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The Washington times., 1924-12-29
VAL PlcINlcH, FORMER NAT.
SECRETLY WE'D A. MONTH

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The
reason for the hurried return to
this country of Valentine Picinich
at the conclusion of the European
, tour of the baseball players leaked
out when it was learned that the
young lady who met him yat the
dock had become his wife shortly
afterwards.
Val. a former catcher for the
Washington Club, rs now with the
Boston Red Sox. " His wife was
Miss Alice Keough, of East Boston.
Mass. They were married in New
Jersey. and their friends got their
first inlzling of the wedding when
Christmas packages were received
marked Mr. and Mrs. Valentine
Picinich.''
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
TENNIS PLAYERS RUN !.
MILES mn ONE MATCH

Tests have recently been made in
England to ascertain the distance
that u i tennis player rung in an,
ordinary match, aAd the nunaber. y;r
times he hits the ball, in the course
of an average rally. AS the 1esu!,
Of careful checking, the following
average conclusions have bsea
worked out.
j. The average singles player
who adheres to the vo1leying type
of game will run approximately two
and three. fourths miles in a closely
contested fiye3set match.
2. The average number Of strokes
in a, tivs-set. match Isl estimated al
about $50 in the course of a.. five
set match. based on the figures oil
the winner who would, in some
cases, have several additional
strokes t., his credit in the course
of, a game go ~ .q 4,5
The Washington times., 1924-12-29

Is as fast as / am. He would natu-
rally have to take more punishment
than I would under any circum-
stances.
Il have been having good rest.
This bout has set me training harder
than have done for a year at least
think. III be at top form next
Thursday night. That means that
my footwork will be all right. my
wind good, and my hitting straight
to the mark. II all this is true,
fail to see what chance Bashara has
of beating me in twelve rounds"
Turner has been doing ten miles
a day on. the road. Entering the
gym, he has been boxing twelve
rounds against couple Of heavy
weights who are instructed to. give
him all they have in the way Of
wallops. Turner wants tor. know
how. 1t feels to stop heavy blows.
He is most careful trainer and
readily says that his friends won't
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
PALACE TEAM
SIGNS HORSE
HAGGERTY
MarshalI's Men Make celtics
Put on Full Steam to Win
by Two Points
BY r. d. THOMAS.

Horse Haggerty, far.famed cen
ter, has come to Washington where
the big boy has an army of ad-
mirers. George Marshall chief of
the Palace team. which last night
held the world champion CeItics to
a 36'to-S4 score. today announced
that he had signed Haggerty and
would start him in the next game.
The Horse came to town just in
time to see his old teammates, the
Celtics. meet the Palace Club. He
and about 5000 others saw bas-
ketball battle that hardly could
have been improved upon in the
way Of furnishing thrills.
Those famous Celtics were forced
to put on full steam and resort to
the brilliant play of which they
only are capable to finish ahead.
In the final analysis. it was their
expertness at tossing free goals that
brought victory.
The Palace team flashed cou-
pie of long distance sharpshooters.
Cooney, youngster from Brooklyn,
and BenZni between them rung in
nine field goals.
Marshall organized his team rath-
er hurriedly, bringing here from
various points a number of players
who had moe than made good in
faster basketball circles than Wash
ington is familiar with. With a
little more time to perfect teap
play the Palace Club promises to
assume high rank nationally.
They made the Celtics step lively,
feat in itself. With Horse Hag-
gerty in there jumping center, and
this with all due respect to Knob
lauck. the present Palace center,
MarshalIs team would be consider
ably more formidable.
Haggerty perhaps is the most col.
orful OF basketball players. He is a
towering giant. with horse strength
and endurance and that skillful that
he. toys with the ordinary star cen,
ter. When Haggerty appeared here
two years ago with the Celtics in
exhibition games with the Yankees
he was the grand hit of the visi-
tors.
1t was with keen regret that
Washington basketball fans learned
of his resignation from the Celtics,
who visit the Nations Capital an
nually. And now the Horse is with
a Washington team. The basketball
bugs welcome him with open arms.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
.kAHA AN ME
ERAN|ERF0R
!. GROWN
Dundee's Vacated Tits IT
Stake il, Final Bout b q
4. Tournament 4
by SID MERCER.

