Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-13
HAPPY AND PROUD, SENATORS
"a PENNANT WINNERS, DISBAND

Washington. Oct, II (By \. PD--
The worlds champions OF 1924 as a
baseball team disba nded today, leav-
ins their record encraven in the
p.rmanen, history OF the sport and
in the memories Of its followers.
Ceremonies marking the disinte-
grafton of the tishtinS aggregation
which brought Washington her first
league and series penuant We're in
formally staged today in the local
clubhouse They consisted in the
simple handshake, a slap GA the
shoulder and Sc YOU next spring as
most members Of the team departed
by train and automohiie for their
several homes for the scenes of win
ter activities.
Prior to leave taking Manager
"Bucky' Harris appeared with a
fistfull of checks marking the win
rers' split Of the worlG series take"
There We're - checks. each tor So
1884. drawn to the - active men,
bers of the Senators, with two addi-
tional made out 10 Nick Altrock and
Mike Martin, the club trainers and
commanders of what in the army
would be the morale section
The PLAYERS themselves Clipped in
for Wade Letter. for Fran Baxter, the
lame bat boy. and tn ground keep
ing squad. and the WASHINGTON club
wired q bonus Of $1,000 10 Wild Mat
thews whe was sent to Sacramento
in midsea son as part of the $4,000
deal which brought Mc\eely here.
President Clark Grifiith iecla red As
he signed the check that the "diNi-
dends OF that Investment were tat
enough TO Justify a generous view OF
the situation.
Uncle sam. as 4 silent Nartner In
the enterprise. will receive Slo9Sio "a
through revenue imposts. An Off
c!al statement from the treasury to-
day placed the total admissions at
81 .09S, 104. upon which q tax Of 10
per cent will he levied.
There was little Ia su2Sest the tri-
umphant contestants ot seasons
battles in the lttte group a. ArDeri !
the final degree and Slapped by the
strain OF Yesterdays l. inning th,il
Ter. the players barred baseball and
any remotely related topic from sub
iects At to be discussed For the
most part they stood silently waiting
while attendants cleaned their lockers
and packed the uniicrnf and other
personal belongings IN waiting
trunks. Then trip To the treasur-
ers Office for a final 20. X on the
accounts and one by one the group
departed.
Reticent as they We're To discuss the
series, each player denied having any
particular part in the victory, as
cribins il generally To the bunch .
Or Harris leadership. and in some
cases to the breaks of the game.
,, McNeely. TO whom is attributed the
| decisive hit of the final game. dis
missed queries today with the as
sertion that 1t was a lucky bounce
that did it," The only unonimity
| was in expressions Of satisfaction
| that johnson had come through to
' victory.
Piles Of kilograms on the clubhouse
| desks testified 30 the intense interest
held throughout the country. Scores
OF messages We're addressed to indi-
: vidual players. by persons, clubs.
! chambers OF commerce and other or
canizations. Most Of whom were ut
| terly unknown to the recipient But
hundreds came to the Washington
club attcstins the writer's JOY over
| the outcome. Similar messages de
1 iukGu tEe W Hlle Iloucc. SoiiV NuC
costing that the team be invited to
: dinner there.
Although most Of the team insist
ed they were FED up" on baseb6ll
! for months to come several already
. have started on exhibition tours of
! varying length. Manager Harris left
! tonight for New Haven. where he
! and Goose" Goslin are 10 participate
in a GENE Harris will return to
Washington for the winter, while
: Goslin will proceed to salem. y. JJ e.,
his home town
Walter Johnson. Joe Judge. George
Mogridge. Al Schacht and Nich All :
rock lett Friday night Ia Join Il team
OF professionals for an authorized
, transforming trip. while Sam Rice
also hiked off right after the title
for Canada. where he viii Join a
European tour with the members OF
the Giants and White Sox. MUDDY
Ruel will also take tbs trip.
Among those who left tonight were
Tom TayIor Fred Marberry Wade
I.efler. Bonnie Tate. oe Martina, Mule
Shirley and Harry 1.eibold
Taylo, was headed for Memphis.
where he soys he will give his in
1ured hand time to heal before look
ing around for winter job. Mar
berry is now on his way to Street.
man. Tex, which proudly claims him.
He does not expect 10 overworli
himself during the winter. but says
he will try to improve his curve ball
before reioinin2 the Mats next year.
Letter. = member Of the North Car
o,ina bar. expects to hang out ms
, shincle OF winston salem: Martina
will again become an oyster mef-
chant at his home in View orleans:
Leibold will again "wrack EN- up IN
his billiard parlor in Detroit; while
Tate has nothing in mind at present
TO occupy his spare time at West
Frankfort III: Shirley. the other Ma.
! who deserted the capital Yesterday,
was bound for Snow Hill. y. C.. and
ne expects TO Kill time, at least until
the snow flies. watching the college
football games in the sunny south.
Mule vas grid star II North Caro-
. lima University before taking up the
, diamond game.
Tom ZACHARY. Paul Zahnizer. Cur
ley Ogdeniard and Earl McNeelY will
stick around the capital for ~ few
DAYS longer Johnson. II seems. VIII
play only lew cames with the
transformers. and Zach expects 20
take hts place with .he same com
biration.
TIE other three viii wait here ur-
til Johnson gives the word when they
will ioir hir, In a hunting party al
his home ir Reno. Ney.
Peckinoaush. the veteran short :
stor. whose .ameness was one G. the
features o. tire series widely com :
rented G13E. was In the clubhouse
group today His injured leg was IN
. Ia ndar As hut the attending nhya. .