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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13

@~~~S~A OAAS ScNEAC6 0OIIlO llIl0s
II we were to shorten down the
games, 1t might be q good plan
for me to have q radio broadcast
ing station with q sending and
receiving apparatus. The catch.
ers Of the various clubs could
have loose couplers In their mitts
and ear muffs under their. masks.
Then could talk direct to the
boys and tell them to signal for
curves or the base on balls. This
would not work with guys like
Ruth, Cobb and Heilmann at bar,
because the way they cut at the
apple would chop the wireless
waves in two.
1t has been suggested that tho
outfielders be made to run to and
from the dugout each inning. This
has made some of the outfielders
sore because they say they amt
Epinard or Joie Ray and are paid
for knocking the horsehide and
catching 1t instead of giving exhi.
billions Of the 100 gas meter dash.
Now the way would solve Il Is
simple, just like everything I do,
and It is to give bicycles to the
outfielders. When they could
ride In and out Of the field. III
you give them horses, they could
play polo or have races SO that
the fans could lay odds on them.
II this would prove too slow, you
could give the outfielders motor.
cycles. II they were too snail-like,
we could put them in airplanes.
Further than that, my inventive
mind can't stray.
But, II our outfielders had roller
skates that they could put on then
spikes and would have wings and
motors, I would suggest that they
keep all airplanes away from the
pitchers, as too many of them now
nre going UP in the air daily.
Copyright, 1894. by the Christy
Walsh Syndicate).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13

u ClOSc JHAO'
ny of t h a
three, 1t seems to
me, out C lesses
the rest Of the
league.
Over In the
National League
there are two
mighty g W e e I
q o m b I n atoms.
The first and
best, l figure,
is the Jackson,
Frisch, K ely
combine Of the
Giants. Believe
me, those boys
can sure handle
q baseball. And
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
TO SMOTHER SHOT
ON HILLSIDE LIES
By CHARLES "cHICK" EVANS.

In playing uphill lie address myself carefully with the ball
the middle Of feet rather than of the left heel Then
driving my ball into the air than into the HILL for is fatal
this shot One should take special pains not let the left
happens be higher than the right Poise
thing hy surfaces therefore strive for balance before
anything ese
your ball hill where feet lower than the ball.
they higher should engthen it.
do allow either foot fall back from
hnnAhn- L. ho- Of kha Suing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
Modocs Win oftan

The Modocs Of the senior division
have won seven out of their last
eight games and desire more VIC
Tins. Manager John g. Markham
can be reached by phone at Cleve.
land 2125.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
Black Eyes Snapped.

A T mention Of Jackson's name
n the Spiders. black eyes
- snapped.
1.-THE greatest fighter of them
ALL" he said. 1.-THE night he
fought Jeffries crossed over
to his corner. Peter / said, this
fellow is a young, strong fighter.
Don't take any unnecessary punch
ing he was only a shadow Of
himself. Jeffries hurt him with
a punch in the stomach, but it
would never have landed on the
Jackson we al knew a few years
before"
"Four-round boxing ruins what
ever chance a fighter has Of be-
coming scientific boxer" I said.
~ don't know whether it ruins
it, but it certainly arrests the de-
velopment Of a boxer" said
Spider.
There Is no chance to do any
thing but swing, swing from the
first round to the finish"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
LaYcock a Winner

Johnny Laycock. Of the Arlington
A. c., IL the leading pitcher and
one Of the youngest stars in the
Independent League. He has won
five, games and lost none, according
to last reports.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
Reauchamp Can Hit

