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The Washington times., 1924-03-27
NJ GRAN STYLE
WILL RULE IN
NATIONAL
Giants Chief Must Match Wits
Against Former Pupils,
Now Managers.

SARASOTA, Fla. March 27.-The
John McGraw brand Of baseball will
predominant in the National League
Of 1924.
McGraw will personally display it
as leader of the Giants; Wilbert
Robinson. for manv years an assist.
ant to McGraw, will do his stuff
again as boss of the Dodgers. The
PhilIies will be led by Arthur
Fletcher. who short-stopped for the
Giants in other years, while the
Braves will be managed by Dave
Bancroft, who succeeded Fletcher in
the Giants short field.
Robinson. Fletcher, and Bancroft
all are firm believers in the Nc.
Grawian style of baseballing, and
20 in 1924 the teacher will be forced
TO match wits with tire enemies
who once were his pupils and now
are users of his system.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
TOM CONNOLLY
STARTS 18TH
YEAR AS JUMP
American League Arbiter
Leads His Profession in
Length of Service.

CHICAGO, March 27.-When the
cry OF play ball'' is sounded on
April Is by Tommy c'PepD Con-
molly, veteran American League UNI
pire. he will turn the Quarter-cen-
fury, mark as a major league ar
bitter. Four years additional in the
Eastern League, 1894 to 1898, in
elusive, run his mark to the high.
est total Of all umpires, now that
Bob Emslie has retired.
Connolly went from the Eastern
League to the National League in
1898, and, in 1901, along with Pom
go" Joe Cantillon, Jack Sheridan
and ]. Haskell. he went over to the
then newly formed American League.
"Silk" O'Loughlin joined them a
year later. For several years the
dean of umpires has discussed re-
firing, but word from him at his
home in Natick, Mass, received
at American League headquarters
here, indicates he is as active as
ever and awaiting the annual call
to the mound.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
M0UNTA|NEERS'
PRACTICE IS
HELDUP
Will Require Week to Put
West Virginia's Diamond
in Shape.

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, March
27.-Now that the university ar
nnory is not available for indoor
workouts, the West Virginia var
sity baseball squad has been forced
to suspend practice.
Coach 1. e. Rodgers announced
today that he intended to start
work on the athletic field about
Wednesday. and ordered all can.
didates to remain in training. He
is anxious to have the squad in
good condition so no time will be
lost with preliminaries.
The athletic field, neglected since
last Thanksgiving Day, is to receive
attention Immediately. Groundkeep.
ers claim that it will take at least
a week to put the diamond in shape
for practice.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
WARD PLANS To
RACE COLT IN
TWO STAKES
Wise Counsellor to Start In
PimIico Preakness and
Kentucky Derby.
By LEONARD w. COLLINS.

John S. Ward thinks so we'll Of
his three.year-old colt, Wise Coun-
sellor, that he intends to start him
in both the Preakness and the
Kentucky Derby.
Ward is authority for the state
ment that he will ship Wise Coun-
sellor East about ten days before
the running of the Preakness and
Immediately after the Pimlico
classic will ship him West for the
Derby.
But one horse in the history of
the Preakness and Derby has ever
COmdr. j. X. L. Ross Sir Barton
accomplished the feat in 1919. Il.
Mrs. Payne Whitney plans an ac-
tive campaign for her jumpers dur
ing the impending Maryland season.
She intends to ship her entire string
to Havre de Grace and from there
to Pimlico.
Vincent Powers, who handles the
steeplechasers in the Whitney es-
tablishment, will bring to Maryland
Cherry Pie, Skyscraper. Broomster,
Letterman, Connibert, Alfresco,
Damask, Pirate Gold, Our Boots.
CanaQue and South Tip.
That there is a scarcity of real
race riders, now performing in the
saddle can best be testified to
through the fact that the Robert l..
Gerry Marshall Field interests have
paid $4,000 as a retainer for the
services Of Jockey Harold Thurber.
Riders that really can be termed
as real riders can almost be counted
on the fingers of both hands. Earl
Sande. of course. leads and tops
the list. Then you come to two
Fators, Mark and Laverne, Frank
Coltiletti. Tommy Taggart the
Hummer brothers, Eddie and Clar-
ence, Lawrence Lyke, Ivan Parke.
Clarence Turner and Pony McAteO,
and but a few others.
Ray Brennan. we'll known Wash
ington and Baltimore thurman, Is
planning to campaign a stable over
the Canadian circuit during the
coming summer. Brennan Is now
in the market for string Of a
half dozen or more thoroughbreds.
Brennan will probably ship his
acquisitions north with the McMil-
len stable and Jockey Freddie
Sharpe will do the riding.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
LOCAL TEAMS INCLUDED
IN PLEBE DIAMOND CARD

