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SLAUGHTER Pen For White Troops
mFdr Away Africa.
Poor Pay-Dease and Death Await Recruits TherBack Rian
Dead Shos-Whole Divisions Wiped Out.

Friday, May S-Rest all day. l
was on guard duty at night. Had an
attack of malaria.
Saturday, May 9-Reveille at 3 to
attack and revictual another post.
Legion advance guard. Waded the
oued again. Easy fight, in the whole
battalion only Corporal Douglas "a
Scott wounded. After revictualing
the post we formed rear guard for
return, enemy pursuing US half way
back to camp. =
TUESDAY, May 12-Reveille at a
to revictual three posts eight klio-
meters away on top of highest noun
tain in the region. Legion right flank
guard. En- route we found legion
airy who had committed suicide-bul-
let had gone through his mouth and
skull. Colonials were vanguard. En-
envy attacked them, losses heavy, 10
killed and so wounded in Colonial
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Dead Beheaded.

"While l was shooting from behind
an olive tree l saw on my left near
the river bank a group of Colonials
who had been killed with knives. Dis
tinctly saw Riffians cut off their heads
and carry them away with them. /
started firing on them and emptied
eight clips, wounded two and killed
one, for he didn't move any more.
After great difficulty we managed to
reach camp, but enemy kept on pur-
suing US and even attacked the camp.
Our losses were very heavy. Attack
continued until midnight, they they
retired. The same evening they dis
tributed the food supplies of the post
to us so as to get rid of them before
blowing it up. B stole barrel OF
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freed. Returned in the evening to
Ain Aloha to rest. Tomorrow we
have to free another post on the right
of Taunat.
"wednesday, May 6-Departure
$3.50 for above post, Tirailleurs adj
vance guard this time to attack I'M
der cover artillery bombardment the
enemy holding a ridge. We were on
right flank. Manoeuvre was rather
slow. We had to come back without
the Battalion of Tirailleurs, left them
at the post, and it was hard going,
enemy pursingg US and the Legion
forming the rear guard. Corporal
Why-Shan-Ghy wounded in leg. Pm
now commanding a group, acting SER
geant. Impossible to sleep all night
having crossed the stream twice on
foot we were all wet and moreover
were attacked by isolated rebels dur
ing the night.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-10-03
WARFARE IN THE DESERT.
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
During the fight there was a
bunch of rebels running over the hill
i emptied eight clips on them, saw
two fall and after the scrap found
them both dead. Each hit in head.
/ aimed well and hope to give the
same dose to a good many more.
Tuesday, May 5-Left Taunat at
6 A. M. to attack another post, Tau
rira, to the left, also eneireled. This
time the Colonials were the shock
troops. AS we didn't have any to-
bacco l stopped the Major of the
Colonials and asked him for half the
cigarette he was smoking-and he
gave it to me. Easy fight, Legion
had nothing TO do, forming left flank
guard and no enemy against US. At
ter two hours fighting the post was
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Meagre Months Pay.

Saturday, May 16-Reveille' at a,
left at 5 to attack rebels besiebing a
post. March to it was pretty hard.
Legion on the right flank. Trail
leurs taking the shock. After five
hours fighting garrison was evac-
uated and post blown up with dyna-
mite. The enemy had succeeded in
capturing a cannon from the post
but not knowiro how v
were all wounded. Pay day this eve
ning-I got 1915 francs ll.z5,
months pay). Had good meal.
"Wednesday, May 20-Big battle
today; we had to take the high posi-
tions on the right of Taunat and dis
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-10-03

Battalion, but posts were revictualed
just the same and we returned to
camp in evening.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-10-03

