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Evening star., 1924-12-12

declared that the ZR-3, had 1t come
on mission of destruction, could
have done a billion dollars worth Of
damage In an hour, and that 1t was
possible for fleet, OF similar craft
to fly over New York from almost any
part OF the world and do to that city
what other enemies have done to
Babylon and Carthage and Nineveh
and Rome.
This Is used as an argument o.
extreme preparedness; but how are
you going to prepare against that
horror2 How will you prepare against
the killing ray, whose destructive
possibilities stagger the magma
tion? How will you prepare against
disease germs at the hand of an un-
scrupulous enemy-and in the next
war only the INSCRIPTIONS can win"
Evening star., 1924-12-12
NEGRO BARITONE
PLEASES IN RECITAL
Group Of spirituals Especially Well
Done-Dnmatic Interpre-
tations Praised.

Wilson Lamb, negro baritone, gave
a recital at the Lincoln Theater We'd
nesday afternoon under the auspices
of the Artist Course Series. His ar
tistic Interpretation of the dramatic
Evening star., 1924-12-12

We give you very
easy terms and a guar
antee of quality mer-
cha ndise, plus our fault
less service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
VETERAN RIDER
HAS GREAT
RECORD

NEW ORLEANS, La, March IS.
Roscoe Romanelli has Just cele.
brated his twenty-fifth anniversary
as a jockey-making him the old.
est horse pilot in the point Of
service in America.
Romanelli, now forty-three, is
still regarded as one Of the best
Jockeys in the game. He has been
singularly fortunate throughout his
career inasmuch as he has had
only two accidents; one In South
America, the other in Chicago.
The italian got his racing start
in and around Chicago and his
brilliant work there secured for
him a contract to ride in Buenos
Aires. For more than ten years
he remained in South America, rid.
ing in Peru. Chill and the Argen.
tine.
Since his return to America, he
has ridden on every big track. His
Craftsmanship today, even though
he is fifteen years beyond the av-
erage Jockeys prime, is as bril-.
liant as 1t was in his youth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
Boast of The Enemy
Fails to Rufne
Berlenbach

Old days in pugiHsm, days
when every sacrifice was en-
ployed to ruffle q fighters
mental state or lower his mo-
rale, were revived Friday at
the weighing in Of Paul Berien-
bach and Jack Delaney.
"Just placed $1,000 to $4,000
that he'll be knocked out in the
first minute Of the first round"
said Jack Lenny, manager Of
Delaney, to q friend, with a
contemptuous nod in Berlen-
bach's direction.
"And don't forget, Dempsey's
the next guy for Delaney.
Dempsey, / said. And he'll
knock him loose from that
heavyweight title, too," con-
tinued Lenny, in q loud voice.
But Berlenbach went about
dressing himself as II he was
the only one in the room.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
Tampa Is Courageous.

TAMPA sure has courage. In
1922 the hackers of the
local Florida State League
team lost $4,000. Last season
they were $4,000 to the bad. Yet
they are looking forward to re-
tanning the franchise and start
ing in afresh.
DIR. Lancaster, a prominent citi-
zen, told the Rotarians the other
gay that that Tampa needed a base
pail team for the advertisement
It brought the city," The learned
doc knows something. He is seek
ing to have the city give free use
OF the municipality owned Plant
Field to the club, reminding the
authorities that citizens went
down into their pockets to so,,ero
the debts and that the least the
city could do would be to pass
up the legally necessary s per
cent Of the receipts.
Hundreds of thousands of tour
lists visit Florida during the
winter months. Until they re-
turn, if they do return, every
mention Of Florida or some place
in Florida, means a stirring of
memory, a barking back to happy
hours down here in the bright
sunshine.
There is no better way to keep
Florida cities in the limelight
during the summer than through
baseball, and Tampa's leading
citizens, in acknowledging this,
merely show their strong common
sense.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
CUBHURLERS To
WORK FULL
ROUTE
Manager Fletcher Not Salts
fled With StickWork of
His Regulars.

