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The Washington times., 1925-02-17
Where They Roll In
Tonight's Bowling
League Matches

District LeagueMt. Pleas
ants vs.. Regulars, at Mt. Pleas.
ant.
National Capital League-Vet-
Grams Bureau VS.. Nationals, at
Kingpin No. /.
Odd Fellows LeagueHar
nlony vs.. Eastern, at Kingpin
No. q.
Terminal r. R. Y. NJ. c. A..
League Ticket Office VS.. Car
Shops; American Railway Ex-
press No. VS.. Robins, at Ter
minaI r. r. Y. M. G. Al.
Bureau Of Standards League
Chemists VS.. Sharpshooters, At
Kingpin No. /.
Business Mems League -
Harry Kaufman VS.. Hurley Mo,
tors, at Recreation.
Commercial League - Wood
ward & Lothrop VS.. Hecht's, at
Recreation.
Suburban League-Takoma W..
Jewel Shop, at Petworth.
Masonic League-East Gate
VS.. Lafayette; Congress VS.. AGA
cia; Potomac VS.. Albert Pike,
at Coliseum.
Athletic Club League-Arling-
ton VS.. Eagles, at Recreation.
Shipping Board League-Oper-
atoms No. 2 VS.. Operations No. /.
Nautical League-Drifter w.
Washington Canoe.
Junior Order League-Amer-
lean Jefferson VS.. Anacostia;
Liberty Bell VS.. Mt. Vernon, at
Kingpin No. 1.
Hebrew Interclub League
Y. M. H. A. vs.. Aurora, at Rec
reation.
East Washington Church
League-Douglas VS.. Epworth;
Eastern VS.. Gorsuch; North Cap
itol VS.. Centennial NJ. /, at
Temple.
War Department League
Frankies vs.. Statistics; Her
mics VS.. Hobbies, ut Arcade.
Knights of Pythias League
Calanthe vs.. Century Decatur, at
Recreation.
Internal Revenue League
s-Estate VS.. Corporation
Audit, at Kingpin No. /.
The Washington times., 1925-02-17
(sriff Has Friends.

Il PPARENTLY, judging from
~ Mr.. Lieb's little piece, Clark
G. Griffith is not without
friends outside Of Washington.
Indeed, New Workers showed re-
markable friendship for the Griff-
men during the regular season and
again during the world series last
year. The Washington club was
a popular pennant winner and even
more popular as q world cham
pionship aggregation.
Ban johnson, as president Of
the American League, has been the
bull in the china shop ever since
the great war. Down in his heart
he knows this is true. Much that
has been written by some folks re-
garding gratitude Clark Griffith
should show to johnson has been
based on fact, but those same
writer's, either through ignorance
or malice, have never mentioned
debts Of gratitude that Johnson
owes to Clark G. Griffith. Yet,
Ban Johnson knows he owes some
incurred during the war.
Ban johnson has almost outlived
his usefulness in baseball, though
he will be the last to admit it.
Phil Ball was the one American
League owner to support johnson
against Lands. This is the ex-
PLANTATION for Bans latest OUT
burst against the Washington club.
Ban sees a chance to get in q
whack at Clark Griffith and takes
it. But it hasn't added to his
popularity, either here or else
where.
Ban cannot overlook the fact
that the victory of the fighting
Griffmen, first in the league race
and then in the world series,
stirred more hearts around the
world than any other such victory
since the Boston Braves turned the
trick in 1914. He is cutting out q
healthy job in being small and
petty in his dealings with Clark
C. Griffith and the Washington
club.
The Washington times., 1925-02-17
CAT RQL [ERS
GRIP DUCEPIN
PEN|VANT
By r. D. THOMAS.

1t looks like the berries for the
Curb Cafe team which met its most
formidable foe in the District LeagIe
pennant race, the Kingpin team,
and conquered.
Before the largest crowd to Wit.
ness e. league match in seasons, the
Curb Cafe siiarpshooters cleanly
whitewashed the Kingpins on thsir
own alleys, the three-game victory
putting Curb Cafe six full games
ahead of the Kingpins and assuring
Curb Cafe Of its second pennant In
as many years.
The Kingpins, who had been run.
ming roughshod over their oppQn-
ents, were unable to get going when
the big test came. Red Megaw. who
had averaged 40 for his last thirty
games, turned in a puny S21-set. Bat
Red was I'll. He may shortly under
go an operation.
Curb Cafe did little more thar
shoot it's average. Joe Toomey and
Max Rosenberg delivered the win.
ming punch, Toomey more so than
Rosenberg. One-Pin Joe was high
man with set of 372 and the best
game of 1876. Max rolled 34S, which
was enough to give him the lead over
Megaw in the individual champion
ship struggle.
Rosenberg now has an average OF
115 and a healthy fraction. MegaW
has IFS with a meager fraction.
The acoraa.
The Washington times., 1925-02-17

