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The Washington times., 1924-09-17
THIRTEEN WINS
IN ROW, HARRIS
HUNCH
Griffith Says Johnson and
Marberry Could Pitch All
Remaining Games
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER,

CLEVELAND, Sept. 1T NAV
sound foolish, but 1 have a bunch
that we're about to start off on a
winning streak carrying as right
through the season." said Bucky
Harris, manager Of the fighting
Griffmen, today.
eyes, know that would give us
thirteen victories in a row, but #
can be done, it can be done, and l
nave hunch we're about to do it.
Dont quote me as saying this, but
that's my hunch."
Tnls writer made no promise az
20 the quotation and Is here writ.
ing down the words Of the Wash.
ington manager to show the fans
oack nome OF the high morale
among the players.
Mike Martin is the only one of
the gang who says "If we win the
pennant. Everybody else says
When we have it cinched." Not
one OF the athletes thinks for a
moment that the pennant will be
lost and they listen to the hearten.
ing words Of Bucky Harris each
uay oerore going out upon the field,
PRESIDENT Griffith was greatly
peeVed when Ban johnson ordered
Jezepel Tecumseh Zachary to re
move the tape from his finger, bu,
ms mead was up, just the same.
WeH, said Griff. a manager in
the big leagues for twenty years,
Bucky can get along without
Dach, good as he is. He could
pitch Walter johnson and Fred
Marberry every other day from
now on and sail in. Those two
Dig fellows are strong as bulls AMI
willing to go the limit to win this
pennant. Bucky's main trouble
seems to be choosing his pitchers
They all want to get in thera
every day. now that the race is
tightening"
Curly Ogden is grouching be
cause sore finger is keeping him
from taking his turn. He saws h;s
arm feels better and that, he car
pitch. However, with Marberry
standing by, Manager Harris il
giving the Swarthmore sheik plenty
of time. Ogden is sure to be seen
In action again, though, before the
season closes and he will have a
fit If he doesn't get into the world
series.
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
Play Triple : header
To Settle Virginia
Flag Winner

NORFOLK, Va, Sept. IT,
Richmond and Portsmouth, pen
nant-chasing Virginia League
clubs, play three games today
in Portsmouth.
Richmond is leading by a mar
gin Of a game and a half.
Games Monday and yesterday
were rained out and Frank
Lawrence, owner of the Ports
mouth club, has. ordered the
triple-header over the protest of
the Richmond club.
It is the first triple-header in
the history of the league. One
game is being played in the
morning and two in the after
noon.
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
AlsAl1ll9l
at.ess.ss.,ossS,s.oooew

named as the pitcher-~why, the
other boys would have talent
enough to go around.
There will be a lot of criticism
directed at me because / named
Pennoek left field. But my, reply
Is that he Is left-handed, and that
Is enough in itself. OF course,
l have put the Babe in right field
and he is left-handed. But my
reply to that is that this will
cross up the opposing teams who
will look for a right fielder to do
left'handed things, whereas, so far
as can notice, everything the
Babe ever does is right.
My main explanation is who
have named for pitcher, namely
myself. The reason, aside from
the fact that the writer knows
all there Is to know about that
position. that / am mOdestly nam
Ing myself, Is that you can't
trust an important job like this
to anybody else. My motto al.
ways has been do things your.
self and then you won't have any
kick"
/ have left the place of catcher
vacant. This is because he would
be all but useless on our club. We
wouldn't need any catcher at all,
because the ball never would get
that far.
Think, then, friends, Of the glory
that would come to this club, beat.
ing every other club with eight
men instead Of nine. After we
played baseball with our eight, we
could go out on the river in one
of the boat racing shells and row
for the championship of the water
against Yale.
The only objection against mix.
ing our sports is that have a
custom Of never mixing drinks,
and that would bar the water 80
far as I am concerned, unless. OF
course, they have beer in the Pc.
tomac or wherever It might be
that we would race.
Copyright, 1924. by The Christy walsh
syndicate, Inc)
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
BREEN REWARDS CARDS
FOR WINNING TITLE

