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The Washington times., 1924-08-25
Robbing Cradle Is
Connie Mack's
Old Theory

Stung by the minor leagues
into paying $135,O00 for three
players in one year, only to
have one Of that number make
good, Connie Mack has decided
to go back to the cradle for
players and polish them into
ball players like Collins, Barry,
Baker, etc. His first purchase
is sixteen-year-old Jimmy Fox,
of Easton, Md. The lad is an
all around athlete, the best
catcher in the loop and slug
ger, having several home runs
to his credit.
Fox will be only one Of half
a dozen minor league catchers
who will show up next spring.
Mack is dissatisfied with the
work Of his veteran star, Cy
Perkins. Bruggy is well liked
by Mack, is popular with the
players, but is in bad with the
fans of the Quaker City.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
HAZARDS
MORE THAN
PHYSICAL
Some Golfers They Serve To
'Intimidate Rather
Than PenaIize

According to the general concep.
ton bunkers ars placed on the golf
course for the sole purpose Of
penalizing poor shots. To this an.
other object might be added-that
Of intimidating the player. There Is
such a thing as hazards causing no
end Of concern, for from the time
the golfer steps TO the tee the more
misplaced they seem and the longer
he reviews the situation the more
formidable they loom.
To be sure, the location Of a
hazard may in the majority Of cases
be placed where it is with the oh.
1ect Of catching a wild or indif-
ferent shot. ye= 1t is probably a
fact that there are many bunkers
to be found which are seldom visited
by the majority Of players. just
the same they may be said to fulfill
their mission in that they instiIl a
certain degree of fear into the
heart Of the player, and this fear
prompts him to avoid the hazard Mt
any cost, with the result that az
the other side oe the fairway.
In the opinion Of Harold Hilton
the best bunkered hole in the world
Is probably the short eleventh at
old st. Andrews. Unquesticnablv
there have been countless attempts
to produce an imitation Of this par.
ticular hole, although apparently
with Indifferent Euccess.
~ II. H. T..
Try has done as much toward re-
producing famous holes as Charles
B. Macdonald, the founder of the
National links, on Long Island.
Practically all of the Macdonald
courses have more OF less of these
reproductions-an Eden" here, an
ALPS" there, perchance a "Redan"
somewhere else. Apropos of this,
Hilton makes the following observa.
ton:
Some twenty odd years ago Mr..
Macdonald came over to this coun-
try from America with the definite
object Of selecting Individual holes
on links in Great Britain which he
could more or less faithfully re.
produce on the ground which he
was laying out on the National
COuES0 dJ southampton, IL. IL Two
Of the holes which he selected were
the eleventh and seventeenth at st.
Andrews. and think that the ma.
jority Of golfers who are well ac-
quainted with the old course will
surely agree that he was correct
in his estimate of what a good golf
ing hole should be.
"I happen to have played these
reproductions Of Charles Macdonald
at Southampton on a goodly num-
Der Of occasions, and one cannot
get away from the fact that he
really has accomplished the task
he had set himself in manner
which was worthy Of great praise;
but neither of these limitations
could be said to even nearly ap-
proach the eleventh and seventeenth
holes on the classic course, at least
from a point of golfing merit. They
were just most excellent limitations
Of two Of the best golf holes to be
found In the world"
The Washington times., 1924-08-25

Go West, Young Man, Go West.
THE wrestlers have invaded the
Pacific coast and are giving
the Californians a big time.
Only last week Stranger Lewis
and Zbyszko put on their toehold
and deadlock things and almost
brought down the skylights. The
Westerners had never seen that
act and liked it so well that the
boys will probably appear out
there weekly now for the next
four or five months.
Why, at one time libby had the
champ on the floor and put on
he juice for all he was worth.
He had Lewis foot almost twisted
around twice. The crowd howled.
libby made faces and put the
juice on harder. Lewis squirmed,
groaned, made faces and was just
about to faint when with ONE
LAST TREMENDOUS EFFORT
HE GAVE A DYING LUNGF
AND AND AND .
BROKE THE HOLD.
The house arose as one man
Never before has such cheering
been heard on the coast.
Great night, great show.
GREAT ACT.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
Youngsters Will Not
Think Baseball,
Saws Pilot

