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The Washington times., 1924-06-28
HOLY CROSS IS
EASILY BEST
Of lot
College Supremacy Not In
Doubt With Pitchers Like
Carroll in Box

There IL no doubt about the best
college baseball team Of the year.
With q pitcher like Carroll and a
team like Holy Cross behind him.
the superiority OF the Worcester
nine was questioned. There were
many outstanding players on other
college mines. Besides Carroll.
Caldwell. Of Princeton: Pond, Of
Yale; Duggan. Of Brown were good
pitchers. Mclaughlin, Of N. Y. o.;
Mallory. Of Yale. and Barnes. OF
Colgate were among the best
catchers; McEntee. Of Holy Cross.
and O'FIearn stood out among the
first basemen. Riopel was an un.
usually good outfIelder and may
go into the major leagues; Graham,
Of Fordham, and Darling, of Bos-
ton, were also top-notch outfielders.
Carroll was the outstanding play.
er Of the year. He would probably
make good as q pitcher on any
major league club from the start.
He Is captain Of next years nine
and will probably accept one of
the many professional offers he has
received. At the present Carroll
denies that he has any understand.
ing with major league club.
Professional baseball is not likely
to let player Of his talent get
away, IL he can be tempted with
financial promises. The majors
are too badly in need OF pitchers
to let chance like that get by.
Detroit Is said to have the inside
track on CAROLS baseball affec.
tons.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
THIRD CORPS GRIDMEN
LOOKING TOWARD FALL

BALTIMORE, June 2S.--Although
light practice for the Third Corps
Area gridders win not be called for
more than. a month, already players
are beginning to drift into the area.
Captain A. H. Rodgers. one OF last
years quarterbacks, reported yes.
terday, and Captain Vernon q.
Pritchard, former West Point stag
and coach, is due here next week.
He will coach the squad.
A number Of the players who
vowed that the 1923 season was theiV
last are already beginning to show
interest in the plans for next sea-
son, and 1t is entirely likely that
they will again play.
Third Corps has taken three sue,
cessive defeats from the Marine
eleven and will bend every energy
TO place game on the winning side
OF the ledger. Several West Point
graduates, including the versatile
Smythe, are expected to report for
the team.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

At0Ab0AAk VI k1AC RAAOG lAWLY
deck, and they all trump us.
and does this and that, and every
Tor the better. In fact the change
= for the worse. II anything.
IA year ago this time the YanIxs
had to tend to the Philadelphia
that they had been giving us
and we put them back in their
place.
But gosh, how different it is this
year! We take sick with q slump
nd what-not and while we're feel.
Ing very terrible, almost every team
US, especially those Griffs. It looks
IKE they're the kind Of birds that
would bring fruit to dying man
ma sit on the bed and eat it up.
But instead of bringing us fruit
tney have been bringing us rasp.
berries and making US eat the
berries and like it.
Well, we don't like it. We hate
k1ASDQGEElS6s <AAlA WOs4S SOAAlB W OS
something about 1t. We've got to.
This whole business is getting very
ngtious. Make no mistake about it.
October is long way off. A lot
OF Things can happen between now
and then. A lot OF things have
happened already. From the looks
Of things other things win happen.
/ don't know whether the other
teams have grown stronger or the
Yanlxs have grown weaker
whether old age is beginning to
creep on the YanIks. To tell the
truth, I'm dizzy. i can't figure
it out. I'm all up in the air.
But one thing / do know and
do tell. That's this: Trouble or
no trouble, the Yanks will win the
pennant II we have to fight all the
way down to the tape of the race,
clear into the world series.
And by the looks of things, that's
just about what the Senators, Tig.rs
and Red Sox are going to make IA
DO, to say nothing Of st. Louis,
Cleveland and Chicago and even
poor old Philadelphia.
Wow! What q race!
copyright, 1924, by The Christy
s Walsh Syndicate.l
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Athletics Face Seven
Double Headers
In July

PHILADELPHIA, June H.
Seven double-headers the Ath-
letics will play at Shibe Park
during July. These are in addi-
ton to the usual morning and
afternoon holiday tits the Macks
must play with the Boston Red
Sox. They have twenty-one
playing days at home, starting
next Monday, and in that time
they win play just twenty-nine
games, weather permitting. They
play twin bills with the Yanks
next Monday and also put on
another double header with the
champions on July 2. Beside the
Independence Day. games with
the Red Sox, they also meet the
Crimson Hose in twin bills on
July 5 and 4. They stage two
for-One with the Indians on
July 9 and also have bargain
bills with the White Sox July
is and 10.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
HARD HIT
ASATHLETES
GRADUATE
Football, Baseball, and Track
Suffer Most as 405 Cadets
Leave Point

