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The Washington times., 1926-10-05
Big BAN a Bust
| In Eyes of
| Series Fan

ST. LOUIS, Oct. s.-comes new
the chant that Babe Ruth is the
series goat. A bit early for pieF'
ing the Big Bam as bust. But,
to date, he hasn't shown as bright
ly as could be expected. The Babe
made world series history Sunday
when he lost Thevenow's drive in
the open field and allowed the
Cardinal shortstop to circle tbs
bases unmolested. and it will re.
quire some Puissant effort to live
that down Furthermore. his
failure to hit effectively has begun
to cause grave forebodings in the
bosoms of the more emotional
Yankee fans.
The Cardinals have made provi
sion for 400 baseball writers In
their augmented press box, That
is designed to include those gentle
men from the remote wheat and
oil belts, who have been waiting Ss
years fer the chance te come int
this ancient city and whoep eF up
a bit.
There is a runner that those
scribes who have been pushed
into the last rows of the upper
tier, where the press box is To-
Gated, can, from time to time. ger
a glimpse of a fly ball batted
higher than Beb Meusel's head.
II this is true, it's more than can
he said of the New York press
box.
Those gentlemen who drew the
rear lines there can merely wait
for bulletins from the front row
on balls hoisted above the pitchers
cap. the everhanging third tier
obliterating virtually everything
from the ears up. However. it is
said there is rarely anything from
the ears up on a baseball field. SO
the scribes suffer not. neither do
they complain.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
Y ELL F D
BREA[)ON
BY Bill Corum

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5.-Fhe cash
customers in this ovef.heated Mis-.
souri, metropolis can squawk just
as Justify outside a hall park as
they can in it. Mixed in with tae
shouts for Hornsby, Alexander ana
Southworth when the Cardinals
came rolling home We're a whole
flock of noisy Bronx cheers FOR
EeniaI Sam Breadon.
Sam is the fellow who pays for
the bed and board of HOFIlsby
and the other S0-0dd red birds.
Seven summers ago he dug deep
to buy them from the Robinson
estate, and ever since he has
been paying the wear, tear and
upkeep, frequently out of the
profits of his automobile business.
But the fans have forgotten that.
Seven years is too long to ask any
baseball fan to remember. They
think of Sam now only as the vii
lain who returned their world series
ticket applications. And when these
st. Louisans start kicking, they
kick like their own Missouri mules.
So the Cardinals got the ovation,
while Samuel got. and continues to
get, the raspberry"
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
LOOKING OVER
With LonisAD opsher
HOT OLD TIME IN THE OLD TOWN

T. LOUIS No. 5-Now, for the real blowout The world
series is to be resumed today city feverhly
~ was Washington in 1924 Base York is far back the
East St Louis delight. New York forgotten toT
the moment all that pfuly small number OF
who ready to battle the Cardinals to no
still he championship of the world
Mound CITY returning Cardinals with huge parade
that continued far into the night Automobile horns whistles cir
Gus nomake gongs shl cries of girls and hoarss
downtown ST. Louis literally bed
lam Pistols exploded, frecraeker split the air bombs
sounded above Nobody slept Nobody wanted to sleep They
the first National League championship ever
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
GENE K. O'S
THIRTY

