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The Washington times., 1925-02-23
.GOE.BEL likely
To WIND UP IN
SYRACUSE
Eddie Rebels at Coast Chance
and May Get Desired
Shift

Eddie Goebel, one OF the best
looking young outfielders in the
international League when he was
wearing a Reading uniform in 1921
is due to be back in the circuit
in 1925.
Syracuse. it would appear, has a
fair chance Of landing him.
Goebel was purchased from Read
ing by Washington, and he shifted
from the Senators to Boston and
thence to Detroit before he drifted
back into the minors again last
year.
This year title to his services
rests with the Oakland club. Of the
Pacific Coast League, and Eddie
doesn't like the Coast idea at all.
He has rebelled and Oakland, listen
ing to his claims, has consented
to a transfer to an international
League club and has told him he
could talk to club owners about
terms IL he wishes.
Oakland is the club with which
George Maxim, of Syracuse, will
play on the Coast next year. Oak
land has had much dealings with
Branch Hickey, Of the Cardinals,
half-owner Of the Stars. If SYRIA
cuse gets busy it should be able to
land Goebel And in the Star park
bandbox he should not only be a
Sensational outfielder but a home
run hitter. He shot several drives
over the right field fence here in
his one year in the league.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
TOmOrrOw-BrOOlzl grabs second
victory In triple-header.)
SOLDIER BARTFIELD IS
DONE WITH RING GAME

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Soldier
Bartfield, the veteran welterweight,
has quit the ring after thirteen
years of battling. After Bartfield
was technically knocked out the
other night in the second round by
Sergeant Sammy Baker at the Rink
Sporting Club. Brooklyn, he an
nounced, on reaching his dressing
voom, that he was through with the
ring. He declared he promised his
wife that IL he did not make a
creditable showing against Baker he
would quit sthe-game.
Baker was too fast and clever
for the veteran Bartfield. It was
apparent soon after the first bell
that Bartfield could not cope with
the speed of his rival. In the Sec
ond round Baker started after the
veteran in whirlwind fashion and
shot in the blows so fast that Bart.
fields seconds tossed the towel in
the ring.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
SCHALK HOPES.
To CATCH IN
100 GAMES
Last Season Ray Fell Few
Contests Below His
Former Mark

Ray Schalk, Chicago's great, lii.
tie catcher. visited the White SOx
offices recently, and assured Char
ley Cofniskey, baseball's famous
Old Roman, that he again will
catch one hundred games next
season. For the first time since
Ray became a regular in 1918. he
caught under 100 games In 1924.
Scha1k, immune from injuries
during practically his entire career,
had considerable trouble with sore
hands last season, and got one
finger MANNED after another. Ray
figures that he got all OF his
troubles IN one season.
III theys already take me for a
has been, I'll show them where
they are wrong" said Ray. 'I am
only thirty-one, and still expect to
catch a lot of games. i told Eddie
Collins that again want to catch
one hundred games next season,
and Eddie told me to catch as
many as / like"
Schalk had lot Of nice things
to say about the new manager Of
the Sox. He thinks that Eddie
Collins appointment to the man
agement of the team is the start
of better things in the fortunes of
the White Sox. He says all OF the
players will work their arms off
for Eddie.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
ST AIRS DRAWN
To LEGION
MEET
Connolly, Hahn, Ray, Lar
rivee, and Tibbetts Clash
in Mile

