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The Delta independent., 1924-10-03
Delta Meeting Of c. F. w. C.
Pronounced Splendid Affair

same right to her club house. In
closing she expressed the hope that
in 1927 Colorado Springs could enter
tain the state federation in her own
club building.
The closing moments were given
over TO Mrs. A. G. Fish, chairman of
the Publicity committee of the Colo
rado Federation, who called upon Mrs.
F. r Stearns, Delta Publicity chair
man, for a few minutes talk on the
importance of publicity. Mrs. Fish
also stressed the importance of hav-
ing trained reporters in the clubs to
write articles in proper shape in ord
er that their effectiveness might not
be lost
The meeting then adjourned.
| At the lucheon each lady visitor
was presented with a basket of Delta
county fruit, peach from the Paonla
club; bear and plum from the two
Hotchkiss clubs; grapes and a purple
ribbon from Orchard City club, and
peach from the Associated Fruit COM
pany Of Delta.
The Wednesday evening session
was along the lines of education and
public health.
Excellent music was furnished by
Grand Junction ladies. Mrs. T. A.
Harding, chairman of the Scholarship
committee, gave report of her funds,
Public Halth problems were discussed
by Mrs. T. J. Brown, chairman, and
Miss Garnet I. Pelton, of the Division
OF Public Health.
Dr. T. R Long. secretary of the
state board OF health, gave some peril |
nent facts regarding public health,
stating that he favored a high type
physician who will devote his entire
time to the office Of public health Of
ficer
Among other things he favors: The
bringing Of all the laboratory work TO
Denver. centralizing same; a division
OF sanitary engineering a division OF
child hygiene; instructing mothers in
the care and feeding of children, in
the diet defects health and behavior
habits; instruction OF teachers in de
teetines contagious diseases. mental
aAAaN IAAN oAAdl AtAtNASr AduulAAS Ol
problems concerning employment 0f
adolescent children: instructing of
midwives; and the securing OF birth
registration.
He stated that II some of these
things could be brought about, fur
ther relief from the Rockefeller fund
would be obtainable.
Thursday morning all ladies' wish
ing TO go on drive were taken over
portions Of the county by members of
the Chamber Of Commerce. but wealth
er was cold and many were unable TO
go.
At the business session held Thurs
day morning, Mrs. Herbert Munroe of|
Denver was elected president of the
Federation for the next two years.
This office was one OF the two con
rasted in the election, the other being
that of second vice-president. to which
Mrs, NJ. H. Flynn OF Grand junction
was elected, there being three nomi-
nations, the others Withdrawing after
TWO ballots had been cast.
Mrs. f, II. VelhaEen of Alamosa was
elected first vice president; Mrs. H.
q. Bogert OF Akron, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. II. d. Parker of Greeley
treasurer; Mrs. Juan Raynor OF Pu-
chlo. auditor Mrs, Samuel Kirby of
Denver, parlimenetarian. The cores
bonding secretary is named by the
president and is not elected.
Department and committee chair
men were selected at the last meet
ing OF the federation. the meeting OF
the board, held this morning.
The Delta independent., 1924-10-03

Mrs w H. Bocldey sustained severe
injuries Wednesday when she fell tear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
NEED OF ANOTHER FIELD
FELT BY WEST VIRGINIA

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, March
27.-Candidates for West Virginia
baseball and track squads are al.
ways under fire"-exponents OF
the national pastime keeping a wary
eye on javelins, the discus and
hammer, while runners do hop,
step and jump in the middle OF
races to escape injury from whis-
ting ash-propelled drives.
Mountaineer coaches have less
than two hours a day in which to
tutor varsity teams. There Is only
one athletic field, and the practice
hours for both baseball and track
coming at the same time, confusion
reigns supreme each day. Outfield-
ers roam in "No Mans Land"
where javelins and hammers fall
at regular intervals. A part of
the fifth-mile track runs through
the infield of the. diamond.
It is a very deplorable situation
and one that cannot be remedied
until the new stadium is completed.
Both Coach Rodgers and Coach
Smith have agreed to make certain
concessions this spring, but the
best arrangement. will not be q
panacea.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27


