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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
IS SMITHS
YEAR, MANY
BELIEVE
Macdonald Thought to Be
Riding to National Open
Championship

When Macdonald Smith won the
North and South open, golf cham
pionship at Pinehurst, N. c.. last
month, he caused a great many
people to exclaim with one voice
'"This is to be Macs year," Mac
Donald Smith is one Of the best OF
the veteran professional golfers,
yet he has never won the United
States open championship. 1t isn't
because Mac hasn't tried, or be-
cause he isn't capable, but things
lust broke against him at the all
Important moments
At Pinehurst, Mac was eight
strokes ahead Of Walter Hagen,
last years champion, whose card OF
2S9 for 72 holes was one over par.
Smith played superhuman golf, go
ing around like a machine and
scarcely ever wandering into
trouble. It looks as though he was
about to discard permanently the
title of NEAR champion" and sail
right through to British or
American open championship this
year.
If he wins the national open,
Mac will not be the first golfer Of
the name Of Smith to wear the
crown. In 1910 Macdonald tied
with his brother Aleck, but lost in
the play off. They will match
their skill again in an exhibition
round at Rye, N. Y, next Sunday.
Another one of the Smith family,
Willie, won away back in 1899, and
then lost tn AlecK in 1906.
After being out OF competition
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
FAN TIPS OFF WHY MATS"
LEAD AND YANKS SLUMP

Other clubs better watch them.
too.
I amt scared Of the New York
team because ! see by the ads
In that paper that their trainer
uses some other kind OF stuff
although they tell me some OF
the players sneak in a bottle of
Mikes and won't use nothing
else.
Ty Cobb, who is batting like
demon at the top of the lish
carries a bottle Of Mikes Lint.
ment around in his bag all the
time and so do a lot of those
wise Western birds and that'F
why it's such a tough job for
Washington on the Western trip
because Bucky amt got no edge
on them when it comes to lini-
ment.
We fans ought to buy up all
Mixes liniment In sport and
drug stores so nobody could get
any except the Mats" and then
We could clean up a lot of dough
on bets and cinch the pennant
and world championship every
year. I sure hope Mike don't sell
so much liniment that he rune
short himself because you can't
kid me-Mike Martins Liniment
has got a lot to do with the
way a man plays baseball"
Yours for another pennant.
A LOYAL FAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
WALKER To GET
CALIFORNIA
RECORD

ChampionMicley Walker, world .
welterweight champion, is to re-
ceive the largest sum ever guaran-
teed a boxer to appear In q ten
round decision bout in California.
Mickey is to get the sum Of 10000
for meeting Lefty" Cooper, the
California welterweight, in the San
Francisco ball park on the after
noon of Saturday, May 16.
His nev manager, Jack Kearns.
got these terms for Walker, but
according to the agreement the
promoters are to receive all the
money paid to watch Walker train
for the bout. They expect to get
close to $4,000 from this source.
Tommy O'Brien, the lightweight
OF Milwaukee who suddenly left
New York for California, claims
that his reason for leaving New
York was because he has been Of
fered more money for fights in
California and besides the climate
there is more suitable to him.
Matchmaker Dick Mcdonald of
Ascot Park at Los Angeles, Cal,
offers O'Brien the sum of $4,000
to fight either Dick Hoppe or Ace
Hudkins on the afternoon or
July 4.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07

Golf has won Krauss away from
the game that made him famous,
here and elsewhere. He was one
of Americas great bowlers. An ir-
ritating pain in Halley's hand mas
taken away much OF his interest as
an active bowling star. He VIII
never lose his interest in the sport
nor the scores of pleasant associa'
tions that it has brought to him.
Side by side Harry HALEY and
Harry Krauss have battled TO
hundreds of bowling victories.
Their names, inseparabIe, will live
long after HALEY and krauss
have rolled q duckpin ball for the
last time.
Yet it will be as staunch foes, in
sense, that they shoot tonight.
It's an interesting twist.
Washington never produced q
greater bowler than Krauss. The
bowIers are legion that say he was
the peer of all beyond question. But
Just the same Harry Krauss has SUI
fered at least one defeat year foI
fourteen years, and each defeat
was at the hands Of the same
man, said person being none other
than HALEY.
The records are not Immediately
available but keen memories today
could not recall an instance when
HALEY was not high man when ne
and Krauss rolled doubles in q
Washington City Duckpin Associa'
ton tournament.
eyes, I've been carrying him
four fourteen years." said HALEY
today, and his smiling blue eyes
twinkled misChieveOusly as he
looked at KrausS.
That's right, old timer" oh
served Krauss, but / expect to DC
a little carrying myself tonight"
If that could be called a boast
1t is the first ever made by Har
ry Franklin Krauss, at least with
in the memory OF his veteran part
ner.
Many stars are listed among the
tournament participants tonight
But the gallery will be centereo
behind the alleys on which roll
Messrs. Krauss and HALEY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
SON Of JOHN :
TIME BRINGS
ELOOKS
Checkers at Louisville See
Thoroughbred Do Mile and
An Eighth in 1851 as

