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The Washington times., 1924-06-03
eRooKLAND AGAIN WINS
BLooMlNCDALE TROPHY

For the third consecutive year
the Brookland school. wins the
trophy emblematic of the cham.
pionship in track sports Of the
Bloomingdale playground division.
The Brookland boys scored sixty
points against forty.three for their
nearest rivals, the Brightwood park
athletes. The Brightwood school
was third with fourteen points and
the John Burroughs school fourth
with twelve.
The Buchanan school walked off
with top honorS in the Virginia
avenue division with fifty.seven
points. Bryan school had thirty,
seven; Tyler, thirteen; Cranch
eleven; Randle Highlands, six and
Wallace, four.
Boys placing first, second and
third qualified to compete in the
city meet June IA. Today, the
New York avenue and Garfield div,
isions will hold their meets, In Cen.
trail stadium, starting at $3.50 D. m.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
J|NX
/. IS NO JEST. To
ATHLETICS
Sacred Idol Of Siam III
Omen to Team From
Cumberland

To be "jinxed." as the saying
goes. is to have the whole world
against you. And, as the philoso.
pher says. anyone who thinks he's
good enough to have the whole
world against him is kidding him
self.
Whether or not q round robin Of
tough breaks should be called a jinx,
the fact remains that most big
league ball players are superstitious,
and anyone trying to prove to one
of this fraternity that there's no
such thing as a jinx has about as
much chance as an armless wonder
would have in the National Marble
Tournament.
No matter what goes wrong, the
ball player can give you some jinx
reason why.
In proof thereof it was established
peradventure by a group Of big
leaguers in hotel lobby one after
noon that the misfortunes of the
Athletics were due to one thing,
and one thing only. That was the
wearing OF White Elephants on
their blouse fronts. If the Mack
insignia were any other color, it
was asserted, the Athletics would be
plugging away near the league top.
To bear out this superstition, it
was pointed out that in Mack pen
nant days the boys wore a fancy
"A" on their shirt fronts, and as
soon as this "a" was changed to
an Elephant o o o o! Down
they started to 80 and down they
continued.
But now with a White Elephantl
The White Elephant is the sacred
animal Of India and Siam and the
natives bow to 1t and pay homage
to 1T because they are afraid Il can
put a curse on them" said one
player who had been proving in a
library.
"The only flag a White Elephant
Is on Is the flag Of SIAM" he went
on. THE Siam flag is a red field
with a White Elephant on it."
What league is Siam in?" one
In the group asked, while the
speaker continued: ISLAM is not
in any league that I know Of. but
still 1t has the White Elephant for
Its flag and 1t never won anything, {"
When the question Of what a
White Elephant was arose IL de.
veloped from the oracle that onIv
one in every $4,000 elephants born
was white, whereupon the chorus
responded: Wow! On that average
how could the Macks have a
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
JOHNSON PUTS
GR|FFS INTO +
TOP CLASS
Superb Pitching Leads to
9-to-3 Victory and
Fourth Place

PHILADELPHIA, June 3.-Wal.
ter Johnson swung the Washington
Griffmen into the first division here
yesterday, upsetting the AS, 8 to 3.
He held the home brigade to seven
scattered blows, one a home run
over the right field wall in the
eighth by Joe Hauser, who dotes on
Johnson's hurting.
Fred Heimach started for the AS,
fading from the picture in the
fourth to let Stan Baumgartner try
his best. The tall relief southpaw
lasted until the eighth, when Slim
Harriss was rushed in to stop the
Griffs. He didn't succeed, four
runs being chalked up for the visi.
tors before the last man died.
Rice's single, Leibold's sacrifice
and Goose Goslin's double gave the
Griffs run in the first frame.
In the fourth Peck and Prothro
hit safely. Bluege's rap scored
both Of them. Heimach disappear
ed, Bauggartner finishing the frame
successfully.
The tall southpaw got into trouble
in the eighth, and after filling the
bases and allowing tally, he was
yanked to let Harriss do some work.
The altitudinous Texan had q hard
time starting and three more runs
came over before he could retire the
side.
Successive hits by WEIGH, Sim.
mons, and Strand gave the AS
their first run in the sixth inning.
Simmons and Strand then worked
Q double theft, the former crossing
the plate.
With one gone in the eighth, Joe
Hauser lifted one of Johnson'y
fast ones over the right field fence
for the AS final run.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03