with the Baltimore All Stars.
He is member now of the squad
OF ten representing the Capital City
in intercity competition.
Works regular average is about
no in league competition, but now
and then he steps out and does
much better. For instance, in the
National Capital League, with the
Waverly team, he carried an aver
age of 1870 for about eight sets.
With the Terminal Ice Company
quint. in the District League, AIS
average is 10.
In individual matches he rolls
his best. Works has a record of
1874 for single game, made on
the Rathskeller alleys. On the
same runways he totaled 425 for
three consecutive games.
He has come close to shooting
past the 400 mark in league sets
numerous times, but never has been
able to make the grade. His best
effort resulted in a 800 mark, made
with the Waverly A. c. in the Ma.
tional Capital League.
Al has been bowling fourteen
years. He has been a star for
MANY.
This is the sixth Of a series Of
stories on members of Washing.
toms all-city duckpin squad, repre-.
senting this city in intercity
matches.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
PENN STATE OPENS
SEASON SATURDAY

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, March
27.-If the weather man will so
permit, Penn State baseballers will
crash open their season here next
Saturday in a game with Juniata
College. Despite the fact that the
Nittany tossers have been able to
get outdoors for only one or two
days Of practice thus far, they are
hopeful that the opening game will
materialize.
Assistant Coach Glenn KillinRer
has been working with the battery
candidates for more than a month,
but the rest Of the squad could not
practice until this week when the
weather moderated to some extent.
The task Of picking q team will
hardly be accomplished before the
annual Southern trip, which will
parallel the Easter holidays. so
that most Of the squad will probably
JuniatA,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
COLLEGES
NF|RST RING
TOURNEY
Penn State Host to Navy,
Penn, and Syracuse Box
erS Saturday.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, March 81.
Penn State viii he. host to boxing
teams from the University of Penn
sylvania, Navy, and Syracuse next
Saturday when the&first champion
ship tournament of the Intercol.
legiate Boxing Association will be
staged in the local ring. This is be-
heved to be the first college boxing
tournament ever staged in this
country y.
Boxers from the four teams will
meet IN the preliminaries in each
weight early Saturday afternoon,
with the final bouts in the evening.
Bouts for second place will also be
staged in the evening. First place
In each class will count four points,
while the man taking second place
will score two points for his team.
The team making the highest
point score will receive a silver
trophy cup as symbolic of the in
tercollegiate championship, while
individual champions will receive
gold medals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27

greatest efficiency. Even Ed
Walsh did not do some things
that Chesbro did as a member of
the Pittsburgh Pirates and New
York Yankees.
Russell has a very fair fast
ball, a corking good curve ball
and a splitter. His success with
the Griffs last season usually
followed his mixing of a hook
with the splitter. In other words,
when a batter had seen a hook
break and go by, he thought the
next one would break the same
way. Instead, it was splitter,
falling away beneath his bat. Or,
seeing a splitter break and fall
away, he would break his back on
q hook, only to see it curve into
Ruel's big mitt. Seldom did Rus
sci throw a fast ball with a
splitter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27

+, 'SDid you notice Mickey O'Neill,
the Braves backstop, the other
day, how he was jumping up and
DOWN." asked MCGOWAN, rubbing
his eyes. HE didn't used to do
that when he was in the Internal
tional League, and told him so.
"It's hard for the umpire to
watch the low ball when the
catcher is bouncing up and down.
It abstracts your attention. It's
hard enough to follow the ball,
anyway, when you're standing in
there behind the catcher, espe-
ciallv if it's a big catcher.
The best catcher / think
ever worked with is Wally
Schang, of the Yankees. l UNI
pired all their exhibition games
last spring and never had a BIT of
trouble when Schang was in there.
He squats low down, gives his
signs and STAYS DOWN. When
the pitcher is keeping the ball
low, you can look right over
Schang's shoulder and see where
it breaks. Now, if he was sud-
denly jumping as the bail was
delivered, the umpire could miss
it altogether. He would have to
guess.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
Short Puts
Leonard w. Collins

Chicago now boasts of 1913 golf
courses, with several others in the
course OF construction. Thirty-five
years ago there was but one course
In the city. Windy City d1vot
diggers have set the goal at 200.
Moonlight golf is a success, If re.
ports from California are to be
given any credence. Four players
began playing shortly after 8
o'clock in Berkeley and completed
eighteen holes with little or no diff
ficulty.
Manager Loeffler, Of the East
Potomac Park municipal links, has
given out the inform nation that
three new green's are to be con-
structed in place Of Nos. s, 6 and Z
on Course A. The changes will
probably be made this fall.
With the first Of the club invi-
tation tournament but little more
than a month away, Washington
golfers will be putting in some seri-
Gus ticks for the. next several
weeks. The Washington Country
Clubs tournament is the first on
the calendar-May l, 2 and 3.
Manager Miller. Of the Rock Creek
Park public course, has placed an
ditional men at work on the fair
ways and greens in an effort to
rush to a completion the many
changes which are being made.
Rock Creek Park should be ready
to open not later than the middle
Of next week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27

