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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19

evanrelsAts PLAYED there, and
Billy Sunday saved souls In. the old
hall. Automobile shows have been
held there and Georgetown Univer-
sity track meets. Paavo Nurnai. the
flying Finn, ran last winter where
the bowling balls win spin this
winter.
Most of the nifty alleys win De
devoted 60 duckpills. washington
ik town where duclEpIsl0 afo
more iii vogue than eempIllA
There n faster action With the
smaller ball, and it IS Iess. fAtlg-
uing than swinging the elxteen.
pound weapon.
The tAnpin game. with the
heavy ball, flourished best IN The
old days before prohibition. The
famous brewery towns Of st. Louis
Milwaukee and Cincinnati used to
be great bowling rivals. The Big
ger a mans capacity for beer, and
the bigger his bay window the easier
Ii was for him To handle Big
ef4teenspound wooden ball. But with
Prohibition and d shrinking III Size
Of male forms the daintier duckpin
game has come into popularity.
It is q pastime that can be entered
without the necessity Of that
schooner of suds 81 the players
The Convention HAN bowling IL
leys have some big men behind
them. The Hon. Thomas p. Gore,
the blind Senator from Oklahoma,
is b member OF the board Of dirac-
tors. Many Congressman are ex-
pecsed to become patrons of the
Convention Hall alleys. according 10
Albert y. Gardner, secretary ana
aperantendent Of the new ei1ter-
prise Clark Griffith, owner OF the
Senators, has also invested 81 the
bowling business, following the ieAd
o4 the manager, and the secretary
oR his ball club has plunged into
the enterprise.
Al lot Of i1terclty bowling matches
are being booked for the Convention
Hall alleys this winter.
Baltimore, Norfol1t, R0anoks,
Cumberland and Hagerstown all are
strong FOR the dnekpin game, and
will send teams to the Capital to-
compete. It Id thought that Bucky
Harris win spend much Of the off
sea son IN Washington, sizing up the
growth Of the bowling game with
q view Of making q further Invest
mcfst
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19

Judging from bounds which skillet Firms
ping connection with the Babe Ruth alAmecan
look as though the rstnamed gentleman going be fit sub
e sixty hours of wakeuness tests which George
Washington University students recently underwent
In other words Sket" wondering going
induced BY the half Of Warrington looking
for its world entertainment this fall whether that important
sporting held in Washington in other major
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19

At the present rate Of activity.
over IS 900 Neutrality-suspicious. will have
responded to "skillet's' invitation
to take the most skillful baseball
judges to the world series before
the contest c loses at midnight,
August 81 AS the contest u pas.
sing the halfway mark, Skiust
estimates he has more than $4,000
responses TO date, and that allowing
for q considerable squirt which IN.
variAbly characterizes such contests
rs they draw to an END. ne snouia
have between $4,000 and 10000 all.
American teams to be compared
with Babe Ruth's when the zero
hour arrives.
Already eight big sliding metal
filing eases are filled with the
ideas and Impressions Of washing
toniaI1s on the material IN the
two big leagues. Al OF Skis
let's" responses, piled m one ssaek'
re heIieves, and each letter, placed
end 10 end, the Big Omelet Man
from Egg Harbor estimates, would
make white pathway about nine
Inches wide from Calais, France.
60 Dover England.
Now. here is where "Skillet's"
tough task comes in. He does not
vet know. nor viii he know until
after August 81, the nature OF
Babe Ruth's team. As the winners
are TO be announced on September
! S. "Ekillet" viii have very. nearly
sixty-hour task on his hands IN
going over the thirty.five thousand
III, kaA Nf1ffF1a0 fAlV
poets to receive, in time to give
the winners the glad news on
September S.
II is te custom of Mr.. Finn to
personally attend to all OF the
checking over Of the teams, as he
considers II such an important task
that he does not care to entrust 1t
TO any assistance which may be
offered him from the office staff.
He would not want to 80
wrong ON a single team and de-
sires TO personally compare each
al American combination sub
mitted with that Of Babe Ruth,
90 that the most deserving viii
Be sure and receive their reward.
As the mail comes pouring in,
''Skillet' is recognizing the names
of many of his Oldest friends in
his various contests. Some OF
them are now trying for their
third successive year to be one
of The Washington Times guest
at a world series and the fact
that they are still trying and
never become discouraged is q
tribute indeed to their sportsman.
ship. That is the kind of spirit
6sCIyiIIafsSSt 0nr-
tests so successful, and without it,
no contest could really "go over
the top" in. the manner necessary
TO make them worth while, either
from the fans or the newspapers
standpoint.
So, whatever degree of popularity
the Babe Ruth Annual All-Amer-
lean contests reach, that popularity
IS. in a large measure due to the
excellent support the fans give
them, just as much as It IL due
"Skillet" for arranging the liberal
terms and fat rewards which
tempt the thinking baseball people
Of Washington and vicinity.
Among those oId-timers who
are back in the race again this
year are Joe Bauman, of Bowie;
&. Russell RiOrdOn, Frank Hughes,
William McGarrag, j. Il. Roberts,
J. NJ. Letcher, Arthur King, Nun.
sey Stanton, Frank Harmon and
j. F. McInteer.
Don't forget that you are wei.
come to send in as many comb
ADVERTISEMENT
DHFFeDUnAu elm
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19
KEN WILLIAMS SUFFERS
FROM BRAIN CONCLUSION