Every member of the triumphant
Cardinal A. c. ball team, which
won the amateur sandlot cham
pionship of Alexandria. will be pre-
scented a gold stickpin by the club
president, Sylvester Breen, tomor-
row night at a banquet to be given
the players by Breen at his home.
Breen is Alexandria's grand old
man of the sandlots and has done
much for sandlot sports in the
Virginia city.
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
Chick and Cal Have
Golf Chat at White
House

Chick Evans, former national
open and amateur golf cham
pion, volunteered during a visit
yesterday with President Cool
idge, to teach the Chief Execu-
tive the rudiments of golf. He
received a promise that if Mr..
Coolidge did take up the game
he would call on Evans to teach
him.
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
Warren Ties Record

Charley Warren, Union Printer
shortstop, equalled a major league
record recently. He drew five
passes and made a sacrifice hit,
making six times he faced the
pitcher without being charged with
a. time at bat. On August 90, 1891,
w. Wilmot, of the Chicago Cubs,
drew six passes and on June 1,
1910, M. j. Higgins. of the st.
Louis Cards, drew four passes and
made two sacrifices.
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
HARVARD CUTS 0RIDIRoN
SQUAD FROM 122 TO go

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. IT,
Without precedent in football his.
tory at Harvard was the cut made
in the varsity squad today after
only one session of practice.
The 122 men. who reported yes.
terday simmered down to thirty.
eight. the remainder becoming mem.
bers Of the second varsity.
Coach Fisher, in explanation, said
that with a smaller squad more
attention could Be paid to individual
dayeiAwmnant.
The Washington times., 1924-09-17

the Senator'S and Dodgers miracles.
Then let's wait a little while and
see what happens
The season has less than a month
to go. In that time many things
can happen, and in the past have
happened. In the past thirty days
the Senators and Dodgers have made
themselves what they are today
and that's the curse of the aching
hearts the Giants and Yankees have
to say nothing of the Pittsburgh
Pirates, who have been hanging on
the Giants most of the season.
DID you ever see the likes of
the races in both leagues at this
stage Of the year? Harris sure
has done wonderful work but
the most remarkable feature of
the season, 1 think, Is the rise
Of the Dodgers.
After messing around most of the
time and going nowhere in par
ticular they suddenly hauled off
and won twenty-seven games out
of thirty-two, and finally crawled
up John j. McGraw's back! That's
ball playing-and real classi Any
team that can do what they've
done at this stage of the season
has the goods. and don't make
any mistake about it. And the
The Washington times., 1924-09-17

pitcher. w h y,
then. is this so?
IT isn't so, but
I'll tell you why.
Pitchers jus t
naturally are the
sInartest Ut all
players, pa s t .
present or fu-
ture. They al
ways know what
to do. In my ALL
star combination
/ want nobody
but pitchers, be-
cause If anybody
got knocked out
Of the box-and
I'll say nobody,
would II you con-
Ridar Whn I
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
Jimmy Murphy's Pal
Quits Auto Racing
Game For Good

SYRACUSE, N, Y, Sept. II.
Bonnie Hill, pal of Jimmy
Murphy, Americas foremost
automobile racer, who was
killed here in the 150-mile dirt
track classic, declares he 10
through racing forever.
Hill, visibly shaken and sad
dened by the track tragedy, left
for Los Angeles, Cal, with the
body of his closest friend and
roommate.
The Washington times., 1924-09-17

