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The Washington times., 1924-08-15
TENNIS TITLE IS
HELEN'S Or
MOLLA'S
Youngster and Veteran Ap-
pear Certain to Reach
Final Round
By HUBERT P. MALKUS.

WESTSIDE TENNIS CLUBS,
FOREST HILLS. N. Y, Aug. 10
Mrs. Molla Mallory and Miss
Helen Wills were top-heavy favor
ties to win their semi final
matches today in the singles play
of the women's national tennis
championships and meet in the
championship match Saturday for
the second year in succession.
On the form to date Mrs. Nal
lory should easily dispose Of Miss
Eleanor Goss, of New York, and
Miss Wills should have less trouble
with Miss Mary K. Browne, of
Santa Monica, Cal, the veteran
titleholder of a decade ago who Is
staging a Comeback"
Miss Goss, a member Of the
Olympic team and No. in the
ranking, has not been playing her
best game and has been extended
to the limit to win two Of her
matches. 1t is hard to see how
she can cope with Molla.
Admirers of Miss Browne, who
had counted on her to give Miss
Wills a battle today had their faith
shaken by her showing yesterday
when she dropped a set to Miss
Mayme Macdonald and was hard
pressed to win.
The doubles matches have reached
the semi.final round in the upper
half of the draw where Miss Goss
and Miss Jessup and Miss Edith
Sigourney and Miss Leslie Bancroft,
Of Boston, survive. In the lower
half the fourth round remains to be
played today: Miss Wills and Mrs.
Charles w. Wightman, the Olympic
doubles champions will meet Mrs. F.
v. Rosser, Of Brooklyn, and Mrs. s.
H. Warning, of New York, and Miss
Browne and Mrs. Dudley, the Cali.
fornia team, will meet Miss Edith
Handy, of Staten Island, and Miss
Rosamond Newton, of Boston. The
winners will meet in the semi-final
match which will be played late to-
day,
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
SEEKS
NEUN To FILL
BLUE SOB
Ty Cobb Starts negotiations
To Recall Fence-Busting
First Stacker

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15.-Ty
Cobb, peppery manager Of the
Tigers has started negotiations to
recall Johnny Neun. the fence
busting first saclxer Of the st. Paul
American Association team, to re-
place Lou Blue, who sprained his
ankle in the first game Of wednes-
days doubleheader against the
Athletics.
Blue will be out Of the game at
least ten days and his absence will
be a severe blow to the pennant
hopes of the Tigers If a competent
substitute is not located.
Neun, Cobb believes, is the ideal
man. He was purchased by the
Tigers from Birmingham, Of the
Southern Association, and farmed
out to st. Paul. The Saints are
now leading the American Associa-
ton in a hot pennant fight and
may balk at parting with their
star first sacker.
The Washington times., 1924-08-15


We find Finland. which was q
negligible factor in the olympics
of 1908 at London, scoring re.
peatedly and carrying the fight to
America. In polo the tilt was won
by the Argentians, who four years
ago held an unimportant place In
the sport. Now they hold a world
championship and aspire to place
with America and England in the
classic competition for the inter
national cup.
In rifle shooting the Americans
were victorious, but second place
went to a newcomer, Haiti. Athletic
success seems to be largely a mat.
ter OF athletic consciousness. Many
nations have great material, but
their ambitions have not been
aroused.
At London in 1908 the SwedAS
were on the upgrade. At Stock.
holm In 1912 they reached the
zenith Of their success. They had
become conscious atllIeticalIy. had
called Ernie Hiertberg back from
this country rs coach and had
undertaken q systematic develop.
AAaChht Va UAAC1I aGAHbCtAC ICCOuIGGSs
Then came the Firms. Having
gained their independence Of Russia
they were free TO think Of things
other than political They devel.
oped a great team and really had
an idea they could beat the United
States. They have failed, hut the
Firms deserve a world Of credit
for the splendid fight they put up.
Who will be next to aspire to
Americas crown? England is go.
ing to improve tremendously by
1928, when the Olympics will be
held at Amsterdam. Finland viii!
improve. We may look for great
athletes from Australia, which has
not yet got a real start in amateur
sport. Professional athletics. is
stressed over the amateur side
down under" but there is strong
movement to accomplish in anna.
teur track and field endcavor what
Australia has attained in lawn ten.
mis-. Australia is a fertile field and
in eight years, when the Olympica
will be held at Los Angeles, we
may find our most formidable rivals
coming from the Antipodes.
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
BLACK SOX ON
COAST, AGAIN
GAMBLING
Ban Johnson's Letter to LANCE
Tells of New Opera
tions

