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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
PREPARES BALL
PLAIERSFOR
OTHER WORK
Cal Ewing Acts Part of Real
Father to Athletes In
Prime of Life
By FORD C. TRICK.

NEW YORK, Dec. Inject Cal
Ewing, folks Cal is president and
owner Of the Oakland club, of the
Pacific Coast League-a gray
haired, weasened individual with a
smile like Santa Claus and a hui
manness that's infectious.
Man and boy, Cal Ewing has been
In baseball a long, long time.
Everyone knows hiIn-and everyone
has a good word for him.. Even
his own ball players, and that's the
real test. When bali players say d
good word for their owner, you
can mark 1t down that he's just
about 100 per cent on the right side
of the ledger.
Cal Ewing has a pet theory. It's
simply this: The average ball
player finishes his baseball career
at an age when he should be attain
ing his greatest economic value.
Unless he has fitted himself for
something else besides baseball, he
becomes a failure as a citizen.
Cal Ewing, wise to the ways Uf
the world, has become baseballs
missionary to the home folks
preaching the gospel OF earning
power to his own boys. He prac-
tees it, too.
This year Cal has induced three
members of his Oakland club to
take special work in fruit culture at
the agricultural school.
They'll be- good citizens when
they're through playing" he says.
Four other men have been placed
in subordinate jobs with big cor.
porations where they can learn the
business and step into something
really worth while when they have
finished their baseball careers.
That's Gals business-and he's
busy at 1t continually. Back in
the old days" Cal told this writer.
ball players used to look forward
to a career as bartenders when
their playing Gays were over. But
that's out now. Young fellows to.
day have a lot more sense-and I've
found that, almost without exccp.
ton. they're as happy as kids whom
I suggest to them that 1 can find
them q place during the winter in
some line of work that they enjoy.
They take it, too! And when a
young fellow is willing to use base.
ball as mere stepping stone to a
bit Of available capital, maybe it
isn't bad profession after ALL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
FAMOUS.
BOX SCORES
Christy M0thesOsOn
Loser In His First
Big ShouU Game.

NEW YORK AT BROOKLYN,
JULY II, 1900.--When Brooklyn
tied the score in the fifth inning,
Mathewson. late Of the Norfolks,
replaced Doheny in the box for the
Giants, Captain Davis. of the New
York club, thinking that a change
Of pitchers at this moment would
benefit the Giants and probably
turn ultimate defeat into victory.
But such was not the case. AS
soon as the new pitcher took the
mound the New Workers. went up in
the air and errors and poor pitch
ing helped Brooklyn win as they
pleased. This sure was a sad day
for the young rookie hurler of the
Giants. He famed one batter.
walked. two and hit three, All of
this was probably due to his nerv.
BUSINESS in facing big league bat.
tiers for the first time. The score:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
EDDIE TRYoN CAPTAINS
coLGATE'S 1925 ELEVEN

HAMILTON, N. Y, Dec. IBID.
die Tryon, of Southwick. Mass,
sensational Maroon halfback OF the
last two seasons, was today unahi.
inously elected captain of the 1875
Colgate eleven at meeting OF the
seventeen varsity letter men Of last
season.
Tryone is considered by many to
be the greatest halfback ever to be
developed at Colgate. and for two
seasons has been an outstanding
player in intercollegiate ranks. He
has been picked on several ALI
American teams. He "prepped" at
Suffield School, Connecticut.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
HUGGINS HUNTS
FOR SCOT rs
SUCCESSOR
Confers With Speaker, Cobb,
SisIer and Connie
Mack

NEW YORK, Dec. LA big ma.
jor league trade, with the New York
Yankees the center of attraction,
may be contaminated befort or after
the unofficial joint meeting this
Afternoon Miller Higgins held sue
cessive conferences with Iris
Speaker, Of the Indians; George Sis
Ter. of the Browns, and Connie Mack,
of the Athletics. at yesterdays ses-
sions and the tip is hot that some
thing big will happen before the base
ball men break for home tonight.
Higgins also is angling for Joe
Boley, Baltimore shortstop, and may
get him. His main problem is to OBJ
tain man to replace Everett Scott
at shortstop.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
DR.. THNNGT0N.
COLUMBIA 5
CHOICE
Reports Zuppke Turned Down
Offer Is Branded as
Bunk