STANLEY f1arr1S or washington
rates as Frisch's greatest possible
rival in the big series. The Nat
leader ranks as one Of the best
fielders In the American league
and like Frisch covers a great area
Of ground, which to degree ac-
counts for his numerous errors.
In batting, Harris has the same
OF being a timely hitter and hit
ting in second position most of the
season also has handicapped him in
trying to compile a high average.
Harris is batting only .262. and
mono Of his 1l8 hits have gone
for the circuit. But on forty.
one occasions he has sacrificed
successfully and Is q big cog in
WashingtOn'S run making
machine.
Walter Meanwhile, should he
come into the worlds series, will
be an experienced money" player
since he was member Of the
Boston Braves in 1914. But then
he was short stop. Shifted to
second on the Pittsburgh team
this year he has been a great star
at that position.
He leads all series candidates in
fielding with mark Of 1881, having
handled all but fifteen of his 789
chances and has worked in eighty.
one double plays. The Rabbit also
leads in assists with 472. Maran-
vile also has had a good year in
batting with a average Of .272.
His twenty triples put him at the
top in the National League in
that line while he also has twenty.
eight doubles. His 1872 hits have
been good for 203 bases-a fine
average in slugging.
A year ago Aaron Ward was
rated one OF the most improved
and valuable players i'm baseball.
But injuries have kept him out
for long periods this season and
cut down his usefulness to the
New York Yankees. With Ward
In the lineup the Yankees are
ut their best, and his injuries
robbed them Of many games
Ward Is hitting only PAT this
season, but usually hits with run.
ners on the bags. In fielding he
rates second to Maranville. In 106
games he has handled 237 put.outs
and 80 assists of which thirty.
five were in double plays.
High, of Brooklyn, the fifth can.
didate. like Fournier, his teammate
is a good hitter, but mediocre
fielder.
High is batting .315, but fielding
only 1853. He is a player we hear
little of but his total base record
Of 206 on 149 hits proves the power
OF his batting. He is no genius on
double plays and has helped on
only forty-eight, while he has erred
on twenty-seven of his 666 chances
around the keystone bag.
copyright. 1924, by AL Munro Elias.
Baseball Bureau, Incl
The Washington times., 1924-09-17

same thing, of course, goes Tor
the Senator'S.
But what's going to be the final
result?
You can search me.
l don't know how to figure out
the National League race and in
spite of my fine feelings for the
Senators, l can't figure them out
altogether. And since have the
old confidence in the Yankees still
believe, that in the last big sprint
to the wire, we will win out.
(Copyright, 1924 by the Christy
Waiah Syndicate)
The Washington times., 1924-09-17

UOLH LdhCil LCdALiS
that didn't seem
to be there"
and brought them
clear out of no.
where, up to the
top of their
leagues, Or there
abouts.
The paper re.
porters have n
way OF calling
S u C h thin & S
miracles, !" a n d
those responsible
for such things
miracle m e NJ
All right, let's
give credit where
credit is due, and
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
STRIBLING IS VICTOR
OVER ROBSON IN 10 RDS,

BOSTON. Sept. 17.-Young Strib.
hing, Macon. Ga, received the de.
cision over Tommy Robson. of
Maiden, here last night in a fasr
ten-round bout. Stribling made a
strong impression. Robson fought
hard and made Stribling step the
entire bout.
Tommy Gardner, of San Fran.
cisco. knocked out Joe Burman. At
ianta, Ga, heavyweight, in the
fourth round.
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
( RaiIroaders PLAY

The Washington r. r. Y. M.
G. A.. team will battle the New
York Pullman club tomorrow at
5 p. m. on the diamond east OF
Union Station. The New Workers.,
1t is said, have been beaten only
once in three years.
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
He Gets the Gate

NEWARK, N. j., Sept. 16.-The
International League Base
ball Club today announced the. un-
release OF Johnny Eng
mann, OF Brooklyn, a pitcher who
Joined the Bears during July.
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
SuIIivans Get Going

Jack and lube Sullivan have let
the Gonzaga gridders down with a
thud. The brothers went a long
way last year and they want to
go further this year. They have
lots of wellwishers.
The Washington times., 1924-09-17

