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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
eHORT STUFF @
- FOR ROOTERD

washington's second string play
ers are today playing an exhibition
game at Hartford, Conn, in con-
nection with an American Legion
benefit. their opponents being the
Hartford team of the Eastern AS
sociation. Win Ballou and jim
Lyle are booked to tWirl for the
big leaguers.
Tomorrow the Griffmen will re-
sumo their scheduled league activ-
tiles at Boston. opening a four
game series with the Red Sox.
Roger Peckinpaugh will be acting
manager during the Boston stay.
Next Sunday the American
League season will end here, the
Philadelphia Athletics opposing the
team that ran away from them
for the 1925 title. From then tits
Wednesday the fans will have to
mark time, the world series get
ting under way on Wednesday,
October Z, in Pittsburgh, where
the first two games will be played
Babe Ruth smacked his twenty
third and twenty-fourth homers,
Jess Doyle behaved as no pitcher
is expected to do in emulation Of
Mr.. Ruth and Coombs passed the
200 mark in hits while the Yanks
and Tigers divided doubleheader,
the first to the Tigers, to z, ana
the second to the Yanks, to 4.
The Giants treated three pitchers
shamefully in the eighth inning
and passed the Dodgers to wln'
8 to Z.
Bunching hits on Genewich IN
the eighth, the Cards closed the
season with to l victory over
the Braves. Manager Hornsby
hurt a toe in practice and was
unable to play, but finished the
season topping the National League
batters with .403.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
MOennd.JOe
They Get
the Dough

Moe got another scratch
yesterday. He had six
slugs all set to send in
on SWINGING, but the
pickerel failed to show
up when the bugle sound
ed. Today he is shooting
with an entry and BOB
BY THROCKMORTON is
going to make it a point
that either one Of them
will step. Cash in kick,
$2,0O0.82.
ZEIGLER ENTRY, in
the FOURTH Is the tip
for today and Moe has
placed a FINIF on It.
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AND GRAY
EXPECTING
TROUBLE
Mt. st. Mary's Said to Have
a Heavy, Fast Eleven for
Saturdays Game

Georgetown is looking for troublI'
from Mount st. Marys which comes
here Saturday for the second home
game of the Hilltop gridiron cam
paign. The Maryland collegians
opened up against Camp Meade
Saturday, taking the husky soldier
eleven into camp by the count or
Is to 0. The soldiers have a wealth
of old West Point talent as well as
the best service performers in this
section. so that small college that
can turn back that crew in such
decisive fashion must pack some
ability.
st. Marys did not appear on the
Blue and Gray schedule in 1924,
their sole appearance in the CAPT.
tai being at the Catholic University
field, where they handed the local
university a neat trimming.
Assistant Coaches Kopf and
Busch, of the Hilltoppers, secuted
ST. Marys Saturday and returned
to Head Coach Little with the pre-
diction that Georgetown is likely
to have it's hands full Saturday.
They reported this weeks foe as
a, husky, well-coached combination
built around Captain Abbatticio,
son of the famous old major
Lacquer, who is playing fullback.
Both observers are Of the opinion
that the st. Marys' leader would
be a. distinct asset to any eleven
in the country.
Apparently the day is gone when
the bigger fellows in college ranks
can look upon the early season
meetings with smaller teams as
mere workouts. Drexel, virtually
unheard of in the Capital. kept the
Blue and Gray down to one
touchdown lead in last Saturdays
fracas. Lebanon Valley, which comes
here next week held Penn State
to scoreless tie for the first
half last week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
LARRY GARDNER PLANS J
TO STAY IN ASHEvILLE

ASHEVILLE, N. c., Sept. 29.-
Larry Gardner, 1916 world series
hero for the Boston Red Sox against
Brooklyn, today signed to again
manage the Asheville club in the
1925 Sally League race.
Gardner is retained at perhaps
the highest salary ever paid a Sally
League manager. He leaves to-
morrow to winter in Vermont, but
will make the winter baseball meet
ing at Catalina Island, CAL, with
President Hill, of the Tourists. then
will come to Asheville to make his
home. Gardner last week invested
heavily in local real estate and will
make his home here in the future.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
DISTRICT GOLF TITLE
MAY BE HARD FOUGHT

