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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
WEST POINT, HAS
HAND-P|CKED
TEAM
College Stars Have Been
Given Appointments-NavaI
Academy Has Own Stars
By HUGH'R. RILEY.

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 23.-The foot.
ball teams Of the Naval and Mill.
tary Academies, which meet in
Baltimore on November 30, will
present extreme instances of what
has been typical of the service
teams in recent year-a Navy team
which is purely product Of Annap.
oils coaching, and an Army team
relying largely on players who have
achieved regulations before enter.
ing West Point.
In the Army backfieId, according
to latest reports, win be Harry
Wilson, three years a regular at
Pennsylvania State, and one Of the
greatest of last seasons college
backs; Bill Wood. formerly of
johns Hopkins and playing his
fourth season at the point, and
Tiny" Hewitt, the Undertaking
plunger of Pittsburgh two years
ago.
This trio forms a combination of
tremendous offensive strength If
properly directed, its members
being the natural SUCCESSORS to such
players as Dalyo Torney, Oliphant,
French, McQuarrie and Smythe, all
Of whom had varsity experience
before entering the Military Aca.
denny and were the mainsprings of
the army attack after becoming
cadets.
On the other hand, the. Naval
Academy must develop a team from
one of the greenest squads they
have ever had. The situation was
anticipated as to the backfield, after
the. graduation Of Mckee, Cullen,
Rarchet and Devens, and now II
develops that practically the same
situation exists as to the line, sew.
eral Of the. strongest players. upon
whom great reliance was placed,
having become unavailable for
various reasons.
A tentative varsity has been
picked during the present week, and
the work which must be done by
head coach Bob Folwell and his
staff Is indicated when 1t Is noted
that Shapley il the only regular
Of last year now In the baclfield,
while Captain Whitley" Taylor, al
end, is the. only regular lineman who
is now on hand.
An unprecedented series Of mis-.
fortune seems TO have attended the
squad of line candidates this year
The losses of Carney, captain and
left guard: Mathews, center; Brown
right end. and Walker, change
tackle, were serious. but were anti.
cipated, but unexpected losses since
have created a very serious
situation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
PENNSYLVANIA SQUAD
BREAKS TRAINING. CAMP

CAPE. MAY. N. j., Sept. 23.--
Thirty.tive Pennsylvania football
etalwarts bid farewell to Cape May
this morning. The entire team will
arrive at Market street ferry at
i217 o. m. The squad will proceed
directly to the training house on
FRANKLIN Field. After a short rest
the men will don their moleskins
for their first workout on the home
grounds.
Coach Young, feeling that the
SQUAD Is in excellent condition, will
drill the team Cnce day rather
than twice. as he originally planned.
This year q relatively small num-
Der of men will live in the training
house. 1t Is believed the number
vill not exceed fifteen.
Today was open house tor the
Penn squad. In the MOI hing the
men played golf and the afternoon
was devoted to visiting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
BABE RUTHS WORLD SERIES BATTING RECORD.

George Herman Ruth, of the
champion New York Yankees, far
and away Is the best of the right
fielders signing for a chance to play
In the autumnal classic Of the
national game. Babe" who has
played in six other worlds series
II having his greatest batting
season this year.
He Is leading, the American
League in batting, with a 1887 per.
centage, tops botn leagues in home
runs, and has scored the most runs.
Not only. for his batting, but for
his fielding, is Ruth placed at the
top Of the right fielders.
He has handled more chances
than any Of his rivals, and has
made more double plays. He has
made eleven errors on sac chances,
but even sOs is only three points
behind Barnhart, Of Pittsburgh,
who has not played in many
games. For alI.arOund ability,
Ruth excels the right fielderS Of
AL other possible series teams.
Ruth hopes to get in his seventh
series this fall, when he Is batting
30 well. His average for the six
previous ones in which he has par
ticipated, is only .:3S, and in twenty
two games he made four homers.
three of which were made in 1928,
two doubles, and two triples. With
the exception of 1928, Babe was
I.retty much Of d flop in the world
series. Hence he wants TO redeem
himself this fall.
Sam Rice, of the Washington
team, is having fine year, hitting
1927, and fielding on a par with
Ruth. He has more assists than
the Babe, but not SO many putouts.
Rice is the fastest of the right
fielders, and has stolen nineteen
bases. He also Is among the
American League leaders in two
base hits and triples.
The Giants are the strongest
Of the National League cOnten-
ders i'm right field. where Ross
Young Is batting 1899. Young IS
McGraw's most consistent batter,
and forty.six Of, his IA blows
have gone for extra bases. As
fielder, Young does not rank 50
high, but his record In past
worlds series has been excellent.
Tommy Griffith and Bernie Neis
vrorlr a right AMI left-hand batting
shift in right field for Brooklyn. Nels
is batting 1905, but is poor fielder.
while Griffith, who is a fine ny
chaser, IL batting only $50. So
either way, Uncle Robbie loses in
one department of the games.
Clyde Barnhart of the Pirates.
Is a mastery fielder, but only q
fsir hitter, so with either the
Pirates or Dodgers in the world
series, the American League would
have an edge in right field.
CoUyriRht, 1924. Al Munro Elias Baseball
Bureau, Inc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
GRID MAMMOTH
WILL OPPOSE
maryland
Keenan,, Washington Colleges
Star Guard. Weighs
$40 Pounds