AVALON, Catalina Island, Calf,
March 18.-Three-inning warm-ups
are over and Cub pitchers will have
endurance contests from now on in
the impending games with the Los
Angeles and Vernon Coast leaguers.
Manager Killifer believes his staff
should be ready by now.
BRADENTOWN, Fla. March 10.
Aside from their aversion to base
hits during nine innings, the White
SoX looked fair in their thinning
defeat at the hands Of the Giants,
s to 4. Eddie Collins reported but
did not play.
LEESBURG, Fla, March 18.-The
stick work Of his bunch Of regulars
was receiving the undivided atten-
ton of Manager Fletcher today as
a result of yesterdays second defeat
by the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jimmie
Ring failed in his flinging but his
mates failed even more miserably
at the bat. The score was 6 to 4.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, March IS.
With the return of warm weather
the Athletics rockies today were
put through spirited practice.
Heimach, southpaw pitcher, hurt
the tendon Of his right ankle and is
forced to keep to the bench.
PASO ROBLES, Calf, March 1s.
George Oeschger and Tom Ham
mond, two pitchers, were the first
to feel Manager McISechnie's AXE"
and these two hurlers are today no
longer members Of the Pirate crew.
According to McKechnie, Oeschger
lacks confidence under fire and
Hammond Is too slow. Another
change is Dan Alley. the young
third baseman, has been given q
berth with the regulars.
Tomorrow the regulars leave for
Sacramento where they will play
an exhibition game the next day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
Smythe Given Saber
AS Armys Star
Athlete

WEST POINT, N. Y, March
18.-Cadet George w. Smythe,
of Norristown, Pa, has received
the saber awarded annually by
the Army Athletic Association
to the best all-round athlete of
the graduating class at the
United State Military Academy.
Smythe played quarterback on
the football team and was men
toned several times during the
last two seasons for various
All-American and All-Eastern
teams. He also won his A in
basketball and baseball. Cadet
Dennis Mulligan, of New York,
received the Edgeton saber, pre-
scented annually to the gradual
ing football captain
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
What Schleman Says.

A RTHUR SCHLEMEN, i'm
~ pounding officer for the
"A city of Tampa, which is
just plain dogcatcher in most
places, and official throw 'em-out
guy for the press box at Plant
Field, reported to US the other
day for his seasons directions. He
came in driving Henry Ford's
first invention, or at least his
second, and as it happened to be
a cold day over in Mexico, it
was even colder here. We COM
mented to this apparent native
son Of fully seventy years.
Eyes, I've never seen anything
like this" he replied. "In 1888
we had some rough weather, with
snow and ice. Again in 1903 we
had some frost, running the
oranges, but I don't recall 7er
having such a chill, rainy winter
as we've had this year, and I'VE
BEEN HERE FORTY YEARS."
The secret was out. Where
Arthur spent the first thirty years
of his life matters not. He didn't
spend them in Florida, anyway.
He is not a native. He ia
merely a Floridan. We hope to
muster up sufficient courage some
day to ask him about those thirty
years, but it'll take lot Of
courage and a herd Of white
horses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
35O-Pound Baseball
Will Be Rolled
to CAPITAL

CHICAGO, March 18.-The
worlds largest baseball, 7 feet
3 inches in diameter and weigh
ing $50 pounds, is rolling to-
ward New York for the opening
game Of the major league sea-
son. Mayor Dever, Senator
Medill Mccormick, and Brig.
Gen. George C. Moseley today
gave the big sphere the first
push on it's 7,OOO-mile transcon-
tinental journey.
The ball will be rolled through
thirty-five States by students of
the citizens military training
camps to call attention to the
Governments citizenship and
campaign program. Its itin-
erary includes a visit to Presi-
dent Coolidge and takes in, be-
sides Washington, Detroit, Buff
falO, Philadelphia, New Orleans,
Los Angeles, and Denver.
About eighteen months will be
required for the trip.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
Dodgers Turn To Win
Pennant This
Season
CLEARWATER. Fla.

