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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
7QDAYS SRQRTORIAL
by Kfrf Miller

With fifteen full years and
his credit in the organza
ton Roger Penpaugh has much recommend him az pilot OF
Indians berth for which his has been
mentioned than since the RESIGNATION Of IRIS
and around the Capital almost unanimous
in the belief that in the Middle
couldn't better choice, that Speaker is
actually out Of the picture.
Pecnpaugh fortunately possessed with the greatest at
with which he is said to be
brains That he smart player tact
and other words, knows what Is all
about cannot be denied.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
frankie MANN
To HEAD CLUB

Frankie Mann, long identified
with the development of clever
young boxers here, is president of
a new club that promises some
Interesting entertainment for It's
members this winter.
He heads the recently incor-
porated Arcadia Sports Club housed
on the third floor Of the big
Arcadia Building at Fourteenth
Street and Park Road, and frankie
already has a nice place to show
for the short time he has been
at work With this new venture.
The clubs quarters are being
equipped with modern gymnastic
paraphernalia, wrestling and boxing
rings, showers and lockers. And
by appointment there will be in
structors in various sports at hand
for the members. =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
IT'LL: SETS
HEAVILY

Gene Tunney. heavyweight cham
pion, is just beginning to reap the
thorns that go with the roses OF
a championship. Gene is being
panned in the newspapers; Iarassed
in the courts; jeered in public ap.
pearances. And, for the most part.
without reason.
It's the price a man pays for
prominence-the same price that
Dempsey paid when he was cham
pion; that willard and Johnson
and all others paid before him.
Ty Cobb in the heyday Of his
greatness was maligned on every
side; Red Grange, even in the
greatness Of his career, listened
to the old razz along with the
cheering. Even Babe Rutland
no more loved figure ever STEPPED
en- the diamond than the Babe
has had his troubles.
America, it seems, builds up idol;
only for the pleasure of picking
them to pieces to see what makes
them tick
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
HIGH BASKET ERS
PLAY TODAY

Followers Of scholastic basketball
will be treated to a pair of games
today when Business, engages in
it's second game Of the season by
playing Strayer's Business College
and Central playing against st.
Johns.
Business will have the advantage
of meeting it's foe On their home
court, while Central High must
play st. Johns in the latter's gym.
Central and Business are both
favored the .winer today. Business
has scored victory over 81.
Johns and it's more experience is
figured to count materially in the
game against the inexperienced
Strayer's five. Central Is touted to
stop the peppery st. Johns five, al
though a good battle is the
prospect.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
Very Fair TODard Buddy Myer

Quiet but deermned-that Pecknpaugh. He wastes few
words but when does talk speaks the point Peck is
faghed deep considerable and fair When Buddy Myer was
easing Peck regular shoop BERTH making such
success of the earliest to admit that
Buddy natural and would it as ne could
surroundings speed his from
minor to major league cadence.
IF the managerial void part Of the
economic sweep which depves Chicago of Eddie Collins and De-
Cobb possibly Pecks demands would be in keep
ing with banro We do not believe Peck would want
kings ransom until he had his WORTH although
aren proponents of cheap labor.
Certainly though, any baseball who produce
winning his principals worth nickel he
GET we'd be the last wish Peck anything but the best
afeld the remuneration therefor He has
friends admirers in Washington who would be glad
responsible of Indian guide, that his
playing days numbered, especially locally.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
Peck Brainy Baseball Man

Long Washingtons famed board of strategy and
point Of the record double killings registered by the
1926, Pecnpaugh is credited with being q
thningest" pieces Of baseball brica-brac n captivity
Miller Higgins to the contrary wasn't hg
wasn't he.
most essential element to managerial career That ne
particularly adapted such position with Cleveland IS borne
the fact that the Forest City is his home is the cradle
baseball and the stronghold OF MS
thousands Of admirers legion also be reflected by his
popularity here and in other major league cities
with, Peck would have but one
qualification provetha of leadership Having known
Peck casually his 1923 debut Washington
powers Of direction amply sufficient for the higher
cali
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
TRIO Of BOUTS
FOR SHARKEY

