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The Washington times., 1924-01-30

A.-Not personally, that is
to say, only slightly. I believe
we were introduced casually at
Belmont Park.
Q.-You were formerly a
member of the United States
caberet, weren't you?
A.-Why ask me; anybody
can tell you l was.
Q.-Do you think this coun-
try is paying its departmental
heads enough salary to live
on?
Alt depends on what kind
of a living they are accus-
toned to.
Q.-Are yeu fond Of tea?
Al was.
Q.-What made you change?
At hasn't. been setting
well on my stomach.
Q.-Do you think you will
ever be the same?
Ats beginning to look
doubtful. ~ =.
Q.-How old are you?
Add enough to know
better.
Q.-Didn't you say in pre-
vious testimony you were older
than that?
Al don't know; I'd have
to see the minutes Of that
hearing.
Q.-Is it customary in New
Mexico to borrow big sums Of
money without giving security?
Alt depends on your
credit.
Own you swear that the
answers you have given are
not applesauce?
A.-They are no more apple
sauce than the questions you
have asked.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
BRooKLANDERS DEFEAT
ST. FRANCIS BASKETERS

Catholic University's basketball
five got sweet revenge last night
when they handed the st. Francis
College quint, of Brooklyn, a rs TO
s trouncing in the Brookland gym.
st. Francis had defeated the Brook
landers earlier in the season when
Coach Rice squad was on their
northern trip.
At the end Of half time the visitors
were leading to 8, mainly through
the fact that they covered Lynch
so closely the latter was unable TO
get clear to make shots for the
basket.
In the second twenty minutes of
play, however, Lynch cut loose and
arched a quartet through the hoops
from the field. The New Yorkers
gave way before the superior speed
Of G. U. and the Brooklanders al
The Washington times., 1924-01-30

All of the trades and sales were
completed during the month of De-
cember, the time fixed by league
rule.
AS a result nearly a score of
league veterans will be missing
when the 1924 pennant campaign
starts. Bernsen, neavy.hitting in.
fielder; McQuillan and "Rarson"
Lankenau, pitchers, and Haley and
Eifferf, catchers, are among those
clipped off the Nashville roster: At.
lanta has disposed of Chester
Schmidt, Osar Tuero,r' Cuban
pitcher, formerly with Memphis;
Mike Burke and Joe Guyon; and the
New Orleans absentees will include
Dixie" Walker and Harry Daubert,
doc" NiederlxOrn, Bogart and
Mcmillan are among the better
known players who will shift from
Little Rock. Anderson, traded to
Memphis for Burke; Shay and
Clayton are three of last sum-
mer's Chattanooga regulars" who
will be i'm new berths, and Birm.
ingham will be without the serv.
ices Of Jake Miller. -.
The list Of players disposed Of fol.
lows: -,.~
BY Nashville.
Haley to Reading, and Players
Enzmann and Thomas.
Bernsen to Beaumont.
McQuillan to Columbus for Player
Mackey.
Matterson to Beaumont.
Harris, Field and "Parson" Lank-
enau to London.
Buckalew to Portsmouth.
BY Atlanta.
Chester Schmidt, released out.
right.
George Rhinehardt to Greenville.
Norman Lehr to Greenville.
Pete Ffebig to Asheville..
Judge Francks to Asheville.
Oscar Tureo to Reading.
Mike Burke to Beaumont.
Joo Guyin to Richmond.
By New Orleans.
Dixie Walker to Milwaukee.
Harry Daubert to Dallas.
Debbee Foss, Ed Palmer, and
Bob Bescher to Fort Worth.
Abe Bailey to Beaumont, on op.
ton.
BY Chattanooga.
s. w. Anderson to Memphis for
Player Burke.
Charles Hindt to Saginaw.
Frank Naples to Galveston for
Doyle. ..
w. C. Shay to Waterbury, under
option.
Joe Clayton to Evansville.
BY Little Rock.
Players Sturdy, Bogart, Jones,
Day, ana Mcmillan, sold outright.
Dewey Brake, on option. Z,
doc" Niederkorn to Springfield,
Mass.
BY Birmingham.
Jake Miller to Fort Worth.
Singleton to San Antonio.
By Memphis.
Roy Carlyle to Spartanburg.
BY Mobile.
Paul Speraw to Peoria.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
COLLEGE STAR IS SIGNED
WITH PORTLAND CLUB

