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The Washington times., 1925-01-19

didn't deserve it, know, but in
my heart longed for a third OPP
portunity. A pitchers got to be
pretty poor to lose three games in
q row to the same club, and I
couldn't admit the Giants were go
ing to beat me quite that bad.
Why should they? I wasn't sick.
] wasn't overworlxed. might have
been better with an extra day Of
rest for my arm. but still wasn't
anywhere near exhausted. And on
the strength Of my pitching record
during the 1925 season, which had
just closed, / was confident that,
with a little luck, / could win at
least one game out of three at
tempts. So / wasn't throwing up
any sponge when / pulled on my
sweater after the Giants hal
pounded me for three runs in the
eighth inning.
/ knew / was through for the
day and q second failure was
about to be cllalked up. against my
world series record. But there
was nothing i'm my second defeat,
not even the sympathy i received
walking toward the clubhouse, that
made me feel couldn't stf1 prove
worthy Of the great trust placed
In me by fans and players and
pitch one winning game!
After that second defeat the
papers commented on how the fans
applauded when 1 left the field.
Such applause, of course. is
prompted by generous feelings and
from that standpoint I appreciate
1t deeply. But the only time
pitcher gets applause after he is
pounded from the mound, is when
people start thinking of him as
poor old veteran"
I'm not ready to admit Qualifica-
tons for the 'Old Pitchers Home"
and certainly did not feel that
way merely because the Giants. had
made my fast ball travel faster
and had Strengthened out my
curves, Six runs and thirteen hits
shouldn't make a pitcher give UP
trying. And right here I'd like to
mention that the sympathy of all
those well meaning people at the
Polo Grounds drove me to the de-
termination TO VIII.
As I left the Washington bench
and started walking along the
grass close to the third base
stands, 1 could easily hear the
comments above the cheers. And
the cheers. OF course. meant just
this: "TO0 bad. old n1an-we're
sorry for you but you're too old
70 win anymore.
Iql admit the sky didn't seem as
bright as usual and neither did
anything else. And the distance
to the clubhouse steps. in center
field, seemed like a trip to Kansas.
The farther walked. the more
considered the meaning Of the
cheers which were intended as
compliment but sounded like a
challenge. Either the crowd was
right and / was through" or 7
was right and still young enough
to win at least one game. as the
boys on my club were entitled to
expect.
(Tomorrow: Second Chance 4
Lost.
The Washington times., 1925-01-19
They Will go Early

Urban Faber and Ray Schalk,
veteran battery of the White Sex,
will be the first of the squad 10
go into training, reporting at Hot
Springs, Ark, on March 2. The
White Sox will train at Shreveport,
La, this year, pulling away from
Winter Haven, Fla,
The Washington times., 1925-01-19
JOHNSON FEELS HE DIDN'T
DESERVE THIRD CHANCE,
WHICH HE CRAVED
BY WALTER JOHNSON.

much different mood
still felt obligated the thousands of had disap
pointed first failure softeng
body including the Washington players seemed stronger spirits
The
where had played times
in other years.
being pitchers which
had been chased to the showers
before grounds while certainly does not
tend strengthen confidence of pitcher his still
Giants if chance
The Washington times., 1925-01-19
lass AGAIN Jacks Rival

Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey
will be rivals again-but not in the
ring. Jess is planning a 100000
hotel at Hollywood. Dempsey is in
the hotel business in Los Angeles.
The Washington times., 1925-01-19

