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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25

The players on this years nine
who viii be missing next spring are
Captain Percy Jenkins at short,
Frank Hill at third, Tom Campbell
at first, and Louis Gordon in center.
With the exception of Gordon, none
of them will be missed. Jenkins
played the infield for three consecu.
tive years but had his worst year
the past season. He had splendid
chances to bring Harvard into the
lead in the series with Yale just
closed, and in the final game hoisted
an easy fly with the tieing and win
| ming runs resting on the bags.
Hill was a substitute last year,
but played regularly this season.
His hitting, like that OF jenkins,
was below 200. Campbell was an
awkward first baseman, and none
| too certain batter. Gordon was
the leading hitter and a fast out.
fielder, but poor on the bases ana
in throwing to bases.
Captain-elect Jack Hammond
can hardly be called star. He is
about the weakest second base
man Harvard has had in years.
! His hitting in the second Yale
game and the fact that he missed
out on the football and hockey
captaincies probably had much to
do with the selection.
Lee Todd in left and Art Rogers
in right are Hammond's veteran
associates. Todd is only a sopho'
more and played splendidly all sea.
son. and he is the best prospect on
the SQUAD. Rangy and fast. Todd
covers plenty Of territory, is a pref
ty sure catch, Is lightning on the
bases, and can hit the ball. Rogers
is a fair hitter, but in the Yale
game he SCARED high, with four hits
out of five trips.
i The two Dolphs, Cheek and Sam
borski, are available for backstor
duty again. Phil Spalding, Jack
IToulnin, Rip Cordingley and Dale
Caste are available pitchers. Babe
Brown, the negro southpaw. and
Len I.arrabee, substitute catcher
are numbered among Nhe alumni OF
the team.
The freshman prospects are Icy
Zarakov and Willie Howard, infield
ers; George Bennett, an outfielder
and spike" Booth, a fine looking
pitcher. Zarakov was captain and
played third. He did not come VI
to expectations after being q sensa
tional schoolboy player. Howard
appeared to be fairly good, and
should improve with continued
coaching. Bennett is handy man
with the bat. Booth pitched the
team to a victory over Yale.
OF, the varsity crew remaining
Sylvester Kelley, bow, has rowec
two years as a regular; George
johnson, No. 8, has one year more
Of rowing, and Robert Winthrop. who
stroked the four-mile race against
Yale, and Jack Adie, win be avail
able for two more seasons. Captain
Henry, Arthur Hobson, John Jane
son and Jack Hoover are nov
alumni,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25

In one of the other bouts,
Spalla, the Italian barber, meets
Gene Tunney. We were talking
to Spalla the other day, aid he's
quite fond of himself. Stick a
comb in his ear and put a white
coat on him, and you'd swear he
was a head barber.
He was flattened by Firpo down
in the Argentine, after fourteen
rounds of heavy going. He swears
they gave him the works down
there.
''These Firpo, he can HIT" said
Spalla, land with a good count
I'd still be fighting him. When
he knocked me down the referee
count 'three-six-nine-ten.' / get
those the works, what you call
them. I'll knock out these Jim
Tooney (Tunney). Then I want
Firpo again"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25


