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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
SECOND WIN IN
ROWFEATURES
POLO YEAR

With Edward Albert Christian
George Andrew Patrick David of
Windsor, Prince of Wales. An in.
terested spectator, the Meadow,
brook Big Four, representing The
United States. retained possession
Of the birmingham Cup by defeat
ing the British in the international
polo series at Westpury, L. 1. The
American team gained two straight
victories by topheavy scores. the
first match being won by a matter
OF 16 goals to 5
The British shifted their lineup
for the second and final match and
for a time led the Americans by
4 goals to 2. but the Big Four
rallied, and. making use of con
summate teamwork, finally ran up
a total of Ia goals.
Tommy Hitchcock, Watson Webb,
Malcolm Stevenson, and Devereaux
Milburn composed the original
team, but when Stevenson was in
jured, late in the. first match.
young Bobby Strawbridge replaced
him without visible Impairment in
the general efficiency Of the team
Hitchcock and Milburn We're the
American stars. but many regarded
Luis Lacey, captain and star back
or the invaders, as the best player
on the field. Lacey appeared with
heavy harness to brace his IN
jured shoulder, but seemed none
the worse for this apparent
handicap.
An inferior quartet at best, the
British cause was in nowise aided
by the fact that internal dissen.
don, growing out of Lacey's cleo.
ion as captain, embroiled it before
the matches.
AS a matter Of fact, soma criti.
cism followed the selection Of the
American team when Eric Pedley
was not mentioned among the
original starters. However, the out.
burst was stilled by the emphatic
character Of the American victories.
Earlier in the season Pedley led
bis team, the Midwicks. 0e Cali
fornia, to victories In the national
junior and open championships.
The Midwicks. however, ware
beaten by Orange county, for the
waterbury Memorial Cup.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
CELTIC palace.
CAME PUT ON
|NSTYLE
Side Features Mark Basket
ball Attraction at Arcade
Tomorrow Night

An example of how a basketball
attraction should be presented 90
that the public may enjoy it to the
utmost will be given tomorrow
night when the famous Original
Celtics and Palace Club players
clash at the Arcade.
The game itself will be important
from a national standpoint, mas
much as the Celtics' superiority al
ready has been challenged by the
Palace players, who held the world
champions to winning margin OF
four points in a game several weeks
ago in New York.
BY this showing and by holding
the crack Rochester Centrals to a
one-point margin. the Palace play
ers assumed rank among the
country's leading basketball teams.
Hence, tomorrow nights game
looms as a contest in every sense
of the word.
For several years the Celtics have
dazzled Washington basketball fans
by their brilliancy but the Nations
Capital heretofore has been unable
to muster a team that could make
the champions exert themselves.
Two large scoreboards will keep
the spectators constantly informed
of the teams progress. Two clocks
will indicate time left to play. An
orchestra OF the first class will
supply entertainment at odd
moments and between the quarters.
Benny Kreb will give vocal selec-
lions.
Joe Deering, famous among
basketball officials and coaches. will
referee. The Epiphany juniors.
who have won fifty consecutive
games, will meet the Boys Club
Celtics in a preliminary game,
which will be refereed by John r.
Daley, of George Washington Uni.
versity.
Three thousand seats will be
placed on sale at the Arcade. Re
serve seats are on sale at sporting
goods houses and leading hotels.
Here are the lineups: Celtics--
Holman and Beckman, forwards
Lapschick, center; Leonard and
Dehnert, guards.
Palace Club-Benzoni and Sch
meelk, forwards; Knoblauck, center;
Coony, Lynch or Bushman, guards
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
Duncan and Mitchell
to Visit Coast
First Time

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81
George Duncan and Abe Mitchell,
famous British professional golf
ers, will play thirty-six holes at
Rancho course here December
%. This is the first time the
Englishmen have visited the
Pacific coast.
Mitchell is recognized as the
longest driver in the world.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
FAMOUS.
BOX SCORES.
Johnny EUers Plays His
First Big SholO Game,
Facing Doc White.

