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The Washington times., 1923-10-08

II have played on a great many
ball parks. but the new Yankee
stadium is the most difficult place
to hit ever saw. The towering
stands are situated so that they
cast lights and shadows. On a
dark day it is almost impossible to
see the pitched ball when it comes
from certain angles. All the older
men on our club have commented
on this fact this season.
II am not familiar with the new
Polo Grounds. but imagine extend
ing the stands Into the outfield has
worked the same effect that obtains
at the Yankee park. In the old
days, when they had only low
hleachers beyond the outfields, it
How can the present situation be
remedied? You can search me-"
Hooper, by the way, is a
graduate engineer, so the peculiar
conditions which prevail now APP
peal to him more fOrcefully than
to the ordinary player.
Ray Schalk is one American
League player who isn't so sure the
Yanks will be able to stop the
Giants in their ambition to win
three world championships in a row.
Being a catcher, he naturally Is a
student of pitching.
"A good left-kander," Schalk says,
always makes trouble for the
Yankees. I" 'lon't know the condi.
ton Of Nehf's arm, but 1 have no.
ticed Of late Bentley has been work.
ing quite regularly for McGraw and
that he has done good work.
IF he is in shape for the series
and, If Nehf can go along as he
has in the past. Higgins crew will
have its work cut and it will not
be an easy sob to outplay the
Giants. OF course, my sympathies
are with the American League en-.
sry, but I have observed a left
handler with control makes a lot of
trouble for the Yankees.
"And, / wouldn't be a bit sur
priSed," he added, 'ff Waite HOyt
would turn out to be the hero Of
the series. You recall the excel
lent pitching he did last fall?
Well, 1t does not stand to reason
that he will have the same bad
luck two years hand running.
He showed us a lot OF stuff this
season and he seemed to get better
after the clubs settled down and
the pace became hotter. Pennock
is another pitcher who has been
going great, ard old Sam Jones,
with his curve and change of pace,
pitched some wonderful ball the
last six weeks.
II agree with Hooper that the
hitting is likely to be rather weak.
Not only because Of the peculiar
construction OF the Yanks' stadium,
but because both sides have pitchers
who know how to pitch"
The Washington times., 1923-10-08

For the MoFawks are scheduled
to play one tough team after an
other down to the very end Of the
campaign. Next Sunday they will
encounter the Apaches. The
Apaches are the former Mohawk
Props and used to be easy prey
for the big Hawks"
But no more, II reports Of the
Apaches' strength are true. They
are said to be powerful enough
70 give the MOhawIks . real fight.
A week ago they played the
champion Virginia. a. G. eleven, Of
Alexandria, TO q standstiI. It was
q draw, each team scoring q
touchdown.
Along with their football ability,
the Apaches likely win throw into
spirit OF which they are capable,
for they have borne a healthy
grudge against the big Hawks
for several years. Three years ago
the great ambition of the Apaches
was to defeat the Mohawks. The
ambition has increased, and so has
the Apaches' strength.
So much for the MohawIs' next
game. On October 81 they will
meet the Interior Department team,
rated the strongest of the city's new
Independents elevens. Then. on Oc-
tobr %. will come a clash with the
Independents of Alexandria, who
made a great showing last year
and are hopeful this season.
On November the Mohawks
will play the Virginia A. c.. easy
piclings for no team. November
IL, the crack Georgetown A. G..
win appear against the Indians.
Then win come the Knickerbock-
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
Has Exendine STYLE.

Western High School Is using
the Exendine style of play. Dan
Ahearn, the coach, learned his var.
sity football on the Georgetown
eleven under the great Indian in
structor and is now passing it on
to the school boys.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
Shocks in Order,

With the football season but
three weeks advanced, already three
distinct shocks have been noted
V. NJ. I. upended the Marines and
Furman trampled upon Virginia
The third is Maryland's victory
over Pennsylvania. More is yet to
come too,
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
CRACK INTERIOR TEAM
FINDS MARINES TOUGH

Although composed largely Of for
mer college stars, the Interior De-
partment eleven had to extend itself
to trim the Navy Yard Marines, 8 to
o. Wheelock, the old Carlisle Indian
star, scored Interiors touchdown in
the first period. Quinn, tackled
Baart for a safety.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08

ers, Southerns and Mercurys on
successive Sundays.
Rough going? The very rough
est, and IL the MohawIks come
through indicated in their re-
naming games they may well be
J hailed as the sandlot eleven Of
the age.
The Reina Mercedes gobs came
to Washington well aware Of the
Mohawks' prowess, and they were
prepared to fight accordingly.
Their attack was sustained through
out the game, with never let-up.
and when the Mohawks threatened,
which they did several times, they
never lost heart.
FumbIes and intercepted forward
passes killed off several chances
for both teams to make touchdowns
Lapinski, Reina Mercedes halfback,
kicked a field goal from the ~
yard line to win the game. It was
a beauty.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08

