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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01

Win Cnartey H0OL ana Wayne
Wright traded to Los Angeles only
seven members Of last years staff
will return. They are Urban
Shocker, Elam Vangilder, Dave
Danforth, Dixie Davis. Ray Kolp,
Hubert Pruett and Bin Bayne.
Added to this collection win be
ten new faces.
The new pitchers to be intro
duced to Sisler are Lyons from Los
Angeles, Blaeholder from Terre
Haute, Payne from Terre Haute.
Grant from Bristol, Tenn. Rich
from Cleveland, Tenn, Maine from
San Antonio, Weight from Denver,
Kraft from San Antonio, Wright
from Kansas City. semi.pro, and
Southpaw Wingard from the Uni.
verGity Of Alabama.
Weight and Lyons are the most
prominent Of the youngsters.
Davis and Pruett arc the Ques.
ton marks Of the regulars.
No rival staff In the circuit win
show three better pitchers than
Shocker. Vangilder and Danforth.
Even the Yanks with Pennock,
Bush and Hoyt, Pennock, Hoyt and
Shawkey, Pepnock, Bush and Jones
outcless the Browns trio. In quail
ity and quantity the Yanks are su.
preme because they have five
where the Browns own but three.
But what IL Dix Davis comes
around to form? What If Hube
Pruett regains the effectiveness Of
his left arm?
OF course. IL Dix comes UP next
spring with another attack Of rheu.
matism and a sore arm and II
Pruett fails to iron the kinks out
of that fadeaway-well, even
Shocker, Vangilder and DanfOrth
Elus Kolp, Bayne and the recruits
will not scare the Yanks or the
Tigers.
George Lyons win not have to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01

The meeting viii. be asked to de-
eide the issue by vote. II -iwil
have, placed before It the recon-
mendation Of the executive COM
nittee that after January l. next
no ranking player be allowed g
write tennis articles ''for pecuniary
gain" under pain Of losing his
amateur standing.
The measure was and is directed
at Tilden, Vincent Richards and
other stars, and in the case Of TIL
den. win most certainly result in
his permanent retirement IL passed.
II win mot give up my writing
no matter what happens, Fiji
den told the writer recently "If
o few mon at the head Of the
tennis association wish to Iegis-
late me out Of the game, let
them do 50. / will not Z be die
tated to whom I know that / have
done no wrong and am an anna.
teur, heart and soul. My decision
On this point Is final"
In brief, the question Of power
has come to a showdown, and nc.
cording to some accounts Tilden
holds the cards. The measure. needs
only majority vote for passage,
but 1t Is said that a quiet and dis.
Greet canvass Of the tangle has re.
vealed a majority for Tilden.
The New York delegation is
sOlidly behind the executive com.
mittee, and is trying to swing New
England into line with reasonable
chances Of success. Philadelphia
and the Middle Atlantic districts has
gone on record as ,favOring Tilden.
Victory will be gained or lost, there.
fore, In the West and South, and
these sections are said to be Tor
Tilden.
The executive committee, said to
be knowingly facing defeat, held a
stare chamber dinner. not long ago,
at which peace with Tilden is al
legged to have been established. II
so, 1t is possible that an announce.
ment>to this effect may be forthcon.
ing following the COMMITTEES meet.
ing today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
APACHES FALL BEFORE
FAST MANHATTAN FIVE

The Apaches dropped a. well
played and closely contested game
to the Manhattans in the Eastern
High gynn, last night, the score
being 81 to Is.
AT the end Of half time the
Apaches were leading. 18 to II,
but last minute field goals ny
Hutchinson and Nancy proved
the deciding factor. 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
Stage Set For Fight
'TWixt Leonard
And Moran

Friends Of Benny Leonard,
who were worried for fear the
champ would not be able to
break in on the big money for
outdoor fights during the COM
ing season, can put their fears
at rest. The stage is being set
right now-and it looks might
lily as though Pal Moran would
be the party Of the second part.
So small a thing as the lack
Of q suitable opponent never
will keep promoters from pre-
senting Benny, particularly
since the lightweight champ is
one Of the best drawing cards
in the pugilistic' game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
~ LOUIS A.DOUGHER
JACK DEMPSEY WAS RIGHT