Washington College will present
probably the largest football player
in this section, and perhaps IN the
country, when the aggregation from
Chestertown, Nd, meets the Uni
versity of Maryland at College Park
next Saturday. He Is Keenan,. who
plays regularly at guard and who
weighs 900. pounds.
While keenan, carries such q
great amount of poundage. It 10
not his heft alone that gained him
a position. That he is rot slow on
his feet has been demonstrated by
the fact that he has Deen used in
the backfield on a number of oc-
casipns and has carried the ball
successfully.
keenan, has been playing regu-
larly for several years and his abili.
ty is attested in his selection as
All Maryland guard on teams that
are picked annually by the Balti-
more newspapers.
His appearance against Maryland
will give Washington College plenty
Of weight in the middle of the line,
as Kelley, who is slated to play
center. tips the scales at 203, and
Adkins. booked to hold down the
other guard. is a 207-pounder. They
make up a middle line trio that
totals $50 pounds. an average Of
275 per man.
The College Parkers this after.
noon start their final tuning up
for the game. Only light work was
the order. There will be some
rough stuff tomorrow and Wednes.
day, with lighter practice on
Thursday and Friday. The Mary
land team is getting most If its
attention on its defense st present.
the offense being considered suffi-
cient for the opening contest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
WASHINGTON AND LEE
AT WORK FOR ROANOKE

LEXINGTON. Va, Sept. ga
Washington and Lee In training
hard for the opening game with
roanoke College here Saturday.
Coach De Hart has been sending
the men through a strenuous period
Of preseason preparation and the
END OF the week should find the
Generalh In good condition for the
battle.
Today the privacy which has
characterized. the practices since
the university opened was ahan.
doned and the student body invited
out upon the field to see the squad
IN action. A. picked team of strap.
ping freshmen was pitted against
the varsity candidates IN a series OF
snappy scrimmages. with ootn sides
showing up 20 excellent advantage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
HUNDRED-MILE AUTO RACE
PLANNED At PoTTSToWN

POTTSTOWN. Sept. %. =. The
Pottstown Racing Association Il
laying plans for It's fifth annaal
100-mile auto race to be held over
the Pottstown mile speedway course
on Saturday, October IL.
Already the track is being made
faster for the occasion. Last sea.
son the event was won by a Phia.
delphian, q. l.. Wolf, OF Frahlxford.
who turned the century Of milea
under even time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
TOO.
HARD FOR
FRESH|ES
Pulled Out of Curriculum Be.
cause Sages Say Men
Are Too Fragile

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. "a
High school football has been given
severe setback here.
Gridiron coaches Of the various
public high schools of San Fran
cisco have been ordered to- discon.
tinue their freshmen teams-to dis.
band them Immediately and in the
future not to allow freshmen of
these schools to organize football
squad.
The reason given was that they
were young and frail and might
incur serious injury.
This latest decision, reached by
the authorities in charge of high
school athletics, IL not being taken
to very kindly by those students in
terested in football. And while the
coaches Of these high schools refuse
to say anything concerning the an.
nouncen1ent, it isn't very difficult to
see that this new ruling is not in
accord with their viewpoint. 1t
would seem that these same men,
tors are in a position to know
whether football would be detri.
mental to these youths.
Ever Since the great game of
American football displaced the for.
eign game of rugby, there has been
a hitch in San Francisco high school
athletics. Nothing has been done
to improve the American game. In
certain instances, rugby coaches are
still acting as coaches-endeavorin
to coach American football, when
they know nothing of the funda-
mentals Of the. game. The result
has been a big setback.
Last season football in San Fran.
cisco enjoyed its greatest year,
financially and otherwise. That
would tend to prove that the high
school boy Is heart and soul for
football.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
A. r. CUMMINGS CLAIMANT
or OLDEST RACER TITLE