When the army gained 405 new
second lieutenants recently through
the graduation Of the first class at
West Point. the academy lost many
athletes who have carried Army
teams to victory on the gridiron.
diamond. track and basketball
court.
The departed cadets who were
members Of the football team IN.
cluded Dennis MulIigan, captain OF
the eleven last fail and an out
standing athlete throughout his
career at West Point. Goodman.
the big tackle who blocked two
Navy kicks at the Polo Grounds
last season, was another football
star lost by graduation. Henney.
all line men, were others who have
played their last game for the
Military Academy.
The backfleld's guiding shirt.
George Snythe, one Of the best
open field runners OF the last three
years, also has left West Point.
while Ives and Dean are two more
backs who win be unavailable next
fall. Storck. q veteran end, com.
pletes the list of football players
who were graduated.
Smythe, Storck and Diabetes, the
latter another member Of the grad.
uating class, all were three-letter
men. Smythe received the sabre
presented annually for the best all.
around athlete, he being q member
Of the basketball and baseball teams
in addition to his prowess on the
gridiron. Smythe also was a mem-
Der Of the track squad, but he did
not win his letter in that line Of
endeavor. Storck also was q mem.
her Of the baseball and basketball
teams, while Dabezies won his letter
in baseball, basketball and track.
Another track star lost to Lleus
tenant Vidal's team is Lewis
Barkes, who broke both Of the
hurdle records at the academy and
won both the events in the meet
with the Navy. Demas T. Craw,
one OF Major Jingles Wilson's best
polo players, also has left the
academy, and 1t is not improbable
that he will add strength to some
Of the Army teams of the future.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
COBB IS AFTER
INTEREST IN
VERNON

LOS ANGELES. June q. = Ty
Cobb Is behind Doctor Charles
Strub, president, and other owners
Of the San Francisco Seals in a
deal to purchase the Vernon club
Of the. Pacific Coast League, Inter.
national News Service learned to.
Strub, George A. Putnam, secre.
tary, and William H. Mccarthy,
former president Of the league, who
arrived here today, were said to
have come to Los Angeles to ne
gotiate the deal. Putnam, it lie
reported, represents Cobb.
IL Cobb secured the Tiger fran.
chise, it II probable that he would
end his playing days on the Pacific
coast, although the Georgia Peach
is still long ways from q has.
been, as his record in the past
few seasons shows.
It has been known for some time
that Eddie Meier, president of the
Vernon Tigers, desired to sell his
interests. Putnam has made sew,
eral offers for the. franchise, thu
San Francisco business manaEer
having admitted that he had Offered
Meier certain sums for the club.
Ty Cobb Is the second big league
star who has been mentioned in
connection with q Coast Leag7c
berth. Walter johnson has been
named - . possible coast league
owner. but 4 WI not stated Whai
club h Was declaring for.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
BALTIMORE sANDLoTTERS
WILL PLAY TEAMS HERE

A triple.header baseball program
has been arranged for July 4 in
which teams Of Washington and
Baltimore win play, at Washington
Barracks, under the direction Of
the w. B. A. A., Frank A. Ruth,
president Of the Baltimore sand
lotters' organization, will handle
the Baltimore clubs.
Action will start at noon with q
game between the Warwick Juniors,
Of Washington, and the Princeton
A. G. The Linworth Seniors, Of
this city, viii battle the Champion
Club, and the final game will be
between the Washington Union
Printers and the Arlington A. c.,
last year champion Of the unlimited
class Of Baltimore. A trophy will
be awarded each winning team.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
LEE FOIL Gets
CREDIT IN
BOSTON