LOUISVILLE, KY, May t.
Those gentlemen who gather in
hotel Hobbies and on street corners
here to discuss horse racing in gen
eral and the Kentucky Derby in
particuIar-and the other three resi-
dents OF Louisville don't particu-
larly matter, suh-today had q new
name on their lips-Son Of John,
who surprised the watch snappers
at Lexington yesterday when he
stepped a mile and an eighth in
1:61 As.
And in the groups who COM
mented on this, the best time yet
for a Derby candidate, there were
those who nodded their heads
wisely. For here was confirmation
OF the much-circulated reports that
this entry had been doing great
work in secret.
Son Of Johns fractional time for
the trial was given as O:25 Id,
0:49 1.6, 1:01, 1:1S 1-5, Lee 2-5, 1879 lis.
ISL As.
The best previous time for the
distance by a Derby candidate was
1852 is, done last Sunday by Step
Along, who romped home in the
Blue Grass stakes at Lexington
yesterday. This also was at one
mile and an eighth, which he did
in 1851 3-5, carrying his Derby
weight Of 1875 pounds.
That race may have more mean.
ing than appears on the surface.
Certainly 1t seems to show that
Step Along Is ready and is not to
be too carelessly cast out OF Derby
calculations. He raced under re-
straint the first three-quarters, but
went to the front when he was
ready and stayed there.
Broadway Jones, another Derby
horse, finished second after a good
race.
Today Eastern horses which will
compete in the Darby began to ar
rive. Half a dozen from the Xalapa
Farm Stable, including Sweeping
Away and Prince of Bourbon, are
to be shipped here from Pimloco
Saturday. Leopardess, Of the
Greentree Stable, also is expected
to reach here in time to start in
the Clark handicap at the Downs
Saturday,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
Inside Dope On How Boston
Put One Over On
Buckys Team.
Used Mike Martins Linimeni

I'm writing to make a boiler
about Mike Martin letting other
teams have his liniment. Wash.
ington had Boston's goat until
last Sundays game, when some
traitor in Griffith's bunch tipped
off those Bean Eaters" to Mike
Martins Eminent. Those birds
actually bought a whole case of
Mikes liniment bright and early
Monday morning. It rained Mon
day. so they spent the whole
day rubbing themselves with it
and Tuesday they romped out
on Griff's lot and nothing would
hold them down-so Boston won
and II they hadn't got the lini-
ment Washington would have
won easily.
Maybe some fans don't know
what wonderful stuff that lini.
ment Of Mikes is but as long
as that liniment lasts we've got
to keep our eye on Boston, and
j expect to see them win a lot
OF games the next few days
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07

for about ten years Mac smith
won third place In the 1928 British
open tournament. He has won the
California open championship the
last two years, and is now the pro.
at the Lakeville Golf and Country
Club on Long Island. From all ap-
pearances, Mac Smith is coming IN
to his own. You cant keep the
smiths and the Joneses down in
the game OF golf!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07

