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The Washington times., 1925-06-03
VILLA ON WAX
To j. s. FOR
MATCHES
McLarnin and La Barba h
View for Pancho Coast
Wants Bouts

NEW YORK. June 3.-Franls
Churchill Ii in receipt Of q cable
gram from his partner, Eddie
TAFT. in Manila, to the effect that
Pancho villa embarked on the E:nr
press Of Russia at Manila on May
"a and would land in the United
States June Is.
sPancho villa is not definitely
booked for any match as ycts's
said Churchill, although / am In
receipt of some attractive offers
from California. Before + accept
a fight for Pancho want to lie
sure that the boy is in good ply
sical condition. That I will asoer-
tain for myself when Il meet him
on his arrival =
Churchill is figuring on q match
with Jimmie McLarnin, sensations
al California featherweight; also
with Fidel La Barba, Olympic
flyweight champion, for Pancho.t
he fights him on the coast.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
OHORT STUFF g
- FOR ROOTERD

Today finds the world champion
Griffmen three games behind the
MATCHMAKING Philadelphia Athletics
and four ahead of the third d-place
Chicago White Sox.
There Is an end to everything.
even spaghetti, and yesterday the
Dodgers beat the Giants for the
frat time this season. s to 5. 1t
was Uncle Robbie's birthday and
Nehf entered into the spirit Of the
occasion. He made a gift or the
game by passing Hargraves with
the bases filled in the twelfth.
Cobb made a personal issue OF
winning his own game by socking
Blankenship for a homer in the
ninth that gave the Tigers a 16-to-
15 decision over the White Sox. 1t
was one Of those gashouse district
pitchers battle, the Sox overcoming
q ten-run lead in the late innings.
Rommel won his ninth game of
the year as the Athletics took a
running jump at the pitching OF
Lucey and Wingfield and beat the
Red Sox, Is to 2.
The Cardinals made 1t three In a
row from the Reds, 8 to Q. when
BOIIOmlSy DuIAp0u DTduy IOI NWO
home runs, the first Of which came
with the bases filled.
Genewich Subdued the rarnpag1ng
hitters Of the Phillies and the
Braves came home on the bit, to
win, IL to 5.
CASTOR not only pitched the
Indians silly, but his double scored
three in the eighth and made the
Browns lead. safe. Score, s to 3.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
PAJAMA PARTY
HONORS FINN s
C0NQUEROR

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. June a.
Penn State students last night fol.
lowed a unique method OF paying
homage to Alan HeIffrich, popular
track star. who win graduate this
month. Headed by a band, mOre
than 1000 students formed a pa
jana parade - at midnight, aroused
Helffrich from his bed in the Beta
Thea Pi fraternity house, placed
him high on the seat Of a two
wheeled chariot and hauled him TO
Coop Corner and deposited him on
the balcony of the hotel.
AS the bewildered conqueror Of
Paavo Nurmi, the Finn, wondered
what it was all about a representa-
tive of the student body presented
him with a wrist watch as a token
of esteem. After a brief speech
Helffrich was returned to his char.
lot and then headed q parade
throughout the town.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
PENN SHoRSToP THIRD.
or CLASS TO JOIN GIANTS

NEW YORK, June 3.-Eddie Far
relI, shortstop Of the University of
Pennsylvania nine, will join the New
York Giants. June %, ten days after
his final college game, 1t was an
nounced here today.
Farrell will make the third Penn
sylvania player on the squad Of the
f;ew York club, Walter Huntzinger
and George Sullivan having pre-.
ceded him in signing with the Ma
uonaI League champions.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Victory Knocked Out
AS Defeat Creeps
On Tigers

At last the truth is out. The
Detroit Tigers have had little
cur, called Victory, for mascot
since late last summer. He
was picked up in Chicago and
the Tigers Immediately put on
a dash.
This season Victory has been
around. the clubhouse as usual,
but somehow, some one decided
that Victory meant defeat. So
a can was tied to little Victory's
tail and he got more than his
release-he was kicked out.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
"SHANo" COLLINS WILL
MANAGE PITTSFlELDERS