Scene i'm Reno,
NeV., Arena i'm
zoos When Jack
Johnson w on the
ChamDiOnShip=s
Knocked Ouf
Jim syeffTeSS.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16

ing arena it win have 8 seating
capacity, 1t is estimated, Of between
seven and ten thousand, making 1t
possible to stage bouts Of national
importance.
Il win be equipped with three
basketball courts. which should
prove to be godsend to the great
indoor sport that is sitting in
Washington for want OF facilities.
In one end Of the building will
be placed rooms with shower bath
attachments for teams that come
from out Of town to encounter the
Barracks athletes.
A wooden structure now occupy
ing part OF the space, on the Bar
racks south side, where the hangar
will BE- erected, viii be tackled on
to the new building as the cover
Tor an indoor swimming pool.
All Of which would seem to in
dictate that the time IL not far
distant when Washington Barracks
win be the liveliest, IL not the most
important in some respects, sports
center in the Nations Capital,
thanks to the unseIfish policy and
enterprise of General Ely and his
assistant and the willing hands Of
the barracks soldiers who have
labored earnestly in putting over
the various projects mentioned here.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
RABBIT IS OUT
FOR THREE
MONTHS
Cub Shortstop May be Crippled
Permanently With In
iured Ankle

AVALON, Calf, March ia
Rabbit Meanwhile will be lost to
the Cubs for at least three months
and the injury he received in yes
terday's game in Los Angeles may
cripple him permanently. The
doctors were not exactly sure OF
how long he will be out OF the
lineup when the Cubs left VIII
n1ington this morning.
The accident occurred in the
eighth inning when Meanwhile slid
into third base. He caught his right
foot on the staple that anchors the
bag and something gave. He was
carried from the field. An X-Ray
examination showed that the fibula
bone in the right ankle was cracked.
The bone was not completely broken
but ligaments were torn and ply
sicians declared 1t would be two or
three days before they could tell
how long the Rabbit would be
out of the game.
The injury to Meanwhile will be
a severe blow to the Cubs. Maran-
vile had instilled pep into the Cubs
infield. He also was acting captain
of the nine and his advice had
proved valuable to the younger
men Of the infield.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
BucLy Harris Says He
Is Satisfied With
Progress Made

TAMAPA, Fla. March 16.--
"While we haven't won all our
games played thus far, ] must
say that am satisfied with the
progress we have made" said
Manager Harris Of the world
champion Griffmen, as he left
for Winter Haven, where the
Griffs meet the Columbus Sem
ators today.
mo ball club can win all its
games, you know, but in the
spring every club is getting IN
practice 20 last through the
season. I feel sure we are NOV
ing right ahead as fast as any
other club in the majors and
viii be ready when the bell
rings, That will suit me in
every way. These games mean
nothing, but after April ID
Wen be battling for our second
pennant."
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
NOTED TENNIS PLAYERS
MEET AT JACKSONVILLE

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March
16.-Greeted by brisk spring-like
weather, some Of the worlds great
est tennis players gathered at the
Jacksonville Country Club to par
ticipate in the southeastern tennis
tourney which opens here today.
Big Bill Tilden, Vincent Richards,
Harad, the Japanese player; Voshell,
Fred and Ralph Baggs, Chaplin and
Rosenbaum were among the noted
racquet swingers on land for the
tourney. These famous players
come here fresh from a winter sea-
son Of play in south Florida resort
cities. Some forty players were en-
tered in the first tourney matches
today.
Sporting fans OF THIS section have
their eyes focused on Bill Tilden,
considered the worlds greatest ten.
mis- player, and Vincent Richards,
his former pupil in the art Of
racquet swinging. They hope to
see these two come together in the
finals. Tilden is expected to redeem
himself in this tourney for two de-
feats he has suffered during the
winter season.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
CUTS ARR. NEAR
As GR|FFS..
HUSTLE
BucI<y Harris May Wait Week
More Before Deciding
Sheep from Goats

