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The Washington times., 1924-04-14
NORTH MINES
To PLAY HERE
THIS WEEK

The collegiate baseball calendar,
for the week, offers what promises
to be a quartet of interesting con.
tests. Yale and Harvard are sched-
uled to play here in a pair Of
games each.
Tuesday the Crimson team will
be the guests of Catholic University
at Killian field, while on Thursday
the Brooklanders will be entertain.
ing Yale, and Harvard will be play.
ing Georgetown on the Hilltop.
Saturday Yale will stack up
against Coach O'Reilly's squad.
Georgetown and c. U. followers are
confident of victories in both Of
their contests against the northern
invaders.
Devlin and Clark will in all prob
ability oppose Harvard and Yale
for the Brooklanders, while the
Blue and Gray will depend upon
Jones and Brennan to turn back
the visitors on the Hilltop.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
PROTHR0'S SHIFTS
WIN CONTEST
FOR GR|FFS
Memphis Recruit Slams Out
Double and Triple in Final
Exhibition Game.

OF Doc ,Prothro proved his real
value to the Griffs in that final ex.
hibition against the Boston Braves.
scored Goslin and Fisher and his
double in the third sent the same
two lads over the dish. Without
his assistance the Griffs would hard
ly have copied, 8 to z, as they did,
making their fifth victory in ak
tussels with Dave Bancroft's young
men.
The Sunday exhibition brought
out some 5000 fans. all famished
for baseball. They saw loose pitch
ing, timely slamming and a gran,t
excavation OF the visitors dugout
by Battling Bill" MCGOWAN in the
fourth. This last was the real
thing.
There was considerable heckling
from the Boston bench from the
beginning. The umpire gave the
Braves several dirty looks and, with
the Griffmen at bat in the fourth,
he ordered Bancroft to clear his en-
tire bench. The Boston manager
declined and so, after a conference
with Banny, MCGOWAN sent fourteen
Braves to the showers. After that
there was peace and quiet.
Paul Zahniser, Fred Marberry and
Byron Specie hurled for the home
boys. They did not exactly shine,
not one Of them, all being afflicted
with insanity here and there. The
same disease bothered the Boston
trio. Yeargin. Mcnamara and Lucas.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14

No less than three new faces will
be in the lineup Of the Philadel-
phia Athletics. They are Max
Bishop, former Baltimore second
basdman, who has been good
enough to keep Jimmy Dykes on
the bench; and Strand and Sim
mons, leading hitters of the coast
league and American Association
respectively. The Athletics have
made their expensive purchases
stand up.
The Rex Sox also have done well
in this respect, Dudley Lee, the
$4,000 .shortstop, being judged a
discovery second only to that of
Columbus. Boone, a great hitter
will be in the Sox outfield in the
opening game and Fuhr, a pitcher
may be heard from later.
The Yanks also are dalIying
with a $4,000 investment, Earl
Combs, but the young man does
not seem to be ready. Milt Gas
ton, Semi-pTJ recruit pitcher, APP
pears to have been q better buy,
at least for immediate purposes.
The Senators are keeping Prothro,
third baseman, Fisher, and Smith
outfielders and Martina, Specie and
Wingfield, pitchers, and the White
Sox seem to have bobbed up with
several real ball players in Rabbit
ahd Ostergard, outfielders, and
Steengrafe and Lyons, pitchers.
The best of the young Browns are
said to be Rego, catcher from the
coast league and Olin Weight, a
pitcher once with the Giants while
Cobb thinks so much of Whitehill,
a pitcher, that he may start him in
the opening game.
The Indians are also well heeled
with youthful promise in McNully
and Clarke. outfielders, and Shaute,
lefthand pitcher.
In the National League the
Giants have been more fortunate
than their rival clubs. Wayland
Dean, the $4,000 pitcher, Is said
to be ready. So are Maun and
Bradshaw, pitchers, Terry and
Lindstr0m, infielders and Wilson,
an OutfleIder. Another expensive
young man, Johnny Jones of
Portland, is making good with the
Dodgers at shOrtstOp as is Joe
Klugman at second base.
The Pirates have strengthened
their infield by the addition of
Glenn Wright, star shortstop of the
American Association while Dan
Kremer and Emil Yde, young pitch.
ers, are expected to come through
nicely. The Reds think we'll of
Jake May and Tom Sheehan, pitch.
ers up for another trail, the Cards
have placed Bell on third base and
believe they have promising futuri.
ties in Douthitt, outfielder and
Niebergall, catcher.
The best of the young Cubs are
Vogel and Michael, infielders and
the Braves are keeping a watchful
eye upon LETTER, first baseman and
Stryker and Yeargin, pitchers.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
NAVY HEAD To
RAISE FLAG
At PARK
Secretary Wilbur Will Lead
Parade to Staff and
Usher in Season.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.


