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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
OMALL STUFF g
~ FOR ROOTERO

Walter Johnson's strikeout total
is now 3,072. He grabbed six OH
the Yankees yesterday.
Goose Goslin continues to pound
the ball, and today, with seven hits
in thirteen times at bat, has an
average Of .538.
George Fisher got away slowly,
but gave evidences yesterday OF
having found his batting eye. He
has hit for .S65 for the past two
seasons in the minors and should
better the 800 mark in this league.
Ray Joyce. returned to the Griffs
by Minneapolis because of a base.
ball rule. has been sent to Mem
phis. Joyce is bit too green for
the big show now, but will have
another trial in the fall.
In a CONCEALED pastime Of six in
.nings, the Phillies took fall out OF
the Dodgers, 4 to 1, Williams home
run off Ruether starting three
run rally in fourth.
Dauss threw cold water on the
Browns hopes. il any, combining the
St. Louis attack to three hits while
the Tigers went on TO win by to 2.
Pruett pitched well for four in.
nings, but thought better OF it.
Affronted ball players were given
the highly beneficial air in case
lots during the course of the Reds
STOP victory over the Cubs. Fri
berg, STATE and Luque were in
vited to retire by the umpires and
Roush strained a careless side in
the eighth and also went away from
there
Place both feet firmly upon the
ground, pin back your ears and
brace yourself for the shock. Speak
er dropped a fly ball in the eighth
inning yesterday. Further, the In
dams dropped a ball game to the
White Sox, to 4, Speakers lapse
coming in the midst OF an eighth
inning rally that witnesses the exit
Of young Mr.. Shaute. g.
The Cards came up from the rear
in the ninth, hoped upon Morrison
with vehemence. and several base
hits and won from the Pirates, 3
to 2.
With the Braves in the throes of
ninth inning uprising, -McGraw
removed Hunting for Art Nehf who
famed the next two batters, giving
the Giants a to / decision over
the Braves. Southworth's double
and Groh's homer won the game
before a man was retired in the
opening inning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
GOLF STARS To
APPEAR At
COLUMBIA
Hutchinson First of Great Pro-
fessionaIs to Introduce
Deeply Scored Clubs.
BY LEONARD w. COLLINS.

Jock Hutchinson paired with
Freddie Mcleod against Arthur
Havers and James Ockendon, in a
thirty-six hole match, will be the
attraction at the Columbia Country
Club tomorrow. Eighteen holes win
be played in the morning ana like
number in the afternoon
The match was originally
scheduled to have been between Nc
Leod and Leo Diegel versus Havers
end Ockenden, but recent opera.
ton for appendicitis has placed tho
Friendship pro on the invalid list.
hence the substitution of Hutchinson
as McLeod's partner.
Havers holds the English open
title. Ockenden is the French open
champion. The two invaders have
been playing exhibitions IN this
country for several months, hut SO
Tar have met with only fair success
IN their matches against the cream
or Americas golfing talent.
This. however, does not detrac ct
II ON the ability Of the Englishman
and the Frenchman. They must be
sterling shot makers or else they
would not wear the crowns which
rest upon their heads. 1t takes a
pretty good golfer to win either Cf
the foreign titles.
Havers' stock. in particular. has
taken quite an upward trend during
the past week as a result of his
defeat Of Bobby Jones, the Amer.
lean open champion, in a tiirty.six
hole match at Atlanta. Stepping
out and knocking Bobby off is
something else again.
Speaking Of Hutchinson brings to
mind that it was none other than
the Incompatible Jock who first
brought out the rib.faced clubs and
it remained for the Hutch to be.
come the greatest exponent Of it's
use in golfdom.
Hutchison's uncanny mastery
with the deeply scored spade ma SHE
was in large measure responsible
for his winning the British open
several years ago. The manner in
which he made pitch shots hold on
the green electrified the English If
such thing is possible.
The rib.faced club is now taboo.
Golfers are wondering whether Jock
can still make them stick with a
smooth faced club Gene Sarazen
opines that Hutch can make 'en
stay put" with just as much
deadly accuracy as ever.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEAMS
IN BOWLING TOURNEY

