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The Washington times., 1925-04-13
READING CLUB RETURNS
TOPEL TO CINCINNATI

READING, Pa, April 1S.-First
Basenan Harry J. Topel. of the
Cincinnati Reds" who was sent
to the Reading Internationlas by
Manager Jack Hendricks on OPP
ton. has been returned by Manager
Spencer Abbott. OF the Keystones
upon notification by Secretary John
]. Farrell, that Topel, who last
season was drafted from the Oneon
ia Club, of the New York-Pennsyl-
vania League by Cincinnati, could
not be farmed out on option to the
International League under the
draft rules.
The Washington times., 1925-04-13


Harris. pleased to consider that
what has been done once may he
done again, was reluctant to let
Ogden 20 on waiver to some other
club. possibly later on to prove a
menace to the well-laid plans Of
Stanley Harris, Clark Griffith, ct al,
20 hang on to the American League
championship.
Incidentally. Martina was not
severely disappointed by the turn.
about in his career. He saw the
handwriting on the wall some
time ago and Is said to have
welcomed In q measure the re-
turn to HIS home where the
oyster shucker has interests other
than baseball.
Turn now to perhaps the most
interesting phase of the Washing
ton clubs pitching situation. It in.
wolves the Methusalistic marvel,
vean Gregg. about to resume a
major league career that hasn't
quite parallel.
The last appearance Of Vean
Gregg in the main show was with
the Philadelphia Macks seven years
ago. He won eight games that
year and lost fourteen, which salts.
fled Gregg that his pitching days
were over. The next three years
found him in retirement.
In 1922 he experimental with
the old salary whip and found II
had returned to life. He pitched
forty-six games for the Seattle club
in the Pacific Coast League and
won nineteen and lost twenty. He
worked in forty-seven games in
1923 and won seventeen against
fifteen losses. Last year, much in
the manner Of a rookie suddenly
come to the front, he won twenty.
five games and lost eleven besides
working in thirteen others.
The last record carried the
fOrty-year-OId left handler to the
world champion ball club, and Il
IS not alone because Of his re-
variable achievement Of last
year that Stanley Harris, the
Grfffmen I'm general and others
I'm 3 position and capable to judge
believe that Gregg is one pitcher
who IL the next thing to certain
70 heID the club. Gregg has
looked like the berries this spring.
On this point heArken to Clar-
ence Rowland, former manager of
the Chicago White Sox and now
a popular umpire in the American
League. Rowland has seen Gregg
in all his performances this spring
with the Griffmen. He also saw
much of Sylvanus when the far
westerner was leading lefthander
years ago.
"Gregg," said he, has never
looked better than he does right
now. He has all OF his old stuff.
It will surprise me II he doesn't
come through with a big punch
for Harris, who, by the way. has
shown unusual skill in handling
pitchers"
The Washington times., 1925-04-13

Of the pitchers i'll the above table, the following
are left handers Yde, Bentley, Nehf, Cooper
Ruether, Marquard, Benton, Rixey, Hamilton,
Sherdel, Mitchell, Dyer, Cooney, Henry, May and
Weinert.
The leading shut out artists based on ten or
more scoreless victories follows Alexander, ~;
Adams, At; Doak, 3d. Cooper, 81; Vanguard, 81 81
Nehf, %; Pfeffer, 81; Rixey, -27; J: Barnes. 20
Meadows, "a; ]. Benton, %; Grimes, 20; Oescnger'
49, Luque IS; Ruether, ID; Vance, IL; Morrison
Haines and McQuan II EACH
Alexander, pitching for the Phillies and Guns
won the most games 800, while Marquard hurting
The Washington times., 1925-04-13
GIBBONS WANTS $40, 900
TO MEET TONY FUENTE

LOS ANGELES. April 13.-Eddie
Kane, manager of Tommy Gibbons,
today demanded $4,000 for Gibbons
end of a bout with Tony Fuente,
the Mexican heavyweight. Fuente,
who recently was involved in an
alleged fake fight" with Fred
Fulton, of Minneapolis, has been
reinstated by the California COM
mission. Pasadena promoters were
reported to have offered Gibbons
$685. 900 to box twelve rounds with
Fuente.
The Washington times., 1925-04-13