Totals SZ n 81 Totals n u II
sBatted for Fullerton in eighth.
Boston 900 o o Ga
Washington. 0 0 x-6
Runs-waIters, Fuller Murray, Rice
(2), Riley, Harris. Errors-Fullerton,
Riley, Peck. Two-base hlt-Harris.
Three-baae hits-Mitchell. Collins, Me-
nosky. Stolen bases--Fuller. Harris. Sac
-Mogridge to Peckinpaugh to Riley;
Donoghue to Shanks Harris to Riley;
bases-Boston, 4; Washington, Z. Base
on balls-Off Fuller, in innings; off
Howe, l in l. Hit by pitcher-By
Fullerton (Mogridge). Struck out-By
Mogridge, 4; by Fullerton, /. Losing
Standardization Umpires-Evans and
NalIin. Time-1 hour and 20 minutes
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
APACHES ROLL UP BIG
SCORE ON IROQUOIS

The Apaches, who meet the Mo.
hawks next Sunday at Union Park,
showed their class by running rough
shod over the IroquOis eleven of Del
Ray, Va, score, So to 0. The young
Indians Offense machinery worked
smoothly and impressively. Cornell,
Sweeney and Smithson each scored
two touchdowns.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
Watrous Wins Again.

Al Watrous last week won the
Michigan open golf title for the
second consecutive time. Watrous
Is pro at Palma Celia. Tampa, Fla,
during the winter and spends all
his spare moments watching the
Griffs working out at Plant Field.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
HARRY HOOPER LOOKING
FOR LIGHT HITTING
Ry HARRY MELLY.

CHICAGO, Oct STake it
of the greatest outfders Of modern times and himself expert
enced world series player there likely TO be light hitting
this fall know that the batsmen seldom themselves justice
the world series because the pitching its and the
permitting
mound but certain that batting this will be lighter
renal
The Washington times., 1923-10-08

claim an edge in catching.
Schang, because of his speed on the
bases, will catch most Of the games
for my club. claim he is just a
bit better than either Snyder or
Hank Gowdy. Schang made a re-
markable comeback this season. He
was seriously injured in a game
on Memorial day. and for weeks
was lost to my club. Once we
heard that he was threatened with
q nervous breakdown, and would
not be able to play ball any more.
But he is back again. and is pol
fishing off his game every day he
works. Even if he is forced out,
we have Fred Hofmann, a hard
working. hard-hitting boy who is
getting better and better. Holman
will be no mans easy mark If he
gets into the game.
/ have set forth in a general way
facts of both teams, but fans may
demand still more. Let's start at
the infields,- where we find what
looks like a marked advantage for
the Giants. The four regulars of
the Giants are hitting now .314 as
compared to .281 for my ball club.
These figures may vary a few
am taking the figures at the time
OF writing.
Pipp and Kelly are within a point
of each other. hitting .309 and 1908
respectively. Kelly leads in two
baggers. home runs and stolen
bases. But Pipp has a few more
triples. Frisch has a wide edge
over Ward at the bat. He is hit
ting .34S, as compared to .281 for
Ward, has % doubles to %, and IL
homers to 9. Ward leads in triples,
10 to 9, but is out of it in stealing
bases, as Frisch has 26 to his 8.
Groh has an even 800 to .27s for
Dugan, but Joe has 20 doubles to
20, triples to 5, 6 homers to 4
and 4 stolen bases to 2. Bancroft
hits .301 to .255 for Scott. Dave
has 20 doubles to Is, they are even
in triples at 3, and Scott leads in
homers, to 1. Bancroft has stolen
bases to 1.
Now let's play around in the
~ T. ~
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
DO You Remember

When Morris Cafritz opened
his first bowling emporium
on Eighth street southeast?
When the Sunday School Base
ball League played where the
Tivoli Theater is now being
built?
When Frank Mount Pleasant
pulled his famous hidden ball
trick against Georgetown?
When the Columbia Country
Club was out on Georgia ave-
nue. extended?
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
MT. RAINIER TEAM EVEN
WITH ARLINGTON CHAMPS

Mt. Rainier and Arlington will
play the deciding game of the inter-
county championship baseball series
next Sunday, Mt. Rainier, title win
ner of Prince Georges county, Md,
having evened matters by winning at
Arlington, 5 to 2. A large crowd
saw the contest.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
ST. STEPHEN GRIDDERS
TAKE THIRD STRAIGHT