READING. Sept. 23.--Albert r.
Commings, of this city, claimes the
distinction of being the oldest
driver of light harness horses In
the country. He was born October
is, 1S49, and still sits behind trot-
ters in fair races. For forty.five
years Commings was an intimate
friend of the late Pop" Geers and
competed with him in races. Years
ago. at Pennsylvania. KY, he and
Geers carried off the largest win.
nings in the history Of the track
sport when more than $3.50, 900
changed hands on the result Of one
race.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
Richards Beats TiIden

~. CHICAGO, Sept. 2S.-William r.
Illoen. national tennis canpion.
was defeated by Vincent Richards
- C3. 81, In an exhibition
match at the Sholxie Country club
George Lott, Chicago's seventeen.
year.old star, who 10 national junior
champion. defeated Brian I. G. Nor.
ton: formerly Of South Africa. now
OF st. Louis, 60, 60.
IN a doubles match Richards and
1ot. lost to Norton and Tilden,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
HOPPE LEADS CREENLEAF
IN TAREE-cUSHIoN MATCH

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Willie
Hoppe, balkline champion Of the
world, today was leading Ralph
Greenleaf, worlds pocket billiards
king, by 100 to 80 after the first
two blocks Of their 60O-point, three.
cushion title match. Hoppe won the
first block, so to ~, and the sec
ond, so to 40. He registered the
high run Of the game, nine, in the
thirty-eighth inning of the first
hlnclr .,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
PIMLlco FUTURITY, RICH
PURSE, NOVEMBER ]

The Maryland Jackey. Clubs steI-
lar two.year.Old autumn fixture, the
Pimlico Futurity, win be run on the
fifth day Of the coming meeting,
Friday, November z.
This feature. to which the princely
sum of $4,000 Is added, was inau-
gurated in 1921. when Benjamin
Blocks sensational bay colt, Nor.
Vich, defeated Lucky Hour and Run.
antell, with Albert johnson in the
saddle. .ss.s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
Sande Abandons His
Riding For Post
As Trainer

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-
Propped in his bed at Roose-
welt Hosital, Earl Sande stated
that he has decided to give up
riding and henceforth his con-
nection with the turf will be as
trainer Of thoroughbreds.
He has received numerous
offers to ride in France and
England. He doesn't want to
quit riding, but he doesn't want
to leave the United States, and
neither does his wife. Hence
Sande intends to apply next
spring for trainers license.
Sande expects to leave the
hospital in about ten days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
%, o45, 6o3 spIndIea at Work

There were 1882, 7O6 cotton
spindles in place in the United
States August 81. Of WHICH 2S,945. sos
were In operation some time during
the month, as compared with g..
71O.S6e in July, the Census Bureau
announced today. The number Of
spinning hours totaled 6,399, so, c6l.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23