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March "a. -
The following baseball games, all
to be played at Annapolis, have
been arranged for the plebe or first:
year nine of the Naval Academy.
April 12-Baltimore City College.
May university of Maryland
freshmen. ASH ~ , -.
May 1O-Catholic University fresh.
men.
May l7-Georgetown University
freshmen.
May, 24--central High Sch0AA Of
Washington.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27

by the ease with which it can be
covered because of the Shortness of
the kick. However, it will take q
full season to understand whethea
or not the new ruling works out
WE'LL
Il also think that the foisting of
so much responsibility on the shout
ders of the referee is a trifle unfair
to him. He has enough to do as
it is.
I'm general. these changes, radical
as they seem to be, will not, in my
opinion, make much apparent diff
ference in the game, from the point
Of view Of the spectator"
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
MGRAW AND HUCGINS
DIFFER in METHODS
By BABE RUTH.
Most Valuable Player in Baseball.

NEW ORLEANS La March 27-Traning ball club is some-
thing like bringing baby My little daughter Dorothy pretty
We what and when to put her
to bed and all that - -
With ball club it's only little different manager doesn't
have bother much about the food his them
eat what they want and sign the check the clubs
sometimes ne does have to spank bit
the hay reasonable hour They like babies
particularly the They like to stay with the older
players kid to sit with folks
anything It's quite job bringing up baby and training
ball club Each manager has to bring
forty players Every club takes about that players South
spring and each of those players requires
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
FIND GIANTS EASY, GRIFFS
TACKLE CARDINALS AT
BRADENTOWNTODAY
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

BRADENTOWN March 2The Grffs the road again.
motoring for their second clash with Branch Ricke
Cardinals Saturday eighth inning rally the
Grs Victory to the Cardinals and the National eaguer
Wnf drawn the hurting assignment from Harris BaoOt
Sherdel and Wlngngton are expected 10 oppose tnen
Milwaukee club the American Association
game with the Gr and Saturday the Gin
contest of the spring exhibition
games has served to increase the interest
the their work. especially the pitchers They all
ready FOR next weeks contemplated stuff. \
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
There VIII Be Room
For All The Fans =.
On Opening Daf

Eddie Eynon, secretary of the
Washington Baseball club, said
today that plenty of room for
fans will be available for the
opening game, despite a heavy
advance sale. Part of the right
field and left field stands and
the big center field stand seat:
ing II, 900 will be unreserved.
The reserve seat sale at Spald-.
ing's will end a week from to-
day, he said. -
The Washington times., 1924-03-27

