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The Washington times., 1924-08-27
COAST LEAGUE BARS
NOTORIOUS GAMBLER

Los ANGELES. Aug. 81. - The
Pacific Coast League opened a BIT.
ter war on baseball gambling TO-DAY
with home run.
Nick Dandolas. known interna.
tiQpally as Dick, the Greek" one
OF the most intrepid plunRera In
the gambling world. was taken from
the stands in Washington Park to-
day by Captain Plummer Of the vice
squad and two private operatives.
With Dandolas. were also Farmer
Page and a third man, who told the
police he was Walter Boyle.
The trio were taken to the offices
Of the Vernon club, where President
Harry A. williams Of the league
questioned them. Page was found
to be out of the gambling picture
and no action was taken in his case,
but Nick, the Greek, was ordered
barred from all parks in the circuit,
as was Boyle.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
CLUB OWNERS MUST PASS
ON BAMBINo'S REQUEST

CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-If Babe
Ruth wishes to play exhibition
games in San Francisco after the
close Of the American League pen
nant race for the benefit OF the
poor and orphans he will be
obliged to obtain the consent Of all
the American League club owners,
Colonel Rupert, presi-
dent OF the Yankees.
Ruth, appealing to Commissioner
Lands for permission to play after
the season, was advised that the
commissioner was without power to
grant his request.
Before the rule was changed,
Commissioner Lands, together with
other baseball officials forming the
advisory council, could grant per-
mission for transforming trips.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
MAY PASS
FROM FIELD
IN YOKE

Twenty years in baseball finds
Ty Cobb, with more hits than any
other player in the American
League. Cobb has made his last
appearance here this season, and
when he comes here next season
he may be hidden in the shadows
Of the bench. Twenty years Of
spirited service on the diamond
has just about given Cobb his fill.
He wants to retire as an active
temperament. Tyrus has had the
most hysterical year Of his career,
because all season the American
League pennant has been within
his grasp. He may get 1t yet.
He never stops trying.
Cobb has the best fielding aver
age Of any of the outfielders in
his organization. He has stolen
homo three times. although he
cannot gallop the bases with the
wild abandon OF old. Up to this
year Hans Wagner held the rec
ord for the high total OF bases
in the major leagues in a lifetime.
Cobb passed Hans this season on
the run. On August he. played
his 2,25Oth game in the majors
and made his base total q round
5000. He has scored more than
1900 runs and his total OF hits
is up over $500. Tx
Cobb may think he Is going to
retire next season, but when he
considers the record he has made
he will feel the lure Of the game
next spring and work UP an am.
bition to run his total hits up to
1000. He wants to hang up a
record which will last In baseball
for all time. Cobb is an irritating,
Lesky Individual. He has his
shortcomings, and his confidence
is at times overbearing. But be
"a q great ball player,
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
TURNER OPENS
KEN|LWORTH
WITH BAUM
Fight Show Slated Each Mon.
day in September for
County Arena

Jack Turner, frankie Mann's
crack middleweight, will enter the
ring at Kenilworth on the night Of
September / for twelve rounds of
smuggling with Charlie Baum. of
Baltimore. This show will be the
first granted by the Prince Georges
county commissioners SINCE late in
July. The Kenilworth Club has
been granted five dates, staging
shows on each Monday in Septem'
Der. beginning with Labor lay.
That Washington ringworms will
travel in punches 20 see Turner
face Baum is assured. Turner has
progressed steadily since beginning
to work under frankie Mann He
has polished off Charlie Roth. Al
Ward, Tex Stovall. Jumbo. Egeles'
ton, and Bob Marriott, each, oppo
nent little tougher than his
predecessor.
Turner is expected to show more
boxing skill than Baum, but he
hardly packs the wailop shown by
the Baltimorean. Baum 1g q bitter
from Hittersville. When he sinks
his right to the Ynid,iff, the re.
cipient usually sinks. too. HIS
right to the jaw is like sleeping
powder.
Right now Turner II Washing.
toms crack mildlewciEht. Baum
holds the same position In Balti.
more Their twelve.round set.to
next Monday night should lie a
whizbang, with one or the other go
ing to sleep before the final bell
sollnds
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
EVERs BENCHES KAMM;
BARRETT PLAYS THIRD

= PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27.-The
expensive Willie Kamm, said to
have cost the Chicago White Sox
500, 900 during the winter of 1922,
has proven a bust and has been
benched by Manager Johnny Evers.
The Chicago scouts have been
searching for his successor for
weeks but until one is found. Bill
Barrett will hold down the hot
corner.
Kamm was heavy hitter and q
brilliant fielder in the Pacific Coast
League. He has been only q fair
player since coming to the White
Sox. He will probably be traded
before another campaign rolls
around.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

still a bowler. Lefty recalls one
trip to Boston, which he and "Skil.
let" shared some ten years ago
when the Atlantic Coast Bowling
Association tournament was held
in Mechanics building.
Lefty draws the veil from "Skil-
let's" duel personality. and calls
him by the name that ''Skillet's"
parents gave him. He says Dear
Miller: This Is my team, and 1
hope will be one that goes to the
world series, but think the world
series is going to be right here in
Washington. Now, do you remem-
Der the time I'VE went to Boston?
Well you can put me down to 60
with you to the world series this
year / think this is the best team
In the world. You can come out
to the house right away and get
my picture, because, l am going
with you, nuts. squirrels and ALL"
Skillet" takes one exception to
Lefty's letter. Skillet" well re-
members the good times he and
Lefty had after both wers in Bos.
ton, but Skillet" doesn't remem-
Der going to Boston with Lefty as
Lefty bummed his way there with
Buck Ohveri on a freight train.
Skillet" hates to get technical like
that with an Did pal, but "Skillet"
remembers and mary readers of
the Washington Times viii remen1-
Der seeing Lefty's and Bucks pic
ture printed riding on some brake
beams.
By LEFTY WOODEN,
1910 Girard Street.
Sisler, first base; Cobb, center
field: Young, right field: Hornsby,
second base; Jameson, left field:
Frisch, third base: Peck. shortstop;
RueI, catcher; Johnson and Vance,
pitchers.
BERNARD j. ATCHINSON.
1910 X Street Northeast.
Cuyler, left field; Speaker, center
field; Heilman, right fled; Frisch,
third base; Wright, shortStop;
Hornsby, second base; Sister, first
base; Ruel,. catcher; Yde, ana Vance
pitchers.
WILTON w. LEES,
1447 Massachusetts Avenue, North.
West.
Collins, second base; Cobb, center
field; Wheat, left field: Hornsby,
second base; Frlsch, :htrd base;
Young, right field; Kelly, filet base;
Schmidt, catcher; Vance and Pen
mock, pitchers.
SERGEANT HARRY e. RALEY,
United States Marine Corps.
QuanticO, Va.
CuyIer, left field; Cobb, center
field; Falk, right field; Stsler. first
base: Hornsby, second base; Gerber,
short stop, Frisch, third base; BAG
sier, catcher; Johnson and Vance
pitchers.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
MANY TENNIS ENTRIES
FOR MEN CLOSE, TO-DAY

Last minute entrants in the NUM-
cipal tennis tournament wilh have
to file their papers at Spalding's
before closing hour today, if they
want to play in the tourney.
The drawings will be made to-
morrow. Matches with teams from
other cities are in prospect for the
men who are chosen to make up
the mOny team.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
ROLAND MACKENZIE NOSES
OUT FATHER FOR MEDAL

BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pa, Aug.
27.-By narrow margin of two
strokes Roland Mackenzie, youth.
full member of the Columbia Coun.
try Club, Of Washington, beat his
father, Albert Mackenzie, for the
low medal honors in the Invitation
tournament which opened at Bed
ford. Roland shot an 80, while his
father and Walter Swope both got
so.
Young Mackenzie got to 40 to
win the low medal score, while his
father, after miserable start in
the first round, came back with
az
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
He Is a Hard Man

Some authorities say Bill Kenyon
is the toughest man physically that
ever played football in these parts.
It's broad statement. Tony Com.
stock played in Georgetown's line
for four years without once being
taken out because Of injury. aud
Georgetown played many q fierce
game while he was In there
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
Sunny South Aids
Veterans Who
Would Play

The warm weather Of the
South keeps many Of the vet
eran major i leaguers in the
game indefinitely. Red Smith,
formerly Of Brooklyn and the
Braves, is hitting 1858 in At
lanta, and Dode Paskert, for
merly Of the Phils, is hitting
.295 at Nashville. AL de Vor-
ner, formerly with the Yanks,
is with Mobile and is hitting
.289, while Bert Niehoff, the old
National Lacquer, is hitting 300
with Atlanta.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

The Southern A. c., popular in
sandlot football, will hold meet.
ing OF candidates tomorrow night at
S0S Sixth street southwest. &
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

would you think Of the spectacle Of Judge police
District Of Columbia going
Of Skillet Finn Esq., handcuffed to prisoner the Dis
trct Jail whom he may have sentenced there?
You'd think that would be coincidence wouldn't you?
"Slet" for that he thinks
this may happen worthy Of news item
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
Paddock viii Compete