Washington will stage the most
impressive opening in both major
leagues tomorrow. No other city,
for instance, will have the Presi.
dent Of the United States grace the
occasion, lending his official assist.
ance in tossing out the first ball.
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur,
accompanied by an escort of United
States sailors and the crack Navy
Band, will lead the way to the flag
staff in center field and, with the
assistance of President Clark c.
Griffith, raise Old Glory to the top.
The players Of both the Washing.
ton and Philadelphia clubs will
parade to the flag staff in center
field, standing with heads uncovered
while the national banner climbs up
into the breeze.
The gates to the big ball park
will be thrown open at noon and
as soon as enough music lovers are
on hand, Goldplan's band will begin
upon a program of popular airs
sure to tickle the toes Of all.
Skillet Firms famous collection
Of nuts" will form outside the
centerfield fence and, entering
through the gate beneath the new
stand, parade around the field.
Skillet is secretive about his at.
fractions, but he admits that P. T.
Barnum never had anything to coin.
pare with his circus.
Shortly before game time Presi-
dent Coolidge, accompanied by his
official escort, will take his place
In the Presidents box in the lower
tier. The leader Of the nation will
he given q new ball which he will
toss to the umpire and, with the
call "Play Ball!' the American
League campaign of 1924 will be
on in the Capital Of the United
Gtokoa
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
1901

Some wise ACX h1RI|W~
one said, "If you would really
make your dreams come true,
merge your wish into action and
begin at once" Well, the girls
began at once, and now we have
with us the Iowa A. c. for little
girls only
The membership has grown so
rapidly that ''grandmothers" Whit
ing, Major and Thompson now
have Mildred King, Lillian Martin.
Edith Thompson, Octa Buchanan,
Katherine Foster, Virginia Monk.
Katherine Jones, Priscilla Storey,
Mildred Vogel, Virginia Storey,
Frances Brantley, Hazel Morgan,
Virginia Miller, Geneva Stoner,
Elizabeth Walton, Gladys Abram.
son. Ida Hurley, Virginia Taylor,
Adelaide Tolbert, and Virginia
Hitchcock to instruct and look
after.
What do you think of this for
a heavy action schedule? Monday,
baseball; Wednesday, tennis; Wed
nesday night, swimming; Thursday,
volley and Schlag, and Friday,
track,
If the kitchen floor didn't have
to be washed and the handker-
chiefs ironed, the youngsters would
probably have something arranged
for Saturday.
At the first track practice sew.
eral little Osbournes Jumped fifty
inches, and a young Chef Bowman
knocked off the sixty-yard stretch
in 8 2-5 seconds.
The young Indians, pardon, the
young Iqwans, expect to strut
their stuff in about two weeks
when they will meet the girls Of
the Central hiking club in track
meet.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
FOUR POCKET BILLIARD
STARS DISPUTE TITLE

PHILADELPHIA, April 14-Start-
ing with a single match this after
noon, the round robin tourney to
determine the worlds champion in
pocket billiards will be played with
four experts competing.
They are Ralph Greenleaf, defend.
ing champion; Frank I'abersl1i, Of
Detroit; Benny Allen, of Kansas
City and Andrew st. Jean, pf Min.
neapolis. The draw will not, be an
nounced until just prior to the
opening match today.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
CE0RCETOVVN'S TRACK
SQUAD TO GET ACTION

