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The Washington times., 1924-01-19
F FREEMAN MAY
BE PLAYING
Bic TRICK

Has Promoter Freeman slipped
a joker over on Champion Ed
Lewis by matching him against
Josef Ogurkewicz in the match to
be held at the Coliseum Monday
night? This question has been
asked by several of the wrestling
critics who have been watching
the progress Of the young Polish
wrestler since his arrival in this
country several months ago.
Ogurkewicz has defeated every
man that has been stacked against
him since arriving In the United
States. The European grappler
is a finished product in the catch
as.catch-.can art of wrestling, has
speed, strength, weight and, above
ell, a game heart.
That Champion Lewis will meet
stiff opposition at the hands OF
Ogurkewicz is expected by the
wrestling "dopesters,' who Ions
since have predicted that Lewis Is
on the downward grade. Lewis
has held the heavyweight title for
over two years, has met hundreds
OF opponents, MS VlCtOrIeS tuAD SSA
son have been much harder fought
than in previous years. Several
times during the past six months
Lewis has been forced to rely upon
his weight and endurance in order
to win over an opponent who a
year ago would have been easy
prey for the deadlock.
Ogurkewicz Is young, weighs 21S
pounds, Is reputed to be. one OF
the strongest men in the catch-as-
catch-can game. 1t Is the ambi.
ton of the European grappler to
force Lewis shoulders to the mat
on Monday night. Ogurkewicz has
everything to gain and nothing to
lose in his match with Lewis. The
Polish grappler will undoubtedly
carry the fight to Lewis from the
start, and in this way try to catct
Lewis in the mix-up.
Promoter Freeman has the cham
pion bound by gilt-edge contract
and his appearance here against
Ogurkewicz is assured. If Ogurke
wicz succeeds in turning the trick
against the Stranger Monday night
1t will be the first time in local
wrestling history that a cham
pion has suffered defeat in local
ring.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
BALDWIN SIGNS
WITH NJ 'GRAN'S
GIANTS
Newark Pitcher Third to Be
Added to New York Payroll!
in Two Weeks.

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Announce.
nAnt that the New York Giants had
signed Harry Baldwin, star right
hand pitcher of the Newark Bears,
was greeted today as a master
stroke by John McGraw. The new
pitcher is expected to become a
consistent winner in the National
League, having won twenty-one
games for the tail end Newark club
last season.
Baldwin is the third young pitcher
of promise signed by the Giants in
the last two weeks, Maryland Dean
having been purchased from Louis.
vile for $4,000 and players and
Joe Bradshaw from Toledo for Jack
Scott and Alex CASTOR.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
PEPPER MARTIN FACES
JACK HAUSNER THURSDAY

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.--Yincent
Pepper Martin. who used to carry
the meanest roundhouse sock that
Brooklyn ever saw, will return to the
ring next Thursday night in an eff.
fort to disprove certain allegations
hat ne is all through. Pepper meets
Jack Hausner at the Rink Arena In
a twelve-round bout next Thursday
evening. 1t will be Peppers first ap.
pearance here since his return from
the Pacific coast.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
GALLAUDET TROUNCES
RANDOLPH-MACON FIVE

Randolph-Macon's basketball squad
met q tartar last night when they
stacked UP against the Gallaudet
quint In the Kendal Green gym.
The final count was 81 to 2S.
Davis was the outstanding star
Of the contest. registering seven
goals from scrimmage, although Rid
die had a like number. After sew.
ing UP the game Coach Hughes re.
placed his first team with second
string players.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
JOE CONCANNCN WINS
ANOTHER CUE CONTEST

Joseph Concannon, who is appear.
ing mt Miller's pocket-biliiard par.
lars In exhibitions against Washing
ton stars, added another victim to
his list last night when he defeated
Charles Bartelmes. 1926 to IL.
The former New York state
champion had high run Of ~ and
at no time was seriously threatened.
.ie will continue giving exhibitions
each night at Afiller's.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
DEMPSEY WILL NOT BE SO
/: CARELESS NEXT TIME
- ~~ ~~~~~A~~~
HE, MEETS FIRPO
By FORD C. FRICK.