But in spite of the fact that we
played a lot Of bad baseball in tho
West we got back to New York
In first place. There's a lot OF
comfort in that. 1t means that the
other teams couldn't take advantage
of our slump. Maybe it really
wasn't a slump. We didn't play
up to our usual mark but more
than that, we didn't get much good
pitching. In fact, Waite Hoyt and
Herb Pennock were the only two
pitchers to finish and win a game.
Joe Bush, Bob Shawkey, and
Sam Jones don't figure to do what
they did in the West again. Cur
pitching staff has too much class
Is easily the best in baseball. They
got a lot of bad pitching OUT of
their systems, but promise to be.
have and do their best from now on.
They better had or the players
on a certain team i'm the American
League won't be able to buy their
wives some new fur coats next
winter on their world series money.
Personally, I'D hate to- listen to q
squawk Of that kind from Mrs.
Ruth.
There's another angle to that
Western trip. The other teams
caught US in a slump and couldn'r
do anything about it. What do you
suppose will happen when they
have their slumps? It isn't in the
books for us to do what we did
again. The answer is that we ought
to shoot ahead and draw away from
Detroit and Boston.
The Red Sox, think are begin.
ming to blow" They are too old
q ball club to blow clean to
pieces. They have simply played
q bit over their heads and are
about to settle down to their real
ability. II they can keep their
heads UP and the old pepper going
they'll finish IN the first division,
anyhow. That's plenty good enough
for team that wound up last a
year ago.
Detroit gave them an awful
pasting. That was the beginning of
the blow" 1t was also the begin.
ming of Detroit's rise. Cobb, /
believe, viii. give us some real op.
position from now on. He has
a club that can sure sock that
apple. Not only that, but he is
getting good pitching.
Iris Speakers outfit is com.
ing along, too. / expect they
are going to be general NUS
ance, now that they've hit their
stride. Until a week or two
ago they didn't get much good
pitching but Uhle and few OF the
others have been rounding into
shape and with good pitching
from them the Indians will make
. lot OF trouble. They can sock
that old onion too.
But, everything considered, / am
pretty well satisfied with the way
the Yanks have been going. Nc
team can be at it's best all the
time. We Just had bad spell in
tho west. and as o rule we do bet.
ter On rhe road than at nome
This was particularly true last
year. This year we're going to
make it our business to do al
least rs well.
1 have no reason to belive any
team in the league can stop us
from winning the pennant.
Copyright, 1924, by Christy Walsh
Syndicate.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
Brooklyn Club Has
Critics Taking Back
Cracks

Brooklyn has become the sea
sons sensation in the National
League. Early in the spring
no one was bold enough to tag
any pennant possibilities on the
Robins. First Robbie got Stock
at third, a move which brought
his infield back to life. Jacques
Fourier started to pump the
ball over the fence and Uncle
Robbie began to hypnotic his
pitchers into winning ball games.
With Brown and Doak the club
looks positively threatening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
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TfDDTTS


greatest fighters the world will appear at the Milk
Fund fight night Harry Grb of Pittsburgh the
~ gent of the ring He fights
them big little black white, Republican Democrat He
fights middeweights, lghtheavies and heavies.
In the ring he without doubt the nearest thing to perpetual
the world He isn't the hardest hitter that
lived every while he shocks the sporting world
by knocking celebrity dead
the Englishman, the main
astar the Yankee Stadium Don't miss this because
going talk him long they're going to talk about
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25

clS1ng becomes q
joy when the
cool air blows
ar GU n d one,
w h 9 n Gle ar
laughs ring out,
and when the
gang" is happy.
Have you tried
1t? Then you
agree with me,
n'est-ce pas?.
The main idea
of the Times
Athletic Club is
not to crac k
W orld records,
but rather to
help local women
and girls gain
health hv afford.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
BOTH WERE MEMBERS OF :
VERY SAME OLD<CLUB

William M. Johnson, of San Fran.
cisco, known as Little Bill" in the
tennis world, had his tonsils re.
moved recently.
Johnston's operating physician
was DR.. Melville II. Long, formerly
tennis champion of the Pacific Coast
and a member of the u. S. Davis
CUP team in 1909,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
SHERRY SMITH LEADING
ALL SPEAKERS HURLERs

Sherry Smith, the veteran south
paw, who was supposed to be done
for all time when released by the
Brooklyn Robins, is now leading all
iris Speakers pitchers in effec.
tiveness. Smith does not pitch FIRE.
quently but he usually turns in a
fine bit Of work whenever he climbs
tho hill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
Ehmke Has Most

Howard Ehmke, Of the Red Sox,
has more complete games to his
credit this season than any other
hurler in the league. Out of sew
enteen starts, he has pitched eleven
complete games, one more than
Thurston, Of the White Sox.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
Will Try Hard, Anyway

Tech is expecting a struggle to
keep its football championship next
fall, all of last seasons regulars
having been graduated excepting
Gordon Kessler, captain. Coach
Hap Hardell will start his athletes
training long before the regular
time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
Welcome Charles Back

The Mohawk club cordially well
comes Squirrel Charles back to the
fold. Besides hammering out a
homer In his first league game
with the Indians, he got hit with
two on and Hawk rooters who
frowned ON his leaving the club
are with him again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
HAS ORIGINAL CIRCUIT

In one respect the American AS
ISOLATION is unique among the base
ball leagues, in that its circuit has
never been changed since its first
organization nearly a quarter Of a
century ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
TIMES ATHLETIC GIRLS TO
WORK OUT TOMORROW
By "JAcK" MARTIN.