The case Of the Red Sox IL com.
manding much attention in base.
han. Last season Boston finished
N last place, and there were wide
areas Of empty seats in Fenway
Park. Bobby Quinn, formerly with
the Browns, was placed in COM
mand when the club was. sold by
Harry Frazee. Lee Foil was APP
pointed manager. The club was
strengthened by tne addition of
Steve o'Neill. Wambsganss. veach,
Ike Boone and Dudley Lee, rookie
shortstop. The season is less than
two months old, and the Red Sox
have jumped into first place.
The answer is Lee FOhl. He Is
the master hand OF baseball in re.
claiming rundown baseball proper
ties. He did 1t in Cleveland, and
he did 1t in st. Louis, and in both
cities he wRs let out after he had
put the clubs through the neces.
eary revival. Fohl is q soft-spolken
gentle individual. He is the per-
sontfication lof the constructive
critic. Baseball abouT1ds in do
gtructive critics. Fohl never raises
his voice. He spends a whole sea.
son on the coaching lines, and no
one ever hears him but his ball
Hsayers.
Foil typifies the triumph OF the
boost over the knock. He is some
thing Of the same sort OF manager
As Wilbert Robinson Of the Brook
lyns. 1t Is often a difficult thing
Tor baseball manager to refrain
from telling ball player how had
he Is. Foil can do it. It Is some
times better for player to find it
out for himself and work out his
own salvation. Foil praises instead
ok ecolds. He Is q merchant Of that
form Of optimism which Is known
81 banana oil.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
MALLoY GRADUATE COACH
OF MT. ST. MARY'S TEAMS

EMMITSBURG, Nd, June 3D.
After several years in trying out
other systems, Mt. st. Mary's Col
lege is adopting the system OF
graduate coaching this year, and
Arthur N. Malloy, Of Wilmington,
Del, former Mountaineer star, was
selected today as coach for all the
athletic teams at the mountain this
year. sP
He is graduate Of MT. st. Mary's
College, class of 1918, and during
his four years at the college played
on the baseball, basketball, and foot,
ball teams. Besides being q good
player, he was a deep student Of
the different games. He was cap.
tain OF the baseball and football
teams In his college days and made
very capable leader. '@f
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
BUCKY HARRIS INSPIRES
FOLLOWERS TO FIGHT
BIZ FORD 6. FRICK.

NEW YORK June 28HeEe information shout Stanley Hars
pc true tnat men ana women are most interested folks
Stanley Harris, all good baseball know, doing
things Only this he did things Huggns
OF peasantness.
Stanley Harris probably know twntseven years
ana the youngest manager IN major league baseball
recently ne has brought his club from the cellar first
the American pennant Probably YOU know that
too Certainly unusual enough surprising
widespread attention
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
"HoNEY BOY" FINNECAN
FINALLY MEETS MATCH

BOSTON, June 2S.--After winning
ninety-two successive contests since
entering the ring, Honey Boy Dick
Finnegan, of South Boston. met his
match here last night, losing a de.
clsion In ten rounds of brilliant
boxing, to Red Chapman, New Eng.
land featherweight champion.
Finnegan was knocked down twice
in the third round, and once In the
ninth. He was never in the run.
ming with his red-thatched rival.
who led from the very first round.
Both boys weighed in az 126
pounds at o'clock and Chapman
today issued challenge for a title
contest with Johnny Dundee, holder
Of the feathsrweight championship
OF the world.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Dave Robertson May
Manage Norfolk
Outfit

Dave Robertson, manager Of
Richmond, Of the Virginia
League last year and who was
placed on the retired list when
he refused to join Atlanta, has
applied for reinstatement. It is
reported Norfolk is after him
as manager and that there is
q possibility that he will buy
an interest in the club.
But Of all other aids will be hi
youth. Youth makes men anlbi
tious. Experience makes older rneI
tirnid-bu youth can't be whipped
Stan Harris will make good!'
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Famous Names Upon
Roster Of Reds
Managers

The Cincinnati baseball club
has probably been managed By
more famous players than any
other major league outfit. The
list Of those who have plotted
the Reds includes such famous
names as those Of Charley
Comiskey. Buck Ewing, Bob
Allen, Joe Kelley, Ned Hanlon,
John Camel, Clark Griffith,
Hank O'Day, Joe Tinker, Charley
Herzog, Christy Mathewson and
Pat Moran.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
/. Kamn Light Hitter

That Willie Kamm, the White
sox thirdsacker, 10 finding major
league pitching rather too fast for
him is indicated by his batting
average OF .24B for fifty-two games
this season.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

