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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
.NARKLE FINDS
. FIST COMPANY
TOO FAST
Yankee Pitcher, Who Quit
Team, Insists on Return
ing to Minors

NEW YORK, July 1S.-"The
Great Marile Mystery: or Why
Boys Leave for Home" came an
inch or two nearer solution when
Miller Higgins, manager Of the
Yanks, discovered q note left by the
former star Of the st. Paul club,
who was signed three weeks ago to
help the Five Star pitching staff OF
the worlds champions out OF the
Slough Of Despond.
Markle hasn't Jumped the yam.
KEGS. He isn't going to rush into
an outlaw league, as Ed Barrow
and others feared on Wednesday
night when they chased Paul Krich-
ell out on the road In an endeayor
to get Clifford to change his mind.
MarlIe has simply decided that an
american Association pitcher can't
throw ball past an American
League bat and he wants to go back
to the American Association. where
the hitters are friendler.
Il am going home to wait till you
arrange q deal for me with an
American Association club" was the
substance Of the communication IA
Huggins. According to the latest
reports. the deal win be arranged
and Markle will go back to the ST.
Paul team and Oscar Rnettger.
who went in the deal, will come
back to New York-and then leave
in exchange for some one else. IN
all probability.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
CAMALL STUFF q
. FOR ROOTER ~

Today is ladies' day at the Grit.
fifth Stadium, which should please
the gals, as Warren Ogden, better
known as the Sheik Of Swarthmore,
is expected to do his stuff out on
the rubber. Ogden has won six
straight games for the Washington
entry and has yet to be tumbled in
the dust. With the gals all cheer
ing for him-well. how can he lose
today?
Ken Williams. the Browns slug
ging outfielder and former con-
tender for the home run honors of
the big show, Is nursing sprained
ankle. Herschel Bennett, a pretty
good hitter himself, is subbing for
the injured athlete.
Ralph Miller made his first APP
pearance as a Griffman in the sec.
ond game, hitting for the vanished
zahniser. He reached second in
safety when, after a long run and
near collision with Jacobson,
Tobin dropped his Texas Lacquer
back Of second base.
The Giants had their lead In the
National League cut to nine and
one-half games when they lost a
thirteen-inning game to the Pirates
while the Cubs were trimming the
Phillies.
In the American League, the
Yanks and Tigers were idle and the
Griffs failed to gain when they
split even in a twin bill with the
Browns. The Yankees still are half
a game in front Of Washington and
a game and a half ahead OF De-
troit.
Jess Haines carved his name into
baseball's hall OF fame when he
twirled q no-hit game against the
Braves. He issued three passes
however. It was the first time
since 1876 that a st. Louis pitcher
performed this feat and the first
no-hit game pitched this season in
the majors.
Crimes wildness and poor sup
port caused the Dodgers defeat by
the Reds and sent Brooklyn down
to fourth place.
Young Thurston won his ninth
consecutive victory when the White
Sox trimmed the Athletics. IL % s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18

Having travelled this long rOau 70
achievement a team would feel that
its prize was well earned.
Yet the N. B. f. would place
one more obstacle In the way Of
q sandlOt club that would win
the sO-caIled sandlOt champion
ship Of America. IL would have
its champion, following the long
fight, give the Union Printers
pennant winner q crack at its
title.
In the typos annual tournament
are fourteen teams, representing as
down-and-out series August 2 to I,
at Chicago. The winner will have
beaten actually not more than five
or six teams. In doWn-and-out com.
petition, q joke system OF deter
mining baseball champions, one de.
feat eliminates a team.
Frequently a strong team having
an off-day is eliminated by weak
club. Titles won down-and-ont
style carry little prestige.
Judging by remark made To-
day BY 3 leader Of the Union
Printers sports organization in
Washington, the typos title
means very little, indeed. He
said that Chicago, counted on TO
be leading contender III tile
coming tournament, has played
only one game this year.
Still, If the Chicago club should
triumph It would be given equal
rights with the N. B. F.. champion
in determining the champion sand.
lot club OF the country. The n. II.
F, contends that its title is OF ma
tional Importance, and to the clubs
that believe it, this is their incen-
tive for joining the organization.
But IL the N. B. r. holds It's hig-
gest prize cheaply enough to handle
it as lightly as viii be done in
the series with the Union Printers,
the average sandlot club eventually
viii regard it as too cheap ana
meaningless to strive for.
Anyway. this is an opinion ex-
pressed freely among sandlot man
ayers here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
H|TLESS GAME
S|XTY-F0URTH
IN NAT |ONAL
Haines First Cardinal to Turn
Trick Since BradIey's
Feat in 1876