All we hope is that win, lose
or draw, we win. Some chronic
victories early in the seasons
convaIescence should give the
patient good vitality for the
long illness ahead.
Well begun is half done, .
the doctor said when he dropped
his spectacles into the open
wound.
A year ago, when the Gfiff-
men started showing symptoms
of recovery from twenty-five
wear trance, the scientists and
specialists reached for the smell
ling salts to conceal q great big,
hearty laugh.
Soon the whole clinic was in
a state of hiIarity and the en-
tire class roared its anazement
until they saw the victim was
going to get well and go some
where.
In May the club was throwing
thermometers at the nurse and
playing day jokes on the night
intern.
BY June they had to be strap
ped in bed and refused to go to
sleep until told sandman stories
interpreted with their latest
batting averages.
Come July an extra force of
armed guards was thro wn
around the sanitarium to keep
the inmates minds off their
business and by August the
Yankees and Tigers knew they
couldn't isolate themselves in
first place without the aid Of
anaesthetics.
September was the last entry
made on the diagnostic chart
and proved beyond consultation
that only a major operation
could keep the patient from
claiming the world and tribu-
taries.
October verified this suspicion
and here we are again, right on
the verge of a relapse which we
hope will be as fatal as the last.
The Washington times., 1925-04-13

as the games played here are con-
cerned.
Umpire Billy Walker fired three
washington players out OF those
battles In the Polo Grounds Tor
making the kind of kicks peculiar
to victory-hungry ball players. On
Saturday Joe Judge yipped at the
old fellow until the smuggling first
sacker was blue in the gills and
until Walker had had about ten
concentrated years added 10 HE
normal fifty.scven. Walker would
have had to hustle to do IN fifty
seven years all the things Josephus
said he did, and not a few OF those
years would have been spent in the
hoosegow.
In yesterdays game Dutch Rue
Their insisted he pitched five straight
beauties to one batter and had only
one called right. For disputlng the
sharpness of Walkers aged gl1tns
Ruether was shown how cutting
could he. Walkers tongue. The
eccentric southpaw and Bucky
Harris were banished yesterday
Harris for pointing out in eloquent
terms that the umpire had missed
seeing McNeely hit by a pitched
ball.
On the level it looked for a time
that forfeit was in prospect. Yes
the Griffmen and Giants were play
ing to win.
"They were two sweet victories, -
said Oswald Bluege, compared with
whom ordinary Cal Coolidge is a
radio announcer.
The Griffmen hammered five
Giant pitchers yesterday. Kelly and
Coveleskie looked good for Wash
ington. Today the world cham.
pions are resting and thinking up
ways of continuing successfully
their invasion of New York.
The Washington times., 1925-04-13
They'll Cost a Lot

Joe Judge, Stanley Harris and
Ted Jameson were obtained from
Buffalo by Washington for modest
sums. So when the Bisons' owner
saws his whole team is for sale the
ma iors cast covetous eyes on Kelly
and Anderson, but the price for
them will be higher.
The Washington times., 1925-04-13
PETE SCOTT WILL SEEK
TO SHOW SCOUTS CLASS

Pete Scott. of Kansas City, means
to give his best this year. He in
tends to hustle. He wishes to show
the big league scouts and club
owners that he is a major league
ball player in the making. But net
yet has the light dawned to Petey
Scott. Not yet has he learned the
full meaning of hustling.
The Washington times., 1925-04-13
CENTRAL GOLFERS MEET
TECH CLUB SVNINGERS

Central and Technical High
School will settle their goIfing diff.
ficulties tomorrow when the two
schools get together in a match
on the East Potomac Park links.
John Shorey Is captain of the Cen
trail team, while Arthur Bennett IL
captain Of the Manual Trainers
golfers
The Washington times., 1925-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL COURTS
SEE TENNIS INAUGURAL

The courts Of the Congressional
Country Club received their first
baptism of fire when exhibition
matches were played there. In the
feature match Of the day Jerry Lang,
of Columbia, was beaten by Kirk
Reid. Tom Marshall, Thomas Man.
gum, Miss Helen Sinclair, and Mrs.
Kirk Reid were others who took
part in opening the courts.
The Washington times., 1925-04-13
HARRIS BELIEVES OGDEN
WILL COME THROUGH
BY r. D. THOMAS.