Beauchamp, Of the Arlington A.
C., is coming to the front as one
OF the most formidable batsrnen on
Washington sandlots. He is wl1ang.
ing the pill for an average Of 400
or so and giving 1t long rides.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13

conner and all sorts Of aspirants
for recognition In boxing. When
Jim Jeffries was champion and
fought in . crouch he had many,
lmltatOrs. Later, almost anything
champion did was copied.
The latest thing is the DEMPSEY
weave although mighty few are sue.
cessful in Hopping with an on.
ponent's punches in the real Dernn-
sey manner. 1t merely goes 70
show that a large majority Of young
boxers are sheeplike in following 4
leader.
Where Queensbury's code came
from the good old style was always
the only proper method. Strangely.
England and Australia, which co,,n.
tries for years turned out the great.
est OF boxers. stuck closely to the
Jem Mace system Of guard and at.
JACK. From that system came all
that now Is best in boxing.
II / had boxing club / wouldn't
Jet Southpaw into the arena even
II ne mad q ticket" said Eddie Nc.
Goorty one night out att Aurora,
Eddie was completely disguised
after refereeing q bad LOOKING hos,t
between a southpaw and a regular
boxer. Most of the old-timers and
present-day critics will agree with
Eddie.
In all my travels all over the
world boxed but one sOufhpaw
ana that was against my will
Eddie said. THAT was Jerome.
q native black in Australia, He
was mighty puncher. with his
right hand but once I got the
trick down he was easy"
Johnny Wilson, Boston Italian
who attained the heights of middle.
weight champion, never stood well
with the public. He wasn't accept.
ed cordially and isn't today. Most
southpaws have poor sense Of
direction and many of their fights
create adverse criticism because of
low punching. Note Wilson's most
important fights, especially those
with Mike O'Dowd and Jock
Malone.
Southpaw boxers seem to be like
southpaw pitchers, who are notori.
Gus for their lack of control.
We have had some great boxers
who naturally were left-handed, but
who fought in regulation style.
The late Stanley Ketchel was a
notable example. His famous shift
was devised with the idea of bring.
ing hts right hand back for a full
swing or straight punch at the
foe. But he had a wonderful left
Jab along with it.
Tiger" Flowers, colored star
from the South, who fights Greb
next week, is a southpaw and a
powerful man. Greb may solve
this puzzle as easily as others of a
similar character have been solved,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
Midgets Want Foe

The Legion Midgets desire games
with small midget teams. Guy
Ferguson, their manager, may be
phoned at Franklin 1879.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13

rison a few seconds later, strik-
ing out we'll with both hands.
'That's better-FINE," called
Kelly. He clapped at the end Of
the round to show his approval.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
Play Pathfinders

The Mt. Rainier Juniors win
battle the Pathfinders tomorrow.
Teams desiring games with the
MT. Rainiers should phone Hyatts-
vile 379-R.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
BIKES FOR OUTFIELDERS.
SUGGESTED BY NICK
BY NICK ALTROCK.

Inc length OF games in the American League has called
attention py Judge Lands The Judge claims that ought
points out also does President Byron Johnson that they used
to run off games in an hour and half - 49,
NOW nave lot OF suggestions about this
this ~ ' ~ 0'e' O."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13

Dominicans Seek Game
Teams desiring to fill a date ON
the Dominican Lyceum schedule
next Saturday, at Washington bar.
racks. should phone Pete Haley at
Lincoln S11S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
PECK, HARRIS AND JUDGE
STAND OUT AMONG
DOUBLE KILLERS
BY RAREeRUTH.

NEW YORK, Aug 49, letter from fan few days
asking settle argument the greatest double play
combination in baseball.
That's tough job
You might almost well ask tell how the American League
teams will finish this whether the Giants will
world
three combinations
One Of Penpaugh Harris Judge Of the Senator's
there's SisIer Of Browns finally
NlIi I p: - a. X
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13

ONE of the greatest handlers Of fighters that lived
Spider Kelly Years when Joe Cans knocking rivals
and the best the old could do to get the decision
the Spider.
When quit seeking game
the handling of fighters and did the advising
boxers the of Nonpare Jack right
sharkey Ghoynh Jim Corbe Jimmy Britt Eddie HanOn and
others Kelly discovered
weight king Kelly knows the inside enthusiastic
studen of boxing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Dear Mr.. EvanS-What do you
mean by Over-swinging? l have
been told that i do it, but / do
not understand exactly what is
meant by the term. / take the
club back as far as / can. Is that
Overswinging?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13