Tomorrow brings another practice Of the Times Athletic
Central High Stadium local looking
forward this weekly Possibly yop why Just this
eered and yet kept right punching the slippery keys waiting
Well was working working hard would like to know
Central Stadium, wide, long, breezewep that
myself track suit Clad Free active enjoying the
Of nd is of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
RUTH REALIZES YANKEES
! ARE IN. PRECARIOUS
CIRCUMSTANCES
By BABE RUTH.

NEW YORK, first the
question that figures
themselves We and lost eight guess those
figures didn't make the boys think!
the notions that into heads absolutely
them bad the
about He wanted to know if Yan after winning three
in a beginning to fall apart and slip.
That know is what happened to the old Giants and Athletics
Like they three straight and then got baggy
The knees took Mcraw time to build the Giants again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
AIexandrians Win

Both Of Alexandria's leading sand
lot clubs won their Sunday games
the DFeadnaughts smothering the
Annapolis Al. c., IL to l., and the
Cardinals beating the Barretts, A to
8, In an uphill fight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
NURMI APPEARS AS REAL
NEMESIS TO AMERICANS

Americas entries in the Olympic
the finals Of which take Thursday July
little from the fact that
two first places and second in the 5000 meters flat and 10000
country and the 5000 meters flat that ORDER the
games Antwerp in 1920 and holder Of the worlds record
41O 25 for the onemie Thursday his
worlds records in these events Broke them convnngy with
but fortyve minute breathing spell between
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
He's in Right Place,

Dutch Smithson longs to return
to his old berth at shortstop, but
is doing so well in the Mohawk
Outfield he Is likely to remain there
indefinitely.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
RossIyn Wants Game

A game for tomorrow and one
for Friday are sought by the Ross
lyn A. c., whose manager may
be reached by phone at West 2401.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
Cabmen on Ton

The Yellow Cab team knocked
off the Truxton A. c., 6. to 4,
Hitchins' pitching and. Wassman's
hitting turning the trick.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
He's Not So Much

iris Speaker grabbed Frank Eller-
be on waivers from the Browns,
thinking he could hit. To date
Ellerbe's average Is .213, which is
not so much.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25

Nurmi. whom experts contend Is
the greatest runner that has lived
competing at meet in Helsings-
fors, Finland, on last Thursday
afternoon, ran the 1900 meters dis.
lance In the super time
of minutes 80 3-5 seconds. clipping
two-fifths Of second off his for.
mer world record, which he es-
tablished last year. Forty-five min
utes later the great runner created
the new world figures OF IA min.
utes % 3-5 seconds for the 5000
meter event. His former record
was IA minutes 35 $40 seconds.
Those In close touch with track
affairs, and more especially those
who have tasted of both the dregs
and the joys OF competition in this
particular field Of athletic endeavor,
must surely get thrills even at this
distance from merely reading Of the
deeds Of this Finnish marvel of
| the spiked shoe. And even greater
| thrills come to those who have
seen him in action.
The Americans expected to Op-
pose Nurnn I'm the 1900 meters
| at the Colonies Stadium on July
10 are Ray Buker, Of the Illinois
A. c., winner Of the final Of the
event at the Harvard Stadium;
Lloyd Hahn, Of the Boston A. A.,
who placed second to BuISer; w.
O. Spencer, Of Mississippi A. and
M. College, third home in the Har-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
AIexandrians Meet

A meeting of the Alexandria
Commercial League has been called
for tomorrow night by President
Jack Tulloch.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
Kid Teams Clash

The wintons and Noels will meet
in the midget class Of the w. B.
A. A. today on the Union Station
plaza field at o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
HARVARD FEELS PINCH OF
PRESENT CREW SYSTEM

CAMBRIDGE Mass 25-Harvards prospects
Fall appear promising the light general
the material doesn't satisfy those who hope that crimson
Fights contend with Yale the water.
On the surface there to be considerable believe
that neither baseball
present systems. despite the quality of the material
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
Padgett Pitches We'll

Padgett's pitching won a game.
for the Carlyle A. G. from the
Circles. to /. He yielded three
hits and famed twelve.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
introducing the Old Man.