OF course, the Tigers have had
some really great pitchers IN the
last few years, but the percentage
OF top-notchers has not been 90
great az was the case back in the
DAVIS when Detroit first began to
win fame for her ball club.
II is not generally known, but
Detroit introduced left handed
pitching into major league circles
and also boosted the price of minor
Ieagne players. Back in 1888 the
Tigers picked up ''Dupee" Shaw
from the sandlots around Boston.
He was a southpaw and had
puzzling delivery. In month ne
had won the hearts of the Detroit
fans and then all the clubs began
looking for southpaws, who nave
grown steadily in favor ever since.
In 1888, the last year the
Tigers were I'm the National
League. they boosted the price Of
minor league pitchers 20 $l:UUU'
an unheard-Of price at that time.
Thev obtained Eddie Beatin from
the Ohio State League and Henry
(sruber from the Eastern League.
When they paid 81 900 each Tor
these fellows they were sOundIy
rnzzed nv owners OF other teams
who believed the Tigers had es-
tahIished q bad precedent by pay
ing such q fortune. Both became
great pitchers and today would
bring $50. 900 or. more each.
The first great pitchers devoI-
oped by Detroit were George Derby
and "stub' Weidman. Derby was
on the job a year before Weidman.
and. in 1881, did about all the Tiger
pitching. He hurled eighty games,
winning good percentage Of them.
His club played only eighty-five.
Those were the days Of real
"iroT1 men, The present-day
pitcher would die IL asked to pitch
half of eighty complete games.
Derby. however, overWorked himself
and was good only for the one
Weidman came the following
year and was the first-string pitch.
er for two years and he was
followed by Shaw, who drew the
magnificent salary OF 800 a month
and pitched nearly every day.
In 1885 the Tigers began TO build
up the team that was destined to
win the championship Of the world
two years later. They had Ned
Hanlon. Jim Mcclure, Sam Thomp-
son, Weidman, Charlie Bennett and
few others to whom they added
the famous big Four, and these
fellows, with Getzein, baldwin, han
Casey, Twitchell and Pete Conway,
pitchers, made the Tigers the best
team in the world.
OF these pitchers there never
was a more famous qfartette on
any team than "Pretz1F Gctzcnl.
Lady Baldwin, Larry TWitchelI
be q million dollars worth Of pitch
ing talent today.
Twitchell was such a good hitter
that they made an outfielder out OF
him. He had a normal batting ay-
erage Of better than $50 and though
a fine pitcher he was like Babe
Ruth, and his bat was worth more
than his arm.
In 1887 when Conway helped the
Tigers to win the pennant he
pitched forty-four complete games,
Of which he won thirty-three. BY
this time major league pitching
staffs were big enough so that 1t
was not necessary for star 10
pitch more than forty-four complete
games. However, very few modern
pitchers complete as many games
in a longer season.
Any team that developed such a
trio as Getzein, Baldwin and Con-
way can never be said not to have
had good pitchers. 1t is doubtful II
another trio their equal ever
worked on one team.
The Washington times., 1925-01-19
Mike Boosts hornsbX

Mike Donlin, in his day a king
OF clOuters, says Rogers Hornsby,
of the st. Louis Cardinals, is the
greatest player In the game today.
The Washington times., 1925-01-19
Attendance May Drop

Some baseball writer's believe that
attendance Will drop at the New
York polo grounds next year as 4
Sesult of the Dolan-O'Connell scan
6dl. Many fans thinks Dolan was
but the mouthpiece for higher
ups"
The Washington times., 1925-01-19

order she gave
him twenty years
ago, when he
was nine years
old. She said,
"Now Bennah,
don't you fight, .
and Bennah did.
All of our
mothers ha v e
given US the
same admonition
and most of US
have had to get
a good punch in
the jaw by some
The Washington times., 1925-01-19
Great on Defense

Jack Owsleys greatest value as
a football coach is teaching back
field defenge. He made Bill Mallory
an all-American star for Yale.
The Washington times., 1925-01-19
SAYS SKILLET"
Finn, Esq.
Richard Willing to Stage
Dempsey Taylor Nuptials
on Guarantee or Per-
centage Basis.
n. HTpK MITTEp
By KIRK MILLER.

WV HEN two champions count
w themselves out to the
~ same opponent-love--
then it's time for the fight fans
to take an oath never to strike
their families a single blow,
either in self defense or on the
spur of the moment.
The Washington times., 1925-01-19

Benny Leonard loves his ma.
SO much he is going to obey an
The Washington times., 1925-01-19

OF these pitchers there never.
was more famous qnartette on
any team than "Pretzsl' GctzciII.
Lady" Baldwin, Larry TWitchelI
and Pete Conway. They would
be q million dollars worth Of pitch
ing talent today.
The Washington times., 1925-01-19

As left the Washington bench
and started walking along the
grass close to the third base
stands. I could easily hear the
comments above the cheers. And
the cheers. OF course. meant just
this: "TO0 bad. old nlan-we're
sorry for you but you're too old
70 win anymore"
The Washington times., 1925-01-19

total stranger before we real
lied that mother was our best
friend.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
CLASS B SITUATION
REMAINS UNCHANGED
Rising Tide of Small Firm Broad
casting Checked, But "Big
Fellows" Holding On.

