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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-27
5,527 Ships Arrived
Here in '23, Report

During 1898, 5.527 vessels entered
the customs district OF Washington.
according to figures announced Tues
day by tho statistical division OF the
United States bureau OF foreign and
domestic commerce. Cloaranccs dur.
ing the year were stated to be 5.el5.
Both foreign and American bottoms
were included.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-27
FORCETS STORY
Dentists Memory Faulty in
Gambling Case

Failure Of dentist. Or. John c.
Stevens. 2os Union at. TO remember
what he told tho King county grand
jury n few months ago caused a
flaro.up in Judge Calvin s. Halls
court Monday. The state Is prose
cutting william a. Erb and II. Bruce
simmons on charges OF being com.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-27
Man Falls in Bay,
Hold Two in Jail

SrANWoOD. May e5.-Bccauss
they are alleged 10 have placed two
bottles OF liquor in the boat from
which "old Mac" Mcdonald. a we'll
known character. fell into the bay
and drowned. two men face man
daughter charges here today
They are Jim oIiricn and August
Erickson. Prosecuting Attorney Ros-
coe OF snohomish county Is invest.
eating their case and the two are
being held In Jail pending the Out.
come Of the investigation. Wendell
Clement said he saw Erickson put
the liquor In the boat. o-Brisn. who
was with Mcdonald is held a. a wit
ness.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-27
MT RAINIER

Dedicated 20 the new society Tor pre-
serving tho time-honored name o
Rainicrl
Mt Rainier, thou shalt be
our pledge ~ Liberty
Thy name We love-
We love tho rocks and rilla
Of thy cnclrcling hills.
Thy name our whole heart thrills
Like that above
Thruou, our land. thy name
Hath gained undying tame.
Thy snowy brow
II crowned with laurel wealth.
Thy fame on every breath
Was made that name beneath
Why change 4 nowG
NJ. Rainier thou shalt be
To ali eternity.
o Glorious Peak
our habea that lisp thy name.
still loyal 20 thy fans,
shall know II as tho same
While they can sptakl
WRIGHT FIELD.
Yakima. WASH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-27
RY TnE FAMILY LAMYER

How long viii 4 lake o set a
divorce97
How fast Is your husband7"-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-27
ON THE MOUNTAIN

htitor The Star
Tho inclosed might help 20 attract
Tho attention ~ tho indifferent sle.
mcnt % the proposed change of name
90 Nj. Rainier. which tho writer
strrnuously opposes have dedi.
Gated d 90 the new society about 10
b. organized tho name of which !
have not learned
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
Carpenter Likely To
Fool EN- And
Box Both

The competition for the serv-
ices Of Georges Carpenter
wakes warm. The feeling
among rival promoters for his
services is not cordial. All the
controversy about contracts, pri-
ority rights, and one thing and
another goes to exaggerate the
Importance Of the Frenchman
as boxer. Opposition has
cropped out against his bout
with Gibbons in Michigan City.
The promoters have an idea
that Carpenter may be able, to
take part in only one bout here
and they all want to get him
first. OF course, Carpenter
may fool them all and beat
Gibbons, and If he does the COM
petition for his services will in
crease accordingly.
Carpenter and his manager
do not care how much they
fight about his services. It will
all tend to stimulate the sale
Of seats. 1t makes little diff
ference to him whether he meets
Gibbons or Tunney first. His
idea in coming here was to box
with both of them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
To
TRAIN UNDER
COVER
Last Week Of Preparation for
Gibbons to Be Behind
Closed Doors

CHICAGO, May %. Francois
Descamps' announcement that the
final week Of Georges 4Carpentier's
training for Tom Gibbons will be q
secret between the wild Lake Mich.
igan waves and the Carpenter en-.
tOurage, effective next Monday, has
raised a critical clamor in some
quarters.
1t is the, same policy which
guarded Carpenters training be.
fore Dempsey knocked the former
French aviator for series Of loops
Then it was properly and not un.
tavorably regarded asa reVersion to
type, for the public prints made
much of 1t.
Now the situation is different In
that the articles Of agreement pro.
vided for public training of both
fighters and the sport critics ask,
pertinently:
Is secret training odd because
Carpenter is already in condition,
and will work too hard before the
fans, as Descamps claims, or be.
cause his condition is not so goods
In the meager workouts the
=
camp, has there been any real
chance to determine whether his
hands are in good shape?
Are not the fans who lay from
$3.50 to $22 on the line for fight
seats entitled to watch the prelim
mary preparations?
Gibbons condition is known anG
he has suffered no set back such
as Sikh, the Senegalese skyrocket
gave Carpenter. Nor were his
preparations behind closed doors
save those which follow the work
outs and bringing into play a bottle
Of non -drinkable alcohol and Buck
Papini, the masseuse.
1t is possible that the fans de
mand may lead to open covenant:
at both camps alike. But despite
the articles of agreement, Descampl
Is not easily wheedled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
THOMSON RETURNS HERE
FOR OLYMPIC TRYoUTS