Jess Haines' feat in holding the
Boston Braves down without a hit
or run yesterday is the sixty.
fourth no-hit, no.run game to be
pitched in the National League since
the organization Of the elder circuit,
according to available records Of
the league. And Furthermore, it Is
the first one to be hurled by a st.
Louis pitcher since George Wash.
ington Bradley, now a Philadelphia
police officer, pitched a no-hit, no.
run game against the Hartford Ma.
tionals in st. Louis on July Is, 1875,
the year the National League was
organized.
Haines' game, like Bradley's, can.
not be termed q perfect game, as
In both games players Of the de-
feated team reached first and sec.
Ond bases.
Fhe support behind Haines was
perfect, but he walked three mon
two Of them in one inning, forcing
q man to second base, where Ne
died. Despite this imperfection.
Haines' name will 60 down in the
league records as the first man to
twirl a no-hit. no-run game In 1924.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
Hilltop Grid Coach
Uses Mails to Teach
His Candidates

There should be an abundance
Of high-class football on college
gridirons in the fall. Many Of
the coaches are giving courses
at the summer schools, and Lou
Little, coach at Georgetown,
springs q new one by conduct
ing q correspondence course
with his gridiron candidates.
He mails them numerous plays
which they are supposed to work
out in the back lots while on
their vacations. Now all that
Georgetownis opponents have to
do is to send out scouts to get
those letters, and the rest viii
be easy. This danger has been
called to Titles attention, and
he may send his correspondence
in code.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18

Panch0 was champion of the
world one year last June 18.
Judging by his present methods,
he will be champion next June
Is, too.
In running through some New
York papers, we happened upon
the following paragraph, which
explains much:
According to the articles
signed for the fifteen-round
battle between Kid Carlin. New
Orleans flyweight, and Pancho
Villa, worlds flyweight champion,
at New Orleans on the night Of
August 8, Carlin MUST WEIGH
IN AT MORE THAN 112
POUNDS for the contest"
The capital letters are ours
Garlin is rapidly coming to the
front as q contender for Villas
crown and Frank Churchill, the
latter's shrewd manager, doesn't
Intend to have the New Orleans
lad cop the championship by any
such skullduggery as making the
weight and knocking out the little
brown man from Manila.
Lots of hot air has been shot
off regarding the possibilities Of
Young Dencio against Pancho
Villa. The answer to all that Is
the champions entire willingness
to take on his little brown broth
err. Dencio's admirers are al
ways shrieking about his legiti-
macy as a flyweight, claiming he
can make as low as ninety-eight
pounds, etc. That is why Villa
is willing to face him.
Villa is boxing more or less
regularly, but he is not boxing in
the flyweight class. For Catena
he barely made the weight and
since then he has been boxing at
116 and 118 pounds. Indeed, If
he succeeds against bantams, he
may be expected to 60 after the
bantam champion, who just now
happens to be Abe Goldstein, only
a fair boy.
Boxing is business these days,
not a sport, from the champions
down to the lowliest preliminary
boys.
Luck determines titleholders
more and more as the days 60
on. Good business maintains
them at the top. Villa, or rather
his manager, Frank Churchill, is d
good business man. That con-
tract for the Villa-C arlin clash
at New Orleans next month
proves that better than anything
else
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
lands IN THUMBS DOWN
ON MAcKMEN'S EXHIBITION

HAzLETON. Pa, July 1S.-The
philadelphia Athletics, which were
scheduled to play the Hazleton team
OF the Anthracite Association an
exhibition game on Sunday after
noon, viii not be permitted to do
so on account Of objections oy
Judge Lands, high commissioners
Of baseball, it was announced here
today.
While Hazleton has no ineligible
players on its roster, Judge Lands
takes the stand that the Athletics
cannot appear against the locals
because there are a number OF aus.
pended players in the Anthracite
circuit. ~.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
ANNAPoL CHANGES
ATHLETIC SYSTEM