ia zee something which looks like
10 real world series spectacle. Il
ii taking basgbalI's biggest at
traction out to the sticks.
Perhaps Mr.. Johnson never
saw anything cheapening IN two
major league tail-enders touring
through the sticks. When both
Washington and the Braves were
second division misfits we do not
recall that any voice was raised
in defence Of the Southern fans
ION that occasion. Perhaps that
dish was considered sufficiently
succuIent for the Dixie palate, but
the two topnotch teams engaged
in 4 spring series scheapening the
world series and harmful to base
ball.
The Washington times., 1925-02-17
PIRATES TAKE SIxIYAFoUR
PLAYERS TO DIXIE CAMP

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 17.-Another
rookie pitcher, James Richardson,
OF Greenville. s. c.. today was
added to the already large list
OF players who will make tho
spring training trip with the Pitts
burgh Nationals. Last year Rich
ardson played with an Independent
club at Newberry, s. G.
|. Samuel Dreyfuss, treasurer Of
the club. said today that he ex-
spected the Pirate party to num-
Der about sixty-four. the largest
In the history of the team, when
the players entrain for Paso
Robles, Cal, camp on February "a.
The Washington times., 1925-02-17
FIRED LIEB WRITES HIS PIECE.

The 19xbH Washlng t0usAla anu
trip win be exempted from the
new rule, but It will hardly help
this trip with Dixie customers
when they are told in advance BY
the American league president
that such series Of exhibitions
tcheapens the world series and are
bad for baseball. johnson lately
has been quite 4 publicity man for
Clark Griffith. Yes, he has with
reverse Englishl
"We don't want to harp con-
tinuaNy on johnson or criticlse
everything that Ban recommends.
But somehow or other Ban just
seems to take the wrong slant on
every baseball question which
comes up. Inasmuch as only three
American League club presidents
were present at the schedule meet
ing in st. Louis last Tuesday, it
would look as. though such action
was unnecessarily. precipitate.
Clark Griffith against whom this
resolution was aimed, was not
present.
"What harm is there in such q
spring series Suppose the YAM
KEGS and Brooklyns, second place
clubs Of 1924, win their respective
championships during the coming
season, something which is not
altogether unlikely, should these
clubs be asked to break up their
pleasant training relations, which
have existed ever since 1919?
playing a spring series be-
tween the two world series teams
is like putting on the second run
Of big motion picture" according
to Ban johnson. If picture is
"a big success on Broadway. who
objects to taking it out to the
provinces?
s~"Ban Johnson never has made q
training trip. He never has come
into intimate contact with the
different types Of fans who make
up the attendance at one of these
Dixie exhibition games. The
writer frequently has started con-
versations with some Of these
Georgia and Carolina fans, sum
baked, grizzled and tob a.cc.o
stained. Many of them arise as
early as 8 and A o'clock in the
morning to catch the train which
takes them to the town where the
big league teams are scheduled to
"The Washington-Giants world
series Of last autumn was the big
gest thrill the South ever got out
Of professional baseball. The
South considers Washington its
own ball team, and during those
stirring days last October it spent
it's time in front of the score
boards and telegraph instruments.
There was a small town thirty
miles from Nashville where a
courier brought the score every
few innings by horseback from
the nearest telegraph instrument.
Eve can see nothing of a cheap
ening natlre in permitting these
Southern fans to again see some
of the stirring drama of the 1924
world series. johnson, Harris,
Rice, Goslin, Lindstroln, Nehf and
Bentley were big names in those
Dixie States four months ago.
It is great treat for these fans
The Washington times., 1925-02-17
Paying Managers
Sought In
Minors

Yes, / know all about it, " re-
piled q minor league magnate
IN response to the advice that
he needed q playing manager.
1--WE had playing managers,
and managers that didn't play
and I've never made any money.
Now what / want is. not nee
essariIy q bench manager, or .
playing manager-but q PAY
ING manager, get me. I'm
looking for some one that can
show me some sort Of q fair re-
turn on the money ! have in
vested.
The Washington times., 1925-02-17
Dempsey g SecOn,
WaIIIei Agains
oIiIna