Georgetown University's track
squad will get it's first real action
Of the season Saturday when they
are booked to take on the team
from the University of West Vir-
ginia in a duel meet as. prelim-
mary to the Yale Georgetown base
ball game.
This will not only be the first
appearance of the Blue and Gray
trackmen, but win be the last be-
fore their appearance in the Penn.
sylvania games which are seized.
uled to take place on April rs
and 26.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14

" "ASAAA6f ~ ~
rector of the
Iowa Avenue
playground. Be-
ing in constant
t GU ch with
many girls be.
tween the ages
Of fourteen and
seventeen, she
believes t h at
an organization
formed along
the same lines
as those of
the senior ath.
! tic clu b 8
would prove a
success.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
COACH o'REILLY NAMES
HILLTOP MEDLEY RELAY

Coach John O'Reilly, of George.
towns track team, has named the
sprint medley and two-milet relay
teams which will represent the
Blue and Gray in the University Of
Pennsylvania games.
Haas, Dowding, Gaffey and either
Herlihy or Kinally will carry the
hopes OF the Hilltoppers in the
sprint medley, while Brooks, Gegan,
Holden, Sullivan and Marsters will
be the five from which the quartet
will be picked to take part in the
two.mile relay.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
BILL MCGOWAN MAY HOP
TO MAJOR LEAGUE SOON

Battling Bill MCGOWAN, the
Southern Association umpire, who
OBLIGATED in all the exhibition
games played by the Washington
club this spring, departed last night
for Mobile, where he will act in his
official capacity tomorrow in the
opening clash of the season there.
However, MCGOWAN is expected to
fill place in the American League
before the 1924 campaign ends. One
or two umpires are still below the
grade In Ban Johnson's circuit and
MCGOWAN is expected to get q trial.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
HARRY COURTNEY FAILS
AGAIN IN MAJOR SHOW

Handsome Harry" Courtney,
tall southpaw, once favorite of
the right-field fans at Georgia ave.
nue., failed to make the grade with
the Chicago White Sox this spring
at Winter Haven, Fla, and has
been shipped to Vernon, in the Pa.
cific Coast League. Courtney was
big winner with San Francisco
last season and was recalled by the
Sox. with whom he had failed in
1922.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
PICKS OPENING UMPIRES

President John Conway Toole. of
the international League, announced
that the umpire assignments for
the opening games next Wednesday
would be as follows: At Baltimore,
Derr. Mcbride and McLevitt; at
Reading, Carpenter and James; at
Newark, CASTOR and Van Graflan;
at Jersey City, Magerkurth and
-3aisel
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
MANY Tickets Remain
on Sale For Big
Opening Game

Fifteen thousand unreserved
seat tickets are on sale for to-
morrow's opening game of the
1924 American League season
at the Griffith Stadium.
These tickets will remain on
sale at Spalding's, 1888 G
street, until noon tomorrow. At
9 o'clock tomorrow morning the
unreserved seat sale opens at
the ball park, continuing until
game time.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
ASKS THREE THOUSAND
TO TRY FOR OLYMPICS

PARIS, April 14.-Invitations
were sent today to 1900 athletes to
participate in the first French
Olympic elimination trials to be
held in Pershing stadium, Colonies
Olympic bowl and lie Havre Mar.
settles stadiums April 20. Other
elimination trials will be held May
4 and 18.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
PITTSBURGH TEAM WILL
TRAIN ON COAST AGAIN

Barney Dreyfuss Is SO enamored
of California as a place to train his
Pirates that he has already signed
a contract to have his athletes do
their preliminary work in San Fran
cisco next spring, playing exhibit.
ton games with the Seals, cham.
pions Of the Coast League.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
AMERICAN LEAGUERS GET
CREAMOF YOUNGSTERS
BY DAVIS J. WALSH.

