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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24

Ah0 OetrO1C delegation to the re-
cent baseball meetings in New York
and Hartford would have squandered
$4,000 for a single infielder, but they
were told to keep their checkbook in
their pockets, but to trot out a couple
OF good ball players instead.
That the Tiger management could
afford to pay almost any sum for a
star second baser seems evident from
the fact that such a player would
make the Detroit team an almost
certain pennant winner next season.
OF course, it is easily worth that
amount to win a pennant.
The Tigers could have had q
g0Od second baseman by giving up
Lu Blue or Harry HeiDmann, but
they could not afford to sacrifice
either Of their stars, and so they
failed to make deal.
To win q pennant. the Tigers not
only need, another good infielder, but
they also need their present stars.
Either Blue or Heilmann is more
valuable to the team than would be
Marty McManus, the man for whom
they would have paid perhaps $685..
900 If cold cash would have got him.
Incidentally the Detroit officials
are prepared to pay what would prob
ably be a record price for an in"
fielder. Frequently there have been
yarns about other magnates paying
| 100000 or $3.50 900 for player, but
these sums were in stage money.
It is scarcely likely that a sum
greater than the amount offered by
the Tigers has ever been paid for a
hall player. There are as many lies
told about the purchase prices OF
players as there are about the
salaries of actorines.
This practice Of fbbing about the
prices paid for players has become
popular because a nagnate who got
the reputation of paying kingly
sum for q player was considered an
open. handed sport and proved that ne
was doing his best to give his GUS
toners a pennant, let the cost be
what it might. That practice, by the
way, is likely very soon to be most
unpopular.
Minor Ieaguers are thinking u
giving the players they sell ~
Der cent of the purchase price.
| II this plan IL adopted the mag
mates will naturally refuse to In
fIate prices. A player for whom
| q major league magnate boasts
| that he has paid 100000 would
| Of course demand $4,000 as his
share. II the price Of the player
was only $50, 900 the parties to
tho deal would have to admit 1t
| In Self-defense.
One Of the richest Of the mag
mates to attend the meetings in
New York told US that it was un'
usual to hear of a cash offer in
real. honest-to-goodnes money ex'
ceeding $40, 900 and that such offers
were rare.
Yet with the market price OF
good players around $4,000, the
Detroit contingent was unable to
get the man they wanted for more
than three times that sum, show
ing that cash doesn't really amount
to much in a baseball trade.
The magnates hold that a check
even If for six figures, can't stop
a fast grounder nor start a double
play, while a whole bag OF gold
cannot pitch q curve.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
LOS ANGELES CLUB HAS
A. NEW CONCRETE COURT

The Log Angeles Tennis Club has
built one OF Its new champions nip
courts Of concrete, consisting of
two slabs, with the dividing line
under tho net. The court is 100
feet long and 80 feet wide, with
wide runwsys at 4 des and ends.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
JIMMY NAL NEY WINS ON
FOUL FROM MONTGOMERY

BOSTON, Dec. 24.-Jimmy Ma
loney, of South Boston, won on a
foul from Sully Montgomery, Of
Texas, in the third round Of their
scheduled ten.round bout here.
Maloney forced the fighting.
Early in the third round Mont
gomery brought one up from the
floor and struck Maloney below
the belt. The South Boston lad
dropped to the canvas and never
came back.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
"RUBE" EHRHARDT WILL
REPLACE DUTCH REUTHER

Brooklyn, team which kent the
Giants In hot water to the end Of
the National League season this
year, expects '''Rube" Ehrhardt. n
pitcher from Florida, to fill the
regular position made vacant by
the end Of Dutch" Reuther to
the Griffmen. Ehrhardt exhibited
an experienced delivery in his few
starts in 1924. but his speed liz
negligent and he depends upon
q slow curve.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
Didn't Make Grade

Len Sorneson, who started as q
regular at fullback for Penn this
year, failed to, win his letter. He
was a star in 1923. eFding the
season in a blaze of glory, by ripping
open the Cornell line AID scoring
his teams only tOuchdqgn-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
ED LYNCH TAKES CAKE AS
GAME ATHLETE
By r. D. THOMAS.