BOSTON, Feb. 23.-The Legion
Mile, with such entries as Lloyd
Hahn, B. A. A. star, who holds
the mile record Of Alb rs; Willie
RitoIa. famous Finnish runner; Joie
Ray, the taxicab driver Of Chicago,
and former holder Of the record;
Lee LArrivee, classy Holy cross
representative; Jimmy Connolly, OF
washington, D. c., and Willard
Tibbets, of Harvard, was the out.
standing event of the American
Iegion's sixth annual track meet to
be staged at the East Armory this
afternoon.
Another event, which rivalled the
mile event, with its seven best
milers in the country entered, was
the appearance here OF some OF the
champion girl athletes OF the coun-
The CASTOR 6oO-yard run was
another event listed on the all-star
program. This race will find such
stars as Walter Mulvihill, of Holy
Cross, and Bob Foster, of Bowdo1n,
among the starters.
Frank Hussey, AL Miller, Of Har-
ward: Joe Sullivan, Of Boston Col
lege; James Taylor, Of Williams;
George Mittledorf, Of Colby, and
Chick Carroll, former Holy Cross
star, will fight it out in the So
yard open dash.
Ugo Frigerio, Olympic walking
champion is favored to win the
1000 meter walk. He is expected
to find plenty of opposition, how
ever, from z. G.. Wilson, Pen
Clark and George Jameson, the
other entries in this event.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
JUNIOR COURT
TOURNEY IS
WORKING
Teams Will Battle Every Hour
in Conzaga Gym-FitzgeraId
and IngIey Referee

The basketball tournament for
junior teams, being staged by the
Aloysious club, got under way at
10 o'clock today at the Gonzaga
gymnasium when the Tremonts
and the Eastern Props aligned
against each other.
Games will be staged every hour
today, with the exception of a two
hour lapse from S to Z. Harvey
Ingley and Joe Fitzgerald, two Of
the most popular basketball re.
ferees in the city will handle most
of the games.
The schedule is: 1000 a. M
Tremonts vs. Eastern Props. HOO
a. m.-Quincys vs.. Anacostia
Eagles. 1900 noon--Paramounts
vs.. Wintons. 100 .. m.-Calvary
M. F.. VS.. Kanawhas. 200 .. M
Peerless Props VS.. Eastern High
School Lightweights. 800 p. M
Boys Club Coaches VS.. Kinnear A.
C. 400 p. m.-Boys Club Superiors
VS.. Live Wires. 700 %. M
Woodside M. E. VS.. Washington
A. A. 500 p. m.-Darkhorse Jrs.
VS.. Trinity A. c.. 900 D. M
Printers VS. Youngbloods.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
DARK HORSE TACKLES
HOPPE At BALK LINE

CHICAGO. Feb. 23.-The great
est uncertainty of the 1872 balk
line billiard championship tourna.
ment was expected to be ironed
out at the opening clash here to-
night when Willie Hoppe, champion,
meets Kanatare Suzuki, Japanese
star, and dark horse Of the tourna-
ment. The other matches, which
Will continue until March 8, will
be arranged at drawings later to.
day.
The contestants include Jake
Schaefer. hailed as a potent factor
in the championship, Walker Coch-
ran, Of Hollywood; Edouard Hore-
mans, OF Belgium, and Eric Hagen
Nlacher, Of Germany.
After the opening clash tonight,
there will be two matches daily,
afternoon and evening. All matches
will be 400 points except the final
play off, which. in the event Of a
tie, for first place, will go to 500.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
OSBORNE Gets
NEW CHANCE
TOP|TCH
Robinson Likes His TWirlers
Big and Decides to
Keep Ernie

The size of big Ernie Osborne,
the hefty young man picked up by
Brooklyn from the Cubs last sea-
son, has earned him another chance
to show that he is made Of real big
league stuff. OsDorne's york last
season, either with Chicago or
Brooklyn, hardly warranted the
Dodgers in k eeping him on the pay
roll another year.
In fact. when Charley Ebetts
handed Wilbert Robinson a batch of
players that he thought he would
let out this winter, Osborne's name
was on the list. RobBy, however.
crossed the name off and told
Squire Charley he wanted TO expert
ment further with the young giant.
Robinson likes his pitchers big,
and still is convinced that Osborne
has the making of a great twirler.
Ernie has great physical strength
and pitches a very fast ball. But
he doesn't seem to be able to get
anything on it but speed. Robby
has had such luck in taking broken
down pitchers from other clubs and
whipping them into winners that
many Of his friends still expect him
to develop Osborne into a top
notcher.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
WALKER ENDS TRAINING
FOR BOUT WITH COLIMA

