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The Washington times., 1923-02-12
PETE.BRQWN|NG
COBB s B|NCLE
RIVAL
Old-time Louisville Slugger
Was Supreme Until
Georgian Arrived.

Ty Cobb with a lifetime batting
average of .372 leads all players of
the world in this respect.
Cobb's mark viii undoubtedly live
for many years-probably forever
1t will be long time before the
game produces another player with
the batting eye of Cobb.
While it isn't generally known,
Pete Browning was the holder of
lifetime swat averages until Cobb
appeared on the scene.
While with the Louisville club
from 1882 until 1898, Browning led
all batsmen with 1856 lifetime aver
age. This mark stood for twenty,
three years.
It took Cobb ten years to bring
his mark up to the average set by
the old-time slugger. Since 1915
Cobb has gradually increased the
lead.
The greatness of Cobb's feat is
evident by the fact that Rogers
Hornsby, the premier slugger of the
National League, has an average
of only .347 covering his eight years.
Sisler is Cobb's closest opponent
with mark of 800 covering his
major league career
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
WORLDS SKATING MARKS
MADE BY BOBBY MCLEAN

SARANAC LAKE. y. Y. Feb. ~.
Three new worlds skating records
were established by Bobby, Mclean.
of Chicago. on a half-mile straight
away track on Meagher Lake here
yesterday Mclean covered the
220-yard distance in Is 2-5 seconds
battering the record of nineteen
seconds established by Charles Jew.
traw, of Lake Placid, this year.
The Chicago flash covered the
quarter mile in twenty-nine and
one-fifth seconds. The previous ac-
cepted record was thirty-fiVe
seconds. Mclean covered the half
mile in :l2 2-5. The former pro-
fessiOnal record was ! is, held by
John S. johnson.
The track was measured by an
official surveyor and four watches
caught the time. Everett MCGOWAN,
of St. Paul, acted as peacemaker.
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
BOSTON TEAMS !
READY To GO
SOUTH
Braves Will Hop to St. Peters
burg; Chances Pets to
Hot Springs.

BOSTON, Feb. 12.-Both Boston
clubs are ready for the hop to the
spring training camps. The
Braves will return to st. Peters.
burg, Fla. The Red Sox go to Hot
Springs, Ark, their camp for many
years.
Dick Rudolph, veteran Braves
pitcher, and Art Devlin, formerly
of the New York Giants, will have
charge of the Braves pitchers and
catchers. The abattery material is
expected to arrive at camp on
March 5.
Manager Fred Mitchell will
handle the infielders and out
t.elders who arrive a week later. A
strenuous campaign has been
mapped out by those in charge OF
the Braves contingent that they
may get off to flying start when
the curtain rises.
Dana Fillingim, one of the vet
eran hurlers, win train at Hot
Springs for a few weeks and then
join the first squad at st. Peters
Manager Fred Mitchell today
says: IF we can overcome the
many injuries that overlook our
athletes last spring, Boston will
have a headliner. There 10 plenty
of new material on hand and
should it come up to expectations.
we fear no outfit in the National
League circuit.
THE young pitchers have shown
their ability in other leagues and
L e. r In he nNpk Wi
Iduplicate their performances Of the
last season for the Boston club.
Billy Southworth, captain and
IrightfieIder. reports his knee in first
class condition. Good tidings were
also received from Tony Boeckel,
who was ailing the latter part OF
/ the 1922 campaign.
The Red Sox squad will be divided
/ into two sections. The first SOx
special will leave Boston on March
/ 2 and will pick up the battery ma
terial enroute. Frank Chance. newly
elected manager of the Boston club.
will leave with the pitchers and
catchers and devote the first week
of training in sizing up the raft OF
new material.
The first squad is expected to
arrive at the springs Sunday,
March A and the first workout il
scheduled for Monday morning. The
second group of players will arrive
at the camp on March IL. If Man
ager Chance carries out the plans
now in view, one or more of the
veterans that have been carried
along with the club win be elimi-
mated.
Larry Graver, secretary of the
club, today said:
1.-THE bulk of the players carried
South with the Red Sox this year
are young promising players. Man
ager Chance is of the opinion that
| the recent deals with New York
| and Washington have strengthened
two or three weak spots in the Sox
lineup.
There is little doubt but what
Mcmillan, one of the new players.
will play third base this year.
Manager Chance has watched this
youngster work and considers him
a conner.
"The squad is made up of the
biggest men ever to go South with
the club. There are nine men that
| tip the beam at 200 and stand over
six feet. The majority of these are
pitchers that have made good in
minor league circuits and with
proper coaching and training, that
Chance can give. will put Boston
| up in the running"
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
DIAMOND SOULS PASSES
AS WORLDS TITLE EVENT