Gene Tunney's e.4try into the
ranks of the leather pushers, IN
1919. marked the year that Jack
Dempsey battered Jess Willard into
a helpless bulk.
During his professional career
Tunney has engaged in 81 fights.
r. has scored 80 knockouts, won
10 by decision, engaged in IA no
decision contests, lost one bout and
had one fight called no contest,
The only decision Tunney lost
was to Harry Greb at Madison
Square Garden in 1922, but Tunney
beat Greb in their next meeting.
Genes record follows:
Bob Martin, decision, rounds; X, @
sullyan d GsdiGn rounds rounds 1s sn
O'Dowd, no DECISION, rounds.
1S2O@whitey Allen. X o., rounds;
jim Montana, x. O.. ] round; AL Rob
erts. x. O., 3 rounds: Ed Kinlsy K. o.
rounds; K, o. 2 sullivan h ro o
Ole Anderson. K o.. 3 rounds; sergt Ray
smith, X. o.. 2 rounds; Paul Sampson.
no decision 10 Tsun ads Leo rd m9Tch no
19s1-Young Ambrose, X. O.. round |;
Soldier jones *. o.. rounds; Jack
Burke X. o., rounds; Non Larsen
X O., rounds: Eddie o'Hara. r. "a
rounds Martin Burke, decision. 10
rounds; Eddie Josephs, decision, IL
rounds; Herbert Crossley. decision,
1ns2-Jsck Clifford, X. O.. 8 rounds
Jack Burke. X. O., rounds ray
lon, K, O., ! round Charley Tnn. ;, "elne r.
I rounds Battling Levinsky, decision
1o rounds (won American light-heavy-
weight championship Ray kelser' &c"
cision, 10 rounds; Ghuck Wlgslns, de
cision' 10 rounds; Charley Weinert, no
decision, IL rounds; Tommy Ioughran,
no decision, rounds; Harry Greb, lost
decision. Is rounds Qost championship.
l2ss1s S G WisSios decision e o. fifteen te
rounds; Harry Greb, decision htteeh
rounds (regained championship; Dan
o,Dowd decision. twelve rounds Harry
Greb decision fifteen rounds: Jimmy
delaney, no decision, ten rounds JACK
Renault. no contest, four rounds
rounds; Ray Thompson, X. O.. two
ounds; Martin Burke, decision, fifteen
rnnnds Jimmy Delaney. no decision ten
rounds; Ermino Spalla, h, o., seven
rounds; George Carpenter. x. o.. III
teen rounds: Joe Lehman. *. o. eight
rounds: Harry Greb' no decision, len
rounds; Harry Foley, K. O., one rounG
RuIdy McHale X. o.. two rounds; Jett
Gn,ith no decision. fifteen rounds.
1925-Tom Gibbons X. O.. twelve
rounds; BARLEY Madden. X O.. three
rounds; Jack Herman. X. O.. two
rounds. Dan On0wd, h. o. TWO
POUNDS; Harry Greb, no decision. ten
rounds: Johnny Risko. decision twelve
1926-Jack Dempsey. ten rounds.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
COIN
REFUSED

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5.-The
lure of gold, as produced by pro
fessional tennis, aided and abetted
by c. c. Pyle, ts not strong enough
to cause Little Bill" Johnson to
give up his amateur status, 1t was
indicated today when his statement
regarding the offer, which was said
to entail $40 900 for a four month 8
tour with the Pyle tennis circus,
was forwarded TO the United States
Lawn Tennis Association by Dr..
Summer Hardy, head of the Call
fornia association.
Johnsons statement said, In
part:
II may regret my refusal to
play professional tennis some day.
but l hardly think so, To me my
present position in tennis Is al
i can ask. and doubt very much
il any offer i'm the future will
change my mind"
Little Bill" declared his refusal
of the offer was made in the face
Of the suggestions of many OF MS
friends.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
Neu, Champion.
Shows Skill
As Writer

The nea0 fighting
champion of the aCorld,
GENE TUNNEY, Is noaO
aVriting for this ne'rs-
paper the first, anthem
tic, up-to-dGte and origi-
nal story of my LIFE
AND FIGHTING CA
REER." Here, at last,
is a champion bOTer aCho
can a0rite skilLfully and
aUho has an intensely in-
teresting story to tell
"The Man of Destiny of
the Ring" "The Most
intellectual of All Boa
ers," "The Genial Fistie
Fencer Who Was Satre
He Could Defeat the
cious Dempsey
When the Rest of the
World G1'inned IN Pity
Or Scorn," reveals IN his
life story, gear after
near and chGnter bu
chapter, how he moped
toaOard one of the great
tTIunphs In all sporting
annals.
Ta4nney tells his full
vcrsion of his duel with
Dempsey and his pEans
for the future as a cli-
maI to the most inter-
esting story of q fight
ing man eUer 1Critten.
You may read Gene
Tunneg's OWn story e.r-
elusively IN The Wash
ingtOn Times, beginning
nert Thursday.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
Last Nights Fights