NEW YORK, Dec. l1.--Newspaper
reports to the effect that Bob
Zuppke, of the University OF Illinois,
had turned down an offer to coach
the Columbia football team, and
Andy Smith. OF the University Of
California, was being sought by the
Blue and White, would seem to I'M
dictate that a new football mentor
will be in charge on Morningside
Heights next season. However,
these reports have been character
lied by the Lion athletic authori-
ties as bunk"
AZ q matter Of fact. Columbia
neither seeks nor desires to re-
place Doctor Paul Wilmington, who
demonstrated after Percy Haugh-
toms death that he was fully cap
able of carrying on" Wilmington,
who coached at the University Of
Wisconsin and then coached the
chafnpionship Eighty.nintn Divi-
sion eleven of the A. e. r. before
becoming ''P. DIS" right-hand man
at Columbia, has the support Of
everyone on Morningside Heights.
1ngsmuch as Columbia, by tying
Army and holding Penn and SYRIA
cuse to three'point victories, en-
ioyed its most successful season In
twenty years. under the "Haughton
System" there IL no reason for
making q change. II another coach
were engaged, it would be neces-
dates In his methods. which would
undermine the excellent foundation
laid by Percy Haughton.
with wilmington In charge again,
Columbia will start next fall with
over q dozen letter men of two
years experience in Haughton'S
methods and no less than eighteen
letter men of one years experience.
This viii put Columbia on equal
terms with other colleges. which
always start with a number of
veterans OF two years experience.
At the start of the cafnpaign just
completed, the Blue and White was
successful, although no member OF
| the squad had more than one years
| instruction under "P. d"
wilmington is well-grounded in
Haughtop's methods, as can be
judged by the fact that the famous
mentor selected him as his right
hand man. Wilmington formerly
played at Harvard under Haughton,
and has shown that ne has much
OF the organization ability OF the
late chieftain and IL capable of
continuing the highly deceptive at
tack that had marked up. Dis"
work at Cornell, Harvard and
! Columhia.
At the present times wilmington
IL on his way to Honolulu, Hawaii,
bis home, where he has his medi-
cal practice. Before leaving for
home, the coach told all prospec-
tive candidates for next years team
/ to engage in some winter or spring
sport. He also advised the men 10
get out on South Field with a foot.
bah to keep in practice for the de-
velopment Of football team is an
all-yeai task, although the playing
season lasts only ten weeks:
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Will Hold His Job.

TAN JOHNSON will retain
X his place as president OF
- the American League,
which is no more than right so
long as he attends to his business
and does not talk or act in
manner prejudicial to the well
fare Of the national game. 1t
was the brains and energy Of Ban
johnson which made the Ameri-
can League the great power it Is.
It was his methods which ele-
waited the salaries of baseball
players everywhere. 1t was his
wise foresight which brought i'm
mediate and complete protection
to the umpires, thus making it pos
sible for women to become fol-
lowers of the game. All that the
American League is or has been
belongs to the credit of Bryon
Bancroft Johnson.
But-and this is a most i'm
portant "but"-if Johnson were
permitted to continue along the
road he took four years ago, hit
ting out savagely at every enemy
he either had or imagined he had,
it would be but a matter Of a
few years when baseball would
become so discredited as to lose
all public support. Every mag
nate would be bankrupt. Every
player would be under suspicion.
Golf would reign supreme.
Charlie Comiskey, attending his
first meeting in five years, told
his brother magnates of the
underlying reasons for his feud
with Johnson. He declined to take
the final step, however, that of
offering a resolution dispensing
with Johnson's services. And it
is well, too, for the league could
not benefit in the long run by
taking sides with either.
Ban johnson is to remain the
titular head of the league, but
his hands are tied whenever the
leagues business calls for joint
action with Judge Lands. That
business, of highest Importance
in baseball, will be in the hands
Of Messrs. RUPERT, Barnard and
Shibe.
The American League magnates
have shown courage and deal
Of commonsense. It has taken
courage to oppose johnson in their
own councils. It is commonsense
to march along side by side with
the National League for the gen.
eraT good Of the game.
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Johnson's latest screaming at
tack, blazing in newspaper head
lines, charging "open gambling in
the Pacific Coast League" has
fizzled out like spent fire.
cracker. His evidence" consist
ing of letters and clippings from
newspapers, was tabled by the
directors of the American League
as not being worth consideration.
For some seven hours the
American League was in session.
Then a modest resolution offered
by Clark C. Griffith, head Of the
world champions, indorsing the
course Of Judge Lands and pledg-
ing the complete support OF the
organization, was made public.
president johnson has gone
away somewhere" said his secrc-
tary to the baseball writer's:
Anyway, he has nothing to say"
And there's the end OF the man
once called rightly the Gear OF
Baseball"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
SHOCKER DEAL
TRA|LED BY
HARRIS
Bucky Talks Business With
SisIer, But Must Out
talk Connie Mack