Manager Dave Bancroft, of
the Boston Braves, like his for
mer boss, John ]. McGraw, of
the Giants, has discovered that
it is a difficult thing to get
ball players to think. II find"
says Banny, shat it is hard to
get young players to think base
ball.
most youngsters can go
through the routine work of
the diamond as we'll as a regu-
lar, but when 1t comes to dis
covering short cuts and grasp
ing the possibilities in situa-
tions it is usually different.
tell young players to eat base
ball, sleep baseball and think
baseball all the time"
The Washington times., 1924-08-25

just nome from the Olympic
games in Paris, the intercollegiate
cross-country ana two-mile cham
pion didn't mince words in express
ing his disgust over the deplorable
conditions existing in the second
annual p. r. d. games.
The ringers in the games, he
said, should be heartily ashamed Of
themselves. While Whiteford,
Chandler, Saxon and others were
winning Saturday, and while those
rooters in the stands who were not
acquainted with the facts in the
case were cheering these lads for
their hollow victories, Booth was
down the field telling Whiteford
and others what an athletic crime
they were committing by running
against men whose experience was
limited to the first p. r. P. meet
last year,
eff 1 were a regular member
Of the PostOffice force" do
clared the great runner, ~
wouldn't think Of competing In
these games against mere
nOvices. There would be mo-
glory for any real college man
to win against such opposition.
The spirit Of the games was
killed when these men were
given jobs in order to be eligible
to compete.
''The committee should adopt a
rule prohibiting anY of the fhrea
departments using men who had
won open events In regular col
lege or A. A.. A. meets. This
would encourage the regular work
ers to train and would equalize
the competition. I think the fire
men were given a raw deal and
my sympathies were with them as
watched the games progress.
''The college boys who won Sat.
urday did themselves more harm
than good. They surely didn't win
any glory for themselves, and they
spoiled the meet for all the regular
competitors. There's no credit for
college boys TO beat older men.
While they didn't break any rules
to compete in the games, they
should have been ashamed Of them
selves for taking advantage of a
loophole and running"
j. r. wilkins. well known in
local track athletes and a member
of the Cross Country Clubs track
team. echoed Booths statements
and added that all the points scored
by the ringers should be thrown
| out and a new count made.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25

Jeffries at Reno was in grand
shape. He had trained for a year
for the fight. His friends made
him the favorite over johnson,
his newspaper friends picked him
to win within ten rounds and
simply raved over his form.
Doctors who examined MIN before
the fight stated that he was
physically perfect. Yet after the
fight those who were so crazy
over his condition cried that he
was but a shadow of his former
self and not trained at all.
He, too, fought fifteen rounds
under a blistering sun. It took
form to do that.
You read today that Jess Will
lard was in poor shape at Toledo.
Bat Masterson, who knew
fighters and knew condition, said
before the fight that Willard was
in wonderful shape and was with
out doubt the greatest big man
the world had seen since Sulli-
vans day.
Willard was knocked down
seven times in the first round, yet
answered the bell for the second
round and fought one more after
that before his seconds threw up
the sponge. It took a man in
good condition to weather such a
storm as that, even though
experts disagree.
Dempsey himself was said to
be out Of shape by the experts.
They said that he was too fine.
Yet today they tell you he will
never be in such grand shape
again.
The writer remembers we'll Jack
Kearns with a worried expression
explaining to experts and others
why it was that Dempsey did a
little work. They kept telling
Kearns that Dempsey was TOO
FINE, that he was overturned,
etc.
Kearn's said, Here's this fell
low eating three big meals a day
and he must take some exercise.
He doesn't do much, he just works
enough to help his digestion" 4
The experts and others shook
their heads. They knew it all.
Kearns knew nothing.
Of course, when Dempsey won,
everything was lovely.
Now it's Firpo. The expert
looks at the man weighing over
220 pounds and says, "He's too
fat" A man weighing over 200
MUST look a bit fat. That's
a lot Of meat to be carrying
around.
The only dope on the thing
is this
If the fighter WINS he was in
great shape.
If he LOSES the experts point
ed out time and again that he
WAS NOT IN SHAPE and didn't
know how to train.
Paste this in your skinner.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
He Wanted Too Much.

r EW BAILEY owns a box
fight club in Philadelphia.
- Lew Bailey also owns great
wads of diamonds. Lew Bailey
believes in getting a dollars
worth for a dollar, and when he
matches boxers for his club ex-
poets them to mingle out their
moneys worth. You know, rhe
fans in the Unconscious City
don't pay MUCH to see quarrels
"a seat in the gallery usually
calls for quarter.
Well, Lew usually slips the
main eventer fifty bucks for his
end-a princely fortune over
there-but the prelim boys must
be content with five bucks for
their labors.
One night at his club Lew drew
quite crowd and he wanted it to
be big night, so that the Gus
toners would return at some
future date. He called in the
warriors for the first skirmish.
Two skinny guys they were, and
their drag was five bucks apiece.
They fought like whirlwinds for
two rounds. In the third they
slowed up. They tented and
stalled. Some one in the gallery
asked if they roomed together.
Another yelled, "Stop that brutal
affair."" The kidders got Lewis
nanny. Finally, he barked, "Come
on, come on, fight--a little speed.
Whaddyethink I'm paying you
for" One of the boxers lifted
his head up for a moment; and
to Bailey said: "Whaddye want
for five bucks, A CIVIL WARP"
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
Movies Show No Foul.