NEW YORK. May 2S.-S. Harri.
son Thomson. American Rhodes
scholar at Oxford University, Eng.
land. who at Princeton University
held the national decathlon cham.
pionship and the intercollegiate
high hurdles title two years ago.
has returned to thfs country to
compete in the eastern sectional
Olympic track and field tryouts
which will be held in the Yankee
Stadium on June Z.
Thomson has entered for the
11O-meters high hurdles and the
shot-put. He also has entered for
the final Olympic decathlon tryout
which will be held at South Field
on June 10.
The former Tiger star forfeited
his chances of becoming a member
of the 1920 Olympic team when he
remained abroad after the inter.
national dual college meet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
HOLMAN HANDS
Levine HARD
BEATING
Brooklyn Bantam Refuses to
Come Out After Fifth
Round

Charlie Holman, of Richmond,
gave Hillie Levine, Of Brooklyn, a
terrific lacing in five rounds at
Sportland and the big town bantam
refused to come out for the sixth
round. He had had enough.
The second round really did for
Levine. Holman opened up a Sc.
we're cut over his left eye and he
was nearly blinded. He hit. the
floor for q count of nine just before
the bell.
Holman made that injured eye his
target and In the fifth succeeded in
closing 1t. The Brooklyn boy, know.
he was handicapped too much. re
manned in his corner when the
bell for the sixth came.
Manuel Soriano. q Filipino, re
ceived a decision over Irish
Johnny Pagan. Third Army Corps
bantam champion. in the eight
round semi,fInal.
Nick Brown and Reds Tender
both of Baltimore, battled six
rounds, the former winning. Young
Topey stopped Herb Gately, OF
Baltimore, in two rounds and Buster
Dundee and Young Mickey Rice
boxed a four-round exhibition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
PLANS
ACk FOR
CARPENTER
viii Rush Frenchman and
Crowd Him Into Corner,
Says Tom

Tom Gibbons has decided and
publicly ANNOUNCED just how he Il
going to defeat Georges Carpenter.
At the present time there is some
doubt whether Gibbons will have
a chance to carry out his ideas at
Michigan CITY. inasmuch as the
sentiment for the bout there Il
not exactly what one could call
unanimous.
Gibbons idea Is this. In the
fight with Dempsey, Gibbons now
admits that his policy was one oil
hit and run away. And IL It 60
happened that he could not run
away he would get in close and
hug.
With Carpenter, Gibbons IL 60
ing to follow a different method
He says he win rush the French
man and keep crowdlng him until
he gets him In corner. This
sounds reasonable enough. but one
Grafton IL one only knew what
Carpenter would be doing in the
meantime. 4.
AZ q general rule. these carefully
laid plans a boxer makes befor;
contest are forgotten as soor
as one stiff blow Is landed. 1t Il
not an easy matter for a. fighter
TO follow out plans and specified
tions when his head 10 dizzy from
q weu-directed Wallop
Dempsey undoubtedly had som,
plan in his mind when he rushef
out Of his corner to meet Firpo
When his Jaw unexpectedly collideC
with Firpo's fist, Dempsey WASH
thinking of his plans at all. H,
was probably wondering where al
the music was coming from.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
CALF ORN|A IS
AFTER LONGER
BOUTS
Would Change Four-Round
Limit to Ten With
Decisions

Out in California, where boxing
styles have been limited to four.
round bouts, they are circulating
petitions to amend the Constitution
TO allow ten.round bouts with de.
cisions and twelve-round bouts
without decisions. Experience in
other States, and especially in New
York has shown that the best kind
g boxing bill is one which allows
decisions in all bouts. They will
find out there that the champions
will invariably chose the no-decision
route wherever possible.
California is rich in ring tradi-
tion, and revival Of decision bouts
would help the sport out that way.
The American Legion is behind the
movement. The new bill provides
that the sport will be regulated by
boxing commission patterned
after the one in New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
n 0 I
HAVING BIC
SEASON
Moe Seeing Lots Of Country.
But It Isn't Around the
Base Paths