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Bucky
Harris and George Sisler are said
to be coming closer and closer to
an agreement that will make Urban
Shocker, the veteran Spitban
pitcher OF the Browns. a member
Of the world champion Washington
Griffmen. At the same time Connie
Mack has let it be known that he
is in the running for Shocker.
Harris has offered two pitchers
to the Browns, Joe Martina, the
veteran righthanded hurler, and
Byron Specie, an undetermined
finger who did bench duty last
year with the champions. 1t is
also rumored that two other un-
deal, provided it is completed.
Another rumor has Stan Gov
eleskie, veteran spitball pitcher Of
the Cleveland Indians, going to the
world champions, but this could
Hank shanks, utility man with
the Red Sox, has been traded to the
Yankees for Mike McNally, also
utility player.
Manager Fletcher, Of the Phillies.
has completed five deals for new
players. Lefty Weinert, pitcher,
goes to Vernon in exchange for
Walter Kimmick, former Cincin-
natl inrielder. Three players to be
chosen later will be turned over to
Beaumont. Texas league, for Dana
Fillinginn, veteran spitballer, and
Pitcher O'Neal. Frank Parkinson.
infielder, goes to Nashville for
Chicken" Hawks. firStsacker once
with the Yankees. Thirdsacker
Woehrs and Pitcher Pinto go to
Beaumont for Thirdsacker Huber.
Infielder Helgeth and Pitcher
Bishop go to Waterbury for Yordy
and Ulrich, righthanded pitchers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
BUSINESS WINS FROM
KANAvNHA JUNIORS

Coach Lynn Woodworth's Business
High School basketball team showed
a little something Of what is to be
expected from it in the high school
league when the Kanawha Juniors
were met and easily defeated in the
Business gym. The final score was
"a to Is.
Stewart, Lafesky, Brist, Furman
end May were the five picked to
start the game. Substitutions were
sent in frequently. The guarding
OF the Business players was good.
the Kanawhas seldom getting a
chance at the basket from beneath
AZ.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
FRED RICE HAS CATHOLIC
UNIVERSITY FIVE FIT

What Catholic University has to
present in the way of a basketball
team will be seen In the Brookland
gym Saturday night when the Blue
Ridge College team comes here for
the annual tilt. The Central High
School team and the c. u. Frosh
will hook up in a preliminary game.
Coach Freddy Rice manages to
always give Catholic University a
fast. fighting, clever team, and the
mat this year s..,, seems to indicate
t sHss '1 Gar vim and Mcrntysss VOo for.
wards; Fitzgerald, center, and Kenny.
Bailey or ponohoe. guards, will start
the game for the Brooklanders,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
LOOBlHs 9E4CYEp
~ LOUIS A.DOUGHER
THE PASSING OF NOISY BAN.

byron BANCROFT JOHNSON architect Of the Ameri
II wengh twenty the powerful
single force in national has reached the end Of his
the day Mountain Lands at the
earnest solicitation Of the National League signed
leadership professional baseball Johnson became little
figurehead neled his He
fire against Judge Land closing with his
Of committee Of three ito wait Judge lands
obtained present under which major and minor
leagues operating NOISY Ban has finally and successfully
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
HAROLD oSBoURNE MAY
JOIN BROOKLYN CLUB