A FTER watching the movies
~ Of the Carpenter Tunney
- fight twice the writer can
say truthfully that you CANNOT
SEE foul blow delivered, neither
can you see another bow struck.
When Carpenter drops land
he really drops like a man who
had been fouled) Tunney's back is
to the camera and Carp faces it,
but the men are on the ropes and
so close together that it is i'm
possible to see much of anything.
Carpenter at the time was
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
AINSMITH AND CADoRE
ARE RELEASED OUTRIGHT

CHICAGO. Aug. 25.-Eddle Ain.
smith, veteran catcher, and Leon
Galore, former Brooklyn pitcher,
who were sent back to New York
by Manager McGraw the other day
because Of their failure to observe
the training rules Of the club, have
been released outright, it was an
nounced here today.
Waivers were asked on the
players, and the clubs in both
leagues promptly waived.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25

individuals and as organizations.
Such a series would reflect only
good in our city-ask any baseball
fan or any business or professional
man!
A letter from Alexandria, Va, re-
veals that important city's view
point, which is not unlike ours:
II am an ardent follower Of the
national pastime and a fan pulling
for the success Of the Washington
team. hope to see them come
through and bring the world series
to our front door. The Washington
club has been playing excellent
ball, its team work being its out
standing feature, as I do not be-
lieve that any individual player
can be classed as star in his
particular position. Nevertheless,
team work counts, and when the
final accounting is made the Griff.
men may be there, and l want to
be at that series and az guest Of
The Washington Times"
"Skillet" Finn, Esq, seconds
those sentiments and would glad.
~ fOregO his proposed share in
the possible trip to stay home and
pull for Bhcky Harris gang.
A fan from Raleigh, N. c., writes:
You perhaps think we do not
see your paper nor know anything
about baseball down here, but to
dispel any doubts that you might
entertain, am inclosing an all
star cast which should come close
to being a winner"
The North Carolina idea of a
bang.up team includes. Pipp, Horns
by, Gerber and Frisch In the in
field; Young, Cuyler and Falk in
the outfield, Vance and Whitehill,
pitchers and Muddy Ruel.
Here are some other opinions
CLEANED from far and near:
By CECILIA OPENSTEIN,
S749 Thirty-fifth St.
Mt. Rainier, Md.
Dugan, third base; Jameson,
center field; Cuyler, left field;
Hornsby. second base; Young. right
field; Fourier, first base; Gerber,
shortstop; Ruel, catcher; johnson
and Vance, pitchers.
BY JAMES r. KYLE,
228 Maple avenue,
Takoma Park, ID. G.
Cobb. center field; Jameson, left
field; Heilman, right field; Fournier,
first base; Hornsby, second base;
Frisch, third base; ]. Sewell, short.
stop; Ruel, catcher; Vance and
Johnson. pitchers.
BY j. p. RADCLIFFE,
658 Munsey Building.
Roush, center field; Cobb, left
field; Cuyler. right field; Pipp first
base; Hornsby, second base; Wright,
shortstop; Robertson, third base;
Schmidt, catcher; Vance and White.
hill.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
Ritola Likes Wages
of America And
May Return

It is reported on very good
authority that Willie Ritola, who
left this country to compete for
Finland at the Olympic games
last winter, is very anxious to
return here and also that the
Finnish athletic authorities are
just as anxious to have him re-
main in Finland.
Ritola is quoted as stating
that the wages in the United
States are more to his liking
than those given in Finland.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25

"Ske" Finn Esq, observing very fine examples Of
loyalty sportsmanshp between the lines Of the letters he is
connection with the solving OF Babe Ruhs
baseball selection for 1924
The the world series wherever
may played legion their preference staying right
half the
ayed here go this
hotel
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
BROWNIES AND INDIANS
LEAD IN TEAM HITTING

