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The Washington times., 1924-02-19
RED sOX PLAYERS
SOUTHLAND BOUND

BOSTON, Feb. 1.-THE Southern
exodus OF the Red Sox began last
night when Pitcher Curtis H. Full.
lerton and Outfielder. John Don.
aghue, both Of this city, left for San
Antonio. Tex, with Secretary James
Brice. Lee Fohl, the manager, with
two recruits, will join them at
Cleveland, and at st. Louis other
battery members are expected to do
likewise.
The first rookie" practice is set
for next Friday, at San Antonio,
and the rest Of the team are SEIZED.
uled to report there the week after.
The men win leave their camp on
March 81, according to schedule,
playing at Fort Worth, Dallas,
shreveport, La; Memphis and Louis.
Vile on their way back to Boston.
Before leaving Price said that
three more men had signed con.
tracts. These were Outflelder 10.
seph G. Connolly, formerly Of the
Cleveland Indians, and Pitchers
Alex Ferguson and J.. r. Turner.
Ferguson played with the Red Sox
last year and Turner with the Paris
Tenn.) club.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
JOHN ELDR|DGE.
NEW HEAD Of
D|VOTEERS
Potomac Park Golf Club and
District Municipal Assocla-
ton Formed.
BY LEONARD w. COLLINS.

Washington's municipal golfers
have at last organized. At meet
ng held in the sport department
Of The Washington Times, last
lght, the Potomac Park Golf Club
elected its permanent officers and
he District Municipal Golf Asso-
citation was formed.
John L. Eldridge, secretary-treas.
urer Of the Rock Creek golf club,
was elected president OF the Dis.
trict association, James p. Hub
bell, president Of the Potomac Park
'1olf Club, vice president; G.. r.
Jewett, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Pc.
tomac, was elected secretary, and
c. H. Rhodes, vice president Of
Rock Creek, was made treasurer.
Preceding the meeting Of the
Board of Governors Of the District
association East Potomac golfers
held conclave and installed per-
manent officers of the Potomac
Park club, as follows: James p.
4ubben, president; e. Maury Posey,
vice president. and c. b. Jewett,
'ecretAry-treasurer.
The constitution and bylaws Of
he District association as drawn
Frost, representing Rock Creek
Park, and 8. q. Leoffier, ir.. and
Edward Brooke, representing East
Potomac Park was read and adopted
with but one or two changes.
The constitution Of the new or.
ganization provides for a represen-
tation Of three members each from
the Rock Creek and Potomac Park
clubs on the Board Of Governors
BY a unanimous vote 1t was de.
cided that any matters coming be-
fore the association which resulted
in Q tie vote would be referred to
Or. w. c. Barr. secretary Of the
District Golf Association. whose de.
cision would be final.
The constitution also provides
that the District Municipal AssOcia-
ton shall be directly and solely re-
spOnsible for the conduct and gen.
raj behavior Of its members while
playing upon other courses.
Another clause inserted in the
constitution was that the president
Of the association, by and with the
consent OF the United States Golf
Association. shall be the representa-.
i've upon any municipal committee
n committees Of the U. s. G. A.,
tealing with public links activities,
provided Washington is entitled to
representation thereon.
Walter r. McCallum, executive
secretary Of the Middle Atlantic Az.
sociation, was present and acted as
temporary chairman during the or
ganization and adoption of the con.
stitution and bylaws Of the District
public links body.
President James Preston, Of the
Rock Creek Park Club, reported
that his club had already enrolled
more than seventy-five members,
and that they hoped to boost the
total to twice that many before the
course was again reopened for play.
2. Maury Posey, speaking for the
East Potomacc Park golfers, stated
that he was confident their club
would enroll not less than three
hundred.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
HOLDS SPORTS
STORIES TELL
GLAD NEWS
Western Conference Head
Gives Theories on Why
Pages Attract.
BY FORD G. FRICK.