NEW YORK, May 2S.--Moe Solo
mon. who finished the 1923 season
for the Giants In a blaze of glory,
is not prospecting so well this sea-
son. Moe also was welcome ad-
dition from the box office stand
point as he gave indications of
building up quite following. He
was the first Jewish player ever
put on public display in Giant
uniform, and good part Of the
population voted him fayorite sor
There also was the hope that
Hickory Nose might develop into
another Ruth. He was terror
with the stick in the Southwestern
League, where he hit .421 last sea
son, his extra base hits including
forty doubles, fifteen triplets, and
forty-nine homers. Like the Babe,
Solomon also could do little pitch.
ing, and won three games out Of
five. However, he confined most
of his activities to first base.
Thinking he would help out mis-
old friend, Joe O'Brien, the new
owner of the Toledo club, McGraw
sent him this biting Hickory
Nose" However, Jimmy Burke,
O'Brien's new manager, didn't think
much of the acquisition.
''If Solomon's a ball player, then
l am a shoemaker" was the com.
ment of Mr.. Burke, who never made
a shoe in his life.
Toledo couldn't use him and sen;
him along to Billy Gilbert, former
Giant second baseman, and now
manager of Pittsfield. Billy als1
found Moe wanting in fielding skill
and he shunted him back to Toledo
Solomon's latest shift is to Bridge
port.
Whatever are Noes failing, he IL
seeing a lot of the country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23

you know. My big ambition was
to defeat John L. Sullivan and be.
come world champion. l did.
Now" concluded Jim, my hobby
is checkers. 1 have in mind 70
challenge Christy Matthewson for
the checker championship. I'll win
that. too"
Then McGraw said:
ut is my idea that relaxation is
the secret of power. Forget your
own troubles. Never take them
home. Get fad. ride it and be
young all the days of your life."
Il am with you there. kid. You
expressed my sentiment exactly"
said Corbett.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
Manager DisaIlows.
Baseball Talk
In His Home

There Is one home in Oak
land, CAL, where baseball never
Is discussed.
That domicile Is the one
owned by Ivan Howard, man
agerSof the Oakland ball club.
when l leave the clubhouse
leave the game behind me-"
Howard said today.
II never discuss baseball at
.Eome. Unless my wife has
been to the bali park she does.
not know how the game came,
out. She has to wait until the
next day to find out the result
of the contest a@ y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
HOWARD UNIVERSITY Is
TO FACE MElJI OUTFIT

An outstanding feature Of com
mencement week at Howard Uni
versity will be an international
baseball game between representa-
tives Of Meiji University, Of Tokyo
Japan, and Howard University on
the campus of Howard University
Monday, June 2, at $3.50 o'clock.
The Meiji University baseball team
is an aggregation Of first-class
Japanese ball tossers who have
played to large audiences since the
beginning Of their tour, which has
included practically the whole coun,
try.
The graduates of Howard Univer.
sity from all parts OF the country,
as well as the loyal alumni OF
Washington, are staging a grand
comeback" for commencement
week, which begins Sunday, June
/, with. the baccalaureate sermon,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23

