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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
OLD JUPITER PLUVIUS
HALTS LOCAL CONTESTS

Yesterdays scheduled contests be.
tween Maryland University and
Washington and Lee; Catholic Uni.
versity and Roanoke College; East.
ern High and Tech High, and local
amateur and independent games
were cancelled on account Of the
heavy rainfall Of the afternoon.
The Eastern-Tech High game will
be played Friday and all latter
scheduled inter-high games showed
back.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
BOARDING THE TIGER
DETROIT
WASHINGTON

Game called end of seventh, cold.)
Runs-Rice. 3; Judge, 2; Goslin, Wade,
Evans, Charity, Woodal and Moore.
Errors--Peckinpaugh and Pratt. Two
base hits--Evans Charity, Woodall,
Kerr. Home runs-CSoslin, Wade Stolen
bases-Judge, Peckinpaugh. Sacrifice hit
inpaugh to Judge; Warmoth to Peckin-
paugh to Judge: Peckinpaugh to Harris
to Judge; Jones (unassisted). Left on
Observation-Disclosures 9; Detroit, 10. First
johnson. Ii: off Moore, s. Struck out
BY Warmoth. 5; by johnson, l.; by
Moore, 2. Hits--Off johnson, 5 in 3
innings; off Moore, G. in 4. Losing
pitcher--Johnson. Umpires-Owens and
Nallin. Time of game. 1 hour and 63
minutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

F., &A4A AS$Ss
The bout is scheduled for fifteen
rounds, which will give Dempsey
$666.66. a minute If Gibbons is able
to keep him company for the full
route.
Just why these generous Mon
tana promoters are willing to put
up so much money to see Dempsey
and Gibbons perform is difficult to
understand. While Gibbons has an
impressive looking array Of knock
outs on paper, he has never flashed
real heavyweight form.
The fight sharps fail to see
where Gibbons will have much Of
a chance against the champion.
This big wad Of money ought to be
easy for Dempsey. Perhaps he
plans to extend his coal interests
right into Pennsylvania.
Since Dempsey took up his fad
Of collecting coal mines his desire
to fight has increased. The more
fights he has at $780, 600 per
the more coal mines he can have.
There IS one big danger to the
public in Dempsey's commercial
activities. III he charges for his
coal at the Same rate he charges
for his services I'm the ring, who
is going to buy It?
They expect that the Dempsey
Gibbons bout will draw a million
dollar gate in Montana Maybe it
will and maybe it is too far away
for the men who will pay any price
at all to be at the ringside. Out
at Toledo. when Dempsey defeated
Willard and won the title, the gate
was something of frost, and those
who did attend the fight were from
outside Of Toledo and many Of
them from outside Of the State Of
Ohio. Montana is a long way off.
In view Of the fact that Gibbons is
not the strongest opponent who
could be sent against the champion,
it appears that the promoters are
taking a long chance.
1t Is probable that the heavy
weight bouts at the Yankee Sta.
dunn on May IL, with Willard and
Floyd johnson and Firpo and Jack
McAuliffe, will draw bigger gate
than the Shelby affair. The fact
that the bouts have been arranged
for the Milk Fund, a charitable at
fair, will stimulate the sale Of tick
cts. The combination Of a worthy
cause and a couple of real heavy
weight scraps besides makes as
strong a drawing card as the ring
can offer. Those behind the move
ment anticipate close to q million
dollar gate on May 10.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
GEORGE WASHINGTON
PLAYS AT HILLTOP

George Washington's racket
wielders are scheduled to meet the
Georgetown team on the Hilltop
courts, this afternoon, at 2:3O
o'clock
The Buff and Blue team has
been showing exceptional form dur
ing the past two weeks and are con-
fident of taking the measure of the
Georgetown stars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
QUANTlCo MARINES AND
HILLTOPPERS PLAY TO-DAY

The Quantico Marines and George
towns varsity baseball squad are
booked to clash at American
League Park, this afternoon.
Arrangements have been made
for the transporting of the 1000
or more marines at the down-the-
river post to Washington for the
game.
Secretary DENLY and Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt, along with
other high officers, will occupy
boxes. The game will be called at
3 O'Clock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
VIRGINIA GRETS AFTER
GAME FOR NEXT SUNDAY