Pitcher. N. Altrock. {. =. Washington
Any explanation of this team
would be silly. That's why I'll
| make one for my readers.
You will notice that every man
on this club is or has been
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
BABE FINALLY DOFFS LID
TO FIGHTING GRIFFS
By BABE RUTH.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 17-Wel might well admit It, Those
Washington Senator's American those Brooklyn
Dodgers in the National have me all bawled up.
time waiting the
Senators to "ow really didn't think they had in them keep
the convinced that they their
heads But that time Now I've changed mind
Senators thing
/ and it:
They're there No have
class, though they don't to it paper.
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
NICK FAVORS PITCHERS
IN ALL-STAR LINEUP
BY NICK ALTROCK.

CLEVELAND Sept I've really in the home stretch now
But there much stretching This business begins
awuy serious late in September and the players have
Now that Babe Ruth has picked his astar the fans
all waiting for Nick Aock annual team, which by the
a team of horses
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
High School Is OUT

With more than fifty candidates
out working for a berth, the Central
High School football prospects have
jumped way I'D.
The Washington times., 1924-09-17

And It's the same way IN the
National League, except that the
Dodgers more than make up for
weakness On paper with a pitching
staff that is going better than any
in either league. And just as you
have to hand it to Bucky Harris
for what the Senators are doing
and have done, so you've got to
hand it TO old Uncle Robbie. They've
The Washington times., 1924-09-17
THE SECOND BASEMEN
FIELDING RECORDS
BY AL MUNRO ELIAS.

OF the second basemen with possibility participating the
somng world series most critics that Frsch
New YORK Giants the outstanding player shone
nny rss his advent into the National League and his play
This season Frisch has maintained speedy pace
the bat ne tops all of the five sakers with chance
Tor the series batting twvepoint lead over High
Brooklyn and points above the three Fschs fe5
total OF 2S8 bases and he runs While
Ss Dase o running mas not been up the mark he
ned Fch has committed twenty-five chances this sea-
SON. But the fact that he has chances
than the other four evidence he goes far and wide
Of the ball. - - "N "0e ~ PuluSl1
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had taken ut first glance for the rte
nographer was a client, and that the
junior partner was engaged on a bust
ness. conference. He left behind him
a monetary silence.
What a notwithstanding mar !" said
Billie, breaking it with Il little gasp.
John Peters often affected tie OppO-
site sex like that at first sight.
IL beg your pardon?' said Sam abb
sently.
"What n dreadful-looking man! He
quite frightened met"
For some moments Sam sat without
speaking. If this had not been one
Of his Napoleonic mornings, nc doubt
the sudden arrival OF his old friend,
Mr.. Peters, whom he had imagined at
his home in putney packing fer his
trip to America, would have suggested
nothing to him. As II was il suggested
a great deal. lie had had a brain
wave, and for fully n minute he sat
tingling under it's impact. He was no,
a young man who often had brain
waves, and, when they anne, they
made him rather dizzy.
who is hep asked Bile. lie
seemed TO know you? And wllo," she
demanded after a slight pause, "is
Miss Mnifken?"
Sam drew a deep breath.
"Tcs rather q sud story" he said.
His name is John Peters. He used
TO De clerk here"
"Butsisn't he any longerT y
Mo- Sam shook his head. I'VE
had to get rid Of him."
81 dent wonder. A man looking like
1T wasn't that 81 mncl,." suid sam.
THE thing that annoyed father was
that he uicd To shoot Miss M!iaca.
Billie uttered u cry ~ lrrrnr.
lie tr,eu 10 shoot ~ - Nllt'k"n :"
gG1Esdii stoo, her-ls" iIarj Time"
said Sam warming to 1 = wnr>. "unls
in the arm. fortunately h. aided.
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CHAPTER xi