NEW YORK. 1s-"Dda Dempsey fight Willard? Right
Of tn bat he Of his swayng and weaving and
swinging his And swinging Right off tn knees he
pulled e first left and then right and then left again. end
oil tn time swayng and weaving and duckng about so
big fellow couldn't get set
time they He'll swing
time-swng em right from tn floor with all tn punch
has, None of that short b and jolt business next
Right tn floor and right tn button Wham And
Firpo 90 downdon He'll drop just like Will
lard dd-ust did the round Of the first fight
dnUn and hell
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
MEETS
WESTERN At
COLISEUM
Two High School Leaders to
Battle for Series
Leadership.
Western highs basketball squad

Western highs basketball squad
gets it's big chance today, for
they are to meet Eastern. at the
Coliseum, in a game which will
have considerable bearing on the
championship series standing.
Both teams have played TWO
games in the series and IN each in
stance have been returned win-
ners. Today's winner will so into
an undisputed lead.
There is very little to choose be-
tween the two quints, although
Eastern Is the ruling favorite. The
game will start at o'clock and
be followed by another series coz
test between Business and Tech.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19

eS NAGANAy - ANAAAAD
dashed around
helping anass
the seasons rec
ord score. she
Unexpectedly met
three others who
were also dash
ing" and came
out Of the scrim.
mage with a
;prained ankle.
The rest forced
upon the Nets
star side.center
will be a serious
drawback to the
speedy team, for
they are to meet
Wilson Normal,
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
Can Harris Hit?
k<D EAR SIR:

~ that Stanley Harris would
not play any golf this season be-
cause he thinks it hurts his bat
ting with the Washington team.
Do You think that Is sensible,
when Statz, of the Chicago Ma.
tionals, is a leading golfer az
we'll az q 300 hitter in the Ma.
tional League? I wish you would
enlighten me on this point.
"Yours sincerely,
"THOMAS H. CALLAHAN"
Statz and Harris are two diff
ferent gents. Statz KNOWS his
Golf stroke had no i'll effect on
His hitting. Harris DOESN'T
KNOW, so will quit golf and try
to become q better batsman. Sure
iv he should be encouraged In that
because he can improve his hit
ting a whole lot before he'll reach
the 800 class.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
NINE OUTFIELDERS WILL
BATTLE FOR JOBS
By HAROLD JOHNSON

CHICAGO, JAM 19Outfelders in profusiOn will bid for
regular berhs the 1924 White Ox machine when Frank h Roy
Winter Haven Fa early in March No fewer than nine
athletes who specialize narng the hosde in the outer
gardens scheduled mnge
ployment and a is promised.
the this group consist
Hopper Fa Archdeacon Srunk Disregard and Joe Rabbit
ghthsnded sckers From
this galaxy talent Chance hopes select outfiedng trio that
with
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
URBAN sHocKER LOSES
ARGUMENT WITH BROWNS

CHICAGO. Jan. l9.--Judge Lands
viii not have to make any decision
In the application from Urban
Shocker, the Browns pitcher, for
unconditional release. Shocker, &C.
companied hy his wife, called upon
the baseball commissioner here and
requested that the case he dropped,
saying he had come to terms with
the st. Louis club.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
They Like Rreen.

The Cardinal A. c., Of Alexan-
dria. thinks well of Sylvester A.
Breen. It begins to appear TINT
the position Of club president In
Breen's for life. the club having
recently elected him foR the fif.
teenth consecutive year.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19

6<D EAR SIR:
"As & steady reader OF
your column in The
Times ! want to ask a question
Here it is: Why don't you
write something about the Wash.
ington club manager. for 1924?
The fans are sick and tired of
the long delay in naming the
man who will lead the team to
victory or defeat.
"If Clark Griffith is going to
return to his old job, why doesn't
he say SO? He would be a big
Improvement on some of those
managers he has had since he
gave up the job. II he is 60
ing to rame somebody else, why
doesn't he say so?
"Do you know what a lot OF
US think? We think that Grif.
fifth is simply keeping US guess.
ing as long as possible.
Washington fans are loyal
even if they have never had 8
pennant team, and they deserve
better treatment from Clark Grit
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
Volsteadian Times
Make Even Water
Expensive