Los ANGELES, Cal Feb
Jack Dempsey heavy
weight champion, announced To-
day he would apply tomorrow
Tor ] seconds license from the
California athletic commission.
He viii act, he said, IS chief
second for Mickey Walker vel
terweight champion, in bis bout
here FEBRUARY "a against Bert
Colima, of Whittier, Cal
The Washington times., 1925-02-17
SOUTH CAROLINA TURNS
BACK cATFlO DIG TOsSER

For the ninth consecutive time.
the colors of the Catholic univer
aitv Basketball team have been low
eFeSI iii combat /. IfIs time e WIS
/ the south Carolina quint that
turned the trick, and the score was
E28 to 2S
Catholic Universlty'n never ~.
die spirit took the team up 10
even terms with the visitors. but
the BroolxIanders could not hold the
pace.
The Washington times., 1925-02-17

Boston Braces FINALLY
Win Altar Dropping
TIaigteen Is RoW

BROOKLYN Ar BOsTON. Nay
81 1909 After dropping thirteen
games Ia row on is hori3e
grounds, Boston finally turned the
tide 81 defeat into victory ~ taking
q 1-to.0 game from Brooklyn The
lone run Of the game Was SCORED
by Starr. who fripIed and cros1sd
the plate when bs DID balls weis
issued to Ritchey and BscIer and
Smith was hit BY pitched halt.
Nine hits were made of Mattcrn:
nary 8 Brooklyn player crossed Tie
plate The score:
The Washington times., 1925-02-17
Western swamps Frosh

The Maryland Freshmen, thought
to be ever so good, proved that
they were highly vulnerable when
they met Western. The school
boys won, "a to ..
The Washington times., 1925-02-17

The gross receipts of the major
leagues last year amounted to
The Washington times., 1925-02-17
SCRAP AT SECOND BASE
WINS HARRIS JOB
WITH GRIFFS
By WALTER JOHNSON.

The signing Buy the
teTesg scouting stories Along the of
Clark Bnghamton south
pitcher Martin During the game fight started
crowd all Engle
could little fellow fighting with big fellow It turned out
time Enge watched Harris and forgot all about the
Enge pkoned long distance Griffith recommended
II got the shipyards7 Griffith Engle,
hitterD >
The Washington times., 1925-02-17

Amos Rusies once great pitcher.
living out his string a. ground
The Washington times., 1925-02-17

Ifs that Jack Bentley, good pitcher
and very valuable player, was
originally recommended by a
stranger and was secured by Wash.
ington for nothing.
Washington signed Bluege when
he was only eighteen years Of
age. Engle got his first tip on
this boy through reading Sport
ing News, baseball paper. After
watching his average for while,
he did little investigating and
finally bought him from Peoria
for $500. On the other hand,
he signed up two other players
twice the age Of BIuege.
Martina. our pitcher was thirty
seven years Of age when he ne
ported to washington in the spring
Of 1924. He had been with New
Orleans in the Southern League
mnay years and had little desire
watched him and when arrange
nents were finally made to protect
ais oyster business in New Orleans,
Martina agreed to come east Wash,
iDgton paid 5000 for his release.
Gregg, who pitched Seattle to q
pennant in 1894, viii be with Wash
ington this year. He Is forty years
Of age and was star before some
OK the present major league players
were born. He was formerly with
Philadelphia, Boston and Cleveland
and won SO games in three seasons,
1912 and IS
These examples show that base
ball scouts have no particular pref
erence as to age, so long as the
player Is good. Habits are an Inn
portant thing to be considered and
drinkers are not wanted by any
club. Married men are more de-
.pendable, but that is not held as
q condition, except that a player
with a wife and family generally
receives more pay. Every owner
wants his players to be satisfied
and happy, above everything else.
Education is not e. requirement, all
though college men have helped
baseball q great deal. But smart
college boys do not always make
smart baseball boys. In this con-
nection Joe Engle remarked:
know Of one university graduate
who entered. professional baseball
and pulled more boners than any
player / ever heard of. "
Copyright, 1926. by the Christy
Walsh 8ynofcates5
Next Chapter: The johnson Family.
The Washington times., 1925-02-17

