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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-01

Frank L. Jackson was an arrival
from Featheryille last Monday and
spent several days in the county seat
attending to business matters.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-01

DR.. T. e. Evans, of Nampa, spent
last Tuesday greeting old time
friends in this city.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-01

Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Faraday mo-
tored to Boise last Wednesday on a
short business trip.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-01

T. M. Davis left last Wednesday
for quite an extended visit at savan-
all, Missouri.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-01

Captain Winters was indisposed
for several days the past week at the
Mellen Hotel
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-01

r. P. Peterson and w. w. Shaffer,
both well known former residents of
Mountain Home, were arrivals from
Payette and spent several days of
the past week in this city greeting
old friends.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-01

Fred Toler and Walter Burton
have been wrestling with an attack
of the flu at the Mellen Hotel for
the past week Both are now re-
ported on the road to recovery.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-01

Ira Irwin arrived Wednesday to
assume his duties as dredgemaster,
succeeding o. w. Boice.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-01

Dow Dunning of Boise. a former
member of the legislature, was a
visitor in Mountain Home Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-01
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The Washington times., 1925-02-21
CY YOUNG HAS
RECORD HARD
To EQUAL
His. Five Hundred Victories,
Likely to Stand Alone
Long Time

It is probable that no pitcher will
ever equal the 500 victories that Cy
Young piled up in his long and bril-
liant career. Only Walter Johnson
and Grover Alexander have the
faintest chance of equaling it. ana
that chance is so small as to be negh'
gible'
Eddie Plank, gaunt and solemn
southpaw of other days, might have
done so, but Eddie started too late.
He was close to twenty-seven when
he made his American League debut.
He was about forty-two when ne
quit the game. And let it be remem:
bered that he was still a, fine enough
performer to have continued for seve-
raj more seasons.
Plank's victory log showed we'll
over 800 triumphs. Had he started
at the age Young did he would have
had an excellent chance to have
touched the 500 mark.
And the Gettysburg farmee be Il
remembered, was no giant. He made
up for his lack or power with q
shrewd brain that was working every
rninnfo
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
TARERSKI ABOUT HOME
WITH CUE CHAMPIONSHIP

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-As the
result Of winning seventeen straight
matches in the national champion
ship pocket billiard league, followers
of billiards today were inclined to
concede the worlds title to Frank
Taberski, former champion, who
retired undefeated some years ago.
Ralph Greenleaf, who has held the
title for the last five years, sfL-
fered nervous breakdown asoIne
days ago and many believe that ne
will not complete his schedule or
games in the league.
In the event that he does, It was
pointed out that Greenleaf must
take on nearly all the cop notchers
in his remaining matches. while
Taberski faces comparatively easy
opposition. The present standing
of the two-man race :hows Fahsr.
ski with fifty-five games won and
twenty lost, while Greenleaf has
won forty-four. and lost twenty-four.
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
WALKER SU R {
HE'LL MEET
LEONARD
Would Gladly Risk Title to Box
Benny, Declares
Mickey
By COPELAND c. BURG.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21.-'1'm
confident I'm going to fight Benny
Leonard this year." Mickey Walker,
welterweight champion, said today.
IT want to fight Leonard the
worst way" Walker declared. 1T
would be fine to have this fight
smoked up now.
"I think Leonard Is the logical
man to meet me. He's a better
welter than any one know, and
1T would be a whale Of a fight.
IF Leonard, as reported from
New York is offered 100000 to
box me. he certainly will not refuse,
and I am ready to go into a ring
with Benny any time or any place"
Walker said he didn't think Leon
ard ever intended to retire without
q final ring appearance.
Il would gladly risk my title to
box Leonard for ] would consider
1t the supreme test of my career"
the champion said.
Leonard Would have nothing at
stake and chance to reap a for
tune. Should he win from me, he
probably would continue actively in
the ring for. he wouldn't find it
troublesome, to make weight and
would take more kindly to battling.
Making weight is the bugbear
of almost all champions for general
ly they are pretty close to the
weight division just beyond them. :"
Asked what he would fear most
from the lightweight star, Walker
replied without hesitation:
His feet-his fast footwork is
Leonard's biggest asset, l think"
Walker denied he planned while
in California to sign contract with
Jack Kearns, director for Jack
Dempsey.
Il came to California mostly to
see the country" he said. Talk of
me signing up with Kearns arose
from the fact that l came on West
leaving some good matches in the
East. Kearns and Dempsey and l
are very good friends, but Kearns
and 1 do not plan to tie up as
manager and fighter"
Walker, when he meets Bert
Colima, California middleweight in
a 12.round no-decision bout here
next Tuesday will have Dempsey
in his corner as chief second.
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
REAL TRAGEDY
OCCURS At
OLD Eli

