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The Washington times., 1924-07-07
0MALL STUFF, q
~ FOR ROOTERO

The fighting Griffs, losing that
last scramle to the Yankees are
today leading the league by a single
game. No game Is scheduled for
today, but tomorrow comes a don.
ble-header with the Detroit Jun.
gleers. with another on Wednesday.
Not at all satisfied with the bat.
ing OF his team against Boston and
new York. Manager Harris had his
enure troupe engaged in batting
practice today in the hopes Of
play.
The New York Yankees have
broken all records for attendance
mere this season, but new records
may be made before the season
enoS. Washington Is eager for a
winning ball club; and, II the Griffs
can hang around the top of the
league through August, the Clark
stadium will be packed.
II the Griffmen 90 West in Sen.
tember as league leaders, Washing.
ton fans are going to become In.
sane. Beginning September 8 In
En!lade!phia, the fighting Griffs win
nnnsn the season on the road. They
pay their last game at home with
the Boston Red Sox on September
therefore, It Is possible for the
C3rinF to win or lose ON foreign
Washington fans are suggesting
that preference for world series
tickets, II the Gritrs win the nag.
Do given to those fans showing the
most rain checks. In that case
many darkhued kids along u street
VIII be In the front row. They've
been collecting stubs ever since last
April -
While It may be trifle early
nevertheless, Western Union Of.
fictals are already taking stock of
facilities at the Griffith Stadium
Tor world series. With 500 base.
ball writer's and telegraph operators
attending the games, many Juicy
seats in that upper tier will never
accommodate fans.
or Bill Kimball, veteran operator
working The Washington Times
wire at the Griffith Stadium, prom.
iseg a daily shave during the world
series, IL the Griffs cop. He Is al.
ready assured that he viii pound
The Times wire during the big
games.
In the National League the Giants
drew half a game more ahead OF
the Cubs when they split even in
the doubleheaders with the Phillies
while the Cubs were losing to the
Cardinals.
Babe Ruth cracked out his TWEEN.
ty-second homer Of the season.
The Giants received their first
shutout. Of the season, Jimmy Ring
goosegging the champions.
Ineffective pitching by Jackie May
enabled the Pirates to score an easy
9-to-2 victory over the Reds.
The Indians went back to seventh
place when they lost to the White
Sox, 8 to 6.
Danforth held Detroit to three
hits and the Tigers went down to
defeat before the Browns, to /.
The Braves beat Dazzy ance in
the first contest, but lost to the
Dodgers in the second game.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
MoHAvVKs' DEFEAT ENDS
TRIPLE TIE FOR FIRST

Short-lived was the tie for first
place which the Mohawks gained by
defeating Arlington, in the Inde-
pendent League, several days ago,
for the Hawks turned around and
took a beating at the hands of the
ShamroclSs, to o. And, thereby.
they went out OF that tie.
Arlington end Dominican Lyceum
continued in the tie for first place.
both Of these teams gaining easy
victories. Arlington defeated Cherry.
dale, a to 2.
The other league game, between
Waverly and Petworth, was de.
clared OFF OH account Of rain.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

The next few weeks will probably
decide whether or not the Yanks
can come back. The Western clubs
come this week. beginning with the
White Sox series tomorrow. The
double headers will come thick and
fast, and the pitchers win get their
hardest test. The Yanks have
broken even thus far with the
Western clubs with thirteen vic.
tories and thirteen defeats.
Washington has furnished all the
excitement in the American League
race. Four straight from the
Yankees at the Stadium recently
was the severest blow Higgins
club has experienced in years. They
did it without the services OF Wal.
ter johnson. The present series in
washington is the most important
the Yanks have faced this season.
The Washington club is at pres
Ell going beyond its speed and
cannot hope to keep up the pres
emit pace much longer. Manager
Harris has had great luck with
his pitchers. johnson, MOgridge,
NAGT6AIAkbS A8CHdfy anu O6OCAA h0NO
been going great guns, but are
due for q few setbaclxs. The
Senators have lost only two out
Of the last nineteen games, which
is an accomplishment not realized
by any other club this season.
Team play and harmony have
been important factors in the Wash.
ington clubs success. Harris is
the youngest manager in the majors
and he has exploded the old. theory
that managerial worries interfere
with playing ability. If the re-
sponsibilities weigh heavily on his
youthful shoulders there is certain
" no indication Of it. He has been
playing better ball since he took
command Of the club than he did
before.
The Washington players thus far
have taken their success with re-
markable GOODNESS. For a club un.
accustomed to success it was freely
predicted that the new experience
of finding themselves in first place
would bring on an attack Of hys-
terics. They are taking their sue
cess as part Of the days work, and
show no indications Of cracking.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