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15.-Harry
A. Williams, president Of the Pa
cific Coast League. refused today
to comment on charges of Ban John.
son, president of the American
league, that all Of the gamblers in
volved in the White Sox scandal in
1919 are now in Los Angeles placing
enormous bets on Pacific Coast
League baseball games.
Johnson's charges were made in
a letter written to Bill LANCE, for
mer National League outfielder and
now western scout for the New
York Giants.
The Washington times., 1924-08-15

Victory meant the pennant, and
defeat meant third place. Detroit.
with Bill Donovan pitching, won
and finished four points ahead of
Cleveland. Had Chicago won, the
White Sox would have beaten
four points would have separated
the first three teams.
While this American League race
brought about the closest finish
the gap between first and last was
smaller in the 1915 National League
pennant fight than in any big
league race ever staged.
The Giants got within four
games of the leading Phillies in
August, only to slump badly
through the last six weeks Of the
race and finish last. The finish
brought about q unique situation.
The Phillies finished with a per-
centage Of .692, the lowest percent
age ever compiled by a National
League champion in nearly fifty
years. The last place Giants fin
ished with percentage Of asa, the
highest percentage ever made by
any big league calender. Only 148
percentage points separated first
place from eighth on the last day
Of the season.
This situation is closely paralleIed
in the American League today,
where 1877 percentage points sepa.
rate the first place Yankees and the
last place Athletics. New York has
percentage Of .566, against :429 for
Boston. There were times last sea-
son when the Yankees enjoyed as
big a margin over the second
place Clevelands as they now have
over the last place team.
Naturally such a situation
creates an almost perfect race.
No team is OverstrOng and no
team is OVerweak. There are no
door mats, for even the Red SOx
and Athletics are likely to smear
any team. The Athletics showed
that last week, when they defeat
ed the Browns three straight after
st. Louis had cleaned up New
York and Washington.
1.-THE perfect race, if there ever
could be such thing, would be
one in which all the clubs had a
percentage Of 800 until the last
week Of. the season, and then one
of them would shoot forward" John
K. Tener, former president of the
! National League, once told the
| writer.~
The present American League
race, in which every club but Cleve.
land, Chicago, and the Athletics
has been first, comes closer to this
perfection than any we ever have
| had,
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
LEFTY GEORGE WINS
SIXTEEN GAMES IN ROW

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Aug. 15.-
LEFTY George. York's veteran south.
paw, today celebrated the fifteenth
anniversary Of his 10 no-hit game
against the Harrisburg club, of the
old Tri-State League. Just a decade
and half ago George pitched his
no-hit game, and now, at the age
OF thirty-six, he is one Of the lead.
ing pitchers in the New York.Penn.
sylvania League.
He recently won sixteen in a row.
Playing on the same club with
George in 1909 was Buck" Weaver.
who was banished from organized
baseball for his part in the 1919
world series scandal with the
White Sox.
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
Adair Star Hitter

Blackie Adair, ordinarily a
pitcher. was used in the outfield by
the Liberty A. c. the other day
and he raped out four doubles,
batted In two runs, scored two and
made two brilliant catches. Now
Pop Kremb, pilot, thinks he'll use
Blackie in the outfield a lot, though
tomorrow he will pitch against the
National A. c. In game on the
Union Station plaza.
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
JACK HENDRICKS NAMED
TO LEAD REDS IN rs

CINCINNATI. Aug. 15.Jack Hend-
ricks has been named to manage
the Reds for the coming season of
1925. He was assistant to the late
Pat Moran last spring, assuming
the reins of leadership when Moran
died at Orlando, Fla. 1t is felt that
he should have further time to
show his ability,
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
BRITISHERS PLAY JOKE
ON GIBBONS MANAGER

Americans mixed UP in the fight
ing game, especially those who
manage modern scrappers, think
they are smart bunch. 1t was
good joke on the Tom Gibbons crowd
when 1t was learned that Jack
Bloomfield, the English fighter, who
was guaranteed 100000, got all his
money
The Washington times., 1924-08-15

Ise comes from mighty big South
ern people; you knows, Pickup,
my folks was Southern planters.
Just then another fried potato
was passing on his way to the
kitchen for an order. He hesitated
a moment, then chirped: "Yah,
OATS right, Henry, dat ole boys
old man was a undertaken"
H. D. C.
Worthy of acknowledgement
throughout all papers:
A Ford driver actually gave the
right of way to another.
H. D. C.
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
Liberty In Action

