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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18


ton for weakness until he discovers that
Machiaveli to unwind it,
When marres a girl after of those long soul
tormenng engagements it is simply because he fought
until there is no more fight left in him.
Marriage is the biggest sporting proposition the wodand
poor sport" is who hits at himself
or man who strikes at a woman's vanity.
The great American game longer along but
Of the other fellows
Amony the "hush money" which pays for
ceasing to love him. legally.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18

"silly, old-fashioned thing" like real love.
The Lord probably decreed that man shall rest
but one day week, because HE knew how it
frazZles woman's nerves to have a man chang
ing around the house" for twenty-four hours.
Most men are awakened from loves young
dream by sob or sigh A man can forgive
woman for anything on earth sooner than for
suffering" within his hearing.
man may have music in his soul; but that's
no reason he should let it out, to torture the fam
lily, every time he turns the water for his bath.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-18
MEDIT A TIONS
MARRIED I WOMAN
BY HELEN ROWLAND

A WOMAN dreams Of her yeserdays-and Of her to-
~ morrows; but the only important moment in a mans
= = life is "this evening""
The hardest task for the modern girl
ton for worldly sophtcaon by concang her natural appetite
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
LET'S WITH WALTONS
Spears San Antonio Delegate to
Sportsmen's Convention.

soa Spears. one of the organizers
officers of the San Antonio chap
Of the Izaak Walton League. an
|lmational body Of sportsmen. will
ye for Chicago Tuesday morning to
Ind the convention of the league in
h city April 10. IL and II.
Dir. Spears goes to Chicago on The
Etation Of the national Officers o!
lyaak WALTON League who, in a
PR to the Iewlv-formed local chap
expresses their strong desire TO
g the Southwest and its in ,er"sts
resented since this section g strate-
|illy important to ell discuss ,rs ri
\ conservation pf gsme and 81" liar
fcs.
Ire San Antonio delegate viii bring
before the convention the unlawful
fling for fIs' in inland waters along
\ gulf coast, ,lthonsf only TO Ioint
the cordi-iol. as action lies who'll
|tith the state liz this law violation.
|lrently reported. Mr.. Spea ~s also
\ propose change in the rPmr0 If
Izask Walton league. since its
tent title seems to confine it to
Eng. whereas its endeavors take in
e reservation. reforcstation and
By other branches of outdoor activ-
Dr.. Spears will return in about ten
u. He will ston on his way back at
Has TO visit his mother.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
abe Will Go Out to ''Rust
EN-" Again This
Summer.
HATS HIS SECRET"
lst "Busts EN- Last
Year He Went in Some
for Science"
By JOE WILLIAMS.

|ppyright by The san Antonio Light.
New York. April 5.-Several years
ELK the Sunday editor of a Cleveland
Eper sent this writer out TO the
nerican League park in that city
get a feature story about Babe
18th.
4 Ask him to tell you the secret of
tremendous hitting" prompted the
hius of the editorial floor.
Ruth was then in the midst of his
1T great Latting orgy, the one
itch lifted him to the top of the
irld as the games most remarkable
Me-run swatter.
D asked Ruth the question in the
tors precise words. The Babe was
boxing long flies to the outfield at
time and perspiring Yankee ath-
les pulled the drives down against
concrete wall in deep mid-f;eld.
III just bust en-" answered the
ibe. with a laconic finality that
Fuld have shamed Maupassant him
Erhe reader will recall that the Babe
btinued to bust 'em with great fire.
ency and ferocity for couple of
sons to come. But last year and
year before the Babe did not go
for busting exclusively. Rather
took his hits as they came, re-
fdless of size or character.
Wants His Home Runs.
Matters may be bit different with
Babe this year: he confides pri-
[ely that he prefers busting in its
tde, elementary forms to the high
and more polished elements Of of
se, known generally as plain base
hing. ..-
n short, the Babe cares not who
Us the league in hitting il he may
her additional glory as 4 home
d hitter. This is set forth con
cuously for two reasons: az be-
lse it comes from the Babe him
and (2) because much has been
ftten i'm recent weeks anent the
pes aspirations TO lead the leagues
tiers.
Ruth has a perfectly logical notion
II Ban .Iohnson's new policy OF
ping balls slightly soilcd and not
badly nicked in play will help
n build up a new home-run
Ibrd.
] Fewer Bases on Balls?
think the pitchers will pitch to
oftener with the old balls than
|y did with the new ones" says
| Babe. 1.-The pitchers are sup
| ed to attain greater effectiveness
Eh discolorcd balls and that should
courage them to take more
noes with the dangerous hitters.
am certainly willing to gamble
| h them. They walked me 40
les last year. That was just 10
nccs to make base hits they took
' ay from me. at least one or two
(which, you'll eoncede, might have
e for homers. Let 'em cut that
hbcr in half this year and see
B, see if / don't get more than Al
way" :.
For the benefit Of the stupid chill.
b in the back row II is repeated
| / the Babe made Al homers last
and was tied with Cy Williams
the Phillies for the seasons hon
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
"KAYOED" TO SUCCESS
Morrie Schlaifer Has Licked All
Corners Since Walker Flattened Him