NEW YoRK, DEC. 2g, Fhs first
new boxing champion d 1925 win
be mounted on the featherWelghtf
PEDESTAL next Friday at Madison
Square Garden when the eilrnina
tion tournament, survivors, Kid Kap.
Ian and Danny Kramer.g come to-
grips in a. fifteen-r0und struggle for
the title vacated by Johnny Dundee. I.
This is the elimination OF the
first personally conducted drive on
inactive champions by the New,
York State Athletic Commissions, bug
It will not be the last. The euc
cess of the featherweigi1t tettfns
ment will encourage the cOmriis
sion to force action in the Mgh1g;
weight division, though q sho'
down there may be accompiishe
along different lines. ssf 4
The best lightweigllts have bee !;
quite. active recently andl now El,..
Terris and Sammy ManGelI are W
cepted as Benny Leonard'1 clOses'/
traiiers. There, are othern-TolGt
my O'Brien and Sid Barbarian AmoIs
fthem-who can claim certain al
tinction. However. the situation, al
generally accepted, is that q bOlt
between Terris- and MandelI ewi
produce a. challenger Leonard wi
be forced to recognize. f-s s6l
The boxing commission will tIlf
take steps to make. this match o.,
compel Leonard to acknowledge hi
inability to make weight and resiE
the champio onship. eS
While not under suspension here
Leonard is actually barred from eE
gaging in. any. bouts i'm this sta,
except at the class limit OF L..
pounds. In this respect he is in I'll
same boat with Pancno Villa ar
Mickey Walker, both Of whom 81
under suspension in New York
Other champions have evaded tit
issues by boxing exhibitions I,
other States at catch weights. Leo
ard; at least, is consistent in Ii !,
official attitude of waiting Tor
worthy challenger to turn up. II
is doing no boxing in other State
nor is he, exploiting his champion I
ship through, the medium Of the ring
In the -featherweight division .Knt
Kaplan claimed priority last sum
mer and pressed his claim so indus
triously that. Dundee resigned !.
That did not make Kapfan chan
pion, however. He had to dcus
onstrate his fitness. Ina commits
sion-conducted tournament the Coo
hectielt youth disposed Of, two men
who disputed his right to be dc.
cepted as Dundee's official chal.
lenger. II he gets away with the
third man-Kramer-he will haves
earned his title. - -.
Any lightweight who actually
fights his way up to Leonard IiisSy
be sure he will have the hearSs
support sOf the booking commission
in smoking out Leonard. Maybe
Terris will be the man. II heeelihs /
mates Mandell he surely win gel,
some action. s"4f tst
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
FREDDY MCLEOD TO TAKE
TAMPA, FLORIDA. BERTH

Freddy Mcleod. dimintN i've pro IT
the Columbia Country Club. will
spend the winter at Tampa. Florida.
as an assistant professional at the
Temple Terrace Country Club. J;rn
Barnes. one of the leading pros of
the country, villa as teamsmate
with Mcleod.
Mcleod and Barnes will take parf
in many of the matches which the
pros cook up for the edification of the
Florida tourists. Both are long
drivers and are to be feared on the
links. In the sectional tournaments
Mcleod and Barnes are nearly, al.
ways in the money. ~ FH.<
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
TENNIS ELBOW" TAKES
BRITISH COURT EXPERT

The death of Walter Stuart Nut
hall, of London. is reported. follow.
ing, an operation for tennis ell
bow" Nutall has been prominent
in English tennis for many years,
and for time held the position
of honorary secretary of the CHS
wick Park Club. His daughter,
Miss Betty Nuthall is the present
girl champion of Great Britain
She is considered one of the most
promising child players of England,
and owes her rapid advance in
tennis chiefly to her late fathe, y
instruction and zeal in the develop
ment ot her game.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
BEST
SINCE keller
! IN 1897
Cards Star, With .423, Leads
League Fifth consecu-
tive Year