Some thousands OF people, includ'
ing women as we'll as men, read
the sport pages daily.
Many newspaper publishers, who
have studied their business thor.
oughly, contend that the sport page
Is the largest single circulation.get.
ter In the business.
Why?
Is II because Americans are thor.
oughly sold on sports and sports
events; because these things have
become a part OF their life and ira.
dition? Perhaps 80.
Is It because sports news is in.
tarostingly written, full of action?
No indeed. Writer'S who hold to
that theory In its entirety are only
kidding themselves.
There's some other reason than
that.
John Griffith, the Judge Lands"
OF the Western conference, has his
own theory.
you and I and all the rest Of US
read the sports pages because they
are inspirational," Mr.. Griffith says.
They tell the story Of personal sue.
cesseS, while other pages record the
failures. The sport page builds
heroes and personalities; other pages
too frequently shatter our ideals and
besmirch our hopes with the sordi.
ness Of living"
Consciously we may advance
many REASONS for our interest Ii
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
SUSPEND RICE FOR
QUITTING TO DE MARCO

SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. levin.
lam II. Recap, Charles F. White
and Harvey J. Boyle, members of
the Pennsylvania State athletic com.
mission accompanied by Robert A.
Young. secretary, came to Scranton
today to look over and hear reports
OF the fistic game In this city.
An official act Of the commission
was the ratification Of q one.year
suspension, imposed upon Frankie
Rice, Baltimore, for his action In
fight with Cuddie De Marco last
Thursday night in McKeesport, Pa.
commissioner Boyle asserted thai
Rice deliberately quit to De Marco.
and he imposed a one-year suspen.
sion. Boyle placed the matter be.
Tore the other commissioners this
afternoon, and they ratified his ac.
ton. Rice Is thus barred from com.
petition in Pennsylvania rings unit
February IL, 1925.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
HARRIS To FLEE
ROCKIES
VETERANS
Takes One Glimpse Of Kin
dergarten Class at :
Tampa Camp.

TAMPA. Fla, Feb. 19.--After get
ting brief look at his kindergarten
class on Plant Field, Manager
Buclxy Harris today decided to leave
them in charge Of Teachers Altroclz.
Chesbro and Martin and HE himsale
away to Hot Springs to drop.in on
the veterans who are undergoing q
Dotling-out and general rec0ndition-
ing process there.
young athletes who took the field
on the second day of training for
the young Griffmen and today's
practice was scheduled to be twen-
ty minutes or half.hour longer than
the short workout held yesterday,
Easy as these initial practices are
they are conducive Of lameness and
stiffness and each player IL being
watched to see that he does not
overdo things through eagerness to
show something.
Shad Roe, southpaw candidate for
the 1924 Griffmen, was feeling a
little more himself today and prom.
ises that the next time he comes to
Tampa, II ever, he will come on o
train instead Of q Hell.rolling steam.
er. Shad landed in Tampa from
New Orleans with about as fine q
case OF seasiclnness as he ever
wishes to experience. He was In uni.
form this morning and ready to 10.
For Willingness and appearance
the embryoS who have 20 far re.
ported to Tampa have made an Inn.
preston on all concerned. The skull
practice over which Bucl1y Harris
nEA0fnRM - -
trom-the-shoulder talk In which each
man was warned that he would
stand or fall by his own perform.
ances. It made a distinct hit with
the kids as 1t did with Martin.
Atrock and Chesbro, all Of whom
are pulling, a strong oar along with
Harris. s--
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Cheered by Message
From Boss, Chance
Feels Better"

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Feb. 10.
Frank Chance, whose resig-
nation as manager Of the Chi
cago White Sox was refused by
Charles A. Comiskey, owner Of
the team, declared today that
he was feeling much better"
and attributed his improvement
to Mr.. .Comiskey's telegram re-
fusing to accept his resignation.
81 am gradually getting
stronger" said Chance. IF /
continue to feel as we'll think
I may be able to join the club
in a few weeks. However, that
will rest with my doctor"
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
TENDLER TOO CLEVER
FOR PINKEY MITCHELL

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Feb. 19.-
Lew Tender, Philadelphia, out
pointed Pinkey Mitchell, Of Mil.
waukee, In a ten-round boxing con.
test here, according to Newspaper
mems decision at the ringside.
Whatever lead Mitchell was able
to pile up in the opening rounds
were soon evened UP by Lefty Lew
after the fifth round, when he stood
In the middle Of the ring, shift.
ing this way and that and eIudine
all attempts Of the elongated Mil.
waukeean to find his mark.
Tender received a bad cut owe
the forehead in the third round
when he met a hard right fro
Mitchell after swinging Wild witt
q left.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
0oNZA0A TossERS TO
PLAY WESTERN HIGH

Gonzaga High and the Western
High basketball quints are booked
to play at the Central Coliseum,
this afternoon, at 8 o'clock.
The Eye street lads have bet.
ter than average team this season,
having split even in two games
against the champion Eastern High
school outfit, and are confident Of
q victory.
Western, however, has shown an
Improvement in their play during
the past couple Of weeks and are
likewise bubbling over with conf.
dence, A good game should result.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
FAST TIMBER TOPPERS TO
ENTER SPECIAL EVENT
AT CARNIVAL