The Hillcrest golf course in
Los Angeles, where Gene Sara
zen and Arthur Havers will
play for the unofficial worlds
title at the end Of this month,
spends $4,000 a year sprinkling
the course.
This is probably the highest
price paid for water in Vol
steadian times.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19

see Firpo get up that time, did
your"
In which point MIR. Bannon Is ab.
soluteIy right. FNro didn't get UP!
And he won't get up next time,
either, II Jacks plans materialIEe.
Here's what BannOn has TO say
of that next battle, and BannOn
knows more about DempSey's plans
and IDEAS and thoughts than any
other human being, with the posi-
bic exception Of doc" Kearns.
"You won't see Jack gettin' care.
less In that next fight. He's q cagey
scrapper. And he knows now what
the South American can do. He'll
come out with a rush all right. He
always does tha:. But he'll be duck.
ing and lodging and weaving around
--Sand he'll bo singing every punch
from his knees. too. That's the kind
Of punches that count. When they
land they hurtw
OF one thing Dempsey is certain.
The Argentine 10 not invulnerAbl0.
The way he dropped before those
short travelling jolts proved that,
And the left swing, travelling its full
length, Is twice as dangerous, twice
as terrific az those short j0lts which
Gent Firpo sprawling. g..
A shifting attack, q feint to open
the awkward defense, q full swing
and IL that swing lands Sqnarely
Firpo will go down like battered
ox--down for the count. If it fails
on the first attempt. then continue
It again and again.
That Is the Dempsey plan--an at
tack az deliberately planned as any
battle; an attack based on that pre-
Vious experience and chosen in the
full and quiet confidence Of its sue
cessful contamination.
You or perhaps would be fear
full, nervous, doubtful Of the out
come Not so Dempsey. Not a
bragSart, not a blusterer, not giver
10 idle, boasting--he is none the lest
Rs confident Of success In that sec
ond meeting aE though the fight
were over and the victory in.
He can whip Firpo and he knw'
It. His plan will work. He is con
fident, and sure. That is the thing
he told Joe Bannon, speaking al
friend to friend.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
T00RlEHG 9E4OVEp
W LOUIS A.DOUGHER
ONLY NINE SPITTERS REMAIN
BY LOUIS A.DOUGHER

HE reign of the pba pitcher tOtters its When egs
laion adopted five this alleged In
sanitary method Of grOpelng the sherOd Uncle Nick AT
calls official hurl
ers using the splitter at least part Of their repertoire Today there
Chesbro Rockies quickly picked and when the freak deliveries
bansed from the and the lively ball adopted the bats
having Since then the shoe has pinchd
pitchers being
Iho 80 %Lo hakuN
The Washington times., 1924-01-19

So says Joe Bannon.
Joe Bannon, In case you don't
know, is the circulation manager Of
the Evening Journal and the Ameri-
can-as much a champion in his
0Wn line as. Dempsey Is In his.
But which is more, Bannon Is a
friend of the champion--a pal" Of
many years standing. And Joe
Bannon knows the fight game from
top to bottom. He started learning
It long ago and he's been learning
It ever since.
Joe, Bannon was one of the $4,000
people who sat at the Polo Grounds
through that other Dempsey-F -Ftrpo
battle. which was an eternity OF
four minutes. When Dempsey went
catapulting through the ropes Joe
Bannon was one Of the few men
who still had faith in his ability to
come back.
" Hell come back! He'll come
back" BsnnOn Missed through. his
teeth. And when he did come
back to fight his way to victory,
BannOn was Gne of the first men
20 the champions side.
Bannon went with Jack to his
Dressing room. and from there to
the hotel. And he has been with
him a lot stnce-talking Of that
fight and discussing the next one.
Naturally Dempsey has told Ban
non of his plans and his ideas. To
Bannon he has expressed the con.
fidence of victory in that second
meeting and to Bannon he has out.
lined the plan Of battle which will
make that victory.
Not that Jack Dempsey is q
braggart. He isn't. Far from It.
He's modest, and retiring, and reti.
cents But Bannon is a friend and
to him he will talk. To him he
did talk. And here's what BannoIi
has to say. Of the things Dempsey
told him.
Lots Of folks figure that Demp.
sey made a mistake in fighting
Firpo the way he did. Maybe 90.
II he did it was the mistake Of
laIs1udglng Firpo's speed. Some
body told Jack before the fight that
Hirpo was slow-and 20 Jack was
maybe little careless when he
came out Of his corner.
'He figured on ending the
whole thing with one punch. He
came ont rushing, He didn't even
lfeinf or dodge, but just stepped
as and pulled left swing from
Vlis knees as he camo. WhanI!
B1t he missed. And befOre he
could catch himself FirpO came
N with O right that landed right
on the champs Jaw. He went to
his knees, Lots Of folks figured
be had slipped.
.'But he hadn't. NoAsir That
fight had clipped him and dropped
him proper, and when he got, up
he was dazed. And right there
he had to change his tactics. With
his head buzZing and seven or
eight Firpos dancin' there hnfore
m eyes he couldn't depend on
long swings, He had to sec In
close. And he did.
"And he dropped Firpo seven
times with left and right hooks
that didn't travel more than six
inches. Dropped him clean, too,
That proves he can hit. even
when he was half dazed from that
stray right which clipped him as
the round started.
Going. through the ropes was q
good thing for him. The shock
Cleared his head q bit, and when
the round ended it didn't take long
90 bring him around and put him in
shape.
"And you saw what happened In
the second round. Jack did the
same thing he tried to do in the
first wound. He pulled long left
right off the floor and let II fly.
Only this time he didn't miss.
Noaair. Ae landed-apd you didn't
The Washington times., 1924-01-19