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23.-Mickey'
Walker, welterweight champion Of
the world, wound up training today
for his twelve-round no-decision
bout here tomorrow night against
Bert Colima, Mexican boxer of
Whittier, California. Walker will
enter the ring a decided favorite
but s to 5 money is offered that
the Mexican fighter. Los Angeles
greatest drawing card in years, will
stay the twelve rounds.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
PALACE CUNT EASILY
MASTERS ROSENBLUM

Their ability to make good on
foul shots earned for the Palace
Laundry basketers a 21-to-7 verdict
over the Rosenblums, Of Cleveland,
In the. Arcade. The Rosenblums
were held TO a single field goal,
and Palace got five. three of which
went to BenZoni.
Both teams appeared sluggish,
and in the first quarter. Of the
game there was little scoring. Joe
Deering, referee, had a hard time
with the athletes because they per-
sisted in staging impromptu
wrestling matches. In a preliminary
game, the Princess Girls defeated
the Columbia Buddies, 90 to 13.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
MISREPRESENTATION
DISQUALIFICATION STINCS

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-LocaI
fans were up in arms today over
the eleventh hour disqualification
of Willie Ritola and Carl Chris.
tiernsen from competition in the
Metropolitan A. "A. q. champion
ships on Saturday night, an action
that robbed the games of popular
interest. The athletes are said to
have been barred on the protest
of the New York Athletic Club,
which pointed out that Ritola and
Christensen had forfeited their
competitive residence here by
competing for foreign countries In
the last Olympic games.
The A. A. u. had no alternative
but to sustain the protest, although
the appearance of both athletes
had been extensively advertised.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
TA8ERSKPS STANDING
IS TO HIS ADVANTAGE

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Frank
Taberski. former champion, was sit
ting on top of the world today at
the beginning of another week of
competition in the national cham.
pionship pocket billiards league
campaign. Taberski completed a
string of nineteen consecutive vic
tories last week while Ralph Green
leaf, present champion, was re.
cuperatlng from a nervous break.
down. and it is recognized that only
a miracle can prevent the former
title holder from ascending the
throne again.
The standing of the pair today
showed Taberski fifty-eight vic.
tories and twenty defeats for a per-
centage Of .744, while Greenleaf, in
second place, had won forty-four
matches and lost twenty four.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
OF STARS
TRY HAND ON
DIAMOND
Young Frank Bowerman and
Howard Burkett Are
Hopeful

Two sons of former National
League stars will try their luck in
the Southern Association next
season. One of them ID Frank
Bowerman, jr., son of the old Giant
catcher, and the other Howard
Burlsett. son Of old Jesse Burkett,
the only National League hitter
who compiled three 400 averages
Jesse now is manager of the
Worcester club OF the Eastern
League.
Young Frank Bowerman will get
Ia tryout with Sammy Strang Nick
lin, owner OF the Chattanooga
club. Sammy was utility player
on the Giants, and one OF the
best utility players Of all time,
when Bowerrnan was a member Of.
the Giants catching corps.
In sending his son to Niclxlin,
Bowernnan remarked in a letter:
''I know OF no one whom would
rather trust the future Of nay boy
than to you."
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
BARNEY IS
READY To
PITCH
Washington's Veteran Finger
at Hot Springs for PreIimi-
nary Stuff