CIT Ohm L. SULLIVAN, al
:. though as serious a look
ing man as you would
meet in days walk, had q keen
sense of humor," said an old
timer last night, as he sat up in
Jacks A. C. knocking over a
fruit salad.
II remember" he said, "when
John was champion of the world
he invited his father down to New
York from Boston. Johns father
was a snappy little bit Of an
Irishman, and John, with his
broad shoulders, deep chest and
bull neck, lowered over his pater.
"Coming down Broadway one
night while showing the old gent
the town John ran into his man
eyer, Jimmy Wakely. Shake
hands with my old man, Jimmy
said Sullivan, with smile. He
doesn't look it, does hep Wake
ly took slant at Pa Sullivan,
and then looking up at the cham
pion said:
:, Jonn' you're block OH the
cid chip, eh?'"
The New Champion.
OTEVE "Kid" Sullivan, an
- Italian-American boy from
~ the Gowanus section of Brook
lyn, is now the junior lightweight
champion of the world. Sullivan
copied the title from Grandpa
Johnny Dundee in Brooklyn the
ether night.
The junior lightweight title,
however, isn't such a much, and
Dundee won't weep, for he still
owns the featherweight title. Be-
ing junior lightweight champion
is like being Mayor of Kissena
Park. Ninety per cent of the
people never hear of you, and
the other ten per cent never give
you tumble Anyway, it's
sump'n. z
Canada Gals Cheerful Chirps.
THE flower-loving woman looks
after her garden, /
= And clears it of weeds and
rocks.
She has not, like a shepherdess,
sheep under her care,
Yet she's busy tending her
phlox.
Firpo calls himself the vice
heavyweight champion of the
world. The difference between a
Vice President and the vice
heavyweight champion is that the
heavyweight is heard from moro
often.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25

ward Stadium race, and either
James j. Connolly, former George
town University intercollegiate one
mile indoor and outdoor champion.
the fourth man to finish in the
trials, or John j. Waters, Of Har-
ward, the intercollegiate haIf.nliIe
champion, who finished fifth a
the finals Of the 800 meters %
Cambridge, Mass.
Waters did not compete IN the
1,500 meters final at the Harvard
Stadium, but latest reports from
the American Olympic team con-
vey the impression that Waters
Wlu be started in the 1900 meters
event at Colonies.
Americas track fans have reason
to feel proud Of the quality OF the
American field which is scheduled
to oppose Nurmi at 1900 meters.
but they must at the same time
feel that Nurmi, If he retains his
present form until July 10, has q
bit on any Yankee entry. Buker
won the final at the Harvard
Stadium last Saturday In 3:55 $40.
These figures equalled the Amer
lean record, held by Abel r. Kiviat
OF the Wilco A. A., created on the
Harvard Stadium track in 1912.
Buker's time was the best turned IN
by an American FOR the distance
since Kiviat's record breaking
feat OF twelve years ago. The fig
ures OF 3:52 3-5 and ass as are
yards apart" in the language az
track, and it would seem as IL the
American entries will be UP against
a hard task when they attempt to
close the gap. BulSer may not be
the fastest American entry on the
day OF the race, but he should be
not more than five yards worse
than our best.
Opposed to Nurmi in the 5000
meter events viii be the following
american runners: John ROmig,
OF Penn State, winner of the final
heat OF the event at the Harvard.
Stadium Olympic trials; III. Il.
Phelps, of Iowa University; Riua
DOOlittle, of Butler College: VII
liam Cox. of Mercersburg Acad-
envy, and George LermOnd, Of
| Boston College. The three last
named finished i'm that order after
Romig In the finals one week ago.
Romig's time for the distance
was is minutes is ITO seconds, as
| compared with Nurmi's recent per.
Torrance Of IA minutes ES :,-5 sec
onds. One must look facts in the
face and in doing so in this
particular instance it requires no
great elasticity of imagination to
visualize defeat for our representa-
| tives.
The margin which Nurmi holds
over the American entries at the
current writing is too great to ex.
pect anything other than defeat.
The fact that Nurmi will he run
ming hi4 second race of the after.
noon when he toes the mark in the
5000 meter event may bring about
IN upset, but in view Of his per.
formances of last Thursday the re
suit OF the race should be according
| to general opinion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
Central win Compete

Central Highs crew will com.
pete in the Peoples regatta NJ
Philadelphia on July 4.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25

When $50 came, we all dashed UP
to the track, hoped in our COM
Portable, cool outfits, then sprinted,
relayed, jumped, and hurdled to
hearts content. You know, exer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
St. Louis Gets Early
Start In Bottle
Heaving