At New York-Jose Lomhardo, of
Panama. won decision from frankie
Fink, of Texas. ten rounds.
Arnold Ryan, Of Brooklyn, won
on foul from Johnny Leonard, OF
Allentown. Pa, in tenth round,
Charley Goodman. OF Brooklyn,
won on technical knockout from
George Siddons, of California in
eighth round.
At Newark, n. J.--Russie Leroy,
Of Fargo, n. D., knocked out
Eddie Boyer. of New York, in the
third round.
At Pittsburgh--Maxie Rosen-
bloom, of New York, won decision
from Johnny Wilson. of Boston,
ten rounds.
At Chica go--Mickey Walker, of
New Jersey, won by technical
knockout over Shuttle Callahan, OF
Chicago, in the fifth round.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05


to use me, even when he was
at the end of his string. I've
never blamed him. He had been
told ] was bust against the
Pirates and they way they ham,
mered Zachary convinced him
that / would never make good,
ITS different this year. Hug
gins can use me and knows 1t,
He knows | am in good shane
and will pitch my arm off to turn
back the Cardinals. They never
bothered me when I was In the
National League. l have asked
for chance and I'm pulling for
it today"
Soft warm weather is offered
the world series contenders. 1t
rained yesterday and most Of the
country back as far as Pitts
burgh Is under water from floods,
but the weather artists say st.
Louis will have good baseball
weather for the three days the
teams are scheduled to play
here.
Three straight victories here
for either team Will bring the
title and there will be no neces-
slty for returning to New York,
but the dope is that one team
or the other is sure to win at
least one game. That will send
them both back to the metropolis
to finish the fight.
without rain to halt the series,
i. will probably be resumed Sat
urday in New York. but If you
tell that to a st. Louis fan to-
day he'd either shoot you or
knife you or hit you on the head
with d club and Immediately be
given a civic decoration as a re
ward for his patriotism.
The fans are quite rabid out
here
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
old
MICKEY

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-Mickey Walk.
err, former welterWelght champion OF
the world, was basking in much of
his former ring prestige today, fol-
lowing his impressi - defeat of Shut
file Callahan, Chieago's smuggling
truck driver, in their scheduled 10
round battle here last night.
Walkers comeback was spec
taeular. He won in the fifth round
by a technical knockout, but not
until 10000 assembled fans had seen
one of the most murderous exhibit
tions of legalized assault and battery
ever staged in an illinois prize
ring.
The ex-weIter king had the
awkward but stOut-hearted Chicago
hoy beaten from the tap OF the
first gong. Walker won every
round. He 1'ained high-p0Wered
rights and Iefts at the luckless
Callahan, but the latter kept
wading in. Chuffle was fighting
true to his reputatiOn-0f either
knocking out his opponent or get
ting knocked out himself.
Walker, in spite of his terrific
labs, could not knock the ChicagOdn
out He had him on the floor twice,
but each time Callahan staged to
his feet for more. At the end Of the
fifth round. the latter was SO grogSy
and so thoroughly whipped that
Eddie Kane his manager. did the
only thing left to do-throw IN a
towel.
Following the fight. Jack kcarns.
Walkers manager, announced he
would Immediately offer certified
check for $500 TO the Illinois box
ing commission and issue a chal-
lenge to Tiger" Flowers for the
middleweight championship of the
world.
Kearns claims Walker is too
heavy to seek his old honors in the
welter class. lost 10 Pete Latzo Of
Scranton. several months ago.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
SPEEDBALL
HA|NES IS
PINNED
Dick williams

