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The Washington times., 1926-02-16
RUTH F0RESEEs
RESIN TROUBLE

sT. PETERSBURG. Fla. FEB. 1e.
The new baseball rule ail0WinG
pitchers to use resin will be abused
and viii result Ia the return Of
freak pitching deliveries. according
to Babe Ruth, Yankee slugger, ana
three Of his fellow players here.
Bill Lamar, left fielder for the
Athletics: Bob Shawkey. right
handler for the YANKEES, ana WafIy
Pipp. first baselnan recently traded
70 Cincinnati BY the Yankees.
agreed with Ruth. but d negative
vote was cast BY Wilbur Cooper.
Pirate veteran now leftehanding FOR
the Chicago Cubs. Cooper does not
think pitchers will try to sclient'
under the new regulation.
The other players predict that
pitchers win esaiIs the bali when
resin is used. It was ssaIIer'
thrown BY Carl Mays which caused
the death III 1921 of Ray Chapman,
Cleveland sllOrtstop The aailer
defaced ball. but It can also be
players agree.
All five players agreed that ti1e
resin ball viii help pitchers to get
control. and develop 8 better curve,
but they also believe hitting viii
not be greatly reduced SInawkey
and Cooper do not intend to use
resin.
The players here. with the Gx-
ception Of Cooper think the main
evils from the new rule will come
from pitchers carrying their own
supply Of resin or introducing illegal
substances with the resin.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
YN WINS
FROM BUFF D

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 Garry
SchmeeIkss Brooklyn Arcadians have
finally broken into the winning side
OF the column, upgetting the Buffalo
Germans last night. 81 to 81. The
home five won the title over the
first hair Of the league race but
until last night could not seem to
get going Manager Schmeelk
issued an ultimaturn. however to
the effect that, unless the team be-
gan winning, It would shortly be
broken up and scattered to the four
winds
The Arcadians, steadied By the
giant Horse Haggerty, came To
life against the Germans and never
stopped fighting First one team
and then the other would take a
small lead, only to be oYertaken
and passed IN the last few min-
rtes Of play Brooklyn went ahead
ana stayed there TIL the gun
sounded.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
SHARKEY AND HUFFMAN
CALLED TO ACCOUNT

NEW YORK, Feb 16.-Jack
Sharkey, Boston heavyweight, and
Eddie Huffman. of Los Angeles,
were to be called up on the carpet
today to show cause why the
State Athletic Commission should
release their purse, which was held
up after their unsatisfactory bout
at Madison Square Garden last
Friday.
Sharkey, with a weight advantage
of more than 16 pounds, got the
decision, but seemed to make no
effort to fight. Many thought he
should have won by a knockout.
The State law provides only for
boxing exhibitions, not prize fight
ing, and it was thought that
Sharkey would escape on this
ground. There has been no com.
plant against Huffman
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
G. D s { RIVALS
MEET TONIGHT

Two foes who would each give a
pair Of right eyes to secure a YER
dict over the other fellow meet to-
night in the Richie gymnasium at
College Park in one Of the outstand-
ing basketball games of the year.
The teams, strangely enough, are
Maryland and Virginia, and since
Virginia holds a decision over Mary
land the game is sure to be doubly
interesting from the view point OF
q spectator.
Maryland has shown improve.
ment since losing that game TO
Virginia and the game tonight
should be well worth seeing. The
coaches respect each other highly
and they plan TO send their very
best material into the battle.
AS a Whether, the Western High
School will meet the Maryland
Freshmen at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
DEATH ALL but GRIPS
YOUNG PLAYER As
BRAVES buy HIM
By CHARLES f. YOUNG

Albany IN ", Knkerbocker Press and Evening News
ALBANY, n Y Feb. 6-When the Boston National League
clubs begins spring training At St Petersburg Fla. this year
critically Albany hospital will be among its big
squad fighting the 1926 team.
bred in
figured ia an Taylor, past Twenty-Five
had his greatest season with Albany,
the Eastern League during 1925
had been Abanys leading batsman
the Leagues most improved bapayer and the mee
hitters He had from mediocre nfder
81 the greatest defensive players the minor leagues
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
Scott May Join
Brooklyn Team
As Utility
Fielder

