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The Washington times., 1924-02-11

In some quarters Of the country,
particularly in the Middle West, .
feeling Of sympathy exists for those
expelled crooks. Just why this is,
It is hard to fathom. In many OF
the towns Of the Middle West ana
Northwest the White Sox IL the
favorite team and fans Of such lake
cities as Milwaukee rooted hard Tor
the aox in the 1919 world series.
Yet, in these same towns, sympa-
thy is expressed for the men who
threw down millions Of rooters five
years ago and degraded a great
sport, a sport which had been their
livelihood and which had lifted men
like jackson out Of ignorance, pow
erty, and obscurity.
Among the bah players them.
selves, there has been too much
of an attitude Of cOnd0nlng the
treacherieS Of crooked ball players.
After Phil Douglas made over
lures to sell out the Giants In 1879!
there was none Of the resentment
against him on the Giant team ehai
one might have been led 70 expect
The fan might imagine that Q mar
like Douglas would be treated by
his comrades AZ O traitor In the
army. Yet all the New York
players warmly shook hands with
Douglas, and on every side there
were expressions Of sympathy foI
poor Phil"
A bali player who dwells In Nil
waukee told me that Happy
Felsch, another one Of the expelled
crooks In 1919 and q native Of NIL
waukee, is in business in that city
IL expressed surprise that anyone
should care to patronize mar
guilty Of one Of the most sordit
crimes in the history Of professional
sport.
"oh. no one seems to hold thai
against him." was the reply.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11

Says Brewer: "With respect to
a Dempsey-Wills bout, / think the
Constitution of the country and
the State covers that point.
There is nothing in the Constitu-
tion which distinguishes between
the white man and the colored
man. Both are equal in the eyes
Of the law, and that is how / in
tend to regard them. But I will
insist that any boxer who seeks
a bout for any championship, and
particularly for the heavyweight
title, must demonstrate that he
is a qualified contender for the
title before he will receive per-
mission to box for the particular
title. / don't approve Of matches
where the challenger is not thor
oughly qualified"
To many these words would
imply that, if promoters wish to
hook up Wills and Dempsey in
New York, they will have no
trouble in obtaining permission.
On the other hand, already GER
tain gents are saying that the loop
hole is in that thoroughly
qualified"
Harry Wills is a big man.
bigger than Dempsey, both In
height and weight. He is quail
fled by experience to battle for
the title. But, in his foolish
quest for q championship title.
he has remained idle when other
boxers kept in condition by much
boxing.
Recently, spurred by criticism,
Wills signed for three or four
practice bouts. On the eve Of
the first one, with Tut jackson,
who has been defeated by Wills
several times, the challenger
was alleged to have broken one
of his hands. He is now nurs-
ing that injury, and will continue
to do SO for a few more weeks. :.
The opposition to Wills, aside
from his color, is based largely
on his weakness as a boxer. II
is pointed out that long idleness
from the ring demands that he try
himself out before tackling the
| murderous champion. His hand:
| are claimed to be brittle. and hi
recent accident would tend t.
show the truth Of that claim.
However, unless it's all tht
bunk, the State commission viii
not interfere with the booking o1
| a Dempsey-Wills contest. That's
| something,
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
HAL CHASE HIT
TOUCH BALLS,
SAYSGR|FF

The discredited Hal Chase was
the greatest man the game ever
knew on the bunting end Of the
play, in Clark Griffith's estimation.
I'VE used to bet all kinds of
money that no pitcher could throw
a ball past Chase, provided he
wanted to hit 1t and the ball could
be reached" quoth Clark. ''He
could foul them off, even If you
threw, them under his arm pit. He
would get his bat in there and
tick them, somehow.
II saw him sign for the squeese
eight times In succession against
such a great pitcher as Joss and
get away with it. Addie knew he
was signing for the play, but be
couldn't prevent Chase from pro
tecting the runner with a foul tip,
"Then. on the ninth pitch, Chase
hammered out q two-baS0 hit"
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
MODIFIED DRAFT STRONG
WITH INTERNATIONALs

