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The Washington times., 1924-02-25
TRINITY GIRLS PLAN
FIRST TANK MEETING

Girls Of Trinity College are plan
ming to hold their first tank meet
some time during March and indi.
cations are that the event will as
sumo larger proportions than had
at first been anticipated.
The several events which will be
contested include the 100.yard back
stroke, 200-yard free style, 5O-yard
obstacle race and the 100-yard side
stroke. In addition to these, inter-
class relay races will also be held,
The Washington times., 1924-02-25
Do You Remember

When the Washington Times
was at Tenth and the Avenue ?
Walter Wilmot?
Those summer seasons of
Aborn's light opera at the Ma
tional-with a cold beaker of
foamhrg brew at Frenchy's be-
tween the acts?
When Sam Wood was catch
ing for the Fifth Baptist base
ball team?
When Lieut.. Joe Crimmins.
Of No. 10 engine company, was
working for Cornwel1?
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GRFFMEN ARE POURING
NTOTAMPACAMP
FOR TRAINING
BY LOUIS A. DOUCHER.

Mike Martin will have the markings Of team for that
srmsn 81 the season at Tampa sganst the Cuban
ne mas goody gang OF pitchers with
fns belts al. and today today should haze Chick GagnOn
boug outfelders Sam Rice Florida several weeks
play golf and while his fishing for needeh under
Lafayette bridge the Hsboough
that and wearing his baseball Lance Rchbours has
Dee tampa Tor several days. doing light the pitchers
a% s M0ndy s even . more Of the lads should
@ Allan Russell relief fnger Mule Shirley rookie first
ssndot on T10na and Ed Bean the Washington
direct To Tarnn SO""P0VO report
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SCOTTISH BOXER LANDS
TO BATTLE IN CANADA

Mick McAdam, who recently
arrived in this country, heralded as
the featherweight champion of
Scotland, is booked up for two
fights by his manager, Charley
Harvey. His first will be with
Curley Wilshur, the Canadian
fighter, for ten rounds at Toronto
on February 20, and his second Kid
Roy for ten rounds at Montreal,
Canada, on March 10.
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LUIS VINcENTINI COMES
BACK FOR MORE BOUTS

NEW YORK, Feb. rs. Luis
Vicentini, the South American light
weight champion, IL on his way
back to New York and 10 due here
March 8, according to a cable from
Chill. Vicentinf announces that he
early date at the Garden and win
then so after Johnny Dundee.
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the best in the game. But what
are you going to do with the others?
They've a shot for their place in
the sun, too, and cannot be over
looked.
WELL" he said with q manifest
sigh Of regret, "I'll bet Connie Mack
could pick out five Of those birds
right now and go back home in
Germantown and get all ready for
the next world series.
ASK him, he knows"
The Washington times., 1924-02-25

meanwhile, at Hot Springs, Ark,
the veterans art trudging over the
hills and taking the prescribed
baths. fitting themselves for the
real baseball to come later in
Florida. The Hot Springs conting-
ent, in charge Of Manager Bucky
Harris, is due to be in uniform at
Tampa on Monday, March 10. On
hat day the real baseball Of the
924 training season will get under
way.
When the Griffmen are all in
camp, there will be thirty-two ath.
letes fighting for places in the
Washington lineup. Fifteen are
pitchers, five Of whom are south
paws. Eight are listed as infield.
crs, six outfilders and three catch.
Grs. In addition, Doc Nance, q vet.
iran Florida State league baclSstop,
IS working out with the squad.
here being good use for four catch
crs as soon as the spring exhibit
tons begin on March 10.
Seven Of the 1924 Griffs have
passed their thirtieth birthday,
with Walter johnson leading the
way with thirty-seven. MOgridge
and Martina are thirty-fOur, Rice
and Peck thirty-three, Harry Lei
bold, thirty-twO and Allan Rus
sell, thirty one.
elise Dudley, the youngster from
Raleigh, is the youngest, being but
nineteen years old.
Ed Bean, the young Washington
sandlotter, and Bennett Tate, the
kid catcher from Memphis, are but
twenty years old.
Dangerous Dan" McGrew is
easily the tallest man wearing e.
Washington uniform. According to-
the veracious facts and figures
scattered broadcast by Col. William
Smith, McGrew stands up there to
a total of six feet five and one-half
inches.
Godfrey Brogan, the wee south.
paw pitcher, is the shortest, five
feet five inches. Memo Leibold is
one-half inch taller.
The heaviest, Walter johnson, Is
said to tip the beam at 200 pounds,
with Brogan the lightest, lao
pounds.
Thirteen Of the Griffs are mar
ried, Judge, Peck, GagnOn, Rice,
LeibOld, Hargrave, johnson, Mo-
gridge, Russell, McGrew, Martina,
Wingffeld and Moon.
Carr Smith, the kid outfielder
from Raleigh, boasts the heftiest
batting average, a mere .41S, that's
all.
Joe Judge, the alert firstsacker,
has the niftest fielding average,
1898. And he got it in the big show,
too.
Byron Specie, from Omaha, won
more games in 1928 than did any
other member of the pitching staff.
He lost fourteen and won twenty
six.
Dangerous Dan" McGrew won
twenty-five games for Memphis as
against twelve defeats, which is a
right smart average.
Joe Martina, the New Orleans
veteran, copied twenty-one victories
for New Orleans as against ten de-
feats.
The best average Of any of the
Fingers was made by Ray Joyce
with New Haven. He won twelve
and lost three games.
Three new hotels appear on the
Washington clubs list for the com.
ing campaign. The Griffs have for.
saken the Ansonia in New York
for the Concourse Plaza, up near
the Yankee Stadium. In Cleveland
they shift from the Winton to the
Hollenden and move from the Fort
Shelby in Detroit to the fuller. ALI
the other hotels.
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Renzo Disappointed.