Eight teams will shoot in
bowling tournament to be held by
the Mt. Vernon Place NJ E. South
Sunday school classes. starting to
night at the King Pin.
In the women's department, the
adults and teachers training class
will roll tonight and in the mems
division the adults and officers will,
clash. action starting at 1880
o'clock.
Tomorrow night. in the women's
class the young people will meet
the seniors and on Wednesday the
winners of the two women's
matches will roll and in the mems
division the young people will meet
the seniors.
Friday the winners of the two
mems matches will oppose.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Short Puts
Leonard w. Collins

The appointment of John J. Mon.
ahan as the professional at Beaver
Dam should be a most welcome
piece of news for the club members.
He is not only a competent instruct
or, but has had quite an extensive
experience in the building and up
keep of greens and fairways.
For three years Monahaan was
the assistant to Pat O'Hara at the
Shackamaxon Club, West Field, n.
Y. He spent four years as the pro
Of the Fairfield Club, Southport,
George Club \at Diamond Point, n.
Y, and a season in Florida.
One of the matters which the Dis
trict Municipal Golf Association
should thrash out at the first op-
portunity is that of whether a
player to be eligible to play in the
coming championships must be a
member of the association. It is n
much mooted question among quite
few.
From the talk heard here and
there the washington Goh and
Country Clubs spring invitation
tournament, which will be held. May
I, 2 and 8, will surpass in number of
entries any previous one ever held
over the Virginia course.
The hospitality of Washington g.
& c. G. has almost become tradition.
A big dinner for all OF the partici-
pants is one of the innovations
planned. The course is In excel.
lent condition and visiting club mem.
bers are anxious to play IL in
championship competition. ~''i
Following Washington's tourney
will follow those Of Town and Coun.
try, Indian Spring, Chevy Chase,
the District municipal, Rock Creek
Park, East Potomac Park, the
Kaufman cup competition at Chevy
Chase, the Wardman cup at Column
bia and then the Middle Atlantic at
Richmond. ,3..
This years competition inS the
Class A division of the District
municipal championships promises
to be more bitterly contested than
last year. All of the, players have
had a taste of championship play
and should give better account of
themselves in the coming tournat-
ment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
ZACH WHEAT Is LAID UP
WITH BRONCHITIS CASE

NEW YORK, April 21.-Zach
Wheat, idol of all Flatbush, and
voted the most popular of the local
players last year, is confined to his
home in Brooklyn with a severe at
tack of bronchitis and laryngitis.
DR.. Herbert w, Casey, Wheat's at
tending physician, declared yester.
day that it may be week or more
before the outfielder is able to play
again.
Wheat played in the game in
Philadelphia On Saturday and made
five straight hits. He has hit safely
In every game that he has played
In so far.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21

other muscles a
little. and 1 hold
my club with
less tension, es.
pecially on the
shorter 8 h o t s.
And / let the
clubhead m Q e {
the ball before !
put my strength
into it, remem.
bering that il
m u 8 t do its
share. I found
it so helpful to
relax enough to
feel the clubhead
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21

Martina had everything. i. His
curve ball, generally wide of the
plate, was a sweeper, keeping
Muddy Ruel on the jump. His
fast ball, the best thing he had
in stock, was a pip. 1t was his
control of his fast ball which had
the Yankees backed off the boards
They looked positively foolish, the
right-hand hitters, especially, try
ing to find that fast ball.
When Whitley Witt worked
Martina to a three-and-two count
and then walloped the lively ball
over the right-field barrier many
thought that Martina would soon
be out of there. That run was
the last the Yanks were to get
until the eighth, though.
The Southern Association and
Texas League star was cool as a
highball in Florida. Ruth walked
and Meusel doubled in that first
frame, yet both were stranded.
In the third frame, with the
bases choked, Aaron Ward looked
at the third strike for the third
out. With two on in the fourth,
Dugan. flied to Goslin, while in
the fifth, Ruth, Pipp, and Ward
were retired on strikes.
In the sixth, Dugan's long fly
to Goslin left two mates stranded
and three died in a row in the
seventh. Two hits and a sacrifice
fly gave the Yanks their tally in
the eighth, yet Witt famed, leav-
ing Schang stranded.
In the ninth, with two on and
one gone, Martina rose to the
heights. He famed Bob Meusel,
a savage hitter, and forced Ward
tc foul to Rueh ending the game
in his favor.
Tight places meant nothing, alb
solutely nothing, to this grand old
man of the minors. He had been
in tight places before in many Sec
lions of the country. He simply
called upon the ancient soupbone
and it delivered the goods.
"Show me the ball player who
isn't making good and I'll show
you a ball player who's always
knocking the town he's in said
this same Joe Martina to us one
day down in Florida. "Show me
the ball player who's making good
and I'll show you ball player
who's always boosting the town
he's in"
Let's hope Joe Martina, of
N'Orleans, will be strong booster
for Washington all season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
F. Thompson Joins
Hole-In-One Club
at Rock Creek