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19.---Kenneth
Williams, home-run hitter and star
outfielder of the st. Louis Browns.
who was hit on the head by 4
pitched ball last Friday in a game
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19
Rosar Leads sIuccArs

johnny Roser, Of Baltimore, leads
the international league ia home
runs with twenty-sfx. Sheedy, Of
Baltimore, Anderson, .-of Buffalo,
and Kelly, OF Toronto, are tied
for second with TWENTY-FIVE each.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19
Can't Help 1t Because Of
Little Secret Divulged
Below.
SAME REASON "NATS"
ARE DUE TO WIN
Use Mike Martins Liniment

II you want to find out how fit
a ball team is go. see its trainer.
He knows and II he's producing
winning team full Of fight. ginger
and pep. he's due some credit. Read
what the Pittsburgh Pirates train.
er says below.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19
L.inworth Kids Work

All members Of the Linworth In
sect team are requested to report
each day az 10 o'clock 10 Manager
Main. The youngsters are prepar-
ing efrenuously for their battle
with the Harris Insects.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19
Big Inning Does It

Each team had a big inning
when the Northerns defeated the
Pecks, 10 to 6. The Northerns got
six runs in the second and the
Pecks made half dozen in the
seventh
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19
Marines Travel Much

The Quantico Marines will travel
z 1000 miles to play twelve football
games this fall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19
- ,TADS
VTIDBITS
GREAT FIGHTERS ARE MORE RARELY DEVE1
THAN OTHER ATHLETES

~
Every baseball diamond produces least new
tennis other forms Of great men come
forward much oftener than in the fight game.
In the thirty of boxing have had but dozen
real They Jim Jefes Jack Johnson Stanley
Ketche Atte Johnny Kban Jack Dempsey Bat Nelson
Langford Dillon Mike Gibbons Kid Mccoy Terry
McGovern and : few others
Now think great faded just before that
Think Of tough road they travelled in order TO be top
aoshs Those tn. days when they Tough. finish sa
year. ago includes suS names ss: sullivan sso corDs
n & u. 's cTn Ron
Msher Joe Waieo Mysterious BUY smith Tommy rse.y
Sssss S1;s ;a,S.s
This I. parts partial list, but is an imposing array
you imagine op-nOtchers Of today trying get BY
Australians Once Worlds Greatest.
AUSTRALIA greatest that time who also
"A greatest in world Since then but topnotcher
has hailed from the Land Of the Kangaroohat man was Les
Darcy before chance show his wares
Jim Barron little known
here fighter little in AUS
tralian paper other day had this say for him:
Commencing 1891 campaign Barron fought twenty-five
with mighty Critic and had the honor of seeing
a snd Mefo Ts still
h ] @ than Su' e this time
billy Murphy then issued challenge Barron
wonderful strike bis cOOrs in the third
Are You Member of the Both Sides Club?
WARREN BROWN Chicago Examiner writes that
w Club of Chicago has members than
any other branch in America.
The Both Sides Club" composed exclusively Of friends
named because the members
play both sides of the DempseyKearns controversy They
When Dempsey Is in town they all for
Kearn and there is an instant switch The
branches Francisco, Salt Lake City Chicago Atlantic
City Saratoga Springs and New York
The Saratoga Sweet Singers
Dear Tad , -
The Saratoga Singing Society will ehrp Disregard the
consensus opinion and take the ice mans pick j. A. a.
News From Ontario, Canada
TACK MUNROE the who startled the
sporting knocking Jim Jeffries down in exhibition
Jack says Ty Cobb and bunch of other ball players
will be in the party
Jack Roots New Club in Los Angeles
TN todays from Jack Root life for his
club engraved golden plate Something to look at eh9
Also something Uncle Jakcs the B. fades
Jack that his Auditorium is without doubt
the most beautiful boxing club in the world.
Harry Pollok Jacks right hand at the new place
and when boxing is not harry Will nave IL All TO himself
for sx-day and trade shows
of big events scheduled already tor the
of And with week two OF slxday races sand
WICKED in between he busy as oneeyed dog In frank
furter factory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19