LauBQL TO run. HtSS~ ASAe<0SA
To take a chap like Ruth and
teach him things is a good days
work. You have to be strong to
handle those boys as some Of them
weigh close to SIG pounds.
The season Of 1924 win 60 down
in history as "Old Mans Year."
Alexander, with his white whis-
kers trailing to his belt, is going
as well or better than usual. Wal
ter johnson never looked spright-
Her than he does now. Eddie
Collins Is in his darb form.
My prediction is that next year
Kid Gleason will be playing the en-.
tire infield for the Yankees and
Johnny Evers will be doing the
same for the entire National League
1t wouldn't surprise me a bit to
hear that John McGraw will be
back on third base before the sea.
son is over and Connie Mack will
be a pinch hitter. He couldn't dc
worse than some Of his lads at that.
/ would like to see your Uncle
Wilbert Robinson catching in place
Of his Brooklyn receivers.
Every year / am called on to
write how Everett Scott has com.
pleted his 9,876th consecutive game.
It seems that he is the iron man
Of the day. If they had the punch.
clock system In ball parks Like they
do in Ford factories that boy never
would be docked for being late or
sick.
like people who play consecu.
tive games. That il something !
never could find in my heart to do
unless It was poker. / once almost
ran up a worlds record for consecu.
tive games, but my dough failed to
hold out and the record slipped
copyright, 1924. by the Christy
walsh Syndicate)
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

Harris, Bucky was 30 upset that he
let 1t go through his legs and
Hendrick and Witt came all the
way home. It was q funny inning
and l guess we were about as
surprised as anyone at the way It
happened.
It was a tough game for Joe
Martina, too. Joe pitched good
ball all the way and deserved to
win. But so did Bob Shawkey.
It's just the same old story.
When two clubs fight ais hard as
washington and the Yankees did
in this series. one Of them Is sure
to break. And there's where ex.
perience counts.
Fellows like Echang and shaw.
key and Pipp and an the older
men on our club go their best
when the going is hardest. And
that makes great ball club.
They've been up there a long time
and they are always ready to take
advantage of the breaks when they
cOIne-just as they did yesterday.
It's that thing, more than any.
thing else that makes me SO con.
fident they will repeat and win
another pennant this year.
/ suppose today lot Of fans win
be razzing the Senators because
they made the errors that let us
win. Fans always do that. But
they shouldn't. Anyone who saw
the series knows that Washington
has a good club-and a fighting
club. to. They never give up-and
it's a lot better to have a club in
there fighting end losing a few
games on errors than it Is to have
a club that's dead on its feet.
That's the thing I like about
Washington. They're always h
there. and you never have them
whipped until the last man Is out.
And what pitching they got. And
so did we.
I wish some Of the folks who
say that there are no more good
pitchers could have seen a few Of
those games. Four of them pitch.
er's battles and the other one not
Suggest by a long shot,,
About my home run. It didn't
help much in winning the game.
We would have won without il.
But, believe me, it felt mighty good.
Home runs always feel better when
you get them off real pitching
and Joe Martina was sure going
good yesterday. 1t was the twenty.
second one this season. That's be.
hind my big record-but should
worry about that. What we need
Is more ball games, and victories
are worth a lot more than homers.
particularly when a race is as close
as this one is.
Copyright. 1924, by the Chrigty
Walsh Syndicate1.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

as though THY
would play all
night-and then.
when you least
expect it, the
breaks win come
and the old game
will go fIooey.
That's what hap
pened yesterday.
w hen Wash
In & ton ma d g
three errors in
the last inning
they h a d more
boobies than they
have made in a
long time. But
the real break
came when Har.l
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

wy II = II u = On NzAll8 EN1EAAI
went up to bat for Shawkey. with
two down and johnson on first. Har-
vey got single to right and Ernie
went tearing for home.
Il was . clean single, but we
all held our breath when Harvey
kept on going to second. It looked
as IL he was out sure. But Peck
dropped the ball and Hendrick
was safe. That was the real
break. What came after that was
Just mart of the game.
The Senator'S, Of course, were
dazed by Peck's errors. And then
when Dugan sent a grounder to
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
Printers Streak Broken

