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The Washington times., 1925-06-03

While the Mackmen are eX-
pected tosprove dangerous, never
theless the Griffmen look to the
pitching to decide the supremacy
between the, two contenders.
Through the long summer the
Washington pitchers, practically
all tried and true veterans, are
certain to round into tiptop form.
On paper Washington has much
the better curving corps.
Sam Gray won his first eight
starts. Then he suffered an in
jury to his pitching hand which
may bother him later on. How
ever, he is due to pitch winning
ball for the AS before the sea-
sons ends.
Bryan Harriss seems to be doing
better than ever, but his ancient
habit of frittering away in the
hot weather must be remembered.
Ed Rommel, a smooth, capable
performer, may be expected to de-
liver good brand of pitching
right through the season.
Rube Walberg is an in-an-outer.
If he can maintain any degree Of
consistency, Connie will benefit.
The big southpaw is a tough guy
when he thinks he is.
Stanley Baumgartner and Fred
Heimach, southpaws, are hardly
important in a pennant rush,
though each may win few
games, which would help.
Much of the problem staring at
Connie Mack centers around
Lefty Groves. If the former
Baltimore Oriole can become
a major Lacquer in his first
season, the Mackmen may win
the 1925 pennant. If he does
as he has been doing, the AS
will have to postpone their fight
till 1926.
But the AS are dangerous, not
because they are now in the lead,
but because they have the hitters,
a sweet-looking infield and brains
behind the bat whenever Gordon
Cochrane is in there. Cochrane
looks like the most promising
catcher to break into fast company
in years.
However, the world champions
are not allowing any grass to
grow beneath their feet. They
are out for another banner and
world series plum.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Looks Like Big Year.

WITH every passing week more
w proof is offered that this is
likely to be a big year for sports.
The one fly in the ointment might
be the intercollegiate track meet
in Philadelphia. It drew poorly,
but that was because of the pres
ence of the Mackmen at Shibe
Park.
This writer was with the Griff-
men in Boston and in theWest
during May and he found the at
tendances excellent, even in the
face of inclement weather. The
same story is being told of every
major league club with the single
exceptions of the Boston clubs
where the fansAhave soured on the
treatment handed them for years.
Automobile races, boxing bouts,
track meets, baseball games-it IS
all The same, the fans are turning
out by the thousands. One arena
after the other is being found too
small, one ball park after the
other requiring enlargement.
The great war gave great i'm
retus to sports in the United
States by making many young
men engage in some form of ath-
letics themselves. Now these
young men are interested in
watching others.
Sports are thriving everywhere,
whether it be amateur golf OR
professional baseball. Americans
like sports. They are probably
more advanced in all lines than
any other people in the world. One
has put to think of the world
titles held in 9nis country TO
realize that.
Yes, this looks like another
great year for Sports.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
SHAMROCKS CLASH WITH
MOHAWKS ON SUNDAY

The champion Shamrocks will
clash with the muchly defeated
Mohawks Sunday in a game that
promises to attract all northeast
and southeast Washington. Rob
Roy Mackey, manager Of the Hawks
nine, has some new talent that he
promises to bring out to trim the
Shamrocks.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
A. A. GIRLS
ENTER SATURDAYS MEET

More feminine entries have come
in for the South Atlantic A. A. u.
meet. The Washington A. c. re-
lay viii be picked from Travis; Tew,
Schultz, Kroman, and Watt. Kron-
man, Travis and Watt will also en-
ter the 50-yard dash. and Watt
will enter the century dash. The
Triangle A. C. relay, which has
won the event in the last two SCI
Club meets, will be composed Of
Abramson, King, VogeI. and Jones.
The Princess A. C. will enter a
relay and also several individual
entries.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
INJURED THUMB HOLDS
BACK FEATHER BATTLE

AS Red Chapman, the Boston
featherweight, inju: ed his right
thumb while training for his fif-
teen-round battle for the feather.
weight title at the greensboro A.
C. Of Long Island City with Lou
kid" Kaplan, of Meriden, Conn,
the present champion. at that club
or June 8. Matchmaker Tom Nc
Ardie has postponed the show until
the Boxing Commission names a
new date for the contest.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

seriously, sign your name. There
is a name over this column, don't
forget that. Furthermore, this
writer can be found right at this
desk every day, unless he happens
TO be out of town. And that's
seldom a secret, either.
It is unfortunate that so many
otherwise intelligent gentlemen
fail to understand the value Of
signing their communications to
a sports writer. Frequently they
would be given the utmost con-.
sideration for excellent thinking,
or at least for their own original
thinking, but it is all lost because
their backbones are putty.
This goes for all unknowns, no
matter how big or how mean they
may be- There is an excellent,
strong-armed janitor in the Hearst
Building.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
FoRCE-ADAMS SCHOOL
RUNS AWAY WITH MEET