"et sit down before fall dwnand they him
the Catholic University bench Ed Lynch of the
five minutes from the end all he could do sagger the
slelnes. He had given typical Lynch performance
Muhenberg big team had pounded him pulp An examination
afterwad showed him to bruised from head to foot And after
Lynch had left the field Muenerg within few minutes scored two
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
viii Challenge Oreb

Mickey Walker announces that IL
he is successful in defeating Mike
McTigue in the Newark Armory on
January z he will Immediately 20
after bout with Harry Greb, the
middleweight champion,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
TIGER FANS CRITICIZE
PRESIDENT NAVIN
By BERT WALKER.

DETROIT, Dec 2-Why Navn and Ty Cobb spend
some money for good second baseman?
That question seems to be the
seek good second baseman
Mr. Navn and Mr. Cobb willing to spend fortune
Tor nteer but often they offered
were laughed at Men with good nelders want
money for them, They other players
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
Owls Issue Challenge

Basketball teams in the 1O0-pound
class are challenged by the Owl
A. c., phone, Lincoln 1894, between
and p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24

Romero Rojas, Of all the foreign
heavyweights, looks TO be the bess
prospect that ever came to the
United States. He improves with
every fight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
May Easily Repeat.

May Easily Repeat.
IN HE Washington Griffmen may
easily repeat on their PEN
nant-winning performance. It
has been done and it can be done
again.
Using flock Of veteran
pitchers, Bucky Harris will be able
to take chances. He win always
have q steady man on the rubber.
II the first one finds himself being
banged and belted, he will leave
that place and another veteran
will follow him, II that second
hurler is also bumped, out he will
go, with still third seasoned
finger supplanting him. It prom
ises to be q merry year for the OPP
ponents Of the new world cham
pions.
Figuring on the theory Of sup
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24
A Foolish Argument.

TT is a foolish argument to say
that New York must have a
winner, intimating that no
other city is in the same class.
Washington, like New York, must
have its winner.
I'D be willing to lose money to
win a pennant, "Clark Griffith has
told this writer more than once OF
twice or three times.
But Clark Griffith isn't going
to lose any money. His spring ex'
hibition series with the New York
Giants is going to make his train.
ing expenses easily.
The first swing around the cir.
cult next year will put the Wash.
ington club pretty close to even or
expenses for the 1925 season. II
the team remains up in the race
say second or third, by the Fourth
of July, it is certain to be even or
the season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24

Noes choice ran
second again yester-
day. He planked his
smackers on Thinble,
. 41a-to-l shot, but
the goat was not quite
good enough. For
today Moe has his
rifle aimed at one
that Chick Lubbe is
also taking a slam at.
The leather is now
$23,11s.54.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24

TOMORROW--Babe Ruth gets
three hOmers In dOuble-header.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-24

Washington fans are entitled TO
a repeating pennant-winner quite
as much as are those Of New
York, and are quite as likely to
get it, too.
Washington is the smallest city
in the American League. That
goes without argument, according
to the United States census
hounds. But, by heck, Washing
ton fans are as loyal and as wild
and as entitled to the real thing
as any fans anywhere. That goes
for New York, too.
The American League has been
a bit fed up on New York VIC
tories. It is time to have some
other team do something. Wash
ington, with the world champion
ship ball club, is in line to deliver
the goods and Clark Griffith and
Bucky Harris know it well, too.
1850 = A$AASJ NSN\ASAe
nJCKY HARRIS will open the
1925 campaign with q team
~ Of veterans. He will not
have a single player in his lineup
who hasn't been through the mill.
Most noticeable, of course, will
be the pitching staff of the world
champions. Beginning with Vean
Gregg, who must be around forty,
his regular staff Of Fingers will
have hardly two pitchers who
have not seen their thirtieth birth
day. But he will have plenty OF
them, that's what counts.
In his infield Harris will have
himself and Ossie Bluege as men
under thirty years Of age. Muddy
Ruel, behind the bat, is another
yet to see his thirtieth birthday.
The world champions don't have
to build up a team for the com.
ing campaign. They have shown
the stuff. They have a wonder
full infield, a cracking good out
field, a first-class catching staff
and will have a pitching corps
composed of men who KNOW
HOW to pitch. The Griffmen
are going to be a tough gang to
beat next season, no matter what
the opposition may be.
Evening star., 1924-03-17