For more than thirty-fiVe years
Charley Mallon has been a waiter
at the Aldine Hotel in Philadelphia.
Beloved Of every guest who ever
visited the place, he has become al.
most tradition amid the quiet sur
roundings where he has been so
long.
Other and larger hotels have Of
fered him places in their service,
but he has declined.
Resident guests, living out their
lives, have willed to him sums of
ally independent. Friends have
works on, giving his life to the
institution Of which he is so much
a part.
The AIdine Hotel, as you may
know, IL the headquarters for all
major league clubs in both leagues.
They all stop there on their trips
to Philadelphia. And Charley NAL
lon knows every individual play
or on every club. He knew every
ago, and every one of twenty
among big league ball players is
hundredS-but by thousands.
When a club arrives in Philadel.
phia for a series, Charley is the
first man to greet them when they
enter the hotel. And he is the last
man to bid them good.by when they
leave.
He knows their breakfast time
grouches and their dinner tina dis
likes. He shares with them their
elation over victory and he is ali
sympathy during the testiness of a
boys" to Charley.
He knew McGraw and Jennings
and Keller and Gleason in their
playing days.
He had the friendship of Tinker
and Evers and Chance, Of Lajoie
and Wagner and Young.
Today he revels in the acquaint
ance OF Hornsby and Frisch and
Ruth and Sisler, and those others
who go to make baseball history
He knows Cobb and Speaker as you
know business friends at the office
Better, perhaps, for Charley Is a
student of human nature.
And like the fatherIy soul he is,
his greatest interest and his great.
est affection is for those baseball
eccentricS-the RUDE WaddelIs, the
Bugs RaymOnds, and the Rabbit
Maranvilles-baSeball unfortunates
whose eccentricities were as wide
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
REFEREES RING CLASH,
THEN OFF TO HOSPITAL

PHILADELPHIA, June Slim
Brennan, the New Jersey referee,
who officiated as the third man in
the ring in the bout between Lew
Tender and Mickey Walker, the
worlds welterweight champion, at
the Phillies' baseball park last
night, collapsed after the battle was
over and was rushed in an an1bu.
lance to a local hospital, where it
was said he was suffering from ap-
pendicitis. His condition was said
to be not critical.
Brennan did not appear to be a
we'll man in the ring, and he con-
tinually frowned and in other WAYS
contorted his facial features as
Tender rooters at the ringside
shouted abuse at him. These
blatant rooters accused Brennan of
showing Partially toward Walker
in separating the men from clinches.
and for not breaking them sooner
when Walker was dealing out Sc.
we're body beating to the challenger.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
WELL BALANCED
TEAM DELIVERS
BY TOM THORP.

new YORK, June S-Carence Earl jr the hero of the
New Haven today taking the hammer throw
nS contest up in the Cambridge Stadium
81 ear Up to the time that Earl made the heav that
leading by two points The three place in
the sotpu caused the Ellis to take the lead %
Of one point them the o
Too much credit cannot be given those in charge up
haven The Yale team balanced outfit. few stars
rested in the fact that was well
aned TO razor edge The distributed strength of the
be had from analysis of the sheet. -
The Washington times., 1924-06-03

