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The Washington times., 1925-01-12
FIVE
AND PALACE
To PLAY
ceItics Take Measure Of
Laundrymen in Close
Game

Just as good as the Original
celtics.'
That's what New Workers say Of
the Kingston basketball team,
which comes here to play the
Palace Club next Sunday night.
And the New Workers claim that
the Kingston Club is away Is away
out ahead OF the Celtics.
This assertion is partly born out
by the recent series that brought
the Celtics and Kingston clubs to-
gether. In six games. the King.
ston team won three and the Gel
tics won three.
Washington followers of the pro
court game have suddenly awakened
to the fact that the Palace Club,
the only professional basketball
team in the South, is a smart
combination.
After taking q couple Of lickinsss
from the Hagerstown Elks, the
Palace cIilbmen got Horse Haggerty
and with Benzoni, Bushman. Lynch
and Coorey taking he floro. hop
ped and skipped all around the
Elks.
The Sunday engagement with
the Kingston team win bring
formidable team to this city. The
Kingston team has in the Husta
boys, Riconda, Powers and Camp
bell, an unusually fast number Of
players. It is expected that come
Of the speediest basketball displayed
this winter will be on tap Sunday
night at the Arcade.
Even though they sailed away
with a seven.point lead in the first
quarter Of the game, the Palace
team could, not stop the determined
rushes OF the CeItics, once the lat
ter five got started. The Celtics
won, Is to IS.
Benzoni and Cocney at forward
and lynch and Bushman at guards
played brilliantly for the losers.
foul shooting OF the Celtics really
won the game. Horse Haggerty's
antics with the ball sent the 5000
people In Madison Square Garden
to bowling with glee. He il real
Snowman.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
HILLTOP n | n {
WILL PLAY
EAGLES
Catholic University Also Books
Game Here With Boston
College

BOSTON. Jan. 1.-THE Boston
College nine viii leave, here on
April IL to open a Southern trip
of about a week. Six games will
be played by the Eagles in. the
South.
: The dates are April 10. Georgetown
at Washington; IA, Catholic Univer-
sity at Washington; Is; William
and Mary at Richmond, Va; 16 and
II, Quantico Marines at Quantico,
Va: Is, Navy at Annapolis.
The rest of the schedule has not
been announced, but among the
teams to be faced by Coach Jack
Slattery's Eagles are Holy Cross,
Colgate, Boston University, Ford.
ham, Penn State. Middlebury, Cres-
cent A. c., New York A. c., and
Springfield 7. NJ. c. A. College.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
MCLEOD AND BARNES ARE
BEATEN IN MAIDEN TRY

TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 12-Irreddy Nc
Leod and his elongated partner, Jim
Barnes. got of on the wrong foot
in their first teamed mp match
when Johnny Farrell and Bobby
Cruickshank defeated them six up
and five, on the Temple Terrace
Golf Club course, where Freddy
and Barnes are professionals.
Neither Barnes nor Mcleod was
up to their usual game, while Far.
rell and Cruickshank wers up to
their usual heights. Farrell especi-
ally played brilliant golf. Barnes
was driving mile, but his pMtter
was nothing but a shiny stick.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
F|NN|GAN FACES
TOUGH BOY
||VNAYRS
Unusual interest Surrounds
Baltimore Match Booked
Wednesday Night

Unusual interest shown here in
dicates that next Wednesday nights
twelve round featherweight fracas
between Honey Boy" Finnigan
and Lou Mayrs, sensational Balti-
more slugger, booked at the Folly
Theater, Baltimore, will by far at
tract the greatest crowd of the
season there. Few conflicts of re-
cent years in the Maryland me-
tropolis have held as much glamour
for Washingtonians as that be-
tween the two aggressive south
paw wallpapers both Of whom are
considered to be among the fore
most candidates for Kid Kaplan's
newly-won feather sceptre.
1t is natural that fans of the
Capital will be heart and soul with
Finnigan' in what is rated as one
of the most important battles Of
his hectic career. The Boston tar's
appearance in contests, on one of
which he gave the much-talked
Of Bob Garcia an artistic trimming
endeared him to boxing patrons.
In Mayrs, a comparative young.
ster, Finnigan meets, a rugged,
heavyhitting mauler declared the
most promising gladiator to spring
UP on Maryland soil since Kid
Williams and George Clancy first
startled Fistiana with their thrill
ing, two.fisted flurries.
Lefty Lou" as he is called, has
risen rapidly in the past year. one
of his most notable performances
being the conquest of Boots Antley
for the Southern featherweight title
at Savannah.
On his last outing in Baltimore,
Mayrs decisively trimmed Earl
Baird. The latter is featherweight
Of the first water, having encoun-
tered all the best around Gotham.
He trimmed Garcia at Baltimore,
flooring him for a long count early
To-
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
LEWIS LEAVES HOSPITAL
FOR HOME IN AMBULANCE