NEW YORK. Dec. Tick Rick.
ard today made public a schedule
Of heavyweight bouts for which he
has signed Jack Sharkey, Boston
championship contender. the final
match being with Gene Tunney for
the. title on Setember Is. The lat.
ter, however, is contingent upon
Sharkey surviving the series of
tests.
The first. on February z, will be
with the winner of the Jim Maloney-
Harry Person bout, to be held at
the Garden on December 20. The
second Sharkey engagement has
been set for March IA, with Paolino
as the Bostonian's rival The third
win be with Paul Berlenbach at
the Yankee Stadium on June 8.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
GONZAGA HIGH CALLS
CANDIDATES TODAY

Four out-of-town games with
formidable foes will help to make up
a 15.ganne schedule arranged for
Gonzaga tossers this year. Accord
ing to an announcement made at
the northeast school.
The first practice, called today, is
expected to interest one of the
largest squads ever to turn out for
the indoor sport. Fully 80 candi-
dates are said 70 be prepared to take
a fling at the court sport.
Capt. Johnny Bozel. Jim Farrell,
Gaghan, Fitzgerald. MealGy and
Tom Farrell are veterans around
whom the team will be constructed.
Among the newcomers who will be
out for the team, Dugan, Al Far
rell, Nolan. Byrne and Kans are
considered NEST promising
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
Giants VIII Wear
Overall Type
OF Uniform

NEW YORK, Dec. 7Uni-
forms Of the New York Giants
next season will be without
shirt tails it was announced
today at the offices Of the
ball club.
The shirt and trousers will
be hooked up on the plan Of
overalls, it was said, the sl1g-
gestion having come from the
players. They claimed the
tails of shirts were unnecessary
and ilnpeded free action.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07

Britten was principally responsible
for the playing of this years game
In Chicago. :.
He circulated petition among
members of Congress and brought
pressure TO bear upon Army and
Navy officials for the game to ;,
opening Of that city's new
stadium.
s'The success of the game IN Chi
Cago demonstrates the desirability
Of playing it in the Midwest from
time to time" he said. 1.-THE game
In Chicago was worth more TO the
Army and Navy than the expendi.
ture of 81 100000 would have bsen.
/ am saying that from the view
point Of the services. though, OF
course, the game was big thing,
too. for Chicago.
Seventy per cent of the vast
throng that witnessed the game in
Chicago were foreigners or persons
who were only one or two genera
lions removed from foreign-born
parentage-mostiy one generation.
''TIley are the people who
BABUMAM UC BIpAGcoC0 FANh OSAA
Navy. and l know of no better
way of doing It than to give
them an opportunity to see the
young men from West Point
and Annapolis.
1.-The same class of people would
see our boys in Detroit: Cleveland,
Cincinnati and st. Louis
Britten said he did not know
what facilities these cities offered,
but that he believed, il they did not
have adequate stadiurns. the Army.
Navy game might be a sufficient
inducement for them to build grid
iron accommodations.
Neither did he voice a preference
as to which city should be first
favored or when, but he said the
game should go back to the Middle
West within a year or. two.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
EVANSVILLE SOLDIERS
WIN TWO COURT GAMES

Company f National Guard basket
ball teams of Hyattsville scored
double victory on their home court
by taking the measure OF the Park.
way five. Gilt in the first game,
and a 22.16 game from the Peck
quint. Parkway was unable to cope
with 1.-THE opposition the soldiers fur
nished. The Peck team offered the
Reserve five keen competition
tf1re1hGhouks ~. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
II. R. Y. MICA LEAGUE
PIN AVERAGES
LnAaun REcoRpE j.

Hlgh team game. r. NJ. s., So.
High team set, A. r. Elk. No. /,
1.bgz.
High individual average. Murphy. 4.
NJ. g.. 1872.
second Individual average. Weeks.
Squirrels. 1898.
Third Individual average. Behrle,
Night Owls. 108.
High individual game. Ballard. Top
pers. lat.
High individual set. Behrle. Night
Owls. 1858.
High strikes. Mccall. b. and O., 10.
High spares. Ballard. Toppera. 81
Total pins, Squirrels, 1907.
Second pins. Night Owls, 12,024.
TOTAL PINS PER TEAM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
WIcKHoRsT, OF NAVY,
HAD VEGETARIAN DIET