His. pitching figures to be pretty
8ood-veIy good, perhaps-.if two
or three Of the boys can start
winning regularly and thereby escape
tne derrickings and bull-peu work
that are part Of the Cardinal system
Hickey visited the Boston camp
and wanted to swap Milton Stock,
MS -hoidout third baseman, for
Mickey o'Neil, star Brave catcher.
he almost came to terms about
several other hackstops.
~ The receiver troubles started
when Hickey. gave Eddie Ain.
smith the. ar. Edward was foo
atenlperamental. He was sOUd
enough for the Giants to Snap up,
however.
Tbs Cardinals were depending on
CieHons to do practically all their
catenlng, but he wrenched his knee
@n0 Is MODELLING around on clutches.
Rlckey has a notion he can manu-.
1Acture catchers, He cried for two
years with McCurdy and is still try.
ing. He's working now on Young
noim' who was pretty good out.
1leIoer for Syracuse last year.
tuckey's tnfield,, unless he trades
or signs up Stock, will be a bit
weaker than it was. Ray Blades,
Who has the makings of a, star will!
be parked on third, but Il will take
9 while for him to get up to the
stock standard. Doc Lavan is hav.
ing his usual brilliant spring at
shortStop, the great Hornsby is play
Ing and hitting in. his own particu.
larly brilliant way and Bottomley is
0nA 1T tbe best of the young first
baaemen, and one of the games big
hitters.
The 0utfield looks all right,
Jack Smith, Hy Myers and Max
Flack are three veterans, but still
very good ball players. Young
Mueller and Blades perform well.
Rickey's pitching department
should be good. Willie Doak, spit.
OAller Is in perfect shape. Last year
ne had early troubles with his arm
Jess HaineS Is as good as the next
right handler, and Willie Sherdel is
one of the niftiest, southpaws ex.
taht.. Rickey Is also pinning lots Of
hope on John Davis Stuart, who
hoped into fame last Fall by win.
ming both ends Of a doubleheader
against the Boston Braves.
Barfoot, Dyer and North are hold
overs. Allen Sothoron has been
brought back and rates we'll.
The Cards If they collect a catch.
err. have enough stuff to be dan.
gerous.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
Takes a Real Bowling
Bug to Follow
This Team

Next Saturday the all-Wash-
ington duckpin team will shoot
in Roanoke and there will be
a number of rooters for WASH
ington there, far, far from home.
The last time a Washington
team went to Roanoke the
party was large enough to oc-
cupy an entire car. Another
such party is planned for the
coming event.
Already twelve are prepared
to make the trip, including the
bowlers. Any others desiring
to go should communicate with
Tad Howard at the Recreation.
Thirty bucks will more than
cover all expenses Of an indi-
vidual.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
What Schang Said.

<<T SAID to Schang one day,
'Wally, I Like to work be-
hind you. You stay down
and give me d chance to watch
for that break on the low ball.
If you were jumping up and down
like some catchers do. I'd have
to guess lot Of them
"Schang grinned and said, Bill,
you're not the first umpire who
has told me that. I honestly think
that the New York club gets the
most 'out Of it's pitching because
do most Of it's catching and al
ways give the umpire an oppor-
tunity to see where the ball
breaks
II have talked with other UNI
pires who, have worked with the
Yankees and, they agree with
Schang. A whole lot depends on
how well the umpire can work
with the catcher whether the
pitcher gets the real benefit Of his
own good work.
"Any time the catcher will stay
down, once he gets into position
you can bank that the pitcher will
get everything coming to him on
low balls. Take overland hooks,
spitters and fadeaways, they all
come up to the batter and then
break just at the plate. They
may be strikes, even though
caught close to the ground. If
the umpire is in a position to see
them and judge, half the work is
done. He just calls 'em as he
sees 'em. Schang makes that pos
sible. Some catchers hurt their
pitchers by suddenly Jumping up
as the ball is delivered"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
EVANSVILLE HIGH
MUST REBUILD RELAY