An invitation hurdle that will bring together
quartet Of the fastest timber in the country added this
the the annual track and field
Of the Georgetown University A. A at Convention Hall Thurs
night This brings the number of events for the carnival
thirty-seven.
Of the in including this
give Earl Christensen Of Stockholm world champion
tn to attempt to break ms own world record Tor the distance
Farrell national champion Herb Meyer
Rutgers who Middle States and metropolitan
hnlde md lis. of
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
SARAZEN TO PLAY
EXHIBITION IN CINCY

CINCINNATI, Feb. 10. - Gene
Sarazen, national professional golf
champion, has been signed to play
in this city on June 8, according to
word received from Jimmy Brophy,
Cincinnati professional, who is at
Miami Beach, Ella.
Details have not been completed,
but It is believed the king golfer
viii be paired with another leading
light, and that the pair will meet
Brophy and another Cincinnati pro.
fessional at Hill Crest Country Club,
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Up ULAR JUMP
To ACT FOR
GR|FFMEN
Bill MCGOWAN Signs for An.
other Year With Sou
ern Assn.
GEORGE MARsTERS,

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10.-Bln
MCGOWAN, Of Wilmington. Del, who
Ii the youngest umpire in an i'm.
pOrtant league, signed q contract
yesterday to stay another season
IN the Southern Association, where
his work last year gave complete
satisfaction.
Bill has been chosen by President
Griffith, Of the Washington team,
70 umpire all Of that clubs exhibit.
ton games at Tampa, Fla.
Last spring MCGOWAN umpired
southern games for the Yanks, and
the year before, served Detroit In
like capacity.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
BRoOKLANDERS TRIM
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Catholic University's basketball
dve had little trouble winning from
George Washington University, on
the Central Coliseum floor last
n rht. the final count being SO to
IL.
.-ddie Lynch, the Brooklanders'
star guard, played the stellar role.
he contributing l.C LIS han six
field goals and five free losses
during the contest.
For the first quarter the
Hatchetites put up a stubborn fight,
but c. us superior team work
began to make itself apparent from
then on and Coach Rice's squad
gradually pulled away to win by
comfortable margin.
Woerner and Flopsch played best
for George Washington.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19

sport" Mr.. Griffith continues, but
unconsciously 1t is the fundamental
Of personal success that makes
sports fans and sports readers"
MT. Griffith may or may not be
entirely right. Surely his theory
has the plasing element Of newnesS.
and certainly It gives to the sports
writer q sounder foundation Tor that
mysterious "ethics" which a 20
much advertised and still so elusive.
me sports page does tell OF Der.
sonal success-that's true. And
sometimes. too, It tells Of personal
success. with the additional moral of
personal saarifico TO make that sue
cess possible 80 -.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
GEORGETOWN FRESHMEN
SCORE OVER ST, JOHNS

Georgetown University's freshmen
five rode rough-shod over the St
Johns quint in their basketball en-
counter, yesterday, the Blue and
Gray yearlings coming out on the
long end Of q 81 to % contest.
Birthright and Flavin were the
outstanding mazdas for the frosh,
while Joseph played well. for ST
Johns. Morris shooting from the
foul line was another feature, he
tossing in 0 out OF 10.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19