AT PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l.,
1907 The Phillies smothered the
Cubs by the score of II to today
Doc White was in good form and
let the visitors down with eight hits
and three runs, banking them after
the third inning. Rhoades, who oc.
cupied the mound for the Cubs,
was slammed for fourteen solid wal.
lops.. Evers, the new Cub infielder
from Troy. N. Y, in the New York
State League. was at short in his
debut as major Lacquer. He made
two errors out Of ten chances and
raped out single in two trips
to the platter. The score:
CHICAGO N l.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27

There was a time when the re-
tired ball player was esteemed
highly as an arbitrator. The game
was rougher in those days. OF
late, however, the Judge of play,
when not on the ball field, might
be mistaken for professional
man. He has developed a poise
and a dignity that the old school
dIo not know.
The major leagues rate umpires
highly and the best Of the arbitra-
tors are paid around $4,000 per
season. The umpire has an ad-
vantage over the bail player-the
longer he works the easier become
his duties. That is. il he is a
gcod umpire and commands the
respect Of the athletes.
Take old Hank O'Day, for in
stance. He has reached the age
of retirement in a great many
lines of endeavOr, but since his
health has been restored it seems
rs il Hank will last for a great
many years. He never has an
argument, because he is backed
by seasons of good uInpiring.
Lads who were not born when
Hank took up the indicator are
inclined to be a bit tlnid chal.
longing his judgment.
Clarence Rowland. Of Chicago.
furnishes an exception to the gen.
eral rule about umpires. He had
no previous experience when set to
work guessing 'em" in the Amer
lean League. He took hold Of the
new line Of work with a will and
will develop into first class arbi-
traitor in another season or two.
The umpires used to fight their
own battles, but nowadays they are
backed up by their league presi.
dents to the limit. The old days.
when the. necessary evil" took it
on the lam for the center field
fence after calling out a home
player at the plate have gone, never
to return. Because Of this a bet
ter class of men Is attracted to
this important part Of the national
pastime.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
SAM RICE SIGNS PAPER
AND PLANS HIS GETAWAY

Sam Rice, star outfielder of the
world champion Griffs. has signed
his 1925 contract and is making
"eady for a quick getaway to
Florida. President Griffith and
Manager Harris expect to leave
for Tampa on January and Rice
will go along, hoping to spend his
weeks playing golf until the active
training begins for the title
holders.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
CORBY CUNT VICTOR IN
LOPSIDED GAME, 1922

BY a score Of 4S to 90, the Corby
Bakery basketball team defeat I'D
the Washington A. A. five in the
Congress Heights gym. The losers
never had a chance against the fast
passing eX-Yankees.
Ingley and Sauber led in the at
tack, and between them they scored
more points than the Washingto.l
A. A. team. Ingley got eight
baskets, and Sauber one less.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
Stay With EN-, Walter

pitcher at the age of forty-two. Cy
Young was a winner at the age OF
forty. Walter Johnson has just
turned thirty-seven. 1t seems that
truly. great pitchers hang on a
long time, some pitching with the
heads long after the old wing has
lost its snan
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
Tina, One.point Margin

Arguments for the abolition of
the point after touchdown in foot
ball will lack basis if scores con-
tinue the present trend. Results
of more than 700 contests through.
out the country show that only
thirteen games were decided by the
single point margin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
IN SEARCH OF UMPIRES
By HARRY NELLY.

CHICAGO, Dec 27Thomas Jefferson Hickey, president the
American Association is going his headquarters the
Pacific He departs today for Los Angeles He will take
automobile Seattle which he will
California With Mrs Hickey he several weeks
Catalina Island.
Hickey is looking for of umpres He has signed arbra
but needs Good umpes scarce he he
kind of who handle baseball games efficiently
dignity do every bush Other league presidents
perience the difficulty completing a staff.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
IN
THRQESQF
BLUES
Athletic Outlook Not So Good
Between FIunks and
Injuries
BY ROSS L. CONKLIN.

