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The Washington times., 1925-08-31
PENN SKATERS
START GRID
WORK
Every Man Has Chance to
: Make Team, Says 7.
Bezdek

i STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Aug. 81.
Penn State football candidates be-
gin to drift into town today in
readiness for the opening practice
of the season. which has been
called for tomorrow by Coach Hugo
Bezdek. The early arrivals will
draw their equipment and locker
assignments tomorrow when also
the remaining members of the
appearance.
A tough schedule this fall and
the mediocre showing made last
season tend to make the grid out
look at Penn State far from bright,
but there is an undercurrent OF
hopefulness among the huskies
now in camp. Some of the vet
Grams who had little success last
season are hoping to produce this
fall, while the youngsters coming
up from the freshman squad are,
as usual, an optimistic bunch.
One of the few gridders in Penn
State history to be twice elected
captain. Bias Gray. veteran center.
is ready to play the game of his
life this fall The veteran snapper
back fell below his usual standard
last season as junior leader of the
team after brilliant sophomore
wear. but he has assured Coach
Bezdek that the center job will be
well cared for this season. The
former Kiski star has been work
ing hard all summer, and he APP
pears to be in shape for a gruelling
season. He hopes to lead a win
ming eleven in his final year.
The Washington times., 1925-08-31
JOE CANT|LL0N
PAID FOR
FISH
RUDE WaddeII Got Two Days
Off to Go Fishing,
But Didn't

RUDE Waddell spent his last
pitching days with the Minneapolis
team. first because Joe Cantillion,
his old friend was there, and
second. because there was a lot
Minnesota country. All Of which
recalls a little stunt he put over
on Cantillion which Pongo will
never forget as long as he lives.
RUDE had pitched a good game
and Cantillion told him he could
go fishing for couple of days if
he didn't take too much bottled
bait" along. The pitcher was in a
habit of getting pifflicated at every
opportunity and fishing trip gen
orally meant a two or three.day
spree for him.
RUDE promised Joe he'd stay off
the booze and he was given a little
money by Cantillion to take care
of his expenses. You might send
me a good mess of fish, If you
get around to it," was Pongo's
last remark to Waddell.
Now, RUDE had no intention Of
going to a lake at all. The first
thing he did when he left thu ball
park was to go into fish market
and order the proprietor to send
Cantillion several pounds of fish
with instructions that Joe be billed
for them.
When RUDE got back to the park
a few DAYS later Joe thanked him
for the fish and said they were
great.
The next day he received bin
for the same.
Joe raved for week.
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league game in my life. Oh, how
| wash l could see Washington
play. Mr.. Finn, will you please
write me a few lines and let me
know how you are getting along?
(Signedl Joe Santon."
Skillet" wishes every one of his
customers were as solicitious of his
welfare as is Joe Santon, and Skill
let" hastens to assure Joe Santon
that he is getting along splendidly,
thanks. although very tired, what
with over thousand letters to look
at every day. Furthermore ski
let" hopes that Joe Santon, too, is
getting along well and that every
thing is merry up around Mullens
where Skillet" has lots of friends
newspaper reading friends though
they be.
Nothing would please His Ma
jesty s. Finn, Esq, more than to
play host to Joe Santon at his
first major league game, and here s
hoping such happy circumstance
may come about and right here In
Washington at that.
Skillet" doesn't think It would
be proper to close this response
without adding that he thinks 112
pounds is good heft for any lad
of fourteen summers and winters,
and that five feet isn't. to be
sneezed at, especially when you
are in a fight Also that 400 is
some batting average in Mullens
or wherenot
The Washington times., 1925-08-31
Rules For Free Seats
To World Series
Contest

Pick two pitchers, four in
fielders, three outfielders and a
catcher from players in the two
major leagues who have taken
part in at least one game. this
season.
If possible, use the coupon
printed herewith for submitting
your team.
Write your reasons for pick.
: ing them in fifty words OF
more.
Choose as many teams as you
please, but follow above. pro
cedure in each case. The con.
test ends at midnight, August
81.
z Ten winners will be taken to
see all world series games
played here. All tied contest
ants will be included in the
awards.
If none are played here, two
winners will be taken to one
of the other world series cities
to see games there.
Babe Ruth will autograph q
baseball and bat for the two
leading winners.
Address your letters to "Skil-
let" Finn, Esq, Washington
The Washington times., 1925-08-31
DAVIES HURLS eleventh
SHUTOUT AS FINALE