Gordon Cochrane, catcher and
captain Of the 1924 Boston Uni.
versity baseball nine, has signed
a contract to play with the Port
land Club Of the Pacific Coast
League. He will leave next month
to begin spring training in Cali
fornia. Tom Turner, Of the Port.
land Club, who is spending the
winter at his home in this city,
signed the college star. Cochrane
also has been ON football, basket
ball, hockey and boxing teams at
Boston University and has broken
all records there by winning ten
athletic letters.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
Joe Humphreys Has
Hot Answer For
This Egg

Joe Humphreys had just an
nounced the decision of a fight
at Madison Square Garden and
it didn't go well with the audi
ence. They booed and Kissed,
= especially a little barrel-shaped
fellow who denounced the judges
as thieves, and included Hum
phreys in his vituperation.
"Whatyer got to say now?" he
sneered at Humphreys. Joe let
loose a howl and said: "The
more l look at you the more I
believe in birth control" That
shut up that roly poly gent in a
hurry.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
EVANSVILLE HIGH
LOSES TO ST JOHN

HYATTSVILLE, Md, Jan. 29.-
St. John Props, Of Washington, won
n very exciting game from the
Hyattsville high school here yester-
day, the score being 81 to 81.
At half.time there was little to
choose between the two teams, the
visitors leading by the narrow mar
gin of one point, 10 to 1S. In the
second half the Washington team
drew away to win by six points.
Morris and Lotus starred for the
winners, while the playing of Carr
and Reeley kept the Hyattsville
team in the game throughout.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
GEORGE WASHINGTON TO
PLAY ST. FRANCIS FIVE

The st. Francis College five will
make an effort to break even dur
ing their stay in the National
Capital when they meet George
Washington University's quint in
the Central Coliseum tonight.
Catholic University smothered the
New Yorkers last night, 26 to 8,
and smarting under this defeat the
visitors will put forth their best
efforts to take the measure Of
George Washington,
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
Umpire Thinks Word
Is Good As Signed
Contract

An umpire who. does not even
care to sign q contract. That
is Joe Becker, who was one Of
the diamond judges in the
Pacific Coast League last sea-
son.
Here is a paragraph of q
letter sent to Harry Williams in
answer to a note that he was to
be retained this year:
"As far as / am concerned
you need no contract at all
just let US agree on salary,
conditions, ETC., and tell me
when and where to appear for
duty. If a mans a man, his
word ought to be as good as
his signed contract"
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
OUEENsBURY SURPRISE
SPRINGS REAL SENSATION

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 3d..
Queensbury Surprise, the little Man
chester terrier, property of William
L. Kendrick, of Philadelphia, cre-
ated sensation yesterday when it
was awarded winners and also spe-
cidl for best of the breed at the
final days judging of the Richmond
Kennel Club all-breed A. X. c.
show. All that Surprise di1 ''''"'"''
by the way, has never once been
defeated, was to outscOre some OF
the best-balanced terriers seen out
for some time, and then called it a
day when he captured the premier
award.
This Queensbury Surprise is a
home-bred, highly fancied by the
Judge, who claimed that he was
one of the most typical he had
judged since travelling the big
Canadian show circuit last winter.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
TO NUMBER PLAYERS