The Liberty A. c. will battle the
National A. c., tomorrow at Q p.
m. on the Union Station plaza
field and Sunday will take on the
Del Ray team in a return game,
on the plaza. Liberty trimmed Del
Ray In eleven innings, s to 4.
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
DIRECTS EFFORT
AGAINST UNCLE SAM

the world
awake to the benefits of athletic competition, and has set out to
things interesting the United States the
the track and field and results in other competitions such
polo and rifle shooting show In the athletic events we find
Oympics startling performances English
men-perfomance brilliant
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
PRESENT BASEBALL RACE
LIKE THAT OF 1908
By FREDERICK G. LTEB.

NEW YORK Aug 5e present baseball race the American
should down in baseball history with that OF 1908
thriller In that hectic four clubs dashed down the September
and neck ST. Louis fell week before the but
of Cleveland
White Sox still in it.
Cleveland could have the had three straight
from ST. Louis but Bill Dineen the umpire turned back
Laoes club in the first half of threw
to the last Of the between Chicago
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
Now You Tell One

OVERHEARD between two din
ing-room employes-both jet
- in color:
Henry (bus boy)-Sam, how
long you-all been up heah in dis
heah country?
Sam (waiter)-Why, Use been
up heah goin' on five years.
Henry-How longs take you to
get to be a waiter?
Sam-Why, Pickup, only takes
me bout foah months. Course,
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
LYceum Plays Easterns

The Dominican Lyceum and
Eastern A. A. teams will clash to-
morrow at $3.50 p. m. on the
Washington barracks field,
The Washington times., 1924-08-15

Moe made it two
in q row when Baf-
ling staggered home
for him in the third
splash yesterday. He
sunk a thousand megs
on the founder and
6shed up eighteen
hundred berries on
the investment. Moe
expects to make it
three straight on one
he overheard Tiny
Tom Butterfly telling
Jack Wright. The
bank roll today is
$11,O55.21.
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
commerce-Interior Wins

The Commerce-Interior team is
this years champion Of the Depart
mental Tennis League, its clean
sweep victory over Interstate, Com
merce clinching the title.
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
.TND'S
VTIDDiTS
ENGLAND'S 'ORIZONTAL 'EAVIES
mt be done, that's all.

r T can't be done, that's all
Poor old England might just well take up some other sport
Tom Gibbons win Jack Bloomfield in three ROUNDS mas
ended Englands fiftysixth hunt for good big fighter
got back the days OF Jem Mace to nd
England the heavyweight class and who
could step Bit
q bit than good middleweight
old John Bull gets smoked
his and WeI at awst ave Send
fairly Yapks and Wen hand him lacng
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
Insects Seek Games

The Yankee, insects desire oppon.
ents. Pete Chumbris, manager, can
be reached at 1853 Ohio avenue
northwest.
The Washington times., 1924-08-15
Better'n Walter!

Totals. 2s 22411l Totals. 80 S2714
'Batted for Shaute in the ninth.
tBatted for Summa in the ninth
Cleveland ......... o 0 90
Run-Harris. Two-base hits-Speaker.
Judge. Sacrifices ca. Left on
bases-Cleveland, 3; Washington, Z.
First base ON balls--Off Mogridge, /.
Struck out-By Mogridge, 2; By Shaute,
Z. Umpires-Connolly, Owens and Row.
land. TimO-1 hour 20 minutes.
The Washington times., 1924-08-15