Wilbert Robinson, manager of
the Brooklyn Robins, has made
Everett Scott, former Yankee
shortstop, an offer to spend the
next summer in Dodgerville.
Larry Sutton, the Brooklyn scout,
recently visited "Scottie' at Fort
Wayne, and asked him whether he
would like to explore the National
League country next season.
.'Scottie,'' released Internationally
by washington q few weeks ago,
is free to sign with any club, but
the former infield star is UNI
decided whether to return to base
ball. He has put practically all
of his baseball earnings into d
recreational club in Fort Wayne,
recreational club being a new name
for a combination billiard hall, pool
parlor and bowling alleys. And
Scott thinks the place needs his
own supervision.
While Robby haas Butler, the
Minneapolis star, to jam into his
big hole at shortstop, he wants to
have an experienced player like
Scott on hand to fill in IN case OF
emergencies.
RObby always has been great
hand for taking these castOffs
from other teams and putting
new life into them. Both Of his
two Brooklyn pennants, 1916 and
1890, were won with PLAYERS let
20 BY other clubs. some OF them
having been considered through
before RObby reInade them In
Brooklyn.
Robinson always was a great adj
mirer Of Scott, and during the 1916
world series, when Everett broke
the Brooklyn clubs morale with
his amazing short-stopping, Robby
nicknamed him Trolley Line"
Scott.
After several Red Sox victories,
Robby asked: What chance have
we with that fellow, Scott, out
there? He's just a human trolley
line. Our fellows hit the ball and
then they go out over that trolley
line, Scott to tHoblitzel."
That series saw Scott at his peak
as a fielder. In addition to his
1909 consecutive games, Scott also
made less errors during his years
as a regular than any other short
stop in the games history over a
similar span. He played errorless
ball in twenty-five Of his twenty
seven world series games. No
wonder Robby compared his throws
to first to trolley line.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
CRACK Of BAT
DOWNS CAB
BY DAVIS ]. WALSH

Major league baseball, minus
some Of the glamor it knew in the
days when johnny Evers spoke re-
provingly to an umpire and Wad-
dell turned up missing for the
most important series Of the year,
is about to be transferred from
the verbal to the competitive
stage Of its 1926 development.
Within q week, most of the SIX
teen ball clubs will be operating
at their training bases and, auto
maticaIly, the silence will become
deafening on such efgr0ssing
questions as the resin ball and
judpe Lands second term, il any.
The magnatcs know when they
are outclassed and they subside
gracefully or otherwise as soon as
the sound OF the batted ball Is
waited home from the camps.
Having beaten its rivals to the
lunch on several recent occasions,
the National League seems deter
mined to carry the matter as tar
as making the earlier start. The
Chicago Cubs already are at Cata-
lima Island proving only that the
last shall be first. The Giants ana
Dodgers are scheduled to leave late
this week for Sarasota and Clear
water respectively, while the cham
pion Pirates will break for Paso
Robes, Cal, on Saturday almost
simultaneously with the departure
cf the Cardinals for San Antonio.
There seems to be no such STAN
pede on the part Of American
League clubs. although many Of
the Griffmen are cOngregating az
Tampa while the Browns and Ath.
Ietics viii get under way for Tar
pom Springs and Fort Myers be-
fore Sunday.
The advance guard of Yankees
will be en- route for st. Petersburg
at that time, but the general aver
age is lowered by the fact that the
Tigers are late starters Cobb dtdn t
have a ball player at Augusta last
year until March /, and indications
are that he will repeat the expert
unent this season.
The Indians and Red Sox arc
scheduled for comparative late ar
rivals at Lakeland and New Orleans,
respectively.
Ten Of the sixteen clubs will
operate in Florida again, to the
everlasting satisfaction OF the real
tors. There may be a aew deal,
however, next year, some of the
clubs claiming that Florida expenses
are not as low as some OF the
Florida lots at flood tide.
Be that as it might, many of
the camps may be regarded as more
or less permanent The Giants will
continue to g. to Sarasota. The
Cubs have a permanent camp at
Catalina, so have the Dodgers at
Clearwater and the Reds at Or
lando Neither is there any indi-
cation that the Indians will desert
Lakeland nor that the Braves will
leave St. Petersburg, while the
Cards probably will give San An
tonic a play as long as Hornsby
runs the ball club.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
Scouts Play Game

The Fort Myer Boy Scouts play
sweet court games, Sergt. l.. c..
Colby, at the post hospital, is tho
one to get in touch with for games.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16

Joe Toomey. Of Monticello, leads
in average with 1918 for "a
games. Bow Wow Myers, Of the
Roamers. is second with 111-2S for
IS games and Pantos. Of the Artie
Bells. is third with 1892 for SO
strings. Myers holds a command
ing lead in spares with 134.
The figures:
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
Mo and Tuck Game

Old man Nip and Tuck played q
large part OF the game between the
Shaw and Randall Junior High
fives. Shaw had the old man
strongly tucked away when the last
whistle blew, 10 to 1S.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
FACE
v. AND NJ.