TAMPA, Fla, March 16.-At least
one more week will pass before
Manager Harris begins to pick and
choose among his players. Five
exhibitions have been staged. Five
more are booked for this week. BY
that time the scrappy leader Of the
world champions is expected to
know something about the squad he
win take North with him when
camp is broken on March %.
If he carries out announced in
tentions, two outfielders viii have
to go, one infielder and several
pitchers. Rheinhardt and Carlyle
appear to be the gardeners doomed
to toll in the bushes for at least
another year. Tanner, the kid in
fielder from California, is hardly
classy enough to hang on.
Hinkle, the big catcher from
Lake Worth, is battling for a
chance with the champions II he
makes good, Bill Hargrave may be
shunted back to the minors.
The biggest fight is among the
pitchers and Manager Harris,
Will many NOSOA0A SAA4Ato
ers, will probably save those cuts
to the last. He wants all his vet
Grams to have, plenty Of time to
show their stuff before he makes
any decisions:
Zachary and johnson may be said
to have cinched their jobs. the
former by his good work here and
the latter because he is Walter
.Iohnson. All the others must prove
their worth.
Jim McNamara, the Western
league southpaw, has made a good
showing. So has Brillheart, an
other southpaw. They have out
shone the veterans seen in action
so far, with the single exception OF
Zachary.
To-Day the world champions meet
the Columbus Senators. Of the
American association, at Winter
Haven
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
cANNoNRALL MARTIN IN
TITLE BOUT ON FRIDAY

NEW YORK, March 16-The next
championship match to be viewed
by the local fans will be seen at
Madison Square Garden next Fri
day night, when Eddie Cannonball
Martin will risk his bantamwsight
crown in bout with Charley Phil
Rosenberg. Martin was held to a
draw by Rosenberg several months
ago, 50 It Is not altogether u Ger,
tainty that he will retain the 11S
pound laurels.
The next bout in the lightweight
elimination tournament win not be
staged until April 80, when Tommy
O'Brien and Joe Benjamin clash in
a twelve rounder at the New York
Velodrome,
It is likely that some of the
foreign entries in the lightweight
bouts will be seen on the same
card
The Washington times., 1925-03-16

And Joie Ray Will Step What
ever Course the Great
Finn Decides

BOSTON, March 1.-THE distance
which Paavo NurIni win run at the
initial indoor games Of the Boston
Lodge Of Elks at Mechanics Build
ing. March 81, will be decided by
Nurmi himself.
Hugo Quist, acting for Nurmi, has
notified the athletic committee Of
the Elks that the great Finnish ath-
lete would compete at any distance
the management desires, but the
management of the athletic com
mittee wishes to have the Finn name
his own distance.
Joie Ray, Illinois A. c. star, has
notified the committee that he viii
compete at any distance from one
to three miles. Lloyd Hahn and
other stars will compete against
Nurrni and Ray.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
Griffrnen To Be Busy
With Five Games
This Week

TAMPA, Fla, March 16.-Five
games are scheduled for the
world champion Washington
Griffs this week and Manage
Bucky Harris believes his entire
pitching staff will obtain a thor
ough workout before next Sun
day rolls around. Following is
the schedule:
Today - Columbus, American
Association, at Winter Haven.
Tomorrow-Boston Braves, at
st. Petersburg.
Observation-Disclosures Reds,
Plant Field.
Observation-Disclosures, Amer
lean Association, at Plant City.
Saturday-New York Giants,
at Sarasota.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
NEW STADIUM TO MAKE
WASHINGTON BARRACKS
CENTER OF SPORTS
RvR. D. THOMAS.

