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The Washington times., 1924-01-18
BROOKLYN GETS
FREAK IN
LONG
Pitcher Has No Curved Ball
and Stands Only Five
Feet Six.

The Brooklyn Dodgers have &C.
Quired Wee Tommy Long, the left
handler, who did some fancy pitch
ing for Mobile last season, and with
the small one have acquired a
couple of oddities. For one thing
Long is almost as small as Gearin
of the Giants. The new Dodger
stands only five feet six inches in
his socks.
For another thing, Long is a
pitcher without even the suspicion
of a curve ball. He never threw
q curve in his life, admits 1t, and
adds that he cannot master curve
ball pitching. Yet here he is com
ing up for a trial with the Brook
lyns, after having won twenty-one
and lost seven in 1928 and pitched
q one-hit game against Atlanta.
Long is no spring chicken. He
pitched for Louisville in the Ameri.
can Association for four years and
then was pronounced through. He
was sent down to Mobile last year
and proceeded to stage a comeback.
In spite of the fact that Tommy
won twenty-three games for the
Colonies in 1919 nobody gave him
q chance in the big show. He
. pitched a no-hit, no-run game
against Toledo in 1920, and won
eighteen games that year, and still
. nobody called him to the majors.
Now Long gets his chance. 1t
is hoped that it has not come too
late. Long made his professional
start with Mobile in 1917.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18

to take Krebs along to "see the
game"
Something, whether It was the
change in atmosphere or the train
ride, changed Yost's mind on that
Hateful day at Lincoln. Neb., in
1899, for he regarded Krebs in a
different light when on the enemy's
field. He chose Krebs as one Of
the eleven men to do battle and
told the raw recruit to go in and
give them all he had.
The recruit did. Large Of frame
and with a courageous heart, the
Krebs that Kansas followers saw
at Lincoln was a different man,
and he plowed through the line,
tore open gaps in the Cornhuskers'
defense and, almost single handed,
brought victory for the Jayhawkers.
Then he disappeared. YOst
made no comment, but Joined i'm
with the crowd Of listeners. It
was as much q mystery appar.
emily to YOst as to others, but
he did not. elaborate on any yer.
SiOns he may have held.
But the story now has come to
light, and Yost's reasons for silence
are now obvious. The mysterious
Krebs was a ringer" brought to
Kansas University by none other
than his former football mate and
college chum, Fielding H. Yost,
who had to be forced" to give the
newcomer chance to play.
Kreb's brother tells the truth of
the story in a letter to Ellis David.
son, a graduate of Kansas in 1912,
who made inquiries recently Of the
brother regarding it.
According to C. e. Krebs, brother
of G. r. Krebs, the mystery" man.
Yost played his part well. In an.
swer to a letter directed to an
engineering company in West Vir-
ginia, Davidson received the follow
ing reply:
I'm regard to playing football at
the University of Kansas, 1 want
to advise that my brother, G. r.
Krebs. who is the president of our
company, graduated at the West
Virginia University in 1899. Dur
ang his college course he was a
member Of the West Virginia foot.
ball team and played for five years
with said team, two years Of which
he spent with Coach Fielding H.
Yost, playing side by side with him
before he became famous.
During the fall term Of 1899
my brother entered Kansas Univer-
sity as a law student and acted
in the capacity, as I was informed
he did. AS he was a personal
friend of Yost before going to Kan
sas, Yost certainly played his part
WELL"
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
WALTER HOOVER TRAINS
IN FLORIDA FOR TRIAL

DULUTH, Mimi. Jan. 18.-With
their home course buried under two
feet of ice and snow, Walter Hoover
and AL Rodin, star scullers Of the
Duluth Boat Club, last night were
preparing to depart for Miami, Fla,
70 begin training for the Olympic
rowing trials, which will be held at
Philadelphia June 10 and IA.
Hoover and Rodin will train on
the Southern waters until next
May, and return home to add the
final touches to their training be-
fore the Philadelphia tryouts.
Hoover won the Diamond Souls
in England in 1922, won the Phila.
delphia Gold Challenge Cup the
same year, and then lost both titles
last year. He was beaten at Duluth
last summer by w. r. Garrett Gil
more, of the Bachelor Barge Club
this city.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
SYLVESTER BREEN ONCE
AGAIN LEADS CARDINALS

Sylvester A. Breen enters upon
his fifteenth consecutive year as
president Of the Alexandria Cardi-
nails, his election being unanimous,
a splendid tribute to a man who
has done more for athletics among
the boys of Alexandria than any.
body else in the history Of the
town.
Edward A. Harlow has been
chosen vice president for the third
successive year, while Joseph Owens
Is secretary for the eight
zenith consecutive year. Owens is
the only member Of the club ever
since. it's organization in 1907.
Samuel B. DeVaughan has been
chosen business manager.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
do You Remember