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 23.-
Walter Johnson, the best pitcher
in the American League last year
and the commanding figure in the
triumph of the Washington Griff-
men in the world series, has final
" reached. town and was pre-
pared to lead the hike. of his
team mates over the hills today.
Thanks to several weeks spent in
tramping over the peaks of
Nevada, johnson is almost down
to weight. He needs very little
work before going to Tampa and
may go along with Manager
Harris on Saturday.
NO, 1 haven't signed contract
yet,'' explains johnson. "But when
I get down to Tampa and have a
little talk with Griff, 1t won't TAX,
me long to do that. have already
practically agreed to terms. That 9
why I'm here"
johnson is a bit sorry that ne
failed to acquire a franchise in the
Pacific Coast League. He says
he'll have to wait at least another
year before trying it again and
seems to think he may succeed
then.
Heavy rains for the past couple
of days have brought small
endemic of colds to. the big
Ieaguers working out here and
two victims are Mike McNally
and Roger Peckinpaugh. of the
world champions.
Joe Judge and Goose Gosiin are
Tampa. They have trained faith
eager for the. reaf work to begin.
Goslin says he has not felt 50
well since entering baseball.
Word has reached Manager
Harris that Vean Gregg has decId-
Cd to report at Tampa. The vet
oran southpaw was to have boiled
out here, but his dispute with the
Seattle club has. killed that plan.
'I'm sorry Gregg couldn't get
here" said Manager Harris today.
ga course of sprouts here would do
him a lot of good. However, we
have hot weather in Florida, tco,
come to think Of it,.
TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 23.-Sore arms
are expected among the pitching
candidates this week and Trainer
Martin, Of the world champions, is
on the watch for them. He told
every pitcher to take things easy
today and to stop the moment
his arm began to rebel against the
unaccustomed strain.
Pitcher Brillheart mas been ex-
cused. for two or three days as a
result of medical examination.
The youngster had an attack of
blood poisoning during the winter
and has not fully recovered.
President Griffith and Sam Rice
have entered the Florida open golf
championship tourney which starts
tomorrow at Temple Terrace.
Uncle Nick Altrock says they'll
both be out OF it tomorrow night,
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
FAMOUS.
| BOX SCORES
Brooklyn Takes First of
Three Victories in
Single Day.

PITTSBURGH AT BROOKLYN,
September 1, 1S90-Bfooklyn defeat
ed Pittsburgh in the first game of a
triple-header, which started at 1880
by a score of 10 to 9. Pittsburgh
rallied in the. ninth after going
scoreIess the first eight frames and
scored nine runs missing the tenth
run by having Miller who had
tripled with the bases full, put out
at the plate. Brooklyn had things
its own way for eight innings, but
was given an awful scare when
Pittsburgh scored nine times in
the final inning. The score:
DTTrSrTTPGu NJ,
The Washington times., 1925-02-23

Earned runs-Brooklyn 2. First base
on errors-Pittsburgh. 8; Brooklyn.
/: Left on bases-Pittsburgh. 2; Brook
lyn, 8. Three base hits-Miller. Clark.
Two base hits-Burke, Baker, O'Brien,
Clark. Stolen bases-Collins. O'Brten.
Foutz. Terry, CD Burns. Sacrifice hits
-Pinckney. (2) Burns, Clark. Double
plays-Sales Wilson and Hecker. COL
Inns (unassisted.l Struck out-FoUtz,
Carruthers. cd Wilson. Base on balls
pitcher-Burke, Osborne, Burns. Wild
pitches-Baker. 3. Umpire-Strief. Time
1881.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Look Out, Dempsey!

An eighteen-year-old German giant
has come all the way from the
Fatherland to challenge Jack Demp.
sey. His name is Jack Latzel. He
ia reputed to have knocked out
every fighter that faced him in
Europe.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
SAME OLD BROWNS LIKELY
TO TAKE FIELD AGAIN
By SID c. KEENER.

ST LOUIS Feb deceyng with Johnny
makeup of their regular combination George
Sser will escort his squad to the Florida training camp and Judging
will home in early April minus
the usual hurrah stuff abouty youthful phenoms. t
sprinked with budding
seasoned aggregation and the pennant rest
with veterans It will through
to splash forth at top speed.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Gets Two Veterans

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. %
Hod Eller and Ray Caldwell, for.
mer big league pitchers, have been
purchased by the local Southern
Association club. Eller was with
Indianapolis and Caldwell with
Kansas City last year.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Sprinters' Tour