Omaha, Neb., April 5.-A knock
out at the hands of a champion made
instead Of ruined the career of Nor
rie kid Schlaifer. Omaha's con.
tender for the welterweigbt title.
History shows that knockout
punch usually blasts the hopes of n
young rcrappcr and he never is as
good as before.
Schlaifer is an exception.
He has been stopped but once in
his life-that time at Chicago by
Champion Mickey Walker himself.
Undaunted. Schlaifer started right
back up the ladder.
He has won ii straight fights since
then and glancc at the list of his
victims shows few were "set-ups."
In. his comeback he has won deci-
sions over Billy Wells. the much
touted English champion; Jimmy
Jones, Paul Doyle. Billy Ryan, Pan
ANA Joe Cans. Dago Joe Cans.
Jimmy Clabby. Tillie kid German
Bud Logan. Cowboy Padgett, Rock
Smith. Charlie Long. Patsy Rocco,
Harold Simmons and others.
Schlaifer has lost but four deci-
sions in his career. He was out.
rointed by Dave Shade twice, frankie
Schoell once and knocked out by
Walker.
He has fought 40 battles and has
won 53 by the knockout route.
Schlaifer started out as slugger
cure and simple but in mis- come.
back role he has started to box.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
BANTAM JOE LYNCH
WILL TRY COMEBACK
AS FEATHERWEIGHT
Too Weak to Fight at Ban
tam Poundage, Is :
His Abb.

Ne; YLrk. March 22.-"One year
from nor',' says Joe Lynch, lately re-
moved bantamwcight champion. III
be the worlds fea,herweight champion.
That's the best way to show those
bantam. but haven't started yet as
Il featherweight."
Smiling through fine sinner that
Abe Goldstein gave him when be took
the title away from him Friday night,
Lynch said he was glad TO get rid
of his crown.
II was just kidding myself when |
tried to believe that | could fight at
the bantamwcight unit. thought
could until | tried tie was SO weak
couldn't have punched out window
glass. / don't want to take anything
away from Goldstein because he is
good little fighter and a nice fellow"
he said.
Goldstein's graduation into a job
that any luck at all should mean al
least 100000 is another proof of the
opportunities that are afforded to
young boxers.
He was born in the Stun district OF
the lower East Side. He was left an
orphan at the age of > and was
brought IN in Jewish orphanaEr
When he was Ii he went TO live with
an older brother and obtained employ
ment as an office boy with coffee
brokerage house in the financial dis
trict. He laid off one day to get
ready for an amateur boxing tourna-
ment and drew the can for it.
Luck changed when Willie Lewis.
one of the greatest middlewcights of
his day. found little Goldstein and
told him he could make q fighter out
of him il he'd listen 10 him and do
what he was told.
He listened and did what he was
told but the trip TO the title was any
thing but a Joy ride. He was stop.
ped by Lynch and Johnny Buff and
he had bad fight with Pancho Villa.
but Lewis kept working him and be
finally landed.
"That boy can lick anybody he
thinks he can beat Lewis said some
time ago. "My job is to get him
thinking that he can beat Lynch.
know he can do it tut have to get
him feeling the same way"
Lewis apparently did his part be-
cause there was nothing timid in the
Goldstein that took the fight away
from Lynch in the first round and
kept it.
As Goldstein had a rocky journey TO
the top he may have rocky time as
a champion sticking to his road /; not
that he is not a capable champion
but because the competition is becom-
ing sitter than Lynch had when ne
was reigning.
Goldstein will have 10 defend his
title against Bud Taylor, the Terre
Haute youngster, and be is one OF the
most formidable little fighters in the
ring. If Taylor challenges now, Gold
stein will not have to accept it for
six months and at this parlicu,ar sea,
son of the year he can find much to
do and plenty to make in six months.
All Goldstein seemed to lack in the |
past was the necessary confidence and |
IL he acquired that in winning his title |
he ought to make the grade as cham
pion.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
KEEPS TENNIS TITLE
Richards Gets Jump on Hunter in
Indoor Finals.