BY defeating the Clovers, SO to O.,
the ST. Stephens eleven made it
three straight victories. Santo scored
four touchdowns for the winners.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
ONE STIFF BATTLE AFTER
ANOTHER FOR HAWKS

The Dublin path of compared with the
route mapped for the Moa in their quest for the independent
football championship of Washington
To-day the Mohaws wondering they sadly
u. which trimmed
themselves both Anyway the sailors from the
Annapolis booked for ordinary that would
give Mohaws opportunity test their strength
tested the and the Mohawks left with the
they well
otherwise effect Improvement they keep face front in
The Washington times., 1923-10-08

which gives him considerable Of
an edge over any of the Giant
OutfleluerS. DOD Nleusel Is hITumg
.3I4 and Whitley Witt is hitting
.3O9, Irish MeuSel is hitting a
sprightly .295, while Ross Young,
the leading Giant Outfielder. is at
: 1888, three points higher than
Casey StengeI. Cunningham and
O'COnnen are Eta and .25S re-
spectiVeIy. Elmer Smith, our
substitute, is hitting .296. so
much for mere figures.
Now let's take the men field by
field. / claim that Ruth is of
greater value to my ball club In
right field than Ross Young is to
the Giants. Young has been styled
the brains of the Giants outer
works, but he is no more inspiring
a leader than Ruth. Ruth has 38
home runs, IL triples and AZ dou-
bles. He walked nearly 100 times.
Young has 8 homers, IL triples and
81 doubles.
In left field Bob Meusel outdoes
Irish in every respect. Bob has
10 doubles, 9 triples and IA homers
to IA doubles, 10 triples and Z
homers. Bob's great arm makes
him the choice over Irish.
The Giants in centerfield with
Stengel playing, have an edge over
Witt. Stengel is hitting 1896 with
10 doubles, 5 triples and 5 homers.
Witt at 1903 has 10 doubles, 6
triples and 2 homers.
In a general way, the two teams
operate in the same way. When
they are hitting they hit hard, and
If the pitching on either side should
slip in this series, the fans will see
some rough and tumble smuggling.
The Giants, however. have placed
greater store in base stealing than
my ball club has. I suppose it must
be good, for it wins games, but I
have not ordered my players to
steal bases. We don't have to steal
to get around.
It has been said that the Giants
are q smarter ball club than the
Yankees" They are not smarter
by any means. They operate I'M
Ger orders and have no chance to
show any initiative whatever. There.
fore. disagree with any state
ments tending to give the Giants
any intellectual edge over my ball
club. I do not agree with the
statement that tricks were ready
to spring on the Yankees last year.
Several plays worked against our
men running bases badly; but no
man can set traps for a ball club.
In emergency both clubs have
shown the winning drive. That is
why we are going to play the world
series. 1t is said the Giants stag
gered home. But they got home
regardless of method or speed Of
gait.
Copyright. 1929. by The Christy Walsh
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
Overcoats Are Likely
To Be Handy At
Big Series

Fair weather and moderate
temperature were promised to-
day by the United States
Weather Bureau for the open
ing day of the world series in
New York on Wednesday.
"Those who have seats in
the sum-" Forecaster Mitchell
said, probably can go without
wraps; and those in the shade
may need them. The tempera-
ture will range around 81 de-
grees, and the chances of rain
are very remote"
Mitchell expects fine weather
during the entire series, but
would not make a definite pre-
diction for any day later than
Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08

Now let's play around in the
eutfield. Ruth is hitting 1886,
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
By MILLER HIGGINS,

In figuring the offensive powers
Of the Yankees and Giants, I would
say that we are at least as power
full despite a difference of ten
points in the team batting averages.
! believe that the long distance hit
ting of the Yankees will offset any
gain made by the Giants in hits Of
lesser dimensions. Peril to any
pitching staff turks in the Yankee
bats. Ruth, Meusel. Pipp, Ward,
Schang and Joe Dugan are likely
u break up any ball game ever
played. We have about the same
edge in home runs that the Giants
have in team batting.
From a defensive standpoint I
think the teams are well matched.
The Giants perhaps have an edge at
shortstop due to the fact that Dave
Bancroft is somewhat faster than
Scott. That edge is neutralized by
the superior ground covering abili-
ty Of Joe Dugan, whom l believe
to be the best third baseman in the
game, as compared to Heinie Groh.
We all know that Frankie Frisch
10 a great ball player. Without
doubt he Is one of the best young
sters ever developed. Fans agree,
however, that Ward has played
spectacular ball for the Yankees
this year. and ranks with the best.
At first base we have an even
this of it. Pipp and Kelly hit
about the same. Kelly goes to bis
right better, but is not as shifiy
around first base as Pipp is. .
/ would not trade my outfield
rs it played this year for any.
1t has served every requirement
Ruth, Meusei and Witt have coy
cred gfOuIld wei, tEle,T combiDa-
ton play has been excellent, and
the throwing of MeuseI and Ruth
has been always good, and when
necessity demanded, sensational.
The Giants, with, Irish Meusel,
Cunningham or StengeI, and Ross
Young may range bit more, but
there is not q man in that COM
binatiOn who compares in throw
ing ability with either Meusel or
Ruth. ex ,ect my two big put
fielders to put a decided damper
upon the base running fOrays Of
the Giants. Whitley Witt can
90 and get any ball within rea-
son. He is a better ball player
this year than ever before I'm his
life.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08
SOME FINISH!