With a man trapped in a cave
In Kentucky, Mayor Hylan being
blamed for the subway crush, Gen
eral Mitchell defying the powers, and
the rest of the big events that fill
che papers taking place, there can
not be much importance attached
to the failure of Shepard Bingham
in his studies at Yale. And yet the
thing assumes the proportions Of a
real tragedy for the college boy.
Instead of ending his college
career as the biggest man in the
university-for such the football
captain generally is-and being re-
membered for the rest of his days
in Yale, Bingham may be forgotten
now in a few years. Instead OF
facing the prospect Of the biggest
year that his life has seen as yet
Bingham faces disappointment The
loss is more the boys than it is
Yale's. Captains can be replaced
They often are.
There was an instance of this
not so long ago. Ralph Gilroy, a
Massachusetts. boy. grabbed for
ward pass toward the close of a
Harvard Princeton game with the
score to o against him and ran
forty or fifty yards to touchdown
A moment or so later he rode
dizziIy off the field on the shoulders
of the crazed undergraduates. He
became Gilroy, the chap who haJ
won the big game. He was elected
captain Of the following years team
OF such stuff are the juvenile
stories made, and laughed at by The
adults.
But Gilroy was declared ineligible
during the following winter. The
next fall came Princeton's TEAM d
Destiny" the one that refused Il
be defeated. Gilroy was forgotten
He came down TO the field ant
helped out with practice, but the
dreams that must have been aroused
the fall previous were never real
iz0d. Fame is short lived in foot
bah. 1t is too bad that Bingham
failed
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
Real English Lord
May Run In Penn
Relay Meet

There is the chance that the
Penn relays may be /honored
this spring by the presence of
Lord Burleigh, the fastest col
lege hurdler, in Great Britain.
England has been invited TO
send another man to the games
in addition to the usual relay
team, and the titled star may
be chosen by Lowe, the Cam
bridge captain, who is to make
the choice.
The Washington times., 1925-02-21

In 1911, 1912 and 1913, Vean
Gregg was a mighty capable biz
league pitcher, his speciality being
peculiar delivery much after the
style used by Harry Harper. Be-
fore delivering the ball, Gregg
would twist his body all around,
bringing his back to the bats
man, suddenly shooting the ball
out from behind his hip.
Last year he had great season
with Seattle, practically pitching
his team into the Pacific Coast
League pennant. During the
season he clamored for another
chance in the big show. When
Joe Engel reported to Clark Crit
fifth that Gregg had a chance of
making good, the owner of the
new champions arranged his pur-
chase.
Gregg had argued for another
chance. The Seattle club had
given it to him, selling him to
the Washington club for the COM
paratively low price of $4,000.
Bucky Harris, acting on Joe
Engel's judgment, was willing to
give the veteran southpaw his
chance to shine in the sunlight of
the big show, and with the cham
pions, the Griffs at that time not
yet having won the world cham
pionship.
The Seattle club claimed to have
given Gregg 81 800 as bonus and
paid the expenses of he and his
wife home, following the Pacific
Coast League season. This
writer knows nothing Of this.
But Gregg insisted that, until
Seattle gave him more money, he
would not sign with the Griff-
men.
AS far as this writer knows,
the world champions are not ex-
actly in need of Vean Gregg,
though he might be of use to
them. The 1924 American League
pennant was won without him.
So was the world championship.
Gregg may be all he believes
himself to be, a shrewd, heady
southpaw pitcher, but who knows
right now whether he has enough
stuff to puzzle big league bats
men? Rumors come from the
coast that he uses the splitter.
He might have a hard time get
ting permission to use it in the
American League. In that case,
he might prove a big bust.
Gregg looks like a big puzzle
to this writer. He is either a
good pitcher, who might be of
great use to the Griffs, or he
isn't and knows it, hoping to col
lect as much coin as possible be-
fore going back to the farm or
garage, whichever it may be.
Anyway, Washington worries not
at all over him.
The Washington times., 1925-02-21

