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The Washington times., 1924-03-29
WH|FFS IN PINCH
WHEN TOLD To,
BUTT s JOKE
Rookie RawIs Billie Murray
After Failing to Hit With
Bags Full.

Fred Clarke, former Pirate man.
ager and one of the greatest out
fielders of all times and who 10
touring the training camps in the
interest of a sporting goods con-
Germ, told this one about Billy
Murray. who at one time, led the
Phils.
Murray was on the bench as
guest of a minor league club one
day, and during critical moment
Of that game the bases were full,
two were out and the home team
behind. A big rookie who was due
to hit in the pinch, rushed up to
the manager and hoarsely whis-
pered: "What shall dor"
The manager was 50 dumbfound.
ed that he could not say q word.
But Murray, who is famous for his
wit, leaned over and Missed: Strike
out"
And this IL just what this rookie
hitter did, not purposely, but be-
cause he could not help himself.
AS he came into the bench and
threw his bat into the dugout. he
bent over toward Murray and ut.
tered side-mouthed, think you're
fresh, don't cha"
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
WALKER IS NEXT
LOGICAL FOE
FOR Benny
Tex Richard Declares Light
weight Championship Title
ls Now Vacant.

NEW YORK, March 29.-Tex
Richard was authority today for
the statement that the title Of
w"-'d's lightweight champion is
now really vacant.
Benny Leonard has grown well
beyond the class and / am certain
that he cannot ever again make
13B unless they chop Off q section
Of his anatomy" said the Gotham
promoter. my information is that
after the most strenuous training
last summer for the Lew Tender
bout the best Leonard could do on
fight day was 1891.
"Since then imagine Leonard
has gone well beyond 140 in nor.
mai fighting bulk which means
that he has outgrown the class
that he dominates. The weight has
come in his legs where 1t is al.
most impossible to shear 1t off by
training.
Nothing would make me han.
pier than IL Leonard could make
1875. For then / could put on a big
lightweight show this summer in
addition to a battle for the welter
title between Leonard and Mickey
walker. But as for putting on a
lightweight championship tussle--
well, It can't be donA because
Leonard cannot make the weight
without coming close to killing him.
self"
4 Richard has been angling for
sometime for a mix up between
Walker and Leonard for this sum.
mer. He wants to put on the
show In his New Jersey arena, but
Leonard would like to fight iii New
York where decisions are allowed.
knock off the rugged Mickey. but
ID certain he can outpoint him. II
he did that In Jersey It wouldn't
mean anything. II he did Il In
New York. where decisions are al.
lowed. he would become worlds
weller king.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
FIVE BEAUTIES
GET TRIALS
THIS YEAR

NEW YORK, March 2s.--The
American League OF 1924 will OK.
hibit five $4,000 beauties"
The men purchased for that sum
from the minors, and who are to
get the chance to show their stuff
this year, are:
Red Sox--Dudley Lee. shortstop.
Purchased from Tulsa, of the
Western League, last year; batting
$40 in 161 games. and fielding
$50.
Yankees-Earl Combs, outfielder.
Batted $50 in 16e games with the
Louisville american Association
team and had fielding average
Of 1855.
Athletics - Paul Strand, out.
fielder. Bought from Salt Lake:
led the Pacific Coast League in
batting with .ss4 in 1S4 games:
fielded .see.
1iesEs-A wingc. outfisldsr.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
Fred Alexander Son
Drawn For National
Tennis Tourney

Among those who have been
drawn for play in the coming
national indoor tennis cham
pionship is Frederick B. Alex
ander, jr., son Of the famous
American internationalist, who
was in his prime nearly two
decades gao.
Little is known Of the young
ster's ability, a. this is to Be
his first open tournament. But
he has played q good deal the
last few seasons on the courts
Of the West Side Tennis Club
at Forest Hills and those who
have seen him in action expect
him to 80 far within q few
years.
His debut in open competition
will be watched with interest.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
EPIPHANY JUNIORS IN
FINAL TOURNEY ROUND

BALTIMORE, March 29-Aa a
result OF their clever victory over
the Cliffords, OF this city, in the
semi-final round 145.pound cham.
pionship basketball series being
held under the auspices of the
A. A. u, the Epiphany Juniors of
Washington advanced to the final
round.
The final game Of the tourna-
ment will be, played next Tuesday,
night, the Washington team meet.
ing a team as yet undecided.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
MISS COLLECT WINS
NORTH-S0UTH TITLE