DULUTH. Mimi, Feb. 12.-Walter
Hoover will not defend the Diamond
Souls at the English Henley next
summer, but that will have no bear
ing on his title as worlds amateur
sculling champion.
In fact. according to officials of
the Duluth Boat Club, it means that
Hoover is giving up the Henley-on-
the-Thames trophy to defend mis-
worlds title against Paul Costello
Philadelphia. national champion: Hill
ton Belyea, st. John, n. B., Canadian
champion. and other prospective
challengers.
The Philadelphia Gold Challenge
Cup. which Hoover won at Philadel-
phia last July, represents the world $
singles sculling championship since
This cup was given to Jack Kelly.
Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia, as
an emblem of victory gained at
Antwerp, Belgium, in 1920, when
Kelly defeated the pick of the world $
ScullcrS at the Olympics.
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
FREL ALW AVS
LIkESl|TTLE
BALL JOKE
Frozen Spheroid Set-up Nearly
Got Over With League
Head.

Players of the Tulsa team. used
to the high attitudes of the Western
League territory, where a batted ball
never quits travelling, were much
puzzled when they got into the heavy
atmosphere that is peculiar to Mobile
because of certain climatic conditions
there. A Tulsa batter would swing
with all his might at a ball and fancy
1t would go over the farthest fence,
only to see it nestle down into some
fielder's hands not far back of the
base lines.
The refusal of the ball to travel
was explained to them, but still some
of them were suspicious: they init
mated that the Mobile players had
put up a job and were freezing the
balls to nullify Tulsa boasted hit
ting. That gave Bill Friel, practical
joker, a chance that he likes. Friel,
putting on serious face, went TO
Bob Weinacker, president of the Mo-
bile club. and made complaint. Vein
acker, who is a bit new to baseball
and still has high ideals, was much
distressed that there should be any
suspicion of work not on the square.
rs there any way to prove the
balls have been frozen?" he asked
Csc Ah6 iIIiI tudl SUCH q lIiCA
would not pass without notice If guilt
could be established
PROOF" beloved Friel. Eyes; We
took one Of the balls to the hotel and
put 1T in an oven and ii melted clear
away"
Weinacker was wise to Friel's jok-
ing propensities by that time and his
answer was:
I'VE will have to admit it. then:
the balls were frozen. and if you will
look in the icebox in my office you
will find where we keep them"
But Bill Friel, being on the water
wagon. declared he never looked into
an icehox.
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
CRACK YOUNG TEAMS
WILL PLAY SERIES

So important do the Western A. c
and Georgetown Junior A. G.. CON
slider their three-gane series, to stan t
Thursday. that the rival managers
have. submitted eligibility lists.
Frank Athey, Western A. G. man
ager, announces this list: J. Gol'an,
captain; AtheY, Shore, POvirh, W.
Gollan, Goodrich, Hart. Kramer and
e. Chaconas.
Richard Hart, the Georgetown Ju-
Nor manager, has these players: r.
Hart, Holman, Iillcary, King. O'Neil,
Jenkins, Turner. E,dmonston and
CuIlinanc.
Th" teams are the 1901 10
pound class and are leading on
tenders for the title. The series will
be played in the Peck gym
On Wednesday night tR Western
team will play the fast2 Mohawk
Props,
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
MOHAWK PREPS BEAT
RIVALS BY ONE POINT