CLEARWATER, Fla, March
18-Every four years the
Robins win a pennant. In 1916
they won the National flag, then
grabbed it again in 1920. This
is the. fourth year lapse this
season, and If baseball runs
true to form regarding rotation,
then the Dodgers are due. This
is the dope Brooklyn bugs, who
are here, figure the coming
race. Robinson does not say a
thing, but when Burleigh
Grimes stands forth and says
he is going to win twenty-five
games this year it is an indica-
ton what optimism there is pre-
vailing in, this camp.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18

d11O C6SA4 Wa SAAA
over the plate between the knee
and shoulder in much the same
fashion as does our own Walter
Johnson.
The Websters are also counting
on Ellen's ability to duck out OF
the headgear and catch that last
foul.
After holding down the respective
positions of pitcher, catcher, first,
second, and third base, short, right,
left and center field, the following
girls of the Princess A. G. will
step up to swat 'em out into the
garden: e. Totten, Taylor, Jim"
Cate, A. Totten, Graham, Frank,
REILLY, Elliot and N, Totten.
The above two We're the. only
teams to play last year, but this
season, with the added entrance of
the Capitols and Metropolitans. the
race for the flag" should be doubly
interesting.
The NETS" will have in their
lineup such stars as "Bill" Grabill,
last years pitcher and letter.
man" on the Oberlin College frosh
nine; Gladys Mills, Camille O'Hara,
Margaret Kubel, A. Boyd, Pauline
Thomas, Ann Penalty, Roselle Jet,
]. Jenkins, and others.
The Capitols, that is-Harris,
SHADING, Kimbel twins, Hilton,
Smith, Whiting, Frank, Burch and
Castle, have no intentions Of pick.
ing daisies while travelling around
the bases.
Looking EN- over, we are sure
that the spectators of the games
on the Elhpse. will see at least q
few fair Babe Ruths in action, and
will undoubtedly Asag many Nick
AtrockA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
~ LOUIS A.DOUGHER


AMPA Fla March 18This is the land of the badger haircut
in the prngtme Wherever you from Jacksonville to Key
West an motor bus by side path through
grove win notice healthy young adorned with
the sign of the badger His stand prominently His neck
has been well cleaned by the clipper dear childhood The
active moved broad above his prominent
tending around wengh to the forehead Above hair The as
dious half the corned gals will
hair topping his much petals a The
roughnek caring much the gals will his hair
giving him the appearance Of bull terrier seeking the tmd
is badger haircut.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
Eastern A. c. Meets.

Organization work on the Eastern
A. c.. composed Of four teams, will
be finished at a meeting tonight at
Twelfth and D streets northeast at
7:SO o'clock. All interested are in
vited to attend. The Eastern A.
G. was effected by a merger Of the
Milan and Manhattan clubs. but will
have teams in all four classes Of
sandlot baseball.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
A Terrible Winter.

THIS has been terrible winter
in Florida. Rain has been
Il frequent and, worse than that,
chill winds have made the nights
wonderful for sleeping and hate
full to the merchant well stocked
with straw kellys.
1t is amusing to one from the
North to watch the Floridan. 1t
is part of the game here to cheer
the climate at all times. When
ever one hunts a word for any
purpose whatever, the Floridan
horns in with something about the
climate. If you hold your peace
for five minutes, in alarm the
Floridan will begin talking of the
climate. With the rain and the
chill winds, the FIoridans have
been tortured all winter.
If he dared, the Floridan would
brave the heaviest downpour with
out raincoat and sporting straw.
He would wear canvas shoes and
white trousers on the coolest days,
But as he loves his insurance he
doesn't dare.
Therefore, you will note the
Floridan, with overcoat up to
his ears and yegg cap drawn
down over his eyes, attempting to
tell the beauties Of the climate.
Truly, it is a sight for all the
gods of high Olympus!
You will notice that we have
not said the native" but use the
word "Floridan.'; There's a. rea-
son. In four years Of visiting
this beautiful State we have yet
to find man born here. They've
all come from Kansas, or Ohio,
or Maine, or Pennsylvania, or
some other State far to the
North. drawn by the balmy airs,
the soft, pleasant life.
We saw q picture once Of q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
DELANEY AND CLARK
STAGE A HIPPODROME

NEWARK, N. j., March 49,
Last nights scheduled IL .roa,nd
bout between Jack Delaney. con-
queror Of Paul Berlenbach. and
Jackie Clark was stopped In the
eighth round by Referee Harry
Lewis, who declared the tAbleau
mo contest"
Neither fighter showed an IN
clination to fight, and many Of the
spectators left the hall before Lewis
halted the proceedings thoroughly
Disguised.
1t is anticipated that the Rev
Jersey commission will take dras-
tic action against both boxers for
last nights fiaSco.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18