Christensen, Farrell and Meyer
duels over the sticks since the in.
though the big Scandinavian is
his two t.known rivals, still
he has lost a race to each during
the present boards campaign.
Conditions for q new record will
be most prOpitious at the Hilltop
games. To give christensen
every chance to shatter his own
mark, the race has been removed
where it would have had to he
run on the floor and installed on
the special indoor track, Y \
permits contestants to wear
spikes. Furthermore, as the track
the regulation sized hurdles to
have been constructed to fit the
lanes.
Coach John O'Reilly has decided
to enter Paul Herlihy, his star
QuaT-ter-miler in Nh Ann 90
special which will bring together
Ascher and Fitch, the naLAonal
junior and senior chamn:ons as vEell
as other brilliant performers at this
distance. Herlihy holds the South
Atlantic record Of fifty seconds,
established when he showed his heels
to Baker and Bohannon Of Virginia
In a sensational finish in the South
Atlantic championships at Char.
1ottesv1lle two years ago. He has
never been outruh as a member of
the Hilltop relay teams, although
facing some Of the finest spiked.sh
artists in the game.
Last spring at the Penn relays
when Georgetown was in the ruck
IN the one-mile championship race,
he tore his way through a classy
fielcl Ok ng up mo, nan elV4
yards to score a place for the Blue
ans A. s - x up f4e.
Quently in 'duels with Ascher at the
Hilltop, and the difference between
the two is surprisingly slim.
The meet will bring together
eight Of the finest QuaEter1nilcrS
m the game in q SPECIAL match
relay at one mile between an All.
BaiIi lore team AM quartet renre-
senfmg tie cO'lngnS Z +hr Uoz+.
On thu All-NatiOnaI combination
viii be AsCher, national Junior.
champion; Fitch, national senior
champion; Isaac Cook, Of Syracuse,
and the Newark A. c., regarded as
q worthy successor to WOO1ring
and Bill Farley, of the Newark,
A. G.
The first two represented the
West. others the East in the Ali.
West-An-East race that featured the
Millrose games in New York a few
weeks ago. On the All.Collegiate
team will be Mcdonald of Penn.
sylvan1a, Hammond of the NAVY.
Herlihy Of Georgetown, and a rem.
resentative Of Princeton, probably
Hitzerot, to be selected by Coach
Keene Fitzpatrick.
The added features assure the
Capital the finest track meet in its
history. Even the Millrose games,
long regarded as the finest in the
East, scarcely provided the talent
that will be seen in action here
Thursday night. Last year the car.
nival had such drawing power that
! 800 were turned owov - -
after the hall had been jammed, and
the advance sale at Sp..,...
Indicate that the same condition
will exist again-and will continue
until the Capital is provided with
an armory or hall large enough
20 take care Of larger crowds.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
PRINCESS SIX PLAYS
WEBSTERS TOMORROW

The Marjorie Webster and Prlncesn
sextets are to meet in deadly com.
bat tomorrow night in the Central
High School gym. The game IL
scheduled to start at 1880 o'clock
In their previous two encounters
the Princess girls have defeated the
Websters each time by the narrow
margin OF one point. Considerable
rivalry exists between the two
teams and a rafting, good game
should result.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
FIRPO AND LODGE TO
TRY AGAIN SATURDAY

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 19.-Luis
Angel Firpo, South American heavy
weight champion, and Farmer
Lodge, American heavyweight, will
fight here next Saturday night. The
fight was scheduled for last Satur-
day, but a heavy rainfall caused 1t
to be postponed Firpo objected
strenuously to the postponement of
a week, claiming that there was no
reason why the contest should not
be staged last night. Promoters
Overruled him.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
HOPPE AND SCHAEFER
IN EXHIBITIONS HER

Willie Hoppe, worlds 1873 balk
line champion ever since Hector
was a pup, Is scheduled to appear
In exhibitions at Lewis and Krauss
parlors, S17 Fourteenth streer, next
Monday and Tuesday.
Hoppe will have as an opponent,
In both matinee and evening per.
formances, Jake Schaefer, the only
player to ever temporarily wrest
his title from him.
The two stars viii play exhibit
tons OF ESQ points at each session,
to be followed by trick and fancy
shots.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
GIANTS ROOKIE DEMANDS
SLICE OF PURCHASE COIN

WICHITA, Kan, Feb. 19.--Eddie
Maun, leading pitcher In the West.
ern League last year, declared today
he would not report to the New
York Giants training camp in Sar.
asota, Fla, February %, unless he
receives share Of $20, 200 purchase
price paid for him. Frank Isbell,
owner of the Wichita club, has re.
fused to divide the money he re.
ceived from the New York club,
Maun, twenty-three years OF age,
Is q Halstead, Kan, farmer youth,
and has been with the Wichita
club since he left the farm in 1a1Q
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
STUART DISCOUNTED
WITH RED CONTRACT

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Feb. 10
John Stuart, pitcher for the st
Louis Cardinals, has not signed 9
cor rnrt or '924 because Of dis.
agreement over salary, the hurlel
declared at his home here yester
day. Stuart stated that he had beer
offered az ucr"aae in the naw sal
airy contract upon the basis of his
pitching record last year, but thai
the figure was still unsatisfactory.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
lMMAcULATES LOSE TO
FORT WASHINGTON FIVE

The Fort Washington soldiers
added another victim to their list
last night when they took the I'm.
maculate Conceptions into camp, Il
to 80.
At half time the teams were bat.
ting upon even terms, the count
being % to 90, but in the second
half the soldiers frightened up and
held the clubmen safe.
Accola led both Quints In point
scoring with six goals from the
field of scrimmage.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
o'DonneIls Prepare.