NEW YORK, April 13In process Of knocking down his pitch
staff members Bucy Harris confronted with the
duty Of choosing between Joe Martina recently sent to
Orleans and Curey Ogden handsome SwarhOrean who
baseball pitcher has displayed little else than puchude this
spring.
MARITIME is Learned drew ticket South least partly
Nobody and particularly the eight the League
forgotten
out and eight straight games for the Washington club
The Washington times., 1925-04-13
DIXIE LEVERETTE AND
DAVENPORT SLIDE BACK

Manager Eddie Collins, Of the
White Sox, has released Dixie"
Leverett and Joubert Davenport.
Leverett has been released to the
Columbus club OF the American
Association under option, white
Davenport has been sold outright to
Shreveport
The Washington times., 1925-04-13
GODFREY AND BAKER
COMPLETE TRAINING

LOS ANGELES, April 13.-
George Godfrey, Philadelphia negro
heavyweight and Sam Baker, Los
Angeles negro boxer, completed
training today for their ten.round
bout here tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1925-04-13

Thus in the place of Babe Ruth
will be found Ben Paschal, whose
splendid hitting in spring exhibit
tion games has served to lessen
the disappointment felt by the
Yankees over the temporary loss or
their heavy artillery. To put his
name on Colonel Jacob Ruppert's
payroll for this season, Paschal
was forced to Guido Nick Cullop.
whom a number of experts hailed
as a second Bambino.
Cullop is now at Atlanta, where
Paschal last year in 148 games
made 1877 hits for a total of 319
bases and an average OF .S41. He's
quite a ballplayer, say the Yam
KEGS who had him on the tail end
Of the last campaign. Lately he
has been hitting hard and fire.
quently.
Earl Combs is said to be fully
recovered from the effects Of a
broken ankle that stopped him last
year when he batted for an even
400 average in twenty-four games,
being used frequently as pinch
hitter.
Z Washington will present the
same lineup with which it finished
the wild and woody pennant race
last fall with every regular in first
class condition.
Oswald BIuege, who shows
promise Of being the outstanding
Infielder of the year, was bruised
between the shoulder blades by
q ball thrown in practice yester-
day but the injury is trifling, he
0aid, even while Mike Martin
was applying his famous hniment.
Bucky Harris is quite satisfied
with his club. the members OF
which, by the way, are more eager
than ever to come to grips with
the Yankees after having shown
up the Giants in the last half of
the big series just concluded by
winning five out of six games,
the last by a score OF IL to 8.
There was a sneaking suspicion
in some minds that games played
by the Griffmen and Giants were
merely for practice from baseball
standpoint and for cigar money for
the club owners. ALI damp, dear
people. all damp. at least IN so far
The Washington times., 1925-04-13

the most games 169
Of the present National League twirlers, twelve
with 100 or more wins are as follows: Alexander
300; Cooper, 2O2; Marquard, 1919; Adams 1876;
Rixey, 100; Pfeffer, 1885, Doak, 154; Nehf. 148;
J: Benton, 141; Grimes, 1873; j. Barnes, 129, and
Meadows 1919.
Twelve hurlers lost 100 or more games as
follows: Marquard, 169; Rixey, 161: Cooper, 1859;
Alexander, 1877; Meadows, 151; Doak 1879; J.
Benton, 1874; Adams, 100; Oeschger, ia; ].
Barnes, 112; Pfeffer, 112, and Grimes los.
The Washington times., 1925-04-13
oeandJoe
They Get the
Dough