Major General Ely u s. A, whose crossing o. sI tSs
Neese With the Fifth Division termed by General Fersnng ne
outstanding of the world war now
be of this distlnctlon -.
commandant of the Army war Oonese
aninr general of washington barracks which more ano
leading sports
fighting general firm believer in competitive games Is means
inculcstinr the fighting spirit in soldiers
the general apparently has nothing in his makeup
ia the chief of the tabled dog IN the
irrelevant but which matter OF
s.s onS to the big why Washington barracks is becoming
loving people of Washington
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
McCRAW'S MEN START
TRAINING IN EARNEST

SARASOTA, Fla, March 49,
With only eight more days Of spring
training before them the New York
Giants started the week of training
in earnest today. On March "a the
Giants will meet the ST. Louis
Browns here and then McGraw will
take his clan northward, playing a
series Of exhibition. games before
they reach the Polo Grounds. Thir-
teen games in all are scheduled
with the world champion Griffmen.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16

40 Wa1CeE OaMps more IMAM 10
anybody else ever connected with
it, does our college game owe its
splendid sporting spirit. No other
game played by Americans has
quite the same flavor, the same
spirit of clean fairness. And, in
a great measure, this is due wholly
to Walter Camp.
At Yale he played football for
six years. That was back in the
dark ages of college athletics, cap
tanning his varsity eleven in 1879
and declining the leadership two
years later because he did not be-
lieve graduates should be captains.
He was what today is called q
running halfback" in a day when
running rather than kicking or
throwing featured the game.
As a member of the rules COM
mittee he was entrusted with the
codifying of the rules. In 1888
Camp suggested the rule requir-
ing the gain of five yards in three
downs. That was revolutionary.
1t removed at once and for all
time the characteristics of the old
English game and produced the
American game Of football.
For years Camp was head coach
Of the Yale elevens, developing
some of the greatest players in
the history of the game, from
'Pa" Corbin, through Frank
Hinkey to Perry Hale. He served
entirely without pay, being finan-
cially independent and residing in
New Haven.
Some pitiful monument Of
carved stone will undoubtedly
carry the name of Walter Camp
until neglected and forgotten in
the years to come, but the greatest
monument to his memory, one that
will never be forgotten, will be
the great young, smiling Ameri-
can college football player, no
matter where he may be, East,
West, North or South. He is
Walter Camps splendid contribu-
ton to the welfare of his country.
Tune Is Changed Now.
ok weeks ago most baseball
- writer's, probably a bit stiff
~ from their winters layoff,
were singing mournful tunes con-
corning the possible second victory
in a row for the world champion
Washington Griffmen. With but
month to go now before the big
league campaigns start, their
tunes concerning the possible Sec
ond victory in a row for the
world champion Washington Griff-
men. With but month to 20 now
before the big league campaigns
start, their tunes have changed
amazingly. Now those very same
writers are beginning to see the
Griffmen favorites to win even
against the far-famed and highly
touted New York Yankees.
The so-called experts" have
suddenly discovered that the cham
pions, offering the same lineup
that swept away all opposition
a year ago, are imbued with the
same fighting spirit that drove
them and drove them through all
that bitter struggle of 1924 until
they were perched alone on top
of the world.
That combination of playing
strength and fighting spirit is un-
The Washington times., 1925-03-16