Everybody h as
given US the
boot. We're get.
ting plenty sore
about 1t, and
have been sore
Tor quite a
while. but ap.
8parently 1t does
us no good to
get sore. AS g.
matter OF fact,
the other teams,
an d especially
those Tigers and
Griffs, are even
oorer.
We play an
! nee from the
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The Washington times., 1924-06-28


fielder in captivity who can
cover three gardens at once
and still give third, second and
shortstop . little attention on
the side.
You've got to have good eyes
to keep track Of him. Some
times you think he must be
twins. Science says It is inn
possible for the same object
to occupy more than one place
at a time, but Matthews was
born after science came to
that conclusion.
Typical play by play descrip-
ton Of Philadelphia at the bat
reads
Bishop flied to Rice and
Matthews went back to his
position. Strunk lined to
GOslin and Matthews resumed
center field. Strand fouled
out to Ruel as Matthews
bumped into the grandstand.
Matthews seldom has both
feet on the ground at once. He's
like an ant on a hot rock. If
there's anything he hates, it's
inaction. Especially If its well
mixed with ennui.
The explorers who are still
attempting to discover that elu-
sive animal known as 'tper-
petual motion" can come right
here to Washington and hoist
the banner of achievement.
They'll find it right out in our
centerfield; If not there, in left,
right, third, short, second, first
or possibly backing up the
catcher.
Matthews like to 60 to the
bat, knock out q Texas Lacquer
and then dash out and relay
the throw.
Batting practice is where he
wrinkles. He's teaching the
boys to run out and catch their
own fungoes. We'd like to see
him in, q dawn-to-dusk trans
continental flight.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

Not in years and wears has q
Washington club headed the league
procession at this state Of the sea.
son. And baseball experts, every.
where. would have laughed at the
suggestion that they would be up
there this season. But they are
and Stanley Harris did it!
Stanley Harris is q black. haired,
stocly individual, who would meas.
ure up to George KelIy's shoulder
and match weight with Whitley
Witt or Eddie Collins.
He's a bit shy as bali players go,
having little to say and saying ii
very infreQuently, indeed.
But hfs a fighter, and, best OF
all, he mas shown q remarkable
ability to inspire his own fighting
spirit into the club he governs.
He's q pleasant chap, demo-
cratic, with the free camaraderie
Of the diamond. He has q good
smile; eyes that look sQuarely at
the world and the folks he meets;
q handshaIxe that Is warm and
enthusiastic; disposition that
combines rare tact with fiery ag.
gressiveneeS.>
And he has YOUTH!
It is youth that gives unlimited
ambition and permits him to dream
that an older, World-embittered man
would scott in the dreaming.
Stan hasn't been long in big
nv - nwNn,
are q dozen men who have been
up much longer-men, many OF
them, who were playing professional
baseball when Stanley Harris was
kid in grade school.
But these old-timers respect Stan
and like him-even as the greenest
rookie, taking his baseball expert
ence from the shadow Of the Senn-
tor dugout.
TO be exact, Stan has been in
the big league since 1920, coming
to washington from Buffalo.
He has been playing since 1920.
That's four years. This Is his
fifth. And now he's q big league
manager, handling d club that
has climbed from the bottom 20
tne top, Wnlt0 Gne DaSoDHH WOrAu
gasped its aTnazement.
That's a tribute to Stan Harris
and it's a tribute, too, to the spirit
Of youth that Is In him.
And it's a vindication Of Clark
Griffith's judgement. and John Nc
Graw's opinion, expressed last
winter when all the rest Of the
baseball world was saying poor
Stanley Harris"
Here's what McGraw said, out
Of the wisdom of deep baseball
knowledge and years Of baseball
experience.
81 look for Harris to make good
In Washington. He has youth and
ambition: he's a great ball player:
he knows the game, and he knows
how 10 handle men.
AN thoss things VII help him
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Seeks Sixth Straight

Waverly VIII seek revenge from
Arlington for an earlier setback.
when these clubs clash on the Ar
lington diamond Sunday. Arllngton
win Be cut 20 make q six straight
victories n the IndeDsndont circuit.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Baltimore Challenges

The Universal bali team Of Balti.
mere desires a game for July 4
with q semi-pro club Of Washing.
ton. Joseph Birch, Of 1884 North
Caroline street, Baltimore, Nd,
win handle the booking.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Takoma Seeks Games

The Talroma A. G. desires op-
pOnents Tor games to be played
July 1 and 3 on the silver spring
diamond J. A. Waters. phone Co
lumhiA NIL. d the manager.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

First Baseman Fitzgerald. Of the
Mohawk club. h out Of action with
q sprained ankle. considerably
weakening the Indian infial1.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
National Midgets Meet

The National 1idgets viii meet
tonight at their clubhouse, North
Capitol and L streets The National
Midgets have won three games and
lost two.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

wonderful work
on the field.
You had the
right idea. =
Now, It always
has been a nlys-
terry what my
idea was. j
didn't knowmy.
self until I was
ted about Ii.
But I am not
going to hold out
on my readers.
This was the
plan and IL
worked:
When the club
/. goes onto the
field, / really am
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
SAYS SKILLET"
Finn, Esq.
spark Plug Matthews Is
This Century's Conttibu-
tion to Perpetual
Motion Problem.
By KIRK MILLER.