Maggie Cline's f m o u s
"Throw EN- Down, McClos-
key?"
Belle of Nelson?
When Jake Daubert refused
a $4,000 offer to manage the
Pittsburgh Federal L e a G. e
club?
When Doc Gessler, purchased
from the Red Sox, was hailed
with great acclaim by local
baseball bugs?
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Carpenter May Have
To Box Once More
For Living

Apparently Gorgeous Georges
Carpenter, the Orchid Man of
France, is hanging on the ropes,
so to speak.
The famous Frenchman has
tried his hand at about every
thing under the sun, without
much success, since he left off
boxing. The latest was rugby
football, which he found entire
ly too firing and rough.
Unless he makes q success of
his auto racing venture in the
spring he may be forced back
into the ring and a few paltry
hundred thousands.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
WESTERN HIGH EASY
FOR MARYLAND FROSH

Although Western High was lead
ing Maryland University's Freshmen
ouint, 10 to 5, at the end of the
first quarter the lads from across
Rock Creek were unable to keep
pace with the Marylanders through.
out the remainder Of the game and
finally lost, 81 to q.
, Frisby with a half dozen goals
from the field was the star of the
contest. although Boyd's playing at
times bordered on the sensational.
Dulin looked best of the Western
boys.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
That Red SOx Lineup.

That Red SOx Lineup.
DY THE time April comes
II winging its way along,
Lee Foil is likely to have
strong team wearing Red Sox
uniforms. Bob Quinn, with the
backing of considerable money
and imbued with an earnest de-
sire to build up the American
League in New England, has
engineered deals certain to
strength the club.
Joe Harris, a sweet batsman,
is likely to be found at first base
with Wamby at second. Dudley
Lee at short and Norman Nc.
MILAN at third. Lee was a
powerful swatter in the Western
League LAST year, but will hardly
equal his minor league record.
If he holds his own in a fielding
way and hits for .275, he'll be
delivering the goods.
With Bobby Veach, Ira Flag
stead, George Connolly and Ike
Boone available for outfield
duty, Shane Collins will prob
ably become a sort Of coach and
pinch hitter. That quartet is
are a trifle weak in q fielding
composed of sluggers though all
way,
Val Picinich and Steve O'Neill,
both warehouses behind the bat,
will take care of the pitchers,
including Howard Ehmke, Jack
Quinn, Ferguson, Percy and
Murray from the 1923 squad
and Dan Boone, Marshall and
Fuhr, newcomers.
The Red Sox will not be the
speediest team in the league.
but 1t will be a club capable of
numbering opposing pitching, and
run is a run, whether put over
with three dinky rollers and a
stolen base or by one thunderous
drive to the barrier.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18

Great Britain's sportsmen are
grieving at the loss of Captain
Bennett. He had a good war rec
ord. He was an honorable gentle
man. But Great Britain does not
think for moment Of abandon
ing steeplechase riding, either for
professional or gentleman riders.
Princeton University, from the
president down to the classmates
of the unfortunate Harold Rees,
grieve over the passing of the
young hockey player. But
neither the United States nor
Princeton University is thinking
of abandoning ice hockey.
All who knew the stout
hearted frankie Jerome-and
many who didn't-are sorry that
his end came with such abrupt
ness ere he had really begun to
live.
AND THE CLAMOR GOES
UP IN NEW YORK TO ABOL-
ISH PROFESSIONAL BOXING!
We are a most illogical
people,, we Americans.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
TRYING TO EMULATE
PASSAIC HIGH TEAM

The Stanton Juniors made it
nineteen straight, last night, when
they defeated the Washington Cub
Juniors, in the Congress Heights
gym, by the rather one,sided score
of 40 to 8.
Trip led in individual scoring
with five field goals, while Sweeney
hoped a quartet through the
hoops.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
CONNOLLY AND BOONE
MAY SLIDE TO MINORS

Reports from Boston are to the
effect that Pitcher Boone and out
fielder Joe Connolly. obtained from
Cleveland in the Burns deal, are
ticketed for the minors to complete
purchases made by Bob Quinn.
Mobile is said to have first choice
on the pair, with San. Antonio
second,
The Washington times., 1924-01-18