Scoring iii points, the youthful
members Of the Force-Adams school
ran away with the first Of the
municipal playground graded school
meets. Tenley was second, and
Curtis-Hyde was third almost 100
points behind the winning team.
Jimmy Connolly ran a quarter mile
against the Force-Adan1s 440 relay
team. and he was beaten by twenty
yards.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
MANGUM WITH READING,
FAILING WITH COLLINS

DETROIT, June 3.-Manager Ed
die Collins has released Pitcher
Mangum to the Reading. club, OF
the international League. Man
gum, with Catcher Grabowski, was
bought from Milwaukee for an al
legged price Of $4,000. Neither has
done much for the White Sox, and
Manager Collins finally gave up
hope of getting any good pitching
out of Mangum.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
BLUE POLO TEAM WINS
FROM REDS: SCORE. 60

Major John Queckemeyer, former
aide to General Pershing, was struck
iii the face with a mallet during d
pclo game between the War Depart
ment Blues and Reds. The Blues
won, 6 to 4, with General Pershing
and other dignitaries present. Major,
Queckemeyer was not seriously
hurt, though he left the game.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
CRYSTALS Challenge

The Crystal Athletic Club, of Bal.
timcre, has issued a challenge to
the Cardinal A. C. for "a game in
Baltimore July 4. The Baltimoreans
kave been winning from the best
thew could meet in their town.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Diplomats Abroad
Organize To Play
Golf

A diplomatic golf tournament
was recently held st the st.
Cloud Country Club, near Paris.
Six nationsthe United States,
Great Britain, Belgium, France,
Norway and Spain entered ii the
meet, the first sport event or
ganized among the members Of
the diplomatic corps in that city.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
MAC SMITH SEEKS TITLE
HE COULDHAVEC CINCHED
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
By ED SULLIVAN.

WORCESTER 3Woven about the fact that Mac
Donald smith, California being picked to win the United
championship Worcester Mss today and too
story of unusual merit For the story OF
in the OF golf rivals movie
thriller in pahos the conventional happy ending
OF pivos
and other history
sex headlines since Homer published the
Greek track fans It is only
fitting that story, drama Of go should be con-
Mrs Mac Smith, fine lovely character
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Eastern A. A. oIays

The Eastern A. A. and the Herald
Harbor nine will meet in a game
today at O'Clock. The game will
he played at Fifteenth and C streets
northeast. For games with the
Easterns call II. B. Wilson, ct Lin
coin 307S.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Griffs Doing, Well

The world champion Griffmen are
second to the Indians in club bat
ting by three points, their mark be-
ing .297. They lead all others in
the field with a mark of .97G. three
points better than the Yankees.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Game on Saturday

The game between the st.
teams, postponed
because of the high school cadet
drills, will be played Saturday on
the Rosedal0 field, starting at 5
o'clock,
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Armstrong Forfeits

The Armstrong High nine for
feited to the Randall Junior High
nine when they failed to put in
an appearance on the Monument
lot
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Nav Be Released

Rumors say that Everett Scott
may be given his unconditional re-
lease by the Yankees before the
season ends.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
RUTH LIKELY TO SURVIVE
FORMER TEAM MATES
Rn DAVIS j. WALSH.

NEW YORK 3In spite Of his rather careree mode
though Babe Ruth viii cutlas
the few survivors Of the 19l6 Red remaining
At least five Of further service
nominal OF the excellent
body with which heredity endowed him.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
C. A. 0. Hits Hard

The General Accounting Office
hit the ball hard and often against
the commissioners outfit. They
won, 10 to 4.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
SAYS SKILLET"
Finn, Esq.
Complete Line Of Junk
Needed to Play Golf
Under Present Eco
nomic Regime.
By KIRK MILLER.