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.--Harold
Osborne, star athlete OF the Illinois
A. c., may become a member Of the
Crescent A. c., Brooklyn, report
in circulation declared today. os.
title in the high jump, but estab.
lished a world record In the decath.
lon in capturing that event.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
German Workmen WIN

The German champion workmen's
football team recently defeated the
French champion workmen's team,
8 to o, in the first soccer match the
former enemies played in France
since the world war. Previous
French and German teams only n
the Rhineland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
XMAS GARD.
ATTRACTS
BOVVLERS
Dig Blind Pig Tournament
With Valuable Prizes
..,:. Starts December %
By R. d. THOMAS.


''Pigs is pigs, but this will be
. different sort of Pig" said Lon
ME Krauss, today, by way of de-
scribing a unique bowling event
TO be held at the Coliseum alleys
Of which he is the manager.
There have been blind pig bowl
ing tournaments for men and
blind pig tournaments for women.
But bonnie's will be the first for
women's and mems teams. All
others have been for individuals,
for one sex or the other.
Entries will close December
20 and the battle will start on
December %, the following Mon
day. A most important fact: Two
hundred hard, cold iron men will
be spent in prizes and there will
be no entry fee.
q, Christmas week is a dull one
on the alleys as rule" said Lon
ME. but this tournament ought to
make it different. 1t will cost no.
body any more than the price Of
the games they roll, and the prizes
will be worth shooting for. A genu.
inc silk shirt will be given every
member of the two winning teams,
Tor instance. II the girls are am ong
the winners of first place. each of
'em will be given a silk shirtwaist. :"
For, the benefit Of the many
newcomers to the bowling game
who know not what 3 blind
pig is, q sentence is offered i'm eX-
PLANTATION. A blind pig is a
tournament i'm which the scores
Of the participants, written Oh
bits Of paper, are picked at ran
dom from q hat two at time,
each pair added and the winners
thus determined.
The blind, pig offers the weak
bowler an opportunity to win
against superior performers. His
low score may be coupled by chance
with a big score. It's a gamble
and therefore interesting.
Blind pig tournaments have been
unusually successful during the last
several seasons. Every participant
virtually has an equal chance
against all others to drag down
q prize.
So much for Lonnie's blind pig,
which promises to feature Christ
mas week bowling.
Another bowling event is at
tracing considerable attention st
this time. Harry Krauss is get
ting together a team of tenpinners
to repell all attacks by Baltimore.
The Monumental City, unable to
beat Washington at duckpins, chal-
lenged the Nations Capital to a
big-pin match and Krauss has as
sumed the responsibility of defend.
Ing Washington's prestige on the
alleys, be 1t little pins or big ones.
The tenpin match will take
place early in January, with the
first games being rolled in Wash
tngtOn. Doubles and singles will
be contested in addition to the
team match.
Another big team game was
added to the rapidly growing total
when the Mt. Peasants got going
IN their Mt. Pleasant League match
with the Columbus. The Mt.
Peasants shot an even 600, then
proceeded to drop the next two
games with mediocre scores. Gregg,
with 1873, ana Boss, with 131, were
the stars Of the big game.
Baltimore is stepping far ahead
OF Washington In the matter of
organizing It's bowlers into one har-
monious body. According to a
Baltimore newspaperman, Tom
Doerer, who gets around much,
the Monumental City by January
will have 5000 members, although
the association was organized only
recently.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
OHIO HIGH ELEVEN
WILL PLAY IN OREGON

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec, 1.-THE
Wait High School football eleven,
high school champions Of the United
States, will play LincolR High, Of
Portland, Ore, in Portland, Deem
Der 20, Faculty Manager Fred Khan
announced today. Twenty-Five play
ers will make the trip. They will
leave here Sunday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11

Earned runB--New York, 8 Brooklyn
2. Two-base hits--Van Haltren, Doyle.
Smith (2). Demontreville. First on
errorsLNew York, i; Brooklyn. O.
8. Sacrifice hits--Demontreviile (2J.
StclenA bases---Selbach, Brady, Bower
man. NDemontreville, Kelly, Cross.
Struck out--I3y Mathewson, /; by
McGinnity, a. First on balls--Off Do
heny. 4 Mathewson, q; McGinnity, /,
Double play--Daglen and Daily. Hit
BY pitcher--By Doheny, Il; Mathew
son, 3; McGinnity, 3. Wild pitches
Umpire--swarswoO Time, 2:sl.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
BOSTON COLLEGE PICKS
GUARD AS NEW CAPTAIN

BOSTON. Dec. 11.--John l.. Dona-
hue, Of Peabody, nineteen years Of
age, has been elected captain OF
the Boston College football team.
He has played on the varsity team
for the past three seasons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
The Reason Of It.