After having toppled over twenty
two consecutive opponents, the
Union Printers bit off more than
they could chew and the Dread.
naughts, Of Alexandria, a semi.pro-
team. defeated them 5 to O.
The Printers failed to back up their
pitcher and they apparently thought
their bats were ornaments.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

viii get what ]
mean. The lead
er in that year
was g 9 n . raj
Grant in the
Union League
and Robert q.
Lee, outfielder
for the Confed-
crate Associa-
ton.
/ well remem.
Der when those
boys met in q
w orld series.
Grant said of
Lee that he
could hit well
enough, but he
never would be
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
BIKE RACES, POSTPONED
TO BE HELD SUNDAY

Because Of wet grounds, the bike
races which were to have been
held on the Polo field in Potomac
Park have been postponed until
next Sunday morning at 500.
Races Of virtually every conceiv.
able kind are in store for the
bicyclists. Entry blanks can be oh.
tanned from Joseph N. Romm, 1913
Ninth street northwest.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
YANKS GET NEW THRILL
AT MID-SEASON
By HARRY CROSS,
Sports Editor, New York Evening Post.

NEW YORK, July with the baseball half the
themselves in third place Not in four have the
the halfway mark the flag
calculations have been badly upset in the American
worlds with their astar pitching staff
hitting talent looked like repeater with Detroit and Cleveland
providing the most dangerous threat
The Yankees themselves considered
spring provide talent The pitching
able sail through another
pant able to show the skill
Higgins pitching talent to help out his
n~lraI~
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
TIGERS COMING TO PLAY
CRIFFS SIX GAMES
!. IN FOUR DAYS
By LOUIS "A. BOUCHER.

ny Cobb Detroit Jungaleers will be the first
visiting Washington the second invasion by the fnesmen this
his scrappy crowd including pitchers
cued beanng opponents play games here in
beginning at 1880 o'clock On Wednesday they will be handed
booked
Jungle Cats riding along close the heels of the Grs
III these coming
the the invasion Of by -four Western
the American
che New York Yankees eem champions and present
the world title and those Grffmen
world for two weeks
To-day thanks their their last five games here
the Yankees but behind the fighting Grfs
succeeded gaining
Of Griffs during their brief to the Capital
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
Lipton Good Sportsman

Sir Thomas Upton has gotten his
bumps every time he tried to lift
the United States crown Of yacht.
ing champion and he seems to be
on the trail of another attempt.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
CoakIey a Manager

Andy Coakley, once a pitcher
with the Mackmen and for several
years coach of the Columbia Uni.
sersity baseball teams, is now man.
aging the Pittsfield club in the East.
ern association.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
Dick Wade Back Again
With Minneapolis
Baseball Club

ST. PAUL, July John W.
Norton, president of the st. Paul
American Association club an
nounced today that he had ac-
cepted terms Of $500 for the
purchase Of Dick Wade, out
fielder from Memphis, Of the
Southern Association. Wade
formerly played with Washing
ton and Minneapolis.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

New York. ........ 1900 ~
Runs-witt Dugan. Ruth (2), Ward
johnson, Hendrick Leibold, Judge, Ruel
Peck. Errors-Harris, Ruel (2), Peck
ca. Two-base hits--Ruth(2), Ward
Three-base hits--Scott Peck. Home
run--Ruth. Stolen base-Ruth. Sacri.
fices-Ruel(2l. Double plays-POCh to
Harris to Judge, Dugan to Pipp. Left
First base on balls--Off Shawkey, /;
off Bush, q; off Martina, 2. Struck
out--By shawkey. 4. BY Bush. 4. 81
Martina. g.: Hits-off shawlxey, IN
Martina, in 8 80 innings; off Mar
berry. in Ia inning. Umpires-Evans
and Ormsby. Winning pitcher--Shaw-
two hours and five minutes.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
Women to PIay.

The regular monthly tournament
of the Women's Golf Association
of the District will be started on
the links Of the Columbia Country
Club today. The last tourney was
held at Indian Spring.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
Here's How Invaders
VIII Begin Action
Tomorrow In East

Tomorrow the Western clubs
in Ban Johnson's league will
open their second invasion Of
the East.
The Detroit Jungle Cats will
be battling the fighting Griff-
men in the first Of six games
to be played in four days.
The Cleveland Indians will In
wade Shibe Park, Philadelphia.
TIE White Sox, who are
playing good ball right now,
win attempt to pull the Yankees
down peg, while the st. Louis
Browns viii be opponents for
the dispirited Boston Red Sox.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
THIS SEASON DESTINED TO
BE OLD MEMS YEAR
BY NICK ALTROCK.