Only two games are booked for
the final week of the 1924 training
season in Florida. The Brooklyn
Dodgers are due at Tampa next
Monday. The Griffs go over TO
st. Petersburg for n Saturday clash
with the Boston Braves. Efforts
were made to transfer this game to
Jacksonville, but the Boston Club
insisted on playing fair with its
st. Petersburg supporters and
would not permit the transfer.
Just what this intensive training
means will be known when it Is
staged. Efforts are being made to
have practice games staged daily
on Plant Field, but Manager Harris
seems backward about allowing
them. He says the players get bet
ter results from mere batting drills.
As he is playing manager, his
decision carries considerable weight.
The Griffs have vet to lose to a
National League outfit in Florida.
They took the Giants into camp
at Tampa yesterday, to 6.
Bucky Harris. with four safe hits
and pass, featured the contest
at bat. followed by Travis Jack.
son, the Giants young shOrtstOp,
who hit safely three times i'm five
attempts.
The Griffs climbed all over Dinty
Gearin, the half-pint southpaw. for
Six runs in the second frame on
nve hits, two walks and a sacrifice
fly. Jack Bentley, cnce with Wash.
1ngton, pitched the next four in.
nings. yielding the deciding tally on
a walk and two hits in the fifth.
McQuillan twirled the last two in.
nfngs without harm.
Walter Johnson allowed a run in
the third on a double, an error and
Rentley's single. Mogridge relic ved
him in the fifth and took a neat
trouncing III the sixth when the
Giants. chased five runs over the
plate on four hits, two errors, d
pass and hit batsman.J
jackson beat out bunt and
reached second on Mogridge's wild
peg. Gowdy singled and so did
Bentley, Jackson scoring. South
worth was hit by a pitched ball. A
pass to Groh forced GoWdy over
Frisch forced Bentley at the plate
with hop to Mogridge, but Ruel
hit the batsman in the back, trying
for double play at first South.
worth scoring.
Young rolled to MOgridge, who
overlooked play at the plate,
LindStrOm. who was running for
GrOh scoring. MeusePs single to
center scored Frisch with the fifth
run &c the frame. MOgridge i'm.
proved thereafter, retiring the last
six men in order.
Opening Washington's big inning.
Goslin and Smith walked. Protho
hammered single to right and
Peck's long fly to Meusel scored
Goslin. Ruel singled to center, scor-
ing Smith. johnson famed but
Judge got a Texas League double
In center, scoring Prothro and Ruel.
Harris doubled to left, scoring Judge
and came over himself on Rice's
single past Groh.
Manager Harris tried his new bat.
ting order, Judge leading off, Smith
started in right field against the
SOuthpaws, Gearin and Bentley. The
younngster looked good in the field
and displayed strong throwing
arm in holding down the hits. He
showed lamentabe ignorance of
base running, though when he failed
to score from third on Ruel liner
to SOuthWOrth.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
Collins Leads Tuxedo.

William E. Collie has been elected
president of the Tuxedo A.. c.: Ed.
ward Herman vice president; Earl
Pryor. treasurer: f.. Rouse, Secre
tary: Delno p. Buck, baseball man.
ager: Fred c. Bates, assistant man
ager. and Maggie Buck, tennis man
ager. Tuxedo expects to make a
big showing in the Prince Georges
county, Md, title scrap. '''S
The Washington times., 1924-03-27

"what am 1 out for?" Goslin
asked his manager.
II want to give you plenty of
time to rest was the sarcastic
reply. 1t took Goslin some time
to understand just what his offense
had been. -
II want team o. players who
try for everything in the field and
run out every HIT" explained Man.
ager Harris. $50 long as l am
managing this team the fans are
never going to see us curl up and
die just because we're getting a
beating. Well get our beatings,
surely, but we've got to keep try
ing all the time"
How did Goslin know that Petty
was going to make a perfect peg
to first base? He didn't. But he
didn't even make an attempt to
hurry the throw. Many times a
pitcher will make the easiest sort
of a toss a wild throw. putting the
runner on first safely. Suppose
the throw goes a long distance. the
runner can reach second. Another
hit will bring him in. 1t may throw
the pitcher into the air and start
a batting rally that will change
the results of the game.
Every fan who follows baseball
knows that anything is possible in
the diamond. We beat Detroit
one day last year when seven
runs to the bad in the eighth in
ing simply by playing out the
string and having some luck with
Il. Now this can't happen every
day, but IL will never happen if
we don't play out the string.
II want to convince every player
on the Washington club of the Sc
robustness of playing baseball in the
big league. benched Goslin at
Plant City. He is to take that as
a warning. The next time the
punishment will be more severe. In
regular league games there will be
no coddling players when they don't
try. I'll excuse player for any.
thing within reason when he tries,
but he's got to be trying all the
time to play for me-"
In return for an option on Hugh
CritZ. the Minneapolis second base.
man, the Washington club has
turned over to Joe Cantillon, repre-.
senting the Millers, three young
pitchers, Brogan, Dudley. and Moon.
The three Fingers will leave today
to join the Millers, who are training
at Beaumont, Tex. Critz expect
ed to report to the Griffmen for
trial in the fall.
Last season Critz played 154
games for Minneapolis, hitting for
1927. He was responsible for seven
ty-three runs, getting EOS hits. OF
the total thirty.four were two bag
gers, thirteen triples and nine hons
runs. He has had experience at
third base and will be tried there,
though II he looks like q good Sec
ond sacker, Manager Harris plans
to cover the hot corner. Harris
broke in as third sacker and
shortstop.
Between now and the opening of
the season several more young play
ers will be released. A pitcher is
due to be sent to Omaha in part
payment for Byron Specie. Cantil
ion wanted George Fisher but
Manager Harris declines to part with
the young outfielder until he has
had a thorough trial.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
Swamp Tennyson.

