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Evening star., 1924-09-28
4g Glory With Harris c. L. Gives Holy Cross Great Battle
xI-EDOAR G. RICE

q AM RICE may have a middle
name, but il SO he keeps il to
himself. San insists that the
c he uses in his signature is simply
c. nothing else. SO when he pens
his name on a contract, no period
goes after that c.
AS. a matter of fact Sam never
uses his real first name except in
formal records and on legal docu-
ments. He signs the papers as Edgar
c Rice. No base ball fans ever heard
Of Ed Rice. Sam he was dubbed in
the Navy back in 1918 and Sam he
now is to the base ball world at
large.
Sam was born in Morocco, Ind,
February 9, 1892, but WAS not a
Hoosier very long, Before he could
argue about it his parents took him
to a big farm In Illinois near Wat
seka, and that town has been home
to Sam practically ever since.
Sam insists that Watseka is on the
map, because he put 1t there by his
pitching for the town team In 1910
and 1911, but wise base ball folks
nowadays refuse to believe Sam ever
was pitcher. However, he was
considered such when he puzzled bat
ters of other clubs that used to in
wade Watseka. and the Watsekans
always were willing to wager the
price of couple Of bushels of wheat
on his ability.
Sam must have made people out
side of his county believe he was a
nj lCh
was signed by the Galesburg club of
the Central Association In 1912. Sam
kept at the professional game for a
season, then got the wanderlust and
joined Uncle Sans Navy.
Saw Action In Mexico.
He was with the gobs when they
went to Vera Cruz in 1914 seeking a
flag salute. Sam was a coal passer,
but was with the landing party from
his ship and got into action a-plenty
ashore Bullets were flying faster
than any ball he had thrown, but still
Sam figured he was a good pitcher
because he had pitched winning ball
for his ships team.
Back 10 the States came Sam and
went out of the Navy to the Peters
burg club of the Virginia League in
the latter part OF the 1914 season. He
pitched there, and Clark Griffith
brought him TO Washington as a
pitcher in July, 1918. In the next
season Sam showed so much hitting
ability that he was yanked from the
slab and sent to the outfield, where
he has become d star Of high order.
Rice is a speed demon on the bases
and has fully earned his nickname,
Man-o'-W
Il was a good pitcher" says Sam,
and would have been a. better one II
they had not ruined me by continual
work in the batting practice. How
ever, no one ever thought so but !.
Evening star., 1924-09-28
ROBINS LAST HOPES
ENDED BY BRAVES

BROOKLYN, September 27.-The
Braves put the Brooklyn Robins perma :
nently out of the race for the National
League pennant today by winning a close
game, to ,. Incidentally the Boston
club broke Bill Doak's string Of consec-
utive victories which had reached 10 up
to this point.
Cooney held the Dodgers to four hits,
one of which was home run by
Brown, first man up in the fifth This
was Brooklyn's first hit of the game.
The Brooklyn team scored its second
and final run in the eighth on a single
by High. Mitcheil's walk and Wheat S
single
A vigorous protest arose in this in
ming when Umpire KLEIN ruled Mitch
ellis hit to right foul Both high
and Mitchell had scored on the hit, the
latter's run tying the count, when Stem
gel threw wild and the ball rolled to
the Boston dugout. The runners were
ordered back, however, and Mitchell
was passed.
The Braves scored all their runs off
Doak
Evening star., 1924-09-28
BI.ANkENSHI