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Aug. 81
Lloyd Chick Davies, stellar Eastern
League pitcher, has left to join the
New Giants, after pitching his
eleventh shutout of the season today
with Worcester. to O. He has won
twenty and lost nine games. He re-
Gently established league record
by allowing only one run in fifty
five innings and pitching thirty
three innings without being scored
Lpon. He hit a home rur today.
scoring two runners. allowed only
five hits and famed nine. He WIS.,
given a purse of $500 today by fans,
fellow players and the New Haven
club management. He is an Ann
herst College star and was with
the Athletics for a short time.
The Washington times., 1925-08-31
Zachary Falls Back

With much stronger hitting
team behind him this season than
last, Tom Zachary. the Griffs'
southpaw. is, considerably behind
his 1924 record. He had won ten
games and lost eight up to. this
time last season. Right now he is
the only Griff regular with losing
percentage.
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MCFARLAND AND BARNES
WILL PLAY AT COL UNIBIA

. The unofficial world champion.
ship Of golf viii be contested son the
Columbia. Country Club links. fon
September IT,. according TO word
Just received by the club officials,
from Willie MacFarlape. American
national open champion, and Jim
Barnes the British open champion.
MacFarlane and Barnes have
agreed To the clubs suggestion that
they take the gate receipts instead
Of guarantee. Two eighteen.hole
rounds will be played. one in the
morning and one III the afternoon.
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PONIES LATE ARRIVAL
POSTPONED POLO GAME

Today's scheduled polo contest
in Potomac Park between the War
Department Blues and the Sixth
Cavalry has been postpone until
tomorrow at 400 o'clock because
of the belated arrival OF the Sixth's
ponies. Games will he played to-
morrow and Thursday at 4.30
o'clock and on Saturday at $50
o'clock
The Washington times., 1925-08-31

II is run10Eeds IflaI la ~ 11HInEtIs
whose achievements 10 coach of
the Tech high eleven IN the last
several years, have earned him
much prestige, Is the man sought
by Ganey ana his backers.
HardelI now Is attending Knute
Rockne's summer football school
at South Bend. Ind. He Is rec
ognized as a sharp young grid
iron strategist with a lxnaclx for
imparting knowledge and II pas
sion for work.
Jack Hegarty, the former George
town University star Witfl a long
record as college coach, is slated
to return as coach Of the MoIawlSs.
Hegarty's first campaign with the
Indians was successful in a foot.
ball way and he won the personal
esteem Of all.
The material for both the Mohawk
and Mercury elevens promises %
be plentiful and these rivals Of long
standing will point from the start
for their annual sandlot classic.
The Mohawks will hold forth in the
Clark Griffith Stadium and the, Mer-
curry players will call Union Park.
home.
Lawrence Phillips. the Union
Park proprietor. has improved the
gridirOn immensely this summer
BY giving il q coat Of grass. For.
nrerIy the hardy athletes per-
formed on dirt and cinders and
will welcome the change.
IT comes from the Mohawk camp
that Ed Lynch, Dutch Eberts, Du.
Four and several others who have
distinguished themselves on the col-
lege grid will be IN line. Ed Lynch
was a power in himself as the Mo
hawk fullback last year But for
his brilliant tackiing the Mohawk
team would have fallen A victim to-
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Babe Ruth All-American Team

Listen my children and shall hear, of the midnight
the
p denanent Washington Times today for it midnight
that he has that being the hour selections
world
s snf annoent as guests of The Washington Times
mumbing dty that sounded like Il"
che Night Before indeed this will be christmas
enough world
..aats in Mashing Mherenot. Z :
The Washington times., 1925-08-31
Hess Beats tinworth

The champion Linworth seniors
were unable to make their hits
count consistently and were beaten,
6 to 2, by the Hess seniors. Welde,
the Hess pitcher, was good in the
pinches.
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Griffs Better Batters

Washington Griffs are hitting
the ball harder and oftener than
they did a year ago. At this time
last season they were fifth in
American League batting with an
average of .2S8. Now they are
scrapping with the Macks for tine
leadership with an average around
400
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As | stated previously, / would
prefer not to hurt Critic, but just
to set you right.
Sincerely,
TOM O'ROURKE
The Washington times., 1925-08-31
Hess Juniors Win