The Mohawk Props triumphed by
a margin of one point over their ri
walls in sports, the Roamers. 1t was
a stiff basketball contest all the way,
although the Mohawk Props had a
lead of ~ TO 6 at the end of the first
half
In the final minutes the ROamers
got going and cut the advantage to
one point. Ady. Mohawk forward
shot three field goals and Shaw
made six foul goals in seven at,
tempts for the Roamers. These two
were the leading scorers.
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
Notre Dame Mourns
Gus Desch's
Bad Leg

Gus Desch. star sprinter and
hurdler of Notre Dame Uni
versity, who had made ar
rangements to compete in many
indoor meets this season. has
been compelled to cancel all his
engagements because of a bad
leg which gave way under him
in a workout few days ago.
With Desch out of competition
Notre DANES chances of win
ming track honors have faded.
Desch was not only a sure
point getter in sprinting events
and over the hurdles, but he
was also the mainstay of the
relay team.
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
Big Scholastic Game
viii Be Played In
Central GYM

Eastern and Western will
play their all-important game
in the high school basketball
series tomorrow in the Central
High School gym, it was de-
cided today.
Action will start at 3:15
p. m. The officials will be Fitz-
gerald and Fuller.
Central and Tech will clash
at the Arcade at 3:15 O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1923-02-12

Epiphany. IS; Holy Comforter, II.
Epiphany. 80; Jr. High Midgets. IL.
Epiphany. "A; st. Stephens, 49,
Epiphany. "a: Georgetown A. C..
Mdgets, is.
Epiphany. %: Columbia Midgets. IS
Epiphany, 35; Wilson Normal Midgets,
II.
Epiphany, so; Warwick Midgets. IL.
Epiphany. So; Jr.s High Midgets. Is.
Epiphany, "A; Georgetown A. C..
Mdgets. %.
Epiphany. As: Mackin Midgets, IS.
Epiphany, 40; Brookland Midgets, Is.
Epiphany. "a: Kanawha Midgets. 16.
Epiphany defeated the st. Agnes
Midgets.
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
PERSONALITY.
JUST WHAT IS IT?

Mr. Joe Freeman, who in spite of his
wrestling
public for its
dkering around bring Keonen Joe Turner the
of million matches, together padded
Ketone" said Mr. Freeman musngly, of the greatest
wresers of his weight developed Anyone
going to be good good There many
belong in the him. bovto
him
The Washington times., 1923-02-12

Because another great little team.
the Aloysius Midgets, won thirty
one in succession, and therefore is
distinguished today as the holder of
a Washington record.
The Epiphany Midgets crave a
new record.
I'VE will win thirty.two straight
games and maybe more announced
the Epiphany captain, Lewis
SHIELD, today.
He said it in the manner of
one stating a fact. not making
a prediction. The Epiphany
Midgets are sublimely confident.
They are especially confident that
the one team that withstood their
attack this season will fall in an
Kanawha Midgets. early in the
season. leaped on the Epiphany
Midgets and nipped a winning
streak that had run four games.
The young Kanawhas triumrhcd
by a score of % to Is. Not long
ago the Epiphany and Kanawha
youngsters met again and Epiphany
slammed Ka2awha by exactly the
same margin that Kanawha had
won it's early victory-eight points.
The second score was "a to Is.
The two teams are new making
arrangements for third en-
counter. 1t will De feature at
traction to tbs young element oil
basl1etbalIers.
AS indicated before, the Epiphany
Midgets may not rest on their
laureIs should they cop the thirty
two straight. They have another
ambition They desire the ninety
five pound championship of the
South Atlantic section, and are
planning now to enter the title
tournament which will he con
Quoted in Baltimore next month.
Here's a note on each member of
the brilliant young team:
John Theis, forward is one of
the best-knoWn athletes in the
grammar schools.
Burt McGann, guard, was
diminutive star of the Perry A. G..
football team in the last campaign.
Fred Pyles, guard. is touted as
crack golfer in Junior ranks.
Herald Hirst is recognized. ac-
corning TO MS teammates AS the
Leading stationary guard in the
ii T>ety-fiVe-pOUnd class, and also
is star track athlete.
Leon Schloss. forward. played II
bang-up game at shortstop last sea
son for the Comets, who won six
teen out of twenty games Of base
ball.
Lewis Shield. captain and center,
is a crack swimmer, having Wo
several medals in open meets. II
is the Epiphany Midgets' leading
point scorer.
Francis Lynch, forward, was ~
strong baseball player with tn
Comets last year.
Thus. it is seen. the EpiphanE
N'dScts are versatile young ath
letes.
Here are the individual scoring
records OF the team:
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
Dick Hughes Back.