EVANSVILLE, Md, March q.
Development Of a practically new
one mile senior unlimited relay
team is the principal problem fac
ing coaches Howard w. Wilkins and
Frank Day Of the HyattsvilIe High
School, track and field squad.
The local four in winning the
mile relay in last years county
meet broke it's own record estab-
lished in 1922. Bob James is the
lone member of the quartet in
school, Matthews, Crosthwait and
Gasch all having been lost by
graduation.
Optimism, however, is expressed
by the coaches over chances OF
developing another speedy quartet
In view of the promising material
which has come up from the ele
Ynentary schools, I,.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
HITTING FROM THE TOP OF
THE SWING
MainIy a Matter Of Balance

jock Hutchinson is frequently
asked whether the stroke with the.
irons is more Of hit than that with
the wood, His answer is that the
difference is in the full swing, which
is usual with the wood. and IS short.
ened a little with the iron.
The trouble with the full swing 10
tilat IN making It the body must be
turned much more to the right on
the backswing, and with the body thus
wound up, any effort is more likely
to throw It out of balance.
This, according to Jock, is one Of
the commonest golf troubles, and in
nine cases out of ten is what leads to
topping, slicing, hooking, or any one
of the several other faults.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
eENNIE SCORES ENOUGH
TO WIN TITLE FOR EAGLES

With Ralph Bonnie alone con-
tributing fourteen points, the
Anacostia Eagles smothered the
Immaculate Conception team, 80 to
10, and retain the 145-pound indie.
pendent basketball championship
won a year ago.
The Eagles victory came in the
fiHals Of a tournament in which
sixteen teams participated. The
Anacostians won an early lead and
Increased It as the game went on.
. Only in the third period did the
1mmaculates show real strength
compared with their foes. Morris,
May and Connors had a streak of
accuracy and the Immaculates
matched the Eagles point for point
in the third. The Eagles held the
enemy scOreless in the fourth
quarter. ,2-y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
SlDELIGHTS ON THE SERIES
GHSlf ''SmaII Change" Trans-
factions.

N@.
There's alway Iot of talk after
worlds series on fhe Inject of how
much the managers SeSand hoy
much the players split GpN stweeA,
them. According to Sporting ifeS,
the incidental money the fans td(
around on extras makes illteysasiAE
expense account reading 's'
Here's a sample from last years
series l6S,oA people saw the five
games. During the week these peo-
pie drank 1880 gallons Of lemonade
and soft drinks, ate $50 bushels of
peanuts and over $1,000 of the mo
torman's glove" type of ball park
sandwiches. They also managed to
down some $1,000 ice cream cones
and smoked $3.50 cigars and for all
this indulgence paid out a total Of
$23,2SO.
In those FIVE days the street car
companies operating cars that ran to
the Polo Grounds showed an increase
of $l8,SO0 over normal everyday col
lections on those same cars. How
many nickels is that? Folks who
could afford taxis donated s., 200 for
the privilege. $4,000 out-of-towners
left l,7S0, 600 in New York for hotel
bills alone. The railroads leading
into THIS little village on Broadway
estimate that the fares of Series
Hounds totalled $1,3SOOOO.
During the same FIVE days. news
paper reporters sent on an average
of 1000 words apiece by telegraph
to their papers. For this service the
telegraph companies collected a cool
half million.
All in all, the gate receipts for the
Series were $60S, AIS while the amount
of incidental business attendant upon
the FIVE games brought in a total of
$3.66S.oyO-about six times as mitch.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27

Republic to Monies, was the first
fight held at. night in Mexico Citys
colossal bull ring.
From the eighteenth round to the
finish of the battle both men fought
fast. In the forty-ninth round
Monies began heavy punches to the
kidneys which brought Dundee to
his knees. Although the New Yorker
collapsed and took the count he was
not completely knocked out but was
so thoroughly exhausted from the
long grilling that it was impossible
for him to move.
Jimmy Dundee is a cousin of
Johnny Dundee. junior lightweight
champion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
WISE COUNCILLOR SEATED
TO RUN IN PREAKNESs

LEXINGTON, KY, March q. -
John S. Ward, Bourbon county turf
man, announces that his colt, Wise
Councillor, regarded as one of the
outstanding candidates for the Ken
lucky Derby, will have his first en-
gagement this spring in the Freak
ness at Pimlico, should he continue
to train satisfactorily.
Turfmen class Wise Councillor
with Sarazen, st. James, Mad Play,
Worthmore and Transmute, as the
six leading candidates for the Derby.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
cRl0Ul, FRENCH RING IDOL,
> TO MEET JOHNNY DUNDEE