Charley Paddock and :, Loren
Murchison, who plan to start their
world tour March II. will sprint in
Egypt, Japan, Honolulu, the Phil
ippines, Finland, Scotland. Italy,
England, Germany and way sta
fi0na
The Washington times., 1925-02-23


But that gag soon ran out and
Florida had to look around for
further propaganda. We next
heard of that nimble State pro-
ducing more and larger child
eating alligators than any SINH,
lar pimple on the map.
Tourists were invited to come
from far and close to see those
crocodiles jliggle picaninnies
On their proboscis and the gag
went good until those gators
grew indigestion from the con-
slant dark meat diet.
Next the ostrich industry Of
Florida was called to the atten-
tion of the disinterested world
and drew more customers to
Florida's salt water acoustics
than gold drew to Alaska.
Then the ball clubs started to
cultivate high-priced hotels and
expensive after-dinner music
and it commenced to look like the
Sunshine State had slapped a
poultice in the right place.
People started to Florida in
everything from covered
wagon to a three-wheel veloci-
pede.
But the little old peninsula
wasn't satisfied. The golf ad-
diets started to tell each other
bedtime stories and evolved the
idea of hole-in-one golf courses
where all eighteen cups could be
driven in one.
And it is a well-known theory
that anybody would double-quick
to a land where they could send
back postcards of themselves
doing a hole in one.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Kingston Loses Riconda

The crack Kingston, N. Y, has.
ketball team will lose one of it's
star players when Harry Riconda
leaves shortly : for Portland on the
Pacific coast. Riconda was sold
to Portland by the Athletics, for
whom he played third base.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
McManus Is Outside

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23.-Marty Nc
Manus, the Browns second sacker,
has not yet signed a contract for
1925. The battery candidates leave
tomorrow for Tarpon Springs, Fla.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Makes a Difference

Joe Bush, traded to st. Louis by
New York, wants more pay. A
reasonable argument, it seems. would
be that Bush now has to pitch to
Babe Ruth.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
FohI Likes Tigers

Lee FohI, Red Sox manager, is
quoted as saying he believes the
Detroit Tigers will have the
strongest American League team
this wear
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Britton Getting Old

Jack Britton, former welter-
weight champion, is still active in
Sne ring at the age of forty-nine.
He has been boxing four-rounderE
on the Pacific Coast.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23

The water out Of that well was
SO inspiring that the Indians
traded him bottle for bottle
against that special brand of
sea-going grog which kept de
Leon's sailors from mutiny.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Will Enter Tourney

The Junior Order of United
American Mechanics bowling league
has announced plans for entering
the Washington City Duckpin Asso-
citation tournament in a body.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23

Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary
argued with Clark Griffith for
hours over his 1925 contract
and then "slept on it," The
next morning he signed and
Immediately began work. The
Washington Times camera man
grabbed him as he was winging
in the pill for the first time.
Here's the proof.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
He Faces Tremaine

CLEVELAND, Feb. 23.-Eddie
Cannonball Martin, bantam cham
pion, faces Carl Tremaine in ten
round bout here tomorrow night
The Washington times., 1925-02-23

Some great old publicity has
seeped out of the Sunny South
since Ponce de Leon first dis
The Washington times., 1925-02-23

Tough racket Moe
was up against on
Saturday. He sunk
his jack on Red Ar
row to cop and show
and two long birds
came along and beat
him. But the week
was a good one and
he expects to have
info just as good
starting today. The
dope he has for this
afternoon was slipped
him by Harry Knapp.
The leather is $17,-
455.54.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23

covered perpet-
nal youth that
could compete
with everything
except old age.
His special de-
livery letter to
Parliament that
he had found q
spring on some
neighbor's farm
tn a t xu d e d
youth but not i'm
nocence was the
greatest news
paper scoop of
the period.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23