One of our near champs hops
over, knocks the limey dead and
once again old John starts on a
still hunt for another.
We have never yet sent over a
REAL heavyweight to do our SOCK
ing.
Tommy Burns held the title
once latter Jeff retired) and went
to England for a trip. tipping over
five or six of the best they had.
Phil Jack OBriend, a middle
weight, blew over about 1901 and
cleaned the bunch up. A bit later
Kid Mccoy went over and gave
them all a second licking.
Tommy Burns arrived in 1905
and after that, in 1914, Sam Lang
ford went across and tossed ovel
a few hot ones.
Fred Fulton went over after that
and after shaping one or two over
scared the rest so badly that ne
couldn't get a match.
England's heavies have been
laugh ever since JOh,. L. Sullivan
ruled the roost.
We always get kick out OF the
story an old-timer told us about
Sullivan when he visited London
while champion.
American scribes kidded John l.
numerically because he refused tc
fight Peter Jackson, and it hurt
Johns pride a lot.
When he landed in England he
said to this old-timer:
"Those American writer's might
be sorry some day for the things
they've written about me. Sup
pose l let one Of these English
dubs LICK ME- and win the title
How do you think they'd fee
them" ...-
1t would have been an awful
thing THEN, and to think of ar
English heavy beating Dempsey
would be an awful thing NOW.
Do Fighters Need Brains?
THERE'S a>hot note we cut out
of a recent issue of the
- Sydney Referee:
To be knocked unconscious, moi
know where he is for eight rounds
and then come back and win or
points after fifteen rounds is ar
experience that happens to very
few boxers. 1t reads more like
fiction than real life. But this i!
what actually happened to Tommy
,Fairhall in his contest with
Eugene Volaire at Dunedin OF
Wednesday night last.
Half way through the opening
round Volaire landed with a sole
left on Fairhall's jaw. The Aus
tralian fell, his head striking thu
floor with terrific force. At thu
count Of six he managed to si
up. At eight he struggled to hi
feet. Fairhall staggered to thu
rope, where he reclined helpless
Volaire lost his head and be
came ratified. Rushing in II
finish his opponent he sent il
blows from all angles, but withou
direction. One decent punch woulC
have ended the contest. Volairt
punched himself to a standstill
and Fairhill eventually won by 1
fair margin of points.
The doctors state Fairhall wa
unconscious for quite two rounds
after the Touchdown. How Fair
hall managed to evade punish
ment is remarkable as also waI
his recovery. Fairhall himself
stated that he did not wake up til
after the eighth round.
The Washington times., 1924-08-15

Dutch Leonard, veteran south
paw hurler, should also attract
considerable attention. He will
undoubtedly start one of the
games against the Griffmen.
, Leonard has just recently been
declared eligible to play, follow
ing years suspension for play
ing with blacklisted players in
California.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-08

Gazette WANT ADS Bring Results.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-08
Road Hogs

A good many of us are apt to think
Of the road hog, the man who crowds
your car over to the side of the road
or into the ditch while he goes whiz-
zing by at sixty per, as a new species
of the genus developed by the
automobile. But if we do so think
we are wrong.
The road hog is the same guy who
insists on smoking cigarettes in din
ing rooms; who always insists on
the best seats in the house at any
entertainment; who remains seated
while women are left to stand in a
public conveyance; in short he is the
guy who always wants, and usually
gets, a little more than his share of
the rights and privileges accorded
the American citizen.
The road hog is also cafe, theatre,
sidewalk, street car and many other
kinds of hog. He is hog because
he was born that way and he will re-
main hog to his dying day, under
al conditions and all circumstances.
And he is as much to be pitied as
blamed. He don't know any better.
But we all hope he chokes, at that
Breckenridge Telegram.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-08

issued the other day by the depart
ment of finance. There already is q
tax on most of the articles named in
the new bill. This has been raised to
a uniform tax of 100 per cent. 1t is
estimated the average increase will
be a little more than Is per cent.
The measure is to restrain extra
vagance and to rectify the country's
adverse balance of trade, according
to a statement issued by the depart
ment of finance.
"Some misunderstanding seems to
be prevalent in regard to the goods
for which the new higher tariff is
intended" the department of finance
statement continues, but it should
be noted that the new law imposes
higher tariff on luxurious food and
other goods intended for amusement
and extravaganza, and on certain
materials from which the said goods
are made.
ut should be noticed by the gen.
eral consumers that the goods to
which the new law is applicable can
not escape higher prices in proportion
to the inreased rates of duty, but
there is no reason whatever which
leads one to the belief that the new
law will raise the prices of homemade
luxurious goods to which the new
law does not apply"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-08
Fathers, Sons and Votes

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt mas
been nominated for governor Of New
York on the republican ticket. The
leaders of that party hope the magic
name Of Roosevelt will put the young
man across.
The G. o. p. leaders in the EN-
pire State should get the fact well
bottled up in their minds that the
vote getting qualities of fathers do
not always descend to the sons.
There is something in a name, to
be sure, but candidates for public
office must not rely on the great re-
putations that were built up by their
fathers as the only asset in their
favor.
. People are prone to test the merits
of candidates regardless of what
might have been accomplished by
their fathers while in public life. It
might be well for all candidates to
recognize this cold-blooded PROPOSE
ton.
However, we apprehend that the
younger Roosevelt will stand on his
own feet as candidate for gov
ernor rather than seek support be-
cause of the name he bears. This
would be the proper course for him
to pursue.-Mankato Free Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-08
Mrs. Trdnlln Meets
Tragic Death
BODY MANGLED ALMOST BE-
YOND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
SEVERED FROM BODY.