TyODAY at Worcester, Mass.
ninety-six infuriated golf
ers begin cultivating the
links with every implement of
torture known to the agricul-
tural profession.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03


The tools that
a golfer carries
around in his
warbag are ex-
ceeded in num-
Der and variety
only by the con-
trivances a dem
tist keeps at his
elbow.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
L00KINC'En0YER
WITH LOUIS A. DOUGIIrR
MACKMEN ARE DANGEROUS FOE

CONNIE MACKS Philadelphia Athletics shape like dangerous
Grmen the atters chase after their second
pennant AS has brought back
City, Ordinarily the intercollegiate track and field
would have 10000 $4,000 Franklin Field Sat-
the AS battling She Park that day and the crowd
there letting the run and the Jumpers jump
twice the As defeated the Yankees All Philadelphia believes that
that October will find the Mackmen battling
the New York Giants for the championship of the world This inter
up triumph
for The ime.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Interstate Raaten

The Postoffice-Agricultu tennis
team defeated the Interstate Com
merce netmen, 81 to Q. In the open
ing of the Departmental League.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

Americas foremost Indian
warriors in full battle regalia
didn't look more menacing than
the average goofer with bow
and arrows slung across his
back.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Some Golfers Do

The average American Rolfe~
spends $1,000 a year for the priv
'Ilege Of playing the game.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

the only excep-
tion to the above
statement, . b u t
crowbars, pick
axes, rakes and
m e at cleavers
are not.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

is on the greens that the title is
determined.
On the outskirts of this group
we have Johnny Farrell. Bill Mel
horn, Tommy Armour, Leo 4Diegel
and Bobbie Cruckshank as the
dark horse contingent. There is
enough potential dynamite in this
crowd to blow the Washington
Monument into it's composite atoms.
Mike Brady, Jim Barnes, Al
Espinosa, Jock Hutchison, Joe
Turnesa and Gene Sarazen are
other possibilities,
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Believe It or Not

Each team in the major leagues
uses $4,000 worth of baseballs
season.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

1t Is extremely doubtful if the
rest Of the old Red sox in the major
leagues at present Iris Speaker.
Harry. Hooper. Everett Scott. Carl
Mays and Dutch Leonard will oe
actively identified with big league
baseball in 1880. Most Of them are
near the end Of their tether now.
Speaker Is hitting with his old
fervor and can race back to get
them with the next; but iris is
nearly forty and the gray Of his
temples il not altogether prelno-
ture. There have been telltale
signs for several years Of Speakers b
retrogression as q ball player.
Hooper sat on the bench when
the White Sox opened the 1926 sea-
son. but managed to work his way
back into the lineup and, at the
moment, Is doing well. He, now
ever, escaped from Boston b few
yearsago only because the Red Sox
thought he was passe. Therefore,
the end cannot be Tar away.
SCOTS impending Withdrawal
was forecast early this season
when Miller HuggiIls was forced
to bench him. Scott Is one Of
/ the youngest Of the ex-champiOns
i'm point Of service, but didn't
wear as well as some Of the
others, probably because Of his
record Of nearly nine years Of
consecutive play.
Another fairly youthful membea.
oR the old outfit Is Carl Mays, who,
like Scott, Is beginning to run
down. Mays was let out by the
Yanks after q bad season IN 1923,
but came back remarkably with the
Reds last year. His arm hangs
useless now and the Reds are
merely toIerating him because they
hope it may come around. IL only
temporarily.
with his underhand style Of
pitching, It is difficult to imagine
Mays as q major league pitcher
five years from now.
Neither can much hope be held
out Ter Leonard, although the left
handler. is doing reasonably well
with the Tigers. He dropped out
Of baseball, however for several
seasons and the let-up seemed to
impair his efficiency. Leonard -
not nearly the pitcher he was IN
1918 and another season or two
should see the last Of him.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

When they first started to
play this scottish game, there
was nothing to- be done that
couldn't be accomplished with
half a dozen knives, forks and
spoons.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

Harrows, hoes and spades are
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

A driver, iron, nlblic and putt
ter used to do what it now re-
quires an olive fork, pickle
spear, salad mashie, nut pick
and gravy ladle to accomplish
Also one corkscrew, a
Such are the inroads of science
on what used to be a fairly
reasonable sport that a poor
man could afford without resort
ing to time payments.
Every stick in your kit should
have the fashionable hallmark
Of some stylish jeweler branded
right over the clubhead.
It should. be washed and pol
ished after every game and
locked up in the family strong
box lest burglers creep in over
night and steal.
All this puts golf in the class
of luxuries which only the poor
can avoid and only the rich can
ohIYco
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

She .was intensely religious and
through her magnificent faith,
Smith found his ambition ana
courage renewed. Timldly, ne
went back to golf. His shots
had deserted him, but under the
eDur. he found the courage 20
make the long uphill climb. RI
naIIy he entered competition ana
from the start he was the MAC"
Smith of old.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-02
WHY DIE?