The catty on his coming " tAAe
again all but keeps his mouth
closed, sucking in his food, rather
than grabbing it with his jaws
wide open, as he does when the
water becomes warmer.
MY advice to the nagler unaanllt-
lar with present fishing conditions
is not to. use any hook larger
than No. 10 and the bait sl1ouiQ
he of small portions.
Shad CUTS make the best early
season bait. They may be pro-
cured from any fish dealer at 81
ner gallon or they can be pur-
chased in smaller quantities at
slighf advance in price. Chicken
liver also makes an excellent pat,
but should be rolled in little
alum at least the day before being
used.
s.RiII,' Bailey. one Of our best
known catty anglers. has 20 ms
credit. so far this week. twenty
three fish. The largest going
six hounds. Freddie Hutton, an
other trailer OF the horned 1ls1,
leads the field for bigness. On
The Washington times., 1925-02-21

There are two vulnerable points
that, boxers shoot for. One is the
chin, the other the pit of the
stomach, A. forceful blow to the
chin has the effect of rendering the
victim unconscious. The stomach
punch paralyzes, though the brain
remains clear
Both Of these points are pro
tected by instinct and acquired
skill. Nearly every fOrcefuI blow
aimed by boxer is at one target
or the other. Hence, the defend.
ing boxer is nearly always fore
warned. He knows what to
expect.
Instead of two vital places to
protect, the football player is open
to injury to any part of his body,
and frequently has no warning.
Every tackler and every man
tackled is the potential victim nf a
fatal injury, such as, for instance,
a broken neck or a fractured skull.
LAS a rule the knockout effects
Of a blow to the chin or stomach
are quickly thrown off by the
boxer. Perhaps the most danger
Gus blow in boxing is the heart
punch and because of the protec-
ton afforded by the ribs it requires
unusual hitting power to do any
serious damage to the heart.
"I believe there are far more
serious injuries in football in pro-
portion to the number that play
II than in boxing
Football is the @rOugher game.
but boxing is more strenuous.
The demand on ones stamina in
the ring is greater than i'm foot
ball. speaking generally. Every
moment of the three minutes
that constitutes a round is one of
activity for the boxer with Vir-
tually every muscle of his body
called into play.
Each round is three minutes
of constant exertion. The football
players exertion is in fits and
starts, with breathing spells be-
tween plays lessening the strain
on the heart.
1.-THE boxers one -minute rest be-
tween rounds is not enough to Off
set, by comparison, the brief but
frequent rests of the football player.
Then, too. one can let down in
football when fatigue overtakes him
and be carried until he gets his
steam back by the ten other mem
bers Of his team.
mo such help is available to the
boxer. He must keep going or go
out.
Perfect physical condition is
more requisite in boxing than in
football. played professional foot
ball for a while and our team con-
sidered two or three not particular
ly strenuous workouts a week suf-
ficient to keep us in playing con-
dition, and some of the games were
really tough.
But a boxer would go to the
dogs on such light training"
Montgomery, who fought Martin
Burke in the main bout Of the in
augura1 show of the National
Sporting Club, is spending a few
days here sightseeing with Mrs.
Montgomery. He makes New York
his headOuarters
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
Roll Intercity Match

The Yannigan bowling team of
the Comforter Club League will
meet the st. Martins Club cham
pion, of Baltimore, tonight on the
Comforter Club alleys. The Yam.
nigans will name their lineup from
the following: Joe Mccarthy, Dick
Simpson, J. O'Lone, John Werres,
Harry Bailey, John Maddox, Ran
dolph Shakleford, and Joe Powers.
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
Fight Fasteners

Native Pacific coast boxers are
kicking about Eastern fighters
coming there and picking up easy
coin. They are talking of forming
a union to war on the newcomers.
OF course. it's all right for the
Westerners to come East and get
the dough, if they can.
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
Good at Fifty-four

Declaring his arm feels almost
as strong as it ever did, Iron Man
Joe McGinnity, fiftyfour years old,
has announced his intention of
pitching thiyty-five games for the
Dubuque club of the Mississippi
Valley League, of which he is man
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
LACK ROOT. THE PROMOTER