Totals 81 724 . Totals 81 S2717
The Washington times., 1923-10-08

ers, Southerns and Mercurys on
successive Sundays.
The Washington times., 1923-10-08

"And, I wouldn't be a bit sur
prised," he added, '1f Waite HOyt
would turn out to be the hero Of
the series. You recall the excel
lent pitching he did last fall?
Wen, 1t does not stand to reason
that he will have the same bad
luck two years hand running.
Evening star., 1923-02-10
ARMY BUDCETB|LL
PASSED BY SENATE
Measure Aggregatfng S340,-
$4,000 Now Goes to
Conference.

The last regular appropriation hill
OF the present session of Congress. the
war Department budget, aggresatine
$34o'523,o0o, was passed yesterday by
the Senate and sent to conference.
Most of the other APPROXIMATION
biils have become law, but few
sun are in conference. Completion of
the Army bill, according to admins
tratlon leaders, virtually will insure
against calling of an extra session Of
Congress after March 4, even if the
administration shipping bill, the Brit
ish debt funding or other measures
should fail.
There are few differences between
the Senate and House on the Army
budget. Each provided for reruiar +
personnel of $4,000 men and $4,000
officers, and both are in agreement
also on the rivers and harbors fund
of 56,589, 900. Leaders predicted that
agreement on minor points of differ.
ence would be quickly reached in
conference.
Prior to passage of the bill. Seha-
tor Norris, republican, Nebraska
withdrew his amendment to appro-
pirate $2.0o0.o00 more for nitrate ex-
perimentation at Muscle Shoals, Ala.
after proponents of Henry Ford's
offer for the power project had indi-
Gated opposition -..f..
An amendment of Senator King,
democrat. Utah. proposing Philippine
independence also was lost through
failure on viva voce vote to receive
the necessary two-thirds vote to
make it in order. Senator King said
the United States should redeem its
pledge to free the islands.
Evening star., 1923-02-10
ATTEMPT TO BURN K. K, K.
BUILDING is FAILURE
Burned Newspapers Found Piled
Against Door of Baltimore
Structure.

BALTIMORE. Md. February 10
Burned newspapers piled against a
scorched door of the home Of the
Thomas Dixon Chapter of the Ku
klux Khan, discovered by Exalted
Cyclops j. W. Ford yesterday revealed
an attempt to burn the building, Mr..
Ford declared. The home is located
in former Presbyterian Church at
Madison avenue and Biddle street.
The door and sills were scorched
half way up. but at no place had the
wood ignited. The floor is concrete.
Police. after an investigation, said
no inf1ammable liquid had been used.
Mr.. Ford told the police that MEM
bers of the khan were in the build
Ing until after midnight. He per-
sonally locked the building and left
everything in good order. he said. He
believes II was sought to DESTROY
valuable khan records stored in the Of
flee. He said entrance into the building
had been secured by prying off the
lock of a door not used by the khan.
The records, Mr.. Ford said, contain
the complete rolls of the local or
der and all the data since its or
ganization. They could not have
been replaced he said.
Evening star., 1923-02-10
VISITORS ADDRESS
"Y FUND WORKERS
Progress of Association in
Mexico Described by Fred
Warren TeeIe.

