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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
WILLS GOING ABROAD
FOR PLEASURE ONLY

NEW YORK, July 6s--Harry
Wills, leading challenger for the
heavyweight title, will sail on
Wednesday for Europe but not for
the purpose of meeting Jack Denap-
sey. The champion and his colOred
challenger. in fact, are likely to
pass in mid.ocean, it being Demp-
sey's expressed intention to return
to America within the next ten days.
Wills declared today that his
journey is Tor pleasure and sight
seeing only and that he will be
back in New York looking for bouts.
by August l. He intends to visit
Germany, Belgium and England.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
HARRY GREB's MANAGER
MAY LOSE EYESIGHT

PITTSBURGH, July 6:-James
e.Red'9 Mason. manager Of Harry
Gfeb, n1iddleweight champion OF
the world. is in a local hospital
fighting for his sight as a result
of a premature explosion of fire.
works on the lawn Of HIS home on
North Negley avenue. After TWEEN
ty-four hours work on his eyes
by specialists it was stated that,
although Mason probably will lose
the sight of his left eye, there Is
chance that the right may be
saved.
Mason was putting on a pyro-
Rtechhic display for his mothsr!ess
daughter, and while he was bend
ing down to set off a floral piece,
supposed cannon firecracker
''dud' went off.
The explosion caught Mason on
the left side Of the face with ter
rifle force, filling both eyes with
gunpowder and dirt and tearing a
large hole just over the left ear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
Hubbard Creates
Record Within
Record | !.

In addition: to his record
honors Hubbard won the distinc-
tion Of being the first broad
jumper. in the history of ath-
Ieticse to clear Is feet three
times in the same competition.
HIS three great leaps at Stagg
Field, too, stretched his string
of 25-foot jumps to twelve or
thirteen. But two other jump
ers in .histoFyNed Gourdin, Of
Harvard, and Bob Legendre, of
Georgetown. have done Is feet,
and they. have never been able
to repeat the feat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
ELIZABETH RYAN LOSES
IN MIXED DOUBLES PLAY

WIMBLEDON. England, July 6.
Another tennis title went to
France today when Jean Sorotra,
the Sounding basque" and Mile.
Suzanne Lenglen, feminine racquet
ace, of France, won the mixed
doubles final match from Baron
De Morpugo and Miss Elizabeth
Rhan. of California.
The French pair gained victory
easily, disposing Of their opponents
In two sets, 6-3. Ga.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
Griffmen To Stage
Exhibition Game
For Uticans

The Washington Griffmen,
baseball champions Of the world,
will play an exhibition game
in Utica July %.
Arrangements for the appear.
ance st Utica Of "Bucky" Harris
and his team were, concluded to-
day through officials Of Utica
Post, 229, American Legion,
under whose auspices the con-
test will be staged, and marked
the successful elimination Of
months of efforts on the part
Of John w. Calder; commander.
The opponent Of the Griffnen.
has not been decided upon. The
game will be staged at the
knights Of Columbus Athletic
Field in, Utica.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
IRA RODGERS NAMED
TO COACH VIRGINIA

MoRGANTOWN, w. Va, July
g. Ira E. Dodgers. famous noun.
taineer and all.American fuIIback
Of the 1919 eleven which crushed
Princeton. $50, will be the head
coach Of the West Virginia Uni.
versity eleven for this fall. accord
ing to announcement made here to.
day. Rodgers has been the right
hand man. Of Doctor c. W. Spears
IN his four years as head coach
here and was generally considered
as his logical successor. Rodgers
is also head coach Of the baseball
nine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06