When the police refused to allow
Jack Dempsey to give a boxina
exhibition, the most disappointed
man at the Coliseum was Jacl,
Renzo. The Washington middle
weight was to have been Demp
sey's sparring partner for two
rounds.
The Washington times., 1924-02-25
Ascher Has Bad Leg

Vernon Ascher, crack quarter.
miller at Georgetown. has been hav.
ing trouble with his right leg due
to an injury. 1t effected his per-
Torrance in the Georgetown meet,
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Friendships Meet.

A meeting of the Friendship A. C
youngsters will be held tonight al
Friendship House. Plans for base
ball will be discussed.
The Washington times., 1924-02-25
Street Will Manage

Charles "Gabby" Street, for years
Walter Johnson's backstop with the
Washington club. will manage Mus
kogee. in the Western Association,
this year.
The Washington times., 1924-02-25
Every Golf Ill Has Its
Cure AS Pro Tells
Curious

A golfer writes to q profess
sional to inquire the best meth
cd Of recovering a shot after
the ball has been hit into the
rough.
The answer obviously was
to hit the ball straight through
the fairway in the first place.
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Would Play Griffs.

The Alexandria Cardinals hope to
play an exhibition game this spring
with the Grin rockies.
The Washington times., 1924-02-25
TOUGH JOB TO PICK TEN
BEST PITCHERS
Ry GORDON MACKAY.

One day last week while fungo hitting" with
known in baseball conversation dted of
the past and the monarchs of the present
evtaby drift when pair of baseball devotees sit them down
che the situation
"Who the greatest pitchers baseba?" flung
student player of the game years
that number generation.
His reply took from feet
"No q
The Washington times., 1924-02-25

DATA-Veterans of the Tong
wars in Chinatown do not re-
ceive pensions from this or
any other government.
The Washington times., 1924-02-25

HOUSEWIFE the gas
meter freezes any more, thaw
it out with hot water, but
never build a fire under it
again. Borrow water from
your next-door neighbor. What
kind Of flowers do you like?
PATRIOTIC-No, July Fourth
is not observed in Great
Britain.
SMART ALEC-You may be
wise, but you amt no owl:
the war ended November II,
1918, and no sooner. You roll
the peanut down Pennsylvania
avenue with a toothpick.
STATISTICIAN-The exact
distance from Washington to
Tuxpam, Mexico, is 1893 miles,
as the crow flies; If a crow
could fly that far.
HICCUPS-Gargle in a mild
solution Of ice water.
EIGHT PER CENT-There's
a place in Baltimore you can
get it, but you'll have to en-
close a self-stamped envelope,
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Teacher and Pupils at Tampa Camp

left IL Coach Jack CHESHIRE batting out
down Plant Field Tampa Below Lance RichbOug Oueer
couldn't play last because Of broken ankle
ing mp sIugging muscles At the bottom robin of
young Grfmen taking the kinks Of their by engaging
in their daily medicine ball frOic.
The Washington times., 1924-02-25

it off altogether!
BOB-HAIRED-You can get
it back to it's original color,
but it will never look the same.
The Washington times., 1924-02-25
ALOYSIUS BIG FIVE
TO PLAY FIRESTONE