The favored sextet, it Is under
.4ood consists Of Dazzy Vance, the
leagues leading pitcher; Burieish
crimes. human saliyary gland; Jack
Tournier first baseman; Zacn
xUbeaf star outfielder; Milton
Stock who may or may not make
the grade at third base, ana Jimmy
Johnston. -. +I.ran.
wear. contract for $47,6OV, ana m
Inmates he might accept same .ne
SQUIRE will strike out the ten-uay
clause. 1t doesn't seem 70 nav s
occurred to Dazzy that ne mlgnL ~
well to sign with all haste DehOre
the SQUIRE thinks better OF IT,
'-4 crjnoea, they say, has been
tandared a two-year contract OF
Ga 900. He wants 5000, or so 1t
t. alleged. He, too, seems to have
FORGOTTEN Mr.. Ebbets' notable lack
of carelessness in money matters.
Fournier il said to have uncovered
q system whereby he can exc out
an existence on a two-year con-
tract. signed in 1924, and calling
Tor an advance Of $4,000.
These are box car numbers Of
unrest ray serene, but no one up
nears to be concerned about 1t.
|, one and severalIy, even down-OT
ND. as the case may be-tO Robbie
himself. they declare it will all
come back TO its natural homo IN
Mr.. Ebbets' pocket when the
Dodgers win the 1925 pe9nant.
Yes, the Dodgers have the pen.
TN aHa
either win or the club that does VIII
think it Is being chased by Nurni.
It ia their idea that a team, which
almost won last year in the stretch
after breaking up its infield in mid
season, should come home on the
bit with the caste intact over a full
season. They think so well Of them
selves, in fact, that they have made
few changes. except to acquire SCOT
tom Tierney from Boston and per-
nit the Washington Senators 20 take
title to Dutch" Ruether.
At present the infield is lining
up as 1t finished the 1924 season,
to wit: Fourier, first base; High,
second base; Mitchell, shortstop,
and Stock, third base If the latter
doesn't hit he will 0e replaced with
out ceremony by Tierney, who IL
being made over into third DaS9-
man. johnson is playing short
stop on the second team so that he
. can be moved into Johnny Mitch
ellis shoes in case Johnny does q
flop, as more or less anticipated.
Wheat will adOrn left field, Ed
Brown will play center field,
porcelain arm and all, and in
/ right field it is altogether likely
the veteran Tom Griffith win be
crowded to the wall by Dick Cox.
The latter hit twenty-five home
runs for Portland last year and
looks the part Of a real ball
| player.
The regular catchers will be De-
berry and Taylor, as of yore.
T In addition to Vance and Grimes,
the pitchers will be RUDE Ehrhardt,
one of the National Leagues 1924
sensations: Dutch Henry and Mel
son Green, 1eft-handers with the
club last year; Tiny Osborne, ex-
Cub, and John Hollingsworth, who
once got a trial with the Senators.
Guy Cantrell, from Muskogee; Jim
Roberts from Little sock, and Lefty
Schwartz a semi-pro, are around,
| but it is understood that Robbie
plans to correct that feature Of the
situation in due time.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
LOOKING EnWER
. WITH LOUIS A. BOUCHER
NESTOR OF FOOTBALL is GONE

VE passing Walter Camp for known the
Neso of American football calls attention to the fact that
with college that
responsible its adoption here than other
did singehanded
beeent than other individual He enamored Of football
He preached it to and old morning. noon and night he rep
resented all that best American college football than
generation seconda Walter Camp was the other name Tor
SOS and 90 who remember well the respect
they him and his ideas through the days Of their youth
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
LEMON HEADS SCORING IN
INTERCOLLEGIATE SERIES

Jimmy Lemon, former Central
High School basketball. baseball
and football star. was the leading
scorer in the intercollegiate league
which closed with Princeton at the
top. Lemon was a forward on the
Tigers championship team. He
played all ten games, scored q field
goals, and IL foul goals, for a total
Of Sc points Cramack, Of Penn
sylVania, got So points.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
CARDINAL UTILITY BATS
1876 IN WEEKEND SERIES

STOCKTON, Calf, March 16.-
Manager RicIxey's st. Louis Car
dinals are today featuring Roscoe
Holm, utility man, as the hitting
sensation Of their weekend victories
over Oakland.
Holm waIloped .S35 for the series.
The Cardinals meet Santa Clara
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
BROOKLYN PAYS ANNUAL
SALARIES OF 100000
By DAVIS J. WALSH.
rns.rna..oaa1 N.v. ssr,,e. spert. Ea,.e


roll OF the BrookyA
Club for 1926 100000 it declared
TO-DAY bv close Of Charley Ebbets president and majority
the club Six Of the sources employees exclusive OF
Manager Wber Robinson win receive Of $1,000 per
annuno friend of Ebbets said
figures not mine They furnished gatutouy ana
squire has to elbow pads curta
snuohnegs upon the suuire's waist coat
Mr. Ebbe is about to join the legion of citizens who
whe it.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
MT. VERNON AND NATIONAL
MIDGETs TO STAGE FINAL