Stanley Haney, manager Of the
O'Donnell's baseball team, declared
at the end of last season that he
would have a crack club in 1924 and
Stan has been busy rounding It
up. It was the O'Donnell's first
season and Haney's outfit didn't
get going right until toward the
end. , 80. ,..,..... al. Z
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Want Another Series.

Seat Pleasant Is DESTROYS of hold.
ing another series like last sea.
sons for the sandlot baseball cham.
pionship Of Prince Georges county,
Nd. Another plan regarded with
considerable favor calls for a Sun.
day league Of Prince Georges county
and Arlington county, Va, clubs.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
SANDLOT BALL LEADERS
MEET AT ST. STEPHENS

A meeting Of sandlot managers
will be held tonight at 1880 O'Clock
at the st. stephens club to make
further arrangements for forming
amateur leagues to play Sunday
ball this summer. All sandlot man.
ayers are invited to attend.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
JACK DEMPSEY TO SHOW
TRICK BLOWS HERE

Jack Dempsey champion Of the world is due Asheve N
tomorrow night after which he will start Immediately for Washing
Teddy Hayes his social secretary Jerry Lvad rubber and
tehclder will the time Friday
morning. He will be met here by his Jack Kear who is
for which Dempsey preparing The champions party
will be taken the Occidental Hotel where all will remain guests
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Didn't Have Club in
Bag to Use in
Rabbit Hole

On certain courses through the
country the presence of rabbit
holes adds to the natural diff
culties Of reaching the green in
a respectable small number of
strokes. A beginner who had
tried the patience Of his attend
ant somewhat severely by never
getting anywhere near the fair
way presently saw a badly
pulled ball disappear down
rabbit hole.
Scratching his head in per-
plexity, he fingered his unneces-
sarily large assortment of
clubs, as he debated with him
self which implement to use.
"What do you think / ought to
take for this?" he demanded of
his caddie.
ard say ye'd better take a
ferret" was the scathing re-
SponSe.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Preps Seek Game.

Manager Bernie Shields, Of the
washington Props, seeks to book
a game for his team Tor one night
this week. His phone number II
Lincoln 6404.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
He's Real Veteran.

Nance Steele will play his
eleventh season with the Sham.
rocks this summer. It's a long
time for player to stick with one
sandlot club. Nance Ia a first.
sacker.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Star BowIers Shoot.

The Regulars and Colonials win
clash In the District Duckpin
LEAGUE tonight at the Petworth
alleys. There are star bowlers I'd
fha line.ups Of both teams.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19

curtain raiser, and Pete Bolklno.
Canadian champion heavyweight,
will frapple with Jack Sherry. O
tough mailman"
Promoter Freeman has placed
tickets on sale at the Willard, Ok
ford, Occidental, Spalding's French's
and the Atlas.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
A Tight LEAGUE

Only the Curb Cafe and Manhat.
tan teams have winning averages
IN the District Duckpin League and
their margins over other teams are
small. /,
The Washington times., 1924-02-19

at a chain grocery bazaar, be
sure and inspect your rebate
for one or two Of these diluted
substitutes.
With stuff like this floating
around our banking community,
the little school children buying
a stick of chewing gum aren't
even safe from insolvency.
Imagine the chagrin of an F
street cowboy stepping in to
buy pineapple sundae and
putting a good two-thousand
berry bill down on the counter
and getting a bum note for one
grand and a lot of silver cur
rency in trade!
If that ice cream soda gave
him acute indigestion he would
have nobody except himself to
blame when he discovered a
severe headache and a Treasury
certificate that wasn't even
made in Germany.
Wives, if your husbands flaunt
a four-figured bill at you when
you ask for a little shopping
fabrication, don't credit them
with undue and reckless lib.
erality before taking it to n
chemist for analysisI
Crap shooters, if somebody in.
vites you to fade any part Of a
thOusand-dollar ticket, make
sure it isn't a dud before drou-
ping down any smaller bills that
you worked hard to collect!
Pullman porters, should an
absent minded, sleepy headed
passenger carelessly slip q fold
ed-up gold back in your hand
with a picture Of General
Grants whiskers on it, make
sure it isn't a replica of the
Smith Brothers instead.
Bootleggers, if your unlisted
telephone calls for a hundred
cases of Scotch delivered
=. y. D. at some subdued ad-
dress, let your conscience be
your guide!