With Roland Mackenzie, present
District golf champion away at col
lege, the men of this city will have
n grand time determining which of
them shall succeed to his title
Thursday and Friday over the
course of the Washington Golf and
County club. Many of the leading
golfers of the city have signified
their intention of entering the play
and the fight for the honor prom.
iSes to be tight.
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EBonesetter Reese,
Merely Visiting,
Mends Marberry

One of the honored guests at
Fred Buchholz's testimonial
banquet at the Occidental Hotel
to the world champion Griff-
men was the famous "Boneset-
ter" Reese, of Youngstown,
Ohio. He drew q round of hearty
applause on being introduced.
Not. far from the white-haired
muscle magician sat Fred ! Mar
berry, greatest relief hurler in
baseball.
During the day, Marberry
visited Reese at the Willard for
a treatment of his ailing arm.
"He took one snap at the elbow"
says Fred, "and everything was
all right again. / had free ac-
.tion in it for the first time in
weeks. asked him how much
it would cost for the treatment.
Nothing he replied, smiling,
I'm not really working here.
I'm merely visiting, my boy"
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Money players, all OF Them, 20
be relied on in a pinch.
And the same ability to rise to
the occasion is peculiar to some
clubs as well as individuals. Wash.
irgton's team is a noteworthy ex-
ample. In betting on the Griff-
men in the approaching world Sc
ries with the Pirates many a fan
doubtless will disregard compare
tive figures Of the regular league
season and think lot about the
timely punch that Washington
showed to win the 1924 pennant
from the Yankees. the 1924 world
series from the Giants, and the
1925 pennant from the Macks-the
Macks who couldn't deliver when
the big reward was in sight!
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HEYD[ER SEES
SENTIMENT
FOR BUGS
Believes Pittsburgh Will Sup
plant Griffmen As Ma
tionaI Favorites

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-"The
Pirates, the new National League
pennant winners, are popular cham.
pions, and they will have millions
of fans pulling for them in the
coming world series" said John
Heydler, National League president.
81 have just returned from a trip
to the Middle West. and found
sentiment very strong. for our team.
"On every side heard express
sions of good will and good wishes
for our team in the world series.
Last year there is no doubt that our
American League opponent, the
Washington club, was the nations
favorites.
There. was much sentiment in
connection with the Washington
teams 1924 victory in the Ameri-
can League race, and when the
world series came around many nor
NAL National League fans continued
roofing for the Washingtonians to
beat out the other New York team.
There was nothing that the National
League could do but to accept the
situation and make the best Of it.
Now the public is accustomed
to seeing Washington at the top
of the American League, and a
new contender has entered the
worlds series. There is consider.
able sectional feeling in the West
because the Eastern clubs have
held sway for SO many years.
Now that Pittsburgh will repre-
sent our league the West Is
strongly behind the Pirates.
81 expect to see the series as
close and as interesting as the one
played year ago, when a pair of
lucky Founders defeated our club in
the deciding game While / expect
our team to win on it's superior hit.
ting ability and speed, do not for a
moment think / underestimate the
strength of our American League
opponents.
GAS / was a resident of Washing
ton for many years, / naturally
follow the Senators closer than any
other American League team. I
know that it is a remarkably steady
club, with fast infield.
at will have the benefit of ex-
perience on our team, but the
Pirates, in my opinion, have a
stronger attack and greater speed.
And while Washington has a capa-
BILE infield, we have a mighty clever
infield ourselves. Wright has been
particularly brilliant all year, both
on the offense and defense.
In order to win, feel that our
club must get the jump on Washing
ton in the early games. If they
once get that jump, I believe they
will sweep through the series. If
the Pirates can't get that jump,
will admit that the odds will be
against us.
'McKechnie has a young team, a
team of enthusiastic, ambitious
youngsters. If they play their top
game, do not think any club can
beat them. Their big test will come
in their first two games at home"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
GRIDDERS PREP GAME