Dick Hughes, Washington pitcher,
who made good with Reading, in the
International League, will remain in
Washington this coming season to
pitch for the Express team 1t ls
understood, Hughes is dissatisfied
with terms offered him by Reading.
The Washington times., 1923-02-12

And the personality of great
many OF these worthy performers is
such that crowds swarm to the
parks and the halls just to boot
them when they strike out in a
pinch or miss with d wild swing.
Getting back to Mr.. ketOnen. The
other night he grappled Mr.. kilonis,
the nimble.toed Norfolker, and the
crowd hooted the Greek and cheer.
ed Ketonen all through the rout
But Of the two Mr.. kilonis carried
the bulk Of the personality. He
made speeches to the crowd, argued
with Ref O'COnnor, staggered
around glumly gazing at his tormen-
tors. He was the main attraction
of the evening.
The crowd didn't seem to he so
strong for Waino as they were agin
John Well, that's personality.
whatever that is. 1t takes a prett v
strong sort of guy to be well
hated.
There are public performers
who swell bOX-Office receipts Nv
being welI-hAted. That is, well
hated while they are in the arena.
It's odds on that the bird who
boos Ty Cobb at American Ieaguc
Park would bust n knee to have
someone say to him In earnest:
"Mr BimbO, Wanchu to shake
hands with my OIL Gawgia friend,
MIR. Tyrus Cobb"
Maybe he wouldn't swell up,
what?
And the same thing goes for Mr..
Pimbo. with his voice hoarsn from
bowling down the battered Kilonis
at the Coliseum. Just picture
him
"JaWn," he'd say--oh, yes. ned
call him lawn IL sure thought
you had that there Dane before he
got away from w. Mex time I'll
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
LOOK GOOD
TO WIN BOWLING TITLE

With a lead of seven games over
their nearest rivals, the Trinidads
loom as title winners in the Knights
of Columbus Duckpin League, which
holds it's matches at the Rathskeller.
The Christophers are second. Nc
MCKEE tops the individuals with
105-21 al
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
BAN ON SCHOOL SPORTS
WOULD SWELL RANKS
OF SANDLOTTERS
By X. D. THOMAS.

foreseen today in the
school Superintendent of
Schools Frank Baou this afternono, favor
ably reported recommendation to abolish all nergh school
athletics fol WI years.
Released from high school CONTROL is believed the
athletes rapidly swelling
of the independents.
Such by the schoolboys might nulfy in
competition
among Loyalty schools reasonable
would practically
Of fbar
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
JOE RAY TO GO AFTER
, HIS OWN DISTANCE MARK

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Joie Ray
will make his last appearance on
New York indoor tracks this season
in the annual games in the Seventy
first Infantry A. A. tonight when
he will go out after his own record
of a mile and three-quarters.
The Washington times., 1923-02-12

bet yu amt going to stand for no
foolishness."
There are some whose personality
is so friendly that, no matter what
the situation, no matter where the
crowd, their efforts are greeted
with applause. Oh, yes, there's
plenty OF EN-. too.
Anyway, this is something about
personality. Century Dictionary
please copy.
The Washington times., 1923-02-12
EPIPHANY MIDGETS TRY
FOR RECORD STRING
By r. D. THOMAS.