BOSTON, June S.--John "Shano"
Collins, veteran outfielder and
nch-hitter Of the Chicago White
Sox and the Boston Red Sox has
been given his unconditional re-
lease 80 that he might assume the
management of the Pittsfield club
OF the Eastern League.
The announcement was made
after a conference between Collins
and President Bob Quinn. OF the
Red Sox. Collins goes to Pittsfield
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
SIXTH oRToLE PENVAlIT
FLIES IN BREEZE TODAY

BALTIMORE, June 3.-Tl1e
sixth pennant, inherited by the
Orioles when they finished first
last season in the international
League race, will be flung to the
breeze today. In other words, this
is Flag Day.
There will be no ceremonies be-
cause Jack Dunn doesn't Ike q
lot of fuss made over such things.
But the sixth pennant won in sue
cession must be hoisted. The
world must know about this. so
today's the day.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
They haven't got the stuff to
stay up there.

A lot of them are playing way
over their heads. But the AS are
different. With their fighting spirit
most anything is liable to happen
and there's no need for the rest
of us to go on kidding ourselves.
They're dangerous, and they'll be
dangerous right up to the end OF
the season. Bob Meusel sized 1t
up pretty well after all. There's
nothing so much wrong with the
other clubs. It's the AS themselves
that have gone crazy.
And the longer they stay ont
front. the crazier they're liable to
be. If some one doesn't head them
off by July 15-then look out!
You're apt to be getting your
world series tickets at Connie
Mack's park again..
Copyright 1925 BY The Christy walsh
Syndicate.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Sixty-Two Teams Play
Baseball Daily At
Penn State

No fewer than sixty-two base
ball teams have been formed at
Pennsylvania State College in
the development of the system
of mass athletics, and six dia-
monds are in use each evening
as the rival fraternity an6 unit
teams battle for supremacy in
their respective leagues. There
are forty-six fraternity teams
represented and sixteen unit
teams composed of non-frater-
nifty students.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
MEUSEL TIPS RUTH THAT
AS CAN'T BE STOPPED
By BABE RUTH.

NEW YORK, June 3.Baseban is funny game This spring
training picking the Yankees ana
Detroit be right the from the start TO nnisn no
fellow picked the AS to into the ead hed nave oeen
laughed out of the r. - .
there they aregh 'front.' and going like house alre
fighting like the dickens
trying keep the cellar with the almost two months
old -
deep for can't figure out and guess lot OF
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
POTOMAC RIVER SWIM
IS STARTED WITH 440

A handicap 440-yard swim from
the float of the Washington Canoe
Club will be held late today. in
preparation for the Smile swim
later in the summer. A scratch
event will be held on Saturday, and
until August % there will be racing
swims each Wednesday and Sat
nrdaV
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Juniors Get Set

The Mt Vernon Juniors and the
Tacoma Juniors will settle some Of
the troubles in their class when
thew meet Saturday at Seventeenth
and Gales streets northeast.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03