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, July H.
Through an order just issued by
Rear Admiral Henry b. wilson.
Superintendent OF the Naval Acad.
envy, the present athletic officer
VIII be known hereafter as direc-
tor OF athletics. and he win have
one general assistant and a special
assistant for each branch Of snort.
Each assistant win have charge.
under the director OF athletics, 81
the captain, manager, team, prepa.
ration OF schedules and all other
matters connected with the snort "a
which he is assigned.
The first director OF athletics il
Commander Byron McCandless
heretofore athletic 1irActnr
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
ONE WAY TO KEEP IA TTTTE

ANCHO VILLA, Manila fyweight champion
ship Of the world he hold title
smart brains assist him. Pancho the BY
knocking out Jimmy WILDE inside
the ring With the crowd bowling for the referee to stop the
Wide unable out Of either staggered
the ring feeling for his foe and fell
furious assault by the little the Philippines
No greater exhibition ever been seen and Jimmy
madaf rnndc IN HE afaaf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
PERCY DRAWS 500 FINE
FOR INDIFFERENT WORK

BOSTON, July 17.--Bill Piercy,
Red Sox pitcher, is cured, or ought
to be cured OF indifference oeca-
stoned by the enemy gaining a big
advantage.
Anyway, he was handed stiff
dose of medicine for this baseball all.
ment when Manager Lee Foil
slapped 500 fine on him for in
different pitching when the Detroit
club scored eight runs in the seventh
inning Wednesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
NATIONAL SANDLOT BODY
MAKES JOKE OF TITLE
By r. D. THOMAS.

Surprise punuated by laugh today, followed
me Maona Baseball Federation viii risk its greatest attraction
Of the Union Printers International Baseball League
Dnk Oshkosh the right to play he winner az the world
series for its title the would parallel principle the action f
the N Ri II. 81 lp 80 5000 x
TO win the National Baseball Federation championship team must
night It's way through the ranks OF ciy sandotters chen
the champion clubs Of its Sc the country still
face the champions Of other sections Of the land -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18

Two years ago this custom was
Instituted by the American League.
The National followed suit. starting
its selections with the 1924 season.
The first two years in the Ameri-
can were easy for the jurors, mas
much as the vote was virtually
unanimous regarding the winners.
In 1922, George Harold Sisler
went to the front. Last year the
Big Bambtno. George Herman Ruth.
was selected, with no contrary
minds among the jury.
But this year both OF these stellar
choices are automatically barred.
The choice In each league will
battle and puzzle the jurors, as the
situation and conditions are greatly.
yea vastly, different than during
the past two years.
Looking at the matter from the
standpoint Of one who Is out
side the jury box, we should say
that in the American League,
Stanley Harris, manager Of Wash
ingtOn, II he be eligible, would
be high gun with the jurors.
We assume this attitude toward
ingt0n remains among the elect Of
the first division and maintains its
proud position. Harris, more than
any other man, win have been re.
sponsible. Playing the second sack
in manner that compels Clark
Griffith to compare the Boy Plot
to Eddie Collins, Harris has also
handled the reins over the Sena-
tors in such manner as to keep
them right in the thick Of the
pennant fight.
He started with the same ma.
terial, with here and there an
exception, that had been handed
over to Clyde Milan and DOME
Bush. Bucks predecessors in the
pilots role. He made judicious
trades. He obtained CurIey Ogden
from the Mackmen, developing the
Sheik OF Swarthmore into one OF
the best twirlers in the American
League, after Wallace, the Greek
god, had been signal failure with
the Athletics.
Harris has put fresh pep and
new life into q discredited crew.
He has performed the SVengaH
act to WashlngtOn's TriIby, maxi
ing team that on paper and
in the past has been nothing bet i
ter than mediocre believe that Il
Is Of championship fiber and cali.
Der. -
He has handled his managerial
position i'm most excellent fash.
ion. Yet his own playing has hot
suffered, but rather improved with
the added duties that have been
placed on his youthful Shoulders.
Although, il Washington maintains
It high station, Stan Harris viii.
II he be eligible, have become the
outstanding figure in American
League annals for the current
semester.
Hence he is not only entitled n
the bay and the laurel, but looks
like first choice to have his name
placed on the luminous scroll that
contains those OF Sisler and Ruth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
ON Another Streak.