All We prospective All.America
football players hearken to this:
Midshipman Frank J. Wickhorst,
powerful 215-pound tackle Of the
Navy eleven, who was selected on
every All.American team, confined
himself to a/strictly vegetarian diet
to keep in condition this fall.
i. Wickhorst, who lives at Oak
Park, q suburb Of Chicago, par
took OF fowl or fish. and at inter
walls OF months ate piece OF we'll
done beef
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
Tunney Gives Aid to
Christmas Seal
Golf Play

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Dec
7.-Gene Tunney was among
the 800 entries announced today
for the Christmas Seal Golf
tournament, which will begin
tomorrow at the Seaview Golf
Club, Absecon. .
The proceeds will be donated
to the National tuberculosis
Association. The entrants IN
clude Chick Evans, John G.
Anderson, Dick Jones, Max
Marston, J. Wood Plat, w. }.
Plat and Carl Weber, twice
Ohio State champion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
DETROIT HAS RICHEST
GOLF CLUB IN U. S

The Detroit Golf Club is recog.
nized as the richest organization
OF its kind in the world. Situated
two miles within the city limits,
its 212 acres are valued at $21 ,0O0,-
eenao q member Of the club
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07

ASHEvILLE, N. c.. Dec. IT,
Baseball magnates. managers and
scouts continued to pour into Ashe.
Vile today as the first days ses-
sion Of the National Association of
Professional Baseball Clubs con-
vention got under way. Indica.
tons were that late arrivals would
boost the attendance above the TOO
mark.
Among the various matters
expected to come before the
convention is the proposal Of
Otto BOrchert. president Of the
Milwaukee American association
club. to limit the price to be
paid by major clubs for out
standing players In the minors.
: Although the convention proper
did not get under way until this
morning, hotels have been crowded
with owners and managers for the
past two days. attending prelimin-
airy meetings and "dickering" for
players.
lac AIlSI1Cdh dSSOCldLAOA ~
journed after a brief meeting to
meet again in Chicago next week
to decide the 1927 schedule.
President Thomas J.~Hickey was
given a $4,000 raise in salary and
reelected for three years at $4,000.
A movement to eliminate
high-priced player managers in
the majors had the backing OF
several of the club owners.
This movement got under way
with the retirement of Eddie
Collins. Ty Cobb and iris
Speaker. IL was pointed out.
A proposal to restrict players
from playing in the off-season. a
new maior.minor league agreement,
and selection Of the 1927 meeting
place were among the important
matters to come before the con-
Vention.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07

According to Richard. the former
champions style, color and per-
sonality packed them in and, until
such time as his duplicate Is de.
veloped, the addicts will be in
cIined to stay away In droves.
"There is only one Of this type
for every 20 years." Richard added.
80, / don't look for another man
with Dempsey'a appeal for some
time. AS a matter of fact, you and
may not live to see the day when
that Philadelphia gate il eQualled,
never mind exceeded"
The. promoter probably was serv-
ing due notice against the ambitious
ideas being entertained by Tunney
on the matter of his next purse.
1t being understood that the cham
pion was somewhat irked by the
receipt OF only $250,OO0 as his end
Of the Dempsey match. At that,
Richard believes Tunney will line
up with him for a title defense
next summer and said so.
''Bet all your money on it,"
was his advice. 1--WE got the
cOntenders, the arena; the pres
tige and the backing. Tunney is
q smart fellow. He knows
where to go when ne wants
something"
Richard himself win start some
thing later in the month. 1t will
be an elimination match between
Jimmy Maloney and Harry Person,
and by the time the entire series
has been completed next summer.
Richard win have the customers
dollars and Tunney will have
logical opponent. Richard, having
tied up Jack Sharkey after Febru-
ary /, has lien on most OF the
good prospects.
men in against Tunney next sum-
mer without further trial, but the
match wouldn't draw any more
than 100000" Richard said. IF
Dempsey Is able to come back, he
will outdraw the others, but am
sincere in saying that the $4,000, 900
gate is a thing of the past.
Dempsey lost some. OF his
Illusion when he was defeated
by Tunney, and don't think he
will ever be able to come back.
1.-THE man / develop for Tunney
will not be sent in there cold He
will be the survivor of q very hard
campaign. 1 have Sharkey, Ma
loney, Person and Paolino ready to
go. I am saving Dempsey for out
doors, in case he comes back. Can
you imagine what Sharkey and Ma
loney would draw? Maloney and
Paolino, who is a great fighter,
would be another knockout.
"By early summer, will have
the survivor ready for Dempsey,
and. IL Jack doesn't want to try
again, will send my survivor after
Tunney. Either way, no will have
real match for the title and It
will draw q cool million or more.
That ought to be enough for every
body"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07