Dundee has received many chal-
lenges for his junior lightweight
title but as he defended it last De.
cernber here he win not be prompt.
ed to accept any matches in, that
division until next month. In the
meanwhile he probably will select
an opponent himself from one Of
three men-Jack Bernstein, Eddie
Wagner or Mandell.
Dundee will hazard his junior
lightweight crown when he meets
Mandell but It isn't much Of risk
as Mandell will have to knock him
Out to capture the championship.
This bout will be fought in node.
ctsion territory.
Leonard and Kid KapIan, Of
Meridian, Conn.,, posted feather
weight challenges some time ago.
The formers manager, Jimmy
Bronson, appeared before the
commission 10 explain why Eddie
BurnbrOOk was overweight In his
bout with Paul Doyle last Tues
day night, and doubtless seized
This opportunity to inquire about
the fOrfeits he had posted for
Leonard and for Jack Civic, who
has . challenge in for Benny
Leonard.
The commission il deferring &C.
ZION in the lightweight champions
case until Benny's four official chal-
1engers-Zivic, Sid Barbarian, Rocky
Kansas and Dundee-Qevelop an
outstanding opponent, but decided
that Leonard's recent victory over
Carl Duane at Madison Square
Garden entitled him to preference
over Kaplan for the featherweight
''shot."
There is a possibility of this order
being recalled, however, IL Leonard
should lose to Tony VacareIli at the
Nostrand Club show which was
postponed yesterday until tonight,
If Leonard and Vacarelli battle
ut 1875 pounds a defeat for the
Allentown slugger will develop a
queer. angle. Vacarelli has been
coming along fast and IL he wins
from Leonard will qualify as Dun.
dee's next featherweight opponent.
The funny part of It IL that
Vacarelli doesn't want to challenge
Dundee because he is q prOtege
Of JOhnny's. Last summer he
served as Dundee's spafring part
Mer and the champion took pains
TO develop TOny's boxing ability.
IL Dundee is to chuck the title he
would rather see Vacarelli succeed
him than anybody else, but he is
unwilling to be ON either end of O
knockout or decision IL Tony is
to be the second man in the ring.
Aside from all the work that is
piling up for Dundee he is enrolled
as one of Benny Leonard's light
weight challengers. What with max
ing various weights and scuffline
around for all those titles it should
be busy and profitable season fol
the Scotch Wop."
Manager Johnston announces that
he has matched Harry Mason, Eng
lish lightweight champion, with
Charles White for an appearance in
Chicago on the same card with Dun
dee and Mandell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
CORBETT AND M'GRAW
LIFELONG FRIENDS
RY SAM CRANE.

Helo kid" Jim Corbes greeting he shook hands with
John Mcraw St Louis during the recent Giant series there
Hello Jim" was McGraws CHEEKY response
This pair the most prominent sporting in the country and
the world leaders in the branches of they have
taken had in several Their reunion Of
delightful BOTH shown by their hearty hand
clasps and friendly saps the back.
Jms somewhat energetic than Johns, for the
pugst noted for holding either in his hand
love pats the sturdy he has, probably reminiscent Of his
fighting days and a habit he break from.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
RIALTo BALL TEAM
BOOKS BALTIMOREANs

The Rialtos win play the strong
Baltimore Y. M. H. A. on Sunday
at 3 p. m. on Diamond No. 4.
Monument Lot.
Ellis Goodman, who won his two
starts in the Potomac League, viii
pitch. and Pick" Wolf catch. for
the Rialtos.
Henry Stearman, outfielder, who
performed with the Rialtos last sea-
son. has sjust signed a contract.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
Marquard Is Third

RUDE Marquard, veteran south.
paw hurler, is the third member
OF the Boston Braves to undergo
an operation for appendicitis this
year. Bill Felix, outfielder, and
Joe Batchelder, pitcher. got theirs
during the training season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
They Like Their jumps.

The Wasl.ington-M Maryland sand
lot league, which refused to meet
the Umpires Association fees, i'm
sists It is getting along first rate
with its own association ar
biters,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
TELEPHONE NETMEN
LOSE TO COMMERCE

The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone tennis team lost a tennis
match to the Interstate Commerce
Commission netmen. The C. and
p. players won an even break In
the singles but lost the doubles two
to one. The next match 10 with
the st. Adams faculty tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
PLAYER Breaks Nose

Tony Demma, star shortstop of
the st. Joserh's A. c., is out of
the game with a broken nose. He
was hurt in practice and probably
will be out of the lineup for sew
eral weeks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
ACTIVE SUMNER FACING
| JOHNNY DUNDEE WITH
HIS TWO TITLES
~ SD MERCER.

NEW YORK, May busy is looming up for Johnny
Dundee boxing championships challenger
another Dundee boxes Luis ventni At the lightweight limit next
big manageF Charley Johnston to step ten rounds on June in
On of this another match has been arranged for Johnny by
the New York Athletic Commission selected Allentown Johnny
Leonard illogical contender for Dundees featheght
title forfeit within the
Aorr&nA dnrca n.~; =. enanainn Z. \
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
Lehighs Play Sunday

The Lehigh A. c.. OF Petworth,
will play the Fort Washington
team at Fort Washington, next
Sunday. The Lehigh fans are In
vited to make the trip by boat.
free OF charge. The boat will
leave Washington barracks at IL
a. m. Sunday, returning between
G and Z D, m,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
Tierney in Shape.