running second @ASG Run"
TO them are Wright, Maranville
and Grimm of the Pirates. / saw
this kid Wright perform in an ex.
hibition games against the Yank.
ees, and believe me, he's as fast
As creased lightning. And Maran.
Vile is even better at second than
he was at short, and that's going
some.
Those are five OF the good
ones, all right. But when 1t
comes to picking the best, then
Just leave mo out of it. I'd be
pretty we'll satisfied with any
one Of the five. And any Of
them will do their part toward
making a fight for the old PEN
nant.
Speaking Of pennants. seems as
though the American League race
keeps getting. tighter every day.
figured that the last Western trip
would about tell the story. But
that trip is over and the West has
come East for their last swing
around the circuit, and everything
IL still tied up in double knot
Any one of four clubs may win.
And even q fifth club has a chance
If they stage any sort of squirt.
From the Yankee standpoint the
most encouraging thing is that
we've gone around the whole cir;
cult and we're still up there. And
game or two advantage this late
In the season means q lot. Our
pitchers are showing little more
stuff too. Bush and Hoyt have
started winning again, and Sam
Jones y about right for a real
finish.
OF course, we finish on the road
and that's supposed to be tough
break. But here's another angle.
TwO-thirds of our remaining
games are with SecOnd.divisiOn
clubs, and II you give the rec.
ords the once over you'll see that
we've managed to do pretty well
against these boys.
OF course we're not in yet and
we're not kidding ourselves. But
we do figure our chances just a
little better than the other tel.
lows. And believe me, we're all of
US anxious to get another crack at
the Giants and even up on our
world series standing.
So we're out to win and we
think we will. But if we should
not, we won't have any worries
on one score. For we know that
any one Of the four contending
American League teams will be
able to give the Giants a real
fight when the Old series comes
along.
Copyright, 1924, by the Christy
Walsh Syndicatel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13

one reason Tor the games last
ing as long as Worlds War in
stead of a Worlds Series, is that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13

conner and all sorts Of aspfrants
for recognition In boxing. When
Jim Jeffries was champion and
fought in . crouch he had many
lmitators: Later, almost anything
q champion did was copled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13

OF the three I figure the Sena.'
tors have a little the best with
the Yanks second and the Browns
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13

the managers what to do, and il
naturally takes some time.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-10-23
TYCART VALLEY
CELEBRATION
Citizens of Barbour and Randolph
Counties Rejoice at the Compile
tion of Great State Highway.

Barbour and Randolph counties
Joined in big Good Roads celebra-
ton Wednesday, October 22nd, to
commemorate the opening of the Ty-
CART Valley Highway between Phil
ippi and Beverly 1t was d cold day
but many cars entered the parade; it
was estimated that 400 cars were in
the parade which entered Elkins in
the evening.
The first ceremonies were held in
Philippi, Judge w. B. Kittle presided
and in a few brief remarks he intro
duced Claude Maxwell of EllSins who
made the principal address He was
then followed by Governor f. r. Nor
gan who represented the State Road
Commission who made a short speech
Then the parade moved off III
perfect order to Belington, where at
1880 the picnic dinner was spread.
Rev. Jos. Hoffman introduced Cover
nor Morgan who made short and
spicy speech, the parade began To
start for Junior where another stop
was made and the Governor made an
address. The crowd by this time
swelled in numbers and the long line
started for Elkins. Long before the
schedule time the bands Of Junior,
Philippi, and Elkins now united in
one big band gave music until the
hour came for the Governor to speak.
DR.. ]. e. Allen, president Of D. &
Y. College introduced the speaker.
The Governor reviewed the history of
Randolph county, praised the people
for their amazing progress in the
whole Tygart Valley Spoke Of the
wonderful progress Of construction
Of the State Highways and predicted
that within two years West Virginia
will be connected with all the princi-
pal outlets of the state
At the close of his address he
spoke of the sacredness Of the friends
and the home, and while he highly
favored the use of the automobile, he
pointed out some of the dangers in
connection with the running of them,
and requested that the citizens and
parents take particular care and re-
duce to minimum the danger which
threatened the misuse of the automo-
bile.
The towns thru which the parade
passed were decorated in keeping with
the occasion. In Philippi there was
a great high Arch over which were
the words: "Tygart Valley High
way" In Belington flags and oth.r
decorations were in evidence--mark-
ers Barker voted for Good Roads in
1916v, lexington voted for Good
Roads 1916", and at the south end Of
the brick pavement in Belington were
two makers, thus; This is the Spot
where the Tygart Valley Highway
Started 1916-1917".
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-10-23
GREAT DISORDER
REPORTED in CHINA
Chinese City Is Scene of Bloody
Battle; Business Houses Closed.