One of the most tragic deaths that
has occurred in Sleepy Eye for many
years occurred Tuesday afternoon a
few minutes after one o'clock when
Mrs. Christina Tramm of this city
was instantly killed by switch en-
CINE in charge of the afternoon Red
wood crew on the main line several
blocks east of the round house. Her
head was completely severed and lay
several feet away from the body, her
right arm was cut off just below the
elbow and the left hand was severed
at the wrist. Her lower limbs were
also badly mangled.
Mrs. Tramm, we are told, was on
her way to visit her sister Mrs. John
Tessmer about mile and half east
of town, close to the C. & N. w. rail
road tracks. She went to visit at the
Tessmer home frequently and always
walked the distance along the tracks
as this was a much shorter route.
There were no witnesses to the &C
cident and therefore it is impossible
for us to give complete account of
the distressing affair. 1t is not
known whether she was walking be-
tween the rails when the train struck
her or whether she was crossing be-
tween the cars. We are told that
not only was her head severed from
the body, but even the flesh was torn
from her face.
Coroner Rienke of New Ulm was
summoned Immediately and after
holding an inquest at the Buenger un-
dertaking rooms he. pronounced il
death by accident.
This is the second fatal accident
which has occurred in the local rail
road yards during the past few
months. 1t will be remembered that
Joe Maidl was killed instantly a few
months ago when he fell from. box
car short distance east of the mill
The funeral services were held al
2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at
the Methodist church and interment
was made in the Home cemetery, Rev
w. j. Robinson officiating. The COM
munity extends the hand of sympathy
to the sorrowing relatives and friends
Sleepy Eye Dispatch.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-08
The Other End
of the Rainbow

Milwaukee Journal: Now the story
is told. The world flight, which mar
ked new epoch in history, was made
possible by the patient work Of a
young lieutenant in the flying service
who spent two years over charts and
maps and books planning the details
of that journey.
Lieut.. Robert j. Brown is this
young mans name and he is COM
mandant of the Boston air port,
though for five months he has been
absent at Washington, his hand on the
controlling lines of communications
to see that the preparations he made
are carried out.
The flyers knew, by the thick
volume that Lieut.. Brown had handed
to them, just what difficulties lay
ahead, what preparations had been
made to meet an emergency. They
knew that when they reached Chignik
there would be alcohol and special oil
to protect their engines from arctic
cold; that at Attu a huge supply
chest awaited them, containing ev-
erything from shoe laces to propell-
ers; that at Constantinople, London,
Reykjavik, Indian Harbor and a hun
dred other places they would have
fuel and oil and every necessary.
Lieut.. Brown had left nothing to
chance.
These flyers, who accomplished the
seeming impossible, are speeding
westward where pot of gold" is
to be awarded them as symbolic of
the end of their journey. They de-
serve it, if men ever did. But in this
case, as so often when men reach an
outstanding goal, their success is due
in large part to other men, who, at
the other end of the rainbow, plan the
details that make possible their master
stroke.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-10-08
A Dangerous Sport

Washington Star: Monday Jimmy
Murphy, one of the most famous mo-
tor racers, was killed in the course of
a race at the state fair grounds at
Syracuse when his machine, driven
at a tremendous pace, skidded on a
turn and crashed into the fence. So
furious was the impact that nearly
seventy feet of the railing was de-
stroyed. Another driver had skidded
earlier in the race and the car turned
over, but the driver saved himself by
jumping.
Murphy's is the fourth death in
motor racing this season. These races
are recognized as one of the most
highly dangerous sports of this time.
Scarcely one of them occurs without
an accident of more or less gravity.
The cars are driven at tremendous
PAGES around bowl-shaped tracks.
The slightest DETECTION at one Of the
turns or the blowout of a tire at any
point on the course may cause dis
aster. In number of cases in the
past the skidding cars have killed
spectators. In one of the fatalities
this year the driver appeared to sacri-
fee himself in order to avoid hitting
bystanders.
A few years ago these races were
promoted by motor car manufacturers
as a means of advertising their pro-
ducts. Whether that is the practice
now is not known. Certainly the
sport has become highly hazardous,
with no value save to furnish thrills
to spectators. And it may be dou-
bted whether such thrills are helpful
to humanity.