William and Mary basketeers will
meet George Washington University
tsnigEt in the G Street gym. The
"ongnS9n lock like certain winners
In view of Catholic University S
overwhelming victory over the Nn
Einians
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
They Visit Alexandria

The Holman Wonder Five is 20
play the r. f: knight team of
Alexandria at Alexandria tonight.
The Wonder is wonder how they
ever won a game.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
Farmers Teams Here

The Department OF Agriculture
has team Of basketeers averaging
100 pounds. Phone Harry uub0r,
Main 1850, Brnach 14S.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
NORTHEAST PINSPILLERS
STAGE WARM RACE
By "A. w. ALLEN
(offieial scorer, Northeast Bowling League.

hopeful Of winning the and each
Northeast Bowling League promises
merry fight The hold slight lead
Franes hold other distinctions They have
high high game, 612 besides the highest
pins 2061 games, and Of their number Slim
4O4 and III
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
THAM sTANDING
TEAM AVERAGE

High club game-McAboy (FFankiesJ
III.
High club set-McAboy (Franlxies)
404
High team game fFrankies). e12.
High team set (Frankies), 1147.
High strikes-Hayrs (Montello) "a.
High spares--Myers (Roamers), 1S4.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16
Saints Go Down

The st. Peters Junior quint lost
to the Hine Junior High team, so
- 90.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16

TAD, sOho drasDs for The
I Times, Is known every.
lUkere as Americas most
original cartoOnist.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16

sEfE TIMES sndeoOors q
iDe its readers nsore
Sports pictures than any
other netUspdpsy.
The Washington times., 1926-02-16

There seems to be no such STAN
pede on the part Of American
League clubs. although many Of
the Griffmen are cOngregating at
Tampa while the Browns and Ath.
Ietics viii get under way for Tar
pom Springs and Fort Myers be-
fore Sunday.
Evening star., 1926-11-28
SMUDGE POTS AS WEAPONS.

on small card that he carries. Eacr1
card represents the temperature of
the particular locality from which II
was taken, and at headquarters Is
placed on a corresponding section Of
large wall map of the territory COW
cred by the Citrus Protective Asso-
citation.
Should a cold wave OF air threaten
the groves 1t can be seen on this map
in time for the orange and lemon
farmers to rally to their 'smudge
pots" before the fruit freezes. The
smudge pots are nothing more than
large sheetiron lamps that burn low
grade oil, One of these pots burning
by every tree raises the temperature
of the entire grove.
The fruit on the orange trees begins
TO freeze when the temperature drops
below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Conse-
quently, when the million-dollar motor
cycle team brings in a report of "2S
and going down." the alarm is sent
out from the protection headquarters.
Every orange rancher springs quickly
from bed when the telephone bell
rings five times in the night Slip
ping on his clothes and grasping his
torch. the rancher soon lights every
smudge pot that stands waiting by
the side of each precious tree OF
golden fruit.
Then the weird sight OF a hundred
flames in every acre of the somber
green groves announces the defeat of
Jack Frost. The spell of the chill god
of the night is broken by the burnt
offering of the sordid incense distil.
late. The night riders having done
their work, the torch brigade fares
silently out into the night and leaves
" %'os behind to mark
Evening star., 1926-11-28
"Law of Series" Is Applied by Scientist
In Search for knowledge of the Future