CANTON, Oct. 23-Three hundred
lotters shot, citizens fleeing from
city of turmoil and disorder, all
banks and business houses closed and
troops still in control of the busiest
of the city-this was the scene Can
ton presented today in the wake of
disturbance which began when MEM
bers of the merchants voluntees corps
the fascitisti of China battled in the
streets here with so-called Red army
of Chinese laborers.
The troops were on duty today de-
spite an order issued which treminat-
ed martial law Mayor Ii Fuk-Lum
rendered his resignation yesterday.
His likely successor is Flu Ping-Shu-
eng 20 year old graduate of Hong
Koni university.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-10-23
BOY HURT BY FREIGHT TRAIN

Orion Everson, II year old boy,
whose home is in Junior was run over
by south bound B. &. o. freight train
on the G. & G tracks Monday even
ing, just this side of Junior. 1t is
supposed, that as the train was going
at slow speed it was great temp
tation for the lad to try to board the
train and have a ride, so just as the
caboose passed, the trainmen noticed
the horrible condition of boy and
stopped the train, gave first aid and
found that he had lost his left leg.
Brakeman C. F. Bonner, then immed-
lately took the boy in his arms waded
the river and stopped car on the
State Highway on the opposite side
of the. river and within 80 minutes
the doctors in an Elkins hospital were
attending to the wound. The late
reports are that the lad is getting a.
long very nicely, due principally to
the prompt action of the B & Q crew
in giving first aid and rushing him
to the hospital.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-10-23
A BOYS APPEAL TO THE MOTH
Frs AND SISTERS OF w. VA.
DEAR MOTHERS AND SISTERS

On next Tuesday one week hence
you will decide whether Or not we
boys will be sent to sorse foreign
country to die and be bua.ed on some
land so far away that nore of our
friends can place a flower on our
graves Oh! how lonely it will be.
We would be willing to spend the
last drop of blood in defense of our
native land but not for some foreign
country.
Mr.. Davis, says that if he is elected
president, that he is in favor of join
ing the League of Nations. This
means that whenever there is trouble
in Europe, that some of US boys will
be sent across the water to fight an
die and be buried on foreign soil.
Please don't vote for him. He is not
citizen of w. Va. now He left us
so that he could be citizen of the
great state of New York. 1t is no
longer John w. Davis of West Vir-
ginia. but John w. Davis Of New
YORK. Please vote for Mr.. Coolidge
who says that he is opposed to join
ing the League of Nations.
Please, every woman in West Vir-
ginia Go to the election on Novem-
Der the 4th and vote for Mr.. Coolidge
who is our friend and does not want to
send us to Europe, to die for some
prince or King.
Yours for Mother, Home and Heaven.
A BOY
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-10-23
BROADDUS FACULTY RECITAL
SATURDAY NIGHT

The annual fall-recital of the mus
ic faculty of Broaddus College will
be given in the chapel of the college
Saturday evening, October 18th at
SIS as part of the Homecoming pro
gram. The recital is under the di-
rection of Miss Nan Beatrice Koenig,
head of the department and the in
structors in the various branches Of
music.
The program includes Rachmanin-
off and Weber numbers by Miss Koe-
mig, two piano piece by Mrs. Helen
Read and Miss Koenig, two groups of
songs by Miss Ruth Neill and violin
sonata and two other short numbers
by Mis- Euphemian Shillinglaw.
This is the first fall recital of the
college and usually proves to be one
of the popular events of the coming
season. All are cordially in vited to
attend.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-10-23
THE NEED OF A GYMNASIUM
AND ITS AID TO THE HIGH
SCHOOL