That's right!" said Sir Mallaby
Marlowe. work while you're young,
Sam. work while you're young He
regarded his sons bent head with af-
f~ectionate approval. whats the book
.todayTr
"~NVidgery OF Nisi Prlus Evidence"
Csaid Sam, without looking up.
"Capitalv said Sir Mallaby. High
%fy improving and as interesting as n
-norel-some novels. There's a SPLEEN
did bit on, l think, page two hundred
sand fifty-four where the hero fnds out
atl about Copyhold and Customary Is
yates. It's q wonderfully powerful stu
alton. 1t appears-but / won't spoil 1t
Tor you. Mind o don't skip 10 see
how 1t all comes out in the endr' Sir
Mallaby suspended conversation while
he addressed an imaginary ball with
the mashie which he had taken out of
Shis golf bag. For this was the day
when he went down to Walton heath
Tor his weekly foursome with three
old friends. His tubby form was clad
} In tweed Of a violent nature, with
Aknickerbockers and stockings. SAM
.welr
"Sam, a man at the club showed me
"a new grip the other day. Instead of
e~ovetiapping the little finger of the right
Land - On, by the way, Samf"
AYesY
~ should lock up the office today X
Il were you, or anxious clients will be
coming In and asking for advice. and
you'll find yourself in difficulties. 1
shalllb gone. and Peters Is away on
his holiday. You'd better lock the outer
door"
.All right" said Sam, absently. He
was finding Widgery stiff reading. He
had just got to the bit about Raptu
Haeridls, which, as Of course you
know, Is a writ for taking away an
ae.r holding insocage.
Sir Mallaby looked at his watch.
"Wen, I'll have to be going. See you
later. SAM"
"Good-by."-
Sir Mallaby went out and Sam.
placing both elbows on the desk and
fwining his fingers in his hair, returned
with q frown of concentration to his
graphing with Widgery. For perhaps
ten minutes the struggle was an even
one. then gradually Widgery got the
upper hand. Sans mind, numbed by
constant gatherings against the stony
uamparts of legal phraseology, weak
ened, fnltered md dropped away; and
a moment later his thoughts, as SO
often happened when he was alone,
4darted OH and began to circle round
the image Of Billie Bennett.
Since they had last met, Sam had
fold himself perhaps a hundred tines
shat he cared nothing about Billie
that she had zone out Of his life ant
was lead 10 him, but unfortunately hi
did not believe II. A man takes Q dea
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Duke Has IL Tons of Silver

The duke of Cumberland is selling
his silver, they say, which weighs over
twelve tons, and is judged to be price
less, the collection including, as 1t
does, some of the rarest specimens Of
antique silver known.
Walburga, Lady Paget, in one of
those books Of memoirs Of her, tells
how on the way from London to Ber-
lin as lady-in-waiting to the then prin-
cess royal, the seventeen-year old
bride of the crown prince of Prussia,
they stopped at Hanover, where a court
banquet awaited them. The long table
groaned under the famous dinner serv-
ice, which for so many years, with
other %heirlooms, had beer the object
Of d great lawsuit between the Eng
lish queen and king oH Hanover, and
which the English crown lawyers gave
in his favor.
The princess royal recognized the
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CHAPTER x-ContInued.