Two or three basemen were
sliced and cut; shortstop or two
was mangled, and the Spiders rar
rampant through the league.
But others were in there thinking
as well as Tebeau. William Temple
owner Of the Pittsburgh club, had
three of his men cut by the ram
pant Spiders and he was out fol
blood.
1t happened that the. bus which
took the visiting players to the
park passed the Pirate club house.
That was Temple's<chance.
He called the Pirate players to.
,gether and handed to each Of
them, a nice new file.
Here's a file for each Of you,
he said. Now when that bus
carrying the Spiders passes by
want all you boys to be sitting on
the porch in plain view, and 1
want each of you to be busy filing
your spikes Just keep on filing
until you get a razor edge on them.
A few minutes later Tebeau and
his gang went past. Pat took a
look. Then he dismounted, walked
over to the club house and con
firmed his first fears. The Pirates
never looked up. They kept on
filing. Pat never said word
either. Just turned on his. heels
and walked away.
"Never mind any spixing stuff
today" Pat said. WED get tho
worst of it. Their spikes are
sharper" -5
The Pirates waited for the Spiders
to- open up the spiking attack. They
didn't do it. So the Pirates decided
to inaugul ate it themselves. They
hurled themselves at the bases with
out regard for human flesh. And
the Spiders, taking one look at the
spikes, decided discretion the better
part of Valor. They stepped aside
and let the Pirates go.
The Pirates scored fifteen runs
that afternoon. Pat Tebeau, the old
war horse, was beaten at his own
game.
But he had started something.
Other teams, noting the successful
base running tactics of Pirates and
Spiders, bought files on their own
account. And then began an era OF
"cut and slash" that threatened for
a time to turn baseball from a sport
to a catastrophe.
Pat Tebeau, i'm later years, loved
to tell the story Of the spike war.
And the part he reIished most was
that yarn, Just related here, of the
Pirates and the way they put it
over on him.
. But 1t was Pat who started it
for better or for worse. And it CON
tinued for years. until it, reached a
elimination in the Cobb Baker in
cident of decade ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
.RUsIE' REWARD
VN||.sN|0RE
WORK
Amos Fast Ball Smoky as
Walter Johnson's, Sam
Crane Thought
BY FORD C. FRICK

~ = I 4
No man in the world knew base.
ball more intimately than the late
Sam Crane. No man in the world
followed the game more closely. OF
with more real love than did Sam
To this writer he was ever an
inspiration and a source Of init.
mate and detailed knowledge as
well.
A few weeks before Sans death
a group of baseball writer's was
sitting in the press room at the
Yankee Stadium. The Giants had
an off day, and Sam came to the
stadium to see the Yankees and
Washington.
4 discussion started as to fast
ball pitching.
walter johnson is the greatest
speed ball pitcher who ever STEP
ped to the mound, I think" one
Of the writer's remarked
Sam grinned. Then he grew a
bit pensive as he tugged the ends
of his close.clipped gray mustache.
Finally he broke INTO the con-
Versation. John Is great, he said.
But there's one man I think was
greater. There's one man who had
a fast ball just as fast as. John
sons, maybe faster. That was Amos
Rusie.
"Rusie loved to play baseball, -
Sam continued HE wanted to pitch
every. day. Buck Ewing was man.
aginG- the Giants when Rusie was
at his best: And Buck had a queer
system for handling the big fellow
when Buck had a game he was
particularly anxious to win, he'd
send Rusie to the. mound. And
then just before the game started
he'd call him over to the bench.
Amos he would say, If you go
out and win this one maybe I'll let
you pitch again tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
BUCK HERZOC SIGNS -.
TO MANAGE EASTON

EASTON, Md, July 6.-At 3
meeting of the board of directors
Of the Easton baseball club Of thu
Eastern Shore League "A contract
was made with Charles UuclO
Herzog, of Baltimore, to manage
the Easton club the remainder of
this season" succeeding Charles
Gault. catcher of the team, who
has been acting manager since
Frank Baker resigned.
HerzogI who is a noted baseball
player, will take active charge Of
the team next Friday and will
strengthen it by securing players
to fill in the places where it IS
now weak, and expects to have a
winning team in Easton before the
last of July.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
JUDGE PICKED
TWO VETS TO
AID GR|FFS