IN their 11TSL 1l&uI WuACA ASVSe
That night Jack gave Dig
George as sweet a lacing as q man
ever got for six rounds and then
Gardner, feeling himself losing
and his eyes closing, hit Root low
for an out. One would never
think that Gardner later on would
K. o. Root twice, but year later
he did so.
When Jeffries retired in order
to duck Jack johnson and gave
his title to Marvin Hart, the bald
headed Mr.. Root entered the
heavyweight division and trleo
to con the title from Hart. They
fought at Reno, New, and JET
fries himself refereed. Hart won
with a knockout and we hearo
little from Root after that.
At Reno when Johnson and Jef-
fries fought in 1910, the writer
next saw Root. He was great
Johnson fan and cleaned up quite
a nile when the colored narvel
from Galveston licked jeff. Lou
Houseman, who had been R3ot
manager, lost as much as JACK
won Lou was a great Jeffrles
man He sat behind the writer
The dav of the fight, but left the
arena at the close OF the slxth
round when Jeff's right eye began
to close. Houseman was Simply
Disguised.
A. pos+ He Ever Saw.
"HE writer saw Root before ne
went West and asked HIM
Il who in his opinion were the
hest men he ever saw perform IN
"WelI," said Jack, smiling and
showing those million dollar teetn.
s.There were lots of good boys
twenty years ago. We had NUM-
nor If wonderful featherwelghts.
T guess Ferry McGovern was the
host ever saw in that DIVISION.
aIthouph George Dixon, Johnny
KiIhane and Abe Attell were great.
Terry was too fast and vicious Tor
them.
onlv see Joe Cans and George
Tayiene. Of course, Frank Erne
was a great man, too. we've
never had anyone come close to
those bows. Lightweights of to-
dav class with those bows about
the way Eddie Foy as singer
classes with Caruso.
"The welterweight class never
saw the equal of Joe Walcott and
7 fear it never will. That fellow
could lick anything within fltty
hounds of himself. He was smart,
game, strong and terrible =.
"The middleweights, think
had only one really great man.
and that was Fitzsimmons. He
wasn't a middleweight for long
time, but he was supreme. lie
was a star light heavy, too, and
in his time the best of the big
fellows.
AFTER Fitz faded there was
Jeffries, a great man, and Jack
johnson, another good big fellow
81 haven't seen anyone who
could class with Jeffries or john
son when they were good. I'd
like to see some of these heavies
we have today trying to HIT
Johnson !
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
BOXER CALLS FOOTBALL
ROUCHER THAN RING
By r. D. THOMAS.

rugged young his the grdron and
rank in the heavyweight boxing
today the question: Which is the rougher
football boxing?
Suy Montgomery the football that
said with conviction: Football"
"One big difference" that in boxing the fight is with
fighting Putting differently,
be watched in football and in the
ring capable Of nicting
injury chance of suffering in whole ring
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
They AXE Turns

Ina recent athletic club league
bowling match, the Union Printers
used nine bowlers, Ewell being the
only one to roll all three games.
Corby's team won by clean
sweep
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
Ruether a Good Sort.

\" ALTER dutch" Ruether, a
" veteran in the old league,
is newcomer in the
American League. He has yet to
show his stuff. However, con-
sidering his actions up to date,
he looks like a good sort, man
who would easily make a hit with
Bucky Harris, Clark Griffith and
the Washington fans.
Ruether first attracted notice
while with the Cincinnati Reds.
He was with the Cubs for a while
in 1917, going to the Reds that
year. In 1919 he won nineteen
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
Races Freight Train

Babe Herman. California feather
weight star, does his road work by
running alongside train of moving
freight cars, keeping up with the
cars as long as he can.
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
Proud of Record

John McGraw, his friends say, il.
as proud of his pennant-winning
| record of ten flags as Babe Ruth
is of his home-run mark OF fifty
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
Has Triple Berth

George Sisler, the st. Louis
Browns manager, plans to use Joe
Bush this year not only as a pitch
err but as pinch hitter and coach
of young fingers.
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
Catholic Swimmers Out

The Catholic University swim
mers took the count at the hands
of the Swarthmore fishmen, 4S to
21, in the G.. u. pool.
The Washington times., 1925-02-21