That Is the glst of his remarks,
ie air"
" did you tell him ] was trying to get
90 sleep?'
1u ~Yes, sir. / understood him TO reply
that he should worry and get a pain In
the neck"
GO down again and say that ! insist
ne ON his stopping the thing. It's an out
val rage"
very good, sir"
-, In o few minutes, Webster, like the
dove dispatched from the Ark, was
back again.
'" II fear my mission has been fruit
less, sir. Mr.. Mortimer appears ada
'el mant on the point at issue"
If ~You gave him my messenger
10 Verbatim, sir. In reply Mr.. Morti-
mer desired me to tell you that, If you
dId not like 1t, you could do the other
"a thing l quote the exact words, SIR"
II did, did hep
q. SEYes, sir"
every good! Webster"
~Sir?"
~When is the next train TO LOndonT'
VI 81 will ascertain, sir. Cook, / believe,
q has n timetable
Go and see, then. / want to know.
4 And send Miss Wilhelmina TO me-"
# Every good, sir"
Somewhat consoled by the thought
chat he was taking definite action, Mr..
Bennett lay back and waited for Bill
lie.
20 Il want you to go to London he
p Gaid. when she appeared.
q "To London? Why?"
I'll tell you why" said Mr.. Bennett,
vehemently. Because of that pest,
Mortimer. l must have lega! advice.
~ D want you TO go and see Sir Mallaby
Marlowe. Here's his address. Tell him
81 the whole story. Tell him that this
u man Is annoying me In every possible
= way md ask If 1t can't be stopped. If
You can't see Sir Mallaby himself, see
some one else In the firm. Go ND to-
u might. so that you can see him first
{ thing In the morning. You can stop
+ the night at the Savoy. I've sent Web
y ster TO look out a train"
y There's a splendid train in about an
hour. I'll take that"
"t's giving you a lot Of trouble" said
1ir. Bennett with belated consideration.
1 "Oh, not" said Billie. I'm only too
glad to be able to do something for
. you, father, dear. This noise is "A ter
rtble nuisance, isn't it?"
You're n good GIRL said sIr. Cen
nett
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THREE MEN
~o snas AND MAID
Copyright G@geH DonCo

81 told you | dropped my pen," said
Sam, coldly.
"And of curse you couldn't read
without that! Well, as a matter OF
fact, this has nothing to do with Nisi-
what you said"
II have not specialized exclusively
on Nisi Prius Evidence. l know the
law In all its branches"
Then what would you DO if a man
insisted on playing the orchestrion
when you wanted to get to sleepT
The orchestrion?'
Yes"
'The orchestrion, ell? All, h'm!"
said Sam.
you still haven't made it quite
clear" said Billie.
II was thinking"
ooh, if you want to think!
"Tell me the facts" said Sam.
well, Mr.. Mortimer and my father
have taken house together in the
country, and for some reason or other
they have qrarreled, and now Mr.. Nor
timer is doing everything he can TO
make father uncomfortable. Yesterday
afternoon father wanted to sleep, and
Mr.. Mortimer started this Orchestrion
Just TO annoy him."
Il think-I'm not quite sure-I think
that's q tort" said Sam.
"a what?'
EITHER a tort or a mlsdemeanor."
why, you do know something about
It after all !" cried Billie, startled into
q sort OF friendliness in spite OF her
self. And at the words and the sight
Of her quick smile Sans professional
composure recled on It's foundations.
He had half risen, with the purpose Of
%sprlnging up and babbl.ng Of tie pas
sion that consumed him, when the chill
reflection camc to him that this girl
had once said that she considered him
ridiculous. If he Lei himself go. would
she not continue to think him ridicu-
lous? He sagged back into his seat
and at that moment there came an
other tap on the door which, opening,
revealed the face Of the holiGay-mak-
ing Peters.
Good morning, Mr.. Samuel" said
John Peters. Good morning, Miss
Milliken. Oh"
He vanished as abruptly as he had
appeared. He perceived that what he
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(TS BE
When Woman Goes FISHING.

When a woman goes fishing she
wants 10 tie n ribbon on her line. She
thinks that fishy fish are the same as
human fish. One lady thought u was,
hendish to put u poor little defenseless
worm on a hook and she insisted ON
cnsting without any bait. She caught
n pair Of trout twins who had decided
Ia commit suicide. Ever since she's
been telling the owr.er III the fish mar
ket how to II his business.
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Fish Not Brain Food

It used to be believed that certain
foods, especially fish and other foods
containing phosphorus, were especially
valuable for the gray matter of the
brain. This is not believed any more.
Brain cells apparently use the same
kinds Of food materials as all other
living cells do. The best way to feed
the brain well Is to keep the body in
good health.