Joe Tierney, of Holy Cross Col.
lege, sensational quarter.miler dur
ing the past winter, is reported in
perfect condition for the Eastern
Olympic trials.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23

The Barrett A. c. will meet to-
night at o'clock at Seventeenth
and r streets northwest. All mem.
bers are requested ~ attend.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23


friends, pals and eronies for years.
and as the meeting was unexpected
1t was all the more congenial and
happy for both.
Corbett was born September /,
1866. He fought his first ring bat.
tie in 1884 and gained his first big
pugilistic prominence when he beat
John L. Sullivan for the heavy
weight championship Of the world
September Z, 1898, in New Orleans.
McGraw first saw the light Of
day in Truxton, N. Y, April Z. 1873.
Jim is therefore seven years older
than John.
That's the reason Jim called
John kid" John voiced no OBJ
iectiOns.
These are the birthdays Of the
two old pals as announced by
themselves and we have no right
or reason to doubt their words.
Both are young and capable
enough, mentally and physically, to
take good and proper care OF their
present respective pursuits. They
are right now at the top OF their
professions and will continue along
that lofty line for many years to
come, judging by their youthful
locks as they so cheerily reminisced.
They were brimful Of pep. 1t was
not the clubhouse brand, either.
Both were peppery kids in their
boyhood days. And believe me.
they have not lost an iota Of that
natural fire and snap that was such
a distinctive trait of both. 1t still
exists and forcefully SO. They will
never lose it as long as they live.
Neither will be a "has-been.
It was the writer's happy privi-
Ioge to be present at the meeting
of the famous pair. | have known
them both personally since they
first became acquainted. They
were friends on the instant. 1t
has been q lasting friendship-the
only kind that means anything: !
thoroughly enjoyed their witty
repartee. As youthful minded as
in their bOyhOOd, they brought
up fOndest recOllectiOns. The bloom
Of youth was ON their cheeks and
gIistened in their eyes. 1t was
brought out, incidentally, that
both had their ambitions and hOD-
bieS.
Mime" said McGraw, lis to win
at everything undertake. My
first ambition was to become a
big league baseball player. wen
out at that.
my next was to become a cham
pion batter and. light though / was
them weighed not over j20
pounds-I won at that also. led
all the major league third basemen
for ten years in succession with the
general average of $50.
Then" continued McGraw, Il
had the ambition Of becoming the
manager of the Giants. am that
now. and part owner. 1t looks as "
have won out there, too"
Eyes, you bet you have" said
Corbett. 'You are the baseball
wizard of the century; was the
greatest lead-off man; are the
games greatest general: was the
best base runner the game has
ever known, and at bat you can
place the ball better even now than
any player in the game today.
'The first hobby I had" said
COrbett, twas to become a base
ball player. I remember seeing
Jerry Denny, the great third
baaeman; George Van, Haltren
and Bill Lang playing on the
sandIOts In Frisco.
They were my idols. l did play
on a team which Johnny Ward or.
ganized out on the coast, but he
doesn't remember 1t. lost my
chance OF becoming pig league
star when I took up boxing.
succeeded fairly well at that. aa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
They Ride Perkins

Shibe Park fans, sore at the
Mackmen. have begun riding Cy
Perkins, Comics star backstop, who
10 blamed for everything.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
Athletics on Bolton.

With team batting average of
,249, the Philadelphia Athletics are
the lightest-hitting team in both
big leagues.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
ST. Louis in Front.

The two st. Louis clubs are lead.
ing their circuits in hitting, the
Brownies with .314 and the Card.
nails with .291.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
Juniors Seek Games

The Shamrock juniors desire a
booking for Sunday. Manager
Bragunier's phone number IL Liu.
coin 6214
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
Must Rest a Month

Bubbles" Hargrave crack back.
stop of the Cincinnati Reds, must
remain out Of uniform a month De.
cause Of a broken finger.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
Live Up to It, Kid!

Youngster on the Premier A c.
team named George Goodenough.
General advice to the Premier A.
C.--let George do 1t!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
Ayers a Manager

Doc Ayers, former Washington
pltcher, is managing an independent
team at Pulaski. Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
Milan Playing RIGHT

zeb Milan, manager Of the New
Haven club. IL playing right field.