KM ANY guesses have been
lV made as to the reasons for
49, Ban Johnson's lamentable
failure as an executive. Probably
the best, it seems to this writer,
is failing health. Much may be
excused in an invalid.
In the days of his power, Ban
johnson was absolutely ruthless.
He drove his enemies with whips
Of scorn. AS one Of the National
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
George Burns Out

George Burns, once famous out
fielder Of the Giants, recently WAS
given his unconditional release by
the Cincinnati Reds, and now Is
in the field for a berth az minor
league manager.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
Want Basket Games

The Warwick Props challenge
basketball teams In the Hollis.
pound class. Manager Goldberg's
phone number Is Lincoln 6e63. He
can be called between 6 and z D. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
An AlI-Year Stadium

Coney Island, N. Y, is to have
the largest all-the-year.round sports
stadium In the country. The arena,
which is, to accommodate boxing and
other leading sports, Is to seat 40,-
900. 1t will cost $500 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11
Jack Dempsey's Age

Jack Dempsey is twenty.nina
years and six months of age. rs
vas born June "a. 1895.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-11

Tomorrow = Hughey Jennings
breaks In as q major leaguer.)
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u y q
Moe was q little on
the goof yesterday. he
smaCked his jack on High
Water, but the Holstein
quit like . narrow Quilted
mongrel after being up
with the leader for six,
furlongs. Today Moe is
aiming at one that will
bring home the scrambled
eggs if AL Works info
is correct. The bank roll
is now $3O,31s.54.
"a a. a
, 1924-06-19

sterling American manhood, 60 be-
fore the voters on a platform which
should win for the Republican ticket
the votes of many Democrats. The
platform is free from political bunk
UNI. 1t is an honest, straightfor-
ward statement of the things for
which the Republican party stands.
A brief summary Of the platform
shows that the President and his
party + pledged to governmental
economy; to tax reforms that will
still further reduce the burden of
taxation; that the strictest scrutiny
will be made so that the integrity of
the Budget System may be preserved.
1t declares that the Republican adj
ministration slashed $500, 200, 900
from the cost of government and
eliminated $4,000 employees from the
payrolls; that the Administration
lifted the tax burden some $780,
600 900 per annum, at the same
time reducing the public debt by
over $4,000, 000, 200.
The platform refers to the fact
that in 1920, when the Republicans
took office, that there were about
three million men out of work in
the country and that today there is
little if any unemployment. The
party is pledged to give to the farm
er all necessary government assist
, ance in organizing and establishing
a system for the cooperative market
ing Of agricultural products. 1t
promises to aid and simplify as well
as the cheapening of our marketing
and distributing machinery. 1t prom
Uses departmental help in diversified
farming If necessary, direct financial
aid during the transition period of
Investigation. There is also a
pledge to continuous and vigorous
efforts to strengthen and broaden
J the export markets.
In the matter of railroad rates,
there is a declaration for a revision
with Il view to reduce the rates on
agricultural products. Aid for good
highways is urged. The new immi-
grafton law is indorsed. In the mat
ter of prohibition, there is a declara-
ton in favor of law enforcement.
There is also a declaration that
guilt is personal and a pledge to pun.
ish every individual found guilty OF
fraud against the Government.
There is a declaration to extend
every aid, financial and otherwise,
tC the disabled veterans of the late
war. There is a provision asking
that the President be given power
in time Of a to draft every citizen
of the United States. so tn t capital
labor and, in fact, every o.
the Nation will do its part, shar,
and share alike. This would NEAR
elimination of the profiteer and tbs