Belington High is good school
with an excellent corps of teachers
and would be a better one if it had
a good gymnasium although its ply
steal training falls for below its
mental training.
If this school does not raise its
standard of physical development it
will be but matter of time until it
will cease to be first class high school
Physical training is necessary to the
physical as well as the mental devel-
opment of the individual.
If the people of Belington wish
their sons and daughters to be looked
down upon by the people of others
schools by the people of others schools
all they must do is desert in their
efforts toward getting gymn.
Surely people of this vicinity will
grow tired of their record and what
they have done toward getting a
gymn.
Last year the Basket Ball team Of
this High School made record worth
while and when the team won game
a certain Individual was heard bragg
ging of Our Team" and later when
asked if he believed the B. H. S.
should have a gymn he replied mo"
if the B. H. S. had gymn it might
be playing college teams now judging
from the team it had last year.
A gymn in Belington would surely
pay private concern to invest in.
1t is needed for more than high
school functions. In one end of this
various programs and exercises could
building a stage could be built and
be given from this. During the
summer it could be used for a skat-
ing rink which would bring large re-
turns. This building could also be
used for mass meetings and other i'm
portant gatherings.
When our graduating classes gave
their commenceent exercises they
must go to one of the churches which
are OF large enoogh to hold an end
ence of any size.
In order to further this cause let
each and every pupil of the High
School make the promise If the
people of Belington give us a gymn
they may expecte greater things Of us
in the future.
And may each class of this High
School have for its standard and Mot
to-" A Gymn for b. II. S. and if each
class labors toward this cause as it
should we will surely get gym
United we stand, divided we fall.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-10-23
POLITICAL PATHOS

Victor Berger supports La Toilette
Birds of a feather, etc.
I There is nothing the La Toilette
platform resembles so much as the
~what-not' of a preceding general
ion.
Things get common with time. In
1892 nobody but Columbus had dis
covered America, and now look at it
discovered every week or two by
some new English lecturer.
The heather Chinks would not
fight long if the Christian nations
were living up to their pledges not to
permit shipments of arms to them.
A New York university professor
asserts that when evolution takes all
the rough edges off the people, there
II be nothing to laugh at. Then
tl1ere'll be plenty to laugh at for a
few billion years yet.
Some papers advocate compulsory
voting. How much will the cause of
good government be helped by the
votes of those who do not think
enough of them to use them unless
made to do so?
Adam Blatt's man / hate, A man
I'd like to smack; He will praise you
to your face, And SANDER hind your
back
Having felt called upon from time
to time to view with ALARM" it is
now the privilege of w. j. Bryan to
view with family pride.
Tom Tilson says he can't see that
those milkin' contests by politicians
have proved anything except that the
COW was pretty tame.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-10-23
READ THIS CAREFULLY

l. Adepletion Tax On Coal, Oil
and Gas, Proceeds to go to the School
Fund. This boundless wealth is rap
idly being removed from our State.
If we do not use the means within
our power to collect this tax, we are
robbing ourselves. A small Deple-
ton tax on these commodities would
support our schools without crippl-
ing the industry. This would relieve
the taxpayer of his greatest direct
tax
2. That the minimum term of
school should be six months, leaving
it to the voters to make it longer, if
they wish. This should apply to both
city and rural schools. This would
naturally carry with it the State as
the unit for the basis for School levy.
| recogize the County Unit, as step
in the right direction, yet l have two
objections to it. First that it does not
relieve the people Of Direct tax and
Second it would be necessary to have
a County Board of Education. | am
opposed to increasing the number of
office holders.
| favor the Bible as a text book,
because it is the greatest literary and
historic work of all the ages. 1t is
not sectarian work in any sense
and should not be so used in our pu-
bile schools.
| believe that the so-called athletics
are being carried to extremes. To
that end / am opposed to "foot and
basket ball" Tournaments, during the
school term If / can assist in plac-
ing any one of the above measures on
the statutes book of w. Va | will feel
that / have done something for my
State.
l was opposed to locating the State
Capital at Charleston and had been
a member of the last Legislature,
would have voted against it, You all
know how our representative voted
on this question.
Yours truly,
w. A. STREET
Candidate for House of Delegates on
Republican ticket