They've got the blues out at
GOnzaga and the reasons therefor
are legion. Old Man Perversity
has kept close company with Con-
zaga for too long a time, and the
association is neither pleasing nor
terminable. Unless Gonzaga can
give the old man the slip the
athletic season will go down with
the blacklist in the history of the
/ street school.
1t started during the football sea
son, when Jack and Zube Sullivan
started turning out their usual
scrappy machine. The year before
had seen stalwart Gonzaga team
carrying on nobly, taking the best
that any team had and then giving
just a little more. But of that team
only one man, Captain Genau, was
left over
Genau was made the backbone Of
the backfield. Around him was
welded fairly agile combination.
And then Genau was hurt, and nine
others were either hurt or flunked
and there wasn't any more football
to be played out, but the eleven men
who played the last few games
merely went through the movements
In uniform. They didn't know what
IL was all about. GonZaga's ill-luck
In losing ten men is believed near.
record for these parts.
When the football season came
to q dismal close Il was found
that Genar Wss the only veteran
I'm the ranks Of basketball PLAYERS.
That was all right on the surface,
because i'm the previous camuaign
Genau proved himself one of the
best of the scholastic basketball
players.
Genau IS small, but he was as
fast as flash, and while he played
q guard, he WIS one of those scor
Ing guards. He lurked in the back
ground until the ball came his way,
and then Mr., Genau did things with
that ball that surprised everyone.
Came a practice session, and dur.
Ing a scrimmage Genau went down
to the floor in agony. He vas
rushed to the doctors office, ani
an examination showed that he had
suffered a rupture, and that his
future health might be endangered.
The doctors worked successfully,
and Genau came out smiling, but it
Will be weeks before he can take
part in any kind of a game. And
that ruins the single straw Upon
which the team had been built.
In the absence Of Genau, the Con-
zaga boys have a certain O'Dono-
ghue acting as captain Of the team
He is tall, well.built boy, and uu-
less something untoward happens
to him he will develop into one Of
the best Of the scholastic players.
In the game against the Tech
High School 0'DOnOghue was
one Of the leading scorers for
his team. And in addition he
played q guarding game that
worried Techs forwards con-
siderably.
With Genau in the basketball
lineup, the spark that is so
needed for 8 successful team
would be supplied. Genau instilIs
fire and dash into his mates. He
10 the omnipresent man to whom
the ball can be tossed. He is here,
there, everywhere. With his pres
ence in the lineup, the GonzagA
team would come pretty close to
bec ting any Of them.
They are fearing that the curse
that stopped the football team, and
that is stopping the basketball
team, will continue throughout the
year, and affect baseball and other
sports. Maybe so. But after g
lean year, the taste of victory is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
A Distance Record

Basking beneath the sunny skies
Of Italy. Leach Cross takes pen in
land to apply for a job 10 boxing
commissioner in California. This
breaks all known records for long
distance applications.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27

There is not another club in any
league, minor or major, that has
equaled the record made by the
Baltimore club Of the international
league when II won its sixth
straight pennant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
Thomas Scouts Now

Ira Thomas, manager and part
owner of the Shreveport Texas
League club. until it was sold at
the close of this season, is now a
regular member of the Athletics
scouting staff.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
Golf Affects Batting

Lew Fonseca, of the Cincinnati
Reds, and Willie Kamm, of the
White Sox, have foresworn golf be.
'ause, they say their batting has
been impaired by the links game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27

Moe had another
one in the money
yesterday, but it
didn't drop in the
right hole. He slapped
his jack on Little
Annie, but the best
the pig could do was
third. Well, he will
try again today with
a calf that Archie
Haley has been tout
ing for some time,
Sugar in kick. $751;
1854.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
Jack Has Plenty of II

Dempsey will need lot Of nerve
to give his occupation as boxer"
when the 1925 census man visits
the door of his movie hdaduua rters
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
Stadium for Manila

Manila has started a campaign
to raise funds by subscription to
erect the new Jose Rial memorial
stadium, part Of which it is hoped
to have in shape for the Far East
ern track and field sports to be
held next Nav
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
Two Big Crowds

1t is estimated that 165, 1000 peo-
pie will see the two big New Year
football games on the Pacific coast,
in which Penn will meet California
and Notre Dame will play Stan
ford
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
Lobert Nav Get Job

John OHansl Lobert Is likely to
take CoEy Dolan's place as coach for
the Giants. McGraw has always
held the veteran player IN big
esteem.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
Niehoff Much Sought

Bert Niehoff. Atlanta manager,
was sought by several clubs an
their leader for 1925, but he re.
fused them all.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
Sandy Makes a Record.