GONE time back Jack Dempsey heavyweight champion of the
world quoted saying that Somewhere there young
ster who will take the title from He doesn't know it
probably isn't thinking about but he destined to knock me
right Somewhere there is young coming along who win
eventually become champion the world the the
who will weather the blows Of the aten him
for the long ago said Of Ad Stone,
the former be the Then Young
Sbing He be the in question And comes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01

expert amateurs as It win to the
sO-CaLled dubs. The less eXDert
you are the more difficult &c ls
to put out spin on q ball; in
creasing the r0ughness Of the
club face only increased the diff.
ficulty Of judging distance.
Professionals who had plenty Of
time to practice punched their club.
faces obliQuely and learned to judge
distance. I once examined the ap.
preaching irons of prominent pro.
fessional and found projections on
them almost as sharp as needle
points.
Some players have based their en-.
tire game around these clubs, and
they viii suffer considerably. pre-
dict that certain players will be far
down the list owing to the new rule.
The new rule takes away a very
pretty shot from the game; for It n
a pleasing sight to see ball stop
almost dead where 1t falls. Few
players, however, mastered the dead
stop clubs. They demanded too
much In Judgment Of distance and
spin.
The new rule win not mean SO
much in spring and fall, when
courses are green, but look out for
midsummer, when courses are hard.
There is a lively year before US.
With manufacturers free atey ut
inEse INTO balls, al1a
wsth .fspals9g eacaubs that can sk I
&ass.t1 Srsr-s@ t-eAtfss4 ssaase ii iHttsres Z
9as s9ffea - E%3n3u1 fit
e;,..E 81 b -. a1KE4 as.ttts.safrs sIssr. =.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
ROUGH FACED CLUBS TO.
PUT PEP IN COLE
BY CHARLES "CE3TCEI,s EVANS

The idea Of roughng the golf originated "a
ngand was quick 70 dapproye Of such clubs They
English players and cubmarks had brought to
ton Of practical excellence which they
American manufacturers and players.
are quick 70 adOpt new thing that promises
Tactlca value Bons follow precedent possible.
Both Of these material inclnatiOns had their values and dsad
existence Of these clubs without standardzng ball. prove
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
It May Happen.

With duckpin bowlers going at a
faster clip than ever before some
think this season will produce q
team game OF 700. It would be a
bowling marvel. Time was when
nOhObdy thought an 1,8OO-set would
be rolled, but the Royals did 1t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
They Like Big Pins.

The American Ice Company, bowl.
ers have the only organized ten pin
competition In Washington. There
are few cracks among them, but
they have lots of SPORT Games Of
200 are rare among their records,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
JUDI GE. BR YAM ALLOTS
WEIGHTS FOR DIXIE
By LEONARD W. COLLINS.

Handicapped Frank Bryan MARYLAND Jockey Club has
announced the weights for the $4,000 Dixie handicap the latest
stake fixture to be added to PcO spring program
fOr and upward mile
Dixie should attract one Of the best handicap fields which will be
seen under c0lors during the 1924 campaign
Harry Snclars Rancocas stables Zev and Carl Wiedemanns
IN Menom have drawn top impO either strts they will be
asked to 129 pounds Admiral Grayson's My
must shoulder package of pounds the
Saubria stable faces Starter James Milton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
Another Big Team.

A new team Is promised for the
unlimited class OF, sandlot baseball
next season. The Kahawhas are or.
ganizing It. They won the Y. M.
Fl. A. championship last season. II
was a good league. s 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
Canadians Defeat
English AT
!, Hockey

!. CHAMOIX; France, Feb. L.
Giving q display of splendid
teamwork and dazzling shoot
ing, Canada easily defeated
England. at hockey in the.
Olympic. winter sports today.
The final score was 10 to 2,
the Canadians showing q vast
superiority, from, the opening
whistle.
Their total today indicated
q strenuous time. when Canada
and the United States met, the
Americans, scoring 11-to-O de-
cision over, the British yester-
day. 3
Win Manage Kanawhas.
Morris Sykes will manage the
xanawha baseball team this year.
Tank Nittowitz will be the captain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
MidQets Challenge.

Teams in the 1OO-l05.pound class
are challenged by the Georgetown
Prep Midgets. Manager Harding
may be reached by phone, at Kens-
inRton lS9.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
TENNIS ASSOCIATION TO
VOTE ON TILDE IS
FUTURE ACTIVITY
~ DAVIS y. WALSl4.