The Preakness has attained real
importance during recent years-an
importance which is only partially
due to it's liberal endowment. 1t is
the first Of the big three-year-old
fixtures to be decided each season,
and its winner attains a high stand
ing at once among the big money
winners Of the year.
Winners Of the Preakness Of late
years have not carried on particu-
larry well through the remainder Of
the season. Whether the rushing
Of their preparation for this race
had anything to do with thisr condi-
ton or not is question, but the
fact remains that since the victories
OF Sir Barton in 1919 and Man o.
war in 1920, the winners Of this
classic have failed to race back to
their Preakness form Ia later starts.
In 1921 the iIl-fated BrOOmspun
won the Preakness for Harry
Payne Whitney. A short time
afterEard he met with q nisI1ap
and was destroyed. In 1922 Pill
lOry carried the C0IOrs Of r.. +.
Wilson to victory In the big race.
He became the greatest money
winner OF the year by winning the
Belmont stakes later, but that was
the only victory for the Wilson
colt after his score In the Freak
ness. Then, in 1923 w. j. Sal
mons Vigil won the race. He fail
ed to score another victory during
the rest of the year. And Nellie
Morse, which won the big event for
n. c. Fisher last year. did mot take
another purse through the rematn-
der OF the season.
when j. Edwin Griffith's Single
Foot parades in the Preakness and
kentucky Derby, provided he comes
out of his $4,000 classic all right
tomorrow, he will have one Of the
leading Jockeys in the country on
his back.
Alfred johnson, leading pilot at
Old Hilltop, who has two stake
victories to hts credit-the Nursery,
with Rock Man, and the Oaks, with
Maid at Arms-has agreed to han.
die Single Foot for the Baltimore
sportsman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
Peck Ties Record

Roger Pecdnpaugh jointly with
several others holds the American
League record for STARTING double
nlays. with four. The Rajah per-
formed this feat on August "a OF
the last campaign.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
Hold Unique Record

The Boston Red Sox have an un-
usual baseball record. In q game
played with the White Sox on
August 13 OF last season the Bean.
toHners had only one assist.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
Jones' Hardest Shot

Bobby Jones says his hardest
golf shot IL "the shot from thirty
to fifty yards Off the green. That
gives me more trouble than all the
rest put together"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
Want Fast Foe

The Cardinal Midgets want games.
Fer games see Manager William
Ward, 1929 George avenue north
west, Adams 3671-W, between S
and o'clock. Only fast teams
need apply.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
ain Sanderson's Job

Bill Sanderson, at the helm Of
Washington's midget sandlot series.
has his hands full. Sanderson will
have couple Of dozen kid teams
to handle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07

The later version Of the plans OF
the Coast collegians has 1t that the
University of Southern California
teams will make the trip to Phila'
delphia. The reason given for
Stanford's change Of heart IL that
the Cardinal officials desire to have
their team compete in the Pacific
Coast Conference meet. at Seattle,
in full strength. Should the Stan
ford athletes come to the eastern
"Intercollegiates'' they would have
90 leave the Pacific Coast before
the Conference meet Is held.
Il Is reported. too, that In the
future but one OF the Pacific Coast
teams win come east for the Inter
COLLEGIATE A. A. A. A. meet each
year. The proposal has been made,
and favorably received, to move the
date of the Pacific Coast Confer.
eFlce games forward q fortnight so
that the winner of that meeting can
be sent to the &c. A. A. A. A.
meet as the Pacific Coast repre-
sentative. The idea IL said to have
been originated by the Stanford
!. officials.
The decision Of the Cardinals
not to compete at Franklin Field,
~ true, Is the more surprising
because Of the fact that Stanford
has one Of the strongest teams
I'm her history, led by Glenn Hart
ranft, the giant weight tOsser,
and Bin Richardson, the Olympic
half miller. Richardson, by the
way, was elected captain Of the
Stanford team last week.
with Stanford out the outlook
for the battle for the I. c. A. A. A.
A. team championship IL somewhat
altered. For one thing. the Cardi-
nails absence should help George
town. With BIZ Richardson out Of
the way the Georgetown half.mile
gtarts-Marsters, Holden and Swim
burne - assuredly hold stronger
point-scoring possibilities.
California should also benefit
through the absence OF Hartranft
from the shot and discus events,
though Bud Houser, Of Southern
California, the Olympic champion in
these specialties, remains TO play
the part OF giant killer against Lne
Golden Bears.
California fell down with a thud
last year after winning three
straight titles because she was un-
able to score single point on the
track. On top OF this, Hartranft. OF
Stanford, and Houser and Ander-
con, OF Southern California, held
walter Chrystie's field weight men
n Nhanlr end the uop1nfod G0Idar
Bears dropped from first to q tie
with Harvard in ninth place. with
thirteen points apiece. Chrystie IL
said TO have much stronger string
bf foot racers this spring, however.
The combined strength Of the
California colleges was able to score
but four places in the track events
It the I.-C. A. A. A. A. meet last
year, third and fourth in the half.
mile run and second and third in
the high hurdles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
Wade Hits Out There

Die Wade, the outfielder failure
with the Griffmen a couple OF years
ago, can sting the ball in the
American Association. He is with
st. Paul this year and hitting to
the tune OF .437 in ten games.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
How They Did Swat!