Charley Paddock says he'll corn
pete in the national track and field
championships at Orange, N. j.,
September 5, s and 2. Paddock re.
Gently set record for $50 yards
In the Metropolitan games.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
Pitches No-Hit Game

Pitcher Henderson, of the La
fayette "A. c., held the Tiger A. c.
hitless while his team won, to /,
an error helping the Tigers to run.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
= SID MERGERS
.GOSE7URS.
OLD DOC ROBINSON OF BROOKLYN. ;

fans Of Brooklyn will not have chance cheer at cham
pionshp flying their ball they
have cheering will continue Robbie their
manager.
The optimistic of the Trolley Dodgers his
this Of taedof players the National
League and they castofs when he picked them up
One of the Dazzy whose the box
sensational and the other Jack Fourier whose work with the bat
hack
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
Bellies His Prediction

Rogers Hornsby is quoted as hav-
ing said while back that the play
err who could hit 1915 would win
the National League batting cham
pionship. Yet, Rogers has an aver
age right now Of better than .420
and is in smuggling streak that
promises to shoot the figure higher.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
LinWorths on Top

For the fourth consecutive year
the Linworth club furnishes a win.
ming team, this year the Linworth
seniors grabbing the title in Section
B of the w. B. A. A. senior division
with nine victories and one loss.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
Apaches Get Busy

The strong Apache football club is
preparing for another big year,
twenty-five candidates having re-
ported thus far.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
What Matters Il

Golf pros say Leo Diegel's form
on the tee Is unorthodox, but Leo
nails 'em farther up the fairway
than a great majority OF pros.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
BROOKLANDERS GET SET
FOR CRIDIRON SPLURGE
~ K. y. THOMAS.

Doctor John Hgarty dentist office Saw
ngs Bank Building spare endless
practice today and talked football.
This Doctor Hgarty is the Hgarty called Jack who
mighty end on Georgetown Unvesys varsity time still within
memory.
Jack become somewhat dged keeping professional
slips back into the old football
ia the
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
Juniors in Clash

The Crescent and Clover teams
will play for a w. B. A. A. sec.
tional title Sunday at 100 p. m. on
the White House Ellipse.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
Win Games. Anyway

The Griffs have no player among
the batting, run-getting or base.
stealing leaders Of the big leagues.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
Pets Play Airmen

The Petworth and Naval Air Sta.
ton teams are scheduled for a clash
today at p. m. on the Navy Yard
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

Vance, who was sent to TIE
minors three times, was picked up
by Robbie, busted off, shaken up
and patted a bit, and then led both
leagues in wins.
Fournier, cha ed to the minors
the same number Of times, is tire
second leading home-run hitter Of
the big leagues.
Robbie is looking for more cast
offs.
Lightweight Champs Live Long.
VIZ LILLE RITCHIE'S attempt
w ed comeback at Tommy
" Simpsons home Of knuckle
punishment, at Oakland, Calf, re-
calls the interesting fact that Of
all the lightweight champions since
the days of Jack McAuliffe, Joe
Cans is the only one who is not
alive today.
McAuliffe is living in New York.
Jack retired undefeated, turning
the title over to "Kid" Lavigne
after boxing him several no-deci-
sion bouts.
Lavigne is working in the Ford
factory in DETROIT.
Frank Erne has a gymnasium in
Buffalo, N. Y.
Joe Cans has passed to the great
beyond.
"Battling" Nelson is prowling
around the country selling a
punching bag dummy.
Ad Wolgast is living at Jack
Doyle's hotel in Vernon.
Freddie Welsh is a captain in
the army and stationed at the
Plattsburg Citizens Military
Training Camp.
benny Leonard is still resting on
the thrones. F. Exchange.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
JUDGE AND PRISONER MAY
GO TO WORLD SERIES
HAND IN HAND
Free World Series Trip
Rules Fen and Simple

ELIGIBLE TO CONTEST-The Washington Times inOies az
readers select American and mail "Skls
Finn, Esq. Of Sports Department.
PRlZES-To the home Of Of the sDord
series contendeys suests Of this netDSp0per.
THE TWO READERS selecting SAME Babe Ruth
the trips selects team exactly Babe Ruth,
then trips 60 reader making selection Babe
RutRG
y ALL-AMEREcAN TEAM consist Of players (tvo
pitchers and eight other regular psositiOns).
THE CONTEST WINNERS must NOT only select the SAME
TEN PLAYERS Babe Ruth but them
the SAME TEN POSITIONS on the
ELIGIBLE PLAYERS-Playsrs all teams in both leagues.
Players Be selected the bass Of their playing during
the 1924 ONLY.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