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 5.--Dsad Pan
Jess Haines, the solemn gentleman
with the fast ball who i the only
party in baseball who looks 40
dumb az Louis Firpo. today may
take up the burden of St. Louis
world championship hopes.
Dead Pan Jess is one Of the old
leagues premier fast ball pitchers.
who was merely thrower until
ROGERS Hornsby succeeded Branch
Hickey as manager of the Cardinals
and substituted A. G. Spalding for
the New Testament.
Until this year Haiues pitched
with only indifferent success. He
always appeared to have the stuff,
but was not attended with great
success. While his lab0rs were
dignified and energetic, he was
lacking In the something which
makes the Alexanders and the
Uhles.
When Bill Killifer joined the st.
Louis cause, Jess, with Flint Rhem.
Bill Sherdel, and Art Reinhart de-
veloped over night into a star. His
fast hall became q positive sizzler,
his curve developed into a genuine
menace and his visage assumed
new and awful expressions.
Haines has been one Of the Car
diaal aces this year. He possesses
as much or more stuff than the
gaunt Flint Rhena, of Carolina,
noted for his ability to win 20 ball
games and drive $4,000 roadsters in
his second year in the big leagues.
With the weather dark and
gloomy as it app AIRED early today.
Haines should be a puzzle. His
fast ball is as fast as the next one
and he has a change of pace.
Moreover, he is a smooth worker.
a cool customer and an effective
man with the enemy on the run.
If Haines cannot win today, It II
doubtful if any of Hornsbys dill
gent young men could.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
Hard to Beat

The record of 20 consecutive
games lost, made by the Boston
Red eox in 1905, has never been
beaten, but it was equaled by the
Athletics in 1916
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
Wants Sunday Game

Manager Mitchell is seeking a
Sunday game with some unlimited
team. Telephone Mitchell at Lin
coin 243.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
Wintons Meet

The Winton football team will
hold a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock
at Twelfth and e Strests. All
members Are asked to attend.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
Clubs Danish Pop
Bottles At
Series

We are Just reminded that
there are no pop bottles in the
St. Louis stands. This absence
of missiles is the result Of an
incident of four years ago in
which Whitley Witt, then of the
Yankees, was struck between
the eyes with a bottle hurled by
an over-exuberant fan.
Fortunately the bottle hit
Whitley on the brow, 1t might
have hit him on the arm and
proved serious. AS a result of
the risk involved both the Ma
tional and American League
clubs agreed to Danish pop
bottles from the stands and to-
day the thirsty st. Lunatic
slackes his parching tonsils out
of a paper cup which he can
throw neither far nor accurately.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
HAS AN EYE.
ON SHORT
FENCE
BY Miller J. Higgins
iaunRer New York, American League
Champions

y
lRanneer New York. American League
Champions
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5,-Ill send Wal
ter Dutch" Ruether against the
Cardinals in the opening of the st.
&nuis series today. l have couple
1t very definite reasons. -,
FIRST of al Ruether has pltcneo
aSainst the Cardinals with a great
deal Of success as a Natlo 'int
L&akuAr. He knows all their vet.
NraIis and their hitting styles. And
IN the second place, and even more
important, Ruether's cross'fire de-
livery is a tough one TO hit into
right field territory. And In all
the st. Louis games We must bear
IN mind the fact that the right fleld
vail is a short one and will be the
object of every hitting attack.
In this connection let me say
world abou. the Yankees. My club
mas always hit well in ST. Louis.
Fwiee during the regular season
after bad hitting slumps the boys
finally came out OF it in the 81
Louis park.
Most notably of all these was
the final Western trip, when, after
a bad slump In the other parks:
The boys started hitting the ball
the minute they hit st. Louis and
ciInched the penant in jltty.
The fact that we have four LETT
Aanded hitters in our batting order
chile the Cardinals have only two,
shouIA give us an advantage, The
Fellows on eur club who wallop the
bali hardest and are the longest
natural hittters are right field hit
The Cardinal sluggers for the
noest mart. are left field hitterS-
and in left the field is trifle
longer, though, I must admit stu
within range of any real slugger.
NV club expects to be without
friends cnce we start play at
SportGn1an's Park But they're used
10 that. don't think the Yankees
ever made q trip into st. Louis
when we weren't Razzed from the
start, and a little razzing more or
less won't make any difference
The Cardinals. never before having
wen a pennant, are naturally the
favorites with the fans. My men
realize all that and pay no atten'
ton.
We haven't been hitting up to
form so far in the series, and
we were faced with the two best
niteheFs in the St. Louis staff.
We're hound to hit better from
here on cut, and the st. Louis
ritching cannot hold up to the
standard set ny Alexander and
GherdeI iua the two opening
games.
Which leads me to believe that
the Yankees have a little the edge
from here on out. regardless OF the
fact that the Cards will be play.
Ing on home grounds and before
home fans.
After all the Babe sized it up
about right this morning when he
0aid:
IAN the yelling in the world
won't carry a fly ball into safe
territory: and a lot of cheers don't
help an infielder to turn a ground
bali into a double play"
Aside from sending Ruether to
the box l don't contemplate any
change in the Yankee lineup OF
the first two games, unless it
might be to send Collins behind
the bat. But that is uncertain.
Hernsby. l understand. plans to
pitch either Haines or Remnant.
I'm sincere when / say it dOesn
make any difference to us who he
pitches. We've met their aces and
got an even break. From here on
cut we'll take them as they come.
(CepyTight. 1875, Christy walsh
RVUdipatR1
The Washington times., 1926-10-05