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. H.
Ed (Strangler) Lewis, who was seri-
olisly injured in the bout with
Wayne Big" Mum here last
Thursday night was able to leave
the hospital this morning. He was
removed to his home in an ambu-
lance. His physicians say rest IL
the only treatment for his injuries.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
BOB FISHER TO RESIGN;
MAHAN MAY TAKE PLACE

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 12.-
Robert T. Fisher, for the past six
years coach Of the Harvard football
eleven, will tender his resignation
today at the meeting Of the Harvard
football advisory committee. Eddie
Mahan, former star in the Harvard
backfield, is mentioned as his sue.
cessor.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS
LEAGUE IS PLANNED

TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 12.-Crack
golf professionals on the west
coast will meet here tonight to
discuss the proposition of forming
a professional golfers league.
Among the professionals who will
attend the gathering are Walter
Hagen, Joe Kirkwood, Cyril
Walker, Jim Barnes, Bobby Cruick-
shank and Johnny PANEL.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12


'.And. yes, I've even asked God
to make you an evangelist and
send you forth to win many souls
before Jesus comes. For many
would flock to hear you who would
not listen to the message Of salvation
from anyone else. o. will you do
this for our Saviour who has done
90 much for you? May God have
His sweet way with you' is my
earnest prayer"
Another lady, living in Wash
ington. wrote: 'I just want to
congratulate you on winning. i
have a cross given me by Arch :
bishop CurIey, of Baltimore. l
took my cross and prayed to God
the whole time you played. and you
won out. My prayers, it seems,
were answered. am 50 glad for
your wife's sake and your moth.
G's, and, of course. for your own.
Selected from many others /, was
much impressed with messages from
q Presbyterian missionary, a z. NJ.
G. A. religious director, a Methodist
clergyman. and two Presbyterian
ministers.
Mr.. Etchison, of the Y. M. G. A.
at Washington, wrote: ~ want to
extend my heartiest congratulations
Truly, am not q sentimental fool.
and don't know how you feel, but
believe in prayer under all cir
cumstances, and I couldn't help but
silently pray during those last three
innings, that you would win that
game. When that hall from Nc.
NeeIey's bat jumped over Lind
gtromis head. felt that my prayers
were answered"
was particularly pleased with
q note from the pastor Of the
Centrzl Presbyterian Church, in
Washington, the Reverend James
III. Taylor. My two little boys
aktend his Sunday school, and
President Wilson was also q mem
Der of his church. MIR. Taylor
wrote me before the series:
.As I am one OF the many loyal
supporters who have been roofing
for you for many years. / want to
express my hearty congratulations.
Many of US who used to sit on the
old bIeachers. when he had no such
good benches as we have now, re-
TO pitch. want to be among
have meant to the boys and young
men,"
Copyright. 1929.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
APPLEBY RETAINS TITLE
BY DEFEATING ROSCOW

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Edgar r.
Appleby, international and national
amateur 1872 balkline billiard cham
pion today retains his eastern class
A halkline title following his victory
over Doctor Richard M. Roscow, OF
Baltimore, in the play-off game of
the title tournament, by the score
of 800 to 102,
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
A SizeabIe Wad, at That

Louis Kid Kaplan, new feather
champ. received a total OF $13,8O4
for three fights in Madison Square
Garden since November 81, his
largest purse being 1888 for. the
bout in which he won his crown,
with Danny Kramer.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
LAUNDRY SHEIK PROVES
RICHARD OF. CAPITAL
b. ROSS I. cONKLIN.