Ss y. EynOns Jr.5 secretary OF the
Griffmel, Ii one Of the stockhold-
ers and directors of the convention
hall bowling alleys. Manager Hug
gins, OF the Yanks. who was an
ardent bowler I'm his playing days
with the Cincinnati Reds, said
when here last week he never saw
such tremendous bowling plant
as the Convention Hall alleys.
There are fifty alleys in q row.
all on one floor, without q single
post to obstruct the View. It ID
the biggest assembly Of the sort
that ever gave q crew OF car
penters d nice, long Job OF mailing
down clean maple tpIanking and
planning and sandpapering IT to-
shiny srloothness.
According e. Miller Higgins,
the best k0wIeFD HI baseball were
al Selbach, an Outfielder with the
Giants and WaslingtOns Of twenty
years ago, and First Basen1an
John CAMEL, an Old.tiTrfe Yanl,
Red and Rochester player.
Charlie Kid. Nichols, Boston
pitcher OF the ninetles, was q "a
nous bowler, and he used to. claim
to his pitching arm There were
controversies In the old days as to
whether bowling lowered the
effectiveness of b ball player, just
as there is argument now ~ to
whether golf is bad for diamond
athletes.
Heinie Gfoh is good bowler; 30
are Muddy Ruel and Ed RommeI
ana Joe Bush. Mark Roth, popular
secretary Of the Yanks, belonged to
81 bowling club for fifteen years.
Miller Higgins was 30 good bowl
er that he took part in big tournas
ments Once while training with
the RedB in st. Augustine. Fla,
Hug rolled a 289 score.
Bucky Harris $4,000 investment
in the bowling business IL the Sec
ond business deal recently BY 81
johnson bought a country estate
OF ten acres in Maryland, nine
miles out Of Washington, just q
little while ago. This does not
mean that Johnson has give up the
idea OF settling permanently OH
the Pacific coast.
He ana his family win i've q
the balance 81 his connection
with the Senators, which win ex
tend through next season at
i least.
1t is the opinion OF many peo-
pie that Bucky Harris is making a
wise move in sinking slice Of his
SIS 500 salary in the bowling game
in washington This city is bowling
l.cra7y, especially in the winter
There are from $500 to 5000 teams
In the city. The Masonic League
alone consists OF thirty eight teams,
and they will get the honor OF
opening the new Convention Hall
bowling alleys.
The alleys are located on the
second floor OF Convention Hall,
which is a famous structure, built
fifty years ago, and gfaced BY
many national celebrities, includ.
ing President Garfield.
On the second floor, whore the
row OF fifty bowling alleys are
now being furnished ana fixed UP
for the gala opening. Oscar Ham
nerstein, twenty years ago, gave
grand opera in the Capital.
The Moody and Sankey team Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19
Hawks Play Gunners,

The Mohawks and Seaman Gun
ners will battle tomorrow at 5
O'Clock on the Gunners' field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19

According e. Miller Higgins,
the best b0wIeFD m baseball were
AL Selbach, an Outfielder with the
Giants and Washing tons Of twenty
years AgO, and First Basenlan
John CAMEL, an Oldstfnie Yanlx,
Red and Rochester player.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19

Don't forget that you are well
come to send in as many combi-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19

Among those oId-timers who
are back in the race again this
year are Joe Bauman, Of Bowie:
&. Russell RiOrdOn, Frank Hughes,
William McGarrag, j. II. Roberts,
J. NJ. Letcher, Arthur King, Mum
sey Stanton, Frank Harmon and
j. F. McInteer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19

ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19

He would not want to so
wrong ON a single team and de,
sires to personally compare each
an American combination sub
mitted with that Of Babe Ruth,
90 that the most deserving viii
Be sure and receive their reward.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-19

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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
Highway Costs.