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-F,or the
fifth year in succession Rogers
Hornsby. swatting duke Of the st.
Louis Cardinals, leads the batters
of the Natinoal Baseball League
with an average OF .423 for I43
games, the highest percentages
reached by a. player since 1897
when Wee Willie Keeler hit .432.
The previous record for success.
sive batting laurels in the National
League was held by Hans Wagner,
OF DE Pittsburgh Pirates, who led
the circuit four times in succession.
Hornsby led Zach Wheat, of
Brooklyn, second highest. man in
the batting averages, by almost
fifty points.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29

SINCE the curtain dropped upon
the new world champions, Presi-
dent Griffith has annexed Stanley
Coveleskie, veteran spitball pitch
er of the Cleveland Indians; Wal
ter 'Dutch" Ruether, veteran
southpaW of the Brooklyn Robins,
and Mike. Mentally, veteran utility
#infielder of the New York Yankees.
During that same world series that
grand old patriarch SyIYanus
Gregg was purchased from Seat
tie. later victor in the pennant
fight IN the Pacific Coast League.
Bucky Harris, known far and
wide as the "boy manager" will
lead a team of steady veterans
into the coming campaign. The
Washington club is preparing to
make a fight to remain ON top of
the heap.
"The Washington club means to
be in shape for the opening Of
the exhibition season, says Presi-
dent Griffith. Remember, we
trounced the Giants .ast October
and we're going out TO repeat the
dose next March and April. Man.
ager Harris insists on having his
world champions ready to prove
themselves worthy of the name.
That series next spring promises
to be about as tough as last Octo-
ber's, and / know there was no
quarter in that"
Thirteen exhibition games have
been scheduled between the world
champions and the National
League titleholders. Five will be
played in Florida, the others on
the road. Two will be played
here, unless it SHOWS or rains or
something, with two more wind
ing up the series at the New York
Polo Grounds.
According to the dope, the
world champion Griffmen are to
open the 1926 season away from
home, probably in New York. And
what a whale of an opening that
will be with Walter Johnson pitch
ing against the Yankees!, Then,
with old George, Mogridge or
Vean Gregg or Dutch Ruether,
that second game should bring
out the boys.
Then, you fans, just think Of
next seasons opening game here.
Walter Johnson will very likely
do the honors on the hill. And
Muddy Ruel will be il. there be-
hind the bat and
Oh, what's the use? It's only
nocopohn,. 11nXxy
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
THINKS HE WILL
STOP JACK TURNER

Joe Basnara the Norfolk coming to Fort for
his New Year night battle with Jack winning by
knockout Bashara seeking bout with Young Strbn
scnooiboy He has twice been
knockout victory Turner who gone limit with
Striblng, will give him that needed contest.
THE only did stop Baum writes Bahara to frankie
Manu. Fort Myers crack matchmaker
with the first punch landed his strong
well against but don't think he would stayed the limit
II had been able to my right that first round
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
[OOkHs oKEp
~ LOUIS A.DouGHrR
BASEBALL IS WINGING IT'S. WAY.

is winter now but spring is its way exactly seven
weeks the world champions will begin oosenng up their
and and legs and backs and shoulders preparatory the opening
ne 1879 campaign Seven weeks from today Buky Harris
cotere of kids like Gregg Covees Walter
Johnson Memo others up
over them thar Vapor Valley and back again
but yesterday that $1,000 wdyyeIlng fans packed the Griffith
Stadium to the fighting Grffs
and with the championship the vet weeks
from today the first contingent of those Gfs begin
preparing for the coming TO
Washington fans but the summer promises things
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
ONT AND ST. LOUIS &
BOOK 1925 GRID GAME.