Human machines like those of steel and copper
wear out. When man is ready for the junk heap
he dies and new machine replaces him just as a
new cog replaces an old one. This is mans cOndl-
ton, says Dr. Charles H. Mayo, famous surgeon
and head of the Mayo clinic at Rochester, Mimi,
in addressing the Association of Life Insurance
presidents.
Each man is dying his individual death and it
is up to us to see if we reach him in some
manner and persuade him that it is worth while,
when he is 40 years Of age, to go in and be looked
over and see if he cannot be helped and persuaded
to keep his old machinery from going to pieces
from neglect, declares DR.. Mayo, in upholding
the theory that man can, and some day will, eff
fectually take care of himself to such an extent
that his life may be prolonged further than two
score and ten years.
All OF the deaths in this country (if you are
not killed by an automobile or some, other accl-
dent) are going to be from some type of infection
he says, and concludes with the statement that,
'few people die today from the thing that they
have been thought to have
In other words not until we are dead and bur
ied is the cause of death really known.
DR.. Mayo's theory is not new of course. The
Chinese have followed the practice for centuries
Of paying doctors when they are in good health
and stopping their revenue when the patient be-
comes Ill.
The theory is excellent, and one which, if fol-
lowed vigorously will prevent the human ma
chinery from wearing down to the death point SO
rapidly and in the meantime add few years to
the average life span.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-02
COLORADO RIVER PACT

Arizona is not going to permit the desire of
California for additional water supply for its
cities to result in the diversion of water from the
Colorado river away from millions of acres of Ar-
zona land that can be made rich and fertile. AS
Il result of conference held in the office of
Gov George w. P. Hunt a survey is to be made by
the state to obtain data concerning the Spencer
canyon damsite on the Colorado as an alternative
Tor the proposed Boulder canyon project provided
for in the Johnson-Swing BILL
A message has been sent to the Arizona sena-
tors protesting against the proposal to give Cali
fornia the lions share of the benefits from the
lamming of the Colorado.
The action taken in the Arizona capital follows
closely the statement issued in behalf Of the gov
ernor of California attempting to explain what
amounted to his refusal to confer with the Ari-
zona executive concerning the terms OF the Colo
RADIO river pact
AS matters stand, the issue lies between Cali
fornia and Arizona But in the final analysis, an
other factor enters into the question. That is
whether the proposed canal is to extend entirely
through American soil or whether it is to be di-
verted into Mexico to help in the irrigation of
millions of acres there while land in both Arizona
and California is permitted to remain arid With
this possibility facing the two states, it should
not be difficult to reach basis of agreement that
would permit both to share waters from the Colo
rado and would allow for the construction of an
waterway. Certainly it would be
in Mexico rather than in California. Likewise,
California, and particularly the Imperial valley,
should see the logic of meeting Arizona half way
and conceeding to this state what belongs to it by
right of possession
ii Arizona loses out on the Colorado river ques-
tion and the Johnson-SWing bill is passed by con-
gress, Governor Hunt will be entirely to blame.
We had our opportunity and we foolishly turned
it down at Hunts suggestion. Douglas Daily
Dispatch.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-02
CACTUS AND PINE"