Gorgeous George Marshall Ninth street laundry baron his
accomplishing something
couldn't do that the huge student bodies Of Catholic university
and George Washington wouldn't do and that the magnetism
University
Gorgeous George has packed 'em in basketball game
he penny Now he's built the attraceness Of his
In. And then. again, shekes
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
Memorial for Gaers

The National Trotting Association
10 erecting a monument to the late
Pop Geers that is sensible It has
provided trust fund in his men,
Org. already totalling 500 900, for
scholarships for needy children Of
Tennessee.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
KID KAPLAN AGREES
TO MEET FRENcEiNIAN

NEW YORK, Jan. 12-L1Ouis
Qxidl Kaplan. Of MerIden. Conn,
newly ordained featherweight cham
pion, has accepted Tex Richards
terms for q bout with Edouard
Mascart, Of France, the European
champion, It was asserted today.
The match, II closed, viii take place
In March and win serve as the
farewell Of boxing in Madison
Square Garden.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12

IN arranging his preliminary plans
for his 1925 squad Sisler talks of
pitching ahead Of the other depart
Ynents. Proving right there that he
IS hep to the winning secret of de-
veloping a pennant contender.
with a capable pitching staff
Sisler win let the barrier snap and
risk his chances against the other
pennant rivals. And the part played
by Danforth in Sisters biggest man
agerfal blunder was loading the
southpaw with too much work.
DanfOrth won fifteen and lost but
six games up 20 August IA.
Dave did not flip . victory after
Who's to blame? Dave? Ask Sis
and he says: I'm, the guy"
How many managers win take
the criticism for the downfall Of
3 winning pitcher? There was
Fielder Jones, indeed smart
manager, but Fielder always was
right and the player was wrong.
Danforth's left arm could not
stand the strain Of working regu-
Iarly and serving frequently as re-
lief pitcher. In July alone Dave APP
peared in nine games, which is
working almost every third day.
For 1925 Sisler announces Dave
will have his own schedule cut out
for him, and probably only in Oc-
casional emergencies win he be
asked to handle any iron-man stuff.
IL Danforth repeats HIS 1924 sue.
cess for 1926 then the Browns win
have two pitchers who should give
the club q running start In the PEN
raant chase. For Dave, given his
share of rest, promises to come
close to twenty victories. South
paws who can put twenty victories
under the belt are rare.
Joe Bush is going to measure
around that line. And there ID
Dixie Davis. who is cratic but ef-
fective against three Of the strong
eat opponents in the league-fhe
Yanks, Tigers and Nationals.
Dave beat the Tigers four times
last season.
Dix. also makes the Grif1s hop
through the hoop.
In contrast to other clubs the
Browns have unusual sOuthpaW
pitching strength in DanfOrth and
Wingard. Joe G:ard is coming In
from Toledo, t0uted as another
Ieft-handed star for the Browns.
It is funny how the Browns find
these southpaw phenoms. Hubert
Pruett held the center Of the spot
light in 1922.
In previous days the late Carl
Weilman, Earl Hamilton and Ernie
Koob developed into remarkable
southpaws.
It must not be forgotten that an
other star was turned away with
out a chance. Dick Kerr was on
the 1917 spring squad with the
Browns. He pitched to a few bat
tiers in a game against the Cardi-
nails and was shuffled off to Mil
waukee. Thence to the White Sox.
If the Browns hurlers will pitch
during the summer according to
the rating they receive in January,
P. Dec. Ball will have to increase
the seating capacity Of Sportsman's
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
| LOSING SEXTET
WINS MORAL
VICTORY .
Younger Team Holds More.
Experienced Girls to
2o-1A Score
ny Jack" MARTIN.

The Metropolitans recently met
the Washingtonians in q game, and
both sextets won. According to the
final score the Nets won 2O.14. but
the moral victory went to the
younger, less experienced team.
This game Of which I tell can
go down on the record as the best
set-to SO far this season. It was
fast and clever through the ability
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
FANNETTE URGES WALTER
TO DEVOTE HIS LIFE
TO EVANGELISM
BY WALTER JOHNSON.

From Los Angeles good who not
for but that go out and work as an
Paisted who writes the letter.
especial baseball fam but SO anxious to see you nave
again had urgent prayer
that Goo would let and all because you have honored
through all these life that must have
been crowded with temptation.
asked God|you have not already expert
greatest all bessngthat He will wash in the
The Washington times., 1925-01-12

OF the 6E0lSISSs
it was very in.
teresting because
Of the dash and
color the girls
put into It; ana
the contest was
not marred by
roughness of any
sort.
! ella d y 9 Mills
and Ca m lille
O'Hara h2 v O.
long been known
as one OF the
best center ccOns
binations play.
ing this girls
national sport.
Therefore, is It
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
SISLER ACCEPTS BLAME
FOR Dawes DOWNFALL
By SID C. KEENER.