Early in February of this year
the southpaw golf foursome Of the
! Washington ball club finished a
round of the country club course
in Hot Springs, Ark, and as the
scores had been low the boys were
in rare good humor
The quartet of baseball worlds
champions which plays the links
game the left-handad way is COM
posed Of Joe Judge, first basenIan;
Goose Goslin and Sam Rice, out
fielders, and Dutch RueEher, pitcher
AS they passed bench near the
clubhouse on which Bob Gunnis
and Stoney McLinn, Philadelphia
Ledger baseball writer, We're seated
the Washington ball DULLES stop
ped to say "Hello!'' 49,. ,rs
"Shake hands with one of the
big reasons why the Senators will
win another pennant AMI worlds
championship" said Judge as he
indicated Dutch Ruether.
Another reason why our club
will repeat will arrive at the
Springs tomorrow. His name is
Stanley Coveleskie. .r
with Ruether and Covey to
give use some of their wise and ex-
perienced pitching, we can't miss.
boy. We have the 1925 title just
as good, as Won"
When Judge had his say last
February, baseball men everywhere
were discussing Washington's an
Cient and honorable chucking corps.
Four men upon whom Washington
was depending averaged >thirty.fiv.
years in age.
OF Walt Johnson, thirty-eight,
was doped to be the ace. CoVeleskie,
obtained from Cleveland, is thirty.
four. Ruether virtually cast adrjff
by Brooklyn, is thirty.two. Then
there was Vean Gregg, forty, dag
ged from the Pacific Coast League.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
GEORGE LOTT WEARS
OHIO TENNIS CROWN

COLUMBUS. Ohio. July g.
George Lott, jr., of Chicago, today
wore the Ohio tennis, championship
crown, following his defeat OF
Julius Sagalowsky, indianapolis,
Ell; 60: 6-3. :"
Lott and Thomas McGlynn. Phila-
delphia,. took the mems doubles
title by defeating Sagalowsky and
g. e. Amhyrst,, Columbus, 6-3;
81; 81. :,
Miss Marion Leighton, Chicago. is
the new Ohio women's singles
champion, winning from Miss Clara
Zincke, CINCINNATI, by. GA: "a.
With Mrs. Emmons. Miss Leighton,
won the women's doubles title over
Miss Zincke and Mrs. Fulton, Co
luI1bus, 81; 2-6: 6-3.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06

When a fellow Is up there at the
plate he has to be ready for any
sort of pitch. He's got to be. 81
balance all the time. When you
are out to hit home runs you dig
In as we say In the big leagues.
You set yourself for a full swing
and you use your shoulders rather
than your wrists. That's fine II
YOU hit the ball. but fellows who
bac that way viii miss more balls
than they hit.
Hitting a baseball Is like play.
lnC golf. The rest system Is TO
start in with just one. idea In
n1ind-and that is to hit the ball.
Don't worry about distance. Don't
worry about direction. just learn
TO hit, and hit clearly.
Get your eye tuned up property,
and develop a stance at the plate
that makes shifting easy. Get your
wrist into it. Then a change OF
mace won't fool you so much.
think the best batting stance In
the big leagues is the one used by
Cobb and Sewell. They're ready for
,anyThing. II they get good ball
they can sock it a mile, but they're
ready for anything.
Getting distance on your ciouts
car come later. As fellows become
more confident of their ability to
hit the ball they just naturally be-
gin putting more power into their
swing.
They gradually work their
shoulders into it. and shift their
weight to get the most power.
But it's all done without thinks
ing. It comes natural becansc
they've learned TO hit first, and
then developed distance driving
later.
I don't blame kids for trying
Cor hoIners. 1t sure feels good to
''get hold of one" and watch It. go
sailing out of the park. But here s
a good thing to remember. -Four
singles for a base each will come
lot nearer winning the ordinary
four bases. And after all, the real
object is to win the ball game. 8.
Learn to buntzto lay 'em down.
pretty much a science, and you've.
got. to be able to do a lot. more
than hit a home run now and
then If you want to bela real bat
ter. OF course try for home runs.
I'm paid to do, it, But I've wished
q hundred times that could 90
up there like Joey Sewell or Ty
Cobb and just try, to hit. Believe
me I could raise my old batting
average a lot
Copyright. 1925, by the Christy
- Walsh Syndicate 4 =.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
SPIDERS STARTED SPIKE
WAR, PIRATES VICTORS
Ry FORD C. FRICK.