The game and it's equipment wort
mighty fine in the old days. as {
glance at the clubs and balls pre-
served at st. Andrews shows, bu
new ideas are essential to progress
and not many of us would care t
be obliged to use on present da!
courses some Of the old clubs ant
balls exhibited at the Ancien
shrine.
We are all inclined to overdo d
good thing, and there was a Ger
tain amount of unfairness in tnt
roughing Of the faces of the iroI
clubs, an unreasonable advantage
being taken of the permission Il
rib and punch. 1t was a happy time
for the ball manufacturer, however
for it increased his profits at 6
rapid rate-the life of a ball aftel
making acquaintance with q ribbed
face club being indeed brief span
l was amazed to see the clubs o.
a great professional; it would teal
the skin off ones hand just to draw
1t across the faces Of the irons!
The officials who were against
those clubs thought that the game
was made easier by them, but
found that the more the face
was FOugllened the more difficult
it was to judge the shot, but it
was easy to get a backspin.
For the poorer player who knew
nothing about the swift movement
OF the clubhead through the ball
however, when he tried to play the
cut shot 1t did not work. Indeed
very soon we shall all be doinG
away with the cut shot, which ii
obtained by a straight backspin or
the ball, and we shall be playing 6
yard, or two, or maybe more, to the
left OF the hole because our good
shots will have a slight slice spir
on them.
Many have asked me IL I thinl
the change will make a very great
difference in the game. l think
that it will in some ways. Joel
Hutchinson and the rest of those
wonderful players who hit far dowr
into the ball will be obliged t.
change their style Of play some
what.
l am AFRAID, too, that one Of thC
prettiest shots Of the game will b.
removed, and what is there more
inspiring than to see q ball land OF
the green and strugegl to go for
ward and yet go backward.
The other day was looking ovel
some OF the new accepted clubs a
Spalding's, and found that the as
ISOLATION officials had allowed s
fair depth to the scoring in the face
and suppose they will permit the
same depth of punch holes, but the
old days Of the nail punch held al
slanting position in order to drive
the metal above the face Of thu
club are over.
And the club manufacturers /,
the country are rejoicing, for al
the leading golfers of the country
must get new clubs next year. There
Ii the rub!
Copyright, 1924, John r. Ollie co.,
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Mrs. Nick Challenges.

Mrs. L. Nicholas, manager Of the
Independent A. c.. issues q chal-
lenge in behalf OF her team to 145.
pound quints. Her phone number
Is Lincoln 1000. The Independents
latest victims are the Congress
Heights Cyclones, score, Is to IA.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18

The mystery developed immedi
ately after the game. Instead of
returning to the Kansas campus
for the glory that was due him, as
heroes are wont to do, the youth
modestly. or rather mysteriously,
dropped from the iimelight and had
not been heard from since.
Fielding H. Yost was coaching
the Kansas eleven in the fall of
1899 when a backward recruit by
the name of Krebs was induced to
don a football uniform and report
for practice. Yost's critical eye,
however, was not responsible for
the youths persistency, and he
gave the recruit merely a passing
glance.
In fact. rs the story goes. Il
was noticeable THAT YOSt seldom
passed his optics over in the di.
rectiOn of the awkward youth,
who remained at practice under
the encouragement Of DIR. Mai.
smith, now head Of the physical
education department ut Kansas
University.
Yost, It is said, presumably sup
pressed q loud guffaw when the
name of Krebs was mentioned az
a possibility to make the trip tc
Lincoln to battle the strong Corn
huskers; but, after considerable
urging on the part Of DR.. Mai
smith, Yost submitted ana agreed
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Circles Play Trinity.

The Circles and Trinitys will
meet tonight at 8 o'clock I'M the I'm.
maculate Conception gym. The fol.
lowing Circles are to report at 1880
o'clock. Keppel, Mitchell. Goodwin,
Wright, Baker, Darlington. Terett,
and Smith.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
They Never Get Tired
Of Challenging
Willie Hoppe

In spite Of years Of failure,
billiard players will insist on
trying to defeat William Hoppe.
Some day when Willie is old
and decrepit he may fall asleep
at the table and some one will
beat him when he isn't looking.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Are Seeking Games.

The Lithuanian Reserves, of Bal.
timore. are anxious to book games
with BASKETBALL quints in and around
Washington. The Lithuanians have
record of having won thirteen
straight. Communication should be
addressed to Anthony ". Seneck. 639
Washington boulevard. Baltimore,
Md.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
~ LOUIS A.DOUGHER
AND THE THREE DIED

zRAEL lowered above three young Sunday night,
Tapping its gloomy wings and the three young died
One had been this life Engands
winner Of last years Grand Seepechase
freshman hockey player at Princeton University
professional boyer husband and father Of two children
first Capt G. H. Bennett thrown his
0sy SteePechass at WOyerhampon The second Harold Ree
efforts Of eminent The third knocked out by his
opponent the Madison Square Garden apparently
collapsed Death cometh
but the after effects
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
1t Frequently Happens.