Kainmerer, nothing else can explain
them. To the unscientitic mind which
has no knowledge of this law. tlief
must seom like the work Of come
mysterious supernatural being; Lad}
Luck, Dame Fortune or the evil one
What good does 1t do US TO know
all this? How, then, can any one Of
us prefit through d study OF the
law Of series?
Here again Kammerer has pointed
out the way. For ne himself made q
practice Of foretelling future events
and OF governing his actions accord
ingiy.
For instance. lie used 4 daily local
train in committing between his resi
dence at Hacking, Il suburb, and his
laboratory at the Prater in the CITY
of Vienna. This train made serera'
stops on the way. Now, there wa
a certain Mr.. \ who sometimes uscd
this train and sometimes did not
kamnlerer always enjoyed neetrG
Mr.. A., because he found Mr.. AS
conversation agreeable and stimulat'
ing, Ordina rily, he would have been
unable to tell whether Mr.. y! would
get in the train at IIeitzing. which
lies between Hacking and Vienna.
But he would study his feilow-passen.
gers, and if one Of them resemhled
y. y
Mr.. As or carried Il briet case IKE
Mr.. A's--the law of series would IN
di,.ate that a similar person. namely
Mr.. A, would be likely TO appear
Consequently. Kammerer nearly a'-
ways could predict Mr.. As appear
ance and could prepare himself :"
welcome him.
There was another gentleman. how
eyer. a Mr.. h, who also sometimes
used DR.. kammerer's train. rms MI
X was a deadly bore and Kainmerel
wished to avoid him. SO he watched
his fellow W-paSsnnEerS- II one ot
them was wearing suit like Mr' A.
o,. had q dlSagreeable voice ilke Mr.
KS. he would know that Mr.. h was
j11e 10 get on. Consequently. he would
move into q thlrd-clasS compartment
tO avoid an annoyance. In this Wa!
he found that his knowledge OF the
IaI- of series added to- his pleasure
and enabled him TO avoid unpleasant
things.
similarly, according 20 kammere'
any one can take advantage or hi
winning streaks and overcome his
closing streaks." All that is Ileces
sary is TO observe that one occurrepc"
tends to repeat itself at regular inter'
walls, and IT, act accordingly.
Thus. after the Calverton wTec'
had been followed after three week,
by the Salida disaster. any one NIGH
have foretuld that another ratlwaH
tragedy was likely TO happen aftef
another interval OF three weeks.
Around September q, then. all rail
road men would have been on theis
guard and taken especial precautions
and the disaster at BethleheR
might have been avoided.
Evening star., 1926-11-28
0NE-THIRD of a million dollars, or

hNE-THIRD of a million dollars, or
as much as a man could earn at
SO a day in about three centuries
such is the figure placed upon the
value Of q motor cycle rider by the
orange growers of southern Califor-
mia. This rider is the advance guard
Of smudge pots.
For a long time the f1rebrand stood
for arson and destruction; but the
modern night rider and the torch
have united to combat the devastating
elements that threaten the citrus
groves with heavy tribute Of golden
fruit.
But the men who have placed a
third of a million dollar valuation
upon the services of a motor rider do
not seem to realize that they have
done anything remarkable.
Some years ago It was proposed that
the orange growers Of the section men,
toned might unite to fight their com.
mon enemy, frost But as no such
stand had ever been taken before, the
orange and lemon men hesitated.
After repeated defeats, one by one,
despite their best efforts, the citrus
farmers scarce dared to hope that
they might, even side by side, cv".'-
throw the great chill monster of {
night. Then, embroidered by his nc
cesses. Jack Frost levied a tribute
heavier than ever before upon the be-
leaguered forces of the orange belt.
1t was in sheer desperation that the
million-dollar motor cycle team was
organized.
Three men cover almost 5000 acres
Of bearing orange and lemon groves
at intervals Of from one 10 two hours
during the night Each man rides
alone through the dark, stoppin" p.
~ Ac.A.t a "a xr...iAcA 1c.Irrx,
Evening star., 1926-11-28

sound grew more and more distinct.
A horse and cart rumbled into the
village street. 1au1iston looked out
some vehicle were close at hand now.
a moment or two afterward 1t pulled
up outside.
" Late Travellers he nurmured, q
dash of curious excitement in his eyes.
The horses hoofs struck haIshly
upon the cobbles, the wheels creaked
and groaned. Then there was silence
"a voice-the door of the room was
opened. The farmers wife, with a
light coat thrown loosely over her
rose colored gown. entered the room.
She flung it OFF as she entered. More
than ever one realized the beauty of
her body, the restless glory of her
eyes.
II couldn't sleep there she ex.
claimed. II had to come away"
Spencer Lauriston shook his head.
He was standing up, one hand grip
ping the mantleplece. His eyes drew
hers and held them. From that mo-
ment neither looked at any one else
"A rash proceeding" he warned her.
"Supposing one Of US three-I, for in
stance, or Mr.. Goade here, or our
young friend, whose name l have for
gotten. who came for the doctor--had
been the man whom the police were
wanting; see how you bring the crime
home. A French examining judge
would find something magnificent in
this situation He would watch yOjlr
Evening star., 1926-11-28