PINEHURST, N. c., March 29.--
Miss Glenna Collett. Of Providence,
retained her title az the North-South
rolf champion here yesterday when
slne defeated Miss Louise, Fordyce,
OF Youngstown, in the final round
s and 4.
Miss Collect shot beautiful golf for
the first nine holes, being but one
over par Of 80. She had Miss
Fordyce elk down at the turn, but
lost the next three holes. She re.
covered her form and ended the
match on the fifteenth green.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
Set Record for Close
Competition at
Billiards

What is said to be the clos
est billiard competition ever
seen in England Ii that which
has taken place this season be-
tween the champion, Willie
Smith, and Tom Newman, for
in the six games they have so
far played there has been only
115 points difference between
their total scores for 10000
points up. The total score
stands 94,411 to 1926 in favor
of Smith.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
RAIN MAY HALT.
TO-DAY SHALL
CANES
Maryland and OalIaudet Are
Scheduled to Play and sOhoI-
astic Season to Start.

The rains OF last night have. In
all probability precluded any posi-.
bility of the collegiate and high
school baseball seasons getting un.
der way today az scheduled.
0alIaudet and Maryland were
supposed TO pry off the lid at Ken
dali Green this afternoon, while a
pair OF scholastic championship
tiIts were booked to take place in
the Central stadium.
Eastern VIZ. Technical a1d Central
W.. Business WAS the menu to be
offered followers OF high school
competition.
Should the weather clear It may
be possible for the six teams TO get
together. The Maryland Gallaudet
fray In to start at $3.50 O'Clock,
while the first OF the high school
games is scheduled for / O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
JACK o'coNNoR A
CHESTY INDIVIDUAL

Jack o'Connor, agent for James
w. Healy, is quite an up-stage sort
or person these days. Jack has
perfect right to be chesty.
The stork left nine-pound baby
girl at the O'Connor home yester.
day. No wonder Jack 10 giving his
friends the vacant stare. Mother
and child are doing fine.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
HATcHETITE GOODS
TO SHOOT MARYLAND

Girl rifle teams from GEORGE
Washington and Maryland Univer.
stty are TO shoot a match over the
College Park range. this afternoon.
The competition viii be shoulder.
|to-shouider and q very interesting
match should result.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29

that Is now pending before Con.
gress. Ed Kemper, secretary, rem
resented the association at tha
House committee meetings and gave
some very interesting data to the
membership.
Ed said that WIN digs state.
ment during the course OF ths
hearings were most timely and carr
ried much weight.
Mr.. Dig said in part:
know this area. For twa1sw
years / have had q house boat on
it. II am on the house boat and
going along and happen to look Up.
/ can tell you where r am from
the trees. There are thousands Of
ducks that summer there.
There is another important thing,
and that has to do with the fur
bearing animals In that area. When
I first started on that river TWEEN
ty years ago in certain low lands
there you would see 1nuskrats for
miles and miles, but there has been
no administration OF the law, they
have had laws, but they have not
been enforced, and the result has
been that the n1uskrat has become
largely extinct.
The same n true Of the skunk.
One man who used to null my.
beat about three years ago told
me that he had sold eighteen
hundred and some odd musIErats
that he had captured i'm this
region.
would like to submit ONE l,ttla
incident with regard to the black
bass rescued by the Bureau Of
FISHERIES from the 10 rescue
grounds.
II 1t were not for that we would
not have any black bass, but we
would have to go to the man who
has an artificial hatchery for pro,
ductng black bass, but we wouldn't
get the four or five or six inch
fellows that we do from the other
place, and we would have to pay 40
cents apiece for them. Last year
they were 80 cents and 40 cents
this year, and the scientists in this
room will tell you that unless
something Is done at once to save
the black bass they are doomed TO
extinction.
One Of the representatives OF the
Bureau of Fisheries, looking over
the area where this drainage has
been proposed, stated that in that
area alone, IL the Government took
1t over and used it as a hatchery
to produce black bass, 1t could
produce more black bass In one
year than all theDAother hatcherieN
In the country are producing.
John II. Tenley, o IOnR.tifne
member Of the Potomac Anglers
Association, passed to the great
unknown Thursday night. His
illness was Of short duration ana
his death came as q great shock
to his many friends. Funeral
services will be conducted from
st. Peters Church, Monday at .
a. m.
The National Masonic Fishing
and Country Club announces their
third annual package party and
.sISS social to be held
~. tS9Ms@k IN in the quarters
E6S.~,cs6>S,SM OF the Gavel Club.
MN - WM7I9 Thirteenth
W3 fIN street northwsNt.
MN IHN on Monday. Mares
MN vss,e:s'oA AN 81, at $40 p. m.
VNSs>--~>6Nw Tho members ex.
pect to make this
event the banner
event Of the season.
Plans are rapidly closing Tor thu
opening of their club house at
All View Manor, Shadyside. Md.
on May 4, at which time impressive
ceremonies will be held. All master
Masons and their families are COR
daily invited to attend.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29