At Scranton. Pa.-AIike Chaplin,
Of Scranton. won decision over AL
Belmont, OF Newark. n. j., ten
rounds. Billy Pollock. of Scranton,
knocked out Paddy Burke. of New
axiss in. second round
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
Alabama to Begin
Practice For
Stanford

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Dec. q.
Alabama, thrice Southern Con-
ference champions, expects to
start training tomorrow for
their game with Stanford at
Pasadena on New Year Day.
The squad accompanied by
sports writer's and fans will
leave for the coast Deem
Der 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07

At Milwaukee. Wis.-Harry Kahn,
OF Milwaukee. won decision over
Billy Drake. OF Germany eight
rounds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
No MORE 81. 600. 900
Gates, SAYS TEX
BY Davis ]. Walsh

Neither Gene Tunney other
$2OO0OO0 house., KICK
ard informed waiting world today with oral foot note to h
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
|. ASK
SET PRICE

.ASHEVILLE, N. C., Dec. Z.
There is no truth to The report
that Jack McAIlister has been
named manager Of the Cleveland
American League team.
IL not only have not been made
MANAGER he said today, "but i
haven't been approached ON tile
matter"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07

save hours OF time in your Chrisss..
mas shopping by making your ,,I n
81 The Times and Herald Ctassifteu
section.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
St. PAUL 3
G|RLSNN
BY "Jerry" Martin

The championship Of the Catholic
School Basketball League for girls
rests today with the st. Paurs
sextet which defeated the st. MAI
tins lineup, 27.15. In SO DOING
the st. Paul's girls won the cup
offered by the Baltimore Cathohc
Review.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07

The star of the game was I'd
wardina Boots Gull, deadly
shot on the st. PauFs team;
She accounted for % Of the -
tallies collected by her sextet.
The st. Paul's guards. the BARI
Iett-FOIey combination, held tne
st. Martins forwards to iour
field goals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07

At the end OF the first quarter.
st. Paups led 7-6, but the dope
was reversed at the end OF the
half. Having done some nice snoot-
ing from the freedom line, Ger
trude Gauvreau, of st. Martins
had brought the score up to il.lV
in favor OF her aggregation. AFTER
the second half began, the st. Iauis
got away to a fine start. Tnelr
team work was well nigh perfect
and with Miss Guilt shooting from
every spot on the floor, they put
the game on ice. During the sec
ond half, st. Paul's rang up -
counters to, the five turned IN Dy
their opponents, clinching the game
27.15.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07

bet all your money on It,"
was his advice. 1--WE got the
cOntenders, the arenas the pres
tige and the backing. Tunney is
a smart fellow. He knows
where to go when he wants
something"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07

Dempsey lost some. OF his
Illusion when he was defeated
by Tunney. and l don't think he
will ever he able To CnEllA back.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-29
FORD RELEASE
Hailed THRUOUT
united STATES
Call for Drive to Free
Class War Prisoners
/. |. D. Press Service