Pitcher Guethler. of the Hess A.
c., triumphed over Hutchinson, OF
the Swanee Props. in fIinging
duel. 2 to 0. The Hess players got
both their runs in the fourth.
They are junior teams.
The Washington times., 1925-08-31
Lots Better, covey

Stanley Coyeleskie at this stage
of the pennant race last year had
won fourteen games for Cleveland
and lost twelve. He has won six.
teen and lost only five for the
Griffs this wear
The Washington times., 1925-08-31
AIoysius Booked

The Aloysius and Pullman teams
will clash Wednesday at Washing
ton BARRACKS at o'clock in an
unlimited tSlass championship, play
starting a1E s o'clock.
The Washington times., 1925-08-31
MOHAWK GRID WARRIORS
HOLD WAR COUNCIL
By K. D. THOMAS

council Of tonight n
gW closely following smoke
in the Mercury camp Southwest.
Ganey leader Of the Mercury gridironers, If
the hunt firstcass coach Mercury wants man VINO
sando football and has the patience
nd in ma of conditions.
The Washington times., 1925-08-31
O'ROurke's Letter

EAR TAP: There are very
few fighters during my
career in the management of
those gentry that | fail to re-
member. However, your man, Jim
Barron, has got me. He must
have got off the boat, turned
around and went aboard again.
/ thought l knew the record
of Critic pretty we'll, also Billy
Murphy's, as you know that Dixon
knocked the latter out and fought
four draws with Critic, weighing
about twenty pounds. lighter each
time, although Critic won over
many of our best light and well
terweights. | never wanted to
contradict you, and do not wish to
now, as it would be only a knock
to Critic, who is doing the best
he can. You may say he could
stand on a handkerchief and block
anybody from hitting him. What
was he standing on when he got
those prize cauliflower ears he is
carrying about with him?
In his first fight with Dixon. at
Boston, which was at twenty-five
rounds (Johnny Griffen, a great
fighter, the only one that had the
nerve to fight Dixon twice all to
the winner, was seconding Dixon),
Critic in the seventeenth round
tried to get out through the ropes,
saying they had told him Dixon
had only one hand. This is the
Snlution of CRITICS tin ears.
The Washington times., 1925-08-31

the Mercury eleven. As 1t was q
bitter contest ended scoreless.
According to Patsy Donovan. a
Mohawk leader young Fie Colliere
ID slated 10 play quarterback Tor
the Indians. He was borrowed BY
the Mercury club from the Waiver.
Tvs for Il spell last season and was
4 surprising star.
The Washington times., 1925-08-31
Walter johnson Paid
High Honor By
Connie Mack

Walter Johnson was. paid the
tribute Of being among the four
greatest players in the history
of baseball BY Connie Mack,
Athletics, manager, when he
spoke at the testimonial dinner
rendered Ty Cobb in Detroit last
Saturday.
" Cobb was placed at the
head of this distinguished list by
the tall leader of the As. Eddie
Collins was included, as was
Iris Speaker.
The Washington times., 1925-08-31


We take the following from the
Sydney Referee:
kkn ARROWS first opponent
on his return to the States
was heavyweight named
Dutch Neil, who roughed him up
and did everything but fight
fairly. This affair ended in a
riot by Neil's friends, who rushed
the ring, and, for his own safety.
no doubt, the referee declared in
favor of Neil when the fight was
eventually stopped by the police.
They met again shortly, when
Barron knocked out his big OPP
ponent. N
"A long list of victories by the
shortcut route then came Jim's
way. Ahearn kissed the canvas,
stopped there, in the fifth and
again in the sixth round. Jack
Wilkes went out in four; Tom
Lancion in four; Jack Sullivan in
six; Bright Eyes" in seven; P.
Smith in eight; Charley Turner in
seven; F. Allen in nine, and
"Black PEARL in seven. Barron
fought a twenty-round draw with
Danny Needham, and the best
performance of his career was to
fight a ten-round draw with Kid
Mccoy.
"In the second round Jim had
his man down for nine with
right to the jaw, and had it not
been for badly injuring his hand
he might have knocked out the
great Mccoy, who is regarded by
many as having been the best mid
dIeweight America ever owned"
The Washington times., 1925-08-31
ABOUT JIM BARRON

