The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-05
Betty Seizes
News Item in
Brief Chat
With Fred
BY BETTY TALBOT
The Girl in the Press Box"

Got some real news for you
baseball fans. today. Here it is,
as told to me by Freddy Buchholz
himself right over at the Occi-
dental Hotel over a demi-tasse.
Freddy is just as much of base
ball fan as his late lamented
father ever was and he is going
TO give a testimonial dinner to
Bucky Harris and the world
champions on September %.
"My greatest trouble right now
is to keep the number Of guests
down to absolute requirements"
Freddy told me. Il can't very
well take care of more than two
hundred, yet some five hundred
want to be here"
Freddy's a bit nervous about his
dinner. TIN be his first and he
wants it to be a great success.
Well, 1t sure will be, IL hard work
means anything, for he's a hard
worker. Hope he finds wee bit
Of space to tuck me in at that
dinner.
Here's a suggestion. Freddy, for
your dinner: Have AL Schacht tell
some Of his stories. AL is some
story teller, with rare assortment
of amusing anecdotes. That one
about the one-armed vfolinist-wow,
it's a knockout.
Lady Luck was with Miss
i Washington yesterday. Upon her
arrival at the park she found her
box was all dressed up with heau-
tifuI flowers. She met each play.
i er and when Bucly Harris came
forth Miss Washington was all
smiles. Can't blame her there for
he is not only wonderful little
manager but darned good look.
ing fellow. That's that.
If you can't locate a seat at the
game. ask Frank Saffell, ladies
especially.
keene Miller Ia darned good
SCOUT sure must be having a whale
OF good time in Annapolis. Won.
der If she is holding out on us?
You can usually zee her smiling
lcountenance any day that Washing
ton is at home. She never misses
a game. but now-haven't seen her
for three days. What's up, Keene?
Or do you figure the Red Sox are
cheese for the rat grap?s
Alex Ferguson made his Wash
tngton debut and girls, you'll agree
good looking boy. Al little pale.
| though.
Where did you get that shirt?
Herbie Young had on passionate
lavender shirt. Being Ladies Day.
wonder il that was the reason?
The girls gave Sam Rice all that
was coming to him when he made
q triple in the second inning
/ Roy Carlyle, who was with our
team this spring, played Rice's
triple poorly in the first. giving it
a wild chase toward the diamond
as it bounded off the wall.
The Rajah caught Doc Prothro
fIatfO0ted with his hunt in the
second. The sawb0ne's peg was
good, but also late. Pretty good
for an "old man. to be getting
hunts, stealing home, etc., etc.
bud Lee reached second on his
single to right as an opener in the
fifth when Rice let the ball hop
through his legs. He was stranded
there, however, the next three lads
being helpless.
Nick Altrock did the honors as
announcer. Was Lawrence Phillips
indisposed or did the ladies have
something to do with it. Ladies,
ladies', ladies', you do come in for
an awful panning, don't you.
The fifth was rough frame
for Ruffing while he lasted. Ruei
dragged safe bunt down to Todt
and Ferguson sacrificed. Nc
Nicely slSied to Flaggie but Ruffing
filled the bases with passes to
Bucky Harris and Rice. Goose
Goslin, the champions leading slug
ger, cleared them pronto with a
smashing drive to right center for
three bases and Oscar Fuhr relieved
the battered Ruffing.
The Boston outfield is apparent
ly made up Of glass arms. Not
throw all day came within fifteen
feet of the plate.