ST LOUIS Jan difference between George Ser and
other big league managers that Sis admits his mis-
takes During his year with the Browns he dld not JOIN
nsancehe lave
pring BY the experiences he gained 1874 ne s
pitching
impossible. JUDGING by the returns Of last season
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
Tom Longboat Now
Seven-Day-Week
Machinist

BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. H.
Tom Longboat, one Of the
greatest marathon runners in
history, at the age of thirty
seven years, now works every
day as machinist to support
his wife and two children. Long
boats duties require him to be
on the job seven days a week,
including holidays. Longboat
now weighs $50 pounds,
The Washington times., 1925-01-12

season is over he will have n sweet
balance.
The Palace sponsor has given
Washington the best that his money
could provide in the way of. players.
And the fans showed their readiness
to pay for the real thing when they
turned out Sunday night and packed
the Arcade.
Marshall Is a Snowman of the
first magnitude.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
MY
PITCHING.
YEARS
By Walter Johnson
Copyright, 1926,
By the Christy Walsh Synd;.
WARNING TO READERS

Unfortunately ! find 1t accessory to
assure the reading public that this
10 my .otct personal story. There has
been story appearing IN certain
newspapers alleging to cypress nty
opiniOns or my life In baseball The
unauthorized story Is being published
tUithowt my permission, aCtthout my
assistance, in spite OF my protects, and
contatms many statements attributed
to me tchtch never said. Disputes
haze GIacGys been distGstefnI to me,
titled to knot0 that this IL my os0ss
story and accurate. The other one
Is not.
fSt0nedJ WALTER JOHNSON.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12

Washington is peculiarly ~apa-
thetic In its attitude towards most
sports. This is partially due to the
lack Of class on the part Of the
competing teams, for when there 10
something genuinely worth while
the sports lovers turn out in large
numbers. Some football games, lig
league baseball, and once In. a while
track and field meets have had
audiences worth counting, but bas-
ketball never has enjoyed pecuni.
airy popularity.
Marshall invaded a field that
was barren. He got himself cor-
pie Of basketball players last
year and put out good team. lie
lost money. This year he got bet
ter players, and he will In all
probability, make money:
The Palace team rates q 20.
sitiOn with the leaders in the pro-
fessiolsaI basketball world. They
have color, speed, daringness, and
the fans dig down Into their
jeans right merrily to pay Tor
seeing that PaIace-Celtic game.
Buckley Harris is a drawing card
of no mean - potentialities. So Is
Nick Altrock. Poth were on hand.
Jimmy Lake is an announcer OF
personal popularity. lie was hark'
ing out the dope. A gang Of n1u.
sicians gave out their best. A guy
sang some songs. So on and on
and on. All these things make for
a completeness at any affOir.
Tex Richard never had any more
daring than Marshall when the
latter sank a good sized roll in his
team. Richard knew that he was
right. Gorgeous George had the
same feeling, and he IL spending
his money like q drunken sailor.
But the guess Is that when the
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
Chicago Holds Record

The Chicago White Sox hold the
american League record for con-
secutive games won away from
home, with nineteen
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
Ban White Trunks

Under California's new boxing
rules ring man cannot wear white
tights because blood stains are. too
conspicuous on them.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12

A weak ride on
Leatherwood kept Moe
from collecting some
jack Saturday. AS il
was the gander finished
third.
The little turf bug
lost only half his be
The info Moe got on the
dodo he is backing to.
day was that he is SC
good he could win ever
if Jim VilIipigue rode
him. Cash in kick,
$14,618.54.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12
Brilliant Victories

In all the history Of the American
League, only forty 1-to-0 games
have been played.
The Washington times., 1925-01-12

z Tomorrow - More Letters
from Preachers who wanted
Johnson to win.
Evening star., 1925-07-22
CHIEF BENDER BACK
AFTER EIGHT YEARS