NEW YORK Feb william r. Tlden I'd and the United
States Lawn Tennis Association viii take the moot question o.
when does player to be writeE IL ever at n
annual meeting Of the Organization promlsss % s
the melee will the intelligence as TO
whether Tden win continue America a the Greaest
player the sport known drop of amateur competition
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
Opens In April.

The Texas League will open
its 1924 campaign on April 16 and
close on September II, playing 154
games.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
Circles Play Riverside.

The Circle A. c. VIII play the
Riverside A. c. tonight In the I'm.
Snaculate Conception gym.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
That Tiger Problem.

WarQ 70 seeing the I1gers
race away to q pennant tri-
umph this season. Detroit writer's
are singing the praises Of this
player and that, but they are care
fully refraining from saying much
about the second baseman To assist
the other marvels in bringing this
about. The reason is plain enough
right now the Tigers have no
second baseman worthy Of the
name. Without one, Cobb will have
a tough task Of leading his Junga-
leers over the lire in first place.
Del Pratt Is through. His legs
have gone back on him, though
he Is still Of considerable use as
a pinch hitter Of class.
George 'Cutshaw, another vet
eran, has been Internationally re-
Fred Haney is stin~ in the
squad, but he is a far better
third-Sacker or shortstop than he
Is a second-sacker. Indeed, he Is
not q good second baseman.
Cobb will give three rockies
trials at second. Johnny Kerr,
for a brief time an understudy
for Rigney, win be tried at Sec
ond. He was too light q year
ago, but may have improved !, in
the minors. III.
Charles Gehringer and. Leslie
K. Burke, semipro players, make
up the trio seeking Haney's job.
The outlook is far from pleas
ant. No winning team ever ex-
listed without capable men at Sec
ond and short. These two players
are the busiest in the field, and
the Tigers viii be under o decided
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01

handicap if compelled to enter
the 1924 campaign without a
good man at second base.
1t Won't Be Long Now.
I'm six weeks the golfers will
be trying out their new clubs
= before beginning their seasons
activities.
In eight weeks the tennis play
ers will be batting the rubber ball
over the net, and the ponies will
be racing back here again.
In ten weeks the baseball season
Of 1924 will get away with its
usual crash and clatter.
Yep, it won't be long now!
Some Like Assistants.
O0ME major league managers
- like to have assistants to car
~ ry out many of the smaller
details going along with the job.
Lee Fohl, the new Red Sox man.
ager, will have Lefty Leifield,
former Pirate pitcher; Jack Ryan,
Of Washington, former Boston
National League catcher; Hughey
Duffy, who managed Milwaukee,
Chicago and Boston in the Amer
lean League after his playing days
were gone, and Rudy Hulswitt, q
shortstop with the Reds and Phil
lies a decade ago.
Frank Chance will have Johnny
Evers and Big Ed Walsh, while
Bill Killefer will have Jack Doyle
and Oscar Dugey.
Dave Bancroft will have Joe
McGinnity, Fred Mitchell and
Duke Farrell.
Miller Higgins has Charlie
O'Leary and Charlie Roth, with
Hugh Jennings and Cosey Dolan
assisting McGraw with the Giants.
It is not known whether the
Washington club will have an as
sistant for its manager, If. one Is
ever named. George Gibson quit
in midseason last year, but he
might return.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01

berlenDacn USED 70 De wrestler.
That is to say, he started in as a
wrestler, developing huge muscles.
Then, coming to his senses, he
switched to the padded gloves from
the padded floor and began his
career. He has now fought
twenty-three battles. winning
every one Of them. His last vic
tory was the most impressive,
starting talk that he may be the
young man destined to relieve
Dempsey Of his crown.
For several years Frank Car
bone has been boxing. He has
never given any signs Of approach
ing the title class, but he always
did prove q rough, tough customer
for those who were on top. Ex-
perience, an ability to absorb lot
Of punishment and a wise manager
kept him in action.
Perhaps Carbone's beS: single
bout was against Young Strib-
ling, just now being touted as
a possible coming champion, If NOT
in the heavyweight class, at least
as a light heavyweight. Carbone
defeated Stribling.
Until he tackled Berlenhach Car
bone had never listened to the bird
les twitter. His ruggedness had
always kept him on his feet, no
matter how fast the wallops were
coming. But "Punch 'Em" Paul
broke that record, giving Carbone
his first sleep inside the ropes.
Now you know why Berlenbach
is attracting unusual attention.
Certain wise gents seem to think
he may be that young man men
toned by Jack Dempsey. And one
can never tell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01