This green SO intrigued my FANCY
that with. this in mind / wrote q
short story which was called 1.-THE
Thirteenth Green" and was pub
lished in one of the golf magazines.
or course took many liberties
with the subject.
The new thirteenth runs right
up to the clubhouse and il an
island green with sand-trapD
everywhere. but as / say. lament
the old which was one Of the
finest holes have ever known.
The long fifth has had forty
yards added to It by putting the
tee back that distance. This may
be because George Savers. the local
pro. has Just received a shipment
Of balls from abroad that are sup
posed to be yards longer than any
ball vet produced. What is golf
coming to?
The tenth hole is brand-new.. It's
a dogs leg. about 800 yards. and
no one in the world can cut the
corners. which Is right Of course.
The eleventh is new too. difficult
for the tee shot. and the second
shot because of a ditch which has
been cleverly used for the new
green.
The fifteenth green which had
an impervious clay subsoil has
been changed and does not now tin
so much. The final change il the
frightening Of the eighteenth by
putting the tee back. II my
memory serves me right II took
some playing to get home in two
before. have not yet seen the
new course.
The club has spent about
$4,000 in preparation for the
championship. OF course some
Of the improvements are per.
manent, and that il one reason
why ] say that championships
do much for clubs. They lead
to Improvement.
I am told that the course neve,
was in better shape. Creeping benz
grass has been used on the green's
and instead Of waiting two wear,
for green It was beautifully
ready in two months. All through
August the mower blades for us,
ON both fairways and green's wer,
set up to avoid close cutting.
A portable house has been mn
up Tor the exclusive use Of tn,
newspaper men. There are THIRTY
telephones in it and plenty of tele
graph keys. Seventy-five policemey
nave been engaged, not Of couraF
LOT tne newspaper men, but 70,
the rest Of us who violate ~.
rules. '"'
Copyright. John =. Ollie COZ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
CHANGES HAVE AIDED THE
MERTON CLUB COURSE
II CHARLES 6tCHICEE'' EVANS.

MERION COUNTRY CLUB Pa, Sept Eight ago the
national amateur golf championship played ct the Merton
Cricket Club Padphs and the fortunate
but since then changes taken place and the object this
little article this published the
1924 amateur championship tourney win be under
There Pennsylvania forbdng the crossing Of roads,
any by golf holes There e one change that Tor purely
picturesque the clubhouse and that placed
most daring shot IN the final against Robert Gardner
and that shot really decided in mind the match that went
few holes and what the public has always called
double During that tournament the hillside above the
hole large stationary gallery used to- sit and watch whose
rdod fha . VA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
FRANKIE CENARo DEFENDS
TITLE AGAINST GRAHAM

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.--FranlSie
Genaro. American flyweight cham.
pion, will defend his title tonight
against Bushey Graham, Utica star.
in q twelve-round bout at the
Nostrand Athletic Club, Brooklyn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
Wheat Goes On

lack Wheat, Brooklyn center.
fielder. Is beating old father Time.
The veteran Is whaling the pill
with his accustomed dispatch. In
fact, he's keeping the Dodgers in
tha race.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
Million Dollar Error

Fred Marberry's wild chuck in
that second st. Louis game may
take it's place where Fred Merkle
left off. Should Washington lose
the pennant by one game, it will
be F'reddy's muff that did II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23
- >TAD,S
0TIDDITS
WILL SPIDER KELLY BRING OUT A
CHAMPION?

Out in California where everything big Spider Kelly the
worlds greatest handler Of fighters has Redwood sapng planted
in the forest of giants
The saplng's we'll
tall and weighs in the neighborhood Of 200 pounds.
For Kelly has been teaching his pupil
him against the four round boys there and well satisfied
with his work.
He will not however send his pupil against big boys yet
Many good has been killed off greedy
fat losers Kelly good his boy could
have grabbed wait until his
man gains experience him
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-23


OF his man the other day and with
it short note. The note follows:
my big boy, Pat Lester, has
two bouts on this month and l
expect him to come home in front
in both starts.
"This fellow is only twenty-five
years of age and nothing can stop
him from being a champion ex-
cept an accident.
"He is still green, but then
you'll remember that Jim Jeffries
looked like anything but a cham
pion when he fought Choynski
and Van Buskirk out here. Jack
Johnson looked like q dub in his
starts against Hank Griffin, Mar
win Hart and George Gardner.
CESS Willard got a big laugh
out here in his bouts with Miller
the Motorman, yet later on he
surprised the boxing world.
"Au these men were handed to
their managers already made.
49,
"This fellow Lester never had
a glove on until / found him. He
is a natural hitter, like Mike
Cleary and Peter Maher, but l
want to sharpen his eye up 50
that he'll hit the mark when he
shoots.
Dempsey is a good hitter, but
it's pot-luck with him, q Ia John
L. Sullivan.
with best regards to my East
ern friends, your old pal,
SPIDER KELLY"
Back to Sydney
ONOWY BAKER will run q
- club in Australia.
Mr.. Snowy Baker, who has
been located at Los Angeles in
connection with the picture BUSH
ness for some considerable time,
contemplates coming back to Sgd
ney at no distant date.
If he does return, it is possible
that the former manager of the
Sydney Stadium will get busy on
the project of creating an athletic
club in Sydney in keeping with
those in Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco and other big American
cities. :.
These are wonderful clubs. And
they exercise wonderful influ-
ence on clean sport. You have to
see them to get into the atmos-
phere in them, to examine their
many activities, and to note the
smooth running and the fine class
Of men associated with them, to
realize what they mean in q COM
nunity in which sportsmen are
prominent.
If SNOWY Baker inspires the
movement, and it leads to the
building up of such an athletic
club as the Olympic, in San Fran
cisco, or the Los Angeles A. A. G.
in the newer city Of California,
he will confer a favor on sport
in this country and on sportsmen
generally. Sydney is an ideal
city for such club.-Sy dney
Referee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-07
OFFICIALS PLAN
 FOR LOCAL TILT
Panthers And Bulldogs Prepare For Big Bir-
 mingham Classic