The Cleveland Indians and the
st. Louis Brownies are tied in team
hitting with marks of 1896. The
Indians, have made Lbs hits in
118 games, while the Browns have
hit safely LII times in lit games.
The Griffmen have played I21
games up to last Thursday, collect.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
He's Below Mark

For the first time in years
Stuffy McInnis Is below 900 in his
hitting. Latest figures show him at
.292 as member Of the Boston
Braves
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
Arlington Keeps il Un

BY beating Cherrydale, IA to 0,
Arlington frightened its grip on first
place in the Independent Sandlot
League, having won five games and
lost one, with the Shamrocks a full
gamo behind, in second place.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25


Put that under your hat and
think it over.
Hundreds are expressing them
selves daily to "Skillet" to the eff
feet that. should they win. they
would gladly forego the pleasure OF
o. vacation at the expense OF The
washington Times with their world
series tickets thrown In. just for
the opportunity of staying home
and seeing Washington fight for
the highest honor in baseball.
That's what you call esprit de
corps.
There is no doubt but what fan
dom here and hereabouts is suffer
nR from a none-too-familiar malady
which Skillet" calls world series
bright.
You can't poke your chin into
q one-arIn lunchrOOm, q near.beer
Joint, q crowded 1O-cent bus on
pay-as-yOu.enter perambulatOr but
what you hear on all sides a fear
that Washington might win the
fA1uCE1c8u AOhSUO uuJ"
This very condition alone has
been one Of the strongest factors
in making "Skillet's" contest more
exciting and interesting from his
own viewpoint as well as that or
the fans, than any competition he
has ever invited to baseball bugs
Of Washington. The tight race in
the American League and the tussle
the Pirates had been giving the
Giants up until a week ago, has
attracted interest generally to base
ball and particularly to the two free
trips "Skillet" offers.
indicative Of the preference OF
many Of the contestants to "tay
right here in Washington and grab
their world series thrills. Skillet"
is quoting from couple OF week
end letters which were awaiting
his arrival In his sanctum this
morning. Here's one Of them:
"Wouldn't IL be great just to
ride out to the game each day
and save all that hotel bill? I'm
roofing for Washington hard and
think they have good chance to
turn the trick.
Needless to say, that letter Is
written by Scotchman, but Skill
let" knows him well and knows that
his attitude Is not one OF economy
but of a sincere desire to see his
favorite athletes out there in the
series.
Here's another:
"I am enclosing my selection OF a
real ball team that may send fan
20 see a world series in Washington,
D. c."
That's the straight.from. the-shoul-
der sentiment that Skillet" likes
20 find in his contest. He knows
by such letters as those that hes
dealing with men, women and chill
dren who are true sportsmen and put
the welfare Of their native baseball
interests above any personal or
selfish desires.
The attitude Of The Washing.
tom Times is the same. If the
series Is not played here, The
Washington Times is going to
spare nothing to see that the two
winners have royal trip to one
Of the cities where il is played,
and nothing is to be overlooked
in giving the fortunate ones the
trip of a lifetime, with no econ.
Omy practiced and only one regret
THAT Washington lost out.
On the other hand, having the in.
terest Of Washington at heart, this
newspaper would give almost any
thing to help stage world series
In Washington. The benefits to the
city as a whole, to every business
enterprise, and the pride that goes
with such distinction is OF
inestimable value to the people as
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
Petworth ls Victor

Petworth made three double plays
in beating the Maryland A. c., to
g., in the Independent League. Cor.
don, Taylor, Cox and Conner figured
In them
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
BOOTH SCORES RINGERS
NP.F.P. GAMES
BY RODCER IN. PEPPEN.

bALIAMORE Aug. 26Decarng he the Baltimore
s1a0um expecting to enjoy the games and that he
against the regular frmen policemen and letter eda
and scoring these ringers unsportsmane compete
against runners and jumpers Verne Booth Johns Hopkins
great distance today =sd early death annual
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
Yankees in Action

The Yankees and Paramounts
play today at p. m. on diamond
No. /, Monument lot
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
Luque a Failure

Adolfo Luque, the Cincinnati
Reds Cuban pitcher, has been a
failure this year. winning but
seven out Of twenty-one games.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
- DADS
Y:IIDDII3
EXPERTS ARE ALWAYS DISAGREED

Louie Frpo in his
Saratoga send conflicting statements to the big
n fellows
Some say fat others insist that he is great
This heavywghts and
back the Sullivan Corbett fight if you like.
battle, Sullivan know 5o1
condition that his hackers offered all sorts
of odds in order to get bets down.
When old that shape,
although fought twenty geng rounds with and
The Washington times., 1924-08-25

forcing the fight and apparently
having the better of it. There
was no reason for him to cry
foul at that moment unless he
was actually fouled. He had
weathered the tenth round in
great style and had come back
gloriously, chasing Tunney as he
had all through the fight. He
made the fight, not Tunney.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
BY j. p. RADCLIFFE,
658 Munsey Building.