CT. PETERSBURG. Fla, Sep
y tember 27.-"Washington fans
may idolize Walter Johnson
today in his prime as a big league
pitcher, but they don't think bit
more OF him than the fans out in
Weiser. Idaho, did when | went out
there II years ago TO sign him up
for the Washington team, said Cils
Blankenship, former big league star
and one-time catcher on the Wash
ington team today.
Cliff. who is spending his time as a
member OF the Palmetto Hot Stove
League, has both eyes glued to the
sporting pages these days, and is
watching johnson with great inter
est as the Nationals climb closer to
the pennant
Back in 1907 broke a finger
catching, and Joe Cantillon. our man
ager sent me out on a scouting trip
to look over Clyde Milan at Wichita,
Kans," Bl a n k S h p continued.
while in Wichita Joe sent me a clip
ping from a Boise, Idaho, paper, tell
ing of Johnson's great pitching at
w
look him over. ! closed the deal for
Milan and left for Idaho, where ]
found Johnson was the idol of his
home supporters and the nemesis of
every team in the little semi pro
league he was pitching for.
Had TO Use Persuasion.
"I hung around for sometime be-
fore I could induce Walter to sign
contract 1t seems he had been
given a chance with the Tacoma
team, but they made the mistake of
putting an outfielder in to catch him
and Walter was too much for him.
AS result Walter was said to be
poor material and was released. This
soured him to a certain extent with
the higher leagues, and he was stick
ing around with Weiser, pitching
once a week and making a great rep
utation
Finally he told me if his mother
would consent that he would sign.
We wired her and she told Walter to
use his own judgment. He then con-
sented to sign and ! finally sent him
on to Washington alone.
When the fans at Weiser found
that l had signed him they were
ready to lynch me and for a while it
looked like the deal would have to
De put through Oy someone else, II 1t
ever was. / finally consented to al
low him to pitch an important game
and then got away as quickly IS pos
sible.
Writers Joshed About "Find."
Joe Cantillon told me on my re-
turn to take the boy under my wing
and tell him when he was ready to
go in. watched him carefully for about
a week and during this time all the
| sporting writers were kidding me
about my new find but after that
first game they changed their minds.
He went over big and from that time
on was a fixture with Washington.
when it came to signing a con-
tract he showed good judgment, hold
ing out for higher money, and it was
| only through my efforts that he did
| finally sign"
johnson always has led a clean
| life, and in every way has been the
type of athlete which makes base
| ball so popular said Blankenship,
! adding that he will be in the grand
stand roofing for him if Washington
wins the pennant
Evening star., 1924-09-28
MINES BEGIN BATTLE
FOR LEAGUE HONORS

Old rivals battling for the Indepen-
dent League award in the first of a
three-game series will clash today at
o'clock at the Washington Barracks
when Dominican Lyceun. winner Of
the first series, encounters the Sham
rocks, victor in the second set of
games.
Tommy Thompson or Lefty Kuh-
merit will draw the mound selection
for the Shamrocks, while Brayton or
Grazzini will be on the firing line for
are capable and pitchers duel
should be forthcoming.
Mount Rainier has asked the Ma
tional Base Ball Federation to post
pone its titular series until October
IL and 12 with the winner of the De-
troit-Johnstown games. Mount
Rainier has been promised the use of
Griffith Stadium on these dates Ben?
ming tossers will be the opponents of
Mount Rainier today at $3.50 o'clock
on the latter's field.
HerIl and Kanawha tossers are
primed for their game today at IL
o'clock on diamond No. OF the Monu-
ment Grounds. The winner will claim
the Hebrew championship of Wash
ington.
Maryland Athletic Club and the Mo-
hawks have called off their game to-
day.
Old rivals will meet when the
Arlington Athletic Club faces the
Alexandria Dreadnaughts today at 3
o'clock on the Iatter's field.
Smithheld MidEets will end their
1924 base ball campaign when they
entertain the Rialto Midgets this
afternoon on their home field. The
Smithfeids have copped a games out
of - this season.
Evening star., 1924-09-28
JOHNSON AUTO FUND
DRIVE IS CONTINUING

Admirers Of Walter johnson, who
hope to purchase an, automobile for
the National hurIingSa ace as a testi-
monial for his stellar work in this
seasons campaign, have nearly
reached the one thousand dollar mark
in their drive for funds, there being
$744.34 collected to date.
A dance and reception, with Nick
Altrock and Al Schacht listed as
the main attraction, will be held at
the New willard Hotel Thursday
night. Invitations have been sent to
the Washington team.
Four orchestras will supply the
music, lie Paradis, Meyer Goldman,
LAiglon and Wardman Park. Sub
scriptions are coming in rapidly to
Treasurer Cy Mcdonald at Spalding's. s..
Evening star., 1924-09-28
FILMS SHOW GIBBONS
HUNG ON TO DEMPSEY