New York, April 5.-vineent Rich
ards retains his title as indoor ten
mis- champion of the United States.
The youthful New York flash de-
feated Francis L. Hunter easily in
their match here Saturday afternoon
by scores of Sc. 60. SO and 6-3.
More than 5000 spectators saw the
match.
Hunter was outrushed from the
start when he got away msteadfly
and it was not until Richards had
run over him in two games that he
began TO show his form. Richards
got going in the thirteenth game of
the first set and for six times in
succession. running into the second
set. Hunter failed to score against his
opponents service.
Hunter scored only fourteen points
in the short second set. but he step-
ned out in the third set and won. 6-3.
although the point score was only II
- w his favor.
Richards increased his pace in the
fourth set and had the score AZ in
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Mid-westerners Speak Of
Their Depressing Influ-
ence on Sports.
WEST REFORM PIONEER
Walter Camp Says There's
Some Grounds for Criti-
cism of East.
BY WALTER CAMP.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
New York, April 5.-Harvard and
Yale have been called many things
by many people, but so far as the
writer is aware it remained for the
Western Conference Club made up OF
graduates of middle western colleges
now living in and about New York.
to saddle them with the epithet
provincial.
These westerners are certainly
carrying the fight right into the east.
ern stronghold. Read what happened
at their recent banquet in New York.
"All of the speeches" says a re-
port of the meeting, developed the
theme that athletic growth has be.
come in these colleges 1.-THE middle
western group an integral part of
the entire educational program.
big Ten" Sets the Pace.
"Thc conference has been the torch
bearer. and has set the pace in plac.
ing physical development of the great
est number of students in the educa-
.tional scheme without risk of com
mercialism.
Believing that the older institu.
tons of learning are essentially
provincial, it has seemed TO the west
erncrs their duty is stand together
in the midst OF the depressing influ
cnce of Harvard and Yale"
The word commercial" has come
TO be a term of opprobrium in the
mouths of some athletic reformers.
and some one ought to clear up just
what is meant by it when il is used
in this sense. There is only one way
in which athletics could be run with.
ont the use Of gate receipts and that
is By contributions of philanthrcnists
who would be very hard to find.
However. it is the opinion of the
writer that the Middle West has. in
fact, been the pioneer in many ath
letic reforms, and il is to be hoped
that they will be the "torch bearers
in checking some of the extravaSant
expenditures of money and making
the football receipts go further to-
ward development of more field room
and athletic equipment.
This report of the conference pro
ceedings looks like q strong challenge
10 provincial" Harvard and Yale.
America is to have two, polo teams
MI tHt vi. III
team picked by the committee. Tommy
Hitchcock Jr.. will assemble polo
team TO compete in the big event nj
Paris in June. He will take team
of four players and one substitute.
arrivin: in time TO get in three weeks
of practice in France. The team will
take 20 ponies and will pay It's own
expenses. They sail on the Roch-
ambeau April 10.
Further evidence Of the struggle
America is TO meet in the Olympic
swimming events is provided by the
recent performance Of Andre Charl-
ton, the 1Gyear-old Australian.
Charlton defeated Arne Borg OF
Sweden at sydney in an SS0-yarl
race. finishin. about IL yards ahead
and covering the distance in 10 min
utes, 81 40 seconds. That is a new
world mark.
Some statistician has figured it out
that Chick Evans has taken nearly
2.000.00O swings on the golf links dur
ing his fifteen years as a golfer. II
Chick has taken nearly 2,000,OO0
swings. wasting few, how high would
the total run for the ordinary golfer
with a fifteen-year servire record?
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
CHEERS FROM JUMPS
Lu Blue Of Tigers Resolves Not to
Help Them Boss Games.