Cactus and Pine" songs of the southwest, by
Arizonas gifted poetesS Sharlot M. Hail. is a de-
Ilightful book.
AS Miss Hall says in the preface: ut has never
seemed to me to be matter of much Importance
whether my own writing was published or not
but there are many things about Arizona which
earnestly wish to see published. Things which go
deeper into the life and growth of Arizona than
any mere history or mere literature.
Many of these wonderful human documents
have found written out by the shaking hands OF
our old pioneers; men whose hands were more
used to holding the rifle, or the pick and drill or
the reins of horse, or the handles of plow,
than pen Some of these records are true Ltera-
ture just as they stand; all have human value
beyond most premeditated literature"
Cactus and Pine is prose and verse chroni-
Gle of the varied life in Arizona-life in the old
Indian days. life with the cowboy and the sheep
herder, in the forests and mneS on the desert, in
the mountains. Life in the raw as it often was
life more modern as it has become.
Each poem is delightfully."- prefaced by prose
comment, descriptive of the place phase of life
portrayed in the poem, or reminiscent OF early his
tory in further explanation Of the theme of the
poem; frequently bringing in the names of pio-
neers who helped make the history of the state,
either in wrestling its control first from the red
skins, or later certain sections of it from outlaw
whites or from the natural handicapS imposed by
isolation and nature.
Cactus and Pine" brings the reader into more
intimate knowledge of and love for Arizona.
One poem, "The Pines of the Mogollones' was
written at Little Springs, place many of us have
visited at the base of San Francisco peaks. "In
the Bracken,' is of the bracken fern at the foot
of our peaks Old Fort Whipple, Clear Creek,
Squaw peak near Phoenix, the Jerome mines,
Boot Hill' graveyard many other localities come
into the picture as the leaves are turned.
We imagine the best place to send for the book
and you ought to have it's to Miss Hall, at
her home, Dewey, in Yavapai county.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-02
INGENIOUS IDEA

Mrs. Suburb was always very anx-
ious to do the right thing, and she
lost no chance at all of showing her
neighbors that she was real, genu-
me, dyed -the-wool lady.
Recently some new people had NOV
cd into the neighborhood, and Mrs.
Suburb was discussing them with her
daughter.
eWell, Mary" she said, 81 suppose
we shall have to call on those peo-
pie. Just take your scissors and cut
.ome sort of hole in one of our visi--
ing cards, will YOU"
"Whateyer for, mother ?" asked
Mary. "What will that mean"
at doesn't mean anything that !
know Of" replied mother, "but thew i
think it does and feel rather small
20 find out that they don't know as
much al out society ways as we do"
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-02
THE SERMON CRITIC

The village parson considered him
self very good preacher and he was
always ready to hear opinions about
his sermons.
Meeting an old deacon in the viii
lage, he asked:
"WelI, Mr.. Smith, and how did you
like my sermon yesterday"
Z. eye see, parson," was the renly, Il
haven't a fair chance with them SER
mons of yours. I'm an old man and
by the time | manage to get up to
the church all the front seats are
taken and / have to sit at the back.
And there's old Mrs. Jones, an Wild
der Taft and Mrs. O'Gallagher's dar-
ters an Bert Snow an all the rest Of
'em settin' in front O. me wid their
mouths open swallering all the best
parts of your sermon, an what gets
down to me is purity poor stuff, par
son, purity poor stuff"
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-02
NO "GoOD' FIRES

Fire protection is everybody's personal problem;
not only the obligation to go and help in an ac-
tual conflagration, but also to help in preventing
fires.
The United States pays Approximately $780,
0000 900 every year for fires Upper cent of which
are needless. Almost SIS per capita goes up in
smoke every year-the price of six months fuel
or d months rent for the average family of five.
There are no "good" fires; every one is devour-
ing monster Every item or property burned is
that much human labor and savings destroyed
and the nation is that much poorer.
If America could reduce her fire losses so per
cent, much property not now covered by insurance
would secure fire insurance protection. The pub
lie would benefit by reduced rates and insurance
companies would benefit by doing larger net
business because of fewer fire losses to pay.
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-02
AMT IT THE TRUTH

An ambitious young man went to a
university professor and said: "Sir, ]
desire a course of training which will
fit me to become superintendent of a
great railroad system. How much
will it take ~
young man" replied the professor,
"such a course would cost you $780,
900 and require 20 years of your time.
But, on the other hand, by spending
5000 of your money and three months
of your time you may be elected to
congress. Once there you will feel
yourself competent to direct not one
but all the great railroad systems of
our country"
The Coconino sun., 1925-01-02
BLACK BOTTLE

Senator Lenroot said in a tariff ar
gument in Milwaukee:
THE frank and open way in which
the governments of the world are run
ming one another's trade by means Of
tariff barriers, reminds me of old
Doc Bolus.
"'Doc, said farmer Husk, I'm
mighty sorry to drag you way out
here in the country ON such a cold
night as this"
"'Oh, that's all right responded
the doctor. Your neighbor, Deacon
Luther is ailing, too, so can kill two
birds with one stone.