But there's one thing about 1t.
You've got to hand it to Connie
gang for having the pep and the
fight. I was talking to Bob Meusel
the other day, after the Athletics
had cleaned the Yanks up in three
straight games.
What's the matter with you fel-
.ows?'' I said. You ought to be
able to take one game from the AS.
at least"
Bob looked at me a minute with.
out saying a word
There's nothing Nthe matter
with u.s." answers the big boy.
Its the AS that have gone crazy.
They've got so much pep you can't
get 'em ont with a shot gun.
Somebody has to lose, and they
Just won't DO it. So the other
guys have to-"
And / guess that about sizes 1t
up. They are getting good pitching
and they're hitting like the dickens
but it's the old winning spirit that
counts the most of all. Personally
/ think Washington is a better club.
but unless somebody steps out and
knocks Philadelphia for a row pret-
ty soon, they'll he so far out front
that the race will be over by Au-
gust.
When a bunch Of kids like that
get away to II start they're Ike
q runaway horse. They just take
the bit between their teeth and keep
on going. spilling the dope all over
the league. And the only thing to
do is just to let them run them
selves out and follow along the
best way you con, hoping all the
time they won't bust things up be.
/ fore you can catch them.
Don't get the idea that I think
the Athletics haven't got a good
team. They have. They had a
good team last year. And this year
! they've got that kid. Cochran, catch
ing. From all / hear he's real
find. / know he llayed great ball
against our club. Ard Max Bishop
developed by Jack Dunn. my old
boss at Baltimore, has come through
at second base. Last year Bishop
wasn't so good, and a lot Of ball
games were lost right there at sec
ond base. But he has hit his stride
this year, and that one spot alone
makes all the difference in the
world in a ball club. Then Jimmy
Dykes is playing great game at
third. too. and Galloway is away to
a good start at short. Last year
| he had a bad season. All that makes
a difference. too.
When you've got a good infield,
fair pitching. and the hitting is
good. any team will be up there.
Then when you give them the
old fighting spirit, like the AS
have this year, it's a man.sized job
3 to stop 'em, believe me.
OF course, the. season Is young
yet and a lot Of things can hap
pen. For instance I'll make a
! little bet that the Yankees and
the Tigers won't be down at the
bottom in October like they are
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
HARRIS HAS
RESPECT
FORA'S
Declares Maekmen Will Be
Griffs' Main Obstacle to
Second Flag
BY DAVIS j. WALSH
News Service Sports Edito

Hnternational News Service Sports Editor
NEW YORK, June S.-After
stalking himself to q six-week
survey of the American League
in action, Stanley Harris, the
young manager with an old head,
frankly conceded today that the
Philadelphia Athletics were the
team he had to beat if his Wash
ington Griffmen are to repeat
their 1924 victory. He made the
statement with due consideration
for the fact that the Athletics
this morning are three full games
in front of the champions and
stepping like a drum major.
:.sof course. the club immediately
In front of you is always the club
you have to beat" Harris said.
''Some OF them last. some them
don't However, I'm convinced
that the Athletics are q permanent
contender. They are crowd Of
young, ambitious ban players with
q lot OF ability and that is always
a hard combination to down."
Pressed for answer on the rest
Of the league. Harris intimated
that, given his choice Of bets, he
would play the field. He added
looked like first division material
and named the Cleveland Indians
and the Boston Red Sox aS possibly
the weakest entries in the race.
"But they are not very weak"
he hastened to add. II wish 1
could be sure Of knocking them
off. Three out Of four, every
time we play them. have no
such assurance because tllee SOx
and Indians, like most Of the
hague, have improved between
seasons.
cit is too early yet to make
definite predictions. The race seems
upside down because clubs like the
Yankees and Tigers were off to a
bad start. The Yanks haven't
come back. When they do, II viii
make our lob lust that much
harder. The Tigers already are
giving signs OF their real ability.
'The more 7 look at it. the more
I am convinced that the real test is
yet before US. We've only been
feeling each other out but from
now on all friendship ceases"
Harris seemed more interesed in
the two-day performance Of our
MIR. Ruth, who came out OF the
hospital to hit 1893 in his first two
games and make a dazzling catch
in right field.
"It was one of the greatest
things l ever saw on ball field.
he said. Il don't mean the fact
that he hit well. A great hitter
like Ruth always will be able to
seek them. What mean is the
stark nerve of the man. He got
ky those two games on his nerve
Alone. and that proves to me he is
greater player than even the
public comedies.
when man of his wonderful
ability has the nerve Of a pit bull.
dog, don't think il Is possible to
improve upon the combination"
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
| AVS
CLAIM To MAT
TITLE
Declares Ed Stranger Lewis
Has No Legitimate Claim
TO Championship