Terms are always made to those who
ere DESTROYS of buying a home on the
payment plan. See the bargains that
can be bought In this fashion. They
are listed in the classified ads of the
Times end Herald.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
Takoma to Drill

The first football practice of the
Takoma Park A. c.. will be held
on the Silver Spring field this
evening at 5 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05
Dutch Is Willing

GGOURE | want 10 start today's
- game" Dutch Ruether said
this morning. Il wanted to start
last year for Washington but
Bucky couldn't quite see his way
The Washington times., 1926-10-05

The Yankees are at the BUCK
ingham hotel, far away from
the wild celebration. Only by
going to the outskirts of the
city could they obtain a good
nights rest before tackllng the
enemy in the third game of the
series. Nevertheless, daring souls
visited them last night, serenad,
ing them with bands and small
marching clubs headed by drums
and flies.
On every side are seen cardinal
birds of all sizes. The cardinal
bird is the emblem Of Hornsby
CHAMPIONS. Every fan wears
one either in his buttonhole or
on ribbons pinned to his coat.
A. the entrance to this writer's
hotel Is a cardinal fully five rect
high, perched upon glsantic
twig, the grandfather OF the
thousand Of little ones, worn IN
honor of the st. Louis cham
The gates were opened at 10
o'clock today with the usual
string of fans waiting all night
to get their tickets to the open
seat in the outfield. Special po-
lice details guarded all the streets
adjacent to SportSmans Park.
Ma motor car could come with
in three squares of the park
and the milling fans formed
nicture never to be forgotten.
Cardinals Confident
THERE is no use kidding
about it, the Cardinals eX-
pect to win the world title' ana
every man in Missouri, Arkansas
Oklahoma. Nebraka Texas ana
Louisiana, not to mention III
nojs. Kentucky and Tennessee
believes in them and their ultl-
mate victory.
With a ball parh seating fewer
than 40. 900 and all the Western
country eager to see the series
here the Cardinals are certain
10 leave many sore places SIM
ulv because they have not the
seats 10 care for them all. Ken
oil magnates are roaming tue
streets here offering 5000 Tor
single tickets. And those single
seats are not to he had for 10
times that price.
II is a guess who will pitcn
today's game. Rogers Hnrnsby
feels he has a slight edge over
the Yankees regarding available
hmicrs, yet he says he Will nave
three Of his stable warm up, the
best being chosen. Haines ana
Rhem, i2ht,handers, and KEN
hart a southpaW, are the three
to be sent to the slab 10 warm
up with one TO be picked to
start Most Of the alleged experts
think Rhem will be the flna'
choice.
Miller Higgins is not so ricn
in mound material. Dutch
Duether. until mid season n mem
Der Of the Washington Griffmen,
and Waite Hoyt are candidates
for today's game.
Dutch Is Willing
6GOURE | want 10 start today's
- game" Dutch Ruether said
The Washington times., 1926-10-05