| CHICAGO, July % CP).-After eight
base ball, Albert Chief" Bender, the
nant-Winning Athletics a dozen years
ago, returned to the box yesterday.
The Chief pitched the final inning
of the first game for the. Chicago
White Sox against Boston, and was
touched for two runs. He walked the
first batter, and after forcing the
next two to hit into easy outs, Carlyle
hit a home run.
The Indian, who admits to be Al
years old, left the Athletics in 1914,
going to the Baltimore Federal League
team in 1915. He pitched for the Phil
adelphia Nationals in 1916 and 1917.
For some time thereafter he was base
ball coach at Annapolis.
Since joining the Sox the Chief has
been working hard to get into shape,
and yesterday he was placed on the
active list,
Il can still pitch as good as two
thirds Of the men in the American
League" Bender said, "and I hope
to be able to take a regular turn in
the box soon"
Manager Collins gives the Indian
credit for many game won in the
bull pen," through the Chiefs advice
to the younger tWirlers. Blankenship,
one of the Sox younger stars, is Ben
der's special pupil. Collins pointed to
the difference in Blankenship's style in
the second game against Boston to-
day, when the young Texas collegian
coolly held the Red Sox to scat
tered hits and won the game.
Evening star., 1925-07-22
GRlFFMEN WIN, 80,
FROM JERSEY CITY

NEW YORK, July 22.-The Ma
tionals stopped in Utica yesterday
long enough to play an exhibition
game with the Jersey City club of
the International League. The big
timers won, 8 to 2. Vean Gregg,
Curly Ogden, Allen Russell and Fred
Marberry did the hurting for the
champions, and it was off the last
mentioned that the Skeeters got their
tallies in the ninth to deadlock the
game. But Bucky Harris pass, Sam
Rice's two-bagger and wild heave
by the Jersey City catcher soon gave
the Nationals the decisive marker.
The game was staged as A benefit
for Utica Post of the American Le-
gion and was well patronized, despite
rainy weather. All of the National
regulars, with the exception of Ossie
Bluege, were in the fray. Oswald got
his first rest of the year, Bucky Har-
ris shifting to third base, while Spen-
Ger Adams toiled at second. The
champs did some good hitting, but
the biggest hit of the day was made
by the Altrock-Schacht team that en-
tertained the fans before, during and
after the contest.
Score by innings:
RHE.
Washington. Q . Q 1-3 10 |
Batteries s So;i MarberrE RusselIa Ogden,
trell. Keifer and Freitag.
Evening star., 1925-07-22
SANDLOTTER TWIRLS
N0-HIT, N0-RUN GAME

Duke Hardy. Shipping Board hurler,
reached the ideal of every pitcher yes
terday when he twirled a no-hit, no.
run game against the Public Buildings
and Public Parks nine to bring his
team into deadlock with the Marine
Corps combination for top honors in
the Potomac Park Base Ball League.
While Hardy was serving them up
in big league style his team mates
were getting in some heavy work with
the willow and ran up an 11-to-0
score. Hardy issued two passes and
two more of the enemy batters reach
ed first base on errors.
Union Printers collected 81 hits off
the slants of Edelin and Laycock, Bu-
reau moundsmen, and earned an easy
victory by the count Of Is to in a
Departmental League clash.
In the Commercial League Chestnut
Farms continued piling up a lead by
nosing out Williams-Webb. 4 to 8,
while Evening Star ran its winning
streak to six games by taking Thomp-
sons Dairy to camp, to g.
General Accounting Office of the
Government League, which yesterday
received forfeit from the Commits
sioners, will attempt to halt the vic
torious march of the Government
Printers Friday afternoon at East
Ellipse Field.
Evening star., 1925-07-22


A holiday found Washington sitting
back comfortably with folded arms
while the st. Louis Browns beat off
a belated attack of the Athletics.
6 to 5, pushing Mack's team back into
second place. A pass to Robertson
with the bases filled forced the win
ming run across for st. Louis in the
eighth.
The Giants today had margin of
only three percentage points on the
Pirates, while Washington was but
one more point removed from the
Mackmen.
In the one other game in the Ma
tional, the Chicago Cubs had a hit
ting fest at Boston. Seventeen safe
ties were garnered by the Rabbits off
three Hub pitchers. The score was
Is to 3. Maranville led in the
carnage with brace of doubles and
a pair of singles.
By breaking even with the Red
Sox the White Sox were forced to
make room at third place for the
Browns. Chicago dropped the opener,
6-3, after calling to the mound in the
ninth the great Philadelphia pitching
hero of yesteryear. :. Chief Bender.
The Chief was hit for a home run by
Carlisle, but the fans gave him an
ovation after he had retired the side.
In the other half of the twin bill
Ray Schalk, in his thirteenth year as
a major Lacquer, established a record
by catching his 1,576th game. He
contributed to a Chicago victory with
a single.
An error by Fred Haney defeated
the Detroit Tigers in the eleventh
inning of a game with the Yankees,
to 4.