The old jinx has
taken a stall in Noes
b arm. He picked
Dedans to win on
Saturday, and fifty
yards from the finish
it looked like money
in a letter, but he got
a bit leg weary and
was beaten half a
length. Well, that's
over with, 50 let's
hope the old boy
starts the week with
the right dog in front.
Cash in kick, $751;
1920. Henry Ro-
der is responsible
for today's hop.
Moe has 500 cakes
on CENTRIFUGAL
in the first to cop and
a half grand to peep!
The Washington times., 1925-04-13
Busher to Lead

Chick" Busher has been chosen
manager of the Anacostia Eagles
unlimited baseball team.
The Washington times., 1925-04-13
Laugh This Off
Totals 4s II ~ Isl totals. 81 . q IS


sBatted for Kelley in seventh inning.
tBatted for Barnes in seventh inning.
tBatted for Greenfield in eighth
inning.
washington 500 2 0 o o 3-l1
New York. $1,000. O.
Runs-McNeeIy. Adams (2), Rice,
GosIin (2), Judge ca. Bluege 20.
Walker. Kelly. Wilson, jackson Cd.
Errors-Young. Kelly, Jackson. Two
base hits-Adams, Bluege, Kelley. Nc
Nelly, Terry. Home runs-McNeely,
Jackson. stolen base-McNeely. Left
on bases-Washington, g.; New York,
/. Sacrifice-Coveleskie. Double play
-Bluege to Adams to Judge. First
base on baIIs-Off Ruether, 1; off
Kelley. 8: off Bentley, 2; off Barnes,
1; off Coveleskie. 4. Struck out-By
Bentley, 2; by Kelley, 1; by Barnes. l;
by Coveleskie, 1; by Ryan, /. Hits
Off Scott, in Ia inningj off Ruether.
mono in no inning Il man at baD: off
bentley, in 2-3 innings; off Barnes:
in innings. Off Kelly. in 9
innings; off, Greenfield, none in !
inning: off Ryan, in j inning; off
CoveIeskie, 3 in 8 innings. winning
pitcher-KeIley. Losing pitcher-Scott.
Umpires-Messrs. Walker and ROW
land. Time Of game hours and ~
minutes.
The Washington times., 1925-04-13

eV er Sprinkled
with grass.
w ash ington
takes its initial
dose in q strange
hospital, but the
bedside bulletins
will be scanned
by homefolks in
front of news
paper offices like
near relatives
waiting to read
the last will and
testament.
The Washington times., 1925-04-13
SAYS SKILLET"
Finn, Esq
Bucky Harris Has His Team
1nnoculated With the
Same Old Virus.
By KIRK MILLER.

IN HE Easter parade is dying
away to the cadence Of
fallen arches and the
American and National League
promenades begin tomorrow on
eight Of the hest boulevards
...:x1i.l.I
The Washington times., 1925-04-13

October verified this suspicion
and here we are again, right on
the verge of relapse which we
hope will be as fatal as the last.
The Washington times., 1925-04-13

Well begun is half done, .
the doctor said when he dropped
his spectacles into the open
wound.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-02
DR.. John G. TOwne,
Waterville, Named
On Health Council

Governor Brewster Friday nomi-
mated DR.. John G. Towne of Water
Vile as a member of the Maine pub
lie health council to fill the vacancy
caused by the expiration Of the term
of DR.. George w. Alexander of Gar
diner. DR.. Alexander was, appointed
by Gobernor Baxter to fill the re-
mainder of the term of the late DR..
F. N. Whittier of Bowdoin college.
The following other nominations
have just been posted by Governor
Brewster:
Justices Of the peace-Ralph II.
Sprague, Pressure Isle; F. Irving
Patterson. Portland; Herbert Richie,
Bangor; H. Carlton Walker, New
Portland: Otto H. Nelson, Bangor;
Raymond o. McKechnie, Waterville;
Willis Frost, Berwick: j. H. Mcclure,
Bangor; Harry A. Smith, WATERFORD |;
William E. Burgess, Fairfield; Asa
o. Pike. Fryeburg;
Howard Davies, Portland; Walter
D. Barker. Pennington; Vernon G..
Haslam. Fastbrook; Arthur G. Whit
comb. Westfield; Philippe Lauren
deau, Lewiston; Beatrice e. Young
Augusta; Albert A. Weatherbee, Lin
coin.
Notary public-Ralph H. sprague
Presque Isle; F. Irving Patterson
Portland: r. Brooks Straton. Rum
ford: Lyman H. Nelson, Portland
Percy e. Higgins. Oldtown: George
Francis Feeney. Portland; Marion H
Maxwell, Portland; Harold p
Thompson. Portland; e. w. Hol-
brook, Wiscasset; John Margitan
Jr., Lisbon Falls; Charles S. Taylor
Belfast.
Trial JUSTICE. F. Campbell
Kingman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-02
Towns May Secure
Full Allotment of
State Aid for Roads