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Baseball
men. gathering here for the meet.
ings Of the NationaI and Inter.
national leagues today and tomor'
row. predicted o return to the
modified draft by the international
magnates at their meeting this
afternoon. It was claimed that
John Conway Toole, president of
the league had lined up sufficient
support to combat successfully the
objection Of Jack Dunn, Of Balti-
more, to the draft.
Routine business ID expected to oc.
cupy those present at the National
league schedule meeting tomorrow.
It ts expected that Christy Mathew.
sons plan to abolish bonuses for
ball players win be accepted in
modified form.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
ERNIE OO0ZEMAN MEETS
EDDIE SHAY IN CONTEST

Ernie Goozeman, Of Milwaukee,
who recently lost decision to Joey
Sanger, Of Milwaukee on q foul In
the tenth and last round Of their
sCr s"s another % MsStSS fisSt Sy his TD managor' %
Larney Lichtenstein, Of Chicago.
Goozeman takes on Eddie Shay, the
Chicago youngster, in a ten-round
bout at the East Chicago, Ind, A.
G. on next Monday night.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11

Joe Martina and Allan Russell
both of whom have rubber arms
are expected to be used wholly az
relief hurlers this season. This IL
their strong point, the ability to
hop in cold and stop the wlckedest
slugging streak.
But no winning pitching staff
can be built around veterans like
Martina and Russell. It ID about
youngsters like Mayberry, Specie
Wingfield, Roe, Brogan, McQrew
Joyce and Moon that the Griffl
must build their mound corps
Either that. or finding these candi
dates won't do, to get others.
1t is for this reason that these
young hurlers will have two
months work before April is, the
opening date of the American
League campaign. n they can't
show anything in that time. they
will be allowed to go their own
varied ways. Successors will be
found somewhere for them.
A week from next Saturday the
second batch Of players win leave
for Tampa. Chick Gagnon. Ossie
Bluege, George Fisher, Lance Rich
bourg and Carr Smith, two in.
fielders and three outfielders. will
be on their way, beginning their
training on Monday. February Is.
In other words, the baseball sea
son is almost upon us.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
Rock Springs A. c. To
Lose Its License
For Boxing

BALTIMORE, Feb. IL
The Maryland State Boxing
Commission at its meeting to-
night is expected to rescind
its action Of a week ago in
granting a license to the Rock
Springs A. c. to conduct box
ing shows on Glen Echo road,
Montgomery county, just out
side the limits Of the District
of Columbia.
Strong protests have been
received by the Commission
from property owners and
prominent citizens against
granting such q license.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
ALoYSIUS PREPS MEET
ONE OF RARE DEFEATS

The Boys Club Celtics trimmed
the Aloysius Props, formerly the
Aloysius Midgets, 81 to 1S, it being
the third time in sixty-five games
that the Aloysius youngsters have
been defeated. The Celtics were be.
hind, to 3, at halft:me, but
superior defensive work and excel.
lent shooting in the second half
turned the tide.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
ATH[ETESF|RST.
WIN IN CLASS
ROOMS
Good Football and Baseball
Players Really Found in
Best Scholars.

Several of the big college athletic
events which will take place some
time in the future have really been
won during the past ten days-not
on the athletic field, but In the class
room.
Those imaginative folks who have
q notion that football players and
other college athletes attend our
seats of learning for the sole pur-
pose Of attaining proficiency in the
drop kick or the home run may won
der what they have been doing with
themselves during the past few
weeks.
The students who win win or lose
next seasons games have been
struggling with mid-year exams.
Here's where real generalship and
initiative count. Team work Is
frowned upon.
Victory in the blue book means
victory on the gridiron next fall.
Failure means just a seat high up
in the arena, looking at the scholars
playing the game.
The brains which carried students
to high marks during the late la
mented examinations are the trains
which win predomnate on the base
bali nine, in The crew, and ON the
track In the spring and the gFidiron
next fall.
It has taken q long time to estab-
lish the fact that athletics have
proved great stimulant to intellec-
tual endeavor.
But just the same it is usually the
lad who stands up near the head Of
his class who can shoot the neates(
forward pass.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
BOUT IS
Definitely POSTPONED

