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The Washington times., 1924-01-16
RUTH GETSVOTE
Of MACK AS
SUPERIOR
By GEORGE T. HOOK,
International News Service Staff
COrTespOndent)


international News Service Staff
Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.-
George Herman Ruth, alias Babe
Ruth, alias the big Bam," the
Sultan Of Swat" etc., has been
voted the million-dollar beauty of
baseball by a prominent and re-
spected citizen Of the Quaker City.
AS a source Of baseball informa-
ton, Connie Mack, veteran manager
and part owner of the PHILADELPHIA
Athletics. long has been more or
less of a "canny clam" Mr.. Nc
Gillicuddy admittedly knows whats
what and how" in matters per.
tanning to baseball and players.
Hence it wasn't difficult to lure
him from his silence when a New
York sports writer's figures on
"Who is the greater player-Rogers
Hornsby or Babe Ruth?" were
placed before him. The scribe
wrote: Ball players say that IL
McGraw was willing to give $500, 900
for Hornsby, Ruth should be worth
500, ,O0O."
Cornelius chimed. "Hornsby is a
great ball player, but I don't think
there's any comparison between him
and Ruth. Hornsby, of course, tops
his league in batting, but you must
consider that pitchers pitch to
Hornsby. It's not so with Ruth.
If the pitchers pitched to Ruth the
way they do to Hornsby or He'll.
mann, why, he'd bat 900 or 200.
Yes, sir; I mean exactly that.
"All things considered" Connie
continued, Babe Ruth is the best
ball player in the world, and he is
one Of the greatest that ever
lived"
"Well, now" he was asked. "if
Hornsby is really worth $780, 900,
how much do you think Ruth is
WORTH"
Cornelius McGillicuddy smiled
broadly, and forth came the words:
"You can put him down for a
Million"
II the lanky managers appraisal
is correct, Babe Ruth is the first
million dollar beauty in baseball.
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
MARINE-THIRD CORPS
GAME ON DECEMBER 6

The Marine-Third Corps gridiron
classic will be staged on Saturday,
December 6. So much has been
agreed upon between the powers
that-be of the two service branches
according to an official announce
ment made yesterday
No mention as to the probable
site for the game was made. This
year the Marines have the selection
of the city in which the contest
will be staged.
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PRINCESS SEXTET
DEFEATS BAPTIST. SIX

The Princess Athletic Club de.
feated the First Baptist girls basket
In the Epiphany gym, 32-1S.
The Misses Totten and Mcdowell
played particularly well, the former
making thirteen one-pointers, while
Miss Mcdowell made five.
Superior teamwork on the part of
the Princess six was mainly respon.
sible for their victory.
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GR|FFS To OPEN
SEASON WITH
ATHLETICS
Connie Mack's Aggregation to
Be the Attraction in Augural
Game.

1t will be Walter Johnson or
George Mogridge VS.. Eddie Rommel
or Bryan Harris when the curtain
goes up at the Clark c. Griffith sta
dunn at o'clock on April is for
the Griffs and Mackmen will be
hooked UP in the first series Of the
1924 campaign. Here's the program:
Mackmen at Washington.
Yankees at Boston.
Indians at Detroit.
Browns at Chicago.
The Griffs, coming home from
Florida with the Boston Braves, will
break camp on Sunday, April 6.
Playing at Spartansburg, N. c., on
April II, the teams will arrive here
on the following day for two exhibi-
ton games in the Capital before
opening the season.
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California Team MAY
Not Defend Its
Track Title