NEW YORK, September 27.--The
Dempsey Gibbons show at Shelby is
now being shown on the film in New
York. How the pictures got here the
writer does not know But even
though beiated they will be welcomed
by all who wish 10 see how the champ
was stood off for - rounds.
Watching the pictures there come
fresh Impressions of Dempsey's lack
of viciousness and of Gibbons won
derful bicycle work and his ability
to tie UP the title holder.
In the fifteenth round, especially.
Gibbons deliberately hung onto Demp-
sey, a favorite practice being to lock
his right or left hand under Jack 5
elbow.
In the East, or In fact anywhere
but in Montana. Gibbons would have
been disqualified for holding and
locking fists as he did but in Shelby
the last thing Jimmy Dougherty, the
referee, thought of evidently was dis
qualifying Gibbons The fact that he
is alive today providing pork chops
for Mistuh Goddard is due to the fact
that he did not fire the ST. Pauiian
out of, the ring.
Evening star., 1924-09-28
FLYING START MADE
BY AGGIE BOWLERS

The Agricultural Bureau Duck
pin League opened its 10th annual
season on Thursday, September %,
eight teams taking the drives on the
third floor at the Recreation.
Economics and Soils made sweeps
over Solicitors and Interbureaus, re-
spectively, while the Plant Bureau
and Accounts teams were able 70 take
the odd games from Property and
Roads.
Stock of the Solicitors team won
was really the best performer, of the
evening with a high game of l30 and
set total of 342. rolling at anchor
with the Plant Bureau five.
John p. Evans was out with the
Accounts team after a years absence.
The pins were not breaking any too
well for John, but he was giving
them such mean looks that they fell
for 304 set anyway. Donaldson
starred for Accounts with a high
game of 1872 and d set total of 325
HumphrieS. formerly with the old
Farm Management five, got a splen-
did start with the Public Roads outfit
hitting the pins for 333 total.
The withdrawal of the Farm
Management five means a greatly
strengthened Economics team this
season, since two of the Farm stars
Miller and Cooper, are now with Eco
nomics and helped a lot in giving
their new team a sweep over Solici-
tors. Cooper had set of 5SS, with
a high game of III. Murphy was
best for Solicitors, beating Stock BY
317 to 3l3 in spite of the latter's fine
second game of 1874
Adams of the Soils team. who burst
into prominence during the last weeks
OF the 1923-24 season, seems bent on
keeping up the pace. getting 52I for
his initial set, with a high game oi
125.
De Glantz and Casper rolled well
for Property, with sets of $50 and
800, while Norris, a newcomer, show.
decided promise. He had games ot
l05 and 1l3. but a bad second game
spoiled his set.
Evening star., 1924-09-28
BROOKLANDERS BEATEN
BY A COUNT OF l3 TO 7
Crowley's Great Punting Mainly Responsible for
Victory of New nganders-Capital Eleven
Score Near Close of Game.

JORCESTER Mass, September N-HoIy opening
w 1924 today caught something Cstho
= University of Washington had hard winning b
Is to After it had scored touchdown half Holy
could the ball
counter by nercepting forward and
Crowy brilliant punng and Glennan
end the factors Holy victory. Crowley
De 20 while
repeatedly.
Holy the half OF
that despite several penalties finally enabled the L.
The Catholic did when
left. McGovern grabbed partially punt
dcrcdacrn Tie
Evening star., 1924-09-28