The first stop was made after a
short drive. A horseshoe game was
IN progress along side a grocery
store and 1 recognized some Of the
boys. 1t wasn't long until they
started toward US and soon the
entire crowd had deserted the
horseshoe game.
How about this guy Babe
Rutfi?" one Of the younger Fellows
shouted.
Another one wanted to know
how my arm felt and who was
going to win the pennant in
1921. The first thing you know
q regular baseball tanning bee
was on, with me answering queS-
tons rs fast as It was possible.
Later I recalled a number of
strong pokes in the ribs but at the
time they had no meaning. After
losing nearly one hour, we moved
on and my father remarked:
"Well you're making q fine cam
paign for baseball but you're not
EStllHS many NObcS AOE mt 1ACA
he and John Ellis had q great
laugh. To tell the truth. I just
forgot all about politics when
baseball. I really felt sorry but
the more I apologized the more my
father laughed.
We stopped at : the next little
place and soon another crowd of
old friends gathered around. I put
my hands in both pockets so 1
could pull out the election cards as
soon as a few more gathered. ]
asked il it was time and was told
to wait until the crowd increased.
Before knew it, they started talk
Ing baseball but I was keeping
my mind pretty well on the
cards in my pockets.
How many times did You strike
out this guy Babe Ruth" big
fellow in OVeralls asked. The
minute j answered, q flood pf
baseball questions started. The
next thing knew, John Ellis
was saying "GiIdy1p" and the
horse was off on . trOt.
We had wasted another hour and
LlIISen minutes dlO gam s1O1
gotten to pass out a single card.
That was the end of my campaign
ing. I just didn't have another
word to say but asked to drive
directly home. AS ball player
was a dumb politician.
But father and his partner took
It with good nature. / really be-
heve they were a little worried be-
cause election day was at hand and
there was no time to be wasted.
The polls opened on time and
everybody in. the district voted
early When the returns were pub
lished the following day I Didn't
feel so badly. Ny father had been
elected and received his biggest
majorities in the towns where
had visited. In fact these two
towns offset losses in other towns
and won him the election.
Every other time I returned to
Coffeyville stuck TO baseball.
Next Chapter: Personal HABITS
and Obligations TO Boys.
Copyright, 1925, by the Christy
Walsh Syndicate.)
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
Tech Is Best

The Technical High School basket
tiers proved themselves much bet.
ter at caging the old ball than
the Georgetown University. Fresh
men. The score was q to II.
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
Colds Trouble Them

Joe Ray and Jimmy Connolly, the
runners, have been troubled in re-
cent races by colds.
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
OIympics Will Play

The Olympics will play The
Northerns Monday night in the
Calvary gym.
The Washington times., 1925-02-21

victories and suffered but six
defeats, shining in the ill-starred
world series that fell against the
Chicago Black Sox.
In 1921 he was with the
Brooklyn Robins, not by his own
volition. He wanted to be with
the Giants, being of the type
which delights in being with a
winner. His experiences with
Brooklyn were never of the best
and he lost interest. Last year
a lame wing bothered him. 1t
still bothers him.
On being sold to the Washing
ton Griffmen Ruether declined to
sign a contract. On the other
hand he informed Clark Griffith
that he would go to Hot Springs
at his own expense and work
faithfully. He will go to Tamna
and try out the arm that was said
to be lame last year. If he finds
he can pitch, then he wants to
talk about contract. If he finds
himself done as pitcher, he is
willing to go home and say moth
ing about it.
Without having met Ruether yet
this writer would call him a good
sort of a guy.
Tate Has a Future.
r TITLE Benny Tate beat Sthe
barrier to Tampa, thereby
0 showing himself to be a
promising kid.
Tate is a mere kid, hardly
twenty-five years old. Right from
the sandlots he leaped into the
Southern Association, going to the
Memphis club. When he was
snapped up by Joe Engel, the
"boy scoot," the latter said to
this writer:
"Tate is a green catcher right
now, but he's going to be a great
catcher. For one thing he loves
to play ball. That's always a
good sign. / don't think he's quite
ready to take his place behind the
bat day in and day out, though
he'll do it if he gets half chance,
but he's going to be a fine back
stop. He has the pep in there,
he had a good whip and he's
dangerous at bat. In addition,
though very young, he's married
and takes good care of himself"
This writer had plenty of
chances of observing Tate last
season. The kid looks good, both
on and off the field. He is a
serious chap who lives and dreams
baseball all the time. He believes
he will yet be one of the stars of
the big show. That's a good thing
for any young player.
Here's a wee anecdote which
shows Tate in his true light. He
had an argument with a rival
and had to- get real rough. Later,
talking with a lady, he showed ex-
actly the opposite character, which
led this writer to chat about it.
"I'll be a gentleman" said the
kid catcher, eff the other fellow
will. But if he wants to be
rough, well, I'll be rough, too"
And he can, buh-lieve muh!
Benny Tate should have a long
life in major league baseball.