Barron made two trips TO
America. On his first, trip he
beat Dobbs and a few others, and
on his second, when he was ac-
companied by Young Critic, he
fought a number of Americans,
including Kid Mccoy and got a
draw with him in a ten-roundcr
at Minneapolis, May 18, 1894.
We take the following from the
Sydney Referee:
The Washington times., 1925-08-31

BY watching tOmorTow's paper
and those of the ensuing days Of
t. the week up to and including Sat,
urday, the fans can gauge how
near they have come to duplicat-
ing Ruth's team.
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"Dear Mr. Finn: have picked
out my team, and will try my
best to get the free trip to Wash
tngton. am a boy fourteen years
DID. and ] am five feet tall, weight
I12 pounds and ! am the mascot
On the MuiIens' ball team MuIlens
has player that has a contract
with Detroit, Buddy Dear His
real name is Paul Dear. They call
him Buddy He is hitting 400 for
Mullens. haven't seen a big
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The business Of conducting this
contest has kent Skillet" from
answering i'm the mails. but he
decided TODAY TO incorporate his
answer. together with Joe San
toms letter itself. i'm tOday's story.
Here's what Joe says:
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lx< 4lsA,-z7aE RiAJ6 DIDN'T rFs.SasZ 81 n
PIT YOUR 49, :sgss
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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
The vanishing Luncheon"

The mathematical possibilities of
chain letters which had to be ruled
out by the postal authorities, has
been approximated in other get-mo-
ney-quick schemes. There was one in
Atlanta in the purchase of hosiery
for which the Atlanta Retail Mer-
chants association. issued warning.
This was to encourage one woman to
buy $40 worth Of hose for 81, provid-
ed she would get three other women
to buy on the same proposition. 1t
was figured that in twelve operations
there would be 531, AL similarly en-
gagged in making sales to their
friends. The next step would require
as many purchasers as double the
population of the city, which makes
the scheme so fantastic as to receive
the censure of legitimate trade adj
vocates. Here is another complicated
scene evolved by a Denver society
woman, called the vanishing Lun-
cheon". Seven guests invited to
luncheon bring dollar each for char
ity. Each one takes her turn as hos
tess inviting six friends, then these
invite five and then four and so on.
Yet when figured out the entire mum
Der entertained and contributing 81
would have been 1889. o Chari-
ty! How many culinary crimes have
been committed in thy name!
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
GOV. SLATON OPPOSES
GEORGIA BOND issue
Gives History of Other States That
Suffered From Incurrence of
Public Debt-Urges
"Pay-as-You-Go."

Atlanta, Ca, November lin a
speech delivered before hte Junior
Chamber of Commerce, in Atlanta
an organization composed of one
thousand young business men-For-
mer Governor John M. Slaton, Of
Georgia, opposed the proposed State
bond issue in no certain language.
The former governor called par
ticular attention to the provision in
the Constitution of Georgia against
incurrence of debt and showed that
I originated from the lesson of states
~1,.ee financial Integrity had been
threatened by bond issues.
Along in 1910, according to Mr..
Slaton. there was an epidemic of debt
making from internal improvement.
In consequence between 1910 and
1850, Pennsylvania, Maryland. Indi-
ana. Illinois, Michigan, Florida. Mis-
;ee'ppi ard Arkansas defaulted in
payment of their obligations. Judge
jeremiah S. Black. of Pennsylvania.
Democratic Attorney General. Mr.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
ASHTON SCHOOL NOTES

The Ashton school is going to have
a box supper on Friday night, Nov
ember 20, and everyone is invited to
come. We are glad that Ashton
school has a new teacher, Miss Flor
inc Ball, to teach part of the fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth grades.
Honor Roll:
THIRD GRADE-Herman McMil-
Ian, Bernard Rice, Ranelle Ray, Lew
is Seagraves, Edna Mcmillan, Thel-
ma Fitzgerald, Gwendolyn Robitzsch,
Opal Wheeles, Pauline Hulett.
SECOND GRADE-Harl Hutson,
Mildred Walker, Ruzelle Hutchinson,
Sara Lou Taylor, Ranelle Troup,
willard Prescott, Raymond Whitley,
Ezeryah Young, Ruby Maddox.
We are sorry that Aline Raby in
the primary got burned very badly
a few days ago. We have been send
ing some flowers to her.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12