several, he has devoted considerable
time to the business Of helping Tom
Gormley, who is head gridiron coach
at Catholic University..
And 1t was what Doctor Hegarty
had to say today about Catholic
University that is Of particular in.
terest.
The time Il not far past that q
Catholic University football coach
felt himself in luck IL enough
candidates reported to make up
. fun team, with few left over
for substitute work.
But this year" said Coach
Gormley's chief aide. commenting
on this fact, I'VE expect to have
an honest to-heaven squad, with q
lot more in 1t than raw material.
Besides Denault, who has shown
real class as a Catholic University
back in the last two years, and
DuFour and Adams. who were
good men on the Hilltop before
coming to Brookland, wen have
several promising lads trying fol
the first time to make a varsity
Our line will be stronger than
any BSookland ever has had il
things pan out right. and it's the
prospect that they win.
ed Lynch, you know, h
coming back TO coach the fresh.
man team primarily, but he'll help
GOrmley, IL he, needs il at any
time, In working on the bacIxfield.
Ed certainly has proved that he
knows the what.tO-do and how of
playing football.
III Ed had played his football
for any college not obscure in, the
game he'd have been famous
Yes, there are hundreds about
whom could be said the same.
THE amount Of recognition one
gets depends about as much on
the name Of his college as upoE
his ability, which Of course, il
quite natural in view of the tire
mendous amount Of public interes
in some college teams and thu
lack of il in others.
at seems certain that Catholit
University is on the way anC
travelling fast toward a greater
recognition than perhaps was ever
thought about by it's football fol
lowers in Washington.
I'VE have four games on thi.
years schedule that viii commanC
considerable national interest.
don't mean by this that they'll
command big newspaper headlines
everywhere. but the scores of then
will not go unnoticed.
"They are with Holy Cross,
the QuanticO Marines, Fordham
and Maryland. Another game
interest for Washington il that
with George Washington, long
. rival of Catholic University
locally.
Besides these, we have game.
with Western Maryland, Lynchburs
College. Mt. st. Mary's and Wash
ington College. nine in all, which /.
heavy schedule.
And mighty important IL thu
fact that we11 have a real stadium
to play our home games in. It will
seat SV1VVV anu seat lIlGIIl comfort
ably. Almost pitiful accommoda
tons have kept down the attend
ance at Catholic University's foot
BAN games.
"A stadium gives color to foot
ball attraction that is obtainablt
from nothing else. Some people &c
to game just to be with the
crowd. incidentally, the new stad
ium will be equipped with a cinder
path, which ought to stir interest
in track sports"
1t is known that Catholic Univer
sity has made progress toward get
ting on the schedules for 1925 OF
Yale, Penn and the Navy.
But before Doctor Hegarty got
around to this, a tooth-aching Gus
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
PetMorth Rooks Trin

Petworth's ball team will play the
fredericksburg White Sox at Fred.
ericksburg Friday.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

Doctor Hegarty Is stu q rabid-
football nut, frankly stated, and
that's why each year, for the last
several, he has devoted considerable
time, to the business Of helping Tom
Gormley, who is head gridiron coach
at Catholic University.4
And 1t was what Doctor Hegarty
had to say today about Catholic
University that is Of particular in
terest.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

The time Il not far past that
Catholic University football coach
felt himself in luck II enough
candidates reported to make up
. full team, with few left over
for substitute work.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

Possibly he is figuring on ask.
ing this very judge for . "fur.
Tough" SO that he can 60 and
bury his "sick" grandmother.
Anyway, here are parts Of the
facts, the remainder Of them he.
ing concealed out Of Difference to
the sensibiIities Of q man who has
gone wrong.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

ED Lynch, you know, Ii
coming back TO coach the fresh.
man team primarily, but he'll help
GOrmley, IL he, needs il at any
time, in working on the bacIxfieId.
Ed certainly has proved that he
knows the what-tO-do and how of
playing football.
Evening star., 1924-06-26
NOISE, IF CRITERION,
| MEANS SMITH Wins
Cheers Are Drowned by
Mechanical Devices-Lasts
More Than Hour.
BY . stan Correspondent.