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 30.-The
Southern Association presidents, at
their meeting last night, adopted a
proposal whereby baseball players
will be designated by numbers while
on the playing field, it was an.
nounced today by A. j. Heinmann,
president of the New Orleans club.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
RECORDS MEAN
NOTHING To
SCOUTS
Giant SIeuths Pick Up Minors
With Awful Pedi-
grees.
What's in a pitching record?
Nothing, according to the Giant

What's in a pitching record?
Nothing, according to the Giant
scouts.
For two Of the most highly recon-
mended Of McGraw's rookie hurlers
made astonishingly poor records in
their respective minor leagues in
1923, and yet they were deemed good
enough for a big league trial.
Earl Webb, coming from Pitts
field, in the Eastern League, worked
in thirty-five games last season. He
won eight and lost eighteen. His
winning percentage was 1903. Earl
actually batted better than he
pitched! His hitting average was
1928.
Joe Bradshaw, of Toledo, took
part in fifteen games, won five and
lost seven. He allowed over five
earned runs per game.
Earl and Joe will have plenty, Of
past" to live down this year.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
They Like Baseball.

Heinie Webb's Union Printers
plan to play league baseball and
Sunday baseball, too, next season
For the last two seasons they have
played in both the Departmental
league and the independent series.
The Printers last season played
more baseball than any sandlot
team in Washington.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30

The remaining Survivors are iris
Speaker, still great but with the
tether's end not far distant; Stan
ley Coveleskie, who is slipping; Joe
SeWell, who became member of
the 1920 champions only because of
Ray Chapman's unfortunate death;
Charley Jameson, Just coming to
the flush of his ability, and George
Burns, who, traded away two sea-
sons ago, is now drifting back.
Few of the men mentioned were
the stars of the 1920 series, al
though Sewell did exceptionally well
for a kid, Burns drove in the win.
ming run in the final game with a
triple and Coveleskie pitched with
his customary finesse.
The real headliners, however,
were Elmer Smith, Bill Wambs-
ganns and "Duster" Mails. Smith
established a world series record
by hitting home run with the
bases filled. He was sent to Louis
vile some weeks ago by the New
York Yankees.
WambSganss hung up another
series record by engineering o
triple play unaSsisted. He was
recently traded to Boston In the
Burns deal.
Mails pitched two sensational
games in the series after making
the pennant possible by turning in
seven straight victories as a re.
cruit at the tag-end of the race.
He is now somewhere in the Coast
League.
AS for the others, Steve O'Neill,
star catcher of the outfit, has gone
to Boston with Wamby; Jim Bagby,
who pitched thirty-one victories for
the Indians in 1920, is nowhere in
particular; Joe Evans, extra out
fielder, is struggling to stick on
with the Washington Senators;
Smoky Joe" Wood is a baseball
coach at Yale, and doc" Johnston,
first baseman, was due to lose his
Job with Seattle, at last reports.
Ray Caldwell, pitcher; Les Nuna-
maker and Chet Thomas. second
string catchers, also are somewhere
in the limbo Of baseball's forgotten.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
SILENT FIVE IS EASY
FOR WASHINGTON PREPS

The Washington Silents, formerly
the Capital Silents, offered little in
the way Of opposition to the Wash
ington Props in their basketball en-.
counter, the clubmen winning 26
TO 14se
!. McCatheran led in the attack,
making six field goals. The Props
jumped into the lead right at the
start and never left the issue in
doubt.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
Player Holding Out
For Fare For His
Five Kids

SEATTLE, Jan. 3O.-Elmer
Jacobs, star pitcher, who has
been sold by the Seattle club
Of the Pacific Coast League,
to the Chicago Cubs in the Ma
tional League, is holding out.
Not for salary, but for trans
portation for 'five little Jakes."
The latest word here was that
the club management had con-
graduated the. elder Jake on
his fine family, but had plainly
stated that he must pay the
fares east for his family.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
TROUNCE c. U. FRESHMEN