the idols of population that was count
ed by hundreds where it is counted now
by thousands. These were Doug Allison,
who to this day is asserted by the old
fellows to have been the greatest in his
position of all time; Asa Brainard. n
wonderful fielder, and Ad Leonard. an
other wonderful fielder; Charley Sweazy
DaYy Force, man not much bigger
than pint of peanuts, but as active a
shortstop as a Mexican bean tumblinG
on a platter: Glenn and Berthrong and
even Nick Young, former president of
the National League, if you wish to &c
back to the days when the United
States were, rebuilding after war had
torn them apart.
Back in the SOS when Ma
tional League club visited Washing
ton-the city went into the National
League in 1SS6-the out town
clubs stopped at the old willard Ho-
tel. Usually only parts OF the hotel
were open, as the heat drove almost
all the official population of Wash
ington to cool resorts.
Hotel Chairs on Sidewalk.
on the street in front of the hoteI
lobby there were many fashion, ed
armChairs, such as hotels kept in
those days for the comfort of their
guests They were ranged along the
curbStoneS In the later afternoon
and the evening when the ball players
were astir they sat in those old-fa sh
ioned chairs and lolled the time away
between games while the Washington
populace walked up and down in
front of the willard Hotel and ad-
mired.
Occasionally fans would enter into
conversation with the visiting play
ers. and great the distinction that be
fell some Washington kid when he
could get a reply out of Clarkson
Ewing. Kelly or keefe. the lustrous
stars of their time.
Many d cigar was bestowed upon
their gracious majesties who sat in
those old wooden chairs and conde-
scendinSly accepted tribute. and many
a chew OF tobacco was borrowed until
that time came when the old Willard
was remodelcd and the Boulevard de
Base Ball, as the players We're won,
to call their lounging place in Wash
ington, passed into memory.
Old Mike Kelly Cracked One.
Mike Kelly sat in one of the big
chairs one night years ago when some
venturesome fan approached him and
entered into conversation Why
said the fan at length, lis it tina,
Washington can't win any pennant?'
Because" said the irrepressiblt ia
Kelly without facial muscle wab.
bling, you are SO damned busy max
ing money in that place across the
street" pointing to the Treasury
Building, that you don't give time
enough to the honest occupation ol
playing base ball right"
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1924-09-28

GrIfnth went to Washington after
the season of 1911. following two
years of indifferent success at Gin
cinnati. Under Griffith the Washing
ton club jumped from seventh place
in 1911 to second in 1912. 1t fnished
second again in 1913, third in 1914,
fourth in 1915, seventh in 1916. back
TO third in 1917 and also third in 1918.
the season which was interrupted by
the war. Then the team plunged
back to seventh in 1919, but moved
back to sixth in 1920, the year in
which Griffith became president of
the club and began to experiment
with playing managers
In 1871 another step took the Wash
tnston club upward to fourth place
In 1922 il Topped back to sixth and
in 1923, when Griff thought he had a
surprise for the American League his
team finished fourth. In all the years
that have gone before the Washing
ton club has been struggling always
TO win IT'S hrst pennant and never
quite reaching it,
Those boys are going to get some
where this year" remarked Griffith
down at Tampa one afternoon last
Spring a $ he looked over the sprightly
Washington players in training.
Seemingly they did get some
where" and the Nations Capital
never Hds hHo"n SQCh great days in
base ball as it has enjoyed this
season.
Old Days Were Grent Ones.
But there were great days in base ball
in Washington also when the city was
represented in the National League. Its
team never won a pennant, but it saw
some hne base ball al times and some
great ball players came out of Wash
Ington. The lank and lean Connie Mack,
with his weather beaten cheeks and
Shaggy eyebrows, was Il Washington
catcher in his 9ime. Walter Wil,uot,
once one Of the fleeteSt of outtielders,
was with Washington. After Delehanty
left the National League the mighty
mauler became Washington player
Hank O'Day pitched in Washington.
and pitched almost as we'll as he um-
pires. Hank should be an umpire in the
world series, that he may return TO the
scene of early days with a feather in
his cap Sam Wise and Win Mercer
were with Washington, Mercer of the
pensive face, who pitched IackadaiSical
curves and was the best African golfer
Of the national game. McJameS pitched
for Washington. great throWer when
his arm felt easy. Jimmy Casey played
at WashnSton's third base, and Tom
Brown. who ran with the grace of u bal
let dancer and the speed of a deer,
played ball for Washington.
Stars Preceded Them.
And before them, long before them.
were men who helped to make base b8l
what it is, and who in their day wer,
Evening star., 1924-09-28