The Aloysius Big Five. amateur
champions Of the District, are
scheduled to play the Firestone
Tire Company's quint, in the Con
zaga gym, next Sunday afternoon.
The Firestones enjoy the repu-
tation of being one of the fastest
teams in the Middle West and mum.
Der among their players Joe Ather.
ton, former Aloysius and Washing.
ton Yankee star.
The game will start at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-02-25
IN "SKILLET" FINN'S
IQEERHS:
If There Are Any Little
Questions Which Are
Bothering Your Mind,
Don't Let EN- Drive
You Crazy.
I-Rv KTRK MTTYHD

TASPER-Yours is q tough
j.. question. The two worst
things in the world we
know are bad eggs and bad
poetry.
OFFICER-You are sup
posed to arrest a motorist
whether he leaves his engine
running while he drops in to
buy a spool of cotton or q
grand piano.
INCOME TAX-March Is.
DOUBTFUL-Yes, divorces
granted in the Shetland ISL
The Washington times., 1924-02-25

ands are valid
in the District
Of Columbia.
The
average life Of
a Mexican hair
less spaniel is
four years, nine
weeks and twen-
ty-two days.
CALISTHEN-
ICS-If one
pound dumbbells
tire you out,
you'd better call
The Washington times., 1924-02-25

Owens Will Officiate.
Brick Owens, veteran umpire, will
officiate in the spring exhibition
games played by the Detroit Tigers.
The Washington times., 1924-02-25

Meaning what?" we countered.
Meaning just this" was his an
swer. There is no doubt but that
there were ten who were the great
test pitchers in baseball. But the
point / wish to make il that no
body is qualified to point them out.
Baseball had so many twirlers that
were really great that for one man
to sit down and say that he could
choose the ten best would argue him
a fathead.
Lets look into the matter" he
said. "I'll show you that to at.
tempt the task of picking out the
ten greatest is a farce. I'll sit right
down and write out the names of
the pitchers whom l think were
the best.
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"I'H bet, too" prated the old
timer, ''that i won't be able to
stop at ten: I'll 60 even further
and bet anything that / own that
no man can sit down and glance
over the fifty years of organized
baseball and limit himself to any
ten he considers the greatest.
The Washington times., 1924-02-25

Thirteen Of the Griffs are mar.
ried, Judge, Peck, GagnOn, Rice,
LeibOld, Hargrave, johnson, Mo-
gridge, Russell, McGrew, Martina,
Wingfield and Moon.
The Washington times., 1924-02-25

"Take Joe McGinty. That boy
would win the palm FOR durability,
for he was Tipping 'em across
when he was fifty.twO years old.
He also was the best underhand
pitcher who ever tossed a sub
marine curve. His old Mary Ann,'
q rising curve, was unhittable.
That boy could go in there day
after day and twist 'em over.
The Washington times., 1924-02-25
INCOME TAX-March Is.

DOUBTFUL-Yes, divorces
granted in tho Chn4ln.L
New Britain herald., 1924-12-01

Breakfast Halves of grape fruit, crisp whole wheat toast broiled ham. potato puffs, spinach molds, milk, coffee.
 Luncheon-Cream of corn soup, oyster salad, graham bread, sliced oranges, feather cake, milk, tea.
 Dinner Broiled lamb chops martinique potatoes, scalloped to- matoes, pear salad, fried cakes and cheese, whole wheat rolls, milk, coffee.
 Children under 10 years of age will not indulge in the fried cakes and cheese for dinner.
 The juice of the grapefruit should be served the children under six years of age one-half hour be- fore breakfast. Then a well-cooked cereal with thin cream, the spin ach and potato puffs, milk and toast furnish hearty breakfast for the juniors that is easily di- gested.
 Oyster Salad
 One pint small oysters, cup diced selery. 1-2 cup nut meats, 1 lemon, salad dressing to make moist,
 Wash and drain oysters. Scald until plump. Drain and add juice of lemon. Let stand in cold place or on ice until chilled. Combine with celery, nuts and mayonnaisc and serve on a bed of lettuce.
 Martinique Potatoes
 Four large smooth potatoes, ? tablespoons butter, tablespoons cream, egg. 1-2 teaspoon salt, Is teaspoon pepper, few drops onion juice.
 Scrub potatoes well and bake in a hot oven for one hour, Scoop out inside and mash. Add butter, Cream. salt and pepper and yolk of egg well beaten. Cook, stirring con stantly, for three minutes. Beat white Of egg until stiff and dry and fold into mixture. Shape between two buttored spoons. Place on a buttcrcd dripping pan and bake in a hot oven until nicely Drowned.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-01
Fried Cakes