The University Sof California
track team, which has won the
intercollegiates for the past
three years, may not come East
to defend the title.
They are perfectly frank
about the reason for this deci-
sion.
They do not regard this
years team good enough to
win the title again and $500
miles is long way to travel to
be defeated.
All of which goes to prove
that while the colleges go in
for sport just for the fun Of it
they also like to win.
March 20. Yale is the admitted
leader in this line and a victory
means the leading place for the
year i'm intercollegiate swimming.
However, the Navy has arranged
schedule which viii make q de-
cisive test Of its ability. 1t meets
Brown, New England champions,
ON March 1, Rutgers, Middle
States champions, on March 8,
and Northwestern, Middle West
champions, on April 2. These
matches will be at Annapolis.
In water polo, the Naval Acad.
emy has not been treated in an
entirely sportsmanlike way by its
former opponents. 1t had no diff.
Guilty in obtaining matches before
this game was fully developed at
Annapolis and it was not a danger.
GUS opponent. but since it's defeat of
all corners, including Princeton, the
former champions, in 1922, it has
had the greatest difficulty in ob.
tanning matches. Princeton can.
not be induced to meet the Midship
men, either at Annapolis or Prince.
ton.
Last year the Naval team could
not get a match against a college
aggregation, but defeated all the
big clubs it could secure, including
the brilliant team of the New York
Athletic Club. This year it has
two matches, with Syracuse. al
Annapolis, on March is and with
! Yale, at New Haven, on March 90
when the swimmers also contest at
New Haven.
There was some excuse for the
refusal Of teams to play water polo
at the Naval Academy, as the pool
was not well adapted to the game,
but the new pool, which will be
ready about March /, Is splendidly
arranged for both water polo and
competitive swimming. being, in
fact, constructed with that object
specially in view.
In connection with water polo, it
is Of interest to note that Frank
j. Foster, the team coach, a former
first sergeant of Marines, has not
only never played the game, but
never saw an intercollegiate con-
test before coming to the Naval
Academy. He has developed his
own ideas Of the sport and impaired
them with such success that the
Naval Academy has the only college
team which has not been defeated
during the last two seasons.
The Naval Academy aspires for
leadership in all sports, and it's ath.
letic officials are constantly plan.
ming to push 1t to the top, but
there is a general feeling in the
service that success along the three
aquatic lines, rowing, swimming and
water polo, is peculiarly fitting for
an institution whose traditions are
all connected with the water.
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
TIGHT At TIRE IN
WOMEN SPORTS.
OPPOSED
Trunks and Jerseys Disapprov-
ed by Fair Basketball
Council.
BY Jack" MARTIN.

The women's basketball council Of
Washington has unanimously set
it's stamp Of diShpproval on the
use of trunks and jerseys as a
basketball attire for women.
The reasons for this stand in re-
gard to the suits, such as worn
hy the fair sextet of George Wash
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
HILLTOP RIFLEMEN
NAME FIRING SQUAD

Georgetown University's rifle team
is pronounced to be in prime condi-
tion for the intercollegiate matches
which are to be shot at New York
next Saturday.
The Blue and Gray squad will be
composed of Capt. William c. SAT-
farrans, Manager John Doran,
Joseph Rouse, Jim Russell and
Cecil McDonough.
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Hatchetites in Shoot.

George Washington's crack rifle
shots will take part in the inter-
collegiate shoot Saturday in New
York under the direction Of Col
umbia University. w. r. Stokes,
George Anadale, Fl. C. Espey, Hugh
Everett, jr., j. M. Barry and Hric
Newcomb are the Hatchetite sharp
shooters
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
BROOKLANDERS PLAY
G. w. FIVE TONIGHT

George Washington and Catholic
Universities basketball teams will
clash tonight in the Brooklanders
gym, the game starting at SIS
o'clock, with Jimmy Hughes and
Joe Fitzgerald officiating.
Catholic University will present
it's regular lineup in this evenings
contest, Breslin and Enerts being at
forward, Fitzgerald at center, and
Lynch and Lawler at guards.
The Washington times., 1924-01-16

He is all legs, arms and feet.
He wears a No. 12 shoe. At the
ball park one day last fall, Walter
Johnson measured his dogs along
side Larrys and came off second
best, with no little satisfaction,
judging by his comment.
The size of Larry's puppies IS
interesting. but the length Of his
arms and hands is fascinating.
He has reach of eighty-twO
inches, which is nine inches bet
ter than Jack Dempsey's. He can
wrap his bOny fingers completely
around a baseball, a feat Of which
great pitchers have been proud.
johnson is the only pitcher Grif-
fifth knows, aside from BOener,
who can do 1t.
Boerner is a Highlander and
has pitching style somewhat
similar to that of Walter the Great
after whom Larry has tried to
pattern himself since taking up the
business of pitching.
Business it Is with the youngster
too, for he has passed up all am
bitions excepting a baseball career
Not even Doc White, coach at Cen
trail High, where Larry is a stu.
dent, could dissuade the youth from
entering professional baseball be
fore finishing his education.
"Theres plenty Of time for
baseball and its not half as inn
pOrtant as school at your age"
advised the sensible Doc, who
graduated from Central himself
before he became a great mound
star Of the Chicago White SOx.
Young Boerner will be sent to
Waynesboro next spring, probably
He needs lots of physical develop
ment and Griffith thinks the Blue
Ridge League for a season or sc
will teach the youngster some base
ball as well as put some meat on his
bones.
"The boy has clean, free delivery
and other pitching points," Griffith
said today, "but he'll have to fill out
a lot to be strong enough for major
league work."
Larry is hound for basketball,
but he accepted without q murmur
the baseball chiefs decree that he
play the game not more than once
q week. He is center for the
Epiphany quint.
AS the Epiphany teams star
pitcher last season, Boerner was un
defeated. His best performance was
against the crack Mt. Pleasant
Juniors, who reached the finals in
the junior class of the independent
series. In an exhibition game, Larry
whitewashed the Mt. Peasants with;
out a hit or run. Previous to the
game he had played eighteen holes
Of golf.
Last fall he pitched to the batters
at American League Park and
showed promise. His natural ability
attracted Griffith, who showed the
youth a few pitching tricks. These
he learned quickly, which pleased
the Old Fox nightly.
II he isn't a bloomer, he'll b0 a
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
Grif Stripping Has Limbs Like Octopus