Twenty CONSECUTIVE victories!
Ninety young teams
thoroughly
Midgetsr who have achieved it.
Not until they thirtytwo games will the
Epiphany Mdgets briste with PRIDE and perhaps them
Greater achievements be prospect would their
thoughts in other directions than to glowing past
The Washington times., 1923-02-12

Thus, the rivalrv-that keeps inter-
high school sports alive under pres
ent conditions would be sustained.
There are several independent
athletic clubs already in the field
that depend largely on high school
athletes for their membership. The
active services of these athletes
hover. areN not available until the
high school series in the various
sports are finished.
The membership of the ROamer
Club, of northeast, one of the
most successful sandlOt Organiza.
tons, Is composed almost en-
tirely of high school youths or
boys just out of school.
Immediately on conclusion of the
championship high school games in
baseball. tooth Ill and basketball,
many Of the school boys join vari-
Gus Independent teams. If inter.
high school sports were abolished,
these youths undoubtedly would de-
vote all their time set aside fos
sports TO, the independents
In :ne meantime, the battle for
this years schoia ssic basketball
)honors goes on with unprecedented
spirit. Tomorrow the biggest scrap
of the series is scheduled, with
Eastern meeting Western.
Both OF the leading teams are
due for some stiff practice this
afternoon, and prospects are that
both will enter romorrow's en-
gagement in fine fettle.
A victory for Eastern will
clinch the title. Should Western
win, tie for first place would
result.
Those best qualified to judge
both teams are of a mind that the
game will be hard fought and that
neither will enter the contest q de-
cided favorite.
Both of the rival teams are made
up of strong, fast youngsters, with
plenty of determination.
In the other game of the semi
weekly doubleheader, Central will,
play Tech. This, too, should be
fast and furious.
The Washington times., 1923-02-12

The raSSling promoter hesItated
a moment, drew a long breath, and
the gang knew something good
was coming. Then it came:
And he has personality, toQ,"
declared the impresariO triumphant
ly.
There it was again! This here
personality" thing. What is it?
Kid Webster, who slung a mean
pen as a photographer, staggers all
over the ring in crying to define
it in his deservedly popular I'm
abridged Herward Darlington,
Phi. D., it appears, tackled the sub
ject the other day, but he didn't
last through a weak first round.
Irvine might try it
Oh, we'll. It's all right for those
New York box fight promoters and
managers to talk that way, but
it's too deep for any rassling man
whatever.
Personality! After all the boys
with the exalted brows have fallen
down on the thing. let's try it our.
selves.
personality" is the thing that
makes man stick out from the
crowd. There it is-Or maybe
somewhere around there. Let's
not be too precise. And the thing
that differentiates a man from the
mob may be either good or bad
the collective qualities" that il,
of course.
y man, athlete or otherwise,
doesn't necessarily need to be of The
type that is always greeted with
cheers to have personality. Maybe
he bird on IN" receiving end Of
ne blatant hoos carries the edge
in this department.
There are noble visiting athletes
on all kinds of teams, major, minor
and sandl0t. who provide the gate
attractions because of personality.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-11-09
scouTMAsTER SCORES HIGH