OMAHA, Neb., June S.--Joe
Stecher, Dodge, Neb., wrestler. IN
q statement today, laid claim to
the lleavyweight wrestling cham.
pionslnip OF the world by virtue OF
his victory over Stanislaus Zbyszko
at st. Louis last Memorial Day.
The statement said Ed Stranger
Lewis had no legitimate claim 10
the title owing to. his defeat by
.Bie Mum, who later was de-
feated BY Zbyszso. Stecher also
said he was ready to meet all con-
tenders ii satisfactory financial ar
.angements are made.
Dixon Was First
George Dixon was the first recog-
rlized bantamweight champion.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
One Boats Two

Annex One Of the Treasury De
partment League matched strides
with Annex Two and won, IL to II.
Both teams scored eight runs IN
a single inning. q
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
GRIFFS' PITCHING STAFF
TOTTERNC SLIGHTLY
Ry z. y. THOMAS.

NEW YORK, 6anley Harris shortly may find edyisaDe
revamp rng pitching staff which consists Of Johnson
Mogdge Rueher Zachary and Coveese These five veterans
virtually all played and been there At the 1s
considerably less than one-haf Of them.
fallen pieces A1ogI1oge -
struggle Covee has been taken out frequently but has pne1
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
RODS Wore 'Em Flrst

Short pants were first adopted
in baseball by the Cincinnati Reds
In 1863.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

{ Ran for Ruth IN eighth.
Washington ! o 1 o--5
New York. ....... 0 1 o 0 O04 KS
Runs-S. Harris, Judge, j. Harris.
Biuege, Ruel e. Johnson. Combs. Witt,
MeuseI CD, Gehrig, Shanks Bengough.
Two-base hits-Peck. Gehrig, Ruth,
Three-base hit-Peck. Home runs
Judge. Meusel ca. Sacrifices-RusselI,
BIuege. Dugan ca. Left on bases
New York, H. Washington. s. First
base on balls-Off Russell, 3. Struck
out-By Nogridge. /; by Russell, 4:
off Mogridge. in innings; off
Russell, 10 in 8 innings; off Shocker.
In Ia Innings: off Ferguson, In
BY Mosridge (Ruth). Winning pitch
er--Ferguson, Losing pitcher-RusaeiI.
Umpires-Hildebrand Connolly and
Evan& Time Of gams-tw0 h0ur&
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
They Use A-PIenty

Eight million golf balls are used
in England every year.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
American LAaxue
YESTERDAYS HOME RUNS
American League
National League

tional 1855.
Il: HartnOtt, Cubs. IL; Hornsby. Car
dinaIs, 10; Williarhs Browns. 10; Sim
mons, Athletics. 8: Robertson. BrownS. 3.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Moe andJoe
They Get
The Dough

Moe lost . tough bet
Yesterday. He showed
his jingle on NOON
FIRE and the famous
gutter was beaten . lip
BY al, 20 2 shot. How
ever, he i trying with
one today that Little
Buck forced him to lis
ten 10 and If il dOesn't
win there will be . GER
tain shrimp found miss
inx from the stand for
the rest of the meeting.
Cash in kick, 81, ,OO7. 90.
esI'Ue sunk FIVE iron
ysaen on this EXTRA
DRY IN the fourth
says Moe.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

OF course, the. season is young
yet and a lot Of things can hap
pen. For instance I'll make a
little bet that the Yankees and
the Tigers won't be down at the
bottom i'm October like they are
in June. And some Of the other
clubs that are up In the first
division NOW are sure to slip.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Still Second

Totals .ss IL "a l1ITotals -. 37-1e27 Il
Batted for Mogridge in third.
Batted for Russell in ninth
Batted for Wanninger in eighth.
Ran for Ruth In eighth.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

The Babe hit q long loOper that
Rice couldn't quite reach: a few
feet more and II would nave
dropped into the bleachers IN
RIGHT center for Q home run. 1t
went for q double, scoring r.
,Eohnsor. with the tying tally.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