This is Larry BOerner, pitch
er, eighteen years old, lately IF
the Epiphany juniors, just sign
ed by Clark Griffith. He is re-
markable for the length of his
arms, legs and fingers, not to
speak Of his dogs. He and
Walter Johnson are the only
pitchers Griffith knows who
can circle q ball with their
fingers. The big hand gripping
the ball is Larry's. He has .
reach Of 80 inches, 8 inches bet
ter than Jack Dempsey's. He
is 6 feet 81 inches tall and
weighs only 100 pounds.
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
DOMINICAN FIVE TO
PLAY ARLINGTONS

The Dominican Lyceum's court
team will inaugurate its season to-
night when they meet the strong Ar
lington A. c., in Dominican Hall,
Sixth and F streets southwest. The
game will start at o'clock.
Teams desiring games with the
Dominicans should call Manager
Girardi at Franklin CATS.
The Washington times., 1924-01-16

ter at the North 'Pole.
ALUMNI - That university
was formerly located in Wash
ington, D. C.. If you took
twelve hours of NAH jongg you
could get an A. B. degree.
SOFT SNAP-Your long-lost
cousin is now located in this
city. He is q clerk in a chain
grocery store where you help
yourself.
ACCOMPLI ICE-We will
treat your letter in confidence,
but the only advice we can
give you is to turn States evil
dence.
Me There's only one
place in the National Capital
carrying snowshoes and that's
Smithsonian Institution.
TICK-T OCK-1ndications
now are that the first circus
will hit here about Monday,
May 10, or Monday, May 26.
ETIQUETTE-Because your
hostess had toothpicks on the
table is no reason why you had
to use 'em. You never saw a
cannibal eat artichokes, did
you?
LOVELORN-The only way
we know to keep him from
publishing your love letters is
to copyright them before send
ing.
RADIO-Better search your
antennae for the hebeejeebies.
GOLFER-We are forward
ing you our book on "Getting
OFF the Tee, in One"
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
Lyceums Challenge.

Unlimited class basketball teams
are challenged by Dominican
Lyceun1. which has five opon dates.
The Lyceum phone number Is
Franklin 6A76.
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
Nets Give Party.

The Metropolitan A. c. girls
will give party tonight on the
third floor of the Metropolitan
Theater building. In their last
basketball effort the Metropolitans
swamped the Walter Reed nurses.
The Washington times., 1924-01-16


That the Naval Academy Grey
reached the climax of American
collegiate honors when it won the
championship of the world in u
Olympic contests at Brussels, Is
we'll known, and it is also rowing
history thar during the two years
that followed it twice swept the
course at Poughkeepsie, each time
lowering the record of that clas'
sic.
Last year, the Navy, with a
crew which contained seven oars
men rowing their first varsity sea-
son, was defeated only by Wash
ington, and this season, with a
comparatively veteran crew. it is
looking forward to a desperate eff
fort to repeat its achievement OF
1920 by winning the Olympic crown
for a second time.
Richard j. GlendOn, son OF
Richard A. GlendOn, who coached
Naval Academy Oarsmen fol
twenty-One years, and under
whom they won the great hOn0rS
Of 1920, 1921 and 1922, assumed
charge of the Academy crews last
season, and the showing was nO.a-
BILE under the circumstances. This
year, with added experience, lie
will have splendid field of can
ilidateS, six of last years regulars
and q number of other fine oars
men, making the outlook bright.
Shieke, Bell, King, Zuber, Chill
ingworth and -Shanklin, the latter
the new captain, six veterans OF
last year, seated from bow to six
without a break, are again on
hand, while Powell, who rowed in
some races last season, and
Sylavester and Lambert, two young
giants from the plebe crew, are
the most likely candidates for the
two vacant seats, while Glendon
IL now inclined to move Shanklin
down to the strokes seat.
The management found consider
able difficulty in securing races for
the coming season. However, Prince
ton will row here on May z and
Syracuse on May 81, and Massachu
setts Tech also is likely to send Its
crew here, while the Navy crew will
be entered in the American Henley
at Philadelphia, on May 81, and
the Olympic tryouts at the same
place dn June 1914.
Harvard declined to renew the tri
angular arrangement with the Ma
val Academy and Princeton, which
has made one of the Navys mosi
Interesting races for the past three
seasons, and Yale could not be in
duced to row against the Navy
though the latter was willing to row
where Yale indicated. The usual
race with Pennsylvania at Annapolis
also, was not arranged, though the
crews will meet in the Henleys.
There is feeling that the Naval
Academy swimmers have their big
chance this year to land top honors,
and are not likely to have so strong
q team for many seasons. In the
graduating class this year are Sin.
clair, who holds the intercollegiate
record for 22O yards, and Kanaka-
nui, the Hawaiian. one of the
fastest of college sprinters. These,
with Rule, also sprinter, and Da'
Wis, who swims at 100 and 220. are
really high-grade performers and
the stars of the team, though Coach
Ortland has other good men. Sin.
clair is captain of the team.
The Naval Academy swimmers
meet Vale at New Haven on
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ington Univer-
sity, were voiced
by Mrs. Benja-
min e, Cook.
president Of the
council s
Just a short
time ago, it was
with great. diff
,ulty that women
o obtaine d the
right of par
ticipatio In
athletics. we
m u st preserve
this right and
project our game
Of basketball un-
dar all cOndi-
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
BrookIanders Swim.