Brooklyn d % 80 B ) go:
Boaton 49, D 4 % D D 81 81
Three-baaa hft-Sfarr Sacrifice hff
1Lattern ga. Iennoxs LuInley Douhie
starr ana Sweeney. Stolen base Beck
er. Left on bases BOSTON. BROOKLYN
4. First ON bnll1 Off McInfifs. /, o.
Mattefns 2. Fit BIZ pitcker3y Mcfns
tire q Time 1:43. struck outEy Me-
1ntlre. ~ Matterns z. Umpire Klsnls
Attendance sQ1l.
The Washington times., 1925-02-17

rOMOHF q M Eddie Plank
stages mound duel with Hip Hagegs
man..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-14
Large Squad Out
For Coach Hendrick
At WaterYille High

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Waterville, April 13.-With the re-
opening of school after a two weeks
vacation, sports once more began to
boom at Waterville high yesterday
when all three forms of sporting
teams got into action.
An unusually large baseball squad
reported to Coach Hendrick. InClud-
ed in the squad were eight letter
men. Wallace Donovan, a catcher,
will captain the team this year. Only
light practice was given the players
today, but long workout is the
menu for tomorrow's practice.
About ten fellows appeared I'm
track uniforms to Coach MacLeary
of the track team. There are other
members of the squad in school, but
they We're out for baseball at the
time. Harry Bernard will captain
this group of workers. The lack of
of a suitable track handicapped the
workers greatly, but it hopes that
some kind of Il place will be found
soon so that the runners can have
Il good opportunity to show their
wares.
The tennis men reported to Capt.
Sprague who will also act as coach.
No real work was given the men be-
cause of the condition of the courts,
but after the finishing touches have
been put on the courts. the men will
have the chance to play tomorrow.
Two veterans are left from last
years championship team. hard
schedule has been arranged for the
tennis team, and immediate work
will be started.
The baseball team will play it's
first game of the year on Saturday
when they oppose the Alumni.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-14
Chicago Cattle Market

1nlCdgO, April Ii.
CATTLE-Receipts 10000; general
fat steer market active; uneven: most
~ % to - higher, spots up more on
better grades; heavy kind in demand;
clearance good: top ycarlingS 12.1a;
best matured steers 11.60, average
weight 1881 pounds: several loads big
weights 1909 1885; some at inside
figures scaling So pounds; bulk steers
9.25 a 11.2J; hay fed Montana mostly
9.55 a 1925: few loads 925 9.75: fat
leef heifers upward to 11.50; fat she
stock market mostly % higher; cutter
COWS upward to AIS and better; bulls
firm: NealerS, quality considered % to
80 higher. mostly S.50M go; stockers
and feeders firm at recent decline;
largely 6.0GG 7.725.
HOGS-Rcceipts $4,000; fairly ac-
tive, mostly % to 35 lower; top 1900:
bulk better 10 to 225-pound averages
12.10M12.90: bulk 240 to 325-pound
butchers 12.G0012S5: 40 to $50
pound weight largely 12.30G12.50
bulk packing sows 11.10G11.35: strong
weight slaughter pigs largely Hoo
1928: estimated holdover 1000.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000: fat lambs
25 to soc lower; very dull at decline:
around % cars unsold at noon; choice
handy weights 1850; bulk wooded
lambs 14.25 n 1900; desirable weight
clippers 12.00Q12.75; few 1900: eX-
IRENE heavies 1000M10.25: fat sheep
and shearing lambs steady: choice
wooled ewes $50; desirable 73-pound
shearinS lambs $500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-14
way BALI Will Be Heard Today in Big League Pastures
GIANTS, YANKEES
AND ROBINS REST
FOR BIG TuSSLES