NEW YORK. April 1Judgng from the superficial evidence
afforded by few brief weeks in the training the American
League has fortunate than the National harvesting the
best of the seasons of rising Every American
club fallen
player who either will make the rifle this is only year
The Braves and Cubs virtually standing and promising
pitchers the Reds have taken have been before
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
ON WALTER JOHNSON.
SKILLET" AND HIS GANG
READY FOR OPENER

While the question with of Washngtons popua
ton today the matter Of for
800 readers of The Washington Times
the amprtan matter OF reserved tickets
big day just
persons already has his little blue calling
for observation either section Of the lower
stand
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
Meet at Springfield.

The 1924 regatta Of the National
Association Of Amateur Oarsmen
will be held at Springfield, August
8 and 8,
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
Has Odd Custom,

At Elton, the famous English
prep school, they have an odd Gus
tom OF using the shells in only one
big race, after which the shell is
sawed up and each member of the
crew makes his piece into q book.
case.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
ATHLETIC
CLUB NOW A
REALITY
Young FJappers Organize to
Take Part in All Branches
of Sport.
By "JACK" MARTINI

The kid" sisters couldn't play
basketball with the Nets, Capitals,
or Princess because they were too
young. So, undaunted, the Juveniles
are now participating in all
branches of sport under the name
of the Iowa Athletic Club.
This junior athletic club was
recently organized by Jacqueline
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
CoIIegian Signed.

Ben Tryon, former star of the
University Of Vermont team, has
signed to catch for the Pittsfield
Eastern League club. He can also
play the outfield.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
So That's That.

Helen Wills Of California is the
most dependable woman tennis
player to represent the United
States in the Olympic games. Others
are Eleanor Goss and Helen Hotch.
kiss Wightman.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
Older caddies Are Pros.

Caddies who continue to carry
clubs for hire after their sixteenth
birthday are considered professional
golfers and are not allowed to play
in any amateur golf event.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14

places dlVotS. A poor one sOne-
times forgets.
That the National Capital is in
sore need of additional facilities for
public links players was apparent
yesterday at both the East Potomac
and Rock Creek Park courses.
Neither could accommodate the
large number wishing to play.
President James A. TIubbell, OF
the Potomac. Park club, found time
between rounds over the East Pc.
tomac course to talk UP the coming
District municipal championships.
Jim Preston was giving the boys
the same buzz on the same subject
out at Rock Creek.
Hartford and Boston are in the
field for the 1925 national public
links tournament. DIR. T. G. Nc
Sheehy, president OF the New Eng
land Public Golf Association, has
filed a. formal application with
Chairman James ID. Standish for
the tourney to be staged in either
city. w.
Public links players who arc con-
templating taking part in the Dis.
trict championships to be held May
10 to 25, inclusive. should bear In
mind that they must file not less
than ten qualification scores before
May 10.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
ATHLETICS WILL ASSIST
CRIFFMEN In FRYING
LID OFF SEASON
Ry LOUIS "A. BOUCHER.

As first attraction Of the 1924 Connie Mack his
Philadelphia Athletics town tonight going the Harrng
good before assisting Gfmen
prying off the lid tomorrow at the CLARK G. Griffith Stadium in
the Of President Coolidge all the leaders of the Government
and Washington society," Skillet Finn and his collection Of uniformed
ball going year in and year out by their support.
anere WIN be the customary side features For instance band
will discourse sweet ( music for
hOlie begin the field The gates open early enough to
permit all who wish to enter to make their gaop
choice locations The visiting team will be watched closely it
movement closely watched by the bugs ~ ~ 49,
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
Friends Go Along.

Friends and relatives of the
American Olympic teams, number.
ing 300,s may go abroad with the
athletes.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
Mere Spending Change.

Paul Berlenbach received S2,22O
as his share Of the house receipts
when he knocked out Jack Stone
In Buffalo,
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
Seals Are Favorites.

The San Francisco Seals are
favorites to win the Coast League
)pennant again this season.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
Draws Big Entry.

The DebutSnte Stakes to be run
at Churchill Downs has drawn an
entry OF 13l fillies.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
A New Sport.