Totals. SO 1924 IA Totals. 81 1927 10
sBatted for Grant IN the fourth
tBatted for SEVERED IN the sixth.
4Batted for Zahniser in the third.
Slated for Russell in the seventh.
Sc. Louis ....... O111 90 81 O. q
Washington ...-. 40 1 O23 o x-i2
! RunsSTobin, Bennett. McManus, Jacob
son, Robertson, Lyons cay, s. Rice Lei
bold 90. Harris t2l. Goslin (2l. Judge
Taylor Ruel. Errors--Tobin, McManus
~, Tate. Two-base hits SEVERED, Tay-
Tor Robertson. Bennett, Goslin, Judge
McManus. Three-base hits--Bennett
Leibold, Tobin, jacobson. Sacrifice
htts--Judge. Sisler, SEVERED, Harris,
Matthews, Gosiin. Double play-Mc-
Manus TO sIslsr. Left on basesst.
Louis, 8; Washington 10. First base
on balls--off Yangilder. i; off Bayne,
Q; off Lyons. :; off Russell, 2. Struck
out-By Marberry, 4. Hits--Off VAN
glider. . IN s-S inning; off Rayne IN
l-3 inning (none out in the second);
off Grant, In 2 innings: off Lyons,
In 5 innings; off zahniser. in . In,
nIngs; off Russell, in 1 innings: off
Marberry. 2 In 2 innings. Winning
Pitcher-zahniser. Losing pitcher
Vangilder. Umpires-Nallin and d.
neen. Tines hours ~ minutea
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
SandIotters Know Rules

Did you ever attend one of these
sandlots baseball meetings? They
are as decorous as the House ue
Commons, or the Barn OF Gilhooley.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
HARRIS Is SEEN AS MOST
VALUABLE PERFORMER
~ GORDON MACKAY.

PHILADELPHIA July 18Sxeen gentlemen who swing
less pencils bang Photographic typewrters win
them this
and inevitable close On their shoulders has been placed burden
that their lot not to be enved.
ballot the august judge
men the value his during
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
It's . JoY-ride Now.

INDEED, the entire complexion
Of the 0Iympics has changed
with the years. Where the
track and field games had twenty
SIX events this year there were
fourteen in 1896.
OF what use as Olympic events,
for instance, are skating, bob
shedding, canoeing, rowing, skiing !?
Ever hear of a Mexican bobsled-
ding champion, or, q ski-jumper
from Peru, or q canoe champion
from Iceland?
With the Olympic games held
IN Europe ever since 1904, it has
become pretty much Of joy-ride
for many OF our young men and
women to enter the competition.
About the funniest thing we've
seen in connection with the 1924
Olympic games was the clay
pigeon shooting contest. That
and the running deer shooting got
q laugh out Of as.
BY the time Los Angles gets the
Olympiad well probably have
bootIegger-shooting, crap-shooting,
and bull-dogging steers, all popu-
lar sports in some sections Of the
United States.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18

Six straight winning days.
Moe came home On the
chin strap again. Yester-
day he slapped il 4 thou
sand dollars worth Of gro
ceries On Jim BltIer's en-
try II the curtain event
and gathered $125, which,
added to the pile, makes i
total Of SIS, 665.21. Well.
he's getting busy on one
today that could drag big
hearted Bill Q 'Connor ii !
five-ton truck and win.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
BAN Players charitabIa

In the proposed tour OF Europe
BY two big league teams, all the
receipts over and above the actual
expenditures. II any. will be turned
over to charity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
Must Be Great

Yale's varsity crew is sweeping
everything in its path. The boys
from, New Haven must be pretty
neat in their handling OF the oar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
Don't Geo Much KICK.

q OMEHOW we fail to get much
~ kick out of the victory Of
the United States in the track
and field games at Paris.
A nation Of 113,OOO,OO0 sent
picked athletes to Paris to COM
pete against the world. A nation
Of less than 100000, which is
smaller than New York city alone,
was one of its rivals. The big
fellow won with 255 points. The
little fellow was second with 166
points.
The United States was the big
fellow. Finland was the little
fellow. The United States took
over 2O5 athletes, most of whom
competed. Finland had but fifty
six athletes altogether.
lnasmuch as five places in
most events gave points to the
grand total, the United States
had decided edge over the others.
Twenty-six events made up the
program. Twelve were won by
athletes from the United States,
the great sporting nation Of 49,
100000. Nine first places went to
Finland, the nation Of less than
100000, smaller than New York
city.
Where is the cause for celebra-
ton in these figures?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
Wills IS Favorite