While the rising tide of radio
broadcasting by small firms and in
dividuals has been definitely checked,
as shown by the shrinking of month
ly net increases in the number of
stations, there is no change in the
Glass B situation. The big fellows
with licenses are holding on to them
tenaciously and the waiting list is
growing.
An important addition to this list
promises to be Baltimore, which
from the beginning of broadcasting
mas been without a voice carrying
any great distance. Baltimore radio
fans and listeners all over the East
are interested in plans of the Con-
soldated Gas and Electric Company
TO erect a super power plant in the
class with the important existing
stations along the Atlantic coast.
out of the national radio confer
ence to be held here in the Autumn
may come some solution of the con-
sestlon problem to clean up the wait
ing list and assure suitable wave
bands for the Baltimore station, as
Wen as for the proposed Richmond
plant, about which there has been a
good deal of talk. The Richmond
people have been quiet recently and
IL is understood that they will hold
tnelr plans in allegiance until they
see what happens at the radio con-
ference.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

in length, but, with coupling tube de-
vices, ii is possible to operate several
receiving sets at once. This is neces-
sary during military operations, when
the air is literally filled with mes
sages on different wave lengths.
The Navy also has bought a number
of wave meters, so that it can meas
ure wave lengths accurately. check it's
transmitters and receiving sets to in.
sure reliability of communications on
continuous waves. Naval problems in
reception are different from those of
ordinary commercial work. After a
broadcast message is dispatched it is
necessary to receive combinations or
replies from all ships, and, as thew all
come in. in rapid succession, they
must be on the wave length to which
the broad adcasting ships receiver is
tuned. There is no time for tuning
to several different wave lengths bv
the first ship. Therefore each vessel
must know exactly on what wave
length it is transmitting. Usually in
commercial service only two ships are
communicating, giving the operator
time to tune for the exact wave
length of his reply. Such practice of
hunting wave lengths in the Navy
would be disastrous, at least in time
OF war. The new wave meters. or
iiClCio ., SldDle CTl6 GaQlO
operators to keep their sets calibrated
and standardized.
Continual experiments with short.
wave, or high-frequency, apparatus
is demonstrating the great value of
this type of radio operation, to the
Navy, but there are several difficulties
winch prevent practical use of this
type of transmftter in routine naval
work. For example, short waves have
been found inaudible at certain dis
tances from their source, which pro-
hibits their use in general broadcast
ing to number of ships. They would
prove useless for communicating at
distances which coincide with the
dead spots" or points where the
short waves do not penetrate. An
other unfortunate discovery is that
short-wave reception is not audible
in airplanes, at any great distance,
due chiefly to the interference from
the ignition system, which is not
shielded or screened, as the spark
plugs must be accessible, even while
the plane is in the air. AS airplanes
constitute nearly half of the units
of fleet, this limitation is a serious
one. However, 1t is pointed out that
Navy experiments will go forward on
| short waves just below the broadcast
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Foreign Radio News.

The International Congress of Ra-
diotelegraphiSts at a recent conference
voted to recommend to their several
governments the use of radio COM
passes on ships equipped with regular
radio communicating systems, in the
interest of safety of life at sea. OPP
posing the suggestion of the amateurs
that automatic receiving sets for dis
tress signals be installed on ships,
the radio operators convention in
sisted that all radio apparatus be
placed in charge of experienced radio
men. They point out that the eff
cheney of automatic reception is only
so per cent.
They further decided to ask their
governments to establish standard eX-
animation and regulations for radio
operators, suggesting a minimum
speed of 25 words per minute in plain
language and 20 words per minute in
conventional languages for all first
class permits. Second-class operators
would be required to handle 20 words
in plain language and 16 in conven-
tional languages.
The amateurs, it is understood, were
seeking to reduce radio personnel, de-
crease interference and improve
conditions for shore stations, whereas
the professional radiomen oppose au-
tomato apparatus in the belief that
it is not as efficient as regular man
ned equipment and in the interest of
safety at sea.
A new French decree provides that
all ships of 1000 gross tons or more
which carry SO persons or IL passen-
gers must be equipped for two-way
radio communication, and that smaller
craft must be outf1tted with radio re-
ceivers.
Germany now requires her coastal
radio stations and all ships to use tube
sets in an effort to clear the air from
objectional spark interferences, which
hampers the reception of radio broad
casts along her shores.
Many foreign countries, it appears,
are following the steps taken by the
United States to diminish interference
in both commercial and broadcast re-
ception, which is making for better
worldwide broadcasting.
Evening star., 1925-06-07