We haven't been hitting up to
form so far in the series, and
we were faced with the two best
piteheFs in the St. Louis staff.
We're hound to hit better from
here on cut. and the st. Louis
pitching cannot hold up to the
standard set ny Alexander and
SherdeI In the two opening
games.
The Washington times., 1926-10-05

Most notably of all these was
the final Western trip. when, after
a bad slump In the other parks:
the boys started hitting the ball
the minute they hit st. Louis ana
ciinched the penant in a jitfy.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-03-31
SUSPECT LOCAL
MEN I'M H0LD-UP

Possibility that two youthful In
dianapolis bandits staged the bank
hold-up in San Antonio, Texas, Tues
Gay, which netted the bandits $4,000,
was being investigated today.
San Antonio police were notified
that two of the three men who en-
tered the San Antonio National
bank, forced the cashier and patrons
to kneel and escaped with $4,000,
might be Robert and Howard Hos
letter, who are alleged to have held
up the Southport Bank here, Feb. 6,
getting $500.
With Kenneth Reeves, "a, they
are also alleged to have staged sew
eral filling station hold-ups. Reeves
Is held at Laredo, Texas.
Reeves and the Hostetters were
arrested last week at Laredo in an
auto stolen here from S. U. Higgins
1915 N. Meridian st. The Hostetters
escaped from the Laredo Jail.
Detective Riley, sent by Capt
Jerry Kinney to aid in the hunt fol
them, is on his way to Laredo.
Possibility that the Hostetter:
were in the hold-up Tuesday wa
seen by Kinney. He pointed out thi'
is the first bank hold-up in San An
tonic in five years, and that the Hos
letters are known to be experienced
bandits.
The Hostetters and Reeves es
capped from deputy sheriffs and pri
vate detectives after a gun battle
Feb. 20, when officers raided q
house at 621 N. Bradley st. Deputy
Sheriff Charles Bell was wounded.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-03-31
OFFICERS FACE
Drunk CHARGES
Fourth Policeman Sus-
sended in 10 Hours.

Patrolman Ira Coppes, SO, Of so
S. Dearborn St., was suspended
from duty late Tuesday night by
Capt. George Stone, and charged
with assault and battery and intoxi-
cation.
He was the fourth policeman to
be suspended within fifteen hours.
Patrolmen Peter J. Mause, and
Thomas Pollard resigned rather
than face charges of violating the
rule against using private autos to
patrol districts.
Harry P. Mueller. S45 Sanders St,
was charged with drinking on duty.
after he was found at Louisiana St.
and Virginia Ave, Tuesday, p. m.
in an alleged intoxicated condition.
He was suspended by Inspector
Claude Worley.
Coppes was found on an E. Wash
ington St. car at State Ave. by
Lieut.. Walter Claffey. l.. A. Crane,
1850 Ingram ST., called headquarters
after he is alleged to have been at
tackled and beaten by Coppes. Crane
said he told Coppes to aight at Gray
ST., the end of the street car line.
Coppes refused, and after striking
Crane tried to kick the door open
leading to the motorman's compart
ment. Two witnesses told police
; Coppes struck Crane. In the office
Of Captain Stone Coppes threatened
to get Crane, the officer said.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-03-31
LONDON J0BLESS
BATTLE POLICE
Six Persons Arrested After
Communist Riot.

BIZ Tirr~s S7PcinI
LONDON. March 31.-Six persons
are in Jail as the result OF general
fight of policemen and citizens with
one thousand communists and job
less demonstrators at the entrance
to Hyde Park, Tuesday afternoon.
Clubs and fists were used freely for
thirty minutes while traffic was held
up on oxford St, at one of the busi-
est points in the city.
The fight followed a demonstra-
tion on the Thames embankment
against the Imprisonment of COM
munist leaders recently convicted OF
sedition. Reports that the demon
strators intended to raid the House
Of Commons, government offices in