Harry Wills, despite his poor
showing against BARLEY Madden, Isl,
being made a favorite Iii the bet.
ting by New York bookmakers for
his coming bout with Luis Firpo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18

.NOW it is being told that
I'm when the nations. Of the
world meet in the next
olympiad, booked for the Neither
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
Do You Know

That High Point Is in the pied.
mont Lacquer Wen. It IS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18

Totals. 81 SW Totals So SAT n
'Batted for zachary in the ninth
Washington ...... 90 90 o o O o %
Runs--Tobin. Bennet Evans. Error
Gerber. Two-base hits--Gerber, Sisier,
Goslin. Three-base hit--TobIn. stolen
base--Evans. Sacrifice--Bennett. Left
on bases-St. Louis, s.; Washington. IL;
Zachary. 2. Struck out--By Davis, 81;
BY Zachary. 2. Hit by pitched ball-By
Davis (Taylor). Wild pitch--DavIs.
Umpires-Dineen Nand NaIlin. Time-3
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18

lands in 1928, no competing ma
ton will be permitted more than
two entries in any one event. Not
50 bad. Then let only first places
count.
Right now, with i week Of the
1924 Olympic contests, who was
second to Paavo Nurmi in any one
of his four victories? Who was
runner-up to Jackson Scholz in the
2O0-meter, or to Clarence Houser
IN the discus, or Willie Ritola IN
the 3,O00-meter steepIechase? It's
q good bet you can't answer cor
rectly.
If the United States is 4 nation
Of sportsmen it will welcome the
limiting of national entries to two
to an event. It will go further
and lead a movement for counting
only first places.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
BASEBALL ~
- STATISTICS
LEADING MAJOR LEAGUE HTTTERl

NETHERLANDS RUNS.
raa..r
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18

The acquisition Of Ralph Miller
and Thomas CycIades Taylor prac-
tically drove Chick Gagnon off
the Washington bench. The lit.
the fellow has seen small action
this year and probably welcomes
the shift which should give him
some exercise.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18

Brooklyn at Cincinnati
philadelphia at Chicago
New York at Pittsburgh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18

Where IS the cause for celebra-
ton in these figures?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18

The nlghtcan slxirmish was 4
terrible thing. Where the first
game had been q pitching duel
between Davis and Zachary, the
second saw seven thrOwers In
action, with sloppy fielding and
some hard swatting. The Griffs
CODED, IL to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18
Tough On Zach.

Totals. 80 ~ 81 Totals. IS 627i7
Z aIsnffah 4nn 1nLnh A.. 4. -. 800.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-18

A most difficult thing it Is to
lift ones self by ones own boot
straps, as the fighting Griffs
proved In their opening double.
header with those pesIxy st. Louis
Browns. Rain kept both the
Yankees and Tigers idle, afford.
ing the Griffs an opportunity Of
OvertaIxing the YanIxs and getting
q bit farther away from the Jun.
gle Cats. Did they do it? They
did not.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-05-08
WzREFFss SALE ON DECREE on
FORECLOSURE.

Hn the District Court Of the Eighth
gu6IieiaI District Of the state Of Mon
essna, Ia and for the County Of Cast
rasEa.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-05-08
BOOST ALITTLE.

Tell not in mournfu numbers that the countrs on the
up from your peaceful smbers and get and make
things hum to work in earnest make things hit
high dust thou dust returneh" song byeand
bye All the past foreveryou can't cali moment back
end the future may this true help Mack
Nows the time do your boosting do Nwat the
dawn in the be roosng all boosting chances
Lay aside your little hammer grab horn and oot few;
Bquelch the kkes dadbamed with joyful blast
two This old land pppn and ought to boost big
when hear gOwer yppn should smite him the
wig Mighty oaks that and flourish from plain
and small with boosting may nourish something
help ALL something that prove blessing the toll
of enhats the point that stressng-boost
boost then boost again People love the smiling booster and for
aim they loudly cheer but they hate the knocking rooster long
belt him the Boost country your city, boost the
merchants town. they will dub you wise and witty and
youH get wide renown-Ex.