from the gate, whether she has ever
seen me before. Ask those two
clumsy-looking louts hanging about
behind why they refuse to help re-
store my-shall I call it caravan
to a state of equilibrium"
Goade stared at the speaker for a
moment, without reply. His attire
was honaely enough, but, after all,
the tweed coat was well cut and the
shabby tie was suggestive of some
well known colors. His shirt, though
of coarse flannel. was clean; the
knickerbockerS and shoes, although
ancient, might well have been those
of a country gentleman. More sig
nificant still, the voice, with it's slight
drawl. was most distinctly the voice of
a person OF culture.
Whats wrong?" Goade asked the
farmer. why don't you let your men
help move the wagon?"
The woman suddenly lifted the latch
of the gate and strolled out. She
walked with delightful freedom and q
faint swaying of the hips suggestive
of foreign origin. Goade watched her
in unwilling admiration.
II will tell YOU" she said MY hus-
band spends half his days and nights
in terror of the gypsies. Why, l do
not know, for | am one and they are
people without evil in their hearts.
And yet l do know. Shall l tell these
gentlemen, john"
You can tell them what you
please" the farmer answered, surlily.
My husband has no manners" she
sighed "and his temper is bad. Now
| will tell you why he becomes furious
when a gypsy passes the house."
She paused for moment. She had
addressed herself at first to Goade.
Now she turned from him. and her
eyes sought the eyes Of the other man.
"a year ago" she recounted, there
came along this way an old woman
telling fortunes-a poor old soul she
was, but with those things in her
which none can understand. 1t was
harvest time, and. my master there
was merry. He would have his for
tune told and mine. and he heard what
l think sometimes made his life
torture to him. The woman told him
that the day would come when would
leave his roof, and the man who
would carry me away would be one of
my own race"
Your fortune teller was indiscreet,"
the man of the caravan remarked.
"Old witchr' the farmer muttered.
Alas" she went on, "the mischief
was done when first she opened her
mouth. My husband believed her.
Since then he has lived in terror of
the day when the prophecy should
come true. That, sir" she concluded,
lis the cause of his inhospitality-
though why she should take you for
a gypsy, except that you have the
dark hair and skin and the caravan
of a peddler. l cannot say. Are you a
gypsy, Mr.. Peddler?" she demanded,
with an insolent little toss of the head.
Evening star., 1926-11-28
Pertaining to Sugar.

CCGAR was unknown 70 the an
~ cients Neither Greek nor Lat!E
has any word for il. The word Hac.
charon, from which our saccharine j.
derived, slgnified a sweet Juice
crushed from the bamboo. Indeed.
men and women who need not yet %
knowledge that they are old. can re.
member when sugar was a rare lux
tlry in a working mans family. usei
sparingIy even by the welI-to-do. To.
day 1t is one Of the great food staples
Of the world, produced in quantitiea
beyond the power OF the UNFRAMED
mind to comprehend and distributed
to every part of the globe by sor.e
means or other.
Most persons know that sugar carlG
and the sugar beet are the two great
natural sources, but many, In this
country at least, do not know that IL
is the beet and not the cane which
furnishes the larger part OF the
worlds supply.
In the United States and the coun.
tries from which we draw q larR%
part Of our supply, Cuba, Porto Rico
Java. Hawaii and the Philippines, Il
is the cane and not the beet which
produces. The beet-sugar industry.
has not yet become we'll established
here. The entire product Of DSet
sugar in the United States has nevef.
been sufficient to approach the figures
of annual consumption of sugar. Il
is necessary to import more.
The national pride is often stirred
by references TO the Independence or
the United States in food supplies. and
our ability to feed the nations of the
Old World. Wheat. corn, meats. and
many other farm products we do pro.
duce in abundance. But for our stioar
we are more dependent upon the out.
side world than is Great Britain for