BURLINGTON, VT. Dec. 29.4.2
The University Of Vermont will
close its football season in 1925 with
am intersection4l game with ST. I,
Louis University in ST. Louis
Thanksgiving Day, it was sn1
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
GouIIet Will Marry

ALI Goullet, famous bike rider, is
just out of a New York hospital
where he was operated on for ap-
pendicitis. Goullet announces he
will marry Miss Jane Rooney, of
Newark, and depart January for
a honeymoon to Europe.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
rIME2 STAFF PstoTN

be disappointed by his work Thurs
day night at Fort Myer.
Washington ring fans are show.
ing plenty of interest I'm the ten
round semi-final between Midget
Carbon, pride of Fort Myer, and
Eddie Leonard, one Of the most
promising flyweights in BaIti-
more. Both Of these boys can hit,
and the betting Is that the tenth
round will never be reached.
Carbon Is popular with Wash.
ington fans. He is one Of the
gamest lads following the boxing
sport in this section. He has never
disappointed the fans in any Of his
appearances. He is now said to be
in perfect condition, and. the boys
at Fort Myer are backing him to
the limit to win inside the limit
Contrary to reports circulated
around the Capital, there will be
no advance in prices for Fort
Myers big holiday program. The
athletic authorities at the post in
sist on playing fair with the pub
lie and, in spite of the extra cost
of this New Year card. the same
old prices will be in order.
PreDarations have been completed
for the holiday The riding hall
will be heated to a comfortable
temperature. and there will be no
delay between bouts. The show
will get under way promutly at
$3.50 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
GUY()l HAS
REASON
FOR JOY
Eastern Basketball Outlook
Particularly Responsible
for Happiness
By ROSS L. CONKLIN.

Dy MOO ~. NOkNAA5IINy
This old world is the cheeriest
sort of a place for Charlie Guyon,
chief factotnm of the Eastern
High school basketball hopes.
Charles spend Itwenty-four hours
daily beaming lbenignly ON any
thing and everything. He's be-
coming an habituaI beamef.
And well the Indian. might
assume his air Of pleasantly. Is
not his team, or teams continually
and perpetually beating an aggre-
cation of ex-Eastern high basket
ball stars in the new gym? And
are not those same faces the ones
which appear in the lineup of the
University of Maryland outfit.
which has, by. the way, beaten
such teams as Columbia, Virginia,
and Stevens Tech?
GuyOn's method of strategy is
readily discernible in the waIlop.
ings that his boys are administer
ing to Maryland's five. He has a
plethora of suitable material, and
substitutions every two or three
minutes enable his proteges to
maintain killing pace. The col.
legians always jump into lead,
and then proceed to lose it as their
pace slackens while Eastern's is
unabated.
CarGweIl, Jack Faber. BOYD.
Ham Adams, Mike Stevens, and
doe O'Day are the members of
the alumni team. Only the latter ;
ls not a membef Of the Maryland
team, and he plays with Catholic
University. For any high school
combination to take the measure
OF that bunch is feather in the
cap of the coach.
The Guyofl system is mainly re-
sponsible for the defeats of the ex.
scholastic stars. Guyon developed
numbers of men, and he uses them
enough. '@ ..'f
Bruce Kessler, Heeke, Scruggs.
Jew Benny and Radice form the
first line of offense and defense for-
Eastern. They play a sharp game.
Ihelr business IS to set a fast pace,
ana wear down their ex-mates
Enat business done. another team
Is sent at the throats of the enemy.
Half Pint" McAlister, Lowden,
Silverman, Birch, and Zier are the
next in line, and it is their bounden
auty to do some more wearing on
former playmates. They usually
manage to even up the score, and
tnen some of the first string men
are sent back in. Madigan, an
other fresh sub, is also called upon.
by JUDICIAL selection OF fresh
nlaterlaI UuyOn ls able to keep
a. comparatively iresh team on
le i!oOf. MARYLAND IS good.
mere IS no doubt OF that. And
Eastern ucks them IN almost
every Scrlnnmage. The Light Blue
ana Wnlte mas been champion OF
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
Erred" Rice Writes.