Knowing full we'll that Boston
College has one of the most for
midable teams in the East, Coach
Jack McAuliffe of Catholic UNI
versity has been working the ever
lasting daylights out Of his. boys.
The former Dartmouth coach is
we'll versed in the Boston style of
play and he has been working the
scrubs against the varsity with the
former armed with Boston plays.
The game opens c. us schedule
at Boston Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29

first hand is farming. And that
was the career laid out for me by
my indulRent parents who
thought / had the build and
natural inclination to till the
soil. And as far as I ever
thought then, they were right.
/ liked farming then, and ! still
like it.
But even in those days the
farmers had their Saturday
afternoons off when they would
light out for the nearest base
ball game particularly during
the harvest time when such
gatherings were something to
be looked forward to.
Like all kids in their teens,
couldn't resist an opportunity
to get into the game and the
first thing / knew was COM
ing to be in great demand as a
pitcher because of my speed. /
didn't then know what a curve
ball looked like, much less how
to pitch one.
The family went to Califor-
MIA when I was about fifteen
so that us youngsters could
have better school advantages
and besides California was a
mecca then for farmers. /
went to school little, played
ball a little and helped my
father farm in between and the
more I went to school the more
played baseball and the less
/ farmed.
With Tacoma, Wash, was my
first contract, although / never
played a game for them. They
sent me to the Weiser, Idaho,
semi-pro club in 1906 which
ultimately sent me to Washing
ton as a free agent and on trial.
That was nearly twenty years
ago gee, how time flies!
Joe "Moon" Harris 1UiI neat
tell "Whg / Became Big
League Baseball Player"
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MRS. L. o. CAMERON WINS
COLUMBIA GOLF TROPHY

When she turned in a medal
score of 81 for eighteen holdes,
Mrs. l.. o. Cameron won the medal
in the qualifying play for the Co
Iumbia Country club women's cham
pionship. She had a margin of two
strokes on Mrs. J. M. Haynes, Dis
trict women's champion.
Match play started today and
will continue through Friday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
BottomIeY a Hitter

Jim Bottomley named on Babe
Ruth's All-American team, is finish
ing his fourth season with the ST.
Louis Cardinals. Up to this year,
he had a lifetime, major league
batting average Of .341.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
GEORGETOWN PREPS HAVE
/ FIVE GRID GAMES NOW

The coaches of the Georgetown
University Preparatory school are
not afraid of football teams judging
from the caliber of the teams they
have scheduled. Eastern, Western,
Gonzaga, ST. Johns and Swavely
Props have been signed for com
bats.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
BrookIands on Grid

The Brookland A. G. has returned
to the gridiron after a two-year
layoff. Teams in the 140-pound
class desiring games should phone
T. McPhaut at North 4756, between
5 and .. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
Would Have Helped

The presence Of Dave Bancroft
and Doc Gautreau in the Red S0X
infield, critics say, would have
brought the American Leaguers be-
tween thirty and forty more games
this season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
Galloway Won't Stay

Chick Galloway is almost certain
to be traded by Connie Mack during
the coming winter. He is considered
generally as the weakest player On
the AS.
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a monarch
the kind some
writer's are
pie a 5 e d to
term smon-
arch of the
mound"
When you
are a XII d
growing up in
the wide open
spaces of q
far western
State, about
the only thing
that you have
an opportun-
ity t learn at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
Zahniser Makes Good

Though winning but five out of
eighteen games, Paul Zahniser has
made good with the Boston Red
SoX and will be retained next sea-
son.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
Yanks After Ehmke

The New York Yankees are said
to be angling for Howard Ehmke.
veteran pitcher Of the Boston Red
Sox.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
- STATISTICS
LEADING HITTERS
National IeaRue
Leading Home Ran Hitte

Hornsby, Cardinals. 80; Meusel
Yankees. 81; williams. Browns, rs;
Hartnett Cubs, "a; Simmons, Athletics,
"a; Ruth. Yankees, "a; Fourier,
Robins. 81; Bottomley. Cardinals, 81 ;
Meusel, Giants, 81; Gehrig, Yankees. 20.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29
Why / Became
aBig League
Baseball
Player
BY WALTER JOHNSON
Pitcher. World Champions

~ ESTINED by my parents
as we'll as my own ambi-
tions to become the alfalfa
king of Kansas, fate decreed
that I become another kind Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29