He has had 3 little duty this
season as . relief pitcher and IN
variably has appeared to A.
vantage. Long rests that kill of
some pitchers have 3 different ei.
feet on Ogden, and his compare
tive idleness has done him no
harm this summer, it is believed
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

But they are not very weak"
he hastened to add. 81 wish 1
could be sure Of knocking them
off. Three out Of four, every
time we play them. have no
such assurance because the S0x
and Indians, like most Of the
hague. have improved between
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

Ruth made q break to field
Rogers drive and were he . well
man. might have caught IL. But
ne gave up the job after taking q
q few steps and left the chase to
Combs.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
VARIETY is OFFERED
AT VETERANS PARTY
Wedding, Dance and Frolic for
Children Staged in Day at
Walter Reed.

A Christmas wedding. a party for
so children from Southwest Washing
ton, and a dance featured activities
Christmas day at Walter Reed Hos
pita! Red Cross House.
The wedding ceremony took place
before the Christmas tree when
Chaplain Hall of the hospital officia ed
in joining in marriage Miss Janet j..
DAWSON daughter of Mrs. r. J.
Dawson. hostess at the Red Cross
House, and DIR. Edgar Baskitt Of Co.
lumbia, Mo.
The children previously had been
royalty entertained by the enlisted
men and Red Cross personnel at
party. with dolls. toys and other pres
ents, many of which had been made
by hand by the personnel and pa
tients of the hospital. The children
were transported in hospital trucks
to and from the NeiShborhood House
in Southwest Washington. Miss Mar
garet Low, field director for the
American Red Cross at the hospital,
was in charge of the general commit
tee for the party, while Sergt. Edge +
Reed and Pvt. Bernard L. Vile
headed the mems committee. Supper
was served the children and there
were elaborate decorations to delight
the hearts of the little visitors The
role. of Santa Clause was played by
Lester f. Miller. and Merry Christmas
by William Elder.
A dance was given durinc the eve
ming for enlisted personnel and pa
tents.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
HORSE, ONCE FASHION,
RULED OFF q STREETS
Avenues He Once Proudly Made
Ring With His Hoofs Closed
to Him.

Way back in the good old days
when Henry Ford was developing
horseless carria ge-Massach chusetts ave
nue. and Sixteenth street along about
: O'Clock were lined with teams of
spanking bays and single equipaceS
drawn by carefully curried and
groomed horses.
Today the avenues where the horse
was king in other years are closed to
him. He cannot draw = carriage over
four of the principal streets of he city
within certain limits without layin.
his drINer open To arrest.
AT least two hanson cabs-the old
style open-front affairs in vogue Two
decades ago. with the driver sitting
on top-are still in use in Washing
ton. They cannot go on MaSSa chusetts
avenue between Fourteenth street and
TWenty-second street; on Sixteenth
street between II street and Colorado
avenue; on New Hampshire avenue
between Washington Circle and L
street or on Rhode Island avenue be-
tween Connecticut avenue and North
Capitol street. And if they do 90 on
these thorouGhfares to load or dis
charge passengers they must steal OFF
the grand boulevard for automobiles
at the first intersection
The horse, popularity releCated by
public demand for speed into a back
ground Of casoline-driven chariots. i
now legally nonentitr on these
streets. Big green signs proclaim his
downfall, and the police have been in
structed TO enforce the order which
makes no distinction between equip-
ages for pleasure and horse drawn We
hiCleS used in business.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
500 WILL ATTEND
WILSON BANQUET
DR.. S. A. Eliot to Speak at
Function to Honor Late
President.