Broadcast fans are rejoicing because
the United States Navy is removing
it's ship traffic from the broadcast
band, in carrying out the plans of the
Third Radio Conference. Ordinarily
naval ships of war have had to use
wave lengths within the band assign
ed to broadcasters; that is the 200 to
545-meter band. In time of war and
during battle practice so many chan
nels are required for communication
between 20 meters and $4,000 meters
are employed. Fortunately as the
ships are usually a considerable dis
tance from shore when maneuvers are
under way, little, if any, interference
is encountered by radio listeners. In
event of war all broadcaSting stations
would be shut down anyhow, so that
fans would not object to wave lengths
used.
From a peace-time point of view.
however, the transfer of naval craft
from some of the wave lengths in the
broadcast band will decrease inter
ference. Considerable new equipment
is required to insure proper reception
under heavy traffic conditions on
numerous channels. The Navy plans
to install new apparatus as fast as 1t
can under the 1925 appropriate tions.
Two new types of standard re-
c6lEe1S OeSlSIlcu ny lilO Navy
been put into production and by the
middle of July, about 500 sets will be
under manufacture for use aboard sew
eral types of warships. One of the
new receivers is designed for long
wave lengths and the other will cover
the medium length waves. They are
similar in type, employing seven
tubes. Designed to meet marine re-
uuirements and be simple to operate
Under modern practice, the receivers
are very selective. The new sets con-
sist of several stages of radio and
audio amplification. They are ap-
plicable to use on all types of war
craft, and after July Is will be in
stalled as fast as the manufacturers
turn them out.
The need for selective receivers In
the Navy is due to the great increase
In the number of high-powered sta
tions during the past two years. Such
stations are mostly long-wave stations
operating far above the broadcast
bands and for this type Of reception
the first receiver will be used. The
second. or shorter wave set, will be
employed for receiving interf1eet and
tactical traffic and aircraft reports.
A small receiving antenna, not the
ships regular Transmitting aerial, is
used. 1t is between S5 end 40 feet
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Plan Worldwide Radio Tests.

Short wave radio communication
the method made famous by the ex
periments of John l.. ReinartZ, oper-
ator for the forthcoming Navy Mac
MILAN expedition to the Arctic, is to
have it's first general test on a world :
wide basis. Under the leadership of
the American Radio Relay League,
transmitting amateur radio enthusi-
asts in the United States, Canada
Australia, New Zealand. England
and the continent of Europe are
planning for their first tests from the
middle of July into the first week of
August this Summer.
The tests are to be on 5. 20 and
40 meters and are to be run for As
hour periors in order that each given
wave length may demonstrate its
efficiency under all night and day
working conditions. They will be
made July IS and 19 and July 25
and 26
Evening star., 1925-06-07
On the Waiting List.

Among many new broadcasters on
the waiting list, so to speak, there
are several which have purchased
high-power equipment and have thus
stations under construction, although
they have not yet filed applications
for class B status. officially.
Two are in Florida: The Florida
Cities Finance Corporation, at Full
ford-by the Sea, and the Carl c.
Fisher Properties, at Miami Beach.
The Jewett Phonograph Co., near
Detroit, is another organization re-
ported to be preparing to broadcast.
An insurance company at Nashville
Tenn, also is in the field.
Larus & Bro, manufacturers of
tobacco, plan a 1.000-watt station at
Richmond. Va, the first large station
in that city. In Baltimore, the Con
solidated Gas, Electric Light and
Power Co. contemplates the erection
of a broadcaster soon. A station is
planned at Council Bluffs. Iowa, by
the Monarch Manufacturing Co.
These are only a few Of the pro-
posed class B stations; there are
rumors of many more, and about 200
smaller plants under contemplation,
the department hears.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
Strikes Zero Hour"