To-Day the Giants are leaQ1ng the
Cubs, who are In second place by
two games, and the two teams
will meet in the first Of Crucial
series at the Pole grounds to.
morrow. Brooklyn is in third place
only three and half games behind
the Giants, while the Reds and
Pirates, picked as contenders for
the pennant, are in fourth and
fifth places, respectively.
In the American League the race
ii much keerier. The Yankees are
only half az game in front Of the
Red Sox who were relegated to
the second division before the sea.
son opened, and the same distance
in front of the Tigers, while the
Browns, Indians and Athletics, who
were expected to give the Yankees
stern opposition, are Wallowing in
the second division.
The Giants finished a disastrous
trip in the West, during which
they lost the lead for the first
time since the middle Of the sum-
mer of 1922 They dropped eight
out Of their first eleven games
and then took q squirt which re.
gained them the lead and are
hanging on to it with a slender
thread. If the Giants in their
coming homestead against the
Western teams do not play any
better than they did on their
trip to the land of the setting
sun, then the dope is that the
National League will not be rep
resented by New York in the
world series.
The Yankees, called the super.
human baseball team, have been
hard pressed by the Red Sox and
Tigers all season. Boston, the sur.
prise team of the race to date, has
been knocking at the door Of
leadership for couple of weeks.
The Tigers also have been ready to
hurdle the top rung. Either team
10 likely to drop the Yankees from
the perch before the series with
the Western teams Is over.
McGraw and Higgins blame the
poor position of their teams on
the weather which has affected
their pitching "aces." It is a poor
alibi. The other teams have had
the same brand of weather. Both
races have developed into an open
one, with at least five teams in
each league having a look-in.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
MA 7 THE VS. To
GET IN CAME
SOON
Will Report to Bucky Harris
Immediately at
Detroit
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Spark Plug" Matthews, demon
rookie of the 1923 campaign until
the Mackmen went to pieces under
the strain, Is expected to report
to Manager Buclxy Harris today
or tomorrow at Detroit. It's a good
bet that he'll be In the lineup be-
fore many days have come and
gone, for he explodes with inaction.
Matthews has been the flashiest
player in the American Association
this spring, playing with the Mil.
waukee Brewers to whom he was
sent after his memorable scrap
with the gentle Connie Mack.
Last week he quarreled with the
president of the Brewers, calling
him cheap stiff" and was sus.
pended and fined. AS soon as he
learned there was a chance OF
getting Matthews, Manager Harris
conferred with President Griffith.
He said Spark Plug" would be
just the lad to put fire and pep
into the Washington club.
President Griffith completed the
deal yesterday, sending George
Fisher and a substantial sum Of
money to Milwaukee in exchanges
for Matthews.
Matthews played in two exhibit
ton games against the Griffs in
Florida this spring. He was not
yet in shape, yet he looked good
on the bases and at bat. He has
remarkable speed in the. field and
is a clever baserunner.
No matter how temperamental
he is, Sparkle" should get along
we'll with Manager Harris, who
dotes on "cuckoos" and nuts" in
his lineup. One of the principal
criticisms Of the Griffs this year
has been against their lack OF
spirit. Matthews has enough for
any five players on the team. II
he can impregnate some Of the
dead ones with his stuff, the
Griffs may come home much clos
er to the top of the heap than
they are now.
Matthews played in enough
games with Milwaukee this year to
go to bat 106 times. He scored
sixteen runs on thirty.four hits, in
Guiding six doubles and two triples
This gives him an average of 1921
In 1873 games with the Philadel
phia Athletics in 1923, Sparkle
averaged .274, but during the win
ming rush Of the AS he was well
above the 300 mark. He slipped
with the rest of the team when the
crash came.
Going to bat 4S5 times, Sparkle
! scored fifty-two runs on 123 safe
hits. He got eleven two-baggers
six triples and one home run. He
| stole sixteen bases for the AS.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03


Comins' record leap of "a feet &
Inches was good enough to take
the broad jump. This was the one
first the Blue outfit secured during
the finals. It was the collection
OF q second here. a third there and
fourth from a most unexpected
place that raised the total Of twenty
eight points.
Track and field history shows
that the great teams Of the past
have been outfits balanced such as
Yale's varsity was this season. II
displayed a Vtell-thought-out cam.
paign, one that only a true coach.
ing genius could map out. For
that reason full honors should &c
to those who developed the pres
emit champion Yale outfit.
The splendid showing Of the
Yale football team last fall acted
as an inspiration to the Ellis in
all branches Of sport. In the
collegiate world q colleges atF.
letic strength can be judged upon
the accomplishment OF Its grid.
iron squad. If the latter is rag.
ged and unstable the chances
are that the other teams will fol.
low in the same path. II, how.
ever, the football team IL as fast,
active, alert and gritty set Of
players, the remainder OF the ath-
letic squads representing that
seat Of learning are moro than
likely to display the same symp-
toms.
It has always been thus in col
lege athletics. AS the football
team goes, so goes the rest OF the
athletic squads. BY taking the
championship last season, Tad Jones
accomplished much good for his
alma mater. He put the fight back
into the bulldog. The Ellis are 60,
ing to be hard to beat for seasons
to come.
Few thought that Yale had any.
thing more than a scant chance
for the title. 1t was only a few
OF us let in on the know that ap
preciated the real strength of the
New Haven outfit. Bill Comins Is
going to be a very hard man to
keep off the Olympic team. The
Els jumper was never in better
shape than he IL at the present
time. His record leap Of "a feet
inches Ia going to stand for some
time to come.
1t was the most brilliant feat OF
the entire meet. With some add
tional coaching, Comins is likely
- be the Sensationr ct the Olympic
The Washington times., 1924-06-03