Casey Stengel, who won two
games for the New York Giants in
the series OF 1928 with home runs.
was never bothered by the tension
born of big money prize.
Stengel played through the season
OF 1916 with the Brooklyn Dodgers
and batted for an average of .279
in 127 league contests. So when
Brooklyn faced the Boston Red Sox
In the world series that year little
was expected Of Casey.
But he turned out to be one Of
the series star hitters, making four
hits in eleven times at bat, for an
average Of 1854.
In 1922 Stengel played in eighty
two games for the Giants and bat
ted 1868. 1t was one of the few
times that he eve? had beaten 800
In long major league career, his
lifetime average being .285. And
that year also Casey did more than
was expected OF him in the world
series. He played two games and
went to bat only five times but
he got two hits for an average
of 400.
In seVenty-five games with the
Giants i'm 1923 he batted .339 and
was used as a regular I'm the
world series. This time he played
six games, went to bat twelve
times, and made five hits for an
average of All. For the third
time, with big things at stake,
he had OutdOne himself, as it
were.
StengeI's lifetime batting average
for major league games is .285.
His world series mark is approx
imately 1893.
Eddie Collins has an odd world
series record, perhaps the most
unusual Of all. Eddie has played in
six series and has been consistently
Inconsistent. hitting like a fiend
in one and falling far below his
usual season-long standard in the
next.
He is the only player that ever
ba.ted better than 400 in three
series, but after each big year he
had a poor one.
Following are. the batting records
Of the five other players besides
Friseh who have beaten 300 in
three series:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29

TOday's Games
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Yesterdays Results
st. Louis, 4: Boston, /.
NeF York. .: Brooklyn. Z.
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CAN DEL|VER
WHEN BIC REWARD
IS IN SIGHT
By r. D. THOMAS.

Because big money hangs play in world
anne difficult conditions Taut nerves mitigate
against especially in timing bat swing
bayers the ability to disregard these conGon
actually inspired by the Dig prize at
and above normal in playing ability
of this prominent the pubic eye is
The Gffmen great shortstop that
kept the Washington winning through the last
the
could beat the Giants Peck
felded phenomenay he
%1o iric
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29

In all the history of the world
series, only six players have been
able to bat 800 or better in three
different series, and only one has
achieved such distinction in four
sets of title games. OF course, the
number of players that have taken
part in as many as three series is
limited, but six is small percent
age Of them.
Frank Frisch, of the Giants,
holds the yourselves record, and
because of It may be entitled to
high rank as a money ball player.
The New York captain and in.
fielder has never failed in a world
series to contribute one players
full share of the hits. Nor has
he fallen down in the field.
Frisch playeti in four consecutive
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. ASN8S s7zvD1vcS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Standing of the Clubs
TOUhy'B UaTnI

TOUAy'B GameB
None scheduled.
Yesterdays Results
Detroit, SIS; New York. 2-7.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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Standing of the Clubs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-29

F'risch played in four consecutive
series with the New York National
League entry. Here's his batting
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"NOw," he said, you've for.
gotten baseball all evening. 1t
hasn't been mentioned. 1t won't
be. Go ON home and tomorrow
wen play our baseball on the
ball field.
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and, after six months, they locate the miss
ing persons at Reno, Nevada, though they
have managed to slip through the United
States immigration barriers without any
record.
Warrants are issued for Mrs Cookies
arrest both in Canada and the U. S. A..
one for abduction and the other for
breach of the immigration laws. Armed
with these and still full of his trust in
the majesty of the law, Mr.. Cooke pOunccs
upon his wife in Reno. Now surely he
will get justice. But he finds himself
regarded coldly as a foreigner and a per-
secutor of beautiful lady in distress.
However, the Federal authorities do not
like to be flouted, even by beautiful
woman, so Immigration Officer Farrelley
takes her into custody.
Some kind of strangely illegal fracas
occurs at this point, which Mr.. Cooke says
was an attempt by Mrs. Cookies lawyer.
aided by the romantic minded chief of
the Reno police to rescue her from the
clutches of the Federal law
While Mr.. Cooke is staging a legal bat
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Like Movie Melodrama with High Spots of
Comedy Are the Astonishing Episodes in the
Brief but Breezy Married Life of Mrs. Cooke