Manager Pete Bremen, of the
Virginia Greys, has issued a broad
side challenge to any and all teams
of the District for a game next
Sunday, to be played on the Greys
grounds.
cepting the challenge should get
into communication with Manager
Bremen, 524 s. Alfred street, Alex
andria or phone Alexandria 1204.M.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
.PIKETOWN AND EPIPHANY
AYSATURDAY

The Piketown A. c. and Epiphany
Lutheran Boys Club are scheduled
to meet Saturday afternoon on dia
mond No. 4 Of the Monument lot.
The game will be called at o'clock.
Friday evening the Piketowns are
to meet at 1902 Thirteenth street
southeast, and all players are urged
to be present. Sunday the Pike
towns play the st. Josephs on the
Plaza grounds at 1O:45 a, m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

formation leading to her approx
mate geographic whereabouts.
What there is about the until
tered atmosphere of Washington
to have led Tina to choose this
hemisphere for her elusive con-
duct remains a mystery to those
acquainted with elephant folklore.
One Of the most trusted animals
in the show. Tina has had thou
sands of other opportunities to
desert the canvas bungalow, SO the
theory is gaining credence that
she was kidnapped outright.
Circus attendants who were in
terviewed directly after Tina's dis
appearance became common
knowledge declared they saw a
suspicious looking Chinanan
lettering in the vicinity of her
boudoir with a gunny-sack under
his arm.
Search has been made for this
heather loafer, but he seems to
nave A0uSu Out dS completely as
Tina herself. Every exit from
the city has been watched night
and day lest Tina's abductors try
to remove her from the jurisdic-
ton.
Believe me, this is no bedtime
story. If you don't think Tina is
gone, just try to find her. Tina
may have been wanted for her
sociability or possible for, her rich
story of ivory-anyway, she's out
and it it looks like it's for good.
1t will be we'll worth your while
to search every place from your
vest pockets to your attic for Tina,
as she's a valuable piece of flesh
wherever she Is.
Cut up into steaks, she's worth
her weight in sausage and her
hide would make I'll alligator
handbags or $50 ordinary gentle
mems suitcases.
Answers to her name and all
twenty of her toes are white.
washed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

Last season the tall blond played
his first full season In the major
leagues and among other things
led the circuit In the number Of
shut-outs and strike-outs. He won
six games by shut-outs and set
down 134 batters via the strike-out
route.
Thus far In the current cam
pafgn he has famed twenty-five
and for his lifetime record I'm
organized baseball he has close
to LOO st1iike-Outs 20 his credit.
Dazzy began striking them out
with the Hastings club Of the Ne
brasIka State League, where he
played in 1914 and 1915. After re-
manning with the Yankees and Pr
rates short time the following
year he was sent to the st. Joseph
club Of the Western League.
That year Dazzy established his
record OF strike-outs, for season
by tanning 1919. Then followed a
period Of five years which found
him with Toledo, Rochester, Sacra-
mento, Memphis and New Orleans.
The year before he came to the
Robins Dazzy struck out 1853 bat
tiers for Memphis.
Vance led the National League
i'm the number Of fans last season
with 1874, but was exceeded by
the two Urbans, ShOCIxer and
Faber, I'm the American League.
ShOcker famed 149 and F,aber
one less. But in view of the fact
that both Shocker and Faber
hurled q hundred or more innings
than Dazzy during the season the
tall Brooklyn hurler is the real
strike-out king Of the major leagues.
Dazzy hurled but 246 aggregate
innings, while Shocker pitched S4S
and Faber $50.
In the three games he has pitched
this season Vance has famed
twenty-five batters and the indi-
cation are that he will finish at
the top. But in the matter OF win
ming games the big blond has been
unsuccessful thus far. He has
twirled four games and lost as
many. His record for last season
was eighteen wins and twelve de-
feats, and although he has started
poorly, Uncle Robbie believes that
he will win few more games
than last year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
JACK FLAvIN TO COACH
CEoRGEToWN,S FRESHMEN

Announcement was made at the
Hilltop that, Jack Flavin, basket
ball, baseball and football star, had
been selected to succeed Jackie
MaIoney as grid mentor for the
Georgetown freshmen eleven.
Flavin is one of the, most popu
lar players ever turned out by the
Blue and Gray institution and his
appointment meets with popular
approval.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
To Start June I,

The Departmental Tennis League
has set June l as the opening day
for its league season. The Vet.
Grams Bureau and Interstate Com.
merce Commission will start the
league off. Play will begin each
day at Ais.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
Both Boost Homer.