Dick Tennyson, director Of the
boys activities on the Fairgrounds.
is besieged with requests for the
use of the playground diamonds.
Shortly the playground champion
ship series will start with seventy
teams in competition, and the big
job Of running it us in the hands OF
TennysOn.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27

John McGraw Of the Giants, likes
to teach. his young players to walk
and talk and say. cute things as
soon as possible. Then he makes
them do all their stuff over and
over again. He puts his squad
through two stiff sessions of prac-
tise every day and when there, are
not exhibition games, he often has
them choose sides and play game
Of their own.
1t must be a great system for
him because he has got great re-
suits with it. But Miller Higgins
Of the Yankees uses different
system and he gets great results
too. Higgins probably works his
players easier than any manager in
the big leagues. We start at eleven
every morning and finish at one.
McGraw works his players almost
three times as hard.
Two years ago a few baseball
writer's who had been with the
Giants at San Antonio switched
over to the Yanks and Immediately
noticed the difference between the
two systems. What happened, The
Yanks working slowly and easily,
reached New York in the pinkest
pink of condition l ever knew a
ball club to have.
We won something like twenty.
one cut -NOf our first twenty-six
games and just about won the
pennaT1t in the first month of the
season. st. Louis almost caught
up with us, but ut the end, two
OF those games we won early I'm
the season decided ttle pennant
fOT/us.
Still, won't say that Hugs
system is better than McGraw's or
that McGraw's Is better than his.
Each club, like every baby. requires
special treatment. The Yankees are
a seasoned ball club, and Hug, fig.
ures the fellows know themselves
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
Pets Seek Games.

Buck Greer, the Petworth man
ager, wants to book games with
out'of-town teams for week days
His address is 1905 Illinois avenue
northwest. and his phone number
Columbia 1901 at home and
6BAnklin 6764 at business.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
St. Steve Gets Star.

The st. stephens Club has signed
Fritz Werber, shortStop, who Is said
to have been the leading hitter OF
the Salisbury Club in the Eastern
Shore League.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
Dick Williams Signs.

Dick williams, crack shortstop. is
back with the champion Mohawks.
He played with the Scranton. n. Y,
club for a while last year. williams
in a real sandlot star.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
Spanish Girl Likely
to Star at Net in
Oly1npics

CANNES, France, March 81
EiEhteen-year-old SenOrita de
Alvarez, in the Olympic lawn
tennis competition, will have to
be considered. along with Suzanne
Lenglen, judging from her
match with Elizabeth Ryan in
the finals of the Cannes tourna-
ment just closed. The Spanish
girl lost to the former Cali
fornian, Ga, 1913, after leading
four times in the last set.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
Midgets Will Meet.

The Eastern A. c. Midgets will
hold a meeting tomorrow night at
1880 o'clock at 326 Fifteenth street
northeast.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
Hawks Sign ex-Marine.

Frank Riley, recently OF the
marine corps and Philadelphia, will
be given q trial on the mound by
the Moh&wkA #.
The Washington times., 1924-03-27
PLAY THE STRING OUT,
ISHARRIS' ORDER
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

BRADENTOWN, Fla. March 27-There Wash
ngton club this year who do
playing string Bucky this prac
when Gosn of the Plant City against
the indianapolis Indians the other day. ~
the third inning GOsln failed good
ball. rolling soft bounce Petty the Indians souhpaw
hurer Instead Of digging with all his might for first base GOn
Strengthened up Petty the ball Ke
base and was on way left completed frame and
henre bv Lane
The Washington times., 1924-03-27

Chaconas Gets Job.
Marcus Chaconas, OF the st.
Stephens Club. is reported signed
as a pitcher by the Chrisfield team
of the Eastern, Shore League.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-02

Governor counsel replied there wa: nothing in the record to show that the oil inquiry had become "fishllg ex- petition"
 For this court to take the con- trary view" the government argued, would be for 1t to find that con- gress in adopting the resolution for the inquiry, and the committee in at- tempting to carry out the terms of the resolution, were acting In bad faith. No court ought to presume any such thing with regard to coordinate branch of the government of equal dignity and of independent functions" 1"
 Government counsel argued further that counsel for the defendant, in e intending that passage of the reso- luton referring the matter to the courts had deprived the senate of jurisdiction. had wholly miseon- ceiyed the purpose of the inquiry"
 Assuming for the moment" gov err ment counsel said. that congress has token al the action it desires to take for the protection of the rights and equities of the United States, there remains legitimate field for inquiry in the other branch of the resolution which directed the com-. mittee to ascertain what if any addi- tional legislation may be needed"
New Britain herald., 1924-05-02
MONROE SCHOOL MEETING
F. F. King of Board of Education to Speak at Session of Parents and Teachers Association May 6.