From Toronto; batted $50 in l2s
games; fielding mark Of .977.
White Sox--Maurice Archdeacon.
outfielder. Purchased from Roches.
ter: batted .ss7 IN 1e3 games, stole
thirty-One basae. .ge2 In flalding.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
CATFISH PLENTIFUL IN.
RIVERS MUDDY WATER
~ r. "A. ANGLER.

The fishing situation Washington about
the same With the Potomac continuing high muddy
waters are giving only members Of the catfish family
records were broken for bgness and Max spAows
finest Down to date signs Of the white perch tribe have lowered
into sight but H. foregOne conclusion that when the
reaches normally the fnn4 will be with
The migratory hadheads that usually during the
early spring in thy shallow
backward this season and e yet Of having been
forerunnsrs have been taken by fishermen. = -
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
Dominicans Practice.

Pete Haley. the new Dominican
LWoeum manager. has called prac.
tice for IL a. m. tomorrow at Wash.
ingtoB barracks.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29

The Maryland A. G. will practice
tomorrow at $3.50 p. m. on the field
at Maryland park. All regulars and
candidates are requested to turn
out. II.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29

ing . wonderful time down at
!. the winter Fairgrounds, but WIN
be at home 20 care for the AS1g.
IerY wants bcfOre the IlardheadS
come In from their winter habitat.
At the last regular meeting Of
the Potomac Anglers Association.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29
WASHIN CTON STARS ROLL
AT ROANOKE; PHILLY
GIRLS SHOOT HERE
By r. D. THOMAS.

Five Of WashngtOn greatest ducpn boers in Roanoke
Today resumng began eight
years ago when the Royals supreme.
Tonight the Grand the Washington astar girls
o'clock. g 49, - " ' - 80 49, -
The Nations Capital making splendid effort impress upon the
World that has the ku ducpn shooters extant Baltimore
The Washington times., 1924-03-29

Chapter Of the
Izaalx w alton
League Of Ameri.
ca, quite b good
deal Of the even.
ing was devoted
to, the Upper Mis-
aissippi River
Wild Life ana
Fish Refuge bill
The Washington times., 1924-03-29

Philadelphia 10 more than hair
beaten In the girls match, and now
perhaps the toughest foe Wash.
tngton ever has had In duckpins
win be encountered--Roanoke.
Washington and Roanoke have
clashed tive times. This city has
triumphed three times, and once
was made to smash a record in
order to make the victory decisive.
Every real bowling fan knows about
the total Of 1912 tor three games
the Royals rolled at Sherman's to
start the last block of five games
IN match with Roanoke. It has
never been approached by any
other team.
For two years Roanoke has
De0n yelling for another scrap
with Washington. The Royals,
VINO kept the rivalry hot, passed
Gus Az = team and the Roanoke
Ghallenge until recently went uH1.
needed. Then Earle ID. Stocking,
the ke0nly alive bowling aSsOCla.
tlOn president, took it up In the
most pk0tentiOus intercity cam.
palgn Washington ever has en-
gag6d In.
stocking hopes to arrange matches
with Philadelphia and Martinsburg.
The latter gave Washington some
worthwhile battles when George
1sen1at11 was going strong as q
quckpin leader In the CAPITAL.
1semailn did much to develop inter
city competition.
The Philadelphia maidens are
bent upon gaining revenge tonight
Tor the trimming they took in the
Quaker City where washington
won by q margin of 29S pins In five
games, rubber.b banded pins, using
only two balls to the frame. :.
It ID likely that only three
games win Sc rolled tonight. The
matter to be decided when the
captains Of the two teams get to.
gether. Five games make too
strenuous an evening sfOr the
girls, some believe.
The Washington girls are Miss
Lorraine GULL, Miss Rena Levy,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ackman, Miss
Gladys Lowd, Miss Elizabeth Rawl-
ings, Miss Billie Williams. Miss
Bronson Qualities and Miss Marjorie
Bradt, who got the high game Of
168 in Philadelphia.
The Quaker City girls are the
Misses Mecouch, Miller, johnson,
Wirner and Reynolds. They were
accompanied by a party Of rooters
numbering about fifteen. All will
be the guests of the Grand Central
and Recreation bowling establish.
ment management at dinner today.
The alley management is footing
the entire bill for the match, be-
leving that such affairs serve to
increase the interest Of women in
the game and thereby make 1t a
better; cleaner sport.
TO the fair bowlers much credit
IL due for the rapid progress Of
the game here in recent years.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29