Forrest Thompson is the
latest Washington golfer to join
the Hole-in-One Club. Playing
over the Rock Creek Park mu-
nicipal course yesterday in a
foursome composed of Emmett
Risdon, c. P. Former and f. M.
Kirby, Thompson drove the
No. z green and then had the
thrill which comes once in a
lifetime when the ball trickled
into the cup. AS result. of
his achievement, Thompson was
presented with a club by Man
ager Miller, of the course.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
MARTINSBURG BOWLERS
ARE RESPECTED FOES
NCLASH TONIGHT

One might consider that the
would have the but the of the bowers
Of Martnsbug W. who will Washingens
team at the Grand Central in the campaign the Eastern States
challenge
Certain financially interested the of the five
game match have taken pains to learn thing
about the Martnsbug
by Washngn nterity matches with
inclined the belief
in a weWo hv of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
PetWorths Con.

The crack Petworth team wal.
loped the Dreadnaughts in rather
unexpectedly decisive style, score.
Is 70 10. Deacon Rhees. former
Tech High start played a splendid
game at first base and at bat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21

NY eyes gaze Straight down upon
the ball as If they We're following
the direction of plumb line.
/ play the ball comfortably off
my left foot, and ] try to be very
careful and sure to visualize the
imaginary direction line which be.
gins few inches back of the ball
and runs through it to the hole.
The little piece of this line a few
inches in front of the ball requires
the utmost care, sort Of expert
mental location.
/ cannot too much impress the
need of extreme delicacy in the first
part of the stroke. l place the putt.
ing face of the~club, resting COM
fortably on the. ground, at right
angles to the imaginary direction
line. Il start the stroke with a very
delicate yibratory motion, and then
press forward gently ON the club
until the hands are a very little in
advance, of the clubhead.
l bring them back behind II a
tiny bit, clubhead still on the
ground, and then take hands and
club back together. Now with the
tiniest break of the wrists nit down
into the imaginary direction, line
being sure that the hands are the
least bit back of the clubhead at the
time of the contact with the ball.
Copyright John F. Ollie Coy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
" LOUIS A.DOUGHER
HAND IT TO JOE MARTINA

GU just have to hand old
ncen performance the opening clash between
and the champions of the world the New York
the first place. old gentleman
enter the big show with much than glove and the best of
intentions the
into the box time and hold the smuggling Yankees
ne did Saturday Therefore wreath of laurel should appro
prlatey be tied about his coming
him. Bucy Harris congratulated having
smart old gentleman hanging
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Shams Trim Taximen.

The Shamrocks knocked off the
Black and White taxi team, 13 to 3,
having no trouble humping Pitcher
Lefty Winegarden. Sammy Haas
was effective for the Shamrocks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Portland Gets NalIn.

Failing to Gust Lu Blue from his
job on first base, John Neun has
been released by the Detroit Tigers
to Portland in the Pacific Coast
League. He is the young southpaw
firstsacker who hit for APO with
the Birmingham Barons in 1929
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Eddie Foster Works,

Eddie Foster former Griffman, is
coaching the Cherrydale ball team.
He win send the boys through their
stunts Tuesday land Saturday at 5
p. m. on the old Clark's Hill dia-
mond, .A
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Will Melt Golf Cups
For Perpetual
Trophy

Frank Presbrey, formerly
president Of the United States
Seniors Golf Association, be-
lieves in immortalizing golf
trophies. In other words, this
veteran has announced his de-
termination i have all the golf
cups he has won-and there
have been one or two-melted
and made into trophy to be
put up for competition in the
Interscholastic Golf Association
annual championship, to be
held at the Greenwich Country
Club, May 19, 20 and 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
P-Streeters Win.