Catholic University's freshmen five
lost q well-played and closely con-
tested game to the Immaculate Con-
ception quint last night, the final
count being 16 to IA.
Keale led both teams in point scor-
ing with three baskets from scrlm-
mage, although the all-around play
ing of Tommy Connors stood out in
contrast to that Of the others.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
Need More Teams,

It is a general opinion that inde-
pendent basketball among the un-
limited class teams has taken a
step backward this season, as com.
pared with last. The trouble is a
shortage Of strong teams to make
interesting competition.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
THIRTEEN MAY BE BAD
NUMBER FOR YALE FISH

Yale, has been supreme In swim
ming for thirteen years and things
now look as II the number thirteen
will prove unlucky for the Blue. In
exhibition meets, Yale has been de.
feated by the alumni and the Boys
Club Of New York. Princeton has
a strong SQUAD this year.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
LibertYs Play.

The Liberty A. G. quint will play
the Columbia Juniors tonight az
Alexandria. All members OF the
Liberty team are to report to Pom
Kremb at Twelfth street and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest not
later than e:S0 y. m.,.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
Preps Play SiIents.

The Washington Props and Capt..
tai Silents will play tonight In the
Congress Heights auditorium, their
contest to be preceded by a game
between Washington Prep Juniors
and Clover A. c. starting at 1:SO
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
SANDLOTTERS GATHER
TO TALK OVER LEAGUE

Managers Of various independent
baseball teams will meet tonight at
7:3O o'clock at the Knickerbocker
Club to talk over plans for the
next season and particularly the
formation Of a Sunday league or
series.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
BLUE AND JONES ARE TWO
REASONS TIGERS HAVE
BETTER CHANCE
Bv BERT WALKER.

DETROIT Jan aoTwO Of the best reasons IN the wOrG y &
than they have had for several years are n Blue ana
year Manager Ty finally got team together that
enough the flag Blue and Jones started OH as
Then both
and of the for about month
They continued throughout the with the
that Jones and Blue in only 129
The Washington times., 1924-01-30

II '.'1 The trouble that kept him out Of
I I 20 many tight fights last season
and which prevented him from do
I. ing his best work though the
whole season has entirely disap-
peared.
He declares he is fit to start
playing ball today and going
through the season hitting on all
six, barring accidents. With Blue
in there every day, the Tiger
chances will be greatly improved.
Equally optimistic reports come
from Bobby Jones, who is winter
ing in Los Angeles. Bobby writes
that the stomach trouble which i'm.
J, paired his usefulness last season
has been cured entirely and per.
nanently, he hopes.
He writes that his general health
sis better than for several years and
= that he should be able to play far
! above, the pace he set last season.
: when he performed at times when
he should have been in bed. There
was scarcely a time last season
that Bobby was in the shape an
athlete should be in.
Because of his illness last year
Blue was able to hit only for q
J percentage of .286. The year be.
fore he hit for 800, which is
about his. normal speed, as he
hits from both sides of the plate.
There are very few ambidexterous
batterS with an average as high
as. that of Blue, but when he is
right he is q normal 300 bats
man, either right or Ieft-handed.
Now that his health is quite re.
stored. he says he will return to
the 300 class this season.
Tie illness of Jones also caused
his normal batting average to
slump and he hit for only .249,
whereas his normal speed is from
.260 to 800. Jones was never q
great :slugger, but he was one Of
the ,timeliest hitters on the team
when right. Now he promises to
be right.
If both these men show up in
good health and play the games
they are capable Of playing, the
infields should be much stronger
than last year, both defensively
and extensively, for it will make
certain that the two sides OF the
diamond will be well cared for, and
J fine work by the two veterans will
tend to give confidence and poise
to the brilliant but inexperienced
guardians of second base and
shortstop, thus making the infield
20 per cent stronger than last year.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
Kids Change Name.

The Aloysius Props wish to call
attention to the fact that they have
changed their name from Aloysius
Midgets. Also that they want
games. Clifford Fox, phone Main
7347, Is handling the schedule.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
Hits Umps' Pocket.