similarly in Baltimore and a third to
fly in Cumberland, Md. 1t is expected
that Brig. Gen. S. D. Rockenbach,
commander of the District of Wash
ington, will again be designated as
grand marshal of the defense test
parade. Details for holding the spe-
cial air display will be worked out by
Maj. Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick, chief of
Air Service, and Gen. Rockenbach
Great interest is being evinced by the
Washington reserve officers in De-
fense day, and II is expected that the
organizations will turn out as repre-
sentative force as they did last year
with so much success.
Capt. Thomas G., Frothingham,
Quarterma ster Reserve, whose war
time assignment was as chief of the
historical division of the office of the
quartermaster general, has been in
vited by the historical section of the
Navy Department to write the naval
history of the World War. Can't.
rockingham is already thte author of
a monograph on the Battle of Jutland.
and the British Admiralty has cor
rected all the official charts and nara
uves to conform to his account of the
battle. In this connection it is inter
esttng to note that quartermaster serv-
ice is heritage in the rockingham
family. the captains great-great- t
grandfather having been commissioned
in that corps in 1878.
Evening star., 1925-06-07

scarcity of features especially be-
tween 1890 and II, but at II the aIr
was alive"
You We're evidently trying TO nick
up stations when there was nothing
on the ali" ] said. TT ought ia he .
lesson TO you TO follow the radio time
tables a little more closely. When
you Try two or three stations with
out results you are very likely TO sus-
pect that there is something wrong
with the set, but if you know thar
there Is nothing on the air Won save
lot OF useless effort and work. This
snould also be tip on how to avoid
olaInlnP the broadcasting stations
"heh the trouble is really in YOUR
own set.
Suggests Faulty Tuning.
If the papers say that three diff.
ferent stations are due for activity ar
certain time, and you are receiving
nothlng from any of them. it is 4
loTeSohe conclusion that there is
something wrong with your tunine.
your accessories or the set. Keen in
Iillno the fact that / said three sta
tlons. 1t would be risky TO Judge
conditions by just one of them. be
cduSe you never can tell when care
1ully planned schedules will go wrong.
Whatever you do, try to remember
that there have to be intermfssions
IN programs, even where stations are
known to be always on the air. And.
despite the businesslike methods en-
pioyed Dy most stations, programs are
likely to be late now and again. Sup
pose a singer has to substitute long
er number for shorter one. Isn't il
obvious that the next feature of the
evening Will not be able to start on
schedule?
We watched you in process of try
ing TO get stations and I notice that
you make a mistake that is rather
common. When YOU find YOU can't
get several of your pet stations right
away, you can't get anything. 1t
isn't that the air is blank, but simply
that you get ratified You tune too
carelessly, and frequently make the
simplest mistakes II is like a driver
who, falling to shift into the gear he
desires, gets so ratified that he can't
shift into any gear. When this hap
pens the best thing 10 do is 10 stop
and start over again"
Smith Puzzled Again.
That's all very true" Smith ad-
mitted, but there were plenty Of
things on the air when / tried to tune
in between $50 and 9. i got plenty
of noise but no music. How do you
account for that"
We'll, that was simply the zero
hour in radio reception. It's the hour
when the air is crowded with radio
waves and complicated with noise
from regenerative sets that are care
lessly operated by unthinking radio
fans. This is the hour when stations
come in on conflicting wave lengths
and when you've got to tune at your
best. Unless you know this the re-
suits are just about the same as
though there were nothing on the
air"
Smith decided the logical way TO sec
both sides of radio communication
would be to visit a broadcasting sta
ton. l admitted that it would certain
ly be his star program.
Evening star., 1925-06-07
WCAP - Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co. 468.5 Meters).

WCAP - Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co. 1855 Meters).
II a.m.-Service from Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church. Rev.
John c. Palmer, D. D., will preach
the sermon.
p.m.-Open-air services held at the
Peace Cross, Washington Cathedral of
the Episcopal Church, Mount ST.
Alban. Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington. will de.
liver the sermon.
$40 to SIS p.m.-Musical program
by "Roxie and his gang" from the
Capitol Theater, New York City.
S:15 to 9:15 p.m.-Organ recital by
W. A. Goldsworthy. from the Skin.
ner Organ Co, New York City, as
sisted by st. Andrews Episcopal
Church Choir.
Early Program Monday.
-6:45 to 7:45 am.-Morning "seSting.
up" exercises by the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co., direct from the
Metropolitan Tower l Madison ave-
nue., New York City.
WRC-Radio Corporation of America
1888 Meters).
Silent.
Early Program Tomorrow.
9 to 10 am.-Woman's hour
/ p.m.-Luncheon concert by the
Hotel Shoreham Orchestra.