n OSTON, September 27-"When
n Cliff Blankenship, scout of
- the Washington club, first
asked me to sign for the big leaguers
the proposition did not appeal to
me particularly" declared Walter
Johnson, again leading pitcher in the
American League and one of the
greatest characters that ever graced
major league base bail. But after
thinking it over a few hours, | de-
cided TO take a chance.
You see, that was back in 1907
and ! was only a youngster then. I
was playing in Weiser, Idaho. which
was far enough from my California
home, but the big leagues meant to
me something way back East, and
was a little frightened by the idea
OF going such distance from my
people.
LAS far as know, Blankenship
never saw me pitch in game before
I signed with Washington. 1 believe
he only watched me practice.
'Out in Idaho in Summer the days
are quite long, so we used TO go out
to the ball lot in the evening about
s o'clock for an hours workout. 1t
was an evening in July. 1907, while
on my way back from the lot to my
boarding house, that l first met
Blankenship.
Came Right to the Point.
He stepped up to me and without
any formality remarked: You had a lot
of stun on the ball this evening, but
you were a little wild That sur
prised me, for l thought my control
good But / told him the fellows on
the teams ! pitched against would
hit at almost anything, so pitcher
did not have to be in there all the
time.
Then he introduced himself, told
me his business and asked II | would
like to go to Washington. Right then,
I told him no, but he insisted / con-
slider the matter for awhile and asked
to see me again that evening. He
had arrived in Weiser only that day.
he said, and wanted to get out that
night
Il talked with Blankenship a cou-
pie of hours later and agreed to take
chance with Washington. He
wanted me to leave with him. But 1
was slated to pitch big game against
Caldwell, Weiser's greatest base ball
rival then. the next day, SO told him
I would come on to Washington within
a few days.
Insisted on Fare Back, Too.
We'll, Blankenship said he would
wire the club right away for trans
portation for me and ] also told him
he had better wire for little more
money, too, as / wanted to make sure
/ would have my fare back home in
III
both lots of money that night, turned
them over to me and as far As / know
left Weiser that night.
For time ! thought he intended
to stay over to see me work the next
day, but did not want me to know 1t.
was beaten, 1 to in extra innings
in that last game I pitched for
Weiser, and after pitching IS score
less innings, too"
Evening star., 1924-09-28
Totals. IS "a I5 Totals. IS Is

'Batted for Fowler in eighth inning.
81. Louis. ..,,.. o.
Clncnnati...... I-lo
RunS-Blades, CritE, Ponseco, Bnhpe 49,,
Hargraye t3). Dbut (2l Errors-Blade~.
roporccr Theycnow. G. Fowler. Two-base
hits-Rressler. ClemonS Threebase hits
-Dibut. Hzrgrave. Sacrihces-Fonsecs, hi
nut. Left on bases--St. Louis. 10: Gin
cinnsti. .. Bases on bails-of Dibut, ::
OF T. Fowler, J. Hits-On Fowler 10 3
innings tnone out in fourth; OF Vines, 10
in {; of BcrIey. in / inning. Passed ball
CIemoDs. Losing pitchsr-P. Fowler. Um-
pires-Messrs Sweeney and Emslie. Time OF
game hour and 81 minutes.
Evening star., 1924-09-28
REDS HAMMER BALL
IN DEFEATING CARDS

CINCINNATI. Ohio, September 27.-
Cincinnati, with a makeshift team in
the field. slugged St. Louis pitchers
and won the final game at Redland
Field. 10 to /.
Daubert, Roush and Duncan were
absent on account of disabilities. The
Reds will close the season at ST.
st Louis tomorrow with double
header.
Evening star., 1924-09-28