II Sunday league takes the
place of the independent series next
summer, the umpires will lose con-
siderable work.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
RaiImen Challenge.

Unlimited class basketball teams
are challenged by the Terminal r.
r. Y. M. c. A. team. Games can
be arranged by phoning Franklin
S069 between and p. m.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
RID OF THIRTY-NINE
CHARLIE JEWTRAW,

MEMPHIS, Tenn JAN 30-Thynne players disposed Of
by Southern Association clubs within limit the
trading sale of without the necessity of obtaining
according
Nashville led the number of players disposed Of with total Of
Atlanta disposed of eight Little Rock New Orleans
Chattanooga five, Birmingham wo and Memphis and Mobile
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
,Davey Is Youngest,

Dave Bancroft, player.manager
Of the Boston Braves, is the young
est leader in the National League.
He Ia thirty-one years old.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
HEROES OF YESTERYEAR
ARE SCATTERED FAR
BY DAVIS J. WALSH.

Nrw yopn 4 sa Ne!s SeFvlse sGOrts - -
OF those who lament the fact that of Connie Mac 1910
champions, only Eddie Collins, Stuffy Mnne
remain the major leagues,
Cleveland Indians who worlds championship 1920
only seven members of that outfit active with the
club and Of these Guy Morton pitcher Larry Gardner
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
Gertie a Swimmer

Gertrude Ederle, of the Women's
Swimming Association of New
York, established five new world
swimming records during 1929.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
IOOB4!c 9fACTp
BY LOUIS A.DOUGHER
AND STILL THEY COME ALONG.

ONG parade coming paatal
yesterday Nebuchadnezzar yelled for help long BE-
fore o'clock He said his puppies bothered him. though
furnished him with Padds Heels the have our
Neb said that running through the apartment all
long bothered anything long life We pointed
heavy didn't bother
slightest He said that there much to be
and that his ags He threatened to give up his
magnificent uniform back the Southwest unless work be-
lighter We could that knowing the popularity
of The sports of Washington
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
~ "SKILLET" EINlV'S
Being a Summary Of Cross
Questions and Irate An
swers in the Teapot
Dome Blister.

BY KIRK MILLER
N.-From whom did you
grab the money to in
" fest your ranch with
suspicion?
A.-That's for You to find
out.
Q.-Well, can you give us
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
Mackay Tells Tales.

DOB ROY MACKAY, whose
voice is getting huskier with
AV the years, told a lot of funny
stories running back to the days
of Tommy Rice. Some of his jokes
drove out some of the damsels who
hang around our apartment. They
were good, though, at that. Hope
Rob Roy can get away from his
funny fords and visit US frequently.
He's like a breath of fresh air.
Dick Tennys0n, director of boys
activities in the Fairgrounds,
looked in and partook of our cheer.
"Mitch" Miller came up with the
telephone number of a new boot
logger, which is always useful
when our own happens to fall down.
Antoine Pappas wanted to tell
us all about his bringing Marin
Plestina here, and did. He had
a bundle of kilograms and receipts
for kilograms.
Jim Moore came in with a lot of
funny stories, but when we refused
to listen, he gave Len Collins a
bill for a busted fender, sustained
while trying to knock down a fence
the other night. That's a fine
trick to play, James.
There Were Others.
0H, there were many others.
Indeed, it was a long string
" of birds who came calling on
US. Possibly that's why Nebu-
chadnezzar got tired in the pup
pies and went home early. Tomor-
row we hope to keep Neb on the
Job all day, though it will be diff
cult.
The long and short of all this
is that our palatial apartments
have been flooded with our friends,
Nevertheless, they are all welcome.
Any time a sports department
doesn't attract folks, it isn't worth
much.
We. expect. Clark Griffith down
TO see us before the week is out.
If he doesn't come before 4 o'clock
on Saturday, he'll have to fight
his way in, and he might as well
know about it. However, he's well
come until Saturday at A o'clock.
Joe Freeman called us on the
telephone this morning to announce
his coming. Well, that's good
We were figuring on him, anyway
but learned that he had been suf-
fering from a cold.
Remember, all you fans and
well-wishers, A o'clock Saturday is
the dead line. After that you'll
have to battle your way in to see
us. This is q warning.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30
Ed MacCarthy Talks.