For the first time in more than
five years, Sandy Herd, noted golf
professional, went through the sea-
son without making a, hole in one.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
It Gains in Dignity

What used to be called q big
league baseball farm" or minor
league club, is now. known as the
Replacement" team. Our national
game takes on more dignity every
day
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27

They have hewn themselves a
future which is strong as petri-
fled wood can make it. Up to the
present they carved living out
OF the forests, but they've got
something now that will stand
without hitching.
On the hoof and before being
carried to the slaughter house,
a tree is a comparatively incon-
spicuous. chunk of furniture and
would not create suspicion, even
under the most adverse chape-
ronage.
But if you take enough giant
saplings. herd them together in
one drove and drive them to the
abattoir you will find when they
are thoroughly slaughtered that
You have quite a vestpocketful
of matches.
Now, everybody in the uni
verse uses finder of one sort
or another, whether they strike
them on their pants or on their
boards. And since this custom
has spread to the fairer sex,
who strike their matches where
they please and borrow ciga-
rettes from whom they can, the
plank proprietors have grown
rich.
AS a result little handful of
shavings accumulated years ago
has grown to be an unmanage-
able collection Of debris, which
any junk dealer would gladly
redeem at one hundred cents on
the dollar.
Lumber is king-long may
he wave; for without him we'd
have no sawdust stuffing, excel
sior, wood alcohol, nor trick
breakfast food.
Splinters may be a luxury
for some and a burden for 9TH
ers, but if you can amass enough
slivers in your lifetime there is
no reason on earth for your
children to work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
Willard Was Biggest
lack Can Pick 'Em

Jess Willard was the biggest
heavyweight who ever held the title.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27

These lumberjacks aren't such
jacks as the world may have
thought. In a brief span Of
from four to twenty years they
have whitfield away q comfort
able fortune out of a stick.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27

Jack Britton is one of the best
"pickers" among the ring stars.
Jack Is seldom a loser.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27

EARNED runs-ChIcago, /; PhiladaI-
phia, 2. Two-base hits--Slagle. Left
on bases-Chicago, 9: Philadelphia, L..
Struck out--Slagle. ,; king. Tinker,
Evers, Chance. Williams J; Rhoades, 2,
Jennings. First on errors-Chicago, :;
Philadelphia, 8. First on bdlls-SlaYle,
King, Evers. Thomas. HulswitI, 3; DOOM
Childs, 8; White Sacrifice hits-Dobbs,
Douglass. stolen bases-Kling. Tinker
Thomas. Wild pitch-White. Umpire
Brown. Time Of game-2:30.
MONDAY-JOe Bush pitches no
hit game against Cleveland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
Draws Twelve Million

Football drew 12.OO0,O0O people
in 1924, the figure sharks estimate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27

But a mil
lionaire lum-
herman has
] u s t proved
that there is
a Santa Claus
by givin G
away a cou-
pie of mil
lions of unre-
strained dol
lars to tn &
t o 0 hpick
makers W h o
h helped him
grab q for
tune, and If
timber. then
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25

frequently hears people say they had
rather ride on a gravel road than on
a. hard surfaced road. Perhaps they
do not ride much on either type.
1t has often been noted, the pub
LEGATION goes on, that where the mo-
torist has choice between the two
types he almost invariably chooses
the hard surfaced road even when
the gravel road is as good as a gravel
road can be. A little observation
will convince anyone of the truth of
this statement.
Around Indianapolis there are
many good roads of both types. The
congestion, however, is all on the
hard surfaced roads. The gravel
roads are not crowded. On pleasant
Sunday afternoons at this season all
the hard surfaced roads in this vicin-
ity are crowded. The motorist who
wants to jog along and look at the
countryside may take to the gravel
road. He may travel mile or more,
even on a well marked and we'll kept
gravel road without meeting a single
car. Time was when this road car
ried a heavy traffic, but not so today.
Now nearly everybody uses the hard
surfaced road, even for pleasure
driving in pleasant weather.
In view of this fact it seems a
little strange that so many are
heard to express preference for
the gravel road. Is there attachment
to the gravel road merely sentiment
al?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25