Scouts believed that Carroll could
not have as much stuff as usual,
for the hard-hitting Boston College
outfit actually scored one run after
garnering three hits off the big
Holy Cross star.
Cobb's agent figured that IL De.
troit could get Carroll to sign a
contract, the American League
would have one Of the finest smoke
ball pitchers since Walter johnson
flashed across the horizon. 1t is
Carroll's third year in college and
1t is not likely he will pass up
a chance to get a degree by playing
professional ball before he IL gradu-
ated.
Since Carroll first Joined Holy
Cross as q freshman pitcher he
has lost but three games. His
first was against Lafayette, when
he was driven from the mound
the first time he wore college
livery. His second defeat was q
hard-fought game with Princeton
last year, when he succumbed
in thrilling duel to Caldwell,
the Tiger ace.
his third de1eat was at the nanoS
of Boston College, which he de.
feated on Decoration Day. Carroll
has averaged eight strikeouts a
game. This year he has beaten
Harvard, Georgetown, Villanova.
Princeton, Dartmouth and Tufts.
Holy Cross has won thirteen games
and has not met with defeat so far
this season. The team, as was
proved in the game against Boston
College. ranks as the leading COL
lege nine Of the country. Most Of
the credit for the great showing
Of Holy Cross is given to Carroll
Jack Barry, the former shortstop
Of the world champion Athletics,
now Holy Cross coach, says that
Carroll could make good on any
club in the American League RICH.
now.
After Fridays game 1t is said
that Detroit scouts tried to per-
suade Carroll to get into Tiger uni
form, but they met with failure
Some flattering contracts were
flashed on the Worcester boy by
other clubs, but to all he turned
a deaf ear.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
Spirit Of Adventure
Gets Blame For
Everything

eve killed him in the spirit
of adventure" confession Of
the wealthy Chicago murderers.
81 socked her in the spirit
of adventure" now admits
Frank Tinney.
"We are winning in the
spirit of adventure" declares
Connie Mack.
81 have signed to fight Wills
in the spirit of adventure"
cables Luis Firpo.
1--WE are in last place in the
spirit of adventure" say Art
Fletcher.
81 struck Babe Ruth out in
the spirit of adventure" con-
fesses Stan Baumgartner.
81 am ninety years old in the
spirit of adventure" laughs
Chauncey Depew.
"I will raise rents in the
spirit of adventure" says the
landlord.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
WARDMAN PARK TENNIS
TOURNEY ON AGAIN

The ION again, off again" tennis
tournament at Wardman Park will
be ION again" late today, IL the
rain doesn't put in its customary
interference.
All the matches on the program
promise to develop hot play. Gore
vs.. Holt, Kunkel VS.. Geisking, Char.
est VS.. Purinton, and Mangan VS..
the winner of the Holt-Gor match
is the card that il supposed to get
.llnden waX-at- ESQ.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
GEORGETOWN BEATEN IN
BOSTON GAME, 20 TO 6

BOSTON, Mass, June S.-George-
town got the drubbing Of its sweet
young life in the game with Bos.
ton College. After having won the
first encouter with the local hope.
fuls some few days ago, the Hill.
top lads were quite chesty, but the
20 to 6 defeat which was handed
them has served to deflate that
chestiness.
For six innings the game went
along quite we'll. Then, everybody
wearing a Georgetown outfit, blew
up and in the seventh inning the
Bostonians scored IL times. Nuff
said
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
OLD DOMINION oARSMEN
IN PRACTICE ROWS

Crews Of the Old Dominion Boat
Club resumed their rowing practice
after several days Of enforced idle.
ness through the rains and high
winds. The eight, four, double and
single cared shells were taken out
by their crews for practice rows
under the eye Of Coach Carl Muller.
A meeting of the club IL to be
held tomorrow night, and the annu.
al regatta Of the Southern Rowing
Association, which will be held here
July 20, will be discussed.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
STUFF G
> FOR ROOTERO

Walter johnson. king Of hurlsrs,
pitched ANOTHER Of his masterful
games In Philadelphia, striking out
seven, while his supporting cast was
walloping the Mackmen, to 8.
The victory in the one glLme for
the day played In the American
League showed the Griffs into fourth
place.
Rosey Ryan was bad, but Tim
Mcnamara was worse, and the
Giants won over the Braves, 9 to 6.
Max Carey knocked his first homer
of the season ard started a rally
which won for the Pirates over the
Cardlnals.-6~tn4
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
Just Look At EN-
Totals. 411s27 81 Totals. "a 7371

Totals. ~ az 81 Totals. 80 TAT IL
'Batted for Harris in the ninth.
Eashington ..... 00sooot is
Prothro ca, Bluege, johnson. WEIGH,
Hauser and Simmons. Efrors-Pro-
thro and Galloway. Two-base hits--
Prothro. Rice, GoBlin, Strand. Home
rUb--Hauser. Stolen bases-Simmons
Strand. Bacrifices---Liebold. Left on
IL; Philadelphia, 8.
First base on balls-Off johnson, b;
Johnson, Z; by Heimach. /; by Harris
l. Hits--Off Heimach. 8 in Ia In
nings: off Baumgartner, in ga
Umpircs-Hilderbrand ana RowianS.
gmaS ono hour And - minutes
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
CROSS PITCHER IS
SOUGHT BY MAJORS