Detroit, April Stu Blue is
through. Absolutely and positively.
Arguing with umpires is like eating
bicloride of mercury and trying to
stay healthy. This is Mr.. Blues sen.
timent.
"This season l am going TO play
ball and let the umpires run the
game" declares the Tiger first
baseman. 1T may be tough ON them
but l guess they can get along with
out my help"
Blue. imbued with the aggressive
spirit typical of the Tigers, has been
a troublemaker for umpires ever
since he has been in the majors.
Il think | can play better ball If
/ lay off of them and pay strict at
tention to my own job" he says.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
MURCHISON CAN BEAT
PADDOCK IN SPRINT,
EXPERTS CONVINCED
fastener Gets Quicker
Start-Rockne Pupil
Coaches Georgia.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
New York. April 5.-Speaking OF
Olympic trials. rs the outdoors track
season draws near interest in the rela-
tive speed of Loren Murchison and
Charles Paddock in the hundred yard
dash increases day by day. Eastern
track experts hold that Paddock's UNI
scientific method of starting will place
him at great disadvantage in compe.
tition with Murchison's lightning get
away and that while Paddock unques-
tionably gathers tremendous speed aft
er he has started: Murchison does too.
so that the Newark flyer is likely. as
in past tests over the hundred against
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Phils GoIdbrieked By Braves?

1t begins TO look as II the Braves
put the old needles to the Phillies in
the deal which sent Ray Powell and
Horace Ford to. the. Quakertown in
exchange for Cotton Tierney. Powell
reported with n bad knee and Il is
troubling him at intervals, while Ford
is habitually addicted to charley
horses of the most persistent sort.
Tierney is at least healthy guy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Mack Says Yanksll Win.

Connie Mack comedies the Ameri-
can League pennant to the Yankees.
Il don't see how any team can beat
them," admits the leader of the Ath-
letics. As TO the rest of the field
the scramble for positions looks like
a toss-up to Mack. Il think our
team has a fine chance to finish sec
ond." SAYS Connie. II could say the
same thing about the six other clubs.
the strength is so evenly distributed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
ANKS AFTER HITTER
gins Admits He Seeise R'cht-
landed Batter--May BE Nostil.

tlanta. Ga. Arril 5.-Nc-otiations
a rieht-handnd ninch hitter have
h opened with another America"
Erun Club II wrs admitted here
hrdav Nv Miller Frrsins. mar""n-
1.-THE New York Yankees. Hu~-
\ said that nre'imi~"rv a-r9n-e.
n had nrogressnd - favorah'-- -h"'
|ia't srre 10 would have tho hi.ta-
|far+eA tcrN-> tho cocoon onc-.~ y
ro,N-t~d fL"t .Tohr.,- wv"
- So orsf;o'ha-. Who hrs 10
h N -~no~+ n 49, "l''h f,r a lon~
|. is the player involved.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

lack DEMPSEY. apropos OF a movie
cueen's recommendation of 81 toilet
soaps told this story: There was a
professional golfer one dsv who entered
golfing competition. He won IT. Fur
ihermore. ne broke a lot OF records for
long drives and so on. 1t was tri-
umph. Well. Of course. when the golfer
came hac's to the clubhouse a crowd of
fans gathered round him. They all
had just one question to ask him. What
hall had he been using? On hearing
that question he frowned. He hemmed
and nawed q hit. Then he said: We'll,
I haven't decided yet"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
the Californian, to hold what he gains

the Californian, to hold what he gains
at the gun.
More and more former Notre. Dame
stars Of the gridiron are carrying the
Rockne gospel abroad. The latest
coup in this respect goes to the credit
of the University OF Georgia which has
secured Harry Mehre. center at South
Bend in 10, 20, 81, as line coach.
Georgia Tech take notice. All Bill
Alexander needs is a thorough-going
line instructor.
Announcement is made by c. W.
STREET. Jr. of Birmingham, Ala. chair
man of the American Olympic wrest-
ling committee. that wise change
will be made this year in the selection
of members of our overseas wrestling
team.
The country has been divided into
20 twenty sections and no man will be
permitted to enter the final tryouts in
the Madison Square Garden on May
2I-2S who has not won first or Sec
ond place in the sectional tryouts. At
least, this is the present intention.
Unquestionably this will be an i'm
provement over the 1920 method
wherein no sectional tryouts were held
and any wrestler was eligible TO enter
the finals in this city. The conse-
quence was that the really capable
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Reds Greatest Improvement
This Season Is in Confidence

games before Hunter got started.
Richards wobbled in the eighth game
and dropped a love game on his own
service but he broke through Hun
ter's service in the ninth game and
won the set and match.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
NEW BOWIE RECORD,
Singlefoot Breaks Half Mile Mark for
Track.