Detroit. ....... o . o 5-1o
Runs-Jones, Manush ,(2). Cobb, Heilnann,
Burke, Pratt fc), Gehringer, Whitehill, Bar
rett, Elsh, Clancy. Mcclellan, Srh,lk (o),
Blankenshp Hooper Errors-Burke White
hill. Clancy, Schslk. Two-base hits-Manush
Whitehill, Collins, Heilnann. Three-base hits
Cobb. Barrett: Stolen bases - Heilmann.
Thurston, Barrett, Collins, Grabowski Falk
Double plays-BaYrett to Collins; Clancy (un-
assisted; Pratt tuna assisteds. Left on bases
-Detroit, S; Chicago s. Bases on balls-on
Whitehill. 1 of Blankenship, 1: on Holloway,
I; off Wells, 1. Struck out-By Holloway, /;
nings; of Blankenship. 10 in innings: Oh
Whitehill, in innings; OF Holloway, 2 in
in ! inning. Wild pitch-Thurston winning
pitcher-Holioway. Losing piteher-Blanken-
ship. Umpires - Nessrx. Moriarty. Ormsby
and Hildebrand. Time Of game. 2 hours and
Evening star., 1924-09-28
REDS RESTRICT CUBAN.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, September o.
Pedro Dibut, young Cuban pitcher
Cincinnati Nationals today. The
terms were not made public. but it
was learned that the contract pro-
hibited the Cuban from pitching base
ball during the Winter months in
Cuba
Evening star., 1924-09-28
PIRATES DOWN CUBS
IN LASBT HOME GAME

PITTSBURGH. September 27. -
Pittsburgh closed it's home season
today with a ten-inning victory over
Chicago, to >.
Adams pitched the entire game for
the Pirates and helped win with a
hit in the tenth inning with two out,
which put Schmidt on second base
Schmidt scored the winning run on a
single by Carey.
Aldridge occupied the pitching
mound for the visitors
Evening star., 1924-09-28
CLEVELAND RECRUIT
TRIMS THE BROWNS

CLEVELAND. September 27.-Recruit
pitcher Levsen held St. Louis TO seven
scattered hits and Cleveland won the
opening game of the final series II to
today.
The Browns only run resulted from
singles by Sislcr and McManus and d
wild mitch
Evening star., 1924-09-28
STRIBLING WINS BOUT.

RALEIGH, y. C.. September 27-
Young StribljnE of Macon. Ga. out
pointed Vic Mclaughlin OF New York
by a-small margin in d 1O-round bout
here tonight. The bout was marred
by series of clinches. for which both
lighters were declared to be equally
guilty.
Evening star., 1924-09-28
CLARK STARTED PUTTING
CAPITAL ON MAP In 1912
City Knew Great Base Ball Days Many Years Before
That, However-Some Famous Stars of Early
Era Are Recalled by Old Timer.
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

HE glory that Washngon the base ball 1924 draws
close, shared managerial by Clark Griffith and
Stanley Harris balepped
the managerial when he president Washington
club 1920 but has had the Of his
pulse OF the Senatorial
Looking back Washngton's "A
Griffith during which has
League the honored
that f be his due without
the credit that belongs Bucky Harris
this have chieNed nrrNio
Evening star., 1924-09-28
McInnis' hitting featured.

totSiS-, Ob L. - . Totals. ~ - IL
sPstted for Doak in sixth.
fBatted for Eberhardt in eighth
BOSTON. o o o 0-3
Runs - StenEel. McInnis, Tierney. High,
Brown. Errors-Mitchel t2) Wheat. Four
nier. Two base hit-Cooney. Three base hit
--Cooney, Home run-Brown. Stolen base
Stengel. sacrifce-O'SeHl. Double plays
Fourier tunsssistedl; Smith, Tierney and
Mc1nnis: Fournier to Stock TO Mitchell to
Stock. Left on bases-Boston. Z; Brooklyn.
5. Rases on balIs-on Cooney, 4. Struck
out-By Cooney, 4; by Ruether. /. Hits-On
noak. in 6 innings; off Ehrhardt. 8 in .
innings; or Ruether. in ! inning. Wild
pitch-Doak. Losing pitcher-Doak. um
pire6-Messrs. Klem Mccormack and Hart.
Time OF game-l hour and so minutes.
Evening star., 1924-09-28
PENNANT TO OMAHA.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, September
27.-The Omaha Buffalos won the West
ern League pennant here today by de-
feating Oklahoma City, to 2, while
the Denver Bears were losing to et
Joseph.