The P-Street Nationals bumped
the Dupont Midgets. to 9. in the
seasons opener. Buck Winterbot.
tom pitched and Joe Kreps and Pete
Luchessi caught for the winners.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21

swing Ike O. weight. II / dropped
my right hand lower on the shaft
l found that my play was not so
good owing to too much assistance
from my right hand fingers and
thumb. You see that / putt one
handedly within this area, and do
not allow the right hand to push
this shot through.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Rainier Juniors Min

Five runs in the eighth inning
gave the Mt. Rainier Juniors a bril-.
liant victory over the Elliott Ju.
niors. to Z. The winners were
credited with sixteen bingles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Hess A. c. is Victor.

Starting with twelve runs in the
first inning. the Hess A. C. Smoth
cred the Paramounts, Is to Z. Dean
hit two homers. triple and a. sin.
gle in five times up for Hess.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
JOHN QUINN IS BAD NEWS
FOR WORLD CHAMPS
By ROBERT BOYD.

BOSTON April 21Basebal has of mystery. His
according the Who's Who Baseball Quinn
Hazeon July 1885 These statistics all wrong according
to Quinn himself.
No knows anything about that fellow" Way Ppp the
Yankees tall first - -
yes do, chmed in the veteran Bob Shawkey 1--WE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Freigau at Third.

Branch Hickey has shifted Lester
Bell and Howard Freigau, sending
the former to short and the latter
to third.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
What StOney Says.

OTONEY McLINN, of the Phila-
- delphia Evening Ledger, saw
~ the Mackmen humble the
Griffs twice in three starts last
week and then wrote the follow
ing piece for his paper:
Washington has a smooth
working ball club. The Bucky
Harris crew has played the game
in big league style both on the
attack and the defense. There
have been no horrible errors of
omission or commission.
"This leads one to wonder
whether the games between the
rebuilt Mack machine and the
Senators are in any way indicative
of the respective merits of the two
clubs. If so, Philadelphians may
do some cheering.
"This much the writer does
know: On Tuesday, with Walter
Johnson on the mound and at his
best, the Senators looked like a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Millers Are Last.

Mike Kelley IL having a rough
time with the Minneapolis Millers
They are last over the first week
of the American Association.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Roettoer Is Wild.

MillerNHuggins says that, il oscaS.
Roettger could lose his wildness, he
would right now be one III the
regular pitchers with the Yankees.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Blackie Can Hit.

Blackie ORourke proved In the
spring series between Toronto and
Detroit that he can still hit, SLAM
ping the Detroit Fingers to the tune
of .l29.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
THEY ALL LOOK GOOD IN GYMS

VIZ HAT number of bt there in the boxing game
w whO world heaters the out to
W be awful oil in the ring :.
preliminary amateur Journeys some act like
when the bigger battles later
Pksnfs they full promise but of no perform
ance."
of you for years must remember
hundreds of these skyrocket champs
sample of the type OF
boxer
Bill everything champ could for He TALL
both hands,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
They Pick CreanvilIa

The Greenville Spinners. because
of their strong pitching staff, are
the choice of Sally League fans this
spring to win the bennant. linn
Beck is managing the spinners.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21