euss.~ And Smith. taking his copy of
this strange chart from his pocket.
laid it on his knee and directed his
companions attention to 1t.
Now, what do you make of that.
Hextall?" he said. .'Supposing you'd
picked that scrap of paper up-any-
where-how would 1t strike you?
What is it? Is this leg-of-mutton
shaped diagram a map of some dis
trict? Are these initials those of
places? Are these cabalistic figures
directions and instructions? Prob
ably they are-but it's going to be a
stiff job to find out their meaning.
And yeti will lay all I'm worth to
rough diagram, of which this is a
copy, lies the whole secret of kest-
even's MURDER
Hextall took the copy into his own
hand and studied il.
1T looks like an elementary sort
of route map" he said after a pause.
And all these things are probably
directions to CERTAIN place. But
where's the district that's mapped.
and what do these other details
gives me any notion.
Il confess that l see nothing that
gives me any notion" muttered Smith.
What do you see?"
why, this" replied Hextall. You
1sth--sh-sh.' Do you make moth
"No!" exclaimed Smith. "Nothing!"
We'll" said. Hextall, perhaps /
don't. really. But it strikes me as
the thirteenth day of May, and that
yesterday was, naturally, the twelfth.
Eh?"
Smith stared, whistled and snatched
at the paper. :.
I'm beginning to see. You think
II should say" continued Hextall,
that this was a memorandum of in
structions, probably to Tickell, to go
somewhere and meet somebody, on
some - any = evening between the
twelfth and the eighteenth, between
the hours of half-past eight and half
past nine. And l also think that
Tickell was on his way to discharge
that commission when he had that
accident
Smith. He put the paper away care
fully in his pocketbook. I'll have
that diagram and the rest of 1t
worked out before many hours are
to town by the five train. What about
yom?"
tomorrow, answered HeXtall. Il
lescent-and I also want to have .
talk to Tress. I'm going to- have a
solid try to pull him round"
You'll have to build up his nerves
first" remarked Smith. HE was a
good deal knocked by one thing and
another this morning. I wish l knew
what was in his mind. This is lot
bigger mystery, HeXtall. than any of
us fancied at first. I'm more than
ever convinced that. Tickell is as in
nocent of that murder as l am
who's guilty, them asked Hex
tall.
Some person who'll very likely go
scot-free," replied Smith. 'Howeycr,
there are one or two things To rn
Evening star., 1924-03-17

apon.. Master Styler, during his short
stay here yesterday. hit accidentally
on an interesting little matter which
and may he nays weae sams back 70
to make some further investigation
about it,. I'll tell you what Il was
afterward-not yet. And also Styler;
before news Of the murder cane: had .as
Kesteven, very slight indeed. but
something, and he'll be busy with
that. So want to get back to hear
what did he find out about Kest-
asked Hextaii. "fm not without Gu
rlosity, you know"
moh: we'll" answered Smith: Il Lea, can
thing-but it may develop into a big
one-we may get at Kesteven's iden-
tity through it. When Styler had
that interview with Fowler at your
back to the nat in Queen Anne street,
Kesteven had there. He wanted to
see if there was anything in the
shaps nsse e.esSsn * sa hsa o Toud ssrs
he introduced himself to Tress. On
the surface, there was nothing in his
drawers or trunks or clothes; not
even a letter! But Styler's perse-
vering sort of chap. not easily baf-
finding things in unlikely places. He
got hold of one suit that kesteven
possessed when he first came into
the Tress menage. and in the coat he
wherein. wrapped in oiled silk, was
a marriage certificate"
"A marriage certificate! exclaimed
Hextall. "kesteven's?'
Not in his name" replied Smith
But I should say that it was his,
from the fact that he was taking SO
much care of it. 1t was a certificate
of marriage contracted some years
ago at an obscure church in the city.
Styier took a copy Of It at the time i'm;
nal in his possession by now--he got
a key of the fiat from Fowler yester-
day before leaving for London. So
we may work up something from
theory of my own about that matter"
WHAT" asked HextaH.
ut may be that the governess, Miss
Brock, who's disappeared so strange-
He brought her here, you know.
Well, I'm off to the station. Walk
there with me-"
AS the two friends reached the sta
ther end Of the village-Mrs. Renton
drove up in a smart pony carriage,
accompanied by an elderly, military
looking man, who presently went of
in the same train which carried Smith
away. Mrs. Renton came to Hextall.
Can I drive. you back to the
Court?" she asked. II pass the gates,
you know"
Hextall thanked her and took the
seat which the military man had just
vacated. And Mrs. Renton whipped
up her pony and Immediately began
to chatter.
You mustn't think I'm "a mere
gossip DR.. Hextall," she said, but,
oil vii a orc nj q
things that happen on ones own door
step Is it true that the man Tickell
Evening star., 1924-03-17