water -. (Doc) Leach, jr., OF
Mlnnesota, fights for the Naval
Academy in the 145-pound class.
he Is the hardest hitter on the
team, and several of his op-
ponents, who have stopped one
OF. his terrific wallops, have won.
0ered Tor some time after Just
What has happened.
Harry N. Lyon, Of Utah, has
been boxing i'm the 100 and 40.
pound class this year, with mark
Cd success. A combination OF
clever boxing and strong hitting
mas enabled him to reach this
point In the season without de.
feat.
Though a trifle out of condi.
uon early in the season, Midship.
nan A. Charlson, jr., of California,
mas won both of the bouts in
which he has engaged by his
splendid boxing. There is little
8 doubt that he is the cleverest mitt-
man on the Naval Academy SQUAD
this year.
: Hampton M. Erickson, of New
York, is the worthy leader of the
naval Academy wrestlers this year.
In this sport. the Academy has had
marked success, losing but one
match in eight seasons. Ericsson
works In the 145-pound class
- ira G. Mckee, Of Butler, Pa, is
officially and by general consent,
the Naval Academy's greatest ath-
lete. He was the leader of the
basketball team which recently won
from the Military Academy, the
Naval Academy's great rival. He
played wonderful game that day,
scoring five field goals, and pre-
venting his opponent, Vichules, the
team captain, though playing for
ward, while Mckee was at guard.
Mckee wears four Navy stars.
ewo for taking part i'm football
. victories over the Military Acad-
envy and two for triumphs at
basketball. His great ambition is
70 win fifth by helping to win
2 baseball game rOm the Army
this spring.
BY vote of the Navy Athletic
Association last year, Mckee,
though not then a member Of the
graduating class, was awarded a.
hsword as the best midshipmen
athlete Of the year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18

The badger haircut in this
country betokes the professional
baseball player, more particularly
the rookie player. After a man
has played under the main tent
few years he outlives his de-
sires for the badger haircut and
becomes more human in his gen.
eral appearances. But, while a
rookie, he is strong for the
badger.
Some youngsters overlook some
things coincident with the badger
haircut. For instance, scars from
childhood's happy hour appear
with startling nakedness. Where
Tommy hit Johnny with half ?
brick is easily identified. White
streaks flash through the dark OF
the clipped hair.
Then again, bumps that would
drive a phrenologist crazy appear
boldly and brazenly. Some heads
look corrugated, some tasselated,
others coruscated, and all because
of the badger haircut.
The other day Clark Griffith,
who is a big gun in this part OF
the land, attended a civic lunch,
if you get what we mean, and was
introduced as "the man who
brought major league baseball to
Florida" -,
If we ever get a chance to spill
a few bright and happy thoughts
over the table down here, were
going to introduce him as the man
who brought the badger haircut to
Florida, the exact opposite to the
Little Lord Fauntleroy cut adored
by the tin can tourist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
SELECT BASKETBALL
TOURNEY OFFICIALS

Joe Fitzgerald and Lieut.. Paul
Foote will referee all games IN the
146-pound championship basketball
tournament to DO played at the
Coliseum starting Friday night. A
meeting will be held at the Hearst
building tomorrow night to com
plete details for the tournament.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
Can't Make Grade.

Five games are too many for girl
duckpin matches, 1t is being said fol.
lowing the match between Washing.
ton and Philadelphia maidens. Both
teams slumped in the last two
games. Five games sometimes are
too many for some male teams
going u Top speed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
.TOONEY ROLLS
- ILL
'>4aE nOH
-
g.. -
~.<>a TIL
- HH
PInboys Leap When Curb Cafe
Star Lets Loose With.
Great Speed.
BY r. ID. THOMAS.

The man with the fastest ball
known to duckpin-that's Joe
Toomey. Old bowlers say they
never saw speed the equal Of
Toomey's
He is the dread OF pinboys. They
step gingerly out of the pit when
the speed demon let's loose.
But for one fault, it is said,
Toomey would be a truly great
II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18

Lee, w lkllaHH,
Redmond, Hack.
EFT, c h urc b,
Fem and Nor.
gan will make
up the squad
from the Mar
jorie Webster
School.
D uri ng the
basketball season
many have won.
dered why Tew
q ! W avs moist
ened her first
two fingers be-
fore jumping for
the ball. Just
khOuchn 10 q
spitban expert
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w'sx&a2sSzmx@