Shaffer, of the Calanthe team, in
the KNIGHTS of Pythias League,
gave an interestingly inconsistent
exhibition of duckpin shooting
against the Capitol Quint. He shot
SO in his first game and 157 in the
second, finishing with 90. Shaffer's
big game is almost certain to get
him in the prize money.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
OH. REMEMBER YOU

EVERYTHING was lovely night The lights in the lobby
Madison Square Garden burning brightly and Beer Kode
~ had lust main there Jimmy
smiles rocked his heels and toes in the lobby
chatting with Frank Stevens IT. =, -.
Sports rushing by the pair program boys were yelling ner
buzzng they blew by and there was
general air of speed about .,
Then from out Of the small haired fellow with
walked to where Jimmy and FRANK
his SAID
"Hello, Jimmy I haven't in years"
The Washington times., 1924-01-18

fought a big colored guy named
Sam Baker. 1t was such a punk
affair that the referee fired both
men out of the ring in the middle
of the last stanza.
Baker is the gent who came up
from Hollywood with a great rep
as a pug. He stands 6 feet 4
in his red socks and is a bear
in the movies. In the ring he
resembles a piece of cheese.
The Superstitious Ketchel.
THERE'S a story about Ketchel
that Tom McGrath told:
- One time when Bill Rodgers
had Ketchel on the rubbing table
a spider slid down his web from
the ceiling.
"Ketchell saw the spider and
jumped off the table with a
shout. Here he called to the
son of Joe O'Connor, his man.
ager, who happened to be in the
room, get a chair quick and
catch that spider!
"When young O'Connor had
caught the spider, Ketchell had
him put in an envelope.
Now he said, guard that
envelope with your life. On the
day of the fight bring it to my
corner-and be sure you're not
late
"The day of the fight, while
Rodgers was picking out the
trunks and other things that
Ketchel would wear in the ring.
Ketchel asked him to call young
O'Connor.
"When the boy appeared,
Ketchel asked him if he had the
spider and the envelope.
"The boy replied that he had,
WELL said Ketchel, get the en-.
velope with the spider in it and
come back right away. And be
sure not to leave me again until
l get in the ring
"When they got to the arena
Ketchel ordered the boy to place
the envelope and the spider un.
der his chair.
"'And then,' he said to the
boy, you sit near the corner and
see that the envelope stays under
the chair-that it doesn't blow
away
Needless to say that Ketchel
won the fight"
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Auroras Have CUNT.

The Auroras. who figured IN
the midget baseball championship
fight. are now out for basketball
glory. Teams in the S5-90-pound
division desiring games with them
should phone Lincoln $3.50 or
Lincoln 441S after Q .. m.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Not ALWAYS Goliath.

A FRIENDLY correspondent
- fears for Tommy Gibbons
a life when next he enters
the ring with Jack Dempsey
We don't think Gibbons has
much Of q chance to defeat
Dempsey. lacking several neces.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Kid Gets Chance

Young Joe Haney, who played
Nrst base for the Trinity Juniors
two seasons ago, will have a chance
to try himself as pro this year.
He has been signed by Martinsburg,
In the Blue Ridge League.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18

Those who oppose the use Of the
slow motion picture caemra fol
scouting purposes have given the
matter considerable thought. They
are not a squad Of mentors that
lily off the handle without having
grounds for the revising of a rule.
They base their argument for bar
ring of the camera as a scout on
what looks like good and sufficient
reasons.
First-They point out it is only
the rich schools that can go to the
extreme expense of either purchas'
ing or hiring slow motion picture
machine for the purpose OF scouting.
SecOnd-The coach who r. able
to employ such Il reliable scouting
device enjoys an unique advantage
over his rival who must rely upon
some assistant to do his scouting.
Third-It is carrying scouting too
far. Well might the reformers char
acterize such a device as a spying
machine" rather than scouting
one.
Fourth-It eliminates the element
o. surprise from the game. Any
coach VINO can snow MS CanuluaIeS
a rival teams formation on the
screen can readily eliminate any sur
prise that his opponent may have
stored up for his team.
Fifth-It would soon rob the game
Of its popularity by making football
nothing more than test of strength
and weight.
Sixth-It would take the sport
out of football and make 1t q cut
0nd-dTied business proposition.
eeventh-It would make the queS-
tion of the expenditure Of large sums
Of money moro important than any
other factor in the game. In such
q game the richest college would al.
ways have an edge on their rivals.
Eighth-It would remove the hu.
man element from the game, making
10 a sport that all chance Of mis-.
takes 80 far as scouting a rival,
would be removed.
Ninth-It introduces a distinction
Of classes in the sport and robs the
game Of its democracy. which Is at
present it's very life.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
GOLF ASSOCIATION FAIR
IN RIB CLUB EDICT
By CHARLES "CHICK" EVANS