Ray Schalk and Ted Blankenship
agree that Homer Blankenship. the
latter's brother, who is also on the
White Sox payroll, is a better pitch
err than his elder relative, and will
prove it before long.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
DAZZY VANCE SETSDOWN
100 BY STRIKEOUT

When Dazzling Daz Vance Of the Brooklyn Dodgers struck
nothing feat.
During years tanning the
batters with regularity
ference in major batting caused the bio
hurler himself on s S
Dazz just fans they having accustomed
the thing, q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
FANS BUILD FIRES WHILE
FROZEN GRIFFS BEAT
SHIVERING TIGERS
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

DETROIT, May sThere may be game today but let's hope
different those attending the opening victory of
the Grffs will obtain 1t positive torture for the scrbes
prched high the roof the new second tier OF the stand
pneumonia, tonsilis, chilblains and frostbite
both pavons and finally the boxes close the Washington
that the their
well as the scribes.
provided of these
fires, disappeared
doubtful if baseball played under just these
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
SHELBY MUST co SOME
TO MAKE BOUT PAY

Boxing still leads all other for getting the Jack
100000 signing the feen-round with
Gibbons Montana 100000 bout
md of A.
get 100000 before he what the Of Shelby looks like
surprising that the heavyweight champion
mines He will be able buy diamond mines in South
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
Holm Is Star.

Branch Rickey's collegian short
stop, Holm, has been the sensation
of the early part of the Interna.
tional League season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
Release AL Mccabe.

Mobile has released Pitcher Al
McCabe to Spartanburg In the Sally
League.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
Hits for Kelley.

Charley Hall, the veteran pitcher.
is handling the st. Paul club when
ever Mike Kelley is not on the
bench.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
Says SKILLET"
Finn, Esq:
You May Think This Is a
Bedtime Story, But It's
Facts, No Matter Whose
Noodle You Think
With.
By KIRK MILLER.

" INA, the 6,216-pound mascot
elephant of the late lamented
u circus, Is still loose some
where within the confines of the
District of Columbia, according to
unofficial advice from those in a
position to speculate on such
topics.
Tina evaporated from the show
last Wednesday at 6:1S D. m. when
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

h err masters
mind was mo-
mentarily d.
verted to q
crowd of red
ants collecting
about g. half.
eaten sand
witch. That is
the only clue
the authorities
are working on.
A dizzy re-
ward is threat
ened for any
one who To-
Gates the tru.
ant elephant or
fI1rYniohou IN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09


Patsy Charity brought in two
runs with his hard drive to left and
Ossie Bluege's single in the fifth
scored run. No wonder the lads
are cheerful today. They can see
victory ahead.
Jonkheer Baskerville Holdings
worth is expected to be sent against
the Tigers today. His opponent
will hardly be discovered till order
ed to warm up, and only then
through a telescope. the playing
field being about half a mile below
the press box. This is the first
time we have ever had a real birds
eye view of a ball game. It is not
pleasant, especially with a polar
breeze, and that's what's promised
for today. This is the country
where men are men. sometimes
frozen men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

games. Our pitchers are good
enough, if they get the hitting be.
hind them"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

LIN the first game here Sam
Rice reached first four times out
Of five trips to the plate, Joe
Judge whacked two singles, Cos
lin got home run, Wade pOled
. single and homer, Evans hit
q double i'm a pinch.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

johnson issued one pass i'm the
three frames he adorned the hill,
but of the five hits obtained from
him two were for the circuit, one
by GOSlin out among the frozen
customers in the center field
bIeacher and the other by Dick
Wade, who pOIed the onion over
the screen behind Harry He'll
mann, the mad halter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

formation leading to her approx
mate geographic whereabouts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09
Yesterdays HOmeG"s.