1t is estimated that the highways Of the
United States cost 81 250000000 last year. In
succeeding years until states cities and coun-
ties bring their road systems up to point at
which new construction will be constantly
decreasing item OF expense the expenditure
is expected to mount steadily. Arrival at
that point will depend upon how rapidly
highways are built and how well they are
constructed.
An impressive amount of the $1250000000
cost OF road work in one year went to main
tenance. The figures are not given, but are
known to be large Georgia spends enor-
nous amounts yearly on maintenance of
roads, and, while highway conditions in this
state are not the average for the country but
are considerably above it, it would be posi-
bic to realize that hundreds OF millions Of
dollars are demanded yearly for upkeep alone
The cost OF maintenance would consistently
decrease year by year, according to the mile
age OF new road construction and its quality
One might inquire if there was not van
ishing point of highway expense somewhere
in the future when good construction had
been carried far and a permanence of quality
had been obtained. 1t would depend upon the
character of materials employed in road build
ing, upon the manner OF the workmanship
and upon the common sense use of public
money which would entail reasonable econo-
my. Roads that will last longest and that will
require a minimum OF maintenance attention
and cost are the best in the long run.
Paved roads in every populous region where
that type OF highway can be afforded will
come in time They will for the simple rea
son that they are symbols of progress. More
than that they are necessary to progress as
avenues of approach. Within few more years
some states will have paved roads running
through every county. The states that build
-tlnt fashion will be the progressive ones, and
will be accounted enterprising. Also they
will realize profits from the Improvement that
will minimize the cost. Since paved roads
are inevitable, together with their cost, the
people OF every state should accept both, and
while paying the one employ the other to-
good purpose.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
10000 Murders and 1000 Suicides
Forecast for This Year.
From the N. Y. Police Magazine.

Suicides recorded in death registration areas,
as set forth by the United States bureau OF
census, numbered 9,937 in 1918; 9732 in
1910; $500 in 1920 and H.. $50 in 1921. The
total number OF suicides in the United States
for the period OF 1917 to 1921 was 1,l06
males and l2l74 females. The greatest num-
Der OF male suicides was by means OF fire.
arms, and by females by poison.
Since suicides, as shown in the death reg
istration areas, are increasing the following
forecast for 1925, based on the average for the
four years mentioned is conservative:
Nearly 1000 Q.0S0 men and 900 women
will commit suicide in 1925 by poison
Over 1900 600 men and 900 women) will
kill themselves by inhaling gas.
More than 1000 desperate people G600
men and 400 women) will hang themselves
in 1925.
Over $50 unfortunates (470 men ard $50
women will jump off piers and into rivers
and otherwise drown themselves
During this year $500 people (nearly 1000
OF them male) will blow out their lives with
firearms
Approximately 500 people in 1925 will
stab themselves to death
Between 500 and 1000 people will other
wise destroy themselves in 1925, some by
jumping from cliffs and tall buildings. others
by leaping in front OF trains, and a small
remnant in ways uncassifed
In addition 10000 murders will be COM
mitted in 1925. This is the annual estimate
OF homicides as compiled by DR.. F. L. Hof-
man.
The more than 10000 doomed to die in
1925 by their own hands and at the hands
OF the hOmicidal do not, OF course, compass
the tragedy OF the insane and the criminal.
Thirty thousand insane will die in asylums.
Such is the annual average.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
FASTING.

come from grim old Yankee stock, though
subsequent to Plymouth Rock. My rebel
sires were much inclined to leave some older
faiths behind. They had no motive or intent
toward cutting down their meals in Lent
They needed food about that time to get the
spring work going prime. SO this bald bard
in early days acquired the local eating ways
He grabbed whatever he could find and ate
whenever he inclined, but Lent has later
come to seem in some respects right good
scheme for both the laymen and the preach
crs crowd too much grub into their features.
Who sits at meals too long and chummy will
get fat and fabby tummy. Wed all be
happier, | betcher, if we would seek to tol-
low Fletcher He s1ung a mighty wicked Jaw
and taught mankind how they should chaw.
He worked so long on every bite that II he
chewed from morn till night on lat and pro-
tein starch and sweet he'd have no time to
overeat / find alas, as age is greater big
ger bulge in my equator, and though straight
folks with suclced-in tums may tackle all the
pie that comes a sway-backed poet must,
YOU bet, be careful OF his silhouette
BOB ADAMS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
The Harm of Over-Eating.