TT is a pleasure to receive such
note as the following, indeed,
quite too good to keep all to
ourselves. It is from Fred "Jay"
Rice and, hoping he will under
stand the reason for printing it,
here it is:
"Dear Sporting Editor, ct al,
washington Times:
81 have minute or two and j
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
About Kid Mccoy

Kid Mccoy arrived in New York
in. 1895 at the age Of tWenty-two.s
In, 1900 he knocked out Tommy
Ryan and won the world middlei
weight championship The Kid is
now fiftylof1e' = r''s -. a.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
Dick HobIitzeI Quits

Dick Hoblitzel, former first saclker
for the CINCINNATI Reds ana the
Boston Red Sox, announces his re-
tirement from baseball to goe into
the real: estate business at Char.
lotte. N. C. S>;t 3.. .
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
Have Six Gardeners

Six outfielders will go into train.
ing with the world champion Griffs
at Tampa. Rice, GosIin and Nc.
Neely. the three regulars from last
season and Leibold, Spark Plug
Matthews and Roy CARLYLE.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
One Every Third Time

In 112 games with Sacramento,
last season, before coming to the
world champions, Earl McNeely hit
for an average Of 1888. He. hit
safely 1853 times in 460 times at
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
Set Rowing Date.

The annual four-mile varsity
rowing race between A1Yale, SAids
Harvard is scheduled for June IA
on the Thames river at NewsSL Lons
don. Conn, ~ t Z NJ, 60
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
Gets Florida Job.

Jimmy Maiden, pro at the Mas
sau County Country Club, has ac-
cepted winter post at Kenilworth
Lodge, Sebring. Fla. for the winter.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
BUSY, Golf Course

A total of 147,0 ,000S eighfeen.Dolc
rounds was played on the pUbife
links of Seattle, Wash. in 1924, .
gain of $4,000 over; the previous
year" ff Rs3g ,f
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
Basketball Boonns

Basketball is booming at Wheel.
ing, w. Va. where fourteen-team
league. including four girls teams,
has been organized.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
How Could You, Dayeg

How Could You, Daye2
n FAD this short note from H.
X C. Reagan, Quantico. Va:
Dear. sir:
"It goes against the grain Of
loyal University of Oregon grad
to hear, even at this late day, the
credit for our teams wonderful
victory over Pennsylvania in 1917
given tour fiercest rival; the
Oregon Aggies, as does Davis ].
Walsh in last nights Times in a
story titled, Pacific Coast Trip
May Dull Notre Dame
"This is not the first time that
l have noticed that Eastern writ
ers Of sports make no distinction
between the University of Oregon,
which is at Eugene, and the
Oregon Agricultural College, which
is at Corvallis. Oregon always
means the U. of o. and it was. to
Oregon that Pennsylvania lost
on January /, 1917, to the tune
of Ia to, o."
The Washington times., 1924-12-29

|AS huhO 10 Oil ". IN. NOW, tnU
Turner will find it out for himself.
II can drop it on his jaw. / don't
think he will want to get up"
Bashara means to force the fight
ing all the way, believing that
Turner will be unable to endure his
hard punching. The Norfolk middle
weight is a hard hitter with both
hands. He showed that in his one
sided victory over Charlie Baum.
Nevertheless, Turner believes he viii
win. ft
''This Bashara may be a hard
hitter" said Turner today, during
a breathing spell i'm his training
at Washington Barracks, but I
don't believe he has enough speed
to stay with me. am not such a
light hitter myself, by the way.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29

According to what I'm told,
Bashara stopped Baum with the
opening bell. and then, because. of
an injured hand. could not finish
his job. Well, l don't think Baum
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-03-06
MRS. DAVID WEBB IN
CARR VALLEY PASSES
A BIRTHDAY MILESTONE