NEW YORK, June 26:-If noise
means anything AL Smith is the nom
inee OF the Democratic party for
President. Pandemonium TODAY struck
Madison Square Garden when his
name was put in nomination by
FRANKLIN D. Roosevelt, his campaign
manager. Sirens shrieked, horns
footed, rattles ratified, bands played
and thousands of men and women
yelled and howled themselves
hoarse. But the human cheers were
drowned in the mechanical noise
The noise came from the galleries
and the guests and some delegates.
Great blocks of delegates stood or sat
while the demonstration went on, with
only mild interest in their eyes.
New YORK was out to put on dem
onstration, and it was out to put
across the greatest demonstration
that ever was held for their own
AL Smith. While the demonstration
was largely mechanical, it would be
Unfair to the governor to say that
there was no real enthusiasm. AL
Smith Is the most popular man in the
United States in New York city.
On the speakers platform it was
salo that an agreement had been
made to allow the demonstration to
utes before any effort was made to
check 1t. This would be fifteen min
utes longer than the McAdoo demon
stratlon yesterday. It was doubtful
that 1t could be checked in that time
however
While New York yelled and some
OF the delegates marched around the
man, Senator Adams of Colorado re-
marked that he would be glad to see
a demonstration in which states
tnat vote Democratic take part" He
called attention to the banners Of
pennsylvania, Vermont, North Da-
kota, Minnesota. Iowa, in the list of
hfteen standards that made up the
procession.
A remarkable feature of the demon
stration for Smith came from out
side OF the Garden, but was per
ceptible to thousands in the conven
ton hall. From sky-scraper near
the Garden, hundreds of clerks. ste
nographers and others rained down a
perfect snow of paper The glass
roof OF the Garden was partially
open for ventilation. and the SCRAPS
OF paper, looking like a snow storm,
clearly visible as they hoated down,
great quantities of them landed on
the wire netting above the garden s
roof.
Evening star., 1924-06-26
RICH GEORGIAN SOUGHT
FOR KIDNAPPING A GIRL
Authorities Pursuing Fairburn
City Councilman Accused of Entic-
ing Tenants Daughter From Home.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
FAIRBURN, Ga, June 26.-Search
was being made with the aid of west
ern authorities today for II. W. Cook,
city councilman, wealthy director OF
the defunct Bank of Campbell here
and a member of one of the most
prominent families in this section
who is wanted on a charge Of kid
naping Agnes Purmort, the seven-
teen-year daughter of one of his
tenant farmers.
A warrant for his arrest was issued
here yesterday by Judge Wilson Par
ker following his disappearance on
June II, when he left his home here
ostensibly for his farm in Fayette
County, carrying between $4,000 and
$4,000 in cash. The complaint al
leges that he went instead to plan
tation in Cherokee County and later
joined the girl at Pyrone, near here
Unsigned post cards said to have
been received here from him and in
dicating that he was travelling in that
direction led local officers to request
the help of Denver and Pacific coast
authorities in the hunt for the pair.
Cook has a wife and family here
His estate, which includes extensive
holdings in this and neighboring
counties, was placed in the hands OF
receiver shortly after the bank was
closed by state banking authorities
recently because of alleged excessive
receipts of paper.
Evening star., 1924-06-26
FLYERS REACH CALCUTTA.
Army Airmen Make Jump From
Bay of Bengal.

BY the Associated Press.
CALCUTTA. June 26.-The Ameri-
can round-the-world flyers arrived in
Calcutta this afternoon from Akyab,
on the Bay Of Bengal.
Evening star., 1924-06-26
FLYING SQUADRONS
LABOR FOR SMITH
Supporters Divide Into Three
Groups to Press Gov
ernor's Candidacy.
By the Associa ted Press.

by the AEsocia ted Press.
NEW YORK, June 26.-Smith sup
porters divided into three groups to-
day, all bent upon clinching his nom
lnat1on for the presidential ticket.
One squadron, headed by Franklin d.
Roosevelt. went to Madison Square
Garden, ready for the nominating
speech to be delivered by Mr. Roose-
Welt and to make the best of the dem
onstration fixed to break in thunder
Gus tones when that address is con-
cluded.
Another detachment was on duty
at Smith headquarters, receiving call
ers and attending to routine bust
ness, while the third division was
spread over the city, working among
state delegations wherever they
could be found and doing general
missionary service for the governor
A section of this group began the
DAY with an informal breakfast at
which all Of the women of the New
York delegation entertained the
woman visiting delegates
Ihe breakfast campaign Innovation
was attended by Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Elizabeth Marbury and
other of the leading Smith woman
WI nci >. a nunuEeO or more guests
from other states were present, and
no opportunity to promote the Smith
candidacy among the guests was lost
Smith Meets TaEEart.
Probably the outstanding develop
ment yesterday was the meeting be-
| tween Gov. Smith and Thomas Tag
| CART, the Indiana Democratic leader
Mr.. Smith has repeatedly expressed
the wish to meet Mr.. Taggart to dis
| cuss his candidacy and political topics
| of mutual interest. but after the con-
! ference both principals were non-com-
| initial as to the outcome.