The Cleveland Indians made five
doubles In one inning OF q game
with the Red Sox and set q league
record for two.baggers slammed in
a single session.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
STANFORD MAY FOREG0
TRIP EAST TO TRY FOR
WESTERN HONORS

Conflicting reports the Pacific coast
participation Stanford University in the
Philadelphia, May 20 and go
Closely following the dngs received here last week. aI
attempt to score sweep
ing victory the &c classic comes report that ne
decided forego the pleasure OF carrying
of Yale across the
cnnfin fnca thar wear at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07

Tommy Taylor, who finished the
1924 season with the world cham
pion Griffs. Is back with Memphis
and hitting at a .S75 clip in that
circuit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
HALEY AND KRAUSS END
DOUBLES COMBINATION
Ry r. D. THOMAS.

years B. HALEY and Harry Krauss the
Damon Phas bowlers, have performed as
tournaments of the Washington City
Duckpin Association.
Tonight they will pair again. at the Coliseum
And wllb the famous combination
said HALEY today he fondled neur1tis-
stricken hand
eyes it the last time" quoth and the Of him came
dreamy golfer longing for the faray and the green
the Uttered ozon of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
Moe andoe
They Get the
Dough

They gave Noes tip an
awful deal yesterday. He
had his dough riding on
Asa JEWEL, but it was
burned up on the first
turn when Asa was al
most knocked over the
fence AZ he was going to
the front. Today Moe Is
to come back in the
battle with one which
was named for ROGER
HARRISON. ,. 3. to
date, $2,00S.
SILVER FOX, ia the
SECOND Is the bird
Moe has FIVE bucks
riding on.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
PREAKNESS DRAWS BEST
THREE YEAR OLDS

Most Of the leading that have sood he gcrs q
Pmico Quaran the Kentucky Derby future e1Olcs
running, but is already certain that
the Maryland Jockey Club classic Will attract thoroughly worthy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07

Mojac Rhinehardt. the big out.
fielder sent to Memphis by the
Griffs, is making good with the
willow. His latest batting average
is .346 for eighteen games with
ZAh Milan,a team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-07
PIMuCO SPRING meeting
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
BY EARL r. sRowDER.

WITH the meeting Of the Interna-
w tional Conference of the Commit
tee for the Amalgamation of the
Railroad Unions, in Chicago, Sept.
l2-13s there will be value in taking a
look over the Transportation industry
in the United States, the place of
railroads in the economic life of the
country, conditions of organization on
both sides of class war battle 'front.'
etc.. as background for better esti-
mating the tasks Of the left wing con-
ference of railroad workers.
Growing Importance Of Railroads.
Comparison OF a few statistics Of
1890 and 1920, the period of. emery
ence Of American capitalism. into the
stage Of imperialism, will show the
growing dominance Of railroad trans
portation.
In this 30-year period the total pop
ulation increased by 67.93 per cent;
the number OF miles of main track
operated increased 7S.42 per cent;
number Of locomotives increased
1910 per cent; investments in
creased 1854 per cent; average ton
miles of freight per person increased
223.21 per cent; while the total ton
miles of freight increased 442.S6 per
cent.
Railway operating revenue increas-
ed from $1,O52 100000 to $6.S11 ,OOO,-
Ot0, an increase of approximately 600
per cent
increasing Exploitation Of Workers.
But if the railroads have grown
enormously in economic Importance
and revenue, the wages and conditions
of the workers have not improved cor
respondingly. No, there has been no
improvement, but on the contrary,
decided downward tendency. This
was somewhat obscured by the war
time increase in wages, which looked
big, altho it Immediately was more
than Offset by rising prices. Real
wages. in terms of purchasing power,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
Problems Of the Railroaders' Left Wing

are lower than 80 years ago.
Since 1920, however. and especially
in the past year, there has been a
tremendous drive by the employers.
to increase the rate of exploitation OF
the workers, to make fewer men ham
die more traffic for less wages. there
by to increase the rate Of profit on
railroad capital. This offensive has
been quite successful from the capt
talist point of view.
Volume of freight traffic is increas-
ing steadily. The year 1923 was high
above 1922, and 1924 almost held up
to the previous high year, while 1925
is setting record for volume of
freight, the figure being Is per cent
above normal for the period Of Jan. 1
to Aug. %, 1926.
The growth in volume of freight is
well illustrated by comparative
table Of car-Ioadings for the first go
weeks of the past five years, just is
sued by the American Railway Assoc
iation, as follows:
Cars loaded, Jan. to Aug. s go
weeks:)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12