Baseball interesting
interesting that old Pat Tebeau who
old Cleveland Spiders back in the hayon days
basebaPs beginning. - 4
spiing first used
spikes something other than ats hold the turf And thereby
hangs a !.
Frantic opposition three Of
Teeau called the Spiders about him and roared
his orders 5.
Go into their spikes first and rip
their legs off If necessary" he said % 4.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
Kremb Pitches Well

Ed Kremb, Liberty A. C. pitcher,
let down the Rosebuds of Alex
andria with one hit and Liberty
won, IL to 8. Krenb held, the
Rosebuds hitless for seven innings,
errors and passes helping the Rose.
buds to their runs in the second.
Liberty's heavy hitters were Gene
Dulin and Jimmy Higgins.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
OLD ELI HAS MATERIAL
FOR STRONG ELEVEN

The Penn Yale game fail the personnel Of the
delDhia. ~
its football slump and went through the
unbean The 1924 Yale not the equal q tne
though played really good
week
overN Harvard, $40. .s#
Yale lucky to off with ties against Dart
mouth and Army. wasn't impressive
Harvard in the fourth quarter when y marched about
the binding
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
Easy for GraYs

The Virginia Grays humbled the
Lafayettes, IL to s, the Lafayettes
trying hard to come from behind
and scoring five of their runs in the
eighth. The Lafayettes made six
teen hits to the Grays' ten. but had
difficulty making the bingles count
hoo UiIU
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
Two Ex-Grid PLAYERS

John L. Sargent, Attorney Gen
eral of the United States, was u
football player in his undergraduate
days at Tufts College, and Colonel
William j. Donovan, Assistant, At
torney General, was a member of
the Columbia football teams of
1908 1904 and 1905.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
Mt. Rainier by Shutout

In a brilliantly played game, the
Mt. Rainier team shut out the
Kenilwortlls, L to 0, Corkins for
the winner opposing P. Waple, of
Kenilworth, and each allowing five
hits. Aliens two-bagger for Kenil-
worth was the only extra-hase hit
of the contest. Mt. Rainier scored
In the seventh
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
BAMBINO THINKS TRYING
FOR HOME RUNS KEEPS
DOWN STICK AVERAGE
BY RARE RUTH =

ROUTE TO ST. LOUIS July 6-Ever since the big day
Stadium World
high school lads who led the high school league home
hitting I've been flooded Nth letters asking
Seems though kid in the county has Of becoming
sugger-and they all to think I've got some kind
= recipe for slamming 'em out of the
baseball hate kids
do i-bu they're hitting STYLE trying And
e,s xUhv 9 =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
Warwicks Win Another

Another unlimited class team has
fallen before the flashy young
Warwicks, who knocked off the
Maryland A. c., to 3. TrIpp held
the Marylands to four hits while
his team was getting seven off
McC'arty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
Shamrocks Crush Foe

With Lefty Khunert holding the
enemy to two safeties. the Sham.
rocks smothered the Congress
Heights team. IL to o. Tommy
Hook poled three two-baggeIs for
the ShamrockG.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
Play Tie Game

The Happy Midgets and Harp
Midgets battled through nine in
nings with each scoring four runs
Rip Wheeler pitched for. the Happy
Midgets and Hinch Lanham for The
Harms
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
League Making Good

Attendance figures for the first
month of the Mid-Atlantics League
showed a. gradual increase that In
Dictated the circuit is going to be
a success.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
PLAY off League Tie

The Mt. Vernon NJ. e. and West
Washington Baptist teams will play
off a tie in the Sunday School
League tomorrow to settle first
Mace
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
Bradbury on Top

Bradbury Heights won an ex.
citing contest from the City Post
office team, to 3. Excellent field
ing by both teams kept down the
run totals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
johnson One Up on AS.

Walter Johnson has pitched the
Griffs to three victories over the
Mackmen and they have trimmed
him twice this season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
Easy for Southends

With Simpson holding the foe to
four hits, the SouthendS defeated
the Federals, 6 to /.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06
0uicksteps Win Game

The Virginia Quicksteps trimmed
the Fort Myer ball team. II to 4.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-06

In the running bacIxfieId posi-.
tions. Allen. who played great
game at defensive fullbaeI last
year, should he better than ever.
The, Yale coaches are grooming
Kline, the first haseman of the
baseball team, for. Ponds half.
back position. Kline is heavier
and bigger than Pond and just
as fast.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-08-28