The state Highway Commission
sent out Friday a letter to the va
ripus municipal officers informing
them of the apportionment to their
town for 1925 in accordance with the
provisions of the law for State road
construction.
Please note that this IS the full
allotment of State aid against the
towns appropriation and that this
is the first time in many years that
the highway commission has been
in position to allot the full amount
called for by all towns" continues
the communication.
This full allotment is made DOS
sipie on account of the fact that
the legislature has provided an adj
ditional appropriation for State aid
on gasoline. -
This years allotment is made
provisional upon no referendum be-
ing invoked against the gasoline tax.
referendum is invoked it will be
necessary for this commission to re-
allol state aid funds that will be
available without the new money
from the gasoline tax. If no referen.
dunn Is invoked allotment will be all
solute on July II.
The highway commission believes
that the most satisfactory method Of
handling State aid work is for the
town TO order its own material and
pay all bills for material and labor
Tor its State aid road work, the State
to reimburse the town for the
amount of State aid due after the
work has been completed. The COM
mission reserves the right. however,
| to requisition the town for its
share of the joint fund as provided
by section "a of chapter 25 of the
| revised statutes.
The State auditor instructs us
that before any State aid can be
paid, the towns share of the Joint
fund must have been expended.
All engineering and inspection
charges will be paid by the State as
the work progresses; these charges
| are made against the Joint fund
Road commissioners and foremen in
charge of State aid road construc-
| ton should obtain from the State
road supervisors the amount of in
spection and engineering charges
| from time to time, and enough
should be reserved from the fund TO
take care of these items.
The towns claim for State aid
must be supported by itemized re-
cepited bills for all material mr..
chased and used on the work and
by receipted pay-rolls for all labor
and teams used in connection there
with. Pay-rolls must show dates
worked, rates and amount paid each
laoorer and each item"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-02
xotsce 20 Contractors

Bids will be received at the ONCE Of
the Architects, John Calvin Stevens
and John Howard Stevens, Room I'll.
Chapman Building. Portland, Maine, on
Standard Time, for the erection of the
State of Maine Building on the
grounds Of the Eastern States Agri-
cultural and Industrial Exposition,
Inc, at Springfield, Massachusetts,.
Plans will be ready for delivery to
bidders on May LIST. 1925. Preliminary
Information may be obtained at the of
nee Of the Architects prior to that date.
Contractors desiring to take plans
and specifications must make a deposit
Of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) with the
Architects. which sum will be returned
to the Contractor If the plans are re-
turned in good condition at the time
Of submission of bids.
All bids must be submitted In sealed
envelopes marked Proposal for the
erection of the. Maine Building at
in duplicate. and submitted on forms
to be obtained at the Office Of the Ar
chitects.
The Commission reserves the right
to accept or reject any or all bids as
they may deem 1t best for the interests
Of the State of Maine.
J. SHERMAN DOUGLASS,
Chairman,
FRANK p. wAsHBuRN.
= Secretary.
JOHN w. LELAND.
LAWRENCE NJ. CARROLL.
FRANK D. MARSHALL,
Maine. Acting under authority of
Chapter 81 Of the Resolves Of State
apr27tomay14
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-02
Turns Thought to
Beautifying State
HIGHWAYS and Land