Catholic University's swimmers
will make their first appearance in
competition on February when
they meet the Johns Hopkins team
In Baltimore. 49,,
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
NAVY SEEKS TOP RANK
IN THEIR IMPORTANT
AQUATIC SPORTS
BY HUGH r. RILEY.

ANNAPOLIS interest is taken at the Naval Acao
emy rowing swimming poo the three aquatic sports
the Navy special
keep Academy at the top in these lines
which the Naval Aaoemy mas
Yale has been able IN recent years
swimmers reasonable prospect OF attaining their
position
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
Seek Basket Games.

The Mt. Vernon basketball team
wants opponents FOR several games
next week, Challengers should
phone Franklin 1607.W.
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
BEVO-"Analostan" is an
island in the Potomac river.

PENNY ANTE-Talk just
as little after winning a pot
as you do after losing many.
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
GRIFF'S NEW KID PITCHER
ALL FEET AND FINGERS
By r. D. THOMAS.

find fellow with hands
NINE"
Johnsons the object of it, H.
Washington sandot pitcher just signed by Clark Griffith
the Epiphany Juniors last and
the before He eighteen old feet % inches tall in
He is human bean pole. May
strngbean" describe him better He is the sngest
looking Old
The Washington times., 1924-01-16

NEUROSIS-It is now win
ter at the North Pole.
The Washington times., 1924-01-16

PARENT-Do not be discon-
solate; your child is not in
corrigible; Christmas toys were
made to break.
The Washington times., 1924-01-16

his novel Of domestic life en-
titled "If Company Comes"
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
CAUTIOUS-There is no
standard recipe
t or sterilizing
a mouse trap.
r E A DER
Did you say you
rave over" or
"rave at" this
column?

LITERATI-
A. S. M. Hutch
inson is the au-
thor of many
C u r rent books,
but is. probably
best known for
The Washington times., 1924-01-16

great pitcher some day" is Griffith 8
guess.
The Washington times., 1924-01-16
"a "SKILLET" FINN,S
|WEERES:
He Who Would Have
MOnogrammed Matches
Would Also Have His
Shoes Shined on the
Bottom.
By KIRK MILLER

A MUSEMENT - There are
~ no hangings scheduled for
this week at the District
Jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13
The Balanced BreakfGst