1t is now definitely settled that
Promoters Harry Blaufuss, Frank
Black and Nick Cline will not bring
off the twelve-round battle between
Harry Wills, the negro heavyweight,
and BARLEY Madden, the white
heavyweight, at the First Regiment
Armory at Newark on February 25.
The bout will most likely be fought
some time in March.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
Mogridge And Smith
Sign Contracts
With Griffs

George Mogridge, the smiling
veteran southpaw, and Carr
Smith, the Piedmont League
slugging outfielder, have signed
their 1924 Washington contracts.
Mogridge reports himself in
good condition and asks for his
transportation to. Hot Springs,
where he will take preliminary
work before going to Tampa.
Smith is due to begiA his
training at Tampa on February
25.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
Al King Is Back.

AL King, a star player Of the Inde.
pendent A. c., celebrated his return
to action after an injury by leading
his team in scoring against the
Apache Preps. incidentally, the In
dependents scored their second vic
tory over the Indians. Both games
wera excitingly close.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
TWO WOMEN UPON JURY
HEARING JACKSON CASE
Bv FREDERICK G. LIEB.

NEW YORK Feb. 11-Whle John Heyder president Of the
National League shocked the general attitude he observed
against Jackson Of the Black SOx crooks Of 1919 in
the belief that clean baseball exemped
by Comkey viii deal from the jury which hear
ing the Jackson
T the finest looking jures saw said Heydler
which displays high degree of intelligence and which
parenty grasps underlying factors of the
tculary Interested in jurors both bright intelligent
looking women, follow the testimony with much interest,"
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
sANDLoTTERs MEET
TO ORGANIZE LEAGUE

Clubs desiring to form q Sunday
amateur baseball league win have
representative at meeting to-
night at s o'clock at the st.
Stephens club. Mort Anderson Ii
acting chairman Of the organization
now In the process Of formation.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
Tom Greene Busy.

Between taking an important
part in the affairs OF Dominican
Lyceum as chairman Of the athletic
committee and performing as bust.
ness manager or the Palace
Laundry team, Torn Greene 10 a
busy DersOn.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
Likes Old.Timers.

AAhCb OAuN
TT ERE'S some dope the old
boys like Bill Mckinney,
- head of the Potomac Boast
Club, will like to read. It's what
Tom O'Rourke says about boxers.
O'Rourke is a veteran, former
manager Of George Dixon and
Joe Walcott, for example.
O'Rourke admits Dempsey is
about as good as there ever has
been in the heavyweight class,
though he says he'd like to see
Dempsey of today in the same
ring with Sam Langford when
the Boston Tar Baby" was at
his best.
O'Rourke prefers Stanley
Ketchel to Harry Greb, present
middleweight champion. He be-
lieves Tommy Ryan easily better
than Mickey Walker, or any
other welter today.
Among the lightweights," says
IO'Rourke, Benny Leonard is q
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
NEXT SATURDAY WILL SEE
GRIFFS' FIRST LADS
OFFFOR TAMPA
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Ten pitchers each striving land major league berth
FOR himself will begin work at Tampa F1a week from today
They will be working under the experienced Of Mike Martini
veteran trainer Uncle Nick ArOc great scuthpaw finger in
his days with the Chicago White Sox and Jack Chesbro
star spitba pitcher with the New York Hghndrs in the early
years of the American League
Next Saturday depart from the Union
Station With them win Ray Joyce, of Stamford Conn.,
youngster drafted by the Gfmen from New Haven in the
eEn Association Godfrey BrOssn underszed souhpaw
Hargrave the chunky backsop On their Tampa they
viii be Joined BY Dudley and Moon two kid Fingers Of whom
610 oclAck.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
IMMACULATE SENIORS
TAKE TWO CONTESTS

With little ado, the Immaculate
Seniors, in quest of the senior
basketball championship Of the city,
knocked off the Chicago Internatioa-
ais, % to IL, then the Pullman
0uint. 3S to Is. In q douhleheader.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
Do You Remember

Those inseparable buddies,
John Capp and John Becker?
BevO?
Bastille Day ut Count Per-
reard's on e street?
Snook's place on Sunday2
When Noah Henline was
carrying . Washington Times
route around Eighth and Eye
streets southeast?
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
HARRIS HAS YET TO SIGN
CONTRACT ASPHOT
By LOUIS "A. DOUCHER.