ing to mince matters. Have you had
anything to drink todAyT
"Now 9rowled Darrell. "Nor yes
terday either-since lunch. You saw
what had then. I'm going to chuck
sll that. I've had nothing-honor
"Just so," replied HextalI. "and the
result Ia that your nerves are ragged
and raw, and you're utterly unstrung,
and you'll get no sleep tonight. and
be worse wreck tomorrow morning!
You must break off your previous
habits by degrees-violent measures
wont do. Now you're going to sit
down in that chair and you'll smoke
q quiet cigar and have q reasonable
amount Of whisky, and I shall give
you sleeping draught and in due
course see you to bed. Put yourself
in my hands. Tress, and I'll bring you
round in several ways"
Darrell became childishly obedient
and when Hextall finally left him at
his bedroom door he seemed to have
recovered his spirits. But his face
clouded as he shook hands.
Tn afraid I've been on the queer
side today" he said. "But, by CAD!
I've had something to bother me, I
Evening star., 1924-03-17
has been found ana that you've bee1

has been found ana that you've been
to see him?"
Hextall reflected before he an
swered- After all. everything that
he knew az to what had taken place
at the lonely cottage would be public
property by next morning; 1t was
only forestalling the newspapers to
tell Mrs. Renton the plain facts. And
SO he briefly told her what had hap
pened.
Il suppose II would be a mercy II
the poor man died." she said. 1T
would save such lot of unpleasant
ness. wouldn't Il? I'm SO awfully
having to be dragged into law courts
and fnquests, and that sort of thing.
Tn sure Darrell Tress breads It,"
That Darrell Tress dreaded some
thing became Increasingly evident to
Hextall during the remainder of that
day. He was restless to the last de-
gree; he could not keep to ono seat
nor even to one room; 1t was u trial
to dine with him; 1t was useless to
attempt to engage him at billiards
And at last Hextall took him aside
and spoke plainly.
Look here!" he said. I'm not 60
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Continued from Yesterdays Starr
CHAPTER XIV.
Cold Fear.

Hextall and the Lynchfield doctor
presently entered the room in which
Smith was making a rough copy of
the mysterious chart.
Were going to have him moved to
our hospital in the town." said the
Lynchfield doctor. He'll have to be
operated on. So you," he continued.
turning to the police officials, "must
make arrangements at once, and in
the meantime I'll stay here with him.
That's an odd thing" he remarked to
Smith, indicating the chart. Il was
looking it over this morning. Can
YOU make it out?" -.
Not yet" answered Smith. He, nut
the copy which he had made into his
pocket, and taking Hextall outside
the cottage pointed to Darrell, who
Look here. Hextall," he said. whats
the matter with Tress? It's very evil
dent to me that he'd cheerfully have
given half his fortune if we'd found
this chap dead. or if you medicos
could assure him that he's going to
die. Why? When we came down
from London yesterday morning he
was certain that Tickell had killed
heSteven, you remember, and he was
All agog to see him swing for it.
/ ask-why?"
Nerves" answered Hextall. His
nervous system has never been
strong, and his recent life hasn't inn
proved it. He can't stand this pub
licity, and being asked questions, and
all the rest of it. That's ALL
Smith shook his head.
mol" he said. That's not it. That
youngster has heard something
since yesterday. Something's on his
mind. Look at him.
Darrell. evidently careless or un-
conscious about observation, had
come to a stand in the lane. He was
was working almost convulsively, and
with a gesture to signify despair.
Il say-look at him." repeated
Smith. Don't tell me that's mere
nerves. 1 tell you that chap has
heard something since yesterday we
don't know OF. And he's working
ing fear. Pure fear"
In that case it'll do him no good
hanging about here" said HextalI.
We've done all that's wanted, and
we may as well go back at once"
Darrell hailed this proposal to set
Oft to Lynne Court with obvious re-
lief. He gave his chauffeur curt or
and taciturn all the way back, and
when he reached the house he ex-
cused himself on the plea Of a split
ting headache and left Hextall and
Smith to lunch alone. In the pres
ence of the servants these two said
of the morning, but when lunch was
over they went off to a quiet corner
OF the grounds, each mutually con-
SciouS that there were matters to dis
Evening star., 1924-03-17

