing through the West on
Wednesday.
Since coming home 90 July % rhe
record:
July 2s-Griffs, IL; Tigers. 1.
July 3o-Grffs. l; Tigers, 0.
July 31-Tigers, 10; Griffs, s.
August 2-Griffs, 8; Browns, 0.
Griffs, 2; Browns, /.
August 4-Griffs, 9: Browns, 3.
August 6-Griffs. 6; Indians. s.
August 6-Indians. s; Griffs, 2.
August INDIANS, %; Griffs, g.
Thus the Griffs have wone six
out OF nine games at Georgia ave
nue.. averaging 667.
The Washington times., 1923-08-09

link OF lt-a star In the world
series against the Giants two years
ago when he was twenty-one. pitch
ing regularly in the American
League when he was less than nine.
teen and tried out by the Giants
when he was sixteen.
He's my idea of a great baseball
property and investment. It's q
cinch he'll be paying dividends by
winning ball games for at least ten
more years, and that's quite a bit
longer than. the average pitcher
lasts. don't suppose it's far from
the truth to say, he's actually worth
his weight in gold, even though he
weighs close to 100 pounds.
To begin with, Waite has a
wonderful physique for a pitcher.
He has all that experience can
give him. and he Is one Of the
neEvleSt pitchers in the game. He
has peach of a fast ball, q good
curve and fine control. His great
est asset, think, is his change
OK pace.
OF course, there are a few things
he has to learn yet. but he's getting
on well, and next year or the year
after look to him to be just about
| the best pitcher in the game and
one Of the best of all time.
He went bad for a little while
early this season, but in the last
| six weeks he has been pitching as
we'll as anybody in the league He
won five games in a row for US on
the road. beat every team In the
western half of the circuit and
| hasn't given more than eight hits
in any Of the last eight games he
has pitched Nobody but a great
pitcher can do that.
In a way, I feel that he Is in po-
feition a lot like the one was in
when I quit pitching and turned to
making homers. / came up pretty
young myself and was only twenty
when ! started pitching for the Red
Sox. When I was Waite's age, I
was winning games in world series,
too. but even now I'm young As
ball players go. ! expect to keen
going in the majors for at least six
more years, and II quit then I'll be
thirty-five.
Cy Williams, who EYas just start
ed to hit homers In earnest, Is
| thlrty-fiVe. Maybe when / get to
be his age, TIL start to hit them
better than / ever did-just as he
Is doing now. You know, you can't
ten thing about baseball. Almost
anything will happen.
And don't know why Hoyt
shouldn't be doing as we'll at thirty
| five as Cy Is. Waite likes a lot Of
work, but he gets three, four and
/ sometimes five days Of rest between
| games. and that's something catch
ers. infielders and outfielders don't
| get.
| He takes good care of himself and
his arm, and ! know of no reason
why he shouldn't keep going as long
as fellows like Grover Alexander,
Walter Johnson, George Dauss, RUDE
Marquard and a lot of the other
veteran pitchers.
When you stop to consider 1t. that
kid is just about the best bit of base
ball flesh on the market. The Giants
| paid lot Of money for Jack Bentley
| and Jimmy O'COnnell and the White
| Sox went high for Willie Kamm, but
| they were all experiments and uncer-
| tain propositions. But Hoyt has
| proved himself and lately he seems
| to be better than he ever was.
| Copyright. 1928. by The Christy Walsh
| Syndicate.)
The Washington times., 1923-08-09
American League.
Yesterdays HOMERs.
National League.
American League.
(CepyPight, 1898. by Cosmopolitan
News Sarvics.)
LEADING STIJGGFRG

Williams. st. Louis 1 .,
Burns, Boston
Totals: National. 394; American,
The Washington times., 1923-08-09

Now the question is, what could
johnson do with alright support
in the infield and OutfIeld? II as
signed the sweetest men in either
league for the other positions on q
nine, couldn't johnson, even today
and forgetting the background OF
Washington players, win a whale OF
a lot Of baseball games?