Midsummer frolic reached IT.
highest point in st. Louis this
year sooner than usual. The
st. Louis fan usually waits I'M
til the hot days Of August or,
early September before taking
up his favorite pastime Of
hurting pop bottles. When I'M
pire Holmes elected George
Sisler from the field Saturday.
the st. Louis fan could restrain
himself no longer. The glass
ware flew thick and fast and d
splendid time was had by all.
Scientists have pointed out that
perhaps it is all for the best
that st. Louis does not win pen.
nants in baseball. It might
prove fatal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-28
FOUR ARE HURT
BY AUTOMOBILES
Miss Anne Schwantes May
Have Fractured Skull
Result Collision

Four persons were injured, one Sc
rionsly, in traffic accidents in and
around Birmingham Sunday.
Miss Anne Schwantes, 925 South
Twenty -fifth street. sustained severe
bruises and possible fractured skull,
as the result of a collision between a
car in which she was riding and an
other car driven by Gilbert Lipsey,
negro, 2302 North Twenty-sixth street,
at 10 o'clock Sunday night.
Mrs. Joseph Sardo and her daugh-
ter, Mary Sardo, 2608 Seventh avenue,
north, were badly bruised and shaken
at o'clock Sunday morning when an
automobile driven by Seine Carrudo
turned over with them at Third avenue
and Twenty sixth street.
Mrs. L. G. McKenney of Irondale
sustained several bruises and lacera-
tions on the head when her automobile
collided with a telephone post near her
home while she was attempting to pass
a truck at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
She was removed to her home where
her injuries were dressed.
Miss Schwantes was removed to the
Birmingham General hospital in Johns
ambulance, where X-ray pictures were
made.
Mrs. Sardo and Mary Sardo were
carried to the Norwood hospital by
Johns ambulance. They later return
ed home.
Lipsey was placed in the city Jail
on a charge of reckless driving with
his bond fixed at 500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-28
SURVEYING LAND.
FOR POWDER MILL.
Delaware Concern TC
Build Near Bessemer.
Engineers At Work

Engineers of the Hercules Powder
company are surveying the eompany's
new property five miles west of Bes-
semer for the purpose of drawing up
plans. estimating cost of their new
branch powder mill, it was learned Sun
day..
This report will be forwarded to the
company's headquarters at Wilmington,
DEL. to be followed by definite an
nOuncement of building plans, and con-
struction work will then start imme-
diately.
The Bessemer land was purchased
from the Tennessee Coal. Iron andRail-
road company two months ago at which
time it was announced that the Lewis
burg plant would be removed to the new
ground. New equipment and modern
buildings making possible an increase
in capacity were reported at that time.
Representatives in the engineering
party include w. II. Killer, chief engi-
neer; w. l.. Hewes, assistant purchas-
ing agent; r. r. link, power engineer.
and several staff engineers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-28
J. p. LAMBERT DIES
FROM LONG ILLNESS
Retired Realty ! Man, 81, Was
Once Park Commissioner

]. r. Lambert, 81, retired real estate
dealer and former park commissioners,
died at ~ o'clock Saturday night at
the residences 1901 Fifteenth avenue.
south, following a long illness.
He is survived by hisIwid0w, two
daughters. Mrs. G. M.pSimpson and
Miss Katheleen Lambert one son,
Clarence j. Lambert. Funeral sery-
ices will be held at 3 o'clock Monday
afternoon at the residence and at 80
O'Clock at Ous Lady of Sorrows church.
Burial will follow in Qakhill cemetery
with Lige 10y in charge.
Mr.. Lambert was born in 1858 in
Atlanta, Ga, where he received his
education. In 1886 he moved to ,Bir-
mirigham where he entered the services
of the city as park commissioner. He
held this position for sererai years, re-
firing to enter the real estate bust
ness He remained in this occupation
until i'll health caused him to retire
three years ago.
Active pallbearers will be: James
Mackin, N. C. Keefer, Pr j. Dowd, G.
G. Flemming, Fred Rouekman, =. j.
Newman, Fred Bender and George Bod
eker. Honorary pallbearers will be
John McCloud, Hugh McGeever, John
McCartin, Will Moore, DIR. B. E. Nc
Gee, Win 'McGrail, Eugene Blanchard,
John Antwine, o. w. Brady and NJ. T.
Cullen,