Buey yet TO sign his manager Of the
Washington President Griffith leaves Saturday for Tampa
arriving there the following afternoon + n possible that Harris
only thing Harris has done is to accept his opportunity to make
baseball history.
the job" explained Griffith today nevertheless
have signed him. wrote him that the principal thing to do
get his acceptance We get together ct Tampa and
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
She's a Snapper.

Mrs. Leney Rock contemplates
returning to the sandlot game as
manager of the Linworth kids.
Mrs. Rock has a way OF making
the youngsters step lively all the
time.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
Dugan Is Backward.

Jumping" Joe Dugan IL up to
his old tricks. He is proving hack.
ward about signing his Yankee con.
tract for 1924, q stunt he frequently
pulled when with the Machmen.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
Dan TippIe Hops Out.

Dan Tipple. who once had q
trial with the Yanlks, has hoped
the traces Of organized baseball for
q job with the Beloit, Wis. inde
pendents. He was with Minneapolis
last season.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
Denver Gets EibeI.

Galveston has sold it's veteran
firstsacker, Hack Eibel. to Denver,
In the Western League.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
Lose Uniforms.

Anybody finding two Epiphany
Midget uniforms would dc the bows
a real favor by phon'ng Adams
ASO2.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11
A COlOrfuI Tragedy.
r ONG green.
Brown bottle.
- White mule.
Gray hearse.
There Il Interest

There II Interest.
TOE FREEMAN, who delights
in booking rassling shows,
u evidently hit the right chord
when he booked Jack Dempsey's
travelling circus for one night at
the Coliseum. Hardly had the
news been printed in The Wash
ington Times when a telephone
call came to this department, ask
ing where and when tickets could
be purchased.
Jack Dempsey is understood to
cost Freeman the biggest guar
antee any sports promoter in the
District has ever shouldered. Some
saw it will cost him $1,000. Others
hint at $500. This latter is
probably nearer the correct guess.
If Freeman has obtained the
champion of the world for that
price, it is only because he is
friendly with Doc Kearns, Demp-
sey's sweet-scented manager.
But Washington is always will
ing to pay for what 1t really
wants. This IL one of the best
sport towns in the United States.
Give the fans what they want and
they'll cough up without a whim-
per. But you can't kid 'em.
Dempsey is a likable chap
When he arrives in Washington
he will 60 to Gus Buchholz's Oc.
cidental Hotel, and it's a good
bet that he won't hide while there
either. He likes crowds. It ought
to be a great day for Gus, try.
ing to do business with the cham.
pion of the world in his house
Dempsey, the show and Gus.
It is too bad that Dempsey
won't be able to box while here
but old John Law won't stand fol
that. Jack'll have to content
himself with illustrating some Of
his best wallops with his trainer
"Jerry the Creek" who is 8
constant companion Of the cham.
piop.
We've seen Dempsey drop Car.
pentier. We've seen him &c
through the ropes at the Polo
Grounds and come back to knock
out Firpo, yet we're going to the
Coliseum that night just to see
how he looks. He's that sort OF
q champion, that's all.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11

NLESs it's Teapot Dome stuff there will be op-
position by the New York State Athletic Commission to the
~ meeting of Wills and Jack Dempsey George H.
Brewer Brooklyn lawyer chosen chairman Of the
his first official admits that under the laws of New
York his body difference between the challenger and the
champion merely than there has
been much shyshalying Wills contest for the
championship headed the commission the
Duke Mudoon openly opposed it. He alleged to have
considered it bad politics colOred into the ring
against white Apparently this phase Of the matter makes
no to
The Washington times., 1924-02-11

Will Resume Boxing.
Professional boxing Is to be re.
sumed in Cleveland within q few
weeks.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11

a theorist in baseball, and yet Il il
true that he has theories Of what
should be done and, better than
that, knows how to explain them in
words Of one or more gyllables.
Two things stand out prominent
ly in the 1924 manager Of the
Griffs: He has learned consider
able in his brief career and he has
the courage OF his convictions at
all times.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11

feet physical condition by the time
the season opens. The youngsters
will then be working two months,
the veterans one month, or there.
abouts.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11