Two mediums sized potatoes, 2 tablespoons butter. eggs, 1 cup sugar, cup sweet milk, 3 tea spoons baking powder, 1-4 tea spoon grated nutmeg, 12 teaspoon salt, flour to roll.
 Boil and mash potatoes. Add but ter and mix thoroughly. Stir in eggs well beaten and beat in sugar. Mix and sift two cups of flour, salt and baking powder and nutmeg and add to mixture. Add more four. The dough should be as soft as possible to have 1t and roll easily. Roll on a foured :nolding board, cut with q ring cutter and fry in deep hot lard. Take from fat with q skewer or wire dipper and drain on brown paper
 The fat should be hot enough 10 brown an inch cube of bread from the soft part of the loaf in 60 seconds.
 Fried cakes should come quickly to tho top of the fat, brown on one side and then turn 10 brown on the ether. They should be turned once.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-01
Me eAdy3vtur&sj RaggetyAnn g. 4Ea99e4yAnAy .R lNa1a 9y 9skssy Sru<'k @

(Which way Is the road to Hap. py 1sle?" Raggedy Ann asked a little man who stood right in front of the little white Magical boat
 The little man looked from Rag ssdy Ann 10 Raggedy Andy and to 'hs little fat Captain, Straight ahead" he replied without stir ring out of the path,
 Thank you" Raggedy Ann said, Please step 10 one side 80 that we can pass; our little magical boat does not wish to bump into you and the trees are too close together here for the boat to sail around you,"
 Fla, I guess I shall not stir one step the man sad, T saw this litle boat coming way down the path and I said 70 myself, There comes a magical boat, for 1t Is able 10 fly in the air, right above inc path so I made up my mind that I would capture it for my very own, then I can sail through the woods nckity split wherever l wish to go"
 On But you know, we io not wish you to capture this boat" the NttIo Captain said Tt is ours and it would be wrong for you to take anything which does not belong to you. And besides" he added when he saw the little man intended say ing more, "we shall not let you capture our boat"
 What Will you do:" the little man asked, Just tell me that"
 "T shall count thrce, like this, one, two, three, Then it you do not Step out of the path, I shall uft you out of the way" the Captain said
 Aha, aha, aha" the little man laughed, "You couldn't make me get out Of the path, even if you tried for a hundred years, I'll bet q million dollars"
 "1ll bet two million dollars I can" the Captain said.
 Lets not make bets" Raggeiy Ann sad, Even in fun, Cause it Isn't likely that any Of us have even nickel We'll lift him out of the path and just show him how easy 1t is" And Rsgeedy Ann walked up Then RaFgedv Andy tried 10 lift him out of the path, but she could not budgc him even a smldEin. Then RaEgedy Andy ritd 10 lit him. but he could not Luiso him either, nor could the Can'lin move tha little creature.
 "Th,rr You sec,' tl,a htt,t man cried. Cite RN the million dol- lars,"
New Britain herald., 1924-12-01
Letter from Leslie Prescott to the ritttls Msrdutse, Care Of the
 Secret Drayrer

Yes, little Marquse, I am surs that Jack and Sally Atherton are greater friends than Jack and I srs. He tells hsr things that he would never think of telling me, snd I am his wife.
 Before my marriage I had deep-seated idea that man and woman couid not bs lovers without b4ing friends or comrades. I have come to the conclusion that when 2 man wants , pal he usually goes to his own sex and occasionally 10 another woman.
 The masculine ideal os s sweet heart is q woman sensuous at all times instead of sensible. Conse- 5uently after marriage when man finds that his wife must be sensible occasionally 1t upsets hls whole philosophy. A man gives his wife the admiration of d lover but with holds the much more subtle com pliment the respect and regard Of 8 friend.
 Here I go, little Marnuise analyz- ing and criucizing the masculine nature just after I have received this satisfying letter from Jack.
 Oh, cannot tell you how happy 1t made mo and vet all the while 1t seemed too good to be true. If I should explain this reaction 10 Jack. he would say that l couldn't look at things sauely In my conJi- tion.
 Of course, little Marquise, you never having been mother, can not advise, but I would like to know why everyone thinks that a woman in my condition should sui fer any mental or physical pains just now, r. IS a perfectly natural condition, quite as commonplace as eating and sleeping and quite as necessary 10 the preservation ot 'he human race. Yet everyone always acts as though if were somcthlng entirely new to the universe, some thing unique,
 I think 1t is a forcgone conc|u- sion. little MarquIse, that Zoo Ei- lington will come to us. Jack was going 10 sec her fhe evening he wrote my letter. He seems to think that lf she is all that Ruth thinks she is, she will be a great help 10 me -- and yet I worry abous 4 all. Taking a stranger in'n your house Is a very serious thing. !; hope the Kirl will like me,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-01
TABLES ON HEALTH
ON HKALTH-----~--
 CAREFUL OF THE EYES