George Lyons win not have t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01

* 81 s se1ys4. sSai5s'sa sslso.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01

handicap if compelled to enter
the 1924 campaign without a
good man at second base.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01

As far as playing Ia concerned
/ do not think that the new rule
win work rs great hardsllips to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-03
A Well Governed
County

Sumter county, and we say
this in all sincerity, is one Of the
Best-if not the VERY BEST
governed county in the State
of Georgia.
It's financial affairs have been
handled by a board of able
business men who have handled
every dollar of the county
money as carefully and as con-
scientiousIy as if it were their
own funds.
The county is peculiarly for
tunate in the personnel of its Of
hcers, from the members Of the
board of county commissioners
on through every elective or ap-
pointive office in the county.
And because this is true, the
citizens Of the county are under
more than ordinary obligations
to those men who are giving the
best that's in them for the iinan-
cial and moral welfare Of the
county as whole.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-03
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

(From The Times-Recorder. Sept.
3, 1914.)
Both Americas oil plants are now
in full operation and with the far
mers disposed to sell cotton seed
at prevailing prices, the indications
are that these plants, at least, will
be operated during the season even
though the several fertilizer plants
here are tied up for lack of ma
teril for producing their goods.
A. D. Oliver, high fnancier and
alleged promoter of good things,
whose notoriety as CLIMAX King
is still remembered wildly in that
little piney woods town, IS again N
the glare of the limelignt. Oliver
has recently promoted a bank and
trust company at Smithville and
it seems has extended his field Of
operation to smaller towns in South
Georgia.
Mrs. G. w. Glover and Miss.
Carobel Glover, who have been in
North Georgia mountains during
the summer returned to Americas
yesterday.
The Americas Light Infanty Co,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-03

they are not succeeding faster,
will find consolation and wisdom
by bordering the diamond.
We said that half the dia-
monds that come from the mines
are worthless. That is hardly
correct. True, they can never
be made into salable gems. But
they serve a useful purpose.
Without their help in cutting and
grinding = diamond cut dia-
mond"-the stones of the first
water could not be prepared for
market.
Again we observe the dia-
mond's similarity to man. All
are useful, though it may not be
their lot to sparkle and shine.
Life is a lot ike a theater.
All cannot be star actors. Some
must play minor roles, some
serve as stageliands behind the
scenes. But that does not lessen
their Importance. Without them,
the stars couldn't perform.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-03
We Humans Are Queer

Here is a youth who killed his
father because he was tired of
his swearing about the house"
and there is another youth who
killed an aged hermit because he
thought the latter had accused
him of stealing chickens. A Los
Angeles young woman passed
hundreds of dollars worth of boz
gus checks in San Francisco be
cause she hated the town"
A Minneapolis young couple,
l9 and II years, abandoned
their l0-day-old babe to un-
known hands, because it was
the baby or the automobile
we couldn't take care of both. "
An overgrown Maryland boy
killed a man so that he could
get possession of three cents the
latter had.
Mary MacGuire, once rich
but now old and infirm, dies
alone and penniless in a Kansas
City basement after % years of
fighting loyalty to four sons, all
of whom were criminals and des-
peradoes. An old, bent man goes
each day to the office of Indiana
Supreme Court clerk to pore
for hours over the transcript Of
any alimony case that was de-
cided against him many years
ago.
A Minnesota couple buys an
old, gruesome and discarded
auto-hearse and will change the
curtains and windows, put in a
regular BED and employ it as
their home during a 35000-mile
auto trip.
A West Virginia Republican,
Piqued because a neighbor nam
ed his newborn babe after Da-
Wis. responded by naming his
twins He'll and Maria"
Hundreds of visitors daily
visit the grave Of young Calvin
Coolidge and they have literally
hacked a nearby stone fence to
pieces and carried the broken
rocks away as souvenirs.
Comanche,' General Gus
ter $ famous war horse and one
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-03
The Public Schools