NEW YORK, March 27.-Eugene
Criqui, French soldier boxer, who
won the featherweight champion
ship of the world from Johnny Kill
bape last June, only to lose it to
Johnny Dundee six weeks later,
will return to America in June
prepared to accept a return match
against Dundee during July, he
Informs his American representa-
tive.
t~CriQui has been training in North
Africa. He win engage In a Paris
battle with his French rival, Char
ley Ledoux, before coming here.
Dundee is said to have promised
the French champion a return
match whenever Criqui was ready
20 fight,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
IO0QH|l|e' 9EAcYER
ny LOFUS A n0unurD
BILL McGOWANSPH4LS SOME TALK

umpire working the Grffs spring,
splitting little chatter the other night before going up
pigeon chase his spooks around He
discussing cahers subject dear the heart of every umpire
The catches work the closest to the umpire He
barage Of abes with the arbitrator unknown the fans the
stand this frequently used by catchers who
the defender Bill MCGOWAN seepyeyed and yawnng
He backs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27

on the jingle published about James
Prothro. The first prize on Jim
goes to A. J. Meis, 1886 G street
southeast, whose contribution stood
dght on tho top Of the heap-aud
justly so. Let us see, the ProthrO
rhyme ran about like this:
A dentist we hate as q rule.
He makes us all feel like a fool,
But If dentists would play
Like "DOc" PrOtllrO each day,
Now ad1 Meis' last line:
THE Yanks then. by gum, shurO
would drool."
What do you think Of It?
Eth!
Skillet" and the judges think
that is one Of the best endings sub.
united yet for any of the limericks,
and the four tickets Mr.. Meis viii
receive will have been well earned.
Second award en- the ProthrO
thing-a-ma-bib goes to Willard 3.
Smith. whose name you have wit
messed before in the winners col
umn. Willard is a consistent per-
former on the limericks, and If he
isn't a professional limerick writer,
why, he ought to be. He wrote
this:
They'd draft from his medical
school,"
Agnes Nj. Hampton, 917 b
street northeast, carries away
third prize and two tickets with
the following:
Wed sit there contented and cool"
Miss Hampton will meet many
baseball fans Of her own sex in
"Skillet's" party, as she is about
the thirtieth woman to be rewarded
for clever last lines. Women, by
the way, are clever at this last line
business, for whoever saw a woman
who wouldn't have the last word,
anyway?
The good Old Dominion adds an.
other winner to its string n the
person of Strother B. Mcclure, of
Delaplane, Va, who could not be
denied for fourth place. McGuire's
contribution was:
Wed all want to sit on his
stool"
And, to tell the truth. that's
about all the real clever last lines
received. The judges had to look
far and ponder long before coming
to a decision, as the Prothro verse
seemed to be a hard one. Now,
let's see what you can do with
Wingfield, published today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
Speaking of Spitters.

IN HOUGH they are fast dying
out of the major leagues,
there are still few spitbali
pitchers and the Griffs have one
of the best, Allan Russell, the
luscious Lynnhaven from, Balti-
more. Allan was certainly a hot
diggety-dog last year, serving in
the capacity of relief hurler, but
he should be even better this
year, now that he has Jack Ches-
bro behind him. Jack was the
first and greatest spitball pitcher
in the big leagues; not the first
to use this delivery but the first
to use it exclusively and with the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
Pancho's Bride Arrives.

=. SEATTLE, WASH, March 81. -
Pancho Villa, worlds champion fly.
weight boxer, welcomed the wife
who az a bride Of q week sent him
to the United States three years ago
in pursuit Of championship laureis.
She came from Manila, p. l., on the
steamship President Grant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
CARDS ARE DANGEROUS
! IF RICKEY CAN LAND
CAPABLE CATCHER
By NICK FLATLEY.

. tie sigth Of series articles by FGtev baseball
e ften for International Ne1Us Service
tsGgIe oaH clubs undergoing spring training the Sou The
can League clubs 49, . - -
3KADENTOWN Fla- March 27.-T
crates Branch Hickey manager of the ST. Louis Cardinals
likely hop off the right spill things around
ne There have been such clubs and the Cardinals
qe 2ne fQf them this spring"
ownefmanager catcher
ourng the South trying to discover his optimism
as we things just about where he left off last fall
W1th perhaps not quite good club