detectives continue. Holding her on
their laps. What about that"
"Aow, yes; noticed that"
dozens and dozens of different men,"
the detectives went on. MANY of them
bringing booze and staying all night. Did
you see that?'
"Aow, yes"
"Well, didn't you think it wrong for a
wife and mother of little girl to behave
that way" ask the somewhat shocked
detectives.
"Oow, naow, | was fresh from the old
country, and | fancied mybe it was the
custom ovah heah."
When the detectives explain that such
things are not considered good form on
this side of the water, she looks relieved
and presents them with some letters from
Mrs. Cookies admirers. These had been
given the maid to burn, but she had saved
a few choicer ones to send back to her
English friends to show them chow free
and-easy like wives are in the New
World" One of these, which begins, 'My
lover girl" contains the following pass
ages:
81 thought of you last night and wished
] could be present to love you for short
wee while. Love for you, just love, is
sure wonderful thought and it grows
from day to day-one wishes for even
more. Can it be possible or not? How
ever, | am satisfied just at present and
only hope you will do your part. Must
be closing now for short while, and with
your lover, all to myself, | kiss you
million times and close my eyes to most
wonderful thought. Now and ever"
There are so many of these correspond
ents that they are identified by letters of
the alphabet The author of these senti-
ments is known as "Mr. j"
Another letter is from "Mr. A." This
correspondent has the dubious honor of
leading the whole list of lovers. He, too.
burns with love and expresses regret that
he is not the father of her child. Mrs.
Cooke is evidently wonder at keeping
her lovers from suspecting that there are
Others When this Mr.. A. learns that he
had scores of successful rivals, he holds
his head and says: 81 thought | had a
private snap, and was only the president
of a syndicate"
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mother to get ready to give her consent.
Mother pointed out that he was over forty
years old and away from home on bust
ness much of the time.
"What of it," said Betty. ''Those are
two very loveable traits in husband"
They were married and she got her
pretty things, but mother was alarmed at
as she would wish
"What of it," asked Betty. "He is
away most of the time"
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enough evidence and correspondents to
have freed Solomon from all his thousand
wives. When il was suggested to ques-
tion Mrs. Cookies maid, whom she had
recently discharged, Mr.. Cooke says:
THAT dumb-bell wouldn't know any
thing"
The first talk with the. maid, who had
just come over from England, seems to
bear out Mr.. Cookies judgment, for she
says:
81 daon't knaow nothing wrong abaout
Mrs. Cooke"
Surprised at that, the detectives inform
her that neighbors have told of seeing
men in the apartment almost every night
that Mr.. Cooke was out of town, to which
the maid replies:
"Aow, yes"
"Kissing her, making love to her." the
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friends by letting them sit with him at his
darkened window and watch the "show." 1t
was like serial, new reel every evening,
the same heroine but new hero Appar-
emily, the only person in the neighborhood
who did not know was the husband This
neighbor and his friends agree that here
after they will never say that anything
they see in the movies is improbable.
Witnesses next show that the very
wealthy Mr.. G. was entertained one night
in the Cooke apartment, and the very next
day Mrs. Cooke was able to pay $3.50 to
redeem a ring from pawnbroker.
A Mr.. c., who had once been elected
from the King Edward Hotel for consort-
ing with women whose regulations were
about on a par with the Russian rouble,
is now shown to have been one of "the
syndicate" He and Mrs. Cooke got into
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REEL v.
u Justice Is Blind" (Also Dumb.

MYTH this wealth of evidence, de-
veloped at the last trial, Mr.. Cooke
has no difficulty in convincing the new
judge that such promiscuous person is
no fit guardian for a little girl. The court
awards the custody of little Shirley Cooke
to her father. The order is duly handed
down and duly certified copy is OBJ
tanned to be served upon Mrs. Cooke.
That is all Mr.. Cooke wants, his little girl,
so at last everything is all right. But
is it?
When he goes to serve the order and
get his daughter, he finds that Mrs. Cooke
has sold all their furniture and vanished
with little Shirley.
1t is case of hiring detectives again