Fred Warren Telle of Mexico City
was among the spakers at the noon
meeting OF the Y. NJ. c. A. fund cam.
paign in the Ebbitt House yesterday.
Others We're: John L. Dorst. secretary
OF the y. NJ. c. A. at Springfield, Ohio
w. +. Hirsch. New York city, repre-
senting the United Y. NJ. C. A. schools;
A. II. Whitford. general secretary of
the " at Buffalo. and Harry Blake of
this city. who Thursday returned from
Europe
Mr.. Teele. who is a member Of the
ooard or directors Of the Y. NJ. C. A. in
Mexico City. leaves for Europe in a
rev rev, Gays. He said that in Mexico
Iiy : ly9o tne membership numbered
Catholic faith.
The other "Y" speakers dwelt briefly
on the work of the Y. NJ. c. A, in their
various cities. while Mr.. Blake related
some OF his experiences in Europe.
Big Day for Drive.
subscriptions amounting to s4.o35
We're reported. The team Contained
by I. H. Harrington carried on the
pf'1e esoo banner; reporting subscriptions
second In line. his team reporting
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the amount of sass
Inc total amount raised up to noon
sought. V'o''o'
Judge W. w. Warwick. a former
president OF the local Y. NJ. c. A.. in
speaking OF the big public service
being given by the Washington as
sociation at cost Of not more than
Sly" the year for each man and bow
heiped. called attention to the fact
that h in Springfield. Ohio. a city Of
aoout o",oOo population. the ~ was
ASKING Tor $4,000. while in Buffalo.
a city not any larger than washine,
ton. the annual budget supplied bv
me people is $4,000 for current ex.
Evening star., 1923-02-10
D. c. SURPLUS REPORT
ATTACKED IN HOUSE

Attack upon the report on the sur
plus to the credit OF the District
government in the federal Treasury
as made by a special joint committee
was made in the House today.
Representative Louis c. Cramton OF
Michigan. one Of the House conferees.
who drafted the original legislation.
under which the study Of the surplus
problem was made, said that the re-
port Of the joint commission recently
made "is only a partial report on
what the law required"
Representative Thomas l. Blanton
Of Texas. democrat, deplored the de-
parture from Congress OF Representa-
tive r. E. Evans Of Nebraska at the
end of the present session. MIR.
Evans will be needed here next
year when we have to act on this re-
port on the surplus question, said
Representative Blanton, emphasizing
the point that Representative Evans
was the one member Of the joint com
mittee who did not sign the report
acknowledging the debt or the led
eral government to the District.
Evening star., 1923-02-10

Eluding the authorities for the
second time within a week, Mrs.
Anna Belle Cook. twenty-one years
old. slipped out of :he Police
Court building at o'clock yesterday
afternoon just before she was to
be taken before the tribunal.
After asking for q drink of
water, she ran down an iron stair
way, at the rear OF the building.
through the engine room in the
basement, out into an alley and
disappeared. 80.
Only few days ago, following
her arrest by Detectives King and
Cox. she walked out of the house
Of detention. but later was taken
into custody ard returned to the
lookup. On the Llotter at police
headquarters the girl is charged
with six cases of housebreaking.
About the same time that Mrs.
Evening star., 1923-02-10
COAL INQUIRY ORDERED.
Disposition Of Anthracite to Bt
Looked Into by Interstate Body.

Investigation by the Interstate Com
merce Commission into practices Of
anthracite coal carrying roads in coal
distribution. to determine whether the
operations are fair and whether prior
orders or embargoes are necessary to
insure just distribution, was ordered
yesterday. A hearing will be held in
New York February II.
The commission. which was directed
to report to the Senate on the anthra-
cite situation, by resolution passed
January 23, said at least one produc-
ing company, the Hudson Coal Com
pany, had refused to furnish federal
authority with information as to the
points where its anthracite output has
been shipped since September IL.
Evening star., 1923-02-10
BILL PROVIDES ERECTION
OF BASE BALL Monument

A joint resolution introduced yesterday
afternoon by Senator Pepper of Pennsyl-
vania gives permission to the American
League to erect monument in Wash
ington to symbolic the national game
OF base bail
Senator Pepper is general counsel for
the American League and drew the
rules which govern organized base ball
Under his resolution the chief Of
engineers would be directed to select
suitable site for the monument on
public ground in Washington, other
than those Of the Capitol. the Library
of Congress. the Mall. West Potomac
Park and the White House. The cite
chosen and the design Of the monument
tee on Library Of Congress obtaining
the advice Of the Commission OF Fine
Arts.
Evening star., 1923-02-10
Sleeping Sickness
Causes I Death:
Eleuen Stricken
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Md. February 10.
One death from sleeping sick
nees." and two new cases Of this
malady were reported at the city
health department today, bring
ing the total up to eleven.
Declaring that sleeping sick
ness is a misnomer for the dis
ease. DR.. C. Hampson Jones. city
health commissioner, stated re-
Gently that It frequently follows
influenza. Little can be done
after a case develops except to
make the patient as comfortable
as possible, he said, adding that
very little was known about the
disease or it's treatment, and in
the absence of such knowledge
here actually no precautions could
be taken to prevent it's develop
mentS.