The neighborts of MIR. and Mrs.
David Webb of CaGtr Valley gave
them q surprise Sunday it being Mrs.
Wabbs birthday. A nice time was
had by all.
Mr. and Mrs. CVhestes Petite have
have moved to their lower Carr Val
ley home and we are glad to welcome
them as neighbors again.
About 45 friends and neighbors
gathered at the home Of Eugene Gas
ser Friday night give Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Vosen farewell party. They.
are going to move near Lime Ridge,
on Mr.. Poole's farm the coming week
Several from here attended the
dance at Ironton Saturday evening.
Lester Hygbee who has been sick
is better at this writing.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-03-06

served by the hostess.
T. E. Leece returned to La Vale
afr spending few days with rel
atives here.
There was dancing party at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Elias on
Saturday evening. A large crowd was
in attendance, neighbors and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs William Allen of
Madison were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Hill the last of the week
Mrs. Herman Weinke has gone to
Rockford, H. called by the serious
illness of her daughter, Mrs. Raguse
Mrs. Dora Mallon. spent portion
of last week with her daughter, Mrs.
Mattice in Reedsburg.
Quarry Accident
Court Hackett was injured by fall
ing rock while working at the Har-
bison Walker plant, Saturday.
Mrs. L. Voll and daughter Mrs.
Cuthbert of Barron have been spend
ing a few days at the John Bauer
home They had been in Baraboo to
attend the funeral of the formers
sister, Mrs. Rumpf
Messrs. Clyde and Keith Banker
of Richland Center visited friends
here last week.
Mrs. Minerva Hall is in Baraboo
called to care for Mrs. Ann Elliott,
who is ILL.,
Jack Dickie has sold his resident
property to Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Rad
seek of Maple Hill and they have
sold their farm to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Davidson.
Joseph Schorer spent Monday in
Madison.
A series of revival meetings have
been in session at the M. e. church
for a week, conducted by Rev. F.
Apologize.
Sunday morning there were three
taken into the church. The meetings
will probably bohtinue it14rodghout
the week.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-03-06
~
OBITUARY
Mrs. May Douglas

Mrs. May Douglas passed away at
the home of her daughter and son-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Refs, Baraboo,
Wis, Monday, Feb. 25, 1924, at 2 a. m.
She was born in the town Of Excel
sior in 1855, and married Dwight Graf
senberg, on Dec. 25, 1884. There were
six daughters born to this union. Her
husband preceded her in death July
1903; also a daughter, Mrs. Tressie
Taggart, of La Grange, III. passed
away on Feb. Is, 1908. Funeral serv-
ices were held in the First M. e.
church on Wednesday, March 27 1924.
Her former pastor, Rev. j. Wilcox, Of
Briggsville, officiated assisted by Re,
w w. Moore of Baraboo, who offered
beautiful prayer. Mrs. Douglas
leaves to mourn her loss, her second
husband, George Douglas, to whom
she was married in April, 1915. Five
daughters survive, Mrs. Marie Refs,
Baraboo; Mrs. Maud Johnston, Mil
waukee; Mrs. Ella Leary, Minneapo-
lis, Mimi; Mrs. Blanche Mather,
Baraboo; Mrs. Byrd Pritchard, Olym-
spia, Wash, and silk grand@ children.
One sister, Mrs. Ellen Allen, Green,
Iowa.; two brothers, Frank Welton,
Southern California; Egbert Weltoh,
Belgrade, Mont. The deceased was a
devout Christian woman, in the home
and among her many friends who
mourn her loss. She was held in high
esteem by those who knew her,
Those from out of town attending
the services, were Mrs. Ella Leary,
Mimi eapolis; Mrs. Maud Johnston,
Milwaukee; Mrs. Byrd Pritchard,
Olympia, Wash; Archie Douglas, Mad
ison and Mr.. and Mrs, Vivian Doug
las, Madison,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-03-06

ness trip TO Baraboo last Tuesday.
Mrs. Clifton Dryer entertained the
club last Tuesday for dinner.
Mrs. George Butterfield spent a day
recently with her daughter at Reeds
burg.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Stoeckman
moved into their new home near La
Vale last Saturday Geneyieve and
Kenneth Stoeckman will stay with
their grandparents for some time be-
fore they go to their new home. M.
Coleman and family moved the same
day on The Stoeckman farm.
Russell Simpson was employed at
the VIM Rick home last. week.
Mrs. Albert Behn and sou are visi
ting at the home of her parents in
Greenfield.