A man in New York over sixty years OF
age suffered with impairment of health, and
decided to quit eating. This is not new
prescription for many ailments says the
Thomasvlle Times Enterprise, but it was
worked by William T. Kumler in a very rad
zeal manner He did not eat anything Tor
twenty-one days During that time he lost
about fifteen pounds by his act, but did teel
so much better and actually regained so much
Of his former normal functioning power that
he claims to have completely cured himself
This is the lesson that few people will heed,
but many could do it with much profit. we
all eat entirely too much and we rarely ever
stop eating, even when the signs indicate that
we are over-eating and over-working the ma
chine1y OF the body and blood
AS cur contemporary says, to over-eat IS as
bad as to r-drink-perhaps more so. Eat
ing too much is killing a great many more
people than drink, but 1t IS 50 insidious III
it's attack that we hardly realize the extent
of the damage until it is too late to make a
real recovery.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
Gifts of the Rich.

The question of whether it is better for a
man of great wealth to make excess profits
and then select the charity he would like to
endow, or to narrow the margin of gain and
permit the people themselves to dictate state
benefactions is one still debated Those who
hold that if the rich did not amass great for
tunes and then announce endowments great
philanthropic movements never would be
launched seem to have the better of the ar
gument. 1t may be doubted that this country
would be as far advanced educationally if va
rious institutions OF learning had not been
given endowments by the rich. Hundreds Of
millions of dollars have been given to col
eges and universities, and the late Andrew
Carnegie built scores of libraries throughout
the country, including many in Georgia and
one at Dawson.
Within the past ten years a total of ST.
62o000,000 has been given to the public by
Americas rich John d. Rockefeller heads
the list with a total OF $575 100000. Andrew
Carnegie is next with a total OF $350000,000.
Henry c. Frick gave $S5,0000 900. The Cleve-
land foundations endOwments have totaled
S150,O00000 Milton Hershey, George East
man. lanes f. Duke, Mrs. Russell Sage,
Henry Phipps Benjamin. Altman, John Stew
art Kennedy, John W. Sterling, Edmond G.
Converse. J. B. De Lamar. Mrs. Stephen ".
Hardness, Augustus D. Juilliard, Henry E
Huntington, George f. Baker, ]. P, Morgan
and Mrs Elizabeth NiIbank Anderson gave
amounts running in respective order from
500 100000 to Sl0000,00Q each Lolita Crab
tree. John Jacob Astor and August Heck
sher each gave S4000O00. w A. Weiholdst
gave $4,5ON000; George r. White, S5,O00
600; J. Ogden Armour, S6000.000, and Pierre
S and T. Coleman du Pont and William ].
and c. H. Mayo are credited with $S0O000O|
for each family
Henry Ford frequently is referred to as
the richest man in the world. That may be
doubted Mr. Fords name does not appear
on the list. He has believed that the best
philanthropy a rich man could support was
industrial activity by which thousands were
able to benefit from their own efforts and
to retain the spirit of freedom and independ
enCe
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
DESTROYING SeIf-ReIiance.
From the Pearson Tribune.


The Dawson News inquiries: "What are
we going to do for big, successful men in
the future:" And then explains; Those who
walked three or four miles to school and I'M
derwent many hardships in their youth will
soon all be gone. A great many OF the young
er generation can't walk few town blocks
to school" In the foregoing Editor Rainey
has made a large suggestion. The idea that
the social and educational ethics OF the pres
ent day is destroying the personality, the in
dividuality. the self-reliance of our boys and
girls is not far fetched. To teach boy he
has no initiative, that he can accomplish
nothing worth while unless he is helped by
his daddy-natural or artihcial-is criminal
and there should be an end to it. The boys
thrown upon their own resources, who work
themselves up to places OF honor and trust,
will be the big, successful men in the fu-
ture"