IOIA Id.
National, SO; last year, 81.
American, 40; last year, 50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

George Dauss, who has won all
five starts, and PilIette are the
only pitchers delivering the goods
Tor the Tigers. Olsen has not
even been seen I'm an exhibition
game this spring.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-09

Vance led the National League
i'm the number Of fans last season
with 1874, but was exceeded BY
the two Urbans, ShOcIxer and
Fabcr, In the American League.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-02-23
SWEET POTATO WEEK

With the public's appetite for sweet
potatoes growing this product is sell
ing at the lowest mid-winter price in
the experience of many growers and
dealers. This unique condition has
induced the State Department of Agri-
culture to proclaim the last of Febru-
airy as Sweet Potato Week" to ac-
quaint with the opportun-
ity for buying sweets now as cheap
or cheaper than the prices that pre-
vailed last fall at harvest time.
Jersey sweet potatoes are now
quoted as selling at retail in the larger
cities for $1.00 to $1.20 a %half-bushel
basket. In smaller quantities the
average price is 20 cents a quarter
peck and 35 cents a half-peck. The
advantage of buying in half-bushel
or bushel quantities, state market of
ficials point out, should be apparent
to any housewife, especially as we'll
cured sweets" will keep for months
if stored in a warn room or cellar. In
the wholesale markets records show
that January prices are exactly hal
of what they were a year ago.
The price slump, which market meI
regard as only temporary, is said tc
be due to the influx of large consign-
ments of Delaware sweet potatoes
These sell even lower than the Jersey
crop.
Growers find that the market fol
sweet potatoes is constantly growing
with the wider recognition of the foot
value of this product and the greater
number of tasty recipes adopted il
preparing it for the table. The crol
increase last year, however, grew
even faster than the demand, but mar
ket officials believe better methods o
distribution will take care of such eX
pansiOn in the future.-Prepared b.
the Bureau of Markets, New Jerse.
Department of Agriculture.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-02-23

81 know" said the strange boy.
II should not be so wise for my
age; but living with you has kind
OF wised me beyond my years. Sc
I'll venture to guess that most Of ON
heavens are behind us-when we pass
forty-ive."
you're a nuisance, boy" laughed
the old party. "Some day I'm going
to discharge you-ire you-throw yOU
out-get rid of you'll l wouldn't keeI
you round but for one thing, and"
"And that is"
for you I'd die! You are the cup
bearer who brings me the oil of glad.
ness.
"Ah, but you're a rascal, Bud
You're a rascal a wool-dyed villain
How slow you work before Sun
day school! How long you lie behind
the blackberry bushes in the back
garden in the shade when your hoe.
ing takes you past this shelter! All
Bud, only one old man in all the worlt
ever knew you and loved you-just
one old mani"
The strange boy turned away and
pretended to be interested in what
the youths were saying on the grass
below.
bud, I've been pretty good to you
haven't I-since you came back, twen-
ty-ive years ago?"
"Was it that long ago7 Why, I
thought it was only
twenty-five years, Bud! 1 didn't
miss you so much for half a dozen
years; and then when you did come
back I rather"
Eyes, you've spoiled me probably,
SO far as that goes" the strange boy
broke in. made a pet of me-and a
fool, more or less"
But, Bud, answer me this" said
the old party quickly. what became
of you in those years-those beauti-
full years of youth? Where did you
go and why did you goT"
The strange boy stood still and
looked at the ground.
"Do, you want to know, honest
honest2" asked the strange boy,
drumming his fingers on the cool
stone.
Honest to God, BudI"
won't you ever tell-her?"
"Who?" He followed the strange
boys eyes toward the house, and the
old party went on with his oath:
Honest to God, Bud! Hope to diel
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-02-23