fifth. 1t is up to you baseball
experts to get it for them.
Every truly yours in sports.
I'D. J. MULCAHEY"
AS soon as we know the iden
tity of the 1924 manager .we'l
probably write a piece for the
paper about him, Until then
we're not writing a dern thing
Griff is not keeping US guess
ing, friend Mulcahey.
Food For Suckers.
IN HEY are preparing food for
suckers, the suckers who fol
low things fistic. Tommy
Gibbons is expected to try his
luck again with "Iron Mike" and
Georges Carpenter, who has
never been worth much since
stopping "Iron Mike" at Jersey
City, hopes to stage his "last
fight" in this country some time
this year.
We are among those who be.
lieve Gibbons utterly hopeless
unless assisted by the straight
rules, which permit holding. Car.
pentier is not likely to look good,
no matter what opponent il
picked for him. He is done as
a real fighting man inside the
ropes.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
INJURY
WILL STOP
MILLING
BY JACK" MARTIN.

The Metropolitan Athletic Club
paid dearly for the 40.6 victory
gained in the last encounter with
the Walter Reed Nurses team. for
aa GladYR Mills zA%%.MN =
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
Have Open Date.

The Manhattan basketers have AN
omen date for tomorrow night.
Manager Chris Hutchinsonis phone
number Ia Lincoln 6902.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19

RED" Ostergard. who, when he
first emerged from Southwestern
University at Georgetown. Tex,
;nree years ago to seek OBJ with
the Pale Hose, was listed as third
baseman, is coming back this sea
son in the role Of an outfielder.
The Texan was Handicapped by an
ainng shoulder when he first tried
out with the Southsiders. but has
corrected that trouble. Playing in
lao games with-Galveston and Beau
mont of the Texas League last year
the former colIegian clicked off a
hating average OF $40, while steal
ing twenty bases.
Included in, the Texans string
V:"~e fwenty.Six home runs. On six
different occasions he unbuclxled
fCur-haggers with the sacks con-
gested, all Of which established
him as prime fAvOrite with the
cash customers.
Hitting of this brand moved the
fans to honor Red with an Oster
gard Day at the Galveston park,
and when the yOungster made his
initial appearance at the plate he
was presented with a purse contain
ing $165 and a travelling bag.
Just by way of acknowledging his
appreciation of these kindnesses,
Red" stepped out and unloaded a
homer with the bases filled. On his
second iaunt to the plate he re-
peated with a four-bag~er. counting
two comrades ahead OF him.
The enthusiastic townspeople then
passed the hat again and showered
more coin of the realm upon their
hero. When he invoiced in the
clubhouse after the matinee. Oster.
gard found he had been enriched
m the. extent Of something like
sa75.
Rah',It, another newCOTn"r to
the fold. halls from the M"skO-
gee, Okla, club. Last season he
at $50 and stole fifty.Seven bases.
This youth once accompanied the
Cleveland Indians to the sOuthlnnd
for a gnring trial, hut was shHnted
back to the minors. SOx Officials
declare hn has shown rark"d I'M
provenent and is real major league
timber now.
There is a possibility that Chance
may shift Bill Barrett from the out
field to shortstop in an effort to boil
ster up that station. Barrett orlgl-
nally played the shortfield and op'
Grated at that post when he first
tried out Connie Mack's Athletics.
He is a speedy performer on the In
ner defeneeS.
Ray 6chalk has started light train.
ing for the coming campaign ana
works out daily with the medicine
and hand ball In the Illinois Athletic
Club gymnasium. The South Side
catching ace plans to depart In com.
pany with Red Faber for Hot
Springs, Ark, about the first nj next
month, where they will gradually
round into trim for the conditioning
grind TO be launched at Winter Fla.
ven. Meanwhile Faber is leading
.he simple life uD in Milwaukee.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
Nine Yachts Enter.

Nine yachts have already entered
the New York-to.S Sermuda race
which u to start Jul- T21.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
SWaveIy is Away.