The Mt. Vernon and National
midget teams will stage the finals
of the insect tourney Of the Calvary
Nj. E. Church tourney. They de-
feated the Mt. Vernon midgets and
Indians to get into the finals.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
Gehrig is Hitting

Lou Gehrig, former Columbia Uni
versity star. is hitting the ball hard
in the Yankees batting drills and
looks good to hang on to fast COM
pany this year.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
LaMotte Playing Well

Bob LaMotte, former Washington
shortstop, is, playing good ball for
the st. Louis Browns in Florida
and will probably be retained by
Manager Sisler.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
Genaro to Advance

frankie Genaro plans to enter
the bantam class, being satisfied
that he cannot force a bout with
Pancho Villa for the fIyweight title.
Genaro is the American champion
and has twice scored decisions over
villa.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
Moe andJoe
They Get
The Dough

Noes tip on Satur-
day, Julie, was bitten
by a flock of Florida
fIeas and w a 3
scratched, which gave
the famous plunger's
wise money a day of
rest. 1t also gave him
a chance to pack up
his other collar and
tooth brush and air
plane over to New Or
leans, where he is slap
ping his jack on a
crawfish which w a .
slipped him by Bill
Hussey. Bank roll to
date, 19,43O.54.
Moe is send his coin
on MY DESTINY in
the FIFTH at NeW Or
leans. The bet is $500
to win and $500 to
shoW.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16

matched in the American league
and the so-called experts" know
it. Only the New York Giants,
champions of the National League,
offer any comparison.
The Washington team is q
veteran organization, to use q
baseball term, yet some of its
veterans" are not old, such men
as Bluege, Harris, Goslin, Ruel,
McNeely, Marberry and Tate.
They are the necessary leaven
for such merry old gentlemen
as Gregg, Johnson, Coveleskie,
Mogridge, Rice, Judge, Peck and
Ruether.
Hook up such skilled oldsters as
johnson and Peck with such
clever youngsters as Bluege and
Goslin and you have a combina-
ton capable Of reaching the
heights.
Apparently the so-called Eek
perts" have become aware of
this fact.
Age Is Clipping Them,
A S another major league cam
"a paign is about to offer
"A itself to the public, closer to
the end of brilliant careers are
many famous names in organized
baseball.
Fifteen years ago-in 1910
among the famous big leaguers
were Walter johnson, Ty Cobb,
"Stuffy" McInnis, Eddie Collins.
iris Speaker, "Shano" Collins,
Rube Maruuard and Zach Wheat.
They are still available. The
others have passed on.
McInnis, complaining because
his salary is dropping, may not
start this season. "Shano"
Collins, carried as an extra man
by the Red Sox, may drop out
to permit some youngster to show
his wares. That will reduce the
band to a mere half dozen.
How much longer can that
veteran sextet continue?
Ty Cobb admits he is planning
RI seek the bench, though not
this year. Walter johnson
promises to be ready by April
Il, not before. iris Speaker, ad-
hitting he is nearing the end,
stubbornly insists no other candi-
date is as good. Great old fellow
is "Spoke," no matter how you
Thanks to appendicitis, RUDE
Marouard enjoyed rest all last
wear and may continue into the
1925 season as a result.
Zach Wheat, the Brooklyn
veteran, is slowing up but is still
several laps ahead of his sue
cessor.
Eddie Collins bears a charmed
life. He apparently stands the
hest chance of outlasting all the
others. =,
But when they have all passed
out, leaving but memories behind,
there will be other stars to attract
the fans, other stars to write their
names large in the history of
baseball.
The Washington times., 1925-03-16
Didn't Win a Game

Yale's basketball team didn't win
single game during the intercol-
legiate season, losing all ten played.