When the Holy Cross baseball and Boston Colleges great
Cobb Detroit
had three hand and four other clubs had ivory
the battle All left satisfied that Owney Carroll Newark
j. boy who occupied the mound for the Purple TEAM the
greatest college pitcher
Word had that the Carroll pounded hard
collegiate
college had
that Carroll pitched his BEST ang
arm snotres ndinpt to treatnn
The Washington times., 1924-06-03

OF these men Charley MalIon will
talk to you by the hour. He will
tell you of their ideas and their ac-
complishments, he will tell you of
their personal characteristics and
their humanness.
Perhaps he will tell you Of their
frailties, too, but always with a
sympathy and an understanding
and a tenderness that makes them
appear almost as virtues.
An interesting character, Charley
Mallon. And one we'll worth know
ing.
The next time you are in Philadel-
phia go to the Aldine. Ask for
Charley. And then, while you're
having dinner at his table, talk to
him Of baseball and baseball play.
ers.
You'll get a new insight into the
humanness of these men who pro-
vide your amusement during the
long afternoons of summer. You'll
get a broader vision and a better
understanding of their characters
and their feelings and their be.
liefs.
Try it out, some time! You'll
find 1t well worth while!
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
WILL BATTLE
SEAMAN GUNNERS' TEAM

The Mohawks, twice the city
sandlot champions, will take on the
Seaman Gunners tomorrow at 5
p. m. on the Seamen Gunners' field.
This contest will be preparatory to
the Mohawks' CLASH Sunday with
the crack Waverly club at Union
Park.
Tomorrow night the Mohawks
will hold a special baseball meeting
at the clubhouse and every player
and club member is requested to
attend.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
BOBBY GARCIA WINNER
EASILY FROM JERSEYMAN

HOLYOKE, Mass, June 3--Bobby
Garcia, Baltimore junior light.
weight, hung up an easy victory at
the expense Of willie Davis, Of
Elizabeth, N. j., in the main bout
Of ten-roynds under American LIE.
gion auspices here last night. The
bout went the limit, Garcia winning
by decision.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03

games. He will not be a contest
ant at the Yankee Stadium on
Saturday.
By winning an intercollegiate
A. A. A. A. title he moves UP into
the exclusive class of a finalist for
the American Olympic team, the
final selection being set for the
Cambridge Stadium on June Ia,
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
YANKS AND GIANTS ARE
FACING DISASTER
IN MIDSEASON

NEW YORK, June 3-The which Giants
and Yankees rode three in the last three today is
pitfalls unless the New
decided their playing visions Of another aNew York
worlds series will be obscured
John Mraw Of the Giants and Miller Huggin leader
Of their hearts making baseball history
ehang up straight The way their charges
going likely will the managers sleepes nights
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
KirkwoOd Not To Go
Abroad To Play In
British Open

Joe Kirkwood has decided not
to go abroad to take part in the
British open at Holyoke. The
former Australian champion has
decided that the trip would be
a useless undertaking.
1--WE never won a big tourna-
ment and I guess / never will,
SO what's the use."
The Washington times., 1924-06-03

These were answered by a
series Of quotations to either
side of the chin-single quotes
only. They were verified,
though, during the next clinch
with full double quotes in paren-
theses and brackets.
Even the astute and resource
full Descamps couldn't, advise
Carpenter in case like this, so
he got out Of those quotation
marks the best he could.
About this time both Carpen-
tier and his manager began to
feel like a couple Of flies on
en- electric fan. That's about
two degrees worse than a sea-
sick cat in a tub of clabber.
It was just matter now of
how long Gibbons dictionary
would last. Every page in the
telephone book was already dog
cared and the fight wasn't
through the fifth round yet.
Merrellis Word and Sentence
Book, McGuffy's Fourth Reader,
and Hawthorn's History Of the
U. s. were being held in re-
serve.
Carpenter was absorbing his
education like a gentleman. He
was ducking and lodging so
many adjectives his comptome-
ter was registering zero. It was
q very much hyphenated fight
from last to first.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
Bill Mallory Leads

Bill Mallory has been voted the
best all-around athlete at Yale. He
was captain Of Yale's football team
last season and catcher on the
baseball team.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
WarWicks Keep on Ton

UNFOLDING their reputation Of tn,
last several seasons, the Warwicks
are winning regularly. They top a
division in the senior class of the
w. B. A. A. with four straight vic.
tories.
The Washington times., 1924-06-03
Shamrocks Will Meet

The Shamrock unlimited class
team will meet tomorrow night at
Willie Glascoe's home, 131 L street
southeast.