Most people are content to use their eyes TO she utmost capacity without thought of strain or future
 Mir Mann of Anytown was that way until his oculist brought him 10 sudden halt
 Mos, parts Of the body can be re- paired 10 some extent, in one way or another. But if the delicate optic nerve is out of commission there is real trouble ahead.
 The four fundamental troubles which generally affect eyesight are eye defects, eye strains, eye acci- dents or eye diseases.
 Of these, eye defects are qulte common and are frequently due 10 ear-slghtedness, far-sightedness or astigmatism--Tords that ma!
New Britain herald., 1924-12-01

sound familiar 10 those who have gone 10 eye specialists, These are generally corrected through the pre- scription of glasses
 Eye diseases, such as pinkeye and trachoma, can be acquired by using towels. face cloths, or handkerchie Of person thus bothered.
 Eye strain arises generally from wrong usage; bad light or overuse; getting light from the wrong direc- ton with constant glare in the eyes and from similar causes. This should be q chief source of care. Eye ac- Cidents are not easily prevented and are most frequently caused by dirt particles and sand. Where the par ticle Is ingrained physician should be consulted
New Britain herald., 1924-12-01

you are doing now, know your nurse has an unfortunate manner, but she is competent and con- | scientlous--you can see that-and surely you are big enough to humor her, As for Junior, I'd like to bring him up, but honestly, I'm afraid 1t would frighten him half to death to see you as pale and Ill as you are, i Tomorrow you undoubtedly will be much stronger, and then you can have A geod visit with him"
 My mother-iu-law opened her eyes and looked at me with q knowing intent gaze, and my voice ran down like a spent humming top. I had failed, and I was truly at my wits end 10 know what was 10 be done with so refractory a patient, Then Into the eyes opposite mine there flashed something very like q twinkle, and my mother-in-law spoke crisply and caustically:
 You've never fooled me since I N4ltN Nput -Aul EdI SNt dlll you lt 4lOb fooling me, now. It wouldn't hurt Richard Second to see me, but that woman waiting out Tn the hall to see whether you're going 10 manage me. or she's going to telephone tho doctor that she's quitting the case. thinks if would Of course I know I'm entirely in the wrong. wasn't Edwin Braithwaite's mother-in.law all these years not to know some thing of the way the doctors hold the nurses responsible, but I won't give her the satisfaction Of knowing she won out. You can tell her to come back, but be sure you let her know that 1t was your glib tongue that persuaded me"
New Britain herald., 1924-12-01
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presume all tlis coming upon me when I have had such dis ooncering letter from Jacks mother Is the real reason why I anticipate having some unhappt- ness in the future.
 Mrs Prescott has written me a particularly nasty letter in which she tells me that Priscilla Brad ford has told her that I own half the lingerie shop and threatens to tell Jack.
 You may think this is perfect ly ridiculous thing 10 worry about, for certainly 2 wife that can earn as much money as I have earned tn the last year in ar absolutely leglti- mate manner, ought 10 All her bus bands mind with pride.
 know, however, that Jack will not like 1t, and I am in for q bad quarter of an hour.
 TOMORROW -- This letter con. tinued.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-01

But we didn't bet' the Captain said, Anyway, you had better move, cause we might bump you with the boat and that would not be very pleasaut''
 NOW, l shall lift you ont ot the path" the little man said as he picked up the Captaln and carried him 10 one side and threw him in a lot of ferns. Then he carried Raggedy Ann and threw her beside the Captain, but when he tried to pick up Raggedy Andy, Rsgredy Andy crossed his thumbs and Of course that meant Kings Ex" and the little man did not know what 10 do,
 Now, You gee Ragged yAndy cried as he rolled up his sleeves,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-01

You'd better watch out before I wrestle you and throw you into those stlekiy wild rose bushes." and he prttended as If he would nrestle the little man.
 T speet If l can't lift you out Of the path, you must be fna wrestler" he said as lie ran away through the bushes. So RaFccdy Andy helped the Captain ard Rag. gedy Ann upon the boat again and sent it flying along the path. Then he went inside ths cabin and came out with SIX plates Of cream puns and a lot Of potato chips. for every one knows an adventure such ss this, makes one very, very hungry.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-01
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byEDNIJND SWELL
css4 ., HEA sk0sTo ar

something more than friendliness in the light that flashed from those bewtching violet eyes. The first as- sistant, knocked completely of his balance by the unexpected news that this amazingly attractive
 woman was actually unattached, forgot for the moment a two.days' growth of beard and abbreviated
 neither garments, He responded ef-
 fusively, holding her fingers for quite second longer than was ab-