The acquittaI Of Richard (Blackie)
Ford of the charge Of numbering
deputy sheriff Reardon during the
Wheatland hop riots twelve years ago
is hailed with Joy by progressive ele-
ments turnout the country.
Ford was released on parole after
serving twelve years on the framed
up charge of numbering prosecutor
MAXWELL of Yuba county, California
only to be rearrested and retired.
On receiving news of his acquittal
by a jury in Marysville, California,
the International Labor Defense can
vassed progressives and intellectuals
turnout the country with a view to
registering opinion on this very i'm
pOrtant case and laying the basis for
a campaign to free all the other vic
tins of capitalist persecution in the
dungeons Of California.
William H. Holly of Chicago, prom
inent in defense of civil liberties and
class war prisoners wired: 1T is good
" sec LhdI bHc ulOD Splllb - dDdlluB
and that jurors can be found who are
willing to protect, even strike leader
and who refused to railroad a man to
prison whose only offense is an en-
deavor to bring about better condi-
tons for the workers"
Ellen Hayes of Wellesley College,
Massachusetts wires: Ford acquittal
calls for new working class courage
and solidarity"
From Alice Stone Blackwell comes
the following message: Ford acquit-
tai sign of returned sanity especially
welcome in California"
Glad to have my name used in
CONTINUED on page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-29

1.-THE party Is the instrument for the
dictatorship Of the proIetarlat."-Len
in. Hear the message Of Leninism at
the Lenn Memorial meetings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-29
Mckinley Patches His Political Fences

to be one OF the unfortunates this
year. Politics in Illinois, rotten TO the
core, are in a state of ferment. New
allgnments are being created for the
purpose OF coming campaigns In city
and state. The republican party in the
state has been split into a number OF
warning camps.
A few years back the big republican
boss was William Hale Thompson,
whose source Of political strength was
the footing OF public works, park com
mission graft and protection money
received from gamblers and other
denizens OF the underworld. With its
immense resources the Thompson
machine made governors. states attor.
neys and other officials out OF pee
(Coptinued on page %
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-29
BUSINESS MEETS TO FOOL FARMER
ks.ss,x 2e~1
BY T. }. o'FLAHERTY

NDhEW Mellon, secretary or the
Treasury almost admitted that it
is impossible to enforce the Volstead
law. Mellon should be in a position
to know. He had his irons in many
industrial fires and one OF his most
lucrative pursuits was his liquor bus
mess. On the assumption that it
takes a thief to catch a thief Andy
was handed the liquor portfolio in the
Harding cabinet and still retains 1t
despite the vicissitudes Of fortune
that swept most of the Harding boys
out of Office.
MORKINGMEN are given long pri-
W son sentences for insisting on
their constitutional rights to say what
they think about things in general
and about the capitalist government
of this country in particular. The
declaration of independence and the
basic law of the land guarantees this
right but the heirs and successors of
the signers of the declaration of in
dependence are not making good on
the bond.
IF the constitution of the United
States and particularly that part
Of it which insists on the right Of free
speech, free press and free assem-
blage for the people of this country
interferes with the present day in
terests of our ruling class, out the
back door goes the constitution and
into the can goes the worker who
leans on it for support. Mellon can
make a laughing stock out of the
Volstead law and get away with it.
1t makes a difference who violates a
law.
T UTHER Burbank, the famous hor-
- ticulturist, frankly admitted in a
recent interview that he is an athe-
list. He declared that all religions
are on lettering foundation and are
hound to perish. Clergymen are as
plentiful as ever he said, but "sci-
ence refuses to let them step over
the bounds Of common sense" Here
is a good crack from old Burbank:
''The idea that good God would send
people, to a burning hell is utterly
darnable to me. don't want to have
anything to do with such a God"
This is hot stuff and refreshing. If
this kind of talk was INDUCED in at
the Scopes trial it is not unlikely
that Tennessee might consider apply
ing for membership in the Bushbap-
lists Evangelical Federation.
WITH Burbank on the west coast
W hurting birthstone at religion and
Bishop William Montgomery Brown
in the east doing very much the same
thing in a different way, the devo-
tees of spiritual hocus pocus are
completely surrounded by trouble. 1t
is not easy for them to represent
such venerable and kindly person
as Bishop Brown as a representative
of Beelzebub, tho they are quite re-
sourceful when hard pressed. And
their focks have hitherto swallowed
their mysteries without gagging But
times are changing. old social sys-
TENS are lettering, kings and queens
are earning an honest penny writing
movie scenarios or lending their
names for the advertisement of pow
der puffs and tooth paste and we see
by the papers as Dooley would say
that Lenin's picture has taken the
place formerly occupied by that of
the Car in every corner of Russia
T. H. THOMAS, one of King Georges
privy councillors has rendered
another service to the ruling class Of
his dear empire. The members of his