P. F. King, acting chairman of the board of education, will speak at the annual meeting of the Parents and Teachers association of the Monroe street school Tuesday evening. May 6, at s o'clock, summer time. MT. King will talk on School Accommoda- tions", a subject of interest to the parents and teachers of that district who believe the present school facili- ties are far too limited. The subject Of school accommodation has been discussed at meetings of the associa- ton and the attention of the board of education has been called to the situation.
 The election Of officers will be held. Walter P. Fletcher is now president of the association. Miss Ruth Schade will sing. Refreshments will be served. It is the desire of the of ficers to have as many parents as pos- sible attend the meeting in order to have. frank discussion Of accom- modations for the district.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-02
HOPES FOR CONSERVATIVES
Marquis Curzon Says That He Thinks This Party Will Be Returned to Power Before Long.

This Party Will Be Returned to
 Power Before Long. ...
 London, May 2.--In the course of a speech today at a great gathering of the Primrose league, the conserv- atiye organization, Marquis Curzon, former secretary of foreign affairs, gave his first views of the labor gov ernment and incidentally predicted that the conservative banner would before long be again floating high in the sky. He declared that the con- servative party was preparing itself with all the energy in our power for the renewed struggle that cannot long be allayed."
 Regarding the labor government, Lord Curzon said:
 There is a government in power which has only conformed to its title insofar as it is laboring in very deep water. The socialist govern ment was going to give us the pure milk of socialism. but so far the COW hasn't provided much beverage. In foreign affairs the only thing the gov ernment has done has been to sit in friendly conference with repre- sentatives of the most cruel and bloody government that Europe has known since the French revolution"
New Britain herald., 1924-05-02
SINCLAIR FIGHTS
 RIGHT OF SENATE
Questions Power to Compel Him
 to Produce Documents

Washington, May 2.-The right of the senate to compel testimony or the production of documents before its investigating committees was chal- lenged and defended in briefs and oral argument presented today to Associate Justice Hoehling of the District of Columbia supreme court in the senate contempt proceedings against Harry F. Sinclair, lessee of Teapot Dome.
 Counsel for Sinclair, supporting a demurrer and motion to quash the indictment returned against the oil magnate for his refusal to answer questions before the oil committee, insisted that the construction of the statutes on which the contempt charge was based, was obnoxious to the fourth and fifth amendments to the constitution granting persons se- curity in their persons and papers.
 "The only power the senate has to compel testimony or production of documents" said Martin w. Little ton, of New York. chief counsel for Sinclair, 'is in the course of the exercise of those judicial functions committed to it by the constitution namely, the punishment of it's own members for disorderly conduct or for failure 10 attend sessions, the de- cisions of contested elections to the senate, and the determination of the qualifications of it's members and the trial of impeachments."
 Government counsel in reply de- elared that the right of congress to elicit information in order that it may legislate has been recognized since the foundation of the government and has never yet been successfully chal- lenged.
 .The arguments" counsel said, "come down to this: That congress and it's members must resort to gos- zip. common report. personal knowl- edge and the public print for accu- rate and detailed information con- corning the most involved and deli cate matters, and that beyond this they cannot so.
 "The proposition, if true, would limit the congress in the exercise of  many cases work to the detriment, if not the destruction of government"
 Sinclair's counsel also insisted that the oil committee, was throughout engaged in judieal inquiry" and that the questions asked Sinclair 'could by no possibility relate to any legislative inquiry" Passage Of senate resolution directing the presi- dent to bring court action annuling the oil leases, the attorneys declared, deprived the senate Of jurisdiction.
 An attempt to use the authority of the senate to make inquiries to seek political capital cannot but be condemned" Mir. Littleton said. "And an attempt to utilize power of the senate to conduct what amounts to fishing expedition for evidence or what amounts to an examination bee fore trial with relation to the suits of the government both civil and crim- final. against the witness, is an out rageous perversion of such functions and most un-American."