Tobin furnishes the only uncer-
tainty-and. his case is open Tor
discussion only because he slipped
below the 300 line in hitting last
year.
Herschel Bennett, a spry kid, 10
to give Tobin competition.
Unless cyclone hits the infteld
Sisler will be on first, McMaf1us on
second, Robertson on third ana
Gerber at shortstop.
Bennett, a promising Outfield
candidate, will file his challenge
for but one pOsitiOn-right field.
Although Bill jacobson, in center.
is three years up on TObin, Big
Bill was q .317 fence.buSter IN
1924 and set an American League
record for catching Outfield flies.
jacobson is a fixture, principally
because Jake supplies the sock
from the right side OF the plate.
Therefore Jake does not have to
worry about his job for 1925.
AS for Tobe I'll put my vote on
JaWn for right field at the kickoff
and throughout the season. He
has regained the weight he lost
last summer, is as frisky as a colt
and with a Juvenile like Bennett
pressing from the rear watch the
duke Of the Lenay Ferry road
spread his stuff this summer!
If everything pans out the way
it looks on paper Sisler will have
one of the moA effective pitching
staffs in the American League.
He hasn't five. six or seven miracle
- HNf1 611Vh IaA 4.
anced staff-a balanced stan to
meet the attack from the enemy.
Joe Bush, Ernie Wingard, Dave
Danfortl1 and Elmer Vangilder
should comprise the Big Four with
Dixie Davis to dip in just as soon
as the sun starts to siZzle.
Southpaw Joe Giard and Milton
CASTOR are the other regulars.
Grant and Blacholder probably viii
fill out the staff.
The Yanks, Tigers and Griffs
are the three teams. which, ac-
cording to dope, win be i'm the
running. Wingard and DanfOrth
are Of the type to tame the Yanks
and Tigers because they shoot the
s0uthpaW curves. Davis and VAN
glider measure their stuff sue
CessfulIy against the Nationals.
And Joe Bush hasn't been heard
from as yet. Bush is Bush and
Joe should have pitching average
for 1925 between $40 and .667. The
higher the better, Joe!
All the Browns of 1926 have to
do to get up there is to peel off
winning streaks against the White
Sox and Athletics. These two teams
won twenty-six and lost but seven
teen to the Browns last year. Re-
versing this count and the Browns
should spread considerable excite
ment around Sportsman's Park next
simmer
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
SAYS SKILLET"
Finn, Esq.
Florida Cracked the Ma
tion's Back With It's
Hole-In-0ne
Lure.

nv HE South is getting 50 clut-
tered up with ball clubs
that they are yelling for
ballast up North to keep the
country from getting bottom
heavy.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23
Sauber to Lead

Nate Sauber will captain the
Rialto baseball team this spring.
Leo Jaffe will act as the manager.
The Washington times., 1925-02-23

Heavy rains for the past couple
of days have brought q small
epidemic of colds to the big
Ieaguers working out here and
two victims are Mike McNally
and Roger Peckinpaugh, of the
world champions.
The Washington times., 1925-05-27
MRS. KNOX WINS
WOMEN s GOLF
PLAY
Indian Spring Club Members
Also Account for Low Medal
Qualifying Prize

Mrs. H. A. Knox, Of Indian
Spring, gave the favorites in the
miniature tournament Of the Dis.
trict Women's Golf Association q
setback when she captured the
honors in the first flight. defeating
Mrs. L. B. Chapman, l up. Mrs.
Knox also took care Of the prize for
the low qualifying score. She had
a %. par for the short card.
Mrs. II. King Cornwell won the
second flight when she was up on
Miss Susan Hacker and Mrs L. l..
Steele defeated Mrs j. r. DeFarges
for the third honors.
Winners of the other five flights
were Mrs. S. F. Colladay, who de-
feated Mrs. c. l.. Frailey; Mrs. w.
S. Corby, who defeated Mrs. C. A.
Slater; Mrs. Frank Tomlinson, who
defeated Mrs. Sherbourne WhIpple;
Mrs. w. L. Heap, who won from
Mrs. e. d. Krewson. and Mrs.
Frazer, who defeated Mrs. Gleaves