nrjze of a $500 gold watch and a
commitment to the scout way OF DONG
things were the results Of the entry
of Scoutmaster George B. Dunn OF
Seattle, Wash, in the $l,ooo anla'eu,
mon cooks contest recently conducted
by the Seattle Times.
scoutmaster Dunn, who four years
ego when he entered scouting "didn
tnow how to boil water" competeo
IN ths contest with timber cruisers
,oorntaineers, prospectors, huntsmen'
cshernen. and other eut-of-doors men,
sor the best camp dinner. HIS score
was 99% per cent.
The menu consisted of chicken sweet
- ana notatoes, cooked according
- +ho Hawalian Emu" style, which
o.h,d has been carefully retainer
and taught in scout circles every
..,ar.. the second part Of the NEAR
annlo sauce biscuits and conee-was
nrenared by means of rerector 49, g. :
70 the winners score, two OF inc
,rdges had awarded 100 per cent ~
IL - one had marked him down "
CO.. nor cent. And for what 90 you
th,rt he was marked on! a ,ins
. ~ Are remained unextinguisheo
~ tbe scoutmaster's campfire.
.Crime Of crimes IN woouoi at
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-11-09
Scots 70 Vote on Prohibition

London,-Thirty to forty Scottish
towns go to the polls this week to
decide the prohibition issue for their
localities. The campaign has been
intense. The drys hope to reverse
the decision given in 1920 when only
two towns-Kirkintilloc and Kill
syth-abolished liquor licenses. The
vets in these places, forced to take
long journeys during the last three
years to quench their thirsts, have
been making desperate efforts to
bring their fellow townsmen back to
their traditional freedom in the mat
ter Of beverages.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-11-09
BOY
SCOUTS
81
'cohoucted by National Council OF the eo,
Scouts Of America.J -' D''
SCOUTS CHEER DYING LAD

Somewhere on Long Island, n Y
small boy, three and one-half years
old, with an enlarged heart and short
existence before him-unless miracles
still do happen-is clingng to life be-
cause Of the boy scouts" says the Lons
Island Press In an account Of a good
turn by local scouts. Were II not
Tor the inspiration and the example
probably the short life would have been
shorter, and home emptier than II
Is now.
THE lad is the son OF Mrs. NJ. ].
Stockdale, II Van Wyck avenue, Rich
mond HILL" continues the story. st
is the verdict of q number Of doctors
that he cannot live to grow up because
OF an enlarged heart, and other COM
plications which have since set in.
The tragic tale became known through
q letter written by Mrs Stockdale to
New York newspaper, in which she
asked that delegation of boy scouts
come to visit her boy.
THE letter was passed on to Chief
Scout Executive James E. West, and
in time reached the desk OF G. A. Wor
den, scout executive Of Queens Bor-
ough, L. l. The matter was turned
over to Scoutmaster Arthur q. Oliver,
Troop Is, Jamaica, L. I.
1.-The affair was attended to in the
usual boy scout way, and after Scout
master Oliver had made his investiga-
lions of the matter, the scouts began
to come to make life more bearable for
the little lad who may never, except
In his Imagination, don q scout uni
form.
at don't know what we would have
done without the boy scouts said
Mrs. Stockdale, who is the mother Of
two other boys besides little Robert,
who is generally called Sonny They
have come again and again, and they
brighten my boys life up so much.
They brought him boy scout hand
book, and every night he sleeps with
II under his pillow. They came to
lunch one day and I had a cake for
them and everything. They are sucn
fine boys.
lone of the scouts, whose name Is
Michael, stops in every time he passes,
and he brings things with him some
times-a box of candy and other
things. Seven doctors have said that
nv little boy cannot ever grow up
but l am hoping that some other doc
tor or surgeon may hear of 1t and come
to save him for u.s.
'If the glories of boy scoutdom, jam
borees and camping" concludes the
Press, "are ever the portion of the III
tle lad, much Of the credit will be due
TO the boys of Troop 10, Jamaica Boy
Scouts of America. Should the grim
reaper win the victory, it Is probable
that little Sonny's last thought Will De
q INSTALLATION of the scout badge ana
uniform and the daily good turn done
him by his young friends"