Through the open window of his bed.
room came the sound of the opening
Of another window; then a soft pat
tering of feet along the balcony upon
which these windows looked out All
the upper windows in that wing of
the house, which faced the lawns and
the spinney beyond, were French
Windows; the balcony upon which
Evening star., 1924-03-17

can assure you. It's--but perhaps TIL
tell you about IT tomorrow believe
I'm sleepy now"
That's right-sleep!" said Hextall.
He went off to his own room, won
dering what Darrell had to tell. But
being very tired, he soon fell asleep.
Just as suddenly as he had fallen
asleep, he awoke with start
Evening star., 1924-03-17

they opened ran along the face of
the wing, and at one end was termi-
mated by flight of old stone stairs
which led down to the gardens. The
muffied steps which Hextall heard
went in the direction of those stairs
and suddenly died away.
Continued in Tomorrow's Starr
Evening star., 1924-03-17

The Metropolitan cooperates with
the companies to which it has issued
group insurance for their employees
-cooperates not only in giving in
surance protection but also to pro-
mote better health. better working
conditions, better living conditions
and happier social conditions.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
The Worlds Record

Oneperson IN every SIX IN the United
States and Canada is a holder Of
Metropolitan policy - one of the
safest forms of investment.
Phillips County herald., 1924-05-15
Tests ShoW HotD Much
Good Horses Can Pull

That horse may develop as much
as 2l-horse power in an emergency
has been demonstrated In series of
experiments conducted by the Horse
Association OF America. The object
was To find out Just how much horse
or mule could pull.
The tests showed that n team OF good
horses can exert Il tractiye pull OF
1000 pounds, or enough TO lift ton
vertically. Such pulls as these are
not needed on ordinary roads. II was
shown that on concrete road sur.
face the amount OF pull required TO
start a farm wagon, weighing with
Its load more than 100 pounds. was
only l25 pounds, says London Tit-Blts
The influence Of the road surface
was demonstrated by additional exper-
lmentS. vhlch showed that 10 start
the same load on good brick road
required pull Of 200 pounds. while
800 pounds were required on nm asphalt
surface and $50 pounds on n good dirt
and cinder surface In other words,
the same team can pull four times
ms much on concrete road as Il can
ON the best. surfaced dirt road.
The new tests emphasized the value
NJ breeding md of training In horses.
While the value ~ weight in draft nm.
lnuls was demonstrated. result of
the tests was that gafneness counted
almost M much
Phillips County herald., 1924-05-15
In Wrong Both Times

Before, the dinner began young
man with nm eyeglass and drawl
said to somebody standing near him:
"Beastly nuisance, isn't it? Spoke to
that fellow over there-took him Cor
a gentleman, and found he had rib
hon on his coat. The confounded
head waiter, l suppose?"
"Oh, no." replied the other, that
Is the guest of the evening"
Hang 1t all. is it?' said the other.
Look here, old chap, would you mind
sitting next TO me at dinner and telling
me who's whn?"
Sorry l can't, sir" was the reply.
You see, I'm the confounded head
waiter"