The decision of the United
ribbed punched clubs throughout
golfng world considering the
involved the association has been fair and conservative the
ding Of the question glad think that the clubs
the American and British golfers will be the desirable
all world this
sh should adopt of ideas.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
GRID COACHES AGAINST
SLOW MOTION PICTURES
AS SCOUTING DATA
By TOM THORP.

Football Coach and Authority the PiEeldn Came
Written for Cosmopolitan Service
NEW YORK, Jan: 1SPrivately owned slow motion picture
machines football likely to find their doom
the next meeting Of the international football rules committee
majority OF coaches opposed to the use OF the camera Tor
Of solving formations and They have
opposition taking motion pictures features
However, they going put kick against the
employment slow motion picture cameras.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Coffey Will Coach

NEW YORK. Jan. IS. - Jack
Coffey, former Fordham University
captain and star shortstop. will
coach the Maroon this season. He
was coach In 1912, 1919. and 1914
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Win Five in Row.

The st. Mary's Juniors, of Alex.
andria, have won five straight
basketball victories and now seek
more victims. Manager Lewis may
be reached by phone at Alexandra
1902.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Iroquois Challenge.

Teams in the 14O.145.pound class
are challenged by the Iroquois.
Manager Harrington may he
reached by phone at North 1881
between and z p. m.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Girl Teams Even.

The Gale and Seaton schools
girl teams are even on a basketball
series, the Gales winning the first
game. II to IL. ana the Seatons the
second. Is to ~.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Dominicans Play.

Dominican Lyceum will take on
the Seaman Gunners tonight in
basketball contest In the St.
Dominic Hall.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Marty Cross Flivs on His
Comeback.

THE other night at Oakland,
Calf, Marty Cross lost a
N four-round bout with Jimmy
Duffy (Hymie Gold). A rotten
time was had by all.
In the semi-final Willie Meehan
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
PLAY RaItimoraans,

The crack Peck Memorial basket.
ball team will encounter the
Hobab Big Five, Of Baltimore, to.
morrow night in the Peck gym.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
That's His Say Anyway.

nat y his O0y <AAy "0J
lNNE night recently bunch
I'LL of the boys were sitting
~ around a hotcake parlor and,
as usual, the greatest fighter gag
started up. -
Every fight fan has his favorite
GREATEST FIGHTER" and
you're not going to change his
opinion no matter what you say.
The bunch then started their
lists of the greatest men in the
different classes. While the
waiter was hunting for a place to
deposit the check for the eats,
Harry Pollok, who managed
young Corbett and many others,
got busy. He made out the fol-
lowing list. In his opinion they
are the greatest men who ever
defended the honors in the diff
ferent classes.
Heavyweights-Jim Corbet. and
Jack johnson Couldn't decide on
one).
Misunderstanding Ketchel.
Welterweight-Joe Walcott.
Lightweight-Joe Cans.
Featherweight-Young Corbett.
Observation-Disclosures Neil.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
KANSAS LEARNS TRUTH
ABOUT GRID HOAX
By w. F. SULLIVAN.

KANSAS CITY, JAM 18Often regarded myth and
mystery to the Kansas alumni the grdron hoax
OF 1899 has been uncovered in its true light.
The story of how TALL Of the tmbers
into football suit and with few days practice knocked the
taken with great degree of merrmen and regarded like fiction
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
What CrOwell Says.

ID LILY CROWELL, famous
Eastern football official,
~ who acted in the Navy
Washington University game, tells
Stoney McLinn, in the Philadel-
phia Evening Ledger, that Yale
would have cleaned up with the
Huskies.
"I did not see California play"
CroweIl told McLinn, "and il
would be unfair for me to give
any opinion concerning the re-
spective strength of Andy Smiths
Bears and our leading Eastern
teams. But / will say that
Washington did not show me any
thing wonderful.
"The Navy team is made up
Of boys. But the statistics
showed that they outplayed che
heavier Huskies all the way. And
It was a tough break that pre-.
vented the Middies from getting
q victory.
"In my judgment the Yale
team could have scored four
touchdowns on Washington and
then put in a second string team
to hold that advantage"
Wool, wool. Wait till the
Coast folks hear what Crowell
said,