UYASHINGTON baseball in
w curables have at last
~ gotten q vision Of Spark
Plug Wild Matthews, and be-
lieve you US, he's no mirage.
That's q long name for such a
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
YANKEES GET TING SORE,
BUT GRIFFMEN ARE
MUCH SORER
n BABE RUTH.

NEW YORK june 27 il isn't thing with the Yankees It's
smother. And lately it has been another
those Boston Red SOx kick awful fuss Then
90 get pasting Cobb his Tigers
into and hom sweet home.
Sure enough we're mighty glad to get back We figure business
Our pitchers And then the Washington Grif
from nowhere in six days dump from sixth place
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Dominicans VS.. Petworth.

The Dominicans will attempt to
regain their winning stride Sunday,
when they meet the Petworth team
at Silver Spring. The Pets have
improved steadily Of late.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Southeast indians Fayorites

Union Park will be the scene OF
the Mahawk. Cherrydale game Sun.
day. The Southeast Indians are
favorites to win. Cherrydale is ex-
pected to give them a fight, though,
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Easterns Cleaning Up

Chris Hutchinson's Eastern A. C..
team has yet to be defeated In the
Potomac League and has three vic
tories. The Easterns have won
nearly an q their independent
games, tea.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Bean Goes TO EaatoIn

Eddie Bean, ,infielder who had a
trial with the Griffs, has signed
with Easton, Frank Bakers club
in the Eastern Shore League.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
ALTROCK SAYS HE'S SPY
FOR CALL OPIllG GRIFFS
By NICK ALTROcK.

Much to SURPRISE Washington finally
them and you what the result We went into New
Alrock. #1ee
Mr. Clark Griffith only know who travels
around and roots for his boys happy He said
me after we beat the Yanks first day in New York;
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

ask you: Just what Is going to
happen to the Yanlks before this
season ends?
We've been kicked from one end
Of the world to another and back
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

the first to know who Is going to
pitch against us, ana whether or
not he Is right or lefthander, or
both.
/ fool around, pretending that
am D clown, a1ld also pretending
TINT am funny. Some Of my
tricks take me near the opposing
players bench. And that b where
! get my information.
In the first day in New York /
was doing some political acroba.s
near where Miller Higgins, Of the
YanlEs, was sitting. He was making
believe he knew how to read. ThUn
heard him say to Babe Ruth:
Herman, we have got to win this
game or the home town will be sore
on US. Now, you go up there an
bust out some home runs"
That was enough for me. / ran
over to Kid Harris and told him
what had heard. OF course was
still making believe was funny 90
the fans would not know there was
a spy In their midst. And above
their loud laughter roared In the
Kids ear. forget which ear II
was. But I reared into it as fol
lows:
Hug il ordering the Babe to
bust them out"
That was enough for the Kid.
He Immediately got over to our
| pitchers and he told them:
Hug has ordered the Babe to
bust them out. Now, don't let him
do it."
BY such strategy / have been
able to win many games for the
Washington club. The results Of
my skill are reflected in the club
l standings. would have won
every game we played but this
would be q rotten thing for base
ball for us to mako Whist is called
q runaway race Of Il.
Well, you had, better bet that
since got the club into that first
| position even IL It is. only flash
on the pan, Mr.. Griffith has treated
me most cordially. I saw him shake
his head yesterday when talking to
Colonel Rupert, and he was saying
II don't know what could dc
without Nick"
I didn't hear him actually say
this, but / just guessed that he was
| talking about me behind my back
(Copyrtght 1874, by The Chrigty
Walsh syndieate.l
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
short guy but
fat goods come
in slim parcels.
Wild covers
that centerfield
like q grasshop-
per in tobacco
chewing tim e
He's a Tri s
Speaker com e
to judgment.

Spark Plugs
bread basket
catch is one Of
the best acts
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

the other clubs are doing. am
the first to know who Is going e
pitch against us, ana whether OF
not he is q right or lefthander, OF
both.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

k1afrls y g wonderful manager, but
all the credit goes to you for your
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

I fool around, pretending that I
am D clown, and also pretending
TINT / am funny. Some Of my
tricks take me near the opposing
players' bench. And that B where
II ret my Information.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

fielder in captivity who can
cover three gardens at once
and still give third, second and
shortstop . little attention on
the side.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

Typical play by play descrip-
ton of Philadelphia at the bat
reads