Bowie. Nd. April 5.-Singlefoot, ].
s. Griffith's two-year.old colt. broke
the track record for half mile in
the first race here Saturday aeter-
noon by racing the distance in AZ A.
seconds. The former record wis ~
Is made three years ago by Wish
hone o.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
TOO MANY TROPHIES
Sunday School League Acts to Stoy
Awards to Non-champions.

Roger Stokes, secretary of the Sun
day School Athletic Association, has
issued a warning to the members ~
the association that the awarding %
miniature basket ball trophies WI.
not. be allowed teams which did no.
win league championships.
Mr.. Stokes is acting on rumoi,
afloat to the effect that a number Of
the Sunday schools having teams dur
ing the basket ball season will award
gold basket balls or other trophies,
although they did not rank as high as
division champions. r
1t is against the rules Of the as~
ISOLATION for teams other than league
champions TO bestow such trophies,
Mr.. Stokes states.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
+ a THE SPORT PAGE AWA1

wrestlers were tired our before they
came through. Under the new scheme
the athletes virtually will pick them
selves through an elimination process.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

Three thousand golfers in America
have made holes in one, but. luckily.
you don't have to listen TO all of them
tell about il at once.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

News is so plentiful from the base
bail camps that Eddie Collins hasn't
been sold by the writers for several
weeks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

The six-day blcyc;e racers had a
silver jubilee last month. What brass
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

A girl psychic was recently expos
ing all the criminals. but she over
looked the fellow who imported the
first Swedish wrestler.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

Glenn Killinger has been released
by New York. Jersey City and At
lanta and has decided to give up base.
ball, being impetuous,. like all col
legians.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

Lunch Is to IS Cents
Coffee, tea or milk included with
each at the Winter Garden. !.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

In Bradentown. Fla. it was easier
to count the raindrops in a March
shower than the ball players.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

st. Louis. Syracuse, Houston and
Fort Smith payers were there. The
Spalding Guide had replaced the Gid
con Bible in the hotel rooms. You
sleep on catchers' mitts instead Of pill
lows. The bellhops wear sun glasses
and the hotel manager bosses the joint
from a dugout.
, 1924-10-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior,
u. S. Land Office at
Lander Uyom;pg

H
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at
Lander, Wyoming,
October s, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that
SARAH A. WAKELEE,
of Big Trails, Wyoming. who. on
November 6. 1920, made homestead
entry, No. O12952, for NWA Sec
ton rs; NEA Section 20; SWA
NWA, WkSWA Section "a; Ek
NEA, NkSEA, Lot 10. Section
%, Township 54 North. Range 1O2
West, 9Th Principal Meridian. has
filed notice of intention to make
three year proof. to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Carl NJ. Cox, U. S. Commissioner.
at Cody, Wyoming, on the 10th day
of November, 1924.
Claimant names as witnessed:
Clyde J.. Siggins, James w. Corder,
Charles d. Prante. Ray o. Prantc,
all of Cody, Wyoming.
VIM. H. DICKINSON,
Register.
First publication October Is, 1924.
Last publication Nov. ~, 1924.
, 1924-10-15

10th, 1921. made homestead entry
No. 013562 for all Section 90,
Township SO North. Range 80 West,
9th Principal Meridian. has filed
notice of intention to make three
year proof to establish claim to the
land above described before C. NJ.
Cox. u S. Commissioner. at Cody,
Wyoming. or the 22nd day of Oc-
tober, 1924.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Herbert E. Bates. Enrol Ross.
Homer Milstead. Thomas Fitzgerald,
all of Cody. Wyoming.
WIN. H. DICKINSON,
Register.
First publication Sept. II. 1924.
Last publication October Is, 1924.