That fellow Archdeacon Of the White Sox certainly earning
his cakes for Comkey His whang plenty Jameson
Of Cleveland teaching his Speaker
cowdng but Archdeacon like the best ker of
Constant coaching finally teaching Babe Ruth how handle his
bat It has been tedious job but world Of credit should to
Higgins hold of Ruth the big boy rarely hit AGO.
it
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

NTMROD, Minn.-Please wire
us, prepaid, hotel rates in Capt.
tai City around October 5 to
8. BIG CHIEF SWATTEM.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

NEW YORK CITY-Will have
about 10000 vacant seats /
can lend Washington any time
after September 80. How
much am / bid? JAKE RUP-
PERT.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
Not Guilty, Say They

The fishing fiends are now using
''heIgramites" for bait. Only thing
to say about that. is the bait is
likely to stay on the bottom.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
YANKEES SIGH RELIEF AS
THEY NEAR TOP RUNG
IN BABE RUTH.

NEW YORK, July We'll we're back again running and
only half step behind Bucky Harris and his We again
ana made 1T four out Of five for the SERIES
But it fought battle, believe me-
guess there wasn't
na chance when we c bat the ninth inning We didn't
t we had either But that's thing
Two clubs will - -
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
Moon in Galveston

Leo Moon, the young southpaw
pitcher with the Griffs at Tampa
last spring, is now with Galveston,
of the Texas league.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
Call Him "Punch"

Philadelphia baseball writer's have
nicknamed Bin Lamar Punch" be.
cause he comes through uEish real
wallOps at baa.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

MADISON SQUARE GAR
DEN-The clerk viii call the
roll! TOM WALSH.
YOAKUM, Tex.-Board Of
Trade offers every member of
Griffmen fall hat if they stick
it out. Please send correct
sizes.
SCATTERING, u. S. A.
Will accept the nomination In
order to restore unity in the
party.
STREETMAN, Idaho - City
council has charted special
train to take bugs to Washing
tons end Of series. Might
stay over to witness end of
Democratic convention.
MAYOR SAPP.
SAC CITY, Kan.-This State
would take its votes away from
McAdoo if it could see Walter
johnson polish off Rosy Ryan.
RALEIGH, N. C.-The day
Washington wins the American
League pennant will be de-
clared a holiday throughout the
State. If they win the series
wen hold a homecoming week.
GOVERNOR and STAFF.
MALARIA, Vt.-We with
draw our candidate and will
support any favorite son who
will pay our hotel bills and let
us 60 home. DELEGATION.
OHIO-If it will add any to
the confusion, we will withdraw
Cox and substitute Baker.
HA! HA!
LADIES AND GENTLE
MEN OF THE RADIO AUDI,
ENCE-As you undoubtedly
know, Babe Ruth just hit a
home run, and a parade has
been started in his behalf"
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
WEEHAWK
By KIRK MILLER.

many votes did Stanley Harris
get on the ninety-ninth ballot?
WEEHAWKEN CHIEF OF
POLICE.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

A manager is up against 1t when
he Is given weak batsmen like Ruth,
Honus Wagner, Lajoie. Delehanty,
averages for the year 1863. and you
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

MADISON SQUARE GAR
DEN-The clerk viii call the
roll! TOM WALSH.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

Rutll's double and Meusel's single
gave the Yankees run in the
opening inning and they added an.
other In the second when Ward
doubled and Scott tripled.
The Griffs got one run back in
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results
New York, SO; Philadelphia, la
Boston. 40: Brooklyn, LIS.
Pittsburgh. o: Cincinnati,-2.
st. Louis. 10; Chicago. 4.
Games Today
Brooklyn Of Pittsburgh.
chicAOO ~ - Isouia.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
BASEBALL q
ID STANDINGS

Yesterdays Results.
New York, 4; Washington, 4.
st. Louis, s: Detroit, I.
Chicago. o: Cleveland, 6.
Games Today.
Boston at Philadelphia q games).
Detroit at Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

YOAKUM, Tex.-Board Of
Trade offers every member of
Griffmen fall hat if they stick
it out. Please send correct
sizes.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
Still In First.