Plans for the Birmingham-Southern Howard football game on November 22 were perfected this week, when re- presentatives of the two institutions held a joint meeting, at which all preliminary arrangements were decided upon.
 An advertising scheme for the game, which was formulated at that time. Arrangements for the printing of ban ners and placards were made, and it was agreed to place these in all con- spicious places in the Birmingham dis trict, which includes Ensley, Bessemer and nearby towns. The business sec ton of the city will also be arrayed in banners, telling of the coming of the gridiron classic of the year for Bir- mingham enthusiasts.
 Plans for the parades by students of both colleges have not been completed yet, but will be taken care of by the cheer leaders and special committees from these schools. Tickets will be placed on sale at downtown stores soon, it was learned. A vance reports are to the effect that calls for reserve seats at Redwood for this game are already coming in, and that the officials of the colleges want to be able to take care of these as early as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-07
Supplementary Dictionaries

Dictionary of Music Dictionary of PhotOg-
 raphy
 Dictionary of Polo Dictionary of State
 Names and Meanings Dictionary of Wireless
 Telegraphy Dictionary of Words of
 Like and Opposite
 Meaning Dictionary of Yachting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-07
BULLDOGS PLAN TO ,> DEFEAT OGLETHORPE
Although Handicapped By Injuries, Local Eleven . Is In Determined Mood

will get into action Saturday. Kelly's loss will be a great handicap, but may serve to make the locals fight harder to stop the running attack of Adrian Maurer and company. Lollar is sure to start, although he has bad ankle, while Brooks and Scokel are being counted upon. Stevens sprained right hand may keep him out, but there is a strong possibility that the Howard cap- tain will lead the local forces on the field. The bunting department will suffer the most serious loss should Stevens be unable to play, as Tinkle- paugh would undoubtedly run the eleven in good fashion if given the chance.
 Thursdays Practice
 Only Scokel and Kelly were among those not present at the practice ses- sion staged by the Bulldogs Thursday afternoon. The workout consisted of pounding the dummy, considerable punt ing practice and signal drill. Tinkle- paugh was doing much of the bunting in practice and will likely handle the booting end of the game should he be called upon to fill Ham Stevens shoes Saturday.
 Coach Gillem announced a light signal workout for Friday, which will be followed by a rather lengthy skull practice Friday night At this time,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-07
Haruard- Princeton Game
 Has Brilliant History

ter representing Princeton, were mem bers of the committee in that troublous year. In one of the recesses of the committee MT. Haughton said to the writer, Harvard and Princeton were pioneers in the establishing of intercol- legiate football. They should play to- gether today. It would be wholesome institution for intercollegiate sport and a highly enjoyable series of games for the two universities and the public" Within the hour William ". Roper and the late Captain Howard H. Henry of Princeton were summoned into the con- ference and the Harvard-Princeton se- ries restored.
 Since 1910 13 games have been play ed, Harvard winning seven, Princeton two, with two games drawn. NO games in the war time years of 1917 and 1918 were played.
 When the great throngs by train. by bot, by moto rand on foot next Sat urday wend their way to Harvard sta dium, and when far greater throngs stand before the bulletin boards of news paper offices or otherwise receive the messages from the field, each and every one will owe the days enjoyment, as each and every one for the past IA years has owed his enjoyment of the Harvard Princeton football game to the cnivalrous heart of the late Percy Dun- can Haughton.