Breakfast is, in many respects, the most important meal of the day: IL comes after the longest period Of the twenty-four hours during winch the pody goes without food and on the energy and strength supplied by brea kfast the heaviest and hardest work of the day Is often accomplished.
 The appetite is inclined to be sluggish at this time and to need rousing a1ter an interval of complete relaxation, so th; a slight stimulation is necessary before desire is felt for the food neces. sary to meet the bodily requirements or the day.
 Orange juice taken before breakfast rouses and stimulates the appetite ana accelerates the digestive system In a healthy, normal fashion.
 The breakfast menu usually includes protein, fats and some carbohydrates, to which fruit in some form should be added to supply the mineral neces- sary to balance these elements.
 Oranges and orange juice supply the minerals that increase the etticency of other foods and secure hlgn per centage of nutrition.
 While the delicious, slightly tart fIa- vor of the citrus fruits is acting as | a StlmuIanL 10 Cn0 blusBlSA oPPSSAsS alkaline reactions in the body neutral ize the acidity of the heavier protein foods such as eggs, bacon or ham, nm portant factors and staple foods In the usual breakfast menu.
 Natural Fruit Sugar In Oranges
 This fruit sugar in oranges Is su' gar in it's most healthful form, qulck' ly and easily assimilated and ready te enter at once upon its function of sup plying energy to the body. This char acteristic makes the orange a valuable breakfast fruit, for at this time the supply of energy is low and the activ ities of the day are close at hand. A quick reaction is desirable.
 Acids And Minerals Salts
 These are slightly laxative in then effect. This gives them added import ance in the first meal of the day whel the function of the body may need ac celeration by natural, healthful food.
 The generous supply of vitamlne con tained in oranges increases the nutri tion of all the food take into the bod. and gives protection against the dis eases arising from malnutrition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13
CHRISTMAS PARTY
 PLANNED BY CLUB
Civilians To Play Santa Claus To Mercy Home
 Inmates

Birmingham Civilians are looking forward to another red letter day on next Friday, when the club will act as host to all of the children of the Mercy Home at a Christmas celebration at the Tutwiler hotel ball room, which according to plans promises to De one of the outstanding events ot the sea son.
 "Our Christmas party for the Mercy Home is ready to go," was the announce ment made by President K. F. McCowan at the regular weekly luncheon or the club Friday afternoon. /. When the announcement was made that eleven letters to Santa Claus had been received from girls of the home, above the age to get their presents OH the Christmas tree, there was a rusn of Civilians for the privilege of play ;ng Santa to one of the letter writers and the following were the lucky candl dotes for the role: Frank Lollar, J Hudson Barker, Jelks Cabaniss. k. Renson I. c. Clark, Arthur Forsytne W R c, Cooke, Ed. S. Moore, k. T Daniel, Reese Adamson and Har0i' Blach. # Er;doy', lnncbeon program was the singing O "AIahama" by James OHara, accom- panied aii by Miss Elizabeth Gussen. A 4, an encore number Mir. OHafa s.ns 'n President McCowan complimented tn
 york of the Civilians in the Communlt Chest C campaign. under the leadership le O c L. Candy, and the latter urged
 1olaon nm" of the territories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13

long time and makes delicious san wiches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13
Across the Breakfast Table

If habit restricts you cranberry with turkey now be lime to enter this freedom and have them when ever YOU please Read Raising the Cranberry from the Nut in todays column.
 Dried Fruits and Their Food Value
 The sugar buy from just two plants out Of all kinds of vegetables and with which the Creator has so beautifully supplied the earth
 We SO in the habit of adding food sugar that has been extracted by machinery from and bee that we often forget that this which the booy neeos abounds in fresh and dried fruits and in many vegetables ana requires absolutely exeron the part ot any person to extract 1t. Over 40 per cent of dried fig, date raisen pune and anr;cot is sugar. dishes made from these fruits require little or no seeening However, have become SO used to the taste of food containing than the body eeos TOT development and ordinary activity that dishes do not seem to taste unless certain amount Of sweet enine is added Try these dried fruit dantes in recipes below ,.x,
 Bacon Has Real Food Value
 Did YOU know that bacon highly nutritious, containing liberal portion of of the most easily digested fats known It is recommended by the leading nutronists as desirable food for the child and the adult because ot this ta which is essential producing heat and and the pro- en which is SO necessary for tissue building he salty tang If bacon stulant and aids in developing the appetite
 Delicious Breakfast Fruit
 C, oranefit in halves crosswse Remove center mem- hr.ne and loosen sections with sharp knife Sprinkle tb powdered sugar and fill the center with crushed grated pineapple
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13
CORPORATIONS SLOW
 IN TAX PAYMENTS
Hawkins Asks Early Payment
 To Avoid Confusion

Tax payments in Jefferson county in 1924 have fallen nearly $7OO,OOO below collections for the same period year ago, Tax Collector James F. Hawkins stated Friday. One reason for this, he added, is because last year number of corporations paid their taxes by December 10, while but very few big returns have been made this month.
 MT. Hawkins urged all taxpayers to make their payments as soon as possl, ble for two reasons. The first is that the county needs the money badly, he said, and the second is because of the jam and confusion which is sure to pre- vail the last two weeks Of the month
 "All taxes, to avoid penalty, must be paid before January 1, and unless taxpayers come in as soon as possible there is likely to be another jam, slml lar to that on November 15," MT. flaw kins said.