Tive Important events come
With the following week. One is
the closing Of che game fish sea.
son In local waters and the other
Il the opening Of the trout season
I'm Old Virginia.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29

#. X. EtonestrOet, Of Rock
Point, Nd. writes from st.
Augustine, Fla, that he is hav.
The Washington times., 1924-03-29

The National Masonic Fishing
and Country Club announces their
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-29
old Days InzAmericuS

of real organge blossoms on his
coat LAPEL yesterday. He is bound
to catch their delicate odor some
way.
Quite a party of Americas people
will go out to the j. D. Glover place
this morning to attend the exer-
cises incident to selecting a camp
ground.
Americas people are feasting on
delicious Strawberries from their
own garden, but as yet there is none
of this luscious fruit for sale here.
Americas is till dependent upon
Florida for green foliage as the
gardens here furnish but little truck
as yet. Fresh Florida cabbage, to-
matoes and beets are to be had at
fair prices, while strawberries,
radishes and greens.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-29
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. Mar
20, 1914.)

Six thousand dollars was the
amount of the verdict awarded H.
Pittman, of Americas, by a jury
in the city court yesterday morn
ing as damages for alleged person
al injury sustained by the plain
tiff, a former employee of the Sea-
board railway in the company's shop
here.
Monday afternoon at 5 80 o'clock
the Americas fans are going to
have a chance to see the Muckalee
in action against the Cleveland
Scouts.
The A. Y. L. l, Club was enter
tanned on Friday afternoon by Eu-
genia Collins. The members are
Mary Walker, Mabel Ellis, Annie
Ellis, Gertrude Davenport, Majorie
Rogers, Mary Eva Gnospelius, Mary
Sheffield Elizabeth Sheffield, Agnes
Gatewood, Eugenia Warlick.
At the home of the brides par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Webb,
Miss Anna Lou Webb and NJ. FaiE,
Of Midway, Ala, were married at
two P. M. Sunday. To the strains
of Mendelssohn's played by Mrs.
Joe Poole, sister of the bride, the
wedding party took their places at
the altar, only immediate friends
and relatives were present.
Mrs. Lawson Stapleton remains
very seriously i'll with rheumatism
She has been i'll several weeks, al
though rheumatism has hut recent
ly developed.
j. S. Reese, formerly of Ameri-
Gus, has opened a motorcycle shop
in Miami, Fla, and is meeting with
remarkable success in his new field.
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TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
20, 19O4.)


Capt. George Poole, the senior
conductor on this division of the
Seaboard in point of service, has
given up his position with the COM
pany and, for the present at leas5
will look after his beautiful farm
near Americas. Than Capt. Poole TO
conductor on the long run of $40
miles, Savannah to Montgomery,
was so well known or held higher
in esteem, and his genial presence
will be greatly missed by the trav~
cling public ON the Seaboard.
Nothing that has occurred recent
ly has provoked more discussion
than the action of the city coun-
Gil Friday in voting to furnish free
uniforms for the city street over
seer, and the lively debate in coun-
ell which this rather unusual action
brought about. This was from the
standpoint of Alderman Pinkston,
who vigorously opposed uniforming
the street overseer, or for that mat
ter, voting for any further like ex-
penditures.
Dudley Gatewood wore a sprig
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SUBSTANTIAL PURSUITS
RATHER THAN POLITICS.