Totals. ST 10 ~ 10 Totals. 81 927 IL
xBatted for Shawkey in ninth.
zBatted for Marberry in ninth.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

SCATTERING, u. S. A.
Will accept the nomination In
order to restore unity in the
party.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

The Griffs were mot done.
though almost done. with two
out In their half Of the ninth,
Peck and Bluege cOaxed passes
from Joe Bush, who had SUD
planted Bob Shawhey. Bert Grit
fifth came up for Marberry and.
after getting the count three and
two, Obligingly whitfield. 1t was
4 al over. Football had proved a
better game than baseball.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07
BASEBALL q

LEADING MAJOR LEAGUE HITTERS.
NATIONAL.
The Washington times., 1924-07-07

Dugan rolled emartly 70 Harris.
~ looked easy, but tho youthful
]. manager let ID 90 through him,
ewing Dugan Q HE and setting
big HAndriCk ON his way to the
plate. Then came the real firo-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-16
Story by Hal Cochran
Drawings by Lee Wright


the
lifted into the air. He hung Flip tightly
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-03
MRS. HARDING SERIOUSLY
I'LL AT MARION, OHIO

MARION, Ohio, Nov. 3 (By The
Associated Press) Mrs. Warren q.
Harding, widow of the late President
Harding, was reported today TO be
in critical condition at the home
here of DIR. Carl w. Sawyer. She is
suffering with kidney trouble.
Mrs. Harding has been i'll for sew
eraI weeks and has failed consider
ably since the recent death of Briga-
dier General Charles Z. Sawyer who
was her personal physician and who
was personal physician to Mr.. Hard
ing when he occupied the White
House.
1t became known that yesterday
DR.. James C. Wood of Cleveland was
called for consultation. Mrs. Hard
ing is making her home at White
Oaks Farm, the home of the late
General Sawyer.
DR.. Carl w. Sawyer today issued
this bulletin:
Mrs. Harding's condition remains
practically the same as last weeS::
She has developed number OF
symptoms that were present in her
serious attack in 1922 in the White
house. Other complications have
arisen which were not present at
that time and her condition now Is
rather serious"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-03
BIC INCREASE
IN RATABLES
Over Seven Million Gain Re-
ported for Monmouth and
MiddleSex Counties

TRENTON, Nov. 3-For the first
time in seven years increases in tax
ratables have been general in every
county in the state. according to the
annual report of the State Board of
Taxes and Assessments made public
today. The total increase for the
state is given as 1915, ,01s.02.
The increases in the different coun-
ties range from $374.971 in Sussex
to $79.721,86O in Essex. The latter
county now reports a total valuation
of taxable property amounting TO
over billion dollars. which is higher
than that of any other division of the
state.
The boards report refers to the
good effects wrought by the new law
requiring investigation of tax assess
ments in counties where they are
believed to be under valued. AS the
result of the work done under this
statute increased and more equitable
assessments were demanded with the
result that in the five counties of
Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May,
Cumberland and Salem they were
increased S68,003.933 over the pre-
flOQS year. lHiS was uAftoCo oS III
lows: Atlantic, S41,508,SS5; Burling-
ton, s4,555,750; Cape May, $12.916,-
564; Cumberland. $7,454.294: Salem,
$1,568,440.
AS in past years, new heights
were attained in every phase of tax
alton for the year 1924. The aver
age rate of taxation increased from
$3,561 per hundred dollars of val
uation in 1929 to s3.671 in 1924. The
amount raised at local rates. for
state, county and municipal purposes
In 1924 will be S163,413. 3.065.06, as
againht S146,1S6,6S0.33 for 1928 an
increase of $17,226,384.73.
OF this increase $2,242,S11 may be
attributed to the state institutional
tax, levied for the use and benefit
|of the state hospital at Morris Plains
under an act of the legislature Of
1928. The rate of this tax is one
half per hundred dollars of valuation
and the 1923 act provides that it
shall be levied for a period of one
year. 1t is operative for the present
fiscal year also.
CONTINUED on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-03

VOTE EARLY TOMORROW

The polls will open in the
various schools of the CITY at
O'Clock tomorrow morning and
remain open until O'Clock at
night. ALI of those who regis
tered at one of the three regis
tration days this year or regis
tered by affidavit because of
sickness or absence from the
city on those days, are entitled
TO vote tomorrow. The registra-
ton tn year is the greatest in
the history of the city. being in
the neighborhood of 1900.
When the polls open for thir-
teen hour 1t will mean that an
average of $40 voters must cast
their ballots every hour. There
are twenty-three polls I'm the city
which makes the average vote
thirty-six per hour per Doll.
This will mean that there will be
great congestion at the polls
during the closing hours unless
the women time their voting SO
as to visit the polls during the
light part OF the day, morning
and early afternoon. Both par
ties have organized to get out a
big vote and a special appeal is
made to every voter this year TO
cast his or her ballot. The '.stay
at home" vote is sought tomor-
row throughout the country and
indications are that 1t win be
cast.