Russia. Sdch pity ne nad q lapse
with his sleep DOPE"
And now the Reverend Theodosius
was snaring like a mad dog.
"By heavens, girl-do you wonder
that 1 nearly killed that fool Zadowaf 2
The coup Of lifetime-safely brought
off. Not a trace Of suspicion on me-
not q trace. And then, after having
got them safely into this country to
lose them like that. Why, do you
know that one of them was the rose
diamond of the Russian crown jew
els?"
He was pacing up and down the
room, and for while she stood watch
ing him in silence.
I'm glad I didn't know about them
till now," she said at length. Il might
not have stopped you killing him, If
I had. And 1t would have been rather
awkward"
He gave a short laugh, and threw
the end Of his cigar into the CRATE.
mo use crying over split milk, my
dear. Let's go to bed"
But little Janet still stood by the
table watching him thoughtfully.
"What are you thinking about?"
II was thinking about a rather pc
culiar coincidence" she answered
quietly. "You were too worried over
the diamonds to notice it-but it
struck me instantly. The leader Of
this gang-this huge man whom Ia
dowa killed tonight. Did you notice
what his Christian name was2 1t
was Hugh-Zadowa heard one Of the
others call him by name Hugh, mon
ami; Highland a huge man. A CO
incidence, I think"
The man gave short laugh.
"A very long one, my dear. Too
long to bother about"
"1t would be pity If he was dead"
she went on thoughtfully. II would
have liked to see my Hugh Drummond
again."
eff he has been killed, If your sup
position is correct" returned the man,
lit will do something toward recon-
Cling me to the loss Of the diamonds.
But l don't think it's likely. And in
cidentally he is the only side-show
am going to allow myself during this
trip"
Little Janet laughed softly.
II WONDER" she said. II wonder.
Let US, as you say, go to bed"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-08-28
CHAPTER VII
In Which Hugh Drummond
Makes a Discovery

The prospect In front Of Count Ia
dowa alias Mr.. Atkinson was not
very alluring one, and the more he
thought about 1t the less he liked 1t.
Either the diamonds were blown to
dust, or they were in the hands of the
authorities. In the first event he had
the Reverend Theodosius to reckon
with; in the second the police. And
for preference the police won in q
canter.
He was under no delusiOns, was
the hunchback. This mysterious man
who signed all his communications
by the enigmatic letter X, and whose
only to the girl who was his constant
companion, so wonderful and varied
were his disguises, was not a person
whom 1t paid to have any delusiens
about. With shudder Count Zadowa
remembered the fate Of certain men
he had known In the past, men who
had been employed. even as he was
now employed, on one of the innu-
merable schemes of their chief. No
project. from the restoration Of
monarchy to the downfall of a busi-
ness combine, was too great for the
man who now called himself the Rev
erend Theodosius Longmoor. All that
mattered was that there should be
money In it. Why he should be in
teresting himself In the spread of
Communism in England 1t was not for
Count Zadowa to inquire, even though
he was the head Of that particular
activity. Presumably he was being
paid for 1t by others; 1t was no bust
ness Of Count Zadowa's.
And as he undressed that night in
the quiet hotel in Bloomsbury where
he lived the hunchback cursed bitter
ly under his breath. It was such
cruel stroke Of luck.
He had already decided that his
only method lay in going down to the
office next morning as usual. He
would find 1t, Of course, in the posses
sion Of the police, and would be told
what had happened. And then he
would have to trust to luck to dis
cover what he could
Punctually at half-past nine the
next morning he arrived at Green
street. AS he had expected, con-
stable was standing at the door
"Who are you, sir?" The policeman
was barring his entrance.
my name is Atkinson" said the
count, with well-feigned surprise.
May l ask what you're doing here2"
Haven't you heard, sir?" said the
constable. "There was a bomb ont
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-08-28
THANK You So Much" She Said,
With a Pleasant Smile.

terance In silence. A slight feeling OF
lassitude was beginning to weigh on
him owing to the atrociOus hour at
which he had been compelled to rise,
and he felt quite unable to contribute
any suitable addition to the conversa-
ton Not that it was required: the
ferocious frown on Drummonds face
indicated that he was in the throes OF
thought and might be expected to give
tongue in the near future.
Il ought to have bit Of paper to
write it all down on, Peter" he re-
marked at length. "Where are we,
PeterP That is the question. Point
one: we have the diamonds-more by
luck than good management Point
two: the hunchback gentleman who
has sufficiently strong constitution
to live at the South Surrey hotel In
bloomsbury has not got the diamondss