Ing place. Why, Bud, when the old
barn went and the garage came, l
saw each timber go as one bids good
by to an old friend.
"The very rafters were sacred /!
There our trapeze swung; there the
rings dangled on which we turned
ouzZ-Wheels; there was our spring
board before the haypile in the man
ger; there we gave u shows;
here we played our first casino and
seven-up, and there we learned in
whispers the great mysteries of life.
The barn was the boys Eden. He
entered it in the sweet innocence of
childhood and played ghost there and
talked with voices there, and held
communion with the gods; and when
be left it-when the barn no longer
held limits creaking doors banged
IN him, and he walked past the fam
ng sword into life filed with the
knowledge of good and evil What
will boys do when there are no more
1arns?"
Come on!" said Fourteen, taking
mis- chin from the stone railing. "Fa-
.her is tired"
The three sprawled on the close
cropped sward-on back or belly as
it pleased each; and the talk droned
from carburetors and a cynical criti-
cism of the talking movies to the
proper weight of tennis rackets, then
into the local boy problems in wire
less, and on into the mysteries of
the new pulmotor over at the engine
house of the fire department. But
on the yeranda the old party and the
strange boy were holding forth on
the splendors and glories of the Golden
Age.
land yet" returned the strange
boy, what they have-all this large
leisure to consider the universe, all
these store things, all this machine
made pleasure and formal joy-was
what l hoped for, what l longed for
most eagerly. They are as l would
have had the angels in my heaven.
They are the visions l saw Of good
boys made perfect"
"And you" repeated the old party
gently. you, Bud-you are the dreams
/ dream"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-02-23

Hope to be any name you call me-
cross my heart, and hope to drop
dead!"
well! Aw, Pm goin' to do it!'
"Ah, yesl Come on! Why did
you leave me so suddenly, and only
come back in my dreams? Come on,
Budl Tell a Teller something, Bud ="
The boy looked at the open door of
the house. He stepped close to the
old party.
"Aw-well, it's nothin' much-only
she-her in there-that used to live
across the alley. Well, you know
just as well as 1. Aw, l amt a-goin'
to tell!
The old party looked gently into
the strange boys red, sh~ame-colored
face. Tears streaked through the
freckles, but he tried to smile.
"Go on, Bud I'll remember"
"Well. you remember that night
she was standing by the fence that
June evening when we came horne
from Pilliken's party? Well, dog
gone it, and killed me-killed me as
dead as a nit, 1 tell you! She did
she is in the house-she who has
been in the house all these years
she killed me, l tell you'll"
"How? Why, how, Bud?" exclaimed
the old party under his breath, also
furtively keeping his eye on the door.
with that-that-! Oh, you know
with that first awful kiss!"
"Oh-I see !" replied the man. "And
so She"
Eyes" interrupted the strange boy.
She turned me into a dream and you
into a mainland we parted"
AS the book fell to the floor the OLE
party cried:
"Son! Son, how about that music?
Isn't it time for your practicing?"
Just a minute, daddy! !" called back
Fourteen, I'm %inventing a new kind
of airship, with an armor-plate bottom,
for war!" And the young man saw
visions.
The old party smiled sadly and
sighed as he saw the strange bog
dragging himself slowly round the cor
ner to finish his evening chores. limp
ing heavily as he went, and whis-
pered:
And the old men dream dreams"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-02-23

"You have, in short, a foretaste of
what human society might be, were it
all in the light, with no suffering and
no dark
81 went in curiosity for a day. l
stayed a week, held %spellbound by the
charm and ease of everything, by the
middle-class paradise, without a sin,
a victim, a blot, or a tear.
"And yet, what was my W aston
ishment on emerging into the dark
and wicked world again to catch my
self quite Unexpectedly saying: OUT!
what a relief! Now for something
primordial and savage, even though it
were as bad as an Armenian mas
sacre, to set the balance straight
again! This human drama without a
villain or a pang, this harmless of all
things-I cannot abide with them. Let
me take my chances in the big outside
worldly wilderness with all its sins
and sufferings. There are heights
and depths, the CLEANS of the awful
and infinite, and there is more hope
and help a thousand times than in this
dead level of every ~mediocrity.'"
Such was William James reaction
to life-with-the- sting-drawn.
Wouldn't we all find it a near-beeI
existence?-By William A. Feather in
the Type Metal Magazine.