The Philadelphia Orchestra has
been invited to be the official must.
cal organization at the Olympic
games in Paris.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
Students Swing Picks.

More than 200 students at Ford.
ham are working with picks and
shovels improving the baseball field.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14
Short Puts
Leonard w. Collins

Q.-What is the difference be.
tween a good golfer and a poor one?
A.-One Of the many differences
is that a good golfer invariably re-
places divots. A poor one some
times forgets.
The Washington times., 1924-04-14

He has tried to make friends
for himself and for The Wash
ingtOn Times ut once and be-
lleves that he has achieved that
objective, for all OF which he has
only his followers to thank.
Putnam patriot., 1924-10-10

is important but it is not diseouraging to the Republican leaders. IL is about what they expected.
 There is an uncertainty about the vote of the women electors. Those who are identified with the activities of the women should not be lelied in- to false sense of security. It be- hooves them to continue their aetivi- ties and with increased real for their party. It has been too rapidly taken for granted that the voters will vote as households and that the husband will control the votes of the female members of ais family.
 In the first place there Is not a dis position on the part of the men to dictate. or hardly to advise how their women folks should vote. IL would not be advisable nor patriotic for the man to do the political thinking for his household That would defeat the purpose of the extension of the fran chise to women The casting of the ballot is an individual net and not collective one.
 Probate Judges
 If there is one position more than another that should be removed from politics it is that of judge of the pro bate court. That the people of the state are of this opinion is made clear by the large number of probate dis tricts in which the names of the can didates appear on both the Democrat ic and Republican tickets. In Hart ford end New Haven the retiring judges. Walter H. Clark in the former and John L. Gilson in the latter, are saved the trouble of an election by be ing nominated by one party and en- dorsed by the other it Is repngnant to most everyone in Connecticut that appointments to probate ludgeships should be through the channel of poli- ties. A proposition that all judges should be elected by the popular vote would be against the sentiment of the state. And the fact that the people of New York state. even Co the highest iudgeship. elect their judges does not reconcile the people of this state to that system of election for Conneeti- cut
 But however much the majority of the people Of the state may be opros- ed to the election of probate judges there is less difference of opinion as ta the desirability of placing the judge ships on a salary basis instead of hav- ing the compensation consist of fees paid out of the estates which they probate. Some of the probate judges of the state receive small compensa- tion and others have large salaries. Ii is believed that the judge of pro- bate of the New Haven district re ceives about Sl5.000 year, and there is an impression in Hartford that it's probate judge has an income from fees of Si2.000 year. The chief jus tice of the state has a salary of Sg,- 500 and each of his associates sg.0u0. This disparity suggests a difference which should be adjusted. IL cannot be adjusted without first placing the judges of probate on a salary and abolishing the fee system. Some years since. the fee system of the sherifis and of the clerks of court were abol- ished and the ineumbents placed on salaries.
Putnam patriot., 1924-10-10
WOODSTOCK SCHOOL
 DEFEATS KILLINGLY
Speck, Quarterback For Local Academy Team, Star of
 Game

Woodstock was the victor over KillingIv high in a fast and interest ing football game played last Friday afternoon at Danielson. The score was thirteen to nothing. Woodstock scoring in the first and second guar ters Speck, new quarterback ot the team, proved the star of the game, and was easily the backbone of the Woodstock attack and defense. ihis is his first year at Woodstock, where he came from New Haven. He Is the holder of many track trophies, and hts speed makes him a big asset to the Woodstock team.
 The first touchdown was scored by Johnston. Woodstock half back, and the next period Speck carried the ball over for the second score. Mower, fullback. scored the extra point after the second score.
 This was the second game of the season for Woodstock. the hrst con test being lost to Plainfield, l3 Go 6. Until the last minute of play 1t was seven to six. a forward pass over the goal line being staged with few sec onds of play remaining. The next came will be played with Southbridge High at Southbridge week from this afternoon.
 Rev. David Hatch has given of his time and ability in coaching the team The success of the eleven is due in no small measure to his generous efforts, and students of Woodstock Academy wish to express their appreciation of them.