Slaton said, declared that "bonds
were the long bony fingers that
reached into the pockets of future
generations to impoverish them"
Between 1912 and 1860, the for
mer governor pointed out, similar
fate regarding their debts befell Min
nesota, Texas and California, and be-
tween1S65 and 1890 like difficulties
were suffered by Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Louisi-
ana, Arkansas and Missouri.
AS to Extra Session.
The proposed call of an extra ses-
sion of the Georgia Legislature, the
former governor asserted, is in ac-
cord with the speed and hysteria with
which such disastrous burdens were
rivited upon the States. Only office
seekers and road building and ma.
chinery men would profit by such
haste, he said.
Governor Slaton said that wher
communities made their own improve
ments the money was spent more
economically. The dangers of ex
travagance in handling as much a:
seven millions of dollars year, hi
pointed out, were shown in the audi
tors report of the Highway Depart
ment this year, and Governor Slizer
of New Jafsey, declared, he said, tha'
seven millions out of thirty-million
dollar issue in New Jersey were vast
ed, while Texas is now in furol
from charged of extravaganza in tho
Highway Department.
| The President of the Farmers I'm
ion in Arkansas, the former governor
said, urges the farmers in Georgia tt
"pay as they go" and avoid the con
fiscatory and deplorable burdens Of
the road program in Arkansas.
"The lure of repaying the countie:
the bonds they have issued would re
suit in the States assumption Of
bonds bearing interest from 1-2 pei
cent to per cent, and of doing
the injustice of leaving without road:
counties that had issuel few bonds
and of giving nothing OF thoese coun
ties that paid for roads out of the
annual tax levy" said the former
governor.
In addition, the former governor
declared, the continuation of gaso
line resources for thirty years is un
certain, and the money to pay the
tremendous bond issue have to be
met by imposing burdens on the peo
pie.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12

nothing. not even in the dead waste
and middle" of winters night. But
her November is on it's way with an
unusual snap and tang; and Georgia
is not without sages who foretell
clustering times.
Howbeit, there are philosophers
who hold to the theory that nature
and history send their events in pairs
so that hot summer means mild
winter; and these are not wanting
in signs and auguries to support their
contention.
From Portland, Oregon, which
should make as good witness in
such case as Portland, Maine, come
tidings of friendly weather and gen.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
Crossing the Big Ditch

The French people have again
started agitation for the construction
of tunnel across the English Chan
mel. Always the English people take
two thoughts about the project that
tends to hold it up. They have valued
their isolation as great protection
from wartime invasion and at pre-
vious times have declined to go into
the scheme. The recent Locarno con-
ference with it's encouraging pros
poets for an era of peace may put a
more favorable light on the mutual
advantages to be gained by the tun-
mel.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12

of 1925 will be matched by all the RI
gors of which Boreas is capable.
Autumn, according to the calen-
dar, is still due us many golden
day; yet omens from the four COR
ners of America are that winter is
nigh.
Up in Maine there lately fell a
snow that, according to the newspa-
pers, covered the ground to depth
of a couple of feet, blocking high
ways and impeding traffic through
the woods; automobiles were stalled,
telephone lines were wrecked, and
late crops were buried almost beyond
ercovery, it was feared.
Of such seventies the South knows
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-11-12
SEES GREAT BOOM
ALL OVER DIXIE
Southern States Will Profit
From Migration to Florida,
Atlanta Business M en-
Show-Effects of Mi
grafton

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 11.-Newspa-
pers and other publications are OPP
timistic over the migration of people
from the Northern states. While they
express congratulations to Florida
on the boom which that state has
experienced from the large number
of people flocking there from all
points of the nation, yet they hold
the belief that all the Southern states
will profit from the Florida boom,
and especially Georgia.
The migration, it is pointed out,
will accomplish several things, among
the man increase in population, has
ten farm Investigation and develop
manufacturing enterprises.
Officials of the ABBA. railway
who are now seeking to find purchas-
ers for farms all along their lines,
provided they are put in proper con-
dition, stress the fact that in Geor-
gia crops can be grown the year
round, fruit, vegetables, dairying,
poultry and cattle and stock raising,
all to the advantage of the section.
Colonel B. L. Bugg, head of the road
predicts that people who are seeking
investments and locations will turn
to Georgia during the next few years
as they have never turned before in
its history.
Business men here do not hesitate
to say that the opportunities of the
South generally at the present time
are most inviting and when the tide
has turned it will sweep over all the
southern states and prosperity and
growth will be general.