There is every reason to be-
lieve that the people of this city
have eschewed politics for more
substantial pursuits. The ideas
of its progressive citizens lie in
the direction of progress in con-
struction and commercial and
educational lines rather than in
the heated and partisan political
battles that always leave their in
eradicable scars and in large
measure disrupt and dismay the
process of development by Great
ing friction and prejudice.
1t is substantially shown that
Thomasville is to be the largest
and most attractive city in this
part of the state. Every indi-
cation points to a wholesome and
healthy financial condition as
well as more construction and
industrial activity than has ever
before been known. The signs
were out year ago. They have
SHINE materialized.-
Townsville Times.
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en-, and the old man and his VIC
tins will go down together.
"The way to do this (reduce
taxes), is to stop asking things
of the government that we hope
the other fellow will have to pay
for; demand of those in office,
that they use their ingenuity for
other purposes than that of de-
vising new methods of taxation,
and that they repeal a lot of fool
ish laws, and get rid of a lot of
useless boards. commissions and
employees, and lastly, put into
office men in whom you have
confidence, and then back them
to the limit"
All of the blame can not be
rightly placed on the shoulders
of Congress. We are partly to
blame.
When the time comes that
we send man to Congress be-
cause of his ability, his fearless
ness and his determination to
spend the money entrusted to
him as if it were his own, then
we shall get results at Washing
ton.
The disposition to reward &
Congressman with a return date
because of the bacon he has
been able to bring home" has
been too prevalent of late years.
It is wrong 1t has made grasp
ers of our representatives in
stead of statesmen.
The people must have relief,
They are demanding it. They
will get it if it takes a. domestic
upheaval. They have waited
long and patiently. Taking one
half a mans earnings to pay
city, state and federal taxes is
an outrage that even the Rus
sian Soviet could not get away
with.
Instead Of appropriations, the
watchword should be economy.
We have given our dollars with
the hand of a drunken prodigal.
For six or eight years it has
been Give, give, give" This
should be changed to Cut, cut,
cut, in city, state and federal
government appropriations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-29
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(F'rom the Times-Recorder. Mar.
20. 1894.)

John 7. Taylor received letter
yesterday from his brother, DE-.
Ezekiel Taylor, formerly of Ameri-
Gus But now Of Ell Paso, Texas, re-
cruits for Coxey's Commonwealth
army are organizing in Texas towns
and in many instances are pillaging
the country. Amercus and the good
state of Georgia are to be congrat-
uIated upon the fact thar such a
state of affairs does not exist here.
U. B. Harold has purchased from
the General Electric Company, own
ers of the old street railroad prop
erty here, the large dancing pavilion
IN Lection Park, as we'll as the
bridge that spans the Sam railroad
near the park. He also bought the
grand stand at the ball park, and
half mile of fencing that surrounds
the property. The original cost Of
the pavilion and bridge was about
$4,000. MIR. Harold will use the
lumber for other purposes.
Elton Parker and DIR. Clebe Jow-
ers went out after reynard early
yesterday morning, but for some
reason failed to strike a trail They
carried a fine pack of hounds, fiji
teen in number, and went over a
portion of Sumter, Schley and Web
ster counties in a vain effort to
strike a trail.
The gathering last night at the
Methodist parsonage was u union
If hearts and hands of the mem
and tho friends. Del;' '.fll re-
frs slMN is were seq ID and young
and old voiced the evening one Of
the most enjoyable ever spent, and
rejoiced that Americas was blessed
with the presence of the Cody man.
Rev. 7. M. Christian and his goo,
wife, who have endeared both
church people and outsiders to then.
since they came to minister and 10
do well among us.
| j. B. Leonard, the skilled arcni-
tect and contractor, turned the keys
of the handsome new rectory ever
10 the owners Yesterday
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E:j7'%fe2at,6
x bgAbert Apple
QUICKSAND

General Pershing has been writ
ing a history Of the World War.
His book, begun during his recent
seclusion in France, covers the
period between Americas plunging
into the conflict and the armistice.
The book should be what serious
minded people call "a valuable con-
tribution."
The final history of the World
War will tell it in a few hundred
words. By the year 1000 the war
will have become legendary, in
quicksand. Chinese armies once
conquered Asia and most Europe.
Their troops are estimated as many
as 20 millions. But how much
space does history give them after
the lapse of centuries?