Washington admirers of the late
Woodrow Wilson will join with those
In 500 other cities tomorrow night to
commemorate the achievements of the
wartime President and the anniver-
sary of his birth. Under the auspices
OF the Woodrow Wilson Memorial
olhdatlon approximately 300 persons
VIII attend banquet to he given at
the Mayfiower Hotel at 7:30 pm. in
honor of the Nations former chief.
AZ the same time. Nationwide
ceiebratloa with many similar ban.
quets VIII take place. DR. Samuel A
Eliot of Boston, son of President
Emeritus Eliot of Harvard Universitv
VIII be the principal speaker at the
w ashIhston banquet. 1t is expected
that DIR. Eliot will speak on the ideal
ism or the late President.
Newton ID. Baker, who served un.
DER woodrow Wilson as Secretary of
war, also will address the gathering
and pay tribute to his late chief.
, Inc movement of which the local
celebration is a part was initiated nv
tne woodrow Wilson Founda ton in
New York, and. according to those in
tereSted, has met with very enthusi-
astic response all over the country.
number OF nationally DISTINGUISHED
persons VIII attend the banquet at the
Mayhower. as well as many of the ad.
mirers of The former President
Al The close of the dinner America
the Beautiful will be sung by the
entire assembly. led by John H. Mar.
vile comprehensive program has
been arranged for the local celebra-
'lon. Frederic y. Delano is chairman
OF the Washington committee which
arranged the observance.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
SS,579 CLUB GIFT
GOES TO HOSPITAL
Rotary Members Make
Christmas Present to
ChiIdren's Institution.

Commissioner Rudolph. chairman of
the board of governors of the Chill
dren's Hospital, received a check for
SS.579 from the Rotary Club yesterday Y
as the clubs Christmas present Ia the
hospital. AS is customary. the money
will so toward the maintenance of
The free diSpenSary at the hospital.
The Lions club took the children
for bus ride Christmas day to visit
santa Claus and each YoungSter re
CeiVed present from him. The
ShrinerS sent a tree to the hospital
and the Knights of Columbus and the
american Red Cross sent toys and
stockings filled with sweets for each
child.
The Camp Fire Girls and two troops
of Girl Scouts brought gifts to the
hospital Christmas day and the Will
son Normal School Glee Club sang
Christmas carols.
Nearly all the schools in Washing
ton sent representatives to the hoSpi-
Jal bearing gifts for the children there.
among the schools represented were
MaCfarland Junior High, Langley
Junior High. Epiphany Church school,
Powell Junior High, Kendrick School,
Normley School, Friends School, Ma
tfonal Cathedral School for Girls and
Mckinley Hish School
! Children from the Neichborhood
lmuse. Washington Sargent Club
from Walter Reed. the Wednesday
Afternooh club. the Glover club,
tTount Vernon NJ. +. Church and the
Fetworth Baptist Church sunday
School all sent gifts of fruit and toys
10 the children confined To their beds.
Evening star., 1925-12-27
OLD SCHOONER FLOATED
SAFELY FROM SHOALS
Former Rum Runner, With Cargo
for Florida, Rescued by
Coast Guard Cutter.

BY the Associated Press.
CHATHAM, Mass. December 26.-
The two-masted schooner Mary Lang
don. so years old, and former rum
runner, was fioated today from Stone
Horse Shoal after grounding there
late last night. and was towed to
Vineyard Haven INDIANA ged. The
vessel was on her way from GlOuceS-
ter 10 Miami, Fla. with a cargo Of
furniture and building material. She
was rescued by the Sa me Coas 81 Guard
cutter which seized her as a rum run
ner five months ago.
Flares at sea half mile srIth of
Stone Horse light ship gave the first
warning of the vessels plight. The
crew of three fought a strong gale for
hours and rigCed an anchor chain of
discarded chain when two other an
Chors had been torn away. The Coast
Guard cutter Acushnet. dispatched
from Woods Hole, put nine men
aboard after a tussle with stormy seas.
and then took the Mary Langdon in
tow.
The Mary LanCdon was built at
Thoma ston. Me. in 1915. Last June
she was seized off Woods Hole by the
ACushnet and Government patrol
boat. and a cargo of liquor. camou-
fla ged as lumber, was confiScated.