we watched Bill daily as ne
trained Dempsey at the little camp
at Toledo and he certainly was a
promising looking man. Quite a
few times he staggered Dempsey
while boxing in the open-air ring,
and later on we watched Bill as
he busted the rosin off the seat
of his pants after taking one on
the kisser.
A year or so later we saw him
fight Sam Langford at Benton
Harbor, the day Dempsey beat
Miske. ...
Bill looked just like a cool mil
lion bucks that day. My, oh my,
what a FASTING he handed poor
Than! We thought it was lucky
for Peter Jackson that Bill didn't
live in his time. Even Langford
boosted the tall Tate. Strange
for Than, because he nev(' admit
ted that anyone but Jeffries could
beat him.
Well, time rolled along.
Many a banana peel floated I'M
der Brooklyn bridge in the mean
time and we saw Bill again.
This time he met Kid Norfolk
at Madison Square Garden and,
Julius, it was mess of thing.
Bill almost turned white with
fright as Norfolk made faces and
rushed him about. He didn't look
to be the same Bill at all.
There was something lacking ir
Bill and it was what real fighter
must have-the ability to take it..
Sam Langford Now Almost Blind
kkO COOP" Gleason. of the San
Francisco Call, wrote the
~ following piece in this
paper recently. He tells of the
passing of one of the greatest
pugilists of the last twenty years:
"Sam Langford, the Boston tar
baby, at the end of his famous
career, is threatened by the loss Of
his eyesight.
"Sam, writing from Los Angeles
to Tommy Simpson, Oakland pro-
moter, says he has taken over the
promotion and matchmaking END
of the Madison Square Boxing
Club in the Southern city and is
DESTROYS of booking some of the
local four-rounders.
"'My eyesight is bad, writes
Sam. i am trying to raise enough
money to have them worked on.
Anything that you do for me
will be kindly appreciated
"Langford will be remembered
as one of the greatest fighters
of the old school. He travelled ali
over the\world, meeting fighters
of every class and making plenty
of the long green. But Sans was
happy nature. He liked the
bright lights, the convivial COM
panions and the galloping domi-
noes. With his boxing powers on
the wane Sam suddenly awakened
to the fact that he was broke
"Langford's last fight was in
Mexico City four months ago with
his old rival, Fireman jim Flynn,
whom he kayoed in three rounds.
"The last time he showed in
San Francisco wasswhen he boxed
Fred Fulton. Sam was so stiff in
the joints then that he dared no;
sit down between the rounds"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21

stand almost CrOUching with
the feet fairly far apart, weight
ON the left leg, left toes pointing
approximately at the hole: elbows
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Name New Park.

The, new International League
park in Buffalo has been Officially
pamed Bison Stadium"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
WaverIy Practices.

The Waverly ballplayers will prac.
tice tomorrow at p. M, on the
Union Station Plaza field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21

The word has come, from Mar
tinsburg that it's bowlers believe
they will more than make up for
past defeats by Washington teams
by trimming perhaps the greatest
team the Nations Capital ever put
on an alley.
Veterans on the Martinsburg team
have particularly in mind, perhaps,
q snearing they received in the
lied, il memory serves, by George
Isemann. In five games. the Giants
beat Martinsburg 1858 pins against
2513.,
But at that time the Martins.
burgers were shooting rubber
banded pins and therefore were
somewhat handicapped when they
faced the hardwood naples then
and still in use here. In the last
few years the best bOwlefs Of
Martinsburg have turned to the
hardwood game.
In this day of sensational bowling
It may be interesting to recall
few facts about Isemann's teams
Il
several exceptional sets but their
best was against Martinsburg. In
this they shot two games over
the 600 mark. The five scores
were: $50, 500, $50, SOB and 531
Carl, the lead-off man, was high
with 596. Charlie Jerman shot sol.
1semann himself got $50 and Joe
Michaud, the old-timer, was
reliable anchor with 5S1. Everett,
the fifth member, alone was off
form. He had sos. r.
TOnight's match will open a ten.
game series. the remaining five
games to be rolled in Martinsburg.
Should Washington triumph, it will
consider itself champion of the
Eastern States. Earle Stocking,
president of the Washington City
Duckpin Association, who is respon-
Sible for the series of intercity
matches, has announced that the
Martinsburg- Washington clash will
DO the last this season for the
challenge cup.
1t will not end the activity of
the Washington team, however.
The city association has accepted
I a challenge from the WaVerly
NO0ul WubCn ICCCnbHy CStR1BANAHCu
a record with an 1,S26-Set and the
city's bowling bugs await eagerly
the match, strictly local i'm char
acter.
Action tonight will start at s!
O'Clock. Seats in back Of thei
&, O'Clock. Seats in back of the
alleys have been provided for spec.
tators and there will be no admis-
sion or. charge. The Grand Central
management will be the host and
also will pay the expense of the
Washington teams trip to Martins
burg.
:. Tomorrow night the fans will
be attracted to the. King Pin. where
the champions of the District and
National Capital leagues will clash
in the first five games of a ten
game series for what might well be
called the league championship
Of Washington.
Curb Cafe represents the Dis
trict league mad the Rathskellers