New York, April 13.-(By A. Ply
The lull before the storm of base.
hlts which will strike eight ma Tor
league cities tomorrow. brooded over
New York today as the Giants, yam
KEGS and Robins rested in prepare
ton for opening day.
Yesterday the three teams to
whlch rams here are looking for
some share of the worlds series
glory finished their schedule Of ex.
nlplt1on games, Brooklyn trimming
the Ruthless Yankees, 8 to 3 and
the worlds champion Senators sub
merging the clan of McGraw, II to s.
BY virtue of this final victory over
the Giants, the Senators evened the
spring series at six games apiece.
ana retained their one game lead in
the second chapter Of the struggle
that began in the worlds series asst
year.
A ninth inning rally by Brooklyn
IN its tussle with the Yankees netted
four runs and the game. Their op.
ponents. however, won the exhibit
ton series with 10 games to the
Robins seven. When the Yankees
race the Senators tomorrow on the
nome grounds the first game will
lack much of it's lustre, for the
mighty Babe Ruth will not be in the
game. He is still in the hospital.
recovering from influenza and indi-
gestion, and though his absence is
not expected to hurt the fighting
spirit of his team mates, the average
fan will find some of the sparkle
missing from opening day.
Ruth is still hoping that he will
be able to see the game from the
sidelines. but his physician, DR.. Ed
ward King, and Mrs. Ruth, are en-
tirely opposed to his desire, and 1t
Is probable that he will not leave
the hospital until Thursday. 1t will
be some time after that before he
enters the lineup and begins to roll
up his annual string of four base
clouts. Ben Paschal. colorful fielder
and hard hitter. will probably at
tempt to fill his shoes in the out
field.
The Giants. too, have been handi-
capped by accidents. and Frank
Frisch win be nursing his injured
foot on the bench when the Nc
Graw cohorts journey to Boston to
meet the Braves. Heinie Groh is not
yet in the best condition but he is
expected to be in his regular place
at third base. The rest Of the line
up is still uncertain, with Travis
Jackson at shortstop, the only other
player sure of his position.
Lindstrom is still lame. but he
may be able to start at the pivot
sack.
The Robins have gained hope
through the acquisition of Herb
Thomahlen, who had good year
last season with Dallas in the Texas
League and who will help out on
the firing line which Pitcher Doak
deserted to become a Florida real
tor.
1t is almost a sure thing that
"DaZzy" Vance,, the National
Leagues most valuable player" will
have the honor of ringing up the
curtain on the mound for the Rob-
ms. Little Art Nehf will probably
be McGraw's choice for the pitching
assignment for the Giants and the
fans are expecting to see Urban
Shocker, late of the st. Louis
Browns, make his debut as Yankee
twirler.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-14
New York Produce Market

New DIX, April Is.
FLOCE-Cnsettled; spring patents
S,6O@ go: soft winter straignts S.5Om
$50: hard winter StraiEhtS S.10It9 90
WIlEAT-Spot weak. No. l darn
northern spring i New York lake
and rail 1.s94; No. 2 hard winter @ /
lake and rail and No. mixed durum
do. 1.7I4; No. l Manitoba do. in bone
lis.
CORN-Spot weak; No. . yellow
track New York all rail 1.2Ss; No. :
mixed do. I2Ss.
OATS-Spot easy; No. white SO.
IOKk--kasy, mess 41.5o. family
LARD-Easy; middle west 5000
1910.
BUTTEE-F'irm: receipts 4515;
creamery higher than extras 443Gp45;
do. extras, % score, A; do. frsts, IS
to 81 score, 4o34 49,; packing stock
current make No. 254@24.
EGGS-tirm; receipts 1928; fresh
gatheredA extra firSts 30@31; do. stor-
age packed 31!W32; do. tirsts 29M 295;
do. storage packed 80 q 81: fresh gath
cred seconds 2S4M2Sa; nearby hcnncry
whites closely selected extras 37M3S;
nearby and nearby western hennery
whites tirSts to average extras 81 q, SO;
nearby henncry brown extras 335 ass.
POTATOES-Dull; Long Island per
$50 pounds 3,004 3.6J; New York do.
l.S5 q 20. Florida per barrel 1850
7.75.
CABBAGES-Dull: New York white
per 100 pounds 75c; south Carolina per
Il -buShel hamper LIS GDI..5.
The raw sugar market was unchane-
ed today at Az for spot. Sales re-
ported were 5000 bags of Cuban.
Raw sugar futures held steady at
the start but weakened under lquida =
ton aud selling by houses with Cuban
connections, prompted by private re-
ports that the Cuban crop outturn
probably would exceed maximum eSti-
mates. Final prices were one to three
points net lower, May 2S4, July so,
September 81, December 3.25.
Refined sugar was quiet at I'M
changed prices ranging from 5.I5 TO
5S5 for fine graduated
Refined futures were nominal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-14
Wrestler Mum
Plans 100000
Trip to Europe

New York, April 14.-Wayne (Big)
Mum. claimant of the worlds heavy
weight wrestling championship, by
virtue of victory over Ed (Strang-
ler) Lewis, is in New York to dis
cuss contracts for a three months
tour of Europe for a cash guarantee
of 100000.
Mum, accompanied his manager.
Gabe kaufman, conferred with Max
Kuhn today relative to the tour
which will start June 1, and con-
tinue until September !. during
which time Mum will be called up
on to wrestle Europe's best grapplers
without once risking his worlds
title.
Mum wrestles Zbyszko in Phila-
delphia Wednesday night, and meets
Lunbun in Boston on Thursday
night.