Governor Brewster In . letter JUST
sent to secretaries Of civic organic
cations In the State, declared that
Maine has been 30 favored by nature
that dissertation by. human handt-
work can alone prevent US from be-
ing one Of the most beautiful states
81 the whole wide world.
at seems both decent and pru-
dent" continues Governor Brewster,
'sthat we should preserve and culti-
rate the natural beauties that we
End on every hand.
This Is q. matter Of spring house.
cleaning and we naturally turn to
the women OF our State to cooper
ate with the men. The last Legisla-
tire has made very excellent provis-
ions for protection Of our highways
from the advertising signs. The
Highway Department and Police are
now instructed to remove these
wherever they may be found within
the legal limits of the highway.
During the coming week we are to
observe Arbor Day within the State
OF Maine and it Is hoped that very
many communities through civic
Organizations may give definite
thought to the Identification Of that
rnrtion Of Maine which Is entrusted
70 their charge. To the extent that
communities all over the State shall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-02
NEW CORPORATIONS

The certificates of incorporation of
the Following two new corporations
were approved Friday at the Office
OF the attorney general:
Brunswick Development COMPANY.
organized at Brunswick. to carry on
an Kinds of manufacturing, mercan-
tie, building and real estate busi.
ness; capital stock, $50, 900, all com
mon: nothing paid in: par value OF
snares, $5O; five shares subscribe -
directors - President, Wilbur n
Senter OF Brunswick: treasurer. VIII
nam II. Farran: Samuel L. Forsaith
.. n. rousseau and Harry w. Var,
ney of Brunswick.
Hinkley Stevens Company. organ
lzed at Bangor, to carry on all kinds
pi manufacturing and mercantile
business; capital stock, $4,000. ali
common; nothing paid in; par valve
OF shares. 500: three shares sub
scriped; directors-President, Lewis
". Hnkley of Jonesport; treasurer
Myer w. Epstein of Bangor: and
LOUIS G. Stearns of Hampton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-02
SUNDAY, MAY 10
TO Be OBSERVED
AS MOTHERS DAY
Second Sunday In May Sci
Aside By Act Of Congress
For Special Tribute

Sunday, May 10, is this year des-
ignated as Mothers Day. This Will
be the 18th year of official observa-'
tion. the second Sunday in May has
been set aside as Mothers Day by
an act of Congress signed in 1914 by
woodrow Wilson. In it provision was
made for display of flags on public
buildings, as we'll as the expression
of individual tribute to motherhood
That the idea was a welcome one
has been proved by the rapid growth
of ceremonies in connection with the
day. Church services on Mothers
Day are now almost universally ar
ranged with the day in mind, and
other customs of the day are spring.
ing up. Awhile carnation Is the ac-
! cepted flower to be worn in MEM
ory of ones mother, and the send
ing to mothers of specially designed
greeting cards noting the day is an
other simple method of expressing
appreciation which has met with APP
prevail.
The actual origin of the move
ment which led to setting aside
Mothers Day is not generally known,
hence seems worthy of attention In
view of the increasing observation
oil IL. luVeStlSdIIOH SHOWS IIidt MISS
Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia in l9OS
| made the first step toward Mothers
Day when She asked that the church
in the little Virginia town where her
mother had teen a leading spirit,
hold service int her memory. A
! little later the Philadelphia churches
| are found to have been generally
observing one Sunday in. May as
Mothers Day. and the plan grew to
| elimination in National legislation.
Various British customs act as a
precedent for the idea of Mothers
Day. In the days when young men
and girls were bound out as appren-
tees or maids, the fourth Sunday in
| Lent was set aside as a day when
they might return to their parents,
Still earlier. the idea is found in
| Rome when on the same fourth
| Sunday, gifts were annually brought
| to the Mother Church. Even the
| pagans had their idealization OF
motherhood. expressed in the wor-
ship of n super-goddess, known as
Rhea, the great mother of the gods.