IND MCCARTHY came across
from the National Electric
- Supply Company with a
growl, not that he is a growler,
but because he happened to have
one particular growl.
"How do you get that way in
saying that Dicky Pierce invented
the bunt ?" was his introduction.
"Take that plush seat" we said,
"and tell us all about it."
81 can recall back in '66 or there
abouts," he said, a man named
Barlow. The Atlantics were play
ing, but l won't say whether or
not Barlow was with them or their
opponents. Anyway, Barlow origl-
mated the bunt. l saw him do it.
"The next day, when Dicky
Pierce did it, a man in the little
stand yelled, What a sucker hit!
That made Pierce mad and he went
over to the stand and dared the
man to come down and show him.
self.
"No, sir, Barlow originated the
bunt, not Dicky Pierce, and I'm
here to say sop
The Washington times., 1924-01-30

The fact that this pair OF stars
was out of so many games gave
! the Tiger pennant chances wallop
i from which they could not recover.
! Il is possible that If these two
men had been able to play in every
game and had been in good health
the Tigers might have won. Not
/. only were the Tigers without the
services Of these two crack players
slnost of the time, but when the
athletes did perform they were un.
able to play up to their standard.
= 49,,
Things look different now, how
ever, Blue, who has been winter.
ing in Detroit, has spent most Of
the winter out Of doors. He says
he never felt better i'm his life
and that he confidently expects
the coming year to be his best.
The Washington times., 1924-01-30

"Well, AhIl stand 1t for one mo-
day." said Neb.
And that's the way the thing
stands.
Among those who visited US yes
terday were Jim Moore, who sells
Buick cars for Emerson & Orme;
"Pop" Kremb, of the Liberty A. c.;
Ralph "Blocky" Smithson, presi-
dent, and Rob Roy Mackay, vice
president of the Mohawk A. C.
There were more, including An
tone Pappas, "Mitch" Miller, Jim
Ring, Daring Dan" O'Connell,
Jerry Simpson, Ed MacCarthy and
Boyd, the coal maR.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-19
GIRL STRANDED.
|NF|GHT FOR
FAME
Heirsss Found Asleep and
PenniIess IN Church 40
Stage Falls Her
~ 1htsrnatlonal Nows Bervies.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.--Because
her emotions are 90 strong that she
gets stage fright, every time she
has an opportunity to ''try out"
Miss Lena Lapldus, member Of q
wealthy middle West family. was
stranded in New York today instead
Of having her name in big Broad.
way electric lights.
Miss Lapidus was found asleep In
the Broadway Tabernacle and taken
to st. Barnabas' home. She con-
tessed she was penniloss ana owed
q hotel BILL Now she is waiting to
hear from wealthy relatives in
Omaha, Neb., or her former guar
dian. Benjamin sinnon,. Of Council
Bluffs, Iowa. who il In California.
Her father. the late Henry Lapi.
dus, Of Cleveland. left her $4,000.
Always having had an ambition to
60 on the stage, she left home az
soon as she was Of age, telling her
relatives she was going to visit a
brother in Milwaukee. Wis, but
instead going to the Isle Of Wight
in search of an elocntion teacher
who had once told her she would
some day become great emotional
actress.
She failed to find her former
teacher and after several adven.
lures with English stage folk was
forced to return to America with
only So LETT Of her $4,000.
Harry Lapidus. millionaire manu-.
facturer and politician Of Omaha,
a distant relative, was reported
willing to send the girl money.