Grating 211,2SO miles, or 50 per cent
of the entire steam transportation Of
the country, we also have the recent
government sanction, thru Coolidge, Of
the formal amalgamation of all rail-
roads into a small number Of systems.
The unity Of the railroad employers.
always comparatively high, is becom-
ing absolute.
Left Wing Has Tremendous Task.
In the above figures we have some
measure of the immediate tasks OF the
left wing of railroad labor. It is the
function of the left wing to bring or
ganization, unity, and fighting work
ing class policy in the ranks OF the
1900 railroad workers in America.
This means, also, that the historic
task Of the working class to take over
and administer the machinery of pro-
duction, aud the necessary means to
that end-the conquest Of state
power-must be made an integral
part OF the consciousness and pro-
gram of the revolutionary. railroad
workers. a
A tremendous task, but II is one
which has been well begun by the In
ternational Committee for Amalgama-
ton of the Railroad Unions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12

But what happened to the workers?
The number employed to handle this
increasing volume Of transportation
has constantly diminished, and the
wages paid has as constantly de-
creased. From the approximate
1.S5O,0O0 employed ie 1920. a reduction
to 1924 is registered in 1923 Tin
GLIDING numbers of scabs to break
1922 strike); in 1924 a further reduc-
ton to 1,77O.96; and in 1925 still fur
Their to 1,729,1S4. Figures of April
each year from Monthly Labor Re-
view, except 1920 which is from Occu-
patton Census).
This means that $1,000 workers
were eliminated from the railroads
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
LEAIAGRAD FORMS TAXI
SERVICE WITH SWEDISH
CONCERN PARTICIPATING

MOSCOW 10y Tsss) The Lenih-
grad municipality has accepted the
proposal Of Messrse Karfebe and
RuIonder, Stockholmy concerning
the establishment in Leningrad Of
mixed society for taxi-motor serv-
ice. Fifty-one per cent Of the new
society will belong to the Lenin-
grad municipality, the rest going to
the firm Karlebe and Rulender.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
Employers Organizations Stronger
: Workers. Weaker.

During the first postwar years, the
railroad unions grew enormously, un-
til, from few hundred thousand mem
bers they had in 1921 about 1900, 900,
or IS to 80 per cent of all workers in
the industry. These masses were de-
moralized and dissipated, however, be-
cause the lack of fighting policy of
the union leadership, and the grow
ingly systematic "class collaboration, !"
left the workers helpless before the
employers offensive. After the dis
astrous 1923 strike there remained not
more than 100000. This number is
now still smaller.
There is only pretense of organic
ed unity between the groups which are
organized. The only nucleus of cen
ter for common action is the Rail-
way Employees Department of the A.
F. of l.. This was so completely shat
tered by its criminal incompetence in
handling the 1922 strike that its
membership dropped from $50, 900 in
1922, before the strike, to less than
10000 at the beginning of 1925.
While the workers organizations
have been broken up and rendered
helpless, the railroad employers have
continued to concentrate and CONSOLE
date their power. In addition to the
well-known fact that rs men, organ
lied in inter-locking directorates,
unite SO Of the principal railroads, OBJ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12
SECOND SECTION

This magazine supple
ment will appear every
Saturday in The Daily
Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-12

from 1928 to 1924, and more than
10000. were eliminated between April
1924 and April 1926.
The smaller. working force not only
handledsthe larger traffic--it did this
for less. wages while hours of labor
were Increased. Thus, the amount of
railroad wages, April 1923, $2SS,OOO.-
600, is reduced in 1924 to less than
$3.50. 100000, more than $9,OOO,OOO per
month reduction while. 1925 shows
further reduction of s2,3OO,OOO per
month.