Three times last season he made
totals Of better than 800 for league
sets and in practice games has a
: high mark of 418 for three strings.
70 AS member Of the crack Curb
Cafe team Of the District League,
Toomey's average is Ill. 1t is the
same in the Government Printing
Office league. He led the latter
circuit last season with an average
Of. 113. /
Tt was his 3S6 that beat the
Royals and supplied the pennant.
winning punch for the Terminal Ice
: Company In the District League
last season.
He was unanimous choice for
a place on the Washington squad
, Of ten.
This Is the fifth of a series of
stories on members Of Washington
all-city squad to represent the
Capital City in intercity matches
under the direction of the Wash
IngtOn City Duckpin AssOciatiOn.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
Treasury League Meets.

The Treasury Baseball League
viii meet today at s p. m. in the
chief clerks office. A manager will
be elected. All former players and
others desiring trials are invited
TO attend.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
CAMBRIDGE MUST STEP
TOBEAT GEORGETOWN
BY DAVIS J. WALSH.

NEW YORK, ia fine time will be on the
afternoon Of Saturday April &c. when the greatest
Of two continents will out at the annual Pennsylvania
carnival Franklin Field Philadelphia
that Of Cambridge University England which Cambridge
University middle
Otherwise would decline with digned haste party
proceedings.
But however good the English be- they will have
ahead Of Quarets
namely those Georgetown University and
oh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
GIRL BASEBALL
PLAYERS PLAN
LEAGUE
Four Teams Available for
Women's Athletic Council
Organization.
By JACK" MARTIN.

AS an organized activity, girls
baseball Is due to knock basketball
out Of the box.
The Women's Athletic Council
is now planning for a diamond
league which will be composed of
at least four teams.
Tew, Cassell. Wooton, Gibbons
Ellen, Smith, WEIGH, Iovino. Frick,
= Uyi1l{o ~ a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
WEBB MAKES EXCELLENT
! RECORD WITHNAVY.
BOXING TEAMS
By HUGH r. RILEY.

Academy BOXERS with Spike have record
nvU per cent success This the fifth they
tb tne sport cGmpetve and they have every
tn mmen of Pennsylvania State Yale they the
Saturdays the other college teams which have
Oen defeated this Penn State team to Annapolis
Wne the Navy boxers
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ries his shots,
sometimes being
q trifle off bal
ance when start
ing his back
swing. His ball is
perfectly straight.
A l t h o u gh a
youngster, he has
rolled many SEN
sational sets. His
best mark is 412,
made with the
Accounts team in
the Government
Printing Offic e
league. His high
game is 161, also
made with Ac-
counts
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18
Hutch Gives Info,

Any information desired on the
new Eastern A. c. may be obtained
from Chris Hutchinson, phone Lin
coin 6902.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18

In fact, the team that beats this
pair will get inside the worlds rec
ord by several seconds, in the opin.
ion Of competent observers.
Georgetown, with Jack Holden.
Eddie Brooks, Walter Gegan and
George Marsters, IL the bread win.
ner at this premature writing.
The Washington entry did 1853, in
doors, in winning the intercollegiate
two-lnile relay title by many yards.
This was even moro marvellous run.
ming than would appear at first
blush.
One Of tho Georgetown runners
lost at least fifty yards In drop
ping his baton, and another
twenty-five yards was sQuandered
In q car1ess tOuch.Off between the
second and third runners.
Seventy-five yards usually means
about nine seconds in such race.
Therefore Georgetown had the run
ming on the night in question TO
better the worlds outdoor record
Of Penn State.
State itself viii be back with an.
other likely quartet, headed by AL.
Ian Helffrich, half-miIe Intercol.
legiate champion. and Schuyler
Enck, holder of the worlds record
for 500 meters, indoors II they
come to the Pennsylvania carnival
in form, Helffrich and Enck will
eacn step a half mile in better
than 1866. Eddie Carter, member
Of last years record-breaking team,
is also available. 80 that II State
can develop a fourth man capable
Of two minutes for the half 1t will
run inside the present record.
Tho prospect Is that, barring the
unforeseen, Georgetown and Penn
State will not be two yards apart
at any time from gun to tape.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-18

Florida native. He was standing
up in a rude dugout in the Ever
glades. He looked like the hired
man as to his clothing. He had
a fillet about his head. He was a
Seminole Indian, and the United
States Government says that
there are about 600 of them left.