Roush, center field; Cobb, left
field; Cuyler. right field; Pipp first
base; Hornsby. second base; Wright,
shortstop; Robertson, third base;
Schmidt, catcher; Vance and White.
hill
The Washington times., 1924-08-25

''Wouldn't It be great just to
ride out to the game each day
and save all that hotel bill? I'm
roofing for Washington hard and
think they have q good chance to
turn the trick"
The Washington times., 1924-08-25

On the other hand, having the in.
terest Of Washington at heart, this
newspaper would give almost any
thing to help stage a world series
In Washington. The benefits to the
city as a whole, to every business
enterprise, and the pride that goes
with such a distinction is OF
inestimable value to the people as
The Washington times., 1924-08-25

skillet" Finn, Esq, seconds
those sentiments and would glad
" fOregO his proposed share in
the possible trip to stay home and
pull for Bhcky Harris gang.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25

You can't poke your chin into
q one-arm lunchrOOm, q near.beer
Joint, crowded 1O-cent bus on a
pay-as-yOu.enter perambulatOr but
what you hear on all sides a fear
that Washington might win the
American League tidy. !.
Evening star., 1924-01-01
CUPID BAGS A PAIR
JUST AS 1923 WAVES
Actor at Keith's Weds Last Night.
Others on Bill Shower Couple
With Rice.

Dan Cupid chose Keith's Theater for
the sec ne of one of his last darts of
the old year yesterday, and as a result
Florenz Ames. who is on the bill at the
theater, followed up six-month court
ship by marrying Miss Helen Jost of
New York.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. T. Z. Davis, at his home, and
Immediately after the knot was tied
Ames dashed for the green room to
prepare to entertain the holiday audi
ence. At the finish of the performance
last night the audience joined in the
congratulations, when, at the end of
Ames' act, all the other members of
the bill came out on the stage and poured
bags of rice over him and his bride.
The audience was delighted. After they
had covered the stage with rice the
actors turned into property hands and
swept it clean again. While Miss Jost
is not an actress. she entered into the
fun with the others.
A bridal dinner was given early to-
day at the Washington Hotel.
Evening star., 1924-01-01
IDENTITY
IS STILL UNSOLVED
Police Have Little to Go on in
Solving Mystery of Death at
Union Station.

A youth who was found with a
bullet wound in his head in the
mems room of the Union station
yesterday evening and who later
died still remains unidentified.
With a laundry mark on his linen.
cap with the label of a Boston
store and return ticket to Balti-
more as the only means of possible
Identification, the local police are de-
ing everything possible to find out
his identity.
At the morgue photographs and
finger prints were taken in an effort
to establish his identity.
The bullet was fired from a .22-
caliber rifle, which was lying at his
side. He was rushed to Casualty
Hospital, where he died.
Evening star., 1924-01-01
SCHOOL MEETING DELAYED
Discussion of Proposed Change in
Hours on January IL.

The proposed change in the school
opening and closing hours will be
discussed at the next meeting of the
District Public School Association on
January IL, Capt. Julius 1. Peyser,
president, announced yesterday. The
meeting will be held in the
boardroom of the District building
The regular meeting of the associa-
tion was originally scheduled to be
held tomorrow night, but was
changed, because of a conference on
this night between the board of edu-
cation and representatives of the
various civic organizations.
Evening star., 1924-01-01
LEMUEL J. ELIOT DEAD.
Insurance Man to Be Buried To
morrow at Mount Olivet.

Lemuel James Eliot, widely known
local insurance man. died at his home,
1417 n street northwest, yesterday.
Mr.. Eliot was manager of the insur-
ance department of the Edgar d. Tur-
ner real estate firm. He was sixty
years old.
He was a native of Washington
and was educated at GonZago Col
lege and graduated from Georgetown
University. After travelling for some
time in Europe Mr.. Eliot entered
business life in Washington.
He is survived by two brothers. DR..
Llewellyn Eliot and Dr. Johnson Eliot,
and two sisters, Mrs. v. McNally and
Miss Mary Eliot. Funeral services
will take place at St Matthew'S s
Church tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. Interment will be in Mount
Olivet cemetery.