President Griffith believes that
his club will have good pitching.
Of course, he IL banking on
johnson, MOgridge and Zachary,
but he also knows that all three
are approaching the end Of their
big league careers.
The Washington times., 1924-02-11

good boy, too, in the ring and
for the sport, but he's no Cans.
Cans was a phenomenon. He'd
stop Leonard in four or five
rounds, / believe, He'd let him
dance and sidestep him. Leonard
would defeat Kid Lavigne in q
ten-round fight, but to a finish
Lavigne would out-gruel him and
beat him, and Bat Nelson would
probably do the same.
"Of course, l think George
Dixon better than any Of the
present-day featherweights, not
because l had him, but because he
was. He was a better boxer and
hitter, rs a nyweight, bantam or
whatever weight he made, than
the boys Of today"
The Washington times., 1924-02-11

Dangerous Dan" McGrew will
be getting his third and last trial
with the Griffmen this spring.
This giraffe-like creature is q
whale in the minors, but has fall.
en- down sadly with the Griffs.
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NOtas de la Isla

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LA cAAnARA:
villa MlsteriO.

Poltsica SO Ia iniciado aqui muy
embellishments entire Ia Atlanta Pues
torriqneHa y 81 partido Sociansta. e.
te Sc presenta pOr priDera vez con
csndidatura municipal encasillo en
el ticket para Alcalds nnsstro ami.
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candidatura IA Ananza pressnta =
nuesero tamhi6n amigo don Manuel
Muhos vGlez, quien desempea6 no ha
mucho el cargo dc COmisionado de Ser
vicio PGblico. Segiin los calculos ei 70
hor NnaAoz veles saldrA trtanfanis
por mas de mil votos.
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.CoMENzo:

Ell curse eScolar Ia semana pasada
concuriendo srescientos alumnos a &C..
cibir oi pan de la instruction III cueT
DO de profesores graduates 10 fofman
las seiioras Ramirez I.acourt, las -.
fioritas Pereira Ramirez y los sesio-
res I,aeourt. Rodriguez. Biazgi Do
iningrez. Este iiitimo trabajs de espe-
eial de inglSs.
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HONDA PENA;

Sufrs el hosar de nueStrO amigo don
Francisco Castaner. con motive del "a
llecimiento de un uerno niSo. hiiO SUI
yo, que era encanto de sus smantes
padres. FL acto del sepeIio fue muy
concprrido por muchoS amigos de los
deudes.
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EN- vEREMos'

Parecs que Sc quedc Ia construction
de ia Capita Prctestsuts qos con van
20 afan do comienzo 81 paSado mes
Ia base del trabajo ests ahi reeihien'
do las uerpetuas bendieiones de los sen
dos aSueceros de cstOs dias.
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crAro REcUERDo:

Nos euvia desds IourdeS Franos.
81 caballerosO don Manuel NJ de Ia
vega, quicu Sc dirigs EspaAs' rspre
sentando una importants frma ameri-
cana. El recuerdo consiste en- una bella
postal con un paisajs espltndido del
ruuiculaire. Cracias mil. amigo
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Encontramos a Ia seTorits Alma Mo
lima, perla mays suszsna. que ocu 81
presencis iluuliu6 por todo un dia IS.
70 retro buerfapo de cisridsdes. Ia
presantseiou nos fue hechs pcr Ia ser
I'll Celeste quien Ssbe de los Sua'os
del Cronista.
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Sc Noa VA:

La muy si,npStica teiegrsfsts ami
ga nuestra Carmen Roman, . auisn ss
design6 Ia oficina de Barcs'oneta. Tan
cults sehori,a dsja en- Las Marias muy
buenas amistades que lamentan 50 an
sencia. Le deseamOs gratOS sucsrss en-
Harceloneta a Ia amabls smiguita.
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FUIMos:

A Hormigueros Ia vfspera de "a ps-
trona historical. la tradicicn 81 fer'
vor religioso ~ cOnscrvsran 'ravts
de todss las edsdes. Ia nochs del 90
msnsc habian ain mas de diei mil al
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