With slight reforms put into
effect, the public educational
system might save our country
from becoming a nation Of soft
handed, white-collar non-pro-
ducers, says the Moultrie Observ-
er, and that paper goes on to
suggest some of the reforms in
the following:
To make the public school sys-
TEN, both elementary and higher
education, attain its greatest use
fulhess to the American people,
three things are quite Important.
First, extend Industrial educa-
ton until about one-half the time
is spent on text books and the
other half on learning trades and
making boys and girls useful citi-
zens.
Second, establish public
school savings system where ev-
cry child will learn as early in life
as possible to accumulate small
savings instead Of learning to
spend money faster than they
earn it.
Third, sell school bonds direct
to the taxpayers in small denomi-
nations and keep the interest
money at home among the people
who pay the bills.
These suggestions enumorat-
ed above are most vital. After
all is done and said, the child
spends eight or ten years in the
public schools to fit him for the
battles that come afterward. To
vast majority, the, public school
is their only opportunity for
schooling. College or universe
ty education is impossible to
many.
Because of this fact, there is a
danger of spending too much
time on the so-called frills' and
not enough on those things that
will be needed for life's battles.
More time might be profitably
given to industrial education.
The lessons of thrift, taught
from a school savings system,
will remain with the child
through life, and in many in
stances this all-important lesson
is sadly neglected at home, To
Little Johnny a nickel means
nothing more than sweet cake
or bag of candy and the sweets
and the candy habits go with
him through life.
Make the school room a shop
from which successful men and
women are made. That's an
ideal worth striving for.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-03
A SORRY LOOKING PAIR

Between the Democratic and
Republican parties there are a
number of differences that are
deemed important. The high pro-
teetionist is seriously opposed to
the Democrats because he fears
a revision of the tariff that will
decrease his profits, perhaps,
but this is net reason for him
to espouse the cause of La Fol-
lette, whose announced policy Is
rule or ruin. The Democrat who
has become irreconcilable to
some of the policies OF Democra-
cy may decide to vote against
his party-but it would probab-
ly be toward the Republicans that
he would lean. The third party
offers nothing constructive--it
is announced as the prelude to
revolution and abandonment Of
the republic.
As time goes on the possibility
of La Follette's adventure PROV
ing more than gesture seems
to be lessening. A disgrunteled
Republican and a disappointed
Democrat make a sorry-looking
pair to go before the public and
ask for votes. DiscreGited in
their parties, although held up
for years, with hope, perhaps, of
Improvement, their attempt to
destroy the fundamentals and
raise an army of discontents to
experiment along discredited
lines is likely to prove just ano-
Their failure. Florida Times
Union.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-03
JOB HOLDERS

Figures from authoritative
sources assert that nearly $4,-
0OO,0O0,OOO is paid out in the
United States every year to pub
lie officials, active and retired.
These figures are not sur
prising when we know that near.
ly 100000 persons are on the
public payroll, federal, state and
local.
Nearly one-half of the $4,000
100000 spent yearly by our
government goes to officials and
former officials. Every taxpay-
er should understand that almost
one-half of his taxes goes to the
support of office holders.
One of Mussolini's first acts
was to dismiss 100000 men from
the public payroll.
Our trouble is that the lob
holder is the backbone of every
political party. Jobs are the
currency in which party debts
are paid. And this currency is
at present infated.-San Fran
cisco Examiner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-03
September

September, the first month of
the Fall buying season, is here;
the month that merchant, bank
er and farmer have looked for
ward to for more than a year
with hope and prayer for
profitable harvest.
One year ago we were more
or less assured of short crop.
This year we know that our
farmers have made a good crop
of cotton; that their cribs will
be filled with corn; that there are
more chickens and eggs; more
milk and cream on the farms and
being sold than year ago.
From the blank despair that
faced many then, we have turn
ed our faces toward prosper
Gus season. Gloom is being
chased by the radiant smile of
the harvester as he realizes that
success has. met his efforts; that
his battle with weather, insects
and debt is being rewarded.
September is here. Merchants
are ready with fall stocks, deter
mined to retrieve some of the
losses of the past. The outlook
is promising.
Let's smile, pay our debts,
render to every man a square
deal and look to the future for
even greater happiness and pros
perity, for surely such is in store
for us.