Swavely Prep Is at Charlotte 4
Hall today. playing the Charlotte
Hall basketball team.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
Judge Ends All Gossip
OF Rebellion By
=, :, ~. /, i. Signing

Giving the lie to all reports
that he had disagreed with the
Washington club concerning
the terms of his 1924 contract
and would not sign until salts
fed. Joe Judge, the Griffmen's
smart workman around the in
itial sack, drove to the club
office today and. without max
ing the slightest argument, af-
fixed his name to the official
papers for another season un-
der the main tent.
allow do they get that way?"
was all President Griffith had
to say to the report that Judge
contemplated holding out.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19

The American League has five
pitchers using the splitter, the
National League four.
The rule barring the splitter
permitted each club to register
not more than two salivary shoot
ers and forbade the develop
ment of others. 1t was intended
to have this form of pitching
gradually die out and that has
almost Teen achieved.
In the American League
Washington has a spitball pitcher
in Rubber Arm" Allan Russell.
The Red Sox have Jack Quinn.
the Indians Stan Coveleskie, the
Browns Urban Shocker and the
White Sox Urban Faber. Shock.
and possibly Russell, are the only
men of the quintet likely to re.
main much longer in fast COM
pany.
In the National League there
are Bill Doak and Allan Sotho-
ron, Of the Cardinals; Mitchell,
of the Phillies, and Burleigh
Grimes, of the Dodgers. Doak
is almost done as a big Lacquer.
Sothoron is booked to try q
comeback and may not make
good.
Mitchell, the only sOuthpaw
splitter ir captivity, is not of the
highest rank and may be drop
ped at any time.
Burleigh Grimes, though, is q
high-class pitcher, the best Of all
the old leagues spitball Fingers.
Pitching should improve this
season, now that it has been de-
cided not to call into use so
many new, smooth balls. It was
the smoothness more than any
thing else which made the pitch
ing burden so heavy during the
past three or four years.
Discovered.
TT ERE'S hot one from
ri Aurora Heights, Va:
- "Dear Mr.. Dougher:
~ have looked in vain for sew
eral weeks for the name Of the
new manager Of the 1924 Griff.
men. A name we all know is up
Griffith's sleeve.
Mooney Gibson will be the
manager for 1924, so let the fans
know it. Have you seen his
name in print for many months?
No.
"A Regular Fan,
"a. FREYER."
c. kknkpe .ak41oJ
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
"Yours, etc.
81 n SMYTHED

Not knowing Goslin's salary for
1923, can't say whether he even
earned it or not. Not knowing
his 1924 contract figures, can't
say whether he has been offered
a raise or not. Furthermore, it's
none of my business.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
He Observes Raise"
k<N PORTING EDITOR.
"Daar Sir.

~ Sometime ago you wrote
something in your column about
Goose Goslin, the slugging left
fielder Of the Washington club,
and l have been waiting for you
to write some more about him
feel that you are capable Of
deciding one thing that ! have
been pondering. Do you think
Goslin earned a raise last year?
| saw almost every game played
in Washington last year,
missed five when l was on my
vacation-and in every game he
played Goslin was the star at
the bat. Therefore, l think he
deserved q raise. What do you
think?
The Washington times., 1924-01-19

: Hell come back! He'll come
back" BannOn Missed through. his
teeth. And when he did come
back to fight his way to victory,
BannOn was One of the first men
20 the champions side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-02
PARDON POWER
 BEFORE COURT
Presidents Use Of Privi- lege Debated By
 Stone

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Pres ident's pardoning power was debated at length today by counsel in the supreme court.
 The question was raised by Philip Grossman, who, by habeas corpus, ap- pealed from an order of the federal dis trict court at Chicago, requiring him to serve sentence for contempt not withstanding pardon by President Coolidge.
 Counsel for the district judges, who refused to recognize the pardon as within the Presidents constitutional powers, insisted that the life of the judiciary was dependent upon its un. fettered and complete authority. without executive interference to enforce its decrees.
 Should another branch of the govern ment be permitted to intervene to save from punishment those who had violated injunctions issued by the courts, coun- sel asserted, the judicial power would be destroyed.
 Attorney General Stone, appearing in the case at the special request of the President, made his first argument in court since becoming head of the de- partment of justice. He asserted that the Presidents pardoning power must be determined by consideriong condi- tions which existed at the time the con- stitution was framed. Then, he said, it was the established practice for the courts to recognize that the executive had powers to pardon in ali contempt cases. "