Mrs. Agnes Stewart of Willard is
a guest this week of Mrs. James
.Wamsley.
Miss Calvena Robbers of st. Cloud
was a week end guest at the M. E.
Millner home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Johnson of
Willard spent Wednesday afternoon
in Sank Centre.
Miss Marie Pangburn left Friday
for Minneapolis for visit of several
days with friends. 49,.
Miss Mary Gallager of St. Cloud
was an over Sunday guest of her SIS
ter, Mrs. B. F. Dubois.
Joe Peschel and family of Birch
dale were Sank Centre business call
ers Thursday of last week.
Misses Margaret and Irene Hogan
and Miss Kurth of Willard were
Sank Centre visitors Monday.
J. B. Schoenheff and C. E. Bo-
hall made a short business trip to
Melrose Wednesday afternoon.
DR.. Guide, specialist Disease eye,
ear, nose, throat and fitting of glass
es; St. Cloud, Lair Block sow
Mrs. V. LaJambe of Bemidji
spent from Friday until Monday as
the guest of Mrs. James Wamsley.
Miss Eula Lee left Saturday morn
ing for Bozeman, Mont, where she
will enter the state college at that
place.
Miss Harriet Fenton spent the week
end at Little Falls visiting at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Billy Blake
EVA Johnson. .
Mrs. Drager of Little Sank is
snending the week visiting at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Olaf
Peterson of this city.
Mrs. J. A. Norris left Saturday
for Minneapolis where she spent the
week end visiting at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. A. P. Brooks.
William and Chester Barry OF
Birchdale spent Saturday in Sauk
Centre transacting business and visit
ing their brother, C. j. Barry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Clark OF
Minneapolis are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ". Sutton. Mr.
Clark is nephew of Mr.. Sutton's.
RAYMOND Bergman VINO Is az
tending St. Johns College, College
vile, spent the week end with ms
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George II.
Bergman.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Schramm
and son Jack of Willard were week
end guests in Sank Centre at the
home of the lady's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Asa M. Wallace.
Mr.. D. j. Eide of st. Paul
stopped here few hours Saturday
last at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. v. Morse. Mr.. Eide was on his
way to Fergus Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W: Rath Of Man
.kato arrived Thursday of last week
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
EGG UNITS JOIN EXCHANGE

A. A. McPheeters, manager of the
Minnesota Egg and Poultry Ex-
change, announced last week that two
new marketing units affiliated with
the state organization began business
Monday September Is.
The new members of the Exchange
include the Lincoln County Egg and
Poultry Producers Association, of
Lake Benton, of which A. A. Kos
mosk is manager; and the Thief
River Valley Cooperative Poultry and
Marketing Association, of Thief River
Falls, Of which o. B. Norby is
manager. .-...E-s
1t is expected that three other as
sociations will be in operation by
the end of September.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
LADIES, GOLF TOURNAMENT

The ladies' golf tournament at the
Sank Centre Country Club links last
sFridayEafternoon resulted in tie
Fscore for first prize between Mrs.
H. T. Austin and Miss Florence
Craig. % By IAN arrangement between
the two ladies' Mrs. Austin was
awarded I the first. prize-a beautiful
silver casserole. The consolation
prize, an egg beater-was won by
Mrs. R. E.IsHansen. These prizes
as well as the steel shaft golf club
for the men, won by DR.. Sweetman,
were hung up by a gentleman resid-
ing in Minneapolis but a friend of
the Sank Centre Country Club.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
SCHOOL KIDDIEs vAccINATED

Doctors A. F. Moynihan, j. F. Du-
Bots, and R. H. Sweetman have
been busy this week vaccinating the
children in attendance at the Sank
Centre public schools. Several
hundred have already been vaccinat-
ed but the work is not yet completed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
YOUNG LAD DIES

Lawrence. Bernard Ahrens,i =
year-oId' son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Ahrens residing on the Hultgren
farm, eight miles northwest of Sank
Centre, in West Union township, died
yesterday morning at 9:40. The de-
ceased had severe attack Of pneu-
monia in the. early summer which
was followed by heart trouble and
other complications and he never re-
gained good health. The funeral will
be held from st. Paul's Catholic
church, Saturday morning at 900
o'clock, conducted by the pastor,
Rev Anthony ART. He will be laid
to rest ID ST. Paul's cemetery.